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Governors warn that salaries
of county government workers
will be late this month because
the devolved units are in a finan-
cial crisis.
The salaries are the immedi-
ate casualty of delays by Parlia-
ment to pass two crucial Bills to
allow the 47 county units access
Sh226 billion allocated them by
Parliament for this financial year
(2014/2015).
County staff who are usually
paid their salary by the 25th day
of every month wont have cash
in their bank accounts today
because the Division of Revenue
Bill and County Allocation of Re-
venue Bill are yet to be enacted
by the National Assembly.
The Senate is also yet to
pass the County Allocation of
Revenue Act (CARA), which sets
out conditional allocation and
A decision by the Government to deduct
agency fees from 20,000 teachers, who are
not members of any union but are still set
to benefit from the Sh5.9 billion commuter
allowances deal, has sparked a fresh row in
the education sector.
Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu
Kambi instructed the Teachers Service
Commission (TSC), through a gazette
notice, to deduct agency fee from all tea-
chers, who are not members of any of the
unions that negotiated last years pay deal.
Kambi instructed the TSC to deduct
Why county staff wont get pay as usual
CONFRONTING GENDER VIOLENCE
Elsek company
unveils
modern dorm
at school, p.19
Teachers unions row as
Sh6 billion pay deal nears
Extensive County News coverage
Showdown in
House over
Al Shabaab
remark
SAFARICOM: MPs approve Sh15 billion security tender to premier mobile telephony, P.7
Demonstrators barricade the road outside the County Commissioners of ce
in in Meru Town yesterday. [PHOTO: PHARES MUTEMBEI/STANDARD]
Business paralysed as
locals protest insecurity
Demonstrators says
authorities have failed
to contain runaway
crime in the region
Activities came to a standstill in
Meru town and its environs yesterday
when hundreds of residents demon-
strated on the streets against insecu-
rity they said had spiraled out of con-
trol in the area.
The protests came in the wake of
the killing of a watchman in the town
on Sunday night. His body was dis-
covered on Monday morning and he
is believed to have been killed by rob-
bers.
Yesterday, almost all shops and of-
fices closed doors, with residents and
business community led by Cham-
ber of Commerce boss Gabriel Mi-
ungi, marching through the streets
to the District Commissioners office,
which also houses the County Com-
missioner.
ROADS BARRICADED
Carrying twigs and placards, the
demonstrators blamed the police
and the countys administrators for
the wave of killings, carjackings and
robberies in the area. They later barri-
caded major roads with boulders and
logs after camping outside the DCs
office, demanding that he address
them without success.
Police moved in to disperse the ri-
oters, but were outnumbered and had
to call reinforcements. Private motor-
ists and matatu drivers had to look for
alternative routes to access the cen-
tral business district and roads lead-
ing out of the town.
The police have let Meru down
because they have failed to protect
us our and our property. We are at
the mercy of killers on the loose and
we dont want know what to do, said
Kevin Muregi, who owns a fleet of tax-
is in the town.
He added: Taxi drivers are be-
ing carjacked every day and usual-
ly they are either robbed or killed.
The demonstrators were later ad-
dressedby MeruGovernor Peter Mun-
ya, County Commissioner Wilfred
Nyangwanga, County Commander
Samson Kinne and CID boss Joseph
Koini.
We want police officers, who
have served in Meru for years to be
deployed to other parts because they
have failed to deal with the runaway
crime in Meru, said Mike Makarena,
a businessman.
Munya called for a mop-up of
guns, which he said were partly to
blame for the worsening security sit-
uation.
ILLEGAL GUNS
There is a lot of illegal guns in
the hands of criminals. I join resi-
dents to demand that senior police
officers who have overstayed in Meru
be transferred, said Munya.
He added: The situation would
have been worse had it not been for
Flying Squad officers based at Mikin-
duri. We demand an overhaul of po-
lice force here. We want any criminal
networks existing in Meru disman-
tled.
Imenti North MP Rahim Dawood
and the business leaders handed the
commissioner a petition demanding
action.
We dont have faith in people in
charge of security. We are giving the
County Commissioner and Coun-
ty Commander three days to bring
the situation under control, failure
to which we will demand that they be
moved, said Dawood.
Nyagwanga, who was recently
posted to the area, called for patience
as they addressed the situation.
We are newinMeruso please give
us two weeks and I assure you will see
change. We had a shortage of person-
nel, but we have just received more
officers, he said.
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EMBUCOUNTY
Monday, March 24, 2014
Council locks out public
transport from city CBD
Residents received
the move warmly
as matatu operators
protested, but now
council says all is well
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.
ened. It is a win-win situation, 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 re-route public
transport from the CBD, it was
received with mixed reactions
Residents 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 re-grouped to
protest the directive
However, yesterday the
council said operators and
Page 23
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
Kisumu County
Kisumu County
Kisumu County
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where babies
choose their
own names,
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
FROM THE
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Nairobi County has objected to the
national governments 0.5 per cent
charge levied on construction.
Instead, Governor Evans Kidero
wants the Government to revoke
the imposition of the construction
levy as contained in the National
Construction Authority Act, 2014.
The fee, he said, would adversely
afect investor enthusiasm and deny
residents the right to adequate
and afordable housing and
infrastructure.
Dr Kidero argued that the levy if
imposed would impact heavily on
housing, and push high the cost of
providing urban technical services
and the ability to expand the county
infrastructure.
This levy is bound to impact
heavily on housing as well as
push the cost of providing urban
technical services, which would
in turn impact negatively on the
ability of my government to expand
infrastructure services, said Kidero.
A 23-year-old woman from
Kirinyaga county has been charged
with the murder of her husband.
Appearing before Baricho
Principal Magistrate Evans Hezekiah
Keago, Sabina Njeri is accused of
killing James Kibui by stabbing him
on the neck for allegedly refusing to
buy her shoes worth Sh1,000.
Chief Inspector Rose Roheya
urged the court to remand the
accused in police custody for the
next 14 days for investigations to be
completed.
Njeri was therefore not required
to plead to the murder charge, and
the magistrate ordered that the
case be brought for mention on
July 14.
Nairobi Governor rejects
0.5 per cent housing levy
imposed on contractors
Woman in court for killing
husband over shoes
KIRINYAGA COUNTY
NAIROBI COUNTY
The region has witnessed in-
creased cases of carjackings,
robberies and killings in the re-
cent past
Police and county administra-
tors had failed to contain crime
in the area and of cers who
had overstayed in their stations
should be moved in the next
three weeks
They also threatened to push
for transfer of county commis-
sioner and county commander if
the situation is not arrested
THEIR GRIEVANCES
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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Thousands of
jobs to go as
US cuts aid to
NGOs , P. 2 & 3
By AUGUSTINE ODUOR
SHUTDOWN
MEET THE SMITHS:
Ruftone, and his long-term
ance tie the knot tomorrow
THE ONLY WAY TO GET A LIFE
CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
Labour ministry
asks TSC to deduct
agency fee from non-
union members in
secondary but Knut
argues this is States
plot to boost Kuppet
Stakeholders protest on Nairobi streets on July 24, 2014. They handed over a petition to TNA chairman Johnson Sakaja. The petition touches on
the Protection Against Domestic Violence Bill. [PHOTO BY: MBUGUA KIBERA/STANDARD]
SEE STORY ON PAGE 12
By JAMES MBAKA and
MOSES NJAGIH
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Afya House, headquarters of the Ministry of Health in Nairobi. Thousands of
workers are unsure of their fate after the US Government implemented funding
reductions to civil organisations in the health sector involved in the ght against
HIV and Aids. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
Job crisis looms as US slashes funding to HIV
to be affected by the new US approach
not only in the funding of HIV, but
other areas such as malaria, tubercu-
losis and reproductive health.
Although the Economic Survey
2014 shows malaria and pneumonia
to be the leading killers in the coun-
try, HIV is by far the highest funded
disease in the country at Sh43 billion
annually.
The budgetary allocation to the
Ministry of Health in the current fi-
nancial year is Sh47.4 billion.
According to the Kenya Nation-
al Aids Strategic Plan III prepared by
the National Aids Control Council
(Nacc), the current Sh43.3 billion an-
nual spend on HIV will jump to Sh92.9
Thousands of jobs are at stake af-
ter the US Government implemented
massive funding cuts to civil organi-
sations in the health sector, especial-
ly those involved in the fight against
HIV and Aids.
Already, hundreds of employees
have lost their jobs because of bud-
getary cuts by the US Presidents
Emergency Plan For Aids Relief (PEP-
FAR), which contributes about 90
per cent of the countrys Aids fund-
ing, and the number is rising as ma-
ny more groups shut down.
Last year alone, PEPFAR reduced
funding by about Sh6 billion (US$69
million) and more than 500 non-gov-
ernmental organisations (NGOs) de-
pendent on the donor funding are
scaling down their operations.
There are no official figures yet
about the full extent of the job cuts
but considering these NGOs run ex-
tensive networks with affiliates also
dependent on the funding, the num-
bers are in their thousands.
The US Office of the Global Aids
Coordinator had requested that Ken-
ya reduce expenditures under the
PEPFAR Country Operational Plan
2013 to a maximum of US$490 mil-
lion down from US$529 million.
The Americans have classified
HIV activities as core, near-core and
non-core, with funding reducing as
you move from the centre, says Ms
Ida Jooste, the head of Internews-Ken-
ya, which this year lost a US$8 mil-
lion four-year funding hence sending
some workers home.
The core includes products such as
medicines, condoms and testing kits
while near-core are healthcare pro-
viders and the most outer layer, non-
core, includes awareness creation, ad-
vocacy and capacity building.
Most of the 554 registered civil
groups in the health sector are likely
Hundreds of staf
have already lost
employment over
budgetary reductions
by PEPFAR in new
approach to healthcare
billion within six years.
By 2019, Nacc says the country
will be facing a HIV financing gap of
Sh145 billion, growing to Sh215 bil-
lion by 2030.
At a meeting to review the Kenya
National Aids Strategic Plan III held in
Nairobi recently, the head of PEPFAR
in Kenya Ms Katherine Perry scoffed
at media reports that the organisation
was cutting funding to the country.
She said they were not backing off
and or pulling out their support and
that they were still going to work hand
in hand with the Kenyan Government.
According to the US Global Health
Initiative which involves Kenya and
another 29 countries, American mon-
ey is now moving toward supporting
the health sector in its totality as op-
posed to the prioritisation of a single
disease.
We are working with the govern-
ment to put in place a strong health
system that will be able to address
the current and future needs of the
people of Kenya, said Ren Berger
the USAid team leader for Kenya on
Wednesday.
But this policy is proving bitter for
civil groups and community-based
organisations (CBOs) now feeling
the heat from the recent donor cuts
to HIV.
For example, the umbrella Kenya
Aids NGO Consortium (Kanco) with a
membership of about 1,200 CBOs has
lost substantial funding to some of its
associates. (See separate story)
While the change in the funding
direction was not entirely unexpect-
ed, Ms Everlyn Kibuchi, a senior of-
ficial with Kanco, says what hit most
was the abruptness of the PEPFAR di-
rective.
I had barely gone through proba-
tion before the sack for what was said
to be reduced donor support, says a
victim who had just resigned from an-
other stable job in the private sector.
There is nothing the now tarmack-
ing victim can do because a clause in
the engagement contract says em-
ployment is only guaranteed as long
as funds are available.
This abrupt, almost rude change of
course midway may be explained by a
new US foreign aid policy - Dollar to Re-
sults - adopted by USaid in the last few
years.
The policy affects Kenya and anoth-
er 78 other countries worldwide and tar-
gets to get more for every American dol-
lar spent in foreign aid.
Last year, USaid says it carried out 257
evaluations of its global programmes, in-
cluding in Kenya, which are helping them
make smarter decisions.
More than 50 per cent of completed
evaluations informed the design of new
projects or led to mid-course correc-
tions, says USaid on its website.
A report prepared by UNAids and pre-
sented at the ongoing Aids conference in
Melbourne, Australia, shows a declining
support to HIV globally.
Last year, UNAids told delegates fund-
ing commitments fell by three per cent
from 2012 levels.
This was due to decreasing commit-
ments by the US, the largest donor to HIV
in the world.
Last month, Health Cabinet Secretary
James Macharia told an international
conference on HIV in Nairobi that this is
not the time to scale down funding when
the prevalence rates are on a decline.
Direct funding to the government
from PEPFAR is indicated to have de-
clined by about US$10 million this year
from 2013 levels.
However, government HIV pro-
grammes are unlikely to suffer in the re-
cent future with last months injection of
Sh43 billion from Global Fund.
But future assistance from the Global
Fund may also suffer because US output
is expected to decline by next year.
Both the President and Congress have
indicated that the 2015 contribution will
decline by US$300 million largely due to
legislative requirements that the US pro-
vide no more than 33 per cent of the total
contributions to the Global Fund, says
the UNAids report.
Now civil groups and Nacc want the
government to step in and close the de-
veloping funding gap.
Nacc is agitating for an autonomous
authority that will lead the HIV fight
through funding from special taxes and
budgetary allocations.
Last week, civil groups demanded that
government put more money in HIV be-
cause this, they said, is a constitution-
al right but just fell short of threatening
court action.
Hundreds of employees have
lost their jobs because of bud-
getary cuts by Pepfar
Last year alone, Pepfar re-
duced funding by about Sh6
billion and over 500 NGOs
dependent on the donor fun-
ding are scaling down their
operations
Most of the 554 registered
civil groups in the health sec-
tor are likely to be afected by
the new US approach
By 2019, Nacc says Kenya will
be facing a HIV fnancing gap
of Sh145 billion
IMPACT OF NEW MOVE
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A civil society organisation takes part in a HIV campaign. [PHOTO: FILE /STANDARD]
Adv.
10x6 col.
Workers caught unawares in US
surprise move to cut Aids cash
women in 30 counties, after the cuts,
dismissed over 30 of its staff.
Philip Mbugua, the executive di-
rector and founder, says NOPE got
most of it funds from Fanikisha. Like
some of the organisations under Fan-
ikisha, we had several affiliates whom
we sub-contracted. I cannot mention
figures, but we receive quite a signif-
icant figure, half of which is gone.
He intimates that close to 500 people
under Fanikisha have lost their live-
lihoods.
NOPE scaled down on the activi-
ties of the seven CSOs they support,
including Keeping Alive Societies
Hope and Embu Youth Aids Advocate,
which Job Akuno, the preventive and
promotive manager, NOPE, says has
no other source of funding.
We are afraid that at the time
when we are talking about Getting to
Zero; zero new HIV infections, deaths
and discrimination we will lose the
plot as Pepfar is now only funding for
treatment, says Akuno.
Recent funding cuts by the US
Presidents Emergency Plan for Aids
Relief (PEPFAR) has hit several civ-
il society groups by surprise, forcing
them to sack workers or cut down on
their operations.
One of such is Fanikisha, an insti-
tutional strengthening project that
has been running a five-year pro-
gramme ending in 2016 and funded
by Pepfar.
With this funding, Fanikisha,
which was implemented by the Man-
agement Sciences for Health, a global
health non-profit organisation, would
grant 10 non-governmental and civil
society organisations (CSOs).
These include I Choose Life, Na-
tional Organisation of Peer Educators
(NOPE), the Kenya Alliance of NGOs
against Malaria (KeNAAM) and the
National Empowerment Network of
People Living with HIV and AIDS in
Kenya (Nephak), among others.
These direct beneficiaries would
in turn grant their affiliates, says Dr
Daraus Bukenya, MSH Country Rep-
resentative and the Chief of Party,
Fanikisha, so in essence we empow-
ered over 30 organisations.
Though Dr Bukenya acknowledg-
es that there have been cuts forcing
Fanikisha to stop the project one and
a half years earlier than envisaged, he
wouldnt give the details saying it is a
sensitive matter.
However, we reached some of its
beneficiaries, who have been heavily
affected. NOPE, a Kenyan NGO which
provides health and social services,
especially to the youths, children and
Organisations
dependant on donor
money have had to let
go of their workers
and abandon crucial
projects on HIV
Kenya is among countries told
to legalise homosexuality, prosti-
tution and drug injecting or lose
donor funding at the ongoing in-
ternational Aids conference in
Melbourne, Australia.
In a keynote speech witnessed
by UNAids Executive Director Mi-
chael Sidibe, retired Australian
high court judge Michael Kirby
angrily told such countries, most
of them in Africa, to make the ac-
tivities legal or keep their begging
bowls.
Kirby was reported verbatim
saying patience was wearing thin
among Western countries which
donated roughly half of the $19
billion in funds to fight Aids in
developing economies last year.
They cannot expect taxpayers
in other countries to shell out, in-
definitely, huge funds for anti-ret-
roviral drugs if they simply refuse
to reform their own laws and pol-
icies to help their own citizens,
reported Rappler, a social news
network.
Nobel laureate Francoise
Barre-Sinoussi, who co-discover-
ered HIV, also directed more fire
to these countries, accusing them
of creating conditions that let HIV
spread like poison.
We need to shout out loud
that we will not stand idly by
when governments, in violation
of all human rights principles,
are enforcing monstrous laws that
only marginalise populations that
are already the most vulnerable in
society, he said.
The 12,000 delegates attend-
ing the 20th International Aids
Conference, with several from
Kenya, are also signing the Mel-
bourne Declaration. The declara-
tion, which may in future be used
to determine who gets funding,
insists all gay, lesbian and trans-
gender people be entitled to equal
rights and access to HIV care.
Embrace gay
sex or forget
aid, Kenya
told
Then there is KeNAAM, the Ken-
ya Alliance of NGOs against Malaria,
which has been working to eradicate
malaria in Kenya since 2001, besides
other programmes like maternal,
neonatal and child health. According
to an affected staff, 80 per cent of the
project is gone, with only administra-
tors left to wind up.
Science and health journalists in
Kenya have also received a beating
indirectly. Most have been trained by
Internews in Kenya since 2003, which
has a resource centre for journalists.
But now Internews is closing down
by July 31, according to a note sent to
journalists.
This follows funds cut which saw
17 of the over 30 employees sent
home in May. Internews Country Di-
rector Ida Jooste says they get funds
in chunks, or obligated amounts
throughout the Health Media Pro-
gramme contract period and now in
the second year of a four-year con-
tract, Internews was expecting an ob-
ligation of plus US$2 million but they
got US$700,000.
But Pepfar, which was started by
George Bush in 2003, insists it has not
withdrawn its support but will contin-
ue with its commitment in Kenya. Ac-
cording to Pepfar Deputy Coordinator
Hanna Dagnachew, in a 10-year part-
nership, Kenya has benefited from
about US$2 billion.
The fund has seen over 600,000
Kenyans put on the lifesaving anti-ret-
roviral therapy from a paltry 36,000 in
2005, 690,000 taken through Volun-
tary Medical Male Circumcision.
And in 2013 alone, said Dag-
nachew during the sixth International
Conference on Peer Education, Sexu-
ality, HIV and Aids in Nairobi organ-
ised by NOPE, 1.2 million pregnant
women attending clinic were HIV
tested, averting infants being infect-
ed with HIV. In what it calls right-siz-
ing, Pepfar explains it will be funding
only core programmes that is HIV
treatment and care.
Standard Group CEO Sam Shollei with Taita Taveta tourism CEC Stephen Masa-
mo at the Standard group ofces yesterday. [PHOTO: FIDELIS KABUNYI/STANDARD]
acclamation yesterday with bare-
ly 50 MPs in the debating cham-
ber. There was panic inside the
near-empty chambers and it took
swift action by a section of MPs led
by CORDs Minority Chief Whip Ja-
koyo Midiwo and House Majority
Leader Aden Duale to rescue the sit-
uation by lobbying members.
Nairobi MP Rachel Shebesh, who
was the Speakers chair at the time
had declared that the nays had
carried the day in the first vote by
acclamation.
It was only after the Division Bell
was rung that members trooped
back to the House for the crucial
vote, a move that also saw Deputy
Speaker Joyce Laboso take the chair
and lead the House through the cru-
cial electronic voting.
Upon prompting by Midiwo, La-
boso reminded MPs of the implica-
tion of the vote, telling them that
a rejection would deny counties
funds. Finally 71 out of the 86 mem-
bers in the House voted to pass the
proposed law. Only three opposed.
Members must understand
the consequences of losing this
Bill. They must understand what it
means to have this report rejected,
especially for purposes of protecting
devolution, said Midiwo.
It is expected that the Bill will be
presented to the President for assent
at the weekend.
Yesterday, governors warned of
an impending shutdown of services
from today if the Senate and Nation-
al Assembly do not urgently pass the
Division of Revenue Bill, which al-
located county governments Sh226
billion. This is Sh36 million more
than last years allocation. Both
Houses must pass the Bill before the
Controller of Budget releases funds
to 47 devolved units.
County assemblies have been
warned by the Budget Controller
that unless they revised their spend-
ing in accordance with a Commis-
sion on Revenue Allocation direc-
tive, funds would not be released to
them. The governors also warned
that service delivery at the Lev-
el 5 hospitals may be hit hard after
Parliament cut down allocation to
Sh1.87 billion, down from last years
Sh3.4 billion.
Financial crisis looms in
counties as Bills delayed
equitable sharing of revenue among
47 county governments.
Further, the Act governs the trans-
fer of allocations, from the Consoli-
dated Fund to the respective Coun-
ty Revenue Funds. The Controller
of Budget cannot disburse funds to
counties unless the Bill is passed.
While every county gets fixed
amounts, CARA is supposed to guide
further allocations depending on the
individual countys population, pov-
erty index and land area.
We do not have any cent in our
bank accounts. We normally pay sal-
aries by 25th of every month but we
will not be paying today (yesterday),
Isaac Ruto, the chairman of the Coun-
cil of Governors who is also Governor
of Bomet County, told the media in
Nairobi yesterday.
The earliest employees would get
money if Parliament fast tracks the
passage of the two bills is Friday next
week.
The cash crunch will also hurt con-
tractors and other services providers
to county governments. There will be
no money to pay contractors, mean-
ing that county governments may fail
to get some services from their sup-
pliers if they cant make any internal
arrangements to avoid plunging into
a major crisis, added Makueni gover-
nor Kivutha Kibwana.
Yesterday, the National Assembly
rushed to endorse a report by a me-
diation team appointed to end its
stalemate with the Senate over the
Division of Revenue Bill, which de-
termines the share of national reve-
nue between the national and coun-
ty governments.
There was a major scare after the
House initially shot down the Bill by
Standard Group, Taita Taveta
county in tourism partnership
The Standard Group and Taita
Taveta county government will sign
a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) for the media company to pub-
licise battlefield tourism in the county.
Speaking at the Standard Groups
offices along Mombasa Road, Taita
Taveta County Minister for Tourism,
Trade, Industry & Community Affairs
Stephen Masamo said the county opt-
ed to work with SGL since it is well
positioned having covered the First
World War.
Standard Group having been in
existence since 1905 has an archive of
the places where the First World War
took place and also details of all the
events. We need to popularise this to
the whole world, Masamo said.
The MoU is set to be signed next
week and will see the County featured
severally on SGLs radio, online, news-
paper and TV platforms.
Standard Group Chief Executive
Officer Sam Shollei said the decision
is well thought out since the media
house has a vast library that details
the Wars happenings.
This is a unique form of tour-
ism that is yet to be embraced in the
country. I commend the county of
Taita Taveta for envisioning this and
choosing us to be their partners,
Shollei said. The county has ear-
marked some battlefield tourist sites
and these include: Mashoti Fort, Mile
27 bridge, the Voi to Taveta military
Railway line, Maktau, Mbuyuni, Sali-
ata Hill, Mahoo, Taveta WGC Europe-
an WWI Cemetery, former Taita Taveta
Police station, Crater Fort, Fort Mzima
and Tsavo West National Park.
BY LILIAN KIARIE
The earliest employees would get money if Parliament fast
tracks the passage of the two bills is Friday next week
Governors warn of a shutdown of services if both the Senate
and the National Assembly do not urgently pass the Division of
Revenue Bill that proposes that county governments be allocated
Sh36 million more than last years allocation
Senate is also yet to pass the Bill on county allocation of reve-
nue which sets out conditional allocation and equitable sharing
of revenue to county governments
IMMINENT CASH CRUNCH
Continued from P1
Four terror suspects arrest-
ed with explosives in Nairobis
Majengo slums have been re-
manded for seven days to al-
low police to complete inves-
tigations.
The four, Mohamed Ku-
loba, Mwanaidi Mweka, Ji-
bril Masudi and Julius Maina,
were apprehended on Satur-
day night after 62 items used in
making explosives, 11 mobile
phones and 34 rolls of bhang
were recovered from a house
in the area.
Police said the accused
were in the process of assem-
bling the materials.
Milimani Chief Magistrate
Hannah Ndungu remand-
ed the four at Kilimani Po-
lice Station after they plead-
ed not guilty to four counts of
being in possession of the ex-
plosive-making materials and
narcotics. Ndungu directed
them to appear before her on
July 31 for further directions.
Kuloba, Mweka, Masudi
and Maina were accused that
on July 19 they were found
in possession of 62 pieces of
magnum commercial explo-
sive gel tubes in contravention
of the Explosives Act.
The charge stated that on
July 19, with others not before
court, they were found with 34
stones and eight kilos of bhang
worth Sh100,000, in breach of
the Narcotics Control Act. Ku-
loba faced another count of
being in the country illegally.
While opposing the release
of the four, including a Ugan-
dan national, Prosecutor Jo-
seph Katsungu said that they
were a flight risk.
But their lawyer Chaacha
Mwita insisted that it was their
constitutional right to get bail.
Irrespective of the nature
of the offence levelled against
my clients, under the Constitu-
tion they are entitled to bail,
he argued.
However, investigating of-
ficer Stephen Munyao asked
the court not to free the ac-
cused on bail after recovery of
bomb materials and narcotics
from their house.
Four terror suspects
remanded over explosives
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CORD MPs led by Changamwe MP
Omar Mwinyi address a press con-
ference at Parliament buildings
where they conrmed the replace-
ment of National Assembly Minori-
ty Whip Gideon Mungaro with
Wundanyi MP Ludidi Mwadeghu.
[PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/STANDARD]
CORD has of cially
announced Mungaros
removal and wants to
oust other lawmakers
Oppositon targets dissident MPs
Civil society groups yesterday
took to the streets to protest pro-
posed amendments to the Protec-
tion Against Domestic Violence
(PADV) Bill 2013. Led by Fida Exec-
utive Director Christine Ochieng,
the protestors said the National As-
semblys Justice and Legal Affairs
Committee had stripped the Bill of
crucial proposals, weakening it and
making it incapable of protecting
domestic violence victims.
The amendments in the PADV
Bill have drastically reduced its pri-
mary function. This Bill aims not on-
ly to protect the whole family, but al-
so prevent domestic violence. It is
not some war against men as is per-
ceived, explained Ochieng outside
Parliament buildings.
She urged MPs to pass the origi-
nal Bill, saying it is holistic and cap-
tures the entire domestic arena. The
amended Bill has omitted clauses
including the question of provision
of shelter for domestic violence vic-
tims, inclusion of correspondents in
order of the court and provision for a
speedy, inexpensive and simple jus-
tice system.
Another controversial clause that
has drawn controversy is the defini-
tion of domestic relationship; Sec-
tion 4(b) on the definition of domes-
tic relationship and Section 5(1) (a)
that does not provide protection to
separated spouses.
But The National Alliance Nom-
inated MP Johnson Sakaja said leg-
islators will form a technical com-
mittee to analyse the amendment
before presenting it to Parliament.
He said the committees deci-
sion was not ultimate and that MPs
will make the final decision. Sakaja
said the Bill was a human rights is-
sue and not gender-based. This is
a family issue and it needs no tyran-
ny of numbers. We will look into the
amendments and ensure the Bill ad-
dresses the function for which it is
intended, he said.
Also present were Parliaments
Minority Whip Chris Wamalwa, Taita
Taveta Woman Representative Joyce
Lay, and MPs Shakeel Shabir (Kisu-
mu East), John Kihagi (Naivasha)
and Kenneth Okoth (Kibera).
Civil society groups protest changes to domestic violence Bill
CORD officially wrote to the
Speaker of the National Assembly
communicating the removal of Kili-
fi North MP Gideon Mungaro as the
Minority chief whip.
This comes as it emerged the
Opposition leadership is pursuing
more rebel lawmakers for sanctions.
Minority Leader Francis Nyenze
wrote to Speaker Justin Muturi yes-
terday to report that the coalition
had replaced Mungaro with Wun-
danyis Thomas Mwadeghu.
But Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi
wants Mungaro subjected to a fair
hearing by CORD leadership.
Any shortcuts to wrestle
Mungaro from the National Assem-
blys Minority Whip post will be un-
fair as natural justice dictates that
Mungaro be given fair hearing, he
reiterated.
Speaking yesterday in Kalole-
ni on the sidelines of health equip-
ment donation to several health fa-
cilities in three counties, Kingi said
CORD should be ready to listen to
voices from the coast.
But sources have told The Stan-
dard that more MPs who were seen
to have rebelled against CORD for
dalliance with the ruling Jubilee co-
alition are targeted.
The Opposition is understood to
be evaluating some of the actions
and in particular public declarations
by its members who have vowed to
back the ruling alliance, and plan to
activate their disciplinary measures
to punish rebels.
Among those targeted is Kwale
Woman Representative Zainab
Chidzuga who has been vocal in her
opposition over the planned CORD
activities.
A CORD insider told The Stan-
dard that it was a matter of time be-
fore Ms Chidzuga is kicked out for
her open defiance to pave way for a
by-election.
She was among elected lead-
ers from Kwale who met President
Uhuru Kenyatta at State House on
Wednesday and has in the recent
This purge has just begun
and there are many more
casualties on the way. -
Mombasa Senator Hassan
Omar
of the intended disciplinary letters.
I am the deputy party lead-
er of Ford Kenya and the one who
will make such a decision and for
now there is nothing like that, said
Mwashetani.
Ms Chidzuga said, I will not re-
spond to that since I have not re-
ceived any communication. I am
treating that as a rumour.
CORD has a responsibility to put
its house in order from time to time.
Going into the referendum, CORD
deems it desirable to reorganise and
re-energise its leadership. We also
urge our members to internalise the
provisions of the constitution, the
political parties Act and our respec-
tive party constitutions and codes of
conduct, a statement read by Chan-
gamwe MP Omar Mwinyi said.
The Opposition parties want to
apply provisions of Section 14 of the
political parties Act that states a per-
son who while being a member of a
political party, advocates for forma-
tion of a another party or promotes
the ideology, polices or interest for
another party will be deemed to have
resigned.
During the joint PG on Tuesday
held at a Boma hotel that unani-
mously adopted a resolution to kick
out Mungaro, a section of Coast MPs
fighting the push for a referendum
and who have previously declared
they would work closely with the Ju-
bilee government, were put to task.
Their fellow legislators who have
remained loyal to the Opposition bit-
terly attacked their colleagues who
have been attending Jubilee func-
tions.
Some ODM MPs from the region
last week skipped the Iftar (dinner to
break the Muslim fast during Ramad-
han) organised by Mombasa Gover-
nor Ali Hassan Joho, and attended
by Raila as well as Wetangula, Sen-
ator Hassan Omar, Changamwe MP
Omar Mwinyi and his Nyali counter-
part Hezron Awiti. It was reported
that Raila was angered by the snub.
The fallout in CORD started last
month when Ruto visited Kwale
and Kilifi counties to preside over
high-profile meetings before Uhuru
visited Taita-Taveta last week.
BY GEOFFREY MOSOKU
Dissident MPs are being tar-
geted by their loyal counter-
parts
CORD is reviewing actions
and public remarks made by its
members who have vowed to
back the ruling alliance
Among those targeted are
Kwale Woman Representa-
tive Zainab Chidzuga, her Kil-
i counterpart Isha Katana
and Msambweni MP Khatib
Mwashetani
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past vowed to work with the Jubilee
coalition.
Other MPs who are targeted in-
clude her Kilifi counterpart Isha Ka-
tana and Msambweni MP Khatib
Mwashetani of Ford Kenya.
Yesterday, CORD said the action
against Mungaro was a warning
shot to those in his league.
The Opposition has also written
to Mungaro asking him to hand over
all records and properties belonging
to the minority whip to Mwadeghu.
This purge has just begun and
there are many more casualties on
the way, Mombasa Senator Hassan
Omar, who led about 20 CORD MPs
at a press conference, said.
Homabay MP Peter Kaluma and
his Suna East counterpart said the
Opposition would rather have 20
loyal members than maintain the
current number, daring those dis-
satisfied to defect and seek fresh
mandate.
I am issuing a notice to those
errant members that we are coming
for you and particularly some MPs
from Coast who we know have been
warming up to Jubilee, Junet said.
He sensationally claimed some
party members were beneficiaries
of prime beach plots, which are al-
legedly dished out by Jubilee to
woo them from the Opposition into
working with the government.
The line has been drawn, not
the red line but the line and we are
telling them that the die is cast,
Kaluma said.
Yesterday, Ms Katana, Ms Chid-
zuga and Mwashetani said they
could not respond to the threats un-
til they receive a formal notification
Row erupts over Sh5.9b payout to teachers
1.5 per cent from the monthly basic
salary of all these teachers, saying the
move is necessary because they are
not covered under the deal negotiat-
ed last year.
Yesterday, TSC notified all the af-
fected teachers of its intent to com-
mence deductions, following the le-
gal notice by Cabinet Secretary for
Labour and pursuant to Section 49
(1) of the Labour Relations Act 2007.
The section states: A trade union
that has concluded a collective agree-
ment registered by the Industri-
al Court with an employer, group of
employers or an employers organi-
sation, setting terms and conditions
of service for all unionisable employ-
ees covered by the agreement may
request the minister to issue an or-
der requiring any employer bound by
the collective agreement to deduct
an agency fee from the wages of each
unionisable employee covered by the
collective agreement who is not a
member of the trade union.
...TSC hereby notifies all teachers
in post-primary institutions and who
are not members of trade unions rec-
ognised by TSC, but benefited from
Collective Bargaining Agreement
(CBA) registered with the Industri-
al Court that it shall effect month-
ly deductions on agency fees at the
rate of 1.5 per cent of the basic salary
and remit the same to Kenya Union
of Post-Primary Education Teachers
(Kuppet) with effect from August 1,
2014, the commission said.
TSC Secretary Gabriel Lengoibo-
ni yesterday revealed the deductions
would be effected starting next month
to allow the commission sort out
pending membership applications.
We are not implementing it this
month because we are still keying in
some entry forms to ensure no teach-
er who has applied is left out. After the
process the numbers may be lower,
he said.
Kuppet largely represents second-
ary school teachers while the major-
ity of its larger rival, Kenya National
Union of Teachers (Knut), are from
primary schools.
But Knut was furious about the
action by Government to surrender
the agency fees to Kuppet, terming
it a ploy to help shore up their rivals
membership base.
If implemented, the Government
would collect at least Sh10 million
in the first month alone, Knut Secre-
tary General Wilson Sossion said, fur-
ther alleging that the deductions will
be shared out between Kuppet, the
State Law Office and TSC.
We negotiated for the teachers
so why should someone say that on-
ly secondary teachers who do not be-
long to a particular union should pay
agency fees? Why dont they also say
the same to primary teachers? Sos-
sion asked.
RESPONSIBILITY ALLOWANCES
Calculations based on the salary
payable at the end of the month show
the lowest paid teacher will part with
Sh770 every month, with the highest
paid surrendering Sh5,500.
Knut protested the directive and
termed it, a cartel aimed at swin-
dling teachers meager pay to help
boost Kuppets membership.
Knut has 180,000 members against
Kuppets 39,000, so if the 20,000 au-
tomatically join the latter, its mem-
bership will shoot to 59,000. Sossion
warned that agency fees deductions
will spark industrial action from
teachers.
House team gives
Safaricoms Sh15b
security contract nod
A Parliamentary committee has
dismissed objections raised on the
awarding of a Sh14.9 billion secu-
rity surveillance system contract
to Safaricom and recommended
that the House approves the tender.
Citing issues of National Security,
the House Committee on Adminis-
tration and National Security said
the single sourcing procurement
method that was used in awarding
the project to the telecommunica-
tions giant was justified and that the
claims raised by competing compa-
nies against the tender lacked merit.
The House approves the tender
award and the signing of the con-
tract to Safaricom for the provi-
sion of a National Surveillance,
Communication and Control Sys-
tem for the National Police Service.
The country is currently faced with
multiple security challenges nev-
er witnessed before that threaten
to compromise the national securi-
ty of the county. Examples include
the multiple terrorist attacks (West-
gate attack), various other sporad-
ic attacks (Mpeketonin attacks),
the Al Qaeda, read the report.
The report is particularly hard hit-
ting on one of the companies that
lost the tender, Tetra Radio, and ac-
cuses it of misleading the committee
on its ability to undertake the proj-
ect. It claims the company had been
formed just before the tender was ad-
vertised with the sole aim to bid for
the tender which it subsequently lost.
While the company stated that this
is standard practice when rolling out
Tetra network across the world, the
committee was not satisfied with the
explanation. The company failed to
demonstrate to the committee that it
had the financial capacity to pay the
tender fee and did not produce any
accounts to substantiate the same.
The Asman Kamama-led commit-
tee justified its recommendations,
arguing that Safaricom has the req-
uisite financial capability and expe-
rience in providing telecommuni-
cation network and infrastructure
in the country, and that the pro-
Safaricom Chief Executive Ofcer Bob Collymore (left) and Kara chairman Richard Nyaga during the Kara/Safaricom
luncheon yesterday. [PHOTO: MOSES OMUSULA]
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If this is implemented then tell
Kambi that he shall only see us on
television. We will not allow this to
happen because all teachers must
benefit whether in unions or not,
Sossion said.
He said the CBA referred to in TSCs
circular has not been fully implement-
ed and questioned which salaries the
agency fees deductions will be based
on.
The CBA was to be completed
in 90 days, to date we are yet to seal
it. Which salaries will they use? he
asked.
Kuppet Secretary General Akel-
lo Misori, said Knut is reckless and
treading on dangerous grounds. Mis-
ori said the law was clear that Kuppet
can demand that non-members who
are to benefit from the deal pay the
agency fee.
Knut signed a deal that we had
negotiated. And as a union and stick-
ing to the law we are free to demand
that all those who are not our mem-
bers do not benefit from our negoti-
ated deal. And the law says they must
pay an agency fee, Misori said, citing
Section 49 (1) of the Labour Relation
Act to support his argument.
Misori said the teachers will be,
surcharged for enjoying privileges
negotiated by a union which they are
not members to.
BEYOND MEASURE
But because TSC cannot segre-
gate them, it can only ask them to pay
agency fee as a professional fee, said
Misori, adding that Knut is free to ask
primary school teachers who are not
members of their union to also pay the
agency fees.
Knut was bruised beyond mea-
sure and were forced to call off the
strike after we had negotiated and
sealed the deal. Of all the issues we
tabled for negotiation we only failed
to secure leave and responsibility al-
lowances for Job Group K and above,
said Misori.
Commuter, responsibility, special
school and readers allowances which
Kuppet negotiated have all been im-
plemented, he added. Sossion yes-
terday claimed the Government was
keen to force teachers to join Kuppet.
We know Kuppet called off the
strike prematurely because they
were promised skewed member-
ship drive and we see it is now be-
ing implemented, he said, adding
that the CBA must first be imple-
mented for anyone to question who
should benefit from the new perks.
Continued from P1
Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu
Kambi instructed the Teachers Ser-
vice Commission (TSC) to deduct
1.5 per cent from the monthly basic
salary of all these teachers, saying
the move is necessary because they
are not part of negotiated deal
Teachers Service Commission Sec-
retary Gabriel Lengoiboni yester-
day revealed the deductions would
be efected starting next month to
allow the commission sort out
pending membership applications.
Knut signed a deal that we had ne-
gotiated. And as a union and stick-
ing to the law we are free to demand
that all those who are not our mem-
bers do not benet from our negoti-
ated deal. And the law says they
must pay an agency fee, said KUP-
PET Secretary General Akelo Misori.
curement process was above board.
In its report, the National Security
Committee said the contract, initially
set to cover Nairobi region, should ex-
tend to the rest of the country as soon
as possible.
Elsewhere, Safaricom CEO Bob
Collymore said the mobile phone
service provider has the capaci-
ty to develop surveillance systems
for major towns in the country.
Collymore said Safaricom has the
technical know- how to develop
systems focused on providing se-
curity to the public and investors.
He also added that they were devel-
oping the Integrated Public Safe-
ty Communications and Surveil-
lance System using their funds,
giving the Government a grace pe-
riod of one year to pay it back.
Speaking at a stakeholders meet-
ing organised by the Kenya Alli-
ance of resident Associations (KA-
RA) in partnership with Safaricom
in Nairobi yesterday, Collymore
said there were several benefits of
the Sh15 billion national surveil-
lance system initiated by the Govern-
ment to address security concerns.
The government also defended the sys-
tem, saying it would elevate the work
done by police in combating crime.
Inspector General of Police, Da-
vid Kimaiyo said the system gives
them an added advantage to stay
ahead of criminals in the country.
The system will assist in providing
the police with an extra eye in arrest-
ing and prosecuting criminals - there-
by improving public safety, said Ki-
maiyo.
Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion with chairman Mudzo Nzili adress the
Press in Nairobi. [PHOTOWILLIS AWANDU/STANDARD]
Kenya National Union of Teach-
ers (Knut) is now pushing for a com-
prehensive medical cover for all the
288,000 teachers to be implemented
by September 1.
Union Secretary General Wilson
Sossion said teachers are now over-
burdened by huge medical bills and
asked the Teachers Service Commis-
sion (TSC) to hasten the process
of implementing the new medical
scheme for teachers.
We are demanding that TSC ex-
pedites the process of identifying a
medical service provider to bail out
teachers from these huge expenses,
he said.
Sossion said teachers are dispos-
ing off their property at throw-away
prices to finance their health care
needs and those of their families.
We have agreed on the most ef-
fective model that is cost effective
and can give the highest value to the
teachers of Kenya. What we now want
is a service provider to manage it, he
said.
We have placed expression of
interest and in due course we shall
Tutors decry delayed medical cover
Knut boss Wilson
Sossion says teachers
are selling property
to nance their
healthcare needs
award the tender to one of the suc-
cessful applicants to roll out the med-
ical scheme, TSC Secretary Gabri-
el Lengoiboni told the Parliamentary
Education Committee.
He said TSC decided to competi-
tively source for providers of the med-
ical scheme because of the challenges
that emerged regarding the manage-
ment of a public service medical
scheme.
Before advertising for the tender
we sought the advise of Public Pro-
curement Oversight Authority on how
to go about the process in view of the
size of the scheme, said Lengoiboni.
The expression of interest was ad-
vertised on July, 4 but Sossion believes
the scheme is taking too long.
Using the powers of our numbers
we can make healthcare better for our
families. We ask TSC to bring it to the
sub consultative committee on terms
and conditions of service for our ap-
proval, he said.
The committee comprises four
Knut members, one from Kuppet and
five from Government.
As part of our strategic focus we
want to ensure we have a healthy
teaching force that can effectively de-
liver curriculum and to offload frus-
trating costs on their household on
medical care, he said.
Sossion was speaking after a meet-
ing to review Knut strategic plan for
the next five years.
Knuts research committee in-
cludes university research consul-
tants, select members of the National
Executive Council and representa-
tives of primary and secondary heads.
A Vietnamese national was
Wednesday night arrested after at-
tempting to leave the country with
an elephants skin and two lion teeth
valued at Sh3,000.
The man was planning to fly to
Bangkok from Jomo Kenyatta Interna-
tional Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi when
he was intercepted by police.
Officers say they are yet to know
the source of the teeth and skin and
that the man will appear in court in
Nairobi to face charges of trafficking.
The man had started his journey
in Nairobi where he has been for a
while now, said an officer at the air-
port aware of the operation.
The incident comes in the wake of
a major clampdown on ivory traffick-
ers. Officers have arrested suspects
and recovered ivory and other ani-
mal skins in an operation conducted
particularly at the airport.
Police also said a Nigerian nation-
al was rushed to hospital after co-
caine he had inserted in his anal sys-
tem burst. He passed 49 pellets of the
57 he had swallowed, valued at more
than Sh5 million.
The 37-year-old man had arrived
at JKIA from Lagos enroute to Bang-
kok when the incident happened. He
was yesterday charged in court with
trafficking narcotics.
Vietnamese
caught with
lion teeth
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y B RAWLINGS OTIENO
Mathare seat aspirants
step up campaign
With only 14 days to the Mathare
by-election, candidates have stepped
up campaigns in a bid to clinch the
seat.
ODM candidate Steve Kariuki has
been holding several meetings with
members of the communities liv-
ing in the vast informal settlement of
Mathare Constituency. The Standard
has learnt that the party has changed
its strategy in wooing voters and is
now holding consultative meetings
with religious leaders and the com-
munities living there.
The ODM Mathare by-elec-
tion secretariat has already met the
Luhya, Muslim, Kamba and Kisii
communities and have been holding
closed door meetings at the Evans
Kidero Centre in Kileleshwa to drum
up support for Kariuki.
Yesterday, members from the
Kamba community met with the can-
didate and other legislators allied to
the party ahead of next weeks cam-
paign rally. Kariuki, popularly known
as K1, is optimistic that the Indepen-
dent Electoral and Boundaries Com-
mission (IEBC) is well prepared for
the mini poll.
IEBC has largely remained
the same but when CORD insisted
that the returning officers must be
changed, IEBC obliged and promised
to furnish us with the list of Presiding
and Deputy presiding officers in the
Constituency, said Kariuki.
TNAs George Wanjohi has also
embarked on a campaign in a bid to
recapture his seat that fell vacant af-
ter a court nullified his win. Wanjohi
is said to be in touch with the elector-
ate at the grass root level wooing vot-
ers to his side.
However, The Standard has learnt
that Wanjohis big headache is a mis-
sion to infiltrate areas perceived to
The constituency has
88,000 registered
voters, 115 polling
stations and 696
presiding ofcers
be CORDs stronghold that includes
Huruma, Mabatini, Mlango Kubwa
and Hospital wards.
IEBC cleared Kariuki, Wanjohi,
Sammy Mudanya of the Progressive
Party of Kenya, Billan Okoth of Na-
tional Labour Party, Maendeleo Dem-
ocratic candidate Fwamba NC Fwam-
ba and three independent candidates,
Barrack Obadi, Mariam Macharia,
and Nixon Kanai.
Former Youth Fund chairman Gor
Semelango, and Henry Shitanda were
locked out of the nomination. Sema-
lango has since appealed the deci-
sion before the IEBC dispute tribunal
and his case will be heard on Monday.
IEBC will conduct two parliamentary
by-elections in Mathare and Gatundu
South on August 7.
According to the IEBC register,
Mathare Constituency has 88,000
registered voters and 115 polling sta-
tions. Area Returning Officer Joseph
Masindet said 696 presiding officers
and their deputies will start under-
going training today ahead of the
by-election slated for August 7.
We are fully prepared for the
by-election and so far, no reports of
any sort have been made. We will start
training of trainers tomorrow (today)
so that all the candidates have con-
fidence in the process because we
want to conduct a free, fair and cred-
ible election, said Masindet, adding
that IEBC will be transparent.
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BATTLE ROYALE 14 DAYS AWAY AS
CAMPAIGNS REACH TOP GEAR
With only 14 days to the Mathare by-election,
candidates have stepped up campaigns in a bid
to clinch the seat
According to the IEBC register, Mathare Constit-
uency has 88,000 registered voters and 115 poll-
ing stations. Area Returning Ofcer Joseph Ma-
sindet said 696 presiding ofcers and their depu-
ties will start undergoing training today ahead of
the by-election slated for August 7
The seat has attracted eight candidate but
the battle seems to be a two horse race pitting
ODMs Steve Kariuki and TNAs George Wanjohi.
Other candidates are Sammy Mudanya (PPK0,
Billan Okoth (NLP) among others
A German tourist was shot
and killed yesterday in Mom-
basas Old Town. The incident
happened just a few metres
from the spot where Russian
tourist Maria Tatyana was
murdered last month.
Christine Cex, 28, was shot
and killed and her Ugandan
companion, Andrew Wekele,
32, admitted to Coast Gen-
eral Hospital with gunshot
wounds.
The reports stunned stake-
holders in the tourism indus-
try, which is facing hard times
following the spate of terror
attacks at the Coast. Germany,
unlike other Western capitals,
has not issued a travel advisory
against Kenya, and its private
airlines still fly into Mombasa.
Reports show Christine was
shot at around 6.30pm yester-
day by two men who opened
fire on her and her friend as
they walked in the narrow al-
leys of the ancient town, pop-
ular with Western tourists. The
attackers took a camera and
purse from their victims.
Mombasa police declined
to comment on the killing. Six
people were killed in Momba-
sa on Sunday and Monday by
gunmen who briskly walked
into homes and clubs and
strolled away on foot or rode
out on motorcycle.
Last evening, Tourism Cab-
inet Secretary Phyllis Kandie
condemned the murder say-
ing it was regrettable that it oc-
curred in Mombasa.
We will continue to to do
everything humanly possi-
ble to protect the lives of Ken-
yans and visitors, said Kandie.
According to eye witness-
es, Christine was shot in the
head as she and Wekele head-
ed to Mlango wa Papa in Old
Town. Wekele was shot in the
neck. He is said to have run
and managed to board a bo-
da boda taxi that took him to
hospital.
The two men approached
the victims from behind and
started shooting, said a wit-
ness.
German tourist shot dead in Mombasa
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Court summons Keter to testify
in Mercy Keino inquest
Kericho Senator Charles Keter has
been summoned to testify at the in-
quest probing the death of the late
University of Nairobi student Mercy
Keino.
Deputy Director of Public Prose-
cutions Moses Omirera yesterday ap-
plied for summons for Keter and two
other key witnesses, Morris Mihango
and Benjamin Mutiso, to appear in
court to give their version of the cir-
cumstances that led to the mysteri-
ous death.
Keter the then Belgut MP and Mer-
cys family disputed police claims that
she died in an accident. The deputy
DPP told court that the State seeks to
scale down the number of witness-
es expected to testify when the in-
quest resumes on November 13.
So far 45 witnesses have testified
and 20 more were lined up to give
their account of the events on the
night of June 17, 2011 when Mercy
was reported to have attended a par-
ty hosted by Kiambu Governor Wil-
liam Kabogo at Wasini Apartments in
Westlands.
Yesterday, the inquest heard that
DPP Keriako Tobiko appointed an in-
vestigator after conflicting accounts
AG wants NLC
case in Supreme
Court trashed
Attorney General Githu Muigai
has supported Lands Cabinet Secre-
tary Charity Ngilu in a case filed at the
Supreme Court by the National Lands
Commission (NLC).
NLC is seeking an advisory opin-
ion following turf wars with Ngilus of-
fice. Through lawyers Paul Muite and
Kioko Kilukumi, Prof Githu Muigai
asked the court to dismiss the advi-
sory opinion sought by the commis-
sion on grounds that it lacks original
jurisdiction to handle constitutional
issues.
The AG submitted that NLC
should have sought issues to do with
funding allocation by Parliament in-
Githu Muigai says the
commission sought
State legal advice but
disregarded it
led NLC ought to be brought to an end
by the highest court of the land.
Prof Ojienda said the fact the AG
had taken sides with the ministry, was
an obvious reason for the Supreme
Court to intervene and state the con-
stitutional and statutory mandates of
the two government institutions.
The NLC conducted interviews
for country government management
boards and they are yet to assume of-
fice due to human resource issues.
The ministry claims the staff as well
as the NLC, hence we are here to solve
HR issues, said Ojienda.
He said county governments hold
both public and community land on
behalf of her citizens and managed by
the NLC which accounts on tax, rent,
lease renewals income to the former.
In a similar submission with Kat-
iba Institute, Ojienda said the presi-
dential executive order 3, had taken
powers of NLC chairman and given
them to the CS.
NLC is not part of government
ministry, it is an independent com-
mission and a state agency hence its
independence needs to be guarded
for public good, said Waikwa Wan-
yoike, lawyer for Katiba Institute.
Commission for Implementation
of the Constitution did not support
or oppose the AGs objection.
Members of County Assem-
blies (MCAs) have moved to court,
seeking for an interpretation of
the mandate of Commission on
Revenue Allocation (CRA) and
Salaries and Remuneration Com-
mission (SRC) on matters touch-
ing on county budgets.
This is after CRA and SRC set
budget ceilings on how much
county governments can spend.
In an application before High
Court Judge Isaac Lenaola, MCAs
through their lawyer Tom Ojienda
say the move by the two bodies is
unconstitutional.
They want the two institutions
to approve and disburse funds as
provided for in all county Gov-
ernments budgetary allocations
as set out in the counties budget
estimates of the revenue and ex-
penditure for this financial year.
In the case certified as urgent
by Justice Lenaola, the MCAs want
a conservatory order issued re-
straining the respondents from
enforcing the ceilings pending the
hearing and determination of the
application.
They want the respondents to
be granted orders to approve and
disburse funds. The case will be
heard today.
MCAs in court
over budget
ceilings
of the events at Wazini Apartments
and the scene where the body was
found on Waiyaki Way.
Senior Superintendent of Police
Geoffrey Kathurima, who was ap-
pointed by the DPP to conduct further
investigations, told the court that the
possibility of a fatal road accident was
not clear to detectives.
It was not clear to the investiga-
tors how the deceased left Wazini on-
ly for her body to be found on Waiyaki
Way, Kathurima said, adding that an
inquest was needed to help resolve in-
consistencies that arose in earlier in-
vestigations.
FAITH KARANJA
FRED MAKANA
KURIAN M. MUSA
stead of seeking the courts decision
to legitimise their own views on con-
stitutional interpretation.
Only cardinal issues of law de-
serve the supreme courts input, and
the issues of interpretation of the con-
stitution are vested in the high court
judicial review court, the commis-
sions mandate is to formulate policy
and make recommendations to min-
istry, said Muite.
Supreme Court Judges led by Chief
Justice Willy Mutunga heard that NLC
sought the State law opinion and dis-
regarded it. Muite said the Supreme
Court should guard the primary juris-
diction of lower courts, before enter-
taining the advisory opinion based on
constitutional interpretation.
This is a final court and it is not
the right forum for NLC to begin ven-
tilating issues of interpretation of the
law. There are no issues among the 27
that relates to county governments,
said Kilukumi.
Lawyer Tom Ojienda in oppos-
ing the preliminary objection, said
the turf wars between the Ministry of
Lands and the Muhammad Swazuri-
Attorney General Githu Muigai
has asked the Supreme Court to
throw out a case fled by the Na-
tional Land Commission (NLC)
seeking an advisory opinion fol-
lowing turf wars with Lands Cabi-
net Secretary Charity Ngilu
Kituo Cha Sheria lawyer John
Khaminwa opposed Prof Muigais
application, telling the court to
help end the emotive question
of land. Commission for Imple-
mentation of the Constitution did
not support or oppose the AGs
objection
GITHU BACK NGILU AS
TURF WAR RANGES
Lands Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngi-
lu is entangled in a supremacy battle
with NLC boss Muhammad Swazuri.
[PHOTO: DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD]
The late Mercy Keino
TANA RIVER COUNTY GOVERNMENT
COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
VACANCIES
Tana River county public service board wishes to recruit competent and qualified persons to fill the following positions.
1. COUNTY DIRECTOR ROADS AND PUBLIC WORKS JOB GROUP R
(ONE POST)
Reporting to the Chief Officer in-charge infrastructure at the County, the officer
will be responsible for the following:-
Duties and Responsibilities
Efficient organization, management and administration of the roads and
public works department
Direction, control and co-ordination of the operations of the department
Planning, design, construction and maintenance of roads, aerodromes/
airstrips and allied structural works.
Formulation of policy and development of standards of roads
Provision of technical advise and assistance to clients
Allocation of duties and supervision of staff carrying out repairs and
alteration of existing buildings/wards
Preparation of cost estimate and schedule of materials
Control of usage materials on site
Assist in the preparation of specifications, contract of documents and
estimates for building, civil, electrical or mechanical engineering works
Requirement for Appointment
Be a Kenyan citizen.
Be an engineering graduate from a recognised institution with a minimum
of 15 years experience in the field.
A post graduate degree in project management will be an added advantage.
Registration with Engineers Registration Board of Kenya (ERB) will be an
added advantage.
Must have served in the position of JG Q for at least 3 years or must have
served in senior management positions in a construction management for
at least 3 years.
Must have wide experience and demonstrated competence and high
administrative ability required for management and administration of the
Public Works Department and good public relations to deal with various
donor agencies.
A current valid practicing licence from the Engineers Registration Board of
Kenya will be an added advantage.
Satisfy the requirement of chapter six (6) of the Constitution.
2. COUNTY QUANTITY SURVEYOR, JOB GROUP P
(ONE POST)
Co-ordination of design, supervision of construction and maintenance of
Public |Buildings Civil and other Public works.
Responsible for research activities administration and supervision of all
working under him/her
Co-ordination checking and recommending for approval of tender
documents including bills of quantities
Counter checking of sites, measurements and variation orders, calculation
of fluctuations and preparation of Final Accounts
The Preparation of bills of schedules of materials
The preparation of bills of schedules of labour and services required in the
construction and equipment
The preparation and valuation of works
The preparation and presentation of progress reports
a. Requirements for appointments
Be a Kenyan citizen
A bachelor of Arts degree in building economics or quantity surveying or its
equivalent from a recognised institution
Served in the grade of quantity surveyor in the public service or in a
comparable and relevant position for at least 3 years
Be registered with the Board of Registration of Architects and quantity
surveyors of Kenya
Be a member of a recognized professional body
Have a minimum of three (3) years post registration working experience
Proficiency in relevant computer application
Satisfy conditions of chapter six of the constitution
3. COUNTY ELECTRICAL ENGINEER JG P
(ONE POST)
Co-ordination of the review and updating of policies systems and
procedures for design and installation of electrical electronics
Formulation and review of general policies on procurement of spare parts
to ensure efficiency in repair and maintenance of all equipment and plant
Carry out quality assurance of electrical/electronic
Co-ordinate the evaluation and monitoring adherence and compliance
with the set commitments and indicators in the department performance
contract
Approval of the consultants designs and be responsible for the overall
planning, controlling and co-ordination of electrical/electronic engineering
services, designs, installation and maintenance.
Co-ordinate general administration control and discipline of the
departmental staff, staff recruitment, training and development
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade an officer must have:
Be a Kenyan citizen
A bachelors degree in electrical engineering or any other relevant and
equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
Been a registered by the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya
Attended a project development and management courses for not less
than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
Demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control
and implementation of electrical services programmes
Satisfy the requirement of chapter 6 of the constitution.
4. COUNTY MECHANICAL ENGINEER, JOB GROUP P
(ONE POST)
Duties and responsibilities
Planning, controlling and co-ordinating mechanical engineering services
design for county government buildings and construction works
Maintenance of mechanical and fire services in county government
institutions
Checking and recommending for approval of engineering consultants
designs, evaluation certifying and recommending fees submitted to
consultants
Co-ordination of improvement of mechanical services of county
government building and installations
Be a Kenyan citizen
A bachelor degree in mechanical engineering or any other relevant and
equivalent qualification from a recognised institution
Served in the grade of job group N or in a comparable and relevant
position in the public service or at least (3) years
Been registered by the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya
Attend a project development management course lasting not less than
four (4) weeks from a recognised institution
Corporate membership with institution of engineers of Kenya (IEK)
Demonstrate general administrative ability required for direction control
and implementation of mechanical building services programmes
Satisfy the requirements of chapter six of the constitution.
5. COUNTY CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER JOB GROUP P
(ONE POST)
Head of the Structural department and responsible for its organization,
management and administration
Direction, Control and Coordination of all County activities which entail
planning design ,construction and maintenance of civil and structural works
Ensure efficiency of design and contract drawings implementation of the
specifications and qualify control, formulation of design standards and
procedures.
Development of research and materials in buildings and bridges technology
Formulation of policy and development of standard
Be a Kenyan Citizen
Have a Bachelor Degree in civil/Structural Engineering from a recognized
University or its equivalent
Must have served in the Grade of Job Group N for at least (3) years
Been registered by the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya(FRB)
Corporate membership with Institution of Engineers of Kenya(IEK)
Attended the project Development Management course lasting not less
than four(4)weeks from a recognized institution
Demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction control
and implementation of Civil structural Engineering services
Satisfy the requirement of Chapter six of the Constitution
6. ARCHITECTURE JOB GROUP K
(TWO POST)
An officer at this level will work on architectural projects as directed including
design and some contract administration duties in the county.
Work on architectural projects within the county including client liaison and
design, contract documentation
Providing various pre-designs services
Take responsibilities for time management of assigned jobs
Keep an accurate daily record of time spent on each assigned job
Attend meetings and provide reports to the chief officer concerned on
a regular basis regarding progress of individual projects under their
responsibility
Be a Kenyan citizen
A degree in Architecture from a recognized university
Have a technical knowledge of Architectural project delivery
Demonstrate skills on the areas of design, presentation and technical skills
Proficiency with Auto CAD
Computer literacy using Microsoft office products and presentation
software
Satisfy the requirement of chapter six of the constitution.
7. DRAUGHTSMAN JOB GROUP K
(ONE POST)
An officer at this level will prepare detailed technical working drawings on
architectural and engineering projects as directed by the Architect or Engineers
in the county.
Establishing liaison with architects and engineers in order to understand
the nature of the project.
Create manual and computer based two and three dimensional drawings
according to the requirements of the client.
Responsible for the visual representation of the building or the structure
for the client.
Remain in touch with the architects and engineers in order to add to the
value of the work or add aesthetic value to the sketches.
Incorporate changes or modifications according to the suggestions of the
architect or the engineer.
Put thoughts into action as far as making drawings are concerned.
After the completion of the initial sketches, the draftsman should present
them to the architect for appropriate implementation.
Be a Kenyan citizen
A Diploma in Architecture from a recognized institution
Have a technical knowledge of Architectural project delivery
Demonstrate skills on the areas of design, presentation and technical
skills
Proficiency with Auto CAD and Archicad
Computer literacy using Microsoft office products and presentation
software
Satisfy the requirement of chapter six of the constitution.
8. INSPECTOR (BUILDING) Job Group `H
(THREE POSTS)
The officer in this grade will be deployed on construction sites under guidance
of a senior officer.
(a)Duties and responsibilities:
Be able to interpret engineering and architectural drawings,
comparing their details with the work on site.
Checking minor repairs and alteration of existing buildings.
Compiling site weekly reports and monitoring work progress.
Supervision of artisans carrying out maintenance and at a depot.
Control of usage of materials on site
Requirements for Appointment:
Must be a Kenya citizen
Must have a Diploma in any of the following fields.
Building and civil engineering
Construction Technician part III or its equivalent and relevant
qualification from a recognized institution.
Have at least a practical experience of 3 years
Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
9. INSPECTOR (ROADS AND BRIDGES) Job Group `H
(THREE POSTS)
The officer in this grade will be deployed on construction sites under the guidance
of a senior officer.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Supervision and controlling all road works within the area of jurisdiction.
Assisting in preparation of monthly physical progress reports of individual
projects
Ensuring specifications and standards are adhered to during construction
of roads
Preparation of work programmes.
Be able to interpret engineering drawings.
Assisting in the selection and location of suitable materials for road
works.
Ensuring that all ledgers log sheets, returns muster rolls and daily
activity cards are completed on time and submitted as required.
Control of usage of materials on site
For appointment to this grade an officer must have the following:
Must be a Kenyan Citizen
Must have a Diploma in civil engineering from a recognized institution.
Must have basis knowledge in making construction of roads drainage
and bridges.
Practical knowledge in roads construction, (i.e. earth road gravel and
bitumen roads)
Must be computer literate
All applications should be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the
left side, and addressed to;
The Secretary
County Public Service Board
Tana River County
P.O. Box 181 70101
Email trcpsb@gmail.com
HOLA
Email: tanarivercg@gmail.com
Or hand delivered at the Tana River County Public Service Board in the County
Government Office REGISTRY
Important information to all candidates.
The applications should reach the County Public Service Board on or before
Wednesday 6
th
of August 2014
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
that he could substantiate his
claim. I only said that CORD is
speaking the same language as
the Al Shabaab, since they are
both demanding that we with-
draw our forces from Somalia,
said Duale before he was ruled
out of order by Deputy Speaker
Joyce Laboso.
House Speaker Joyce Kabo-
so ruled Duale out of order as
members on the Opposition
side rose on numerous points
of order demanding that he
withdraw or be named.
If Duale, who stands out
in this House as de facto Prime
Minister makes such an accu-
sation, then it is very unfor-
tunate. He needs to withdraw
and apologise, charged Depu-
ty Minority Leader Jakoyo Mid-
iwo. He was later declared out
of order by Laboso after he said
that a terrorist cannot label
other members as terrorists.
We did not send our soldiers
to collect taxes in Kismayu.
CORD members said the
Government had violated the
law by deploying the troops
without passing through Par-
liament. Under article 241 of
Constitution, you are required
to inform the House within
seven sitting days. The State
should inform the House why
it did it, and how much it has
spent, demanded Suba MP
John Mbadi.
But Duale claimed that the
law only applies in cases where
there is a largescale deploy-
ment, and not in the current
scenario, where the army was
sent to reinforce other arms of
State security. He claimed the
deployment was done under
emergency provisions in the
Constitution that say the State
can only bring a report to the
House once the operation is
over.
Chaos in House as MPs trade
words over KDF deployment
Jubilee and CORD
lawmakers face of
over a statement by
Duale in support of
deployment of the
military in Coast
Jubilee and CORD MPs exchange
words over the deployment of Ken-
ya Defence Forces (KDF) in Lamu
and Mombasa. The debate degener-
ated into a heated exchange that cut
short the days proceedings after MPs
stormed out of the House.
The House was thrown into a
near pandemonium as members ex-
changed words bitterly, with an MP
reportedly breaking a chair as he
walked out of the chamber in protest.
Members of the Sergeant-at-Arms
were forced to take strategic position
to protect the Mace as angry members
faced off over a statement by Majori-
ty Leader Adan Duale backing the de-
ployment of the military to quell vio-
lence in Coast. CORD MPs took issue
with Duales claim that the opposition
was has a similar language to that of
the Al Shabaab. While defending the
Governments decision to deploy the
military inside Kenya, Duale claimed
that calls by Opposition to withdraw
troops from Somalia resonated with
the terror group.
But the statement was heavily crit-
icised by angry CORD members, who
protested that Duale was demeaning
them, but the Majority Leader insisted
A Senate committee has urged the
Central Organisation of Trade Union
(Cotu) to call off its planned strike
over its differences with Labour Cab-
inet Secretary Kazungu Kambi and
first allow Parliaments mediation
process.
The Committee on Labour and
Social Welfare, which has invited the
workers union officials, Federation of
Kenya Employers (FKE) and Kambi
for a meeting next week to resolve the
dispute called on Cotu Secretary Gen-
eral Francis Atwoli to first call off the
industrial action and give dialogue a
chance.
Cotu has threatened to call a na-
tionwide strike of its members on Au-
gust 4, if its demands, which includes
the sacking of Kambi, are not met.
Cotu and FKE fell out with the
Cabinet Secretary after he claimed to
have retired Atwoli and FKE boss Jac-
quiline Mugo from the National Social
Security Fund (NSSF) Board, a move
the two bodies have protested.
But the Senate committee yester-
day said it would be wrong for Cotu to
proceed with their strike threats when
there are genuine efforts being made
to mediate the two parties, including
the parliamentary process.
Committee chairman Kilifi Sen-
ator Stewart Madzayo said his team
had asked Cotu officials, their FKE
counterparts and Kambi to appear
before them on August 5 and 6.
We have asked all the stakehold-
ers to appear before us and we want
to appeal to them to ensure the inter-
est of the nation is maintained, thus
avoid the industrial action, Madzayo
said. Committee vice chair nominat-
ed Senator Martha Wangari said the
committee was an impartial arbiter in
the dispute, saying all parties would
be given equal chances to defend
themselves before the committee.
Former Labour Minister and Tur-
kana Senator John Munyes urged
Kambi to find a way of engaging all
the stakeholders in the trade industry
to end the stalemate, calling on Cotu
to put the strike on halt until August 7.
Drop calls for planned strike and give dialogue a chance, Atwoli told
Francis Atwoli
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House
Diary
National
Assembly and
Senate sittings
resume next week
y B STANDARD REPORTER

The Senate Committee on Agricul-
ture has threatened to summon
the Council of Governors Commit-
tee on Agriculture, after the county
bosses failed to honour an invite to
appear before it for a second time.
The committee, chaired by Me-
ru Senator Kiraitu Murungi, ex-
pressed its disappointment after
the governors committee skipped
an appointment to appear before
them to discuss food security and
the tea sector.
Kiraitu said his committee will
be compelled to exercise powers
conferred to it and issue summons
to the governors if they fail to ap-
pear before it on August 5. We are
disappointed because they are the
ones who set this date. The busi-
ness of Senate must be taken more
seriously. We are now making a fi-
nal request to them to appear be-
fore us, said Kiraitu.
The committee was not con-
vinced by the reasons advanced by
the governors committee chair-
man, Governor Nderitu Gacha-
gua of Nyeri, for not honouring
the invite. Gachagua informed the
committee that he could not ap-
pear as he had just returned from
a trip out of the country. The fact
that Gachagua is suffering from
jet lag is not a good reason, es-
pecially since it is them who sug-
gested this date, said Kiraitu.
The committee expressed reserva-
tions over a Bill seeking to estab-
lish a body to oversee the purchase,
sale, distribution and regulation of
fertilisers.
Governors
skip Senate
hearing
y B MOSES NJAGIH
CORD MPs took issue with Duales ac-
cusations that the opposition was hav-
ing a similar language as that of the Al
Shabaab
Jakoyo Midiwo claimed that a terrorist
cannot label other members as terror-
ists. We did not send our soldiers to col-
lect taxes in Kismayu. He demanded that
Duale withdraws and apologises, saying
the Majority Leader was demeaning the
opposition
The Chairman of the House Committee
on Administration and National Security
Asman Kamama accused CORD of seeking
to promote chaos by opposing the de-
ployment of the troops to both Lamu and
Somalia
ACCUSATIONS AND COUNTER-
ACCUSATIONS

Senators have backed the Com-
mission on Revenue Allocations
(CRA) recommendations setting bud-
get ceilings on spending by counties,
saying the curbs would ensure pru-
dent use of finances.
They also supported efforts by
Controller of Budgets Agnes Odhiam-
bo to ensure county budgets comply
with the set laws and regulations.
Senate Finance Committee Chair-
man Billow Kerrow stressed that the
move by CRA will ensure proper ex-
penditure as stipulated in law. Sen-
ate Chip Whip Beatrice Elach and
Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale al-
so supported the measures meant to
safeguard public funds.
CRA is empowered under Article
216 (2) of the Constitution to make
recommendations on other matters
concerning management of funds in
counties. In formulating these rec-
ommendations, CRA shall seek to
encourage fiscal responsibility, ex-
plained the Mandera Senator.
Kerrow also made reference to
the Public Finance Management Act,
which demands that counties adhere
to the principles of the financial man-
agement as outlined in Article 201 of
the Constitution. The Act requires
the public finances to be utilised in a
prudent and responsible way. A mini-
mum of 30 per cent of the county gov-
ernments budget shall be allocated to
development expenditure, he said.
Kerrow said the guidelines set out
by CRA will help ramp up public con-
fidence in devolution by ensuring
county governments polices are im-
plemented as planned.
Members of the County Assem-
blies have protested CRAs decision
and threatened to move to court to
seek interpretation on the matter.
County Assemblies had accused the
Committee of not responding to their
concerns despite sending a letter to
them.
But Kerrow disputed their claims
and affirmed that the law is clear and
must be followed to the letter.
Senate Chip Whip Beatrice Elach
and Boni Khalwale (Kakamega) urged
counties to comply with the recom-
mendations, warning that attempts
by assemblies to re-do their budgets
might disrupt their respective coun-
ties operations.
Finance committee backs CRAs move to set budget limits for counties
Agnes Odhiambo
y B ROSELYNE OBALA
President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Musev-
eni during the Special Summit on the ght against Youth Unemployment
through Infrastructure Development and Investment Promotion at a Nairobi
hotel, yesterday. [PHOTO: PSCU]
y B ALLY JAMAH
President Uhuru Kenyatta has
urged countries within the Great
Lakes region to prioritise creation of
jobs for the millions of unemployed
youth.
Speaking yesterday on the last
day of the International Conference
on the Great Lakes region in Nairobi,
Uhuru said countries in the region
have a huge asset of talented and en-
ergetic youth, whose abilities can be
tapped to ensure significant econom-
ic and social development of the re-
gion.
What is called for from each of us
in a position to make decisions and
policies in these matters is creativity
and a willingness to learn from what
works elsewhere. Let us learn from
each other to improve the lives of our
young people, he said.
He blamed the persistent unem-
ployment issue on decades of un-
der-investment in developing the
skills and talents of youth, leaving
them ill-equipped to meet demands
of the growing economy.
President Kenyatta said despite
the regions significant growth, coun-
tries are yet to generate enough jobs
Prioritise jobs for youth, Uhuru says
About 34 per cent of
youth in the great lakes
region, including the
highly skilled, remain
unemployed
to match the number of young en-
trants into the job markets.
Our incomplete understanding
of the nature and structure of youth
unemployment in Africa over the past
decade is a major challenge in tack-
ling the problem, he said.
Uganda President Yoweri Museve-
ni said youth unemployment should
be tackled holistically instead of it
being dealt as an isolated issue, add-
ing that it is not just a problem fac-
ing the youth demographic, but in-
stead termed it a general problem
that needs to be tackled by expand-
ing economies.
He said initiatives such as estab-
lishing funds to lend out money to
youth are noble but will not have
much impact if there is no general
expansion of the economy. Museveni
said countries must reduce the cost
of doing business and improve infra-
structure to attract investors.
Once the different sectors of the
economy have been expanded such
as agriculture and ICT, jobs will be
automatically generated for everyone
including the youth, he said.
Executive Secretary of the ICGLR
Ntumba Lwaba said youth unemploy-
ment is a direct threat to the security
and stability of the region since youth
are lured by criminal groups.
UN Special Envoy to the Great
Lakes region Mary Robinson said 34
per cent of youth in the region, in-
cluding the educated and highly
skilled, remain unemployed. Foreign
Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mo-
hammed said youth are a huge as-
set of innovation and have potential
to drive the economies of the region.
Mombasa County Assembly has
unanimously passed a Motion seek-
ing stronger administrative and legal
measures to fight drug trafficking and
pornography in the county.
Members of the County Assembly
(MCAs) said hundreds of youth are
turning into zombies after consuming
drugs delivered by ships to the coastal
city. It was noted that, on average, 10
drug addicts share one needle to in-
ject themselves, exposing themselves
to transmission of diseases. The MCAs
called for life imprisonment for cul-
prits behind the multi-million shilling
drug trade.
They also observed that many vid-
eo outlets screening pornographic
movies targeting children and youths
and must be urgently controlled to
stop moral decay. The mover of the
Motion, Magogoni Ward Represen-
tative Ms Zainab Mumba, said use of
drugs is rampant, and has led to bro-
ken homes, a decline in education
standards and insecurity in the coun-
ty. She noted that pornographic films
were readily accessible to youth and
children. Speaker Thadius Rajwayi
declared it a strong Motion as it ad-
dresses the main interests and con-
cerns of residents, and said it would
be implemented to the letter.
MCAs vote to
ght drugs,
pornography
PATRICK BEJA
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WHAT OTHER MEDIA SAY...
The Governments look-East policy has had its fair share
of negative effects on a country that has, since indepen-
dence, shared its socio-political and economic ties with the
West, notably the US and Britain.
In the run-up to the 2013 elections, Johnny Carson, the
US assistant Secretary of State warned Kenyans that their
political choices would come with consequences, in refer-
ence to the ICC cases against President Uhuru Kenyatta and
his deputy William Ruto.
Abandoning our long-time trade partners at such a short
notice, without first having establishing firm alternatives to
their financial assistance has left the country badly exposed.
Virtually all the development realised has been with the
assistance of the west.
Their investments in the country are immense and have
contributed greatly towards improving the economy.
USaid, an American agency that has for a long time part-
nered with the Government, especially in the field of health,
has opted to drastically cut down funding for most of its
projects in the country.
This will result in many job cuts as those employed by
non-governmental organisations under the auspices of US-
aid run into tens of thousands.
Last year, USaid, which has assisted Kenya in making
great strides towards reducing the Aids prevalence in the
country and provided anti-retrovirals to poor affected fam-
ilies, cut back on its budget by Sh74 billion.
The net effect of this has been a relapse for those who
could no longer access the drugs that lowered CD4 cell count
to manageable levels.
USaid has actively involved itself with poverty eradica-
tion projects that have greatly assisted poor families in re-
mote villages start income-generating projects that put food
on the table.
With no more funding from this agency, good health and
poverty eradication programmes will stall.
Friendship with the East has had its positive gains, whose
fruits will take long to realise.
It is therefore advisable that the Government restores the
good relationship with our old trading partners for the com-
mon good of the citizens of Kenya.
Yesterday, religious, political and commu-
nity leaders in the Likoni area of Mombasa met
to discuss the deteriorating security situation
in the region.
This follows a spate of attacks that contin-
ue to claim lives of innocent Kenyans while in-
creasing despondency among the residents.
The attacks, which started and have to date
been concentrated in the Lamu area, have now
escalated and moved closer to Mombasa town,
the latest of which was the incident at a slum
in Likoni.
The discovery of a hand grenade in a field
adjacent to a school, though safely detonated,
is a warning that the safety of the people is far
from being guaranteed by the security machin-
ery.
The attackers, whose identity and motiva-
tion are yet to be established, are operating
from an advantaged point, going by what their
activities have so far achieved.
The coastal region is slowly grinding to a
standstill. Teachers have been calling parents
to collect their children from school, after
management opted for temporary closure.
The business fraternity, who are a soft tar-
get for the attackers, have resorted to closing
their businesses over personal safety concerns.
Kenyas largest foreign exchange earner, tour-
ism, is almost becoming extinct and the issu-
ance of travel advisories by our traditional
trade partners, Britain and the US, has com-
pounded matters for us.
The blow against tourism has consigned
many families to penury following loss of jobs
and closure of hotels.
But the saddest thing is that terrorist activ-
ities have succeeded in driving a wedge be-
tween communities that have co-existed
peacefully for many years.
Suspicion and circulation of leaflets warning
certain communities does not bode well for
peace and unity.
Irresponsible political statements by lead-
ers have had their own negative effects too.
The coming together of leaders from across the
board may provide some of the answers to the
poor security situation in Mombasa and Lamu
if handled well, outside politics.
It is here that the importance of the Nyum-
ba Kumi initiative comes alive. People in a giv-
en locality must make it their business to know
who resides in their area and report suspi-
cious-looking individuals to the authorities.
Community policing can achieve more in a
short while than what the police have been try-
ing to piece together without much success. In
short, individual safety begins with the indi-
vidual himself. Avenues must therefore be es-
tablished to allow for more trust and easy com-
munication between citizens and security
arms of Government. So far, the Government
has deployed soldiers from the navy on the
streets of Mombasa to supplement police ef-
forts.
On the other hand, the Air Force has sub-
jected Boni Forest to aerial bombardment in a
bid to flush out criminals hiding there. In ad-
dition to the current curfew, this forest should
be quarantined and subjected to a thorough
search.
Security forces should stop mishandling
journalists who take pictures of them while do-
ing patrols.
An incident where a journalist was roughed
up by navy soldiers on patrol is a tell-tale sign
of what these soldiers can do to innocent civil-
ians if their activities are not closely monitored
and controlled.
Public indignation over the shooting
down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 a
week ago remains high. It is only natural
for our leaders to identify with and amplify
emotion of this sort, both to improve their
standing among voters and, if possible, to
have some impact on the future behaviour of
the Russians. Often a degree of dissembling
creeps into exercises of this sort. We may like
to suppose that, by barring some oligarchs
from travelling, we are dealing President
Vladimir Putin such a grievous blow that he
will repent and become a changed character.
Sanctions, of course, never work like that.
Often they are little more than a means of
discharging collective emotion.
An international conference focusing on
a global scourge female genital mutilation
made signicant progress this week with
an announcement from Prime Minister David
Cameron of Britain that his government would
prosecute parents who submit their daughters
to that primitive abuse. The world can only wish
for similar enlightenment in the 29 countries in
Africa and in parts of Asia and the Middle East
where genital mutilation is most common and
where more than 130 million girls and women
have been scarred for life. All girls have the
right to live free from violence and coercion,
Mr. Cameron declared, speaking as the co-host
of a global Girl Summit in London dedicated to
eradicating both female genital mutilation and
child marriage within a generation.
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul
Stevens captured our ideal when he wrote of
the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule
of law. By efectively gutting the Afordable
Care Act on Tuesday, two members of a
three-judge panel on the DC Circuit Court of
Appeals showed how far right-leaning jurists
have strayed from such impartiality. We are
confronted with a conservative judiciary that
will use any argument it can muster to win
ideological victories that elude their side in
the elected branches of our government.
Fortunately, the DC Circuit ruling is unlikely to
stand. On the same day the DC panel issued
its opinion, a three-judge panel from the 4th
Circuit ruled unanimously the other way,
upholding the law.
Britain, France should focus on Putin Saving daughters from mutilation A conservative judiciary run amok
Page 15 OPINION / Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
Palaver
They say necessity is the mother
of invention. While the Govern-
ment is doing everything possible
to save the girl child from female
genital mutilation, a course
for which it has set aside Sh40
million, the protgs want to
hear nothing about this noble
initiative. They are not scared of
the pain and argue the practice
is healthy. FGM is illegal in Kenya,
but is it the same in Tanzania?
Perhaps not and that is why, in
Migori, girls are crossing over to
Tanzania for the rites. Over to
you sirkali!
An idaywa (cockerel) nearly had a
man despatched to go and meet
his maker by angry villagers in
Bungoma, perhaps to answer to
charges of theft. The man had
decided to disposes its owner
of ownership, but on his way to
exchange it for money, angry
villagers accosted him, doused
him in petrol and were just about
to set him alight when cops
intervened. Oh, these cops, most
times they are vilied, but the
lucky thief must think they are
demi-gods! The twists of life!
Imagine sharing a house with
bags full of body parts. Not the
parts of an engine, but original
human body parts. Eight Tanza-
nian nationals were arrested in
Dar es Salaam after they were
found in possession of 85 bags
with an assortment of human
ngers, limbs and skulls. Are
they cultists? Nobody knows. You
may ask, where does one nd
the courage to move around with
such paraphernalia?
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A drowning man, they say, will
clutch at any straw in an efort
to save himself. The conse-
quences of our choices should
sometimes be borne
stoically. Not so
with Mr Gideon
Mungaro, Cords
minority chief whip.
He took it for gran-
ted and challenged
the party that sponsored him
to Parliament. The party has
relieved him of his duties and
the fellow is running everywhere
looking for redemption! Can the
Jubilee legislators rescue him?
Are the days of baba na mama
back with us? Those were the
days when dissent was seriously
frowned upon. A squeaky noise
could land someone in court.
Those were the days, we are told,
when politicians either acted
with the mechanical
loyalty of robots
or became
unwilling guests
at Nyayo House
torture chambers.
The Cord coalition
has threatened to
make MPs opposed to its push
for a referendum jobless! Talk
of democracy and the right to
disagree or agree.
The jigsaw puzzle was solved
this week when it turned out that
the Government wants to give the
intelligence services unfettered
access to our phone and e-mail
conversations without seeking a
court warrant.
There are many reasons why it
should unsettle us that the Na-
tional Intelligence Service is seek-
ing these unfettered power to lis-
ten in to our calls and also use of
its invasive technology to pursue
private conversations in the name
of heightened security measures
to keep terrorism and merchants
of ethnic hatred, in check.
Throughout the World, history
has shown that the most scandal-
ous and dehumanising invasion
of privacy and violation of a peo-
ples rights has been in war situa-
tions.
That is exactly what George
Bush Jnr exploited to seek re-elec-
tion for his second term. He raised
Americas sense of fear and siege
mentality through the elevation of
Osama Bin Laden far beyond the
scale of that non-existent, one-
eyed monster called ogre your
grandmother warned you in those
fireside stories, was outside wait-
ing to walk in and swallow you if
you did not sleep.
Yes, Osama was the kingpin of
international terror, but the Bush
administration exaggerated his
supposed power to destroy Amer-
ica and to paint a picture of his
omnipresence. In the same
breathe, Bush and his Republican
administration (with its conserva-
tive Christian-leaning line) paint-
ed a vampire image of Saddam
Hussein with the lie that he had
weapons of mass destruction.
We know where they are
[Iraqs weapons of mass destruc-
tion]. Theyre in the area around
Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west,
south and north somewhat, de-
clared Bush biggest clown in Cab-
inet then, Donald Rumsfeld, be-
fore American forces rolled into
Iraq. Before they left, two things
had happened.
They found no weapons and it
handed over the captured former
Iraqi leader to the Iraqi civilian
government propped by Washing-
ton that eventually hanged Sadd-
am. Probably as Bush smiled with
joy while watching on TV some-
where in Texas.
Later Rumsfeld would (with the
tail curled) respond when asked
about the absence of evidence of
chemical weapons for which over
4,000 American soldiers had been
killed in pursuit: Reports that say
theres - that something hasnt
happened are always interesting
to me, because as we know, there
are known knowns; there are
things that we know that we know.
We also know there are known un-
knowns; that is to say we know
there are some things we do not
know.
But there are also unknown
unknowns, the ones we dont
know we dont know!
Yes, Bush thrived on the politics of
global terrorism, he used the fear
to rally Americans with the cow-
boy whip of patriotism and
Star-Spangled Banner, to intro-
duce all sets of measures, some so
excessively outrageous like what
President Uhuru Kenyattas gov-
ernment is seeking for NIS.
Last year, County Govern-
ments in Kenya scrambled to pre-
pare their first County Integrated
Development Plans (CIDPs). Re-
quired as part of devolution, the
CIDPs detail current and planned
development projects for 2013-
2017.
For the most part, these plans
seem to be a mere bureaucratic
exercise meant to fulfill a legal re-
quirement.
Yet the CIDPs could become a
meaningful roadmap to rapid
economic development, capital-
ising on trends in regional and in-
ternational trade, and the plenti-
ful labour force. Consider the
Asian Tigers: their rise was
launched to a large degree by for-
eign direct investment in low-
cost, export-oriented manufac-
turing.
The investment was attracted
chiefly by the competitive advan-
tages of a large, low-cost labour
pool, policy-supported invest-
ment partnerships with US com-
panies-and the know-how and
funding of an engaged Diaspora.
The apparel industry enriched
these economies thanks to the
large volume of jobs it created in
addition to huge economic gains
The untapped economic potential of Diaspora
Te crying
need for
industria-
lisation in
the coun-
ties provi-
des tre-
mendous
oppor-
tunities for
the private
sector
from exports.
Apparel manufacturing does
not require sophisticated tech-
nology, and its machinery is rela-
tively easy to install. What Taiwan,
South Korea, China and Malaysia
achieved - surely Kenya can ac-
complish as well.
Let us remember that in the
early 1980s, the textile industry
led manufacturing in Kenya, em-
ploying some 30 per cent of fac-
tory workers. Unfortunately, the
sector steadily declined from
then as liberalisation introduced
competition to local textile goods.
However, textile exports to the
United States and Europe began
to rise again following the cre-
ation of trade preferences such
as, for the United States: the 2000
Africa Growth Opportunity Act
and African Womens Entrepre-
neurship Programmme. A similar
deal, the Cotonou Agreement, en-
courages exports to the European
Union.
For less advantaged counties
such as those in western Kenya,
devolution presents the opportu-
nity to jumpstart local econo-
mies.
The counties can capitalise on
literacy rates close to 90 percent;
a large, underemployed labour
force; water and energy; and a
gateway to Uganda and Central
Africa as well as international
trade agreements.
Other nations on the conti-
nent have already woken up:
Ethiopia and Morocco are devel-
oping labour-intensive, export
manufacturing for shoes as well
as textiles, electronic and auto-
motive component assembly.
Yet in our beloved Kenya,
there remains a screaming ab-
sence of vision for large-scale, ex-
port-facing manufacturing. The
textile exports that do exist are
not counted in CIDPs; neither is
the industrys potential to create
jobs.
But we must beware: increas-
ingly, household shambas are too
small to provide even adequate
nutrition for families.
Labour-intensive manufac-
turing for world markets may be
the best bet for rural and urban
folks alike to purchase adequate
food and reach for a better life.
Manufacturing could also
have a salutary effect on infra-
structure required by both indus-
try and people: transportation,
telecommunication, utilities (en-
ergy, water, and sanitation).
Conversely, without industry in
the counties, economic develop-
ment will likely be heavily depen-
dent on foreign aid, lethargic or
stagnant.
The crying need for industri-
alisation in the counties provides
tremendous opportunities for the
private sector, including foreign
corporations wishing to gain a
foothold in the dynamic East Af-
rica region by way of Kenya.
As doctrine has it, Kenya is the
heart of East Africas economic
output.
To help attract investment,
county governments should press
development agencies for capac-
ity building that directly supports
industrialisation, such as techni-
cal training.
But here is the real secret
weapon: the abundance of ex-
pertise and financing within the
large East African Diaspora.
Te Go-
vernment
appears to
have found
justifca-
tion for
creating a
police State
to serve its
own selfsh
reasons
Psst! Govt is listening into your call
LAETITIA MULAMULA }
KIPKOECH TANUI
Yes, like in the case of America,
we have heightened insecurity in
Kenya and as well as a Govern-
ment under siege, over claims of
inexperience and tribal constella-
tion. We therefore need to do ev-
erything possible to remain afloat
even as we fight Al-Shabaab in So-
malia. No one wants Al-Shabaab
to succeed in cowering all of us to
remain home for fear of dying in
its hail of bullets or grenade
shrapnels.
Terror is strangling our tour-
ism sector, worsening a situation
spurred by the consequence of
choices we made when we winked
and ogled at China as our suitor
of preference even though there
isnt a single pair of shoes they
have bought us before ensuring
the return from investment will
come tenfold.
That is what the glittering
roads are, but I dont blame you, I
also love the look and feel of the
roads (and may our children
grapple with the issues of cost,
one-sided contracts, and refur-
bishing contracts, as well as bank
interests).
My worry as a citizen comes
when I look at what NIS is about
to get from the prism of Americas
Republican party and that an
overly insecure Government that
would barricade itself with tanks
and gun-carriers, and throw the
army into the streets just because
Mr Raila Odinga has a rally at
Uhuru Park and someone fears he
may just order his supporters to
storm State House with bare
hands.
Yes, this is unsettling because
in the name of fighting the fires of
insecurity with the leaf of any tree
whose twig we can pluck, the
Government appears to have
found justification for creating a
police State to serve its own self-
ish reasons.
First, it was the persistent at-
tack and effort to bring the media
to its knees through Nazi-like
laws. Like starving the media of
advertising revenue even when
media houses pay taxes ten times
over.
There was the onslaught on
Non-Governmental Organisa-
tions, followed by the decision to
take away from Parliament, the
control measure of first approving
the use of military in local crime
situations.
I am also beginning to get sus-
picious of this Nyumba Kumi
(Ten-Housing Units) security ini-
tiative; there is seemingly a force
seeking to contain or control Ken-
yans through collation of infor-
mation the way Gestapo opera-
tives did in Nazi Germany.
Why?
Because I keep asking myself
why NIS would want to cut off
Parliament when it wants to
eavesdrop on the conversations
of its people.
The question is what checks
do Kenyans have against the
abuse of this process by political
actors, especially when history
has taught us that security agents
are the biggest players behind the
scenes during elections!

Mr Tanui is The Standards
Group Managing Editor (Print)
ktanui@standardmedia.co.ke
Ms Mulamula is Vice President,
Eastern Africa Diaspora
Business Council, Washington,
DC
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Cotu sets date for nationwide
strike, demands removal of
Kambi: Atwoli is mobilising his
army because he has been yanked
of the feeding trough (NSSF board)
where he has exceeded his feeding
time by a factor of 2.5. I do not think
that a general strike should be called
in order to advance the personal
interests of a trade union of cial.
Natty Dread
Call it what you may. The
grandstanding at the NSSF, all along,
as the Fund is turned into a milk cow
for the elites and their retinue has to
come to an end. I dont care whether
CS Kambi is an agent for the rich and
famous or Atwoli has overstayed his
invitation, all is and has not, been
well at NSSF and it is time that the
workers hedge fund underwent a
surgical operation in order not to
relapse. Francis Kiranga
Police arrest Nigerian after narcotics
burst in his stomach: Ooh the extent to
which humans can go is unbelievable.
Shoving a large amount of drugs up
his anus? He could have died even
on the plane. Look at what killed
Peaches Geldorf! For as long as the
rich continue to fan the multi-billion
drugs trade the world over, it will be
impossible to eradicate this human
killing drugs menace. What a futile
efort on the part of the anti-narcotics
units! -Aggie
That conrms the fact Nairobi is a
major drugs transit point in Africa. so
sad! -Charles
And Nigerians are our new business
partners! Tiba
He must have own from another
major drugs transit country and
headed to another major drugs
transit country. -Nana1964
Killings rock land company,
43 years later: Soo sad. The said
director who was killed, Benson, is my
dad and the abducted Job Mwangi my
brother. It is sooo traumatising for us
as a family. We dont know who will
come to our rescue. Our voice goes
to deaf ears but we hope in God. Jully
Shiroo Ngumi
This is the result of greed and
selshness. Njuguna Muigai
Greediness at its best. Chiriku
Why are government
websites easy to hack?
For those of us in the ICT indus-
try, the regular reports of hacking
and accessing websites, and even
more dangerously online databas-
es, is the last of the news we want to
hear whether it is carried out by the
faceless group calling itself anon-
ymous or by some other wannabe
famous, or is it infamous, program-
ming techies.
This is a particularly bad scenar-
io when our clients have hosted
members contributions, academic
grades, cash deposits and the like
on our so-called dynamic websites.
A defaced website can be re-
stored with relative ease but what
about thousands of Sacco members
who find their savings not showing
on their statement? What a night-
mare?
How does this hacking happen
over and over again?
To understand this, it is import-
ant to note that our best program-
ming practices for online manage-
ment systems regularly have to rely
on external content management
tools such as the one called c-panel.
A c-panel is a generic name for
tools that are used to develop the
website. It is the windows of web-
site development. And it is also the
tool that is often targeted and ex-
ploited by hackers and then the best
programming practices cannot save
us from hackers.
This is how one of our beloved
multi-billion shilling service pro-
vider has found itself caught up in
a hack and having to explain them-
selves to lay persons on an almost
alien technology!
Luckily, many of them do not
understand the explanation of how
their websites got hacked. I be-
lieve some have happily accepted
the blame that has been heaped on
them and their flawed website de-
velopment practices.
The hacking game, that is some-
times perpetrated on big corpora-
tions and government agencies all
over the world, is a sad story for the
world and for those of us in the fore-
front of IT development and uptake.
To put it bluntly. It surely is not
acceptable that so many years down
the road, no government on earth
seems committed to developing a
2-tier access c-panel or its equiv-
alent that would leave a customer
safe if the hosting server is violated,
which is the the primary and most
profitable route for website hackers.
To the best of my knowledge, all
current c-panel models are equiva-
lent to a house owner who entrusts
all home keys (or indeed one mas-
ter key that is often referred to as a
strong password) to the watch-
man at the gate. The said key being
able to open not only the main gate
but also the bedroom doors, the
kitchen doors, the fridge door and
the safe door in the bedroom.
To understand this, it is notable
that practically all hosting compa-
nies of the world, keep a list of their
customers names, their username
and the accompanying password,
master keys as it were, on their serv-
ers. One server access is able to re-
veal access codes for practically all
the customers they host.
This is the security flaw for us
programmers that we cannot save
our customers from no matter how
good and secure our programmed
systems are.
The question is not if but when
the next strike will happen.
I am really boggled in my mind
that so many governments and big
corporations around the world wait
in apathy as anonymous and some
other obscure hackers raid vulnera-
ble websites of the world using au-
tomated tools as simple as and as
freely available as Google search.

Tourism recovery team lacks expertise
The Tourism Recovery team
unveiled by Cabinet Secretary for
East African, Commerce and Tour-
ism affairs Phyllis Kandie to spear-
head the revival of the industry is
quite timely. It is the first time the
Government is putting in place a
team to deal with the crisis in the
vital sector. Tourism is a very sensi-
tive industry which requires prop-
er strategies to keep it afloat. Ken-
ya has not done enough to fully
exploit her immense tourism po-
tential. More so, the crisis manage-
ment strategies have been wanting.
It was therefore exciting for
stakeholders when the CS an-
nounced the formation of a team
to steer the sector out of the cur-
rent slump. Most of them wel-
comed the move as a necessary
shot in the arm. However, when the
CS unveiled the men and women to
drive the initiative, it was quite dis-
appointing. The composition of the
committee lacked people with the
relevant professional skills needed
to turn around the ailing sector.
A dissection of the group reveals
just a handful of members with pro-
fessional and industry touch. Hos-
pitality and tourism training insti-
tutions play a critical role in the
development of the industry. Why
the CS decided to ignore them in
the important process is incompre-
hensible. How can you tackle the
subject of strategy without the in-
put of the academia? Kenyas tour-
ism sector has flourished courtesy
of quality training offered by rep-
utable training institutions. These
institutions would make invalu-
able contributions to the work of
the committee. One expects KUC,
Strathmore, USIU and KU among
others to sit on the committee. Why
the omission? Names of the leading
hoteliers and tour operators as well
as travel agents are equally missing.
Committees formed to tack-
le strategic issues must be seen to
comprise of professionals.
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YOUR SAY
The move by Chief Justice
Willy Mutunga to mobilise the
recently appointed 11 judges
in an efort to clear a backlog
of civil proceedings in the high
court is praiseworthy. It is
apparent that many Kenyans
undergo excruciating and
unspeakable sufering in the
corridors of justice while waiting
for the determination of their
cases, which seems to last
forever. Although Article 159(2)
of our Constitution guarantees
the citizens expeditious justice
for all irrespective of status, it is
disheartening that some cases
have been pending in courts for
decades. Expeditious delivery
of justice has been hindered
by corrupt judicial of cials and
mercenary lawyers through
professional incompetency. It is
not uncommon to see a judge
or a magistrates accepting
inadmissible evidence from
learned friends in the name
of objection at the verge of
case judgement. Worse still,
some lawyers are crafty and
use all legal technicalities
to ensure the cases remain
remain undetermined. All these
exacerbate the backlog of
cases while the legal cost rise is
astronomical.
In order to restore public
condence in judiciary, fair
and expeditious determination
of justice should be upheld.
Jurisprudence cannot take
place in an environment of
unpredictable and arbitrary
judgement.
Koskei is out of touch
with farmers
Crackdown on
pedestrians timely
Send them back to
the electorate
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Fe-
lix Koskei recently said the Govern-
ment will do nothing about taxes lev-
ied on tea farmers allegedly because
the money is needed for research. Mr
Koskeis remarks, which came after an
appeal lodged by Kisii Senator Chris
Obure shows he is completely out of
touch with farmers.
Tea farmers in Kenya are subject-
ed to more than 30 different taxes,
including the 1 per cent ad valorem
tax. For small scale tea farmers who
do not enjoy economies of scale, the
taxes are a bitter pill to swallow. We
already suffer high production costs
mainly due to small holdings, high
cost of inputs, high cost of energy and
transport and inflation. What does Mr
Koskei expect farmers to do? Quit tea
farming?
It makes plenty of economic sense
to adjust the taxes downwards so that
farmers have more money in their
pockets. When the farmers spend
and invest the money, this benefits
the economy as a whole. I expect Mr
Koskei to be more creative and save
farmers from the heavy burden of tax-
ation.
The recent crackdown on pedestrians
defiant on using designated spaces is
spot on. The instant justice of arrests
and fine at the same place is a good
idea to avoid inconveniences of go-
ing to court. However, the traffic po-
lice and the county traffic marshals
seem only interested on simple un-
resisting targets. I would like them
to arrest PSV drivers at Kencom and
Ambassador bus termini who park ve-
hicles back to back occupying the Ze-
bra crossing area.
Furthermore, do they have the guts
to sustain the crackdown on those not
using foot bridges even for one month?
I am fully in support of CORDS
idea of cracking the whip on the so
called Jubilee sympathisers. The MPs,
county reps and the governors who
feel they cannot push CORDs agenda
for a referendum now that the much
touted national dialogue failed should
be shown the door and head back to
the electorate through a party they feel
can accommodate them. The idea of a
party giving a candidate a certificate,
using it to get to Parliament and then
immediately abandoning the partys
agenda is really demeaning the need
for political parties in this country.
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The exodus
My idea of police recruitment
is that its a pretty straight-for-
ward affair. Men drop their shirts,
remove their shoes and sprint for
a few rounds after which candi-
dates are inspected to ensure they
conform to some standard that is
strict on height, dental formula
and physical deformities.
Deformity could be anything
from a sixth finger to a scar above
the eye. But then, it all depends on
who is assessing. Everything is rel-
ative.
It particularly helps to have
tall relatives, as playwright Fran-
cis Imbuga puts it, those who can
see far ahead in the queue, are
valuable, especially if one does
not have enough money to bribe
his way.
I hear police officers asked
guided questions during the last
recruitment exercise to verify if
candidates had passed the test to
join the force.
The test, naturally unofficial,
evaluated candidates instinct to
bribe their way through, which is
a core ethos in the force. After all,
everything, from promotions to
postings and uniform are all de-
pendent on how easily one can
grease their bosses palms.
Quite understandably, police
bosses were keen to get cadre who
could maintain their hard-earned
distinction as the most corrupt in-
stitution in the land.
Lets face it. There is something
unnerving about our police to
the extent that any motorist who
is flagged down feels the urge to
cough a little something even be-
fore they are prompted.
This is why candidates who
voluntarily gave bribes to influ-
ence officers decision to hire
them should be applauded and
rewarded for demonstrating the
right work spirit.
I suspect the line of inqui-
ry went along these lines: do you
have anything to declare before we
screen your pockets? Is the enve-
lope in your right or left pocket?
Is the envelope white or brown in
colour?
Those guided questions, ap-
parently, are sufficient codes to
verify the size of the bribe and how
it is to be distributed.

SUCCESSFUL CAREER
But even those recruited admit
many more were left out, even af-
ter paying a bribe.
Which brings us to the ques-
tion: If the singular criterion for
a successful career in the police
force is the capacity to give or re-
ceive bribes, why punish those
who have excelled?
Conversely, since bribes will
always be paid, isnt repeating the
exercise akin to giving the hyena
twice?
The suggestion here is that
we learn to accept and move on.
There are clever ways of doing
that.
Firstly, police bigwigs should
invoke the sensitivity of police op-
erations to keep off a nosy public.
There is merit in such an ar-
gument. One can safely say if the
academic requirements of the
recruits are discussed in pub-
lic, there is the legitimate fear of
criminals assessing police com-
petence and developing strategies
that could potentially undermine
their intelligence.
Alternately, the top cops could
propose the establishment of par-
liamentary committee that can ac-
cept testimonies in camera to pro-

My friend Alfie Mutua has confounded both
friends and foe alike by succeeding where ma-
ny expected him to fail. His development model,
Machakos Maendeleo Chap Chap sounds like clap
of thunder, and he has been delivering with amaz-
ing ease.
First, there is the story of the road, delivered in
a record three months, where conventional con-
tractors would have needed a couple of years.
Even more astounding, Alfies contractors asked
for a fraction of what those highway contractors
had demanded.
And so the 33-kilometre track was excavated,
backfill poured in and levelled before tarmac was
poured in. Alright, lets review the order of the pro-
cesses and start with tarmacking, then excavate
and pour in backfill (or a product close to that,
like ballast).
For after only three months, some Sh650m have
been turned into horrid waste because the tar sim-
ply cant hold the road. Listening to some engi-
neers, it perhaps wasnt meant to hold.
What would be the point anyway if roads are
built to last, and public coffers are still dripping
with liquid cash? Chap chap means quick cash.
Then came the story of deputy governor Ber-
nard Kiala, originally appointed to deputise Alfie,
but who soon proved to have ambitions of his own,
like asking tough questions when Alfie wants to be
the Alpha and the Omega.
And in keeping with the Machakos spirit, Kiala
was spirited out of the county assembly at a pace
faster than those guys who featured at the recent-
ly concluded Masaku Sevens.
Thats the Machakos Chap Chap spirit, where
development is delivered quickly, however tem-
porarily.
Ketan Somaia has finally been locked
up in London, where a judge described
him as fundamentally dishonest for
pocketing a cool Sh2 billion from two as-
sociates to finance his extravagant life-
style.
Apparently, he had a thing for cham-
pagne parties and yachts, where he in-
vited his friends for what we used to call
pandisa in Eastlands, I mean Nairobis
Eastlands, not the suburb in south-east
London by the same name.
Somaia, who was born and bred in
Kenya had been accused of other pandi-
sa in his time here, and his bank group
was one of the conduits used to samba-
za (spread out) the billions stolen in the
monumental scam called Goldenberg.
Then there was another pandisa in
which he took the Government for a ride
by supplying 300 black London-look tax-
is, although he was paid to supply 500
vehicles.
TAXIS SCAM
I think Somaia had a thing for Lon-
don, for it is there that he fled after es-
caping jail here.
Now, down and broke, Somaia has a
broken heart, I mean a heart condition,
and which the sentencing British judge
said this week can be managed in pris-
on. The British have managed to do what
we couldnt, which is to lock up men of
Somaias ilk.
Machakos chap chap growth means
delivering quickly, temporarily
Somaia has a broken heart,
but its time for jail-house rock
Uphold recent police recruitment to
avoid compromising national security
tect the integrity of bribe-taking
officers.
EARLY GRAVES
Of course, revealing the identi-
ty of armed men could potential-
ly send the hapless recruits to ear-
ly graves.
But the ultimate reason for
proposing the upholding of this
years recruitment is that all those
who offered bribes intended to
recoup them by extorting from
members of the public. Denying
them that opportunity will leave
them with little other options oth-
er than taking arms and joining
the outlaws.
The outcome of such a move
would be too grave for us to con-
template. So lets bequeath them
their blue uniforms and allow
them to march on.
Somewhere in
Garissa, this wo-
man moved her
household, as
they do every so
often, when the
rhythms of
nature pull
them towards
new pastures.
[PHOTO: PIUS
CHERUIYOT/
STANDARD]
Deputy President William Ruto. His
ofce has been drawn into the con-
troversy surrounding proposed
amendments to three land laws.
[PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
Ruto ofce now
linked to Ngilu,
Swazuri row
The office of the Deputy Presi-
dent William Ruto has been drawn
into the controversy surrounding
proposed amendments to three
land laws.
The proposed amendments to
the National Land Commission
Act, Land Act and Land Registra-
tion Act have infuriated the Na-
tional Land Commission (NLC),
that claims they are tailored to
give more powers to Lands Cabi-
net Secretary Charity Ngilu. This
came out after the Commission for
the Implementation of the Consti-
tution (CIC) wrote to Rutos legal
adviser Korir Singoei, seeking to
get copies of the proposed chang-
es to the three land laws.
In a letter dated June 16 and
signed as received on July 22, the
commission indicated that Ru-
tos office was responsible for
CIC says DPs ofce
drafted contentious
proposed changes to
three land laws
the drafting of the changes and for-
warding to the National Assembly.
In line with our mandate, the com-
mission requests for a copy of the pro-
posed amendments for our review
and further action, said CICs vice
chairperson Elizabeth Muli in a letter
to Dr Singoei.
The letter was copied to the Clerk of
the National Assembly, Attorney Gen-
eral, Permanent Secretary in Lands
Ministry, the NLC, Leader of Major-
ity in the House and chairperson of
the delegated legislation in the House.
The development came only a day
after Ngilu asked the parliamenta-
ry lands committee to fast track the
amendments to harmonise the oper-
ations in the sector.
She also asked the committee to
allow the ministry gazette the pro-
posed adaptation of the lease form
so that Kenyans can get their leas-
es and grants, which is a mandate of
NLC. The amendments have been op-
posed by NLC which has sought the
intervention of governors, senators
and MPs to stop them. The commis-
sion wrote to all governors, senators
and members of the Parliamentary
Committee on Land and Natural Re-
sources, alerting them of the planned
changes.
NLC Chairman Muhamad Swazuri
in his letter dated June 26 claims the
The amendments further subject the
commission to an ineffective advisory
organ totally subsidiary to the whims
of Ngilu, said Swazuri, adding: The
amendments completely lock out any
participation of county governments
in land transactions, as they would
now be controlled by the Ministry of
Lands. All this is contrary to Constitu-
tion. He said that all the activities do-
ne by the ministry in the name of ef-
ficiency and reforms are mere acts to
extend the status quo at Ardhi House.
amendments are in bad faith, intend-
ed to completely turn around gains
made in reforming the land sector and
deny the commission the opportuni-
ty to ensure all unregistered land is
registered within 10 years from 2012.
Three counties are laying claim
to the ambitious Konza Techno City
project, raising serious concerns on
its exact location. Leaders drawn
from Machakos, Kajiado and Makue-
ni counties have disagreed on the lo-
cation of the project.
Lands Cabinet Secretary Chari-
ty Ngilu in a statement to the Senate
yesterday said the project was situat-
ed within Machakos County and not
Makueni.
Senator Mutula Kilonzo Junior,
who tabled documents in the House
to support his claims, refuted Ngi-
lus position, maintaining that Kon-
za was in Makueni. Senators admit-
ted the issue was of serious concern
and should be handled with extreme
caution and within the confines of
the law.
Deputy Speaker Kembi Gitura said
the interest generated and directed
Senate Clerk Jeremiah Nyegenye and
the lands committee to convene a
meeting and that Ngilu, Director Sur-
vey and Director Physical planning be
invited to deliberate on the matter.
We need a way forward on this is-
sue. The meeting should also seek to
establish if the CS has the mandate to
determine the boundary of an area,
said Senator Gitura.
GIVE DIRECTION
He affirmed that the boundar-
ies matter was by law undertaken by
the constitutional commission or In-
dependent Electoral and Boundaries
Commission (IEBC).
The committee should sit and
give the House direction on the mat-
ter, he said.
Committee Vice-Chairman Sena-
tor George Khaniri (Vihiga) pledged
to seek further clarification from the
CS, arguing senators could not dis-
credit the ministrys position based
on events instead of maps and facts.
Senate Majority Leader Kithure
Kindiki noted the boundaries issue
not only touched on investment but
also on security. This is not a small
matter, we must consult widely and
agree on the way forward, he said.
Minority Leader Moses Wetan-
gula and Siaya Senator James Oren-
go called for dialogue and warned
against trying to alter boundaries.
Wetangula questioned if former Pres-
ident Mwai Kibaki was duped into
launching a project whose exact lo-
cation was unknown.
Three counties
lay claim to
Konza project
Kari raises alarm over lethal napier grass disease
The Kenya Agricultural Research
Institute (Kari) has raised an alarm
over an outbreak of a lethal napier
grass disease in various parts of the
country.
Kari said the outbreak has ravaged
hundreds of acres across the country,
raising fears that livestock production
would be adversely affected. Kari As-
sistant Director Foustine Wandera
said effects of the Napier Stunt and
Smut diseases are already being felt
by farmers.
Dr Wandera said the stunt disease
has affected the Western region, add-
ing that it is spreading fast. Affected
plants exhibit stunted growth and yel-
lowing of leaves, adding that neigh-
bouring areas could also be affected.
The other disease is the smut out-
break, which has affected the high-
lands and this is more lethal as its re-
ducing crop productivity by over 90
per cent, he said.
He said the disease has reduced
forage levels in plants in the affect-
ed areas, adding that Kari is seeking
a solution.
We expect milk production to fall
from the current 5.2 billion litres an-
nually and the cost of livestock feed to
rise in the coming days if the outbreak
is not addressed, he said.
He was addressing the Press in
Dairy Training Institute in Naivasha
during a dairy farmers open day. He
expressed concern over the high lev-
els of drug residue, heavy metals and
aflatoxin in livestock products.
Parties in a case where for-
mer Youth Enterprise Development
Fund (YEDF) Board Chairman Gor
Semelango (pictured) wants the
Mathare by-elections slated for Au-
gust 7 postponed have been direct-
ed to file and serve their responses
by today.
High Court judge Mumbi Ngugi
further asked the parties to exchange
their skeleton submissions by Friday
in readiness for the inter-parties hear-
ing next week.
I received instructions this morn-
ing. I need more time to put in a re-
sponse, Independent Electoral and
Boundaries Commission (IEBC) law-
yer Edwin Mukele told the court.
On Tuesday, Semelango filed an
urgent application to have the mini
poll delayed on grounds that IEBC
locked him out of the race. He said the
electoral body, through its Mathare
returning officer, declined to issue
him with a nomination certificate.
The returning officer, judge Ngugi
heard, denied him the document on
grounds that he did not resign from
his YEDF Board Chairman post with-
in the six-month period stipulated in
the Elections Act.
Semelango, a political aspirant,
said his constitutional rights and
those of his supporters had been vio-
lated by being denied the opportuni-
ty to vie and to be elected.
Justice Ngungi directed him to
serve the electoral body with the suit
papers. She asked them to come back
today for further directions.
Semelango told the court he
submitted his nomination forms to
Mathare Constituency returning of-
ficer at St Triza Girls Primary School
on July 11 but was denied nomina-
tion because the Orange Democratic
Movement (ODM) raised a complaint.
He further said he ceased holding
the YEDF position after his appoint-
ment was revoked by President Uhuru
Kenyatta on February 27 and the post
occupied by music producer Bruce
Odhiambo on March 1, 2014.
It is in the public domain that I
legally ceased being a public officer
at the Youth Enterprise Fund at the
time of nominations he said, accus-
ing IEBC of failing to give him an op-
portunity to defend himself.
The Mathare seat was declared va-
cant after the Court of Appeal nulli-
fied the election of The National Alli-
ance partys George Wanjohi, noting
he was not validly elected after ODMs
Stephen Kariuki filed a petition.
Court to hear Semelango appeal on Mathare poll next week
BY ROSELYNE OBALA
BY GEOFFREY MOSOKU AND CYRUS
OMBATI
BY CAROLINE RWENJI
BY ANTONY GITONGA
LAND COMMISSIONS
POWERS CLIPPED
Part of the proposals in the Na-
tional Land Commission (Amend-
ment) Bill, 2014 will deny the
commission powers to ensure
that all unregistered land is reg-
istered
NLC will also be denied the man-
date of establishment and com-
position of county land manage-
ment boards
Further the bill seeks to take
away the commissions function
of conducting research related to
land and the use of natural re-
sources
ABOVE: Felix Kibet, who represented
St Georges Primary School in Nigeria
in football, is congratulated by BOM
Chairman Gilbert Bor (left), gover-
nors Alex Tolgos (Elgeyo/Marakwet)
and Jackson Mandago (Uasin Gishu)
and Turkish investor Osman Elsek
(right) during the of cial opening of
a girls dormitory at the school in
Kapsaret Constituency on Tuesday.
BELOW: Elsek and Mandago cut the
tape to of cially open the building.
[PHOTOS: PETER OCHIENG/STANDARD]
Elsek company unveils
modern dorm at school
New building will
ease accommodation
crisis at the institution,
says head teacher
A modern dormitory St Georges
Boarding and Day Primary has been
unveiled after its construction was
sponsored by a Turkish company as
part of x campaign on property ac-
cess.
Elsek and Elsek Group of Com-
panies have been propagating a se-
ries of the new affordable but effec-
tive building technique at lower costs
with an aim of making home owner-
ship easier.
Speaking during the official open-
ing of the dormitory with 14 cubicles
that can host over 80 pupils, Elsek and
Elsek Chief Executive Officer Osman
Erdinc Elsek said the modern technol-
ogy will help more people in the mid-
dle-class own homes easily.
Our new construction technolo-
gy that utilises purely aluminum bars,
grills and cabro materials is afford-
able, time effective and reliable as a
timely solution to the housing prob-
lem, he said.
The CEO lauded the co-operation
he had so far received in his business
dealings across the country, saying
Kenya had a conducive environment
for investment.
It is important for other multina-
tional organisations to be rational and
look at the bigger picture. Despite in-
security issue that has been quite a
problem, the people are friendly and
trustworthy to transact with, he said.
EASE CRISIS
Susan Rono, the schools head
teacher, expressed gratitude to Elsek
and Elsek Group of Companies, say-
ing the new dormitory will ease ac-
commodation crisis at the institution.
This school is among the few in-
tegrated institutions in this region.
We offer early childhood education
as well as accommodate children with
special needs who need to be com-
fortable so as to concentrate in their
studies, she said.
She added that: Providing us with
a modern facility to house our girls is a
great gesture by Elsek and we hope to
access more support from the county
government.
Gilbert Bor, the schools Board of
Management chairperson, said the
construction of the dormitory was
timely because the institution was
experiencing accommodation prob-
lems.
Seventy girls in the boarding sec-
tion have been relying on iron sheet
makeshift dorms so this will be a rem-
edy to the accommodation crisis, he
said.
Mr Bor said the school has put em-
phasis on providing education to chil-
dren from poor families and depends
majorly on charity.
Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson
Mandago, who officially opened the
new structure, urged learning institu-
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UASIN GISHU COUNTY
Monday, March 24, 2014
C
oun
cil locks out public
tran
sport from
city C
B
D
Residents received
the move warmly
as matatu operators
protested, but now
council says all is well
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
ened.
It is a win-win situation, 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.
ened.
It is a win-win situation, 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 re-route public
transport from the CBD, it was
received with mixed reactions
Residents 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 re-grouped to
protest the directive
However, yesterday the
council said operators and
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A joint stakeholders committee
will be formed to explore how
residents of Nakuru can benet
from multi-billion geothermal
projects in the county.
A meeting between Governor
Kinuthia Mbugua (above) and
Geothermal Development Company
(GDC) management resolved to
nd how locals can reap from the
geothermal projects.
The move comes in the wake of
complaints by residents that they
were not benetting from Olkaria,
Suswa and Menengai geothermal
projects.
The committee to be chaired by
Ranjit Shah of Kenya Association of
Manufacturers, Nakuru branch, will
include not less than three members
from various sectors including the
GDC, Nakuru County Executive,
representatives from the County
Assembly, and the Nakuru business
community.
GDC Chief Executive Of cer
Silas Simiyu said the county
stands to benet in various areas,
including farming, as consumers of
geothermal resources.
The newly constituted Kajiado
County Land Management Board
yesterday held its rst meeting to
discuss how to discharge its duties.
Speaking after the meeting held
in Kajiado town, National Land
Commission of cial Abdulkadir
Khalif said the team of seven was up
to the task and would resolve land
conicts in the county.
We have deliberated on matters
regarding terms and conditions of
service and how often the board
should be meeting. We also drafted
the way forward for the next
meetings, said Mr Khalif.
Board Secretary Molu Halake
said team will form a research and
investigations committee to deal
with land complaints.
Geothermal rm to
partner with county
New county Lands board
holds its rst sitting
KAJIADO COUNTY
NAKURU COUNTY
tions to embrace the modern build-
ing technology that is more affordable
to reduce infrastructural development
challenges.
It is so positive of Elsek to bring
new technology that addresses pinch-
ing issues in the field of infrastructur-
al development and we are urging
him to boost his investment base in
the country, said Mandago who was
accompanied by his Elgeyo Marakwet
counterpart Alex Tolgos.
Educational stakeholders, ad-
ministrators and Members of Coun-
ty Assembly present at the function
challenged the school to enhance its
co-curricular activities. A pupil from
the school travelled to Nigeria as a
player in the junior national soccer
team.
Elsek has partnered with KTN for
the The Property Show which is aired
every Sunday from 6pm.
The Standard Group has entered
into a partnership dubbed Your
Dreams Could Come True Initiative
with Elsek and Elsek Group of Com-
panies targeting KTN viewers.
Page 20 / COUNTY ROUNDUP Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
Residents of West Yimbo in Bondo scramble for free hippo meat after it was shot dead by Kenya Wildlife Service
ofcers on Wednesday. [PHOTO:ISAIAH GWENGI/ STANDARD]
Students of Kenya
Water Institute at
Ciakariga in
Tharaka Nithi
ofoad water
containers from
the institution van
following an acute
shortage in the
area. The County
Government is
planning to
construct 11 new
water points.
[PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/
STANDARD]
Nyatike MP Omondi Anyanga
KIRINYAGA COUNTY
KAJIADO COUNTY
MIGORI COUNTY
HOMABAY COUNTY
KAJIADO COUNTY
BUNGOMA COUNTY
SIAYA COUNTY
THARAKA NITHI COUNTY
13 aliens charged
with illegal stay
Firms property
destroyed in demo
MP wants farmers
paid for taken land
Two men jailed for
deling minors
Digital medical data
system launched
Form groups, MP tells
HIV/Aids patients
y B MUNENE KAMAU
y B PETERSON GITHAIGA
y B NICK OLUOCH
y B JAMES OMORO
y B PETERSON GITHAIGA
y B DANIEL PSIRMOI
Thirteen foreigners arrested on
Tuesday in Kirinyaga County were
yesterday charged with being in the
country illegally.
However, the suspects did not
plead to the charge when they ap-
peared before the Wanguru Princi-
pal Magistrate Peter Kiama due to
language barrier.
The prosecution informed the
court that more time was required to
seek an interpreter.
The suspects were charged that
on July 22, at Rukanga section of the
Makutano-Sagana road, were found
being in the country without valid
travel documents.
The were remanded at Kathigi-
ri G.K. Prisonuntil tomorrow when
they will take their pleas taken.
Property of tile-making rm in Kitengela
worth millions of shillings was destroyed
and four workers injured when area
residents stormed the rms premises to
protest against air pollution.
They brought down a section of the
perimetre wall for Flamingo tile plant at
Enkasiti in Kitegela and damaged vehicles
and the rms equipment.
Ofcers from the nearby Kitengela Police
Station arrived three hours later to disperse
the protestors.
Isinya Deputy County Commissioner
Hassan Bule asked the company to stop its
operations, citing security concerns.
He said company will remain shut to
await an impact assessment report from
Nema.
KIAMBU COUNTY
MOMBASA COUNTY
MP wants pupils
to get free food
Four quizzed after
cancelling ight
y B KAMAU MAICHUHIE
y B PHILIP MWAKIO
An MP wants free feeding
programme introduced in public
primary and secondary schools
countrywide.
Ruiru MP Esther Gathogo said the
free feeding programme will help retain
pupils and students in school.
The MP was speaking at Gitothua
Primary School in Ruiru where
she started a free school feeding
programme for pupils that will be
funded by the area Constituency
Development Fund.
She said lack of food among school-
going pupils was a serious problem
especially in arid and poor urban areas.
The MP decried the congestion in
public primary and secondary schools
in her constituency.
Four passengers who had booked a
Nairobi-bound plane were quizzed by police
at Moi International Airport in Mombasa
after they cancelled their ight at the
eleventh hour.
Airport OCPD Charles Okweya conrmed
the incident without giving more details.
Sources indicated the passengers were
arrested before they could leave the airport
after ground handling staf raised the alarm
about their sudden change of plans.
We had them with us and found
nothing unusual and released them after
interrogating them, said Okweya.
The passengers included an Ethiopian, a
European of unknown nationality and two
Kenyans.
Nyatike MP Omondi Anyanga has
expressed concern over delayed
compensation for land owners in the
lower Kuja Irrigation Scheme in his
constituency due to lack of national
identity cards and title deeds.
Speaking in his Nyatike constituency,
the MP appealed to the National
Irrigation Board (NIB) to instead use
local administrators to identify genuine
land owners.
We know that it is the same
Government which has delayed the
processing of title deeds for thousands
of area residents, he said.
Anyanga regretted that many
farmers eligible for compensation in
the 9,283-hectare irrigation scheme
were still languishing in poverty.
Of the more than 20,000 residents
earmarked for compensation at a cost
of Sh106.7 million, only 806 have been
paid Sh44 million since 2010 when the
project was initiated.
Anyanga regretted that some
of those who should have been
compensated have since died while still
waiting for their money.
He further challenged the board
to work closely with 15 community
committees and local administrators to
determine who will be paid.
NIB project manager Simon
Kamundia reassured that everybody
whose land was taken will be
compensated.
BUNGOMA COUNTY
Probe school res,
Lusaka appeals
y B TITUS OTEBA
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka
(above) has called for thorough
investigations into rampant schools
re incidents in the area.
He was speaking on Tuesday after
leading a county delegation to Friends
Misikhu High School in Webuye West
Sub-county where 175 students were
left in the cold on Monday night after
their hostel was razed down.
School principal Christopher
Manyonge said Sh8.1 million property
was destroyed by the inferno but no
student was hurt.
The re at Misikhu was the sixth
incident after Sikusi, Bokoli, Chebosi,
Bungoma and Kibabii schools.
A court in Ndhiwa has slapped
10-year-jail terms on two men found
guilty of defiling minors.
In the first case, Mike Okoth, 25,
who appeared before Principal Mag-
istrate Benard Omwansa, was found
guilty of defiling his niece on March
22, this year, at Ongaro Sub-location
in Ndhiwa County.
He was given 14 days to appeal.
In the same court, a 30-year-old
man was awarded 10-year jail term
for attempting to defile a class one
pupil.
The court heard that on July 4,
2014, George Othim attempted to
defile an eight-year-old girl in a sug-
ar plantation.
Passers-by rescued the innocent
girl after she raised an alarm.
Othim was convicted after he
pleaded guilty.
He was given 14 days to appeal the
sentence.
Kajiado County Government yes-
terday launched a digital medical re-
cords system that will enhance pa-
tients management at the hospitals
within the county.
Fifteen sites have been installed
in various places across the county
that will be manned by more than 20
trained staff.
Speaking during the launch yes-
terday, which also marked the end
of the training for medical officers
who will operate the system, Coun-
ty Executive for Health Nancy Gath-
aiya said the initiative will help know
how many patients missed their ap-
pointments and can be tracked down
to ensure they are attended to.
She said the system will be ex-
panded to include remote areas of
the county through partnership with
other stakeholders.
Bungoma County Woman Rep-
resentative Reginalda Wanyonyi has
appealed to HIV/Aids patients in the
region to form groups in order to get
assistance.
Speaking at Misikhu in Webuye
East Sub-County on Wednesday
where she handed over 15 hybrid
dairy goats to a group of widows liv-
ing with HIV/Aids, Dr Wanyonyi said
there are many benefactors willing
to assist them only if they are in rec-
ognised groups.
There are also funds from the
county government, like the coun-
ty women and youth empowerment
funds, which you can take advan-
tage of as a group, said Wanyonyi,
adding that the county had set aside
Sh90 million to be loaned to women
and youth registered groups.
Ruiru MP Esther Gathogo
Page 21 COUNTY ROUNDUP / Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
Ruiru MP Esther Gathogo (left) gives an elderly woman money at the Ruiru Post Bank yesterday. The MP led in
distributing the money for the elderly in the constituency. About 400 old people and those living with disabilities
beneted from the cash programme. She urged the beneciaries to use the money prudently. [PHOTO: KAMAU MAICHUHIE/
STANDARD]
VIHIGA COUNTY TAITA TAVETA COUNTY MACHAKOS COUNTY
KIAMBU COUNTY
Two young traders
shot dead in attack
MCAs difer over
foreign travel
Impeached governor
now to face Senate
Two young traders were on
Wednesday evening shot dead by un-
known assailants at Makuchi village
in Hamisi Constituency within Vihi-
ga County.
Julius Cheti, a chemist operator
and Benard Muhindi, a gold dealer,
succumbed to their injuries after be-
ing shot while at their business prem-
ises.
The 7pm incident took place as
the two were chatting with a third
person, suspected to be an accom-
plice of the assailants, but who has
since disappeared.
Witnesses said the two suspects
allegedly arrived on a motorbike,
which they also used to escape after
the shooting.
Police have linked the killings to
business rivalry and have launched
investigations.
Some members of the Taita-Tav-
eta County Assembly now want their
colleagues to table reports on their
frequent foreign trips.
Led by ODM Chief Whip Jason
Tuja and nominated County Repre-
sentative Roseline Mshambala, the
MCAs demanded yesterday that their
travelling colleagues should produce
reports and knowledge gathered and
demonstrate how this will be applied
to boost the countys poor economy.
The division emerged even as the
Assembly Speaker Maghanga Me-
shack Maghanga and his Deputy
Chrispus Tondoo led a delegation of
22 members for a week-long tour of
Singapore.
Sources told The Standard that
the trip will cost more than Sh8.8
million.
The fate of impeached Machakos
Deputy Governor Benard Kiala now
lies with the Senate.
The local county assembly on
Wednesday voted to impeach Dr Al-
fred Mutuas deputy over alleged gross
misconduct and abuse of office.
The motion of impeachment was
brought to the House by Mutituni
Ward Representative Joseph Kalunde
and was endorsed by 40 Members of
the County Assembly (MCAs) while 19
opposed the move.
Yesterday, Makueni Senator Mu-
tula Kilonzo jnr said the Senate will
form a committee to deal with the
matter according to the laid down
procedures.
THE PROCESS
The select committee will look in-
to the allegations carefully and if the
charges against Kiala are substanti-
ated, then the impeachment will be
withheld, said the senator.
Speaking to The Standard on
phone, the Makueni Senator hoped
the Machakos MCAs were not mis-
chievous adding we shall catch up
with them if there was any political
shenanigans.
The Senate has issued advisory to
all Members of the County Assemblies
on this matter and there are certain
thresholds to be met, added Mutula.
When reached for comment, Mr
Kiala claimed there was intense lob-
bying and bribery which led to his
ouster.
Those with huge sums of money
carried the day. There is glaring evi-
dence that money changed hands to
have me kicked out, he said.
Kiala has been embroiled in turf
war with Dr Mutua over alleged high
levels of corruption, nepotism and
abuse of office by top executive offi-
cials.
UASIN GISHU COUNTY
BARINGO COUNTY TANA RIVER COUNTY
Budget controller
biased, say MCAs
Matatu crashes
pupil to death
Three hurt as two
communities clash
y B MERCY KAHENDA y B HASSAN BARISA
y B DANIEL NZIA
A section of Members of the Uasin
Gishu County Assembly (MCAs) have
accused Controller of Budget Agnes
Odhiambo of undermining them.
The MCAs said Mrs Odhiambo had
been agitating for their downfall by
accusing them of misusing taxpayers
funds on foreign trips.
Led by Wilson Mutai of Kapsogoi
Ward, the MCAs said they had only
travelled to Rwanda to learn about the
rapid growth of the countrys economy.
We are calling upon Mrs Odhiambo
to tell Kenyans how much money MCAs
have used on trips and let her also give
out the amount spent by MPs to enable
Kenyans judge who has used what, said
Mutai.
The MCAs also appealed to the media
to be balanced in reporting.
A nursery pupil succumbed to
injuries at Mercy Mission Hospital in
Eldama Ravine town after she was
knocked by a matatu.
Koibatek OCPD Bernard Kibe said the
pupil of Kamerero Nursery School was
rushed to hospital immediately after
the accident, but died on arrival.
Her body is at the facility mortuary
pending a post-mortem examination.
Trafc police ofcers arrested the
driver and towed the matatu to Eldma
Ravine Police Station for inspection.
The driver will be charged with
trafc ofence.
Kibe appealed to teachers to be
mindful of the well-being of young
pupils and should not allow them to go
home unaccompanied.
Teachers should help young
children, especialy those in nursery
and lower classes, cross the road, he
advised.
He also told parents to ensure the
safety of their children while going to
school and back.
Three people were seriously injured
and more than 200 head of cattle
stolen after two communities living
at the border of Tana River and Kitui
counties clashed yesterday morning.
Reports indicate the Orma were
attacked at Muthaa Market in Mutomo
District after a quarrel over animal
trade and three of them were shot with
arrows by the Akamba.
Orma traders reportedly lost 200
head of cattle they were going to sell at
the market.
Tana River police boss Silvester
Githungo conrmed the attack and
said a contingent of police have been
sent to difuse tension between the two
communities.
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y B BONIFACE GIKANDI
A task force now wants the Nairo-
bi County government to prosecute
those involved in grabbing land be-
longing to public schools.
The task force Chairman Mark Ma-
tunga said his team visited 50 schools
in Nairobi County and established
there was rampant land grabbing of
land belonging to the institutions. He
said that of the schools they visited,
only three had title deeds. In its re-
port, the team also accuses staff at
the Ministry of Lands of refusing to
furnish them with critical informa-
tion they needed in their probe.
It further claims that part of land
belonging to Kabiria Primary School
had been grabbed by a politician, who
allegedly hived it off to build a sec-
ondary school. The team also estab-
lished that the school does not have
ownership documents for its land. At
Olympic Primary School, it was estab-
lished that various surveys to deter-
mine the acreage of the schools com-
Team raises red
ag on grabbing
of school land
pound came up with different results.
One report indicated that the school
owned seven acres of land while an-
other showed that it only had five
acres.
There is actual need to confirm
the actual acreage of the land belong-
ing to the school, the report states.
The task force also established that
most schools in Nairobi lack clean
water and sanitation facilities.
CLEAN WATER
Article 43 of the Constitution pro-
vides for the right to clean and safe
water and reasonable standards of
sanitation, indicates the report.
The team also says some religious
institutions have been duping learn-
ing institutions into ceding part of
their land to them. It calls for inves-
tigations into land grabbing com-
plaints lodged by Uhuru Gardens, Our
Lady of Mercy and Kamukunji. It also
proposes that the county government
contracts a special team of surveyors,
investigators and land planners to
conduct a thorough audit of school
land in Nairobi County with a view to
resolving ownership disputes.
Police in Muranga yesterday raid-
ed bars and other liquor outlets in the
area and arrested scores of revellers.
Several people escapeed the police
dragnet in the 9am operation that was
led by Muranga OCS George Anyonje.
Many bar owners in the town have
been opening the drinking joints be-
fore the stipulated time.
The officers launched the oper-
ation after arresting a man said to
have been drunk and disorderly near
Muranga police station at around
8.30am.
Police conducted a similar swoop
in Mukuyu market last week and ar-
rested several people found taking al-
cohol at midday.
Muranga County Police Com-
mander Naomi Ichami said those
flouting the liquor regulations would
be arrested and prosecuted.
Bar and wines and spirits opera-
tors are under instruction to abide by
law, failure to which they will be ar-
rested and charged in accordance to
the law, said Ichami.
Two months ago, Muranga Coun-
ty assembly passed an alcoholic law
to regulate operation hours.
Revellers
arrested in
police swoop
y B JOSPHAT THIONGO
NAIROBI COUNTY
MURANGA COUNTY
Wide load ahead
A passenger services vehicle transports a water storage tank almost its height
in Kiambu County, exposing travellers to safety risks. [PHOTO: FIDELIS KABUNYI/
STANDARD]
Page 25 NAIROBI/CENTRAL NEWS / Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
Muranga County Assembly has passed a Mo-
tion compelling the county government to for-
mulate a policy to ensure all buildings are fitted
with gadgets for harvesting of rain water.
The Motion, moved by Catherine Wairimu
Mugo, outlining the need to legislate a policy on
harvesting rain water and control of storm wa-
ter responsible for floods and landslides received
overwhelming support in the assembly.
It emerged there is need to educate the pub-
lic on the need to harvest and store rain water for
use when the dry spell strikes and rivers dry up.
In many countries there are policies that say
all buildings must have underground water stor-
age tanks. One such country is Sri Lanka where
millions of litres of water are stored in under-
ground tanks, Mugo said.
Muranga town MCA, Charles Machigo, said
water flowing from the houses ends up destroy-
ing road networks.
Kiharu estate is an example of how rain
water can be destructive if not controlled. The
estates road network has been damaged and
millions of shillings are allocated annually to fa-
cilitate repair works, Machigo said.
Nominated MCA Cecilia Gitu recounted how
many families in the lower parts of Muranga
have suffered from water borne diseases due to
lack of clean water.
She said many such families need to be educat-
ed on rain water harvesting techniques since this
will ensure they have readily available clean wa-
ter that can be used to keep their children healthy.
There are places, like the Bermuda Triangle
at the Atlantic Ocean, where there is a policy en-
forcing harvesting of rain water despite the ar-
ea being surrounded by water on all sides, Gi-
tu said.
Nominated MCA Mary Waithera said adopt-
ing rain water harvesting will save the county
huge amounts of money allocated to the drain-
age system during road construction.
Investors should be forced to harvest rain
water since this untapped water flows down-
stream collecting all kinds of debris and germs
which exposes residents to water borne diseas-
es, Waithera said.
Mugoiri Ward Representative Samson Ka-
go said lessons learnt from overseas trips have
helped MCAs make effective legislation that will
guide development in Muranga.
Storm water management is crucial and
must be controlled as a strategy to curb destruc-
tion of roads and also to be used in growing of
food crops, Kago said.
Nyandarua Governor Daniel Waithaka. [PHOTO: FILE/STAN-
DARD]
Nyandarua County Government
has formed a task force to investigate
all cases of illegally allocated public
land.
The task force to be headed by the
County Executive for Land and Plan-
ning, Nderi Ndiani, will collect the
views of the public and scrutinise
documents.
Already, the county has repos-
sessed two parcels of land in Ol Ka-
lou allegedly acquired by individuals.
One that measures 100 acres was
meant for Nyandarua Institute of Sci-
ence and Technology.
Governor Daniel Waithaka said
his administration knew the benefi-
ciaries of illegally allocated land and
those behind it would be charged in
court evidence is complete.
We will deal with each case as
it is brought to us. We will not allow
greedy individuals to take over land
that is meant to benefit Nyandarua
residents, he said in a statement.
CANCEL ALLOCATIONS
The governor said the National
Land Commission is also investigat-
ing the cases.
Once our task force finishes its in-
vestigations, we will work with the Na-
tional Land Commission to make sure
that the allocations are cancelled, he
said.
County probes
land allocation
Waithaka said early investiga-
tions showed that most of the land in
question belongs to the county gov-
ernment.
My administration will not spare
anyone who has acquired public util-
ity land as well as those who have en-
croached on road reserves, bus parks
or forest land, he warned.
Waithaka said some people had
also encroached on road reserves in
the county.
These people have acquired the
land for speculative purposes and
self-profiteering and we want to tell
them that their time is over, he said.
The governor said the task force
would investigate similar cases in
Ndaragwa, Mairo-Inya and Engineer.
MCAs pass Motion for all buildings to
have water harvesting gadgets
NYANDARUA COUNTY
y B JAMES MUNYEKI
y B BONIFACE GIKANDI
MURANGA COUNTY
The county
government
will not
spare anyone
found
to have
acquired
public
utility land -
Nyandarua
governor
Daniel
Waithaka
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POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES FOR SEPTEMBER 2014
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pro-poor nancing.
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A Masters degree in either Business Administration, Finance, Engineering or relevant eld with
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mobilization.
Proven leadership and management skills.
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of Kenya, 2010.
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possibility of contract renewal upon satisfactory performance.
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th
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NAIROBI
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Page 30 / NAIROBI/CENTRAL NEWS Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
A members Motion seeking to
block the media from covering the
proceedings of the Kirinyaga County
Assembly was yesterday shot down by
county assembly members.
Tebere Ward Representative Gad-
son Muchina said he had moved the
Motion after alleged misreporting of
the assembly business by a local daily.
Nominated MCA George Kago-
ri told the assembly freedom was en-
shrined in the Constitution and could
not be curtailed.
Kagori also said Article 35 of the
Constitution allows media access to
information. He further told the as-
sembly that barring the press from the
assemblys premises would be a gross
violation of the supreme law.
His sentiments were echoed by
Baragwe Ward Representative Da-
vid Mathenge who told the assembly
the mover of the motion should have
sought an apology from the offend-
ing media house instead of seeking to
have reporters barred from attending
the assemblys proceedings.
HEATED DEBATE
When the Motion was tabled in the
House by Mutira Ward Representative
Rahab Karienye on behalf of Muchina,
it elicited a heated debate, with the as-
sembly appearing to be divided down
the middle.
The temporary Deputy Speaker
David Mwai, who is also the Inoe Ward
Tharaka Nithi County Assembly
has passed a bill to establish a bur-
sary fund.
The Bursary Bill, which is now
awaiting Governor Samuel Ragwas
assent in order to become law, will
see each of the 15 wards get Sh2 mil-
lion for bursaries, if passed.
Speaking at Maara Constituency,
area Governor Samuel Ragwa said al-
though education was under the na-
tional government, there was no rea-
son for the county not to support it.
The education sector needs all
the support it can get and leaders,
teachers, parents and other stake-
holders should work together, said
the Governor.
Assembly passes
bursary kitty Bill
He said the funds are expected to
help bright students from disadvan-
taged backgrounds continue with
their education.
There are so many young people
who lack school fees and this keeps
them out of school, ultimately affect-
ing their performance, he said.
The county boss called on those
who will be assigned the mandate of
distributing the money to ensure on-
ly deserving cases access it.
NEEDY CASES
I would like to urge the people
responsible to ensure only those in
need of assistance get the money, he
added.
Mr Ragwa called on stakeholders
in the education sector to help his
administration improve the quality
of education in the county.
I am happy with our KCPE exam
results in last years examinations,
which showed that our county has
potential to perform even better, he
said.
Meanwhile, Embu County Assem-
bly Deputy Speaker Ibrahim Swaleh
wants road authorities devolved to
counties to enhance transparency
and accountability in their opera-
tions.
Swaleh accused Kenya Urban
Roads Authority (Kura) and Kenya Ru-
ral Roads Authority (Kerra) of exclud-
ing the public in identifying the roads
to be repaired.
Speaking in Embu town yesterday,
Swaleh claimed that Kura had failed to
furnish his office with a bill of quanti-
ties on roads under construction.
Attempts to talk to Kura Upper
Eastern Regional Manager Mike Gum-
bi for comment were futile as he was
said to be in a meeting.
Bid to bar press from assembly business ops
THARAKA NITHI COUNTY
y B PEACELOISE MBAE
y B MUNENE KAMAU
KIRINYAGA OUNTY
Representative, then put the Motion
to a vote and the majority carried the
day.
Mathenge clarified that the assem-
bly had no intention to gag the media.
He said doing so would not only be
draconian, but was also out of touch
with the changing times and the Con-
stitution.
As chair of the Finance Commit-
tee in this assembly, which is the most
sensitive position, I assure the mem-
bers of the fourth estate their fun-
damental rights will continue to be
respected and protected as they per-
form their watchdog roles, he said.
Only two members of the press
attended yesterdays proceedings in
Kerugoya town.

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Page 31 NAIROBI/CENTRAL NEWS / Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
Where land issues are a clan matter
Meru County is grappling with se-
rious challenges in issuance of title
deeds.
President Uhuru Kenyatta is ex-
pected to hand over thousands of
titles and Lands Cabinet Secretary
Charity Ngilu has put a target for land
officers in the county.
Residents in many areas are in pe-
rennial conflicts over ownership of
parcels of land, and people have been
killed in fights over the resource. The
courts have an avalanche of land cas-
es to solve, yet disputes continue to
divide families and clans.
Land officers in these areas do not
help matter either and many locals
live in crippling poverty since they
cannot farm or carry out any econom-
ically viable activity on their land.
It is a fight to the death, and res-
idents are desperate for the Govern-
ment to speed up the adjudication
process so that they can get their land
titles and move on with their lives.
We have had land problems since
1963, because most of these lands do
not have title deeds and we have had
to rely on clan land committee to set-
tle disputes, Tigania West MP David
Kariithi said.
This land adjudication process led
by clan leaders in Tigania started in
1966 and it is still going on.
ACCUSED OF BIAS
Although clan land committee
members have managed to solve a
few cases, some of their members
have been accused of bias and cor-
ruption. Now the villagers are against
the committees and have just con-
ducted an election to choose new
members who they hope will speed
up the adjudication process and pro-
cessing of titles.
At Uringu Two Land Adjudication
Area, matters are at a boiling point.
The community here is made up
of 12 clans and the number of land
disputes between members of differ-
ent clans is overwhelming. Each clan
has two representatives in the land
committee which is supposed to li-
aise with the Ministry of Land officers
to determine boundaries and owner-
ship, says Henry Kaberia, Kimachia
Location assistant chief.
We have many boundary cases,
with families accusing each other of
encroachment and land grabbing. It is
easier to solve cases through the clan
committee members but now even
they are being accused of corruption.
So the 12 clans have done an election
to pick new representatives, he said.
It seems corruption is now de-
volved, it has entered our land com-
mittee. We have to elect new officials.
Many of them have served for more
than 30 years so we need a change,
otherwise we will never get our ti-
tle deeds, says Moses Mwiti, whose
The land adjudication process, led by clan
leaders in Tigania, was started in 1966 and is still
on-going. Its used to settle diverse land disputes
MERU COUNTY
y B PHARES MUTEMBEI
The land adjudication process is handled by clan land committee
members with each clan having two representatives to ensure that
its interests are catered for
This system is recognised by Government land ofcials and Tigan-
ia West Lands Ofcer, Martin Odhiambo, said land ofcials work with
these groups to help in establishing boundaries and determine land
ownership
Villagers have, however, recently accused these land committee
members of bias and corruption, saying they have served for too
long, some for 30 years, and have called for and held elections to ap-
point new representatives
HOW IT WORKS
grandfather, Mboroki Kithiru, has
fought for his land for the last 47 years.
Kithiru is now more than
100-years-old, and does not know
how much longer he is going to be
alive. Now sickly and blind, he has lost
speech and cannot walk or do any-
thing without assistance. He depends
on his children and has been reduced
to a helpless old man by a land case
that has dragged on since 1967.
His daughter Susan Kirindi Mbo-
roki, 57, says her fathers 30 acres were
stolen by two people, and though they
have managed to get a small portion
to put up structures they call home,
the family has been rendered desti-
tute because they have no place to
grow crops.
Sadly, the Mboroki family is not
alone since there are other residents
of Tigania West who have also been
waiting for their title deeds since 1967.
The President has said he wants
to issue 100,000 titles in Meru this
year, but that is being delayed by the
adjudication process. We want to get
it done in the next three months and
want the new land committee mem-
bers and land officers to finish all
pending cases so that titles can be is-
sued to residents, MP Kariithi said.
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Page 32 / COAST NEWS Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Jo-
ho says he is ready to prove that his
academic degree is genuine.
Through his lawyer Paul Buti, the
governor yesterday told a three-judge
bench in Mombasa that he has evi-
dence that his degree from Kampa-
la University in Uganda is genuine.
Buti told the bench chaired by Justice
Christine Meoli that Joho had secret
arsenal he will use during the hear-
ing to have activist Silas Otukes ap-
plication seeking his dismissal for al-
legedly holding a fake degree thrown
out, if the court allows full hearing.
My client has a secret arse-
nal he will use during the hear-
ing if this court rejects our applica-
tion to strike out the suit, said Buti.
Buti was responding to Otukes law-
yer, Gikandi Ngibuini who told the
court that Joho had failed to ap-
peal a decision by Uganda Nation-
al Examination Council, which
recently cancelled his degree.
Ngibuini said the nomination of Jo-
ho by Independent Election and
Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to
vie in last years gubernatorial poll
was a fraud and that was why his
client filed the suit to challenge his
election as Mombasa Governor.
Joho ready
to defend
his degree
certicate
The other judges on the
bench are Justice Edward Mu-
riithi and Justice Martin Muya.
Ngibuini said he was ready to call
witnesses to prove that Johos degree
was not genuine and pleaded with the
court not to strike out the case because
that will block his client from prov-
ing his point, which would be unfair.
But Mohamed Balala, who also ap-
peared for the governor, argued to
challenge Johos election was like chal-
lenging the will of voters in the county.
The ruling will be made on Septem-
ber 26.
MOMBASA COUNTY
y B WILLIS OKETCH
Some members of the Mombasa
County Assembly yesterday claimed
Jubilee is behind moves to depose the
assemblys majority leader in order to
infiltrate and weaken the administra-
tion of Governor Hassan Ali Joho.
Two teams yesterday clashed in
the assembly, each claiming to have
the numbers to achieve their objec-
tives, amid claims that a campaign to
remove Khamis Ali Mwabashiri is an
effort by Jubilee to control politics in
the entire Coast region where it per-
formed dismally in the March 4 gen-
eral election.
It was also linked to the suprem-
acy battle between Mombasa Coun-
ty Commissioner Nelson Marwa and
Mr Joho with ward representatives fa-
vouring the status quo at the county
assembly claiming it was part of the
latest scheme by Jubilee to win over
MCAs, MPs, senators and governors
at the Coast ahead of the 2017 polls.
Supporters of Kilifi North MP
Gideon Mungaro have protested a
move by CORD to remove him from
the post of Minority party whip over
his alleged close ties with Jubilee.
Speaking at a hotel in Kilifi yester-
day, the supporters who included an
official of Maendeleo Ya Wanawake
Organisation threatened to withdraw
their support for ODM leader Raila
Odinga and leave CORD if the deci-
sion is not reversed within 24 hours.
Yesterday, it was reported in the
media that CORDs Parliamentary
Group had resolved to axe Mungaro,
who is currently out of the country,
from the position for lack of commit-
ment to CORD.
Mungaros supporters claimed
CORD was taking his support at the
Coast for granted and described him
as a pillar for ODM and the opposi-
tion coalition in the region.
As CORD political leaders in Kilifi
county, we are not impressed by the
MCAs claim Jubilee out to
weaken Johos government
Mungaros supporters give
CORD 24-hour ultimatum
MOMBASA COUNTY KILIFI COUNTY
y B PATRICK BEJA
y B JOSEPH MASHA
y B PAUL MUTUA
The petitioners lawyer said the
nomination of Joho by Indepen-
dent Election and Boundaries
Commission to vie in last years
gubernatorial poll was a fraud
But the respondent argued to
challenge Johos election was
like challenging the will of voters
in the county
The other judges hearing the
case are Justice Edward Muriithi,
Justice Martin Muya and Chris-
tine Meoli
THE CASE SO FAR
Members of the Mombasa Coun-
ty Assembly (MCA) have raised con-
cern after the mover of a motion seek-
ing to establish a register for integrity
among public officers postponed it.
The MCAs yesterday said they
were ready for debate and wondered
why nominated member and chair-
man of the Finance committee Mo-
hamed Hatimy changed his mind.
On Tuesday, Hatimy presented
a notice seeking to introduce a mo-
tion to compel the Clerk of the As-
sembly to maintain a register of
conflict of interests that would be
open to the public for inspection.
Hatimy said the motion was in line
with Section 16 (10) of the Lead-
ership and Integrity Act of 2012.
The Act provides that for purposes of
subsection (9), the clerk of the Sen-
ate, the National Assembly or a coun-
ty assembly shall maintain a register
of conflicts of interest, which shall be
open to the public for inspection.
But yesterday, he sought to defer
debate, prompting Tudor Ward Rep-
resentative Patrick Simiyu to question
the move when members were ready
to discuss it.
Mr speaker, there is not sufficient
reason why the mover is unwilling to
proceed with this important motion,
Simiyu protested.
Hatimy, however, insisted the law
and standing orders of the house al-
lowed the mover of a motion to defer
debate and bring it back later.
Speaker Thadius Rajwayi said the
motion was important for the county
and should not have been withdrawn.
The Commission on Administra-
tive Justice, also known as Office of
the Ombudsman, has stepped in to
resolve the volatile Tana-Kitui border
dispute in a bid to broker peace in the
two counties.
And the commissions chairman
Otiende Amollo said in Kitui yester-
day his office would lobby the nation-
al government to compensate people
living in the Mui coal belt ahead of
mining.
Amollo further said they would
look at the memorandum presented
to the commission by Governor Julius
Malombe that called for settling of as-
sets and liabilities the county govern-
ment inherited from the defunct Ki-
tui Municipal, Mwingi County and
Mwingi Town councils.
Dr Malombe said the three unre-
solved issues were a big setback to his
government and affected the countys
economic growth.
They were speaking during an
awareness campaign.
CAJ in bid to
end border row
Shock as MCA
withdraws
integrity
motion
KITUI COUNTY
MOMBASACOUNTY
Preparing for a feast
Muslims buy goats at Mwembe Tayari in Mombasa County yesterday in prepa-
ration for Eid ul Fitri celebrations on Tuesday next week. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MO-
HAMED/STANDARD]
Kili North MP Gideon Mungaro
A group of Members of County As-
sembly (MCAs) led by Chief Whip Mo-
hamed Ndanda and Likoni Ward Rep-
resentative Abdalla Kasagamba vowed
to remove Mr Mwabashiri, together
with minority leader Karisa Nzai, ac-
cusing them of failing to deliver on
their mandate.
On Wednesday evening, Kasagam-
ba presented a list of MCAs to House
Speaker Thadius Rajwayi who signed
for the replacement of Mr Mwabashi-
ri. Mwabashir is seen as a close ally of
Governor Joho.
As members of the party that
sponsored both the majority and mi-
nority leaders, we declared that we
have no confidence in them, Kasag-
amba told the house. Mr Kasagamba
reportedly handed over the report on
behalf of the chief whip.
Mr Mwabashiri and Mr Nzai were
not in the house when the speaker re-
ceived the list that was aimed at seal-
ing their fate.
All 30 elected MCAs were elected
on ODM ticket and the 15 nominated
members also belong to CORD.
decision taken by the top leadership of
CORD to remove Mungaro from the
position of the coalitions whip in Par-
liament on claims that he has failed
to deliver and we want him to be giv-
en his seat back,said Hassan Momba-
sa, a member of the Kilifi County As-
sembly.
Mombasa said Mungaro should
not be victimised for working with the
Jubilee government to bring develop-
ment to his people and accused CORD
of frustrating him.
y B PATRICK BEJA
Page 33 COAST NEWS / Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
y B STANLEY MWAHANGA
Policy to make sports examinable
Mombasa County government is
lobbying to have sports integrated in
the national education curriculum,
and make it a compulsory subject ex-
amined within the county.
Despite education having not
been devolved to the county gov-
ernment, with the exception of Early
Childhood Development, the county
wants to make sports an integral part
of the formal education system in the
county.
A sports policy document unveiled
to stakeholders in Mombasa yester-
day laid out the intention to integrate
sports and physical education into
the educational curriculum, making
it a compulsory subject of learning
up to secondary school level.
COMPULSORY SUBJECT
The policy unveiled by Momba-
sa County Executive for Youth and
Sports Hazel Koitaba also seeks to in-
corporate the discipline in the eval-
uation system of the student, stating
that if accepted the enhanced curric-
ulum will be actively pursued in all
schools within the county.
In order to have an all-round-
ed development of the youth, sports
shall be offered as a compulsory sub-
ject at nursery, primary and second-
ary school level within the formal
education system, said the poli-
cy unveiled by the county sports de-
partment.
The policy has also prescribed that
all primary and secondary schools
shall have play grounds as a condition
for approval for their establishment
and that no student (including those
in tertiary institutions) shall be dis-
criminated for participating in sports.
All schools shall establish a struc-
tured sporting programme which cov-
ers every student except those ex-
empted on medical grounds, says
the policy.
MOMBASA COUNTY
REPUBLI C OF KENYA
THE NATI ONAL TREASURY
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSI ON OF I NTEREST (EOI )
(I NTERNATI ONAL COMPETI TI VE BI DDI NG)
LEASI NG OF HELI COPTERS FOR THE NATI ONAL
POLI CE SERVI CE
The National Treasury invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from manufacturers, dealers, leasing
companies, financial institutions and interested firms for provision of helicopters for the
National Police Service through leasing as follows:
LOT NO. Description of item
Lot 1 Transport Troop Carrier Helicopters
Lot 2 Utility Helicopters
Detailed requirements
Expression of Interest should include the following information at the minimum:-
i. Certified copy of Certificate of Registration/Incorporation from relevant authorized
body.
ii. Certified copy of valid Tax Compliance Certificate.
iii. Past experience and technical capability - Provide evidence of successfully completed
lease contracts of similar nature within the last five years.
iv. Evidence of sound financial standing turnover of minimum USD. 5,000,000 per
annum.
v. Copies of certified audited accounts for the last three years.
vi. Names and contact details of three referees with whom the lessor has transacted
similar business in the past five (5) years.
vii. Physical address of the lessor.
viii. Name, address, telephone number and email address of the authorized contact.
ix. Documentary evidence on whether a firm is a registered owner or authorized agent.
x. Full Maintenance capability of the helicopters including availability of spare parts and
other required components as and when they are required.
xi. List, type and capacity of helicopters available for lease as per each lot indicating the
year of manufacture and number of flight hours since new.
xii. Evidence of licensing from Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), EASA, FAA or/and
any other international relevant regulatory authority recognized by Kenya Civil Aviation
Authority (KCAA).
xiii. Provide sample master operating lease and maintenance agreement.
xiv. Any other relevant information.
NB. All documents should be presented in English language.
Completed Expression of Interest documents, enclosed in plain sealed envelope, clearly
marked EOI - Leasing of helicopters shall be addressed to:-
The Principal Secretary,
The National Treasury,
PO Box 30007 00100,
Nairobi, Kenya
and be deposited in the tender box provided at the Treasury Building, 6
th
Floor, Harambee
Avenue, Nairobi, so as to be received on or before Friday, 15
th
August, 2014 at 10.00 A.M.
East African Time.
Expression of Interest documents will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of
the tenderers representatives who choose to attend the opening at National Treasury, Treasury
Building, 6
th
floor, Conference Room.
HEAD, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
FOR: PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
RONGO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
(A Constituent College of Moi University)
PRIVATELY SPONSORED STUDENTS (PSSP) SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER
2014 INTAKE FOR FULL TIME, SCHOOL BASED, WEEKEND AND OPEN &
DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS
SCHOOL OF EDUCATI ON
PROGRAMME COURSES REQUIREMENTS DURATION TUITION
FEE PER
SEMESTER
DIPLOMA Diploma in Early Childhood and
Primary Education (ECPE)
KCSE C- OR P1 Certifcate
A KNEC Certifcate in ECPE OR any equivalent
qualifcation from a recognized institution
4 semesters
and 1term
Teaching
Practice
30,000
Diploma in Secondary
Education (Arts)
KCSE C Plain
Must have at least C+ at KCSE level in two art
teaching subjects (English, Literature, Kiswahili,
Religion, Maths, Geography, Business Studies, History)
4 semesters and
1 term Teaching
Practice
30,000
Diploma in Secondary
Education (Science-maths,
chemistry, physics, biology
agriculture)
K.C.S.E C Plain
At C Plus at KCSE level in two science teaching
subjects
4 semesters and
1 term Teaching
Practices
30,000
Diploma in Special Needs
Education
K.C.S.E C Plain 4 semesters and
1 term Teaching
Practice
30,000
UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMMES
Bachelor of Education (Arts)
Bachelor of Education in Early
Childhood & Primary Education
(ECPE)
Bachelor of Education (Science
maths, chemistry, physics,
biology agriculture - )
Bachelor of Education in
Special Needs Education (SNE)
Bachelor of Education
(Business Studies with a 2
nd
Teaching Subject)
Kenya Certifcate of Secondary Education (KCSE) with
a minimum aggregate grade C+ and above.
KCSE mean grade C plus, a certifcate and diploma
O level division II or equivalent plus a diploma
O level division III plus a certifcate and diploma
O level division III, plus a diploma in Post-Secondary
Education
Diploma in Education from Rongo University College
or other recognized institutions and mean grade C in
KCSE or equivalent
A level with 2 principals passes or equivalent in
relevant subjects
P1 certifcate with KCSE mean grade C, C+ or KCE/
EACE DIV III and above
Higher National Diploma in relevant felds and mean
grade of C in KCSE
8 semesters and
1 term Teaching
Practice
45,000
MASTERS
PROGRAMMES
Master of Education (M.Ed) in
Educational Administration &
Planning
Master of Education in Planning
& Economics of Education
Master of Education in
Educational Communication
Technology (Curriculum
Instruction & Media)
Master of Education in:
Educational Foundations
Philosophy of Education
Sociology of Education,
Comparative and International
Education
Educational Leadership and
Policy
Master of Education in
Psychology, Guidance and
Counseling
Early Childhood Education
Special Needs Education
Bachelor of Education degree with a frst class
honours, upper second class honours degree or
equivalent qualifcations from universities recognized
by senate
Bachelor of Education degree with a least a lower
second class hours degree or equivalent degrees from
other universities recognized by senate with two (2)
years of working experience
Any other Bachelors degree with at least second
class honours and post graduate Diploma in Education
(PGDE) or equivalent qualifcations from a recognized
universities
Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education
with at least upper second class hours
Upper second class in subjects related to Early
Childhood Education or its equivalent
Upper second class degree from a recognized
universities and Diploma or Certifcate in Early
Childhood Education
Bachelor of Education in Special Needs Education with
at least upper second class honors or equivalent
Bachelor of Education in Special Needs Education
with at least lower second class degree and two years
teaching experience.
4 semesters 50,000
DOCTORAL
PROGRAMMES
Doctor of Philosophy in
Educational Administration/
management,
Philosophy of Education,
psychology, Guidance &
Counselling,
Educational Communication
Technology (curriculum
Instruction & Media),
A Masters degree in area of specialization relevant to
the programme. PhD applications must be submitted
together with research proposal topic (proposals)
SCHOOL OF BUSI NESS AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
CERTIFICATE
PROGRAMMES
Certifcate in Housekeeping and
Accommodation Management
KCSE D+ (Plus), O-Level Certifcate DIV IV or
equivalent plus a relevant academic/ professional
training
2 semesters 30,000
Certifcate in Hotel and
Hospitality Management
KCSE D+ (Plus), O-Level Certifcate DIV IV or
equivalent plus a relevant academic/ professional
training
2 semesters 30,000
DIPLOMA
PROGRAMMES
Diploma in Business
Management
KCSE C- (Minus), C- (Minus) in English or Kiswahili,
D+ (Plus) in Maths/ Accounting/ Business Studies/
Commerce/ Accounting or
A-level subsidiary pass
A relevant certifcate from a recognized institution
4 semesters 30,000
Diploma in Human Resource
Management
KCSE C (Plain) or its equivalent with a C (Plain) in
Geography, History, Economics and social ethics
8 semesters 30,000
UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMMES
Bachelor of Business
Management
KCSE C+ (Plus), C (Plain) in English and Maths/
Business Studies/ Commerce/ Economics/ Accounting
or
Two principal passes and one subsidiary pass at
A-level plus at least a pass in Maths and English at
O-level or
Ordinary Diploma in business related feld from
recognized institutions or CPA/CPS, HND may be
admitted to 2
nd
or 3
rd
year
8 semesters 45,000
Bachelor of Science in Human
Resource Management
KCSE C+ (Plus), C (Plain) in English, C- (Minus) in
Maths/ Business Studies or
At least two principals at A-level in either Sciences or
Arts subjects obtained in the same sitting may also be
admitted
Diploma in a related feld or CPA/CPS, HND may be
admitted to 2
nd
or 3
rd
year
8 semesters 45,000
Bachelor of Science in Project
Planning & Management
KCSE C+ (Plus) with at least a C+ (Plus) in English and
C (Plain) in Maths/ Accounting/ Commerce
Or a Diploma in a related business course or Diploma
in any other discipline from a recognized institution
Second division with a pass in mathematics and
English at O-level
At least 1 principal pass and 2 subsidiaries at A-level
8 semesters 45,000
Bachelor of Hotel and
Hospitality Management
KCSE C+ (Plus) or
Two principal passes and a subsidiary pass at KACE-
A-level or
A Diploma in a related discipline from a recognized/
accredited institution or
Higher National Diploma in a related discipline from a
recognized/ accredited institution
8 semesters 45,000
Bachelor of Tourism
Management
KCSE C+ (Plus) or
Two principal passes and a subsidiary pass at KACE-
A-level or
A Diploma in a related discipline from a recognized/
accredited institution or
Higher National Diploma in a related discipline from a
recognized/ accredited institution
8 semesters 45,000
POSTGRADUATE
PROGRAMMES
Master of Business
Administration (MBA Executive)
Candidates must have a working experience of at least
5 years (post qualifcation) in a signifcant managerial
position
A degree in any discipline from a recognized university
Or a holder of a complete CPA/ CPS (K) certifcate or
equivalent
Or a holder of a higher national diploma in Business
Studies (KNEC) or its equivalent
8 semesters 50,000
Master in Business
Management
Bachelor of Business Management/ Bachelor of
Business Administration
A holder of a degree in Business or Commerce from a
recognized University
In addition the applicant must have passed with
Second Class in their course
Holders of MBA Executive from Moi University shall
be eligible subject to the fulflment of the above
requirements. They will be required to do the three
courses in semester two and thesis
8 semesters 50,000
SCHOOL OF I NFORMATI ON, COMMUNI CATI ON AND MEDI A STUDI ES
CERTIFICATE
PROGRAMMES
Certifcate in Public Relations K.C.S.E C minus 1 Year 30,000
Certifcate in Computer Studies
with I.T
K.C.S.E D plain 3 months 30,000
Certifcate Library Studies and
Information Technology
K.C.S.E D plain 2 semesters 20,000
DIPLOMA
PROGRAMMES
Diploma in Media and
Journalism with IT
K.C.S.E C- or relevant certifcate 2 semesters 37,000
Diploma in Public Relations K.C.S.E C- or relevant certifcate 4 Semesters 37,000
Diploma in Information and
Communication Technology
(ICT)
K.C.S.E C- or relevant certifcate 4 Semesters 37,000
Diploma Library and Information
Studies
K.C.S.E C- or relevant certifcate 4 Semesters 37,000
UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMMES
Bachelor of Science in
Information Sciences
K.C.S.E C+ or relevant Diploma with Credit may be
admitted to 2
nd
year
8 Semesters 45,000
Informatics
admitted to 2
nd
Year
8 Semesters 45,000
Communication and Journalism
admitted to 2
nd
Year
8 Semesters 45,000
Communication and Public
Relations
admitted to 2
nd
Year
8 Semesters 45,000
Bachelor of Science in Graphic
Communication and Advertising
admitted to 2
nd
Year
8 Semesters 45,000
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics,
Media and Communications
with IT
admitted to 2
nd
Year
8 Semesters 45,000
MASTERS
PROGRAMMES
Masters of Science in
Communication Studies
(Options: Public Relation or
Journalism)
Bachelors Degree in any social sciences, Arts or
Humanities
4 Semesters 50,000
DOCTORAL
PROGRAMMES
Communication Studies
Relevant Masters degree recognized by Moi
university senate in Communication or related felds
6 Semesters 60,000
SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCI AL SCI ENCES
FEE PER
SEMESTER
DIPLOMA Diploma in Economics K.C.S.E C Plain OR
Relevant Certifcate
4 semesters 30,000
Diploma in Governance and
Administration in Counties
K.C.S.E C Minus
Relevant Certifcate
4 semester 30,000
Diploma in Criminology K.C.S.E C Minus
Relevant Certifcate
4 semesters 30,000
Diploma in Social Work and
Community Development
K.C.S.E C Minus
Relevant Certifcate
4 semesters 30,000
Diploma in Religious Studies K.C.S.E C Minus
Relevant Certifcate
4 semesters 30,000
Diploma in Political Science
and Public Administration
K.C.S.E C Minus
Relevant Certifcate
4 semesters 30,000
DEGREE
PROGRAMMES
Bachelors of Arts in Literature K.C.S.E C+
Relevant Diploma with Credit may be admitted to 2
nd
Year
8 semesters 45,000
Bachelors of Arts in Linguistics
and Foreign Languages
K.C.S.E C+
nd
Year
8 semesters 45,000
Bachelors of Arts in
International Relations
K.C.S.E C+
nd
Year
8 semesters 45,000
Economics
K.C.S.E C+
nd
Year
8 semesters 45,000
Bachelors of Arts in English K.C.S.E C+
nd
Year
8 semesters 45,000
Bachelors of Arts in Social
Work and Community
Development
K.C.S.E C+
nd
Year
8 semesters 45,000
Political Science and Public
Administration
K.C.S.E C+
nd
Year
8 semesters 45,000
Bachelors of Arts in Penology K.C.S.E C+
nd
Year
8 semesters 45,000
Bachelors of Arts in Kiswahili K.C.S.E C+
nd
Year
8 semesters 45,000
Geography
K.C.S.E C+
nd
Year
8 semesters 45,000
Philosophy
K.C.S.E C+
nd
Year
8 semesters 45,000
Psychology
K.C.S.E C+
nd
Year
8 semesters 45,000
Applications are invited from qualifed candidates for the following academic programs.
The programs will be offered at our Main Campus in Kitere Hill, Rongo Town, Awendo Town and Migori Town Learning Centres.
RONGO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
PRIVATELY SPONSORED STUDENTS (PSSP) SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER
2014 INTAKE FOR FULL TIME, SCHOOL BASED, WEEKEND AND OPEN &
DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS
Sociology(Community
Development, Social Work,
Criminology)
K.C.S.E C+
nd
Year
8 semesters 45,000
MASTERS
PROGRAMMES
Masters of arts in:
History
Kiswahili
Religion
Linguistics
Sociology
Literature
Geography
Economics
Bachelors degree with First Class or 2
nd
Class or Second
Lower Honors with two years work experience
4 semesters 50,000
Executive Masters in Public
Administration and Policy
Bachelors degree with First Class or2
nd
Class or Second
Lower Honors with two years work experience
2 semesters 50,000
SCHOOL OF SCI ENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGI NEERI NG
FEE PER
SEMESTER
UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMMES
Mathematics
Mean grade of C+ (plus) or equivalent with at least C+ (Plus)
in Mathematics and any two of the following subjects Biology,
Chemistry and Physics.
8 semesters 45,000
Botany
in Biology and any two of the following subjects Mathematics,
Chemistry and Physics
8 semesters 45,000
Chemistry
in Chemistry and any two of the following subjects Biology,
Mathematics and Physics
8 semesters 45,000
Physics
Mean grade of C+ (plus) or equivalent with at least C+ (Plus) in
Physics and any two of the following subjects Biology, Chemistry
and Mathematics.
8 semesters 45,000
Zoology
in Biology and any two of the following subjects: Mathematics,
8 semesters 45,000
Microbiology
in Biology and any two of the following subjects Mathematics,
8 semesters 45,000
Biochemistry
Biology and Chemistry subjects.
8 semesters 45,000
Computer Science
Mathematics and Physics subjects.
8 semesters 45,000
Applied Statistics with
Computing
Mathematics
8 semesters 45,000
Fashion Design and
Textile Technology
Mean grade of C+ (plus) or equivalent with at least C (Plain) in
Mathematics, C+ in Biology and Chemistry.
8 semesters 45,000
SCHOOL OF AGRI CULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVI RONMENTAL
STUDI ES
FEE PER
SEMESTER
DIPLOMA
PROGRAMMES
Diploma in Agriculture A minimum KCSE Mean Grade of C (Plain), with the
following grades: D+(Plus) in either Mathematics or
Physics, C- (Minus) in any two of the Science subjects
(Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Biological Science,
Physical Science, Home Science and Geography) and
C- (Minus). Certifcate in Agriculture or related feld.
4 semesters 30,000/=
Diploma in Horticulture A minimum KCSE Mean Grade of C (Plain), with the
following grades: D+(Plus) in either Mathematics or
Physics, C- (Minus) in any two of the Science subjects
(Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Biological Science,
Physical Science, Home Science and Geography) and
C- (Minus). Certifcate in Agriculture or related feld.
4 semesters 30,000
UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMMES
Agriculture
A minimum KCSE Mean Grade of C+ (plus), C in
Mathematics, C+ in Biology or Biological science B- in
Chemistry or C+ in Physical science in K.C.S.E
2 Principal passes and a subsidiary pass at KACE
A-Level or Diploma in a related discipline from a
recognized/ accredited institution or HND in a related
discipline from a recognized institution.
8 semesters 45,000
Horticulture
Mathematics, C+ in Biology or Biological science, B- in
Chemistry or C+ in physical science in K.C.S.E
8 semesters 45,000
Agricultural Extension and
Education (Agriculture and
Biology Teachers)
A minimum KCSE Mean Grade of C+, C+ in Biology,
C+ in Agriculture. C in Mathematics / Physics , C+ in
Chemistry
or
B- in Biological Science, C+ in Agriculture, C+ in
mathematics / B- in Physical Science
A-Level or
Diploma in a related discipline from a recognized/
accredited institution or HND in a related discipline
from a recognized institution.
8 semesters 45,000
Agribusiness
A minimum K.C.S.E Mean Grade of C+, C+ in
Mathematics and C+ in Economics / Commerce /
Agriculture/ Business / Accounting in K.C.S.E
A-Level or
from a recognized institution
8 semesters 45,000
Environmental Science
A minimum KCSE Mean Grade of C+ (plus), C+ in
Mathematics, C+ in Biology, C+ in Chemistry, B- in
Biological science,
C+ in Geography, C+ in Physics or B- in Physical
Sciences in K.C.S.E
8 semesters 45,000
Agricultural Economics and
Resource Management
Agriculture in K.C.S.E
A-Level or
8 semesters 45,000
Agricultural Economics and
Resource Management
Agriculture in K.C.S.E
A-Level or
8 semesters 45,000
Bachelor of Science in Food
Science and Nutrition
Mathematics, C+ in Biology or Biological science, C+
in Chemistry or C+ in physical science in K.C.S.E
discipline from a recognized institution
8 semesters 45,000
MASTERS
PROGRAMMES
Masters of Science in Crop
protection.
2
nd
Upper Class Honors in Agriculture or related felds 2 years 50,000
Masters of Science in
Horticulture.
2
nd
Upper Class Honors in Horticulture or related felds 2 years 50,000
Masters of Science in Soil
science
2
nd
Masters of Science in Plant
Breeding
2
nd
Ph. D PROGRAMMES Ph.D in Crop Protection Holder of Masters in Crop Protection or closely related
felds 3-4 years
60,000
Ph.D in Horticulture Holder of Masters in Horticulture or closely related
felds 3-4 years
60,000
Ph.D in Soil Science Holder of Masters in Soil Science or closely related
felds 3-4 years
60,000
Ph.D in Plant Breeding Holder of Masters in Plant Breeding or closely related
felds 3-4 years
60,000
RONGO UNI VERSI TY COLLEGE
OFFI CE OF THE DEPUTY PRI NCI PAL
ADMI NI STRATI ON, FI NANCE AND PLANNI NG
POSI TI ONS FOR ADVERTI SEMENT
Applications are invited from suitably qualifed candidates for the following Academic and Administrative positions.
ACADEMI C POSI TI ONS
Statistics
Lecturer Scale 12 REF RUC/ASA/1/07/14
Chemistry
Lecturer-Scale RUC 12 REF RUC/ASA/2/07/14
Physics
Lecturer-Scale RUC 12 REF RUC/ASA/3/07/14
ADMI NI STRATI VE POSI TI ONS
Senior Assistant Registrar (Administration) Scale RUC 13 REF RUC/AFP/1/07/14
Senior Assistant Registrar (Academic) Scale RUC 13 REF RUC/AFP/2/07/14
All applications should be addressed to:
The Principal,
Rongo University College,
P.O. Box 103 40404
RONGO, KENYA
So as to reach on or before 15
th
August 2014
The University College is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disability and those of female gender are encouraged to
apply.
For further details and requirements on the advertised positions please visit the Rongo University College website www.ruc.ac.ke
(vacancies).
THE FOLLOWI NG PROGRAMMES TO BE OFFERED THROUGH OPEN AND DI STANCE LEARNI NG (ODeL) MODE.
Bachelor of Arts in Criminology
Diploma in Criminology
Bachelor of Arts in Community Development
Bachelor of Science in Project Planning & Management
Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood and Primary Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Mi ni mum Admi ssi on Requi r ement s f or ODeL Pr ogr ammes
The requirements are the same as indicated in the other modes for similar Programs. Enquiries regarding open and distance learning may
be addressed to the ODeL Coordinator on Mobile: 0720 766 882 or 0725 405 295 or Email:odel@ruc.ac.ke
APPLI CATI ON PROCEDURE
Application forms may be obtained from the Offce of the Director PSSP at the Main Campus in Kitere Hill or Rongo Town
Information Offce at Nyasiyo Plaza near Rongo Post Offce or Awendo Town Learning Centre on National Bank Building or
Migori Town Learning Centre at Msomi Complex, or from our website at www.ruc.ac.ke
Duly flled application forms with copies of result slips, application fee bank deposit slip (Ksh 500 for Diploma and Certifcate,
1000 for undergraduate and 2,000 for postgraduate) and other relevant certifcates/transcripts should be sent or hand
delivered to:
DIRECTOR
Privately Sponsored Students Program (PSSP)
Rongo University College
P.O. Box 103-40404, Rongo
Tel: 077038256
A premier Business University
of choice
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Mai n Campus - Thi k a Road,
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Graduate Programmes (Duration 18 months)
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Master of Business Administration (MBA Marketing)
Master of Business Administration (MBA HRM)
Master of Business Administration (Procurement and Supplies Management)
Duration 1 year(3 semesters)
Post Graduate Diploma in Corporate Governance
Undergraduate Programs
1. Bachelor of Commerce (BCOM)
2. Bachelor of Commerce (Entrepreneurship)
A
t KCAU, the MBA programmes are formulated to
strategically meet the needs of leaders in corporate
world and ensure that aspects of ethics and
governance are instilled throughout the period of
study . Indeed, KCAU is the only university in Kenya founded
by a professional body- ICPAK.
Corporate Management focuses on practicing managers
or those aspiring to manage and lead businesses locally and
internationally. It guarantees this by having the programme
uniquely formulated ensuring the students focus on their area
of specialisation from the word go.
No matter your profession, you can become a manager.
Our MBA programmes are uniquely designed to ensure
its participants acquire skills, knowledge and strategies
to successfully manage corporate institutions says Prof.
Onyango
The programme is aimed at bridging the gap in the corporate
level as many managers are not well equipped with adequate
skills to successfully manage corporates in the ever changing
and challenging business environment.
Corporate management is key in all sectors. This has been
seen by the growing number of top university administrators
and senior management ofcials signing up for the programme
as it is crucial in the advancement of their careers. Says Prof.
Onyango
For a student pursuing an MBA in Corporate Management,
it is an opportunity for them to have skills to manifest in their
area of specialisation as well as have high opportunity to climb
the career ladder, he says.
The Don says graduates of KCA University have strong
analytical skills, and are able to execute strong ethical principles
as well as demonstrate strong business orientation to promote
successful corporate performance.
Organisations in this time and age require professional skills,
knowledge and understanding. Thus management in itself has
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A Country cannot develop without a productive workforce. Be part of this development
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Prof. Silas Onyango, Professor of Financial Engineering ( University of
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Management at KCA University. He previously was Research Director at
Strathmore University. He is the frst Kenyan to be awarded a PhD in Financial
Engineering in 2004.
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Diploma - 16 Months
Class - 20 students max
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Deputy President William Ruto presents a tittle deed to 89 year old mama Mir-
iam Yego at Kabirer Primary Schoolm Tinderet in Nandi County where he is-
sued tittle deed to the local community. [PHOTO: PETER OCHIENG/STANDARD]
At least 300,000 residents of Nan-
di County still lack land registration
documents and currently live on their
lands as squatters hence do not de-
velop them.
Dr John Chumo, county executive
in charge of lands and environment
said most of the affected families are
those who were living in the former
white highlands and later sought set-
tlement after the country gained in-
dependence.
He said it is unfortunate to have
families living as squatters in their
farms for more than 50 years.
It is the county governments wish
to have all residents issued with title
deeds to enable them develop their
land. We are urging the national gov-
ernment to fast track the process,
Chumo said.
The county minister singled out
Tinderet, Aldai and Nandi Hills re-
gions, that were formerly white high-
lands, as the most affected regions.
Majority of residents in settle-
ment areas like Bonchoge, Chemur-
soi, and Chebarus among other re-
300,000 squat
on their land
gions cannot secure credit facilities
and effectively develop their farms
since they lack land documents, said
Chumo who spoke to The Standard on
telephone yesterday.
He added: Some families are liv-
ing with uncertainty due to lack of ti-
tle deeds that would make them par-
ticipate in meaningful development
of their farms and effectively trans-
form their standard of living.
The official further said that cour-
tesy of the devolved system of gover-
nance, the re-settlement process is
now moving much faster because of
the county and national governments
collective responsibility.
OPERATIONS STREAMLINED
He lauded the recent issuance
of over 580 title deeds to families at
Kabirer area in Tinderet at an event
graced by Deputy President William
Ruto.
At the same time, Chumo said op-
erations at the county lands registry
in Kapsabet have been streamlined to
ease handling of all land related mat-
ters.
The lands registry has been re-or-
ganised to curb malpractices experi-
enced in the past when some cartels
Some of these documents date
back to 1960s, 70s to date. Their own-
ers should go for them to avoid fur-
ther accruing of fees, he said.
could issue fake land documents, he
said.
He also revealed that there are
33,000 land title deed documents ly-
ing uncollected at the Kapsabet lands
registry and appealed to their owners
to go for them.
Parents in Narok want the venue
of this years National Music Festival
finals to be changed.
They said the decision to have
Mombasa host the festival is ill-ad-
vised due to the current security chal-
lenges bedevilling the region.
The decision to hold the festival
in Mombasa, a region that is faced
with numerous security challenges
including terrorism is ill informed. It
should be rescinded for the safety of
our children, their teachers and oth-
er people who will be attending, their
spokesperson, John Munke, said .
They asked Education Cabinet
Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi to change
the venue or they will lobby parents
from other counties not to release
their children for the competition that
kicks off on August 2.
Speaking at a press conference, the
angry parents said it does no make
sense that while some are leaving the
Coast due to safety concerns, par-
ents and school heads are expected
to send their children, enmass, to the
same place. They called on President
Uhuru Kenyatta to intervene.
Narok county, according to the lo-
cal Education Office, will be sending
1, 200 participants to the festival.
Anger over
planned music
festival venue
y B TITUS TOO
NANDI COUNTY
NAROK COUNTY
Page 38 / RIFT VALLEY NEWS Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
Maize farmers in the South Rift
want the Government to fast track the
introduction of Genetically Modified
Organisms to boost food production.
The farmers said the country will
continue to import food to feed its
growing population if the Government
does not relax its stance on GMOs.
It is time Genetically Modified Or-
ganisms for cereals, especially maize,
were introduced in the market. This
will help feed Kenyans and cut the
cost of food imports, said John Koi-
ni, a large-scale maize farmer in Emar-
ti in Transmara Sub County.
The farmers who were speaking
in Nkorinkori, Narok South, during a
farmers field day, said that most GMO
products were resistant to diseases
and pests and disease that have over
the years compromised yields.
They are being used all over the
world and their introduction in Ken-
ya is long overdue, said Joel Malel, a
farmer in Sotik.
HEAVY LOSSES
They said they have in the last two
years incurred heavy losses due to the
deadly Maize Leaf Necrosis Disease,
adding that had the products been in
the market, the losses could have been
averted.
We have been forced to abandon
maize farming because of the disease
despite having fertile land and favour-
able weathe, said John Kaimeni, a
farmer in Narok South.
Deputy President William Ruto,
who is has been an outspoken GMOs
proponent since his days as Agricul-
ture minister, said recently during a
public rally in Narok South that plans
were underway to introduce the prod-
ucts in the local market.
Speaking at the same event, Cere-
al Growers Association Sacco Chair-
man Hugo Wood said GMOs would
cut production costs and make farm-
ing a profitable venture.
The food situation in the country
has been worsening in the recent past,
with the Government planning to im-
port 200 metric tonnes of maize from
Tanzania to stabilise grain prices in
the market.
In the 1970s and early 1980s, Kenya
used to export maize to Southern Af-
rica countries including Zambia and
Malawi, but now the country imports
the produce from the two countries.
Education stakeholders and lead-
ers in Uasin Gishu County have said
the recent directive issued to schools
to release certificates withheld over
school fees balance may affect oper-
ations at the institutions. Kenya Na-
tional Union of Teachers Executive
Secretary, Wareng branch, John Boor
said the Government should issue
proper guidelines on implementa-
tion of the directive so that learning
is not disrupted.
Last week, Mr Ruto directed school
heads to release all certificates in their
custody to owners noting the Govern-
ment will settle balances.
We have asked schools retaining
certificates for whatever reason to re-
lease them to the owners and ask the
Government to clear what was owed
to the institutions, he said.
HUGE DEFICIT
Speaking in Kapseret Constituency
when Elsek and Elsek Company do-
nated funds for construction of a dor-
mitory at St Georges Primary School,
Boor said Education Cabinet Secre-
tary Jacob Kaimenyi should release
funds to schools to facilitate learning
activities as the order is being imple-
mented.
Kaimenyi should accompany the
circulars directing for the certificates
release with cheques to clear the ar-
rears because the schools are running
on huge deficits and creditors will be
on their necks, said Boor.
He said the order that has no clear
directions for what the school admin-
istrators should do to maintain their
Fees order
may afect
learning
accounts book is likely to set head
teachers on a collision course with
teachers and interfere with learning
at the institution.
The Government should let us
know if it has accepted to pay the ar-
rears by giving cheques to the schools
to offset the deficits. There should be
a meeting between the Government
and all the stakeholders in the edu-
cation sector to end this stalemate,
he said.
Daniel Sanga, Uasin Gishu Coun-
ty Assembly Chair of the Education
Committee, said though well-intend-
ed, the order by the national govern-
ment was vague.
NOBLE IDEA
It is a noble idea to call for the
release of the certificates, but this
should not be at the expense of the
schools sustenance. The schools have
massive debts and the Government
should have taken this into consid-
eration while issuing the order, said
Sanga.
The Mois Bridge Ward Represen-
tative said education standards in
public schools are likely to drop if the
matter is not ironed out.
A workable approach should be
devised followed by the formulation
of policies to guide the process. This
directive is likely to encourage indo-
lence among parents, he added.
However, Wareng District Educa-
tion Officer directed school adminis-
trators to release the certificates as or-
dered by the Government.
Meanwhile, Boor asked the Gov-
ernment to release free educa-
tion funds by today or risk hav-
ing the schools closed as they are
stretched beyond their budgets.
Farmers call for introduction of GMOs to avert food shortages
UASIN GISHU COUNTY
y B MICHAEL OLLINGA
A suspected serial rapist believed
to be part of a gang that defiled and
brutally killed three school girls in
Kapsita village Molo Sub-county has
been arrested.
The 19-year-old man was arrested
16 days after bodies of three school
girls were recovered at different lo-
cations on the outskirts of Molo town
early this month. He is being held at
Molo Police Station.
Kibwero is said to have escaped af-
ter the bodies of the girls were found
and he was later reported to have
been involved in a robbery in Molo
Trading Centre.
Molo Deputy OCPD Paul Mbusya
said Kibwero was arrested by police
officers in his hideout in Kibunja
Forest with assorted electronic items
that included electronics, four mobile
phones and a TV set among others.
Police officers have been looking
for the suspect after he was report-
ed to have been involved in burglary.
The public informed police officers
that he was operating from the forest
leading to his arrest, said Mbusyia.
He said the suspect would be ar-
raigned in court once investigations
are over.
Nakuru County has launched an
annual walk to raise funds for reha-
bilitation of victims of child abuse.
This follows revealations that the
number of abused minors in Nakuru
County is on the rise with relatives be-
ing the leading perpetrators.
Speaking at St Therese Develop-
ment Centre in Naivasha, Nakuru
County First Lady Lucia Mbugua ex-
pressed concern over the rising cases
of abuse of children in the county and
called for measures to curb it.
The centre helps to rehabilatate
abused minors.
I will do all that I can to assist
this minors and give them a second
chance in life as that is the best gift
one can give them, she said.
The centre Director Father Isaac
Makarius said some of the kids cur-
rently undergoing rehabilitation
were gang-raped while some suffered
burns inflicted by their parents.
We are concerned by the
abused minors in this area and we
are willing to work with partners
to reverse the situation, he said.
Suspected
serial rapist,
robber
arrested
Abuse of
children on
the rise in
county
NAKURU COUNTY
NAKURU COUNTY
y B MERCY KAHENDA
y B ANTONY GITONGA
y B KIPCHUMBA KEMEI
NAROK COUNTY
Ill-equipped
It seems that the ongoing police reforms are yet to achieve the desired results
as it was evident in Emining in Baringo County recently. This police ofcer had
been dispatched to collect a body of a woman who had been hit by a speeding
vehicle and it turned out that he had only one glove and had to use a polythene
bag. [PHOTO: BONIFACE THUKU/STANDARD]
y B SILAH KOSKEI
Two killed
as lightning
strikes
school
Two high school students
died and a third was seriously
injured after they were struck
by lightning in Nandi County.
Grief engulfed Chepkemel
Secondary School after the
Form One students were killed
by the thunderbolt in the 4pm
incident.
According to the schools
principal Leonard Wafula
Nyongesa, the tragedy struck
during games time.
He said the other students
were doing cleaning when the
incident happened.
It is unfortunate that the
incident claimed two of our
students. The school has not
experienced such a calamity
in last 10 years, he said.
He added: Surprisingly,
the electricity was not affected
by the the lightning he stated.
Nyongesa said the injured
student is admitted to Moi
Teaching and Referral Hospi-
tal (MTRH) in Eldoret and he is
said to be in stable condition.
He added that the bodies of
the two students were taken to
MTRH mortuary.
Soon after the tragedy, we
notified the parents of the stu-
dents before informing the
police who came and took the
bodies, he stated.
He called on the county
government and the area leg-
islator to assist in installing
lightning arresters in the insti-
tution.
SIMILAR INCIDENT
I held talks with the area
MP Kirwa Bitok on the matter
and he has promised to help fix
the problem, he added.
Last year, eight pupils from
Roponywo Primary School in
West Pokot County were ad-
mitted to Kapenguria District
Hospital after they were struck
by lightning following a heavy
downpour in the area.
The 5pm incident occurred
as the pupils were preparing to
go home.
The school does not have
lightning arresters.
More than ten people were
killed by lightning in West
Pokot County last year.
NANDI COUNTY
The Laikipia County gov-
ernment has spent Sh30 mil-
lion to pay Early Childhood
Development Education (EC-
DE) teachers.
However, Executive Mem-
ber for Education John Bosco
Akale clarified that this is not
part of their salary, but money
from the community support
grant set aside by the county
government. Akale said the
county government has not
employed any teacher as there
is a pending court case.
We are waiting for the out-
come of the case so that we can
either go on with the employ-
ment or halt it, he said.
Akale said the teachers had
not received any money for the
six months they had worked,
and that was why the county
government had decided to
give them the money.
We found it wise to get
some money from the commu-
nity support grant and appre-
ciate them since they have
been working for six months
without pay. This is not part of
their salary, he said adding
that each of the 874 teachers
was given Sh28,000.
The county official main-
tained that the county govern-
ment was committed to pro-
moting early childhood
education and that was why
they were supporting the
teachers.
However, Laikipia Kenya
Union of Post Primary Educa-
tion Teachers Executive Secre-
tary Ndungu Wangenye ques-
tioned the move and the
formula used to pay them.
According to Employment
and Labour Relations Act,
there is nothing called token of
appreciation, as any time an
employee works for an em-
ployer for six months and
above, whether theres a writ-
ten agreement or not, he/she is
legible for a minimum wage
bill which is Sh15,000 in Ken-
ya, he said.
He said the union would
call for negotiations.
ECDE teachers get Sh30m
as token of appreciation
LAIKIPA COUNTY
y B JAMES MUNYEKI
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A stalemate pitting Bomet Gover-
nor Isaac Ruto and Members of the
County Assembly over budget has
been resolved through a consensus
to stick to the budget ceilings set by
Commission on Revenue Allocations.
The MCAs ceded ground after a
four-hour Kamukunji at the assem-
bly chambers prompted by a return
of the county budget by the Control-
ler of Budget on grounds that the ex-
ecutive and assembly budget had not
adhered to the ceilings set by CRA.
Addressing the press after the
Kamukunji, Bomet County Assembly
Leader of Majority Josphat Kirui said
they ceded ground on their demands
for Sh699 million budgetary alloca-
tions so that the county would be able
to move forward as one.
Kirui, who is also Ndaraweta ward
representative, however, said they are
going to pursue issues not captured
on the ceilings with CRA.
As an assembly, we have reached a
consensus on the budget after a long
deliberation but we will still pursue CRA
to clarify some of issues, said Kirui.
Governor Ruto, who issued the state-
ment jointly with the MCAs, said the
stalemate was out of a misunder-
standing on the ceilings developed by
the CRA.
Ruto hailed the consensus saying it
was timely as it will enable the county
to move as one.
The issue was only a misunder-
standing on the CRA ceilings but we
have ironed that out through a con-
sensus and we are now ready to move
together as one with the assembly,
said the governor.
Ruto, at the same time, petitioned
the National Assembly and Senate to
iron out their differences on the bud-
get so that the Treasury can release
funds to counies.
The chairman of the Council of
Governors warned that if the Sen-
ate will not reach a consensus on the
funding of Level 5 and Level 4 hospi-
tals, running of county governments
would be in crisis as there will be no
money to pay salaries for staff due in
a weeks time.
We are supposed to pay our staff
next week but it seems there will be
delays because of the stalemate be-
tween Senate and National Assembly
on budget. We are asking them to fast
tract the process, he said. Council of Governors Chairman and
Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto
A minor yesterday narrated to
court how her father allegedly mur-
dered her mother at a village in Narok
South in February last year.
The 13-year-old who appeared as
a witness, provided a horrifying ac-
count of her mothers death as she
described how her father hacked her
mother to death following a domestic
disagreement.
The Standard Seven girl told the
court that her father, who had arrived
home at around midnight, started a
quarrel with her mother before hack-
ing her thrice at the back.
I heard the two shouting at each
other inside their bedroom and a
few minutes later l heard my moth-
er scream, when I checked what was
happening, l saw blood oozing from
her back, she told the court.
The minor was describing the in-
cident, which took place on February
3, 2013 in the case where her father
has been charged with the murder of
his wife .
The girl further told Justice Anyara
Emukule that her loud screams woke
up neighbours who rushed the moth-
er to a nearby hospital.
Justice Emukule heard that the
woman succumbed to spinal cord in-
juries while being rushed to Longisa
Sub-county Hospital.
The accused, who is out on a
Sh200,000 bond has denied the
charges saying that he was defending
himself from his late wifes aggression.
The court was however forced to
adjourn the case after a witness in
Man in
court over
murder
the inquest into the murder of the
50-year-old woman broke into un-
controllable sobs.
25-year-old Sheila Cheruiyot who
was to testify in the murder case fac-
ing her father could not hold back
tears soon after stepping on the wit-
ness stand.
This disrupted court proceedings
forcing Justice Emukule to defer the
hearing to September 25.
Ms Cheruiyot appeared to have
been overcome by emotions after
she was asked by State Counsel James
Nombi to give her testimony.
The killing happened at Kapton-
yot village in Narok South Sub-county.
Cheruiyots younger sister who
had testified in court tearfully narrat-
ed how she helplessly watched her
mother yell in pain after being hacked
by her father.
Three more witnesses are expect-
ed to testify during the next hearing.
Ruto, MCAs embrace unity, resolve stalemate over budget
NAKURU COUNTY
y B BOAZ KIPNGENOH
More than 3,000kg of contaminated
maize was disposed of by public health
officers in Naivasha after tests con-
firmed it had high levels of aflatoxin.
Under tight guard, the 35 bags
of maize, which were confiscat-
ed from one of the largest prima-
ry schools in the town, were dis-
posed of at the towns dump site.
The maize was doused with par-
affin and set on fire as the pub-
lic watched from a distance.
The bags were seized at Kinun-
gi Primary School two weeks ago
and tests at the Government chem-
ist confirmed that they were un-
fit for human consumption.
Naivasha sub-county public health
officer Caroline Vata, who over-
saw the exercise, said the maize
had very high levels of aflatoxin.
Ms Vata said some minors had com-
plained of mild abdominal pains forc-
ing them to intervene and take samples.
We took samples of the maize
and beans and after tests, the for-
mer turned out to be unfit for hu-
man consumption, she said.
The health officer said they would
sample all cereals in public schools
in the sub-county.
A Maasai community elder is seek-
ing legal orders to stop Narok Coun-
ty Government rangers from access-
ing 700 hectares of community land,
which he claims belongs to him.
The elder, Kitilai Ole Ntutu moved
to court to seek permanent orders re-
straining the County Government of
Narok, through its rangers, from tres-
passing or accessing Mara/Nkareta
land in Nkareta ward, which is with-
in the county.
Ntutu told Nakuru Environment
and Lands court judge Lucy Waithaka
that despite being the registered pro-
prietor of the said parcel of land, the
county government had encroached
and prevented him from farming on
the land.
In response, the county govern-
ment argued that Kitilais communi-
ty had settled on forest reserve land to
which individuals were not entitled.
Hearing was slated for October 8
when the county government is ex-
pected to file its submissions.
35 bags of
contaminated
maize
destroyed
Elder moves
to court to bar
county from
his land
NAKURU COUNTY
NAKURU COUNTY
y B ANTONY GITONGA
y B BOAZ KIPNGENOH
y B GILBERT KIMUTAI
BOMET COUNTY
Father arrived home at mid-
night
Started a quarrel with his wife
and shouting started
Man then hacked wife to death
Young daughter fnds body of
mother and alerts neighbours
Mother succumbs to spinal
injuries when being rushed to
hospital
The accused is now out on
bond with a Sh200, 000 surety
MURDER IN THE FAMILY
And our grievances are...
Kenya National Union of Nurses Uasin Gishu branch Secretary, John Bii, ad-
dresses the press in Eldoret town yesterday. They accused the county govern-
ment of not paying salaries of nurses who are on contract and also refuted
claims that the county has enough drugs as was recently reported. [PHOTOS: PE-
TER OCHIENG/STANDARD]
A 30-year-old man was yesterday rescued by
police from an angry mob that wanted to lynch
him in Longisa, Bomet County, after he was
flushed from a lodging with a 13-year-old girl.
The man is reported to have eloped with the
Standard Six pupil from Luluk Primary School
in Narok County and was spotted heading to the
lodging at around mid-day.
We alerted the chief who came with Admin-
istration Police officers. They stormed the lodg-
ing and ordered the two to open the door. They
refused and this infuriated a mob that had gath-
ered outside the lodging to witness the incident.
The mob then threatened to break the door, said
a witness.
When the two finally emerged, the police had
to quickly bundle the man into their vehicle to
save him from the angry crowd. The girls par-
ents said the two have been missing for the past
two days.
We have been searching for them for the
last two days and when word went round that
a man had been caught with an under age girl,
we rushed here because we were still looking for
them, they said.
According to Bomet East deputy commis-
sioner Paul Papa cases of men eloping with
school girls have been on the rise in the region.
He said those found will face the full force of the
law.
Such cases are on the rise with most be-
ing handled unlawfully. Local chiefs should be
warned that they will be sacked if found to have
connived with culprits not to report such inci-
dents, he said.
Narok County Governor Samuel Tunai
Narok County government has
been losing millions of shillings in
salaries paid annually to 166 ghost
workers.
Governor Samuel Tunai said out
of 2,363 employees who presented
themselves for the headcount, regis-
tration and verification exercise that
was undertaken by an audit firm, only
2,083 had documents that match hu-
man resource records and payroll in-
formation.
He said out of 190 employees who
did not present themselves, eight
were on approved and documented
leave, adding that out of the remain-
ing 182, 166 were found to have been
illegally drawing salaries from the
county payroll.
These individuals make the coun-
ty lose Sh15,466,230 monthly which
amounts to Sh185,594,760 annually,
said Tunai, who vowed that legal ac-
tion will be taken against them with a
view to recovering the money.
The governor, who was speaking
yesterday when he unveiled a report
of the findings, further revealed that
three employees are duplicated on the
human resource register, accounting
for six entries, while an additional 83
individuals could neither be found on
the HR register or in the payroll.
The Governor said in a news con-
ference outside his office that there
are 13 individuals who are still in ac-
tive employment despite being well
past their retirement age, who are
costing the county Sh14,781,511 an-
nually.
The report indicates that there
are a total of 903 devolved staff in the
county. This is also the group that
has the highest irregularities with 85
of the 166 non-existent staff members
being in this group while 11 of the 14
staff members without letters of ap-
pointment also being in this category.
The audit revealed that devolved
staff cost the county Sh7,664,064 per
County busts 166
ghost workers
earning millions
month, the governor said.
He added: There are 11 individu-
als who are not in the human resource
staff register but are on the payroll.
This costs the county Sh1,837,273
each month which translates to
Sh22,047,276 annually to individuals
who appear only in the payroll but are
not employed by the county.
The report also indicates that that
there are 42 individuals who were
hired using unsigned appointment
letters and this group costs the coun-
ty Sh42,428,959 annually.
It further reveals that there are 13
individuals who do not have identifi-
cation documents in the human re-
source records yet they cost the coun-
ty Sh999,877 each month.
Tunai said the county government
will take action to prevent recurrent
loss of money, adding that investi-
gations are underway to determine
where the loopholes are and seal
them as well as unearth those behind
the scandal.
He said the 166 ghost workers will
be expunged from the payroll and the
money diverted to development proj-
ects.
Man caught in lodging with girl, 13
NAROK COUNTY
y B KIPCHUMBA KEMEI
y B CHARLES NGENO
BOMET COUNTY
These
individuals
make the
county lose
Sh15,466,230
monthly
which
amounts to
Sh185,594,760
annually.
Background 1.0
The Salaries and Remuneration Commission was established by the Constitution of Kenya 2010 with one of the mandates being
to advice the national and county governments on the remuneration and benets of all other public ofcers. The Commission is
required by the Constitution to ensure: that the total public compensation bill is scally sustainable; public services are able to
attract and retain requisite skills to execute their functions; recognition of productivity and performance; and transparency and
fairness in the setting, reviewing and advising in remuneration and benets. In order for the Commission to realize its mandate
within these Constitutional principles, there is need to undertake a comprehensive job evaluation which will cover all Public
Ofces in the national and county governments whose total number of employees currently stands at about seven hundred
thousand (700,000) and over 500 job families. The objective is to provide a basis for addressing the existing disparities and
inequities and hence advise on the remuneration and benets in the service.
The Salaries and Remuneration Commission therefore, intends to commission a reputable rm, institutions or consortium of
rms who have competency, experience and capacity in conducting job evaluation of public ofce jobs.
Scope 2.0
The Job Evaluation will cover jobs in Public Ofces (excluding State Ofces) in the national and county governments. This will
include all jobs in but not limited to: Civil Service; Teaching Service; National Security Organs; State Corporations; the Judicial
staff; Parliament; Kenya National Audit Ofce; Controller of Budget Ofce; Ofce of Director of Public Prosecution; County
governments, Constitutional Commissions; Statutory Committees/ Commissions/ Tribunals and Public Universities.
Objective for the Job Evaluation Exercis 3.0 e
The objective of the Job Evaluation Exercise is to: determine comparable and relative worth of the jobs indicated under 2.0;
provide criteria for classifying the jobs; classify and produce a rationalized, harmonized, defensible and equitable job-grading
structure; and identify jobs with occupational risks.
The result of the job evaluation exercise will facilitated development and implementation of equitable and harmonized
remuneration and benets structure.
The tasks in this assignment may be undertaken using occupational /sectorial approach under the supervision of a team from
the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.
Job Evaluation Output/Deliverables 4.0
The key expected outputs/deliverables of the Job Evaluation exercise will include:-
4.1 Inception paper on the job evaluation giving details on the mode of undertaking the assignments including detailed nalized
work plan;
4.2 Strategy Paper or Handbook on job evaluation process to be undertaken;
4.3 Job Evaluation Report(s) which will contain but not limited to details on:
Criteria for classication (i)
Job classications, descriptions and specications; (ii)
Job Analysis Results; (iii)
Job Evaluation Results; (iv)
Proposed job grading based on the agreed criteria and results; (v)
Actual job values/ relative worth; and (vi)
Salary survey Report containing recommendations on remuneration and benets benchmarks structure. (vii)
Recommended remuneration and benet levels (viii)
Requirements of eligible Consultants (please refer to under listed websites) 5.0
Shortlisting 6.0
A shortlist of qualied rms will be compiled based on their responsiveness to the requirements as listed under Part 5.0 above
and only responsive rms will be invited for submission of Request for Proposal.
Duration 7.0
The assignment is expected to take not more than eighteen (18) months.
Pre -tender brieng 8.0
The Commission will hold a pre-tender brieng on 14
th
February, 2014 at 9.00 a.m at SRC Boardroom, 6th Floor, Williamson
House, 4th Ngong Avenue. Interested bidders are invited to attend.
This advertisement can also be accessed through the following websites:- 9.0
src@kenya.go.ke; www.treasury.go.ke; www.worldbank.org; www.undp.org;
Expression of Interest in plain enclosed in a plain sealed envelope (two hard copies marked original and copy) marked; SRC/INT.
EOI/PJE/01/2013-2014: Consultancy Services to undertake a comprehensive Job Evaluation for all jobs in the Public Service
addressed to:
The Commission Secretary
Salaries and Remuneration Commission
P.O.Box 43126-00100
NAIROBI
Or
Deposited in the Tender Box situated at the entrance of Salaries and Remuneration Commission ofces on 6
th
Floor, Williamson
House, 4
th
Ngong Avenue, so as to reach on or before 21
St
February, 2013 at 11.00am.
EOIs submitted latter than the indicated closing date and time shall automatically be disqualied.
Opening of the Expressions of Interest shall take place immediately on the same date on the 6
th
oor Williamson house, at the small
Boardroom in the presence of the Consultants/Firms or their representatives who wish to witness.
COMMISSION SECRETARY
SALARIES AND REMUNERATION COMMISSION.
SRC/INT.EOI/PJE/01/2013-2014
INTERNATIONAL REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI):
CONSULTANCY FOR UNDERTAKING A COMPREHENSIVE JOB EVALUATION
FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS JOBS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE
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Demand for MBA studies in Kenya hots up
By ROBERT KIPLAGAT
T
he school of business stands out as
one of the oldest school at Kabarak
University having started eight years
ago and destined to scale the heights to be a
world class business school with leadership
in business and management thought and
education.
Kabarak Business School (KBS) currently
boasts a growing population of more than
2000 students both undergraduate and
graduate levels.
Prof. Allan Katwalo, Dean Business School
at the universitys main Campus says the
school is looking to strengthen all programs
and administrative structures at the school to
empower enterprises in Africa.
Our mission is to empower the promise
of African enterprise by providing leading
business and management education and
research, he said.
The school has dened three- core
values and ideals to underpin the schools
performance and culture which are anchored
in the Kabarak university philosophy of
education in a Biblical perspective.
These include: Passion This involves
employees loving what they do and believing
in making possibilities realities. Christian
Passion should manifest itself in everything
we do and in how we treat everyone with
whom we come into contact particularly our
customers.
Innovation That the foundation of
competitive advantage lays in nding new
ways of doing things and is the basis of our
promise. We believe in allowing innovation
to be the foundation for continuous
improvement to be at the heart of KBSs
business philosophy.
Engagement We consider people to
be our greatest asset. We shall therefore
endeavour to support our people to grow
and achieve their full potential, which
ultimately translates into our corporate
success. We believe in engagement with all
our stakeholders in building and sustaining
a world class business school.
The school is also registering tremendous
growth at all levels with MBA acting as the
main focus due to production of highly
qualied graduates suited for East Africa
regional markets.In last years graduation, the
school witnessed the largest MBA class and
its second PhD, indicating that the school is
increasingly becoming condent of itself and
its role in society.
Early next year, Prof Katwalo says, the
schools
MBA, apart
from the normal school-
based and evening classes,
the school is set to launch the rst-ever Online
MBA to enable those working from far ung
areas to do their MBA wherever they are.
The demand for our MBA has gone up,
and next year, well introduce the Online MBA
program, to enable those not within Nakuru
to do their MBA in a exible manner, in their
place of work. They will no longer need to
come to the campus, added Prof Katwalo.
The advantages of the Online MBA, he
said, is the ex- approach, in the sense that
the students will work on the units in their own
time depending on time and resources.
Most MBA graduates from the University,
he said, t the East African market and most
of them have been employed both in public
and private sectors across the region.
He said many people pursue MBA as a
gateway to career advancement, some for
academia and others as an option to do post
graduate, thus the MBA is vital to them.
At Kabarak, he said, the graduates are
nely produced and that there is no question
of half-baked graduates saying that most
people who do MBA programs always have
objectives and goals to accomplish.
Kabarak Business Schoo|
Our mission is to empower the
promise of African enterprise by
providing leading business and
management education and research
The Kabarak MBA ofered a relaxed learning
environment and interactive atmosphere with
a wide array of benefts. The program was
student-centred and professions-oriented,
dedicated to ofering personal attention. I now
value the skills learned from the professors.
Margaret Akuttekha
Internal Audit Manager, CIC
The lecturers were very dedicated and provided all the help
I needed. The student fraternity is also made up of people
who made the learning experience fun and constructive. The
administration was hands on and ensured that our learning
environment was conducive ensuring quality all across. It
was amazing that I efectively cleared my MBA in 20 month!!
Ruth Kinyua
Operations Manager, Allied Vehicle Exports
A word from our Alumni
KABARAK BUSINESS
SCHOOL
Supporting the Promise of African Enterprise
P.O. Private Bag, 20157, Kabarak, KENYA
Tel: 020-2035181, Fax: 254-51-343529/343012
Email: deanbusiness@kabarak.ac.ke, www.kabarak.ac.ke
Join our world class MBA programme and enjoy a exible
learning approach with a choice between evening, weekend
classes or our online classes from early 2015. You will
enjoy an environment that inspires and enables creativity,
innovation as well as collaboration.
The specialisations include;
1. Strategic Management,
2. Operations management
3. Management Information Systems
4. Marketing Management,
5. Human Resource Management,
6. Entrepreneurship,
7. Accounting and Finance.
Why Kabarak
Academic excellence
Flexible approach
Leadership and character formation
Learner centeredness
Kabarak University Moral Code
As members of Kabarak University family, we purpose at all
times and all places, to set apart in ones heart, Jesus as Lord.
(1 Peter 3:15)
Part
K
enyas universities are
expanding their facilities
and seeking collaborations
to tap into a rapidly growing
Masters in Business Administration
(MBA) market. The MBA has increasing
currency among the working class of
East Africas biggest economy and even
fresh undergraduates.
Over the past few months Kenyas
leading universities - public and
private - have spent tens of millions
of thousands shillings to boost their
capacity to enrol a soaring number
of students seeking additional
qualications. And more universities,
most recently KCA University, Kabarak
University and Co-operative College
University are among key players in
the provision of cutting edge MBA
programmes.
The three universities have invested
heavily in the expansion of their
business schools so as to meet the
increasing demand from the market.
Recent statistics indicate that
Kenyan universities offering MBA
programmes are churning out
thousands of graduates annually.
Experts say increasing interest
in MBAs among the working class
is informed by desire on the part of
workers to boost their careers and get
better pay, in a market where salaries
have not kept pace with ination.
Statistics in the Kenyan Economic
Survey 2010 showed that household
incomes grew at the rate of 6.4% in
2005, 7.5% in 2006 and 8.7% in 2007
before peaking at 8.4% in 2008. But
high inationary pressure that almost
tripled from 11.9% in 2005 to 29.3% late
2009 eroded purchasing power.
As a growing economy Kenya
needs highly qualified skills, and
the labour market is becoming very
competitive thus requiring the working
class to upgrade their educational
qualications to remain relevant, said
Mary Odhiambo, a management expert
in Nairobi.
Educationists say the growth in the
MBA market is also being fuelled by
thousands of young professionals in
Kenyas labour market who want to
move up the corporate ladder. Firms
seeking human capital prefer MBA
graduates for management positions.
As a result, the growing number
of MBA graduates are limiting job
opportunities for people who hold only
Continued on P. 46
As a growing economy Kenya
needs highly qualied skills,
and the labour market is
becoming very competitive
thus requiring the working
class to upgrade their
educational qualications
to remain relevant
A past graduation ceremony at Kabarak University.
THE CO-OPERATIVE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF KENYA
(A Constituent College of JKUAT)
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Aimed at becoming a leading
provider in eLearning and
improve the educational
experience by encouraging
diversity, innovation and high
quality learning in the
university
For more information visit our ofcial website: www.cuck.ac.ke
Visit our eLearning website: www.elearning.cuck.ac.ke
Under the CUCK e-forms tabs nd the online application forms
Part
undergraduate degrees.
The Kenyan government is banking
on education to drive its long-term
growth targets under Vision 2030, the
development blueprint that is aimed at
making Kenya a middle-income country
in the next two decades.
IMPORTANCE OF MBA TRAINING
Getting an education is an important
part of success in todays business
world. Its competitive out there, and
the more educated you are, the better
your chances of landing a good job are.
Thats why getting a Masters of Business
Administration(MBA) is so important,
education leads to opportunities.
There are only a select few in the world
who can drop out of school and go on
to make a signicant contribution to
the world. For the rest of us, education
is key. Take a look at three real reasons
why an MBA degree is important in the
business world.
A. Increase your hiring opportunities.
Generally, the more education you have,
the better your career opportunities
and choices are. A MBA graduate
is an extremely valuable asset to an
organization. Because of the competition
in todays business world, you may
actually nd that you need a MBA degree
to even have a rst interview.
In school, MBA students learn
different techniques and skills that can
help businesses. Some companies plan
to hire MBA students, maybe even paying
for current employees to go back to
school and get a MBA. You know that if a
company is willing to pay for employees
to get the degree, its certainly an asset.
B. Get paid more. With a MBA degree
in hand, you can actually demand
a higher salary. According to a 2007
Corporate Recruiters Survey, employers
are willing to pay signicantly more for
job candidates with an MBA degree. The
survey suggests that companies will pay
up to 84 percent more. It is hard work
to earn a MBA degree and your salary
certainly should reect that.
C. Build your network. One of the
really valuable parts of getting a MBA
degree is the networking opportunities.
When you are studying for a MBA, you are
with people from all walks of life, all trying
to accomplish the same goal. These
are the future leaders in the business
world. You can connect with people who
may one day lead corporations. These
relationships become very valuable for
you, as a professional, but also for your
future company. The relationships you
forge in the MBA classroom will get you
into groups and organizations that will
certainly benet your future employer.
Going back to school, for any reason,
is always a good idea. Getting a MBA
will increase your chances of nding a
great job with a solid company. Are you
ready to be the next great leader in the
business world?
Sources:University World News and
The Cobe Report
Continued from Pg. 45
Generally, the more
education you have,
the better your
career opportunities
and choices are. A
MBA graduate is an
extremely valuable
asset to an organization
A section of Co-operative University College students ina discussion at the institution. Photo: Courtesy
VACANT POSI TI ONS
ATHI WATER SERVI CES BOARD
Athi Water is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. It is
mandated to provide efficient and economical water and sanitation services within its area of jurisdiction
which covers the counties of Nairobi, Kiambu and parts of Muranga. The Corporation recognizes the
key role played by its human capital in the execution of its mandate and achievement of set goals and
objectives in the development of water services infrastructure.
In the endeavour to achieve its mandate, the Corporation is seeking to recruit suitable individuals to fill
the following positions:
1. SUPPLY CHAI N MANAGER - J OB REF. NO. AWSB/REC/1/2014
a) Key Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the position holders duties and responsibilities will include but
not limited to:
Overseeing the overall management of procurement and supplies function.
Preparation of annual procurement plans for the Board including those for donor funded
projects in consultation with user departments and monitor its implementation
Maintaining and annually updating lists of registered/prequalified tenderers
Guiding in the implementation and adherence to the Kenya Public Procurement and Disposal
Act and regulations
Maintaining and archiving of procurement and disposal records and documents in accordance
with Board Procurement policies and procedures
Preparation of contract documents in line with the award decision
Advising on appraisal and evaluation of bids on the basis of financial and non-financial criteria,
and co-coordinating and documenting the process to maintain robust and transparent records
in accordance with the Boards Guidelines and Procurement Manual
Processing tender documentation and applications
Providing technical advice and secretariat services to the tender committee
Ensuring implementation of tender and procurement committees decisions
Monitoring and ensuring compliance with the Public Procurement Oversight Authority
requirements.
b) Requirements for Appointment
Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics or any related discipline
Post Graduate Diploma in purchasing and supplies
A member of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management
Be familiar with donor procurement procedures and thorough knowledge of Public Procurement
and Disposal Act and Regulations
Proficiency in IT computer packages and database management systems
Minimum of 8 years relevant work experience with the last 4 spent in management role of a
procurement function in an organization serving a large and demanding public
A Masters degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.
This position will be offered to the successful candidate on a three (3) year contractual term with eligibility
of contract renewal upon satisfactory performance.
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Page 50 / NYANZA/WESTERN NEWS Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
Coffee farmers in Bungoma Coun-
ty have something to smile about after
the Ministry of State and Special Pro-
grammes accepted to put up a Sh13
million building to house a milling
machine.
The machine - bought at a cost
of Sh21,750 million has been lying at
Musese market in Bungoma Central
for over a year due to lack of money
to construct a premises for it - has now
been taken to the site.
Addressing the Press in his office,
Bungoma County Co-operative Union
General Manager, Moses Kawa said it
was a breakthrough for coffee farm-
ers after the ministry accepted to help
them construct infrastructure.
Kawa disclosed the milling plant
was bought at a cost sharing deal with
a farmers contribution of Sh7 million
while Bungoma County government
contributed Sh14,728 million.
He said the machine was bought
from India by Magnon Company and
supplied to the society by Tassia En-
terprises Limited, a Kenyan-based
company.

He said once installed the mill-
ing plant will serve coffee farm-
ers from Bungoma, Trans Nzoia,
Kakamega, Vihiga and Busia.
Currently Bungoma has 38 cof-
Homa Bay
Governor
Cyprian Awiti
receives a spear
and shield to
symbolise
protection of his
leadership. He
was given the
items after a
funds drive at
Randhore
Primary School
in Ndhiwa.
[PHOTO: JAMES
OMORO/STANDARD]
Kenyan men do not engage in
promiscuous behaviour that increas-
es HIV/Aids risk after being circum-
cised, a recent research by University
of Illinois Chicago (UIC) has revealed.
The study, whose co-investigators
included Impact Research and Devel-
opment Organisation in Kisumu and
University of Nairobi, was released at
the ongoing 20th International AIDS
Conference in Melbourne, Australia.
The two-year study that took place
in Nyanza region from 2008 to 2010,
involved 3,186 uncircumcised men
between the ages of 18 and 35. Half of
the men accepted to be circumcised
while the other half refused to take it
up even after the study.
HOLDING BACK
UIC former Research Project Coor-
dinator, and first author of the study,
Male cut doesnt increase
promiscuity, study reveals
Nelli Westercamp said the study has
proved wrong countries that have
been holding back on implementing
circumcision programmes.
Countries that have been hold-
ing back on implementing medical
circumcision programmes due to
lack of evidence regarding risk com-
pensation, should have no concerns
about scaling-up the programmes,
said Westercamp.
VOLUNTARY CIRCUMCISION
UIC Professor of Epidemiolo-
gy, Robert Bailey said such concerns
should not be an impediment to
widespread implementation of Vol-
untary Male Medical Circumcision
(VMMC) programmes.
If men engaged in risky be-
haviours after circumcision, it could
negate the protective effects, he said.
The study, funded by a grant to
Family Health International (FHI 360)
from the Bill & Melinda Gates, was
conducted during the implementa-
tion of VMMC programme.
perception of risks of acquiring HIV/
Aids. Circumcised men believed they
had lessened their risk of being in-
fected.
NO RISK
For the uncircumcised, 76 per cent
believed they were not at any risk at
the beginning of the study.
However, at the end of the study,
out of 24 per cent who initially be-
lieved they were at risk, only 21 per
cent were in the same school of
thought.
The research revealed that sexual
activity increased correspondingly in
both the circumcised and uncircum-
cised although condom use increased
causing a decline in sexual risky be-
haviours in both groups.
Risky behaviours, which includ-
ed engaging in sex in exchange for
money or gifts, sex with a casual part-
ner, or having multiple sex partners,
declined considerably among both
groups, the study concluded.
During the study period, an as-
sessment was conducted after every
six months for the two years where
respondents were asked about their
Relief for farmers as Sh13m mill house built
KISUMU COUNTY
y B MAUREEN ODIWUOR
Controller of Budget has approved
Kakamega Countys budget of Sh10.3
billion for the 2014/2015 financial
year.
According to Paul Otsola, the
county executive in charge of Trea-
sury and Economic Planning, their
budget met all guidelines set by the
Controller of Budget.
He applauded the county assem-
bly for ensuring the budget process
followed the correct channel and
Kakamegas Sh10.3 billion
spending plan approved
KAKAMEGA COUNTY
y B ALEX WECHULI WAKHISI
y B TITUS OTEBA
BUNGOMA COUNTY
The study was funded by a
grant to FHI 360 from the Bill &
Melinda Gates
During the study respondents
were asked about their percep-
tion of risks of acquiring HIV/
Aids before and after circumci-
sion
Circumcised men believed they
had lessened their risk of being
infected
Sexual activity increased in
both the circumcised and uncir-
cumcised although condom use
increased causing a decline in
risky sexual behaviours
INCREASED CONDOM USE
Busia County Director of
education Beatrice Lukalo has
called on the Government to give
counselling and psychological
support to teachers hooked on
alcohol.
Alcoholism among teachers
needs to be addressed not through
interdictions or sacking, but
through ofering help and seeking to
understand the causes, observed
Lukalo.
The director said alcoholic
teachers need to undergo
rehabilitation until they are ready
to resume teaching, adding in
Busia County, they have embarked
on a programme to rehabilitate
the tutors in a move aimed at
encouraging others sufering from
alcoholism to come out and get help.
So far two teachers have
undergone successful rehabilitation
and have been posted to new
stations, she explained.
Over 3,000 Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) in Migori County are
now accusing the Government of
discriminating against them during
compensation.
Speaking in Migori town, the
group, comprising people displaced
during the 2008 Post-Election
Violence, claimed the Government
only compensated those from Central
and Rift Valley and ignored them.
We are disappointed that
the Government has decided to
discriminate against its own people,
said Fredrick Juma Mboya, the
county chairman of the Nyanza IDPS
Network Support Society.
According to Mboya, 3,182
integrated IDPs from the county had
not received any compensation.
And now, the group is asking
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Migori
Governor Okoth Obado to help them
iron out these issues to ensure they
also benet whenever other IDPs do.
Alcoholic teachers need
help not interdictions
We have been ignored,
claim Nyanza IDPs
MIGORI COUNTY
BUSIA COUNTY
Shield
for
power
passing it after thorough scrutiny.
The county assembly helped a lot
in ensuring our budget went through
the right procedures and guidelines
enabling us meet our target, he said.
He said they have also met the re-
quirements of the Public Finance Act
2012 that provides for effective man-
agement of public finances.
The Act stipulates the oversight re-
sponsibility of Parliament and coun-
ty assemblies in safeguarding public
funds from misuse by leaders.
The Act also mandates account-
ing officers to submit financial state-
ments to the Controller of Budget and
the Auditor-General for audit.
fee factories that sell the com-
modity on behalf of farmers.
I am calling on farmers to stop sell-
ing their coffee to middlemen who
smuggle it to a neighbouring coun-
try through the porous borders and
earn a lot of money because there is
a booming coffee business in Ugan-
da, said Kawa.
He urged farmers to stop uproot-
ing their coffee plants because they
can from now make profit due to the
installation of the milling plant.
The GM noted it will be useless to
have a milling plant and lack the raw
material, adding they should invest in
Ruiru 11 and Bhatian varieties which
are resistant to disease and mature
very fast.
Page 51 NYANZA/WESTERN NEWS / Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
County leaders play
down rift, ght of
impeachment plots
Kisii Governor James Ongwae and
his deputy Joash Maangi are fighting
to salvage their political careers amid
discontent from a section of residents
who have since filed a petition at the
County Assembly seeking the im-
peachment of the former.
This comes a few weeks after
Maangi suffered a similar fate after a
section of Orange Democratic Move-
ment officials from Bomachoge sub-
branch attempted to have him re-
moved for allegedly siding with the
Jubilee administration to undermine
Ongwaes leadership.
Ongwae reportedly urged the peti-
tioners to drop their push to impeach
Maangi.
It has now emerged the architects
of the plot to remove Maangi from of-
fice are officials of the county govern-
ment.
However, the deputy governor has
dismissed claims that a rift exists be-
tween him and Ongwae.
I enjoy a very cordial relationship
with my governor. We are working to-
gether very well, Maangi told a local
vernacular radio station last week.
Ongwae called the radio station
and claimed political enemies, who
he could not name, were working to
destabilise his leadership.
And speaking to journalists last
week, Ongwae also denied playing
any role in Maangis woes.
In a new twist, another group of
petitioners has now turned the heat
on Ongwae, forcing him to convene a
series of meetings with MCAs in an at-
tempt to quell political tension.
When contacted for comment,
Ongwae told The Standard that the
issue that had been raised by the pe-
titioners was neither here nor there.
The person distributing the peti-
tion is a former councillor and cam-
paign manager of one of the candi-
dates who is eyeing the gubernatorial
seat in 2017, and all he wants to do is
to derail my development projects,
he said.
The Standard has obtained the
signed copy of the petition to im-
peach Ongwae.
GROSS VIOLATION
The group wants the County As-
sembly to impeach Ongwae for gross
violation of Article 73 of the Consti-
tution.
A myriad allegations have been
levelled against Ongwae ranging from
skewed employment of county staff,
creating a bloated workforce, irreg-
ular tendering processes, conflict of
interest, abuse of office and derelic-
tion of duty.
The petitioners claim the Kisii
County payroll was excessive and
overblown due to lack of specified
criteria in fixing salaries, allowances,
and perks.
They have demanded that Ongwae
presents to the assembly names of all
appointees and recruits together with
their job groups and remuneration.
They also want Ongwae to clari-
fy the fate of the sculpture that was
never delivered to the United States of
America for the Smithsonian Folklife
Festival. The county allegedly spent
Sh10 million in attempts to have the
gigantic soapstone carving taken to
the festival.
Last weekend, Kisii Senator Chris
Obure appealed to residents to give
the county government time to de-
liver on its development agenda in-
stead of spending too much time on
politics.
KISII COUNTY
y B NAFTAL MAKORI
Kisii Governor James Ongwae pulls a handcart during the launch of a clean-up
exercise to mark the 80th anniversary of Kisii High School. [PHOTO: ERIC ABUGA/
STANDARD]
Ofcials of the Orange Democratic
Movement (ODM) party in Migori County
have distanced themselves from the
removal of Johnson Owiro as majority
leader at the county assembly.
Addressing the press yesterday at their
county ofces in Migori town, the ofcials
led by branch Secretary General Joseph
Olala said the impeachment is a joke, a
rumour and something which does not
exist.
Two weeks ago, MCAs allied to CORD
voted Owiro out before replacing him with
Richard Solo.
Olala said neither the local branch
ofce nor the national headquarters was
involved during the ouster of Owiro or the
election of Solo.
However, the assemblys whip Bernard
Bwao insisted the role of picking a
majority leader rests with the coalitions
representatives at the House.
The constitution allows the assembly
to vote in and remove a majority leader
not only in the party but also in the
coalition, Bwao said.
SIAYA COUNTY
County to
suspend debt
payments
MCAs ouster
is a joke, says
ODM ofcials
MIGORI COUNTY
BUSIA COUNTY
y B LAWRENCE ALURU y B STANLEY ONGWAE
Siaya County Assembly Public Ac-
counts and Investment Committee
(APAIC) now wants the county gov-
ernment to suspend payment of all
pending debts that it inherited from
defunct local authorities.
The committee said the suspen-
sion will enable inspection of the ob-
solete local authorities financial re-
cords following reports by the Auditor
General that millions of taxpayers
money were misappropriated during
the county councils days.
The committee led by Owiti Angul
(Asembo East) said the committee is
committed to ensuring that all misap-
propriated money is recovered.
We need more time to scrutinise
the accounts and once this is done,
we shall ensure all the money misap-
propriated is recovered and account-
ed for, Angul said.
Financial records under scruti-
ny belong to former Siaya and Bon-
do county councils, Siaya Munici-
pal council, Yala, Ugunja and Ukwala
Town councils.

Bungoma County Government
will spend Sh528 million to repair 63
rural roads and three bridges current-
ly in deplorable condition.
Briefing more than 200 contrac-
tors at Bungomas Kenya Industrial
Estate (KIE) hall, the County Execu-
tive for Roads and Public Works, Ste-
phen Nendela urged them to produce
quality work.
We expect the rural roads to be
complete within a period of two to
three months so that the grassroots
people can also enjoy the fruits of
devolution. Some roads in the rural
areas are currently impassable and
we are going to ensure that they are
This vehicle
transporting
rewood got
stuck in the
mud and the
driver had to
be rescued by
area residents
before he
proceeded to
his destina-
tion. Bungoma
County
government
has allocated
Sh528m for
the rehabilita-
tion of rural
roads. [PHOTO:
TITUS OTEBA/
STANDARD]
County to spend Sh528 million
to rehabilitate rural roads
y B TITUS OTEBA
BUNGOMA COUNTY
repaired on time because the weath-
er is currently conducive, said the
minister.
He warned that contractors whose
work fails the test will be blacklisted
and said those who win tenders can
sub-contract some of the work to their
colleagues.
Bungoma County is proud of pro-
ducing professional contractors who
have won tenders in other neighbour-
ing counties and this is what we want
reflected in our own roads so that you
act as ambassadors outside there,
said the minister.
Nendela said in a months time,
the county will have completed all ur-
ban roads and will then focus on ru-
ral roads.
Busia County Assembly has start-
ed the process of repossessing all
grabbed public land in the county.
The assembly has adopted a re-
port by the Committee on Planning
that recommends that the county
government should fast track the ac-
quisition of title deeds for all public
lands in the area.
The committee further recom-
mended that all land reserved for any
government department or any agen-
cy, which was illegally allocated to in-
dividuals be restored for their origi-
nal purpose. If effected, the report will
see land that had been hived off Busia
Airstrip, county hospital and an Agri-
cultural Training Centre repossessed
and title deeds illegally acquired by
private developers revoked.
The committee also demanded the
office of the County Secretary to be
restructured to allow for easy flow of
information. The committee further
recommended that the county gov-
ernment initiates the process of sur-
veying various parcels of lands form-
ing the Busia Airstrip land so as to get
a single title deed.
The committee report is expect-
ed to put to rest the perennial tussle
between the county government and
private individuals over illegal alloca-
tion of airstrip land that was donat-
ed by the community. Busia Airstrip
was donated to give landing space
for Flying Doctors who were working
at Alupe Hospital though a title deed
had not been acquired.
The county government should
undertake to secure and develop the
airstrip facility at the present loca-
tion, to include the control of devel-
opment of the area and if need be ac-
quire more parcels surrounding the
airstrip. This should be done because,
at the moment, Busia County is in dire
need of an airstrip facility, commit-
tees chairperson Vincent Obisa said.
The committee further said all
the parcel of lands forming the coun-
ty hospital and Kenya Medical Train-
ing College have not been surveyed
and their acreage could not be estab-
lished.
Assembly wants all grabbed land repossessed
y B GRACE WEKESA
on the occasion of
the Chamber Relaunch on July 25, 2014.
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B F D G 21
A C G F 22
C H D A 26
18 30 20 18
E H E J 17

STANDOKU

Imejin 1878 MEDIUM

8 6

6 7

4 7 3

7 3 5

7 6 1

2 5 9

5 9 3

3 8 4

6 1 4

YESTERDAYS SOLUTION

STANDOKU

Imejin 1891 EASY

1 8 4 6

9 6 1 2

1 2 4 7 5

9

4 7 6 9

2 4 3 8

5 6

8 3 1 9 5 7

puzzling
Using all the letters
of the alphabet,
ll in the grid. To
help you, there are
three cryptic cross-
word-style clues:
Top line: Problems
arise when opening
this womans
package. (2, 7, 1, 3)
Middle line: An in-
sincere clergyman
could be dange-
rous! (3, 5, 5)
Bottom line: Swim-
ming for weight-
watchers? (6, 7)
To start you of,
here is one of the
letters.
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)
You can demonstrate great understan-
di ng and sensi ti vi ty to the needs of
others. You are i n a good posi ti on to
communi cate concerni ng groups. Some
vol unteer servi ce i s i n order.
Aquarius (Jan 21 - Feb 19)
You may fi nd your pati ence runni ng
thi n today, causi ng you to be at odds
wi th others temporari l y. You may be
goi ng agai nst tradi ti on and becomi ng
too i ndependent for group approval .
Pisces (Feb 20 - Mar 20)
Work i ssues may cal l for new i deas and
acti ve i nteracti on wi th authori ty fi gu-
res. Worki ng wi th, rather than agai nst,
the stream shoul d be easy to accom-
pl i sh.
Taurus (April 21 - May 20)
You can fi nd new ways to rel ate to
others today. You are very tol erant and
accepti ng of the di fferences i n your-
sel f and others. You have good i nsi ghts
i nto al l soci al val ues.
Aries (Mar 21 - May 20)
Thi s i s a very good day for j ob-rel ated
events. If you put forth onl y a l i ttl e bi t
of effort now, you coul d fi nd the route
you shoul d take i n order to obtai n that
rai se or promoti on you have been ho-
pi ng for l atel y.
Gemini
(May 21 - June 21)
You may fi nd that both your personal
growth and your career may depend
upon how you can handl e some very
sensi ti ve psychol ogi cal materi al that
may be comi ng up now.
Courtesy: dailyhoroscopes.com
YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
Horoscopes
Sudoku
Codeword Puzzle
(July 23 - Aug 22)
This day seems as if no-
thing can go wrong. Everyo-
ne around you is busyhead
down, pencil to paper. It is a
great time to get things done,
whether you are alone or not.
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 5279
NO 5278
A B C D E F G H J
4 3 6 1 5 8 2 9 7
YESTERDAYS 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
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
P A T
N
K S I
V J C
O U N Y D X B M Z G
W
Q
F
L
E
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Cancer (June 22 - July 22)
This is a good time to be with others and to
work together. You could come up with new
and good solutions. You are coming into a
period of greater than usual emphasis on
emotional security, which is likely to mani-
fest as putting down roots somehow.
Virgo (Aug 23 - Sept 23)
A clear-minded insight into your own plans
is available to you. If this is a day for em-
ployee review, you will be pleased with the
results. You may ask yourself which depart-
ment you might want to experience next.
Libra (Sept 24 - Oct 23)
When you love, you love with energy and
passion. You value personal contact, cut-
ting through all the externals and getting
to the heart of things. You understand and
appreciate vulnerability and have no com-
punction about presenting your own sensi-
tive spots to others.
Scorpio (Oct 24 - Nov 22)
Intuitively, you hesitate to make nal de-
cisions regarding some business matter
today. There is a guideline that you have
always used and some equations are not
available; patience.
Sagittarius (Nov 23 - Dec 21)
In some sense, just being you is the goal
itself and the means of traveling to that
goal. Others sense that your life is import-
ant. You are your own reason for being.
Your dreams, visions and ideals propel you
from within, always.
Leo
R
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puzzling
Across
9 Successful (8)
10 Meadow (3)
11 Riddle (6)
12 Oppressively heavy (6)
13 In the distant past (4,3)
14 Despise (4)
15 Unit of length (10)
17 Cutlery item (8)
18 Singing voice (7)
19 Threesome (4)
21 Contrive (6)
24 Rabid (7,2,3,5)
27 On dry land (6)
29 Worshipped image (4)
30 Brusque (7)
33 Capital of Hawaii (8)
35 Unimportant (10)
36 Catch sight of (4)
37 Salad vegetable (7)
38 Fraternise (6)
40 Type of poem (6)
41 Fish eggs (3)
42 Guiltless (8)
Down
1 Fed up, commonly (7,3)
2 Untamed (4)
3 Spice (8)
4 Nimbleness (7)
5 Disaster (11)
6 Brief communication (10)
7 Accident (6)
8 Feelings (8)
10 Jousting weapon (5)
16 Twister (7)
20 Proportion (5)
22 Coupon (7)
23 Farming (11)
25 Disparity (10)
26 Loiter (4,6)
28 Arachnid (8)
31 Attractive (8)
32 Endanger (7)
34 Excursion (6)
35 Habituate (5)
39 Male rabbit (4)
33 Metallic element (3)
ACROSS: 4, Negate 7, Ambrosia 8, Senora 10, Lords 13, Hang 14, Sate 15, Bolt 16,
Gem 17, Trio 19, Eros 21, Meandered 23, Sari 24, Lass 26, Tap 27, Slur 29, Iris 32,
Siam 33, Snare 34, Botany 35, Estrange 36, Orator.
DOWN: 1, Tails 2, Abort 3, Rots 4, Nasal 5, Gong 6, Tories 9, Enters 11, Oar 12, Deter
13, Hoodlum 15, Bin 16, God 18, Raisin 20, Resin 21, Map 22, Ear 23, Savour 25, Fir
28, Layer 30, Rainy 31, Sewer 32, Salt 33, Surf.
YESTERDAYS EASY SOLUTIONS
Easy Puzzle
ACROSS
9 A trainer doesnt need it to
keep in good shape! (4-4)
10 Drink? Not I, you say (3)
11 Surplus to requirements and
thats new! (6)
12 Conditions at home sure will
change (6)
13 A friend has a right, I put in,
to be biased (7)
14 Pull in and seem to be under
the influence (4)
15 Not too badly, when up to it
physically (4,6)
17 Awfully good, wont be beaten
by (2,4,2)
18 Why answer! (7)
19 Pink for a girl (4)
21 The weak half of bitter, means
to imbibe (6)
24 So far as Im concerned, Im
having no dubbing (8,3,6)
27 I go through the sales break-
down with her (6)
29 Spoil the walk (4)
30 Have your say firmly in a high
voice? (5,2)
33 Gather what you have to do
with the DIY kit? (8)
35 Understands, perhaps, vague-
ly the object is to get inside (10)
36 A degree in dancing (4)
37 A cart turning to the right and
its very slow-moving (7)
38 A Hardy book, maybe? (6)
40 Convey verbally to the lady (6)
41 Thats 1,951 years ago, boy (3)
42 Reverse what had been decid-
ed about the directive? (8)
DOWN
1 Unable to use the shot machine
its always the same (10)
2 Drop when you shoot (4)
3 Right nows when one puts it
on show (8)
4 Is just as fast as and plugs
away at (5,2)
5 Having fun getting someone
tipsy (6,5)
6 Removed from forcibly and left
(6,4)
7 A wrinkle at the hair-line (6)
8 Watch and hell do it again (8)
10 With a light Nonsense! lifted
the child (5)
16 As heads of state, they dont
succeed (7)
20 Wrong again, stands up to vol-
unteer (5)
22 Underscore in years (7)
23 An out-and-out I cant say it!
(11)
25 Became more friendly with, or
was too sensible to (4,6)
26 Having detected ones weak
point, nagged about it (5,5)
28 Its a strange man outside with
a dog (8)
31 Willing to go on the paper
chase, left (8)
32 Contend the noise is made by
a bird (7)
34 Once having got cheeky with
the master (6)
35 Behaved oneself when one
stood in for (5)
39 Hes mean (4)
ACROSS: 4, Mighty 7, Manitoba 8, Gilded 10, Clear 13, Bond 14, Kiln 15, Mugs 16, Jim 17, Graz 19, Icon
21, Freeze-dry 23, Guys 24, Area 26, Ken 27, Tire 29, Trap 32, Tend 33, Se-I-ne 34, De-CI-de 35, Pit
Cher-s 36, Lame-NT.
DOWN: 1, S-M-ack 2, Angel 3, Stir 4, MA-Gog 5, Gold 6, Tiepin 9, Inside 11, Lid 12, Angry 13, Buzz-ard 15,
Mae 16, Joy 18, Re-St.-ed 20, Crate 21, F-un 22, Ere 23, Gene-Va. 25, Nan 28, In-e-pt 30, Rivet 31, P-ease
32, Time 33, Sock.
YESTERDAYS CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS
Cryptic Puzzle
WEIRD NEWS
The privilege of a lifetime is being
who you are.
Joseph Campbell.
A pregnant bri desmai d
wal ked her si ster down t he
ai sl e whi l e i n l abour - and
di dn t even tel l t he bri de.
Brave Lucy Morri s, 29, was so
determi ned not to spoi l her
si ster Emma Rot herhams
weddi ng day, she kept qui et
about her agoni si ng cont rac-
ti ons unti l t he recepti on.
Lucy was a week overdue on
t he day of her si ster, Emma
Rot herhams weddi ng to
groom Dan Bowker.
She began to feel cont rac-
ti ons i n t he earl y hours of
t he morni ng, but she
managed to wal k down t he
ai sl e and pose for photos
af ter wards.
Her mot her took her to
Doncaster Royal I nf i rmar y,
where 13 hours l ater she gave
bi r t h to a baby gi rl , I zzy.
I don t know how I made i t
t hrough t he ceremony, I was
i n agony. I j ust kept prayi ng
my waters woul dn t break
before t hey exchanged t hei r
vows.
Mirror Online
Lady walks sister down the aisle while in labour
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Page 56 / TV GUIDE Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
FOX CINEPLEX SARIT CENT RE,
WESTLANDS
SCREEN I HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
2 IN 3D (PG) At 11.00am, 1.45pm, THE
FRUIT IN OUR STARS (U16) At 4.00pm,
HUMSHAKALS (GE) At 6.15pm, EK VILLAIN
(TBA) At 9.00pm
SCREEN II TRANSFORMERS : AGE OF
EXTINCTION IN 3D (TBA) At 11.00am,
2.15pm, 6.00pm, 9.10pm.
PLANET MEDIA CINEMAS - KISUMU
SCREEN I RIO 2 (GE) At 12.30pm,
2.30pm & 4.30pm
SCREEN II GODZILLA (16) At 6.10pm &
8.30pm
NYALI CINEMAX MOMBASA
SCREEN I TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF
EXTINCTION IN 3D, FAULT IN OUR
STARS At 6.30pm HOLIDAY At 9pm,
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION IN
2D At 9.15pm
Cinema Guide
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
After his family is kidnapped during their
sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street
trader is confronted by the people respon-
sible; intelligence agents looking to recover
a mysterious briefcase.
YESTERDAYS TRIVIA: the Tall Man
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
6: 00 Power Breakf ast
9. 00 Af rosi nema
11: 30 Naswa
12: 00 Gabri el a
13: 00 Li ve at 1
14. 00 Af rosi nema
16: 00 Ci ti zen Al asi ri
16: 10 Mseto East
Af ri ca
17: 00 Pavi t ra Ri sht a
18: 00 Forever
Yours
19: 00 Ni pashe
Wi kendi
19: 45 Machachari
20: 15 Wi l d at Hear t
21: 00 Ci ti zen
Weekend
22: 00 The Tempest
23: 00 Acti on Ti me
1. 00 Af rosi nema
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 PasswordRpt
6:00 AMLive
9:00 LaPatrona
10.00 MaidInManhattan
11:15 TheYoung& The
Restless
12:00 RhythmCity
12:30 Scandal
1:00 NTVat1
1:30 Backstage
2:00 TogetherAgain
3.00 Password
4:00 NTVat4
4:15 Tanbihi
4.30 Password
Reloaded
5:00 TheBeat
6:00 DestinyRiver
7:00 NTVJioni
7:30 Looks&Essence
8:30 TheTrend
9:00 NTVTonight
10.00 TheTrend
11:30 Movie: Turbulence
01:00 Tanbihi
1:15 CNN
5.00 Command Your
Morning
6:00 Morning Express
9.00 Tendereza
10:00 My Eternal
11.00 Jeff Koinange Live
12.00 Ajabu
12.30 Case Files
1.00 Newsdesk
1.30 Football Review
2:00 Afri-screen
4.00 Mbiu Ya KTN
4.10 Tofus
4.30 Sanji and Creg
5.00 Baseline
6.00 Deal or No Daeal
7:00 KTN LEO
7:30 Hapa Kule
8.00 Just for Laughs
8.30 The Swap
9.00 KTN PRIME
10.20 Ceda Cove
11.00 The Diary
CNN
5.00 Praiz
6.00 K24 Alfajiri
10.00 Naijasinema
Thursday Rpt
12.00 Al Jazeera News
12.30 Almasi Rpt
13.00 K24Newscut
13.30 Mwangaza Rpt
15.00 Broken Vow
16.00 Mchipuko wa
Alasiri
In this weeks episode: A comedy show presented news style via everyday sheng, parodying the latest
in current afairs, bizarre occurrences and lifestyle issues.
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
10:00PM Maji Makuu na Ali Hassan and Babu
12:00AM Hakuna Kulala
Pick Of The Day 7.30PM
16.10 TeamRaha
17.30 Beat Box
19.00 K24 Wikendi
19.35 Almasi
20.05 Arosto
20.30 Mishoni
21.00 K24Evening Edition
22.00 Box Of ce Movie;:
Road to Perdition
11.30 TCWWrestling
1.30 Al Jazeera
KENYA NATI ONAL ASSEMBLY -
ELEVENTH PARLI AMENT
REPUBLI C OF KENYA
SUBMI SSI ON OF MEMORANDA
In the Matter of consideration by the
National Assembly
The Childrens Act (Amendment) Bill,2014
Article 118(1)(b) of the Constitution provides that Parliament shall facilitate public
participation and involvement in the legislative and other business of Parliament and
its Committees. Standing Order 127(1) provides that the Departmental Committee to
which a Bill is committed shall facilitate public participation and shall take into account
views and recommendations of the public when the Committee makes its report to the
House.
The Childrens Act (Amendment) Bill, 2014 has undergone First Reading pursuant to
Standing Order 127 and is now committed to the Departmental Committee on Labour
and Social Welfare for consideration and thereafter submits a report to the House.
Pursuant to Article 118(1) (b) of the Constitution and Standing Order 127(3), the
Committee invites interested members of the Public to submit any representations they
may have on the Childrens Act (Amendment) Bill, 2014.
The representations may be forwarded to the Clerk of the National Assembly, P.O.
Box 41842-00100, Nairobi; hand-delivered to the Office of the Clerk, Main Parliament
Buildings, Nairobi; or emailed to clerk@parliament.go.ke; to be received on or before
Thursday 31
st
July, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
MICHAEL R. SIALAI
FOR: CLERK OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Kericho County Government jointly with the University of Surrey invites eligible candidates to apply for the above
scholarship tenable in the University of Surrey (UK). The Scholarship is open to bright students from Kericho
County and will cover tuition, travel and basic subsistence needs. This scholarship is partially supported by James
Finlay (K) Limited.
Please carefully read the guidelines below before applying for the scholarship.
Admission is to the University of Surrey for a Masters Degree in science-based course such as Bio-Chemistry,
Environment, Chemical Engineering; etc. in the year 2014.
Selection for the scholarship is based on outstanding academic results with a minimum of second class upper
division and above, at bachelors level.
Applicants must have graduated within the last two years (i.e. 2012, 2013 or 2014) from a Public University
in Kenya.
The scholarship is open to residents of Kericho County only.
Interested students who wish to apply for the scholarship will need to submit the following documents:-
Certifed copies of:-
(a) KCSE Certifcate
(b) Secondary School Leaving Certifcate
(c) Degree Certifcate
Duly flled application form.
Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualifcation.
Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted.
Application forms can be picked from the offce of the County Secretary or downloaded from www.Kericho.
go.ke.
Applications addressed to:-
The County Secretary,
The Scholarship Committee,
Governors Offce,
Kericho County,
P.O. Box 112, Kericho.
The flled form should reach us not later than 6
th
August,2014.
Secretary
Scholarship Committee
KERI CHO COUNTY GOVERNMENT
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Kibera looking for his signed ball
and gets lost in the complex network
of rundown shacks and polluted
streets with the stinging pungent
smell from open sewers and gar-
bage.Despite being born in Kenya,
Simon is automatically deemed for-
eign because of his language and
outwarddemeanour. As Simon tries
to find his way out of the slums, he
finds himself being hunted down for
reward money, after his mother goes
on public radio to announce a re-
W
hen Connie Niel-
sen set foot in
Kibera in 2009,
she was there to
act a role in the
now critically acclaimed film Lost in
Africa, variably called Kidnnapet in
her native Danish. She was playing
the role of a mother to an eleven-
year-old boy who makes a trip to his
birthplace in Nairobi, Kenya.
The film depicts Simon naively find-
ing his way to the sprawling slum of
ward for anyone who finds him.
After all the dust of busy acting and
shooting on location settled, Connie
had been touched by the reality of
this location, meeting real people
with real needs. I talked to members
of the crew and a good number of ex-
tras who had been cast from Kibera
and they told me their biggest need
was clean water, says a soft-spoken
Connie who also starred in the Acad-
emy award winning movie Gladiator.
So she left Kenya with sweet
memories of Kibera but the issues of
supplying water to the residents nev-
er escaped her mind. She talked to
friends and people of goodwill and
came up with a project she aptly
named Human Needs Project that
took the time and pain to think
through what she calls a sustainable
initiative. Connie who has travelled
the world says many a time
well-meaning people come to Africa
and start water projects that die in
their fourth or fifth year and that
worried her team a lot.
We therefore said we not only sink
a deep borehole (300 metres) but al-
so make it a multifunctional centre,
she explains. And for three years the
team, working together with part-
ners such as Proctor and Gamble,
have come together to put a novel
project that will excite development
practitioners across the globe.
The centre, which opened its opera-
tions yesterday, is not just a water
point but a laundry, a training centre
for enterprise, IT hub, a caf as well
as a business centre for a local SAC-
CO with over 1000 members.
Whats more the system put together
by Davis and Shirtliff has huge filters
that recycle water and is used for
flashing as well as irrigating lawns in
the adjoining schools. We have
partnership which will reduce the
cost of washing for Kibera residents
by nearly a third, explains Virginie
Helias the Proctor and Gamble Sus-
tainability Director for Global Busi-
ness Units. Connies co-founder Da-
vid Warner is so pleased with the
Connie
Nielsen
with Proc-
tor and
Gamble
Sustain-
ability
Director
for Global
Business
Units Ms
Virginie
Helias and
other proj-
ect staf
at Kibera
[PHOTOS:-
GEORGE
ORIDO/
STANDARD]
Hollywood star
visits Nairobi
Rhumba in Eldoret
Radio Maisha and Belasco Lounge
in Eldoret present Rhumba night
with DJ Marto Sibuor today. The
event will also see DJ Moseh and DJ
Pinto entertain revellers all night.
Entrance is Sh 300.
Kalasha at National Museum
Kalasha Film and Television
Awards goes down today at the
National Museum. The fth edition
of the event, which is the brainchild
of Kenya Film Commission, will see
victors in diferent categories will be
awarded. The gala starts at 6:30PM.
Afro-Asia live at the Alliance
Synergy Music Production
presents the Afro-Asia Live at
AllianceFranaise today starting
8pm. The event will be headlined by
Afro Simba, a Kenyan Ska-Mijikenda
fusion band and Jahm, a Philippine
World-Reggae Music Artist. A special
guest performer will be revealed at
the event itself. Entrance is Sh500.
Liron at Goethe Institut
Liron, the versatile soul and jazz
singer, will headline The Evenings
with Liron concert series at Goethe
Institut tomorrow. The concert sees
the talented singer do a four-part
series as she launches her debut
album Prodigals Diary. She will
share the stage with her Eclectic
band in this two-hour live music
piece. Charges are Sh500.
Remember Forgoten
Furahiday at Sarakasi Dome
The bi-monthly Furahiday music
and performance event goes down
at Sarakasi Dome today. The event
will feature Kijani Kibichi Band,
Sarakasi Dancers and the All-Star
DJs with lots of entertainment.
Entrance is absolutely free!
Song Writers Lounge
The Song Writers Lounge,
a musical experience, makes a
comeback at the Italian Institute
of Culture in Westlands tomorrow.
This event features urban, afro and
blues singer-songwriter Veroso and
guitarists Ngare and Cee L. Advance
charges are Sh600 and Sh800 at
the gate.
Stories Spoken at Goethe
AMKA and the Goethe-Institut
have organised the monthly
readings in the library of the
Goethe-Institut this Saturday
starting from 10am to 1pm. This is a
forum for upcoming women writers
and literary critics to share and
discuss stories, poems and current
literature trends with the aim of
enhancing their creativity.
Our Pick
Being on location in Kibera ve years ago left
this Hollywood star with an indelible mark of
what life is in the settlement, spurring a need to
do something which and as GEORGE ORIDO
notes, she came back with a solution
Continued on PAGE 59
BITTER SWEET MEMORIES
Page 59 ENTERTAINMENT / Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
Uncovering the Blankets
initiative and explained that
the model is just a bit different
from other projects by people
from outside. The water here
will come at a little cost and so
will be the rest of the services, as
way of keeping it sustainable and
self-propelling, he noted. Con-
nie and David believe the water
is of good quality and people at-
tach greater value to things and
to themselves when they are able
to pay for them. For instance a
twenty-litre of clean water will
cost just Sh5 from residents as
they pay another Sh7 for a warm
shower or for the use of the over
ten toilets.
The Sh40 million facility is
powered by huge solar panels
that arguably make it the most
green water facility in the region.
The beauty of this project is that
we responded to what the com-
munity wanted and even subtle
issues of whether the toilets were
seats or squats were discussed,
explained a delighted Connie.
And as one feels fresh and clean
they can settle for a cup of Cap-
puccino at Connies Coffee Shop
overlooking the busy Kibera rail-
way line for a few shillings. The
project has also trained over 40
local staff and is fully engaged in
running it with skills learnt from
the many courses offered during
the project development. The
Chief Science Officer at the Hu-
man Needs Project, Mr John
Gage is particularly excited about
the ICT centre upstairs. With
this small fibre optic Kibera resi-
dents can now access the whole
world as they browse on any site
and transact business online.
Mr Gage who is the founder of
the Sun Macrosystems in the Sil-
icon Valley, is also a board mem-
ber and is confident the project
would soon be replicated by ma-
ny slums around the world. I am
bullish about this initiative and if
it succeeds immediately then five
more of this are in the offing. We
will roll them immediately, said
Connie. The 49-year-old actress
is encouraging other Hollywood
stars to come on board and help
replicate the initiative in this part
of the world.
poets and poetry lovers... we are
accommodating everyone, Mu-
thoni Ndonga, the artiste better
known as Muthoni the Drummer
Queen or Muthoni DQ and
founder of Blankets recently said
on a local morning show.
We start with music as an idea.
The aim is to grow the concept of
providing a platform for young
and upcoming Kenyan artistes,
designers and even poets. We are
giving them a platform that they
would otherwise struggle to get,
expounds Boniface Mwalii, the
events publicist.
Unlike previously when the
only event was the live perfor-
mances, the festival is now a col-
lage of mini-events. A visitor to
What started as a simple Sunday afternoon of
relaxing in the outdoors has now evolved into
a regional festival of the arts, writes MKALA
MWAGHESHA
the current Blankets who had
visited the earlier edition and
went overseas would think they
are lost at the Carnivore grounds.
A dancing stage with DJ Jack
Rooster welcomes guests. The
crooner is popular with house
and EDM music fans at Caffe
Mocha. Even as other events are
on-going including live music on
the main stage, Jack Rooster
keeps his music alive, entertain-
ing the interested.The Art Hive is
the other new entrant. On this
collection of tents, African de-
signers showcase their wares
with on-site sales made possible.
There are so many designers in
Kenya and we are giving them a
chance to showcase their beauti-
ful designs to those in atten-
dance, Muthoni says.
Kwani?, the literary house, have
their own corner. Poetry and lit-
erature lovers sit down on the
green grass or on scattered block
of hay and savour the delicacies
of different poets on the open-
mic session. Book swap also
takes place with a literally saloon
session for non-fiction literature.
The experimentation and de-
sire to reach greater and yet-to be
explored showbiz heights did not
start with the new more inclusive
package. In the January 4th edi-
tion, Blankets celebrated its 50th
edition with the Kenya@50 cele-
bration in mind. The two-day ex-
travaganza had the biggest crowd
in terms of numbers to have ever
attended the event since incep-
tion. We had about 6,000 people
in attendance. It was epic, said
Mwalii of the event which saw
Mafikizolo and Mi Casa from
South Africa headline. On aver-
age, Blankets gets attended by
about 2000 people. Blankets has
another event running in Ugan-
da with the same name, perhaps
in the spirit of regional integra-
tion. More is yet to come in the
spirit of diversifying. We will al-
so have a live film screening soon
to cater for the film buffs, Mu-
thoni shares, adding that there
Connie Nielsen: The gladiator of Kibera from Tinsel town
are so many brilliant filmmakers
in this country and they want to
give them a platform. The organ-
isers also get a lot of feedback
from everyone who attends the
event, and the ideas are put to
use. The first edition was a bit
different from the July edition.
We incorporated what we were
told and we will keep on doing
that. Blankets is all about every-
one co-owning the creative
space, adds Mwalii. What about
established artistes performing?
Is it that Blankets is not giving
them a platform anymore?
That will be catered for but will
not be on the regular. According
to organisers, more established
and international acts will have
their space, but this will be hap-
pening on special occasions.
Blankets has attracted some ad-
vertisers including electronic
companies who showcase their
wares. In the next five years,
Blankets will be more than dis-
covering art at this rate.
Five years and 53 editions lat-
er, an event that was initially
hosted on a Friday is now a
must-attend festival. Apart from
the urbane who must be seen
and photographed on the lawns
of Carnivore grounds, artistes
from South Africa, Zimbabwe,
Uganda and other regions have
graced the stage of arguably Ken-
yas biggest outdoor event. Blan-
kets and Wine has gone full circle
and continues to chart the way
for other popular events like
Hakuna Matata festival and the
Rift Valley festival. For the last
two editions now, the event has
become a festival of arts. The
idea is to have people explore dif-
ferent arts that take place in the
grounds. The music lovers, the
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RIGHT: Connie Nielsen tastes some
of the water from the project.
[PHOTO: GEORGE ORIDO/STANDARD]
COLLAGE OF MINI-EVENTS
EPIC ATTENDANCE
SOLAR-POWERED
Revellers at a past Blankets and Wine.
[PHOTO: DAVID GICHURU/STANDARD]
Tax matters
Kenyas stock exchange will
be valued at Sh1.84 billion
after listing its shares in
an initial public ofering,
Chief Executive Of cer Peter
Mwangi said. The bourse plans
to ofer 66 million shares at
Sh9.50 each for the IPO and
list a total of 194 million on
the bourse, he told reporters
yesterday. Listing will improve
corporate governance,
transparency and attract
investors, Treasury Secretary
Henry Rotich said at the
function.
Shares in Equity Bank
slipped yesterday ahead of
half-year results due out
next week, driving Kenyas
benchmark equities index
lower while the shilling
held steady. Nairobis main
NSE-20 Share Index closed
19.93 points, or 0.4 per cent,
lower at 4,883.75 points.
Equity Bank ended the
session 1.6 per cent lower
at Sh44.75 a share, while
another lender, Housing
Finance, closed down 2.2 per
cent atSh44.75. For Equity,
we should be expecting
volatility ... because they are
due to announce next week
their half-year results,said
Maureen Kirigua, research
analyst at Sterling
InvestmentBank.
The International Monetary
Fund (IMF) has lowered its
forecast for global economic
growth this year, from 3.7
per cent to 3.4 per cent.
The reduction reects a
weak start to the year in the
United States and a number
of downgrades to the outlook
for several other individual
economies. However, there
were uplifts for some
countries, the largest being
the UK. The global forecast
for 2015 is unchanged, with
growth predicted to be 4 per
cent. Several countries do
receive an upgrade and the
largest for 2014 is for the
UK - from a 2.8 per cent to
a 3.2 per cent expansion of
the economy. It is the latest
in a string of upgrades from
the IMF and others. There is
a smaller uplift to the IMF
forecast for the UK for next
year. Introducing the new
forecasts, the IMFs chief
economist Olivier Blanchard
said: The recovery
continues, but it remains a
weak recovery, indeed a bit
weaker than we forecast in
April.
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Kenya Electricity Generation Com-
pany (KenGen) will next month start
feeding an additional 20 megawatts
(MW) produced at its Wind Farm in
Ngong to the national electricity grid.
The firm said it is in the final
phases of completing installation of
the power generating wind turbines at
Ngong Hills and once operational, the
additional power might bring some
reprieve to electricity consumers.
Power costs have been on the rise
in the recent months following poor
rains over the long rains season of
March to May that resulted in a de-
cline in the amount of power pro-
duced from Kenyas hydroelectricity
dams. This has seen the country in-
creasingly rely on more costly diesel
fired thermal sources.
Wind, compared to other renew-
able power sources - geothermal and
hydro - is cheaper. Currently, it gen-
erates 5.1MW at the farm that began
operations in 2010.
The company has also put up a
new substation at the wind farm to
evacuate electricity from the turbines
to the grid.
We will commission the substa-
tion next week and start testing the
turbines and they will be ready for
commissioning in August, said Al-
bert Mugo chief executive of KenGen.
The additional electricity genera-
tion capacity at Ngong has been put
up at a cost of Sh2.7 billion (32 mil-
lion). The money was advanced to
KenGen by the governments of Bel-
gium and Spain.
The 20MW has been done as two
separate projects where we have in-
stalled eight turbines generating
6.8MW at a cost of 12 million that
was advanced by the government of
Belgium. The second one we have 16
turbines with a generation capaci-
ty of 13.4MW at a cost of 20 million
that was given by the government of
Spain, said Mugo.
The company has leased 137 hect-
ares of land on Ngong Hills from the
Kenya Forest Service where the wind
farm is located. It has so far utilised
80 hectares but notes that it may not
be able to use all of the leased land,
mostly because of the terrain.
KenGen has been at odds with
members of the local community in
implementing the Ngong wind pow-
er project and recently they accused
the firm of reneging on its obligations
to them.
They threatened to disrupt the
project should the firm not keep its
word to them.
tomated and production ac-
counting is now real time.
Pursuant to the requirement of the
Legal Notice No 110 of the Customs
and Excise (EGMS) Regulation, 2013,
the start date for online activation for
all manufacture and import of tobac-
co products was effective from No-
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
has stepped up efforts to bolster
its revenue collections as the Gov-
ernment reels under the weight of
an ambitious Sh1.8 trillion budget.
The taxman is rolling out an elec-
tronic system of monitoring excisable
goods, notably wines, spirits and to-
bacco.
The move is widely expected to
curb excise tax cheats who under-val-
ue or fail to declare excisable goods.
Caxton Ngeywo, the authoritys Head
of Market Surveillance Office, yester-
day said implementation of the Ex-
cisable Goods Management System
(EGMS) in these companies would
ensure continuous tracking and trac-
ing of stamps across the supply chain.
Ngeywo said the Government is los-
ing an estimated Sh3 billion annually
on excise tax scam through under-cla-
ration and non-declaration of excis-
able goods.
He said the authority has so
far seized over 300,000 fake prod-
ucts and arrested over 100 suspects.
People who deal with illicit trade
do not believe that this system will
catch up with them. They are still in
a denial phase, Ngeywo told report-
ers during a tour of the East African
Breweries Ltd (EABL) plant in Nairo-
bi, one of the companies where the
new EGMS system has been installed.
We have now received requests from
The taxman is rolling
out electronic system
to monitor excisable
goods to curb tax
cheats
the provincial administration and the
police that they want to be integrated
in the enforcement of the new system.
The excisable stamps are used by man-
ufactured and imported wines, spirits
and tobacco to show tax compliance.
Application, approval and issu-
ance of the stamps are now au-
KRAs new system targets
beer, cigarette industries
KenGen gears up to add 20MW to national grid
vember 5, 2013.
Ngeywo said already 38 companies
have complied with the new system.
These include Keroche Brewer-
ies, London Distillers,
Kenya Wine Agencies
Ltd (KWAL), Brit-
ish American Tobac-
co (BAT) and Mas-
termind Tobacco Ltd.
Initially, we were not
able to determine the vol-
ume of products produced,
acknowledged Ngeywo.
The taxman expects to increase
its revenue collections by 20 per
cent this financial year (2014/2015).
KRA hopes to collect Sh1.12 trillion in
the 2014/2015 fiscal year, leveraging
on technology, innovative practic-
es and implementation of staff per-
formance improvement measures.
This comprises of Sh1.05 tril-
lion of exchequer revenue and
Agency revenue of Sh65.5 billion
Already, the Government is staring
at Sh342.6 billion financing deficit in
the current financial year with worry-
ing signs that it might be an arduous
task to finance the Sh1.8 trillion am-
bitious 2014/15 Budget.
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
surpassed its revenue collection tar-
get by a modest Sh100 million de-
spite a difficult 2013/2014 fiscal year.
The taxman only managed to sur-
pass target after revising downwards
the initial targets for the period ow-
ing to low economic growth forecast
and depressed import trends in 2013.
Data released by the authori-
ty shows that the taxman collect-
ed Sh963.8 billion against a new
target of Sh963.7 billion with the
lower than expected performance
of the countrys economy wip-
ing out over Sh12 billion worth
of projected revenue collections.
The original annual revenue col-
lection target for the fiscal year
2013/2014 was fixed at Sh973.5 bil-
lion.
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y B MACHARIA KAMAU
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y B CORRESPONDENT
y B NICHOLAS WAITATHU
KTB plan to reverse
drop in tourist arrivals
Kenya will host a major
expo to showcase her
tourism products as part
of initiative to grow
the industry
Persistent terror attacks hit the tourism in-
dustry to record a four per cent drop in interna-
tional tourist arrivals between January and May
this year.
Compared to the same period last year, tour-
ist arrivals dipped by 17,000, as the marketing
agency moves to revive the struggling industry.
Kenya Tourist Board (KTB) says the Govern-
ment is stepping up campaigns to woo tourists
into the country and also counter bad publicity.
The Government is also injecting about Sh700
million for the recovery of the sector.
We have witnessed reduced numbers of
tourists arrivals more so due to the security
threats and travel advisories that have been is-
sued by some of the major markets, for example,
United Kingdom and US, KTB Managing Direc-
tor Mureithi Ndegwa said yesterday.
RECOVERY PROGRAMME
He made the remarks during a media launch
of the Fourth Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE)
that will bring together travel agents, tour oper-
ators, hoteliers and media from Kenyas tourism
source markets. Major source markets such as
US, France and UK have issued travel advisories
cautioning their citizens to avoid certain places
and especially the coastal region.
This has been occasioned by increased spate
of insecurity leading to loss of hundreds of lives
in the last six months.
However, Ndegwa said the Government is re-
sponding to threats by beefing up security as well
as fast-tracking recovery programme.
Two months ago, the Government pledged
to give Sh200 million to finance recovery pro-
gramme. Also, in the current financial year Sh500
million has been allocated for marketing of Ken-
ya as a rich tourist destination.
The State also cut park fees to Sh200 for do-
mestic tourists and exempted air ticketing from
Value Added Tax to spur growth of the industry.
For example, we have been on a reassur-
ance missions in key markets. Recently, we un-
dertook a mission to US and UK together with
the Cabinet Secretary for East African Affairs
Commerce and Tourism, Cabinet Secretary
Phyllis Kandie, he said.
The mission, Ndegwa said met tour oper-
ators and travel agents selling Kenya and as-
sured them of the Governments commitment
to the safety of tourist and citizens alike. We
have also continued with assurance campaigns
through our marketing development represen-
tatives (MDRS), he added. Other activities be-
ing undertaken include a campaign dubbed
Tembea Kenya to encourage domestic travel-
lers to sample Kenyas attractions.
He said MKTE will be held from October
8-10, 2014 at KICC where participants from
more than 30 countries from key source mar-
kets in Europe, Asia, Americas Africa and the
Middle East will attend. Ndegwa said about 60
companies have registered for the expo out of
the targeted 110 exhibitors. We are certain the
three-day event that will be preceded by a fa-
miliarisation tour to showcase Kenyas tourism
products will be successful, he added.

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) re-
corded a 22 per cent jump in the value of its in-
vestment portfolio in 2013 as its total net assets
grew from Sh110 billion to Sh135 billion.
The latest financial figures for the year end-
ed June 2013 and certified by the Auditor-Gen-
eral show that the value of NSSFs investment
portfolio now stands at over Sh135 billion com-
pared to Sh110 billion in 2012 and according
to NSSF chairman Adan Mohamed, the growth
is attributable to governance and financial re-
forms the Fund has been carrying out over the
last five years including outsourcing investment
of workers contributions.
The reforms we are currently undertaking
have set the NSSF on a firm growth trajectory.
The ongoing implementation of the NSSF Act
2013 is the most significant of a raft of reforms
that commenced in 2009, said Mohamed.
The NSSF Act 2013 replaced the old NSSF
Provident Fund and created two new funds, the
NSSF Pension Fund targeting mostly employ-
ees in the formal sector and civil servants, and
the NSSF Provident Fund to cater mainly for
the self-employed and informal sector workers.
Mohamed announced that contributors to the
Fund will now earn 12.5 per cent interest on sav-
ings, up from the current 7.5 per cent.
Our contributors will be the biggest bene-
ficiaries of this stellar performance, said Mo-
hamed.
Besides implementing the NSSF Act 2013,
which sets strict governance and financial man-
agement rules, the Fund has now appointed in-
dependent fund managers to manage its asset
portfolio unlike in the past when this was a
function of the management.
Our investment returns have grown by be-
tween 17-20 per cent since the fund managers
came on board, said NSSF Managing Trustee
Richard Langat.
Re-alignment of its portfolio to comply with
legal provisions capping investment in land and
property at 25 per cent has seen NSSF shift focus
to other asset classes such as Quoted, Unquoted
Stocks, Government Securities and Commercial
Paper with a combined value of over Sh87 billion
or 67 per cent of the Funds total portfolio as at
June 2013 up from Sh64 billion the previous year.
NSSF portfolio grows to Sh135 billion
Ndegwa Mureithi
I NVI TATI ON FOR TENDERS
SITE INVESTIGATION OF THE PROPOSED NDARUGU 2 DAM
Ref No: AWSB /SINDP-01/14
ATHI WATER SERVI CES BOARD
1. The Athi Water Services Board invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for
the following works:
Site Investigation of the Proposed Ndarugu 2 Dam as defined in the Bidding Document.
These includes detailed topographical survey for an area of approximately 3 square
kilometers, cadastral survey to identify the parcels of land to be affected by the project,
geotechnical investigation including trial pits, auguring, coring, geological logging, detailed
soil laboratory testing.
The proposed Ndarugu 2 Dam is located immediately downstream of Ndarugu and
Githobokoni river confluence approximately at Survey of Kenya coordinates N9895164;
E264258 and at an elevation of approximately 1770m amsl.
The Geotechnical Investigation period is 3 months.
2. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB).
3. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from:
Chief Executive Officer
Athi Water Services Board
3
rd
Floor, Africa Re Building,
Hospital Road, Upper Hill
P.O. Box 45283-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Fax: 254-20-2724295
Email info@awsboard.go.ke
and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 0800 hours to 1700
hours local time from Monday to Friday, except during lunch hour(1300 hours to 1400
hours),during weekends and public holidays.
Qualifications requirements include:
(a) Experience as prime contractor in the construction of at least one works contract
of a nature and complexity equivalent to the Works within the last Five (5) years,
each with a value of at least KShs. 30,000,000 or equivalent in a freely convertible
currency;.
(b) Proposals for the timely acquisition (own, lease, hire, etc.) of the essential
equipment, i.e. (i) Drilling Rig (100m depth), (ii) Fully Equipped Soil Laboratory,
(c) a Contract manager/Site Agent (Must be a registered Geologist) with five years
experience in works of an equivalent nature and volume, including no less than three
years as Site Agent; and
(d) Liquid assets and/or credit facilities, net of other contractual commitments and
exclusive of any advance payments which may be made under the Contract, of no
less than KSh. 7,500,000 or equivalent in a freely convertible currency;
A consistent history of litigation or arbitration awards against the Applicant or any partner
of a Joint Venture may result in disqualification.
A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be applied.
4. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English language may be purchased by interested
bidders upon payment of a non-refundable fee KSh. 1,000 (or equivalent in freely convertible
currency). The method of payment will be cash or bankers cheque. The Bidding Documents
will be collected from the address below upon production of a purchase receipt.
5. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 1200 hours East Africa time on
22
nd
August 2014 Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids
will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to
attend in person at the address below at 1205 hours East Africa time on 22
nd
August 2014.
6 All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of an unconditional Bank
guarantee of KSh. 400,000 or equivalent in a freely convertible currency.
7. The address referred to above is:
Chief Executive Officer
Athi Water Services Board
3
rd
Floor, Africa Re Building,
Hospital Road, Upper Hill
Nairobi, Kenya
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USDOLLAR EURO
BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG
AB C 87.67 87.87 0.20 117.97 118.27 0.30
EQUITY 87.75 87.85 0.10 118.09 118.25 0.16
I & M 87.65 87.85 0.20 117.94 118.25 0.31
DIAMONDTRUST 87.55 87.75 0.20 117.82 118.12 0.30
NI C 87.70 87.90 0.20 118.21 118.51 0.30
ECOBANK 87.70 87.90 0.20 118.17 118.32 0.15
1ST COMMUNITY 87.70 87.90 0.20 118.25 118.42 0.17
PRIME 87.70 87.90 0.20 118.00 118.31 0.31
MIDDLEEAST 87.75 87.95 0.20 118.00 118.31 0.31
CFC STANBIC 87.75 87.95 0.20 118.09 118.38 0.29
CITIBANK 87.70 87.90 0.20 118.26 118.40 0.14
C B A 87.75 87.95 0.20 118.05 118.42 0.37
NB K 87.70 87.90 0.20 118.21 118.50 0.29
BARCLAYS 87.80 87.90 0.10 118.14 118.31 0.17
STANDARD 87.70 87.90 0.20 118.02 118.30 0.28
KC B 87.75 87.95 0.20 118.22 118.38 0.16
BOA 87.70 87.90 0.20 118.19 118.48 0.29
CO-OP 87.75 87.95 0.20 118.08 118.38 0.30
USDOLLAR 87.8039
STGPOUND 149.6222
EURO 118.2330
SARAND 8.3363
KES/ USHS 30.0102
KES/ TSHS 18.9286
KES/ RWF 7.8357
KES/ BIF 17.6531
AEDIRHAM 23.9049
CAN$ 81.7743
SFRANC 97.3413
JPY(100) 86.5610
SW KRONER 12.8445
NOR KRONER 14.1703
DANKRONER 15.8456
IND RUPEE 1.4624
HONGKONGDOLLAR 11.3289
SINGAPOREDOLLAR 70.9297
SAUDI RIYAL 23.4122
CHINESEYUAN 14.1798
AUSTRALIAN$ 82.9703
Source: Central Bank
EXCHANGE RATES
BANK RATES
FOREX BUREAU
LAST12MONTHS SECTOR PRICES PREVIOUS SHARES
MAIN INVESTMENT MARKET
NAIROBI STOCKS
NSE All Share Index. Down 0.52 points to close at 151.01.
NSE 20-share Index. Down 19.93 points to close at 4883.75.
24/07/14
24/07/14
24/07/14
PER US DOLLAR PER EURO
BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG
Alpha Forex BureauLtd 87.60 88.50 0.90 117.50 120.00 2.50
Amana Forex BureauLtd 87.30 88.60 1.30 117.50 119.50 2.00
Arcade Forex BureauLtd 87.40 88.40 1.00 118.00 121.00 3.00
Aristocrats Forex Bureau 87.00 89.00 2.00 117.00 119.00 2.00
Bamburi Forex BureauLtd 86.00 89.00 3.00 117.00 120.00 3.00
Bay Forex Bureau(NBI) Ltd 87.70 88.30 0.60 118.20 120.00 1.80
Bogani Forex BureauLtd 85.80 89.90 4.10 116.00 121.20 5.20
Capital Hill Forex Bureau 87.50 88.20 0.70 116.80 120.00 3.20
Cashline Forex BureauLtd 86.50 89.00 2.50 117.00 123.00 6.00
Central Forex BureauLtd 87.70 88.70 1.00 117.50 119.50 2.00
City Centre Forex Bureau 87.70 88.50 0.80 116.50 119.00 2.50
Classic Forex BureauLtd 87.20 88.60 1.40 116.60 120.40 3.80
Cosmos Forex BureauLtd 87.80 88.30 0.50 117.70 120.00 2.30
Crater Forex BureauLtd 86.90 88.90 2.00 117.40 120.40 3.00
Crossroads Forex Bureau 86.50 89.50 3.00 116.00 120.00 4.00
Crown BureauDe Change 87.00 88.50 1.50 118.00 120.50 2.50
Dalmar Exchange Bureau 87.60 88.10 0.50 116.00 120.00 4.00
Forex BureauAfroLtd 87.70 88.30 0.60 117.50 120.50 3.00
Gateway Forex BureauLtd 87.80 88.20 0.40 118.20 119.50 1.30
Giant Forex BureauLtd 86.00 88.50 2.50 114.00 121.00 7.00
Give andTake Forex Ltd 87.50 87.90 0.40 118.00 121.00 3.00
Glory Forex BureauLtd 87.80 88.10 0.30 117.80 119.50 1.70
GNK Forex BureauLtd 86.50 88.00 1.50 118.66 119.35 0.69
Hodan Global Forex Bureau 87.70 88.30 0.60 118.30 120.50 2.20
HurlinghamForex Bureau 86.50 88.30 1.80 115.00 120.00 5.00
Industrial Area Forex Ltd 86.00 89.00 3.00 112.50 120.50 8.00
IslandForex BureauLtd 87.60 88.00 0.40 117.90 118.50 0.60
Junction Forex BureauLtd 87.00 88.50 1.50 116.00 119.50 3.50
Kenza Exchange Bureau 87.00 89.00 2.00 117.50 119.50 2.00
Lache Forex BureauLtd 87.40 88.70 1.30 116.50 120.00 3.50
LeoForex BureauLtd 87.30 88.60 1.30 117.30 119.20 1.90
Link Forex BureauLtd 87.70 88.50 0.80 117.50 121.00 3.50
Maritime Forex BureauLtd 87.50 88.40 0.90 117.20 119.00 1.80
Metropolitan BureauLtd 87.00 88.00 1.00 117.00 120.00 3.00
Middletown Forex Bureau 87.50 88.00 0.50 118.20 119.50 1.30
Morgan Forex Bureau 87.60 88.00 0.40 119.00 120.00 1.00
Nawal Forex BureauLtd 87.00 89.00 2.00 118.50 122.00 3.50
Net Forex BureauLtd 87.60 88.30 0.70 117.40 118.70 1.30
Ofshore Forex BureauLtd 87.70 88.30 0.60 118.00 120.00 2.00
Pacic Forex BureauLtd 87.70 88.20 0.50 117.80 120.00 2.20
PeakTop Exchange Bureau 87.80 88.20 0.40 118.20 119.50 1.30
Pearl Forex BureauLtd 87.40 87.90 0.50 117.60 119.50 1.90
Pel Forex BureauLtd 87.00 89.00 2.00 118.00 120.00 2.00
Penguin Forex Bureau Ltd 87.50 88.30 0.80 117.50 119.50 2.00
Princess Forex BureauLtd 87.75 88.40 0.65 117.00 119.50 2.50
Pwani Forex BureauLtd 87.00 88.50 1.50 118.00 121.00 3.00
Qadisia Forex BureauLtd 87.40 88.30 0.90 118.00 119.20 1.20
Regional Forex BureauLtd 87.80 88.50 0.70 118.00 121.50 3.50
Rift Valley Forex BureauLtd 87.00 88.00 1.00 118.00 119.00 1.00
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51.00 22.00 Housing Finance Co.Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 44.75 45.75 31,900
147.00 85.00 I&M Holdings Ltd Ord 1.00 140.00 139.00 13,100
55.00 35.50 Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd Ord 1.00 53.50 53.50 2,514,600
39.25 18.50 National Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 29.00 28.75 7,800
68.00 48.50 NIC Bank Ltd Ord 5.00 59.50 59.00 52,200
340.00 271.00 Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ord 5.00 308.00 308.00 1,600
25.00 14.50 The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ord 1.00 19.05 19.10 772,100
COMMERCIAL ANDSERVICES
8.00 3.40 Express Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 6.80 7.20 16,100
- - Hutchings Biemer Ltd Ord 5.00 20.25 -
14.70 8.30 Kenya Airways Ltd Ord 5.00 10.15 10.15 584,100
18.00 5.00 Longhorn Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 AIMS 16.20 16.00 600
400.00 271.00 Nation Media Group Ltd Ord. 2.50 308.00 308.00 2,600
247.00 42.50 Scangroup Ltd Ord 1.00 47.25 47.50 53,100
39.00 24.50 Standard Group Ltd Ord 5.00 34.25 -
56.50 32.00 TPS Eastern Africa Ltd Ord 1.00 38.75 38.25 3,100
24.00 11.50 Uchumi Supermarket Ltd Ord 5.00 12.05 11.95 28,800
CONSTRUCTION&ALLIED
98.50 60.00 ARM Cement Ltd Ord 1.00 80.00 80.00 327,100
225.00 170.00 Bamburi Cement Ltd Ord 5.00 173.00 -
100.00 75.00 Crown Paints Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 98.00 -
18.00 13.50 E.A.Cables Ltd Ord 0.50 16.25 16.45 20,700
110.00 56.50 E.A.Portland Cement Co. Ltd Ord 5.00 81.50 82.00 100
ENERGY&PETROLEUM
17.90 8.70 KenGen Co. Ltd Ord. 2.50 9.40 9.70 126,000
11.80 7.90 KenolKobil Ltd Ord 0.05 8.45 8.50 95,900
20.75 12.85 Kenya Power & Lighting Co Ltd Ord 2.50 12.95 12.95 229,300
- - Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 4% Pref 20.00 8.00
5.50 5.50 Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 7% Pref 20.00 5.50
28.75 12.65 Total Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 25.25 24.50 3,900
18.95 13.00 Umeme Ltd Ord 0.50 18.95 17.25 1,100
INSURANCE
24.00 7.30 British-American Investments Co Ord 0.10 22.75 22.50 1,206,200
12.20 4.20 CIC Insurance Group Ltd Ord.1.00 10.05 10.10 504,400
424.00 217.00 Jubilee Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 391.00 390.00 7,300
21.00 13.10 Kenya Re Insurance Corporation Ord 2.50 18.80 18.95 39,100
23.00 9.20 Liberty Kenya Holdings Ltd Ord.1.00 17.80 17.90 22,700
145.00 51.50 Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 129.00 129.00 1,400
INVESTMENT
44.00 17.05 Centum Investment Co Ltd Ord 0.50 43.75 43.25 53,000
6.40 3.50 Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 5.80 5.45 26,200
37.75 20.00 Trans-Century Ltd Ord 0.50 AIMS 24.25 25.00 6,200
MANUFACTURING&ALLIED
- - A.Baumann & Co Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 11.10 -
190.00 100.00 B.O.C Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 148.00 -
699.00 521.00 British American Tobacco Kenya Ord 10.00 682.00 699.00 800
67.50 27.50 Carbacid Investments Ltd Ord 1.00 28.00 28.75 26,500
426.00 212.00 East African Breweries Ltd Ord 2.00 290.00 294.00 105,500
4.00 1.90 Eveready East Africa Ltd Ord.1.00 3.40 3.40 34,200
9.45 4.40 Kenya Orchards Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 9.45 -
5.05 2.30 Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd Ord 2.00 2.45 2.50 1,780,900
38.50 14.00 Unga Group Ltd Ord 5.00 34.75 34.75 13,000
TELECOMMUNICATION&TECHNOLOGY
13.40 6.15 Safaricom Ltd Ord 0.05 12.00 12.05 4,183,900
GROWTH ENTERPRISEMARKETSEGMENT(GEMS)
25.00 3.90 Home Afrika Ltd Ord 1.00 3.90 3.95 595,000
23/07/14
MONEY FUNDS Daily Yield E. A. Rate
British-AmericanMoney Market Fund 10.47% 11.04%
CICMoney Market Fund 10.06% 10.51%
GenCapHelaFund 10.95% 11.41%
ICEAMONEYMARKET FUND 8.20% 8.55%
MadisonAsset Money Market Fund 9.97% 10.42%
Old Mutual Money Market Fund 6.97% 7.19%
CBAMoney Market Fund 5.97% 6.16%
Stanbic Money Market Fund 8.37% 8.70%
OTHER FUNDS Buy Sell
British-AmericanEquity Fund 203.07 209.52
British-AmericanBalanced Fund 191.43 197.02
British-AmericanBond Plus Fund 144.41 147.36
British-AmericanManaged Retirement Fund 133.80 134.94
CICFixed Income Fund 9.04 9.28
CICEquity Fund 13.74 14.47
CICBalanced Fund 13.25 13.88
GenCapEnezaFund 123.82 119.49
GenCapImanFund 113.18 107.53
GenCapHazinaFund 115.23 111.20
GenCapHisaFund 126.47 122.05
ICEABOND FUND 95.37 96.33
ICEAEQUITYFUND 144.29 151.89
ICEAGROWTHFUND 142.10 149.58
MadisonAsset Balanced Fund 66.16 69.81
MadisonAsset Equity Fund 51.93 55.12
Old Mutual Equity Fund 381.33 408.58
Old Mutual Balanced Fund/Toboa 155.68 165.77
Old Mutual East AfricaFund 150.89 159.69
Old Mutual Bond Fund 101.55 103.96
Commercial Bank of AfricaEquity Fund 157.34 167.03
CFCSimbaFund 127.40 127.40
Stanbic Equity Fund 171.77 171.7
23/07/14
SABMiller, the worlds second-biggest brewer, has reported higher rst-
quarter sales volumes, helped by a return to growth in lager sales in
Africa. The London-listed company behind beers such as Miller, Grolsch
and Peroni said revenue rose six per cent in the three months to June 30,
while volume sold was up three per cent. Volume of lager, SABMillers
core business, rose one per cent, with a three per cent increase in Africa
and growth in China and Europe. Soft drinks volume, including drinks it
sells for Coca-Cola, grew by 10 per cent.The company said its nancial
performance was in line with expectations. Strong growth in Africa,
South Africa and Europe was balanced by slower momentum in North
America and a reduction in (net producer revenue) in Australia in difcult
trading conditions, said Chief Executive Alan Clark.
African lager market boosts SABMiller sales
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CS detailed measures
taken to strengthen its
aviation regulator
Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Sec-
retary Michael Kamau, who is on a visit to the
United States, has briefed American officials
on the steps Kenya is taking to achieve Cate-
gory 1 status for its airports to allow for direct
flights between the two countries.
Early in the week, on July 22, Mr Kamau
held a series of meetings with American offi-
cials among them Christine L. Sharp, Manager
Europe/Africa/Middle East Staff of the US Fed-
eral Aviation Administration.
During the meeting the CS detailed to Mrs
Sharp the measures that the Government had
taken to strengthen its aviation safety regula-
tor, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.
In addition, the CS thanked the FAA for the
technical support given to KCAA. Mrs Sharp
acknowledged the steps Kenya has made to-
wards attainment of Cat 1 and noted that it was
now a question of when and not if, Kenya will
achieve Cat 1.
The CS also met Melvin Carraway, Deputy
Administrator of the US Transportation Secu-
rity Administration. During the meeting, the
CS thanked the TSA for the support given after
the fire in August last year that gutted a build-
ing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
(JKIA) in the form of a immigration screening
equipment and tents.
He also thanked the TSA for donating 20
explosive trace detection equipment. The CS
stressed that Kenya had taken security of its
citizens and passengers seriously and was in
the process of constructing a screening facili-
ty at the entrance to JKIA.
He also explained the various measures
that have been taken to improve security at
all Kenyan airports. Mr Carraway on his part
noted that the Kenya Airports Authority had
put in place many measures since the last TSA
assessment of security at JKIA.
The recent press report on security of the
Kenyan airspace was discussed and it became
clear that the report was based on outdated
information relating to the attempted down-
ing of an Israeli aircraft in Mombasa in 2002.
It was confirmed that the report had not
taken into account the recent improvements
in Kenyas airspace security management.
Later, the CS met with his counterpart An-
thony R. Foxx, US Transportation Secretary.
During the meeting the two discussed the
close ties that have prevailed between the
two States.
The Institute of Certified Public Secretaries
of Kenya (ICPSK) says it is in the process of de-
veloping tools to help the public measure the
performance and effectiveness of county gov-
ernments in service delivery.
ICPSK Chairman, who is also the Vice Chan-
cellor of the Management University of Africa,
Dr. Nicholas Letting, said the Institute will in
conjunction with other corporate governance
stakeholders introduce an award for best per-
forming county leadership.
Dr Letting spoke yesterday, in Nairobi, during
the launch of ICPSKs 2014 Champions of Gover-
nance Awards, to be held in November, this year.
This will be the 5th edition of the awards, which
were inaugurated in 2010.
As an Institute, we plan to extend this award
to the devolved Governments, to enable stake-
holders to carry out evaluations not only on the
Counties, but also on the Governors, he said.
The awards are aimed at enhancing a culture
of best practices in governance, in both private
and public bodies. Chairman of COG Award
taskforce, Calvin Nyachoti said a number of
parametres will be evaluated.
ICPSK unveils 2014 Governance Awards
Transport Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau (left), peruse documents with his counterpart Mr An-
thony R. Foxx (right), US Transportation Secretary during his visit to Washington DC. The CS was ac-
companied by Transport PS Nduva Muli (second left), KAA MD Lucy Mbugua and KCAA Chairman
Samuel Poghishio. PHOTO: COURTESY/STANDARD] .
State assures US on
Kenyan aviation security
World
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An Air Algerie flight crashed en
route from Ouagadougou in Burkina
Faso to Algiers with 110 passengers
on board, an Algerian aviation offi-
cial said.
There were few clear indications
of what might of happened to the air-
craft, or whether there were casual-
ties, but Burkino Faso Transport
Minister Jean Bertin Ouedrago said
it asked to change route at 0138 GMT
because of a storm in the area.
I can confirm that it has
crashed, the Algerian official told
Reuters, declining to be identified or
give any details about what had hap-
pened to the aircraft on its way
north.
LOST CONTACT
Almost half of the passengers
were French citizens, an airline offi-
cial said.
Two French fighter jets based in
the region have been dispatched to
try to locate the airliner along its
probable route, a French army
spokesman said. Niger security
sources said planes were flying over
the border region with Mali to search
Missing plane had 110
passengers and it is
not clear if there are
casualties, ofcials say
Algerian plane crashes,
jets commence search
for the flight.
Algerias state news agency APS
said authorities lost contact with
flight AH 5017 an hour after it took
off from Burkina Faso, but other of-
ficials gave differing accounts of the
times of contact, adding to confu-
sion about the planes fate.
Swiftair, the private Spanish com-
pany that owns the plane, confirmed
it had lost contact with the MD-83
operated by Air Algerie.
A diplomat in the Malian capital
Bamako said that the north of the
country - which lies on the planes
likely flight path - was struck by a
powerful sandstorm overnight.
He said the passenger list includ-
ed 50 French, 24 Burkinabe, eight
Lebanese, four Algerians, two from
Luxembourg, one Belgian, one Swiss,
one Nigerian, one Cameroonian, one
Ukrainian and one Romanian. Leba-
nese officials said there were at least
10 Lebanese citizens on the flight.
Reuters
A Sudanese woman sentenced to
death for converting from Islam to
Christianity, then detained after her
conviction was quashed, flew into
Rome on an Italian government
plane and hours later met the Pope.
Mariam Yahya Ibrahim, whose
sentence and detention triggered in-
ternational outrage, walked off the
aircraft cradling her baby and was
greeted by Italian Prime Minister
Matteo Renzi yesterday.
Soon afterwards, Ibrahim, her
husband and two children had a pri-
vate meeting with Pope Francis in
the Vatican. The Pope thanked her
for her witness to faith, Vatican
spokesman Father Federico Lombar-
di said.
The meeting, which lasted
around half an hour, was intended as
a sign of closeness and solidarity for
all those who suffer for their faith,
he added. There were no details on
what led up to the 27-year-olds de-
parture after a month in limbo in
Khartoum, but a senior Sudanese of-
ficial said it had been cleared by the
government.
The authorities did not prevent
her departure that was known and
approved in advance, the senior of-
ficial told Reuters, speaking on con-
dition of anonymity.
CONSTANT DIALOGUE
Ibrahim was accompanied on the
plane by Italys vice minister for for-
eign affairs, Lapo Pistelli. He told
journalists that Italy had been in
constant dialogue with Sudan but
did not give any more details on
Romes role in securing her exit.
He published a photograph on
his Facebook page of himself with
Ibrahim and her two children on the
plane with the caption: A couple of
minutes away from Rome. Mission
accomplished.
Ibrahim was sentenced to death
in May on charges of converting
from Islam to Christianity and mar-
rying a Christian South Suda-
nese-American.
Her conviction was quashed last
month, but Sudans government ac-
cused her of trying to leave the coun-
try with falsified papers, preventing
her departure for the US with her
husband and two children.
She was initially detained, then
released and moved into the US em-
bassy in Khartoum.
Pistelli told reporters at the air-
port that the family was in good
health and would stay in Italy for a
few days before leaving for the US.
Ibrahim says she was born and
raised as a Christian by an Ethiopian
family in Sudan and later abducted
by a Sudanese Muslim family.
Reuters
GlaxoSmithKline said it is apply-
ing for regulatory approval for the
worlds first vaccine against malaria,
designed for children in Africa.
The British drugmaker said the
shot, called RTS,S, is intended exclu-
sively for use outside the European
Union but would be evaluated by the
European Medicines Agency (EMA)
in collaboration with the World
Health Organisation (WHO).
Malaria, a mosquito-borne para-
sitic disease, kills more than 600,000
people a year, mainly babies in the
poorest parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
Experts have long hoped that sci-
entists would be able to develop an
effective vaccine against the disease,
and scientists at GSK have been
working on this one for 30 years.
Yet hopes that RTS,S would be the
final answer were dampened when
results from a final-stage trial in ba-
bies showed the shot provided only
modest protection, reducing epi-
sodes of the disease by 30 per cent
compared to immunisation with a
control vaccine.
GSK said data from that and oth-
er final-stage Phase III trials - con-
ducted at 13 African research centres
across Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ghana,
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nige-
ria, and Tanzania - have also been
included to support the application.
An effective vaccine alongside
other measures would represent an
advance, the company said.
Reuters
Apostacy woman ies out of Sudan, meets Pope
Drugmaker seeks approval for
worlds rst malaria vaccine
The chief suspect in a government
corruption scandal that has rocked
the southern African nation of
Malawi faces charges of fraud and
money laundering. Authorities say
businessman Oswald Lutepo was
released on bail on Tuesday after
being arrested over the weekend
for an additional charge of perjury
linked to the corruption investigation
in one of Africas poorest countries.
The perjury charge relates to a July
17 letter in which Lutepo alleges
state ofcials forced him to implicate
some senior government gures in
the administration of the former
president, Joyce Banda, in the graft.
At least nine people were killed
and 19 wounded, mostly civilians, in
heavy clashes overnight in Benghazi
as government forces tried to oust
Islamist militants holed up in Libyas
eastern port city, medical sources
said. The ghting involved aircraft and
ground troops and followed more than
a week of the ercest clashes between
militants, former rebel ghters and
government forces in Benghazi and
the capital Tripoli since the 2011 war
against Muammar Gadda. Sporadic
shelling continued in parts of Tripoli
early on Thursday though there
were no immediate reports of any
casualties.
More than 2,000 Ghanaians took to
the streets of the capital Accra as part
of planned nationwide protests against
what they say is the governments
mishandling of the economy. The
demonstration was organised by the
biggest labour union - the Trades
Union Congress (TUC) - and was the
rst nationwide protest since President
John Dramani Mahama took ofce
in January last year. The president
is under pressure to turn around the
economy of the oil, cocoa and gold-
producing nation, once regarded as
one of Africas hottest frontier markets
but now saddled with high ination
and a stubbornly wide government
decit.
Agencies
Malawi corruption
suspect faces charges
Clashes in Libya kill at
least nine, injure 19
Ghanaians protest over
bungling of economy
RoundUp
ALGIERS, FRIDAY
KHARTOUM, FRIDAY
LONDON, FRIDAY
A Swiftair MD-83 airplane similar to
the one that crashed in Algeria,
yesterday. INSET: A screengrab of
the homepage of the Ouagadougou
airports Internet site shows a map
displaying the planes last contact
zone. [PHOTOS: REUTERS]
Page 64 / NEWS OF THE WORLD Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
A barbed wire fence surrounding a mili-
tary area is pictured in the forest in Stare
Kiejkuty village in northeastern Poland.
The European court has ruled that Po-
land violated human rights by hosting fa-
cility. [PHOTO: REUTERS]
Joseph Wood has been executed after being
found guilty of killing his former girlfriend and
her father. [PHOTO: REUTERS]
The European Court of Human
Rights has ruled that Poland had vi-
olated the European Convention on
Human Rights by allowing the CIA to
detain two Al Qaeda suspects on Pol-
ish territory.
The case was brought by two
men, Saudi-born Abu Zubaydah,
and Saudi national Abd al-Rahim
al-Nashiri, who alleged they were
flown in secret to a CIA-run jail in a
Polish forest and subjected to treat-
ment that amounted to torture.
The Strasbourg-based court ruled
that Poland had violated articles of
the convention on, among others,
the prohibition of torture, the right
to liberty, and to an effective investi-
gation of their allegations.
It ordered Poland to pay al-Nashi-
ri 100,000 euros in damages and to
pay 130,000 euros to Zubaydah.
BREAK SILENCE
Polish officials have denied the
existence of the CIA jail. The US has
acknowledged that it kept Al Qaeda
suspects in facilities outside US ju-
risdiction, but has not said which
countries hosted them.
The move piled pressure on Po-
land, one of Washingtons closest al-
lies, to break its long silence about
the global programme for detaining
Al Qaeda suspects.
The court said the facility, code
named Quartz, as a hub in its net-
work for interrogating suspected Al
Qaeda operatives rounded up after
the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Poland has always denied that the
CIA had a jail on its territory, even as
leaks from former US intelligence of-
ficials, and a Senate investigation,
brought more and more details of
the programme into the open.
Court rules country
violated human rights
by hosting US facility
for Al Qaeda suspects
Poland lands in trouble
over secret CIA prison
Amrit Singh, a lawyer with the
Open Society Justice Initiative who
acted for one of the men who brought
the case, told Reuters both Poland and
the US would have to take note of
what she called a historic ruling.
Its time for them to own up to the
truth, she said.
The ruling might have implications
for other European states alleged to
have hosted CIA prisons.
Reuters
Lawyers for a convicted double-murderer
whose lethal injection in Arizona dragged on
for two hours, while witnesses watched him
gasping for breath and attorneys scrambled to
halt the process, have called for an outside re-
view of the horrifically botched execution.
The ordeal in putting Joseph Wood to death
at a prison facility southeast of Phoenix
marked the third instance this year of a lethal
injection gone awry, after mishaps in Ohio and
Oklahoma that renewed the US debate over
capital punishment.
He gasped and struggled to breathe for
about an hour and 40 minutes, said Dale
Baich, one of Woods lawyers, who watched the
execution and tried in vain to stop it. He called
for an independent inquiry.
An Arizona Republic journalist who wit-
nessed the event said he counted Wood gasp-
ing for air about 660 times before the 55-year-
old inmate fell silent.
During that time, defence attorneys took
the extraordinary step of filing emergency
court petitions seeking to cut short the proce-
dure and resuscitate their client, arguing Wood
was being subjected to unconstitutionally cru-
el and unusual punishment.
But US Supreme Court Justice Anthony
Kennedy denied the appeal, and Wood was
pronounced dead at 3:49pm local time, one
hour and 57 minutes after the execution had
officially begun.
State Corrections Director Charles Ryan
disputed suggestions that Wood had suffered,
saying in a statement that once sedated - five
minutes into the procedure - the inmate did
not grimace or make any further movement.
died in lawful manner
Ryan characterised Woods breathing as
sonorous respiration, or snoring, and said
execution team members with whom he con-
ferred during the process assured him un-
equivocally that the inmate was comatose and
never in pain or distress.
He added that the time it takes to complete
an execution varies for each individual.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer expressed
concern over how long the procedure lasted
and ordered a review by prison officials.
But Baich insisted the inquiry should be in-
dependent, saying in opposing his clients ear-
lier appeals, the state had fought tooth and
nail to protect the extreme secrecy surround-
ing its lethal injection drugs and execution
personnel.
Brewer for her part insisted in a statement
that justice was done, that Wood had died in
a lawful manner, and by eyewitness and med-
ical accounts he did not suffer.
This is in stark comparison to the grue-
some, vicious suffering that he inflicted on his
two victims, and the lifetime of suffering he
has caused their family.
Wood was found guilty in 1991 of fatally
shooting his former girlfriend, Debbie Dietz,
29, and her father, Gene Dietz, 55, two years
earlier at a family automobile body shop in
Tucson.
Reuters
Norways intelligence service said it
has received information about an im-
minent concrete threat against Nor-
way from people with links to Islamic
fighters in Syria.
Benedicte Bjoernland, the head of
Norwegian security service PST, said
the agency has received reliable infor-
mation from a foreign partner about
some kind of attack within days. She
declined to identify the source. It was
unspecific about what the target might
be, Bjoernland said, adding PST has
no information about how or when
such an attack would take place.
PSTs assessment last month said
about 50 people have travelled to Syria
from Norway as foreign fighters, half of
whom have returned to Norway. The
domestic intelligence agency could not
exclude that people involved with the
threat already were in Norway.
Bjoernland told a news conference
authorities hoped a terror act could be
averted by going public with the infor-
mation.
ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS
National Police chief Vidar Refvik
said law enforcement would be more
visible at border crossings, airports
and train stations but reiterated the
threat was vague about a target.
The greatest terror threat in Norway
comes from Islamic extremists in and
around Oslo, PST said in an April as-
sessment. It was unclear whether
Thursdays case was linked to the May
arrest of three Norwegian citizens with
alleged links to an Al Qaeda splinter
group on preliminary charges of sup-
porting or participating in a terror or-
ganisation.
Earlier this month, the US put Nor-
wegian citizen Anders Cameroon Os-
tensvig Dale on a terrorism blacklist.
One of the gunmen in the 2013
shopping mall assault in Nairobi, Ken-
ya, was a Norwegian citizen.
Norway is still recovering from the
2011 attack by far-right fanatic Anders
Behring Breivik, who killed 69 people
in a shooting spree at a political youth
camp, and eight others in a bombing
of government headquarters.
AP
Lawyers demand outside probe of two-hour Arizona execution
Authorities
warn of terror
raid in Norway
Thailands railway authority
said it would re-launch women and
children only carriages in main routes
nationwide after a 13-year-old girl
was raped and killed in her berth on
an overnight train earlier this month.
The State Railway of Thailand said in a
statement the special carriages would
start operating on trains travelling to
the north, the northeast and the south
on August 1. Female passengers and
boys younger than 10 and shorter than
150cm can ride in the carriages, which
will be run by female employees. The
move followed public furore over the
assault allegedly carried out by the
trains staf in July.
Eighteen children were killed when
a train crashed into their school bus
at an unmanned railroad crossing
in southern India, police said. The
bus driver also died while another
20 children ages seven to 14 were
injured and hospitalised, 15 of them
in critical condition, said Telangana
state education minister G Jagdishwar
Reddy. They were on their way to
school yesterday morning when the
train hit the bus, dragging it about
100m along the tracks, according to
the Hindustan Times newspaper. A
father who lost both of his children
sufered a heart attack and died after
hearing the news.
Authorities in Myanmars Rakhine
state have said international aid
organisations are welcome to return
to the area they left in April after
Buddhist mobs disrupted their work
helping displaced Rohingya Muslims.
They also specically invited back the
humanitarian agency Doctors Without
Borders, which had been kicked out in
February after it publicised casualties
sufered by Rohingyas, allegedly
at the hands of a Buddhist mob. A
state government announcement in
yesterdays New Light of Myanmar
newspaper said the invitation followed
a meeting in June.
Plans to launch women-
only train carriages
18 children, man die in
train-bus crash in India
Troubled Myanmar state
invites back aid groups
RoundUp
WARSAW, FRIDAY
PHOENIX, FRIDAY
COPENHAGEN, FRIDAY
Polish ofcials have denied
the existence of the CIA jail
US has acknowledged that
it kept Al Qaeda suspects in
facilities outside US jurisdic-
tion, but has not said which
countries hosted them
The administration of for-
mer US President George W
Bush began the extraordi-
nary rendition programme
to deal with suspected Al
Qaeda operatives, many of
them captured in the US-led
invasion of Afghanistan
Keeping the detainees on
foreign soil meant they
were not entitled to the
protection aforded under
US law

THE FACILITY
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A man inspects a destroyed prisoner transport bus in the town of Taji in Iraq,
yesterday. Gunmen attacked a prisoner convoy north of Baghdad. [PHOTO: AP]
Kurdish politician Fouad Mas-
soum has been named the new pres-
ident of Iraq following a parliamen-
tary vote.
Massoum, 76, is one of the found-
ers of current President Jalal Talaba-
nis Patriotic Union of Kurdistan par-
ty. He is considered a soft-spoken
moderate, known for keeping good
relations with Sunni and Shiite Arab
politicians.
Meanwhile, gunmen attacked a
prisoner convoy north of Baghdad,
setting off a gunbattle with troops in
which scores of prisoners and eight
soldiers were killed, brutally under-
scoring Iraqs instability as lawmak-
ers convened to elect a new presi-
dent.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived in
Baghdad earlier Thursday, urging
lawmakers to find a common
ground so they can address the cri-
sis sparked by the rapid advance of
Raid starts after
militants re mortar
rounds, open re and
roadside bombs go of
Iraq names new president as
prisoner ambush kills 60 people
the Islamic State extremist group
and allied Sunni militants across
much of northern and western Iraq
last month.
At a press conference with embat-
tled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki,
Ban said Iraq is facing an existential
threat, but one that could be over-
come if it forms a thoroughly inclu-
sive government.
I am deeply saddened by the
senseless death of so many Iraqi
people, Ban said. He added that po-
litical leaders in Baghdad and the
largely autonomous Kurdish region
have a clear responsibility to work
together to protect their citizens.
The dawn attack began with mil-
itants firing mortar rounds on Iraqi
army bases in the town of Taji, where
suspects were being held on terror-
ism charges, prompting authorities
to evacuate the facilities, fearing a
jailbreak, officials said.
As the convoy travelled through a
remote area nearby, roadside bombs
went off and militants opened fire.
The ensuing battle left 52 prisoners
and eight soldiers dead, with anoth-
er eight soldiers and seven prisoners
wounded, they said. It was not im-
mediately clear if the prisoners were
killed by soldiers or militants, or if
the Islamic State group was involved.
AP
Israel won a partial reprieve from
the economic pain of its Gaza war with
the lifting of a US ban on commercial
ights to Tel Aviv, as ghting pushed
the Palestinian death toll over 700. A
truce between the Jewish state and
Hamas Palestinian ghters remained
elusive. Palestinians said residents of
two southern villages were trapped
by days of tank shelling, with medics
unable to evacuate the wounded. A
Cairo ofcial said a ceasere could
take efect by the weekend but a US
ofcial said this was unlikely.
Police in northeastern China have
detained a man accused of cutting
of the testicles of three patients in a
nursing home. The man is suspected of
tying up two bedridden patients and
a mentally disabled one and using a
dull razor to castrate them on Tuesday,
Xinhua News Agency reported. A
60-year-old victim lost both his
testicles while the other two victims,
aged 53 and 80, lost one each. Xinhua
reported that the victims identied
the man as an employee at the home
in Qinggang County in Heilongjiang
province, but that a staf member said
he was a mentally disabled patient.

Agencies
US lifts ight ban to
Israel as death toll rises
3 patients at Chinese
nursing home castrated
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pays of big
Study: Why stress sources differ for managers, employees
Many people are in careers that
only offer them a primary stream of
income. They hardly have enough left,
till the next day. They seem resigned
to lead a dogged life. Some believe
they are in or pursuing a wrong career
and making a job shift would make a
big difference. This needs not be the
case.
Each of us is endowed with special
abilities. Finding an opportunity to
use these abilities wisely as a side
hustle can see one recouping hand-
somely and supplement that deplor-
ing monthly income.
Njoroge Nganga, a news broad-
Finding an opportunity
to use your abilities can
recoup and supplement
low monthly income
cast editor with an internal TV uses
his oratorical skills as an events em-
cee and reaps handsomely.
He discovered his speaking skills
while in line of duty, and asserts his
talent is a natural endowment, which
he had not even trained for. Off duties,
he makes extra income giving motiva-
tional talks in schools, colleges, social
gatherings as well as corporate events.
Theres a line of delineation from
ones talents and native abilities. That
ability to succeed as a comedian or
being shrewd in business dealing is
not a talent but a perversion of your
native ability. Native abilities are
largely a product of combination of
genes.
EXTERNAL INFLUENCE
They can be influenced by ones
environment and formal training to
which individuals submit themselves
to. It is thus the result of external in-
fluences more than inherent traits.
It is up to you to control the influ-
ences that may have an effect on your
abilities. The abilities you acquired
through genes or early influences can
A study earlier this year from Tow-
ers Watson examined the sources of
stress at work and found that manag-
ers and employees view the problem
differently.
The study Workforce Stress: The
Employer/Employee Disconnect,
involved approximately 5,000 workers
at companies with over 1,000 employ-
ees. If theres a substantive discon-
nect and lack of understanding be-
tween the two groups, a fair question
is: Can management effectively ad-
dress the problem of workplace stress
if it doesnt fully understand what the
problem is?
According to the research, from
the employer standpoint, the top
three sources of stress include lack of
work or life balance, inadequate staff-
ing, and expanded technology such as
mobile devices that extend managers
availability in allegedly non-work-
ing hours. From the employee stand-
point, however, the top three sources
of stress are: inadequate staffing, low
pay or pay increases and unclear job
a special skill in an area though you
may not have acquired any training in
that specific area. If called to offer an
opinion or undertake a task, do it in a
way that showcases your talent. Seize
on this opportunity.
Offer what you can and do the best
to your ability. It may be a door open-
ing chance and you may turn up as a
valuable asset rather than a liability.
Make sure there are no hindering
encumbrances that cloud your vision
in using your talents. Have your pri-
orities right and be sensitive at all
times for opportunities to invest your
be used well to earn you an extra shil-
ling.
The boss may recognise you have
y B PAUL KARIUKI
y B VICTOR LIPMAN
Like money, talents can be wasted and if you use talent in pursuit of fame
or ambition, then it is not a proper investment.
programs to address them, rather
than being guided by their own per-
ceptions of stress, which are focused
more on lack of work or life balance
and the rigors of a work day that all
too frequently extends into the eve-
ning and night.
The study recommends that re-
ducing workforce stress entails ensur-
ing that all levels of leadership, in-
cluding line management, know how
to recognise stress in employees, un-
derstanding employees stress drivers
and reviewing and adjusting company
health and workforce programs. This
is to encourage employees to take full
vacation time, plus offering physical
exercise activities and formal stress
resilience programs.
Stress at work of course isnt going
to disappear anytime soon having
been around as long as work has. But
to the extent management can gain a
clear, accurate understanding of the
causes, they have the best chance of
maintaining a low stress and high
productivity environment.

-Forbes
expectations.
Additionally, employees view the
organisational culture specifically
lack of teamwork, tendency to avoid
accountability and assign blame to
others as a significant problem
(number 4 out of 10), while manage-
ment viewed the culture as less im-
portant (number eight out of 10).
Management implications - What-
ever the circumstances, trying to see
things through the eyes of others is
always a sound management practice.
PRECIOUS TIME
Its hard to fix problems when
theres uncertainty about what the
problems really are. In this study, Tow-
ers Watson concludes, The discon-
nect potentially risks employers di-
verting precious time and resources to
fixing the wrong problems, alienating
employees and suffering the business
consequences of increased absence,
presenteeism and unwanted turn-
over.
The study also notes that despite
chronically high levels of workplace
stress, only five per cent of workers
use their companys Employee Assis-
tance Program as a stress manage-
ment tool.
If employees, for example, are
largely focused on the stresses associ-
ated with low pay, unclear job expec-
tations and non-collaborative cul-
tures, its important that management
clearly recognise the issues and devise
talents. Realise too that like money,
talents can be wasted. If you are using
your talents in pursuit of fame or am-
bition, then this isnt a proper invest-
ment.
You also will need to come out of
your self-centred values to reach out
and benefit others too. Finally, re-
member your talents are the essence
of your personality. Few things may
affect your ego quite so much as re-
flections on your intelligence or capa-
bilities.

-Email: kariukipaul67@gmail.com

The abilities
you acquired
through genes or
early inuences can
be used well to earn
you an extra shilling.
Page 68 / CAREERS Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
Why taking leave is good for career
Not taking proper holidays may seem
harmless at the time, or even helpful to your
career, but be warned: it can also be damag-
ing. Evidence shows you become less pro-
ductive without proper breaks. Even if people
work longer hours, theyre not as creative and
cant maintain the same intensity level, says
Penny de Valk, managing director of talent
management at global HR services group,
Penna.
De Valk urges workers to think of a career
as more of a marathon than a sprint. As retire-
ment age creeps up, well be working for lon-
ger and need to avoid getting burnt out. So
taking a holiday is essential for survival. Its
important not to rely on your boss to manage
your breaks, especially if youre part of a large
team. While good leaders will recognise when
an employee needs a rest, no one knows how
youre feeling better than you.
Qualified psychologist, Emma Kenny, says:
If you have a great manager then they will
force you to take your entitled leave. If you
have the boss from hell, then nothing you can
do will be enough. She suggests if youre feel-
ing like even if you dont take time off youll
never please your manager, you need to reas-
sess and insist on having the leave youre le-
gally entitled to.
Its not only your work and mental health
that could suffer from not taking proper
breaks, advises Colin McAndrew, director at
COL HR Ltd. Marriages can breakdown due
to people working excessive hours. People
taking work home can also put strain on the
ability to spend time with family and friends,
he says. McAndrew believes its all about find-
ing a work-life balance, which many of the
smarter employers place a lot of emphasis
on.Whether its fear of missing out on oppor-
tunities or simply losing touch, people still
cant seem to switch off when they finally do
take leave. The rise of mobile technology and
Internet is to blame. -Guardian Careers
How to manage workplace learning curve

It would be
advisable to
Work environment
Once the difficult and trying sea-
son of job seeking is over, the focus
shifts to work performance. The
learning curve is the rate of improve-
ment in performance over time.
Every job has an ideal or expected
learning curve. It is an individuals
responsibility to ensure they fit within
Understand job de-
scription and use in-
duction period to make
in-depth inquiries and
referencing
this curve or even perform better.
Take the case of Leah for instance. A
while back, she got a new job as a
customer care coordinator at a major
firm. The contract came with a six-
month probation period.
Over the last six months, she has
put in her best foot to ensure she per-
forms as expected. To her shock, the
review panel recommended an exten-
sion of her probation, citing her fail-
ure to fit on the existing learning
curve. There are countless factors that
can lead to situations like Leahs.
Some people let the excitement of
the new job go too far, and this inevi-
tably leads to loss of learning time.
Others make assumptions or simply
copycat ideas from their last job. Un-
known to them, some of these may
not work on the current work model.
Some will simply let their egos
y B GORETTI KIMANI
y B HANNAH FRIEND
Concentrate on the challenges faced and areas where you need to do better
to keep tabs on your daily performance.
familiarise yourself
with the basic
principles of efective
learning in a new
environment.
stand in the way of learning. Rather
than concentrate and learn, they
block their minds with their I-know-
it-all attitude. Yet others disregard laid
down procedures and protocols in a
bit to appear different. In so doing,
they end up leaving a trail of errors
that cost them highly. Other causes
might just be plain misunderstanding,
lack of professionalism or even fear.
BASIC PRINCIPLES
Anyone can avoid getting into Le-
ahs shoes. Once you have landed a
new job, cerebration is in order. How-
ever, ensure you keep it within reason-
able limits. Take time to prepare
yourself for the long period of learning
ahead. It would be advisable to famil-
iarise yourself with the basic princi-
ples of effective learning in a new
environment.
Take time and understand the job
description. Ensure you have clearly
understood how your job fits within
the existing framework. Take advan-
tage of the induction period to make
in-depth inquiries. Ensure you make
clear notes for later referencing. It is
also advisable to make friends as you
move along. Such friends will come in
handy when you need some help
during this learning period.
Be in constant contact with
your supervisor. If possible inquire
on your general performance peri-
odically. This will help you make
corrections and improve on your
learning curve when you still have
time. During this period, listen and
observe more while talking less.
Have the practice of thoroughly
reviewing each day. Concentrate
on the challenges faced and areas
where you need to do better tomor-
row. In this manner you will keep
tabs on your daily performance.
Periodic reviews with your ca-
reer coach will also come in handy.
For long term success, you are best
advised to make these principles
an integral part of your career life.
Whatever you do never leave your
learning curve in the hands of oth-
er people. Rather take the hot seat
and dutifully trudge on. After all
isnt this your career?
-The writer is a human resource
specialist with Peoplelink Consul-
tants Ltd. Email: goretti@peo-
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Page 69 CAREERS / Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
Importance
of knowing
colleagues names

A list of the
Etiquette
You are walking along a busy street in Nairo-
bi with a friend then you meet a colleague. Typ-
ically, in such encounters, introductions are
necessary, and the responsibility lies on you to
introduce the two parties.
Meet my friend... you say, as you introduce
your friend with ease, beaming with a coolness
that suggests you know him or her well. Then
your turn to introduce your colleague: Meet
em... uh.... Oops! You cant recall the name of
your coworker.
To save yourself the shame, you tactfully
prompt him or her to say his or her to save you
from the ensuing embarrassment. Too good too
late; the damage has already been done! You
cant remember the name of your colleague
whom you have worked with for the last one or
so years.
JUNIOR WORKERS
Recalling everybodys name at the workplace
can be difficult. This is especially so if the work-
force is huge. In other cases, the names might be
hard to remember or simply, you are just too
forgetful to recall peoples names.
Personally, I am not good at recalling peo-
ples names. However, while this may be under-
standable, it is important to make a conscious
effort to know coworkers by their names as this
creates confidence in them as they feel appreci-
ated, especially if they are junior workers.
Lynette Kashu, a career counsellor, says that
failure to know names of colleagues does not
reflect well on your teamwork and interaction
skills. Imagine of a situation where you do not
know the name of your boss or your line manag-
er! This can be embarrassing.
The reverse is also true. It is worse when a
boss does not know the names of his workers.
Imagine a situation where he would be forced to
refer to people in relation to the way they are
dressed or their sitting position during a meet-
ing. Definitely most people would take offence
and the expected feedback may be lost, says
Kashu. In the workplace, Kashu observes, this
problem can be minimised or eradicated by es-
It could be embarrassing to call
a colleague by way of dress-
ing or body structure when in
meeting or outside
tablishing a system that allows workers know
names of their colleagues. A list of the names
of all the employees, managers and supervi-
sors should be readily available.
Today, many companies require their
employees to carry name tags around with
them. This makes it easy for not only cowork-
ers to know each other by name, but also
clients. The names can also be embedded on
doors, says Kashu. In addition, the compa-
nys website should also have names of staff
and their brief biographies. A thumbnail
photograph can be made available to ease
identifying them. This is helpful to new em-
ployees, she adds.
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES
Experts observe that each employer or
employee should make the effort to remem-
ber names of co-workers. Writing down
names of those whom you interact with often
can at times be helpful. Note down distinctive
features that will make it easy for you to re-
member them. However, avoid using dispar-
aging terms to refer to your colleagues.
Learn to be friendly and chat with col-
leagues who have lately been introduced to
you. When you meet them, repeat their name
back to them in your greeting. This does not
only help you to remember their names, they
also feel treasured, says Kashu .
People fear asking to be reminded other
peoples names. It is normal to forget some-
ones name. When this happens, just apolo-
gise and request for a reminder. Most people
will not take offence by this, except when it
happens far too often, advises Kashu .
However, for some, they may require to
use some mnemonic devices to remember
names. You can also enlist help from col-
leagues instead of asking peoples their names
now and then as this can be seen as if you do
not have interest.
- kamuri@benchmarkpublishers.co.ke
y B PETER KAMURI
Discard the fear of asking to be reminded
other peoples names, and when this hap-
pens, apologise and request for a reminder.
names of all the
employees, managers
and supervisors should
be readily available.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the position of Member of the
Teachers Service Commission:
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1. Member of t he Commi ssi on
A person shall be qualified for appointment as Member, if such person:
(a) Holds a degree from a university recognized in Kenya;
(b) Has knowledge and experience of at least ten (10) years in matters relating to
any of the following fields-
(i) Education;
(ii) Governance;
(iii) Management; or
(iv) Law; and
(c) Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
2. A person shall not be qualifed for appointment as a Member if the
per son:-
(a) is a serving member of Parliament;
(b) is a serving member of a governing body of a political party;
(c) is a member of a local authority; or
(d) has been found in accordance with any law to have misused or abused a state
office or public office or in any way to have contravened Chapter Six of the
Constitution.
B. Dur at i on of Appoi nt ment
One six-year non-renewable term.
C. Ter ms of Ser vi c e
(i) Full-time;
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and
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Commission.
D. Applicants should attach copies of clearance certifcates from:-
(i) The Kenya Revenue Authority;
(ii) The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission;
(iii) The Criminal Investigations Department;
(iv) Any of the Credit Reference Bureaus in the country;
(v) Higher Education Loans Board (HELB).
E. Women, persons with disabilities and persons from marginalized communities are
encouraged to apply.
F. Applications, together with detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of academic
and professional certificates, National Identity Card or Passport, together with
relevant testimonials and certificates should be addressed to:
The Chairperson,
Selection Panel for the Appointment of
Members of the Teachers Service Commission,
Harambee House,
P.O. Box 30050 00100,
NAIROBI.
or delivered to Harambee House, 12
th
Floor, Room 1212 between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.
on working days,
Or scanned and signed applications e-mailed to: dpsmtsc@kenya.go.ke
The Envelope should be clearly marked APPLICATION FOR MEMBER OF THE TEACHERS
SERVICE COMMISSION
Closing date: 8
th
August, 2014
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Teachers Service Commission
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Page 70 / CAREERS Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
Employee retention
strategies firms must have

Employees dont
quite jobs. They
Managing
Over two and a quarter million
employees quit their jobs in October,
the highest number since 2010. Are
your staff members going to sing
Johnny Paychecks best song, Take
This Job and Shove It?
With low quit rates, the last few
years, managers could get away with
being poor managers. Well learn the
wisdom of Warren Buffetts comment,
You only find out who is swimming
naked when the tide goes out. Youll
only know which of your managers
are discouraging your employees
when job opportunities outside your
Ofer employees a path
to greater pay, recogni-
tion and responsibility
and regular meetings
about performance
company improve.The seven vital
employee retention strategies in-
clude:
Track retention: If you dont
measure it, it wont improve. If you
dont know which line managers are
doing well and which are not, youll
not know who needs coaching. And if
you dont know where you stand rela-
tive to your industry, then youre
probably one of the worst.
Train first level supervisors: I
dont claim to be an HR expert, but
good supervisors are crucial to reten-
tion. Steve Miranda, who is an expert,
says, Employees dont quite jobs.
They quit managers. Thats an over-
statement, but not by much. Top on
the list of best practices is regular
meetings with employees about per-
formance and expectations.
Hire right in the first place:
Too many employment interviews are
about personality: whether the job
candidate matches the managers
personality. Focus more on job skills
and youll get a better fit, which is
more likely to lead to a long employ-
things who are considering changing
jobs.
What is not on the list? Salary:
Sometimes you need to adjust total
pay, but companies usually spend too
much time thinking about pay and
not enough time thinking about the
other issues that make employees feel
good or bad about their jobs.
-Forbes
on how to help employees in stressful
positions.
Re-evaluate your benefits
package: This isnt to say that bene-
fits need to be increased, but that the
package should meet the needs of
those employees most likely to leave
the company. All too often, very se-
nior managers think about what is
important to them, not the 30-some-
ment tenure. Offer employees a path
to greater pay, recognition and re-
sponsibility. Not everyone can rise to
become chief executive officer, but
every employee can build skills. Find
a way to recognise those skill and
challenge employees to gain even
more skills. That makes not only a
better employee, but one who feels a
sense of accomplishment and suc-
cess.
Look for ways to increase
flexibility in work conditions:
Can you accommodate non-work re-
sponsibilities and desires of your
employees? Overly rigid work rules
can drive good workers away.
Look for stressors, and train leaders
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compound 75000 pm inc service
charge & water 0712985981/
0202346499.
RIDGEWAYS 2br 60k 0722336476
LANGATA Rubia maisonete 3br Sq va-
cant renovated owner 0722834679
GODOWNS 510000 sq ft 0722204686
WESTLANDS 2br fur 90k 0703178140
RIARA 3br fur 130k 0703178140
LANGATA 1brm exte 16k 0720485281
BURU5 2br ensuite 20k 0722617887
LAVINGTON 5br Town hse all ensuite
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community owner 0722512692
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GOLDEN Gate 3br Corner hse +2br ex-
tension 23m ono 0703178140
LANGATA 4bdrms call 0733667710
WESTLAND 2br furni 0725714438
KILIMAN 2br hs en 60K 0725714438
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7 Pages of
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Sports
Coverage!
STANDARD
FeverBriefs
CRICKET: Warwickshire
batsman hits century
TENNIS: Murray to keep
Mauresmo as coach
CYCLING: Majka wins
stage 17, Nibali extends
Jonathan Trott took a major
step forward in his recovery
from a stress-related illness,
by completing a County
Championship century for
Warwickshire. He reached three
gures from 224 balls with a
boundary of Sussex paceman
Chris Jordan, the 14th of his
innings, on the third morning
at Horsham But Trott was then
caught behind for 106 from
the last ball before lunch.
Warwickshire were eventually
bowled out for 333 and Sussex
reached 204-4 at the close, a lead
of 284. -BBC
Andy Murray is set to retain
Amelie Mauresmo as his new
coach.The Briton announced the
link-up with the French former
Wimbledon champion shortly
before the grass-court season.
Mauresmo, 34, had pledged not
to make any major changes to
Murrays game ahead of the
defence of both his Queens and
Wimbledon titles this summer.
However, Murray admitted he
needed to make improvements to
his game following the straight-
sets defeat by Dimitrov. -BBC
Rafal Majka of the Tinkof-
Saxo team clinched his second
stage win of this years Tour de
France on a demanding stage
17 featuring four major climbs.
Giovanni Visconti made the
initial break up the nal ascent
but settled for second after
being caught by Polish polka
dot jersey holder Majka. Yellow
jersey holder Vincenzo Nibali took
third after an impressive nal
climb to extend his overall lead.
The Italian now leads Alejandro
Valverde by ve minutes,
26 seconds. The Spaniard
was dropped by the general
classication group with 5.5km
remaining. -BBC
forums and more:
www.standardmedia.
co.ke/feverpitch
Kisumu RFC and JKUAT
in action during last
years edition of Dala
Sevens Rugby Tourna-
ment in Kisumu. [PHOTO:
TITUS MUNALA/STANDARD]
Kisumu Rugby Football Club (KRFC) will host
the Safaricom Dala Sevens at the citys Mamboleo
Show ground between August 9 and 10.
Preparations are ongoing for the successful
hosting of the tournament with security mea-
sures already being put in place.
Last year, the Dala Sevens Tournament was
staged at the Kisumu Polytechnic grounds.
Kisumu RFC Honourable Secretary Paul Okongo,
who is one of the organisers of the event told
FeverPitch that they had been forced to move
the tournament to a more secure venue that has
more gates for security reasons.
We need a facility that has more than one
entrance and several exit routes, many suppliers
that bring their supplies in and out of the ven-
ue always collide with fans thronging the ven-
ue to watch the games. This time round we want
the tournament to be a smooth event, he added.
At Kisumu Polytechnic, there is only one gate
and in the event of human traffic, it becomes a
big challenge.
Safaricom has for three years now been spon-
soring the Kabeberi Sevens, Drift Wood Sevens
(Mombasa), Dala Sevens (Kisumu), Christie Sev-
ens (Harlequin) and Prinsloo Sevens (Nakuru) in
their national events.
Already, the mobile telephone service provid-
er, who will be sponsoring the Kisumu leg for the
second year running, has set aside Sh1 million to-
wards the event.
-porwa@standardmedia.co.ke
PHILIP ORWA
Kisumu RFC shift this years Safaricom
Dala Sevens venue to Mamboleo ground
SECURITY
MATTERS
SECURITY
MATTERS
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Ball stuck up in a tree whats the recourse?
Golf is a difficult game at the best
of times, excepting, of course, that
one day in a blue moon when noth-
ing will go wrong; you hit a tree and
the ball is deflected to the green and
ends up at the lip, for the easiest of
birdies!
Many, in the golfing fraternity,
have not had that day but they are
still waiting! And that does not take
any toll on the level of enjoyment all
lovers of the game carry in their
veins.
There are many ordinary golfers
who will easily identify with a situa-
tion where the ball flies off into some
huge tree and, for some reason, gets
caught between some twigs, small
twigs, and stays there.
Professional golfers on Tour are
not spared from this ignominy, ei-
ther. But we shall return to that in a
moment.
What options does a golfer have
when a ball gets stuck up in a tree?
There are three options available.
The first option is to declare the ball
lost and proceed under Golf Rule 27-
1a. This Rule stipulates that at any
time, a player may, under penalty of
one stroke, play a ball as nearly as
possible at the spot from which the
original ball was last played, that is
to say, proceed under penalty of
stroke and distance.
Except as otherwise provided in
the Rules, if a player makes a stroke
at a ball from the spot at which the
original ball was played, he is
deemed to have proceeded under
penalty of stroke and distance.
The detailed requirements for the
execution of this procedure are laid
down and elaborated in Golf Rule 20-
5.
The second option is to drop a
ball within two club lengths of the
position of the ball. Since the ball is
up in the tree, that position would be
the point directly under where the
ball is stuck. But in order to proceed
under this Rule, the player must pos-
itively identify the ball as his.
And that might mean trying to
shake it loose from the tree, or even
climbing the tree simply to retrieve
and identify the ball. It is imperative
therefore that before exercising ei-
ther of these two modes of action,
that the player declares his intention
to treat the ball as unplayable.
This is reasonable caution for if
you shake the tree and the ball falls
before you have declared it unplay-
able, you would be obligated to re-
place it, back into the tree, under
Rule 18-2a, or suffer the applicable
penalty.
Taking the option accorded by
Golf Rule 28a, and as reinforced by
Decision 20-3a/3, would relieve the
player of having to replace the ball,
back up into the tree!
We have previously, in these dis-
cussions, referred to the absolute ne-
cessity of putting a personal identi-
fication mark on the players ball.
This is one of the situations where
such a mark comes to the rescue. In
the absence of such a mark the ball
will be deemed lost and the player
must then proceed under the lost
ball rule.
The third option is to play the ball
as it lies. That might sound outland-
ish but it has been done before, and
I am sure it will be done again in the
future.
During the 2013 Arnold Palmer
Invitational, a premier event on the
PGA Tour, Sergio Garcia climbed a
tree and played an impressive one
handed shot.
In the final round of that tourna-
ment, his ball got caught between
two large branches and he did a
splendid climbing and shot making
display.
But the level of fitness and agility
required for such maneuvers does
not fit the description of the average
weekend golfer!
Further, if the ball is stuck in the
tree trunk rather than resting be-
tween branches, the option of play-
ing the ball as it lies, even if the play-
er could climb the tree, might not be
a practical choice.
Practical is the key word in that
statement.
TOMORROW: Rapid Communications Golf Day. First
tee, AM; 7.00 Farrar D, Otieno I, Mbori S, Okeyo A O; 7.08
Awale Y (g), Alibhai F (g), Muhire M (g), Sumar M (g);
7.16 Macharia A S, Macharia C, Wanjihia C, Wainaina M;
7.24 Chandaria B, Ombisi D, Mbugua A, Muketha B; 7.32
Ranjith C, Shah Neel, Zheng G, Shen J; 7.40 Mwiti S (g),
Koyier B (g), Gakuo A, Koitaba O (g); 7.48 Irungu N, Maina
V, KAnjejo W, Nina E; 7.56 Khasinah E, Kiboro W D, Wairegi
B I, Navin Shah; 8.04 Thairu L N, Kimemia E, Mwaura S
N, Karoki P; 8.12 Ndirangu K, Kinyanjui W K, Nyanjui E,
Hindocha J V; 8.20 Wachira M, Gathinji N, Njeru R, Magua
S; 8.28 Ghossein M, Gilles R (g), Shah Ajit, Irungu W K;
8.36 Kinyua E, Gachoka M, Njugu G N, Gitonga J; 8.44
Wanjalla R N, Orwako B, Kiboi J G, Gitura C; First tee, PM;
11.40 Kariuki J, Muhinga L, Ocholla P, Mutai K; 11.48 Getty
J, Radnell P, Stouten C, Sarbana S; 11.56 Koome R, Radnell
M, Njuguna C M, Kihara C; 12.04 Ouko E, Rajani V, Maina D,
Njeru J; 12.12 Mbuchucha N, Kamatu S, Shah Chandu, Shah
R C; 12.20 Badiani S, Singh G, Nandha Y, Paurana J; 12.28
Mohindra A, Shah S, Rajani U, Dhall K; 12.36 Rai K J, Patel
B, Badiani S, Manian S; 12.44 Vitisia E, Kilinda S, Ciera
B, Mbuthia M; 12.52 Githinji O G, Kariuki J K, Gikundi C,
Wairi A; 1.00 Bhabra R S, Kimunya A, Thugge K, Muhinja
J; 1.08 Liu Sen (g), Zu Rui (g), Zou Fengxiang (g), Zhou
Yanlong (g); 1.16 Ngugi D, Okeyo W, Mwangi M, Vohora
A; 1.24 Ndehi A, Kabera E, Sodi T, Bhakoo K; 1.32 Gakuo
S, Mbugua S, Matharu K S, Ngaruiya S; 1.40 Awendo
D, Nathwani P P, Joshi M, Nathwani J P; Tenth tee, AM;
7.00 Gathige M, Rawji A, Karani J, Kohli S; 7.08 Kimathi
A, Okwirry B, Wainaina G, Kirongothi E; 7.16 Chandaria
S, Chadha K, Murage L, Muhoro K; 7.24 Ireri D, Gitari A,
Sibanda R, Newland P; 7.32 Kahuria T, Nzioka J, Njenga
W, Hawkins S; 7.40 Wanjiku P M (g), Murega J M (g),
Wambugu P (g), Odawo C (g); 7.48 Channa D, Gidoomal A,
Patel Snehal, Sodi A; 7.56 Mohindra V, Waweru J, Theuri B,
Castelino C; 8.04 Nzibo J B, Schafer A, Ngeera A, Kimani
S; 8.12 Karanja J, Karanja S N (g), Kamau P, Gitonga A M;
8.20 Wachira S, Geita D, Gachara N, Karau S; 8.28 Mutahi
K, Kiragu D, Thuo P, Njoroge K; 8.36 Orange x 4; 8.44
Wokabi G, Mbathi S, Njuguna M J, Muriithi D; Tenth tee,
PM; 11.40 Mutethia J, Mbaru J, Kariuki James, Maina F
W; 11.48 Kamaara P M (g), Nyakundi H G (g), Kungu J W
(g), Kositany C (g); 11.56 Gitonga J A, Muiruri G, Richu P,
Munge J; 12.04 Bhachu A, Icharia M, Murimi M, Bhachu
G; 12.12 Mwangi N, Muchiri D, Kimani S, Mwaniki J; 12.20
Kavore K, Bhachu D S, Gacicio C, Njagi O; 12.28 Waswani H
(g), Njunge P (g), Chege M (g), Gikuru R (g); 12.36 Mwihia
F M, Kamau J K, Mwindi P, Mugeni V; 12.44 Andersen
C, Gorsia J, Isabwa C, Wairegi E; 12.52 Irungu F S, Meru
R, Ngigi F, Mwindi D; 1.00 Li Yingfan (g), Pang Zhiqing
(g), Shao Jinhua (g), Wen Qian (g); 1.08 Wachira A N,
Mwirichia K, Kamani P N, Mavji M; 1.16 Ganatra A, Jessa
N, Patel S, Gohil H; 1.24 Shah Savan, Sharif F, Bid Dilesh,
Radia V K; 1.32 Marwa S (g), Marwa H (g), Thethy H (g),
Sian K (g); 1.40 Dubai Bank x 4.
TOMORROW: Theresiah Nyambura Memorial Golf Day;
7.00 Col J M Nganga, D Ndungu, E Muasya, P Nganga;
7.08 Njunu S G K, B Thiga, K Nderitu, P Karare; 7.16 N
Maadili, R Mwaura, H Karanja, J Kibe; 7.24 S P Gachanja,
G M Gachanja, Dr Githiori, D Matano; 7.32 W K Kariuki,
M Kariuki, M Njuguna, S G Njuguna; 7.40 L Kinyanjui, J
Gathuri, C Kiai, J Meru; 7.48 J Gachomba, M Nyaga, R
Kiai, J Muriithi; 7.52 E Muthemba, M Kubai, Kangethe B, J
Kamau; 8.08 R Mbae, R Kangethe, A Muchoki, B Mugambi;
8.16 M Maina, G N Kimani, J M Ndungu, R W Nyamu; 8.24 J
N Waweru, M Waweru, J M Kanyi, Eng Kioi; 8.32 N Njoroge,
J Ngigi, K Mutero, S Kiruthi; 8.40 N Njau, S K Warui, K
Ndekere, S C Chege; 9.08 Iraki x 4; 9.16 Sponsor x 4; 9.24
M Kamau, A Ngunu, S K Njuguna, E N Chege; 9.32 T Vuma,
C Kinuthia, K Kiarie, S Ndungu; 9.40 J Mbuthia x 4; 10.08
D Mwangi, Dr C Waihenya, J Ngugi, Z Kangi; 10.12 C Kanyi
x 4; 10.24 B M Mathenge, Dr W Kimani, J Gitau, S Ndungu;
10.32 Hon M Karua, W Chege, J R Njenga, S M Kiarie; 10.48
P Ciano, W Mugho, Fr Kirimi, Dr A Karanja; 10.52 G M
Matu, M A Mohammed, M K Gatonye, S Kinyanjui; 11.08
Kigochi x 4; 11.16 P Mionki, M Nyaga, F Wagombe, G M
Hiuhu; 11.24 J Gitonga, L Gachire, S G Maitho, Z Muigai;
11.32 J Mwangi, P Wahome, H Gathua, L Nganga; 11.40
B Ndenderu, E Ndenderu, J Karanja, P Ndumia; 11.48
A Kabucho, Eng Njoroge, W Mwangi, P Gakuo; 11.52 G
Ngamau, R Ikenye, Eng Chege; 12.00 P Ruku P Kamau,
Dr E N Ndungu, J M Thairoh; 12.08 J Murigi x 4; 12.16
P Nduati, B Gaithuma, P Wanjohi, G Gikandi; 12.24 M
Wahome, J Ndirangu, W Burugu, F Mwaura; 12.32 Eng
Wakimani, A Gathigi, N Ndungu, N Njuguna; 12.40 Prof S
P Nganga, A Muchoki, E N Chege, N Nganga; 12.48 Hon P
Nduiga, Hon M Mudavadi, Fr D Wamugunda, Amb Muita;
12.52 L Njoroge, H Njoroge, A Kuria, J Waihenya; 1.08 M
Kimani, S Kabundi, R Kairo, M Nduati; 1.16 M Gitonyi, M
Meru, D Njogu, Dr Njoroge; 1.24 F M Kimani, D G Kariuki,
Dr A Monyo, T Chege; 1.32 P Gaitara, P Wainaina, J K
Mbugua, D T Mathenge; 1.40 W K Irungu, W Cook, I
Irungu, H Kurji.
TOMORROW: Inooro Golf Day; 7.36 M. Gachugi, G.K.
Muthua, F. Nyaga, E. Kingara; 7.44 R. Ngui, B. Wainaina,
H. Karuma, Ano; 7.52 S. N. Mbugua x 4; 8.00 T. Kiiru, D.
Kamau, J. N. Kimotho, W. M. Purity; 8.08 M. Kibi x 4; 8.16
P. Mbatia, E.G. Mugo, Ano, Ano; 8.24 A.M. Gakere, G.K.
Muiruri, N. Kamunge, G. N. Kiriba; 8.32 S. Gwandaru, N.
Mwangi, E. G. Kuria, J. Kubo (lg); 8.40 F. Ngatia, O. M.
Gathara, P. Mwai, C. Mugo; 8.48 P.H. Waweru x 4; 8.56 J.
Ngure x 4; 9.04 R. Chutha, S. Muriu, J. Kagiri, S. Muikia,
PM; 11.36 J. Karicho, J. K. Waweru, M. Nyaga, P. M. Njirwa;
11.44 W. Kiarie, J. K. Biriri, P. Kariuki, Ano; 11.52 S. M.
Wambu, F. N. Njagi, L. Njue, D. Nyaga; 12.00 D. Ndirangu,
S. K. Macharia, C.G. Wanjohi, M. K. Wanjohi; 12.08 M.
Karanga, M. Ngene, S. Kiaro, Ano; 12.16 Dr P. Murumba,
F. M. Njoroge, Hon. P. Muiruri, Ano; 12.24 S. Mugwe,
J. Githiri, W. R. Njeru, M. Kanyeria; 12.32 H. Maina, J.
Ndegwa, C. Njoroge, Ano; 12.40 R. Ngatia, K. Mwaura, P.
Mworia, M. K. Wandegwa; 12.48 G. Kamau, K. Kinuthia, M.
G. Karuga, Ano; 12.56 P. Kaumbutho, J. Kimani, M. Nduati,
M. Mbugua (l); 1.04 G. Githere (l) x 4; 1.12 Sponsors Guest
x 4; 1.20 Sponsor Guest x 4. PE to the starter.
TOMORROW: Friends of the Spears Golf Day. First tee,
AM; 8.00 DSouza D, S Kobayashi, Samji M, Sharif M;
8.08 Syan D, S Syan, Sahen S, Sakhi S; 8.16 Kanja S, Yoon
C, Wroe M, Ano; 8.24 Njoroge M N, Mondo N, Ndenderu
J M, Kahara I. Tenth tee, AM; 8.00 Kalpesh P, Arjun P,
Patel P, Mulji N; 8.08 Mavani A, Sayyam S, Saahil S, Sujan
S; 8.16 Nganga J, Njenga T, Nanji N, Naveed N; First Tee
PM12.08 Galib R, Soranthia S, K Hirji , Dhanjal M; 12.16
Jolly E, Mugunyu G M , M Kariuki, Wachira Z; 12.24 Dipak
P, R C Patel (g), S D Shah (g), Satish P (g); 12.32 A Parmar,
R K Shah, A Sanghani, Ravi S; 12.40 Rajesh S, Sarju S, M
Haria, Sushil S; 12.48 Lakhani H, Nishwal S, Baiju S, Savani
P; 12.56 Jobanputra C, Samani S (g), Chandarana K (g),
Joshi H (g); 1.04 Captains Time ; 1.12 Nishith P, N Verjee,
W Merali, P Mehta; 1.20 P Waweru, P Dhanani, P A Shah,
D Mugo; 1.28 Wangunyu S, Mbuthia J, Kimani C, Kiguru P,
1.36 Amit Budhdev x 4; 1.44 Bhakai R, Muranga D, Mburu
S, S K angethe. Tenth tee, PM; 12.08 Pindolia H, Haki S, J
Ongubo, Dhruvit S; 12.16 P C Shah, S Haq, Bimal S , Ano;
12.24 Chandarana N (g), Jobanputra A, Jobanputra J,
Paveet A (g); 12.32 J M Kamande (g), A K Muhindi (g), K
Chege (g), Eng K Muchiri (g); 12.40 B M Njoroge , Wairia
S, Ano, Ano; 12.48 D S Virdii, T S Channa, Ski Channa, C
Hindocha; 12.56 Kamal S, Kunal R, Neil S, Nishith R S; 1.04
Rakesh L (g), B Lakhani (g), Rajesh L (g), YogeshL (g); 1.12
A D Shah, A lalla , Gada D, Ano; 1.20 Bharat L, Budhdev V
(g), S Bhatt, Jitu S; 1.28 Aldasani I, Sodha A, Raval P, ANO;
1.36 Sagar D, Mann V, Mann H S, Tanna K; 1.44 Shamik P,
Pradip H S, Jackie P, Nikunj S.
TODAY: Coast Open Championship (Barry Cup) sponsored
by Tourism Finance Corporation, Mitchel Cotts, Shiva
Carrier (K) Limited, Heineken and Crown Beverages,
AM Draw; 7.00 Mburu Samuel, Mughal Amil, Omondi B;
7.07 Omuli T, Karichu J, Mburu J; 7.14 Simwa N, Juma P,
Mohamed T; 7.21 Kosgei B, Madoya J, Wahome M; 7.28
Nduva D, Owiti R, Sire C; 7.35 Bolo K, Felix G, Katembo T;
7.42 Kimani F, Nandwa A, Balala A; 7.49 Odera W, Saikwa
D, Andrea C; 7.56 Kamau A, Kinuthia A, Kamale J; 8.03
Kariuki J, Karanja S, Is Haq Agil; 8.10 Katitu J, Kisya M,
Maina S; 8.17 Muchangi P, Munyao G, Opiyo G; 8.24 Owino
P, Sila P O, Lumatete E; 8.31 Kimani D, Nyongesa E, Karari
S; 8.38 Gichari S, Kaguta T K, Juma K; 8.45 Dainty A,
Habala A, Kumar M, Singh G. PM Draw; 11.55 Irungu A,
Oluoch J, Kiai R; 12.02 Inamdar K, Kibugi M, Sarna K; 12.09
Mulama S, Majanga S, Munyua F; 12.16 Victor C K, Eddo I,
Karanja Steve; 12.23 Hamada S, Sulubu J, Kaguta W; 12.30
Ngilu D, Njiri G M, Nyanduru J; 12.37 Chege J K, Changawa
S, Okoth W; 12.44 Mulla J M, Shauri M, Njunge S; 12.51
Timbe J, Murimi C, Divyang A; 12.58 Dhanjal R, Mwimali
M, Baraza D; 1.05 Anunda A, Githinji M, Kitulu J; 1.12 Kwon
La, Zubeir K, Wa Kariuki M; 1.19 Mujomba L, Rushang A,
Kariuki James; 1.26 Kiama E, Kibugi N, Mwimali H; 1.33
Mulei B, Popat R, Koech G; 1.40 Githinji G, Kingo J Abbas
A; 1.47 Mwangi F N, Mutisya A, Paul John; 1.54 Muindi
K, Muchai L, Wahome Martin, Makau D. TOMORROW:
Commercial Bank of Africa Golf Day; 7.00 S. Onyango,
M. Oduor, J. Bisonga; 7.10 T. Staussi, W. Nyambogo, E.
Manono, P. Mbugua 8.00 S. Deya, R. Odinga, J.Onyango,
J.Ashioya; 9.00 R. Obara, J. Atito, E. Akinyi, G.Onyango;
10.00 S. Otiende, F. Otieno, D. Omoori, J. Oketch; 10.10 B.
V. Patel, J. Raniga, C. Aburi, B. Bisonga; 10.20 R. Bhamra,
D.Karia, K. Chandaria, S. Opuka; 10.30 R. Bhamra, B.
Sokhi, K. Mbaya, K. Amalemba; 10.40 L. Nyambogo,
B. Madete, C. Omondi (S), R. Keter; 11.00 A. Omollo, P.
Otieno, R. Muigai (s), S. Kotecha; 11.10 D. Ajulu, D.Pinto (s),
G. Obuon, I. Ondieki; 12.00 A. Virani, C.Ojiambo, C.Pasha
(s), D. Katibi; 12.30 S. Owuor, H. Isavwa, T. See, N. M.
Patel; 1.30 J. Obiero, E. Ochuodho, R. Sultan, D. Odhiambo
(Pro); 1.40 J. Omollo, J. Orioro, R. Karia, P. Thakrar; 1.50
W. Mctough, J. Pabari, B. Odhiambo, N. Winja; 2.00 R.
Bhayani, J. Ajulu, S. De la Rey, B. M. Shah.
TOMORROW: Eaton Electric Golf Day. Stableford Scoring
Of Full Handicap. First tee, AM; 8.32 M Karanja (g), S
Lugalia, E Obuya, N Karanja (g); 8.40 H Kanyua, Z Miwa,
A Khehar; 8.48 M Gatere, D Parekh (g), M Sharma; 8.56
Sponsor x 4; 9.04 Sponsor x 4. Tenth tee, AM; 8.32 P
Shapi, J Odhiambo, N Matheri, O Amayo; 8.40 I Wambugu,
D Mungu, E Noah; First tee, PM; 12.00 D Komen, K Otieno,
M Cox, N Kariuki; 12.08 H Kimani, J K Muriithi, P Serem;
12.16 B Gathani, R Sachdeva, G S Bhadan, S Lakhan; 12.24
D Pkosing, G Wainaina, S Itemere, A Vellekoop; 12.32
J Kamau, F Mwihia, H Pate, D B Joe; 12.40 S R Patel, K
Vittal, M Lakhani, B Madhvani; 12.48 G Myuguto (g), A
Gitari (g), F Mwihia (g), J Muthondo (g); 12.56 T Ngotho,
D Singh; 1.04 K Pisani, C Thethy, S Babra, B Mwaura; 1.12
M Shah, K Dodhia, B Shah, D Gudka; 1.20 R Shah (g), P
S Chada (g), D Mistry, S Acharya (g); 1.28 K Aptel, H K
Shah, R M Patel, R B Shah; 1.36 Coopers Lighting x 4; 1.44
S Vaghela (g); A Ndegwa (g), A Sheikh (g), S Mistry (s);
Tenth Tee Pm 12.00 P Musango, S Kirui, B Omuodo; 12.08
Mr Mahihu (g), R Gikuru, M Chege; 12.16 H Gatiramu,
M Tabengwa, M Ohaya (g), J Chege; 12.24 K Gibson (g),
T Tiego, J Ogai, L Gibson (g); 12.32 J Juma M Monni, O
Wyclife, H Nyachae; 12.40 Sponsor Guest X4; 12.48 J
Banford (g); P Hurst (g), D Patel (g), S D Shah; 12.56 P
Kaumbuthu, B Lakhani, A Mandevia, A Dhadialla; 1.04 K
Kaunda, B Kiraithe, S Kipkoti, S Hoare; 1.12 H Chudasama,
J Gohil, J Jethwa, A Patel; 1.20 A Mohamedali, A Yamani,
B C Patel, R Rajput.
TOMORROW: July 2014 August Mug; 7.30 T. G. Mundia,
G.Muraguri, J.W.Ngamau; 7.38 E. G. Wachira, F. Murimi,
A. Ogola; 7.46 V. Mugeni, P.Nduati, J. W. Kungu; 7.54 G.
S Padam, N.Nathan, B. Macharia; 8.02 D. G Muchungu,
C. Ojiambo , W. Barasa; 8.10 J. M. Mugo, P. Karani, K.
S Padam, F. Okaro; 8.18 PE x 4; 8.26 C. J. Mwaura, P.
Kabiaru, TarMohammed; 8.34 R. N. Maina, S. Ethangata,
P. Karani, PE, PE; 8.42 J. S. Gathumbi, D. N. Wachira;
8.50 A. Ndirangu, J. Kimondo; 8.58 T. G. Mundia, M.
Karuga, PE; 11.30 P. Mukuria, G. K. Maina, S. Patel, Pradip
Shar. D. Bhachu; 11.38 P. J. G. Karanja, B. Kotonya, J.
Murungi; 11.46 J. Gacoka, B. M. Mbai, F. Gachanja; 11.54
Dr Onyango, J. Karuga, S. K. Moore; 12.02 N. Wabwire,
J. Kimondo, J. kioko, Stan Ngure; S. Onyambu; 12.10 J.
Gachoya, J. Mathenge, J. Kinoti; 12.18 P. N. Majau, Dr
W Onyino P. Kamani, M. Githu; 12.26 M. Mbugua, K. D.
Mbatia, J. Karanja; 12.34 P. Mukuria, S.Karemu, E. G Runo,
Ano; 12.42 K. Rintaugu, A. Nkiiri P. Matemo, R. N. Njoroge;
12.50 J. Mandavia, E. G. Runo, J. Kaindi, Ngaruiya Jnr;
12.58 J. Mandavia, H. Kiarie, F. Ombura, G. Gichuki; 1.06 P.
Shar, B. Soin, N. R. Shar; 1.12. F K. Kimathi, D. M. Kahoro,
C. M Ndonga, Dr G. Kamau; 1.20 H. Oranja, G. Kiai, S.
Karanja, P. Kombe.
TOMORROW: Commercial Bank of Africa Golf Day;
7.00 S. Onyango, M. Oduor, J. Bisonga; 7.10 T. Staussi,
W. Nyambogo, E. Manono, P. Mbugua 8.00 S. Deya, R.
Odinga, J. Onyango, J. Ashioya; 9.00 R.Obara, J. Atito, E.
Akinyi, G. Onyango; 10.00 S. Otiende, F. Otieno, D. Omoori,
J. Oketch; 10.10 B. V. Patel, J. Raniga, C. Aburi, B. Bisonga;
10.20 R. Bhamra, D. Karia, K. Chandaria, S. Opuka; 10.30
R. Bhamra, B. Sokhi, K. Mbaya, K. Amalemba; 10.40 L.
Nyambogo, B. Madete, C. Omondi (s), R. Keter; 11.00
A. Omollo, P. Otieno, R. Muigai (s), S. Kotecha; 11.10 D.
Ajulu, D. Pinto (s), G.Obuon, I. Ondieki; 12.00 A. Virani, C.
Ojiambo, C. Pasha (s), D. Katibi; 12.30 S. Owuor, H. Isavwa,
T. See, N. M. Patel; 1.30 J. Obiero, E. Ochuodho, R.Sultan,
D. Odhiambo (Pro); 1.40 J. Omollo, J. Orioro, R. Karia,
P. Thakrar; 1.50 W. Mctough, J. Pabari, B. Odhiambo,
N.Winja; 2.00 R. Bhayani, J.Ajulu, S. De la Rey, B. M. Shah.
TOMORROW: Crown Paints Golf Tournament sponsored
by Crown Paints Company Limited: Morning Draw; 7.30
N. Macharia, M. Nderitu, M. Nzioka, M. Kilonzo; 7.40 H.
Oranja, S. Karanja, P. Kombe, J. Kinoti 7.50 P. Mukuria, J.
Murungi, F. Murimi, J. Kaindi 8.00 J. Nzau, C. N. Makau,
Dr Kamala, J. Nzioki; 8.10 J. Mangu, Eng. Kithimba, J.
Kavivya, Gen. Munyao; 8.20 C. Mulela, B. M. Mungata,
S. G. Mangu, S. K.Theuri; 8.30 B. Okwaro, G. Karugu,
Major Mumo, D. K. K. Thiuri; 8.40 P. Gachohi, M. Thieri,
M. Githinji, T. James; 8.50 J. Waweru, A. Muhindi, R.
M. Mbithi, J. Nderitu; 9.00 S. Waweru, K. Kahuthu, P.
Kinyanjui, P. Muthee ; 9.10 C. Maina, M. Kariuki, M.Mbai,
A. Muteru; 9.20 V. Nduva, E. Runo, B. Kimeu, A.Maingi;
9.30 A. Gathegi, F. K. Mwongera, S. Mumo, A. Kiiru; 9.40
J. Ndunda, S. Singh, E. Okumu, E. Okiddy; 10.10 R. Mumo,
D. kivuva, C. Mule, M. Nzioka; 9.50 Golf Park x 4; 10.00 B.
Mumina, S. Makau, J. Maalu, L. Ngala; 10.10 Col. Mbithi,
P. Mbandi, A. Muhindi, J. Kiiti; 10.20 S. Kona, E. Tenga,
W. Mila, Dr P. Mumo; 10.30 J.Ndunda, C. Kaloki, J. Koli, C,
Ndinge; 10.40 KAF x 2, F.Njeru, J. Orora; 10.50 F. Kilonzi,
H. Maingi, V. Mutwii, M. Katuku; 11.00 J.Mboya, V. Nduva,
R. Nzioki, J. Orora; 11.10 T. Musyoka, E. Ndungu, J.Tuwei,
J. Kilonzo; 11.20 A. Mwanza, L. Wambua, F. Koki, M. Kitulu;
11.30 J. Gashomba, N. Edwin, P. Gondi, S. Mbori; 11.40
11.50 J. Mulu, B. Kotonya, C. Ojiambo, J. Nijhof. Afternoon
Draw; 12.00 J. Matei, J. Maingi, L. M. Kamba, Dr S.
Musyoka; 12.10 A. Koli, S. Sharq, J.Kioko, Gen. Musomba;
12.20 J. Ndunda, S. P. Bett, C. Nzuki, E. Musyoki; 12.30
Railway X4; 12.40 B. Nyamongo, E. Wambua, V. Ndunda,
W. Muvea; 1.20 Golf Park x 4; 12.50 A. Wambua, G.
Ngumbi, T. Ruhiu, J. Ngure; 1.00 M. Wandere, J. Maina, S.
Kamau, P.Muindi; 1.10 P. Karama, C. Maina, M.Kavita, D.
Salaton 1.20 G. Koech, K. Juma, H.Owuor, S.Muriu. Post
entries allowed.
TOMORROW: Sweet Banana Golf Day sponsored by Royal
Media Services. First tee; 7.10 Pros x 4; 7.26 Pros 4; 7.34
MUTHAIGA GC
y B THE ALBATROSS
THIKA GC
KIAMBU GC
ROYAL GC
MOMBASA GC
SIGONA GC
NYERI GC
VET LAB GC
NYANZA GC
MACHAKOS SC
J. Kisolo, L. Omangi, S. Mbugua, A. K. Mureithi; 7.42 D.
M. Kinuthia, E.Maritim, D.Mugambi, C.Mugambi; 7.50 M.
Virani, H. Markus, K. Oba; 7.58 T. Wanjau, P. Maina, A.
Kioko, M. Musyimi; 8.06 S. N. Kamanda, J. Kaindi, S.Maina,
G. Mwenda; 8.14 K. Patel, N. Rawal, Sponsors Guest;
8.22 X. N. Iraki, P. Okoth, B. Mandere, P. Karingu; 8.30
O. Mbatia, F. Kimathi, J. Wangwe, Mwangi Mugo; 11.22 E.
Mogoa, J. Orenge, K. Bosire, J. Ouko; 11.30 Rohit Shah,
M. N. Kanyi, J. G.Chege, G. M. Warui; 11.38 L. Munyua,
K.NJenga, B. N. Kamau, M. Maingi; 11.46 Sponsors Guest
x 4; 11.54 A. Njenga, R. Maina, B. Rono, E. Gardner; 12.02
T. Thanawalla, D. Mukabi, N. Grifoen, G. Hendricksson;
12.10 M.Njenga x 4; 12.18 K. Muhanji x 4; 12.26 C.
Itangata, J. Wafula, C. Kamunge, E. Mbole; 12.34 E. Nyaga,
C.Gichobi, H. Mwangi, N. Wambugu; 12.42 W.Macharia,
P. Sinkira, A. Kale, C. Onyimbo; 12.50 Sponsors Guest x
4; 12.58 M. Mbugua, M.S.Riyat, H.Obino, C.Karuga; 1.06
A.Khamar, Sponsors guest, A. Krishnan; 1.14 J. Wokabi,
OS, M. Makundi; 1.22 D. Ngumi, O. Abekah, Sponsors
Guest. Tenth tee; 7.26 J. Kiengo, J. Mwangi, J. Karingu;
7.34 Mohan Shah, M. Azad, G. Macharia, Y. Saito; 7.58 J.
Jobanputra, G. Ketem, R. Likami; 8.06 M. Karoki x 4; 8.14
M. OKinda x 4; 8.22 Birju Shah, Manu Shah, OmShah;
8.30 M.Iraki, T. Waititu, S. K. Maritim; 11.22 R. Waitete, W.
Warui, G. Bichage, C. Orenge; 11.30 M. Karobia, K. Mariga,
J. Mureithi, D. Gitu; 11.38 S. Kaime, J. Mathenge, P. Muhia,
J. Nyambura; 11.46 C. G. Munyori, B. K. Mbaya, W.Nadida,
Sponsors Guest; 11.54 K. Nkomani, I. Maina, B.Ngugi,
F. Wangila; 12.02 R. Olonde, E. Njuki, J.Njau, B.Jones;
12.18 S.Okello, N. Nyoike, S. Orenge, B. Njoroge; 12.26 S.
Onyambo, J. Momanyi, S. H. Onyango, A. Maina; 12.34 K.
Njoroge, O. Ongeri, E. Obare, S. Ngure; 12.42 C. Wanyama
x 4; 12.50 M. N. Kinuthia, C. Njui, J. Wangwe, Capt.
Mwangi; 12.58 M. Khimji, K. Khamar, M. Sajjad, H. Fazal;
1.06 Paras Shah, A. Sura, W. Onyino; 1.14 R. Nyanchoga,
V. Kidiwa, M. Mwirithania, B. Handa; 1.22 J. Waweru, K.
Waweru, J. Karanja, K. Waweru, J. Mburu.
TOMORROW: I & MBank Golf Day; 8.00 K. Nderitu, P.
Gichohi, J. Mureithi; 8.07 B. Kanyari, N. Mugereki, S.
Maina; 8.14 C. Mwaniki, N. Njega, Z. Wachanga; 8.21
D. Weru, S. W. N Githitu, Eng S. K. Ndegwa; 8.28 A. B.
Kariuki, K. Bow, C. Thinwa; 8.35 H.Hiuhu, P. Ndebu, C.
Murimi; 8.42 A. Muriuki, Eng. K. Chege, S. Kiragu; 8.49
Fr. A. Githinji, R. Mumero, G. Kiguta; 8.56 S. Muteithia, D.
Mwangi, B. Singh; 9.03 F. Kiunjuri, E. Karumwa, B.K.Ngari;
9.10 Z. Wambugu, V. Shah, P. Maina; 9.17 Fr. Richard, M.
Wangombe, Flo. Gathu; 9.24 A.Kamau, H. W. Gichohi, Eng.
W. Tattua; 9.31 E. Nyuguto, J. Kigundu, J. Mathenge; 9.38
J. Munyori, S.Mwangi, Dr Mate; 9.45 J. Muinde, P.Nderitu,
J. Gichuki; 9.52 B. Kingori, B. K. Inoti, F. Kabona; 9.59 H. S.
Sappal, J. Wangondu, D. Kinoti; 10.06 Dr Thuo, K. Shah,
Eng. Kinoti; 10.13 Maj. Matu, P. Mwangi, D. Kagwe; 10.20
W. Macharia, S. Muriuki, N. Wahome; 10.27 M. Karuga,
C. Kieru, G. Miungi; 10.34 E. N. Gatimu, M. Mburu, J. G.
Simons; 10.41 J. Kamere, J. Wainaina, J. Githanda; 10.48 J.
Gitonga, S. Ngugi, F. Wahome; 10.55 J. Githinji, X. N. Iraki,
Dr Mburu; 11.02 M. Gathu, S. Gichuru, M. Mungai; 11.09 Dr
Ritho, P. Kiguta, J. Mungai; 11.16 J. Muchemi, F. Wahome,
M. Murimi; 11.23 J. Mathai, M. Shah, A. Muchiri; 11.30 Fr.
Martin, S.Kamau, J. Nderi. Post entries before 11.00 A.M.
TODAY: KSB Charity Golf Tournament. Afternoon draw.
First tee; 11.30 T Mwangi x 4; 11.38 S Maingi x 4; 11.46
Mumias x 4; 11.54 Heritage teamx4; 12.02 WWahome,
O Bwomote, E Mwecha, G Munyaka; 12.10 A Kinyanjui,
J Muthuri, K Kuria, Ano; 12.18 Nderitu Minjire x 4; 12.26
D Mambo x 4; 12.34 V Wangombe, K Laibuta, G Githinji,
R Mutengi; 12.42 A Mbugua, A Munagi, K Shimoyo, Ano;
12.50 K Karanja, K Ngigie, J Njenga, Ano; 12.58 J Mbuthia,
K Kihara, L Gibson, C Muchiru; 1.06 MMuchemi x4; 1.12 L
Maranga, D Ndungu, Machua Koinange, Wambui Gitonga;
1.20 Mwaniki Njoroge, Waweru Sam, Pro Ngige, Ano. Post
entries allowed.
TOMORROW: Pan Africa Life Cancer Challenge Golf Day.
First tee; 7.30 Kaguta W, Ngunze J, Mbarathi S, Njuguna
Mr; 7.40 Smith D. K, Krijnen P, Marshall I, Swatton P; 7.50
Smith K, Grimwood U, Thyaka M, Kandu M; 8.00 Shah D,
Macharia N, McClanahan T, Riley J; 8.10 Mwangi K, Dhutia
S, Shah Y, Warui W; 8:20 Fraser J, Cummings P, Jayasinghe
S, Dhanji G; 8:30 Polo A, Mwangi F, Gachoka G, Kamau J;
8.40 Middleton J, Barnsley P, Gudka S, Nicholls L; 8.50
Barnsley C, Wahome A , Kimanga P, Gichara P; 12.00
Kariuki M, Alibhai R, Ngeera E; 12.10 Carroll K , Malo J,
Jayasinghe N; 12.20 Tharao J, Miano E, De Silva R; 12.30
Jamal A, Kaburu J. S, Ngunjiri D; 12.40 De Silva T, Lanxe K,
Lagoussis F; 12.50 Kingori D, Talwar S, Ndungu G, Lanxe
J; 1.00 Dhanji a, Dhutia V, Maiyo P, Nazerali S; 1.10 Patel
A, Mughal A, Kudrati I, Popat A; 1.20 Gudka S, Malde J,
Pasta A, Warui A; 1.30 Sheikh I, Katemboh N, Wahome
M, C Ockotch; 1.40 Mureithi B , Kamau S. M, Kingori J,
Wamunyua J; 1.50 Macharia P, Munyao P, Kikuvi A, Karimi
F; 2.00 Saeed M, Patel J. C, Sanghavi M, Elms J. Tenth tee;
1.40 Wambugu S. M, Gitau E, Gachihi P, Irimu S.
LIMURU CC
OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKINGS
AS AT JULY 20, 2014
NAME COUNTRY AV. PTS.
1. AdamScott Australia 9.24
2. Rory McIlroy N Ireland 8.16
3. Henrik Stenson Sweden 7.81
4. Justine Rose England 7.34
5. Sergio Garcia Spain 7.05
6. Bubba Watson USA 6.80
7. Matt Kuchar USA 6.66
8. Jason Day USA 6.40
9. Tiger Woods USA 6.23
10. JimFuryk USA 6.02
RAILWAY GC
NYALI G&CC
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HISTORY: Sykora secures
Czech rst gold at Juniors
STRIDE: Lake lives dream in
securing heptathlon crown
FEAT: Akela Jones leaps to
Barbados Long jump gold
Jiri Sykora made history by
becoming the rst Czech male athlete
to win gold in the history of the IAAF
World Junior Championships and
he did so in impressive fashion by
breaking the championship record
with 8135 points. World leader coming
into Eugene, Sykora traded the lead
with Australian Cedric Dubler during
the two days of the competition.
He regained it in the javelin and
maintained it with a personal best in
1500m with 4:42.10. Sykora erased
the previous championship mark of
8126, set by Andrey Kravchenko of
Belarus 10 years ago in Grosseto.
Morgan Lake added her own page
to the book of British success in the
heptathlon when she secured the
world junior title with 6148 points, the
highest ever score by a youth athlete
in a heptathlon with senior implements
as the prodigious Briton is still only
17. The win more than makes up for
events of 12 months ago when Lake
led handsomely after the rst day of
the IAAF World Youth Championships
in Donetsk only to have a disaster in
the long jump. I dont even think its
sunk in yet, Im so happy, said Lake.
Ive wanted it for so long, I havent
really spoken about it with anyone
because I didnt want to jinx it. It was
an absolutely amazing experience,
she added.
Akela Jones made history by
becoming the rst athlete from
Barbados to win a medal of any
colour at the IAAF World Junior
Championships as she won the long
jump nal with a leap of 6.34m.
Sixth at the 2011 IAAF World Youth
Championships, Jones took the lead
in the opening round with 6.32m and
improved to 6.34m into a strong head
wind. It proved to be suf cient for gold
although the conditions contributed
to it being the shortest winning
distance in the history of the World
Junior Championships. Norways Nadia
Akpana Assa, who led the qualication
with a national junior record of 6.39m,
came a close second with 6.31m while
Germanys Maryse Luzolo clinched
bronze medal with 6.24m.
FastTrack
Asher-Smith claims 100m title
Great Britains Dina Ash-
er-Smith ran 11.23 to take
the womens 100m title in a
dominating blocks-to-finish
performance.
Asher-Smith, running in
lane three, had the third-
best reaction to the gun but
got out of the blocks in a
hurry and was in front after
10 metres.
At the halfway point,
there was daylight between
the Briton and her rivals and
no doubt who was going to
take the gold medal.
I was just thinking about
running as fast as I could to
get to the line. Im so happy,
I cant believe that Im world
junior champion, so many
great people have done it be-
fore and its really humbling
to be among them, reflect-
ed Asher-Smith.
I was ecstatic; I dont
normally celebrate but I just
threw my arms in the air
and Im completely over the
moon.
Ive worked really hard
for it for such a long time
and to be able to fulfill what I
really wanted to do is amaz-
ing.
I think my start and
drive phase wasnt as good
as earlier in the competi-
tion but this was a final and
my aim was just to get to the
line first.
So Im not too fussed
about that! I could have ran
a better race I think but Im
happy that I crossed the line
first.
Silver went to Ecuadors
Angela Tenorio in 11.39, with
USAs 16-year-old Kaylin
Whitney, who will still be el-
igible to compete at the 2016
IAAF World Junior Champi-
onships, taking bronze in
11.45.
Tenorio, to her right,
came on strong in the sec-
ond half but couldnt catch
the Asher-Smith freight train
while Whitney, out in lane
eight, was doing her best to
catch Tenorio.
With a -1.0m/s headwind,
the times didnt approach
Whitneys 2014 list-leading
time of 11.10, but the 0.16
gap between the gold and
silver medallists was the sec-
ond-biggest winning margin
in World Juniors history.
IAAF
Great Britains Dina Asher-Smith raises her arms in cele-
bration after winning the 100m race at the World Junior
Championships in Oregon. [PHOTO:IAAF]
Alemitu Haroye continued
Ethiopias successful tradition
in distance running by winning
the 5000m title with a time of
15:10.08, the seventh victory
for Ethiopian runners in 10 edi-
tions of the event. which came
on to the championships pro-
gramme in 1996.
Haroye led a one-two for her
country and outsprinted her
team-mate Alemitu Hawi in the
final stretch to finish barely two
seconds outside the champion-
ship record, held by their com-
patriot Genzebe Dibaba who
ran 15:08.06 in 2010.
Hawi was rewarded with the
silver in 15:10.46, a massive per-
sonal best by 25 seconds. Ken-
yas world junior cross-coun-
try silver medallist Agnes Tirop
had to settle for the bronze in
15:43.12, coming home a dis-
tant third to repeat her posi-
tion from two years ago in Bar-
celona.
Stela Chesang ran a Ugan-
dan national junior record of
15:53.85 to finish fourth.
The Japanese duo of Fuyuka
Kimura and Maki Izumida took
the lead from the start, but it
was short-lived stint at the front
as they were caught up by five
African women less than four
minutes into the race.
Haroye and Hawi then
upped the pace in the third ki-
lometre, covered in 2:52.88, the
fastest 1000m in the race, to
build a lead over Tirop.
With three laps to go, the
only question was which of the
two Ethiopian runners would
win, a duel for glory which was
only decided a few metres from
the line.
The fastest junior in the
world this year, Haroye ran the
third fastest time in the history
of the championships to claim
her first global title; her best
international performance be-
fore her arrival in Eugene be-
ing when she finished one place
behind Tirop in Bydgoszcz.
Later, Kendal Williams of
USA ran 10.21 to win the mens
100m final at the end of the sec-
ond day of competition at the
IAAF World Junior Champion-
ships, Oregon 2014. Williams
led a US 1-2 sweep, as team-
mate Trayvon Bromell the
world junior record holder at
9.97* earlier this season took
second in 10.28.
Despite Bromells sugges-
tions in a pre-meeting press
conference that his record was
in jeopardy, cool conditions
and a light headwind made a
record-quality run unlikely.
Williams got out moderate-
ly well, slightly behind Bromell
who had the best start. Williams
didnt stay behind Bromell long,
beginning to draw away from
the pack almost immediately
and building his lead through-
out the race. Of the eight start-
ers, only Williams ran a PB; his
previous best was 10.23.
I was pretty confident. The
main part was staying patient,
said Williams. When I stood up
and was right next to Trayvon, it
was crazy. Its the best race Ive
had in my life. Execution was
priority number one. Number
two was mentally staying in
the race. I had to focus on what
I had to do, not on anyone else.
Ive been waiting all year
for my time to shine, and it fi-
nally came tonight.
Bromell was gracious in de-
feat.
We got two medals for the
USA and two medals coming
back to Florida, he said. Ken-
dal had a great race and execut-
ed well. People back home are
going to be going crazy.
HAROYE STRIKES GOLD
Kenyas Agnes Tirop settles
for the bronze as Ethiopia
rule the roost in Eugene
EUGENE, OREGON
EUGENE, OREGON
Maximila Imali leads Zeyituna Mohammed of Ethiopia around the turn in a preliminary
heat of the womens 800m race on day one of the IAAF World Junior Championships at Hay-
ward Field in Eugene, Oregon. [PHOTO:AFP]
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National women volley-
ball team start their 2014
FIVB Grand Prix quest with
a potential thriller against
hosts Mexico on Saturday.
The match will be played at the
Olympic de la Perrera Hall start-
ing at 3am Kenyan time.
Other teams in the group
Algeria and Bulgaria
play the opening match
of the tournament today.
Kenyans are seeking their first
match victory outside Africa
and the Grand Prix tournament
offers the best opportunity for
them to break the jinx.
Kenya is placed 13th in the
FIVB rankings and this plac-
es them top of all her oppo-
nents in the group. Team man-
ager David Kilundo said shortly
before they departed for Mexi-
co that time has come for Ken-
ya to win their first match out-
side Africa.
The players selected to
represent the country are ex-
perienced enough to deliv-
er in the Grand Prix, he said.
And in Mexico, head coach Da-
vid Lungaho told a press con-
ference that his charges have
been preparing for the last two
months and were out to make
a mark.
We are here to leave a mark
beginning with the opening tie
against Mexico Lungaho said.
After the Mexico tourna-
ment, Kenya will move to Cro-
atia where they play second
round matches against the
hosts, Czech Republic, Kazakh-
stan and Australia.
Top two teams from this
Group Three are assured of a
place in the finals that will be
played in Bulgaria next month.
The Kenyan team went to
Mexico without playing any in-
ternational build-up match but
the technical bench believe the
players are experienced enough
to take on any opponent in the
Grand Prix.
The team is a composition
of experienced and upcoming
players who have shown they
are able to play at top level,
Kilundo said.
Most of the players in the
team, especially those from
Kenya Prisons, have played in
high profile events like World
Championships and World
Club Championships. opil-
ipili@standardmedia.co.ke
GRAND PRIX TARGET
Kenya eye debut win against
Mexico in international volley
BY OSCAR PILIPILI
Brackcedes Agala strikes against Ruth Jepngetich during the Africa Club Championships in
Tunisia. Kenya will play Mexico on Saturday in the FIVB Grand Prix. [PHOTO: PICCENTRE]
Butere High girls football team
have pitched a training camp at
Union Primary in Kisumu ahead of
the National Secondary School
Games that will be played at Ka-
kamega High on August 5-11.
The teams will be going for more
than just trophies when they partic-
ipate in the week-long tournament.
The players also hope to impress
scouts and benefit from sports schol-
arships that are offered by Masinde
Muliro University of Science at Tech-
nology (MMUST) under an existing
programme between the two institu-
tions.
Already six former football play-
ers from the school are studying at
MMUST on scholarships. They in-
clude Yvonne Khabere and Sharon
Wotia who were part of the 2012
squad and Edith Ekholi, Rose Nd-
unde, Florence Adhiambo and Edina
Sumba, who left the school last year.
Butere coach George Evans Nasit-
sa said: Butere have a working rela-
tionship with MMUST that prepares
our girls for a better future after
school.
The objective of the programme
is to offer talented players scholar-
ships from football. We use football
to get fees for degree studies at
MMUST, he said.
Fees grants
to motivate
Butere stars
y B OSCAR PILIPILI
6.30 AM N. Karira J. Koech Adarsh Shah Soham Shah
6.38 AM Neev shah Tanvi Shah Lina shah Dr. Sitati
6.46 AM Kavi Shah Rishi Shah P. Lochab N. Rydygel
6.54 AM S. Gor (S) N. Shiahale (S) D. Kaunda (S) G. Karira
7.02 AM K. Pertet (S) T. Olwero (S) Amar Jethwa A.Muigai
7.10 AM P. Kae (S) J. Obonyo (S) D. Avina B. Kemboi
7.18 AM J. Kandie (S) E. Weche Sidhart Shah Aashav Shah
7.26 AM A. Amran (S) R. Kae C. Gatua C. Tum
7.34 AM B. Nderitu (S) M.Litamoi A. Kitur C. Bii
7.42 AM N. Sagoo K.K. Serem Viraj Shah J. Watunu
7.50 AM S. Mochache (S) N. Manji M. Sagoo E. Chumo
7.58 AM Ayush Jethwa M.Tanui J. Bararot Dr. A. Ferej
8.06 AM D. Chebitwey (G) D. Chemweno J.Turuthi (G) ANO
10.14 AM A. Njoroge (S) P. Shiharsy J. Njeru (S) H. Rutenbar
10.22 AM C. Odoo (S) P. Kiplagat (S) V. Shirao (S) A.Lakhani
10.30 AM J. Katiku (S) T. Ongeche (S) D. Ooko (S) Dr. H. Yego
10.38 AM E. Langat (S) R. Kiondo (S) K. Mbogo (S) C. Birgen
10.46 AM T. Odoo (S) D. Kagwe (S) S. Pogishio (S) J. Tuwei
10.54 AM B. Gituku (S) Y. Kangugo(S) Y. Oyaro (S) W. samoei
11.02 AM A. Kabuga (G) M.Kiplimo J. Kirui (S) Dr. Tarus
11.10 AM K. Chemjor K. Kariuki Major. Cheboson J.K. Serem
11.18 AM W. Mangeli (S) V. Ngundi (S) K.Kimaru (S) M. Kimutai
11.26 AM J. Cirindi (S) J. Rutto S. Aggarwal J. Chrichir
11.34 AM S. Kipsaita (S) R.chemaiyek M. Njuguna (G) E. Magas (G)
11.42 AM T. Mutei J.Kayago P. Jethwa P. Sanghrajka
11.50 AM J. Waweru K.Watunu G. njoroge J. Mungai
11.56 AM R. Maina (G) J. Ngetich(G) J.Ondigo(G) F. Mohammed (G)
12.04 PM A. Kahure (G) T. Miano (G) R.N. Maina (G) S. Gatabaki (G)
12.12 PM Transcentury(G) N. Orgut W. Sugut D.S. Kalsi
12.20 PM Mike Rotich P.L. Aggarwal Amu Shah Dr. Kiran Shah
12.28 PM N. Lakhani A. Chelogoi Kamal Shah R. Aggarwal
12.36 PM N. Aggarwal R. Cheluget F. Kibor G.S. Matharu
12.44 PM Ravi shah K. Cheluget Dr. N. Gikonyo Ajay Shah
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Mo Farah pulls out of Glasgow Games
Dunford through to semi-nals, triathletes out on technicality
Mo Farah reacts after winning 10,000m nal
at the World Athletics Championships in in
Moscow, Russia last year. [PHOTO:AP]
GLASGOW
Glasgows Commonwealth Games
were handed a heavy body blow early
on Thursdays opening day with the
news that athletics legend Mo Farah
had pulled out due to injury.
The 5,000 and 10,000 metres Olym-
pic champion, 31, was recently laid low
by illness and has decided to pull out
of the Games in order to work on his
fitness ahead of next months Europe-
an Championships in Zurich.
I have taken the tough decision to
withdraw from the Commonwealth
Games, Farah said in a statement re-
leased by Team England.
I really wanted to add the Com-
monwealth titles to my Olympic and
World Championships, but the event is
coming a few weeks too soon for me as
my body is telling me its not ready to
race yet. Best wishes to my fellow ath-
letes in Glasgow.
Lawn Bowls action, meanwhile, got
the Games underway on a day when
Australias powerhouse swimmers
were expected to dominate and there
were high hopes of an early gold med-
al for hosts Scotland in the pool.
Australian swimmers won just one
gold at the Olympics with their cam-
paign plagued by accusations of bully-
ing, wild partying and misuse of pre-
scription drugs.
Over six days of competition at the
Tollcross International Swimming
Centre, Australia will be hopeful of re-
taining the womens 4x100m freestyle
relay, whilst the Aussie trio of Emma
Mckeon, Bronte Barrat and Brittany El-
mslie will battle IN 200m freestyle.
Michael Jamieson and Hannah Mi-
ley will try to get the Games off to a fly-
ing start for hosts Scotland as they go
for gold in the mens 200m breaststroke
and womens 400m individual medley
respectively. AFP
Jason Dunford sealed his
place in the 50-metre butterfly
semi-final that was due to be held
at 10pm last night.
Dunford, who won the gold
medal in the category in New
Delhi in 2010, finished second in
the sixth heat in 23.76 second.
Homeboy and favourite
Bround Benjamin of England
topped the charts in 23.17 as
South Africas Le Closs Chad, the
championships record holder,
finished third in 23.65 seconds
The semi-final was set for
10pm Kenyan time last night.
Dunford, who finished fourth in
100m butterfly contest in India in
2010, said: I did not strain as I
had to save my energy for the
semi-finals tonight (yesterday). I
am optimistic of doing well, said
Dunford.
Jason and his brother David
have been the face of Kenyan
swimming at the global stage for
over a decade. Their family has
also supported the swimming as-
sociation materially and morally.
It was a bad afternoon for Ke-
nyan swimmer Rebecca Kamau,
who was eliminated in the breast-
stroke race after placing 19 in 3.83
seconds, missing the semi-final
place by three slots.
She still has a chance to re-
deem her performance when she
competes in 100m and 200m
breaststroke heats.
In triathlon, Kenyan female
duo of Haniva Said and Jopska
Deboha were technically knocked
out of the contest in the bike after
they were lapped.
The lapping rule, which was
introduced in Glasgow, generated
reactions from triathlon officials,
who said its fair.
Its not good since more than
20 others were lapped in the bike
section, said Christine Omondi,
an official of triathlon.
By last evening, Kenyas hopes
lied on Swaleh Balala and Vincent
Ochieng. De Boer Jessie Emma,
Swaleh Balala and Vincent
Ochieng alongside Helen Eliza-
beth Kinuthia will fly the national
flag.
They are relishing their first
international duty when they
compete in the tri-event disci-
pline here and will feature in
three events, swimming, (1.5km),
cycling (40km) and running
(10km).
The spectators with the best
view at Strathclyde Country Park
are a couple of swans paddling in
the shallows, intrigued by the
churning line of swimmer out in
the middle of the lake.
THE XX COMMONWEALTH GAMES GLAS-
GOW,SCOTLAND
J ULY 2 3 AUGUST 3, 2 014
REPORTS BY JONATHAN KOMEN
KIP STEALS SHOW AS JUDOKA ELIMINATED
Bad start for Kenya on the rst day after
the Queen opens Commonwealth Games
mance a lot, said Njagi.
Kenya did not present judo team in the 2010
Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and is out
with insatiable hunger for jewels.
The squad comprising 13 judoka, including
three reserves, are competing at the Exhibition
Centre.
During the opening ceremony, Dr Kipchoge
Keino, the National Olympic Committee of Ke-
nya (NOC-K) President, needed no elevation to
stand tall at the event staged at the famed
home of Celtic football club.
Dressed in cream white suit, he was the on-
ly black man to carry the Commonwealth
Games flag before Queen Elizabeth ll as the
games started, which was a great honour for
Kenya and the continent.
I am happy to have you people (Kenyan
media) here. I am also happy that we are all
carrying the Kenyan flag high here, he told Ke-
nyan journalists at the media centre on
Wednesday.
The games kicked off on Wednesday night
in a blaze of tartan and fireworks and with a
traffic cone stuck on the head of the citys Duke
of Wellington statue.
The event at Celtic Park a place famed back
in Kenya because it is where Victor Wanyama
played professional football before going to
English Premier League side Southampton
featured more than 1,400 Terries.
The opening ceremony also featured a
Commonwealth-wide fundraiser for children,
thanks to the partnership with Unicef. The fes-
tival had two concerts featuring Lulu, Eddi
Reader and Belle and Sebastian.
Thousands of people were given the chance
to celebrate the opening ceremony amid live
music, special guests and big-screen coverage
in both Glasgow Green and Kelvingrove park.
Lulu and Eddi Reader headlined proceed-
ings at Glasgow Green, while Belle and Sebas-
tian in tracksuits and with mascot Clyde on
stage headlined Kelvingrove Bandstand.
Clyde is a river that traverses the city of
Glasgow.
The opening ceremony attracted more than
40,000 spectators who were treated to a stun-
ning night of entertainment from Scottish icon
Rod Stewart, former Britains Got Talent finalist
Susan Boyle and singer-songwriter Amy Mc-
Donald.
Kipchoge Keino joins children from various
schools to celebrate the annual International
Olympic Day at the Nyayo National Stadium.
[PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO]
Jason Dunford
Kenyas agbearer Mercy Obiero leads the del-
egation during the opening ceremony of the
2014 Commonwealth Games at Celtic Park in
Glasgow on Wednesday. [PHOTO: AFP]
Continued From P80
TODAY PROGRAMME
10:45am: Lawn bowls mens triples Fiji
Vs Kenya
10:45am: Shooting Airpistol Womens
Qualication
11:00am: Table Tennis Group 4 match
Kenya vs India
12:00: Men Judo: 73kg Preliminary
round 32
1:00pm: Swimming: women 50m Free
style
11:30: Judo 81kg preliminary round of 16
1:30: Swimming women 100m
backstroke heat 2
1:45pm: Judo 81kg preliminary round
of 16
1:45pm: Lawn bowls womens singles
England vs Kenya
4:pm: Table Tennis: Wales vs Kenya
7:45pm: Lawn bowls: South Africa vs
Kenya
8:45pm: Lawn bowls: women singles
Kenya vs Samoa
Mo Farah pulls out of Glasgow Games
Dunford through to semi-nals, triathletes out on technicality
Mo Farah reacts after winning 10,000m nal
at the World Athletics Championships in in
Moscow, Russia last year. [PHOTO:AP]
GLASGOW
Glasgows Commonwealth Games
were handed a heavy body blow early
on Thursdays opening day with the
news that athletics legend Mo Farah
had pulled out due to injury.
The 5,000 and 10,000 metres Olym-
pic champion, 31, was recently laid low
by illness and has decided to pull out
of the Games in order to work on his
fitness ahead of next months Europe-
an Championships in Zurich.
I have taken the tough decision to
withdraw from the Commonwealth
Games, Farah said in a statement re-
leased by Team England.
I really wanted to add the Com-
monwealth titles to my Olympic and
World Championships, but the event is
coming a few weeks too soon for me as
my body is telling me its not ready to
race yet. Best wishes to my fellow ath-
letes in Glasgow.
Lawn Bowls action, meanwhile, got
the Games underway on a day when
Australias powerhouse swimmers
were expected to dominate and there
were high hopes of an early gold med-
al for hosts Scotland in the pool.
Australian swimmers won just one
gold at the Olympics with their cam-
paign plagued by accusations of bully-
ing, wild partying and misuse of pre-
scription drugs.
Over six days of competition at the
Tollcross International Swimming
Centre, Australia will be hopeful of re-
taining the womens 4x100m freestyle
relay, whilst the Aussie trio of Emma
Mckeon, Bronte Barrat and Brittany El-
mslie will battle IN 200m freestyle.
Michael Jamieson and Hannah Mi-
ley will try to get the Games off to a fly-
ing start for hosts Scotland as they go
for gold in the mens 200m breaststroke
and womens 400m individual medley
respectively. AFP
Jason Dunford sealed his
place in the 50-metre butterfly
semi-final that was due to be held
at 10pm last night.
Dunford, who won the gold
medal in the category in New
Delhi in 2010, finished second in
the sixth heat in 23.76 second.
Homeboy and favourite
Bround Benjamin of England
topped the charts in 23.17 as
South Africas Le Closs Chad, the
championships record holder,
finished third in 23.65 seconds
The semi-final was set for
10pm Kenyan time last night.
Dunford, who finished fourth in
100m butterfly contest in India in
2010, said: I did not strain as I
had to save my energy for the
semi-finals tonight (yesterday). I
am optimistic of doing well, said
Dunford.
Jason and his brother David
have been the face of Kenyan
swimming at the global stage for
over a decade. Their family has
also supported the swimming as-
sociation materially and morally.
It was a bad afternoon for Ke-
nyan swimmer Rebecca Kamau,
who was eliminated in the breast-
stroke race after placing 19 in 3.83
seconds, missing the semi-final
place by three slots.
She still has a chance to re-
deem her performance when she
competes in 100m and 200m
breaststroke heats.
In triathlon, Kenyan female
duo of Haniva Said and Jopska
Deboha were technically knocked
out of the contest in the bike after
they were lapped.
The lapping rule, which was
introduced in Glasgow, generated
reactions from triathlon officials,
who said its fair.
Its not good since more than
20 others were lapped in the bike
section, said Christine Omondi,
an official of triathlon.
By last evening, Kenyas hopes
lied on Swaleh Balala and Vincent
Ochieng. De Boer Jessie Emma,
Swaleh Balala and Vincent
Ochieng alongside Helen Eliza-
beth Kinuthia will fly the national
flag.
They are relishing their first
international duty when they
compete in the tri-event disci-
pline here and will feature in
three events, swimming, (1.5km),
cycling (40km) and running
(10km).
The spectators with the best
view at Strathclyde Country Park
are a couple of swans paddling in
the shallows, intrigued by the
churning line of swimmer out in
the middle of the lake.
THE XX COMMONWEALTH GAMES GLAS-
GOW,SCOTLAND
J ULY 2 3 AUGUST 3, 2 014
REPORTS BY JONATHAN KOMEN
KIP STEALS SHOW AS JUDOKA ELIMINATED
Bad start for Kenya on the rst day after
the Queen opens Commonwealth Games
mance a lot, said Njagi.
Kenya did not present judo team in the 2010
Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and is out
with insatiable hunger for jewels.
The squad comprising 13 judoka, including
three reserves, are competing at the Exhibition
Centre.
During the opening ceremony, Dr Kipchoge
Keino, the National Olympic Committee of Ke-
nya (NOC-K) President, needed no elevation to
stand tall at the event staged at the famed
home of Celtic football club.
Dressed in cream white suit, he was the on-
ly black man to carry the Commonwealth
Games flag before Queen Elizabeth ll as the
games started, which was a great honour for
Kenya and the continent.
I am happy to have you people (Kenyan
media) here. I am also happy that we are all
carrying the Kenyan flag high here, he told Ke-
nyan journalists at the media centre on
Wednesday.
The games kicked off on Wednesday night
in a blaze of tartan and fireworks and with a
traffic cone stuck on the head of the citys Duke
of Wellington statue.
The event at Celtic Park a place famed back
in Kenya because it is where Victor Wanyama
played professional football before going to
English Premier League side Southampton
featured more than 1,400 Terries.
The opening ceremony also featured a
Commonwealth-wide fundraiser for children,
thanks to the partnership with Unicef. The fes-
tival had two concerts featuring Lulu, Eddi
Reader and Belle and Sebastian.
Thousands of people were given the chance
to celebrate the opening ceremony amid live
music, special guests and big-screen coverage
in both Glasgow Green and Kelvingrove park.
Lulu and Eddi Reader headlined proceed-
ings at Glasgow Green, while Belle and Sebas-
tian in tracksuits and with mascot Clyde on
stage headlined Kelvingrove Bandstand.
Clyde is a river that traverses the city of
Glasgow.
The opening ceremony attracted more than
40,000 spectators who were treated to a stun-
ning night of entertainment from Scottish icon
Rod Stewart, former Britains Got Talent finalist
Susan Boyle and singer-songwriter Amy Mc-
Donald.
Kipchoge Keino joins children from various
schools to celebrate the annual International
Olympic Day at the Nyayo National Stadium.
[PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO]
Jason Dunford
Kenyas agbearer Mercy Obiero leads the del-
egation during the opening ceremony of the
2014 Commonwealth Games at Celtic Park in
Glasgow on Wednesday. [PHOTO: AFP]
Continued From P80
TODAY PROGRAMME
10:45am: Lawn bowls mens triples Fiji
Vs Kenya
10:45am: Shooting Airpistol Womens
Qualication
11:00am: Table Tennis Group 4 match
Kenya vs India
12:00: Men Judo: 73kg Preliminary
round 32
1:00pm: Swimming: women 50m Free
style
11:30: Judo 81kg preliminary round of 16
1:30: Swimming women 100m
backstroke heat 2
1:45pm: Judo 81kg preliminary round
of 16
1:45pm: Lawn bowls womens singles
England vs Kenya
4:pm: Table Tennis: Wales vs Kenya
7:45pm: Lawn bowls: South Africa vs
Kenya
8:45pm: Lawn bowls: women singles
Kenya vs Samoa
Kenya Simbas play Regent Boland in Vodacom Rugby Cup, P.43
Tusker take on Muhoroni Youth in KPL today, P.47
Team England sufers blow as Mo Farah pulls out of Games, P.78
Tirop takes bronze as Ethiopian wins 5,000m gold, P76
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NJAGI OUT AS
GAMES START
General Service Unit judoka Antony Njagi found the
going tough and was eliminated in the preliminaries as the
Commonwealth Games started in earnest here.
Njagi, a Corporal at the GSU Training School, saw his
dream to re-affirm the GSU Swahili spirit: Fanya Fujo
Uone (riot and face the consequences) go up in smoke.
He suffered the loss in the hands Aza Weithers of Babados
in the 66kg category.
The tackle was not bad, but I suffered an injury in the rib.
The facilities here are very good and even if we had a
fraction of such facilities in Kenya we can do wonders, he
said.
He dded: It is quite warm back home (in Kenya) and its
rather cold here in Scotland and this affected my perfor
BY JONATHAN KOMEN IN GLASGOW
CONTINUED ON PAGE 79
Kenyas ag bearer Mercy
Obiero leads the team
during the opening
ceremony for the Common-
wealth Games 2014 in
Glasgow, Scotland, on
Wednesday. [PHOTO: AP]
Kenyan legend Kipchoge Keino stands tall during
opening ceremony in Celtic FCs home ground
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son...'
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and a weddi ng
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and travelling
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SPOTLIGHT
EXPECTING BRENDA
After a sustained period in
the media which saw her
become one of the most
sought-after actresses in
Kenya, grace international
magazines and start a
string of charities, Brenda
Wairimu just fell off the
radar. Some sources say
that the star is expectant,
barely months after
reuniting with her ex-beau,
gospel star J uliani. Pulse
seeks to join the dots...
-PAGE 6
MIC CHECK
I DECLARE YOU J AND
WIFE
They were worlds apart:
one was the quintessential
party animal, all booze
and smoke while the other
was the shy artsy guy, best
known in the industry for
producing gospel videos.
For the rst time, Toklezea
star Chantelle opens up
about how he hooked up
with J Blessing, and what
had to give for them to be
compatible. -PAGE 8
EAR ON THE STREET
WAS ARTISTE CAUGHT
RED-HANDED?
After social media reports
went round that popular
Bongo star had been
caught in bed with the
wife of a coast politician,
we go behind the scenes
to unveil the truth of the
matter? Is it true he was
given an ultimatum to leave
the country, or was it just
another case of a blog
seeking more hits?
PAGE 22
OVERHEARD
THE JAY-A JAMAICAN
CONNECTION
The hip-hop star is hooking
up with a leading J amaican
dancehall artiste for what
could possibly be the mash-
up if the year. PAGE23
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s
L
ocal artistes are
an interesting lot.
When they are
hustling to get
their break-
through, they pester every
writer in town, begging to be
featured in any spot available
as they believe (and even
swear to you) that they are the
next big thing.
The moment they become
popular, they start running from
the media like they would from
a plague. The one-on-one
contact is severed and
requests for any information, interview or comment is
met with a talk to my manager response. They
accuse the media of spoiling their image simply
because a photo of their beer potbelly or their now
tired appy curves has been exposed in caught out
segment.
It is ridiculous how our local artistes will deny
anything they think would lead to even the slightest
negative PR. And while at that, have you noticed
every showbiz girl in town who has had a pregnancy
this year, even some married ones, have denied that
fact until the day they brought forth. Is it me, or...
what is wrong with a 20-something-year-old,
independent, well-earning showbiz girl giving birth?
There is more in this pull-out.
The thing is, our local stars have failed to master the
art of PR. And it is pretty simple! The moment gossip
goes out there and you are trying to run away from
the media simply because you dont, either, want the
truth to come out or you simply dont want to be
quoted, you are simply stirring public speculations
and curiosity and that is why the paparazzi fuel it all.
So dont blame the pap. It is just how things work in
this showbiz space.
That aside, after all the media speculations that the
Rufftone and Krystal love affair was headed to a
break up, nally, the two lovebirds walk down the
aisle tomorrow. In this edition, Pulse unveils the
couple in their rst ever exclusive interview in which
they talk about their nine-year affair, engagement
and life after marriage.
Talk is cheap! Keep reading.
P.23
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n one of the most emotional posts
done by a celebrity in the regional
sphere, foremost Ugandan singer
Juliana Kanyomozi caught the
industry by surprise when she
broke the news of her sons demise early
this week.
The eleven-year-old boy Keron Raphael
Kabugo passed on Sunday after a severe
asthma attack. He has been struggling
with the ailment for years.
The celebrated award-winning singer who
is arguably Ugandas top female artiste
broke the news via her Twitter page: My
angel has just gone to the lord. What was
spreading earlier was a rumour. He
passed away at 10:25am this morning.
Hes been such a ghter. Thank you for
praying for my lil angel. I will try n be as
strong as I possibly can. Rest in peace
Keron. Sleep well my son. Till we meet
again.
The boy was rst admitted to a Kampala
hospital before being airlifted to Nairobi
where he passed on. According to family
sources, Keron got an asthma attack two
weeks ago before developing severe
pneumonia. His lungs were said to have
been badly infected.
The singer has been protective of her
son, born of a long-term relationship with
Ugandan businessman Amon Lukwago.
/ Page 3 PULSE MAGAZINE Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
STARS FOR SDE-PULSE KABARAK
UNIVERSITY TOUR
Entertainment powerhouses SDE, Pulse, KTN
and Radio Maisha crew are back on the road this
weekend. Together with SystemUnit, they head
to Nakuru tonight ahead of a mega entertainment
concert at Kabarak University tomorrow night.
With top entertainers Size 8, Willy Paul and Bahati
among others joining an array of local acts to spice
up the concert, this night will be all systems go, a
rare campus treat in a series of events lined up in
major towns, for the next few months. Come meet
your favourite Radio Maisha presenters as well as
your favourite Pulse writers as we do this, one more
time. Entry is free.
THE KALASHAAWARDS ARE HERE
The fth edition of the Kalasha Film and Television
Awards, the brainchild of Kenya FilmCommission,
goes down at National Museums of Kenya tonight.
The ceremony serves as a forumfor fostering a
truly celebrity culture in the lm industry and aims
at motivating local producers towards quality lm
and TV production. Showbiz actors and actresses,
industry stakeholders and prominent gures alike
are expected to grace the gala.
TOMORROWIS ME
The music, poetry and art bonanza that is BOGOF
(Being Only Great of Finesse) goes down at the
Hilton Hotel tomorrow. The event provides fun lov-
ers with the platformto celebrate all things musical.
Themed Tomorrow Is Me, the event will be hosted
by radio personality Cindy Ogana, musicians Lele
Ngoma, Jarel, poets Michael Onsando, Tear Drops
and Veon Ngugi sharing the stage with visual ar-
tistes Denet, Nduta, Mel Ogana and Siege. Charges
are Sh500.
LIRON AT GOETHE INSTITUT
The versatile soul and jazz singer Liron, headlines
the Evenings with Liron concert series at Goethe
Institut tomorrow. It is a four-part series that sees
her launching and performing her debut album
Prodigals Diary. She shares the stage with her
eclectic band in this two-hour live music piece.
Charges are Sh500.
VEROSOFOR SONGWRITERS LOUNGE
The Song Writers Lounge, a chilled out musical ex-
perience, makes a comeback at the Italian Institute
of Culture in Westlands tomorrow. This time, the
event features urban, afro and blues singer-song-
writer Veroso alongside guitarists Ngare and Cee L.
Advance charges are Sh600 and Sh800 at the gate.
MEET RICKY NAMARAFIKI
Join afro band, Ricky na Maraki as they host the
riveting Swahili jazz edition in their monthly concert
series dubbed An Evening of Afro Jazz at Alliance
Franaise, Nairobi this Tuesday. This edition recog-
nises and appreciates the Swahili people, culture
and musical heritage. The band shares the stage
with Juma Tutu and the Tutu Band for the night.
Charges are Sh500.
CLUB REVIEW
VIDEO review
KENZO RECALLS MAMA
S
ince leaving Ogopa Deejays a
few months ago, Kenzo is
creating videos for his singles
and the rst out is Mama, an
emotional video based on a
true story. It is a video created out of the
catchy lyrics in an adoring story on the
memory of the singers mother who passed on
in 2003. Forget the old Mama he did years
ago, in this one, Boomba Video production
under the directorship of Thome creates the
lm around a laid-back scene that starts with
Kenzo driving with his signature guitar as he
meditates about life. Through the slow
strapping simple melody, Kenzo is captured
reminiscing with throw back visions of him
growing around his mother and younger
siblings.
The natural daylight setting complete with
beautiful landscape settings that dominate the
video helps to bring out the theme. The clips
are creative and somewhat moving.
However, the imposed pictures to dramatise
the singers life progression look rather
random, instead creating a void in the rather
well thought original theme. The video also
feels monotonous and honestly, there is
nothing so new. However, this can be excused
as this is a sensitive sad theme where we
dont expect all that hype. But that is not to
serve as an excuse for the entire dull 3.53
minutes. It is not a video we expect many to
talk about, but it certainly brings Kenzo back
with his good boy image and we can only hope
it is the start of new things in his life.
F
or those of you who may be
missing the meat and intimacy
of Choma Zone on Mombasa
road, now that the titan club
called Tents dominates that
venue, worry not. Adrive past the Karen
hospital, a right turn at the intersection, then
another right turn (just before you get to the
new DPs house) will get you to your goat
meat.
Choma Blix is housed on the second oor of a
building there, and if you use the main
entrance, you are likely to get lost. If you use
the side entrance, however, you are there.
There is a grill and drink on ones immediate
left as you get in. Along bar is the centre piece
of Choma Blix, but not intrusive. On the left,
leather couches give the place the feel of a
lounge. On the left, barrels and stools, chairs
and tables, lend it a more traditional pub
ambience. And, outside, ltered through light
green panes, is both a smoking area and the
outdoor area, but with also enclosed, good
protection from the rain and from the chill for
the July people.
If one wants to drink in Karen, and meet up
with friends for the weekend, at fair prices, and
partake of Choma and good liquor and beer,
there is nowhere better than the Choma Blix.
And for the more expensive feel, they have
the VIP area.
WASSUP
RABBIT, BAHATI FOR MISS KCA
This years Mr and Miss Kenya College of Accounts
(KCA) beauty pageant and talent promotion goes
down at Barclays Sport Club tonight. The show will
see model students contest for the coveted crowns
and promote local music and arts. Comedian and
MC Jalango, gospel star Bahati and hip-hop head
Rabbit aka Kaka Sungura are the headline acts.
EVE DSOUZAFOR CIROC HOMECOMING
Ebony Lounge in Westlands hosts Ciroc ambassa-
dors Amor Thige, Eve DSouza and Linda Waiyaki
for their Ciroc Blue Stone Spectacular Homecoming
party tonight. The trio represented Kenya in the ul-
tra-exclusive Ciroc Blue Stone party at Nikki Beach
Club in Ibiza early this month. The party starts at
9pmwith plenty of cocktails and smooth music
mixes fromtop DJs.
MISTADRU, OBINNATOHEADLINE MISS JKUAT
This years Mr and Miss Jomo Kenyatta University
of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) beauty
pageant and talent promotion goes down at the
Pride Inn in Westlands tonight. The gala night will
see students showcase their talent in a battle of
brains and beauty. MC Obinna and DJ Mista Dru
are the headline acts. Advance normal charges are
Sh250 and Sh500 for VIP and Sh300 for normal
and Sh700 for VIP at the gate.
DJ PRESLEY AT LADIDALOUNGE
Flirt Vodka and fast rising DJ Presley host the Flirt
Fridays party at Ladida Lounge in Rongai near
Total Petrol Station, this and every Friday. Catch
himas he spins and thrills fans alongside guest
star DJs all night.
DJ JOE MFALME AT III BARZ
Catch spin master DJ Joe Mfalme as he spins
and thrills fans at III Barz in Westlands tonight.
He shares the decks with DJs Adrian and Gordo
at Hells Gate for the party in the wild the following
day.
WILKO, DUN AND JEFF AT DUKES
Club Dukes in Kitengela and Wheels Entertainment
present the Queens and Kings Hooking Up party
at the venue this and every Wednesday. Local acts
Wilko, DJs Dun and Dukes are the headline acts.
PARTY IN THE WILD
The annual Hells Gate Party in the Wild outdoor
extravaganza is back. The Main Event Company
organised events goes down in Naivasha tomorrow
night. There will be wheelbarrow races, nyama cho-
ma showdown and a lot of movie screening in the
wild. Among the entertainers who have conrmed
participation includes deejay Joe Mfalme, Mzito,
Adrian, Stretch, Gordon-The Rock Guru and singer
Didge. Entry is Sh1,000 and the party kicks off at
6pm.
FASHION PARTY AT MERCURY LOUNGE
The Fashion Till Dawn, a spectacular fashion
night that gives threads and trend lovers a chance
to showcase their classy outts and enjoy good
music, goes down at Mercury Lounge in Westlands
tonight. The event also sees the launch of the new
entertainment outt Naivibe Ent. DJ Fugitive will be
on the decks. Charges are Sh500.
DAPLACE KISUMU PARTY
Leading Kisumu entertainment joint Da Place
invites you to a fun lled weekend featuring top
deejays on the decks and an array of other enter-
tainment activities. Tonight, the joint features an
assortment of local sounds and tomorrow is Fusion
Nite. Activity starts at 6pmand entry is free with
drinks going at affordable rates.
Production: Boomba Video
Rating: 6/10
Director: Thome; Magnetic Music
MAMA-KENZO
Location: Karen
Rating: 7/10
CLUB: CHOMA ZONE, BLIX
[PHOTO: DAVID GICHURU/STANDARD]
1. GIRLS WHO BOOZE TILL THEY BLAZE:
If the aim of boozing is having fun, just why do some Nairobians
drink till the touch the oor? It really beats logic that you get invited
for a night out my a friend and since this looks like a one-in-a-lifetime
opportunity you decide to redeem the moment and enjoy to the last
penny. Have you seen the way some people, especially girls, get so
drunk during party night outs until they have no clue what their name
is. Then they even go ahead, to vomit everything and blaze on the
oor till someone drags them home.
2. MEN WHO THINK ALL GIRLS ARE LOOSE:
Have you met this group of men (call them old timers) who go to
the club and order for the most priced drink them start looking around
to see if the girls around them are interested? It is rather annoying
that some Nairobi men always think that every girl in the club is
looking for a man to take her home. Am talking about those men
(mostly big bellied) who are so old school to realise that you are
simply young enough to be their daughter and you only came to party
the night out and not hear about another government contract the
man won.
3. IMPOSERS WHO JOIN YOUR TABLE UNINVITED:
Just how does a fellow you did not have in mind when you ordered
your drink, leave alone leaving the house with a xed budget, spot you
in the club and join your table, inviting himself to your drink as he
gives you endless stories. You have seen them! Shameless as they
come, they join the table and enjoy the drinks with you, even consum-
ing more than you, them when the time to clear the bill comes, they
excuse themselves to the loo and disappear.
4. GUYS WHO REQUEST FOR PAPAWEMBADURING BONGO
NIGHT:
We will say this to save the deejay. We all know that you are from
the eighties and you really adore your Lingala or Benga, if you prefer
to call it so. But you are out on a Thursday uptown Bongo night and
you are busy asking the deejay to play you a Papa Wemba song. Like
seriously, this is not Radio Maisha Rhumba night my guy.
THE MWAFAKA
RUCKUS
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ince Emmy Kosgei exited the local Kenyan gospel
space, after her marriage, a new gospel queen from the
Rift Valley seems to have lled the vacuum.
In fact, Lillian Rotich, the awesomely vocally talented
singer who also doubles as a radio host at Kass FM
was there even before Emmie got married in Nigeria. However,
Emmys exit seems to have given her the breathing space she need-
ed to get her major breakthrough.
She is one of the seven female artistes nominated in the Female
Artiste of the Year in this years Mwafaka Gospel Awards besides
being listed in the Kikwetu Rift Valley Artiste of the Year category.
But the question is not really how big she is. Everyone is just
eager to see how this competition between her, Size 8 and
Gloria Muliro will play, even after the awards. The three now
seem to be in a class of their own and we can only let our fans
decide who they think is worthy being crowned the female
gospel queen this year.
It is the same headache the two newcomer gospel artistes;
Willy Paul and Bahati seem to be having. The two have been
head-to-head throughout this year and just like two great
athletes, they have been exchanging podium spots. There is
this growing belief that the two are having a cold war, a matter
they have both dismissed. Bahati is winning many fans thanks
to his humble nature and Willy Paul is receiving love for his
new bad boy of gospel sort of controversial image. Just who
among the two is the bigger one this year?
That is not all the war the Mwafaka Awards is brewing. One of
the hotly contested categories is the TV Presenter of the Year
slot. The category has at long last put KTNs prolic Friday Brief
ing host presenter Betty Kyalo against NTVs Larry Madowo.
Statistics aside, the debate on who of the two commands the
biggest following has been on for some while and it has now been
left to the voters. Is it gonna be Larry Madowo or Betty Kyalo? What is
your say?
And lastly, it will be interesting to see how the top TV gospel shows will
play it out this time round.
We are talking about Citizen TVs Kubamba, KTNs Tendereza and
Krossover 101. Who is the sheriff ruling the airwaves?
HEAD2HEAD
ANNOYING NAIROBI CLUB HABITS
Larry
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Show me the money
PHOTOS: PIUS CHERUIYOT,
ELVIS OGINA AND DAVID
GICHURU/STANDARD
Easy does it...
Stay grounded
FUNNY GROUNDIE: Celina of Mother in Law,
Shish and Jalango strike a now-familiar pose.
Nitampeleka kwa
mganga kutoka
Tanga mie, if I dont
get the money in
ve minutes.
Guess whos in
house? Can I get a
whoop-whoop?
Who has taken my
beer? I had put it
on that table.
Relax, dada yangu,
kubali yaishe.
I swear I didnt do
it. Those guys
framed me up.
Una bahati sana.
Next time I will go
there rst.
At rst, no one noticed that a famous
striker from Uruguay was amongst them.
But as soon as the authorities were alerted,
police (with help from KWS) took action.
Needless to say, everyone
shunned him, especially the girls.
Someone had disappeared with
Akothes hard-earned cash..
Whatever hand life deals you, whether youre whining, being
whined at or smiling.
All hell broke loose when she came
back and found nothing in the kabati.
Afraid of the repercussions of going to a
mganga, the culprit returned the money.
But Akothe was still mad
and Ali B had to intervene.
Some people live life on the fast lane.
Chasing after women, alcohol
always on their mind.
Always ready to pick a drunken ght.
Tuliza boli my friend, take
life easy like others do.
So he was left, quiver in hand, hunting
for someone to keep his body warm.
Toka hapa, I saw
you bite him like
this.
A second bite at
the cherry.
Kwani you were
part of the
plan?
But I was told
African chics are
totally into
hunters and
warriors.
How was I to know
they have TVs in
Africa?.
He eats
Italian? This
guy must be
totally cool.
Ive nished the
rst episode of my
dream. Cant wait
for Episode 2...
BRENDA PREGNANT?
T
he good news, that celebrity lovebirds Brenda Wairimu and
Juliani are back together was received with joy; at least, if
not by everyone, by the media. These two have a way with
paparazzi; its like having our own Jay Z and Beyonc for
an assignment.
The announcement came three months ago after which the two appeared
together in public during Julianis album launch where Juliani gave Brenda
a public big up.
But that was three months ago and since, a lot has happened if the news
on the street holds any truth.
It all started with a simple rumour; that the two had moved in together and
were already trying to formalise their relationship. However, some few
days ago, Pulse was to learn that Brenda left Nairobi quietly, relocating to
her parents Coastal residence. Even though there is nothing untoward
about her moving back to Mombasa, the timing; that it comes after the
Juliani re-union triggered speculation and so after one of Brendas
close friends alluded that the young beauty is heavy with child.
The speculations were further fuelled by the fact that the usually
bubbly and gorgeous Brenda went quiet on social media,
something that is so uncharacteristic of her. The last photo on
Instagram is on one she took with Juliani when they got back
together.
What has been amazing is the seemingly little acting career
progress in the rather talented Brendas life for the last one
year. This has been one of her most inactive acting seasons
since she joined the industry sometime back.
Working under her charity stable B-Dazzle, Brenda joined a
nationwide reading campaign dubbed Start a Library as the
movements ambassador but has since gone slow on
it. Her Cancer charity project has also been
dormant.
Asource close to the enviable beauty, who
sought anonymity, claimed that she is three
months pregnant, allegations Pulse could not
conrm.
She had to go home to keep away from the
judgmental media which only seeks to get news
even from personal stories, the friend claimed.
Then again, she needed space and peace of mind
to gure out how to disclose the news to the baby
daddy. At one point she even asked for my advice on
what she should do about this entire situation, claimed
the source.
When Pulse reached Brenda for comment, in shock,
she sought to nd out who was propagating the news
to the media before she could comment.
After a long tag and nally realising that we were not
in a position to compromise our source, she gave
what sounded like a witty giggle before saying;
Thats funny.
The rather socially cagey actress could not
conrm nor deny the rumours and after minutes
of taking us round, insisting that she wanted to
know who our source had been, all in vain, she
hang up the phone. Her phone immediately got
switched off. Our efforts to get Juliani to
comment were futile as his phone went
unanswered.
The new development comes after a breakup
that led to Juliani admitting that the love affair
had hit a dead end.
We were hardly getting time to blossom the
affair, since each of us was pushing the
end of their careers, Juliani is quoted as
having said.
Back then, the actress was being
linked to a Nigerian celebrity, claims she
refuted saying she wasnt dating the
said man.
After their separation about a year ago, the
celebrity couple of actress Brenda Wairimu
and rapper J uliani is back together. And now,
grapevine has it that the acting beauty could
be pregnant, Pulses ROSE KWAMBOKA
investigates
SPOTLIGHT
If all DJ s
agree to
play more of
local content,
people will start
supporting
the music. If
deejays really
decide the
trends, which
is the case
most times,
then things will
change.
She had to go home
to keep away from
the judgmental
media which only
seeks to get news
even from personal
stories, the friend
claimed. Then
again, she needed
space and peace of
mind to gure out
how to disclose the
news to the baby
daddy. At one point
she even asked for
my advice on what
she should do about
this entire
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he was always going to be
a journalist. She was going
to be the next Christianne
Amanpour or at the very
least, Sophie Ikenye. All
through campus she had worked supplying
photos to KBC. Upon graduation she got a
job with a more current media house with a
bigger audience. Everyone said she was
on the way. That was four years ago. Four
years and she has still not gotten any-
where near the camera. She has been
ling stories and getting skipped over as
some other journalist gets sent to cover it
when it develops into a may-be story. But
she is determined. She is very sure that
journalism is the path for her. Then the
blogging thing hit Kenya. It presented no
challenge to her as after all blogging is
simply another outlet for her passion. So
she began writing these think pieces and
posted them up on the new blog. But in my
view, none of them were any different from
the view of the pedestrian Kenyan. She got
her Facebook friends reading as she
ranted about the many ills bedevilling our
political class but beyond that the blog got
no traction. It was time to regroup. The key
problem, she has decided, is that she
needs to build a following. This following
will allow her a bargaining platform. She
has also decided that lifestyle writing is the
next frontier. Most of these famous female
bloggers today just wear cute clothes and
look pretty! Anyway she has made peace
with it now, she tells me. That is not the
direction she wants to drive her writing in.
She is the next Jackson Biko. She will not
get paid to hold lotions but to sell destina-
tions. She attended one of his mas-
ter-classes in last years Storymoja hay
festival. That was the last I heard from her
in person. Last week she was trending on
twitter and I went onto her blog to have a
look. She has deleted the pseudo-intellec-
tual old posts and is now focusing on what
she terms relationship writing. After a
number of missed shots at controversy she
has nally struck gold. She has written a
fteen-point note labelling all Kenyan men
broke ignoramuses. I know she is waiting
for the calls offering columns to start
coming in.
DATING DELIRIUMS
THE CONTROVERSIAL
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SCENE AT
N
o, we did not go cannibal this weekend in
Karen.
But we met up with cool snapper chap
Davie Gichuru (after one Klein Kalonzo
had guided the Sharonova by fone out of
the cul de sac of the Dep prezzos residence) n pamoja
with Jerry Cecil, we entered Choma Blix.
The rst person we saw was ole pal Mike Slaughter, owner
of the Hot Rod band and now in the clutch of crutches,
following an accident the night afore after taking the band
to perform at the neat hotel Kempinsky on da Westy
barabara.
Then we met lady Jackie n a dude called Kamangu Mwas,
a pal of the pachyderm lady Pauline Kahumbu, n talked
Tuskers (beer) and tuskers (elephants).
We can talk till we are as old as an elephants memory, but
until we get a Kipngetich ATT in kws n the whole country,
stop poaching ivory n selling it to the darn Chinese, old
tuskers like the great Satao are gonna keep getting
slaughtered Saturday thru Friday, woe!
Here, we take a muzik break n sing Eminems wimbo
But I do know one thing, yo, bi***es they come, they go/
Friday thru Saturday, Sunday, Sunday thru Monday, yo/
Maybe I will sumday love you, maybe well sumday grow/
Till then just sit yur drunk a** on that runway, ho!
Anice rooj song, but Ill cum to rooj issues in a seo.
Okay (one second). Turns out there is an elephant gig
layter on this mwaka down at the Sun n Sand. But a
cultural n rooj fest thanx to EABL, Coke, Airtel n Naku-
matt- @Watamu coming week Wednesday thru Sunday.
And at hotel rates ranging per peep from just three k at
Garrodas resort, to six seven at Turtle Bay n Hemingways,
thaz the place to be, even for me.
From elephants n back to goats, I enjoyed the roast nyake
at the Blix quite a bit, met ole pals like Stella Lemonade
Ondimu (who enjoyed me these days yu drink@Karen?) n
even spied Tujus dote in tha vicinity.
(News ash as I write this Linda Okello, the dendaid cop,
BASH: SLAUGHTERING
KAREN BLIXEN
may be paid out of koti by the cop shop for disciplining her
over her tight skirt. Maybe Sidika is right, n butt is now BIG
bizness in Kenya. N Ndoch complainin).
After Choma Blix, me n Davie now ditched our Clearly Ash
ride for my BFF Mart Oduor n a taxi to Embakasi for
illustrators Kenny Kaburus rooftop birthday bash.
And, boy, waznt it hilarious!
I met the domestic chieftain of the kitchen, Makena, n long
tyme FB pal Mutuiri T Gitonga as well as his cuzo Martin
the Menacing. The hawt chickas like Anita wa Micheni n her
ole ower power pal Flora were a-plenty.
But the booze, not, running out after a while. Clearly,
Kesho at
the Goethe
Institoot,
for those
interested
in literature,
we will be
interacting
with the
2014 Caines
Prize win-
ner Okwi-
ri Oduor,
from ten
am one
pam. En-
try is free.
She is just
twente fae n
cleared one
point ve
meter in
prize money
last week
(and, yeah,
I thought
that might
grab ya at-
tention;-).
Smitta
Bonus
summa my Meru relas dnt unnerstand the concept of a
BYOB, and have to be punched drunk to click the
concepto.
@some point I hadta send ole pal Sir Elvis n Co for more
vodo, but the deejay willy waz on point, jazzing Pulsers like
Anjellah Owino (and I unnerstand BDay boy Stevo Muendo
made a show up a lil later, as had Willy n the elusive
Mercyline Ammoit).
Marketer Jewel Kendi, my buddy Martin n myself hepad
usiku wa manane (we needed lift from golden jewel) n she
dropped us off at Blue Flame to continue wakaing, in dat
pub in South B dat is the true House of the Rising Sun.
A J OF BLESSING
P
ulse: Everyone has been
waiting for the big day since
you announced that you and
your anc J Blessing are an
item. What happened to the
big wedding plans?
Chantelle: I think J Blessing is the best person to
deal with that question. We have this agreement
that our private lives should just be left to be
that. But we are happy together.
P: Happy together as wife and husband or just
two lovebirds that moved in together?
C: I call him my husband and he calls me his
wife. We wouldnt be living together if we were
not in a union. We have our parents blessings.
P: So we can conclude that you have fully settled
down?
C: Yes we have. I have heard many stories of
people waiting for us to part ways but I can tell
you that we were meant to be. I love this guy so
much you have no idea how.
P: Talking about people talking, they also
condemned J Blessing for hooking up with you
yet you are not born-again...
C: By the way, I got saved a few months ago and
all that is now in the past. Alot has changed
since J Blessing met me and told me that he was
in love.
P: You are now born-again? What has changed?
C: Getting born again is all about giving your life
to Jesus. The Holy Spirit transforms you
gradually. I was addicted to smoking and drinking
alcohol and all that, I have now stopped. My
husband is happy with all these.
P: You were brought up by a dad who is a pastor.
How comes it is J Blessing who nally convinced
you to get saved, were you under pressure to
please him?
C: J Blessing has never pressured me to stop or
do anything. Trust you me, when we got started,
he could drop me at the club and pick me when I
was done for the night. He hated it and all
through, he was talking me out of it until it made
sense. He is a very humble guy and I just think it
was his approach that made it different from
anyone else who ever talked to me about God.
He preaches to me every day.
P: Just how did the whole love thing start;
considering that you were from both extremes?
C: Well, the truth is that I did not know or even
care who J Blessing was until the day I received
a call from him. He couldnt understand how I did
not know him considering he was a celeb so he
gave me a day to Google him and call back. I did
not do either. Two days later he called me and
asked if we could meet. That is how we met.
P: And...
C: He was spot on! He did not mince his words.
He said he was in love with me since he saw me
on TV and that he wanted to marry me. I
wondered; who tells a girl to marry him on their
rst date. But I just found him just too real. I
loved his dreads and I think that is what got me
hooked up then.
P: Did he know you were this wild clubbing girl?
C: The crazy thing is that J Blessing told me
that he had been warned that I was a wild
restless party girl and he did not mind. He
called his dad and his pastor and told them
the same. That was funny and too honest.
I just fell in love and there was no doubt I
would end up with him, from that very
start.
P: You had just released Tokelezea
then, and moved out of another
relationship...
C: Yes, I had just gotten out of a
relationship just like he had done.
P: You stopped singing since...
or should we expect to see you
release some gospel songs?
C: The one thing that no one
knew is that Tokelezea was a
song born out of a rebellious
move against my dad. I was
this wild girl who had just
cleared school and my strict
dad could not let me do
anything that did not look godly.
I ran away from home and
began singing. I mean, the video
was an almost a nude show that
no parent would like to see about
their daughter.
P: Do you regret all these seeming-
ly wild actions?
C: Lets just say I learned my
lessons.
P: You havent told us if you plan to
go gospel since your husband is a
gospel producer?
C: For starters, I would want to go into
gospel simply because J Blessing is a
gospel producer. I know everyone has
their reservations and I would still be
ready for all the hate. I rst want to grow
spiritually and seek what God wants me
to do.
P: Do you think all gospel artistes are
all genuine in ministry?
C: It is not really for me to judge. I
dont think most of the artistes in
gospel are there to minister. Some
are in it simple because of the money.
MICCHECK
He did not mince his words.
He said he was in love with me
since he saw me on TV and
that he wanted to marry me
For the rst time, talking to Pulse, singer and actress
Chantelle opens up about her marriage to gospel producer
J Blessing as she confesses how she overcame alcohol
and smoking addictions and let go of the secular world
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t can really get desperate for a
young girl trying every move to
break into the showbiz industry
especially when you dont
know anyone to guide you.
Growing up in Mombasa and wanting to
make it big in showbiz can even be
worse nightmare. After releasing my two
singles, I did everything possible to get
media attention so as to get myself
proled for my great breakthrough. But
no one seemed to notice me and the so
called manager I had sought to get me
things like Pulse reviews did not help
things any much. In fact, I came to
realise that he was not as connected as
he always claimed but poor innocent
me, how could I know how the industry
works when I was simply so green from
high school.
One day, I decided to call an editor of
the leading showbiz magazine in town
and ask for an interview.
I am the new hot thing in Mombasa
and I would like to feature in Pulse, I
yapped believing that this phone
conversation was my dening moment.
What exactly do you do, the guy
asked.
I am an R&B singer and I am also a
professional socialite, I added.
Professional socialite? he exclaimed.
Yes.
To cut the long story short, I though a
socialite was a professional model and
did not understand why this editor was
getting shocked.
You mean, socialite like Paris Hilton,
he challenged.
Clearly, I was off tune and out of favour.
Thank goodness the guy understood my
nave state and nally gave me a
chance to plead my case.
Mombasa School
of Socialites
CELEMBARRASSING MOMENTS
Treading on the mill
Black out in the Limo
EMBARRASSING MOMENTS
I
had just hit the gym to check on my
tness when one of the most awkward
moments in my life occurred. Well, the
truth is that I did not know much about
the gym and I guess I was too anxious
to follow the instructors lead... or do I say that
I felt that I knew it all?
Without taking any precaution, I got onto the
treadmill and started showing off as I peddled
on. Seeing that I was attracting sizable
attention, I went on to increase the speed just
to let everyone who was watching that I was a
pro. But the speed was too much for me to
keep up with and I fell on the treadmill with a
thud. My appy legs could hardly afford me a
rm grip and the entire room was dead silent
as the instructor tried to rescue me. What a
gesture!
Eleanor
I
ne of my rst assignment was covering
a showbiz road trip as the brand I was
representing did a promotion show
from Nairobi to Mombasa. That
morning, I loaded my camera and
reported to my station early enough, ready for
business. Celebrities, groupies and other fans
in general started arriving and in an hour or so
the convoy hit the road. I was asked to drive in
a Limo reserved for celebs and beauties and
besides the excitement of riding in a Limo,
drinks were owing freely.
Mid the trip, I had tried every concoction
and I had gotten as high as a kite and my
trembling hands and unstable body made it
impossible to deliver my camera work. I
blacked out in the Limo and even started vomit-
ing everywhere causing a major disgrace to my
team. Worse even; I did not even know how we
arrived in Mombasa as I blacked out till the
following day when I awoke to nd that the
main concert had already taken place.
Dan
MR AND
MRS SMITH
COVERSTORY COVERSTORY
It is ofcial; Kenyas newest celebrity couple is being
unveiled. Celebrated star Roy Smith Mwatia aka
Rufftone and his singer ance Susan Njoki aka
Krystal walk down the aisle tomorrow, nine years
after they rst met. In this exclusive interview with
Pulses SOPHIAH MUTHONI, they talk about their
journey, love, their bridal party, honeymoon and
future plans
I started talking to him about the
wedding and his answer would
always be that the wedding will
come soon. He always found
an excuse to postpone the
proposed dates we had
made. It could be a concert
he is taking part in or a
project the studio had taken
up. I thought we would have
been married by April 2009
he says.
Krystal who had not made up her mind on what dress to
wear a week to the wedding reveals that the highlight of the
wedding for her will be the exchanging of the vows and the
cutting of the cake.
The cutting of the cake will symbolise a meal I will share
with family and friends and meal time with family is very
important for me, she points out.
According to Rufftone, the hardest part of planning the
wedding has been with service providers and managing the
expectations of their fans.
People are drawing their own pictures on how they think
the wedding should be and nding the line where we strike
a balance with our family and friends has been tricky, he
explains.
The Mungu Baba singer and goodwill ambassador for
Public Diplomacy of South Korea reveals that he hopes
eventually they will have six children but Krystal is of a
different opinion.
I want two children and the decision on whether to have
any more children will be based on how the rst two
pregnancies will go, she says.
Krystal reveals that her soon-to-be husband has taught her
everything she knows about music and the industry and
loves that he is a great listener. She talks passionately
about marriage; a clear indication of her excitement on her
upcoming nuptials.
She reveals the theme of her much-awaited wedding will be
hot pink and gold with the gentlemen in black and or grey
suits. The bridal party will consist Krystals younger sister
called Cate, Rufftones sister Jojo, her cousin and of course
the best maid.
The line up on the grooms side will include popular names
in the industry such as Harry G and Daddy Owen who is
Rufftones brother and who is scheduled to wed sometime
later in the year.
Daddy Owen will also be tying the knot soon but I had to
wed rst being the rst born son and according to culture.
At least, now I can stop holding everyone back from getting
married, says the jovial Rufftone.
Rufftone, who is not only an artiste but also a businessman
with a clothing line, Ruffwear, a music stable where he rst
met his soon-to-be wife, Lampstand Records, and a travel
company reveals that they would be travelling to South
Korea after the wedding.
I will be going to familiarise myself with the country and
the language being their goodwill ambassador in Kenya
and it will also be part of the honeymoon. I do not want to
reveal too many details on that, he says.
We wish the couple all the best and blessings in their
marriage.
The couple did the traditional ceremony commonly known
as ruracio in 2012 at Krystals home and according to her
culture given they are from different cultural backgrounds.
She is the one who will be taken from her parents house
so we decided to do it their way, for her and her
parents, Rufftone explains.
Was he nervous meeting her parents for the rst
time?
I was nervous, but not as nervous as I am now
as we await the big day. She is the rst born
in her family so I was worried about
impressing her parents, he admits.
Though the years of work on the relationship
from the two gospel artistes has nally
culminated in a wedding, it has not been all
smooth.
At some point we separated mostly
because I just could not understand all the
mixed signals he was sending. I felt my
expectations were not being met and I
travelled to Namibia where I had a chance to
move on but my heart was still his. I prayed for a
sign on whether I should hang on and when I
got it I, travelled back home, recalls Krystal.
She wanted us to talk it over yet she was far
away so I asked her to come back home.
When she got back I laid my cards on
the table and confessed that I loved
her and always had, Rufftone
continues the story from his point of
view.
Krystal revealed that Rufftone had
confessed that he had had a prayer
that the woman who would be
around the longest would be his
wife and as it turned out, she stuck
around for quite a while.
Rufftone is one man who has taught
me patience. Ours has been a
different kind of relationship and I am
amazed at my grace, she adds.
During the interview, Rufftone admits
that though he is excited about the
wedding, he is nervous about it.
Given a chance, no man would choose
to have a wedding. I am a free lion who is
about to get caged and that is hard
because a wedding means I am agreeing to
being caged but Im happy that we are nally
at this point. If she is happy then I am happy,
thought he was just one of the staff. How could this
be the CEO? she recalls.
I was 19 years old then. I did not know who he was
or that he was famous. I actually thought I was going
to Ted Josiahs studio. Despite not being very
impressed at the rst encounter, I secretly thought to
myself that his height was great, narrates the rather
soft-spoken beauty.
Rufftone describes his soon-to-be-wife as understand-
ing and looks on fondly and teases her as she shares
their love story.
She gets me. She is very understanding and supportive
and most things I do that would annoy most people; she
takes it on with grace, Rufftone says.
After their rst recording meeting, Rufftone made sure
to ask for meetings with her as often as possible.
Secretly, he was warming up to her and as green as
she was, the born-again young Krystal would always
wonder why this recording business was dragging
from stage to stage.
One song would take months to produce and I
think it was his way of keeping me around. I
eventually started liking him but he would be
sending all these mixed signals. I was not sure how
to act around him, Krystal points out.
When they nally started dating ofcially in 2007,
Krystal started thinking and dreaming of their
wedding six months into the relationship.
I started talking to him about the wedding and his
answer would always be that the wedding will come
soon. He always found an excuse to postpone the
proposed dates we had made. It could be a concert
he is taking part in or a project the studio had taken
up. I thought we would have been married by April
2009, recounts Krystal.
So what happened that the once bad-boy secular
singer, then Mr Igi Igi, now turned gospel artiste
decided it was time to quit the bachelors club.
Krystal has been very patient with me over the
years and she has taken a lot but she never left. I
decided to put all the projects on hold including the
new music I am working on. I realised music will
always be there so it can wait, explains Rufftone.
He adds that a wedding was a platform to start a
God fearing family and for Krystal, a wedding was
not so much the people that would attend but the
fact that they would say their vows to each other
before God.
What matters at the end of the day is that I go
home with my husband having said those vows
before God and starting a marriage with God in
it, she adds.
T
he two lovebirds were on an outing when
Rufftone dropped those magic words. There,
at the entrance of the busy Nairobi Prestige
Mall Plaza, Rufftone went down on one
knee, dug into his pocket, shed out a ring
and asked Krystal:
Will you marry me?
Yes, I will, she agreed.
It was an awkward, but sweet, moment. Krystal had not
seen it coming and the casual manner in which Rufftone
had done the drill made the proposal look like a joke. She
was not sure he had made it.
When he proposed, he went down on is knee and put the
ring on my nger and said Si ni hivo sasa (thats it). I
expected something grander. Since, I have been hinting for
a proper proposal but I do not think it will be coming, says
the bride who will tomorrow walk down the aisle in one of
Kenyas much-awaited celebrity union.
With a sheepish smile, Rufftone glances at Krystal. She
looks back at him adorably and one can sense the
affection between the two lovebirds. They exchange jokes
around the proposing issue with Rufftone even going
ahead to admit he thought Krystal would slap him over the
casual proposal. An animated laughter follows.
It all started with a recording plan back in 2005 when
a friend took Krystal, then an upcoming
gospel artiste, to Rufftones studio
to record her music. She
hardly knew this Roy
Smith man and her rst
glance left her thrown off.
He was looking real
shaggy and too casual. He
was wearing shorts and
sandals yet I was here,
ofcially dressed to meet a
whole CEO of a
recording stable.
At rst, I
/ Page 11 Friday, July 25, 2014 / The Standard
MR AND
MRS SMITH
COVERSTORY COVERSTORY
It is ofcial; Kenyas newest celebrity couple is being
unveiled. Celebrated star Roy Smith Mwatia aka
Rufftone and his singer ance Susan Njoki aka
Krystal walk down the aisle tomorrow, nine years
after they rst met. In this exclusive interview with
Pulses SOPHIAH MUTHONI, they talk about their
journey, love, their bridal party, honeymoon and
future plans
I started talking to him about the
wedding and his answer would
always be that the wedding will
come soon. He always found
an excuse to postpone the
proposed dates we had
made. It could be a concert
he is taking part in or a
project the studio had taken
up. I thought we would have
been married by April 2009
he says.
Krystal who had not made up her mind on what dress to
wear a week to the wedding reveals that the highlight of the
wedding for her will be the exchanging of the vows and the
cutting of the cake.
The cutting of the cake will symbolise a meal I will share
with family and friends and meal time with family is very
important for me, she points out.
According to Rufftone, the hardest part of planning the
wedding has been with service providers and managing the
expectations of their fans.
People are drawing their own pictures on how they think
the wedding should be and nding the line where we strike
a balance with our family and friends has been tricky, he
explains.
The Mungu Baba singer and goodwill ambassador for
Public Diplomacy of South Korea reveals that he hopes
eventually they will have six children but Krystal is of a
different opinion.
I want two children and the decision on whether to have
any more children will be based on how the rst two
pregnancies will go, she says.
Krystal reveals that her soon-to-be husband has taught her
everything she knows about music and the industry and
loves that he is a great listener. She talks passionately
about marriage; a clear indication of her excitement on her
upcoming nuptials.
She reveals the theme of her much-awaited wedding will be
hot pink and gold with the gentlemen in black and or grey
suits. The bridal party will consist Krystals younger sister
called Cate, Rufftones sister Jojo, her cousin and of course
the best maid.
The line up on the grooms side will include popular names
in the industry such as Harry G and Daddy Owen who is
Rufftones brother and who is scheduled to wed sometime
later in the year.
Daddy Owen will also be tying the knot soon but I had to
wed rst being the rst born son and according to culture.
At least, now I can stop holding everyone back from getting
married, says the jovial Rufftone.
Rufftone, who is not only an artiste but also a businessman
with a clothing line, Ruffwear, a music stable where he rst
met his soon-to-be wife, Lampstand Records, and a travel
company reveals that they would be travelling to South
Korea after the wedding.
I will be going to familiarise myself with the country and
the language being their goodwill ambassador in Kenya
and it will also be part of the honeymoon. I do not want to
reveal too many details on that, he says.
We wish the couple all the best and blessings in their
marriage.
The couple did the traditional ceremony commonly known
as ruracio in 2012 at Krystals home and according to her
culture given they are from different cultural backgrounds.
She is the one who will be taken from her parents house
so we decided to do it their way, for her and her
parents, Rufftone explains.
Was he nervous meeting her parents for the rst
time?
I was nervous, but not as nervous as I am now
as we await the big day. She is the rst born
in her family so I was worried about
impressing her parents, he admits.
Though the years of work on the relationship
from the two gospel artistes has nally
culminated in a wedding, it has not been all
smooth.
At some point we separated mostly
because I just could not understand all the
mixed signals he was sending. I felt my
expectations were not being met and I
travelled to Namibia where I had a chance to
move on but my heart was still his. I prayed for a
sign on whether I should hang on and when I
got it I, travelled back home, recalls Krystal.
She wanted us to talk it over yet she was far
away so I asked her to come back home.
When she got back I laid my cards on
the table and confessed that I loved
her and always had, Rufftone
continues the story from his point of
view.
Krystal revealed that Rufftone had
confessed that he had had a prayer
that the woman who would be
around the longest would be his
wife and as it turned out, she stuck
around for quite a while.
Rufftone is one man who has taught
me patience. Ours has been a
different kind of relationship and I am
amazed at my grace, she adds.
During the interview, Rufftone admits
that though he is excited about the
wedding, he is nervous about it.
Given a chance, no man would choose
to have a wedding. I am a free lion who is
about to get caged and that is hard
because a wedding means I am agreeing to
being caged but Im happy that we are nally
at this point. If she is happy then I am happy,
thought he was just one of the staff. How could this
be the CEO? she recalls.
I was 19 years old then. I did not know who he was
or that he was famous. I actually thought I was going
to Ted Josiahs studio. Despite not being very
impressed at the rst encounter, I secretly thought to
myself that his height was great, narrates the rather
soft-spoken beauty.
Rufftone describes his soon-to-be-wife as understand-
ing and looks on fondly and teases her as she shares
their love story.
She gets me. She is very understanding and supportive
and most things I do that would annoy most people; she
takes it on with grace, Rufftone says.
After their rst recording meeting, Rufftone made sure
to ask for meetings with her as often as possible.
Secretly, he was warming up to her and as green as
she was, the born-again young Krystal would always
wonder why this recording business was dragging
from stage to stage.
One song would take months to produce and I
think it was his way of keeping me around. I
eventually started liking him but he would be
sending all these mixed signals. I was not sure how
to act around him, Krystal points out.
When they nally started dating ofcially in 2007,
Krystal started thinking and dreaming of their
wedding six months into the relationship.
I started talking to him about the wedding and his
answer would always be that the wedding will come
soon. He always found an excuse to postpone the
proposed dates we had made. It could be a concert
he is taking part in or a project the studio had taken
up. I thought we would have been married by April
2009, recounts Krystal.
So what happened that the once bad-boy secular
singer, then Mr Igi Igi, now turned gospel artiste
decided it was time to quit the bachelors club.
Krystal has been very patient with me over the
years and she has taken a lot but she never left. I
decided to put all the projects on hold including the
new music I am working on. I realised music will
always be there so it can wait, explains Rufftone.
He adds that a wedding was a platform to start a
God fearing family and for Krystal, a wedding was
not so much the people that would attend but the
fact that they would say their vows to each other
before God.
What matters at the end of the day is that I go
home with my husband having said those vows
before God and starting a marriage with God in
it, she adds.
T
he two lovebirds were on an outing when
Rufftone dropped those magic words. There,
at the entrance of the busy Nairobi Prestige
Mall Plaza, Rufftone went down on one
knee, dug into his pocket, shed out a ring
and asked Krystal:
Will you marry me?
Yes, I will, she agreed.
It was an awkward, but sweet, moment. Krystal had not
seen it coming and the casual manner in which Rufftone
had done the drill made the proposal look like a joke. She
was not sure he had made it.
When he proposed, he went down on is knee and put the
ring on my nger and said Si ni hivo sasa (thats it). I
expected something grander. Since, I have been hinting for
a proper proposal but I do not think it will be coming, says
the bride who will tomorrow walk down the aisle in one of
Kenyas much-awaited celebrity union.
With a sheepish smile, Rufftone glances at Krystal. She
looks back at him adorably and one can sense the
affection between the two lovebirds. They exchange jokes
around the proposing issue with Rufftone even going
ahead to admit he thought Krystal would slap him over the
casual proposal. An animated laughter follows.
It all started with a recording plan back in 2005 when
a friend took Krystal, then an upcoming
gospel artiste, to Rufftones studio
to record her music. She
hardly knew this Roy
Smith man and her rst
glance left her thrown off.
He was looking real
shaggy and too casual. He
was wearing shorts and
sandals yet I was here,
ofcially dressed to meet a
whole CEO of a
recording stable.
At rst, I
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A TONE OF BROGUE
Edgy girls can pair
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colored vest, booty
shorts then nish
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Pair heeled
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BY ROSE KWAMBOKA
MY STYLE
P: How would you describe your style?
R: My style is made up of old the African
warrior look with a touch of new school swag. I
wear eight African chains which represent my
strong African roots with a fresh fade and
exquisite eye brow design.
P: What makes your style unique?
R: My eight-inch beard and eyebrow design.
Everything about me is just explosive.
P: Whats your secret regimen?
R: I keep my look clean with a regular stop at
the barber and my home-girl braids, shampoos
and keeps my beard on point. I also have a
designer who keeps up on my chains by
getting beads that add new warrior avour.
P: Come rain or shine, which statement pieces
must you always rock?
R: I stay close to my Louis Vee and African
designer earrings, eight chains on my neck.
P: What are the most recent fashion items you
spent cash on?
R: Last week I hit up Limitless Reloaded store
and bought a blue button-up shirt with two
khakis and a pair of jeans and two plain white
T-shirts from Klad house. I also bought a pair
of Jordans online.
P: Which items do you own most in your
wardrobe?
R: I own everything in equal measure.
P: The most you have ever spent on a fashion
item is?
R: I racked up a good $1000 (Sh86,000) on a
Coogi jacket with a matching beanie and
coming in a close second is my label clothing
Ukoo Flani gear which is priceless.
P: What are your favourite types of shoes?
R: My favourite ten pairs of Jay-Zs and the
only reason is how good they make my feet
feel and I wear the best of the best.
P: Which part of your body cant you get
enough of?
R: I love my face. Gives me a boost of
condence and lets you into my world.
P: Who is a well-dressed lady in your eyes?
R: Awoman who holds her own and knows
when to show enough, not too much. One who
knows how to keep it clean and understands
the vitality of her own before she considers
any other bias.
-Hip-hop rapper and vocalist better known
as Gurugang the Wise.
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Rants&Raves
BY ROSE KWAMBOKA
BY ROSE KWAMBOKA
1
. Do confused hens lay
scrambled eggs?
2
. Do people who get yellow
fever turn yellow?
3
. If a cars strength
is measured using
horsepower, is a horses
measured using car-power?
4
. If crossing the red line
means you have gone
overboard, what colour depicts
that one is still within the line?
5
. If you are what you eat
how come there are no
walking burgers, sh, pizzas,
fries and other foods?
6
. Is the Milky Way made
from or taste like milk?
7
. We say vox pop when
people talk, can we also
infer that when one is infected
with chicken pox, do they
quack instead of talk?
8
. Why do they call them
overnight successes yet
they took more than a night to
accomplish their goals?
MOVIE BAROMETER
1-2: Not worth your time
3-4:Needs work
5-Average
6-7:Good
8-10: Excellent
The views expressed in this column are
those of the writer and not necessarily
those of Pulse magazine.
BLENDED
MOVIE REVIEW
BEST OF TWO
By ELEANOR NANDWA
FIVE IN THE CARDS By PIUS CHERUIYOT
Pulse: International or local music?
Leakey: Any good music works for
me. I can listen to good international
music and also good local music.
P: Pets or no pets?
L: Pets are a great companion. I
own a dog, specically a German
shepherd.
P: Phone or Tablet?
L: Depends on the purpose it serves.
I happen to have both because
each of themoperates on different
functions.
P: Beach or safari?
L: I prefer going on safari. You get to
explore the wild.
P: Indoors or outdoors?
L: I aman outdoors person. There is
something about nature that I love.
-Leakey Odera is the CEOof Pam-
bazuka Entertainment outt and the
brains behind Miss University, Kenya.
Expl ori ng
Leakey
KI PSANG
WALWECH
On being dark skinned
God had a purpose for creating you the way you
are, beauty is not conned only to the colour of your
skin, we have height, gure and above all, inner
beauty.
On being a celebrity
This is a calling God gives you to minister to his
people in various ways. Acelebrity should live a
positive life because of the inuence it will have.
On money
We all need money in this modern world to live,
but in the process it should not affect our values as
human beings negatively.
On life
Life is the most beautiful to have happened. We all
need to cherish, live and love life.
On live performances
Performing live gives the audience the opportunity
to listen and enjoy music in a natural way.
-Kipsang is a producer and Afro-fusion artiste
signed to C-Hub production. His hit song Walwech
is receiving massive airplay in various media
houses.
Movie: Blended
Director: Frank Coraci
Cast: Adam Sandler,
Drew Barrymore, Bella
Thorne, Terry Crews
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Duration: 117min
Rating: 7/10
T
here are two classic movies made
this year. One is Blended and the
other, which I watched while I was
out of the country, is Wolf of Wall
Street. Lauren is a professional
organiser with two sons who need a dad. Jim is a
sports fanatic with three daughters who need a
mom.
At rst when they meet for a blind date, they
realise a relationship for them cannot work but as
fate conspires to bring them together, they begin
to sense how vital they could be to each others
family. Only a man can teach the womans
hyperactive, insecure younger boy to be scary-ag-
gressive on the baseball eld. Only the woman
can turn the mans supposedly tomboy daughter
into a teen goddess in short little dresses that can
actually turn heads.
These lessons are learned on a trip to a South
African resort, where a black choir sing, pop their
eyes, ex their biceps, and basically exist to teach
white people how to fall in love. When Lauren
discovers Jims sensitive soul, and Jim sees
Lauren in a sexy black dress, well, I do not intend
to ruin the ending for you, but you will be
surprised that it does not end as you think it will.
Thumbs up
Blended mixes humour and fantasy to bring out
an intelligent script that revolves around Africa
and is brought out perfectly by the cast. The
African fusion background music and scores blend
in well with the movie.
Thumbs down
The portrayal of Africa is delusional and having
lived in Africa for so many years, like since I was
born, I know you just do not wake up to rhinos
mating in your backyard.
Verdi ct
This is a funny family movie that is a must-watch.
Rumours have been doing rounds that Kenyas
youngest celebrity couple of singer Petra (19)
and her producer husband Kevin Bosco have
had their relationship on the rocks since
they got married early this year. And
now, in this up-close and candid
exclusive, Petra opens up to Pulse
and lays the facts bare
SOUNDOFF
Q
uestion: Is it true you miscarried?
Petra: I did not miscarry. I went on premature labour
on March after I was admitted at the Mater Hospital in
Nairobi. The pregnancy was seven months, going to
eight. The baby came out alive but passed on in a
couple of minutes. She didnt make it to the incubator.
Question: Did Kevin sell his studio equipment because you were
having nancial challenges after marriage?
Petra: My husband, Kevin did not sell any of his stuff to impress me or
what not. He also didnt make up any story about his equipment being
stolen. I was there with him and witnessed everything that happened.
It happened in December while he was at Mombasa working with his
crew and we werent married yet at that time. (The incidence) hurt
everyone badly and it caused a major loss.
Question: Did you get separated after marriage?
Petra: By the grace of God, I got pregnant again after we got
married (in March) but due to the major loss, my husband and I
thought (that) it would be better for me to take some time off and go
spend some time at home (Mombasa) for a while as he tries to
recover from the nancial loss.
Question: Issues were purely nancial?
Petra: Yes. We were having issues but not with our marriage. Our
love has never faded away no matter the hardships we went
through together. In fact being there for each other has made our
love stronger. Envy is what makes people hate (us) and spread bad
rumours about our beautiful relationship. I believe in prayers. They
help a lot.
Question: Are you back together?
Petra: I got back so its all smiles. We recently moved in to our new
home. Am sorry to disappoint haters but I love my husband and
respect him a lot and it is not because he is so many years older
than me but because he is loving, kind, hardworking, intelligent and
a very responsible man who thinks for himself and doesnt follow the
crowd.
Question: Was the marriage planned in the rst place?
Petra: Marriage was a decision I made. No circumstance nor person
forced me or inuenced me to it. I have always wanted to hit the
legal age and get married and start my own family instead of
dating boys who would waste my time with sexting and heart-
break messages. I prefer commitment to that one special man or
guy. I have never been scared of it and I am much better off than
the girl who is pregnant for a guy who she isnt married to. I
didnt choose to get married to cover up the shame. In fact, I got
married a couple of weeks after my rst baby died and I would
have just given up and gone on with my life but because
marriage was something I really wanted to do, I went ahead
and did it and God nally blessed me with a second child who
will not be harmed, so I pray.
Question: Are you still doing music?
Petra: I am currently working on a solo project with Saint P
and a video which will be shot and directed by my hubby
who I think is the best videographer in the world.

PETRA: AM PREGNANT,
AGAIN
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Our love has
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PHOTOS: FIDELIS KABUNYI DAVID GICHURU, ELVIS OGINA and PIUS CHERUIYOT
MWAFAKA NOMINATIONS
JEFF KOINANGE BOOK LAUNCH
TRANSFORM KENYA AT THE WINDSOR
ITS BIASHARA @ RADIO MAISHA
CURVES & MUSCLES @ LAVISH
Teacher Wanjiku with her husband
Victor Ber pose for a photo.
DJ Sadiq of KTNs Tendereza with gospel
artiste Ruth Matete thank the heavens.
From left: Esther Pasaris, Jef Koinange,
Lefteris Ngugi and Makena Ngugi.
Tim Rimbui,DJ David Mureithi and
Aaron Rimbui during the launch.
Vincent Wagara and Grace Winjiku, the
Mr. and Miss Sexy Curves and Muscles.
Fred Omondi (centre) during Mr. and Miss
Sexy Curves and Muscles at Lavish Lounge.
We suspect Churchill said something to
make KTNs Joy Doreen Biira giggle.
Celina of Mother in Law, Shish
and Abel Mutua were all smiles.
The ever-soulful Sage serenaded everyone
at the Windsor Golf and Country Club.
Sarah Heath of Kenya National
Youth Orchestra (KNYO) on the ute.
Bahati must have told Awinja of Papa
Shirandula the two things shed love to hear.
DJ Njugush and Mr Seed
pose for a photo with a fan.
MISS KENYA, KILIFI COUNTY
From left: STL, DJ Gitz,Kristof, SDEs Sheila,
Radio Maishas Mwende and Khaligraph.
STL, Kristof and Khaligraph bust a tune
when they visited Radio Maisha.
Coast based singers Akothe
and Ali B were in the house.
Kili Governor Amason Kingi (centre)
poses with Miss Kenya Kili winners.
A
s the modelling industry blows
up, the local showbiz culture is
slowly accepting a practice
previously viewed as foreign;
escort partners are here with
us, all yours for the taking.
They may not call themselves escort agencies,
but modelling and casting agencies are now
providing escorts for clients, some of which go
beyond the usual, to something more physical.
Basically, some agencies, mostly in Nairobi and
Mombasa are arranging meetings between
escort girls and their clients who accompany
them in high-prole business trips in and outside
the country, in their houses as well as their hotel
rooms.
The agencies are targeting high-spenders such
as politicians and CEOs of blue chip companies,
some said to be willing to part with as much as
Sh300,000 for a days service.
The cash is basically a fee used by the agency
to make bookings and dispatch services while
another amount is paid to the escort for the
extra services. Those engaged in this trade are
men of high public reputation who would rather
prefer to act discreet as opposed to the
traditional practices in the past where politicians
were spotted on K-Street, picking twilight girls.
Most escort rms are recruiting the young girls,
disguising them as models expected to feature in
commercials or newspaper stories. After paying
the initial registration fee, the recruits are
entered in a list of escorts of different ages and
appearances in line with the many different
interests of clients.
Some escorts are being recruited from neigh-
bouring countries such as Uganda, Tanzania,
Sudan and Ethiopia. Even though there are
transsexual (transgender) escorts, most
agencies are specialising in one sex services.
Usually, a client calls the agency giving
specications on the kind of girl they want; for
example slim tall brown girl or the bootylicious
plus-size ladies. He is then mailed photos or
videos of escort ladies from the galleries from
where he picks his preferred choice.
Some agencies also prefer to promote their
businesses by circulating photos of the escort
girls among clients, in the name of models.
It is a booming business. Customers call us and
give us a description of the kind of escort they
want after which we make suggestions to them,
one agent operating the business from Park-
lands, Nairobi, told Pulse, after he sought to
remain anonymous.
Most clients are business people who have
some good cash to burn for pleasure. We also
have politicians seeking the same services, he
added.
According to the source, the agency always
remains with the clients details and always has
to protect the identity of the escort girls once
the hook-up is done. The business has a
number of faces depending on the level it is
being played at.
On the lower scale, some agencies are
offering models for red carpet arm-candy
services. Basically, the model accompanies
the client to VIP events like awards gala
night. She is supposed to exude elegance,
with designer dresses and classy shoes, to
make heads turn.
There are also the party sidekicks who are
simply expected to make the party look
beautiful. So many VIP personalities hire
this kind of escorts. They pay for models to
party with them just to make the table look
good and also make themselves look great,
notes party events organiser and entertainer
Jalango.
Many who are involved in escorts are often
unregistered outts. I would never engage in
such because I have a reputation to uphold,
says Pambazuka Entertainment CEO Leakey
Odera.
Many girls are nave and get excited when they
are told to escort celebrities, many of who come
from not well off families but are very pretty.
For instance when I invite a model to be
an usher paying her Sh2,000 and
another guy offers to pay them
Sh5,000 to be an escort, many
of them would ending up
taking the latter, he
notes.
What many of these
girls dont know is
that once you get
into such lifestyle
it becomes
difcult to come
out of it.
They should
know many of
the men they
might be
escorting are
often married
men or sick
people, Odera
concludes.
There is a new accessory in town and, no,
we are not talking about jewellery, although
this one wraps itself around your arm
too: this comes at a price, of course- in
the form of the company of a hunk or a
gorgeous model beside you during those
glitzy events or business trips, writes
Pulses ELEANOR NANDWA
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So many VIP
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They pay
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them just to
make the
table look
good and
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notebook on a table and three
TV sets behind him with his
spectacles on, he is ready to
give you the comical side of
news in shenglish. His famous line is Buda
Boss.
Freddie -real name Fred Omondi- is a man who
does not need much introduction. Yet there is
still a lot that is not known by many about him.
For starters, being the host of the satirical show
Hapa Kule may be what familiarized viewers to
him, but the lively and humorous man has been
in the comedy industry for as long as the days of
Redykyulass.
It is his family ties with one of the shows
comedians that took him to watch the recording
of the show at Carnivore.
I had just nished high school and Mdomo
Baggy, who is my brother, would tell me to
accompany him during the recordings. I would
watch them as they get on with their work. In
some few occasions I would be an extra, recalls
Freddie.
Redykyulass came to an end in 2002 and a new
comedy show, Intrukalass took over, before it
was also later changed to Red Korna. Freddie
made appearances in Intrukalass segment The
Gods Must be Crazy as Mdomo Baggy, without
many viewers noticing.
Mdomo Baggy would also shape his brother in
more ways than comedy. Freddie is taken back
to an incident where his brother told him to go to
and be the MC in an event hours before the
ceremony started. Mdomo Baggy, who was to be
the MC was in Kisumu and a ight delay had
prompted him to ask Freddie to step in for him.
TOTALRECALL
It was in such a short notice but I still hosted the
event. He arrived four hours later and got
feedback that I rocked the show. I give him credit
for who I am today. He introduced me to the
realm of comedy and mentored me, he says,
adding that Churchill also inspired him.
Freddie acted as the womaniser Chris in the
Tabasamu TV series in 2007 and 2008. Then the
Landscape Architecture graduate from Jomo
Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technolo-
gy got employed at Angaza Construction Compa-
ny. He quit in 2009 and ventured into fulltime
comedy. His debut was in 2012 in MNets show,
Comedy Club where he shared a stage with
Africas nest comedians Basket Mouth, Klint da
Drunk and Pablo.
The father of a two-year old boy is now grown in
the industry, and treaded in his own path through
LOL (Laugh Out Loud) in 2012. The televised
stand-up comedy had humourists among them
Abel Mutua, Karis, Wandindi, Oyoo and Khalid.
The show, screened on K24, ended after two
seasons. It was the last two episodes that would
prove to be the hardest as they wanted to leave
a mark. It was also these episodes that opened
other doors.
We used to do a marathon shoot for a whole
month. On the shoots of the last two episodes of
the show, Abel and I had fears of what they
would turn out to be. Protel Studios Managing
Director Farah Migwi was impressed by the
shows and gave us a blueprint for Hapa Kule
Show. She advised us to run with the idea the
way we know best, he recalls.
Earlier this year, the show lost one of its most
popular comedians, Purity Mwirigi, alias
Kagwiria.
He is now a familiar face on
TV, every Friday presenting
the news parody Hapa Kule
but as ANJ ELLAH OWINO
learnt, Fred Omondi has been
doing comedy for more than a
decade
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We used to do these shows together and
suddenly, she is gone. She gave the role her all
and we have never gotten over the fact that she
is gone. We dont want to replace her with
somebody else for the show; she t in perfectly
and gave her all, he says.
Fred is a talented salsa dancer, a play director in
the Kenya National Drama Festivals, a youth
mentor, a former Mathare United player, a TV
and Film Production graduate, and a born-again
Christian.
He is as well the producer, director and
scriptwriter for a movie, Blind Date, a romantic
comedy whose shoot will start soon. He is also
working on a different show, whose details he is
not ready to disclose at this time.
My focus is to minister through lms. We want
to inspire people in everyday life experiences,
he wraps up.
I had just nished high
school and Mdomo
Baggy, who is my
brother, would tell me to
accompany him during
the recordings. I would
watch them as they get
on with their work. In
some few occasions I
would be an extra
JUST FAKE IT
From dating rumours to break-ups, chopper purchases
to bankruptcy claims, celebs are never short of ideas
on how to pull publicity stunts to remain relevant.
AUSTINE OKANDE looks at some of the biggest
Kenyan celebrity publicity stunts of our times
SECONDFEATURE
the talk of town with series of interviews
following them. The two resorted to the social
media to vent out their frustration. Huddah
seems to have steered the ght when she
pulled out of a said collabo with Moustapha and
further publicly declared the Kupe singer was
not of her class. Moustapha would later reply
rubbishing Huddah claims that they never
dated. He even said her voice was not good
enough for music. The truth is the entire buzz
was aimed at improving Moustaphas rate card
ahead of the Ogopa produced song in which
Huddah was involved. Even though many
bought the lie that the two were dating as they
faked it on TV shows and other showbiz
interviews, the two had no apology to make.
They still dont! The two seem to be taking the
joke too far as Moustapha says he will be
taking Huddah on a date after the end of the
Holy month of Ramadhan.
The Chokoza hit maker, Marya on the other
hand recently pulled no-nonsense gangsta look.
She unveiled to Pulse the new her in the
making, a persona that left many shocked. The
one time soft spoken, laid-back, Marya has
acquired two tattoos, one with a microphone on
the left hand side of her arm and a black rose
and her name on the right-hand side.
The controversial socialite Vera Sidika has
been the talk of town for weeks now after she
decided to lighten her skin a stunt that aroused
polarised debate across the social media and
even picks by international media houses. She
is the queen of controversy ranging from her
nude photos, mysterious tycoon Nigerian
boyfriend to pricy accessories including her
weave. Now she is all the buzz about her new
boobs.
It is no wonder therefore when recently
rumour had it that she was to audition for the
Big Brother Africa 2014- many can attest that
Vera has learnt the art of pulling stunts.
The controversial socialite Vera Sidika has been
the talk of town for weeks now after she decided
to lighten her skin a stunt that aroused polarised
debate across the social media and even picks
by international media houses. She is the queen
of controversy ranging from her nude photos,
mysterious tycoon Nigerian boyfriend to pricy
accessories including her weave
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single Kipepeo, showbiz
magnate Jaguar threw the
entertainment industry into a
spin as rumours went round that
he had purchased a jet.
Jaguar has a jet? Everyone wondered.
As it would later occur, the celebrated star
had only hired the said jet for his video and by
the time the video was out, everyone was
anxious to see it. This is one reason why the
song has since enjoyed massive success.
Pulling off controversial stunts in the
showbiz scene is a popular strategy by artistes
who seek to reignite their popularity or for those
who seek to attract public debate.
Back in 2004 during the Chaguo La Teeniez
Awards Prezzo took a helicopter from Wilson
Airport to Carnivore grounds to grace the event.
This was followed with a Sh500,000 Prezzo
music video and ever since Prezzo
would be associated by his fans
as the king of bling something
attributable to his ossy stunts.
It is one of the most
memorable move in the local
music scene that left everyone
believing that Prezzo has a lot
of cash. Unknown to many,
Prezzo was given the chopper
by a local travel rm for free for
publicitys sake.
Recently, controversial
singer Moustapha hooked up
with the equally controversial
socialite Huddah Monroe in
what was widely seen as a
relationship of convenience at
a time their popularity seemed
to dwindle.
The two would later become
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GERRARD
S
ince the infamous Saba Saba rally in
Nairobi where a top politician
decreed that the donkey was tired
and wanted to drop the luggage, the
phrase has become a buzz word.
Unbeknown to him, the respected politician shared
the same disillusion with Steven Gerrard, albeit for a
different reason.
When it nally came, it was against a low-key
backdrop that represented pretty much the opposite
of everything Liverpool and England inspirational
skipper Steven Gerrard has done in his football
career.
The Liverpool and England captain has usually been
at the front and centre of everything for the 16 years
he has been in the Reds rst team and the 14 in
which he played for England. He doesnt know
any other way.
When decits needed to be erased or advantag-
es pressed home, he would always be the man
looking to make things happen; taking charge
and raging against the dying of the light. It didnt
always work outit could never always work
outbut the very least you can do is put your
hand up and try.
Gerrard is no longer the man his nation will pin
its hopes on, totting loudly when it emerges that
hes not a Zinedine Zidane or a Xavi or an
Andrea Pirlo or whoever else seems to be in
vogue at the time.
Hes a player who plays the game his way and
has done so for 16 years. He has won 114
international caps, while he enters the new
Premier League season with a great chance of
winning the one club trophy he never has. His
way seems to be on the right way.
Putting himself at the front and centre of
everything has its down side. Alot of the failings
and disappointments of your side seem to
somehow always nd their way back to you.
The international retirement and the return of
Champions League football to Liverpool should
loosen this pressure on the 34-year-olds
shoulders. There will be the initial, predictable
response from many, but then there will arguably
come the rst period of calm in a career which
has almost exclusively taken place at breakneck
speed. Removing England from his agenda will
at least allow him take part in more than his fair
share of xtures though, which will of course be
of huge benet to the Reds. Some of the
hysterical talk of the recent past has even
suggested he is too old to have an inuence
anymore, but this is a player who was just
nominated for the PFAPlayer of the Year.
This decision could prolong his club career by
two or three years. They could be two or three
years in which you see him play with a smile on
his face a little more, a sight which hasnt been
too commonplace over these 16 years.
Gerrard fading away from England doesnt have
to be seen as the end of something, but more
the beginning of something else.
Liverpool will be more than happy to have him all
to themselves.
WHERE IS THE HARAMBEE SPIRIT?
Days after registering one of the most massive
rises in Fifa rankings, Kenyas Harambee Stars
did what they do best: breaking fans hearts.
Kenya rose thirteen places in the latest FIFA
Rankings released last week rising to 95th spot
in the world with 339 points.
However, this was soon dampened by the Stars
loss to lowly Lesotho in African Cup qualiers.
It appears Harambee Stars, just as they had
been warned, were too complacent with the tiny
landlocked country. The team will have to dig
deep to score at least two goals, here in Nairobi
to board that direct ight courtesy of Fly 540 to
another competition.
It is uninspiring results if you compare it with the
new world Champions Germany achievements.
The Germans are on top of the world literally.
They are ranking for the rst time in two
decades, followed by Argentina and the
Netherlands in second and third places respec-
tively. Colombia, Belgium, France and Costa
Rica also made impressive gains after posting
good results at the recently concluded world Cup
in Brazil.
Brazil dropped four places to 7th while former
world leaders Spain registered one of the
biggest drops from position one to eight.
Algeria and Ivory Coast are the best placed
African nations worldwide at position 24 and
25th respectively.
Despite burning President Uhurus cash when he
personally sponsored them to go and watch the
World Cup in Brazil, the exposure is yet to pay
off. We hope they did not go to Brazil just to
shop and bask in the Copacabana beach. One
can just pray perhaps the software upgrading is
still in the process and once the upgrade is
complete Harambee Stars will play the sort of
football they saw teams such as Chile, Colombia
or Costa Rica display.
The possible long term absence of Coach Adel
Amrouche, accused of spitting like a cobra
further complicates the matters. But since we are
down we can only come up.
Lesotho team is nicknamed the Crocodiles and
the Stars may be well advised tread carefully in
the seemingly shallow water for they now run the
risk of a misstep and getting mauled in the
process.
When decits needed
to be erased or
advantages pressed
home, he would always be
the man looking to make
things happen
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Prints and patterns
are a fashion-win this
season! Go for a cus-
tom made look that
accentuates your best
features then pick a
shoe that best blends
in with your look.
P
ulse: What model is your car?
Scotch: It is a Mazda CX-7.
P: Tell us more about the
car...
S: Well, it is a pretty fast car
as it can do upto speeds of 220kph. It is also
comfortable, as it has ABS breaking system.
P: What about its engine?
S: It has a 2.3 litre engine. Its a 4x4 and it
has new six- speed gear box and the
body is tuned with the chassis tted with
strong anti-roll bars.
P: Is it a luxury machine or purely business
car?
S: Well, I play a lot of music in the car. At the
moment, the system in my car is in-built. It
has a Bose surround system with two
woofers, two wide mid-range speakers and
two high mid-range speakers as well as a
digital amplier mounted in the left rear
quarter panel.
P: So you havent tried to get it custom-
ised?
S: I like its original creation. With all the
AudioPilot noise compensation technolo-
gy and nine channels of customised
equalization, then we are good to go.
P: Do you have a nickname for it?
S: It is called Dennise Scotch aka Scotch
Figazz.
- Dennise Scotch is a popular producer
with Mandugu digital who has worked with
top artistes such as Ringtone, Hussein
Machozi, Ray, Vivian and Jaguar.
SCOTCHING CX-7
BY SHELIA KIMANI
Street funk
BY DAVID GICHURU
CELEBRIDE
High-low wear is
now diversifying to
incorporate aspects
like embellished
collars and you can
rock and wrap your
look up with a fab
waist belt for a fun
day out.
A scarfs potential to
aunt ones fashion is
often underrated; the
funkiest way to make
a colourful scarf pop is
by layering it over dull
coloured outts.
Flaunt your crisp
white fashion sense
by going all white
and matching your
white vest with white
jeggings. Break the
all-white swag with
a coloured bag and a
pair of trendy sports.
T
he late evening Monday news,
that controversial Tanzanian
artiste Hussein Machozi had
been caught pants down with a
Mombasa politicians wife
spread like bush re. From Kenya to Bongo-
land, the showbiz arena was all abuzz.
Hours before the rumour broke on social
media, a little bird called Pulse, hitching to spill
the gossip.
Have you heard the big one, our informer
charged.
Hussein Machozi... he is in trouble, the snitch
went on before starting to spill the juice he had
overheard.
Even though the news could not be conrmed
as Hussein Machozi had reportedly been
deported back to Tanzania and his phone
went unanswered, in another hour, a top
Mombasa blog posted the piece blaring it with
this long catchy headline:
MSANII HUSSEIN MACHOZI APOKEA
KICHAPO CHA MBWA NA KUPEWA MASAA
24 KUONDOKA HAPA NCHINI KENYA. It
sounded astonishing, so damning like a fellow
caught doing drugs in Singapore.
Msanii huyu mashuhuri wa bongo avor leo hii
katika hoteli ani ya kitalii hapa jijini Mombasa
alijipata matatani baada ya kupatikana akiwa
na mke wa kiongozi ani mashuhuri wa hapa
nchini. Yasemekana mheshimiwa huyu
amekua akimkulia timing Machozi bila
mafanikio lakini leo siku arobaini zilitimia
kwake msanii huyu mkosa adabu, read the
Blackstar Entertainment update whose
Facebook link had been copied to the Pulse
editor. In a nutshell, the writer was insinuating
that Machozi had been having a secret affair
with a top politicians wife and after learning of
it, the politician had been tracking the two all
along until this day when he caught them.
Msanii huyu alipatikana red handed na mke
wa kiongozi huyo kwa kitanda na hapo ndipo
masaibu yakamkumba na kuamrishwa
aondoke hapa nchini kwa masaa aliopewa,
the dossier concluded and so with an
exclamation: Je, wewe kama shabiki wake
wamshauri vipi?
Some Facebook responses were as hilarious
as the reports. One Job Chilibasi reasoned
that the news would not stop a steamy affair
as watakutana huko bongo while Pettie
Nashipai added that utamu wa maisha,
kipendacho roho dawa...ashapata Hussein,
ashapata yake mbona mwamgeuzia?
What more to add ...for that is this weeks
dispatch from the Coast!
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ometimes as women we just
never get enough. Ever
wondered how needs are
insatiable? Look at your mother,
sister or girlfriend and how often
she changes her hair. One day youre wearing
a 24-inch weave, the next your hair is in a short
pixie style and before you know it you are
booking an appointment for braiding. Once you
have identied what braids you want done,
getting the right colour will make or break the
look as you had pictured but that doesnt stop
you from getting your hair xed oh, what the
heck
Awash and treatment later, the agony
begins. Sitting in one position on a hard chair
while different pair of hands pull you in all
directions has been known to result in a stiff
neck, which dutifully creeps in. At that moment
nothing can distract you as you fantasise of that
moment you will be through, occasionally
touching your head to feel how far you are
approaching the look. Throw in that time of the
month when pain is elevated and your PMS is
ignited. Not in a chatting mood, the braiders
entertain themselves with gossip as a headache
starts to creep in. Just when you could use a
good night slumber, every sleep position
becomes unbearable from the tight braids. But
nothing some paracetamol cant x just before
you hit the sack. And oh well, its a small price
to pay you convince yourself because your hair
needed a break and you just had to do that hot
Solange look you saw on her recent video. That
is, hoping it comes out the way you wanted a
nightmare awaiting to happen.
While there are those who get it done in the
house, the smell of food lingers, if only you
could just have a small bite as hunger attacks,
no-mercy style. Problem is, you cant stop hair
from entering your mouth leave alone the
embarrassment of not having enough to offer
the braiders. For those who get it done outside
and more so from a new salon, dare if you care
to use your new iPad while talking about money,
SHACKLES OF BRAIDS
EARONTHESTREET
or to your sweet man who cant stop attering
you occasionally sending you into silly giggles.
The outcome is a stupid service price followed
by statements like,
You know we have charged you very well.
For these braids we normally charge more but
since its you we have done a good deal for you
Yeah right.
Afew weeks later, you are bored sick with
the hair as the itching begins and the braids
loosen. You see something else you like and you
cant wait to undo your braids. Several sprays
and oils later, the dirt collects resulting in a
stinky sweaty head. To cope, headgears come in
handy as you prepare yourself for the
heart-wrecking unbraiding process. Another
painful process that should take one or two
hours depending on what you had. To make it
quick, you cut the braids crossing your ngers
not to cut your own hair every girls biggest
fear. Once youre braid free, its all down to the
bin. Talk of money well spent.
esscalibar@gmail.com
GAL IN THE HOOD
Once youre
braid free,
its all down
to the bin. Talk of
money well
spent.
WITH ESSCALIBAR
HUSSEIN MACHOZI
CAUGHT WITH
POLITICIAN'S WIFE?
GAL IN THE HOOD
PRODUCER DENNISE SCOTCH OF MANDUGU DIGITAL
STUDIOS
[PHOTOS: PULSE/COURTESY]
Y
oung Jamaican
female dance
hall-reggae
artiste, Danielle
Shand aka Tiana
has sealed a recording deal with
Kenyas emerging urban hip-hop
ace Jay A, Pulse can now reveal.
The new dance hall diva who
rst burst onto the music scene
in 2009 with her single I Wont,
will be recording a number of
songs with the On Me singer
soon.
It is a deal already. Jay Ais
going places, the Dumbala
singers manager told Pulse.
The gorgeous singer hit the
limelight after her Skippin Feelin
collabo with, Chi Ching Ching, a
famed Jamaican dance hall star.
It is claimed the dance song was
the inspiration behind the Black
Eyed Peas hit song I Got a
Feeling.
However, it was her 2010 single
No Man Can Talk Bad Bout Mi, a
thought-provoking track
considered a rebuttal to
Konshens label that gave her
international exposure.
Her sexually charged single,
Pum Pum Phat as well as her
other hit Bruk Out and Wine
have opened doors and claimed
her new hot dance hall star spot.
JAY A, TIANA
MASH IT UP
SINGERS NUDE
PHOTOS LEAK
Singer Brenda Nambi is ghting to clean her showbiz image after her
nude photos started doing rounds on social networks last week. In one of
the pictures, the former HB Toxic singer who now runs her own fashion
line, is seen standing in front of a mirror in her birthday suit taking a
sele. It is believed the photos were taken by her rich boyfriend, with
whom sources allude they have not been in good terms with lately.
However, the beauty is blaming a former friend, a TV presenter, whom
she thinks is behind the expos.
JULIANAS
DECEASED SON
FLOWN FROM
NAIROBI
In a rather emotional scene, Ugandan
singer Juliana Kanyomozi got her late sons
remains own from Nairobi mid this week
ahead of the Ugandan burial.
The eleven-year-old son, Keron, passed on
last Sunday following complications from an
asthma attack.
Accompanied by family members and a
close friend, the singer asked the media to
give her privacy during this trying time giving
the names of Eddy Ndawula and Paul
Kaganzi as the people to contact in case
anyone had queries.
On Sunday morning our beloved Keron
went to be with the Lord after battling
valiantly but ultimately unsuccessfully for his
life at Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi.
We ask that you keep us in your thoughts
and prayers but also allow us some privacy
in this difcult time to mourn our terrible
loss...We thank you all, Juliana remarked.
SOMA
NOMINATIONS ON
The OLX-Soma Awards are back and
this time they are bigger and better. The
social network awards were launched on
Tuesday night and nominations are open.
And once again, Yours Truly, the Pulse
Magazine is back at it, ready to reclaim the
Best use of Social Media for Entertainment
category we won last year. Check: soma.
or.ke/nominate/ out to nominate your
favourite social media gurus.
OVERHEARD
Just when you thought popular Nairobi it-girl Vera Sidika had done the
most extreme by bleaching her skin, the self-styled girl returned to Nairobi
from her recent tour with another shocker; some new twin towers.
Feels good to be back, had really missed Nairobi. Now...yaall be nice and
say hellow to my new twins, she posted on her Vee_beiby Twitter page
adding a picture of her new protruding oversize boobs.
And talking to Pulse, the social trendsetter disclosed that she did the
implant abroad adding that she loves her new look more than anything she
ever dreamed of. I really love the way they are so round. I dont even wear
a bra anymore. They are just out there, the You Guy video booty-shaker
told Pulse.
I did this without consulting my boyfriend and when he nally saw them
he was like; oh my, look at this. He does not really mind them, she added.
VERA: I DONT WEAR
A BRA ANYMORE
TANZANIA FILM STARS TO
ATTEND KALASHA
A number of Tanzanian lm stars are in Nairobi ahead of this years
Kalasha Awards to be hosted in Westlands tomorrow. The thespians will be
there under the invitation of Coastal Films, which has been nominated for
its controversial production last year, Poisonous Tears. We thank the
Kenya Film Commission (KFC) for the good gesture. The fact that Momba-
sa is represented in this is a great deal and that is why we have come with
our brothers from Tanzania to learn a thing or two from the gala, Hassan
Faisal, the CEO, Coastal Films told Pulse.
Youthful but illustrious Nigerian singer Wizkid has hinted that he will
be recording a song with American star Rihanna soon.
The On Top Your Matter singer gave the hint during his 24th birthday
party attended by scores of Nigerian stars.
Among those who attended the Thursday ceremony at Escape nightclub
in Victoria Island, Lagos, included Banky W and Teebillz. The said collabo
with Rihanna has received mix reactions among artistes and fans.
WIZKID HINTS AT A
COLLABO WITH RIHANNA
After releasing their new single Sura Yako, on Wednesday
this week, leading Kenyan boy band, Sauti Sol is set to
unleash their much awaited album in August.
The group that caused a major public buzz in April after
releasing their controversially treated sensational Nishike video
told Pulse that they had nalised on all the songs to be
featured in the new album and were just working on the launch
logistics.
We are set for the launch. We thank our fans for the support
they have been giving us, the group told Pulse after making a
courtesy call. The new Sura Yako song is a yet another love
song.
SAUTI SOL SET TO
LAUNCH ALBUM
Forget the Mshamba moniker, the real James Chanji
Wamukoya, that villager who got a culture shock after arriving
in Nairobi from his Western world is about to be reborn.
In about two weeks, the rib-cracker will be launching his
self-titled TV comedy show, a 13-episode series to bring out
the Radio Maishas satire, since he got introduced to the fast
city life.
The rst episode takes me straight from my real village,
bringing out the truth about my humble upbringing before I was
introduced to city life. It is a well-scripted series featuring
celebrated stars such as Rufftone and Victor Mbuvi, Mshamba
exclusively told Pulse.
I have the likes of Kidis coming on-board. In fact, some tracks
that will feature are fresh songs by the Mombasa star, he
revealed.
MSHAMBA TO LAUNCH
SELF-TITLED TV SHOW
KENZO: YES, I WILL ATTEND
RUFFTONES WEDDING
Responding with a shy and humble tone, singer Kenzo, who has been
linked to Rufftones sister, said he has been invited and will attend the
ceremony.
Guys should not make it look like I am attending it because of Joyce. She
is my friend, yes, but I dont want this to look like I am coming because it is
been said we are dating. Rufftone is a great friend and a respected artiste
and just like everyone, I want to honour him and his to-be-wife on their big
day, Kenzo told Pulse.
Pullout Section B
REAL NAME: Wangui Ngugi
SHOWBIZ NAME: Koi
AGE: 25
HOBBIES: Reading fashion and travel
publications and crafting.
CAREER:
Fashion designer and blogger.
FASHION AND STYLE INSPIRATION:
Nature.
NICHE: Recycling old clothes to
give them a new and unique look.
SHOOT LOCATION: The Standard
Group ofce, Nairobi.
PHOTO: Pius Cheruiyot
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