It might only be the first week of 2025 but man, has the week been long and eventful! The Kenyan President has been ranked the second most corrupt leader in the world. At this rate, we might consider him to be the first, since Bashar al Assad of Syria is no longer in power. People have been reporting cases of abductions by the authorities and the youth have already been taking to the streets straight after New Year celebrations.
If some publications are to be believed, more than a hundred companies are also shutting down. If true, and most are not shelf companies, then this will also have a huge economic impact right out of the 2025 gate. If this is just the beginning of the year and we have been through this much already, all I can say is, may God have mercy on our souls.
To be frank, Kenya is not the only country going through the trials, although at the moment, we do find our own situation tougher than those of our allies and enemies.
America is headed for the big change. Democrats out, Republicans in. Their election was not really Republicans against Democrats. It was more like xenophobes, racists, rednecks and illiterates against everyone else. But hey, it's their cross to bear. Mostly. You see, the African presidents who have been used to handouts from America and the global West are in for a rude awakening as well.
Most Western nationals have become increasingly radicalised in right-wing philosophies. In simple terms, they are against foreigners and foreign aid in general as they want first and foremost for their own people to benefit. Secondly, the likes of Ukrainian President Zelensky, the Israeli government and some third world countries who benefit greatly from the superpowers and their donations have stirred up a string of hatred from the taxpayers who shoulder the burden.
Things have gotten so bad in the West that most leaders are making a run for it. They don't want to be held responsible for the bad state of affairs. Just this week, Canadian Premier Justin Trudeau announced his resignation. While it might seem like big news to most, things in Canada have been taking a turn for the worst since the Covid era. Canadians had been begging the prime minister to step down for a while.
In Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of no-confidence, which forced the country to face elections early this year. Scholz lost trust in the people and Parliament since he fired his Finance Minister late last year, causing the coalition government to fall apart.
Most
of these so-called developed countries are facing their own economic crises.
The number of homeless people in Los Angeles and San Francisco is averaging
millions. Canada is facing its own housing crisis as well as expensive basic
necessities. Most of Europe is paralysed from the effects of the refugee
crisis. There is increased insecurity all over France, Sweden, Spain and
Germany. Some European countries are having a hard time financing heating expenses
in the harsh winters.
As you can see, the big donors that our African
presidents are so used to begging from are facing their own troubles at home.
If any of them was expecting handouts this year, they are in for a big
disappointment. Even the rumoured 250,000 jobs and trade agreements we had been
promised are likely never to happen.
