The New Wave is Sweeping Healthcare in Kenya

In the history of Medicine, there has never been such an age as this one. A brief view a global perspective, we are experiencing unprecedented discoveries and innovations. We are likewise experiencing a shift from the traditional way of doing things. The trade of medicine has been spiced with great input form the contemporary world. In the ealry part of the year, we witnessed seriea of strikes by docotrs in a number of the countries. With time, the public, doctors included have discovered that the government undrstands the only one language- MASS ACTION or strikes if youl ike. Egypt did very well and their demands were met despite the prevailing autocracy and dictatorship by the then presiden. In kenya, we seen to be headed that route. The kenya doctors have unanimously said that for a long time, they have been left in the cold as they pretended that all was well. People who have spent yrs and yrs in schools, earning less that cleaners in the treasury and Kenya revenue Authroity. doctors who cannot afford a medical cover or access to quality healthcare, yet they are in the business of saving lives The same doctors scroutching in servants quarters, living undignified lifes as they push themselves hard 'to save lives' in the history of this land, Kenya has never been this free, whereby all persons enjoy certian rights. The right to strike, picket and aks for better pay is what doctors want to express. Let all Kenyans of goodwill and the world at large know that doctors love their work. But reality checks in and they realize they cannot just live in deinal for ever. It is time their plight is looked into for the benfits of all I salute the KMPDU and its leadership!

BETTER TO DIE ON YOUR FEET THAN LIVE ON YOUR KNEES

In the recent past, I have tended to retreat from public life to reflct, meditate and take stock of the various facets of live. the more I ruminate on these issues, ponder and reflect, the more I am discovering myself. It has been amazing that all along, there was confidence that i knew myself. Ladies and gengtlem, the greatest enemy of our time in mediocrity- simply put, being luke warm, half hearted, 50/50, nusu nusu as many terminologies would describe this. There are many items that remain unmet simply becuase I did not make them a life and death affair. Mediocrity, lets face it kills all our facets slowly but surely. From relationships and social issues, to business, education and academic pursuits, and spititual development. The second issues inevitably becomes procrastination. This means unnecessary postponement of tasks, carrying forward work or locularly, dilly dallying. Men, ho perfect i have recently become in this. Imagine, minutes of an NGO meeting that i am meant to read and confirm takes more that a wk to just read and confirms! Editing a documents takes a century. Then helter skelter, here I am in the last minute trying to move mountains. The last arch enemy becomes poorp planning. in the olden days, we were trained to plan everything from money, time, other resources. With time these simple teachings have been thrown out of the window and in turn resulted in drifting through life like hyacinth on lake Victoria. This aspect of leaving one day at a time sickens me tremndously. Now that I have done thorough serach about my self, I get convicned that these are keeping me on my knees. A time to take bold move is now. Thus, I will take a bold move and deal with these three key aspects noted. This has nothing to do with new year resolution which I used to make several years ago. Any time you notice some strange behavior in me, Know that I am now self informed. Better to die on your feet that live on your feet. Kairithia.