Kenya's lawmakers' quest for more money ...and the law
The last I heard from the Salaries and Remuneration Commission and the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution, is that, the parliamentary resolution quashing a legal notice that set the pay of State officers was inconsequential.
Ha! I laughed! Why then was it published in the Kenya Gazette if it is just a matter of "good practice and for public information?" Well, I guess, I am not the only one who was not sold on that idea.American Diary: Part III --The First Story for the Miami Herald.
That first story!
I went to Sweetwaters –let’s just say it is another city in within the greater Miami—and did a story about a Mexican immigrant who had been granted asylum in the US. That story had to wait until today for it to be published. And no, we were not scooped.
READ THE STORY HERE: MEXICAN FAMILY WINS ASYLUM IN FLORIDA
I had shadowed Alfonso Chardy, and he did the interview in Spanish. One of the lawyers in the room, Lucy, volunteered to translate the Spanish into English. But because I have a very little understanding of Spanish, I could get words that the interviewee, Policarpo, was saying, and yes, I think the lawyer suddenly realized that I could understand a few words.American Diary: Part II
Rest easy: View from the Condo at the DoubleTree in Miami.
When I left Club Quarters Hotel for the Reagan Airport in WashingtonDC , I was with my two Nigerian colleagues Kabir Garba and Hamza Idriss. We got this taxi guy from Morocco. The trip to the airport had its fair share of drama.What's the news in stating the obvious?
I think, as journalists in Kenya, we should get a little bit serious. Just a little bit. What’s the news value in playing up the obvious?
Two key news items come to mind. The two major dailies in Kenya are guilty of this.The American Diary: Part I
I have been in US of America for a full week now: Five days in Washington DC; two days in Miami.
While here, I heard that Kenya’s new President was inaugurated; that floods brought their destruction; that Kenya Power did not disappoint with the rain-related power outages; that the Cabinet was sent packing; new people were picked to influential posts in Parliament; and a lawmaker is wanted over poll chaos. All within a week!More Articles...
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