For sure corruption is eating every corner of this country, since 1963 when Jomo Kenyatta was the president of Kenya, came Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, then Mwai Kibaki, and now we have Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, son of Jomo as the fourth president of this republic.
In these four regimes, each one of has something to remember, positive or negative. If you witnessed Jomo’s rule, probably you will say he was a hero, if not so, you are likely to recall how human rights activists were jailed.
If you were there during Moi’s time, you wouldn’t forget about Maziwa ya Nyayo, probably if you were a student, or how Koigi wa Wamwere, Raila odinga, Wangari Mathai and others were arrested now and then.
If you were a student during Kibaki’s tenure; in one way or the other, you witnessed how effective CDF and bursary was. How ever, let us see how the said laptops will benefit our kids during Uhuru’s stay at state house.
Though the case, those of us from Nakuru who were in primary schools in the late 80s and early 90s, can’t forget how those milk Lories rolled in our schools bringing Maziwa ya Nyayo. Yah; I admit that makes me remember Moi as my childhood Hero.
But now that am grown up, I tend to ask my self, just why did Moi introduce milk for schools? Well this is what I found out from my research based on the internet:
1. Moi’s second name- ‘Toroitich’, means ‘welcome home the cattle’ or one who welcomes cattle home. Meaning he knew where the secret for Kenya’s health lay; cattle.
2. It is believed that in his 24 years stay in state house, Moi did not take alcohol and in fact he had a culture of influencing those around him not to do so in his presence. Well, I think ‘Profesa wa Siaya’ was preventing Kenya from becoming a drinking nation, full of walking Zombies.
3. If you tour Iten area, Elgeyo Marakwet and Uasingishu counties, definitely you will come across the young men and women running up and down practicing hard to make sure that Kenya remains a hub and a hotbed of athletes. Ask them where their energy comes from, and they will tell you it’s from Mursik. In Kalenjin community where Moi hails from, Mursik means sour milk mixed with some natural traditional herbs. This no doubt was in Moi’s blood day in day out and probably wished every Kenyan would have a glass of milk daily.
4. Africans believe it’s very hard to force a donkey down the river to drink water. Now that the current government has issued policies like free education; meant to ensure every child has basic education, they need to borrow from Moi. Together with Laptops, give them food, give them Maziwa ya Uhuruto, and they will not only get educated, but also become healthy future citizens of this country.