Perfect, Unfailing Answers…

Way back in High school when I was preparing for my History paper II and Geography paper II I found these answers very common to every and any other question. Take for example. List the hindrances to economic growth in Kenya. What are the challenges of deep sea fishing on the East Coast of Africa? List some of the challenges to horticultural farming in Kenya. All these questions could be well answered thus:

1. Poor infrastructure

2. Lack of technical knowhow

3. Limited manpower 

4. Poor government policies

5. Political marginalisation

6. Exploitation by middlemen and corruption

7. Lack of capital

8. Lack of political goodwill

9. Neocolonialism

and the latest: Post election violence

The same answers can be given in response to the following questions:

1. What are the reasons for increased crime rate in Kenya?

2. Why can’t Kibaki and Raila tackle corruption?

3. Why are we going hungry today?

4. Why is there no electoral commission in Kenya?

5. Why are many adults unmarried in Kenya?

…and now to a more personal level:

1. Why are you not working?

2. Why don’t you have a wife?

3. Why are you mad at your wife?

4. What is wrong with your boss?

5….and you can think of any other question… they are pretty much answered above regardless.