WHAT MUST BE DONE

WHAT MUST BE DONE
I find myself angry and its never a good feeling. I am appalled that at the election of Obama as president, we have the great audacity to send a delegation of Kenyan leaders to usher in the new era of American politics. Who are we kidding! I saw each one of them adorned in Kenyan regalia and not ashamed at the rate they have rapped our economy and our country as a whole.

Kenyan people have the humble hearts to accept this "leaders" and reelect them time and again. Well i got news for you! Their time is dwindling but before i talk about what we need to do to bring a new form of governance,( and if you are listening to Jesse you would know already what needs done: http://www.nation.co.ke/InDepth/-/490068/517884/-/i0xng9/-/index.html), let me point out what we, the people, expect from our government.

I will put this out as pointers. Most as self explanatory, but just a start!

1. First, it is appalling that a member of parliament makes 10,000 USD a month and a cabinet minister is raking in 18,000 USD a month. Such an amount of money is unfathomable in the present economic atmosphere. Am i the only one who sees irony in our leaders making such cash in a country where the average person is making less than a dollar a day. Is it ironical we are seeking food aid for western Kenya while a few "noble cowards" are making a fortune out of our system. I am appalled at the thought of it. We have to voice our feeling and let this people know that enough is enough. The polls wont be for long and before i ask for a unified front, a topic I'd rather live for another day, let me insist on that "fierce urgency of now."

2. Our education system is a drag to our young Kenyan generation. Our education system needs an overhaul to bring each student to maximize a God given potential and be able to compete on a global scale.

3. Our infrastructure is in tatters now than ever before. With emergence of technology and a globalization, we need to find ways to effectively administer industrialization into our system at a steady pace that integrates environmental measures and preserves the beauty of Kenyan flora and fauna.

4. An entire overhaul of our administrative system is needed as whole. Now than ever before do we have engineers, lawyers, nurses and other qualified professionals who can be able to take critical roles in governance. Now more than ever do we have the man power and brain power to run our country into prosperity.

5. Our medical systems has been in tatters from who knows when. Drugs have become a political asset and under payed staff have made the medical professional unattractive. In raising salaries, building more medical infrastructure, sponsoring workshops for hygiene and HIV education, funding our very own to attain quality education overseas and seeing to it that they use it at home, we can and have enough resources to overhaul our medical system.

6. Tourism is the greatest industry we can have. Rebuild infrastructure, lower taxes on tourist businesses, lower taxes on tourism in general, lower internal flights and expand technology to harness the best from our tourism industry. Expand on conservation and increase employment on to protecting our nature

7. Technology is the guide for the future. Our kids must and should have access to that technology if they are to compete on a global scale. Thus works with companies like Intel and Microsoft to have lasting partnerships with Kenyan entrepreneurs, backed by solid government support, to enhance job creation, technological advancement and the emergency of a new era.

8.Un-muzzle the media, protect our christian attitudes and believes, raise the standards for media reporting, encourage the media to cash in on government propaganda and do expose's on government transactions.

9. Shall we raise a standard of non-complacency in our moral attitudes. While western culture might has been overly adored, shall our education system be revamped in such a way to keep our most intrinsic values at the heart of the Kenya we are. Shall we exalt the church, feed the poor, cloth the naked and never forget that out of the abundance of the heart our mouth speak, and to him much is given much more is required. Shall we elect leaders who will find in them the zeal, energy and strength to carry those values in their daily day to day representation of "we the people," on a local and global platform

10. An overhaul of the education system in Kenyan can be only successful with joint cooperation of other African countries. Not for the sake of political unity but for the sake of mutual understanding and economic development. Shall we find leaders that can build lasting partnerships with other governments while keeping the very interest of " We the people," at the center of their agenda.

11. While racial prejudice has plagued the west, we cannot help but admit our own lack of appreciation for our diverse origins and backgrounds. And while that has remained our greatest weakness, shall we invest in leaders that have traversed the tribal lines and are mature enough to rally a country and the continent towards a the unification of peoples of the country for the common good of the country. Shall our deacons no longer preach hate and tribal slurs. Shall our education system instill in our youth the essence of humanity than the differences in our languages. Shall we educate the young to love each other beyond tribal lines and while the cynics might find it improbable, shall our leadership and our ever tested faith help us erase a dark chapter that has plagued our political landscape.

Lastly, I have been called a dreamer. And a dreamer is what i am! Unfortunately i have no apologies for longing for a better country. And while mine might be a far-fetched dream, the very reality of better days has never been within site than now. While our economy rumbles in turmoil, our leaders pocket hefty paychecks for sleeping in parliament, there are a few noble men and women who are taking that cause ever so seriously and embracing that "fierce urgency of now." An urgency that demands we move with uncompromising grace and strength, with a vivid recollection of a past illuminated by the dark shadow of our past political stalemate, to meet the ever changing demands of our societies and embrace a global trend towards modernization while keeping the best of who we are intact. While ignorance remains the greatest asset our leaders have used against us, we are raising a new generation of well informed readers and leaders. While our leaders have divided us along tribal lines, the global village phenomena has not left Kenya untouched and now more than ever, the very reality of protecting the future generation from knowing and even re-living the bitter hatred of 1990's clashes and our most recent clashes, will not only solidify that hope, but will be the cornerstone on which a new country will birth! While optimism has been met with cynical attitudes and the solemn reality of a better Kenya has been wrenched from our hearts, a few noble men and women, like you my readers, have been granted the opportunity to stir up a revolution and be future leaders, not a call to arms, but a call to shape the ever changing landscape of our social-economic platform. Shall we never be blamed for not taking our responsibility. Shall we all find our place in the equation of unification. Shall we all find who we really are!