Dear Mzee Kiziwi,
Please do not be narrow minded, idiotic and senile.
The article on Mzee Bubu did not mention any names or refer to any one in specific. It is very embarrasing to see this commentator call names and bubble words hurling insults at different people. S/He should be ashamed of themselves and find a hole to hide themselves.
Whoever it is you cannot hide from the TRUTH.
NGOs like Deaf Aid, GDC, CMB, SHIA/Deaf Blind project, Sense International, etc have failed the Deaf people in Kenya.
KNAD has failed the membership. It concentrated on the politics and forgot the important things of nurturing the membership. Imagine all Deaf Kenyans giving atleast 100 bob a month - We would have alot of money for development and not beg Sweden and the like to fund our activities.
Kenyan Governement has failed the Deaf people. It is true we need to respect and work with the government BUT as taxpaying Kenyans WE HAVE TO DEMAND provison of essential service! GoK has not given the Deaf anything to celebrate in the last 44yeears of independence.
We need the following from the above groups of people!
1. Recognition of Kenyan Sign Language as the official language of the Deaf in Kenya. With this we will have research into the language, documentation of the same, Trainign of teachers and interpreters.
2. Amendment of the Disability Act to explicitly mention the Deaf as a sociolinguistic minority with unique needs and aspirations.
3. Advocate that the organizations working with the Deaf to be veted and regulated by the various bodies and these must include Deaf indiividuals as board members, staff and beneficiaries.
4. Deaf people themselves to get out of their fatalism mentality and be among those fighting for their own liberation.
5. It is ashaming to see the like of Kevin Warnke, Jean Claude, Joel Runnels, Penny May, Morrisey, K. Henderson, Shane Mwangi coming to Kenya, establishing 'businesses' and gaining lots of money in salaries and benefits in the name of the Deaf in Kenya. I wonder if Togo for instance has a Deaf Association? or an Education system for the Deaf students? BUT Jean Claude purportedly is in Kenya as a good will ambassador! FUCK!!!!!!!
In Norway and Scandinavian countries it is very scarse to find many interpreters - why can't Deaf Aid and SHIA train and supply that demand up there??? they have to come to Kenya.
Hypocrates!!!!
The USA is very ahead in amny of the issues of Deafness BUT we do not want to have degenerates being posted to Kenya inform of Joels and peace corps volunteers. Their contributions are vlauble BUT until they view the Kenyans as partners they will keep giving us more and more white elephants to add to our wildlife collection.
6. We need more blogs like this one. For the dunderheads who do not understand a blog - it is a public diary with private thoughts. Deaf Kenyans do tis kind of gossip on the street anytime every day at Ambassaduer hotel, KENCOM....for those uptight and fear the blog - Meza Wembe. Kubaffu Bure KAbisa.
7. Justice is needed for ll the people who have been implecated in embaselemnt of funds, we must have a clear process of justcie.
those are 7 strong points you can publish Mzee Kiziwi and stop being a PNU sympathezer!
P - People of
N - no
U - Understanding
Kazi Iendelee kama kawaida na Raila Anatosha huku Kibaki Anatoka!
