Tunajivunia kuwa Wakenya....

The much-touted 10 per cent reduction in the national poverty rate is unbelievable and can only be a political gimmick, Joab Apollo remarks. “What exactly has the Government done between last year when the people died of hunger in North Eastern and Eastern provinces, compelling President Kibaki to make an international appeal for relief food, and today? How do they come up with such plainly unconvincing statistics?” he asks.

Alarmed at the revelation that 50 per cent of the men who were recently tested for paternity in Kenya turned out not to be the biological fathers of their children, Andrew Okondo says this is a wake-up call to all men in Kenya to ensure that they do not live a lie all their lives. And the way to do so, he proposes, is to ensure that every child one sires undergoes a DNA test to prove paternity.

Kenya's Economy as an "African Hyena"......

The depiction of hyena as “lazy and cowardly” by people like Githuku Mungai is a myth that must now be dispelled to give a true account of this animal, says former game ranger Mboche Wanyoike. He says: “In reality cheetahs will hastily abandon their kill when Mr Hyena shows up. I was a game ranger and I think it’s time we gave this animal its due respect.”

The hyena maybe ugly but it’s not a cowardly and lazy animal, neither is it a wild dog, as alleged by Caleb Mulongo, who is opposed to its use as a symbol to capture Kenya’s recent progress, says Eric Amugune. “The hyena has the strongest pair of jaws, and is probably the only animal that can confront a lion for its kill. It’s a ruthless hunter that can start eating a live animal piece by piece.

KENYA ELECTION YEAR PREVIEW

Kenya's Election 2007 promises to be a real humdinger and Agwambo has done it again.

If he meant it, then he did it. His imposing billboard at the Nairobi West roundabout is a distraction to the good works City Hall is doing on Lang’ata Road. A friend of palaver went round the roundabout thrice to enjoy himself. Agwambo never ceases to amaze.

The message on the billboard has left palaver wondering whether there is a bloodless coup in the offing?
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Mr John Serut, the Mt Elgon MP, at one time threatened to quit Government if the State failed to stop the bloodletting in the district. What became of the threat even after 200 people died. Any lessons learnt from Danson Mungatana and Professor Kivutha Kibwana and their Third Progressive force?
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Poor Musalia Mudavadi of the ODM-Kenya presidential bandwagon must be spending sleepless nights after it was revealed to him that sharks and baraccudas wearing the late Idi Amin’s attire had been dispatched to swallow the minnows and harmless sardines like him? Be bold enough and declare who this killer is. Or is the former VP being haunted by the ghost of the 2002 General Election when he was ordered to step down for Uhuru Kenyatta? Take heart and relax man, the professor has taken a back seat.
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Indian police have rescued a 40-year-old woman who had been imprisoned by her in-laws in a dingy room for 15 years because she could not pay enough dowry. She was naked and locked in the room when policemen rescued her. She was admitted in a mental asylum as years of solitary confinement have taken a toll on her sanity.
What a world?
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And finally …

Need to be sanitised? Are you a robber, a preacher with a dubious past, or a corrupt leader and wondering what to do for all these to end? Join ODM-Kenya and declare the only thing running in your veins is orange juice and no one will dare touch you as a host of lawyers, party goons and ‘luminaries’ will offer to die for your sake.

WARNING TO ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT

No one wants to go to Somalia...as far as The African Union is concerned.The US is cornering African Union to prepare soldiers for Somalia's mission..A mission where it's forces lost many soldiers (1992-1993)... Operation restore hope...

POINT:

Somalis can sort their own issues without any external interference.....

KENYA INSIDE STORIES (Politicios)

Currently, Kenya has only one University for the name of it's capital city, Nairobi and that is, The University of Nairobi. “It’s time UoN got a sister, the University of Mombasa, for it's Mombasa City also. The new university should take advantage of Mombasa’s historic name to brand itself. Pwani sounds politically nice, but I believe University of Mombasa will distill the regional connotation. And the first task of the new university? To try and explain why despite 200 years at the East Coast, the Portuguese left no legacy except Fort Jesus and the word mesa for table.”

Reading some sinister motive in American journalist Thomas Friedman’s characterisation of Kenya as on the way to becoming an African Tiger in economic terms,
“Can we stop this African Tiger nonsense or we may just end up embarrassing ourselves more. Mr Friedman’s comment should be seen as some kind of flattery or cheap praise. As philosopher once said, ‘Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you, but be afraid of the friends who flatter you’.”


“What is all this hullaballoo about? In Kikuyu mother tongue, (a Kenyan tribe) an exceptionally and hardworking person is said to be a ‘hyena of work’. If we all work hard, Kenya continues to prosper economically. Would there be anything wrong with referring to the country as the African Hyena?”

Could Nairobi Town Clerk John Gakuo relative success in restoring confidence in the once lethargic City Council in the end be his undoing, with more and more people expecting him to solve all manner of problems in the metropolis in the sun. Jim Gitau, for instance, would like the hard-working council chief executive to explain to him why the City Court has not refunded his cash bail four months after he won a case.

Have an effective day, won’t you!

Election's Time....................Money dishing...............money and mo money.......I think Raila will be there for us this Year...........2007!!!!

END OF WEEK KENYA-POLITICS......

We know that a politician is becoming egoistic, losing direction or becoming irrelevant when she/he takes every opportunity to remind people about who she is.

Well, Charity Ngilu has once again reminded us that she is still the chairperson of Narc and NPK presidential aspirant and for that precise reason can therefore not say ‘Agwambo tosha!’ Once again she has proved to have few peers when it comes to double-speak, blaming the media for misquoting her as she attempted to reclaim her waning political clout.
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Some things can only be Nigerian. Less than two weeks to May, Tinapa, the so-called Africa’s premier business resort, is still running adverts on Dstv saying that it is opening in March. Who is fooling us, Tinapa or Dstv?
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And instead of Kenya's Internal Security minister Mr John Michuki bothering about ghosts in Sri-Lanka and Dubai, that have now returned to haunt and could hound him out of office, why can’t the minister and the Government concentrate on sorting out the murdereous Mungiki militias that fall not only within his docket, but his province as well. Or were the matatu reforms’ the last trick of an old wear horse, torn socks and all?
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When it comes to male runners, Kenya is a giant. But our women lack consistency, any tips from Eastern Europe? Cheruiyot, Kwambai and Kiogora did Kenya proud in the Boston Marathon by taking positions one, two and three. But our women let Eastern Europeans Hidiya and Helena of Russia and Lativia conquer the pole positions one and two. So should we now send our women runners to training camps in Siberia, the way foreigners camp in the North Rift to learn how to run.
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And finally...

Kenya's Internal Security minister Mr John Michuki has a comrade in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan when it comes to raiding TV stations. Afghanistan’s A-G, accused of regularly breaking the law, on Monday raided the country’s most popular TV station, Tolo, with over 50 armed policemen, assaulting staff and arresting senior journalists accusing them of inaccurate reporting.

THE MYSTERY OF THE ARMENIANS

"I see him quite often. He is my boyfriend and I will get married to him soon here in Kenya. Watch me," said Wangui (who wants children with Artur)

Wangui, a Government employee, was among 10 civil servants suspended last June over the infamous Artur brothers saga. Their exploits are said to have caused bad blood between former CID boss Mr Joseph Kamau and Police Commissioner Maj-Gen Hussein Ali.

Oxfam-UK pulls out of Wajir-Kenya

A British aid agency has suspended relief operations in Wajir District of kenya.

Oxfam-GB suspended its operations on Thursday after a group of leaders threatened to attack the staff and offices. The leaders claimed the agency was not fair in recruitment of local aid workers and claimed it was biased in distribution of relief supplies.

More than 10 civic leaders led by councillor Sheikh Noor stormed the international aid agency’s offices in Wajir town and accused the senior managers of lacking transparency during the recent recruitment of four aid workers.

A meeting between the leaders and Oxfam officials to end the stand-off at the DC’s boardroom ended in disarray after the agency insisted the recruitment would not be repeated.

During the meeting, Mr Sheikh Noor claimed some junior aid workers with the NGO were asking for favours from the relief beneficiaries to get rice.