Carry Your Manners

The manner by which the Members of Parliament behaved while the president was delivering his State of the Nation address was so outrageous and showed lack of mannerism and decorum in the house. It is an act so barbaric and unacceptable for such high profile persons such as our Members of Parliament. It is the duty of the president as mandated by the constitution to give his state of the Nation Address yearly and in anytime when need arises. The act is very shameful to every Kenyan to see leaders whom they elected carry themselves in a way that even the children are better off.

PHOTO: WHISTLE

Respect is mandatory to every member of the house and also being a high profile person the manner to which they carry themselves should be adhered to as it is in the constitution. The eight Members of Parliament should work on their mannerism and also the cord fraternity to put their house in order. It is also sad very sad that all of them come from one county which adds more shame to the entire county. Parliament is a house of order and rules and thus respect to every persons opinion and good manners is a prerequisite.

BY; E K BIWOTT

Uasin Gishu County Assembly Resumes.

Photo: Uasin Gishu County Governor Hon. Jackson Mandago inspects a guard of Honor mounted by County Askaris.

Uasin Gishu Governor Hon Jackson Mandago made his opening speech today at the county assembly of Uasin Gishu where he highlighted several matters and the various achievements the the county has achieved since he was elected Governor in the year 2012.  While addressing journalists outside the County Assembly he spelled out his support for the newly formed Jubilee party led by the president and his deputy, he urged members of Uasin Gishu County to support the winning party.  However, he had some pieces of advice to the opposition party. https://youtu.be/Aw2OUTbTK04

By: Biwott Edwin

 

The Shoe Technician.

PHOTO: Mwangi

You will meet him very early carrying a sack ,with his belongings inside, crossing along Uganda road highway in Uasin Gishu County, he is heading towards the District Hospital  before a blink, he is seated opposite Eldoret High Court unpacking his tools ready to work. He is commonly known as Mwangi wa viatu but to his younger friends, he is called Itwitwi a name that its origin is not known. He is a medium sized man with a  great smile to every customer that passes by his small shop.

Mwangi is a business man dealing with repairing of worn out shoes and shoe polishing having more than ten years of experience in this business. His services are loved by most clients in town because he offers exemplary and satisfactory services to his clients  both the young and the old. His day is usually packed with clients of all types ranging from the rich, poor and the commonly known `Hustler.` With his skills, he is able to modify a shoe meant for the left leg to be worn by the right leg that's a skill not possessed by all cobblers.

PHOTO: Mwangi serving his customers.

 When asked about the challenges he goes through in his profession, he first breaths in heavily then highlights the following;

• Expensive products you have to purchase with the harsh economy being the biggest challenge.
• That there are different company products and at times being hard to tell what the customer prefers, he gives an example that you can buy Kiwi and the customer prefers Lude shoe polish.
• Friends who come to beat stories during working hours of which you cant dismiss them.
• weather being the biggest challenge, him being in the Jua Cali sector, the scorching sun can be a great hindrance and also during rainy season you cant do much work.
• The challenge of a customer purchasing a new shoe then dumps the old one with him for repair and never to come back.

Amidst all the challenges, he finally gets to have sufficient income that enables him  feed his family and educate his children. With the business, he gets to interact with all types of people  from diverse cultures.
With him seated directly opposite the judiciary, he has served many high profile personnel such as High court judges, court prosecutors and even the members of the County Assembly.

PHOTO: Shoes after polishing.

 His parting short to the youth is that there are many opportunities available to venture in, that being employed should not stick in ones mind but rather create employment and eventually be employers and not employees.

BY: BIWOTT EDWIN

Create a fall back plan.

It is now close to six years since the Operation Linda Nchi started in 16^th October 2011 when we released our soldiers to Somalia to fight the enemy who had threatened our security. It has been a long battle characterized by both tears and laughter from our soldiers and the entire nation of Kenya. Our soldiers in AMISOM have done and are still doing a tremendous job that they deserve a pat on their back. 

However the recent attack in El Adde in Somalia which has left many of our brothers sisters friends relatives and even friends dead and scores injured, has left the country in grief and utter shock. The silence by the government to the relatives of the soldiers has even increased the pain ten folds because we are left in the dark without knowing the fate of our loved ones.

The government and the entire security team should come up with a fall back plan for our soldiers to return back home and secure our borders. The mission is already complete and we need them to secure our country by being deployed within our boarders and not in Somalia. The Commander In Chief should liaise with various security organs and adopt a plan in which our heroes will come back home and enjoy the peace in their mother land Kenya. The best advice is where we withdraw our soldiers and wait for the insurgents to attack our country and that’s when we respond by pushing them far away from our country. 

RIP to our heroes who paid the ultimate price.

By; Biwott k. Edwin

Tears of a Mother

A mother is crying because she has lost a husband or a son, children are crying and mourning the loss of a brother sister or even their father, a community is crying because their son and hero has died in the hands of an enemy, the whole country is mourning because of the loss of a whole troop of gallant soldiers, heroes and heroines who dedicated their life to serve the nation. These are our friends and also family members and the loss of one make a whole village grief and mourn in pain.

Tears of pain

The government should not prolong these tears a day more by withholding the sad news from the grieving families. It is better for them to give the information to the family members for them to cry once and for all rather than keeping them in agony about the dead of their loved ones and also in great anticipation that their sons or relatives maybe alive. 

It is so painful and agonizing to watch in our televisions and also read on our dailies about how stressed these families are in search of their loved ones. The thought of sleeping overnight without your husband and adding pain to injury is having in mind that you will never see him; it is only the wife who knows such.

By; Biwott k. Edwin

Time to Propose.

The opposition has lost track on what it’s supposed to do as a real opposition party, they have taken the literal meaning and have in turn opposed everything that the government is doing without thinking critically if what they are opposing is worth it or deserves to be applauded. This can be blamed on their leader because if he has lost focus then the whole team loses focus on their overall role of questioning the government of the day and making them accountable.

 

Today it’s the Eurobond ‘saga’ tomorrow its corruption and the next day it is about the trips made by the president to other countries which he is entitled to. He is wooing investors into the country and also ensuring a peaceful coexistence between those countries and Kenya. 

 

The CORD leader also retired prime minister should analyze what he did during his time in power before uttering any negative statements about the government. He did nothing while in power thus deserve not to say anything with regard to the government dealings. Yes the president is traveling to various countries not only as Hon, Uhuru Kenyatta but also as a representative of all Kenyans.

 

About the Eurobond, the CORD leader should visit the various institutions put in place and make inquiries on how the money was used. The treasury headed by Hon. Rotich as the finance minister has welcomed Mr. Odinga to his office for any queries or clarifications.  By visiting the treasury doesn’t mean you are becoming a secretary to the finance minister. And by the way, is there any harm caused to you by being the so called ‘secretary’ for some few hours? The EACC is also ready to do an investigation if there is a possibility that the money was used haphazardly or shared by some individuals as you claim.

 

As an opposition party, your work should not be only to oppose everything but share with the government which is ready and willing to listen on how they can improve service delivery to Kenyans and also have the country’s resources used in a better way. It’s not yet too late to stop the negative criticisms always hurled to the government and have a hand in nation building. You cannot be a leader if you don’t accept to be led; let Jubilee team do their part in leadership and your time will come of which you will be accountable in what you will do. It’s not always to oppose but it’s a time to propose and offer good proposals and ideas.

 BY: EK BIWOTT

Exam Miscarriage or Premature birth?

Yes, the National Examinations KCSE has been leaked since the day it started, that’s no longer a secret anymore. Students have been dreaming and picturing the success they will finally celebrate and enjoy when the resulted will be released early next year.

The big question however being asked in every part of the country is; who is responsible for the leakage? Who will carry the blame?  This has however made the examination and education bodies to distant themselves denying the existence of such a malpractice.  The education minister Prof; Jacob Kaimenyi has come out chest forward with a word of total denial on the same. The examination council CEO has also denied any existence of exams leakage giving it a clean bill of health. All the blame has now been shifted the mobile phone technology and watsapp application which is the center of exams leakage. The watsapp application is widely used by the youths and some older people with the age of my grandfather who has refused to accept old age and that technology passed them a long time ago.

To bring the point home, I tend to equate teachers to a pregnant mother who is almost giving birth, the candidates as the unborn child and the government being a ruthless husband. The government (husband) has recently been seen mistreating the teachers (wife) by exposing them to strikes and again denying them their salaries at a time where they were almost giving birth to healthy babies (students). The mistreatment will either lead to a serious miscarriage if the exams will be cancelled and rescheduled, and if that doesn’t happen then it will lead to a premature birth where the students are going to come out ‘successful’ exam thieves who will eventually land on a premature entry to the university who will in turn come out as non resourceful and incompetent fellas.

To the parents, I know such sends cold jitters in your bodies and mind confusing as to why this happens at such a time when you are waiting to see the results of all the labor and finances invested in your children. At least a word of comfort is that you have done your part and the rest remains the responsibility of the concerned parties, students and finally for believers, that God intervenes in such a situation. 

Authored by; Biwott k. Edwin

'Hii ni Kenya'

It being a Wednesday morning, I woke up at 6.00 am ready for the for days activities. Despite having caught a cold from somewhere I know not, I prepared myself for the morning devotion with my listeners from 7:15 to 8:00 am at my favorite radio station, what a great day to start a day. After the morning devotion, next was attending lectures which others were taught and some also did bounce giving us time to finalize on our fourth year projects. Despite the cold and the running nose taking toll of me, I managed to tackle all that I was meant to do.

At around noon, my health deteriorated and I chose the last and only resort which was only seeing a doctor and be given some medication. Few minutes past 3 o clock, I left the studio for the Moi university dispensary at least to see a health expert to determine my case. Oblivious of what was lying ahead of me, I went to the records office and patiently waited to be served; my file was retrieved and I was directed to room 14 for me to see the doctor now. Not being the only one there, I sat on a bench where approximately eight others sat waiting to see the same doctor I was to see.

I overhead people talking inside but decided to wait for my turn to be attended to, 20 minutes were over, the queue was building up yet nobody was coming out of the doctor’s office. I asked my sit neighbor, “kuna watu wangapi huku ndani?” she answered  “wako wawili but wamekaa sana almost one hour”  rose from my sit and strained my neck only to see a man standing discussing some matters unrelated to what the doctor offers. Seeing my frowning face the man told me “ngoja kidogo tu tunatoka” I sat down feeling disgusted. After another 15 minutes the two guys come out and without any respect or apology to the patients for staying that long, one of them decides to open his smelly mouth and confidently says, “sasa wewe kijana unakunjia nani sura, hujui hii ni Kenya?” Really!! I was almost answering him back when I saw all the patients turning round and all their eyes glued at him.

 

Seeing all those eyes staring at him, he bowed shamefully and left without saying another word. I answered him silently in my heart not blaming him but his IQ which I rated to be below average.  I waited for my turn to see the doctor who innocently not knowing what had happened outside his office scribbled some drugs for me to take; after collecting them at the pharmacy, I left without looking back.

By; Biwott Edwin

Email; biwottedwin@yahoo.com