In as much as the transparency in the judiciary is welcome, some of the judicial officers are still hanging on to the old opaque manner of doing their work. A case in point is a newly appointed judge of the Industrial Court who slammed the door of his chambers in the face of journalists who had gone to collect copies of a ruling he had delivered involving a top parastatal and its retrenched staff. They respectively knocked on the door and the judge opened it as he spoke on his cellphone. After he heard their request, the judge curtly retorted "not here' and slammed the door in their face after accusing them of trespass. He later sent his court clerk to tell the journos that they must first seek the consent of the Chief Registrar of the High Court if they want any copies of any rulings delivered in his court!
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The dust has not yet settled on the 'shambolic' nominations. One of the candidates nominated by the URP to run for a parliamentary seat might need to rethink his strategy following complaints that he had been 'imposed' on the electorate. It seems the youthful candidate has all of a sudden come into money which he is freely dishing out to the electorate. It seems they are not convinced just how genuine he is to serve them as he has no record of any involvement in any community or constituency development programme. His lack of a track record in the constituency may just cost him the seat despite the huge cash outlay he is currently dispensing!
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Former Westlands MP and Cabinet minister Fred Gumo must have inspired many in politics. Recently during Uhuru Kenyatta's grassroot meeting at a Nairobi Hotel also known as Mururumo, the crowd was told by one politician to be strong like Gumo. “Kaeni ngumu kama Gumo”. The man went on to say that he wished they had Gumo in their camp but regretted that the man had become old and had even decided to quit elective politics.
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Workers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport's Terminal Four have been told to speed up the work so that President Kibaki can commission it before he finishes his term. Our moles have told us that the lower floor of the terminal has been 'completed and furnished' even though these are just for show as the final furnishings are yet to be delivered. The idea is to have the completed terminal added to the list of infrastructural developments that can be chalked up to the Kibaki legacy.
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