Are cowboy contractors back?

History • History has just repeated itself on the presidency, notes Stephen Njuru. “During his first five-year term, President Mwai Kibaki faced hostility and lost a referendum on the Constitution after he had fallen out with Raila Odinga. And President William Ruto faced the Gen Z protests over the Finance Bill, 2024 and DP Rigathi Gachagua was impeached.” His contact is [email protected].

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Insincere • The Council of Governors’ recent threat to shut down counties was much ado about nothing, says Muriithi King’au. “The grouse over the National Treasury’s failure to disburse funds over a Sh20 billion difference between the National Assembly, which wanted Sh380 billion and Senate, Sh400 billion, was insincere. Counties should reveal own-revenue.” His contact is [email protected].

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Shoddy work • Are cowboy contractors back? asks Charlie Jowi, adding: “There is shoddy work being done on the Mombasa Road drainage. I may not be an engineer but the concrete is disintegrating. Why can’t the contractor match the superior engineering of the Nairobi Expressway above it? Even the landscaping is shoddy as hawkers step on the already drying plants.” His contact is [email protected].

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Refund • Retired teacher Rose Aluda is unhappy with Tahmeed Bus Company. She had booked for Belinda Aluda and Sophia Karembo to travel from Mombasa to Mumias, but the conductor insisted he’d been instructed to pick up only one passenger, and not 3. “I had to pay Sh2,000 more for another bus. Why penalise me for their own mistake. I want a refund.” Her contact is Tel. 0722562104.

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Candidates night • As the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exam is completed, there is a tendency to hold the so-called “candidates’ night” celebrations in clubs, says F. Mukembu. “The parties are meant to mark the end of four years in high school. Some indulge in bad behaviour such as drinking, chewing khat and sex. The gatherings should be banned.” His contact is [email protected].

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