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Bourgeoisie KOT is wondering why the average Kenyan isn't alarmed. They say: "Kenyans are so stupid. They are not self-isolating". We aren't stupid bro. This is the life we live every day. No healthcare coverage. No promise of food. State apathy. Welcome to the party. Grab a seat
It's hard to be alarmed when your entire existence is an alarm. Imagine telling a man in Kibera to self-quarantine? Over Corona? A flu? When he grapples with Malaria, pneumonia & cholera on the daily to get to his meal. Tell the man in Pipeline to avoid contact. How?
We don't care for safety because safety a foreign concept over here. Safety is what you think of when you are full, & satisfied & warm. We can't relate. We are used to living on the edge like that. Through no fault of ours. So welcome home, take a pew. We missed you.
The bourgeoisie finally sees us. They finally realize that we exist & that we affect them. Panicking they run to the state. They say, "lock it down". They say, "if it hits kibera, we are all dead". Not because it will kill the Kibera man. But because he presents a risk to them.
Even in a catastrophe, "me" is their rallying call. They say, "lock it down" with a fridge full of supplies, with children e-learning. With a house full of hand sanitizers. Well, welcome to the life with no crystal stair bro. You are going to need grit & faith.
If you succeed in locking the country, you must prepare for anarchy. You can lock the country down, but you can't lock hunger down. They'll steal from you & maul you. Coz a poor man does not steal from a poor house. Every man for himself & the devil take the hindmost. Stay safe.
