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Disasters and tragedies are not new to Kenyans, from plane crashes, to collapsed buildings; raging fires to drowning ferries; car accidents to floods. Calamities are bound to happen either from human error or as a result of natural causes. In some places, they offer an opportunity for development while in others they are simply ignored.
Unfortunately, in our case, they are not taken seriously. It is for that reason am convinced that human-caused tragedies are not about to end anytime soon. You may wonder why am assuming the role of a prophet of doom. George Orwell, a famous author once said- “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” We have intentionally refused to draw lessons from our historical tragedies. Partly because of selective amnesia to our history, and the un-decisiveness within our leadership ranks to confront our weaknesses. Why am I convinced so:
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