The Ruth Rono Case: Who is to blame?
Ruth Rono languished in poverty even though she had a First Class Degree in Economics. Who is responsible for her situation? Is it the government? Is it her family? Is it her university? Is it the economy? Is it her? Also, Are there any other people going through the same thing in Kenya? How do we identify them? How do we help them?
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Manser Thelua
Following this case shows just how intertwined the fight for justice is linked to corruption and greed. If you are looking for a scape goat, you will end up even pointing yourself. We need to fix our systems and make sure they are working and such issues will not even rise.
Phanice Wamukota
I will say it is just more than one thing or one person. Ideally, all factors should work together to create a strong support system. She is lucky she got the chance to study and attain that degree. If HELB helped pay for it, then the government pretty much did it’s part. Economics is not limited to getting a government job. Even private companies need these experts. Instead of her father acting in sobriety, he burns their house presenting Ruth with a tough decision to make. Stay and tender to her siblings personally or go see employment and maybe support them from a distance. Either way, tough choice. The good thing her father had done was allow her to study to such a high level instead of marrying her off early which some other father’s do. Point is, it cannot come down to laying the blame on just one person. A good system involves every factors working in harmony with the same agenda. In the end, I’d say she got rewarded though. I hope it all goes well for her.
Nahashon Kimemia
Thanks for your answer. I get it, we can’t pinpoint the blame on one person because it’s a societal issue. However, I feel that most of the blame lies on the family. The daughter was working hard. The mother was working hard. The father was having the time of his life. If he had ‘put in work’ then the daughter and the mother wouldn’t have had to do so much work. Even more disturbing is that he caused additional problems aside from helping solve existent ones. I believe that he doesn’t deserve recognition for not marrying off his daughter. We shouldn’t be recognized for doing what is right. Instead, we should receive recognition for going the extra mile, not for the distance we are obliged to travel. Also, where is the extended family? I hope that I’m making sense, not just ranting.