Miscellaneous

1. There is the truth as you and I probably know it, and then there is that other truth and also this truth.  These truths have invoked in me a myriad of feelings. I have felt like I should do the following:

• Shut up- and let the knowledgeable speak
• Get informed, and then make informed narratives
• Give up, akin to to Thinker’s definition of moving on
• Pray
• Think of a solution

2. You have to love Kenyans, as each one of us seems to have a solution for our country. Assemble a group of 2 or more Kenyans and there we go on and on, on how best we can ran the country. In my opinion, this is good, as it shows we are involved. Whether our involvement is beneficial or destructive is another matter alltogether.

3. Reading different perspectives on the impasse in Kenya, has left me bewildered by just how divergent ours views are. It makes me realize just what a difficult job it is to govern (manage) people! At what point do you reach a concensus?!

4. Still on the impasse in Kenya, it now appears criminal to belong to certain tribes. Perhaps a bill on dropping our ‘ethnic’ names  might be well in order. Otherwise, people risk assault, just because they bear certain names. Or perhaps a committee should be set up, to come up with a database of ‘acceptable’ names for Kenyans. From this, the law can be easily enforced.

5. What does the term ‘uneasy calm’ mean? Why does it sound like impending war to me?

6. Just who allowed there to be that many political parties in Kenya. What is the difference between one and the other? Are they all still functional? Soon, we are going to ran out of acronyms. KANU, DP, FORD, FORD-K, NAK, NARC, NARC-K, ODM, PNU, ODM-K. These are just but a few that I can name( sorry if I forgot to name yours!). We will need another committee set up, to come up with a nomenclature for naming political parties. How about starting from ABC, ABC001, ABC002 etc. That way, we will know easily which is the latest (and more ’selling’).  

7. Like other forward thinking Kenyans, I want a firm solution found for our country. Perhaps the reason I am blogging about Kenya, and not about my my family which I so love. From my (perhaps limited) experience of problem solving, you don’t solve a problem from nowhere. You start by understanding the problem. You then proceed to sketch out factors to take into consideration. At this point, you have a likelihood to see the direction of where to find the solution. If direction is found, then pursue it to completion.  If you encounter a dead end, that’s ok, just start over. There is no way one can find a solution to a problem when they are distracted, drunk, lethargic, emotionally charged, misinformed (wrong formulae), time constrained, etc. Roll up your sleeves, take a deep breath, open up your mind, drop any assumptions, let’s get started.