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Michuki Tried and Failed will Alco blow Stand Test of Time

By Henry Onyango The re-introduction of a special device to help avert drunk driving and consequently reduce accidents in Kenyan roads is already bearing fruits and must be lauded. The heinous road accidents in Kenya are majorly according to police caused by careless driving by drivers who believe that they can still do it better behind the wheels after taking a bottle or two of the brain –shackling alcoholic substances. The success in curbing road accidents in the country is majorly as a result of the drunk-driving awareness campaign, which led to the re-introduction of the Alcoblow breathalyzers over the festive season in 2013. Kenya’s Transport Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau said that the reintroduction of the gadget had already saved many lives from the horror of road accidents as result of careless driving. The CS intimated that 141 people had perished in accidents between January 1 and 14 in 2013 compared to 203 within the same period in 2012. “...

why kenya may be aplace to make law but none to follow

Y ou might not visit Kenya fearing of colluding with the law or act of parliament you have heard through the vibrant local and international media. This may deny you the opportunity to see the drama in Kenya. To any visitor the law may be an abyss- so harsh to the extent of terming all Kenyans as law makers. Yes it is but the fact is very little is done to enforce the law with both the law makers and the law enforcers so helpless on the way forward.so be cool. It is in Kenya where many acts of parliament are meant to come into effect once an influential member of parliament creates a bill that may protect or grant him or her fame then its put in place without proper laid out modalities of implementation. The tobacco control act was unanimously passed by parliament in 2007 and effected in 2008. In the act tobacco smoking was totally not allowed in public places. A legal framework for controlling the production, manufacture, sale, advert...

Former Members of Outlawed Sect,Mungiki Answer to Kenya's Unemployment Crisis

No more Hustling, Vows Former Members of Outlawed Sect By Henry Onyango The current unemployment rate in Kenya and most of the third world countries is alarming. The most affected quarter of the population is the youth, that which commands the greatest number. Several plans by the leaders to respond to the unending crisis have so far been a battle in futility as the number increases daily, monthly and annually probably due to the increased birth rate and bad governance in these lowly developed nations. Kenya’s infamous 2007-2008 post poll chaos where over one thousand people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands misplaced is a clear indicator of the phenomenon. The idle youth were used by some politicians and the rich to loot, kill and injure those they considered their rivals for their own political good and supremacy. Any group of youth during this time that seemed united was easily brought into these rather shoddy deals that would later lead to criminal...

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