Most salaried Kenyans don’t save, when they lose their jobs, they can’t afford even 20 bob to buy tissue and wipe their broke behinds(READ)

DAILY POST: Most salaried Kenyans don’t save, when they lose their jobs, they can’t afford even 20 bob to buy tissue and wipe their broke behinds(READ) Editor's Choice, Entertainment News, Featured Articles, Forum and discussion, Lifestyle, Politics 04:11 BY Shem Bervaton.

When President Uhuru hosted a slew of journalists at the coast, we focused on the fluff of the interview rather than the substance and life-changing takeaways. There was that perverse fixation on that woman crawling behind him on live TV. A bewildering array of issues were canvassed but one thing that the president talked about made me sit up and listen more attentively.
The way he bemoaned the culture of consumerism among Kenyans without regard for the future was quite depressing. Kenyans are not saving was his contention. I couldn't agree more because I have been somewhat a victim of that culture and I have seen folks held up in that mire. I have seen unmarried folks who earn 60k per month but after just a week they are dead broke that they have to borrow fare to work.

There is nothing as depressing as one day losing your job and finding that you have nothing in your bank account to help you through the new reality. You were used to sampling exotic cuisines at high-end joints but now you can't afford the most basic meals let alone a 19-shilling tissue paper to wipe your broke behind. It can make you lose your mind. I am not sure about the statistics around our saving culture but my gut feeling is that they are deplorable.

There is nothing wrong with indulging in good things once in a while but overindulgence can be problematic. It's shameful to have to beg for fare yet you are employed or having to start from scratch because you overindulged. Very sad.

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