/oped/Letters/-/440806/440806/-/ht2fxx/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Other-countries-harass-us-due-to-our-cowardice/-/440806/1888280/-/k3c1gy/-/index.html Kenyans are being harassed in and out of the country as the government takes a slumber. Uganda took Migingo, Ethiopia’s Merille kill our people at will, not to mention Al-Shabaab who now take the entire country for granted 2013-06-19T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Give-the-free-laptops-to-varsity-students-instead/-/440806/1888282/-/n3c78x/-/index.html Giving laptops to Standard One pupils will improve the education standards, and have a positive impact on our economy 2013-06-19T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/NCPB-Corruption-will-make-docile-Kenyans-stage-an-uprising/-/440806/1888276/-/ue87ey/-/index.html The NCPB story makes sad reading; in fact I could have brushed it off as an isolated incident but unfortunately ours is a country of strange contradictions 2013-06-19T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1888270/-/dpf2uw/-/index.html Nothing under the sun can convince a right thinking man that the government wasn’t aware of Anthony Chinedu’s presence and activities in this country 2013-06-19T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1887044/-/dpebwa/-/index.html That the government views trade unions where security agencies are concerned with trepidation arises from its own condescending and cavalier attitude towards workers’ rights 2013-06-18T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Shut-down-Mombasa-oil-refinery-it-is-no-longer-viable/-/440806/1887046/-/kkrjdw/-/index.html Mombasa oil refinery should be closed and the tanks used simply as storage facility. The refinery is a major drain on the region’s economies 2013-06-18T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Kibaki-office-and-Raila-allowances-misplaced/-/440806/1887056/-/ufbhip/-/index.html That the National Treasury has allocated Sh700 for a former president’s office confirms how this government has its priorities upside down 2013-06-18T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/I-thank-FM-stations-for-exposing-a-true-society/-/440806/1887060/-/yy9in0/-/index.html I oppose Sylvester Oluoch’s mail in Tuesday's Nation that society is weakened by FM stations. In fact they should be congratulated for lifting the veil for listeners to see what the society is really composed of 2013-06-18T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Solid-Mutua-arguments-couched-in-fine-English/-/440806/1885894/-/v7637e/-/index.html Readers of the Sunday Nation will agree there are not many opinion pieces that elicit reactions as much as Makau Mutua’s. 2013-06-17T15:01:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Senators-need-not-fear-as-devolution-is-safe/-/440806/1885890/-/2bo6fiz/-/index.html It is understandable why senators and governors are paranoid on the matter of the devolved system of government. 2013-06-17T15:00:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Kenyans-need-to-say-No-to-VAT-on-agricultural-inputs/-/440806/1885884/-/a4udqp/-/index.html A declaration by the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury that he is going to re-introduce the VAT Bill spells doom. 2013-06-17T14:59:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1885882/-/dpd4n3/-/index.html Gado’s cartoon in Monday’s Daily Nation captured very well the atmosphere on a typical morning in Nairobi. 2013-06-17T14:56:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Be-ready-to-pay-higher-tax/-/440806/1884948/-/tkimju/-/index.html The jubilee coalition promised free solar powered lap tops for Standard One pupils and also free maternity in all public hospitals 2013-06-16T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Police-feuds-are-perfect-fodder-for-criminals/-/440806/1884952/-/81ti5tz/-/index.html The Johnstone Kavuludi led National Police Service Commission is under siege 2013-06-16T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Time-heads-rolled-at-Kenya-Airways/-/440806/1884950/-/fmet5/-/index.html Only one lesson con be learned from the just released Kenya Airways financial statement; how to run down a company 2013-06-16T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/TV-content-should-include-education/-/440806/1884944/-/srjfxg/-/index.html I grew up when the state owned VOK was the only option for news and entertainment 2013-06-16T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/We-need-to-appreciate-and-motivate-police/-/440806/1884946/-/nsslgb/-/index.html With the insecurity around the county, many people have been pointing accusing fingers at the police 2013-06-16T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Construct-another-bridge-at-Nyali/-/440806/1884172/-/13x6uxy/-/index.html I ply the Nyali bridge in Mombasa daily and I have realised that the population of those using it has been growing day by day. 2013-06-15T14:50:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/MPs-should-let-the-media-do-their-work/-/440806/1884170/-/ffb961/-/index.html That MPs have hit back at journalists over what they term unfair coverage of their demand for higher salaries is disheartening. 2013-06-15T14:48:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Why-is-Blomfield-glorifying-homeguards/-/440806/1884168/-/12qxhv5z/-/index.html R.A. Massie-Blomfield’s suggestion that demands by the Mau Mau torture victims are “motivated by the possibility of monetary gain” in the last edition of the Sunday Nation are detestable and laden with a cynicism that only a diehard colonialist can muster. 2013-06-15T14:45:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Leadership-is-God-given-and-Uhuru-has-peoples-mandate/-/440806/1884166/-/re1h5m/-/index.html I have been a regular reader of Prof Makau Mutua’s Letter from New York column. But Mutua, like many others, needs to realise and accept that Uhuru Kenyatta is the fourth President of the Republic of Kenya. 2013-06-15T14:42:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Varsity-students-have-to-pay-higher-hostel-fees/-/440806/1883222/-/102e8xdz/-/index.html I welcome the plan to review public university fees upwards. The idea of taxpayers footing subsidised accommodation for the so-called government students flies in the face of equity and justice. 2013-06-14T15:46:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Odinga-should-live-like-the-poor-instead-of-complaining/-/440806/1883218/-/5a12agz/-/index.html It is pleasing that former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has not publicly commented on the ongoing airport saga involving him and his family. 2013-06-14T15:44:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Protesters-should-not-use-blood-in-demonstrations/-/440806/1883216/-/yid6q1/-/index.html Our Constitution is loud on freedom of demonstration and picketing but silent on the manner in which they should be undertaken. 2013-06-14T15:43:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Ministry-should-clear-the-air-on-content-for-school-laptops/-/440806/1883162/-/l8852yz/-/index.html President Uhuru Kenyatta last week met representatives from software giant, Microsoft, and asked them to help set up the infrastructure for the laptop project for children entering class one next year. 2013-06-14T15:15:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/We-make-mistakes-as-we-correct-grammar/-/440806/1882066/-/7yejefz/-/index.html Regarding the letter by Stephen Njoroge Gitu in the Nation on Thursday, he contends that the traffic banner sign erected on Thika Highway, near the eastern by-pass from Ruiru to Nairobi, by Pelican Signs, should read “Rush driving kills” instead of “Rash driving kills”, and admonishes the editorial team at Pelican Signs. 2013-06-13T15:53:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Let-motorists-respect-cyclists-road-rights/-/440806/1882062/-/o2w5irz/-/index.html News that cyclists in Mexico City protested in the nude to demand respect from motorists activated my mind. They must have had enough. 2013-06-13T15:52:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/More-leaders-should-step-forward-and-promote-Kiswahili/-/440806/1882036/-/bl86hv/-/index.html Seldom do you hear our leaders, especially during official functions, deliver their speech in Kiswahili. 2013-06-13T15:50:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1881968/-/dpad49/-/index.html Tom Bwana’s article in the Nation yesterday where he contested Jason Nyantino’s opposition to killing foreign news was shocking. 2013-06-13T15:13:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Talk-of-schemes-to-kill-devolution-premature/-/440806/1880770/-/11oqr7l/-/index.html Kenyans should not be alarmed on the matter of President Kenyatta signing the Revenue Bill into law 2013-06-12T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Killing-foreign-content-on-radio-and-TV-ought-to-be-good-news/-/440806/1880766/-/5rbu2t/-/index.html Writing in the Nation on Wednesday, Jason Nyantino lamented what he termed the killing of foreign news by our TV and radio 2013-06-12T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1880786/-/dp9m9v/-/index.html Last week’s decision by National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi and Clerk Justin Bundi to kick out the media from their designated area of operation in Parliament has sent us back to the dark days of dictatorship 2013-06-12T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Not-all-White-settlers-mistreated-employees/-/440806/1880768/-/rk56mx/-/index.html Regarding the misleading headline, “How sex, drugs and crime built the Colony” (Nation, June 7), the colony was built by ordinary farmers and by their employees 2013-06-12T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Social-media-is-to-blame-for-poor-reading-culture/-/440806/1879540/-/10sx9n2z/-/index.html Wilson Munguira (Nation, June 10) tried to pin point why students are not visiting libraries except during examination time. 2013-06-11T15:48:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Higher-tax-on-food-will-do-more-harm-than-good/-/440806/1879532/-/13atfcbz/-/index.html The government’s attempt to increase prices of basic goods at last confirms that KRA continues to fool Treasury mandarins at a very steep macro-economic price. 2013-06-11T15:47:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Pride-has-gone-to-the-heads-of-our-international-footballers/-/440806/1879524/-/edwrg3/-/index.html That striker Dennis Oliech has been stripped of the arm band and Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama appointed the national team captain is a good move by coach Adel Amrouche. 2013-06-11T15:45:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1879488/-/dot9vs/-/index.html The ongoing conference on alcohol and drug abuse at the Moi sports complex, Kasarani, is a step in the right direction. In fact, President Kenyatta’s call for deportation of foreign drug traffickers was long overdue. 2013-06-11T15:23:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/We-train-doctors-for-the-benefit-of-other-states/-/440806/1878062/-/dan396z/-/index.html While it is obvious that effective delivery of medicare requires the trained staff, it is a shame that we are unable to retain doctors due to poor terms and derelict facilities. 2013-06-10T14:26:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Makueni-race-does-not-augur-well-for-Mutulas/-/440806/1878056/-/lrh78jz/-/index.html That Mrs Nduku Kilonzo, widow of Mutula Kilonzo is in the race to succeed her husband as Makueni senator is a bizarre embarrassment to the respected family. 2013-06-10T14:24:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Ministry-must-account-for-its-failure-to-safeguard-refinery/-/440806/1878052/-/tdn7d1/-/index.html For sometime, there have been disturbing news that the only Petroleum Refinery in the entire East and Central African region is set for closure. 2013-06-10T14:22:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1878040/-/doshc1/-/index.html Ethiopia has dared Egypt to war if the Arab nation attempts to carry out hostile activities to prevent the Blue Nile hydro-power project from being concluded. 2013-06-10T14:17:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Thika-chokes-in-dust-and-litter/-/440806/1877170/-/58wi1kz/-/index.html Thika is facing a nightmare owing to poor planning and greed of the defunct council officials 2013-06-09T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Lets-all-pray-for-Grandpa-Madiba/-/440806/1877172/-/usuuqv/-/index.html Yet again, Nelson Mandela is hospitalised, suffering from a lung infection 2013-06-09T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Too-little-too-late-for-Mau-Mau-veterans/-/440806/1877174/-/5bb7poz/-/index.html The sum offered to the Mau Mau veterans by the British as compensation would make old Mwaniki in Carcase for Hounds spit in disgust 2013-06-09T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Too-much-emphasis-on-wealth-in-our-society/-/440806/1877176/-/qmuxkf/-/index.html The article “Lead from the front, Mr President, and take a pay cut,” (Sunday Nation, June 2), although not explicitly mentioned, pointed to one of the most serious problems facing our country 2013-06-09T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Probe-local-officials-linked-to-poaching/-/440806/1876568/-/x2fldaz/-/index.html Last week, Parliament debated a motion on poaching that proposes life imprisonment for poachers. 2013-06-08T15:40:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Clarify-issue-of-VIPs-privileges/-/440806/1876566/-/14p4tqk/-/index.html Media reports indicate that former Prime Minister Raila Odinga was yet again denied access to VIP facilities at JKIA. 2013-06-08T15:38:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/MPs-concerned-about-their-bloated-egos/-/440806/1876564/-/3whfsqz/-/index.html The calibre of leaders we have do not seem to understand that getting elected or nominated to serve is a God-given honour. Any right-thinking citizen should therefore be delighted at getting such an opportunity. 2013-06-08T15:36:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Honour-too-those-who-helped-to-defeat-Mau-Mau-rebellion/-/440806/1876562/-/gupltpz/-/index.html The more discerning Nation readers may feel that demands for compensation for torture, allegedly suffered by Mau Mau detainees during the emergency 60 years ago, are motivated by the possibility of monetary gain rather than patriotic fervour. 2013-06-08T15:31:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/NIS-needs-teeth-to-keep-us-all-safe-and-secure-/-/440806/1875064/-/hs06vkz/-/index.html The National Intelligence Service brought a Bill to Parliament last year proposing to be given powers to interrogate, arrest and take people to court, but Parliament denied it those powers. 2013-06-07T08:52:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Blame-employers-for-poor-quality-of-workers-/-/440806/1875062/-/5uf76c/-/index.html I beg to differ with lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi on his assertions that Kenyan universities are producing half-baked graduates. 2013-06-07T08:51:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Confusion-in-the-government-appears-to-be-deliberate-/-/440806/1875060/-/wbe4uo/-/index.html The conflict between county commissioners and governors is due to our failure to understand the Constitution. 2013-06-07T08:51:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Mau-Mau-veterans-need-clear-conditions-for-compensation-/-/440806/1875058/-/10xe1opz/-/index.html The compensation promised by the British government to victims over its brutal treatment of Mau Mau fighters at the peak of Kenya’s struggle for independence requires thorough scrutiny. 2013-06-07T08:51:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Crime-down-by-10-per-cent-Tell-it-to-the-birds/-/440806/1874242/-/vumyce/-/index.html A recent report by the police reveals that crime has gone down by 10 per cent for the period January to May as compared with the similar period last year 2013-06-06T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Kenya-stop-dreaming-of-playing-in-a-World-Cup/-/440806/1874240/-/lphv3nz/-/index.html The narrow 1-0 loss by our national soccer team Harambee Stars was, once more, really painful. It’s now almost over — our national soccer team will not play at the World Cup in Brazil 2013-06-06T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Some-scientists-defend-dubious-vaccines-out-of-self-interest/-/440806/1874236/-/krqvff/-/index.html The Nation must be highly appreciated for empowering and educating its loyal readers, especially parents, with potentially life-saving information 2013-06-06T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1874230/-/dopqld/-/index.html Of the three arms of government, Parliament has performed most dismally, registering straight Es on its score sheet since the commencement of sitting in April 2013-06-06T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1873222/-/dop29d/-/index.html Two weeks ago, President Uhuru Kenyatta passed through Kirinyaga County and rice farmers from Mwea had some pleas to make 2013-06-05T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/TJRCs-massive-waste-only-to-abet-injustice/-/440806/1873236/-/ngrg34/-/index.html News that the recently released TJRC report was doctored and that some sensitive sections were deleted from the final report presented to President Uhuru Kenyatta has fundamentally damaged the credibility of TJRC and its findings 2013-06-05T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Clamour-to-ban-exports-of-produce-no-solution/-/440806/1873238/-/xou90g/-/index.html I protest against the continued knee-jerk reactions we have to some of our problems, one being the call for a ban on exports. Let us consider the two currently popular ones 2013-06-05T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1873228/-/dop29j/-/index.html The story “Road carnage returns to levels before Michuki” (Nation, June 3), made sad reading. Some time last year, new stringent traffic regulations were introduced with much hope 2013-06-05T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Former-Prime-Minister-deserves-respect/-/440806/1872206/-/owllkqz/-/index.html The move by some airport security officials to block former Prime Minister Raila Odinga from using a lounge reserved for VIPs at JKIA, Nairobi, was uncouth and myopic 2013-06-04T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Kenya-can-buy-Telkom-back-from-the-French/-/440806/1872210/-/uah74/-/index.html The story of Telkom Kenya is sad. The French keep asking for more money from Kenyan taxpayers instead of posting dividends 2013-06-04T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Proper-vetting-can-prevent-criminals-from-running-the-country/-/440806/1872200/-/jao4fx/-/index.html Much as we demonise MPs raiding the Treasury, this circus will never end until government agencies vet aspirants professionally 2013-06-04T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1872198/-/doocc4/-/index.html Last Sunday, the leader of the programme in our church service asked us to pray for our country, and especially those in authority, as the good Book requires us to do 2013-06-04T16:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Even-the-poverty-of-the-people-dont-move-MPs/-/440806/1871156/-/4g7h97/-/index.html Could it be a sense of pride, in their achievements that is driving MPs’ wage demands? Their pride when visiting the constituencies: greetings from shoe-less children, with jigger infested feet, distended stomachs and reddish hair, an obvious sign of malnutrition. 2013-06-03T15:11:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Passengers-should-speak-out-against-poor-driving/-/440806/1871150/-/5psvv7/-/index.html The story by Ng’ang’a Mbugua last week on road accidents was a good piece of writing. 2013-06-03T15:09:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Parliament-has-no-authority-to-exempt-anyone-from-paying-tax/-/440806/1871142/-/e4wdh3z/-/index.html Provisions in the new Constitution with explicit regard to imposition of taxes and charges are found in Article 209 and 210. 2013-06-03T15:08:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Give-senate-power-to-enact-laws-and-do-away-with-greedy-MPs/-/440806/1871138/-/u8bu7vz/-/index.html To say that MPs are holding this country to ransom is an understatement. Since the swearing in of the 11th Parliament, I can say without fear of contradiction that members have not done anything to qualify them to earn even the “reduced” salaries they are so much against. 2013-06-03T15:05:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Set-up-computer-labs/-/440806/1870168/-/vwdm4cz/-/index.html A philosopher once opined that the road to hell is paved with good intentions 2013-06-02T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Rwanda-rose-from-the-ashes/-/440806/1870166/-/tof1poz/-/index.html The history of Rwanda is mostly acrimonious and sad, culminating in 1994 genocide that claimed almost a million lives 2013-06-02T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Arrest-the-falling-standard-of-English/-/440806/1870170/-/hnxvtb/-/index.html It is true that the standards of both written and spoken English have fallen to alarming levels 2013-06-02T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Tax-relief-for-lowly-paid-good/-/440806/1870164/-/blnq5lz/-/index.html That our MPs want to pass laws exempting some Kenyans who earn peanuts from paying income tax is a good idea.\ 2013-06-02T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Kidnappers-deserve-the-death-penalty/-/440806/1869488/-/pwdi0d/-/index.html The kidnap and murder of little Ian (Sunday Nation, May 26) is disheartening. 2013-06-01T13:16:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Restore-sanity-in-the-use-of-social-media/-/440806/1869486/-/st3s6sz/-/index.html I disagree with Makau Mutua’s assertions (Sunday Nation, May 26) that Kenyans are now more divided than ever before. 2013-06-01T13:15:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/What-next-after-truth-team-s-report/-/440806/1869482/-/h260p4/-/index.html We applaud the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission for compiling a report that, among other recommendations, called for its chairman to be probed. 2013-06-01T13:13:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Circling-vultures-will-turn-Mau-Mau-cause-into-a-circus/-/440806/1869468/-/7eit0o/-/index.html It did not come as a surprise to hear that several organisations are scrambling for a share of the huge payout former Mau Mau fighters are expecting from Britain. 2013-06-01T13:09:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Doctors-should-end-medical-malpractices-/-/440806/1868820/-/hub429z/-/index.html The media have lately been awash with cases of malpractices among doctors and other medical staff across the country. 2013-05-31T18:40:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Sort-out-the-security-situation-in-Garissa-/-/440806/1868818/-/m4x78pz/-/index.html The security situation in Garissa is worrying. 2013-05-31T18:39:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1868816/-/do74mv/-/index.html I agree with Wangari Buku’s letter that our standards of English language are going down the drain (Daily Nation, May 28, 2013). 2013-05-31T18:39:12Z