At the Nairobi city council, things never change and its only councilors and mayors who come and go while the murk and mire remains firmly intact.
This time, the good mayor, Dick Wathika claims that one company given the monopoly to generate advertising by providing street lighting, Adopt-A-Light, was fraudulently awarded the contract and they are now under investigation by the Kenya anti corruption commission which is among the least effective bodies established in the history of this country.
Anyway, the good mayor says the contract has been terminated though the matter is the subject of an ongoing court case. Does the ignorant city father not know that it is wrong to comment on matters pending in courts of law?
By the way, the company in question is owned by one Esther Passaris, a beautiful lady who has brains to match not to mention political connections which comes in handy as she conducts her multi million business deals.
It is common knowledge in Nairobi today that the richest merchants are those who do business with the city council as it is known to even pay for goods and services before they are delivered or better still you can get paid in advance and not deliver anything as long as you oil the right hands.
The council also has a notorious reputation for violence, even in full view of TV cameras. In every election conducted there, it is mandatory that physical fights have to erupt or the polls will not be considered valid. Nairobi has perhaps the most violent civic leaders in the country who are also as crooked as the hind leg of a donkey.
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This blogger has just received evidence of a huge scandal involving a VERY well-known Kenyan. I will publish it here on Monday (5th March 2007) at 12 noon. DON'T MISS THE BIGGEST SCANDAL SINCE THE UNFOLDING NATION SAGA.
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At one time, the council put out a tender for supply of chlorine and guess what. A shrewd and well-connected merchant won the tender and supplied chalk instead; he was hurriedly paid in full.
That is how dirty the city council is as it has turned into a cash cow where everybody wants to milk it dry before his or her tenure expires. It is for this same reason that Nairobi is turning out to be the poorest run city in the country.
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Shocking Nation sex scandal dossier finally released.
Chris man, I read the story about NMG even though my colleagues at work dismissed it as too long. Man that thing is juicy. But please ask (if you can- I know you know them) them to stop starving us. Let them not do a Githongo by releasing this thing and then taking another two months. Hey to those staff at NMG, roll on the thing please. I'm starving for more!
ReplyDeleteChris, we know there is a lot of rot in the council, yet no one, no paper, no kaca, is unleashing major scandals from Town Hall. Its been too quiet lately and am scared its the lull before the storm, dissect this council and expose the rot, right from the mediocre calibre of councillors, to the shoddy management from Central govt and Jogoo house!
ReplyDeleteHow come ward elections are not considered important by Nairobians, yet one of these (councilors) will end up being the mayor? and with a new Act, the mayor's office will be very powerful, what with Nairobi controlling 65%of the country's economy.
One would think that Nairobi city council had FINISHED
ReplyDelete- providing water,
- closing and burying all bust pipes,
- digging new and proper sewage and sanitation facilities for the city - and even proving underground electric if not internet cables so that all that was now left is to wrestle Adopt a Light + the street lights from Esther P.
God really have Mercy on us if its "young" people like Dick W. who act exactly like their octagerian buddies in messing up Kenya that we were placing our hope on...God really have mercy!