PUT ASIDE GREED AND SELFISHNESS AND SUPPORT KENYA GOVERNMENT WHERE NECESSARY...

It is emerging that we live in a society characterized by greed, mediocrity and economic ignorance despite the high level of education that most of the society members seek. It is evident that the society has forgotten to embrace rational thinking and sound judgement in calling for society involvement in administration and sharing of the national cake. The society is continuously getting obsessed with quantity while forgetting the need for Quality.

Transition of Economic Sabotage
 Let us recall the KANU regime when the prices of goods ranged within one hundred shillings for a month's budget. The economic times favored even the least earning citizens of this country only that it was hard to quantify the value. The 97/2002 Vs 2002/2007 transition phase accounted for much of the current financial independence and greed we are experiencing. However, economists will appreciate the government for being smart enough to mop out the much money injected in public in a silent manner while eating into her people.
Kenyans are still adamant with these changes while appreciating little on the effect that these salary increments have caused to the whole society. It is apparent that the value of goods beginning from salt to land has increased relatively in a proportion of 75% to the salary and remunerations growth.
My attention is drawn to the current call by the teachers for a 50-60% salary increment. From 1999, the teachers have been given salary increments in range of 10-12%. These increments have been proportional to other professionals in relation to working environment, academic qualifications and professional requirements. We all appreciate that the teachers and indeed all professionals in this country need salary increment, but 50-60% salary increment is unrealistic.
At one point all of us when in college we learn some bit of economics of a country and monetary balances. It does not need rocket science, economics specialization or commerce studies to understand that too much money in circulation causes trade imbalance and inflation. Kenya is currently battling with the weak shilling which is evident to be driven by market forces other than government regulation.

Hidden Truths...

There are few things that Sossion and Okello are not telling the sympathetic public. Let us answer these questions;
1. To which year do the two unions want the salaries increment backdated to?
2. Why should teachers in Job group R, earn more than civil servants in job group S in basic pay?
3. What proportion of the current wage bill do the teachers consume?
It is uncouth, greed and gimmick for teachers to compare their salaries with those of MPs, MCAs, Senators e.t.c. If they have any good will to for this country the best way is to put pressure on those with huge salaries cut their pay and not demand for increment. I know I will hurt some of you but I call upon all citizens of good will to be prudent and realistic in demands they make. The future shall haunt us. uhuru Kenyatta is going to retire soon, Ruto will leave executive soon, but civil service will remain in force forever.
Kenyans let's us embrace values of patriotism for our Country.
God bless Kenya.