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Rank: Member Joined: 7/27/2014 Posts: 560 Location: Eastlando
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In the last one month alone, i have had to call an ambulance twice. First time was because my wife became abruptly very sick and she had to be operated and second time, because my son was "gone" abruply for like two minutes
In these two cases,i called an ambulance and there were in my house betwenn 5-8 minutes.
In the case of my son, an ambulance came and within one minute the emergency doctor followed behind and on the way was also a childrens doctor. ´My son was first treated at home and only when he stabilised, did they take him to hospital
I was really touched with this action from them. My wife is doing much better and she even went back to work and my son is still in hospital but out of danger.
Yesterday night, i was asking myself pertinent questions. If this had happened in nairobi, would i still be having my loved ones by now?
Guys, we can make our country better. Let us demand services from the govt and the county gvts.Every life is important and we need to guard it jealously.Excellent medical care is not a luxury, it is a human right.
I have decided, i will one day vie for a political seat and try to play my role towards improving the livelihood of our people
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2008 Posts: 6,275 Location: Kenya
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That is why we are sh*t-hole country... Many may not like that term, but it describes the reality on the ground... Unfortunately, with the current condition, even if you became a politician, you would be entrenched in the sh*tting business and you won't do much... unfortunately... We need to change the culture then we have good leaders... REMEMBER: we get the leaders we deserve i.e. they are a reflection of ourselves!
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,237 Location: Vacuum
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Fullykenyan wrote:In the last one month alone, i have had to call an ambulance twice. First time was because my wife became abruptly very sick and she had to be operated and second time, because my son was "gone" abruply for like two minutes
In these two cases,i called an ambulance and there were in my house betwenn 5-8 minutes.
In the case of my son, an ambulance came and within one minute the emergency doctor followed behind and on the way was also a childrens doctor. ´My son was first treated at home and only when he stabilised, did they take him to hospital
I was really touched with this action from them. My wife is doing much better and she even went back to work and my son is still in hospital but out of danger.
Yesterday night, i was asking myself pertinent questions. If this had happened in nairobi, would i still be having my loved ones by now?
Guys, we can make our country better. Let us demand services from the govt and the county gvts.Every life is important and we need to guard it jealously.Excellent medical care is not a luxury, it is a human right.
I have decided, i will one day vie for a political seat and try to play my role towards improving the livelihood of our people
Pole sana for the rough patch you have been through If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/27/2014 Posts: 560 Location: Eastlando
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Swenani wrote:Fullykenyan wrote:In the last one month alone, i have had to call an ambulance twice. First time was because my wife became abruptly very sick and she had to be operated and second time, because my son was "gone" abruply for like two minutes
In these two cases,i called an ambulance and there were in my house betwenn 5-8 minutes.
In the case of my son, an ambulance came and within one minute the emergency doctor followed behind and on the way was also a childrens doctor. ´My son was first treated at home and only when he stabilised, did they take him to hospital
I was really touched with this action from them. My wife is doing much better and she even went back to work and my son is still in hospital but out of danger.
Yesterday night, i was asking myself pertinent questions. If this had happened in nairobi, would i still be having my loved ones by now?
Guys, we can make our country better. Let us demand services from the govt and the county gvts.Every life is important and we need to guard it jealously.Excellent medical care is not a luxury, it is a human right.
I have decided, i will one day vie for a political seat and try to play my role towards improving the livelihood of our people
Pole sana for the rough patch you have been through Thanks bro. I appreciate it
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/27/2014 Posts: 560 Location: Eastlando
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AlphDoti wrote:That is why we are sh*t-hole country... Many may not like that term, but it describes the reality on the ground... Unfortunately, with the current condition, even if you became a politician, you would be entrenched in the sh*tting business and you won't do much... unfortunately... We need to change the culture then we have good leaders... REMEMBER: we get the leaders we deserve i.e. they are a reflection of ourselves! Alphadoti,i really hope that at least the next generation will be diffetent.Hapana pesa tu mbele,at the expense of the common good of mwanainchi
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 7/3/2007 Posts: 1,635
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Fullykenyan wrote:AlphDoti wrote:That is why we are sh*t-hole country... Many may not like that term, but it describes the reality on the ground... Unfortunately, with the current condition, even if you became a politician, you would be entrenched in the sh*tting business and you won't do much... unfortunately... We need to change the culture then we have good leaders... REMEMBER: we get the leaders we deserve i.e. they are a reflection of ourselves! Alphadoti,i really hope that at least the next generation will be diffetent.Hapana pesa tu mbele,at the expense of the common good of mwanainchi It is hard to notice this, but we have had an incremental improvement in quality of leadership over time (same with other areas). I recall a time when we had leaders who could not even read. They failed often because they knew no better. Today we have educated people in positions of power. Where they fail it is not out of lack of knowledge or even competence (many have even worked in developed countries) but because the temptation to corruption is too hard to resist. This is where we need a drastic improvement in the quality of the led. I agree with you that we should demand performance from those appointed to lead or serve. We have to stop deifying our leaders or giving them a pass because they belong to our tribe or clan. Kenya is only a sh*thole country because Kenyans often behave like sheep. "The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." (Niels Bohr)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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@Fullykenyan, pole I hope all goes well for you. The Kenyan problem is part leadership and part us as Kenyans. Look at how we walk on pathways or drive, do you think the Ambulance would have been at your house in the same 5-8mins time? It would probably have been stuck in traffic because no one would want to give way. The nurse/paramedic would probably not give the utmost best care because either, they dont love their job, they are not well equipped, or they dont know what to do As a people we need to have some value of life "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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Just take care of your family. Trying to act saviour in Kenya is often met with a lot of resistance and politics involved. I weep for Kenya. "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2008 Posts: 6,275 Location: Kenya
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essyk wrote:Just take care of your family.
Trying to act saviour in Kenya is often met with a lot of resistance and politics involved.
I weep for Kenya. Dr. Kinyanjui Nganga gives us examples of those who have sarificed for the big masses... and what they said on their death bed...
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 5/5/2011 Posts: 1,059
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Sadly although we are making strides, we still are overlooking very simple basics that can save lives. It's was documented a few weeks ago that although we have many ambulances in Kenya, reaching them is either difficult or impossible, no single emergency lines, no clear compensation for private ambulances and fire engines. Triage, this is non existent in most of our hospitals, you might be having a heart attack and you are told to go to the back of the line. Emergency entrances at the hospitals, no crew to receive and stabilize the emergency cases, just go through the KNH is not for the faint-hearted. To Each His Own
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