There's no wishing away positive impact of Kenya Kwanza administration
Peter Kimani
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Peter Kimani
| Dec 13, 2024
I partially listened to Prezzo Bill Ruto's address to the nation from Uhuru Gardens, reading from a teleprompter and puncturing the air with his fists: "In the face of undeniable evidence, scepticism must give way to confidence and we must reject the deceptive embrace of disinformation and fake news. The results and positive impact of our collective pursuit of fundamental economic change can no longer be wished away..."
I did not understand a word of it, or even why he used so much force to deliver what seemed like a pointless quest, as we all missed the point.
Why would anyone deny evidence? Should it not be self-evident?
How do you inspire confidence from sceptics? I thought the work of sceptics is to question, and the moment they lose this attribute, isn't their work done?
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What does disinformation and fake news got to do with evidence? I thought they apply their own set of facts, and they are called, rather respectfully 'alternative facts'. Those who choose to believe in their sanctity would be exercising their democratic rights.
What does he mean by "our collective pursuit of fundamental economic change?" Is that the same as that Bottom-Up nonsense? I don't mean to disparage anyone, it simply means Bottoms Up makes no sense, and proof of that is from the government. They reportedly hired 'consultants' recently to make sense of "Bottom Up"-two years after implementing its suspect policies.
If the envisioned change is 'fundamental' then it cannot be wished away. That goes without saying, I suppose, so I don't know why it was so necessary to dispense so much energy to state the obvious.
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