Fire tragedy in Nandi County.

A mysterious fire gutted down dormitories of Samoei Boys High School in Nandi county yesterday evening at around 8; 30 pm. The fire broke out at the dormitory area but luckily enough no one was injured as the students were in their evening preps.  The Uasin-Gishu county fire brigade went all the way to Nandi County to assist in extinguishing the fire but it was too late and the damages were beyond salvage. All the students’ belongings were completely burned without anything left. The fire incident has now razed three dormitories in the institution within one week.

This is the second incident happening, the first one happened barely a week ago. The cause of the fire has not been established as there are claims that there was an electric fault and some claim that it is arson because the place has been cited for the construction of a university in the institution. The students are now stranded without any help and pondering what next, the fear of being burnt inside the dorms while asleep is crippling their minds.

The lack of disaster preparedness plans in the county has largely contributed to too many tragedies befalling the county without the means of curbing them. The entire Nandi County doesn’t have a fire engine or even an active fire station. The governor and the county leadership should put in place measures to ensure such disasters are dealt with immediate effect.

Fire razing down a dormetry in the recent incident.

Aftermath of the fire.

One of the beds and the beddings burnt.

Happy Birthday baba Moi

Happy birthday Nyayo. These were the sentiments in the social media platforms being delivered to the Professor of politics. They were best wishes to our second president of the Republic of Kenya. Nyayo as he is commonly referred was celebrating his 90^th birthday yesterday on 2^nd September 2014. The celebrations were held at the Kabarak University grounds where he was welcomed by cheers from students from primary level to the university. Many leaders joined him to celebrate including his son Gideon Moi who is the current Senator of Baringo County.

Some of the photos on social media

To achieve the 90 years like Nyayo is what many are dreaming about. Probably it is next to impossible due to the lifestyles that most are living. The retired president said that his secret to coin the ninety years is through living a healthy life and most of all is to know God.  This is contrary to most because of the junk food full of fats and chemicals which threaten to shorten the lifespan.

Happy birthday our retired president, may you live to celebrate more and more birthdays each year.

Author;E K BIWOTT

Spit at own risk

To those who are fond of spitting anyhow at around Eldoret, Monday September 01, 2014 - The Uasin Gishu County Government  prepared a bill that will require all those found spitting in public to pay Sh 30,000. According to the Environment Executive, Mary Njogu, the bill is aimed at restoring cleanliness and hygiene in the County. Speaking during Moiben Sub-County Youth Fun Day, she said that the bill will be tabled on Tuesday in the assembly and if passed, its implementation will start immediately. She noted that many people especially in Eldoret town like spitting carelessly saying that it was high time this stopped.