Use AI to control traffic jam

Ending jams • The reported loss of Sh350 million daily, or about Sh150 billion a year, in traffic jams has stunned Joseph Macharia. Says he: “Using artificial intelligence to control the menace is a good idea, but I believe the solution lies in the strict enforcement of traffic rules. People should act more responsibly on the roads like in the developed nations.” His contact is [email protected].

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Denied power • When the Last Mile electricity project was launched in 2022, in Kanyakine, Meru County, Cathrine Nahason says, there was hope. But Kenya Power has installed meters for only half of the customers. “Others have suffered extortion and lies. Poles were erected, cables connected, but no token meters for 100 customers. We’re now tired.” (Y25342025020021, [email protected])

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Fund limit • Since the inception of the Hustler Fund, there have been some unanswered questions, says Carol Maina, a regular user. “My limit has remained the same, and yet my savings have already surpassed what I am offered today. In any savings account or Sacco, my savings would be doubled or even tripled. What is the criteria for increasing the limit?” Her contact is [email protected].

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Snobbery • A visitor from London, Peter Murray, sympathises over the complaints to Watchie on snobbish MPs, malpractices and other issues. “We’ve ‘Black Boy Lane’, and in the Bangladeshi neighbourhood, the ‘Whitechapel Hospital’, but never hear from officials, not even the King! It’s unlike when letters to the Queen were courteously replied to.” ([email protected])

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Change • Before cranes came in the early 1970s, Githuku Mungai recalls with deep nostalgia, it was common to see the construction workers on sites in Nairobi’s central business district and elsewhere carrying a karai (basin) of mortar on the head as they climbed up the floors to deliver it wherever it was required. “It was, indeed a wonder to behold!” His contact is [email protected].

Have a changing day, won’t you!