My confession, how I contributed to climate change today…
My pricey Rollex alarm went on
at 0530HRS reminding me of a new day in the lackluster office. You see, working
in a Nothing Going on Office aka NGO has taught me a fundamental lesson that it
doesn’t really matter how long you work, what matters is your achievement at
the end of the day, and in case you achieve nothing, which happens most of the
times, your technical appearance in the office serves as a compliment.
Convinced with my intelligent reasoning I went back to sleep until 0700 hrs when
the sun was already out. Like I always do, I put on everything that could light
the house; from my five bedrooms lights, washrooms, kitchen, dining room to
security lights, totally ignoring the God’s freely given natural light. When I made sure that everybody felt
that the ‘owner of the house’ is up, I headed to the bathroom, spending over 10
minutes in shower which takes exactly 2½ minutes during a power blackout. It’s
high time that KPLC and NWSCo started paying loyalties to those who keep them
in business, the likes of me.
Already late for the office, I
opt to use my 4500cc, black, customized Range Rover instead of the dusty,
congested, noisy and uncomfortable matatus. Indeed, they say life is too short
and you have to get the best out of it. Once in the office, I put on
the lights, computer, laptop, printers and every electrical gadget I could get
my hands on. My lazy secretary has already emailed the report I have been
pressurizing her to finalize on for over a month. I could have gone through the
softcopy of the report, then have the final version printed out, but, a
brilliant idea struck my mind. Why not print it out and ensure that my brother who
supplies printing papers remains in business?? Jaluo very knowledgeable, I tell
you. So the report gets printed, I do the editing and print out the final
version, clearly ignoring the printing both sides rule. In the NGO panorama,
the more the documentation you produce, the more effective and hardworking you
look.
Ladies and gentlemen, climate change is a reality and if you engage your environmental eye, you will definitely see its impacts. Our small acts and omission have singly or collectively lead to this eventuality, and will takes our actions and sealing of these loopholes to curb the menace. Will you stand and be counted??
By: Kenny Wahome
Note: The opinion expressed in this post is that of the author
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