OPEN LETTER

Dear youths,

How to start my case is not quite clear to me just yet but still due to the great mutual anguish that I felt reeling in the air during a conversation that my friends and I were having, I feel obliged to speak. As usual it always has to do with the sad state of affairs in our great nation, Kenya. Critics may argue that all some people do, “like me”, is paint a negative image of our lovely nation. That is definitely not my intention and never has it been. Truth is, there is so much that has been going on ever since the so called digital government came into power and most of it is with no doubt negative staff. It would not be surprising if today we woke up to the news that some more billions have been lost or stolen someplace else within the government because it has become the norm around. Everybody now wants a piece of this loot, so much so that it would almost be impossible for me and my fellow youths to resist this very meat had we come into contact with it. Thus many questions arise but what puzzles me the most is, “What kind of lessons are these that the political class is trying to teach us and do their kids also learn from the same syllabus?” I wonder.   Surprisingly nothing ever happens which is ok for us because we never seem to speak against it. Today though, I write with two disturbing facts in mind. How is it possible that this very people who were tasked with safeguarding the tax payer’s money and channeling it towards key projects that would go a long way in the growth and development of our economy and in the long run improved living standards for we, the people, are using this very billions to buy our votes?? No names mentioned but really? Is that the kind of country they want to leave behind for their children and grand children. Do they ever stop to look back and think about what they are doing? Sometimes I tend to want to understand that we are all humane and we all love money but how do you do it like the world is coming to an end tomorrow? I would really love to sit down with this breed of people and get to know how they live with all that in their conscience, but until I get the chance to, one thing is for sure. This is not the kind of country that I would love my kids and grandchildren growing up in. Why not join hands and speak against it if you share that thought with me.

For a long time we’ve been lamenting against governments with wazees but look at what happened when people chose to go the digital way. How do we as the young generation expect to be trusted with this leadership positions if all we can do is take care of our greed first? Well, if you think about it, perhaps we will have a word or two to use in our defense, top on the list being the fact that this guys are not that young and in reality do not qualify to be classified as youths but because at the time they were the only promising option of young candidates we had, it just had to go that way. Perhaps this time we will be a little bit wiser to give a chance to the many real youngsters out there who are driven by something larger than themselves and are ready to serve too. Hio mchezo tumekataa!!