Thursday, 15 November 2012

A THREAT TO NATION BUILDING


A  THREAT  TO  NATION  BUILDING  

The youth constitutes a majority of Kenyans in our beloved nation. For our vast creativity and energy, a significant number provide manpower for the nation. Though joblessness is a major problem, few leaders (if any), show fervent interest and will to deal with the issue. And as the saying goes, ‘an idle mind is the devil’s workshop’, some youth are tempted to engage into crime and violence. They later try to find solace in hard drugs and substance use.
The habit dates back when they first experimented on home branded, soft paper cigarettes. After maturing, the habit fades from their minds only to be retrieved when they face the real drugs.  




Now this marks the ‘secondary experiment’ which is mostly followed by addiction after a habitual use of the drugs.
Studies approve that alcohol and cigarettes are the most abused. With only weeks after the ‘Toa Sauti’ campaign kicked off, bizarre cases of road accidents are being reported. In a recent case, nine matatu occupants died. Reports claim that in most cases the drivers are to blame. A number of them fail to get designated drivers and thus drive while drunk. When it gets late others chew khat on the road, possibly to keep them alert.
In every financial year, the price of alcohol steadily rises as the government tries to collect more tax for development programs. Regardless of that though, the bottle-lovers still quench for more beer. On a critical note, that move by the government ‘boosts’ the brewing of local beer in our villages. A number of the chang’aa lovers do confess that they can’t afford legal types of beer due to the high prices. So they only reside to the money friendly liquor.











   






At approximately Ksh30 they get drunk and start their incoherent chants back home at dusk from their day-long drinking spree. In most cases, family conflicts materialize at such points; the husbands having drunk all their money instead of eking the little they get for proper spending.

The NEW YOU initiative understands the vast upshots of drug dependence such as;
·       Fighting and violence in and outside the home.
·       Financial crisis.
·       Trouble at school.
·       Trouble at work and loosing of jobs.
·       Troubled relationships.
·       Child abuse and neglect.
·       Road carnages. 
·        Arrests and jail.
It’s of great importance to note that drugs don’t just hurt the person taking them. Everyone connected to the person can get hurt:
Ø Husbands, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends.
Ø Teens and children.
Ø Babies.
Ø Other family members and friends.
Every Kenyan ought to see the light and assist in prevention of drug abuse. Only then would our youth maximize their manpower for national development and healthy living. The lifespan of the endangered male-child could ascend as well. Notwithstanding, the money set aside for supporting and putting up rehabilitation facilities could be used to boost our parastatals for great returns instead. Everyone should play his/ her part, it’s a collective role. If you are using drugs, turn away from the; Embrace the ‘NEW YOU’


CONTATCTS 
+254721461857- Mr Mericho
+254724159554- Nelson Ngugi
+254726870890 - Marvin Patrick

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