By NJOROGE KINUTHIA
There is a new blockbuster in town. If you have visited Muthurwa lately, like I have, you already know this. The new Paruwanja, the one about a woman whose twisted mouth was straightened pap! by a pastor is selling like hot cake at Muthurwa. Those who can’t afford it, can’t help but gawk at the video for hours.
But PointBlank would like to tell these gawkers—people of little faith, who can’t believe in miracles as simple as straightening a twisted mouth to visit church or watch their TVs more often. They will see the blind seeing, deaf hearing, crooked legs straightened, HIV/Aids losing sting and, of course, preacher growing richer.
borrowed ass
Miracles cost money. They don’t come free like in the olden days. Perhaps this is because in the times of Jesus, the cost of living wasn’t high. That’s, perhaps, why he rode on a borrowed ass as he didn’t need the services of an expensive Pajero. But that was then, folks. If you must send cash if your preacher asks you to “M-Pesa Sh1000 and receive your miracle”. But always remember Jesus’ words: “You will know them by their fruits.”
Stop these crooked crocodiles
Watching thousands of wildebeests from Serengent plains of Tanzania cross Mara River into Kenya, Justin Osey Peter, claims to have shed tears—and they were not crocodile tears. He says he was overwhelmed to see crocodiles crushing the wildebeests with their powerful jaws. “After feeding on the beests, the crocs went on an injuring spree causing unnecessary grievous bodily harm to others.” Osey says he sympathised with the number wounded wildebeests. “Some were limping, others lost limbs”.
He feels it is time the sadistic crocs were stopped from needlessly hurting the wildebeests. “Can some one come up with a law to defend defenceless creatures like wildebeests from such cruelty?” Time to amend the law of the jungle, Mr Julius Kipngetich, Kenya Wildlife Serice Director?
Meanwhile, Mr Omusolo Moses is accusing KWS of emphasising animal rights more than human rights. “There is no dispute that humans should take care of animals...but when a dangerous wild animal strays, there is little civilians can do apart from protecting themselves including killing the wild animal.”
Airtel’s postponed pre-pay plan
Mr Tom Arody swears that one of his major attributes is patience. However, he says, Airtel Kenya has emptied his patience tank and it is way below the reserve level. For over a decade now Arody has faithfully clung onto Airtel line 0733470830.
“When Kencell was there, I was with them. When Celtel took over I held onto them. Zain came and I remained faithful and still I am even after Airtel messed me up,” he says.
His misery begun after a post-paid plan his previous employer had placed him under expired in January 2012.
“I got a new SIM card under a pre-paid plan but it refused to operate as pre-paid and kept informing me that I am on post-paid.”
Arody reveals that he has called and even visited Artel offices in a bid to have the ‘post/pre-paid’ mix-up resolved to no avail.
contacts
“It has been two months and I have not even received a ‘please call me’ from Airtel on the matter. Please inform them that I hold that number so dear and even if people ask me ‘utahama lini?’ I have no intention of dropping that number as it is the one 80 per cent of my contacts know off head.”
He can be reached at tomarody@yahoo.com.
Churches’ Vision 2030 blurred
While she believes religious groups have every right to advocate against family planning as per their beliefs, Ms Grace Guya argues that recent comments by a group of churches on the subject are disturbing. Their assertion that it would be okay for our population to hit 64 million by 2030, is wrong. “We can hardly manage 40 million, what of 20 million more? How can we expect to provide free basic education to all, if children are born faster than resources can handle?” She adds: “It would be a shame if Kenya copied Saudi Arabia, Iran, Philippines or Israel where religious institutions are too powerful.”
DON’T YOU FORGET
Did Kericho council stop cemetery trespassers?
Kericho resident Christopher Kamaina wrote to PointBlank on October 20, 2011 complaining that the Kericho Municipal Council cemetery had been turned into a ‘haven of immorality’.
Kamaina claimed that there is adequate evidence that ‘immorality’ was going on in the cemetery. Used condoms, he claimed, were scattered all over the cemetery.
And that isn’t all. Drug users have a perfect hideout in the cemetery and robbers lurk in the shadows at night waiting for their prey.
Herders also find the unfenced graveyard a perfect grazing field and some Kericho residents “jump from grave to grave on their way home”. Did the council end this insult of the dead?
