Barbs and bouquets

29. Information Minister Samuel Pogishio for falling back on the old threats against the media and slaying the messenger while forgetting the message.

30. Collins Injera, the Kenya rugby sevens prolific try scorer for working his way into the world ranks.

31. First lady Lucy Kibaki for maintaining a vow of silence.

32. Kanji Mbugua, the hardest working contemporary gospel musician this year.

33. Henry Kiprono who Kirwa three gold medals in China and becoming the most successful paralympian in Kenyan history. Disability is not inability.

34.The foot-in-mouth goes Oginga Ogego, Kenya’s envoy to the US who must feel really silly for dismissing US president-elect Barrack Obama as a junior senator during a visit in 2006.

35. The mainstream media for butchering the word ‘draconian’ in frequent reference to the contentious proposed media bill.

To all gracious readers of this column, wishing you a prosperous and happy new year.