Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka's was anxious to make it to the Machakos hospital where survivors of the Mbooni accident were admitted. Kalonzo not only wanted to go and console the survivors but also did not want to disappoint the organisers who had organised two fund raising events — one in Nithi and the other in Chogoria. The VP managed to attend all the the functions and was able to get a chopper to airlift him to Machakos hospital.
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That all manner of people were involved in the post-election violence is well known. However, a PCEA clergyman who reportedly served as the treasurer of a group which assisted in the mobilisation of thugs who participated in the violence is a worried man. Not only did he go into hiding with an estimated Sh5 million which was supposed to be paid to the thugs hired, the man is also worried that he might soon find himself outed following the release of fresh evidence which ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo wants to use in the confirmation of hearings scheduled for early next month.
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Word doing the rounds is that some unscrupulous people at the Kenya Embassy in Washington DC are colluding with Immigration ministry officials in Nairobi and are charging Somali nationals US$500 (Sh46,500) for a single entry visa to Kenya which usually costs only US$50 (Sh4,650). The extra money paid is to facilitate the 'fast tracking of the visa. Visa applications of people who refuse to part with the facilitation fee are usually rejected or delayed.
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Caddies at the Muthaiga Golf Club are engaged on a casual basis for the players. As much and according to the club policy, the caddies are not provided with meals by the club, the club Chairman Kairu Bachia has told Corridors in response to an item carried in this column on the August 6/7 weekend Star. In the item, the caddies had complained that they could no longer access their favourite ugali at their canteen due to the high cost of maize flour. The canteen is not run by the club, Bachia said.
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