My current work location is
close to the site where a modern state-of-the-art national library is under
construction. The construction workers seem happy as they lift heavy metal
bars, work with the hammer and chat animatedly. However this is not without the
watchful eyes of site – supervisors who are making regular site visits.
Today has been a very wet day
in Nairobi, wishing we had some sunlight reserved from yesterday’s scorching
sun. The construction workers have however been working in the rain, as if they
don’t feel the raindrops. It got me thinking about their welfare and that of
the supervisors.
Here is a construction company
glad to execute a strategic project, but this cannot be done solely by machines.
The company needs people on the ground who sometimes bear the brunt of the
erratic weather conditions.
The more reasons why we should
balance between the economic rights of a corporation and the social, economic,
cultural and political rights of individuals so as to create a stable and just
society. Soon the residents of Nairobi will have a modern library, but let us
never forget the great effort of these joyful workers…
Have a warm day.
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