Water was seen splooshing and making bubble like sounds as tourists became stranded in the camps (The Star online, January 30). “Splooshing” is a new word invented at Lion Place.
The President is said to have summoned his deputy in the morning, but the meeting did not start until after two hours of Ruto’s arrival at State House Nairobi, where none of the officials present were willing to conform the talks (People Daily, January 29, p.4). None of the officials “was” (not “were”) willing to confirm the talks.
Making his remarks when the motion kicked off, Waititu said the impeachment was driven by propaganda and political differences in the country (People Daily, January 29, p.7). Enough! In Kenyan journalese everything “kicks off.” Accreditation of journalists by MCK kicks off. BBI meetings kick off. War against corruption kicks off. Rainy season kicks off. Christmas celebrations kick off. Dogs mating season kicks off. Wedding kicks off. Lunch kicks off at 1.15pm. Prophet Owuor’s church service kicks off…Oh, please!
What was expected to be a smooth delivery, however, turned into an agonizing 16-hour wait of medical attention that ended with the loss of the newborn and the loss of the mother’s uterus (Nation January 30, p.2). Two points, one, wait “for” medical attention, not “of”. And two, loss of the newborn and the mother’s uterus, not “loss of the newborn and the loss of the mother’s uterus.”
Tightened blood vessels, heart attack and raised blood pressure is what devoted football fans experience while watching their team, research suggests (Nation, January 30, p.2) Tightened blood vessels, heart attack and raised blood pressure “are”, not “is”.
