MY QUEST TO A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE

This is my story about my journey to a healthier lifestyle which I hope will inspire you to start living a much healthier lifestyle. I am in my early thirties and I weigh a whooping 116kgs and my height is about 5.7ft which takes my BMI to over 30 which simply means I am obese. The recommended BMI is 18.5 to 24.9 which means I have to loose close to 40kgs if I have to be within the normal BMI range. My total body fat also currently stands at more than 30% whereas the acceptable body fat is 18% to 25% hence my job in terms of losing weight is well cut out for me.

My weight at birth was 4.8kgs and as I grew up I was always the heaviest among my peers. In fact when I joined high school, I was so rounded that on the first day I earned the nickname “Yokoh” (“Yokozuna” if you prefer it in full). At home my older siblings never out did me in weight though they were a couple of years older than me. The fact that I was not active in sports in my formative years also contributed to my weight.

RETROGRESSIVE FORCES PLACE HURDLES ON THE PATH TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION

Since its promulgation, the new constitution has faced several hurdles in its implementation and this has only left many of us wondering whether our political leadership is committed to the implementation of the new laws. Just recently a cabinet minister argued that Kenya under the new constitution is like a baby that is learning to crawl; this was in defense as to why he had not adhered to the stipulations as set out in regard to public participation in preparing the budget. This is just an argument from a very ignorant and arrogant point of view which should be treated with all the ignorance it deserves. The Kenyan nation was born when we attained our independence from the British and we have been crawling since. The clamor for a new constitution was thus necessary for the nation to start walking and eventually takeoff in speedy social-economic development and growth. The argument was just another illustration of how ignorant many of our political leaders are. Kenya has been on its knees for 48 years which can only be attributed to poor governance and lack of accountability and prudence in the use of public funds.