Top 10 Toughest Jobs in Kenya
Written By Jane Njeri Thuo
In the recent times,our nation has been engulfed by immense grief resulting from the loss of police officers to bandits in various places in our country. What has followed is an endless blame game that is not only unnecessary but shocking to the public. My concern is the fact that some of these policemen were rookies who had just left college just the other day.
Everyone is concerned that the police were and are not only ill equipped but also inexperience to fight bandits in the terrain. Something should be done to avert such deaths of young officers. I salute these gallant officers since they selflessly live everyday to make us safe. We cannot ask for more …..
It is believed world over that all jobs are tough and quite challenging to anyone doing it but the truth is that some are more tough and risky than others. Some careers in Kenya make up some of the toughest jobs in the world due to risks that are associated with this kind of jobs.Here are some of ten jobs that arenregarded as the toughest jobs in Kenya by most people. Some of the factors that make the toughest jobs in Kenya to be tougher are:
1: Kenya Defence Forces
Kenya Defence forces are indeed one of the toughest jobs in the countrybecause they are mandated to protect the country's sovereignty and ensure they eliminate all national threats. This is tall order and they have made us proud in their recent incursion in Somalia.
2: Kenya Police
Joining Kenya police is as tough as the job, the young men and women who succeed to join Kenya police are soon converted to tough officers who are ready to combat crime,
enforce law and live up to their motto: Utumishi kwa Wote. Soon they are faced with the day to day problems associated with being a policeman or policewoman. A job may be classified as a tough job due to the challenges that are encountered when working.
enforce law and live up to their motto: Utumishi kwa Wote. Soon they are faced with the day to day problems associated with being a policeman or policewoman. A job may be classified as a tough job due to the challenges that are encountered when working.
3: Kenyan Fire Fighters
Fires are very common in Nairobi and other towns in Kenya. Fire fighting is one of the toughest jobs around the world. In Kenya being a fire fighter is even tougher. They are men who have to fight fierce fire with some of the most congested neighborhood, with poor planning, no hydrants,poor equipments and all other challenges associated with fire fighting as a job.
Most people blame fire fighters for not being effective and rapid in their response but this is a tough job that becomes tougher when you don’t have good roads, poor equipment and poor disaster response strategy.
4 Power Engineers
Being a Power Engineer is one of the toughest jobs that involve working on power lines that are not only risky due to their power voltages but engineers have to work on high power lines that are equally dangerous. This makes this job one of the toughest jobs.
5: Kenya WildLife Service Officers
Kenya Wildlife rangers are faced by a daily risk of encountering poachers who can be very ruthless and dangerous criminals. Poachers are always armed and ready to combat rangers. Besides the poachers working with wild animals also presents a unique challenge, making this job one of the toughest jobs in Kenya.
6: Construction Workers
Construction workers have to be tough to accomplish some of the most challenging construction contracts. These are people who are often called ‘watu wa mjengo’ or 'Watu wa mkono' but they are tough and deserve a pat on their back.
7: Telecommunication Masts Technicians
These are men who are cut from the best cloth since they do extra ordinary things. They climb to very high heights which ordinary people could never climb. They are from time to time on top of these masts carrying out maintenance procedures or assembling new telecommunication masts.
8 Investigative Journalists
Investigative journalists are always faced by tough career decision that they have to make and live with the consequences. In Kenya being an investigative journalist present a string of problems that can often be dangerous and life threatening. Most investigated people are powerful people with ill gotten wealth and will do anything to protect it and their reputations. As an investigative journalist you have to stay one step ahead of your ‘enemies’ Here safety can never be 100% guarantee.
9 Sewer Cleaners
Sewer cleaners are responsible for cleaning the sewer lines and they may not be popular in the mainstream industry but they do a tough job which is vital and must be done. What makes this job tougher is lack of well planned sewer system and automation. Most of this job is done manually to unblock the sewage and can pose injury and/or health risks. This is indeed a tough job.
10 High Building Cleaners
These cleaners have to clean windows these building from the outside hanging on a pulley system. This is not just a job you can do without courage. It is a tough job.
In summary,a job is a job as long as it is legal and provides a source of livlihood to the one undertaking it.No job should be considered more vital or more overated than the others since even the small minial jobs are crucial and should be done.
Reference : kenyanbachelor.blogspot.com
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