Most African leaders “loot and mismanage resources
Most African leaders “loot and mismanage resources.
Shameless • Most African leaders “loot and mismanage resources, while acting big”, says David Ngumi. “They then fly first class with huge entourages just to go begging for aid from Western and Asian countries, as if unaware of the contempt with which the other leaders silently view them and their countries. Unfortunately, countries are judged by their leaders.” His contact is [email protected].
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Simpletons • ODM’s Junet Mohamed, Hassan Joho and Opiyo Wandayi should be ashamed of themselves, says David Jasondu. “Small tokens of positions have made them lose their heads and behave worse than Kanu-era sycophants JJ Kamotho, Shariff Nassir and Oloo Aringo. They are behaving worse than the simpletons of yesteryears.” He can be reached through [email protected].
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Drowning in levies • Every year, Bimal Shah laments, new levies are introduced by the Treasury and other government agencies. They include the fuel levy and others on sugar, health, roads, ports, housing, waste disposal and construction. “All these just chock businesses. Perhaps, they should now also introduce birth and death levies—born penniless die penniless!” His contact is [email protected].
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Death wish • A peculiar habit of Kenyans, Brian Maitai notes, is developing a death wish with kamikaze or fatalistic actions. Reflecting on just how many people willingly endanger their own lives, Brian pleads: “We must avoid tempting death and accelerating its arrival by, say, crossing busy roads under footbridges or taking selfies in precarious positions.” His contact is [email protected].
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Football reform • With Hussein Mohamed as the new Football Kenya Federation president, deputised by former national star Macdonald Mariga, the country has a chance to reinvigorate football administration for success in the region and beyond, says Jim Okwako. “Here is a team that has deep knowledge of the sport and which should not be tempted to drift into looting funds meant for development.”
Have a promising day, won’t you!
