To be realistic,Kenya has its fair share of problems. But if there was an award for loving Kenya,I think I would scoop that award. I love this country to the core. No matter where you go,there will always be something that is not going right and for most,home seems to be the worst place.

There is a research that shows that people in the states are some of the worst complainers in the world. Some wazungus had come to see our church the other day and they were saying they have never seen the levels of happiness that we have here in the states.

Jaribu,here are some things to smile about:


Most Kenyans are generally friendly and welcoming.
We have a strong social structure i.e. knowing our neighbours,going in large numbers to funerals,weddings e.t.c.
Most friends in the west say we generally have a good culture i.e. not too many plugs,obesity and anorexia (states is 60% obese),church culture e.t.c.
Climate: This is something that is really pelekaing other continents,stuff like hurricanes,snow storms,tsunamis,wild fires e.t.c. e.t.c.
Peace and harmony: We still are not at the level we want and politicians still control a lot in terms of keeping people ignorant. But I still believe that most Kenyans love peace and tranquility
The wildlife,beaches,seas e.t.c.
Kenyans are some of the brightest people in Africa intellectually


I think the truth is always right in front of our eyes but many people do not want to look and thus end up miserable. I once was called an over optimistic person because of the way I chose to live my life. I think one of the most important things to remember is that there are 59+ psychological related diseases. Happy people are generally healthy people!!!!!

When we pray in praise to God,he makes a difference in our lives.

@kenyanbeef is right...

Greedy when others are fearful,Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase WB

@Wendz,yes. Spread the gospel to your sons and ask them to hate Kenya. We need to hate Kenya enough to do something abt it...all of us. It is not enough for @jaribu,myself n others to hate Kenya. We need those sons and daughters of yours (the future generation) to harness the hatred until its enough to mobilise some action which can only be taken collectively.

@kenyanbeef

I see your point. sometimes you may hate something so much that you wake up to do something about it... like a leaking roof - you hate being rained in your house so much that it jerks you to do something about it. Same is,when you love something enough to do something about it.... I chose to take that route... because if i take yours,while i will get the same done,I might have had enough ulcers that i wont be strong enough to do something. I choose to love,and teach my children to love this country enough to do something about it... Love it enough not to let politicians mess around with our economy,love it so much that their hearts bleed when they see the mess that the earlier generation has created,the corruption and the rot we have sank into,love it enough to conserve our environment,embrace our diversity,and vote with their minds and hearts but not with the greed and politicians pockets.... i believe we shall get to the same destination albeit different routes.

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

the other day a lunatic crashed into my car and for the purposes of insurance i had to get an abstract. at central police stn,i was asked to go all the way to former CID hqs in milimani and buy the abstract form so they could fill it for me. i wondered why they don't sell that form there at central but that a story for another day. so i drove all the way to milimani and took hours due to endless jams and later got the silly form form for 200 bob. that was after waiting in the long qeue out in the rain! but when i returned at central,i was aked to bring the form 'tomorrow',no questions aksed. early the next day,i was there by 7am but kept waiting until 9am possibly for the fun of it. i was not amused. i thought the form would be filled quickly so that i could take it to my insurance broker but i was wrong. i was rudely ordered to fill the car's reg number and 'come on monday..' what? monday?...damn right! and it was only wednesday! when i went there that monday,the place was filled with hundredsof frustrated guys like me. ok,here's the catch,the abstract was ready but they are piled together in thousands and you have to dig thru piles of forms searching your own which can take the whole day!!!.no questions are entertained unless you want kulala ndani. now that was a real pain in the azz. a simple process can take one week and for what? so when are the reforms going to be felt?

OnLy deaD FiSh gO WiTh tHe floW....!