Palaver

An MP from Rift Valley wept as she complained about how they were whipped to either stay away from Parliament on the day of the Motion on Justice Aaron Ringera or to vote against the report seeking his replacement. She said the author and executor of the move was William Ruto, and his reasoning was Ringera would not harm senior Kalenjin personalities linked to graft. Several MPs corroborated the scheme. And predictably, later Ruto accused the media of perpetuating lies.

The long arm of the law astounds sometimes. Swiss police arrested movie director Roman Polanski, executing a 31-year-old US arrest warrant. The 76-year-old had admitted unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in the US in 1977, but fled to France before sentencing. He holds citizenship in France, but must have forgotten Switzerland has an extradition treaty with the US. Tough luck, Roman!