Yesterday I met the Nairobi City Town Clerk Philip Kisia. I have known Kisia from his days at the Nairobi Central business District Association (NCBDA) . Then he defended Adopt A Light.

When we sat to talk I admired his professionalism as he got an internal lawyer to give him an opinion on the matter at hand between my company and the council.Then he called in the other employees and for the first time it was my pleasure to hear an employee of the council being bold enough to stand up and say, “we are wrong, we have treated this lady and her company unfairly while breaking the law”.
Wow, This definitely made my day and a Hope for Justice!

It is things like this that give us the grace to have courage to go on in the face of impunity by the council, the state, the police, the customers, the people and worse a competitor who thrives on corruption and smiles all the way to the bank.

On Saturday I leave for India to receive the UN Habitat Business Award for 2009 on behalf of Adopt a Light for our initiatives in highways lighting , residential and slum lighting, which as you all know has been my pride and nightmare. But you know what, its all been worth it. I will win one day for my country….

Read about the Award at the Adopt-a-Light website. You can also read my UN Habitat Award acceptance speech here.

I am at it again about Kenya my beloved country. What I am trying to come to terms with is what kind of a country do we live in where the rule of law does not apply and institutions are abused with such impunity by the very officers we pay to run them who are supposedly the servants of the Kenyan people?

What has happened to basic values like honesty, integrity, unity, nationalism, patriotism, being able to stand up for what is right and working hard for our daily bread. Learning to share what we have while we teach others how to earn a livelihood is the only way that Kenya can rise from this debauchery it has sunk into.

Today City Hall has destroyed Adopt a Light outdoor adverts worth over 10 million. They are also pulling down Thika road and the irony of it is, we had asked where we should put the masts knowing the road would be expanded and they directed us to do it bang in the middle. Now they say the masts are in the way and there goes 80 million worth of work leading to more carnage and theft on the highway. What a waste of resources ?

I have not had any response forthcoming from the public servants concerned. But soldier on we must since losing a battle is not losing a war! What will define us as Kenyans other than our resiliency at standing up for injustices and our continued stand for the Truth!

Imagine if your fairy god mother was in town for 5 minutes and was willing to grant you 10 wishes, what will you wish for? If you don’t know then it means you are on a road to no-where.

A wish list should include the things, opportunities, friends, securities, blessings etc that you wish in your life that would leave you feeling happy and fulfilled either in the short or long run.

The advantages of having a wish list ready is that you get to focus on what you really really really want. It also makes you more confident of attaining the same and as most positive thinkers would say it’s the first step to letting the universe know what you expect from it. Remember what goes round comes round.

Let me share with you my 10 wishes as at 20th October, 2008, incidentally I always review my wish list on my birthday as Christmas and New Year do get busy-

1.  I wish I excel at parenting and raise responsible and grateful children who are balanced in all areas, education, attitude, behaviour, sports, and kindness to all including the environment.

2.  I wish for a Positive conclusion of the Adopt A Light project’s legal cases and to getting back on track

3.  I wish I successfully launch respected and trusted platforms to fight corruption and reduce poverty levels in our country.

4.  I wish I unite one million committed Kenyans against poverty and to join in the journey for Kenya to achieve the millennium development goals.

5.  I wish I had a financially sound project to cater for both the financial needs of my family and I for that rainy day.

6.  I wish to I had a lobby group of sorts to address the various injustices of our country.

7.  I wish I had other business ventures as having all my eggs in one basket has not been healthy.

8.  I wish to resolve all the issues on the Kitisuru house amicably concluding the purchase of the same.

9.  I wish I had at least three degrees preferably in law, business and finance.

10.  I wish I had healthy eating habits and was committed to exercising and maintaining the weight that makes me proud.

If you can picture your wishes in colour and see yourself enjoying the benefits of your wishes as if they were a reality it’s your first step towards realising them.
After the visualisation you need to break down the wishes into steps and indeed action plans with deadlines.

All the best and lets compare notes come October, 2009!