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Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our mind



The story begins with two young minds chatting in a Matatu (public means of transport in Kenya). The discussion was based on the fact that power in one thing that is letting this country down. Black outs, high cost of production due to the use of generators etc. Why not come up with a solution, Kenya has a lot of land laying bare, this land is either arid or semi-arid. There lies a great opportunity to produce solar power. Laying along the equator we receive direct sunlight all year round, why not build solar panels and place them in the desert?

One mind thought, as a country we have the potential to create this panel, best situated and optimized for our environment. But the other mind believed that, we can’t make that. The best solar panels have to be imported. This not only pissed me off, but also showed how we have been made to believe that we are a consumer continent.

When is this going to stop! When are we are as a continent going to stand up and realize that we need to free our minds from mental slavery. It all starts with us realizing that we are slaves of our minds and break free from the chains that hold us down. The chains that make us believe we aren't first class citizen in this world. The chains that make us feel we cannot produce what the world can use. The chains that make us believe that education is the only way to success and not working on talents given to use by the almighty God. The chains of war and oppression. The chains of corruptions. The chains of selfishness and not investing in our own continent. One free mind once said “Africa will never come out of its economic doldrums until it creates a generation of entrepreneurs that will create sustainable business willing to reinvest in Africa “ – Kola Karim

Yes we are bound by many chains and as a continent we need to stand up an break free, we need to first realize that we have been bound, for a long time, and it’s time to rise. The sky is not the limit, we have no limit… We are a continent filled with natural resources, labor, land, brilliant minds, but we still lagging behind in poverty, oppression, war, corruption… What are we waiting for, to realize we are first class citizen, we are more than what they have claimed us to be. We are a continent filled with greatness.

We are not a consumer continent, we are a producing continent.  We are not a fighting continent, we should be a peaceful continent. We are not a divided continent, we should be a united continent, we are not a poor continent, and we are a rich continent. We need to stand up and fight, fight the chains that have bound as down for a long time. Fight and break free, we are free people that is a right given to as by God. We have to free our minds then we will be able to see what potential lies at the horizon.

“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!” – Bob Marley

He saw it long time ago, it’s time we broke free and flew, because we are eagles, and eagles don’t fly in bondage…

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