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Kenya: The Cutting Edge
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The Nation (Nairobi)
COLUMN
2 May 2008
Posted to the web 1 May 2008
Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka's appointment of a committee headed by his predecessor, Mr Moody Awori, to look into the plight of the striking prison warders is terribly annoying, says Christine Kisaka, adding: "What was the VP telling us? We voted people like Mr Awori out so they can rest. Why was the Government trying to force them down our throats again? And why a committee when the warders' grievances are quite obvious?"
By agreeing to play second fiddle to Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka will regain the respect he lost when he hurriedly accepted the position at the height of presidential election dispute, says Richard Njege. "Let him be the gentlemen he looks like and spare the country this protocol mess. In fact, he will earn more admiration, and his status will not be eroded in any way.
Nearly five months since George Wafula paid for the installation of electricity at his home in Butere/Mumias District, there is no indication that it will happen soon. He says he cleared the payments in January, and has spoken to more than five KPLC staffers in Kisumu, but all he gets are promises. George, who also spent Sh5,000 on phone calls, says: "I wish I'd used the money to buy Safaricom shares." His reference is No. E24102007050112, and he can be reached on Tel. 0723360451.
Also dying to cane somebody at the KPLC's Kisumu office is John Muhambe, whose home is on the Sigalagala-Kakamega Road. He applied for electricity on July 12 last year, was assigned Ref. No. E24202007070064, and paid Sh35,000 on December 20, at the company's Kisumu regional offices. "Whenever I visit the offices, I'm tossed from one to another. I wonder why their Umeme Pamoja motto is such a catchy phrase that does not deliver."
The same Mr Nthiwa of the Motor Vehicle Registrar's office who solved a logbook problem within 24 hours, has not been of any help to Gitau Mwara, who has been waiting for over a year. On April 10, last year, Gitau applied for a new logbook for his Nissan B12, Reg KAG 969A. Six days later, he was issued with a logbook for a Toyota, KAG 968A, which he returned. On March 26, he was referred to Mr Nthiwa. To date, he has heard nothing. His contact is Tel. 0722-503408.
Landline telephones at Kawangware on Naivasha Road, Nairobi, including Ndung'u Waweru's No. 3871462, have been dead for more than a year. All along, Ndung'u says, Telkom Kenya has continued to send monthly bills, which comprise access fee, maintenance charges, and VAT. "We know there is a problem of cable vandalism, but shouldn't they let us know if they have thrown in the towel in the war with cable thieves?" he poses.
Sections of Nairobi West, once a prime residential area, will soon become places where people feel they are a village setting. And he is inviting Town Clerk John Gakuo to be among the first people to visit Niamey Lane, Niamey Road, and Tyson Estate Road to see for himself. "The roads are in such a pathetic state that one is often reminded of cattle tracks," he says.
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Have a rural day, won't you!
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