During a meeting called on Monday by the County Commissioner to prepare for the impending Presidential visit, A member of National Assembly, a women Rep and a speaker categorically objected the planned visit by the Head of State, saying that there were no funds to build the Chuka town roads. In the recorded conversation, the MP says that there are no funds from the central government and the president shall not come to launch the project. He is quickly told off by the area MP who advises him to talk on behalf of his constituency alone which he has continued to mismanage and let Chuka be. The governor rises to object the presidential visit and vows never to show up or participate in the planning since he was not consulted or invited. He too, is quickly shut down by Chuka VC who produces letters of invitation and reads them to a shocked audience. An embarrassed governor acknowledges the letters but still not content with the President launching the project. Some of the people in the room are disturbed by the comments made by the leadership and noise can be heard from the clip. The county leadership also insist that the Chuka township roads are under them, not Nairobi. The meeting ends in a huff and the objectors quickly retreat to Nairobi for "further" consultations. They quickly learn that plans were at an advanced stage and there efforts to reach the Head of State fail. They result to writing to the President through his advisors demanding that the president does not commission the tarmacking of Chuka town, and all of them sign the said letter. The outcome of this will be known later today
By Strive Masiyiwa A few weeks ago I went to the doctor. I will tell you what he said about my health at the end, but first read this: Twenty years ago, I arranged to meet a well-known British international businessman who invested a lot in Africa at the time. We agreed to meet for dinner at a leading hotel in London. After a good meeting, we started to walk out of the restaurant when he suddenly collapsed in the lobby. There was total pandemonium as they rushed to get medical assistance. Being London, an ambulance arrived in minutes. I jumped in the back with him as paramedics wrestled to keep him alive. He had had a heart attack and had to have triple bypass heart surgery. Sadly he died a few weeks later. He hadn't been sick and his sudden death surprised everyone. And yet as I reflected on it, and later discussed it with a doctor friend who knew him, I realized he was very laid back about his health despite having a hectic business life. Even during our dinner...
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