Friends,
Kenya will be celebrating her 50th Independence anniversary next year and this is going to be an important milestone for this country.
Turning 50 is never an easy affair. And when we turn 50, we have all reasons to celebrate.And we want to celebrate 50 years in a Clean Kenya, and it must be our responsibility all of us; the people of Kenya, the Government, the Civil Society, the Donor Community and all.
History tells us that we have missed several important milestones since 1963 simply because we lack in discipline and we do not obey law and order.
As we approach 50 years, we want to invite Kenyans to soul search and retrace the path that we missed immediately after Independence. We set out to eradicate poverty, ignorance and disease in Our Journey of Hope at Independence. But 49 years down the line, poverty has blown out of proposition. Ignorance is still rampant and disease- our own Ministers for Health, have proved to us that we are not yet there. They have both sought for specialized treatment from the US. And on behalf of all Kenyans, I want to wish them well and quick recovery.
The sad thing is, the common man has been condemned to die even from simple diseases like Malaria. And our Hospitals are at best death traps for the citizens who cannot afford the exorbitant cost of medication.
Now, as we approach 50 years, we want to invite Kenyans to help make Kenya Clean. We must start from the physical environment- making our immediate neighbourhoods clean at all times. Let us invite all Kenyans to mind how we litter and how we handle our garbage. If all of us cared just a little, had some little discipline on how we treat our waste, Kenya would be very Clean overnight.
We hence want to invite Kenyans to join us in The Litter Less Kenya at 50 Campaign. This campaign is purely voluntary but it will have ripple effects on many things. First, it will be a source of massive employment opportunity to many Kenyans.
We will be inviting Kenyans to separate waste at source, at the family unit, factory level and place such waste in 4 distinct Litter Bins;
Kenyans will be involved in this process right from the house unit, transportation and eventual conversion. Many jobs will be created and it only needs some little discipline and order. And you will be paid for your waste, not you paying someone to go dump your waste by the River.
If the enforcement agencies had just some little discipline and cared to obey law and order, Kenya would be very clean. Just look at enforcement agencies such as Nema, and see how rudderless they are. Nema jumps into every issue without any conviction. For them, it is a job to be done; no commitment, no idea, no passion, endless theatrics and rudderless. They have jumped into several things without any results to an extent that their relevance needs to be questioned. Of what value is Nema to Kenyans and to the fight for a Clean Kenya.
We only wish we had the kind of money Nema has. Kenyans would see instant results.
Nema has attempted to enforce some law on noise pollution. That is now worse. A walk around Nairobi will make you instantly notice this. Travelling in Public Service Vehicles is another problem. We have Matatus that play loud music and it is like there are no laws and no enforcement agencies in this land; a question of just some little discipline and order.
Nema has attempted to enforce waste management in Kenya and they have failed miserably. They jumped into arrseting Town Clerks around Kenya on account of dirty cities. This was a very sad affair because, someone just woke up at Nema some day and thought that this was the best way to address the situation. This was very sad, because, I want to believe that Nema should have the capacity to know what challenges the various Town Cleraks are facing in waste management.
Nema should have known that waste management is a process that needs adequate resources, man power, political good will and lots of awareness campaign across Kenya. But for them, the simple option was the best; arrest the Town Clerk and play to the public gallery. Note; we at KCDN do not support lethargic Town Clerks. We will always work with and support Town Clerks in an a bid to make Kenya Clean.Again, it is just a question of some little discipline and obeying law and order.
Look at the Police Force, especially the Traffic Police Force. This is another rudderless force as we approach 50 years of Independence. Matatus have run amok across Kenya and the Traffic Police seems not to know what to do. The sad reality here is, the Traffic Police do not know the Traffic Rules and hence, they do not know what to enforce or how to enforce what they are supposed to enforce. Or simply, they are refusing to enforce the law.
How can Matatus form such bad habits across Kenya and go away with it. This is another question of just some little discipline and order. We know that some police officers have matatus on the roads and it is their matatus that are a nightmare to all motorists. The sad reality here is, even the Police Commissioner knows this and he also seems to be helpless. He does not know how to handle his officers whose matatus are a nightmare to many Kenyans. If only the Police Commissioner would enforce just some little discipline on his officers and ask them to obey the law as they enforce law and order, Kenyan roads would be clean.
Lastly, look at our political space. I want to believe that this is the worst of them all. Politicians are operating in Kenya as if they are God's gift to the rest of Kenyans. They disregard the rule of law just as much as they disregard the Political Parties Act. And their mouths are on charger; they know it all. You cannot beat them on everything.
The political class are simply the major reason why Kenya is where we are at now. They have no ideas on how to run a country. They have looted our country dry. Yet, they will still come to us and talk like the Messiah whom we were waiting for 2000 years ago.
Kenyans must rise to the occasion and make an about turn.
Kenya will be 50 years next year and we must make a clear brake with the past. The path we took at Independence has led us to more debts, more deaths on our roads, dirty cities, rudderless agencies, bloated work force, tribalism, nepotism, clanism, corruption, inefficiency, a poor education system and much more.
Let us unite and enjoin in The Litter Less Kenya at 50 Campaign. Just do your bit whenever you are and the rest will fall in place.
Kenya will be celebrating her 50th Independence anniversary next year and this is going to be an important milestone for this country.
Turning 50 is never an easy affair. And when we turn 50, we have all reasons to celebrate.And we want to celebrate 50 years in a Clean Kenya, and it must be our responsibility all of us; the people of Kenya, the Government, the Civil Society, the Donor Community and all.
History tells us that we have missed several important milestones since 1963 simply because we lack in discipline and we do not obey law and order.
As we approach 50 years, we want to invite Kenyans to soul search and retrace the path that we missed immediately after Independence. We set out to eradicate poverty, ignorance and disease in Our Journey of Hope at Independence. But 49 years down the line, poverty has blown out of proposition. Ignorance is still rampant and disease- our own Ministers for Health, have proved to us that we are not yet there. They have both sought for specialized treatment from the US. And on behalf of all Kenyans, I want to wish them well and quick recovery.
The sad thing is, the common man has been condemned to die even from simple diseases like Malaria. And our Hospitals are at best death traps for the citizens who cannot afford the exorbitant cost of medication.
Now, as we approach 50 years, we want to invite Kenyans to help make Kenya Clean. We must start from the physical environment- making our immediate neighbourhoods clean at all times. Let us invite all Kenyans to mind how we litter and how we handle our garbage. If all of us cared just a little, had some little discipline on how we treat our waste, Kenya would be very Clean overnight.
We hence want to invite Kenyans to join us in The Litter Less Kenya at 50 Campaign. This campaign is purely voluntary but it will have ripple effects on many things. First, it will be a source of massive employment opportunity to many Kenyans.
We will be inviting Kenyans to separate waste at source, at the family unit, factory level and place such waste in 4 distinct Litter Bins;
- Isolate all paper separately
- Isolate all Bio-degradables separately
- Isolate all plastics separately, and then
- Isolate metal and all waste that cannot be re-used separately.
Kenyans will be involved in this process right from the house unit, transportation and eventual conversion. Many jobs will be created and it only needs some little discipline and order. And you will be paid for your waste, not you paying someone to go dump your waste by the River.
If the enforcement agencies had just some little discipline and cared to obey law and order, Kenya would be very clean. Just look at enforcement agencies such as Nema, and see how rudderless they are. Nema jumps into every issue without any conviction. For them, it is a job to be done; no commitment, no idea, no passion, endless theatrics and rudderless. They have jumped into several things without any results to an extent that their relevance needs to be questioned. Of what value is Nema to Kenyans and to the fight for a Clean Kenya.
We only wish we had the kind of money Nema has. Kenyans would see instant results.
Nema has attempted to enforce some law on noise pollution. That is now worse. A walk around Nairobi will make you instantly notice this. Travelling in Public Service Vehicles is another problem. We have Matatus that play loud music and it is like there are no laws and no enforcement agencies in this land; a question of just some little discipline and order.
Nema has attempted to enforce waste management in Kenya and they have failed miserably. They jumped into arrseting Town Clerks around Kenya on account of dirty cities. This was a very sad affair because, someone just woke up at Nema some day and thought that this was the best way to address the situation. This was very sad, because, I want to believe that Nema should have the capacity to know what challenges the various Town Cleraks are facing in waste management.
Nema should have known that waste management is a process that needs adequate resources, man power, political good will and lots of awareness campaign across Kenya. But for them, the simple option was the best; arrest the Town Clerk and play to the public gallery. Note; we at KCDN do not support lethargic Town Clerks. We will always work with and support Town Clerks in an a bid to make Kenya Clean.Again, it is just a question of some little discipline and obeying law and order.
Look at the Police Force, especially the Traffic Police Force. This is another rudderless force as we approach 50 years of Independence. Matatus have run amok across Kenya and the Traffic Police seems not to know what to do. The sad reality here is, the Traffic Police do not know the Traffic Rules and hence, they do not know what to enforce or how to enforce what they are supposed to enforce. Or simply, they are refusing to enforce the law.
How can Matatus form such bad habits across Kenya and go away with it. This is another question of just some little discipline and order. We know that some police officers have matatus on the roads and it is their matatus that are a nightmare to all motorists. The sad reality here is, even the Police Commissioner knows this and he also seems to be helpless. He does not know how to handle his officers whose matatus are a nightmare to many Kenyans. If only the Police Commissioner would enforce just some little discipline on his officers and ask them to obey the law as they enforce law and order, Kenyan roads would be clean.
Lastly, look at our political space. I want to believe that this is the worst of them all. Politicians are operating in Kenya as if they are God's gift to the rest of Kenyans. They disregard the rule of law just as much as they disregard the Political Parties Act. And their mouths are on charger; they know it all. You cannot beat them on everything.
The political class are simply the major reason why Kenya is where we are at now. They have no ideas on how to run a country. They have looted our country dry. Yet, they will still come to us and talk like the Messiah whom we were waiting for 2000 years ago.
Kenyans must rise to the occasion and make an about turn.
Kenya will be 50 years next year and we must make a clear brake with the past. The path we took at Independence has led us to more debts, more deaths on our roads, dirty cities, rudderless agencies, bloated work force, tribalism, nepotism, clanism, corruption, inefficiency, a poor education system and much more.
Let us unite and enjoin in The Litter Less Kenya at 50 Campaign. Just do your bit whenever you are and the rest will fall in place.
Odhiambo T Oketch,
CEO KCDN Kenya,
National Coordinator- The Monthly Nationwide Clean-up Campaign
Tel; 0724 365 557,
Website; www.kcdnkenya.org
Blogspot; http://kcdnkomarockswatch.blogspot.com
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