The Cutting Edge

By THE WATCHMAN Posted Wednesday, March 2 2011 at 19:16

END OF LAVINGTON? The leafy suburb of Lavington, Nairobi, will soon be no more, warns Andrew Indeche, citing the inability of Hatheru Road Association and a host of others to stop those brazenly flouting a city council by-law by building tall blocks of flats. “Other than devaluing the prime properties and causing many residents to move out, this is also the cause of frequent water shortages. Residents’ associations need to do a lot more to ensure order,” says Andrew, whose email is indecheandrew@yahoo.com.

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FRUSTRATED OVER ID. After he was mugged and lost his national identity card, Humphrey Akwabi, moved fast to get a replacement, knowing very well how the lack of that vital document could lead to trouble. But since he applied at the National Registration office at Westlands, Nairobi, four months ago, he has been to the office several times to inquire and all they tell him is that “it’s not ready, and check again next time”. He’s now getting frustrated. The serial number is 2295256801 and his contact, Tel 0723860736.

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STRUCTURES STILL ILLEGAL. The owners of the illegal structures demolished last year in Lang’ata, Nairobi, will not be allowed to rebuild them, Town Clerk Philip Kisia warns, in response to David Jasondu’s alarm. Says he: “We appreciate David’s concern about the encroachment on the area cleared last year. The issue has been noted and the divisional commander in charge of Lang’ata has been told to ensure all the unauthorised buildings are removed, as the order to keep the area free remains in force.”

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GENDER SENSITIVE. The Administration Police unit is often in the news for the wrong reasons, especially indiscipline by some of its members, overshadowing its achievements, says Joram Wairuhi, adding that Commandant Kinuthia Mbugua deserves kudos for blazing the trail for gender equality. “In every group of APs you come across, there will be an almost equal number of men and women. How I wish other government departments could emulate this!” remarks Joram.

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CUSTOMER ANGRY. MultiChoice has a very angry customer, Tom van Veen, who claims he has yet to be reconnected despite paying his subscription. In January, he didn’t pay and was duly disconnected. However, on February 17, he paid Sh8,500 by M-Pesa and had to send two emails before he was reconnected. Six days later, he was cut off again. “Could they probably have charged me for the three weeks I had no signal? I’ve sent several emails, but have received no response.” His contact is tvanveen07@gmail.com.

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SEEKING TO PLANT TREES. Out of a job since January, Kenneth Mwangi wants to work on a worthy cause, and nothing beats planting trees in the arid Turkana region. He has set himself a target of planting 50 trees daily for the next 18 months. “I’ve got the skill, energy and tools (jembe, mattock, spade and watering can) to do the job. Friends of the environment should assist me with seedlings, water points, food and a tent to make me realise my dream,” says Kenneth, whose contact is 0720110064 or lizazan@yahoo.com.

Have a selfless day, won’t you!