"People are angry that assistance has still not reached..."
"I know but I don't think it's the government's fault."
"What are you turning into at this late stage? A government supporter?"
"It's never too late to change however let's be realistic for a change. Some of the affected are in areas where aid could not reach because of the weather and the floods and the..."
"And then how come the television crews could take pictures of them protesting that they had received no aid, had no food or water, had..."
"OK, you have a point there."
"See when you are in government you can't take credit for only the good things that happen. You have to take the blame for all the bad things as well."
"I understand that. But what are the good things that have happened lately?"
"Well, there is the economy..."
"Don't talk to me about the economy, I am finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet. This rate of inflation is killing me."
"If that is electricity outage for hours on end each day doesn't first give you a heat stroke."
"Well, yes there is that. And don't forget the water shortage - after all we can't really expect to get water without electricity, right. And while we may have storage tanks what about the poor?"
"You will be happy to know that poverty is on the decline."
"I am very happy to know that but, my friend, I would have been happier if I believed the government statistics."
"Ah I see."
"And don't forget the daily killings in the country. I am not talking murder but organised killings. Never a day goes by without something or the other being blown up."
"Give me the basics of government: peace and electricity."
"This government doesn't seem able to provide either."