Kenyans,

Fellow country men and ladies let us learn to see things as they really are. Even though other people may call a certain object a spade if it does not look like a spade nor perform the functions of a spade, can it really be a spade?. With the new constitution Kenya should now have a plan that can be easily varied to fit the circumstances expected to finish poverty. Some of our country men or women think of poverty only when they see Kibera slum dwellers, or a malnourished Kenyan in Turkana or some one who can not afford a meal. BUT the big poverty lies within our government, our leaders. The elite even in this forum sometimes amazes me when they count Chinese investments, Chinese building this and that in the country. Or USA giving scholarships, aid, UK giving that and that to NGO etc. Fellow country men do we really need independence in practice or we need it only in papers written that!!! Oho! Oho! Kenya got independence in 1963 BUT in real life we are not independent yet?.

People who delights in the pursuit of knowledge and who do not hesitate to learn from others are truly on the path of excellence. So are we those people ? NO. Today the only industrialised country located in the tropic is Singapore, So where is Kenya. A lot much below Singapore despite the true fact that our economy was better than Singapore when the British gave us our so called Independence in 1963. Kenyan government is classified as a begging government under any parameters you put your indicators. We know that beggars can not be independent whether you beat your loud big mouth every day. Our country is indirectly enslaving her citizens with loans, aid, money, etc. The country is promising outsiders a lot of goodies in the country so that they can help in building this and that. Something for your eyes to see, but which is not yours or does not belong to your future generations but only to your present and future masters. Look yourself if you do not believe at some parts in the coast or Nairobi.

With the launching of the new constitution we expect that the country should now embark on poverty eradication very quickly, the country can not be held backward by a few who already claim themselves to be rich. Kenya needs every one of us to stand up and do something for himself first before you do to your next door dweller. There are cultures which must be modified. For example: Let say in a family with 3 sons or 3 daughters who do have an equal opportunity for prosperity and all the 2 work hard and are doing well while one keeps on drinking despite the opportunity in the family. Then here come s the blamers who only blame the hard workers that you are doing well while your brother is just drinking?. Those cultures should be done away with. The approach should be on the drinker who should be reminded of his chances he is waisting. This is a primitive example but I have seen it a lot in this forum. Where a leader is being blamed of doing nothing for his constituents while the opportunity is all there placed for every one to do well.
It is high time we differentiate a good leader from a spoon feeder. The local voters sometimes are blind even in Nairobi area and think of a spoon feeder as a good leader. Mps are not supposed to be spoon feeders, they are not even supposed to use spoon feeding reason to increase their salary. Let then do their jobs and please do yours also. There is nobody in Kenya being given salary to help others. salary in given in Kenya according to the work you do perform: Period!!.

In conclusion: Kenyans should now wake up and do their jobs correctly take your own cross, even in voting, think first why you are voting?, What for? let it be no tribal thing any more. Wake up and till your own garden, deep the basket where you are. This is needed from the grassroot level up to the highest office in the land(president). The new constitution it self will not bring food on the table if you do not work to liberate the country.

Paul Nyandoto