You have probably heard Grace Mugabe, mother of that other nation, went totally Karoosay on a British photographer in Hong Kong. The silly man wanted to show the world how she is spending $92,000 (Sh7.1 million) as her countrymen starve. Doesn’t he know the money came from Bob’s financially prudent plan to charge British hunters thousands of pounds to shoot elephants then feed the army on the meat, saving millions?
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So the World Bank has a new country director, replacing the unfortunate guy for whom we set speed limits, even as he was inclined to write politically helpful memos. A little birdie tells us two names were suggested by Washington and rejected by Kenya before Mr Johannes Zutt was okayed. As a former University of Nairobi lecturer, married to a war correspondent familiar with Nairobi, he should have no issues dealing with traffic police!
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That cheering right across Europe yesterday wasn’t just for Cousin Barry. Russia just turned on gas supplies needed to heat homes after a two-week cutoff. The millions shivering across the EU might have flung a metaphorical shoe after George W Bush and Dick Cheney, but with this energy monkey, they will one day be thankful for Iraq!
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Those complaining about ministers and other joyriders taking in the tourist experience to Barack Obama’s inauguration (while on a ‘tourism’ mission) just don’t get it, writes Jack Onyango: "They’re off to watch TV in Washington DC for the same reason football fans prefer to watch matches at the pub where there is ‘atmosphere’, rather than at home with the wife and children."
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And finally...
A fashion designer has sparked outrage in Chile by dressing up models like the Virgin Mary — in cases with ample, near-naked breasts. He has received threats and had excrement smeared on his doorstep. Not helping matters ahead of a show with the models, he said: "There is no pornography here, there’s no sex, there are no virgins menstruating or feeling each other up."
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