During last year's Kenyatta Day holiday, my village MP decided to give every Location in his constituency a bull to slaughter. A white settler doing this for his farmhands in the 1950s would have received accolades. But this is 2008 in independent Kenya. One Location in this part of Kenya has a population of about 200,000 people. How can you live with yourself? How can you go home sleep soundly with the knowledge that you have made your subjects happy! Is a morsel of meat what these people want, nay need? Who are your advisors, mheshimiwa? Are you in touch with reality? Your constituency is only 40 kms from Nairobi, but many parts are not accessible in wet weather! You have grinding poverty, poor health facilities, kids out of school, insecurity, etc. What are your priorities?
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
My Village MP Insults His Voters
During last year's Kenyatta Day holiday, my village MP decided to give every Location in his constituency a bull to slaughter. A white settler doing this for his farmhands in the 1950s would have received accolades. But this is 2008 in independent Kenya. One Location in this part of Kenya has a population of about 200,000 people. How can you live with yourself? How can you go home sleep soundly with the knowledge that you have made your subjects happy! Is a morsel of meat what these people want, nay need? Who are your advisors, mheshimiwa? Are you in touch with reality? Your constituency is only 40 kms from Nairobi, but many parts are not accessible in wet weather! You have grinding poverty, poor health facilities, kids out of school, insecurity, etc. What are your priorities?
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