For this to have happened - some elements of corruption must have taken place.
My thoughts during this great day of 25th December are focused on Kenya and what we have become collectively.
It was in March 2008 and I vividly recall one of my teachers
taking me through the subject of Karma. “No
matter what we think of it, none of us can escape karmic law,” he said and went
on, for it is universal, timeless, and impersonal. From a
mystical point of view, it is the expression of divine justice, as it manifests
on the visible and invisible plane of creation. Karma is a law of love that has
objective of helping us become conscious of our spiritual nature and of expressing it in our behavior. “
So many things have happened to our country over the
years and makes me wonder –from a human viewpoint, is it possible to place a
value judgment on the nature of collective Karma? I would think humanity has
its own collective karma. It is, I would think, the reflection of the past behavior of all
humans and represents the level of consciousness that we have collectively
achieved.
Why am I bringing the subject of Karma to my country? I
have read a few things in the recent past and leave me baffled how and why we
do some things on small scale and mostly on large scale. How do we expect to prosper
as country if we hate one another and are corrupt to the core?
Sample this experience by Mohammed Warsame in Mombasa County.
PRISON WARDERS REPORTED COLLECTING BRIBES FROM MOMBASA PEDESTRIANS
Incoming reporters say prison warders patrolling Mombasa streets are stopping people for ID check-ups and demanding payment of Sh 500 before letting them go.
Very sad that just as devolution increased the burden on voters with money-guzzling lawmakers on a massive scale, this new system of combined policing by police, APs, prisons, NYS, and KWS personnel will increase further bribe-taking opportunities at the expense of wananchi.We are not going to see increased or enhanced security, but increased bunch of thieves.
Mohamed Warsama
Reported in December in one of the group where am a member.
This is history picture just to remind you. money found with a traffic police.
Another Experience in Eldoret by as reported by Benson Khamala.
ELDORET. A cool place to visit. That is, until you look for parking space. Yesterday while parking along Uganda road, my car was clamped before i could get out. I thought it was a "Ukinaswa" episode as hardly had anyone come to ask for parking fees. The guys sped off in their truck, leaving a "un-clamp" payment voucher on the windscreen. Had to cough the fine at their municipal office, but after venting at one and all in yellow green uniform.
This was reported on 21st December 2014. Happened in Mombasa.
Just thought that I should pass on to you a matter of grave concern. Over the past couple of weeks or so, a guest of ours visiting from Belgium has been stopped and arrested twice, and a bribe demanded for his release. The 1st time, he boarded a tuk tuk from the Bamburi Police Station stage heading for Mtwapa. En-route, the tuk-tuk driver stopped and took on additional passengers. A little further up the road and they were stopped by police. They all got hauled to Mtwapa Police Station and placed under arrest for over-loading. Now our guest is a visitor who barely speaks English and couldn't even understand what he may have done wrong. The police ended up charging him Sh.5000 bail money, but as soon as they released him, the officer in charge of the desk called him aside and demanded the receipt back. Our visitor was just to relieved to be out and didn't argue about it.
2012 sampled data - just to reflect on ...
This is even more crazy as reported by Harshil Gudka in Mombasa. December 16th 2014
do these cops at nyali bridge ave sense? u are stopped u present ur id and then the guy flashes his torch to prove whether u represent the person in id or not, to top it u are told step out of the car and the the guy removes the paper of renewal from the licence displaying the old renewal and then he tells u wot can he do as the licence is not renewed, by this time since u ave not had diner and ur stress has reached its top level you ask the guy to give back the papers of the renewal which he then throws and says oops, u take the papers strewn around and enter the car coz you don't want to end up abusing the "men at work" as u enter the car he stand s in front and tells u boss hatujamlizana, u put the car in D and tell him to stand aside which he refuses and tells u we muindi wa enda wapi, u step on the accelerator and ensure he does not get hit unfortunately the side bumper passes by him and then he says nisamehe boss nimekukosea, by which time you are gone. truly speaking are these the ones who are meant to protect us????
I could go on and on but the message is clear. As a society we cannot expect better things if this is the collective culture. Don't be cheated – corruption is not in our DNA, it is a choice we have made.
In our own little and able ways - let's reverse this trend that tends to look so normal.
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