GEOSPASTIAL TECHNOLOGY IN VIHIGA.

 

 

Geospatial Technology

Vihiga Wednesday 10^th March 2021.

Geospatial Technology Services (GTS) in designing county projects

Vihiga is one of the few counties to come up with a geospatial information system (GIS) laboratory after the mandate passed by the national government for all counties to do so.

Speaking to KNA, the director of GIS Vihiga, Washington Olando said that the laboratory has enabled the county make decisions, plan and distribute projects.

“The lab was established in May 2019 and has from then, helped in planning, resource allocation, project implementation and decision making,” Olando said.

According to Olando, they work hand in hand with all the departments in the county to obtain their data.

The GIS laboratory helps to know the exact number of households in a region and also enables the county government to fairly distribute projects in the county.

Vihiga has become a pace setter on the use of technology in development planning thus attracting other counties for bench marking.

Some of the counties that have visited Vihiga geospatial laboratory include; West Pokot, Marsabit, Nandi, Turkana, Tana River, Samburu and Makueni.

GIS uses location-based data collected via satellite, paper maps and information direct from the field to map out resources for analysis and decision making.

Olando hopes that all the 47 counties shall adopt this geospatial technology so that in future it may help during census, since its data is more accurate than the physical counting.

“The country uses almost 4 billion shillings to conduct census, money that can be used to do other projects, if the whole country adopts geospatial technology services,” Olando said.

 

 

 

 

 

RELIGION VS. POLITICS

 

 

 

 

The spike of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) has been noticeable in almost all parts of the country.

Religious leaders urge that churches should be involved in the process.

Speaking yesterday at Walodeya in Chavakali, PAG Kenya General Superintendent Patrick Lihanda suggested that churches should be involved in the process at large.

He urged politicians to calm down ahead of the 2022 general elections, since with the increasing political temperatures, the country risks chaos.

“Politicians need to tone down and involve the church since with prayers everything shall be well and organized,” Walodeya said, adding that, “they should change their slogan, ‘nobody can stop reggae,’ since Jesus can stop reggae.”

The clergy is expected to play its rightful role when it comes to politics, that is; ensuring that the politicians do what is in the best interest of the Kenyan citizens, guide the politicians, support what is right and condemn what is evil.

Most religious leaders advice that politicians should stop hijacking religious platforms for political gains at the expense of peace and harmony in this country.

 It has been observed that most churches do not have the power to close anyone out, politicians may come to church as ordinary people and in most cases, the challenge that most church leaders face is  how to give recognition to politicians and failure to control what they will say.

The clergy advises that insults and abuses can never solve a scourge. Politicians should respect each other and come up with ways to carry out their campaigns peacefully as we await the 2022 general elections.

In addition to that, now that the drumbeats of politics are so loud, all clergy leaders should take charge and deliberately ensure that nothing to jeopardize the peace in this nation is said in a sacred place of worship.

Religious leaders should be the ones to lead the politicians and not the other way round. They should be able to advise them when they have wrong utterances and incites.

 Respect for the Almighty is paramount, hence, politicians and the clergy should work together and ensure this nation soars to greater heights of excellence.

WHEN I WAS 12.

 

                                WHEN I WAS 12

 

I decide to rid the spells of cry

Coz’ actually my tears have run dry

Talking to MIKE gave me a try

To remembrance of when I was 12.

 

Mike’s pov;

I remember when I was young

My mama tells me about it too

She tells stories of how innocent I was

How those short skirts and dresses made me look like a doll

A pretty doll!

Papa on the other hand kept reminding me

Of how adorable I was from the day I arrived in his arms

Isn’t it beautiful? The remembrance of being 12.

 

You see, when I was 12,

Life was exciting

Life was fun

It was alluring

Every color was brighter

The air was softer

The mornings were more fragrant than they’ve ever been

And every person I knew was a friend

I miss the days when I was 12.

 

I remember how I ran

With the freedom of creating my own wind

It was lovely

Earth was paradise

Life had life itself

But now, it is becoming less

And less beautiful!

I want to go back, to when I was 12.

 

Happiness now comes at a cost

Judgements flying around like angry bees

Too much hate, from the same people that defined love

They now kiss you, just to betray you

Give you hugs. With knives raised to stab your back

It is a sad reality

Life has become a bitter pill to swallow

But what choice do I have?

Sue, what choice do you have?

 

I always tell myself

That if God will ask for my wish at any time

I will wish for prosperity and success

But my first preference will be to go back to the days

When I was young and free

When I was 12.

 

                               By MIKE SIBIYA & SUE KWEGAH.