Monday, December 12, 2011


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By THE WATCHMAN
Posted  Sunday, December 11  2011 at  17:20
CUT THESE TREES. With the rains having subsided somewhat in Nairobi, Mary Mwikali says this is the right time for the City Council to rush its handymen to cut down the tree branches that have been hanging precariously over several roads. They should start by felling a tree that now leans over Arboretum Drive, just a few kilometres from the Kileleshwa Bridge. “I can foresee disaster and a major traffic snarl-up should it fall,” warns Mwikali, whose contact is mwikali2@gmail.com.
THIS WAS A CRIMINAL. Now, this cannot be true, or is it? Martin Thagichu is accusing Kenya Power of criminal disorganisation. After a transformer blew up at Gichagi-Kangemi on December 1, the locals immediately informed the company. But on December 4, two groups of technicians arrived, each with a replacement for the damaged transformer. “They argued among themselves, exchanged fisticuffs and left. And supply has not yet been restored to date,” claims Martin, whose contact mthagichu@ovi.com.
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THE PLACE STINKS. For over a year, Julius Opiyo reports, the residents of Mayfair estate at Racecourse, Nairobi, have had to put up with stench from a blocked manhole within their compound, which is said to be linked to a recent construction in the neighbourhood. He sought help from Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company and was assured that the problem would be sorted out, but nothing has happened to date. He has also taken up the issue with the City Council, to no avail. For the details, his contact is jopiyo2001@yahoo.com.
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WAKE UP, POSTA. Jimi Hendricks M. Namuye’s friend, Jonas Alexander Pettersen Borud, sent him a parcel on March 27 from Norway through regular mail. The estimated delivery time was six working days, but it had no tracking number as that would have cost him $75. It was mailed as a gift to P.O. Box 85 - 50125, Musanda, Kenya, and it contained, among other things, an ordinary camera and a Web camera. He has yet to receive a notification from the Postal Corporation of Kenya. Can Posta, please, trace it? asks Namuye, whose contact is Tel. 0722390989.
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FOREIGNER WON'T HELP. Hiring a foreign coach will not improve the fortunes of Harambee Stars which has just performed dismally in the East and Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup. Tony Gee says Oketch Aoko, who is rooting for the appointment of a foreigner, ‘‘should understand that a football coach is like a chef. To produce a top-class meal, he needs the right ingredients. Similarly, if coach Francis Kimanzi has poor material to work with, he won’t succeed.”
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PAYING FOR BEDS? Though it is all very good for the National Hospital Insurance Fund to require employers to remit contributions for their house-helps, Veronicah Moturi is not at all impressed with the service provided. According to her, the acronym should not be NHIF, but NHBIF, as it is more of a National Hospital Bed Insurance Fund. “It should be paying for medical treatment and not just for the bed. We go to hospital for medication and not beds, as we have ours at home.” Her contact is verom@ymail.com.
Have a healthy day, won’t you!

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