Eric

I am told that if you want to spoil the mood of any person from Kasarani, Nairobi, Just mention Karauri. You will be beaten. Do you mean his performance is so bad?

College education trains you to follow instructions written in the curriculum and parroted by a lecturer. Wisdom, creativity and critical thinking are products of self-education. That is why most educated people nowadays are idiots.

How I stood with a man at the point of his lowest. Read his story: Good afternoon Doc. I want to take a moment to sincerely appreciate you for the guidance you gave me regarding my wife's delivery. I had not updated you earlier about her pregnancy, but I feel I owe you this account of what happened and how your advice made a difference. As I had briefed you, on Thursday at around 3am my wife started experiencing labour pains, & we decided to go to XX Hospital. Our initial preference had been YZ Hospital, where she attended clinic, but during one of the maternity visits, it was evident that two patients were sharing a bed since it's public. We therefore thought we needed a facility that met our expectations, & having received positive recommendations from one of her friends, we settled on XX HOSPITAL. Upon admission, her labour progressed from 4cm to 8cm dilation & the hospital was recommending a CS on the grounds of prolonged labour. But you told me that was not bad for a first-time mother. There were also financial challenges. My SHA cover was inactive because my former employer had missed the Jan 2025 contribution. I confirmed this with a SHA representative over the phone, who advised me to contact my former employer. Since this was happening at night & resolving the issue immediately was not possible, I opted to pay cash. At XX, I paid 3K for a scan, 500 for a vaginal examination & 10,500 for the normal delivery. What particularly concerned me was the insistence on another scan despite having already done one at a public hospital. They were also surprised that we only did one scan throughout the pregnancy. When I questioned its necessity, the doctor could not give me a clear medical justification & instead explained that it was the hospital's tradition to conduct its own scan on every patient. I challenged this because I wanted to understand what additional value it would provide, especially since my wife was not presenting any new concern that had been explained to us. Nevertheless, I made the payments & scan showed no abnormalities. Later, when I informed you that they were recommending a CS, you advised me to seek assistance at a public hospital. I followed your advice and went to YZ Hospital. When I requested a refund from XX, I was informed that most of the money had already been utilised and that I was only entitled to KSh 1K out of the KSh 14K paid. I was expecting at least KSh 5 K to cater for the ambulance cost. What was even more disturbing was the attitude that followed. They questioned my wife about whether I was the one who had influenced her decision not to accept CS & leave. They even went as far as asking her which church I attend. But went silent when I entered the room. It was evident that they were unhappy with our decision & the extra money I was to add for the procedure is now gone. I proceeded to YZ Hospital, where I incurred an additional 7,300. I am proud & grateful to report that my wife delivered normally, and we now have a baby boy. Doc, this experience has made me appreciate your advocacy even more. You have consistently 'misled' us to question medical decisions, understand the necessity of procedures & remain vigilant about profit-driven practices in some healthcare facilities. I can now personally attest to why your lessons are important. Please continue misleading the Warriors. I cannot thank you enough for the timely advice. Given the financial strain I have experienced, I kindly request that I wire 2,000 to your clinic as an appreciation for your consultation. Thank you for your guidance, your time and, most importantly, for helping me make a decision that gave my wife and our baby a positive outcome. I genuinely appreciate you, Daktari.

If you are a businessman, There is a product on the shelf that has sat there for months. Nobody picks it up. Customers just come, look at it, palpate it, press it, squeeze it, sniff it and leave it there. But the expiry date approaches. Then you decide to print a new expiry label, extend the expiry date, dust it off, and reposition it on the shelf. But still nobody buys it. You add an illuminating, shouting yellow discount label on it, but still nobody cares. You even add a flower and a butterfly sticker on it, but nobody buys it. They just admire it, touch it and then pass. The expiry label and discount tag peel off the product, which is collecting dust and mould. Then one day a customer arrives and happily buys it. And you remind him that "Goods once sold are never returned." He says, "Ooh yeaaaah!" He walks out happy, to go suffer buyer's remorse once he discovers it has expired, lost its quality and tastes sour. You finally breathe a sigh of relief, Phew! That is what is going on in the minds of the parents of this expired packet of milk.