Government and State (country) are two different things a state is an institutional body recognized within the international system as having a population and defined boarders. How the state is administered is via a government, which can either use a central system (suitable for dictatorships) or a federal system (common in Democracies) just as the USA, Canada and even Australia. No matter how much we computerize administration in a centralized system, loops holes are inevitable; remember the story of the hyena that splits its legs because it decides to go two ways? That is what centralization does. What we need is majimbo or federalism where Nairobi and other provinces are central governments within a single United States of Kenya.
Right now the temptation and power distribution is too centralized within the so called government of Kenya on an up scale this is good since it reduces tribalism. However it does not result in “creative administration” and has fostered short memories of our precious history. Centralization is a concept of divide and rule, introduced by the British. What we need is a round up of all jobless and high school leaving youth into the national youth service, and then ship them on national development projects around the country. Thereby introducing them to the real Kenya not the one within there tribal boundaries then we can encourage them into. They will earn some pocket money also forcing development projects will speed up development which is currently in the hands of the bourgeoisie (upper class).
The other issue of concern is Identity, with 9 provinces separated, but falling under one constitution. The provincial governments should be able to tailor individual projects and identify the needs of there citizens. They will also be able to police and administer better since they can come up with provincial license plates and drivers license, there by making it easier to computerize. Crime on issues such as cars should decrease; if a suspected car is pulled over the dater base is smaller hence, much faster to access. It is also easier to identify when in another province. Tax collection will be easier and creation of jobs and balancing and/(or) eradication of tribalism will be much easier. The positions of DC and DO should be removed and upgraded to senators who can debate equalization payments (inter-provincial debt and payment) and other issues on national levels thereby reducing the need for foreign debt which is largely unaccounted for due to the loop holes within a central government.
The last thing I should mention about Identity is the eradication of Postal boxes; hand delivering mail to houses should start immediately. This will create a need for better identification of street addresses for policing and other special services. It will also open up jobs to thousands of Kenyans.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Majimboism is the way to Go
Government and State (country) are two different things a state is an institutional body recognized within the international system as having a population and defined boarders. How the state is administered is via a government, which can either use a central system (suitable for dictatorships) or a federal system (common in Democracies) just as the USA, Canada and even Australia. No matter how much we computerize administration in a centralized system, loops holes are inevitable; remember the story of the hyena that splits its legs because it decides to go two ways? That is what centralization does. What we need is majimbo or federalism where Nairobi and other provinces are central governments within a single United States of Kenya.
Right now the temptation and power distribution is too centralized within the so called government of Kenya on an up scale this is good since it reduces tribalism. However it does not result in “creative administration” and has fostered short memories of our precious history. Centralization is a concept of divide and rule, introduced by the British. What we need is a round up of all jobless and high school leaving youth into the national youth service, and then ship them on national development projects around the country. Thereby introducing them to the real Kenya not the one within there tribal boundaries then we can encourage them into. They will earn some pocket money also forcing development projects will speed up development which is currently in the hands of the bourgeoisie (upper class).
The other issue of concern is Identity, with 9 provinces separated, but falling under one constitution. The provincial governments should be able to tailor individual projects and identify the needs of there citizens. They will also be able to police and administer better since they can come up with provincial license plates and drivers license, there by making it easier to computerize. Crime on issues such as cars should decrease; if a suspected car is pulled over the dater base is smaller hence, much faster to access. It is also easier to identify when in another province. Tax collection will be easier and creation of jobs and balancing and/(or) eradication of tribalism will be much easier. The positions of DC and DO should be removed and upgraded to senators who can debate equalization payments (inter-provincial debt and payment) and other issues on national levels thereby reducing the need for foreign debt which is largely unaccounted for due to the loop holes within a central government.
The last thing I should mention about Identity is the eradication of Postal boxes; hand delivering mail to houses should start immediately. This will create a need for better identification of street addresses for policing and other special services. It will also open up jobs to thousands of Kenyans.
Right now the temptation and power distribution is too centralized within the so called government of Kenya on an up scale this is good since it reduces tribalism. However it does not result in “creative administration” and has fostered short memories of our precious history. Centralization is a concept of divide and rule, introduced by the British. What we need is a round up of all jobless and high school leaving youth into the national youth service, and then ship them on national development projects around the country. Thereby introducing them to the real Kenya not the one within there tribal boundaries then we can encourage them into. They will earn some pocket money also forcing development projects will speed up development which is currently in the hands of the bourgeoisie (upper class).
The other issue of concern is Identity, with 9 provinces separated, but falling under one constitution. The provincial governments should be able to tailor individual projects and identify the needs of there citizens. They will also be able to police and administer better since they can come up with provincial license plates and drivers license, there by making it easier to computerize. Crime on issues such as cars should decrease; if a suspected car is pulled over the dater base is smaller hence, much faster to access. It is also easier to identify when in another province. Tax collection will be easier and creation of jobs and balancing and/(or) eradication of tribalism will be much easier. The positions of DC and DO should be removed and upgraded to senators who can debate equalization payments (inter-provincial debt and payment) and other issues on national levels thereby reducing the need for foreign debt which is largely unaccounted for due to the loop holes within a central government.
The last thing I should mention about Identity is the eradication of Postal boxes; hand delivering mail to houses should start immediately. This will create a need for better identification of street addresses for policing and other special services. It will also open up jobs to thousands of Kenyans.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
what the constitution should sound like
Before I begin this note I would like to note that President Kibaki is unworthy leader. Politics, is about who gets what when and how. He is defiantly unable to provide guidance on any of these matters. There seams to be people who are more powerful than he is Mr Raila seams to know this but is more interested in stability by not undermining the president’s power. This note is a highlight on basic politics and is thus more on civic education it will be followed up by what we direction needs to take regarding elections and government structure. It will future three key issues that are paramount to any democratic government
1. Separation of powers – the extent to which the powers of government are separated functionally between branches of government;
2. Removal from office – how each system defines the conditions for removing the executive and dissolving the government; politicians should realize they are public servants employed to represent citizens not the other way around.
3. The structure of legislative parties and leadership – the influence that the governing system has on the structures developed by parties in the legislature; degree of hierarchical control, internal discipline, and latitude for openness to representing local differences. Party discipline is needed to keep control of the executive, a need that varies among the three systems; this will bring us to party funding as well as better understanding of political ideologies.
A government system refers to how that state’s executive, legislative, and judicial organs are organized. All nations need some sort of government to avoid anarchy. Countries must have citizens, and geographical boundaries, citizens are key to a nation that’s why Attica is not a country nor are there any Antaticans. The concept of democracy hence allows direct representation on condition that citizens can manage their own affairs, leaving the state to provide security for citizens and property. A key issue to understanding why I don’t believe Chalemondy is not guilty, since the Kenyan government has failed to provide any of this. Democracy encomprises systems such as Anarchy. In this case anarchy is how the world runs there is no world government on a smaller scale how the free market should run.
The duties of the head of state not only transcend national issues they go as far as international representation. Hence the head of state is the countries representative in a country. Just like an MP represents a constitution.
Now that the concept is somewhat defined, lets zero in on Kenya for the past few years Kenya has had a presidential system, this coupled with a central run government, all state power is awarded to the president. Who might choose to abuse power since he has veto powers on everything. The concept of separation of powers is nothing more than a utopia concept in a presidential system and centralist government. Fast forward to the creation of Prime minister, which Raila had advocated for before the elections of 2007, separation of powers becomes more visible. However the problem is the presidential system has been there for too long its hard to break an old dogs habits,
Part 2 of this blog will discuss where the country needs to head
1. Separation of powers – the extent to which the powers of government are separated functionally between branches of government;
2. Removal from office – how each system defines the conditions for removing the executive and dissolving the government; politicians should realize they are public servants employed to represent citizens not the other way around.
3. The structure of legislative parties and leadership – the influence that the governing system has on the structures developed by parties in the legislature; degree of hierarchical control, internal discipline, and latitude for openness to representing local differences. Party discipline is needed to keep control of the executive, a need that varies among the three systems; this will bring us to party funding as well as better understanding of political ideologies.
A government system refers to how that state’s executive, legislative, and judicial organs are organized. All nations need some sort of government to avoid anarchy. Countries must have citizens, and geographical boundaries, citizens are key to a nation that’s why Attica is not a country nor are there any Antaticans. The concept of democracy hence allows direct representation on condition that citizens can manage their own affairs, leaving the state to provide security for citizens and property. A key issue to understanding why I don’t believe Chalemondy is not guilty, since the Kenyan government has failed to provide any of this. Democracy encomprises systems such as Anarchy. In this case anarchy is how the world runs there is no world government on a smaller scale how the free market should run.
The duties of the head of state not only transcend national issues they go as far as international representation. Hence the head of state is the countries representative in a country. Just like an MP represents a constitution.
Now that the concept is somewhat defined, lets zero in on Kenya for the past few years Kenya has had a presidential system, this coupled with a central run government, all state power is awarded to the president. Who might choose to abuse power since he has veto powers on everything. The concept of separation of powers is nothing more than a utopia concept in a presidential system and centralist government. Fast forward to the creation of Prime minister, which Raila had advocated for before the elections of 2007, separation of powers becomes more visible. However the problem is the presidential system has been there for too long its hard to break an old dogs habits,
Part 2 of this blog will discuss where the country needs to head
welfare syetem in kenya
today we discuss the possiblities of a welfare state i will define it and give praise to its positiveness
Friday, May 15, 2009
Kenyans are slave owners
I began to think about the connection between slave labour and maids when I was a kid my thoughts have not changed. Especially after I met an East Indian Kenyan who was boosted to his friends that he was poor in India and when he came to Kenya he started owning slaves.
Here are the reasons employing maids is slavery, after a day of frustration the employer takes out there anger on the maid beating, verbal abuse and threats are all too common. Maids do not have a union or a voice, so there plight and subsequent image of the self is drained. There work should be equated to an hourly wage and not a monthly wage.
The desired results should be the eradication of the maid system, and trust me when the elite are pressed creativity and innovation will take root. Local jobs in manufacturing will open up making washing machines and other comfort tools. People will eat out more, hence improving local economies. Water pressure will have to be improved and maintained high for washing machines to work leading to an expansion of jobs in the construction industry as well. Read on and find some interesting definitions and facts on slavery.
Unfree labour is a collective term for forced work it includes all forms of slavery, and related institutions bonded labour signifies workers signing contracts to work for a specific period of time, for which they are paid only with accommodation and sustenance.
In Kenya and other developing nations, very large differences in the income of urban and rural households and between different socio-economic classes, leads to fewer educated women from rural areas a steady stream of domestic labour. Performing typical domestic chores such as cooking, ironing, washing, cleaning the house, grocery shopping, walking the family dog, and taking care of children
A truck system is an exploitative form of payment associated with isolation hindering communities to operate, when currency is scarce.
Trafficking in human beings is basically the recruiting, harboring, obtaining and transportation of a person by use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjecting them to involuntary acts, such as involuntary labour.
The profits slavery are estimated to be in excess of $32 billion. The general picture is clearer african countries like in Chad, IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Networks) reports children being sold to Arab herdsmen. In Mali and in Mauritania where Arab Muslims -- the bidanes – can own black slaves, An estimated 90,000 or 20% of the population are enslaved to the ruling bidanes (which means white-skinned people); despite slave criminalization in August 2007.
Now that I have defined the types of slavery available try and connect the dots, on the issue of maids and are they useful in Kenyan society and can we do without them, yes Maids provide help with labour and security. But isn’t this a paradox both to our liberties and pride and aren’t we killing our economy ourselves?
Here are the reasons employing maids is slavery, after a day of frustration the employer takes out there anger on the maid beating, verbal abuse and threats are all too common. Maids do not have a union or a voice, so there plight and subsequent image of the self is drained. There work should be equated to an hourly wage and not a monthly wage.
The desired results should be the eradication of the maid system, and trust me when the elite are pressed creativity and innovation will take root. Local jobs in manufacturing will open up making washing machines and other comfort tools. People will eat out more, hence improving local economies. Water pressure will have to be improved and maintained high for washing machines to work leading to an expansion of jobs in the construction industry as well. Read on and find some interesting definitions and facts on slavery.
Unfree labour is a collective term for forced work it includes all forms of slavery, and related institutions bonded labour signifies workers signing contracts to work for a specific period of time, for which they are paid only with accommodation and sustenance.
In Kenya and other developing nations, very large differences in the income of urban and rural households and between different socio-economic classes, leads to fewer educated women from rural areas a steady stream of domestic labour. Performing typical domestic chores such as cooking, ironing, washing, cleaning the house, grocery shopping, walking the family dog, and taking care of children
A truck system is an exploitative form of payment associated with isolation hindering communities to operate, when currency is scarce.
Trafficking in human beings is basically the recruiting, harboring, obtaining and transportation of a person by use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjecting them to involuntary acts, such as involuntary labour.
The profits slavery are estimated to be in excess of $32 billion. The general picture is clearer african countries like in Chad, IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Networks) reports children being sold to Arab herdsmen. In Mali and in Mauritania where Arab Muslims -- the bidanes – can own black slaves, An estimated 90,000 or 20% of the population are enslaved to the ruling bidanes (which means white-skinned people); despite slave criminalization in August 2007.
Now that I have defined the types of slavery available try and connect the dots, on the issue of maids and are they useful in Kenyan society and can we do without them, yes Maids provide help with labour and security. But isn’t this a paradox both to our liberties and pride and aren’t we killing our economy ourselves?
Change the Way we Do elections
Todays thoughts are on elections..indian elections last a full month..We can discuss this today and why our elections are a shum. we should elect city council and parliamentary and presidential matters on different days
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Guns should be legal in Kenya
Guns are safe
By Tom Mukuha
I am a gun owner and don't like the NRA, but when they say, 'when guns are outlawed then. Only outlaws will have guns,' they are correct. No one is safe, the reason I am writing this article is to drum up support for gun ownership in Kenya. Guns are dangerous but Make no mistake, when only the police have guns, no one is safe. Even the wanton killing by the trigger happy police does not deter crime. The only safety is when you're at home and behind locked bars. Bars everywhere, doors, windows, gates, everywhere outside security guards armed with a machete (if you pay extra). The Guard comes at 6 and going home to a tin shack where there is no food. The bed is infested by bed bugs, no running water indoor plumbing and defiantly no toilets (except the flying once) his job is to stand guard waiting inside a locked gate surrounded by wall around our house. This is a terrible way to live both for the middle class and the watchman day and night the stress of crime is intoxicating and exhausting. My question is does anyone wonder when they are snug in bed, what the watchman is think in the cold scared of the thugs knowing that they will come with guns or bows and arrows.
The only hope a Kenyan trapped in a house surrounded by 20 to 30 thugs high on 100 percent quality changa’a is to call 999 if the phone has credit or the network is good enough. Emergency response arrives afew hours later on foot after taking a bus and walking for hours too late to prevent anything. So who is failing here? I will answer this question this way the Kenyan people are failing they have been brain washed to believe that the outdated police response is capable of working in a congested community. The government through propaganda is failing to protect the security of the individual and property. Kenya is hence a state where life is brutish, hash and nasty because of laws placed by someone who has guards 24/7. There was no consultation when these laws were placed no studies if there were any they should have realized that countries with gun ownership legislation are the safest to live in. good example right next door Kenya
By Tom Mukuha
I am a gun owner and don't like the NRA, but when they say, 'when guns are outlawed then. Only outlaws will have guns,' they are correct. No one is safe, the reason I am writing this article is to drum up support for gun ownership in Kenya. Guns are dangerous but Make no mistake, when only the police have guns, no one is safe. Even the wanton killing by the trigger happy police does not deter crime. The only safety is when you're at home and behind locked bars. Bars everywhere, doors, windows, gates, everywhere outside security guards armed with a machete (if you pay extra). The Guard comes at 6 and going home to a tin shack where there is no food. The bed is infested by bed bugs, no running water indoor plumbing and defiantly no toilets (except the flying once) his job is to stand guard waiting inside a locked gate surrounded by wall around our house. This is a terrible way to live both for the middle class and the watchman day and night the stress of crime is intoxicating and exhausting. My question is does anyone wonder when they are snug in bed, what the watchman is think in the cold scared of the thugs knowing that they will come with guns or bows and arrows.
The only hope a Kenyan trapped in a house surrounded by 20 to 30 thugs high on 100 percent quality changa’a is to call 999 if the phone has credit or the network is good enough. Emergency response arrives afew hours later on foot after taking a bus and walking for hours too late to prevent anything. So who is failing here? I will answer this question this way the Kenyan people are failing they have been brain washed to believe that the outdated police response is capable of working in a congested community. The government through propaganda is failing to protect the security of the individual and property. Kenya is hence a state where life is brutish, hash and nasty because of laws placed by someone who has guards 24/7. There was no consultation when these laws were placed no studies if there were any they should have realized that countries with gun ownership legislation are the safest to live in. good example right next door Kenya
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