As a follow up to the previous post on my perception of the role IFC in shaping the agenda in Kenya,I would like to address the role of another puppeteer controlling the agenda setting in Kenya and around the world.
Bill Gates and His Gates foundation:
In as much as Bill Gates improved the condition of millions in tackling the HIV scourge and Stop Malaria initiatives.The organization has in the recent past been involved in moves that either signal intention to benefit from the giving back to society which would be almost like a Dr Evil Character out to benefit from saving humanity or he has just been carried away by his perceived greatness that he has decided he and his team knows the problems of Africans and the world and will go ahead and fix it in his own way.
Healthcare:
The Gates foundation has been involved in partnerships with states to tackle diseases in the past.However in the recent past their partners are an odd outfit of vulture capitalists and for-profit companies such as IFC.Some of the deals the foundation now openly supports is one of privatization of healthcare in Kenya.This move seek to encourage additional private investments to achieve sustainable development goals.
Bill Gates and EU in Shs 13billion private health funding
Moreover the foundation is already in continued funding of the Africa Health Markets for Equity program to the tune of $60million.This initiative is multi fold and involves both increase private healthcare service provision,policy review and financing for expansion through the Medical Credit Fund.It basically is a set-up that creates a parallel health system instead of assisting states in achieving their goals of providing medical care to the citizens.
African Health Markets for Equity program sponsored by Gates foundation and DFID
The foundation has also invested in collaboration with IFC and private equity funds huge sums of cash to increase health private sector.You just have to wonder at the double life of Bill Gates,a man who would pass off as a saint for the role in control of infectious diseases and his Dr Jekyll capitalist alter ego who invests in ventures that seek to take the little that the poor of Africa have to spare.
Agriculture:
3.Melinda Gates visits State House and holds talks with the President
The irony of all this is that a couple who disposed of their wealth in pursuit of cure and treatment for infectious diseases now find themselves supporting solutions that would not add value to the people but instead rob them of the little they possess.
If ever Bill Gates has a soul,it must be a juke box that only accepts pennies and cents from the poor of Africa to his account.Payback for his help with HIV and Malaria initiatives?
I just hope they seek redemption and stop being on the wrong side of history because you cannot achieve universal health coverage through private health service provision.
Bill Gates and His Gates foundation:
In as much as Bill Gates improved the condition of millions in tackling the HIV scourge and Stop Malaria initiatives.The organization has in the recent past been involved in moves that either signal intention to benefit from the giving back to society which would be almost like a Dr Evil Character out to benefit from saving humanity or he has just been carried away by his perceived greatness that he has decided he and his team knows the problems of Africans and the world and will go ahead and fix it in his own way.
Healthcare:
The Gates foundation has been involved in partnerships with states to tackle diseases in the past.However in the recent past their partners are an odd outfit of vulture capitalists and for-profit companies such as IFC.Some of the deals the foundation now openly supports is one of privatization of healthcare in Kenya.This move seek to encourage additional private investments to achieve sustainable development goals.
Bill Gates and EU in Shs 13billion private health funding
Moreover the foundation is already in continued funding of the Africa Health Markets for Equity program to the tune of $60million.This initiative is multi fold and involves both increase private healthcare service provision,policy review and financing for expansion through the Medical Credit Fund.It basically is a set-up that creates a parallel health system instead of assisting states in achieving their goals of providing medical care to the citizens.
African Health Markets for Equity program sponsored by Gates foundation and DFID
The foundation has also invested in collaboration with IFC and private equity funds huge sums of cash to increase health private sector.You just have to wonder at the double life of Bill Gates,a man who would pass off as a saint for the role in control of infectious diseases and his Dr Jekyll capitalist alter ego who invests in ventures that seek to take the little that the poor of Africa have to spare.
Agriculture:
Bill Gates and his foundation have been in the forefront of forcing the Kenyan government to allow GMO maize to be allowed.Even though the government and the people resisted enough,I think the resolve has been broken and sooner rather than later GMO maize will be accepted and available at a local seed company near you.
1.Mosanto and Gates foundation pressure Kenya to lift ban on GMOs
2.Kenya gives nod to open air trials of GMO maize
Its worth noting Bill Gates holds $23.1 million worth of Monsanto shares.(Not that it counts as much to him).
Media reports have reported on the progress of the testing and just just as a coincidence this week a feature on KTN had the following on the issue.
To cap it all,at the started of the year Melinda Gates came calling and visited State House Nairobi where she discussed various issues including support for agriculture and healthcare.
1.Mosanto and Gates foundation pressure Kenya to lift ban on GMOs
2.Kenya gives nod to open air trials of GMO maize
Its worth noting Bill Gates holds $23.1 million worth of Monsanto shares.(Not that it counts as much to him).
Media reports have reported on the progress of the testing and just just as a coincidence this week a feature on KTN had the following on the issue.
To cap it all,at the started of the year Melinda Gates came calling and visited State House Nairobi where she discussed various issues including support for agriculture and healthcare.
3.Melinda Gates visits State House and holds talks with the President
The irony of all this is that a couple who disposed of their wealth in pursuit of cure and treatment for infectious diseases now find themselves supporting solutions that would not add value to the people but instead rob them of the little they possess.
If ever Bill Gates has a soul,it must be a juke box that only accepts pennies and cents from the poor of Africa to his account.Payback for his help with HIV and Malaria initiatives?
I just hope they seek redemption and stop being on the wrong side of history because you cannot achieve universal health coverage through private health service provision.
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