Lets Do something

The recent flooding of Nairobi had twitter coming up with all sorts of funny pictures and tweets... and that’s ok because we (Kenyans) come out as strong people who through bad times can still get to laugh.
Good for us, we are a happy country.  At the same time we want to blame Governor Kidero for controlling rain and it is his fault that he let there be too much down pour while he had not unclogged the drainage system in Nairobi.  Whenever a natural disaster strikes we want to blame someone for not doing something.  We have heard time and time again of global warming and climate change, it’s like a song that we have not yet internalized as a Nation.

Lake Nakuru with no Flamingos.. The salty water lake just turned in to a fresh water lake .

The rains that are destroying, house furniture, businesses and cars... Climate change people...Climate change. When will we do something about it? Does it have to be until it personally affects for you to want to do something about it then? The Late Professor Wangari Maathai fought so hard for us to be able to live in a better environment.  I don’t have to point out everything that she had for us and the earth you all know, you all read it and had her speak about it. Then why aren’t we doing as she did and more so that our children and children’s children can live in a habitable world?

We are wasting a lot of time yapping about other issues that will be inconsequential in the long run after various other natural disasters strike. What is the ministry doing about this? I think that more money should be poured into environmental conservation for two reasons. One... Climate change is happening and so the wildlife and the panoramic scenery that we are boasting about will not be present for the said tourist to pay top dollar to come see. Two… Resources are getting scarce due to climate change and people’s way of living is bordering desperation…and that’s a breeding ground for a very bad and selfish people.
The sooner we each give a **** to the climatic changes happenings and do something about it the better of we will be later then everybody can go back to their greed and selfish driven ambitions. Can we all agree to do something geared towards environmental conservation???????

Gladys Cheruiyot
Communications and Advocacy Officer
Scope Intervention Organization