HARD WORKING PEOPLE OF CENTRAL IMENTI

AGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL

BANANAS
Oh yes! These are very sweet bananas but the irony here is that farmers have been always getting a raw deal. Until when will this dehumanizing and exploitive system will be allowed to continue. What farmers are demanding is their taxes to be put into areas which will be helping them to progress. This is the only way people will cherish their freedom, and liberty and truely enjoy real peace.

BANANA SAGA by Peter G. Micheni

I read the pathetic farming conditions that exist in Central Imenti Constituency in Kenya that sits astride the Equator! What a picturesque countryside I saw complete with snow-capped Mount Kenya, undulating hills, plains and all sorts of scenery! But what struck me most was the diversity of agricultural activities that go on in the area, from Dairy farming to tea and coffee farming, and a whole lot of food crops such as bananas, maize, beans, French beans, green peas, potatoes and a whole lot of other subsistence as well as cash crops! God must have blessed this part of the country!

But Alas! Why are farmers still poor despite all these God-given resources? Are the farmers a lazy lot? What about the traders? Why are people still so poor yet they wake up very early and toil till late? I will try to look at some of the crops independently. Let us start with bananas. This delicacy is popular all over the world. It is not only man who loves bananas alone – those farmers who live near Mt. Kenya forest can attest how elephants, monkeys, birds and a whole lot other creatures cherish bananas. Looking at the photographs of the produce, your bananas are some of the best I have seen anywhere. Big question is: “Why do banana farmers earn peanuts for their produce?”

For a start, most farmers grow them so that the local market is depressed because everybody has them. But then what about other areas where they are not grown or do not thrive well? There you touch a raw nerve! The road system, especially feeder roads into the villages are in a pathetic condition. Even if a farmer had a market for his produce across the ridge, the roads are simply impassable especially during the rains. But why haven’t the past leaders and politicians helped to have them repaired? True, Kenya is a developing Country with few resources, but certainly even unpaved roads can be graded to make them passable. In fact with so many unemployed youth, they could be employed to help maintain the road and earn a little money, other than being left to idle. This too would reduce crime because the idlers have something to do! This two-pronged approach has succeeded elsewhere, only that the past leaders lacked foresight!

A scene to behold: When a public service bus stops on the main highway to drop off or pick passengers, it is mobbed by hundreds of women all of them competing to sell bananas to weary, hungry passengers. And because the product is abundant, passengers pay peanuts for a bunch of bananas. For example bananas worth 1 dollar (Kenya Shillings 75) can feed the whole bus of 60 passengers! In USA stores, a banana bunch of that size would not cost less that 10 dollars (SH. 750)!
Why Bananas, Bananas everywhere and no money in the pocket for the farmers? Shame, what a shame?.

The saga would not be complete without introducing “alien” buyers who travel from afar with big trucks and buy the bananas – often at throwaway prices, then transport them to Nairobi or other big towns and make hefty profits! Sensible and honest leaders would have helped farmers form a co-operative Society that would help the farmers sell their produce in an organized way without being exploited. They would have helped find a way of getting the produce from the interior to where there are better prospects of earning a better price.

Finally we must remember bananas, just like other fruits are perishable. All the more, why women mob buses, or other “alien buyers” is to sell at whatever price before they begin rotting. It is 40 whole years since we became Independent and the plight of these farmers must be addressed by sober-minded leaders and Politicians!
Peter G. Micheni wildeekenya@yahoo.com

ROADS

Impassible roads are the main impedment to development and progress in Kenya today. No country in the whole world has ever realized any seeable development without good transport and communication networks.However, although we are blessed with the best minds in the world, it is apparent that our policy makers and implementers the policies which are there are in a deep slumber. The state of our road network you can see from the picture above is pathetic for a country of the stature of Kenya. The only thing our pseudopoliticians or quasi-politicians have perfected is the politics of ethnicity, greed, exploitation and hyena mentality. It is the prerogative of the government to ensure that roads are there and working.It is imperative for our so called leaders to serve their electorates without any reservation because that is the primary reason why they are in parliament.

Coffee

Coffee has been the main source of income for majority of people in Central Imenti. However, farmers have been cheated again and again by corrupt co-operatives officials,Kenya planters coffee Union(KPCU), Coffee Board of Kenya,and many others who colluded with multinationals and coffee marchants to drain and suck very poor Farmers, whose poverty has been inflicted on them directly or indirectly. Time has come for coffee farmers to be told the true value of their produce. Thieves may run but they will have no where to hide!

MAIZE

Maize/ Corn is the main stable food for most of the people in Kenya. Central Imenti produces her share towards the national granary but the story is the same as in coffe farming. Maize farmers too, have been subjected into very hard times due to poor price and lack market although there is enough market in arid and semi arid parts of the country but are totally inaccessible due to poor transport netwok. How long will tis goes on?

Look at these banana plants.This is the best indication and evidence that people in Central Imenti are hard working, but the only thing they are missing is good representation in areas where decisions which affect the labor and produce are made.
This can be changed if the electorate know how much power they have in their vote.

HI THERE I HAVE A BRAIN TOO!

This little boy is so happy to participate in his father's graduation ceremony.Like this boy, children in Imenti central are longing for education which is the only way to success. Who will make their dreams come true? People have been waiting for over 40 years and what they have received is poverty and despair. For how long will this be allowed to continue while a few elites are wallowing in ill acquired wealth at the expence of the populace?

WHY ARE THESE HARD WORKING FARMERS ALLOWED TO SUFFER WHEN THEY HAVE DONE THEIR PART HONESTLY

Every Farmer should be given his/her due right by being exposed to the best and right markets. The is not the case in Kenya today.

Mr John M'Arimi and his son Stanenly Kiambi are coffee peasants in Imenti Central. Since 1958 Mr M'Arimi has worked in his coffee farms whereby he was being assisted by his wife Esther and their nine children. As a participant in this coffee growing enterprise, I am a witness of what these poor souls have gone through while a big fish somewhere else is milking their sweat. This kind of injustice is not evil but ungodliness of the highest order. So long as innocent people like these farmers continue being subjected into unfair and overexploitive systems, there will never be peace in the world and more especially at this time of information and technology explotion in the world.





Are these farmers told the true value of their coffee produce? The answer is NO?
The rolling hills are all cover with coffee farms. After it is planted, by law it can not be uprooted. When the available land is under coffee nothing else can grow in a healthy way unless the coffee bushes are cut down. The coffee farmers and their families have gone through hell while trying to obey these obsolete and deraconian laws. Overexploitation and underpayment has been the modus oparandi all through. Not that these economic problems can not be solved but the powers that be would want to maintain the status quo. How long will this last with the informed world, only God knows but the truth is these lies and evils shall never be sustained.











Why is Fair Trade Coffee Important?
Submitted by Joanne MacNevinGlobal Classroom Teacher TeamMarch 20, 2006.
Recently, while in Kenya, I had the opportunity to visit a coffee growers’ cooperative called the Muhuti Coffee Factory. The factory is a place where farmers bring their coffee ‘cherries’ to be cleaned, hulled and dried before sending them off to auction. As we toured the facility, I was able to talk candidly with the coffee farmers and harvesters about what they do and how they make a living. Though I suppose the phrase ‘make a living’ hardly applies, since most Kenyan coffee farmers are not earning enough to adequately feed, clothe and educate their families. Many Kenyans who currently work in the coffee industry, as either pickers or plant workers, are earning what amounts to one Canadian dollar per day. Farmers can earn a little more, or a little less, depending on the price they get for the coffee at auction. As a result of recent low prices, some are finding now that they are operating their farms at a loss. Others have given up coffee farming in search of a better crop that will make them some money.So why is Fair Trade coffee important? Why are more and more coffee shops choosing to sell Fair Trade coffee, especially when it is often more expensive than regular coffee? The answer is simple: Fair Trade coffee supports the farmer by giving the farmer a fair price for their coffee so that they can pay their workers’ wages and still earn enough to live on.Here is what I was able to gather during my visit to the coffee plantation and factory in Kenya. According to the farmers I spoke with, the average coffee tree can produce between ten and twenty kilograms of beans per year. The farm I was on had approximately 500 trees. Coffee pickers, if they work hard, can earn between seventy to eighty Kenyan shillings per day, which works out to be just slightly more one Canadian dollar per day. The farmer would have to pay the pickers on a daily basis, but the farmer himself wouldn’t get paid until the coffee was sold at auction. The price the farmer would get would depend, then, on how much the coffee is sold for.If the coffee is sold for a really low price, and the farmer doesn’t make enough money to cover bills, that individual farmer will have to sacrifice. Unfortunately, one of the things that gets cut is school fees. Even though primary school is now free in Kenya, there are still quite a few costs, such as books and uniforms, that can add up to quite a bit of money. Secondary school is not free; students who attend secondary are still required to pay fees on top of buying uniforms, books and supplies. I visited Muhuti Secondary School across from the coffee factory. At this school, many of the secondary students would attend school for the first term, when the coffee was being harvested, but would have to drop out by the second or third term because of lack of money from the coffee crop; the coffee farmers often wouldn’t make enough off their coffee to pay school fees for a full year. As a result, the education of their children suffers.In another school we visited, St Thomas secondary school, the administration has decided to allow the students to stay in school, regardless of whether they are able to pay school fees or not. According to the principal there, it is more important to have a literate generation than an illiterate generation, so he chose to keep the students in school, learning. As a result of the students being unable to pay school fees, however, suppliers and teachers have to go without being paid for long periods of time. The teachers at this school showed an amazing dedication to the students, in my opinion, since they continued to show up and teach the students - even going so far as to give extra lessons on Saturday mornings - though many hadn’t been paid in up to three months.It is important to remember that we live in a world in which getting the best price is paramount. It is so important, in today’s society, to save a buck in order to make a thousand, that the individual worker often gets lost in the shuffle of dollars and cents. The coffee beans, which were so painstakingly harvested and dried, are sold at auction for the best (aka lowest) possible price to the bidding corporation. The large company will then process, package and sell the coffee to consumers at much more than the original purchase price.Fair Trade ensures that the farmer will get paid a fair price. I’ve met the coffee farmers, I’ve spoken to them and listened to their stories of hardship. Given that the price of coffee is currently very low, the hard times may be about to get harder. After meeting with the farmers, and getting to see the faces of the individuals who put coffee on our tables, I definitely think that it is time to support the farmer, not the corporation. So spend the extra few cents on a cup of java, and support a farmer through Fair Trade.

Corruption in Kenya stems from western capitals

While not condoning the evils of corruption being witnessed in Africa and Kenya in particular, let me point out that this social, economic and political vice has been sanctioned and covertly supported by the western govenments while pretending to be in the front line against corruption. You can imagine what has been going on in the developing world if people like Duke Cunningham, Jack Abrahamoff, Tom Delay and their likes had connections in African. For instance, Africa is well know to produce all these minerals and oil. Look at those countries where these resources are located. It is abject poverty and despair, while the multinationals are scooping everthing and in the process leaving the people where these resources are located. The multinationals which are again all western owned have no shame to boast of anything. Look at the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her vast mineral resources have been plundered and on the process wars have been launched just to cover up the ills of what is really going on. In fact, the west is loosing Africa's trust and confidence at an alarming rate and no wonder there is all this bitterness and hatred which in the first place was not supposed to be there if there was true care and love of the people where these resources are found. In order to solve this malady, the west and others involved in the plunder of Africa should put their acts together and stop pointing accusing finger while they know the truth. The buck stops at their tables and those of their associates in Africa and elsewhre. They should learn to involve the local communities in decision making and not the elites; who are corrupt deep into their bones.
The current government of Mwai Kibaki in Kenya has tried compared with the last two regimes of Jomo Kenyatta and Arap Moi. For example the government of former president Moi could only collect SH.180 billion from the tax revenues. The current government is collecting over SH.300 billion. What used to happen to the rest SH.120 billion? Somebody somewhere used to pocket it while the IMF and World Bank were watching and doing nothing. The only thing the IMF and World bank knew how to do was to introduce dobious structural adjuctment programs (SAP) which were and are a total failure. "The adjustment is needed more in the World Bank and IMF polies than in those of the the African governments. The bank has been encouraging an expansion of primary commodity exports not only from africa, but also from all over the world. No one can fail to see the aim of these schemes. The aim is cheap raw materials for the industrialized world and less care for the producers in the "third world" as they are called by those who are very good at classifying people. From all the evidence to hand it appears that the foreign experts from the IMF and the World Bank had been persuading African governments to adopt policies that were actually causing overproduction and worsening terms of trade,land degradation and drought,which were destroying what was left of the strength of African societies_skilful small-scale farming, the central role of women in the village economy, mixed cropping, urban crafts, a balance between urban and rural life and fruitful exchange between agriculturalists and pastoralists.
The world Bank's adjustment programmes had been preceded by plans for industrialization and for economic take-off and then for targeting poverty, and the adjustment programmes were followed by crisis management. All these were prescriptions proposed from outside Africa as solutions for the outsiders perceptions of what were Africa's problems. Each new prescription only aggravated the illness that was supposedly being treated. All the proposed cures had two elements in common: first they were thought up outside Africa and applied without consultation with Africans at any level below a narrow elites of ministers and officials, and not always at that level: second they had done nothing to correct the colonial inheritance of a continent divided into fifty-six artificially created states, each supplying just two or three specific commodities to one or other of the industrialized powers or their giant companies" Let us be honest and truthful folks! Let learn there are enough resources for every human being in this world but needs to shared. I believe the creator knew this best when he created the world.
The solution is for the World Bank and IMF to
1. Cancel all debts which were acquired in shady deals.
2. Revome all protective barriers for African commodities.
3. End the concealment of transactions of the true values of the produce from Africa.
If Mr Wolfowitz is really a serious and truthful man as he seems to sound, and he is not there for the multinationals, he should champion for the above three solutions.

JJ Mugambi Arimi with his classmate in the kindergarten have already published a book asking for votes for the president of USA. The power of freedom!

This kind of freedom liberates and empowers. It never suffocates. It cherishes and loves the true essence of humanity.One can fail to appreciate why America is called the land of the free and the home of the brave. Bravo USA.
People of Imenti Central can also enjoy this kind of freedom if they choose carefully their leaders. Leaders who are not dancing with the Hyenas and Wolfs while pretending to care for the electorates. There is someone who believes it can be done and that is W Mugambi Arimi.

CAN ANYONE REFUTE THAT THIS IS NOT THE TRUE PICTURE OF 98% OF THE RURAL ROADS IN KENYA

The other day when Hon Raila the minister of roads, went throughout the country inspecting roads as if he was born on the moon. The roads he was inspecting were nowhere but only paths. Our leaders should stop being hypocrites and pretenders.Look at this safari rally car. It tells everything about the state of roads in Kenya. The Kenyan vehicle owners spend fortunes in trying to repair and maintain their vehicles, forcing one to wonder if there is may be a collution between our leaders and spare parts shop owners.

The dust is the order of the majority of most of the roads. Can this phenomenon be changed? YES!

If these super machines are overwhelmed this much what about the common vehicles of a common man?
There is noway development can be acheived when our road system is like this!
When the going gets tough-------?
If for sure this rally driver is finding it very hard and rough to controll this ultra-super machine, what about an ordinary matatu owner?. Why should our roads look like this while people are paying taxes? Who has been pocketing our money? Look how this road looks like. Within no time this machine will be reduced into another junk.

WHAT OTHERS SAYS?

By Dickson Mwirabua
I am amazed at the amount of dust those rally cars can raise. It is even more amazing to see them drive through such terrain.
It is a pity that the 'mwananchi' goes out to enjoy the spectacle oblivious of why it is so. The most amazing thing is that the people go out to enjoy the misery they have been put in without realizing their condition. But 'Alas!' that is why we need leaders like you who can see something differrent while others think it is business as usual.
Keep it up.

by Kimandi Mwirabua -Atlanta USA

No wonder Mugambi's Land Rover died unceremoniously

WHEN LOVE, CARE AND LIBERTY IS THE GUIDING SPIRIT

Teachers and pupils of Mariene primary school were thrilled and overjoyed to receive balls all the way from America.This was love in action and that is what we are calling upon all the kenyans, leaders in particular to do to the people they lead. If people were not there, what would they lead? Stones on the roads?

The youths of Mariene ST. John Methodist Church unloads boxes of medical supplies and balls which mugambi Arimi had secured all the way from USA.
During the Sunday service the items were presented to the Clinic management as well as the youth leadership to ensure accountability. In the below picture the then Clinic chairlady, Mrs Grace Gikunda is receiving the boxes of medical supply donations. This is clear evidence that development can be achieved when love and vision is there.











The land Rover below was bought to enhance development by helping Mugambi's parents during coffee harvesting seasons. However, the machine died before it could even give the person who purchased it a ride. The reason for its death? Roads with pothole which can swallow a whole cow. This must be stopped by all means.

TO THE KENYAN YOUTHS

Anil Ambani exhorts youths to join politicsBANGALORE, DHNS:
Reliance Industries Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Anil D Ambani called upon the educated youth of the country to join politics in order to accelerate the country’s progress.Delivering the 29th annual convocation of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) here on Saturday, Mr Ambani regretted that 75 per cent of the members of Parliament were more than 50 years of age and 60 per cent were above 60 years. “Educated youth will be an added advantage to Indian politics,” he said.Welcoming the new trend of educated youngsters joining politics in the country, he cited the examples of Sachin Pilot, Omar Abdullah and Jyotiraditya Scindia, who are all management graduates.Mr Ambani observed that 75 per cent of India’s population was under 40 years of age and this provides a tremendous advantage to the country. Mr Ambani was all praise for Bangalore and said the City represented the power of youth. He said through IT and IT enabled services, Bangalore has truly demonstrated the power of youth. He named personalities such as Azim Premji, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Narayan Murthy and Vijay Mallya, who belong to Bangalore.Mr Ambani urged the IIMB to start programmes for ministers as well, and not only restrict it to bureaucrats. He also stressed on the participation of women in the country’s affairs and said it was a matter of concern that only nine per cent of the graduating class were women. Pointing towards the audience, he said it was also a matter of concern that only 27 of the 299 new graduates from the IIM-B were women. Sharing his views about the country’s growth in recent times, Mr Ambani said when he had graduated in 1982, he never imagined the strides the country would make in the coming years. “Each one of you has a contribution to make. With all of us contributing our mite, it should not be difficult for India to become a economic superpower,” he said, attracting applause from the audience.Mr Ambani stressed on attitude and value-system, which he said was essential for one’s progress. He said his biggest learning in his 25 years of corporate life, came from things such as showing respect for elders, constant humility, parental love, care and upbringing and belief in value system.He then urged the audience to spread the phenomenon of LOVE, which according to him stood for Learning (and sharing), Opportunities, Value System and Ethics. Rank holdersPG Diploma in Management: Gold medal for First Rank - Harsh Agarwal, gold medal for second rank - Vijay Ravindra Borkar and Kaushal K Vaidya and Gold medal for best all round performance - Rajiv Srivatsa K R. PG Programme in Public Policy and Management: Gold medal for academic excellence - Hasmukh Adhia. PG Diploma in Software Enterprise Management: Gold medal for first rank - Sundaraman Ramesh. Gold medal for best all round performance - Bhaskar Basu.

Bro. Mugambi,The LORD be with you , you mighty man of valor.(Judges 6:10).You remember Gideon, the children of Israel under the oppression from the philistines? The people of Imenti Central and Kenya as a whole need Gideons to save the p[people from the oppression of greedy leaders. This week in our press here in Kenya, a shocking revelation was made that our wealth is controlled by 10 % of Kenyans. 90 % of Kenyans are poor, actually below poverty line. This is our Kenya wish our leaders will borrow a tip from Nelson Mandela. This great son of Africa once said" Whatever a person believes in , he must try to help the community to eradicate poverty, which is the greatest attack on human dignity." Mahatma Gadhi too had the similar counsel even before Madela. " Just as many drops of water make an ocean, so if we wish each other well,we can form a an ocean of friendship. How the world would change if everyone lived in spirit of love."He said. Lack of love has made our leaders greedy and we now want CHANGE. God bless.

JM.
What you have said is evident everywhere in the whole Republic of Kenya. The good news is that there is hope. People like you and me who are sincere and honest can remedy the situation. The match towards our true destiny has just started. We should never cow or shrink from the responsibility of the hour. Our people are like slave. The elites are the perpetuators of Neo_colonialism which the true son of Jamuhuri will stand against irrespective of the consequences.
By Son of the slope in Nebraska

W.Mugambi Arimi has fought his way http://observer.guardian.co.uk/o,6903,,oo.htmlfrom a village boy to an international character, where many have come to respect and admire his courage and creativity. He is the pioneer of Radio Broadcasting in the USA, with his This Is Africa Today radio production and show. The aim of this programme is to tell the true story about Africa, which the western media has refused intentionally to tell.

LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS

by Karlene Sugarman, M.A.
"Leadership is like gravity. You know it's there, you know it exists, but how do you define it?" Former San Francisco 49er Tight End, Dr. Jamie Williams
Great leaders come in many forms. In one sense solid leadership is a subjective thing, in another there are certain characteristics that are, by consensus, typical of quality leadership. Leadership is the process of influencing team members to work hard towards, and be committed to, team goals. Leaders can either be task-oriented or person-oriented. Task-oriented leaders are most interested in training, instructing behavior, performance and winning. Person-oriented leaders are more interested in the interpersonal relationships on the team. Great leaders in sports are both task- and people-oriented, but lean more towards being task-oriented.
Leaders must possess the qualities they are trying to incorporate into their team. For example, if you want members to be confident, have self-control, be disciplined, etc., then you must first possess all these traits. One of the most powerful things you can do is lead by example. You serve as an influential role model for your players and everything you do will be watched. Vince Lombardi says, "Leaders are made, they are not born; and they are made just like anything else has every been made in this country - by hard work" (Dowling, 1970, p. 179).
Great leaders are often scholars in their field and are intelligent. Like all great scholars, they aren't know-it-alls, they feel there is always more to learn and have a willingness to admit mistakes. Outstanding leaders make decisions based on facts, and apply common sense and simplicity to complex tasks. You must select the right strategy for the right situation, even when the pressure is overwhelming. They are well organized, detail-oriented and, due to their thorough preparation, rarely caught off guard. Their great knowledge allows them to be great educators and motivators. They are also smart enough to know that many times they will have to alter what they originally planned due to changing circumstances, so flexibility and having an open mind are crucial to leadership.
Successful leaders are not only highly driven and intrinsically motivated but also foster that same enthusiasm in their associates. Charles Schwab says, "I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among the men the greatest asset I possess, and the way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement" (Carnegie, 1964, p. 34). They have a high energy level, create task excitement and are catalysts for positive action. One must be a good motivator and have the gift for verbal persuasion to get athletes to "buy in" to the fact that hard work does pay off and that the pursuit of excellence, while a tough journey, is a worthwhile one. One cannot take motivation for granted. Even the players who are always motivated can use some outside motivation from coaches. They must be encouraged as people and as players.
Great leadership encompasses confidence, assertiveness and mutual respect. Great leaders take calculated risks and are innovative and confident in their decisions to do so. They realize that being timid will not get them where they want to go. This confidence and assertiveness will usually trickle down to the team members. The quality and effectiveness of a great leader will often show itself by way of the team's effort as a whole. A coach's confidence in the team can give team members added strength to do extraordinary things. One also must have respect for the players; if athletes are not treated with genuine respect, they will respect the coach. Sincerity is important because players can usually tell if positive talk is phony, and in that case they won't take it to heart.
To get the most out of each player and make the team experience a positive one, one must understand the individuality of players and the dynamics of group interaction. It is essential to know members well enough to be able to assess their strengths and weaknesses and use them to their fullest potential within the context of the team. Systematic delegation--getting the right players doing the right job--is vital on teams. For example, the selection of the right person to be team captain can be important. This is why it is so important for a coach to get to know each of the players as well as possible.
The great leader is a master in the art of communication. He or she is aware of the strong need for actions to match words. Leaders need to possess a willingness to listen to input with an open mind. Two-way communication, being approachable and having an "open door" policy makes for very good team relations. This is crucial in building a trusting and open environment. It must be an established norm that it is okay to ask for help and that players can communicate openly without fear of punishment. The way one communicates with and leads a team may play a big part in their motivation to work hard.
The goal is to push the team to perform to their full potential. The coach, along with the players, must set obtainable yet demanding team goals. Strong leadership becomes a moot point if the players are uninterested in the mission and goals. Coaches must develop a strong rapport which involves trust and confidence on both ends. "Good leadership consists of motivating people to their highest levels by offering them opportunities, not obligations" (Tzu, p. 135).
Murray & Mann stated that a proficient leader "has a vision, an intense focus on outcome and results, a realistic strategy to carry out the vision and the ability to communicate the vision and rally support of others" (Williams, 1993, p. 87). Leaders are there to coach, direct and nudge players in the direction of the goals. They have a strong ability to pass their intensity along to their others. They are always "in the game" right along with the players.
A leader guides a team, not rules a team. He or she charts a course, gives direction and develops the social and psychological environment (Martens, 1987). The leader--either the coach or a player with leadership qualities--provides an atmosphere where others can learn and grow. A coach must give some responsibility to the group and have the courage to foster independence. Otherwise the members will feel that they are not trusted to take care of themselves and will be irresponsible. There must be a balance where the coach accepts his or her share of responsibility and gives some back to the team members.
This article has looked at a number of characteristics that seem to go hand in hand with outstanding leadership. Excellence in leadership is acquired by people who have a strong sense of vision, have passion and are able to get people to commit 100% and take the necessary action to see that vision become a reality. Great leaders excel in the art of communication and motivation, mutual respect, instilling confidence and enthusiasm, and showing credibility and integrity on a consistent basis.

AT RWANKWARE MARKET( ALONG KARIENE CHARIA ROAD)

At Kiamakoro primary school, the kids are preparing their school garden for planting. They are more than willing to do whatever their wonderful teachers instructs them to do.
However, when you think deeply of their way forward you come to realize many will end at this stage of the education. With the high rate of unemployment in Kenya these kids have no skills to compete with the graduates from middle colleges and universities. The problem is not a today problem but a perennial one. The two former regime planted the seed of don't care attitude which today we are reaping.
The solution to this problem is a simple one if our leaders are willing to learn from the south east Asian countries. Singapole, south Korea, Taiwan, etc are good examples. Our constant relationship with the west has been our main cause of stagnation and lack of progress because the west has been in bed with the looters and the grabbers. Look for instance the current case of angloleasing. France and Britain are part and percel of this scandal but when you read from the media they speak like angels.
If we refuse to be bamboozled by these tyrants our society will progress. Our children are crying for help and we must do every to answer their call.
These pictures are a good witness of the situation in the whole of Central Imenti Primary schools and the whole country at large. How comes nobody hears the cry of these annocent children? Because greed and evil is the middle name of majority of our politicians and appointed leaders. They may give their excuses but these pictures testifies against their conscience.



Until these children are given their whole humanity, we who can see far and can feel with them will never shrink from the responsibility of the hour neither will we keep quiet. These children are yearning for education and a bright future. In the contrary what have they received? A raw deal.









Look at the roads they walk on. They have been reduced into paths while our MPs are scooping millions.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

Mr. Mugambi, Iam happy to know that you are a man with great dreams. God is going to make it a reality. Count on me as your prayer partner in seeking God's guidance as you prepare to take that parliamentary seat. I am happy to see and read your profile. Have I recognised Prof. bishop Nthamburi in one of the photos? He is one great man who supported my college studies financially so much. He too supported the publishing of my first book-IN PURSUIT OF ETERNITY. Mr. Mugambi, keep on keeping on. You know what; I was once a house boy in Buruburu in Nairobi after dropping from school inform 3 but my dream never left me. I was for mass communication even then . Two years later , the family I was serving took me to school and later I joined mass comm. college . The first Tv programme i did and went on air, I had buruburu employer as my guest. So with God all things are possible.
Barikiwa sana na Mungu.
By Jeremy Muthee Publisher of IN PURSUIT OF ETERNITY

THESE ARE GRADE 4 PUPILS AT ST MARTIN ACADEMY

These young scientists are conducting a physics experiment. Can we boast of the same of our standard 4 pupils?

We as Kenyans should search our hearts and our ethos to see where we have gone wrong.

OUR PEOPLE NEED CLEAN AND SAFE DRINKING WATER AND WE WILL ENSURE THEY GET IT

MUGAMBI ARIMI CARES AND HE LOVES HIS PEOPLE THIS FLAG CARRIES ALOT OF MEANING. Many died for its creation and our anthem was devloped from the essence of what many believed and believe today. HAKI IWE NGAO NA MLINZI. Is it true today? Whose haki? For the elites and the powerful?. Look at the 90% majority of the Kenyans. They work very hard but get totally nothing.We say no to this kind of treatment and overexploitation. They may think people are not serious but a day is coming when they shall run but won't be able to hide. The people of Imenti Central are slowly waking up. They are tired of drinking unlean and unsafe water. Almost everyone is complaining of amoeba.This can be solved once and for all.

This is the plan W . Mugambi Arimi has for the water purification and treatment which, has been missing for a long time and the conscequences have been very serious.YES! Water can be purified and our people can avoid much of the pain they go through due waterborne diseases and time wasted going for treament.
The plant can be built and maintained very cheaply with proper leadership and people who have vision. The plant can be sustained because our people are hard working.
Time has come for people of Central Imenti to demand what they need from their leaders and say no more lies. Our humanity and dignity has been abused for so long. Time is up for the abusers.
The Lady in the picture with Mugambi Arimi comes from dangwene area near kiamakoro primary school.She has been waiting the whole of her life for a liberator and she was happy to meet him. Her hopes were raised and she thanked God that there is a remnant of loving and caring people in Central Imenti.

IN TERMS OF EDUCATION MUGAMBI HAS THE BEST AFTER FIGHTING ALL THE WAY FROM NURSERY SCHOOL.

All along he has fought a good fight. He has demonstrated he can perform even in very harsh situations. The next phase is to liberate people of Central Imenti from the bondage of perrenial political liers and the ant-development goons of Central Imenti. Some of these political thugs were directly involved in the refusal by DC Joseph Korir's, the current MP for Mogotio when mugammbi was to fly to USA after winning a scholarship.