Palaver

Palaver

AFC Leopards coach Jan Koops has had a very ungentlemanly introduction to the whimsical nature of football management in Kenya. Okay, so the Leopards seem to have temporarily lost their claws against Gor Mahia, their perennial and bitter rivals, but that is not enough to undo the good work he has done. True, prior to that penultimate derby last weekend, Ingwe had experienced a bad run, but that is nothing unique to big clubs even in more advanced leagues. Just ask Liverpool who are now playing scintillating football but can’t find the back of the net. Club chair Alex Magelo quickly rescinded his decision to sack Koops but it does not look like the Dutchman will be around next season.

 

The police are not being honest. Parliament is among the most heavily guarded buildings after Harambee House and the Prime Minister’s office. In addition to regular police, there are detectives and National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS) operatives. There is no way Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu, a man with a fondness for rabble rousing talk and hooliganism, could have escaped a police dragnet without some inside help. Given Waititu’s bulky build, it is unlikely he could fit comfortably into the boot of an ordinary saloon car. So how did he wriggle his way out? Are there people who didn’t want him arrested and did whatever was necessary to protect their man?

 

A former Mwea legislator  didn’t see it coming. When he sued a rice co-operative society in 2003 demanding Sh12 million, it appeared to be an open and shut case. The case dragged on but the tables turned drastically this week after a judge ruled it is he who owes the Sacco Sh10 million with interest accrued, and threw out his suit against the co-operative. Now that is harsh justice delivered nine years late. How did the former MP get his figures so wrong?

   

And finally...

Medical Services Minister Prof Anyang’’ Nyong’o is digging such a deep hole for himself, Palaver wonders how he will come out of it. Nyong’o, who is yet to learn the art of negotiation, presumes he can bully medics into submission. It won’t work, especially after it emerged that doctors are only asking for implementation of reforms to make life easier for the sick who need treatment. Keep it here, folks.

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