Peter Mwaura: Readers have their say

 ‘Burning’ or ‘breaking’ bridges?

In the op-ed “Our politics is still hard to read” by Mutuma Mathiu (Daily Nation, Jan. 15, 2021), the 10th paragraph read as follows: “The Building Bridges Initiative — or ‘Breaking Bridges Initiative’ according to the electoral commission — is apparently the President’s most important political project.” It was a good read. Just a small note: It was said IEBC referred to BBI as “Burning”, not “Breaking”, Bridges Initiative.

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Libel action

Has NMG lost the fear of being sued? Gitau Warigi wrote that Mwai Kibaki “lost but rigged” the 2007 elections (“Go out and talk to the people, Mr President” (Sunday Nation, Jan. 10, 2021)

­— Githuku Mungai

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Mind your grammar

Many of us like reading your newspapers. But may I bring to your attention some writing and editing errors repeated in the Daily Nation, The EastAfrican and Business Daily. The commonly misused words include avail, shambles and will.

— Geoffrey Irungu

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Names, please

Today in History arouses a nostalgic past for those who witnessed the history. It will help if you give the names of all those in the picture. On January 19, somebody who looks like [Pio Gama] Pinto was not named. I don’t think I’m asking for too much.

— Githaiga Kairu

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Prime stories

I keep asking myself: What’s the point of having “Prime” stories in the online Nation? These items you cannot open and read without login. But if registration and login is free, why should a reader who has already registered still be unable to directly open the Prime stories?

— Daniel Njaga

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Email please

To which email can I send my items for The Cutting Edge column and Letters to the Editor for publication?

— Baraza Brian

Public Editor: The email addresses are always given on the pages on which those items appear.