CORRUPTION THE NEW NORM

 Who is to blame anyway?

Recently I was reading on the newspaper how the covid 19 funds provided by the government

to the counties were spent buying lavish tv sets that costs million of shillings. What's suprising

the most is anybody I showed the article to was not shocked or surprised most people just

mumbled how "they pocketed the money" and just continued doing whatever they are doing.

This I found infuriating the most maybe because I wanted people to react to the way I reacted

or even more annoyed! But truth be told this is not the first time they have heard the story

before, the stories of embezzlement and mismanagement of funds in Kenya is not news that is

really disheartening. Our education system is so poor that a crisis as big as the pandemic has

forced schools to close indefinitely and students are forced to repeat.

Our health system is so poor and exaguratingly expensive that a common mwananchi will not

be able to afford. Not to mention the joke in the name of insurance NHIF that everyone pays

for but barely helps anyone! Who is to blame anyway? Should we blame the so called leaders?

Should we blame the voters? Or rather the ones who don't vote? Who is to blame when you visit a

hospital and every medicine listed by the doctor is not found in the hospital? Who is to blame

when a child who is in class six and can barely make a complete sentence? Who is to blame when

people are dying of starvation? In a county where funds go to buy television and black out is

four times a week. Who is to blame when young girls can barely afford sanitary towels while the

women rep are screaming for the 2/3rd rule. Who is to blame when most kenyans can barely

make a living forget worrying about the pandemic.

When we look at all the issues that are affecting us it's easy to point fingers than to take

accountability. All of us are part of the problem yes! silence is a problem and unless we are all

ready to play the role the game will not change! Lest we all feign ignorance then let's not cry

when the wolves come for us.

We need to speak even when we are tired we need to fight even when we are hungry to never

give up even when we are hopeless.