Kenya ranks up there as a failed state....WOW!!!

[The Quonquerer]

Chokozeni muone nyambafu nyie! Mko desperate na mnataka attention, you are likely to do it. For us its simple, tunachukua wajaluo, maana wana hasira kupokonywa urais then tunatandika tunavyotaka. Then tunarudi kwetu na kuwaachia soo la vita ya kudumu. Sasa in Tanzania, what tribe will use, maana sisi ujinga huo hatuna. We are the United Republic of Tanzania, the one and only on the region, eti sasa mnataka kutuiga kuungana na sisi. No, muda wake umekwisha! Msidhani vita ni silaha tu, ingawa nazo tunazo pia!

 

[Utingo]

Watanzania mnababaikia sana wamanga ndiyo maana kamwe hamtaendelea. Wakenya hawana ujinga huo sana. Huwezi kulinganisha Kenya na Tanzania kimaendeleo. Kenya iko mbele sana. Kama Kenya ni failed state basi Tanzania ni division 0, grade F kabisa. Wengi tena msijishauwe humu, mkienda Nairobi ni kama mmefika Ulaya hivi. Nairobi mnaiona ni Paris ya East Africa.

What a none sense. Unaweza kutaja kampuni kubwa iwe bank,industry or any iliyoko kenya ambayo haimilikiwi either na mwarabu, muhindi au mzungu?

 

[Utingo]

Bwana Kichuguu, tatizo ni kwamba after smelling danger kwao wameshaanza ku-sneak in toka siku nyingi lakini wanakuja na nationalism yao kwetu wakijua kwamba tunawababaikia au tunawahitaji. Tatizo ni kwamba majirani wote wameshaona kwetu ndio pa kukimbilia..sasa sijiui itakuwaje.? Nilikuwa Nairoberry juzi, it was my first time. Of course, kuna maghorofa marefu ya zamani and it's busy ila watu wengi wamechoka. Siyo Nairobi niliyokuwa nikiisikia toka nikiwa mdogo na tambo ninazozisikia kutoka kwao. Wanajifanya wanajua, sioni hata wanachokijua! Now we going to deal with our problems and them!

Mkuu Nairobi ya leo si nairobi ya 15 yrs back. The city is Horrible. Kila unayekutana naye kapigika vibaya mno, majengo machakavu mno, the city and country is at stand still. I used to admire it lakini kwa sasa bora kuishi Harare kuliko Nairobi.

 

[RealDeal]

What a none sense. Unaweza kutaja kampuni kubwa iwe bank,industry or any iliyoko kenya ambayo haimilikiwi either na mwarabu, muhindi au mzungu?

Dunderhead, you don't even have to look further than your own country. KCB and even recently Resolution health are in TZ they are Kenyan. What you gon do??
Hata magazeti zenu hutengenezewa kenya kama hujui.

 

[eliakeem]

ignorance? not that jargon. for your info, tz has the worst slums, but they are not highlighted as there is not much difference with the main towns, rather, the towns are not as developed, so there would be no need of showing the slums.
As for kenya, it's the opposite; very urban but some slums in the outskirts. That's why you never hear of slums in ug, tz, chad etc etc.
But you will always hear this:

Biggest slums
1. Soweto - South Africa
2. Niger delta - Nigeria
3. Kibera - Kenya
4. Dharavi - Indian slums
5. Harlem - New York, USA.
6. East London - UK

See, no need for highlighting underdeveloped countries, only well-off countries are highlighted to give them a challenge due to the big contrast.
p.s avoid words like layman, real profs don't call anyone that.
Good Night!!

Teh, teh, dont make me lough boy. You real need some classes on the subject.
But let me give you a bit.
In Tz we have Community Infrastructure Upgrading program like Hananasif in Dar whilst Kenya you have Slums upgrading programs like in kibera au wapi huko mimi sijui.
Again narudia hatuna slums tuna unplanned settlements. And those few data you gave on big slums I engaged in analysis when i was an assistant researcher some years back.

By the way, young man, the term layman is not an insult, for instance if you r a doctor amid lawyers discussing real legal matters, then you are a layman, a lawyer amid engineers who discussing technical issues is a layman despite of being referred as a prof. dr. dr.
So even you in this matter you r a layman. please dont go on beating around.

 

[eliakeem]

spin spin spin.....hizi ndio typical talking point za mafisadi na bila aibu unajiita expert(labda wa mavi) maana ndio yaliyojaa yanatiririka mitaani,no matter how you say it lakini facts hazibadiliki,and seems debate imekuwa kama league za mchangani sasa,its a waste of time debating na watu kama wewe mnaoleta ubishi tuu....kumbuka dar hakuna maji wala umeme na foleni is like armagedon,tumia expertize yako kama kweli unayo kuliko kuleta siasa zako humu za uswahilini

Koba acha matusi, ongea ukweli, maana wafahamu mambo walau kidogo. Unaweza fananisha /manzese na kibera au buguruni na mathare. halafu suala unalosema la foleni ya magari, mitaro bibovu yoote yako kwenye issue ya planning. kwa hiyo tatizo letu bongo ni urban/physical planning. Ukiongelea slums unaongelea kitu kingine kabisa.

Kingine koba, mimi sipendi matusi. niko hapa kwa ajili ya kuelimisha na pia kujipatia ujuzi na maarifa. Ningeamua kutukanana na wewe ningeanza zamani sana kipindi kile unawatetea w,ase,nge na wafiraji, kitu ambacho kwenye jamii yetu ni laana (sitawaita kwa jina la mashoga kwa sababu neno hilo linawapunguzia uchafu/makali hivyo kuonekana ni jambo la kawaida). Nashangaa na kusikitika kuona unawatetea people who are less human than us.
Tafadhali koba sitaki matusi na lugha chafu.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Kenya cannot be a failed state

By MOSES WETANG'ULA
Posted Monday, July 5 2010 at 15:38

On June 23, the Nation reported that Foreign Policy magazine ranked Kenya 13th on its annual list of “failed states.”
We take issue with the ranking which shows how some in the West unfortunately fail to understand or appreciate the political reforms and economic growth in recent years that have made Kenya a more stable nation.
These rankings also overlook the key security role Kenya plays in East Africa. In less than a month, the country will go to the referendum and vote on a new constitution. This constitution has been widely praised by leaders around the world, including US President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Just last month, President Obama issued a statement acknowledging the constitution’s promise to “turn the page to a promising new chapter of Kenyan history’’. The constitution will provide a stronger framework for the government and pave the way for greater transparency and accountability.
Fuelled by a free and expansive media, the current debate about the constitution is a testament to the strength and vibrancy of democracy in the country. Meanwhile, Kenya, the largest economy in East Africa, has seen its GDP grow in the last seven years, from under $10 billion to more than $30 billion.
Investors – international and institutional alike – are paying more attention than ever to the country’s burgeoning economic infrastructure. In 2008, Kenya’s largest mobile telecommunications network service provider, Safaricom, went public and demand for shares vastly exceeded supply.
Just two weeks ago, the Central Bank of Kenya offered the first 25-year bond – the longest term government bond ever issued in the securities market – and again, there were many more investors than there were available bonds. Kenya is predicting six per cent economic growth in the next year, and the country has, with its neighbours, launched the East African Community Common Market, which allows free movement of goods, services, capital and labour across five countries.
Already the world’s leading tea producer and biggest flower exporter to Europe, Kenya’s ongoing efforts to foster industry and innovation in the region are apparent through other initiatives like the Northern Corridor Transport Improvement project and the much anticipated Malili, a 5,000-acre technology park unique in Africa.
As we make progress within our country, we must also do something about the threats outside our borders. That’s why Kenya, the only developing country to host a UN headquarters, continues to provide crucial security and humanitarian relief in the East African region.
Kenya has warned about the dangers posed by extremists in Somalia and successfully prosecuted pirates that have terrorised shipping vessels in the Gulf of Aden. Kenya has also become a beacon of hope for thousands of Somali refugees fleeing violence and poverty.
Kenya is an increasingly successful nation with a vibrant culture, open civil society, expansive media and free and compulsory primary education. We would encourage the world to judge us not by rankings, but by our potential. The next few months will clearly demonstrate that Kenya is continuing to move towards a very bright, stable and prosperous future.
Mr Wetang’ula is the minister for Foreign Affairs.
Daily Nation: - Opinion |Kenya cannot be a failed state

 

[RealDeal]

The West will never cease to be biased.

 

[Rufiji]

Minister Wangiki is either ill-advised or living in denial. Someone should have told him that best way to tackle a problem is to confront it, and not to shove it under the rag expecting that it will mysteriously go away. There is a reason Kenya was categorized as a failed state; in fact, the level of animosities among tribes in Kenya are appalling and can lead to political unrest at any time.

The problem with Africans is we always want to hear what we want to hear and not what we are supposed to hear. There is no such thing as biasness in this report; in fact, they didn't go further to expose the severity of the problem. It is only a fool who will disagree with the assertion that Kenya is a failed state after what ensued in 2008 elections. It will be of great help to Kenyans to start doing some soul searching, rather than embarking in criticizing the messenger.

 

[Wacha1]

Rufiji

Kula tano mkuu wewe mkorofi sana, sasa subiri uone wakimbizi watakavyoingia kwa mbwembwe kama wamekosa lawa lawa kutoka kwa mabwana zao.

 

[RealDeal]

Now I see that there are some parts of the world where people live moving to 1900's when others are moving towards 2030's.

 

[Bantugbro]

Kenya cannot be a failed state

By MOSES WETANG'ULA
Posted Monday, July 5 2010 at 15:38

On June 23, the Nation reported that Foreign Policy magazine ranked Kenya 13th on its annual list of "failed states."
We take issue with the ranking which shows how some in the West unfortunately fail to understand or appreciate the political reforms and economic growth in recent years that have made Kenya a more stable nation.
These rankings also overlook the key security role Kenya plays in East Africa. In less than a month, the country will go to the referendum and vote on a new constitution. This constitution has been widely praised by leaders around the world, including US President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Just last month, President Obama issued a statement acknowledging the constitution's promise to "turn the page to a promising new chapter of Kenyan history''. The constitution will provide a stronger framework for the government and pave the way for greater transparency and accountability.
Fuelled by a free and expansive media, the current debate about the constitution is a testament to the strength and vibrancy of democracy in the country. Meanwhile, Kenya, the largest economy in East Africa, has seen its GDP grow in the last seven years, from under $10 billion to more than $30 billion.
Investors – international and institutional alike – are paying more attention than ever to the country's burgeoning economic infrastructure. In 2008, Kenya's largest mobile telecommunications network service provider, Safaricom, went public and demand for shares vastly exceeded supply.
Just two weeks ago, the Central Bank of Kenya offered the first 25-year bond – the longest term government bond ever issued in the securities market – and again, there were many more investors than there were available bonds. Kenya is predicting six per cent economic growth in the next year, and the country has, with its neighbours, launched the East African Community Common Market, which allows free movement of goods, services, capital and labour across five countries.
Already the world's leading tea producer and biggest flower exporter to Europe, Kenya's ongoing efforts to foster industry and innovation in the region are apparent through other initiatives like the Northern Corridor Transport Improvement project and the much anticipated Malili, a 5,000-acre technology park unique in Africa.
As we make progress within our country, we must also do something about the threats outside our borders. That's why Kenya, the only developing country to host a UN headquarters, continues to provide crucial security and humanitarian relief in the East African region.
Kenya has warned about the dangers posed by extremists in Somalia and successfully prosecuted pirates that have terrorised shipping vessels in the Gulf of Aden. Kenya has also become a beacon of hope for thousands of Somali refugees fleeing violence and poverty.
Kenya is an increasingly successful nation with a vibrant culture, open civil society, expansive media and free and compulsory primary education. We would encourage the world to judge us not by rankings, but by our potential. The next few months will clearly demonstrate that Kenya is continuing to move towards a very bright, stable and prosperous future.
Mr Wetang'ula is the minister for Foreign Affairs.
Daily Nation:*- Opinion*|Kenya cannot be a failed state

Nakumbuka huyu waziri ndie aliekuwa akipinga makao makuu ya EA kujengwa Arusha. Na kabla hata ya wino wa report ya ranking kukauka tayari hiyo referendum yake ndio iliyolipua mabomu mkutanoni nairobi. Kazi ipo kweli..