Wakanyugi wrote:FRM2011 wrote:
The interesting thing with the NASA manifesto launch is that jubilee bloggers wrote more about it than they did for the Jubilee manifesto.
From Dennis Itumbi, Pauline Njoroge, Robert Alai et.al, they have gone into overdrive. Including a review of Baba's dressing.
Mheshimiwa Kimani was on Kameme fm this morning going through the manifesto. The rallying call is for our people to come out in large numbers to save muthamaki.
A few months ago, we were told if we settled on Rao as flag-bearer, Jubilee would not bother to campaign. It would be 70%+1.
Dunno what has changed.
There is a simple test for a Manifesto and I am afraid the NASA version flunked. This is the answer to Wanjiku's question: 'What is in it for me?' This answer should be stated in simple terms, bromides almost, that campaigners can keep hammering on the stumps.
But the NASA manifesto is underwhelming. In some places it reads like a bad Masters thesis, some of it plagiarized. Look at the pillars: "National Identity; Inclusion of All Communities; Unleashing the power of Culture; Coming to Terms with our Past." What do these big words mean? And what will it take to convince NASA that Kenyans have moved on? They want a vision of the future not a rehashing of the past.
"Language policy" Really? That is Wanjiku's priority?
This is where I blame the communications team, not the poor Principals who have to sell such shoddy work. And that includes you FRM2011. Stop wasting your time on Wazua and go help you team out. They are clearly failing you.
Actually our manifesto was quite the opposite. Simple straight-forward message packaged for wanjiku. Those big words might sound abstract to you but the guy living in Kawangware knows what they mean. We are re-drafting the governance contract. Re-writing the rules of engagement between who is the boss and who is the servant. Changing the operating software if you may. Extrajudicial killings, disappearances, arbitrary arrests, files disappearing, land grabbing are programs that are not compatible with the new operating system.
In 2003, average kenyans buoyed by the election victory alighted from a matatu and arrested a traffic cop taking bribes. This was in machakos. Unfortunately, they didn't know Kiraitu, Muthaura, Murangaru and others had already shredded the new contract and reverted to the old one.
1. Any parent knows that once IEBC makes that anticipated announcement in Aug, that will be the end of school fees.
2. The first bill in parliament will be to repeal the NHIF act and create the UHSF via an act of parliament. There is usually an animal called FIF and operations budget in the Health docket. This ceases immediately and all the funds go to the new fund. Employed chaps will have to dig deeper in their pockets as the fund will set a minimum contribution.
This is how it works. If you come to my hood (Rongai), the middle class visit Gertrudes, Karen, Agakhan, NWH and many other private hospitals with their medical insurance cards. The poor flood fatima (a catholic facility) or the over-stretched govt facility.
In canaan, health care is a right for every canaanite. That poor mother from Kandisi will have a UHSF card. Provided for free. She goes to seek medical care wherever she wants. Say Karen hospital Rongai. Whoever treats her bills UHSF. If nobody goes to the Kandisi dispensary run by the county govt, then the Kajiado county govt will decide whether its necessary to have/fund the facility.
Moving health care from supply-driven to demand-driven. Not to provide health-care but ensure every citizen can access quality health care.
Jubilee is still talking of expanding free maternity. You know what happened to the funds last time. They were re-allocated to import containers. For two years, the county govt hospitals have never been re-reimbursed for the free maternity services. The president claimed that kids born in hospitals had tripled because of the program. Well, the nation fact-checked that. It was an outright lie.
comparing us with Jubilee is like comparing a guy who is sleeping with one who is dead.