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Posted  Monday, August 15  2011 at  18:02
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SWITCH IT OFF. Though he is not a fan of FM radio stations, Jim Woods says Mike Round-Turner and others who accuse them of having “more talk and less music” will agree that they have a huge market. He adds: “We can’t all be entertained the same way. Neither can all radio stations do the same thing. Nobody forces him to listen to the talk shows. He has the option to tune in to other stations, switch off, or better still play his own ‘soft music’ CDs in his car. The stations pay for frequencies and as long as they’re within the law, they’re free to broadcast whatever they like.”
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DRAINS CLOGGED. Nairobi South ‘C’ resident Tom Kiuna is accusing City Council workers of neglecting drains and not regularly sweeping roads, as a result of which litter has been accumulating and clogging up these channels. The worst affected areas include Container near Bellevue School. Bearing the brunt are residents of Mbugani, Ruby, Parkview Apartments and Midlands estates. The drains are full of garbage, overgrown with grass and weeds, and the cause of flooding during rains. His contact is Tom.Kiuna@boakenya.com.
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IT'S DISCRIMINATION. Life is full of double standards, moans David Macharia, alleging official discrimination against the poorer areas of Nairobi. He says one does not need to be a quality assurance expert to confirm that there is a huge gulf between the roads built recently in Eastlands and those in the leafy suburbs on the western side of the city. He lists Landhies Road at Muthurwa and projects at Tena estate, as examples of what one would hardly come across in the plush areas of the metropolis. If anyone wishes to challenge him on his one, his contact is machandau@yahoo.com.
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SHORT-CHANGED. Safaricom’s Bonga points reward scheme is becoming a big joke, moans Mulu Muia. He is livid because, for the past three weeks, he has tried to redeem his points for a mobile phone. Every time he tries, he’s told the item he wants for his daughter (Alcatel OT 306, obtainable for 4,000 points) is not available. But I have seen it in three retail shops in Nairobi. “Can the management ensure that loyal customers get the rewards they deserve?” pleads Mulu, whose contact is Tel. 0721239342 or mulumuia@hotmail.com.
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REMOVE THE VERMIN. Businesswoman Beatrice Njeri wants action taken against crooks operating outside a restaurant on Machakos Road in the Industrial Area, Nairobi. On August 10, she reports, she parked her car and went to Eva Era Café for lunch. Returning to the vehicle barely 15 minutes later, she found it broken into and her handbag, containing cash and vital documents gone. Officers from Industrial Area police station, she pleads, should step up patrols and surveillance to ensure the area is cleared of the thieves and other vermin.
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SUPERHIGHWAY IT IS. The days when national resources were used to boost the egos of one individual and his cohorts are long gone, thanks to the recent constitutional reforms, remarks Edwin Thuku, flatly rejecting the call to rename the Thika superhighway, which is nearing completion, after President Kibaki. “The only change should be from Thika Road to Thika Superhighway,” says Edwin, whose contact is edwinthuku@gmail.com.
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