Some readers of this blog have soberly pointed to the fact that although only 9 Kenyans lost their lives in the Flight KQ 507 tragedy, hundreds of Kenyans have died (and are still dying) in the Mt Elgon land clashes and yet the government did not behave the way it did over the Kenya Airways tragedy. As you read this President Kibaki has declared Monday a public holiday and day of national mourning over Flight KQ 507.
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Also published today
Flight KQ 507: Where did the story of the failed engines come from?
Quip of the day:
Every life is precious, In Mt Elgon, Mathare and on KQ as well.
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Admittedly even the loss of a single life should be taken seriously and no doubt those who lost loved ones on that ill-fated crash are still grieving and it would be insensitive for anybody to say what our readers are saying at this particular time. Still it is something that cannot be ignored because the Mt Elgon slaughter has been going on for months now and it is true that we have not seen the decisive steps that have been taken with the KQ issue. Food for thought for the government, this.
But having said that, let us give credit where it is due. The whole KQ issue has been handled with a lot of professionalism that has done the nation proud. If anybody had it in their mind to dent the reputation of Kenya Airways then the very opposite has happened in this case and in the eyes of the world the reputation of Kenya Airways has gone a notch higher.
Let us not forget that there are many airlines who have gone into competition against Kenya Airways and have had to swallow the bitter pill of defeat, even larger and supposedly more experienced airlines, and many would therefore be happy to see KQ put a foot wrong. Fortunately this has not happened in this case.
I was amused when a foreign journalist during one of the press conferences started insinuating that the Kenya Airways pilots may not have been properly trained. KQ CEO Titus Naikuni immediately read between the lines and answered back with such firmness that the correspondent looked visibly embarrassed. We must never forget that it is always assumed by many in the West that Africans are less intelligent and less knowledgeable in virtually everything simply because they are African. This is the propaganda that has been peddled by racists for centuries and sadly some of our own people believe it too, but that is a story for another day.
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Well, the first question is; are all lives really equal? How many times have you heard, “47 people died including 2 Americans”? Biblically and as socially deceptive as we may want to view ourselves, we are all equal. The reality though is that each life has a monetary value thus some being more valuable than others. That is a “fact” albeit inhuman.
ReplyDeleteYou can scream your lungs out but nobody will rush to Mt. Elgon. Throw a stone into the state house compound and see what happens. Examples are plenty.
A primary teacher used to tell us that one of the important things in life is to accept your social status. Whether you admit it or not, Kibaki’s son is more valuable than “Kamanga the cobblers” daughter. Look around you, your friends, neighbors, colleagues and try and figure out whose life when lost will produce more tears.
Well they may not be rushing to Mt Elgon but they are certainly losing votes from this PR election year stunt...not just in Mt Elgon but Kenya as a whole.
ReplyDeleteKibaki is a master politician and is slowly pulling the rug from the opposition's feet.
ReplyDeleteHe is the only politician who sent condolence messages to the families of the bereaved.
The way he has managed this affair is just like his development record.Superb and down to earth unlike the BS of Raila and the likes.
The governement's handling of the KQ disater was supurb. KQ literally remains Africa's pride. Maybe that is the wake up call Kibaki need and who knows if he would re-send Lucy with goodies to Mt. Elgon and the carnage may end?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous couldn't be more right: some lives are more equal than others unfortunately. Just look at the wire news from Baghdad and it goes like '3 Americans die as Suicide bomber kills 200'. George Orwell's Animal Farm surely lived ahead of its time.
Mt. Elgon villagers can butcher themselves the much they care since their lives is of no politican and economic value. The elite death that is KQ must hog all the attention lest somebody pull's a rug under our national feet. It is a free world and the sea is full of sharks baying for Kenya's blood. Unfortunately we know a disaster when we see one and their wishes are all kissing the ground. Pole waliofiwa. God bless Kenya.
I was worried for you that the flight crash occurred at around the same time Raila was "unveiling" his "vision" for Kenya. That it was all people were talking about, and offered few chances for you to continue your Raila campaign.
ReplyDeleteI was wrong. Despite your "heart going out" to the victims and families, you
have still managed to politicize the whole disaster. Talk of selfish sadists!
guys,put two and two together,i believe this unfortunate event[the KQ crash]is a planned plot to remove KQ off that route because it seems too compatitive for other airlines...remember it won the best airline in Africa award plus it just acquired new planes[KQ507 being only 6 months old]
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