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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