Comments - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community by Rindy

ARVIND K.PANDEY

ARVIND K.PANDEY — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Let’s pray that these people have tryst with better days.

Lydiah Wakarindi

Lydiah Wakarindi — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I agree to with you? But i think its time our leaders behaved responsibly, mind about their followers and not just about themselves.

Jayanta Bhattacharya

Jayanta Bhattacharya — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This made extremely poignant reading. Hunger and poverty is the biggest threat to humanity. It makes non-humans out of humans like the mother who is sodium poisoning the kids with loads of salt in the food she cooks. I hope and pray that better days for these people are not too far away.

Harun Lumiti

Harun Lumiti — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This is the result of a grossly incompetent leadership.

True, inflation may be global, but the local situation is worsened by an absence of robust institutions and market structures that can ride the otherwise industrious folks (like this mama) through the hard times.

Unfortunately, the failed leaders are put in office for all the wrong reasons by a largely gullible citizenry that may, sadly, include the said mama. I would not be surprised (though I’d love to) that she has voted for the veteran failures more than once. And that four years hence, she’ll be caught up in the strange passions of electioneering and probably send back to high office the same bungling bloke.

Yes, it is nice to have a little help from outside, but it is not really necessary. That is the lazy option.

The sustainable option, and not a very fun one, is for you and I to de-school our people from a serf-mentality. To clearly make them see the direct link between their electoral choices and the subsequent (dis)enabling environment. To increase their pool of knowledge that will help them make wiser choices.

There is no doubt in my mind that many of the citizens have a vibrant and enterprising spirit. But this small band of buccaneering leadership!

ARVIND K.PANDEY

ARVIND K.PANDEY — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Hi Harun !

Very well said.I am posting your comment on my page in an altogether different post ” After the bomb blasts ”.

What you have said fits very well even in the context which we are discussing at present on my post.Have a look at it if time grants you the chance!!

Lastly, this is an excellent comment.

Lydiah Wakarindi

Lydiah Wakarindi — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I also think ignorance plays a major role in this, do you think most people care about why we elect our leaders, i was just thinking that, and now that you are in Kenya i hope you concur with me, one of the reason why certain leaders were elected into parliament is because they were popular during the campaign not because they would serve any good to their community. And now the people who did this are suffering, so i say, education is the key

Rose Ng'ang'a

Rose Ng'ang'a — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Good to read Lydiah.

Yah life has gone to that extent! where are we heading to everything is against the common man who votes innocently for these good for nothing leaders, i think we should act this we can do with our votes.

Lydiah Wakarindi

Lydiah Wakarindi — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks gal, about people voting innocently for this good for nothing leaders, i think we should have some sort of a training about the kind of leaders we should elect, because according to me some electorate have no idea.