In the recent past, both the Nation and the standard have come up with details about the loss of morals amongst the youth of Kenya. This is a sad case because, our complaints about the content of TV music has gone unheard by the government and the same media now complaining.
Last Friday I was privileged to be in my house fairly early in the afternoon, and I tried changing channels on my TV so that I could get something reasonable. I failed.
All the channels, NTV, KTN, Citizen, KBC, K24 et al, had lurid music where people fondled, kissed, slept, and sang almost naked, and the word F*** was mentioned after every two words.
We have made as much noise about this. I even wrote to all the Station Editors and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting complained about the content of such music, but no one ever responded, leave alone taking corrective measures.
The end result is the kind of loose morals we are seeing amongst our kids. They grow up aping what they see and hear on TV. They think that this is what must be done.
Secondly, music industry has been invaded by quacks and journey men. We have young artists competing to be called celebrities. Things are not made any easier by the journey men in journalism. If you open copies of the Nation and the Standard on Fridays, we have a page competing with obscenities. The language is foul, in bad English, yet it is meant for the youth!
How do you give good example by playing bad? The results are what we are seeing today being manifested in our youth.
We have some young artist doing really fine. I have no reason not to listen to Nameless, or Iddi Achieng. They play good music. The language is civil, and the message is apt. But not all these other young artists.
Thirdly, the government has abdicated her responsibility as concerns censoring the TV content. This has been left to journey men, people who have no moral standard, know nothing about kids upbringing, have no children of their own, and as such, cannot judge what is good for society.
What do you expect of a child editor, someone who grew up without strict supervision? Can he be the yardstick by which we want to judge and shape the future of our kids?
Fourthly, the government made a mistake to ban canning in schools. We grew up with the cane, and it shaped our sense of duty and our morals. Even in the Bible, it is stated, spare the rod and spoil the child. We have chosen to spoil our kids by sparing the rod.
I would be happy for the media to lead from the front. There is little worth in complaining about what you have actively helped to create. If you believe that the kids are truly getting spoilt, start by banning those nude music shows that you feed to our kids.
Secondly, have all movies that you give to the public censored for content. Remove all the lurid scenes and foul language. Thereafter, you will have the moral grounds to cast the stone.
Otherwise, you stand as guilty as the government in abdicating you social and moral responsibility to the society.
Odhiambo T Oketch
Komarock Nairobi
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Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 12:59 AM
From: odhiambo okecth
Subject: Loss of morals; I accuse the government
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Dear Odhis,
I do concur with your deep sentiments on matters morality and the sort. On the flip-side though I do not wish to blame those involved but try to offer my two-cents worth of part of the solution.
First, I never blame the kitchen knife, gun,glass,human beings,HIV/AIDS,sex,money,nudity nor alcohol..for all our ‘sins’. The problem would rather lie with the attitude that we have toward the above mentioned issues. For example, would it be right to blame the kitchen knife just because ‘mwikali’ used it to stab ‘Wanjala’?
Should we blame,money,sex,nudity,e.t.c on the youth or media? What if I as an individual am obsessed with pornography, drug addiction and alcoholism. who is to blame?
Personally, I have NEVER smoked bhang or treated for a sexually transitted infection…e.t.c (Not that I’m good and pleasant, but when I was growing up I chose to have a focus in life, NOT faith related-in fact I’m an Atheist, but with deep personal principles that help me to live a happy life even with little resources that I may be having).This is a sincere personal conviction to you. Many only fail to have life goals with or without the drugs and women around. Do I have to sleep with a woman just because she is naked and ready for me and the environment is viable for that act? NO!
To be precise, sex is good when used correctly, not just for fun,same to money, a glass of wine or kitchen knife….Just my point of view but I do NOT dispute your genuine concern.
Regards,
Mundia.
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:41:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: mundia mundia
Subject: Re: Fw: Loss of morals; I accuse the government
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For those of you who care to know, this is a system that was hatched many hundreds of years ago against the black person. It is called “Breaking” It uses a theory that, if you want to lord over the black person then the first thing you have to do is to “break” him. In the old days what they did was to kill the black person infront of many others then pick one amongest the remaining ones, and beat the hell out of him, ili iwe funzo kwa wengine wanao nuiya kukataa kusalimu amri.
After this they then “broke” the woman. This was done with the aim that subsequently the woman would subconciously break any of her new borns so that generations after generations would “salimu themselves to amri without the presence of the Master.
Well those times are gone and now they do not need the black person. So an agenda has been set for the destruction of the Black person. This is being accomplished through desease, drugs and guns, while on the African Continent it is done through. supply of guns to many mad leaders who end up butchering their citizens in frenzies similar to genocide, and now more recently a system has been put in place which makes sure that Moral decadence is thrown out the window. Sex and homosexuality then becomes the every hour consumption for Kids on National media.; The project involves also stopping discipline in Schools and increasing immorality there. The aim of this is to Break the child and prepare him to an earlier grave. It has worked sucessfully in Kenyan homes and schools. In short there will be no future Leaders and the society will collapse.
It is Psychologicall. It works with the mind of the Young people.
Kenyan leaders are big fools to let this go on. It is called the “Willie Chip” I urge you to reaearch on Willie Lynch.
K’Onyiego
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:14:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jairus K’Onyiego
Subject: Re: Fw: Loss of morals; I accuse the government