Friends, Carelessness is the disease that is surely afflicting us as a Nation. Many people do not care. We do not care how we elect our leaders. We do not care what our children are instructed on in school. We do not care how we take care of our neighbourhoods. We do not care how we drive on our roads. And sadly, we do not care when our neighbours are hurting. I want to share 3 photos with you today. In this first photo, the residents of Mbotela in Nairobi do not care how and where they throw their waste; Carelessness and lack of leadership in Mbotela Then, we have this small breed of Kenyans who are paid to clean after our carelessness; The City Council of Nairobi employee doing the most noble thing; making our Town Clean Lastly, we have this massive group of Kenyans who believe that a Clean Kenya is possible, not just with the next leadership, but now; Kenyans joining in working for a Clean Kenya. Otieno Sungu of The Clean Kenya Campaign leads through action at Kibera on the 8th September 2012 Now, we can do better. Following the successful hosting of The 2nd Consultative Forum on Waste Management on the 28th August 2012 at the KICC, many Teams and Groups from across Kenya have been reaching to us, appreciating what we are doing and offering that we partner with them in their various regions. We are humbled by these emails and phone calls and it is with this in mind that we will be working with the Nairobi Market Traders Society, the City Council of Nairobi, the Provincial Administration, the Media and several other groups to help Clean all the 53 Markets in Nairobi on the 10th October 2012 in what we have dubbed; Massive Market Shut Down in Nairobi. There are several things we want to do on this day, and your support and partnership, in whatever way, will be important. The Markets are lacking in 5 Key Areas; - Water- Most of these 53 Markets do not have Water. What can you do to help them access water?
- Electricity- Most of these 53 Markets do not have Electricity. What can you do to help them access Electricity?
- Paint- Most of these Markets are not Painted. What can you do to help us paint these Markets?
- Carpeting- The floors to most of these Markets need re-Carpeting. How can you help?
- Drainage- Most of these Markets have blocked Drainages. How best can you help us sort this small mess?
These are weighty issues that we must join hands and help sort out; the Councils, the Government, the Corporates, the Media and the People. If you feel that you can help us make a difference, kwa vyo vyote vile, kindly get in touch and be part of The Clean Kenya Campaign Team. Let us all work for a Clean Kenya as a Transformative Deliverable as we turn 50. Odhiambo T Oketch, Executive Director, The Clean Kenya Campaign-TCKC The Clean Kenya Campaign is an Initiative of The KCDN Kenya. |
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