Palaver

Forget Sam Ongeri's exam cheat detector slip-ons. In fact those poor kids have not even completed the first chapter of the Cheating Handbook. Palaver agrees with Prof Ongeri, all cheats should get the very, very short end of the stick. In fact, in Hungary, allegations that their President, Mr Pal Schmitt, lifted sections of studies by renowned scholars and purported it to be his doctoral thesis, have cost him his job. While you wonder how a chap can lose a job as prezzo, then pity Mr Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. Last year, Karl was chucked from Cabinet as German Defence minister following allegations that he ‘xeroxed’ someone else’ doctoral thesis. Strange times indeed.

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Palaver has espied a curious ‘Tender Notice’ from the Office of the President’s Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. The first item is a Tender for — believe it or not — "Airlifting of Presidential Speeches". This in an era of e-mail, some serious Canon and Mita copiers, 3G, $G, even soon to be 10G cell phones and nano-technology!

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Pssst! Where is Major EK Chirchir, Military Spokesperson for the Chief of the Defence Forces for Kenya Defence Force? There is some uplifting info for Operation Linda Nchi. Please tweet the following: Since Al-Qaeda forums went online eight years ago, taking the battle into cyberspace, the forums have experienced a sudden blackout, courtesy of a suspected cyberattack! Imagine that Major, and without firing a single bullet. Just pushing some button on a keyboard. Wonder how the next World War will be fought.

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We told you so, last week. The Sudanese were spoiling for war. We hope the Turkanas are listening. They cannot start talk of secession, just because they now have oil and start dreaming big. They will still need water, which we have in plenty. I think.

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And finally...

Captain Amadou Sanogo and his team stormed President Amadou Toure’s palace demanding better guns to defeat Tuareg rebels up North. Then they opted to stay on in the relative safety of the palace. Now the rebels are taking one town per day and Capt Sanogo’s soldiers are fleeing like bats out of hell. Meanwhile, the entire West Africa wants the Sanogo boys out. Now!

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