/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/440802/-/14rbu09/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1324872/-/12e1s9lz/-/index.html Could history be repeating itself? poses Nickson Orwa, in response to the growing competition for the ODM presidential nomination between party leader Raila Odinga and his deputy Musalia Mudavadi. 2012-02-11T15:51:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1324134/-/14v4jr6z/-/index.html The jitters in some quarters in ODM over Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi challenging party leader Raila Odinga for the presidential nomination confirms the mistrust and lack of democracy in parties, remarks Jim Webo. 2012-02-10T12:27:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1323402/-/12e2kvsz/-/index.html With aides like Lands minister James Orengo and Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo, Prime Minister Raila Odinga does not need any enemies 2012-02-09T13:19:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1322776/-/14v5sl6z/-/index.html A resident of Mukoma at Lang’ata, Nairobi, Jan Allan, is not convinced that the Kenya Wildlife Service is taking seriously people’s worries about a lion or several of them that have been roaming the neighbourhood. 2012-02-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1321928/-/12e3ujwz/-/index.html The ODM politicians who attempted to blackmail President Kibaki to endorse Prime Minister Raila Odinga as his possible successor during an official function in Kisumu behaved badly and owe fellow Kenyans an apology, remarks Wambua Musembi. 2012-02-07T13:22:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1321320/-/12e409vz/-/index.html Keenly watching developments on the national political scene, Jared Mayaka is getting more and more convinced that the country could be headed for a repeat of the mayhem witnessed after the 2007 elections unless Kenyans change their ways. 2012-02-06T13:46:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1320738/-/12e4lf4z/-/index.html The vandals wreaking havoc by stealing road signs and telephone and electricity cables are joined in causing misery to Nairobi residents by those who target motor vehicles in parking lots and even traffic jams to strip them of easily removable parts, notes Samwel Oresi Nyagucha. 2012-02-05T14:52:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1320280/-/12e4p87z/-/index.html Every time she hears complaints about power blackouts, Beatrice Mbogoh says she wonders why neither the government nor the private sector is keen on exploring alternative sources of power in Kenya, especially the more affordable solar energy. 2012-02-04T15:06:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1319570/-/12ejwwhz/-/index.html Kenya Power does not owe its customer, P.K. Kuria, any money, managing director Joseph Njoroge clarifies in response to his demand for a refund of his deposit on his old account. 2012-02-03T14:08:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1318732/-/14vn6o4z/-/index.html Buses fitted with big, loud horns operating on Thika superhighway have become a nuisance to the residents of Kasarani, Zimmerman, Kahawa and Githurai in Nairobi, who are woken up daily at the ungodly hour of 3am, moans John Murithi. 2012-02-02T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1318102/-/14vnbgiz/-/index.html While Ahadi Kenya Trust and other organisations and individuals are doing an excellent job fighting the jigger menace in Murang’a 2012-02-01T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1317572/-/12elbjrz/-/index.html While rushing from her place of work to college for her part-time class, Irene Munyua collapsed on the street near Electricity House in Nairobi’s city centre. 2012-01-31T16:50:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1316740/-/12elydqz/-/index.html The planting of trees along the streets of Naivasha town during the current dry weather is quite baffling, says Dr Kanyingi Waweru. 2012-01-30T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1316108/-/12em46sz/-/index.html Responding to Roads minister Franklin Bett’s recent challenge to the public to report to his officers the most dilapidated roads so that they can be fixed, Sadik M. Makii says one of the worst is Mbaruk Road in Nairobi. 2012-01-29T15:15:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1315752/-/12emnnyz/-/index.html Vigilance House on Harambee Avenue, Nairobi, the Kenya Police headquarters, is one of the buildings in this prime location that is crying out for a fresh coat of paint or a facelift in line with the reforms being undertaken in the Force, says Wilson Owuor. 2012-01-28T17:49:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge/-/440802/1315144/-/mykj85/-/index.html What use is it having assistant ministers if they cannot step into the shoes of their bosses 2012-01-27T14:32:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge/-/440802/1314464/-/myjwb4/-/index.html Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, whose charges have been confirmed by the ICC judges should both drop their presidential ambitions 2012-01-26T15:29:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1313798/-/14vqn4hz/-/index.html Whoever is in charge of road maintenance at the City Council of Nairobi had better rush to General Mathenge Road in Westlands 2012-01-25T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge/-/440802/1313180/-/myj5o8/-/index.html Top cop must be a policeman. Keenly following the reforms in the Police Force that will see the leadership overhauled 2012-01-24T14:03:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1312582/-/12eos4qz/-/index.html With the election date fixed in the Constitution for August every five years, Ramadhani Wambere says he cannot understand the circus that has been going on, 2012-01-23T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1312214/-/12eoun9z/-/index.html Alarmed that an Indonesian was able to hack and deface the websites of various Kenya Government ministries with shocking ease, Kariuki Muiri is calling for extraordinary measures to safeguard such vital public data. 2012-01-22T17:28:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1311580/-/12ephfyz/-/index.html During Sunday’s launch at the Bomas of Kenya of the United Republican Party, Andrew Ntongai says he was shocked to see its new leaders, Eldoret North MP William Ruto and former National Assembly Speaker Francis ole Kaparo, blowing the horns of a wild animal. 2012-01-21T14:09:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1311104/-/124xu01/-/index.html The country’s real heroes and heroines are those engaged in the campaign against the Al-Shabaab in Somalia, and especially those who have paid the ultimate prize on the battlefield, says Joshua Theuri. 2012-01-20T16:20:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge/-/440802/1310270/-/myh3ha/-/index.html On the Nancy Baraza saga at the Village Market, Nairobi, Jerry Murungi says he is disappointed 2012-01-19T13:01:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1309712/-/14w91b1z/-/index.html With the Kibaki succession taking centre-stage as the General Election approaches, Christopher Kibiwott says his presidency will be remembered for road construction 2012-01-18T15:14:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1309098/-/12f6ko3z/-/index.html SLEEPING ON THE JOB. The Al-Shabaab attack on an AP camp in which eight people were killed and several government officials spirited across the border is a devastating setback, but to Samwel Oresi Nyagucha, it confirms that someone is sleeping on the job. 2012-01-17T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1308154/-/12f79bgz/-/index.html TREAT THEN LIKE VIPs. VIPs should have special separate entrances to airports, restaurants, hospitals, banks, elevators and ATM cubicles to avoid queuing and getting frisked, proposes J. Awinja Wameyo, no doubt in response to the Nancy Baraza saga. 2012-01-16T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1306138/-/12f8n0gz/-/index.html The gains from the road repairs going on in various parts of Nairobi are, ironically, being eroded 2012-01-15T15:57:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge/-/440802/1305616/-/mxy46i/-/index.html Founding Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere, who once described Kenya as a man-eat-man society, 2012-01-14T14:15:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1305238/-/14wbwg2z/-/index.html The Kenya Revenue Authority has made no provision for Kenyans abroad who have passports but no national IDs to open PIN accounts online, moans Wamahiu Muya. 2012-01-13T15:03:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1304440/-/14wck6nz/-/index.html The Nancy Baraza saga, Alex Diang’a says, reminds him that a few years ago, 2012-01-12T13:48:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1303854/-/14wd6c0z/-/index.html It is weird for parents to vent their anger on teachers over poor performance in last year’s KCPE examination, comments Andrew Njeru. 2012-01-11T16:15:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1303128/-/124dorx/-/index.html The Baraza gun saga, B. K. Ng’ang’a says, confirms the popular view that top Kenyan 2012-01-10T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1302524/-/14wdx37z/-/index.html Those campaigning for the retention of mikokoteni (handcarts) to ferry goods in Nairobi’s city centre and other towns are not being realistic, remarks Christopher Kibiwott. 2012-01-09T15:29:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1302094/-/12fbfwez/-/index.html Some unsolicited advice for Miguna Miguna arrives from Jonesmus Kitili 2012-01-08T16:31:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1301650/-/12fc0mhz/-/index.html The government should immediately ban the scrap metal trade 2012-01-07T17:37:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge/-/440802/1301236/-/mxv8sr/-/index.html The magnificent structures being built in Nairobi and other towns, especially the bridges and interchanges 2012-01-06T15:38:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1300506/-/124bowf/-/index.html There were 334 cases of cheating in last year’s KCPE exam, and according to reports, only 144 2012-01-05T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge+/-/440802/1300128/-/vp3tnaz/-/index.html Ruth Gituma is not convinced this is the case with the advertisement for the Toughie Shoe brand. 2012-01-04T16:18:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge+/-/440802/1299632/-/w3gcinz/-/index.html Education minister Sam Ongeri’s ban on repeating classes is ill-advised and should be reconsidered, says Wilson Onyango. 2012-01-03T15:07:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge+/-/440802/1299190/-/w3ggaoz/-/index.html Standard Chartered Bank customer Hillary Cheruiyot has a serious grouse. He cannot understand why the bank has given cold shoulder to Nairobi’s Eastlands 2012-01-02T16:06:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1298554/-/12sq1ujz/-/index.html With tens of innocent lives being lost almost daily in ghastly road accidents mostly as a result of careless driving, there is an urgent need to enact tough regulations to curb the menace, urges Alex Irungu. 2012-01-01T14:19:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge/-/440802/1298036/-/mkh6s5/-/index.html In his own self-styled analysis of the just-released Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination results, Kenneth Karumba says there is an apparent pattern or a clear link between hills and academic glory. 2011-12-31T12:46:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1297784/-/15atag1z/-/index.html As motorists get used to manoeuvering around the new Museum Hill Interchange in Nairobi, where the Thika superhighway begins, Elizabeth Ng’ang’a says it will take a while to streamline traffic flow. 2011-12-30T15:09:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1297200/-/15atekiz/-/index.html Once a decent place patronised by many, Rangers Restaurant at the Kenya Wildlife Service headquarters in Nairobi has become a real disgrace, says Hillary Wameyo. 2011-12-29T15:33:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1296614/-/11pw0xt/-/index.html Central Bank Governor Njuguna Ndung’u is the last person who should be given 2011-12-28T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1296116/-/12sriq7z/-/index.html After waiting for a year, the pioneer National Youth Service-trained senior sergeants were in August promoted 2011-12-27T14:37:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1295838/-/15aunf8z/-/index.html There is a disaster waiting to happen on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway, at Sigona, Kikuyu, where over a week ago, a section of the central barrier was knocked down, warns Wainaina Kironyo. 2011-12-26T17:19:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1295286/-/15aus0lz/-/index.html Online business registration is the solution, says Festus Mbuimwe, sharply disagreeing with Patrique Okoth’s suggestion that the government should 2011-12-24T15:37:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1294588/-/11pulpc/-/index.html When he went to the Nairobi National Park on December 18, to pick up his entry card, Shafiq Taibjee says he didn’t like what he saw — the staff looked “totally bored, unmotivated and full of complaints”. 2011-12-23T14:32:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1294018/-/11puhlu/-/index.html Can the authorities determine the maximum amount of weight a boda boda 2011-12-22T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1293530/-/15aw4f6z/-/index.html When the shilling took a nosedive in mid-October hitting 107 against the US dollar, there was panic all over, remarks Moriasi Arabu, who is elated at the turnaround in the past few days. 2011-12-21T15:25:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1292830/-/12su5h3z/-/index.html The management of the Capital Centre shopping mall on Mombasa Road, Nairobi, needs to style up, says David Waweru. 2011-12-20T13:10:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1292314/-/15awucwz/-/index.html The motorcycle boda boda is being used to ferry all manner of goods, remarks Isaac Njoroge. 2011-12-19T14:29:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1291630/-/12suvd6z/-/index.html As she waits to join Daystar University in the New Year, Nyokabi Njogu is also holding an admission letter 2011-12-18T15:54:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge+/-/440802/1291282/-/w3m03fz/-/index.html The arrival of the 787 Dreamliner is not worth celebrating. Kenyans should instead weep, remarks X.N. Iraki. 2011-12-17T16:40:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1290416/-/12svmauz/-/index.html Ngong Town residents are daily at grave risk of being knocked down by speeding vehicles 2011-12-16T09:32:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1289902/-/11pcmcg/-/index.html Mark Evans Ondari is convinced Kenya Commercial Bank is not ready for online banking 2011-12-15T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1289474/-/15bei39z/-/index.html There is a breath of fresh air in the Police Force as the effects of the reforms begin to take root, says Paul Karanja, impressed by the new tendency among officers to serve the public. 2011-12-14T17:18:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1289076/-/15bel81z/-/index.html The striking doctors, patients and other Kenyans must by now have realised that the country’s list of priorities is upside down, says Joseph Ngigi, citing the frantic efforts to appease Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. 2011-12-13T19:55:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1288334/-/15bf8afz/-/index.html The doctors’ strike is unprofessional and goes against their code of practice and medical oath, remarks Vera Okelo. Being a doctor, she adds, should be a calling and not a get-rich-quick scheme. 2011-12-12T16:03:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1287740/-/15bftg0z/-/index.html Mary Mwikali says this is the right time for the City Council to rush its handymen to cut down the tree branches 2011-12-11T14:20:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1287410/-/11pb4sn/-/index.html With the ongoing military campaign in Somalia, in pursuit of Al-Shabaab, and general 2011-12-10T19:05:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1286800/-/11pailf/-/index.html Kenya Airways is making life difficult for Kenyans in Dakar and other West African cities, says Lawrence Mbae, who is not amused at having to act as an unofficial customer relations manager for the national carrier. 2011-12-09T15:32:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1286258/-/15bgmncz/-/index.html Barclays Bank has noted Christin Mwenda’s complaint about poor customer service at its Kerugoya branch. 2011-12-08T16:38:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1285746/-/15bh836z/-/index.html The Kenya Urban Roads Authority’s approach is flawed, says John Kinyua, faulting the building of more and more roads leading to Nairobi as a means to decongest the city. 2011-12-07T15:58:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1285322/-/11p9pes/-/index.html Kenya’s foreign policy is built on quicksand, says Maurice Barasa, thoroughly 2011-12-06T17:17:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1284690/-/15bhx2jz/-/index.html When will top leaders learn to take responsibility for the mess happening under their watch? 2011-12-05T16:07:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1284174/-/11p8yn7/-/index.html A gang operating with shocking bravado has been snatching mobile phones and over valuables 2011-12-04T17:05:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1283662/-/11p8e8d/-/index.html While he agrees that buildings constructed on land where they pose a security threat 2011-12-03T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1283192/-/15biqaxz/-/index.html The school holidays are here and Joseph Ngigi and other parents are worried their children will again be denied the break they so badly need. 2011-12-02T14:59:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1282522/-/15bjcnhz/-/index.html Why can’t Ministry of Roads engineers come up with a standard size for bumps to be erected on highways? asks Ezekiel Koskei. 2011-12-01T14:32:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1282026/-/15bjgknz/-/index.html There is a need to crack down on those who dig trenches across roads to lay pipes or cables and either fill them up with loose soil or leave gaping holes, suggests Creasey Ikoa 2011-11-30T14:03:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1281544/-/11p6yqu/-/index.html Community policing is absolutely essential in efforts to step up the fight 2011-11-29T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1281058/-/11p6uuk/-/index.html Not all whose homes have been demolished at Syokimau and Eastleigh 2011-11-28T16:27:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1280396/-/11p6909/-/index.html There is plenty of work Orange needs to do to ensure that its 3G network 2011-11-27T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1279800/-/11oq2nm/-/index.html The state of public alert witnessed in Nairobi following the grenade attacks 2011-11-26T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1279230/-/15c13n5z/-/index.html Bar owners at Nairobi West shopping centre, whom local resident M. Peti complained have been flouting the Mututho law on opening hours, have been put on notice. 2011-11-25T13:12:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge/-/440802/1278652/-/mj98qw/-/index.html The security and safety concerns that have prompted the pulling down of high-rise buildings near Moi Airbase at Eastleigh 2011-11-24T15:16:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1278116/-/11op7vb/-/index.html Several measures have been taken to prevent power outages in Kakamega Town 2011-11-23T17:00:00Z