Historically
the mention of the words ‘Kenyan MPs’ seems to elicit something of negative
bias. Though it can be said that they
have made a huge contribution to the democratization and development of our
nation, their sins are of equal measure.
To just
mention a few, they ashamedly without blinking of an eye award themselves heft
allowances in a country with a very low GDP compared to many states. Their appalling
attitude to wealth and its distribution fails my imagination.
Forming a
very minimal percentage of our population they sit on a class of society that
enjoy security whether socially, politically or economically that many would
kill to have. Their position of leadership is so elevated that it becomes the
ultimate dream for many aspiring to make it in life.
Every time we
make a move forward as a nation these leaders seems to take us two or more steps
backwards. We cannot keep silent. Kenya
cannot continue to blame other nations for her problems as true as that could
be. We must take charge of our destiny if the 2030 dreams are to be achieved.
We hate when
we hear others call us corrupt, disorganised or untrustworthy. How can we
defend against such claims if all people see and hear is misappropriation and embezzlement
of public funds by people trusted by the nation to do manage their wealth.
Kenyan media
has made a huge step in playing a key role of highlighting and informing the
nation about issues that concerns us. Corrupt officers are now publicly ashamed and declared;
people are now more informed on issues concerning different enterprises be it
those working in product or service industries.
It is worth
noting that though the media has made these huge steps there still remain a lot
to be done. Poor journalism and reporting occurs daily and every government in
the world makes sure that their media behaves appropriately.
However,
what our MPs have done this week cannot go unreported. They have set themselves
to police and judge the media. Literally this means that you do not want as a
journalist to be on their wrong side. Kenyans we must stand firm and condemn
those who seem to be taking us backwards and MPs features top on the list!
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