THE IRRESPONSIBILITY THAT HAILS KENYANS

Kenyans have in the past one month had to deal with the most tearful September ever in the history of this nation.From the accidents on our roads,  Yokozuna tragedy in some place called Mushatha, in Nyeri and the mother of them all, the Sinai fire tragedy. Safe for the accidents that appeared hellbent on wrecking havoc on our roads, the illicit brew and the Sinai tragedies boil down to the responsibility of Kenyans. In Mushatha, residents already knew that some illegal intoxicants were being prepared and consumed. They had towed along with this guilt conscience, apparently caring less. Days later, when some guys died and others turned blind after partaking of this Yokozuna thing, residents stormed the bar and brought down everything. They cried foul that the government had turned a blind eye to this illegal brews. This was a show of crocodile tears because Kenyans ought to be responsible and take charge of their lives instead of waiting for the government to. Am not absolving the government of abdicating its responsibility, but emphasizing the fact that a responsible people do not wait for tragedies t happen right under their noses, in order to shed crocodile tears n try to reverse the irreversible.No, history has proved to prove itself on many occasions in Kenya. Back in 2006, the Chumvi tragedy in Machakos County, where many died and others turned blind after a drink in a chang'aa den, we failed to learn from this tragedy and that's why we were once again caught napping by the Mushatha tragedy. As a nation, Kenyans need to be responsible because this leads to a responsible nation, were the government needs not to force people not to do this or that, akin to the philosopher who said that, u need not ask what the government does to you, rather what you can do to the government. In the Sinai tragedy, efforts to relocate residents of the slums in 2009, were fiercely resisted by the residents themselves, led by some politicians. A local media house even carried a story on what they termed as a tragedy waiting to happen. With KPC's efforts to relocate the residents resisted, a disaster was on its way to maul innocent Kenyans. Apparently, the government threw the issue to the bin, and residents continued to encroach on the pipeline, aware of the danger that lay underneath. Fast forward to September 2009, a section of the pipeline burst, exploding to a fierce fire, not seen before.  More than a hundred had been burned to death, some completely to ashes, many more critically injured. Women lost their husbands, men lost their wives and innocent children were orphaned. Suddenly, the very politicians who had resisted KPC's efforts to relocate people from the slums were shedding crocodile tears, as they consoled the residents, a crisis at Kenyatta National Hospital followed as medic s tried to attend to emergencies. In the Mushatha and Sinai tragedies, loss of lives that could have been avoided had Kenyans been objective and responsible, were lost. Politics  should be kept off from issues in which lives are at stake. The chilling accident on the Mbooni- Machakos road, raised many questions which we as Kenyans, seem to lack answers to. But key things here, the driver was allegedly drunk and yet he decided to drive at night on a deplorable road. Had he not decided to drive, probably this would have been avoided. The bus was loaded beyond capacity. Traffic rules are not meant for the corps, but for the safety of the road user. Thus, had they adhered to them, probably this accident would not have occurred. As we mourn the departed Kenyans, this should be a wake-up call to Kenyans to be more vigilant and responsible, in that they mind the welfare of their fellow Kenyans; for this provides the only way to a safer Kenya. What do you think as a responsible Kenyan?