Tuesday, January 10, 2012

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By THE WATCHMAN
Posted  Monday, January 9  2012 at  18:29
NO TO HANDCARTS. Those campaigning for the retention of mikokoteni (handcarts) to ferry goods in Nairobi’s city centre and other towns are not being realistic, remarks Christopher Kibiwott.
According to him, a single mkokoteni can hold up traffic for up to 30 minutes.
“If you do your calculations, you will realise that it costs more to have mikokoteni on our streets than the few shillings the operators earn. Allow them to operate within markets but they should not crisscross the city,” says Christopher, whose contact is chriskib2000@yahoo.com. 
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WATER NOT CLEAN. As committee members of the Sh1 million surplus Mutego water project in Kikuyu continue to wrangle over who controls what, it is the consumers who suffer, moans Njonjo Kihuria.
The quality of the water being supplied, he adds, has badly deteriorated in the recent past, with understandable fears that it might no longer be fit for human consumption. Njonjo wishes the public health authorities would dispatch a team to test the water as members wait for the next AGM to throw out the bickering officials. His contact is nkihuria@yahoo.co.uk.
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SUFFERING IN OGEMBO. Ogembo township residents have in the past four weeks had a raw deal from the Gusii Water and Sanitation Company, which started off well but seems to have run out of steam, says Benjamin Mogere Masenge.
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For people used to having running water, the past month or so has been sheer agony. If the staff went on holiday too early, Benjamin hopes the service will be restored immediately now that the festive season is over. His contact is masenge2003@gmail.com.
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KIRINYAGA PARCHED. Can you believe this? Right in Nairobi’s city centre, specifically Kirinyaga Road, residents and shopowners have not had any water in their taps for the past five months, terribly compromising their health and hygiene, Catherine Kuria reports.
Following their appeal to Nairobi Water Company, technicians have been dispatched to sort out the problem, in vain. Catherine feels that it is time for the Nairobi water director to intervene. Her contacts are Tel 0733773927 or ckuria2002@yahoo.com.
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PAY MY DUES. On his retirement from Bumble Technical Training Institute in Samia District in June 2002, John W. Buluma expected the payment of his gratuity as a soft landing.
After waiting for two years, he wrote to then director of technical education, J. Onduro, but the matter was not resolved.
Wandera, whose salary was Sh2,500, was, according to a union agreement, entitled to a twelfth of his gross pay for every year worked. Can the ministry authorise the institute to pay his dues? His reference is BOG/TTI/2/18/15/1. His contact is Tel 0716391851.
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REMOVE TAMARC. Someone should just scrape off the little patches of tarmac left around Chulaimbo market on the dilapidated Kisumu-Busia highway to make it a little easier for motorists to manoeuvre on murram rather than the ragged surface with sharp edges that now cover nearly 200 metres, urges Patrick O. Lutta.
He is appalled that the roads authorities in Western and Nyanza provinces could have allowed such a vital link to Uganda to deteriorate to such a level. His contact is patricklutta@yahoo.com.
Have a smooth day, won’t you!
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