There I was standing in the corridors of KNH starring
at nothing as it stared back to me. If only I had uhuru's number so I could
call him and ask him unataka nifanye
nini? I heard the president asked the same question to a room of
important people in state house. Important people are supposed to be smart that
is why we pay them big salos so they know what to fanya to reduce graft. But
when important people don't know what to do, mnataka tufanye nini? So there I
was with mama wondering nini tufanya about this, wondering how
life could be so unfair to such a hardworking woman.
Our mothers go through hell to bring us into this
world and God gives them the grace to handle our pain. Yet there is no torment
on earth that can equate to the pain of watching the one who brought you to
this world suffer. A storm was brewing inside me by the time we left that
office, I was ready turn off that humanity switch that keeps me on the right
side of the law. Mama was ready to throw some un-Christian words
to her employer who had betrayed her at her hour of need.
You see Mama has been working in KNH way before I could sit or stand. She has not only given her best years, but also given her heart to KNH. This woman loves her job, I have seen her go 3-5 days without sleep just to make sure that her patients are okay. She is one of those health care professionals who took the care part of her job a little too seriously. Yet when one of her little cubs was in need they turned their backs on us. The hospital and Insurance misled us to believe that they would cover the cost only for them to back out at the last minute. Now we are stuck with a bill that makes you wish your last name was gates.
(Insurance, story for another day, when calmness finds its way back). So mama is in a fix, she goes through all departments to get a grace period of paying the bill and gets some forms from the legal department to be filled in the finance department. (Here is where the level of madness escalate) the Finance department see it fit to tell Mama that they DO NOT offer any credit even to their own...this is a LIE! Why would the legal department have forms for undertaking if there are no undertakings? I ask. Then comes the question "what do you want me to do"... *blank look* And I feel many things, sometimes all things that everyone around me feels. And the feelings are visible! I see them pacing inside my head! They have conference meetings without my consent! They make decisions that not even the body can object to!
You see Mama has been working in KNH way before I could sit or stand. She has not only given her best years, but also given her heart to KNH. This woman loves her job, I have seen her go 3-5 days without sleep just to make sure that her patients are okay. She is one of those health care professionals who took the care part of her job a little too seriously. Yet when one of her little cubs was in need they turned their backs on us. The hospital and Insurance misled us to believe that they would cover the cost only for them to back out at the last minute. Now we are stuck with a bill that makes you wish your last name was gates.
(Insurance, story for another day, when calmness finds its way back). So mama is in a fix, she goes through all departments to get a grace period of paying the bill and gets some forms from the legal department to be filled in the finance department. (Here is where the level of madness escalate) the Finance department see it fit to tell Mama that they DO NOT offer any credit even to their own...this is a LIE! Why would the legal department have forms for undertaking if there are no undertakings? I ask. Then comes the question "what do you want me to do"... *blank look* And I feel many things, sometimes all things that everyone around me feels. And the feelings are visible! I see them pacing inside my head! They have conference meetings without my consent! They make decisions that not even the body can object to!
So when My president asks me 'anataka ni fanye
nini? ' these words sting! my heart breaks a little more! The state in
which this state is in, breaks my heart! When I hear 5 billion has been stolen
from the healthcare sector it makes me want to take care of someone with my
healthy fists of furry. I think we all worked our way to mediocrity! Mediocrity
in all areas is the "cool kid" and we (yes, we,) want to be 'with
it'. So we make mediocrity part of 'our culture'. I have had it up to here
*touches temple* I am done with having deep waters faith in the shallow end!
So what will I do? I will put on my big girl's
andies and go do what needs to be done! No more passive aggression that
finds courage at the comfort of the keypads! No more Que sera sera attitude! I
am enraged!
Mr. President you know I have nothing but utter
,respect for you and the authority you have over this nation so feel free to go
be the PRESIDENT! That is what I would like you to do!
