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Friday, January 28, 2011

Unity as a society is a catalyst to development

“I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.”

Nelson Mandela

    Yesterday was an eventful day for me.I had been invited at the presentation by an Iranian delegation from the province of Khouzestan,led by the Governor,MP's and entrepreneurs.
Our host,the humble,kind and down to earth Chairman and founder of Grain Bulk Handlers,Mr Muhammed Jaffer gave a really inspiring speech on the need for unity as the only way to spur development in our country.Later after the meal,we had a chit chat and he gave an example of Mwalimu Nyerere and his ujamaa system.Economically,ujamaa failed,but socially,it helped build the peaceful and united society that is Tanzania where a person is not judged by his tribe,but capability or rather merit.I have personally realised that 80% of Tanzanians do not know what President Kikwete's tribe is,and they care less!
    The Chairman attributed the sense of oneness in the Tanzanian society to the leadership of the Late Julius Nyerere and posed a question: 'how if Kenyatta also did the same thing for Kenya,where would we be economically?'
     The above Tanzanian context applies to China,they are not a superpower by default,they have advanced technologically because of the unity,they have earned th respect.The oneness that they experienced under Chairman Mao Tsedong is all that they needed.I am not a communist but I am sure even the other superpowers envy China's strides in scientific,economic,military and agricultural advancement.
    When I mentioned 'envy' above,Iran came into my mind.The Iranians,despite the sanctions by the Bretton woods institutions and the U.N,coupled with the negative publicity by the western media,is so advanced in all aspects of life.After watching the presentation of what Khouzestan province has to offer not just Kenya,but the whole world,I came to one conclusion-Unity can bring development in a society.
    I came to learn that despite the problems that they face during electioneering periods,the Iranians stand as one nation,yet they have different ethnic groups,just like in the Tanzanian and Chinese cases.Then,enter Rwanda under President Kagame,he preached unity after taking over a country that had been ravaged by a war that brought about one of the worst genocides in history,only compared to the holocaust.He has steered little Rwanda to the heights never achieved by any other East African nation through a sound leadership.Kudos Mr.President!
Another thing I noticed is the way our leaders struggle so much with English,they believe that by speaking English,it shows how advanced one is.It's a pity that,they debate in Parliament using English as a medium of communication,yet they would be better off using Kiswahili because it's what they and the masses understand better.The Iranian Governor stuck to his Persian.So does Venezuela leader and most leaders from the middle East who stick to Spanish and Arabic respectively.
    Lastly,I would like to urge all of us Kenyans to always remember that,for us to make strides as a nation,we need to remove those 'tribal tags' that we have,only then can we stand tall amongst other Nations!

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