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CJ: No regrets over Raila poll verdict

If we made any mistakes we have let them be debated
CJ Willy Mutunga

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The Kimemia headache in Jubilee alliance

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he role of Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Kimemia has come under renewed scrutiny after he was moved to an oce in State CONTINUED PAGE 2

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CONTAINMENT | The powerful civil servant has oscillated between State House and the Oce of the President

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The Kimemia headache for Jubilee

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 House and his chairing of a key security organ questioned. The intrigues are seen as part of efforts to check his powers and enhance those of the chief of sta and Head of public service Joseph Kinyua. Mr Kimemia, who has been operating from Harambee House, on Friday conrmed his being moved but declined to discuss the matter in detail. Yes I am moving to State House, Mr Kimemia told the Sunday Nation about the shift that had earlier been speculated in various media reports. A senior ocial at the Oce of the President who requested anonymity because he had not been authorised to speak on record told this newspaper that there are eorts to ensure Mr Kimemia is removed from his role as the chairman of the powerful National Security Advisory Committee (NSAC). The ocial said that there are proposals from some Jubilee advisors to replace him with Mr Kinyua as the chairman of powerful organ. The chief of sta and Head of public service oversees the functioning of government of which the Cabinet is a key cog and for which Mr Kimemia is a secretary. He has moved with his sta secretaries and ofcials who were in what was called the Cabinet Oce before the 2010 Constitution created the position of Secretary to the Cabinet, said the OP ocial. Recently, Mr Kimemia chaired NSAC when he released a poorly crafted statement indicting USAID for alleged sabotage of government. It is thought Mr Kimemia acted unilaterally, something he denied in an earlier interview with Sunday Nation. It is a responsibility many (in government) have questioned because the Constitution has not given that role to the secretary to the cabinet, says the State House source. Section 154 of the Constitution says that the Secretary to the Cabinets duties are taking charge of the Cabinet Oce, that he is responsible, subject to the directions of the Cabinet, for arranging the business, and keeping the minutes, of the Cabinet; conveying the decisions of the Cabinet to the appropriate persons or authorities; and performing other functions as directed by the Cabinet. President Kenyattas speechwriter Eric Ngeno sensationally told Sunday Nation in a past interview that there was a parallel State running the POINTER

President had given signs

Sunday Nation has also established that Mr Kimemia moving to State House is one of President Uhuru Kenyattas major reshues that will see several senior ocers at the Oce of the President transferred to dierent dockets.
government that would soon be dismantled. Even though he did not name anyone, sources later indicated that powerful ocials carried over from the Kibaki administration were making life difficult for the Jubilee ocials. President Kenyattas spokesman Manoah Esipisu could not be reached for comment on the move since his cellphone was switched o. This week, Mr Kimemia, who, as head of Civil Service was central to government operations during President

President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) is received by National Intelligence Service boss Michael Gichangi (right) and Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Kimemia (in wine-red tie) during the launch of the Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in February.
Mwai Kibakis government and subsequent transition to the Jubilee government, seemed to have come under fresh scrutiny. The first time there was an attempt to clip his powers was when he lost the role of heading the Civil Service to Mr Kinyua. The OP source told the Sunday Nation that Mr Kimemia will now report to Mr Kinyua, who was his junior in the previous government where the latter was serving as Finance PS. Previously it was not clear if he reported directly to the President or to the Head of Public Service. As the head of Civil Service, Mr Kimemia had his hand in virtually everything in government from management and transfer of civil servants, security operations and unfettered and frequent access to the President and senior government gures, placing him in a one of the most powerful positions in government. In his time in government he has also worked with President Kenyatta and Mr Ruto when they served in the Grand Coalition Cabinet. Mr Kimemia chaired the inuential Committee on Assumption to the Oce of the President, which oversaw the transfer of the reins of power from President Kibaki to President Kenyatta. This role enhanced his position in government, causing friction between him and some Jubilee leaders who felt he was overstepping his mandate. So powerful is Mr Kimemia that close allies of President Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto have expressed misgivings over his role in government. Almost all appointments in the Kibaki era were perceived to have been influenced by Mr Kimemia and as such he wields very much power in government as some top ofcials owe their allegiance to him, said our source, a top Jubilee leader. Observers believe that Mr Kimemia has positioned himself in the government as an indispensable gure and Jubilee administration will nd it difcult to edge him out. Political analyst Martin Oloo says Mr Kimemias role as the chairman of the Transition Committee following the March 4 General Elections placed him in an elevated position with the new administration. He knows people. He is basically underscoring the fact that he is indispensable, says Mr Oloo. When President Kenyatta appointed Mr Kinyua as the Chief of Sta, he said, without making reference to anyone in particular that there was only one centre of power in the government. Some of you think there are two centres of power. I am the President and there is also the Deputy President. There is no other centre of power, President Kenyatta was reported as telling his Cabinet. A top ocial in the Jubilee

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coalition said that President Kenyatta wants to begin his second year in power with renewed vigour as he seeks to fasten the implementation of major promises made by the government. Sunday Nation has also established that Mr Kimemias move to State House is one of President Kenyattas major reshues that will see several senior ocers at the Oce of the President transferred to dierent dockets. A number of individuals serving in the accounts and procurement departments in a move unrelated to Mr Kimemias relocation have been shued as the Jubilee administration seeks ways of cutting back wastage of public funds. Mr Kenyatta recently called for people to brace themselves for changes in his oce as he sought to clear his oce from ocials perceived to be corrupt. Multiple sources within State House told Sunday Nation that two other powerful ocials in the oce of the president are targeted in the changes. Already, President Kenyatta has called for the transfer of all procurement and nance ocers in his oce. This was made public few days ago by Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku when he announced that all procurement and finance ocers in the OP had been transferred en masse. A senior politician in the Jubilee administration said that Mr Kimemia has powerful connections from the presidency down to the counties. He has inuence in almost all powerful oces on the land. He has risen through the ranks of the civil service and even knows State House like his backyard, said our source. After succeeding Ambassador Francis Muthaura , Mr Kimemia slowly emerged as one of the most powerful people in the country. For instance, he posted commissioners to the counties in spite of rejection by Cord. That shows you how connected he is, said the ocial.

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CRIME | He becomes the second Member of Parliament to be attacked in a month

Armed gangsters raid MPs home and shoot him in the leg
Samburu East law maker also loses Sh30,000 in the Friday night attack
BY VINCENT ACHUKA
@achukavincent vinachuka@gmail.com

Doctors ponder on whether to remove bullet from Satrine

BY BERNARDINE MUTANU
@mutanuberna bmutanu@ke.nationmedia. com A decision whether to operate Baby Satrine Osinya to remove the bullet that is lodged in his skull will be made by Tuesday. Neurosurgeon Samuel Njiru, one of the 12 experts attending to the baby, said the boy is doing well and stable. The problem with a bullet is the damage it causes when one is shot on the head. It can damage the brain as well as make it to swell. We have been treating that eect and the kid is doing just ne, he said yesterday. The doctor said that it would have been dangerous to operate on Satrin immediately because his brain was swollen. He has been given antibiotics to control infection. The team of doctors and other medics will carry out another investigation on the child to determine whether it is safe to remove the bullet. We will make the decision on the nal course of action either Monday or Tuesday, said Dr Njiru. He revealed that the baby is under good care not only from the team of doctors but also nurses and a team from the Intensive Care Unit. Baby Satrine was playful when Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan, himself a victim of terrorism, visited him at his ward yesterday. The MP condemned the increasing terrorist acts in the country in the name

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amburu East MP Raphael Letimalo was on Friday night shot and injured by thugs who raided his home at River Bank estate in Rongai. Ongata Rongai OCPD Silas Ringera said the legislator lost two mobile phones and Sh30,000 in the 9pm incident. Three gangsters armed with two pistols forced their way into the MPs house immediately he entered the compound and unfortunately during the robbery, the MP was shot on the leg, said Mr Ringera. Our initial investigations show it was a normal robbery although it is still too early to say what the motive of the attackers was but we are treating this case very seriously, he said. The MP did not have his bodyguards when the incident happened. He was only accompanied by his driver. According to one of his guards Mr Daniel Ekrisa, who witnessed the incident, the thugs ordered the MP and his driver to lie on the pavement as they ransacked his car and left without accessing the house. As I was closing the gate after his car had entered the compound, three men rushed in and two of them pointed pistols at the window and ordered them to get out, he said I heard them shouting at

Our initial investigations show it was a normal robbery,

Ongata Rongai OCPD

Whoever did this is mean; they do not care about humanity.

- Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan
of religion. It is unacceptable. Whoever did it is mean; they do not care about humanity. All they want to do is to create conict among Kenyan citizens from dierent religions. It is not being done in my name, my religion or my tribe. We condemn such people; they should not continue to terrorise citizens, he said. He added that it is not permitted in Islam to attack churches, priests and Christians and that the people doing so are terrorists. They are not doing it because they are Muslims or on behalf of Muslims, they are terrorists. Terrorists do not have religion, tribe or race. They are criminals who are supposed to be punished through the law.

Guard Daniel Ekrisa shows the spot where gangsters ordered Samburu East MP Raphael Letimalo to lie down in his home in Rongai. They then shot him in the leg.
Rongai occasionally. The police insist it is still too early to make a conclusion on what the motive of the attackers was but they have launched a manhunt for the criminals. His relatives and friends who rushed to the Karen Hospital, where he was admitted, were disappointed as the management refused to allow anyone to visit him. A hospital ocial said that the MP wished to rest and did not want guests. Mr Letimalo becomes the second legislator to be attacked by gangsters in about a month as criminals target the wealthy. Last month, Makueni MP Daniel Maanzo and his wife were attacked at their Karen Hardy home. The MPs attack comes even as the police crackdown on crime in Nairobi continues. Dubbed

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the MP, Wapi bunduki yako? (Where is your gun?) and when he said he did not have one, they shot him in the leg, he added. Another guard at the compound switched on the alarm prompting the thugs to flee on foot. It is still unclear how the gangknew the MP was supposed to spend the night in his Rongai home since he has another home and only goes to

Operation Sweep Nairobi the crackdown has so far netted over 1,000 suspected criminals. Meanwhile, in Siaya, a village was thrown into mourning after three girls died after eating cassava for lunch. Four others are admitted to Sagam Community Hospital and are reported to be in stable condition. The girls are said to have eaten the cassava meal prepared while their parents were away. The childrens mother Ms Jessica Got said she had never witnessed anything like that before. Jina sub-location assistant chief Charles Yinda said the girls parents had gone to the nearby Luanda market. Area police boss Peter Musyoki said the bodies of the dead were be moved to Yala Sub-District Hospital.

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TRANSPORT RULES

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POSSIBLE CRISIS | Its two days to go and most matatu owners have not complied with new rules
CHRONOLOGY

Road crashes that have jolted authorities into action

April 7, 1963 - A bus carrying passengers returning from a church meeting plunges into the Tiva River, Machakos, killing at least 72 people. March 1, 1975: An explosion in Nairobi kills 26 people, another 60 injured. November 14, 1989: 55 people are killed when a bus plunges into the Thwake River in Machakos. January 6, 1991: A bus slams into a tree on a railroad crossing on the outskirts of Muranga killing 47 people. Another 40 are injured. October 3, 1993: A multiple road accident involving a passenger bus, truck and numerous other vehicles on the NakuruEldoret road kills 35 people and injures 41.

You must comply, public transport vehicle owners told

Matatus complain the prices of speed limit gadgets have gone up drastically, but transport authority boss tells them there is no turning back
BY CARLOS MUREITHI
@CarlosMureithi cmureithi@ke.nationmedia.com atatu owners are determined to get an extension to tomorrows deadline to t speed limiters and meet a raft of other requirements. Yesterday Matatu Welfare Association Chairman Dickson Mbugua said they would go to the High Court tomorrow to ask for an extension. Matatu Owners Association Chairman Simon Kimutai says they should be given a leeway. The new rules by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure come into eect on Tuesday. They require matatus to be run by Saccos, their owners to pay their drivers a monthly basic salary and long distance owners to have a eet management system that records and stores data about the vehicles speed and location. Speaking to the Sunday Nation, Mr Kimutai said that the matatu industry had a problem with regard to the speed governors. He explained that manufacturers had 60 days to research on and develop the new gadgets with specications to t the new rules. According to Mr Kimutai, there are only around 3,000 units available to matatu owners by Friday, and that was only four weeks ago when the association, which has over 5,000 members, started receiving the gadgets. But even then, he said they have been getting them in bits of about 500 a day. Besides, even after the devices got here, they had to request an engineer to train their people on how to use them. And Mr Kimutai feels the government should help. They should give leeway because people are willing to do it [comply with the rules]. We want to give the speed governors but where are they? Mr Mbugua cited the need for more speed governors, the rise in their prices and the expiration of provision of TLB licences as examples, among other grievances. The speed governors are in short supply, he said. Some dealers have increased their prices to Sh50,000. Mr Mbugua was yesterday quoted saying the government recommended price is Sh18,000. He accused the Transport Ministry of arbitrarily deciding that the issuance of Transport Licensing Board licenses will

Matatus line up for inspection at the Motor Vehicle Inspection Workshop along Likoni Road, Nairobi, on Friday. The new matatu regulations developed by the National Transport and Safety Authority take eect on Tuesday.

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In what part of the world could they not have imported them (speed governors) from?
National Transport and Safety Authority boss, Lee Kinyanjui

end tomorrow. National Transport and Safety Authority chairman Lee Kinyanjui said complaints over the shortage of speed governors have come about because matatu oweners did not respond to deadlines in time They did not start installing them when it was agreed. Very few of them bought them and they thought they would have the deadline changed, said Mr Kinyanjui. But even if it is postponed, he added, they will not do anything. Mr Kinyanjui said that the new rules are not about speed governors only. The government, he said, intends to place public transport under a disciplined regime which includes vetting of owners and

building of cargo racks in a prescribed manner. What have those got to do with any gadget? he said. He wondered how matatu owners had been unable to import speed governors considering they are available in dierent countries. In what part of the world could they not have imported them from? For him, the journey to a reformed transport system does not take one day. He warned that if anyone is caught going against the rules from April 1, they will pay dearly. Kenya is one of the countries with the worst road safety records in the world. The World Health Organisation says

Speed governor dealers make a killing from matatu operators

Speed governor dealers are making a fortune ahead of the enforcement of new rules expected to take eect in the next two days. One speed governor costs an average of Sh30,000, and the Matatu Welfare Association (MOA) has more than 5,000 members. If each MOA member has only one vehicle on the road, then the vendors are set to pocket Sh150 million. National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) data seen by the Sunday Nation shows that the organisation has approved 16 companies to sell the gadgets. By Wednesday, the rms had imported 21,545 units. Out of those, they had tted 4,587, which roughly translates to an income of Sh137m. The companies had 2,304 speed governors in stock while 21,545 were unaccounted for. (The NTSA document notes that vendors say these units are with agents.) Yet there still seems to be a shortage. A visit to the MOA ofce at Tumaini House in Nairobi on Friday afternoon established there was a shortage of the speed limiters A security officer told us: Speed governors havent arrived yet. He only allowed us through after we told him we were there for dierent business. At the MOA oce the door was closed but there were tens of people waiting to collect the gadgets while others were placing orders. An MOA employee admitted the organisation did not have enough of the devices, which they sell at Sh27,000. At Key West Auto Garage near Juanco Centre in Ngong, Nairobi, the vendor had run out of stock. We cant get any more, he said before adding that he had sold 20 of them and more orders were being made. He said that they sold the speed governors at Sh35,000 and buyers had to pay extra Sh1,000 for installation.

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Cornered matatu owners paint a hopeless picture as D-Day nears

Some complain that speed governors are rare and unaordable
atatu owners in Kisumu are moving fast to comply with tough new rules to curb road carnage. At the Kisumu Bus Station most buses were being stripped of their roof racks. Mr Elkana Liundu, the chairman of Kisumu, Kakamega Sacco (Kikasa), said of the 25 saccos in the town, 12 had so far obtained a clean bill of health from the transport inspection department. Kikasa has registered 34 matatus thus passing the threshold of 30 vehicles set by the government, Mr Liundu said. Other saccos in Kisumu that are implementing the new guidelines include Kitoma, Mamacon and Mamboline. As a driver, I have complied with the rules by ensuring that I have uniform and a valid driving licence. It is the responsibility of my employer to ensure that the vehicle complies with the set standards, said Mr Fred Okela.

Too old to speed

that between 3,000 and 13,000 Kenyans lose their lives in road accidents every year. Nearly one-third of the deaths are of passengers, many of whom are killed in unsafe public transport vehicles. The new trac rules are part of the governments determination to lower the deaths. According to Mr Kinyanjui, the introduction of Alcoblow has reduced road accidents in a big way but he did not have exact gures because Alcoblow use is part of many related initiatives . The new rules, he said, would make that impact greater. The NTSA chairman said matatu owners should comply with the law and stick to the scheduled programme since the date was even suggested by them. On the other hand, Mr Mbugua, whose organisation has 30,000 members, argued that the transport system cannot be turned overnight into a world class one. He expressed optimism that Transport Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau would see sense and extend the deadline by three or six months.

But in Nakuru matatus want to be exempted from installing digital speed gadgets saying they are expensive and unnecessary. Speaking at the Nakuru bus stage, the drivers said none of their vehicles exceed 40kph since they cover short distances. Driver Peter Karwanja, whose vehicle plies the Nakuru-MachineNdege-Karandi routes said their daily earnings were meagre. Paul Ouma, a driver on the Nakuru-Zakayos route, said the numerous bumps on the road made it impossible for them to speed. Besides, most of their vehicles are too old. Our licences allow us to ply town routes only so we should be excluded from the new rules, said Mr Ouma. Of 112 saccos in Central Rift Region, only 62 have installed the new gadgets and carried out essential repairs to the vehicles. The officer-in-charge of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Unit, Mr William Chelimo, said matatu owners were rushing to beat the March 31 deadline. Inspectors have been working overtime as more than 100 matatus queue for services daily. Central Rift Transporters Co-operative Society chairman Stephen Muli urged the government not to

3,900
The registered matatus in Mombasa County

A technician instals a digital speed governor at Ekas Technology garage in Nyeri town on Thursday.
I was among the team of matatu owners who went to KICC in Nairobi last year when these new rules were being drafted. We gave our opinions but unfortunately, some of them were not included. The chairman, who is also the spokesperson for Malindi Faulu Sacco, said they were worried about the heavy nes imposed on trac oenders because they would be an avenue for corruption. The Sh100,000 to Sh300,000 fine imposed on offenders will encourage bribery. We wanted the fine to be around Sh20,000 or Sh30,000. Unfortunately, our views were ignored, said Mr Badawi. According to Jamal Ali Omar, an employee of Munawar Shutle in Malindi, the new digital speed governors were unavailable in the local market. We are not against the new rules, but we need time. Mr Badawi said it was unfortunate that fares might go up next week because only a few vehicles would be available on the roads. We might increase the fare, but this is not the solution, he said. In Mombasa there are fears residents will be stranded on April 1. Matatu Owners Association National vice chairman Ali Salim

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Our licences allow us to ply town routes only so we should be exempted from rules
Nakuru matatu driver Paul Ouma

extend the deadline saying this would reverse the gains made since in future no one would take its directives and deadlines seriously. At the Coast matatu owners in Kili County asked for more time. Matatu Owners Association chairman Mohamed Badawi said although the rules were good, the speed at which the government wanted them implemented was worrying. It is not that we are against the new rules, but we need time to put things in place, he said.

Barthez said of 3,900 registered matatus in the county, fewer than 200 had been tted with the new speed governors. I blame the Transport Cabinet Secretary Eng Michael Kamau for giving us a short period to t these devices; he knows that this deadline is impracticable. Most of those who have complied are based in Nairobi, and they have also run short of speed governors, he said. He added that Mombasa County may be faced with a governmentimposed transport paralysis. He said in the county, most matatus had complied with the new regulations apart from the speed governors which were scarce and very expensive. We already have about 24 saccos; all we are waiting for are the speed governors, Mr Barthez said. In Uasin Gishu County Sosten Ruto, the secretary of Uasin Gishu Matatu Owners Union, said transport will be crippled. But the bus owners agreed that speed limits would reduce road carnage. Reported by: Churchill Ongere, James Kariuki, Magdalene Wanja, Kazungu Samuel, Wachira Mwangi and Coppereld Lagat

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RESPONSE | Leaders call for tough action to combat terrorism

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Ruto in the Coast to oversee security plans

Deputy President assures that the State is working hard to protect Kenyans
BY WACHIRA MWANGI
bwachira@ke.nationmedia.com mwajefa@ke.nationmedia.com

AND MWAKERA MWAJEFA

eputy President William Ruto is in the Coast to lead strategy meetings to fight rising insecurity and radicalism that has threatened the local economies which thrive on tourism. President Uhuru Kenyatta tasked his deputy to visit the region in the wake of a deadly attack last Sunday in which gunmen attacked worshippers at a church in Likoni, killing six people and leaving 16 injured. Speaking in Mombasa, the DP acknowledged that Kenyans are concerned about security and promised that the government was working hard to protect lives and property. This is one battle we cannot lose. Losing is not an option, We have to get our security right whatever the price, Mr Ruto said. It is understood that security chiefs are considering increasing the number of ocers serving at the Coast. Mr Ruto held meetings yesterday with governors and security chiefs from the region and will hold further consultations today, his communications secretary David Mugonyi told the Sunday

We have to get our security right whatever the option.

- Deputy President William Ruto

Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nassir addresses the press at a Mombasa hotel, yesterday. He diered with an opinion by Majority Leader Aden Duale that mosques behind the radicalisation of youths be shut.
Nation. Senate Majority Leader Kithure Kindiki called for tough and sustained measures in combating terrorism and crime which threatens the countrys image. Kenya is where America was on September 11, 2001, when they had an unprecedented attacks on their nationhood and homeland. Therefore the kind of response that will help this country is a comprehensive institutional, policy and security response that has not been seen in the history of this country he said at a news conference in Mombasa. He proposed that Kenya adopts a homeland security unit which combines regular police, immigration ocers, members of the armed forces and paramilitary forces under a single command but involving all the skills. Mr Ruto ew to the Coast as security chiefs assured residents that they were safe to attend church services today. Police have intensied patrols and a crackdown on illegal gangs and criminals has been ongoing. County Commissioner Nelson Marwa said yesterday that they have added security personnel to patrol churches following last weeks attack on Joy in Jesus Church in Likoni. We have made plans for all churches to have security ocers during the Sunday service. The Joy in Jesus Church is also on our watch and the members of the public can come and attend the service, Mr Marwa said. On Friday evening security

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agents in Mombasa shot dead two gunmen suspected to be behind last weeks church attack. Conrming the incident, the commissioner said they got information of three suspicious men on a motorbike in Inuka area of Likoni. My ocers moved in to challenge them and they responded by ring at the police. Two of the assailants were gunned downed and a loaded pistol recovered after an exchange of re, Mr Marwa said. One of the suspects escaped with gunshot wounds. According to the Operation Commander Robert Kitur, the incident occurred at around 5 p.m. He said that many criminal activities in the region were being carried out by men on motorcycles and called on the public to be vigilant. I pray that the residents continue to work together with the intelligence agencies to share information that will help us deal with criminals in the region, he said. Mr Kitur said police were sure those killed were the perpetrators of the Joy in Jesus Church killing since the cartridges recovered from the scene were similar. He said the police will continue with the operation to rid Likoni, Diani and the entire Kwale area of criminals. The police boss added that by Thursday evening, at least 200 people had been arrested.

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DEADLINES | Manufacturers to submit product samples to Ministry of Health by 5pm April 15 while testing will be completed end of May

Alcoholic drinks to face Nacada audit

The process could see about 85 per cent of liquor in the market withdrawn
BY CARLOS MUREITHI
@CarlosMureithi cmureithi@ke.nationmedia.com he National Authority for Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada) has directed all liquor manufacturers to submit samples of their products to the Ministry of Health for audit. Nacada chairman John Mututho said the samples would be submitted to the chief public health ocer in the Ministry of Health for testing and analysis. The process could see 85 per cent of liquor brands in the market withdrawn after the audit is completed. We could lose 85 per cent of what is in the market. The audit will enable us to remain with safe alcohol that is t for consumption, he told the Sunday Nation. Mr Mututho said Nacada had collected samples from brewers and is giving them a chance to prove that their liquor is safe before the institution kicks out unscrupulous ones. The consumption of unt alcoholic drinks has caused negative eects on the health and social economic well-being of Kenyans, Nacada said in a directive placed in newspapers last week. Mr Mututho said previous testing of alcoholic drinks by

Nacada with the help of the Kenya Revenue Authority, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs), Public Health and the Kenya Police who are all participating in the current project had found over 80 per cent of liquor in the country cannot pass the quality test. We have already finished sampling, he said. We now want them to take the samples to the Ministry of Health. There is a way of catching a thief legally. The products will be tested to meet Kebs and World Health Organisation standards. Some of the issues health ofcers will be looking for include alcohol percentage, poisons and heavy metals. Mr Mututho assured that the process would be open and transparent, and anyone who wants to contest results can have the test redone. Samples should be submitted by 5pm on April 15, while testing and analysis would be completed by the end of May. Mr Mututho said that once tests are done, Nacada will notify the public from June which brands of liquor are t for human consumption and which are not. The latter would be withdrawn from the market. This would be subject to Section 38 of Mututho Laws, the Nacada chairman said. The section stipulates that any

HEALTH HAZARD

Brews packed in plastic bottles

There are more than 500 dierent brews packed in plastic bottles According to Nacada, packing of liquor in plastic bottles is a health hazard Some of these brews are popular with consumers, thus posing a huge health threat to the public Illicit brews have killed tens of people

Police officers destroy 10,000 litres of illegal alcoholic drinks seized recently.
person who sells adulterated alcoholic drinks commits an oence and shall be liable to a ne not exceeding Sh5 million, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ve years or both. The persons licence might also be forfeited, and no permit shall thereafter be granted or transferred to the oender. According to Nacada statistics, there are about 540 alcoholic drinks in the market but only 10 per cent are known. Mr Mututho

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said 7,100 alcohol-related deaths occurred last year, up from 6,557 deaths in 2012. He warned alcohol manufacturers who dont take samples to health ocers of dire consequences. The managing trustee of Responsible Alcohol Drinks Company Association (Radca) Ken Kariuki said the organisation supports Nacadas initiatives, which he noted would sanitise the alcohol market. The time is ripe for government to intervene and regularise quality, Mr Kariuki said. It is our hope that testing these brands will ensure traceability and, therefore, better production of quality alcohol. Mr Kariuki said that Radcas members, Keroche Breweries, SABmiller, Pernod Ricard, Ozzbeco, Heineken, Bacardi-Martini and East African Breweries Limited, abide by a code of conduct and pride themselves in being makers of quality products. Nacada has seized dozens of illegal alcoholic drinks during raids in dierent establishments across the country. Kenyans are among the largest consumers of alcohol in East Africa, a reason why many illicit brews thrive as people seek cheap liquor. High consumption of illicit brew has been attributed to rise in prices of unadulterated alcohol due to taxes.

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TRANSPORT | Trunk road links Mombasa Road with the Kabete-Limuru Road through Kikuyu

Southern bypass to be opened from July

The dual carriageway is halfway done, and is projected to be complete in June next year
BY DAVE OPIYO
@DaveOpiyo dopiyo@ke.nationmedia.com

ections of the Sh17.2 billion Southern Bypass will be opened to motorists starting July this year, in what could greatly reduce trac congestion within the city. A statement issued by a publicist for the project said the section between Kibera and Dagoretti Road by will be opened to traffic by July, and that between Dagoretti and Kikuyu by the end of the year. The new dual carriageway, whose aim is to free the citys main thoroughfare, Uhuru Highway, of transit trac, is halfway done, read the statement. Once the bypass is completed, it is hoped that vehicles headed for destinations other than Nairobi, particularly trailers, will use it and forego the city centre. It will also oer city motorists a wider range of options to reach their destinations.

There is a possibility the project might be delayed if issues with land acquisition are not resolved soon
Statement from Kenha

Even though the Kenya NAtional Highways Authority says the project is going according to plan, the slow pace of land acquisition from the Nairobi National Park and Kenya Forest Service around Ngong could delay its completion. The bypass is meant to be commissioned in June next year. This state of aairs is largely as a result of the absence of the necessary legal framework, and it threatens prospects of the project being completed on time, the Authority reports. The acquisition of land from the national park has been stopped through a court injunction. There is the possibility that the project could fail to meet its targets if the issue is not resolved by July this year. It has also further constrained the working space available to the contractor. We are on schedule. We are on course to deliver within the targeted timelines. As soon as the pending issues are resolved by the authorities, we shall be in a position to execute some of the remaining phases of the project, said Project Leader Shu Yilli. The statement followed a tour of the project by Infrastructure PS Eng John Mosonik, Kenya National Highways Authoritys Eng Meshack Kidenda, Kenya Rural Roads Authoritys Eng Mwangi Maingi and Eng Joseph Nkadayo of the Kenya Urban Roads Authority. The Southern Bypass is a proposed dual carriageway, a

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Project might not end in time

The Kenya National Highways Authority cites the slow pace of acquiring land, especially in the National Park and the Kenya Forest Service could cause delays. The Authority, for example, has been barred from constructing in the National Park through a court injunction. Unless such delays are avoided, Kenha says, the contractor might not meet the June 2015 deadline

A section of the Southern Bypass under construction at Langata. A press statement indicates parts of the road could be opened from July, which would greatly reduce congestion along Uhuru Highway.
Class A international trunk road which is approximately 28.6km long, with a 12km slip road and 16.5km service road. The main road starts from the junction of Mombasa Road and links with the Kabete/Limuru Road at Kikuyu town. It crosses the National Park westward then goes through Lang ata and Ngong Roads, Motoine River, Dagoretti and Thogoto Roads, then passes over Ondiri River, and the railway line towards Kikuyu town. Awarded in November 2010, the project, which is being implemented by China Road and

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Bridge Corporation for Kenha, commenced on July 2, 2012. Currently, about 50 Chinese engineers and 1,500 local employees, including engineers, surveyors, operators, are on site, working on the project. Key works include the construction of a 28.6km long dual carriageway, seven metres wide, separated by a four-metre median lane. The project will also see the construction of three full interchanges at the bypass intersection with Mombasa, Langata and Ngong roads and y-overs at Community, Dagoretti and Thogoto.

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ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE | The Constitution encourages other forms of conict resolution, says CJ
BY EMEKA-MAYAKA GEKARA
@emeka_mayaka gmayaka@ke.nationmedia.com hief Justice Willy Mutunga does not regret the Supreme Court decision which rejected former Prime Minister Raila Odingas election petition in favour of President Uhuru Kenyatta. The judgment by the Supreme Court in April last year has been the subject of debate and heavy criticism by Mr Odingas supporters as well as some lawyers who have described it as incompetent, inadequate, poorly researched and one which had failed to break any new legal ground. The ODM brigade has consistently charged that the Supreme Court relied on technicalities to determine their case, at the expense of material substance. But speaking exclusively to the Sunday Nation in Kisumu on Friday morning, Dr Mutunga defended the judgment, saying it was guided by the Constitution, the elections laws and evidence presented. I do not regret the decision. We are accountable for the decisions we make. We did the best we could in our circumstances and we have nothing to hide, he said in the breakfast interview. Dr Mutunga also defended his call last week for Kenyans to explore other forums in the search for justice and clarified that he was not encouraging witchcraft. Following are excerpts from the interview: Q: Why are you encouraging Kenyans to consult witch doctors instead of going to courts? A: I was quoted out of context. We are still building and transforming courts using tax payers money. My call is pegged on Article 159(c) of the Constitution which encourages alternative forms of dispute resolution including reconciliation, mediation, arbitration, and traditional resolution mechanisms. Only ve per cent of Kenyans go to court. You would be concerned, where do the remaining 95 per cent go? That is why we are encouraging use of other forums of administration of justice such as respected council of elders, church leaders, mosques. There is a linkage between modern and traditional dispute resolution mechanisms. The Kambas, for instance, administered kithitu oath in land cases. The native courts were abolished but the place and value of traditional dispute resolutions mechanisms is accommodated by the 2010 Constitution. They are now part of our jurisprudence. Q: But the same Constitution says the same traditional dispute resolution mechanisms should not be repugnant to justice. Are you advising Kenyans to go to kangaroo courts, and promote witchcraft? A: These are not kangaroo courts. People are devoid of

SUNDAY NATION March 30, 2014

KU to oer leadership training to its students

BY SAMUEL KARANJA
@Wachege1 schege@ke.nationmedia.com Kenyatta University will soon begin a free leadership and management course for all students in order to give them a competitive edge in the job market. According to Vice-Chancellor Olive Mugenda, an ongoing pilot project for the course has been completed and the certificate training will now be oered to all students. While addressing dozens of former students who had attended a KU alumni reunion yesterday at the institution grounds which was graced by wife to the Deputy President, Rachael Ruto Prof Mugenda asked the former students to oer teaching services to those who would be taking the course. I would like you to oer yourselves to teach and reach out to the students. We want to give them a competitive edge in the job market when they graduate, the VC told the alumni. She said with the student population at the institution having grown from 16,000 in 2007 to the current 70,000, there was need to nurture more leadership skills.

Chief Justice Dr Willy Mutunga at the interview at Imperial Hotel, Kisumu, on Friday. He denies referring people to witch doctors.

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Mutunga: Weve no regrets over Raila petition verdict

their history. We should not associate traditional justice systems with witchcraft. Even traditional courts punished witchcraft. These systems exist and should not be marginalised. We have elders in Isiolo who handle disputes ranging from murder, defilement and theft. We have started a pilot programme to ensure that their decisions adhere to the values of the Constitution and other laws. Other alternative forms of dispute resolution include mediation, reconciliation and arbitration. But even more important is that Kenyans must appreciate that the modern court system is adversarial, expensive and destructive especially in family cases. It produces a winner and a loser and strains relationships be it family or business partnerships. I have seen instances where brothers have failed to bury their brothers after court settlements. That is why we are saying let us only resort to court when every eort at conict resolution has failed. It is because of the need to sustain relationships that arbitration is big and has now been accommodated under the relevant Act. It is ideal for commercial disputes. Q: You have been going round the country building courts and other infrastructure as part of the Judiciary transformation. But what about the intellectual infrastructure? A: The balance is very critical. We are also concerned about what you are describing as intellectual infrastructure. The Constitution says that our jurisprudence should be both indigenous and progressive. We need very well trained personnel to do this. We have revived the Judiciary Training Institute and emphasise recruitment and promotion on basis of merit. I think it will be extremely dicult for a judge to be promoted to the Supreme Court in future unless he or she has distinguished himself as a great jurist regionally and globally. Most of our jurisprudence is imported. But Kenya now has the most modern Bill of Rights in the world. This comes with a new challenge for us to develop jurisprudence and export it to the rest of the world. This demands more investment in intellectual infrastructure. To sustain the intellectual tradition in the Judiciary, we have increased budget for training and come up with scholarships for judicial ocers. We have also started a course called Law 101 for secretaries, clerks and other non-lawyer members of the Judiciary. This prepares ground for intellectually grounded judicial ocers. Q: As a teacher of law, dont some of the decisions coming out of your courts disturb you for their want of research and intellectual rigour? A: I sit in the Supreme Court and I have not had opportunity to interrogate decisions from the lower courts. Some court decisions reect intellectual rigour and others dont. The bad decisions are overturned by the Appeal Court. With investment in more training, we hope the quality of judging will improve. We are looking at and drawing from the experiences of South Africa from whose Constitution we beneted while writing ours, India and Columbia with equally recent constitutions to grow our jurisprudence. Q: Probably the biggest decision you have made was the Raila election petition which has been widely criticised as incompetent. As the intellectual head of the Judiciary, how do you deal with such criticism? A: I do not regret the decision though it is not the only one. The Supreme Court also rendered an important advisory on the processing of the Division of Revenue Bill for sharing of revenue between the national government and counties. We are accountable for the decisions we make. The critique on the petition judgment is divided. We did the best we could in our circumstances and we have nothing to hide. We applied the Constitution and the law as well as the evidence presented. We were supported by a strong team of lawyers and a battery of researchers. I have always felt that the people who criticise our judgment have never read it, especially newspaper columnists. I maintain that the Supreme Court of Kenya neither has friends nor enemies among Kenyans. All the Court cares for is justice for and to all Kenyans. That is why we took the material to the academy, to law schools and asked the professors to interrogate the judgment. If we made any mistakes we have let them be debated by the academy. But the Supreme Court is not bound by its decisions. There are opportunities in future to make changes but we have provided the basis. Q: Despite your public pronouncements about ghting corruption in the Judiciary, the vice remains considerably rampant. Why? A: The old cartels are still holding strong. And it is not just in the Judiciary. It is like an octopus which has held the entire country hostage. It is like a feeding trough for the greedy but we have sealed loopholes, streamlined the registry and procurement to address the problem. There is also focus on judicial ocers. Q: What is your response to arguments that the Judiciary appears keen to lord over other arms of government. And that some of its decisions are not enforceable? A: We are acting on the strength of the Constitution which has entrusted dispute resolution to the courts. Once a decision is made by the courts, it stands unless overturned by a superior court or reviewed. We give technical advice and enforce the rule of law. Q: And what are the limits to judicial independence? It is dened by the Constitution. I think it is absolute. But the misconception is that it is only curtailed by the Executive. It can be challenged by Parliament, corporate interests, the political class, family, civil society or individual Kenyans. It is work in progress and that is what we hope to attain. There are opportunities to dialogue and consult amongst the arms of government.

I would like you to oer yourselves to teach and reach out to the students. We want to give them a competitive edge in the job market when they graduate
Professor Olive Mugenda, vice chancellor Kenyatta University
The VC also asked the former KU students to contribute towards the completion of an Alumni Centre whose construction has already begun. The VC said the institution had been able to full much of its 10 year master plan with many projects having been complete while others were underway. We are now constructing a graduate school for both Masters and Phd students which will be opened in April, she said. The VC said that adding that the institution was also putting up a 600 bed capacity referral hospitalthe rst one to be run by a public university in the country, a childrens hospital, a shopping mall and a KU TV station among others. Universities need to become entrepreneurial so that we do not always rely on the 35 per cent funding from the government, she said. Mrs Ruto, a student at KU in the 80s, hailed the institution for its rapid development, and donated Sh100, 000 towards the development of the Alumni Centre. Several alumni were awarded, including the DPs wife, who received an award for her eorts in empowering women.

Our are not Kangaroo courts. We should not associate traditional arbitration with witchcraft... modern courts are adversarial
Dr Will Mutunga, CJ

SUNDAY NATION March 30, 2014

National News 11

UPGRADE | Platform was meant to eliminate need for manual ling of returns

Ethics team asked to probe Sh500m tax system op

But KRA says system has been swamped by large number of users seeking to le tax returns

Plan to shorten police training period awaits nod

BY FRED MUKINDA
fmukinda@ke.nationmedia.com Police recruits will train for a shorter time if new proposals to hasten the expansion of the National Police Service are adopted. The training period would be reduced from the current 15 months to nine with the aim being to graduate fresh ocers every year and eventually reduce the police to population ratio. On Thursday, President Uhuru Kenyatta presented a report to Parliament on the State of National Security in which he outlined the plan to bring the ratio from 1:1,150 to 1:550 within ve years. International standards hold that there should be a police ocer for every 400 citizens. According to the report, the government would recruit 15,000 police ocers every year and enhance security equipment and transport, with each ward expected to have two police vehicles. Police have been enlisting 7,000 recruits in each recruitment drive in the past years. They would then undergo training in the rst nine months, thereafter be attached to police stations for three months. They would then return to college for another three months before graduating. Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo conrmed the service was working on the plan to shorten the training period, saying it would be implemented once approved. This is a plan that has been there for some time and we are working on it. The proposal is that the recruits will be deemed to be on internship for six months after leaving college before nally being inducted into the service, he said. The 15-month training programme was introduced in 2012 as recommended in the 2009 Ransley report, the blueprint adopted by the government for police reforms. Previously, the training period was nine months. A signicant part of this period is taken up by eld drills and parades, and limited time is allocated to intelligence police training. This is hardly enough to adequately train a competitive police ofcer, the report said. In the past, police recruits would graduate with a certicate, but the training colleges were upgraded in 2012 and have since been offering diplomas. Some 7,000 fresh ocers are set to be deployed to stations across the country starting next week after graduating from police colleges. The new recruits will join the force as constables.

Taxpayers line up outside Kenya Revenue Authority oces to le tax returns. The iTax payment platform introduced on a trial basis has failed to take o after its installation, prompting a lobby group to demand an audit. It is also claimed that the Authority has contracted a rm to maintain the system despite its failure.
BY ANDREW TEYIE
@muholo ateyie@ke.nationmedia.com the one in Uganda, from where the concept is thought to have been borrowed. Last week, after a month of outrage from taxpayers due to unexplained system failure, KRA asked taxpayers who could not access iTax to le manual returns. At the time, KRA sta who spoke to the Sunday Nation claim, the system capacity usage was negligible since taxpayers could not access it. The crisis saw KRA direct payments of Value Added Tax, Pay as You Earn, stamp duty, excise duty, Kenya Bureau of Standards, Sugar Development Levy and land rates to be made manually to the Central Bank of Kenya or at commercial banks as was the case before the new system was launched on March 1. Those seeking to make payments for withholding tax, advance tax, corporation taxes individual taxes and instalment taxes were also asked to make them through realtime gross settlement transfers (RTGS) in various banks. KRA Domestic Tax Commissioner Alice Owuor attributed the crisis to high trac leading to a system shutdown. We are not reverting to the manual system. We are just using this as a stop-gap measure for taxpayers who have been having problems with the system which need to be resolved to allow ecient accessibility by users, she said. On Friday, Sunday Nation contacted the commissioner in charge of ICT Ezekiel Saina, who has been mentioned in the saga following complaints of conict of interest led at EACC. One of the allegations the anticorruption investigators have been

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group of taxpayers has petitioned the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate how the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) spent close to Sh500 million on an online tax collection project that has failed to function properly. Documents provided to EACC and seen by the Sunday Nation allege that despite KRA awarding Tata Africa Holdings (Kenya) Limited the contract to instal the integrated online system known as iTax that is yet to work, the authority has gone ahead to award the same company another multi-million-shilling tender to maintain the system which has been jammed for the last one month. Our client advises us that your authority is negotiating a fresh contract with Tata for maintenance of the said iTax system and the contract is about to be awarded to the company although no open tendering has been advertised and/ or done although procurement laws dictate that a public tender worth more than Sh500,000 ought to be subjected to open tendering, wrote Nganga Nyaga and Company Advocates on behalf of their clients in a letter to KRA Commissioner General John Njiriani. According to KRA staff who cannot be named discussing their senoirs, the maintenance contract is bigger than the original contract and is supposed to last three years. It is estimated that the maintenance contract could cost more than Sh500 million during the period. The iTax system KRA introduced on March 1 is an integrated online system aimed at making it easier for taxpayers to access various tax administration services such as registration details, ling tax returns, making payments and viewing the taxpayers ledger, among others. However, taxpayers and sections of KRA employees have questioned the systems ability to handle Kenyas big economy compared to

Since the roll-out, the Authority has experienced an increase in the number of taxpayers
KRA report

asked to look into is the possible business link between Mr Saina and the contractor. Although Mr Saina conceded he had seen the petition to EACC and to the KRA Commissioner General, he said he was not authorised to comment on the matter but oered to meet this writer in an individual capacity. I would like you to talk to the right people on that matter, he said in a telephone conversation. The executive director of Tata Africa Holdings (Kenya) Limited Mr Naresh Leekha did not respond to our e-mails or telephone calls. When contacted, the KRA commissioner in charge of communication Ezekiel Maru did not immediately respond to direct questions on the EACC investigations but instead e-mailed to the Sunday Nation a statement KRA released on March 18 following the failure of the iTax system to work. Thanks for your inquiry. We are liaising with the relevant departments for a detailed report. In the meantime, I have forwarded a copy of the press release following the slowing down of iTax roll-out, wrote Mr Maru. In the statement, KRA concedes that the system is aicted with issues that will take time to resolve. Since the roll-out the Authority has experienced an increase in the number of taxpayers seeking support, especially after KRAs requirement that all taxpayers le their returns online, reads part of the statement. It further states: This has posed numerous challenges such as data inconsistencies and system unavailability due to unprecedented demand, which need to be resolved to allow for ecient Accessibility to the system by users. KRA rolled out the iTax system, which is part of Revenue Administration Reform and Modernisation programme, last October on a pilot basis to replace the old system. The complete transition was expected this month. Mr Maru said the problems are not unexpected in any new system of this magnitude.

1:1,550
The current ratio of police to citizens

12 | Opinion

SUNDAY NATION March 30, 2014

Support for road safety best option

ough new rules to reduce road carnage and streamline the chaotic public transport sector are expected to come into force on Tuesday. This is by far the most comprehensive move by the Transport ministry since then minister John Michuki introduced stringent trac regulations in 2003. The enforcement of the so-called Michuki rules has over the years been weak, turning Kenyas roads into some of the most dangerous in the world with at least 3,000 deaths annually. Human error and mechanicl failure have been found to be the cause of most of the accidents. The new rules introduced by the National Transport and Safety Authority are generally aimed at ensuring order and safety in the public transport sector. They touch on mechanical inspection, mandatory sacco membership, crew management and welfare, eet tracking, and other administrative issues such as passenger manifests and tax compliance. Some public transport vehicle operators have in the last few days protested that the rules are logistically and nancially impossible to implement within the given time frame. In the past the operators have opted to withdraw their vehicles from the road, and even violently protested against such rules. Unfortunately, it is innocent commuters who are often inconvenienced. We believe this is a defeatist strategy that does little to solve any grievances. Instead, the synergy of the Transport authorities and investors in the sector is important to save lives and ensure the convenience of road users. It is not in the countrys interest to maintain the present chaotic public transport system. These new rules should be complemented by other long-term solutions like improved driver training, marking and re-design of dangerous spots and enhanced safety awareness campaigns. The government has in the past been accused of knee-jerk reactions. This time there seems to be a more determined and systematic strategy that should be supported.

A girl stands outside a house surrounded by ood water following heavy rains in Ahero yesterday. Residents fear that the coming long rains expected from next month will cause much damage as nothing has been done to protect them from the perennial menace. The Gado cartoon will be back tomorrow.

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THIS AND THAT | Murithi Mutiga

Ethiopias mega rail projects are on track while Kenya looks on

ithin three years, Ethiopia will have one of the most advanced rail networks in Africa. Work on a twin-track line began on January 31, 2012. The government wants it completed and running on January 1, 2015. To achieve that aim, 3,000 Ethiopian workers under the management of contractorChina Railway Engineering Corporation are working day and night. In addition to the light rail transit system, Ethiopia plans to build a 5,000-kilometre network connecting major towns with the capital Addis Ababa and to the port in neighbouring Djibouti. Kenya has similar ambitions. Yet in Nairobi, plans are still at the boardroom stage. The result, as a recent edition of The Africa Report notes, is that Ethiopia and Djibouti will be better positioned than Kenya to oer South Sudan an alternative route to the sea. Ethiopias projects are far more advanced they benet from the wholesale support of the government while Kenyas are lagging behind. The railway to link South Sudan to the port at Lamu lacks investment, and the development of the new standard gauge line is bogged down in debates about how the contract was awarded, the magazine says. The problem with the politics of tenders in Kenya is it is impossible to tell when the controversy is really about corruption and when it is about hidden nancial agendas. As we heard from Otieno Kajwang in the run-up to the last Genereal Election (on the election kits procurement deadlock), no tender for anything worth over Sh1 billion will end without acrimony in Kenya.

Take samples at bars

he National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada) has once again raised concern about substandard and adulterated drinks. These relatively cheap concoctions are packed in plastic bottles, labelled with macho brand names and sold in licensed outlets. In the last few years these untested drinks have been posing health and social risks. Indeed, some deaths have been attributed to them. That is why a notice by Nacada and the Ministry of Health to test all alcoholic drinks could not have come at a better time. But the good intentions have been sullied by a requirement that manufacturers present samples of their alcoholic products for testing and analysis by April 15. Given the shadowy character of these lethal entrepreneurs, it is unlikely they will willingly provide genuine samples, let alone heed the announcement. A more eective strategy would be to collect samples from the point of sale. Subsequently, the authorities should systematically crack down on the illegal manufacturers and operators of outlets that stock unlicensed liquor. Without such proactive moves, the planned audit risks being yet another exercise doomed to failure.

Political football: State tendering processes not very clear

Bidders will appeal, rivals will win friends among MPs, the media will take sides, and the whole thing will end up in the courts or collapse altogether. Also, while we want to appear to have strong checks and balances, the reality is that our MPs sometimes engage in what Nicholas Gumbo recently called oversight banditry and use their powers for rent-seeking activities. Meanwhile, as we engage in these complex dances, other economies in the region power on. Although the success of nations in the Far East in transforming their economies is often called an Asian economic miracle , there was nothing miraculous about it. They simply did the basics: invested massively in infrastructure development including ports connected to efficient railways and expressways, boosted training in science and technology and made sure industries which could employ thousands and boost average income had regular access to electricity. Ethiopia is doing all that. Last weeks edition of The EastAfrican noted that the country requires that 70 per cent of graduates study science and engineering, and its commitment to infrastructure development, coupled with tax holidays for investors, means that it is fast becoming an attractive destination for industry. It is good

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There are no trac jams along the extra mile.

Roger Staubach

Simply ghting graft is not a meaningful policy in itself. A better legacy is to expand infrastructure

that Kenya is a democracy and is not run in the authoritarian fashion of more controlled nations in the region. But this democracy should not be obsessed with petty issues like who should y which ags and must not hinder development. If I were President Kenyatta, I would make the standard gauge railway line and the Tana River irrigation scheme the only two projects of a long-term nature on my desk and throw everything at them. Without evidence that the tender is inated, I would launch into construction straight away and demand that the contractors deliver on time. If, on the other hand, there is evidence of tender ination, then cancel it and secure an alternative deal that should also start on schedule, at least by July. Mahathir Mohamads Malaysia was not run in the most transparent of ways. Tenders were often given to gures close to the ruling party. Despite that, today Malaysias infrastructure standards are matched only by China, Japan and Singapore in that region. President Kenyatta has a chance to ght corruption because he is reputedly not needy himself. But while we all abhor corruption, simply fighting graft is not a meaningful policy in itself. A much better legacy would be the large-scale expansion of infrastructure to attract investors who would, in turn, stimulate employment. The railway line has the potential to be a game changer for the Kenyan economy. It should not be allowed to turn into a political football. mmutiga@ke.nationmedia.com Twitter: @mutigam

SUNDAY NATION March 30, 2014

Opinion 13
FIFTH COLUMNIST | Philip Ochieng

OPINION MAKERS | What they said

Now that everyone is eating, what is devolution worth?

Why should somebody walk in that state when government has an obligation to take care of them? The sexual violence meted out on victims in punishable by life imprisonment, but the priority of survivors in not conviction; they want help. KNCHR boss Patricia Nyaundi, accusing government of bias against victims of post-election violence. Poaching has not yet reached the level where it can be declared a national disaster. Our wildlife numbers are healthy, and up to global standards. Please disregard suggestions that animal numbers are diminishing. If the statics havent been issues by us, they are unreliable. KWS Director General William Kiprono on the state of Kenyas wildlife. You can use elders, churches or mosques to settle disputes. I have even been told that the people of Kitui, where I come from, are turning to witch doctors to solve some issues. Going to court is foolish because you will lose your money to lawyers. Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, urging Kenyans to explore other ways of conict resolution. My wish was to see Mr Moi sitting opposite me in the dock while I gave my evidence. I wanted him to look me in the eye while he answered questions about my husbands death. Mrs Zipporah Seroney on an application to have former president Moi appear in court. Mrs Seroney is suing Mr Moi for detaining her husband, Jean Seroney, Those are not people to be arrested. Why take them to court when they have killed? Who is going to be the witness? Can the dead be resurrected to testify? Lets be fair when caught, let them be nished on the spot. Mombasa County Commissioner Nelson Marwa while giving the police a shoot to kill order for suspected terrorists.
House Divided Against Itself was one fundamental fact that nearly nipped the United States Congress in the bud. In Kenya, clearly, the two-house structure and its further split into 47 mini-legislatures threaten to completely vitiate all our national law-making. Yet this proliferation of energy is the nub of that majoritarianism which Western liberalism has recently unloaded onto mankind. That is probably why certain members of both houses of Kenyas Parliament are once again condemning it as a tyranny of numbers . A tyranny of numbers is a situation in which, in a nation composed of such objective facts as tribes, each led by extremely self-interested individuals, the biggest tribes just two or three gang up and, through the sheer numbers, dictate civic, economic, legal and political matters to all others (in Kenya some 40). In liberal democracy, numbers not demonstrated moral and socio-historical truths are what decide who are to be the next governors. Kenyas new constitution also splinters our legislative business both between a Senate and a House of Representatives and between the national Parliament itself and 47 whole county legislative houses. Both are inescapably dominated by some of the greediest and narrowest-minded individuals. Thus the new dispensation turns out to be one gargantuan caterpillar, guzzling money into itself like a gigantic cosmic Hoover machine, but never coughing it back out for any constructive social use. Where its top civil service echelons are already paid much better than their counterparts even in the rich West, how can a poor Third World government happily implement a constitutional recommendation which doubles the expenses of its national legislation alone and multiplies by 47 those of its devolved units? If your national treasury is shallow, how can you sponsor the splintering and proliferation of your lawmaking and administrative instruments into a million ineective but highly expensive units all run by some of the worlds hungriest men and women and then complain that your public service wage bill is putting 100 Kilimanjaros in the shade? No, in principle, I cannot oppose devolution. All my life I have campaigned for emancipation and empowerment of women, labourers, racial minorities, self-help churches and other downtrodden groups. If it can help local people to help themselves through self-management in the production of their own goods, services and ideas, then devolution clearly is a humdinger. But, in a situation of extreme national poverty and extreme social ignorance, devolution requires the deepest amount of thought and of planning. Clearly, by recommending devolution, the writers of our constitution meant extremely well. But, concerning resources and implementation, they hardly gave it any thought. So our devolution has turned out to be nothing but a means of extending economic grabbing and political highhandedness from one national centre to 47 peripheral centres. It means that, while expenditure has doubled at Parliament Building alone, in the legislative peripheries, it has soared 47 times. Hence the question: Has the quality of legislation doubled or multiplied by 47? Is there any less noisemaking, any less scheming by legislators to rob the national treasury, any less suborning of witnesses against tribal rivals? Have you seen in our Parliament any social consciousness, any demonstrative intellectual discourse, any aristocratic grace and courtesy? In our Parliament and its 47 county ospring, we have seen only an endless torrent of meaningless words and, in the opposite direction, only an avalanche of the taxpayers money being frittered away in long splurges of consumption beehive feasting, sinuous cars, palatial houses, mistresses with well endowed bottoms. Please tell me: Do the inhabitants of Kenyas 47 grassroots areas enjoy 47 times greater freedoms than they did under one ministry in Nairobi? If, nationwide, the situation has gone from bad to worse in terms of food, health, security, infrastructure, education, whatnot, exactly what is our devolution worth? Where is our legion of legislative houses taking us? ochiengotani@gmail.com

SUNDAY VIEW | Gitau Warigi

Take deliberate steps to probe and punish youth incitement

s far as I know, the Luo people are not into cattle rustling which is the euphemistic way our media refers to armed, organised cattle thefts. That activity is the province of the Pokot, the Samburu and the Turkana. The Kisii are certainly not into it either, so when they complain, as the Luo in Nyakach are doing, of rampant cattle raids across the border from the former Rift ValleyProvince, they are making a point. Before we come to how this backward pastime targets farmers like the Luo and the Kisii, it is important to cite some cultural and historical references. For the Turkana-Samburu-Pokot orbit, cattle raiding has been part of their life. You prove your manhood by how many cattle raids you participate in against the neighbours. It is more or less like aspiring Maasai morans would set out to kill lions. This led to induction as a full-edged warrior. For the cattle rustlers, they also become marriageable material; they now would have plenty of animals to pay dowry. Happily, the Maasai have gone beyond that lifestyle. You only see it on tourist postcards. They no longer attack neighbours for cattle. Modernity caught up with them. They dont even kill lions anymore, unless the Kenya Wildlife Service fails to remove troublesome big cats that attack their livestock. The Rift Valley tribes, the Turkana, Samburu and Pokot, have opted to stick to this warrior mindset of cattle raiding; this is s dangerous because people get killed in such raids. The Anti-Stock Theft

Change mindset: A way must be found even if it is through cultural reeducation and military action

Police Unit was set up way back in the 1970s but has not quite succeeded in stamping out the cattle theft menace. I believe the reason is because they treat the phenomenon largely as a criminal enterprise which emphatically it is but fail to confront the cultural aspect that underpins it. Yoweri Museveni went a step further and created a full ministry of Karamojong Aairs. The Karamojong are pastoralists whose culture closely resembles that of the Pokot and the Turkana. Musevenis intention was to coax them gently into modernity and into co-existence with other peoples, something I applaud. These guys are dierent from the rest of us. It is a fact of life we must accept.

uncomfortable for his own reasons about tackling this criminal mindset at its roots, but something must be done even if it is the Museveni way, through cultural re-education combined with paramilitary enforcement. It is pointless for elders to share a forum when criminals cloaking themselves in false cultural garb continue to wreak havoc 50 years after independence. They are no different from those jihadists killing innocents in Mombasa. ***** Muslim leaders should please stop the habit of talking from both sides of their mouths. When National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale equates terrorism with lesbianism, I cant gure out what he means. Most Kenyans are not fond of lesbians, but they dont go shooting church worshippers with abandon. Since the Likoni outrage, I have quietly watched the roll call of Muslim leaders, who normally yell about anti-Muslim brutality , criticise the government for laxity in enforcing security, which is all very well but also very hypocritical. The elephant in the room they fail to mention is the radicalisation of Mombasa youth through jihadist rhetoric. This is what the imams at the Coast should work to contain. I even doubt the problem in Mombasa is directly linked to Al-Shabaab. My hunch is that the radicalism is homegrown, as in Zanzibar where tourists are pelted with acid. In fact, it predates Al-Shabaab. gwarigi@ke.nationmedia.com

Incited

The Pokot have relatives in the old Rift Valley who like to pride themselves as warriors , too. During the multi-party clamour when pressure was brought to bear on President Daniel arap Moi, they were deliberately incitedunder the guise of awakening this warrior ethosto attack people in the old province that were supporting change. We all saw what happened in 1991, 1992 and 1997. It happened again in 2007, but in a dierent context. The Nyakach-Kericho clashes may have been provoked by individuals on either side who are basically petty cattle thieves acting on their own. However, allegations of intentional incitement of youths must be thoroughly investigated and punished. President Uhuru Kenyatta may be

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To the editor
Lifestyle writers review o the mark
Tom Odhiambos Just who are the Luhya , a review of Shadrack Bulimos two books Luyia Nation: Origins, Class and Taboos (2013) and Luyia of Kenya: A Cultural Prole in last weeks Sunday Nation (In the Books and Culture section of Lifestyle) made for interesting if somewhat perplexing reading, especially his comments on the books, and the reviewed: the Luhya nation, tribe and peoples. His was a literary review, a view which let him make comments on the tribe rather than, precisely, the books he was reviewing. Were he to consult on the origin of the people and their language, for example, rather than that of the tribe, he would have had a solution to his confusion that, according to Bulimo, the name Abaluhya did not come into existence until 1930s. Indeed, the subject of the origin of the Luhya would have been done better by someone with more appreciable knowledge of the subject matter. Anyhow, as to his title, Luhya refers to the manner in which the people resolve clan or tribal problems at a designated open eld oluhya. Oluhya is neither a replace, a hearth or bonre; it is an open court, the equivalent of a pre-announced baraza. Seth Asenalavaza, via e-mail.

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TALKING POINT

Sentiment aside, polygamy is an ideal we ought to embrace T

he passing by Parliament of a law allowing polygamy should be supported by all deeply religious men and women with a sense for morality. The Quran, and Islam, allows, under special circumstances such as to ensure orphans and widows are taken care of a man to have more than one wife at one time. The question of polygamy should be considered in view of such circumstances. According to Islam, the objects of marriage are four: protection against physical, moral and spiritual maladies; peace of mind and the availability of a loving companion; procreation, and widening of the circle of social relationships among a people. Polygamy is also intended to meet the serious situation when, besides other aspects of decline, the population of a nation becomes so depleted as to threaten its existence. The fall of birth rates, which is rife in some countries, can be eectively remedied through polygamy. The West, which so vehemently opposes this practice, is unlikely to recover from the moral and social diseases from which it suers, including perilous population declines in certain countries, unless, setting aside all false notions

The Cutting Edge

BY THE WATCHMAN
HIDDEN AGENDA: The real aim of the terrorists who last week attacked a church in Likoni, Mombasa, killing several people and badly injuring a little child is to drive a wedge between Muslims and Christians by fuelling a religious war, warns Georey Njenga. They are only too aware that such a bloody incident will cause bad blood between members of the two main religions in this country. Its part of their agenda to incite and radicalise more youth to join them. His contact is geonjenga@yahoo.com. EIGHT-YEAR LAW AN ASS: The argument that no matter how good imported used motor vehicles are, the eight-year age limit law must be obeyed, is utterly absurd, says Cephas Karanja. Anything contrary to this is arguing like the biblical Pharisees, who would rather have had a donkey die after falling into a well on a Sabbath than have the owner break such a law rescuing it. Such laws serve no public good. We can collectively (agree to) break a nonsensical law for our own good before changing it. After all, it was made for us and not the converse. His contact is kiper6183@gmail.com.

The Marriage Bill proposes that in customary arrangements, men can marry second wives without consulting the rst.
about polygamous marriages, they embrace this ideal. It is a sacrice demanded of men and women alike a sacrifice in which personal and passing sentiments are required to be set aside in the interest of the wider and permanent interests of whole communities and countries. Hussein Hadh, Mombasa *** Those who are supporting the Marriage Amendment Bill are driven by selsh, philanderer tendencies. For a honourable member

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Law is not absolute; lets allow revision

Sustained calls for the amendment of the Constitution are legitimate and justied. Even President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy have expressed serious misgivings. Parliaments legal team is working to ne tune proposals contained in two separate bills led by the Mwingi Central MP Joe Mutambu (Wiper) and Ainamoi MP Benjamin Langat (URP). The rst Bill seeks to reduce the number of counties from 47 to 10, constituencies from 290 to 141, among others, and the second to scrap the positions of Women Representatives, nominated MPs, Senators and County Representatives. To this end, the Mutava Musyimi-led Budget and Appropriation Committee has set aside Sh80 million to facilitate an audit of the Constitution. If we hope to overcome the challenge of the wage bill, we must support these measures. The Constitution, as it is currently, is too expensive to sustain. The cost of implementation must take into account the countrys population, GDP, and completely eradicate duplication of duties. I fully support the call for amendments and hope they go through and call on every patriot to as well. Joseph Ndonga, Nairobi.

to insinuate that a man can marry any number of wives is irresponsible, and smacks of disrespect to women. Do such people have daughters who could well become victims to the law they have set up? Granted, there are fewer women parliamentarians than men but were they utterly unable to their powers of debate to oppose this decidedly oppressive law? We need to install marital laws, but this is not how; some of its content is simply wrong and needs revision. Kamichore Mutindira, Nairobi.

GROUNDED AT THE FARM: A farmer in Makueni County, Patrice Mutuku, says he is already feeling the pinch following a directive that carriers atop matatus be removed. My produce, which I normally transport by matatu to Nairobi, is now rotting away on the farm. Like many of his fellow small-scale farmers in Ukambani and elsewhere, Patrice adds, he cannot aord to hire a pick-up to ferry the produce, as the cost will be too high. He is appealing to Transport Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau to reconsider the decision. His contact is patricengao81@gmail.com. END THE JAM: The closure of the section of Outering Road in Nairobis Embakasi area in the Eastlands from a local fuel depot to the Taj Mall roundabout is the source of a trac jam nightmare for motorists, says Patrick Ndegwa. Drivers coming from the Utawala area, he adds, now have to lter into only one entry into Mombasa Road, and yet the construction has not even begun. Why not just open it and close it once the City Cabanas interchange is completed? His contact is pattnd@yahoo.com. DSTV RAINED OFF: Can MultiChoice, please, urgently explain to subscriber D.K. Mwangi why the signal of their popular pay TV channel, DStv, cannot withstand the rain, often denying those who have paid for service the right to have continuous coverage. Says Mwangi: Whenever rain falls, the DStv signal is lost, and yet other TV channels remain steadfast. This is so, and yet DStv is said to be superior to the others. Why cant MultiChoice sort this one out? His telephone contact is 0722490148. NEW HOMES, POTHOLED ROADS: As new houses continue to be built at New Donholm in Nairobis Eastlands, the roads are in a pathetic state and the deterioration continues at an alarming rate, moans Purity Musalia. I wonder how the landlords expect prospective tenants to access the houses being built. Trucks carrying building materials, and water bowsers are the worst culprits. The road passing by Modern Care School has two big potholes that become mini lakes whenever rain falls. Three days since it rained, the road is still ooded. SNEAKY MOTORISTS: Every time motorists give way to emergency vehicles such as ambulances or VIPs motorcades in Nairobi, June Vandenabeele says, others immediately take advantage of this to escape trac jams by speeding after them, creating needless confusion. A regular user of Ngong Road, June adds, it is a common occurrence in the Karen area, and the culprits should not be allowed to go scot-free. They should be arrested and punished as what they do is unfair to others. Her contact is june.vandenabeele@gmail.com. Have an reasonable day, wont you!

Planned unions merger in teachers best interests

The juvenile wars between the two teachers unions, Kenya National Union of Teachers and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers, is an indicator that the outts leaders do not understand what is good for their members, or for the education sector. Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion, says the merger is a response to the demands of teachers who want a single, formidable union, which will accord them more bargaining power. The two unions have a combined membership of about 300,000. Tragically, Kuppet ocials, led by secretary general Akello Misori, have dismissed the merger proposal, which he calls hot air , as ill-timed, and said that his union will ght it. Kuppet, Mr Misori goes on to say, was formed to address unique problems of secondary and tertiary level teachers, which is why the two must remain autonomous. Curiously, nothing dierentiates teachers represented by the two unions all teachers are hired, fired, retired, disciplined and paid by the Teachers Service Commission. Essentially then, those opposing the merger are just propagating self-interest at the expense of the teachers they claim to represent. If teachers understand which side of their bread is buttered, they must resolve to belong to one union, to give a punch to whatever they agitate for. If this were to happen, the umbrella union would, for example, address the concerns by secondary school teachers of the risk of tyranny of numbers posed by Knut, as well as the union dues paid by teachers. This could be done by introducing armative action and transparency and accountability measures when it comes to using the money collected from in union dues. Kimani wa Njuguna, Gatundu

Thirty Years Ago

March 30, 1984 President Moi has sacked Dr Mukasa Mango as the Minister for Cooperative Development, and replaced him with real estate executive, Peter Okondo. A statement from the Oce of the President, broadcast through the Voice of Kenya, said the dismissal and new appointment take immediate eect. No reasons were extended. The dismissed minister, a former university lecturer, was rst elected to parliament to represent Busia East constituency in November 1979. He was appointed Minister for Livestock Development in May 1981, replacing Mr James Osogo, who lost his Busia South seat as a result of a successful petition at the High Court. Dr Mango moved to the Ministry of Health in February 1982 in a Cabinet reshue, and again to Co-operative Development after re-election in the September General Elections. Dr Mango becomes the rst Minister to be sacked since the new Cabinet was named.

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BY-ELECTION | Orange party out to take control of key county to boost its inuence

ODM vows to take Migori seat as Jubilee link haunts Obado

Ousted Governors perceived ties to Deputy President might work against him in poll
BY ELVIS ONDIEKI
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BITS & PIECES | Gakiha Weru

When Joseph ole Lenku was plucked from Utalii College and appointed Interior Cabinet Secretary, many people were not impressed. It was Budalangi Member of Parliament Ababu Namwabu who described him as a principal of a small beverages college . While I thought that was below the belt, Im no longer so sure. One year in oce and with runaway crime including terrorism the man has been waltzing from one directive to the next. The latest is the order for all refugee to return to camps. Unfortunately, ghting crime is about taking the ght to the criminals. It is not like turning water into wine at a famous wedding in Cana. I dont know where Mombasa County Commissioner Nelson Marwa got the idea that he can order police to shoot and kill suspected terrorist but I bet his boss gave his tacit approval. The support by the public is understandable: the wails of baby Satarine Onyisa are enough to drive anybody insane. However, when the killings start, nobodys safety will be guaranteed. This is one genie you dont want to let out of the bottle. This is not the story of Aladdin and his wonderful lamp.

LENKU FEELING THE HEAT

AND ELISHA OTIENO

elisha_otieno@yahoo.com

WHEN BULLETS START FLYING

DM yesterday vowed to campaign vigorously to win the Migori governors seat a day after the Court of Appeal nullied the election of Okoth Obado. The ousted governor will have to ght against the odds for reelection in what is considered an ODM stronghold due to his open links with the ruling Jubilee coalition. Mr Obado, an ally of Deputy President William Ruto and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was the only non-ODM governor in the four counties of Luo Nyanza where Raila Odinga commands a huge following. PDP entered a post-election pact with Jubilee after last years General Election, making the former Migori county boss the only Jubilee governor in the region. Mr Obado benefited from the disenchantment that followed last years chaotic ODM primaries in the run-up to the March 4 election. And yesterday, ODM vowed to wrest the seat from the grasp of PDP, a party associated with Mr Omingo Magara. Acting party leader Anyang Nyongo told Sunday Nation that PDP is their rival for going to bed with Jubilee. As a member of PDP, the (ousted) governor does not belong to our house. PDP is in Jubilee. Mr Obado was once an ODM member and left due to problems during nominations, said Prof Nyongo who is holding the fort for Mr Odinga, who is in the US. He said that once the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission calls a by-election, ODM will conduct

ETHNIC EQUATION

County is cosmopolitan
Migori is a cosmopolitan county with the Luo a majority in the population that also includes Kuria, Luhya, Kisii and Kenyan Somalis. It will be interesting to see how the ethnic equation plays out in the selection of the deputy governor. Last year, Mr Obado had Mahanga Mwita, from Kuria as his deputy while Prof Oyugi had Ann Omodho, wife of Nyatike MP Edick Anyanga, as his running mate. The multi-tribe factor has delayed the hiring of the public service board after 13 people from minority tribes moved to court and succeeded in temporarily blocking the hiring of sta.
William Ruto in Migori, the last time being February 8 when the URP leader visited Kuria. I usually invite Mr Ruto as the deputy president of Kenya and as an ocer of the national government with which we must work to achieve our mandates, he told Sunday Nation in an earlier interview. The relationship between Mr Ruto and Mr Obado is said to have grown during their days in ODM and later when Mr Ruto was Agriculture minister and Mr Obado headed the Kenya Sugar Board. I was a victim of the shambolic ODM primaries. My supporters decided that their democratic rights had to be respected. I want to be judged on delivery of services, not the party I support, he said. Political analyst Adams Oloo said the Ruto factor may work against the former governor if a by-election is held. Cord will get a reason to launch a more scathing campaign against Mr Obado because PDP is now not under Cord, Dr Oloo said. He said URP is unlikely to campaign for Mr Obado because of a possible backlash. Mr Obado will have to walk a tightrope and tread with care because of the perceived co-operation with the Jubilee administration, he said. However, the deputy president may still provide logistical and nancial support to his ally. The actions of Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno, who has declared he will form his own party after falling out with Mr Odinga, will also be closely watched. Mr Otieno known for his nancial muscle and mobilising ability has in the past joined Mr Obado in hosting the deputy president in Migori County. In an interview that appeared in the February 10 Sunday Nation Mr Obado said he enjoyed a good relationship with Mr Odinga and Mr Ruto. He said allegiance to the government of the day should be symbiotic, not adversarial. Mr Obado lost his seat after a three-judge bench sitting in Kisumu nullied his election. Mr Mark Nyamita, who lost to Mr Obado last year, is eyeing the seat. Former minister Ochillo Ayacko told the Sunday Nation that he was still watching the space keenly. Leadership is a calling, and if the public want me to vie, who am I to refuse? he said.

Deputy President William Ruto, former Migori Governor Zachariah Okoth Obado and Kericho Senator Charles Keter during a church service at Nyamitiro centre in Kuria East Constituency, Migori County in February.

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I like guys who dont get fazed easily. On such man is William Kiprono, the KWS boss. He says that poaching has not reached alarming levels. Let us look at the gures of rhinos, for instance. Last year, 120 of them were slaughtered in various parks in the country. Since the beginning of the year and counting, 18 have been killed. Consider that the same KWS put the rhino population at 1,041 last year. If this not so alarming rate of killing continues, the rhino population will be wiped out in under 10 years. If a bomb went o under Kips seat, I bet he wouldnt inch.
Bloggers have gone berserk on social media after Chief Justice Willy Mutunga said we should use all means, including witchcraft, to resolve disputes. I, too, wondered what the man had been smoking but the more I think about it, all this indignation is in keeping with a carefully crafted masquerade. The truth is that most of us go to the church or mosque during the day then slink o to see a bonethrowing, half-naked native under the cover of darkness. Trust me, that Mganga Kutoka Pemba does not feed on air. gweru@ke.nationmedia.com

DEAD RHINOS? NO BIG DEAL

A DATE WITH A SORCERER

nominations and ght for the Migori governorship. The appeal against Mr Obados election was led by the ODM candidate in the last election Mr Edward Oyugi. Mr Obado, who has declared he will contest Fridays decision at the Supreme Court, twice hosted Deputy President

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THE WEEK THAT WAS | Kwendo Opanga

SUNDAY NATION March 30, 2014

The ag has authority, but it is not the prize

What did I expect from a group that set apart time to debate legally-enforceable carnal knowledge? Frivolous discussion:
n 1990, Waruru Kanja, then the Minister for Information, was sacked. Kanja ever the maverick told news people that whoever gave him the ag could have it back. And then he put the boot in: Is it a blanket? he asked. Governor William Kabogo says many weird things, but he is clear that he does not need a ag on his car to serve the people of Kiambu County. Dr Sally Kosgei, the soft spoken academic-turned-diplomat-turned-politician annoyed many people when, as minister in the Grand Coalition Government, she said that the ag was occasionally used to have her way cleared during trac jams. But what she meant was that she would much rather nd her way to and from the oce quietly or anonymously. Kanja was, of course, piqued at being dismissed summarily for saying that a dangerous trend was emerging in the country where people who rose to prominence were eliminated. That was a dumb thing for a minister to say in those days and Kanja knew before he uttered those words that he was putting his job on the line. Kanja spoke his mind; while the ag was a symbol of high oce, it was not his be-all and end-all. Dr Kosgei recognised the power of the ag. She knew that trac police would immediately clear the road for her and that obliging motorists would wave her on because of the ag the symbol and reminder of the ubiquity of government, and her role in it. Mr Kabogo fears nobody and nothing when it comes to political combat. When he opens his mouth to wage war, he says anything and everything unsavoury about his enemies. He read the writing on the wall and knew that governors would not stop MPs and senators determined to stop them from ying the national ag on their cars. He politely told the legislators that ag or not he was working to full his mandate as governor. Again, like Dr Kosgei before him, he knows pretty well what the ag is about; the symbol of the authority of the governor; a tting reminder of a new dispensation in the land and the role of the governor in it; a perfect manifestation of elective power at county level. Now, the National Assembly voted last week to change the law that allows Cabinet Secretaries and governors to y the national ag on their cars. If this bill gets presidential assent and becomes law, only the President, Deputy President, Chief Justice and Speakers of the Senate and National Assembly will y the ags. Will Kenya become a better place to live in because CSs do not y ags on their cars? Will the Senate serve devolution better because governors do not y the national ag on their cars? The ag, Kanja told us 24 years ago, is not a blanket. The flag is not a mark of delivery on election pledges or conrmation of a governors performance. It is a symbol that expresses the power given one to deliver on pledges or mandates. The ag is the symbol of our independence, and armation of our determination to determine our destiny. When last September terrorists struck the high-end Westgate shopping mall, Mrs Mary Kimonye (pictured) draped herself in a large ag of Kenya and condently marched to the scene; the national anthem owing from her lips. It was a massive statement from the Chief Executive of the Brand Kenya Board: Not even terror can stop us from being Kenyan. We will not be cowed by terror; she declared. From my living room I saw the ag as a symbol of our resilience, resourcefulness and readiness to pick ourselves up and pick up the pieces. When a national football or volleyball team is playing a home game or hosts a continental tourney, miniature ag are sold on every street and adorn cars, buses, lorries and matatus. Kenyans back their teams to the hilt and ag-waving becomes the ultimate expression of love for team and country. I was, therefore, mightily surprised to hear that MPs had set aside valuable time to debate and pass a bill to stop CSs and governors from ying the national ag. But, then, I am to blame. What did I expect from a group that set aside time, a lot of time, to debate the taking of multiple wives and legally enforceable carnal knowledge? So, is Kenya better off because CSs and governors wont y national ags and men can marry without consulting their wives? Opanga is a media consultant. opanga@diplomateastafrica.com

MY THOUGHTS | Dominic Wamugunda

Have churches abandoned their ocks to politicians?

he other day, I got into a discussion with a friend about how the Church should be involved in matters that border on politics. The genesis of our little talk was a statement attributed to the Speaker of the National Assembly castigating church leaders and telling them to leave legislators to do their work. We went down memory lane and remembered the days our bishops were a real factor in the agendasetting process on social issues aecting Kenyans. Of course some of that is what culminated into the Mfungamano Initiative. My friend asked me what happened to the pastoral letters our bishops used to write, but I did not have an answer. I had, however, to concede that the Churchs involvement in the social and political issues that aect Kenyans has declined in recent times, leaving many Christians feeling abandoned. The moment the prophetic voice of church leaders is heard and seen to being articulated by a united body of spiritual leaders, believers feel guided and protected. Indeed, my friend said to me: Even though I will keep going to church because I am a believer, I am disappointed with our bishops. Kenya belongs to all of us and every individual and institution has an interest in what happens. Work at the National Assembly has to be of particular interest to all of us because law and order will, to a large extent, be determined by the kind of laws that are passed there. For parliamentarians to imagine that the civil society and other non-political bodies should not be interested in what they do inside Parliament is to forget that theirs is a representative role. The Speakers reprimand of the religious leaders is, therefore, totally uncalled for. Legislators do what they do on our behalf hence our interest. If it is the church leaders who will speak on our behalf perhaps because elected leaders have other interests so be it. Our church leaders, on the other hand, may need to consider their roles when it comes to executing their prophetic mandate. Unity of purpose will be their saving grace. Lone ranger tactics will never be eective, although I know that its in reporters nature to propel them in that direction. Prudence demands that any serious church leader should have a way to have facts properly analysed before they announce their stand. Some of our churches have serious, committed experts and aliates who would help in such a process. What is the Church saying about the Presidents State of the Nation address to Parliament last Thursday? Father Wamugunda is Dean of Students at the University of Nairobi. wamugundaw@uonbi.ac.ke

Kenya will not be better o simply because CSs and governors will not y national ags

...I saw the ag as a symbol of our resilience, resourcefulness and readiness to pick ourselves up, and pick up the pieces.

STRAIGHT TALK | Ahmednasir Abdullahi

Maasai risk been driven from their grazing lands

here is a frightening land grab in Narok and Kajiado counties ala Crimea! But unlike Vladimir Putin who has been universally condemned for annexing Crimea, no one raises the alarm against the disturbing happenings in Narok and Kajiado. It is both outrageous and appalling. A small and weak pastoralist community is being systematically overrun by powerful neighbours who have set their insatiable appetite and wandering eyes on their grazing land. Despite the widespread disposition of their ancestral grazing land, many Kenyans are oblivious to the plight of the Maasai community that not only faces the destruction of a way of life but also denite political marginalisation. At this rate, the Maasai will be completely overrun by their neighbours. Of the two counties, Narok is in a more dicey political state. Within two decades, the Maasai will probably constitute a negligible political minority in both counties. They will then be disenfranchised and unrepresented in all political organs of the state, including the National Assembly. The correlation between loss of land and political irrelevance has many historical examples both in Africa and other parts of the world. In fact, it is on a

Cause of action: If the counties each spend Sh1bn annually, they can, within ve years, reverse the take over of communal land

dened piece of land that certain rights, especially political rights like the right to representation, are attached to. Members of Parliament, governors and senators are elected within a dened land mass. So if the Maasai are marginalised in their land, they will also be sidelined politically. The land grab in the two counties is laying the foundation for the communitys political annihilation! The socio-political problems that will then be triggered will trouble the country for a long time. There is an urgent national imperative to address the problem before it gets out of hand. A short window of opportunity exists. The land belonging to the Maasai was specifically targeted by successive regimes since independence. It was

Reverse the trend

seen by these regimes as land that belongs to no one. The Maasai, unfortunately, are the only pastoralist community close to the centre of government in Nairobi. The political elite and their surrogates identied the grazing land of the community as the next frontier of Kenyas famed land grabbing national pastime. Individualisation of land used for communal purposes like grazing aggravated the problem. A drive from Athi River to Namanga captures vividly the heartbreak of how the Maasai have been shunted o their land. One sees all kind of structures and enterprises put up on land that was used by successive generation of Maasai to graze their cattle. One also notices herds of cattle conned to graze along the highway. So what is the solution? Sim-

A drive from Athi River to Namanga captures vividly how the Maasai have been shunted o their land.

ple! First identify the land that changed hands in the past 10 to 15 years. Then the county governments of Narok and Kajiado start acquiring compulsorily at market rate the communitys ancestral grazing lands from the current owners. This doesnt mean that they do a Mugabe on the registered owners. No! Using Article 40 of the Constitution, the two counties simply exercise their coercive powers and compulsorily acquire private land for the sole purpose of reverting to grazing land. Only then will they reverse the genocidal disposition of Maasai land. If the two counties each spend a billion shillings annually in such an exercise, they can, within ve years, reverse the take over of the communitys communal land. The two county governments in tandem with this noble and constitutional exercise must restock the livestock of the community and then undertake both dairy and livestock business on a commercial scale. Such a scheme is a golden chance to showcase to other Kenyans how devolution works for marginalised pastoralist communities. Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi is the publisher, Nairobi Law Monthly

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OPINION | George Kegoro

Hannans expulsion points to shrinking freedoms

he situation of Ms Lucy Hannan, a British journalist and long-term Kenyan resident, whom the government has declared subversive and ordered removed from the country, has been in the news in the last few days and has been projected as an example of the shrinking space for human rights defenders in Kenya. Ms Hannans tribulations reect a wider problem in Africa where authorities are increasingly cracking down on those that dare to break outside the set political bounds. A regional conference convened by the International Commission of Jurists in Pretoria last week reected on the grim situation facing human rights defenders on the continent and the perils they face in an increasingly hostile environment. At the conference, the case of Swazi lawyer and human rights activist Thulani Maseko was discussed. He was arrested two weeks ago, together with Bheki Makhubu, the editor of The Nation (no relation to this newspaper), a Swazi newspaper that carried an article the lawyer authored criticising the arrest of a government ocial on the orders of the chief justice. Maseko and the editor were charged with contempt of court, and the two are currently in custody, awaiting the determination of their bail application. Swaziland is the only African

Human rights: Ms Lucy Hannan who has worked in Kenya for 19 years, was declared subversive by the government

country with an absolute monarch, who is not subject to the authority of any other institution in his kingdom. In addition, the kingdoms Chief Justice Michael Ramodibedi has been described as a judicial monarch for issuing instructions for the arrest of individuals a function that judiciaries do not usually perform and then proceeding to hear the cases. This is what had happened in the arrest which Maseko had criticised. In the case of Ms Hannan, who came to Kenya 18 years ago and started a family which lives here, she has invested in the country and has also been doing human rights work. A former BBC journalist, Ms Hannan has been involved in cutting-edge advocacy promoting human rights through lm. Her lm Getting Justice: Kenyas Deadly Game of Wait and See anchored by human rights lawyer, Maina Kiai, was shown on prime time television in Kenya and in international lm festivals, and was nominated for an award. She has also made lms such as Unnished Business: Power and Poverty in Kenyas Central Region, which explores President Uhuru Kenyattas relationship with his own Kikuyu people in the context of the case against him before the International Criminal Court. Her other high-impact lms include Disputed Fields, which looks at the history of conict over land in the Rift Valley

and No Mans Land: Ni Yetu , which probes marginalisation and insecurity in northern Kenya. The expulsion of Ms Hannan (below) comes in the wake of recent efforts by the government to amend the Public Benefits Organisations Act, which would have restricted foreign funding for Kenyan civil society organisations. Elements in the government continue to characterise civil society in pejorative terms, calling it the evil society . The declaration of people as subversives has not happened in Kenya for more than 20 years. This term carries a specic meaning in Kenyas political history and was used to describe political dissidents who advocated political reforms during the one-party era. The usual fate of a subversive was detention without trial, although some were killed.

While the State can claim legal rights to expel Ms Hannan, the decision to declare her a subversive under the same shadowy circumstances as used in the past and to use this as its reason for expelling her is a reminder of the dicult past from which the country has emerged. Further, the expulsion presents significant difficulties for Ms Hannans family who have to decide whether to migrate with her or stay in a country where she is no longer welcome.

Trend across Africa

The meeting in South Africa noted that political dissidents from the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa regions who cross into neighbouring countries as asylum seekers or refugees are not necessarily safe since their governments have devised forms of cooperation which enable the transfer of these migrants back to the countries of ight where

The declaration of people as subversives has not happened in Kenya for more than 20 years.

they risk persecution, or even death. The example was cited of the Rwandan refugee in Uganda, Lt Joel Mutabazi, a former bodyguard of President Paul Kagame, who was illegally seized in Uganda and transferred back to Rwanda where he faces trial for alleged acts of terrorism. Uganda later admitted that the handing over of Mutabazi to Rwanda was an error of judgement. This admission, however, did not prevent a subsequent discussion between the two countries about the transfer of a further seven nationals from Uganda to Rwanda, about which the UNHCR expressed its deep concern, and likened to the Mutabazi debacle. As the Pretoria meeting noted, it is up to Africans to make clear their views about the shrinking freedoms inside their countries and to take whatever action they deem necessary to claim back their rights. In Kenya, a polarised internal context, characterised by significant political domination, continues to prevent an admission that the rhetoric and the practice to do match. While the leadership promises prosperity and happiness for all, the reality is worrisome and is more consistent with a return to the tyrannies of the recent past. gkegoro@gmail.com

OPINION | Peter Kagwanja

Bridging the two Kenyas is Jubilees historic mission P

Agreeable start: There is no alternative to devolution as the surest pathway to creating one prosperous state
resident Uhuru Kenyattas State of the Nation speech to a special sitting of Parliament on March 27 was a tour de force in landscaping the myriad economic, social, political and security challenges bedeviling Kenya today. But although Jubilee has rightly looked to Kenyas new Constitution for the values and principles now framing its development priorities, crafting a clear vision of the future threading through this mosaic of agendas in its manifesto is, discernibly, still work in progress. Lighting Jubilees path into the future are the ideals of our founding fathers. But upon ascending to power last year, it inherited the legacy of an economically, socially and politically divided nation. Analysts have rightly described this phenomenon as the two Kenyas living perilously cheek by jowl. Indeed, the tale of two Kenyas existing side by side has been the ever-present bane in Kenyan politics. It stoked the titanic ideological battles over competing visions of the nation among the founding fathers in the 1960s and 1970s. One of Kenyas better known champions of the rights of the poor and one Kenya was JM Kariuki who decried the rise of a country of 10 millionaires and ten million beggars. But over the years, the gaps between the two republics has widened in tandem with rising economic fortunes. The distinct contours of the two republics have become clear-cut following the economic gains in the last decade linked to globalisation and prudent stewardship under President Mwai Kibaki. One Kenya is philosophically Lockean: wealthy, secure and hopeful. This Kenya is part of a worldwide phenomenon that author Chrystia Freeland theorised as global plutocrats the worlds wealthiest one per cent who have thrived on the last 20 years of globalisation. But blissfully, Kenyas nouveau-riche heralds the rise of a full-edged capitalist class in the post-Cold War era in what used to be lampooned as the periphery of global capitalism. This is a radical paradigmatic shift. In his book, Kenyan Capitalists: The State and Development published two decades ago, Rwandese scholar David Himbara declared that there were no indigenous Kenyan capitalists. Kenyas capitalists are mired in the new age of crony capitalism dominated by a special form of money-making which economists deride as rent-seeking. Simply put, they are making fortunes, often unfairly, through a mix of sleaze, abusing weak regulatory systems and political connections. But Kenyas new entrepreneurs are also making their money through cutting-edge inventions, innovation and sheer hard work. The country is an emerging IT hub, and its M-Pesa is now a global model of money transfer. It has one of the largest Facebook membership on the continent; half a million others on Twitter. And many of its youth are venturing into online business. The horizons of Kenyan capitalism are expanding. Following the discovery of oil in Turkana, coal deposits in Kitui, rare earth in Kwale and prospects of o-shore gas, the country is poised to join the club of resource-wealthy nations. Its economy, the fifth biggest in sub-Saharan Africa, is tapping into a quarter billion people in Eastern Africa. Nairobi, recently rated by the Forbes Magazine as the third best city in Africa to live in, hosts diplomats and humanitarian communities working on crises in the Horn, Great Lakes and Central African regions. It also hosts key UN bodies. Major international companies are relocating their African headquarters from South Africa to the country. And Kenya has upped the ante: working on a new sea-port in Lamu as part of the Kenya-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor and championing a dream standard gauge railway to link Mombasa to Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and eventually across Congo to the Atlantic. But this rosy future is a hostage of the second Kenya, which is philosophically Hobbesian: impoverished, insecure, nasty and overly disaected. This Kenya has been a fertile ground for deadly bouts of divisive ethno-centric populism particularly during election seasons. Populism hit a dangerous water mark during the 2007 disputed election, when armies of disillusioned and disaected youth became fodder in an intraelite conict that nearly pushed the country down the cli. Because of the crisis, for the better part of last year, the President and his Deputy were hamstrung by cases facing them at the International Criminal Court which drew their attention away from their duties. Kenyas young people have remained soft targets of radicalisation and recruitment into cells of local and international terrorist networks, largely re-

The wealthy Lockean state is a hostage of the Hobbesian, impoverished one

sponsible for the recent waves of attacks in Nairobi, Mombasa and North Eastern Kenya. They are also caught up in the spiraling violent crime. Four years ago, Kenyans agreed on a new social contract to bridge the two Kenyas , overwhelmingly endorsing a new Constitution. The architects of the supreme law opted for a two-tier state with 47 odd counties as spearheads of a rural renaissance receiving a minimum of 15 percent of the total national tax revenue. There is no alternative to devolution as the surest pathway to creating one prosperous Kenya. But the counties have come unstuck and have devolved to the grassroots rent-seeking strategies, corruption, wastage and conspicuous spending now pushing the wage bill through the roof. Supremacy wars are making the vision of one Kenya a bridge too far, and fostering the view that the new political order is unwieldy and unlikely to deliver. On the road to one happy Kenya, Jubilees best choice is to train its focus on the forest (the macro issues of vision and policies) while empowering and overseeing counties to hack the trees (implementation). Prof Kagwanja is the Chief Executive of the Africa Policy Institute. pkagwanja@gmail.com

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PETITON | Film-maker challenges ministers prohibition order, asks for reasons and fair process

SUNDAY NATION March 30, 2014

Me, subversive? Im just doing my job as a journalist

Jomo Kenyatta and Moi-era detainees have condemned the move to expel journalist and predicted a return of the dark days
BY WALTER MENYA
@menyawalter wmenya@ke.nationmedia.com er composure and smile belie the pain of her eight-month fight with the Immigration Department in court pursuing justice for herself and family to be recognised and to remain in Kenya. The nervousness and shock that greeted British-born journalist and human rights campaigner Lucy Hannan when she was declared as a subversive and prohibited immigrant have been supplanted by the steadfast belief that she will triumph in the end. Initially, it came as a complete surprise. September and October (2013) was a particularly stressful period, but since I hired the services of [lawyer] Kethi Kilonzo, I feel optimistic that the right thing will be done. I have great faith in my lawyer, and I also have faith in the courts. I take comfort in the law, Ms Hannan said. I am optimistic. And these days I carry a copy of the Constitution with me in my bag every day because its an excellent document. On October 30 last year, Interior Secretary Joseph ole Lenku declared Ms Hannan, whose video recordings were used as evidence by civil society in the Supreme Court petition challenging the election of President Uhuru Kenyatta, a prohibited person whose presence in Kenya is against national interest. In consequence of this declaration, the said Lucy Elizabeth Hannan is, for all purposes of the Immigration Act, other than for the purposes of sub-section (1) of Section 33, a member of the prohibited class and a Prohibited Immigrant, said Mr Lenku. The four-paragraph declaration, though issued last year, was only disclosed to her in March this year when she petitioned the Immigration Department to give reasons for refusing to extend her work permit. It was very short and vague. And it was the rst time I saw anything in writing. When it was produced in court on March 12, it was the rst time I saw the Declaration of Prohibition yet it was signed on October 30, 2013. So you have to ask yourself: how come a statement that serious is signed on October 30, yet you allow the person to continue walking around for another ve months? It doesnt add up. I dont think I have a divine right to a work permit, but everybody living within the boundaries of Kenya does have a constitutional right to fair process. All I am asking for is fair process, she told the Sunday Nation. Attached to the declaration was a replying affidavit dated December 16, 2013 by Mr Alfred Abuya Omangi, an immigration

ocer, following a petition by Ms Kilonzo. In the adavit, the Immigration Department states that the petitioner/applicant applied for renewal of her work permit but the same was not renewed due to adverse security reports that remain unexplained to date. National interest That, indeed, the condential security reports indicate that the petitioner/applicant has been engaged in subversive activities against the Kenyan government and, therefore, her presence in Kenya is contrary to national interest, the immigration ocer said on behalf of the Director General, Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service. Ms Hannan has led a petition in the High Court arguing that the Cabinet Secretarys actions are in breach of rules of natural justice. She also wants Mr ole Lenku to furnish her with reasons for the charge of subversion and be accorded a fair process. They have to explain what they mean, but I work as a journalist on human rights, and this is a government that doesnt like critical media. The attitude towards the civil society sector has been very clear its hostile. There has also been a foreign policy shift and anger towards Westerners. These are all issues in the public domain. They are known facts. Where I fall into that, I dont know. The Ministry of Interior has to explain why they called me subversive, she said. The notice of her demand letter to government expired on March 26, with no response forthcoming. Ms Hannan, the mother of four and a former BBC journalist, has been a resident of Kenya, working in the country since 1988. After leaving the BBC, she set up Voxcom Ltd, a private media company in Nairobi producing lms for humanitarian organisations including the United Nations, the European Union and Oxfam. She lives with her disabled mother in Nairobi. She also has a son from a previous relationshhip with Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan. You know, this (Kenya) is my home. So when you say go back go back to what? My family is here, my family home is here, my disabled mother is here, my eldest son is Kenyan. My daughter was born in Kenya. So it is not a case of going back. Going back to what? I have invested here. My life is here. I am very attached to Kenya. Theres a lot in Kenya that I love. This country means more to me than the one I was born in, she said. It is not unusual in this day and age to choose to live in a country dierent from the one you were born in. I am not an

This (Kenya) is my home. So when you say go back go back to what? My eldest son is Kenyan. My daughter was born here. This country means more to me than the one I was born in
Ms Hannan

Ms Lucy Hannan testies in a murder case against a police ocer in 2011. Cabinet Secretary for Interior Joseph Lenku last year issued a Declaration of Prohibition against Ms Hannan for perceived subversive activities. She has moved to court to contest that decision.
speak their minds about a lot of issues. But there has never been a case that InformAction showed a lm and it caused an adverse or disruptive reaction from the people on the ground. All it ever provokes is discussion healthy, meaningful discussion about things like justice, corruption, leadership, impunity that sort of thing, Ms Hannan said. She also participated in the production of Disputed Fields, a lm that looks at the historic land conict in the Rift Valley, and No Mans Land, which depicts the acute marginalisation and gun proliferation in Northern Kenya. InformAction also provided the video evidence of electoral irregularities when civil society challenged the presidential election results. The societys petition was fronted by rights campaigners Gladwell Otieno and Zahid Rajan. Ms Hannan maintains that she has not engaged in anything that would warrant her being declared subversive. Subversion is the darling of dictators because its very dicult to dene legally. What it essentially criminalises is criticism, she said. Some former Moi-era torture victims have condemned the retrogressive decision to declare Ms Hannan a prohibited immigrant. To the best of my knowledge, that charge of subversion has been forgotten, but it seems to be creeping back. We are going back to the dark days of deten-

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This is my home

expatriate I first set foot in Kenya in the 1980s and chose to build my life here. In 2010, she co-founded a not-for-profit organisation InformAction with former Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) chairman Maina Kiai to draw attention through lms to what she terms the countrys crisis of impunity after the 2007/08 post-election violence. Her lms include Getting Justice: Kenyas Deadly Game of Wait and See (2009), Kesho Itakuja (Tomorrow will Come) which looks at the justice options for the post-election violence victims and suspects, and Unfinished Business: Power and Poverty in Kenyas Central Region, launched in January 2013 at the Alliance Franaise, Nairobi. Getting Justice: Kenyas Deadly Game of Wait and See (2009) raised negative reactions from police and local administrators. We were prevented from screening it in Burnt Forest, the epicentre of the PEV. People wanted to see it and discuss; audiences attend voluntarily and they

tion without trial and trumped up charges of treason, said former MP Koigi wa Wamwere. The former legislator added that the charge of subversion is dicult to dene legally and it is for that reason that the Kenyatta and Moi regimes would detain their critics without trial because the charge could not stand in a proper court of law. A survivor of the Nyayo torture chambers, Mr Wafula Buke, said Ms Hannans situation was unfortunate. According to Mr Buke, it was even more suspicious when the management of Nyayo House attempted to block journalists from accompanying KNCHR ocials when they visited the torture chambers last week during a commemoration of Kenyas dark past. When such things happen, we are not safe. My fear is that the Nyayo torture cells may come back, said Mr Buke. Others who have suffered similar fates are Sheikh Khalid Balala, a Muslim preacher, activist and founder of the unregistered Islamic Party of Kenya who was, in 1994, stripped of his Kenyan citizenship when he travelled to Germany, for being critical of the Moi regime. A similar fate befell Salim Lone, a communications adviser to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga who was jailed, stripped of his citizenship, and exiled to the US in 1982 during a crackdown on perceived coup plotters.

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MEMORIES | Many cherish his reconciliation message and the photos he gladly took with them

SUNDAY NATION March 30, 2014

Day Raila wowed Kikuyu worshippers

Former PM receives warm reception at a church in US mainly frequented by Kikuyus
BY CHRIS WAMALWA
newsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com When a Facebook flier announcing that former Prime Minister Raila Odinga would attend a service at St Stephens Church in Lowell, Massachusetts was circulated early last week, many people who saw it were piqued. When I saw the post on Facebook, I doubted, Agwambo at St Stephens?, that to me was not for real, said Mr Muthui Mwangi, a Kenyan living in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Mr Mwangi doubted because the area is mainly populated by members of the Kikuyu community, who attend St Stephens Church. Then there were those who believed that Mr Odingas real intentions to attend a service at the church were anything but to pray. It was easy to understand this apprehension given the chasm that exists between people from the Luo community and those from the Kikuyu when it comes to politics. There are two regions in the US that are predominantly Kikuyu. Boston, especially the cities of Worcester and Lowell. Then there is the Atlanta area especially Marietta. Social functions in these places appear, feel and sound more like they are taking place in either Muranga or Nyeri. For instance, children born in the US to Kenyan parents in Lowell sing in near perfect Kikuyu. Therefore, it was no surprise based on the interviews the Sunday Nation conducted among residents of Lowell the day before the church service that few people knew how Mr Odinga would be received if he showed up at the church despite the fact that he a respected opposition political leader and a former Prime Minister. Brieng the Sunday Nation in his oce on Saturday, Pastor Kimohu acknowledged the tensions that had enveloped the area before Mr Odingas visit. The pastor booked a banquet room in one of the biggest hotels in the area for the former PM to interact with Kenyans after the service over a meal. It is against this background that the former PM walked into St Stephens Church Sunday morning, unannounced and unnoticed by the congregation, in the company of just three people his personal assistant in the US, Mr George Osewe, his friend Mr Sammy Maina and his wife. He strod in casually in the middle of a praise and worship session, took his position in the front row and started dancing along to a Kikuyu praise and worship song. It is when the cameras swung and focused on him that people noticed he had arrived. Highly talented gospel recording artiste Esther Ndirangu commonly known as Queen Essy who was among the praise and worship group on stage, took the lead microphone, gave the band a thumbs up cue and seamlessly transitioned from the Kikuyu song to Kiswahili. Soon the sanctuary that was half-full suddenly filled up and the mood changed. Everyone was suddenly sucked into a praise and worship mood that many described as inspirational. After that, I think the Holy Spirit completely took over. I could see everybody including the former PM dancing and transported to a higher ground and I knew there and then that there is no politics in the Kingdom of God. To Him be the glory, Ms Ndirangu said after the service. When Pastor Kimohu rose to pray after the singing, he heaped praise on the former PM for his humility and reconciliatory approach to matters, saying leadership

When I saw the post on Facebook, I doubted, Agwambo at St Stephens?, that to me was not for real,
Mr Muthui Mwangi, Kenyan living in US

came from God and once a leader, one would always remain a leader. The picture of the former PM standing on stage holding a young girl in his arms as the congregation prayed for the children is an image many people will remember for a long time to come. That time when the PM stood there with children all around him looking excited and patiently taking pictures with them is a moment you wish could freeze in time, said Sammy Maina, a worshipper, At the end of the service, worshippers listened to his message of reconciliation that lasted exactly 40 minutes. They realised the former PM was a warm person whose visit meant no harm.

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga (centre) with worshippers at Stephens Church last Sunday in Lowell, Massachusetts, US.

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OPINION | Alfred Mutua

EFFICIENCY | Legislators want Judiciary to engage own contractors and architects

Forget the wage bill, the real problem is the cost of goods

MPs claim this Chinese design gate built at the Supreme Court by the Public Works Department is too costly.

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MPs decry waste in court projects

Judiciary plans to build courtrooms across the country for at least Sh600 million, a price House Budget Committee says is too high
BY JOHN NGIRACHU
@mjngunjiri jngirachu@ke@ke.nationmedia.com hen the Judiciary was recently put on the spot over the high cost of its construction projects, Parliament used it as an example to point to massive waste in government that has to be checked. Chief Registrar Anne Atieno Amadi, her deputy Kakai Kissinger and their team of technocrats were hard-pressed to explain what appears to be massive waste and cost discrepancies at a meeting with the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Mr Kissinger revealed that in this nancial year, the Judiciary is putting up a courthouse on a veacre piece of land in Lodwar at a cost of Sh800 million and another one on a two-acre parcel in Bomet for Sh600 million. Asked about the dierence, Mr Kissinger explained the costs in Lodwar are higher than in Bomet because labour has to be sourced from outside the area, and transport is expensive. As a point of comparison, the cost to build the two courthouses seems very high, given that it cost the government Sh700 million to buy the former Shell/BP building on Harambee Avenue in Nairobis Central Business District and convert it into the Oce of the Prime Minister. The building currently

houses the Deputy President. If youre going to put up courts all over the country at that cost, then we have a problem in the Judiciary, Kipipiri MP Samuel Gichigi (APK) said. Committee chairman Rev Mutava Musyimi spoke of a recent visit and chat he had with Kenyatta University vice chancellor Prof Olive Mugenda, who has overseen massive improvement of infrastructure at the institution. The work at the main campus includes the construction of facilities like the Post-Modern Library, the Chandaria Business Incubation Centre and other buildings that house the computer and students centres and the arts faculty. The vice chancellor was kind enough to tell us she was having a lot of problems with contractors, and she had to get to the point where she engaged her own contractors. She got her own architects, her own engineers everybody, he said. Rev Musyimi added that serious buildings have been going up at the main campus at Kenyatta University. The question is, why cant the Judiciary if it has this huge programme of construction, get its own contractors, quantity surveyors, engineers and architects? Rev Musyimi said. And there were more shocking revelations when Shinyalu MP Silverse Anami claimed the elabo-

rate entrance gate at the Supreme Court was imported from China at a very high cost. He claimed the mponey spent can account for the construction of more than 10 primary schools, but he likely meant 10 classrooms. Were all trying to remove the aspect of wastage, he said. Kenyans are concerned about Chinese gates and the amount of money that goes into those structures. Whats the signicance? Mr Anami asked. His concern, like that of his colleagues who will spend the next few months balancing the Budget and deciding to whom to give and from whom to take away, was the wastage they have unearthed in government. Mr Kissinger admitted the brick and mortar structure at the Supreme Court building was a Chinese design. I think it was the creativity of the Ministry of Public Works when they were doing it, said Mr

Sh26.2bn
Budget the Judiciary says it needs for the next nancial year.
Kissinger. He heads the team at the Judiciary that is overseeing construction of more courtrooms across the country. The aim is to have a High Court in every county, the Court of Appeal further decentralised from Nairobi and old court houses refurbished. So important is the issue that Mr Kissinger begged the committee not to reduce the allocations to development expenditure. The agenda of the meeting with the Budget team was the presentation of the Judiciarys views on the Budget Policy Statement. The Judiciary said it needed Sh26.2 billion for the next nancial year. The Budget team has recommended a maximum Sh17 billion Sh12 billion for recurrent expenditure and Sh4.9 billion for development. But the Judiciary says it needs at least Sh13 billion for recurrent expenditure. According to Prof Margaret Kobia, who sits in the Judicial Service Commission, the problem in the cost of building courtrooms lies in procurement. She said from her experience at the Kenya School of Government, they borrowed ideas from the Kenyatta University approach. Ms Amadi said the Judiciary is setting up a building unit that will

When I joined the government 10 years ago as the Government Spokesman, I was shocked to nd out that government bought bottles of water at nearly 10 times the market price at about Sh80-Sh100 for a Sh20 bottle. Furniture that one could buy at, say Sh50,000, was being sold for nearly Sh400,000. When I asked why this was so, I was told suppliers inated their prices to cover for slow payment by government after goods or services delivery. I later found out it was also to enable suppliers to grease the palms of nearly everyone on the bureaucratic chain of procurement, auditing and payments. There has been a lot of talk by President Uhuru Kenyattas government about austerity measures and reducing the wage bill. This is good but I believe it is cosmetic compared to where the emphasis should be placed reducing the cost of procuring goods and services. From my experience in the central government, and one year as Governor of Machakos, wastage in government occurs in two areas: procurement and in payment of suppliers. This past week, I hosted the British High Commissioner to Kenya, Dr Christian Turner. Dr Turner is my age-mate. I found him to be charismatic, sincere and sharp. As we talked, we were in agreement that, in security, for instance, unless corruption is curbed, we will never really make headway. The challenge that governors face, and one that I believe is a headache to President Kenyatta, is the institutionalisation of systems, which slow growth and encourage corruption. Anyone who tries to veer from the norm to save the public money is attacked and smothered so that the old order prevails. We have no choice but to be creative. For example, after I became governor, I decided that to provide meaningful services to wananchi, I needed to squeeze every shilling to provide double the services that the money we had allowed. I asked myself: why should I or my ocials drive new, expensive cars whereas the rest of Kenyans buy reconditioned vehicles. I, therefore, decided to purchase second-hand but newish cars for my ministers and senior ocials. Instead of using Sh6 million to buy a new car, I spent Sh1.7 million where I would have got one car, I bought four. The money saved enabled me to recently purchase 120 security vehicles and 80 ambulances. In Machakos, we have set a reserve price the maximum

budget for an item or service. Contractors are able to compete within the low, market price budget line, and we get the services and goods we can aord. Recently, I launched the construction of 33 kilometres of a key road Kithimani to Makutano ma Mwala. The road is classied as a national road and the estimate for its construction by the Kenya National Highways Authority was Sh1.3 billion, plus VAT. I sent my engineers to work with those of KenHa to arrive at a feasible cost. The road is now going to cost us Sh650 million half the price for the same design.

Half the cost

In the new Kenya, as President Kenyatta discusses austerity measures, he needs to realise the true devil lies in the cost of doing business,
Dr Alfred Mutua.
We have also streamlined our auditing and payment systems so that by the time the contractors are done with the road, they will be paid within 24 hours! By saving money and increasing eciency, we are combating graft. These examples highlight the reality in Kenya. We are a poor economy and need to exercise diligence and think creatively if the economy is to grow. We have the capacity to construct double the number of roads, hospitals, schools and police stations, if we streamline our processes. Our job is not to make the cartels happy. Some will, with the aid of process-oriented bureaucrats, create blocks to slow us down, but we wont budge. When corruption ghts, we will ght back. In the new Kenya, as President Kenyatta discusses austerity measures, he needs to realise the true devil lies in the cost of doing business, especially in the cost of providing services in his government. Dr Alfred Mutua is the Governor of Machakos County

Four for the price of one

SPREADING REACH

Other courts to be built or repaired

Magistrates courts in areas that were previously served by mobile courts These include Lunga Lunga, Kakuma, Emuhaya, Lokichar and Dadaab High Courts in Homa Bay, Machakos, Marsabit, Taita Taveta and Borabu in Kisii Refurbishment of courts in Meru, Bungoma, Busia, Kisii, Kerugoya, Garissa, Muranga, Milimani and Nyamira Courts of Appeal to be decentralised further to Eldoret and Nakuru The Supreme Court building in Nairobi was badly shaken by the August 1998 bomb blast at the US Embassy then located on Haile Selassie Avenue and needs repair The building was put up in 1930 and suered cracks on the second oor

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CITY POLITICS | Seat fell vacate after poll loser successfully petitioned election of MP

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Parties spoil for ght ahead of Mathare election

TNA and ODM appoint teams to lead campaign onslaught even before voting date has been set
BY BILLY MUIRURI
bmuiruri@ke.nationmedia.com airobi Governor Evans Kidero is set to face o with Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko and Starehe MP Maina Kamanda in campaigns to capture the Mathare parliamentary seat. The seat fell vacant after Mr Stephen Kariuki successfully petitioned against Mr George Wanjohis election last year. And last week, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission wrote to the Speaker requesting the seat be declared vacant. And even before the by-election date is announced, major parties are already laying out elaborate campaign strategies to win the seat. On Thursday, ODM appointed Mr Kidero chairman of a 12-member Campaign Steering Committee. Dr Kidero was named after week long separate caucuses by the city MPs, MCAs and county officials. The decision was approved by acting party leader Prof Anyang Nyongo and joint party secretaries Mr Ababu Namwamba and Ms Agnes Zani TNA appointed Mr Kamanda the lead coordinator of its campaigns due to his vast experience in city politics. Mathare was hived o from Starehe Constituency, Mr Kamandas political bedrock. By allocating Dr Kidero to lead the ODM charges in the possible by election is a pointer ODM is taking the seat seriously. Cord aliate parties also agreed not eld candidates. In the last election, ousted MP Mr Wanjohi of TNA was declared winner against ODMs Mr Kariuki with fewer than 400 votes. Senator Mike Sonko is also likely to join Kamanda in the city campaigns. Cord took four out of six wards in the constituency. But TNA and ODM parties strategies might come to nothing is the

HIGHLIGHTS

ODM, TNA lay out plans to win

On Thursday, ODM appointed Mr Kidero chairman of a 12-member Campaign Steering Committee. Cord aliate parties will not eld other candidates. TNA appointed Mr Kamanda the lead coordinator of its campaigns due to his vast experience in city politics. Mathare was hived o from Starehe Constituency, Mr Kamandas political bedrock.

ODMs Stephen Kariuki with his lawyer Nelson Havi in court recently. Mr Kariuki wants National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi to declare the Mathare seat vacant to pave the way for a by-election.
Supreme Court overturns the Court of Appeal ruling after the ousted MP moved to the highest court in the land. A fortnight ago, the Appeals Court declared it was not possible to know who really won the Mathare seat on March 4 after two dierent gures were given by the IEBC. Earlier, the High Court had upheld Mr Wanjohis win only for Mr Kariuki to proceed to the Court of Appeal.

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Number of members of ODMs Campaign Steering Committee. Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has been named chair of the committee.

And yesterday, Mr Kariuki accused some government functionaries of trying to delay the by-election. He particularly wondered why National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi had not declared the seat vacant even after receiving correspondence from the IEBC. We are getting jittery about this delay. From the look of things, you can tell who is fearing to face the electorate. Let them give us a chance

we go back to the people as soon as possible, said Mr Kariuki. But Mr Wanjohi said it was premature to think of a by-election. The case is still at the legal stage. The nal verdict is not yet out. When we get it, we shall gladly tell our supporters to arm who they really voted on March 4, Mr Wanjohi told Sunday Nation. But even as the parties prepare for campaigns, TNA supporters say the battle will not be easy. We are disadvantaged. Although there is some development to show, the ousted MP forgot to manage politics in the past one year, said Mlango Kubwa MCA Andrew Macharia. Mr Macharia said some party supporters are rooting for a nomination process to pick the ag-bearer. An automatic nomination can be suicidal here. It does not have to be the former MP, or even someone from our community. The dynamics here are tough, said Mr Macharia.

Voter turnout in Othaya key to Wambuis return to Parliament

BY JAMES NGUNJIRI
@mjngunjiri ngunjirij@ke.nationmedia.com

UDF aspirant accuses party of betraying him

BY LUCAS BARASA
@ekatoroto lbarassa@ke.nationmedia .com An aspirant in Othaya parliamentary race has accused his UDF party of failing to present his name to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission for clearance despite meeting all conditions. Mr David Kimengere Waititu, who vied for the seat in last years election but lost, says he paid the nomination fees to UDF on March 19. Mr Waititu said he was surprised to nd his name missing from the list of candidates when he visited IEBC oces in Nairobi last Friday. The IEBC had given parties until last Thursday to present their lists of candidates. Mr Waititu called on the Registrar of Political Parties to intervene and ensure he is cleared. Political parties candidates are supposed to present themselves to IEBC tomorrow for clearance. Mr Waititu said he had earlier been scheduled to appear before the IEBC tomorrow after the DP candidate. The candidate said he would incur huge loss if he is not allowed to vie for the Othaya seat as he had spent huge sums of money in printing materials for the campaigns after getting the go-ahead by UDF. It is wrong for the party to promise me the nomination and after fullling all that is required, fail to submit my name to IEBC, he said. Ousted Othaya Member of Parliament Mary Wambui will be the TNA candidate in Othaya after the Jubilee Alliance agreed to eld only one candidate. The party chairman Johnson Sakaja said they had settled on Ms Wambui, who lost her seat through an election petition. The by-election, occasioned by successful petition against Ms Wambuis election during last years election is slated for April 29.

oter turnout is emerging as the one factor that will most likely determine the next Member of Parliament for Othaya as key candidates prepare for the April 29 by-election. With the withdrawal of James Gichuki Mugambi last week, the battle is shaping up as a two-horse race between the incumbent, prominent businesswoman Mary Wambui, and Mr Peter Kingara, each of whom is banking on high voter turnout in their strongholds. Mr Mugambis exit suggests that the Kibaki family may not visibly participate in the by-election. Last year, retired president Kibaki personally campaigned for him. The constituency has an estimated population of 87,374 and some 47,293 voters. There are 104 polling centres and 112 polling stations (streams). It might come down to how well the candidates mobilise their supporters, but we expect it to be highly competitive, said IEBC Regional Elections Co-ordinator for Nyeri, Patrick

Peter Kingra and Mary Wambui, aspirants in the Othaya by-election.

Odame. Matters will become much clearer after the nomination scheduled for Friday. Thats when we will know who is in, and who is not, he said. The nomination exercise will be carried out by the Othaya Constituency Returning Ocer on April 2, after which there will be a campaign period that will end on April 27. Ms Wambui (TNA) emerged the winner with 16,285 votes in the 2013 General Election. Her closest rival, Mr Kingara (GNU), had 14,218 votes, while Mr Mugambi (Saba Saba Asili) managed 10,972 votes. Another six candidates garnered less than

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1,000 votes each. However, going by what has been happening in previous by-elections, voter turnout has been traditionally low on account of the fact that in minipolls, there are few candidates to mobilise voters. Before Mr Mugambi opted out, observers were speculating that Ms Wambui stood a chance of retaining the seat if both Mr Kingara and Mr Mugambi vied. The two come from Chinga Ward, the most populous, and a split vote could have worked in the former MPs favour. Ms Wambui on her part , boasts of being the only aspirant from Mahiga Ward from

where Mr Kibaki comes from. Mr Esau Kioni, who contested last year, says that the exit of Mr Mugambi from the race will have some positive impact on Mr Kingara. Mr Kingara will be stronger in Chinga ward, and I will support him if he is declared the Democratic Party candidate for the seat, declared Mr Kioni. Mr Kingara seems to have been revitalised by the court victory and is mobilising his agents across the constituency in readiness for the poll in which he hopes to get a signicant portion of Mr Mugambis forfeited vote. Ms Wambui is banking on support from her former colleagues in the National Assembly, including Kieni MP Kanini Kega and TNA chairman Johnson Sakaja who have vowed to help her reclaim the seat to prove that she is the peoples choice. Mr Sakaja said the law was clear that TNA cannot hold nominations for the by-election since it had awarded Ms Wambui a certificate that is valid for ve years. Early this month, MPs from Nyeri had said Ms Wambui already had the party nomination certicate.

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VISA | Easy passage for relative

Ex-diplomat admits faking letter for kin

But Awori denies having vested interest in Tokyo Embassy property
BY VINCENT AGOYA
@royagoya vagoya@ke.nationmedia.com ennis Awori, a former Kenyan ambassador to Japan, secretly authored a fraudulent letter to help a relative get a visa in Tokyo, a trial court heard. Mr Awori faked the letter to purport that his wifes cousin was an embassy employee. This came out during the hearing of an anti-corruption case facing former Foreign Affairs PS Mwangi Thuita and two former embassy ocials charged in connection with the controversial purchase of the Kenyan embassy in Tokyo. The letter of November 1, 2005 was addressed to the Japanese government purporting that a Mr Derek Mdome worked at the embassy as a clerk. The former ambassador confessed he wrote the letter although Mr Mdome never worked at the embassy. He was oered the employment, but I never took him on, Mr Awori said. He said he wrote the letter without involving the ministry. He said he was aware an audit query arose long after he had retired but said he could not recall ever being questioned about the letter. He said the letter required the immigration bureau to issue Mr Mdome with a reentry permit purporting that he was travelling to Kenya for annual leave. He was being cross-examined by lawyers defending Mr Thuita, Kenyas ambassador to Libya Anthony Muchiri and former charge daairs Allan Mburu who face abuse of ofce and conspiracy charges over the purchase of the embassy. He said that during his tenure, he had encouraged the purchase of the property that included the chancery and the ambassadors residence, as the landlord had revised the price and a sum of Sh1.2 billion was set aside during the budget for missions. I was the one who requested the funds additional funds were later requested to cater for the purchase of the chancery and the ambassadors residence, he said. He said the Sh1.2 billion that was being set aside would have also been appropriate for the purchase of a plot the Japan government had on oer and which he was proposing, but he denied having vested interests in the plot. Mr Awori said he did not involve a lawyer in the negotiations since land owners in Japan preferred to deal with brokers and proxies and would only involve lawyers at advanced stages for documentation. He also revisited the re incident that occurred at the ambassadors residence in February 2010 when he accompanied former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to Japan. He had already left formal duty in 2009. The former ambassador said he was not aware of an inflated Sh8.5 million claim a Kenyan ocial had lodged against an insurance service which had included his personal eects since the items had been shipped away to Kenya when he retired a year earlier. I was asked by Mr John Njeru, who was a second secretary of nance, to sign a document for refund on the insurance policy so that the mission would get a refund against the household insurance policy which was still in my name despite having left, Mr Awori said. The hearing continues.

I am not anyones project, Mwiria says

BY DICKSON MWITI
@mwitidickson dmwiti@ke.nationmedia.com Former assistant minister Dr Kilemi Mwiria has denied that he is Senator Kithure Kindikis project in the probable race for the Meru governor seat. Addressing journalists yesterday, Dr Mwiria, who is eyeing the seat, said that he has never been anyones project. The problem is that there are some leaders in Meru County who have been other peoples projects that is why they think that I am also a project. Can I be some ones project, really? he said. He also denied that Mr Kindiki was supporting him so that they could grab land in Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties. He also criticised some county representatives who have been rooting for Mr Peter

If money for projects does not come from Munya, why should they stop if I take the seat? Mr Mwiria

Munyas re-election so that he can complete the projects he had started. If the money used to run the projects does not come from Munyas pocket, why should they stop if I take the seat? They are not Munyas or Kilemis projects. Whoever becomes governor of Meru will develop these projects, he said.

Mr Dennis Awori.

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MEDIA | Experience from the West tells us print media must be made to conform to modern practice

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Are newspapers on their way out?

In contrast to the decline of traditional media in the West, Kenyan newspapers have increased in circulation over the past decade. But with the rise of new technology, and an increasingly intolerant government, the next 10 years are likely to be harder to navigate, argues Nic Cheeseman
he rst thing a new visitor to Africa notices is the quality of airports. The second is the quality of roads. The third is the quality of hotels. Somewhere down the line comes the quality of the newspapers and the national media. When I rst began to do research in Africa 10 years ago, I started in Kenya. I was impressed by the diversity of the media and the breadth of the coverage. I was also impressed that the news media seemed to matter. Back in England, it felt like people were increasingly ignoring newspapers. They were still read avidly by sections of the middle classes, but circulation was falling. Tabloids such as The Sun were still doing very well, but only by ditching coverage of real news stories in favour of sensationalist stories about celebrities. If people wanted information, they more often than not simply looked online. The idea of reading newspapers to be better informed about the politics of the day was going out of fashion. Things seemed to be very different in Kenya. Not only was it politicians on the front page of the main newspapers (instead of actors and musicians), but reading and discussing the news seemed to be a national pastime. As a young researcher, this was great news in more ways than one. You could have a better and more informed conversation about politics while waiting for a bus in Kenya than you could have hoped for in Britain at the time. The circulation figures over the last ten years back up my memories. At a time when newspaper circulation was falling in western democracies, it increased in Kenya. In line with the trend in Latin America and Asia, Kenyan newspapers have achieved double-digit growth for much of the last ten years. Three years ago, the Nation Media Group announced that in 2010 the number of copies of the Daily Rising incomes and the gradual expansion of the electricity network means that a growing number of Kenyans can access television. At the same time, the deregulation of FM radio and the rapid expansion of vernacular and community radio stations has given people an opportunity to access local and national news in a more interactive way than ever before. The Afrobarometer survey data provides compelling evidence of these long-term trends. Between 2003 and 2011, the number of Kenyans watching TV every day increased from 22 per cent to 33 per cent. At the same time, the proportion of people with no access to TV declined to just 40 per cent of the population.
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The number of people buying newspapers has been on the decline. Journalists and editors need to move with the times and adapt if print media is to eectively respond to the challenges that it faces.
Nation distributed had increased by six per cent, while The East African went up ve per cent and the Business Daily by 10 per cent. It is now estimated that the Daily Nation sells around 180,000 copies a day. The Standard is believed to sell around 60,000, with The Star distributing 20,000. Actual sales gures are hard to come by, but a conservative estimate is that 300,000 newspapers are purchased every day in Kenya. Of course, because each copy is read by a number of people and many stories are read out on community radio stations and the like the actual reach of the print media is much larger than these numbers suggest. Estimates vary widely, but research conducted by the Afrobarometer (a survey of public opinion carried out by academic researchers) found that 10 per cent of adult Kenyans read a newspaper every day. That is equivalent to 2.4 million people, not counting the hundreds of thousands of younger readers. The gure for the proportion of Kenyans who sometimes read papers is even more impressive: almost 50 per cent of the population read a newspaper at least once a week. If we exclude the under 14s, this translates into some 12 million people. There is, of course, a large urban-rural divide. Research by Winnie Mitullah has found that some 60 per cent of rural dwellers claim to have never received news through a newspaper, compared to just 37 per cent of urban Kenyans. Like many rst-time visitors to a new continent, I expected the rest of Africa to look something like the rst country that I got to know well. As a result, I thought that the newspapers in other countries would be as well written and well read as the ones in Kenya. When I got to Zambia later that year one of the rst things I did was to buy copies of all of the main Zambia papers. I had a rude awakening. One of the best-known papers, the Times of Zambia, was light and limp, about half the size of The Standard or The Nation. It felt more like an extra-large pack of tissues than a newspaper. The content was just as disappointing. The paper would have been more appropriately titled The Governments Diary. Controlled by the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), the writing in the pages of the Times was so dull that it was largely ignored by ordinary Zambians. The Post provided a much more interesting and critical voice, but the same could not be said for the rest of the media. I, subsequently, had similar experiences in Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. This is not to say that Kenyans should go easy on their journalists simply because they are some of the best in Africa it may well be the case that Kenyan newspapers are better precisely because Kenyans demand so much of them.

I will be hoping the old media can nd a way to co-exist with the new media the quality of news coverage depends on it Dr Cheeseman
Moreover, the Kenyan media has a number of obvious limitations, so there is a lot of room for improvement. The most obvious problem is ownership. Many newspapers and TV stations have been accused of political bias because of their ownership structures. Between them, former President Daniel arap Moi, his son Gideon, and his former aide Joshua Kulei, own some 66 per cent of The Standard. President Uhuru Kenyatta owns Kameme FM, Meru FM, Mbaitu FM and Mediamax, not to mention K24 and The People. In the past, the Nation Media Group has also been the subject of allegations of political bias in favour of one party or another. There is little hope of the media acting as a fourth estate in order to check the power of political leaders when so much of it lies in the hands of political leaders especially in the context of a

300,000

Estimate of the number of newspapers purchased in Kenya daily. The actual reach, however, is thought to be higher

government that appears to care little for freedom of speech, even though it is expressively protected under the Constitution. The recent controversy surrounding the passage of the Kenya Information and Communication Bill 2013 was a prime example of how vulnerable and, in some cases, illusory - the independence of the media remains. Other problems include the way in which journalists are employed often as stringers or on shortterm contracts that fail to provide the job security that reporters need to break real stories. The combination of a lack of job security and the hostile attitude of the Jubilee Alliance to criticism mean there is little incentive for journalists to invest in long-term investigations. Given this scenario, it is surprising how vibrant, critically engaged, and balanced Kenyan media often is. However, in future, the biggest challenge may not be government interference or employment practices, but the changing way in which Kenyans are receiving information. The growth of the print media appears to be slowing. Over the last 10 years, circulation gures may have held up, but the number of people saying that they read a newspaper every day has fallen from 16 per cent to 10 per cent. A more worrying fact for the main media houses is that the proportion of people who say that they never read newspapers has increased from 36 per cent to 52 per cent. So what is happening? Are Kenyans leaving behind newspapers to go online? Not just yet. The research conducted by Mittulah also found that 77 per cent of Kenyans had never accessed the Internet, rising to 84 per cent in rural areas, while only 6 per cent used it every day. The math is simple: if 26 per cent more Kenyans are not reading newspapers and only 6 per cent are using the Internet regularly, something else must explain the decline in the number of people picking up newspapers. The evidence available at the time of writing suggests that it is not so much the Internet but TV and the radio that are taking readers away from newspapers.

Although the number of people listening to the radio every day appears to have fallen over the last eight years (77 per cent to 68 per cent), an increasing number of Kenyans are listening to and in many cases engaging with discussions on FM radio stations. An impressive 56 per cent of Kenyans regularly listen to such discussions, and a further 27 per cent listen occasionally. The proportion of people who actively participate in these discussions is also remarkably high. While only 3 per cent of people do it always , 16 per cent have engaged at some point. This may not seem that signicant remember that this equates to almost 4 million people; far more than actively engage in debate through the print media by writing letters and the like. The data that is cited in this article is now a year or two old, but the picture has not changed much since it was collected. If anything, the trend towards the growing use of the radio, TV, and the Internet, will have accelerated in the intervening period. Does this mean that newspapers are on the way out? It may seem sacrilegious to ask this question in a column in the Sunday Nation, but, in fact, there is no better place to have this debate because it is journalists and editors that need to move with the times if the print media is to eectively respond to the challenges that it faces. If the experience of Western newspapers tells us anything, it is that if Kenyan papers are to survive in the long-term, they need to start adapting now. The Nation Media Group worked this out already, and set about developing a better website and providing news through a broader variety of platforms. In doing so, it has gone some way to transforming the Internet from a challenge into an opportunity. All Kenyan newspapers need to do the same, if they are to maintain readership. I, for one, will be hoping the old media can nd a way to co-exist with the new media the quality of news coverage depends on it. Dr Nic Cheeseman is the Director of African Studies at the University of Oxford

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ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT THE SENATE In the Matter of Consideration of the County Industrial Development Bill, 2014 Articles 118 of the Constitution and standing order 130 of the Senate Standing Orders.

PUBLIC HEARINGS/ RECEIPT OF MEMORANDA

Following the submission to the Senate of the County Industrial Development Bill, 2014 on 18th March, 2014, the Bill stood committed to the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget for consideration pursuant to standing order 130. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 118 of the Constitution and standing order 130 (4), the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget now invites interested members of the public to submit any representations that they may have on the County Industrial Development Bill, 2014. The representations may be made orally or by submission of written memoranda in the following manner1. Written Memoranda may be forwarded to the Clerk of the Senate, P.O. Box 41842-00100, Nairobi, hand-delivered to the Ofce of the Clerk, Second Floor, County Hall, Harambee Avenue, Nairobi or emailed to csenate@parliament.go.ke to be received on or before Friday, 4th April 2014. 2. Public Hearings shall be held on Thursday, 3rd April, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the VIP Lounge, Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi.

J. M. NYEGENYE, CLERK OF THE SENATE.

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FOR SERVICE RENDERED | If pension is granted, each will take home Sh100,000 monthly and Sh774,000 in annual gratuities

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Former legislators who have sued to compel Parliament to implement the Akiwumi Report

It is an entitlement in recognition of the unique nature of parliamentary service Mr Wanyiri Kihoro

Former MPs seek Sh400m pension

Amount is a round annual gure, and is meant to cushion former members from poverty and stress, argues lawyer
BY THOMAS KARIUKI
@njoroge19 TKariuki@ke.nationmedia.com

ore than 350 former MPs have led a case in court seeking to compel the government to pay them a monthly allowance of Sh100,000 to cushion them against poverty. The former legislators are basing their case on a June 2010 recommendation by the Justice Akilano Akiwumi Commission on the welfare of parliamentarians that recommended that all those who had served as MPs since 1963 be paid a monthly allowance of Sh100,000 and a gratuity of Sh774,000 yearly. If granted, the allocation will cost the Kenyan taxpayer in excess of Sh400 million every year, at a time when the Jubilee administration and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission are making all eorts to reduce the public wage bill. Then House Speaker Kenneth Marende presided over debate that adopted the Akiwumi Report that contained a raft of benets for serving and former MPs.

The former MPs say their deal was sealed by the National Assembly with appropriate recommendations to the Treasury. We are seeking that Parliament be ordered to comply with retired judge Akiwumis report, said former Nyeri Town MP Wanyiri Kihoro, the lawyer who has taken the matter to court. Mr Kihoro says former MPs were dying from stress-related illnesses arising from their poor nancial situations. If the pension money is released, such stressful situations will be alleviated, Mr Kihoro told Justice David Majanja last week. According to Mr Kihoro the recommendations by the Akiwumi report are consistent with the practice in the Commonwealth and the East African Community. He says that sometime after 2007, the former members of the legislative arm of government who served between 1963 and 1983 were each paid Sh1 million without any legal basis as no amendments to the National Assembly Remuneration Act had been made. He asked the court to direct

From left: Former MPs Koigi wa Wamwere, Otieno MakOnyango, Wanyiri Kihoro, Njeru Kathangu and an activist outside the High Court. Mr Kihoro has led the case on behalf of 350 former MPs .
Parliament to make arrangements to pay the dues to all former MPs either directly, through agents or through the oce of the director of pensions as the report says. Mr Kihoro said the payment of pension and gratuity has been done in the past by Parliament in a process shrouded in secrecy and patent discrimination. It is an entitlement, in recognition of the unique political nature of parliamentary service, that those who have served as MPs in the past have been rendered basically unemployable in both private and public sectors, Mr Kihoro argues. The former MPs said that they had addressed the matter to former President Mwai Kibaki, and former Minister for Justice and Constitutional Aairs Martha Karua. A letter written to Ms Karua when she was minister says that the former House members are extremely marginalised, clearly downtrodden and neglected. We plead with the government to pay all former MPs adequate a non-contributory pension to let them lead a life of dignity in their remaining years. We suggest that the pension be raised proportionately to the salary increases and allowances of the current parliament, says the letter. Mr Kihoro accuses Parliament of treating former legislators dishonourably by withholding their pension and gratuity payments. It is evident that from the foregoing, Parliament has been acting arbitrarily and selshly and has failed to establish a pension legislation to cater for the past and future Members of Parliament, Mr Kihoro said. Mr Robert Kiptoo Kipkorir, a former MP of Keiyo North constituency receives a pension of Sh2,600 per month. He cannot even come to Nairobi to pick the money because paying for transport itself is a problem, Mr Kihoro said. The Attorney-General, through lawyer Felix Odhiambo, argued that the application by the former MPs made sense, but the orders sought would oend the principle of separation of powers. Unless the report is introduced before the 12th Parliament, debated and accented to, the report by the Akiwumi Commission will not have legal authority, the AG said. But Mr Kihoro countered that nothing is happening to ensure they are paid. I urge the court to order payment of gratuity to all former MPs, Mr Kihoro said. The case will be heard on May 9.

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Maasai leaders insist they will defect to TNA

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gsayagie@ke.nationmedia.com Leaders from Kajiado and Narok counties yesterday increased their clamour for defections to TNA, days after a planned visit to State House was shelved. Speaking in Maili 46 at the homecoming party of Kajiado County Public Service Executive Member Jeremiah Nairowua, Nairobi County Speaker Alex Ole Magelo, who comes from the region, said the Maasai had decided its political future is in President Uhuru Kenyattas party, which forms the Jubilee coalition with the URP side of Deputy President William Ruto. We shall support Mr Kenyattas re-election in 2017. Our community has never been out of government, said Mr Magelo. Mr Magelo and Kajiado West MP Moses ole Sakuda said the URP team should

not feel jittery about TNAs rising fortunes. This house (Jubilee) has two main doors (TNA and URP). Defectors can use any of the main doors. Noone should complain of which door the defectors use, said Mr Magelo. Maasai political supremo Mr William ole Ntimama, who has been a vocal member of former Prime Minister Raila Odingas ODM, has conrmed he will be leading the remaining non-Jubilee members to TNA. The choice of TNA has rubbed coalition partner URP the wrong way, more so because it is the dominant party in Narok County. Narok North MP Moitalel ole Kenta is the only TNA MP in the region, with the governor, Senator, Woman Representative and four parliamentary seats being held by URP. Emurua Dikkir MP Johanna Ngeno is an Independent. Governor Samuel Tunai and Senator Stephen ole Ntutu have come out ghting Ntimamas move.

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FACTIONS | Groups claim allegiance to governor, senator

Kapsabet protests attest to deep rifts

Demonstrators display weapons allegedly recovered from supporters of Nandi Governor Cleophas Lagat at Namgoi Junction on the Eldoret-Kapsabet Road. They accused the governor of nepotism and abuse of oce, allegations which the county boss has denied.
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aront from the legislator. Afterwards county leaders held a crisis meeting in Kapsabet to try to reconcile the factions, but to no avail. The governor, Senator Sang, Women Representative Zipporah Kering, and county commissioner Matilda Sakwa attended the meeting. Sources who did not want to be named told the Sunday Nation that there was a plot by the warring groups to hire goons to heckle leaders during the function, which was why it was called o. The Kapsabet meeting was held a day after Nandi MPs Kirwa Bitok (Mosop), Julius Meli (Tinderet) and Elijah Lagat (Chesumei), Mrs Kering and Senator Sang met with the Deputy President in Nairobi where sources said Mr Ruto asked the MPs to bury their political dierence with Governor Lagat. During the confrontation, two people, among them an organiser, Mr Samson Chelarigei, suered serious injuries and were hospitalised. Mr Chelarigei accused the governor of hiring and transporting youths from county headquarters in Kapsabet last Tuesday where

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mndurya@ke.nationmedia.com newsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com he demonstration on Tuesday last week by civil society groups in Kapsabet in which several people were injured brought to the fore deep-seated dierences among local leaders. At stake was the much-hyped visit by President Uhuru Kenyatta that was to happen last Friday; it would have been his rst to the county since assuming oce. President Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto had been scheduled to preside over a thanksgiving ceremony at Kapsabet Boys High School, which emerged fourth in last years Kenya Certicate of Secondary Education exam. Mr Ruto is an old boy of the school, and the invite to the President had been made through his oce. However, the visit was called o at the last minute, and Education Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi was asked to represent President Kenyatta. Although civil society groups claimed their motive was merely to present a memorandum to Nandi Governor Cleophas Lagat on what they termed as misuse of resources and nepotism, the demonstration was the tip of the iceberg in the open rivalry between Mr Lagat and Senator Stephen Sang. The two have been ghting supremacy wars in the aairs of the county. Senator Sang, for instance, is the engineer of the Bill to establish county development boards, something the governor considered a personal

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supporters of Governor Lagat allegedly beat up a group of people planning to protest. Key supporters of Dr Lagat, including former Kapsabet Mayor David Ngetich, arrived at Surungai trading centre near Kapsabet town, and ushed out another group that had assembled to stage a protest, and who wanted to march to the county assembly to deliver a petition against Governor Lagat. Former Kenyan ambassador to Australia Stephen Tarus, a vocal critic of the leadership, narrowly escaped lynching by supporters of the governor, thanks to his bodyguard. Mr Tarus called on the Mr Lagat to stop using crooks to disrupt peaceful demonstrations in which the public wanted to know how billions of the shillings sent to the county government from Treasury have been spent. The Nandi County government will collapse unless the Ethics and Corruption Commission moves in to investigate how leases of multi-national tea companies, which had expired, were renewed, and why all contracts and tenders are only given to known associates of the governor. But Governor Lagat denied the claims and accused Mr Tarus of waging a war against him. While dismissing the allegations against him, the governor called on his opponents to allow him to serve the people of Nandi. Constant bickering, he observed, would not help solve problems. I dont deal with employment; that is the work of the Public Service Board. As for tenders, those are handled by procurement department, the governor said.

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County by County
Nandi: Moi Girls head in court over procurement
Moi Girls High School Principal Jane Jelagat Rotich and the schools accountant David Kiptanui Limo have been charged with violating procurement laws. They appeared before Eldoret Senior Principal Magistrate Samuel Mokua who read to them three charges led by the Ethics and AntiCorruption Commission. They were released on Sh1 million bond each with a surety of the same amount.

Nandi: Governor-senator rift divides supporters

The cancellation of President Uhuru Kenyattas visit to Nandi County for a thanksgiving at Kapsabet Boys High School and the war of words between Nandi County Governor Cleopas Lagat and Senator Stephen Sang dominated the news. On Tuesday, civil society organisations staged a demonstration during which two groups clashed leaving several people injured. In the same county oods added misery to faminestricken families in parts of the North Rift region after more than 30 families were displaced following heavy rains that has disrupted distribution of relief supplies.

Wajir: Firm pays herders for animals lost to drought

One hundred families in Wajir have received Sh500,000 compensation for livestock deaths caused by drought from an Islamic-compliant Insurance company. Takaful Insurance Chief Executive Ocer Hassan Bashir said the Index-Based Livestock Insurance product was aimed at giving pastoralists a fallback plan in case of natural hazards. The insurance conforms to the Islamic concept of takaful, in which risks are shared among a group of participants.

Garissa: Number of sta remains a mystery

Shocked: Residents of Kochogo Village in Ahero, Kisumu County, look at a con which fell o a matatu after an accident yesterday. The body of George Oduor Mbayi, 38, was being taken from Nairobi to Bushieni Village in Butere for burial. Widow Jacinta Oduor said that when they arrived in Kericho, one of her in-laws struck the con and abused the corpse. She said the insults may have led to the accident. JACOB OWITI
Garissa County government is yet to determine its actual number of sta even after commissioning an audit seven months ago. The Directorate of Public Service Management under the Ministry of Devolution was hired in September last year, through the County Public Service Board, to conduct an audit to establish the actual number of sta members. The county through a newly created docket Directorate of Personnel and Management has instead embarked on a fresh audit to determine sta numbers. In a circular dated March 13, Governor Nathif Jama directed the head of the new docket, Dr Mohamed Abdullahi to start the process afresh.

Kisii: Food processing factories coming soon

The county government has lined up multi-million agro factories that are set to transform the local economy. These include investments in fruit processing, sugarcane, banana and soapstone industries. Jackline Moraa Amadala

Nyamira: Church unhappy over tax on spiritual services

There has been a week-long stando between traders and the clergy on one hand and the Nyamira County government on the other over payment of new rates.The traders have termed the levies unrealistic while the clergy is unhappy over being taxed for providing spiritual services.

Laikipia: County government Machakos: British companies to invest in infrastructure bans highly toxic drinks
Several bottled alcohol brands have been banned from Laikipia County after tests showed them to contain high levels of of methanol. Ocials who conducted random tests on the drinks said some of them had alcoholic contents as high as 60 per cent, way above the prescribed limits. Five British companies have shown interest in establishing businesses in Machakos County. The British High Commission to Kenya, Dr Christian Turner said the companies will have a bias in Infrastructure and housing. Bob Odalo

to put up a cotton factory

Busia: American investor

An investor is set to build a plant to process genetically modied grown cotton in Busia, according to Governor Sospeter Ojaamong. He said the deal was reached during his US tour with governors from 14 other cottongrowing zones. Maurice Kaluoch

Nyandarua: Machines to detect youth-killing drinks

Nyandarua County has aquired machines to measure the toxicity of second generation alcoholic brews blamed for killing the youth. The health ocer in charge of Ol Joroorok subCounty, Mr Ezekiel Orina, says he had sought the assistance of law enforcement agencies to raid drinking dens.

Bomet: Sh24m monthly dole for the elderly launched

The county government launched a Sh24 million monthly stipend for 12,082 elderly people. It will also pay Sh1,920 for all needy individuals to NHIF to enable them access health care at local hospitals. Georey Rono

Taveta: Storm gathering over land allocation

Trouble is brewing over the irregular allocation of a 13,500-acre farm between local communities and government ocers. The ocers have been accused of allocating fresh allottees against orders issued by the High Court and National Assembly Land committee.

Embu: MCA approve own car, home loans

The Embu County Assembly passed a motion allocating members Sh150 million for car loans and mortgages. Each of the 33 members will get Sh2 million to buy a new car and Sh3 million mortgage to be repaid in the next three years when their term expires. Charles Wanyoro

Homa Bay: New court house coming up soon - Mutunga

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has announced the construction of a modern High Court in Homa Bay to decongest the current one. Addressing leaders and members of the public during his tour of the local court, Dr Mutunga also announced that a resident judge would to be posted to Mbita in May. He said the Judiciary had already set aside funds for the construction of the building that will also accommodate magistrates and the police. Maurice Kaluoch

Nakuru: Four nabbed for raping elderly woman

Four people have arrested in connection with the rape of a 75-year-old woman. They are said to have committed the oence at Kamiruri Village in Bahati Sub-County. Area police commander Duncan Nguthu said the arrests followed a tip-o from the public. Mr Nguthu said the young men are believed to be members of a gang involved in a number of rape cases in the area. Two months ago, area MP Kimani Ngunjiri said that up to ve women were raped every week in the region. Rachel Kibui

Vihiga: Assembly wants four executives sacked

The Vihiga County Assembly recommended the sacking of four executive committee members. Four House committees said Newton Okwiya (Trade and Industrialisation), Elmanus Vodoti (Education), Evans Kahiga (Treasury) and Johnstone Khejeli (Public Service) were unt to hold oce. They asked Governor Moses Akaranga (below) to act on their recommendation immediately.

Kericho: Health sector and roads set to be improved

Governor Prof Paul Chekwony has reassured residents that he will revamp the health sector and improve road infrastructure to facilitate the transport of agricultural produce from the county. The county government, he said, had within the past year revived more than 100 cattle dips out of a targeted 186 at a cost of Sh196m. He added that the opening up of 450 kilometres of new roads was going on across the Sh450m. Tomothy Kimei

Migori: Governor, MP out after successful petitions

Voters in Migori County and Nyando Constituency will go back to the ballot box after the Court of Appeal nullied the election of Okoth Obado (addressing a crowd above) as governor and Fred Outa as MP on Friday. A three-judge bench quashed Mr Obados election citing carelessness in data transmission by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. The other court nullied Mr Outas victory due to abuse of public resources during his campaigns. Elvis Ondieki

Lamu:King Fahad Hospital to Kakamega: Bishop calls for get Sh18m medical kit governor and senator truce
The county government has allocated Sh18 million to buy medical equipment for King Fahad Hospital. Governor Issa Timamy said he was committed to revamp health facilities in the county to stop residents from travelling as far as Mombasa to seek medical services. Galgalo Bocha Catholic Bishop Philip Sulumeti has oered to mediate the conict between Governor Wyclie Oparanya and Senator Boni Khalwale over the management of county aairs. The bishop warned the rift might harm the county. Benson Amadala

Siaya: Six sub-counties get ambulances worth Sh45m

Governor Cornel Rasanga has launched six new ambulances worth Sh45 million to boost emergency responses in Siaya county. Mr Rasanga said the move would ease the transportation of patients from the six sub-counties to the Kisumu referral hospital. Nelcon Odhiambo

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FOCUS ON MACHAKOS COUNTY HIS MANTRA | If something is supposed to work, it should. There should be no room for wastage or lethargy

Mutua: I dont mind haters; my focus is people

By EMEKA-MAYAKA GEKARA
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Govenor believes the problem with most Kenyan leaders is that they think too much about themselves and power
In a recent interview with Saturday Nations Conversations With Book Lovers, Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua said he was extremely uncomfortable with the rate of sluggish development in the country and the lack of re in the belly of leaders to improve the lives of Kenyans. We Kenyans have also resigned to fate. We need to change our attitude, he said. According to Dr Mutua, debate on social media on various issues, particularly on personalities is ugly, which shows that Kenya has degenerated into a country of haters, who derive pleasure from others downfall. Dr Mutua says haters do not make him lose even an iota of sleep as he struggles to transform the fortunes of Machakos County. My focus in life is success. If you move ahead in life, people want to pull you down. My focus is my job. I want to deliver what I promised to my people, he says. Q: What is your understanding of transformational leadership? A: The time has come for leadership to reect the desires and wishes of the people of Kenya. Leadership that transforms dreams into reality in a speedy manner. Kenyans are tired of waiting for the dreams of independence to be realised. The high rates of poverty and unemployment need a new paradigm in the way things are done. Q: Do you consider yourself a transformative leader? A: I consider myself to be innovative and focused in transforming the lives of the people of Machakos through leadership that brings about development and not the normal political rhetoric. The focus of leaders should not be about themselves or acquisition of power but ecient service to the poor, hungry children of this country. Q: Talking of priorities, the Auditor Generals report showed that you spend over Sh1 million providing a microphone at a funeral? You dont regret such spending? A: No regrets because no microphone was paid for. What was provided was a full public address system that included huge eld TV screens, speakers for 10,000 mourners and communication system. In reality, we paid less than what is paid every day by private companies and other government departments. In Machakos and the entire Ukambani region, we do not take it kindly that we are criticised for giving our hero the late Senator Mutula Kilonzo a proper send-o whereas no one has questioned the colossal amount of money spent by the national government to bury heroes from other regions. We are very careful how public money is used. People have been asking whether we are getting more money than other counties. We are not. What we are doing is squeezing every shilling by eliminating waste, corruption and disorganisation so that we can get double what others are getting for the same amount of money. We do this by announcing our budgets, setting reserve prices and paying our suppliers on time. Q: What is your dream for Machakos? To make the county the place to be by making it the centre of economic excitement and growth. We plan to make Machakos the ideal home for its residents where things work as they are supposed to. A home where the security of families is assured, health centres function at international levels, roads are free of potholes, quality education thrives and opportunities are given to all to excel. Q: It takes concrete action to turn dreams into realities. How do you plan to do this? A: By rst tackling the basics of life that are still a bother hundreds of years after the Industrial Age in Europe. My plan is to get rid of problems of water and food shortage, access to health care, poor infrastructure, insecurity, proper education levels and unemployment. Q: How do you plan to decrease the high poverty levels amongst your people? A: As I take care of the basics, I am also launching initiatives to empower wananchi. We have a social welfare programme which is giving Sh20 million to women, Sh15 million to the youth, Sh10 million to the elderly and another Sh10 million to the disabled to set up businesses. In the next financial year, we are tripling this amount and creating a revolving fund. Q: Many families in this

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county cannot aord food. How does you government intends to ensure sufficient food for everybody? A: Agriculture is key to food security and ghting poverty. We have bought and are giving for free two million chicks so that all our youth can keep chicken, which my government will purchase from them and sell them new chicks. The use of tractors to expand our land under cultivation and giving free seed and subsidised fertiliser is meant to provide longterm food security and money to Machakos residents. We realise that counties will need to generate more income to provide better services to our people. This is why we are providing incentives to investors so that we can open new manufacturing plants, hotels, homes and many other initiatives that will create jobs and wealth. Q. You held probably the rst county investment conference. There is talk that all the investment pledges remain just that. Which investors have moved to the ground? A: The investment programme is right on schedule, and we will soon be unveiling all the investors who have committed physically and nancially to Machakos County. Q: Do you think setting up a new Machakos City just adjacent to the proposed Konza Techno City and barely 40km from Nairobi city is economical? A: Actually it is an advantage to both cities. If you want trees to grow faster, you plant them close to each other. Growth attracts growth and the new Machakos City and Konza City will support each other and speed up their takeo and expansion because they are very close to each other. We are effectively creating a new metropolis in Kenya. The new Machakos City will be the centre of economic growth. We are already using Sh250 million to lay structures for main roads, sewer systems and water sources for the new city in the next three months. By mid this year, new buildings will come up providing a new impetus and hope to the people of Machakos and Kenya Q: The Machakos county assembly last week approved Sh1.2 billion supplementary budget. What is the money for? A: We have reduced our recurrent expenditure and allocated more money on development. The money is going to be used for the construction of new community hospitals for each of the 40 wards in the county, water harvesting and road construction. Q:You have been in oce for a year. What ground have you covered on health and roads? We have a comprehensive health programme that ensures every hospital has medicine and equipment and no one ever shares a hospital bed. We are also expanding services so that treatment is conducted efciently. We have purchased 80 ambulances so that every citizen or visitor in any corner of Machakos can receive medical emergency attention within 10 to 15 minutes of seeking help. We expect to reduce this time to the international standards of four to eight minutes. Q: You have bought ambulances yet hospitals such as Machakos Level Five are overstretched and have no drugs. Where are the ambulances supposed to take patients? A: You need to move around and visit hospitals in Machakos. We have been hailed as one of the counties where the health sector

is working. Machakos Level 5 hospitals supplies and service is such that it is becoming the most-ecient public hospital in Kenya. We are about to open an Intensive Care Unit, dialysis unit and state-of-the-art diagnostic centre in the hospital; all our Machakos Level 4 and new community hospitals will have the same facilities soon. We have functioning health centres, and soon we will have community hospitals in every ward with mini-theatres, laboratories, X-ray facilities, wards and maternity wings. Machakos residents will not have to walk or travel long distances for treatment. Q: Walk or travel on which roads,? The counties roads are in a sorry state. A: No. We have graded and are grading major roads in every ward. We are also putting tarmac on major roads in the county (Makutano-Mwala-Kithimani Road) that opens up the region to economic growth. We have also awarded tenders for construction of roads in Athi River that have been in despicable state for years. We have just advertised for construction of all roads in Syokimau. We have a plan to tarmac all major roads in Machakos County by 2017 and to come up with a system of making all roads free from dust and mud. Q: There is a close relationship between investment and security. How secure is Machakos? A: To create an enabling environment for business, we have invested heavily in security. We have new 120 security cars that are fuelled and serviced, over 500 CCTV cameras and ve, 24-hour dispatch call centres. We have also opened the rst forensics centre in Kenya - the Machakos Forensics Centre - to aid in criminal investigation. Q. The national government is crying about the huge wage bill and waste. There is concern that the same is reected in counties? A: I totally believe that if we exercise austerity measures and clean up our procurement system and ght corruption, Kenya can build double the roads it builds every year, double the schools, hospitals and double employment opportunities. Our biggest problem is that everything bought by government is usually overpriced because ocials have to get a cut. In Machakos, we buy goods and get services at or below market prices, ensuring there is value for money and no shilling goes to anyones pockets. Q:If Sunday Nation visits Machakos county four years from now. What kind of county should we expect to nd? A: You will nd a clean, organised and dynamic county with services that are second to none and a safe and beautiful place to call home. Our mantra is: If something is supposed to work, it should. We have no room for lethargy or waste. Finally, I want to say that Kenyans are very smart. We have many good ideas and plans for development. Our weakness is implementation and greed. In Machakos, we do not waste time on talking; we get down to action. We welcome you all to come and share in our dream as we make Machakos the place to be.

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Kamba governors tell o critics

Leaders resolve to set up a joint legislative and policy formulation committee to tackle issues that are unique to the three counties
BY KITAVI MUTUA
@KitaviM kmutua@ke.nationmedia.com overnors from Ukambani marked their first year in office with a pledge to work together amid growing criticism over the running of county aairs. They pledged to work together to promote unity to reap the fruits of devolution. They warned that political wrangles would pull their counties backward. Dr Julius Malombe (Kitui), Dr Alfred Mutua (Machakos) and Prof Kivutha Kibwana (Makueni) passed this resolution on Friday. During a meeting in Kitui town, KITAVI MUTUA | NATION the governors resolved to set up an inter-county legislative and Governors Kivutha Kibwana (Makueni), Alfred Mutua (Machakos) and Dr Julius Malombe (Kitui) hold hands in a policy formulation committee show of unity after a joint meeting at the Kenya Forestry Research Institute in Kitui last Friday. to tackle issues unique to the three counties. The proposed committee, ing their proposal to establish a tion to occasion a by-election, of the three Ukambani governors which will address cross-cut- ward fund similar to Constituency Mr Nyenze said. But Mr Malombe to deliver. urged his critics to stop making Weve set the pace for this ting issues like sand harvesting, Development Fund. water scarcity, infrastructure and Local MPs joined the fray with baseless claims, saying he had country, and many counties are charcoal burning, will be chaired Kitui West MP and National As- convened several stakeholder emulating Kitui, Machakos and by the governors on an annual sembly Minority Leader Francis forums and invited elected leadMakueni, but our own people cant see that and are cooking rotational basis with Dr Malombe Nyenze threatening to expel him ers from the county. elected as the rst chairman. from the Wiper party. The governor told the forum up all manner of funny claims The three have been constantly Mr Nyenze has in the past acthat the ward fund the MCAs to derail us. This must stop, been criticised in their counties. cused the governor of planning are demanding is illegal, adding he said. He said the three leaders will that the Controller of Budget has Dr Malombe has been facing reforever with very little to show already said she wont approve defend each other against such bellion from members of the Kitui a year since he become county county assembly and local MPs such schemes. attacks as they lead eorts to boss. reconcile the people. who have threatened to remove The MP also accused the govHe accused some corrupt inProf Kibwana said while politihim from oce. ernor of failing to consult other dividuals, who had expected to Speaking at the joint leaders elected leaders over the running benet from county tenders and cal dierences are bound to arise, forum at the Kenya Forestry they must be solved amicably and of county aairs. jobs, of peddling lies about him Research Institute in Kitui, the If he continues like this, we in order to incite the electorate without too much noise. three warned their critics they will vote to expel him from the against him. We regret the differences wont be intimidated. party that sponsored his elecDr Mutua, who has faced between the executive and the If we continue this way, where criticism from Machakos Senacounty assemblies, but I believe governors are facing criticism and tor Johnstone Muthama, said some people are behind the probit was a shame for the region lems to discredit our leadership , are always putting out unnecessary political res, development to be branded as a quarrelling he said. will not happen, Dr Malombe people. The governors appealed to their said. The time has come for the electorates to give their county The time has come for He also apologised to county Kamba people to shed this governments time to implement assembly members and MPs in the Kamba people to their manifestos. shameful tag of leaders quarhis county for any mistakes and shed this shameful tag of relling all the time, and we as He said that being the first urged them to set aside their governors will lead the drive to governors, they are responsible leaders quarrelling all the reconcile the people and chart a for setting up rm administrative political dierences. The governor has been accused time new way forward he said. structures and foundations that of being inaccessible, with MCAs Dr Mutua said the whole counwill guide their ve year developthreatening to oust him for reject- Machakos Governor, Mr Mutua try had a lot of faith in the ability ment agenda.

We will meet our goals, says leader

BY A CORRESPONDENT
newsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com Nandi Governor Cleophas Lagat last Friday expressed optimism that his administration would exceed public expectations in performance as he led the county in celebrating the rst year of devolution. Addressing members of the county assembly in a State of the County address entitled Delivering people-centered development for economic growth and stability, the county chief said his administration would deliver on its electoral promises. While thanking MCAs for their continued support, the governor advised them to perform their oversight, legislative and representative roles diligently. Listing his countys achievements that include setting up a county foundation, reorganising the public service and infrastructure and making strides in addressing challenges, Mr Lagat elaborated, Provision of aordable, accessible healthcare, making county roads passable round the year, land adjudication and registration, rural electrication to spur growth, youth and women empowerment, sports incubation and development, provision of clean drinking water, enhancement and improvement of education facilities and most importantly food security are his main priorities, he said. On the countys flagship projects, he emphasized that turning Kapsabet hospital into a county reeral hospital and setting up a public university in the County were very pressing issues. He urged the county assembly to expedite Bills to implement the projects. He added that his county was employing 800 ECDE teachers so as to give pupils a rm and solid foundation that willl enable trhem grow into responsible, respected leaders and innovators

County regional development bank proposed

BY HENRY NYARORA
newsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com Three county governments in Nyanza have resolved to start a bank to support development. Speaking at the rst annual governors conference, Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma said counties in the region will set up a nancial institution from which the governments will borrow money to fund development. We can easily establish a nancial bank by contributing Sh1 billion from which counties can get loans to develop their economies, Mr Ranguma said in Kisumu on Friday. Governors John Nyagarama (Nyamira) and James Ongwae (Kisii) also attended the meeting. Mr Ranguma said Nyamira, Kisii and Siaya counties with their reliable rains and good soils can produce enough food to feed the entire region if farmers in these areas adopt modern agricultural practices. We will develop railway lines and internet connectivity to all our counties to make it easy to communicate with our trading partners. We want to improve our road network because we intend to maximise the use of Kisumu International Airport in exporting agricultural produce, Mr Ranguma said. He said transport on Lake Victoria will be restructured to improve connections with Tanzania and Uganda. The governors also said they will work together to establishment trading bloc. Constitution Implementation Commission commissioner Catherine Muma supported the proposal. She also encouraged each county to identify a single project that can be fully funded and which would benet the residents. Mr Nyagarama asked his counterparts not to abandon projects initiated by previous leaders. In some areas we have noted that many projects have stalled because they were initiated either by our political opponents, or they were established in areas we did not get political support, he said. Mr Ongwae said many counties are struggling with huge wage bills, saying 80 per cent of the funds allocated to county governments are being used for recurrent expenditure, leaving little for development.

Sh1 bn

Amount required to set up a development bank in Nyanza

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LETTER FROM LONDON | Gerry Loughran

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Out of food? Drink? Pick up the phone

e get oods of yers through our letter box and I usually bin them automatically. But one caught my eye the other day. Dial@Drink, it said. The card went on, Out of Booze? Out of Hours? Call for a huge range of beers, wines and spirits delivered direct to your door seven nights a week, Sunday to Thursdays 10 pm 4 am, Fridays and Saturdays 10 pm 6 am. There was an e-mail address as well as the telephone number. I know Im out of touch with modern society but it would never occur to me to get on the blower and ask somebody to bring a beer round, though the idea certainly has its attractions. I come from the generation that went out at 8 pm and supped until closing time at 10.30 or 11 pm. Or maybe popped in for an hour in the course of the evening, using walking the dog as an excuse. These days, young people do a lot of drinking at home. No wonder pubs are dying o. You can get discounted beer at the supermarket. They share the cheap lagers among their friends and then go out at midnight and hit the bars, which seem to stay open for ever and charge much more than they did in my heyday. Its not just the drinking habits, its the telephone habit. Pizza houses and take-away restaurants have been making home deliveries for years but I cannot get used to the idea of picking up the phone

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Good ol times:

My style is to hum and hah over the menu, ask questions, compare prices and generally test the waiters patience

or clicking on my mobile and saying, Bring me a chicken tikka masala with fried rice, chapatis and a poppadum. My style is to hum and hah over the menu, ask questions, compare prices and generally test the waiters patience. Same with the booze. In the rare event I run out, theres an o licence round the corner where I am welcome to prowl about, weighing up the expensive stu before invariably buying from the bottom shelf. My favourite wine at present is from Chile, a sauvignon blanc under the Isla Negra label. Theres a touch of literary class about it, too, the Isla Negra (Black Island) being the home of the great poet Pablo Neruda, when he wasnt being picked up by the military. Its not too expensive but I doubt Dial@Drink would have it in stock. ***** Probably the best-known of

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I come from the generation that went out at 8 p.m. and supped until 10.30 or 11 p.m.

British footballers, though he is now retired, is David Beckham. And probably no other sportsman, current or ex, takes so much ack. I got one of those jokey things that float about the internet, listing the stupid things professional footballers have said. Inevitably, there are more by Beckham than any other player. The often snide reporting seems to be grounded in something British tabloids are particularly good at setting up an idol, then tearing it down. Why? Envy, maybe? At 38, the former Manchester United midelder is good looking, has a celebrity wife, Victoria, a house that has been described as rivalling the Queens Buckingham Palace and some nice kids. He is also the richest sportsman in UK history with a personal wealth of some 165 million (Sh23.58 billion). Though this is far south of the worlds top sports hero, American golfer Tiger Woods (303 million (Sh43.3 billion)), it is also well ahead of his nearest British rival, Wayne Rooney, another Man U player. Rooney, 28, is said to be worth 51 million (Sh7.28 billion), increasing at the rate of 250,000 (Sh35.7 million) per week. Somebody calculated that if Rooney dropped a 50 pence piece, by the time he had stooped and picked it up, he would have earned another 50 pence.

But Rooney does not have Beckhams track record for charity work. He has long supported Unicef and last week took part in a two-day television fund-raiser for Sport Relief. Beckham played a role in a short comic playlet by the writers and actors of one of Britains most popular comedy series, Only Fools and Horses. The BBC marathon raised 53 million (Sh7.57 billion) in donations from the public for a variety of causes, including education in Africa. The Only Fools and Horses insert was one of the most watched. ***** Smart Alec answer 1: It was meal time during a ight on a BA airplane. Would you like dinner? the flight attendant asked the passenger. What are my choices? the man asked. Yes or no, she replied. Smart Alec answer 2: A policeman stopped a teenager for speeding. Ive been waiting for you all day, the cop said. Well, I got here as fast as I could, the young man replied. The answer got him o a charge. Smart Alec Answer 3: A lady was picking through the frozen chickens at a supermarket, but couldnt nd one big enough. Do these chickens get any bigger? she asked a passing assistant. Afraid not, the girl said, theyre all dead. Gerryo69@hotmail.com

How cattle thieves have brought misery to Nyakach

he mention of Siany evokes memories of a bygone season of bucolic splendour among the adult residents of Upper Nyakach in Kisumu. Siany (Dholuo for wetland) with its lush pastures and freshwater springs supported livelihoods and helped preserve the cultural life of Koguta, Kamgan and Kamnwa clans for generations. Besides enjoying a steady supply of protein, villagers sold some of the fattened livestock at the Sondu market to supplement the family income, pay school fees and meet other basic needs. Being mixed farmers, they also had strong oxen to plough the land and plenty of manure to replenish soil fertility. Meanwhile, boys had fun in the evenings watching bulls ght on the open grazing elds, and when one became a man he was handed a few cattle by his father to go get himself a bride. But over the past decade, Siany has been losing its allure. The melodious moos of cows have been replaced by the jarring noise of lorries pulling up to collect bricks. Billowing smoke from the kilns have added to the pollution of what was once an upcountry paradise. Sianys changing face mirrors the declining economic fortunes of the people of Upper Nyakach, which has been forced to shift from the relatively productive livestock keeping to the miserly brick making due to runaway cattle theft. Aside from its destructive eects on the environment, brick making has only attracted a handful of people in the area, suggesting a majority of people have no gainful employment. Not that cattle theft is a new crime in Upper Nyakach; residents have experienced sporadic raids from across the border with the neighbouring villages in Kericho County for decades. But it was not anything they couldnt handled through organised response and recovery operations. Now, with the raiders getting more daring and the crime commercial, villagers compare keeping cattle in ones homestead to a death wish. Families of brides insist on dowry payments in cash setting themselves up for cultural clashes with conservative suitors or have to incur huge costs transporting the animals to the safety of relatives or friends homesteads outside Nyakach. Villagers narrate blood-curdling tales of heavily armed thieves arriving in the dead of the night in a lorry and killing or maiming their victims before emptying the cattle pen. Where in the past search parties stood a chance of tracking a stolen animal to a nearby bush or market, it is not uncommon now to receive reports that it might have ended up in a butchery in, say, Kapsabet over 80km away. Last November, Nyakach MP Aduma Owuors elderly parents were burnt in their house in a murder linked to the MPs ght against cattle rustling in the constituency. If that senseless killing wouldnt shock State security agents into acting to eradicate the crime, nothing probably will. Otieno Otieno is chief sub-editor, Business Daily. Twitter @otienootieno. jkotieno@ke.nationmedia.com

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Marriage Bill harms rights of the mentally ill T

Careless: Before making potentially harmful statements, religious leaders would be well advised to seek the opinion of experts
wo things caught my eye this past week, and both are worthy of comment. First, our National Assembly passed a Marriage Bill that has elicited all manner of comment, ranging from polygamy to gay marriage. Unfortunately, combing through the Bill, one comes across several instances of senselessly discriminatory clauses, chiey against people with mental illnesses. For instance, the eect of Clause 12(a)(ii) of the Bill is to prohibit people with chronic mental illnesses characterised by recurrent episodes from getting married. Similarly, Clauses 66(6)(g) and 73(1)(g) make such mental illnesses legitimate reasons for voiding or annulling a marriage. The net eect of the Marriage Bill as debated and passed in Parliament is to ensure that a diagnosis of a chronic mental illness would mean that the individual cannot legally get married. It also means that even if one is already married, if they are found to have had a chronic mental illness with a chronic recurrent course, their spouses could legally petition for the marriage to be annulled. The problem with this bill, as with all legislation that purports to use mental illness as a reason to restrict peoples rights, is that the originators clearly do not have an understanding of what constitutes mental illness. Current research evidence suggests that between 10 and 25 per cent of our population suers from a serious mental illness. The import of the Marriage Bill is that this large segment of our population would be condemned to a loveless life in which any attempt at a long-term relationship would be null and void. Before he assents to it, the president must subject this bill to thorough scrutiny by mental health professionals in order to cure it of these discriminatory and unconstitutional provisions. However, if he agrees with the intent of the bill, which is to prevent the mentally ill from contracting legal marriages, he must demand a clause that requires that everyone of marriageable age undergo periodic psychiatric evaluations that shall determine whether they can get married, or if already married, whether the marriage may continue to be recognised under the law. This, of course, means that he will have to budget for the training and recruitment of a huge number of mental health specialists in the coming years to help implement these provisions. Perhaps this is not such a bad thing after all! The second issue that caught my attention were media reports alleging that Catholic Cardinal John Njue had raised misgivings about a tetanus vaccine aimed at preventing maternal and child

A segment of the population has been condemned to a loveless life

illness and deaths related to childbirth. He allegedly termed the mass immunisation campaign fishy, and urged his followers to further interrogate this vaccine. The cardinal, when he speaks, is assumed to be speaking for the Catholic Church. Devout followers of the Church are expected to hang onto his every word, and look up to him for spiritual guidance. When he suggests that a vaccine may be dangerous, at least some of his followers will take him seriously and start refusing it. The result will be potential illness and deaths that would have been prevented by the vaccination. Before making such potentially harmful statements, religious leaders would be well advised to seek competent guidance from experts in the eld, many of whom may be found among the faithful of the church. Dr Atwoli is a consultant psychiatrist and senior lecturer at Moi Universitys School of Medicine. lukoye@gmail.com

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BUSINESS
Glut in production and dependence on traditional buyers the main reasons for reduced earnings
BY ZEDDY SAMBU
zsambu@ke.nationmedia.com he search for new export markets for Kenyas tea has began in earnest as prices fall this year. Policy makers at the Agriculture ministry say they are scouting for new outlets for tea as volatile markets continue to hurt earnings. This is partly due to a glut in production as well as overreliance on traditional buyers in Egypt, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan and the United Kingdom. The ve countries take up 75 per cent of Kenyas tea exports. We are exploring new markets in Eastern Europe and the Far East to stir demand, having recorded optimum performance in existing markets, including Russia and China, Agriculture Secretary Felix Koskei said in an interview. In addition to oversupply, which is global, it is the overreliance on the ve key markets that has dampened trade. He said he was also targeting a possible bilateral agreement with Nigeria, as well as looking into establishing a value-addition plant with EAC members since tea is currently sold raw. The plant will see our teas processed and sold together, added Mr Koskei. Tea exports earned Kenya Sh106 billion in 2012, nearly equal to the foreign exchange it earned the previous year. The decline in prices is partly blamed on the political unrest in Egypt, which buys 20 per cent of Kenyas tea. There is also turmoil in tea-buying countries like Syria, Pakistan and Sudan, which has reduced their purchasing power. According to industry regulator Tea Board of Kenya, 2013 saw

INDUSTRY | Ministry plans to set up value-addition plant in conjunction with EAC member states

Falling export revenue triggers search for alternative tea markets

Agricultural policies not friendly to small farmers

BY ARTHUR OKWEMBA
In Washington
Land experts at a global forum have faulted Kenyas policies on agriculture, saying they have failed to improve the lives of the poor. A new study by two researchers from Michigan State University on the countrys land ownership system and policies indicates that those enjoying subsidies on inputs like seed and fertiliser are not smallholders but medium and large-scale farmers. At harvest time, public funds channeled to the National Cereals and Produce Board to purchase maize for strategic reserves mostly benet established farmers, the study further notes. Presenting their ndings at a World Bank conference in Washington, DC on land and poverty, Thomas Jayne said: You cannot realise signicant positive changes in poverty reduction when the very people you are trying to help are bypassed by enabling policies. Dr Milu Muyanga, who was part of the research team, said food security will remain a pipe dream if Kenya continues to pursue antipoor agricultural policies. What is more worrying is that the focus of the subsidies and purchase of produce focuses on one region of the country the Rift Valley, he said. The researchers also found that while the policies favour mediumscale farmers, not everyone in this category fully exploits their land. About two-thirds of the total farm area is held for speculative purposes, which has led to decreased agricultural output. In the next decade, there will be an unprecedented number of people in rural areas entering the labour market. If agriculture is not viably developed to absorb them, they will become a major political headache to the the country and the region, Mr Jayne said. He further warned that, compared to that of other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Kenyas agricultural land is shrinking, and this will force the government to provide alternative employment opportunities for its young people.

DOWNWARD SPIRAL

No bonus for smallholders

The situation is blamed on the following: Volatile market in traditional consumer countries upheavals in Egypt, Sudan and Syria, which have reduced purchasing power. Production glut which has led to oversupply, leading to a drop in international market rates. Changing preferences of European consumers. Perennial drop in prices at the Mombasa Tea Auction.

Small-scale farmers account for more than 60 per cent of the countrys total tea production. The Ministry of Agriculture has started an ambitious plan to nd alternative export markets as a result of falling revenue owing to a glut in production.
production for 2013 peaked at 432.4 million kilos against 369.5 million kilos in 2012, TBK said in a monthly report, noting that small-scale farmers account for more than 60 per cent of the countrys total production. This is one of the worst years. There has been no mini-bonus this year for small-scale holders, and chances are that the main bonus (second payment) will drop signicantly, said Global Tea and Commodities chief executive Peter Kimanga. There will be an oversupply with the onset of the rains. We are looking at depressed prices throughout the second quarter (April to June,) said the Mombasa-based tea trader. Europe, a major buyer of Kenyan tea, is emerging from winter, the heavy consumption period, meaning demand for the beverage will not level out additional supply. Consumers have also developed specic preferences for special teas. Persistent low commodity prices at the Mombasa Tea Auction, which are at a six-year low, CONTINUED ON PAGE 46

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the highest production in three years, following a slump in the previous two years. Owing to good weather conditions mostly experienced in the rst half of the year, cumulative

This is one of the worst years... the main bonus will drop...
Peter Kimanga, CEO Global Tea and Commodities

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SUNNY DAY | Sunny Bindra

SUNDAY NATION March 30, 2014

Make it your job to keep customers happy I

The bigger picture: Give your clients the benet of doubt, and show it every day and back it up with hard action
f you run a business, or are employed in one, allow me to put three scenarios to you this Sunday. Think about your answers carefully. Scenario One: An unhappy customer comes to you. She is dissatised with the product she bought, because it doesnt work. You study the situation, and conclude she is right. Should you refund the money? Scenario Two: An unhappy customer comes to you. He is dissatised with the product he bought, because it doesnt work. You study the situation, and cannot conclude whose fault it is. Perhaps the product was defective from the outset. Or perhaps the customer did something to ruin it but isnt saying so. Should you refund the money? Scenario Three: An unhappy customer comes to you. He is dissatisfied with the product he bought, because it doesnt work. You have never had this particular product fail before. This customer is belligerent, and is known to be a perennial complainer. You wouldnt mind one bit if you lost him. Should you refund the money? Most of you, I hope, would readily refund the money in Scenario One; most of you, I predict, would be reluctant to do so in Scenario Two; and pretty much none of you would refund that pain-in-the-backside customer of Scenario Three. I think you should make refunds in all three scenarios. If youve calmed down, we

Happy shoppers often become repeat customers; the key to a blossoming business.
can continue. Scenario One is a no-brainer. If the customer is right and you have supplied a bad item, you should refund. You want happy customers who return to you, after all. Losing a bit of money on the refund is nothing compared to the value of a lifetime customer. Scenario Two is more contentious. If you dont really know what the truth is, you might want to try to negotiate and share the loss. But that would be a mistake. If there is the possibility it is indeed your organisations fault, bite the bullet and refund. Demonstrate to the customer that you are serious about what you do and want to do it to the best of your ability, and regret supplying anything that doesnt do exactly what was paid for. Refund, and make the customer see hes dealing with a superior type of business. Scenario Three. Say what? Refund money to a customer whos probably trying to scam you? Why on earth would you do that? Isnt it better to lose this customer altogether? It probably is. But not yet. In the rst instance, and if the money in question is not signicant, just give the refund. If this

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If you want to be a business that delights customers, you have show it every day

customer proves to be a serial refund-claimer, act decisively in future and show him the door. But not the rst time. Stay on the high road, and give him his money back. Why so? In Scenario Three, you arent trying to demonstrate something to that customer, who will probably turn out to be a dead loss in future anyway. You are demonstrating it to your sta. You are showing that customer happiness is paramount in your business, and that you give the customer the benet of the doubt rst, not the other way around. Youre allowed to disagree. Youre allowed to say such a policy would encourage fraud, both by customers and sta. My point is that if you truly want to be a business that delights customers, you have to demonstrate it every day and back it up with hard action. Otherwise its just another empty slogan. Put your money where your mouth is. The worlds best companies, the ones who really bond with customers for life, do just that. They instal quality-control procedures that lter out bad products early; and they give the refund when they have to. It pays big, eventually. But ignore me, stay shrewd and shrill and small. Point to the sign on the wall that says Goods once sold cannot www.sunwords.com

Cash ow scare sparks search for substitute tea markets

Mr Peter Kimanga of Global Tea and Commodities.

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TECHNOLOGY | Sam Wambugu

Surviving after end of Windows XP tech support M

Malware: If you cant upgrade by the deadline, you should keep o the Internet to reduce the risk of virus attacks
icrosoft support for Oce 2003 ends next month. Precisely, starting next week, on April 8, 2014, Microsoft will end extended support for Office 2003 and Windows XP. In other words, your 2003 version of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint will continue to work, but they will no longer be updated. It is estimated that about 29 per cent of the computers in the world are running these Microsoft products. This means, any future aws found in these software will remain unxed and you could be frustrated without anyone to turn to. After April 8, there will be no new security updates, non-security hotxes, free or paid assisted support options or online content updates. Running Windows XP and Ofce 2003 on your computer after their end of support date may expose your or your company to security risks from harmful viruses, spyware and other malicious software. It will be particularly unwise for businesses carrying out mission-critical operations like bank ATMs not to upgrade their systems. Things will get even worse when Microsoft stops support for XPs anti-malware products in July 2015, at which point your computer will be an even richer target for attacks. In case there is confusion, neither Windows XP nor Oce 2003 are going to stop functioning they will remain usable on April 9 and beyond but will be liable to compromise and not support. To minimise risk, consumers must upgrade to newer operating systems that oer enhanced security features, like built-in rewall and anti-virus and rootkit malware protection. Retiring a product is a normal part of the product life cycle. While most Microsoft software is supported for 10 years, Windows XP has been supported for more than 12 years. Your upgrade options include several oce suites: LibreOce, Oce 2013, Oce Web Apps, Ofce 365, iWork, or Google Apps. Each of these suites includes an app to create documents, spread sheets, and presentations, and can import Oce 2003 les. Microsoft is, understandably, pushing people towards Windows 8.1 and Office 365, pointing out that many newer applications will simply not work under Windows XP. It is unusual to hear a company knocking its own product, but Microsoft explains that Windows XP is ve times as susceptible to viruses and attack than Windows 8.1. Its not just about security, though. Microsoft explains that modern software is designed with modern problems in mind, allowing for a more ecient way of working and could even save money. The software giant is planning to use pop-up warnings to entice

Modern software is designed to allow for a more ecient way of working and could even save money.

Windows XP users to upgrade. Pop-up warnings will appear on April 8 following the monthly patch cycle of Windows Update, and the notication will include a link to Microsoft Windows XP end-of-support site. If a blue task bar and green Start button hasnt alerted you to the fact youre running Windows XP, most likely you are safe. Microsoft is also releasing a free transfer tool thats designed to migrate data from an old PC to a new device running Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1. The tool, developed by Laplink company, will copy les, music, videos, e-mails, user proles, and settings from an old PC to a new one. If you cant upgrade by April 8, your best option is to remain o Internet and computer networks, and use your XP system as a stand-alone base of operations. Connecting to the Internet will increase your computers susceptibility to virus attacks. Also, you need to move data on or o it using an external disk or CD, and nd another option to replace the applications you think you cant do without.

have dropped by up to 30 percent since July last year. Global consumption has grown by two per cent. There was a signicant oversupply in 2013. The supply of black tea, produced predominantly by Kenya, was 29 per cent greater than market demand, according to an analysis by United Kingdoms Tea Infusions Ltd. Last week, a kilo of made tea sold at an average of Sh179.26 ($2.32), against Sh272.79 ($3.15) for the same period last year, the lowest price since 2008. The Kenya Tea Development Agency, the body that manages the small-scale tea sub-sector, says in that last steep drop in prices fell from Sh290.11 to Sh202.98. The drop in global prices is expected to severely impact farmers annual returns. Last year, smallscale farmers who produce two thirds of Kenyas teas, earned a total of Sh35.6 billion as a second payment (bonus) at an average rate of Sh31.65 per kilo of green

35.6
Billions in shillings that small scale farmers earned as bonus in 2013
leaf, against Sh33.9 billion earned in the 2011/12 nancial year. Already, listed producer Limuru Tea Company has announced a 10 per cent drop in revenue for the year ending December 2013, that was attributed a decline in the average price of the commodity in the reviewed period, from Sh236 in 2012 to Sh215 in 2013. Another listed rm, Kapchorua Tea Limited which grows tea on large scale, yesterday issued a prot warning to its shareholders citing poor prices in the period ended March 2014. Other large-scale tea farmers and NSE-listed agricultural rms like Williamson Tea Kenya and Kakuzi previously blamed the gloom on the sharp decline in world tea prices that depress earnings for out rower farmers.

Sam Wambugu is a monitoring and evaluation specialist. Samwambugu@gmail.com

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SETTLEMENT | Taxman violated applicants right to fair administrative justice, rules judge

Court awards Ericsson Sh824m in tax refunds

Judge Majanja found there was an unreasonable delay in processing Ericssons claims
BY BENSON WAMBUGU
benwambugu62@gmail.com ricsson Kenya Limited, a Swedish multinational provider of communications technology, has won a major court battle to compel the Kenya Revenue Authority to refund the Sh824 million the rm paid in excess of value-added tax. Constitutional and human rights judge David Majanja found there was an unreasonable delay in processing Ericssons claims of withholding tax, even as the taxman had been provided with VAT and export records for the years 2009 to 2012, and directed KRA to reimburse Ericsson the lump sum within two months from March 24 when he made the ruling. It is my determination that KRA violated Ericssons right to fair administrative action, ruled Justice Majanja. Ericsson led the petition against the KRA and the commissioner of domestic taxes, arguing it was entitled to receive a refund of excess VAT arising from exports of its services to companies outside Kenya. Through a sworn adavit by the acting country manager Ms Margaret Mutisya, Ericsson, said the KRA, after receiving

Where the fundamental rights of a person are likely to be adversely aected, one has a right to written explanation for the violation
Margaret Mutisya, Ericsson country manager

its application, purported to carry out a fresh audi, for which the company allowed the taxman access to its records, but the commissioner went ahead to issue notices of assessment for the said period. Ericsson, in protest, led a case at the High Court and separately lodged an appeal with the VAT Appeals Tribunal Board. The rm argued that its refund claims had remained unpaid for ve years and challenged Sections 11 and 17 of the VAT Act which, it argued, is in violation of the equality anticipated in Article 27(1) of the Constitution, as it does not set the time frame within which the taxman should make refunds for excess tax paid. Where a persons fundamental right is likely to be adversely aected by administrative action, one has a right to be given written explanation for the action or violation, said Ms Mutisya in her adavit. The company also sought a declaration that in future the KRA be compelled to refund excess tax within a reasonable period, preferably not later than 30 days, upon receipt of the taxpayers application. Responding to the petition, the KRA said up to the year 2010, Ericsson was being assessed for its domestic taxes in the medium and small taxpayers department.

The Ericsson Group headquarters in Kista, north of Stockholm, whose subsidiary, Ericsson Kenya, won a major tax case to compel the KRA to pay it Sh800 million in VAT refunds.
However, according to an adavit sworn by senior revenue ocer Mr Martin Mugambi Ericssons domestic tax aairs were transferred to the large taxpayers section for special attention as its turnover had exceeded the threshold of Sh600 million. Mr Mugambi told the court that while the audit was ongoing, Ericsson was informed its refunds would not be processed until the audit was nalised, but he acknowledged that on May 20, 2009, Ericsson lodged a refund claim for Sh568 million for the period between 20082009; the same was processed and Sh987,000 disallowed. Subsequently, he said, Sh418 million was refunded, leaving a balance of Sh139 million, which Ericsson agreed to oset through its PAYE liability for August, September and October 2012.

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Sh2.4 billion

Amount the KRA claims Ericsson Kenya has received in tax refunds since

Of the Sh824 million refund, Mr Mugambi told the court some issues arising from the audit led to the conclusion the tax refunds were not due. He said it was observed that Ericssons nancial performance and results for the year 2008 and 2009 were mainly driven by losses reported in projects concerning Telkom Kenya and Econet Kenya Limited.Mr Mugambi further said a special settlement agreement of July 17, 2009 between Ericsson AB-Sweden and Ericsson Kenya, the former had agreed to compensate its local subsidiary for the costs incurred. Under the agreement, Ericsson Kenya would invoice Ericsson AB-Sweden, not Telkom or Econet, the receivers the services. Mr Mugambi argued, the rm r eceived compensation amounting to Sh2.4 billion in 2009 and 2010.

EQUITY FUND | This is how it works...

Social media the preferred channel of interaction for most bank customers
BY GRIFFINS OMWENGA
gomwenga@ke.nationmedia.com Commercial banks in Kenya will need to rethink how they interact with their customers as social media becomes the preferred method of communication of most bank clients. This is according to findings of a survey by the Kenya Bankers Association, according to which nine out of 10 respondents would rather communicate with their bank through social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. At the moment, the survey says, Kenyan banks mainly communicate with their customers through phone calls, SMS alerts, e-mail and postal mail. Currently, approximately 19 banks have a presence in social media. It is impressive to note that banks are leveraging on the proliferation of smartphones and development of ICT to engage their customers. Banks are increasingly using the web to convey product and marketing information, company and industry news, and to respond to customers complaints, Kenya Bankers Association chief executive Habil Olaka told a media brieng on Friday to release the surveys ndings. Today, customers are able to quickly raise their issues through social media, and these websites have become important platforms through which banks build relationships with customers, he said. Survey respondents indicated when they are engaged on social media, they would like educational information that is not related to product marketing. However, they acknowledged social media are an eective sales channel, which can be used for the twin roles of engaging and educating customers while doing marketing. Interestingly, while bank customers encouraged more Web activity, they remain sensitive to online security, with only 40 per cent of the respondents indicating willingness to share their account details online. Meanwhile, the KBA has unveiled its upgraded My Chat with a Bank CEO social media platform. Created in 2012, the platform features dierent bank CEOs hosting hour-long live web chat sessions on various topics. So far, 17 CEOs have hosted public discussions. In March, the platform featured Arun Mathur of I&M Bank discussing The Interest Rates Environment, Sammy Itemere of Equatorial Commercial Bank on SME Opportunities and Challenges, Dr Nyambura Koigi of Postbank on Building Youth

Chat with a Bank CEO

Cabinet Secretary for East African Aairs, Commerce and Tourism Phyllis Kandie with Acting Capital Markets Authority CEO Paul Muthaura at the launch of DOB Equity Fund in Nairobi.

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Customers quickly raise issues through social media, which also oer a platform for banks to educate the public
Habil Olaka

Entrepreneurs through Savings and Investment, and Greg Breckenridge of CfC Stanbic who discussed Mortgages. The KBA partnered with Kenya-based software developer, Farwell Consultants, to redesign the real-time, online chat platform. Mr Simon Lee, Farwell managing director, noted the enhanced features include a new user-friendly interface, tools for interactivity, including sharing CEOs comments on Twitter, and a secure log-in. The platform is also tablet-friendly, and users can access all features via their Android or Apple tablets. We have created an environment that is more personal and engaging in to promote robust interaction between bank CEOs and the public. Each user has an own prole that can be updated with their own bio-data, and a thumbnail image to personalise the experience, said Lee. The CEO chat sessions are open to all and members of the public are encouraged to log on and engage in a productive conversation about banking in Kenya.

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AUTHORITY | Power to invoke regulation vested in Finance secretary

SUNDAY NATION March 30, 2014

Law to regulate scrap metal trade

Dealers in the industry want total ban on exports
BY JOHN NGIRACHU
@JohnNgirachu jngirachu@ke.nationmedia.com andalising infrastructure for scrap metal will be punished with nes of up to Sh20 million or a maximum jail term of seven years if the Scrap Metal Bill becomes law. The law formally introduced in the National Assembly last week proposes that those caught destroying roads, bridges, railways, pipelines, telecommunication cables, electricity, water and sewer lines be ned and/or jailed. To control the sale and export of scrap metal, the proposed law accords power to a Scrap Metal Council that would issue and renew licences to traders who engage in the scrap metal trade. The real power over the export of scrap metal, however, is vested in the Finance secretary, with the Bill stating that only the Cabinet Secretary, after consultation with the Council, can authorise it. An industry forum is asking for a total ban on exports, which they argued would help end the kind vandalism that saw thieves uproot a line of street lights on Kiambu Road. Vandals have also stolen manhole covers in Nairobi and taken to Thika Road where metal guardrails and barriers

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South Rift farmers earn Sh1 billion in milk sales

BY FRANCIS MUREITHI
fmureithi@ke.nationmedia.com Dairy farmers in South Rift Valley earned more than Sh1 billion for milk delivered to a leading processor last year. The Kenyatta family owned Brookside Dairy in Nakuru County paid farmers Sh550 million and those in Bomet and Kericho Sh351 million and Sh100 million respectively. The firm has contracted more than 100,000 farmers in the region. The number of the companys milk suppliers countrywide hit the 160,000 mark after it acquired Buzeki Dairies in Molo, in what was seen by experts as a move to control the lucrative industry. Brookside manager of milk procurement and extension services Mr John Gethi said his company has unveiled a peer learning programme among dairy farmers to equip them the latest tips on dairy farming. Speaking to Sunday Nation, Mr Gethi said the three-month course will be spread to six other counties and then the rest of the country. According to the industry regulator Kenya Dairy Board, Brookside commands more than 45 per cent of the national raw milk market.

Proposed ne, in millions of shillings, for persons convicted of vandalism

If we impose nes, no matter how stringent, and allow free exportation of scrap metal, we will not be helping
Prof Karanja Njoroge
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KRA and Customs ocers inspect scrap metal in a container at the Port of Mombasa. Parliament is preparing a law to regulate the lucrative industry, aimed at curbing the vandalising of public infrastructure.
have become prime targets for traders in illegal scrap metal that is exported to China and South Korea. According to Prof Karanja Njoroge, who heads the forum that includes industrialists, the Federation of Kenya Employers and the Scrap Metal Association, their point might be lost if the Bill as drafted becomes law. If we impose nes, no matter how stringent, and allow free exportation of scrap metal, we will not be helping the industry. Vandalism will go on unabated, and local industries will continue being deprived of raw material said Prof Njoroge. The Bill could be handled by the Finance, Trade and Planning Committee of the National Assembly, which is expected to invite the public and interested parties to submit views. The Scrap Metal Council in-

cludes a government-appoinrt chair, the Transport principal secretary, the Commissioner General of the Kenya Revenue Authority, the Inspector General, two members nominated by the Scrap Metal Dealers Association, one from the metal cottage industry, two from the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, and a representative of the utility companies.

Consolidated Bank court row drags on

BY ANDREW TEYIE
@muholo ateyie@ke.nationmedia.com The controversy surrounding the appointment of a new chief executive of state-owned Consolidated Bank is expected to continue in court on Wednesday. Mr Georey Ndambuki, whose selection has raised questions, went to court claiming that the banks chairman Mr Benson Ateng had locked him out of oce since January 28 when he was supposed to start work. The move by Mr Ndambuki to sue the bank is linked to a decision last month by National Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich to reconstitute the board. In Gazette notice No 1055, Mr Rotich appointed Ms Bertha Joseph Dena, Mr Charles Mbagaya Amira, Mr Evans Galava Vitisia, Ms Miriam Ceremony and Mr Papius Kirongothy Muhindi as directors for three years starting February 3, 2014. However, the fate of other board members whose names were yet to be gazetted but who participated in the recruitment of Mr Ndambuki remains unclear. Those who attended the meeting that picked Mr Ndambuki and were awaiting gazettment included Mr A. Abass, Mrs J. Kitavi, Mrs J. Mwandoe and Mrs B. Olendi. The members who had been gazetted before the interview were Dr D. Mugo (chair), Mr M. Rono and Mr T. Odongo. Dr Mugo has since been replaced by Mr Ateng as chair of the board. Only three gazetted board members attended the special meeting of directors held on May 17, 2013 which technically meant that the meeting had no quorum. The banks rules require a minimum of four directors to pass a resolution. Mr Ndambuki scored higher than Mr Thomas Kiyai, Mr Kennedy Ouko and Mr George Rutto, among others, in the interview. He is an experienced banker who has previously worked for Co-operative, Gulf and Equity banks. But last month, Sunday Nation

BRIEFLY
FARMING

New crop variety with multiple benets

Farmers are set to benet from a system which will use crop varieties that are better adapted to environment. This is based on production practices that are better than those currently available. Sustainable Crop Production Intensication allows farmers to spend less on production and build healthy agro-ecosystems which will enable them to capitalise on yields. Dr Wilson Rono, a crop ocer with Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), said the SCPI varieties are adapted to less favoured areas; they produce food with higher nutritional value and help improve the provision of ecosystem services.

Mr Georey Ndambuki is contesting a decision by Consolidated Bank chair Benson Ateng to lock him out of oce.
reported that questions had been raised about his suitability to head the bank given his poor credit rating, including documents indicating that Consolidated Bank was among the banks that had blacklisted him as a bad debtor. But Mr Rotich said the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) had approved his appointment. When contacted last month, CBK Governor Njuguna Ndungu said the regulator only carried out the standard t and proper test but did not go as far as endorsing candidates. CBK has not recommended the appointment of Mr Ndambuki or any other candidate as the chief executive ocer of Consolidated Bank, read part of an e-mailed response from Prof Ndungu. In court, Mr Ndambuki argues that the chairman had no powers to

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich reconstituted the board of the bank, which prompted Mr Ndambuki to sue.
stop his appointment and urges the court to direct that he be allowed to assume oce. He claims that after his appointment he reported to the banks oces, but the chairman directed him to stay away. However, in his reply led in court, the banks chairman argues that Mr Ndambuki should wait for the full constitution of the board without which negotiations and approval of the chief executives terms cannot be done. Mr Ateng further says he has no powers to negotiate Mr Ndambukis terms of employment. The board chair also says in recognition of the adverse media coverage of Mr Ndambukis appointment, it is necessary to follow all laid down procedures. He said he had informed the Treasury secretary Mr Ndambukis assumption of oce is dependent on the constitution of a full board, which is pending until CBK completes the vetting of all board appointees.

BUSINESS

SUBMISSIONS

Chair insists law must be applied

Central Bank denies claims by Treasury CS it rsanctioned the appointment of Mr Ndambuki Bank chair insists appointee can only assume oce once a full board is constituted Mr Ndambuki claims that the chair of the bank has no power to bar him from oce

East African Breweries rebrands Guinness

East African Breweries Limited has rebranded its agship stout, Guinness, as part of an on-going campaign to increase its popularity in the Kenyan market. Guinness, the agship brand of Diageo, EABLs mother company, has not performed well in Kenya as in other African markets taking a beating from Tusker, which is regarded a more Kenyan beer . The companys marketing director Joseph Gikonyo said the new signature style will keep Guinness relevant with a new generation of consumers for years to come.

Lacks powers

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RUSSIA SAYS THERE ARE NO PLANS TO INVADE UKRAINE Phone conversations between Moscow and Washington a sign that tension is abating. P.51

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High-stakes summit to redene EU, Africa ties
While European leaders will seek to resuscitate trade ties, African leaders hope meet will mean growth to their countries
BY CIUGU MWAGIRU
ciugumwagiru@yahoo.co.uk or many African heads of state, all roads will this week lead to Brussels for a major two-day European UnionAfrica summit that opens in the Belgian capital on Wednesday. The meeting is expected to spark a new phase in the scramble to curry African favour in the face of brightened prospects signalled by the long-heralded continental renaissance. The EU-Africa summit will be held amid clear recognition by European countries that they have lagged behind in launching tactical diplomatic oensives to win favour with the erstwhile lacklustre Africa. The delay has been in contrast to frantic moves by China, the United States, India and other patently more proactive nations that are reportedly preparing to host their own Africa summits later this year. Europe, in its turn, is striving to resuscitate traditional commercial ties with the continent it once lorded over during the colonial times. Having in the past been widely perceived as hard taskmasters in their dealings with African countries, many developed nations evidently realise they must change tack and espouse more tactical relations with the continent. Given their stakes in Africas looming economic upsurge, which is expected to be massive by any standards, there are clearly few options better than the current cautious diplomacy. In view of that realisation, the Brussels summit is expected to add more fuel to the re in the frenzied quest for a piece of the action in the continents looming economic renaissance. Remarkably, the West has recently been going out of its way to coax the most obstinate African leaders such as Ugandas Yoweri Museveni, South Africas Jacob Zuma and Zimbabwes Robert Mugabe - from their hard-line positions regard-

NEW PARTNERSHIP | African and European leaders to meet in Brussels for two-day summit

Sydney switches o for Earth Hour

SYDNEY, Saturday
Sydneys Opera House and Harbour Bridge plunged into darkness Saturday for the Earth Hour environmental campaign, among the rst landmarks around the world to dim their lights for the event. Lights will go out in some 7,000 cities and towns from New York to New Zealand for Earth Hour which this year aims to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for green projects. The thing about Earth Hour is that is reminds people that it needs to be a global response, said Anna Rose, national Earth Hour manager for Australia, the country in which the event began in 2007. Its quite beautiful when people turn o their lights in Earth Hour to know that they are joining with people in 154 countries. Australians were this year focusing on the Great Barrier Reef, the huge coral structure o Queensland which conservationists fear will be irreversibly damaged by climate change without urgent action. The Earth Hour movement will see world landmarks including the Empire State Building, the Eiel Tower and the Kremlin switch o their lights for 60 minutes at 8:30 pm local time on Saturday. The WWF organised event is being coordinated from Singapore, with the stars of new movie Amazing Spider-Man 2 set to help switch o lights on the citystates skyline in the upmarket Marina Bay district. Earth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, but the idea quickly spread around the world and hundreds of millions of people are estimated to have turned their lights o for the event last year. The event is a symbolic action rather than one to reduce carbon pollution, but it has drawn criticism, including from Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg who argues it does little for the real problem of global warming and diverts resources from other problems. (AFP)

April 2
TOP AGENDA

Climate change

ing relations with the developed Date when the European Unioncountries. Africa Summit opens in Brussels, In the meantime, top on the Belgium cards at the April 2-3 Brussels summit will be crucial discus-

Why the Brussels meet is crucial

The EU-Africa summit on April 2-3, will be held amid clear recognition by European countries that they have lagged behind in launching tactical diplomatic oensives to win favour with the erstwhile lacklustre Africa. Top on the agenda will be security, growing terrorism threat, ecacy of the United Nations-supported peacekeeping missions
sions relating to improving prospects for trade between Europe and Africa, with specic focus on tough negotiations regarding taris and subsidies. Inevitably, also prominent in the meetings agenda will be security cooperation issues relating to mounting instability in Africa, with special attention on how the continents so-called European partners can help mitigate against the eects of escalating crises in hotspots such as the Central African Republic and Mali. Not surprisingly, the Brussels summit will reportedly address

Economic upsurge

such matters as the already doubtful ecacy of the United Nations-supported peacekeeping missions in such hotspots. In recent times many African countries have appeared to be overwhelmed by the security challenges posed by such terror organisations as the Boko Haram in Nigeria and al-Shabaab. Al-Shabaab has been accused of rapidly raising fears of terror attacks in countries like Kenya, while unabashedly claiming credit for last years Westgate Mall in Nairobi. As for the threats posed by Boko Haram, they have virtually left Nigerian authorities tongue-tied amid recurrent attacks that show no signs of subsiding. In the meantime, African countries that spent quite a lot of time last year displaying anti-Western bravado amid allegations of bias by the Haguebased International Criminal Court have now become more humble. Predictably, they have had to swallow their pride and plead for increased Western assistance in their ght against the terror groups. Among the countries recently appealing for assistance are Kenya and Nigeria, arguably among the African countries most threatened by the rapid spread of Islamic fundamentalism and violence. But Zimbabwe and Uganda have continued with yesteryears thumbing of noses at Western countries perceived as deigning to act as Africas morality police. A case in point has been the furore raised by the debate about

gay rights in Africa, with many countries vigorously calling for greater respect for African traditions while vowing to resist any attempts at imposing Western moral, cultural and even political value systems on Africa. Faced with such revolt, the West has often reacted with the old and probably timeworn threats of sanctions against countries perceived as too headstrong. Unfortunately, the carrotand-stick approach to African issues has left the West open to mounting criticism of what is viewed as a continuation of the condescending attitudes. Amid widely publicised scandals of their own, developed countries that have in the past purported to be on higher moral ground have been left with egg on their faces, particularly following disclosures of embarrassing massive corruption in the European Union itself and even among top operatives in such crucial organs as the World Bank and the IMF. More alarmingly, recent disclosures about the conduct of rogue American companies in dealings with former Libyan dictator Moammar el Gada have raised eyebrows. Particularly embarrassing have been claims that US nancial institutions could have been involved in questionable deals. American companies allegedly angled for trade advantages with such discredited Libyan personalities as the currently beleaguered Gadaffi son Seif el Islam, and his equally sullied business and political allies.

Muslim civilians prepare to board trucks in Bangui to ee the Central African Republic capital recently. The ongoing fighting in CAR and Mali is likely to dominate talks at the EU summit in Brussels beginning Wednesday.

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The thing about Earth Hour is that is reminds people that it needs to be a global response,
national Earth Hour manager, Ann Rose

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VIOLENCE | Fighting broke out in December last year

SUNDAY NATION March 30, 2014

Over a million ee as S. Sudan conict rages

The United Nations reports that over 800,000 people are displaced inside the country while over 200,00 ee to neighbouring countries
JUBA, Saturday
255,000 have fled as refugees to neighbouring countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Sudan, the UN says. Violence erupted in South Sudan on December 15 between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and ghters loosely allied to former vice president Riek Machar. A ceasere deal signed in January between the government and rebels is in tatters as ghting continues. Fighting between government and opposition forces has continued, especially in Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile state, where towns and rural areas have been ravaged by the violence, the OCHA report added. The conict has caused a serious deterioration in the food security situation with about 3.7 million people at high risk, it read. Peace talks held in Ethiopias capital Addis Abba have made little if any progress, with the two sides squabbling in luxury hotels over who can attend negotiations.

Fighting between government and opposition forces has continued, especially in Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile
Report

ver a million people in South Sudan have been forced from their homes as ghting continues for more than three months and conditions worsen, the UN has warned. In the 100 days since the start of the conict in South Sudan, over one million people have ed their homes, the United Nations Oce for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aairs (OCHA) said in a report on Friday. Over 800,000 people are displaced inside South Sudan, while almost

Newly arrived South Sudanese refugees wait to register at the Pagak Border Entry point in the Gambella Region, Ethiopia, on mid this month. The conict in South Sudan triggered a large refugee inux into neighbouring Ethiopia.
Tens of thousands of civilians are sheltering inside UN peacekeeper bases in fear of revenge attacks. They are crammed in tiny areas in increasingly squalid conditions due to heavy rains. ingly dicult to reach by road due to seasonal heavy rains. Huge warehouses of food aid stored for the rainy season before the ghting broke out have been looted. The UN World Food Programme has therefore begun delivering food and medical supplies through air drops, which are costly. In places without an eective runway the food sacks are simply dropped out of the

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In need of aid
The UN estimates that ve million people are in need of aid, with vast swathes of the countryside increas-

back of giant cargo air planes. UN childrens agency chief in South Sudan Jonathan Veitch warned on Friday of worrying signs of malnutrition and disease outbreaks and that every eort had to made to avert a humanitarian catastrophe. Chris Nikoi, head of the World Food Programme in South Sudan, said he was enormously concerned that things could get worse.

Bomb kills girl, injures 16 in Pakistan

BALUCHISTAN, Saturday
A bomb blast targeting a vehicle carrying security forces killed a young girl and wounded 16 others including up to eight children in Pakistans troubled southwest today, police said. The attack occurred in the Saryab area on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of the oil and gas rich Baluchistan province that borders Iran and Afghanistan. An improvised explosive device, which was planted in an auto rickshaw parked along the roadside went o as a vehicle of paramilitary Frontier Corps passed by it, city police chief Abdul Razzaq Cheema told AFP. He said a girl was killed and 16 others were injured, three of them seriously. The wounded included up to eight children, he added, without giving ages. Senior police official Imran Qureshi conrmed the attack. Nobody has so far claimed responsibility but Quetta and other cities of Baluchistan are rife with separatist and Islamist militants and plagued by sectarian bloodshed. Quetta has been hit by numerous attacks in recent years, including two devastating bombings in early 2013 which targeted minority Shiite Muslims and killed nearly 180 people. Baluchistan, the size of Italy and rich in copper, gold and natural gas, is Pakistans largest but least populous province. It is also the least developed, which has exacerbated a long-running ethnic Baluch separatist movement. (AFP)

TIES | Saudi visit

Malaysia plane search extended to new area

BEIJING, Saturday
Ship and plane crews today searched a vast new area of the Indian Ocean for wreckage from a Malaysian plane which went missing three weeks ago, seeking closure for relatives and clues to the crash. China, which lost 153 people when the Boeing 777 went down on March 8 with a total of 239 on board, was at the forefront of the sweep across a vast expanse of sea about the size of Norway. One of its ships the Haixun 01 began hunting at rst light for multiple unidentied objects seen from the air the previous day, and a Chinese air force Ilyushin IL-76 was the rst of eight aircraft to depart from an air base near the west Australian city of Perth. Chinas state news agency said the plane crew had spotted three unidentied oating objects coloured white, red and orange. The Haixun 01 would try to trace and retrieve them, it said. Numerous satellite and air sightings of unidentied debris have raised hopes that wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines plane will nally be found. On Monday Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (right) announced that, based on fresh British analysis of satellite data, the plane had been lost at sea. But after three weeks of false leads and sometimes conflicting information, many desperate and angry relatives are refusing to abandon hope until physical proof of a crash is found. Everyone knows that you are concealing the truth and delaying the research! one of them told Malaysian ocials at a tense brieng in Beijing on latest developments. Another said Najib had rushed to a conclusion with his announcement and should retract it. Most of the audience applauded loudly. The search moved Friday to a new sea zone after fresh data indicated the plane was flying faster than rst thought before it is presumed to have run out of fuel and plunged into the sea. Its disappearance, during a ight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, is one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history. Malaysia believes the plane was deliberately redirected by someone on board before being own thousands of miles southwards. (AFP)

Everyone knows that you are concealing the truth and delaying the search,
Relative of missing passenger

US President Barack Obama (left) walks with Prince Khaled Bin Bandar Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Riyadh, ahead of his departure from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Mr Obama was in Saudi Arabia for a state visit.

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We wont invade Ukraine, says Russia

Minister says Moscow only wants federation of the country a day after fruitful talks between Obama and Putin
RUSSIA, Saturday
ussia today pledged it would not invade mainland Ukraine following its seizure of Crimea and said it favoured the ex-Soviet state becoming a federation as a way of defusing the crisis. Tensions have run high after Russian President Vladimir Putin ripped up the post-Soviet order with Moscows lightning takeover of Crimea from Ukraine, with the United States accusing Russia of massing tens of thousands of troops on Ukraines eastern border. But telephone talks between Putin and US counterpart Barack Obama late on Friday were the latest sign of a slight lessening in tensions between Moscow and the West and a search for a mutual solution in what remains the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hinted at what were Moscows main demands in the negotiations that Ukraine should be made into a federation and commit to not joining Nato, while order should be restored to the Ukrainian capital Kiev where protesters have thronged the city centre for half a year. Ukraine is now entering a crucial phase in its development after the fall of pro-Kremlin president Viktor Yanukovych in February, as the clock ticks down to May 25 presidential elections which are expected to cement honest, we do not see any other path forwards for the Ukrainian state other than federalisation. Putin and Obama had earlier discussed ways to solve the crisis in Ukraine, both the White House and the Kremlin said in separate statements, although neither side gave precise details on the nature of the plan on the table. The Russian leader suggested examining possible steps of the international community to help stabilise the situation, the Kremlin said, adding the issue would be discussed by Lavrov and US counterpart John Kerry. The White House meanwhile said Obama suggested that Russia put a concrete response in writing to a proposal presented by Kerry to Lavrov in The Hague this week. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told reporters that Putin told him in Moscow earlier this month he had no intention to make any military move following the seizure of Crimea. The Ukrainian government this week estimated there were now 100,000 Russian soldiers positioned around Ukraine a gure neither conrmed nor denied by Moscow. The US and European Union have already hit Russia with sanctions against senior ocials but markets are worried about measures that could hurt the wider economy. Moodys put Russias credit rating on review for a possible downgrade Friday, saying the current crisis could signicantly dampen investor sentiment for several years to come. The race to take on the permanent role of Ukraine president became clearer as Klitschko announced he would not stand in the polls. We have to nominate a single candidate representing the democratic forces, Klitschko told a congress of his UDAR (Punch) party. This has to be a candidate who enjoys the strongest public support. Today, this candidate in my opinion is Petro Poroshenko. This could give a clear run to confectionary tycoon Poroshenko the only prominent Ukrainian businessman to back the protests against Yanukovych who has already declared he is standing. (AFP)

ABATING TENSION | Presidents Putin and Obama in talking terms

CAMPAIGNS

Ukraine holds polls in May

Ukraine is entering a crucial phase in its development after the fall of pro-Kremlin president Viktor Yanukovych in February, as the clock ticks down to May 25 presidential elections. With Vitali Klitschko bowing out of the race, the overwhelming favourite to win those elections is pro-West confectionary tycoon Petro Poroshenko. Former PM Yulia Tymoshenko, who was jailed under Yanukovych, has also entered a a crowded eld of contenders but has a lot of ground to make up to catch Poroshenko.

Presidential elections

We have absolutely no intention and no interests in crossing the Ukrainian border,

Russian foreign minister Mr Lavrov

Kievs pro-West course. With boxing champion turned politician Vitali Klitschko bowing out of the race, the overwhelming favourite to win those elections is pro-West confectionary tycoon Petro Poroshenko, a former economy and foreign minister. Lavrov said in a major Russian television interview broadcast Saturday that Moscow has absolutely no intention of ordering its armed forces to cross over the Ukrainian border and acknowledged the divisions between Moscow and the West on the crisis are narrowing. We have absolutely no intention and no interests in crossing the Ukrainian border, he said. We (Russia and the West) are getting closer in our positions, he added, saying recent contacts had shown the outlines of a possible joint initiative which could be presented to our Ukrainian

colleagues, he added. Lavrov made clear Russias priorities for Ukraine were a federalisation which would allow the interests of everyone in the country including Russian speakers in the east and south to be fully represented. Ukraine should also commit to never joining Nato clearly a red line for Moscow and protesters should leave Ukrainian squares and buildings, Lavrov said. There should be no ambiguity here. There is too much not for the time being and we dont intend (to join Nato). Intentions change, but facts on the ground remain, he said. He said that the West was showing openness to Russias idea of a federalised Ukraine. They are listening. I can say that a federation (for Ukraine) is far from being a forbidden word in our talks, Lavrov said. To be

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to reporters after his briefing to the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Ukraine on Friday in New York. As a Russian military build-up continues on Ukraines borders, Europe and America are increasingly concerned over Russias intentions.

SPENCER PLATT | AFP

Cholesterol drugs aid erectile function: study

WASHINGTON, Saturday
Men with erectile dysfunction may see improvements in their sexual ability while taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, according to research out today. In the study presented at the American College of Cardiology conference, experts performed a meta-analysis on 11 previous randomized, controlled studies on erectile dysfunction and statins. In them, men answered survey questions that scored their sexual ability on a ve-point scale. Among men who had high cholesterol and erectile dysfunction and who were taking statins there was a statistically signicant increase in erectile function, amounting to a 24.3 percent boost in their selfreported scores. The increase in erectile function scores with statins was approximately one-third to one-half of

Increase in erectile function scores with statins was around onethird to onehalf of what has been reported with drugs like Viagra,
John Kostis, researcher

what has been reported with drugs like Viagra, Cialis or Levitra, said John Kostis, director of the Cardiovascular Institute and associate dean for Cardiovascular Research at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. It was larger than the reported eect of lifestyle modication, said Kostis, who was the lead investigator on the study. The drugs may help erectile func-

tion by coaxing blood vessels into dilating properly and improving blood ow to the penis. While statins are not recommended as a primary treatment for erectile dysfunction in patients with healthy cholesterol levels, the added benet may encourage more men who need statins to take them. However, he added that statins can also be a double-edged sword, since previous research has shown they can decrease testosterone, which cuts back on sexual drive and energy. The benets of statins prevailed over the side eects in 10 of 11 studies reviewed, he said. As many as 30 million men in the United States are believed to suffer from erectile dysfunction, which is more common in men over 40 and can be caused by heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, tobacco use, depression and stress.

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SOVEREIGNTY | Fishing boat was on a mission to deliver supplies to navy ship and rotate soldiers

SUNDAY NATION March 30, 2014

BRIEFLY
KABUL

Philippine vessel evades Chinese coastguard in disputed waters

The stando is the latest in a series of escalations, with competing claims to waters and islands close to the Philippine landmass
SOUTH CHINA SEA, SATURDAY

Taliban attack Afghan election headquarters

Taliban insurgents attacked the Afghan election commissions heavily-fortied headquarters in Kabul on Saturday, one week ahead of voting. Quick-response teams rushed to the area as rockets and gunre were unleashed from a nearby building, according to ocials. I can conrm an attack at the Independent Election Commission) headquarters, IEC spokesman Noor Mohammad said.

Philippine re-supply ship evaded a Chinese coastguard blockade in the South China Sea yesterday to reach Filipino soldiers based on a remote reef claimed by both countries, the military said. The dramatic, two-hour stando witnessed by the AFP was the latest in a rapid-re series of escalations in a dispute between the two countries over their competing claims to waters and islands close to Philippine landmass. Yesterdays incident took place at Second Thomas Shoal, where a small number of Filipino soldiers are stationed on a Navy vessel that was grounded there in 1999 to assert the Philippines sovereignty. The Philippine military said the ship, a shing vessel with soldiers on board, completed its mission to deliver fresh supplies to the navy ship and rotate the troops. They were able to pass through. The Chinese coastguard vessel and the mission is a success, Cherryl Tindog, a HOW IT HAPPENED

MINSK

Belarus president hosts Ukraines leader

Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko hosted Ukraines interim president Saturday for surprise talks that came after his country voted against a UN resolution denouncing Russias annexation of Crimea. The Belarus presidents oce said the meeting with Oleksandr Turchynov was held in Lukashenkos residence in the village of Lyaskovichi near the border with Ukraine. The brief statement provided no other details and Turchynovs ocial website made no mention of the talks.

A China Coast Guard ship (right) and a Philippine supply boat engage in a stand o yesterday as the Philippine boat attempts to reach the Second Thomas Shoal, a remote South China Sea a reef claimed by both countries. The Philippine ship nally slipped past the Chinese blockade.
spokeswoman for the militarys western command, told AFP. The Philippines foreign aairs department denounced the Chinese coastguard action. We condemn the harassment by the Chinese coastguard of our civilian vessels which are on their way to Ayungin Shoal to resupply provisions to our personnel stationed there, it said in a statement, using the Filipino name for the outcrop. We demand that China cease taking actions that are a threat to our security. The statement stressed that the Philippines had sovereign rights and jurisdiction over Second Thomas Shoal, insisting it was part of the countrys continental shelf. But China has repeatedly said it has sovereign rights over Second Thomas Shoal and the Philippines was illegally occupying it. China claims most of the South China Sea, even waters and islets approaching its neighbours. Second Thomas Shoal is part of the Spratlys, a chain of islets

PHOTO | AFP

Two-hour confrontation at sea

Four Chinese vessels had encircled Second Thomas Shoal as the Philippine vessel approached, according to the AFP reporter. Two of the vessels, with a Chinese Coast Guard written on the hulls, then chased the Philippine boat and tried to block it from reaching the shoal. The vessels appeared to get within a few hundred metres of each other, with one of the Chinese vessels sailing across the Filipino vessels bow twice. The supply vessel later managed to reach shallow waters around the shoal, where the Chinese ships, with muchlarger displacements, could not follow without the risk of running aground. During the confrontation, the Chinese vessels radioed the Philippine boat and demanded that it leave the Chinese territory, local television said, citing their journalists on board the Filipino boat. China claims most of the South China Sea, including its waters.

and reefs that sit near key shipping lanes, are surrounded by rich shing grounds and are also believed to lie atop huge oil and gas reserves. They are around 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the western Philippine island of Palawan and about 1,100 kilometres from the nearest major Chinese land mass. The Philippines grounded an old Navy ship, the BRP Sierra Madre, at Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, four years after China built structures on nearby, Filipino-claimed Mischief Reef. Filipino troops have kept a presence on the ship ever since. However, until this month, China had never sought to block the Philippines from re-supplying or rotating its soldiers there. China successfully turned away a Philippine re-supply boat on March 9, forcing the Philippine military to airdrop supplies to the unit. (AFP)

DAMASCUS

Syria gains ground along Lebanon border

Syrian troops made fresh gains in the strategic Qalamun region near the Lebanese border on Saturday, seizing two villages from rebels, a military source said. The army took control this morning of the villages of Ras alMaarra and Flita, after bombing the last groups of armed terrorists there, the source said. President Bashar al-Assads troops, backed by ghters of Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, have been waging a ferocious assault against rebel positions in Qalamun, north of Damascus, since November.

ISTANBUL

Turkish PM in ght against shadow enemy

Embroiled in political turmoil, Turkeys leader has declared war on a shadowy enemy, a Muslim cleric he accuses of running a parallel deep state from faraway rural Pennsylvania. Out on the campaign trail ahead of todays elections, there are few doubts about who Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has in mind when he vows to liquidate his foes. His declared nemesis is the moustachioed 73year-old imam Fethullah Gulen, an estranged former ally turned alleged puppet-master plotting the strongmans downfall. For months, Erdogan has faced the worst crisis of his much lauded 11-year-rule, weathering massive street protests, an explosive corruption scandal and a stuttering economy. Erdogan has responded by lashing out at traitors and terrorists , while alienating Western allies. (AFP)

Italy cardinal defends controversial sex abuse policy

ROME, Saturday A leading Italian cleric yesterday defended the decision to adopt a Vatican-approved policy which exempts bishops from having to report cases of suspected child sex abuse to the police. The Vatican requires national laws to be respected, and we know that there is no such duty (to report abuse) under Italian law, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting in Genoa. The conference published guidelines on Friday which stipulated that clergy are under no obligation to inform the authorities about suspected abuse but have a moral duty to act to protect the vulnerable and contribute to the common good. The guidelines sparked fury among victim support groups, with the US-based Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests deploring the stunning, depressing and irresponsible contradiction between what Vatican officials say about abuse, and do about abuse. The Church has repeatedly been accused of covering up abuse by priests and simply moving predator clerics from one diocese to another rather than reporting them, thereby putting other children at risk. Bishops in possession of information on possible abuse cases have been required by the Vatican to report to the authorities since 2010, but only in those countries where they are required to do so under national law. Bagnasco said the decision to adopt the Vaticans policy had been taken in part to protect victims who may not want to press charges. What is important is to respect the will of the victims and their relatives, who may not want to report the abuse, for personal reasons, Bagnasco said. We need to be careful that we in the clergy do not undermine the right to privacy, discretion and condentiality, and the right of the victims to not be exposed in the public square. The Vatican was denounced by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in February for failing to stamp out predatory priests, and urged to hand over suspected abusers for prosecution. (AFP)

Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco has defended a decision to exempt bishops from reporting suspected cases of child abuse.

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SUPPORT | Anglican Church leader backs the law and says gays deserve love of Christ

Gay couples marry for rst time in England and Wales

The desire to be rst to wed as new law takes eect sees couples hold nuptials at midnight
LONDON, Saturday
ay couples across England and Wales said I do today as a law authorising same-sex marriage came into eect at midnight, the nal stage in a long ght for equality. Following the rst marriages amid a supposed race to wed, Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: Congratulations to all same-sex couples getting married today. I wish you every possible happiness for the future. The Conservative party leader also described the change as an important moment for our country, and a rainbow flag ew above government oces in London in celebration. While 15 countries have legalised gay marriage and another three allow it in some areas, ho-

Qatar Emir for Sudan visit in the next few days

Khartoum, Saturday
The emir of energy-rich Qatar, a key backer of Sudans Islamist regime, visits cash-strapped Khartoum next week for talks on bolstering ties, ocial media said today. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thanis (right) one-day trip Wednesday will come as tensions reached unprecedented levels between Doha and other Gulf states over its perceived support for the widely-banned Muslim Brotherhood. In contrast, relations between the wealthy Gulf emirate and poverty-stricken Sudan are friendly, the ocial SUNA news agency reported. This visit will conrm these excellent relations between the two nations, SUNA quoted Yasir Khidr, Khartoums ambassador to Doha, as saying. Sheikh Tamim and Sudans President Omar al-Bashir will discuss bilateral relations and issues in which both sides

The year gay civil partnerships became legal in England and Wales
south coast, Neil Allard and Andrew Wale exchanged vows and rings in the opulent splendour of the Royal Pavilion in front of about 100 guests. Wearing velvet-collared threepiece suits with white owers in their buttonholes, the smiling couple of seven years hugged and kissed after sealing their marriage. We are very happy this day has come nally. Its very exciting, said Wale, a 49year-old theatre director. Civil partnerships have been legal since 2005 and marriage brings no new rights the ability to adopt, for example, was introduced in 2002. Cameron backed the change despite strong opposition from members of his party. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the leader of the worlds 80 million Anglicans, said the Church had accepted the new law. (AFP)

2005

Mr Phil Robathan (left) and James Preston after their wedding yesterday in Brighton, southern England.
mosexuals remain persecuted in many parts of the world. The Church of England, insisting weddings should take place only between a man and a woman, secured an exemption from the new law. In London, John Coffey, 52, and Bernardo Marti, 48,

PHOTO | AP

exchanged vows as the clock struck midnight, before being pronounced husband and husband. They were among several couples bidding to be the rst to take advantage of last years Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act. In Brighton on Englands

have a mutual interest, Khidr said. On some issues we are partners, like in agriculture, mining and antiquities, he said. And we have coordinated on international issues. Sudanese ocials last Sunday said Qatar was providing an unprecedented $135 million to support Sudans rich but under-developed archaeological heritage. Qatar is a key backer of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, signed in the Qatari capital three years ago. (AFP)

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THE NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON VETTING OF NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE OFFICERS
The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) is a corporate body established under Article 246 of the Constitution of Kenya and enacted through an Act of Parliament No.30 of 2011. In exercising its mandate as provided under Section 7 (2) and (3) of the National Police Service Act, 2011, the Commission intends to conduct vetting of all ofcers to assess their suitability and competence and to discontinue the service of any police ofcer who fails in the vetting. The Commission requests members of public and institutions to participate in this process by submitting any relevant information which may assist in the determination of suitability and competence of the National Police Service Ofcers listed below:-

SSPs & SPs FOR COAST & EASTERN REGION

COAST REGION
S/NO: NAME
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. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. David Orina Kerina Elisha Kipsang Ngetich James M. Kithuka John N. Wachira Nelson Masengeli Paul K. Langat Prosper Nyam. Bosire Samson J. Ogelo James Ngumu Mutungi Kenneth Irungu Kimani Martin N. Ouna Richard Muguai Mwangi Abdi Salat Ali Joseph Otieno Omijah Samuel A. Obara Andrew Aramisi Naibei Charles Okweya Owino Daud Mohamed David Koskei Elijah Karia Rop Geofrey Mayek Joseph Muthee Julius Wanjohi Martin Kariuki Lawrence Onesmus Towett Kipkorir Richard N. Ireri Saverio Robert Muriithi Sevelino Gelmano Kubai Agaustine Mwamburi Joshua Buyela Lutukai Richard Bitonga Richard Munyoki Simon Gababa Jeremiah Washington Njue Njiru

VETTING EXERCISE COHORT IV

P/NO:
83099012 81157319 1981124374 1978077857 1981014082 1990126414 1977060047 1982050439 217943 1987039608 79106750 1984016952 1989106875 215494 83027934 1988038875 217770 1979108150 1984052160 217909 230439 1980077257 77026158 231058 87089726 1977012280 230208 78085765 76009569 215947 1979171218 82005955 219320 83027879

RANK
SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP

COUNTY
Kili Kili Kili Kili Kili Kili Kili Kili Kwale Kwale Kwale Kwale Lamu Lamu Lamu Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Taita Taveta Taita Taveta Taita Taveta Taita Taveta Taita Taveta Taita Taveta

S/NO: NAME
36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. Bernard Kiplangat Korir Joseph M. Kavoo Joseph Tonui Phillemon Awino Robinson G. Thuku Adan H.Yunis Ali Bule Samatar Allan O. Abungu Bakuli Mohd. Lutatwa Charles Rotich Jacob Kaberia Kanake John Matsiri Justin M. Nyaga Khalifa M. Sianga Edwin Kamau Mungai Ginalis Charles Barasa Joseph Chirchir Phidiliah W. A. Kisinyo Sammy Nyongesa Wilson Gichuhi Enock Bonaya Peter Kieti Mbuvi William Cheptoo Antony Shimoli Beatrice N. Kingalu Betty Grace Chepngeno Charity Muita Charles Mwangi Kanyuira Francis B. Boaz Fredrick Siudu Kinaibei Gabriel N.Gachungi Harris Alwavega Odego Jason Maingi Mworia John Muisyo Mbwika John Musau Kivindo

P/NO:
1993063623 1986090326 1990002911 85003457 230609 1983011527 92009715 1979106425 1981123718 1985028091 1983027968 1986116627 2004043929 80076641 87109665 1987039284 231172 87031325 1981124895 1979191933 1978020862 86089870 1981005457 232236 231875 88086933 231344 230141 1987087091 901251125 1983057620 80065496 88103214 89072084 2002016536

RANK
SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP

COUNTY
Tana River Tana River Tana River Tana River Tana River Kili Kili Kili Kili Kili Kili Kili Kili Kili Kwale Kwale Kwale Kwale Kwale Kwale Lamu Lamu Lamu Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa

Moses Cheruiyot Barngetuny 219569

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P/NO:
79170571 230499 230667 218331 217367 230774 230230 91010983 1982006341 1991036785 1979094123 231152 230023 80065959

S/NO: NAME
71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. Joseph Dango Kioko Kennedy Nyaga Njeru Paul Muriithi Wachira Samson K. Kiptum Samson Kyalo Sicharani W. Netondo Simon Ole Ntutu Sosthenes Makuri Makuri Theophilus Mutua Tom Okoth Vincent Egesa Elekot Walter Obondo Washington Isaac Otera Washington Isaac Otero

RANK
SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP

COUNTY
Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa

S/NO: NAME
85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. Zacchaeus Ngeno Francis Mwangi Jane Njeri Mukuria Joakim Mecha John K. Mutua John O. Otieno Jonathan Muli Justina Ndinda Nzivo Charles Mbatu Jeremiah Ikiao Kinga Lawrence O. Owino Santulino Tebakol Emadau

P/NO:
89107091 1978085799 218109 2004043725 75084427 1997042213 215760 82105022 84003886 85017252 88064664 90125612

RANK
SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP

COUNTY
Mombasa Taita Taveta Taita Taveta Taita Taveta Taita Taveta Taita Taveta Taita Taveta Taita Taveta Tana River Tana River Tana River Tana River Tana River

Ibrahim Muchuma Masanja 231238

EASTERN REGION
S/NO: NAME
98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. Bernastein Shari Gerald Kiara Mark Kirwa Peter M. Kimani Daniel K Kamanza Nelson N. Okioga Paul Kiprono Cheruto Githinji Dalmas Ochali Otieno Joseph Kimutai Koech Michael Wambua Perminus Nyagah Kio Peter Maina Gikonyo Peter Mutua Simon Kipkemboi Birir Thomas C. Ngeiywa Beatrice Kiraguri Hilary Birgen Joseph Kimeli Kipkemoi Wilson Waqo Francis Kipketer Sang Jaro Roba Joshua K. Ole Leina Peter Njeru Nthigah Rachel Waithira Kipsoi Benard Barasa Walumoli Erastus Micheni Muthamia Hassan I. Soba Jackson Nganga Thimangu Jonah K. Kirui Lawrence Mwita Maroa Mark W. Wanjala Mathew K. Kutoh Thomas M. Atuti Abdirahim G. Omar Bonface Mwaura Mbogo Charles Koskei Cornelius Singoei John Cheruiyot John Osongo Ngare

P/NO:
83091098
78070469

RANK
SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP

COUNTY
Embu Embu Embu Embu Isiolo Isiolo Isiolo Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Marsabit Marsabit Marsabit Marsabit Marsabit Marsabit Marsabit Marsabit Marsabit Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru

S/NO: NAME
139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. Joseph Meitoi Koini Moses C. Chepyegon Njue R. Njagi Patrick K. Mbarire Pearson M. Rutere Silvester Githungo Tom Mboya Odero Hesbon Kandenge James M. Muinde John Kizito Mutoro Johnston Okasida Ipara Michael M. Makayo Abdul Makesho Muyikah Ahmed M. Abdille Charles Obote Machinji Edward M. Imbwaga Edwin Mungai Kamau James Bett Kipkorir James K. Kadzomba James Mwaura John. T. Kwasa Johnic Kule Marandu Mary Wakuu Njoroge Mbugua Mwaniki Paul Otieno Odede Peter Kimani Gitau Peter M. Thenya Teresa Wangui Muchemi Benedict Kip. Kigen Benjamin Mwathi Ginalis Charles Baraza Abdi Ali Hussein Adan Dima Guyo Adan Ibrahim Mohamed Bakari M. Galana Benjamin Juma Imai David Kipkemboi Ruto Ezekiel Kibor Chepkwony Gideon Muhutira Mugambi James Kibet Ngetich James Mwangi Kiara

P/NO:
1985018525 79009720 84054104 76028848 1982051786 1986098528 94065979 981006453 1976021668 90001402 198409153 82051087 215491 86006597 211280 1991085965 215485 219700 79095844 82049551 81063455 230357 1988002777 1984120638 231486 1988030924 86089919 217711 1986034508 1989035367 231245 203267 1987039307 213266 81062946 210810 1991006924 1989107596 1985018389 1988031352 1981132034

RANK
SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SSP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP

COUNTY
Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Tharaka Nithi Tharaka Nithi Tharaka Nithi Tharaka Nithi Tharaka Nithi Embu Embu Embu Embu Embu Embu Embu Embu Embu Embu Embu Embu Embu Embu Embu Embu Isiolo Isiolo Isiolo Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui

82047371 214210 1986115207 1979128833 1990124658 1979095593 207281 1976033788 81061241 1983091056 208322 79107586 1981074456 1986030677 1991033614 1989071711 218721 1983021491 218410 79107764 77072418 88025759 77060429 1993063908 1980066777 1983011145 203759 1981073395 1988064698 1986030669 1991030218 215773 78071708 215740 95074387 84014552 1981004396 1981021796

Augustine Lutukai Changalwa 204475

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S/NO: NAME
180. 181. 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. 199. 200. 201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210. 211. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217. 218. 219. 220. 221. Joseph Gichangi Joseph Ndungu Joshua Cheptoo Joshua Koech Julius Muchira Muu Juma Shadrack Londo Lennah Mwangangi Ndida Mohammed Char. Wako Paul Lazaro Peter Ogola Odouri Protas K. Wamalwa Shadrack Juma Londo Sosthenes Mwera Makuri Beatrice L. Kabaillah David Ndungu Wangai Erustus Gichuhi Hezron O. Opiyo Jane Kuria Joel Chebii Joel Kipkemoi Chesang John David Karanja Muiruri John Mukunya Joseph K Mugo Joseph Keitany Joshua Kipkoros Koech Kavete Kulova Lawrence Muyaga Lazarus Tarus Michael K. Kaitha Mildred A Odima Robert Nyandoro Onchiri Simon Mwangi Wanderi Stephen Matu Benson Mathi Maweu Elena Wairimu Kabukuru Elias Sheikh Aden Emanuel C Thoya Ferdinand Wekesa Gregory M. Magomere Haron Njeru Nthiga Hudson Kamau Isaac J. Onyango

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P/NO:
1980031201 81010127 1991013436 1977060843 1980025412 1988097146 87031414 1991094327 1984017958 207592 80076316 230874 231449 1989138424 1986038970 1990126228 1981062962 231797 88032340 219770 211565 1979191983 1979047443 1987095840 218950 1981005960 1981101261 219997 1986010279 86092409 231385 230133
89117591

RANK
SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP

COUNTY
Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Kitui Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Machakos Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni

S/NO: NAME
222. 223. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228. 229. 230. 231. 232. 233. 234. 235. 236. 237. 238. 239. 240. 241. 242. 243. 244. 245. 246. 247. 248. 249. 250. 251. 252. 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. James Barasa John Mwangi Kamau Jonathan Kisaka Kaburu Manyara Leonard Kimaiyo Kiplimo Maxwell Kennedy Nyaema Michael Ndunga Muktar A. Dima Roman Kahindi Samuel K. Kones Zacharia Kiplagat Bitok Ayub Mwatabu Mwatabu Benjamin M. Mwaluku Christopher K. A. Korkech Francis M. Murango Japhet Kioko Philip Kipkurui Korir Albert Masese Christopher Rotich Daniel Kandie Daniel Muthusi Mulili Elias K. K. Nyaga Francis Makau George Mutonya Jane Nyakeruma John Kemboi Rutto John Otibine Joseph Chebusit Marcella Wanjiru Molu Kotobo Patrick Mbuthia Richard .K. Cheruiyot Samuel Talengo Ole Kille Stephen Kangara Njai William Kariuki Ngugi Alio Abdullani Adan Dominc Kapero Mukoma James Kilonzo John T. Njihia Nicholas Mutonyi

P/NO:
84041321 217386 82106183 1984019879 230547 215817 82006707 78021321 83010864 83015157 88096857 231424 1983084708 1979191666 1982052083 79225009 1978035956 2004043775 230615 231107 230306 87083958 231413 1991087370 88026399 218936 83046611 231268 213640 1979108168 80015912 85003376 219621 1978079641 216018 213264 1979008740 231094 79095991
205325

RANK
SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SSP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP

COUNTY
Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Makueni Marsabit Marsabit Marsabit Marsabit Marsabit Marsabit Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Meru Tharaka nithi Tharaka Nithi Tharaka Nithi Tharaka Nithi Tharaka Nithi

213712 230885 80076780 82050942 80027749 217096 213190 217286 1985021227

This information may be provided in the Complaints Form (NPSC-1) which is available (free of charge) from the National Police Service Commission website: www.npsc.go.ke or in any other format that is convenient to you. Members of the public, corporate organizations, Government departments and civil society organizations are encouraged to submit any relevant information to the National Police Service Commission, Skypark Plaza, 5th Floor Westlands Nairobi (Next to Jacaranda Hotel), or email the same through npsc2013@yahoo.com Or mailed to: The Chairperson National Police Service Commission P.O Box 47363 -00100 NAIROBI Any information received by the Commission will be held in condence and only used for the purposes of vetting of the above National Police Service Ofcers. The names are also available on our website: www.npsc.go.ke Submissions should be received at the Commission Ofces by 21st April, 2014. JOHNSTON M. KAVULUDI, EBS, HSC CHAIRPERSON NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION

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KISII COUNTY GOVERNMENT
KISII COUNTY ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY SERVICE BOARD

VACANCIES
Kisii County Assembly Service Board invites applications from suitable qualied persons to ll the following vacant positions:
HANSARD EDITOR (2 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities The Hansard Editor helps in the coordination and management of the operations of the Department. The ofcer will be responsible for the day-to-day control and direction of critical Hansard processes and programmes. Further, duties entail liaising with the public media and Government Ministries on matters of referencing and distribution of the Hansard; harmonizing Hansard function with technological, legislative and procedural changes, and enforcing conformity with acceptable editorial styles and standards of work. a) Reporting; Recording, translation, and transcribing, Editing; checking transcripts to correct errors, by amending, deleting or adding information b) Documentation: Organizing information for orderly storage and retrieval by sorting, classication, and indexing c) Research: Search for information by consulting appropriate sources like documents or persons Requirements for Appointment a) Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics, majoring in English and Kiswahili or Bachelor Degree in any of the Social Sciences with good credit passes in both English and Kiswahili in Kenya Certicate of Secondary Education Examination or its equivalent qualication; and b) Demonstrated professional competence for effective organization, management and administration of the Hansard Department c) Have work experience of not less than 3 years d) Computer literate a) Maintain custody of the mace b) Ensure protective security for all persons and property and advices the speaker and the clerk on the same c) Perform Chamber and ceremonial duties d) Provide interdepartmental and chamber support services e) Enforce and implement the Speakers orders and other directives f) Ensure compliance with occupational health requirements/standards g) Crowd management h) Disaster preparedness and mitigation i) Carries periodical security and institutional risk assessment Requirements for Appointment a) Kenya Certicate of Secondary Education grade C+ b) Higher Diploma in security matters c) Served in discipline forces or local authority for minimum 5 years augmented with rank of police corporal d) Computer literate e) Certicate in re-ghting and rst aid f) A Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline will be an added advantage b) Be in possession of a Paramilitary Training Certicate; or have served satisfactorily in uniformed service for a period of not less than three (3) years. c) Have a First Aid certicate d) Be in possession of an exemplary service certicate

LEGAL COUNSEL II (2 Posts)

The ofcer will be responsible to the Clerk and duties include: Duties and Responsibilities a) Drafting of private members bills b) Drafting amendments to bills to be proposed to the Assembly by any member or any committee of the Assembly c) Giving legal interpretation of Bills and Acts and advice on matters relating to the County Assembly d) Providing legal advice to the Speaker, County Assembly, Assembly Committees, the County Assembly Service Board, individual members and the Clerk e) Ensuring that Bills passed by the County Assembly comply with the Constitution f) Legal representation of the County Assembly and the County Assembly Service Board in court proceedings or ancillary matters Requirements for Appointment a) Bachelor of Law degree b) Be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya c) Be in possession of a current practicing certicate d) A minimum of 3 years experience

COMMISSIONAIRE / SECURITY WARDEN III (1 Post)

Duties and Responsibilities a) Allocation of mail to Members Pigeon hole b) Booking of visitors/guests at the entrances c) Issuance of entry badges d) Storage of strangers baggage. e) Prevent removal of institutional property without proper and authorized documentation f) Handling of telephone services. g) Control of vehicular trafc/ parking h) Patrolling of ofces cark lounges etc. i) Perform periodical security night duties Requirements for Appointment a) Be in possession of Kenya Certicate of Secondary Education D+ and above or its equivalent b) Be in possession of a Paramilitary Training Certicate; or have served satisfactorily in uniformed service for a period of not less than three (3) years. c) Have a First Aid certicate d) Be in possession of an exemplary service certicate

SERGEANT AT ARMS II (3 Posts)

Duties and Responsibilities a) Enforcing Speakers rules b) Chamber and ceremonial duties c) Posting of information boards for Members d) Providing re and safety services e) Accessing control management f) Crowd control management g) Coordinating civic education h) Investigating incidences i) Conduct security surveys j) Ensuring security for personal property proper house-keeping standards k) Ensuring maintained

LEGAL RESEARCH OFFICER (1 Post)

The ofcer will be responsible to the Clerk and duties include: Duties and Responsibilities a) Performing research duties to the ofce of the speaker b) Drafting rulings to the speaker c) Giving legal interpretation of Bills and Acts to the speaker and the service board d) Providing legal advice to the Speaker, County Assembly, Assembly Committees, the County Assembly Service Board, individual members and the Clerk e) Ensuring that Bills passed by the County Assembly comply with the Constitution Requirements for Appointment a) Bachelor of Law degree b) Be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya c) Be in possession of a current practicing certicate d) A minimum 3 years experience

PRINCIPAL LEGAL COUNSEL (1 Post)

Duties and Responsibilities a) The Legal Counsel shall be responsible to the Clerk for drafting of Private Members Bills; b) Drafting of amendments to Bills to be proposed to the Assembly by any Member of Assembly or any Committee of Assembly; c) Giving legal interpretation of Acts and Bills and generally giving legal advice on matters relating to the County Assembly; d) Providing legal advice to the County Assembly, Assembly Committees, the Speaker, the County Assembly Service Board, individual Members and the Clerk; e) Ensuring that Bills passed by the County Assembly comply with the Constitution; f) Liaising with the Ofce of the County Attorney on litigation matters involving the County Assembly; Legal representation of the County Assembly and the g) County Assembly Service Board in court proceedings; Requirements for Appointment a) Have a Bachelor of Laws degree; b) Be admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a minimum of 5 years experience; c) Be registered as a Commissioner of Oaths; d) Be in possession of a current practicing certicate; e) Have prociency in the use of basic computer applications. f) A diploma in legislative drafting will be an added advantage

CHIEF SERGEANT AT ARMS (1 Post)

The Chief Sergeant At Arms is an ofce in the County Assembly Service charged with duties involving service to the Speaker, Members, the Clerk and other staff of the County Assembly and performance of chamber and ceremonial duties. The Sergeant At Arms also performs a number of miscellaneous security and safety duties for the general welfare of Assembly. In executing these duties the Ofce of Sergeant At Arms performs the following duties: a) Maintain custody of the Mace; b) Enforcing Speakers rules c) Ensure protective security for all persons and property and advises the Speaker and the Clerk on the same; d) Perform Chamber and ceremonial duties; e) Provide interdepartmental and chamber support services; f) Enforce and implement the Speakers orders and other directives; g) Allocate ofce accommodation to Members (MCAs) and staff and conference rooms to Committees; Ensure re prevention and safety of the facilities; h) Ensure compliance with occupational health requirements/standards; i) Access control management; j) Crowd management; k) Ensure desirable housekeeping standards and maintain decorum within the precincts of parliament; l) Disaster preparedness and mitigation; m) Investigating security incidents; n) Coordinate Assembly police; o) Disseminates relevant information to members through notice boards; p) Carries out periodical security surveys; q) Conducts institutional risk assessment. Requirements for Appointment a) Be a Kenyan citizen b) A holder of a Bachelors degree in Public Administration or an equivalent eld c) Must have served in the position of Chief Inspector Police or disciplined forces and above d) Must be computer literate e) Must demonstrate good track record f) Must meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the constitution of Kenya 2010

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Requirements for Appointment for a) Served in discipline forces or local authority minimum 3 years b) Be in possession of a Diploma/Certicate in Social Sciences from a recognized institution c) Computer literate d) Certicate in re-ghting and rst aid e) Must possess an exemplary service certicate

COMMISSIONAIRE / SECURITY WARDEN I (1 Post)

Duties and Responsibilities a) Undertaking Ceremonial and Chamber duties b) Attending to the Chair c) Attending to the Clerk d) Enforcing Speakers orders e) Maintaining Members attendant register f) Gallery security g) Maintaining Orderliness h) Controlling the press in the gallery i) Controlling dress code in the gallery Requirements for Appointment a) Have served satisfactorily for a period of not less than two (2) years in a related eld, b) Be in possession of a First Aid certicate and possess an exemplarily service certicate; and c) Have shown ability in work performance and results. d) In addition to a form four certicate, be in possession of a certicate in relevant discipline from a recognized institution.

PRINCIPAL FINANCE/BUDGET OFFICER (1 Post)

Duties and Responsibilities The ofcer will head both the nance and treasury and will be responsible to the clerk for the efcient management of nancial and accounting services at the assembly. Duties will include a) Coordinating the budget formulation, preparation, execution, accounting and reporting; appropriate and adequate nancial b) Ensuring management information systems are in place; c) Monitoring, evaluating and overseeing the management of public nance and economic affair; d) Advising the Assembly on all accounting matters e) Designing and developing the assembly accounting systems f) Providing advice to the assembly on the best appropriate ad-hoc nancial reporting formats g) Oversee the implementation of the approved accounting standards, policies, bases and concepts to ensure compliance h) Develop guidelines for the assembly accounting stafng levels and training to ensure technical competence Requirements for Appointment a) Is a Kenyan Citizen b) Holder of a bachelors degree in nance, economics or related eld from a university recognized in Kenya c) Is a CPA (K)/ACCA holder d) Must be conversant with computerized accounting packages e) Has a minimum of 5 years relevant professional experience f) Meets the requirements of leadership and integrity as set out in Chapter Six of the Kenyan Constitution 2010

LEGAL COUNSEL I (2 Posts)

A Legal Counsel shall be responsible to the Clerk. Duties and Responsibilities a) Drafting of Private Members Bills b) Drafting of amendments to Bills to be proposed to the Assembly by any Member of the County Assembly or any Committee of the County Assembly c) Giving legal interpretation to Acts and Bills and generally giving legal advice on matters relating to the County Assembly d) Providing legal advice to the County Assembly Service Board, the County Assembly and its Committees e) Providing any other legal services that may be required by the Committees, the Speaker, the County Assembly Service Board or the Clerk of the County Assembly f) Ensuring that Bills passed by the County Assembly comply with the Constitution Requirements for Appointment a) Have a Bachelor of Law degree; b) Has been admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya; c) Be in possession of a current practicing certicate; d) A minimum of 3 years relevant experience e) Good administration, organization, and analytical skills f) Interpersonal and human resource management skills g) Good written and verbal communication skills h) Ability to multi-task i) Computer literate

COMMISSIONAIRE / SECURITY WARDEN II (1 Post)

Duties and Responsibilities a) Booking of visitors/guests at the entrance b) Issuance of entry badges c) Screening of strangers d) Storage of strangers baggage. e) Prevent removal of institutional property without proper and authorized documentation f) Handling of telephone services. g) Control of vehicular trafc/ parking h) Patrolling of ofces cark lounges etc. i) Perform periodical security night duties Requirements for Appointment a) Be in possession of Kenya Certicate of Secondary Education C- and above or its equivalent

SERGEANT AT ARMS I (1 Post)

Duties and Responsibilities The sergeant at arms is an ofce in the County Assembly charged with duties involving service to the speaker, members of the County Assembly and performance of chamber and ceremonial duties. Also performs a number of miscellaneous security and safety duties for the general welfare of the Assembly. In executing these duties the ofce of the sergeant at arms performs the following:

PRINCIPAL FINANCE OFFICER II (1 Post)

Duties and Responsibilities The ofcer will head both the nance and treasury and will be responsible to the clerk for the efcient management of nancial and accounting services at the assembly. a) Coordinating the budget formulation, preparation, execution, accounting and reporting;

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to instructions and specications d) Monitoring the performance of ICT equipment e) Repairs and maintenance of ICT equipment and associated peripherals Requirements for Appointment a) Higher National diploma in computer science, hardware, network administration, maintenance or software support b) 3 years relevant experience c) A bachelors degree in ICT related eld will be an added advantage

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SENIOR DRIVER (5 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities a) Driving a motor vehicle as authorized b) Safety of the passengers and/or goods therein c) Maintenance of work tickets for vehicles assigned d) Carrying out routine checks on the vehicles cooling, oil, electrical and brake systems, tyre pressure, etc e) Detecting and reporting malfunctioning of vehicles systems f) Ensuring security and safety for the vehicle on and off the road g) Maintaining cleanliness of the vehicle h) Supervise and guide staff Requirements for Appointment a) Served as a driver for a minimum period of ve (5) years; b) A valid driving license free from any current endorsements and valid for any of the classes of vehicles which the ofcer is required to drive c) Defensive driving certicate from Automobile Association (AA) of Kenya or its equivalent from a recognized institution; d) Passed the Occupational Test I for Drivers; and e) Shown merit and ability as reected in work performance and results fairs; and e) Assisting in the development of communication and media strategy. Requirements for appointment a) Be a Kenyan citizen; b) Be a holder of at least a diploma in any of the following discipline: Mass Communication, Journalism, Public Relations, Communication Studies, Media Studies/Sciences or any other relevant and equivalent qualications form a recognized institution in Kenya. c) Have knowledge, experience and a distinguished career of not less than one year in public relations, communication or advertising. Requirements for Appointment a) A Bachelors Degree in Information Science or Diploma with a bias in Records Management and/or post graduate diploma in archival studies/records & archives management or its equivalent. b) Previous experience with electronic records management will also be an added advantage. c) Prociency in computer skills d) At least 3 years relevant experience e) Knowledge in IT. f) High degree of integrity, a team player with effective communication skills. g) Communication skills including demonstrated ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor his or her own work-plan

ICT OFFICER II (2 posts)

Duties and Responsibilities a. Provision of centralized data processing services for services of County Assembly. b. Coordination of computerization efforts in the County Assembly; c. Provision of advisory services on all matters related to information technology; d. Provision of training on the use of computers, relevant software packages and development of customized applications; and installation e. Conguration of local Area network and Wide Area Network f. Developing and updating application systems g. Carrying out systems analysis, design and program specication in liaison with users h. Overseeing the process of conguration of new Information Communication Technology equipment i. Supervising and compiling overall systems documentations j. Drawing up hardware specication for Information Communication Technology equipment k. Verication, validation and certication of Information Communication Technology. (b). Requirements for Appointment a) A Bachelor degree in computer science/ information systems or its equivalent from a recognized University; b) Minimum of 2 years relevant experience; c) Good administrative, organizational, and analytical skills d) Good written and verbal communication skills e) Ability to multi-task

RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER II (1 Posts)

Duties and Responsibilities An ofcer at this level may be deployed in the Secret Registry. a) Ensuring that letters are appropriately led and marked to action ofcer b) Controlling and opening of les c) Updating le index d) Ascertaining the general cleanliness of the registry e) Guide and supervise staff f) Ensuring security of information/les in the registry g) Updating and maintaining up-to-date le movement records Requirements for Appointment a) Be in possession of a Diploma or Certicate in Records Management from an institution recognized in Kenya b) Shown merit work performance c) Previous engagements in such position for 3 years d) Computer literate e) Good interpersonal skills

RESEARCH OFFICER (1 post)

Duties and Responsibilities a) Provision of non-partisan professional research assistance and analysis to Members, Committees and staff of the County Assembly b) Initiating and conducting anticipatory research/analysis on key policy issues c) Providing expert interpretation, explanation and analysis, including assessing the strength and weaknesses of policy options d) Maintaining a periodically updated inventory of publications on current issues, legislation and major public policy issues/questions e) Ensuring quality control in the preparation of research papers, brieng notes and particular points of view; f) Providing back up to County Assembly committees; Requirements for Appointment a) A Bachelors degree in Social Sciences b) Sound knowledge and understanding of policy research and analysis with evidence of published papers on topical issues; c) Demonstrated a high degree of administrative skills and managerial competence as reected in work performance; d) A minimum of 3 years continuous work experience as a research ofcer in a reputable institution; e) Computer literate f) Good administration, organization, and analytical skills g) Interpersonal skills h) Good written and verbal communication skills i) Ability to multi-task

DRIVER GRADE I (2 Posts)

Duties and Responsibilities a) Driving a motor vehicle as authorized b) Safety of the passengers and/or goods therein c) Maintenance of work tickets for vehicles assigned d) Carrying out routine checks on the vehicles cooling, oil, electrical and brake systems, tyre pressure, etc e) Detecting and reporting malfunctioning of vehicles systems f) Ensuring security and safety for the vehicle on and off the road g) Maintaining cleanliness of the vehicle h) Supervise and guide staff Requirements for Appointment a) Served as a driver for a minimum period of two (2) years; b) A valid driving license free from any current endorsements and valid for any of the classes of vehicles which the ofcer is required to drive c) Defensive driving certicate from Automobile association (AA) of Kenya or its equivalent from a recognized institution; d) Passed the Occupational Test I for Drivers; and e) Shown merit and ability as reected in work performance and results

RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER III (1 Post)

Duties and Responsibilities An ofcer at this level may be deployed in the Secret Registry. a) Ensuring that letters are appropriately led and marked to action ofcer b) Controlling and opening of les c) Updating le index d) Ascertaining the general cleanliness of the registry e) Guide and supervise staff f) Ensuring security of information/les in the registry g) Updating and maintaining up-to-date le movement records Requirements for Appointment a) Be in possession of a Diploma/Certicate from a recognized institution b) Shown merit work performance c) Previous engagements in such position for 2 years d) Computer literate

CLERICAL OFFICER II (4 Posts)

Duties and responsibilities This is the entry and training grade for Clerical ofcers. Work at this level will be carried out under close supervision and guidance of a senior ofcer and will be subjected to regular checks and verication. Ofcers at this level will be deployed in various County Assembly Units. Specic duties will include:a) Compiling statistical records; b) Sorting, ling and dispatching of letters; c) Maintaining an efcient ling system; d) Processing appointments, promotion, discipline transfers and other related HR duties; e) Computation of statistical records based on routine or special sources of information; f) Compiling data and drafting simple letters Requirements for Appointment a) Be a Kenyan Citizen b) Be in possession of Kenya Certicate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C- or its equivalent; c) Any diploma or certicate from a recognized institution will be an added advantage d) Prociency in Computer applications.

RESEARCH OFFICER II (1 Post)

Duties and Responsibilities a) Provision of non-partisan professional research assistance and analysis to Members, Committees and staff of Parliament; b) Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of policy options; c) Providing expert interpretation, explanation and analysis; d) Maintain a periodically updated inventory of publications on current issues, legislation and major public policy issues/questions; and e) Providing technical back up to County Assembly committees. Requirements for Appointment a) Served as Research Ofcer or an equivalent position in either the public or the private sector for at least three (3) years b) Diploma from a recognized institution in a specialized discipline including Economics, Agriculture; Environmental Quality, Sociology, Political Science, International Trade/ Commerce and other Science related elds; c) Thorough knowledge and understanding of the concepts and techniques of professional research, with particular emphasis on public policy analysis; d) An ability to write, edit in a clear, concise and understandable manner; e) Satisfactorily served as Research Ofcer in similar positions with comparable responsibilities in like organizations/ reputable research institution; and, f) Have at least three years continuous work experience How to apply a) Each application should be accompanied by a detailed CV and copies of relevant academic and professional certicates, National Identity Card or Passport and other relevant testimonials so as to reach the Clerk, Kisii County Assembly not later than 15th April, 2014. For more details check the Kisii County Government website www.kisii.go.ke b) In addition, all applicants should submit certicates of clearance from the ethics and anti-corruption commission, higher education loans board, criminal investigation department and the Kenya Revenue Authority as part of compliance with Chapter Six of the constitution of Kenya. All applications should have the position being applied for clearly marked e.g application for Principal Legal Counsel on the envelope and addressed to: The Ag Clerk County Assembly Service Board Kisii County Assembly P.O. Box 4552-40200, KISII Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Any canvassing will lead to automatic disqualication. Daniel Mbaka Omwoyo Ag. Clerk Kisii County Assembly

OFFICE ATTENDANT (1 POST)

Duties and Responsibilities: a) Make tea/snacks for the ofce of the speaker b) Keep the social amenities clean and all equipment in good working condition. c) Ensure there are sundries items needed are available d) Dust all surfaces and windows on a daily basis. e) Organize ofce tables and surfaces professionally. f) Any other duties as may be delegated by your supervisor Requirements for Appointment a) KCSE, mean grade D and above. b) Must have a Certicate / Diploma in Hotel and Catering Management c) Mature female, self-driven, clean and well organized. d) Excellent communication skills. e) Team player with good attitude towards work and colleagues. f) At least 3 year(s) of working experience in the related eld is required for this position. g) A current certicate of health from a public health institution recognized in Kenya h) Must be hardworking, honest and responsible. i) Can work with minimum supervision.

DOCUMENTATION/LIBRARIAN (1 Post)

OFFICER

Overall Purpose of the Job: To document the County heritage and history for future generations in accordance with the national collections documentation strategy for public access Duties and Responsibilities a) Document the collections held in store and on display at the Assembly and elsewhere in the County including task planning, reconciliation of paper and computer records, b) Entering information on to computer from paper records, c) Reconciling computer records with objects on display and in store, photography, and liaising with other staff d) Undertaking data cleaning and preparation of records for on-line public access. e) Producing reports, liaising with curators, updating records f) Assisting with current documentation tasks as required (for example, scanning documents and photographs) g) Training of Library staff and students on attachment; provision of reference and research services; h) Provision of the Selective Dissemination of Information service and preparation of Annual Reports. Requirement for Appointment a) Bachelors degree in Social Sciences b) A minimum of 2 years relevant work experience c) Experience of working with databases, spreadsheets and word processors d) Experience of carrying out museum documentation e) Experience of using digital cameras and resizing digital images f) Very good general IT skills and a proven ability to learn new applications. g) Attention to detail and accuracy h) An understanding of Health and Safety issues i) A knowledge of the Countys history j) A team player with an ability to work under minimum supervision

PRINTER III (1 Post)

Duties and Responsibilities An ofcer at this level will be deployed in any of the following functional areas: a) Production Planning and Control b) Pre-Press (Computer) c) Proof Reading d) Graphic Reproduction e) Lithographic Machine Operation f) Print Finish Requirements for Appointment a) Kenya Certicate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade D+ (plus) b) Certicate in the relevant discipline c) Computer literate d) Minimum 3 years relevant experience e) Good administration, organization, and analytical skills f) Interpersonal skills g) Good written and verbal communication skills

PROTOCOL OFFICER I (1 post)

Duties and Responsibilities a. Coordinating all public relations related activities including publishing of brochures, handbooks, yers, CDs etc website in liaison with the IT b. Updating of the department; c. Coordinating of the outreach program d. Preparing press releases; reacting to media stories and proactive media reporting through the available channels e. Coordinating with the Broadcast Unit on broadcast/ media aspects Requirement for Appointment a) Have Bachelors degree in Mass Communication b) Minimum 3 years relevant experience. c) Must demonstrate administrative management skills and sound knowledge of media, public relations and communication ability; d) Be competent in use of IT as a working tool. e) Good administration, organization, and analytical skills f) Good written and verbal communication skills

CUSTOMER CARE II (1 Post)

Duties and responsibilities a) Receiving and connecting calls b) Routine testing of exchange lines and switchboard facilities c) Maintenance of telephone records d) Receiving visitors to the Assembly e) Any other duties as may be assigned by the service board Requirements for Appointment. a) Kenya Certicate of Secondary Education mean Grade C+ (plus) b) Front Ofce Training c) Communication skills (Oral & Writing); d) Minimum of 3 years relevant experience e) Be procient in computer applications. f) Good organization skills g) Good Interpersonal skills h) Ability to multi-task

LIBRARIAN I (1 Post)
Duties and Responsibilities Reporting to the human resources manager, the ofcer will: a) Develop and implement policies, norms and procedures for records management in the Assembly, b) Implement Assembly records and archives management systems in accordance with the established statutory and policy requirements c) Designing electronic records management program and Advice the Assembly on the legal and regulatory requirements in regard to records management.

PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER I (1 Post)

Duties and Responsibilities a) Assisting in sourcing for appropriate television and radio programs to disseminate information on activities of the County Assembly; b) Documenting the Assembly events through video, photography and press cutting; c) Preparing and placement of radio and TV infomercials; d) Assisting in the preparation of exhibitions and trade

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Appreciation/1st Anniversary
The family of the late Elizabeth Mumbi Gathere would like to convey our sincere, heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for the very kind generous and overwehelming support accorded from friends, neighbours and family during the very difcult time. To all you good and kind people, Asante Sana! To you Mum; Though nothing can bring you back we will grieve not but nd strength in what remains behind.You remain the symbol of seless humanity and a standard bearer of service to the downtrodden.

Rosemarie Rattansi
In Loving Memory Of Rosemarie Rattansi 28/01/1955 - 28/03/2014 Loving Daughter Of Kay James Kelsall & Willy James. It is with deep regret and sorrow that we announce the passing of Rosemarie Rattansi on the 28th March 2014 after a long battle of illness, Gods angels carried her to a better place. Funeral service will be at Saint Austins Parish - Msongari on 2nd April 2014 viewing at 10:30 a.m service at 11:00 a.m sharp. Cremation at Langata Crematorium at 2:30 p.m You will always remain in our hearts. May your beautiful soul rest in peace. Amen

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Om Shanti Om
We regret to announce the sad demise of Mr. Jayantilal Bhika Solanki of Combined Electrical services Mombasa. Son of late Bhika Dayal Solanki and late Santaben Bhika Solanki. Husband of Neela Solanki. Father of Anup Solanki (Guardian Bank Mombasa) and Danny Solanki (MFI Nairobi). Father-in-law of Sheetal Solanki and Neekita Solanki (Prime Bank Nairobi). Grandfather of Nirali Solanki, Meer Solanki and Veer Solanki. Brother of Manilal (Film Line Limited), Dilip and Kundan ( Rising Freight Ltd), Jayendra Solanki (Best Fast Cargo) and late Kantilal and late Shyam Solanki. Also brother of Bhanuben Parmar, Ramaben Pragji and Rajshriben Rawal (UK).

In Gods hands you rest, in our hearts you live forever.

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With the deep sorrow and humble acceptance of Gods will, we announce the untimely death of our beloved Shadrack Irungu Njoroge on Sunday 23rd March 27, 2014.

Gone Too Soon

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Son of the late John Njoroge Michuki and Nelius Muthoni. Husband of Esther Njoroge (KRA Thika ofce). Father of Kennedy Njoroge (USA), Daniel Njoroge (KRA Nairobi) and Norah Irungu (Kenya Airways) David Michuki Churu (JKUAT), Jane Irungu (University of Nairobi). Brother of David Michuki (Wasoni), Stephen Maina (Power Point East Africa Limited), Hannah Wanjeri and Mary Wangari Njenga. Grandfather of Jeremy, Maxwell and Joy.

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Friends and relative are meeting daily at his Murengeti home and Timboroa Hotel in Nairobi daily from 4 p.m for prayers and funeral arrangements. The cortege leaves Kenyatta university (Ist June 1958-23rd March 2014) mortuary on Wednesday 2 nd April. 2014 at 8 a.m to service at P.C.E.A Murengeti Limuru and there after the burial at his farm in Murengeti. Cheerfull hearts never die; they live in our hearts forever.

Shadrack Irungu Njoroge Man Joro

The Cortege will leave from their residence in Nyali at 10.30 am on Sunday 30th March, 2014 and proceed to Hindu Crematorium Mombasa. Prayers will be held on Monday 31st March, 2014 at 7.30pm at Shree Rajput Dhobi Samaj Mombasa. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om

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In Memoriam
Sadly missed along lifes way, quietly remembered every day...
In Loving Memory
Hours have turned to days, days to months, and months to 20 years. You have and always will be a point of fond memories in our lives. When you left us, you left a huge gaping hole that has since been lled with Gods grace, mercy, and love. Truly God is faithful. He said He will never leave us nor forsake us and He has continued protecting us and providing for us, thats why today we want to celebrate all the wonderful times we had together.

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No longer in our life to share, but in our hearts, youre always there. Always in the hearts of your loving wife Lois, children Bryan, Cynthia, Kimenyi and Katanu, grandchildren Muthoni, Jasmine and Kali, your brothers and sisters, your extended family, and your many friends.

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Fond and loving memories from Muigai Nyambura Murigi, children Anne Njeri, Paul Muigai, Yvonne Nyakio and Harris Kariuki and three precious grandsons. In life, we loved you. In death, we cherish you. We know you are safe in Gods hands. Till we meet again. Shalom!

Samuel Njoroge Waruhiu, SC

(1927 2011)

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IRB RUGBY SEVENS | Injera now turns villain

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Treu philosophy comes under sharp scrutiny

Analysts punch holes in coachs methods after humiliating losses to Fiji and Wales in Hong Kong
BY AYUMBA AYODI
sayodi@ke.nationmedia.com enya Sevens head coach Paul Treus tactics in the IRB World Sevens Series have failed, according to analysts. Former coaches and players took issue with Treu coaching after Kenya dropped to the Bowl competition at the Hong Kong Sevens yesterday. After drubbing a hapless Sri Lanka 41-0 on Friday, Kenya failed to sparkle against former World champions Wales and defending champions Fiji to whom

King Jamess triple-double inspires Heat

they lost 7-10 and 5-43 respectively. With due respect Treu has failed in his tactics completely, said former Kenya Sevens deputy coach Charles Cardovillis. I thought we would judge him from this tournament but he has failed to read our opponents. He said even though Treu has coached at the highest level, winning the IRB World Series with South Africa, he has failed to realise what Kenyan players have brought to the table. He has simply declined to study Kenyans players and their style. Cardovillis said he had no issues with Collins Injera mistake that cost Kenya against Wales. However, True needs to understand each players capability. Injera is a nisher on the wings and not a middle-of-the-pack player, Cardovillis said. Treu has scrumhalves and yhalves choose from hence should let Injera go back to his opposition. Former international, Peter Speedy Akatsa termed Kenyas run as disappointing. I thought things would change after poor runs in the previous legs but our running style of play has been replaced with things we are not used to, said Akatsa. Its needless to have possession when we are not scoring. We are yet to understand Treus philosophy. Kenya Rugby Union services manager Michael Tank Otieno lamented that Kenya lacks a denite system of play. The lose to Fiji is debateable even though Injeras slip cost us a quarters berth, against Wales, said Otieno. It was a case from hero- turn- villain for Injera, who made a dreadful decision to see Kenya concede last minute try, losing 7-10 to Wales.

Miami LeBron James notched his rst triple-double of the season to lead the short-handed Miami Heat to a 110-78 NBA rout of the Detroit Pistons on Friday. James (above) scored 17 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and handed out 12 assists for the 37th tripledouble of his career but his rst of the current campaign. He was aggressive, said Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, who rested James in the fourth quarter. What we liked was there could have been a lot of excuses, Spoelstra said. But it was about a collective response from the other night. Spoelstra wanted to be sure James got some rest with the Heat facing a quick turnaround for Saturdays game against Milwaukee, and James made it all work out by pulling down his 10th rebound with just under two minutes to play in the third period. He helped the Heat bounce back in a big way from an 84-83 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday that let the Pacers regain a threegame lead over the reigning NBA champions in the Eastern Conference standings. That physical contest between the Eastern Conference powerhouses featured a couple of ejections and saw Miamis Chris Bosh miss a potential game winner at the buzzer. On Friday, Heat guards Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers, and center Greg Oden, sat out the contest with various injuries. (AFP)

Understand each player

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Which way, Treu?

National sevens team head coach Paul Treus age

Kenyas Dennis Ombachi during their Tokyo Rugby Sevens World Series match against South Africa last Saturday. Kenya lost to Wales and Fiji yesterday.

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IRB series tournaments Treu has won in his coaching career

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With due respect, Treu has failed in his tactics completely. I thought we would judge him from this tournament but he has failed to read our opponents
Charles Cardovillis, former Kenya Sevens deputy coach

When Treus contract with KRU is expected to expire

Prisons, GSU just not good enough for African volleyball giants
BY DAVID KWALIMWA
sportsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com Kenya Prisons nished 10th at the Mens Africa Volleyball Club Championships that conclude today in Tunisia following a successive loss to Cameroonian side FAP. Kenyas other representatives General Service Unit nished 12th after a 3-2 ( 25-22, 26-24, 15-25, 22-25, 15-13) loss to Libyas Ettihad Misurata. Gideon Chenjes Prisons were eager to avenge an earlier 3-1 loss to FAP at the group stage but the Kenyans were once again found wanting especially in reception and blocks yesterday. They would lose 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-21). The result saw FAP nish ninth in the competition whose winner will represent Africa at the world championships in Brazil later this year. It has been dicult for my team to maintain focus after that poor start that cost us a place in the quarters, Chenje told the Daily Nation Sport on phone from Tunisia. Prisons and GSU are expected back home on Monday. Baa and Port Douala (Cameroon), Espoire (Congo DR) and Ugandas Nemo Stars settled for 14th, 15th and 16 positions respectively in the 22-team tournament. Former winners Esperance of Tunisia and Egypts Al Ahly meet in the nal match this afternoon.

What we liked was there could have been a lot of excuses. But it was about a collective response from the other night
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra

GOLF
Team Asia yesterday pulled o a stirring comeback in the nal round of the inaugural EurAsia Cup to snatch a share of the trophy by taking six of 10 singles ties. But the collapse of Team Europe was totally unexpected.

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CRICKET

CYCLING

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Nathan Cleverlys former trainer Enzo Calzaghe believes the Welshman has made a mistake moving to cruiserweight, claiming he lacks the power to land the killer punch. Calzaghe is a former world champion Joe Calzaghes coach.

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Dhonis India y high amid upheaval

For the second time in less than a year, Mahendra Singh Dhonis Indian team is making up for the sins of its administrators with a awless display at the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. India cruised into the semi-nals for the rst time since triumphing in the 2007 with three emphatic wins in group two of the Super-10s. The players seemed unaected by the Supreme Courts Friday decision to replace the Board of Control for Cricket in Indias chief N. Srinivasan with legend Sunil Gavaskar.

Cavendish out of Belgium race

Mark Cavendish has withdrawn from todays GentWevelgem race in Belgium because of a viral infection. The Omega Pharma-QuickStep rider, who nished fth in the Milan-San Remo race on Sunday, began feeling ill on Wednesday and pulled out on Friday. The Manxman, 28, said: I went out on my bike but after an hour I had muscle pain and couldnt keep going. Im disappointed but theres nothing to do.

Leaders Tuskers draw against Muhoroni Youth in Muhoroni yesterday

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FORMULA ONE | Former world champion equals British record in wet weather

Brilliant Hamilton storms to pole

Mercedes driver beats struggling world champ Vettel to start top of the grid in Malaysia GP
Sepang ormer world champion Lewis Hamilton avoided crashes and shrugged o a torrential downpour to claim a British record-equalling 33rd pole position at a thrilling Malaysian Grand Prix qualier yesterday. In a session which had nearly an hours rain delay, and was twice suspended for crashes on the slippery Sepang circuit, the Mercedes driver came out on top ahead of surging world title-holder Sebastian Vettel. Hamiltons Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, who won the seasonopener in Australia, will start todays race from third with Ferraris Fernando Alonso fourth after surviving a collision with Daniil Kvyat. Vettels new Red Bull stablemate Daniel Ricciardo will start from fth ahead of Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen and Nico Hulkenberg, who impressively placed his Force India sixth. Hamilton was thankful to grab his second straight pole this year, and the 33rd of his career equalling Jim Clarks British record with a lap time of 1min 59.431sec, 0.055 quicker than Vettel. Today was just incredible how much it rained before and then during the session, it was very, very tricky for everyone, the 2008 world champion said. Particularly at the end, it was almost impossible to see. I tried to do my last lap but I couldnt see a thing. However, the more signicant result could be Vettels second place as the four-time defending world champion, who like Hamilton retired in Australia, showed signs of life after severe earlyseason problems. When the tropical deluge eased and qualifying made a delayed start, there was an early problem for Vettel as he was quickly ordered back to the pits for a problem with his energy store. And Q1 came to a premature end when Marcus Ericsson lost control of his Caterham, slid through a hoarding and back on to the track, where he was only narrowly missed by Saubers Esteban Gutierrez. Q2 lasted just a couple of minutes before the red ags halted qualifying again when Alonso collided with Kvyats Toro Rosso at a corner, and he limped back to the pits with front suspension damage. (AFP)

Djokovic takes on Nadal in Miami nal

Miami Rafael Nadal (above) and Novak Djokovic reached the nal of the Miami ATP Masters without lifting their racquets on Friday after their semi-nal foes Tomas Berdych and Kei Nishikori withdrew. The two semi-final walkovers were a rst in ATP history, with Nishikori pulling out with a groin injury and Berdych felled by gastroenteritis. I ran into Cli Buchholz, who was the tournament director before me for many, many years, tournament director Adam Barrett said. He looked at me and said, Adam, thats never happened before. I think you just set a record. I said, Cli, not a record I want to set. The bizarre turn of events nevertheless produced a predictable pair of nalists in world number one Nadal and number two Djokovic. Berdych, who received IV uids in a futile attempt to be ready for his evening match against Nadal, was at a loss to explain how he became so ill. Last night was basically the same as every other night. I ended up in the same restaurant, everything was ne, he said. I woke up at 7:30 in the morning with pain in my stomach. I am disappointed about not getting a chance to play, he added. Groin injury Nishikori withdrew after attempting to warm up for his earlier match against Djokovic, saying the left groin injury hindered his movement too much to allow him to play. The injury ended Nishikoris sparkling run at the hardcourt tournament where he saved four match points en route to a fourth-round victory over world number ve David Ferrer and then vanquished Swiss great Roger Federer in the quarter-nals. For me it was my biggest tournament in a couple of years, to reach a semi-nal of a Masters, a dejected Nishikori said. Its really sad. I was really playing well. Nadal, who has never lifted the Miami trophy, has three runner-up nishes on his resume, including a loss to Djokovic in a third-set tiebreaker in the 2011 title match, one of the three times Djokovic has won this title. (AFP)

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang yesterday. Hamilton will start the race (Live on SuperSport 6 from 10.30am) on pole position.
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World champion Sebastian Vettel said his Red Bull team were red 4 Langkawi up and ready to challenge Mercedes after he recovered from his 3 6 270 6 260 recent problems to place second yesterday. Pangkor SEPANG Genting 6 The German, who qualied 12th at Laut Chicane INTERNATIONAL the season-opener in Australia and CIRCUIT 5 2 80 2 96 lasted just a few laps of the race, admitted Mercedes looked supe1 3 Pit Lane 2 rior in the early stages of the year. Im very happy because we had 7 7 300 a bad winter but the teams red 15 up, the guys are pushing still at8 KLIA out, Vettel said. He added: I think 9 14 12 we always have a chance to beat 10 everybody, thats why were here. 4 200 6 285 4 200 13 Lewis isnt digging around, equally Sunway Nico is doing a very good job so Lagoon its dicult to beat them on the 11 Kenyir Lake day but its not impossible. I think 5 255 4 170 2 it would be quite sad to wake up in 1 Gear 111 Km/h 1 Timing sector DRS detection DRS activation zone the morning thinking that you can Source: FIA DRS = Drag Reduction System GRAPHIC NEWS only nish second or fth.
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Circuit: Sepang International Circuit,

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Circuit length: 5.543 km Corners: 15 (5 left, 10 right) Race laps: 56 Race distance: 310.408 km

No contest for the Silver Arrows in Sepang

Sepang Mercedes Lewis Hamilton (left) has never won the Malaysian Grand Prix, and he has come to Sepang this weekend determined to correct that omission. But its not like I need to come here and make a statement, he said. Its not a matter of that. But I do want some points. Its a very long, long year ahead, but naturally I dont want to get too far behind. Team mate Nico Rosbergs triumph in Melbourne leaves Hamilton feeling very condent, and the Germans 25second victory margin suggests that the Silver Arrows will again be the strongest contenders. Its pretty cool that Nico won the race, Hamilton continued. Thats awesome. He drove a great race, and when youre leading you have good downforce and no trac its easier to do it when you have those circumstances. I dont think Ive ever nished a race with a lead that big. Ive had some good results here, but obviously Ive not won. The challenge every time I come is to win, and this is the most extreme track for us because everybody has to open up their cooling to the limit and its a real test of driveability and performance, but this is perhaps the year that I have the best car to do it so Im hoping that we have a chance to capitalise on that. He said that mentally it was easy to get over his own disappointment. Why? It just was. I was chilled after the race, Ive slept well and had a good week. And its easier because I think that Im better. In myself Im better all round. Ive learned a lot over the years and been through a lot of things.

Tyre compounds: Hard, Medium - Juan Pablo Montoya (2004), Williams-BMW Longest race: 2012 (2h 44m 51.812s) Shortest race: 2009 (55m 30.622s) Most wins (driver): 3 - Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel; 2 - Kimi Raikkonen; 1 - Eddie Irvine, Ralf Schumacher, Giancarlo Fisichella, Jenson Button Most wins (team): 6 - Ferrari; 3 - Red Bull; 2 - Renault, McLaren; 1 - Williams, Brawn
Circuit lap record: 1m 34.223s

The challenge every time I come is to win, and this is the most extreme track for us because everybody has to open up their cooling to the limit
Lewis Hamilton

Last night was basically the same as every other night. I ended up in the same restaurant, everything was ne. I woke up at 7:30 in the morning with pain in my stomach. I am disappointed about not getting a chance to play
Tomas Berdych

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WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS | Dominant performance in the womens race

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Clean Kenyan sweep in Denmark

Its a show of might in Copenhagen as Kipsang, Cherono easily lead their team mates to honours
BY AYUMBA AYODI AND AGENCIES
sayodi@ke.nationmedia.com

Prisons keep regional title

BY DAVID KWALIMWA
dkwalimwa@ke.nationmedia.com Kenya Prisons mens team yesterday retained the East Africa Netball Club Championships title after defeating Zanzibars Jeshi 54-40 in the nal in Dar es Salaam. Desmond Blasio was the top scorer for Prisons with 18 points in the match played at the National Stadium. It was a great outing and I am satised with how we played because you know retaining a title is not easy, Prisons coach Everylne Cherono told Sunday Nation Sport on phone from Dar es Salaam. This result capped a ne run for Prisons in the competition as they had earlier beaten Kampala University 46-26 in the semi-finals on Friday. Prisons; head of delegation Wanini Keriri said that the team will now begin preparations ahead of the continental championships scheduled to begin in June at a venue yet to be decided. In the womens competition, another Kenyan side, Ministry of Information and Communication , lost to Ugandas NIC 42-16 in the semi-nals but recovered to edge out Tanzanaians JKT 38-18 and nish third. NIC won the womens title after outclassing hosts Jeshi 54-20 in the nal.

eoffrey Kipsang Kamworor and Gladys Cherono won the men and womens titles as Kenya dominated the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, yesterday. Kipsang won with a personal best time of 59min 07sec while Cherono took gold with a time of 1hr 07min 28sec. Mens defending champion Zersenay Tadese had a bad outing, nishing fourth but helping Eritrea to secure team title. Im very happy! I was feeling that I can run, Kipsang told IAAF radio. In near-perfect weather conditions, it was a fast race and 14 of the top 20 nishers set personal best times. The womens race was dominated by team tactics with Kenya lling the rst ve places. It was nice, we ran as a team ... and I was not expecting to be number one today, Cherono said. Cherono led them home in a seasons best of 1:07:28 ahead of silver medallist Mary Wacera Ngugi, who clocked a personal best of 1:07:43, and Sally Kaptich, who also produced a personal best on this at and fast course in 1:07:51. Personal best time Event favourite Lucy Wangui Kabuu just missed out on individual medals as she clocked 1:08:36, five seconds ahead of Mercy Jerotich Kibarus, who completed for Kenya the historic feat of securing all team members in the top ve positions; a rst at the World Half Marathon Championships. The last challenger to drop away

It was a great outing. I am satised with how we played because retaining a title is not easy
Men: 1. Georey Kamworor (Kenya) 59min 07sec, 2. Samuel Tsegay (Eritrea) 59:20, 3. Guye Adola (Ethiopia) 59:20 Women: 1. Gladys Cherono (Kenya) 1hr 07min 28sec, 2. Mary Wacera Ngugi (Kenya) 1:07:43, 3. Sally Chepyego Kaptich (Kenya) 1:07:51 Kenyas Georey Kipsang crosses the nish line to win the mens race at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, yesterday. Below: Kipsang savours his koment of glory. Kenyas Gladys Cherono won the womens race. More than 30,000 runners participated in this years edition.
ally nishing eighth in 1:08:54. Daunay also found the pace too hot, and eventually took seventh place in 1:08:47. At about the 12km mark, only Gudeta and Hirut Alemayehu were oering a challenge to the Kenyan quintet, with the latter beginning to fade. In the mens race, Kipsang completed in 59: 07, beating Samuel Tsegay of Eritrea and Guye Adola of Ethiopia, who were both 13 seconds behind. However, Kenya lost the mens team title to Eritrea for the rst time since 2006. Kipsang, Tsegay and Adola managed to shake o Tadeses challenge, before Kipsang pulled away from his two rivals in the nal kilometres. The eld was very competitive. Thats why I was pushing, pushing and pushing some more, Kipsang said.
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Prisons coach Everlyn Cherono

Im very happy! I was feeling that I can run. The eld was very competitive. Thats why I was pushing, pushing and pushing some more
Georey Kipsang
from the Kenyan charge, Ethiopias Netsanet Gudeta, nished sixth in a personal best of 1:08:45. The race had got under way in bright sunshine, a temperature of about 14C lightened by a breeze. And despite her protestations the day before, Italys Valeria Straneo was soon pushing the pace at the front, just as she had during the marathon at the previous summers IAAF World Championships in Moscow. By the second mile the eld had elongated, with those around the Italian including Croatias Lisa Stublic, but the Kenyans and Ethiopians were waiting. Pass us if you dare Shortly before the 5km mark, which was passed in 16:04, the Kenyans made their move. It was overwhelming. Before long, the camera was lingering on a row of ve runners in the same shirts, their arms and legs pumping in unison, issuing the unspoken message: Pass us if you dare. Four Ethiopians were ranged behind them, along with Straneo and Frances Christelle Daunay. But in the event, no one dared or was in a position to dare. Straneo, determined to stay on an even pace, drifted o the leading group, eventu-

Karura defend cricket crown

BY RICHARD MWANGI
rmwangi@ke.nationmedia.com Karura Primary School successfully defended the Nairobi County mini-cricket boys title when they beat Mathare 4A by six runs in the nal at the Ruaraka Sports Club yesterday. Karura would have won a double but their girls team lost to Daima Primary in the nal. Daima won by two wickets at the same venue. Batting rst, Karura boys scored 51 runs for the loss of three wickets in their allotted six overs. Evans Makau was the highest runs getter (19). Willis Omondi (16) was the other batsman who did well. Brian Omondi was Mathare 4As highest wicket taker with two for seven. In reply, Mathare 4A were routed for 45. Thomas Ngau was the highest scorer with 14. Billington Munene was Mathare 4As main executioner, taking three wickets for the same number of runs conceded. Makau (1/22), George Onyango (1/5) and Wilis Omondi (1/7) were the other wicket takers. In girls category, Karura batted rst, scoring 35 for 3 in 6 overs. Teresia Wanjiru (7), Emilly Sheniza (10) were Karura girls main runs getters. Emelda Musuioleshe (2/10) and Faith Nthio (1/9) were Daimas wicket takers. Daima reached the target, 36, with the last ball of the last over and a single wicket in hand.

It was nice, we ran as a team ... and I was not expecting to be number one today
Gladys Cherono, womens race winner

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Kimunya wins by a point at Muthaiga Club

BY LARRY NGALA
lngala@ke.nationmedia.com Amos Kimunya capitalised on his mastery of Muthaiga Golf Club course to produce the winning score of 39 Stableford points in the second fund-raising event in aid of the All Africa Challenge Trophy. Playing off handicap nine, Kimunya bogeyed the rst three holes at the front nine of the par-71 course on Friday and added one at the eighth to cross the road to the back nine with four over par. The former Lands Minister boegeyed the par three-11th but recovered soon after with a two-club at the 13th, parred the rest to return his best score since October. He won by one point on his home course from the George Ballesteros Njugu who was playing o handicap six, veteran Solomon Karanja and visiting Dhru Shah who each posted 38 points to nish in that order. Muthaiga lady captain Stella Macharia led her category with 36 points, two better than Liz Wangethi and Agnes Wanjiru who nished in that order. The event which followed the rst one held at Vet Lab Sports Club in January, raised a total of Sh1.6 million. The third event will take place at Karen Country Club on April 11, before the last one at Nakuru Golf Club also next month. Kenya will host Africas top ladies amateur golf event at Muthaiga Golf Club in June where over 20 countries are expected to participate. The tournament is a biennial event hosted on a rotational basis on the continent, it was last held in Botswana in 2012.

Shimba Hills, St Georges retain titles in Mombasa region

BY PHILIP ONYANGO
@philiponyango4 ponyango@ke.nationmedia.com Shimba Hills successfully defended the girls basketball title while St Johns Girls Kaloleni reclaimed the hockey crown as the Mombasa Regional Term One Games ended yesterday at Shimo la Tewa School. Also retaining their titles at the championships were St Georges High School who whitewashed Shimba Hills 29-0 in boys rugby. St Charles Lwanga from Mombasa also retained the boys hockey title after beating St Georges 1-0 in penalty shoot-outs after a stalemate in full time. New champions however emerged in boys basketball after St Georges high school gave Kili county their rst ever boys regional victory with an emphatic 83-53 victory over Mombasa Baptist. dominance in the second-half, the nal score standing at 144-02. Lilian Adera, Everlyne Atieno and Esther Samba scored 38, 26 and 24 points respectively for Shimba Hills, while Elsa Kariuki scored the lone goal for Aga Khan in the match. In the boys nal, St Georges led Mombasa Baptist 14-09 in the rst quarter and stretched the lead to 3320 at the break. Godwin Azaria scored a game-high 29 points for the victors while Henry Bosco added another 18. Lenox Wanje scored 14 points for Mombasa Baptist. The nalists in hockey and fteens rugby will represent Mombasa region at the national championships set for April 13 since Garrissa region will not send teams in the two disciplines.

Shimba Hills led

In the one-sided girls basketball nal, Shimba Hills led Aga Khan 28-02 in the rst quarter for an 85-02 score at the break. Shimba Hills continued their

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Lilian Aderas points in Shimba Hills win over Aga Khan in girls basketball nal in Mombasa games yesterday

SCHOOLS | Meru punished heavily for elding ineligible players in basketball

Embu dominate Northern games

Kangaru, Gategi oor opponents to win four titles between them as championships conclude
BY CHARLES WANYORO
charlwanyoro@yahoo.co.uk mbu County dominated this years Northern Region Secondary Schools Term One games, winning four titles in hockey, rugby and basketball at Kangaru School grounds yesterday. Embu County emerged overall winners in the championships that saw all the defending champions retain their titles at the games. Kangaru School from Embu County capitalised on home advantage to extend their dominance in rugby 15s as well as boys hockey and basketball as Gategi Girls, also from Embu, defeated arch rivals Kiriari Girls 2-0 in hockey to qualify for the nationals. Kirigara Girls from Meru also beat Ntugi Girls 37-22 basketball decider in what was in a repeat of Meru County nals. The boys basketball nals were delayed for hours because the seminals which were set to be played yesterday were brought forward to today after Nyangwa Boys disputed the eligibility of three players from Meru School. Meru were eventually found guilty of elding three ineligible players who sat their KCSE last year and imposed a one-year ban on them. Northern Region Secondary School Sports Association secretary Elijah Kiarie said the schools sports coordinator has also been banned from competing at the championships for two years for presenting falsied documents. The result saw Nyangwa advance to the semis before being bundled out of the tournament by Kangaru School who went on to win the final match by narrowly edging out Kathungi Secondary from Kitui 51-49.

Won by a point

Kangaru won in rugby

Low entry forces race cancellation

BY DEJA VU
sportsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com Horse racing at Ngong has been cancelled this afternoon due to insucient entries. People are saving their steeds for the bumper meeting of April 13, Salama Fikira Derby Day, when Muthaiga Club will host another enterprising tent for members and guests. The Annual Ball is being held at Hemingways Hotel in Karen on April 11. It is an event which manufactures derby atmosphere to its maximum. Naturally, there were traditional Selling Sweeps at the OBTS Pavilion yesterday. Not to be left stranded, punters can enjoy a full three days at Aintree starting Thursday, with 22 races in stock. The 167th worlds greatest steeplechase Crabbies Grand National, starts April 5, at 6.15 pm, where a maximum eld of 40 highest-rated jumpers hope to wrangle 30 tricky fences over 4 miles 3.5 furlongs. Sunnyhill Boy and Auroras Encore are not included. Auroras Encore who won in 2013, has been retired. Sunnyhill Boy nished second, but has temporarily lost his sparkle. Shakalakaboomboom, Balthazar King, and, Double Seven, are gathering intense interest thus far. An estimated 600 million viewers watch the National in 140 countries.

In rugby, East Africa secondary schools 15s rugby rst runners-up Kangaru staged successful runs to outmuscle newcomers Kiriani Boys from Tharaka Nithi 16-6 in the nal. Moses Onyaro opened the scores for the home team with an individual eort, outrunning his opponents and making a try on the right corner of the eld to make the score 5-0 in the 19th minute. Morris Mwaniki also made a successful conversion to extend Kangarus lead to 7-0. Kiriani pulled one penalty back through Franklin Mwiti to reduce the decit to 7-3. However, Renson Zoka scored two penalties and George Nyanjui made a drop goal to extend the lead before the match ended 16-6.

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Meru were found guilty

Ban in years slapped on Meru School sports coordinator for elding ineligible players in Northern Region secondary school games

Salome Kivuva (right) of St Josephs Kibwezi dribbles past Kiundwani Secondarys Everlyne Ndinda in girls hockey nal during the Metropolitan Regions Term One games at Machakos Boys Secondary yesterday. Kibwezi won 1-0.

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Ineligible players Meru School elded against Nyagwa in boys basketball nal

Wanangwe strike sinks Police, taking hockey race down to the wire
BY AYUMBA AYODI
@AyumbaAyodi sayodi@ke.nationmedia.com Kenyan international Frank Wanangwe yesterday scored a second-half goal to help Kisumu Simba beat Kenya Police Service 1-0 and take the 2013/2014 Kenya Hockey Union mens Premier League title race down to the wire. However, after ending Kenya Polices unbeaten run on their nal match of the season at City Park Stadium yesterday, Kisumu Simba have a tall order today when they face Greensharks in their last match at 10.30am. Kisumu brought their tally to 25 points, three adrift of leaders Police. Kisumu must now beat Greensharks 8-0 if they hope to lift the title they last won in 2008. It is a tall order but it is possible if they give 100 per cent as they did today, said Kisumu ocial Kamal Sembi. Police needed a draw to reclaim the title they won last in 2012. Police coach Fred Masibo said anything is possible now. We can only keep our ngers crossed since eight goals are few in a hockey match, said Masibo, who will be seated on the sidelines to watch the Kisumu and Greensharks battle. Its a match we should have drawn or won but we lost concentration, added Masibo. In the womens league, Sliders hit Kenyatta University 3-1 while Multimedia University beat Mount Kenya University 1-0 at the same venue.
Todays xtures: National Women: MKU v Kenyatta (11: 30 pm); Orange v Sliders (1pm); Vikings v USIU (2:30 pm); Strathmore Vs Multimedia (4pm)-City park. Mens Premier: Greensharks v. Kisumu Simba (10am); Wazalendo v USIU-A (5.30 pm)-City Park; Mvita v Strathmore (8.30 am(-Mombasa. National Men: UON v BAY (8:30am)-City Park; Kabarak v Kenyatta (4pm) -Nakuru

It (beating Greensharks 8-0) is a tall order but its possible if they give 100 per cent as they did today
Kisumu Simbas Kemal Sembi

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TUSKER PREMIER LEAGUE | Sofapaka lose to City Stars at Machakos as Stima fell KCB

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Ingwe edge out stubborn Top Fry

Salehs goal makes the dierence for Leopards in Mumias as Muhoroni hold blundering Tusker
BY SUNDAY NATION TEAM
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Amrouche leads race for Rwanda coaching role

BY DAVID KWALIMWA

dkwalimwa@ke.nationmedia.com Kenya coach Adel Amrouche (above) is favourite to take over at the Amavubi of Rwanda, the countrys Football Association has conrmed. According to Rwanda FAs Technical director Richard Tardy, Amrouche heads a shortlist of six tacticians, including former AFC Leopards coach Luc Eymael who is currently coaching Rwandan club Rayon Sport, Serbian coach Ratomir Djukovic, Dutchman Renne Feller and the teams current coach Eric Nshimiyimna whose current contract is set to expire at the end of next month. Yes, perhaps, Tardy told Sunday Nation Sport in a phone interview when asked if Amrouche was set to be the Amavubis next coach.

FC Leopards yesterday claimed a morale-boosting 1-0 victory over a stubborn Top Fry in a ercely-contested Tusker Premier League match at the Mumias Sports Complex. Leopards got the all-important goal in the fth minute, with centre half Jackson Saleh capitalising on a defence mix-up to score past goalkeeper Ronny Kagunzi from a Paul Were corner. At the Machakos Stadium, Sofapaka fell 1-2 to Nairobi City Stars as KCBs dismal run continued, losing 3-0 to Western Stima at the Nyayo National stadium.

In Muhoroni, leaders Tusker failed to open a ve-point lead at the top of the table, drawing 1-1 with hard-ghting Muhoroni Youth. Tusker grabbed the lead at the hour mark through centre forward Jesse Were but the hosts levelled with seven minutes left through Enos Ochieng. Tusker were reduced to 10 men in the physical encounter after Uganda international mideld Khalid Aucho was sent o for a second bookable oence. He becomes Tuskers third player to see red in less than a week after Llyod Wahome and Martin Kiiza were sent o in their midweek 1-1 draw with Gor Mahia. Victory would have propelled Tusker to 17 points, four ahead of second placed Chemelil Sugar. Chemelil also blew their chances of closing in

Took the lead

Kenyas draw with Nigeria in 2014 WC qualiers under Amrouche

He added: We have been in contact, but that decision will be reached by our executive committee and the Ministry of Sports and Culture who will pay his salary. You know Rwanda will host the next Africa Nations Championships (Chan) in 2016 and we now need a good coach to start preparing the team, he oered. Amrouche, a former DC Motema Pembe (DR Congo) and Burundi national team coach, was appointed Harambee Stars coach in February last year and has since led the team through a decent qualifying run in the 2014 World Cup qualiers, the highlight of which was an impressive 1-1 draw against Africa champions Nigeria in Calabar last March. Under Amrouches guidance, Stars also won their rst Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup title in over a decade last December. The coach has since stayed away from the public since, only making a single cameo appearance during AFC Leopards 50th anniversary party in Nairobi on March 12. Eorts to reach Amrouche for a comment by press time proved futile as calls and text messages to his cell phone went unanswered.

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Austin Ikenna (right) of AFC Leopards battles for the ball with Top Fry All Stars Bernard Odhiambo during their Tusker Premier League match at the Mumias Sports Complex yesterday. Leopards won 1-0.
on Tusker with a barren home draw against KRA. It was also a bad day for hosts Sofapaka who scored a late consolation through Anthony Ndolo in the 84th minute after City Stars had scored two rst-half goals through Dennis Nganga and George Abege in the 21st and 28th minutes respectively. At the Nyayo, things got worse for KCB coach Juma Abdallah after losing 3-0 to Western Stima, the teams fourth defeat of the season. Stima scored through Shaque Batambuze (fth minute), Collins Netto (84th) and Wesley Kemboi (injury time). Troubled Abdallah Juma blamed the loss on his

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KPL matches KCB have lost this season, the latest coming yesterday

Tuskers points that put them at the top of the table standings

The players lost concentration and there was lack of communication between defenders and the goalkeeper
KCB coach Abdallah Juma on yesterdays 3-0 loss to Western Stima

teams lack of concentration. The players lost concentration and there was lack of communication between defenders and the goalkeeper, he said. Reports by Isaac Swila, Cellestine Olilo and Titus Maero

Tusker players who have been red-carded in the league this far

Chemelil Sugar 0-0 KRA KCB 0-3 Western Stima AFC Leopards 1-0 Top Fry Sofapaka 1-2 City Stars Muhoroni Youth 1-1Tusker

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Matano takes charge of rst match at Ulinzi against Thika United

BY FRANCIS MUREITHI
fmureithii@ke.nationmedia.com When Ulinzi Stars take on Thika United today at Afraha Stadium, Nakuru, one lion will be expected to roar on the pitch and lead the misring soldiers as they seek their rst league victory. If it comes to pass, the victory will end the soldiers hunger for points, which has seen the 2010 champions go six matches without a win, forcing coach Salim Ali to throw in the towel. With the exception of a few members of Ulinzis technical bench, among them team manager David Mwangi and goalkeeper trainer Francis Onyiso, the soldiers entire line up against Thika United today will be playing under new coach Robert Matano the lion for the rst time. And Matano, who knows Afraha Stadium like the back of his hand, will be aiming to make a statement. He played for the defunct Abeingo FC in the 1970s and 80s and during his playing career, Afraha Stadium was nicknamed the slaughter house as the big boys of Kenyan football like AFC Leopards, Gor Mahia and Kenya Breweries (now Tusker) found the stadium a tough hunting ground, often going back to Nairobi without points. Its nice to be back to where I started my football career and I hope to make a big dierence, Matano said on Friday. Born and raised in Nakuru, Matano was a formidable defender for Abeingo, playing at the back wings and as a stopper. It remains to be seen if he can replicate the success he achieved as a player at Afraha today as coach.

Its nice to be back to where I started my football career (Afraha Stadium) and I hope to make a big dierence
Ulinzi coach Robert Matano

We have been in contact, but that decision (to hire Amrouche) will be reached by our executive committee and the Ministry of Sports and Culture who will pay his salary
Rwanda FA Technical director Richard Tardy

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BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE | Embattled manager can rest easy after comeback victory

Rooney gives Moyes kiss of life as Chelsea fall to lowly Palace

Manchester Utd striker leads recovery as hosts rally to oor Aston Villa at Old Traord
Manchester anchester United manager David Moyes played down a y-by protest against his stewardship after his side overcame Aston Villa 4-1 in the Premier League yesterday. An aeroplane trailing a banner calling for Moyess dismissal ew over Old Traord shortly after kick-o, but he received a warm reception from fans inside the ground and said that he felt he had their full support. Ive been saying all the time since Ive been here, the crowd have been great, Moyes told BT Sport. Theyve been terric to me as well, because at times we havent done as well as wed like. We didnt start the game well today once again, but Ive got to say that the crowd were brilliant, the way they were behind the team. Asked for his reaction to the

The case against Moyes

This season Manchester United, the reigning Premier League champions and third richest club in the world: Are seventh in the Premier League, their lowest placing for 24 years; have been eliminated from the FA Cup by Swansea City, who have never won the FA Cup; have been eliminated from the Capital One Cup by Sunderland, who have never won the League Cup. In simple terms, this is failure. On March 30, 2013, United had 74 points from 29 games and were 15 points clear at the top: On March 30, 2014, United have 54 points from 32 games and are 15 points o the top. 54 points is their lowest total after 34 games in the Premier League era - indeed they have never previously had fewer than 60 at this stage.

On plane banner protest: Ive always found the crowd at Old Traord terric. Ive not found what people are saying or writing: Ive actually found the majority of people are very supportive and understand the job we are doing On recovering from a goal down: We played well after that. We got to grips with the game. And we scored some really good goals after that. Villa had chances in second half but that is going to be the case with United here On Rooney: He has played great all season. He scored two at West Ham last week and scored two again today. I said to him in the dressing room after the game that if you do that you are doing a great job for the team, he is getting the goals that we need
David Moyes, United manager

round of applause he received as he walked down the touchline to the dug-out before the game, Moyes said: Ive always felt that thats the way it is, I really do. Every supporter I bump into in the street or any dinner I go to, theyre all talking about (how) they know exactly what its like at Manchester United. And Ive got to say, the crowd inside Old Traord today showed that. The plane stunt, funded by a group of disgruntled United fans, is the biggest sign of open supporter dissent that Moyes has faced since succeeding Alex Ferguson last year. In the second minute of the game on a sunny afternoon in Manchester, a small white plane was seen to y over the stadium towing a banner that read, Wrong One - Moyes Out in giant red letters. The protest was a response to a pro-Moyes banner, branding him The Chosen One, that has been displayed by supporters in Old Traffords Stretford End since the beginning of the season. The planes appearance was greeted by boos and Wayne Rooney, who scored two of Uniteds goals, said that the players had been unmoved by the protest. To be honest, we didnt make anything of it , he said. We know the support the managers got from the players, the support which hes been getting from the fans the last few games, and thats what matters. It doesnt matter whats written in the newspapers or what certain people are saying, its what matters to us as a team. Away defeat The support were getting o the fans has been incredible again today, so we just have to stay focused, keep trying to win, and well be all right. Elsewhere, C h e l s e a s title hopes suffered a major blow after John Terrys 52nd-minute own goal condemned Jose Mourinhos side to a 1-0 defeat at relegationthreatened Crystal Palace. The loss, Chelseas second successive away defeat, meant the league leaders were unable to increase the pressure on Manchester City and Liverpool, their nearest challengers. For Palace, a rst win in six games moved Tony Puliss side ve points clear of the bottom three. (AFP)

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points in the league than Norwich and Hull (21 points).

United have scored the same number of goals at home in the league as Cardi and Fulham, the tables bottom two teams (18 goals). In the 2-2 home draw against Fulham, United became a laughing stock as they put in 81 crosses, to little eect with only 18 nding a team-mate. Fulham defender Dan Burn said he had not headed that many balls since the Conference. West Broms 2-1 win in September was their rst at Old Traord since 1978. None of the Baggies squad that day were born when the club had lost won at United. Everton inicted huge embarrassment on their former manager when they won, 1-0, at Old Trafford in December for the rst time since 1992. Yohan Cabayes goal for Newcastle in December gave them their rst win at Old Traord for 41 years. The 2-1 defeat to Tottenham at Old Traord was Uniteds rst loss on New Years Day for 20 years.

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The decision to y a plane over Old Traord bearing the slogan Wrong One: Moyes Out is one borne out of acute frustration frustration at the poor results, lack of ght on the pitch and the unavoidable signs that David Moyes isnt up to the highest standards required to manage Manchester United Football Club. A signicant proportion of Manchester United fans have had enough and unequivocally want David Moyes sacked. We arent getting our own way in terms of winning games. There is neither sucient time or space to list the unwanted records set by the club this season under Moyes stewardship. We cannot have a manager who thinks it is acceptable to call our major rivals favourites when they play us at Old Traord. It is a betrayal of the clubs ethos, a betrayal of the players and a betrayal of the fans support. We want a manager who understands and embraces our attacking traditions and has a vision of condence for the future.

Frustrated fans statement

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring against Aston Villa during their Barclays Premier League match at Old Traord yesterday. United won 4-1.

PHOTO | AFP

Palace 1 (Terry 52-og) Chelsea 0 Man United 4 (Rooney 20, 45-pen, Mata 57, Hernandez 90) Villa 1 (Westwood 13) Southampton 4 (Rodriguez 45, 89, Lambert 49, Lallana 70) Newcastle 0 Stoke 1 (Odemwingie 62) Hull 0 Swansea 3 (De Guzman 30, 38, Routledge 75) Norwich 0 West Brom 3 (Amaltano 2, Dorrans 9, Thievy 90+4) Cardi 3 (Mutch 30, Caulker 73, Daehli 90+5)

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SECURITY | County commanders to continue serving until further direction from Police Commission

Police bosses agree on postings

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Court had ruled that appointment was in order to avoid a vacuum in the security sector
BY FRED MUKINDA
fmukinda@ke.nationmedia.com he tussle between the top police command and a key Commission appeared settled yesterday when they took a common stand on the appointment of county commanders. National Police Service Commission chairman Johnston Kavuludi and the Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo agreed that the senior ocers deployed to head the counties were properly in oce and should continue discharging their duties. They relied on a court ruling given by Judge George Odunga, in which he dismissed an application by the International Centre For Policy and Conict seeking to quash the deployments and have Mr Kimaiyo removed from oce. Speaking to journalists at the Commissions headquarters yesterday, Mr Kavuludi said: In fact, the court conrmed the deployments were lawfully and properly done and that

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National Police Service Commission chairman Johnston Kavuludi (right) with the Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo at a press conference at the Commissions oce in Westlands, yesterday.
theres no way a vacuum can exist in government functions, particularly in the security sector. He added: We would like to conrm that the ruling has not nullied the postings as erroneously interpreted by the media, and that the county commanders are and will continue serving in their respective postings on an interim basis until further direction from the Commission. Mr Kimaiyo posted the 47 commanders in June last year at a time when the Commission had advertised for the positions and invited senior ocers to apply for them. A day after the court ruling, the police chief told journalists that he would appeal the court decision but made a hasty retreat hours later. Mr Kimaiyo told the Sunday Nation that he retracted his statement on the advice of Attorney General Githu Muigai, who he quoted as say-

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ing that the court ruling was in his (IGs) favour He also said he had not read the ruling when he talked about appealing, but had relied on media reports. Speaking alongside Mr Kavuludi yesterday, Mr Kimaiyo said: We received the court order and realised there was nothing to appeal. Its the media that misinterpreted the decision of the judge. The court ruling obtained by the Sunday Nation read in part: Inspector General has the power of assignment of any member of the national Police Service. By assignment, it must necessarily refer to assignment of duties. Judge Odunga, however, said that such actions by the IG should be temporary, and further ruled that permanent transfers remained a preserve of the Commission. The IG and his two deputies sit at the NPSC as Commissioners. The ruling described Mr Kimaiyos action as ... a temporary measure meant to ensure that there was no vacuum in the security system following the implementation of the devolved system of government. Any vacuum in the security system in any part of this country may lead to catastrophic eect... Mr Kavuludi said permanent appointment of county commanders would be done at a later date.

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By PASHIE MARIGI
Scratch and some more of that scratch A morning too early she touches and scratches The agony in her eyes deeply touches A day to her is just like another nightmare Countless times she trips and wears out her daywear All throughout she waits in despair Not knowing what will become of her welfare She has looked for help and help for her Wait and wait some more is a tune she knows all too well Why did traditions have to be so unfair? Yet something could be done to make her fare She pleads with the world to let her live All it needs is to put it down on paper before it leaves Indifferent to her needs the world just ignores Claiming that God commanded neither to her nor to its in-laws With measured sympathy deep in slumber it snores As the days lessen fear gravens Some hearts soften as others harden Innumerable thoughts still haunt her Although tears still soak her pillow, she still hopes she will make it

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amaican dancehall superstar Konshens will lead a star studded lineup for the Guinness Evolution Party slated for 12th April 2014 at KICC in Nairobi. The Pull Up To Mi Bumper singer made the announcement via social media this past week causing waves of excitement across his massive Kenyan fan base. All my Kenya fans, your

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time is coming soon he posted on Facebook. Kenyan reggae sensation Wyre, King of Genge Jua Cali, songstress Habida, and the prolific Ken wa Maria are also scheduled to perform at the event while Capital FMs DJ Joe Mfalme will be on the decks as KrissDarlin holds fort as the event MC. This will be Konshens second performance in Kenya after his 2011 debut at the Sepetuka Concert. The event will also double up as a launch for the newlook Guiness bottle and will kick off a series of Guinness Evolution parties in various towns across the country including Nakuru, Meru, Kisumu & Mombasa. Tickets to the concert will be sold at Sh500.

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You have a very African sounding rst name. What does it mean and where did it come from? Oh my, it means an African princess. At least thats what my parents told me. Thats new. How was the experience being in a group with your sister as Brick & Lace? Amazing. We started something special and created a sound that was unique. No matter what we do in our solo careers, Brick & Lace will always be our foundation. Despite the great run you had with singles like Love is Wicked, Never Never and Bad To Di Bone there are those who believed you were never going to last. What do you have to say about that? Time will tell. It was probably the same people who thought my solo career would not take o. But guess what, I just toured Africa and Im about to tour Europe! Apparently there were three of you in Brick & Lace. What brought about the gradual split and eventual break up? Tasha was an original member of Brick & Lace. She wanted to pursue other things. However, she was still an integral part of the team (co-writing Love is Wicked, Slippery When Wet and Sax). Nailah and I also reached a point where we wanted to explore our individuality. There will denitely be another Brick & Lace album. Are you still signed to Akons Konvict Music label? No. I started my own label, Pink Scorpion, and have partnered with major companies like MTech (from Kenya) for marketing and distribution. Has it been dicult nding your footing as a solo artiste? It hasnt been easy because when you are about to do anything great it can be scary. However, Ive got a great team behind me: my manager Chez, my production team, my creative director Black Lion, Tasha, Talent Africa and MTech to name a few. I trust God to guide my steps. The rest just falls into place. How do you strike a balance between the demands of an intense career as a musician and your relatively new role as a mother? Its tough being a working mom, as any working mom will tell you. But these are the sacrices we make for the best interests of our kids and their future. I keep balance by spending quality time with them when I am home. Thats why it was important for me to partner with organisations such as Reach And Hand, and It Takes Two to educate young women on issues facing early pregnancy.

Your single Slippery When Wet has been well received not just here in Kenya but across Africa. How does it feel to have achieved such instant success in your solo career? It feels great. The team has put a lot of hard work into this project and weve been blessed to see it paying o. How is your solo music dierent from your work with Brick & Lace? The biggest dierence is that I no longer have to compromise on my ideas. I can fully put all of me into each record. You did some projects with DJ Fresh from South Africa and Fally Ipupa from Congo in 2013, tell us more about these Yes, we teamed up with Euphonik and Fresh for one of the biggest records in South Africa last year, Cool & Deadly. It was amazing working with them. Ive got two other singles coming with Muss

from Ivory Coast and Barbara Kanam from Congo. Im also featured on a single with Ugandan stars Ray Signature, GNL, Irene Ntale, Bigg Trill and Maurice Hassa. Its called Your Ways. Last time you performed in Kenya it was as Brick & Lace at Redsans album launch and a collaboration was supposed to follow soon after. Were still waiting... Who knows what may happen in the future. Redsan is a good friend and we love what hes doing. How about your performance in Uganda just recently; how did that go? I was part of an all female lineup celebrating Womens Day and the launch of the It Takes Two campaign in Uganda. It was great. Theres been talk that youre also scheduled for a performance in Kenya soon, how true

is this? Ive also heard rumours Tell us more about your lucrative deal with Kenyan distribution company MTech Its still in the early stages. However, my distributor Tropic Electric and I are excited about the partnership. Paul Opipi from MTech sought us out and showed that he believed in our vision. We have condence in the team. You seem to have a very keen interest to interact with Africa through your music. Why? I love Africa! From my rst visit to Nigeria in 2007 till now every country has impacted my life in a special way: from the people, to the food to the culture. Im now a Goodwill Ambassador for several campaigns so its not just about music anymore. Its also about giving back and making a dierence in peoples lives. @iwittness

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You know the story by now; he grew up dirt poor i and he has a daughter who he will launch war to one story you do not know about the unique relat of Kenyas biggest names in entertainment, rapp Pinye. Everyone seems to want to claim Octop Nane rapper says only Pinye was there when he to pay rent. PHILIP MWANIKI s

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ctopizzo just portunity to more and that pped at Wapi with no pay. onth I would more than 30 with no sining. I would cite the crowd alk all the way to Kibera, he

remembers his first day came in cember2008 d how he pent all of it on couch. I was paid Sh15,000 and that was a lot of money for me, he says. I was so excited, I went Gikomba and nt the money a very big h. I did not where my next was going to from or that eating plain ges. All that red was that a big sofa set ones on TV. a while, Wapi from British to Sarakasi n Ngara. Ockept the hope this was to the platform hat was going to make his dreams come true

and it wasnt long before he started getting offers. Clothes designer Kimathi of Jamhuri Wear together with MTV Bases Emukhule Ekirapa approached me saying they had a TV show about rap battles. I emerged the winner and this got them super excited. They started talking of recording me and turning me to a Nas or Jay Z but I did not feel the direction they were headed was the right one, he says. According to Octopizzo, Kimathi and Emukule were putting the cart before the horse. They wanted me to be Jay Z yet I wasnt even a Jua Cali? I did not even have a song playing on Kenyan radio, he says. I could tell that this was not going to work because I am a realistic person. After a while, he met the one person who would change his career and life: DJ Pinye. The legendary disc jockey was working on a new TV show 99 Degrees but he was frustrated by the kind of talent he was getting so someone suggested to him that he goes to Wapi. Octopizzo has cleaned up really nice. That was not the case, he was so rugged he could not be allowed into any office, says Pinye. But before I met Octo, I had met another rapper, Khaligraph and I liked his energy and I asked him if he had any music. He said he would sell it to me but he did not have any copy with him at that moment. When I met Octopizzo and asked him for his music, he gave me like five songs and three videos, I was super impressed. Pinye sampled the songs and he was blown away by the voice and delivery. I had never met Pinye, I just used to see him in the papers and did not think he would want anything to do with me. But the fact that I had given him my music was enough, says Octopizzo. If he played my video on The Beat , my dream would have come true. I did not ask for anything else. But for Pinye, he saw a diamond in the rough. He knew there was something special in this kid but unlike Kimathi and Emukhule, he did not harbour any thoughts of moulding Octopizzo to be the next Jay Z or Nas. He did not even know if his plan would work. When Octopizzo showed up on the set of 99 Degrees, he met all these established artistes who did not even remember his name. But when he got on stage, all these artistes who had even refused to shake his hands were blown away. He shut everyone up after he got on stage, recalls Pinye who asked Octopizzo back to the show.

anything from me despite investing heavily in my career. Pinye is just as proud. I did not know if the plan would work but I was very confident in him and his talent and I am happy he is where he is, he says. Octopizzo is now one of the highest paid Kenyan artistes and he is ruling the airwaves and a thousands miles away from the kid who looked like a thug at Wapi. Today, everyone is trying to bask in his glory and while he appreciates all those who helped him on his way up, he does really pay homage to DJ Pinye for the guidance and investment. He still doesnt want to be Jay Z or Nas, he wants to be Octopizzo and his eyes are no longer on having his video play on The Beat , he now wants to hit the international league. I want my music to be as popular in Nigeria and their music is in Kenya, says Octopizzo. You have to believe him, he has proven he has what it takes. @mwanikih

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Bitten
By JOSEPHINE MOSONGO
Based on the bestselling Women of the Otherworld series of books by author Kelley Armstrong, Bitten is taken from the title of the rst book that tells the story of Elena Michaels, the worlds only female werewolf. Since the Twilight series, there have been quite a number of vampire and werewolf shows but this is perhaps the rst to have a lead female werewolf. Elena Michaels is torn between leading a normal life as a photographer in Toronto with her human boyfriend and her family obligations with her extended family in Upstate New York. She unfortunately has to go back home, something she hasnt done for years when her family comes under attack by an unknown enemy. The series, conveyed through ashbacks slowly reveals Elenas muddled past that is riddled with tragedy. Bounced o from one abusive foster home to the next, she nally nds her place in the world when she meets and falls in love with wealthy anthropologist Clayton Danvers. But sadly, he bites her and instead of draining her blood, he turns her into a werewolf. Under the watchful eye of alpha male Jeremy, the Danvers, all male, live in a creepy gothic mansion in Stone Haven where the townspeople regard them as creepy since they always keep to themselves. To the Danvers and the werewolf world, Elena is an exotic creature because she is the only woman to ever survive being turned, and so for four years, they forced her to live with them. But back to the present, Elena is struggling to maintain her normal life as a human living with her boyfriend and going out for coee and shoe shopping with her best friend who also happens to be her boyfriends sister. All this is however upset when Jeremy summons the pack back home to track whoever is killing women and dumping them at the Danvers grounds. As the packs best tracker, Elena has to comply and head back home though wary of her past with Clayton. She tries so much to keep him at arms length but Clayton lets her know he will do anything and everything to get her back in his life for good. Putting all feelings and emotions - good and bad aside, they work together as a pack to nd the mutt responsible for the killings. Though not as good as the Twilight movies in terms of production, Bitten has some solid performances especially from the broody Clayton and the transformation they undergo from human to werewolf is pretty bizarre and might put you on the edge of your seat. Because the series is based on a book and they have to keep the story as accurate as possible, the ashbacks that tell the back story in some scenes unfold a bit too slow and will easily bore you.

Before people heard my songs, nobody even wanted to come near me, even Ogopa Deejays refused to record me saying I was not going anywhere, he says with a smile. Even Madtraxx once kicked me out of the studio in the middle of my recording but he has since apologised no hard feelings! DJ Pinye helped Octopizzo record several songs and videos and played his videos on The Beat . Octopizzos fame blossomed and he started doing shows. As his fame spiked, Pinye called Octopizzo and shocked him. He asked me to stop doing shows or any media interviews for at least six months, says Octopizzo. That was my livelihood and I was doing very many shows so I did not understand what he was up to. I thought he was out to hurt me and my young career. But Pinye, ever the visionary had a better plan. I realised all these shows were not helping him, he was going to oversaturate the market and he would just fade away. Without the shows, Octopizzo did not have any source of income but Pinye had already thought of that. He decided to pay his rent for the six months and any other expenses. That is not to mean I had a lot of money, I was actually broke at the time but I really believed in this kid and that is why I went out of my way, recalls Pinye. The plan worked wonders. Safaricom Live called and they came with a big pay cheque. He had hit it big, joined the big league. Pinye has really been there for me, he is not a manager, he is a father figure to me, says Octopizzo. I owe him a lot and he has never demanded

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Kristen Stewart

BY WAMBUI KIBUE
s any truly welldressed woman knows, looking spectacular is a lot more than wearing whats fashionable. Its about deciding what areas you want to play up or down and in turn making you feel condent and fabulous. The rst step is to know your body completely. Take time and do this right. The best way to do it is to stand in front of a full length mirror in your underwear and carefully observe yourself from head-to-toe noting the areas you like best, which will be the areas you play up and what you prefer to deect attention from. Some features can easily be changed; for instance a protruding tummy can be reduced through exercise or through a pair of spanxx while a small bust would be camouaged by a ruched bodice. The general guidelines are shorter hemlines that end a little above the knee for petite girls like Eva Longoria and form tting tailored pieces for curvy girls that dene your mid-section, emphasise and celebrate your curves a la Queen Latifah. Chest - If you love it wear something tted or low cut. Let your dcolletage be the only focus so keep the rest simple. A well cut dress and a nice pair of nude or black heels. When shopping always look for open necklines like square or V-neck, nipped waists, wide straps and supportive bras. Avoid showing too much cleavage as that can easily result in tacky. If you dont like it, wideleg pants and A-Line skirts balance out a big bust. Pair dark tops with light bottoms, select simple narrow sleeves and dened shoulders. If youre at chested, create interest at the neckline with rues, a bow, a cowl neckline or draped pieces. Go for turtle necks, double breasted jackets, heavy textured fabrics and push up bras. Waist - A boyish waist looks great in a long lean dress with darts and a skinny belt. Wrap dresses, jackets and belted sweaters also look great. A tummy can be concealed with sheath dresses, A-line tops and tunics. Avoid baggy shirts and draw string pants. Hips - Form-tting clothes like pencil skirts and high waist bottoms accentuate curves. Always look out for tapered skirts and dresses in stretchy fabrics, shtail hems and above four inch heels. Use a tailored jacket and dark solid skirts and trousers to

narrow your hips if you dont like them. Butt - A great derriere should be cased in a below-the-knee pencil skirt or high waist jeans. Bandage dresses look great especially in jersey fabrics. Avoid untucked tops. If you dont like it, circular skirts work as a great distraction as do straight pants. Avoid high waist skirts and pants. For a at backside, focus on peplum tops or jackets which will also give the illusion of a smaller waistline. Pleated skirts are also great as are rear pockets. Legs - A great pair of legs always look amazing under a short full skirt. Focus on cropped pants, short dresses, skinny jeans and sexy heels. If you dont like your legs go for long skirts or trousers in solid colours. Maxi skirts, wide leg pants or boot-cut jeans. To lengthen legs, create a continuous line by selecting pieces with empire waists or vertical details. Now go out and start being erce and fabulous! @MissAngelsmile

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MUSIKLAB
hen former secular singer Size 8 turned gospel, she was already on top of her game. The good thing is that she was able to spread the same re she had in secular when she started singing gospel music. One of her best songs in gospel is Mateke, which has received very positive reviews ever since it was released. Well, to kick o the Easter season, she is back with a reggae song, Yuko Na Wewe. Just by listening to this song, you can feel it is well done, the reggae rhythm choice is perfect and she sings quite well too, punching in the good message she wants to pass across. But wait until you see the video, you will want to ran away. Size 8 can simply not do such kind of a video at the level she is in right now musically. The video director did nothing as far as creativity is concerned. She is just seated in front of a curtain and thats it. The characters in the script are so obvious and create no suspense. This is what we call a very lazy video shoot. Size 8 knows she can do much better than this, since she has done that many times. Not very good for her image right now.

HITORMISS

ot all the time do we get to hear from Roc Nations lyrical wonder kid Jay Electricity, after he decided to take the Detox turn with his album. But that doesnt seem like the case anymore if the recent events are to go by. Just after releasing a new track two weeks ago, Roc Nations most elusive signee is at it again. Well, last Sunday Roc Nation almost crushed the internet again, this time with a freestyle over Souljaboys We Made It track. The track was released by Jay Electronica via his twitter, and boy does it bang. The rst verse is Jay Electronica on his usual spiritual bars, laying down some sociological and Islamic points and teachings. He opens up by telling his fans that they dont understand his struggle, and apologizes for the delay of his album which might only mean we are getting an album from him soon. But quick to the most exciting part of the track; Jay Zs verse. Last month, Drake made a snide critique of Jay Zs latest art reference in most of his songs. That didnt sit well with the Roc Nation boss, and he addresses it here. Delivering what could be arguably his

best verse in years, Jay Z spits some lyrical ames. Making it interesting with his braggadocio Boss talk and noticeable is the fact the both Jay Elect and Jay Z rhyme with that Migos Versace ow. Jay Z replies to drake in a few witty lines; sorry Mrs Drizzy for all this art talk/ silly me rapping about things that I really bought he mocks the Toronto rapper referencing his wealth that aorded him his prestigious art collection. Thats not all, the track is sort of monumental to Kenya too, our superstar wonder girl Lupita Nyongo gets a shout out from King Hova, yes, Jay z mentions the Kenyan Oscar winner in this track. Keeping his boastful momentum up, Jay Z draws parallels between Lupita Nyongos Oscar and movie and his rags-to-riches story; Im on my Lupita Nyongo/ stunting on stage I got my 12 years a slave/ this Ace of spade looks like an Oscar That alone is evidence that Lupita is out there representing Kenya right. This track makes for an interesting conversation and environment for rap globally making it a Hit.

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2 1. Capital FMs Angela Muiruri 2. Fans playing Foosball. 3. Fans having fun. 4. Girl in a bubble. This brave soul decided to give this challenge a go. 5. DJ Gichboy on stage. 6. Synergy: Team work was the word. 7. Grace Msalame strikes a pose. 8. Mwai and the Truth saxophonist Rabai 9. DJ Creme entertains the crowd. 5

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1. BENACHI FT KABERERE - MWANAKE, 2. ELSIE - HAKUNA MWINGINE, 3. INNOCENT PERSONS - YULE YULE, 4. SIZE 8 - YUKO NA WEWE, 5. GUARDIAN ANGEL - LIWE LIWE

HARDBALL Six of the week

with PHARIS KIMARU
he football soap opera is coming thick and fast and for the most part its scintillating stu. So much has happened in the last few days, all of it important, that the only way to distill it is to make a list of six. . That 6-0 loss Everyone knows the stats by now Arsenal, conceded half of their Premier League goals in just three games- Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City. By coincidence all those teams are their direct rivals for the title. Wengers 1000th game was a lame aair and a reminder of the bareness of the last nine seasons and the philosophy that has delivered it. Mourinho may have said it harshly when he said Wenger is a specialist in failure but the truth is he certainly does not specialise in success. It was obvious Arsenal were going to implode, their xture list did not do them any favours but neither did Wenger

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in the January transfer season. His 1000th league game will always be remembered as the nal nail in the con of yet another unsuccessful title push. . La Liga Last weekends El Classico had all the usual ingredients: a red card, penalties and Real Madrid moaning about a conspiracy and/or ocial bias in favour of Barcelona. Then they went on to lose to Sevilla on Wednesday night and from rst last weekend, they nd themselves third. Barcelona saved their title push with that victory in Madrid and kept it going with a 3-0 midweek week. Athletico Madrid are now rst and they also won on Wednesday night thanks to a Diego Costa goal. I want them to win La Liga just to nally quash Barca and Reals dominance. . Yaya Toure Samir Nasri was right, Toure is the best midelder in the world right now; just underrated,

possibly because he is African. It is easy to get blinded by the power and physicality of the man but Toure oers so much more than that, he can pass, dictate the tempo of a game a la Pirlo and Xavi, he can beat defenders and has an incredible level of technique. At the very least Yaya should make the Ballon Dor shortlist for next year along with Messi, Ronaldo because that is where he belongs. . Luis Suarez Brilliance. Utter, unyielding, mesmerising brilliance. Suarez is a phenomenon, a movement; close control, vision, technique and inventiveness. He brings so much to the football eld its beyond ridiculous. Sturridge has been great but Liverpool are where they are because of this guy, he clearly inspires his teammates and they know they can count on him to deliver. Suarez will obviously be Englands player of the year, but if Liverpool somehow win the league - I think City are favourites - then the Ballon Dor should be his. Period.

. Alex Ferguson Surprise! It nally dawned on Man United fans to direct their frustrations to the right man, the one that chose David Moyes. A pleasant win at Westham was followed by another directionless, lifeless and frustrating display. When United fans turn on Ferguson, thats the end of the road. The man is their hero, he always will be, they just want him to accept he made a mistake. . David Moyes He must go. Against West Ham he stumbled on an interesting idea: Kagawa, Rooney and Mata can play together but that may be the sum of his contribution to Manchester United. There was no way Cleverley was going to redeem himself in the derby game and it was irresponsible to pick him. Its time to hit the road Jack, sorry, Moyes!

Chelsea midelder Oscar celebrates scoring his teams fourth goal against Arsenal

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The day I hosted President in my humble home

Nteri Kapaika says hosting Uhuru for lunch was a great honour; and he didnt have to buy special utensils P.4-5
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Pot-laced pizza sends boy, granny to hospital

A woman and her grandson in the US were reportedly served pizza mixed with marijuana, which left them both in hospital after consuming it. Britains Sky News reported Ava Farley as saying she was sweating and her heartbeat was going very fast after eating several slices of a mushroom pizza in a Los Angeles restaurant. She claimed 10-year-old Clintay Jones started cussing, going o, talking crazy, and ran out the door naked. The boy said: I started feeling like dizzy and like crazy. When the woman and her grandson went to hospital, doctors said they found traces of marijuana intoxication in their urine. Ms Farley led a police report, hired a lawyer and said her family may sue. The owner of the pizza restaurant said he could not believe the accusations.

North Korea men get Kim Jong-un haircuts

Male university students in North Korea are now required to get the same haircut as Kim Jong-un, the countrys supreme leader. The rules were brought in through a statesanctioned guideline introduced in the capital Pyongyang about two weeks ago and they are now being expanded across the country, international media reported. Some North Korean nationals have reservations concerning getting the look. Our leaders haircut is very particular, if you will, one source told Radio Free Asia. It doesnt always go with everyone since everyone has dierent face and head shapes. In North Korea, haircuts have been state-sanctioned for some time with people allowed to choose between 28 dierent dos 18 for women and 10 for men but the supreme leaders shaved sides and long parted top look will be widespread from now on. In 2005, North Koreas state TV launched a campaign against long hair, called Let us trim our hair in accordance with the Socialist lifestyle.

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Daredevil boy goes past guard to reach WTC top

COUNT ON US Miss Tourism Kenya county representatives were dressed to the nines during the launch of the Miss Tourism Kenya 2014 at the National Museums in Nairobi on Wednesday. The event was graced by the rst ladies of various counties. PHOTO| EMMA NZIOKA

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The Weetabix scam to get a phone into prison

A prison guard in the UK found a mobile phone hidden inside a hollowed-out Weetabix block in what turned out to be a smuggling scam. According to the Daily Mirror, the eagle-eyed guard opened a box of Weetabix and found the phone hidden inside the hollowed-out wheat biscuit. Michael Spurr, the chief executive of the National Oender Management Service, which runs prisons in England and Wales, said prisoners had time on their hands to think up ways around the system. They are on about the Great Escape at the moment and how inventive they were then. Its no surprise: if people have time they can be very inventive. We have reduced the risks of contraband, and drugs and escape material and a whole array of things that come through the prison gate, he said. A teenager who was arrested after he bypassed security in the middle of the night and climbed to the top of New Yorks One World Trade Centre has been charged with misdemeanour criminal trespass The 16-year-old boy made news earlier in the week when he roamed freely inside the uncompleted tower for nearly two hours and took pictures from the top of the nations tallest building before he was discovered, Britains Sky News reported. He told police that he walked around the construction site and gured out how to access its rooftop. The boy then climbed scaolding to access the tower and managed to sneak past a security guard, who has since been sacked, on the buildings 104th oor.

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NATHAN HIRIBAE
1951 2014
Mr Nathan Hiribae, the Tana River County Assembly deputy speaker, has died. Mr Hiribae passed away at Mombasas Jocham Hospital, where he had been taken after complaining of chest problems at the Members of County Assemblies forum on March 22. He was 62. Tana River County Assembly Speaker Nuh Nassir Abdi said Mr Hiribae was suering from blood cancer and was supposed to go to a hospital in India for specialised treatment. Mr Hiribae contested for and won the county assembly representative position in Kinakomba Ward during last years General Election. The county leader was laid to rest yesterday.

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Your article in last weeks Sunday Nation on people who talk loudly on their phone said it all. People should learn not to share private matters on their phone while in public places, because you never know who you may hurt with your annoying habit. Chege Thank you for highlighting this annoying habit. We were treated to a similar scenario at a prize giving ceremony at a girls secondary school in the city recently. We were seated near a tent at the high table when a gentleman behind us proceeded to transact his business quite loudly on phone while guest speakers were addressing the audience. Despite our best efforts to look suciently outraged, the man completely ignored us and continued. The most humorous part was he thought by bending over, the conversation would not be audible. If anything, he was even louder. Agnes I am impressed by how you address life issues with humour. We have people who care little about other peoples reactions or feelings towards their behaviour in public. I compare their behaviour to another category who eat in the bus. That is lack of self-discpline and shows how irresponsible we can be. There are many people who lack respect for others or are just ignorant of their deeds. Try to stop them and youll face a backlash. Muchere

Angel of death nightmare a sign of uncertain times

MY WEEKEND

caroline njunge
Ordinary citizens look up to their government to protect them from the senseless killings going on around the country
PHOTO | FILE

have been having this recurrent nightmare since last Sunday. A group of hooded men are running after me, ugly guns in their hands, shooting at me, trying to kill me. I am trying to run, but my feet feel like lead, and I can only move in slow motion. I look behind me, and the men are just a few steps behind, still shooting. I try to scream for help, but even though the words form in my mouth, no sound comes forth. I am about to die, yet there is nothing I can do about it. Mercifully, I always wake up, heart racing, before the menacing men get to me. Like every Kenyan, I saw the aftermath of the heartless attack on worshippers in that church in Likoni, Mombasa. A psychiatrist would probably tell me that what I saw and heard regarding the attack motivates this unrelenting nightmare. While this bad dream will zzle out

Relatives mourn Captain David Macharia who was killed at his Karen home last month.
with time, the relatives of those who died in last Sundays attack will have to live with the scars of their loss for the rest of their lives. My heart goes out to Satrine, the toddler that has become the face of that senseless killing. Because of the cowards that killed their mother, he and his elder brother will have to grow up without the love and care of the woman that brought them into this world. This mother died shielding her small son. There was a time when places of worship were sacred, safe havens one ran to in times of turmoil, assured of safety. Obviously, not anymore, at least not in Kenya. I have racked my brain since last Sunday, trying to pinpoint a place that could be described as safe, but my eort turned out to be a time waster. The fact is that we are not safe anywhere not in church, and certainly not in recreational facilities, especially malls, where many of us are fond of spending time with our families. Like you, I am yet to get over what happened at Westgate Mall last September. And did you read about those empty bullet boxes that were found abandoned at The Junction Mall in Nairobi the other day? I dont even want to think about what this means. with no provocation at all. There is no guarantee that you will live, even if you cooperate. There was a time when criminals only terrorised the Kinoos and Dandoras of this country, areas where Kenyans place their safety in the gentle hands of prayer and little else. That was then though. Nowadays, affluent areas such as Karen and Muthaiga, previously no-go zones, are fair play for these brazen criminals. Why, a few weeks ago, I read about how they used explosives to blow up a gate to gain entry into a home in Karen. Before then, I could have sworn gates are only blown up in movies, or in those novels I am fond of. You probably have your own chilling stories to tell, about how you miraculously survived a stabbing or a thugs bullet. Unfortunately, such stories will keep piling up until the government gets serious about putting a stop to escalating crime. cnjunge@ke.nationmedia.com:

No more safe places

By now, you already know that our roads are deathtraps, which we jump into daily as we go about our business since weve got no option. All we can do is hope for the best. And no, we are not safe in our homes. Far from it. If gun-wielding thugs dont waylay you at your gate, they will break into your house in the dead of night. Unlike yesterdays gangster who was mostly interested in money and other material goods he could lay his hands on, todays gangster is a bloodthirsty beast, who kills on a whim,

Killers on the loose

WORLD OF FIGURES MUNGAI KIHANYA

We dont have to reduce number of counties to cut wage bill

THE WAGE BILL debate has refused to die down. Indeed it has taken some new angles. First, economist David Ndii put some question marks on the gures being quoted. According to him, the projected (budgeted) salaries and allowances for 2014 total just Sh285 billion. This is far below the oft-mentioned Sh500 billion. But I am happy to note that it is close to the ideal maximum Sh300 billion that I suggested in a previous article. Whatever the correct amount of the wage bill, the debate has shifted to a kind of blamexing contest. The latest target is the number of Members of County Assemblies (MCAs): we are told that they are too many. The solution, we are meant to believe, is to cut down the number of counties and, therefore, reduce the number of MCAs. However, the number of counties is not the cause of the large number of MCAs. The reason behind that lies in the two-thirds gender rule and constitutional requirement that certain marginalised groups get special nominated seats. Consequently, of the 2,222 MCAs, 772 (or 35 per cent) are nominated. Apart from long-distance running, the other area where Kenyans beat the rest of the world hands-down is in forgetfulness. In the run-up to last years elections, there was heated debate on whether the 11th Parliament would be constitutional if it doesnt full the two-thirds gender rule. Indeed women lawyers warned they would challenge the legality of a Parliament that doesnt obey this rule. Various suggestions were put forward, including the insertion of a gender balancing clause in Article 97 that enumerates the membership of Parliament; something similar to what MCAs have in Article 177. If we had gone that route, things would be even worse. Of the 349 Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), only 68 are women. But the two-thirds gender rule would have required at least 117 women in the present setup. Thus we would have nominated another 49 women MNAs bringing the total membership to 398! In short, weve been here before, only that the last time we were trying to increase the number of representatives! The way to reduce the number of MCAs (if indeed we have to) is to remove the two-thirds gender rule. That would drop MCAs to 1,636 but it wouldnt happen immediately. Wed have to wait until the next General Election.
www.MungaiKihanya.com Twitter: @MungaiKihanya MPs at a past session. The only way to reduce the number of nominated members is by amending the Constitution. PHOTO | FILE

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Day I hosted Uhuru and Ruto

Mr Nteri Kapaika, an MCA, slaughtered ve cows and 14 goats to prepare lunch for his special guests. Maasai elders also prepared soup using an assortment of herbs for the countrys top two leaders
BY JUSTUS WANGA @JUSTUSWANGA

ajiado County politician Musa Nteri Kapaika is a man who lives within his means. And so when Kajiado West MP Moses ole Sakuda informed him that he would host Very Very Important Persons for nyama choma in two or three days, he took it in his stride. So much so, he says, that he resisted every urge to buy any new utensils. Mr Kapaika never knew who his guests were, although he says he had a feeling that they were no ordinary people. And so it was on Tuesday when President Uhuru Kenyatta was returning from state duties in Arusha, Tanzania, that he and his deputy William Ruto stopped over for lunch at Mr Kapaikas home. And while most of us would have turned the house up-side down and spared no shilling to make the presidential duo comfortable, Mr Kapaika chose to serve them food on the same utensils his family uses every day. Even the meal was what he would ordinarily prepare for any other special guest. But the visit, he says, pleasantly surprised him and left him with memories he will keep forever. He is a member of the Kajiado County Assembly representing Purko Ward, but for a moment he admits to getting a feeling that he was elevated beyond this level. It is not everyday that a president and his deputy decide to pay an ordinary man like me a visit. I felt humbled and this is a day that will forever be inscribed in my memory and even that of my family, he says. How often do people host a president?

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President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto tuck in nyama choma at the home of Mr Kapaika in Kajiado County on Tuesday.
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President Kenyatta with his deputy William Ruto seem amused by something in the phone at JKIA after the President arrived from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last year. PHOTO| FILE

It is rare because even during campaigns, you hardly see personalities of this calibre having a meal in such an open place, said Mr Kapaika, who also played host to Mr Ruto in 2012. The 53-year-old father of 18 and husband to two was elected to the Kajiado County Assembly on a URP ticket. There were no sparkling silverware, chefs or waiters in starched uniform, just a table laid out for the President and his deputy. In the pictures, the President is seen drinking soup from a metallic mug similar to the ones commonly used in many rural homes across the country and which had clearly seen better days. We do not have glasses or special cups and I was not going to scratch my head so much over this. It was not a show-o and I believe what was important was the cleanliness of the plates and cups. At some point, there were suggestions that we send for better cups in the shop but I declined, he says. Hes happy and satised that the President and his deputy enjoyed their meal. The metallic cups are what we had for soup. We were not going to buy new utensils just because they were coming. We wanted to be ourselves, he says. The food nyama choma, soup and rice was prepared by elders and not women. Kapika told Lifestyle that in Maasai culture this signified the importance they attached to the visit. There were a handful of presidential aides overseeing the process as part of security protocol but the actual preparation was done by the elders. And they did it like theyve always done. The meat was roasted over an open re. They also prepared special soup. The soup was made from goat ribs and tongue with some herbs such as orkonyil, osanangururi and oloirien. These are

President Kenyatta greeting wananchi at Egerton University, Njoro, in February. His style of mingling with the public poses a challenge to his security detail.

WE DO NOT HAVE GLASSES OR SPECIAL CUPS AND I WAS NOT GOING TO SCRATCH MY HEAD SO MUCH OVER THIS. IT WAS NOT A SHOWOFF, Mr Kapaika
common ingredients that accompany nyama choma. This made it a proper Maasai meal, he said. The herbs improve digestion and kill any germs that might be present in food, he said. Some 14 goats and ve cows were slaughtered for the presidential feast that many residents from near and far enjoyed

after the VVIP guests had left. While preparing, he only had sparse information. As much as I could guess that some key leaders in the country were coming, I never imagined that both President Kenyatta and his deputy would be here. It is such an honour, he said. MP Sakuda, who is the Presidents point man in the region, says he had information as early as Friday that the Head of State would be paying them a visit. On the request of elders, we had the conrmation by Friday that the president his deputy would be having lunch with us, he said. Knowing that a traditional feast awaited him here, he skipped lunch prepared for him by the East African Legislative Assembly in Arusha. He says Mr Kapikas virtues in the community made him the obvious choice of hosting the VVIPs.

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for lunch in my humble home

HIS DEMEANOUR

Presidents relaxed style is a break with the past

BY NJERI KIHANGAH
@njerikihangah nkihangah@ke.nationmedia.com

The President and his deputy at the Mt Kenya Safari Club in Nanyuki on March 4. The two seem as much at ease in casual clothes as they are in formal ones.
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We chose Mr Kapaikas home because of his reputation as well as the close proximity of his home from the road. In the interest of time, we did not want the two leaders to travel into the interior parts of the county, said Mr Sakuda. Nicknamed Mbuyu by his children, a name that even the President referred to him by, Mr Kapaika says one does not need to be very wealthy to be a blessing to others. He says that although he is not educated, he has reaped the fruits of humility in life. In the Presidents case, I cannot say I was a blessing to them because they can aord their lunch anywhere, but I believe that we can always bring a smile to our friends and neighbours who may not aord the kind of things we are blessed with, he said. When Lifestyle met him in Nairobi after the presidential visit, he refused to come to our oces for an interview, neither would he listen to our plea that a hotel or restaurant would do. His reason? Why should I come to your oce or a hotel when my daughter has an oce in this town? Let us meet there. He was referring to his niece Dorothy Mashipei who is the director in charge of policy communication at the Deputy Presidents oce. On arrival, he greeted Ms Mashipei but not with a handshake. Instead, she leaned towards him and he laid his hands on her head. This is how elders greet children. Her level of education does not matter, her age matters, he said. Ms Mashipei described her uncle as a father gure in their family. She says he is always humble and also very inuential in Kajiado politics. He is kind and most of us have ben-

eted from that. Unknown to many, he is like a kingmaker in Kajiado politics, especially in the constituency, she said. Mr Kapaika described the atmosphere at his home as relaxed. We love visitors so much. No-one would harm the two gentlemen. The usual rigid protocol was abandoned for the 30 minutes they were at my home. The only notable activity by the bodyguards was when a few of them came close to the re place to see how the elders were preparing the food, he told Lifestyle.

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Number of children the Mr Kapaika has with his two wives
They occasionally helped with the cooking but it is the elders who had the say on what was going on, he added Since the visit, he said, he has been receiving many visitors who are mostly locals who want to know what he did to catch the Presidents eye. I have no answer because if it is being a committed URP member, there are many members I know who qualify more than I do. I see it as a favour bestowed on me by the two leaders and I am grateful for it, he says He describes the presidential duo as humble. I have never seen such people. One would expect them to wield power given their high oce but instead they have chosen not to. They freely interact with people from all walks of life, he says.

ONE YEAR SINCE he assumed oce, President Uhuru Kenyatta is selling more than the pledge of newness trumpeted in the campaigns. He is living it. Trading the sti manner past presidents have conducted themselves in public for the more likeable and accessible, he has baed friend and foe with his audacity to abandon age-old protocol. Some compare it to the Barack Obama eect or Obamagic, inspired by the man with Kenyan ancestry who captured the worlds imagination by becoming the rst black US President in 2008. It may be in the way Mr Kenyatta rolls up his shirt sleeves or in allowing the usually statuelike aide de camp to stand a distance away. It may also be how it is not beneath him to attend social events like the low-key listening party of Miss Karuns album or mingling with fans and artistes at the Groove Awards. Others marvel at how he opens up the previously impregnable State House for school tours, including one with a personal touch for a high school student who impressed with his Otonglo Time narration during the drama festivals. The President is trying to be himself in oce but not totally disengaged from the public. However, if he doesnt implement his manifesto then it wont matter whether he mingles with the public or not, says Dr Adams Oloo, a political analyst. Last Tuesday the President took his charm oensive to Kajiado County where he enjoyed nyama choma in the open alongside Deputy President William Ruto at the home of a member of the county assemblys home. But is the easygoing style generally working one year on? The President is making a deliberate attempt to connect with wananchi at their level and may be borrowing from the Obama or (Tony) Blair book. Previously, with other Kenyan presidents it was not a priority. Uhuru is looking to communicate and perhaps appeal to a larger audience and it doesnt take a professional to see that he is mostly doing this for the younger voting public, Mr Derek Bbanga, an image and communication consultant, says. Earlier this month, as the First Lady Margaret Kenyatta sprinted past the nish line of her inaugu-

President Uhuru Kenyatta embraces the First Lady Margaret after she completed a half-marathon in Nairobi early this month. PHOTO | FILE

ral charity half-marathon into her husbands arms, the country was treated to a rare spectacle. The sight of Kenyas most powerful man in a public display of aection, a moment beamed on television countrywide, was a new one. Mr Kenyatta was dressed in jeans and a stylish red polo shirt. That moment, collectively viewed more than 100,000 times in less than two weeks on YouTube, has attracted many positive comments. Whether the hug at the end of the race was staged or not, when it comes to a photo opportunity, the smart administration does not leave anything to chance. And there is nothing wrong with that, says Mr Bbanga. But he has a word of caution. Presidents have been known to be style icons but faded jeans, being a hangover from the 1980s, may not be the best. I would have liked him to go for something more modern for a man who is connected, he says. But communication expert Paul Achar says that one can never go wrong with aection. President Kenyattas demeanour, he says, may be what Kenyans have been waiting for. Polls carried out during the campaign period revealed that a demographic that grew into political awareness during (Mwai) Kibakis tenure would be voting. And they wanted something that they hadnt been exposed to before, he says. He adds: Having watched Mr Obama a cool, young president, who is well-spoken and smartly dressed some Kenyans began asking themselves, why cant we have that?

Kenyans, says Mr Achar, were also looking for a leader with a sense of family. Mr Achar believes the First Lady has enhanced the Presidents image and words like gracious and loveable are being used to describe her. She appears warm. Such things count in the court of public opinion. When she runs a marathon to raise money for mothers, women connect with that. During the London Marathon (next month), she will be engaging in international diplomacy; a global audience will be watching Mrs Kenyatta, allowing her to sell Kenya as a tourist destination, he says. While the digital President may have abandoned the use of teleprompters for the traditional speeches written on paper, he remains a symbol of generational change. It is an image he is keen to nurture, online and oine. And by acts like breaching the shield of his stern-faced security detail to shake hands with the public, he seems to achieve a connection that eluded his predecessors. The president feels that he needs to balance between ocialdom and his interaction with the people. However, this poses a challenge to his security detail, Dr Oloo says. On Twitter, he actively engages his followers and his Facebook page is regularly updated. But does this boy-next-door approach to the presidency come with risks? The integrity of the oce needs to remain intact despite the change of style. The President should as much as possible maintain a professional image, says Mr Bbanga.

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Sunday March 30, 2014 SUNDAY NATION

For every Christian, a cross awaits

Imagine that its Friday. The sun is high in the sky at noon. Youve been working all week. Youre headed home because the next day is a big public holiday. Youre looking forward to the comfort of your sitting room. You follow your usual route through the city streets. As you walk along, you hear lots of shouting. You see a huge crowd of people. Out of curiosity, you push your way to front to see whats happening. Some poor man is lying on the ground bleeding. He has been beaten badly. A guard, holding a stick, is kicking him. You assume this man must be a criminal. A group of soldiers is leading him out of the city to be executed. You wonder to yourself: Why are they doing this today? Were supposed to start the celebration for the holiday at sunset. Youre also surprised by the anger and hatred you hear in the voices of the people around you. Everybody is shouting, Crucify him! This is what would happen if you were Simon of Cyrene, the one St Luke mentions in the Gospel. The man you would see lying on the ground and bleeding would be Jesus of Nazareth. You would, of course, see a cross lying next to him. The next move would change your life forever. According to St Luke, the soldiers seized on a man, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and made him carry Jesus cross. Simon was shocked. He had been working the whole week. He was tired. He just wanted to go home. Getting involved in a crucixion was the last thing he wanted. He had no desire to help this poor man carry a cross. He was afraid people might think he was one of the criminals. The hardest cross to bear is the one youre not expecting. The hardest cross to bear is the one that comes just when you thought things were going to get a little easier like Simon of Cyrene. A cross awaits anyone who makes up his or her mind to follow Christ. This usually scares people. St Paul said: While the Jews demand miracles and the Greeks look for wisdom, we are preaching a crucied Christ: to Jews, an obstacle they cannot get over, to the gentiles foolishness. When the cross comes, dont be afraid. Jesus is there. He will not look attractive to you at that moment, but that is when he needs you to help him.
Fr Joe Babendreier jbabendreier@yahoo.co.uk

In a career rut? You can break free

Begin by improving your time management skills; save like crazy; think about your values; improve your skills; build networks and you are already on your way there
progress! Start the process. And as surely as day follows night, youll end up living your dream. Begin by improving your time management skills to make time for thinking and planning. Rethink your finances to minimise your outgoings. Save like crazy cash in the bank makes a whole lot of things possible. Youve maybe stalled on identifying your new direction? Most people start by asking Whats out there? But youre better identifying your core skills, like your ability to communicate, write, organise or solve problems. So get to know yourself better. Think about your values, experience, personality, everything you do well, and especially what youre passionate about what youd love to do every day, if money werent an issue. Dont dismiss any interest or strength, no matter how obscure it seems. If youre really passionate about something, do it so much you become brilliant at it, it will not only give you great satisfaction, but youll denitely make money. Seriously! The top 10 per cent of almost every activity on earth is very well paid. Test out your new direction by doing a little voluntary work, or helping people you know. It will also get you known, and build your CV. Get organised, and set up a routine with some activity every day toward your goals, no matter how small. These include things that keep you t, such as exercising, eating well, and drinking less.
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chris hart

our life started so well. Good grades at school, a great job but now, somehow, everythings gone at. Maybe a milestone birthday, an upheaval in your personal life, or a bad performance review has created the nagging feeling of discontent that just wont go away. You have lost your passion. You still feel you could make it but somehow nothing ever seems to happen. Youre in a rut But its never too late! Loads of people shift careers, and are far happier for it. But its all too easy to scare yourself away from taking action and focusing on what you might lose, your responsibilities and the bills, rather than what you could gain. Instead, acknowledge your fears as just part of the process because thats what it is. Life-changing events are always a process, never a single decision, and a career change typically takes several years. So dont panic if you somehow dont seem able to make

Have passion

You might need to go back to school qualifications are required for some kinds of work but you probably already know more than you think. And you could move into a new area just by reviewing the way you market yourself. Think in terms of skills instead of credentials. Join LinkedIn, and network, network, network! Talk to everyone you meet. Really listen

to them, and if they could help you reach your goals, follow up. Make your passion and enthusiasm visible because genuine excitement and commitment naturally attract attention and interest. Until one day, youll realise your new career is under way. nyumbayangu@me.com

THATS LIFE

Everything in life is about maintenance

staying longer at the garage, and I receive a long list of parts to replace. At that point, I have a choice to make: either sell the car or keep it and up my maintenance. And so it is with life. You dont even need to own a car to relate to this. Everything seems to be in a transient state towards disrepair. From possessions like clothes, books and a home, to more personal matters such as health and relationships, most things will crumble over time if you dont do proper and timely maintenance. The problem is that we rarely expect or want to do maintenance. The whole concept is so foreign that in business, many companies do poorly in aftersales service. After you buy the product, they expect you to gure it out and avoid bothering them with complaints. They forget that by maintaining the relationship, they can reap further from a repeat customer or a new one through word-ofmouth recommendation. Its not just in businesses. We expect things to work and keep working like clockwork with little input. They dont. A man assumes that after he gets married, his wife should know he still loves and is committed to her unless he tells her otherwise. We imagine that our friendships will last even though we are too busy for one another or unable to mend fences when disputes arise. One day we wake up alone, and wonder What happened? The answer? We failed in maintenance. Bad things happen when we dont do maintenance. Relationships end, planes crash, brakes fail and properties lose value. At worst, lives are lost. So what exactly does maintenance look like? I wish I could say it is the stu of dreams, that it is exhilarating and deeply rewarding work. That would be a lie. Maintenance is usually stu you would much rather not be doing. Like getting up at 5 a.m. to exercise. Eating healthy. Going for a yearly check-up exam and having doctors prod into parts of you. It is kneenumbing work, like weeding. It is performing daily chores, like dusting hidden corners and cleaning. Maintenance is oiling creaking doors, clearing clutter, the gutter or your wardrobe. It is resoling old shoes, repairing tears and gluing broken pieces. It is replacing worn out parts. Truth be told, I dont like maintenance and my approach is the Nike slogan. Grin okay, grit my teeth is more apt and just do it. The alternative, hurting relationships or irreversibly damaged possessions, which I am sometimes guilty of. Few things give me as much practical advice on maintenance as my garden. Just when I think I have everything just so, a plant outgrows its space, weeds and pests show up and plants die. In life, practical steps towards maintenance include feeding, watering, weeding, pruning, dealing with pests and diseases and replanting. Feeding a relationship will look like spending fun, enriching time with a friend and working on your communication skills. In your career, watering is what a doctor does when he goes for a refresher course. Weeding is about getting rid of bad habits or negative inuences. Pruning is cutting back on activities and people that drain you of energy and other resources like time and money. And when you free up some extra time or cash, you can replant, activities that are benecial and rewarding. Things that enlarge you and colour your world. A beautiful garden, ecient piece of machinery or great relationship doesnt just happen. It needs maintenance. carole@carolemandi.com

SOCIETY

carole mandi

They say that when you buy a brand new car, it gives you at least three years of problemfree running. I wouldnt know as I have never bought a brand new car. Fortunately, most of the cars I have owned have generally given me little pain as far as spending days at the garage go. Yet with each car, there has been that tipping point of diminishing returns. I know we have arrived there when it starts

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Factors that dictate your fashion choices
Most of us follow trends just because they look good on us. Here are some unique factors that dictate our change in clothing patterns and styles
BY CAROL ODERO
@CarolOdero oderocarol@gmail.com

How to cook beef the Hungarian way

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is actually reality. And that while we are content to think of Muslim women in the Middle East as horrically oppressed, they do nd a great deal of expression through high fashion and certainly have the money to spend. And they have been living like this for years, which explains why the Middle East is perfect for luxury brands. Wait a minute. Are we, or are we not gravitating towards Dubai for glamour? Some fashion trends also become popular in hard economic times. This is because in hard economic times we seek things to make us happy. Hemlines have for years been the best indicator of economic success. When things are going great, people tend to wear short skirts and when things become thick, the length of skirts grow longer. The economy also inuences nail polish. Manicures apparently do so. Locally, this trend was aided along by the launch of Kenyas rst ever nail bar in the Westgate shopping Mall. That period also saw an inux of celebrity collaborations with trendy, cutting edge colours inspired by famous personalities, their styles and pop culture. Kate Middleton inspired a few shades of royalty. Now anything you can think of has been bottled. That dissipated some in 2013, but the result is trends like shellacking, gel polish and the slow death of the classic French manicure. The young, upwardly mobile professionals also dictate whats hot and whats not. Why not? They have money to burn and advertisers love them. Especially if they are in the 25 to 45 age bracket. The spotlight is also now on the men. You know that species we keep hearing are soon going to be the new women marginalised, under-recognised and misrepresented. According to businessweek.com those metrosexuals we all thought disappeared are now the next target. Luxury brands are now looking at the young, urban males giving them the unsexiest title too yummies. These are 20-somethings who are putting o getting married, starting families and, therefore, have lots of money to spend in their 20s. Now, guess where home is to luxury brands: the untapped markets in underdeveloped parts of the world with great potential for growth. China has been earmarked as the next luxury market frontier. But do you know who else has potential for growth in the luxury market? In case you missed all those reports on the ever-expanding Kenyan middle class, thats us. A model in his 20s. Luxury brands are targeting upwardly mobile professionals who have alot of money to spend. ,

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Reversing sun damage on your skin

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STYLE TIP

ts easy to think fashion trends are determined through fashion editors, magazines, street style, designers, pop culture and maybe even bloggers. But trends are inuenced by some things you never really see coming and you end up buying things without your conscious knowledge. Here is how some trends came about. In July 2013 Skechers, the makers of sneakers, paid o a $40 million (Sh356m) settlement to their consumers. Reason? False advertising. It turns out that there had been a class action lawsuit in the US by people who bought not just the shoes, but into the claim that said sneakers would hasten the weight loss process and quickly tone the legs, thighs, butt and even abs of the wearer, without them having to exercise. It didnt work.

What to wear to a wedding

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To think of all those womens tness publications that celebrated this trend. The media and even lm inuences us in subtle ways. In 2012, we were introduced to women in the Middle East in the movie Sex and the City 2. There is a scene towards the end where the four ladies are chased down the streets of Abu Dhabi. They come face to face with a mob of women in burqas who rescue them and later let them into what is apparently a secret world of luxury. They drop the veils to reveal high-end fashion. Of course at the time we all thought that absolutely shallow and insane. Turns out this

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Without going too far into the cynical realm of overpriced, uncomfortable wedding attire, here are a few looks tailored to suit dierent styles of weddings. Beach wedding: Hooray for ats. This is one wedding that is probably as casual as the bride and groom themselves. Girls, opt for fabrics such as chion and silk or cotton in heaps of colour or print, and in a oaty comfortable style. Black is going to look a little out of place on the beach. Church wedding: At any wedding you should wear respectful clothing, but none more so than the church service. Dont go rocking the cleavage-revealing dress, or short hemline. Vineyard wedding: This is a dressedto-the-nines venue, so be elegant with a hint of glam. When I think of pale-coloured gowns I think pinot noir stains. This is one venue that red might be your preferred choice. Garden wedding: This is an event to bring out the girly-girl in all of us. Think pastels or bright colour, think oaty, think oral. If you want to get really royal on it, hats may be an option. Source: Internet

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ANTI-AGEING

Start morning by cleansing face and neck area. Apply a pack made of turmeric, honey, milk cream and water. Once it dries, wash face and apply sunscreen. In the night, apply aloe vera gel and keep it overnight.

Stewing beef the Hungarian way

Reversing sun damage

Regardless of colour of your skin it is advisable to wear sunscreen because contrary to belief, black people also suer from sunburn
BY CAROL ODERO
@CarolOdero oderocarol@gmail.com Hi Carol, I am light-skinned and I recently realised that my forehead is darker than the rest of my face. What can I do to even out my skin tone? I know I have to use sunscreen but I would also like to know the best sunscreen brand to use. Shar. Hi Shar, The most interesting thing about your question is that you clearly can tell where the problem is! If there is one thing we underestimate, it is sunscreen, convinced that black dont crack . Well, it does. Sunscreen, contrary to what you may think, is not reserved for hot, sunny days. So long as the sun has come out to play, which constitutes every single day of your life, sunscreen is necessary. It is the UV rays UVA and UVB that we are protecting our skin against. That protection is not just for a pretty surface. Unfortunately, sun damage is skin-deep. UV radiation alters the actual DNA of your skin cells, causing lines, wrinkles, discolouration, and even cancer. Theres a metre in your skin. Every minute youre out in the sun, your body registers it, says Womens Health. Are you scared yet? You should be. As is always the case with sun damage it is easier to prevent it than it is to repair. Women are far more likely to wear sunscreen. Most beauty products have sunscreen from moisturisers to foundation and women can also wear foundation to cheat an even skin tone while undergoing repair. Sun damage does more than sit on your skin. It sinks deeper, as you have seen. As you still hesitate to wear it and try pegging the right brand, the sun keeps rising and you are running out of time. And guess what Shar, research has consistently found that the greatest enemy of your skin is actually the sun. As for age, anti-ageing treatment is recommended once you hit 25 years. Male or female, it should be part of your regimen. Add to that the greatest challenge with black skin which is hyperpigmentation and you have it written all over your face. Ideally speaking, the sun hits your forehead rst, primarily because it is the largest, unobscured surface on your face, unhampered by any form of contours. I suggest you also examine your cheeks closely. Chances are they are not as light as you might think. Your forehead is just stealing more of your attention. Now, when sun damage occurs your skin talks back to you by tanning. Once your skin has turned darker, that is a sign of sun damage which of course will not happen evenly. It leaves you with a kind of patchwork. Sunscreen comes with a sun protection factor (SPF) and a number. That number is not random. It takes a certain amount of time to stay in the sun before you begin to experience damage. That time varies for skin colours. Most Africans can stay longest in the sun without overt eects. Thats why we imagine black dont crack . We miss the skin darkening. As a person with black skin it takes about 30 minutes to an hour before you start to burn. The SPF number means that at the 61st minute your skin is now susceptible for sun damage. If you have sunscreen though, you extend the hour by the number of minutes be

Hungarian goulash is a popular method of preparing beef stew. Although it sounds exotic, you will be pleasantly surprised to note that the ingredients used to prepare it are readily available in your kitchen cupboard. The dish comes from Hungary and was originally prepared by herdsmen before it found its way to the royal kitchens. It is a hearty and tasty meal whether consumed on its own or with accompaniments. Serves 4 Preparation time: 1 &1/2- hour Ingredients: 2 large onions, chopped 1/2-kg tender beef, cubed 2 tbsp s lard 1/2-tsp paprika powder 1/4-tsp caraway seeds 1/4-tsp freshly ground black pepper 2 large green peppers, chopped 3 carrots, cut into chunks 2 potatoes, quartered 1/2-tsp gravy browning Salt to taste Method: 1. In a large saucepan, saute the onions in hot lard. Add the meat and allow to fry until it turns slightly brown. 2. Add the paprika powder to the beef and continue to fry. Stir to ensure that it does not stick to the pan. Add the caraway seed, black pepper, green peppers and carrot chunks. Add 1 cup of water and allow to simmer for 15 minutes. 3. Add the potatoes and boil on low heat for several minutes. Stir in the gravy browning to thicken and add extra water if needed. Add salt to taste. Serve hot with any accompaniment or on its own. Cooking Tips: Do not overcook the green pepper and carrots. They should be slightly crunchy. Always add salt to the meat after it is cooked to retain its tenderness and taste. Never boil a stew vigorously because this will toughen and shrivel the meat. Simmer over low heat . Less expensive cuts of meat contain the same nutritional value as prime cuts. The secret lies in how you cook the meat. Remember to always cook tough meat slowly.
Questions: Irenemedia.2010@gmail.com

AVOID THE 11 A.M. TO 4 P.M. SUN. THIS IS WHEN THE SUN IS AT ITS HOTTEST. WEAR A HAT WHEN YOU GO OUT

The sun aects dark skin just as it does light skin. To prevent the damage, apply sunscreen.

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How to wean yourself o steroids

ing certain skin conditions such as eczema and dermatitis. Dermatologists often prescribe them due to their usefulness as anti-inammatory. However, many people tend to continue using them as their daily moisturisers due to their eectiveness. The skin appears lovely, soft and luminous. But the problem arises when the user attempts to stop using the steroid cream. The rst reaction is redness, warmth and itching combined with a rash. This causes the person to reach out and apply the cream to stop the reaction, thus forming a vicious cycle of use. Continued use causes problems with the adrenal gland and the skin starts to thin out causing visible veins. How to stop: It is important to stop using the creams to prevent further skin damage. At the redness and itching stage, the use of pure sugar combined with almond oil as a mask will calm the skin. After that, use of weak steroids should proceed to manage the withdrawal skipping days until the skin returns to normal. The use of plant based skin restoring oils such as extra virgin, coconut, almond or olive oils is highly recommended. For daily care, gentle soap is ideal. It might take up to six months, depending on the length and strength of steroids that you have been using, for your skin to return to normal. Also, to avoid this problem in the rst place, use steroids as recommended by the dermatologists.
The writer is the national director, Safe Skincare Initiative, and beauty therapy lecturer. Any questions? E-mail safeskincareafrica@g mail.com

YOUR SKIN

irene njorogekristian
CREAMS CONTAINING STEROIDS are very useful in manag-

Add salt to warm water and soak feet for 10 mins to soften cracks. Rub edges with pumice stone. Mix olive oil, sugar and rub feet. Rinse and dry. Moisturise with vaseline and wear socks to lock in moisture.

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HEAL CRACKED HEELS

HEALTH >> LINA NJOROGE

ge on your skin
that (SPF) 10, 15, 30, 40 or 50. Once you wear sunscreen, you can stay in the sun longer without damaging the skin. Lets get down to the basics. What is your skin care regimen? What products do you use on your face every night? Do you wear moisturiser at all? If you use petroleum jelly or baby oil you are in trouble. Are you on antibiotics? Some leave your skin a little more sensitive to the sun. Read the pamphlet that comes with your prescription. You may be surprised at what you find. Do you use anything with retinol, hydrocortisone or may be even hydroquinone which has been banned for having negative eects on the skin such as bleaching that later turns hostile? Have you been growing more sensitive to the heat, nding it a little too intense? That is an adverse reaction of something like medication. Do you use cocoa butter? It makes your skin darker over time with sun exposure so you better be sure it has SPF in it. That said, there are several ways to pick sunscreen. Take a walk around the typical supermarket shelf. You will notice lotions and moisturisers indicate the SPF. More often than not the inbuilt ones are SPF10 to 15, rarely more. Youre going to have to change your lifestyle and skin care regimen to reverse sun damage. That SPF10 is way better than going commando . Another is looking at the range of skin care products you are already using. Check that brand for any possible sunscreen that stands alone. Next, look at what is on oer in the market. Existing brands tell a story. What they say is they have been around for sometime, are fast-movers which means they have been tried and tested by the market. I suggest you go for nothing less than SPF30. And here is why. To even out your skin tone you need to look for products that contain AHAs, exfoliate once a week to accelerate shedding of damaged skin, invest in a good moisturiser for both day and night, get a BB cream that suits your complexion to blur the browning lines. Use Retin A once every three days. Invest in anti-oxidants in the form of supplements. Shop around in a health food store and look out for 1,000mg of vitamin C three times a day, incorporate B vitamins as well and top it o with Vitamin E. Also try and avoid the 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. sun. This is when the sun is at its hottest. Wear a hat when you go out. Finally, depending on how much this is bothering you, see a dermatologist and have a chat about facial peels and/or microdermabrasion. One last thing; please wear sunscreen for the love of God!

Foods that help beat the u

THE COLD AND WET weather is with us again and with it comes sneezes, snies and a running nose. And while your doctor cant do much to cure your cold, the good news is that what you eat and drink will help keep the u away and even if you catch it, will help ease the symptoms. Eating a well-balanced diet full leafy vegetables, fresh fruits, lean protein and healthy fats will give your body the immunity it needs to keep cold at bay. And although sick people tend to eat less or avoid food altogether, your body actually needs energy to ght diseases. There are certain nutrients that the immune system needs to be strong and to work right. While people reach out for dietary supplements to get certain nutrients, it is best to get them from fruits and vegetables. A poor diet that includes junk food and highly processed foods that have low immune boosting nutrients will leave your body vulnerable to infection. Highly processed foods also lack important vitamins such as Vitamin C, Vitamin A and key anti-oxidant vitamins such as folic acid. To ght infections, eat lean red meat, chicken, soybeans and foods that are rich in vitamin C such as salads, tomatoes and leafy vegetables. Also include foods rich in Omega 3 and yoghurt for your daily dose of immune-supporting probiotics. Drink plenty of water when you have a u to not only keep you well hydrated but to also keep mucus thin and help lessen congestion.
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Hats that shade the face, scalp, ears, and neck will help prevent sunburn.

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Assorted fun on the cheaper side of idyllic Lake Naivasha

BY JOHN FOX
johnfox@idc.co.ke t was a grey morning in Nairobi last Sunday, so we took o and gambled on nding the sun at Lake Naivasha. We went via the low road down the escarpment the road built by Italian prisoners during the Second World War. The views over the Rift Valley are more dramatic than from the high road the road to Nakuru. However, as this is the route the lorries are obliged to take, its certainly not a good idea to compete with them on the way back, because the gradients are steep, the queues of vehicles can be long, and overtaking is almost as risky as playing Russian roulette. As it was, we were very nearly taken out by a lorry overtaking on a blind bend and where there was no run-o. The drivers only action was to ash his lights. I braked sharply and he swerved past us by a whisker. Otherwise, we could have been pitched down into the Kedong Valley which means, so I have been made to understand, the place of skulls . Actually, we were hit later on that day by a donkey and cart. We were driving along a narrow track in the mistaken belief that it would lead to

ASIAN SCENE

Celebrating the magic of Holi

IN INDIA, THE advent of spring is a time to not only celebrate and make merry but also to pay homage to the triumph of good over evil and show love to fellow beings by sprinkling coloured water on each other. This carnival of colours, known as Holi, is observed by Indians worldwide. In Kenya, the festival was observed recently and the main celebration took place in Nairobi at the SSD Temple grounds on Peponi Road. Participants made merry, danced to the beat of Holi songs with the hallmark being the spirited chasing and smearing and pouring of coloured water on each other. Similar Holi melas were organised by Kenbharti Group at Hospital Hill School grounds and by the Arya Samaj at its Parklands complex, Nairobi. In all these events, friends, relatives and even strangers danced to ward of evil and to welcome happiness and prosperity. Besides the dancing and colours, Holi has a strong religious reverence and is associated with various myths. The foremost is the legend of demon king Harnaykshyap who demanded his subjects to worship him. His son Prahlad a pious devotee of Lord Vishnu, went against the fathers wishes and earned his wrath. The father sentenced Prahlad to be burnt to death in a blazing re. The kings sister Holika also stepped into the blaze in a show of strength. However due to Prahlads devotion to the Lord he was miraculously saved from the re and Holika perished. This legend reminds devotees of the victory of good over evil. Legend also has it that Lord Krishna started the trend of playing with colours. He applied colour on his beloved Radha and over time, this became a custom. So followers of Lord Krishna show their aection to their loved ones in a similar fashion.
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The Yellow Green Hotel at Naivasha. Hippo Camp. And there was this donkey pulling a cart laden with rewood. I did what my father used to advise me to do when a road was narrow or icy: Stop and let them go round you, he used to say. That was precisely what I did. The cart slewed and an overhanging tree root gouged a groove along the side of the car. I dont think, though, that these were the kinds of dangers that the people at Africa Travel Resource had in mind when they were reviewing the Marina Lodge on the southeast corner of the lake. Since we do not recommend road trips into this area of Naivasha, its website says, we need not worry about whether this lodge is worth considering. Oh dear, this is the kind of overreaction to security issues that the Kenyan tourism industry could do without, isnt that so? The Marina Lodge and Campsite was one of the places we were looking for focusing on some of the cheaper accommodation options in the south-east corner of Lake Naivasha. It used to be called Burchs Marina, a very low-key place of bandas, tents and boats by the lake side. Now, it has been re-branded and refurbished as Lake Naivasha Crescent Camp. It has gone upmarket with 20 luxury tents and a price for residents of Sh15,000 for a double bed and breakfast. But I wonder... There has been such a mushrooming of lodges budget, mid-range and expensive along the Moi South Lake Road. Is there really room for them all? The new Crescent Camp seemed already rather forlorn. There was just one couple having a coffee on the bar terrace. Maybe, again, Singapore has got it right. The expansion of its tourist industry is a planned one: a new establishment is approved only when research shows that there is demand for it.

PHOTO | JOHN FOX

Favourite destination

IF YOU GO...

For more details:

Lake Naivasha Crescent Camp: 0720 404 485 www.cresecentcamp.com Yellow Green Hotel: 0721 818 243 www.yellowgreenhotelnaivasha.c o.ke Hippo Camp and Wildlife Sanctuary: 0734 324 671 Prices: Sh550 (citizens); Sh850 (non-citizens). Bring your own tent.

But, tourists aside, Lake Naivasha is, of course, the favourite weekend or day-trip destination for Nairobians. It was with this in mind that we were exploring a few of its lower-priced choices. From the Crescent Camp we crossed the road to one of the longer established places the Yellow Green Hotel. No re-furbishing and re-branding here. It has no lake side, but it does have a fairly large garden, and the rows of rooms are softened by ourishing bougainvillea shrubs. And the rooms, though smallish,

are clean, fairly well-appointed, and very reasonable for their price: Sh3,500 for a single, and Sh5,000 for a double, bed and breakfast. In the main building, the dining room is bright and welcoming, with tables covered with red and white cloths. The waitresses are smart and welcoming, in their black and white uniforms. Round the corner, there is a nyama choma joint, bar and lounge that I guess can get quite lively on Friday and Saturday nights. Back towards Naivasha, theres the Hippo Camp and Wildlife Sanctuary of the Kenya Wildlife Service. This is set in acacia woodland and it goes down to the eastern shore of the lake. There are toilets, showers and shelters for picnics. The prices for camping and access to the sanctuary are Sh550 for citizens and Sh850 for residents. You need to bring your own tent, but you can hire mattresses and blankets. And although these places are in the south-east corner of the lake, they are within easy reach of the Hells Gate National Park, the Longonot National Park, the Elsamere Conservation Centre and Lake Naivasha itself, with its walks, waters and wildlife. John Fox is Managing Director iDC

MOTORING GAVIN BENNETT

Underpowered, overloaded Canters a danger on our highways

THERE IS a new breed of truck that is clogging trac on our roads. Its usually white, and has a high cargo box. It belongs to a category we used to call ve tonners, and one make was so dominant the name Canter became generic. The older versions were smaller, and although they were no sports cars, they could usually keep up with the general ow. The newer, bigger version cant. And it is not just slightly o the pace, and not just on steep climbs. All of these kobe nyeupe are tortuously slow, even on smooth and at roads. It is unlikely that all the companies that use them have decided to t governors with super slow settings, or have all found a clique of drivers who think like a chameleon walks. More likely, their engines are not big enough, and/or their gearing is wrong, for the job theyre trying to do. A 4.5 litre diesel engine is roughly the size tted to the original LandCruiser; amply powerful to shift a pickups fully-laden weight of about three tonnes. But the nyeupes weigh more than that when theyre empty, and probably three times as much when theyre loaded. How well would a Land Cruiser pick-up go if it was towing three fully-laden mates with their engines turned o? And at a cruising altitude approaching 2,000 metres, where engines have lost 20 per cent of their sea-level power? Its impossible to tell what loads these new trucks carry, but no one would buy a vehicle with a body that big unless they plan to always ll it. In Kenya, everything we register as a one-tonne is rated at half that weight elsewhere. We are generous with our interpretation of limits. I recently took delivery of 20 tonnes of sand, which arrived in a truck ocially rated at 8 tonnes... but widely treated as a 15-tonner. The overloading of heavy vehicles is increasingly invading the mediumtruck market, as bodies become larger. And it is no longer just a matter of road damage. On busy arterial highways, on which national mobility of people and goods depends (and already struggles to move), load limits now also need to consider engine size. These roads become congested if they are littered with vehicles travelling at the speed of hand carts. Weighbridges and engine sizes may help monitor the problem, but the most eective solution might be to use the new batch of radar-guns to measure not just excessive speed but also excessive slowness. Both extremes are a menace, and the lower end is far more disruptive.
gavin.bennett@africaonline.co.ke

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Rumonas planned defection ops as Ford threatens re

Kama watu wamependana shida iko wapi, said Kwame. They are all adults, arent they? Its only Madam Anita who had a dierent view. I dont think so. When someone is pregnant, the pregnancy can make them just like someone. She went on: I think Rumonas pregnancy has made her just like Tito. Anita just accept that its Tito. We all know what has been going between you and Tito since last year but dont be jealous, said Mrs Atika. She was referring to a case last year when Anita and Tito, during the music festivals, were said to have slept in the same room, and the rumours that they have twice been seen at Kasuku Hotel lodgings at late hours. Atika dont bring me! charged Madam Anita. Dont search me words! And dont force me to tell people about you and the former headmaster Mr Juma! Go ahead. Say it. Say it! said Mrs Atika, moving towards Anita. I know you are jealous that I am married and you want to break my marriage but you cant me! Huniwezi wewe! The looming confrontation was only broken by the arrival of Bensouda. She was closely followed by Rumona who came in walking slowly, with Tito carrying her bag. All eyes were on them as Tito pulled a chair for her, and made her comfortable. Within three days, Tito had borrowed a boda boda which he used to carry Rumona to and from her home, which is three villages away. When confronted at Hitlers on this, Tito did not admit he was responsible nor did he deny this. Wacha mtoto azaliwe tuone kichwa inafanana na nani, is all he said. Nyayo and Rasto, however, encouraged him to marry Rumona immediately. Hiyo ni kitu smart, Nyayo nudged him. But things nally came full circle last Saturday. I was relaxing at home that morning as I watched Fiolina wash my 11 green Kaunda

ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGA

STAFFROOM DIARY

mwalimu andrew
f you are so idle that you have been following the happenings in Mwisho wa Lami and its environs, then you are aware that last week, my brother Ford invented that his wife Rumona was about ve months stomach , although the last time the two had been together was about a year ago. This caused a big quarrel that saw Rumona return to her parents home while Ford bolted back to Shimo La Tewa Prison where he works as a warden, although he tells people that he is a senior private. Once Ford landed in Shimo La Tewa, Rumona seemed to have acquired new condence and now exposed her advanced pregnancy, going on with her teaching as if nothing had happened. On her second day, we all noticed that Tito had taken a keener interest in Rumona, and even Rumona moved desks to now seat next to Tito. This became the discussion during lunch time of course when Tito and Rumona were away. I told you, started Mrs Atika. I knew that the father of the baby was in the sta room. So it is Tito? I have also noted they have moved next to each other so he must be the one, added Madam Ruth.

suits when my father called me and said that he needed to see me urgently. Rumonas parents have called us urgently but we would like you to go and nd out what it is, he said when I went home. He was with my mother. He added: Your sister Yunia is on her way there so you will meet at their home. I tried to inquire what was it was but my parents did not have details. My mother, however, had a thought. I think Rumonas baby is ready today, she said. If you nd its a girl and she looks like us then name her after me. I called Nyayo who carried me on his boda boda and I was at Rumonas home with minutes. Nyayo left me to go get Yunia who was trekking on her way to Rumonas home. At Rumonas home was Tito. He had already arrived with his uncle and they had each come riding boda boda. I did not ask any questions until Yunia arrived. As soon as she arrived, Elisha, Rumonas father, spoke. This young man Tito has come this morning to pick Rumona but I have said no, said Mr Elisha. It is a week since my daughter left your brother and I have never known why she left. Mzee, Rumona has agreed to get married to Tito and you cant force her to go back where she doesnt want, said Titos uncle. You see these shoes I am wearing? he asked, pointing to the boots he had. They were given to me by my son Ford and he also promised to enter my son to also work inside prisons. We cant allow Rumona to go to another man, he said. Rumona mother joined in. Even the maize we are now eating it is Ford who bought us, she said. We cant allow our girl to leave a man who is doing a big job and go to an untrained teacher. Clearly feeling slighted, Tito responded: But it is me that Rumona wants, he went on. Did she tell you that Ford used

The big meeting

Sta room banter

IT IS A WEEK SINCE MY DAUGHTER LEFT YOUR BROTHER AND I HAVE NEVER KNOWN WHY SHE LEFT
MR ELISHA, RUMONAS FATHER

a pingu to tie her on the chair and even wanted to shoot her? Is that the man you want? I know Ford, he is a good man, the old man said. Unless Rumona alimkasirisha. His wife, too, concurred, Ford is a good young man. Rumonas parents then called her and asked her to say whether she wanted to go with Tito. She said she wanted to go with Tito but her parents did not agree. Who is the father of the child you are carrying? her mother asked her. Is it Tito or its Ford? She did not answer but instead started crying. Why dont we wait until the baby is born before we can say who the father is? Tito said. Rumonas parents didnt like this statement and told him o. We know very well that Rumona is Fords wife and we will not talk to you at all. Rumonas father ordered him to leave the compound. Rumona

tried to defend him but her father would hear none of it. You can cry however much you want but you will not leave one husband to go to another just like that, said Elisha. Hiyo ni kukosa heshima kabisa, Kazi ni ngumu sana kupata and we want you brother to join Prisons, the father added. May be after Tito has helped you brother get a job in prison you can consider leaving but for now, you will not defect, he said. Mimi sitaki kukaa kwetu tena, said my sister Yunia. Mulamwa aina gani huyu, Atse! On our way back, we called Ford to tell him of the new development. He laughed it o and said he did not care. Wacha aende kule anataka lakini nikirudi I will deal with them thoroughly, he said. mwalimuandrew@gmail.com www.facebook.com/mwishowalami

JOKES
Gary: Amy wants a divorce. Lawyer: So how do you intend dividing everything? Gary: Let me keep the house, and she can have all the photos. Lawyer: Not a fair deal, my friend. Gary: Well, at least she can see what I had to look at for seventeen years! *** Gladice: Why arent you ready? Chris: Oh, but I am. Gladice: People usually dress up for the Opera. Chris: That is correct. People dress up. Not me. *** The rst sign of stress is not feeling stressed. Dont allow aging to get you down. Its too dicult to get back up. Blessed are they who have nothing to say, and who cannot be persuaded to say it. Wild owers fade fast, but blooming idiots last forever. Always believe what you read in the papers. It makes them more interesting. About the same time man is cured of swearing, another Income Tax payment is due. *** Boss: Where are you going? Secretary: Away for the weekend. Boss: But its only Monday. *** Martha: My memory is so bad. Vivien: How bad is it? Martha: How bad is what? *** Pamela: Why am I always fatigued? Doctor: Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles in 24 hours. Pamela: No wonder. Doctor: Thats not the half of it. Your heart also beats 103,689 times, and 7,000,000 brain cells have exercise. Pamela: Must be a universal condition then? Doctor: Correct. *** Eva: What would you like for supper? Borris: Nothing at all, please. Had too much lunch. Eva: Too much humble pie, or grovel sauce?
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their other son, Ephraim, 11. In India, the Ngombos are adjusting to a new culture. We even nd ourselves shaking our heads just as the Indians do, Audrey says with a chuckle. A pot of yellow, green and red bell pepper or roasted lady ngers constitutes a meal in India and Audrey has learnt to make it palatable and even tasty. Even as the family acclimatises to Bangalore, they have watched the bill of the 10-course chemotherapy treatment soar. Since they travelled on medical visas, getting jobs is not an option. So the Ngombos turned to family and friends as they did strangers on virtual platforms in fundraising efforts using M-Changa, M-Pesa and other channels. But its not just the money that keeps them going. Well-wishers who stumble on their Facebook page have been calling the Ngombos to encourage them. Crying is part of their therapy, Audrey says: When we are praying or waiting on the Lord, we cry. When Joshua goes through chemotherapy, it is a very emotional time. Each week, we shed tears. This is not an easy journey. Even pastor has his moments. Joshua, who had part of his liver cut out last year, has been in and out of hospital but can now eat, although he is far away from the land of his favourite

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Family prays and hopes for sons miracle

BY NJERI KIHANGAH
hen nine-year-old Joshua was diagnosed with liver cancer in May last year, the family was informed that it would take nine weeks of tests and chemotherapy, after which, a review would be done to determine the next course of action. This rst phase of treatment was to cost Sh1.5 million. Almost a year later, Ahmed Ngombo and his wife Audrey havent worked on anything but making every day with their son count. Audrey put her postgraduate diploma studies on hold and her husband, a pastor in a Dar es Salaam church, hasnt been to the pulpit since they packed their bags for Bangalore, India. Joshuas education, too, has been interrupted by the illness. The cost to the family is both nancial and social. We counted the cost of staying in Dar es Salaam and felt that we wouldnt want to blame ourselves if we stayed and something happened that would mean we would have to rush to India, says Mr Ngombo. Besides being uprooted from their home and emptying their bank accounts, their dearest cost is that of leaving behind

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IT IS QUITE A JOURNEY I MUST SAY ONE TEST AFTER THE OTHER Pastor Ahmed Ngombo

Joshua, with his parents Audrey and Ahmed Ngombo in Bangalore last October. The 10-year-old is undergoing treatment for liver cancer.

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rice and beans combo. He has lost a lot of weight because of the treatment and medication. It is very dicult to watch your son go through all that. The journey has been tough but our faith and trust in God, our family, friends and the church have seen us through, Audrey says, adding that she and her husband have suered stressrelated illnesses. The family has learnt to rejoice over the simplest of things. It was only in October last year that Joshua could nally take a

proper bath. That he has some energy to tour the malls in his new found home is a miracle, too. Having his brother visit for Christmas and a fruitcake from his aunt in Kenya was a big boost. We are quite at home here. Our Indian brothers and sisters have been good. One even came over and did our home shopping! Its amazing to see how God has taken care of us since we have never been unable to pay our dues, she says. Mid-January, the family no-

ticed a small swelling on Joshuas chest area. Blood tests showed nothing. Doctors at Narayana Hospital requested a biopsy for further investigations. A week later, the report showed that there was nothing of concern, only that it could be an eect of the cancer drugs. Joshua was cleared to continue with the ninth cycle of chemotherapy. It is quite a journey I must say. One test after the other, tension, and every other emotion one can describe, the pastor posted on Facebook. The mission hospital we eventually settled on has lowered our costs and that means that whatever little is raised by our supporters goes a long way, he says. Their church in Dar es Salaam has also been supportive. The hospital, too, supports them by providing chaplains and palliative care that improves the quality of life of patients families facing problems associated with life-threatening illness, through physical, psychosocial and spiritual support. The lessons Joshua has learnt through the school of life would never have been learnt in an ordinary school. So we havent lost anything. Inconceivable things happen in our lives but they bring with them life lessons. If we dont learn these lessons, we will remain in the same place until we do, Audrey says.

Most books by female writers in the continent analyse their daily struggles to nd their rightful places in the society

books&culture Sampling the voices of Play shows how to make Africas literary matriachs counties work
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Ama Ata Aidoo is the rst woman minister of Education in Ghana. Apart from Changes, her other books include The Girl Who Can and Our Sister Killjoy.

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ear Aisatou, This time I shall speak out. My voice has known thirty years of silence, thirty years of harassment. It burst out, violent, sometimes sarcastic, sometimes contemptuous. This was Ramatoulaye, the woman in Mariama Bas seminal novel, So Long a Letter. She was telling her sister how she rebued her brother-in-laws advances to inherit her after the death of her husband, Modou. Tasmir had gone to his sister-in-law Ramatoulayes house as custom required that when a man dies, his brother inherits the wife. But she would have none of it and exploded with fury. As we marked the International Womens Day early this month, one is wont to reect on the social, cultural and economic burdens that women in Africa have borne on their bent, beaten backs. Their suering and misery under patriarchal tyranny throughout the ages have been captured in various forms of literature. Some of those voices are scathing and viciously anti-men like that of Neshani Andreas of Namibia, while others are sarcastic, humourous yet incisive like those of Ama Ata Aidoo, Buchi Emecheta and Bessie Head. In her debut novel, The Purple Violets of Ushantu published in 2001, Andreas highlights the physical violence that women bear from their husbands and other mistreatment from in-laws. She describes men who beat their wives as cowards who cant stand up to other men in the village. It has often been stated that no-one knows the pain of discrimination at its vilest more intimately than black people and women. As blacks are the objects of racial discrimination in the world and oppressive governments systems in their home countries, women experience various forms of discrimination at all stages of their lives right from the home. As babies, they encounter a lacklustre reception into the world by parents who feel they should have been born male. In

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BY JOHN KIBET

childhood and teenage, they have to contend with cultural prejudices from boys and society who remind them that they are lesser beings. Their fathers, and submissive mothers, deny them education and marry them o as soon as they attain puberty for bride price. Come adulthood and the women have to submit to their husbands and other male folk. Ba observes that women have almost the same fate, which religious or unjust legislation (state) have sealed. The struggle for womens emancipation and gender equity in Africa predates the struggle for independence from colonial governments. Women were colonised long before colonisation by a dominant male superiority syndrome perpetuated by suppressive customs. Even after independence from colonialists, it was Not Yet Uhuru for the African woman as most African governments relapsed to their male chauvinistic traits under their (un)just governments of men. This has set the women regardless of the social and economic status on a ghting mode through literature and other avenues of advocacy. Some of Africas women writers who have made the plight of their womenfolk central themes of their works rose to become ministers and assistant ministers in their governments. These include Mariama Ba (Senegal), Ama Ata Aidoo (Ghana), Buchi Emecheta (Nigeria) and Grace Ogot (Kenya). They used their literary prowess and political power (though limited) to champion the cause of their gender. Writing from their experiences, it is clear that some women writers have suered double discrimination of race and culture. These include South African-born Bessie Head, and renowned African-American author Maya Angelou. Of these, perhaps it was Bessie Head who had the most traumatising experience. First she was the illegitimate child of an illegal union between a white woman and a black servant born at the height of the harsh apartheid regime. In the introduction of her book, The Cardinals, it is clear that she dreaded writing in South Africa because so much that was ugly and destructive in the world around her demanded to be recorded . Yet she braced herself and continued writing. Among her books is A Question of Power which captures the misery and the unnamable terrors of being a rejected child of unknown parents . She was later to seek asylum and citi-

zenship in Botswana where she lived as a teacher until her death in 1987. James Carey comments in Africa Writes Back that women told Bessie Head their stories with Chauceran vividness. Even as she wrote about women suering in Botswana, she used a unique structure that people anywhere in Africa could compare. In The Girl Who Can, Aidoo presents stories which illustrate the girl-childs triumph in male dominated sectors ranging from sports and politics to the military. In one of the stories, She Who Would be King, Aidoo predicts the formation of a Confederation of African States for which a 36year-old daughter of a university professor is elected rst president. Well, it is not yet 2026, the predicted date of the event, but if Lupita Nyongos success is anything to go by, them Aidoos idea is not that far-fetched after all. Mr Kibet is an editor at Jomo Kenyatta Foundation

BY ANTHONY NJAGI
@tonyjagi anjagi@ke.nationmedia.com KERUGOYA GOOD Shepherds Academy won the hearts of the audience and adjudicators with their winning play Disneyland during the Aberdare Region Primary Schools Drama Festival last week in Tumutumu Girls High School. Disneyland is about devolution and the challenges that come with it. The plot is about two school clubs that are ghting over a school bus. The drama and academic clubs want to use the bus for their trips. The schools main sponsor favours the drama club because his daughter is a member. At one point, the contest turns physical. Here, the director did a good job, as the audience is able to see the pupils entering the bus, ghting and even throwing each other out of the bus. In the end, dialogue is initiated and the pupils are advised to share the bus since they all have a lot to benet from it. In short, they are shown the importance of sharing and working together . The script relies heavily on symbolism as it brings out the battle between governors, senators and MPs. The play will represent Aberdare region in the National Schools and Colleges Drama Festival which begins on April 6 in Bishop Gatimu Girls High School and Kagumo Teachers College in Nyeri. In the choral verse category, Alber School of Kutus emerged top with their piece, Televisheni, a Kiswahili verse on the negative eects of TV on children. The poem decries the lack of local childrens TV channels and the fact that children watch adult content. As such, they end up adopting alien and degrading values from adult oriented programmes. In the Lake region drama festival, Golden Elite Academy of Kisumu County carried the day with their play on patriotism. The play is about a child who is taken to a foreign country by her parents who are in the search of wealth. Once there, life turns bleak for the child. The parents are never at home and the child watches TV for comfort. Her grades drop, she has no friends and the weather is unfriendly. Her parents will not listen to her pleas to return home. Finally, she writes to the childrens department of the foreign country, saying that she is unhappy with her life and she would like to be taken back home. When she is nally brought back to Kenya, her life changes for the better as she enjoys the company of relatives, friends and the beautiful weather.

WOMEN WERE COLONISED LONG BEFORE COLONISERS CAME BY A MALE SUPERIORITY SYNDROME FUELLED BY SUPPRESSIVE CUSTOMS.

Central theme

Voices of discontent

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African lms showcased at festival The second edition of Colours of the Nile International Film Festival kicked o last week in Addis Ababa. Some 48 African lms are being highlighted at the festival. The selection spans a number of debut features: Kenyas Narobi Half Life, and Something Necessary Nigerias B for Boy and Confusion Na Wa, Malis Rumours of War, Tanzanias Zamora, and Ethiopias Nishan. There will be competitive categories for features, documentaries and short lms, with ten awards being given out, including The Great Nile Award for Best Feature Film Director. American listed best-selling author American James Patterson is the worlds top-selling author since January 2001, a new list by publishing data experts Nielsen has revealed. The list, based on print volume sales, shows that Pattersons biggestselling title for that period is 1st to Die, part of the 12-book Womens Murder Club series. The writer is largely known for his novels about ctional psychologist Alex Cross, in the Alex Cross series. The ten top-selling authors are Patterson, Briton JK Rowling, followed by Americans Nora Roberts, Theodor Seuss, John Grisham, Stephenie Meyer, Dan Brown, Nicholas Sparks, Janet Evanovich and Je Kinney, respectively. Canada honours Nobel Prize winner The Royal Canadian Mint has released a silver coin to honour Alice Munros win of last years Nobel Prize in Literature. According to Canadas The Globe and Mail, Ms Munro unveiled a large model of the C$5 (Sh389) commemorative coin on Monday. On one side, it features an inscription of a passage from her book The View from Castle Rock, and above it a laurel branch celebrates her distinction as the rst Canadian woman to win the prize. The other side has an image of Queen Elizabeth II. Only 7,500 of the coins, which will sell for C69.95 (Sh5370), will be minted. Ms Munro is the 13th woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature.
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Air crash or no air crash, my dream is to be a pilot

BY MWORIA MUCHINA
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ven with the disappearance of a Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 for close to two weeks and which is now believed to have crashed in Indian Ocean, or countless other air crashes that have happened in recent history, 11-year-old Silvan Irungu does not fear ying. In fact, he maintains his dream is to be a pilot some day. The Boeing 777 departed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport on March 8 for Beijing. Malaysia Airlines said the plane lost contact less than an hour after take-o. No distress signal or message was sent. Silvan, a Class Five pupil at Kastemil School in Nairobi, has been ying in big aeroplanes from a tender age. He has own with his

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pril holidays are around the corner. Most of you are currently sitting for your end-of-term exams and its our hope you will do well. For the Class Eight pupils it is not late to start working really hard in readiness for your national exams later in the year. This holiday is important because we will be celebrating Easter. For the Christians it is the time to remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the sake of our sins. It is also a time to deny ourselves what we love most and sharing it with others in society who are not as privileged as we are. And since the ban of holiday tuition by the ministry of Education is still on, it is important to spend your free time well by keeping good company and engaging in constructive activities. In fact, it would be wise to think about how to improve on your talents. In this weeks cover story, read about young people aspiring to be pilots in future, and who wont change their minds even after the recent tragedy of the Malaysian aircraft. Liz

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Choose good friends
It has often been said that to know someones character, look at the friends he keeps. Friends inuence how we behave, therefore we should careful whom we hang out with. Not all friends inuence us positively. Good friends are people who encourage us to do the right things, and point out to us when we go wrong. They are not lazy or idle and they encourage us to work hard too. It is important to be in the right company as bad company will ruin whatever good morals you have. Once you keep the wrong friends you will often nd yourself in trouble at school and at home. We should have friends who will help us grow academically and socially. Wanjiku Kagika, Nyeri

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EVELYNE WANANGARI, GLORY ACADEMY, P.O. BOX 32, KITENGELA. Age: 14, Hobbies: Dancing, listening to music, traveLling, swimming, and reading novels. Would like pen pals from Tanzania, South Africa, Mexico, Rwanda, Australia and Kenya. AGNES MBITHE, GLORY ACADEMY, P.O. BOX 32, MLOLONGO. Age: 15, Hobbies: Dancing, listening to music, travelling, swimming and reading novels. Would like pen pals from Uganda, South Africa, Thailand, Sweden, Australia and Nigeria. ETHER KARIMI, ST ANNES GIRLS, P.O. BOX 270, KIAMBU. Age: 16, Hobbies: Dancing, cooking, travelling, swimming, playing tennis and reading novels. Would like pen pals from Kenya, India, Thailand, Zambia, Australia and Morocco.
The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change. -CARL ROGERS

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Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. -ANTHONY J. DANGELO Education makes a people easy to lead but dicult to drive: easy to govern, but impossible to enslave. -HENRY PETER BROUGHAM

Educations purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. -MALCOLM S. FORBES

MARTIN KERARO KIMORI ACADEMY, P.O. BOX 86, MOGOGOSIEK. Age 13, Hobbies: Swimming, dancing, watching movies and playing football. Would like pen pals from Kenya, USA, Britain and Australia. COLLINS NGUTU, SALAMA PRIMARY SCHOOL, P.O. BOX 22636-00400, NAIROBI. Age: 14, Hobbies: Watching football, reading novels and making new friends. Would like pen pals from India, USA, Thailand, Canada and Kenya. SHERYL ADHIAMBO, SALAMA PRIMARY SCHOOL, P.O. BOX 22636-00400, NAIROBI. Age: 14, Hobbies: Swimming, chatting, dancing, travelling and listening to music. Would like pen pals from Kenya, Sweden, USA, Canada and Australia. JOHN TINEGA, KISII HIGH SCHOOL, P.O. BOX 11, KISII. Age: 16, Hobbies: Dancing, playing football, swimming and travelling. Would like pen pals from USA, Uganda, Cuba and South Africa. JAMES WANYAMA, KISII HIGH SCHOOL, P.O. BOX 11, KISII. Age: 18, Hobbies: Singing, dancing, reading novels and traveling. Would like pen pals from South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and USA. Send penpal requests with photos to: My penpal, Young Nation, P. O. Box 49010 Nairobi

What do you think of the new directive that instead of school children going for holiday tuition they should learn skills like cooking?
Saloe Arsenic: It is a welcome move since it encourages students to be all round people in the society. Otieno Erique: I really dont support that because if it has got to do with cooking parents should do so instead. David Ochieng Were: Its a good idea because some of the skills have been forgotten in our current curriculum. Let the children learn such skills instead. Maryann Kariuki: Yes. Some of these skills may help children or young people discover their talents which might help them make careers out of them, like becoming chefs in future. Shareh Wanjau: I think its good. Children should be all-round. Maureen Eunita: I think such skills are still helpful in keeping them busy and therefore they will have no time to spend with bad company or abusing drugs.

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SASHA SONI KIMATHI Happy birthday Sasha as you turn three. May you live to celebrate many more birthdays and grow to be a God-fearing girl. Best wishes from dad Peter, mum Sicily, sister Cynthia, aunties Tarsie, Irene, Edith, Joyce and Keziah, uncles, grandma Caroline and Peninah and grandfather Micheni and Rugendo, cousins, friends and the entire Baby Class pupils at Innercore Bethel Academy. WESLEY ABEL SHIVOGO Wesley, it is two years since you came to this world. May this day be the beginning of another beautiful year for you. May there be pleasant surprises, loads of joy and innite happiness. Best wishes from mum Lindah, dad Laban and the entire family.

We are fascinated about ying

parents to major airports in Dubai, the United States, South Africa, Egypt and Hughada, a country that neighbours Egypt. My mum works with Egypt Airlines while my dad is an engineer and therefore I have been lucky to y to many countries in the world ever since I was younger. My parents tell me that the rst time they ew with me to Dubai when I was about an year old I got very sick due to change of climate, says Silvan. Silvan enjoys ying and always looks forward to the next experience. But doesnt he fear flying and becoming a pilot even after the recent Malaysian aircraft disaster? Not at all, I have come to like ying and I usually imagine myself piloting a big aeroplane after school, says Silvan, adding that he still believes air transport is the safest way to travel. What, with so many accidents happening on our roads every other day? he says. And whats with the news that bad people board aeroplanes and later hijack or crash them? According to Silvan, there is a lot of security in airports. Before boarding aircrafts passengers go through detectors which detect if you are carrying anything illegal, he explains, adding that while on board cabin attendants also alert passengers where to nd life jackets or oxygen masks in case of an accident. Oxygen masks are used in case there is lack of oxygen in the cabin or when the aeroplane ies past the required altitude.
Mechanical problems

PHOTOS I MWORIA MUCHINA COVER; Silvan Irungu during the interview with Young Nation. ABOVE;

Silvan Irungu (left) and John Ngugi admire a toy aeroplane. Both boys would like to be pilots when they grow up. cannot fail easily or crash as a result of a bird interference because when on engine fails, the next one can keep the plane on air. Jumbo-jets like the Malaysia Flight mostly have three engines. Small planes that carry few people have a single engine.
Threats of terrorism

Equally fascinated with aircrafts is John Ngugi, 11. John would also like to be a pilot when he grows up. Reason? Pilots get a chance to tour several parts of the world. What if he was a pilot and the plane developed mechanical problems while on air? I would press the alarm button to alert the passengers and also call the other people at the airport to prepare for crash landing, he says, adding that he believes the Malaysian aircraft might have crashed into the Indian Ocean and sunk to the ocean oor and thats why it was dicult to trace the debris for days. On January 30, 2000, a Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashed into the sea, o the coast of Cte dIvoire, shortly after take-o from Flix HouphoutBoigny International Airport. There were 179 people on board, of whom 169 were passengers. Only 10 people survived the accident, which was the rst fatal one for Kenya Airways. According to Celestine Shiluli, an

aircraft engineer at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, an aircraft may crash on land as a result of mechanical problems. Bad weather and humans can also cause an air crash. However, before an aircraft is allowed to y, it is checked to ensure its safety. She adds that every aircraft is monitored as it ies through the skies with radar, a screen at the control tower that detects where the aeroplane is and at what altitude it is ying. Young people who would like to be ight engineers need to be good at least in science subjects like Physics and Mathematics, and in English for general communication. There are several colleges that oer diploma in this eld and its a marketable course, she oers. According to www.boeing.com, the manufacturers of the biggest commercial aircrafts like the Boeing 777, the Boeing 777-300ER model, which carries a maximum of 386 passengers, has a fuel capacity of 181,280 litres. On November 10, 2005, the 200LR the rst designs of Boeing 777s set a record for the longest non-stop ight of a passenger airliner by ying 21,602 km from Hong Kong to London. The ight lasted 22 hours and 42 minutes on air. Locally the airports authorities have warned that the increase in birds around the airports is risky since birds can be sucked into the aircrafts engine causing fatal accidents. But there are aircrafts with a single engine, twin engine, three engines and soon there will be some with four engines. Those that have a twin engine

VIOLET MWERU KIARIE As the only daughter, may you strive to be a model of virtues and continue being a star in academics. Best wishes from dad Kiarie Ranji, mum Dr Patricia Wanjiru, bros Kevin and Elvis, your namesake Cucu Wa Ndunyu and all the relatives.

But whats not interesting for Silvan is that nowadays the cockpits are sealed o completely and can only be accessed by the pilot and co-pilot. This is because of threats of terrorism where some funny guys could easily get into the cockpit and forcefully take control of the plane and risking the lives of passengers. Before then, a co-pilot or the pilot could invite curious children or other passengers to the cockpit to learn a thing or two during flight. Not anymore. Dharmi Hussein, 12, would also like to work with the aviation industry after school. A pupil at Gilgil Hills Academy in Nakuru County Dharmi says she has seen several female pilots and would like to be the next one. Boniface Gichuhi, 15, a Class Eight pupil at Kastemil School, also aspires to be a pilot when he grows up. His cousin is a pilot at Wilson Airport. I know accidents like the one that happened with the Malaysian Airline Flight can happen anywhere in the world and that does not mean that aircrafts are dangerous. We have heard of trains derailing and killing a lot of passengers, says Boniface.

JOYWENDY MUSIMBI You deserve three cheers. Thats because youre three years old. You bring a lot of joy, love, hope and happiness in our lives. Best wishes from papa Salano, mum Sheila, cousins Gracia, Lincoln, aunties Lucy, Dr Agisa, uncle Eng. Peter, Andrew, grandparents and all friends from Bluemax Academy, Salgaa.

FELICIA WANJIRU For your birthday, you should get at least three of everything three hugs, three kisses and three birthday candles with three birthday wishes. Thats because youre three years old today. May God bless you abundantly today, tomorrow and the days to come. Best wishes from dad Karu, mum Njoki, sister Shiro, Form 3Q, South Tetu Girls, grandpa, Maitu, and all your friends.

AMARA MUMO Happy birthday Amara, as you turn four years. We thank God for you are a blessing in our lives. Our prayer is that our good Lord be with you all days of your life. May you grow to be a God fearing girl. Best wishes from mum Njeri, dad Mumo, Nyanya Winnie, all uncles, aunties and cousins.

About the Malaysian aircraft

1. No distress signal or message was sent when the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went missing an hour after take-o. 2. The plane sent its last ACARS transmission - a service that allows computers aboard the plane to talk to computers on the ground. Afterwards, it was silenced and the expected 01:37 transmission was not sent. 3. The co-pilot was heard to say All right, good night to Malaysian air trac control. A few minutes later, the planes transponder, which communicates with ground radar, was shut down as the aircraft crossed from Malaysian air trac control into Vietnamese airspace over the South China Sea. 4. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said the plane failed to check in as scheduled with air trac control in Ho Chi Minh City in the Strait of Malacca, west of its last known location. Thai military radar logs also conrmed that the plane turned west and then north over the Andaman sea. 5. Seven hours after contact with air trac control was lost, a satellite above the Indian Ocean picked up data from the plane in the form of an automatic handshake between the aircraft and a ground station. 6. This information, disclosed a week after the planes disappearance. 7. March 20, Australian search teams revealed they were investigating two objects spotted on satellite images in the southern Indian Ocean. The 12 crew members were all Malaysian, led by pilots Captain Zaharie Ahmed Shah, 53 and 27-year-old co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid. BBC News

NAOMI WANJIKU KAGAI Happy birthday as you turn three years. May you grow up to be a loving, God-fearing girl. Best wishes from dad Kagai, mum Sophia, auntie Eunice, Rahab, uncle Solo and grandparents.

TEDDY KARIUKI GITONGA WATHONI Happy birthday Teddy as you turn ve years. May God bless you. Best wishes from mum Rose, bro Marklee, dad and entire family. You are an inspiration to all those who comes across you. May you grow to be a God fearing boy. Happy birthday Teddy.

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EBRAHIM ALI
The county government should be in charge of transport in the city. That means it should buy buses to ferry people to and from the city centre. This way there will be less congestion and less trac jam.

JOSPHINE ATIENO
It should expand roads in the city to allow easy movement of vehicles, big and small. These are the major roads like Haille Selassie Avenue, Kenyatta Avenue, Ronald Ngala, River Road and Tom Mboya street. These roads are ever congested.

SPEREAN NJOROGE
All the 14-seater matatus should be kept out of the city. For those that will operate in the city centre, they should be charged a high fee and these should be buses that can carry more than 40 passengers.

THIS IS HOW TO END TRAFFIC JAMS IN THE CITY

Pupils of Evana Junior School in Kayole discuss what they think should be done by the Nairobi County Government to reduce trac jams in the city. They spoke to HUGHOLIN KIMARO hkimaro@ke.nationmedia.com gvalusi@gmail.com

EVERLINE AKINYI
The 14-seater matatus should not be allowed in the city. Only big buses should ferry passengers to various destinations within the city centre because they can accommodate more passengers. Personal cars should be banned, and parking places set up outside the city for them.

TRIZAH WANGUI
I recommend the re-introduction of double decker buses which can carry large numbers of passengers and are driven slowly by professional drivers. But roads must be maintained rst.

VICTORY MUSYOKA
The county government should strictly ban the 14-seater vehicles. They should not be licensed to operate in the city in order to end congestion. They should also encourage use of bicycles in the city instead of bringing personal cars.

Children and law

What is hate speech?

BY PATRICIA MUNDIA pattymundia@gmail.com ate speech can be broadly dened as words or statements that are used to incite and bring hatred against people based on certain characteristics that they have or share. It also includes words that encourage violent acts against a specic group of people or that create an environment that would lead to the commission of hate crimes. Sometimes hate speech may be hidden in statements that may seem normal at the rst instance but have some hostility to other ethnic groups. The Constitution of Kenya gives all people the freedom of expression. However, the same constitution also provides that when the freedom of expression violates the rights of other people, then it is limited. This means that a person cannot claim that they were exercising their freedom of expression when it violates the rights of other people. Hate speech is also specically provided for in The Penal Code, The National Cohesion and Integration Act and The Media Act. The Penal Code is the law that describes

various crimes and their punishment and makes it illegal for a person to incite others to violence against another group of people. In such a case, a person found guilty should be imprisoned for a term not exceeding ve years. In addition, The Penal Code also provides that any person found threatening peace or inciting violence will be liable for imprisonment for a term not exceeding ve years. The National Cohesion and Integration Act elaborately describes what hate speech is and forms the basis under which hate speech can be prosecuted. This is found in section 13 and 62. The Media Act, which has a code of conduct for the practice of journalism in Kenya, prevents journalists from quoting derogatory remarks based on ethnicity, race, creed and sex. Racist or negative terms should also be avoided. Most importantly, careful account should be taken to the possible effect and attitude that people will have. There are certain things that need to be considered in checking if hate speech has been uttered. They are; 1) The Context: The context in which the

statement is made is important, for example, a statement provoking resentment against members of a community or group would have a bad impact in a politicallycharged and ethnically-polarised environment. 2) Ripple eect: The statement should be such that it can cause a ripple or discomfort among members of a targeted group. 3) Fear: The statement should be capable of spreading feelings of fear or loathing across an entire community. 4) Possible retaliation: It should be statement that can create tides of retaliation and counter-retaliation. 5) Violence: It must be speech that advocates or encourages violent acts or crimes of hate. 6) Hostility: It must be a statement that creates a climate of hate or prejudice, which may lead to the commission of other crimesu2028. 7) Impact: Hate speech carries far more weight than other criminal acts.
The writer is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya

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Emmanuel Khayumbi, 14 How does it feel scoring and playing before many fans? Were: It feels good. Its fun when supporters gather to watch a game where you are playing a crucial role. I believe whenever any footballer is cheered on by fans, it motivates them to play better and score against the opponents. Waqho Malich, 13 Apart from football which other career would you choose? Were: If I were to choose another career, I would become a lawyer or an interior designer. However, I am happy to be a footballer. Any profession can be just as important as the other as long as someone takes it with seriousness. Emmanuel Ochieng, 14 Which other team do you aspire to play for and why? Were: Though I am a fan of Manchester United, I would not mind playing for two Spanish teams; Barcelona and Real Madrid. I like the two teams because they play good football which I think my style of playing can adapt easily. Each player has his own style. Salome Mumbi John, 12 How did you realise that you had a talent in football? Were: Football coach Charles Omondi and former Harambee Stars player Mickey Weche motivated and encouraged me to practise on becoming a better footballer even though my parents thought football would distract my studies. I think they believed that one can only live a good life by getting good grades I school.

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BY FRANKLINE AKHUBULA frankakhubula@gmail.com

PAUL WERE: AFC LEOPARDS STRIKER

aul Were is a striker for AFC Leopards. He also plays in the national football team, Harambee stars. Before joining AFC Leopards, Were played for Tusker FC. He has been named a KPL nominee player of the year for several years. Last year, Were was named the best assistant player of the year. Some pupils from Rose Gate Academy in Kitengela, Kajiado County, asked him these questions. Sarah Adhiambo, 12 Why do you think local fans like AFC and Gor Mahia? Were: I think its because most of the supporters have a history with the two clubs since they are the oldest in the country. The clubs have supported many football talents. Their rivalry also plays an important role because fans enjoy watching them play.

However, young people should know that even talents like football can take one places.

Irene Musyimi, 14 What makes football an interesting sport compared to others? At what age should children start playing football? Were: Football unites people, it brings peace, love and unity when people from But you can only achieve dierent communities come this if you convince your together to enjoy a game. A parents to support you. player gets a feel of dierent cultures from around the world. I think from the age of six to seven years a child can start playing football. The earlier you start the better.

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MICROSCOPE
This name for an optical instrument that uses a combination of lenses to produce magnied images of small objects especially those too small to be seen by the naked eye, has its origins in the Greek language. It is a combination of two Greek words, micros (small) and skopos (watcher). Therefore, microscope, literary translated is watcher of the small. Robert Hooke invented the rst microscope in 1696.

School bus on stage: Pupils of Kerugoya Good Shepherds Academy stage their winning play Disneyland at the school hall last week. The school will represent the Aberdare Region during the national Drama Festival which starts on April 7 at Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls High School and Kagumo Teachers College. PHOTO/ANTHONY NJAGI

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Story time...
ong ago, in a certain Nairobi neighbourhood, there lived two boys and a girl who attended Dhahabu Primary School. The boys were Matthew and Kevin and the girl was Stella. They were all in Class Eight and had become good friends since joining the school. The three were working hard in readiness for their national examinations later in the year. Although they were all studious, they also had one character aw; they often disobeyed school rules ranging from rules dictating that a nearby swamp was out of bounds to laziness in performing duties like tending ower gardens in school. One day in February, every member of their class was issued with a notication circular, informing them of a school trip to a national game park in the Rift Valley to study the behaviour of wild animals. The educational trip was to take place in late March, before they broke o for the April holidays. As the day for the trip to the game park drew nearer, the pupils excitement knew no bounds and on the eve of the trip itself, none could concentrate well in class. Stella, Matthew and Kevins class had all paid up and they were instructed to report to school by 6.30 am. since the destination was a far one, located in a neighbouring province. Since none of them wished to forfeit this once-in-a-lifetime chance to see animals in a national park, none of them came late. That morning on the day of the trip, all

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he naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber), also known as the sand puppy or desert mole rat, is a burrowing rodent found in East Africa. Its physical traits enable it to thrive in a harsh, underground environment, including lack of pain sensation in its skin and a very low metabolism. Their eyes are quite small, and have poor eyesight. Their legs are thin and short adapted at moving underground and can move backward as fast as they can move forward. Their large, protruding teeth are used to dig, and their lips are sealed just behind the teeth to prevent soil from lling their mouths while digging. They have little hair, hence their name. Their skins are wrinkled pink or yellowish and are resistant to cancer. The naked mole rat can survive on low oxygen within the tunnels; its lungs are very small. Adults are eight to 10 cm long and weigh 30 to 35 grams. About 75 to 80 moles can live together. They feed mainly on very large tubers.

the Class Eight teachers had arrived by 6.25 am and Mr Kinoti, the class teacher to Matthew, Stella and Kevin was clad in a blue track suit and sneakers. Mr Kinoti called Matthew, Stella and Kevin aside and to warn them against disobedience since they were about to venture into wildlife territory. By 6.30 am, the two buses carrying the entire three-streamed Class Eight class had started out for the Rift Valley. The engine of the bus in which the trio, Matthew, Stella and Kevin rode, droned as it moved at break-neck speed negotiating corners and bends. Very soon, the two buses arrived at the entrance to the game park and at the gate were three KWS rangers. All were required to alight from the buses briey and each of the buses took a KWS ranger

who acted as a guide. But when time came to board the buses again, three pupils were noticeably missing Kevin, Matthew and Stella were nowhere to be seen. Everyone was in panic and some rangers set out in two Jeeps to search for them. Soon one driver spotted the shaken three from a distance. He drove to where they were deep in the woods oblivious of the danger they were putting themselves into. In fact, a lions roar could be heard from not so far, the three were scared to death! After the rescue the three were told to kneel at the gate of the park under the scorching sun for one hour as the rest went on a game drive. From that day on they learnt to obey rules.
-JONATHAN KARANJA

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The rules of Sudoku are quite simple. You are presented with a 6x6 grid of boxes, some empty, some lled with numbers in the range of 1 to 6. That gives you 2 rows, 3 columns and also 2 larger squares of 2x3 boxes. The idea of Sudoku is to completely ll the empty grid squares with numbers in such a way that the following conditions hold true: 1) Every row should contain the numbers 1 to 6 but should not repeat the numbers 1 to 6 at any point within that row. 2) Every column should contain the numbers 1 to 6 but should not repeat the numbers 1 to 6 at any point within that column. 3) Every 2x3 square should contain the numbers 1 to 6 but should not repeat the numbers 1 to 6 at any point within that square.

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My story...
A trip to remember
BY SHANNIQ MONIQUE shanniqmonicah@gmail.com t was a day my church mates and I had waited for eagerly. Finally, the sun was up with its beautiful orange rays making a pattern in the skies. It was the day we were scheduled to travel to Mombasa. My church had organised a retreat for us for an entire week at the Coast. Being my rst time to travel to Mombasa I was probably more anxious than the rest of the group. My mother woke up early to prepare for me breakfast before I left for the trip. I munched it greedily till she had to remind me about table etiquette. I took my travelling bag and put it in the car. My mother was the one who dropped me at the church and it was sad to say good bye to her. All of my friends who were leaving for the trip had arrived I was the last to reach there. Everyone seemed excited and their faces shone brightly under the morning sun. Before we commenced our journey, our pastor said a short prayer for a safe journey. And o the bus sped o leaving a trail of dust behind and we could hardly see our parents waving at us. The landscape was extremely beautiful with undulating hills and an occasional wild animal on the NairobiMombasa Highway. I could not believe my eyes; I was baed I did not know that our country was this great; the tall green trees, the number of national parks and hotels we was Mukimo. I wished my father was here because this is his favourite dish. After we nished our dinner we were expected to go to our rooms to freshen up and sleep since we had activities to do the following day. The next morning, I woke up to watch the sun rise with the beautiful rays spread across the ocean. It was awesome and I took a photo of it. I showered and dressed up. Soon we were asked to assemble for breakfast. The instructors were happy to see that we were all punctual. In a minute, we were all done ready to begin the team building activities for fun and to keep us alert throughout the day. For a week we did fun activities on the shores of the Indian Ocean and to encourage teamwork. The afternoons were left for swimming. All of us were in the ocean enjoying the salty water. Little did we know that all would not end well. On the last afternoon one of my friends, Hillary, was heard screaming for help as he was drowning. We were instructed to get to the mainland as the life guard rushed to save the boys life. With Gods faith, a life was saved. Hillary was taken to one of the nearest hospitals since he looked frail. Everyone was horried as we went back to our rooms to prepare for our last dinner. It was to be served by the seaside under the bright stars. As we were toasting and making merry, Hillary joined us and we were all very happy to see him. He had received treatment and looked jovial. It was indeed a trip to remember.

passed on our way! At some point I fell asleep and only awoke when we were almost reaching our destination. Shanniq wake up, we are almost there, said one of my friends. And soon the huge elephant tusks that I had heard welcomes any visitor to Mombasa came into view. Soon the driver negotiated a corner and we were at our hotel. We shouted as we alighted from the bus. Mombasa here we come! we shouted as we alighted from the bus. The sun was scorching hot and the air felt humid. I could not help but wear my shades and apply sunscreen. We were taken to one of the ve star hotels in the Coastal city. The rooms we were given were just breathtaking.

I could see the huge Indian Ocean which I had learnt about during my Geography classes. The beds were cozy and relaxing. Since it was our rst day here, there were instructors who had accompanied us from Nairobi to inform us what activities we were expected to do during the retreat. As we prepared for dinner the smell of food was drifting in the cool air making our stomachs grumble. In a blink of a second, we were called for dinner. The place we were having dinner was beautiful; it was a candle lit dinner. The chefs were dressed in African outts and this made it even more interesting. The food was very tasty and in variety. But what I enjoyed most
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EASTLANDS DOMINATES IN GIRLS RUGBY TOURNAMENT

BY FRANKLINE AKHUBULA @FRANKAKHU
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athare, Kibera and Impala triumphed at the Shamas Rugby Foundation (SRF) monthly tournament played at the Kenya Harlequins grounds along Ngong road, Nairobi recently. Mathare overcame odds to win the U-10 category. They beat Impala 20-5. They also won in another entertaining match against Eastlands by 15-10 but went down to Kibera 25-5. Though Impala were determined to rake in victory, their sterling performance when they smashed Eastlands 20-0 could not shake Mathare who hammered them 20-5, a loss that saw them forsake their next contest against Kibera. Kibera were undoubtedly the U-12 champions after overcoming Mathare 15-5 and Eastlands 20-5. Unlucky Mathare also suffered in the hands of Eastlands who tortured them to make away with 20-5 victory. But Eastlands triumph was short-lived as resurgent Impala crashed them with a 35-0 win.

Impala carried the day in the U14 category after edging Kibera 2015 and Mathare 10-5. Mathare was able to win 15-10 against Kibera in the category. Kibera captain Felix Shagwe, while admitting their total loss in the U-14 title, noted that it was not their day and is hopeful that they will do better and win the next monthly set to take place at the same venue. Despite going down to Impala and Mathare we had opportunity to learn vital lessons which will spur us to victory in the forthcoming tournaments, said Shagwe. Girls U-14 contest was won by Eastlands who thumped Kibera 25-5. Eastlands went ahead to win the girls U-10 category after thrashing Kibera 25-10. Impalas centre player Isaac Gomba, who is also one of the SRF coaches, told Young Nation that the monthly tournament is meant to evaluate the children and inspire them into rugby. He noted that plans were underway to rotate the tournament in all the SRF centres. Washington Okello, a Kenya Harlequins y half and SRF coach from Kibera, was glad

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Rose Maket Country Director Alive and Kicking donate Rugby Balls to Azim Deen, right, founder Shamas Rugby recently.

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the weekend tournament had an increase of 150 players compared by last months edition that attracted 300 children. We are looking forward to having 500 children in the March edition, said Okello, who explained that some children miss out due to the demanding school schedules that extend up to the weekends. At the same time, SRF ocially entered in a partnership with social change agents Alive & Kicking Kenya that boosted the

foundation with 60 quality balls worth Sh120, 000. Alive & Kicking Kenya Country Director Rose Maket said her organisation was impressed with the work being done by SRF to give disadvantaged children from various Nairobi slums a foothold in life through rugby. She said: We have promoted football in a big way in this country but what Shamas is doing has humbled us, its the reason we, for the rst time, have taken a leap of faith in rugby.

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