China supports dictators, say Amin and Bokassa’s creators

So when she failed to pass her written driving exam on April 13, 2005, she applied to sit it again. And then again. And again.

Finally, after spending more than $4,200 on application fees for the test, Ms Cha-soon did pass the 50-minute written test consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions on road regulations and car maintenance.

She had resat the examination a total of 950 times.

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Mandela Day? Now you’re talking

Milestone: The United Nations General Assembly last week declared July 18 Mandela Day to mark the contribution of Nelson Mandela to world freedom.

The day was chosen because it is the global icon’s birthday. He turned 91 earlier this year.

Ironically, Mr Mandela was once regarded as a “terrorist” by his country’s government, as well as that of many Western countries.

The United States, for example, only lifted that designation two years ago.

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Crime pays, even if for a short while

The law is an ass but to Priscilla Wanjiru Nyoro, it must seem a benevolent one.

Last week, Ms Nyoro was found guilty of altering a cheque and stealing $5,500 from Oriental Commercial Bank.

But in their hurry to haul her to court, the police had apparently bungled the charge sheet claiming, wrongly, that she had stolen the money from the Co-operative Bank.

Because she admitted the offence anyway, Ms Nyoro was fined $2,700 by a Nairobi magistrate, which means that she was left with a balance of $2,800.