By THE WATCHMAN
Posted Friday, April 27 2012 at 17:34
Posted Friday, April 27 2012 at 17:34
Rent-a-president. The suggestion that to avert a looming ethnic conflict, Kenyans should rally behind a presidential candidate either from the minority mzungu or Asian communities may seem ridiculous, but it sounds revolutionary, remarks Alfred Njeru. “The next General Election is like a time bomb, and its fuse is the ethnicity, which we need to defuse. Or we should just invite a competent mzungu or Asian president to oversee our development as we have struck oil,” urges Alfred, whose contact is njerufredd@ymail.com.
By THE WATCHMAN
Posted Friday, April 27 2012 at 17:34
Posted Friday, April 27 2012 at 17:34
Rent-a-president. The suggestion that to avert a looming ethnic conflict, Kenyans should rally behind a presidential candidate either from the minority mzungu or Asian communities may seem ridiculous, but it sounds revolutionary, remarks Alfred Njeru. “The next General Election is like a time bomb, and its fuse is the ethnicity, which we need to defuse. Or we should just invite a competent mzungu or Asian president to oversee our development as we have struck oil,” urges Alfred, whose contact is njerufredd@ymail.com.
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Missing licence. Nearly a year since Simon Otucho Ombati passed his driving test at Ruaraka, Nairobi, and was issued with an interim driving licence, he has yet to receive the real thing. He took the test on July 25, last year, and his application was lodged with the KRA. He has since been to the driving school to check on the licence and they, too, have not received it. The reference is TZK019, the interim number, 076292) and his contact Tel 0720884107.
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Raining excuses. Rain, Francis Baragu Itere claims, often makes some Kenyans rather lazy. Once the rainy season sets in, Francis adds, the people, especially those in formal employment, will come up with all manner of explanations and excuses for going to work late or failing to complete their tasks. Rain, he goes on, also unleashes utter chaos in public transport, with matatu crews taking advantage of this to raise fares. And the explanation is simply because it has rained. “Kenyans are, indeed, a peculiar lot,” he concludes. His contact is iteref@gmail.com.
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Birth right. Though 19-year-old Lillian Achieng Musungu was born in Busia, her parents settled in Nakuru a long time ago, where she has grown up and now works as a househelp for CM. Lillian. She sat her KCSE exam last year and desperately needs her national identity card to be able to pursue a college scholarship. However, registration officials at Free Area, Nakuru, insist that she must first travel to Busia to be vetted. “Can the big shots in the ministry of Immigration intervene so she can obtain this vital document?” urges CM, whose contact is 0721768322.
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Shilling sense. Those calling for the scrapping of the Sh50, Sh100 and Sh200 notes are being short-sighted, says Simon Orucho. Unlike them, who most probably earn their fat monthly salaries through their bank accounts, the majority of Kenyans are scrounging around for their survival, earning peanuts daily, Simon adds. “If all the smaller denomination notes are removed, what will happen to that Kenyan, who is paid Sh150 a day? Will he have to wait for 10 days to earn Sh1,000 before getting paid?” asks Simon, whose contact is oruchos@yahoo.com.
Have a manageable day, won’t you!
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