When working with this paradigm, whether or not we do anything, something will continue to happen. We do our best and deal with issues as they unfold – one day at a time.
This approach prevails in much of Baringo today – the responsibility for development is left to its own. Somehow, our people do not view their destiny as being dependent on their effort. That does not mean that nothing will happen, but that things will happen randomly and at the same average rate as the rest of the country. If Kenyans are buying plots, people in Baringo will do that; if everyone is investing in matatu business, the same will happen here – if pyramid schemes are hot, we will sink in it as much as the rest of the nation.
This is a dangerous formula for development – maybe it arises out of decades of centralized government, where all major decisions were made at the capital city and the up-country citizen was a mere victim of existence at any given time and place.
The situation is much different now; our people now have the ability, and opportunity and responsibility to transform Baringo into a prosperous region. I encourage that we abandon any dependence on this backward and outdated approach for our progress.
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