Campaign, Win and Celebrate. And then immediately begin preparing to win the next one.But somewhere between those two elections, there is this little thing called governance. And governance is an actual job, a difficult one, and a day-and-night job.To all our campaigning politicians, I have some news for you. There is actually a job that comes after winning an election. I know, Shocking! Looking at our politics sometimes, you would think winning the election is the job.Campaign, Win and Celebrate. And then immediately begin preparing to win the next one.But somewhere between those two elections, there is this little thing called governance. And governance is an actual job, a difficult one, and a day-and-night job.It means running hospitals. Making sure children can go to school. Ensuring people have water, electricity, roads, security and medicine.It means solving problems that are not particularly exciting. Problems that don't attract crowds. Problems that don't have “Sindio?” Problems that cannot be solved from the sunroof of an SUV.And I have been thinking about this because for 43 days, nurses across this country have been on strike. Let that sink in, 43 days.For more than a month, Kenyans have been walking into public health facilities with one of the most essential parts of our healthcare system missing.Patients experiencing delays. Families struggling to get treatment. C...
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