Love Nest

 

Here we are 2021 end of the year to be exact. There was the Glascow conference the other day and His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta attended. It is in such a draping that the bold men we see walk through camera flicks after a detailed board meeting, now wearing faded blazers and wrinkled faces. I suppose their glamour is gone, and it might be for good this time. The glossy suits and the waxy hair they wore to the work places before the Corona period are almost collecting dust in closed wardrobes. Work places are now open spaces with staff recollecting and sharing their experiences of the pandemic. More so, bosses have their ears on the floor ready to hear ideas they were used to. Nonetheless, they are friendlier primarily because of the work-from-home style. Maybe they realized they were not the ones running companies, sitted behind enormous desks with a secretary on the front lawn. They witnessed their staff working harder in the comfort of their homes.

The government on the other hand, simulated its functions to fit the pandemic bracket. Looking at our neighbours the Tanzanians, they are dominating markets initially owned by Kenya and Uganda. It was of recent times that the Ugandans, after their General Election, sought to fill the loopholes orchestrated by political tension raised by the two neighboring countries. It is quite unfair to the citizens of this nation to import eggs from Uganda simply because we are stuck in debt. It is fortunate that the country received Covid vaccines in time, and we should honor our President for this incentive. What we need is to harness a love nest, one with the stripes of an African country, and still raise our heritage and wear the colors of our flag with pride.

Africa is known to be populous and full of political mane. It is a sad affair that what we get as foreign aid is part of bilateral relations, which have us get close to 10% of our total input to the wellness of foreign nations. What should we do? I think it is time Kenya appreciated the efforts of current and former leaders in their efforts to sustain the citizens. It is in the United States where grants and aid are easily accessible to its citizens as compared to other developed countries. In this retrospect, handouts should be outdated to Kenyans. It is honorable that the Chinese are coming again into the country to assist us in realizing this dream. Then, the tale of Kenya being at par with the Malaysian economy in the 1990s’ should be in favor of us after the year 2021.

In Kenya today, women are now championing for equal rights in various sectors of the economy. We are seeing women leaders budding, and this is a direction to the right path. It was a laughable scenario in the past for a woman to vie let alone speak in a political gathering. We have had iron women such as the late Wangari Maathai and Martha Karua defy the chains of past regimes to champion for the welfare of the women folk.  It was yesterday 1/11/2022 where a woman was catapulting this campaign of them being public representatives in Parliament and other places of representation. I suppose after the pandemic and global economic instability, women folk are the best option in negotiating on behalf of government on international platforms.

A love nest is what the world at large needs, and it is through our women, that we get a better chance and opportunity to embrace change and increase chances of success to the citizens of Kenya at large. Women for sure are becoming epitomes of success in the society, as for us men, we should think of how Ugandan eggs should not cross our borders.