VIGIL CORNER
Kenya Times, Kenya
March 14 2006
WONDERS never cease. Raila Odinga is supposed to have borrowed US$1.5
million from Armenian businessmen to solve the problems facing one
of his girlfriends. According to the lenders, Raila obtained the
money promising to repay it by Mid January this year. The former
minister never paid, and now his benefactors claim he has branded
them mercenaries in order to dodge paying the debt. US$1.5 million is
equivalent to Ksh 108 million! We know Raila is not a cheap man, that
the minister would want and demand the best for his girl friend. For
him to have borrowed the Sh 108 million as purported, Raila must have
wanted to buy a castle in France or upmarket London for his sweet
heart. He must be a very good suitor, and we expect a chain of girl
friends to pop up and pledge allegiance to Agwambo! Can somebody give
Kenyans a break from this nonsense and realise that we have something
between our ears. The earlier one realised this, the better.
*** Talking about mercenaries and hired goons. Who gave the two
Armenian businessmen authority to use the VIP lounge at the Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport? The lounge is exclusively set aside
for senior government officials such as PS’s, ministers, visiting
dignitaries and other high ranking officials. Not even top investors in
this country are allowed to use the VIP lounge in Kenya. Its use must
be exclusively authorised by Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. So who gave the Armenians the authority
to address the press at the VIP lounge? There is even talk that the
businessmen used a private jet to fly into the country. What was the
registration number of the aircraft, and who authorised its landing in
Kenya? At this rate, KAA will allow Osama Bid Laden landing rights,
and also give him an opportunity to use the VIP lounge to address a
press conference on how to conduct a successful terrorist attack.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress