The Jubilee Government should stop playing populist politics with the land equation.Having lost the support of the Muslim community and failed to gain foothold in the coast Province despite attempts at artificial development initiatives,President. Uhuru Kenyatta has now resorted to futile populist public utterances aimed at not only hood winking Kenyans but also diverting the attention of Kenyans from the Referendum. The President no longer has powers to allocate land or revoke any titles,which is the preserve of the National Land Commission.There can be no short cut to arriving at a solution to the land equation.The remedy is full implementation of the Ndungu Report and the ORIGINAL TJRC report. The history of land grabbing is well-documented and already lies in the public domain.The real land grabbers are well-known. It starts with Jomo Kenyatta and ends with William Ruto.
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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