The Mau, The Hague, The Water

I lack words to express the feeling that accumulates up in my throat making me almost choke on the disappointment and anger when I hear careless comments from the political class. The kind of incitement is just the same used during the election that has led to the scourge that befell this mighty beautiful nation of Kenya. On the contrary I must commend the Prime Minister regardless of his intentions for making a decision about the Mau saga. He stated categorically in parliament that he is ready to pay political cost for ensuring that the Mau is restored. Now before his foes come out gun blazing that he has an agenda I would say all of them have an agenda but whose agenda befits the nation interests, must be commended...

The Mau issue, well personally I see no cause of discussion, hold its ok we are human beings thus we ought to take diplomatic stands since we got straight thinking civilised people. What amounts to civilised talks and diplomacy? As it stands we have illegal people occupying reserves meant for water catchment which has adversely affected natural resources. So critically is that paramount to discussion or immediate action. If I were the president [I know am not] these discussion would be done when we have the 'Vijana kwa kazi' planting trees to the reclaimed land of the Mau. The sickening part is the revelation of the same fat cats who claim there people be compensated from before eviction. Where is the former president to comment on this issue apparently there is allegation the son owns huge chunk of land there. That is the case of where my people [Kenyans being used again]. I want to believe deeply that there is no vindictive motive when they say Mau has to be restored unless ofcourse its a detour of agendas from the Hague...

Speaking of the Hague, been listening to them speaking carefully listening to them trash others. Some not even sure know what they are saying its amazing the way they all were scared ranting around like little scared rabbits. Just a fact we gotta get the perpetrators the atrocities that occurred. The innocent blood that poured cries for justice the longer we take the longer it will anger them and the great nation will suffer. Look at this, how do we explain the short rainfall, the persistent lack of water in the tap in Nairobi especially given the fact ironically Nairobi is a word derived from Maasai thats supposed to mean a place of cool waters...

The water issue is a thorn God knows... Why isn't someone taking a firm stand I dont think just having guys digging up wells thats enough. Where is the supposed Minister for water who supposed to be taking care of the issue? The whole city is left to few cartels who are fleecing it of moneys by supplying water at the door step for an exorbitant amount. Where is this water that is supplied to the doorstep coming from why not pipe it. Actually in the first place water was and I tend to think is supposed to be supplied for free by the council because thats an amenity the City is taxed for. Then I never understood how water was privatized because that was the beginning of the water problem. The person involved gotta step for sure...

Economic Restructure; Tourism

Its quite a disturbing thought to know how lightly tourism has been taken in this country yet we have it as a number two if not one revenue earner of Kenya. On several occasions we have heard the Minister of Tourism give an outcry of how under budgeted the Ministry is. Just wondering what happen to the fraud or whatever the case that led to the arrest of the PS herself? The scenario is disturbing especially to the tourist investors. We should pick up our tact, For example in South Africa we have funds specifically for SMEs in tourism sector. Young people are encouraged to come up with ideas and they are funded. And we still wonder why its beating us.

Tourism is a sector which would insist should be PRIORITIZED with all state machinery. Why they keep insisting its agriculture number one revenue earner I totally fail to understand given that we have hunger that always hit us. Coffee and Tea farmers threaten to uproot there crops due to lack of payment. some crops have ceased to exist and we even in the process of importing food from Comesa organ plus when hunger hits we import lots of food again. So who can say Agriculture is the backbone of our economy anymore.

Our tourism training institutions have been run down the highly prized Kenya Utalii College has lost its luster. One of the most respected institution not only only in Easter Africa but through out Africa. What has happened a string of none competent institution claiming to teach the hospitality of tourism have sprouted. What happened to the direction we were taking with a serious intent of enhancing tourism?

Well it worries me a lot when we have the political class bickering making the country look like at the verge of war honestly do we want to kill the only other source of income when we already our bloated government? I just wish they were a bit sensitive to the issue of our national image, I want to use the term "Kenya Hakuna Matata". Don't we miss that term and that song you would always here on KBC Swahili radio? Yeah those were the days and you would here the tourist try to ape the words I really doubt if they do it anymore.

Its scary to think the country that was ranked top five in Africa is slowly sliding to unimaginable numbers. we loosing a lot more of tourist to Tanzania and Uganda, we have countries like Malawi which was ranked on the poorest countries in Africa coming up putting up policies for tourism now they're terming themselves self sustained.

Ok what are our options to sustain the Tourism industry? I don't have the answers but the government has them and completely shelved wondering what we waiting for, 2030? Anyway I think its time we had KTB and the ministry working and talking the same language. we need to have an opening and allow fresh minds to work out strategies to make our tourism better. The idea of Brand Kenya may be of help but dont think its the approach Kenya wants. Just look at it we had the biggest exporter of Kiondo baskets what happened? I hear China has taken the industry.

I would like to see the cartels running tourism open up for new incomers to make them rich with new ideas. In copying SA where we have tourism prioritized such that any new ideas are taken up and funded by the board of tourism it has worked best to the point that at this time of expected world cup 2010 they are supposed to thrive through the idea.

Kenyan tourism needs its own Kenyan investors and those in low capital funded to realise there intentions of making tourims the best industry in Kenya, Africa and World wide. Local tourism is another way of self investment lets like what is ours. The love of our own would attract the world. Let us open avenues to restructure our economy. Tourism may be our Key!!!

All Talk where is the action

Well I promised myself will be off Politicians but how do you avoid ... got to get hold of myself because would be calling them names. For the hell purpose of it I at times peek at the Parliament broadcast sessions and boy don't I feel like looking for a cliff and flung myself over. Only that I know I love me self too much to do that fro people who wouldn't care if there mothers killed themselves over shame. We have the so called Honourables would be arguing some silly basic stuff you wonder out are they paid for this surely.

Today they had a Breakfast prayer meeting and Rwandese president graced the occasion. He looked at the Kenyan leadership and you could tell from his speech something is lacking terribly in them. He went further urging Kenyan leaders to see the example of the Rwandan demise to success. He said something very powerful but wondered who listened or who heard him I quote "... Kenya cannot afford to fail..." How many listened to that? Anyway yeah it was followed by a sloppy speech by our very own "... everything has a solution..."

Well how much of the talk is going to be actualized not that am holding my breath. Well my rural home MP the Infamous chief of bull fighting. Well he is termed to be the most outspoken Member of the current parliament. He is busy busting guys up in scandals others pure malice while others on point giving out a warning to the government to never relent on his quest to fight corruption. Yeah kudos mister bulls man, but while you are at it who is taking care of you damn constituency?

Dr. Bonny Khalwale, somebody has to take care of business at your home you know. I have always tried to

get home through the Sigalagala road and what a shame muheshimiwa the promises to tarmac the road have been for ever and you did promise too. We sick of the ideas you put to the young people telling them if they fixed the road where are they to get there pay given that especially when it rains they come to push vehicles. is that what you think of them you rather have them unstuck vehicles from a road you should be fighting to tarmac? Where is that Khalwale who is so passionate in the House when it comes to ensure that road is tarmacked?

Its sad how some of these leaders are busy two timing Kenyans. About the Budget are the parliamentary committee throwing mud to our eyes or are the watchdogs NGOs so wrong? How can we have the same mistake come up then its brushed of as just an error when it recurs the NGO is told they are witch hunting. Who is telling the truth because 10B is not a little money just a 1B can be enough to brib e a bunch of them Lawmakers to saying anything just like the way companies with interest have always done to them. Ain't there tricky stuff somewhere or its just me reading in too deep. The NGOs may be also poky in pursuance to get funded for there work thats why cant trust t hem totally but aint there something in there?

Back to the bull fighter I wish to say as long as the guy is doing nothing about the purpose he was given the job he should shut up. In Swahili its said "Nyani haoni ghubale" what do we call the disregard of of your duty to an office? Is it called misappropriation or abuse of office? Wasomi musaidie hapo. The guy was so keen on the maize saga but what about his own constituency dilapidated road conditions, where are the developments promised to the people. Even having an appropriate market place its the same old muddy places like Isulu, Musoli Ishukulu and so on cant these places be developed?

Mr. Bullfighter pull up your socks stop being public with emptiness in your own home we need to see how much you can fight for your own guys back there. Don't make us start to think of what if we had the rich boy up there.

Expectation. Tension. Anxiety

The chanting along the streets
Queen in a long file like a fleet
One by one democratic right
Expectation, Tension, Anxiety

Twenty four hours
Forty eight hours
Seventy two hours
Anxiety, Expectations, Tension

Emotions rising above!
Romours Flying over!
Animosity and hatred soar!
Tension, Anxiety, Exceptions

Failed expectations
Unyielding anxiety
Te... Ten.. Tension
Expectations, Anxiety, Tension

Displacements everywhere
Ruthless barbaric bloodshed
Breath of death of death in air
Anxiety, Tension, Expectations

Peace accord
Normalcy and sanity
Loss and grief
Tension, Expectations, Anxiety

Grand governance
Bloated admin
Graft misappropriation
Expectations, Anxiety, Tension

Inflation
Economic imbalance
hunger joblessness
Anxiety, Tension, Expectations