By Collins Shahonya.
After a successful lobbying and campaigns in the year 2013,
the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, IEBC, spearheaded the
fourth elections since independence in the leadership of Mr. Isaac Hassan.
Kajiado East residents
in Kajiado County voted overwhelmingly for Hon. David Nkirimpai, who is the
member of county assembly for Kaputiei North ward, on a TNA ticket.
But what can the residents of this area recall 365 days since
elections were held on the 4th of March, 2013? Here we highlight
some of the issues that made news in this area:
It is a new dawn for Isinya residents after 15 individuals,through ALIN, are trained on Citizen Journalism by Bob Aston . The
journalists report human interest stories around Isinya area, which are
published at isinyacitizenvoices.blogspot.com.Isinya Citizen Voices(ICV)
becomes the new entrant to the long list of citizen Voices.
All sundry from Kaputiei North are trained on how to eat and indulge in fish farming. The event is attended by area politicians
including the Governor of Kajiado County, Hon. David Nkedianye.
Noosuyian residents begin chili farming after discovering
that chilies are not so tasking like other cash crops. With a 60*100m plot the residents have leased land on which they
cultivate the chilies. A kg goes at Kshs. 80.
·
Safaricom foundation sponsors the first edition of free
check up dubbed “Your Health is The Better Option” in late March 2014.
Thousands get treated at Isinya Health Centre of myriad types of diseases.
In a rare occurrence within this Maasai community, Rose
Katita and Agnes Sayia are appointed to the position of assistant
chiefs for Oloosidan sub-location, in Kajiado East Constituency in march. It is a plus
for women and a sign of fulfilling the 2/3
gender party rule. The occasion takes place at Isinya police station and is attended
by the community policing and Peace committee chair, Mr. Jeremiah Musumpai Ateti, the area OCS, OCPD and chiefs.
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The
digital era is here and Isinya residents get a facelift to their economy after
a new weighing bridge is commissioned last year. It has been of vital
importance as recently tones of bhang worth millions of shillings are netted down at the weighing bridge .
It is a rude shock for residents of Isinya after 14 Christian faithful are swept
and drowned in a flooding river Enkirrgirri. Residents and especially the deity
opine that it is a hand of the “dark forces” and in April, they fast in
prayers at the sight for 3 days.
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In
a rally come meeting attended by COTU secretary general Mr. Francis Atwoli at
Isinya market in mid March, the COTU boss wants the workers to boycott going
to work due to little salaries and poor working conditions in which they (the
flower workers) are subjected to. Unfortunately the strategy is aborted
earlier than expected. A well informed source at PJ DAVE flowers that can not
be named due to security reasons believes that corruption played the game in
curtailing their freedom and even goons were hired to beat up all the flower
supervisors. His opinion has not been verified though.
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A baby dies on the spot whilst the mother
nurses injuries at Isinya health centre,after being knocked down by a car in which the occupants diappear without a trace.
A
man is gunned down in Majengo area at around 2pm in the night amid a heavy
downpour. It is alleged that the man had stolen a motorbike and that is why he
was killed. The wife watches all that ensues and with the arguments that
erupts before being murdered, a friend comes to their aid who is then short in
the arm. Police are yet to make any arrests.
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In
an article published by ICV blog, Majengo residents complain of a sewage that
is near their homesteads and which over floods towards their residential
places, risking their lives as disease outbreak can ensue from the dirty
environs which has litter and junkyards in every corner of the slum area. The
municipal council has taken no action up to date.
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Brokers
are using fake succession documents to swindle money from innocent land buyers.
A land near Isinya town belonging to the late Letemerei Parameiyan Purkei and
measuring 246 hectares titled Kajiado/Kaputiei/1993, has been a bruising battle
between two set of brokers who subdivided the land on paper and sold it to
different buyers. A warrant of arrest has been issued by Mavoko law courts
against the Kajiado county land registrar, Jonathan Koskei. A man, Victor
Barasa Odhiambo is arrested in Kajiado town with hundreds of fake title deeds,
green cards and Kenya Revenue Authority assessment documents and is alleged to
have been working closely with Mr. Koskei. MR. Koskei goes underground after
the court issues the warrant of arrest at the same time as the wife of the deceased;
Manen Leteremei regains her husband land after seven years of court procedures.
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A
new crop of stylish con men and women operating with municipal council documents
and rubber stamps swindle business people in Isinya town in February, 2014.
Upon a tip off to the police the suspects escape arrest.
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With
the government cracking down on outlawed groups and in specific terror groups,
taking a swipe at Eastleigh area in Nairobi, 4 Somalis without any Kenyan identification are arrested on a matatu headed to Namanga. The 4 are
arraigned in court.
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Chief
Sironka of Isinya location is duped to register individuals for a job opening
with World Vision. They turn out to be con men. The conmen call the list of
names from the chief’s office demanding Kshs. 1,500 as registration fee. The
group goes un arrested and frantic efforts to block the conmen MPESA transactions
goes un merited.
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A
young boy perishes in a dam in Noosuyian village while swimming with his two
friends. The two manage to escape living the boy’s body floating in the dam.
Governor David Nkedianye issues a warning to silange (a dam in Maasai
dialect) owners. Calls for the family to be compensated, as the dam belongs to
a roof sheets processing company is disputed.
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After
the dam incident, women in Noosuyian village go nude as they demonstrate due to laxity in the part of dam owners. Police are brought in to deter the angry
crowd of women.
Two
men are severely wounded after being bitten by their cousins. All coming from
Majengo area, the two say their cousins were all drank. One is bitten on his
left eye while the other on the left ear. Both are treated and discharged at Isinya health
centre though they refuse to take legal action against their cousins.
From
the review it is highly evident that Isinya has been in the bad light for
various reasons. This is therefore a call on all stake holders to take up their
roles and stop sleeping on their job!
