Selfishly guard our hard earned Resources .......by ken

Kennethkiriinya@yahoo.com

The most recent move by government to scrap off the maternity fee is one move that was worthy appreciating though it’s equally an undertaking that translates to a rise in government spending specifically in the line of health. With this the government should be well prepared to ensure that every coin injected in this project is used to serve the said purpose and not bulging the pockets of some criminals in the name of management. Remember what happened to the free education program?! When the former president of the republic of Kenya announced this it was received with all kind of enthusiasm and obviously endless praise to the president and his party affiliates. It never appeared to anybody that one big monster in the name of corruption could almost shutter the whole project and worst still taint the name of the country to the donors who had pledged to fund the venture. One thing resulted to the other and the students had no learning material just because some crazy Kenyan somewhere had snaffled a part of the money in the name of delegation summits and procurement of drinking water for millions of Kenyan shillings! Several years down the line with one commission after another the perpetrators of this are yet to be held accountable, possibly impunity again found a  fit platform and thus why we are yet to get answers to the question, who embezzled our funds? All we have is some shoddy audit reports that covers volumes in literature and exhibits little or no rationality.

Lately I bumped on a report titled “Challenges that faced free education in Kenya” I read the article optimistic that I could find the names of those egotistic  people that siphoned  education meant funds and possibly where they were serving their jail terms in return of their actions . Mendacity was what was demonstrated in the entire report, less I don’t sufficiently understand why one could write virtually ten pages to cover: teachers shortage, teaching and learning facilities, head teachers poor management skills and student mobility from public to private and within public schools and ONLY have two sentences on embezzlement while everybody the devil inclusive knows that its fraud that amputated the whole scheme.

To avoid a repeat of what happened back then, somebody most preferably some upright ant-fraud bureau need to be set up to ensure that every penny spent is accounted for, not only for this project but for any other that could be in pipeline. Let cushion our citizens from schemes that can cause actual patient harm, including subjecting patients to unnecessary treatment, providing sub-standard services and supplies, and passing potentially life-threatening diseases due to the lack of proper precautions. This how we can appropriately appreciate that Kenyan who is daily baked by the scorching sun trying to earn a living and as the day ends they still have something to give to the government in the name of tax, and every other person who pays for health care benefits, every business that pays higher insurance costs to cover their employees and every taxpayer who funds Medicare.And i believe this not a dream for Ken alone, its  a yearn that springs from the heart of every other 'mwenyenchi' from every walks of life...