Daktari, as much as you use the term "relative", I would not use the terms "advanced" and "Kenya" in the same sentence.<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 11:33 AM, waudo siganga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:emailsignet@mailcan.com" target="_blank">emailsignet@mailcan.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Thanks Evans, Gilda. What you guys say is true - I was just giving my observation after visiting some African countries. Most of the developments we have undergone have been through the efforts of the private sector. Take for example the Industrial Area in Nairobi. It is huge for African standards. Manufacturers and business people there are busy producing despite what you have noted - the potholed roads outside, traffic jams due to poor planning, unreliable water supply, power outages, etc. not to mention corruption. If we are already advanced relative to other African countries then where would we be if things were in order?</div>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri">I agree with you. Much as we are ahead of others in the continent, let us not blind ourselves with that. We must use the highest benchmark and aim much higher. It is true, we ought to be so much further, considering our capabilities.We have a lot of catching up to do- a great deal of it too!</span></div>
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Daktari,<br>
I beg to disagree with your statement that Kenya is a very advanced country in many respects. I would say that we are about 50 years behind where we should be. The roads that we are now building should have been done in the 60s. For instance, how do you say that we are advanced when we cant even get water to our houses in the capital city? Where I live, we get water once a week when we are lucky. And that is supposed to be a middle class housing estate in the capital city? I know many other places where they are not so lucky.<br>
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Just look at our roads in Nairobi (dont even go to Moyale). Have they repaired the roads in Westlands? We have pot holes in the CBD of Nairobi! Even smaller banana republics in Africa have smoother roads. We have sewage spewing out of manholes all over. Our people are dying of hunger, whether it rains or shines. Public hospitals are a shame. Public transport is a disaster. But we are used to all that!<br>
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While we may be doing better than several of our neighbours, that is basically our biggest problem. We compare ourselves with Somalia and we call ourselves advanced!<br>
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Overall I think Mr Gaitho is right. Kenya is a very advanced country in many respects but the poor roads are an enigma. One does not need to go far. I was impressed with the roads in Addis Ababa. Someone told me that the Addis-Moyale road is tarmacked smooth while the Nairobi-Moyale one, which is shorter, is not.</div>
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