THE DECREPIT SITUATION AT THE COUNTRY BUS STATION

Filthy, rough, with little humanity almost a zombie, a terrible drug addict who ventures from one hard drug to the next, somebody whose life has ceased to have purpose and whose only gratification is in inflicting pain and distress in the hearts of other citizens, a psychopathic criminal. Forgive me for having to describe a human in this manner.

If you have ever been to the country bus station, then probably you have fallen into the hands of hooligans who profess a bodyguard role with the aim of extorting financial favors from innocent hard working Kenyan citizens. It bits my person to imagine such kind of hooliganism can still exist in this day and age. It clearly says something is terribly wrong with the system. I agree life cannot be perfect and that the war against criminals is a lifelong project with no permanent solution however the blatant triumph of evil in broad daylight is a sign of the discredit leadership of a Nation.

I have been to the Country bus station, I have been a victim of this frustration and worse I have witnessed fellow citizen beaten senseless and snatched their possession by thugs who have infested the station. The question that probably comes to your mind is whether there exists a police station at the country bus station, the answer to which is affirmative. But the effectiveness of this police post is next to zero owing to the fact that it has not succeeded in keeping off the criminals from the precinct of the station. And, the reports of criminal cases almost always go unsolved because the thug normally mingles with the masses and remain at large

Now, this means you and I, average Kenyans who have to use the country bus to access our native villages have a perpetual fear due to the almost guaranteed encounter with these hooligans every day we travel. It means one time or two you will be roughed up and pushed between buses and ravished of every worthy possession, and this is not ignoring the many blows and kicks that will garnish the assault. I am afraid and disappointed as a Kenyan; I am tired of leadership that gives credit and recognition to the financially muscled.

I believe if Country bus was the preserve of the wealthy, something would have been done about it, I want the station biffed up with several police officers and county council officials; I want the place combed out and all the criminal elements churned out. A sought of mucking out of the Augean stables.

I am a socialist. I believe the solution to men’s problems will always come from within them.  If you thought that it comes from within tribe, you are wrong, if you thought it comes from the government, you could never be further from the truth, We need to unite and seek solutions to our own problems, travelers need to travel in band wagons, groups moving together to the station for self-defense because if we have a perpetual problem then we better craft a solution.