Palaver

I am bored, let’s re-invent the wheel. Mr Gerard Niyungeko, President of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights says they plan to merge the African Court of Justice and the African Court on Human and People’s Rights and extend its mandate to try criminal cases? Mr Niyungeko avers that the Court would operate the International Criminal Court (ICC) based at The Hague so that and Africans accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity would not need to be sent to the ICC! Interesting. However, of 54 African countries, only 26 have ratified the Protocol to create the Court. Really? Luis Moreno-Ocampo must be roaring with laughter at Fifa headquarters.

Kenyan athletes are not cheats and are hard working and entertaining to watch. You can’t compare them to Canadian Light heavyweight Ryan Jimmo who cheated ticket buyers who came to watch his memorable UFC debut. Even faster than Usain Bolt can run, Jimmo knocked out Anthony Perosh in seven seconds in Calgary on Saturday. I would demand a refund for my ticket if I was at ringside!

Palaver is rich! We are in receipt of a letter signed by one Peter Grey, the Manager at Finchley Safe Deposit Vault Ltd 32 Lodge Lane, London, N12 8JJ. The very diligent Mr Grey writes thus: Your pending fund has been deposited with our security company, and would be taken back to the treasury as unclaimed fund. Note that the United Nations and IMF has taken adequate measures to secure your fund with this security company to enable you have the final opportunity of claiming your unclaimed funds...You have to seize this chance and use it judiciously to claim your funds... Your name and email was among the list of benefactors that was sent to us by the IMF and UN awaiting payment for a long time now. Palaver can only tell Mr Ban ki-Moon and his chaps in New York, Thank You for this very fortuitous gesture.

And finally…

After a three-day sitting, the Degodia clan in Wajir declared that their clansman will be unchallenged for the seats of Governor and women representative because they are the majority. Then, Garissa leaders hold heads together to decide which clan takes what seat. Very refreshing kind of Democrazy at work here, methinks!

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