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Ours are chaotic and insecure streets
An aerial view of a section of downtown Nairobi CBD.
What you need to know:
- Uhuru Kenyatta still has a key role to play in guiding his Jubilee Party’s preparations for the 2027 elections.
- Road safety programmes have primarily focused on motorists, ignoring vulnerable passengers and pedestrians.
Contrast • President William Ruto and his entourage walking along the spotlessly clean streets of New York during the UN General Assembly, Taabu Tele remarks, brought to the fore the stark contrast with Nairobi. “Though his speech drumming up support for the Kenya police-led Haiti mission against gangs was so powerful, we’ve chaotic and insecure streets.” His contact is [email protected].
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Opposition unity • Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta still has a key role to play in guiding his Jubilee Party’s preparations for the 2027 elections, says Nickson Ngari. “But he should sit down with the Azimio coalition for a credible opposition front. The voice of the mwananchi must be heard in a bid to elect the best leaders or be doomed in the next five years.” His contact is [email protected].
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Okaying graft • National officials are legitimising corruption, says David Yator, citing Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja’s failure to meet officers in Nairobi and fight the vice. The other, he adds, is Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen’s talk about fuel bribery. “The State has failed to guarantee the safety of citizens, who can’t pay children’s fees. His contact is [email protected].
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Pedestrian safety • Since independence in 1963, Jerry Kenyansa laments, road safety programmes have primarily focused on motorists, ignoring passengers and pedestrians, who are even more vulnerable to the grave danger. “To justify the investment in transport infrastructure and enforcing traffic rules and regulations, commuters’ rights must be enhanced.” His contact is [email protected].
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Menace • The rise in online data mining is alarming, says Churchill Amatha, singling out WhatsApp groups as the most notorious avenues. “Someone will send a text message to you saying: ‘Hi, we’re in the same group. Save me as ‘so and so’ so that I can find you’. There may be a reminder to check if you saved them. Who will save us from this new menace?” His contact is [email protected].
Have a careful day, won’t you!
