Wage bill is not the issue transparency is the key

                         
President kenyatta decision to command civil servants to take the pay cut to reduce Kenya baloonns public sector wage bill is great idea but accountability and transparency is the key.

It didn't argue well when the president realized this statement after some few days as it was alleged the trip that they went they used more than one hundred million. I tried to argue his words of saving Kenyan money for more development in the country, to me it sounded very ironical we save and the same time himself and his cabinet used millions in only four days.

The president must understand to take pay cut is not the solution,he must look all holes where public money sinks within the government, starting with un necessary trips by governments officials, huge allowances, instilling discipline in public sector by fighting corruption and ensuring government gives tender in a fair and transparency manner.

 

Governor Wambora was just a sacrificial lamb

Embu governor made history as first  in Kenya history to be impeached from power in new constitution dispensation; This was a hard pill to swallow for the Governor himself

Wambora valentine turned to be painful and stressful moments which he will never forget in his life; most of us glued to of television watching the senate to know his fate, as long as he was impeached he was just sacrificed due to the recent supremacy battles between governors and senators.

I keenly followed the proceedings looking on senators as they contributed their opinions regarding on three mistakes that Wambora was caught with by senate committee but according to my observations many senators had their own battles with governors regarding who is superior as their opinions vindicated.

It pains a leader who was elected by thousands of voters losing his sit just that way,it clearly now known if you don't impress  the MCAS and Senators you might be the next victim i don't tend to support governors but if we all fight governors we are just killing devolution.

All in all governors must be accountable in their respective counties by involving relevant stakeholders because this is only way we can develop our counties but if the supremacy battle continues we will just be ragging behind and devolution will just be a dream.

MEDIA FREEDOM IS FUNDAMENTAL

After the parliament passed the controversial media media bill,it has faced a lot of resistance from media fraternity and Kenyans at large,personally i think media freedom is fundamental  and it should not be limited whatsoever.

Kenyans came out in large numbers to pass the new constitution which clearly stipulates media freedom, according to article 34(1) of our constitution freedom and independence of electronic,print and all types of the media is guaranteed, also Article 34(2) clearly states:

The state shall not-
a) Exercise control over or interfere with any person engaged in broadcasting,production or circulation of any publication or the dissemination of the information by any medium; or

b) Penalize any person for any opinion or view or content of any broadcast or dissemination

The bill that the president returned to the parliament stating which provision should be changed is not good as he is obliged to return it without dictating which part of the bill should be changed, to make the matter worse he did not mention the harsh part of that bill about the fine that media house and  individual journalist should should be fined  the amount of the money was too much

To gag media is not the solution of the challenges that are facing the country and members of parliament should engage in debates that are beneficial to 40 millions Kenyans.

That bill is returning us back in 1990s when you would not report or talk about the corruption within the government, we really appreciate the watchdog role that media plays in the society and to gag their freedom is backward and barbaric idea.

DAVID MOYES SHOULD TRY TO USE HIS STRONG ATTACKING TO IMPROVE THE CLUB PERFORMANCE

 Manchester united is a club that has a great history in English Premier League  and now after the sir Alex  left the new coach has brought new tactics and style of playing , for along time their formation has been 4-4-2 .

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The new coach should now try to utilize their strong forwards to improve their performance,David Moyes should try to use 4-2-3-1 system which is used by strong clubs such as Chelsea and Real Madrid by using likes of Kagawa, Rooney and Welbeck and use Vanpersie as sole striker and with emergence of young talents such as Januzaj they can try to utilize him not still forgetting likes of Nani and young.

I am convinced this formation can help the club to score many goals, by using Kagawa, Rooney and welbeck rampaging and continuously pressurizing it can really confuse the opponent defenders ,through this they will not only help to score but also the defenders will be unable to mark Vanpersie

How would life be without football?

Have you ever thought of this? football as what is loved most all over the world,i try to think about this, how would life be without it? i think life  would be bored tireless and even people would feel no need of existing.

 Now English Premier League is back again with tight race between English giants likes of Manchester, Chelsea,Liverpool, Manchester city and strong emerging clubs in the premier.

Football relieves someone after day full of stress also it  plays a vital role in strengthening people from diverse background. I think people who are in relationship appreciate the importance of football in the world after  hiccups here and there between them football act as neutralizer how would it be if their is no football?

This issue took me to research in my own country how fans are filled with enthusiasm togetherness and exposure when they are celebrating their teams starting with the most loved league English premier League.

How would it be to leave in a place where their is no critics when your club is denied a penalty? or  celebration which are there when your club scores? i now know you are thinking the goal that Van Persie scored against Aston villa to reclaim their 20th title , no worry maybe Hazard when he scored against United this happiness is what many fans will never like to miss in their lives.

On 26th August United faces Chelsea when Manchester are starting their life without sir Alex, they started good in this race but with thrill match against Chelsea it will be litmus test for David Moyes. Chelsea with their experienced coach of mind game will be in a position to show his experience.

Manchester have to accept  Sir Alex Ferguson has gone and they must  move on they shown against Swansea the question is will they be in a position to battle in triumph against  Chelsea?

How then will be our night be without such tough games which increases temperatures all over the world?

Lastly from every wound their is a scar and in that scar their is a story and today Manchester have the scar that was left by Chelsea in FA elimination stages and now they have a great story and a great story is tonight have fan enjoy the game  

Let our diversity be our sense of nationhood and patriotism.

The founding fathers of our nation were energized and visioned and determined to fight poverty, deceases and ignorance. Our generation inherit a society with same challenges of our fore-fathers. At independence Kenya was a nation of diverse people determined to work together and meeting goals and aspiration of our nation.

In past decades our diversity has been the source of conflicts,  up to now we are still confounded by incompleteness of our national and societal consolidation process of managing a society which is just and inclusive.

Its time for all people to arise beyond our tribal lines and work like brothers and sisters, we all pass the same challenges ,as a country we are great nation blessed with people from different tribes let this not cause any divisive between us instead it should promote our patriotism by appreciating each other regardless of his /her background. 

People are greatest asset of any nation and us as Kenyans we are endowed with rich diversity of people and cultures. As Kenyans we need to employ all energies and focus on shared common future. Our diversity have enormous strength that we need to tap on and build a strong relationship of all Kenyans

In past elections our diversity has been the source of tensions, misunderstanding and strife, people have fought due to this where  our leaders have taken advantage of our diversity to split us as a nation  through their speeches and stereotypes of inciting tribes against other we should now learn from our past experiences and ignore such leaders . Our diversity should not be a source of tensions and exclusion instead we should harness this, build harmony and draw strength out of it.

Past years we have experienced economic decline and social tensions. Politics have led to ethnic differences of Kenyans, it's time for all people to draw our diversity in building a patriotic dignified and  and confident society that will help us in establishing a health society with an economy which is competitive, robust, dynamic and resilient which is able to respond to vicissitudes of operating an open economy

Kenya deserves a democratic process, indeed Kenya must build on her past victories, our fore-fathers greatly won our independence through blood we must not go backwards. We must all face the future and go forward as nation regardless of our diversity  let's say 'no' to violence it have led to loss of innocent Kenyans and destruction of properties which have led to decline in our economy. 

Let Kenya be free, pluralistic and tolerant where all tribes  live in harmony and cohesion  with a spirit of mutual understanding and respect. Yes we may be a diverse in terms of our tribes and ideas but all of us want the same thing-better Kenya.

Politics and drama behind teachers strike saga

Last week parliament had a tough argument on whether to take back money allocated  for laptops to teachers who are on strike, it was a battle between the two coalition in parliament that is cord and jubilee.


The motion was debated where the two rivalry  coalition disagreed and not only disagreed they disagreed vehemently as cord leaders supported while jubilee disagreed, it reached a point they were to decide on ballot as to whether the money allocated for laptops would be turned to cater for teachers demands.


Cord leaders claimed the laptop is not the priorities the jubilee government should consider, they complained and persistently insisted teachers should come first. They compared a student in Turkana on how you would teach them on how to use the laptops under trees and others claimed the government should consider building and restructuring schools.


On their side jubilee government with their tyranny of numbers in parliament insisted laptops promise should  be implemented, obviously with their numbers they rejected the motion.


 Politics will never lack 5years in power is not a long period both coalitions had their promises on their blueprint  the jubilee won, people will judge them on how they will have achieved on their promises, if laptops will not be implemented the cord coalition will have a trap card to out do their opponent.
You cannot see directly the politics behind it but if you look on a perspective on how the politicians in parliament dramatized the whole issue you can see the truth behind it.

If you promise a child something you should be ready to give, even the bible says a child can not ask her father a bread and he give her a stone so whatever government promised children it should be implemented with heart


  The world has  changed in terms of ICT sector and people must accept the fact and stop the critics of excuses of teachers strike.

Teacher is a valuable human being in our society and government should address their demands with utmost good heart, everybody have passed through them, whether you are President, doctor, Politician and everybody you would like to mention.


It's high time teachers should be recognized by the government, if it were members of parliament wanted to increase their salaries all of them they would  have been united but when something that is of public interest they part ways.



The government has money so laptop funds allocated should not be diverted to cater for teachers  let the treasury release money to cater for teachers, as each and every financial year ministries returns billions of their unused funds to treasury so those funds can solve the strike

Politics should change and our leaders should keep  their animosity and ammunition and discuss matters that  is of public interest.