Scholar Media Digest: Of Regressive Taxes; a journey of Hope in Reconciliation; Brighter future; Philosophy of Life and Death and of Rains of Ruin
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Kenyans over the past month have been rattled by a revelation and realization that the Kenya Kwanza administration of President William Ruto has decided to unleash more taxes in a bid to finance its operations.
Contentious in the proposed VAT reforms is the taxation of bread with senior Kenya Kwanza politicians leading powerful parliamentary finance committee giving strange reasons why bread should be taxed.
According to the government, it was decided to tax bread because it had realized that bread causes diabetes and it is being consumed by almost every Kenyan household.
Another one of the taxes that has perplexed Kenyans is the introduction of Motor vehicle Tax with a senior MP under Kenya Kwanza administrations explaining that this was because owners are making an income from those cars!
And as prolific writer, researcher and lawyer Odhiambo Jarameel Kevins opines, indeed, the proposed VAT reforms is regressive burden for Kenyans as he argues that the rationale behind this tax may be to generate revenue, but it fails to account for the varying economic circumstances of vehicle owners.
For many Kenyans, owning a vehicle is a necessity rather than a luxury, particularly in areas with limited public transportation.
Well, have you ever heard of Jaffar Remo Amin? Don’t worry if you haven’t. Here, meet Mr Jaffar, a man with a big heart and clear vision on what justice, reconciliation, peace and truth should be.
Jaffar is the son of the late former President of Uganda Field Marshal Idi Amin Dada. Now you see!
Not only is he the former First Son of Uganda but he is a leading voice in a beautiful journey of reconciling communities across the East Africa who in the past, suffered unimagined atrocities. So remarkable is this journey that the fabric that once held the EAC that was almost being broken is now rejuvenated and with new hope. Here is his Journey of Hope: A glimpse into Jaffar Idi Amin’s Truth, Peace and Reconciliation initiative.
Education, whether informal, formal or otherwise, is very important for any community, society. Every day is an opportunity to learn, educate and be educated and no one ever went wrong in investing in education.
What with Dr Nina Meyerhof pumping resources and time to ensure children from the deep villages in Homa Bay get a bright future through her Children of the Earth (COE) founded in 1990.
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Dr Nina, through her educational centres, has a vision of according Kenyan children with one of the greatest gift – education – for a brighter future by building a wise generation and for the future but not preparing a future generation.
It is this unending pain, struggle and despair that informed the establishment of Children of the Earth (COE) in 1990.
Coming up as a calling to bring sense and order to the world, Dr. Nina Meyerhof, Founder and President of Children of the Earth (COE), says in the eyes of the world, Michael may be just another face in the crowd, another statistic in a sea of despair.
Someone once said that we all want to go to heaven but no one wants to die yet it is through death that we will be able to cross over to the other side of life.
Well, don’t fret about death. Just grab a book authored by Prof Charles Mwewa ‘The Patch Theorem: A Philosophy of Death, Life and Time’ and delve into this ‘feared’ topic of death.
In this era where discussions about death are often avoided, it’s crucial to question whether death is truly as grim as it seems, or if it might harbor unexpected virtues.
Death can be caused by many factors and everyone has their own designed death. One of them is floods.
Kenya just witnessed devastating floods caused by heavy rains that pounded the whole country. In its wake, it has left behind a death toll of around 250 people.
But this kind of death can be avoided as Odhiambo Jerameel Kevins argues: “The apocalyptic scenes unfolding across the country are a damning indictment of years of negligence, poor planning, and a catastrophic failure of leadership”.
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