Ask Raila, complete with the briefing he had got from councillors and other informal feelers on the ground as well as the official security channels, when he finally decided to go to Kibera, he was shocked on the podium...his magic could not work against the simplicity of Unga!
The magic of a man and woman pushed to the wall by suffering, suffering the loss of a livelihood, of frienship, of loved ones; the pain of emptiness; the mere arrogance of disease and want, this magic is unstoppable.
As we celebrate the fruition of true rebellion against leadership so empty and parochial it pains, we should as a country rethink all political engagements. The future of Kenya should not be hinged on politics, but on Unga!
We face starvation as a nation, we are going to witness the failure of the long rains (most parts are dry, food is withering in the lowlands and in other areas, there has been no germination of whatever was planted). We indeed are sitting ducks for "so many hungers" ... as politicians fight over the Mau as if all land was theirs, and as we watch the Abadare and Mt Kenya regions being butchered by loggers.
Unga will cost more.
Forget the 52/72 nonesense. and I call it nonesense because apart from being impractical, it is based on the thinking of a people devoid of common sense - politicians - who cant even see sense in paying taxes!
Unga means sustenance, it is not a meal.
And this is the question we must deal with. Sustenance.
Imported yellow maize and the grain basket being empty is unable to ensure that Kenyans get sustenance. For me the things that must be done include:
- Expansion of the arable land under irrigation: e.g. get water, if need be from the Indian Ocean, and irrigate the whole of Lower Eastern and North Eastern. Plant vegetables and fruits
- Effectively manage rain water: harvest all the flood waters that wreck havoc on citizens and store it well for use later
- Ensure there is peace in Rift Valley
- All idle land owned by greedy and unproductive fellows be repossessed and put under use, if with a notice of six months to do the same, they only file petitions in court
- Get markets for Produce that is not being consumed here...let the youth earn good money for farming... this will stem the to-town maniacy
- All political rallies and national holidays be turned to farming and tree planting days...come on, we need someone to inspire the people of Kenya to some positive thinking
This way, we shall be able to ensure that we have enough produce to run our country, to enable us lower prices of essential commodities...
But come to think of it, is there need for having plenty in this country when we have an insatiable lot of leaders? They, like the yiimu/irimu/amanani/the OGRE, will gobble everything away!
Somebody tell me why we have a government that can not, will not, has refused to zero rate taxes on essential items, but they have money to buy Mercedes Benzes for crashing!
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And on another note, we need to move the capital and administrative apparatus from Nairobi to Isiolo or some such place.
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