Cultural Revivalism In Kenya

The idea [hot button] of interfering with the people’s heritage in the country has given room to emergence of several contradictory impacts related to cultural revivalism. Historically, tribalism and ethnicity origin, dates back in the colonial era. Colonial masters totally disregarded most of the cultural attributes that the Kenyans practiced and defined their identity. They effectively desired to reinforce their superiority among the “Wananchi” [Kenyans]. Being the “Superiors”, the colonists maliciously drew the fundamentals differences among the people who lived together in unity. And to add salt into injury, the concept of social status was introduced in the country. Europeans obtained a higher rank and a better social position in comparison

This is because the rate at which the technology is advancing is amazing. This speed is on the other hand affecting the dimensions of human life. In the developing countries for instance, their impacts are quit alarming in comparison to welfare states. Kenya being one of the developing country has not been left out. For instance in the medical field has been to a certain degree radically influenced by innovation. The availability of advanced medical equipment has allowed doctor occupations to simplify and become effective when dealing with their patients. Serious diseases that once used to be regarded as terminal diseases such as cardiac attacks, high blood pressures or even cancers can now be detected using high technology machines. Consequently, life is prolonged and this adds to one of the major advantages of modernity in the country. Unfortunately, the country being a member of the global village has not only been introduced to western methods of adding beauty to many people. Kenyan surgeons have also discovered that different beauty operations, for instance the adjustment of the breast volume, facial adjustments etc. not only add the desired “beauty” to the people but to their pockets too. Particular surgeons have introduced plastic surgery to the society, in order to “adjust” the physical appearances of the Kenyans. And with these beauty surgeries, physicians earn a heap of

In land migration in the country has become a problem in the country. What people do is they move around in search of employments in the metropolis. Most Kenyan have taken advantage of this issue and opted to leave the rural areas, in order to participate in the nation building. The rural – urban migration has with time been regarded as a negative manner of mobilization in the Kenyan country. Since, the level of development in certain areas is imbalanced. The main reason for development failure is due to lack of capable manpower. Normally, the youth leave their original areas of birth, for the big cities in search for greener pastures such as employment. In the village, the old, and young and in most cases the sick are left behind. With none to take care of them and consequently the society is at the risk of dying out. A slow but a sure death. This poses the danger of a community. Upon landing in the metropolis, many people especially the youth are discouraged, after discovering that the city has nothing to offer. Most of them turn up to be robbers, drug addicts or even prostitutes to make both ends meet. On the other hand, if one is lucky and is offered a job, things then change for the best. Mostly, a good deal fail to work in the offices with computers, telephones and other different machines. With a fraction of a second, the one contributes to the nation building thus enabling the cities and the nation