Hunger and Famine-The Remedy

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 Going to bed on an empty stomach is a nightmare that many wouldn't stand.  But believe it or not, thousands of Kenyans are used to it, and not just missing a meal, but going for days on an empty stomach.  The President must be bored of always announcing that food insecurity is once more a national disaster.  This is not the first or last time.  Judging from the present happenings, in future, the situation is most likely to get worse-if certain measures are not addressed.

I'm fed up with the government always claiming to care; begging for food from foreign nations and international bodies-to feed its masses. Isn't it just shameful to beg when you have plenty of natural resources at your disposal?  To put an end at this embarassing situation, certin issues need to be made clear to all.

First and foremost, farmers need to be educated on proper farming methods-soil management, land preparation, animal husbandry...  What's all the fuss about growing maize and beans?  Aren't there any more productive crops that farmers can invest in?  I understand that some farmers hold back from diversying due to fear of loosing their crops to thieves. 

"If you have what everyone else has, no one will think of stealing it."  They argue.

Secondly, there is never a good and enough storage for the crops.  Its ether the farmes harvest nothing and die of hunger or, reap it big and loose it due to poor storage and lack of market.  Only then does the government take advantage of the situation  and buy their products at a throw away price.  I'm not trying to praise the past governemtns but, back then, even the poorest of peasant farmers had their own granaries.

Fencing one's property is as important.  Now that we have our forests securely guarded and electric fenced, why shouldn't be our own personal property?  Live fence for instance is easy to grow and requires less cash to buy, grow and maintain.

Consequently, nourishing your Agricultural knowledge on new technologies and practices is very rewarding.  At the end of the day, you can learn of the best crop that suit your area, the right fertilisers to use...   And in case you are worried of finding a market for your produce, let that not bother you.  If the market place is saturated, why not get a tender to a supermarket, learning institutions or even export?  You will be amazed that even the driest parts of the country like Ukambani and North Eastern have soils that can sustain various crops.

So, come next season, every farmer should have prepared and tilled their land appropriately, have constructed a granary, planted a fence, purchased the right fertilisers and seeds and be in the process of finding a good market for their produce.  

Is it Time Kenya Legalized Suicide?

If this mother attempts taking her  life and that of her baby, should she also be prosecuted?

A few centuries back, acts of suicide were considered as a taboo in almost all parts of the world especially the African societies.  In others like Nigeria, it’s considered as abomination of the highest degree.  No law of the land allows an individual to voluntarily or involuntarily take their life.  Still, I believe that in Kenya, an exemption need to be made.  There would be a lot of justice in this country were suicide made legal.

Ever made a count of how many reported suicide cases you get to hear about on the news in a single week?  Now, what about of those that you never get a chance to hear about?  With or without the law, suicide is going nowhere.

I will never understand why a mere law has the power to force someone to be alive.  What is there to live for anyway?  To start with, every single child born automatically inherits a debt.  Most probably, this is the reason the government wants to save as many lives as possible in order to help re-pay the incurred debts.

If you need to take away your life, make sure that it’s successful.  If not, you will be arrested and sent behind bars for years;  that’s a total waste of some precious years you would have spent building the nation.  And if you think that the government rescued your life in exchange for a better one, you are very mistaken.  At the end of the day, you will meet your death at the hands of the unjust and inhumane police, get run over by an over-speeding MPs car, die of hunger or through tribal clashes and violence.

Were suicide legal in this country, I believe our economy would be close to that of Brazil if not China.  The government won’t have to keep on taking loans to feed us, sign treaties to guarantee us a better life or get funds to send us to school.  Since there’s no law governing how we ought to procreate, then there shouldn’t be a law dictating on how we ought to meet our deaths.

Bringing the motion before Parliament is not easy I have to admit, but I believe that if Esther Murugi was called upon to help, she wouldn't decline.

KPLC Blamed for High Levels of Insecurity in the Country

Other than becoming the person I am today, I wish that I had become a thief. There is no better and easier way of making ends meet than by ‘borrowing’ what you don’t have from those with excessively a lot.

Becoming a thief in Kenya is one easy task. Not just because you can bribe the cops to not act on any alarm, or even bribe your way out to freedom. The most significant contributing factor that has led to an increase in the so called insecurity is the KPLC.

There is a mystery between rain and sleep. If KPLC was genuine in serving its clients; then there would never be blackouts at night, especially when it’s raining. The rains have been on for over a month now, accompanied by thunderstorms and lighting. Thanks to KPLC, this is the time they feel that we need to retire to bed early hence turn off our lights upon the drop of the first rain drop.

It’s raining, there’s no power, its pitch dark outside, and the noise caused by rain makes it hard to hear the loudest noise. I have had countless people complain about robbery…blaming it all on the lazy government and the youths. Ever taken a second to pass over the blame to the real mastermind? 

For the sake of your property, safety and better future; think and act wind and solar power.