The Roadmap to Sense…

I think I have been silent for too long on the way the government is running its affairs. For them, it may not seem to bother them, but for the rest of us, the Wanjiku, we sense a bit of incompetence. Disclaimer, I want to say that we, as citizens, know running a country is not easy, and we don’t demand perfection from your governance. That said, we are entitled to some sort of seriousness and structures in your plan for us. I don’t need to be an analyst or have some experience to see how there is disorganization in the running of the country.
Fact, there is a conflict of opinion on how things should be done. This is normal since we have different ideologies, but with other people’s lives in your hands, ‘there has to be the bigger person(s),’ rising above selfish interests. Even before we get there, we have the hierarchy of leadership in whatever docket it is; one leads the rest follow. Voicing your opinion is good, but it hinders decision making if it means the job is not getting done. You can’t derail a whole country because your voice is not factored in.
In this country, if you are a cabinet secretary, it is expected that you know your department to the core. Understanding that, it doesn’t make sense to me when you are giving recommendations that don’t solve the problem at hand. You can’t be making decisions today, then tomorrow going back on your word. I mean, this just shows the state of confusion that is looming in those offices. This is the time to prove your skills to us as a country. In this delicate time, being safe is important, but time is equally as important. Moving fast to contain the crisis is paramount to sliding it under the rag. On various ministries, the lack of accountability and continuous finger-pointing has been seen when things go wrong, justifies my concern. Putting the whole country on hold is not a permanent solution to rising above the pandemic.
With that said, if you need an expert opinion, please get it, ask for it, but it would also help if you keep us in the loop. With the various ideas coming through to tackle our predicament as a country, don’t be shutting out any possible solution to the problem just because the scheme doesn’t benefit you as the government or its leaders. Yes, we know solutions that have been presented by various organizations to solve the internet connectivity in this country but turned down due to a lack of vested interest. We just need solutions that will give long term results. The back and forth, uncertainty will only bring us steps back while we are moving forward. If it means shaking up our normal schedules, so be it. We need things to move, sitting back as we wait for things to get better is only derailing us, so get your act together. We are tired of being frustrated as citizens. A road map is what we all need to assure us we are on track.