After watching this i came up with one solution for our Kenyan economy. Effect 50-60% salary increment for the police instead and we will have security that will make our country more secure for investors and employment and economic growth will be part of us forever. I cant imagine a person who is going all through these hardships will only pocket 600 as hardship allowance and 13k per month. I weep for these guys, i now understand why they take bribes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj1jVii2A7k
Not gonna happen. How else will the politicians and pharmacists keep the police in their pockets?
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One sided journalism. âŚyou should visit a Malawi or tz police postâŚhaha viatu hawanaâŚWanavaa gumboot
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At least hao wako na 13kâŚmost Kenyans are serving in whatever capacity and sufferingâŚbiased journalism, biased news!! Next!!!
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So just coz TZ & Malawi are mediocre or other Kenyans are suffering we should be ok with mediocrity. And u will the first ones whining when an incident happensâŚ
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I think you should somehow be realistic, tz and malawi are not of our class. This guys (Police) are fighting an enemy that has caused Kenya all sorts of the problems. Our economy has been affected so much and it has been one of the reason why the shilling has weakened. Then why donât we motivate these guys and the results will be evident to every Kenyan?
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I wish you know how much this work is risky given where these guys are located, if it is those in towns and other safer places i would say those are ok but for these ones i pity them.
It is so sad.
I mention tz and all to show how good we have it. Thanks to those cops.they are everywhere and thatâs why you enjoy your little freedoms like visiting your favâŚbrothel or off to river road to get yourself some FTA gear ,your localâŚetc
please allow me to play âbad-guyâ here.
The low pay and bad working conditions and obviously unfair to a very crucial part of how a country operates. My question is, should they keep applying to these âbadâ jobs then complain after the fact? I am very aware of how important the police-force and teachers are to us. But they knew what they were getting into when they paid for the training and everything else that goes into becoming a teacher or a policeman/policewoman.
Perhaps we need to approach the problem from a different perspective. When couples in some developed countries realized that children were a liability due to the high cost of raising them, they just stopped having babies altogether. The result? The govt had to come up with incentives to encourage them to have kids. Financial support, council housing, education-related benefits etc
My point? Weâve tried agitating for change AFTER the fact and should try advocating for change BEFORE Maybe if less people applied to these jobs, the govt would have to consider a way to make it more attractive for one to apply as a teacher or a person in law-enforcement.
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But why donât they be paid hardship allowance equal to the task and place where they are
I understand you but my suggestion was that they donât go for those jobs in the first place at all. You wouldnât need to fight for âhardship allowanceâ if you didnât have to go through the hardship in the first place.
Have you taken into account the level of unemployment in the country?
One of the things I have taken into account is the fact that we could be the number 1 African country to export sisal. Instead, we have chosen to let Tanzania take that spot. You literally have to do NOTHING for sisal to make you money.
The other thing I am taking into account is that weâre more concerned with teaching reliance on employment rather than self-employment. Do you know how many teachers have either ancestral or personal land back in their rural villages? We complain every day that there is shortage of food and such. If someone can spend money on a teaching course, why canât they be encouraged to spend money on a course which will teach them how to grow food they can either sell here or export?
P.S
Where is that user who grows stevia? There was yet another guy who tried to talk about how he focuses on hydroponics but he got laughed and heckled off the forum.
What a stupid point of view for lack of kinder words. Like someone asked you above does the level of unemployment mean anything to you
You raise pertinent points but letâs stick to the issue(s) at hand.
While you admit that the conditions under which the officers work in are inhumane, you go ahead to blame them for applying for such âbadâ jobs. Your solution is: stop applying for those jobs. The assumption is that if the number of those seeking jobs in the police force declines, the government will come up with incentives that may probably improve the working conditions.
My focus is that train of thought. I just poked a hole by asking you whether youâre aware of the level of unemployment in the country. Probably, your argument would hold if the level of unemployment was low.
In a free market economy, the level of demand is proportionately correlated to the level of supply.
But we need them, with the high rate of unemployment one need to find a place where he/she will get money. So you want us to be insecure so that we may avoid paying these guys? we will loose even more
@Conservative dude why is the level of unemployment low?
Let me guess;
- The govt hasnât created ample opportunities.
- There arenât enough jobs for those living away from the CBD or other notable towns/cities which means they cannot live in the rural areas and just farm forever.
- There is too much corruption which means that jobs which could have been made available for the populace are instead doled out to those who are either related to those in positions of power or those who can pay for the slot.
Did I get any of those right?
This is a phd thesis. Should the government âforceâ citizens to make certain choices in life because those choices probably offer better comparative advantage to themselves and the nation at large? I donât think so.
sigh at what point do we start making things happen and stop complaining?
If one thing doesnât work, then you need to stop and find a solution. You cannot keep bashing your head against the wall and making the same complaints and arguments for the same cause every single time.
Isnât this the true definition of doing the same thing every time and hoping for a different outcome? How long have we been talking about teachersâ pay? How long have we been talking about the poor working conditions and low pay for our police-force? How long do we need to keep seeing the same clip of peopleâs homes being swept away in Budalangi each time it rains heavily?
At what point do we stop pointing fingers and complaining and start doing something? Us! Not them. Us!
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