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President Donald Trump erred in shutting down USAid

USAid

President Donald Trump recently suspended the operations of the United States Agency for International Development.

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By  The Watchman

Nation Media Group

Political rudeness • In his defiant declaration that he knows what he’s doing because he’s a highly educated person with a PhD, President William Ruto erred, remarks Taabu Tele. “He should have adhered to Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka’s view that a tiger doesn’t proclaim its tigritude, it acts. The cheap retort shows he’s shackled in hubris and political rudeness.” His contact is [email protected].

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Baffling • US President Donald Trump’s decision to shut down USAid has really baffled Maranga Young. He poses: “Why stop aid, which gives America soft power and influence, only to use the money to ease the pain of a senseless tariff war with China that the US itself started? USAid gave America the power to use the carrot-and-stick approach.” His email address is [email protected].

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Wastage • An Englishman, R. Hood, says he recently passed along the new road being built from Mombasa to Mtwapa and beyond and noted that inspectors were checking on the progress. “There must have been 15 officials. All had big brand new Toyota four-wheel drive cars! Perhaps, if they returned those cars, the road might get built a little quicker!” His contact is [email protected].

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No water • For over three weeks now, Anthony Mwangi says, the residents of Huruma Estate in Eldoret City, the capital of Uasin Gishu County, have had not a drop of water in the taps. Says he: “The problem persists despite the Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company (Eldowas) being informed countless times by some of the frustrated customers.” His contact is [email protected].

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Word for love • Calling linguists, university don XN Iraki says he has just realised “that in most African societies there was no word for love!” He wants them to kindly and urgently check and confirm if it’s true. “I suspect the reason is that love was never in short supply. Why celebrate the St Valentine’s Day (February 14), when there’s less love, unless it’s all show off?” His contact is [email protected].

Have a loving day, won’t you!