Monday, January 28, 2013

Mr 4th President, Please, please Do This:


First, hearty congratulations for your election to the most powerful office this part of the continent. Four may not be a fancied lucky number but considering it has taken this country 50 years to have its fourth leader getting congratulated shouldn't be a big deal. Also, in the light of a brutal campaign laced with all sorts of insults and record-breaking pocket drainage, you deserve some pat patting for emerging victorious.

Amidst that Mr President there're these small matters you should pay good amount of attention as you warm your new residence.

a) First, Al Shabab is a real menace. Is it possible you like sort them once and for all? As in creating a planet of sorts and ferrying them there in their whole. Or just do something that would return Nairobi to its former peaceful self. Its residents will certainly appreciate that.

b) Bread. It's expensive. Ten years ago untouched loaf of bread was like sh20 then it could cascade down to like sh5 when touched to its quarter. Nowadays it has more than doubled. It's hugging prices such as sh45 and above. Sugar, unga, rice, name them have been infected with the same doubling bug. It's a worrying trend. Will you do something about this expensive trend Mr Fourth President? 

c) Free stuff? No. Give us quality stuff. The outgoing gave free education. Kenyans thank him. They only mourn quality. The 2nd gave them free milk. They drank in the spirit of Nyayo and forgot to read. They only went to school for milk which they consumed and forgot to challenge the regime. The milk donator ruled for 24 years when milk was getting drank enmasse for 24 hours. Mr Fourth President Kenyans don’t need free things give them quality, more beneficial stuff in the long term. 

d) And the small matter of jobs. Instead of, for instance, promising free university education which might not be possible, shouldn't you provide some easier way for the huge number of unemployed graduates to get jobs? Free education yet hug joblessness for ages after may not be a tasty bait, or is it?

e) Please talk to Kenyans. Your predecessors adopted a rather super silent mode or abrasive response to national issues. Will you promise not to go either way, will you? Kenyans need a jovial president who will lit up their souls when trouble hits not a dark-faced sulking leader who will inject more pain into their hearts. Addressing them more often shouldn't be a major problem after all they voted for you forthwith giving you the job. As their employee they need at least monthly briefs from you.

f) Please appoint qualified cabinet secretaries. Your predecessors were so drunk with rewarding their cronies with ministerial appointments. Copy-pasting the same trend will be the most unfortunate thing to happen this Jubilee year. To avoid such tragedies please get on your motorcade or chopper travel around the country and get worthy professionals who will move this country instead of those buddies whose main interest is to add to their wealth. 

Thanks a lot for hearing Kenyans out Mr 4th President.