“How do you know?” asks Musoma.
“Oh well, it’s simple”, says Dakota. “They all have to take special tests before they can be a minister. Wait a second”. He calls John, his Deputy, over and says to him: “Tell me John, who is the child of your father and of your mother who is not your brother and is not your sister?”
“Ah, that’s simple”, says John, “it is me!”
“Well done John”, says Dakota and Musoma is very impressed.
He returns to his country and wonders about the intelligence of the members of his Cabinet. He calls in his favourite member of Cabinet and asks: “Tell me, who is the child of your father and of your mother who is not your brother and is not your sister?”
He thinks and thinks and doesn’t know the answer. “Can I think about it a bit further? May I let you know tomorrow?”
“Of course”, says Musoma, “you’ve got 24 hours.”
He goes away, thinks as hard as he can, calls in his Cabinet Secretary, Chief Secretaries and Joint Secretaries, but no-one knows the answer. Twenty hours later, the member of Musoma’s Cabinet is very worried there is still no answer and only 4 hours to go. Eventually he says: “I’ll ask Jane. She’s clever, she’ll know the answer.”
He calls Jane. “Jane “, he says, “tell me who is the child of your father and of your mother who is not your brother and is not your sister?”
“Very simple”, says Jane, “it’s me!”
“Of course” says the Cabinet member and rings Musoma. “Sir”, says he, “I’ve got the answer: It’s Jane “.
“No, you idiot”, says Musoma, “it’s John!”
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