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Embrace Digital era with Caution
Latest technology helps us to connect to the world and to view any item on the internet. If Countries like China have succeeded in blocking illicit or sexual content from the internet, so can we. To make matters worse the gulf between the rich and poor is All smart phones and computers belonging to minors should not be allowed to access adult content on the internet. Reports that Kenyans are number one in surfing savage sites shows we are not innocent in this sex pervasion drama and video. I pray that the laptops for class one pupils will not become a haven for paedophiles and others. ever widening. Which means almost one out of two persons is living in abjectly poor and wretched conditions. Kenya attaining political independence is one thing but having economic freedom is quite another. At this historic juncture of the Golden Jubilee a little bit of stock-taking may be good in the interest of all the citizens of the country. The agenda for Kenya should be guided by economic considerations and clear policies should be stipulated. In the globalized economic order today offering skilled labour is served the women voraciously grab it and help themselves first. It is quite a spectacle! Hunger is one of the grimmest realities Kenya has to contend with even as the country celebrates 50 years of independence. According to the World Bank data, Kenya has a population of 41.61 million of which 45.9% are reckoned as poor.
Lewis M. Mwamba
Political Independence should translate into Economic Freedom
At a poor locality in Nairobi there is a Catholic charitable institution that runs a feeding programme for infants born into poor families. The mothers bring their famished toddlers and get seated in rows in the courtyard. As the food that is meant for the children
at competitive rates can bring into the country production units from all over. This is how China snatched overnight computer manufacture units from Ireland. Kenya can be an important player as knowing English language is of great advantage for its work-force. But are there people with skills? Is the educational system geared to meeting the needs of industry and technology? The crux of the matter is there.
Anto Poruthur, SVD.
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THE SEED - VOL 25, No. 8, AUGUST 2013
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