Good heavens, the Devil still stalks in our midst, fears Ken Kiprop Lilan. He says the Commission on Devil Worship did not finish its work since it failed to visit a certain cafe in Nairobi where the walls are decorated with sinister signs ... like shells, bones, rusted frying pans and even crocodile jaws (Waiter! Get me my dinner and make it snappy!) "All these could be signs of the Devil," twitters Ken. On the other hand, they could be signs of cooking .....

Talk of skipping without ropes and you would exactly describe the two groups looking at reforming the Constitution, suggests Wollen Morara Ondari. Parliament has a legal basis but no popular mandate, while Ufungumano has the popular mandate but no legal basis. Like complementary goods, the two need each other so they should join hands or forget about it altogether.

Kalonzo Musyoka and his PS will be distressed to learn, thinks a parent who has asked for his name to be withheld for fear of victimisation, that their directive on Year 2000 fees has been totally ignored by Pangani Girls where fees have actually been increased. "A challenge to the Minister: Tell us how many schools really have followed your directive?" he writes.

Still more elephants: Never mind that they kill people and destroy crops, our correspondents have no right to think ill of them, says Sanjay Haria. The economics are simple, he says: "The tourists who come to see the jumbos bring in more money than any one person will earn by killing one."

The continuing debate about road safety has one constant factor, overloading, note Muguro and Muiruri. They suggest that if that could be addressed, the rest of the problems would fall into place. One answer could be weight governors so the engines would cut out if required to pull anything above a certain load, they say.

The curious habits of cats have aroused the interest of Peter Wabuyere of Kibera. "They are nowhere to be seen during the day but during the night, they make a lot of noise, some of them even walking on the roofs. At that time they should be in their houses killing rats," he writes.

During the recent Western Province Drama Festival at Kakamega High School, the boys of Lugari High borrowed a drum ... and cannot remember from whom. Any school lacking its drum should contact Silas Otiato on (0321) 31855.

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