Stop IDs vetting for all border areas
Youth in Isiolo display documents used for vetting before they can be issued with IDs when they held protests on January 24, 2017.
Suspect move • President William Ruto’s outlawing of the vetting of northeastern national identity card applicants is a suspect reward for only one border area, says Jim Okwako. “The people of Busia and Bungoma counties, whose children were born in Nairobi, Mombasa and other towns, are always required to travel back to their rural homes for vetting. Why then not discontinue this for all the border areas?”
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Open servers • Following the High Court ruling that the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition is the official Majority Party in the National Assembly, Samuel Onyango, wonders if there will ever be a better time to “open the servers to confirm the 2022 election results”. Says he: “Speaker Moses Wetang’ula should have stepped down for making an erroneous ruling on the matter.” His contact is [email protected].
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New graft layer • The new Administration Police unit to be attached to the chiefs is simply creating an additional layer of corruption, says Mathew Kibe. “Already, the police and most chiefs are corrupt to the core. The new unit will just feed the monster of graft. Who doesn’t know chiefs won’t help resolve a conflict or sign a document without asking for ‘chai’?” His email address is [email protected].
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Mourning • Legendary broadcaster Leonard Mambo Mbotela’s passing on is so sad, says F. Mukembu. “His great voice ruled the airwaves on the Voice of Kenya Radio in his Je Huu ni Ungwana? programme, in which he used to educate Kenyans on good behaviour. As the country mourns his death, the legacy of his teachings will always be cherished by the older generation.” His contact is [email protected].
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Football talent • To support new Football Federation of Kenya boss Hussein Mohamed and his deputy McDonald Mariga, John Njuguna has spotted talent abroad that they should tap. Says he: “Linton Maina is a midfielder playing for FC Koln in Germany. He recently scored against defending Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen. Call him up for the national team. ([email protected])
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