Eric

Here are 15 lessons I have learnt as a civil servant working for Government. Thread 🧵

How I stood with a man at the point of his lowest. Read his story: Good afternoon Doc. I want to take a moment to sincerely appreciate you for the guidance you gave me regarding my wife's delivery. I had not updated you earlier about her pregnancy, but I feel I owe you this account of what happened and how your advice made a difference. As I had briefed you, on Thursday at around 3am my wife started experiencing labour pains, & we decided to go to XX Hospital. Our initial preference had been YZ Hospital, where she attended clinic, but during one of the maternity visits, it was evident that two patients were sharing a bed since it's public. We therefore thought we needed a facility that met our expectations, & having received positive recommendations from one of her friends, we settled on XX HOSPITAL. Upon admission, her labour progressed from 4cm to 8cm dilation & the hospital was recommending a CS on the grounds of prolonged labour. But you told me that was not bad for a first-time mother. There were also financial challenges. My SHA cover was inactive because my former employer had missed the Jan 2025 contribution. I confirmed this with a SHA representative over the phone, who advised me to contact my former employer. Since this was happening at night & resolving the issue immediately was not possible, I opted to pay cash. At XX, I paid 3K for a scan, 500 for a vaginal examination & 10,500 for the normal delivery. What particularly concerned me was the insistence on another scan despite having already done one at a public hospital. They were also surprised that we only did one scan throughout the pregnancy. When I questioned its necessity, the doctor could not give me a clear medical justification & instead explained that it was the hospital's tradition to conduct its own scan on every patient. I challenged this because I wanted to understand what additional value it would provide, especially since my wife was not presenting any new concern that had been explained to us. Nevertheless, I made the payments & scan showed no abnormalities. Later, when I informed you that they were recommending a CS, you advised me to seek assistance at a public hospital. I followed your advice and went to YZ Hospital. When I requested a refund from XX, I was informed that most of the money had already been utilised and that I was only entitled to KSh 1K out of the KSh 14K paid. I was expecting at least KSh 5 K to cater for the ambulance cost. What was even more disturbing was the attitude that followed. They questioned my wife about whether I was the one who had influenced her decision not to accept CS & leave. They even went as far as asking her which church I attend. But went silent when I entered the room. It was evident that they were unhappy with our decision & the extra money I was to add for the procedure is now gone. I proceeded to YZ Hospital, where I incurred an additional 7,300. I am proud & grateful to report that my wife delivered normally, and we now have a baby boy. Doc, this experience has made me appreciate your advocacy even more. You have consistently 'misled' us to question medical decisions, understand the necessity of procedures & remain vigilant about profit-driven practices in some healthcare facilities. I can now personally attest to why your lessons are important. Please continue misleading the Warriors. I cannot thank you enough for the timely advice. Given the financial strain I have experienced, I kindly request that I wire 2,000 to your clinic as an appreciation for your consultation. Thank you for your guidance, your time and, most importantly, for helping me make a decision that gave my wife and our baby a positive outcome. I genuinely appreciate you, Daktari.

The things happening across the world are so complex for ordinary people to decipher, discern and understand. People only see superficial and cosmetic events. But one day you will see it, and it will be too late to reverse it.

THE POLITICAL CIRCUS: Politicians are very sleazy and deceitful. Here is what they do, They make political accountability a tiring circus. They dangle carrots that we chase daily, and then we get tired because of unfulfilled promises. We lose momentum and walk out of the unending carousel. We continue paying bills, taxes and struggle to raise families; then, once we realise it is a con game, we abandon it and focus on living our lives away from these sleazy characters. Then a new generation arrives; it enters the same loop of the political carousel with newer energy and a threat to revolt and overhaul the political class. But politicians are sleazy. They know a new generation won't dig up their historical dirt because their history has been buried and sanitised by a corrupt media. They camouflage, refresh and rebrand. They come with new colours, new logos, new symbols and new slogans. They actively divide the new generation of agitators through tribal enclaves. They trigger emotions with the help of the hypocritical media. The media hosts "heated debates," they write "bold headlines," broadcast dossiers, but if you are keen, you will realise it is all a script for the political clown show. Politicians then promise that this time they will create impactful and meaningful change. They condemn corruption and deceit. They talk tough and loud. They throw fists in the air, flash fingers, dance on the podium, but if you listen to them, it is just political noise in the political drama. The new generation buys this clown show; they become hypnotised; they forget about the scandals and corruption by these sleazy politicians. They forget the history of these sleazy characters. The new generation also starts singing these new slogans, wearing newer branded colours and singing chants of hypnosis. These politicians earn the trust of the new generation, get into office, but perpetuate the same lies, dangle the same carrots, and put the new agitators on the same loop as they did the previous generation. The newer agitators get tired of the carousel, drop out, leave the circus, and a newer generation joins the circus. It is a political circus. A clown show. A carousel of political hypnosis. Same monkeys in the same forest with the same illusion. Year in, year out. The one in this photo is a former speaker of Kenya's most scandalous and unlawful National Assembly. He now says he has new ideas to reform Kenya. Mikora.

Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.

Hospital departments have monthly revenue targets. That is why meaningless surgeries, including unjustified Caesarean Sections, are rampant in these hospitals. If you remain ignorant, hospitals will turn you into their cash cow.

This is Warburgia ugandensis. Commonly known as the East African greenheart. The bark is medicinal. Chew the bark. It is bitter. It treats chronic coughs, colds and a blocked chest. The leaves heal too. Kikuyu call it Muthiga. Maasai call it Osokonoi. #FoodFriday

This is Prunus africana, the red stinkwood tree. It is medicinal. The bark, the fruits and the leaves are medicinal. Men use it to support the prostate. It also alleviates haemorrhoidal pain. Kikuyu call it muiri. Kalenjin call it tendwet. #FoodFriday

The true character of people is revealed when they no longer need anything from you. The moment what kept them is fulfilled, their masks peel off. When a person depends on you, he is forced to be respectful, courteous, obedient, or faithful. Most people are liars, pretentious, and morally corrupt, but they are forced to pretend to be good because there is something they gain from you. Be very alert when dealing with people, and that includes your relatives. Keep your circle as thin as possible.

2008 - 2013. The most scandalous tenure in the Ministry of Water. From Tana-Athi and Umaa dam scandals, borehole fraud, Kazi kwa Vijana deceit, nepotism and procurement irregularities. Mwangi Kiunjuri blew the whistle and presented the dossier to the EACC, which went silent.

Sleazy and slimy Ngilu.

Ngilu has been in politics since 1996. She was a Minister of Health from 2003 to 2007 during Kenya's worst healthcare workers' strike. She was a governor in Kitui County's most corrupt and depressing regime. She even withheld salaries of postgraduate doctors until 2021, when a court ordered her to pay them. In 2019, mysterious fires gutted key county offices housing financial, planning, and procurement records that, in 2023, a Senate oversight report read as premeditated malice to destroy files. But today Ngilu speaks like she has new ideas to transform Kitui. Slimy politician. Mikora.

Do you mean there are women using cetrizine to tighten their genitals? When I call these people "Educated Fools" you say I am demeaning them. These are foolish people, and they are educated with academic papers. They should be left to perish.

Day 18 of 40 in Phase II. Three tracks.

Our parents, the boomers and the X-Gen that we despise, raised doctors, lawyers, teachers and other people of high repute. They did this out of patience, commitment and determination We, millennials, are raising idiots, self-entitled rats, hypersexualised characters, social media dimwits and obese bastards. "I don't want my children to suffer the way I suffered at the hands of my parents." It is that suffering that made you a successful adult. Think.