In this regular series we will focus on various aspects of the Kenyan economy to highlight how ridiculous the current campaign on a platform of an improved economy is to the vast majority of Kenyans.
The Kenyan economy, due to deliberate policies of the current government, has improved so much so that the matatu fare between the city center and the Kawangware slums is now Kshs 100/- one way!!
This is how matatu operators have pulled it off. Matatus plighting this route are breaking the journey into two. They only go up to Yaya center where they charge Kshs 50. Commuters then have to board another vehicle (quite often the same one) and pay another kshs 50 to Kawangware.
Many people who live in Kawangware are jobless and those who have anything resembling a job hardly earn Kshs 150 (approx $2) a day. You do the arithmetic.
(Look out for more snippets highlighting how the Kenyan economy has "grown").
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Steadmann Presidential Poll Figures Change Suddenly After Kumekucha Analysis
After I pointed out in a recent post why the Steadmann figures on Presidential popularity cannot be accurate, the latest figures quietly released and drowned in the news by so many other things, show a major adjustment.
One of the things that has happened is that Raila Odinga has suddenly overtaken Kalonzo Musyoka in popularity (LOL – wonders never cease.) You will remember that I pointed out in my post that the numbers on the ground contradicted the findings of the polls. By doing some simple tribal arithmetic, you will quickly realize that there is no way Kalonzo can beat Raila in any national poll. (read post for yourself).
My question is, what has happened recently (which we all misses in the news) that has suddenly caused Raila to overtake Kalonzo? What did Kalonzo do that caused his popularity to plummet so dramatically?
My worst fears seem to have been confirmed. If it is indeed true that somebody was cooking these figures, then they would have been much better off just leaving them as they were. By changing them so dramatically, they have told us a lot that we were not sure about.
By the way, somebody also left the following anonymous comment on my Steadmann analysis… at about the same time the new poll figures were made public. Do you believe in coincidences?
The latest poll:
Kibaki 43%
Raila 17%
Kalonzo 17%
Uhuru 9%
Musalia 4%
Ruto 1%
Balala 1%
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One of the things that has happened is that Raila Odinga has suddenly overtaken Kalonzo Musyoka in popularity (LOL – wonders never cease.) You will remember that I pointed out in my post that the numbers on the ground contradicted the findings of the polls. By doing some simple tribal arithmetic, you will quickly realize that there is no way Kalonzo can beat Raila in any national poll. (read post for yourself).
My question is, what has happened recently (which we all misses in the news) that has suddenly caused Raila to overtake Kalonzo? What did Kalonzo do that caused his popularity to plummet so dramatically?
My worst fears seem to have been confirmed. If it is indeed true that somebody was cooking these figures, then they would have been much better off just leaving them as they were. By changing them so dramatically, they have told us a lot that we were not sure about.
By the way, somebody also left the following anonymous comment on my Steadmann analysis… at about the same time the new poll figures were made public. Do you believe in coincidences?
The latest poll:
Kibaki 43%
Raila 17%
Kalonzo 17%
Uhuru 9%
Musalia 4%
Ruto 1%
Balala 1%
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Join our raging debate on the cause of insecurity in Kenya.
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