Linus Kaikai
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KAIKAI’S KICKER: After Bunge Tower, fix the purpose of Bunge
The Bunge Tower, conceived in 2009, had an initial budget of Ksh.5.8 billion. That was revised later to Ksh.7.1 billion.When it was launched last week, we were told it cost a whooping Ksh.9.6 billion.
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Fake certificates - Give DP Gachagua the microphone!
DP Gachagua styles himself as “truthful man.” And for Kenyans sick and tired of the country’s rapid slide to the republic of the fake, Gachagua’s moment on the microphone was, well, uplifting.
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Nuclear Waste in Kenya? Thank you for the upgrade Mr Jirongo!
In a self-styled interview on a social media platform, former Cabinet Minister Cyrus Jirongo told Lawyer PLO Lumumba that the government of the late Second President Daniel arap Moi had okayed the dumping of toxic nuclear waste in parts of Kenya's northeastern region.
KAIKAI's KICKER The Mockery of the Parliamentary vetting process
Twenty-seven individuals nominated by President William Ruto for appointment as High Commissioners, Ambassadors, and Consular Representatives are currently undergoing the parliamentary approval process in line with the requirements of the Constitution.
Rita Tinina, This Is It! - A tribute by Linus Kaikai
Nevertheless, I will always hold to many great memories of one of the kindest and finest human souls.A good attitude matters and Rita always displayed the finest. This made her the jewel of the newsroom. In a reporter, EVERY newsroom leader looks for reliability and Rita personified reliability. She...
KAIKAI’S KICKER: International Day of Happiness – Why government owes Kenyans happiness
If as a Kenyan you are hearing about the International Day of Happiness for the first time, don’t worry – we are a nation of nearly if not over 50 million souls; meaning there is a very good chance of a critical mass that is not very familiar with the day.
KAIKAI’S KICKER: Like colonialism and racism, tribalism is futile
Judge William Musyoka found that out of the 1,406 KRA recruits, a whopping 785 came from two communities – the Kalenjin and the Kikuyu. The judge observed that in a country of over 40 tribes, this constituted a 56 percent lion share for only two communities.
KAIKAI'S KICKER: DPP Withdrawals
Now just sample this; earlier Thursday, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission clashed in court over an application by the DPP to withdraw an ongoing corruption case at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi....
KAIKAI’S KICKER: Degree of fake swallowing Kenya
On my Kicker tonight, a Public Service Commission (PSC) report has dragged the skunk back to the centre of the Kenyan house.And the stench is not just unbearable but cruel in its nasal reminder of the reality that our nation Kenya is a country in the grip of the fake.
NEWS GANG: Law or moral cowardice
In what we can call a season grand finale for the hot and cold war on corruption, the Arror, Kimwarer corruption case has ended in apparent futility.