FOOLS DAY

THE WORLD-WIDE THREAT THAN COVID-19

 

Close to 2 billion people across the world consume alcoholic beverages according to the world health organization (WHO). Around the globe, alcohol can be found in many forms from beer, spirits, wines and even traditionally prepared local beverages.

African countries dominate in making local forms of alcohol which is made by fermentation of seeds, grains, vegetables and palm trees. Consumption of alcohol continue to rise in developing countries while decreases in developed countries.

According to the World Health Organization, there is enough evidence to indicate that alcohol is a significant threat to the world health.

The young generation stand a chance of being the most affected lot. Most deaths in young people are attributed to alcohol mainly from injuries and accidents.

Young people are initiating too much drinking in earlier ages than before. The popularity range availability of less expensive alcoholic drinks has increased and the global marketing of alcohol is becoming more and more focused on teenagers.

While many believe that Covid-19 is dangerous and may pose more threat to the world, alcohol is extremely bad and its threat to the world at large. Close to 80 million people suffer from diagnosable alcohol use disorders and 2.25 million people die each year from alcohol use. It affects practically every organ in the human body.

The report by WHO, in general there is casual relationship between alcohol consumption and more than 60 types of diseases and injury. In the world today, alcohol is estimated to cause about 25 – 30 % of oesophageal cancer, liver cancer cirrhosis of the liver, homicide, epileptic seizures and motor vehicle accidents.

“Alcohol is closely linked with virtually every negative aspect of society; suicide, violent crime, birth defects, industrial accidents, domestic and sexual abuse, disease, homelessness and death. It is the number one drug problem for people from all walks of life. It knows no racial, ethnic or economic barriers.” National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependency, USA.

Most African teenagers and young people drinkers believe that drinking is essential to having good time and pleasure and that their main purpose of drinking is to get drunk. This is something they engage in not knowing the dangers that awaits them.

In Kenya, up to 47% Secondary students reported using alcohol while in Nigeria 60% of secondary school students and 80% of undergraduate students had used alcohol and in Zimbabwe 39% of students under 14 years of age said they had tried alcohol. This should therefore sound like a woke up call to both the parents and government to ensure that young people are always free from these alcoholic beverages because the earlier the age at which people begin drinking, the more likely they are to become alcohol dependent later in life. Unless we help our teenagers, things are not going to get better.

Many homesteads have remained homeless, while others have remained poor because of the indulgent in alcohol. Alcohol exacts a heavy price on personal health, promotes high blood pressure and is directly toxic to heart muscles.

This “world threat” increases the risk of stroke, sudden death, heart arrhythmias and diseased heart muscle, congestive heart failure, cirrhosis and cancer. This reduces user’s useful life and it ravages the lives of family and friends. There is need for immediate action or else, who knows? Perhaps the saddest statistics to emerge in recent years are those of damaged babies permanently, mentally deficient as a result of their parent’s alcohol use.

According to the World Health Organization, worldwide per capita consumption of alcoholic beverages in 2005 equalled 6.13 litres of pure alcohol consumed by every person aged 15 years or older. A large portion of this consumption – 28.6% or 1.76 litres per person – was homemade and illegally produced alcohol or, in other words, unrecorded alcohol. The consumption of homemade or illegally produced alcohol may be associated with an increased risk of harm because of unknown and potentially dangerous impurities or contaminants in these beverages

Alcohol is not just a problem for young people; it is the greatest global drug problem for all ages. In the United States, it is second only tobacco on the top list of “Most Deadly Drugs.” Despite the dangers, people in almost every society come in contact with alcoholic beverages. Sole prevention of this depend on parents, good parental example. Nothing is more powerful than this. Support and encouragement from grandparents, churches, teachers, mentors and positive role models is what the young people need in order to end this menace and be able to beat this world most threat.

 

-         OCHALY EDWINE  -   

 

 

 

PASTOR WHO RESPECT NOBODY BUT GOD

From the onset of corona virus case in Kenya , the government suspended all public gathering so as to try to reduce the spread of the said deadly disease .

This directive was taken positively by members of the public and various institutions like schools  , colleges, and universities. Various churches on the other hand have suspended their most of their activities like crusades and the rest .

This pandemic came during the time when The Seventh day Adventist Church in some parts of the country was conducting the TMI Crusades especially in Ranen Conference. Following the government directive to suspend all the public gatherings , the conference director also directed all the pastors whose churches was going on with the TMI Crusades to suspend them.

But this pastor from SDA Rabwao DISTRICT, MUHURU-BAY when he was called and told to suspend the crusade, he defied all the orders of the land and said that he is not going to close down a gathering of GOD. He further said that it's better for a jembe to break in the field than at home . '' I better get Corona while serving my creator than Corona to get while am at home doing other things '' he added . Other invited speakers also challenged those who are ordering for suspension of gathering meant for worship to come out and tell them any disease that is not written in the Bible , instead urged the leaders of the land to come out and call for prayers everywhere so that God can hear us and heal our land.

At least for now there is a sigh of relief as the president also called for prayers and announce that Saturday 21st March 2020 be the day for this prayer .

NEW BOSS LADY IN TOWN

 For many years Tagache has been ruled by male chiefs but today the first female assistant chief is availed to the villagers. 

It was a colourful event attended by more women than men since they termed it as their show.

In her maiden speech, the new chief, Maureen Achieng Isaiah, said that she will work hand in hand with the senior chief to ensure that the area is safe and secure for everybody to stay and conduct businesses without fear.

While congratulating her, the outgoing assistant chief Mr. ELijah Warioba also encouraged her to work safe and smart so as to take the village to the next level from where he left. He added that Tagache is a good place and even the members are people who are easy to work with.

While sending their congratulatory messages, most women termed this as the best thing that has ever happened to them and also encouraged chief Maureen to be strong and prove to the world that even women too when given chance can make good administrators and leaders.

In his message to the new assistant, the area chief Mr. Ombonya welcomed her new colleague and promised to work together to make Tagache a better place for everyone to stay.

-OCHALY EDWINE-

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TEARS WONT STOP ROLLING

 

This is me, wiping my tears after watching how people were dying helplessly

 Its exactly one year since the terrorist attack, killed and injured innocent Kenyans who were going through their daily duties to fend for their families clueless of what might endanger their lives on that fateful Saturday 21^st September, 2013.

Many woke up with many expectations, some with hope of meeting their loved ones after the day’s chores but this was never meant to be when their lives were maimed by the ruthless terrorists who put the mighty Westgate Mall under Siege.

Officer Rescueing an innocent child and other people

Young children, Young ladies and gentlemen, Mothers, Fathers lost their lives. What a sad moment that tore us apart!! But in everything that happens to us, we should just Glorify God. He had a reason as to why it had to be our fellow Kenyans. 

Today as we commemorate the first anniversary of this attack, I take this humble opportunity to convey my heartfelt condolence to the families who lost their loved ones. I feel like it had happened to me because am one of those people who come from a family and losing someone in a family is something that no one would wish to happen to them.

Its only God who will reward everyone for their deeds, when I watch that documentary, I cant control my tears from rolling when I see people being killed like flies and listen to the survivors stories. It’s a sad experience for one to go through.

To the survivors of this attack my word for you is that God Love you so much and that’s why your life was spared and you live today to share it with us. The only medicine for you to heal is to accept it and just move on, its hard to forget but just accept what happened to you, it cant be reversed by doing this you are certain you will heal and God wont forsake you.

Yesterday (Saturday 20^th sept) while I was watching KTN live courage from KICC (THE BOTTOMLINE) and hear the survivors’ stories, it was just so much to bear. That police officer who was shot 15 times and survive my message to you is that God loves you. You will be alright hero.

To the people who risked their lives to bravely go into the mall with the aim of recueing the lives and forgetting their own lives, I SALUTE YOU!! From police officers in general, individuals, Team Red Cross and many who were there to save the dying lives, nawavulia kofia Mashujaa.

I must say thank you to fellow Kenyans for being united with only one aim! The aim of seeing that the lives that were put under risk were saved, through their donations ( financially, blood, counseling,etc), that unity should be the one to drive us everyday remembering that we are Kenyans, brothers and sisters irrespective of where your geographical location is in Kenya. We are one family, we therefore ought to love one another, assist in the capacity that fits you. 

United nation shall not be moved whatever strong the force may seem to be. Unity is always strength and as a nation we need to be united together in order to be able to defeat the enemy. This is an attack that even though it did not affect me directly but I will live to remember it in my lifetime.

MUNGU NA WAPE FARAJA