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@StandardKenya @StateHouseKenya @InteriorKE @NMS_Kenya @MOH_Kenya @KenyaMedics_KMA The commendable heroics of the Russian team of Doctors aside. Fast forward, fire part of the reel to Kenya's biggest hospital, Nairobi's KNH. What do you see ? Thread.
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The fire part is not just a wake up call, but a challenge to Kenya as regards NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS & Actions Needed to Address Gaps in the Nation’s Emergency Management Capabilities. But is any of you in the leadership positions at the least bit concerned ?

@NDOCKenya It's current operational status aside is supposed to have a National Prep'dness System to help assess the nation’s emergency management capabilities in preparing for disasters &, in part, to help prioritize sectoral cross cutting Disaster Mgmt leadership, but does it?

With the 2021/22 National Budget 2 Months away. Were @KeTreasury tasked to examine National Prep'dness vide funds previous allocated if any. & as a pointer towards the Uhuru Kenyatta regime's success thereof. What would they report with honesty though a rarity in Kenya ?

Would their report have any examination on the extent to which:
(1) @NDOCKenya National Prep'dness System & associated prep'dness grants if any, have assisted jurisdictions in preparing for disasters?
(2) Strengthening of the National Prep'dness System & what steps remain?

My hypothesis aside, they would have nothing to report since Disaster Risk Mgmt, has never been a priority. Especially since our ''Mungu atasaidia'', prayers & media circus for political mileage & celebritism always come in handy to fool Wanjiku. But what of when Wanjiku awakes?

@NDOCKenya is supposed to helped build Emergency Mgmt capabilities, but whether the Govt sees it or not , gaps remain.
(1) Prevention—preventing imminent incidents
(2) Protection—protecting citizens & assets,
(3) mitigation—mitigating the loss of life & property,

(4) Response—responding quickly to save lives, &
(5) recovery—timely restoration of infrastructure & social economic wellbeing among various other day to day aspects important to the livelihood of Kenya's common person aka, Wanjiku.

1. PREPAREDNESS-:
Were the Russian hospital fire part of the scenario, to visit @KNH_hospital, how prepared are we ? Start with emergency accessibility. Traffic Hqs leading to main Bus Stop, Mbagathi Way rear entry or MTC route Opposite Kenyatta stage. How accessible are they?

Hoping a responding team has miraculously made it to the fire ground zero, an operation theatre or the wards. What kind of melee, would they encounter, especially with the evacuation of patients from the wards ?
As for the @KNH_hospital fire prep'dness, would their system help?

At the risk of being branded a doom peddler, let us honestly look at the mess @KNH_hospital is emergency prep'dness speaking & the disaster in waiting it certainly remains. What kinda catastrophe do we want ?
Is the new sheriff @NMS_Kenya, capable of saving the day ?

Before her elevation as Ag. Gov'nor @annkananu_ handled Nairobi' DRM's portfolio after devolution for a better part of 2 years. Did she oversee any plans for such an occurrence or it will never happen since, we pray daily. Has her former Dept ever conducted any drills on such ?

Simply put, until when will we condone ineptitude & live on borrowed time? @RasnaWarah @NjokiMwarumba @johnnjenga @alaminkimathi @moalbrecht @Anon1KENYA @ajfactual52 @mlimakenya @Hitlerlaw2 @siambiliki @davidmakali1 @NationAfrica @SimbaTirima @BasilioCC
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