THE HARSH STREETS
BY SUE KWEGAH
It was not until I got to understand exactly what was happening on a day in day out basis on the streets that I gathered up the courage to come up with this article. Well, life is not that easy. Just decide and take a blind stroll on the various streets in Nairobi and you will get what I am talking about.
Put aside the glamorous side of town and base your stroll on the less fortunate. You will realize that the have nots take the bigger percentage of the population. Well, that aside, there was this time I was rushing to my sister’s place from school and decided to pass by town. What caught my eyes filled my heart with sorrow.
I came across street kids, many who wore tatters, with dry mouths, a noticeable indication that they go for days without a decent meal, say something to eat. I got a chance to talk to some of them and it came to my Attention that most of them got trapped in that situation due to various reasons like the high rate of unemployment and poverty.
For most of them it was evident that they had passed well with qualified grades in secondary schools and even went to universities and colleges, but due to joblessness, they found themselves in the streets. After all that, I took a moment and wished that there were more job opportunities for these young minds , and probably by that, they would be saved from the harsh streets where they sometimes find themselves indulged in unethical manners like theft, robbery, drug abuse and many other vices.
Therefore, time is up for the Kenyan government to step up and take responsibility. Our leaders need to include people in the streets in their massive agendas. I wish for a time where the less fortunate souls in the streets will be mentioned in many places and helped. Our leaders need to make a decision to cater for the needs of the people on the streets. By this, I believe that Kenya will come up with far much better citizens that are independent and of use to the society.
😊😊Yea, that's it.
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