By THE WATCHMAN
Posted Sunday, February 26 2012 at 19:16
Posted Sunday, February 26 2012 at 19:16
FAST ACTION. The Kenya National Highways Authority is aware of the poor state of the Gitaru-Uthiru stretch and other parts of the Nairobi-Naivasha highway and has taken some remedial action, says senior communications officer Clara Ouko.
Responding to Ken Ruhiu’s complaint, Clara explains that the section between Uthiru shopping centre and the Museum Hill has already been repaired and is now in motorable condition.
And a tender has been awarded for the recarpeting of the Gitaru-Uthiru section, with the work set to begin soon. Her contact is c.ouko@kenha.co.ke.
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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. The allegation by Ken Simon that officers in the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development are “sleeping on the job”, citing failure to install street lights on the Kawangware section of the Naivasha highway, does not hold water, says Edwin Limo.
However, Edwin clarifies that although the ministry has erected nearly 1,200 30-metre high-mast lights across the metropolis, this is the City Council of Nairobi’s responsibility.
For Ken’s information, such masts have been erected on Naivasha Road and at Dagoretti Muslim. For further information, write to e.limo@nairobimetro.go.ke.
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HONOUR MICHUKI. Following the death of Environment minister John Michuki, Francis Kamau proposes that the best way to honour him is to name after him the park that was created between Kijabe Street, Kipande Road, and the Museum Hill, as he led a relentless clean-up campaign of the polluted Nairobi River.
Michuki Park, he adds, will eternally remind fellow Kenyans of a man who not only worked hard to preserve rivers and forests, but also brought sanity to public transport by reining in rogue matatu operators.
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WIPE OUR TEARS. Harambee Stars should trounce their Togolese counterparts in the upcoming continental cup tie in Nairobi as a tribute for the dedicated service to the nation by Environment minister Michuki and fellow veteran politician Njenga Karume, who died within days of each other, urges Joseph Ngigi.
“As we mourn the deaths of the two leaders, the national team can, surely, help wipe our tears, giving the two a warm final farewell, with a crucial home match.”
His contact is mungai6969@yahoo.com.
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EYESORE. For the past three months, Daniel Mayabi reports, the otherwise decent Sarova Panafric Hotel on the leafy Valley Road, Nairobi, has been engulfed in stench from a broken sewer that the city water and sewerage company’s field staff should have identified and fixed by now.
The eyesore of the murky, greenish stuff, he adds, could not have been missed if the firm’s workers really took their jobs seriously.
If contacted through dmayabi@gmail.com, Daniel will be only too happy to point out the spot.
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GROPING IN THE DARK. With the numerous blackouts in Mombasa town, Chintan Gohel notes, it is the owners of expensive smart phones who, ironically, find themselves groping in the dark.
According to Chintan, some cheap handsets come with powerful spotlights that are useful in case of a power failure.
As Kenya Power is unlikely to end the power cuts soon, Chintan says those who frown at cheap phones might just find themselves reaching for them or hoping that manufacturers fit their preferred models with torches.
Have a handy day, won’t you!
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