"The hand that giveth receiveth. Love your neighbour as your love yourself." These are verses from the Holy Bible which emphasise on showing concern for fellow men, blood or not.
Nakuru, however, needs to be reminded of this because it has forsaken those who need it most; street children or commonly known as chokoras and the disabled.
You will find them on busy pavements with their hands spread open asking you to "saidia".
Some even go the extra mile of singing tunes and playing musical instruments with the hope that you will give them something small.
But how many of us do? Very few of us are moved by compassion and drop a coin or two in their bowls. Others even buy them meals.Its good to see that good men still walk our streets.
These people clearly need our help. They are the amputees the blind, the mentally challenged and the chronically ill.
The street children are young and they clearly need to be in school. Instead, they indulge in sniffing glue and abusing other drugs.
Forced by circumstances, a good number is driven to crime.
Wouldn't providing something more than the occasional Sh20 or loaf of bread, be the better solution? Isn't it better to teach them how to fish rather than give fish?
The orphaned children should be put in homes so that they get education which will keep them off the streets permanently.
The disabled should be taken to polytechnics and taught courses such as tailoring so that they can fend for themselves.
Those of school going age can be enrolled in special needs schools. They too have a right to education like the other children.
The chronically ill should be taken to the hospitals and treated so that they resume with their lives.
I am certain no one would swap places with any of these persons.It is not their joy to beg on the streets.
I am appealing to everybody. The government and the public, let us help our fellow brethren.