The Cutting Edge

Posted  Wednesday, April 20 2011 at 18:21

‘PRAYER RALLIES’ DANGEROUS. By attending political rallies camouflaged as prayer meetings where their supporters make inflammatory statements, the Ocampo Six risk arrest as presiding Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova warned during their initial appearance at The Hague, says Jimford Kebira. “The suspects must not forget that any talk seen to incite the people, even if it is by their supporters, could trigger the same sanction. In other words, they will be held responsible for any dangerous remarks by their supporters.”

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REJECT THEM.. What would hurt the MPs who skipped their duties to accompany the Ocampo Six to The Hague most would not be to slash their hefty salaries to recover the money they did not work for, but to reject them at the ballot box next year, says Ali Wambere. The MPs, he charges, do not feel the pain of the Kenyans whose family members were slaughtered, raped or maimed and those driven out of their homes in the post-election mayhem. “Most of them were safe, and probably only watched the ugly events on TV.”

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NO JOBS FOR LOUTS. Do University of Nairobi students ever think about the future as they hurl stones during riots? Avery Hornbill doesn’t think so. And he would like to remind those who stoned innocent motorists during their recent demonstrations that they will soon be applying for jobs to the very same people they unfairly targeted in the streets. “And when that time comes, their chance of employment will be NIL. We, as employers, will see ‘UoN’ and straight to the shredder go their CVs!” Avery warns.

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DUD CHEQUES. A former member of the Friends of Youth (FOY) organisation in Embu, Haron R. Njoka, was very happy when the Nyeri co-ordinator for Family Health Options handed him his cheque. But he later noticed that it had been defaced and returned it to him on March 24. Those who had banked their cheques were slapped with penalties of Sh1,500 each after they were dishonoured. “The co-ordinator promised to take up the matter with the head office but he can’t be reached now,” says Haron. His contact is Tel. 0721152721.

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MATATUS TO BLAME. That the Kenya National Highways Authority is to award tenders for the repair of Nairobi’s Outering Road is good news, says JM. He poses: “But does it take a genius to see that the reason there is always such a maddening jam at the Juja Road/Outering Road roundabout is that matatus use ALL the four outlets as pick-up and drop-off points? Come on, let us see more action and less talk to move the people from point A to B, if we hope to meet Vision 2030 goals.”

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WE ARE MISERABLE. There was jubilation when a City Council road gang started repairing the dirt road that links Dennis Pritt and Ole Nguruone roads, recalls Njeri Muathe. “But after fixing only a small section, the work abruptly stopped and they packed their tools and left. The section repaired has already developed potholes. Can Town Clerk Philip Kisia tell us when the work will resume? There is so much dust that our lives have become miserable.” Her contact is Tel 0732588588 or njerimuathe@gmail.com.

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