VAT on FUEL:
2022: 8%
2023: Finance Bill pushed it to 16%
2026: We have reduced VAT to 13%. See? We are cushioning you. Clap for us!
No, please!
#RejectFuelPrices
GRAPHIC PHOTOS:
There is a trending conversation on Kenyan X about the deteriorating Public Health System.
This is a conversation that never ends.
The public health system gets worse every year because we have allowed politicians to infiltrate the health system.
Governors, Senators and MCAs influence the structure, resources and frameworks that govern the public health sector.
They decide who receives supplies, who receives resources and what framework runs the system. All this is to siphon resources allocated to the delivery of public health services.
They cripple our health sector, but when they fall sick, they fly abroad.
The photos you are seeing were taken by me back in 2019 when I was heading a public hospital.
This woman had been assaulted by her husband after an evening quarrel because of food.
When she came to the emergency department, her ear was dangling like a soot strand hanging precariously from my grandmother's hut.
In the emergency department, at the minor theatre, in the emergency tray:
โข There were no stitching needles or surgical sutures.
โข There were no sterilised packs.
โข There was no lignocaine for local anaesthesia.
I had no choice but to fix her earlobe.
This was the time when NHIF revenue allocation had just been transferred from the Hospital Management Team to the County Treasury, where County Officials decided who, when, and how much hospitals would receive to fund their budgets.
So, because there were no supplies, I had to beg the maternity matron for them, promising to replenish them.
I did the work. I fixed the earlobe and discharged her.
She didn't have any money with her, which was, of course, obvious, given the family's disagreement over food.
So, I had to dip into my pocket to buy Lignocaine, sutures and Jik to sterilise the pack I had borrowed.
The public health system has been in a mess because self-serving politicians distorted the spirit of devolving the health function.
These politicians spend county resources on buildings, aesthetics, decor, colour, and public relations exercises, except for the basics like:
โข Adequate supplies.
โข A motivated health care staff.
โข A reliable and accessible system.
Unless we overhaul the entire system of political brinkmanship and wheeler-dealers,
Unless we say enough is enough and commit ourselves to draining the swamp,
Unless we stop glamorizing corruption,
Unless we stop sterilizing negative ethno-chauvinist politicians,
Unless we stop pretending to detest corruption, yet when it favours us, we say it is "God's Grace,"
โ We shall continue gnashing our teeth, year in and year out.
The people who are silent when doctors, clinicians, nurses and other healthcare staff are complaining about dwindling public health services are the same people who silently collude with corrupt politicians to supply substandard resources in our public hospitals.
CHANGE or PERISH
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Despite understanding what he was risking if he did cancel an election that was clearly rigged,at the risk of being assasinated,He still did his job. He chose Virtue. His Name then,was Chief Justice David Kenani Maraga
How then can anyone open their mouth and say this Man is not tough? A man who death smiled at,and he smiled back, Fearlessly? Isnt this the type of leader any country must pray for,Isnt this the leader you have been praying for? one who is pursuaded by not greed or self interest,but integrity and justice?
Most people are not aware of that David Maraga is the reason,today you can file your case online,pay the fee and your case is assigned to a random Judge. This ensures there is no corruption in court,that your accuser can not take a case to a judge he/she is friends with.
If there is a man who can and will treat the vilest disease we suffer as a nation,Corruption,it is David Kenani Maraga.
So when they ask you why you have decided it is him you want as your president,Tell them you have seen the light!
God bless Maraga,and God bless kenya.
At some point, we are going to have to publicly vouch for a leader we believe in and for me that person is former Chief Justice David Maraga.
And this is not about who is trending or making the most noise. Itโs about what actually makes sense for this country right now.
We are dealing with a system that is broken at the core. Corruption has become normal. Public money disappears with no consequences. Institutions that are supposed to protect us have been captured. And every election cycle, we are given promises that sound good but change nothing.
What stands out to me about Maraga is simple, he is not selling us miracles. He is saying, fix the foundation first!!
~Rule of law.
~Respect the constitution.
~Independent institutions.
~Actual consequences for corruption.
That might not sound exciting, but if we are being honest, that is exactly what Kenya is bleeding from. You cannot fix the economy when money is being stolen. You cannot fix healthcare when systems are looted. You cannot fix education when leadership has no accountability. For once, here is someone saying ,letโs deal with the root.
And we have seen him before. When he was Chief Justice, he made decisions that were not popular, but they were right. He showed that the law can stand above power. That matters!! Because what we are missing in this country is not intelligence, it is integrity.
This does not mean he is perfect. No leader is. And supporting someone does not mean you stop questioning them. In fact, it means you hold them to an even higher standard.
But if we are going to move forward, then we have to stop playing safe. We have to start being honest about the kind of leadership we want.
For me, I choose someone who understands that without accountability, nothing else works.
That is why I am backing David Maraga.
I have finally had a chance to read your messages of support, endorsement and encouragement. It is an honor to earn your support. I will continue going to every part of our beloved country to engage with you and earn your support. Together, we will change Kenya! ^DM