The Vatican released what is now termed as the Driver's Ten Commandments. Here is the list:
'Drivers' Ten Commandments'
The "Drivers' Ten Commandments," as listed by the document, are:
1. You shall not kill.
2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm.
3. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events.
4. Be charitable and help your neighbor in need, especially victims of accidents.
5. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin.
6. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so.
7. Support the families of accident victims.
8. Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate time, so that they can undergo the liberating experience of forgiveness.
9. On the road, protect the more vulnerable party.
10. Feel responsible toward others.
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How Heartless Can A Woman Be?
» assidous In a fit of anger after a disagreement about the husband's wish to take time and catch up with the boys at the local pub, a woman poured petrol on her husband when he returned as well as the two kids and set them all on fire.
One of the kids died and though the other lived to tell the story, literally, he is deeply traumatised and suffers from nightmares.
The husband, or rather the man in this case, was disfigured to an extent of being in and out of hospital for the past one year. Even his old friends cant recognise him and he has to re-introduce himself to the boys.
No matter the seriousness of the crime, this beggars belief. It escapes this bloggers mind, how a woman can be so callous yet find in herself, the strength to stand in a society? -
POSTA GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE
» assidous 
When Kenya Posts & Telecommunication Corp was unbundled, it bore three entities. Among them, only CCK hit the ground running what with the revolution in mobile telephony which seemed to have been the last straw that would have killed Telkom the landline sibling with a record 1000 watchmen in its payroll!
Then there was Posta, the mail and parcel service who seemed to limp from one error of parcel loss to the other opened mail. While carrying out business this way, private entities realised that there was money in courier business that was the preserve of Posta and Securicor Courier. The gave the postman a run for his money with innovative same-day delivery and overnight delivery where the postman took a week or more to deliver.
Now the postman seems to have got their groove back, if the adverts running in the media are anything to go by. And they are using some very touching ads which resonate with those of us who used the service before the advent of the sms and email services in Kenya.
In the dailies, it says ' nothing says 'I Love You' like a letter...' like a letter '....we deliver emotions.' Reminding me of the high school days, donkey years ago when it was the only way to send the missive to that girl one had 'hooked' in the last Rally or drama fests.
The TV ad is more to the point, with the dove flying next above the mail delivery van as well as when one is reading the received letter, it lets you know that you can not only deliver a letter anywhere, but that Postal services are just next to you. Truly, Posta is the 'heart of the community.'
Lets hope that Posta keeps up the ante and delivers on time. I can say that the delivery time on their part has somehow improved but they cant rival parcel couriers like G4S, Coast Bus and the ilk. -
A BANANA COSTS MORE THAN MY HOUSE
» assidous This landed into my inbox and i thought it wise to share it with my readers. I will not say 'enjoy it' because its a pity how low a country can sink just to soothe someone's cathedral-size of an ego!
There has been a wave of panic buying in many shops in Zimbabwe as the government enforces radical price cutting measures to try to tackle the world's highest rate of inflation - more than 3,700%.
One resident of Harare describes how the inflation is making life difficult for everyone, even those who are relatively well off.
At the pharmacy, I wait again in the gloom to have a repeat prescription filled.
It is for Phenobarbital tablets for my partner's mentally handicapped son, who suffers from epilepsy.
The tablets have gone up by 30,000 Zimbabwe dollars ($0.93 at the official exchange rate; $0.10 at the dominant black market rate) in a single day.
Hundreds of people are clamouring around the supermarkets, so I assume there has been one of the rare deliveries of basics like sugar or salt.
There is nothing I can afford.
A single banana costs 15 times more than I paid for my four-bedroom house seven years ago.
One candle now sells at 120,000 Zimbabwe dollars (US $3.70; $0.42).
That is twice as much as the government's stipulated farm worker's wage.
"This isn't living, it's barely surviving," I tell myself, but I know that so many Zimbabweans are not even surviving.
They are dying of hunger, malnutrition or preventable diseases.
This post is from bbc news and blogged here by assidous -
40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALBERT LUTULI'S DEATH
» assidous 
Forty years ago yesterday, Albert Lutuli (Luthuli) died in a mysterious car accident near his home in Stanger.
Born in 1898, Lutuli, a teacher, was known for his fight against the excesses of the Apartheid regime which jailed him severally in an effort to silence him. He was also a one time chairman of the ANC after he accepted the offer to become a tribal chief which he had resisited for over two years. He was later dismissed from being a chief after the government cited conflict of interest in his ANC membership and chieftainship.
In 1961, he became the 1st South African to win a Nobel Peace Prize for his fight against apartheid a move that was termed as 'an inexplicable pathological phenomenon' by Die Transvaler a local Apartheid Daily.
To Lutuli, his was a 'spirit that refused to submit to tyranny.' -
Upon importing a used car or purchasing one from a...
» assidous Upon importing a used car or purchasing one from any dealer, one has to use the red 'KG' plate until the licence plates are issued.
Now KRA in its effort to net more tax has, and it has been successful so far, has started enforcing some laws that were ignored for quite some time. To buy a used car, make sure you get one from a licenced dealer or individual by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles which is an arm of KRA. This is under the little known and applied Second Hand Motor Vehicles Purchase Tax Cap 484 sec 4(1) of Kenya's Law.
They have also set their eyes on gar garages where repairs are done. They also have to be registered by the ROM and have a Dealer's General Licence for 'KG' plates under Traffic Act cap 403 sec 23-29.
Now the reality of KRA hitting the Ksh409B in the next financial year doesnt seen to be farfetched. -
GlaxoSmithKline is the maker of the second leading...
» assidous GlaxoSmithKline is the maker of the second leading pain-killer in Kenya, Hedex. After Panadol Extra was introduced into the market, they followed the same way and made a Hedex Extra tablet.
Sometimes in the last two weeks, a recall of the Hedex Extra has been initiated by the drug maker due to public outcry of its poor state especially in and around Mombasa areas.
The tablet was found to have crystals on it causing discolouration. When it was opened from its blister pack, it smelled bad and crumbled to powder form. The crystals were said to be salicylic acid whose toxicity levels couldn't be announced for reasons best known to the drug makers and the drug Board in Kenya. But for Obvious reasons!
In a GSK ad, the drug maker claimed 'there were no reported side-effectd/symptoms occasioned by the use of the affected product by consumers'! How true this is cant be verified.
But what can be verified is that the drug maker is the one that has gone public only in the print media but after the news was carried in the media, while the Poisons Board nor the Pharmacy Board have seen it fit to inform the public. To say that they are acting in public interesting is stretching a fact for so long! They act in the interest of the drug lords. Why haven't they gone on national radio and TV to inform the public on such a health risk. In developed countries, such a move is bound to have the drug pulled out of the market and the tests carried out on it ascertain the real cause of the crystallisation!
So GSK saying that 'they are committed to ensure that patient/ consumer safety is not compromised at anytime' doesn't wash with this blogger.
Am not a drug maker basher, but i can only trust them as far as i can spit them. Look at the drug fiasco in Nigeria and you will begin to understand why i view them with little respect.
And what a joke passes for the Poisons and Pharmacy Boards. -
BEETHOVEN'S LOVE LETTER.
» assidous This love letter by Beethoven landed in my mail inbox. I think it's worth sharing.
"Immortal Beloved"
c. 1811-12
Even when I am in bed my thoughts rush to you, my eternally beloved, now and then joyfully, then again sadly, waiting to know whether Fate will hear our prayer--To face life I must live altogether with you or never see you. Yes, I am resolved to be a wanderer abroad until I can fly to your arms and say that I have found my true home with you and enfolded in your arms can let my soul be wafted to the realm of blessed spirits--alas, unfortunately it must be so--You will become composed, the more so you know that I am faithful to you; no other woman can ever possess my heart--never--never--Oh God, why must one be separated form her who is so dear. Yet my life in V[ienna] at present is a miserable life--Your love has made me both the happiest and the unhappiest of mortals--At my age I now need stability and regularity in my life--can this coexist with our relationship?--Angel, I have just heard that the post goes every day--and therefore I must close, so that you may receive the letter immediately--Be calm; for only by calmly considering our lives can we achieve our purpose to live together--Be calm--love me--Today--yesterday--what tearful longing for you--for you--you--my life--my all--all good wishes to you--Oh, do continue to love me--never misjudge your lover's most faithful heart.
ever yours
ever mine
ever ours.
Ludwig van Beethoven -
VERY SERIOUS BUT FUNNY!
» assidous This post landed in my inbox, and as i have done before, i share it with you my readers now.
WE shouldnt laugh but its funny.....
A study was conducted recently to determine the average crime rate at
international airports around the world.
The study made use of an ordinary looking man standing in the airport
terminal and reading a newspaper. He had an empty briefcase next to him,
which he would ignore. Observers then recorded how long it took for the
briefcase to be snatched.
In Amsterdam the case was stolen within 4 minutes and 20 seconds.
In Washington DC it was stolen within 3 minutes and 16 seconds.
At Heathrow, London the briefcase was snatched in less than 2
minutes.
In New York , the case was stolen within 1 minute and 5 seconds.
In Los Angeles it took only 43 seconds before the case was snatched.
In Nairobi the people conducting the study were robbed on the way to
the airport at Imara Daima and the briefcase was stolen along with
their car! The man meant to pose reading a newspaper was shot dead at
point blank range. Two people walking on the side walk were injured. The
briefcase was again stolen from the thugs at the police block and the
car re stolen. The first thiefs were shot dead and the new thugs crashed
the car near the entrance to the airport whereupon the good samaritans
stole the briefcase and the thug's mobiles, clothes e.t.c. -
EDUCATED BUT RUDE TO THE HILT
» assidous We Kenyans pride ourselves in our high levels of literacy which is very true. We can hold converstions with anyone on anything under the sun.
But when it comes to the basic etiquette, ours stinks to the highs! We are rude, impolite and ride roughshod over one another. Simple words which mean a lot like sorry, please, excuse me, thank you dont exist in our vocabulary at all.
Go to any kiosk and chances that you will hear ' nataka mkate' (give me bread)from a buyer is 99%. Our motorists have a world class rudeness: they don't use indicators, cut into lanes, jump lanes, hoot uncontrollably and what have you. In banks, we all want to jump queues while the banks themselves will not even have washrooms for their customers!
This is unlike our Tanzanian brothers who are in a class of their own when it comes to politeness. Words like 'naomba, tafadhali, kwa hisani yako........ are normal day to day lingua franca. Try it here in Kenya and heads will turn, in any case we have a President who insults the very people who have put him in a job 'pumbavu' (fools)!
Being polite costs nothing but the benefits are immense. There was an advert that used to go ' a little courtesy wont hurt...'
I rest my case. -
BEER PROBLEM?
» assidous This post landed in my inbox and since i found it humorous, i thought i would share it with my readers.
A man, sitting outside his home about to be evicted from his house,
was contemplating what the future would be
after he had divorced his wife,
lost his children and his job...
He notices a crate of beer bottles
and walks up to it.
He takes out an empty bottle,
smashing it into the concrete wall swearing,
"You are the reason I don' t have a wife",
second bottle, "You are the reason I don't have my children",
third bottle "You are the reason I lost my job".
He notices the fourth bottle is sealed and still full of beer.
He takes the bottle, puts it aside and says
"Stand aside my dear friend, I know you were not involved." -
CNBC TV IN KENYA
» assidous 
Sometimes back, i was scrolling the free TV channels and i happened to come across CNBC TV African running a programme about some mines in Zambia or something to that effect. I noted that it was showing the various Stock markets figures at the bottom of the screen.
It never caught my mind until the NSE figures started running and i got interested. Along the way, due to the weather, i got a bad signal and that was the first and last time to watch it again. I tried even asking around for the channel that was running the programme buti hit a wall.
That was until i came to know that it was indeed CNBC TV which is opening in Kenya and may be going on air in 3mths time. It will be Kenya's premier business and finance news network on 24/7 basis. CNBC TV will be a free channel.
CNBC TV is part of NBC a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric who are also in the process of opening a major multi-factory in the country.
Watch out for that channel. -
KHALWALE'S TIRADES ON EQUITY
» assidous To open a bank account with Kenya's big three banks KCB, BBK or StanChart is a job that calls for sympathy and lots of effort. One is asked for a plethora of documents and while at it referee's who should be account holders at the said bank. Don't be surprised if a birth certificate is required or a letter by your area chief. As if this isn't enough, they will ask you so many questions as if you are prisoner instead of a customer.
By the end of it all and so many days later, you are exhausted and have to wait for the account to be activated, then wait for the ATM card for weeks on end! That was and is still how they operate here, with little or no regard for customer satisfaction. You either put up with them or you take a hike. I will not even go into the loan application process. The thought itself is mind boggling!
While they were in their free money minting zone, they forgot about competition and slept on their laurels. Then one day, a small entity known as Equity Bank came and upset the apple cart and by the time they realised, Equity was amending the game-plan as well as the rules of engagement.
You only needed to fill a form and they would take care of the rest. They take your photo using the latest Motorolla phone or a digital camera in minutes and you have your account up and running! Talk of using the available technology to the maximum.
With the two scenarios, i need not tell you who people decided to walk into if only to spite the old order. Thus, Equity boast a third of all the accounts in the country. With this in mind, i don't think that 1.5M account holders daft to be there. There must be something that equity is doing right.
So when Bonny Khalwale he of the bull-fighting refereeing antics wastes taxpayers money by opening his mouth and demanding that Equity start demanding referees for their new account holders, you can only sympathise with his archaic thought processes. Why, pray i ask, have we cursed ourselves with such a lot full of self-importance that they don't care about the mwananchi trying to make ends meat? I think that as an MP one should try to promote the least bureaucracy if possible to ensure that life goes on and productivity is enhanced. I wouldn't be surprised if that sounds as Greek to him.
That Equity has not responded to him is acknowledges the fact that he deserves to treated with utmost contempt. -
RUSHDIE KNIGHTED.
» assidous 
The Queen knighted Salman Rushdie he of the 'Satanic Verses' notoriety in her mid-June birthday honours for 'his services to literature.'
Satanic Verses is a work of art (literature) that satirised Islam and created an unprecedented furor that is unmatched by any recent book. This led to the then Iran's Spiritual Leader Ayatollah Khomeini to issue a 'fatwa' against him calling for his execution.
The knighting thought leave alone the act itself was bound to raise tempers and has now precipitated a diplomatic row.
Truth be told, he is now officially Sir Salman Rushdie. -
MAMA'S BIBLE
» assidous This is a forward among many that fall into my inbox from many friends of mine. I thought it was thoughtful to share it with my readers.
MAMA'S BIBLE
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors
and lawyers and prospered.
Some years later, they chatted after having dinner together. They
discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother who
lived far away in
another city.
The first said, "I had a big house built for Mama."
The second said, " I had a hundred thousand dollar theater built in the
house."
The third said, "I had my Mercedes dealer deliver an SL600 to her."
The fourth said, "You know how Mama loved reading the Bible and you know
she can't read anymore because she can't see very well. I met this
preacher who
told me about a parrot that can recite the entire Bible. It took twenty
preachers 12 years to teach him. I had to pledge to contribute $100,000
a year for twenty years to the church, but it was worth it Mama just has
to name the chapter and verse and the parrot will recite it."
The other brothers were impressed.
After the holidays Mom sent out her Thank You notes.
She wrote:
"Milton, the house you built is so huge I live in only one room, but I
have to clean the whole house. Thanks anyway."
"Marvin, I am too old to travel. I stay home, I have my groceries
delivered, so I never use the Mercedes. The thought was good. Thanks."
"Michael, you gave me an expensive theater with Dolby sound, it could
hold 50 people, but all of my friends are dead, I've lost my hearing and
I'm
nearly blind. I'll never use it. "Thank you for the gesture just the
same."
"Dearest Melvin, you were the only son to have the good sense to give a
little thought to your gift. The chicken was delicious. Thank you."
Luv Ya
MAMA -
100 POSTS AND GOING.
» assidous On this last day of June, this post is the 101st post that i am doing. Its has been quite a trip, or is it a journey? But it has been great so far. I have learnt a lot and commented on so much too. The posts in this blog are not specific to anything. Rather, they are about what is happening all around me, sources of the posts are from newspapers, websites as well as other blogs.
With about 1690 visitors in slightly under 70days since its creation, this blog has lived on. Now, its the new chapter whose plan is to clock 1000 quality and well researched blogs to give the visitors a value of their time and make them click back again. While in the blog, click on the ads to have the cash flowing....... Ha Ha Ha!
To a new beginning. -
WHY NAIROBI IS AFRICA'S CAPITAL
» assidous In today's EastAfrican Standard, i came across this article as to why Real Africa Eats, Sleeps and Drinks in Nairobi.
Here is the whole article:
Landing at Jomo Kenyatta Airport in 1996 was like stepping from Earth onto Mars — an alien land —watched by M-16 wielding airport security guards and a sizzling tang smell best classified as faecal matter.
Missionaries — Nairobi’s greatest import of white faces — rightfully swapped horror stories about walking in the capital after dark, cluttering their chatter with words like ‘robbery’, ‘murder’ and "leave the house after 6pm at your own risk".
In 1996, Nairobi was living in 1896. But thanks to the democratically elected President Kibaki, and the proud willfulness of Kenyans, Nairobi is now a thriving, modern and relatively safe gateway into East Africa. How times have changed in 11 years!
Now, Snickers bars and Smirnoff Vodka are displayed for sale in brightly lit airport shops, next door to a Java House, Nairobi’s emphatic answer to Starbucks.
While the availability of such status items of modernity may appear archaic to Chinese children accustomed to 10 per cent GDP prosperity, in Nairobi they are evidence that Kenya has arrived in a global world.
As advertised on monstrous Coca Cola billboards on Nairobi streets, Kenyans now aim to "Live on the ‘Coke’ side of Life". Kenya, like China, is modernising, and the evidence is in the cities. Nairobi’s main drag, four-lane Kenyatta Avenue, snakes through the city connecting the outlying slums and rich estates with the high-rise steel of downtown Nairobi.
Dotting the way are palm trees and lush green plants championed by the equatorial sun, and suicidal private buses called matatus — fast rides distinguishable by their splashy paint-on names such as Ice Cube, Manchester United, and Player Hater.
Most refreshing about downtown Nairobi, however, is the skyline. Nairobi may be a bustling metropolis of four million people, but the downtown still retains a comfortable charm, or quaintness, most notable when travelling from Beijing’s six-mile wide mega-tropolis to Nairobi’s half-mile city centre.
Here, the stampede of human feet still holds precedent over cars. McDonalds is non-existent, but Wimpy Burger isn’t, neither is the fake Hooters rip-off. Also absent is the exaggerated glam of Chinese dance-clubs, swapped for dark and frenetic and stripped-down joints like Taco, Zip, Tropez and Ibiza.
Speaking of the nightlife … I walk into Tropez Ibiza at 11pm on a Friday night, aware of my obtrusive whiteness, but not preoccupied by it. Like much of Kenya, Tropez lacks pretension, over-hyped attention to style, and all cynical hipster irony. When asked "How you doing?" you’re not "Doing good." You’re "easy". Here, Guinness bottles are served, but I am told it would be near sacrilegious not to try Tusker brand.
Winner of 16 Monde Gold Selection awards since its inception in 1922, Tusker is amusingly named after the elephant that killed its first hop creator. Spotting the bar at the corner, I walk over and order two drinks, only to realise the Sh500 I walked in with is no longer in my pocket.
I’ve been robbed already," I yell to my friend. Wrong. Before entering the club, I had hidden the cash in a secret pant-pocket, and had forgotten I had done so. Didn’t trick any pickpockets, but tricked myself. I blame the jet lag, and continue with the night…
Tropez Ibiza, I soon realise, is but an extension of a Nigerian-based culture of Cool emerging in Kenya. Leading the charge is a local TV station, a bad-boy channel showcasing hip-hop videos and culture and commercialism, helping define a divide between Kenya young and hip ‘have’ culture and their left-behind ‘have-not’ population.
In 1996, when SkyNews ruled local TV and the Internet had yet to explode, Nairobi’s self-identity was very insular. Now, characters like 2 Pac, Bob Marley, 50 Cent and Omarion are ambassadors. So is having the richest cell phone, the nicest weave and money to party.
In the middle of all this is a strong Chinese community in Nairobi. According to the Chinese Embassy, 7,000 Chinese nationals are registered in Nairobi. They have established construction companies, churches, textile shops, car dealerships and other businesses.
Yet, perhaps, the most authentic experience is to visit a Maasai village. The Maasai lay claim to Kenya’s most fresh scenery. But don’t be fooled: The tribe’s elders may boast killing lions at age 13 and drinking cow blood, but these are people confronting the reality and the dwindling vestiges of their existence.
The evidence is in their eyes and expression — half the population knows there is a world outside their village and want in. The other half also knows there is an outside world, but are happy staying put in their close community of friends and family.
Ultimately, what is most refreshing about Kenya is that it is still very African. There is no McDonalds or Starbucks to escape to. It may be modernising, but globalism is refreshingly taking baby-steps. Still, as in 1996, everywhere you go, everything you smell and everyone you meet is still African, foreign.
There is no feud in asking: "Where is the real Africa?" The real Africa eats, sleeps and breathes in Nairobi.
Article by Ted Fackler, an American Journalist in Beijing - China. Posted here by assidous. -
CIA 'FAMILY JEWELS'
» assidous 
The 'agency' as CIA is famously known has declassified documents and reports that detail its botched attempt to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro in the early 1960's. This is at a time that the Cold War was peaking up pace and CIA had a penchant for assassinating and initiating coups against Presidents and regimes that they perceived to be communist followers!
The documents were aptly named the 'Family Jewels'.
In the documents, CIA admits to have contracted a mobster of mafiosi member who was on the then US most-wanted list, to do the job in a 'gangster-type action.'
The financial backing of the project was coming from international firms that were suffering from Castro's actions to the tune of $150,000.00. The options were to use fire arms but was shelved for the half a dozen'high lethal content pills' which were to be put in his food or drinks. Of the two men contracted, one with 'access' Castro chickened out and the other tried severally before failing.
The CIA's attempts (which have been many) at Castro have always failed dramatically and always border on the bizzare and leave the agency with an egg on its face. There was , what i think to be the most bizzare where they planned to make an illusion of Jesus Christ over Havanah at night so that they could tell Castro that 'even God was against him!' How that was supposed to work baffles my simple mind. Or is it that the CIA well endowed in cash is denied the benefit of realistic minds, or is it Completely Insane Americans? -
CHRIS BENOIT IN MURDER-SUICIDE.
» assidous 
Chris Benoit a professional wrestling superstar killed his wife and 7 year old retarded son before hanging himself from his weight machine. He was nicknamed 'Rabid Wolverine' and 'Canadian Crippler.'
Benoit featured in the WWE, Canadian Pro Wrestling and the WWF Royal Rumble.
In Kenya, he hed ardent fans who were glued to the KBC TV on Tuesdays watching Wrestling. Its a terrible talent to waste. -
BROWN NEW UK PM
» assidous 
Qoute: "This will be a new government with new priorities. I've heard the need for change, and this need for change cant be met by old politics. And now let the work of change begin." Gordon Brown New UK PM.
Qoute: "It is still the arena (politics) that sets the heart beating a little faster. I wish everyone - friend or foe- well. And that is that. The End." Tony Blair UN, US,Russia and Europe Middle East Envoy.
And that marked the end of Blairs era at 10 Downing Street. -
THE ARSENAL DILEMMA
» assidous 
This blogger has repeatedly stated here that i couldn't identify an 'off-side' even if my life depended on it. But that doesnt mean that soccer news will pass me by. No, what with all the fanatics surrounding me.
One of my closest friends is an ardent Arsenal fan and that is to put it mildly. I think the word fanatic is an understatement!
Eversince the Premier League came to a close last month, its as if life came to an end. But thats neither here nor there as far as i am concerned. What bothers me or unsettles my simple mind is that the news coming out of Emirates is causing enough trauma as it were. Consider this: Thierry Henry has gone to Barcelona FC for $32.30M just when there were rumours that his friend Trezeguet would be signed at Emirates!
As if that isnt enough, Arsene Wenger has not extended his term basically because the former Manager David Dein's return is one of the conditions for him to guarantee his commitment for another season! Then there is the issue of Fabregas that Barcelona and Madrid are after him. Infact, it seems that the Spanish La Liga vultures are hovering for the kill, to get the best form the team that is said to play the sexiest game!
The million pund question is whether Arsenal will rise again. Its woes if that is what they are, are causing myriad migraines to my friend! Its the price of addiction to soccer!
But as one of the distraught fans was telling me last night, Arsenal has been in existance from the 1886 and Henry appeared on the scene close to a century later making it look as though he was the life and blood of the team. He wasnt trying to console himself, as he said, rather i took that as a very pragmatic look at reality.
But then, what do i know about the soccer madness?
Visit: [themightyarsenal.blogspot.com] -
NACADA NOW A PARASTATAL
» assidous Through the State House Website, Kibaki has transformed the drug agency into a parastatal. This came just before the International Day Against Drug Abuse was celebrated yesterday.
Nacada has been running a regular campaign on KBC radio and TV in the past week to sensitise the public on the substance abuse.
Nacada was formed by the former administration to help in sensitising the public about substance abuse and its effects on the individual, family, society and country.
It has been vocal about the war especially when the former PC Kaguthi was heading it, and with the transformation, its bound to place it on higher visibility standing in the fight against drugs. -
NEW MITSUBISHI PAJERO.
» assidous 
Simba Colt Motors the Kenyan mitsubishi franchise holders have unvailed the latest Mitsubishi Pajero. This is an improvement to the older model that looked so bulky and had a tendency of sagging at the rear as if it was carrying a lot of luggage.
The new 4X4 is cited as 'Croc - Torque' by Simba Colt. Its the fourth generation of the Pajero introduced into the market in September Last Year. Pajero has made a name for itself by conquering the Paris - Dakar Rally regularly.
[www.simbacolt.com] -
QATAR AIRWAYS BOOSTS AIRBUS A350 BY ORDERING 80 UNITS
» assidous 
Qatar Airways one of the fastest growing airlines flying to over 70 destinataions across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Far East and India has confirmed the order of the Airbu A350's turning it to be the A350's single largestt customer.
The airline has also increased the orders of the latest A380 from two to five aircraft.
The A350 is an 'eXtra Wide Body' version of A350 coming in three versions of A350-800/900 and 1000. Qatar Airways is the launch customer of the A350-1000 XWB version. Deliveries will start in 2013 to gradually replace their backbone fleet of A330. The deal was confirmed at the Paris Air Show. -
AFRICA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY OPENS IN JO'BURG - SA.
» assidous It will train potential leaders gaed between 15-18yrs on values and ethics, basically, about how to be leaders.
Out of 16 potential people to head the academy, Alliance High School's Principal Chris Khaemba may from next year become its inaugraul dean. This comes after 10 rounds of interviews targetting other education education based parties around the world, Alliance Alumni, teachers as well as the BOG.
It will be a loss for Alliance what with Khaemba's links with the Ivy-League Universities where Alliance students benefit from placements. However, Africa as a whole will benefit as he will chart the way forward for a premier academy with a projection to produce 6000 potential leaders in the next 50years. -
OF FOXES AND LIONS
» assidous On a Monday morning, nothing makes my day than Dominic Odipo's article on Kenyan politics. Today its about leaders who are foxes and lions aor a mixture of both. Its quite incisive and very informative. I have put it here for my readers to have an idea of what we need in Kenya.
The sly foxes and lions in our political landscape
By Dominic Odipo
As the General Election nears, would you like to elect a President who is a lion, a fox or both? According to the distinction by Michael Maccoby in his book, The Gamesman, lions are natural leaders, responsible, powerful, aggressive, courageous and at ease in the ways of their group.
The foxes are cunning, sly, quick and rather poor at group thinking though they may have to feign respect for it. At the very highest level, men or women sometimes combine the virtues of the lion and the fox to some degree.
How have some of America’s recent presidents fared against the Maccobian distinction? Franklin D Roosevelt, who led the US during World War II, was a lion in courage and ambition, but also cunning, sly and secretive — all fox-like traits — and the combination made him a formidable president.
Harry S Truman was a lion all through, a man eager to accept responsibility as indicated in his famous statement: "The buck stops here."
John F Kennedy was a lion in the making who, nonetheless, had fox-like qualities of cunningness, caution and fear of groups. Richard Nixon was all fox. He was hardly even able to put on a show of lion-like qualities. It is not clear whether the fox in the man contributed directly towards his involvement in the Watergate Scandal that led to his resignation from the presidency in 1974.
According to Maccoby, lions are natural responsibility takers; the foxes attempt to achieve success without taking on any more responsibility than they have to.
Lions move directly, the foxes indirectly — lions take stands, foxes make compromises. Ultimately, the ambition of every fox is to become a lion, and the secret of every successful leader is to combine both qualities in the right proportions.
Notice that in this distinction, being a fox or a lion is not something that is cast in stone at birth. A person born with predominantly fox-like qualities can become a lion and actually end up both as a lion and a fox and vice versa.
Looking at contemporary British history, the quintessential lions were Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher. Both ended up as prime ministers and were, incidentally, from the Conservative Party.
Kenyan foxes and lions
The undisputed lions of our independence struggle were men such as Jomo Kenyatta, Oginga Odinga, Masinde Muliro and Tom Mboya. The frontline foxes were Mboya, Mr Charles Njonjo and former President Moi.
Perhaps the top foxes were Moi and his sidekick, Keiyo South MP Mr Nicholas Biwott. And if you want to see the personification of the Maccobian lion, all you need to do is look closely at Mr William ole Ntimama, the MP for Narok North.
Chances are the next President will be one of four men: Mr Musalia Mudavadi, Mr Kalonzo Musyoka, Mr Raila Odinga and the incumbent, President Kibaki. How would the men fare against the Maccobian distinction?
It is clear that Mudavadi is neither a lion nor a fox. He does not move directly or take controversial stands. Neither is he cunning and sly as foxes would ordinarily be.
Kalonzo is harder to place. He is certainly not a lion in the Ntimama mould, but is clearly a lion-in-the-making — like Kennedy. He is more of a fox than a lion, but the capacity for metamorphosis is there for all to see.
Raila is probably the most interesting of the pack. The man is both a fox and a lion and has been almost all his adult life. He is a natural leader, aggressive and courageous and often moves directly and takes controversial stands.
Yet, at the same time, he is sly and cunning and nobody quite knows what he is likely to do next. In his courage and ambition, he is much like Roosevelt. And he is as cunning, sly and secretive as Mboya. This is obviously a man that opponents will have to watch very closely.
What about Kibaki? Certainly, he is not a lion. He does not move directly or take controversial public positions. If he sees a fence, he will probably sit on it. Like a fox, he is achieving success by taking on no more responsibility than he has to.
He is making compromises and moving indirectly. And, above all, he is already the President. Lion or not, this is the man every politician ought to watch.
This is article appeared in today's EAStandard and posted here by assidous -
TERIOS 4X4
» assidous 
Ryce Motors a member of the Sameer Group has advertised again the Daihatsu Terios 4X4 again. I think that they will be bringing into the market the latest version of the same.
Daihatsu has had a career on the Kenyan roads and those who recall, they used to be the cars used by the former Kenya Posts and Telecomunication Corp before it was split into the current CCK, Telkom and Posta. Personally i think it looks more like the Toyota Cami, its like they rolled off the same plant. -
WHAT KISS MEANS TO A PROFESSOR
» assidous This mail landed into my inbox. Enjoy it.
Professors of different subjects define the same
word in different ways:
Prof. of Computer Science: A kiss is a few bits of
love compiled into a byte.
Prof. of Algebra: A kiss is two divided by nothing.
Prof. of Geometry: A kiss is the shortest distance
between two straight lines.
Prof. of Physics: A kiss is the contraction of mouth
due to the expansion of the heart.
Prof. of Chemistry: A kiss is the reaction of the
interaction between two hearts.
Prof. of Zoology: A kiss is the interchange of
unisexual salivary bacteria.
Prof. of Physiology: A kiss is the juxtaposition of
two orbicular ors muscles in the state of
contraction.
Prof. of Dentistry: A kiss is infectious and
antiseptic.
Prof. of Accountancy: A kiss is a credit because it
is profitable when returned.
Prof. of Economics: A kiss is that thing for which
the demand is higher than the supply.
Prof. of Statistics: A kiss is an event whose
probability depends on the vital statistics of
36-24-36.
Prof. of Philosophy: A kiss is the persecution for
the child, ecstasy for the youth and homage for the
old.
Prof. of English: A kiss is a noun that is used as a
conjunction; it is more common than proper; it is
spoken in the plural and it is applicable to all.
Prof. of Engineering: Uh, What? I'm not familiar
with that term. -
AUDI Q7 COMES TO KENYA
» assidous 
Audi the carmaker now owned by Volkswagen will launch the AUDI Q7 in Kenya next month. Its a Luxury SUV-4X4 which will seek to compete for customers with the likes of Porsche Cayene and Volkswagen Touareg. These cars are in a class of their own and their takers are what i term as discerning drivers who know what they want in a marque. A hybrid of the car is going on sale next year. -
DALAI LAMA MEETS AUSSIE PM
» assidous 
Australian PM Howard met The Dalai Lama amid China's condemnation of the meeting terming Lama as a 'political Exilee engaged in splitist acts over Tibet!.' No wonder Kenya's governement found it hard to accord him a visa to visit the country. The government sucks up to the Chinese! Hopefu;;y, this will all coome to an end and The Dalai will no longer become a hostage elements against his peace efforts. -
FYI
» assidous 
One complete revolution of the earth takes 365.256 days, that is 29079Km per Second or 107,870.0Kms per Hour!
One complete rotation takes 23.9345Hrs!
Just food for thought. -
PEUGOT 807
» assidous 
I came across this wheel when i was just waltzing or rather going from one blog to another with no serious mission. I thought that i may share it with my fellow bloggers.
Its like the Toyota Town Ace and i can term it as a MPV, the kind that Kenyans of Asian descent love.
Its only that Marshalls may not launch it anytime soon. -
REVOLUTION IN POLLING IN KENYA.
» assidous Harris Poll the world's longest-running and most respected poll has landed in Kenya. Harris Interactive Global Network owners of the poll have joined the market by tying up with Infotrak Research a market and poll outfit.
Harris Poll is best remembered for accurately predicting the the US Presidential elections in 2000 and 2004 with a low margin of error of 2%!
What this means is that polls in Kenya are going a notch higher and competition to the likes of the Steadman Group getting stiffer. It also means that we will get amore accurate and well researched polls.
Coming at an election year, it couldnt have been more timely.
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MARRIAGE HAS BEEN MONETISED AT LAST!
» assidous I came across this article in Yesterday's DNation. This is just an excerpt.
Finally, here’s what love, marriage and friends cost
THEY HAVE DONE IT. Economists have finally put a cash value to love, happiness, friendship, and misery according to a report in The Times.
A few days ago, in the first research of its kind, economists in the UK found that regularly chatting to neighbours brings the same level of life satisfaction as earning an extra £40,000 (Sh5.3m) a year.
It’s almost as valuable as a successful marriage, with is reckoned to be bring a satisfaction level worth an additional £53,833 (Sh7m) a year.
However, excellent health beats all of them, as it brings a satisfaction level that is the same as what you get from earning an extra £300,000 (Sh40m) a year.
One of the most surprising findings was that moving in together was worth more than marriage. While marriage is worth an extra Sh7m a year, living together (in “sin” as the men and women of the cloth might say) is worth £82,500 (Sh11m).
Dr Nattavudh Powdthavee, an economist at the University of London and one of the main researchers behind the study, said they were not exactly sure why this was so.
Meeting friends and relatives twice a month is worth £35,000 (Sh4.6m) a year. Meeting them once or twice a week is worth £50,500 (Sh6.7m) a year; and meeting them on most days is worth £63,833 (Sh8.5m) a year.
It gets more interesting. The results also show that people who see less of their friends and relatives also appear to be more satisfied with their marriages. This suggests that social relationships outsides the home maybe a substitute for poor relationships at home.
So we now we have a fairly clear scientific road-map to happiness: Exercise and be healthy; meet your friends and relatives as often as you can (except if you are married); and live in “sin”.
But you also do lose money. Being separated is worth losing £57,667 (Sh7.6m) a year. You lose less when you are divorced – minus £24,500 (Sh3.2m) a year. And it is disaster to be widowed. That one is worth minus £200,000 (Sh27m) a year.
The researchers found that there was little difference between single people and divorcees, probably because both groups tend to live alone.
And the penalty for divorce is lower than for separation, because people who divorce gain some happiness from being rid of an unbearable wife or husband.
Story by CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO | WHAT OTHERS SAY
Publication Date: 2007/06/21 reblogged here by assidous.
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SAFCOM CHANGES LOGO?
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Has anyone noted this or is it just me. That the logo that is now appearing in Safcom adverts isnt the one that we are used to. This blogger at least. I would wish that they would inform their clients about such a change.
Nevertheless, Safaricom has done it again. It has just announced Ksh17B in profits until March this year. Note also, that Safcom's Micheal Joseph had given a profit warning on the light of the new CCK directive to lower call charges by July 15th. This has made Safcom arguably the most profitable company in EAfrica not forgeting that its subscriber base is more that Ugand and Tanzania's combined cellphone subscribers.
Their new tariffs are now better arranged and one can now choose comfortably the tariff that suits one best. -
NAKUMATT TOP 30 SUPERMARKETS
» assidous 
Nakumatt has been ranked 25th in the Annual Planet Retail List of top 30 retailers.
Planet Retail is a leading information provider on global retail and food service industries monitoring over 5000 retail outlets and market development in over 200 countries.
Nakumatt has expanded exponetially in the Kenyan market and capitalised on the misfiring of the Uchumi wagon. It controlls close 40% of the retail market in the towns that its located.
Nakumatt plans to be listed in the NSE by 2009. -
THE GUY'S RULES. NOT FUNNY!
» assidous This post landed in my inbox and i thought that the men out there need to read it for future use. Just a thought. I know the women will start hyperventilating. Sorry sisters.
AT LAST A GUY HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO WRITE THIS ALL DOWN
FINALLY, THE GUYS' SIDE OF THE STORY.
(I MUST ADMIT, IT'S PRETTY GOOD.)
WE ALWAYS HEAR "THE RULES"
FROM THE FEMALE SIDE.
NOW HERE ARE THE RULES FROM THE MALE SIDE.
THESE ARE OUR RULES!
PLEASE NOTE.. THESE ARE ALL NUMBERED "1"
ON PURPOSE!
1. MEN ARE NOT MIND READERS.
1. LEARN TO WORK THE TOILET SEAT.
YOU'RE A BIG GIRL. IF IT'S UP, PUT IT DOWN.
WE NEED IT UP, YOU NEED IT DOWN.
YOU DON'T HEAR US COMPLAINING ABOUT YOU LEAVING IT DOWN.
1. SUNDAY SPORTS. IT'S LIKE THE FULL MOON
OR THE CHANGING OF THE TIDES.
LET IT BE.
1. SHOPPING IS NOT A SPORT.
AND NO, WE ARE NEVER GOING TO THINK OF IT THAT WAY.
1. CRYING IS BLACKMAIL.
1. ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT
LET US BE CLEAR ON THIS ONE:
SUBTLE HINTS DO NOT WORK!
STRONG HINTS DO NOT WORK!
OBVIOUS HINTS DO NOT WORK!
JUST SAY IT!
1. YES AND NO ARE PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE ANSWERS TO ALMOST EVERY QUESTION.
1. COME TO US WITH A PROBLEM ONLY IF YOU WANT HELP SOLVING IT. THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
SYMPATHY IS WHAT YOUR GIRLFRIENDS ARE FOR.
1. A HEADACHE THAT LASTS FOR 17 MONTHS IS A PROBLEM.
SEE A DOCTOR.
1. ANYTHING WE SAID 6 MONTHS AGO IS INADMISSIBLE IN AN ARGUMENT.
IN FACT, ALL COMMENTS BECOME NULL AND VOID AFTER 7 DAYS.
1. IF YOU WON'T DRESS LIKE THE VICTORIA 'S SECRET GIRLS, DON'T EXPECT US TO ACT LIKE SOAP OPERA GUYS.
1. IF YOU THINK YOU'RE FAT, YOU PROBABLY ARE.
DON'T ASK US.
1 IF SOMETHING WE SAID CAN BE INTERPRETED TWO WAYS AND ONE OF THE WAYS MAKES YOU SAD OR ANGRY, WE MEANT THE OTHER ONE
1. YOU CAN EITHER ASK US TO DO SOMETHING
OR TELL US HOW YOU WANT IT DONE.
NOT BOTH.
IF YOU ALREADY KNOW BEST HOW TO DO IT, JUST DO IT YOURSELF.
1. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, PLEASE SAY WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO SAY DURING COMMERCIALS.
1. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DID NOT NEED DIRECTIONS AND NEITHER DO WE.
1. ALL MEN SEE IN ONLY 16 COLORS, LIKE WINDOWS DEFAULT SETTINGS.
PEACH, FOR EXAMPLE, IS A FRUIT, NOT A COLOR. PUMPKIN IS ALSO A FRUIT. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MAUVE IS.
1. IF IT ITCHES, IT WILL BE SCRATCHED.
WE DO THAT.
1. IF WE ASK WHAT IS WRONG AND YOU SAY "NOTHING," WE WILL ACT LIKE NOTHING'S WRONG.
WE KNOW YOU ARE LYING, BUT IT IS JUST NOT WORTH THE HASSLE.
1. IF YOU ASK A QUESTION YOU DON'T WANT AN ANSWER TO, EXPECT AN ANSWER YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR.
1. WHEN WE HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE, ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING YOU WEAR IS FINE...REALLY.
1 DON'T ASK US WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO DISCUSS SUCH TOPICS AS BASEBALL, THE SHOTGUN FORMATION,
OR GOLF.
1. YOU HAVE ENOUGH CLOTHES.
1. YOU HAVE TOO MANY SHOES.
1. I AM IN SHAPE. ROUND IS A SHAPE!
1. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS.
YES, I KNOW, I HAVE TO SLEEP ON THE COUCH TONIGHT;
BUT DID YOU KNOW MEN REALLY DON'T MIND THAT? IT'S LIKE CAMPING. -
GOODBYE BARCLAYS' EAGLE?
» assidous 
If and its a big 'if' when Barclays PLC takes over Dutch bank ABN Amro, it may be forced to use another logo and dump the eagle due to 'connotations with German Eagle emblem as adopted the Nazi who occupied Ntherlands (home to ABN Amro) during WWII.'
The Barclays Eagle dates back to the 1700's when the sign was a Black Spread Eagle later tempered down by brand consultants during the 1999 makeover.
The German Eagle is an old symbol used by the Emperors and Kings of the region and became adopted as the Imperial Arms after the German Unification in 1871.
During the Nazi Era, the Swastika was held by the Eagle.
Lets wait and see what will happen.
http:www.barclays.co.uk
http:www.abnamro.com
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RISE UP AND WALK.
» assidous 
In July 2005, millions of people filled stadiums for the Live 8 concerts in support of Africa’s people. It was also for ordinary citizens that African leaders traveled to Scotland to meet the G-8 heads of state that summer. It was for these same people that the Jubilee 2000 campaign for debt relief was carried out by many individuals and organizations all over the world. And in St. Petersberg in July 2006, the G-8 leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the ambitious goals they had set the year before, although they did not go further.
Nearly a year and a half on, there are signs of progress toward fulfilling the commitments to Africa’s development made by world leaders and committed campaigners. But it is fair to ask when a sustainable solution to Africa’s dehumanizing poverty will be found, not only by the G8 and the organizers of Live 8, but also by Africa’s leaders and people.
Africa is a paradox. It is one of the richest continents on the planet, endowed with oil, precious stones, forests, water, wildlife, soil, land, agricultural products, and millions of women and men. Yet most of Africa’s people remain impoverished. I continue to ask myself, “Why?”
One reason is that many Africans lack the knowledge, skills, tools, and the political will to create wealth from their resources. They are unable to add value to raw materials in order to sell processed goods in local and international markets and negotiate better prices and favorable trade rules. Another reason is that ordinary citizens suffer when debts are not cancelled, when financial assistance is not forthcoming, or when trade barriers are raised.
I have also seen the need for ordinary Africans to embrace a set of values, like service for the common good, and commitment, persistence, and patience until a goal is realized. We also need Africans who love Africa so much that they want to protect their countries – their land – from environmentally destructive processes. The transformation of grasslands into deserts due to deforestation, encroachment into forests for subsistence farming, overgrazing, and loss of biodiversity and soil threaten the entire continent.
Another value Africans must adopt is love and concern for young people. One of the most devastating experiences is to see youth wasting away because they are unemployed, even after they have completed secondary and tertiary education, or because their health has deteriorated. African governments should give priority to investments in technical education and HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care, and support programs.
Without skills, people find themselves locked out of productive, rewarding economic activities, leaving them unable to meet their needs for housing, healthcare and nutrition. They get trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty and, sometimes, crime.
Africa needs to prepare for the opportunities and challenges to come by deliberately working for peace and security. Much of Africa’s poverty is fueled by conflicts. In the course of my work over the past 30 years, I have observed that whether it is at the national or regional level, most conflicts are over resources. Who will control and utilize them? Who will be included or excluded?
When resources are scarce, or so degraded that they can no longer sustain livelihoods, or inequitably distributed, conflict invariably ensues. In Africa, we need to manage our resources sustainably, accountably, and responsibly. And we need to share those resources equitably.
Otherwise, we will continue to invest in wars and conflicts, or in fighting crime and domestic instability, rather than in promoting development and thereby eliminating poverty. African leaders should govern and serve for the benefit of the people, not themselves.
But perhaps the most unrecognized problem in Africa, especially at the grassroots level, is the disempowerment of ordinary people. This is one of the main reasons why so many people are unable to take advantage of the many opportunities available in Africa.
Africa’s people must be allowed to gain confidence, dignity, and a sense of self-worth. They must also be empowered with knowledge, skills, and tools to take action. This is why debt relief is so important. It provides governments additional resources to invest in initiatives that can empower their people.
Despite the many challenges that remain, there has been much recent progress in Africa. There are indications of good governance in many countries. In many others, civil society continues to grow, supported by national governments, the African Union, and the international community. Many countries are resolving their conflicts and working for peace and stability. We must appreciate and encourage those who are making bold decisions.
But much must still be accomplished, by Africans and with Africa’s many friends around the world. As in the Bible story, when Peter and John said to a beggar, “rise up and walk,” Africans are called upon to walk away from ignorance, inertia, apathy, and fatalism. To walk towards economic and political freedom. To walk to an Africa free of poverty.
Wangari Maathai, the 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate, is a member of Kenya’s Parliament
This article has been published with the permission of Project Syndicate.
http://www.project-syndicate.org
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NEW VOLKSWAGEN JETTA.
» assidous 
In the past few weeks, CMC Motors has launched into the Kenyan market the latest of the Volkswagen Jetta.
These are its specs as per their adverts:
1.6 Petrol Engine,
6 Speed Tiptronic Gearbox,
Electromechanical Power Steering,
Radio/CD,
Cruise Controll,
ESP,ABS,HBA,EDL,
6 Airbags,
CMC has cited it as ....not nearly as expensive as it looks!
Truly, the marque looks expensive, but you have to go to the showroom to know it real cost. -
WOMAN OF THOUGHT! FUNNY, HUH?
» assidous This landed in my inbox from a friend of mine. I think it may make someone's day.
One morning the husband returns after several hours of
fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not
familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the
boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors,
and reads her book.
Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up
alongside the woman and says, "Good morning, Ma'am.
What are you doing?"
"Reading a book," she replies, (thinking, "Isn't thats
obvious?")
"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her.
"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm
reading."
"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know
you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you
in and write you up."
"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual
assault," says the woman.
"But I haven't even touched you," says the game
warden.
"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all
I know you could start at any moment."
"Have a nice day ma'am," and he left.
MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads. It's likely
she can also think. -
ARTICLE ON KENYA.
» assidous I came across this article (KENYA GOING UP OR DOWN?) on Kenya from the Economist magazine online edition. I think it has some truth to it as well as some outright lies.
I will just try to make a copy and paste excerpt of the article and below it the link to the article.
Here we go:
.........Swathes of what should be one of the best tourist roads in the country, leading to the Masai Mara reserve, one of Africa's finest game-viewing sites, are barely better than a rock-strewn, muddily rutted farm track—that was once smooth tarmac. The government says it intends to spend $1 billion this year on improvements; at present, the road system is a bad joke.
Scambags galore
Why the mess? The answer is misguided economic policies, mismanagement, poor maintenance, sloppiness, tribalism and corruption. This litany of failings is almost entirely the fault of Kenyans themselves: the politicians they have allowed to rule over them and rip them off; the civil servants and road builders (some of them foreign) who have skimmed off contracts or simply not bothered to do the job; and the dishonesty, venality and fatalism that have gripped society at large.
Corruption took hold of Kenya almost immediately after independence,...........
http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9304146&CFID=5813077&CFTOKEN=32862030
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FIRST BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE WITH KENYA'S GOVERNMENT.
» assidous The Economist has sponsored what is dubbed as the First Business Roundtable with The Government of Kenya. Its motto reads 'Making Kenya the Undisputed Business Hub of East Africa.'
The roundtable will be held at the Inter-Con on 17th and 18th of next month(July '07). It has been cited as 'a high level meeting focused strategic issuesfor Kenyan Business.'
Among the confirmed government speakers is: President Kibaki, Finance Min - Kimunya, Trade- Kituyi, Energy - Kiraitu, Roads - Nyachae, Planning - Obwocha, EAfrica - Koech and CBK Governor Njuguna.
From the Corporate world we have Jeffrey Sachs from Columbia University NY, BBK Head Adan Mohammed, KenGen CEO Eddy Njoroge, Jimnah Mbaru of NSE among others.
This blogger hopes that the latter will influence the former to formulate and push for incentives to support the growth of SME's since that is what is needed here. -
NEWS FOR THE LEFT!
» assidous I once came across this blog when Foley was the news in the US. I then lost its address and its only yesterday that i came across the page that i had noted it down in my diary. I would advise anyone to pay it a visit and see read for themselves. Its quite interesting.
Message to Dem Leadership: America is giving you a time table
Today's "deal" between the Democratic Leadership in the Congress can be framed in more than one way. At the end of the day, nothing has really changed the course of the war in Iraq. It's that simple.
The Democratic Leadership needs to understand something. In November, the American people elected you to control the United States Congress.That's a big deal. The number one thing they want you to do is change the course of the war in Iraq.
Thus far, you're failing. Now, you've got your own time table. If you aren't able to pass meaningful legislation in September that will begin the process of bringing our troops home, then you will lose credibility with us, the American People.
First blogged by Lane Hudson in his blog News For The Left and reblogged here by assidous. -
MUNGIKI FORM A SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE!
» assidous This article appeared in yesterday's Sunday Nation. Its penned by Mutua Makau. I like Makau's articles because they always look at the issue under discussion with such open-mindedness that you are left knowing what is expected of you. In this article he looks at the social aspect of the Mungiki menace and how to attend to it and solve the problem. Problem is, we have a short-sighted cabal of government operatives who benefit from the mayhem and bringing it to an end isnt in their interest.
An excerpt:
Something is deeply wrong. The government seems to have no clue about who exactly is responsible for these savage acts. Even worse, the State appears not to know why the dastardly crimes are being perpetrated. It feels and sounds as though there is a security vacuum in the country.
Inexorably, Kenya is drifting towards a lawless culture, the type of malevolent condition that has devoured many an African state. Are these problems temporary, or do they signify an irreversible descend into utter chaos and State failure?
Read it here:
[www.nationmedia.com]
Makau Mutua is a distinguished Professor at State University of New York, Buffalo and Chairman of KHRC. -
DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD
» assidous 
June 16 every year is the day of the African Child. This is in memory of the kids killed by the Apartheid Government of South Africa as they demonstrated against its policies.
Three decades later, the African child is bogged down by many problems due to the child's vulnerability. Among the problems facing the children in Africa today are:- Physical Abuse
- Sexual Abuse/Rape
- Child Labour
- Conscription as Child Soldiers
- Incest
- Under age Prostitution
- Drought & Famine
- War and its Aftermath
- Disease like malnutrition
- Pandemics like HIV-AIDS.
- Child Traffiking
Lets hope that this year and the others to come will be better for the African Child so that he/she can rise to the highest level possible. -
US town set to ban saggy trousers
» assidous 
I was forwarded the article below by a friend of mine. As far as i am concerned, sagging makes one look stupid, sorry to say that.
A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent exposure.Delcambre town council unanimously passed the ordinance earlier this week making it a crime to wear trousers that show underwear.
"If you expose your private parts, you'll get a fine" of US$500 (£254) Mayor Carol Broussard said.
Offenders will also risk up to six months in jail.
Fashionable
Speaking of people who wear saggy trousers, Mr Broussard told the Associated Press news agency: "They're better off taking the pants off and just wearing a dress."
White people wear sagging pants, too 
Mayor Carol BroussardTown attorney Ted Ayo said the ordinance expands on the existing state indecent exposure law by adding underwear to the list of forbidden exposures.
"This is a new ordinance that deals specifically with sagging pants," Mr Ayo said. "It's about showing off your underwear in public."
HAVE YOUR SAY I can't think of any fashion fad as staggeringly unattractive as this one Brian Phillips
Send us your commentsSome residents say the ordinance targets blacks, as low-slung trousers are fashionable among hip hop fans.
Mr Broussard denied it was racially motivated.
"White people wear sagging pants, too," he said.
its originally from the bbc site
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LONDON 2012 LOGO
» assidous 
No wonder the logo has brought about lots of acrimony. Is this how creative they could be? No wonder some want to see the other logos that were 'disqualified.' I think that maybe they should have used the London landmarks like Big Ben Clock or the Wheel of London, Westminster or other icons of London if not of the UK! HELL, they could have used the image if Diana or the Queen herself
Thanks to the anonymous tip.
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THE RETURN OF THE SOCCER MADNESS!
» assidous This blogger wouldn't lose a wink of sleep over soccer. I always tell my soccer fanatic friends that even if, by God's grace the World Cup were to be held in my town of resident, i would have to go on vacation to keep away from all that madness.
However, as a blogger willing to have traffic go up in the site, i wouldn't miss a chance to have the fanatics read this. The new Premier League Timetable is out here
Notable also is the news that DSTV
will only broadcast 20% of the matches while a new entrant into the Kenyan Market GTV will show 80% of them.
Due to my soccer foolishness which i wear like a badge of honour, am yet to understand which matches will be screened by who and when. I also cant envisage the effect that will have on the soccer craze fanatics!
GTV advert says '8 Live Barclays Premier League Matches Weekly!'
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FIVE QUERIES OUR MPS SHOULD ANSWER!
» assidous When former British Labour MP Tony Benn was asked what he understood democracy to be, he summarised the concept into 'Five Democratic Questions.'
What is your Power?
Who gave it to you?
What are you exercising it for?
To whom are you accountable?
How can we get rid of you?
I think that these questions are as relevant today as they were then.
The above excerpt is from 'On The Carpet', an article in DN 14.06.07 by Dr.Kibiwott Kurgat a lecturer at USIU.
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