Saturday, April 14, 2012

The cutting edge


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By THE WATCHMAN 
Posted  Friday, April 13  2012 at  18:44
What tension? By alleging that there is tension between the Luos and Kisiis following Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo’s challenge to Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Ongeri over the alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Raila Odinga, National Cohesion and Integration Commission boss Mzalendo Kibunjia is literally inciting the two communities, charges Samwel Oresi Nyagucha. “Since when did Prof Ongeri become Kisiis and Midiwo Luos? Who will remind Mzalendo that we pay him to defuse tension and not to fuel it?” asks Samuel, whose contact is samsamoresi@yahoo.co.uk
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Reading allergy:During a recent encounter with a group of secondary school students at a supermarket, university don X.N. Iraki says he observed that they were mostly buying sweets, cake, bread, juices, and other edibles. “None of them bought anything to read. I asked about 10 of them randomly if they have ever bought a newspaper. None said yes. The allergy to reading and getting informed among this generation is alarming. No wonder rumours and the herd mentality are so rife!”
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High hopes for QTV: Congratulating Nation Media Group on the launch at a colourful ceremony in Nairobi of its brand new Kiswahili station, QTV, Mark Kariuki is full of great expectations. But for him, the most important issue now is an assurance from the group that the new kid on the block will also maintain high standards, and especially, “considering that the occasion was attended by one of the Kiswahili maestros, former anti-graft czar PLO Lumumba”, a man well-known for his eloquence. His contact is kariukimark@yahoo.com.
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Dark ages are back: The residents of Likoni, Mombasa, are demanding better service from Kenya Power, having experienced power cuts almost every night, sometimes running well into the next morning for the past three weeks, says Vitalis Nyagwan, writing on their behalf. “Children have been going to school without doing their homework and the adults go to work in clothes that have not been ironed. We need electricity, as it’s these days very much a part of our lives,” demands Vitalis, whose contact is vnyagwan@hotmail.com.
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Gobbling funds: Are members of parliamentary committees doing any real work or “just cooking their sitting allowances”? asks Abdi Noor, who questions the value of their output. During the Moi regime, it was the numerous commissions of inquiry into everything. Under President Kibaki, it’s these committees. A good example is the UK dossier investigation that has gobbled up public funds and yielded nothing, he moans. His contact is abdinoor39@yahoo.com.
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