When will the old national creed of "naomba serikali" really mean something? Many have laughed at those asking this but the truth is when people find themselves in a situation where they have nowhere else to run to, the government is their insurance.
Teachers don’t have to strike for the government to know that it needs more teachers. The ministry of planning has the mandate of ensuring that monies are allocated to the right projects. People don’t need to die for the government to know that we need a disaster mitigation strategy. The Red Cross is good but their effort should only come second at best to that of the government. I commend them for their disaster response efforts.
And did someone notice the Red Cross asserting themselves with the advert requiring us to respect its emblem. I don’t know if it’s me but Red Cross is turning out to be a parallel government. In a situation where the government should be first to respond the Red Cross is usually there fifty years in advance. Am not saying the red cross is doing anything wrong am saying the government will eventually lose credibility, and the cry we are soon going to here will run like “Naomba Red cross watusaudie…..” in the place of the same old “Naomba serikali……”
In fact with the current trend I guess we need such a ministry more than that of national security for Kenya has no security threat more severe than drought and flood.
Teachers don’t have to strike for the government to know that it needs more teachers. The ministry of planning has the mandate of ensuring that monies are allocated to the right projects. People don’t need to die for the government to know that we need a disaster mitigation strategy. The Red Cross is good but their effort should only come second at best to that of the government. I commend them for their disaster response efforts.
And did someone notice the Red Cross asserting themselves with the advert requiring us to respect its emblem. I don’t know if it’s me but Red Cross is turning out to be a parallel government. In a situation where the government should be first to respond the Red Cross is usually there fifty years in advance. Am not saying the red cross is doing anything wrong am saying the government will eventually lose credibility, and the cry we are soon going to here will run like “Naomba Red cross watusaudie…..” in the place of the same old “Naomba serikali……”
In fact with the current trend I guess we need such a ministry more than that of national security for Kenya has no security threat more severe than drought and flood.
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