/ 23 February 2001

MAGISTRATE ARRESTS WAITER IN CHIP SPAT

A KENYAN magistrate has ordered the arrest of a waiter who refused to serve her chips. The waiter apparently would not take the order from the magistrate because she jumped the queue and demanded to be served before other customers. The magistrate stormed out of the restaurant and called the police, who took the waiter to the local police station. Police declined to say whether the waiter had been charged with any crime. – Reuters