Kenyans Last Minute; Accidents and 2018

Kenyans Last Minute

The culture of rushing the last minute is a human being aspect but for Kenyans it is too much. Until we manage our last minute activities we shall continue to expect accidents, under development, misuse of recourses and many more challenges.

Accidents

We keep on blaming agencies such as National Transport Services Authority ( NTSA),  Ministry of Transport, Kenya National Highways Authority  (KNHA), Kenya Police for the many lives lost on the road. They have their faults including corruption, poor road maintenance, erection of bumps, poor road signs, unqualified and careless drivers, profit focused transport companies, poorly serviced vehicles, night travels among others that need governmental interventions.

However somebody needs to tell Kenyans that this last minute travelling plans is causing the accidents, traffic and fare hikes. In the last minute of the year we all want to travel upcountry, in the last minute we need to shop, we need to hire cars and we all end up on the road. However the situation can be different if we manage our last minutes activities. Instead of going up country in December only we could all visit the relatives and villages at different times in the year not the last minute?

Institutions

Alternatives of going for holidays will come in handy as well as promote local tourism. This will save us from accidents on the road, rocket rising fares, traffic, inconveniencies caused by night travel ban, crowded vehicles and the supermarket queues. The young families will thrive more while our parents will bless us regularly throughout 2018 instead of living with mere hope of seeing us in December 2018 and experience another cycle of last minute in December 2018.

Politics

The last minute has seen us take risks even in politics for example in January 2017 a new IEBC Commission was put in place to oversee The August 2018 elections. Despite the 5 years elections gap we had no plans until last minute, this could have been one of the factors that contributed to illegalities and irregularities in the General Election. Thus, as a country we also need to be prepared and have plans to save us from hard last minutes choices. Political parties also involved, National Super Alliance (NASA) as a political outfit and its presidential candidate came in last minute while parties’ merger to form Jubilee Party was done when elections were around the corner.

2018

The resolutions and goals of 2018 are in the right place but for them to be fruitful and achievable timelines, timelines that will save us from last minute rushing. Plan in a holiday, take leave from work and pursue that project, take up evening classes and just do it in time. It takes planning, setting right goal and clear timelines to avoid last minute activities and have a successful and prosperous 2018.

Written by Jacqueline Njambi

Communications and Personal Development Expert

Jacqueline.kamau@gmail.com