By THE WATCHMAN
Posted Saturday, February 25 2012 at 18:42
Posted Saturday, February 25 2012 at 18:42
HIGH-SPEED LINK: The point Elijah Lesame and other critics are missing on the Thika superhighway is that it is actually meant to be a high-speed link between the suburbs and the city centre, Tony Gee explains.
It is for this reason, he adds, that the highway is not supposed to have crossroads and T-junctions in order to allow non-stop movement from point A to B.
“Pedestrians must be discouraged from crossing the road and must use only tunnels or bridges,” says Tony, whose contact is teegee6@ovi.com.
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RAW DEAL: The residents of Kayole estate are not the only ones getting a raw deal from the City Council of Nairobi as far as roads and other public amenities are concerned, moans Evans Abila.
A section of the Manyanja road, which took years to build, Evans reports, has degenerated into a mini sewage, posing a health risk to the residents.
Most of the roads in Doonholm, Umoja, Embakasi and Dandora estates, are almost impassable, “and yet our MP keeps on politicking on who should be elected President”.
If the MP or any other leader wishes to discuss this with him, his contact iseabila69@gmail.com.
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EMPTY PROMISE: When he complained about the poor state of the Ahero-Kisii road in Nyanza, David Jasondu recalls, Kenya National Highways Authority chief Meshack Kidenda pledged it would be repaired in February.
“February is coming to an end, but there is no indication of any work being done. In fact, the road should be recarpeted and expanded. Being the main link between Kisumu, southern Nyanza and Tanzania, this is a major highway that ought to be fixed to accommodate the traffic it carries,” says Jasondu.
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SOME IRONY: How about this for some irony. Dr Njoki Fernandes lives in Tamarind Gardens on Kabarsiran Avenue, next to Kianda School and directly opposite the Kabete Water Treatment Works in Nairobi, and yet she and her neighbours have to contend with dry taps or pay for delivery at exorbitant prices by operators of water tankers.
To add insult to injury, the bowsers draw the water from there and charge them for it.
“If water is being rationed, they should let us know when to expect our supply,” says Dr Njoki. Her contact is njokifern@yahoo.com.
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PAIN AND GAIN: A case of somebody else’s pain being the source of another’s gain? Well, Joseph K. Mugambi couldn’t help seeing a business opportunity in the cry by O. Mwaria, who has, for quite a while, been reeling under a cockroach invasion and can only now accuse the pesky little creatures of having literally taken over his house. Says Joseph: “I have noted your appeal for help to eradicate the menace. Allow me to introduce you to a pest control company.” For the details, his contact is joseph.mugambi@rentokil-initial.com.
POSTA'S SHAME: Few days to the unofficial lovers’ season, Rachel Mwaura, who lives in Nairobi, thought of rekindling the fire in her husband by sending him a nice Valentine’s Day card through the Post Office.
Having considered the fact that it normally takes two days to send mail between the two towns, she was not going to take any chances and promptly dispatched hers on February 10, sure that it would be received before February 14.
Well, to cut the long story short, Posta shamelessly delivered the card on February 17.
“Can the bosses explain why?” she urges. Her contact is gichuini3@gmail.com.
Have a lovely day, won’t you!
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