Three Bodies Discovered in Oloolua, Kajiado County

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Partly burnt bodies of three unidentified men were discovered this morning at around 5am in three different locations within Oloolua Sub-Location. The faces were burnt beyond recognition. The discovery of the bodies was reported by Ngong Chief Kimemia according to Ngong OCPD George Sedah. One of the men killed was burnt using a car tyre, while the second man face was burnt using old clothes and plastics. The bodies were taken to city mortuary. Most of the residents our reporter spoke to were not aware of the incidents while others were too scared to discuss anything for fear of repercussions. The motive why the three men were killed, burnt and their bodies dumped in three different locations is still a mystery. Ngong OCPD said investigations are ongoing.

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Mathare Resettlement Petition Faces Objection

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Paragraph A meeting to plan and initiate a campaign dubbed ‘SAVE ME I SAVE YOU’ was held last Thursday, 22nd March in Mathare ‘kwa maji’ to discuss resettlement of Ngong “Mathare” Slum dwellers. This followed a public participation meeting held at Ngong Youth Centre recently, where a petition by Ngong Slums Residents Association chaired by Ngong ward 2017 MCA aspirant Felix “Zipapa” Kariuki Githaiga was discussed, in the presence of Kajiado County Assembly Lands Committee. The petitions seeks resettlement of Ngong “Mathare” Slum dwellers. Paul Supet who chaired last Thursdays meeting requested the office of the member of the county assembly, Ngong Ward, to organize a public meeting next week on Friday, 30th March 2018 at 2pm ‘kwa maji’ Mathare with the main agenda as follows: • MCA office via Kajiado County Assembly to find out who are the members of Ngong Slums Residents Association and make it public during the meeting. • A counter petition will be proposed. • Association representatives to be elected. • information on relocation plans be made available to those who will be affected. Majority of those who attended the meeting were in support of the petition. Paul Supet however while rejecting the petition said “majority of Ngong Slums Residents Association members have rejected the petition and therefore it cannot represent their interest.” In response to Supet’s objection, Felix “Zipapa” Kariuki said the Association is inclusive and it will look after the interest of all those residing in Mathare. The office of the mca Ngong Ward was represented in the meeting by Mr Kwaka, Mr Muchiri and Mr Thiong’o. Related Stories: Mathare Ngong Resettlement Plans Divide Residents – Video

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Noble Idea to Make Road Crossing for Children Safer

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Ngong Township Primary School together with the Office of Ngong MCA and some parents, have initiated a service to assist school children cross the busy Ngong Kiserian Road safely. The initiative came following the death of Master Bernard Njuguna, a pre-unit pupil at Ngong Township Primary School who was recently knocked by a motorist along the road. Mr Lagat who is the Principle of Ngong Township Primary School told our reporter the deceased pupil was a bright and promising young boy. As a first measure to prevent such tragic incidents, Grace Wanjiru whose two boys are students at Ngong Township Primary School, was hired on temporary basis to supervise the road crossing near the tragic spot the late Bernard Njuguna lost his life . Wanjiru told our reporter, students from Oloolua Primary School, Ngong Township Primary School, students from various private schools, out of school children and the elderly are all benefiting from her services. “most of the drivers stop’s whenever she requests them to, unfortunately there is a minority of drivers who don’t stop.” Wanjiru said Who is Paying Wanjiru? The school is currently paying for the services of her service. Mr Lagat is however requesting for assistance since the school does not have the funds to sustain this very important service. Ngong MCA Office Response Responding to our query, Mr Muchiri on behalf of Ngong MCA Office said “the office of the MCA currently does not have any funds to pay for the services, but we will consider it in the next financial year”. Mr Muchiri further said “as soon as the rainy season is over, zebra crossings will be marked at Zambia Road, Enchoro Emuny Primary School, near Bounty Hotel and Bondeni” Appeal Wanjiru is appealing for well wishers to donate a reflector or two, a rain coat, an umbrella and rain boots to make her work easier. She is currently assisting children from Mon-Friday: Mornings, Midday and Evenings. There are many dangerous road crossing spots for children especially in urban areas. If you wish to volunteer your time in helping children cross roads safely, kindly get in touch with Elveza Media on 0726072581. A WEBSITE WHERE VOLUNTEERS AND THOSE REQUIRING VOLUNTEERS MEET A newly launched community information website askmapengo.com is in the process of listing volunteers within Kajiado County. If you wish to volunteer in any field for example; coaching a local football youth team, helping school kids cross roads safely, assisting an upcoming drama group, visiting the elderly and many other community services, the website is offering the listing services absolutely free. The FREE listing offer is also open to other community organizations giving back to the community, groups, chamas, sports teams, CBO’S etc. To ensure the offer is not abused, terms and conditions will apply.

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Heavy Downpour Brings Misery in Mathare Slums, Ngong

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As others celebrate the rains, a section of Mathare residents in Ngong have been left counting loses following the heavy downpour earlier today. Some of those affected were John Musyoki, his wife Eunice Wairimu and their child. Their one roomed shelter got completely flooded. They removed all their valuables and moved to Eunice’s sister next door. Eunice told our reporter that at around 8:30am, she managed to hold off flood water using a small gate fearing the water would have flooded her sister’s property. She requested two men who were passing by to assist her push the small gate against the flood water. She further said she was concerned over the safety of her elderly neighbor. Luckily after knocking at his door, the elderly neighbour wasn’t there. Eunice and many other residents are concerned over toilets which keep overflowing whenever there is a heavy rainfall. This means in most cases the flood water may be contaminated with raw sewage. Some residents told our reporter, it’s by Gods grace cholera or other waterborne diseases have not erupted. Most of the children did not go to school today due to safety concerns and the narrow paths in the slums proving impassable.

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Embulbul B Community Borehole Was Sunk in Land Whose Title Deed Was Under the Custody of a Bank

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In 2016 a borehole was sunk in the land of Geoffrey Kariuki Mutungu through the ward development fund under the County Government of Kajiado. This followed a proposal by the Bulbul B residents who requested to have their own source of water. The Area Community Water Committee identified two locations in the area which were being sold. The first plot documents were in order but they were advised by experts the water in that area was salty. They opted for the second plot owned by Mr Geoffrey Kariuki Mutungu. On 3rd June 2016, the Bulbul B water committee signed a contract agreeing to purchase Mr Kariuki’s plot which is an eighth for Ksh3.3 Million. The contract was signed on behalf of the community by Rev. James Wanjau, under the commissioner of Oath, Rumba Kinuthia and Co Advocates in Ngong. One year and 8 months later Mr Kariuki told our reporter he has not yet been paid his dues, and the land in which the borehole lies has been marked as part of the mandatory acquisition for the SGR project. Mr Kariuki said “I agreed to sell the land to pay off a bank loan, but now the interest has gone up. The title deed is still under the custody of the bank” Mr Kariuki further said he sold the land to the community having fully disclosed that the titled deed was under the custody of the bank. He further said “any compensation by the sgr project should be made to me at the current market rate since I still own the land” Rev. Wanjau responding to our query confirmed indeed the committee members were aware the title deed was held in the bank but they went ahead and agreed to buy Mr Kariuki’s plot because they were concerned the allocated funds, would have been returned to the treasury at the end of the financial year i.e 30th June 2016. Instead of the community loosing the project, they requested Mr Kariuki to allow them to sink the borehole as he awaited payment. Rev. Wanjau further claimed the County Government does not pay for land without being in possession of a title deed. During a recent meeting in Nkoroi, The National Lands Commission Chairman Dr Swazuri said Sgr project compensation money for land which is under community or family dispute will be put under the custody of Kenya Railways until when the dispute will be resolved.

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Driver and Passengers Survive Scare

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The driver and passengers of the truck survived a scare when the truck lost control and fell into a trench last week on Friday afternoon along Magadi Rd near Kona Baridi. Luckily no one was injured.

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Mysterious Fire at Ngong Bus Park

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For several mornings last week and this week, business owners near Ngong bus park and commuters have been tolerating suffocating smoke coming from the skips mean’t to assist them manage their waste. Ngong environment team told our reporter they have no idea who is setting the waste on fire very early in the morning and condemned the deplorable actions of whoever is doing that. Setting fire in the skips will damage the very much needed facility mean’t to keep our town clean.

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Ngong Bus Park Falling Apart

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Some residents of Ngong Town are concerned over the deteriorating state of the newly built Ngong bus park. The World bank funded project is estimated to have cost Ksh 86,941,875. They requested the facility to be repaired as soon as possible.

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Kisamis Town Facing Serious Water Problems

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Residents of Kisamis Town and the surrounding areas are facing serious water problems. Revival Gospel Church has been supplying water to the town until a few months ago when the water supply was stopped due to what residents claim to be unpaid electricity bills. The church borehole was funded by Dr Gilbert Smith, of the Apostolic Revival Center – Miami USA. It was commissioned on 12th September 2008 by the late Prof. George Saitoti who was then Kajiado member of parliament. As a result, the price of water has hiked from Ksh10 per 20ltrs Gallon to between Ksh30 and Ksh50. A sales person at Namelok (Private) water point, told our reporter water is delivered to them using a truck, which increases the price. The only community water project in the area which was funded by international donors ceased operation years back due to what some residents claim was mismanagement, internal wrangles, vandalism and local politics. There is a free borehole next to Kashanga River, but it doesn’t have enough water to satisfy everyone. People travel as far as an hour and half to fetch water there. Construction sites in the area are also taking advantage of the free water. A mason working in a nearby site told our reporter, they recently fetched 80 gallons of water from the well for one day use. The water hole still has safety issues since there were rumors a dead dog was dumped in the well a few years back. Some people claimed indeed the dog was thrown as a sabotage strategy by a water vendor, in order to influence residents to buy water. There is no fence around the borehole, and the only obstacle to prevent someone planning to harm the community is a piece of metal and a rock. In comparison, a gallon of water in Kerarapon and Gichagi in Ngong cost Ksh2. That means the amount a resident of Kisamis Town spends to buy one gallon of water, residents of Gichagi and Ngong is over 15 times

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Distress Call Reporting a Crashed Plane in Kibiku Forest was False.

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Ngong Fire and Rescue service together with Nairobi City Council Emergency Team and Ngong Police led by area OCPD George Sedah yesterday afternoon (21st February 2018) drove To Kibiku Forest, then to Kahara area and back to Kibiku Forest again in a desperate search of a plane which had allegedly crashed. Both Ngong and Nairobi City Council rescue personnel confirmed they had received a distress call around midday. Lack of good access roads hindered the search with most of the rescue vehicles unable to go beyond Kibiku centre (Plots). Our reporter and a few ‘bodaboda’ riders joined the search and were able to go deep into Kibiku and Thogoto forest after noticing smoke rising from a section of Thogoto forest. The smoke was as a result of a forest fire that had started at around 9am yesterday morning. There were approximately 30 men and women fighting the fire with twigs. Mr James Maina Muriuki who is the station manager at Thogoto forest said approximately 37 acres were affected by the fire whose cause was still unknown by 6 pm yesterday. The area chief, Richard Kariuki claimed Kiambu fire and rescue service dispatched two fire response vehicles all the way from Kiambu town and from Limuru town. Some of the community volunteers who assisted in fighting the fire claimed the fire vehicles left as soon as they ran out of water and did not return even though the fire was still spreading. Thogoto forest which is in Kiambu County borders Kibiku Forest and Lenana Forest. Some of the volunteers who assisted in putting out the fire requested the forest management to be equipped properly in order to deal with such emergencies. The nearest store where fire fighting tools are kept is in Muguga forest station. The search for the alleged crashed plane fortunately turned out to be a false alarm.

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