The Standard 26.05.2014

Elders warn of secret
plot to oust Ranguma

Some !2 senior citizens say a group called Kisumu Ieaders Caucus is scheming to destabilise county
By DOMINICK MITIRO and DENNIS ONYANGO
PUBLIC MEETINGS
DERAIL PROGRAMMES
DETAILS OF THE PLOT Llders say the alleged group had conducted more than four secret meetings in Nairobi and in the lakeside city with a plot baptised hightide" which allegedly intends to remove the governor from off ce 1he meetings are said to have been sponsored by civil society groups and a section of university lecturers and students in the county 1he scheme will involve massive campaigns to mobilise residents against the county administration
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HEALTH: County acquires cervical cancer equipment Kisii County government has acquired Sh1.2 million medical equipment to for the treatment of cervical cancer. The four cyrotherapy machines have been dispatched to sub county hospitals to boost efforts by the department of health services to screen and treat women suffering from the cancer. During a Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) in July last year, 44,000 women of reproductive age (15-50 years) were screened in Kisii County and 400 women diagnosed with early stages of cervical cancer. Speaking at the Kisii Level Five Hospital, while handing over the equipment, county executive committee member in charge of health services Sara Omache called on women to go for screening, saying cancer was treatable if detected early.
SERVICE: Lenku says huduma centres will be in all counties The Government plans to launch Huduma centres in all 47 counties to ease service delivery amidst fears from western region leaders that the programme will be used to favour Jubilee friendly areas and leave out others. Interior and National Coordination Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku (pictured) said in Kakamega that contrary to the views that they would be used discriminately, huduma centres will provide Kenyans with an opportunity to access all national government documents and application at one point as a means of reducing centralising government services. The centre will provide services like National Identi cation and National passport application, birth and death certi cates issuance among other services at local level, Ole Lenku said.
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KISUMU COUNTY
KISII COUNTY
KAKAMEGA COUNTY
Council locks out public
transport lrom city CBD
Beginning Today...
Monday, May 26, 2014
Counties
FROM THE
Nyanza & Western News
Women reps demand own
kitty to cater for development There have been calls lor the abolition ol the seat, created lor vomen lrom across the 47 counties
By PATRICK MUTHURI and KAMAU MAICHUHIE
ABOLISH SEAT
DESERVING CASES
IN THEIR OWN WORDS we made a lot of promises to the electorate that must be fulf lled. we honestly need your prayers on this Hen should give women space to work instead of f ghting for their downfall 1he fund will ensure that no needy student is denied a chance to get education. we will ensure all bright children are given scholarships so that they can achieve their dreams
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TENSION: Three arrested over threatening lea ets Police in Embu are investigating the source of lea ets that were recently circulated in the county, threatening members of one community to leave the area. County Commissioner Amos Gathecha said three people have been arrested and have recorded statements with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in connection with the lea ets that have potential to cause tension and ethnic strife. Speaking to the media in his of ce, Gathecha said investigators are on the ground gathering information on the origin and authors of the lea ets. The lea ets are politically motivated. Those responsible want to take advantage of the situation in the county to create fear among the people. We wont condone this kind of thing, Gathecha said.
FORESTS: Government starts nationwide reforestation The Government has kicked off an ambitious nationwide tree-planting project, aimed at achieving a 10 per cent forest cover. The project, which is the rst in the Kenya@50 tree planting series will see the country plant at least 50 million trees in the next three years. Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Art and Culture Dr Hassan Wario (pictured) reminded Kenyans that tree growing is a vehicle for enhancing peoples livelihoods and poverty alleviation. Forests have been instrumental in providing adequate resources that have helped Kenyans become self- sustaining through practices like farming, logging and medicine, said the Cabinet Secretary. He asked Kenyans to take up tree growing as a commercial venture to generate income.
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MERU COUNTY
EMBU COUNTY
MACHAKOS COUNTY
Beginning Today...
Counties
FROM THE
Nairobi & Central News
Women reps demand own
kitty to cater for development
There have been calls
lor the abolition ol
the seat, created lor
vomen lrom across
the 47 counties
By PATRICK MUTHURI
and KAMAU MAICHUHIE
ABOLISH SEAT DESERVING CASES
From left; County Women Representatives Priscilla Nyokabi (Nyeri) Florence Kajuju (Meru) Gladys Wanga (Homa Bay) and Mary Seneta (Kajiado) join danc- ers at Michongomone Primary School in Buuri, Meru County. They called for the creation of a Women Representatives Fund.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
we made a lot of promises to the electorate that must be fulf lled. we honestly need your prayers on this
Hen should give women space to work instead of f ghting for their downfall
1he fund will ensure that no needy student is denied a chance to get education. we will ensure all bright children are given scholarships so that they can achieve their dreams
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TENSION: Three arrested over
threatening lea ets
Police in Embu are investigating the source of lea ets that were recently circulated in the county, threatening members of one community to leave the area.
County Commissioner Amos Gathecha said three people have been arrested and have recorded statements with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in connection with the lea ets that have potential to cause tension and ethnic strife.
Speaking to the media in his of ce, Gathecha said investigators are on the ground gathering information on the origin and authors of the lea ets.
The lea ets are politically motivated. Those responsible want to take advantage of the situation in the county to create fear among the people. We wont condone this kind of thing, Gathecha said.
FORESTS: Government starts
nationwide reforestation
The Government has kicked off an ambitious nationwide tree-planting project, aimed at achieving a 10 per cent forest cover.
The project, which is the rst in the Kenya@50 tree planting series will see the country plant at least 50 million trees in the next three years.
Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Art and Culture Dr Hassan Wario (pictured) reminded Kenyans that tree growing is a vehicle for enhancing peoples livelihoods and poverty alleviation.
Forests have been instrumental in providing adequate resources that have helped Kenyans become self- sustaining through practices like farming, logging and medicine, said the Cabinet Secretary.
He asked Kenyans to take up tree growing as a commercial venture to generate income.
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MACHAKOS COUNTY
Beginning Today... Monday, May 26, 2014
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CORD leaders sustained
their onslaught on the Jubilee
Government, as rallies to
ratchet up the pressure hit the
homestretch ve days to the
return of former Prime Minister
Raila Odinga.
The CORD co-principal has
been on a two-month study
tour of the United States. The
Opposition has promised to give
Raila a heros welcome betting
his status as an elder statesman
when he returns.
Opposition MPs demanded
that President Uhuru Kenyatta
and his deputy William Ruto
convene a national dialogue
conference to discuss
perceived problems bedevilling
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By CYRUS OMBATI
Police are investigating Nairobi
Senator Mike Sonko and Woman
Representative Rachael Shebesh over
an incident at a Nairobi nightclub
on Saturday
night.
According
to Sonko, an
Sh8.5 million
Range Rover
car is at the
heart of
Shebesh
bodyguard
res gun
over Sonko
Siaya Senator James Orengo greets the crowd at Baba
Dogo grounds in Nairobi during a CORD rally yesterday.
Opposition leaders called for a National Dialogue
Conference to discuss the problems facing the country.
[PHOTO: MOSES OMUSULA]
Raila
CORDs demand
to Uhuru, Ruto
Opposition sets the tone for return of co-principal Raila
Odinga with ultimatum to Jubilee administration to
organise national dialogue conference on its performance
THE PERFECT
WAY TO START
THE WEEK
Relief as KPA workers get pay increase
By PATRICK BEJA
Over 5,000 workers at the Port of Mombasa have
secured a handsome increase in salaries and allowances.
Dock Workers Union (DWU) leaders announced under
the deal concluded with the employer last Friday, workers
will get a pay hike ranging between 12.5 per cent and 15
per cent. This means the lowest paid employee will earn
Sh27, 690, up from Sh24, 080, and the highest paid worker
will now pocket Sh80, 516, up from Sh71, 570.
DISOWNED PARENTS: Their children
not only hate them, they have
disowned and rejected them, P.8-9
SEE STORY ON PAGE 3
By ANTHONY GITONGA
The national government and the
Council of Governors have resolved to
work together to tame radicalisation of
youths.
In a joint communiqu, the Gov-
ernment and the council admitted
that radicalisation posed the biggest
State, counties agree to tame radicalisation of youths
challenge to peace and security in the
country.
They challenged Muslim leaders to
assist in the exercise as the number of
youths being radicalised was on the
rise.
This emerged yesterday at the end
of the two-day workshop for the coun-
cil and senior government ofcers at
Enashipa Spa and Resort in Naivasha.
While reading the resolutions, In-
ternal Security Cabinet Secretary Jo-
seph ole Lenku said the Government
would involve governors in all security
issues.
He said the Government would
fast-track enactment of the Private Se-
curity Regulations Bill to provide for
By ALLY JAMAH
A key parastatal appointment
by the Jubilee administration
made last December has been
nullied by the High Court.
And Judge Mumbi Ngugi has
directed that the sacked chairper-
son of the board that regulates
medical laboratory professionals
and facilities in the country be re-
instated.
Last December, it was an-
nounced that Moi University lec-
turer Alex Chemutai had replaced
Abel Onyango at the Kenya Medi-
cal Laboratory Technicians and
Technologies Board (KMLTTB).
Mr Onyango had only served one
year of his three-year term.
PARASTATAL CHANGES
The gazette notice signed by
Health Cabinet Secretary James
Macharia was part of the larger
parastatal changes announced by
the Jubilee Government led by
President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The judge said the purported
appointment of Prof Chemutai to
head KMLTTB was unlawful and
unconstitutional.
I direct that Mr Onyango
serves out the remainder of his
term as a member and chairman
of KMLTTB unless removed there-
from for lawful cause and in ac-
cordance with the Constitution,
the judge ruled.
Now Onyango is expected to
return to ofce at KMLTTB ve
months after being sacked. He
had been the board chair since
August 2012 for a three-year term
that will expire in September
2015.
KMLTTB regulates the train-
ing, registration and licensing of
medical laboratory technicians
and technologists in the country
During the case, government
lawyers had claimed that Onyan-
go had been removed from ofce
legally due to integrity issues.
INTEGRITY ISSUES
But the judge ruled that the in-
tegrity issues raised did not in-
volve Onyango directly but were
decisions taken by the board as a
whole.
Judge Mumbi asserted that if
there were allegations of misuse
of public resources by the board
as claimed by state lawyers, then
the entire board bears collective
responsibility and not one per-
son.
The judge also noted that no
process was put in place to inves-
tigate lack of integrity on the part
of the chairman before his remov-
al.
The judge also ruled that
Chemutai did not qualify to be ap-
pointed to the position since he is
not a qualied medical lab tech-
nician or technologist as required
by the law.
Judge reinstates
sacked medical
board top ofcial
National Assembly Deputy Minor-
ity Leader Jakoyo Midiwo claimed IE-
BC had mismanaged the last election
and could not be trusted to referee an-
other election.
We will not go to another election
with the current electoral commission
in place. The commission must rst be
disbanded then re-constituted through
national dialogue, said Jakoyo.
Homa Bay Senator Otieno Kajwang
alleged the IEBC had no capacity to
referee a free and fair election.
The Issack Hassan-led commis-
sion, he claimed, cannot be trusted to
run free, credible and fair elections.
I want to tell you that IEBC has no
capacity to referee any free, fair and
credible general elections. We demand
that the commission is disbanded and
secretariat overhauled. It must also be
constituted through a national dia-
logue, said Kajwang.
Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale
accused the Jubilee administration of
kicking members of communities per-
ceived to have voted for the opposition
coalition from plum State jobs.
Khalwale charged that the Uhuru-
led Jubilee government had failed to
live up to the expectations of the ma-
jority of the Kenyan people and should
leave ofce and let fresh elections be
conducted.
A good government should give its
people jobs and not sack them and re-
place all of them with people from a
single community. It is now clear that
Jubilee has failed in its mandate to
unite people and create jobs. I am
waiting for the National Assembly to
bring that impeachment motion and I
will ask Uhuru one, two three ques-
tions and he will be out, said Khal-
wale.
Siaya Senator James Orengo dis-
missed media reports that the Western
nations were plotting the ouster of
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his
Deputy William Ruto.
FAIL TO DELIVER
President Uhuru Kenyatta will im-
peach himself because he has failed to
deliver on what Kenyans wants him to
do. Western Nations have got no inter-
est in Uhurus reign and cannot plot
his downfall, said Orengo.
He added: Kenyans want good
governance and failure to which, Ke-
nyans might go the uprising way to
force Uhuru and Ruto out of ofce.
Machakos Senator Johstone Muth-
ama accused the President of a plot to
kill the political career of Raila to un-
dermine his chances of becoming the
next President of Kenya.
Muthama said that Jubilee admin-
istration had hoodwinked Kenyans
that they are friends of the East like
China yet when Kenyans are hard hit
by terrorism attacks it is Israel, USA
CORD leaders pile pressure on Jubilee
the country and discuss reconstitution
of the electoral body.
They also rejected reports that the
opposition was working with Western
powers to plot the downfall of the Ju-
bilee government.
Opposition MPs kept up the pres-
sure as Deputy President William Ruto
said politicians should express their
views responsibly without dividing Ke-
nyans.
Mr Ruto said while politicians have
the right to free speech, they should
not use it to promote negative ethnic-
ity.
Every leader be it in government
or opposition are entitled to speak
about anything but we should realise
that the bottom line is responsibility.
We must safeguard the interest of the
country, Ruto said in Burnt Forest
during a fundraiser in aid of 13 church-
es torched during 2007 post-election
violence.
In Nairobi, days after Railas ODM,
a partner in the coalition that includes
Wiper and Ford Kenya parties, un-
veiled a stinging assessment of Jubi-
lees performance a year into ofce,
CORD MPs hammered away at the
narrative all was not well.
Speakers cited insecurity, high cost
of living and skewed public appoint-
ments as they addressed supporters at
Baba Dogo grounds in Nairobi yester-
day.
NATIONAL DIALOGUE
ODM nominated Senator Eliza-
beth Ongoro said President Uhuru Ke-
nyatta had two weeks to call a nation-
al dialogue conference to address the
ills affecting majority of Kenyans.
Ongoro claimed the Jubilee Gov-
ernment had failed to unite Kenyans
as enshrined in the Constitution un-
der article 10 and had instead, she al-
leged, embarked on a campaign to
purge communities perceived to sup-
port opposition from Government.
Kenyans are still watching but we
would not want Kenya to go the way
other countries like Egypt, Tunisia and
Algeria went. The Jubilee Government
must call for a national dialogue to ad-
dress the problems facing Kenyans,
said Ongoro.
And CORD renewed calls to recon-
stitute the Independent Electoral and
Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The opposition coalition main-
tained that it will not accept to go into
the next General Election with the cur-
rent team of electoral commissioners
and demanded that it must be re-con-
stituted through national dialogue.
Leaders in a solidarity show during a rally organised by CORD at Baba Dogo
grounds in Nairobi yesterday. [PHOTO: MOSES OMUSULA/STANDARD]
and UK that come to their aid.
Kajwang accused the Jubilee gov-
ernment of failing to contain illicit
brews that killed over 90 people and
left several others blind in one week.
He linked the killer deaths to the
high cost of Senator-Keg, an alcoholic
drink brewed by East African Brewer-
ies (EABL) for those with low income.
During President Mwai Kibaki and
Railas tenure, they allowed the intro-
duction of Senator-Keg, but when
President Uhuru came in, he increased
the taxes and forced Keg out of market
because its too expensive. The VAT on
the beer should be removed, said Ka-
jwang.
Additional reporting by kelvin
Ngare
public-private partnership.
Council Chairman Isaac Ruto said
governors were ready to work with the
national government to tackle cases of
insecurity.
The Bomet Governor said mecha-
nisms for early warning systems and
crime and violence prevention would
be put in place at all levels.
CORD blames Jubilee for in-
security, high cost of living and
skewed public appointments
Kakamega Senator Boni Khal-
wale accuses the Jubilee admin-
istration of kicking members of
communities perceived to have
voted for the opposition coali-
tion from plum State jobs
Opposition coalition renews
calls to reconstitute the Indepen-
dent Electoral and Boundaries
Commission
Coalition maintains it will not
accept to go to the next general
election with the current team of
electoral commissioners
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the matter that ended with gunshots
being red.
But other reports claimed Shebesh
confronted Sonko, asking him why he
was trailing her.
Ojuka said according to witness
accounts, Sonko had arrived at the
club at about 7pm in a group of about
30 people and Shebesh was also there
with her supporters.
Witnesses said tension mounted
between the two when they encoun-
tered each other in the Caribea Club
at Wood Avenue, Nairobi
Reports say patrons were scared
out of their wits after the gunshots
rocked the clubs peaceful atmo-
sphere.
Police have now summoned the
two legislators and their bodyguards
for grilling today over the incident.
Kilimani Head of Criminal Investi-
gations Department (CID) George
Ojuka, who visited nightclub after the
incident, said no one was hurt.
It is unclear what triggered the r-
ing of the gun, reportedly by one of
Shebeshs bodyguards, at the club
where the two were accompanied by
their supporters.
The rival camps sat in separate
places but Shebesh allegedly taunted
Sonkos group.
We are informed she was infuri-
ated and asked why Sonko was follow-
ing her wherever she went. This de-
generated into a bitter exchange
before one of the armed people sud-
denly shot in the air which we think
was unwarranted, said Ojuka.
FLEEING PATRONS
Shebesh and her team left the club
in a huff as other patrons, including
Sonko, took cover. Business was dis-
rupted as patrons ed.
Shebeshs bodyguard reportedly
shot in the air two times, allegedly to
scare away a hostile mob that alleg-
edly wanted to attack the city woman
representative.
But Sonko had a different version
of events that he recounted to The
Standard yesterday.
The amboyant senator said he ar-
rived at the club and found Shebesh
with a member of the County Assem-
bly of Nairobi and about 10 people.
I went into a private cubicle with
a lawyer as my people sat at a differ-
Sonko, Shebesh in gun drama at city bar
By PATRICK BEJA
Jubilation greeted the port of
Mombasa after 5,100 unionisable
workers got a raise in salaries and al-
lowances.
Dock Workers Union (DWU) lead-
ers announced a 12.5 per cent salary
increase for the highest paid docker
and 15 per cent for the lowest paid.
This marked the conclusion of the
2014/2015 Collective Bargaining
Agreement talks, punctuated with dis-
agreements between the Kenya Ports
Authority (KPA) management and the
union, leading to a daylong strike at
the port last week.
KPA Managing Director Gichiri
Ndua has said normal operations
have resumed after the strike that pa-
ralysed the busy port that serves the
East Africa region.
The situation is normal and nego-
tiations are going on between the
union and the management, Ndua
said.
There was a carnival mood as hun-
dreds of dock workers thronged Ban-
dari College where the new pay perks
were announced by DWU General
Secretary Simon Sang.
Sang said the CBA talks were con-
cluded late on Friday last week and
would be registered at the industrial
court this week. The lowest paid dock-
er will earn Sh27,690 up from Sh24,080
while the highest earning docker col-
lects Sh80,516 up from Sh71,570.
House allowance rises from
Sh12,000 for lowest paid dockers to
Sh15,000 while the highest grade gets
Sh29,000 instead of Sh25,500.
The contentious transport allow-
ance, which resulted in a deadlock in
the CBA negotiations leading to the
devastating strike last week, has also
gone up. The lowest earning docker
gets Sh10,000 up from Sh7,000 while
the highest worker earns Sh16,000 up
from Sh12,000.
The KPA was not ready to increase
transport allowance and this item be-
came the toughest one in the negotia-
tions. We succeeded because of the
solidarity from members that resulted
in the strike action, Sang said.
Joy as port
workers get
pay hike
ent corner enjoying their food and
drinks. When I went for a short call,
one or two of the men who were with
her followed me asking why I had tak-
en away a four-wheel-drive car I had
bought her, Sonko claimed.
He alleged that he had bought She-
besh the Range Rover for Sh8.5 mil-
lion, but had only paid Sh4.5 million.
The sellers of the car allegedly took
it back after Sonko failed to pay the
balance.
But you know my friendship with
Shebesh ended a long time ago and I
cannot pay the rest of the money. It
was upon her to pay the money,
Sonko said.
Shebesh could not be reached yes-
terday for a comment regarding the
drama. She did not respond to our
calls or text messages, and neither did
her lawyer, Mr Cecil Miller.
Sonko said after the confrontation
in the toilet, he drove to Kilimani Po-
lice Station where he reported the
threat to his life.
I reported the matter without
even my bodyguards and supporters
knowing and came back to the club. I
then made a post on my Facebook ac-
count on the issue, which I think in-
furiated her, said Sonko.
Sonko said he told the club man-
agement to ensure his safety because
of the threats as he went on with his
meeting.
In the Facebook post he wrote: Im
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Nairobi Woman Representative Rachael Shebesh and Senator Mike Mbuvi
Sonko at the Nyayo Stadium last year while waiting for the announcement of
results for the positions they are currently holding. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
FLOW OF EVENTS
Witnesses say when Sonko
came to the club, Shebesh was
infuriated and asked why he
was following her wherever she
went
This led to a bitter exchange
before one of the armed people
suddenly shot in the air
But Sonko said the tussle was
over a Sh8.5 million Range Rov-
er he had bought for Shebesh
but didnt complete payment
Both politicians are said to have
been at the club accompanied
by their supporters
Sonko was with about 30 peo-
ple while Shebesh was in the
company of 10
just from the funeral of my late family
driver whos been laid to rest at his
family home a few hours ago. After de-
livering my speech I told the people
who escorted me to the funeral to
meet me at my usual joint Azalea
(Caribea), Wood Avenue, for a thanks-
giving dinner, but Im shocked to nd
a politician well known to me with
his/her 30 people who keep on shout-
ing and threatening me, but all the
same Im playing it cool.
He said it was after the posting that
more of his supporters arrived in bus-
es. After a short while, he claimed,
Shebeshs group confronted his team
and it was then that two shots were
red.
Police arrived there minutes later
and collected the spent cartridges.
Sonko and Shebesh have had love-
hate relations in city politics with
their controversial antics.
Sonko urged police to investigate
the matter and take action on those
behind it.
Ojuka said police are looking for
Shebeshs bodyguard who is not a po-
lice ofcer but is licensed to carry a
gun to disarm him and charge him in
court.
He has gone underground but we
are looking for him. He should surren-
der the weapon before we take further
action on him including charging him
before a court of law for causing dis-
turbance and misusing the weapon,
he said.
Ojuka said he had summoned
them and their supporters to record
statements regarding the gun drama.
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By JAMES MUNYEKI, CYRUS OMBATI
and NGARI GICHUKI
The Government has denied po-
lice involvement in Saturdays shoot-
ing in Nyahururu that left ve people
dead and three others, including for-
mer Mungiki leader Maina Njenga,
injured.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph
ole Lenku instead blamed inghting
in Mungiki for the gun attack as au-
thorities named those who were
killed.
However, Njenga alleged that
those who tried to kill him were police
ofcers who had been trailing them as
they headed for a meeting.
I will speak more when I am out
of hospital to explain to those who
care to listen, said Njenga.
He said there were about seven
armed attackers using separate vehi-
cles. Speaking from his hospital bed
in the city where he had been trans-
ferred to from Nyahururu, Njenga
said he still fears for his life.
Those are (Mungiki) factions who
Lenku responds to Njengas claims
Interior CS says police
were not involved
in shooting incident
involving former
Mungiki leader
are ghting over control of property.
We do not know the attackers but of-
cers on the ground are now handling
the case, said ole Lenku after attend-
ing a church service in Ngong town.
He said the gangs are also eyeing
Government land.
Police have since identied the
people who died in the attack as Dick-
son Mwangi, Grace Wairimu Melisa
(Njengas wife), John Karai, Grace
Wairimu and a man only identied as
Salat.
Those injured were Njenga, Evans
Wachira and George Mungai.
Nyandarua County Commander
Hamisi Mabea said two of those who
sustained injuries were transferred to
Kenyatta National Hospital.
We have set up a team to investi-
gate this unfortunate incident and I
can assure you that they will be
brought to book. We do not know how
many guns they were carrying, he
said. He said there was no exchange
of re as occupants of a different ve-
hicle sprayed the two vehicles with
bullets.
We are treating it as a criminal
activity and not police ofcers as
claimed. We will soon arrest them and
have them face the full force of the
law, he said.
ENHANCED SECURITY
In Nairobi where Njenga had been
moved, friends and family said they
feared those who tried to kill him will
follow him there. Even doctors there
said they feared they may be attacked
and called for enhanced security.
You never know and that is why
we are also worried about our and his
safety, said a doctor at the hospital
who asked not to be named.
Njenga had his left hand middle
nger and right shoulder badly in-
jured.
Meanwhile, security was beefed
up in Kitengela, Kajiado County,
where Njengas church is situated fol-
lowing Saturdays shooting incident.
Police ofcers patrolled the area
with security checks placed in various
locations within the town. Passengers
were requested to show their identity
cards or passports as others screened
and searched vehicles.
This is a security matter and we
are up to the task. We cannot take any
chance following what transpired on
Saturday in Nyahururu, said Kajiado
County Commander Tito Kilonzi.
It is our duty to ensure law and
order is maintained throughout the
church services.
A man displays former Mungiki leader Maina Njengas bullet riddled jacket after Saturdays attack. RIGHT: Police ofcers
patrol Kitengela town in Kajiado County yesterday following Saturdays attempt on Njengas life in Nyahururu. [PHOTOS:
PETERSON GITHAIGA AND MBUGUA KIBERA/STANDARD]
By PONCIANO ODONGO
and PETERSON GITHAIGA
Pastors at Hope International Min-
istry associated with former Mungiki
leader Maina Njenga have described
Saturdays attack as the hand of the
devil that their bishop prophesied
about last week.
But Njenga said speculation on
who was behind the attack should
stop and police given time to carry out
investigations.
At the church, which appeared to
have fewer members than usual, the
pastors said most members had to
travelled to see the injured church
members and the bishop in hospital.
Chairman and our bishop proph-
esied about his attack last week when
he said that the enemies were trailing
him. He said the enemy, the devil, is
after the righteous and we therefore
condemn the attack, said pastor Da-
vid Oketch who has served in the
church for the last three years.
WORKING CLOSELY
Resident pastor Peter Maingi said
they are condent that the truth will
come out and dismissed claims that
police were targeting Njenga.
It is wrong to point accusing n-
gers to the police at this time. The
chairman is working closely with the
Government and it is for this reason
that last months crusade at Nakuru
was attended by thousands of people
had police ofcers giving security,
said Maingi.
Oketch said the fact that Njenga
last week asked the police to ensure
that those conducting criminal ac-
tivities in pretext of worshiping God
in his church be apprehended is a
clear indication that he is a leader
who has faith in God.
Church leaders
now say attack
was prophesied
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Deals that continue to
siphon billions DOWN THE DRAIN
Taxpayers lose billions of shillings due to States
deputy Muthoni Kimani are in trouble
with LSK. However, the three say they
did their best to defend the cases.
LSK has reasonable grounds to
believe that the ofce of Attorney
General has acted in unconstitution-
al, illegal and unprofessional manner
and has conspired with the Executive
branch in dealing with the Anglo
Leasing type contracts, claims LSK
Chairman Eric Mutua over the two
Anglo Leasing cases.
LSK says the State deliberately
failed to argue that the contracts were
illegal as they were corruptly pro-
cured.
But the AG maintains that he in-
herited a bungled case. The man you
see before you is a mortician. The pa-
tient died on the operating table a
long time ago. If you think the patient
should have lived, ask the surgeons,
Prof Githu has been quoted.
And in a twist of events, after se-
curing the Sh1.4 billion, reports indi-
cate that the companies associated
with Anura Pereira have reportedly
made another claim for Sh3.05 billion
for yet another Anglo Leasing con-
tract. The Government has been fork-
ing out billions for other dubious con-
tracts.
KEN-REN COMPANY
By June 2015, the Government will
complete the Sh3 billion payments for
Ken-Ren Chemical and Fertilizers
Company Limited that never was. By
2011, the Government had already
paid Sh2 billion.
No fertilizer factory had been
constructed by Ken-Ren, thus making
the entire expenditure of over Sh3.6
billion incurred on the project as at
June 30, 2011 nugatory, said a report
of the Auditor General for the year
2010/2011.
The Kenya Government lost claims
led by Austrian bank BAWAG and a
Belgium entity of DUCROIRE respec-
tively.
In a case led in May 1988 by Du-
croire of Belgium against the Govern-
ment of Kenya, the debt due was
agreed at Euro 32,520,319
(Sh3,274,934,000), payable between
July 2004 and June 2015.
The Government had as at June 30,
2011 paid Sh2,427,184,467.15. In the
case led by BAWAG of Austria in June
1992 an award of Euro 16,635,156.16
(Sh1,330,812,400) was made in favour
BY ALEX NDEGWA
The recent Sh1.4 billion payments
for Anglo Leasing contracts shines the
spotlight on billions of taxpayers
money squandered through shoddily
defended civil cases against the
State.
The cases typically involve breach
of contracts but are concluded in cun-
ningly similar fashion; lost because
State lawyers either put in weak de-
fence or hastily agreed to pre-mature
settlements.
And because the suits are not as
high prole as the infamous Anglo
Leasing cases, proceedings often con-
tinue in secrecy and deals struck away
from public glare.
However, the deals become public
if the Government dishonours its part
of the bargain. Otherwise, if all goes
well, lawyers quietly wrap up the deals
and the public coffers are emptied.
After the courts make the awards,
the Governments failure to settle the
claims on time result in hefty interest
fee, which the Auditor General cites in
reports as among the many avenues
that public funds are wasted.
There are claims that shrewd Gov-
ernment lawyers conspire with law-
yers of other parties to lose the cas-
es and in return secure their cut after
the compensation is awarded.
In certain cases, lawyers appoint-
ed by Government to defend the civil
suits have complained about frustra-
tions from the State Law Ofce, in-
cluding lack of proper instructions
and failure to pay legal fees that inev-
itably weaken the States case.
REPRIMANDING THE AG
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
has threatened to bar three top of-
cials at the State Law Ofce from fu-
ture legal practice over their role in
proceedings that saw Kenya pay Sh1.4
billion to two Anglo Leasing rms.
Attorney General Githu Muigai,
Solicitor General Njee Muturi and his
Deputy Solicitor General Muthoni Kimani and Treasury Principal Secretary Ka-
mau Thugge when they appeared before Parliamentary committee last week.
[PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
The cases typically
involve breach of
contracts but are
concluded in cunningly
similar fashion
BY ALEX NDEGWA
A report of the Auditor General for
the year 2011/2012 details the case of
a contested legal consultancy con-
tract that cost taxpayers Sh16 mil-
lion.
The claimed cost was pushed up
by accumulated interest that auditors
termed as wasteful.
The contractor had instituted legal
proceedings against the Ministry of
Roads through the Attorney General
in April 2009, claiming general and ex-
emplary damages for the unlawful
termination of a consultancy contract
valued at Sh12.87 million.
The contract agreement was for 60
months but the Ministry terminated
the contract after 24 months.
By consent order recorded in court
in July 2010, the plaintiff and the At-
torney General appointed a sole arbi-
trator.
How Ministry lost Sh16m in
terminated legal consultancy
LOKITAUNG SUB DISTRICT
HOSPITAL PROJECT
Records indicate that at the
time when the project stalled,
the Government had paid
Sh4,656,848.75 to the contractor,
leaving an outstanding balance of
Sh843,151.25
Curiously, the contractor moved
to court, obtained an award of
Sh1,482,540.95 and fled another
application for an amendment of
the award that saw it revised up-
wards to Sh8,696,010.50
The fgure shot up to
Sh10,625,146.10 as of June 2004
due to accumulated interest on
delayed payment
of the Austrian bank.
According to the agreement, the
Government was required to pay a
sum of Euro16,635,156.16
(Sh1,330,812,400) twice a year, on ev-
ery March 31 and September 30.
As at June 30, 2011, the Govern-
ment had paid Sh1,172,901,484.90,
made up of principal and
interest of Sh959,864,103.35 and
Sh213,037,381.55, respectively.
Another example is a contract to
build the Lokitaung Sub District Hos-
pital in Turkana district at a contract
sum of Sh5.5 million in 1989.
The project was initially funded by
an NGO, which later in 1990 pulled
out prompting Government to take
over the project, and apparently un-
der the same terms of contract.
The arbitrator awarded the plain-
tiff (consultant) in June 2011, the
Sh12.87 million being the contract
sum payable with accrued simple in-
terest at the rate of 12 per cent per an-
num from February 16, 2009 until the
day payment is made in full.
Treasury granted the ministry the
authority to pay Sh16.99 million to the
plaintiff on November 16, 2011.
In December 2011, the ministry
paid Sh9 million leaving an outstand-
ing balance of Sh7.99 million as at
June 30, 2012.
The balance comprised that of the
principal sum of Sh3.9 million and in-
terest of Sh4.1 million.
The amount of Sh4.1 million rep-
resents a nugatory expenditure pay-
able, which the ministry would have
avoided had the claim of Sh12.87 mil-
lion been settled in time, the PAC re-
port states.
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BY MOSES MICHIRA
The Government last week
paid Sh1.4 billion to two Anglo
Leasing companies linked to
business tycoon Anura Pereira,
who now wants Sh3 billion for
yet another controversial secu-
rity-related contract.
Lawyers representing Ke-
nya could not convince judges
in a Swiss court why the sus-
pect contracts were cancelled
by the State despite what
seemed like obvious procure-
ment aws.
Among the arguments that
the State had presented in
court was that the contract
prices had been overly inat-
ed, amidst claims of bribery of
top Government ofcials to in-
uence the awarding of the
tenders.
An audit by consultancy
rm PricewaterhouseCoopers
(PwC) had for instance un-
BY ALEX NDEGWA
As at June 2011 Kenyas soar-
ing public debt included Sh3
billion owed to foreign banks
on account of the Ken-Ren
Chemical and Fertilizers Com-
pany Limited that was never
constructed.
At the time, the Government
had already paid Sh2.4 billion
for Kenren. The balanc-
es of Sh974,728,657 and
Sh2,019,577,803 were due to
an Austrian bank, BAWAG, and
a Belgium entity of DUCROIRE
respectively.
The Kenya Govern-
ment was required to pay
Euro16,635,156.16 (Sh1.3 bil-
lion) twice a year, on every
March 31 and September 30.
However, no fertiliser
factory had been construct-
ed by Ken-Ren, thus mak-
ing the entire expenditure of
Sh3,600,085,952.05 incurred
on the project as at June 30,
2011 nugatory, said a report of
the Auditor General for the year
2010/2011.
In a case led in May 1988,
by Ducroire of Belgium against
the Government, the Tribu-
nal sitting in November 2002,
awarded the Belgian bank
Euro21,181,992 (approximate-
ly Sh1.7 billion) and a further
US$87,500 (Sh6.7 million) in re-
spect of legal costs.
After further negotiations,
the debt due was agreed at
Euro32,520,319 (Sh3.2 billion)
payable between July 2004 and
June 2015.
The Government had as at
June 30, 2011 paid Sh2.4 billion
that includes Sh1.8 billion and
Sh626 million as principal
and interest respectively.
And in a case led by BAWAG
of Austria on June 29, 1992 be-
fore a Tribunal, an award of Eu-
ro 16,635,156.16 (approximate-
ly Sh1.3 billion) was made in
favour of the Austrian bank.
According to information
available, the Government de-
layed in honouring the award,
and following several negotia-
tions involving the bank, a re-
structuring agreement was
reached and signed on Novem-
ber 14, 2004.
As at 30 June 2011, the
Government had paid
Sh1,172,901,484.90 made up of
principal and inter-
est of Sh959,864,103.35 and
Sh213,037,381.55, respectively.
The Ken-Ren Fertiliser Fac-
tory was a joint venture en-
tered into in the mid 1970s be-
tween the Government and a
now bankrupt American rm
known as N-REN Corporation,
to form a company registered
as Ken-Ren Chemical and Fer-
tilizers Company Limited.
The plan was to save Kenya
huge amounts of money then
being spent on importing fer-
tilizer.
The rm was to build a fac-
tory at Changamwe, Momba-
sa to manufacture fertilizer for
domestic consumption.
Anglo Leasing tycoon demands
Sh3b for security-related deal
earthed the massive overpric-
ing for goods and services,
which were hardly ever deliv-
ered even though payments
had been received by the con-
tractors.
Judges in the Geneva court
however, disallowed PwC nd-
ings on the irregularities in the
procurement and the subse-
quent award of the tender to
suspect rms including First
Mercantile Securities Corpora-
tion.
In the case, Kenya had en-
tered Sh1 billion ($11.7 mil-
lion) contract with FMSC to
nance the purchase of satel-
lite equipment for the Postal
Corporation of Kenya but a
third party was the actual sup-
plier.
Already, the State has paid
Sh1.4 billion to two foreign
rms whose existence is ques-
tionable.
A Kenyan court had in 2012
declared two of the companies
that were claiming billions
from the State as non-existent
entities, with Justice Mathew
Anyara Emukule ruling that
the pair could in that regard
not sue.
Since Justice Emukules rul-
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there would be new questions
why the Treasury made the
payments to parties that are
absent.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary
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that the State was better of set-
tling all the outstanding claims
made by the faceless rms im-
mediately to avoid further
costs on interest.
Muthoni Kimani, the depu-
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have advised Treasury that the
litigations had adversely af-
fected the issuance of the Sov-
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failure to defend suits by wily contractors
AGs failure to defend case involving
Sh321 million claim returns to haunt
By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI
Failure by the Attorney General to
defend a Sh321 million claim by a
construction company ve years ago
continues to haunt the Government
to date.
The High Court in Nairobi recently
threw out an application by the AG at-
tempting to justify the opinion that
Kirinyaga Construction was not enti-
tled to the money it is demanding.
Justice George Odunga also re-
fused to allow the AG to enjoin the Ke-
nya Revenue Authority into the mat-
ter. The AG wanted KRA to le an
afdavit showing that Sh202 million
was used to defray tax liabilities of Kir-
inyaga Construction.
The AG told the court that the
money had been remitted to KRA by
Kirinyaga Construction
is embroiled in a
legal battle with the
Government over
payment of work done
Treasury to pay the tax owed by Kirin-
yaga Construction.
If the respondent (AG) decided to
pay a sum due to a third party, who
was not entitled to such payment,
such payment cannot be taken to
have been made in settlement of the
decree in question, said the judge.
But Justice Odunga said the AG might
be off the hook if he proves, during the
hearing of the main case seeking to
compel the Government to pay, that
he legally settled the Sh321 million
claim.
It is clear that apart from the fact
By ALEX NDEGWA
The Government took over an
NGO-funded project in Turkana
whose cost doubled and had set
taxpayers back Sh10 million by
2005, The Standard can report.
Parliaments Public Accounts
Committee (PAC) report for the
year 2004-2005 detailed how the
construction of a sub-district hos-
pital in Turkana that began in
1989 became a cash cow.
At the time the project (with
an initial contract sum of Sh5.5
million) stalled, the Government
had paid Sh4.6 million to the con-
tractor, leaving a balance of slight-
ly more than Sh800,000.
For unclear reasons the Min-
istry failed to pay the balance of
Sh843,151.25, so the matter was
referred to an arbitration process
in June 2000. The arbitrator ruled
in favour of the contractor and
gave him an award of Sh843,151.25
together with accrued interest of
Sh639,389.70 effectively pushing
the total award to Sh1,482,540.95,
the PAC report reads in part.
REVISED UPWARDS
But before the ministry could
settle the arbitration amount, the
contractor successfully sought an
amendment of the award in court
which revised it upwards from
Sh1,482,540.95 to Sh8,696,010.50,
and then to Sh10,625,146.10 as of
June 2004 due to accumulated in-
terest on delayed payment.
The Ministry does not ap-
pear to have been represented,
PAC concluded. On March 29,
2005, the ministry paid the con-
tractor Sh3,504,291.00 out of the
total claim of Sh10,625,146.10,
leaving a balance of Sh7,120,855.10
outstanding and accumulating
interest.
PAC says poor handling by
ministy led to State incurring
avoidable expenditure in excess
of Sh9.7 million as at 2005.
By ISAIAH LUCHELI
When the Court of Appeal re-
strained Erad Supplies and General
Contractors from attaching the prop-
erty of the National Cereals and Pro-
duce Board (NCPB), the rm had al-
ready recovered more than Sh300
million in a breach of contract suit.
The amount recovered by the sup-
pliers after the sale of movable assets
was part of a Sh500 million breach of
contract debt awarded to the rm fol-
lowing arbitration after the State cor-
poration cancelled a contract for the
supply of relief maize. Erad had ap-
plied in court to sell immovable assets
such as silos, land and other assets
belonging to NCPB to recover the re-
maining Sh200 million when the ap-
pellate judges stopped the process
that would have crippled the board.
The debt that paralysed the boards
operations last year can be traced to
the 2004/2005 drought, which forced
the Government to order for the im-
portation of maize.
The country had a shortage of over
six million bags of maize, forcing the
Government to declare hunger a na-
tional disaster. As a result, the Minis-
try of Agriculture, through a letter ref-
erence number MOA/LMD/F.10/9A
Volume IV/39 dated July 19, 2004 in-
structed NCPB to purchase two mil-
lion bags of maize for famine relief
and strategic grain reserve.
ARBITRATION
Failure by the government to take
an active role in the suit was partly to
blame over the award as NCPB failed
to appeal the award of the arbitration,
which saw the suppliers get court or-
ders to recover the money.
Efforts by the board through law-
yer Katwa Kigen to block Erad from
disposing movable assets of the board
did not bear fruit and an attempt to
le stay of proceedings at the Court of
Appeal was rejected.
The State through its counsels
failed to make an appearance on sev-
eral occasions during the hearing of
the matter despite the huge public in-
terest the suit had generated, which
had seen the supply of subsidised fer-
tiliser delayed by more than three
months. Erad was one of the ve com-
panies that had been contracted to
supply the maize but Treasury failed
to issue the company with the LC,
which was a commitment that the
maize supply would be paid for.
Cash cow
that cost
State Sh10m
that the existence of a judgment
against the Government, the law rec-
ognises that due to the special role
played and the central position held
by the Government in the manage-
ment of the affairs of the country,
there is a necessity for further pro-
ceedings to be undertaken before
judgement can be implemented,
said Odunga.
The dispute dates back to 2003
when the Government contracted
Kirinyaga Construction Company to
rehabilitate access roads to Sagana
State Lodge. Upon completion of the
work, a disagreement arose between
the two parties on the amount to be
paid. Kirinyaga Construction Ltd, as-
sociated with former Mathira MP
Ephraim Maina, lodged a suit in 2009
claiming breach of contract against
the Attorney General.
The AG never defended the suit.
On November 8, 2010 the AG and Kir-
inyaga Construction entered into a
consent agreeing that the company
be paid Sh321,986,556.94 for work
done. The construction company was
however not paid after the Ministry of
Finance refused to honour the court
order reached by the consent of the
two parties.
SEEK ORDERS
The refusal by the AG prompted
the company to le another case ask-
ing the court to compel the Ministries
of Finance and Public Works to pay
the cash. On April 23 last year, High
Court Judge Weldon Korir allowed the
company to apply for orders compel-
ling the Finance Principal Secretary to
pay the money. Before the main case
could be heard, the AG in August 2013
sought to have KRA enjoined in the
matter. The parties will now argue
their cases in the main suit.
Firm recovers Sh300m from sale of NCPB assets
JUDGES RULING AGAINST
ATTORNEY GENERAL
If the respondent (AG) decided to
pay a sum due to a third party, who
was not entitled to such payment,
such payment cannot be taken to
have been made in settlement of
the decree in question
There is a necessity for further
proceedings to be undertaken be-
fore judgment can be implemented
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The Law Society of Kenya has sum-
moned three top Government of-
cials to appear before its council over
the Anglo Leasing saga.
Attorney General Githu Muigai,
Solicitor General Njee Muturi and Se-
nior Deputy Solicitor General Mutho-
ni Kimani are to appear before the
council to show cause why disciplin-
ary action should not be taken against
them.
LSK Chief Executive Ofcer Apollo
Mboya said the society had written to
the ofcers for allegedly not taking the
Anglo Leasing cases seriously.
We have written to the three and
we expect them to meet the LSK coun-
cil soon to show cause, failure to
which they risk being given a certi-
cate of dishonour, said Mboya.
A certicate of dishonour is nor-
mally issued in various jurisdictions
where the bar association concludes
that one of its prominent members is
involved in gross misconduct.
Mboya explained that the act of
giving a certicate of dishonour to
AGs is not strange in Africa.
LSK summons top offcers over scam
Body threatens to
issue certifcates of
dishonour to leaders
over their handling of
Anglo Leasing deal
It occurred in Uganda and Zam-
bia when the law society in the two
countries was not pleased with the
conduct of the AGs, he explained.
East Africa Law Society Vice-Pres-
ident James Mwamu said the three
State law ofcials are now walking on
a tight rope facing the risk of being
struck off the roll.
This is like a vote of no con-
dence against an individual. Once de-
nied the practising certicates, the AG
will be forced by his conscience to
quit being a State ofcer, failure to
which President Uhuru Kenyatta may
be compelled to force him to resign,
he said.
FURTHER LITIGATIONS
LSK said Kenya is likely to lose
Sh140 billion to Anglo Leasing rms.
The body argued that the payment
of Sh1.4 billion to Anglo Leasing ar-
chitect Anura Pereira exposed the
country to further litigations by other
companies in the deal.
Speaking in Kisumu during an LSK
seminar on New Frontiers of Legal
Practice on Friday, the lawyers said
they would ght to block the contro-
versial payments that are likely to
plunge the country into nancial cri-
sis. Mboya said the other 17 rms in
the deal are likely to use the payment
recently made by the Government as
a ground to support their claims.
The payment opened the ood-
gates for other claimants who are like-
ly to use similar grounds to demand
the Government to settle the debts,
he said.
Attorney General Githu Muigai speaks during the launch of the advocates dis-
ciplinary tribunal, last year. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
By MOSES NJAGIH
Elgeyo/Marakwet Senator Kip-
chumba Murkomen has cautioned
embattled Embu Governor Martin
Wambora against undertaking any -
nancial duties within the county even
as he challenges his ouster in court.
Murkomen, also chairman of the
Senate committee on Devolved Gov-
ernment, said according to the House,
Wambora stood impeached and
would thus be held criminally liable
for spending any public resources at
the county.
The senator attacked the manner
in which Wambora had been conduct-
ing himself, including public pro-
nouncements that he will not honour
the proceedings that saw his removal
from ofce.
We made an informed decision
and our resolution was pronounced
by the Speaker that Wambora ceased
holding the ofce of the Governor of
Embu County after we passed the Mo-
tion of his impeachment. He cannot
challenge the institution which is con-
stitutionally granted powers to handle
this duty for doing what was just in
protecting the county government of
Embu, Murkomen said.
Murkomens sentiments come as
the special committee set to probe al-
legations against Kericho Governor
Paul Chepkwony prepares to start its
proceedings tomorrow.
Senate warns
Wambora
against spending
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By RAWLINGS OTIENO
A majority of Kenyans liv-
ing below the poverty line are
worried about the high cost of
living, unaffordable education
and transport, and insecurity,
Deliverance Church Bishop
John Brown Masinde has said.
He was speaking yesterday
at Nairobis Umoja estate dur-
ing celebrations to mark 30
years since the inception of the
church.
Bishop Masinde said Ke-
nyans are only concerned
about the issues that affect
them on a day-to-day basis.
Nairobi Governor Evans Ki-
dero was among those who
had attended the event.
Let these people also have
clean running water in their
taps. Kenyans are only con-
cerned about their daily bread
and butter, affordable school
fees and transport cost. Let
them also feel that they are in
Nairobi County, Masinde told
Kidero.
Bishop Masinde also told
the governor to better the lives
of those living in Eastlands by
ensuring that there is ever-
running tap water, accessible
roads and creation of employ-
ment opportunities for the
many youths who are jobless.
Kidero assured faithful that
the busy Outering road passing
through Eastlands to Embaka-
si will soon be expanded at a
cost of Sh11 billion to end traf-
c snarl-ups.
Kenyans in search of better life, says Bishop Masinde
Mystery as
drug kingpin
found dead
By CYRUS OMBATI
and GEOFFREY MOSOKU
A suspect who had been de-
ported by Kenyan authorities
over drug trafcking but
sneaked back to Nairobi has
been found dead.
Mystery surrounds the
death of Komani Camara alias
Boss Kamara (pictured), whose
body was found on Saturday
with gunshot wounds in the
head. He had been deported to
Guinea but sneaked back into
the country under unclear cir-
cumstances.
Kilimani Division police
said they were called and in-
formed the body was lying
along Cemetery Road near
Jamhuri Park.
CID head George Ojuka
said Camaras body had two
gunshot wounds on the head.
We do not know who killed
him but some people there say
they heard gunshots on Satur-
day morning from the same ar-
ea. We are investigating the in-
cident, said Ojuka.
He added that the victim
had identication documents
with him when the body was
discovered.
According to police reports,
preliminary ndings had
shown Camara was among
those who had been deported
last June over allegations of
drug trafcking after a presi-
dential directive.
We are informed he had
been deported and came back
after which he was arrested
and taken to court before he
was released because there
was no proof of his deporta-
tion, said Ojuka.
The body was moved to the
City Mortuary. Camara had
been spotted at a popular cof-
fee joint on Friday evening in a
Police nd body of
suspect believed
to have been
deported lying
along a road
jovial mood. He had been re-
patriated alongside more than
90 other suspects, including
Nigerian Anthony Chinedu.
Camara, who is thought to
be a Benin national, was re-ar-
rested in February upon his re-
turn to the country.
He was among more than
90 people who had been de-
ported last June in a campaign
aimed at getting rid of narcotic
trafcking and consumption.
SNEAKED BACK
It is not clear how he man-
aged to come back because
when one is deported he is
deemed persona non grata in
the country that deported him,
and his or her passport is
stamped to show that.
Camaras lawyer Cliff Om-
beta said the Government had
failed to prove his client had
been deported after police re-
arrested him and took him to
court.
He has been in remand for
almost three months and we
went to court and argued be-
fore he was set free. The Gov-
ernment could not show he
was deported, said Ombeta.
It is thought that Camara
was put on an airline as a nor-
mal passenger and told to go
away to allow things cool. He
ew to Addis Ababa then to his
country, before returning nine
months later.
Most of the deported for-
eigners have returned, posing
as businessmen. Some had
lived in Kenya for up to 20
years before deportation . Inte-
rior Cabinet Secretary Joseph
ole Lenku said yesterday he
was not aware of the develop-
ment.
Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and Deliverance Church Umoja
Bishop J B Masinde, yesterday. [PHOTO: DENNIS OKEYO/STANDARD]
Convict escapes the gallows
after eight-year nightmare
Appeal judges uphold
death sentences on his
two alleged accomplices
after fnding them
guilty of robbing police
reservists family
BENCH WATCH
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT NAIROBI
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 282 OF 2012
MARTIN ODUOR LANGO, TONNY WANDERA JUMA
HARRISON KARIUKI MWANGI.APPELLANTS
VERSUS
REPUBLIC............................. 1
st
RESPONDENT
BENCH: PHILIP WAKI, DAVID MARAGA AND WILLIAM OUKO
JUDGEMENT: 23.05.2014
By WAHOME THUKU
Rolf Rainer Schmid was a re-
nowned German hotelier, the propri-
etor of The Horseman in Karen, Rolfs
Place in Kitengela and the rst African
Heritage Restaurant. He was a sports-
man, a sharp shooter who represent-
ed Kenya in the All African Games. He
also served as a police reservist.
On January 20, 2006, a gang of sev-
en men armed with guns and other
weapons raided his home in Kitenge-
la at around 6.30pm when the family
was away. They seized the watchman
and other workers and held them hos-
tage as they waited for Rainers family
to return home.
Rainers wife Ashaman Schmid
and children returned home at around
9.10pm and soon after driving into
the compound in two cars they were
confronted by the gang. They were
terrorised for seven hours before the
gang left the home at 4am.
The gang robbed the family of
cash, a television set, DVD players,
sewing machine, laptops, cameras,
mobile phones, watches, gold brace-
lets, clothes and the two cars, all val-
ued at Sh7 million.
The robbery was reported at Ron-
gai Police Station. Mr Rainer, then still
a police reservist, requested the area
CID boss to allow him liaise with the
investigating ofcer in tracking down
the gangsters.
Police planted informers in all
places where the suspects frequented.
On January 25, 2006, a suspect Tonny
Wandera Juma was arrested in a night
club in Nairobi wearing one of the
bracelets stolen from the Rainers.
Police took him to Riruta where he
and another suspect Martin Oduor
Lango had just rented a house. There
they recovered virtually all the house-
hold items that had been stolen from
the Rainers. By that time, Oduor had
travelled to Kisumu. Police traced him
there and arrested him.
Apparently Wandera and Oduor
had worked for the Rainer family for
many years, both at Horseman Club
and at their home.
During the heist, some of the rob-
bers were hooded while others were
not. The family members and the
workers identied Wandera and
Oduor at different points in time dur-
ing the robbery. Though the two were
hooded they were identied by a
house help, a farm worker and some
members of the family by their voices.
Wandera was identied by his pecu-
liar walking style. Oduor was also
identied by Mrs Rainer when at one
point he uncovered his face.
At one point a family member
opened a safe with toy guns used for
paint ball game. One of the gangsters
immediately announced that the guns
were toys, an indication that he was
familiar with them. The gunmen how-
ever took away two ries and a target
gun belonging to Rainer.
BROKEN TOOTH
Two other suspects were also ar-
rested. A fth suspect by the name
John Kariuki Mwangi was arrested by
Rainer on May 15, 2007 inside a bus
heading to Kiserian in Kajiado. Rainer
used a photograph to pick him out.
Witnesses claimed that they could
identify him as he had not concealed
his face throughout the robbery. Some
described him as a dark man with a
big upper lip and a broken tooth, oth-
ers said he had a scar on the face and
had big lips and another witness said
he was a short guy.
The watchman identied him as
the man who had ordered him to re-
move his uniform, which he (Kariuki)
wore to pose as the guard. The house
maid said Kariuki conversed with her
for a long time during the incidence.
On May 27, 2007 an identication
parade for Kariuki was organised and
he was picked out by the witnesses.
The parade was organised by Inspec-
tor Nelson Yegon.
The ve suspects were charged be-
fore a Kibera magistrate court with
robbery with violence and alternative
charges of handling stolen property.
They also faced charges of being in
possession of illegal rearms.
The identication documents pro-
duced by Inspector Yegon, indicated
that one of the suspects was called
John Kariuki Mwangi. However, the
name used in the charge sheet was
Harrison Kariuki Mwangi. Yegon told
the court that he organised a parade
for identication of John Kariuki
Mwangi. Oduor claimed he was in
Kisumu during at the time of the rob-
bery hence he could not have partici-
pated. Wandera said he was given the
items by one Kibe to keep and had not
taken part in the robbery. Kariuki said
he knew nothing about the robbery.
After the trial, two suspects were
acquitted. The other three, Oduor,
Wandera and Kariuki were convicted
and sentenced to death. They ap-
pealed in the High Court and lost.
They then moved to the Court of
Appeal. At the Court of Appeal, Oduor
and Wandera were represented by
Betty Rashid while Kariuki was repre-
sented by lawyer Elvis Obok.
Oduor and Wandera maintained
their position that they were not in-
volved in the robbery. Kariuki argued
that no identication parade was con-
ducted in respect of him and that the
purported identication parade was
contrary to Force Standing Orders.
Three Court of Appeal judges Phil-
ip Waki, David Maraga and William
Ouko rejected the argument that
Rainer had taken active role in the in-
vestigations and that he had inu-
enced his family on what to say. They
accepted that the investigations were
fully conducted by the police and
Rainer only assisted them.
The court also accepted the argu-
ment that there was no point of hold-
ing an identication parade for Oduor
and Wandera since the family had rec-
ognised the two as persons who
worked for them and that during the
seven-hour robbery, there was enough
light in the house and they were able
to observe them.
Further, the judges noted that the
suspects were arrested with the stolen
items soon after the incidence, prov-
ing their involvement in the robbery.
The court rejected the appeal led
by Oduor and Wandera and upheld
their conviction and death sentences.
Turning to Kariukis case, lawyer Obok
argued that his identication parade
was a nullity and of no probative val-
ue.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Though the Kariuki described by
the family had special physical fea-
tures, no parade was arranged in ac-
cordance with the law to pick him out.
Obok further argued that the identi-
cation was unreliable and the arrest
was a mistaken identity.
Last Friday, the judges agreed with
him. We have considered the sub-
missions and we think there is consid-
erable merit in them, they ruled.
The appellant was a stranger to the
witnesses who testied on identica-
tion. It was necessary, therefore, to
connect him with the person seen by
the witnesses at the scene of crime,
the judges said.
The judges noted that Rainer did
not say he found anything incriminat-
ing in Kariuki when he arrested him.
All he had was a photograph of him.
The judges concluded that the pa-
rade had not been organised in com-
pliance to the Force Standing Orders
and this was a fatal omission.
The one where Kariuki was pur-
portedly identied more than one
year after event was for a different
person, the judges concluded giving
him the benet of doubt.
The court quashed Kariukis con-
viction and set aside his death sen-
tence. After eight years in custody, the
man was set free on Friday.
Philip Waki David Maraga William Ouko
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By PATRICK BEJA
Twelve auditor-generals from Afri-
ca will today join 140 delegates from
around the world in a meeting to
chart the way forward in auditing the
environment to the benet of present
and future generations.
Some 30 countries will participate
in the ve-day international confer-
ence at a Mombasa hotel.
Kenyas Auditor General Edward
Ouko said the conference has come at
a time when the world is plagued by
myriad environmental challenges but
expressed optimism that the dele-
gates will come up with measures to
arrest environmental degradation.
The environmental challenges of
our times are enormous and concert-
ed efforts need to be put in place to
address them. Climate change is one
of these challenges, said Ouko.
He said in the last 50 years, there
has been a pattern of climate change
where the ozone layer has been con-
Auditor generals
conference begins
They will join 140
delegates from 30
countries to discuss
environmental matters
such as climate change
tinuously depleted. The auditor said
the effects are evident in the changing
weather patterns of delayed rainfall,
long periods of drought (La-Nina) or
long periods of rainfall (El-Nino) with
farmers recording huge loses and
commodity prices skyrocketing.
The fourth African Organisation of
Supreme Audit Institutions-Working
Group on Environmental Auditing
conference will see delegates explore
emerging issues on broad areas touch-
ing on the environment.
HUMAN ACTIVITIES
Themed Preserving the Environ-
ment for the Present and Future, the
conference will discuss issues on wa-
ter, natural resources, waste, environ-
mental governance, human activities,
air pollution and the ecosystem. The
United Nations Environment Pro-
gramme will give a presentation on
current and future environmental
challenges in Africa.
Experiences in auditing issues
linked to waste will be covered by Ke-
nya, Ivory Coast, Liberia, South Africa
and Zimbabwe. Senegal will share its
experience in audit of environmental
governance while auditing of human
activities will be handled by Botswana
and Nigeria. The Food and Agriculture
Organisation will give a presentation
on food security, climate change and
environment.
By GEOFFREY MOSOKU
The League of Women Voters
now wants Igembe South MP
Mithika Linturi to withdraw his
planned censure Motion against
Devolution and Planning Cabinet
Minister Anne Waiguru.
The lobby says Ms Waiguru has
not violated any provision of the
Constitution or committed any
crime to warrant impeachment.
The women said the CSs pre-
dicament is part of a wider scheme
targeting women in high prole
positions.
The lobby argued that Deputy
President William Ruto has exon-
erated Waiguru from blame fol-
lowing the transfer of Kiplimo Ru-
gut from NYS and subsequent
appointment of Nelson Githinji to
replace him.
Nominated MP Sophia Abdi
Noor said the Constitution spells
out grounds under which a cabi-
net secretary can be impeached,
adding that these grounds do not
apply to Waiguru.
Noor was speaking at a city ho-
tel when she led some 200 women
of the lobby to denounce the
planned censure Motion. Nairobi
MCA Rachael Kamweru said wom-
en are ready to take to the streets
to demand for their rights and
place in managing the country.
Lobby comes
to Waigurus
defence
Campaigns intensify
Bonchari parliamentary candidate Zebedeo Opore (Ford People) addresses
supporters at Suneka market during his campaign yesterday ahead of the June
23 by-election. [PHOTO: ERIC ABUGA/STANDARD]
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T
he outcome of the Malawi General Election
characterises a malady that afflicts electoral
processes in Africa. Having started off on the
wrong footing, the resultant chaos compelled the
incumbent President Joyce Banda to declare the
elections null and void. Such a move looks dictatorial
and portrays her as a sour loser. Some would be
persuaded to think this is a ruse to allow her to anoint
a favourable candidate.
From the outset, the credibility of the Malawi
elections was in doubt. The late opening of polling
stations sparked off riots. The haphazard manner in
which the electoral body conducted the elections
allowed people to vote more than once and lent
credence to claims of rigging. Presiding officers were
intimidated to favour a particular candidate. Worst of
all, the electronic voting system broke down, necessi-
tating the manual relay of results.
President Bandas nullification of the chaotic
elections to allow for sobriety to return was overturned
by the countrys High Court, which declared she had no
mandate to do so. With two claimants to the throne,
the Malawi electoral body has been forced to order a
recount. It is easy to think that Mrs Bandas declara-
tion was a more prudent way of forestalling imminent
bloodshed. Her reign saw a renewal of ties with the
West, which had shunned her late predecessor, Bingu
wa Mutharikas regime. Selling the presidential jet and
cutting down on her security and motorcade signalled
intent to cut down on expenditure. It was her failure to
stamp out massive corruption and stabilise the
economy that won her many enemies in Malawi. Her
government has been embroiled in a Sh7 billion
scandal dubbed Cashgate with some of her confidants
facing trial. Mr Peter Mutharika, her fiercest opponent
and the deceaseds brother faces prosecution for
treason. He should make room for a more conducive
environment for free and fair elections. Malawi is
bigger than any of them. Contested elections erode
credibility and are the scourge of Africa.
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L
ast weeks depreciation of the
Kenyan shilling against the
international hard currencies after
a long period of stability is a source of
worry and concern to many.
What the Central Bank of Kenya should
avoid is a situation, as happened in 2012,
which gives room for speculative buying of
the greenbuck. Currency fluctuation is
nothing unusual.
As a rule, in a floating exchange-rate
regime, the CBK will not determine the
exchange rates. Indeed, following the
liberalisation of the Kenyan economy over
two decades ago, the local currencys
exchange rate is largely left to be deter-
mined by market forces. But that is to
mean that the CBK is entirely unable to
shore up the shilling. In exceptional
circumstances, where the depreciation or
the over-appreciation is caused by non
market factors, the CBK in consultation
with other stakeholders can take remedial
measures to guarantee stability. On Friday,
there were jitters in the market after
dealers reported that the local currency
had been forced to touch Sh88 to the
dollar due to the increasing demand for
hard currencies, especially the US dollar.
Kenya is a net importer of goods. That
means any little depreciation will hit the
economy hard and the effect will take long
to reverse. It is hoped that the reported
depreciation will be short-lived and the
effects will not linger for too long.
Though the short-term focus will be on
CBKs action, the long-term solution to
addressing uncalled-for fluctuations of the
local currency hinges on the Government
providing clear-cut policy measures on
how it intends to deal with the threat of
terrorism, general insecurity and wooing
more investors and nurturing a vibrant
tourism sector. No doubt, the shillings
depreciation has largely been caused by
the effects of the sporadic terror attacks
experienced in various parts of the nation
and the negative travel advisories from the
countrys key tourism source markets,
especially Europe and America.
Considering that the advisories came
during the onset of the high season for
tourists, when the visitors bring in
millions of hard currency in foreign
exchange, it is no surprise that the local
currency is under pressure. It is for this
reason, we believe, the CBK should be
more alert and vigilant to protect the
economy from possible negative effects of
the severe attack on the shilling, even as it
facilitates market forces to also drive the
process as expected in a liberalised
economy. Yet in each of the scenarios
there are winners and losers, and that is
why stability is key. That is why CBK must
ensure balance is maintained, and that
both importers and exporters benefit.
The CBK has endevoured to maintain a
competitive exchange rate that takes into
account the interests of both exporters
and importers. In this regard, movements
in the exchange rate serve to correct any
imbalances in the market.
The silver lining is that a weak shilling
means lower foreign prices for our
exports; this increases the countrys
competitiveness in the world market,
which improves our balance of trade
position. Further, a weak shilling promotes
domestic investments that create employ-
ment and also discourages final consump-
tion of luxury imports. All these are
necessary to improve the current account
balance and support economic growth.
Make Iran nuclear talks deadline stick
With a July 20 deadline approaching,
Iranian and Western nuclear negotiators
recently were supposed to start drafting a
nal agreement to curb Irans rogue nuclear
program. But pen never touched paper (or
the digital equivalent).Western ofcials said
they expected more exibility from Iran. The
Iranians said the U.S. and its allies need to be
more reasonable. Translation: These talks
have veered into a deep ditch; dont expect
an agreement by July 20. One key snag: Irans
breakout capability. Thats a measure of how
fast Iran could build a nuclear weapon without
tipping off international nuclear inspectors.
The more centrifuges Iran spins, the more
enriched uranium it produces, the faster the
breakout.
VA scandal shows Obama is out of the
loop again
Former president George W. Bush once
said, rather proudly, that he didnt read
newspapers. President Obama, a conrmed
newsie, has claimed to read the major papers,
perhaps to learn whats going on in his own
administration. What Obama didnt know: The
many controversies that the White House says
the president was kept in the dark about. Latest
to the list of presidential discoveries, thanks
to the dailies, is the horric news that the
Department of Veterans Affairs has kept secret
lists of veterans waiting for treatment. Some
have died during the wait. In a world of faux
outrage, nally we have something about which
to be scandalized. It is hard to imagine leaving
our veterans to wither and die after theyve
survived enemy re and war.
The eruption of Ukip
The trouble with London, said Suzanne Evans,
one of the UK Independence Partys more
impressive speakers, is that it is inhabited by so
many educated, cultured and young people She
was trying to explain why Ukip had done so well
in the local elections in England except in London,
but managed to encapsulate in a single phrase
much of the countrys recent socio-demographic
history. London is, indeed, different from the rest
of the country. So much so that it has become
fashionable to describe it as a separate city-state
and to suggest that it would make more sense
for it to hold a referendum on breaking away
from the UK than it does for Scotland to do so.
The implication that London is somehow an alien
province that has been imposed on traditional
England is, however, a mistaken one.
OPINION / Page 15
BILL GATES}
GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Palaver
A popular radio host declares
University of Nairobi students
are goons, hallelujah! Not hired
goons, these are self-employed
goons. How do you excuse the
bestiality in supposedly erudite
individuals, beating and stoning
people they have no quarrel
with? How do you explain the wil-
ful destruction of property where
there is no gain?
These two were at it again,
Nairobi Senator Sonko and and
Nairobi Women Representative
Rachel Shebesh. After the igno-
miny of an al-
leged quarrel
at a city hotel,
one would
have expected
them to lie
low like an
envelope,
but did they? Social media
again has it that they caused a
breach of peace at some club in
Nairobi. Guns were drawn and
shots were red. How come
they are not behind bars? And,
pray, what were they ghting
over this time?
The humiliation and shame
of defeat can be very personal
things. So personal, if taken to
heart, impede normal thought
process. A former assistant
minister for Local Gvernment in
Malawi, Godfrey Kamanya, chose
to terminate his life on noticing
he was running fth out of seven
in the just-concluded elections.
That was a selsh thing to do!
Engaging the mind before
letting go off at the mouth is
sound strategy. Imagine the
embarrassment President
Kenyatta
would have
suffered had
he thought
he was talk-
ing to one
Mike Sonko
privately and
said something unsavoury?
And what exactly did Sonko
wish to achieve by telling all
and sundry? That he could
wrap the President around
his little nger anytime,
anywhere? Is the Presidency
an institution or just another
ofce?
And nally...
Several students will be disci-
plined for releasing hundreds of
crickets in a western Pennsylva-
nia high school, USA, as a prank.
Chartiers Valley School District
said the students involved in
Thursdays prank at the high
school in Bridgeville have been
identied and will be disciplined.
The district spokeswoma didnt
say what that would entail.
School ofcials didnt how many
Chartiers Valley High School
seniors were involved, though
a local television station said it
was about six. School janitors
and teachers were enlisted to
help round up the bugs.
oped@standardmedia.co.ke
because they favoured a market-
based approach where people
would pay a small amount for
each net. To put it mildly, Sachs
didnt make any friends in the pro-
cess of advancing his case for free
bed nets.
Through increasingly ruthless
tirades, he wound up alienating
potential allies who want to defeat
malaria just as badly as he does.
But history will show that Sachs
was absolutely right. Since then,
weve seen that the free model has
allowed for much broader distri-
bution of bed nets and much
greater reductions in malaria
than market models.
In the end, I hope poverty ght-
ers will not let what they read in
this book stop them from invest-
ing and taking risks. In the world
of venture capital, a success rate of
30 per cent is considered a great
track record. In the world of inter-
national development, critics hold
up every misstep as proof that aid
is like throwing money down a rat
hole. When youre trying to do
something as hard as ghting pov-
erty and disease, you will never
achieve anything meaningful if
youre afraid to make mistakes. I
greatly admire Sachs for putting
his ideas and reputation on the
line. After all, he could have a good
life doing nothing more than
teaching two classes a semester
and pumping out armchair advice
in academic journals.
But thats not his style. He rolls
up his sleeves. He puts his theories
into action. He drives himself as
hard as anyone I know.
I have no doubt that Sachs, like
all relentless thinkers and doers,
will come back with stronger ideas
and approaches.
Mr Gates, Founder and
Technology Adviser of the
Microsoft Corporation,
is Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation
(c) Project Syndicate 2014
www.project-syndicate.org
B
ono calls the economist
Jeffrey Sachs the
squeaky wheel that
roars. To me, Sachs is the Bono of
economics a guy with impressive
intelligence, passion, and powers
of persuasion who is devoting his
gifts to speaking up for the poor-
est people on the planet.
So it was no surprise to me that
a journalist would nd Sachs to be
a compelling central character for
a book and a good way to draw
readers into the potentially dry
subject of international develop-
ment.
In The Idealist, Vanity Fair writ-
er Nina Munk draws a nuanced
portrait of Sachs and his Millenni-
um Villages Project (MVP) a $120
million demonstration project in-
tended to show the world that it is
possible to lift African villages out
of poverty through a massive infu-
sion of targeted assistance.
It would have been easy, and
perhaps more marketable, for
Munk to draw a caricature, overly
accentuating Sachss negative
qualities at the expense of his great
gifts. But she doesnt.
Munk spent six years research-
ing the book, getting to know
Sachs well and living for extended
periods in two of the 15 Millenni-
um Villages. She clearly appreci-
ates the importance and difculty
of what Sachs and his team are at-
tempting to do.Unlike most books
about international development,
Munks book is very readable and
not long (260 pages). Ive told ev-
eryone at our foundation that I
think it is worth taking the time to
read it. Its a valuable and, at
times, heartbreaking cautionary
tale.
While some of the Millennium
Villages have succeeded in help-
ing families improve their health
and incomes, Munk concludes
that the two villages she spent the
most time studying Dertu, Kenya
and Ruhiira, Uganda have so far
not lived up to Sachss vision.
Sachs did come to the founda-
tion, asking us to support the Mil-
lennium Villages. His pitch was in-
triguing. He was picking a small
handful of villages to be the focus
of intense interventions in health,
education, and agriculture all at
once.
His hypothesis was that these
interventions would be so syner-
gistic that they would start a virtu-
ous upward cycle and lift the vil-
lages out of poverty for good. He
felt that if you focus just on fertil-
iser without also addressing
health, or if you just go in and pro-
vide vaccinations without doing
anything to help improve educa-
tion, then progress wont be sus-
tained without an endless supply
of aid.
My colleagues and I had a
number of concerns about Sachss
approach. We questioned his as-
sumptions about how quickly the
gains would materialise, what
would happen when the MVP
funding was phased out, how
much governments would con-
tribute to offset the high per-per-
son costs, and how feasible it was
to measure progress (given the
likelihood that people from the
surrounding area would stream
into their villages once the MVP
aid started owing).
So we decided not to invest in
the MVP directly. Instead we fund-
ed his interdisciplinary work at
Columbia Universitys Earth Insti-
tute, because we felt it was invalu-
able to have him focused on the
needs of poor countries.
Based on what Munk reports
about the MVP, Im not about to
throw stones. We have many proj-
ects of our own that have come up
short. Its hard to deliver effective
solutions, even when you plan for
every potential contingency and
unintended consequence.
There is a natural tendency in
almost any kind of investment
business, philanthropic, or other-
wise to double down in the face
of difculty. Ive done it, and I
think most other people have too.
So what went wrong? For one
thing, the villages that Sachs
picked experienced all kinds of
problems from drought to polit-
ical unrest. For another, the MVP
began with an idealistic Field of
Dreams approach.
MVP leaders encouraged farm-
ers to switch to a series of new
crops that were in demand in rich-
er countries and experts on the
ground did a good job of helping
farmers to produce good crop
yields by using fertilizer, irrigation,
and better seeds.
But the MVP didnt simultane-
ously invest in developing markets
for these crops. According to
Munk, Pineapple couldnt be ex-
ported after all, because the cost
of transport was far too high. There
was no market for ginger, appar-
ently. And despite some early in-
terest from buyers in Japan, no
one wanted banana our. The
farmers grew the crops, but the
buyers didnt come.
Of course, Sachs knows that its
critical to understand market dy-
namics; hes one of the worlds
smartest economists. But in the
villages Munk proled, Sachs
seems to be wearing blinders.
Warren Buffett likes to say,
The rear-view mirror is always
clearer than the windshield.
Through that rear-view mirror, we
can see that the project didnt have
an economic model that could
sustain successes once the MVP
dollars ran out.
All of the interventions in-
volved health, agriculture, infra-
structure, education, and business
seed money make sense if car-
ried out carefully, over time.
Through the rear-view mirror,
we can also see that many of
Sachss ideas have proved to be ex-
actly right. Munk details his 2007
ght with international aid donors
who were refusing to distribute in-
secticide-treated bed nets for free
Why Jeffrey Sachs matters to the world
While some
of the Mil-
lennium Vil-
lages have
succeeded in
helping fami-
lies improve
their health
and incomes,
Munk con-
cludes that
the two vil-
lages she
spent the
most time
studying
Dertu, Kenya
and Ruhii-
ra, Uganda
have so far
not lived up
to Sachss vi-
sions
F
ormer Attorney Amos
Wako seems to have no
qualms taking responsi-
bility for the dereliction of duty
over the Anglo Leasing contracts,
which will cost the taxpayer bil-
lions of shillings.
In response to his successor
Prof Githu Muigai, Wako conrms
the written statement from the
AGs ofce is substantially correct
and factual except for one minor
detail. The minor detail is that his
successor referred to himself as a
mortician. Wako does not also
have a problem being referred to
as the surgeon who attended to
the Anglo-Leasing patient. This
honest, candid, forthright and
truthful response to Prof Githu
makes Wako the only visible face
in the Anglo Leasing circus. To-
gether with Musalia Mudavadi
who was Transport and Commu-
nications Minister and Kisii Sena-
tor Chris Obure who was Finance
Minister in July 2002 when the
First Merchantile and Universal
Sat Space contracts were signed,
Wako can help illuminate the oth-
er shadowy gures behind the c-
titious Anglo -Leasing deals.
Wakos honesty, candidness,
forthrightness and truthfulness,
can offer fresh impetus to Presi-
dent Kenyattas directive for fresh
investigations into the multibil-
lion scandal. Hence, in keeping
with these rare attributes, Wako
should seek an appointment with
the Criminal Investigations De-
partment (CID) and the Ethics
and Anticorruption Commission
(EACC), where he should be
chauffeured directly upon arrival
from Geneva Switzerland where
he is on Senatorial duties.
The AGs ofce is a law rm. It
is a law rm whose exclusive cli-
ent is the Government and the
public. It is the largest law rm in
the country with over 1,000 work-
ers majority being State Counsels.
Wako was in this ofce for 20
years during which mega-scan-
dals the Goldenberg and Anglo-
Leasing were diligently executed
with his principal legal advice to
the government of the day.
Responding to Prof Githu, Wa-
ko asserts that his successor took
over from him immediately after
ling of the defence on Anglo
Leasing cases. As an attorney of
no mean repute globally, Wako
understands that cases are won
or lost at the time of pleadings. He
fully understands that submis-
sions inuence the outcome of
the case by about only 30 per
cent.
He was in ofce at the time
when pleadings in the First Mer-
chantile Securities Corporation
case were entered in a Geneva
Court. It is fair to say Wako was re-
sponsible for over 70 per cent of
the unforgivable negligence by
the State Law Ofce in defending
Kenyans interests in the Anglo-
Leasing cases.
Mr Oloo is the Secretary
General of TNA, a member of the
ruling Jubilee Coalition
Besides
the Geneva
court ruling,
Wako must
explain why
as princi-
pal legal ad-
visor to the
government,
he permit-
ted such c-
titious deals
to be signed
in the rst
place.
ONYANGO OLOO} Wako has no qualms owning Anglo-Leasing skunk
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President
Nairobi Senator Mike Mbuvi Sonkos
direct phone call to President Uhuru
against authorised action by his own
Government was shocking and should
not have happened. Worse, the populist
Senator placed the President on
speakerphone without President Uhurus
knowledge, for all, including media, to
hear. Imagine what damage this would
have caused had the President tripped in
his speech thinking the conversation was
private! Vincent Onoka
Call for clarication on the role of
county commissioners
A war of supremacy is playing out
between the county governors and
county commissioners after President
Uhuru Kenyatta authority to manage
their units. Debate has now emerged on
who should be arriving and leaving last
at functions, who should invite the other
and who should speak last. Kenyans
need clarication, so that they dont
feel theyre being taken back to the dark
days of dictatorial rule by the provincial
administration system. Justin Nkaranga
Why looking East wont save our
tourism
The Chinese may very well build all the
roads in Kenya but there is no way they
are heavy tourist spenders. Those saying
we look East to salvage our tourism
are misguided. First, we may have to
redesign our hotels, a good number of
which were put up in pre-independence
days with the Western tastes and
preferences in mind. We may also have
to change the culinary choices. Asians
generally consider relaxing and touring a
waste of time and money. Most would be
bored to death were they to go on a bush
safari circuit. We are thus stuck with the
west. James Mageto
Universities breeding copy and
paste generation
If you have passed through Kenyan
Universities then you must have come
across the words Mwakenya or Copy
paste. In my observation, I think we
have a dangerous generation that I call a
copy paste generation. Innovation and
creativity have been killed by this culture.
Education is continuously being diluted
by this culture. I also think employees
have mastered the culture too. When
people heard about the quails business,
everyone wanted a piece of the trade.
Look at M-Pesa businesses dotting every
corner of this country. I wonder how
they even make it. I ask God to help us
rethink. Kelvin Keya
Why merger of all teachers
unions would be a great idea
It is a pity that after long consul-
tations, the teachers unions are
again unable to merge. There was a
ray of hope at the weekend in Bar-
ingo, when the unions seemed to
have agreed to come together, ex-
cept one.
It is sad that Kenya Union of
Post Primary Education (Kuppet)
walked out, complaining of under-
hand deals by its rival union. When
will we ever have a united country
where leaders serve the interests of
the people rather than them-
selves?
The merging of unions, right
from Early Childhood Develop-
ment (ECD) teachers, all the way to
university was a welcome move
that would have helped reform the
education sector in a big way.
Wouldnt this make a big impact in
the education sector?
Imagine a Kenya where all
teachers, regardless of their level of
education speak in one voice.
I laud the University Academic
Staff Union (Uasu) for their hand in
making the merger a success. See-
ing university professors sitting at
the same table with a nursery
school teacher is a show of humil-
ity and selessness. It shows how
they are committed to moulding
the future of the Kenyan child
through education.

OPPOSING VOICES
The merger would help solve
some of the major challenges fac-
ing the education sector arising
from divisions among teachers.
Uniting the Unions means
bringing together people from dif-
ferent levels, who are ghting for
the same cause. This would even
ease the Governments work in
coming up with policies that gov-
ern education in Kenya.
It would also ease the work of
the Teachers Service Commission
in employing teachers, right from
ECD to secondary level, as there
would be no issues on how many
teachers to employ, at what level, or
how many should be promoted.
In the past, the Government
came out as the winner over teach-
er unions due to the opposing voic-
es of the teacher.
The Government got its way by
using divide-and-rule tactics, as
warring teachers watched. And it
was the Kenyan child who was left
suffering.
When it came to maintaining
top leadership at elections, the
unions always found a way. Prob-
ably what is ailing individual unions
is fear of being rendered power-
less.
Perhaps to solve the problem of
inter-union superiority wars, the
committee overseeing the merger
should come up with structures
that would ensure leaders from all
the unions remain relevant.
It is only through unity that the
unions would be able to face the
Government, and get the best for
the welfare of their members.
{Carren Chelangat, Nairobi}
Page 16 / READERS DIALOGUE
The ongoing security operation
to ush out terrorists and other
criminal elements across the coun-
try is commendable and must be
supported by all Kenyans.
We cannot achieve the much-
needed development in this coun-
try if there is no peace.
Matters of terrorism have noth-
ing to do with religion and ethnic
afliations, so Kenyans should rally
behind the Government in looking
for a lasting solution to terrorism.
Inspector General David Kimai-
yo has assured Kenyans that the op-
eration is being done in accordance
with the law, and that human rights
issues are of utmost importance.
So far, nobody has reported or
given evidence of police harass-
ment, or inhumane manner in
which the operation has been car-
ried out.
Security matters should not be
politicised. Instead, security arms
of Government should be given the
opportunity to ensure law and or-
der is observed.
Kenyans should volunteer use-
ful information, which can lead to
the arrest of the criminals, most of
who live amongst us.
Politicians should make the war
against terror a priority whenever
they visit their constituents.
The move by Inspector General
David Kimaiyo to send home nine
ofcers found to have engaged in
professional misconduct shows his
seriousness in reforming the police
force.
A new unit to watch over the
conduct of the police ofcers has
begun its work in earnest by inter-
dicting the ofcers, including an
OCPD and an OCS.
This means that the IG and his
team are moving in the right direc-
tion, in getting rid of the few unpro-
fessional individuals tarnishing the
image of the police force.
{Ezron Wanyama Bungoma}
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EAC conservation
efforts laudable
It was thrilling to hear that the
East Africa Community (EAC)
member states have set aside
Sh3.6 billion to rehabilitate
water catchment areas in the
Lake Victoria, Mara River and
the Nile basins.
The ve-year project to be
spearheaded by the EACs
Regional Policy Steering
Committee is a fresh bid to
reverse the destruction of
forests that has seen streams
owing into major rivers
reduced drastically.
This has raised fears of water
shortage for wildlife and
communities living downstream.
Depletion of forests has made
the region susceptible to the
effects of climate change.
Latest data show that the region
would experience greater
impact than other regions due
to its greater exposure and
lower adaptive capacity.
In the recent past, short rains
have ravaged some parts of
the country, causing massive
ooding, which had not been
witnessed since the 1960s.
Now that the EAC countries
have initiated a project to
reduce the effects of climate
change, there is need top
strengthen the sustainability
of trans-boundary fresh water
ecosystems, and increase
the supply of water beyond
national boundaries in partner
states.
In Kenya, priority should be
directed towards conserving
the Mau forest.
The after-effects of human
activities in the water catchment
area have led to past crop
failures and loss of livestock in
the EAC region.
{Veronica Onjoro, Mombasa}
Waiguru impeachment
call not war on women
The move by Igembe South MP
Mithika Linturi to push for the im-
peachment of Devolution Cabinet Sec-
retary Anne Waiguru on grounds of
gross violation of the Constitution is
welcome.
More so because it is coming from
not just the ruling coalition, but from
the Presidents own party, TNA and tar-
geting a Cabinet Secretary believed to
be from the Presidents wing of the co-
alition.
Had the impeachment motion
been sanctioned by CORD, there
would be an outcry of partisan and
tribal interests, even if it is something
that means well for all Kenyans.
It is a good lesson for his fellow leg-
islators and Kenyans in general, that in
a presidential system, the executive
must be checked and that responsibil-
ity lies with parliament regardless of
party afliation.
That is why women leaders should
stop all the noise that women are be-
ing targeted. If Waiguru is found to
have acted contrary to the Constitu-
tion and shes sacked, ordinarily, the
President would replace her with a fel-
low woman.
The Constitution empowers MPs to
play an oversight role over the nation-
al government. If this principle of sep-
aration of powers can be faithfully ap-
plied without petty politics,
communities will not scramble for the
presidency in future.
{Vincent Ogaya, Nairobi}
Jubilee working on
misplaced priorities
Treasury nally conrmed that
Sh1.4 billion shillings had been re-
leased to settle the debt owed to Anglo
Leasing rms. However, a number of
questions beg for answers, regarding
the settlement of such a huge sum of
money.
The Government has consistently
said in most forums that it has no
money. A case in point is a speech de-
livered by the Labour Secretary Kazun-
gu Kambi on behalf of the Head of
State, during the May 1 Labour Day
celebrations, that the Government was
unable to increase public workers sal-
aries, as it was broke.
In a recent deal with China, the
Government received a huge chunk of
money to be directed towards upgrad-
ing the railways, and avoid the damage
being caused by heavy trucks ferrying
heavy loads along the Kenyan roads.
This, of course is commendable, but
could it be that the Government ac-
cepted the loan to pay off the Anglo
Leasing debt? Unfortunately, majority
of Kenyans are not in a position to an-
swer this question.
With the Chinese deal in its pocket,
the Jubilee Government is elated that
it is doing what was pledged in its
manifesto. But what about Vision 2030,
insecurity and runaway ination?
Could this be a case of misplaced
priorities on the part of the Jubilee
Government?

{Sarah Njeri, Timboroa}
States war on insecurity needs support of all
ENTERTAINMENT: GOSSIP/ Page 17 Monday, May 26, 2014 / The Standard
Kenzo: Yes, I am in
love with Daddy
Owens sister
For the rst time,
mellow-voiced singer
Kenzo has confessed that
he is in love with Jojo who
belongs to the celebrity
family of Daddy Owen and
Rufftone.
Talking to Monday-
Blues on Saturday, Kenzo
said: Yeah, I am in love.
Given the chance, I would
make her my wife, he
said.
The Kidogo Tu singer
said the two had known
each other for some while
now, adding that their
relationship is tight.
Since leaving Ogopa
about three months ago,
Kenzo has been trying to
get his groove back and is
currently working on his
new video, expected out in
a months time.
Machawood launches
premier movie
The recently constitut-
ed Machawood entertain-
ment outt launched its
rst lm entitled Love and
Deceit during a colourful
ceremony held at the
Peoples Park in the new
Machakos City, on
Saturday night.
The story-line of the
lm, which was shot in
Kenya and the United
States, revolves around
long-time friends caught
up in a romantic triangle.
The launch was
attended by, among
others, the Machakos
County minister for
Tourism and Culture Faith
Wathome, Machawood
chairman Peter Mutie and
Riverwood boss Mwaniki
Mageria.
Stars set for
3-day Kitui Sevens
A galaxy of entertainment
bigwigs among them Ken
wa Maria, Churchill, Bosco
Mulwa and Chris Darlin
will entertain fun lovers at
the Kitui Sevens rugby
event set to take place in
Kitui town this weekend.
The three-day affair
kicks off on Friday with
top-notch entertainment
planned to take place at
Vista Gardens.
This will be the
ultimate show. All roads
lead to Kitui this weekend.
Rehearsals have been
going on over the past
three weeks and all is set,
Churchill told Monday-
Blues yesterday.
STEVENS MUENDO} MONDAYBLUES
The ofcial showbiz and gossip column Get It here hot and rst.
All correspondence may be sent to mblues@standardmedia.co.ke
A senator chatted up a stripper and even
bought her shots of tequila during a Saturday
night session of fun before asking her for
room service.
The leader from Western region was treated
to a steamy lap dance as his friends fanned the
affair, offering the girl generous tips until the
4am when the senator disappeared with the
go-go sexy girl into a hotel room.
Also in the popular Nairobi downtown joint
were two MPs who had accompanied the
senator for the luscious exclusive VIP treat.
At one point, the married senator is quoted
to have said: This is a treat that you cannot get
at home.
His bodyguards kept vigilance all night;
watching over him as he drunk the night away
with the hooker.
The team left the spot some minutes before
sunrise.
Senator in steamy
romp with stripper
GOSSIP OF THE WEEK
A
fter months of separation, showbiz
power couple Juliani and Brenda
Wairimu are back together.
On Thursday evening, the two
arrived at Julianis album listening party hand-in-
hand where they however tried to avoid media
attention as Brenda quickly joined the guests,
opting to sit next to a male friend. The well-choreo-
graphed move saw Juliani throw light jokes about
them when he got to the stage to address his
guests.
There is a yellow-yellow girl in the crowd I
hope she hasnt sat next to that guy to attract
media attention, he joked, obviously talking about
Brenda who is referred as Yellow Yellow in the
showbiz circles thanks to her light complexion.
The two remained hip to hip during the after
party that was only attended by a few close friends.
Meanwhile, Pulse Magazine won the Best
Magazines award during the function.
R
apper Jay Z and
his lover Beyonc
missed their best
friends Kanye
West and Kim
Kardashians wedding on
Saturday, raising eyebrows and
almost conrming that the two
pairs are not in good terms.
After the couple gave the
Italian wedding a miss, Beyonc,
the Drunk in Love singer, posted
a bare-faced sele on her
Instagram account conrming
her absence.
Jay Z too took to Instagram to
share a special message for the
couple, who tied the knot
surrounded by friends and
family at the Forte di Belvedere
in Florence, Italy.
Wishing you a lifetime of
unconditional love, Beyonc
wrote. God bless your beautiful
family. The Grammy winner
accompanied her sweet wedding
message with a photo of Kim,
Kanye and their daughter, North
West, that was taken for their
Vogue shoot.
It is believed that the pair
missed the glitz affair so as to
avoid being in the same place as
Kims best friend, Rachel Roy,
who is said to be the genesis for
the ght between Jay Z and
Beyoncs sister Solange
Knowles, three weeks ago.
They werent sure about all
of the media attention and it
possibly being lmed for the
show [KUWTK], but after the
ght with Rachel at the Met, they
decided to lay low, a source told
Hollywood Life.
Juliani and Brenda
back together
QuickRead
Amani: Kenyas music
industry has matured
Celebrated Kenyan songstress Amani has
praised the Kenyan showbiz industry, saying
it has shaped up and become a lucrative
sector.
We rarely seem to see how far we have
come from but looking back, we have really
made a lot of progress as an industry, she
told MondayBlues.
The singer whose song Kiboko Changu,
featuring Ugandas Radio and Weasel, has
been nominated for the MTV Africa Music
Awards said it was amazing how fans had
been giving support to her through voting
and encouraging messages ahead of the
grand day at KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
next week.
In the past, fans seemed disconnected
from their stars and you could hardly get
votes in such nominations but the industry
seems mature. Kenyans are now supporting
their own stars and it is for the media to keep
highlighting the positives we have achieved
over time, she remarked.
Saying East African music was now getting
recognition globally, Amani said the Durban
International Convention Centre (ICC)
ceremony will provide a good platform for
nominees from here to learn and exchange
ideas.
Also in the nominations is Sauti Sol and
Lupita Nyongo.
Meanwhile, together with Sage and Nazizi,
Amani will be staging the Divas Night during
the Pulse Industry Night concert to take place
at the Carnivore on Wednesday evening.
Why Beyonce missed
Kardashians wedding
Alarm as toxicity
levels of heavy
metals exceed
degree set by EU
and WHO
THE DEFINITION
E-waste refers to obso-
lete electronic and elec-
trical equipment that has
come to the end of life
They include com-
puters, printers, offce
and medical scanners,
phones, CD/DVDs/foppy
disks, UPSs, radio sets,
TVs, cameras, video re-
corders, Hi-f recorders,
photocopier, typewriters,
cookers, desk calcula-
tors, facsimile, fridges,
toaster and toys
By ALLYJAMAH
The amount of electronic
waste in the country is increasing
at an alarming rate, thereby ex-
posing the lives of many to health
risk.
Millions of Kenyans are dis-
posing of dead mobile phones,
junk personal computers, empty
radios, broken down tablets and
other disused electronic goods
So the big question wracking
the minds of environmental ex-
perts is whether the mounting
piles of e-waste will be left to ruin
our health or will be turned into a
lucrative economic resource that
generates many jobs through
smart recycling.
In this regard, a major confer-
ence will be held in Nairobi this
week to discuss practical solutions
of dealing with the mounting chal-
lenge posed by e-waste.
The conference is expected to
bring together stakeholders in the
sector including regulators, policy
makers, service providers, distrib-
utors, manufacturers, collectors,
dismantlers, recyclers, consum-
ers, researchers, trainers, public
health and environmental ex-
perts.
Recent research studies on e-
waste in Kenya has established
that the number of Kenyans being
exposed to hazardous materials
from e-waste has increased tre-
mendously.
This problem is growing in
magnitude without many Ke-
nyans being aware of the risks. In-
appropriate and unsafe manage-
ment practices related to
collection, handling, recycling
and disposal of end-of-life of e-
wastes of doing great harm to peo-
ples health, reveal the latest
studies conducted by the Kenya
Industrial Research and Develop-
ment Institute (Kirdi), a Govern-
ment research body under the In-
dustrialisation Ministry.
According to Dr Faridah Were,
a senior research scientist at Kirdi,
studies conducted in hotspots
such as the Dandora dumping site
in Nairobi, where e-waste are rou-
tinely dismantled and burned, re-
vealed high levels of toxic heavy
metals like copper, cadmium, lead
and chromium in the soil as well
as water.
Her investigations indicate
that the toxicity levels of the heavy
metals in that area exceeded the
European Union and World Health
Organisation limits by far.
E-wastes have more than
1,000 different substances that fall
under hazardous materials such
as heavy metals like lead, mercury,
arsenic, cadmium, selenium. Also
in the mix are radioactive ele-
ments and plastics, which are lev-
els far higher than those allowed,
she asserts.
Also research studies by Dr
Francis Orata, a lecturer at the
Masinde Muliro University of Sci-
ence and Technology, have shown
that Kenyas increasing volume of
e-waste is, threatening the coun-
trys human and environmental
health by releasing harmful sub-
stances likely to cause a number
of diseases including cancer.
According to the United Na-
tion Environment Programme,
Kenyans generate an estimated
11,400 tonnes of e-waste from re-
frigerators, 2,800 tonnes from TVs,
2,500 tonnes from personal com-
puters, 500 tonnes from printers
and 150 tonnes from mobile
phones every year.
In addition, it is also estimated
that 15,000 tonnes of used com-
puters and mobile phones are
shipped to Kenya every year,
which degenerate quickly into e-
waste after only a few years of use,
leaving Kenyans with a bigger
mound of e-waste to deal with.
But the mounting piles of e-
waste across the country need not
be a nuisance and a health threat.
Instead, it can easily be a lucrative
resource that mints attractive in-
comes for many people if recycled
appropriately.
According to Dr Tom Musili of
the Waste Electrical and Electron-
ic Equipment Centre, the poten-
tial of transforming e-waste into
wealth through recycling presents
a huge economic opportunity if
tapped well.
Dumped electronic
waste. The problem
of e-waste in Kenya
is growing in magni-
tude. [PHOTO: FILE]
Stakeholders
meet to discuss
e-waste threat
Inappropriate and
unsafe management
practices related to
collection, handling,
recycling and disposal
of end-of-life of e-wastes
of doing great harm to
peoples health Kirdi
research ndings
Currently, mobile operator Sa-
faricom is running a programme
of collecting e-waste in its outlets,
including disused mobile phones.
So far, the rm has collected 40
tonnes of e-waste in Nairobi alone,
according to its Corporate Affairs
Director Nzioka Waita.
Chairperson of the Parliamen-
tary Committee on Environment
Amina Abdallah says e-waste reg-
ulation approved by the Parlia-
mentary Committee on Delegated
Legislation will go a long way in
streamlining the e-waste sector.
She added that the regulations
would be gazetted soon by the En-
vironment Ministry.
The regulations handle the
registration of e-waste producers
and recyclers. The regulations are
expected to ensure that e-waste is
segregated from other forms of
waste and is taken to licensed re-
furbishers, collection centres or
recyclers.
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For the full Terms of Reference (ToR) and requirements please visit UNDP Kenya's Website:
http://www.ke.undp.org/index.php/procurements ; and the UN Global Market Place: www.
ungm.org/Notices/Notices.aspx
Sealed proposal documents comprising the technical proposal and the fnancial proposal
in separate sealed envelopes clearly marked RFP/005/2014 KENYA CLIMATE PUBLIC
EXPENDITURE AND BUDGET REVIEW (CPEBR) CONSULTANCY should be dropped at
the UNDP TENDER BOX placed at the main entrance reception of UN Complex in Gigiri and
addressed to:
The Deputy Country Director (Operations)
United Nations Development Programme Kenya,
Block N, Ground Floor, UN Complex, Gigiri, PO Box 30218, 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
THE CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS THURSDAY, 19 JUNE 2014 BY 14.00 HRS (2.00
P.M.) KENYA TIME.
A pre-bidding conference will be held on THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014 at 11.00 a.m.. at United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Conference Room , Block N, UN Complex, Gigiri
Those who wish to attend the pre-bidding conference should contact e-mail: procurement.ken@
undp.org no later than 3.00 p.m. on Wednesday 28 May 2014
BY PATRICK BEJA
The UDF party has criticised the Indepen-
dent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IE-
BC) following revelations it had been conduct-
ing secret voter registration.
At the conclusion of its retreat in Lamu on
Saturday, UDF challenged the electoral commis-
sion to disclose details of its secret registration
of voters or face disbandment.
Party delegates led by leader Musalia Muda-
vadi expressed displeasure at the revelation that
IEBC carried out the exercise in silence because
it lacked money to publicise it.
In its resolutions made at the retreat in Lamu
County at the weekend, UDF said IEBC was fast
losing its integrity the party was losing faith in
it.
We call upon IEBC to disclose the details of
the registration and return the registers to coun-
ties for public verication. Short of these de-
mands, the new registration should be declared
illegal and a process of reconstituting IEBC com-
menced, said UDF in a statement.
The resolutions were signed by the party CEO
Petronila Were. The retreat brought together all
organs of the party including its 15 MPs, three
senators and 88 Members of the County Assem-
bly to deliberate on party restructuring.
UDF called on the Government to create a
mitigating fund against insecurity for counties
most affected by terror threats.
UDF hits out at electoral team
BY FELIX OLICK
Various Government institutions,
including independent commissions,
inundated the Parliamentary Budget
and Appropriations Committee with
memoranda for increased funding
ahead of the Budget reading on June
12.
The Independent Police Oversight
Authority (IPOA), National Gender
and Equality Commission (NGEC),
The National Youth Council (NYC)
and The Kenya Law Reform Commis-
sion are among those requesting for
additional funding.
IPOA Chairman Macharia Njeru
said they need an additional Sh214
million, adding that the Budget ceil-
ing of Sh215 million allocated to them
is grossly inadequate.
MAINTAIN INTEGRITY
Macharia termed donor funding to
the authority as extremely danger-
ous, saying donors would attempt to
interfere with their impartiality.
Donors can only come in capac-
ity building but our operations should
be funded fully by Kenya, he said.
But the MPs challenged IPOA to be
more proactive saying Kenyans hard-
ly know their mandate.
Committee Chairman Mutava
Musyimi maintained that donor fund-
ing was an option so long as the au-
thority maintained its integrity.
State bodies want
more cash allocation
in upcoming year
Police oversight authority, gender
and national youth commissions
among teams that say they are
grossly underfunded for operations
NGEC Chairperson Winfred Lichu-
ma complained that they are the least
funded in comparison to other con-
stitutional commissions and inde-
pendent ofces.
Kituo Cha Sheria in conjunction
with Albinism Foundation of East Af-
rica also requested additional funding
for persons living with albinism, argu-
ing that their numbers have increased
over the years.
The civil society organisations also
asked that funds for the procurement
of sunscreen lotions for those living
with albinism should not be chan-
neled through the National Council
for People with Disability.
The Health ministry should pro-
cure, store and distribute sun screen
lotions to persons living with albinism
as they have the capacity, infrastruc-
ture and national outreach in place,
said Kituo Cha Sheria Programme Of-
cer Waithaka Thuku.
The NYC also told the Committee
that they were not allocated any funds
in the last nancial year.
WHAT THEY SAID
IPOA chairman said they
need an additional Sh214 mil-
lion
NGEC chairperson com-
plained that they are the least
funded in comparison to other
constitutional commissions
Kituo Cha Sheria and Albi-
nism Foundation of East Afri-
ca requested additional fund-
ing for persons living with al-
binism, saying their numbers
have increased over the years
Our
considered
opinion is that
the Health
ministry is
in the best
position to
procure, store
and distribute
sun screen
lotions Kituo
Cha Sheria
Programme
Ofcer Waithaka
Thuku
Congratulations, Bishop
Deputy President
William Ruto
congratulates
Bishop Henry
Cheruiyot, the
newly ordained
bishop of the Full
Gospel Church
Kericho Central
district. Ruto was
the chief guest at
the event. [PHOTO:
DPPS]
S/No TENDER NAME /DESCRIPTION TENDER NUMBER
1 PROVISION OF MEDICAL COVER TO THE
ASSEMBLY STAFF
CAM/PRO/T/01/2014
2016
2 PROVISION OF INSURANCE COVER TO THE
ASSEMBLY BUILDING AND ASSEMBLY MOTOR
VEHICLE
CAM/PRO/T/02/2014-
2016
The County Assembly of Mombasa Invites bids from interested and competent bidders for
the above tenders.
Interested eligible candidates may obtain further information and inspect tender
documents at Head of Supply Chain management, County Assembly of Mombasa, Town
hall between 9.00 am to 12.00pm and or between 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm upon payment of
a non refundable fee of Ksh 1000 paid in cash or bankers cheque payable to the Clerk of
the County Assembly at the cash ofce /Banking hall located in the Ground oor between
9.00 am to 12.30 pm and 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm during working days.
Interested bidders should note that only those meeting the criteria below as minimum
supported by relevant document at submission will be considered for further evaluation:
a) Fully lled and signed Condential Business Questionnaire and Forms of
tender
b) Provide nancial standing (audited account and bank statements) for the
last three years.
c) Provide valid tax compliance certicate.
d) Provide PIN and V.A.T certicates.
e) Business registration Certicate/ Certicate of Incorporation
f) Name at least three clients supplied with similar items/works.
Tenders must be accompanied by a bid bond of 2% of the quoted price in form of bank
guarantee from a reputable bank or insurance company recognized by (PPOA) and must
remain valid for 120 days from the date of opening/closing tender. Tender documents
in plain sealed envelope clearly marked with Tender Number and Description should be
addressed to:
The Clerk
County Assembly of Mombasa
P.O. Box 90440-80100
Mombasa

and/or be deposited in the tender box situated at the entrance of the Clerks Ofce,
County Assembly Building, Room No. 114 on or before 18
th
June, 2014 at 10.00 am.
Submitted bids will be opened immediately thereafter at 10.30am on 18
th
, June 2014 in
the presence of the candidates or their representatives who may wish to attend. Late bids
will be returned unopened

The County Assembly of Mombasa reserves the right to accept or reject in whole or in part
any tender and is not bound to give reasons for its decision.

Atego Chrispine
Senior Supply Chain Ofcer
For: COUNTY ASSEMBLY CLERK
COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF MOMBASA
MOMBASA COUNTY ASSEMBLY SERVICE BOARD
TENDERS NOTICE
ADVERTISERS ANNOUNCEMENT / Page 21
Page 22 / NOTICES
/ Page 31
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
WAJIR COUNTY ASSEMBLY
WAJIR COUNTY ASSEMBLY SERVICE BOARD
Pursuant to the advertisement of various positions, the following shortlisted candidates are hereby invited for interviews on the
dates and time specied below.
SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES FOR VARIOUS POSITIONS
CLERK ASSISTANTS
S/
NO.
NAMES ID/NO. DATE VENUE TIME
1. Ahmed Abdi Mahat 21785716 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.20AM
2. Farhiya Badel Farah 29278855 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.20AM-7.40AM
3. Ali Bishar Ismail 27015235 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.40AM-8.00AM
4. Abdi Daud Mohamed 27244060 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.20AM
5. Abdow Kerrow Mohamed 24459305 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.20AM-8.40AM
6. Abdullahi Saney Hassan 26911399 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.40AM-9.00AM
7. Bulle Suleiman 27224645 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.20AM
8. Adan Barreh Dahir 22357539 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.20AM-9.40AM
9. Abdiaziz M. Ali 25833632 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.40AM-10.00AM
10. Ahmed Adan Guliye 27574828 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.20AM-10.40AM
11. Charles Gatimu Mwai A003576 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.00AM-11.20AM
12. Yassin Ugas Ahmed 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.20AM-11.40AM
13. Siyad Osman Maalim 27092127 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.40AM-12.00PM
14. Hodhan Abdi Ibrahim 24742112 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.00PM-12.20PM
15. Abdi Kule Hassan 27230717 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.20PM-12.40PM
16. Hussein Hassan 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.40PM-1.00PM
17. Ahmed Alas Daud 25570533 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 1.40PM-2.00PM
18. Ismail Salat Ali 27030838 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.00PM-2.20PM
19. Kahiye Adan shallow 12969927 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.20PM-2.40PM
20. Mohamud Abdi farah 25327619 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.40PM-3.00PM
21. Abdirahman Gele Hassan 26911410 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3.00PM-3.20PM
22. Mary carolyne N. kamoni 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3.20PM-3.40PM
23. Abdi Daud Adan 24681848 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3.40PM-4.00PM
24. Hashim Mohamed Elmoge 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.00PM-4.20PM
25. Shale sheikh A1578240 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.20PM-4.40PM
26. Gulled haret yussuf 24741659 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.40PM-5.00PM
27. Jowhara Abdi Hussein 25311262 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 5.00PM-5.20PM
28. Ibrahim jimale Muhumed 26911403 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 5.20PM-5.40PM
29. Jawahir Ibrahim Omar 25313077 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 5.40PM-6.00PM
30. Abdi yussuf Ali 25096125 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 6.00PM-6.20PM
31. Fatuma Adan kalmoy 28041944 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 6.20PM-6.40PM
32. Ismail muhumed
Mohamed
26911424 3/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 6.40PM-7.00PM
33. Ahmed Mohamed Ali 23024663 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.20AM
34. Adan Ahmed Abdi 26675299 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.20AM-7.40AM
35. Ibrahim Mohamed Elmi 26911373 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.40AM-8.00AM
36. Yussuf Ali Issa 25329170 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.20AM
37. Adan Mohamed sheikh 24306950 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.20AM-8.40AM
38. Kuresha Mohamed Ali 27606163 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.40AM-9.00AM
39. Hassan Maalim Abikar 25713340 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.20AM
40. Jimale mohamud
Muhumed
26911441 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.20AM-9.40AM
41. Boniface Mwiti Mitongo 27509309 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.40AM-10.00AM
42. Ali Salat Hussein 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.20AM-
10.40AM
43. Sowda Ugas Ahmed 25322344 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.00AM-
11.20AM
44. Abdi Abdullahi Hussein 27108770 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.20AM-
11.40AM
45. Reuben Rotich Cheruiyot 12828884 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.40AM-
12.00PM
46. Abdiweli Osman Abdi 24850373 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.00PM-
12.20PM
47. Raphael Mula Ngalatu 25873665 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.20PM-
12.40PM
48. Abdi Mohamed osman 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.40PM-1.00PM
49. Abdi Mohamed Hassan 24624283 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 1.40PM-2.00PM
50. Issa samow Olow 22826690 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.00PM-2.20PM
51. Abdifatah Muhumed Bulle 25502335 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.20PM-2.40PM
52. Hussein Kalil Abdi 27227566 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.40PM-3.00PM
53. Hassan Gabow Madey 14467510 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3.00PM-3.20PM
54. Muhumed. A. Shafat 27108794 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3.20PM-3.40PM
55. Abdullahi .B. Maalim 27280105 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3.40PM-4.00PM
56. Khalif .O. Kobane 29812465 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.00PM-4.20PM
57. Abdullahi S. Hassan 26911399 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.20PM-4.40PM
58. Lizarn Nyambura Karajan 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.40PM-5.00PM
59. Sahara Adow Issack 27736963 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 5.00PM-5.20PM
60. Ahmed Adan Guliye 27574828 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 5.20PM-5.40PM
61. Nyadimo Eric Odhiambo 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 5.40PM-6.00PM
62. Abdi Kulle Hassan 27230717 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 6.00PM-6.20PM
63. Abdi Yussuf Elmi 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 6.20PM-6.40PM
64. Ali Abdi Hussein 27235343 4/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 6.40PM-7.00PM
65. Ismail Salat Ali 27030838 5/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.20AM
66. Abdikadir Adan Haji 22137627 5/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.20AM-7.40AM
67. Ronald Livanze Mwani 21959552 5/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.40AM-8.00AM
68. Abdi Keytsane Mayow 5/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.20AM
69. Naima Ali 28056504 5/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.20AM-8.40AM
70. Mohamed Nur Ibrahim 27096639 5/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.40AM-9.00AM
71. Nimo Mohamed Hussein 269605940 5/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
72. Abdirizak Osman Shino 27101078 5/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.30AM-10.00AM
73. Hussein Mohamed Olow 2587355 5/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.00AM-
10.30AM
DEPUTY CLERK
S/
NO.
NAMES ID/NO. DATE VENUE TIME
1. Ahmed Hussein Mohamed 23526781 7/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.20AM
2. Ali Bishar Ismail 27015235 7/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.20AM-7.40AM
3. Kahiye Adan Shallow 12969927 7/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.40AM-8.00AM
4. Mohamed Hassan Ibrahim 7/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.20AM
5. Osman Mumin Husssein 21059204 7/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.20AM-8.40AM
6. Adan Mohamed Sheikh 24306950 7/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.20AM
7. Adan Ahmed Abdi 26695299 7/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.20AM-9.40AM
8. Shalle Sheikh 41578240 7/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.40AM-10.00AM
9. Hassan Maalim Abikar 25713340 7/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.00AM-10.20AM
10. Abdi Abdullahi Hussein+- 27108770 7/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.00AM-11.20AM
11. Ismail Abdikadir 2691176 7/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.20AM-11.40AM
12. Mohamed Abdi 24393313 7/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.40AM-12.00PM
ACCOUNTANTS
S/NO. NAMES ID/NO. DATE VENUE TIME
1. Magaret Wanjiru Kimani 8/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30AM-8.00AM
2. Abdiaziz Abdille Adan 22494142 8/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.30AM
3. Abdinasir Garane Bule A1710933 8/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.30AM-9.00AM
4. Hashim Abdikadir 27224965 8/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
5. Rashid Ahmed Mohamed 8/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.30AM-10.00AM
6. Hassan Ibrahim Mohamed 8/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.30AM-11.00AM
7. Abdullahi M. Muhumed 25336336 8/6/2014 WC A-BOARDROOM 11.00AM-11.30AM
8. Mohamed H. Maalim 27237339 8/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.30AM-12.00PM
9. Fozia Abdirashid Ibrahim 28023321 8/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.00PM-12.30PM
10. Ahmed Hassan 8/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.30PM-1.OOPM
PRINCIPAL BUDGET OFFICER
1. Abdisalan Yarrow 20865149 9/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.30AM
2. Siyad Osman Maalim 27092127 9/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30AM-8.00AM
3. Madina Abdi Hussein 24537529 9/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.30AM
4. Hassan Ibrahim Mohamed 9/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.30AM-9.00AM
5. Abdullahi M. Muhumed 25336336 9/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
6. Mohamed H. Maalim 27237339 9/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.30AM-10.00AM
PRINCIPAL PROCUREMENT
1. Ahmed Hussein Nur 22363552 10/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.30AM
2. Farhiya Badel Farah 29278855 10/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30AM-8.00AM
3. Abdi Abdullahi Hassan 10/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.30AM
4. Abdikani Mohamed Omar 24319402 10/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.30AM-9.00AM
5. Dahira Yarrow Ibrahim 25312566 10/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
6. Abdinasir Hussein Madey 26642535 10/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.30AM-10.00AM
7. Omar Abdi Guliye 26911409 10/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.30AM-11.00AM
8. Khalif Abey Hussein 24445750 10/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.30AM-12.00PM
9. Mohamed Abdi 24393313 10/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.30PM-1.00PM
10. Chepiwony K. Geoffrey 10/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.00PM-2.30PM
11. Abdiwahab Abdinoor
Abdow
12. Saadia Abdi Salah 10/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3.00PM-3.30PM
NOTICES / Page 23
The candidates are expected to bring along all original academic\professional certicates and national
ID cards and other relevant testimonials.
SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCE
1. Hassan Shale Issack 25202417 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.30AM
2. Abshira Said Daar 24241553 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30AM-8.00AM
3. Moulid Ibrahim 2917426 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.30AM
4. Osman .M. Kassim 4884505 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.30AM-9.00AM
5. Jibril Ahmed Sheikh 225084777 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
6. Ismail Mohamed Ibrahim 24463387 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.30AM-10.00AM
7. Fatuma Mumin Yussuf 25325571 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.30AM-11.00AM
8. Maryan Sheikh Abdirahman 28060308 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.30AM-12.00PM
9. Mohamed Kule 27239524 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.30PM-1.00PM
10. Mohamed M. Abdille 21648357 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.00PM-2.30PM
11. Abdirahman Shekow Nur 29141940 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.30PM-3.00PM
12. Amina Abdilatf Khassim 27245571 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3.00PM-3.30PM
LEGAL CLERK
1. Siyad Jelle Abdille 22324354 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.00pm-4.30pm
2. Abdi Rizack Ibrahim
Abdille
29040314 11/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.30pm-5.00pm
HANSARD RECORDER-AUDIO
1. Farhiya Ibrahim Issack 28052519 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.30AM
2. Zeitun Osman Ali 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30AM-8.00AM
3. Mohamed Ibrahim Ali 24466303 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.30AM
4. Abdirahman Rashid Farah 29660109 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.30AM-9.00AM
5. Tonui Kipkurui 24689033 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
6. Zelipher Wangui Mwangi 24613904 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.30AM-10.00AM
7. Emma Wanjiru Muthuya 25885025 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.30AM-11.00AM
8. Mohamed Maalim Gedi 27729441 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.30AM-12.00PM
9. Milkah Attieno Achor 25548364 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.30PM-1.00PM
10. Mohamed Ahmed Abdille 29288019 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.00PM-2.30PM
11. Ahmed Kassim Abdi 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.30PM-3.00PM
12. Ahmed Mohamed Abdille 29480059 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3.00PM-3.30PM
HANSARD TECHNICIAN
1. Adan Abdullahi
Mohamed
2. Koome Gitonga Morris 22061761 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.30PM-5.00PM
3. Joseph Gichuni Mburu 282110138 12/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 5.00PM-5.30PM
HANSARD EDITOR
1. Amina Adan Mohamud 27110934 13/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.30AM
2. Abdi Hillow Hassan 13/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30AM-8.00AM
3. Bashow Abdille 11224748 13/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.30AM
4. Ahmed Alas Daud 25570533 13/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.30AM-9.00AM
5. Yussuf Abdi Osman 23479122 13/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
6. Harun Musa Yussuf 23511411 13/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.30AM-10.00AM
7. Farhiya Ibrahim Hanshi 23342814 13/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.30AM-11.00AM
8. Raha Mahat Korane 25326557 13/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.30AM-12.00PM
9. Mohamed Maalim Gedi 27729441 13/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.30PM-1.00PM
10. Anzal Hared Derow 25290187 13/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.00PM-2.30PM
11. Issack Maalim Ali 21424916 13/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.30PM-3.00PM
HANSARD REPORTER
1. Amina Adan Mohamud 27110934 14/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.30AM
2. Farhiya Ibrahim Hanshi 23342814 14/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30AM-8.00AM
3. Mohamed Maalim Gedi 27729441 14/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.30AM
4. Farhiya Ibrahim Issack 28052519 14/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.30AM-9.00AM
5. Ahmed Kassim Abdi 14/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
6. Abdifatah Muhumed
Bulle
7. Mohamed Abdi Dahir 14/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.30AM-11.00AM
8. Ali Hassan Dayib 4884558 14/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.30AM-12.00PM
9. Hassan Gabow Madey 14467510 14/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.30PM-1.00PM
10. Ahmed Salat Ali 14/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.00PM-2.30PM
13. Abdullahi Abdille
Shahaw
26734870 14/6/2014 WCA-BORADROOM 9.30PM-10.00PM
14. Mahbub Hussein Adan 28027872 14/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.00PM-10.30PM
CHIEF SERJEANT AT-ARM
1. Dagane Maawiye Dahir 0053044 15/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.30AM
2. Daud Noor Haji 8491995 15/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30AM-8.00AM
3. Hassan Maalim
Mohamed
4. Daud Ahmed Sheikh 0039031 15/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.30AM-9.00AM
5. Ibrahim Gurrow Hussein 24375834 15/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
6. Abdullahi Mohamed Nur 11782322 15/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.30AM-10.00AM
7. Abdirahman Hassan
Amin
8. Abdirahman Mohamed
Kulla
8489987 15/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.30AM-12.00PM
9. Issa Ahmed Abdi 20133098 15/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.00PM-12.30PM
10. Suleiman Alas Hassan 0039142 15/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.30PM-1.00PM
11. Abdi Hiliye Ismail 21666314 15/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 1.00PM-1.30PM
DEPUTY CHIEF SERJEANT AT -ARM
1. Hassan Maalim
Mohamed
2. Ibrahim Gurow 24375834 16/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30AM-8.00AM
3. Suleiman Alas Hassan 0039142 16/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.30AM
4. Dahaba Abdullahi 23814111 16/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.30AM-9.00AM
5. Adan Omar Saman 99021687 16/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
ICT OFFICER
1. Omar Rashid Abdi 21106072 17/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.30AM
2. Lumbasyo Dennis 17/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30AM-8.00AM
3. Simon Njuguna 17/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.30AM
4. Ahmed Mohamed Adan 23421112 17/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.30AM-9.00AM
5. Roble Hassan Ibrahim 22408972 17/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
6. Istarlin Noor Musa 242511821 17/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.30AM-10.00AM
ICT ASSISTANT
1. Anne Wanjiru Thairu 23277824 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.30AM
2. Ibrahim Rashid Dahir 27152422 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30AM-8.00AM
3. Issa Musa Mohamed 23441200 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.30AM
4. Sahara Abdullahi Ibrahim 27474739 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.30AM-9.00AM
5. Mohamed Abdisalan 27756802 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
6. Mohamed Kusow
Mohamed
7. Halima Mahamed Khailey 29774302 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.00AM-10.30AM
8. Hibaq Osman Duad 24319801 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.00AM-11.30AM
9. Abdullahi H.Abdiwahab 27503643 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.30AM-12.00PM
10. Ali Bishar Ismail 27015235 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.00PM-12.30PM
11. Ibrahim Dakane Abdi 25095068 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.30PM-1.00PM
12. Yussuf Abdi Abdullahi 13258698 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.00PM-2.30PM
13. Jamila Guyo Galgalo 28831654 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.30PM-3.00PM
14. Sangaba Maalim 27094000 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3.00PM-3.30PM
15. Abdisalan Ahmed Adan 29110843 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.00PM-4.30PM
16. Mohamud Abdi Ali 24080060 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.30pm-5.00pm
17. Mohamed Ismail Noor 26323648 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 5.00pm-5.30pm
18. Noor Gedi Gosar 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 5.30pm-6.00pm
19. Mohamed Osman Birik 27952117 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 6.00pm-6.30pm
20. Abdi Ahmed Adow 28052353 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 6.30pm-7.00pm
21. Anzal Haret Derow 25290187 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00pm-7.30pm
22. Mohamed Jimale Bule 29259533 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30pm-8.00pm
23. Istarlin Noor Musa 242511821 18/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00pm-8.30pm

PROCUREMENT ASSISTANT
1. Habiba Issack Musa 29355647 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.30AM
2. Abdirashid M. Hussein
0722254198
19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30AM-8.00AM
3. Hassan Mude Osman 24298103 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.00AM-8.30AM
4. Fardosa Mohamed Osman 27152843 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.30AM-9.00AM
5. Abdia Hassan Mahat 26684031 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
6. Ismail Ali Amey 13256224 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.30AM-10.00AM
7. Nathifa Osman M. 2717194 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.00AM-10.30AM
8. Sahara Bishar Mohamed 25325597 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.30AM-11.00AM
9. Osman Abdullahi Bulle 25002873 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.00AM-11.30AM
10. Ibrahim Yussuf Hassan 24273081 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.30AM.12.00PM
11. Idris Rashid Haji 27478675 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.00PM-12.30PM
12. Fred Kakonya 25831047 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.30PM-1.00PM
13. Khalif Abbey Hussein 24445710 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.00PM-2.30PM
14. Mohamed Abdullahi
Mohamed
15. Rukia Ahmed Kanyare 27454685 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3.00PM-3.30PM
16. Ahmed Abdi Mohamed 26898236 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3..30PM-4.00PM
17. Mohamud Sokor Abdi 27036024 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.00PM-4.30PM
18. Mohamed Hussein
Abdullahi
19. Abdirahman Mohamed
Ibrahim
20. Omar Aress Abdi 29391654 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 5.30PM-6.00PM
21. Abdihakim Hillow Issack 27753649 19/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 6.00PM-6.30PM
22. Idris Ali Sheikh 24713232 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.00AM-7.30AM
23. Abdinasir Hussein Madey 26642535 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 7.30AM-8.00AM
24. Abdirahman Gedi
Mohamed
25. Yahya Ahmed Muhumed 22430104 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 8.30AM-9.00AM
26. Ali Abdi Osman 28174230 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.00AM-9.30AM
27. Deka Abass 26945978 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 9.30AM-10.00AM
28. Farah Abdi Dahiye 23686666 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.00AM-10.30AM
29. Omar Abdikadir Abdi 26642006 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 10.30AM-11.00AM
30. Abdikheir Maalim 29362912 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.00AM-11.30AM
31. Habiba Sheikh Ali 24649747 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 11.30AM.12.00PM
32. Farhiya Abdi Bashir 28061303 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.00PM-12.30PM
33. Hussein Ibrahim Hussein 29729074 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 12.30PM-1.00PM
34 Amina Ahmed Ali 20625851 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 2.00PM-2.30PM
35. Mohamed Abdullahi
Mohamed
36. Zeynab Daud Ahmed 28051817 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3.00PM-3.30PM
37. Ibrahim Yussuf Hassan 24273081 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 3..30PM-4.00PM
38. Bare Billow Abdi 29546843 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.00PM-4.30PM
39. Fozia Kanyare Mohamed 29200261 20/6/2014 WCA-BOARDROOM 4.30PM-5.00PM
OSMAN MOHAMED ADAN
CLERK/SECRETARY
WAJIR COUNTY ASSEMBLY SERVICE BOARD
Page 24 / NOTICES
/ Page 31
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER DISCLOSURES AS AT 31.03.2014
I BALANCE SHEET 31st March 2013 31st Dec 2013 31st March 2014
UNAUDITED AUDITED UNAUDITED
Shs.000 Shs.000 Shs.000
A. ASSETS
1 Cash (both local and foreign) 71,344 65,225 82,760
2 Balances due from Central Bank of Kenya 670,150 145,078 468,837
3 Kenya Government and other securities held for dealing purposes - - -
4 Financial Assets at fair value through prot and loss - - -
5 Investment Securities:
a) Held to Maturity:
(i) Kenya Government securities 1,137,036 1,126,815 1,305,221
(ii) Other securities - - -
b) Available for sale:
(i) Kenya Government securities - -
(ii) Other securities - - -
6 Deposits and balances due from local banking institutions 39,140 318,962 246,238
7 Deposits and balances due from banking institutions abroad 73,699 47,111 22,905
8 Tax recoverable 16,266 6,939 11,487
9 Loans and advances to customers (net) 3,110,651 3,711,305 3,704,597
10 Balances due from banking institutions in the group - - -
11 Investments in associates - - -
12 Investments in subsidiary companies - - -
13 Investment in joint ventures - - -
14 Investment properties - - -
15 Property and equipment 196,838 188,128 185,415
16 Prepaid Lease rentals 78,994 78,270 78,029
17 Intangible assets - (computer software) 8,516 5,726 4,821
18 Deferred tax asset 8,976 17,193 17,193
19 Retirement benet asset - - -
20 Other assets 85,009 55,047 76,633
21 TOTAL ASSETS 5,496,619 5,765,799 6,204,136
B LIABILITIES
22 Balances due to Central Bank of Kenya - - -
23 Customer deposits 3,643,848 3,649,379 4,160,478
24 Deposits and balances due to local banking institutions 299,188 462,293 452,846
25 Deposits and balances due to foreign banking institutions 343,465 410,609 359,020
26 Other money market deposits - - -
27 Borrowed funds - - -
28 Balances due to group companies - - -
29 Tax payable - - -
30 Dividends payable - - -
31 Deferred tax liability - - -
32 Retirement benet liability - - -
33 Other liabilities 63,286 68,313 61,859
34 TOTAL LIABILITIES 4,349,787 4,590,594 5,034,203
C SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS -
35 Paid up/Assigned capital . 506,831 506,831 506,831
36 Share premium/(discount) - - -
37 Revaluation reserves - - -
38 Retained earnings /Accumulated losses 595,046 631,568 626,295
39 Statutory Loan Loss Reserve 24,682 26,669 26,670
40 Other Reserves - - -
41 Proposed dividends 20,273 10,137 10,137
42 Capital Grants - - -
43 TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS 1,146,832 1,175,205 1,169,933
44 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS 5,496,619 5,765,799 6,204,136
II PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
1 INTEREST INCOME
1.1 Loans and advances 125,776 499,075 106,729
1.2 Government securities. 18,248 88,253 18,246
1.3 Deposits and placements with banking institutions 9,710 29,560 8,834
1.4 Other Interest Income 122 440 65
1.5 Total Interest income 153,856 617,328 133,874
2 INTEREST EXPENSE
2.1 Customer deposits 80,406 318,168 89,593
2.2 Deposits and placements from banking institutions 2,121 9,870 3,956
2.3 Other Interest expense 3,115 12,535 2,459
2.4 Total Interest Expense 85,642 340,573 96,008
3 NET INTEREST INCOME/(LOSS) 68,214 276,755 37,866
4 OTHER OPERATING INCOME
4.1 Fees and commissions on loans and advances 7,566 30,903 6,842
4.2 Other fees and commission 2,380 10,888 2,518
4.3 Foreign exchange trading income/(loss) 8,782 39,074 9,780
4.4 Dividend income - - -
4.5 Other income. 8,445 36,816 8,614
4.6 Total Non-Interest Income 27,173 117,681 27,754
5 TOTAL OPERATING INCOME 95,387 394,436 65,620
6 OPERATING EXPENSES
6.1 Loan Loss Provision (58) 64,092 7,029
6.2 Staff costs 28,794 115,066 34,477
6.3 Directors emoluments 5,718 21,956 5,610
6.4 Rentals Charges 1,643 7,157 1,865
6.5 Depreciation charge on property and equipment 3,497 12,955 3,068
6.6 Amortization Charge 948 4,703 1,147
6.7 Other operating expenses 23,326 87,227 22,248
6.8 Total Operating Expenses 63,868 313,156 75,444
7 Prot /(Loss) before exceptional items 31,519 81,280 (9,824)
8 Exceptional items - - -
9 Prot /(Loss) after exceptional items 31,519 81,280 (9,824)
10 Current tax 8,921 18,248 (4,548)
11 Deferred tax - (8,217) -
12 Prot /(loss) after tax and exceptional items 22,598 71,249 (5,276)
13 Other Comprehensive Income
13.1 Gains/ (Losses) from translating the nancial statements of foreign operations - - -
13.2 Fair value changes in available for sale nancial assets - - -
13.3 Revaluation surplus on Property, plant and equipment - - -
13.4 Share of other comprehensive income of associates - - -
13.5 Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income - - -
14 Other Comprehensive Income for the year net of tax - - -
15 Total Comprehensive Income for the year 22,598 71,249 (5,276)
16 Earnings Per Share - Basic & Diluted 0.89 2.81 (0.21)
17 Dividend Per Share - Declared 0.40
III OTHER DISCLOSURES
1 Non-Performing Loans and Advances
a) Gross non-performing loans and advances 77,211 686,595 688,275
b) Less: interest in suspense 24,627 58,657 102,141
c) Total Non-Performing Loans and Advances (a-b) 52,584 627,938 586,134
d) Less: loan loss provision 50,683 102,640 103,506
e) Net Non-Performing Loans and Advances (c-d) 1,901 525,298 482,628
f) Discounted value of Securities 1,901 525,298 482,628
g) Net NPLs Exposure (e-f) - - -
2 Insider Loans and Advances
a) Directors, shareholders and associates 186,778 196,637 224,941
b) Employees 42,919 51,481 54,598
c) Total Insider Loans and Advances and Other Facilities 229,697 248,118 279,539
3 Off-Balance Sheet Items
a) Letters of credit, guarantees, acceptances 741,362 319,193 449,609
b) Forward, swaps and options 811,577 737,587 655,983
c) Other contingent liabilities - 29,827 76,029
d) Total Contingent Liabilities 1,552,939 1,086,607 1,181,621
4 Capital Strength
a) Core capital 1,090,577 1,138,399 1,135,206
b) Minimum Statutory Capital 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
c) Excess/(Deciency) 90,577 138,399 135,206
d) Supplementary capital 24,682 26,669 26,670
e) Total capital (a+d) 1,115,259 1,165,068 1,161,876
f) Total risk weighted assets 3,504,247 3,211,606 3,875,108
g) Core capital/total deposit liabilities 29.93% 31.19% 27.29%
h) Minimum Statutory Ratio 10.50% 10.50% 10.50%
I) Excess/(Deciency) 19.43% 20.69% 16.79%
j) Core capital/total risk weighted assets 31.12% 35.45% 29.29%
k) Minimum Statutory Ratio 10.50% 10.50% 10.50%
l) Excess/(Deciency) 20.62% 24.95% 18.79%
m) Total capital/total risk weighted assets 31.83% 36.28% 29.98%
n) Minimum Statutory Ratio 14.50% 14.50% 14.50%
o)Excess/(Deciency) 17.33% 21.78% 15.48%
14 Liquidity
14.1 a) liquidity Ratio 37.90% 23.00% 31.90%
14.2 b)minimum statutory ratio 20.00% 20.00% 20.00%
14.3 c)Excess /(Deciency) 17.90% 3.00% 20.89%
Message from the Directors
The nancial statements are extracts from the books of the Bank and were approved by the Board of Directors on 8 April 2014.
The complete set of quarterly nancial statements, statutory and qualitative disclosures can be accessed on our website: www.mebkenya.com
They may also be accessed at the Banks Head Ofce located at Mebank Tower, Milimani Road, Nairobi.
Signed Dhirendra Rana Signed AAK Esmail
Managing Director Chairman
Trade unionists move to
assess members plight
Following the travel
advisories, there has
been a historic drop
in hotel business
resulting in staff lay-off
By TOBIAS CHANJI
Hotels and tour agents in Kwale
County continue to bear the brunt of
rising booking cancellations as
hotels in the region record a steady
drop in bed occupancy.
Reports indicate that the recent
simultaneous Western travel
advisories have triggered a continu-
ous trend of overseas booking
cancellations and a lay-off of 1,200
temporary and contract workers in
Kwale.
This is a historic drop in busi-
ness, even for the low season,
according to watchers of the
industry.
Unconrmed reports indicate
that there are plans to evacuate the
remaining German and other
Western European tourists from the
South and North coast hotels.
MASS EXODUS
Last week, hotels at the North
Coast announced that the advisories
had cause cancellation of several
international conferences.
What is causing anxiety in Diani,
especially, is the fact that it was not
covered by the travel advisories yet it
is experiencing an exodus of tourists
and cancellations all round.
We are still receiving cancella-
tions, even as late as yesterday
especially from UK, said Southern
Palms Beach resort General Manager
Niels Monsted.
He was speaking on Saturday in
Kwale when he met a national
delegation of Kenya Union of
Domestic, Hotel, Education
Institutions, Hospitals and Allied
workers (Kudheiha) who were
winding up their Coastal tour to
several hotels to access the adviso-
ries effect.
The trade unionists are visiting
tourist resorts and hotels in a bid to
assess the plight of its members.
Monsted said the Southern Palms
Beach Resort now has a bed
occupancy of 10 per cent which is 40
tourists out of the expected 700.
He said already ve restaurants at
the hotel have closed and only one is
operational adding that traditionally,
these restaurants survive the low
season because some visitors remain
behind.
In my whole career I have never
experienced this. It is sad to see how
empty the place is but we are trying
hard to ensure we do not close down
even with all this suffering,
Monsted said.
At Diani Reef Beach Resort and
Spa that can accommodate 300
guests, only 16 tourists are present
representing a 6 per cent bed
occupancy.
We usually have at least 180
regular employees but as of now,
about three quarters are on ofcial
leave. There are no guests and we
have opted to store sand at the
parking lot, Violet Ndubi, who is the
human resource manager, told the
trade unionists delegation.
At Kaskazi Beach Resort, which
has 199 rooms, there are only 22
guests and half of the 78 permanent
staff members are on leave.
NEW ATTRACTIONS
Although President Uhuru
Kenyatta came up with measures to
save the industry by lowering
landing fees, Sh200 million for
marketing and paid up holidays for
workers, hotel players say this will
only work if the industry generates
more revenue.
How can we pay holiday for
workers if we have not generated
that cash? And again who will be
going to market the country out
there? Ndubi asked.
Southern Palms group human
resource manager, Herman Makori,
said the money set aside for
marketing is too little.
Thailand uses 2 billion dollars
for marketing which is done in
segments while in Kenya, we sell
everything as one package. We do
not see any solution coming out of
this government directive, he said.
The trade unionists delegation,
led by Kudheihas national chairman
Joseph Olekeywa, said if Kenya is
marketed as a whole, we may be
selling areas that have been
promoted since independence yet
new attractions have emerged.
Southern Palm Beach Resort General Man-
ager, Niels Monsted (right), talks to a dele-
gation from the Kenya Union of Domestic,
Hotel, Education Institutions, Hospitals and
Allied workers which toured several hotels
in both North and South Coast.
INSET: Empty beaches with no visitors in
sight. [PHOTOS: TOBIAS CHANJI/STANDARD]
Page 23
CONSTRUCTION: KUs state-of-
the-art student hostels
Kenyatta University has begun
construction of a state-of-the-art
student hostels for learners at its
Mombasa campus located in the
Central Business District along
Nkrumah Road.
The hostels are projected to
accommodate a total of 520 female
and male students.
The ground-breaking ceremony
was held last week at the construction
site presided over by Prof Ratemo
Michieka, Chairman of the University
Council and the universitys Vice
chancellor Professor Olive Mugenda.
The hostels main features include
two separate grand entrances, lift
access to all oors, house-keeping
ofces, gymnasium and aerobic
studios, laundry rooms, which will be
tted with washing machines, ample
parking space, independent kitchen
areas and television rooms.
The hostels are also located next
to the campus for easy access by
students.
QUERY: UDF questions IEBCs
new voter registration exercise
United Democratic Forum Party
(UDF) now says a case may exist to
disband the Independent Electoral
and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)
following revelations that the polls
body has been conducting a secretive
voter registration exercise.
At the end of its retreat in Lamu
on Saturday, UDF challenged IEBC to
disclose details of this registration
exercise or face disbandment.
Party delegates led by leader
Musalia Mudavadi (pictured)
expressed displeasure at the
revelation that IEBC carried out the
secret voter registration because
it lacked money to announce the
exercise to the public.
We call upon IEBC to disclose
details of the registration exercise
and return the registers to counties
for public verication. Otherwise the
new registration should be declared
illegal and a process to reconstitute
IEBC launched, said UDFs statement.
Page 25
KWALE COUNTY
MOMBASA COUNTY
LAMU COUNTY
Monday, March 24, 2014
C
oun
cil locks out public
tran
sport from
city C
B
D
Residents received
the move varmly
as matatu operators
protested, but nov
council says all is vell
By KEPHER OTIENO
The Municipal Council of Kisumu
in conjunction with the trafc police
department has successfully locked
public transport out of the towns
centre.
Thanks to the combined forces,
no 14-seater matatu and boda boda
operates in the central business
district now.
And residents have praised the
effort, arguing sanity has been
restored in the CBD and trafc ow
was now smooth.
No matatus or boda bodas are
allowed to pick or drop passengers
at the CBD. The ban also applies to
tricycles and it has been in effect for
the past one week, though amid
protests.
Distances shortened
The authorities have also blocked
Oginga Odinga Avenue up to
Standard Chartered Bank junction to
ease trafc ow.
Passengers are now being
dropped at Jomo Kenyatta Highway
and trek to town.
The move follows successful
negotiations between the authority
and matatu operators whose
distances have now been cut short.
We are happy because the plans
have reduced our distance by
one-and-a-half kilometres, said a
matatu operator George Onyango.
According to the town authorities
the plan aims to decongest the city
and will remain in force until 2013.
Thereafter the council will
develop fresh plans to accommodate
the increased number of private cars
in town, a source from the council
said.
Already, the number of private
cars streaming in the town has
peaked and the trafc department
anticipates the gure will rise.
The councils enforcement ofcer
in charge of the trafc order Adrian
Ouma said they would not back
down on the move.
WIN-win situation
Eng Ouma said matatu owners
appreciated the directive because
they still charge the same bus fare
despite the distance being short-
ened.
It is a win-win situation, the
matatu operators have all the
reasons to smile same as the
council, he said, as he asked them
to co-operate.
Kisumu Mayor Sam Okello
thanked the residents for allowing
them to bring sanity within the CBD.
There have been complaints of
matatu disorder within the CBD,
which have been disrupting smooth
operations of businesses.
With the new measures in force
people can now go about their
business easily without disruptions
by blaring sounds.
Nyanza PPO Njue Njagi promised
to support the council to restore
sanity and warned that those who
resist change would be arrested and
charged.
Eng Ouma said matatu owners
appreciated the directive because
they still charge the same bus fare
despite the distance being short-
ened.
It is a win-win situation, the
matatu operators have all the
reasons to smile same as the
Trafc Police ofcer redirects a matatu driver at Kisumu Bus Park entry, yes-
terday. Kisumu Municipal Council has re-routed trafc from the central busi-
ness district to de-congest the town. [PHOTO: TITUS MUNALA/STANDARD]
WHAT WAS AT STAKE
when the Council announced
the plan to reroute public
transport from the C8u, it was
received with mixed reactions
Pesidents welcomed it, say
ing it would help in planning
the town and reduce matatu
noise
At frst, the public transport
operators complied for hours
before they regrouped to
protest the directive
however, yesterday the
council said operators and
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TANZANIA: Two suspects
ashed out of hotel, killed
Two suspected notorious
criminals who have been
terrorising tourists in Masai Mara
have been lynched by a mob
in Musoma, Tanzania. Nelson
Segeria and his accomplice were
ambushed inside a guesthouse in
the town and attacked by an irate
mob, which had identied them
as known gangsters. According
to Mara Triangle Chief Executive
Ofcer Brian Heath, two other
members of the gang escaped, but
security ofcers recovered one
AK-47 rie with 427 bullets.
CORNERED: Two suspects
ashed out of hotel, killed
mob, which had identied them
as known gangsters. According
to Mara Triangle Chief Executive
Ofcer Brian Heath, two other
members of the gang escaped, but
security ofcers recovered one
AK-47 rie with 427 bullets.
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Monday, May 26, 2014 / The Standard Page 26 / EASTERN NEWS
South Eastern Kenya
Universitys rst
graduation ceremony
Wiper Democratic Movement Leader Kalonzo Musyoka addresses graduates at South Eastern
Kenya University 1st graduation ceremony in Kitui County. [PHOTO: COURTESY/STANDARD]
By PAUL MUTUA
It was a crowning moment for
South Eastern Kenya University
(Seku) in Kitui County as it held its
rst graduation ceremony last week.
The institution, that received its
charter making it a fully edged
university in March last year, marked
the occasion with pomp as 118
graduands were awarded diplomas
and degrees in various academic
elds.
Former Vice President Kalonzo
Musyoka led Chief Justice Willy
Mutunga, Kitui Governor Julius
Malombe, Senator David Musila,
local MPs and ward representatives
in marking the momentous occasion
by taking stock of Sekus achieve-
ments, mandate and vision since its
inception in 2010.
We are happy that we are
holding our rst graduation. This is
only the beginning and we know the
best is yet to come, said the
institutions Vice Chancellor, Prof
Geoffrey Muluvi.
IMPORTANT SKILLS
Education Cabinet Secretary
Jacob Kaimenyi, who was the chief
guest, said it is gratifying that the
university is releasing a cohort of
graduands in disciplines such as
geology, meteorology, agricultural
sciences, environment and water
sciences, information technology,
education, business administration
and commerce.
He said the skills acquired by the
graduates are essential for realisa-
tion of Kenyas Vision 2030 agenda.
Kaimenyi said it is also com-
mendable that the institution was
graduating postgraduate students.
I would be delighted to see a
tremendous increase in the number
of Masters and PhD graduands in
forthcoming graduation ceremonies
because my ministry has set this as
one of the indicators of universities
academic performance, the cabinet
secretary said.
GROWING DEMAND
He said there is an increased
demand for qualied lectures in
Kenyas universities and urged Seku
to adopt a training policy where
academic members of staff with PhD
successfully supervise at least one
postgraduate student at the Masters
or PhD levels per academic year.
Kaimenyi said doing this will
enable realisation of governments
policy in human capital develop-
ment at higher and technical levels.
The institution marked the occasion with pomp
as 118 graduands were awarded diplomas and
degrees in various academic felds
KITUI COUNTY
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COAST NEWS / Page 27
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Mumo Matemu addresses
delegates at the opening of ICPAKS 30th Annual General Conference held in
Mombasa. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]
By NGUMBAO KITHI
Kenyas global credit rating is
projected to fall if the Government
does not address terrorism threats,
sectarian tensions, insecurity and
mega-corruption.
This is according to an assess-
ment issued by the Institute of
Certied Public Accountants of
Kenya (Icpak) which is currently
holding its annual conference at the
Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort
and Spa Hotel in Mombasa.
Icpak chairman Benson Okundi
said global country credit rating
agencies have warned that Kenya
risks being downgraded from a
rating B1(stable) if it does not
abandon its current negative
trajectory which he said, signies a
heightened risk for investors.
He further observed that the
cumulative risks of insecurity,
terrorism and inability to combat
mega-corruption will depict Kenya
Concern over
Kenyas global
credit rating
as an unstable and insecure banana
republic not worthy investing in.
Okudi said if Kenya is down-
graded, it may no longer be able to
borrow from multilateral lenders or
raise money from global markets.
He said the nance sector may
also be affected considering that the
Government wants to issue a
sovereign bond.
SECURITY CONCERNS
The chairman said it is now
apparent that these acts of terror-
ism, sectarian violence and impunity
are a threat to national unity.
We at Icpak commiserate with
victims and families of all who lost
their lives, limbs and property to the
acts of violence, he said.
The chairman urged President
Uhuru Kenyatta to save Kenya from
doom by putting in place concrete
strategies to that protect lives and
property of the people of Kenya.
Okundi asked Kenyans of all
political leanings and religious faiths
to condemn the mindless acts of
violence.
The Icpak boss appealed to
Kenyans to demonstrate kindness
and generosity by making contribu-
tions, blood donations, nancial,
clothing, food and providing
emotional support, for those who
have been directly affected.
UNITED PEOPLE
He urged Kenyans to come
together and repel the enemies that
seek to bring down this country.
Kenya is our only home and the
future of our children. Hand in hand
let us take stand together and strive
to save our motherland, he said.
We appeal to you to use all
available channels and ensure that
immediate cessation of acts of
terrorism, unwanted violence and
threats of life come to an end, he
said.
He urged all persons with
pertinent information relating to the
existence and operations of
extremists and dangerous persons or
groups to anonymously pass on
such information to relevant
authorities.
Okundi urged Kenyans and
foreign nationals to be alert and
security conscious at all time.
By PASCAL MWANDAMBO
Taita-Taveta senator Dan Mwazo
has denied allegations that he is
undermining governor John Mruttus
administration to make political
capital so that he can vie for the
gubernatorial seat come 2017.
Mwazo said that his work is to
exercise oversight on the countys
development projects and wondered
why despite Sh1.2 billion having
been allocated to the county, not a
single development project has been
initiated.
UNUSED BILLIONS
I have never told my wife or my
closest friends that I want to vie for
governorship in the next election. As
a leader, I wonder why not a single
development project has taken off in
the county despite billions being set
aside, he said.
The senator said the countys
development pace is too slow and
this has led to about Sh1.3 billion
lying in the bank.
The fact that the county has
billions of shillings in unused
resources is an indicator of the
development pace. Wananchi want
services and its not asking too much
when we demand transparency from
the county leadership, Mwazo said.
Development
pace is wanting,
senator says
MOMBASA COUNTY
TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
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Page 28 / COAST & N.EASTERN NEWS Monday, May 26, 2014 / The Standard
Inter-clan clashes causing death, destruction
By ADOW JUBAT
Two people were killed
and two others injured over
In Garissa, more than 10 people have
been killed while in Mandera, 17 have
lost their lives due to the skirmishes
GARISSA COUNTY
TOBIAS CHANJI
Msambweni MP Suleiman
Dori has rejected proposals to
waive VAT and taxes for hotels
that have suffered massive
losses due to Western travel
advisories.
Instead, the MP wants the
National Government to
boost the countrys security
saying this will attract more
investors.
This is a national tragedy
that requires concerted
efforts to revive it. Even if we
waive taxes, we still will not
attract tourists if the security
situation remains the way it
is, said Dori whose constitu-
ency houses most hotels that
have been affected by the
advisories and evacuation of
western tourists.
Kenyan ofcials have
reacted angrily to the western
travel advisories and terror
alerts with President Uhuru
Kenyatta accusing the West of
economic sabotage.
The President said that
Waiving taxes will not boost
tourism sector, says MP
KWALE COUNTY
these Western tourists will be
replaced by those from Asia,
Africa and even Kenyans.
NOT SAFE
However, in an interview
with The Standard yesterday,
Dori said with the volatile
security situation in Kenya,
even local tourists, that the
President is talking about, will
not feel safe to visit the
coastal region.
Who says that local
people do not require
security? Dori asked.
The MP now said all
security apparatus, including
intelligence gathering
departments need to improve
and support governments
anti-terror efforts.
I believe Kwale is only
second to Samburu in matters
tourism and most residents
here depend on it for their
livelihood. We are calling for
stringent security measures
by all agencies involved to
ensure our economy does not
go down the drain, he said.
the weekend in two separate
inter-clan skirmishes in
Garissa and Mandera
counties.
In the rst incident that
occurred on Saturday
morning, one person was
shot dead and another
seriously injured in the
troubled Qabobey village in
renewed clan clashes.
Conrming the incident,
Garissa County commissioner
Rashid Khator said a middle
aged herder was killed and his
colleague hospitalised, at the
Garissa General Hospital with
gun wounds.
PEACE COMMITTEES
Khator said this occurred
after ghting erupted
between two rival Auliyahan
and Abdiwak clans who are
entangled in a protracted
dispute over a grazing land
and water points.
The commissioner said
they have sent a security team
to contain this renewed
inter-clan hostilities and
thwart and more bloodshed.
We have also set a
meeting with peace commit-
tees from both sides so that
they can mediate and nd an
amicable way to resolve their
disputes. We are determined
to forestall the break-out of
fully edged clashes, the
county administrator said.
Khator said no arrests
have so far been made but
police have strong leads and
are pursuing the culprits.
He issued a warning that
those found to have been
involved in fuelling the
violence will face the full
force of the law regardless of
their position within the two
clans.
More than 10 people have
been killed in sporadic
ghting between the two rival
clans in Qabobey since
hostilities were renewed a
year ago.
In March this year scores
of people, especially women
and children, were displaced
after 21 houses and a
borehole drilling rig, esti-
mated at Sh20 million were
burnt down in Qabobey
village.
INCREASED ATTACKS
Early this month, one
person was killed after
raiders, believed to be
numbering over 20, and
armed with sophisticated
weaponry attacked herders,
who were grazing their
livestock in the grazing elds
neighbouring their village.
The county commissioner
has called on the two clans to
restrain themselves and stop
taking the law into their
hands.
In the second incident, a
middle-aged woman was
killed and a teenage boy was
seriously injured after
suspected Degodia militia
invaded Garre village in
farung Banisa Township,
Mandera County.
The attack, which
happened on Friday evening,
brings the death toll, due to
clan related violence, to 17.
Conrming the incident,
Mandera county Police
Commander Noah Mwivanda
said the woman died on the
spot of gun wound injuries
while the young boy sus-
tained fatal bullet injuries and
was rushed to Rhamu District
Hospital for specialised
medical attention.
TOO FAR
The county police chief
said the village where the
armed raiders invaded is too
remote and inaccessible for
the security ofcers to reach
the area by vehicle.
Our ofcers are now
heading toward the area on
foot and this will take them
several hours or even days.
This is the only way to access
the village, he said.
Attempts to reconcile
these warring Degodia and
Garre clans, since clashes
erupted last week, have
proven futile.
Each clan militia appears
to be on a revenge mission
whey they have declared
intent to avenge death of their
kinsmen.
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RIFT VALLEY NEWS / Page 29
Groups in
tussle over
grazing land
By ROBERT KIPLAGAT
Tension is high in Marigat,
Baringo County, after herders from
drought-stricken East Pokot invaded
the area in search of pasture.
Leaders from Ilchamus led by
MCAs Renson Parkei (Mukutani)
Wesley Lekakimon (Ilchamus)
accused their neighbours of
invading their grazing land and
creating tension among residents.
There are hundreds of livestock
now in my area (Mukutani) with
armed pastoralists from East Pokot
and the residents fearing for their
lives. Some people have ed for
safety, said Parkei.
A prolonged dry spell in East
Pokot, Baringo North and Marigat
has forced the herding community
in the region to migrate to neigh-
bouring areas in search of pasture
and water for their livestock.
The MCA said some schools have
been closed down due to fear of
attacks by the armed pastoralists.
Many parents are now keeping
their children at home for fear of
attacks and that is why we are calling
on security agencies in the area to
do something, added Parkei.
UNNECESSARY CONFLICTS
Area security team led by County
Commissioner Benard Leparmarai
and Police Commandant Hassan
Barua called on the two communi-
ties to form grazing committees to
end unnecessary conicts.
There was a conict at a water
point in Kiserian where pastoralists
from Pokot claimed they had
identied some animals stolen from
them by Ilchamus, but we are
investigating the incident,said
Barua.
He asked any member of either
community who spots an animals
that he or she believes had been
stolen to report to the authorities for
prompt action.
Leparmarai said they have beefed
up security in the area to avert
confrontations between the two
communities.
At the same time, Baringo leaders
have condemned cattle rustling in
the region.
Lead by Tiaty MP Asman
Kamama, the leaders said cattle-
rustling was partly to blame for the
hunger crisis currently wreaking
havoc in the county.
They now want the county
government to come up with
measures to end the age-old
practice. Kamama, who is also the
chairman of the Powerful House
team on National Security and
Administration called on the Pokot,
Tugen and Ilchamus to co-exist in
harmony.
Armed pastoralists from East Pokot
said to have pitched tent in Marigat
as prolonged dry spell bites
BARINGO COUNTY
Many
parents
are now
keeping their
children at
home for fear
of attacks
Mukutani Ward
Representative
Renson Parkei
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
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Page 30 / ADVERTISERS ANNOUNCEMENT Monday, May 26, 2014 / The Standard
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Consequently we received a letter of
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th
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We are well guided
and supported by the
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meeting a need, says the
national sales manager.
Consistence in churning
out high quality consumer
brands, continuous
innovation, unique product
presentation and brand
positioning ASL has over
the years won consumer
condence. This
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an annual growth
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In a bid to expand their
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soon relocating to a bigger
premise in Thika, says Mr
Njenga. This will enable
them to meet the growing
demand for their products
in the market.
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frica Spirits Limited
(ASL) is well-
entrenched in Kenyas
vibrant alcoholic beverages
market. The company
manufactures top of the range
alcoholic beverages with a
strong brand presence in
Kenya and other international
markets.
Armed with consumer
knowledge in the industry, ASL
has churned out a portfolio
of brands that the consumer
resonates with, as it they meet
their needs.
This has seen the
manufacturer beat
competition and grow in the
ever competitive alcoholic
beverages market. Indeed,
for the last 10 years, ASL has
steadily grown in market share
and product diversication
that includes Premium, Semi-
Premium and Regular spirits.
ASL initially targeted low-
income markets but today,
their portfolio of local brands
cuts across low and middle-
income consumer segments,
which is growing by the day.
The Company is well known for
its reputable brands that meet
the needs of the Kenyas and the
international markets needs.
The brands include the
ever popular Blue Moon
Vodka and Club 360 Whisky,
which are Premium Spirits.
In the Semi Premium Spirits
segments is Legend Brandy
and Furaha Premium Brandy
The companys regular spirits
include: Furaha Brandy, Furaha
Gin, and Gypsy King Gin.
Mr Peter Njenga, the
companys director conrms
that indeed, the rms growth
and penetration into the
Kenyan market has been very
impressive and remarkable
considering the fact that
it started its operations in
2004 with only two brands
Furaha Gin, Furaha Vodka
and Furaha Whisky.
Many other innovative
brands are currently under
development. We are still
growing and our focus is to
give our consumers the best
in quality and taste, says Mr
Peter Njenga.
Consistence in quality has
seen African Spirits Limited
clinch brand strength in all
their products.
In all stages of the product
development, the company
does quality controls
and checks. In the rms
laboratory at the distillery
on Mombasa Road, random
samples are analysed to make
sure that the ingredients has
the recommended balancing
as production goes on.
In addition, the workers
are trained on how to check
for right colours of product at
all stages of the production
process. They also check
the contents while bottling
to ensure that there are no
residual particles. However,
ASL pays close attention to
meeting consumer tastes,
even when adhering to high
quality standards. This gives
us the surety that when we
make a brand, it will move,
states Onesmus Mutinda, the
national sales manager.
ASLs extensive
distribution network has
ensured their brands are
available at arms length.
We have always been at
consumers doorstep. This
is our biggest advantage,
says Peter Njenga, the
director at Africa Spirits
Limited. With nine
depots spread all over the
country located in Nairobi,
Machakos, Mombasa,
Kericho, Malindi, Karatina
Eldoret and Nakuru, ASL
easily connects with their
regional distributors and
stockists. ASLs alcoholic
beverages also retail in
international markets and
are available in Rwanda,
Tanzania and Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC).
Their brands are unique
in taste and product
presentation. We have our
own model of packaging
and design, explains Mr
Peter Njenga. Apart from
labeling, they also emboss
on their bottles and their
capping is different from
what is generally in the
market.
Such is the strength of
ASLs brand positioning,
that one of their Premium
Spirits, Blue Moon Vodka
has become a market hit
for over a year now. A lot
of work went behind the
scenes since 2005 for Blue
Moon to clinch a market
share in 2013, says Mr
Mutinda. At the time, the
market in Kenya knew
very little about Vodka,
ASL gains strong ground in the spirits sub-sector
Page 32 / RIFT VALLEY NEWS
Kenya National Union of Teachers
Secretary General Wilson Sossion.
Knut has threatened to call a strike
if more funds are not allocated for
hiring of teachers. [PHOTO: FILE/
STANDARD]
A house is set on re during the
2008 post-poll chaos. [PHOTO: FILE/
STANDARD]
TEACHER DEFICIT CRISIS
The country has a shortfall
of over 70,000 teachers and
the Government has been em-
ploying less than 8,000 teach-
ers annually
Most of the funds allocated
to the Ministry of Education
annually are used to pay sala-
ries to the more than 250,000
teachers and ministry staff
The number of schools in-
creases every year if not
monthly meaning the under-
staffng continues to rise
By CHARLES NGENO
The Teachers Service Commis-
sion will hire 5,000 teachers in the
next nancial years to address the
current shortage in public schools.
The announcement, has however,
elicited an angry reaction from the
Kenya National Union of Teachers
that claims the number is only a
fraction of what the Government
had promised to recruit.
TSC Secretary Gabriel Lengoiboni
said only Sh2.25 had been allocated
for the exercise in the 2011/2015
nancial year by Treasury.
We have a decit of over Sh6
billion but we will make do with
what we have, said Lengoiboni .
Lengoiboni said the commission
has forwarded the stafng records to
the Cabinet Secretary for onward
transmission to the Cabinet.
Knut dismissed the number as a
drop in the ocean and accused
Treasury of under-funding the
commission.
Speaking yesterday in Koibeyon
Secondary School in Bomet County
during the institutions prize-giving
day, Knut Secretary General Wilson
Sossion warned that teachers will
down their tools if Treasury fails to
allocate more funds to address the
teacher shortfall in public schools.

State to hire
5,000 teachers
in coming
fscal year
TSC must be sufciently funded
if it is to execute its mandate of
hiring and remunerating the
teachers of this nation. As a union,
we want to issue our warning to
Treasury that failure to give enough
funds to the commission will see us
call for an industrial action, said
Sossion, who said the Government
had gone against its promise of
hiring 20,000 teachers every year for
the next four years.
The Knut boss also threatened to
call a strike if the Government does
not pay the last phase of responsibil-
ity and commuter allowance.
While submitting their submis-
sion on the 2014/2015 national
education sector budget in May,
Knut had asked the Government to
set aside Sh30.2 billion for recruit-
ment and promotion of teachers in
2014/2015 nancial year.
LEAVE ALLOWANCES
The union said the amount
would be used to recruit an addi-
tional 40,000 primary and post
primary teachers as well 24,000 Early
Childhood and Development
Education (ECDE) teachers.
The rest of the funds, according
to the unions proposals, was to be
used to promote teachers and pay
leave allowances.
The current teacher shortage
stands at over 100,000 teachers. Knut
proposes a one-off recruitment of
40,000 teachers to ease on the biting
shortage. This will cost Sh18 billion
and Sh4.8 billion for ECDE teach-
ers, said Sossion.
Sossion said the current enrol-
ment in all ECDE schools stands at
over three million children and the
right, said Sossion.
Meanwhile, two Members of
Parliament from Bomet County and
a unionist have reacted angrily to
reports that the Government has
shelved plans to recruit 20,000
teachers due to under-funding.
Ronald Tonui (Bomet Central),
Bernard Bett (Bomet East) and
Bomet Knut Executive Secretary
Malel Langat said the Government
should demonstrate its commitment
to provision of quality education by
hiring more teachers to address the
biting shortage in public schools.
They proposed that funds that
have been allocated to non-priority
areas by Treasury be channeled to
the Ministry of Education.
The Government should not
allow wastage in certain ministries
while there are no teachers in our
schools. Treasury should reduce allo-
cations to those ministries that have
been returning unutilised funds,
said Tonui.
institutions require 70,000 teachers.
Knut proposes the recruitment
of 25,000 teachers this scal year by
the TSC as provided for in section
237 of the Constitution, submitted
the unionist.
Sossion said teachers who
merited promotions should be
upgraded as per the existing
schemes of service, adding that the
Government should set aside Sh6
billion for such promotions.
Leave is a right for every worker
in the Labour Relations Act and thus
we have proposed that Sh1.4 billion
be factored for all the 288,103
teachers in this nancial year so that
they are not denied this critical
By GILBERT KIMUTAI
An army worm invasion has been
reported in Sotik constituency in
Bomet County, with several acres of
maize and millet plantations said to
have been destroyed.
The worms are also said to have
destroyed more than 10 acres of
trees mainly eucalyptus and Cypress.
Member of Bomet County
executive committee in charge of
Agriculture Augustine Cheruiyot said
erratic rainfalls in the area is
contributing the rapid spread of the
insects.
ENOUGH CHEMICALS
The rainfall pattern in the area is
currently erratic and has led to rapid
spread of the pest, said Langat in a
brief to the press.
Residents from neighbouring
constituencies have expressed fear
that their crops may be destroyed by
the worms even as the Agriculture
boss said they have put in place
measures to mitigate the invasion.
Cheruiyot said they have bought
enough chemicals to spray the
insects as well as deployed extension
ofcers to the affected areas.
We have bought enough
sprayers to check the spread of the
worms which are threatening to
wipe out the crops in the constitu-
ency, said Cheruiyot.
By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI
Thousands of livestock in Narok
County might be wiped out follow-
ing outbreak of the Contagious
Bovine Pleuropnemonia (CBPP).
The disease has been reported in
the areas of Loita, Mau, Mara and
areas of Transmara by cattle keepers.
Residents claimed yesterday that
they had already lost some of their
livestock to the disease, and accused
the Narok County Veterinary
Department of failing to act to curb
further losses.
The department has failed in its
duty to provide vaccines to forestall
the impending deaths. The disease is
spreading fast and it is time to act,
said John Lesit, a pastoralist from
Loita area along the Kenya-Tanzania
border.
He said the veterinary ofce
should also impose a quarantine in
the area to check the spread of the
disease.
We lost huge herds of livestock
because of Foot and Mouth Disease
between September last year and
February this year. We dont want to
lose more to CBPP, said Keturet
Kapei, a cattle keeper from Lolgorian
area in Trans Mara where the disease
was reported two weeks ago.
Farmers stare at
losses as pests
invade farms
Deadly cattle
disease hits
region
By SILAH KOSKEI
Clerics from churches that were
burnt down during the 2007/2008
post-election violence in Burnt
Forest are set to hold an interde-
nominational fund-raiser for their
reconstruction.
Seven churches were torched in
the region when violence broke out
after the 2007 polls.
Part of the money realised will
be used to put up new churches in
the area.
Speaking to The Standard, Uasin
Gishu County National Council of
Churches Kenya chairman Josphat
Kimani said the exercise is part of
reconciliation efforts.
Seven were burnt to ashes in
Burnt forest, three in Eldoret and
Kitale respectively. It is important
to assist the faithful in those
churches to reconstruct them as
part of the healing process, he
said, adding that the affected
churches belonged to African
Independent Pentecostal Church of
Africa.
DIVISIVE POLITICS
Kimani said all religious
denominations will participate in
the fund-raiser.
He noted that communities in
the area are currently living in
harmony and any attempts by the
leaders to divide them through
incitement should not be accepted.
Leaders shun decisive politics.
We do not want to scratch the scar
after the post-poll chaos, he
added.
He warned that the current
debate on the plan by Rift MPs to
oust Planning and Devolution
Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru
over sacking of former National
Youth boss Kiplimo Rugut is likely
to divide the communities where
the two leaders originate.
We should avoid in ghts and
address pressing issues in sobriety,
he added.
Uasin Gishu peace ambassador
pastor Simon Mbugua urged
residents to resist attempts by
leaders to divide them along ethnic
lines
He stated that the prevailing
peace and harmony in the North
Rift should be maintained.
Plan to rebuild churches razed in post-poll chaos unveiled
UASIN GISHU COUNTY
BOMET COUNTY
NAROK COUNTY
BOMET COUNTY
We have a defcit of
over Sh6 billion but we
will make do with what we
have TSC Secretary Gabreil
Lengoiboini
RIFT VALLEY NEWS / Page 33
An overloaded motorbike along Nakuru-Kericho highway. The motorbikes
have become a popular means of transport especially in rural areas.
[PHOTO:KIPSANG JOSEPH/STANDARD]
By ANTONY GITONGA
The Parliamentary Committee on
Agriculture now wants the Sh30
billion allocated to the Ministry of
Agriculture doubled to enhance the
countrys food security.
The committees Chairman Adan
Mohamud said the ministry was key
to ensuring food security in the
country but nancial shortfalls may
hinder delivery of its mandate.
The Ministry of Agriculture
should receive the highest amount
in the budget as this is the only way
it will achieve the desired targets,
he said.
He said the committee plans to
table a motion in Parliament to force
Treasury to allocate the ministry
more funds.
Mohamud was speaking at the
weekend during a meeting to discuss
the ministrys budget proposals for
the 2014/2015 nancial year at the
Great Rift Valley Lodge in Naivasha.
Team: Allocate
agriculture
more cash
We have agreed with the
ministry ofcers that they will do
their best to deliver their mandate
despite the budget constraints, he
said.
Agriculture CS Felix Koskei said
they would ensure that key projects
are implemented despite the
shoe-string budget.
The CS said they will give priority
to projects that were outlined in the
Jubilee manifesto among them the
revival of the Kenya Meat Commis-
sion.
BOOST IRRIGATION
We have allocated Sh700 million
towards reviving KMC and this will
begin once the budget is passed, he
said.
He said the ministry would train
more farmers on irrigation to reduce
reliance on rain-fed agriculture.
We have allocated a sizeable
amount of money to irrigation
projects across the country and
farmers should start realigning
themselves to this, he said.
CS allayed fears of a food crisis,
opposed to cereals that are affected
by drought, he said.
Committee member Millie
Odhiambo supported calls to have
the ministry given additional
funding to give sub-sectors that have
been neglected a shot in the arm.
She singled out sheries as one of
the sub-sectors that are chronically
underfunded.
We have a potential to grow the
shing industry to boost food
security, she said.
adding the harvesting season in
some of the countrys bread baskets
had already began.
If there will be any shortage, this
will be about 700,000 bags of which
we are going to import from Uganda
and Tanzania, he said.
He said farmers had been advised
to move away from maize farming to
crops that withstand harsh climatic
conditions.
We should diversify into
sorghum, cassava and yams as
By FRED KIBOR
County assembly speakers want
the Government to establish the
motive behind the alleged abduction
of their Embu counterpart Justus
Kariuki Mate.
The Embu Speaker went missing
on Monday at Utalii Hotel in Nairobi
after he was picked by a car and was
found days later at midnight lying
unconscious in Limuru.
He is currently undergoing
treatment at Aga Khan Hospital.
Albert Kochei, the County
Assemblies Speakers Forum
secretary general, said the abduction
of their colleague had left them
worried and they want culprits
brought to book.
This is mysterious because
ordinarily kidnappers harm their
captives contrary to what happened
to Mate. This raises several questions
about the motive, said Kochei.
Kochei, who is also the Elgeyo
Marakwet Speaker, said the Govern-
ment has a duty to guarantee all its
citizens security.
Speaking at Metkei Girls second-
ary school in Keiyo South constitu-
ency during an educational day,
Kochei Kenyans wishing to apply for
a rearm license should be allowed
to do so.
Speakers demand
thorough probe into
colleagues kidnap
NAKURU COUNTY
ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY
Friday 30
th
May
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/ Page 31
KILIFI COUNTY GOVERNMENT
TENDER NOTICE
The County Government of Kili, Headquartered in Kili Town approximately 60kms North of Mombasa, invites sealed bids from registered Contractors in Building and
Civil Engineering works listed below. The Contractors must fulll all government of Kenya statutory requirements and all other conditions and requirements indicated
below:
NO. TENDER NUMBER ITEM DESCRIPTION WARD
1 KCG/277/2013/2014 Laying of 10 Km Water Pipe Line at
Jaribuni
Jaribuni
2 KCG/278/2013/2014 Renovation of Youth Polytechnic at
Kili
Sokoni
3 KCG/279/2013/2014 Construction of 2 ECD Classrooms at
Kili Primary
Sokoni
4 KCG/280/2013/2014 Construction of 4No. ECD Classrooms
plus 2 cubicle pit latrines and One 4
cubicle pit latrines
Ganda
5 KCG/281/2013/2014 Excavation of Bore Hole at Masha -
Kadzingo
Kaloleni
6 KCG/282/2013/2014 Construction of a Dispensary at
Milalani
Kaloleni
7 KCG/283/2013/2014 Excavation of a Water Pan at Dei Kaloleni
8 KCG/284/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of Bamba DOs ofce
and Bamba to Ganze Boundary
Bamba
9 KCG/285/2013/2014 Construction of 2 NO Classrooms at
Tsangatsini Youth Polytechnic
Kayafungo
Kasemeni
Kayafungo
Kinalo
Kayafungo
Boeka
Mwawesa
13 KCG/289/2013/2014 Construction of a Health Centre at
Mwawesa
Mwawesa
14 KCG/290/2013/2014 Construction of 1 No. ECD Classroom
at Kaliangombe
Rabai
15 KCG/291/2013/2014 Construction of Dispensary at Uwanja
wa Ndege
Rabai
16 KCG/292/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of Kibanda Hasara
10km Road
Mariakani
at Kibokoni
Sabaki
18 KCG/294/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of 0.5km Ngala to
Malindi High School Road at Shella
Shella
19 KCG/295/2013/2014 Grading of Karima to Muyeye at
Muyeye and cabro Shella
Shella
plus 2 cubicle pit latrine and One 4
cubicle latrines at Kaole
Chasimba
21 KCG/297/2013/2014 Construction of Laboratory at Mtwapa Shimo la Tewa
22 KCG/298/2013/2014 Construction of a Dispensary at
Mtwapa
Shimo la Tewa
23 KCG/299/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of 15km Road from
Kapecha Chodari Mwachiroba Road at
Junju
Junju
24 KCG/300/2013/2014 Construction of 4No. Classrooms
plus 2 cubicle pit latrines and One 4
cubicle pit latrines at Mavueni
Mnarani
25 KCG/301/2013/2014 Construction of Youth Polytechnic at
Kambe Ribe
Kambe/Ribe
26 KCG/302/2013/2014 Laying of 2km pipeline Mkapuni to
Mwanjama at Mwanjama
Ruruma
27 KCG/303/2013/2014 1No. ECD Classroom at Kaliangombe Ruruma
28 KCG/304/2013/2014 Fencing of Sports Ground at
Mwangama
Ruruma
Mdzongoloni
Kibarani
30 KCG/306/2013/2014 Construction of Health Centre at
Mdzongoloni
Kibarani
at Tezo Mwambai
Tezo
at Tezo Mtondia
Tezo
33 KCG/309/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of 2km and murrum
spot patching at Sokoni Mtodia Road
Tezo
at Kikwanguloni
Ganze
at Tandia
Ganze
36 KCG/312/2013/2014 Construction of 2No. Toilets at Sokoke Ganze
37 KCG/313/2013/2014 Construction of 4No. Toilets at Neema Ganze
38 KCG/314/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of 6km Rare Bale Ganze
cubicle pit latrines at Mwarakaya
Primary School
Mwarakaya
40 KCG/316/2013/2014 Construction of Mtandale Youth
Polytechnic at Mtepeni
Mtepeni
41 KCG/317/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of Bodoi road Mtepeni
42 KCG/318/2013/2014 Drainage Systems at Majengo Umoja
Rubber at Majengo
Mtepeni
43 KCG/319/2013/2014 Construction of 2No. Classrooms at
Chagoto
Adu
at Mwangani
Adu
at Balaga
Adu
Jilore
Jilore
47 KCG/323/2013/2014 Construction of Health Centre
Maternity Wing at Jilore
Jilore
at Sosoni
Jilore
49 KCG/325/2013/2014 Rehabilitation with Dozer on Coral
Rock from Watamu to Jacaranda
Watamu
50 KCG/326/2013/2014 Construction of 1No. ECD Classroom at
Kadzitsoni
Mwanamwinga
Mchekenzi
Mwanamwinga
Kibwabwani
Mwanamwinga
53 KCG/329/2013/2014 Construction of 1No. ECD Classroom Mwanamwinga
Dumuni Nursery
Mwanamwinga
55 KCG/331/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of 4.5km Road from
Kwathethe
Gongoni
56 KCG/332/2013/2014 Gravelling and Patching 14km Gongoni
Shomela Road
Gongoni
57 KCG/333/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of 10km Chumani-
Roaka-Matsangoni
Matsangoni
cubicle pit latrine at Dabaso Primary
School
Dabaso
NOTICES / Page 35
NO TENDER NO. ITEM DESCRIPTION
1 KCG/232/2013/2014 Refurbishment of Ex- Education House
2 KCG/233/2013/2014 Extension of Deputy Governors ofce in Kili (Main Works)
3 KCG/234/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of Staff Houses in Kili
4 KCG/235/2013/2014 Proposed ICE Flake plant at Malindi (Main Works)
5 KCG/236/2013/2014 Streetlights Works at Mamburui
6 KCG/237/2013/2014 Street Lights Works at Malindi
7 KCG/238/2013/2014 Construction of Market Stalls at Mariakani
8 KCG/239/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of streetlights in Kili Town
9 KCG/240/2013/2014 Construction of a water pan at Shibe
10 KCG/241/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of Malindi Public Health Ofce
11 KCG/242/2013/2014 Street Lights Works Mariakani Rehabilitation
12 KCG/243/2013/2014 Construction of a water pan at Chadi in Ganze
13 KCG/244/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of Staff House at Ganze
14 KCG/245/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of Mariakani Town Ofces
15 KCG/246/2013/2014 Construction of Livestock Sale Yard at Timboni in Langobaya
16 KCG/247/2013/2014 Construction of Livestock Sale Yard at Kaloleni
17 KCG/248/2013/2014 Construction of Livestock Sale Yard at Kanagoni in Marereni
18 KCG/249/2013/2014 Construction of Livestock sale Yard at Ganze
19 KCG/250/2013/2014
Construction of 1NO Classroom & Administration Block at Milalani Youth
Polytechnic
20 KCG/251/2013/2014 Construction of Jetty in Kili
21 KCG/252/2013/2014 Construction of a cattle dip and crusher Lot 1
25 KCG/256/2013/2014 Grading and Gravelling of Quarry roads in Kili North
26 KCG/257/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of Veterinery ofces in Kili North
27 KCG/258/2013/2014 Fencing of Holding Ground at Kavinyalo
28 KCG/259/2013/2014 Fencing of Fisheries ofces in Malindi
29 KCG/260/2013/2014 Construction of sh Landings in Malindi
30 KCG/261/2013/2014 Construction of sh deport in Marereni
31 KCG/262/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of Co-operative ofces in Malindi
32 KCG/263/2013/2014 Construction of revenue sheds at Mariakani
33 KCG/264/2013/2014 Construction of 2NO Cubicle Toilets at Roka Youth Polytechnic in Kili North
34 KCG/265/2013/2014 Construction of Public Toilet at Dzitsoni in Kili South
35 KCG/266/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of 2NO non-residentail Houses in Kili South
36 KCG/267/2013/2014 Construction of a Toilet at Chonyi in Kili South
37 KCG/268/2013/2014 Installation of electricity at Kikambala Agriculture Ofces in Kili South
38 KCG/269/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of Bwagamoyo Dispensary (Main Works)
39 KCG/270/2013/2014 Electrical installation works to the proposed Bwagamoyo Dispensary
40 KCG/271/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of Malimo Dispensary (Main Works)
41 KCG/272/2013/2014 Electrical installation works to the proposed Malimo Dispensary
42 KCG/273/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of Madzimbani Dispensary (Main Works)
43 KCG/274/2013/2014 Electrical installation works to the proposed Madzimbani Dispensary
44 KCG/275/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of Kaloleni Youth Polytechnic
45 KCG/276/2013/2014 Construction of a water pan at Marereni
The tender documents for these works are available at the procurement ofce (Ground Floor) situated at the Deputy
Governors ofce, Kili Upon payment of a non-refundable fee of KSH. 1,000. The fee shall be paid in cash to the
receiving cash ofce situated at the ofce of the Deputy Governor Kili.
Interested contractors may obtain further information on proposed works and inspect the tender documents at the
ofce of procurement during normal working hours from 8.00 AM to 5.00PM.
Tenderers who buy the tender documents shall qualify to tender, prices quoted should be inclusive of all Government
taxes and delivery costs and must be in Kenyan shillings.
Firms meeting the criteria below, must be demonstrated by attaching relevant documentary evidence.
A Photostat copy of current Company Registration/Incorporation from Registrar of Company. a)
A Photostat copy of valid registration certicate NCA 7 and above b)
A Photostat copy of current registration certicate from the Energy Regulatory Commission (E.R.C) Category C1 and c)
above (For Electrical Domestic sub- Contractors)
A letter of commitment from the Electrical Domestic Sub-Contractor nominated by the main contractor indicating d)
that they have been duly consulted, priced the Bills and are willing to execute the sub-contract as domestic sub-
contractors
The Bid Bond of 1% of bid price in form of bank guarantee from a reputable bank or approved insurance rm and e)
must remain valid for 90 days from the date of tender opening.
Details of similar works completed within the last three years giving details of clients who may be contacted for f)
further information to meet specied experience requirement.
The names, qualication and experience of Key Personnel available for this work (attach copies of curriculum vitaes g)
and certicates).
Proof of sound nancial capability (Bank statements) h)
Valid Tax Compliance Certicate. i)
Valid PIN and VAT Certicate. j)
Completed tender documents shall be sealed and marked with the tender No. as stated in the particular tender
document and be deposited in the TENDER BOX located at the ofce of the Deputy
Governor or be addressed to:
County Secretary
Kili County Government
P.O. Box 519 80108, Kili
So as to reach on or before 10
th
June, 2014 at 10.30 am late bids will be returned un-opened.
Tenders will be opened immediately in the presence of the tenderers or their representatives who choose to attend at
the Boardroom located at the ofce of the Deputy Governor.
Preference will be given to tenders submitted by Business Enterprises owned by Youth, Women and Persons living with
Disabilities.
Kili County Government Reserves the right to reject any tender without giving reasons and does not bind itself to the
lowest tender.
OWEN YAA BAYA
COUNTY SECRETARY
KILIFI COUNTY
TENDER NOTICE
KILIFI COUNTY GOVERNMENT
The County Government of Kili, Headquartered in Kili Town approximately 60kms North of Mombasa, invites sealed
bids from registered Contractors in Building and Civil Engineering works listed below. The Contractors must fulll all
government of Kenya statutory requirements and all other conditions and requirements indicated below:
at Kirosa Primary School
Marafa
60 KCG/336/2013/2014 Rehabilitation of 14km road from
Danisa to Chamari
Marafa
61 KCG/337/2013/2014 Rehabilitation from serena to tototo
through HGM Road
Malindi
62 KCG/338/2013/2014 Rehabilitation from St Andrews to
St.Kevin hill Road
Malindi
63 KCG/339/2013/2014 Fencing of Youth Sports Ground at
Bomani Sports Centre
Magarini
64 KCG/340/2013/2014 Construction of 1No. Classroom at
Tangini ECD
Magarini
G.I.S. Nursery
Magarini
66 KCG/342/2013/2014 Construction of Open Air Market at
Mjanaheri
Magarini
67 KCG/343/2013/2014 Heavy Grading of 8km road from
Mbogolo to Mumangani and spot
patching
Kakuyuni
at Gandini ECD
Garashi
at Kata Primary School
Garashi
at Kayadagama Primary School
Garashi
The tender documents for these works are available at the procurement ofce (Ground Floor)
situated at the Deputy Governors ofce, Kili Upon payment of a non-refundable fee of KSH.
1,000. The fee shall be paid in cash to the receiving cash ofce situated at the ofce of the
Deputy Governor Kili.
Interested contractors may obtain further information on proposed works and inspect the
tender documents at the ofce of procurement during normal working hours from 8.00 AM
to 5.00PM.
Tenderers who buy the tender documents shall qualify to tender, prices quoted should be
inclusive of all Government taxes and delivery costs and must be in Kenyan shillings.
Firms meeting the criteria below, must be demonstrated by attaching relevant documentary
evidence.
A Photostat copy of current Company Registration/Incorporation from Registrar of a)
Company.
A Photostat copy of valid registration certicate b) NCA 7 and above
A Photostat copy of current registration certicate from the Energy Regulatory Commission c)
(E.R.C) Category C1 and above (For Electrical Domestic sub- Contractors)
A letter of commitment from the Electrical Domestic Sub-Contractor nominated by the main d)
contractor indicating that they have been duly consulted, priced the Bills and are willing to
execute the sub-contract as domestic sub- contractors
The Bid Bond of 1% of bid price in form of bank guarantee from a reputable bank or approved e)
insurance rm and must remain valid for 90 days from the date of tender opening.
Details of similar works completed within the last three years giving details of clients who f)
may be contacted for further information to meet specied experience requirement.
The names, qualication and experience of Key Personnel available for this work (attach g)
copies of curriculum vitaes and certicates).
Proof of sound nancial capability (Bank statements) h)
Valid Tax Compliance Certicate. i)
Valid PIN and VAT Certicate. j)
Completed tender documents shall be sealed and marked with the tender No. as stated in the
particular tender document and be deposited in the TENDER BOX located at the ofce of the
Deputy Governor or be addressed to:
County Secretary
Kili County Government
P.O. Box 519 80108, Kili
So as to reach on or before 10
th
June, 2014 at 10.30 am late bids will be returned un-opened.
Tenders will be opened immediately in the presence of the tenderers or their representatives
who choose to attend at the Boardroom located at the ofce of the Deputy Governor.
Preference will be given to tenders submitted by Business Enterprises owned by Youth, Women
and Persons living with Disabilities.
Kili County Government Reserves the right to reject any tender without giving reasons and
does not bind itself to the lowest tender.
OWEN YAA BAYA
COUNTY SECRETARY
KILIFI COUNTY
Monday, May 26, 2014 / The Standard Page 36 / RIFT VALLEY NEWS
Mother of
defled girl
charged
By VINCENT MABATUK
The mystery surrounding alleged
delement of an eight-year-old girl
by a university student deepened as
police arrested her mother and
charged her in court.
Jane Muthoni was arraigned in
court on May 21 and charged with
two counts of giving false informa-
tion and assaulting the suspect.
According to police records, the
woman reported to the police that
Fredrick Luku, an engineering
student at Egerton University Njoro
Campus, had deled the Standard
Two minor while she was attending a
burial in Kakamega.
The suspect lived in the same
plot with the victims family and he
is alleged to have duped the minor
into opening the door by claiming
that her mother had sent him to pick
some money and an ID card she had
forgotten in the house.
The suspect grabbed and deled
her and proceeded to threaten her
with death if she dared report it to
anybody. The suspect later shifted
from the plot to unknown place,
said her grandmother Anne Kibe.
The girl is said to have com-
plained of experiencing pain while
urinating and was taken to Njoro
Health Centre where doctors
reportedly discovered that her
private parts had been ruptured and
referred her to Nakuru Provincial
General Hospital.
A doctors report in our posses-
sion indicates that doctors at the
hospital conrmed that she had
been deled. Since then, she has
attended more than four routine
clinics at the facility.
NEVER DEFILED
The family reported the matter at
Njoro Police Station leading to the
arrest of the suspect on April 15, but
he was later released under unclear
circumstances.
Ironically, a P3 form lled and
stamped by Nancy Nganga, a
medical ofcer at Njoro Health
Centre, contradicts the doctors
report that the girl been deled.
Yesterday, Njoro OCS Meshach
Musee rubbished the doctors report,
insisting that the girl was never
deled. Say what you want but the
minor was never deled. A copy of
the doctors report in our possession
indicates that the minor was only
dirty. The mother should be
punished, said Musee.
He said Director of Public
Prosecutions ofce in Nakuru
directed them to terminate the case
and charge the mother with giving
false information and assaulting the
suspect. At Njoro Health Centre, a
senior ofcer said she could not
understand why her colleague had
ignored an earlier report conrming
the delement.
Woman accused of giving false
information and assaulting student who
allegedly defled her daughter
NAKURU COUNTY
Say
what you
want but
the minor
was never
defled. A
copy of the
doctors
report
in our
possession
indicates
that the
minor was
only dirty.
Njoro OCS
Meshach Musee
I BALANCE SHEET
BANK GROUP
Bank Bank Bank Group Group Group
31
st
Mar 2013 31
st
Dec 2013 31
st
Mar 2014 31
st
Mar 2013 31
st
Dec 2013 31
st
Mar 2014
Unaudited Audited Unaudited Unaudited Audited Unaudited
Shs 000 Shs 000 Shs 000 Shs 000 Shs 000 Shs 000
A ASSETS
1 Cash ( both Local & Foreign) 144,173 170,580 152,990 173,063 186,527 178,949
2 Balances due from Central Bank of Kenya 1,233,341 1,072,816 1,461,717 1,269,075 1,112,225 1,489,338
3 Kenya Government and other securities held for dealing purposes - -
4 Financial Assets at fair value through prot and loss - -
5 Investment Securities: - -
a) Held to Maturity: 3,649,223 4,249,723 4,118,688 3,800,072 4,619,003 4,406,432
a. Kenya Government securities 3,310,696 3,968,110 3,828,573 3,461,545 3,968,110 3,828,573
b. Other securities 338,527 281,613 290,115 338,527 650,893 577,859
b) Available for sale: 1,898,564 630,276 333,947 1,898,564 630,276 333,947
a. Kenya Government securities 1,898,564 630,276 333,947 1,898,564 630,276 333,947
b. Other securities - -
6 Deposits and balances due from local banking institutions 42,812 299,384 737,535 825,676 309,875 759,881
7 Deposits and balances due from banking institutions abroad 748,438 535,302 384,875 748,438 1,003,663 609,250
8 Tax recoverable 26,805 12,295 12,295 28,763 27,131 28,394
9 Loans and advances to customers (net) 9,368,461 10,851,417 10,783,907 9,723,498 11,491,145 11,347,322
10 Balances due from banking institutions in the group 3,800 3,955 4,052 - - -
11 Investments in associates - - - -
12 Investments in subsidiary companies 818,158 821,358 821,358 -
13 Investments in joint ventures - -
14 Investment properties - -
15 Property and equipment 493,117 615,614 612,918 504,222 645,362 647,182
16 Prepaid lease rentals 1,940 -
17 Intangible assets 57,288 49,380 57,615 283,029 262,894 270,177
18 Deferred tax asset 8,852 5,941 5,941 4,762 7,324 9,846
19 Retirement benet asset - -
20 Other assets 511,948 321,329 744,058 566,990 346,368 779,281
21 TOTAL ASSETS 19,004,980 19,639,370 20,231,896 19,826,152 20,643,733 20,859,999
B LIABILITIES
22 Balances due to Central Bank of Kenya - - - -
23 Customer deposits 15,667,541 15,905,263 16,391,387 16,135,429 16,478,690 16,654,798
24 Deposits and balances due to local banking institutions 16,688 342,366 349,579 59,356 342,366 349,579
25 Deposits and balances due to foreign banking institutions - 113 - 18,747 113
26 Other money market deposits - -
27 Borrowed funds 737,210 678,967 588,173 737,210 678,967 588,173
28 Balances due to banking institutions in the group 42,824 - -
29 Tax payable 30,712 - 31,324 30,712 - 35,150
30 Dividends payable - - - -
31 Deferred tax liability - - - - - -
32 Retirement benet liability - - - -
33 Other liabilities 396,681 262,834 340,631 482,698 338,725 400,407
34 TOTAL LIABILITIES 16,891,656 17,189,430 17,701,207 17,445,405 17,857,495 18,028,220
C SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS
35 Paid up /Assigned capital 1,050,000 1,050,000 1,050,000 1,050,000 1,050,000 1,050,000
36 Share premium/(discount) - - - -
37 Revaluation reserves (74,865) (6,713) 944 (74,865) (6,713) 944
38 Retained earnings/Accumulated losses 1,044,167 1,307,319 1,380,411 1,036,646 1,296,122 1,343,667
39 Statutory loan loss reserves 94,022 99,334 99,334 94,022 107,039 105,593
40 Other Reserves 35,187 38,177
41 Proposed dividends - -
42 Capital grants -
43 TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS 2,113,324 2,449,940 2,530,689 2,105,803 2,481,635 2,538,381
44 Minority Interest 274,944 304,603 293,398
45 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS 19,004,980 19,639,370 20,231,896 19,826,152 20,643,733 20,859,999
II PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
1.0 INTEREST INCOME
1.1 Loans and advances 415,005 1,763,882 463,097 433,232 1,885,740 498,901
1.2 Government securities 140,724 506,330 117,051 143,042 541,629 125,478
1.3 Deposits and placements with banking institutions 5,559 16,762 4,153 22,308 70,711 14,127
1.4 Other Interest Income 9,919 37,760 8,503 10,242 37,760 8,789
1.5 Total interest income 571,206 2,324,734 592,804 608,823 2,535,840 647,294
2.0 INTEREST EXPENSE
2.1 Customer deposits 308,398 1,149,362 287,358 318,002 1,201,081 297,809
2.2 Deposits and placement from banking institutions 3,792 19,260 10,259 3,983 19,668 10,341
2.3 Other interest expenses 17,423 66,117 13,817 17,462 66,117 13,817
2.4 Total interest expenses 329,612 1,234,739 311,434 339,448 1,286,866 321,967
3.0 NET INTEREST INCOME/(LOSS) 241,593 1,089,995 281,370 269,376 1,248,974 325,327
4.0 NON-INTEREST INCOME
4.1 Fees and commissions on loans and advances 30,691 87,569 22,925 33,528 100,435 24,811
4.2 Other fees and commissions 53,812 187,930 43,456 54,970 210,560 46,233
4.3 Foreign exchange trading income/(Loss) 32,906 130,297 39,547 33,586 134,941 40,614
4.4 Dividend Income - - - - 1,900 -
4.5 Other income 11,759 64,196 16,149 19,544 68,927 22,920
4.6 Total Non-interest income 129,168 469,992 122,077 141,627 516,763 134,578
5.0 TOTAL OPERATING INCOME 370,761 1,559,987 403,447 411,003 1,765,737 459,905
6.0 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES
6.1 Loan loss provision 29,000 11,979 18,578 33,962 48,942 66,624
6.2 Staff costs 125,602 528,771 146,583 144,321 607,660 167,568
6.3 Directors emoluments 5,100 23,000 7,200 5,199 26,527 7,200
6.4 Rental charges 11,372 52,488 14,196 14,220 67,039 18,947
6.5 Depreciation charge on property and equipment 12,707 51,257 11,421 13,689 55,186 12,543
6.6 Amortisation charges 2,684 10,783 2,700 3,075 12,175 2,978
6.7 Other operating expenses 81,923 303,441 98,355 88,945 356,098 116,382
6.8 Total Other Operating Expenses 268,389 981,719 299,033 303,409 1,173,627 392,242
7.0 Prot/(loss) Before Tax and Exceptional Items 102,373 578,268 104,414 107,594 592,110 67,664
8.0 Exceptional Items -
9.0 Prot/(Loss) After Exceptional Items 102,373 578,268 104,414 107,594 592,110 67,664
10.0 Current Tax 30,712 151,232 31,324 30,712 152,509 31,324
11.0 Deferred Tax - 2,911 - (2,562) -
12.0 Prot/(Loss) After Tax and Exceptional Items 71,661 424,125 73,090 76,882 442,163 36,340
13.0 Minority Interest 1,767 7,822 (11,205)
14.0 Prot/(loss) after tax, exceptional items and Minority Interest 71,661 424,125 73,090 75,115 434,341 47,545
15.0 Other Comprehensive Income
15.1 Gains/(Losses) from translating the nancial statements of foreign operations 17,646 78,227 2,990
15.2 Fair value changes in available for sale nancial assets (4,919) (1,794) 7,657 (4,919) (14,294) 7,657
15.3 Revaluation surplus on Property,plant and equipment - -
15.4 Share of other comprehensive income of associates - -
15.5 Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income - -
16.0 Other Comprehensive Income for the year net of tax (4,919) (1,794) 7,657 12,727 63,933 10,647
17.0 Total comprehensive income for the year 66,742 422,331 80,747 89,609 506,096 46,987
18.0 EARNINGS PER SHARE- BASIC & DILUTED 0.68 4 0.70 0.73 4.14 0.35
19.0 DIVIDEND PER SHARE -DECLARED - 0.80 - 0.80
III OTHER DISCLOSURES
1.0 NON-PERFORMING LOANS AND ADVANCES
(a) Gross Non-performing loans and advances 435,555 624,165 676,940 498,758 687,130 826,448
(b) Less: Interest in Suspense 109,490 143,293 163,996 125,164 143,293 176,270
(c)Total Non-Performing Loans and Advances (a-b) 326,065 480,872 512,944 373,594 543,837 650,178
(d) Less: Loan Loss Provision 130,326 134,566 112,868 152,272 159,442 181,490
(e) Net Non-Performing Loans and Advances(c-d) 195,739 346,306 400,076 221,322 384,395 468,688
(f) Discounted Value of Securities 195,739 346,306 400,076 221,322 384,395 468,688
(g) Net NPLs Exposure (e-f) - - - - - -
2.0 INSIDER LOANS AND ADVANCES
(a) Directors, Shareholders and Associates 37,351 226,197 219,334 43,242 226,197 219,334
(b) Employees 172,358 200,144 198,879 172,454 200,298 199,012
(c)Total Insider Loans and Advances and other facilities 209,709 426,341 418,213 215,696 426,495 418,346
3.0 OFF-BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
(a)Letters of credit,guarantees, acceptances 3,154,505 2,943,390 2,063,315 3,157,650 3,095,274 2,202,532
(b) Forwards, swaps and options 1,047,932 1,153,331 1,672,052 1,047,932 1,153,331 1,672,052
(c)Other contingent liabilities 441,701 415,249 493,433 441,701 415,249 493,433
(d)Total Contingent Liabilities 4,644,138 4,511,970 4,228,800 4,647,283 4,663,854 4,368,017
4.0 CAPITAL STRENGTH
(a)Core capital 1,475,008 1,773,989 1,810,536 1,475,008 1,773,989 1,810,536
(b) Minimum Statutory Capital 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
(c)Excess/(Diciency)(a-b) 475,008 773,989 810,536 475,008 773,989 810,536
(d) Supplementary Capital 94,022 99,334 99,334 94,022 99,334 99,334
(e) Total Capital (a+d) 1,569,030 1,873,323 1,909,870 1,569,030 1,873,323 1,909,870
(f)Total risk weighted assets 11,490,652 12,428,995 15,509,001 11,490,652 12,428,995 15,509,001
(g) Core Capital/Total deposits Liabilities 9.4% 11.2% 11.1% 9.41% 11.2% 11.1%
(h) Minimum statutory Ratio 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0%
(I) Excess/(Deciency) (g-h) 1.4% 3.2% 3.1% 1.4% 3.2% 3.1%
(j) Core Capital / total risk weighted assets 12.8% 14.27% 11.7% 12.8% 14.3% 11.7%
(k) Minimum Statutory Ratio 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0%
(l) Excess (Deciency) (j-k) 4.8% 6.3% 3.7% 4.8% 6.3% 3.7%
(m) Total Capital/total risk weighted assets 13.7% 15.07% 12.3% 13.7% 15.1% 12.3%
(n) Minimum statutory Ratio 12.0% 12.0% 12.0% 12.0% 12.0% 12.0%
(o) Excess/(Deciency) (m-n) 1.7% 3.1% 0.3% 1.7% 3.1% 0.3%
14 LIQUIDITY
14.1 (a) Liquidity Ratio 45.70% 38.0% 38.0% 45.7% 38.0% 38.0%
14.2 (b) Minimum Statutory Ratio 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0%
14.3 (c) Excess (Deciency) (a-b) 25.7% 18.0% 18.0% 25.7% 18.0% 18.0%
The nancial statements are extracts from the books of the institution. The complete set of quarterly nancial statements, statutory and qualitative disclosures can be accessed on the institutions
website www.abcthebank.com. They may also be accessed at the institutions head ofce located at Mezzanine Floor, ABC Bank Koinange street.
Signed: Shamaz Savani Joseph K. Muiruri
MANAGING DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER DISCLOSURES AS AT 31
ST
MARCH 2014
NOTICE / Page 37

D E G G 15
H B J D 27
E J A C 12
24 14 13 22
B A C F 19
Solution No. 1838
9 2 7 4 3 5 8 1 6
5 6 8 7 1 9 2 3 4
1 3 4 8 6 2 5 7 9
7 9 1 3 2 6 4 8 5
3 8 5 1 9 4 7 6 2
6 4 2 5 8 7 3 9 1
8 1 9 2 4 3 6 5 7
2 5 6 9 7 8 1 4 3
4 7 3 6 5 1 9 2 8
YESTERDAYS SOLUTION
STANDOKU Imejin
1839 MEDIUM
5 2
1
4
2 3
4 6
8 4 5 3
7 4
3 1 5
1 3 8
1 6
9 7 2 4
puzzling
38
Using all the letters
of the alphabet,
ll in the grid. To
help you, there are
three cryptic cross-
word-style clues:
Top line: Tusk-mas-
ter makes addict
jpin club. (1, 5-6)
Middle line: A don-
key, an ill worker,
can attack. (2, 9)
Bottom line: A cri-
sis can sit badly on
the self-loving. (12)
To start you off,
here is one of the
letters.
By Rosy Russell
All rows, columns and 3 by 3 grids
(dened by bold lines ) have the
numbers 1 to 9 appearing only once.
Some of the numbers have been en-
tered. Complete the whole table by
inserting the correct numbers.
Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 20)
Thi s could be a frustrati ng ti me both
at home and at work. Thi s could mean
need to correct mechani cal di ffi culti es.
Be sure to take your breaks and follow a
wri tten li st of todays duti es.
Aquarius (Jan 21 - Feb 19)
You may recei ve recogni ti on regardi ng
your parti cular ski lls today. Generally,
thi s could be a producti ve and poten-
ti ally sati sfyi ng day. Your ti mi ng i s ri ght
for i ntroduci ng your i deas to hi gher-ups.
Pisces (Feb 20 - Mar 20)
You wi ll fi nd that you are appreci ated
and valued for your abi li ty to act and
get thi ngs done. You are able to handle
problems that come across your path
today and you do not stop to dally over
fi xed mi stakes.
Taurus (April 21 - May 20)
Take nothi ng for granted today, par-
ti cularly where communi cati on i s con-
cerned. Important i nformati on comes to
you i n many forms. Because you li sten
to what others tell you, you are able to
detect the ti mes you could be mi sled.
Aries (Mar 21 - May 20)
Your atti tude and energi es work toward
posi ti ve results. These changes could
have long-lasti ng effects. Do not be-
come preoccupi ed wi th one i dea. An
urge to wi pe the slate clean and start
over can leave you feeli ng empty.
Cancer
(June 22 - July 22)
Thi s i s a great ti me to be wi th others.
You are usually ri ght when a di spute
ari ses but you are wi se to keep a low
profi le. You take an i nterest i n psychol-
ogy, di fferent cultures and hi story.
Courtesy: dailyhoroscopes.com
SATURDAYS SOLUTIONS
Horoscopes
Sudoku
Codeword Puzzle
(May 21 - June 21)
You may be put in charge of a
special project. With you, oth-
ers feel safe and they know the
work will succeed. You are good
at working with psychology and
hidden recesses of the mind.
DIFFICULT
The letters have a distinct
value between 1 to 9. The to-
tals vertically and horizontally
have been given. Solve all the
values.
NO 5199
NO 5198
A B C D E F G H J
6 3 5 9 8 2 4 7 1
SATURDAYS SOLUTIONS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
M I N S P O U A Z R
E F T B L G K J Q W
D
Y
X
H
C
V
Leo (July 23 - Aug 22)
Your ability to discriminate real break-
throughs and to spot new trends makes you
able to work in areas at the very fringe of
technology. You love what is new and differ-
ent and are willing to share your insight.
Virgo
(Aug 23 - Sept 23)
You could experience problems with home
life todayespecially with parents or chil-
dren. Additional responsibilities may be
placed on you. You should open up to rela-
tives, since it is a good time to receive help!
Libra
(Sept 24 - Oct 23)
Outer circumstances and the ow of events
make it easy for you to make clear decisions.
Things seem to fall in place. You could have
dif culty getting outer recognition for your
efforts but it will come in due course.
Scorpio
(Oct 24 - Nov 22)
Quick answers, great wit and a surplus of
insights and solutions are at the ready to-
day. This is a good time to write and com-
municate with real originality. Inventions and
breakthroughs are possible.
Sagittarius
(Nov 23 - Dec 21)
This is a time to make wrong choices, in par-
ticular as they could change your work situ-
ation. You might feel that you are unable to
make good decisions today. This will pass
soon enough and any feelings that are nega-
tive could be noted for later consideration.
Gemini
39
puzzling
Across
3 Hell (5)
8 Disease (5)
10 Black bird (5)
11 Total (3)
12 Drif (5)
13 Majestically (7)
15 Agave plant (5)
18 Bind (3)
19 Guard (6)
21 Climbing plant (7)
22 Former currency unit (4)
23 US coin (4)
24 Unfold (7)
26 Barricaded (6)
29 Firearm (3)
31 Large shrubs (5)
32 Procession (7)
34 Demon (5)
35 Trap (3)
36 Viper (5)
37 Revealed (5)
38 Precipitous (5)
Down
1 Skinint (5)
2 Indonesian island (7)
4 Companion (4)
5 Rubber (6)
6 Material (5)
7 Exclude (5)
9 Floor covering (3)
12 Swindled (7)
14 Untruth (3)
16 Undress (5)
17 Stringed instruments (5)
19 African country (7)
20 Split (5)
21 Wading bird (5)
23 Irish county (7)
24 Abandon (6)
25 Drag (3)
27 Wear away (5)
28 Yields (5)
30 Archers target (5)
32 Heap (4)
33 Manner (3)
ACROSS: 1, Leash 6, Nitre 9, Titular 10, Court 11, Tasty 12, Begun 13, Piebald 15, Lit 17,
Acre 18, Marina 19, Snail 20, Ironed 22, Sire 24, Car 25, Shatter 26, Rivet 27, Bison 28,
Locum 29, Battled 30, Sheer 31, Defer
DOWN: 2, Erotic 3, Strobe 4, Hit 5, Muted 6, Natural 7, Iran 8, Retain 12, Blend 13, Panic
14, Error 15, Limit 16, Taper 18, Might 19, Seminar 21, Ravish 22, Strode 23, Rebuke 25,
Seats 26, Robe 28, Led
SATURDAYS EASY SOLUTIONS
Easy Puzzle
ACROSS
3 Charlies got the hump, the
fathead! (5)
8 Car test nothings right! (5)
10 A place of rare fertility (5)
11 Lived in Iowa somewhere (3)
12 Swimming tutor possibly (5)
13 Appreciated being attacked?
(4,3)
15 Uncharacteristic lapse in a
flowery part (5)
18 Lout whod love to start an
affair? (3)
19 Nominally calm, she may give
a sneer (6)
21 Aunt Sallys place? (3,4)
22 Warm up for a theatrical
part (4)
23 Bit of a show could be a
riot! (4)
24 Be afraid to hold an article
thats so very light! (7)
26 Comes up for air in order to
complete the exercises (6)
29 Organ needing attention (3)
31 Harmonious name for a
heavyweight (5)
32 A miners group? (7)
34 A great source of taint (5)
35 Did the spadework (3)
36 An acquisition repeated (5)
37 Freed to leg it, possibly?
(3,2)
38 Sounds a hoarse utterance!
(5)
DOWN
1 It gets damp as it dries (5)
2 Failed to look not good but
bulky (4,3)
4 Being German, he has endless
education (4)
5 Pet rodent control operative
(6)
6 Dads got his head on right!
(5)
7 City the Italian gent goes
around (5)
9 The tawny parts are brown
(3)
12 Sweet Evertonians oft upset
over charges! (7
14 Supporter of soccer people
close down (3)
16 The man run out? (5)
17 Install only a replacement
(3,2)
19 Being young, in the turbulent
teens I got a kiss (7)
20 What, out East, can be made
into biscuits (5)
21 Villain who never put a ciga-
rette out (5)
23 Free, indeed, to be flouted
(7)
24 Catlike, showing endless
variation of feeling (6)
25 Bit of a shame he cant act
(3)
27 Rogue tuned red (5)
28 Its an optional material! (5)
30 Roomy enough for one horse
to go round another (5)
32 Performed some chorus an-
gelically (4)
33 Head of the teachers union?
(3)
ACROSS: 1, Ap-pal 6, Spare 9, Situate 10, Twist 11, Rainy 12, Habit 13, Refrain 15, Aha 17, Heat 18, Senior 19,
Scots 20, Drench 22, Fete 24, Aid 25, Pleaded 26, Ducal 27, FA Cup 28, Atlas 29, All-e.g.-R-O 30, Od-I-le 31,
T-ruth
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med. 16, Armed 18, Stal-L 19, Scruple 21, Ribald 22, F-act-or 23, Tenant 25, Pan-el 26, Dual 28, Art
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Happiness is when what you
think, what you say, and what
you do are in harmony.
Mahatma Gandhi
With six-inch fangs and weigh-
ing in at 600lb, Saber and
Janda are no ordinary house
cats. Yet these huge Bengal
tigers live in Janice Haleys
suburban garden and are
treated like ordinary pets.
They are fed by hand, get
strokes and cuddles and white
male Saber goes to sleep
sucking on her finger.
We have a very special bond
they rub my face and let me
kiss them on the nose, we can
cuddle with them and hug
them.
Janice and husband David
work around the clock to care
for the tigers and spend all
their income on food and care.
They are fed three times from
1pm to 11pm and the 60ft by
40ft enclosure needs to be
cleaned several times a day.
Janice says: We have to travel
an hour north for Jandas
horse meat once a week and
an hour south for Sabers
beef.
Mirror Online
Family keeps Bengal tigers as ordinary pets
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
FOX CINEPLEX SARIT CENT RE,
WESTLANDS
SCREEN I GODZILLA IN 3D (U16) At
11.00am, 1.45pm, 6.55pm, AMAZING
SPIDERMAN 2 IN 3D (pg) At 4.10pm,
HEROPANTI (TBA) At 9.05pm
SCREEN II X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE
PAST IN 3D (TBA) At 11.00am, 1.45pm,
6.40pm, 9.15pm, GODZILLA IN 3D (u16)
At 4.15pm
PLANET MEDIA CINEMAS - KISUMU
SCREEN I LEGO (GE) At 2.20pm,
4.30pm
300-RISE OF EMPEROR (16) At 6.40pm,
8.40pm
SCREEN II THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2
(PG) At 11.00am, GODZILLA (16) At 11am,
6.30pm.
NYALI CINEMAX MOMBASA
SCREEN I X-MEN IN 3D At 6.30pm,
GODZILLA IN 3D At 6.45pm, X-MEN IN 2D
At 9.15pm, HEROPANTI At 9.15pm.
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tv guide
Nairobi 102.7 I Nyeri 105.7
Meru 105.1 I Kericho 90.5
Kisumu 105.3 I Mombasa 105.1
Nakuru 104.5 I Eldoret 91.1 Kitui:
93.8 I Kisii: 91.3
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07:00 Myth Busters
07:50 Dirty Jobs
08:45 Ultimate Survival
09:40 Border Security
10:05 Auction Hunters
10:30 Auction Kings
10:55 How Do They Do It?
11:25 How Its Made
11:50 Dynamo
12:45 The Big Brain Theory
01:40 MythBusters
02:35 Border Security
The movie looks at the relationship ups-and-
downs of a collection of New Yorkers over 10
years. We may expect an ensemble cast of
Hollywood stars. And judging from Drew Bar-
rymores directorial debut, the movie Whip
It, we will get a fresh and original take on
the genre.
SATURDAYS TRIVIA: High Rise
TV Quiz
03:30 Auction Kings
04:00 Dirty Jobs
04:55 Ultimate Survival
05:50 MythBusters
05:45 How Do They Do It?
07:10 How Its Made
07:40 Sons of Guns
09:00 Storage Hunters
09:30 Sons of Guns
DStv Highlights
Todays Schedule
5:00 Pambazuka music
6:00 Power breakfast
9:00 Afrosinema
11:30 Naswa
12:00 Gabriela
13:00 Live at 1
14:00 Afrosinema
16:00 Citizen alasiri
16:10 Mseto East Africa
17:00 Pavitra Rishta
18:00 Un refugio
19:00 Citizen nipashe
19:35 Inspekta mwala
20:05 Wild at heart
21:00 Monday special
22:00 Africa leadership
dialogue
22:30 Twende kazi
highlights
22:30 Afrosinema
0.00 Citizen late night
news
1:00 Afro-sinema
4:30 BBC
4:55 Morning Prayer
5:00 Aerobics
5:30 Damka
8:00 Good Morning Kenya
9:00 Parliament Live
11:00 Daytime Movie
11:00 KBCc Lunch Time
News
1:30 Moving The Masses
1:30 Grapevine
2:30 Parliament Live
4:30 Spider Riders
5:00 Club 1
6:00 Spiders
7:00 Darubini Live
7:30 Road To Success
8:05 The Platform Live
9:00 Channel 1 News
9:45 National Cohesion
Live
10:30 Bold & Beautiful
11:30 You Are The One
12:00 Club 1
12:45 BBC
5:00 Password Rpt
6:00 Live
9:00 Irrational Heart
10.00 Maid In
Manhattan
11:15 The Young &
The Restless
12:00 Rhythm City
12:30 Scandal
1:00 NTV at 1
1:30 Backstage
2:00 Golden Heart
3.00 Password
4:00 NTV at 4
4:15 Password
Reloaded
5:00 The Beat
6:00 Dyesebel
7:00 NTV Jioni
7:30 Tujuane
8:30 Mali
9:00 NTV Tonight
10:00 The Hostel
10:30 Movie
5.00 Command Your
Morning
6:00 Morning Express
9.00 Tendereza
10:00 My Eternal
11.00 National Geographic
12.00 Just For Laughs
12.30 Gavana
1.00 Newsdesk
1.30 Road to Brasil
2:00 Afri-screen
4.00 Mbiu Ya KTN
4.10 Kim Possible
4.30 Hulk and the Agents of
Smash
5.00 Baseline
6.00 Deal or No Deal
7:00 KTN LEO
7:30 Ajabu
8.00 Los Rey
9.00 KTN PRIME
10.05 The Enterprenuer
10.30 Monster-in-laws
11.00 The Diary
12.00 Road to Brasil
12.30 CNN
Pick Of The Day 7.30.00PM
5.00 Praiz
6.00 K24 alfairi
9.00 It seems so
beautiful rpt
10.00 Naijasinema
12.00 Al Jazeera news
13.00 K24 newscut
13.30 Almasi rpt
16.00 Mchipuko wa alasiri
16.10 Team raha
18.00 Riddim up
18.30 K24 Mashinani
19.00 K24 saa moja
19.35 Almasi
20.05 Corazon apasionado
21.00 K24 evening edition
21.50 Arosto
22.30 Alfajiri social hour
rpt
23.30 Naijasinema rpt
1.30 Al Jazeera
In this weeks episode: A dramatic show that features thrilling and heart-shattering real-life
experiences by real people caught on camera.
4:00AM Safari na Antony Ndiema
6:00AM Maisha Asubuhi na Alex and Jalas
10:00AM Staarabika na Ann Njogu
1:00PM Konnect na Mwende and Clemo
4:00PM Maisha Jioni na Tina and Zuleka
7:00PM Rhumba Attencion na Mwashumbe
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NOTICES / Page 41
OPEN NATIONAL TENDER NOTICE
(ISO 9001:2008 Certified)
Kenya Seed Company Limited invites eligible suppliers to submit sealed bids for supply and delivery of the following items: - 1.1.
NO TENDER NO. DESCRIPTION BID DOCUMENT
FEE
BID BOND AMOUNT CLOSING AND
OPENING DATE
1. KSC/T/INS/05/2013/2014 PROVISION OF INSURANCE
BROKERAGE SERVICES.
KES 1,000 2% of Total Tender
sum
10-06-2014
2. KSC/T/JUTE/05/2013/2014 SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF
NEW JUTE GUNNIES AND
SISAL GUNNY BAGS
sum
10-06-2014
3. KSC/T/AS/05/2013/2014 PROVISION OF AERIAL
SPRAYING SERVICES
sum
10-06-2014
4. KSC/T/STC/05/2013/2014 SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF
SEED DRESSING CHEMICALS
sum
10-06-2014
5. KSC/T/QA/05/2013/2014 SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION
OF QUALITY ASSURANCE
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
sum
10-06-2014
Tender documents with detailed information may be obtained by interested bidders from the following ofces during normal 1.2.
working hours:-.
Procurement Department
Kenya Seed Company Ltd.,
P.O. Box 553,
KITALE.
Tel: 054-31909-31914
The General Managers Ofce
Simlaw Seeds Ltd
P.O. Box 40042
NAIROBI
Tel: 020-215066/67
The Branch Managers Ofce
Kenya Seed Company Ltd,
P.O. Box 959,
NAKURU.
Tel: 051-2211503
Interested bidders may also access and download the tender document free of charge from the website 1.3. www.kenyaseed.com.
Completed tender documents enclosed in plain sealed envelope clearly marked with the Tender Name and Tender Reference 1.4.
number shall be addressed to: -
The Managing Director,
Kenya Seed Company Limited,
P.O. Box 553, KITALE
Attn: Procurement Manager
and be deposited in the TENDER BOX available at the Companys Head Office, Ground floor, Mbegu plaza, KITALE so as to be
received on or before Thursday 10
th
June 2014 at 11.00am.
Tenders will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of tenderers or their representatives who choose to attend on 1.5.
the same date and time at Kenya Seed Company Headquarters, Boardroom, Kitale.
Prices quoted must be net inclusive of all taxes and transport cost to Kitale , expressed in Kenya Shillings and shall remain valid 1.6.
for a period of 90 days from the date of tender closing. Your tender must be accompanied with Tender security equivalent to
2% of the total tender sum in the form of Bank guarantee issued by reputable banks or Insurance Companies approved by the
Public Procurement Oversight Authority (PPOA).
The company reserves the right to accept or reject any tender in whole or in part and is not bound to give reasons for its 1.7.
rejection.
Managing Director
kenya seed company limited
Supply, Installation and Commissioning of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System
Kenya Seed Company Limited is a major producer and supplier of Top Quality Seed in the East African Region.
The Company has 3 subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
To retain its strategic position as a market leader in the seed business, the company intends to acquire a robust ERP system that will
enable it to do the following:-
Track the seed certication processes in the entire value chain (core functions). 1.
Automate and integrate the support functions to the core functions 2.
Core Function Solutions
Research and Development 1.
Seed Production 2.
Seed Drying and Processing 3.
Quality Assurance 4.
Distribution and Sales 5.
Support Function Solutions
Finance 1.
Human Resource and Payroll 2.
Procurement 3.
Farm Management 4.
For this purpose, the company invites interested, eligible and reputable organizations with a track record of implementing similar
solutions successfully and capable of offering internationally recognized solutions with on-site support or customization to send their
Expression of Interest for the supply, installation and commissioning of an ERP system.
Where the expressed solution does not cover the entire value chain, a statement of capacity to develop and integrate the
solution to the rest of the value chain must be stated.
Requirements
Company Prole 1. 2. PIN certicate 3. Tax compliance 4. Certicate of Registration 5. System providers authorization
6. Three (3) reference sites with addresses and contacts.
Interested firms may Download and fill the Expression of Interest document obtained from our website
http://www.kenyaseed.com
The applications complete with the above requirements should be sent to:
Kenya Seed Company Limited
Mbegu Plaza,
P.O. Box 553- 30200, KITALE
Attn: Procurement Manager
So as to reach him on or before 3
rd
June 2014 at 11.00 am
NB: Only shortlisted rms shall be invited to submit Technical and Financial Proposals (RFP).
Managing Director
TENDER NOTICE
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
TENDER REF: KSC/EOI/ERP/05/2013/2014
Kenya Seed Company Limited is seeking to prequalify and register suppliers from eligible bidders for
the supply of goods and services for the under listed category of goods and services:-
CATEGORY NO. CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
A. GOODS
KSC/P/G.1 Supply and Delivery of printed stationery, Gum tapes and cotton cones
KSC/P/G.2 Supply and Delivery Cleaning Materials and Detergents.
KSC/P/G.3 Supply and Delivery of electrical ttings and hardware materials, equipment,
building materials, ttings and paints
KSC/P/G.4 Supply and Delivery of sand, ballast, building stones and other related
materials
KSC/P/G.5 Supply and Delivery of timber sawn, posts and off cuts.
KSC/P/G.6 Supply and Delivery of Research laboratory chemicals, reagents and
equipment
KSC/P/G.7 Supply and Delivery of Paper Packaging Materials Manufacturers only
KSC/P/G.8 Supply and Delivery of Polybags plain and printed (Manufacturers only)
KSC/P/G.9 Supply and Delivery of Petroleum products fuels, oils and lubricants (loose
and bulk supplies).
KSC/P/G.10 Supply and Delivery of Motor vehicle spare parts, batteries, tyres and tubes
KSC/P/G.11 Supply and Delivery of computers cartridges, printer toners etc
KSC/P/G.12 Supply and Delivery of Ofce machines/equipment, computers, and printers
KSC/P/G.13 Supply and Delivery of Spare parts for, plant and farm machinery, factory spares,
conveyor belts, and chains.
KSC/P/G.14 Supply and Delivery of Motor vehicle tyres, tubes and batteries
KSC/P/G.15 Supply and Delivery of Ofce Furniture
B. SERVICES
KSC/P/S.1 Repair and maintenance of weighing machines - various
KSC/P/S.2 Repair and maintenance of computers, photocopiers and ofce Printing
machines
KSC/P/S.3 Repairs and servicing of motor vehicles
KSC/P/S.4 Fumigation and pests control services
KSC/P/S.5 Provision of tents and chairs
KSC/P/S.6 Supply and servicing of reghting equipment
KSC/P/S.7 Maintenance of Buildings (Civil and Electrical works)
KSC/P/S.8 Sanitary services/emptying of septic tanks/pits
KSC/P/S.9 Provision of Debt collection Services
KSC/P/S.10 Provision of fabrication works and general building works
KSC/P/S.11 Repair and servicing of motors, cold rooms and refrigeration equipment
KSC/P/S.12 Provision of Catering Services
KSC/P/S.13 Provision of management consultancy Services Trainings etc
Pre-qualication documents for each category and detailed requirements for pre-qualication can
be obtained from the following ofces
1. The Procurement Manager,
P.O. Box 553,
KITALE.
Tel: 054-31909-31914
2. The General Manager,
Simlaw Seeds Company Ltd.
P.O. Box 40042,
NAIROBI
Tel: 020-2215066/2215067
3. The Branch Manager,
P.O. Box 959,
NAKURU.
Tel: 051-2211503/2211630
Completed documents must be delivered in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked APPLICATION
FOR PREQUALIFICATION AS SUPPLIER OR SERVICE PROVIDER REF: KSC/P/PREQ./P2014/2015
AND INDICATING CATEGORY APPLIED FOR on top of the sealed envelope and addressed to: -
Kenya Seed Company Limited,
P.O. Box 553,
KITALE Attn: Procurement Manager
Or be deposited in the TENDER BOX available at the main ofce, reception area of the Company
Headquarters Kitale, so as to reach him on or before, 03
rd
June 2014 at 11.00 a.m.
Applications will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of applicants representatives
who choose to attend on the same date and time at Kenya Seed Company Ofces. REGISTERED
YOUTHS, WOMEN AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
Please note that this notice does not constitute an invitation to bid for the goods and services
indicated but it is meant to enable preparation of a list of suppliers and service providers from
whom goods and services may be procured when need arises.
Managing Director
TENDER NOTICE
PRE-QUALIFICATION OF SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND
SERVICES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30
TH
JUNE 2015
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nance capital or other spending, but
their credibility among investors
could quickly crumble if scal disci-
pline is not instilled.
Initially, part of the investor ap-
petite for sub-Saharan African sover-
eign debt was due to the fact that
there was relatively little issuance,
and that investors were becoming
more attuned to the Africa Rising
story, said Razia Khan, head of re-
search for Africa at Standard Char-
tered bank in London.
But this risks being eclipsed by
the reality of scal management
shortcomings, she said.
Ghana, which began oil exports in
2010 and saw economic growth of 7.1
per cent last year, paid a premium for
By STANDARD REPORTER
and REUTERS
The government is set to enact
laws to regulate use of petroleum rev-
enues following continued oil discov-
eries in the country.
National Treasury Cabinet Secre-
tary Henry Rotich said the new re-
gime would prevent oil incomes be-
ing used for items such as public
sector wages.
Laws on managing revenue from
resources have to be in place before
you start exploiting them, he said
during the African Development
Bank (AfDB)s annual meeting in
Rwanda last week.
Delegates at the meeting heard
that the dash to build infrastructure,
and pressure from citizens for swift
rewards from oil and gas discoveries,
have pushed some governments to
loosen policy.
That has led to ballooning current
account decits, rising debt and s-
cal shortfalls that threaten to take the
shine off otherwise positive growth
stories.
Resource-reliant Ghana and Zam-
bia show how star economic per-
formers can quickly face the heat.
Ghanas cedi and Zambias kwacha
have hit record lows against the dol-
lar this year as rising spending has
strained state nances.
Its as if we havent learnt any-
thing about macroeconomic man-
Rotich explains that the
measure will prevent
income from oil being
used for items such as
public sector wages
agement, said Mthuli Ncube, chief
economist at the AfDB, echoing oth-
er delegates at the banks meeting.
The macro-policies are out of
line, whether you are looking at bud-
get decits, current account posi-
tions, the debt positions and so
forth, he said.
FASTEST-GROWING
Africa is the fastest-growing con-
tinent after Asia but it has a long way
to go before its roads, railways, and
schools or hospitals match infra-
structure in other economies.
As rapid economic growth cuts
donor aid as a proportion of gross
domestic product, governments have
turned to international markets to -
Oil Wealth
QuickStop
Toyota launches 11th
generation corolla
Toyota Kenya has introduced
the 11th generation of Corolla
brand as it seeks to shore up
its market position. Over the
years Corolla has been the
best selling car in the world
with over 40 million unit sold
since the 1st generation hit the
market in 1966. Toyota Kenya
Sachio Yotsukura described
Corolla as a car designed to
capture the hearts of the
general public worldwide.
With the 40 millionth corolla
off the production line, Toyota
Kenya celebrates a successful
formula that can be traced
back through the years, he
said in a statement. Toyota
Kenya Chairman Dennis Awori
disclosed that he is a proud
owner of the 1st Generation
Corolla and can attest to the
models strong heritage.
Stage set for Karibu
Travel & Tourism Fair
Three coastal counties plan
to feature at this years East
Africas largest tourism trade
fair, dubbed Karibu Tourism
Trade Fair in Arusha, Tanzania,
which will take place from
June 6 to 8, 2014. This years
event takes place at the Heron
Recreation Centre near Arusha
Airport. Kwale, Mombasa and
Taita Taveta counties have all
shown interest in featuring in
the annual regional trade fair
on the slopes of Africas highest
now peaked Mt Kilimanjaro in
Arusha. Kwale County Executive
in charge of Tourism and ICT,
Adam Sheikh said that he would
be in Arusha to benchmark
and learn from experts at the
fair what his county can do
to explore opportunities and
attract investors. According to
organisers of the event which
has been renamed Karibu
Travel Fair Tanzania, this years
version promises to be bigger
and better.
PHILIP MWAKIO
Ofcial: New system to
end EAC trade barriers
Full implementation of Single
Custom Territory (SCT), aimed
at eradicating trade barriers
in East Africa, begins on
July 1, the Tanzania Revenue
Authority has conrmed. The
SCT initiatives are under the
trilateral arrangement including
Tanzania, Burundi and Uganda
for the central corridor and
Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda for
the northern corridor that was
piloted from January. Acting
Commissioner for Customs and
Excise Duty, Tiagi Masamaki,
said in Dar es Salaam that
the SCT was a good initiative
transforming and making
businesses more efcient and
protable. Once implemented,
it is expected to eradicate trade
barriers by adopting a central
model of clearance of goods
taxes and assessments will be
done only at the rst point of
entry.
Business
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TODAY IN
its Eurobond issued in July worth
$750 million because of worries
about its scal and current account
decit. Ghanas yield of 8 per cent
compared with 6.875 per cent on a
$400 million bond issue in April by
Rwanda, a state with few resources
but a better reputation for public -
nancial management.
AMBITIOUS PLAN
Zambia, Africas biggest copper
producer, is growing by about 6 per
cent annually. But with an ambitious
plan to upgrade its road network and
other infrastructure, Fitch downgrad-
ed it as the budget decit widened to
6.7 per cent of Gross Domestic Prod-
uct (GDP) last year and the current
account decit hit 12 per cent.
The International Monetary Fund
urged Ghana and Zambia last month
to rein in their decits to help deal
with any shocks, as developed na-
tions scale back economic stimulus
that had encouraged investors to
turn to Africa for higher yields.
By NICHOLAS WAITATHU
Battle among nancial players has
intensied as commercial banks
reach out to potential customers in
the low-end market.
The agency-banking model intro-
duced in 2010 after the amendment
of the Banking Act is turning out to be
the favoured weapon in this ght as
the banks look to the bottom of the
market segment.
The banks have so far opened over
20,000 agency banking outlets mainly
in areas occupied by the low to mid-
dle income earners.
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB)
Head of Agency banking David
Ndome conrmed that through the
agents, his bank has enlisted more
customers mainly in the low-end
market in the recent past.
He said the bank has opened 8,000
agents for the last three years and
thus able to bring on board majority
of unbanked Kenyans.
We are transacting more than
Sh50,000 every day in all the operat-
ing agents as well as opening 3,000 ac-
count every day, said Mr Ndome in
an interview.
The KCB agents, he said are hold-
ing deposits to the tune of Sh1 billion
and the gure is projected to rise as
the bank opens more outlets.
SERVICES PLATFORM
The bank projects to increase the
agents to over 10,000 by the end of the
year. It is opening the outlets under
the KCB Mtaani services platform.
According to available data, agen-
cy banking has helped nancial insti-
tutions generate more commissions,
gain new customers and collect cheap
deposits at a time when the industrys
loan book was at.
According to the Central Bank of
Kenya 2013 annual report, use of the
agency banking model by banks has
continued to improve access to bank-
ing services since its launch in 2010.
As at June 30, 2013, CBK adds it
had authorised 13 commercial banks
to offer banking services through
third parties (agents).
KCB targets agency banking to cement market position
Kenya enacting new regulations to
control use of petroleum revenues
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich says laws on managing
revenue from resources have to be in place before exploitation begins.
The dash to build
infrastructure and
pressure from citizens
for swift rewards from
oil and gas discoveries,
have pushed some
governments to
loosen policy.
TODAY IN BUSINESS / Page 43
Ministry moots new laws to
replace archaic Company Act
By WINSLEY MASESE
Kenya will have a new Company
Act before July. This is as the Govern-
ment makes efforts to improve the
ease of doing business and encourage
the formation of businesses.
Industrialisation and Enterprise
Development Cabinet Secretary Adan
Mohamed gave the indication when
he said the country is expected to
have the new Act by July.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The new Act is expected to regu-
late the registration and regulation of
companies, with the recognition that
private companies remain the en-
gines of economic growth in any
economy.
The new Company Act is expect-
ed to assure investors that their prop-
erties are secure besides improving
investor condence in the country,
he said. Its also expected to govern on
the articles of associations and mem-
orandum of understanding in the for-
mation of businesses.
According to Adan, the Govern-
ment wants to create an enabling en-
vironment for businesses to thrive.
This, he said could see the formation
of about 10,000 new companies.
A lot of work is currently going on
to attract investors and improve the
performance of the private sector in
the economic development of the
country, he said. He spoke during the
Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary
Adan Mohamed. [PHOTO: FILE]
The new Act to be in
place by July, will ease
the cost of doing business
and sanitise property and
company ownership
Kenya Association of Manufacturers
annual Business Leadership Confer-
ence in Nairobi last week.
There have been efforts to reform
the countrys key commercial laws
with the overall aim to review, mod-
ernise and simplify them. This is part
of the objective to improve economic
growth prospects to create jobs and
wealth for the country.
FOREIGN ENTITIES
The Companies Act (Chapter 486
of the Laws of Kenya) is based on the
United Kingdoms Companies Act
1948. The reforms aim at modernis-
ing the countrys business sector and
be easier for local and foreign entities
to invest in Kenya. Developing a mod-
By STANDARD REPORTER
Williamson Tea has partnered
with a solar energy company, Azi-
muth Power to install one of the larg-
est solar energy plants in the region.
The 1MW project at the Williamson
Tea Estate, in Kericho County, will
provide the power needed for the tea
factory during the day.
The solar installation will also en-
able Williamson tea factory to gener-
ate its own electricity and reduce the
amount used from the grid, as well
as reducing the carbon footprint of
the tea factory.
Last week, Williamson Tea Ltd
hosted ofcials from the Ministry of
Energy, Kenya Power and the Energy
Regulatory Commission and energy
sector leaders. The aim is to provide
sufcient power to run the factory
entirely from solar energy during day
time, said Ishmael Sang, from Wil-
liamson Tea Ltd. We view this in-
vestment as an essential part of our
business operations to ensure our
future sustainability.
The 1MW installation contains
over 4,000 individual solar photovol-
taic panels. It is expected to produce
1,582,000kWh of electricity each
year. Azimuth Power founder George
Bowman said the rm will also aid in
technology transfer.
Williamson Tea
installs 1MW
solar power
ern company law will seek to support
a competitive economy, taking into
consideration the current trends of
globalisation and the regional inte-
gration. There have been proposals
by the Institute of Certied Public
Secretaries of Kenya that secretaries
of companies be only those registered
with the body to improve good gov-
ernance.
Some of the proposals made touch
on the trading certicates, directors
both for public and private compa-
nies, and how to conduct company
meetings and resolutions.
The State, mostly through the
Ministry of Industrialisation and En-
terprise Development ,has also been
pushing for improved ease of doing
business in the country.
Adan said both locals and foreign-
ers interested in registering business-
es should be able do so within 24
hours as opposed to the current 30
days. Besides, the high cost of elec-
tricity, bureaucracy and corruption
have made Kenya uncompetitive lo-
cally and regionally.
Investors have choices and if we
do not create a conducive environ-
ment for businesses to thrive, the po-
tential business will go to other mar-
kets, warned Adan.
TThe new
Company Act is expected
to assure investors that
their properties are secure
besides improving investor
confdence in the country,
CS Adan Mohammed
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From left;
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County
Executive for
Environment
Joshua Musili,
National Bank
CEO Munir
Ahmed, BATs
Jerry Gilbert
and Kenya
Forest Service
Chairman Peter
Kirigua water
a tree planted
at the Peoples
Park, Machakos,
during the
launch of a
tree planting
exercise by the
Kenya @50
secretariat.
Europa Healthcare Managing Director Ashwin Kotadia (centre) is congratulated by Mildred Otunga, Secretary
to the Kenyan Embassy in Paris, after the company was awarded the International Trophy for Quality by the
Global Trade Leaders Club. Looking on is the Club Secretary General Ricardo Roso Lopez.
CfC Life Agent Agnes Kagure (second right) receives an award from the rms Managing Director
Abel Munda (second left) and Head of Agency Sales William Oluande (right) during the Agents
Award Ceremony in Nairobi. Ms Kagure emerged as the best performing agent and recently won
the AKI agent of the year award. With them is the events chief guest PLO Lumumba.
Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis Analyst Moses Njenga (centre) hands a report
on Youth Banking in Kenya to Postbank Managing Director Nyambura Koigi (left) and Save the
Children Country Director Duncan Harvey showing male account holders account for 59 per cent.
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with models at the Valon East Africa Fashion Week sponsored By Canon
Chemicals and Knitwear Models to help ght hunger in Turkana.
Former
President of
Tanzania, Ali
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(second right)
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to mark the
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project was initiated three years ago by The Lions and Rotary clubs.
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NEWS OF THE
Nigerias Boko Haram kills 28
in three village attacks
The Abuja wing of the Bring Back Our Girls protest group march to the
presidential villa to deliver a protest letter to Nigerias President Goodluck
Jonathan, calling for the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls in Chibok who
were kidnapped by Islamist militant group Boko Haram. [PHOTO: REUTERS]
MAIDUGURI, Sunday
Suspected Islamist Boko Haram
gunmen rampaged through three
villages in northern Nigeria, killing
28 people and gutting houses to the
ground in a pattern of violence that
has become almost a daily occur-
rence, police and witnesses said.
All three attacks happened in re-
mote parts of Borno state, the epi-
centre of Boko Harams increasingly
bloody struggle for an Islamic king-
dom in religiously mixed Nigeria.
One took place right next to Chi-
bok, by the Cameroon border, from
where more than 200 schoolgirls
were abducted last month.
The most deadly was in the town
of Kerenua, near the Niger border.
The militants opened re on resi-
dents, killing 20 of them, and burned
houses, a police source said.
Since the girls abduction on April
14, at least 450 civilians have been
killed by the group, according to a
Reuters count.
A spate of bombings across north
and central Nigeria has killed hun-
dreds, including two in the capital
Abuja and one in the central city of
Jos that killed 118 people.
PHONE SIGNALS TRACKED
In a sign Jos could be targeted
again, a suicide bombing on Satur-
day that was meant to target an open
air viewing of a football match in the
central Nigerian city of Jos killed
three people before reaching its tar-
get, a witness told Reuters.
The bomber approached Jos
Viewing Centre while people were
watching Real Madrid play Atletico
Madrid, but failed to get there before
his car exploded, Mohammed Shittu,
a local journalist at the scene said.
The source said some phone sig-
CAIRO, Sunday
During Egyptian president Hosni
Mubaraks autocratic rule, the state
often shaped media coverage to make
him appear awless, hauling in edi-
tors who did not fall into line.
After next weeks presidential elec-
tion, which former army chief Abdel
Fattah al-Sisi is expected to win, au-
thorities may not have to impose
glowing reviews of his performance.
Many journalists now eagerly en-
gage in self-censorship.
Its a far cry from the free press
many hoped for after the popular up-
rising that toppled Mubarak in 2011.
The idea of a neutral press is a
myth that does not exist and will not
exist anywhere in the world. We feel
that Egypt is facing danger and we will
perform our duties to protect the
country, said Samir El Sayid, an edi-
tor at state-run Al-Ahram, Egypts
most well-known newspaper.
I have a sense of belonging to
Egypt and will do what is appropriate
to serve its interests.
Many journalists from state and
private media have hailed Sisi as the
countrys saviour since he ousted
President Mohamed Mursi last year
and cracked down on the Muslim
Brotherhood. Government have killed
hundreds and jailed thousands.
Instead of taking an even-handed
approach to the political struggle that
unfolded after Mursis overthrow, the
media has opened its own front
against the Islamists supporting
the view that they are terrorists.
Like the army-backed administra-
tion and its wealthy supporters Saudi
Arabia and the Emirates, many Egyp-
tian journalists view the Brotherhood
as an existential threat, demonising
the group in the name of stability.
Not even the private media ques-
tion ofcial assertions that the Broth-
erhood is a terrorist group, even
though authorities have not present-
ed compelling evidence that it was
behind bombings and shootings that
have killed hundreds of police and
soldiers since Mursi was toppled.
Rather than using press confer-
ences to probe allegations of human
rights abuses, journalists pledge their
backing for the Interior Ministry.
Reuters
Journalists take care of the censorship as Sisi poised to rule
VIOLENT CAMPAIGN
In 2011, northern Nigerias
highest-ranking Christian of-
cial warned the rebel group
Boko Harams violent cam-
paign seeking to establish an
Islamic state could lead to a
religious war.
But nearly three years later,
Saidu Dogo - the former sec-
retary-general of the Chris-
tian Association of Nigeria
in the countrys 19 northern
provinces - said the thinking
of the people is changing.
But as the groups attacks
have become more indis-
criminate, killing Christian
and Muslim civilians alike,
attitudes have begun to
change.
This thing backred and one
can see the condemnation is
both Muslim and Christian;
everybody is condemning
this ... everybody is turning
against the insurgents.
A spate of bombings
across the north and
central Nigeria has
killed hundreds
RoundUp
CAIRO: Interim president
urges Egyptians to vote
Egypts interim president urged
Egyptians to come out and vote in this
weeks presidential election, saying
the vote will shape the nations future.
In a televised address, Adly Mansour
also sought to assure Egyptians that
state institutions, including his ofce,
would not interfere in the Monday and
Tuesday voting. Let us all come out
tomorrow and the day after to express
our free choice. Choosing, without being
guided or dictated to, the person we
trust to have the ability to build and run
the nation, Mansour said. The states
institutions, with the presidency at
their heart, stand at an equal distance
from the two presidential candidates,
Mansour said.
BENGHAZI: Two dead after
missiles strike homes
At least two people were killed when
missiles red at a Libyan special forces
army base missed their target and
struck family homes in the eastern city
of Benghazi, residents and ofcials
said on Saturday. The attacks on Friday
night followed a week of on-and-off
clashes in Benghazi and Tripoli between
irregular forces loyal to a renegade
former Libyan general demanding
the parliament step down, and rival
militias opposing his campaign. Libyas
government has been unable to control
brigades of ex-ghters who helped oust
Muammar Gadda in a NATO-backed
2011 uprising. The city is home to
the Islamist militants who have been
targeted by forces loyal to retired
General Khalifa Haftar.
SANAA: Lobby urges Yemen,
Saudi action on migrants
Human Rights Watch has released a new
report urging Yemeni and Saudi border
ofcials to do more to prosecute human
trafckers who often abuse people
eeing desperate conditions in Africa.
Tens of thousands of African migrants
make the perilous boat journey across
the Gulf of Aden to Yemen from where
they cross illegally into Saudi Arabia
with the help of smugglers. The men,
women and children are in search
of work and better living conditions.
Human Rights Watch says there is a
multi-million dollar trafcking and
extortion racket in Yemen that takes
migrants to isolated camps where
they are abused until they pay more
money. The rights group said in its
82-page report released Sunday that
some security forces in Yemen are also
involved in trafcking.
BEIJING: China, Japan trade
barbs over plane incident
Chinese and Japanese ofcials traded
accusations after Chinese ghter
jets came within dozens of metres
from Japanese military aircraft that
had entered an air defense zone
declared by Beijing over the East China
Sea. Chinas Defense Ministry said
a Japanese surveillance plane and
another plane entered the defense zone
Saturday during a joint military drill
with the Chinese and Russian navies.
A ministry statement condemned the
Japanese move and demanded that
the country stop all reconnaissance
and interference activities, or Japan
would be solely responsible for all
consequences.
Agencies
nals to the militants had been tracked
to Niger itself, suggesting they may
have been directed from there. Doz-
ens had been wounded by bullets.
Another attack occurred in a
small village of Kubur Viu, a few ki-
lometres away from Chibok, resident
Simeon Yhana said.
The police source concurred with
the attack and toll.
They killed ve people. This
place is right next to Chibok. The
military is supposed to be protecting
this area but we fear Boko Haram are
coming back, Yhana said.
Militants shot dead three other
people during an attack on the vil-
lage of Kimba, the police source said.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jona-
than was in South Africa on Saturday,
his ofce said, to discuss ways of
tackling Islamist militancy across the
continent with African leaders.
Nigeria and its neighbours say
Boko Haram - which has killed thou-
sands during its ve-year-old insur-
gency in Africas top oil producer -
now threatens the security of the
whole region.
EXTERNAL HELP
The insurgents initially attacked
mostly security forces and govern-
ment ofcials after they launched
their uprising in northeast Borno
states capital Maiduguri in 2009.
When Jonathan ordered an offensive
a year ago to ush them out, civilians
formed vigilante groups to help out
- making them targets too.
Nigeria accepted help from the
US, UK, France and China last week
and around 80 US troops were arriv-
ing in Chad to start a mission to try
to free the girls who remain captive.
Reuters
RoundUp
JERUSALEM: Two Israelis
killed in Brussels shooting
Two of the three people killed in a
shooting at the Jewish Museum in
central Brussels on Saturday were
Israeli tourists. Brussels Prosecutor
attributed the attack on anti-Semitic
sentiments. We know that the
location, the Jewish Museum in
Brussels, makes one think of it being
an anti-Semitic attack, but we do not
have enough to conrm this is the
case. Israeli media said the two were
a man and a woman, tourists from Tel
Aviv. A re brigade ofcial said earlier
the shooter had driven up to the
museum, gone inside and red shots.
GOLETA: Gunman blames
his virginity on women
In YouTube videos and a long written
manifesto, Elliot Rodger aired his
contempt for everyone from his
roommates to the whole human race,
reserving special hate for two groups:
the women he says kept him a virgin
for all of his 22 years, and the men
they chose instead. Authorities said
he put that bitterness into action in
a stabbing and shooting rampage
Friday night across the seaside
California college town of Isla Vista
that killed two young women and four
men, at least half of them students
at the University of California, Santa
Barbara. Thirteen people were
injured. Rodger then shot and killed
himself inside the black BMW he used
in the violence.
BEIJING: China oods kill
19, destroy homes
At least 19 people have died and
seven reported missing in widespread
ooding that has hit hundreds of
thousands of people in a swath of
southern China. Historic-level rains
lashed the cities of Guangzhou,
Zhaoqing and Qingyuan and triggered
oods, mudslides and the collapse of
1,143 houses. About 21,000 people
have been evacuated in the region,
while, 5,000 remained trapped
by oodwaters. Heavy rains have
battered the region since last week,
with 628mm accumulating in the city
of Shanwei in Guangdong. Agencies
Ukraine holds vote seen as key to
restoring order, Putin to accept outcome
moved from Ukrainian, streets,
Ukrainian villages and cities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin
promised to respect the choice of
the Ukrainian people and said he
would be ready to work with the win-
ner, in an apparent bid to ease the
worst crisis in relations with the West
since the Cold War and avoid a new
round of Western sanctions.
Many voters appreciate Porosh-
enkos pragmatism and his apparent
knack for compromise, making him
stand out in the nations political en-
vironment long dominated by in-
transigent gures. Poroshenko
strongly backs closer ties with the
EU, but also speaks about the need
to normalize ties with Russia.
He is a very smart man who can
work hard compared to others, and
he is also a businessman, said 55-
year-old Kiev teacher Larisa Kir-
ichenko, who voiced hope that Po-
roshenko will negotiate a peaceful
solution in the east.
Tymoshenko, the 53-year-old
blond-braided heroine of the 2004
Orange Revolution, spent two-and-a
half years in prison on abuse of of-
ce charges denounced as political
by the West. She is still admired by
many for her energy and will, but de-
tested by others over her role in the
political inghting that has weak-
ened the country in the past.
Tymoshenko said after casting
her ballot that Ukraine must join the
European Union and NATO.
I am convinced Ukraine can be
strong and prosperous if it becomes
a member of the European Union,
she said. It is time to conduct a ref-
erendum on NATO membership in
order to return peace to the country
... so that nobody could never again
encroach on our territory.
WIDESPREAD VIOLENCE
Vladislav Golub, a 31-year-old
lawyer, said he voted for Tymoshen-
ko because Ukraine must stop be-
ing an oligarchic state and be part of
Europe, instead of serving the inter-
ests of the Russian Federation.
Sundays ballot is taking place de-
spite deadly violence in the sprawl-
ing eastern regions that form
Ukraines industrial heartland, where
pro-Russia insurgents have seized
KIEV, Sunday
Ukraines critical presidential
election got underway Sunday under
the wary scrutiny of a world eager for
stability in a country rocked by a
deadly uprising in the east.
While there were no immediate
reports of ghting, pro-Russia insur-
gents were trying to block voting by
snatching ballot boxes and patrol-
ling polling stations.
The vote was taking place three
months after the ouster of the coun-
trys pro-Russia leader, who was
chased from power by months of
protests triggered by his decision to
reject a pact with the EU and forge
closer ties with Moscow.
There were no immediate signs of
clashes on Sunday after weeks of in-
tense battles. But it also appeared lit-
tle voting was taking place in the
east: The regional administration in
Donetsk said only 426 out of 2,430
polling stations in the region were
open, and none in the city of Do-
netsk, which has 1 million people.
STOP LAWLESSNESS
There was no voting in Luhansk,
the centre of the neighbouring prov-
ince, but some stations appeared to
be open across the region, according
to local ofcials.
Polls have shown the 48-year-old
billionaire candy-maker Petro Po-
roshenko far ahead of the other 20
candidates, but short of the absolute
majority needed to win in the rst
round, so a runoff set for June 15 is
expected. Poroshenkos nearest chal-
lenger is Yulia Tymoshenko, the char-
ismatic and former prime minister.
I am convinced that this election
must nally bring peace to Ukraine,
stop lawlessness, stop chaos, stop
bandit terror in the east, Poroshen-
ko said after casting his ballot in Ki-
ev. People with weapons must be re-
An elderly woman casts her vote in the presidential election in the eastern
town of Krasnoarmeisk, Ukraine, Sunday, May 25, 2014. [PHOTO: AP]
But militants in the east
blocked the exercise,
saying they were
independent entities
46 / NEWS OF THE WORLD Monday, May 26, 2014 / The Standard
government buildings and fought
government forces in intense battles
that have raged for a month-and-a
half and killed scores.
Kiev government and the West
are accusing Russia of backing the
uprising after it annexed Ukraines
Crimean Peninsula in March. Mos-
cow has denied the accusations.
The rebels, who have declared the
Donetsk and Luhansk regions inde-
pendent, have pledged not to allow
the vote, which they described as an
election in a neighbouring coun-
try.
They blocked election ofces and
intimidated ofcials and voters in
the regions that have a combined
population of 6.6 million.
Ukrainian election ofcials said
they have received as little as 26 per
cent of the election registers for the
Donetsk region and 16 per cent for
the Luhansk region. Ukraines depu-
ty Interior minister, Serhiy Yarovyi,
said Saturday that police are ready to
ensure order and security at polling
stations in just nine of the 34 elector-
al districts in the east.
BOXES CONFISCATED
In the centre of Donetsk, insur-
gents visited polling stations to make
sure they were closed. At one station
in a school, Vyacheslav Kucher, 36,
tested the front door and turned to
his comrades to give the thumbs-up
sign after nding it locked.
I am checking to see everything
is normal, to see that there is no non-
sense, so this junta doesnt come to
power, Kucher said. We want to
make sure nothing is working, be-
cause these are illegal authorities
and we dont want this outrage.
Outside the Donetsk regional ad-
ministration building, which has
been occupied by government oppo-
nents since early April, a group of
masked men drove up carrying con-
scated ballot boxes and made a
show of smashing them in front of a
journalists camera.
One polling station in the city
opened in the morning, but minutes
later a group of gunmen arrived and
forced the election commission out,
its chief, Nadia Melnyk, said. AP
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BETHLEHEM, Sunday
Pope Francis made a plea for
peace on Sunday at the start of a pil-
grimage to Bethlehem, the birth-
place of Jesus, saying the prolonged
Israel-Palestinian conict had be-
come unacceptable.
On the second leg of a three-day
visit to the Middle East, Francis de-
lighted his hosts by referring directly
to the state of Palestine, giving sup-
port for their bid for full statehood
recognition in the face of a paralysed
peace process.
However, Francis, speaking at an
ofcial reception in the Palestinian-
run city in the Israeli-occupied West
Bank, made clear that a negotiated
accord was needed, calling on lead-
ers from both sides to show the nec-
essary courage to forge a deal.
For the good of all, there is a
need to intensify efforts and initia-
tives aimed at creating the condi-
tions for a stable peace based on jus-
tice, on the recognition of the rights
of every individual, and on mutual
security, he said.
FREE PALESTINE
Later, in an unscheduled stop, he
descended from his pope-mobile
when it drove past the hulking grey
concrete wall that Israel erected 10
years ago during a Palestinian upris-
ing, that divides Bethlehem from the
adjacent Jerusalem.
Israel says the wall is needed for
security reasons. The pope spent
minutes saying a prayer under the
Pope Francis calls
for end to Middle
East confict
Pontiff few directly to
the West Bank rather
than enter via Israel,
in nod to Palestinian
statehood aspirations
shadow of an Israeli watchtower.
Free Palestine, said grafti near
where he paused.
Ofcials say his tour of the region
is focused on religious issues. How-
ever, the stark dividing lines of the
Middle East conict are impossible
to ignore, and the popes every move
will be scrutinised for meaning.
Francis ew by helicopter to
Bethlehem, becoming the rst pon-
tiff to travel directly to the West Bank
rather than enter via Israel, in anoth-
er nod to Palestinian statehood.
He is due to travel to Israel later
in the day for a swirl of meetings, be-
fore returning home on Monday,
with some 8,000 police deployed in
Jerusalem to guarantee his security.
Israeli police said they arrested 26
people who took part in a protest by
Jewish nationalists at the Cenacle in
Jerusalem, the traditional site of Je-
suss Last Supper, where Francis is
due to hold a Mass on Monday.
UNITY DEAL
The protesters say the authorities
are preparing to hand the Church the
site, where some Jews believe King
David is buried. The Israeli govern-
ment has denied any such deal.
US-backed negotiations aimed at
ending the conict collapsed last
month, with the Israelis accusing
Palestinian President Mahmoud Ab-
bas of sabotaging the talks by agree-
ing a unity deal with Hamas Islamists
who run the Gaza Strip.
Francis pointedly referred to him
as a man of peace and a peacemak-
er before heading to Bethlehems
Manger Square, close to where Chris-
tians believe Jesus was born, to cel-
ebrate an open-air Mass.
A mural behind the altar showed
Jesus, who was a Jew, swaddled in a
Palestinian kefyeh, with his father,
Joseph, also wearing the black and
white headdress, made famous by the
late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Reuters
NEWS OF THE WORLD / Page 47
Pope Francis is greeted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas upon his arrival to the West
Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday to start what observers have described as the most delicate
part of his tour of the Middle East. [PHOTO: REUTERS]
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th
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IN THE CHIEF MAGISTRATES COURT
AT MILIMANI COMMERCIAL COURTS NAIROBI
CIVIL CASE NO. 2818 OF 2013
MWANGI GAKUNGA PLAINTIFF APPLICANT
VERSUS
SAMUEL GITHINJI MAINA .DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT
Substituted Service by Advertisement
To: Samuel Githinji Maina, Nairobi.
TAKE NOTICE that this case has been led against you in the Chief Magistrates
Court in Nairobi in which you have been named as the Defendant. The pleadings
can be obtained from the Chief Magistrates Civil Registry or the Applicants
Advocates Ofces.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that unless you enter appearance within twenty one (21)
days of this advertisement we shall obtain such orders as the court may grant in
your absence.
DATED at NAIROBI this 26th day of May 2014
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2ND FLOOR, ROOM 207
P.O. BOX 19333 00100, NAIROBI
PERSONAL NOTICES
A11/PERSONAL
PERSONAL NOTICES
B8/DRIVING SCHOOLS
AT SENIORS from Kshs 6,000/= all
branches. 0707299880, 0729461713
info@seniorsdrivingschool.co.ke
B9/BEAUTY
WESTLANDS Deluxe barber shop.
0725-399329.
B32/WEDDINGS
NAIROBI Brides exclusive wedding
gowns. 0722-715422, 0733-715422,
020-318145, 0774-037777, 0774-
037772.
ACCOMMODATION
E1/WHERE TO STAY
MOTOR VEHICLES
ACCESSORIES & CAR HIRE
H2/FOR SALE PRIVATE
OUTBACK, 06, 1.45m. 0722-
313804.
RANGE Sport, 07 & 06, black,
v.clean, trade in ok frm 4.3m. 0722-
797787.
SCANIA Prime Mover & Trailers,
choice of two, KBJ / KBP, quick
sale with running business. 0708-
375780.
T. SURF, 04, as new. 0722-313804.
H7/MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE
CAR track @ 10k. 0723-022426.
H11/EXHAUST SYSTEMS
SETLAK galvanised exhaust, 2 yrs
written guarantee tted as-u-have
drinks. 552265, 0722-527924.
POSITIONS WANTED
J4/DOMESTIC
10 hgirls wanted daily 0722-
702558
PLAINSVIEW 3br sq 14m. 0733-
233995
SOUTH C 4br with sq, 16.5m 0733-
233995
WAGA: Riara, 3br apt, pool, lift, 18m.
2213022, 0701-340967, info@waga-
holdings.com
WAGA: Athi-River-P/land, 6br + 2dsq
hse, 40m.
WAGA: Gen. Mathenge, 4br + sq
villa, 45m.
WAGA: Kilimani, 3br + sq apt, 22m.
WAGA: Kitengela opp. Yukos, 4br
mnst, 1/8ac, 10m, 4br + sq mnst,
1/8ac, 10.5m.
WAGA: Kitengela-nr Yukos, 3br apt,
4.95m, 4.85 (cash).
WAGA: Kitengela, 3br + sq bglw,
1/8ac, 6m.
WAGA: Kitisuru, 4br + 3dsq hse,
1.5ac, pool, gym, 250m.
WAGA: Langata nxt-Splash, 4br +
sq mnst, 23m.
WAGA: Lavi-Jacaranda, 4br + sq t/
hse, 48m.
WAGA: Ngong-Vineyard Est, 4br
mnst, 1/8ac (gated), 15m.
WAGA: Parklands-Suswa, 24No 3br
+ 3dsq apts, b/hole, electric-fence,
480m.
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1900pp
Sales @ kenyacomfort.com
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RESIDENTIAL & BUSINESS
PROPERTIES
L1/PROPERTIES FOR SALE
BARAKA 3br maisonette, 12m.
0733-233995
D/PRITT, 3br, ensuit, 15.255m. 0721-
846422.
IMARA DAIMA, 2BR 6.5M. 0733-
233995
KERARAPON 4br +sq acre. 0733-
438297
KOMAROCK phse 3 3br 6.2m. 0733-
438297
NGEI ph 2 3br, with sq 16.5m. 0733-
233995
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WAGA: Ruiru by-pass, 5br ( all en-
suite) msnt, 15m.
WAGA: South-C, 3br bungalow, 15m.
WAGA: Syokimau, 4br + sq mnst,
ac, 20m.
WAGA: Syokimau, 4br + sq mnst,
12m (c/buyer), tenant 25k.
WAGA: Upperhill, 3br + sq apt, 15m
(cash buyer).
WAGA: Westlands-Mvuli Rd, 2 level
4br + sq p/hse, 30m.
WAGA: Westlands-Sch Lane, 2br
apt, 17m.
WAGA: Roysambu 17 units at 6 no.
1 br & 2 units 2br, 9 shops income
750 k/month 100m
W/LANDS 5br hse 37m. 0733712064
L4/PROPERTIES TO LET
2BR, Yaya Centre, 28,000. 0720-
040895.
3BR, Riverside, 42,000. 0720-
020410.
3BR next to Yaya, 80k. 0721-
846422.
BURUBURU 1 & 2 br secure 0707-
537670.
GIGIRI Whisper Ave 5br bungalow g/
wing 2br dsq, 1/2ac. 0725883388
KAREN 5br hse 250k +sq.
0733712064.
KAREN, 2br guestwing, vacant, 20k.
0722-297773.
KAREN, shop, 22,000. Tel. 0721-
287392.
KI TUSURU 5br hs e 250k.
0733712064
LAVINGTON, Hatheru Rd 3br apt,
2ens, 75k. 0722-749799.
NYAYO Highrise 2br secure at, 20k.
0722-749799.
RIARA Rd, 4 br maisonette, KShs
110,000 owner. 0751-663312 / 0733-
757519.
SEDCO VALUERS (K) LTD. 0726-
775464, 0729-024580, 0722-
832824.
SEDCO: Dam Estate, Langata, 4 bed-
room maisonette, master ensuite,
spacious, with self contained sq, se-
cure, gated community, 60,000.
SEDCO: Kingara Court, 5 bedroom
maisonette, all ensuite, spacious,
secure, only 5 in a compound, cabro
drive, proximity to shopping malls
and schools, 220,000.
SEDCO: Langata NHC, 3 bedrooms
apartments, master ensuite, spa-
cious rooms, borehole, ample
parking, secure, gated communi-
ty, 35,000.
SEDCO: Langton, State House Cres-
cent Road, one and two bedrooms
ats, spacious, master ensuite, am-
ple parking, secure serene environ-
ment, 40,000 & 55,000.
SEDCO: Mombasa Rd, Bustani Villas,
3 bedroom maisonette with servant
quarter, cabro drive, perimeter wall,
water reservoir, 42,500.
SEDCO: Muthama Height, Mombasa
Road, 3 bedroom maisonette, mas-
ter ensuite, self contained DSQ, bore-
hole, electric fence, secure, gated
community, 38,000.
SEDCO: Northview Apartments,
Pangani, 2 bedroom apartments,
spacious, secure, ve minutes drive
to and from CBD, superb road net-
works, secure, 34,000.
SEDCO: Outering Road, 2 bedrooms
ats, newly built, spacious, ample
water supply, 15,000.
SEDCO: Saru Gardens, Kilimani-Ole
Dume Road, 4bedroom penthouse,
master ensuite, fully fitted kitch-
ens, fitted wardrobes, DSQ, electric
fence, standby generator, Dstv, in-
tercom, razor wire, elegant finish,
ample parking, cabro drive way,
tight gated security, 135,000.
SEDCO: South B, newly built 2 bed-
room apartments, master ensuite,
open kitchen, ample water sup-
ply, 35,000.
SEDCO: South C, next to New Naku-
matt, 4 bedroom bungalow, master
ensuite, self contained sq, spacious,
parking for two cars, secure, gated
community, 80,000.
SOUTH B, Bank Que villas Est 3br
maiso, sq, 48k. 0722-749799.
SOUTH C, Sifa Springs Est 5br mai-
son, 55k. 0722-749799.
UMOJA II, Kangundo Rd 4br maiso,
35k. 0722-749799.
UTHIRU Muthua near PCEA 3br hse,
1/4a, 35k. 0722-749799.
WESTLANDS 3br apt 0707-7537670
L9/PLOTS/LAND FOR SALE
1/8 PLOTS, Murera, 4km off Thika Rd
(title), 1.3m, owner. 0722-155873.
BABA Dogo,2NO plot fully serviced,
800k. 0722-297773.
ELEMENTITA 40AC @KSH 5M. 0722-
837457
KAREN 1 acre Bogani Road . 0733-
233995
KIAMBU RD Kshs 75m. 0722-
837457
LANGATA, 1 acre plots, ready titles
next to Gems Cambridge School,
Magadi Road, ideal for homes/ ats,
Shs 40m each. 0722-961704.
MOMBASA-Greenwood Drive 4 ac
ksh 500m . 0722-837457
NGONG Matasia, 3/4ac, clean title,
5m. 0756-908194.
ONGATA Rongai, 1/2ac commercial
plot, 31m. 0722-297773.
OLD Muthaiga 103ac Kshs 22 ono.
0722-837457
REDHILL/ Limuru 15ac @16m. 0722-
837457
L10/PREMISES/OFFICES TO LET
ABORETUM Drive 3br maiso, sq,
only 4Nos, 95k. 0722-749799.
MUTHAIGA S/centre Oriental Res-
taurant/ art gallery/lounge prem-
ises available. 0722-837457
MUTHAIGA S/Centre ofces various
sizes available. 0722-837457.
SEDCO VALUERS (K) LTD. 0726-
775464, 0729-024580, 0722-832824.
SEDCO: Westlands/ Parklands,
exclusive Ofce Suites from 2200
Sq. Fts, very clean, standby power
generator, borehole, ample parking,
From 75 Per sq.ft.
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PROPERTIES
WAGA: Malindi-nr Elephant Hotel,
2br (furnished) beach apt, pool, 21m.
020-2213022, 0701-340967, info@
wagaholdings.com
WAGA: Opp. Braeburn Sch, 2No 3br
apt + pool, 5.2m each.
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TENNIS: Serena as uent
in French as on red clay
Serena Williams was wrapping
up her pre-French Open news
conference when someone seated
in the front row wanted to know
whether she would take one
question in the local language.
The tournaments defending
champion gave the OK. The
reporter proceeded to put forth
a pair of queries, and Williams
arched her eyebrows and
kiddingly chastised him in
French, of course for asking
two. She went on to answer
both, earning a thumbs up from
the media member. A year ago,
Williams won over the ckle
Roland Garros crowd by doing
on-court interviews in French en
route to the title. AP
BASKETBALL: Allen on
target as Heat beat Pacers
Miami clamped down in the third
quarter and Ray Allen came up
big in the fourth on Saturday as
the Heat rallied for a 99-87 NBA
playoff victory over Indiana.
Heat superstar LeBron James
scored 12 of his 26 points in
the third period as two-time
defending NBA champions
Miami shook off a slow start to
turn the tide in the second half.
With the victory, the Heat took
a two-games-to-one lead in the
best-of-seven Eastern Conference
Final and will try to stretch that
lead when they host game four
on Monday.
CYCLING: Battaglin
wins Giro 14th stage
Italys Enrico Battaglin of the
Bardiani team snatched victory
in the 14th stage of the Giro
dItalia on Saturday, a 164km
mountain run from Aglie to
Oropa. Race leader Colombian
Rigoberto Uran of Omega
Pharma lost ground in the
gruelling nal 11.8km climb but
managed to hold the pink jersey
ahead of Australian Cadel Evans.
It was the rst stage in the
mountains, ending in the Oropa
sanctuary where the late Italian
climber Marco Pantani, who died
in 2004, produced a memorable
performance after being held up
with a chain problem on his way
to victory in the 1998 edition.
FAMILY DOMINANCE
By PHILLIP ORWA
Kakamega Golf Club Captain Julius
Oketch, playing off handicap 37, led his
club mates to win the Standard County
Golf Classic Series staged at the par 72
Kakamega Club at the weekend.
Oketch posted a total of 37 stable-
ford points to win the tournament title
that was last year won by his brother
James Mundia who then posted 67 nett
points.
Two two-over pars that he recorded
on hole four par four, and seven par four
and two-one-over pars he posted on
holes three par ve and nine par for
combined with ve level pars with two
straight ones on holes one par ve, two
par ve, six par four, seven par four and
eight par ve, was all the Kakamega
Captain needed to register 17 points in
the opening nine.
In the closing nine, he posted a sin-
gle two over par on hole 13, a single one
over par on hole 12 and on the remain-
ing holes (10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18)
for a total of 20 points.
The Standard Group should con-
sider naming the Kakamega Leg Oketch
Family affair, Last year, my brother
Mundia won the tournament and this
year I have won, who knows, next year
it might be my father, said Oketch.
GOOD GOLFER
Im a good golfer and I expected to
win even though I didnt know that
would be today, added the captain
amid applause.
In the runners up position was hand-
icap eight Abraham Maichi from Nandi
Bears who lost on countback to Oketch
after posting 21 and 16 stableford points
in the rst and second nines respective-
ly.
He was followed by John Anyonyi,
also from Nandi Bears, who was playing
off handicap four. Anyonyi posted a to-
tal of 36 stableford points after bringing
in 19 plus 17 points in the opening and
closing nines respectively.
Fourth overall was handicap 28
Isavwa Holland who managed 35 stabl-
eford points, while in the fth position
was handicap eight William Kamanga
from Kitale who also managed 35, but
lost to Holland on countback.
LADY WINNER
Junior winner was ten-year-old Nick
Dominic (9 points) who was followed by
Alvin Misango (6) and Myles Isavwa (4)
in that order.
Kakamegas Lady Captain Lydia
Oketch, playing off handicap 23, post-
ed 29 points to emerge the lady winner,
beating Nandi Lady captain Irene
Brooker on countback.
Guest winner was handicap ve Ka-
rim Karia from Tororo Club, Uganda.
He posted 36 points followed by his fa-
ther Ali Karia on 28 points.
First nine winner was Charles Ome-
ga who posted 21 points as Fr Chisaka
posted 19 points to emerge second nine
winner.
Longest drive ladies winner was
Rose Kurgat from Nandi while Joseph
Anyonyi, also from Nandi, won longest
men category.
Nearest to pin winner was Innocent
Ondieki while the best effort winner was
Kelvin Akhokho from Mumias on nine
points.
Standard Groups Kizito Namlanda
said that the company was happy to
sponsor the tournament at the Kaka-
mega Club for the second time and
thanked the participants.
I would like to thank the big num-
ber of golfers who turned out for this
event, the event gives us (Standard
Group) an opportunity to showcase our
products, Western Region has support-
ed us for a long time through consum-
ing our products, said Namlanda.
With the support the Western Re-
gion gives us we promise to come back
should nancial strength allow us,
added Namlanda.
porwa@standardmedia.co.ke
Oketch wins Standard County
Golf Classic series in Kakamega
Kodenyeka Arocyanne prepares
to tee off during the Standard
County Golf Classic at Kakamega
Sports Club at the weekend.
(Inset) Nick Domnick Makokha
receives his present from
Standard Groups Judy Yego after
emerging the winner in Junior
category. [PHOTOS: PHILIP ORWA
AND BENJAMIN SAKWA/STANDARD]
Monday, May 26, 2014 / The Standard FEVERPITCH /Page 51
THETHY SAVOURS WIN
...as Somen, Keith shine in
KCB Eldama Ravine Rally
By OSCAR PILIPILI
Navigated by Depinder
Kalsi in a VW Golf MK3, Gurmit
Thethy registered a maiden
win in Two Wheel Drive as KCB
Eldama Ravine Rally ended in
Eldama Ravine.
Eric Bengi and defending
champion Dennis Mwenda
nished second and third re-
spectively.
This is a very special win
which will stay in my heart for
years to come. Having a bad u
for the past two days it wasnt
easy getting good concentra-
tion with all the heat from the
fever. Temperatures were very
high, but all in all, we made it
at long last, said Thethy.
Leonardo Varese came
home fourth and due to me-
chanical problems that sty-
mied his third straight win.
Varese, who won in Macha-
kos and Kiambu, struggled
with mechanical problems in
Edama Ravine.
The weekend showdown
now leaves the 2WD champi-
onship ght wide open.
Varese remains in the lead
which has been slashed to ve
points by Nadeem Kana and
Thethy who are on 45 points
apiece.
SLOW DOWN
Our rear right shock
mounting broke in CS 5. We
motored through CS6 but were
slowed down by a puncture
midway through the stage.
We checked in at CS7 and just
before ag off we were alerted
that our rear right tyre was
partially delaminated from
the wheel. With the clock tick-
ing, we tried to do rst aid and
lost close to 12 minutes. We
crawled up the Flouspar and
I am sure its after this that we
lost a healthy lead. These rear-
Orange to enter two sides at Nairobi tourney
By ERICK OCHIENG
Telkom Orange will enter
two teams at this weekends
inaugural Nairobi Hockey Asso-
ciation tournament at the City
Park Stadium.
Head coach Jos Openda
told FeverPitch he will enter
both the Orange senior and the
youth team, Orange Rovers, at
the tournament.
Our youth team has come
of age and is as good as the se-
nior squad, they are capable
of making it to the nals, said
Openda.
The Kenya Hockey League
ladies champions are looking
forward to using the youth team
to tighten their grip both in the
continent and in the national
league by using it as a feeder
side.
We have along strategy of
dominating the African Club
Championships by strengthen-
ing our younger team that will
feed the senior one. Orange
Rovers is ripe for any challenge
now, said Openda.
Openda was speaking at a
luncheon hosted in honour of
the team for their impressive
2013/14 seasons performance
by their sponsors Orange
Telkom Kenya.
The senior ladies team won
the African Club Champion-
ships, the Kenya Hockey Union
National League Cup and the
Vaisakhi Hockey Cup.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
We have the African Club
Champions and league cham-
pions as our main team, and
thus the Rovers will be having
more games against them for
training and improvement, he
added.
During the luncheon cer-
emony, Betsy Omala, the team
captain was named the Most
Valuable Player, with Barbara
Simiyu and Caroline Guchu
coming in second and third
place respectively.
Openda also praised the
teams defense for the efforts
that saw them concede only
three goals the entire season;
two in the league and one dur-
ing the African Hockey Club
Championships in Kampala,
Uganda, in January.
Orange Telkom Kenya CEO
Mickael Ghossein expressed
the companys commitment to
continue sponsoring the team.
This will be the second time
Orange will be entering two
teams in a tournament after
the recently concluded Vaisakhi
Tournament, with the aim of
setting up an all-Orange nal.
At the Vaisakhi tournament,
it could have easily been an
all-Orange nal, but the Rov-
ers fought well to nish third,
Openda said.
Orange Telkom ladies hockey team manager Jane Nyamoyo
(left) and captain Betsy Omalla present the African Club Hockey
Championship 2014 trophy to Orange Telkom Kenya Chief
Executive Mickael Ghossein on Friday. [PHOTO:JONAH ONYANGO/
STANDARD]
Elora
Academy
donates
tennis kit
By BENJAMIN SAKWA

As part of its Girls Can In
Tennis Campaign, Elora Acade-
my in partnership with Victoria
Tennis Academy and Shining
Hope Organisation have donat-
ed tennis equipment to Butere
Girls, Friends School-Shikokho
and Kitales Kibomet Secondary
School.
Speaking in Kakamega
County, Elora Academy Execu-
tive Director Collins Agwanda
said the equipment will be used
to support and involve more
girls in playing tennis.
We want to ensure partici-
pation of girls in tennis increase
rapidly, Added Agwanda.
Girls Can In Tennis Cam-
paign is a movement estab-
lished by the Elora Academy to
involve and draw large partici-
pation of girls in tennis across
Western region.
Promising players identied
through this campaign will be
awarded scholarships in their
respective schools.
Western Region Tennis
Co-ordinator Stanley Mutuli
thanked Butere Girls Principal
Dorah Okalo for the support she
has been giving to the players.
Kibowet School tennis
coach Moses Luke thanked
Elora Academy for their efforts
to promote and develop girls
talent in tennis.
Joan Ngoli of Shikokho Sec-
ondary School welcomed the
donation and assured that this
will inspire more girls to take up
the sport.
Meanwhile, Ingotse Second-
ary School student Tony Kipru-
to, Butere Boys Maxwell Eshiru,
Eugene Omondi and Shikokho
Secondary Schools Clinton
Isenye have qualied for the
ongoing Kakamega County ten-
nis qualication tournament at
Kakamega Sports Club. bsak-
wa@standardmedia.co.ke
Gurmit Thethy
and Depinder
Kalsi in action.
[PHOTO:FILE/
STANDARD]
Nakuru Region Second-
ary Schools games started
on Wednesday in Tambach
School, Elgeyo Marakwet
County, with Laboret showing
their intent to win titles.
Laboret started their boys
handball title campaign on a
positive note beating Tenges
of Baringo 24-10 in their open-
ing Pool A match before edg-
ing Lesirwo of Kericho 26-11 to
qualify for semis.
Peter Ochieng
Laboret
sparkles
Nishal Shah in
action during
Machakos Rally.
[PHOTO:FILE/
STANDARD]
shock has been the reason for
our not so good performance.
Championship is now open,
said Mwenda.
Eldama Ravine was quite
tough for Kana who failed to
make it to reconnaissance
when the trailer towing their
rally car was involved in acci-
dent near Makindu.
TYRE BURST
The trailer towing Kanas
rally car encountered a tyre
bust and rolled with the car al-
most three times damaging the
wind screen, bonnet and side
fenders.
I had given up on the rally
and decided at some point to go
back to Mombasa but my team
manager and crew insisted that
we proceed to Eldama Ravine.
We managed to load the car
back on the trailer and drove
to Nairobi and subsequently
Eldama Ravine. I wish to thank
Hussein Malik for xing our car
and enabling us nd time for
late scrutineering at Lesiolo. We
nished fth despite two tyre
bursts at CS4 that cost us close
to 10minutes, said Kana.
Ford Escorts Jonathan
Somen clocked 2:30.45 hours
to nish 13th overall over and
above his classic glory.
Veteran Aslam Khan navi-
gated by his nephew Farhaaz
Khan in an ALS Porsche 911
nished second in 4.32 min-
utes behind Somen.
Briton Iain Freestone navi-
gated by Absalom Aswani
clocked 2:36.51 hours to wrap
up the classic car cup podium
dash.
Malindis Rob Hellier, navi-
gated by Mike Huth came home
fourth in the Classic comple-
tion clocking 3:01.10 hours in
a Datsun.
Alasdair Keith, navigated
by Tariq Malik in a Subaru GC8
won the S Class.
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Records smashed as Nasa season ends
By ELIZABETH MBURUGU
Nairobi Swimming Asso-
ciation (Nasa) 2013-2014 sea-
son ended on a high with
swimmers breaking 18 meet
records in the Nasa age group
swimming championships
held at the Aga Khan High
School, Nairobi, at the week-
end.
Stiff competition was wit-
nessed in the girls 14-15
years category with Nasmir
Khatundi, Ger Ogot and Ta-
mara Mukulu dominating
the fop three spots.
Mukulu told FeverPitch
the competition was very
tough and her opponents got
the better of her.
I did well but my oppo-
nents were tougher as most
of my medals are silver and
bronze, she said.
She, however, sent an ear-
ly warning to her opponents
saying she will give them a
hard time next season.
They (opponents) should
brace themselves for stiffer
competition in the coming
season, I have an Olympic
dream that I have to ensure it
comes true, she added.
Mukulu won a total of
eight medals, one gold in the
50m freestyle, four silver and
three bronze.
Khatundi scrapped Mar-
tha Opiyos girls 200m indi-
vidual medley of 2:49.62 set
in 2012 by 10.21seconds.
Ogot came in second in a
time of 2:41.72, while Muku-
lu was third with 2:44.69. The
200m freestyle event was no
different as the girls regis-
tered results in the same or-
der.
Ger broke the girls 50m
buttery in 30.82, the earlier
record of 31.14 was set last
year by Opiyo. Mukulu
snatched silver in a time of
31.67, while Emma Ogao
took home bronze.
Ger smashed a second re-
cord in the girls 14-15 years
100m backstroke in a time of
1:14.26, slashing 11.51 sec-
onds off Diki Tserings 1:25.77
record of 2012. Khatundi
grabbed silver in 1:15.69
while Emilia Ostman sealed
her podium nish in a time
of 1:22.82.
Geoffrey Watene out-
classed boys 16 years 50m
buttery record holder Ian
Ngatia to emerge tops. He
currently holds the record
with a time of 28.75, while for
record holder Ngatia settled
for silver in a time of 30.26
Reuben Okutoi was third in a
time of 32.30seconds.
Matthew Boyer is the cur-
rent boys 14-15 years 50m
buttery record holder, hav-
ing shattered Ballucci Keg-
odes 2012 record of 31.09.
Mar-A Pellegrini settled for
silver while Karan Mohindra
took home bronze.
Nasa chairman said the
entire season was a success
and Nairobi should look for-
ward to a better 2014-2015
season. The season was a
huge success, records were
broken, the number of swim-
mers has increased and we
had the highest entry in all
our events, he said.
He also added that the
standards of swimming in
Nairobi had improved and
Nasa was determined to nur-
ture and develop swimming
talent.
emburugu@standard-
media.co.ke
Swimmers prepare to take a
dive during Nasa Champion-
ships, yesterday.
MADRID
Spains press yesterday
hailed Real Madrids 10th Eu-
ropean title but highlighted
the cruel fate dealt to Atletico
Madrid, whose lead was
snatched away in a painful re-
minder of their last such nal
40 years ago.
The cruellest nal, again,
for Atletico Madrid, ran a
headline in the top-selling
Marca sports daily.
Atletico Madrid again suf-
fered the cruelty of football in
a continental nal.
After leading 1-0 for nearly
an hour, Atletico let Real Ma-
drids Sergio Ramos equalise
in injury time in the 93rd min-
ute, sending the Champions
League nal in Lisbon into ex-
tra time.
Over the next 30 minutes,
Real tore apart a physically
exhausted Atletico, scoring
another three goals to leave
the nal tally at 4-1.
BAYERN WON
Pro-Real daily Marca
splashed a giant photo of Ra-
mos roaring in triumph above
the headline La Decima!
Real fans term for the longed-
for 10th title for which it
thanked his providential
header.
The result echoed the last
time Atletico reached the Eu-
ropean nals in 1974 when
Bayern Munichs Hans-Georg
Schwarzenbeck equalised 1-1
in the 119th minute. Two days
later they played a deciding
game, which Bayern won
4-0.
Forty years later, Atletico
Madrid lose a European cup
nal, again. Forty years later,
they do it following a very
similar script to that of 1974
when a goal by Schwarzen-
beck forced a deciding game
in which Bayern had no oppo-
sition, said an article in Bar-
celona-based daily Mundo
Deportivo.
What a way to go! for
Atletico, read a headline in
the paper, under pictures of
dejected Atletico players and
jubilant Real fans.
Spains leading daily, El
Pais, delivered a similar ver-
dict.
The European cup was
Papers condole Atletico
Madrid for loss in nal
CRUEL HAND OF FATE
Cameroon striker
Samuel Etoo
during a past
match with the
Indomitable Lions.
[PHOTO: FILE/
STANDARD]
By ERNEST NDUNDA

Kaya Tiwi Secondary
School caused major upsets
to win the Kwale County Sec-
ondary Schools Term One A
games held at Diani Babla
Secondary School.
In the boys handball -
nal, Kaya Tiwi hit Tumaini
Secondary School 19-7 to
qualify for this weeks Mom-
basa Region games in Lamu.
In the semi-nal, Kaya Ti-
wi guided by their Principal
Robert Aran clobbered Sam-
buru Secondary School 28-7
while Tumaini stopped Taru
17-8 in the other semi-nal.
In girls handball, Shimba
Hills Secondary School beat
Kaya Tiwi 8-3. In netball,
Shimba Hills dismissed
Kwale Girls 53-4 before going
ahead to win rugby sevens
title.
Two nalists in each dis-
cipline qualied to represent
the county in the Mombasa
Region games set for Mpeke-
toni Secondary School from
tomorrow to Saturday.
All the six counties, which
forms Mombasa Region
Kili, Lamu, Tana River, Taita
Taveta, Kwale and Mombasa
have selected their represen-
tatives.
STAGE IS SET
The regions Assistant Sec-
retary Omar Munga con-
rmed that the stage is set
for the games.
Disciplines to be compet-
ed in are rugby sevens, hand-
ball, netball and athletics.
Meanwhile, Kajembe Sec-
ondary School grabbed a tre-
ble during the Mombasa
County Secondary Schools
second term A games.
The school won the rst
trophy in boys rugby 7s after
they dismissed Khamis High
School 49-15 in the nal at
the latters ground.
The school also won the
girls handball title with an
unbeaten record in the round
robin matches played at Bap-
tist High School. Tumaini
Secondary School were sec-
ond.
In girls netball, Kejembe
whitewashed Miritini 30-15
in the nal at Tudor Day High
School.
In boys handball, Shimo
La Tewa stopped former
champions Changamwe Sec-
ondary School 25-17 in the
nal. En route to the nal,
Shimo La Tewa beat Kajembe
25-9, while Changamwe de-
feated Tumaini 21-13.
The county also selected
a strong team of athletes at
the Mbaraki Sports Club, ac-
cording to Mombasa County
Secondary Schools Sports
Association Secretary Omar
Munga.
Kisii will host the national
secondary schools Term Two
A games between June 10
and 14. enzioka@stan-
dardmedia.co.ke
Kaya Tiwi
power their
way to
Mombasa
Region Games
historically important as it
crowned Real Madrid for the
10th time, its king of kings,
and condemned Atletico in as
cruel a fashion as it did four
decades ago, the paper said.
This time it was not a tall
German who would frustrate
Atletico but Sergio Ramos,
who is a Real Madrid player in
his genes.
UNBREAKABLE FAITH
Major sports daily AS said
Ramoss goal helped to make
up for an error by Reals goal-
keeper captain Iker Casillas,
who was criticised for letting
in Atletico defender Diego
Godins header in the 36th
minute.
The Decima has to be
special and it was. It could not
just be another Cup, a win like
others, or a similar happi-
ness, said AS sports writer
Juanma Trueba.
The heroism, concentrat-
ed in the unbreakable faith of
a team in the last minutes of
standard play, was an innite
cruelty seen from the per-
spective of Atletico de Ma-
drid, he added.
FRONT PAGES
Atletico were champions
for 56 minutes, almost an
hour, to which you have to
add the six minutes they were
champions 40 years ago. It
happened the same way as it
did then. When they thought
they were victors, when ev-
eryone did, except Real Ma-
drid.
The nal made the lead
story on the front pages of top
general newspapers El Pais
and El Mundo, which each ran
photographs of the Real Ma-
drid players roaring as a wild-
eyed Casilla lifted the cup.
Heroes in Lisbon, ran El
Mundos headline.
Real Madrids legend
grows, said El Pais. A picture
of the jubilant Real squad
even made the cover of
staunchly pro-Barcelona daily
Sport. La Decima came like a
miracle, it said. AFP
Atletico Madrids Argentinian coach Diego Simeone (centre) gestures to the referee after the end of full time during the UEFA
Champions League nal against Real Madrid on Saturday at the Luz stadium in Lisbon. [PHOTO:AFP]
FEVERPITCH / Page 53 Monday, May 26, 2014 / The Standard

FastTrack
SPAIN: Del Bosque will
delay naming his team
Spain coach Vicente del
Bosque has delayed naming
his nal squad for next
months World Cup to give
injured Atletico Madrid
striker Diego Costa a chance
to recover. Del Bosque was
supposed to reduce his
preliminary list of 30 players
to 23 on Sunday. Instead, he
has picked a 19-player squad
for a friendly against Bolivia
on May 30 that doesnt include
any Atletico or Real Madrid
players after they clashed in
Saturdays Champions League
nal.Del Bosque says nobody
is discarded for the nal
squad that he has until June 2
to name. AP
SANTIAGO: Hernandez
axed from Chile squad
Midelder Pedro Pablo
Hernandez was dropped
from Chiles slimmed down
24-man squad for the World
Cup on Saturday after failing
to recover from a leg injury.
He was one of six men axed
from coach Jorge Sampaolis
list of 30 players the others
were Enzo Andia, Paulo
Garces, Gustavo Canales,
Esteban Paredes and Matias
Fernandez. Sampaoli must
lose one more man before the
June 2 deadline for the nal
23-player nominations. In the
Brazil tournament, Chile will
face champions Spain, the
Netherlands and Australia.
AFP
BRAZIL: President hits
back on WC criticism
Brazilian President Dilma
Rousseff hit back on Saturday
at criticism voiced by former
soccer star Ronaldo over
mishandled preparations for
the World Cup. I am sure that
our country will put on the Cup
of Cups, Rousseff said. I am
proud of our accomplishments.
We have no reason to be
ashamed and we dont have an
inferiority complex. Ronaldo
lamented many infrastructure
projects promised by
the government for the
tournament were signicantly
delayed, scaled-down, or
canceled. Reuters
MONTEVIDEO
Uruguay star strik-
er Luis Suarez took to
Twitter on Saturday to
pledge to his team-
mates and fans that he
would make the World
Cup despite undergoing
knee surgery.
The Liverpool forward
and Premier Leagues Player
of the Year required ar-
throscopic surgery to repair
meniscus damage in his left
knee after a training acci-
dent on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old now fac-
es a race against time to be
t for the World Cup nals
which get underway in Bra-
zil in 19 days time.
Suarez says he is con-
dent of recovering in time,
posting a message in Span-
ish and English on his Twit-
ter page: My dream remains
intact, Ill be there.
The message was accom-
panied by a promotional
video of Suarez alongside
among others Argentina
great Lionel Messi.
His countrys football
chiefs are also upbeat about
his availability, with Uru-
guay FA president Wilmar
Valdez suggesting on Friday
if Suarezs recovery went to
plan he could return to train-
ing in just over a fortnight.
Suarez had a brilliant sea-
son in England, his 31 goals
lifting Liverpool into second
place, pipped for the title by
Manchester City on the nal
day of the campaign.
Uruguay, the 2011 Copa
America winners, are hoping
to be able to pair Suarez with
Paris Saint-Germains Edin-
son Cavani in attack as they
prepare to come up against
England and Italy as well as
Costa Rica in Group D. They
open against the Costa Ri-
cans on June 19.
Steven Gerrard is hoping
Liverpool team-mate Suarez
will be absent for Uruguays
meeting with England.
But Suarez is optimistic
he will be t for the opening
Group D game against Costa
Rica on June 14 before tak-
ing on Roy Hodgsons side
ve days later.
AFP
TOP: Brazil team celebrate winning Fifa Confederations Cup in 2013, at the Maracana Stadium in
Rio. ABOVE: Brazil fans watch a match on a giant screen on Copacabana beach in Rio. [PHOTOS: FILE]
Uruguays Luis Suarez winces after falling during a 2014 World
Cup qualifying game against Ecuador. [PHOTO: AP]
SUN, SAND AND FOOTBALL
RIO DE JANEIRO
Beer and football make a
powerful team in Brazil which
is bracing for a drinking bo-
nanza when it hosts the World
Cup. The passion for football is
well-known it has won the
World Cup ve times.
Brazil is also the worlds
third largest beer producer
more than 13 billion litres of
the stuff in 2013. Such is the
countrys love of the beverage
that you can even buy beer-
avored ice cream.
When the sun is baking the
sidewalks off Copacabana
beach, the rst reaction seems
to be to order a beer that Bra-
zilians always say arrives stu-
pidly cold.
A recent survey commis-
sioned by brewing giant Am-
bev, the countrys largest com-
pany by market value, asked
Brazilians to list their national
passions. Seventy-seven per-
cent named football; 35 per-
cent said beer.
Now brewers are anticipat-
ing a beer boom during the
World Cup Brazil will host
from June 12 to July 13.
A study released this month
by Nielsen and Kantar World-
panel, commissioned by the
Sao Paulo Supermarkets Asso-
ciation, forecast a 37 per cent
increase in beer consumption
during the World Cup and total
sales of 1.8 billion reals ($816
million) during the four
weeks.
During the 2010 World Cup,
beer sales in Brazil increased
15 per cent. As it is favorite to
win again and the tournament
is expected to draw 600,000
foreigners, there is plenty to
celebrate.
One in four beers con-
sumed in Brazil is linked to
football -- before the match,
around the TV or in post-game
celebration or mourning, ac-
cording to a study by the Getu-
lio Vargas Foundation, a Bra-
zilian economics institute.
Football and beer have a
powerful inuence on govern-
ment policy.
The government ordered a
beverage-tax hike just before
the World Cup, but in the face
of brewers protests President
Dilma Rousseffs government
shelved the increase until after
the tournament.
The government also
backed off a ban on alcohol
sales in stadiums, imposed
several years ago to tackle vio-
lence at matches.
After a drawn-out ght,
footballs governing body FIFA
won an exemption for the
World Cup, upholding its
multi-million-dollar sponsor-
ship deal with Budweiser -- a
brand owned by Ab InBev, the
company born from a 2004
merger between Ambev and
Belgiums Interbrew.
Ambev, which has 70-per-
cent market share in Brazil, is
seeking to deepen the links be-
tween the national drink and
the national sport.
It is using the World Cup to
try to convince more fans to
become paying members of
cash strapped domestic foot-
ball clubs.
Despite Brazils legendary
players and their international
success, the Brazilian league
has withered in recent de-
cades. Most clubs are still
managed as they were a cen-
tury ago and have huge debts.
Brazil is among the largest
economies in the world, its
team is among the greatest,
but its league is not, it doesnt
have strong local football like
Spain or Italy, Marcel Mar-
condes, corporate marketing
manager at Ambev, told AFP.
Ambev says it wants to help
clubs enroll more members
and increase income so they
can buy the best players.
It is not about selling more
beer, said Marcondes.
Beer will fuel Brazils World
Cup fever as tourists arrive
17
DAYS TO GO
Ill make World Cup, pledges injured Luis Suarez
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Brian Osumbas goal enough to sink Gor
Mahia in the KPL Top Eight competition
TUSKER STAND TALL
By GILBERT WANDERA

Tusker have one foot in the
nal of the Kenyan Premier
League (KPL) Top Eight nal
after edging visiting Gor Ma-
hia 1-0 in an entertaining
clash at Meru Stadium yester-
day.
Former KCB midelder
Brian Osumba scored the on-
ly goal of the match in the
46th minute giving his side a
vital result ahead of the sec-
ond leg. It was a performance
that left Tusker coach Francis
Kimanzi happy and vowed to
do everything to ensure his
side makes it to the nal.
It was tight game. We
dominated in the rst leg but
the second half kept swinging
from one end to the other.
Overall, we are happy that we
got an advantage at home and
we will try and nish the job
in the return match, he said.
Gor Mahia stand in coach
Frank Ouna insisted it is not
all over for his side and be-
lieves his team can reverse the
result.
We know that Tusker beat
us in the rst leg last year but
history counts for nothing.
The head coach Bobby Wil-
liamson will be back for the
second leg and we should ex-
pect a different performance
AFC stun Etincelles in Nile Basin tourney
By GILBERT WANDERA

AFC Leopards had a posi-
tive start at the Nile Basin re-
gional tournament winning
2-0 against Etincelles of
Rwanda on Saturday night.
But the win was nearly
overshadowed by the fact
Leopards went to the tourna-
ment without a team doctor.
According to Council for
East and Central Africa Foot-
ball Association (CECAFA)
media manager Rodgers Mu-
lindwa this forced Leopards
players to be attended to by a
doctor from Police Club of
Zanzibar.
Mulindwa wondered why
the Kenyan club did not carry
a team doctor even though
organisers had sent them 25
tickets for players and of-
cials.
This prompted a volunteer
from Police FC of Zanzibar,
Dr.Mohamed Said to rescue
them on their rst match
day.
There are up to now no
clear explanations as to why a
club that even recently com-
peted in the CAF Confedera-
tions Cup could take such a
risk of travelling without a
doctor, said Mulindwa.
However, AFC Leopards
Secretary general George
Aladwa, said the club doctor
missed to catch his ight after
he arrived at the airport late.
It was not our fault, but
we have already dispatched
him to Sudan, said Aladwa.
The win enabled Leopards
to go top of Group B with
maximum points. Noah Wa-
fula put the Kenyan side
ahead in the 20th minute be-
fore Nigerian import Austine
Ikenna made sure of this vic-
tory with nine minutes before
the end of the game.
In the rst match of the
day, Mbeya City of Tanzania
went past Brundian side
Academie Tchite with a 3-2
win. Rachid Patient opened
the scores for Academie be-
fore Mbeya City leveled
through Paul Nonga in the
15th minute.
Skipper Yeya Mwagane
red the Tanzanians into a
2-1 lead with Themy Felix
making it 3-1 in the 36th min-
ute. Manirakiza Cedric re-
duced the decit with 15 min-
utes to the end of the game.
Leopards will take on the
Tanzanian club Mbeya on to-
day hoping to pick maximum
points and head to the last
four stage of the competition.
In another match, Suda-
nese side El- Merreikh opened
their campaign with an em-
phatic 3-0 win over Police of
Zanzibar on Friday night.
The giant Sudan club was
playing on their home ground
for the rst time after six
months of closure for the re-
habilitation of the playing
surface. The team looked
classy under their legendary
coach, Martin Otto Pster,
the 76-year-old German who
has coached Saudi Arabia at
the Olympic Games, Camer-
oon, Togo, Ghana, Zaire, Cote
dIvoire, Senegal and Trinidad
and Tobago.
Before this, SC Victoria
from Uganda had edged out
Malakia of South Sudan 1-0
with Maurishi Jjuuko scoring
the lone goal. gwandera@
standardmedia.co.ke
to go through, he said.
The huge turn out of fans
did well to spur both sides but
it was the brewers who had
the upper hand.
In the seventh minute,
Kevin Kimani found himself
at the end of a 1-2 move by
Khalid Aucho and Clifford Al-
wanga but shot directly at Jer-
im Onyango in goal.
Gor Mahias early chance
came in the ninth minute but
Musa Mohammed failed to
convert from free kick. Two
minutes later, Tusker went on
the attack again and Musa
Mohammd did everything to
stop a Kevin Kimani effort
which had come off Clifford
Alwanga. Alwanga had his
own attempt in the 15th
minute but his header
from went wide.
FREE PLAY
From then on
it was a see saw
battle with each side
keen to open the
scores. Haron Shakava ended
the rst half with a caution.
Tusker went ahead a minute
into the second half. Clifford
Alwanga tore the Gor Mahia
backline with a low shot nd-
ing Brian Osumba and
the former KCB man
simply lobbed the ball
over Jerim Onyango
in goal.
The goal inspired
Tusker as Alwangas
long cross in the 50th
minute found Kevin Kimani,
who however wasted the ef-
fort. One minute later David
Owino had to work hard and
deny Andrew Tololwa after he
cleared a goal bound shot by
the Tusker man.
Gor Mahia were the rst to
make a substitution as stand
in coach Frank Ouna rested
Eric Ochieng for Shaban Ken-
ga. The off colour top striker
Dan Sserunkuma was also
rested for Timona Wanyonyi.
Tusker on the other hand
rested Andrew Tololwa for
Rodgers Omondi and Lloyd
Wahome for Luke Ochieng.
gwandera@standard-
media.co.ke
Khalid Aucho of Tusker and
Cavin Omondi of Gor Mahia
during a past KPL match at
Nyayo Stadium. Tusker
beat Gor 1-0 yesterday in
Meru in the KPL Top Eight
tournament. [PHOTO: FILE/
STANDARD]
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Robert Oukos tip for Kenyan sprinters

FastTrack
NASSAU: Boldon is
main MC at meeting
Ato Boldon, the Trinidad and
Tobago athlete who electried
crowds during his era, was the
main MC during the rst day of
the event here. Now moderating
press conferences for IAAF,
Boldon, whose show stopping
dramatic performances
after running during his era,
attracted huge cheers whenever
he appeared on the large screen
either interviewing winners or
just ponticating about selected
runners expectations. His rival
during his generation, Maurice
Greene of US, is also here
commentating for a US channel.
NASSAU: Stadium
lled to capacity
The Thomas A Robinson
Stadium almost lled to
capacity on the rst day of the
inaugural World Relays here in
Nassau, Bahamas on Saturday
evening. The military ushered
the small islands leadership
with national anthem while
volunteers assembled for the
opening ceremony made it look
like the annual Brazilian samba
carnival. The wild cheering by
fans displaying Mexican waves,
especially of the home runners,
made the World Relay Series a
successful venture by the IAAF..
Reports by Omulo Okoth
NASSAU: Kenyans
support compatriots
Kenyans in Nassau turned
out at the stadium to give
support to their compatriots
who participated in the event.
Although they are fewer
compared to other major cities
in Europe and states in America,
their shouting and posing for
pictures were captured by the
electronic score board, much to
the consternation of the crowd
here. Athletics Kenya President
Isaiah Kiplagat, who presented
medals to the winners of
womens 4x1,500m race, hosted
a few of them in his hotel after
the race.
KENYA BAG TWO GOLD
Local athletes begin medal
hunt in Bahamas on a high
Kenyas womens 4x1,500m relay team poses with the clock after setting a new world record while
winning the event during the IAAF World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas, on Saturday.
From left to right are Irene Jelegat, Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon, Mercy Cherono and Hellen Obiri.
[PHOTO: REUTERS]
Kenyan athletes are argu-
ably the best in the world.
They are particularly good
from 800m to the marathon,
where they ride roughshod
over their rivals from around
the world.
They also were pretty good
in short races, especially
4x400m relay in which they
won silver in 1968 Olympics
in Mexico and gold in Mu-
nich four years later. They
can handle this race very
Report by Omulo Okoth, Snr. Associate Editor
Robert Ouko
well.
Yet there is the small mat-
ter of baton handling, which
is a game changer in this
highly technical event, as
conrmed by a legend of this
race.
Baton handling is crucial
in sprint events and Kenyans
will have to perfect this to
succeed and be among the
best in the world like we were
more than 20 years ago, said
Ouko.
It took us four years of fa-
natical handling of the baton
and that was in the United
States, which had and still
has the best conditions for
that kind of drill.
It is not something that
athletes can perfect in a two-
week residential camp. No
No No. It has to take time be-
cause baton handling makes
or breaks a good team. We
have seen this in past major
Games like Olympics, Com-
monwealth Games and World
Championships.
I was impressed by one
of the coaches during the tri-
als who stressed on baton
handling. Without it, we are
doomed. We have a good
team, especially in the longer
relays (4x800m and
4x1,500m), but we have tal-
ent in the short ones, too.
This is where the baton han-
dling will be tested to the
limit, he stated.
Ouko won gold in Munich
in 1972 with Charles Asati,
Hezekiah Nyamau and the
iconic Julius Sang, husband
of Tecla Chemabwai Sang,
now an university don and
one of Kenya three women
Olympics pioneers. Ouko al-
so won Commonwealth
Games gold in 800 and
4x400m in Edinburgh in
1974. Ouko, Thomas Saisi,
Nyamao and Naftali Bon also
ran a world record time in
Crustal Palace in 1970 during
the golden era of British mid-
dle distance running.
He says they would go ev-
erywhere with the baton,
from dining room to lecture
halls. This enabled the leg-
endary coach, Charles Mu-
kora, to prefer him to William
(Bill) Kosgei, now among the
coaches here in Bahamas, yet
the latter was a more senior
athlete.
Ouko is now involved in
community policing in Kar-
en/Ngong suburbs while not
rendering a helping hand in
road race organisation like
the Mara Marathon.
Saisi is into large scale
farming in Kenya's bread
basket of Kitale, Nyamao is
running a provision store in
Ogembo, a small hamlet out-
side Kisii town, while little is
heard of Bon, who won silver
in 4x400m relay in Mexico
Olympics with Charles Asati,
Sang and Daniel Rudisha, fa-
ther of the 800m Olympics
and World Champion and re-
cord holder.
the Olympic and world re-
cord holder David Rudisha,
Olympics bronze medallist
Timothy Kitum and Anthony
Chemuts era. The race, won
in 7:08.40, had a fair share of
drama.
For after all the leg work
by the rst three, the anchor-
man Kipketer from
whom the nal execution
was expected, almost made
the party still born.
Had the race gone a fur-
ther 10 metres, Polish anchor
Adam Kszczot would have
snatched the gold medal
from under Kenyans jaws.
I did not know they were
that close. I was just running
my race knowing the gold
was under wraps, insisted
Kipketer, amid palpable guilt
on his face.
His team mates thought
otherwise. We were panick-
ing because we were watch-
ing in disbelief as what we
had worked for going, said
Kinyor, the scion of an athlet-
ics family Barnabas Kinyor,
who competently combined
400m hurdles and 800m dur-
ing his era and Selina Kosgei,
a superb marathon runner of
her generation.
As Kenyas rst two stan-
zas of the national anthem
belted at the Thomas A. Rob-
inson Stadium, a piece of his-
tory was in the making as
Mercy Cherono, Faith
Chepngetich Kipyegon, Irene
Jelagat and Hellen Onsando
Obiri had serious secret plans
up their sleeves.
MERCILESSLY ANNIHILATED
The quartet broke the
world record at altitude in
Nairobi, stopping the clock
in 17:05.72, at Nyayo Nation-
al Stadium on April 20.
(Mercy) Cherono started
the 4x1,500m race and mer-
cilessly annihilated the four-
team eld before handing
the baton to Kipyegon with a
60-metre gap ahead of US.
Signs were already clear that
the world mark was on the
radar.
Kipyegon upped the game
and made the gap too wide
for the US, Australia and Ro-
mania to reach, adding about
50 metres to the gap.
DESTROYED THE OPPOSITION
Jelagat continued with
annihilation of the eld,
while Obiri ruthlessly de-
stroyed the opposition, n-
ishing with almost 200-metre
gap, even overlapping Lenuta
Ptronela Simiuc of Romania,
en route to a new world re-
cord time of 16:33.58.
We have proved that the
world record we set in Kenya
was not a uke. We had
planned for it quietly and we
knew it was beatable. Even
while running in Doha (Dia-
mond League) on May 8, we
were just ling the rough
edges of a master plan we
had put together to improve
on the world record, Cher-
ono told reporters at the
post-race press conference.
The 4x200m mens team
may have nished in fth po-
sition, but Jamaicas world
record time of 1:18.63 with-
out Bolt and Powell was pres-
tigious enough for the Ke-
nyans Stephen Barasa,
Carvin Nkanata, Tony Kipru-
to Chirchir and Walter Mi-
chuki Moenga to have
contributed to that epochal
achievement by the tradi-
tional sprinters. Moreover,
their 1:22.35 time was not
only a personal best, but also
a national record.
We need exposure both
in and outside the country.
We have proved our ability
and we now want Athletics
Kenya to take us to the next
level of competition and ex-
posure. They should take us
to a high performance train-
ing centre to sharpen our
skills, Barasa, the team
spokesman, told reporters.
iomulo@standardme-
dia.co.ke
Kenya's men's 4x800m relay team celebrates
after winning the event. From left to right are
Sammy Kibel Kirongo, Ferguson Rotich
Cheruiyot, Alfred Kipketer and Job Koech
Kinyor. [PHOTO: REUTERS]
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By OMULO OKOTH IN NASSAU, BAHAMAS

Two gold medals, one with a world record, and a na-
tional record punctuated Kenyas imperious run at these
inaugural World Relays in this Atlantic Ocean island on
Saturday evening.
The rst day of the two-day event could not have been
marked in a better, if more tting, style when Jamaicas
4x200m quartet deed the conspicuous absence of mul-
tiple world champion and world record holder Usain Bolt
and Assafa Powell to register a world record in a neigh-
bouring Caribbean nation.
But rst things rst. The rst gold medal of the World
Relays the mens 4x800m was won by Ferguson
Cheruiyot Rotich, Sammy Kibet Kirongo, Job Koech Kiny-
or and Alfred Kipketer, fresh four pairs of legs that sent a
strong indication of a potential seamless transition from
Two gold medals punctuate
Kenyas imperious run
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UNCAGED: A leopardess comes in many colours.
C
urrently, the hottest political potato across the continent is insecurity.
In Nigeria, close to 300 girls kidnapped from a school over a month
ago, in Chibok town are yet to be rescued. So insecure is Chibok that
the Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan developed cold feet and
cancelled his scheduled reassurance visit there. Instead, cowed, oga
Jonathan chose to y to France where he, with his counterparts from Chad,
Cameroon, Benin and Niger had been summoned by papa Franois Hol-
lande to discuss Boko Haram insurgency and insecurity in West Africa.
With rampant insecurity across Africa, her presidents cannot miss such
opportunities to be out of the continent as a personal safety measure.
Closer home, in his rst year in ofce, our president has reportedly spent a
mind-boggling 70 days out of the god-forsaken country, where terrorist kill
people left, right and centre for fun. Last month alone, he was here for only
11 days! Just imagine!
And to prove his lack of manly fortitude, which is much needed in a
president, oga Jonathan waited until he landed in France and rested for a
day, to call a press conference. Where he, with the enthusiasm of a magician
charmed by the sight of a priced rams fatty jingle bells, explained why he
couldnt travel to Chibok. One thing, though, in his press conference made
me roll on the ground with laughter; he said the cancelled Chibok visit was
a rumour! And that if anything, his visit was not going to bring back the girls
anyway, before adding that the Nigerian military was undergoing training
to carry out the rescue! Of course, Nigerians were not amused. Most called
him a coward. But look, those of us whove travelled quite a bit, know how
complicated French meals are. There is something they call the Classical
French 17 Course Menu. Being familiar with French hospitality, I know,
upon disembarking in France, oga Jonathan had more pressing matters at
hand; choosing from the 17 what to eat and what not to eat. In such a situ-
ation, thinking about the abducted girls could be the last thing to come on
his mind.
Not an easy task at all, especially if you are used to simpler meals such as
fufu and palm wine. Pray, will such a man care about trivialities such as his
countrymen calling him a coward? Not when he has a difcult task such as
being keen not to use the wrong glass for the wrong wine; mismatching red
wine and white meat or vice versa; or even holding the wine glass or using
cutlery wrongly, you know; or even panicking and fumbling with cutlery,
and in the process breaking glassware! Remember his image as a sophisti-
cated big African man was at stake oh!
And again, given that his military has inferior weaponry compared to
the Boko Haram militia, being escorted to Chibok by British or American
military was more embarrassing than being called a coward for not going
to Chibok at all. Look, Nigerian military, like their counterparts across Af-
rica still use rusty ries that no self-respecting Boko Haram or Al Shabaab
adherent would be caught with. In fact, invoking that famous running all
over the place like headless chicken idiom in reference to the panic some
African presidents run into when faced with calamity, is being unkind and
disrespectful to the best meal nature ever served to mankind. Most are cow-
ards.
AFRICA NEEDS BRAVE PRESIDENTS
Quotes
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be
punishedby your anger.
Buddha
If youthinkyoucandoathingor thinkyoucant doa
thing, youre right.
HenryFord
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but
imagination.
Albert Einstein
CRAZY MONDAY / Page 3
Nomads plan to venture
into real estate development
odds&ends/Strange, weird but true tales from across the world
A
s a neighbouring country suf-
fers from a cholera outbreak,
Kenya on the other hand is
struggling hard to contain
a serious afiction of a me-
too mentality that has ravaged the
nation.
The me-too mentality has been
manifested mostly in the real estate
development industry. Symptoms
include every other organisation in
the most unrelated of sectors mak-
ing plans to venture into the prop-
erty market. In the recent past cor-
porations ranging from tyre makers
to motorcycle dealers to confection-
ers have joined the bandwagon.
This afiction has no known
vaccine, and no known cure. And
the best we can do about it is sit
and watch helplessly like we do
with every other crisis in the coun-
try, said a health ofcial at a press
conference where the Health minis-
try was addressing the media. This
was shortly after the latest case of
the afiction had just been report-
ed when a group of nomads made
known their intentions to invest in
real estate.
RESIDENTIAL HOUSES
We have pooled funds together
and we will be building another gat-
ed community which will consist of
residential houses, a shopping mall,
a school and other social ameni-
ties, the groups spokesperson said.
However, he made it clear that they
would not be abandoning their no-
madic lifestyle and start embracing
permanent abodes.
The houses well develop will
not be for our own use. Its not our
style to be permanently stationed
anywhere. We are just doing what
everyone is doing and this has
nothing to do with trying to change
the way we live, the spokesperson
pointed out.
When pressed to say how they
expect to be taken seriously when
they have no prior experience in the
housing development sector, they
said that it doesnt matter because
the Kenyan culture is to follow
the herd and ask questions later.
As it happens whenever things go
wrong.
We know it is ironic that nomads
would go about developing per-
manent housing, but this is Kenya
where you follow the trend thought-
lessly. Thinking is for the indecisive
and the idle, asserted the group
spokesperson, before emphasising
his point using quail farming and
pyramid schemes.
The announcement by the no-
mads comes hot on the heels of
the conrmation of rumours that
a group of hole-dwelling end-time
cultists who had also shown interest
in real estate development are actu-
ally going to put their money in the
sector.
Of course not for our use since
we already have well-dug holes that
we live in waiting for the day of the
rapture, pointed out the cult leader
while conrming what has been
long-running speculation.
This further sparked rumours
that with the way things are go-
ing, next to join the fray will be the
hunter and gatherer communities
of Southern Africa.
LOOK STRANGE
With the way things are going
and if the current trend in the coun-
try continues, any individual or
organisation without some invest-
ment in real estate will look strange
and might get their Kenyan citizen-
ship revoked for not participating in
a national pastime, suggested Ce-
ment Wambora, a property analyst.
But while those corporations
venturing into real estate from
very unrelated backgrounds cite
the need to diversify their income
streams and reduce overreliance on
their core business, experts are urg-
ing caution.
Some of these diversication
strategies we have seen are quite
strange and no different from, say a
eunuch investing in a condom man-
ufacturing plant, Cement Wambora
added. Or nuns who have taken a
vow of silence opening a radio sta-
tion.
wackyleaks/WITH MARK MUTAHI
S
itting in her chair with a head
of grey hair, a buttoned-up
cardigan and a beaming
smile, youd be forgiven for
thinking Sheila Vogel-Coupe
was just like any other grandmother.
But that is exactly what she is not.
She is a prostitute! And a proud one
in that case.
At 85 years of age Sheila has more
notches on her bedpost than most
twentysomethings you see on Nairo-
bis Koinange street. She is Britains
oldest prostitute.
On closer examination, you can
see that Sheila wears a miniskirt,
suspenders and patent heels. And
its no wonder she has such a large
grin on her face, given that she rakes
in 250 (Sh21,950) an hour for raun-
chy romps.
OLDEST PROFESSION
Sheila went back to the game
four years ago after struggling with
loneliness, following the death of
her second husband, aeronautical
engineer Noel Coupe, in 2004.
She used to entertain ten clients
a week until she had to go under
the knife for an operation in which
she had to have 13in of intestine re-
moved.
Since taking up the worlds oldest
profession, she has been disowned
by her family and seen her story
splashed all over the Press. But that
isnt enough to get her to give up her
lucrative career.
I dont think I will ever stop,
Sheila says ahead of appearing on
new Channel 4 documentary My
Granny The Escort.
Meet the oldest hooker who still charges top dollar for her services
Speaking about her male clients,
she said: They see something about
me. It is a nice feeling.
Often men call me up and say,
Will you please go on talking be-
cause you are turning me on. I know
I am very, very sexy.
Attempting to explain why shes
a granny on the game, she added:
The most important reason is be-
cause I love sex. Even thinking about
it makes me feel better.
It doesnt just begin with sex,
there is companionship too. I have
been on my own for nine years and I
do get lonely. I love the companion-
ship of gentlemen. I really have no
inhibitions.
Some and not just her many
clients may recognise her after she
hit headlines in 2010 for being the
grandmother of controversial X Fac-
tor contestant Katie Waissel.
ENTERTAINS MEN
Unfortunately when it emerged
Waissels grandmother was an es-
cort, her family didnt take it too
well.
But Sheila deantly adds: You
would have thought I had commit-
ted a murder. They couldnt believe
I could do something like that. They
wanted me to promise I would never
do it again. I told them to stuff it.
The Channel 4 documentary also
features 64-year-old Beverley a
grandmother who entertains men
at her suburban home, and 57-year-
old Sophie who invites clients to her
isolated country pad for romps.
Adopted from Metro
thesecrazykenyans/OYUNGA PALA FINDS THE HUMAN IN THE KENYAN
their time, ready to die for what
they believed in. Students were
known for taking a bold stand on
national causes. There are sev-
eral examples of how students
have risen to change the course
of history. From Soweto to Ser-
bia, Tahrir to Tiananmen Square
protests, students were the van-
guard, instigating social change.
With a resigned sigh, we lament,
the youth of today. That level
of energy seems to be only good
Student activism; pale shadow of former self
W
hen Kenyans look
East, they tend to look
right past India. Yet,
our cultural and social
linkages are centuries
old. The 2014 India presidential
election for example, was not
governance as usual. A self-
made man who started out as
a tea-seller had risen to become
prime minister.
Narendra Modi, an opposition
candidate from outside the es-
tablished elite earned a landslide
win. The rst in 30 years. Modis
resounding victory blew away
the ruling Congress party. What
was also noteworthy was how
he achieved it. Modi had a well-
oiled machinery working on his
campaign. Over 5, 187 events,
13 million You Tube downloads,
Lessons from India
T
he public apology is not a
Kenyan male habit. Cor-
rupt individuals will rip
off state corporations,
clean out the coffers and
get caught in the act. You might
wrestle out a confession but a
public apology will be nearly
impossible to extract.
That is tantamount to admit-
ting liability and we are all in-
nocent even when proven guilty.
Given a chance, we will point out
who is to blame. The resistance
must stem from our past. The
English came, stole land, occu-
pied and exploited it and they
never apologised to the original
inhabitants they displaced.
It took a court case, half a cen-
tury later led by Mau Mau vet-
erans to get Britains acknowl-
edgement of colonial era torture
and land grabbing. Therefore,
the reluctance for public ofcials
to seek forgiveness for wrongdo-
ing has precedence.
BAD PRECEDENCE
The same macho standard
plays out in relationships. Be-
hind closed doors, men are
known to plead leniency for
varied transgressions regularly.
However, out in the public eye
a different script plays out. We
are a society that lives by the ad-
T
he text messages start-
ed ying out early by 8
oclock in the morning.
The retweets came fast and
Facebook cautions were
shared. Avoid the area around
the University of Nairobi. Trafc
started building up on the alter-
native routes. Taxi drivers were
taking the long way round.
There was going to be a
peaceful demonstration that in-
volved university students and
it is always best to leave them
in peace. As expected, an alter-
cation happened between the
peaceful demonstrators and the
anti-riot police with innocent
members of the public caught in
the fray.
The usual gangster elements
exploiting the tyranny of their
numbers went about their busi-
ness without a care in the world,
robbing, stoning and harassing
motorists.
HEADLINE SHOT
All along they were trailed by
journalists, all angling for the
best headline shot. Meanwhile,
the rest of the city simply ad-
justed to the inconvenience in
that same begrudging manner
you would have to a scheduled
Kenya Power outage.
That evening, I tuned onto the
radio, to get a grasp of what the
student grievances over fees en-
Fear of public apology
that. Being a radical is not syn-
onymous with lack of reason.
Simply talking to provoke in the
mistaken belief that it makes
one a tough guy is one of those
bad habits that is quite prevalent
on talk radio.
Like the quality of most things
in Kenya, student activism just
isnt what it was. Student lead-
ers of the 70s, 80s and 90s were
simply cut from a different
piece of cloth and products of
tailed. On air was the Sonu lead-
er Babu Owino and his sidekick
for PR, some character going
by the name Serikal. I was op-
timistic, hoping for a reasoned
debate around the justication
of the right to protest.
The radio talk show was a
painful experience. An oppor-
tunity to articulate the students
position was lost and as some-
one aptly put it, all we heard
was Comrade this, comrade
age, Thou shall not wash your
dirty linen in public. I may have
messed up but darling, no need
to humiliate.
Therefore, when a personal
apology addressed to a wife ap-
peared as a paid advert in one of
the local dailies, it caused a sen-
sation. Francis Onyiso probably
went along with it thinking, no
one reads the classieds section.
Sadly, this is the 21st century and
he became a news item.
A man takes out an ad to apol-
appealing to 814 million voters.
India Today reported that 2.5
million active volunteers har-
nessed the internet and mobile
telephony to connect with an
estimated 230 million people,
one in every four voters.
Modi won the election on the
promise of meeting the expec-
tations of all. He blew away the
notion that one couldnt run an
election on the basis of develop-
ment without the usual tactics
of voter persuasion.
His 13-year track record as
a performing chief minister of
the state of Gujarat was handy.
Modi is celebrated for bringing
prosperity and development to
his home state of Gujarat. It was
that development platform that
resonated with the larger India.
for twerking and swag.
At least we know where the
blame squarely lies. We abdi-
cated home schooling because,
all the time available was spent
earning a living. Government
misplaced its priorities.
Universities were turned
into businesses. Meritocracy
was sacriced in pursuit of the
elusive shilling. Having good
grades was not half as impor-
tant as paying the fees. Lecturers
were reduced to groveling over
low pay. The quality of instruc-
tion plummeted and students
got resourceful.
The student union positions
became self-aggrandisement ve-
hicles. A bridge to the pampered
club of the youth leaders and
the training ground for the gravy
train of elective politics.
The student leadership sim-
ply mirror mainstream politi-
cians who we vote in for all the
wrong reasons. They understand
the power of hype and glib to get
you noticed. There is never any
accountability needed if you can
nd someone to blame. Mean-
while, a drained, law abiding
and hardworking middle aged
mother, on her way home gets
pelted with stones as a soft target
of misdirected aggression and it
is not even considered a crimi-
nal act. We simply call it bad luck
happening to good people.
ogise to his wife for some hurt he
caused and the public demands
details! Francis Onyiso is obvi-
ously setting a bad precedent.
Now, if your wife insists
on a public apology for some
thoughtless act on your part,
it wont be thought of as mali-
cious. After all, Onyiso did it and
he is a public gure?
Twitter: @realoyungapala
Website: oyungapala.com
Ted Malanda draws on the wisdom of his royal Wanga
ancestors to try and understand a world gone mad
lifesacircus
walkwithme...
A
whole bunch of Kenyans,
some of them high up the
rafters in the hierarchy of
politics and government,
cant sing the national an-
them.
When we must, like during
national holiday celebrations,
we stand stiff, staring glassy-
eyed into space, moving our lips,
mumbling nonsense and hop-
ing that our inaudible grunts
will vanish in the sea of other
nonsensical grunts that are mer-
cifully mufed by the army brass
brand.
Being a most prayerful people
hooked to miracles, prophets,
manna and blessings from heav-
en, however, we only remember
the rst two lines: O God of all
creation, bless this our land and
nation
NETHER REGIONS
Oh yeah. Typical of us to leave
everything to God, to plant seed
and then hang around scratch-
ing our nether regions, waiting
for miracles. But sorry folks.
If justice is not our shield and
defender, if we do not dwell in
unity, peace and liberty, plenty
will never be found within our
borders. Never.
It does not matter how much
we genuect before the Lord,
shower phony prophets wearing
shiny suits and shoes with tithe,
or develop clever-sounding vi-
sion and mission statements at
costly retreats in Mombasa. If
justice is not our shield and de-
fender, if we do not dwell in uni-
ty, peace and liberty, we can all
kiss plenty within our myopic,
noisy, corrupt, empty-headed,
insecure, ethnic hatred-soaked
borders goodbye.
And there is one line in that
anthem that is totally mis-
placed. Service be our earnest
endeavor Really? Which
Away with the national anthem,
lets just chant war cries instead
dreamy-eyed fool came up with
that? Service has never been
our earnest endeavour. How,
when we are scheming to get
rich without breaking a sweat
and stealing the fat of the land?
That is what everyone, from the
two-bit mungiki bandit, to the
small-time grassroots politician
eating bursary money meant
for orphans and the big shot in
Nairobi pocketing Anglo Leasing
millions, does anyway.
Of course there are several
If I was Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi or
Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu Kambi, I would be very
afraid and shaking in the back seat of my Passat or Toyota
VX. Seasoned politicians know it is never a good thing when
you espy storm clouds gathering in the distance before you
get to give your keynote speech at a function. Prof Kaimenyi
should be worried when a certain Wilson Sossion (Kenya
National Union of Teachers) and Akello Misori (Kenya Union of
Post-Primary Teachers) hold hands and threaten to become
tag team partners. God forbid if the Universities Academic
Staff Union apply to start sharing a set of dentures with
these two! And in the same vein, it is not in the national
governments interest if Francis Atwolis Central Organisation
of Trade Unions and James Mukhwayas Federation of Public
Service Trade Unions heed Kambis advice and work together,
including organising Labour Day as a team! You would want
these guys fully engaged as custodian motor-mouths of the
Tower of Babel, otherwise the demos on the streets of Cairo
and Sao Paulo will appear like a trip to Sunday School.

Who wants Ann Waiguru to start referring to her job in the past tense
merely for being digital? Like all Kenyans, the good lady has grown
extra appendages called mobile phone, tablets and even ipods, ipads
and, er, well, ideas. If we have become accustomed to sacking Kenya
Premier League coaches via SMS (hello coach Nandwa), get our
views to radio talkshows via SMS, send and receive money by SMS,
lie to the world about our whereabouts by SMS, arrange our trysts
with our chips funga and sausage funga treats by SMS and conrm
ight reservations by SMS, what is so undigital about Waigurus SMS?
Nobody needs a sacking letter typed in stencil and replicated in four
copies for an army requisition form. Folks, a sacking letter is not a
State Commendation to be framed for posterity.
Do not tempt me, folks. I will not lose my job just because
you chaps sat in a smoky room and plotted to devolve my
services back to my village. I am as resilient as Wambora,
as combative as Joho, unperturbed as Wako, angry as
Githu and as suave as Kidero, and will not be Chepkwony-
ed. I would rather die rather than capitulate to your evil
schemes targeting my community! I am evergreen and have a
constitutionally-protected human right to hold this job until
the cocks crow for the next round of million-shilling smiles,
helicoptered campaigns and voter-ego massages. I dare you
to utter one wrong word and all the lawyers in my speed dial
will come raining objections down your head.
The law is such a dynamic animal. The colonialist and the architects of
apartheid reached back, deep into the Bibles early chapters to justify
their superiority and God-given agenda to civilise the clueless savages.
But recently, the Catholics made a couple of amendments and the
transition from the late so-and-so to sainthood was as easy as ABC and
voila, we have two brand-new saints! Then soldiers in Thailand dusted
the lawbooks from the museum, and most denitely consulted a very,
very old law scholar, and invoked a 100-year-old law allowing them
to impose martial law. The soldiers are not happy about the racket
of street demonstrations that has lasted six months. Beware though,
since the lessons of history are harsh taskmasters: Every country
where soldiers of citizens have violently uprooted a government, little
good has come of it. If in doubt, please consult almanacs on Somalia,
Egypt, Iraq and Libya. If it is not a clean peoples popular revolt, the
path going forward is paved with some rather sharp glass. Read my
lips
Finally
Hehehe! This China dragon is refusing to blow out its ames
without leaving every bush singed. And following the epic
whistle-stop tour of Africa and ending in Kenya by the
Prime Minister of China, there is suddenly a urry of travel
advisories. This time they have gone further than the usual
template warnings: They dispatched aeroplanes to pick
up their citizens, and spirit them away from the grubby,
explosives-laden ngers of Al Shabaab who appear energised
with some serious Aromat. In fact, it is unbelievable that
they are so smug they are not even bothering to gloat in their
various social media forums after leaving us eeing from malls
and blaming it on tinted windows!
other lines in that anthem that
the leaders lling every top pub-
lic ofce in Kenya with members
of their communities, and the
airheads beating war drums on
social media when the truth is
they are too cowardly to kill a rat
and only expect peasants to kill
each other, have never heard of.
Here, take a read: Let all with
one accord, in common bond
united, build this our nation to-
gether
So there we are. We all fart at
justice, but still expect it to be
our shield and defender when
it suits us. We care nothing for
unity and peace, and only ex-
pect plenty to be found within
our pockets because our sense
of service is endeavored towards
self and tribe, and, only rarely,
nation.
We are more disparate than
the fragmented clans of Somalia,
yet we stand at attention, stare at
the ag and lie that in common
bond united, we shall build this
nation together; that the glory of
Kenya and the fruit of our labour
will ll every heart with thanks-
giving.
The glory of Kenya? Which
Kenya? The fruit of our labour?
Which labour? You call steal-
ing public money labour? And
Thanksgiving? How, when every
heart is lled with virulent, eth-
nic hatred?
Yours Truly
T
here is a nondescript pub
not far from the city centre
that looks cheap but isnt.
True, the prices are pocket
-friendly, the boiled meat is
mouth-watering and chances of
some wench slipping toxins into
your drink are zero.
It owes status from the cali-
bre of bar patrons a high court
judge here, a former PS there, an
MP, a major tycoon, a Japanese
tourist poking at the entrails of a
goat and occasionally, a serious,
tough, issues-oriented journal-
ist such as this writer.
TENSION ROSE
And so it was that when I
turned up to partake the fruits
of my labour, a man of great
eminence sat at the next table
speaking loudly on his Sh90,000
mobile phone.
He rubbished the govern-
ment. He blasted the president,
his deputy, all their silly poli-
cies and made it clear we were
Story of the Kigeugeu drunkard
living in the most perilous place
on earth, a country going to the
dogs because of inept leader-
ship.
H we slammed certain infa-
mous Supreme Court rulings,
made pointed reference to sto-
len elections and dissected eco-
nomic theories.
The tension in the pub rose.
Patrons began dgeting. And
from the corner of my eye, I
espied three gentlemen sitting
at his table rise one by one and
melt into the night. I didnt blame
them for cowardice. I have seen
pistols tucked into waistbands at
this pub.
And then you know what? I
realised the buggers phone was
not blinking, meaning all this
time, he had been speaking to
himself!
SAME BUGGER
When I left, I was sure I had
met an avowed opposition stal-
wart. Now picture my shock
when I turned up two weeks
later and found the same bugger
deep in the throes of conversa-
tion with men whose foreheads
were imprinted Mt Kenya.
Guess what our man was do-
ing? Praising the Jubilee govern-
ment and its captains, UK and
Bill, to the heavens as fantastic
leaders with great foresight!
I would love to know what Ki-
geugeu drinks.
politicallyincorrect/ A skewed look at the political scene
By PETER WANYONYI
I
t has always been a tragic
accident of history to be
born South Sudanese, or
so it seems. The people of
that wretched country have
known some of the most brutal
suffering in Africa, a continent
with no shortage of bad superla-
tives. But even by Africas cheer-
less standards, South Sudan is in
particularly in bad shape, which-
ever way you look at it.
The civil war between the gov-
ernment and the forces of former
vice president Riek Machar has
continued unabated, despite the
ceasere signed in Addis Ababa
a couple of weeks ago.
The two parties to the conict
are blaming everyone but them-
selves: President Kiir blames
the United States, Sudan, and
Ethiopia. Machars rebels blame
Uganda, Eritrea, Kenya and
China. President Kiir claims
the West wants to wrest control
of South Sudans oil resources
from the Chinese, while Machar
claims the exact opposite.
PROXY CONFLICT
At least the two parties ap-
pear to agree on one thing: that
the war appears to be a proxy
conict, Africas rst overt re-
source war fought, as usual, by
Africans on behalf of their for-
eign masters.
As the two exchange artillery
rounds and accusations, death
and state failure have South Su-
dan in their grip. Five million
people just over half the coun-
trys population are ofcially
without food, and they need aid
immediately.
For the rst time in 20 years
anywhere in the world, the Red
Cross will undertake air drops
of food and medical supplies, to
help prevent mass starvation.
Half a million people have
ed South Sudan since the ght-
ing began in December, with
most headed for Kenya and
Uganda. They include, rather
annoyingly, the families of Mr
When a leader stands up
in public and calls another
leader a thief, it is important
that there should be evidence
of that. When the name-caller
then goes ahead to call his
target a liar and a cheat,
it stops being a leadership
contest and becomes a
personal attack. This is
not necessarily bad, if it is
limited to policies, but to call
a person names like those is
despicable. Granted, leaders
are expected to have a thick
skin and the stomach
for mudslinging. But
villagers know that
when a handshake goes
beyond the elbow, it
has become something
else.
Kiir and Mr Machar, both groups
living happily in Nairobi. One of
Mr Kiirs sons was even arrested
for drunken antics in Nairobi.
The ghting has ensured that
South Sudans farmers have not
been able to prepare their elds
for the planting season. The long
rains begin this week and, in this
angry land, even the rain falls
with anger.
Entire states will be rendered
impassable and inaccessible,
and those marooned without
food will starve in, ironically, a
Loudmouths might just ruin the good
campaign to end corruption, tribalism
red at the Kibera Constituency
Cord rally 8 days ago. Cord poli-
ticians took a lot of delight in
calling President Uhuru and his
government some rather sala-
cious names, as is expected from
an opposition party.
But somewhere in the bonho-
mie that characterised the ener-
gised addresses, a few crossed the
line of competitive enthusiasm
and into slander and perhaps
worse. This is a sign of idleness.
Cord must know such reckless-
ness puts off some of their ri-
vals and liberals who thought
they had valid arguments. And
as a result, the few who woukd
have joined such a cause dismiss
them.
The political closed season is
upon us, and the waheshimiwa
are completely idle. They have
no bills to pass, no money to
spend, and nothing to do.
This, perhaps more than
most, is testimony to how spoilt
the Kenyan politician is. Lacking
anything to do when not dream-
ing up Bills to determine who
can be called Your Excellency,
our idle MPs and senators are
inciting, conniving, lying, and
even some say doing a little
fornicating on the side.
Kenyans always wonder why
political positions are not part-
time. If ever more evidence was
needed for this, the rally at Kib-
era was it.
Famine, death stalk South Sudan
p
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n
c
h
l
i
n
e
K
enya loves a good poli-
tician, and the more
rabble-rousing the
Mheshimiwa, the more
we cheer and laugh and
have a good time. This is the
beauty of democracy, however
awed ours might be.
But politicians are nimble li-
ars. They say one thing, and do
another. Our waheshimiwa will
be the rst in line to sing the
praises of our education system,
while their own children go to
class in expensive foreign-curri-
cula schools. The Mheshimiwa
might be the minister of
Health, but when he falls
sick, you will not nd him
at Shauri Moyo dispensa-
ry: he will scoot off to the
United States for proper
medical care.
Our political atmosphere
is rather febrile at the moment.
And the opening salvos in the
annual political silly season were
lush green paradise overgrown
with inedible plants and teeming
with wildlife.
A measure of blame for this
coming famine in South Sudan
must go to neighbouring coun-
tries.
When the photos of emaciat-
ed kids with distended stomachs
and ies buzzing around their
eyes and nostrils emerge, the
people of Kenya and of Uganda
must remember that their own
governments have had a starring
role to play in the misfortunes
that stalk South Sudan.
Juba is practically a client
State of Kenya and Uganda, and
without our indulgence, they
would not even exist. Bringing
pressure to bear on Mr Kiir and
Mr Machar is easy: a threat to
expel their families who would
not be accepted as refugees in
the West from Nairobi and
seize their considerable assets in
Kenya would very quickly bear
results.
The United States raised
the possibility of the two fac-
ing charges of crimes against
humanity at the International
Criminal Court, but we know this
is no longer as potent a threat as
before.
Cutting off weapons supplies
and banning the travel of their
dignitaries would also help.
In the end, though, this is Af-
rica: we will do nothing, and the
wretched of South Sudan will be
rmly in the Grim Reapers sights.
Africa at its uncaring worst.
By PHILIP ORWA
A
man in Ranen, Migori
County used a chain
saw to seriously injure
the leg of a man he
caught red-handed in
his house, fooling around with
his wife.
The man, a lumberjack, had
received reports from friends
and neighbours about a boda
boda man who was in the habit
of visiting his house in his ab-
sence. And he had been suspect-
ed of having an affair with the
mans wife.
Tired of being a laughing
stock of his neigbourhood, the
lumberjack decided to lay a trap
to catch the boda boda rider. He
lied to his wife that he had been
hired to do some work at a tim-
ber yard in the neighboring Mig-
ori County, and was to spend a
couple of days there.
TWO-TIMING
Min Otiato, athi Migori baro
yien, koro aweni eluf achiel ma
oromi nyaka Friday aduogi, itii gi
pesani maber nyar Kanyamkago,
Husband injures man
with chainsaw over
secret affair with wife
iwinjo? (I am headed to Migori
for a tree-felling job. Im leav-
ing you with this Sh1,000, I hope
it is enough to take care of you
and my son, till the day I return.
Kindly use the money wisely
daughter of Kanyamkago, is that
okay?) the man instructed his
wife.
Once the man had left that
morning, at around midmorning
his two-timing wife invited her
boda boda boyfriend over.
He was tipped off by a neig-
bour about the presence of the
boda boda rider in his house,
prompting him to lay an am-
bush. He arrived in time to nd
his wife busy preparing tea and
frying eggs for the boda boda
rider, who was watching TV.
He left his chain saw outside
the door, and gently pushed the
door, perhaps hoping to nd
them in a compromising posi-
tion. He found the boda boda
rider dressed in a white vest
comfortably lying on his back, as
if he was in his house.
Noticing that he was facing
away from him, the man got a
rope from his tool box and be-
gan tying the rider who, interest-
ingly, kept on giggling, perhaps
thinking it was his lover pulling
a romantic stunt on him. Mo-
ments later, after it became ap-
parent that his hands were be-
ing tied, the shocked boda boda
rider jerked upright, and began
squirming nervously. Unfortu-
nately, it was too little too late;
his hands had been tied to the
arm of the chair.
TERRIFIED WOMAN
Just when he was still kick-
ing and asking why he was being
tied, the mans wife arrived from
the kitchen, humming and car-
rying a ask full of tea and eggs.
Immediately she saw the scene
in the living room, she panicked
and dropped the food. Her (dan-
gerously) calm husband began
asking her to explain what the
boda boda rider was doing in the
house.
The terried woman con-
fessed that indeed the boda boda
rider had been hitting on her.
Unfortunately for the boda
boda rider, the womans hus-
band only gave him two options;
to be killed or to have one of his
limbs cut off.
The riders desperate at-
tempts to apologise, promis-
ing never to fool around with
the mans wife fell on deaf ears.
The man reached for the chain
saw, started it and directed it to
the riders legs as he kicked and
screamed. The womans hus-
band left the house with the rid-
er bleeding and writhing in pain.
The shocked woman took the
rider to a nearby hospital, and
has since gone missing, fearing
for dear life after it emerged that
police had picked up the case.
offthewall/Strange, weird but true tales that happen in Kenya
By PHILIP ORWA
R
esidents of Moulem Estate
in Kisumu were recently
left in stitches when a
woman who had come
to a funeral unashamedly
whipped out of her handbag
a plate, cup and a spoon after
the said cutlery ran out at meal
time.
As it is the custom in Nyanza,
meals must be served at funer-
als, as a way of celebrating the
departed soul. Thus, this partic-
ular one was not any different. A
relatively well known man had
passed on. And this called for an
elaborate and dignied sendoff
that saw locals throng his home-
stead a couple of days before his
burial.
As usual, meals had been pre-
pared in plenty. Locals witnessed
quite a number of strange be-
haviours. First, there were those
who, probably from distant
places, arrived and immediately
they were done wailing, wiped
their tears and headed straight
to the tent where food was be-
ing served. In one particular in-
cident, a mourner made a grand
entrance; she uncontrollably
wailed, rolled on the ground,
Shock as mourner carries own plate, spoon to funeral
dirtying herself as she eulogised
the departed man.
She praised him, expressing
grief and how much the local-
ity would miss his kindness and
generosity. Soon after wards, she
dusted herself and made a bee-
line for the improvised kitchen
under a tent, where meals were
being served. Minutes later,
she emerged with a mountain
of nyoyo (mixture of beans and
maize), and a cup of tea.
MOURNERS SALIVATE
On the nal day, the bereaved
had hired the services of an out-
side catering company. They
had prepared sumptuous nyoyo,
tea and ugali seved with beef for
special visitors, whose aroma
made most of the mourners sal-
ivate, completely ignoring the
eulogies read.
What shocked the residents
was the gusto with which one
particular mourner whipped out
a plate and other cutlery, when
she was told all the plates avail-
able had run out. Apenjou jow-
adwa, tinde ji Biro e liel nyaka
gi plate, e liel yawa? (Let me ask
you brethren, nowadays people
come to funerals with plates?
wondered a shocked mourner.
The world could be coming
to an end my friends, if people
can carry such things to a fu-
neral, it seems some people only
come to funerals to eat? asked
another mourner.
Osiepna, thurwa kae, jii nya-
ka chiem ee liel. manga duong
kothoo,nyaka gweno, dhiang gi
diek nyaka yang mar jomaobiro
ee liel. (My friend, around here,
people believe in eating in funer-
als. And when a big person dies,
you will always hear of plans to
slaughter bulls, chickens, goats
and sheep for the expected large
number of mourners that is sure
to grace the burial), answered
the other mourner.
He added: The bigger the
name the bigger the food bud-
get. So much is the emphasis
that is put on food that in some
instances, we have a committee
that ensures food is in plenty,
even if it means doing a fund-
raiser, otherwise people will for-
ever gossip about the bereaved,
claiming he/she starved them!
thisstrangeworld
Tale of parents disowned and rejected by own children
N
o one chooses his or
her parents. Some
are born to abusive
fathers. And some to
fathers who disappear never to
be seen again, save for the odd
occasion the child becomes a
star or a millionaire. Then the
father can shamelessly crawl out
of the woodwork.
Mothers, who are generally
caring and are every childs best
friend, can also be abusive and
meddlesome in their childrens
affairs, driving the child away.
There are many men whose
marriages have been irreversibly
compromised by their mothers.
For families that are fairly func-
tional, children do turn up just
ne.
However sometimes things
can go awry, driving parents and
children apart. I n
some of
t hes e
c a s -
e s ,
c h i l -
dren have
turned against
their parents, and
even hated and dis-
owned them. The reasons
range from refusal to give a son
or daughter a piece of land, or
giving them a desolate, swampy
piece to denying them shares in
a family business. Other include
refusal to help them pay dowry,
or disapproving of their spouses.
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
Dr James was born out of
wedlock. His mother was a stu-
dent then. She was forced to get
married to the man who im-
pregnated her. Much later, her
tastes and preferences changed
and she fell out of love with the
man. She got married to another
man. Unfortunately, Jamess real
father married another woman
who mistreated him so much
that his grandparents took him
to live with them. In an inter-
esting turn of events, James be-
came very successful, and all of
a sudden his father and mother
crawled out of the woodwork
and began stalking him. They
started to politely ask for hand-
outs and nancial support from
him. But the horrifying child-
hood memories that still haunt
James to date cannot allow him
to forgive them.
They even teamed up at
some point (they dont live to-
gether), and went looking for
him, perhaps with intentions
of reuniting, but James turned
to the outside world. Does she
look forward to ever meeting her
father?
Never. I have no feelings for
him. I will lead my life and make
my money, God willing, she
says. If her words are hesitant,
her gaiety isnt. It betrays her
hard feelings towards the man
who raised her in the formative
years of her life.
Nemwel
them away, in fact on two occa-
sions, a tipster tells this writer.
He proceeds to add that Jamess
dad once paid him an impromp-
tu visit and when James turned
hostile to him, he threatened to
curse him by undressing. How-
ever, the threat bore no fruits.
James has cut his links with them
completely, and wants nothing
to do with them.
Nancy Nafulas case is not
very different. She is a daughter
of one of the wealthiest men in
Western Kenya. Throughout her
childhood, she was protected
from the outside world by her
tough father, an allegedly semi-
illiterate man, known for his
shrewd business mind. His chil-
dren rarely interact with the out-
side world.
POOR LIFE
Nancy wanted out as soon as
she discovered that her father al-
ways used his money to control
them. To make matters worse,
she fell pregnant while in
high school. Upon
realising that she
was going to
lead a miser-
able life,
s h e
o p t -
e d o u t
o f t he
fam-
il.
S h e
g o t
mar-
r i e d
t o
the fa-
ther of
the child
and leads
a modest life
hundreds of
kilometres from
her home. She has
never seen her fa-
ther eye-to-eye for six
years.
At home we were
comfortable; we never
lacked anything. But we never
had any freedom and we were all
at the mercy of our father. Now I
lead a relatively poor life but Im
free from my controlling father,
explains Nancy.
To her, the old man might be
a millionaire, but he is a poor
excuse of a parent. Most of her
siblings have had to toe the line
in order to benet from him
but have relatively poor social
skills due to lack of exposure
It is shocking how some children, for
one reason or the other, turn against
their parents and even disown them,
writes SILAS NYANCHWANI
Ouma* left his Kendu Bay home
in 2008 after the post-election
violence and has never set foot
in their homestead. He cannot
stand the sight of his father. Rea-
son? Her father is a dictator and
as a child he did not like the way
he treated his mother and his
other siblings.
As a child, you can stand cer-
tain things because
y o u
have
n o
thisstrangeworld
Tale of parents disowned and rejected by own children
alternative. But as an adult, and
a university-educated individual
at that, you cannot, he says.
Nemwel insists that adults
should learn to stand up to abu-
sive parents without fear of being
cursed or appearing rude. Some
ignore and hope that prayer and
death can solve these things.
Only death can permanently end
an abusive upbringing. But scars
linger on forever, explains
the Bachelor of Science
(in Botany) graduate
from the Univer-
sity of Nairobi. For
him, it is ofcially
done; he does
not want to
see his old
man. Period.
And he does
not mince
his words.
TROU-
BLING HER
U n -
like the
two who
have fell
out with
their fa-
t h e r s ,
N a o m i
G e s a r e
fell out
with her mother with serious re-
percussions. The A-plain student
from a national school had been
admitted to the University of
Nairobi to pursue a prestigious
degree course back in 2006. At
the time she was dating a man
that her family more so her
mother and society at large,
frowned upon.
Her boyfriend was an
average student in
high school and
was in one of
those anony-
mous colleg-
es in town
p u r s u i n g
a clichd
course that
Na o mi s
mo t h e r
had low
o p i ni o n
of. Her
m o t h e r
thought she
d e s e r v e d
better, and
that it was her
post-teenage
clamour for
i nde pe n-
dence
and freedom that were troubling
her.
She started meddling in
Naomis personal affairs. Naomi
is a ercely independent lady
who is willing to stick with her
preferences, for better or for
worse. By her second year, she
was pregnant with the rejected
boyfriends child and the two
had resolved to get married in a
wedding that was neither sanc-
tioned nor blessed by her moth-
er. She resumed her studies and
did graduate a year later than
scheduled. On her graduation
day, she snubbed her mother.
She had made up her mind,
the fact that her mother, a
widow, had struggled to see
her through the national
school notwithstanding.
She is still happily mar-
ried, and employed, but
never sees eye-to-eye with
her mother.
No one interferes with my
personal affairs. It is not just
my mother I have severed ties
with. Everyone who tries to in-
terfere with my life pursuits has
to be thrown out, the petite lady
explains.
There
are reasons why children be-
come estranged or disown their
parents. Sociologists have argued
that poor parenting is the com-
mon cause of the inexplicable
separation.
If one parent is abusive and
disrespectful towards the other,
children notice these things and
this determines how they deal
with them as adults, and that is
why you see some moving away
from their parents as adults,
says Douglas Kanguru, a Univer-
sity of Nairobi sociologist.
He further notes that abusive,
dictatorial and domineering fa-
thers are the ones that children
run away from, sometimes for
good.
Some fathers abuse their
children by whipping them,
sexually or denying them basic
needs in life. It can impact badly
especially on the sexually abused
women. Some even end up hav-
ing bad relationships with men
in future. Other studies have
indicated that some can seek to
change their sexual orientation,
says Kanguru.
WHITE-COLLAR JOBS
It is even worse when parents
want to control their children in
every facet of their lives.
Some parents control their
children too much. Like when
they determine what they
should study and what ca-
reer their children should
pursue. The artistic and
the athletic are the
most challenged be-
cause many parents
have put a higher
premium on white-
collar jobs as op-
posed to the arts
or sports. So
fathers and
mothers op-
pose the
d r e a m s
of their
children,
mo s t l y
you see
t h e m
d i s a p -
pearing
as was
the case
with a
c e r t a i n
t e e n a g e
artiste from
Mombasa who ran
away from his parents,
never to be reunited with them
for over a decade, adds Kan-
guru.
The sociologist also says that
polygamy can estrange children.
When a father goes for a second
wife, they mostly neglect the rst
family and this can create rebel-
lion, mostly spearheaded by the
rst wife. He concludes by ad-
vising parents to be very careful
with the kind of treatment they
give their children.
She wants my money
Early this year I reconnected with an
old ame I went to college with. We
began dating. Recently she asked me for
some money to buy a dress to attend a
wedding. I told her I was broke, seeing
as I had just paid school fees for my
kid brother. She told me not to call her,
unless I send the cash. I love her, what do
I do? Craig, Nairobi
I have one question for you, are you
this girls father? It is not your duty
to provide her with nancial support.
Stop wasting your time on this one,
she is only after a walking ATM
(which I dont think you are) and not a
relationship.
An old ame returns
Three years ago I was in a relationship
which broke up, and I forgot about it.
Now she is back and wants us to get back
together. If I accept this request, can this
relationship work again? Please help.
Tagaya, Nairobi
You need to reect and nd out why
you broke up in the rst place. After
which, decide if you can now live with
those reasons. And remember people
never change!
My girlfriend cheated on me
My girlfriend and I have been dating for
a year. She is the perfect one for me and
I love her very much. I want her to be
in my life forever. I have met her family
and she has met my family and they love
her. However, recently she called me up
crying and told me that she had gone out
with friends and gotten so drunk that she
ended up sleeping with another man. She
has begged me to forgive her but I do
not know what to do. Please help. Rob,
Nairobi
Whatever you decide please
remember that not everyone cheats
when they are drunk, its just an
excuse!
Boyfriend ended
relationship, no explanation
I have been dating my boyfriend for a
while now and everything seemed like
it was going well but last week he sent
a text message, saying he wanted to
break up because he could not be in
a relationship with me anymore even
though he loved me. I am so confused.
Should I wait until he is ready? Please
help. Cathy, Mombasa
A text is a cowards way of ending a
relationship. You need to let go of this
confused man, do not be fooled by
the I love you bit. It has been put
to confuse you and to stop you from
moving on. If he loved you like he
claims, he would stay and not dump
you via text.
Reach Dr love on
fabulousfeminista@gmail.com
Cupids arrow
feminist/WITH ANNE MUIRURI
High time arrogant female bosses stopped humiliating men
chauvinist/WITH NIKKO TANUI
Tips on how to seek apology from a woman
T
here is a crop of couples
I cannot stand; those
who differ and air their
dirty linen in public. To
me that is as embarrassing as air-
ing torn and smelly panties out-
side on a communal hanging line
for everyone to see.
Some people for some strange
reason like to think that they are
the only ones with problems, and
that everyone wants to hear about
them.
People should learn to sort out
their differences the old school
way; like our parents used to. Older
folk in days gone by, when faced
with differences, always dealt with
them in hushed tones and in the
privacy of their bedroom.
PUBLICALLY APOLOGISING
Last Monday I was going
through the newspapers in an
attempt to get some inspiration,
and to shake off my Monday blues.
But lo and behold, I stumbled
upon a notice of a husband
publicly apologising to his wife
and her family.
Huh! Romantic? I think not!
To me that was more like further
humiliation to the poor woman,
considering her full names were
published for all and sundry.
Virtually everyone, including those
who didnt know about the matter
got to know about it.
Can you imagine what her
colleagues said, or whispered
behind her back when she was
passing by? Or the humiliating
phone calls she received from
family, friends and, of course, from
O
ver the last few days,
the talk around town
has been dominated
by how a prominent
Kenyan was allegedly red through
a text message by his female boss.
Dear friends and readers, I
would not want to delve into the
details of whether the allegation
are true or not. At least if they were
not true, knowing women, she
could have come out shouting and
proving that she never send the
SMS. So far, she has not done so.
Nonetheless, the allegations
bring to mind how some men have
suffered humiliation in the hands
of the female boses.
See, it takes only a slight
provocation by a man to draw the
wrath of such bosses. Believe me;
some powerful women derive
pleasure in humiliating men.
You think Im kidding? Not long
ago, a picture of a female Cabinet
Secretary, humiliating her body
guard by subjecting him to carry
her handbag went viral.
Surely, do you have to do that
the udaku squad (nosy neighbours,
workmates, sister etc.) nosing
around for information.
It must have been one hell of
an embarrassing Monday for the
poor woman. And probably when
the said husband was making the
gesture he probably thought it was
a brilliant idea.
Well fear not, for those who
do not know the dos and donts of
apologising to a woman, listen here.
(I happen to be a self-proclaimed
connoisseur on what is proper and
improper in such matters).
PRIVATE MATTERS
If you did not know, now you
do: public apologies regarding
private matters like a marriage or a
relationship are in bad taste, if you
ask me.
Why? Because they are
manipulative and insincere. Men
who indulge in this kind of public
displays are just trying to pull the
public sympathy card, plus it is
very embarrassing for the parties
involved.
This are the same men who are
in the habit of showing women
public display of affection, just
a way of assuaging their guilt. (I
pretty much do not care about
public displays of affection.
I have no qualms about
individuals who think they are the
most romantic couples around
town and thus chose to, for
instance, exchange saliva in public!
Im just saying!
But if a man is sincere he should
apologise one on one by word
and with a card and do something
to men? Just because you have
power, maam? Little wonder then
that some men are against the idea
of women ever transcending to
certain powerful positions for fear
of either being sat on or urinated
upon!
How I wish you saw how
majestic the said Cabinet Secretary
was walking, like she owned the
world.
To me, a womans handbag or
purse is a personal accessory that
no man should even be allowed to
touch. I mean, this is where some
women keep all manner of strange
things?
You can imagine what would
happen if the poor man whom
she forces to carry the big heavy
Nitalala wapi bag slips and falls
down, leaving the content of the
handbag all over the place? Picture
the man running after the contents
and throwing them back in the bag!
Embarrassing.
Related to this kind of women
are the lazy type who draw devilish
thrill in hiring male house workers,
whom they order around and
even ask to wash their most inner
clothes.
See, it is time someone told some
of these kind of women to stop
drawing primitive joy in harassing
and humiliation men.
More importantly, such types
should keep in mind that the man
they humiliate are other womens
husbands and have families, too.
More importantly, they should
keep in mind that the public, and
more importantly men, watch their
moves. And men are never amused
with such behavious.
Simply put, female bosses must
learn to behave themselves. They
are not the best thing to ever happen
since sliced bread. We know there is
fun in humiliating a man, but is it
really necessary?
for apologising but there are things
that cannot be forgiven.
Women I have learnt can forgive
a man for anything and everything
and some men take advantage of
this, but every woman has a line
and once that line is crossed that
man she once loved will no longer
exist in her mind, soul or heart.
romantic. But when you hurt a
woman so much that she refuses to
see or hear from you then you have
to work very hard, and stop talking.
You must rst change and let
her see that you have changed,
no cheap or theatrics or over the
top tactics will work. An apology,
a card, a rose, or a gift, are perfect
CRAZY MONDAY / Page 11 Monday, May 26, 2014 / The Standard
bulletinends/WITH FERDINAND MWONGELA
I
t is interesting how politics
the world over is at once
different as it is similar.
Nearly everyone has a
few choice words to describe their
politicians. And this all over the
place, be it in UK or Kenya.
Yet, the ways in which some
things are done are completely
different.
This came to me as I sat in a
hotel in Durban, South Africa.
This was at a time when the South
African electorate was waiting
to know who had been elected
President. But the results were so
far in favour dancing president,
Jacob Zuma, and ANC.
I was here for Indaba 2014,
dubbed Africas top travel show. I
hear Indaba means gathering, and
a gathering it was, but I digress.
Taking a walk down the street,
you would hardly know this was
a county that had just had an
election whose results were yet to
be announce.
In contrast to scenes witnessed
in our own local situation where
One continent, different worlds
everything comes to a standstill,
even the local mama mboga
(grocers) warily opens her wares,
strategically placed so she can
pick up the same faster than those
Nairobi hawkers collect here wares
when the word kanjo rents the air.
Apart from a few strategically
placed posters and one or two
billboards on the elections, this
was business as usual. And even
these were mostly towards the
townships.
Thousands of delegates from
around the world poured into
Durban without second-guessing
their travel itineraries due to the
electoral process.
FREEDOM FIGHTERS
And when one Zuma was
announced President, Julius
Malema, the bad boy of South
African politics and whose party
(yes he broke away from ANC)
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
lost the election, accepted the
results.
And urged members to refrain
from violence, and congratulated
the winners. This was despite a few
claims of irregularities.
Sitted in the heart of the Zulu
Kingdom, I could not help but
admire this.
Contrast this approach to the
stocking up of foodstuff and other
the upgrade of Zumas Nkandla
residence using taxpayers money.
Still down south, word is
Malema is spoiling for a ght. He
wants to wear a red overall and
beret to parliament. He claims:
They (parliamentarians) wear
suits and they are lazy.
L
ast week almost saw the
school hall degenerate
into a boxing ring. This
was during the inter-
rogation of the students who had
reported to school drunk on open-
ing day. Their suspension had led to
heightened tension. Even Okonkwo
who traditionally disappears every
Friday after morning assembly has
been in the compound through-
out.
Rumour mongers led by madam
Schola added fuel to the tension.
There were whispers of Okonkwo
facing imminent disciplinary action.
Socs, you and Magarita had better
start preparing your defense since
you were on duty, she whispered
to me in a conspiratorial tone.
Some parents had gone to
the county directors ofce with a
heap of complaints. They alleged
the principal had suspended over
a hundred innocent students for
drinking soda in the compound
and that he was even forcing boys
to wear girls skirts.
Okonkwos had even received
a call from a child rights society
wanting to know why he was forcing
boys to wear skirts. His explanation
that only one boy had worn a skirt
for a few minutes as punishment
for bringing the items to school fell
on deaf hears.
The pressure from the County
Directors ofce forced us to recall
the suspended students before the
traditional two weeks period had
expired.
Most of the affected parents
and their kids were in school before
8.00 am last Thursday. The students
who had appeared quite boisterous
only a week before were now quite
subdued as they sat huddled on
the benches outside Okonkwos
ofce. The Meta meta discipline
committee had been in a strategy
meeting since 7.00 A.M.
Vasco Da Gama conducted the
parents and their children to the
school hall. Okonkwo cleared his
throat and graphically described
how the students had reported to
Meta Meta drunk and in possession
of enough alcohol to knock out an
adult elephant.
He further described how
they misbehaved in the school
compound and generally acted in
a manner prejudicial to the good
image of Meta meta.
The parents were shocked. My
daughter has never tasted alcohol
protested a lady parent. She even
teaches Sunday school during
holidays she further claried.
Bensouda took the Girls
le and began reading the girls
confession. She had detailed how
the group had met at Tea room
and bought alcoholic drinks and
transferred the drinks into plastic
soda bottles. I only took a sip, she
said lamely. Her mother let out an
ear piercing scream and collapsed
on the oor. She was conducted to
Madam Margaritas ofce for rst
aid and counseling.
Mwalimu, cane these boys for
us! demanded Timos father who
had all along been quiet. You think
I have money to waste on you?
he shouted walking menacingly
towards Timo.
Mzazi, caning is outlawed
investigations revealed that Timo
had hired and coached someone
to masquerade as his father.
Apparently, he had not
reckoned with the possibility of his
father taking the role literally. In
our desire to clear with the cases
as fast as possible, we had failed
to verify whether we were dealing
with genuine parents.
A spot audit revealed that four
students had hired, coached and
brought fake parents!
Send Mwalimu feedback on
Socratesmwalimu@gmail.com
in schools, answered Vasco Da
Gama. Then with a smile added,
But you can heed the advice of
the holy book on the use of the rod
on your child. Your son was the
brains behind the whole affair, he
concluded.
In a ash, Timos father
unleashed a punch that landed on
the boy and sent shivers down our
spines. At rst, Timo was dazed, and
then in anger shouted, Nirudishie
chapa zangu!
He would have hit his father had
I not stepped between them. What
money are you talking about, asked
Bensouda. He kept quiet. Further
Disciplinary committee busts hired fake parents
ateachersdiary/WITH MWALIMU SOCRATES
essential amenities in Kenya before
elections, and you will realise we
have a long way to go.
And no, it is not all rosy down
here too, you should hear some
South Africans ponticate about
Nkandla. Nkandla is the name that
has been assigned to the furore over
wemen/WITH TONY MASIKONDE
A
cross many genera-
tions, women have
successfully perpe-
trated the biggest
lie on this planet that men are
pathological liars. The re-spit-
ting feminists went further, and
compared man with his best
friend; the dog. Just imagine!
It is denitely not just men
who lie to women. There are plen-
ty of lies that women too tell men.
Most of the common lies men tell
women are told just to avoid con-
icts, but lying will always cause
problems in a relationship. Here
are some lies that women tell men
but would be unlikely to admit.
MONEY NOT IMPORTANT
Most women would rather
marry for love than money, but
one of the most common lies that
women tell men is that money
does not matter at all. While we
may not choose our partners
based on their income, real lack of
money can make life difcult and
miserable, especially if it stops us
doing what we want in life hav-
ing a family, for example.
OF COURSE, I LIKE YOUR MUM
Many women genuinely like,
and get along with their in-laws.
But those that do not, never ad-
mit it. Telling someone that
you dont like their family (es-
pecially their parents) can be
really offensive. Thus, its not sur-
Lies women tell to please men
prising that many women choose
to lie to their partners about it!
But truth be told, you can
take this to your local benki kwa
jirani or banki mtaani; almost 80
per cent of women detest their
mothers-in-law. What is more in-
teresting is that the women are
also very good at putting up
facades and pretending that
their men hardly notice they
hate their mothers.
Campusrover/WITH BILL ODUNGA
A
while back, whenever
university students
wanted to go on strike,
planning was done in
hushed tones, lest the conspiracy
fell onto the wrong ears. Those
were the dark ages, because if
word got out, ofcers from a spe-
cial police force would pounce on
the students.
A sleep-over at Nyayo House
would inevitably follow, and the
invite did not have the option of
RSVP. You had to go one way or
another. Those were the times
when it was regarded high treason
to speak ill of the powers-that-be.
A slight misconception of your
tone would earn your head a place
on a cold platter or if he was in a
good mood on your day of judg-
ment, you would get a few years in
the cubes.
Clearly, these are not those
days. That is why they even have
the family jewels to announce
early enough that they will be
throwing stones in a week. Some-
time last week, I was added into a
WhatsApp group specically cre-
ated for the May 20 nationwide
demonstration. The allegation
Proper communication needed to tame students wrath
(it is not clear who) sought to also
reduce HELB loan drastically.
The domino effect of these two
rumours was chaos everywhere.
The veracity of the allegations still
cannot be determined as the said
cabinet secretary distanced him-
a football game lasts exactly 93
minutes! Efforts to correct her
bore no fruits because on that
particular day Arsenal FC was
playing some small-time team
that I am not bothered to remem-
ber, and the referee blew the nal
whistle after three added minutes.
See, I told you. Dont think am
a fool, she shrieked with a ciga-
rette hanging down her lips like a
loosely tted tap water.
I DONT MIND COOKING AGAIN
Another lie told by many
women at the beginning of a re-
lationship is that they do not ac-
tually mind doing all of the cook-
ing, washing up and picking up of
dirty underwear and socks. The
patience to lie about this usually
wears off pretty quickly. And very
soon, the man nds himself hav-
ing to scrape his own dirty socks
off of the oor.
There is a certain course I at-
tended, and what emerged is
that modern parents are raising
girls like boys and boys are being
raised like girls. With such a sce-
nario we have overly aggressive
women and men who behave
like sissies.
The modern woman will only
pretend for so long how she en-
joys doing your laundry and the
cooking. But soon you will start
hearing grumbles about the need
to do pizza and take the shirts to
dry cleaners to make them crisp-
clean.
was that the cabinet secretary had
set in motion a policy change that
had the effect on raising universi-
ty fees in general. That is the span-
ner that caused a clog in Kenyas
works last weeks. That coupled
with another allegation that they
anything to do with money. If you
want campus students rampag-
ing mad like bats in a belfry, then
threaten their wallets.
They will place a bounty on
your head. You will be wanted,
dead or alive. They will not care
if you are a high-ranking govern-
ment honcho. They do not bottle
out, they are no respecters of age
or title. That is because a broke
campus student is like a wound-
ed bull, so when they hear that
someone is plotting to rob them,
such a threat is a red cloak.
They will charge. An affront to
their nancial security, whether
real or rumoured, is a capital
offenceand they will look over
hells half acre until they nd the
supposed thief.
The only thing is, according to
the law of comrades, a comrade is
always right.
That is what happened on
May 20. The strike was a knee
jerk reaction of a campus student
whose nancial security had been
threatened.
To them it was, as they say,
personal.
self from the allegation as soon as
the drumbeats of war were heard
in a distance.
Here is the thing about stu-
dents. They cannot let anything
to slide as long as it rocks their
comfort boat. More so if it has
SURE, PUT THE FOOTBALL ON
Plenty of women do enjoy
sports. And that is great. However,
at the beginning of most relation-
ships, women pretend that they
dont mind sitting through endless
hours of sports, when
really they cannot
stand it. It is best
to be honest
from the word
go. Frao once
dated a lady
who admitted
k n owi n g
very little
a b o u t
football.
But she
at least
knew that
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ugandanaffairs/GRACE NAKATO
Drama as wedding
of underage girl to
old man aborts
W
eddings are sup-
posed to be joyous
occasions where
we celebrate the
new couple mov-
ing on to fairy-tale bliss, and liv-
ing happily ever after.
We dress up and the ladies put
on their slinkiest heels and garb
that requires dry cleaning, not
your ordinary bar soap wash. The
men also step out in suits, kanzus
and dancing shoes that are built
for sliding and spinning.
However, from the look of
things, it seems soon we may
be forced to change the garb to
sportswear and perhaps attend
on a full stomach.
TEENAGE PREGANANCIES
Now, the age of consent in
Uganda is 18 years and some
have been lobbying to have it re-
duced to 16 years because of the
number of teenage pregnancies.
It is a grey area because we
shall be issuing identity cards to
16-year-olds because we want
them to vote in the 2016 elec-
tions, but I digress.
In the village, a girl is deemed
to be ripe for marriage when the
body blossoms, and rich men
start taking an interest in her.
So the other day, a Kwanjula
(traditional marriage ceremony)
ended in a steeple chase with
guests proving that with very little
provocation, anyone can be an
athlete and can bring our country
gold.
Basically, police raided a wed-
ding where a 16-year-old was
to wed a 40-year-old man. The
women hoisted their oor-length
dresses and took off their shoes
as they high-tailed through maize
plantations and over fences.
The men, who did not rip their
kanzus or fall over their slippery
soled shoes, also made it home
safe.
Anyone else who did not par-
ticipate in sports in school found
themselves in the back of a very
dirty police pick-up as police were
called to rescue the teenager from
early marriage.
You would expect the Mugole
(bride) would be relieved at the
show of force by the police to save
her from the clutches of a lecher.
The police were doing their bit in
another version of #bringback-
ourgirls.
The Mugole sulked at the res-
cue, and accused jealous neigh-
bours of ruining her future.
The parents were more con-
cerned about keeping the gifts
that the groom and his party had
brought.
GUESTS GRUMBLED
The groom was rich by village
standards and she said she would
rather get married, than stay home
as her father cannot afford to pay
school fees.
The guests grumbled that they
had done nothing wrong in hon-
ouring an invitation to a commu-
nity event, as any good neighbour
would do.
Seeing as the food had already
been paid for, the caterer on the
other hand was contemplating
where to re-sell the food to make
more money, now that everyone
had taken off.
In yet another related case, a
bride collapsed during the recep-
tion party, and was pronounced
dead on arrival at the hospital.
The medics said she was over-
excited and her heart could not
take it. Meanwhile, the wedding
guests could not waste the food;
they ate it as they expressed their
sorrow and eulogised the bride.
fortheloveofthegame/WITH ANIL BAKARI
MAD WITH SUCCESS: When Gor players got wings to y. UNCAGED: A leopardess comes in many colours.
sportingsnapshots
WINNER TAKES IT ALL: It reminds one of Kenyas politics
fortheloveofthegame/WITH ANIL BAKARI
Ofcial
World Cup
condom is out
T
he ofcial World Cup
condom is now out,
awaiting football lovers
in Brazil.
With the samba
mood set to arouse many in Brazil
in two weeks time when the games
start, the condom is expected to
save lives, according to ofcials of
Protect The Goal campaign.
The World Cup in Brazil is
dubbed the sexiest tournament
ever, with the carnival and samba
atmosphere set to lead to plenty of
promiscuity, Metro Sports quoted
the makers of the gadget as saying.
The condom features the classic
Brazil colours of yellow and green.
And in a related development,
soft drink giant Pepsi has developed
a machine that rewards football lov-
ers.
The company has developed a
vending machine that dispenses its
products after one displays his foot-
ball skills.
All one needs is to dribble or
head the ball in front of the machine
that has a sensor and it will dispense
a drink.
Instead of cash, users must
display a certain amount of skills
using an imaginary ball in front of
motion-sensitive screen to get the
drink, reports Metro Sports.co.uk.
Advanced players, according to
the online paper, can win special
prizes if they enter the games Hall
of Fame mode. There you have it
folks, no going bungee jumping
with a rope. Sheath up!
H
arambee Stars started
their journey to the
2015 Afcon games on
a high, edging out Co-
moros two weekends
ago in a match that reminded Ke-
nyans the boys are still sharp.
Though it was a narrow win,
the game showed that Stars are
keen on revamping their image
by playing good football and win-
ning matches.
For a long time, they have al-
ways been known for playing
good football and losing matches.
And they would blame it on refer-
ees or lack of allowances.
The win, thus, promises die-
hard Harambee Stars fans like
For the Love of the Game, better
times.
However, as we wait for the
glory, Stars fans, particularly
those who throng the stadium to
cheer them, must do the country
one favour wear the teams jer-
sey during matches.
CLUBS JERSYS
Hundreds of fans thronged
Nyayo National Stadium when
Stars played Comoros, but none
put on attire that reected Stars.
One would have thought that
it was a match between Gor Ma-
hia and AFC Leopards.
The blue-stripped jerseys
of AFC and green of Gor Mahia
coloured the terraces of Nyayo
Stadium. Other fans, who neither
the job. FKF ofcials have failed
to market the team by producing
merchandise and selling to foot-
ball fans.
FAN BASE
Harambee Stars has a nation-
al following unlike Gor, AFC or
Ulinzi, which means had FKF had
been willing to sell the teams jer-
seys, it would raise more money
than the clubs.
But the federation ofcials, or
whoever is responsible, do not
care about the image of Haram-
bee Stars and building a fan base
support AFC nor Gor, put on neu-
tral attire.
Now, this points to two obser-
vations. It is either AFC and Gor
fans took their rivalry to the stadi-
um or the fans and others do not
have Stars jerseys.
The latter sounds more cred-
ible because Gor and AFC fans
did not cause mayhem after the
match. So, why should fans have
their clubs jerseys, which they re-
ligiously put on during matches
and fail to wear national teams
attire? Certainly, Football Kenya
Federation (FKF) is sleeping on
Congrats Arsenal FC fans, wait for next trophy after a decade
Tired of Gor, AFC jerseys at
Harambee Stars matches
T
his is the way I wanted to start
this piece, Surprise! Surprise!
Arsenal FC won the FA Cup,
but I realised that is no news.
Because the win happened a
long time ago, and the FA is not a pres-
tigious title, at least its not like the Eng-
lish Premier League.
So, it really bothered me that Arse-
nal FC fans drank themselves silly that
night when the club won that less pres-
tigious cup.
But one has to understand. If you
have never won anything in a decade,
yet you have been playing what pundits
describe as top-ight football, then
any win is important. As they say, hata
mkia ni nyama (even a cows tail can as
well pass for meat).
So, thanks to the win, Arsenal fans on
that night ensured beer never stopped
owing in the bars where they were
watching the match.
In fact, some even attempted to
drink as much beer as they had missed
to compensate the nine-year trophy
drought. They were lucky police did
not mount an alcoblow crackdown that
night.
But looking at the issue soberly, Ar-
senal did not deserve to win the trophy.
Truth be told, Hull City played good
football and had it not been for intimi-
dation from shouting Arsenal fans, they
would not have lost.
All said, congratulations Arsenal fans
and we hope you celebrated enough
because the next trophy will come per-
haps after a decade.
for the team.
It does not make sense that a
fan should put on an AFC or Gor
jersey while cheering Harambee
Stars. Yes, both are our teams, but
Stars is bigger than any club. It is
the face of Kenya when it comes
to football.
FKF should wake up and start
marketing Stars to fans if they
want Kenyans to own the team.
And man, that uniform Stars won
in the match against Comoros
was boring. Red and White? Not so
trendy. Perhaps we should dress
the boys in national ag colours.
Hamza Babu serves and sips juicy gossip
in the breezy Coastal town of Mombasa
kahawatungu
W
hile patrons were
discussing and
planning a friends
wedding at Kahawa
Tungu, the discus-
sion degenerated into idle chatter.
Just as I was busy serving them
coffee, they began debating the
meaning and signicance of the
hole in the middle of a doughnut.
The hole is there for you to put
your nger in the middle as you
delicately nibble the edges with
your teeth, one of them said.
That is a barefaced lie, coun-
tered another patron, before tak-
ing a sip from his cup.
The hole is put there for the
one eating it to use for viewing
whatever could be happening
around, lest he/she is ambushed
by someone with a sinister mo-
tive, another man claimed.
However, the philosophic dis-
course was interrupted by the ar-
rival of a bevy of skimpily dressed
ladies, who were passing by. All
of them young, and very pretty,
save for the fact that they are self-
confessed hookers in the city of
Mombasa.
The sisters looked disturbed
and they took a corner and or-
dered something to warm their
bare bellies. Someone suggested
that the ladies reveal the secret
behind the mysterious doughnut
hole, and we all waited patiently
for their answer.
QUITE NAUGHTY
Jamani, you men can get quite
naughty. One of the ladies de-
clared. We are having problems
of our own, and doughnuts are the
least favourite topic on our minds
right now, she said.
Apparently, the girls were un-
able to operate in the streets of
Mombasa owing to the heavy po-
lice presence as a result of the re-
cent terror alerts. We get arrested
at every turn and our clients too.
We have been forced to relocate,
When hookers made
chief raid my caf,
mistaking it for brothel
one of them said.
It is a divine sign that you take
time off your busy jobs, suggest-
ed one regular patron of Kahawa
Tungu. The girls agreed and soon
the atmosphere of Kahawa Tungu
was lled with friendly banter as
the male patrons entertained the
girls by buying them coffee.
Hell, however, broke loose
when the area chief and his askar-
is raided the joint, claiming he had
been tipped that Kahawa Tungu
had become a brothel.
It was unfortunate that some
of my badly behaved customers
were actually caught sitting in-
appropriately, with the girls who
were giggling coquettishly like
dumb teenagers.
There is no way am going to
allow this vice in my area, de-
clared the chief, as his askaris at-
tempted to cuff my wrists.
PRE-WEDDING PLAN
Mkubwa, this is my anc and
we were going through the pre-
wedding plans, together with my
close friends. We are not breaking
the law. Are we? a patron asked.
Bwana chief had to admit that
though planning a wedding at a
Kahawa Tungu joint was highly
rare, it was indeed in accordance
with the law.
Luckily for us, the grooms real
wife showed at the door, right at
that moment.
She was taken aback when she
found her husband seated very
close to a known twilight girl. Of
course, she screamed blue mur-
der. The man bolted out of the
door like a bat out of hell with his
wife hot on his heels.
The rest of us were busted and
the chief arrested me, my clients
and the remaining girls.
Spending a night in a dough-
nuthole (jail) in this cold, never
again will I allow doughnut dis-
cussions and behavior in my es-
tablishment.
Monday
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