Opportunist steals my birth right as i see

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This is the drama that unfolded yesterday as my colleague decided to steal my birthright for a pound of notes(money).
We meet our source, who refers to him as me...the guy smiles, gets out of the car in astonishing speed (mark you, we were leaving to report back to office to pin down the splash) and he does not deny being me.
He gives the source his contacts as the innocent member of the clergy continues to congratulate him for a good work he is doing.
My colleague, nods in approval without blinking an eye, without shame, without fear.
I was sitting in the car, looking at him wondering...why don't he just tell him he is not me?why can't Then this came in my mind?
Why are we self- centered?
Why do everyone wants to take glory for the good work even if he didn't do or participate in it?
Why would someone stoop that low to be acknowledged for something he/she knows it is not his work?
The jury is out there to decide.
 

A tale of a dog munching its own puppy

What has come of our society?Why would a father who is supposed to defend, protect and love her daughter be the one to steal her innocence?

A 40-years-old man was arrested yesterday night for allegedly defiling his 9-years old daughter in Malinya village, Ikolomani constituency.

James Imbali, a father of two is said to have physically abused the child when she refused to be molested.

Mactilda Khaswa, a standard three pupil of Shirumba primary school said they usually sleep with her father and her younger brother on the same bed and every night, the father caresses her, touching her private parts but on that night he sexually molested her.

“He has been doing bad manners to me threatening to kill me if I tell anyone. He usually touch my breasts, lie on top of me, rubbing his private part between my legs. On this day he attacked me with a cooking stick after I could not withstand the pain I was feeling when he was doing those bad things,” recounted the child.

The suspect separated with his wife of six years early last year and has been living with his children since last month after he forcefully took them from their maternal grandfather.

“He sometimes comes with his girlfriend forcing us to sleep on the floor as they do bad manners all night. That night, he told me he wants to do with me what he does with his girlfriend but it was very painful,” she narrated.

Confirming the incident, Malaika OCS Benedict Musyoka said the suspect was arrested and frog matched to the station by residents on Sunday Night for allegedly raping her daughter.

He further said police are waiting for a medical report to before they prosecute him for any crime.

“Once the p3 form is brought, we will take him to court tomorrow where he will be charged with defilement and causing grievous body harm,” said Musyoka

Johnstone Muruli, Deputy Headmaster Shirumba Primary School said they discovered the child was sick after he had difficulties in walking and was writhing in pain when her friends tried to play with her, which is unusual of a child he described as bubbly and jolly.

“On Monday, this child was brought to me by her class teacher who because she looked frail, frightened and had swollen face, hands and had difficulties walking. Upon inquiry, she told us her father had beaten,” said Muruli and explained that after prodding her further, she revealed she had been defiled by her father.

 “We prodded her further and she revealed that her father had raped her the previous night. She even showed us her swollen private parts and she was also badly injured.”

Petronilla Wepukhulu, nurse in- charge in Shibwe Sub county Hospital said initial examination indicates the child was sexually and physically abused.

She explained that she hasa swollen and bruised private parts, has visible physically injuries and has a swollen and tender abdomen and indication of an infection inside.

“We did physical examination and if you touch her, she groans. We have also tested her of Veneral Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test, pregnancy and HIV/AIDS and both have become negative. We will refer her to Kakamega General Hospital to conduct HVS test to for further tests,” said Petronilla.

James Imbali refuted the accusations and said he just punished his child as a parent but it’s his father in law who wants to take his children from him.

“I can never do that to my child. I have been living with this child for over a year why now? This are all lies. She came back very late at night and I just punished her reprimanding her not to walk at night,” said Imbali.

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Acute Parrafin Shortage Rocks Western Kenya

An acute shortage of paraffin has hit parts of western Kenya as filling stations in Kakamega and Mumias town have run out of supplies from Saturday leaving households without fuel to cook and light.

In Kakamega town, National Oil, Kenol and Somken petrol stations along Sudi road had dry pumps.

Total filing station along Kakamega Kisumu road, Shell on Kakamega Webuye Road as well as OiLibya filling station along Kenyatta Avenue did not have paraffin as from Sunday.

Jack Esona, a resident of Kakamega town decried the shortage saying he has been forced to use charcoal.

He observed that charcoal sellers have also increased prices of the commodity due to high demand emanating from the shortage of paraffin.

“I just don’t understand how we can lack paraffin for a whole week and no one has raised concern about it. Not everyone can afford to buy a cooking gas and majority of people in this country depend on paraffin,” said Esona.

Milka Awire, said she was forced to buy paraffin from a street vendor and she nearly burnt her house after her stove exploded.

“We are now being sold paraffin that is very dangerous. Despite releasing pungent smell and irritating the eyes and nose when cooking, it does not cook well. I am wondering whether we are being sold paraffin, tear gas or something else. This is very dangerous and the government should resolve the shortage as soon as possible,” observed Awire.

Stephen Nderi, Kakamega Sudi National Oil Manager said the shortage started on Friday last week and their efforts to get more from the company depot in Kisumu and Eldoret were unsuccessful.

He explained that the shortage has brought enormous loss to business people as they continued to pay expenses without selling the commodity.

“From Friday 10.00am, our stock was over and when we contacted our reservoirs in Kisumu and Eldoret, we were informed they didn’t have paraffin. Due to the shortage we have lost business, continued to pay employees and other charges without selling anything,” said Nderi.

He explained that they were not informed of the shortage by their seniors, directing us to Eldoret regional office for further information.

“Kisumu depot supplies fuel to entire Nyanza and part of western region as Eldoret supplies to Uasin Gishu and parts of Western, so you can imagine how many people are experiencing the shortage. No one has explained to us what is happening,” he told The Standard.

Unconfirmed reports indicates that some business people have now resorted to importing illegal paraffin from neighboring country as the shortage continues and demand increases.

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Politicians for hire hindering economic development

Kakamega County governor Wycliffe Oparanya has bemoaned politics of seeking self-interests, supremacy wars among leaders and politicians for hire as the main hindrance to economic development and political unity among Luhya Community.

This comes even as the calls for all political leaders in the community to form one party and unite under one political leader in preparation for 2017 general elections have been rekindled.

Oparanya said despite the community being second populous in the country, high poverty levels due to political rivalry and supremacy wars among leaders, have failed to empower residents in the region.

“No matter how much we call for unity and working as a team, our people will never be united if they cannot afford basic human needs. How do you expect people to come out and rally behind one of their own if they can’t afford a meal a day?” Oparanya wondered.

Oparanya asked all leaders in the region to strive toward empowering the community economically before forging ahead with their political unity.

He observed that if the residents of the region will become self-reliant and economically endowed, unity will be inevitable.

“Let us first tackle high levels of poverty and unity will be realized automatically. An empowered nation is an informed nation and instead of preaching political unity every day we should be advocating for job creation and financially supporting people to invest and establish businesses,” Oparanya observed.
He said all the governors from the region (from Busia, Kakamega, Bungoma, Trans-Nzoia and Vihiga counties) have pledged to contribute Sh1 billion towards establishment of a micro-finance whose ownership will be a Luhya-based in order to address low investment levels in the region and reduce high poverty levels.

Oparanya accused most political leaders of hypocrisy and fighting each other instead yet still advocating for unity.

 He explained that division and supremacy war against each other have led to region’s low economic development.

“This Luhya unity campaign is going nowhere. We always work to bring each other down and you cannot work with someone you don’t trust,” Oparanya said and observed that the community will never attain the country’s top leadership if leaders will not stop undermining others.

“We put our own interest above that of the community. If leaders will not stop self-seeking politics, back stabbing and politics of betrayal, we will never produce a national leader.”

Oparanya was addressing a congregation at Pentecostal Evangelism Fellowship of Africa (PEFA) church in Shinyalu constituency Sunday.

The governor alleged that most Luhya politicians are hired to oppose, demean and scuttle development projects in the region by interested parties outside the region.

He maintained that the only way the community can work together is when all leaders will decide to be honest, be supportive of others and work with a purpose.

“Most of this leaders are hired by people who do not want to see us working together as a community. They will oppose, spread negative propaganda and do anything to ensure they divide us. Only Kijana Wamalwa could have succeeded uniting the community but the calls for unity will remain a dream,” said Oparanya.

Over the weekend, Federal Party of Kenya leader Cyrus Jirongo speaking in Kanduyi constituency during the burial of the father of the former assistant minister in the office of the Prime Minister Alfred Khang’ati, called for Luhya leaders to forge unity and support one of their won in 2017 general elections.

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