Change
Change
/tʃeɪn(d)ʒ/
Verb
Make or become different.
The state of the road in Mukuru kwa Reuben.
Neighboring settlement areas Mukuru kwa Reuben and kwa Njenga have become the talk of local media houses, with feature stories running nearly every week. This fame has not only been about the novel coronavirus- no.
Urban developments in these settlement areas have been the content creators for journalists. The handover of power from the Nairobi County Government (NCC) to the Government of Kenya (GoK) has seen to it that some instantaneous approaches have made. While most of the approaches may not be welcome with open arms by everyone, they are pivotal in improving living conditions for the third class citizen. For instance a good road will ensure the mama mboga will have produce with ease, even when the rains fall. A good drainage and sewerage system will mean that tenants won’t have to go to the communal toilet because their houses don’t have toilets.
This comfort though comes at a cost. For the investors who had somehow put up structures on public roads, they will have to evacuate and pave way for change. This past weekend the Nairobi Metropolitan Services through GoK brought down constructions that had been illegally put up on a public road.
One important thing about change is the ability to adapt to one’s new living conditions. Sure it might look like one has hit rock bottom but with resilience one can bounce back, stronger and better. The Butterfly Effect is a theory where Edward Lorenz believed that initial small changes such as the flapping of wings by a butterfly can cause a tornado.
If you the caterpillar that s/he will one day cause the world to tremble they might not believe it. The caterpillar though has to morph and become equipped with wings so that they can cause a thunderstorm or tornado.
Businessperson who setup their products on display even after their shop was brought down.
A good example of good adaption to their situation is a businessperson who once their shop was brought down, a few hours later they had spread their merchandise on the ruble ready for business. This is the resilience we need to have and empowered Mukuru and nation. Therefore as we the people of kwa Reuben experience these changes let us embrace them and see the long run.
By GB