The Standard - 2014-08-12

Jubilee and CORD are bracing for
a showdown in Parliament over a Bill

designed to address skewed appoint-
ments in the public service.
The governing coalition plans to
delay passage of the Public Service
(Values and Principles) Bill, 2014, cit-
ing further consultations but the Op-
position CORD has vowed to block at-
tempts to seek a six-month extension,
arguing the law is long overdue to re-
dress ethnic imbalance in the Jubilee
government.
The proposed law, which seeks to
give effect to the provisions of Article
232 of the Constitution on the values
and principles of public service, is
among constitutional Bills with an Au-
gust 27 deadline.
If passed into law, the Bill will re-
quire the Public Service Commission
How universities will
share out 72,000 slots
Over 72,000 candidates who sat last years
Form Four examinations have been selected
to join various public universities and col-
leges next month.
Documents from the Kenya Universi-
ties and Colleges Central Placement Service
(KUCCPS) indicate that 56,937 students have
been placed in public universities.
It also reveals that for the first time, the
Government will sponsor 15,393 candidates
to pursue various diploma courses in middle
level colleges across the county.
KUCCPS, which replaced the Joint Admis-
sions Board (JAB) as envisaged under Section
55 of the Universities Act, approved the ad-
missions following a meeting yesterday.
However, over 66,000 candidates who
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Anger over
Duale bid to
delay Public
Service Bill
By AUGUSTINE ODUOR
By GEOFFREY MOSOKU
DP, Governor
Rutos war of
words over Mau
Forest land saga
escalates, P.32
Extensive County News coverage
PAGES 17,18,19,20,22,24,26,27,30,32,33,36
FROM THE
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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ODMs Kariuki
takes early
lead in Mathare
by-election
A woman casts her vote at Valley
Bridge Primary School in
Huruma, Nairobi, during the
National Assembly by-election for
Mathare Constituency yesterday.
ODMs Steven Kariuki was leading
with over 1,000 votes by the time
of going to press. STORY ON PAGE 3
[PHOTO: GOVEDI ASUTSA]
Gender
COP Programme Name CAP ALLOC Distribution
M F M % F %
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
36.601 BA OF ARTS 900 901 434 467 48.17 51.83
44.998 BA OF ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES/BA OF ARCHITECTURE 30 30 20 10 66.67 33.33
44.230 BA OF QUANTITY SURVEYING 35 36 26 10 72.22 27.78
38.966 BA OF ARTS (DESIGN) 40 40 15 25 37.50 62.50
25.000 BA OF ARTS (ANTHROPOLOGY) 245 234 146 88 62.39 37.61
44.778 BA OF SCIENCE (ACTUARIAL SCIENCE) 55 56 37 19 66.07 33.93
43.496 BA OF SCIENCE (INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY) 25 25 15 10 60.00 40.00
39.294 BA OF SCIENCE (MATHEMATICS) 40 41 31 10 75.61 24.39
38.614 BA OF SCIENCE (METEOROLOGY) 55 55 42 13 76.36 23.64
33.745 BA OF SCIENCE (BIOLOGY) 55 56 35 21 62.50 37.50
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
Waiguru allays fears
of mass civil servants
retrenchment, P.9
We are here to facilitate
a free and fair election.
Every party was allowed to
have at least two agents at
every stream in the polling
station. IEBC Commissioner
Thomas Letangule
Page 2 / NATIONAL NEWS Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
Deant Jubilee governors press on with referendum agenda
Jubilee governors have vowed to
soldier on with their push for a ref-
erendum despite threats of isolation
from the governing coalition.
The county bosses instead ac-
cused the Executive and Parliament
of frustrating their quest to have a na-
tional vote to amend the Constitution.
This clarion call is purely pred-
icated on the need to adequately fi-
nance devolution for purposes of
service delivery while taking into ac-
count the interest of all Kenyans and
has absolutely no political motivation
or inclination, said Governor Nderitu
Gachagua (Nyeri, Jubilee).
He warned against any move to
reprimand governors for their stand.
The decision is an initiative of the
Council of Governors (CoG) in its ca-
pacity to confront challenges affect-
ing devolution, since our efforts to
initiate dialogue, pleading and at-
tempts to consult have proved futile.
The referendum process is a last re-
sort, said Gachagua.
CoG chairman Isaac Ruto reiterat-
ed that their referendum was apolit-
ical and were therefore not teaming
up with the Coalition for Reforms and
Democracy (CORD).
There are numerous issues con-
tained in our 10-point plan that, if
not addressed, will undermine devo-
lution, he said.
The governors steering commit-
tee consisting of Ruto, Ken Lusa-
ka (Bungoma, Jubilee), Peter Mun-
ya (Meru, Jubilee), Ahmed Abdullahi
Mohammed (Wajir, CORD), Ali Ro-
ba (Mandera, Jubilee), Ukuru Yattani
(Marsabit, CORD) and Gachagua has
been mandated to collapse the 10 is-
Jubilee, CORD tussle over Bill to
check skewed public appointments
County Public Service Boards to,
once every year, prepare a report on
the status of the promotion of the
values and principles of public ser-
vice, among them ethnic balance in
appointments. The reports are to be
submitted to the President, Parlia-
ment, governors and county assem-
blies by December of each year.
Yesterday, National Assembly
Leader of Majority Aden Duale told
The Standard he was planning a six-
month extension of the Bills deadline.
The Bill was published on July 25 but
Duale said it was impossible to pass it
in the remaining two weeks.
But House Minority Leader Francis
Nyenze vowed to shoot down any mo-
tion seeking to extend the deadline.
According to Mr Duale, the Attorney
Generals office and the Commission
for Implementation of the Constitu-
tion (CIC) are consulting on various
aspects of the Bill, and because it af-
fects counties, the proposed law must
go through Senate and will likely re-
quire mediation to pass.
We have to be realistic and seek
a six-month period to pass this law
sues into a referendum bill.
The governors scoffed at claims by
Jubilee leaders, led by Senate Majori-
ty leader Kithure Kindiki, his Nation-
al Assembly counterpart Aden Duale,
Senate Majority Chief Whip Beatrice
Elachi and Senator Kipchumba Mur-
komen that they had joined CORDs
process in the disguise of pushing a
parallel national vote.
Ruto, who is also the Bomet Gov-
ernor, urged the leaders to stop ped-
dling lies.
We have consulted as governors
and we have come to the conclusion
that for devolution to thrive both in
letter and spirit, we have no choice
but to go back to Wanjiku and let
her determine the changes that we
need to make in our Constitution,
said Ruto.
The governors, in a bid to shade
off the CORD referendum connec-
tion, recalled that they were the first
to advocate a national vote in April
last year before they shelved the move
after deliberations with the national
Executive.
Meanwhile, West Pokot Senator
John Lonyangapuo has said gover-
nors should be ready to account for
funds allocated to their counties and
dismissed their clamour for a referen-
dum as a diversionary tactic.
Lonyangapuo said governors sum-
moned to appear before the Sen-
ate had no option but to honour the
summonses to explain audit queries
arising from money allocated to their
counties.
Why are they running away from
being taken to task yet the reports by
the Auditor General have revealed
there is wastage of public funds in
the counties? Lonyangapuo posed
during a press conference in Nakuru.
BY ROSELYNE OBALA
AND KARANJA NJOROGE
Continued from P1
Local tourists watch a
herd of elephants
drink water around a
water hole at the
Sarova saltlick lodge
in Taita Taveta
County on Saturday.
The lodge manager,
Willie Mwadilo, said
locals are taking
advantage of the
current reduced costs
due to the prevailing
low season. [PHOTO:
MAARUFU MOHAMED/
STANDARD]
Admiring natures creation
Nderitu Gachagua
since its among those that are sup-
posed to be passed before the 27th,
he said.
But Mr Nyenze insisted that if there
was goodwill in Parliament, the Bill
could be passed in a week. He said
Kenyans could not wait for so long to
correct ethnic imbalances in public
service appointments.
We will put up a spirited fight in
the face of the so-called tyranny of
numbers because Kenyans will not
wait any longer as biased and skewed
appointments go on.
We dont need an extension be-
cause as it is, we dont see the face of
Kenya in public appointments, which
are (currently) based on tribe and who
knows who. We cant wait, Nyenze re-
iterated.
Section 10 of the Bill deals with the
appointment and promotion of pub-
lic officers based on fair competition
and merit.
It further provides for exemption to
this general rule where a community
in Kenya is not adequately represent-
ed in appointments or promotions in
the public service; the balance of gen-
der in a public institution is biased to-
wards one gender; an ethnic group is
disproportionately represented in a
public institution; persons with dis-
abilities are not adequately represent-
ed in the public service.
This is the clause that the Opposi-
tion is seeking to invoke in its demand
to the Public Service Commission
(PSC) to publish a list of all appoint-
ments made by the Jubilee govern-
ment, which it says are skewed in fa-
vour of President Uhuru Kenyattas
and his deputy William Rutos com-
munities.
For instance, if you look at the se-
curity sector, all senior positions are
held by people from the same regions
yet the Constitution demands the face
of Kenya, and this is what this law is
seeking to address in implementation
of the Constitution, Nyenze said.
But Duale rejected CORDs claim,
saying issues of tribal balance in the
public sector could be dealt with with-
out invoking the Bill. He cited Parlia-
ment where all senior appointments
are vetted and approved, saying CORD
was represented there and could raise
objections if the list was skewed.
Further, Article 35 of the Consti-
tution allows any Kenyan to write to
the Public Service Commission to de-
mand information on all public offi-
cers and their ethnic composition,
Duale argued.
Values and principles of public
service envisaged in the Constitution
include; high standards of profes-
sional ethics; efficient, effective and
economic use of resources; respon-
sive, prompt, effective, impartial and
equitable provision of services; in-
volvement of the people in the pro-
cess of policy making; accountability
for administrative acts; transparency
and provision to the public of timely,
accurate information.
Others include fair competition
and merit as the basis of appoint-
ments and promotions; representa-
tion of Kenyas diverse communities;
and affording adequate and equal op-
portunities for appointment, training
and advancement at all levels of the
public service.
The Bill prohibits public officers
from giving or providing inaccurate
information and requires them to be
accountable for their actions. It also
provides an avenue for Kenyans to file
their complaints as it requires each
commission to keep and maintain a
register of complaints made against
a public officer, and allows the com-
plainant to inspect the register to ver-
ify details of his or her complaint.
The High Court yesterday failed
to issue temporary orders restraining
use of Alcoblow to arrest drunk driv-
ers and speed guns to nab speeding
motorists.
Justice Mumbi Ngugi, in her rul-
ing, said the court cannot delve into
the matter of the two gadgets as the
case had been previously ruled on.
In the case, Japhet Muroko had
sued the Kenya Bureau of Standards
(Kebs), National Transport Safety Au-
thority(NTSA), Transport Cabinet Sec-
retary Michael Kamau and the Inspec-
tor General of police David Kimaiyo,
claiming the rules introduced last De-
cember were in breach of the Consti-
tution and international standards.
Kenyan standards
Muroko, through his lawyer Edna
Arati, argued that Kebs had failed to
approve the breathalyser and hand-
held speed gun as they did not meet
Kenyan standards.
The petitioner says Transport
CS failed to obtain advice on the re-
quired standards of the gadgets from
Kebs as stipulated in the Traffic Act
hence contravening Article 46 of the
Constitution.
Muroko also wanted Kebs ordered
to produce a certificate of conformi-
ty of the two gadgets, certificate of
their manufacturers, their operation-
al manuals, handbooks and a letter
confirming their standards pursuant
to the Standards Act.
The petitioner had asked the court
to order NTSA to produce evidence of
advertisement on procurement of the
gadgets to show that their acquisition
was transparent and competitive.
He also wants NTSA to table in
court the total amount of fines col-
lected since the two gadgets were in-
troduced last December .
The judge ordered that Muroko
to serve all the respondents and set
the mention of the case on October
7, this year.
Court fails to
give reprieve
on Alcoblow,
speed guns
BY FRED MAKANA
AND JOHN MUTHONI
Page 3 NATIONAL NEWS / Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
An old woman is assisted to go and vote at the Valley Bridge Primary School in
Huruma during the Mathare by-elections, yesterday. [PHOTOS: GOVEDI ASUTSA/
STANDARD]
ODM candidate Steve Kariuki TNA candidate George Wanjohi
ODM candidate Steve Kariuki was
last night on the way to clinching the
Mathare constituency parliamenta-
ry seat in a closely contested by-elec-
tion.
Mr Kariuki had a lead of 1,369 over
his closest challenger TNAs George
Wanjohi with votes from 93 out of 115
polling stations counted by 8.05pm.
Kariuki had polled 12,169 while
Wanjohi, the immediate former MP,
trailed him with 10,800.
The by-election followed a suc-
cessful petition by Kariuki against the
election of Wanjohi in the March 2013
General Election.
Earlier, candidates accused each
other of spreading leaflets to mislead
voters about the withdrawal of oppo-
nents.
Kariuki and Wanjohi blamed each
other for using unorthodox means
during the campaigns.
Asked if he was responsible for the
alleged leaflets, Wanjohi dismissed his
involvement in the dirty game, term-
ing Kariukis claims as the kicks of a
dying horse.
The ODM candidate who cast his
mentary race on Saturday.
Our opponents had printed leaf-
lets showing that I had stepped down
from the race but we have told our
supporters that they should ignore
such smear campaign and vote.
We are aware of the tactics they
are using but we believe victory is on
our side, said Kariuki.
The contenders attributed the low
voter turnout experienced yesterday
morning to voter apathy following the
postponement of the poll day from
August 7 to August 11.
Wanjohi said some of the voters
may have been held up at their work-
places thus the small number of par-
ticipants.
When IEBC changed the date of
voting, I think people became tired.
However, we hope that in the after-
noon the voters would come out in
large numbers, said Wanjohi.
Voters across the constituency
trickled in at various polling stations
bracing the cold weather to cast their
ballots to either elect a new legislator
ODM candidate
takes early lead
in Mathare poll
Rivals accuse each other of spreading leaets
indicating they had stepped down from the race
or retain Wanjohi.
Outside polling stations, security
officers in combative regalia kept an
eye on things from their trucks. The
youthful Kariuki praised the Indepen-
dent Electoral and Boundaries Com-
mission for making proper arrange-
ments for the election.
Kariuki remained optimistic he
was the choice of Mathare residents
despite the poor voter turnout.
Progressive Peoples Party candi-
date Sammy Mudanya claimed other
contestants had been splashing cash
in the constituency but pegged his
victory on Jesus Christ.
Contrary to other contestants, I
have been campaigning on issues and
not splashing cash as others.
As Progressive Peoples party we
believe in fairness, said Mudanya.
He exuded hope more people would
cast their votes.
Maendeleo Democratic candidate
Fwamba NC Fwamba was expected to
cast his ballot at Valley Bridge Primary
School at 1.30pm.
More than 30 political parties
have announced their support for
a national referendum.
The parties, which are regis-
tered but are not beneficiaries of
the Political Parties Fund, howev-
er, are joining the push with a dif-
ferent agenda to ensure equita-
ble funding.
The parties caucus said it had
formed an inter-parties committee
to craft the referendum question in
a bid to safeguard gains accorded
in the new Constituting which were
taken away by the Political Parties
Act 2011.
The parties that include Wiper,
Ford Kenya and UDF have vowed to
push for own interests in the refer-
endum that will guarantee them eq-
uity in accessing the Political Par-
ties Fund.
We are sufficiently convinced
that a referendum is the only way
to safeguard our democratic gains
and therefore, we have official-
ly joined calls for a referendum,
said a statement signed by the par-
ty representatives after a three-day
retreat at Maazoni Lodge in Macha-
kos County that ended at the week-
end.
Under the the Political Parties
Act 2011, only President Uhurus
TNA, Deputy President Rutos URP
and former Prime Minister Railas
ODM qualified to share the funds
from the political partys kitty after
securing more than five per cent of
the national tally during the 2013
polls. .
Representatives of CORD affili-
ates Wiper and Ford Kenya, which
missed out on the kitty, attended
the forum.
Wipers Sammy Seroney and
Ford Kenyas Stephen Namusyule
appended their signature on behalf
of their parties. Officials of Jubilee
affiliates Ford People, PNU, GNU
and UDFs also signed the press re-
lease.
Refusal to amend the politi-
cal parties funding reduces polit-
ical parties to beggars who can-
not be independent nor be able to
conduct their affairs without over-
bearing political patronage. All
Kenyans must therefore stand and
fight for preservation of democra-
cy we fought for, David Wakahu of
Mwangaza Party said.
Over 30
parties back
push for
referendum
y B GEOFFREY MOSOKU
y B RAWLINGS OTIENO
Kuppet chief Akello Misori.
Teachers rival unions have dif-
fered on a proposed plan for new
pension fund for members.
Kenya Union of Post-Primary Ed-
ucation Teachers (Kuppet) has read
mischief in a joint proposal by Ken-
ya National Union of Teachers (Knut)
and the umbrella Public Service Trade
Unions of Kenya (Pusetu).
Pusetu and Knut now want
us to believe that they have been
against National Social Security
Fund (NSSF) deductions when they
are waiting for positions on the basis
of these deductions. We will not allow
any person to touch teachers money
in the name of pension, said Kuppet
Secretary General Akello Misori.
Kuppet wants the pension scheme
to be jointly managed by Teachers
Service Commission (TSC), employ-
ees and a fund manager for teachers
to get more money upon retirement.
Misori said they will only support
the proposed scheme if the employ-
er contributes 15 per cent of the ba-
sic pay while teachers contribute 7.5
per cent.
Kuppet opposes proposed pension fund for teachers
y B RAWLINGS OTIENO Speaking to The Standard yester-
day, Mr Misori said NSSF had been
embroiled in major scams and taking
teachers money without checks and
balances was a great risk.
Meanwhile, Kuppet has alleged
that TSC is locking out potential can-
didates in the ongoing recruitment
and giving priority to candidates who
have attained 40 years.
Kuppet chair Omboko Milemba
said the recruitment should first con-
sider those who cleared their training
earlier and not based on the age.
Kuppet said there have been nu-
merous complaints from across the
country from candidates claiming
that they were being locked out un-
fairly.
However, TSC Chief Executive Ga-
briel Lengoiboni dismissed Kuppets
allegation saying strict guidelines
were being used in the recruitment.
The allegations are far-fetched
because TSC has guidelines and we
cannot therefore go out of the rules.
As long as somebody is below 45 years
at the time of employment, the per-
son is eligible, said Lengoiboni.
The Independent Electoral and
Boundaries Commission has dis-
missed ODMs claims of bribery
in the Mathare by-election
IEBC Commissioner Thomas
Letangule said the commission
had allowed candidate to have
at least two agents for every
stream in polling stations
Addressing the Press short-
ly after visiting St Teresas Girls
Primary School polling station,
Letangula said party agents
were neither harassed nor
locked out of polling stations
Kibra MP Ken Okoth said ODM
was in the process of collecting
evidence to give IEBC and the
police for action
IEBC DISMISSES CLAIMS
OF VOTER BRIBERY
vote at Ndururuno Secondary School
early morning yesterday accused
Wanjohi of spreading leaflets indicat-
ing he had pulled out of the parlia-
How universities have shared out slots
Gender
M F M % F %
MOI UNIVERSITY
Gender
M F M % F %
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
43.313 B.S. (BIOCHEMISTRY) 30 30 11 19 36.67 63.33
35.551 B.S. (GEOLOGY) 40 41 35 6 85.37 14.63
44.432 B.S. (COMPUTER SCIENCE) 35 35 30 5 85.71 14.29
44.899 B.S. (CIVIL ENGINEERING) 60 61 53 8 86.89 13.11
45.014 B.S. (ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING) 60 61 48 13 78.69 21.31
44.202 B.S. (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) 45 46 41 5 89.13 10.87
43.040 B.S. (GEOSPATIAL ENGINEERING) 25 26 23 3 88.46 11.54
44.016 B.S. (B.SC.) 280 280 172 108 61.43 38.57
38.429 B.S. (ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING) 45 45 26 19 57.78 42.22
29.132 B.S. (AGRICULTURE) 100 101 52 49 51.49 48.51
39.540 B.S. (FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 40 40 21 19 52.50 47.50
25.000 B.S. (RANGE MANAGEMENT) 45 44 29 15 65.91 34.09
42.062 B.S. (MICROPROCESSOR TECHNOLOGY AND INSTRUMENTATION) 15 16 14 2 87.50 12.50
37.697 B.S. (ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS) 20 20 13 7 65.00 35.00
45.173 BA OF DENTAL SURGERY 18 18 12 6 66.67 33.33
44.961 BA OF PHARMACY 50 50 35 15 70.00 30.00
39.561 BA OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 80 79 55 24 69.62 30.38
45.790 BA OF MEDICINE AND BA OF SURGERY 110 116 94 22 81.03 18.97
44.194 B.S. (NURSING) 35 37 24 13 64.86 35.14
41.066 BA OF COMMERCE (B.COM.) 385 384 231 153 60.16 39.84
42.900 BA OF LAW (LLB) 170 172 92 80 53.49 46.51
35.582 BA OF EDUCATION (ARTS) 350 359 213 146 59.33 40.67
44.272 BA OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE) 140 144 110 34 76.39 23.61
34.194 B.S. (WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT) 45 47 25 22 53.19 46.81
41.308 BA OF ECONOMICS 195 199 109 90 54.77 45.23
41.989 B.S. (STATISTICS) 35 36 19 17 52.78 47.22
39.694 BA OF ARTS (PLANNING) 40 40 21 19 52.50 47.50
42.431 BA OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 30 30 26 4 86.67 13.33
30.819 BA OF EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION) 50 50 12 38 24.00 76.00
39.999 B.S. (MANAGEMENT OF AGRO-ECOSYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENT) 45 45 36 9 80.00 20.00
32.821 B.S. (HORTICULTURE) 45 44 32 12 72.73 27.27
33.614 B.S. (ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT) 80 80 35 45 43.75 56.25
35.770 B.S. (AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT) 140 139 78 61 56.12 43.88
40.284 B.S. (FOOD NUTRITION AND DIETETICS) 45 44 7 37 15.91 84.09
43.640 B.S. (MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY) 30 31 18 13 58.06 41.94
43.159 BA OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS 153 151 93 58 61.59 38.41
44.458 B.S. (MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) 80 84 48 36 57.14 42.86
43.303 BA OF REAL ESTATE 35 35 23 12 65.71 34.29
25.000 BA OF EDUCATION (PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS) 50 48 23 25 47.92 52.08
34.116 B.S. (AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION) 120 119 84 35 70.59 29.41
35.521 BA OF EDUCATION (ICT) 25 25 21 4 84.00 16.00
25.000 B.S. (LEATHER TECHNOLOGY) 45 44 34 10 77.27 22.73
35.603 B.S. (CHEMISTRY) 40 40 29 11 72.50 27.50
25.000 B.S. (FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT) 45 43 28 15 65.12 34.88
5,031 5,053 3,036 2,017 60.08 39.92
MOI UNIVERSITY
25.000 BA OF ARTS 500 474 270 204 56.96 43.04
43.491 B.S. (ACTUARIAL SCIENCE) 30 30 15 15 50.00 50.00
36.893 B.S. (BSC.) 170 171 108 63 63.16 36.84
45.100 BA OF DENTAL SURGERY 10 10 8 2 80.00 20.00
45.551 BA OF MEDICINE AND BA OF SURGERY (MBCHB) 44 44 35 9 79.55 20.45
44.022 B.S. (NURSING) 28 28 11 17 39.29 60.71
41.931 BA OF LAWS (LL.B) 55 55 26 29 47.27 52.73
32.406 BA OF ARTS (SOCIAL WORK) 70 71 22 49 30.99 69.01
34.657 B.S. (INFORMATION SCIENCES) 50 51 42 9 82.35 17.65
37.069 BA OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 225 229 131 98 57.21 42.79
34.749 BA OF TOURISM MANAGEMENT 60 61 41 20 67.21 32.79
25.000 BA OF ARTS (MUSIC) 50 30 13 17 43.33 56.67
40.426 B.S. (APPLIED STATISTICS WITH COMPUTING) 30 30 20 10 66.67 33.33
25.000 BA OF ARTS (FRENCH) 50 47 13 34 27.66 72.34
25.000 BA OF ARTS (GERMAN) 50 28 12 16 42.86 57.14
25.000 BA OF ARTS (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) 100 97 31 66 31.96 68.04
37.661 B.S. (COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM) 75 77 42 35 54.55 45.45
33.884 B.S. (AGRI BUSINESS MANAGEMENT) 40 40 27 13 67.50 32.50
40.276 B.S. (ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH) 22 22 7 15 31.82 68.18
37.323 B.S. (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) 75 73 29 44 39.73 60.27
25.000 BA OF ARTS (WITH EDUCATION) 500 248 97 151 39.11 60.89
43.258 B.S. (AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) 85 88 54 34 61.36 38.64
36.334 BA OF HOTELS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 50 51 22 29 43.14 56.86
40.633 BA OF TRAVEL AND TOURS OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 45 49 23 26 46.94 53.06
31.633 BA OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY) 80 81 28 53 34.57 65.43
37.346 B.S. (MICROBIOLOGY) 20 23 13 10 56.52 43.48
25.000 BA OF ARTS (GEOGRAPHY) 70 69 44 25 63.77 36.23
40.216 B.S. (ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES) 75 82 51 31 62.20 37.80
30.629 BA OF ARTS (KISWAHILI) 70 70 23 47 32.86 67.14
25.000 BA OF EDUCATION (GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING) 100 67 25 42 37.31 62.69
37.053 B.S. (PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT) 75 76 49 27 64.47 35.53
25.000 BA OF EDUCATION (TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION) 150 145 93 52 64.14 35.86
25.000 B.S. (COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY) 100 58 9 49 15.52 84.48
33.985 B.S. WITH EDUCATION 55 60 42 18 70.00 30.00
37.825 B.S. (INFORMATICS) 20 20 16 4 80.00 20.00
25.000 BA OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT 45 42 24 18 57.14 42.86
34.851 B.S. (COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS) 75 76 23 53 30.26 69.74
38.859 BA OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (CIVIL AVIATION MANAGEMENT) 45 45 30 15 66.67 33.33
34.851 B.S. (GRAPHIC, COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING) 30 32 20 12 62.50 37.50
42.341 B.S. (MEDIA SCIENCE) 30 34 21 13 61.76 38.24
32.225 B.S. (STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT) 75 76 41 35 53.95 46.05
32.337 BA OF EDUCATION (ARTS - BUSINESS STUDIES) 200 199 102 97 51.26 48.74
37.646 B.S. (MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY) 22 22 12 10 54.55 45.45
32.633 BA OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (MARINE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT) 45 47 28 19 59.57 40.43
39.500 B.S. (PHYSICAL THERAPY) 18 19 7 12 36.84 63.16
25.000 BA OF ARTS (PENOLOGY, CORRECTION AND ADMINISTRATION) 70 66 35 31 53.03 46.97
43.891 BA OF ENGINEERING (CHEMICAL AND PROCESS ENGINEERING) 20 20 15 5 75.00 25.00
36.434 BA OF ENGINEERING (INDUSTRIAL AND TEXTILE ENGINEERING) 30 29 25 4 86.21 13.79
44.438 BA OF ENGINEERING (CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING) 20 20 15 5 75.00 25.00
44.620 BA OF ENGINEERING (ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING) 20 20 17 3 85.00 15.00
25.000 BA OF ARTS (LINGUISTICS, MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION) 100 84 30 54 35.71 64.29
43.821 BA OF ARTS (ECONOMICS) 105 110 62 48 56.36 43.64
25.000 BA OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION - PRIMARY OPTION) 200 193 71 122 36.79 63.21
31.492 BA OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION - SECONDARY OPTION) 100 100 35 65 35.00 65.00
25.000 BA OF EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION) 100 51 10 41 19.61 80.39
44.399 BA OF ENGINEERING (ELECTRICAL AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING) 20 20 15 5 75.00 25.00
43.554 BA OF ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING) 20 20 18 2 90.00 10.00
5,454 5,030 2,696 2,334 53.60 46.40
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
25.000 BA OF ARTS 590 463 243 220 52.48 47.52
44.143 B.S. (ACTUARIAL SCIENCE) 30 29 23 6 79.31 20.69
33.913 B.S. (BIOLOGY) 50 51 28 23 54.90 45.10
42.246 B.S. (BIOCHEMISTRY) 45 45 27 18 60.00 40.00
40.433 B.S. (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY WITH MANAGEMENT) 50 52 35 17 67.31 32.69
44.581 B.S. (CIVIL ENGINEERING) 30 32 28 4 87.50 12.50
44.654 B.S. (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING) 30 31 26 5 83.87 16.13
25.000 B.S. (B.SC.) 300 298 185 113 62.08 37.92
29.511 B.S. (AGRICULTURE) 37 37 20 17 54.05 45.95
44.730 BA OF PHARMACY 25 25 15 10 60.00 40.00
45.445 BA OF MEDICINE & BA OF SURGERY (M.B.CH.B.) 50 51 38 13 74.51 25.49
40.305 BA OF COMMERCE (B.COM) 400 406 215 191 52.96 47.04
42.203 BA OF LAWS (LLB) 70 71 36 35 50.70 49.30
41.090 BA OF ECONOMICS 110 110 58 52 52.73 47.27
39.327 BA OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION) 35 41 15 26 36.59 63.41
25.000 BA OF MUSIC 30 27 12 15 44.44 55.56
25.000 BA OF ARTS (MUSIC) 10 9 3 6 33.33 66.67
25.000 BA OF EDUCATION (ARTS) MUSIC 15 14 5 9 35.71 64.29
41.417 B.S. (STATISTICS & PROGRAMMING) 50 50 30 20 60.00 40.00
25.000 BA OF EDUCATION (ARTS) GERMAN 35 19 5 14 26.32 73.68
36.200 BA OF ARTS (THEATER ARTS & FILM TECHNOLOGY) 60 61 39 22 63.93 36.07
37.467 BA OF EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION) 35 39 14 25 35.90 64.10
39.844 B.S. (ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH) 40 40 16 24 40.00 60.00
39.342 B.S. (FOOD, NUTRITION & DIETETICS) 45 46 18 28 39.13 60.87
43.433 B.S. (MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE) 30 30 19 11 63.33 36.67
44.570 B.S. (TELECOMMUNICATION & INFORM. TECH) 30 30 29 1 96.67 3.33
42.672 BA OF ECONOMICS & STATISTICS 115 115 65 50 56.52 43.48
38.279 BA OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 50 51 22 29 43.14 56.86
34.739 B.S. (AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) 37 38 26 12 68.42 31.58
35.089 B.S. (FASHION DESIGN & MARKETING) 45 45 15 30 33.33 66.67
38.592 B.S. (HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT) 50 50 23 27 46.00 54.00
40.601 B.S. (BIOTECHNOLOGY) 35 35 24 11 68.57 31.43
31.917 BA OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 50 51 23 28 45.10 54.90
39.397 BA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 25 25 22 3 88.00 12.00
40.912 BA OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE 90 93 49 44 52.69 47.31
34.359 BA OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY) 105 104 37 67 35.58 64.42
38.677 B.S. (MICROBIOLOGY) 40 40 23 17 57.50 42.50
33.511 BA OF EDUCATION (ARTS) FRENCH 35 35 9 26 25.71 74.29
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TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW
sat last years Kenya Certificate of Sec-
ondary Education exam failed to at-
tain the minimum qualifying grade.
Of the 449,216 who sat last years
examination, over 123,000 candidates
scored the minimum university entry
grade of C plus.
Some of those who totally missed
places in universities have already
been placed in diploma courses. The
rest are expected to be admitted un-
der self-sponsored programmes,
said a senior official familiar with the
placement process.
The Service lowered the mini-
mum university entry requirement
to B- (minus) of 58 points for female
students and grade B of 60 points for
male students. Candidates with grade
C- (minus) were also eligible for di-
ploma programmes. Some 232, 699
candidates scored C- and above.
Kenyatta University (KU) has been
allocated the highest number of uni-
versity students with 5,480 admis-
sions. The institutions declared ca-
pacity is 5,454.
The University of Nairobi (UoN)
will admit 5,053 candidates against a
capacity of 5,031 while Moi Universi-
ty has been assigned 5,030 students.
Egerton is allocated 2,767 while Jo-
mo Kenyatta University of Agricul-
ture and Technology (JKUAT) will take
2,597 against the institutions capaci-
ty of 2,583. Maseno University will en-
rol 2,926 and Technical University of
Kenya is assigned 1,827.
A senior official who attended the
board meeting yesterday said some
institutions were allocated more can-
didates as a result of affirmative ac-
tion.
Issues of gender, persons with
disability and marginalised groups
were considered and this saw some
institutions get slightly more candi-
dates, said the source who is not au-
thorised to speak to the media.
The document also states the cut-
off points for the various degree and
diploma programmes across the in-
stitutions. Bachelor of Medicine at
the University of Nairobi has a cut off
point of 45.790 compared to 45.551 at
Moi University.
The cut-off points for Bachelor of
Science (nursing) programme at Moi
University is put at 44.022. This com-
pares to 44.790 at UoN and 43.916 at
JKUAT. Bachelor of science (electrical
and electronic engineering) at Ken-
yatta University has a cut off point
of 44. 654 while the same course at
JKUAT has a cut off point of 43.916.
The source also indicated that no
candidates who scored grade A or its
equivalent was awarded a diploma
course.
The board meeting was told yes-
terday that diploma application op-
tions for these candidates were ig-
nored and they were given degree
programmes. And those who did not
qualify were allocated degree pro-
grammes in unfilled capacities, said
the officer.
Parents and a section of students
had raised concern that students who
scored grade A or A- were allocated di-
ploma courses. Students were also of-
fered slots in teacher training colleges
and polytechnics.
However, the source says mid-
dle-level colleges did not attract ma-
ny students. Only 132 candidates
applied to join Kagumo Teachers
Training College against the institu-
tions capacity of 300. Kibabii Diplo-
ma Teachers Training College only
attracted 105 students against a ca-
pacity of 275. And Kenya Technical
Teachers College attracted only 183
candidates against a declared capac-
ity of 1,300.
This is the first time we asked stu-
dents to directly apply to be placed
and the major concern is that not
many candidates applied, said the
source. But the official added insti-
tutions would be allowed to take de-
tails of interested students and for-
ward them to KUCCPS.
Once the colleges send their list to
the Service they will be placed based
on their performance and available
72,000 to join universities,
colleges next month
Students walk towards Kenyatta Universitys main entrance. KU has been allo-
cated the highest number of students with 5,480 admissions. The institutions
declared capacity is 5,454. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
space, added the source.
Also for the first time, the Ser-
vice has placed students to the Ken-
ya Medical Training Colleges (KMTC).
Some 3,740 students have been of-
fered places in KMTC institutions. Di-
ploma in community health nursing
attracted 1,370 candidates, this being
the highest number of admissions.
Diploma in clinical medicine will
see the second highest number of
1,140 students. Eldoret Polytechnic
only attracted 351 students against its
capacity of 1,220. Kisumu Polytech-
nic only attracted 566 candidates, this
being half its capacity.
Prof Musyimi Ndetei chairs the
board with John Muraguri as the act-
ing chief executive officer. Vice-chan-
cellors Prof Mabel Imbuga (JKUAT),
George Magoha (UoN), Miriam Mwi-
ta (Baraton University), Noah Mid-
amba (KCA University) and David
Some (Moi University) are members
of the service board.
Higher Education Loans Board
Chief Executive Charles Ringera, Ed-
win Tarno and the two principal sec-
retaries of Education and Finance
are also members of the board. Ed-
ucation Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob
Kaimenyi gazetted the names in Jan-
uary this year.
Under its expanded mandate,
KUCCPS is tasked with placing gov-
ernment-sponsored students in both
public and private institutions of
higher learning. The board has, how-
ever, not placed students in private
universities this year.
(See how slots have been
shared on Page 4)
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Machakos deputy Governor Bernard Kiala (left) with one of his lawyers Celes-
tine Opiyo during the hearing of his proposed impeachment over gross miscon-
duct at County Hall in Nairobi, yesterday. [PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/STANDARD]
Kiala alleges deep rot in
county during hearing
er-up of alleged graft by his officers,
citing one incident where he declined
to take action against an officer bank-
rolling his account with revenue col-
lected.
My committee probing collection
of revenue in Mavoko unearthed mas-
sive irregularities and when we sought
the governors guidance, he disband-
ed the team promising to seek a fo-
rensic experts opinion, and up-to-
date nothing has happened, he said.
Kiala said Mutua was not willing
to fight nepotism in his government,
noting around 50 people hired by the
county public service board were rel-
atives. But legal counsel Kioko Kiloku-
mi on behalf of the Machakos County
Assembly rubbished his allegations.
He instead accused Kiala of nepo-
tism, saying he influenced the ap-
pointment of 14 of his close relations.
Kilokumi further accused Kiala of
misleading the public over his woes,
conducting himself in a manner not
of a State officer and antagonising
Mutua.
Kiala failed to disclose he has a
pending criminal case in court yet he
went ahead to contest a public po-
sition, breaching Chapter Six of the
law, he said.
Machakos deputy Governor Ber-
nard Kiala has accused the county ad-
ministration of graft and raised gover-
nance concerns during impeachment
proceedings against him.
Kiala yesterday appeared before
the Senate select committee prob-
ing his recommended removal by the
County Assembly of Machakos over
gross violation of the Constitution,
abuse of office and gross misconduct,
among others.
In his defence yesterday, Kiala un-
leashed a damning dossier accusing
his boss Governor Alfred Mutua and
his executive committee of nepotism,
flouting procurement laws, embezzle-
ment of funds and contravening the
county governments Act in the ap-
pointment of the public service.
The deputy governor said his pre-
dicament was a repercussion of blow-
ing the whistle on the rot in the coun-
ty. The governor is keen on hounding
me out of office for whistle-blowing
against acts of corruption and bad
governance, Kiala told the Nyeri Sen-
ator Mutahi Kagwe-led committee.
Kiala told senators Mutua sin-
gled-sourced and purchased 15 Sub-
aru Outback cars, allocating 10 to ex-
ecutive committee members and the
remaining five to his own appointed
officers.
The governor bought one Toyota
Land Cruiser VX (V8) for himself, all
used cars in contravention of the Pub-
lic Finance and Management Act 2012
and the procurement laws and regu-
lation, he claimed.
Kiala also accused Mutua of cov-
Deputy governor
accuses Mutuas
administration of
nepotism, outing
procurement laws and
theft of funds
Politicians in Tana River Coun-
ty have rejected a bid by the Govern-
ment to survey land in readiness for
adjudication, prompting Lands Cab-
inet Secretary Charity Ngilu to with-
draw 75 surveyors.
The mainly pastoralist commu-
nity leaders warned that a survey of
land, which in most cases is disputed
between herding and farming tribes,
will spark tribal clashes, less than two
years after the end of bloody violence
between Pokomo and Orma that led
to the deaths of over 200 people.
The surveyors were flown in by
Ngilu in a helicopter when she toured
Lamu and Tana River counties on
Sunday to kick off a survey of land
that may eventually lead to adjudica-
tion and issuance of titles.
Last evening, the surveyors were
preparing to return to Nairobi or re-
locate to Lamu where local leaders
welcomed 72 surveyors and the sur-
vey process.
On Sunday, Tana River leaders led
by Governor Hussein Dado claimed
that divisions are still raw from the
2012/2013 tribal violence in Tana
Delta.
This is the second time leaders
from Tana River have stopped the
Government from issuing title deeds
due to tribal differences between the
local political leaders.
In September last year, President
Uhuru Kenyatta was forced to return
with 595 titles after the leaders and
the public questioned their authen-
ticity and claimed that the beneficia-
ries were not the owners.
A meeting between Ngilu and four
area MPs and the governor before
the public rally in Hola town failed to
yield fruits leading to the suspension
of the adjudication and survey of the
land.
The adjudication of individual-
ly owned land would have seen over
70,000 titles being issued in the area.
Ngilu said the Government is running
out of patience with the leaders op-
position of the process which she said
would have deterred land grabbers.
Tana River
leaders reject
land survey
BY ROSELYNE OBALA
BY BENARD SANGA
Kenyans must get out of their co-
coons and name terrorists living
among them or face the consequenc-
es of perennial fear, blood-letting and
death that has led to orphans, widows
and widowers, this was the message
issued by young people participating
in the Kenya Music Festival in Mom-
basa.
In addition, corrupt police offi-
cers and immigration officials who
pick bribes to allow outsiders to come
in through leaky borders were not
spared by the talented Kenyans.
Throwing the first salvo was Eru-
sui Girls in their winning piece, Who
Hides Them?
Is it true that we have become
so unpatriotic that we know we dine
with and hide the criminals who ter-
rorise us? the girls asked.
They continued to question why
with a few blood-stained coins, one
would allow the merciless terrorist to
continue with their business.
In the piece, Stirred Dreams by Pe-
ter Thuo, Loreto Kiambu stirred the to
awake the old good days when the air
was serene, priding in princely peace
as life bubbled beneath the treetops
before the studded but sustained
bomb attacks on the motherland.
Mpeketoni was such a horrid ex-
perience, I do not want to talk about
it, declared Pangani Girls High
School in their piece.
They were emphatic that the Gov-
ernment must put its house in order,
asking where the intelligence has
been as merchants of terror maimed
and killed almost at will.
Then at Likoni Church, Baby Sa-
trine was shot in the head, they say.
And just when the audience
thought it had heard and seen it all
and Mayori Girls from Nothern region
put the matter in context when they
said: A police car wails for breakfast,
fire brigade wails for Lunch, Red Cross
wails for dinner as ambulance wails
for supper.
Scripted by Clifford Ouma, he of
the Otonglo Time fame, The Burdens
depicts a community under siege by
terrorists.
The fight to unburden this bur-
den lies with you and I. For in this
era, we need a mirror devoid of error,
goes a line in The Burden as recited by
Loreto Girls Msongari.
In the end, the students sought for
synergy involving police, intelligence
and the community in general.
Other schools that performed in
this class include Drys Girls Nakuru
and Nakuru Girls High School.
In another class, Moi High School
Kabarak displayed their prowess in
the set piece, Five Flower Songs by
Boosey and Hawkes. The school also
managed the second positions in the
girls set piece.
Kenyans patriotism questioned as students highlight terrorism in music fete
Moi High School Kabarak students perform an English set piece conducted by
Dorothy Zalo at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa during the Kenya Music Fes-
tival. [PHOTO: GEORGE ORIDO/STANDARD]
y B GEORGE ORIDO
The Kenya Universities and Col-
leges Central Placement Service
(KUCCPS) has finally allocated stu-
dents to the Kenya Medical Train-
ing College (KMTC), marking a major
shift in the way students are admitted
to the institutions.
This ends a stalemate between the
ministries of Education and Health
over control of admissions to KMTC.
The placement list shows that 3,740
students have been placed to study
various programmes at KMTC against
its declared capacity of 4,860.
Of these, 1,370 have expressed in-
terest in pursuing a diploma in com-
munity health nursing. Another 1,140
have been placed to study for a diplo-
ma in clinical medicine. Some 545
students have been placed to study
environmental health science while
445 will study medical laboratory ser-
vices.
Last month, members of the Par-
liamentary Health Committee ex-
pressed concern over delayed admis-
sions. They said several months after
applying, none of the successful can-
didates had received an admission
letter. The delay was reportedly occa-
sioned by the new placement agency.
The MPs said KMTC was not a
semi-autonomous agency of the Ed-
ucation ministry and asked officials
to keep off.
During the House committee
meeting, Principal Secretary Bel-
lio Kipsang and the KUCCPS acting
Chief Executive Officer John Muragu-
ri said the new agency was mandated
to place students in all colleges and
universities.
Muraguri said KUCCPS co-or-
dinates placement of all Govern-
ment-sponsored students, including
those at KMTC. Statistics from KUC-
CPS show that 21,217 students ap-
plied to be placed in all the KMTC fa-
cilities.
Our interpretation is ensuring
that the available spaces in all uni-
versities and colleges are awarded to
deserving applicants, said Muraguri.
Medical college
admissions
stalemate ends
BY AUGUSTINE ODUOR
Page 7 Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
Justice Mumbi Ngugi
Jibril Masudi and Mohamed Guloba (right) at the Milimani Law Courts recently
where they were charged with being found with explosives and narcotic drugs.
Hamad Murithi Munyi is accused of employing Guloba, a terror suspect. [PHO-
TO:FILE/STANDARD]
Court suspends issuance of
appointment letters to recruits
The fate of 10,000 police recruits
now hangs in the balance after the
High Court issued temporary orders
restraining the National Police Ser-
vice Commission (NPSC) from issu-
ing them with appointment letters.
High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi
in her ruling yesterday stated that the
Johnston Kavuludi-led commission
should not issue the appointment let-
ters until the report by the inter-agen-
cy team formed to probe corruption
allegations is released and the court
issues further orders.
Status quo should be maintained
as at today until further orders of the
court, Justice Ngugi said.
The ruling comes despite protests
from Attorney General Githu Muigai
who said the case filed by the Inde-
pendent Police Oversight Authority
(IPOA) was premature because the in-
vestigations and final report were yet
to be completed and released.
Prof Githu through lawyer Paul
Ojwang told the court that IPOA
ought to have reported its concerns
to the NPSC before filing the case.
Githu said IPOA based its case
on 10 incidences without consider-
ing that NPSC was investigating 600
others placed before the inter-agen-
cy team.
If the orders sought by the peti-
tioner are given then this will amount
to condemning the innocent Kenyans
who genuinely passed the test with-
out a proper scrutiny, he said
Kavuludi refuted claims by IPOA
Man linked
to terror
remanded
Hamad Murithi Munyi
has been accused of
hiring people knowing
they were planning
terrorist activities in
the country
going investigations before they are
completed. He is also likely to inter-
fere with potential witnesses who are
expected to testify in court once tri-
al begins, prosecutor Susan Kuru-
ga said.
The prosecutor also told the court
that two bank accounts of the ac-
cused are being probed to establish
if they were linked to recent terror-
ism activities in the country, adding
that granting the suspect bail would
allow him to accomplish his mission.
Defence lawyer Chacha Mwita
argued that his client was entitled to
bail despite the charges he is facing.
Munyi is expected back in court on
August 25.
that the whole recruitment process
lacked public participation, saying
NPSC published proper information
and guidelines on what was expected
from the recruits for them to qualify
for police training.
Meanwhile, a non-Governmental
Organisation wants to be enjoined in
the case as an interested party.
The International Medico Legal
Unit through their lawyer Job Mo-
manyi told the court that they want-
ed to assist it to come up with a con-
clusive decision about the process.
The case will be mentioned on
Wednesday next week before the du-
ty judge for further directions.
A Nairobi court has declined to re-
lease on bail the owner of a clothes
store in Gikomba market alleged to
be the employer of the four suspects
arrested with explosives and narcot-
ics in Nairobis Majengo slums three
weeks ago.
Hamad Murithi Munyi has been
accused of hiring his co-accused and
Mohammed Yusuf Guloba, a Ugan-
dan as loaders at his clothes store in
Gikomba market, knowing that it was
a cover up to carry out terrorist ac-
tivities.
Milimani Senior Principal Magis-
trate Peter Ndwiga remanded Hamad
pending the hearing and determina-
tion of his case after he pleaded not
guilty.
He was further accused of em-
ploying Guloba yet he knew he was
in the country illegally and did not
have valid documents.
Guloba and his co-accused Ji-
bril Kaima Masudi, Mwanaidi Wanji-
ku Mwema and Julius Kariuki Maina
were charged in court after they were
found with 62 pieces of commercial
magnum explosive gel tubes on July
19 at a house in Mathare slums.
They were also found with 34
stones of bang weighing 8kgs with a
street value of Sh100,000.
The four denied the charges and
were released on Sh10 million bond
with an alternative of Sh5 million
cash bail.
The magistrate said the prosecu-
tion presented to court compelling
reasons that prompted him to re-
mand Munyi at Industrial Area Pris-
on awaiting his trial on September 11.
The accused being the employer
of some of the suspects already be-
fore court and others who fled if re-
leased on bail may jeopardise on-
BY FRED MAKANA
BY KAMAU MUTHONI
>>
Other
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Police face
hurdle in
Lamu land
probe as
rms snub
summons.
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The Government is investigating
two laboratories in Nairobi for issu-
ing faulty results to patients.
In one case, a patient with liver
complications was being tested for
hepatitis and the lab under probe pro-
duced two different results.
The first one confirmed the pa-
tient had the killer disease while the
other indicated the patient was not
infected.
In the other case, the patient was
given a positive test for malaria in one
lab and a negative one in another.
Kenya Medical Laboratory Tech-
nicians and Technologists (KMLTTB)
Board acting Chief Executive Officer
Patrick Kisabei said investigations are
focused on whether the lab and all its
personnel were duly licensed and reg-
istered and whether the equipment
used had been validated by the board.
This is a matter of great concern,
but we suspect that only unregis-
tered labs being manned by quacks
can produce unreliable results. So we
warn Kenyans to be on the lookout
where they go for lab tests, he said.
The two cases of dodgy results
have prompted KMLTTB to launch a
fresh crackdown on unlicensed labs
across the country to weed out quacks
from the business.
State probes
false lab results
cases
BY ALLY JAMAH
>>
Other
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inside
Five crime
suspects
shot dead in
Embakasi.
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Devolution and Planning Cabi-
net Secretary Anne Waiguru has al-
layed fears of mass retrenchment of
civil servants.
Ms Waiguru said contrary to the
fears, the Capacity Assessment and
Rationalisation Programme (Carp)
may end up creating more vacancies
in the counties.
She said the main purpose of the
programme is to ensure functions are
structured to transform public service
and enhance efficiency at both the
national and county levels.
The Devolution CS said the pro-
gramme had been designed to ensure
comprehensive institutional reviews,
restructuring, skills assessment, op-
timal staffing levels, staff redeploy-
ment, transfers and lay-offs.
Service delivery
The finalisation of this exercise
will lead to optimal utilisation of staff
and continuity of quality service de-
livery at the two levels of govern-
ment, Ms Waiguru said, in a speech
read on her behalf by Principal Ad-
ministrative Secretary Justa Koroi,
during the official opening of Capac-
ity Development Forum for chairper-
sons and secretaries of County Public
Service Boards at the Kenya School of
Government.
Speaking at the same forum, chair-
man of the Public Service Commis-
sion (PSC) Margaret Kobia said her
commission had developed and is-
Waiguru allays fears of mass retrenchments
Rationalisation
programme may end
up creating more
vacancies in the
counties, she says
sued policy and regulations for hear-
ing and determining appeals.
PSC is mandated by both the Con-
stitution and the County Government
Act to hear and determine appeals
from County Public Service on cas-
es of recruitment, selection, appoint-
ment and qualifications attached to
any office, remuneration and terms
and conditions of service, disciplinary
rum provided an opportunity to in-
teract, share ideas and strengthen
relationship by adopting a common
understanding on the discharge of
human resource function at both lev-
els of government.
Article 235 of the Constitution re-
quires county governments to have
uniform norms and standards. This
provision implies that the Public Ser-
control, retirement and removal from
service, pension benefits, gratuity and
terminal benefits among others.
She, however, urged county public
board chiefs to follow laid down hu-
man resource management proce-
dures to avoid complaints and litiga-
tions as they are time consuming and
hinder service delivery.
The PSC boss said the two-day fo-
y B GEOFFREY MOSOKU
vice Commission and the county pub-
lic service boards need to cultivate
cordial working relationships and
have clear understanding of each oth-
ers role in the spirit of consultation
and co-operation as envisaged in Arti-
cle 189 of the Constitution, she said.
The process to remove
National Land Commis-
sion Chairman Muhammad
Swazuri from office takes
shape this afternoon when
National Assembly Speak-
er Justin Muturi gives direc-
tions on the petition.
Muturi is expected to
hand over the petition to
the Alex Mwiru-led depart-
mental committee on Lands,
which will then call the pe-
titioners to appear before it
and establish the facts.
Yesterday, Leader of Ma-
jority Aden Duale confirmed
that Muturi was to receive the
report from Parliaments le-
gal department last evening
before making a communi-
cation this morning.
The Speaker will get the
report this evening and to-
morrow will issue a com-
munication from the chair
if the legal department finds
that the petition meets the
threshold, Duale said.
The process was initiated
a fortnight ago after two peti-
tions were sent to the Nation-
al Assembly asking Parlia-
ment to initiate the process
of Dr Swazuris removal as
per the Constitution over
corruption, fraud and forg-
ery claims.
If the team finds sufficient
grounds in the petitions and
Parliament agrees through a
vote for the report, Muturi
will write to President Uhuru
Kenyatta to appoint a tribu-
nal to probe the lands agen-
cy boss for allegedly aiding
the grabbing of multi-mil-
lion shilling parcels in Kiam-
bu and Kilifi counties.
We will invite the pe-
titioners to appear before
us and also accord the NLC
chairman an opportuni-
ty to defend himself. If the
committee establishes the
grounds are sufficient, then
will recommend to Parlia-
ment which will then vote
to endorse or reject the re-
port, said Lands Commit-
tee Vice-Chairman Moses
ole Sakuda, adding the team
is yet to formally receive the
petition.
Petition on Swazuris
ouster to be tabled today
BY GEOFFREY MOSOKU
Volunteers lower a body, which is prepared with safe burial practices to ensure it does not pose a health risk to others
and stop the chain of person-to-person transmission of Ebola, into a grave in Kailahun, Sierra Leone. [PHOTO: REUTERS]
African countries want immedi-
ate access to the experimental Ebola
drugs with Kenya closely monitoring
ongoing deliberations on the issue at
the World Health Organisation.
On this we shall be informed by
international deliberations which
were kicked off yesterday by WHO,
the Director of Medical Services Nich-
olas Muraguri, told The Standard yes-
terday.
Last week, Nigeria, which has so
far lost two people to the virus, re-
quested the US Centres for Disease
Control and Prevention for the experi-
mental treatment being offered to two
infected American workers.
At the same time, three leading Eb-
ola specialists, including Peter Piot,
who co-discovered the virus in 1976
in Zaire, have jointly called for the ex-
perimental drugs to be offered to in-
fected people in Africa.
African governments should be
allowed to make informed decisions
about whether or not to use these
products, they wrote in a joint state-
ment.
They said WHO, which is the only
body with the necessary international
authority to allow such experimental
treatments, must take on this great-
er leadership role.
The conditions of two American
aid workers who tested positive of
Ebola in Liberia were put on the drug
Zmapp before being flown to the US
and are said to be improving. Howev-
er, there is no clear evidence that the
drug is responsible for their improve-
ment.
But what is clear is that WHO has
taken up the challenge and will give
an appropriate advisory based on
good science and availability, Dr Mu-
raguri said.
Yesterday, experts from around
the world, including some from the
affected countries held a teleconfer-
ence under WHO, on ethical issues
concerning the wider distribution of
the experimental drugs.
We are in an unusual situation
in this outbreak. We have a disease
with a high fatality rate without any
proven treatment or vaccine, said
Marie-Paule Kieny, Assistant Direc-
tor-General at WHO.
We need to ask the medical ethi-
cists to give us guidance on what the
responsible thing to do is, she added.
Responding to the fluid situation
with the disease having killed almost
1,000 people in West Africa, the US
Federal Drug Agency (FDA) on Friday
eased safety restriction on yet anoth-
er experimental Ebola drug.
Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Cor-
poration said the FDA had removed
some safety restrictions on its experi-
mental TKM-Ebola drug, a move that
could speed its availability to needy
patients.
We have been closely watching
the Ebola virus outbreak and its con-
sequences and we are willing to assist
with any responsible use of TKM-Eb-
ola, Tekmira Chief Executive Offi-
cer Mark Murray told Reuters News
Agency.
If the WHO experts approve the
use of the drugs, the next step will be
the speedy scaling up of enough doses
for the affected populations. However,
three high-tech laboratories in the US
Africa wants Ebola trial
drugs as disease spreads
Experts hold talks
on ethical issues
concerning the wider
use of experimental
treatment
say they are on standby to start mul-
tiplication of any Ebola drug at short
notice.
The US Government facilities,
called Centres for Innovation in Ad-
vanced Development and Manu-
facturing, were set up to respond to
pandemics or chemical, biological,
radiological or nuclear threats.
The decision to order any of the
three advanced labs to begin making
Ebola treatments would be made at
the highest levels of the Obama ad-
ministration.
Earlier yesterday morning, Dr Mu-
raguri said no case of Ebola has so far
been detected in Kenya but the Gov-
ernment remains on high alert.
He said Kenya has sent medical
specialists to Liberia to help contain
the disease.
Electricity prices will go down
by approximately 47 per cent in the
next three years once the 5,000MW
power project is completed, Energy
and Petroleum Principal Secretary Jo-
seph Njoroge has said
Mr Njoroge said generation proj-
ects for the 5,000MW additional ca-
pacities in the medium term are well
on course, adding that they will be
completed in three years.
With the completion of the proj-
ects, the principal secretary said elec-
tricity prices for domestic customers
is expected to come down from the
current average of 19 US cents to 10
US cents per unit.
Manufacturers and industrialists
should also anticipate approximate-
ly 40per cent reduction in power bills
over the same period with power tar-
iffs expected to drop from an average
of 15 US cents to nine US cents.
Njoroge spoke in Thika on Sunday
when he commissioned a Sh55 mil-
lion power upgrade project aimed at
stabilising power supply to the towns
Central Business District and its in-
dustrial customers.
Adequate, competitively-priced
and reliable electricity supply is key
to making Vision 2030 a reality. The
ongoing power projects are all about
making it easier to do business in
Kenya, he said.
Njoroge said the Government will
soon launch a mega power connec-
tivity project to homesteads dubbed,
last mile connectivity at a cost of
Sh65 billion.
The mega project once complete
will ensure eight Kenyans out of ten
have access to electricity which is
in contrast to the current situation
where only three Kenyans out of ev-
ery ten have access to electricity,
Njoroge said.
Kenya Power Chief Executive Of-
ficer Dr Ben Chumo said the compa-
ny is implementing a countrywide
upgrade of the aging power network
ahead of the expected additional gen-
eration capacity to the national grid.
Dr Chumo said the additional
5,000MW will increase the countrys
effective generation capacity by 300
per cent from 1,652 MW to 6,652 MW.
He said the company will in the
next two years construct 38 power
sub-stations countrywide to meet ris-
ing power demand.
Power tarrifs
to drop by 47
per cent in
three years
BY KAMAU MAICHUHIE
BY GATONYE GATHURA
African countries want im-
mediate access to the experi-
mental Ebola drugs with Ken-
ya closely monitoring ongoing
deliberations on the issue at
the World Health Organisation
Three leading Ebola special-
ists, including Peter Piot, who
co-discovered the virus in 1976
in Zaire, have called for exper-
imental drugs to be ofered to
infected people in Africa
Two American aid workers,
who contracted Ebola in Libe-
ria and were put on the drug
Zmapp before being fown to
the US, are said to be improv-
ing
The US has eased safety re-
striction on yet another exper-
imental Ebola drug
EXPERTS STRUGGLE TO
TAME VIRUS
The Government is set to auto-
mate the Mombasa tea auction to
improve marketing and increase pay-
ments to small-scale farmers.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Felix
Koskei at the weekend said the move
will enhance transparency and elim-
inate brokers who fix prices at the
expense of farmers who toil year-in,
year-out.
Koskei said the current tea prices,
which had caused an outcry among
farmers, were due to marketing prob-
lems at the auction. He appealed to
farmers to give the State time to con-
duct the automation process.
Speaking during a courtesy call at
Bomet County Commissioner Ber-
nard Leparmarais office on Saturday,
the Cabinet secretary asked farmers
to assist the Government by ensuring
factory management was efficient.
He noted marketing is a long
chain that begins at the factory lev-
el and computerisation alone will not
be enough to change the strategy and
improve tea prices.
We also want support from farm-
ers in management of tea factories at
the grassroots because mismanage-
ment of the factories also contributes
to low prices, said Koskei, who was
accompanied by Bomet Senator Wil-
fred Lessan, Bomet Woman Represen-
tative Cecilia Ngetich and Chepalun-
gu MP Paul Bii.
We want to get rid of people who
determine the tea prices at the auc-
tion at the expense of farmers. We
want something that is free to all,
Koskei said on Saturday.
He said the Government was al-
so seeking to expand its market, cit-
ing Russia, Poland and China as new
targets.
He said the expansion would en-
sure Kenya diversifies its tea export
markets to avoid recent upsets from
traditional destinations such as Egypt.
We are all aware of the po-
litical instabilities rocking coun-
tries that are our greatest tar-
get markets for our teas, such as
Egypt and Pakistan, said Koskei.
Joy for farmers as State plans to automate Mombasa tea auction
Felix Koskei
y B GILBERT KIMUTAI
Former Lands Minister James Orengo
(right) anked by Kakamega Senator
Boni Khalwale addresses the Press af-
ter he produced a list of land allocations
in Nairobi, last week. [PHOTO: MOSES OMU-
SULA/STANDARD]
Police face hurdle in Lamu land
probe as rms snub summons
forwarded to you for consideration/
further instruction, Muthomi wrote
in his memo to the minister.
Although Orengo was adversely
mentioned by his successor Charity
Ngilu as among those likely to be in-
vestigated, by yesterday, police were
yet to reveal if they will summon him.
Last week, Orengo confirmed he
was yet to be invited to face the in-
vestigators,saying he was willing to do
so should the cops summon him. His
then Permanent Secretary Dorothy
Angote is also yet to be called.
However, former Lands Commis-
sioner Zablon Mabea and former
Chief Land Registrar Wambugu Nga-
tia are among the 18 senior lands of-
ficials who have since recorded state-
ments.
Yesterday, sources said Ms Masaa
and Ms Kavulani refused to divulge
who the real owners of the land were.
But other sources said the land be-
longed to a prominent Nairobi-based
businessman.
This prompted Director of CID
Ndegwa Muhoro to issue the sum-
mons through the media after his of-
ficers failed to track the listed direc-
tors using the addresses indicated.
He said so far more than 18 land
officials had recorded statements
with the team that comprises offi-
cials from the CID and Ethics and An-
ti-Corruption Commission.
Investigations are progressing
well and we hope all these people
mentioned will come in time so that
we close the files and forward them
for further action, said Muhoro.
The CID boss later briefed senior
officials at the Office of the Presi-
dent, Harambee House, in a meeting
he was reportedly told to ensure they
get those behind the firms.
He was informed not to take the
matter lightly and know who the re-
al owners are. It does not matter who
they are because the President wants
to know that, said a senior official
aware of the probe.
Other sources said lawyers of the
mentioned companies had contact-
ed the probe team, saying they were
ready to face it.
The sources added they were faced
It is becoming difficult for police
to investigate the real owners of the
companies that were allocated almost
500,000 acres of public land in Lamu,
it has emerged.
Only two directors have honoured
summons by the Criminal Investiga-
tions Department (CID) which has
ordered directors of the 22 firms in-
volved to record statements with de-
tectives as the probe enters its sec-
ond week.
Alice Masaa and Margaret Kavu-
lani, who are listed as directors of
Brick Investments Limited, appeared
before the CID last week on Tuesday
as investigations gathered pace.
The two are also listed as direc-
tors of another firm - Dynamic Trad-
ing Company Limited.
On November 8, 2011, Coast assis-
tant Commissioner of Lands Muthomi
Ngaruthi wrote to then Lands Minis-
ter James Orengo, now Siaya senator,
seeking his approval and any instruc-
tions on the allocation of the plots to
Savannah Fresh Fruits Exporters and
Dynamic Trading Co Limited, which
the minister noted approved.
This is in reference to a letter dat-
ed November 2, 2011, by the chairman
of the County Council of Lamu rec-
ommending allocation of the ranch-
ing to Dynamic Trading Co Limited
and Savannah Fresh Fruits Export-
ers. Both the District Commissioner
and District Development Commit-
tee have recommended the applica-
tion accordingly. In view of the above,
the proposals are recommended and
Only two directors
have heeded CID call
to record statements
but have declined to
reveal who the real
owners of the rm are
Kenya Airways Chief Executive Of-
ficer Titus Naikuni has been appoint-
ed to chair the recently reconstituted
Rift Valley Railways Board of Directors
starting this November.
Naikuni, who will retire from the
airline by the end of the same month,
is expected to steer the Rift Valley Rail-
ways (RVR) that is recovering from
years of neglect and under funding.
He brings extensive operational,
business leadership and policy for-
mulation experience to the rail oper-
ator that has been consolidating vol-
ume and efficiency gains on the back
of substantial capital investments,
including new contracts for steel, fu-
el and bulk grain transportation, a
statement sent to newsrooms yester-
day reads in part.
RVR is at the midpoint of a Sh25
billion capital investment and turn-
around programme that began in Jan-
uary 2012 to revitalise the railway. The
company has invested Sh11 billion
against the required Sh3.5 billion in
rehabilitating their operations since
the turnaround.
The installation of satellite track-
ing and GPS-based technology on all
trains has helped cut cargo transit
time between Mombasa and Nairobi
by six hours.
Naikuni said the recent achieve-
ments and the full funding of RVRs
investment and growth plan demon-
strates commitment to being a high
performing railway network that can
spur trade and economic growth in
the region.
I am excited about this opportu-
nity to work with the board and staff
to build a robust and efficient rail
transport solution which is the back-
bone of a thriving economy said Nai-
kuni.
Qalaa Holdings, leading share-
holder of the railway firm, chairman
Ahmed Heikal said: To have such a
seasoned and transformational busi-
ness leader chair the RVR board is a
big win for the company.
Naikuni joined Kenya Airways as
group CEO in 2003.
Naikuni named
RVR board
chairman
Governors who have defied par-
liamentary summonses risk being
slapped with warrants of arrest, an
MP has said.
Four governors are in trouble with
the Senate committee on county Pub-
lic Accounts and Investments but the
county chiefs argue they had sent rep-
resentatives who were dismissed by
senators.
Governors cannot expect to re-
ceive money without accountability.
The Constitution grants Parliament
and Senate powers to summon any-
one and the latter can flex its mus-
cle by moving to the High Court to
seek warrants of arrest of the gover-
nors who have defied summons to
appear before it, said Parliamentary
Committee on Finance, Planning and
Trade Chairman Benjamin Langat.
Speaking to the Press, the Ainamoi
legislator reminded governors they
were not above the law.
Anyone can be summoned by
Senate or Parliament and I wonder
where governors are getting the no-
tion that they are not accountable to
Senate. All the 47 governors must ac-
count for the development funds. If
any of them has misused the funds,
such a governor must take responsi-
bility, he said.
He reiterated the Senate plays an
important oversight role and has the
right to summon any governor with
an audit query.
It is the Senate which, on behalf
of Kenyans, approves the share of the
devolved funds that the counties are
receiving. Therefore, when questions
are raised how the money was spent,
the queries must be answered, said
Langat.
Speaking separately in Litein town,
Kericho Senator Charles Keter said
governors Isaac Ruto (Bomet), Wil-
liam Kabogo (Kiambu), Jack Ranguma
(Kisumu) and Mwangi wa Iria (Mu-
ranga) must be compelled to appear
before Senate to explain how they
spent last years devolved funds lest
their respective counties be starved
of their share this fiscal year.
Controller of Budget and Auditor
General reports indicated some gov-
ernors have audit queries but four
county executives have since defied
Senates summonses and therefore
their respective counties are not go-
ing to receive their share of devolved
funds because where is the rationale
for releasing funds to such a gover-
nors? posed Keter.
Governors who deed parliamentary calls
over spending risk arrest, warns legislator
Workers seconded to nominated
senators at the National Assembly
now claim they have not been paid
their June and July salaries.
In a letter to the clerk of the
Senate, the personal assistants of
six senators said they did not un-
derstand the reasons behind the
non-payment of salaries, accusing
the Parliamentary Service Commis-
sion (PSC) of violating the Consti-
tution.
The PSC has violated Articles
10 and 27 of the Constitution by
not paying the June and July of the
mentioned members of Parliament,
discriminately paying June and Ju-
ly salaries of MPs and staff of the
commission and not giving notice
of when the salaries will be paid,
said the staff in the letter dated Au-
gust 6.
They demanded their pay, guar-
anteeing future pay will be made
on or before fifth of the following
months after service is rendered.
According to the letter, those af-
fected are staff for nominated sen-
ators Agnes Zani, Martha Wangari,
Mshenga Mvita, Naisula Lesuuda,
Judith Sijeny and Liza Chelule.
The clerk wrote back and or-
dered that the affected employees
be paid on or before August 8. But
yesterday some workers said they
had not received their pay.
Please ensure staffers are paid
no later than tomorrow August 8.
Let me have a written explanation
about how thus came to be and
what steps we can take to ensure
this does not recur, the clerk said.
Staf in nominated senators
ofces demand June, July pay
BY CYRUS OMBATI
AND GEOFFREY MOSOKU
BY CYRUS OMBATI
BY LONAH KIBET
BY NIKKO TANUI
THOSE QUIZZED
Alice Masaa and Margaret
Kavulani, who are listed as
directors of Brick Investments
Limited, appeared before the
CID last Tuesday as investiga-
tions gathered pace
The two are also listed as
directors of another frm -
Dynamic Trading Company
Limited
Former Lands Commission-
er Zablon Mabea and former
Chief Land Registrar Wam-
bugu Ngatia are among the
18 senior lands ofcials who
have since recorded state-
ments
with an uphill task after it emerged
some of the parcels belonged to top
government officials, security chiefs
and powerful businessmen.
The problem is some of the listed
directors are just proxies. The names
behind them are bigger and it is who
is who in this government, said our
sources who requested anonymity.
For instance, two firms that own
land in the area have been linked to a
senior State officer.
Another parcel is linked to three
top government officials who include
a Cabinet secretary and two security
chiefs, a female politician from Central
Kenya, a Mombasa-based politician
and a seasoned Nairobi businessman.
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Five suspected
thugs shot dead
in Embakasi
Three others were
apprehended in
Bandari estate
by residents and
Sh200,000 recovered
Five suspected gangsters were on
Sunday night shot dead by police and
three homemade guns recovered in
Embakasi estate, Nairobi.
Embakasi police boss Apollo Wan-
yonyi said the men all aged below 25
had been attacking and robbing pe-
destrians in Quarry at a dark alley
when they were alerted.
We also recovered some of the
stolen valuables. The gang members
declined to surrender when police ap-
proached the scene, said Wanyonyi.
Residents have complained of in-
creased and persistent mugging inci-
dents in the area. A witness said police
rushed to the scene, hid for while wit-
nessing the attacks before they struck.
Cases of mugging have been on
the rise especially in the central busi-
ness district and estates in which po-
lice blame situation on lack of jobs
among many the youth.
The situation is bad on week-
ends and whenever it rains. In some
incidents, we have had cases in which
mugging victims are paralysed, said
Nairobi police boss Benson Kibue,
adding that an anti-mugging squad
has been formed.
Meanwhile, three thugs were on
Sunday apprehended by residents of
Bandari estate on Mombasa Road and
handed over to the police after the
woman they were trying to rob raised
an alarm.
Terry Kimani raised the alarm to
her neighbours when she was wo-
ken up from an afternoon nap by two
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of the thugs who had gotten into her
house with what she believes is a mas-
ter key.
I was asleep and suddenly there
was someone in my room. I was
shocked because I could see that was
not my brother since I knew he was in
the house. I got out of bed and one of
them ordered me not to scream else
they would kill me. I started to walk
towards him and out of the bedroom
and I started screaming, Terry told
The Standard.
The Chief Executive Officer of
Forbes security Innocent Ochieng
said the thugs had a bunch of about
45 keys, adding that they recovered
knives and an estimated Sh200,000.
We are holding the suspects who
are also linked to a spate of house
breaking incidents in the area, said
Nairobi Deputy Police boss Moses
Ombati.
Police at the Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport Nairobi
are holding a Taiwanese found
with $250,000 (Sh21.2 million)
and 37 Chinese Yuan (Sh528)
in fake currency.
The foreigner arrived
aboard Ethiopian airline from
Abu Dhabi and had wrapped
the fate currency in a paper
bag when he was intercepted
by customs officials on Sunday
night, police said.
Police say he intended to
use the money in Nairobi. No
more details were available on
what he does or what he in-
tended to do with the cash.
His final destination was
Nairobi at least according to
his travelling documents. Un-
less he intended to move to
other places, said airport CID
boss Joseph Ngisa.
Ngisa said had the fake
bills passed the screening by
mistake, they could ruin the
economy. His travelling docu-
ments showed he visits Nairo-
bi regularly.
An official at the customs
department said they suspect-
ed the bills were fake when
they were scanning through
the bundles.
It is a requirement for pas-
sengers to disclose mon-
ey whenever they are on the
move for security reasons, po-
lice said.
The suspect was expect-
ed in court yesterday to face
charges of being found with
fake currency. The charge can
attract up to 14 years in jail.
Security officials at the air-
port have been vigilant to tame
incidents of drug ivory traffick-
ing with Kenya being viewed as
a safe transit point.
Taiwanese arrested at JKIA with fake
$250,000 and 37 Chinese Yuan
BY CYRUS OMBATI
AND SOPHIAH MUTHONI
BY CYRUS OMBATI
Five suspected gangsters
were on Sunday night shot
dead by police and three
homemade guns were recov-
ered
The suspects all aged below
25 had been attacking and
robbing pedestrians in Quar-
ry at a dark alley when police
were alerted
In a separate incident, three
thugs were apprehended by
residents of Bandari estate
on Mombasa Road and hand-
ed over to the police after the
woman they were trying to rob
raised alarm
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7.0 Prot /loss after tax 106,738 101,169
B) Statement of Financial Position
Period ended
June 30, 2014
Period ended
June 30, 2013
Kshs 000 Kshs 000
1.0 Non Current Assets
1.1 Property Plant & Equipment 26,738 22,256
1.2 Motor Vehicles 2,641 477
1.5 Deferred Tax Asset 16,989 13,788
1.15 Total Non Current Assets 46,368 36,521
2.0 Current Assets
2.1 Clients debtors 510,020 367,035
2.3 Other trade receivables 162,913 54,301
2.4 Prepayments 9,435 2,500
2.11 Ofce cash and bank balances 10,282 15,173
2.12 Other current assets-investment in unit trusts 392,211 399,396
2.13 Total Current Assets 1,084,861 838,405
2.14 TOTAL ASSETS 1,131,229 874,926
3.0 Share Capital And Reserves
3.1 Paid Up Ordinary Share Capital 61,440 61,440
3.4 Revenue reserves 915,666 661,999
3.9 Total Shareholders funds 977,106 723,439
5.0 Current Liabilities
5.5 Trade payables 17,395 16,842
5.7 Accrued expenses 152,953 148,108
5.11 Tax payable (16,225) (13,463)
5.13 Total Current Liabilities 154,123 151,487
5.14 TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1,131,229 874,926
OTHER DISCLOSURES
1. Capital Strength
a. Paid Up Capital 61,440 61,440
b. Minimum Capital Required 10,000 10,000
(a-b) Excess /Deciency 51,440 51,440
2. Shareholders Funds
a. Total Shareholders Funds 977,106 723,439
b. Minimum Shareholders Funds required 10,000 10,000
(a-b) Excess/ Deciency 967,106 713,439
3. Liquid Capital
For Investment Banks, Stock Brokers and Dealers
a. Liquid Capital - -
b. Minimum Liquid Capital (the higher of Kshs 30 M and 8% of liabilities) - -
(a-b) Excess/Deciency - -
For Fund Managers
a. Liquid Capital 930,738 686,918
b. Minimum Liquid Capital (the higher of Kshs 5 M and 8% of liabilities) 12,330 12,119
(a-b) Excess/Deciency 918,408 674,799
4. Clients Funds (Where applicable)
a. Total Clients Creditors - -
b. Total Clients Cash and bank balances - -
c. Excess / Deciency - -
The above are extracts from the unaudited nancial statements for STANLIB Kenya Limited which were approved by the
board for publication on 8th August 2014.
Regional Director Chairman
James Muratha C. Wanjiru Mwangi
Page 14 / EDITORIAL Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
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Ignoring the law will only worsen Kenyas land problem
WHAT OTHER MEDIA SAY...
The Public Service (Value and Principals) Bill 2014, which
is supposed to be tabled in Parliament, is a wise piece of leg-
islation, which will help sort out the mess in the countrys
civil service.
This Bill was supposed to have been concluded by the
end of this month but the scope necessitated an extension.
Some of the provisions of the Bill seek to compel both the
national and county governments to publish reports every
year giving the details of all appointments and promotions
in the public service and submit the same to the President
and Parliament. The proposed law aims at correcting the
perception that appointments in Government have been
skewed in favour of certain individuals for political expedi-
ency.
One of the items on the agenda during the Oppositions
Saba-Saba rally on July 7 was skewed appointments. For
some time now, there has been talk of these appointments
favouring communities that voted overwhelmingly for the
Jubilee Coaliion in last years election.
To emphasise their point, the Opposition has challenged
the Government to publish names of senior public appoin-
tees because it believes this will vindicate its claims. This has
generated a lot of debate and ethnic vitriol on social media.
The passage of the Public Service Bill, 2014 would there-
fore ensure equity and fester complaints about ethnicity in
public appointments.
This Bill further seeks to instil discipline and sense of re-
sponsibility among public servants who for a long time have
never really felt the need for dedication in the discharge of
their duties. Unlike in the past, it requires public servants to
maintain high standards of professional ethics.
A public servant will be deemed to be ethical and disci-
plined only after exhibiting honesty, integrity and transpar-
ency while executing duties. This is commendable as it will
instill much needed discipline in the civil service.
Respect for the public, objectivity and patriotism are al-
so enshrined amongst the values propagated in the Bill.
These are standards that are markedly absent in the public
service, which has not lived up to standards required of it in
many ways.
It all looks good, but the public will be happier to learn
that it also empowers citizens to raise complaints against
public servants that arise in the course of their interaction.
Governments incompetence in managing
land issues has been obvious for since inde-
pendence. Far from protecting that which be-
longs to the people, errors by subsequent gov-
ernments dating from colonial times, have
contributed to the land problems threatening
to tear the country apart.
Three commissions, the Truth Justice and
Reconciliation Commission (TJRC), the Ndun-
gu Land Commission and the Akiwumi Com-
mission, have attempted to get to the root
cause of land problem in Kenya.
In their reports, which are gathering dust
on shelves somewhere, land has been linked to
all the strife the country has gone through
since the attainment of self-rule in 1963.
The turmoil, however, predates our Inde-
pendence and any honest attempts to tackle it
must factor in the pre-Independence period.
It cannot be lost on Kenyans that what in-
formed the struggle for Independence was the
need to reclaim land grabbed by white settlers.
Almost every five years during elections, there
have been clashes in the Rift Valley.
Occasionally, we play semantics, but the re-
al trigger of these conflicts is land. In the north-
ern part of the country, communities often
fight over land and grazing rights.
That said, President Uhuru Kenyattas di-
rective to have title deeds to 500,000 acres of
land in Lamu revoked may have been noble.
But the legality of that action and process to be
used while executing this directive remains a
bone of contention with some legal experts
saying the President over-stepped his man-
date.
Even though investigations were launched
to determine whether the acquisitions in La-
mu were done legally, it is already emerging
that it will not be possible to get to the bottom
of the matter. The Lands Cabinet Secretary says
some people listed as land owners may not
even be aware they own parcels of land there.
Effectively, that sets up an escape route
through which many culprits, if there are any,
may escape. Secondly, it means the Govern-
ments action was rash, and probably dictated
by politics of the day.
The truth about illegal land allocations may
never come out if the blame games and count-
er accusations between the Government and
the Opposition continues.
One of the co-principals in CORD has chal-
lenged the Presidents directive on Lamu land
titles. He says the Head of State had no moral
authority to repossess land in Lamu.
The question we want to pose is: Who is tell-
ing Kenyans the truth regarding land? Already,
the raging debate has drawn in the names of
the President, his deputy William Ruto, the
Member of Parliament for Lamu and other se-
nior people. It is important to have candid dis-
cussions about the matter to find a long-term
solution.
The law must be followed to allow the land
problem be solved within the constitutional
and legal framework by the body charged with
that responsibility; the National Lands Com-
mission.
The Pandoras box the Presidents order
opened is now threatening to tear the country
apart, as politicians use the pronouncement to
advance their own interests.
It will be in the interest of the country, and
anyone else, for the Government to implement
the recommendations of the TJRC Report,
alongside the Akiwumi and Ndungu reports as
a first step to solving our countrys land prob-
lem.
How quickly the outrage passes on from
the front pages. A month or so ago much of
the world seemed united in its condemnation
of the kidnapping of more than 200 girls by
Boko Haram, the Islamist sect, in Nigeria.
But despite Hollywood stars and Michelle
Obama taking pictures of themselves holding
up placards saying Bring Back Our Girls,
it has proved impossible to return them to
their families. As the complexities of the
security situation in northern Nigeria became
apparent, the campaigns intensity has
weakened. At an early stage, it was reported
that 300 people were killed in a Boko Haram
attack near Chibok, the town from where the
students were taken, because the Nigerian
security force protecting the mostly Christian
population had been deployed to join the
search.
What does a strip club in Harvey have in
common with that awful T-R-U-M-P sign on
Chicagos riverfront? Both were approved by
city of cials who say they would love to have
a do-over. Donald Trump jumped through all
the regulatory hoops before fastening those
ugly stainless steel letters to the face of his
skyscraper. Chicagoans are stuck with them.
And Harvey residents could be stuck with a
strip club that the mayor says was supposed
to be a sports bar. In a lawsuit led last week,
an attorney for the former Club Assets says the
business obtained all the necessary permits
and licenses, and the city has no grounds to
revoke them. Mayor Eric Kellogg ordered the
club closed after a news crew from WGN-TV
went in to see if the Sox game was on and came
out with footage of seminude women pole-
dancing.
At a farewell dinner for Israeli President
Shimon Peres in Washington on Wednesday
night, several of the American guests
appeared to approach him with tears in their
eyes. This emotional display was a sign of
Peress personal impact on the U.S.-Israel
relationship and the way his departure marks
the passing of an era. Peres, at 90, is the last
iconic gure of Israels founding generation.
All the powerful elements of Israels creation
are part of his life story: He emigrated from
Poland in 1934; his family members who
remained behind were killed during the
Holocaust, many burned alive in their local
synagogue. He worked on a kibbutz as a dairy
farmer and shepherd, and at the age of 24 he
became a personal aide to Israels founding
leader, David Ben-Gurion.
The Nigerian girls are still missing Harvey sports bar is a strip club. Ooops. Shimon Peres, dreamer, doer
Page 15 OPINION / Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
the spiritual and the sensual life.
But the question we ought to ask
ourselves as nation is: Are we, as
Kenyans, doing enough to retain
and safeguard our artists posi-
tion in the society?
As students and pupils contin-
ue to entertain guests at this
years annual music festival in
Mombasa in a show scheduled to
run for two weeks, questions
must be asked concerning the
tangible benefits students derive
from such events.
First held in 1927, the Kenya
Music festival, being an annual
event ought to be celebrating
fruits of the fete, which is a land-
mark on the calendar of the Min-
istry of education.
Mr Masibo Kituyi who has
been the face of this event if arti-
cles in the media are to be used as
a gauge, contents that music as a
non-academic programme in
school is concerned with awak-
ening curiosity, development of
proper interests, attitudes and
values.
It is a tool that helps partici-
pants bond and learn to appreci-
ate each other. He further states
that economic and social objec-
tives of education begin to be re-
alised as opportunities in the
world of music become available
to them, yet we know very well
that none of our celebrated Thes-
pians, poets, singers honed their
skills at such events.
I have had opportunity to lis-
ten to some thespians being in-
terviewed on national television,
yet none of them has mentioned
music festivals
REJECTED MANUSCRIPTS
Many are self-actualised indi-
viduals who, over time, have had
their manuscripts rejected and
songs dismissed by producers.
They did not give up and worked
themselves up to stardom. Such
people dont understand the
meaning of a music festival.
I think the event has been re-
duced to an annual ritual full of
glitz, pomp and glamour meant
to entertain politicians, guests
and senior education officials. It
has become a form of holiday. But
is this event a means to an end or
an end in itself? After performing
at the music fete what happens
next to the performers?
Another issue we must raise is,
are our pupils from extremely re-
mote areas accorded the same
opportunity their counterparts
from urban areas get during such
performances?
Doris Lessing, British novelist,
poet, playwright and writer ob-
served that any human anywhere
will blossom in a hundred unex-
pected talents and capacities
simply by being given the oppor-
tunity to do so.
The ministry of education
must develop ways of systemati-
cally nurturing and developing
talent in our institutions outside
the framework of National Music
festival to make students success-
ful after schools.
Palaver
During the recent Africa Growth
and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
summit meeting in Washington,
President Uhuru Kenyatta took a
photograph with president Oba-
ma of America and the reaction
back home was ecstatic. Some
Jubilee diehards were ecstatic,
they even forgot previous insults!
Bungoma, Machakos, Nairobi, Ka-
kamega and Bomet are some of
the counties in the country. But
what do they have in common? If
you did not know, governors and
senators in these counties dont
see eye to eye. There is the real
danger that if left somewhere in
a room all by themselves without
chaperones, they would not be
trusted not to start brawls. So,
how will these counties fare
when, in terms of development,
the senator is the boss and
cannot agree with the governor
on any issue? The courts must
be readying for interesting times
ahead.
Tough times await pedestrians in
major towns, especially Nairobi,
where crossing the road could
easily land you in jail. Next time
you want to cross the road, be
sure it is at the designated zebra
crossing or atop footbridge. If
you cant nd either, go back
home. Dont you ever dare cross
the road anyhow because, if
spotted by a cop, the state will
accuse you of attempted suicide!
And, indeed, crossing some roads
in Nairobi is such a dangerous
business, it actually amounts to
attempted suicide.
Imagine being seated in your car,
then an elephant,
at least three
times its size,
decides to relieve
its itch by rubbing
itself against your
car! It must have
been scary for the
occupants of a small car in South
Africa at the Pilanesburg national
park where this happened. The
occupants were unhurt, but the
car couldnt escape dents. Lucky
escape!
Rat race. It is what the Nairobi
county assembly is likely to
witness in the foreseeable future
if plans by some
activists come
to fruition.
Last year, parli-
ament received
some uninvited
guest in form of
protesters not happy with the
excesses of MPs. Pigs, smeared
in blood, were let loose within
the precincts of the House. This
time round, the avarice shown by
members of county assemblies
across the country has earned
them the sobriquet rats and
as a conrmation of this, their
comrades by the same name
will be released in their midst.
Imagine 3,000 rats let loose in
the conned precincts!
A couple of years ago, we host-
ed a Pan African conference in our
Nairobi office. During one of the
catch up sessions, Kenyans pres-
ent started complaining about
bad traffic, corruption, unpredict-
able weather and everything else
under the sun.
Some Nigerians who were part
of the team, however, felt the lo-
cals were too harsh on their coun-
try. They said Kenyans were fortu-
nate to live in such a quiet city.
Since most of us remembered
how discomfiting it was to live
with the constant din of genera-
tors in the background as is com-
monplace in Nigeria, we reluc-
tantly gave half-hearted props to
Kenya Power.
We were then rewarded with a
blackout that lasted the rest of
that evening and into the next
morning. At the end of it all, the
West Africans felt right at home
(not in a good way) after the gen-
erators kicked in.
The KPLC jokes flew hard and
fast, as if this was in some way go-
ing to send a message to some su-
pernatural being to restore the
light.
I remember a time, not too
long ago, when power blackouts
were the order of the day. When
we had constant power rationing,
and were at the ultimate mercy of
KPLC, which had been nick-
named Kenyans Please Light
Candles.
A time when manufacturing
and other industries relying heav-
ily on power made multi-million
shilling losses in the course of
business, when our home elec-
tronics would meet their untime-
ly demise, thanks to power surges
every time power flickered back
on.
We seriously considered lodg-
ing a class action suit against the
power provider.
A few things have changed
since. In a bid to revamp its belea-
guered image, the utility firm
changed its name from Kenya
Power and Lighting Company to
Kenya Power.
Kenyans, ever so funny, con-
tended that lighting was struck
off so that they wouldnt be held
responsible for any more dark-
ness and blackouts. But jokes
aside, a few things have changed
for the better, and for that Ken-
yans are a (temporarily) grateful
lot.
QUICK RESOLUTIONS
We no longer experience day-
long blackouts and faults are re-
sponded to a tad faster than pre-
viously. Some local contact
centres also pick clients calls and
log issues with a bid to getting
quick resolutions.
Note I said some. Others just
dont care. But of note is there is a
listed Kenya Power number that
goes straight to an individual who
claims to have no affiliation to
KPC. You need to sort this out,
customer service.
During the rebranding exer-
cise, then CEO said it was in its
ongoing commitment to delight
the customers. I am afraid that I
am far from delighted. In fact, I
have mixed feelings and I will ex-
plain why.
Year after year, Kenyans have
Music and poetry occupy a
central place in any society. This
idea was explored by William
Blake and Percy Shelley. Accord-
ing to Blake, poetry fetters the hu-
man race. Nations are destroyed
or flourish in proportion to their
poetry, painting and music. While
Shelley in her defense of poetry
declared poets the unacknowl-
edged legislators of the world.
Poetry and music go beyond
mere entertainment, from poems
and songs we learn about human
behaviour, politics, family values,
education, humility, different cul-
tures, science, technology, cohe-
sion, animals and religion.
The world over, poets and
singers are not only the authors of
communication and of music, or
dance and painting. They are the
initiators of laws, and the archi-
tects of civil society.
They are the innovators of the
arts of life, and the instructors,
who draw into a definite solidar-
ity with the appealing. Legendary
German composer and pianist
Ludwig Van Beethoven defined
music as the mediator between
Music festival losing its appeal
Many are
self-ac-
tualised
individuals
who, over
time, have
had their
manu-
scripts
rejected
and songs
dismissed
by pro-
ducers.
Te KPLC
jokes few
hard and
fast, as if
this was
in some
way going
to send a
message
to some
supernatu-
ral being to
restore the
light.
Electricity provider should up its game
COLLINS MUSANGA
TANIA NGIMA
continued to pay one of the high-
est average tariffs in Africa. It is no
wonder then that this is one of the
biggest contributors to the high
cost of living. Expensive electrici-
ty is the leading cost of inflation,
second only to food prices, not
vice versa as Kenya Power would
like us to believe.
However, high food prices are
partly as a result of expensive
power, especially where there is
value addition through process-
ing.
As Kenya continues its down-
ward slide on the Doing Business
report, it is important to note that
a number of major manufactur-
ing companies have moved their
operations to Egypt, South Africa,
Rwanda and Mauritius citing high
costs of power as one of the main
determinants.
This means that the countrys
competitive advantage is being
eroded, along with a significant
loss of jobs in the sectors.
And yet, even with this focus
on the industry, the power distrib-
utor seems not to be doing much
to change the situation. In fact, it
has continued its contribution to
making Kenya one of the most ex-
pensive and prohibitive places to
do business. Nothing goes be-
yond paying lip service.
In June this year, there was a
report that talked of the national
grid being expanded, thanks to
additional power being generated
by the Geothermal Development
Authority.
Additionally, an already gener-
ated 140MW from the Olkaria
geothermal project was expected
to ease the cost of power.
Instead, Kenya Power an-
nounced yet another increase in
tariffs, one more blow in a long
line of broken promises. Appar-
ently, the reasons often cited in
these increases are foreign cur-
rency fluctuation and increases in
the global price of diesel, both of
which are related.
From where I sit, this does not
make sense. I understand having
to factor in forex fluctuation ad-
justments every once in a while
but not always. There is a reason
why firms that are heavily die-
sel-reliant use tools like hedging
and options.
If you continuously have to
suffer the changes in the global oil
and currency prices then your ex-
ecutives are clearly sleeping on
the job.
I think that as a distributor,
Kenya Power is misusing its mo-
nopoly and there should be a con-
versation around licensing more
distributors. While we continue to
pay through the nose for power,
the fact that there are no tangible
efforts being put to improve the
national grid or the efficiency of
the transmission network.
And if indeed there are efforts,
the ripple effect should be trick-
ling down to consumers. The cul-
ture of arbitrarily hiking prices for
essential commodities without
any recourse or explanation to the
consumer must stop.
The writer is a strategy,finance
and governance expert.
tania.ngima@gmail.com
The writer is a Student at the
University of Nairobi.
POWER GAMES
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Tread carefully on Mau
evictions, DP William Ruto
warned: This Deputy President is
impossible to understand. Was it not
Mau that Ruto used to nish Raila
in Rift Valley and climb the political
rank? Wasnt Raila supporting
exactly what he is supporting now
and which he was totally opposed
to? Without Raila, people like DP will
have nothing to say. Alfotula
I never seem to understand these
things. Ruto fought Raila using nails
and hammers when he was in of ce
because of Mau. Now he wants
to save Mau. How is this coming
around? Conserving Mau forest is
a national duty. Apparently Ruto
is now waking up to that fact. How
does one trust his leaders when they
say A today and B tomorrow? Mr
Amwoma
Karna at work... Ruto used the
eviction of intruders in Mau forest
to drive a wedge between South Rift
Valley and Raila. He demonised Raila
who was simply asked to oversee the
eviction of Mau forest. This idea of
people illegally infringing on public
land only to demand compensation
or resettlement is a bad trend.
ThebullJ
Why should squatters be given
alternative land? One cannot act in
a way to squander the future of the
planet and get compensated for it.
This is just encouraging anarchy.
The Government should repossess
the Mau forest and stop politicking.
wuod_aketch
Referendum an unnecessary
venture, President Uhuru
Kenyatta says: A democratic
government is Government by the
people for the people. People were
in the streets protesting over the
increase in costs of basic food soon
after Uhuru Kenyatta and Jubilee
alliance came to power and the
situation has escalated to the other
problems. There is major discontent
over devolution, insecurity, cost of
living and continued corruption,
the Independent Electoral and
Boundaries Commission has
discredited itself with its inept
management of the election. If
you are not prepared to discuss
these issues, then the referendum
is the solution as laid down in the
Constitution. kamau1947
Is Uhuru trying to reinvent himself
from Washington? Hes making too
many outrageous statements from
Washington DC. Keen observer
Plan to boost middle-level
institutions good for Kenya
The decision by the Government
to revive technical colleges and stop
conversion of middle-level institu-
tions to universities is a move in the
right direction.
This is aimed at promoting a
knowledge-based economy to im-
prove national prosperity and glob-
al competitiveness.
It is encouraging to note that
the Jubilee administration is put-
ting more emphasis on the devel-
opment of technical education.
It was during William Rutos
(now Deputy President) tenure in
Higher Education that he came up
with a proposal to have more ru-
ral-based institutions of higher
learning across the country.
Mr Rutos proposal was aimed
at ensuring quality innovative skills
aimed at exploiting talents among
the youths especially those who are
not able to join secondary schools
because of unavoidable circum-
stances.
Due to lack of adequate techni-
cal places locally, many students are
opting to study in Uganda and oth-
er countries, a situation the Govern-
ment want to correct.
It has become clear that more
Kenyans are taking higher educa-
tion courses in some institutions
not recognised by the Commission
of Higher Education.
The Government is now striving
to establish technical colleges in ev-
ery county to feed the labour mar-
ket with craftsmen and engineers to
boost production of locally manu-
factured goods.
This will be a departure from the
trend set by previous governments
of converting mid tier colleges to
universities which has led to an
increase in the number of graduates
with art-based degrees in a job mar-
ket that is already saturated.
It is a common knowledge that
education and employment are in-
ter-linked. We are in a global econ-
omy that is knowledge-based and
technology driven.
The drive for graduates with a bi-
as for technology is behind the bid
by the new administration to intro-
duce free laptops for Standard One
pupils.
Kenya is capable of produc-
ing highly skilled and professional
manpower if proper measures are
put in place towards the develop-
ment of technical education.
Ruto says to achieve the Govern-
ments objective, the ministries of
Labour, Social Security and Service
and Education, Science and Tech-
nology should synergise their ef-
forts to harmonise training in tech-
nical institutions.
It should be clear that the driv-
er for productivity and econom-
ic growth rests with middle-level
skilled workers.
Ruto insisted that the country
should have a paradigm shift in the
technical sector noting that delib-
erate interventions will be taken to
achieve skill competencies that will
enable graduates contribute exper-
tise and talents in transforming the
economy.
The fact remains that the reali-
sation of Vision 2030 invites the en-
trenchment of a culture of science,
technology and innovation in our
society which also entails strength-
ening the national system for inno-
vation.
It will also involve interaction
of institutions and processes to en-
able the generation and conversion
of knowledge into goods, processes
and services.
It is therefore a move in the right
direction that the Government has
come up with policies and institu-
tions to facilitate the contribution of
science, technology and innovation
to Vision 2030.
But whatever the case, the fu-
ture development of this country
will be determined by the number
of skilled workers and intellectu-
al thinkers it is able to produce by
itself.
{Bethwel Kaino, Nairobi}
Patriotism key to anti-terrorism crusade
Kenya, just like other nations,
has been a target of terrorists.
The attacks by Al Shabaab did
not start after the heroic incursion
into Somalia by the Kenya Defence
Forces.
The ideology behind all the ter-
ror attacks is instigated by anti-west
propaganda.
The Al-Qaeda network has mu-
tated into different forms and
its wing within East Africa is Al
Shabaab.
The Government should rise up
to the occasion and demystify the
innumerable queries that surround
the terror attacks and the doubted
responce by the security personnel.
It is high time we all put aside our
political and religious differenc-
es and realise that 40-plus million
people are at war with Al Shabaab.
Patriotism is an integral element in
the was against terror.
It is unfortunate that Kenyan se-
curity is bandied around as inactive
due to the fact that we are not be-
ing told about the thwarted terror
attempts, if any.
This should be the core respon-
sibility of the security forces at this
moment.
{Concerned Kenyan, via email}
Frequent attacks on Inspector
General David Kimaiyo that his of-
ficers have failed to contain insecu-
rity in the country are uncalled for.
It is unfair for opposition lead-
ers to continue criticising the IG on
matters of security and yet it is the
responsibility of all Kenyans to par-
ticipate in the war against crime.
Kimaiyo and his officers can-
not be in every corner of the coun-
try to know those behind incidents
of terrorism, cattle rustling, bandit-
ry among other criminal elements.
Matters of terrorism have noth-
ing to do with religion and ethnic
affiliations and Kenyans should ral-
ly behind the Government in look-
ing for a lasting solution.
{Ezron Wanyama, Bungoma}
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YOUR SAY
President Barack Obama hosted
an unprecedented gathering
of African leaders in the just
concluded US-Africa Leaders
Summit with investments,
threat of Ebola and insecurity
dominating the sessions.
The summit ended successfully
but there are still more
questions than answers.
When Uganda recently passed
a law that would punish people
in same-sex relationships,
the Obama administration
responded with sanctions on the
country.
Other leaders who have
been in the crosshairs of the
US include Joseph Kabila
(DRC), Paul Kagame (Rwanda),
Teodoro Obiang (Equatorial
Guinea), Abel Aziz (Muritania)
and Kenyas Uhuru Kenyatta.
The decision to invite such
leaders to the summit was
seemingly meant to prolong US
reign across Africa.
{Simon Ingari, Nairobi}
Obamas comment that
Africa should not expect to
automatically access the
experimental Ebola drug is
worrying.
It shows the true intentions of
US and Western countries to
wait until Ebola spreads in
Africa for their pharmaceutical
companies to make a killing
once the drug is patented.
{Joe Musyoki, Kitengela}
Provide security to
all Kenyans or else...
Cost of seized illegal
drugs a sideshow
Raila counting chicks
before they hatch
A recent report by the police indi-
cating that 35 people were killed in a
week in Nairobi alone should worry
everyone.
One wonders whether anyone is
safe in this country. There has been a
common song lately that there is ade-
quate security for all Kenyans.
If the report by police is anything
to go by, then security means some-
thing else to some people.
The tough-talking Deputy Pres-
ident William Ruto has been sing-
ing the same mantra but nothing has
changed.
There are many other crime inci-
dents that go unreported in parts of
the country.
A few days ago in Sirisia, thugs
went from house to house robbing
area residents. And for four hours,
no police officer came to their rescue
yet a police station is just 200 metres
away from the crime scene. They on-
ly came five hours after the gunshots
had died down.
If the Government does not pro-
vide security to its people, the masses
may resort to crude ways of protect-
ing themselves.
{Samuel, Kegwaro, Malaba}
Cases of police impunding pro-
hibited drugs like heroin, marijuana
among others have been hitting the
headlines lately.
And the media is also quick to tell
the public how much the illegal drugs
cost.
Why are police officers so fast to
announce the estimated cost of the
drugs? Could the Government be hav-
ing a clue of the market?
The hullaballoo created by expos-
ing the estimated cost of these drugs
in an exaggerated manner is an incen-
tive for traffickers to fetch more drugs
knowing that it pays.
The Government should therefore
focus on the modalities of getting rid
of illegal drugs without looking at the
cost factor.
{Cherui Walter, via email}
Opposition leader Raila Odin-
ga likes counting chicks before they
hatch, just the way he counts elec-
tion victory before hes declared the
winner.
Now Odinga is sounding overcon-
fident in his referendum push again,
promising his rival a bruising battle.
In the 2007 General Election, Oginga
made a major blunder of being over-
confident and pitched vigorous cam-
paigns.
In 2013 elections, he banked so
much on the ICC cases to checkmate
his rivals. Too bad it never amounted
to anything.
{Justin Nkaranga, Mombasa}
Feedback
US-Africa summit
raises eyebrows
Deputy Controller of Budget Stephen Masha (right) and the National Treasury
Accountant General Bernard Ndungu during training in nancial reporting by
county government accountants. [PHOTO: GEORGE NJUNGE/STANDARD]
County of cers trained
in nancial reporting
Training comes ahead
of implementation of
new public nance
management systems
The Government is training ac-
countants attached to counties be-
fore they prepare the first annual
statements.
Controller of Budget Agnes Odhi-
ambo said this was aimed at improv-
ing public finance management in the
counties.
The National Treasury has in col-
laoboration with the Kenya School of
Government and the World Bank de-
veloped a training module for county
governments in line with the Nation-
al Treasury PFM training curriculum.
The main objective of this particular
module is to modernise and strength-
en PFM in counties by improving and
strengthening their financial account-
ing, recording and reporting proce-
dures, she said.
In a speech read on her behalf by
her deputy, Stephen Masha, Ms Adhi-
ambo said the module adopts a highly
participatory and practical approach
to ensure trainees grasp the concepts.
It is deliberately simplistic and
aimed at demystifying concepts, pro-
cesses and procedures, said Odhi-
ambo.
ACCEPTED STANDARDS
The training held at the Kenya
School of Government in Nairobi is
the first of its kind that the Nation-
al Treasury is carrying out targeting
counties.
It will focus on the new finan-
cial reporting system adopted by the
Public Sector Accounting Standards
Board (PSASB), which took effect on
July 1, 2014.
The PSASB was established by
the Public Finance Management Act,
2012, and members were gazetted by
the National Treasury Cabinet Sec-
retary on February 28, 2014, with a
mandate to set generally accepted
standards for managing accounting
and financial systems by all State or-
gans and public entities.
In her speech, the Controller of
Budget revealed that the board had
already approved adoption of the In-
ternational Financial Reporting Stan-
dards (IFRS) issued by International
Accounting Standards Board, the In-
ternational Public Sector Accounting
Standards (IPSAS) issued by the In-
ternational Public Sector Accounting
Standards Board (IPSASB) and the
International Professional Practice
Framework (IPPF) for Internal Audit-
ing Standards developed by the Insti-
tute of Internal Auditors.
SAFEGUARD RESOURCES
The accountants were remind-
ed of their duty to safeguard county
government resources through prop-
er planning and budgeting, managing
cash and expenditure, ensuring pro-
curement processes are within the
available county finances as well as
their reporting and oversight duties.
Accountant General Bernard Nd-
ungu encouraged the accountants
to comply with the new standards,
which include the use of IPSAS for
the national and county governments
and their respective entities, and IF-
RS system for the national and coun-
ty corporations carrying out commer-
cial activities.
Mr Ndungu pointed out that
each county would be allocat-
ed a county budget co-ordina-
tor to help the accounting offi-
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NAIROBI COUNTY
Monday, March 24, 2014
C
oun
cil locks out public
tran
sport from
city C
B
D
Residents received
the move warmly
as matatu operators
protested, but now
council says all is well
By KEPHER OTIENO
The Municipal Council of Kisumu
in conjunction with the trafc police
department has successfully locked
public transport out of the towns
centre.
Thanks to the combined forces,
no 14-seater matatu and boda boda
operates in the central business
district now.
And residents have praised the
effort, arguing sanity has been
restored in the CBD and trafc ow
was now smooth.
No matatus or boda bodas are
allowed to pick or drop passengers
at the CBD. The ban also applies to
tricycles and it has been in effect for
the past one week, though amid
protests.
Distances shortened
The authorities have also blocked
Oginga Odinga Avenue up to
Standard Chartered Bank junction to
ease trafc ow.
Passengers are now being
dropped at Jomo Kenyatta Highway
and trek to town.
The move follows successful
negotiations between the authority
and matatu operators whose
distances have now been cut short.
We are happy because the plans
have reduced our distance by
one-and-a-half kilometres, said a
matatu operator George Onyango.
According to the town authorities
the plan aims to decongest the city
and will remain in force until 2013.
Thereafter the council will
develop fresh plans to accommodate
the increased number of private cars
in town, a source from the council
said.
Already, the number of private
cars streaming in the town has
peaked and the trafc department
anticipates the gure will rise.
The councils enforcement ofcer
in charge of the trafc order Adrian
Ouma said they would not back
down on the move.
WIN-win situation
Eng Ouma said matatu owners
appreciated the directive because
they still charge the same bus fare
despite the distance being short-
ened.
It is a win-win situation, the
matatu operators have all the
reasons to smile same as the
council, he said, as he asked them
to co-operate.
Kisumu Mayor Sam Okello
thanked the residents for allowing
them to bring sanity within the CBD.
There have been complaints of
matatu disorder within the CBD,
which have been disrupting smooth
operations of businesses.
With the new measures in force
people can now go about their
business easily without disruptions
by blaring sounds.
Nyanza PPO Njue Njagi promised
to support the council to restore
sanity and warned that those who
resist change would be arrested and
charged.
Eng Ouma said matatu owners
appreciated the directive because
they still charge the same bus fare
despite the distance being short-
ened.
It is a win-win situation, the
matatu operators have all the
reasons to smile same as the
Trafc Police ofcer redirects a matatu driver at Kisumu Bus Park entry, yes-
terday. Kisumu Municipal Council has re-routed trafc from the central busi-
ness district to de-congest the town. [PHOTO: TITUS MUNALA/STANDARD]
WHAT WAS AT STAKE
When the Council announced
the plan to re-route public
transport from the CBD, it was
received with mixed reactions
Residents welcomed it, say-
ing it would help in planning
the town and reduce matatu
noise
At frst, the public transport
operators complied for hours
before they re-grouped to
protest the directive
However, yesterday the
council said operators and
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TANZANIA: Two suspects
ashed out of hotel, killed
Two suspected notorious
criminals who have been
terrorising tourists in Masai Mara
have been lynched by a mob
in Musoma, Tanzania. Nelson
Segeria and his accomplice were
ambushed inside a guesthouse in
the town and attacked by an irate
mob, which had identied them
as known gangsters. According
to Mara Triangle Chief Executive
Ofcer Brian Heath, two other
members of the gang escaped, but
security ofcers recovered one
AK-47 rie with 427 bullets.
CORNERED: Two suspects
ashed out of hotel, killed
mob, which had identied them
as known gangsters. According
to Mara Triangle Chief Executive
Ofcer Brian Heath, two other
members of the gang escaped, but
security ofcers recovered one
AK-47 rie with 427 bullets.
Kisumu County
Kisumu County
Kisumu County
The places
where babies
choose their
own names,
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y B SOPHIAH MUTHONI
A boda boda operators left
ear was chopped of by a mob
in Subukia town after he was
suspected to have attempted to
rape a 24-year-old woman. Subukia
police boss Alex Nganga said the
suspect, Daniel Maina, 39, attacked
the victim, Ann Wairimu, who
was on her way home on Sunday
evening when an irate mob turned
on him after she raised alarm.
Mr Nganga said the suspect
forcefully dragged the victim to a
nearby bush but she managed to
raise alarm that drew the attention
of the public who responded and
caught up with Mr Maina and beat
him up before chopping of the ear.
Cries of help attracted the public
who responded and cornered the
suspect, he said. Maina was rushed
to Nyahururu County Hospital with
multiple injuries on his body.
Nganga said police have
commenced investigations over
the incident and he will be charged
with attempted rape. He, however,
warned the public against taking the
law in their own hands.
The woman who abandoned
a three-week old baby at the
G4S Nyeri of ces late last month
has been committed to one year
probation by a Nyeri court.
This is after Probation Of cer
Faith Nzivulu, presented a probation
report indicating Priscilla Wangui
had abandoned her infant out of
desperation.
She had previously tried in vain
getting support from the childs
father and even close friends, said
Nzivulu in her report.
Last week, Nyeri Resident
Magistrate John Aringo released the
28-year-old mother on a bond of
Sh50,000 pending the report
Wangui had earlier on pleaded
guilty to leaving the male infant at
his fathers work place on July 31.
Irate public chops of
boda boda operators ear
Probation for mother who
abandoned baby at G4S
NYERI COUNTY
NAKURU COUNTY
The 2010 Constitution intro-
duced new rules to change how
these resources are shared
The PFM Act sets the rules for
how government at national
and county levels can raise and
spend money
Along with the 2010 Constituti-
on, it is the main document that
tells the President, MPs, gover-
nors, senators, county assembly
members and ordinary citizens
what role they play in making
decisions on how public money
is used
THE PFM ACT
Page 18 / COUNTY NEWS Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
Competitors pray during the desert wheel chair race in Isiolo. The event was meant to lobby for the education of dis-
abled children. [PHOTO: BRUNO MUTUNGA/ STANDARD]
Peter Munene
Gitari, 36, with a
Sh 25,000 cofn
outside the premis-
es of the carpenter
who had sold it to
him after he
returned it
yesterday in Kutus
town.
[PHOTO: MUNENE
KAMAU/ STANDARD]
Narok D/Governor Evelyn Aruasa.
MIGORI COUNTY
BARINGO COUNTY
NAROK COUNTY
NAKURU COUNTY
KIRINYAGA COUNTY
NYERI COUNTY
NAKURU COUNTY
KIRINYAGA COUNTY
MP speaks up on teen
pregnancies
County plans to
plant 70,000 trees
Women groups to
benet from Sh7.6m
Man gets ve years for
assaulting ofcer
We are only after
accountability, Senator
MPs told to formulate
law on drug abuse
y B NICK OLUOCH
y B ROBERT KIPLAGAT
y B CHARLES NGENO
y B BOAZ KIPNGENOH
y B KAMAU MUNENE
y B NDERITU GICHURE
Suna West MP Joseph Ndiege has
termed as worrying the high rate of
teenage pregnancies and early mar-
riages among school going girls in the
constituency.
Speaking at Sagero Mixed Sec-
ondary school during a prize giv-
ing ceremony, Ndiege said he is dis-
mayed by the rate at which girls are
dropping out of school, saying this
will erode investments made to fund
the girl child education.
As leaders, we are keen to see
that every girl completes her educa-
tion but this is not being realised. We
all have to work together in bringing
this trend to an end, he said.
Baringo County Government intends
to plant over 70,000 mango and other
tree species in 200 schools to boost
forest cover and food security.
County Environment Minister
Carolyne Tenges says over 27,085
seedlings, among them 5,000 mango,
have already been planted in the
selected schools.
The initiative, which started
in the 2013/2014 nancial year
dubbed the school greening
programme is undertaken as a means
of increasing the forest cover in the
semi-arid county.
She said the delay of the long
rains slowed down the planting for the
better part of this year.
BUNGOMA COUNTY
TANA COUNTY
Let senators chair
CDBs, say MPs
Residents protest
TARDA lease notice
y B OSINDE OBARE
y B PAUL GITAU
Two senators led by CORD co-
principal Moses Wetangula and
three MPs have backed the Act
allowing senators to chair the County
Development Boards (CDB) arguing that
the move would enhance accountability.
Wetangula, Henry Ole Ndiema
(Trans-Nzoia) and MPs Chris
Wamalwa, David Lazaro and Women
Representative Janet Nangabo faulted
governors for opposing the Act accusing
them of vested personal interests.
Speaking separately, they welcomed
the Act and denied claims that the law
is meant to dilute governors powers.
The senators said it is important for
the boards to be managed by elected
leaders to pave way for transparency.
Residents of Salama and Danisa
locations in Tana delta in Tana River
County have opposed a move by Tana
and Athi River Development Authority
(Tarda) to lease 10,000 hectares
of their land to a private developer
claiming that will deprive them access
to ancestral land. The residents were
reacting to a public notice published in
local dailies on July 8 in which Tarda
called for expression of interest. The
villagers, through Chairman Paul Sirri,
said Tarda intended to lease the land
yet there was a court case pending in
court.Tarda Public Relations ofcer Lisa
Mbuki conrmed the parastatal was
in court over the land. It is true but
Tarda has the title deed, she said.
Narok County government has embarked
on capacity building among women groups
with a view of equipping them with the
appropriate business ideas.
Deputy Governor Evelyne Aruasa said
Sh7.6 million has been set aside for several
womens group in Transmara East district.
Speaking at Kamermeru Primary School,
she noted that women have not beneted
much from initiatives that seek to promote
their well being, because they have not
been properly trained on what businesses
they can venture into.
As a county government, we want
to properly support the women so that
they can also reap from the benets of
devolution. They should not be passive
participants in this whole process, she said.
Ms Aruasa assured the women that she
will initiate and support policies that would
emancipate and empower them. She added
that the community is still lagging behind
because it has not recognised women as
wealth creators.
It is encouraging that women are
coming out to ght for their rightful space
in the institution of marriage. At our county
government, we shall continue to give
women chance to showcase their leadership
abilities, she said.
The deputy governor noted that more
girls boarding schools will be established
so as to save the girl-child from cultural
practices such as Female Genital Mutilation
and early marriages.
UASIN GISHU COUNTY
Senator tells of
county chiefs
y B KEVIN TUNOI
Uasin Gishu County Senator Isaac
Melly has dared governors to make
good their threat to scrap the Senate
through a national referendum.
Mr Melly, who spoke in Eldoret
yesterday, defended the planned
formation of County Development
Boards, saying the governors will
deputise the senators and they will not
be mere secretaries.
Melly claimed the county chiefs are
drunk with power and that is why they
had refused to honour summonses to
appear before the Senate to shed light
on audit queries in their counties.
Governors must honour summonses
to explain how cash allocated to them
has been spent, he said.
A Nakuru court has sentenced a
young man to five years in jail for as-
saulting a police officer on duty.
Senior Principal Magistrate Fe-
lix Kombo said the sentence should
serve as a lesson and deter others
from turning the country into a crim-
inal arena.
Mr Kombo sentenced Eric
Kipsang after he pleaded guilty to
assaulting an Administration Police
officer who had been sent to arrest
him at Kambi Ya Moto in Rongai, Na-
kuru County.
The magistrate ruled that assault-
ing a security officer executing his or
her duty amounted to demeaning
the law.
In his mitigation, Kipsang claimed
he was angered by the officers for in-
juring one of his brothers while trying
to save his disabled mother who had
been injured in a family feud.
Governors who have been sum-
moned to appear before the Senate
Finance Committee should honour
and stop playing hide and seek.
Kirinyaga senator Daniel Kara-
ba said such summonses should be
honoured with the urgency they de-
served in order to have the queries
answered to enable the respective
counties move on.
Governors are ultimately re-
sponsible for all matters county and
as Senate, we expect those sum-
moned to appear in person and
we shall not entertain their atten-
dance through proxies,Karaba said.
He made it clear that the Senate was
not in any way out to kill devolution
as claimed by some of the governors
but was pursuing accountability.
Lack of legislation on drug abuse
has been cited as the biggest chal-
lenge in the fight against substance
abuse among the youth.
George Mugi, a behavioral science
lecturer at Minute Man Ark Institute
in Massachusetts, US, yesterday said
the number of youth becoming ad-
dicted to hard drugs is alarming.
Mr Mugi blamed the increase on
drug use on lack of a comprehen-
sive legislation to tackle the menace,
which is threatening the countrys
social fabric.
Drug addiction among the youth
is on the rise and there is need for
both Parliament and the county as-
semblies to come together and for-
mulate a legislation aimed at check-
ing the trend, he said. He was
speaking at a fundraiser in aid of
Muruguru Catholic Church in Nyeri.
Moses Wetangula at a media press
conference
Uasin Gishu Senator Isaac Melly ad-
dresses the Press yesterday.
Page 19 COUNTY NEWS / Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
Nyeri County Women MP Priscilla Nyokabi (centre), Nyeri OCPD Adiel Nyange (Left), Central Region Police Commander
Larry Kieng and Nyeri OCS Raphael Gaa after opening an Information desk at the Nyeri Police Station to address wom-
en issues and domestic violence yesterday. [PHOTO: MOSE SAMMY/STANDARD]
MALINDI COUNTY NAROK COUNTY NAKURU COUNTY
NYERI COUNTY
Malindi water shortage
due to Sh4m debt
Ministry pledges
research institute
I sold changaa for fees,
teenager tells court
y B CHARLES NGENO y B BOAZ KIPNGENOH
A severe water shortage has hit
the tourist resort of Malindi and its
environs.
Malindi Water and Sewerage
Company (Mawasco) acting Manag-
ing Director, Isaac Chibule, told The
Standard that the shortage, which
has persisted for almost a week now,
has been caused by a power discon-
nection at Baricho Water Works over
a Sh4 million debt owed to the Ken-
ya Power company.
Mawasco management, led by
CEO James Thubu, was said to be
holed up in a crisis meeting and Mr
Chibule later confirmed that the debt
had been paid and the power supply
has been reconnected.
It could, however, take days to fill
the huge reservoirs that had been
drained during the power outage.
The Ministry of Agriculture will
establish a research institute in Narok
County and works on the facility will
begin once the county government
allocates enough land, Agriculture
Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei has
said.
Speaking on Saturday in Naroosu-
ra, Narok South sub-county, during a
three-day visit to Narok, Kajiado and
Bomet counties to inspect irrigation
projects, Mr Koskei said farmers will
be saved the challenge of travelling
to Kenya Agricultural Research Insti-
tute headquarters in Nairobi for in-
formation.
Narok practises livestock agri-
culture and establishing such an in-
stitute will enable farmers access in-
formation on modern breeds, disease
control and value addition, he said.
A 19-year-old woman, who admit-
ted to charges of possession and sell-
ing of illicit brew, told a Nakuru court
she turned to the illegal trade in or-
der to raise college fees after she got
a B- in KCSE.
Rachel Ayuma told Nakuru Prin-
cipal Magistrate, John Mwaniki that
she wanted to raise fees for Chuka
University College which she antic-
ipates to join next month to pursue
a course in education.
I was forced to learn to brew
changaa to raise fees because my
parents back home in Lugari can-
not afford to pay my college fees yet
I want to continue with my educa-
tion, she told the court.
The judge ordered for a probation
report to ascertain her claims and
fixed the mention day for August 14.
MOMBASA COUNTY
GARISSA COUNTY NAKURU COUNTY
NAKURU COUNTY
Sixth Mpeketoni
suspect charged
Duales kin sued in
county job saga
Two die as lorry hits
ditch
Ofcials threaten to
sue union head
y B WILLIS OKETCH
y B FRED MAKANA
y B PAUL GITAU
y B MERCY KAHENDA
y B BOAZ KIPNGENOH
Police investigating the Mpeketoni
killings yesterday charged in court
a suspect arrested on Saturday at
Majengo in Mombasa, where they
claimed he had been hiding since June
15.
Mohamed Alhaj Bandi is the sixth
suspect believed to have actively
participated in the violence, which left
over 100 people dead. The suspect was
charged with the murder of 65 people.
Mr Bandi who appeared before the
Mombasa Resident Judge Maureen
Odero was remanded in the custody
for 10 days after the Prosecution
successfully applied for it.
The Prosecution, led by State lawyer
George Muriithi, appealed to the court
to detain him for 10 days to allow the
police to carry out investigation. Police
were ordered to take the suspect for
psychiatric examination.
Leader of Majority in the National
Assembly Aden Duales relative and
the National Land Commission have
been sued for conspiring to have
a candidates name removed from
Garissa County Land management
board. Abdiladif Ahmed Haret moved
to court under certicate of urgency
seeking orders to quash the decision of
the commission to omit his name.
The applicant told the court that
by replacing his name with that of
Mohamed Duale, the commission has
usurped the power it does not have.
He told Justice Mumbi Ngugi that,
unless the clerk of Garissa county
assembly is restrained its likely to
present the unlawful altered list to the
county assembly for vetting.
Two people died on spot while three
others are nursing serious injuries
after they were involved in a tragic
road accident at Moto trading centre
along Molo-Olenguruoni road.
The accident involved a lorry that
was transporting potatoes from
Kuresoi to Nairobi.
The lorry had seven people including
a driver and one of the loaders who
died on the spot while two other
loaders sustained serious injuries in
the early Monday morning accident.
Molo Base Commandant Richard
Masinde said the driver of the lorry lost
control before landing it into a ditch.
The lorry was transporting
potatoes to Nairobi, said Masinde.
Some Nakuru County branch ofcials
of Union of Kenya Civil Servants have
given the unions Secretary General,
Tom Odege, and three other national
ofcials a two weeks ultimatum to
resign or else take them to court.
Led by Nakuru branch Treasurer
David Onditi, they claim to have
evidence against the four national
ofcials that they can use to prove
abuse of ofce in court.
Apart from Odege, the other accused
are national treasurer Justus Mugo,
assistant national treasurer Rehema
Ibrahim and deputy secretary general
Jerry Orkina.
We have enough evidence to show
our members that we elected wrong
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Page 20 / CENTRAL NEWS Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
y B WAINAINA NDUNGU
County snubs Kura road works launch
Top officials of the Nyeri county
government yesterday snubbed the
launch of the 17 town roads rehabil-
itation projects being undertaken by
a government agency they have ac-
cused of venturing into their orbit.
Governor Nderitu Gachagua and
top officials including Roads Secre-
tary Engineer Joseph Kiragu were ab-
sent without apologies during launch
of the delayed road works for Nyeri
and Karatina towns by the Kenya Ur-
ban Roads Authority (Kura) and coun-
ty commissioner Michael Ole Tialal .
Kura Central regional manager
Engineer Jacinta Wairimu was at the
two separate launch functions attend-
ed by area MPs Esther Murugi (Nyeri
town) and Peter Weru (Mathira) re-
spectively.
The works for routine mainte-
nance of Nyeri and Karatina CBD
and estate roads have been award-
ed to seven contractors at a total of
Sh49.5 million and involve a total of
24.8 kilometers of roads.
Murugi accused the Nyeri county
government of delaying construction
works through political interference.
She said since the project is being
undertaken by a national government
NYERI COUNTY
MERU COUNTY
agency, it should proceed without un-
due interference from the county gov-
ernment.
There are valid contracts signed
between Kura and the contractors
and it is being supervised by profes-
sionals and unbiased civil servants,
Murugi said.
At Karatina, the Mathira MP al-
so accused the county government
of unnecessarily delaying the road
works and subjecting locals to poor
roads when money had already been
set aside for the project.
Weru said roads in Karatina town
are in a deplorable state and locals are
bound to suffer if the works are not
undertaken before the onset of short
rains in October.
Some of the contractors said they
tendered in February and signed con-
tracts in May but the county govern-
ment has, through correspondence,
blocked commencement of the works
under the pretext that it has lined up
parallel projects for the areas.
However, Engineer Kiragu, the
county Roads Secretary, said county
officials were absent because they had
not been invited to the roads commis-
sioning.
He said the county governments
only issue with the project is that it
wants to be involved so that together
with Kura, they can both be account-
able for the project.
The works for routine main-
tenance of of 24.8km of Nyeri
and Karatina roads have been
awarded to seven contractors at
a total of Sh49.5 million
Contractors tendered in Febru-
ary and were given the go-ahead
in May. However, they are yet to
start working due to interfer-
ence from the county
County ofcials have said they
want to be included in the proj-
ect for better accountability
WHAT HAPPENED
Elephants continued to terrorise residents
of North Imenti, Meru County, at the weekend,
with two people sustaining life threatening in-
juries.
The jumbos from Imenti Forest invaded sev-
eral villages and destroyed crops in the farms
and several houses.
One of the men injured when the four ele-
phants raided Thuura, Nkabune and Chaaria,
sustained serious stomach injuries and is admit-
ted to the Meru Level Five Hospital. The 30-year-
old was rescued by KWS security personnel, who
had to use a helicopter to ward off the animals.
But that was only after he was gored and his
house extensively damaged by the animals.
Another herd, suspected to have strayed from
the Lower Imenti Forest, also attacked a 12-year-
old boy in Gaitu. The boy was admitted to the
Chaaria Mission Hospital.
Despite a swift response by KWS personnel,
angry residents turned out in large numbers and
attempted to take matters into their own hands.
KWS rangers had to shoot to disable one of
the elephants while the remaining three were
driven back into the forest.
Meru KWS Station Deputy Warden Jimnah
Partet said the elephants were successfully driv-
en back into the forest and urged residents to re-
main calm as the situation was under control.
He assuaged their fears that there would be
more attacks, adding KWS will compensate the
injured, depending on the extent of their inju-
ries.
We are liaising with the doctors at the hos-
pitals where the two victims have been admitted
so that the extent of their injuries can be deter-
mined and they will be compensated adequate-
ly in line with the law, he said.
James Kinyua, a resident, said the villagers
are tired of endless attacks by elephants.
We have lost our entire crops while many
people have been badly injured and some killed.
We cannot allow this to continue and KWS must
not let the situation get out of control. They
should take better care of the animals because we
live in perpetual fear of being attacked, he said.
Last week, residents of Nchiru held a protest
against what they said is negligence by KWS.
Two hospitalised with serious injuries
as marauding jumbos invade villages
y B PHARES MUTEMBEI
Preparing for the Tobacco Act
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during a Press conference after a sensitisation campaign for the police and public health ofcials
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Page 22 / CENTRAL NEWS Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
Insurance agents are demanding
the abolishing of the bank assurance
concept that allow banks to offer in-
surance services against loans taken
by their clients.
The agents say it goes against the
principles of insurance for commer-
cial banks to continue offering insur-
ance services against loans taken by
their clients.
Through their umbrella organisa-
tion, Bima Intermediaries Associa-
tion of Kenya, the agents want the In-
surance Regulatory Authority (IRA) to
rein in on banks and stop them from
offering these services.
The associations chairman Wash-
ington Ndegea said that he has writ-
ten to IRA seeking to have the concept
abolished but the regulator is yet to re-
spond two months down the line.
Speaking in Nyeri at the week-
end after a recruitment drive that saw
over 200 agents from the area regis-
ter with the association, Ndegea said
when banks offer their clients insur-
ance services against loans taken, they
are usurping the role played by actu-
al insurance firms and are putting a
foot into the sector through the back
door.
A bank should remit premiums
on loan insurance of a client to an
insurance company and not assume
the role of insurer. Doing this is hurt-
ing the insurance industry and that is
why we are calling on IRA to rein in
on banks engaging in such practices,
Ndegea said.
The chairman also accused some
commercial banks of failing to remit
premiums collected from clients with
loans to the respective insurance com-
panies thus exposing the client to un-
certainties and penalties.
He said the association has em-
barked on a nationwide recruitment
drive targeting the over 6,000 regis-
tered insurance agents in a bid to look
after their welfare and regulate their
operations.
The association will be a profes-
sional umbrella body of all agents in
the country that will look after their
welfare, reign in on rogue agents as
well as arbitrate in cases where there
have been complaints from clients or
insurance companies, Ndegea said.
He said the association has al-
ready developed a code of ethics for
members as one way of instilling pro-
fessionalism in their operations and
Senate majority leader Prof
Kithure Kindiki has said Jubilee will
not give party tickets to governors
who are supporting CORDs calls for
a referendum.
Speaking at his Kathwana office
in Tharaka Nithi county on Saturday,
Kindiki said the Jubilee Alliance has
agreed in one voice not to support the
referendum and those who are for it
are going against the partys wishes.
Governors should not lie to Ken-
yans that their call for referendum is
different. We all know those sponsor-
ing this bid for a referendum is the
CORD Coalition, he said.
Kindiki said party members must
adhere to and follow decisions made
by the party adding that those going
contrary to this cannot be said to have
the partys interests at heart.
You cannot be saying you belong
to Jubilee yet your actions show oth-
erwise. Such people should not come
to Jubilee for party tickets in 2017.
Kindiki said Jubilee admits that
there are areas that need amend-
ments but the timing is wrong.
It is too early to make these refer-
endum calls since the transition pe-
riod will end in 2016. People should
wait till the period is over, he said.
He said that the makers of the con-
stitution had their reasons for indicat-
ing the transition period and asked
governors to wait for the right time.
Kindiki said the Government has
not taken this stance because it wants
to be mean with Government re-
sources rather because it wants the
right procedures applied.
Kindiki warns
governors
against calls for
referendum
Time is needed to ensure progres-
sive increase of money to the counties
which shall be done bit by bit in the
coming years until the desired per-
centage is achieved, he said.
He asked the county governments
to first put to use the money they have
already been given before making de-
mands for more.
Kindiki said it is ironical that some
counties had returned money to the
National Treasury yet are now asking
to be allocated more funds.
He said Jubilee has a manifes-
to it needs to implement and that is
the agenda the coalition is striving to
meet before anything else.
We have so many promises we
made to Kenyans and we must focus
on these if we are to achieve our ob-
jectives, he said.
Saying Kenyans are tired of politics
and want to see policies being imple-
mented, Kindiki asked governors to
fulfill their mandate to the people that
elected them.
The governors call for a referen-
dum is politically motivated and the
ones suffering are Kenyans. As county
leaders, they need to know they have
a huge role to play, he said.
IRA urged to ban banks from giving insurance services
THARAKA NITHI COUNTY
y B PEACE LOISE MBAE
Nyandarua County government
is exploring ways of adopting mech-
anised farming as a way of making
agriculture an attractive venture and
subsequently increasing productivity.
This was revealed by county Dep-
uty Governor Waithaka Mwangi who
singled out low productivity as the
biggest challenge facing the countys
agricultural sector.
The era of using jembes and pan-
gas in our farms is long gone and we
must now adopt use of machinery if
we are to realise maximimum yields
in our farms, he said.
Speaking at Olkalou during a lo-
cal Agricultural Trade Fair yesterday,
Mwangi said use of machinery will al-
so attract youth who got bored of us-
ing jembes to till land and ended up
shunning the sector all together.
The machinery the county govern-
ment wants to adopt include those
that plant and tend potatoes, those
that pick pyrethrum, and use of trac-
tors in tilling land.
Using machinery to farm will in-
crease food productivity, create jobs
and wealth since farmers will work on
larger tracts of land, he said.
He said the equipment will be ver-
satile, affordable and will be main-
tained through an after sales support
system.
Education Cabinet Secretary Ja-
cob Kaimenyi has projected that the
countrys education standards are set
to improve following initiatives put in
place by the Government.
Prof Kaimenyi noted that the Gov-
ernment plans to make the primary
education absolutely free in the next
three years.
He added that the Government
has made arrangements with the
governments of Uganda, South Su-
dan and Burundi to allow Kenyan stu-
dents study in their countries without
student cards and passports.
In three-years time, primary ed-
ucation will be absolutely free, and
Kenyan children are now free to study
wherever their parents want, he said.
The CS was speaking at Maili Sa-
ba in Meru County over the weekend.
President Uhuru Kenyatta is making
that possible. I want to appeal to par-
ents in Meru to take their children to
school, because education is the best
investment for them and for the com-
munity, he said.
He urged education stakeholders
in the county to reverse the plummet-
ing education standards in the area.
Mechanised
farming plan
for county
CS says
education
levels to rise
NYANDARUA COUNTY
MERU COUNTY
y B JAMES MUNYEKI
y B PHARES MUTEMBEI
y B NDERITU GICHURE
NYERI COUNTY
urged lawmakers to pass a law incor-
porating the agents association in the
insurance Act.
Dangerous ride
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RECRUITMENT OF COUNTY ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
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2 Lugari Lumakanda Primary School
3 Malava Isanjiro Primary School
4 Lurambi Bukhungu Stadium
5 Navakholo Navokholo Primary School
6 Ikolomani Sigalagala Polytechnic
7 Shinyalu Muranda Primary School
8 Butere Butere Girls High School
9 Khwisero Khwisero Grounds
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Page 24 / COAST NEWS Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
The suspension and dismissal of a
principal and deputy principal at one
of Mombasas private school, Coast
Academy, has sparked claims of bias.
The school with a primary and
secondary section was established in
1970 and is the institution of choice
among Mombasas elite society.
It offers GCE and IGSE curriculum
for the local rich and children of ex-
patriates and foreign diplomats based
in Mombasa. Its alumini include chil-
dren of presidents of East African na-
tions.
Coast Academy is maintaining
its decision to dismiss Lucia Mutho-
ni, the deputy principal of the junior
school describing the move as a long
overdue overhaul of administrative
structures.
But Muthoni told The Standard
that she will sue for unfair treatment
and illegal sacking. Yesterday, The
Coast Academy management admit-
ted sacking her and claimed that Lu-
cia is an excellent teacher who was
wrongfully made a manager.
For serving them diligently, I was
thrown out, Lucia complained in a re-
cent interview with The Standard. She
disclosed that she has worked at the
institution for three years, starting as
a teacher and rising through the ranks.
According to Lucia, she was suddenly
thrown out of the school and told her
services were no longer needed.
Lucia said I have already contact-
ed a lawyer and we will meet in court,
she said as she made the suit threat.
DIFFICULT DECISIONS
Sometimes we employers have to
make difficult decisions for the sake
of the institution. She is a wonder-
ful teacher whose classroom input
we appreciate. Appointing her to ad-
ministration was an error of judgment
which we regret. I wish her the best in
her future endeavours, said Mumo
Mwendwa, the schools CEO when he
spoke to The Standard yesterday.
Mwendwa told The Standard that
the Principal of Junior School, Mr Reu-
ben Njuguna has been suspended.
Mr Njuguna has not been sacked.
He has just been suspended, said
Mwendwa.
The Standard was unable to estab-
lish why the teacher was asked to stay
away for two months.
Mwendwa defended the changes
claiming no malice was intended add-
ing Lucia will be paid all her dues. He
said the employees were affected by
the general overhaul of management.
Kwale government officials have
revealed that the county needs Sh36.2
billion to implement its Development
Integrated Plan (CDIP).
County Executive Officer for Trade
Safina Kwekwe said the county has a
deficit of Sh16 billion, which ought
to secured for the plan to be imple-
mented.
As a county, we are now able to
raise Sh20 billion, which translates to
a 55.2 per cent from our own and na-
tional revenue, she said.
Ms Kwekwe made the remarks
during a professional gala dinner at
Amani Tiwi Beach Resort on Sunday
evening hosted as a curtain raiser
for the upcoming Kwale Internation-
al Investment Conference, later this
month.
Already, investors from over 40
countries have confirmed their par-
ticipation. The county seeks to raise
Sh500 million from the six-day event
slated to start August 24.
Nine thematic areas that include
culture, tourism and energy will be
showcased to promote Kwale as a
preferred investors destination of
choice.
Taita Taveta University Principal
Hamadi Boga singled out insecurity
as the major hindrance to develop-
ment in the county.
Our county has really been fragile
and unpredictable. Groups like Kay-
abombo, Mulungunipa, MRC and Al-
Shabaab have made our people rest-
less, noted Prof Boga.
He called on the local leadership
to address issues of insecurity that has
Development
plan hangs in
balance over
Sh16b decit
made the county unfriendly to tour-
ists and investors.
Boga argued that the countys se-
renity remains polluted if cases of in-
security are not addressed.
We need to dialogue with our
people to find solutions rather than
just giving speeches. If we want to
transform our people, we should start
with our minds, he added.
Hassan Mwakimako, a a lecturer at
Pwani University, however, raised is-
sues with the conference saying the
idea tends to benefit people outside
the Kwale County.
Dr Mwakimako urged the county
government to give capacity to locals
so as to also benefit from investments.
We showcase interesting ideas but
when a Chinese investor comes, he
takes all the proceeds leaving us with
nothing. Our focus should be on the
indigenous locals, claimed he.
Sacked teacher headed to court for wrongful dismissal
KWALE COUNTY
y B TOBIAS CHANJI
Water conservation experts now
warn that one of Kenyas most import-
ant water towers and tourist attraction
sites is threatened with extinction due
to environmental degradation.
Chyulu Hills has been a water tow-
er that serves a large part of the Coast-
al Province, it feeds many permanent
fresh water sources in the surround-
ing plains and hosts Chyulu National
Park in the Tsavo ecosystem.
Leaders and conservationists from
Taita-Taveta and Makueni counties
yesterday met at Voi Safari Lodge in
Taita Taveta county where they said
it is just a matter of time before the
priceless water tower dries up.
Acting Kenya Water Towers Agen-
cy Chief Executive, Francis Nkako,
Taita-Taveta County Commissioner
Oningoi Ole Sosio and Makueni CEC
in charge of water and environment
Jacobus Kiilu said the drying up of the
water tower would hurt livelihoods as
well as wildlife that depends on the
ecosystem for survival.
We have to address the problem
of environmental degradation at this
ecosystem, Sosio said.
Nkako said his agency is willing
to partner with county governments,
surrounding the water tower, and re-
store the resource.
Two people, including a boda boda
operator, died on the spot yesterday
in a road accident along the Nairo-
bi-Mombasa highway in Taita-Tave-
ta County.
Police said the road crash occurred
at Ndii, regarded as one of the black
spots in the country.
Voi OCPD Joshua Lutukai said the
boda boda operator, who was heading
to Ndii, hit a Mombasa-bound trail-
er. The rider and his passenger died
on the spot, he confirmed.
The rider was trying to overtake
a vehicle without calculating the dis-
tance of the oncoming car. He hit the
trailer moving towards Mombasa on
the right side and died together with
his passenger, said the police officer.
A witness said the boda boda was
riding very fast at the time of the ac-
cident that occurred on Sunday eve-
ning.
Lutukai said the bodies of the de-
ceased were later removed and taken
to Voi district hospital mortuary and
investigations launched.
We are blaming the accident on
the negligence of the rider, said the
police officer.
Extinction
threat for
water tower
Two die in
boda boda
accident
TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
y B RENSON MNYAMWEZI
y B RENSON MNYAMWEZI
y B ISHAQ JUMBE
MOMBASA COUNTY
The integrated development
plan includes nine sectors with
transport and infrastructure
areas expected to get more al-
location of Sh8.1 billion
Security has been allocated
Sh122 million for a period of fve
years
Development projects accor-
ding to the county government
will use 45 per cent of the mo-
ney
The plan will be implemented
over a period of fve years
PLANS ALLOCATION
Originally, the school was man-
aged from Nairobi but now author-
ity has been devolved and a Board
of Governors with a specific man-
date to address the challenges at the
Coast Academy has been formed, said
Mwendwa.
We are bringing services closer
to our client. During operations like
this, changes are inevitable, he told
The Standard.
The Coast Academy offers the Brit-
ish Curriculum with Edexel as the ex-
amining body, both for the GCE and
IGCSE exams. The British curriculum
opens opportunities for students
to join universities anywhere in the
world.
Besides academic excellence, the
Coast Academy has produced the first
two Olympic swimmers to represent
the country and the best ICT global
student in 2010,according to the CEO.
Asian dance
Ardha George of Nakurus Melvin Jones Academy performs an Indian tradition-
al dance at Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa yesterday. She won in two categories
at the ongoing music festival. [PHOTO: GEORGE ORIDO/STANDARD]
1. Deputy Clerk
NO. Name ID Number Date Time
1. Elizabeth Chelangat
Rop
24102064 19/8/14 9.00
a.m.
2. Alfred Oduor Adongo 12599326 19/8/14 9.20
3. Reuben Kipngeno
Stalin
12826176 19/8/14 9.40
4. Thomas Koros 10544641 19/8/14 10.00
5. Charles Kibet Chirchir 10991621 19/8/14 10.20
2. Internal Auditor
1. Robert Kipsigei Korir 13547426 19/8/14 10.40
2. Keter Kipngeno Daniel 20856238 19/8/14 11.00
3. Alicen Cherop Too 22965694 19/8/14 11.20
4. Hillary Kimutai Mitei 24029995 19/8/14 11.40
5. Dennis Kiprono Koros 24376224 19/8/14 12.00p.m
6. Erick Kipngetich Rotich 24208467 19/8/14 12.20
3. Head of Treasury/ Budget Control
Offcer
1. Mutai Peter 14439511 19/8/14 12.40
2. Langat Peter Cheruiyot 22150507 19/8/14 1.00
3. Allan Kiprotich Cheruiyot 25019837 19/8/14 1.20
4. Ngetich Japhet 27509324 19/8/14 1.40
5. Reuben Kiprono Sang 21420568 19/8/14 2.00
6. Joseph Kipngeno Kemei 22505735 19/8/14 2.20
7. Erick Kiprono Kirui 22612443 19/8/14 2.40
8. Irene chepkoech Langat 23312379 19/8/14 3.00
9. Stanley Kitur 21369783 19/8/14 3.20
10. Stephen K. Cheruiyot 9577363 19/8/14 3.40
11. Jackson Cheruiyot Mitei 23166593 19/8/14 4.00

4. Assistant Legal Offcer
1. Leonard Kiptoo Koech 24989422 19/8/14 4.40
2. Betty Chebet Rotich 25177527 19/8/14 5.00
3. Clara Chepchirchir
Boiyon
24982580 19/8/14 5.20
4. Chelangat Mutai - 19/8/14 5.40
5. Brian Cheruiyot Langat - 19/8/14 6.00
5. Store Keeper
1. Joyce Chepkorir Rono 25218811 20/8/14 9.00
a.m.
2. Winnie Chepkurui 28583011 20/8/14 9.20
3. Cheptoo Evaline Kitur 26633882 20/8/14 9.40.
4. Elisha Siele 23805867 20/8/14 10.00
5. Patrick Cheruiyot Korir 26395155 20/8/14 10.20
6. Mercy Chepngetich
ngok
30227318 20/8/14 10.40
7. Evans kiprotich Langat 27019785 20/8/14 11.00
8. Benard Cheruiyot 22613065 20/8/14 11.20
9. Nickson Kiplangat 23737238 20/8/14 11.40
10. Philomena Cheptoo 24748345 20/8/14 12.00
p.m
11. Joyce Chepkemoi Korir 22325441 20/8/14 12.20
12. Irine Chelangat Ketai 25821634 20/8/14 12.40
13. Josephat Kipkirui Mibei 25997086 20/8/14 1.00
14. Chepkirui Maritim 22034087 20/8/14 1.20
15. Erick Kipkoiri Bett 250327929 20/8/14 1.40
16. Rono Kibet 27135850 20/8/14 2.00
6. Hansard Reporter
1. Cherotich Florence
Kosgei
27589731 20/8/14 2.20
2. Joyce Jelangat 25122824 20/8/14 2.40
3. Kiptoo geoffrey Kosgei 13364407 20/8/14 3.00
4. Joylene Symon Chebet 28312053 20/8/14 3.20
5. Fenwicks Mutai
Cheruiyot
26432745 20/8/14 4.00
6. Purity Chepkurui Korir - 20/8/14 4.20
7. Prisca Chepngetich
Mosonik
27718567 20/8/14 4.40
8. Nancy Chelangat Bon 27944261 20/8/14 5.00
9. Brenda Chepkemoi
Kosgei
25251405 20/8/14 5.20
10 David Kirui Kipkorir - 20/8/14 5.40
11. Benard Kipkurui 27596664 20/8/14 6.00
12. Collins Sang 24504148 20/8/14 6.20
13. Peris Cherotich 27531700 20/8/14 6.40
7. Registry Clerk
1. Winnie Chepkurui 26657714 21/8/14 9.00
a.m.
2. Immaculate A. mbeche 22223313 21/8/14 9.20
3. Kipkurui Langat 26994049 21/8/14 9.40.
4. Betsy Chelangat 25073476 21/8/14 10.00
5. Beatrice Chelangat 22923837 21/8/14 10.20
6. Chepkorir Milka 27829417 21/8/14 10.40
7. Kigen Leonard Kibet 26363837 21/8/14 11.20
8. Kimetto Liston 24645909 21/8/14 11.00
9. Chepngeno Gladys - 21/8/14 11.40
10. Rono Phelimon 23997900 21/8/14 12.00
p.m
11. Chepngeno Peterlyne 26252972 21/8/14 12.20
12. Dennis Kipyegon
Langat
28031738 21/8/14 12.40
13. Kipyegon Chelule Nixon 27837706 21/8/14 1.00
14. Jackline Chebet 24632675 21/8/14 1.20
14. William Kipyegon 20141511 21/8/14 1.40
8. Commissionaires
1. Kipkorir Langat Vincent 13012659 21/8/14 2.00
2. Mutai Hillary Kenduiywa 14439097 21/8/14 2.20
3. Kipkorir Mutai PASSPORT
NO. A
1705929
21/8/14 2.40
4. Kurgat Julius 20839604 21/8/14 3.00
5. Kipngetich Justus
Maritim
11430596 21/8/14 3.20
6. Rono Edwin 23900199 21/8/14 3.40
7. Kiprotich Denis Ngeno 20391938 21/8/14 4.00
8. Rotich Peter 10887473 21/8/14 4.20
9. Wasike Dennis 27913673 21/8/14 4.40
9. Human Resource Offcer
1. Koros Cheruiyot Johana - 22/8/14 9.00
a.m.
2. Kibet Gilbert Sigei 26183655 22/8/14 9.20
3. Chepngetich Susan 28094108 22/8/14 9.40.
4. Collins Korir 25680965 22/8/14 10.00
5. Kurgat Kibet Justus 24825043 22/8/14 10.20
6. Chemutai Lydia Keror 20384517 22/8/14 10.40
7. Kipkorir Micah Sawe 20096585 22/8/14 11.00
8. Caroline Ngeno 21756372 22/8/14 11.20
9. Cherono Emily Rotich 20855885 22/8/14 11.40
10. Kiprono Koech Cosmas 25796584 22/8/14 12.00
p.m.
11. John Kipsang Kemei 8020615 22/8/14 12.20
12. John Kipkemoi Seroney 23720042 22/8/14 12.40
10. Kitchen Assistant / Chef
1. Daniel Cheruiyot 13008288 22/8/14 1.20
2. Timothy Kiprop Melly - 22/8/14 1.40
3. Edwin Kipkoech Rotich 22258600 22/8/14 2.00
4. Langat Kibet Japhet 26256923 22/8/14 2.20
5. Rose Chelangat 24376678 22/8/14 2.40
6. Richard Kiget 11432290 22/8/14 3.00
7. Edith Cherono Birgen 24730215 22/8/14 3.20
8. Josephine Chepkemoi 28508494 22/8/14 3.40
9. Chepngeno Naomi 26135662 22/8/14 4.00
10. Emmanuel Kiptoo Bii 273913395 22/8/14 4.20
Secretary,
Kericho County Assembly Service Board,
P.O. Box 1526,
KERICHO
Following the advertisement on 12
th
March,2014 on the posts listed below, all shortlisted candidates are invited for interviews at the County Assembly
Boardroom on the dates and time indicated.
All shortlisted candidates should bring with them :
1. Original National ID/ Passport.
2. Original Academic and professional certifcates and testimonials
COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF KERICHO
All correspondence to be addressed
to the Clerk County Assembly
Tel. 052 20746.
Email: kcoassembly@gmail.com
SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES
Telephone:
P.O.BOX 1526, KERICHO
In reply please quote Ref: No.
And date:
Page 26 / WESTERN/NYANZA NEWS Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
The Government has allocated
Sh600 million for the construction of
piped water reservoirs in Sirisia con-
stituency.
Shortage of water has mostly af-
fected schools, hospitals, homes and
hotels in the constituency with wom-
en and girls trekking long distances to
get it. Vendors have also capitalised on
the shortage to sell the commodity ex-
pensively with a 20-litre bucket trad-
ing at between Sh30 and Sh40.
Speaking over the weekend, Siri-
sia MP John Waluke said the Govern-
ments move would ensure house-
holds, learning institutions, healthy
facilities and eateries access clean
water.
Shortage of water will soon be
a thing of the past after the nation-
al government gave us money to drill
boreholes and create water reservoirs
that will benefit my people, said Mr
Waluke.
He noted that after approach-
ing the Water Cabinet Secretary Judy
Wakhungu, she accepted the propos-
al that led to the allocation.
Waluke said that Japanese and Ital-
ian engineers were already surveying
the Kimama Water Tower in Cheptais
sub-county that will help unravel the
puzzle of water shortage in the con-
stituency. Sirisia MP John Waluke
Three MPs from Western Kenya
have dismissed calls for a referendum
and called on governors to give the
Government time to implement the
Constitution, saying Kenyans need to
enjoy the fruits of the new dispensa-
tion.
MPs John Bunyasi (Nambale), Ar-
thur Odera (Teso North) and Alfred
Agoi (Sabatia) said county bosses
should invest in laying a strong foun-
dation for devolution that will ensure
it succeeds.
Speaking to The Standard, the
legislators said while governors have
genuine concerns, their renewed calls
for a referendum are ill-timed and out
of touch with the political mood.
The problem is not lack of funds
but poor management of funds allo-
cated to devolved governments. Even
if we increase the allocation to 60 per
MPs dismiss governors calls for
referendum as badly timed
cent and most of the money still goes
to recurrent expenditure, we are not
going to achieve any development in
the counties, Bunyasi said.
The Nambale MP asked governors
to utilise their current allocations, as
outlined in the law, and let Kenyans
determine whether or not the funds
disbursed are enough after five years.
He wondered why most governors
have been unable to collect revenues,
as the defunct local authorities did,
despite increasing taxation avenues
in the devolved structures.
What we need in counties is prop-
er management of public resources.
We need to ensure money is used for
its intended purposes and not as gov-
ernors want, Bunyasi said.
Odera explained that devolution
was meant to improve the lives of
Kenyans by democratising the pro-
cess of development through public
participation but bemoaned that this
has failed terribly.
Before we think of increasing
budgetary allocation to counties, we
it before we increase allocation, Ode-
ra said.
The Teso North MP hit out at gov-
ernors saying they have refused to be
accountable yet they want more re-
sources given to them.
Thats unacceptable, if someone
cannot account for sh5 billion, isnt
it foolhardy to expect that he will be
accountable for more money? Ode-
ra asked.
He asked governors to accept the
County Government Amendment Act
saying it is a noble idea that will bring
together all elected leaders to foster
development in counties.
Agoi said although he supports
increased budgetary allocations to
counties, he differs with the approach
governors are using.
There is no need for referendum
because governors can use Parlia-
ment to come up with legislation that
will have the Government increase
counties budgetary allocations. This
will save money, time and ease ten-
sion in the country, he said.
should first review how governors
have used money already given to
them. If the main intention of devo-
lution has not been achieved, then
we need to correct whatever is ailing
Sh600m set for drilling of boreholes
KAKAMEGA COUNTY
y B KENNEDY OKWACH
Busia residents have been warned
against taking the law in their own
hands and instead, urged to cooper-
ate with security officers in the region
and volunteer any information useful
in curbing crime in the region.
Area CID boss Amos Tebeny also
called on the locals to work hand in
hand with security officers in a move
that will help address insecurity cas-
es in the border town.
Mr Tebenys call follows an inci-
Locals told to co-operate
with security ofcers
BUSIA COUNTY
y B JANE CHEROTICH
y B TITUS OTEBA
BUNGOMA COUNTY
Nambale MP John Bunyasi as-
ked governors to utilise their
current allocations, and, after
fve years, let Kenyans determi-
ne whether or not the funds dis-
bursed are enough
Teso North MP Arthur Odera
called for a review of budgetary
spending before governors can
demand for more cash
Sabatia MP Alfred Agoi said
there is no need for a referend-
um because governors can use
Parliament to establish a law
that will address their concerns
WHAT THEY SAID
There
it is!
dent over the weekend where a sec-
tion of boda boda operators attempt-
ed to block a police vehicle in Busia
town, which was ferrying a criminal
suspect from Bungoma to Busia po-
lice station.
The angry riders used their motor-
cycles to block the road, baying for the
suspects blood, who they termed as
nuisance in the community.
Police were forced to fire in the air
to disperse the operators and sneaked
away the suspect.
The suspect was arrested after an
accomplice led police into their hide-
out in Busia town.
Bungoma Roads and Public Works
CEC Member Stephen Nendela has
termed the allegations that he had
introduced illegal charges to contrac-
tors as malicious and meant to taint
his name.
I have the power to direct all con-
tractors on what is good for their job
and this entails collecting some mon-
ey for supervision depending on the
nature of the contract, upon com-
pleting the project the contractors
are then given back their money with
the accumulated profit, he said.
Mr Nendela said the money de-
posited by contractors is meant
for supervision of their work, ma-
terial testing and to cater for wel-
fare during meetings between the
county officers and the contractors.
He said the money is kept in the special
county kitty and any contractor depos-
iting cash is given an official receipt.
The CEC member said some
MCAs owned some compa-
nies through proxies and want-
ed to be given contracts which
their companies did not qualify for.
Nendela confirmed that Sh528 mil-
lion had been allocated for the re-
habilitation of rural roads in the 45
Wards in Bungoma County.
Bungoma County Assembly had
accused Mr Nendela of collecting
money from contractors who have
been awarded contracts for the reha-
bilitation of rural roads.
Led by Majority Leader Majimbo
Okumu, the MCAs accused the CEC
member of directing all contractors to
deposit cash amounting to between
Sh200,000 to Sh500,000 depending
on the weight of the contract award-
ed and the money allocated for the
project.
Majimbo called on Ethics and An-
ti-Corruption Commission officers to
rein in and investigate the account the
money was being deposited in.
Roads CEC
says moneys
charged are
legal
BUNGOMA COUNTY
y B TITUS OTEBA
Residents of
Eluche village in
Mumias eager to
catch a glimpse of
the helicopter
used by National
Assembly Speaker
Justin Muturi
when he attended
a fundraiser at
Eluche Secondary
School. Many
confessed it was
their rst time to
see a chopper up
close. [PHOTO:
CHRISPEN SECHERE/
STANDARD]
Page 27 WESTERN/NYANZA NEWS / Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
Mama Dorsila Owuor inside her house in West Sakwa location, Siaya County
during an interview on August 4. [PHOTO: LAWRENCE ALURU/STANDARD]
A 90-year-old widow sits outside a
run-down mud-walled hut in a village
in West Sakwa, Siaya County, ruing the
generosity of her late husband.
She is homeless and landless de-
spite having inherited 250 acres from
the husband.
With nine poverty-stricken sons
and 72 grandchildren, Dorsila Ajuoga
Owuor may die a very bitter woman if
justice is not done very fast.
She says her husband, Petro Ow-
uor, invited some landless man in-
to their home several years ago out
of sympathy. But the offspring of the
man the couple thought they were
helping, who later became an as-
sistant chief in the area, have now
turned against their hosts and are
throwing them out of the land.
Sons of the late Jackton Osino,
who Dorsila and villagers say benefit-
ed from Mr Owuors goodwill, are now
claiming ownership of the vast land
now valued at millions of shillings.
They have since demolished the
widows homestead three times in an
effort to evict her and her family.
The grandmother says she hopes
something can be done by the Lands
ministry to verify the truth and stop
their eviction from the land at Maran-
da Division.
Dorsila has made countless trips
to the law courts in Siaya, Bondo and
Kisumus High Court in vain.
It baffles her why the courts have
not ruled the case in her favour de-
spite finding from the records that the
land belonged to her late husbands
father.
Samson Otieno, the eldest of
Osinos sons, however, maintains they
are the true owners of the land. He
says they do not even know Dorsilas
family neither are they related.
There is an arrest warrant for
those people. Dorsila must be arrest-
ed for misleading people, he said,
adding that it was his father who of-
fered their accusers land to live in as
they sought their own land, but they
decided to stay on.
Twisted justice as widow loses
250 acres to husbands guests
Dorsila, however, says her woes
started when her husband invited his
cousin whom she refers to only as Ag-
ot and gave him a piece of land be-
sides his home. Later, Agot also invit-
ed Osino, who became sub-chief.
He used his authority to extend
the boundary of the compound he
was living in, encroaching into my
land, she says tears rolling down her
cheeks.
The third wife to the late Owuor
notes that Osino told her that the land
was given to him by Agot and he was
the true owner of the land.
Shortly after this, Osino brought
people into my compound while I was
away and demolished all the hous-
es in my home. I reported the mat-
ter to the police, no action was tak-
en, Dorsila adds.
She recalls that this has happened
on three different occasions and each
time they are forced to move to anoth-
er place to put up in temporary shel-
ter where their safety is not guaran-
teed.
In a letter by the High Court in
Kisumu and seen by The Standard,
Osinos three sons have now been giv-
en a grant of representation to the es-
tate.
The letter dated June 13 and signed
by High Court judge H K Chemitei
says the three can now manage the
land under the provisions of section
71(1) and (3) of the law of succession
Act.
SIAYA COUNTY
y B LAWRENCE ALURU
The land belonged to Petro Ow-
uor Oyoo and he left behind
three wives, two of who died
a few years after his death. In
2004, after the death of the
familys patriarch, Dorsila and
her children were internally
displaced by an eviction order
from the High Court. They dont
have any land except where
they were evicted from. Value of
land in Bondo has gone up such
that an acre goes for as much as
Sh200,000. The disputed prop-
erty is 250 acres
CHIEF ABUNGUS WORDS
The Osino family has further
sworn an affidavit that seeks to com-
pletely lock out their former hosts
from the ownership of the land.
The affidavit says in part, The
sons of the deceased now want to suc-
ceed the title in question to have their
names appear in the title deed with-
out our consent.
It further says: We now put this
caution to stop them from making
any entries or dealings in the title in
question until the matter is solved be-
tween the family members or a court
of law.
But villagers, including the area
chief and his assistant, say the true
owners of the land are the ones being
evicted from the parcel.
Chief Agrippa Abungu told The
Standard the land belonged to Pet-
ro Owuor Oyoo and that he left be-
hind three wives, two of who died a
few years after his death.
In 2004, after the death of their
father, they were internally displaced
by an eviction order from the High
Court of which my office was not is-
sued with a copy. They dont have any
land except where they were evicted
from, he said.
Land experts say the value of land
in Bondo has gone up such that an
acre goes for as much as Sh200,000.
Vihiga MP Yusuf Chanzu has ac-
cused governors of personalising
devolution for their selfish interests.
Speaking yesterday, Mr Chanzu
downplayed the governors call for
a referendum saying devolution was
not meant for individuals.
Governors are in support for a ref-
erendum that is being championed by
the Opposition. They want funding to
the counties increased and senators
barred from chairing County Devel-
opment Boards.
Governors have a wrong assump-
tion. They should know that devolu-
tion was meant to benefit Kenyans
and not their cronies, said Chanzu.
He challenged the governors to
fully utilise money allocated to them
before pushing for more allocation.
The Vihiga legislator further ac-
cused the governors of initiating proj-
ects, which are not benefiting people
at the grassroots level.
Governors should give details of
what they have done in the past one
year before rooting for more cash to
be devolved to counties, he said.
However, Vihiga Deputy Governor
Caleb Amaswache said the County
Development Boards are unconstitu-
tional, and maintained that the Sen-
ates role is to oversight the governors
and seek more cash for the counties
by pushing the national government
to increase funding to the counties.
MP faults
governors
push for more
county cash
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Refer to our website www.kakamega.go.ke as relates
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OF BUKHUNGU STADIUM TO A MODERN
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To be submitted on or before Friday, 22
nd
August, 2014
at 11.30 am
Interim County Secretary
County Government of Kakamega
The KenGen Foundation was established in 2012 and is charged with the responsibility of managing and up-
scaling KenGen Companys Corporate Social Investment (CSI). The Foundation is looking for an individual
who is creative and imaginative, organized, highly motivated, and a great communicator to join a dynamic
team where he will focus on the internal and external communications on the activities of the Foundation.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Managing Trustee, the Communications Officer will develop and execute communication
objectives and plans that realize KenGen Foundation strategic plans, manage media relations, coordinate
publicity activities, edit, design and facilitate production of publications including newsletters, leaflets and
brochures for internal & external communications.
He/she will engage with key stakeholders The Foundation team, Corporate Affairs team, other Company
business units and communities, to generate relevant and engaging content that can be appropriately
shared with employees and the public to further our cause. Other duties will include, and not limited to
preparing and dispatching news releases, writing speeches as well as editing feature articles, video & still
photography.
The candidate will also lead in social media management - web content updates and development and
implementation of The Foundations social media campaigns on You Tube, Face book, Twitter and other
social media. Other duties will include coordination of internal and external events, researching and
preparing reports for the Board of Trustees and various presentations.
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
Candidates should possess a University degree in Communications, Public & Media Relations, or other
related fields. Post graduate degree in the same fields will be an added advantage.
A hands-on multi-media skills in desktop publishing, film, photography, graphic design programs, word
press blogs and websites as well as a professional command of IT absolutely necessary. Have a proven
track record and at least 4 years experience in corporate communications. Experience in communications
on conservation and philanthropic issues will be an added advantage.
Applications by qualified candidates ONLY should be submitted online to the Managing Trustee at
info@kengenfoundation.co.ke.
Candidate should attach their CV, daytime telephone contacts and three referees. Applications should reach
this address on or before August 22, 2014.
The position offers a competitive package.
COMMUNCATIONS OFFICER (3-YEAR CONTRACT)
MERU COUNTY GOVERNMENT
OFFICE OF THE CLERK
MERU COUNTY ASSEMBLY
RE: VETTING OF COUNTY LAND MANAGEMENT
BOARD MEMBERS

In exercise of the County Assembly mandate as entrenched in Section 18 (6) of the
National Land Commission Act No.5 of 2012, the County Assembly of Meru intends
to conduct vetting of the following candidates recommended for appointment as
members of the County Land Management Board to assess their suitability and
competence. The vetting shall be done by the Assemblys Committee on Land,
Economic and Physical Planning in the new Assemblys premises located at MCK
Mwanika Church Hall at the date and time as indicated below:-
Tuesday 19
th
August, 2014 - 9.00 A.M.
1. Cyprian K. Riungu
2. Japheth Gitonga Mitimitu
3. James Gituma Mwirigi
4. Francis Ntongai Kanampiu
5. Geraldine Mwendwa Mukiira
6. Domiziano MChokera Ratanya
7. Jason Kiambi Mungania
The County Assembly therefore requests members of the public and institutions
to participate in the process by submitting any relevant information which may
assist in determination of suitability and competence of County Land Manage-
ment Board.
All information received shall be held in condence and only used for vetting of
the said members. All submissions should be received at the Assembly by 18
th

August, 2014.
The candidates coming for vetting should bring the following:-
- Certicate of good conduct
- HELB Clearance Form
- Tax Compliance Certicate
- Original Identity Card, Academic certicates and other testimonials.
J.K ARITHI
CLERK MERU COUNTY ASSEMBLY
Meru County Assembly,
P.O. Box 3 - 60200,
MERU
Landlines: 064-30040/064-30042
Email: assembly@meru.go.ke
GOVERNMENT OF BUSIA
P. O. BOX PRIVATE BAG-BUSIA KENYA
VACANCIES
The County Government of Busia invites applications from suitably qualifed Kenyan citizens to the
positions of members to the Town Management Committee. Busia (5 posts) and Malaba (5 posts)
Functions of the Committee
(a) Oversee the affairs of the town;
(b) Develop and adopt policies, plans, strategies and programmes, and may set targets for delivery of services;
(c) Formulate and implement an integrated development plan;
(d) Control land use, land sub-division, land development and zoning by public and private sectors for any purpose, including
industry, commerce, markets, shopping and other employment centres, residential areas, recreational areas, parks,
entertainment, passenger transport, agriculture, and freight and transit stations within the framework of the spatial and master
plans for the city or municipality as may be delegated by the county government;
(e) As may be delegated by the County Government, promote and undertake infrastructural development and services within the
town;
(f) Develop and manage schemes, including site development in collaboration with the relevant national and county agencies;
(g) Maintain a comprehensive database and information system of the administration and provide public access thereto upon
payment of a nominal fee to be determined by the committee;
(h) Administer and regulate internal affairs;
(i ) implement applicable national and county legislation;
(j) Enter into such contracts, partnerships or joint ventures as it may consider necessary for the discharge of its functions;
(k) Monitor and, where appropriate, regulate town services where those services are provided by service providers other than the
committee of the town;
(l) Prepare and submit its annual budget estimates to the relevant County Treasury for consideration and submission to the
County Assembly for approval as part of the annual County Appropriation Bill;
(m) As may be delegated by the County Government, collect rates, taxes levies, duties, fees and surcharges on fees;
(n) Settle and implement tariff, rates and tax and debt collection policies as delegated by the county government;
(o) Monitor the impact and effectiveness of any services, policies, programmes or plans;
(p) Establish, implement and monitor performance management systems;
(q) Promote a safe and healthy environment; and
(r) Facilitate and regulate public transport.
Requirements
(a) Be a citizen of Kenya;
(b) Be an ordinarily resident or has a permanent dwelling in the town;
(c) Carrying on business in the town
(d) Have lived in the town for at least fve years
(e) Holds a degree from a university recognised in Kenya or its equivalent; in Architecture, Building Economics, Land Economics,
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Page 30 / RIFT VALLEY NEWS Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
Police arrest a suspected Safaricom fake agent (left) who has been defrauding the public across three counties in the
North Rift region. He was arrested together with his accomplice on Sunday evening. [PHOTO: PETER OCHIENG/STANDARD]
Police in Eldoret yesterday arrest-
ed two fraudsters who have been de-
frauding unsuspecting public in West
Pokot, Trans Nzoia and Uasin Gishu
counties.
The two men, in their mid-20s,
have been posing as employees of
the National Police Service as well as
agents of mobile phone service pro-
vider companies. They were arrest-
ed along the Trans Nzoia-Uasin Gi-
shu border after they had conned an
M-Pesa agent in Eldoret town.
Eldoret Deputy OCPD Lazarus
Wambua said the two have been in-
volved in a series of crimes, among
them conning several M-Pesa agents
in Eldoret and Trans-Nzoia, where
they had posed as Safaricom agents.
They recently went to an M-Pe-
sa shop in Baharini, Uasin Gishu, and
told the attendant that they were em-
ployees of Safaricom and wanted to
verify and correct issues concerning
the operation of mobile money trans-
fer services, he said.
JOB CARDS
It was alleged that they had Safa-
ricom job identity cards that con-
vinced the attendant that they were
genuine employees of the company,
after which they accessed the phone
and edited the shop owners name
and put their number.
They then sent messages direct-
ing the attendant to send the money
to a phone number they were using
and they were able to steal Sh96,500,
explained Mr Wambua.
The suspects, believed to be mem-
bers of a syndicate gang, are accused
to have also conned an individual
in West Pokot of Sh150,000 with the
Safaricom impostor agents
arrested in the North Rift
promise of employing his son to the
police service after posing as staff of
National Police Service.
The suspects were in possession
of a gate pass to the Police Training
School, Kiganjo, Nairobi and a calling
letter with the name of the mans son
directing him to report to training on
October 4, said Wambua.
SCRAPPED OFFICE
The letter was, however, found
to be fake as it bore the stamp of the
syndicate, before they are arraigned
in court.
Wambua called on the residents,
especially mobile money transfer
agents, to be wary of impostors and
report any suspicious individuals,
saying imposters have started to in-
filtrate the region.
The suspects had an assortment of
mobile phones and other fake docu-
ments that they were using to defraud
the public.
office of the police commissioner,
which does not exist under the cur-
rent Constitution that created the In-
spector General of Police instead.
However, the conned complainant
disappeared immediately the sus-
pects were arrested on fear of being
prosecuted for bribery.
The two are being held at the El-
doret Police Station to help the offi-
cers with investigations with the aim
of arresting the other members of the
Elected leaders in West Pokot
County have called on the national
government to initiate irrigation proj-
ects in arable land in the semi-arid re-
gion to enhance sustainable food pro-
duction.
The leaders said promoting food
production in the region would end
perennial hunger that has been im-
peding development and education.
Area senator John Lonyangapuo
called on the Jubilee administration
to extend its one million acre irriga-
tion projects earmarked for Tana Riv-
er region to the semi-arid county and
empower the community that has
been marginalised for long.
As West Pokot, we are ready to
give out a million acres for irrigation
project as this will help end perennial
problems such as hunger and rustling
since it will also create jobs for the lo-
cals, he said.
Sigor MP Philip Rotino called
on the government of Italy to speed
up Phase Three of the Weiwei irri-
gation scheme in his constituency.
He said there was more than 10 mil-
lion acres of arable land in the coun-
ty and urged the Jubilee government
to help irrigate at least 20,000 hectares
in Weiwei.
We are calling on the jubilee ad-
ministration to irrigate some parcels
of arable land in this semi-arid region
as part of the one-million-acre irriga-
tion project that has been earmarked
for Bura, he urged.
Governor Simon Kachapin has also
been at the forefront making calls on
the Government to support irrigation
of arable lands in the semi-arid county.
Kachapin noted that most of the land
in the region was fertile and could
produce high yields, but farmers
lacked irrigation equipment.
Leaders
tell State
to initiate
irrigation
y B MICHAEL OLLINGA
UASIN GISHU COUNTY
UASIN GISHU COUNTY
WEST POKOT COUNTY
y B WILBERFORCE NETYA
A bank manager has been arraigned
at a Chief Magistrates court in Nakuru
for allegedly stealing Sh1.6 from his
employer.
Nimrod Meme Kaburu, Small and
Micro-Enterprise programmes (SMEP)
Nakuru branch manager yesterday
appeared before Chief Magistrate
Samuel Mungai to answer charges of
stealing the money belonging to the
bank.
The magistrate heard that between
January 1 and August 2 this year at the
banks ofces, Kaburu jointly conspired
with three other people not before
court to steal the money.
Kaburu denied the charges and was
released on a sh 1 million bond with a
surety of a similar amount.
Magistrate Mungai set the mention
of the case for August 21. The court
also ordered the prosecution to supply
the accused with the evidence.
Hearing of the case will commence
on October 10.
Bank manager charged with
stealing Sh1.6 million
NAKURU COUNTY
Members of Parliament from
across the political divide have op-
posed the creation of the County De-
velopment Boards as envisaged in the
County Governments Amendment
Act, 2014.
President Uhuru Kenyatta recent-
ly signed into law the County Govern-
ments Amendment Bill, 2014, paving
the way for the formation of the CDBs
that will be chaired by senators.
In separate interviews with The
Standard, the MPs said the boards
would undermine governors.
Suna East Mohamed Junet said
the amendment was unconstitution-
al and was meant to undermine devo-
lution.
Junet said the county bosses
should be given time to do their work
and those who under-perform be
shown the door by voters in 2017.
If the President only consults with
his Cabinet on development matters,
why should we subject the county
bosses to committees when they were
given the mandate to run the coun-
ties by the people? wondered Junet.
He said it was illegal to have the
MPs oppose County Boards, vow to push for amendments
y B JACOB NGETICH
senators sit on the boards and then
still oversight the devolved units.
If senators chair the CDBs and
their counties happen to be in a mess,
they become part of it. How then will
they turn around and pretend to over-
sight the same governors? wondered
Junet.
Sigor MP Philip Rotino said mak-
ing senators to be chairpersons of the
newly constituted boards was tanta-
mount to demoting them.
I will convince MPs to amend the
Act so that the position be contested
in an election, he added.
The new law gives senators an ex-
press mandate to chair the boards,
with the governors as secretaries.
Pokot South legislator David Pkos-
ing said the chairmen of the CDBs
should be elected by board members
and vowed to mobilise his colleagues
to amend the law.
LAW ANTI-DEVOLUTION
Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nassir
said governors were still the Chief Ex-
ecutive Officers of the counties de-
spite the creation of the CDBs, add-
ing that the Act should have made the
chairmanship rotational.
They should have proposed that
the chairmanship rotates among the
board members. But we will use the
six months window to amend the Act,
said Nassir.
The National Speakers Forum
Secretary General and Elgeyo Marak-
wet County Assembly Speaker Albert
Kochei said the Act was anti-devolu-
tion and will interfere with the func-
tioning of the devolved units.
The senators should clearly state
their position because their actions
show that they are working for the na-
tional government and not protecting
the counties, said Kochei.
According to Kochei, the core
mandate of the senators is coming up
with policies and laws that can enable
the counties function effectively.
The senators are supposed to
push for more funds to be allocated
to the counties, but now they want to
manage the funds which should be
done by the county executive and as-
semblies, he added.
He observed that the senators
were not involved in the formulation
of the County Integrated Develop-
ment Plans (CIDP) and were there-
fore ill-prepared to chair the boards.
Some of these senators have nei-
ther stepped in the county assemblies
nor addressed any session in the legis-
lative houses, added Kochei.
He challenged the senators to
give the county executive and assem-
bly ample time to execute their man-
dates.
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The Government is set to launch
a Sh70.9 million irrigation project in
Bomet County.
Speaking when he toured Che-
baara Irrigation Scheme in Sigor
sub-location, Agriculture Cabinet
Secretary Felix Koskei said Sh29 mil-
lion had been used in Phase I of the
project while Phase II had consumed
Sh41.9 million.
Phase I consisted of the construc-
tion of a sedimentation tank, two-ki-
lometre water mainline and one-kilo-
metre distribution water line. Phase II
consisted the construction of an ad-
ditional four-kilometre mainline and
two-kilometre distribution lines.
The irrigation scheme is expect-
ed to cover 1,100 acres and over 1,125
households are expected to benefit
from the project, said Mr Koskei.
Accompanied by Governor Isaac
Ruto, the CS noted that his ministry
was in consultation with the county
government with the aim of expand-
ing the project to cover at least 5,000
acres.
We want to shift from small scale
to large scale irrigation scheme where
it would be zoned and turned into a
serious venture that will produce
enough food to feed the country and
for export, said Koskei.
FARMERS EMPOWERMENT
Koskei also toured Nogiirwet Irri-
gation Scheme in Kaboson founded
by local county government, Amiran
among other partners.
Speaking at the function, Mr Ruto
said his administration had supplied
100 farmers with drip irrigation equip-
ments. We are also distributing over
5,000 tissue bananas to local farmers,
said Ruto.
Ruto also revealed that in collab-
oration with the Kenya Red Cross So-
ciety, about Sh1 billion will be chan-
neled towards agricultural, health and
water projects in the county in the
next three years.
Koskei said research at Kenya Agri-
cultural Research Institute was on go-
ing with an aim of introducing low and
high altitude maize variety, which is
resistant to Maize Lethal Necrois Dis-
ease (MLND).
Researchers are working tirelessly
to come up with maize variety that is
tolerant to Maize Lethal Necrois Dis-
ease, he said. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Felix
Koskei
Council of Deputy Governors Chair Evelyn Arusa and Council of Governors
Chair Isaac Ruto at a fundraiser for Emorijoi AGC Church in Narok South
sub-county on Sunday. Ruto is opposed to planned Mau eviction. [PHOTO:
CHARLES NGENO/STANDARD]
Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto has
told Mau Forest settlers to stay put
and ignore directive by the Depu-
ty President William Ruto requiring
them to move out of their settlements
in the expansive forest.
Speaking at Emorijoi Africa Gos-
pel Church in Narok County on Sun-
day, Mr Ruto asked the people of Mau
not to be threatened by DPs recent re-
marks that they should be prepared
to move out.
Ruto, also chairman of Council of
Governors, demanded that the Jubilee
administration honours its pre-elec-
tion pledge of not inhumanly evicting
the Mau settlers just as it happened
in 2005.
Accompanied by his Narok coun-
terpart Samuel Tunai, Ruto said the
national government should involve
governors in the search for a lasting
solution to the Mau issue, and that the
settlers must be compensated.
The Government should not ha-
rass families in Mau but instead find
ways of compensating them. These
are families that acquired land le-
gally and the Constitution protects
them just like other property own-
ers, he said.
He added: At the height of evic-
tion in 2005, Uhuru Kenyatta, William
Ruto and I led a group of other lead-
ers in touring the region and we as-
sured them that if we ascend to power,
we shall ensure sanctity of their title
deeds is respected.
The outspoken governor said the
Jubilee administration must abide by
the promise it made.
Now that we (Jubilee) are in pow-
er, we cannot turn around and betray
the people who have stood with us
over the years. Lets not forget that
these are the same people whose
support we will be seeking in three-
years time for another term in office,
he said.
Rutos outburst comes as political
leaders from the South Rift stand di-
vided over the Governments new ini-
tiative to save the Mau Forest.
Mau settlers told to stay put as
Rutos supremacy war escalates
Some leaders are warning that if
the plan to evict the settlers backfires,
it might cost the DP a vital voting bloc
in his Rift Valley backyard.
Others have, however, asked the
DP not to give up the push to reclaim
the forest, saying it will be a political
plus for him. Speaking during a funds
drive at Maasai Girls High School last
lyn Aruasa said deputy governors are
in support of governors call to have
45 per cent of national resources de-
volved to counties.
She said they will draft a Bill to
be taken to all county assemblies so
as to be approved before being tak-
en to the National Assembly that will
make it mandatory for 45 per cent of
national resources to be devolved to
counties.
We want to caution those out to
politicise our push for more resourc-
es at the grassroots through a nation-
al referendum. For many years now,
Kenyans have not enjoyed the fruits of
our independence, because resources
were centralised in Nairobi and deci-
sions made by a few individuals who
in most cases were unaware of the
needs of the people, she said.
week, the DP ordered an immediate
end to destruction of the Mau Forest
and promised that squatters would be
given alternative land.
The Government will give alter-
native land to the remaining squatters
in the Mau to completely resolve this
issue, he said.
POLITICAL TOOL
President Uhuru, the DP and Ru-
to 10 years ago differed with the then
Lands Minister Amos Kimunya who
had described the titles as mere piece
of paper.
The Mau eviction is also one of the
key reasons that led to the fall out be-
tween former Prime Minister Raila
Odinga and leaders from the Rift Val-
ley ahead of the 2013 General Elec-
tion. Narok Deputy Governor Eve-
State to launch Sh70m irrigation project in Bomet
NAROK COUNTY
y B CHARLES NGENO
A watchman who is said to have
slaughtered his boss and raped the
deceaseds 20-year-old daughter in
Eldoret was arrested by police who
traced him to his home at Eldorets
Kipkaren Estate.
Eldoret West OCPD Smollets
Munyianzi confirmed the arrest and
said Moses Ekiru will soon be ar-
ranged in court to face a myriad of
charges including the murder of his
employer Samuel Ndungu.
Speaking to The Standard, Joyce
Ndungu who is wife to the deceased,
said they arrived home from work on
that fateful evening and she was pre-
paring supper for the family when
they heard a knock on the door.
Our watchman Moses Ekiru was
at the door and he requested to see
my husband and they left the house
together. I did not think anything of
the request especially because we
had never differed with Ekiru so even
when my husband took a long time
coming back to the house, I assumed
they were having a lengthy discus-
sion, she said amid sobs.
Joyce said she later heard a knock
on the door and opened it thinking it
was her husband finally coming back
into the house.
I was surprised when a hood-
ed man barged into the house push-
ing me to the ground in the process.
I realised that it was Ekiru and he de-
manded that we give him our mon-
ey, ATMs, phones and other valuable
things, she said.
Joyce said Ekiru told her that he
had already killed her husband and
he was making them pay because
they looked down on him and mis-
treated him.
He said we are not nice people
because we do not greet him and he
told me that my husband Ndungu
had to die because he is a bad per-
son, she said.
Ekiru then told Joyce that he would
kill her if she raised an alarm and then
tied them up. Once he was done, he
then turned on the couples 20-year-
old daughter.
A distraught Joyce narrated how
the man continuously raped her
daughter all the while threatening
her with dire consequences should
she cry out for help.
She said the man stayed in the
house from around 9 pm to 5 am the
next morning, all the while terrorising
them and as he was about to leave he
told her to withdraw Sh110,000 from
the bank the next morning.
It was day break when he finally
decided to leave but even before he
left, he told me if I reported the mat-
ter to the police he would come for me
and my family even if it was after ma-
ny years in jail, she said.
Joyce, however, raised an alarm
as soon as Ekiru left and neigh-
bours called police who immediate-
ly launched a search for the suspect.
He was found at his house with
straps and bloody clothing. Police are
yet to establish the motive of the at-
tack before taking him to court.
Watchman
behind night
of terror
arrested
UASIN GISHU COUNTY
y B JOAN LETTING
y B NIKKO TANUI
BOMET COUNTY
It is estimated that there are
25,000 people who have legally
or illegally settled in Mau East
and West forests
Deputy Presidents directive is
likely to put him on a collision
path with Governor Isaac Ruto
who has openly opposed the
move
The governor has warned that
the eviction, if not well handled,
would herald a political backlash
Ruto and his Narok counterpart
are opposed to the eviction
RIFT OVER MAU COMPLEX
Page 33 COUNTY NEWS / Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
Poor breastfeeding habits in Naivasha have been blamed for increased stunt-
ed growth and low weight among children under ve years of age.
The Ministry of Health has ex-
pressed concern over poor breast-
feeding habits in Naivasha.
According to statistics from the
department of health, 44 per cent of
minors below five years suffer from
stunted growth while another 20 per
cent are under-weight.
This emerged during celebrations
to mark World Breastfeeding week in
Naivasha which was sponsored by
Keroche Breweries and World Vision
in Moi Ndabi Centre.
Naivasha sub-county nutrition
officer, George Ndichu, said the wor-
rying figures are due to poor breast-
feeding habits since mothers are put-
ting their children on complimentary
feeds within weeks of delivery before
stopping breastfeeding all together.
The World Health Organisation
(WHO) recommends that breastfeed-
Concern over poor breastfeeding habits
ing be done exclusively for the first six
months and be continued up to two
years, he said.
The sub countys officer in charge
of nursing services, John Gitahi, said
breast feeding week is meant to pro-
mote and protect breastfeeding activ-
ities in order to prevent infant mor-
tality.
Gitahi identified areas inhabited
by flower farm workers as the most
affected by cases of stunted growth
and underweight minors.
Many flower farms in Naivasha
do not have baby care facilities and
this causes mothers to stop breast-
feeding their infants at a very young
age because they are forced to leave
them behind for long hours, he said.
He said this is causing a worrying
trend since lack of proper breastfeed-
ing has a direct impact on the minors
intellectual development as well as
compromising the childs immunity.
Gitahi said the department has
embarked on the process of deal-
ing with the issue by promoting peer
breastfeeding habits including setting
more maternity and health centers in
far-flung parts of the sub-county.
We have seen an increase in cas-
es of diarrhea among minors who are
not breastfed well and we are now
working with partners to address
this, he said.
The theme of this years breast-
feeding week is: A winning goal for
life and it underscores the crucial
link between breastfeeding and Mil-
lennium Development Goals (MDGs).
NAKURU COUNTY
y B ANTONY GITONGA
Medics say mothers are put-
ting their children on compli-
mentary feeds within weeks of
delivery before doing away with
breastfeeding all together
Areas inhabited by fower farm
workers are the most afected
by cases of stunted growth and
underweight minors
WHAT IS HAPPENING
The body of a man was found
dumped in a thicket in Suswa area
along the Mai Mahiu-Narok road.
The body which was found by
herders brings to three the number
of people killed and dumped in Na-
ivasha.
The victim who had a belt around
his neck is suspected to have been
killed elsewhere and the body
dumped a few metres from the busy
highway.
According to a witness Peter Na-
kupele, there were fresh vehicle tyre
marks at the scene showing the body
was ferried from elsewhere.
Naivasha deputy OCPD, Agnes
Amojong said the body had been tak-
en to the mortuary for a post-mortem
analysis.
She added initial investigations in-
dicated that the man was killed else-
where and the body dumped by the
roadside.
The victim had some documents
on his body. We call on the members
of the public to volunteer information
to us, she said.
The incident comes barely a week
after two bodies were found dumped
in a culvert along the Naivasha-Kinan-
gop road.
And a week after the bodies were
found by motorcycle operators, they
are yet to be identified and have been
lying at the public mortuary.
The deputy OCPD said they had
collected fingerprints and taken them
to the registrar of persons.
The bodies lying at the sub-coun-
ty hospital mortuary are yet to be
identified but we have sent their fin-
gerprints to the registrar of persons,
she said.

Another
body found
by roadside
y B ANTONY GITONGA
NAKURU COUNTY
Nakuru Town West ODM MP Sam-
uel Arama has blamed police for the
chaos witnessed on Sunday during a
political rally organised by his rivals.
The rebel ODM MP said before the
meeting he had petitioned senior se-
curity officers led by Nakuru OCPD
Benard Kioko to cancel the public ral-
ly due to existing tension in the area.
Fracas erupted at Kaptembwo
slums after the two ODM groups
clashed during a political rally organ-
ised by a section of ODM party mem-
bers to denounce the MP for allegedly
being a Jubilee sympathiser.
I had asked the OCPD to cancel
the rally since tension was building
but he ignored me and we wonder
why the security officers ignored our
MP says police could have prevented chaos
that erupted at an ODM meeting in Nakuru
y B KARANJA NJOROGE
AND ROBERT KIPLAGAT
concerns, Arama said,
Addressing a press conference
at a Nakuru hotel the MP, together
with some ODM branch officials, dis-
missed organisers of the abortive ral-
ly calling them political rejects and
impostors.
We are not going to allow people
masquerading as party officials to hi-
jack the party and dictate the run-
ning of Nakuru Town west constitu-
ency, Arama declared.
Nakuru County ODM Secretary
Charles Dullo distanced the branch
from a written petition to the party
headquarters asking the party to take
disciplinary action against the MP for
being disrespectful to ODM top lead-
ership.
We refute claims that a letter was
written by the branch to institute dis-
ciplinary action against the MP. We
are surprised that imposters can
gain access to our party leader while
Nakuru Town West MP, Samuel Arama addresses a press conference at a Nakuru hotel where he said he had petitioned
senior security ofcers to cancel the rally due to growing tension in the area. [PHOTO: BONIFACE THUKU/STANDARD]
masquerading as branch officials. Or-
ange House should, in future, coun-
tercheck to determine who are genu-
ine office bearers, Dullo said.
One Sunday, two groups, one sup-
porting Arama and another calling for
his ouster engaged in stone throwing
forcing police to lobby teargas canis-
ters to disperse them.
Some branch officials led by ODM
county Chairman Denis Okomol and
youth leader Hilton Abiola said the
rally was legal since they had notified
the police.
However ,yesterday, Arama parad-
ed leaders who he said are the genu-
ine party officials and dismissed the
Abiola-led group saying it is com-
posed of imposters and defectors.
The rebel MP said threats to disci-
pline him will not make him stop op-
posing the proposed referendum or
working with the Jubilee government.
The Coalition for Constitution Im-
plementation (CCI) in conjunction
with the Rapid Action Team of the
National Civil Society Congress will
be taking the Operation Ondoa Pa-
nya campaign to Nakuru County As-
sembly this week.
The ultimate goal of Operation
Ondoa Panya is to mobilise a criti-
cal mass of citizens who will demand
accountability from county govern-
ments across the country.
The CCI Convener, Cidi Otie-
no said the activists and wananchi
shall converge at Nyayo Gardens on
Wednesday at 10am before walking to
the Nakuru County Assembly.
Nakuru County is among 20 coun-
ties where letters will be delivered in
the next two weeks followed by anoth-
er delivery at Machakos County on a
date to be announced later.
This campaign is critical at this
time especially because there a pos-
sibility of more resources being allo-
cated to counties should the referen-
dum bear fruit, hence increases the
need for citizens to ensure account-
ability in the utilisation of those very
resources, Otienos statement read
in part.
PARTICIPATION FORUMS
Some activities lined up for the
Operation Ondoa Panya campaign
include; petitions to various consti-
tutional institutions, including the
Salaries and Remuneration Commis-
sion and the Ethics and Anti-Corrup-
tion Commission.
Others include: Citizens Account-
ability and Participation Forums at
the County level; Protest letters to
governors and members of the coun-
ty executives especially charged with
handling finance and budgeting.
Ondoa
Panya of
to Nakuru
NAKURU COUNTY
y B ROBERT KIPLAGAT
NAKURU COUNTY
Peris Atieno, a hairdressing trainee,
and fellow students during a practi-
cal lesson. Atieno is a former street
child.
Music students
at Kenya Sports
and Talent
School in
Bahati, Nakuru
County, hone
their singing
talents. [PHOTO:
KIPSANG JOSEPH/
STANDARD]
The paintings at the gate to a
school along the Murunyu Road off
the Nakuru-Nyahururu highway
pique the curosity of passers-by, with
some of them stopping to have a clos-
er look.
The art works at the gate include
a football pitch and musical instru-
ments among others.
There is also a captivating draw-
ing of a street boy smoking a cigarette,
perhaps an indication that the Ken-
ya Sports and Talent School helps the
youth stay away from self-destructive
habits.
The talent academy admits talent-
ed children from disadvantaged back-
grounds, street children and school
drop outs and has 80 students.
Over 90 per cent are fully spon-
sored.
In one section of the facility, Mor-
ris Mutugi, 13, who until very recently
was a street boy in Runyenjes, is busy
showcasing his acrobatic skills amid
cheers from a group of youths dressed
in acting attire.
After five minutes of performance,
Mutugi stops to listen to critiques
from the instructors and spectators
before dashing to a nearby dormito-
ry to change into his dancing attire.
We later follow him to the record-
ing studio that is fully equipped with
drum sets, pianos, guitars and sound
systems.
Inside the studio, Grace Mukala,
Frida Kananu and Lucy Kariuki hold
their microphones tightly as they re-
cord a love song.
The three are singing their hearts
out to the accompaniment of drums
and other musical instruments.
Shadron Chemai, a former student
of Chesamisi Boys High School in Ki-
tale, who is also in the music class,
says he joined the institution to im-
prove his music skills.
I will enroll for higher education
late this year, but my passion for mu-
sic forced me to join this institution to
avoid being idle, he says.
Mutugi, a former street boy from
Runyenjes, says he joined the talent
academy to polish his dancing skills.
SELL BOTTLES
I moved to the streets in 2009
when I was nine years old to support
my elderly grandmother after my
mother who used to assist her finan-
cially died, says the outspoken Mu-
tugi.
Mutugi says he used to earn a liv-
ing from the sale of plastic bottles,
metals and carrying goods for trad-
ers before meeting the Chief Execu-
tive Officer of the school, Lawrence
Karani, who convinced him to join
the school.
Mr Karani had spotted Mutegis
acrobatics talent in Nairobi as he per-
formed to a crowd.
Mutegi, who also has a desire to
continue with his education, states
that he wants to use his acrobatic and
dancing talents to earn a living.
I used to go to Pumwani Primary
School from the streets, but I lacked
money to enrol for KCPE. I want to
continue with my education and
while also developing my talents to
become an all-round individual, he
narrates Mutugi.
Timothy Keruba, 15, is also a for-
mer street child who hopes to dance
to fame one day.
Talent academy gives less privileged hope
Though I joined the streets due
to poverty, I have not given up in life.
I want to exploit my dancing talent
fully to assist my mother financially,
says Keruba.
In the drama section, trainees are
busy rehearsing Bertolt Brechts play
Caucasian Chalk Circle, one of the lit-
erature set books in this years Ken-
ya Certificate of Secondary Educa-
tion exam.
Play is directed by Gordon Obande,
a drama tutor.
Denis Job, also a former street boy,
acts as a judge who is presiding over
a case where a house help is seeking
maternity rights to her employers ba-
by.
ACTING TALENT
The 21-year-old actor from Kisii
County says he dropped out of school
in Kisii and moved to Nakuru where
he used to earn a living as stand up
comedian.
He says although he was not lucky
to join high school, his portrayal of
the judge helps students understand
the play.
I want to exploit my acting tal-
ent because academics is not the on-
ly route to success, he observes.
Another cast member, Lucy Kari-
uki, says she joined the institution to
fine tune her modelling, fashion and
acting talents after searching for em-
ployment without success.
I want to use my hobby to earn
a living. I decided to exploit my tal-
ent after unsuccessful job search and
financial constraints to join high-
er learning institution, says Lucy,
whose dream is to establish an act-
ing firm.
She says she is inspired by Lupita
Nyongo, the US-based Kenyan actor
NAKURU COUNTY
y B MERCY KAHENDA
being among the best paid in devel-
oped countries.
There is waste of talents in the
country because there is no platform
to grow them. We hope the school
will help open opportunities for ma-
ny youth whose talents would have
otherwise gone unnoticed, he adds.
Karani expressed concern that ma-
jority of youths in the country were in-
dulging in criminal activities because
they are not being assisted to channel
their energies positively.
Apart from youths doing what
they are good at, they can also earn a
living through endorsement of prod-
ucts once they become noticed, adds
the CEO.
CREATE JOBS
He says they expected to start ex-
porting sporting and other talents
to countries where they are needed,
adding that such an endevour will
help address the unemployment cri-
sis.
Trainees are provided with plat-
forms to interact with professionals
in their areas of interest who men-
tor them.
Karani, however, laments that the
country lacks awareness on talent
development and teachers are not
equipped with skills to identify and
nurture other skills outside academ-
ics.
Leaders should organise regular
talent search among youths strug-
gling with drug abuse and illicit brew,
says Karani.
According to the CEO Lawren-
ce Karani, the talent school was
established to nurture unexploi-
ted talents among youths from
poor families and those who lack
fnances to further their educa-
tion
It ofers training in the follo-
wing felds: sports, music, fne
arts & crafts, audio and video
production
Others are drama, poetry, fas-
hion and modelling, photogra-
phy, cinema production, martial
art, acrobatics, yoga and ICT
ABOUT THE INSTITUTION
who won an Oscar for her role in the
award winning movie 12 Years a Slave.
Despite my background, my
dreams are valid and I am determined
to establish my own firm and become
its director, she states, borrowing a
line from Lupitas Academy awards
acceptance speech.
In the art section, students are be-
ing taken through practicals on vari-
ous fields including design, fashion,
beauty therapy, hairdressing and cos-
metology among others.
Art is life, proclaim writings on
one of the walls in the fine art room.
Peris Atieno, a Class Six drop out,
who is a an acting and beauty therapy
trainee, says she looks forward to us-
ing the skills she has acquired at the
institution to earn a living and sup-
port her six siblings.
Atieno used to be a vendor in Nak-
uru before joining the institution.
The schools also nurtures soc-
cer and athletics talents, with train-
ees competing with established teams
and professionals in the fields.
According to Karani, the institu-
tion was established to nurture un-
exploited talents among youths from
poor families and those who lack fi-
nances to further their education.
He observes that county is yet to
come up with mechanisms to nur-
ture talents among the youth despite
non-academically gifted individuals
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J E E A 20
A C J G 21
D F B H 21
29 18 18 17
F G H D 20

Solution

No. ###

7 9 4 6 5 1 3 8 2

5 3 2 7 9 8 1 4 6

1 8 6 2 4 3 5 9 7

3 4 9 5 2 7 8 6 1

2 6 7 1 8 9 4 5 3

8 5 1 3 6 4 7 2 9

6 7 5 8 3 2 9 1 4

4 1 8 9 7 6 2 3 5

9 2 3 4 1 5 6 7 8

YESTERDAYS SOLUTION

STANDOKU Imejin ### MEDIUM

4 6 9

7 3
1 2

9 1 4

1 6 7

9
1 4 6

6 2

6 8

9 5 6 7

5 3 1

puzzling
Using all the letters
of the alphabet,
ll in the grid. To
help you, there are
three cryptic cross-
word-style clues:
Top line: Land and
insect stay in shel-
ter, say, cheerful-
ly. (9)
Middle line: Cattle
market in city cent-
re? (5, 8)
Bottom line: Smo-
kers unattainable
fantasy? (4, 5)
To start you of,
here is one of the
letters.
All rows, columns and 3 by 3 grids
(dened by bold lines ) have the
numbers 1 to 9 appearing only once.
Some of the numbers have been en-
tered. Complete the whole table by
inserting the correct numbers.
Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 20)
Be a good fri end to yoursel f and speak
up for yoursel f. You are i n a good posi -
ti on to put i n for that rai se or j ob ch-
ange. It i s a ti me for i magi nati on and
creati vi ty when i t comes to i deas.
Aquarius (Jan 21 - Feb 19)
Thi s i s the ti me to make amends. Ma-
ki ng peace wi th the past and medi ta-
ti ng on the present i s i mportant. So-
meone needs cari ng and you may be
abl e to gui de them.
Pisces (Feb 20 - Mar 20)
There i s a cl ear-mi nded i nsi ght i nto
your own pl ans and methods today.
Your sense of di recti on and gui dance
are the key to understandi ng you at an
i n-depth l evel .
Taurus (April 21 - May 20)
Others wi l l show thei r appreci ati on for
your hard work today. You coul d al so
fi nd that you are appreci ated for your
abi l i ty to act and get thi ngs done. Thi s
i s a ti me to expect a push up the cor-
porate l adder.
Aries (Mar 21 - May 20)
It i s amazi ng how you erase the stum-
bl i ng bl ocks. It i s through your atti tude
that you can overcome so many obst-
acl es. You set an exampl e as you remo-
ve emoti onal parts of a si tuati on.
Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
Your dreams and i deal s propel you, but
al ways from wi thi nfol l ow your i nner
gui de and your ambi ti ons wi l l show the
way. Bei ng i n busi ness or l earni ng how
you can be sel f-suffi ci ent i s an advan-
tage for you ri ght now.
Courtesy: dailyhoroscopes.com
YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
Horoscopes
Sudoku
Codeword Puzzle
(July 23 - Aug 22)
Restrictions do not keep you
from being productive. They
call for adjustments and crea-
tive decisions. This is not the
time to try to solve any seri-
ous problems, however.
DIFFICULT
The letters have a distinct
value between 1 to 9. The to-
tals vertically and horizontally
have been given. Solve all the
values.
NO 5294
NO 5293
A B C D E F G H J
9 7 1 6 5 3 2 8 4
YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
H E D
Y
I U Q
R Z F
C K P G B V X M W N
S
Y
A
J
T
L
Cancer (June 22 - July 22)
You may have the opportunity to gain a
new customer todayor at least satisfy the
demands of the public. You may have an
ability to organize and manage all that is
vulnerable and sensitive in the human psy-
che or the public mind.
Virgo (Aug 23 - Sept 23)
This nice day should just ow along quickly.
You could feel real support and harmony
at this time for circumstances and those
around you. Your work or career is in real
harmony with the rest of your life now.
Libra (Sept 24 - Oct 23)
Relax. This is one of your easier days. Your
drive is set for success. Push on now and
you accomplish muchkeep the pace stea-
dy. New people you meet through your
professional associations will make a big
diference in your future.
Scorpio (Oct 24 - Nov 22)
Your sense of honesty and truth is so-
mething that other people sense in you and
support. You might nd yourself in a posi-
tion of trust todayhandling money, vou-
chers, receipts, expensive items, etc. .
Sagittarius (Nov 23 - Dec 21)
Your current situation may demand
re-evaluation. It may be very hard for you
to communicate what you want to say to
others. Slow down and start from the be-
ginning. You are in a planning mood and
are very clearheaded and able to view the
diferent ideas, yours and others.
Leo
O
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puzzling
Across
1 Punctuati on mark (5)
6 Ski nfl i nt (5)
9 Swi ndl e (7)
10 Restri ct (5)
11 Fl i es hi gh (5)
12 Grave danger (5)
13 Thi ns down (7)
15 Pel vi s (3)
17 Burden (4)
18 Harm (6)
19 Sl ow-movi ng creature
(5)
20 Pri nci pal l y (6)
22 Fl yi ng toy (4)
24 In addi ti on to (3)
25 Referee (7)
26 Lure (5)
27 Spri ng bul b (5)
28 Dutch cheese (5)
29 Sure (7)
30 Change (5)
31 Nami ng words (5)
Down
2 Pri mary source (6)
3 Offensi ve (6)
4 Mesh (3)
5 Star si gn (5)
6 Mel odi ous (7)
7 Obj ect of worshi p (4)
8 Insect (6)
12 Smal l coi n (5)
13 Doctri ne (5)
14 Sensati onal (5)
15 Nuns costume (5)
16 Boys name (5)
18 Persons pri vate book
(5)
19 Spy pl anted i n advance
(7)
21 Yearl y (6)
22 Japanese garment (6)
23 Si new (6)
25 Maj or artery (5)
26 Cut i nto cubes (4)
28 Spi ri t (3)
ACROSS: 3, Blast 8, Cabal 10, Oasis 11, Rut 12, Denim 13, Endures
15, Remit 18, Ran 19, Peseta 21, Matinee 22, Soil 23, Lido 24, Decit 26, Acumen 29,
Cat 31, Resin 32, Careful 34, Doyen 35, Rid 36, Rabat 37, Hates 38, Seats.
DOWN: 1, Barns 2, Natural 4, Lies 5, Soiree 6, Tames 7, Digit 9, Bud 12, Denizen 14,
Rat 16, Merit 17, Talon 19, Pelican 20, Oscar 21, Minus 23, Literal 24, Denote 25,
Car 27, Cedar 28, Midas 30, Nudes 32, Cent 33, Fit.
YESTERDAYS EASY SOLUTIONS
Easy Puzzle
ACROSS
1 Actively rub some sticks so
as to come into flame (5)
6 Name a bar used by Ameri-
can burglars (5)
9 Get rid of the things we
doubt? (4,3)
10 Tasteful feature of Goyas
pictures (5)
11 Mark East gives us a fright
(5)
12 Stall the couple who have
nothing (5)
13 Theyre held to mean dis-
missal (7)
15 Its fully licenced, folks! (3)
17 In N. America, a hut thats
ramshackle (4)
18 Not much butter or jam (6)
19 An all-girl sort of band (5)
20 Eventually, not too late
(2,4)
22 Same form of table (4)
24 Daisy is missing for a time
(3)
25 Perfect ending and motive
for a crime (7)
26 Can be sung in a sari (5)
27 She always gives a boy a
bit of a kiss (5)
28 Standard railway guard! (5)
29 Its tip, you see, is not a hot
one! (7)
30 A growing reason to re-
member Ayrton (5)
31 Cries Yes! receiving fifty
quid (5)
DOWN
2 Get squatters out of the
house? (6)
3 Rod will make a change (6)
4 Not the complete sleuth (3)
5 Upon parting, it may be
said out of love (5)
6 In all fairness, nothing but
hard water (7)
7 Its at church, this irrita-
tion (4)
8 Its a profitable difference
(4-2)
12 Has she beautiful French?
(5)
13 A trophy I had, being a di-
vine archer! (5)
14 Nice soldiers with a bit of
style (5)
15 Walks erratically in space
(5)
16 Started with a bang, per-
haps, out East (5)
18 Bad marks for being crass?
(5)
19 Bush country (7)
21 Indigenous, a word you
can alter as an option (6)
22 Run, if only just? (6)
23 Brown will maybe lose out
with a growl! (6)
25 Catty name for a tow-head-
ed baby, perhaps? (5)
26 Taking heart as a family (4)
28 Use leverage to obtain in-
formation (3)
ACROSS: 3, Ele-Ct 8, Ha-R-sh 10, He-MA-n 11, Mac 12, Stein 13, Pinocle 15, Meaty 18, Rue 19, Sets
up 21, Streaks 22, Is-is 23, Rene 24, Feather 26, Ask for 29, Tug 31, Layer 32, Alberta 34,
Tense 35, No.-t 36, A-shes 37, Ocean 38, Strip.
DOWN: 1, Gamin(g) 2, Escorts 4, Late 5, Chimes 6, Tenet 7, B-antu 9, Ran 12, Sleeper 14, C-ur 16,
Aster 17, Ypres 19, Skittle 20, Final 21, S-I-L-ky 23, Regen-C-y 24, For-ES-t 25, Hub 27, Sa-SS-y 28,
Fe-T-es 30, Attar 32, Asti 33, Roe.
YESTERDAYS CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS
Cryptic Puzzle
WEIRD NEWS
In the end, its not the years in
your life that count. Its the life in
your years.
Abraham Lincoln.
A Chi nese man has suf fered a
l ucky escape af ter a kni fe fel l
f rom t he sky and l anded i n
t he top of hi s head.
Xi ao Yunzhi , 57, was out for a
wal k i n hi s hometown of
Guangyuan, Si chaun Provi nce,
before a f i ve- i nch ki tchen
kni fe fel l f rom t he top of a
hi gh- ri se apar t ment bl ock.
Even more unbel i evabl y, Mr
Xi ao di d not i mmedi atel y
noti ce t he i mpact , despi te
repor ti ng t hat hi s head st ar t-
ed to feel heavy.
However, as soon as t he
probl em was poi nted out by
t he astoni shed l ocal tobacco-
ni st , pai n rushed t hough Mr
Xi aos body as bemused
onl ookers cal l ed for an
ambul ance.
He was t reated by l ocal i nten-
si ve care af ter t he kni fe
whi ch was l odged i n hi s head
was removed.
He i s st abl e but i s not f ul l y
out of danger yet , hi s si ster
sai d. He cannot use t he
phone yet i n case i t has an
ef fect on hi s condi ti on.
Mirror Online
Knife falls from sky, lands in mans head
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Page 40 / TV GUIDE Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
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Cinema Guide
Tv guide
Nairobi 102.7 I Nyeri 105.7
Meru 105.1 I Kericho 90.5
Kisumu 105.3 I Mombasa 105.1
Nakuru 104.5 I Eldoret 91.1 Kitui:
93.8 I Kisii: 91.3
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o
w
i
n
g
07:00 Myth Busters
07:50 Dirty Jobs
08:45 Ultimate Survival
09:40 Border Security
10:05 Auction Hunters
10:30 Auction Kings
10:55 How Do They Do It?
11:25 How Its Made
11:50 Dynamo
12:45 The Big Brain Theory
01:40 MythBusters
02:35 Border Security
Denzel Washington stars as Whip as sea-
soned airline pilot who miraculously crash-
lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe,
saving nearly every soul on board. After the
crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more
is learned, more questions than answers ari-
se as to who or what was really at fault, and
what really happened on that plane.
YESTERDAYS TRIVIA: Of Men and
Mavericks
TV Quiz
03:30 Auction Kings
04:00 Dirty Jobs
04:55 Ultimate Survival
05:50 MythBusters
05:45 How Do They Do It?
07:10 How Its Made
07:40 Sons of Guns
09:00 Storage Hunters
09:30 Sons of Guns
DStv Highlights
Todays Schedule
5: 00 Pambazuka
6: 00 Power Breakfast
9. 00 Af rosi nema
11: 30 Naswa
12: 00 Gabri el a
13: 00 Li ve at 1
14: 00 Af rosi nema
16: 00 Ci ti zen Al asi ri
16: 10 Mseto East
Af ri ca
17: 00 Pavi t ra Ri sht a
18: 00 Forever Yours
19: 00 Ci ti zen Ni pashe
19: 35 Tahi di Hi gh
20: 05 Wi l d at Hear t
21: 00 The Bi g
Questi on
22: 00 The Tempest
22: 30 Af rosi nema
1. 00 Ci ti zen Late
Ni ght News
2. 30 Af rosi nema
4:30 BBC
4:55 Morning Prayer
5:00 Aerobics
5:30 Damka
8:00 Good Morning Kenya
9:00 Parliament Live
11:00 Daytime Movie
11:00 KBCc Lunch Time
News
1:30 Moving The Masses
1:30 Grapevine
2:30 Parliament Live
4:30 Spider Riders
5:00 Club 1
6:00 Spiders
7:00 Darubini Live
7:30 Road To Success
8:05 The Platform Live
9:00 Channel 1 News
9:45 National Cohesion
Live
10:30 Bold & Beautiful
11:30 You Are The One
12:00 Club 1
12:45 BBC
5:00 PasswordRpt
6:00 AMLive
9:00 LaPatrona
10.00 MaidInManhattan
11.00 11AMNews
Updates
11:15 TheYoung& The
Restless
12:00 RhythmCity
12:30 Scandal
1:00 NTVat 1
1:30 Movie: SpyKids2:
TheIslandOf Lost
Dreams
3.00 Password
4:00 NTVat 4
4:15 Password
Reloaded
5:00 TheBeat
6:00 DestinyRiver
7:00 NTVJioni
7:30 Looksand
Essence
8:30 BebaBeba
9:00 NTVTonight
10:00 Movie: Brians
Song
12:00 CNN
5.00 Command Your
Morning
6:00 Morning Express
9.00 Tendereza
10:00 Her Mothers
Daughter
11.00 National
Geographic
12.00 Hapa Kule
12.30 Junior
1.00 Newsdesk
1.30 Football Review
2:00 Afri-screen
4.00 Mbiu Ya KTN
4.10 Legion of Super
Heroes
4.30 The Ultimate
Spiderman
5.00 Baseline
6.00 Los Rey
7:00 KTN LEO
7:30 Gavana
8.00 Stev Harvey
9.00 KTN PRIME
10.05 E-Curve
11.00 The Diary
12.00 Football Review
Rpt
CNN
5.00 Praiz
6.00 K24Alfajiri
9.00 ItSeemsSoBeautifulRpt
10.00 Naijasinema-Monday
Rpt
12.00 AlJazeeraNews
12.30 AlmasiRpt
13.00 K24Newscut
13.30 KilimoBiashara
14.00 YoungRichRpt
15.00 BrokenVow
In this weeks episode: E-Curve brings you the best of the best in glamour, fashion, exclusivity,
elegance and entertainment.
4:00AM Safari na Antony Ndiema
6:00AM Maisha Asubuhi na Alex and Jalas
10:00AM Staarabika na Ann Njogu
1:00PM Konnect na Mwende and Clemo
4:00PM Maisha Jioni na Tina and Zuleka
7:00PM Rhumba Attencion na Mwashumbe
10:00PM Maji Makuu na Ali Hassan and Babu
12:00AM Hakuna Kulala
Pick Of The Day 10.05PM
16.00 MchipukowaAlasiri
16.10 TeamRaha
17.30 BeatBox
18.00 ThePlaylist
18.30 K24Mashinani
19.00 K24 SaaMoja
19.35 Almasi
20.05 YoungRich
21.00 K24EveningEdition
22.00 Naijasinema
1.00 AlJazeera

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Energy
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
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TODAY IN
Oil marketing company Vivo En-
ergy plans to grow revenues through
non-fuel revenue streams to supple-
ment income from the sale of petro-
leum. The firm is currently shopping
for partners to put up convenient
stores on its Shell outlets.
The company has already signed
up agreements with four service pro-
viders that have already set up stores
at different Shell petrol stations with-
in Nairobi. Vivo Energy Chief Execu-
tive Polycarp Igathe said the system
will be replicated across the country
in areas where the business model is
viable. Among the service providers
that have already set up shop with-
in the petrol stations include retailer
Tuskys and Nairobi Java House. Oth-
ers are fast food companies Subway
and Innscor.
The convenience store is an ex-
tension of our core business at petrol
stations that are in themselves con-
venience outlets. There are many in-
stances when we do not want to go
to a shopping mall and convenience
stores come in handy, said Igathe.
The firm is optimist that combin-
ing retail and fuel outlets will appeal
to the growing middle class. It is how-
ever taking on the business model as
a late comer, with most of the other
oil majors in Kenya already running
convenience stores alongside their
petrol stations. Vivo entered Kenya
early 2013 after the acquisition of the
assets of the Royal Dutch Shell in Af-
rica in late 2012
MARKET SHARE
The oil major which owns Shell
brand sold its assets in Africa to Vi-
vo, which is 40 per cent owned by Vi-
tol and 40 per cent by Helios Invest-
ment Fund. The remaining 20 per
cent is owned by Shell. The acquisi-
tion followed years of decline for the
Shell brand especially in the Kenyan
market. It has however over the last
year clawed back some of the market
share and is currently the second larg-
est oil marketer, according to statis-
tics on petroleum sales in Kenya from
the Petroleum Institute of East Africa.
We have regained some of the mar-
ket share, we are pushing for more
and the focus is being a market lead-
er in Kenya, said igathe.
Vivo Energy is also putting a five
million litre storage tank for super
petrol that will complement other
storage infrastructure that it has in
place. It is also increasingly using the
railway to move petroleum products
from Mombasa to Nairobi.
next month and additional 70MW is
October.
In total, 280MW are planned to be
injected into the power system from
four power plants this year.
All these are projects under the
5000MW ambitious project un-
der the Jubilee administration.
Engineer Njoroge explained that the
Government has heavily subsidized
the cost of producing the geothermal
power so that consumers can access
the power at affordable rates.
At the same time, the PS an-
nounced that the African Develop-
ment Bank has shown commitment
to provide $150 million (Sh13 billion)
for the so called last-mile project that
Most Kenyans have complained or
have noted a rapid increase in their
electricity bills in the last two months.
Well, according to the Govern-
ment, this is because of the failed
short rains between April and May
which has meant that power genera-
tion has been through diesel, which
The failed short rains
have seen the bulk of
electricity generation
produced through use
of expensive diesel
is usually more expensive than hydro
generation. As a result, the fuel cost
charge on electricity bills has shot up
significantly seeing consumers paying
higher bills in the last two months fur-
ther fuelling inflation and the cost of
most consumer goods.
Energy and Petroleum Principal
Secretary Joseph Njoroge said the sit-
uation is likely to be turned around
in the next few months once key geo-
thermal power projects are completed
and fed into the national grid.
For instance, already 140 mega-
watts of geothermal has already
been fed into the grid in the last two
months. According to the PS, another
70 megawatts will be fed into the grid
Why your electricity
bills have been going up
Vivo bets on convenience stores to grow revenue
aims to increase the number of Ken-
yans connected with electricity from
the current 33 per cent to between 75
and 85 per cent in the next five years.
The entire project will cost almost
Sh70 billion ($800 million).
They (AfDB) have not discussed
it, they have said they are considering
it, the PS said.
He was speaking during a luncheon
with the Danish Business Network.
On the ambitious 300MW Turkana
Wind Power project, Njoroge said the
financial closure may be concluded at
the end of this week.
This is after the commitment for
the construction of a transmission
line is concluded.
POWER AGREEMENTS
The Kenya Electricity Trans-
mission Company (Ketraco) is ex-
pected to build a 428km 400kV
transmission line between Loy-
angalani in Turkana and Suswa
in Narok to join the national grid.
Already, the power purchase agree-
ments for the project have been
agreed upon.
The new capacity is expected to
increase installed capacity and in-
crease the reserve margin between
electricity production and consump-
tion. At the moment demand for elec-
tricity is almost outstripping produc-
tion, with a peak demand of about 1
400MW against an installed capacity
of 1 664MW.
Demand outstripping electrici-
ty generation has been attributed to
years of little investments in genera-
tion capacity in the country and rapid
growth in the number of people con-
necting to the grid.
Change in consumption patterns
have also seen rise in demand, with
existing demand from users expand-
ing, especially industrial consumers
that are growing their business to tap
into the growing economy.
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The Geothermal Development Company rig at Menengai Crater in Nakuru coun-
ty. [PHOTO: BONIFACE THUKU/STANDARD]
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QuickStop
President Uhuru Kenyatta
will tomorrow launch the
Governments electronic
procurement platform as part
of eforts to automate and
streamline the public nancial
management processes and
procedures. This e-procurement
system is being rolled out
under the Integrated Financial
Management Information
System (IFMIS). It will enhance
efciency and streamline
purchases and payments.
This is coming at a time when
controversy surrounds access
to public procurement by youth
and women, supply of laptops
to schools and the construction
of the standard gauge railway.
When we approve a tendering
process just because the bidder
is providing the cash, we could
be overlooking the fact that this
may not be the cost efective
or competitive procurement
method, said Kariithi Murimi, a
risk consultant.
Xiaomi Inc upgraded its
operating system to alert
users knew it was collecting
data from their address books
after a report by a computer
security rm said the Chinese
budget smartphone maker was
taking personal data without
permission. The rm said it had
xed a loophole in its cloud
messaging system that had
triggered unauthorised data
transfer and that the system
upgrade had been done. Like
Apple Incs iMessage service,
Xiaomi lets users avoid SMS
charges by routing messages
over the Internet rather than
through a carriers network.
Xiaomi chief Hugo Barra
apologised, saying the rm only
collects phone numbers to see if
the users are online. -Reuters
QuickStop
Uhuru to launch
e-procurement portal
Smartphone maker
apologises for
nauthorised data access
Airtel has entered into a
partnership with Kenya
Airways to drive a broader
Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) programme in Africa.
The three-year partnership,
signed signed yesterday by the
companies chief executives, will
help Airtel and Kenya Airways
implement key areas of their CSR
agenda, aimed at overcoming
contemporary socio-economic
challenges in Africa. The areas
of focus include education and
the environment. Airtel Africa
Chief Executive Christian de
Faria said the growing business
relationship will bring positive
and long-lasting transformation
to communities across Africa.
KQ Chief Executive Titus Naikuni
said the partnership not only
takes advantage of our shared
footprint, but also deepens
their joint social-investment
capabilities in communities in
Africa.
Airtel, KQ ink pan-
African key partnership
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Banks urged on
relevant products
Ndungu pointed out that
there still exist gaps in the
current product oferings
Commercial banks have been challenged
to be more innovative and come up with more
product offerings that target the low-income
households.
Central Bank Governor Njuguna Ndungu
(pictured) pointed out that there still exist gaps
in the current product offerings available in the
market.
Prof Ndungu made the remarks in the wake
of a new study whose findings shows that finan-
cial lives of the poor are incredibly complex,
with an average of 10 separate income sources
observed per household.
This project highlights important gaps in
current offerings in our market, while also giv-
ing us a much deeper understanding of peoples
earning and spending patterns, said Ndungu.
I hope these rich insights inspire some cre-
ative thinking among private sector players to
tackle the challenge of product relevance and
consider some new approaches to the low-in-
come market.
According to the study dubbed Financial
Diaries remittances, friends and relatives are
important sources of income, particularly for
rural households and women.
They account for 25 per cent of incomes
in rural households and six (6) per cent in ur-
ban ones.
The report, which is expected to be official-
ly launched today (August 12), also reveals that
poor Kenyans are in fact saving, but they are
choosing to hold most of their savings in infor-
mal financial devices.
Only nine (9) per cent of financial assets
are being held in the formal sector, the re-
port says.
The ambitious nationwide project was de-
signed to deepen understanding of the finan-
cial lives of low-income Kenyans by capturing
all their transactions over the course of one
year has recently been completed.
Known as the Financial Diaries study, re-
search teams from the project visited nearly
300 low-income households every two weeks
for more than a year recording every shilling
coming into and flowing out of the household.
The result is a fine-grained picture of how
low-income people earn, spend, and manage
their money.
The Board of Barclays Bank of Kenya (BBK)
has appointed three new Non-Executive Direc-
tors ahead of its half-year announcement to-
day. The appointment of Dr Laila Macharia,
Winnie Ouko and Norah Odwesso brings to
five, the number of women sitting in the Bar-
clays Board.
Making the announcement, the Chairman
of the Board Francis Okomo-Okello noted that
the appointments will enhance the mix of skills
required by the Board to lead the business in
achieving its strategic agenda.
We are greatly honoured that these three
distinguished business leaders have agreed
to join our board. We believe the sum total of
their individual achievements and experience
will enable us navigate the business through
the highly dynamic industry we are operating
in and ultimately, help us realise our goal , he
said.
Dr Laila Macharia is the founder and Chief
Executive Officer of Africa Metro (formerly Sci-
on Real), a pan-African investment company
focused on urban development and the cur-
rent Vice Chairman of the Kenya Private Sec-
tor Alliance (KEPSA).
Winnie Ouko is a co-founder and director at
Lattice Consulting Limited, a Kenyan corporate
finance, project finance and strategy advisory
firm. Winnie has an accounting background
and strong technical skills in project finance,
financial analysis and strategy formulation.
Norah Odwesso is currently the Public Af-
fairs and Communications Director at Co-
ca-Cola Central, East & West Africa Ltd. She has
a wealth of experience in public relations, cor-
porate branding and communications.
Barclays Bank appoints three
new non-executive directors
Page 43 STOCKS / Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
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USDOLLAR EURO
BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG
AB C 87.80 88.00 0.20 117.68 117.84 0.16
EQUITY 87.85 87.95 0.10 117.68 117.84 0.16
I & M 87.75 87.95 0.20 117.54 117.84 0.30
DIAMONDTRUST 87.85 87.95 0.10 117.68 117.83 0.15
NI C 87.80 88.00 0.20 117.64 117.99 0.35
ECOBANK 87.80 87.95 0.15 117.58 117.72 0.14
1ST COMMUNITY 87.90 88.00 0.10 117.75 117.90 0.15
PRIME 87.80 88.00 0.20 117.60 117.91 0.31
MIDDLEEAST 87.80 88.00 0.20 117.60 117.91 0.31
CFC STANBIC 87.80 88.00 0.20 117.61 117.91 0.30
CITIBANK 87.90 88.00 0.10 117.75 117.99 0.24
C B A 87.85 88.05 0.20 117.64 118.00 0.36
NB K 87.75 87.95 0.20 117.54 117.84 0.30
BARCLAYS 87.85 88.05 0.20 117.68 117.98 0.30
STANDARD 87.78 87.98 0.20 117.48 117.76 0.28
KC B 87.85 87.95 0.10 117.68 117.84 0.16
BOA 87.85 88.05 0.20 117.68 117.96 0.28
CO-OP 87.75 87.95 0.20 117.54 117.84 0.30
USDOLLAR 87.9031
STGPOUND 147.4599
EURO 117.7573
SARAND 8.2410
KES/ USHS 29.8056
KES/ TSHS 18.8845
KES/ RWF 7.8269
KES/ BIF 17.6334
AEDIRHAM 23.9319
CAN$ 80.0802
SFRANC 97.0136
JPY(100) 86.0863
SW KRONER 12.7500
NOR KRONER 14.0864
DANKRONER 15.7961
IND RUPEE 1.4378
HONGKONGDOLLAR 11.3407
SINGAPOREDOLLAR 70.3450
SAUDI RIYAL 23.4380
CHINESEYUAN 14.2820
AUSTRALIAN$ 81.5257
Source: Central Bank
EXCHANGE RATES
BANK RATES
FOREX BUREAU
LAST12MONTHS SECTOR PRICES PREVIOUS SHARES
MAIN INVESTMENT MARKET
NAIROBI STOCKS
NSE All Share Index. Down 0.12 points to close at 154.41.
NSE 20-share Index. Up 11.79 points to close at 5015.57.
11/08/14
11/08/14
11/08/14
PER US DOLLAR PER EURO
BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG
Amana Forex BureauLtd 87.20 88.70 1.50 117.00 118.90 1.90
Aristocrats Forex Bureau 87.00 89.00 2.00 116.00 118.00 2.00
Bay Forex Bureau(NBI) Ltd 87.60 88.40 0.80 116.90 118.80 1.90
Commercial Forex Bureau 87.50 88.40 0.90 116.00 120.50 4.50
Cosmos Forex BureauLtd 87.70 88.20 0.50 116.80 119.00 2.20
Crater Forex BureauLtd 85.95 88.95 3.00 115.95 118.95 3.00
Crossroads Forex Bureau 86.70 89.20 2.50 115.50 120.00 4.50
Crown BureauDe Change 86.50 88.50 2.00 116.50 119.00 2.50
Dalmar Exchange Bureau 87.50 88.00 0.50 115.00 119.00 4.00
Gateway Forex BureauLtd 87.70 88.20 0.50 116.80 119.00 2.20
GNK Forex BureauLtd 86.50 88.15 1.65 114.00 118.00 4.00
Hodan Global Forex Bureau 87.80 88.30 0.50 116.80 118.50 1.70
HurlinghamForex Bureau 86.50 88.20 1.70 114.00 118.50 4.50
IslandForex BureauLtd 87.60 88.00 0.40 117.30 118.10 0.80
Junction Forex BureauLtd 87.20 88.70 1.50 116.00 119.50 3.50
Kenza Exchange BureauLtd 87.00 89.00 2.00 116.50 119.00 2.50
LeoForex BureauLtd 87.30 88.65 1.35 116.85 118.65 1.80
Link Forex BureauLtd 87.50 88.50 1.00 116.00 118.00 2.00
Maritime Forex BureauLtd 87.40 88.50 1.10 116.80 118.60 1.80
Metropolitan Bureau 87.00 88.00 1.00 117.00 120.00 3.00
Moneypoint Forex Bureau 87.00 88.30 1.30 115.00 120.00 5.00
Morgan Forex Bureau 87.70 88.10 0.40 117.00 118.00 1.00
Nawal Forex BureauLtd 87.00 89.00 2.00 116.00 118.00 2.00
Net Forex BureauLtd 87.60 88.30 0.70 117.00 118.30 1.30
Ofshore Forex BureauLtd 87.80 88.30 0.50 116.90 118.80 1.90
Pacic Forex BureauLtd 87.70 88.20 0.50 116.80 119.00 2.20
PeakTop Exchange BureauLtd87.80 88.20 0.40 116.90 118.80 1.90
Pearl Forex BureauLtd 87.60 88.00 0.40 117.10 118.00 0.90
Pel Forex BureauLtd 87.50 89.50 2.00 117.00 119.00 2.00
Penguin Forex Bureau Ltd 87.50 88.20 0.70 116.00 119.00 3.00
Regional Forex BureauLtd 87.80 88.30 0.50 116.80 119.00 2.20
Satellite Forex BureauLtd 87.80 88.20 0.40 117.00 119.00 2.00
Sky Forex BureauLimited 87.80 88.20 0.40 116.80 118.50 1.70
SolidExchange BureauLtd 87.00 88.00 1.00 117.00 120.00 3.00
SterlingForex BureauLtd 87.00 88.70 1.70 116.60 119.00 2.40
Trade BureauDe Change 87.50 88.40 0.90 117.00 120.00 3.00
Union Forex BureauLtd 86.00 88.50 2.50 115.00 119.00 4.00
Warwick Forex BureauLtd 85.00 88.00 3.00 115.00 121.50 6.50
Bakaal Express Forex Ltd 87.70 88.40 0.70 115.00 122.00 7.00
Wanati Forex BureauLtd 86.80 88.30 1.50 116.00 118.20 2.20
CBD Forex BureauLtd 87.90 90.00 2.10 116.00 120.00 4.00
Nevada Forex BureauLtd 87.00 88.50 1.50 114.00 119.00 5.00
Gala Forex BureauLtd 87.70 88.20 0.50 117.00 118.50 1.50
Lion BureauDe Change Ltd 87.40 88.40 1.00 115.63 118.24 2.61
GrandRoyal Forex Bureau 87.80 88.20 0.40 116.80 118.50 1.70
Ventures Foreign Exchange 86.80 89.00 2.20 116.10 119.25 3.15
ZTAForex Bureau 87.00 88.60 1.60 116.00 119.50 3.50
UNIT TRUSTS
HIGH LOW AGRICULTURAL
36.75 23.50 Eaagads Ltd Ord 1.25 AIMS 31.50 35.00 100
180.00 81.00 Kakuzi Ltd Ord.5.00 171.00 -
167.00 110.00 Kapchorua Tea Co. Ltd Ord Ord 5.00 AIMS 135.00 -
670.00 460.00 The Limuru Tea Co. Ltd Ord 20.00 AIMS 670.00 -
30.00 24.50 Rea Vipingo Plantations Ltd Ord 5.00 27.50 -
19.95 12.80 Sasini Ltd Ord 1.00 15.15 14.95 3,500
320.00 210.00 Williamson Tea Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 288.00 288.00 100
AUTOMOBILES&ACCESSORIES
50.00 21.50 Car & General (K) Ltd Ord 5.00 44.00 42.00 4,700
- - CMC Holdings Ltd Ord 0.50 13.50 -
13.00 8.00 Marshalls (E.A.) Ltd Ord 5.00 9.80 -
9.40 4.50 Sameer Africa Ltd Ord 5.00 6.35 6.30 779,300
BANKING
19.15 15.30 Barclays Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 0.50 17.05 17.00 207,900
155.00 68.00 CFC Stanbic of Kenya Holdings Ltd ord.5.00 129.00 127.00 125,100
280.00 166.00 Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 4.00 244.00 241.00 7,000
50.00 29.50 Equity Bank Ltd Ord 0.50 45.75 46.00 982,000
51.00 23.75 Housing Finance Co.Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 43.50 45.75 31,800
147.00 85.00 I&M Holdings Ltd Ord 1.00 136.00 135.00 5,100
60.00 41.25 Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd Ord 1.00 53.50 54.00 3,424,700
39.25 18.60 National Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 27.50 27.50 40,800
68.00 54.50 NIC Bank Ltd Ord 5.00 61.50 61.50 54,300
340.00 280.00 Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ord 5.00 312.00 310.00 9,800
25.00 14.80 The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 19.00 19.00 307,800
COMMERCIALANDSERVICES
8.00 3.55 Express Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 6.45 6.75 7,300
- - Hutchings Biemer Ltd Ord 5.00 20.25 -
14.70 8.30 Kenya Airways Ltd Ord 5.00 10.30 10.25 49,300
18.00 5.00 Longhorn Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 AIMS 17.05 17.00 1,200
345.00 296.00 Nation Media Group Ltd Ord. 2.50 310.00 310.00 1,900
78.00 42.50 Scangroup Ltd Ord 1.00 48.75 47.00 15,000
36.00 25.00 Standard Group Ltd Ord 5.00 32.25 34.00 1,700
53.00 32.00 TPS Eastern Africa Ltd Ord 1.00 35.00 35.00 4,300
23.00 11.00 Uchumi Supermarket Ltd Ord 5.00 12.60 12.55 35,100
CONSTRUCTION&ALLIED
98.50 70.00 ARM Cement Ltd Ord 1.00 80.50 79.50 18,300
220.00 170.00 Bamburi Cement Ltd Ord 5.00 175.00 175.00 700
100.00 60.00 Crown Paints Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 99.50 100.00 200
18.00 13.50 E.A.Cables Ltd Ord 0.50 16.45 16.35 26,000
110.00 52.00 E.A.Portland Cement Co. Ltd Ord 5.00 75.00 75.00 1,500
ENERGY&PETROLEUM
17.90 8.70 KenGen Co. Ltd Ord. 2.50 9.85 9.95 174,900
10.50 7.90 KenolKobil Ltd Ord 0.05 8.20 8.25 132,300
16.00 12.85 Kenya Power & Lighting Co Ltd Ord 2.50 14.30 14.40 369,100
7.50 6.70 Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 4% Pref 20.00 8.00
- - Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 7% Pref 20.00 5.50
28.75 15.85 Total Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 23.00 23.00 33,800
20.50 13.00 Umeme Ltd Ord 0.50 18.00 18.00 200
INSURANCE
25.75 7.80 British-American Investments Co Ord 0.10 24.75 25.00 394,300
12.20 4.20 CIC Insurance Group Ltd Ord.1.00 9.00 9.20 454,700
424.00 255.00 Jubilee Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 389.00 392.00 21,300
21.00 13.10 Kenya Re Insurance Corporation Ltd Ord 2.50 17.50 17.80 84,400
23.00 11.05 Liberty Kenya Holdings Ltd Ord.1.00 18.15 17.90 20,100
145.00 55.00 Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 117.00 124.00 8,100
INVESTMENT
50.50 22.75 Centum Investment Co Ltd Ord 0.50 49.00 49.00 605,500
6.40 3.50 Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 4.95 5.00 1,000
37.75 20.00 Trans-Century Ltd Ord 0.50 AIMS 23.00 22.75 21,500
MANUFACTURING&ALLIED
- - A.Baumann & Co Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 11.10 -
190.00 113.00 B.O.C Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 141.00 -
700.00 521.00 British American Tobacco Kenya Ord 10.00 699.00 699.00 13,200
67.50 26.00 Carbacid Investments Ltd Ord 1.00 27.25 26.50 12,000
346.00 212.00 East African Breweries Ltd Ord 2.00 299.00 297.00 2,125,900
4.00 2.40 Eveready East Africa Ltd Ord.1.00 3.15 3.10 5,500
10.25 4.40 Kenya Orchards Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 10.25 -
4.20 2.25 Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd Ord 2.00 2.40 2.40 345,900
38.50 15.00 Unga Group Ltd Ord 5.00 33.00 34.00 5,100
TELECOMMUNICATION&TECHNOLOGY
13.40 7.45 Safaricom Ltd Ord 0.05 12.75 12.80 3,686,000
GROWTH ENTERPRISEMARKETSEGMENT(GEMS)
17.50 3.20 Home Afrika Ltd Ord 1.00 4.20 4.05 2,678,400
09/08/14
AmanaShillingFund 10.12 10.60 %
British-AmericanMoney Market Fund 10.41% 10.97%
CICMoney Market Fund 10.17% 10.66%
GenCapHelaFund 11.11% 11.58%
ICEAMONEYMARKET FUND 8.43% 8.80%
MadisonAsset Money Market Fund 10.16% 10.65%
Old Mutual Money Market Fund 6.94% 7.17%
CBAMoney Market Fund 6.20% 6.39%
Stanbic Money Market Fund 9.72% 10.16%
UAPMoney Market Fund 10.45% 11.01%
OTHER FUNDS Buy Sel
AmanaGrowthFund 111.74 111.74
AmanaBalanced Fund 113.26 113.26
British-AmericanEquity Fund 206.182 12.74
British-AmericanBalanced Fund 192.55 198.18
British-AmericanBond Plus Fund 144.22 147.16
British-AmericanManaged Retirement Fund 135.16 136.30
CICFixed Income Fund 9.07 9.31
CICEquity Fund 13.88 14.61
CICBalanced Fund 13.19 13.81
GenCapEnezaFund 123.92 119.58
GenCapImanFund 113.77 108.08
GenCapHazinaFund 115.48 111.44
GenCapHisaFund 127.90 123.42
ICEABOND FUND 96.02 96.99
ICEAEQUITYFUND 146.97 154.71
ICEAGROWTHFUND 142.27 149.75
MadisonAsset Balanced Fund 66.63 70.30
MadisonAsset Equity Fund 52.27 55.44
Old Mutual Equity Fund 386.54 414.16
Old Mutual Balanced Fund/Toboa 157.44 167.65
Old Mutual East AfricaFund 152.59 161.49
Old Mutual Bond Fund 102.25 104.68
Commercial Bank of AfricaEquity Fund 159.86 169.71
CFCSimbaFund 128.90 128.90
Stanbic Equity Fund 176.79 176.79
CfC Stanbic registers
52pc rise in net prot
The nancial group attributes the
Sh3.3b prot to business in South
Sudan and investment banking
portfolio
CfC Stanbic has posted improved results with
its half-year profits increasing to Sh3.3 billion
from Sh2.2 billion registered over a similar pe-
riod last year.
CfC Stanbic Group, which has a branch in
South Sudan and an investment arm - SGS Se-
curities, attributes its performance to improved
revenues from trade in South Sudan as well as its
investment banking portfolio.
According to the groups latest trading re-
sults, net interest income increased to Sh4.3 bil-
lion in June 2014 from Sh3.6 billion in June last
year, representing a 19 per cent increase. This in-
crease is driven by growth of 24 per cent in cus-
tomer loans.
The pre-tax profit of CFC Stanbic, which is
controlled by South Africas Standard Group in-
creased from Sh3.2 billion to Sh4.3 billion, rep-
resenting a 34 per cent increase.
We consider infrastructure projects such as
the standard gauge railway and upgrade of the
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) as
well as oil and gas projects as market opportu-
nities that exist in Kenya, said Greg Bracken-
ridge, Chief Executive CfC Stanbic.
Net fees and commission income increased
by 34 per cent mainly attributable to revenues
earned from trade finance in South Sudan and
transactional fees in Kenya driven by a growing
customer base.
According to CfC Stanbic chief finance offi-
cer Abraham Ongenge customer loans and ad-
vances have grown by 24 per cent mainly due
to term lending, which is 45 per cent of the en-
tire loan book.
The other portion of the loan book com-
prises 16 per cent mortgages, 25 per cent over-
drafts and 14 per cent vehicle asset finance, he
explained.
The portion of non-performing loans in-
creased substantially by Sh876 million, from
Sh1.3 billion to Sh2.3 billion, mainly within cor-
porate and investment banking.
These exposures were fully secured and the
discounted value of securities held explains the
lower credit impairment charge, Ongenge said
while explaining the trading results.
Customer deposits on the other hand, grew
by 14 per cent from Sh83.1 billion to Sh94.8 bil-
lion - the highest increase recorded in recent
times. It was followed by fixed deposits at 18 per
cent while call and savings accounts both grew
by 7 per cent, according to the results.
The announcement of the financial results
comes at a time when the local banking sector
continues to show signs of growth. It record-
ed 12 per cent increase in profit before tax to
Sh37.03 billion in the second quarter of 2014
compared to the first quarter of 2014 that re-
corded Sh33.4 billion.
According to the Central Bank of Ken-
ya(CBK) latest statistics, total income stood at
Sh104.0 billion in the second quarter being an
increase of 9.4 per cent from Sh95.05 billion in
the first quarter of 2014 while total expenses in-
creased by 8.3 per cent from Sh61.46 billion in
March 2014 quarter to Sh66.56 billion in June
2014 quarter.
Large companies selling cooking and indus-
trial gas in the country say they are not fighting
their small and medium sized rivals but rather
the illegal trade in gas that they say has reached
alarming proportions.
Petroleum Institute of East Africa (PEIA) said
its members are fighting against illegal operators
as opposed to small establishments.
The actual contention is between innocent
LPG consumers, big legitimate, medium and
small gas dealers on one side against illegal and
unlicensed LPG dealers on the other, Wanjiku
Manyara general manager PIEA said in a state-
ment released yesterday.
Major oil marketers have in the recent past
put up a spirited fight against what they said
were illegal refilling plants for liquefied petro-
leum gas (LPG). They have estimated that as
much as 80 per cent of the local LPG market is
illegal and raised concerns about the safety of
the users.
The war against illegal LPG trade seen as the
large companies mostly made of multination-
als fighting the small and mid-sized compa-
nies in a bid to protect a market they have al-
ways controlled but whose grip they appear to
be losing.
The war has been tied to an ongoing court
case, where nine companies want the court to
stop the Government from destroying their re-
filling plants.
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has
been planning to bring down the plants claiming
the firms have not met the legal requirements
and have not been issued with licences and thus
their operations are illegal.
According to PIEA the companies being re-
ferred to have not been operating their LPG
businesses within the laid down legal and reg-
ulatory requirements for the 10 years they have
operated.
Indeed, they admit that they are yet to com-
ply with ERC requirements which means that
they are operating without licences against the
law, it added in the statement.The nine firms
moved to court last month and successfully
sought an order barring the Government from
destroying their plants.
We are not fighting smaller rivals but illegal
trade in cooking gas, states major oil firms
08/08/14
A worker walks at a power plant of an oil pro-
cessing facility in Unity State, South Sudan.
CFC Stanbic says it recorded improved reve-
nues from trade in the worlds newest country.
[PHOTO: FILE]
Shilling barely moved as blue chip EABL lifts main share index
NSE-20 edged up yesterday, lifted by gains in blue chips such
as East African Breweries. The shilling was barely moved.
The NSE added 0.24 per cent to close at 5,015.57 points, with
shares in EABL gaining just over half a percentage point to
close at Sh299, as investors bought the shares following
falls in the previous two sessions. Foreigners were buying
so that is most likely what was driving the shares up, said
Agnes Achieng, a research analyst at Sterling Investment
Bank.In the foreign exchange market, the shilling closed at
87.80/88.00 to the dollar, almost unmoved from Fridays
close of 87.90/88.00. Traders said the level of liquidity would
be the key driver of the exchange rate as a liquidity crunch
started showing signs of easing. -Reuters
Health workers, wearing head-to-toe protective gear, prepare for work outside an isolation unit in Foya District, Lofa
County, Liberia. As of July 27, 2014, a total of 1,323 cases, including 729 deaths, had been attributed to Ebola virus dis-
ease in the four West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. [PHOTO:REUTERS]
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People in Sierra Leone and Libe-
ria filled churches on Sunday to seek
deliverance from an outbreak of the
deadly Ebola virus, defying official
warnings to avoid public gatherings
to contain an epidemic that has
killed nearly 1,000 people in West Af-
rica.
People still flocked to sing and
pray at churches in Liberias ram-
shackle ocean-front capital Monro-
via, many of them comparing Ebola
to the brutal civil wwwar that rav-
aged the country between 1989 and
2003, killing nearly a quarter of a mil-
lion people.
Everyone is so afraid, said Mar-
tee Jones Seator at Saint Peters Lu-
theran Church. Ebola is not going to
shake our faith in any way ... because
weve been through difficult times.
Meanwhile, Nigerias Lagos has 10
confirmed cases of Ebola, up from
seven at the last count, although on-
ly two so far have died, including the
Liberian who brought the virus in,
the health minister said on Monday.
All were people who had had pri-
mary contact with Patrick Sawyer,
who collapsed on arrival at Lagos air-
port on July 25th and later died,
Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu
told a news conference.
...as 10 cases of Ebola
conrmed in Nigerias
Lagos, up from seven
at the last count
West Africans now ll
churches to seek solace
A nurse who treated him not
knowing what it was and without
protective gear also died.
As at today, 77 primary and sec-
ondary contacts of the index case
have been placed under surveillance
or isolation, he added. The latest
case was also a nurse who had had
primary contact with Sawyer.
When she got ill, we then
brought her into isolation. We just
tested her over the weekend, said
the minister. She had been at home
with her husband, who was also now
under surveillance, Chukwu said.
The West African Ebola outbreak
is the worst in history and the World
Health Organisation said on Friday it
represents an international health
emergency that will likely continue
spreading for months. It said 961
people have died during the out-
break and 1,779 have been infected.
The disease has strained health
systems of affected states and gov-
ernments have responded with mea-
sures including national emergen-
cies declared in Sierra Leone, Liberia
and Nigeria.
Nigeria faces the added problem
that public doctors are on strike over
pay and working conditions and
have resisted calls by the Govern-
ment to end their strike to tackle the
Ebola crisis. The Nigerian Red Cross
said it had provided 18 volunteers to
work with the authorities to educate
people on how Ebola is spread.
-BBC and Reuters
Convicted British drug-trafficker
and multiple fraudster Martin Evans
is to be extradited and sent back
home more than three years after he
skipped custody and went on the
run, a South African magistrate ruled
on Monday.
The magistrate said the 52-year-
old Evans, named one of Britains
most wanted fugitives in 2012 by
police, would be kept in custody un-
til South Africas justice minister
signed papers confirming the extra-
dition order.
Evans was convicted in Britain in
2006 for conspiracy to supply co-
caine and sentenced to 26 years in
jail. He escaped custody in 2011
while out on a five-day licence.
The former Young Businessman
of the Year for Wales swindled more
than 100 investors, many newly re-
tired pensioners, out of 900,000
pounds ($1.5 million) by promising
huge returns from a spurious os-
trich-breeding business.
Evans was nabbed this month by
South African police at a Johannes-
burg housing complex in a joint op-
eration with Interpol and British se-
curity agencies.
EVANS ARREST
Last week, a South African court
remanded Evans.
Evans, named by British police in
2012 as one of their most wanted fu-
gitives, appeared in a Johannesburg
court last Monday but his extradition
hearing was postponed until Aug. 11
because he did not have proper legal
representation.
The 52-year-old from Swansea
was jailed in Britain for 21 years in
2006 for conspiracy to supply co-
caine and fraudulent trading, but he
escaped in 2011 when he failed to re-
turn to prison after being released on
a five-day licence.
South African police arrested Ev-
ans at a housing complex in Johan-
nesburg on Saturday night after a
joint operation with Interpol and
British security agencies.
This arrest shows the NCA and
its partners will pursue fugitives
wherever they are in the world, said
Hank Cole, Head of International
Operations at Britains National
Crime Agency.
They can run but they cant
hide, he added. Evans told the court
that he had no desire to appeal the
decision.
He appeared smiling in the dock,
before the media.
-Reuters
A radio station opposed to Zim-
babwes government has shut down
after 13 years of broadcasting from
the UK. Donor fatigue had led to
funding for SW Radio Africa drying
up, its manager Gerry Jackson told
the BBC.
The station was launched when
President Robert Mugabe faced
strong opposition twwo his rule from
the Movement for Democratic
Change (MDC) party.
After four years in coalition with
the MDC, Mr Mugabe fended off his
rivals and was re-elected to office
last year.
Ms Jackson said the long crisis in
Zimbabwe, and the massive disar-
S.Africa to extradite most wanted British fugitive Zimbabwes anti-Mugabe
Radio station closes down
China is cracking down on Christian
charity groups near its border with
North Korea, missionaries and aid
groups say, with hundreds of members
of the community forced to leave
the country and some who remain
describing an atmosphere of fear. The
sweep along the frontier is believed
to be aimed at closing of support to
North Koreans who ee persecution
and poverty in their homeland and
illegally enter China before going on
to other nations, usually ending up
in South Korea. The South says the
number of such defections is showing
signs of a slight slowdown this year.
Irans parliament has voted to ban
permanent forms of contraception,
endorsing the Supreme Leader
Ayatollah Ali Khameneis call for
measures to increase the population.
The Bill banning vasectomies and
similar procedures in women, is
Parliaments response to a decree
Khamenei issued in May calling for
more babies to strengthen national
identity and counter undesirable
aspects of Western lifestyles.
Doctors who violate the ban will be
punishable by law, the ISNA news
agency reported. The Bill also bans
the advertising of birth control in a
country where condoms had been
widely available.
The Dutch Safety Board says it will
push ahead with an investigation into
the cause of the Malaysia Airlines
Flight 17 disaster, despite not being
able to access the site where the plane
went down in eastern Ukraine. Flight
17 was shot down July 17 above an area
held by pro-Russia separatist rebels,
killing all 298 aboard. The board said
Monday it is also investigating whether
ight routes over the area should have
been left open to civilian air trafc.
The board says it expects to release a
preliminary report in several weeks
containing information from the
planes cockpit voice recorder, radar
analysis and satellite photos. It has
now shifted its headquarters from
Ukraine to The Hague, Netherlands.
-Agencies
China cracking down on
Christian groups
Iran bans vasectomies in
bid to boost birth rate
Dutch push plane inquiry
despite lack of access
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MONROVIA, MONDAY
JOHANNESBURG,MONDAY
HARARE, MONDAY ray in the ranks of the MDC, had
contributed to donor fatigue.
The European Union had also
decided to re-engage with Mugabe
and the ruling Zanu-PF party, which
may have influenced some donors
who do not want a critical voice out
there, she added.
BBC Africa editor Richard Hamil-
ton says SW Radio Africas final news
bulletin, from an office outside Lon-
don, was tinged with sadness.
Although the Zimbabwean gov-
ernment jammed some of its short
wave broadcasts, SW Radio Africa
still had its loyal listeners - estimated
at one point at around one million,
he says. We are gone so our voice is
completely gone, Ms Jackson told
the BBC. -BBC
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An Egyptian-brokered cease-fire
halting the Gaza war held into Monday
morning, allowing Palestinians to
leave homes and shelters as negotia-
tors agreed to resume talks in Cairo.
Israel and the Palestinians began
the talks to try and end the conflict in
Gaza and lift the blockade on the
coastal enclave, Egypts state news
agency MENA said.
The indirect talks are being mediat-
ed by Egypt and began a day after the
two sides agreed to begin a new
72-hour truce.
The truce took effect just after mid-
night, preceded by heavy rocket fire to-
wards Israel. In Cairo, the Egyptian
Foreign Ministry said the cease-fire
would allow humanitarian aid into
battered Gaza neighbourhoods and
the reopening of indirect talks on a
more lasting and comprehensive deal.
On Monday morning, high school
students in Gaza filed the streets as
they headed off to pick up their grad-
Talks began a day after
Israel and Palestine
sides agreed to begin a
new 72-hour truce
Gaza ceasere now holds as
negotiators gather for talks
Rioting and looting erupted in Fergu-
son, Missouri, late on Sunday and spread
to neighbouring towns as protests over
the killing of a black teenager by a police
officer turned violent, police said.
Crowds broke the windows of cars
and stores, set a building alight and loot-
ed shops following a day of demonstra-
tions over the death of Michael Brown,
an unarmed 18-year-old shot on Satur-
day by a Ferguson police officer.
There is a lot of unrest up there, and
a lot of rioting going on, and looting, Of-
ficer Brian Schellman, a spokesman for
the St. Louis County Police Department,
said early on Monday.
He said the unrest had spread from
Ferguson, a largely black St. Louis sub-
urb, to adjacent communities. About 150
officers in riot gear from throughout St.
Louis County had been sent to the area.
Schellman said arrests had been made
but had no details. He and three hospi-
tals had no reports of injuries. Police said
Brown was shot after a struggle over a
gun in a police car. It was not clear why
Brown was in the car.
At least one shot was fired during the
struggle, and then the office fired more
shots before leaving the car. The officer,
who was not identified, is a six-year vet-
eran and has been put on administrative
leave.
Reuters
Rioting erupts
after killing of
black teen
GAZA, MONDAY
MISSOURI, MONDAY
uation certificates after the Education
Ministry said theyd be ready. People
waited to buy fuel for generators as pow-
er and communication workers strug-
gled to fix cables damaged in the fight-
ing. Long lines formed at ATMs.
In Cairo, negotiators said talks would
resume at 11 am. (0800 GMT). The
four-member Israeli delegation arrived
at Cairo International Airport earlier
Monday morning.
The month long war, pitting the Is-
raeli military against rocket-firing
Hamas militants, has killed more than
1,900 Palestinians, the majority civilians,
Palestinian and U.N. officials say. In Is-
rael, 67 people have been killed, all but
three of them soldiers, officials there say.
The fighting ended in a three-day
cease-fire last Tuesday. Egypt had hoped
to use that truce to mediate a long-term
deal. But when it expired, militants re-
sumed their rocket fire, sparking Israeli
reprisals. The violence continued
throughout the weekend, including a
burst of fighting late Sunday ahead of the
expected cease-fire.
Last weeks talks failed in part be-
cause Israel rejected Hamas demand for
a complete end to the blockade of the
Gaza Strip, enforced by Egypt and Israel.
Israel says the closure is necessary to
prevent arms smuggling, and officials do
not want to make any concessions that
would allow Hamas to declare victory.
-BBC and Reuters
Egypts Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri (right) meets with Mideast Quar-
tet envoy Tony Blair (L) at the Foreign Ministry in Cairo last week. Blair,
who represents the European Union, Russia, United Nations and United
States, will held talks with Egyptian ofcials to press for an end to the
Gaza conict. [PHOTO: AFP]
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Gay marriage supporters march to the ofce of Ohio Attorney Gen Mike DeWine, in
Columbus, Ohio, to deliver petitions urging him to drop his appeal of a federal
judges order on same-sex marriage. Debate over Ohios ban on gay marriage ex-
tends beyond its courts to libraries, community centers and city streets. [PHOTO:AP]
Hundreds of lesbians, gays, bisex-
uals and transvestites, tooting horns
and ringing chimes, took to the
streets of Nepals capital yesterday
for a colourful parade celebrating
Gaijatra, a Hindu festival to remem-
ber the dead that is gleefully overtak-
en each year by the countrys gay
community.
Thousands of Nepalese lined the
narrow, cobblestoned streets of the
old city to catch a glimpse of those
parading with rainbow-coloured
balloons along the one kilometer
route from the tourist hub of Thamel
to the central square of Katmandu.
Some wore the traditional dress of
their ethnic communities, while ma-
ny others were painted in makeup
and wearing cross dress.
In this socially conservative Hin-
du-majority nation, the festival was
traditionally the only day people felt
free to cross-dress. But social norms
are changing fast as this fledgling Hi-
malayan democracy emerges from
centuries of religious monarchy.
A government committee is rec-
ommending same-sex marriage be
guaranteed in a new constitution
an unprecedented move that would
give gay and lesbian couples the
right to adopt, buy joint property,
open joint bank accounts and inher-
it from one another.
All of the countrys political par-
ties have already backed the idea.
Many within the countrys small gay
community hope this means the leg-
islation can be passed with a new
constitution by the end of the year.
When we gather again next year,
we hope we are able celebrate the
new law, said 28-year-old Bipin La-
michane, who wants to marry the
partner he has lived with for five
A State committee is
recommending the
marriages be made
legal in new law
Nepal gay community parades
for same-sex marriage
years. But changing laws, he said, may
be easier than changing minds in a
country where arranged marriage is
still the norm, and up to a decade ago
homosexuals were routinely jailed for
up to three months on accusations of
unnatural sex.

FIRED FROM ARMY
Sometimes even if we get laws in
writing, there is a big problem of im-
plementation. There is still more that
needs done, he added.
Bhakti Shah, who was fired from
the army in 2007 when officers sus-
pected her relationship with another
woman also enlisted, is still hiding her
The Ukrainian military said on Monday it
was preparing for a final stage of taking back
the city of Donetsk from pro-Russian separat-
ists after making significant gains that have
split rebel forces on the ground.
Spokesman Andriy Lysenko said Kievs
troops had now cut Donetsk off from the oth-
er main rebel-held city of Luhansk, 150 km (90
miles) away, on the border with Russia.
The forces of the anti-terrorist operation
are preparing for the final stage of liberating
Donetsk, Lysenko told Reuters. Our forces
have completely cut Donetsk off from Lu-
hansk. We are working to liberate both towns
but its better to liberate Donetsk first - it is
more important.
The city, which had a pre-conflict popula-
tion of 900,000, rocked to the crash of shells
and gunfire over the weekend and heavy guns
boomed through the night into Monday from
the outskirts of the city.
There was no definitive word on casualties
from either side from the weekend assault by
the government.
One artillery shell hit a high-security prison
on the citys western outskirts late on Sunday,
killing one inmate and injuring three others,
the city council said. More than 100 inmates
escaped from the strict regime prison for
dangerous criminals after the shell struck -
though some returned later.
Further shelling on Monday from the direc-
tion of the international airport and Yasynuva-
ta to the north knocked out a string of power
stations, the municipal authority added.
Government forces called on the rebels to
surrender on Sunday. The separatists, who
have proclaimed peoples republics in the
Russian-speaking east, have said there will be
no end to fighting until Kiev withdraws its
troops.
Though the government says it is tighten-
ing a cordon around the separatists in Donetsk
amid changes in their leadership and deser-
tions in their ranks, swathes of the east are still
under rebel control including the big border
city of Luhansk, Horlivka to the north of Do-
netsk and Makiyivka to its east.
U.N. agencies say more than 1,100 people
have been killed in four months of fighting be-
tween the separatists who seek union with
Russia and troops representing a pro-Western
government.
Though Lysenko said government forces
had cut off the Donetsk-based rebels from
their comrades in Luhansk, the key town of
Krasny Luch, which lies between the two cities,
is still not under government control, military
sources in Kiev said.
Krasny Luch is a rail and road junction
through which Russian military equipment
has been transported to the rebels, Kiev says.
Ukraine and its Western allies accuse Rus-
sia of fomenting the separatist revolt which
erupted in April after Russias annexation of
Ukraines Crimea peninsula.
It says Russia is funnelling tanks and mis-
sile systems to the rebels. Moscow denies in-
volvement.
-Reuters
Ukraines forces say close to taking rebel-held Donetsk
Egyptian authorities have denied
entry to the executive director of the
New-York based Human Rights Watch
and another US stafer ahead of a
critical report by the group on mass
killings in the country. An airport
ofcial said the two were turned back
on Monday for security reasons after
nearly 12 hours in the Cairo airport.
He spoke on condition of anonymity
because he was not authorised to
speak to reporters. Human Rights
Watch was to release a report Tuesday
about the security crackdown last
year on protesters backing Islamist
President Mohammed Morsi. Hundreds
were killed in one of the raids
described as worst mass killings.
Kosovo police on Monday arrested
at least 40 people in a major operation
targeting Islamic radicals suspected
of ghting alongside extremists in
Iraq and Syria. Spokesman Baki
Kelani said weapons, ammunition and
explosives were seized as hundreds of
police ofcers and special police units
raided 60 locations across Kosovo,
including makeshift mosques believed
to have served as recruiting centres.
Authorities have been on alert as a
growing number of ethnic Albanians
have joined militants and appeared on
social media to lure more followers.
Gunmen attacked Haitis main
prison on Sunday, freeing an
undetermined number of inmates,
including a member of a prominent
family who faces kidnapping charges,
ofcials said. Police spokesman Gary
Desrosiers said the raid apparently
was aimed at freeing Cliford Brandt,
a businessman who has been
imprisoned since 2012 on charges of
kidnapping. Desrosiers said at least
two guards sufered bullet wounds in
the attack at the Croix-des-Bouquets
prison. Desrosiers said State was
ofering a reward of about $25,000 for
information leading to the recapture
of Brandt.
-Agencies
Egypt stops rights group
stafers at airport
Kosovo police arrest 40
alleged Islamic radicals
Armed raiders attack
prison, free inmates
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KATMANDU, MONDAY
KIEV/DONETSK, MONDAY
Social norms are changing
fast as this edgling Hima-
layan democracy emerges
from centuries of religious
monarchy. A government
committee is recommend-
ing same-sex marriage be
guaranteed in a new consti-
tution an unprecedented
move that would give gay
and lesbian couples the
right to adopt, buy joint
property, open joint bank
accounts and inherit from
one another
All of the countrys political
parties have already backed
the idea. Many within the
countrys small gay com-
munity hope this means the
legislation can be passed
with a new constitution by
the end of the year
ISSUE POLITICISED
relationship from landlords and neigh-
bours. People still think we are two
friends or sisters sharing an apartment,
Shah said. How can we tell everyone we
are a couple when we dont have any-
thing in paper to back it?
New legal rights and status would
give Shah and others the documenta-
tion to prove a union. But there are still
some who disapprove. Whatever hap-
pens inside closed doors should remain
there, said retired government worker
Raja Sharma, 62. This is ridiculous,
marriage is a sacred thing between a
husband and wife that has worked for
centuries, and it should be left alone.
Nepal has enough problems.
-AP
Ukrainian servicemen are seen inside army vehi-
cles on a road in Donetsk region. [PHOTO:REUTERS]
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It is with deepest sorrow that we announce the demise of Judith Odida Oula that occurred on 31st July 2014 at
Gendia Hospital.
Wife of the late Hannington Oula, daughter of the late Barnabus Otula and Jerusha Adhiamb. Step daughter of
Risper Otula. Sister of the late Gilbert Auma, Late Killion Ogendo, Tobias Osango, Johnson Oloo of Kano Masogo,
Co-wife Bedinah and Lea Oula.
Mother of the late Rose Oyaro, Jane Odada, Late Boaz Oula, Elly Oula, Kerina Onyango,Margaret Saria, the Late
Mary Okello and Mary Ombwa. Step mother of Tabitha, Esther,the late Walter, Linet and Tom Oula.
Mother in-law of the late Benjamin Oyaro, Prof. Eric Odada, Sammy Onyango, Barrack Saria, Clifford Rachuonyo,
Edward Ombwa, Millicent Okun and Jane Odhiambo.
Sister in-law of the late Orida Sibuor,Wilson, Aganda and Gilbert Osano.
Grandmother of Christine Oyaro, Christine Odada, Elizabeth Odada, David Odada, Leah Odada, Felix Odhiambo,
Brenda Odhiambo, Dorothy and Ian Oula, Eliakim Onditi, Jerusha Adhiambo, Kamal Onyango, Zeddy Onyango,
Jeremy Onyango, Fredrick Saria and Dommy Saria, Joel, Judith & Esther Okello among others.
The body is at Kendu Adventist funeral home and will be removed on the 14th of August 2014 for burial on the
15th of August 2014 at Kamuga Village, Kogembo sub location, Rachuonyo North.
Funeral Announcement
Judith Odida Oula
MOHINDER SINGH GILL (MIKE GILL)
It is with deep regret that we announce the sad demise of Mr. Mohinder
Singh Gill (Mike Gill), on Sunday, 10
th
August, 2014.
He was husband to Naginder Kaur Gill (UK), father to Deeprit and
Manmeet Gill (UK), father-in-law to Jaspal Singh (UK). Brother-in-law
to Charanjit Singh Hayer, Sarnagar Singh Hayer, Rajinder Kaur Atkar,
Davinder Kaur Gill, Kuldip Kaur Bahia and relative to all Hayer family and
Nagra Family.
The funeral will take place on Tuesday, 12
th
August, 2014 in Kisumu at
2.30p.m.
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BASKETBALL: Kentucky
routs Puerto Rico 74-49
CRICKET: Sri Lanka beat
Pakistan in 1st test
TENNIS: Radwanska
wins Rogers Cup
Aaron Harrison scored 15
points, Alex Poythress and
freshman Karl-Anthony Towns
both added 10 and Kentucky
opened its six-game exhibition
tour of the Bahamas with a 74-49
rout of the Puerto Rico national
team reserves on Sunday. Marcus
Lee and freshman Devin Booker
added nine points each for the
Wildcats, who will face teams
from France, the Dominican
Republic and Puerto Rico over the
next week. Kentucky was 29 of 60
from the eld and outrebounded
Puerto Rico 41-36. Towns led
Kentucky with seven rebounds,
while Lee, Poythress and Dakari
Johnson all had six.
Rangana Herath grabbed 6-48
as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by
seven wickets on a remarkable
last day of the rst test on
Sunday. The left-arm spinner
turned the game on its head when
Pakistan, which trailed by 82 after
the rst innings, was bowled out
for 180. Sri Lanka then needed 99
runs in a minimum 21 overs with
dark clouds hovering over Galle
International Stadium. Captain
Angelo Mathews (25 not out)
showed urgency by hitting two
sixes and two fours as Sri Lanka
reached 99-3 in 16.2 overs. -AP
Agnieszka Radwanska beat
Venus Williams 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday
to win the Rogers Cup title.
The third-seeded Radwanska,
the rst Rogers Cup champion
from Poland, picked up her
rst tournament victory of the
year and the $441,000 winners
prize. The 34-year-old Williams
earned $220,000. The 25-year-old
Radwanska used her relentless
baseline game to dominate a tired-
looking Williams, who was coming
of an emotional, three-set victory
over her sister Serena Williams
in a seminal on Saturday.
Radwanska, ranked fth in the
world, posted her rst Rogers
Cup win after twice reaching
the seminals. It was her rst
tournament victory since 2013.
-AP
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Tsonga beats Federer in Toronto nal
REALISED
DREAMS
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the
Rogers Cup on Sunday, beat-
ing second-seeded Roger Fed-
erer 7-5, 7-6 (3) for his fourth
straight victory over a high-
er-seeded opponent.
The 13th-seeded Frenchman
won his first ATP Tour title of the
season and 11th overall. He beat
top-ranked Novak Djokovic on
Thursday, eighth-seeded An-
dy Murray on Friday and sev-
enth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov
on Saturday.
Tsonga improved to 5-11
against Federer.
Federer dropped to 2-5 in fi-
nals this season, with his victo-
ries coming in Dubai and Halle.
The Swiss star made several
uncharacteristic errors and had
a hard time with Tsongas pow-
erful serve and ground strokes.
The first set was a rather
choppy affair.
Both players made some un-
forced errors over the first few
games, but each held serve.
Tsonga struggled with his first
serve midway through the set,
though his spin-heavy second
serve was effective.
The quality of the match
picked up late in the set.
With Tsonga serving at 5-5,
Federer showed his skills at the
net with a deft drop shot that a
Tsonga could not retrieve. The
Frenchman held to put the
pressure back on Federeer.
Federer struggled in the final
game, spraying two shots long
to fall behind 30-15. He pulled
even with a winner, but was
wide with a groundstroke that
was unsuccessfully challenged,
setting up the first break point
opportunity of the set.
Federer launched a ball well
long to give Tsonga the opening
set in 44 minutes.
Tsonga kept the pressure
on in the second set and had a
break point chance with a 3-2
lead. Federer answered with
an ace and fought back for the
hold.
Tsonga then had a great
chance with a 4-3 lead in the
second set and a double-break
point. However, Federer an-
swered with two straight points
to get to deuce. Tsonga had two
more break point chances later
in the game, but Federer saved
them both and then held with
an ace.
In the tiebreaker, Tsonga
picked up a mini-break at 4-3
and took the next three points
for the victory.
In the doubles final, Bruno
Soares Alexander Peya topped
Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Meloof
6-4, 6-3. -AP
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
of France celebrates
after beating Roger
Federer of Switzer-
land during the
Rogers Cup Mens
tennis tournament
nal in Toronto on
Sunday. [PHOTO: )AFP]
Page 50 / FEVER PITCH Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
Reigning national COPA
Coca-Cola football tourna-
ment champions, JMJ Acad-
emy began their title defence
on a sour note, after they were
held to a 1-1 draw by Central
regions, Angaza Youth at the
World Hope Centre in Kawang-
ware, Nairobi, yesterday.
JMJ Academy scored first
through Maurice Ochieng sev-
en minutes into the first half.
Ochieng planted the ball be-
yond Angazas custodian Jere-
miah Maina following a goal-
mouth melee.
Simpson Bryan almost
doubled JMJs lead with a
30-yard strike but Maina, who
was equal to the task, parried
the ball to safety.
Angaza Youth got their
equaliser in the 50th minute
through Victor Kamau who
notched an impressive tap for
a 1-1 tie. Angaza Youth defence
then stood firm from the on-
set, thwarting off any of JMJ at-
tacks - easily clearing clearing
off the ball from their half.
As the game wore on, JMJ
piled pressure on their oppo-
nents but could not find the
second goal, thanks to their
wasteful strikers who fired
blank in front of goal and fine
goalkeeping from Maina.
JMJ failed to muster any
meaningful effort for the rest
of the game as the Group B
opener ended in a 1-1 stale-
mate.
Last years finalists, Kisu-
mu Lakers began their cam-
paign on the right footing,
beating Tharaka Young Stars
2-0. Shavin Gunter put Lakers
ahead after gliding past Thara-
ka backline before slotting
home his goal. Collins Omon-
dis second half volley from
Gunters corner secured maxi-
mum points for Lakers as they
took charge of Pool A.
In the girls matches, Bei-
jing Raiders were held to a
barren draw by Cherangany
Starlets. During the encoun-
ter, Starlets custodian Nancy
Chebet stood tall in goal, de-
nying the opponents each time
they made attempts at goal .
In another match, Jan-
et Nalisis solitary goal was all
Shinyalu Girls needed to beat
Nairobis Kibra Queens 1-0.
Today, Coasts Tana Boys
play Murhanda Boys while
Tharaka take on Kitale Youth.
Kisumu Lakers will take on
Young Muslims.
In the girls matches, Mom-
basa Starlets will play Kirinda-
ra Starlets as Shinyalu met
Cherangany Starlets before
paving way for Nairobi Coun-
ty derby pitting Beijing Girls
against Kibra Queens. -eoyu-
gi@standardmedia.co.ke
y B ERICK OCHIENG
JMJ Academy held as national Copa Coca-Cola tourney begins
DRIVERS CHARGED
JMJ Academys Ken Patrick [RIGHT] tusles for the ball with
Brian Mbaya of Angaza during Copa Coca-Cola national
tournament at Hope Centre, yesterday.
..as KMSC Autocross heads
for Athi River this weekend

FOTBALL: Hidden Talent
edge Dumna in Coast
GOLF: Siahi wins Senator
Charles Keter tourney
A last minute goal enabled Hidden
Talent to beat Dumna 4-3 in a FKF
South Coast league at Bomu ground.
Benjamin Mutuma blasted home the
winner with six minutes to go to steer
his side to victory. In other provincial
league matches Mulango Super Eagles
overcame Sparki Youngsters 2-1 in the
zone B match played at Ronald Ngala
ground, Nyota hit Green Bombers 3-1
at Magogngo Primary School ground,
SS Assad edged Rabai Sports 2-1 at
Dr. Kraph Memeorial ground, Birikani
Hot Stars drubbed Congo Boyz 2-10 at
Pipeline ground. -Ernest Ndunda
Handicap 30 L Siahi is the
new Senator Charles Keter Golf
Championships champion. Siahi posted
40 (19,21) stableford points to beat
a eld of 100 golfers at Kericho Golf
Club on Saturday. Coming second
was Leonard Korir on 39 points. The
handicap ve Korir defeated Patrick
Langat on count back after tying on
39 points. Former Kericho Golf Club
chairman Chris Birgen was fourth on
38 points. Edward Masinga was fth
after being beaten on count back by
Birgen. Sixth position went to handicap
9 J Tarus on 37 points. P Hunjan won
nearest to pin prize. -Ben Ahenda
FastTrack
FOOTBALL: Crown Paints
post mixed results
Crown Paints posted mixed results in
their weekend Division One match of the
on-going Left-Foot league matches played
at Kilimani Primary School. On Saturday,
they edged out Freight in Time 3-1 before
doing down 1-0 to Black Diamond.
Total Touch Cargo beat Kiberastas 2-0
in Division One, while NIC Bank also
registered a similar result against Strath.
Green Zone Property stopped Hurlingham
2-1 as Consolidated Bank beat Vision
2020 by a similar margin. In Division
Two, Jericho Adventist Church and Bethel
fought to a barren draw while Disciples
hit Young Boys 2-0. Other results: ICC 3
Safaricom 0, Nyayo 1 Emmerdale 0, All
Saints Cathedral 4 Astral Aviation 1 and
Mtandao 2 Astral Aviation 0. Ghetto Boys
0 Silent assassins 1, Tintoria Dry Cleaners
0 West Ham United 4, Amiran Lions 0
Elite Soccer Academy 2, Total Kenya 0
Best African Cosmetics 0.
Shazz Esmail in
a past action.
[PHOTO:FILE/
STANDARD]
y B FEVERPITCH REPORTER
Kenya Motor Sports Club will on
Sunday host the sixth round of the
Kenya National Autocross Cham-
pionship at the EAPCC racetrack in
Athi River.
Racing machines participat-
ing in the meeting are buggies, ral-
ly cars and quads. One of the class-
es to watch will be the the Bambino
Class which started with three Ma-
gi-Bugs earlier in the year and
has since now grown into
five buggies.
Bambinos are
p u r - posely built machines for
children to encourage the youth to
get into motorsports from the age of
ten. Expected at the weekend action
are the Don Smith siblings Sean and
Rio, Jadini Nzomo, Raiyan Ganatra
and current leader and winner of the
first two events is Ryan Bailey.
All the five Bambino drivers will
be on the track on Sunday to tus-
sle for points. The event will feature
various classes including the Open
Class which is anticipated to attract
the likes of Baldev Chager and Onkar
Rai sharing the ex-Carl Tundio Suba-
ru Impreza, now a fast and chopped
up car.
Two Wheel Drive turbo class lead-
er Hardeep S Rehsi will be up against
the likes of Shazz Esmail, Samir Khan,
Lovejyot Singh, Shaz Esmail, Imran
Hakada and Nisha Pandya.
Amit Pandya is also expected to
participate in his second event of
the season after returning from the
USA last month. Preparations for the
weekends race at Athi are
on going.
Raju Chana,
the events clerk
of the course,
has prom-
ised spec-
tators an
e x c i t i ng
action.
W e
urge spec-
tators to
come to the
venue in an-
ticipation of
some vibrant en-
tertainment, said Cha-
na.
Tejas Hirani, who raced in Europe
recently, is anticipated to fight it out
with Amaanraj Rai in the Two Wheel
Drive Non Turbo Class.
The 4WD non- turbo class, which
is the category for rally cars, is expect-
ed to feature the likes of Asad Khan
Kalulu, Anish Chauhan among oth-
ers.
Sundays event will be run in com-
pliance with the National Competi-
tion Rules of the Kenya Motor Sport
Federation (Appendix E) and the
Additional Supplementary Regula-
tions under the International Sport-
ing Code of the FIA.
Page 51 FEVER PITCH / Tuesday, August 12, 2014 / The Standard
Pradip Shah beat handicap
28 Jonathan Cheruiyot on
countback after both posted
40 stableford points to win the
Top Flight Golf Day at Kitale
Club at the weekend.
Shah, playing off handicap
14, registered a total of 21
points on the first nine before
posting another 19 points in
the second nine to emerge the
winner and get a seven-day
trip to Israel during the event
that attracted 74 golfers.
Runner up Cheruiyot,
however, posted 19 points in
the first nine and another 21
in the second nine for a total
of 40 points. Michael Ndiwa,
playing off handicap 14, fin-
ished third on 37 points, one
point ahead of Peter Koech
during the Top Flight Security
Ltd-sponsored tournament.
Handicap 14 GB Ritto fin-
ished fourth on 34 stableford
points, beating handicap 18
Maria Litamoi and Richard
Kiptum on countback. Lita-
moi was fifth while Kiptum
came sixth followed by hand-
icap 13 Francis Gitau on 33
points.
Handicap 21 Laban Oman-
gi was the guest winner on 30
points, beating his runner up
handicap 27 SK Maritim on
countback. Eddy Mogoa came
third on 29 points.
And in Nyanza Golf
Club, Racky Bhamra and Bar-
minder Sokhi collected 46
points to emerge the winners
during Crown Berger Qualify-
ing round played in four-ball-
better ball format.
The pair posted 23 points
in the first nine and a similar
number of points in the sub-
sequent nine. Second overall
was the pair of Prashant
Thakra and Jitten Pabari who
lost to the winners on count-
back.
Third overall were Evans
Manono and Joseph Atito who
posted a total of 45 points
(24+21). First nine winners
were David Sate and Serge De
La Rey who posted 23 points.
Second nine winners were
Ken Amalemba and Noah
Winja who posted 23 points.
-porwa@standardmedia.
co.ke
y B PHILIP ORWA
Shah rules Kitale as Bhamra, Sokhi top
at Crown Berger Golf tourney in Nyanza
Rana Sultan in action during the Crown Berger Golf
Tournament at Nyanza Club at the weekend. [PHOTO:
PHILIP ORWA/STANDARD]
Nairobi
Gymkhana beat
Premier Club in
a NPCA league
Nairobi Gymkhana A Team beat
Premier Club A by 186 runs in a Nai-
robi Provincial Cricket Association
League match at Nairobi Gymkhana
on Sunday.
Gymkhana captain Karan Kaul
won the toss and elected to bat first
during the match officiated by Nar-
endra Dave and Subhash Modi.
Nairobi Gymkhana scored 330
runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 50
overs (Earned 20 points).
The highlight of the match was
the brilliant and match winning sec-
ond wicket partnership of 213 runs
between Abhram Vadada (126) and
Pravinkumar (100). Later on, Lucas
Olouch (35 not out) and Harrisson
Ambani 31 batted well. Amish Amin
2/45 bowled well for Premier Club.
Premier Club, who found the going
tough against Nairobi Gymkhana,
were eventually bowled out for 144
in 39 overs. Premiers top scorers
were Bansi Patel 23, Mitesh Patel 23
and Amish Amin 26. Bowling hon-
ours were shared by Raj Savla 3/42,
Ebhrahim Okelo 2/15 and Pravin Ku-
mar 2/16.
Ebhrahim Okelo took a World
Class running catch with his left
hand just inside the boundary to dis-
miss Premiers batsman, Vijay Patel
off the bowling of Raj Savla in the
match whose scorers were Francis
Otieno and Parth Patel.
y B FEVERPITCH REPORTER
RORY ROARS TO GLORY
McIlroy wins PGA Championship title
in thrilling show on soggy turf
Rory McIlroy stood over a 10-inch putt in
gathering darkness to win the PGA Champion-
ship as flashes from thousands of camera lit up
Valhalla like a rock concert.
Everyone wanted to capture a moment
from golfs latest coronation.
In his biggest test, McIlroy played his best
golf Sunday to win his second straight major
and establish himself as golfs next star.
And what a stage.
The final major was pure theater with an
All-Star cast Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler,
Henrik Stenson all with a share of the lead on
the back nine. The final two hours were filled
with eagles and birdies, with tension and cha-
os.
McIlroy never had to sweat so much to win
one of golfs biggest events. And thats what
made this major so much sweeter.
It is the most satisfying, McIlroy said. To
win it in this fashion and this style, it means a
lot. It means that I know that I can do it. I know
that I can come from behind. I know that I can
mix it up with the best players in the world
down the stretch in a major and come out on
top.
The final par the easiest shot he faced all
day gave McIlroy a 3-under 68 to outlast
Mickelson by a stroke and beat the darkness
that threatened to spoil this show. He became
only the fourth player in the last century to win
four majors at 25 or younger. The others were
Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Bobby Jones,
three of the games greatest players.
Boy Wonder appears on his way to belong-
ing in that group.
I didnt think in my wildest dreams Id have
a summer like this, said McIlroy, only the sev-
enth player to win the last two majors of the
year. I played the best golf of my life. I really
gutted it out today.
He finished at 16-under 268, the lowest
score to win the PGA in 13 years.
But one of the greatest shows on soggy turf
came with a most peculiar ending.
Three shots behind as he stood in the 10th
fairway, McIlroy got back in the game with
a 3-wood from 281 yards into 7 feet for eagle.
He took the outright lead when all three of his
challengers eventually made bogey, and final-
ly gave himself some breathing room.
With a 9-iron from a fairway bunker
to 10 feet for birdie on the 17th, he
took a two-shot lead going to the
par-5 closing hole.
Because of a two- hour rain
delay earlier, darkness was
falling quickly and it wasnt
certain McIlroy would b e
able to finish.
McIlroy was allowed to
hit his tee shot before Mick-
elson and Fowler had
reached their drives. Both
were only two shots be-
hind, still in the
game. McIlroy
came within
a yard of
hitting in a
h a z a r d
right of the
fairway. -AP
y B LOUISVILLE
Kisauni Youth registered a morale
boosting 3-1 win over Istiqama Acad-
emy in one of the Mombasa Taifa
Ngano Super Cup tournament week-
end matches of at the Mombasa
Sports Club.
Ali Kassim surged Kisauni in the
13th minute before Mohammed Yu-
suf made it 2-0 in the 17th minute of
the tough and entertaining encoun-
ter. Kisauni Youth piled up more
pressure and their efforts bore fruit
when Matano Omar took matters be-
yond the opponents by slotting in his
sides third goal in the 35th minute
for a comfortable 3-0 lead at the
breather.
Istiqama Academy, who seemed
to have upped their game, pulled
one back through through Almeri
Budah in the 68th minute.
In another match played at the
same venue, Ganjoni Rebels drew
2-2 with Gulshan. Ammar Billu and
Willy Lugogo scored for Ganjoni
while Sande Kahindi scored a brace
for Gulshan during the balanced en-
counter at the weekend.
The tournament take a break to-
day before resuming tomorrow. In
tomorrows matches, Green Eagles
will lock horns with Mombasa Avia-
tion in what is primed to be a tough
encounter at the Mombasa Sports
Club.
-enzioka@standardmedia.co.ke
Kisauni Youth
stop Istiqama
Academy
y B ERNEST NDUNDA
CROWN BERGER QUALIFIERS
Racky Bhamra /Balminder Sokhi
Prashant Thkrar/Jiten Pabari
Evans ManonoV /Joseph Atito
Philip Mbugua /Sundeep Kotecha
Sharad Somaia /NM Patel
Rory McIlroy of Northern
Ireland, holds up the
Wanamaker Trophy after
winning the PGA Champion-
ship golf tournament at
Valhalla Golf Club on
Sunday, August. 10, 2014, in
Louisville, Ky. [PHOTO:AP]
The Samuel Etoo Laikipia Uni-
ty Football Academy and Envi-
ronmental Education Centre was
opened last Sunday in Laikipia.
The academy, whose objective
is to help talented players achieve
their goals on sports and academ-
ics, is set to have its first intake of
12 boys in January 2015. The girls
will not be left out as they will be
enrolled in the academy in the sec-
ond intake.
The academy is an initiative
of the Cameroonian football star
Etoo and Zeitz Foundation in col-
laboration with Laikipia Wildlife
Forum and commercial ranches
and conservancies in the area.
The academy will not only fo-
cus on football but is also geared
towards addressing livelihoods
and environmental issues affect-
ing the community with sports
being their major mobilising tool.
Director of Zeitz Foundation
Liz Rihoy said they joined hands
with Etoo after they identified
the needs of the people of Laikip-
ia. We joined hands after identi-
fying the needs of the locals, we
came together for a common goal
to give them a better environment,
education and also avenues for tal-
ented players grow in the sport.
The academy will be a boarding
facility and the dormitories will ac-
commodate 120 girls and 100 boys.
Players will be selected based on
their football prowess. Laikipia
County will have a lions share of
80 per cent while other counties
will share the remaining 20 per-
cent players.
They focus on football due to
its pulling power but will bring in
volleyball, basketball and tennis
later as the stadium offers facili-
ties for those sports.
The academy will recruit tal-
ented players from the tender age
of 10 years who will go through
primary school and later second-
ary school with prospects of play-
ing for international football clubs.
Laikipia Programme manager
Njenga Kihiro said players who ex-
cel will be better placed to get op-
portunities in top European clubs.
Etoo joined us with an aim of
giving an opportunity to young
Kenyan players to join top leagues
in the world just like him, Njen-
ga said.
He also added that they were
working closely with Mathare
Youth Sports Association for bet-
ter results. MYSA have been very
supportive to our initiative we are
confident we will achieve our ob-
jective with their support as they
are already a success story, he
added.
Meanwhile, Nanyuki Youth
and Community Outreach Babes
are the winners of the boys and
girls Laikipia Unity Cup which
was played prior to the opening of
the academy. Nanyuki beat Lolo-
marik 2-0 while Community edged
out Gatero Girls School 1-0 to lift
the coveted trophies.-emburugu@
standardmedia.co.ke
y B ELIZABETH MBURUGU
Etoo Laikipia Football Academy opens
Former National Basketball
Association (NBA) star and cur-
rent Toronto Raptors General
Manager Masai Ujiri has urged
the government to support the
Kenyas basketball to enhance
the games growth in the coun-
try.
The former Denver Nuggets
general manager has also chal-
lenged the government to fund
youth programmes and struc-
tures that will propel the game
to the next level in Kenya.
Federations like Angola
that were lagging behind sev-
eral years back are currently far
much ahead because their gov-
ernments decided to step in and
fund youth basketball and rele-
vant sports programmes, said
Ujiri.
Ujiri said Nigeria, Ken-
ya, Senegal and Cameroon
have great potential but a lack
of government commitment
has thwarted the disciplines
growth.
Ujiri believes Kenya can
excel in regional and con-
tinental championships if
proper preparations are put
in place for the national
teams.
The Nairobi Bas-
ketball Association
chairman Ronney
Owino, who urged
the government to
sponsor the men and womens
national teams currently train-
ing for next months Africa Zone
V championships in Kampala,
Uganda said: Our players need
allowances, proper kit and di-
et. Better training facilities will
enhance their performance in
Kampala, said Owino.
Ujiri and other NBA coaches
at a running three-day interna-
tional youth basketball camp at
Brookhouse School in Nairobi.
The camp, which is part of
the prestigious Giants of Africa
basketball project has attracted
50 players drawn from Kenya,
Democratic Republic of Congo,
South Sudan, South Africa, Ethi-
opia, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwan-
da and Burundi.
Basketball grassroots devel-
opment in Africa is critical. Afri-
ca has the potential for growth
and being a force to reckon with
in NBA, said Jama Mahlalela
from Toronto Raptors.
Jeremy Desta, 16, from
Lukenya School noted he is glad
to be part of the 50 players who
are being taught the basics of
basketball including life skills
at the camp.
Ujiri and his team have great
plans for the first ever high pro-
file basketball youth camp in
East Africa, which they have
pledged to expand in the near
future.
The camps mission is to use
basketball as a tool to educate
and enrich the lives of the youth
of Africa.
NBA Africa President, Ama-
dou Fall is attending the camp.
Others are Godwin Owinje
(Radarhoops), Jama Mahlale-
la, Patrick Engelbrecht Michael
Akuboh (all of Toronto Raptors)
and Patrick Mutombo (Denver
Nuggets).
-eoyugi@standardmedia.
co.ke
DOWN TO THE BASICS
Cameroons forward and captain Samuel
Etoo.[PHOTO:AFP]
Toronto Raptors ofcial
urges the government to
invest in basketball
y B ERICK OCHIENG

FOOTBALL: Greenyard
teach Oldskool a lesson
FOOTBALL:Kibera Academy
scare Musa Ladies
Greenyard thrashed Oldskool 4-2 in
a Wazee Pamoja league match played
at the Jericho Lower grounds, Nairobi,
over the weekend. Zeddy Lorey
opened the scores in the tenth minute
for Greenyard before Juma Onguru
leveled for Oldskool. Edwin Nyakundi
and Victor Ojwang added one each
in the 31st and 48th minutes for
the Greenyard before Juma Omondi
slotted home a second for the home
team in the 50th minute. In another
encounter, Paradiso forced a two-all
draw against Tickles who had earlier
stunned GMK 2-0 in another match.
-Rebecca Gichana
Kibera Girls Soccer Academy edged
Musa Ladies 2-1 in the Football Kenya
Federation (FKF) Nairobi Womens
Provincial League. The match played
over the weekend at the Kenyatta
National Hospital Grounds, saw
Musa Ladies snatch a ninth minute
lead, thanks to Mary Njambis strike.
The home team upped their game
and equalised in the 25th minute
through Irene Akinyis freekick for
a 1-1 scoreline at the breather. On
resumption, Kiberas Irene Achieng
showed her brilliant dribbling skills
to slot home the winner in the 48th
minute. In another match, Sunderland
Samba picked a walkover against
Victoria Sports. -Rebecca Gichana
FastTrack
FOOTBALL: Nyandarua top
at Deaf championships
Nyandarua are the overall winners
of the South Rift Inter Counties Deaf
football championships at Afraha Open
Grounds. Nyandarua beat Nakuru
County on a superior goals aggregate
in the competition whose national
nals will be held at Nyayo National
Stadium on August 19-20. I believe
the players we have selected will
give a good account of themselves
in Nairobi, said Margaret Wahome,
one of the coordinators. During the
nal match, Nyandarua thrashed
Laikipia 5-0 to carry the day. Earlier,
Nyandarua had beaten Nakuru County
2-0 in the games played on round
robin. -Ben Ahenda
Giant of Africa and
Radarhoops coach
Godwin Owinje (right)
takes a player
through basketball
basics at Brookhouse
Schol, yesterday.
[PHOTO:ERICK OCHIENG/
STANDARD]
Kenyas Brookhurst Interna-
tional School (BIS) made a semi-fi-
nal finish at the Warrior Keele Cup
international football tournament
in England, United Kingdom.
The Kenyan outfit shone in the
U16 category which was contested
by other 50 teams from around the
globe.
Brookhurst, who were making a
debut at the global youth football
extravaganza, played Newcastle
Under Lyme College (UK), Monroe
Soccer Academy (USA), Canal Win-
chester (USA) and Green Springs
Academy (Nigeria) in the group
stages.
The quarter-finals the Kenyans
beat Audley Juniors (UK) 2-1 with
goals from Merlin Asamba and
Rodney Mwendwa.
Following the impressive out-
come in the UK, BIS is now looking
forward to taking part in the Dallas
Cup and the Disney Soccer Show-
case in the USA, the schools di-
rector Ruth Waweru told Fever-
Pitch.
Head coach Kevin Cheruiyot
admitted that the UK tournament
offered a great coaching experi-
ence to him and the players saying:
It was a massive eye-opener for
us. My players gave out their best.
I can confidently say they are
capable of playing at any other big-
ger world youth tournaments. We
require more exposure like this to
gain skills, techniques and self
confidence.
Mwendwa, a striker in the team
told FeverPitch that playing against
other European teams taught him
team work in the event that attract-
ed 300 teams from 25 nations.
Team captain, Stephen Lepash
said: We had an enjoyable experi-
ence in England; we gained both
football and social skills.
While admitting that England
experience was one of a kind Sam-
uel Mumo, a midfielder, promised
to take his skills to the next level to
help BIS win future international
tournaments.
The team also went through a
coaching experience from top En-
glish Premier League academy
coaches at Man City , Stoke City,
and Liverpool and at the English
FAs St Georges Park National Foot-
ball Centre. They also visited the
Alton Towers Theme Park and the
Water World.
The team also had a tour of Man
Uniteds Museum, Trophy room
and Mega Store. They visited Citys
Etihad stadium and watched a live
match at the Arsenals Emirates
stadium.
y B ERICK OCHIENG
TIGHT ENCOUNTERS
Communication Authority
football team hit Ministry of
Youth Affairs and Sports
(Moyas) 2-0 yesterday in the on-
going 35th Kenya Communica-
tions Sports Organisation (Ke-
coso) games.
However, heavy rains
pounding the City of Champi-
ons caused some events to be
rescheduled.
Among the affected was the
men volleyball competition -
scheduled to begin on Sunday
but postponed to yesterday.
The general line-ups for
open-air sport events have also
undergone adjustments to suit
the changing weather pattern in
Eldoret.
Kecoso Chairman Mutua
Muthusi said field sport events
have been rescheduled to begin
at 8am, two hours earlier than
expected time.
The weather is very hostile.
Open air events have been af-
fected thus we will start at 8am
to suit the weather pattern in
Eldoret where rains are expect-
ed in the afternoon, he said.
Kenya Ferry Services went
ahead to beat Kenya Airports
Authority (KAA) 2-1 despite a
heavy downpour at the stadi-
um.
In Pool A matches, Talanta
FC on Sunday beat Ministry of
Sports Culture and Arts (MOS-
CA) 2-0 to qualify for semis.
On saturday, in football pool
B group stage matches, Posta
Rangers beat Kenya Airports
Authority (KAA) 2-1 in the open-
ing match held at Kipchoge Kei-
no Stadium on Saturday.
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA)
was held to a 1-1 draw in a
match against Communica-
tions Authority.
Talanta tactician Jackson
Gatheru whose score topped
pool A with 4 points said: The
weather was good in the morn-
ing for both teams. We played
well though we wasted several
shots on target, we are going to
work on them next time,
Gatheru said.
Pool A matches will continue
today as Bandari FC is set to
clash with MOSCA.
In volleyball, Ministry of In-
formation and ICT (MOICT)
men volleyball team beat KQ
3-1.
KQ set the pace by winning
the first set 25-22, but were
overpowered in subsequent
sets 25-23, 27-24 and 25-20.
KAA men volleyball team
beat Kenya Civil Aviation Au-
thority (KCAA) by 3-2 sets.
KAA won the first set 25-21
and KCAA won second 25-17.
KAA went ahead to win a com-
petitive third set 25-22but fal-
tered in fourth 22-25.
KAA won the determining
fifth set 15-7.
By the time of going to press,
the MOICT women netball
team had beaten KAA 57-18.
The handball and volleyball
sports are being played at Hill
School in Eldoret.
In basketball men, KCCA
narrowly went down 45-48
against KPA in their group
matches while Postal Corpora-
tion of Kenya beat KPA 51-47.
Muthusi, said the event,
which is featuring 13 sports dis-
ciplines will enhance Kenyan
performances in major interna-
tional competitions.
We have very promising tal-
ents here. Kecoso teams are well
prepared this year. We are ob-
serving high competitiveness in
each sporting event, he said.
Kecoso games ties too close as
heavens open huge in Eldoret
Posta players block a spike from KQ player Sammy Rotich (10) during Kecoso games
held at Hills School yesterday. The match was postponded to today following heavy
rains that rocked Eldoret town and its environs. [PHOTO: PETER OCHIENG/ STANDARD].
By RAEL JELIMO and
PETER OCHIENG
Kenyas Brookhurst International
School shine at Warrior Keele Cup
Brookhurst International School in
action during Warrior Keele Internation-
al Football contest. [PHOTO:COURTESY]
Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Cul-
ture and Arts Dr Hassan Wario has
emphasised the importance of na-
tional competitions in developing
strong teams and has pledged for-
mation of a National Sports Fund to
sustain such championships.
Speaking during the official
opening of the 35th Kenya Commu-
nications Sports Organisation games
in Eldoret last weekend, the minister
said that it is through such competi-
tions that new talent can be chan-
neled to national teams.
Such games should be hosted
consistently and with high standards
so that we can identify upcoming
and formidable sportsmen, who will
form strong Kenyan teams in various
sports and do us proud in the world
map as a sports, he stated.
Kecoso has since its birth in 1977
contributed strongly to the countrys
teams by giving new talents a plat-
form to become world beaters -
bringing glory to the nation. We need
to revive vibrancy of similar compe-
titions through having a stable fund-
ing board, he explained.
Wario revealed that there will be
meetings with stakeholders in the
sports sector to deliberate on the ur-
gent formation of a National Sports
Trust Fund that will support games
like the Kecoso among other domes-
tic sporting competitions.
He said the ministry is working to
ensure establishment of sports acad-
emies across the country. We want
to engage the counties to see that
each one of them has at least one
academy to scout and nurture tal-
ents in various fields in a profession-
al manner, he said.
Doping is another challenge to
the future of sports in this country
and if not countered we will have to
bear with the adverse circumstances,
we will meet with international
stakeholders to strategise on new
measures to curb new tricks.
Wario said there are unscrupu-
lous individuals both from the local
and international scene that are in-
fluencing young athletes to doping
and blamed the World Anti-Doping
Agency (WADA) for failing to address
the trend in time.
WADA has been previously
shown looseness in its structure and
international stakeholders will be
meeting sometime next year to try
and fix the loopholes that have al-
lowed doping to continue threaten-
ing the future of sports, he added.
Wario roots
for sports
fund to sustain
championships
BY MICHAEL OLLINGA
Cabinet Secretary for Sport, Culture
and Arts Dr Hassan Wario.
TITLE RACE HOTS UP
With nine matches left, the Ken-
yan Premier League (KPL) title race
has become even more closely con-
tested.
Tusker failed to stretch their lead
after being held to a barren draw by
Chemelil Sugar in a tactical match
that brought out the best in both
sides.
The result helped Tusker to stay at
the top of the log on 39 points, a
point ahead of KPL champions Gor
Mahia who are currently in Rwanda
for the Cecafa Club championships.
Sofapaka remain in third spot with 34
points, same as fourth-placed
Chemelil Sugar.
But Gor Mahia still have the best
chance to win the title. With 11
matches to go, the champions are ca-
pable of collecting 71 points with
Tuskers maximum being 67 points.
Elsewhere, Ulinzi Stars are taking up
the mantle as the king of draws after
picking their second draw in a row
against Muhoroni Youth.
LOST TWO MATCHES
The high number of draws seem
to be working against Ulinzi Stars
considering their position on the log.
Having lost only two matches so far,
Ulinzi Stars remain ninth on the log
on 28 points with their rise in the
standings suppressed by the high
number of draws.
A frustrated Ulinzi Stars coach
Robert Matano admits that failure to
utilise their scoring opportunities is
to blame for their predicament.
It is frustrating when we create
chances but do not score. It is costing
us a lot but we will continue to fight
to get it right, he told FeverPitch yes-
terday.
On a positive note, however, the
soldiers have shown a rare
fighting spirit in the last
two matches, coming
from a goal down to pick a
point against City Stars
and Muhoroni Youth.
Tusker will be glad after
picking a point consider-
ing the long distance they
had to travel from Nairobi
to Chemelil just days after
being involved in an ener-
gy sapping match against
Nakuru Top Fry.
The brewers, however,
failed to become the first
team to hit the 40 point
mark which would have
been a defining moment
for them in the title chase.
At the bottom, Nakuru
All Stars fell yet again after
going down 1-0 to Mathare
United at home, a result
that has complicated their
chances of staying in top-
flight league next season.
After the loss, Nakuru
remain rooted at the bot-
tom of the table with just
13 points from 21 match-
es.
Coach Peter Okidi in-
sists his side still has a
chance of surviving and
will continue to fight for it.
It is a very disappointing
result for us especially
considering that we lost to
Mathare at home. Howev-
er, we will continue to
fight to remain in the top
league next season, he
told FeverPitch.
For Mathare United, it
was the second win in a
row and coach Stanley
Okumbi says their aim of
finishing among the top
eight teams has just been
enhanced.
Manchester City boss Manuel
Pellegrini says he remains optimis-
tic about his teams chances of re-
taining the Premier League title de-
spite their comprehensive
Community Shield defeat.
City, who start their defence at
Newcastle on Sunday, were beaten
3-0 by Arsenal at Wembley on Sun-
day.
Pellegrini told BBC Sport: Five
or six teams have the chance to win
but we have a stronger squad than
last year.
We hope we can repeat it but
we have to demonstrate that on the
pitch.
A section of Citys squad only re-
turned to training last week follow-
ing their break after the World Cup.
Pellegrini felt that the absence of
a host of players, including striker
Sergio Aguero and defenders Vin-
cent Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta and
Bacary Sagna had an impact on
Citys display.
He added: The team that start-
ed isnt the normal starting XI and
we have a week more to work.
The season starts next Sunday.
I think its always good to win the
Community Shield but Arsenal
played better than us, especially in
the first half.
In the second half we had pos-
session and chances to score but we
didnt.
Pellegrini started with new sign-
ing Willy Caballero in goal and sug-
gested that England number one
Joe Hart, last seasons first choice,
must prove he is better than the
32-year-old Argentine.
He said: All the 22 players that
we have in our squad must demon-
strate who is number one in all the
positions.
The goalkeeper and the other
positions of the team are exactly the
same. Joe finished last season play-
ing very well. Well see next Sunday
which XI starts against Newcastle.
-BBC
Manchester Citys Chilean manager Manuel Pel-
legrini. [PHOTO: AFP]
Brian Birgen of Ulinzi Stars(left) tackles Ezekiel Otwoma of Muhoroni Youth during
their KPL match at Afraha Stadium, Nakuru on August 8, 2014. [PHOTO:BONIFACE THUKU/
STANDARD]
BY GILBERT WANDERA
LONDON
With nine matches
left, top KPL clubs
seek to win all
xtures
Pellegrini condent of Premier League title
TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS
Tusker 21 11 6 4 30 17 13 39
Gor Mahia 19 11 5 3 26 15 11 38
Sofapaka 21 9 7 5 33 18 15 34
Chemelil 21 8 10 3 16 9 7 34
KRA 21 10 3 8 17 20 -3 33
Thika United 21 7 9 5 22 19 3 30
AFC Leopards 21 7 8 6 19 15 4 29
Mathare Utd 21 8 5 8 12 18 -6 29
Ulinzi Stars 20 5 13 2 19 15 4 28
Sony Sugar 21 6 10 5 18 16 2 28
Western Stima 21 6 6 9 19 23 -4 24
Muhoroni 21 5 9 7 13 20 -7 24
Bandari 21 5 8 8 17 20 -3 23
City Stars 21 3 9 9 12 22 -10 18
KCB 20 4 3 13 20 30 -10 15
Top Fry 21 2 7 12 10 26 -16 13
KPL STANDING
Continued From P56
Allan Wanga struck early in the
first half to help El Mereikh secure a
4-0 win over poor Benadir of Soma-
lia. It was Wangas fourth attempt on
goal, with his first three shots going
out in the ongoing Kagame Cup.
Benadir started by defending deep
and limiting El Mereikh to long
shots, but in the 17th minute, Wanga
capitalised on poor defending to
steal a goal with a shot outside the
18-yard box beating Patrick Gichob
in goal. In the 35th minute, Ahmed
Elbasha, captain of El Mereikh
scored the second with the assist
pass coming from Mohamed Bakh-
iet.
In the second half, Wanga oper-
ating as a second striker was limited
to setting up his colleagues and in
the 50th minute Mohammed Trorie
scored the third goal while the
fourth was put through the net by
Pascal Wawa from a free kick.
I think I played better today. As the
tournament progresses, I believe we
will do well. We want to win, but all
teams want to win so it will be down
to our strength and focus, said
Wanga.
On Sunday evening, Tanzanian
giants Azam, recovered from their
goalless draw against Rayon on Fri-
day to rout KMKM of Zanzibar 4-0 in
an entertaining Cecafa Kagame Cup
clash at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali
on Sunday.
Having been asked to replace
Yanga FC, also of Tanzania, on
Thursday, Azam proved their critics
wrong taking the game to their op-
ponents and secured the three max-
imum points.
Azam captain Bocco Rafael led
from the front striking the opener,
barely a minute into play as he rose
above his marker to head home past
goalkeeper Khamis Mudathir.
Preux Saint Lionel doubled the
lead in the 18th minute, and added
his second 10 minutes later before
John added his brace to seal the
three points.
Later, Rayon beat Adamma 2-1
with Salita Kambale scoring a brace
in the second half in Group A.
The Congolese striker came on as
a second half substitute replacing
Leon Uwambajimana and netted in
the 57th and 72nd minutes, both
goals off good crosses from right-
back Karim Nizigiyimana.
Earlier, in Group B, Telecom of
Djibouti held their nerve to beat a
ten-man Kampala County Council
Authority to boost their hopes of
making it to the last eight round.
Wanga on target as El Merreikh
prove too strong for Banadir
SSERUNKUMA RUES
MISSED CHANCES
a good result. On both case, he
failed to beat Atletico goalkeeper
Kandolo Akimana.
Sserunkuma was put through in
the 30th minute and despite round-
ing up the defence, he failed to chip
the ball past the diving Akimana in
goal for a fruitless corner.
Sserunkuma was to blame again
in the 42nd minute after he failed to
beat Akimana in goal as Gor attacked
on the counter.
The match had started slowly and
it was Atletico, who were the first to
get their groove on, limiting KOgalo
to long passes.
Just five minutes into play, Atleti-
co captain Francis Nongwe had a
first shot on goal after Fabrice Sin-
yikayo set him up.
However, the ball went wide.
It was Atletico again who looked
threatening as Noah Akanakimana
and Tresor Akimana dominated the
midfield, forcing Gor to backtrack
and clear any danger at their goal.
Gor Mahia had its first shot on
goal in the 18th minute from a cor-
ner kick in which Haron Shakava
headed wide. Gor them took control
of the affairs as Sserunkuma tried
running behind the defenders.
In the 20th minute, Gor almost
took the lead as Joseph Kariuki long
shot toward an open goal from a re-
bound hit the crossbar and went out.
Atletico goalkeeper Akimana had
Gors talisman
striker fails
to hit target
on two ne
occasions
ADORE: Kagame, Arsenal fan,
is an inspiration to many
MEDIA: Rwandese love
sport radio programmes
FOOD: Rwandan dinner is no
meal; its a festival
Paul Kagame, the Rwanda President,
is a role model and inspires many
people here in Kigali. His support
for Arsenal is unquestionable once
raf ing the Emirates when he asked
the resignation of Arsene Wenger.
Now here majority of fans support
their presidents choice and when
Arsenal was playing Manc City in the
FA Community Shield Cup, many had
their radios, phones and laptops turned
on and tuned to the game while at
the Amahoro stadium to watch Rayon
play Adamma. When Gunners scored,
even the MC announced the score and
the whole stadium erupted. Those in
adjacent pubs watching Arsenal tie,
rushed to the stadium when it ended to
catch nal action of Rayon Sport game.
In Kigali, the most listened to and
followed medium of communication is
the Radio. Rwanda have over 30 radio
stations having diferent programmes.
But sport is the unifying one and to beat
competition, episodes of the games
are aired live or recorded. From 8am
to 10pm, sports bulletin and one hour
magazines are aired with each station
at diferent times. Players, coaches and
fans call in to air views and when coach
or player is foreign, woe unto you if you
fail to deliver as you will be criticised
by callers asking the minister of sports,
who is a call away, to kick you out. But
with success, you become the star.
Lunch or dinner in Rwanda is not
a simple meal. Diferent food types
are cooked just like is done with a
bufet. At home, a meal will have their
favourites - Banana (roast, pounded,
or boiled) rise, Cassava ugali, arrow
roots, sweet potatoes, pumpkins or
cassava all on the table. The sauce and
soup will see chicken soup, sh, meat,
pounded groundnut sauce and chilli.
However, this is not expensive as it is
sourced from their fertile land. Eating
white Ugali (Kaunga), one will be easily
conrmed as foreigner. But they like
foreigners because they have more
money (Mafaranka) to tip after the
service. A bufet will cost Sh300.
gional football governing body plans
to use this as an avenue for the wom-
ens teams to gain exposure as well as
play against different opposition.
All the countries in the region
have womens teams so we want to
organize a tournament that can
bring them together in a competi-
tion that will eventually promote the
game in East and Central Africa, ex-
plained Mulindwa in an exclusive in-
terview with supersport.com.
He added, Their linesman was to
blame. Their goal was offside but we
can still qualify.
Meanwhile, in a bid to promote
womens football in the region, the
Council of East and Central Africa
Football Association is planning to
organize the first ever womens tour-
nament in 2015 that will attract at
least eight countries.
According to the Cecafa vice pres-
ident Lawrence Mulindwa, the re-
come out of goal to block the first
shot from Timothy Otieno.
As the game progressed, Gor Ma-
hia secured the midfield with Geof-
frey Kizito and Collins Okoth stand-
ing tall. This however did not disturb
Atletico as they defended in num-
bers.
Gor Mahia coch Bobby William-
son said: We still have a chance de-
spite the loss. We will review our sys-
tem and change the game.
Dan Sserunkuma (left) of Gor Mahia vies for the ball against Patient Muhuza of Atletico from Burundi during their
Cecafa Kagame Club Cup match at Kigali Regional Stadium in Nyamirambo yesterday. [PHOTO: PIC CENTRE]
Fasttrack
Allan Wanga of El-Merreikh from Sudan
celebrates his goal with teammate Said
Mohamed after scoring against Banadir
of Somalia. [PHOTO: PIC CENTRE]
By CHRIS MUSUMBA in KIGALI
MERRY: Rwandan weddings
are expensive and involving
You want to marry a Rwanda
woman, you need a deep pocket.
Rwanda weddings are expensive. The
new weds must rent a big house at
least six months before the wedding.
The new house must get a new coat of
paint, which the wife must approve.
From the reception, the new weds will
move in the new house, where they will
host close friends and family for weeks.
They will then move out for their
honeymoon destination and on return,
live in the rented house until the expiry
of the lease period. The family will
then return to their ordinary home to
continue with their lives.
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Premier League title race intensies with nine rounds of play remaining, .54
McIlroy wins US PGA championship after epic battle, Pg.51
Timothy Otieno (left) of Gor Mahia
challenges Akimana Emedi, the At-
letico goalkeeper during their Ce-
cafa Kagame Cup 2014 match at
Nyamirambo Stadium yesterday.
[PHOTO: PIC CENTRE]
GORED
AGAIN
Gor lose second match to
Burundian side Atletico in
Kagame club championship
Gor Mahia hopes of sailing through to the
quarter-finals of the Cecafa Kagame Cup hangs by
the thread after a second loss of 1-0 against Atletico
of Burundi at the Nyamirambo Stadium in Kigali.
Atleticos Alexis Hakizimana silenced the sizeable
Gor Mahia fans when he beat the offside trap to
score past a charging Jerim Onyango in the 73rd
minute to secure the win and boost their chance of a
last eight slot.
Gor Mahia now must win their last
two group games against APR of
Rwanda on Friday and Telecom of
Burundi on Sunday if they are to
sail through to the last eight.
It will be Dan Sserunkuma,
however, who will bear the
burden of the loss should Gor
Mahia depart the tournament
earlier as he wasted two clear
chances in the first half to get
By CHRIS MUSUMBA in KIGALI
CONTINUED ON PAGE 55
EXPORT MARKET:
Fresh produce
farmers, frms
banned from EU
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New entrants into the
telecoms sector that
rakes in billions of
shillings may see CEOs
sit unpretty
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014/The Standard
Missed
opportunities
in Kenya-US
relations
T
he priceless goodwill,
fortune and political
clout that Kenya has
lost with the Western World in
recent years, especially during
its frosty relations with
Washington and President
Barack Obamas administra-
tion, could be running into
billions of dollars when
measured in terms of lost
business opportunities.
The pending cases against
President Uhuru Kenyatta and
his deputy William Samoei
Ruto, at the International
Criminal Court (ICC), have in
the past forced the Obama
administration to keep
dealings with Nairobi at an
arms length, leading to cold
relations between former
allies.
A captivating picture of
President Kenyatta with his
hosts President Obama and
wife Michelle, at the Blue
Room in the White House last
Tuesday, was splashed across
the world. But, whether this
posturing will turn the tide in
relations between Nairobi and
Washington remains to be
seen.
The frosty relations
has cost the country
billions of shillings in
unrealised business
Game
of high
stakes
TURN TO PAGE 4
y B JACKSON OKOTH AND
NICHOLAS WAITATHU
>> CORPORATE FOCUS
The trouble with the rat race is that
even if you win youre still a rat.
LilyTomlin
The use of cash as a payment mode is gradually
being overtaken by online solutions. Despite
its popularity in developed economies, online
payment uptake is still low in East Africa. KWEMOI
KAPCHANGA spoke to 3G Direct Pay Ltd Managing
Director Eran Feinstein, a leading online payments
processor, about the sector. Below are the excerpts:
What has been 3G Direct Pays main focus
since its entry in the region eight years ago?
The rm strongly believes in the freedom to shop,
pay, sell and get paid online. The 3G Direct Pay lls
the online gap between providers and consumers.
Since 2006, 3G Direct Pay has been providing an
open credit card processing platform, where the end
customer can shop online with any provider. At the
same time, the said customer can pay in real-time,
using any payment options available. Importantly,
the providers use the same online payment platform
to sell their products or services and safely collect
any form of payment.
What are the payment options ofered by 3G
Direct Pay?
This online payment platform is connected to all
leading credit cards such as Visa, MasterCard,
American Express and JCB. But our credit card
processing service is not the only option; PayPal
transfers can be executed directly from our payment
pages. Furthermore, we provide real-time mobile
money payments and cross-border mobile payments
using M-Pesa, Airtel Money, Ezy-Pesa, Zoona,
Vodacom, Tigo and MTN. The end customer can also
choose to pay using bank transfer via our banks in
Europe, USA and in East Africa.
Which markets does 3G Direct Pay serve in
the region?
We provide payment solution services to hundreds
of travel-related businesses in East and Southern
Africa. Our presence is conspicuous in Kenya,
Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Zanzibar.
We accept all major credit cards, mobile money and
e-wallets. Our online payments system is a leader in
technology, usability and security.
Are there plans to expand beyond these
countries?
For now, we want to solidify our operations in these
markets rst. We will continue being the leader
in online payment as we further exploit the huge
market potential.
How are you going to do this?
We have clear agenda and focus. We are just
doing one activity, and that makes us ofer the
best to our customers. 3G Direct Pay, being the
rst company in the region to be given the PCI DSS
is testimony that we will be ofering cutting-edge
online payment solutions to our clients.
What is PCI DSS and of what importance is it
to your rm?
It stands for the Payment Card Industry Data
Security Standard. It is simply a proprietary
information security standard for organisations that
handle cardholder information for the major debit,
credit, prepaid, e-purse, ATM and POS cards. This
certications mean our controls around cardholder
are robust and therefore reduce credit card fraud via
its exposure.
Does this mean that your online payment
solution is fraud-proof?
Absolutely! This has been achieved by not only by
the certication but also the 3G Direct Pay Fraud
Prevention Strategy, combined with real-time
monitoring features, automated business rules
and back of ce procedures. We usually scan each
transaction on real-time, looking for fraud patterns.
If we notice any fraudulent transaction, we block
it and mark for further action. Our system also
includes a blacklists module, where all threats are
logged and blocked. Indeed, it is crucial to mention
that 3G Direct Pay holds the highest security level of
the credit card industry PCI level 1.
What are the main challenges facing 3G
Direct Pays operations in the continent?
Like any other business, penetrating this market
has not been a walk in the park. The current
insecurity witnessed in East Africa has signicantly
depressed our operations. As we were starting
back in 2006, no one seemed to believe in us.
The uptake for the online payment service was
uncommon then. So we started with airlines.
Has this trend changed?
It is changing gradually as technology advances.
In the last three years, we have recorded massive
growth as more people are now using credit cards.
But the market needs to move and develop itself.
We have taken the initiative of creating awareness
and educating the masses on the use of cards.
Hopefully, this will see our operations going beyond
airlines to hotels and supermarkets.
Where do you see 3G Direct Pay in the next
ve years?
We would like to see the company being the leader
on online payment services across Africa.
When not working, what do you do?
I spend my free time reading and sporting. My
favourite sport is athletics.
Having spent some time in Kenya now, what
would you say is preferred meal?
I am a big fan of good steak.
What is it that you like about Kenya and
Africa in general?
Its people and their rich culture

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3G Direct Pay Ltd Managing Director Eran Feinstein.
Last week, more than 40
African leaders, and their
motorcades, descended on
Washington DC, to attend a
three-day summit with US
President Barack Obama.
They discussed US-Africa
relations, investment avenues
and raised concerns over
increased terrorism in the
region as well as the resurgence
of the deadly Ebola virus.
The event dubbed 2014
US-African Leaders Summit was
the rst ever event of this
magnitude.
Mobile surveys company,
mSurvey, talked to 80 respon-
dents on this unprecedented
event and we have highlighted
some of there ndings here.
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Do you know about the African Leaders Summit in the US? Which countrys relationship is the most benecial to Kenya?
Who do you think earns the least amount of salary?
Gender information
Yes US
Japan
No UK
China
Uganda
78.75%
40.00%
3.75%
48.75%
3.75%
3.75%
21.25%
Business Beat
2
:ENERGY<<
Multinationalscould be feeling the
heat. The market is too competitive
and that is one of the reasons why
they are up in arms, Linus Gitonga
GROWTH:
Battle to control gas now
sucks in energy regulator
Turf wars: While big players claim small operators are illegal,
ERC argues that turf wars arise from increased competition in the
sector that has seen major suppliers lose out to small holders
told Business Beat last week.
They (multinationals) need to
change their marketing strategy
to fit the consumers of today.
They need to take the gas to the
people and not wait for people to
go to them. Consumers of today
will want the gas to be delivered
at their door steps.
ERC also questioned the data
on the LPG malpractice issued by
the oil marketers, saying such
data is skewed and does not tell
the whole story. The data they
are using is ours but it is a
skewed. This data is based on
only 96 suspects in Nairobi of
which 70 per cent of them were
found to be sourcing LPG from
unlicensed people.
OIL MARKETERS
However, they want to
interpret that data to meet their
own agenda. We dont want to get
into that discussion, said
Gitonga. Last week, large oil
marketers blamed ERC, claiming
that the regulator is reluctant to
control the malpractice in the
LPG business. The big players
argued that seven out of 10
cylinders in the market are
sourced from illegal fillers.
The operators also claimed
they would not take responsibili-
ty for the integrity of most LPG
cylinders in the local market. We
at PIEA cannot take responsibili-
ty for the integrity of the LPG
cylinders and the content that is
stocked in majority of supermar-
kets and estate retail outlets as
these have not been filled or
supplied by brand owners, said
PIEA Chairman Polycarp Igathe.
consumers. If there are issues
with the current system, we
should address them. According
to the Energy regulator, shifting
consumer preferences has also
dealt blow to the multinationals
with consumers preferring
dealers who deliver the gas at
their doorsteps. ERC says it is
ironical that multinationals are
complaining about illegal gas
refilling and adulteration of fuels
while they are the ones supplying
the market with the same
commodities.
Of course multinationals are
supplying them (small and
medium-sized LPG dealers) with
gas. The large operators are the
people who import gas in the
country but whom they sell to is
the issue, says Gitonga, adding
that there are only two entry
routes for LPG in the country,
which are Mombasa and
Tanzania- Namanga route.
But even as the large oil
marketers voice their concerns
over what they term as the
growing wave of malpractice in
LPG business, ERC reads malice
in the issue. Only licensed
people are mandated to import
gas in the country unless you are
saying there is illegal gas coming
in. I think multinationals are not
honest in this fight. Some of
these people dont want to go
closer to the people in the estates
to sell their products, Gitonga
y B JAMES ANYANZWA
y B BUSINESS BEAT REPORTER
T
he battle to control the
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
(LPG) industry appears
to be spiraling out of control, due
to changing consumer prefer-
ences. This has seen increased
accusations and counter
accusations between large
operators and small and medium
sized oil companies in the sector.
The turf wars come amid
revelations that large oil
marketers mostly multina-
tionals have resorted to
what is being seen as
unorthodox means to
reclaim their market
share from small and
medium-sized LPG
dealers.
The majors now
claim that the small
operators are illegal and
should be shut down.
They at the same time
accuse the energy industry
regulator of being lenient in
punishing what they term as
rogue players. Large operators,
through their lobby, the Petro-
leum Institute of East Africa
(PIEA) last week claimed that 80
per cent of the LPG market s
illegal. They said they have
forwarded a list of the said illegal
operators and their bases to the
Energy Regulatory Commission
(ERC) for action.
MARKET GRIP
Though ERC concedes that a
proportion of the market is
illegal, it notes that saying 80
per cent of the market is illegal is
an exaggeration. Instead, the
regulator notes that the large
players have over time lost their
grip on the market and now
want to reclaim the share by
having their competitors shut
down.
Director of petroleum at ERC
Linus Gitonga said increasing
competition in the LPG industry
has seen licensed players grow
from six in 2009 to the current 23
thus sending shivers among the
oil majors. They (multination-
als) could be feeling the heat.
The market is too competitive
and that is one of the reasons
why they are up in arms, said
Gitonga. Illegal refilling is there.
We are not denying that but we
are fighting it and we will
continue fighting it. That is our
mandate, but it should not be
used as an excuse to punish
Energy regulator says shifting consumer preferences
has dealt blow to the multinationals, with consumers
preferring dealers who deliver the gas at their door-
steps. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
Some of the Equity Group Foundation (EGF) beneciaries. EGF Chairman
James Mwangi says the programme is geared towards bridging the academic
gap for local and international students. [PHOTO: COURTESY]
Gifted students enrolled in the
Equity Group Foundation (EGF)
administered Equity African
Leaders Programme (EALP) have
got scholarship to join some of the
worlds prestigious universities
this year. The 40 students, sat for
their Kenya Certicate of Secondary
Education (KCSE) examinations in
various local Secondary schools last
year. The record admission of 40
Kenyan students at one go to the
EALP programme will push the total
number of students undertaking
such studies abroad under this
programme to 190 scholars.
EGF Chairman James Mwangi
said the EALP Programme is one
of the banks social investment
programmes, geared at bridging
the academic gap for local and
international students. He observed
that the programme provides
access to world class academic
opportunities for the best girl and
boy in the KCSE, from each county;
where Equity Bank operates.
Rolled out in 1998, the EALP is a
rigorous internship-based leadership
development programme that aims
to create a community of talented
leaders who are capable of solving
the worlds most pressing challenges.
Leading Universities that have
ofered scholarships this year
include Yale University, University
of Toronto, Harvard University,
Stanford University, the University of
Cambridge and Columbia University.
Others are London School of
Economics, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, University of Cape
Town, University of Manchester,
University of Pennsylvania among
others. We are proud to witness
another group of students being
airlifted to leading world universities
after a years mentorship among
other gifted scholars admitted to this
years EALP, he noted.The dividend
that we are waiting for is nothing
else other than your success. And
your success is our greatest pride,
he added.
EALP provides beneting scholars
with paid internship opportunities
and a college savings scheme to
help nance their studies. The
programme trains scholars through
programming activities in academic
vitality, professional development,
entrepreneurship and innovation.
This is aimed at developing a
generation of servant leaders who
will think globally and are inspired
to ght poverty and embrace
sustainable development.
WINGS TO FLY
EALP has beneted about 2000
scholars who have studied or are
studying in both local and foreign
universities. The scholars intern at
Equity Bank branches before joining
their respective universities and
also during universities holidays.
103 Wings To Fly scholars from the
inaugural class were among the 410
top 2013 KCSE performers in their
sub-counties that joined EALP earlier
this year.
More than 50 EALP scholars
participating in the 2014 Global
Scholars Internship Program
returned to Kenya from universities
abroad during their summer holidays
to undertake internships at Equity
Bank and its subsidiaries.
EGF Managing Director Dr Helen
Gichohi urged the scholars to adopt a
global mindset.
Equity sees 40
students join
global varsities
COMPETITION:
Business Beat
3
GLOBAL RELATIONS:
>>INVESTMENT
It is the US that bought 66 per cent of the Kenya
Eurobonds and has proven that it has the capacity and
the will to put skin in the game with an estimated 50
per cent of inward remittances into Kenya coming
fromNorth America. -AlyKahnSatchu, Analyst
P
resident Obamas
second and final term
comes to a close in
January 2017, meaning the
window of opportunity for both
USA companies and Kenya
firms to form gainful partner-
ships and do business, is fast
closing.
While the Chinese have been
gobbling all the big ticket
infrastructure projects, includ-
ing the eight-lane Nairobi-Thika
superhighway, construction of a
new terminal at the Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport
(JKIA), it is their entry into the
Sh2 trillion Lamu Port, South
Sudan Ethiopia Transport
(Lapset) corridor, which must
have caught the attention of the
West.
A report by Bloomberg
Intelligence titled Africa Rising
2014 indicates that multination-
als have been increasing their
investment in Africa to take
advantage of the rising middle
class. During the 2003-13, GDP
per capita rose 131 per cent in
Kenya, ahead of 82 per cent in
South Africa.
While telecoms firms are
expanding in Africa, this reports
states that replicating Safar-
icoms success elsewhere could
be the game changer for Africas
wireless carriers.
WASTED OPPORTUNITIES
Kenya is also revising its
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
figures, a step that could see its
economy expand by 20 per
cent, says the Bloomberg
report.
Business Beat conducted
interviews across business
circles, from independent
analysts, academicians, policy
think tanks and bureaucrats on
whether or not Kenya has
wasted its opportunities to
engage more with the worlds
largest economy.
It is still debatable whether
Kenya has been able to use the
Obama linkage to its advantage
in building business and
political links with the biggest
economy in the world. Kenya is
being treated like any other
country that trades with the
USA and therefore its trade and
political links with the US must
be able to compete with other
interests elsewhere. Further, if
President Obama had visited
Kenya in his first term, this
could have had negative
consequences on his re-election
bid, said Dr Geoffrey Mwau,
Economic Secretary, National
Treasury.
UPSETING CHINA
Kenyas nascent oil and gas
industry will require a lot of
investment and equipment in
the coming years, an opportu-
nity that US companies like
General Electric could exploit.
However, there is a feeling in
official circles that the US still
has a long way to go before it
can upset the Chinese.
Latest figures indicate that
Chinas trading with Africa has
surpassed the US, having
conducted a partnership trade
worth $200 billion (Sh17.4
trillion) in Africa compared to
$80 billion (6.96 trillion) by the
USA in 2012.
In Kenya, China is funding a
mega railway project at a cost of
Sh327 billion and also con-
structing three first three berths
at the yet to be constructed
Lamu port, at a cost of Sh42
billion. The fact that US cars
are left handed, not made for
Africa and the fact that Ameri-
can goods are more expensive
than that of the Chinese, makes
it difficult for the USA to upset
China in Africa any time soon,
said Dr Mwau.
At the centre of the cold
relations between Nairobi and
Washington have been the
ongoing cases against President
Kenyatta and his deputy Ruto at
the International Criminal
Court (ICC) at the Hague.
HUMANE APPROACH
The USA has a clear foreign
policy and this is the reason
there has been bad blood with
the Jubilee administration,
whose top leadership is under
investigations at the ICC. We,
however, need to energise on
the recent visit to the US by
President Kenyatta.
For instance, we can use the
American muscle in the oil and
gas sector instead of relying on
the Chinese who are mostly
profit-driven and less transpar-
ent. Americans are more human
in their approach, something
that we should put into
Dalliance: President Obamas nal
term comes to a close in 2017,
meaning the window of opportuni-
ty for US and Kenyan rms to seal
big business deals is fast closing
Lost opportunities for Kenya as Obama
consideration, said Dr Samwel
Nyandemo, a senior economist
at the University of Nairobi.
President Obama has less
than three years before leaving
the Oval office. Has Kenya done
enough to take advantage of the
heritage and relationship with
Obama and the USA to further
expand its economic and
political clout in East Africa?
The US Kenya relationship
is a singularly important one
from the perspective of our
national interest, said Aly Khan
Satchu, an independent analyst
based in Nairobi.
It is the US that bought 66
per cent of our Eurobond and
has proven that it has the
capacity and the will to put skin
in the game. It is also an
estimated 50 per cent of Inward
remittances into Kenya that
come from North America, he
noted.
The US is a key counter
terrorism partner and I think
our relationship had become
seriously sub optimal. The US
Africa Summit marked the reset
of Kenya- USA relations, said
Satchu. There are many areas
that the US corporate sector has
been sending a loud demand
signal to the Commander in
Chief. I think we are on the cusp
of an economic surge by the US
in Africa, said Satchu.
He added that the power
principle applies in politics
hence the need now to follow
through on the Washington
event and seriously delete and
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Chinas trading with Africa
has surpassed the US,
with a partnership trade
worth $200 billion (Sh17.4
trillion) compared to USs
$80 billion (6.96 trillion)
expunge some of the unneces-
sary and seriously provincial
language and behaviour,
mentioning that Nairobi has
had a really poor etiquette.
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development leaders led by President Uhuru
Kenyatta, Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh and
Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalegn in a press conference with the
US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington DC after deliberating on peace
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been able to use the Obama linkage to its advantage in building business and
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trillion
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Business Beat
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I
n February this year,
representatives of large
business organisations
from the USA were in Kenya to
scout for business and invest-
ment opportunities. The trade
mission to East Africa com-
prised leading business
companies largely from USA
and its allies.
Under the umbrella body of
Corporate Council on Africa
(CCA), a non-profit organisa-
tion, the US investors were
seeking to promote the
commercial opportunities
available in the region and
foster partnership between
African and American compa-
nies. The visit by the investors
came at a time when Kenya
government was aggressively
seeking investors from the East
mainly China, India, Japan,
Asian Tigers countries and Latin
American region.
In the past, beginning with
the entry of the Kibaki adminis-
tration, there has been stiff
competition for government
deals between countries from
the East and the industrialised
US and European Union
nations.
Katrin Kuhlman, a senior
advisor to the CCA president in
a past interview said American
companies are prompted to
extend their investment in
Kenya based on the latter
relationship with the super
power. Katrin explained Kenya
is endowed with hospitable
population and is located
strategically in the East Africa
region.
FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS
Further she added, Kenya is
the economic leader and host
most of the global institutions.
We are interested to extend our
investments in Kenya with the
view to promoting the commer-
cial opportunities available in
the region and foster partner-
ship between African and
American companies, said
Katrin.
The list of US firms that have
been seeking for opportunities
in Kenya include Acro Bridegs,
Bizsolutions 360 Inc, Oxford
business group, General
Electric, Axum Energy Ventures,
Cross Boundary LLC, Fayus Inc,
and Seafarer International
among others.
American investors are
eyeing a piece of Kenyas
agricultural sector, especially
value addition of crops such as
coffee, tea, pyrethrum, sugar,
livestock and sugar.
Kenyas textile industry is
picking up momentum after
failing to satisfy the Agoa
market for some time now. We
need to have a trickle-down
effect of this trade instrument,
including not only creating jobs
but also moving down stream to
the ginneries and farmers who
can in future supply cotton
directly to the export processing
zones, said Anthony Muriithi,
reign enters homestretch
While the cold war has come to an end, it has actually
changed face to commercial competition with recent
discoveries of oil, gas and coal in parts of Eastern Africa has
changed relations between USA and Africa, -GerrishonIkiara
>> TRADE
acting chief executive, Cotton
Development Corporation
(CDC).
Kenya is hoping to ride on
the Agoa protocol to increase
its penetration of the American
market. While the cold war has
come to an end, it has actually
changed face to commercial
competition with recent discov-
eries of oil, gas and coal in
parts of Eastern Africa has
changed relations between USA
and Africa, said Gerrishon
Ikiara, University of Nairobi
economics lecturer.
Figures from US Trade
representative, paint a gloomy
picture of the US-Kenya
relationship, complete with
wasted opportunities. Kenya is
ranked the USs 96th largest
goods trading partner with $1.1
billion (Sh88 billion) in total
(two way) goods trade during
2013.
Exports totalled $651 million
(Sh57 billion) while imports
totaled $451 million (Sh40
billion). The US goods trade
surplus with Kenya was $201
million (Sh 19 billion) last year.
The super powers goods
exports to Kenya in 2013 were
valued at $651 million
(Sh56.637 billion), up 14.5 per
cent ($83 million -Sh7.221
billion) from 2012, and up 232
per cent from 2003. The top
export categories for 2013 were
aircraft ($217 million), machin-
ery ($104 million), optic and
medical instruments ($45
million), electrical machinery
($37 million), and cereals
(grains and sorghum) ($26
million).
US exports of agricultural
products to Kenya totaled $81
million in 2013. Leading
categories were coarse grains
($22 million) and vegetable oil
(excluding soybeans) ($15
million). Kenya was the United
States 92nd largest supplier of
goods imports in 2013. US
goods imports from Kenya
totalled $451 million in 2013, a
15.7 per cent increase ($61
million) from 2012, and up
81per cent from 2003.
The five largest import
categories in 2013 were knit
Apparel ($160 million), woven
apparel ($148 million), spices,
coffee, tea and coffee ($39
million), edible fruit and nuts
(macadamia nuts) ($29
million), and electrical
machinery ($22 million).
US imports of agricultural
products from Kenya totalled
$90 million in 2013. Leading
categories include coffee
(unroasted) ($33 million), and
tree nuts ($30 million). The US
goods trade surplus with Kenya
was $201 million in 2013, a 11.9
per cent increase ($21 million)
over 2012.
While trade has been up
been Kenya and the USA, it is
figures on US foreign direct
investment into Kenya that
gives a different narrative. For
instance, US foreign direct
investment into Kenya was
$259 million (Sh23 billion) in
2012, down 33.6 per cent from
2011.
VIRGIN OPPORTUNITIES
The Jubilee administration
has named Kenyas top three
infrastructure priorities to
include doubling the countrys
road network, expanding its
rail sector and completing a
President Uhuru Kenyatta in
a group Photo with other
African heads of State and
the United States President
Barrack Obama during the
US-Africa Summit. Inset is
Kenyatta with Obama and
Mrs Obama at the White
House. [PHOTO: PSCU]
second container terminal at
the Indian Ocean port of
Mombasa - the biggest in east
Africa and the regions trade
gateway.
There is the second port in
Lamu, north of Mombasa - part
of a $25.5 billion (2.218 trillion)
regional infrastructure project
aiming to link landlocked east
African nations to the sea - as
well as a new passenger airline
terminal in Nairobi.
Kenyas
textile
industry is
picking up
momentum
after failing to
satisfy the
Agoa market
for some time
now. We need
to have a trick-
le-down efect
of this trade
instrument,
including not
only creating
jobs but also
moving down
stream to the
ginneries and
farmers who
can in future
supply cotton
directly to the
export
processing
zones.
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Business Beat
5
Many of these great entrepreneurs
may die without writing wills
because they dont trust their children
with their wealth. NgangaGicumbi
Dishonesty seems to define
our age. Who has never been a
victim of dishonesty - from
underweight meat from
butchers to people who promise
what they cannot deliver. How
often are we sold fakes includ-
ing medication? How many
young have been promised jobs
they never got?
How many broken hearts
litter this nation courtesy of
dishonesty? It might not be an
exaggeration to suggest that the
level of honesty differentiates
developed from developing
countries. Cases of dishonesty
are becoming too common and
institutionalised. We have
simply learnt to be dishonest
even when it is not necessary.
At work places, employees
have no qualms being dishonest
- from telling lies to faking
sickness. Employers are not
innocent too; how many have
failed to honour their deal on
promotion or salary raises?
Even among the unemployed,
dishonesty thrives. How often
have you funded idlers after
their sweet lies touch your
heart? How many beggars on
the streets actually own the kids
they carry on their backs?
conceal evidence
In schools, cheating in
exams has become a big
problem. In one university, a
lecturer caught a student with
micro-notes called mwakenya
but the student simply swal-
lowed the notes to conceal
evidence. Even in churches,
dishonesty has found a place
too. I once walked past an
open-air church service and
stopped out of respect as they
were praying. The next thing I
heard was if you have any
money, raise it up we pray for
it. The next thing after that was
God loves cheerful givers and a
few people starting walking
around collecting our money.
Kenya has a thriving industry
based on dishonesty, ranging
from falsifying documents to
outright fraud. Dishonesty has
found home in our homes too.
The foundation of any nation is
strong families. When there is
dishonesty in families, the
national foundation becomes
shaky. Noted the numerous
cases of dishonesty in homes,
ranging from cheating to
domestic violence. Dishonesty
seems to cut across classes,
education levels and gender
(though women tend to be
more honest on average).
Apart from our failure to love
work, dishonesty has been
another big drain on our
economy. Dishonesty is called
by fancy names such as
corruption while economists
prefer to call it rent seeking.
Dishonesty may not be easy to
model in economics but its
damage both long term and
short term is there for all to see.
People are dissuaded from
working hard when dishonest
people become heroes. This
reduces national productivity
and economic growth. When it
becomes more profitable to be
dishonest than honesty, most
people will avoid work or just
do enough to keep their jobs.
Yet economies grow faster when
citizens go beyond the call of
duty.
Dishonesty goes beyond
lowering productivity. It kills
entrepreneurship. You may have
noted that most firms are set up
by two or more people from
Microsoft to PwC. They expand
because the founders and
employees are honest. In Kenya,
it has become hard to start
enterprises with fellow Kenyans
including relatives. As soon as
profits starts coming, dishones-
ty sets in.
The economic landscape is
littered with sad men who have
been disinherited their invest-
ment by dishonesty.Instead of
the business expanding, the
founders spend more time
fighting among themselves. The
disputes can even be inter-gen-
erational. How do children feel
when their parents were conned
off a business by another
family? There are several
suggestions on why we are
dishonest. First, parenting has
failed. I recall when I was
growing up I came across a
shilling on the way home from
school and took it home. My
mother told me to return it
where I found it. Today?
inculcating the virtue
May be we do not live by
example and kids learn from us.
If we are taught early to be
honest, we are likely to remain
so most of our lives. Read the
Bible. Proverbs 22:6 says Direct
your children onto the right
path, and when they are older,
they will not leave it. Our other
institutions have not been
honest in inculcating the virtue
of honesty. I have asked why
missionaries were so successful
in running our schools than the
current school heads. Why has
Carey Francis of Alliance and
Geoffrey Griffins of Starehe not
got equivalents 50 years after
uhuru (AU)? The difference is
honesty.
The same pattern of
dishonesty is noted in other
public institutions ; from
hospitals to government offices.
Needless to say, dishonesty pays
to the individual but the nation
loses. In fact, we have noted
with great sadness that many
people who aspire to be leaders
do so with one intention - to get
freedom to be dishonest.
What can we do about
dishonesty?
In parenting, we must return
to the roots. Some jobs like
parenting are better done in
the old-fashioned way. Think
loudly; why are Asians so
successful in bringing up their
kids? Seen any Asian street kid?
Our institutions must start by
getting leaders who are honest.
If chapter six of the 2010
constitution can be imple-
mented, we could see
honesty and integrity
becoming national virtues.
We must give people
incentives for being
honest not just punish-
ment for being dishon-
est.
Incidentally,
honesty has huge
economic dividends.
Honest people are
more productive, and
enterprising-because
they have better
perception of
reality.
They
are
more
likely to
get jobs
any-
where in
the country and
world. I have heard from
conventional wisdom that
many Kenyan employers
irrespective of their own ethic
background like employing
Kambas, because they are
perceived to be honest.
Interestingly, you need less
effort to be honest than to be
dishonest! The call to have
foreigners conduct our
elections, and hold other senior
positions is driven by our
perception that they are more
Burden the rich face in nding heir to their empire
them smell the cofee. But because
these women were products of a bad
culture that denigrated females, they
have remained largely unknown.
But will this club of the few ever
reveal the real secrets behind their
nancial prowess? Your guess is as
good as mine. There could be some
dark pages theyd rather the public
doesnt read. But there is a crisis of
mammoth proportions in the land.
Many of these great entrepreneurs may
die without writing wills because they
dont trust their children with their
wealth. This could open ugly succession
battles that would deplete their money
and bring about deleterious efects on
economies of many households.
Sadly, in many cases, their worries
are not baseless. These potential heirs
not only lack their elders discipline
and vision, but also lack viable
alternative visions that would grow
enterprises. They appear to be driven
by a consumerist ideology that would
see them drain entire businesses.
Where the parents instinctively
avoid pitfalls that would gnaw at their
savings, the children are busy looking
for new avenues on which to waste
their parents prosperity. Where the
parents actively seek anonymity, the
children are itching to have everyone
know who they are. Where the parents
eek a modest life to protect their vast
wealth, the children exhibit a
disturbing deciency in practical
wisdom and are unwilling to listen to
the voice of reason. With good reason,
these wealthy parents fear endlessly
for the future.
But they could learn to do what Mr
Samson Nduhiu did, as narrated to me
by his son, Moses. Moses had just
completed his masters at a top
university in Britain when he called his
father and asked to be given a job at
his rm, which is based at the airport.
We shall see when you get home,
was the reply he got from his
no-nonsense father. Moses was itching
to be appointed to the vacant
operations manager position and
eventually take over from his ageing
People
are
dissuaded
from
working
hard when
dishonest
people
become
heroes.
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with XNIRAKI
NGANGA Gicumbi
The post-independence generation of
successful African entrepreneurs is
being phased out by the natural law of
attrition. These men (and they were
mainly men) seemed to have been
favoured by a conuence of history,
opportunity and luck. They saw things
that others couldnt and took risks that
seemed crazy to the majority. Compared
to the average person, they were quite
disciplined in matters food, alcohol and
fun (in all its dimensions). They stuck to
their vision.
Unfortunately they give the false
impression that they made it on their
own. But their wives, many of them
housewives, ensured they stayed
focused, disciplined and greedy for
more. In a real sense, their women made
father. But Mr Nduhiu was not one to
play with money. Money has life, he
would tell young entrepreneurs who
sought his advice. You nurture it and it
grows you, you starve it and it starves
you to death!
When Moses nally got home, he
was shocked speechless when his father
gave him a job as a toilet cleaner under
a supervisor. Moses swallowed his pride
and got down to business. He eventual-
ly won the heart of his supervisor, who
approached Nduhiu and requested him
to promote his son. A year after his
death, the board of directors appointed
Moses to the vacant position of
operations manager. He now appreci-
ates the journey his father put him on.
The writer is a researcher in
mental health. bizbeat@
standardmedia.co.ke
>> OPINIONS
honest. Yet honesty can be built
with time. Honest people tend
to be happier, what we all aspire
to be. Let us collectively bring to
an end the age of dishonesty. I
hope soon huge banner will
adorn our airports written,
Welcome to Kenya the land of
honest people.
Business Beat
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political antics of the newly
elected governor. During the
campaign, he made several
promises he cannot keep.
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afaricom has in the past
been confident, at times
even cocky, about
competition. Memorable are
the many times its former chief
executive Michael Joseph talked
of the numerous times compe-
tition have had an opportunity
to eat our lunch unsuccessfully.
But the tide seems to be
changing and the telco appears
shaken by emerging competi-
tion. The telling was the
admission by its Chief Executive
Bob Collymore that the
telecoms giant is trying to get its
house in order so that it is ready
to ward off emerging competi-
tion.
In particular, he mentioned
the Vietnamese operator Viettel,
which has bid to buy a stake in
Telkom Kenya (Orange) from
French operator Orange. Other
firms including Nigerias
Megatech and South Africas
MTN are also interested in
Telkom Kenya. Collymore last
week told Bloomberg during the
US-Africa Summit that a
successful bid by the Vietnam-
ese could be a game changer.
The Vietnamese are fiercely
competitive and very low-cost,
he told Bloomberg. When we
look at what they did in
Mozambique, they changed the
game. Were all going to have to
knuckle down and deal with
that. And it does not stop at
Viettels planned entry into
Kenya.
MOBILE OPERATORS
The Communications
Authority of Kenya in April
licensed three Mobile Virtual
Network Operators (MVNO),
who will use infrastructure put
up by existing mobile operators
on a commercial basis to
launch services similar to those
offered by mobile telephony
firms.
The MVNOs licensed earlier
this year were Equity Banks
subsidiary Finserve, Tangaza
and Zioncell. Last week
Thursday, national carrier,
Kenya Airways, announced that
it had approached the regulator
for a licence to operate an
MVNO. While the MVNOs are at
different stages of rollout, it is
Equity Bank that may be giving
Safaricom the chills.
Equity Bank, which is
already testing its MVNO and
expects to launch soon, is in
plans to convert its nearly nine
million banking customers into
mobile customers. This will be
by offering them all the services
they are currently getting from
mobile operators voice, data,
mobile money and other value
added services. Being a bank, its
stronger proposition is a
seamless interaction between
the customers bank account
and their mobile money
account, adding that this will be
at a lower cost.
Peter Wanyonyi, a telecoms
analyst said Viettel could be a
threat to Safaricoms dominance
in Kenya, going by the opera-
tors experiences in Mozam-
bique as well as coming from
Vietnam, a country whose
development parameters
compares well with those of
Kenya.
He notes that if it gains entry
into the Kenyan market, the
firm might be able to succeed
where Orange of France and
Essar of India have failed as it
has the understanding of poor
markets. Viettel can be a
significant threat to the
established order in Kenyan
telecoms, he said.
Our current telecoms
market space is characterised
by a stasis of sorts Safaricom
leads in both innovation and
revenues, while everyone else
tries to copy what Safaricom
offers, in the hopes of getting
some crumbs off the Safaricom
cake.
LOCAL EXPERIENCE
Viettel is different. The
Telecoms investment climate in
Africa has generally been one in
which a highly-developed
countrys telecoms giant - like
Vodafone, or France Telecom -
invests in a poor African
country. It is largely a top-down
approach to telecoms, one
which lacks the poor-country
experiences that are common-
place in Africa.
Viettel has operations in
Laos, Cambodia, East Timor,
Mozambique, Cameroon, Haiti
and Peru. It has recently
announced plans to invest in
the Democratic Republic of
Congo and Tanzania. Vietnam
is a poor country, one whose
GDP per capita is roughly the
same as Nigerias and just above
Kenyas. Viettel is therefore
expected to better understand
market dynamics in Kenya as
compared even to Safaricom
- whose major decisions, as well
as chief executive officers, are
seconded by Vodafone after
experience in developed
markets.
Battle royale: Telecoms sector
faces stif competition with the entry
of Vietinamese rmViettel, after
Equity Bank and KQ joined the ght
for a piece of the sectors billions
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>> TELECOMS TELECOMS <<
InViettels case, the low-cost strategy is actually working.
However, one needs tobear inmindthat markets differ
andthe level of price sensitivity may differ,
DobekPater, managingdirector, AfricaAnalysis.
KQs success will dependonthe ultimate
offering, for instance what roamingofferings
it will have or what will be the total value
package, will acustomer receive airtime credit
for every air ticket purchase, DobekPeter
The fear
therefore is
that Viettel will
be more in tune
with the requirements
of poor countries - it
might content with very
thin margins, as compared
to the relatively high profit
margins imposed on Safaricom
by the demands of Vodafone
shareholders. Safaricom is right
to be worried about Viettel - es-
pecially since Viettel showed in
Mozambique that it goes into
all sectors, from wireless to
fixed line operations.
Wanyonyi notes that the
MVNOs are looking areas that
have been neglected by
Safaricom and to an extension
other operators. While some of
these neglected areas might be
niche markets, they still have
potential to earn the new
entrants good money, like the
roaming segment that attracts
generally moneyed people but
remains poorly served.
The MVNOs proliferating
are answering pent-up demand
in niche markets that Safaricom
has not bothered to address.
Equity Bank and Tangaza are
looking to service the neglected
cross-platform mobile money-
transfer market. Kenya Airways
is likely looking at the woefully-
undeserved roaming market,
and looking to make money
from it, he said.
Roaming outside East
Africa is still a painful and
expensive process, and if KQ
can make partnerships with
overseas operators that then
pass cost savings to East African
travellers, they will have found
He added that there are few
MVNOs in Africa, citing Virgin
Mobile in South Africa as the
only one operational, adding
that they are not likely to have a
huge impact on the operations
of the conventional operators.
Whilst the MVNOs, if success-
ful, will take some market share
away from (probably) all of the
operators in the market,
however, my view is that they
will remain relatively small, he
said.
KQs success will depend on
the ultimate offering, for
instance what roaming offer-
ings it will have or what will be
the total value package, will a
customer receive airtime credit
for every air ticket purchase,
said Peter. It is obviously
a niche
to make
money from.
Mobile telephony, however,
is very sensitive to quality of
service and the sort of customer
service provided. KQ is
notoriously poor at customer
service, and has hardly
distinguished itself in the
quality of its services. KQ will
have to significantly improve
on its customer service
offerings to make money from
this.
YUMOBILE
Dobek Pater, managing
director, Africa Analysis an
ICT sector consultancy firm
noted that Viettels strategy of
low rates which yuMobile and
Airtel have tried in Kenya has
worked in Mozambique.
He however notes that this
could go either way should the
firm gain entry into Kenya,
be at a lower level in Kenya than
they were in Mozambique at the
time of Viettels entry into that
market.
Moreover, when Viettel
entered the Mozambique
market, population penetration
stood at less than 40 per cent,
which meant there was quite a
bit of greenfield opportunity for
an operator that willing to
aggressively compete on price.
GREENFIELD OPPORTUNITY
Population penetration in
Kenya stands at over 70 per
cent, which means the green-
field opportunity is a lot lower,
and it is more difficult and
expensive to churn customers
away from existing service
providers.
given
that the call
rates are already low in
Kenya and that mobile penetra-
tion is high in the country.
I think, Safaricoms concern
is that Viettel has been aggres-
sive and also successful in
Mozambique. Within a space of
two years, it has captured
almost 25 per cent of the
market (its market share) and
has also begun to deploy fibre.
Safaricom may have also been
wary of Airtels entrance into
the Kenyan market, but quickly
realised that Airtels strategy
was not working as antici-
pated, he said.
In Viettels case, the
low-cost strategy is actually
working. However, one needs to
bear in mind that markets differ
and the level of price sensitivity
may differ, he said . The
Kenyan consumers may be on
average less price sensitive than
their Mozambican counter-
parts, and prices may already
targeting the top end of the
market (those who can afford to
fly and travel) and if successful,
could churn some high-end
subscribers from Safaricom a
few but worth a lot in relative
terms.
Pater notes that M-Pesa is
the one edge that Safaricom has
that might still keep it in the
game even with increased
competition. One strong factor
that Safaricom has in its favour
is M-Pesa, which generates a lot
of stickiness for the operator.
M-PESA USERS
By now, with over 20 million
users, and an extensive
ecosystem built up around it, it
is very difficult for existing
M-Pesa users to change
networks, which do not offer
the same extent of mobile
financial transactions to a large
community, he said.
Safaricom has recently
opened up its M-Pesa agency
180b
The estimated total earnings
for the telecoms sector in the
last nancial year.
Both Kenya
Airways and
Equity Bank
have joined the
telecom sector,
via mobile virtual
networks. Inset is
KQ chief Executive
Titus Naikuni and
Equity Bank boss
James Mwangi.
It is the game
of numbers as
telecoms ght
for piece of the
lucrative sector.
[PHOTOS FILE/
STANDARD]
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WANJALA WERE
network to competitors, relaxing
the exclusivity that was a
requirement for many agents.
Safaricoms army of agents, who
were instrumental in the growth
of the mobile money service and
numbering at over 81,000, can
now sell products offered by
Safaricoms competitors.
Losing control of its agents at
a time when competition is
expected to go several notches
up might see the operator lose
an edge that it has always had
and could prove to be a chal-
lenge in the firms quest to retain
keep the distance that has
always existed between itself and
the number two.
Business Beat
8
Business Beat
9
The Raila factor in yuMobile exit
On a warm September
morning last year, Madhur
Taneja, Essar Telecom Kenya
chief executive made a call to
his Safaricom counterpart Bob
Collymore. This was a call not
out of its place; chief executive
officers in any one industry talk
to each other all the time,
contrary to public perception
that their business rivalry also
spills over into personal
matters.
However, this particular call
was unique. Mr Taneja had two
peculiar requests to Mr
Collymore, according to sources
privy to the discussions. The
first; would Mr Collymore be
interested in traveling to the
Essar Headquarters in October
2013? Why? Mr Collymore
responded.
Mr Collymores response led
to the second request which
would ultimately throw the
entire mobile telephony
industry in the country into a
spin. yuMobile is up for sale,
said Mr Taneja. Would
Safaricom be interested?
Essar, yuMobiles, parent
company, knew there is only
one way to go in the Kenya
telecoms market. That is out.
And having shopped around for
an exit route, selling their
operations to Safaricom was
one of the best and safest way
to go. But what is more intrigu-
ing about Essar was the fact that
it had all the intention of
staying in the Kenyan market.
presidential seat
This can now be revealed by
Business Beat. As the country
approached the General
Election of March 2013, Essars
top brass crossed fingers firmly
that top contender, Raila
Odinga, would clinch the
presidential seat.
Most opinion polls had put
Raila ahead going into the
elections. According to our
source, aware of the intrigues at
Essar Kenyan operations, the
plan was for the Indian
company to invest Sh7 billion in
their oil and telecommunica-
tions operations provided that
Raila won the elections.
With Raila in Government,
Essar was hoping the favourable
and friendly understanding in
the event Raila forms the next
Government.
But all Essars plans fell apart
when Uhuru was declared the
winner of the March 2013
elections. Therefore, Essar had
no other options but to start
scaling back from the Kenyan
Exit strategy: Essar Telecoms
continued stay in the market
hinged on the 2013 poll results
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS:
operations.
Railas Press Secretary,
Dennis Onyango, did not
respond to the questions when
asked by Business Beat. Essars
officials also declined to
comment on the matter. With
the initial plane falling apart,
Essar was therefore forced to
turn to Safaricom to sell its
mobile phone services opera-
tion, yuMobile.
In October last year,
Collymore flew to Indias
Mumbai City, in Maharashtra
State where, Essar is headquar-
tered. He dined and wined with
the top brass of Essar.
Asked about the negotiation
process, especially the initial
courting by Taneja and his
bosses in India, Mr Collymore
brushed off that as immaterial.
I think that the subject of our
discussions with Essar and
Airtel has been pretty public
and the details of when and
where they took place not of
any material relevance as there
have been many bilateral and
multilateral meetings between
the parties, said Collymore in
an email response to Business
Beat.
TECHNICAL SECTORS
Few companies have had the
misfortunes that Essar Telecom
has had in the Kenyan market.
yuMobile could easily be said to
be the Achilles Heel for Essar
that has had major success not
just in the telecommunications
business in many markets but
also other equally capital
intensive and highly technical
sectors. To give perspective to
this, Essar of India has divested
from the mobile telephony
business, even in its home
market of India but still retains
its Kenyan operation. This was
perhaps out of the feeling that it
could not get a fair return on its
investment due to the dismal
performance of the Kenyan
arm.
yuMobiles management has
in the past said it has invested
Sh43 billion since 2009 and the
operator has returned cumula-
tive losses of Sh25 billion over
the four years. While the firm is
ranked number three ahead of
Telkom Kenya in terms of
subscriber numbers, it has
found it extremely difficult to
monetise its customer base,
whose attraction to stick with
the operator is because of the
rock bottom tariffs it offers for
its services.
Essar in 2012 explored ways
of raising capital to finance its
local mobile operations and
even contracted French banking
major, BNP Paribas, but nothing
>> TELECOMS
Mr Taneja made what could
probably be the most difficult
phone call during his outing in
Kenya
much came of the process.
It has now emerged that the
firm was in early 2013 on the
verge of sealing a sale deal with
South Africas telecommunica-
tion giant MTN but the deal fell
through in its last moments.
The firm was in plans to sell
the South African giant MTN
and even made advance
negotiations. According to a
senior official at the operator,
the planned sale to MTN was at
an advanced stage to a point
that yuMobile had started
warming to a rebrand and in
fact adopted MTNs colour
yellow. This is in addition to its
red and green.
The deal was put on ice after
MTN scrutinised yuMobiles
books and found some major
disconnect between what the
firm was saying and the reality.
Other than the basics that the
firm has not turned a profit
since it started out in Kenya
largely due to the fluid nature of
clientele that quits at the
slightest hint of price changes,
the firm does not have a strong
loyalty programme.
yuMobile management,
however, said this never
happened. Taneja said the firm
has not had any negotiations
with MTN. In an interview with
Business Beat, he said the
incorporation of the colour
yellow was done before the firm
had even considered selling
yuMobile. According to our
source, when MTN was no
longer interested in yuMobile,
the firm had limited options,
one of which was to let the
company run its course, which
would have most likely been a
difficult path given the domi-
nance of the sector by Safar-
icom.
HIGHLY PROFITABLE
When he weighed the
options at hand, Taneja started
actively seeking buyers for the
Essars only mobile unit, with
the Indian giant having sold all
its other mobile businesses,
including the highly profitable
operation in its home country
that it run as a joint venture
with Vodafone.
And that is when Mr Taneja
decided to make what could
probably be one of the most
difficult phone calls he had to
make during his outing in
Kenya. He made a call to
Safaricom boss Bob Collymore,
asking him to make a bid for
the yuMobile.
yuMobile might not seem a
threat to Safaricom when one
looks at the numbers, but there
were reports that Equity Bank
was eyeing the firms network,
with plans to partner with
yuMobile to roll out its mobile
virtual network operator. A
distraction for Equity that was
in its final stages of rolling out a
mobile operator was one more
reason for Safaricom to buy
yuMobile.
Other than playing spoiler
for Equity Bank, yuMobiles
focus on the youth market and
a level of acceptance within
that clientele made some kind
of distant threat for Safaricom.
Kenyas youth market is a force
that anyone selling anything in
this market would find hard to
ignore.
Thus a probable fear within
Safaricom was that this
youthful customer base could
eventually turnout to be a big
threat in the future.
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WERE AND JEVANS NYABIAGE
yuMobile Managing Director Madhur
Taneja. Essar has divested from the
mobile telephony business, even in its
home market of India but still retains
its Kenyan operation.Inset is Kenya
Petroleum Reneries Ltd where Essar,
which has a huge stake is also exiting.
Business Beat
10
:HUSTLERS<<
Engineer who has
built matatu empire
A
s a young boy growing
up in Kiteta area,
Makueni County,
Stephen Mbolonzis dream was
to venture into successful
business. However, at the time,
he wasnt sure about what
venture will do for him. After
completing engineering
training at then Mbagathi
Training College, Mbolonzi was
employed by then Kenya Posts
and Telecommunications
Corporation (KPTC), as senior
engineer. The organisation was
in 1999 split into Telkom Kenya,
Postal Corporation of Kenya
and Communications Commis-
sion of Kenya.
All along, however, he was
pretty uneasy with a salaried
job. l hated employment
because of earning a fixed
salary. It could only be adjusted
at the mercy of your employer.
But in business, there was no
fixed income and one could
earn a lot of money depending
on his or her hard work and
strategy, he explains.
It was lack of initial capital
that had forced him into
employment. He was to work
hard and save enough start up
capital. It was after working for
several years that Mbolonzi
Against odds: Stephen Mbolonzi started
with three vehicles but now, the Sacco boasts
of a eet of 71 matatus and buses
Traffic fines are costly if you break the
law, and can ground your business,
-Stephen Mbolonzi
ENTREPRENEURSHIP <<
Unlike his colleagues who during their
nal year at the Jomo Kenyatta University of
Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) looked
forward to formal employment, Jamleck
Mugane longed to start his own business
empire. Today, the JKUAT Information
Technology graduate has achieved big in
a eld he never had in mind - carpentry.
Mugane who runs Gikomba Workshop in
Embu town and Licky Furnitures in Nairobi
had tried his hands on business while a
student, which nourished his passion for
self-employment. Without any formal
training in the eld of carpentry, Muganes
entrepreneurial spirit saw him start his rst
business with Sh1,500 as start up capital.
Today, the IT graduate has built a mulch-
million fast growing furniture empire,
whose products occupy acres of spaces at
supermarkets. His resilience, innovation
and risk-taking are the characters which he
With Sh1,500 seed capital, IT graduate earns big from furniture
INVESTMENT:
eventually started matatu
business, motivated by high
daily returns. Once the matatu
hits the road, youre sure of
some cash, he explains.
Apart from Matatu business,
Mbolonzi, a father of three also
deals with general supplies of
stationery. He started the
Matatu business with Sh510,000
as capital, of which Sh170,000
came from Postas Mawasiliano
Sacco. He combined it with
another loan of Sh340,000 from
a Hindu named Shah, based at
Uganda House.
LUCRATIVE ROUTE
Mbolonzi, nicknamed
Wamasaa, started with three
Nissan matatus which plied the
Nairobi-Athi River route. The
route was lucrative because by
then, there were no direct
matatus from Nairobi to Athi
River. Athi River residents had
to board Machakos bound
public service vehicles (PSVs)
and alight along the road.
He saw the opportunity and
capitalised on it. It was a
fortuitous bet that gave him
instant fruits. My matatus
could not rest because of the
many people traveling to Athi
River and its environs, he
explains. This saw him repay
Shahs loan at Sh3,500 weekly.
Increased demand saw four
friends - Joseph Munyao, Daniel
Mbolonzi, Charles Kioko and
Alex Mumo, join him, with each
contributing a Nissan matatu,
increasing the PSVs to seven.
Mbolonzi finally quit his job
of 22 years in 2010, to concen-
trate on matatu business. It was
during this time that govern-
ment introduced law to have
matatus operate under Savings
and Credit Cooperative
Societies (Saccos). He changed
his company into Wamasaa
Travellers Ltd, becoming its
Chairman. The Sacco has since
attracted other transport
operators and currently has 74
public service vehicles-Nissan
matatu and minibuses. Of
these, 11 vehicles-two minibus-
es and nine Nissan matatus are
his. The matatus, which ply
Machakos, Makueni, Mulolongo
and Athi River routes, have 91
employees.
To Wamasaa it wasnt easy
starting the business. Immedi-
ately he hinted at starting
matatu business, many people
discouraged him, saying it was
not a good idea, but he defied
the odds to venture into the
murky waters. Today, he smiles
all the way to the bank.
Mbolonzi says the matatu
industry is profitable, as long as
one adheres to traffic rules.
Traffic fines are costly if you
break the law, and can ground
your business, observes
Mbolonzi, who attended
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y B JOSEPH MUCHIRI
believes have enabled him to take the path
least taken by many youthful graduates.
When he left university in 2006, Mugane
got a job an Embu college as tutor but he
got little satisfaction from the job due to
meager pay. He then ventured into hardware
business, starting Licky Hardware in Embu
town, to supplement his income.
DAIRY FARMING
The business experienced turbulent
moments in its infancy. Consequently,
he decided to take a loan to expand the
business, whose stock at one time was only
a few tins of paint and some other material.
But due to lack of collateral, commercial
banks declined to loan him cash and he
took Sh1.5 million loan from a micro-nance
institution. Before he could expand his
hardware business, he got the idea to use the
loan money to venture into dairy.
He quit college job and bought six dairy
cows at Sh150,000 each, totaling Sh900,000.
He used the remaining cash to buy a lorry
and built dairy structures with the rest of
the money. The business soon became a
burden as the returns were little and could
not suf ciently service my loan repayments
of Sh63,000 every month, says Mugane.
An outbreak of foot and mouth disease
in 2010 wiped all the six cows with only a
bull and a heifer remaining to remind him
of the torturous, collapsed venture. The
bull is still alive and whenever I see it, I no
longer feel bitter but it reminds me that it is
important to consult experts before starting
any business, says Mugane.
IMPULSE INVESTING
The dairy venture taught him the
importance of insuring his business and the
dangers of impulse investing. As he was still
mourning the crippling loss and wondering
on his next move, a whif of luck struck his
hardware business. A customer ordered
paint worth Sh40,000 to collect it in a few
days time. Mugane visited his supplier and
begged them to sell the paint on credit and
he would pay them the following day. He then
sold the paint to the customer and true to his
promise, he paid the suppliers the following
day, making a good prot. From the prot I
made, I was able to pay rent for six months
and restocked my hardware with more items,
he recalls.
As the stock increased, the returns from
his hardware shop improved and he resumed
paying the micro-nance loan, though he
admits he was struggling. He also qualied
for Sh980,000 and ventured into the matatu
business which turned out less lucrative yet
he was to service his loan with a Sh26,000
monthly repayment plus meet other costs in
the matatu industry.
He used part of the new loan to revive his
hardware business. In one of his disillusioned
trips to Nairobi, he went to buy hardware
materials with the only Sh10,000 that he had
but unfortunately did not nd the materials
Wamasaa Travellers Sacco Chairman Stephen
Mbolonzi at his Nairobi of ce, displays an award
given to his company by former Thika Mayor
Patrick Makau for being the most disciplined
Sacco early last year, in Thika. Inset are Wamasaa
Travellers Sacco employees in Nairobi. [PHOTOS:
NANJINIA WAMUSWA]
Kasuswi Primary School and later
Makueni Boys High school.
In a month, he rakes in gross
income of at least Sh240,000 and
Sh75,000 after subtracting expens-
es that include salaries and
services or repairs. Last year, the
Sacco was awarded the most
disciplined in Athi River by former
mayor, Patrick Makau, beating
seven others. He opines that the
numerous levies introduced by
county governments are hurting
transport industry, adding that
stakeholders ought to have been
consulted first before introducing
them, or introduced in phases.
He also wants government not
punish entire Saccos but individu-
als who break the law. He is
inspired by Matatu Owners
Association led by Simon Kimutai,
because of its good management,
and how it has expanded fast. He
plans to increase the fleet and
introduce long distance buses .
he wanted. Depressed by the nancial
turmoil he was undergoing, he decided
to spend the night in his matatu in Thika
town. Before he left, he saw traders
selling oranges and in a moment of
indecisiveness, he bought one bag of
oranges and went to sell it outside a
supermarket in Embu town.
The supermarket liked the oranges
and bought the whole bag at Sh5000;
something Mugane says made him to try
orange business. That season, I was able
to supply oranges to supermarkets and
traders in Embu and by the end of the
four months of the orange season, I had
made a prot of over Sh1.5 million, he
recalls. Mugane who reveals he makes
between Sh150,000 and Sh200,000
prot monthly and has employed seven
carpenters and three salespeople.
His supervises carpenters and ensures
orders are executed properly and
promptly.
Business Beat
11
REWARDING FARMING:
legal reasons. The State
agencies handling the case
include Horticultural Crops
Development Authority
(HCDA), Kenya Plant Health
Inspectorate Service
(Kephis), Pest Control
Products Board
(PCPB) and
Kenya Agricul-
tural Research
Institute (KariI).
HCAS chairman
James Onsando, who is
also Kephis managing
director says this is
happening after the EU
changed its legislation
requiring exporting compa-
nies to comply with new
regulations. We have been
notified by the EU of various
companies that have been
exporting
produce that
has high
levels of
MRLs and
equally,
farmers are
not
adhering to
the global
agricultural
Fresh produce farmers, rms banned from EU
Acting tough: The 5,000 farmers
and 11 horticulture rms will no
longer export to Europe due to
high pesticide levels and harmful
organisms in their produce
More than 5,000 horticulture
farmers and 11 horticulture
firms have been banned from
exporting fresh produce to the
European Union (EU) market.
The withdrawal of licences
arises from the high levels of
pesticides and other harmful
organisms in their produce.
The move comes one and
half months before the set
deadline by the EU for Kenya to
have fully contained the
problem, after local producers
and exporters were accused of
consistently shipping produce
that has high leaves of maxi-
mum residuals limits (MRLs) to
the EU. This is contrary to new
trading requirements by the EU,
developed out of consumer
preferences in EU.
Under the Horticulture Com-
petent Authority Structure
(HCAS), Kenyan State agencies
responsible for enhancing
compliance say the 11 compa-
nies have had their licences
suspended for a month to have
their production system
audited, but the companies
could not be disclosed due to
practices, said Dr Onsando.
The new requirements
demand that farmers desist
from using chemicals suspected
to cause further consequences
such as diseases to consumers.
He says the moment a company
is intercepted at the point of
entry into any of the EU
countries due to the high
chemical content, the Govern-
ment is notified and the
exporting entities are not
allowed back into fresh produce
trade until they comply with
the set regulations. He observed
that some of the companies
suspended from trading with
EU have been intercepted more
than five times. Onsando,
however, noted that some
owners
of
the said companies still remain
in the business after registering
new entities to continue access-
ing the EU market.
The violation of the
requirement is complicating
our relations with the EU, he
added. Government will
gazette new regulations to
assist in destruction of produce
seized having not complied
with the set EU requirements.
To enforce compliance, the
Government has prepared
legal amendments to
gazette for the restriction
to using dimethoate,
omethoate and chlorpy-
riphos and destruction
of non-compliant
produce, he added.
Agriculture, Livestock
and Fisheries Cabinet
Secretary Felix Koskei
questioned the
competency of the
State agencies
charged with inspect-
ing fresh produce
before it is shipped.
He said the high chemical
content in farm produce could
see Kenya losing the opportuni-
ty to benefit from the high-end
EU market. We have been
given a deadline of September
30, this year to fully comply
with the MRL rules, otherwise,
we will be locked out of the
market, which would be a huge
loss to the entire economy, said
Koskei. Blocking local produc-
ers from the market will
endanger six million Kenyan
jobs directly and indirectly. Up
to 150,000 farmers export fresh
produce to the EU, which is 10
per cent of all horticulture
farmers.
EU in 2012 made changes in
its legislation that has made it
difficult for the exported beans
and peas in pods to meet the
requirements of pesticide
MRLs. In January 2013, the EU
decided to sample these exports
at a frequency of 10 per cent to
verify compliance.
However, 90 per cent of the
beans and peas in pods still
enters the market without being
subject to the testing. Of the
100 per cent fresh produce
exported to the EU market from
Kenya, it is only three per cent
that does not meet the required
standards. Every other time, we
are receiving information from
the EU on companies having
seized exporting produce with
harmful organism, said Dr
Onsando.
Fresh Produce Exporters
Association of Kenya Chief
Executive Stephen Mbithi said
inspection of the companies
exporting fresh produce is
gradual and not done at once.
We are working with the
Government to ensure sound
compliance, said Dr Mbithi.
Last years competition attracted more than
20,000 applicants across the country. It featured
categories such as small-scale farms gearing
to commercialisation, small-scale farms fully
commercialised, large-scale fully commercialised
and large-scale agro-input dealers whose value are
greater than Sh5 million. Panda Flowers, Nini Ltd
and plant propagator Stokman Rozen came rst,
second and third respectively in the large-scale fully
commercialised farms group. The other winners of
the inaugural awards were Kalia Farm from Machakos
County, in the Smallholder Fully Commercialised Farms
category, followed by Kyanda Farm in Makueni for the
same league.
Harrison Muriuki of Ruiri Farmers Centre in Meru
County, emerged the winner in the Small Scale agro-
dealers category, followed by Blue Agri Supply Services
from Nyeri County, and Shamba Input from Njoro,
Nakuru County, respectively. In the Small-scale Farms
Gearing to Commercialisation category, Bishop George
Mbaya of Meru County was the winner. In the Large-
scale Agro-dealers category, number one and two were
awarded to DK Jolly from Nyeri County and Packsons
Enterprises Ltd from Kericho County respectively.
The recognition gave my venture a head-start. It
has grown considerably and daily, farmers come over
to learn new techniques, Muriuki said told Business
Beat in an interview. This years race, sponsored by
Thabiti Fertilisers to the tune of Sh5 million has two
new categories- Women in Agriculture and Youth in
Agriculture. This was a deliberate efort to attract our
youth and women into agriculture as a commercial
venture, not a side job, said Mr Kantaria.
Mr Kantaria observes that agriculture has a
potential of absorbing about 70 per cent of the
countrys new job seekers. Increased focus on
agriculture could enhance productivity, reduce food
prices, increase incomes and create employment.
Youth and women involvement in this process is
therefore imperative, he said. Nyeri and other
counties have approached us to have county-specic
farmers awards. Perhaps this is the way we should go
as we endeavour to bolster food production in Kenya,
said the Elgon Kenya Director.
This years entry close on August 31. This will see
ministry of cials to visit shortlisted farms to judge
and select winners. Top winners will receive trophies
and certicates at the Nairobi International Fair, from
President Uhuru Kenyatta as per the tradition. It
does not end with the recognition of the winners. We
do carry out follow-ups on past winners by ofering
extension services. This has been aided by our eforts
to post more than 30 of cers across the country,
whose task is specically to assist farmers, said Mr
Kantaria.
Farmers awards seek to make agriculture a protable venture
The new requirements demand that farmers
desist from using chemicals suspected to cause
further consequences such as diseases to
consumers. -HCASchairmanJames Onsando
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Most youth usually have second thoughts
about agriculture as key job creator. Even with the
increased demand for food, they perceive farming
as an economic activity for the poor, old and
underachievers. Not even government subsidies for
farm inputs has changed their mind-set. This notion
is likely to change in the coming years as experts
launch strategies to redeem the glory of - agriculture
- Kenyas key sector and the engine of the economy.
If it is fully exploited, it can help reduce poverty in
the country, said Bimal Kantaria, Director, Elgon
Kenya Ltd.
Kantaria says increased accessibility to inputs by
the farmers, besides ofering fertiliser, seeds and
chemicals to consumers at afordable prices, in a
timely way, improves productivity. The World Bank
estimates that African agriculture and agribusiness
could be worth Sh87.7 trillion by 2030. For this to
be realised, there must be improvements in power
supplies and irrigation, coupled with smart business
and trade policies.
Mr Kantaria also wants the private sector to work
closely with government to add value to agriculture
and enhance competition in the sector. What the
Government needs to do is to support its producers
to gain access to markets. This may include investing
in a chain of activities that add value to agricultural
products, providing necessary infrastructure to
stem urban migration and empowering women and
youths, said Mr Kantaria.
Such a partnership is currently being witnessed
between Elgon Kenya Ltd and the Ministry of
Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. Hatched in 2012,
the co-operation has seen the launch of the National
Farmers Awards that seeks to transform agriculture
into lucrative business. We started the awards after
we realised that farmers, despite their huge efort
in feeding the nation, were not being appreciated
accordingly, Catherine Riungu, one of the pioneers of
the award scheme, told Business Beat.
Dr James Onsando,
Kenya Plant Health
Inspectorate Ser-
vice (Kephis) MD
>> AGRI-BUSINESS
Bimal Kantaria, Director, Elgon Kenya Ltd.
Business Beat
12
Car-pooling website
saves travellers costs
USBs critically awed after bug discovery - research
Innovation: The application helps users nd and
join carpools in their neighbourhoods - saving costs
and reducing pollution by having fewer cars on roads
T
he World War II saw
virtually all countries
introduce a rationing
programme for major items,
after the cost of the war upped
inflation to levels never seen
before. Petrol topped the
scarcity list and to save up on
the precious commodity,
Americans devised a system
where several individuals living
in the same neighbourhood
would share each others car in
turns when going to work.
This was the origin of
carpooling. Today, four out of
six people are in the world
carpools and about $1.1billion
(Sh87 billion) is saved each year
worldwide through carpooling.
In Kenya, carpooling is a
relatively new concept, slowly
gaining popularity. It mostly
happens during matatu strikes,
when public service vehicles
ground the citys transport
system to a near halt.
Kenyans are more reluctant
to share something as personal
as a car with strangers. At the
same time, security concerns
and ceding ones quiet and
personal space each morning
and evening does not appeal to
GADGETS:
BBC
Cyber-security experts have
dramatically called into question the
safety and security of using USB to
connect devices to computers. Berlin-
based researchers Karsten Nohl and
Jakob Lell demonstrated how any
USB device could be used to infect a
computer without the users knowledge.
The duo said there is no practical
way to defend against the vulnerability.
The body responsible for the USB
standard said manufacturers could
build in extra security. But Mr Nohl
and Mr Lell said the technology was
critically awed. It is not uncommon
for USB sticks to be used as a way of
getting viruses and other malicious
code onto target computers.
You can never trust anything
anymore after plugging in a USB stick
says Karsten Nohl of Security Research
Labs. Most famously, the Stuxnet
attack on Iranian nuclear centrifuges
was believed to have been caused by
an infected USB stick. However, this
latest research demonstrated a new
level of threat - where a USB device
that appears completely empty can still
contain malware, even when formatted.
The vulnerability can be used to hide
attacks in any kind of USB-connected
device - such as a smartphone. It may
not be the end of the world today, Mr
Nohl told journalists, but it will afect
us, a little bit, every day, for the next 10
years. Basically, you can never trust
anything anymore after plugging in a
USB stick.
Chip exploited. USB - which stands for
Universal Serial Bus - has become the
standard method of connecting devices
to computers due to its small size,
speed and ability to charge devices.
USB memory sticks quickly replaced
oppy disks as a simple way to share
large les between two computers.
The connector is popular due to the
fact that it makes it easy to plug in and
install a wide variety of devices. Devices
that use USB contain a small chip that
tells the computer exactly what it is,
be it a phone, tablet or any other piece
of hardware.
Karsten Nohl: You can never trust
anything anymore after plugging in
a USB stick It is this function that
has been exposed by the threatIn
one demo, shown of at the Black Hat
tricked the machine into thinking a
keyboard had been plugged in. After
just a few moments, the keyboard
began typing in commands - and
instructed the computer to download
a malicious program from the
internet.
Another demo, shown in detail
to the BBC, involved a Samsung
smartphone. When plugged in to
charge, the phone would trick the
computer into thinking it was in fact
a network card. It meant when the
user accessed the internet, their
browsing was secretly hijacked. Mr
Nohl demonstrated to the BBC how
they were able to create a fake copy
of PayPals website, and steal user
log-in details as a result. -BBC
The
vulnera-
bility can
be used to
hide
attacks in
any kind
of
USB-con-
nected
device
- such as a
smart-
phone. .
many. However, things are
slowly changing. Data from the
Kenya National Bureau of
Statistics indicates that the
number of registered motor
vehicles increased by 28 per
cent, from 173,044 in 2012 to
222,178 by last year.
The number of young more
liberal car owners is also
increasing. With high cost of
living, surging fuel prices and
chaotic matatu industry, more
car owners are finding more
reasons to warm up to carpool-
ing.
Edwin Ongola has now
developed a web application
that helps users find and join
carpools in their neighbour-
hoods, after seeing a business
opportunity in the venture.
Carpooling not only provides
you with the convenience of
saving up on costs but is also
good for the environment
because fewer cars on the road
means less carbon dioxide
emissions, he states.
Carpooling.co.ke, which is
one of the biggest carpooling
websites in the world, has
partnered with The United
Nations Environmental
Programme to promote
carpooling as an effective tool
for greening up the world.
Ongolas web application is
dubbed Carrambee a word that
nearly rhymes with Swahili
word Harambee, which
basically means to pool resourc-
es together. Using carrambee.
com, passengers can identify
neighbours who live in their
area and are interested in
carpooling, then contact them
and set up a meeting, he
explains.
Ongola, who is the sole
administrator of the website
says the service is free to users
and he only provides a platform
for the two to meet. He has also
detached himself from interac-
tions between the users. Once
you sign in to Carrambee.com,
you are able to see a list of
people in your specific neigh-
bourhood who are open to
carpooling. You can then
contact them and the two or
three or four of you can then
negotiate on the terms of the
carpool. Ogola argues that
since the car owners and
passengers could be neigh-
bours, having them discuss the
terms of the carpooling without
any intermediary helps build
trust which is key for a success-
ful carpool. Carpooling apps
and websites are hugely
successful in countries like
India where overpopulation and
a continuously grid-locked
traffic network forces many to
find ingenious methods to get
around.
Carrambee.com has further
added a service to allow users
carpool for long distance
traveling. If you are traveling to
Kisumu or Mombasa for
example, and you would like to
carpool, you simply put in the
date and time of your travel.
The application will then
cross-reference your entry with
available cars and slots in the
site and you will be matched up
with a crew,explains Mr
Ongola. Ongola only hopes to
gain enough traction and get
advertisers to buy space on his
site since the website is free to
users, and he does not handle
the money that changes hands
between carpooling members.
y B FRANKLINE SUNDAY
:HUSTLERS<<
It is not uncommon for USB sticks to be
used as a way of getting viruses and other
malicious code onto target computers.
KarstenNohl andJakobLell
TECH-SPHERE <<
Residents of Umoja estate Nairobi struggle to get into a matatu. Using the app
can ease the scramble if people share cars as well as other vehicles when travel-
ing to work, among other places. [PHOTO: JEF OCHIENG/STANDARD]
hackers conference in Las Vegas, a
standard USB drive was inserted into a
normal computer. Any business should
always have policies in place regarding
USB devices and drivers, said Mike
McLaughlin of First Base Technologies.
Malicious code implanted on the stick
Business Beat
13
My tip for entrepreneurs is to just dive
in nished always beats perfect. Expect to
learn new things as you go, but if you dont
start, you wont put yourself in a situation
that requires learning. I was employed for
about eight months before I realised I hate
having to listen to bosses. I grew up poor,
so I embraced the hustle when young. All
through campus, I sold whatever I could
get my hands on to earn my pocket money.
After school, I got a job to prove to my
mother that her sacrices were not in vain.
But I hated every day of it.
Maybe because of my past it was easier
to turn my back on the security of a salary
every month. But immediately I did, I felt
such relief, such freedom that I didnt care
that I didnt know how Id pay rent or buy
food. But
somehow, I
did. And my
only regret is that
I wasted eight
months sweating
for another man
to make money.
I know
it sounds
rather
harsh and
I should
probably
be grateful
for the
experience, but I learnt
little because my mind was constantly
thinking about new business
ideas. When I nally got
into entrepreneurship
fully, I began to learn,
and boy, were there
many lessons I
needed to grasp.
But heres what
I tell my
friends
struggling
to decide
whether
to start
their own
thing or keep working
until the time is right: The time will
never be right.
Just dive in and what you dont know,
you will learn. This mentality has worked
more often than it has failed though
there has been failure, but again, in it was
a valuable lesson. For instance, I tried to
get into car hire at a time when I had cash,
but not enough to get what I really wanted.
So I decided to use the money to buy a car
I could hire out and grow my money to the
level I needed it to be. But within two weeks,
the car required repairs worth Sh90,000; I
had earned Sh16,000 from it. I learnt about
putting limits on where my car would go.
Take that rst step, youll be wiser for it.
-By John N.
-Email your 300-word tips for young
entrepreneurs to bizbeat@standardmedia.
co.ke
Vetiver: Rare grass that ghts poverty
It has been described by
some agribusiness experts as a
wonder grass because of its
diverse uses. And if you ask Paul
Kombo, a Voi farmer, what he
thinks about vetiver grass, he
will agree with that description.
To Mr Kombo money grows on
grass, particularly vetiver.
The farmer is reputed to
have the largest vetiver grass
nursery in Taita Taveta County
at 15 acres, and because of this
innovative agribusiness venture,
he now travels across the
country teaching farmers how
to grow it. He is currently
working on a Sh3 million slope
stabilisation project in Kilifi
County.
Because Im the only
certified farmer of vetiver grass
in Kenya, Im drawing a
separate fee for the seedlings,
for offering my expertise, and
for consulting on the Kilifi
project, says Kombo.
But what exactly is vetiver
grass? Vetiver is a rare grass
that grows well in both wet and
arid areas. It has numerous uses
in addition to slope stabilisa-
tion, such as landscaping,
purification of waste water,
thatching, mulching, making
fodder and reclamation of
dumpsites.
The grass also has medici-
nal value as its roots produce
medicine for purification of
blood and removal of cholester-
ol from blood vessels, Kombo
says.
Windfall: Vetiver matures quickly and
requires low-maintenance because
once planted, it requires no expenses
INVESTMENT IDEAS:
He sells a slip of vetiver grass
at Sh10, and says that on the
Kilifi project, he is using about
250,000 slips of vetiver for
landscaping around cottages
being put up by an investor.
He also sets up vetiver
plantations on a smaller scale.
If a farmer contacts me to grow
the grass, I charge them a
Sh15,000 daily consultancy fee
to set up the plantation and
train local labourers . One can
either have Kombo set up an
entire plantation, or hire him
for a day and then continue
with the labourers he trains.
TRAINED LABOURERS
Since I am the only Kenyan
certified in vetiver system
technology by Vetiver Network
International, farmers are
advised to set up their planta-
tions using my services, and
once Ive trained labourers from
the area, they can continue with
them.
According to Kombo, an acre
of land can hold 14,000 slips of
vetiver, with a spacing of 30 by
60 cm, adding that inter-crop-
ping is also possible as the grass
does not hinder the growth of
other crops. Within three
months, the grass roots have
been established adequately
enough to conserve soil.
Vetiver matures quickly. It is
also low-maintenance as once
you plant it, you do not incur
additional expenses. It is not
liked by pests, so you dont need
to spend cash on pesticides, he
BUSINESSTIPS:
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to bizbeat@
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co.ke for contacts
or information
on the companies
proled in this
pullout.
>> WEALTH CREATION
Vetiver is not liked by pests, so
you dont need to spend cash on
pesticides, Paul Kombo.
says. His passion for vetiver
cultivation, which he got into in
2001, has seen him nominated
for several international and
local awards. I founded the
Mseto Environmental Agency to
increase the uptake of vetiver
technology. Through it, I have
trained and set up nurseries for
more than 200 farmers and
casual labourers. In fact,
through my work with Mseto, I
was declared an environmental
hero during events to mark
Mashujaa Day in Voi in 2012.
So what are the opportuni-
ties to make money?
Vetiver can be used for
thatching - we are currently
encouraging hotels in the area
to consider using this grass for
their buildings as it lasts longer
than other varieties. We are also
talking to road contractors and
designers to use the grass for
road stabilisation to prevent the
infrastructure being destroyed
by land slides.
Vetiver is also used in
weaving to make products like
mats and baskets, it is added to
herbs and is a good source of
feed - it adds fats to milk. There-
fore, armers can sell their grass
to several different institutions
and individuals.
SOIL EROSION
According to Kombo, a
90-kilogramme bag of vetiver
hay retails at about Sh1,500. The
grass can be fed to livestock raw
or mixed with other nutrients.
But for him, the most important
use of the grass is for soil
conservation.
The food production status
in our country has gone down
drastically, and one of the
reasons for this is loss of soil
fertility due to soil erosion. For
Kenya to be in a position to feed
its people, there is a need to
adopt innovative soil conserva-
tion methods such as the use of
vetiver, says the farmer.
His plans for the future? My
plans are to have the largest
vetiver grass nursery in East and
Central Africa.
For more information, email
bizbeat@standardmedia.co.ke
y B PASCAL MWANDAMBO
Paul Kombo gestures at his vetiver grass crop in Voi.[PHOTO: PASCAL MWANDAMBO/
STANDARD]
Business Beat
14
:HUSTLERS<<
South Sudans debt rises as oil ebbs
S
eeking to keep their
cash-strapped govern-
ment afloat, South
Sudan officials huddled in June
in Juba with Chinese, Malaysian
and Indian oil executives to
propose an emergency loan of
$200 million, according to
participants in the meeting.
As they made the appeal,
officials shared some other
unwelcome news: South Sudan
couldnt pay back the $1.6
billion it had already borrowed
from these companies. We
cant afford to service our debts
at the moment, Finance
Minister Aggrey Tisa Sabuni
said to the group, according to a
South Sudanese official who
attended the meeting. Unfor-
tunately this is a situation we
cannot get out easily without
more advance payments.
As government officials
made presentations, executives
exchanged handwritten notes.
Over the past three years,
Chinas National Petroleum
Corp. Malaysias Petronas, and
ONGC Videsh Ltd. of India had
extended advance payments on
We have expressed our concerns about
further payments.
RajendraNigam, thecountrymanager for ONGCVidesh
a percentage they would give
the government for every barrel
of crude exported from South
Sudan. But exports had slowed
amid armed conflict. The
executives said they no longer
wanted to offer hundreds of
millions of dollars in advances
with dim prospects of returns.
South Sudanese stormed out of
the meeting, according to a
person with direct knowledge of
the matter.
Conflict in South Sudan
We have expressed our
concerns about further
payments, said Rajendra
Nigam, the country manager for
ONGC Videsh, the overseas
investment arm of Oil & Natural
Gas Corp. 500312.BY +0.79 per
cent , who attended the
meeting. We still cant do any
meaningful operations. CNPC
and Petronas declined to
comment.
When South Sudan broke
away from Sudan in 2011, after
a two-decade civil war, its new
leaders tied the nations
fortunes to peace and a steady
flow of crude exports. The
country hasnt had much of
either, straining ties between
the government and the foreign
oil companies who have
propped up the worlds
youngest nation.
Following South Sudans
independence, Asian compa-
nies that had concessions with
rival Sudan negotiated fresh
deals with the new government
in Juba. Western companies
such as Frances Total SA and
Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM -0.58
per cent returned to claim
dormant concessions. Three
years down the road, oil output
is sputtering160,000 barrels-
a-day from 350,000 barrels-a-
day at the time of independence
in 2011.
The richest oil fields in South
Sudans Unity and Upper Nile
states remain mired in conflict.
MANAGING REVENUE:
And because of the insecurity
caused by armed cattle
rustlers and militias allegedly
backed by Sudanthere has
been little headway in exploring
another high-potential oil block
in Jonglei state.
Deprived of oil revenue,
which accounts for 95 per cent
of the Governments total, South
Sudan has struggled to remain
solvent. In recent weeks,
hundreds of troops have
deserted the frontlines, accord-
ing to the United Nations and
other humanitarian officials,
after not being paid. The
government has also frozen
travel allowances and overtime
payment of civil servants,
crippling government-run
hospitals and schools. There are
fears of possible mutiny among
the remaining soldiers loyal to
President Kiir. We are having
challenges raising money to pay
some soldiers because we are
not producing enough oil, said
Ateny Wek Ateny, the spokes-
man for the presidency.
Wallstreet Journal
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Foreign investors were net buyers actively purchasing
EABL, Safaricom and KCB. Foreign participation rose
to 50.5pc compared to 41.2pc previously. SIB
Stock Price % week on week % year to date
KCB 54.00 -0.9% 14.3%
Safaricom 12.80 2.8% 18.0%
EABL 297.00 -0.7% 2.4%
Equity Bank 46.00 0.5% 49.6%
Home Afrika 4.05 22.7% -31.4%
CIC Insurance 9.20 15.7% 54.6%
Kenya Power 14.40 11.2% 1.8%
Marshalls (E.A.) 9.80 8.9% -18.3%

Sameer Africa 6.30 -19.2% 20.0%
Umeme 18.00 -10.0% 38.5%
Car & General 42.00 -6.7% 40.0%
Trans-Century 22.75 -6.2% -20.9%
With 27 counters in the green, the NASI and the NSE
20 index closed the week 0.9 per cent week to week
and 1.2 per cent higher respectively. Turnover jumped
97.3 per cent to record $ 49.7 million (Sh4.5 billion)
compared to $25.2 million (Sh2.2 billion) previously.
Foreign investors were net buyers actively purchasing
EABL, Safaricom and KCB. Consequently, foreign
participation rose to 50.5 per cent compared to 41.2
per cent previously. For the second consecutive week,
KCB had the highest net inows of $14 million. KCB
touched a new 52 week high of Sh60 on foreign buying,
retreating later in the week to Sh54 on the back of
prot taking from local investors. Kenya Airways had
the highest foreign net outows of $0.5m (Sh48.5
million) despite announcing a partnership with Airtel
to launch a product based on a mobile virtual network
operator license.
Despite trading ex-bonus CIC Insurance was
one of the leading gainers having notched 15.7 per
cent higher. We think the stock is getting slightly
overvalued. Britam inched 6.4 per cent higher after it
partnered with its associate, Acorn Group, to announce
plans for a $455 million (Sh40 billion) real estate
project. Down 19.2 per cent, Sameer Africa topped the
losers list with investors showing disappointment in
the rst quarter of 2014 performance where the tyre
manufacturer recorded a 73.3 per cent decline in EPS
to 0.29 and issued a prot warning for the nancial
year 2012. EABL was trading lower towards the close
of the week after an initial rally ahead of nancial year
2014 results. The brewer ended just 0.7 per cent lower.
CFC Stanbic Bank announced quarter one results with
a 52.24 per cent jump in net prots after the close
of trading. Barclays and Kenya Re will be releasing
their Q1 gures tomorrow and on Friday respectively.
-Standard Investment Bank Research.
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Shares traded 157,000,000
Equity turnover Sh856,000,000
Statistics as at August 8, 2014
EABL
was trading
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towards the
close of the
week after
an initial
rally ahead
of nancial
year 2014
results.
The brewer
ended just
0.7 per cent
lower.
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