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Don't kill Kibaki's free primary education legacy

Grade Seven Pupils

Grade Seven pupils in class at Mwiki Primary School in Nairobi. 

Photo credit: Lucy Wanjiru | Nation Media Group
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By  The Watchman

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Kenya Revenue Authority is doing a commendable job by assisting people to file their annual tax returns.
  • The Mowlem turnoff from the Kisumu-Kericho highway to Ragumo is the most dangerous in western Kenya.

Free education • President William Ruto must do all he can to avoid killing the Mwai Kibaki legacy of free primary education, says Taabu Tele. “He should not wield that deadly knife. The President must not betray future generations since after taking office, he promised to follow in the former president’s footsteps as a guide to national growth and renewal.” His contact is [email protected].

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Discourteous • Kenya Revenue Authority is doing a commendable job by assisting people to file their annual tax returns and improve compliance while minimising errors, says Churchill Amatha. “...but some staff can really be rough on the people paying taxes to run this country.” Some, he laments, are quite discourteous to customers going to their offices to seek help. His contact is [email protected].

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Dangerous • The Mowlem turnoff from the Kisumu-Kericho highway to Ragumo “is the most dangerous in western Kenya”, says Charles Jowi. And he can’t understand why the road engineers allowed this apparent flaw. “The turnoff is 15 metres below, with a very steep gradient. No wonder some motorists have tumbled down the valley. Rectify it.” His contact is [email protected].

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Estimated bills • Kenya Power Company has not been reading customers’ meters in Watuka Village in Nyeri County, preferring to just send estimated bills, says Mugo Wang’ombe. The customers, he adds, deserve an explanation from the utility as to why their meters are no longer read. “They should, please, style up and do the right thing.” Mugo can be reached through [email protected].

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Conservation • The World Environment Day, June 5, is marked to promote the conservation of biodiversity and combat pollution, says Alnashir D. Walji. “We must curb deforestation and tap solar and nuclear energy to run industries. We need rational use of natural resources to avoid depletion. Let’s all make Planet Earth more habitable.” His contact is [email protected].

Have a protective day, won’t you!