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JUSTICE | Trial chambers calls meeting to decide how case against four suspects will be conducted
If the parties, are aware of any other issue that is required to be resolved before the trial begins, they should bring it to the attention of the Chamber promptly
Muthaura, Ruto to skip key Hague talks

Unless ordered by the judges, suspects dont have to be at conference, where lawyers haggle on disclosure and procedure
BY OLIVER MATHENGE
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AND BERNARD NAMUNANE

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Judges Ozaki (pictured) , Van den Wyngaert and Eboe-Osuji
ldoret North MP William Ruto and former Civil Service head Francis Muthaura will skip
next months meeting at The Hague to set ground rules for their trial. It was not clear whether Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, who is also facing charges of crimes against humanity, will attend the meeting, known in International Criminal Court (ICC) parlance as
a status conference. Sources said Kass FM radio presenter Joshua arap Sang will attend the meeting, whose timing indicated that the trial of the four accused was likely to start before CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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Ms Florence Agero and her son, Nicodemus Ogwari, both shmongers at Nairobis City Market, have had a rough two years. Income from their business has been falling as the cost of sh has risen. The cost of business has also been on a steady climb: rent is up to Sh5,000 a month and electricity Sh3,800. Even basic expenses such as fare have increased two-fold. The fare to town from their Huruma home is CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 INFLATION RATE: 14% UP COST OF FOOD UP WAGES
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Ms Florence Agero, 50, a trader at City Market, Nairobi, whose cost of business is set to rise even more, after the economic survey painted a bleak future.
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ICC CASES | Accused not required to attend talks at The Hague
DAILY NATION Wednesday May 16, 2012
Muthaura and Ruto to skip Hague meeting

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the end of the year. The four are accused of planning, nancing and executing the 2007 post-election violence in which 1,133 people were killed and more than 500,000 driven from their homes. The ICCs Trial Chamber judges have set June 11 and 12 as the dates when the trial dates of two cases facing the four Kenyans will be announced. The conference for the case involving Mr Ruto and Mr Sang is on June 11 while that of Mr Kenyatta and Mr Muthaura will be held the following day. Both meetings will begin at 2pm Kenyan time but the four suspects will not be required to be at The Hague in person. Sources said Mr Ruto and Mr Muthaura would be represented by their lawyers. The dates were rst reported this week by the Sunday Nation although ocial communication was released yesterday. On average, it has taken between six and eight months for previous cases before the court to start after the status conferences. In separate orders made on Monday, judges Kuniko Ozaki, Christine Van den Wyngaert and Chile Eboe-Osuji also asked the parties in the cases to make written submissions by May 28 on the issues to be discussed at the conferences. If the parties, the legal representatives of victims and the Registry are currently aware of any other issue that is required to be resolved before the commencement of the trial, they should bring it to the attention of the Chamber promptly, the Trial Chamber judges said in their decision. Mr Kenyatta and Mr Muthaura have already asked the judges not to start the trials until their appeal on whether they should be tried by the ICC is determined. The Trial Chamber is yet to make a decision on the matter. The judges added that the parties in the case should also make written submissions on their interpretation in law of the modes of individual criminal responsibility applicable to the case by June 25.
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They also said the victims would continue to be provisionally presented by their Pre-Trial Chamber lawyers Sureta Chana and Morris Anyah until a decision was reached on who would take over. During status conferences, parties determine the date of the trial, languages to be used in the proceedings, in particular, the languages spoken by the witnesses the parties intend to call and the anticipated length of the presentation of evidence at trial. The Trial Chamber has also given the parties an opportunity to change the agenda of the meeting. Should the parties, the legal representatives of victims and the Registry wish to add other items to the agenda of the status conference, they should indicate it in their written submissions, they said. The meeting will also determine whether the prosecution anticipates issues concerning the protection of witnesses including the disclosure of their identities. Additionally, it determines whether a protocol regulating
Mr Muthaura
contacts between the parties and protected witnesses called by another party is necessary. This, according to the judges, will include under what conditions protected witnesses are to be identied, if at all. The meeting will agree what evidence will be shared, how much of which will be shared and how to deal with information obtained by the prosecution on condition of condentiality. Prosecution is to provide a list of all the evidence it has and inform the defence whether it will continue hiding parts of that evidence. It is also at this meeting that parties will reveal whether they will be calling any experts. TO COMMENT ON THIS ARTICLE, SCAN THE CODE OR GO TO:
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Nairobi: The Treasury has cautioned against a push to declare more than 100 parliamentary seats vacant over party-hopping by sitting MPs. Those parties involved should consider the cost of the byelections that are likely to arise, Finance minister Njeru Githae said yesterday. Page 8 Nairobi: A city club owner and a security guard have denied murdering a reveller on Tuesday last week. Mr Jackson Maina Wangui,
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the owner of Club Click, and Mr Joseph Kirero Sepi, a bouncer at the club, yesterday pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Kevin Oduor Onyango. Page 16 Kitale: Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a well. Ms Alice Wangoi went missing last Thursday at the Kitale Law Courts where she had attended the hearing of a case in which she had sued her former boyfriend for child upkeep. Page 5
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Eldoret North MP William Ruto (left), Mr Wanyama Musiambo, new County Commissioner for Isiolo (centre) and Ms Alice Chesire, Kenya Dairy Board chairperson distribute milk to pupils at the launch of the pilot school milk programme at Sugoi in Uasin Gishu County yesterday.
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SURVEY | Report was compiled by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
Worst trading year for mother and son

11.4 million people employed compared to 10.9 million in 2010, a 4.7 per cent increase
BY JOY WANJA MURAYA
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AND PAUL WAFULA
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s the annual Economic Survey was released yesterday morning at Kenyatta International Conference Centre, about a kilometre away, mother and son watched the stall door anxiously for customers. The two, at Nairobis City Market, are among those in formal and informal employment, which, according to the report, stood at 11.4 million people compared to 10.9 million the year before, representing a 4.7 per cent increase. The report was compiled by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), and released by Planning minister Wyclie Oparanya. Mother and son have reported to work at their sh stall for years, optimistic that the economic tide would be calmer on their pockets every other year in vain.
EMPLOYMENT
Jua kali leads in creation of jobs

The informal sector remained the major source of new jobs last year accounting for 85.7 per cent of the 520,100 jobs created. According to the survey compiled by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), released by the Planning ministry yesterday, the informal sector created 445,900 jobs. This is set to renew debate on whether government policies are sucient to generate the required number of formal jobs to rope in the thousands of graduates churned out by the institutions of higher learning. The formal sector, the report notes, was only able to generate 74,200 jobs in 2011.
Ms Florence Agero, 50, has joined hands with her son Nicodemus Ogwari in selling sh at City Market in Nairobi.
Business is poor due to the high cost of living, Ms Florence Agero, who has worked at the market as a sh monger for two decades, told the Nation yesterday. City Market operates 24 hours a day in line with government policy of turning the country into a 24-hour economy. However, traders say this is sometimes not possible as customer numbers keep on decreasing. Mr Nicodemus Ogwari, 28, has worked with his mother at the stall since he was 17, and hopes the hard economic times will not last for long. When I completed high school, I decided to help mum out at this stall and for 10 years now, the last two years have been the worst in terms of proceeds from the sh, Mr Ogwari, who is a father of two said. For this reason, Mr Ogwari has
Business poor
had to come up with creative ways to attract customers, amid sti competition from other shmongers. I engage a customer in small talk, enquiring about their day, as we walk towards the stall. And I promise them a discount, said Ogwari. Even a discount of Sh10 to the customer makes a real dierence, he added. Other ways that make customers make a beeline to his stall, he says, includes promising to carry the sh
to their cars if they are parked close to the market. Mr Ogwari said some of the expenses they shoulder include monthly rent of Sh5,000 and a monthly electricity bill of Sh3,800. His household budget, he adds, an involuntary crease on his forehead, is another nancial burden. Prices of key consumer goods, including milk, bread and cooking fat have nearly doubled in the past three years, a development Mr Ogwari cites as being dangerous for an agricultural country striving towards attaining food security. The situation worsens when any of his siblings, his mother or children fall sick, because when they do, healthcare is expensive despite government efforts to make it aordable. Mr Ogwari told the Nation he had spent considerably more money on his house budget compared to the same period last year. This, coupled with the high cost of transport, has forced mother and son to increase sh prices, leading to yet fewer customers. Last year a kilogramme of sh llet retailed at Sh370 compared to the current price of 400. A kilogramme of whole tilapia retailed at Sh300 last year; now it is selling at Sh350.
Mr Nicodemus Ogwari, 28, speaks to the Nation at his stall yesterday. He sells sh with his mother Florence Agero at City Market.
My customers are fewer every other month when the costs of living rises because they choose to eat sukuma wiki (kales) instead of sh, Ms Agero told the Nation. As a result she has cut down on the amount of sh she buys and stocks in the refrigerator. She has not been spared the increase in fare from her Huruma house
to the city centre, from Sh20 one way in 2011 to the current Sh50. School fees for her son, Pius Arindo, who is at East Africa Media School, is another expense that she has to pay every semester. For now her wish is that the cost of living improves as this will see a subsequent increase in number of customers.
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ECONOMIC SURVEY | Growth projected to be lower than last years, with election blamed for the slowdown
Higher food prices and job losses:

Theft tops list of cases as crime rises 7 per cent
BY NATION CORRESPONDENT
The rate of crime in the country increased by 7 per cent last year. Some 75,733 crime cases were reported in 2011 compared to only 70,779 the previous year, according to Economic Survey 2012 Report released yesterday. Theft was the most common crime over the year with 13,797 cases being reported to police. Robbery cases also shot up from 2,843 to 3,262 as did homicides, which increased from 2,239 cases in 2010 to 2,641 last year. Persons reported to have committed murder constituted 63.9 per cent of the total homicide oenders while those who caused death as a result of dangerous driving more than doubled to 543 compared to 219 in 2010. Rift Valley accounted for the majority of the crimes reported during the year, reporting 25.4 per cent of crimes. However, Nairobi registered the highest increase in criminal activities followed by Nyanza. Only Coast Province recorded a decline in crimes reported at 2.3 percent. Although the general number of oenders went up last year, the number of female oenders declined except in Nairobi which recorded an increase relative to other provinces.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Sh50, up from Sh20 last year. The Economic Survey released yesterday by Planning minister Wycliff Oparanya projects that Kenyans are going to have a bleak year. The economy is fast slowing down. Growth in 2010 was 5.8 per cent, last year it fell to 4.4 per cent. This year it is projected to grow by between 3.4 and 4.5 per cent. The biggest problem is the election with cautious investors holding back money for fear of violence. The government, on the other hand, is going to spend a lot of money on putting in place systems for devolution. The slowdown means fewer job opportunities due to slower expansion of economic activities while food prices are expected to increase with the projected reduced and delayed rainfall. This is a dicult year, we shall have to work harder, the minister said when he released the 2012 Economic Survey at Kenyatta International Conference Centre yesterday. In 2011, ination fuelled by high food and fuel prices rose to 14 per cent from 4.1 per cent in 2010, while salaries only grew by 5.3 per cent. Agriculture, whose growth declined from 6.4 per cent in 2010 to 2.4 per cent last year, is expected to continue to perform poorly due to poor weather. Recent floods that have displaced many and destroyed crops have also raised concern, and are bound to hit the sector. Manufacturing, which registered 3.3 per cent growth compared to the previous years 4.4 per cent, might also suer a slowdown as investors hold back due to an uncertain political environment. The identied risks in 2012 include delayed and insucient rainfall, high interest rates, which might constrain credit to productive sectors and possible loan defaults, high fuel prices, increase in government expenditure and the political environment. The concerns over politics are pegged on the 2007/8 post-election violence that resulted in economic growth dropping from 7.1 per cent to just 1.7 per cent. Despite the reduced production, however, coee and tea earned more compared to 2010. Earnings from coee increased from Sh16.2 billion to Sh19.2 billion despite production declining from 38,900 tonnes to 30,000 tonnes. Tea earned Sh102 billion, up from Sh91.6 billion in 2010 though production dropped from 399,000 tonnes to 378,000 tonnes. The nancial sector posted 7.8 per cent growth, which was lower than nine per cent in 2010 due to high ination and high interest rates. Building and construction registered a marginal drop to 4.3 per cent from 4.5 per cent in 2010, but the loans to the sector increased by 55.8 per cent from Sh32.6 billion to Sh50.8 billion.
Number of pupils surges since launch of free education

BY NATION REPORTER
The number of pupils enrolled in primary schools has nearly hit 10 million up from 5.9 million when the free education programme was started in 2003. The Economic Survey 2012 shows there were 9.9 million children registered in primary schools last year up from 9.4 million in 2010. The ratio of girls to boys in the schools was almost equal standing at 4.9 million and ve million, respectively. The survey released yesterday noted that the number of girls joining primary schools increased faster than that of boys to narrow the gender disparity. The number of boys who reached class ve dropped by eight per cent compared to the previous year, while that of girls dropped by three per cent. In secondary schools, the number of students increased from 1.7 million in 2010 to 1.8 million last year, a factor attributed to the free day secondary education programme (FDSE). The continued implementation of FDSE together with other government initiatives such as Constituency Development Fund has increased access to secondary education, the survey says.
Manufacturing slowdown
Chinas Wu Yi construction company workers pour concre the building and construction sector recorded slower gro
GOOD PERFORMANCE
Tourism sector dees odds to record prots

The tourism sector survived challenges of security threats and travel advisories against the country to post a good performance last year. The growth in tourism is also seen to pick a new trend with notable growth in conference tourism at 21.7 per cent while tourists visiting to tour national parks and game reserves declining at 3.6 per cent. Visitors to museums, snake parks and other historical sites also dropped by 10.5 per cent. According to the Economic Survey 2012 released yesterday, the good performance is attributable to the governments commitment to creating an enabling environment, successful tourism promotions and diversication into new markets. In the year reviewed, international visitors arrivals increased by 13.3 per cent to reach 1.8 million while bed occupancy increased by 5.3 per cent to 7 million. The highest bed and room occupancy was recorded in September while May recorded the lowest rate of occupancy
Main sources of growth (%)

This is for the last 5 years
Gross domestic product growth rates (%)

SOURCE: KENYA NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS
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Its a bleak year ahead for Kenyans

High fuel costs and Construction weak shilling slow shrinks despite mega projects down production
Shortage of raw materials due to drought, high fuel prices and a weak shilling slow down the manufacturing industry. The sector, which contributes more than 10 per cent of the total country wealth, recorded a 3.3 per cent growth in 2011 against the 4.5 per cent registered in 2010. According to the Economic Survey 2012 released yesterday, the slow performance was notable in food processing, leather and footwear, paper and paper products, rubber products and electrical sub-sectors. The growth was negatively aected by soaring cost of fuel and a weak shilling, which lowered the demand for manufactured products. In addition, the drought experienced during the year under review reduced availability of raw materials for agro-based industries, the report said. However, in 2011, the number of formal employees in the manufacturing sector rose to 275,8000 from 270,4000 workers in 2010. The number of Kenyans employed under the Export Processing Zone programme increased by 3.9 per cent to stand at 32,251 in 2011. Direct employment under the African Growth and Opportunity Act recovered from a declining trend to record a 7.4 per cent growth in 2011, the report said.
BY NATION REPORTER
The building and construction sector recorded slower growth of 4.3 per cent down from 4.5 per cent in 2010. The slowdown came despite the government increasing its budgetary allocation for road construction and repair by 34 per cent to Sh82.3 billion. Some of the big projects undertaken includes Nairobi-Thika Super Highway, Eastern by-pass and expansion of international airports, with Kisumu leading the pack. But housing witnessed an increase in the value of building plans approved and buildings constructed by both private and public sector. Total value of buildings completed by the private sector went up by 12.4 per cent to Sh43 billion. This increase was necessitated by high demand for houses in urban areas, the report says. Cement consumption, an indicator of the level of activity in the construction industry, went up 10.6 per cent to 3.4 million tonnes. High cost of material, high wage demand, high interest rates and inadequately serviced land were cited as some of the challenges facing the sector. Wages went up by 9.8, 10 and 10.6 per cent for skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled labour respectively.
ete on the water trench on the Thika super highway in Nairobi last year. According to the Economic Survey, owth last year.
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DISASTER | Families mourn, traders count losses after days of downpour bring nothing but pain
Six killed, homes destroyed in oods crisis

Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in most parts of the country
BY NATION TEAM
newsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com ix people were killed in separate incidents as rains continued to wreak havoc in parts of the country. In Baringo, two people drowned after River Kisok in Salawa division burst its banks. Their death brought to ve the number of people who have so far drowned in Baringo County. Kapropita Soi location chief Sammy Kiptoros said the body of Mr Wilson Chelelgo, 50, was retrieved but that of the second man was yet to be found. Weve mobilised residents living downstream to be on the lookout for a oating body and alert us. Im also liaising with my colleagues in those areas, said the chief. Mr Kiptoros said heavy rains had rendered roads impassable. More than 1,300 households are on the verge of starvation. In Gucha District, a Riokindo Boys High School Form Three student drowned in the swollen River Ogaga where he had gone to swim with friends. However, family members claim the boy, who was a prefect, was pushed to his death by some students after he reported to teachers
that they were smoking bhang in school. In Nyamagwa sub-location, a 12-year-old boy died while swimming in a pool of water. A two-year-old girl who had gone to take a bath in River Nyasare in Migori County, also drowned yesterday. Heavy rains hampered eorts to rescue her. Her body was recovered two hours later and buried. In Busia County, another two-year-old girl died in Walatsi location after raging floods brought down their house as she slept. According to councillor Jack Wambulwa of Walatsi Ward, the oods swept the house as her parents were out digging trenches to divert water that had ooded the compound. Her parents were not aware that raging oods had already entered the house, said Mr Wambulwa The heavy rains have rendered many roads impassable. About 120 people in Kisii County have been moved to Emanga PAG Church after their houses developed deep cracks and walls collapsed in Nyamache district. The cracks started last week
BACKGROUND
People moved
Last week, a man died in Migori Town due to ooding The Red Cross estimates that close to 55 people have so far been killed by the heavy rains which have also destroyed property and crops People living in ood-prone areas have been advised to move to safer ground to avert calamities
and continued to expand by the weekend forcing district commissioner Stanley Too to evacuate the residents. Ms Jemimah Kwamboka, whose house has collapsed, said she saw a crack on the oor after a thunderstorm last week. Mr Too urged residents to stay
A road leading to the Lopiding Sub-district Hospital in Lokichogio, Turkana West District that has been destroyed by oods.
at the church until geologists assessed the danger. We have informed the provincial geologist to access the extent of the damage. More than 20 houses have been destroyed, said Mr Too. Area MP Chris Obure asked Special Programmes minister Esther Murugi to help aected families. There are close to 120 people residing at the church without food and proper facilities, said Mr Obure. Gucha District National Environmental Management Authority
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Roads impassable
ocer Vincent Oloo Ochiengi attributed the cracks to the heavy rains. At Rangwe Trading Centre in Homa Bay County, several traders were by yesterday counting losses after heavy rains left a trail of destruction. The rains also uprooted several trees that landed on some residential houses in Rangwe Division. By Wyclie Kipsang, Jackline Moraa, Maurice Kaluoch, Elisha Otieno and Lynet Wafula
Nyachae and AG on new collision course

BY NATION REPORTER
A fresh row is brewing between the AttorneyGenerals oce and that if Constitution Implementation Commission over a Bill before Parliament. CIC chairman Charles Nyachae said his team was overlooked in the making of the Mining Bill. We asked to be given the Bill to peruse last year but we did not get it. We are surprised to see it before Parliament yet we have not made our contribution, Mr Nyachae said yesterday. The two oces have in the past engaged in erce exchanges over key laws. In the last clash, which arose after the CIC said the AG was frustrating its work, Prof Githu Muigai retorted that he was only answerable to the President, Prime Minister and Kenyans. However, Prof Muigai and Mr Nyachae seemed to have buried the hatchet early this year after a meeting in Naivasha. Yesterday, Mr Nyachae said there was a persistent effort to sideline his commission in violation of Article 261 of the Constitution. He said there were glaring Constitution issues in the Mining Bill that needed to be ironed out before MPs debated it. He cited other Bills the Judicature Act and the Engineering Act that, he said, were passed without his teams contribution. The person at fault is the AG. I have no personal issues with him but he has continued to ignore us, Mr Nyachae. At the same time, Mr Nyachae also said he would write to President Kibaki to seek clarication on the appointment of county commissioners that has sparked controversy.
Name new DPM, party tells Raila

BY NATION REPORTER
A top ODM party organ now wants Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi stripped of the post. The National Executive Committee asked Prime Minister Raila Odinga to sack Mr Mudavadi and replace him with a loyal party member. It also directed the partys chief whip, Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo, to promptly replace his deputy, Mumias MP Ben Washiali, who defected to Mr Mudavadis new party, the United Democratic Forum, on Saturday. The National Executive Committee instructs the party leader to nominate a new Deputy Prime Minister in accordance with Section 3 (3) of the National Accord and Reconciliation Act of 2008, to represent the interest of the ODMs side of the grand coalition, the NEC noted in resolutions read to the Press by the partys deputy secretary-general, Mr Joseph Nkaissery. The NEC further instructs the party chief whip to replace the deputy chief whip, who has since quit the party, he added. It was the rst NEC meeting since Mr Mudavadi led several MPs, mainly from Western Province, out of the party after a dispute over the partys nomination rules.
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ELECTIONS | Push to punish over 100 party-hopping MPs
There is no money for by-elections: Treasury

Seats would remain vacant until next polls, warns Githae
BY OLIVER MATHENGE
mathenge@ke.nationmedia.com he Treasury has cautioned against a push to declare more than 100 parliamentary seats vacant over party-hopping by sitting MPs. Those parties involved should consider the cost of the by-elections that are likely to arise, Finance minister Njeru Githae said yesterday. Mr Githae (above) said that even if the seats were declared vacant, there would be no money to run the byelections. The seats that are declared vacant will stay like that until the next General Election, he said. The minister said the country would need at least Sh5 billion to carry out the by-elections which come close to the next General Election, whose budget is still in contention. I would like to request
Sh5bn
The cost of holding byelections in 100 constituencies

the parties involved to consider the nancial position of this country. It costs at least Sh50 million to conduct a by-election. Conducting 100 by-elections will cost about Sh5 billion. We have not budgeted for these by-elections, Mr Githae said. Treasurys concerns came as Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission boss Issack Hassan said the commissions hands were tied by two cases that have been in court since last year. He said that IEBC lawyers
had advised the commission to keep o the matter until the cases were determined. One case involves Narc Kenya and its expelled members, Juja MP William Kabogo and Gidion Mbuvi (Makadara). The other involves ODM and its rebel members, led by Eldoret North MP William Ruto. Registrar of Political Parties Lucy Ndungu removed Mr Kabogo and Mr Mbuvi from the Narc-K register, but the two went to court arguing that the party did not give them a fair hearing. ODM filed a constitutional application seeking to strip MPs Ruto, Charles Keter (Belgut), Isaac Rutto (Chepalungu), Aden Duale (Dujis) and Joshua Kutuny (Cherangany) of both their party membership and parliamentary seats. Sources within IEBC say that the registrar has been unable to act because of a loophole in the law. It is unclear whether it is the registrar or the parties which should determine when one is deemed to have resigned.
Ms Triza Njeri and her children lay a wreath on the grave of her husband Samwel Kamau Wanjiru yesterday during a ceremony to mark one year since his death.
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Wanjiru mother skips memorial

The first anniversary of former Olympic marathon champions death was marked yesterday in Nyahururu. His mother did not attend the ceremony. Kamaus wife Triza Njeri and another woman claiming to have the late athletes child Judy Wambui separately visited the grave to lay wreaths. A group of athletes training at the Nyahururu Municipal Stadium paid homage to their departed colleague. Ms Njeri was accompanied by her two children, Hannah Wanjiru and Simon Njoroge. In a brief speech at the stadium, she told the athletes to invest well the money they earn from the sport because you dont know about tomorrow. You should also be your brothers keeper by helping each other in dicult times, she told the runners. Ms Njeri later joined Kamaus grandparents Samuel Kamau and Rebecca Nyokabi to the graveside at Gatimu village to lay wreaths at the grave. Two hours after Ms Njeri and her group left, Ms Wambui arrived from Nakuru accompanied by three friends for a similar ceremony. Ms Wambui appealed to all concerned to let Kamaus soul rest in peace by embracing tolerance and unity.
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BUDGET | Finance ministry insists it can only raise Sh17.5bn
Now polls agency seeks Sh31.5bn

Commission had earlier asked for Sh41.4bn from the Treasury to conduct next General Election
BY JULIUS SIGEI
jsigei@ke.natiomedia.com he electoral commission has reduced the amount it needs to conduct the next General Election from the Sh41.4 billion to Sh31.5 billion. The new figure, however, does not include the amount for a re-run, which the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has put at Sh5.4 billion. While giving the estimates to the parliamentary Committee on Justice and Legal Aairs, IEBC chairman Issack Hassan appealed to MPs not to reduce the gure further to avoid denting the credibility of the next polls. We are a public body. These gures will be audited by the auditor-general. Please, dont cripple the commission. The Treasury derives pleasure in slashing budgets and giving pressure to others, said Mr Hassan. The Treasury, however, stood its ground, with its nance ocer Isaiah Ochelle telling the House committee that it could only raise the Sh17.5 billion it has budgeted. The committee, chaired by Githunguri MP Njoroge Baiya, had last week asked the commission to revise its budget and present a leaner proposal. Mr Hassan yesterday told the committee that Sh4 billion would go towards voter registration while Sh2 billion would be used to buy a gadget that will help guard against
Global Fund makes U-turn and pledges to give grants

BY NATION REPORTER
The Global Fund will start accepting applications for grants in September, five months after it announced it would not support new initiatives until 2014 due to lack of funds. In a statement on Friday, the Fund says it will consider new applications for grants covering malaria, HIV and tuberculosis in September, with actual funding expected early next year. The funds board said the decision was made possible by a new nancial forecast which estimated that approximately $1 billion would be available to fund new grants.
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Year when Global Fund had said it would resume funding
Voter registration
We are a public body. These gures will be audited by the auditorgeneral. Please, dont cripple the commission. The Treasury derives pleasure in slashing budgets and giving pressure to others
IEBC chairman Isaak Hassan
double voting. The equipment inspects the ngerprint to ensure no one votes twice. It helps ensure there is no stung
IEBC chairman Isaak Hassan (left) and acting chief executive ocer James Oswago before the parliamentary Committee on Justice and Legal Aairs in Nairobi yesterday.
of ballots and tracks the number of people who have voted by any given time. Another Sh1.2 billion would be used to buy new vehicles to access far-flung, rugged and large constituencies. From our calculations, it will take Sh800 million to hire vehicles. We nd it economical to buy them as they can be used for the next two elections or so, said IEBC acting chief executive James Oswago. Mr Hassan said Sh600 million would go towards paying 100,000 security ocers. He accused police
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commissioner Mathew Iteere of declining to foot the bill. We dont know why the police commissioner cant pay them yet they are doing their duty anyway, he said. Unlike in past polls when Kenyans were only required to elect the president, MPs and councillors, this time they will be expected to pick governors, senators and women representatives as well. Mr Oswago defended the rise in the number of polling stations from 23,000 in 2007 to 45,000 in the coming elections, saying IEBC hoped to register 18 million voters.
Japan renewed its commitment to the Global Fund by deciding to make its largest annual contribution ever in 2012 despite the unprecedented earthquake on March 11, 2011, says Masaki Noke, a board member. The decision to suspend funding was met with angry protests in Kenya and globally, with civil society calling on donors, especially the Americans, to honour their pledges. Locally, the National Aids Control Council has intensied its campaign to become an autonomous body with funding from the government. Head of legal services Daniel Konyango said the council faced many problems in performing its tasks under a line ministry and dwindling donor funds.
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10 | National News
Stop begging for food, Kenya told

United Nations declares that Africa has suitable conditions to feed its people
BY DAVE OPIYO
dopiyo@ke.nationmedia.com enya and other African countries have been urged to stop begging for food aid as it is an aront to their dignity, a report says. The region, says the United Nations African Human Development 2012 report, had ample land, water and a favourable climate to grow its own food. However the report, launched yesterday by President Kibaki at the UN oces in Gigiri, says despite all this, the continent was still grossly food-insecure. Sub-Saharan Africa, it says, had also done badly in reducing malnutrition, with more than one in every four Africans undernourished. Food security, it says, could only be achieved through instant action in four critical areas.
HUNGER | New report says asking for food an aront to continents dignity
BRIEFLY
NAIROBI
Rwandans in abduction bid case freed on bail

Three Rwandans have been charged with attempting to abduct a woman at a bus stage. Mr Twali Fidel, Mr Miremba Eugene and Mr Hakizan Azaria allegedly tried to abduct Ms Disdora Felishchan Shanyo at Ebulbul near Ngong town on May 14. Chief magistrate Emily Ominde freed them on Sh50,000 bond with a Kenyan surety. The case will be mentioned on May 25.
They include raising farm output, improving nutritional awareness, building social protection and safety net programmes such as crop insurance and cash transfer schemes. Governments should also enhance the capacity of vulnerable groups like women, who play a major role in food production. Yesterday, Dr Tegegnework Gettu, director of the UNDPs regional bureau for Africa as well as Ms Helen Clark, a former New Zealand Prime Minister, said they were disappointed that impressive GDP growth rates had not translated into elimination of hunger and malnutrition. Its a harsh paradox that in a world of food surpluses, hunger and malnutrition remain pervasive on a continent with ample agricultural endowments, said Mr Gettu, in a summary of the report ndings.
27pc
Percentage of Kenyans who are food insecure
It is time people in the region understood Africa is not destined to starve

UNDP ocial Tegegnework Gettu
Misguided policies, lack of political commitment and
weak institutions are to blame for failure to attain food security, he said. It is time people in the region understood Africa is not destined to starveIt will not if it puts in place proper policies, he said. President Kibaki said Kenya had made important strides towards enhancing food security in the last 10 years, leading to a reduction in the number of food-insecure Kenyans. These have reduced from 52 per cent in 2003 to the current 27 per cent, he said. The President said despite the report rating Kenya as one of the countries at high risk of food insecurity, reforms in the agricultural sector were bearing fruit. He, however, regretted that more people had become dependent on famine relief due to a growing urban population and droughts.
KIJABE
Two children burnt to death as mother works

Two children were burned to death as their mother worked at her salon in Kijabe Town in Lari constituency. Charity Nakwe (12) and Khaki Nakwe (4), were alone at home when neighbours noticed thick smoke coming from their timber house. The neighbours tried to break down the door, which was locked from inside, but failed.
DEMONSTRATION | Former workers demand terminal dues

Some of the more than 100 casual workers at Packaging Manufacturers in Changamwe demonstrate outside the factory demanding their terminal dues. The workers said they were sacked after demanding payslips as the company was allegedly deducting tax which was not remitted to the Kenya Revenue Authority.
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KITUI
Kenyans asked to help in war against terror

Kenyans have been asked to help in the war against terror in the country. CID director Ndegwa Muhoro said it is dicult to win the war unless Kenyans helped his department with information on the suspects and their sympathisers. Speaking to journalists in Kitui, Mr Muhoro said: We cannot uncover them overnight, ghting terrorism requires planning and meticulous intelligence gathering. He said Kenyans should not expect quick results.
Police ocer killed in vehicle explosion

BY NATION REPORTER
An Administration Police officer was killed and four others seriously injured after their vehicle was blown up by an explosive in Lagdera, Garissa County yesterday. The officers were on patrol when their Toyota Land Cruiser ran over the improvised explosive device (IED) at Dagahaley at 11am. North Eastern provincial police boss Leo Nyongesa said the injured ocers were taken to the Dadaab District Hospital and later own to Nairobi. Their condition is serious and they have been airlifted to Nairobi for specialised treatment, said Mr Nyongesa. A witness told the Nation that the blast, which was heard several kilometres away, caused panic and residents scampered to safety. The explosive extensively damaged the police vehicle. IEDs have been a weapon of choice for Al-Shabaab militias in the region since the Kenya Defence Forces moved into Somalia to ght the terror group last October. Police are investigating the matter. There were two grenade attacks on residents in Garissa and an IED attack on a military convoy in Mandera on November 24, last year. Two more police officers were killed in Dadaab on December 5, 19-20. On December 12, an IED went o in Wajir injuring an intelligence ocer as he left Jamhuri Day celebrations.
Their condition is serious and they have been airlifted to Nairobi for specialised treatment
North Eastern provincial police boss Leo Nyongesa
National News 11
DIRT| Garbage piles near council oces
DISPUTE | Law rm has sued bank over Sh38m legal fees
Judge pulls out of Ahmednasir case

Lawyers accuser in pupilage row has also named me adversely before vetting board, says Justice Musinga
BY PAUL JUMA
pjuma@ke.nationmedia.com BACKGROUND
BRIEFLY
MOMBASA
Seafarers union wants KMA board dissolved

The Seafarers Union of Kenya has demanded the disbandment of the Kenya Maritime Authority board on grounds that it was not properly constituted. The seafarers claimed they were not represented contrary to the law. According to the KMA Act, all stakeholders in the shipping industry are supposed to be represented on the board, said secretary-general Abubakar Omar.
Suit in court since 2004

June 22, 2001: NBK instructs Mr Abdullahis law rm to act for it in a case led by directors of Lake Victoria Fishing Limited. The company, which was in receivership, had sued NBK to bar it from taking over its assets. March 30, 2004: The law rm led a bill of costs in court seeking payment of legal fees after conclusion of the case. August 5, 2004: NBK was ordered to pay the law rm Sh38,279,118 as legal fees. October 1, 2004: Mr Abdullahis goes to court seeking to compel NBK to pay the costs.
judge yesterday disqualied himself from hearing a Sh38.2 million dispute between a bank and lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi. Mr Justice Daniel Musinga said he could not hear the case because Mr Brian Yongo, who has led a complaint with the Law Society of Kenya against Mr Abdullahi (right) had also named him adversely before the judges vetting board. He referred the case to Mr Justice Alfred Mabeya. After brief consultation with counsel in chambers, it is hereby agreed that this matter be mentioned on June 20, 2012. I also recuse myself from hearing this case any further because Mr Brian Yongo, who has made a complaint against the plainti herein, has also made an unrelated complaint against me to the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board, the judge wrote in a brief ruling, which the Nation exclusively saw, add-
ing: It would therefore be improper to hear this case. Earlier, the National Bank of Kenya, through lawyer Ochieng Oduol, had asked the court to suspend the case until Mr Abdullahi is cleared
of claims that he forged his pupilage certicate. Mr Abdullahi, who is a member of the Judicial Service Commission, is a partner at Ahmednasir, Abdikadir and Company Advocates. The law rm is pursuing Sh38,279,118 in legal fees from NBK. The case has been in court since 2004. Mr Yongo, a businessman, has lodged a complaint with LSK, claiming that Mr Abdullahi was not qualied to practise as an advocate. And yesterday, the bank asked Justice Musinga to adjourn the case, citing the allegations. An adjournment would enable the bank to obtain documents from LSK regarding the complaints about Mr Abdullahis qualication, Mr Oduol submitted. However, Mr Abdullahis lawyer, Mr Waweru Gatonye, protested that the said letter, which was copied to him, did not refer to any request for documents from LSK. He opposed the adjournment, arguing that complaints against law rms were normal and the same could not be used as an excuse to adjourn court proceedings. According to Mr Oduol, if the allegations that Mr Abdullahi was not a qualied lawyer were proved, it would impact on the substratum of the legal fees case. The matter was to proceed to full hearing yesterday.
SIAYA
Embrace modern worship, clergy told

Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo has challenged Christian leaders in Siaya County to embrace modern worshipping methods to attract youths in the church. Mr Midiwo said this would help curb crime and promote morality through spiritual guidance and counselling of the youth.
ELDORET
Lobbies demand more teeth for Aids agency

People living with HIV/Aids in the North Rift have faulted the National Aids Control Council Order 1999, saying it lacks the legal framework to combat the disease. They instead want MPs to approve the National Aids Commission Bill 2012, which establishes a legal body to ght HIV/ Aids. Nacc North Rift eld ocer Mohamed Osman urged MPs to pass the Bill. If approved, Nacc will become an independent commission with State funding, he said.
A Kimathi estate resident walks by neglected garbage structure in Nyeri town yesterday. The structure is barely a kilometre away from the Nyeri municipal council oces and yet it has not been emptied for several months.
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12 | Opinion
Things are looking up, but were not there yet

he Economic Survey released yesterday conrms that Kenya has been well on the way to recovery after the meltdown following the 2007 elections. Kenya attained, in 2010, a GDP growth of 5.8 per cent, up from 2.7 in 2009 and a low of 1.5 in 2008. That latter gure was a major decline recorded from the seven per cent growth before the postelection violence brought the dream of sustained recovery tumbling down. The impressive growth recorded in 2007 was itself the outcome of a slow and steady recovery after the change of guard in December 2002. A new administration instituted policies geared towards rescuing Kenya from the depths wrought by a regime seemingly dedicated to destroying the economy and all institutions of governance. The results, within one electoral cycle, were there for all to see. Come the elections, however, and all the good work was undone. Even as the numbers show a steady economic recovery, they also reveal that the electoral cycle downturn is upon us again. Growth declined from 5.8 per cent in 2010 to 4.4 per cent last year. For this year, projections are as low as 3.5 per cent. Several factors are cited for the declining growth. Some are external, such as contraction in the global economy and high fuel prices. Others include inconsistent rainfall, high interest rates, and the cost of devolved government structures. The report also acknowledges the uncertain political environment as electioneering kicks in. It is surprising, therefore, that in the policy interventions outlined, there is scant mention of the urgent need to x bad politics and bad governance. That is where lies the greatest threat to stability, peace, unity, and ultimately, to economic growth.
NHIF SCANDAL | Jaindi Kisero
Yes, reform universities

he signicance of higher education in the life of a nation is well-documented. Any nation that seeks economic, political and social success must invest in tertiary education. Kenyas higher education has grown exponentially in the past two decades and the result is a reasonably fair supply of human resources. But the growth has come with challenges, including inadequate funding and declining quality, necessitating urgent and radical reforms. This is why the Ministry of Higher Education has worked on a policy and a Bill to transform the sector. The proposed Universities Bill 2012, which is yet to be tabled in Parliament, makes wide-ranging proposals, key among them, to match resources with expenditure. For example, instead of universities being given money depending on the number of students enrolled, they will henceforth be funded according to the courses they oer. Admission to universities and colleges will also be streamlined, while a new commission will be set up to manage higher education. Education reforms are inevitable, but more discussions are necessary to rene the proposals and ensure the Bill gives value to the country.
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Caretaker board should have been peopled by experts, not bureaucrats I

dont agree with the approach the government has taken in trying to resolve the National Hospital Insurance scandal. How do you choose civil servants and academics who do not have a clue about medical insurance into a caretaker board to unravel such a complex issue? That board is full of State bureaucrats who cannot tell the dierence between fee for service and capitation the two concepts at the heart of the controversy. The board is too big, unwieldy and full of interest groups with conicting interests. What you needed most in that board is expertise in the eld of medical insurance. We needed to involve representations from professional associations such as the Association of Kenya Insurers and the Actuarial Society of Kenya. Investigating and determining whether Clinix and Meridian clinics have committed acts of corruption is the easy part. Nor is it dicult to discover whether service providers have been paid for services they did not deliver. Finding the extent and gravity of the problem of ghost clinics will not be dicult. The dicult part for the caretaker board will be in charting the way forward. It requires more technical and deeper understanding of the subject matter than you can get from those bureaucrats appointed to sit on the caretaker board. Several questions arise. What are the terms of reference of this caretaker board? Who developed the terms of reference? Does the board have the technical ability and knowledge to advise the government on whether or not to cancel or continue with the outpatient medical scheme for civil servants? Do members of the board have the competence and knowledge to advise on what needs to be done to ne-tune and seal the loopholes that merchants have exploited to abuse the NHIFs system of accrediting hospitals? Clearly, knowledge, experience and competence on the subject matter were not important considerations in their appointment. Personally, I nd the idea of providing primary healthcare to civil servants through capitation very appealing. Do we, really, want to drop this experiment after trying it for merely three months? Until recently, civil servants and members of the disciplined forces were paid monthly allowances of between Sh375 and Sh2,490 a month, depending on the job group. Since the allowance was paid together with salaries, most civil servants spent the meagre amounts on other things. Which is why the idea of pooling all medical allowances paid to civil servants into one fund and utilising the money to buy insurance cover made economic sense. The government was introducing a system where a poorly-paid policeman working in Isebania on the border with Tanzania was going to be able to take his child to a clinic for outpatient services for as many times as he wished within the year without having to pay a cent. After all, the practice of insurance is based on the law of averages. We must also not forget
Lets punish the culprits behind the mess at the NHIF, but we should not throw out the baby out with the bath water
that the NHIF came into the picture very late in the day. Indeed, the original plan was for the government to purchase insurance for civil servants from the private sector. But this route had to be abandoned because private insurance companies were just too greedy. They quoted a whopping Sh12 billion for the service when the money from the pool of funds was a mere Sh2.7 billion. The NHIF only came in as a last resort. It jumped into the fray, oering to provide low-cost primary healthcare services through the capitation system. The NHIF had just concluded a pilot study on the feasibility of doing so sustainably. When we are through with the side-issues, we must go back to discussing the sustainability of these services. Today, doctors will charge you as much as Sh3,000 in consultation fees even where the aiction you are suering from is a mere sore throat. Lets punish the culprits behind the mess at the NHIF, but it will be a big blunder if we throw out the baby out with the bath water. jkisero@ke.nationmedia.com
Opinion 13 THE CUTTING EDGE

BY THE WATCHMAN
HELB IS JOKING. The Higher Education Loans Board is not only inecient, but could also be breaking the law as it seeks to recover loans from past beneciaries, charges Rhoda Ngare. At her oce, she claims, she and some of her colleagues who didnt go to university have received demand letters. So have those who did but didnt borrow any money from HELB. I hope they are not just obtaining random email addresses and sending the letters or could some of the money have been illegally lent? asks Rhoda. Her contact is rhodangare@yahoo.com.
SO IS AIRTEL. After receiving calls from Tel 0733100301 and getting connected to noisy music several times, a rather curious F. Kanyi sought know who was behind this as the caller didnt even bother to speak to him. He, therefore, called Airtel for help and was stunned to learn that this is the companys service marketing line. Not so impressed, Kanyi quips: Is this how marketing is done these days? It is a total lack of courtesy. His contact is Tel 0733454502. GUM TREES DISAPPEARING. The gum trees on Nairobis Nyerere Avenue from the Processional Way junction up to the YMCA have been disappearing one by one, laments disgusted nature lover Raj Shah. He would like to know from the City Council whether this is part of some properly planned activity or could someone be pocketing the proceeds from the sale of timber? All that is now left, he adds, are ugly stumps as no new trees have been planted to replace those chopped down. His contact is chuitrading@gmail.com.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Francis W. Wangusi
his year, Kenya will migrate its four million analogue TV viewers to the digital platform. The switch over is the culmination of a journey that started in 2006, during the World Radio Conference in which all countries of the world agreed to adopt digital TV broadcasting by 2015. Subsequently, the Ministry of Information and Communications set up the Digital Television Committee (DTC) to spearhead the implementation and to advise the government on the migration process. The DTC is made up of representatives from the Ministry of Information, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, private broadcasters, the National Communications Secretariat and the Communications Commission of Kenya. One of its rst tasks was to advise the government on the appropriate digital technology, which led to the adoption of the DVB T standard that the public broadcaster, KBC, subsequently used to deploy the digital platform in Nairobi and its environs. In 2010, the government resolved to upgrade to the DVB T2 standard. KBC subsequently upgraded its digital platform to the DVB T2 standard, which is now available in Nairobi and its environs. Most regions are
Why Kenyans should be excited about migrating from analogue to digital TV T

participation in this sector. The introduction of the signal distribution market segment is a milestone for the broadcasting industry as it has reduced barriers to entry. With the burden of infrastructure roll out now being shouldered by signal distributors, broadcasters can focus their investment and energy on studio set-up and content creation. Digital broadcasting will move Kenya towards establishing a more equitable, just and people-centred information society. The spectrum freed as a result of the migration will be re-assigned to the ICT industry to support the everincreasing need for wireless communication services. The migration process has had its fair share of challenges. While the DVB T2 platform is ready, compliant set top boxes are yet to be available in the market. To overcome this challenge, the Commission has, on behalf of the government, called on the private sector to import the set boxes. To increase consumer awareness of the benets of digital TV broadcasting, CCK will soon launch a campaign. Migration to digital TV broadcasting oers an opportunity for the growth of the creative industry. With more TV channels, the market for content creation will grow by leaps and bounds, thus
A billboard advertising the digital television concept in Kenya

expected to be covered before the end of this year. As alluded to above, digital TV broadcasting is poised to oer higher spectrum eciency, better picture quality and clearer sound. As a result, more broadcasting channels will be available, oering more choice to consumers, interactivity and access to electronic programming guides. To fast-track the deployment of the digital signal, CCK has opened up its distribution to competition. As a result, the Pan African Networks Group Kenya Ltd was awarded a signal distribution licence in October 2011 through a competitive tender process. An additional player will be licensed through a competitive bidding process targeting the national level to promote local
creating many opportunities. There is also good news for pay TV broadcast content service providers as the Kenyan model provides for their accommodation on the digital platform. The platform will be more useful when we have a collage of free-to-air, pay television and a whole variety of content providers to ensure consumers enjoy the benets of migration by way of new, exciting and fresh programme content. As Kenyans are known to have a very rich appetite for what is Kenyan, we as an industry have no choice but to work towards taking advantage of this predisposition to capture the local market as well as the export one. The trick is to ensure complementary eorts of training, low cost of terminal equipment (particularly set top boxes), and continuous public awareness campaigns so that all can benet from the new era of broadcasting. The Digital Migration workshop by the African Media Initiative in collaboration with the United States Telecommunications Training Institute comes at an opportune moment as we all wait to learn from the successes and challenges of other regions. Mr Wangusi is the acting director-general, CCK. (info@cck.go.ke).
Mr Matemu (left) while working with KRA

SHAME ON THEM. Three months ago, they rejected Mumo Matemu and other anti-graft commission nominees, but the same MPs last week made an about-turn and unanimously endorsed them, notes David Motari. Where did the passion the nominees had been said to lack so suddenly sprouted from? It is time we kicked out all these MPs. Why delay an important decision and return to vote for the very same thing they had rejected? Shame on them all! yells David, whose contact is dmots2005@yahoo.com. AT NTV WE CARE. Not all the media have neglected science and technological innovations as alleged by Muthoka Musyoka. NTV Business Editor Wallace Kantai says: If only he had watched PM Live most of last week! We covered the Science and Technology Week deeply, in addition to interviewing the CEO of the National Council of Science and Technology, Prof Shaukat Ali Abdulrazak. We also featured interviews and demonstrations with a couple of the young fellows showcasing their technology. NAIROBI TOO DIRTY. Nairobi is not a clean city, says Alnashir Walji, appalled at the mounds of rotting garbage all over the place. The residents, Alnashir adds, risk contracting infectious diseases or a major epidemic outbreak. Why isnt anybody concerned about the impression created amongst tourists and foreign dignitaries visiting our capital city? The garbage is an eyesore that we must clear to keep the city clean, His contact is alnashirdwalji@yahoo.com.
Have an immaculate day, wont you!
THINGS LOOKING UP | Jonathan Power
Third World poverty rates falling rapidly W

e all know the clichs: Is the glass half full or half empty? Is the light in the tunnel the train coming towards you? But this time the new World Bank gures for the decrease in Third World poverty are absolutely clear. The glass is lling up. The train is not going to crash into us. The doomsayers from Malthus in 1798 to Ehrlichs The Population Bomb to the Club of Rome to some of the activists at World Trade meetings and to the UNs Food and Agriculture Organisation which in a quite recent mistake reported that the number of hungry people soared from 875 million in 2005 to one billion in 2009, have been proved wrong. Poverty is on a world-wide decrease in Asia, the Arab world and in Latin America at a fast clip. In Africa less fast. The World Bank calculates its gures on a three-year basis, but only measures up to 2010. However, preliminary evidence suggests that the downward path in poverty over the last 18 months has decreased even further. Nevertheless, those who say statistics, damned lies and statistics have a point. In Nigeria where the economy is doing very well the rate of poverty has actually risen. When I asked the IMF representative why, he said the experts
In sub-Saharan Africa, the countries which received the most aid made the most progress with children
didnt know. It doesnt make sense, he said agricultural production is increasing steadily and most people still live o the land. Black Africa, has seen the largest turnaround in the number of its poor. Between 1981 and 2005 the number rose, almost doubling. But in 2008 it fell by ve per cent and is now falling steadily. In Latin America the number of poor rose until 2000 when the trend was sharply reversed. In Brazil it fell dramatically. Global poverty has fallen by a half between 1990 and 2010. Thus it has met the target of the UNs Millennium Development goal ve years early. China is the star, accounting for half of the long-term rate of decline. Since 1981 it has taken 660 million people out of poverty. India too has had a lot of success under the reforming zeal of the
present government of Manmohan Singh. A report by Kotak Mahindra Bank says that in rural areas, which account for 20 per cent of the countrys economy and 70 per cent of its people, the growth rate per annum was 17 per cent in recent years. Even with the economic turbulence of the last few years poverty rates have continued to fall thanks to the countercyclical, Keynesian, policies practised by a majority of Third World countries. Nevertheless, by the year 2015 there will still be around 1 billion people living on less than $1.25 a day. If one pushes the cut-o point up to $2.50 a day, Third World progress is much less dramatic. These overall statistics hide some highlights. According to the UKs Overseas Development Institute, four more million children are living beyond their fth birthday than in 1990. The progress has been most remarkable in Brazil, Vietnam and yesterdays basket case, Bangladesh. Aid is a big factor when it is combined with good governance, commitment, well planned programmes and technological innovation. In sub-Saharan Africa the countries which received the most aid made the most progress with children. Mr Power is a London-based syndicated columnist
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14 | Letter
To the editor
Fuel prices up for no reason whatsoever
The cost of fuel has once again gone up by Sh2 across the country at a time when crude oil prices are plummeting and the rains have lled our dams for hydro-electric power generation. Fuel is at the heart of economic growth for any nation. Fuel drives our industries and when we fail to manage the cost of fuel in a consistent manner, we are denitely not doing any justice to citizens. An increase in fuel price triggers a chain of events. Costs of production go up and this comes with lots of suering for the common man who has to bear the burden of paying more for basic products. Even industrialists are at a loss on how to sell expensive products to low income earners. This leads to job losses, courtesy of our visionless Energy Regulatory Board. Many Kenyans are getting substandard education because the teacher is concerned with how to make ends meet. Yet, the people we have given responsibility to lead are busy competing to become presidents, even as they have nothing to show for their time as MPs and Cabinet ministers. Amid all this, theft of national resources soars. Look at what we are busy advertising Konza City, a dream city. How can we manage this dream when we are not able to manage the current reality? Nairobi is in lth. We are messing up our own future always setting wrong priorities. ODHIAMBO T. OKETCH, Nairobi
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TALKING POINT
Forget county commissioners and appoint heads of civil service rst

ebate on the appointment of county commissioners is deflecting our national thinking from the real issues. In my opinion, the most important position that should be lled immediately is that of the proposed head of county public service. This oce will in the interim, prepare the groundwork for the seamless inception of operations of the governor and county executive. Government officers whose functions fall under county governments should be placed under the head of county public service and not the county commissioner. In our usual Kenyan style of debating and splitting hairs without giving solutions, we shall forget that the most critical part is the preparation for county administration. The Cabinet should provide guidance on this matter. VINCENT GITHINJI NGARi, Nyeri
Emails from correspondents
SHORT TAKES
GHOST NATION: Yesterdays cartoon in the Nation gave the right impression of our country in terms of non-existent workforce, facilities or services. But probably due to lack of space, Gado failed to include ghost CDF and youth projects. When I walk across the country, I see some CDF projects with an old look and in lthiest state unimaginable. If you hear millions were spent in constructing, you want to scream. MPs are even not ashamed to erect a signpost indicating that the project was funded by CDF. SHEM MUTULU, Nairobi
President Mwai Kibaki who appointed 47 county commissioners last week.
FILE | NATION
Gender equity
The recent move by President Kibaki to appoint 47 commissioners to head counties is unconstitutional. The Constitution clearly stipulates the need for equal gender representation in such appointments and to fully exploit the potential of all human beings. The National Accord binds the two principals and it was necessary for consultation to be done before the appointments. It is also absurd that the President acted in total disregard of public participation and transparency. With the commissioners left to coordinate and facilitate government functions within counties, we
should brace ourselves for a power play between the commissioners and the county governors. STEVE SISSO, Chemelil The uproar over the appointment of 47 county commissioners by the President is unnecessary. There would seem to be a crop of politicians who are always on the ready to oppose any decision that the President makes, even if its for the welfare of Kenyans. Some of the arguments being put across are clumsy that the Prime Minister was not consulted, that the appointments favoured certain tribes, for example. RASHID AHMED, Mombasa
SITUATIONS VACANT: An application in court to compel the Speaker to declare 100 seats vacant (Nation, May 15) is timely. The argument that sponsoring all these by-elections is expensive is baseless since the rule of law must be adhered to whether its cheap or not. Since these MPs defected willingly, they should then be willing to go back to the electorate and seek fresh mandate. If the government is broke then the seats should be declared vacant and defectors remain in the political cold without pay till the next elections. VIDEN OCHIENG, Kisumu IN GODS NAME: Recent demonstrations by clerics from Mumias due to poor investigations by the police after the killing of one of their own at Shibale centre, Mumias, was an act of disrepute from the men of the cloth. Our police inspire little or no condence, and demonstrating as one measure of making them work is futile in a force whose reform is still a pipe dream. The clerics had better seek the Lord in prayer and fasting. Street demos are degrading to clerics and self respecting citizens. They are societys mirror. ROBERT AMALEMBA, Kakamega A DOGS LIFE: Since the time a man was caught with dog meat in Nakuru, the dog has been referred to as mans best friend Is this true . given that insults like mbwa wewe (you dog ) are not only common in Kenya but abroad too. I will beat you like a dog he was treated like , a dog etc, are common phrases. How could a dog be mans best friend while most of Kenyan adults and their children throw stones at it on sight? It is a fact that most dogs in Kenya starve daily and never get medical care as cows, goats hens and pigs do. Lets try to be kind to dogs. CHARLES MUNGAI NDUNGI, Kabete
Boycotting PMs event a most backward practice

The habit of my central Kenya leaders of failing to attend development meetings like the one of restoration of Aberdare forest is most outdated and backward. Nearly all MPs decided not to join the Prime Minister in Nyeri County last weekend. Development is the same whether done by a person of same or different political party, and it is not limited to politics of a region. They should know that what Kenyans want is the improvement of their living conditions and not dirty games. Other Kenyans are watching their steps. With the new constitution in place, this behaviour reeks of intolerance. Even the local MP refused to join the PM. What a shame. KENNETH IRUNGU, Maseno
Are there posts in the Constitution for county commissioners? What will the governors do if commissioners are to carry out the functions we heard they are to do? From experience, I bet that between an elected governor and an appointed commissioner, Kenyans will pledge their allegiance to the governor. Kenyans must be vigilant against the numerous anti-change forces ganging up to frustrate change. ITERE FRANCIS, Nairobi
Frustrate change
Opposers
Stretch of road represents all that is wrong with Kenyans

Ngong Road between Dagoretti Corner and the Lenana School junction is a stretch of horror. On one side, tankers full of human waste are parked together with those that carry clean water. Fruit vendors sell their wares near pigs scavenging in the open drainage, while pubs with exposed nyama choma are next to two shops eerily displaying cons. A fuel station is next to apartments as though re ceased to break out. Opposite is a forest a hideout for carjackers and rapists. This short stretch represents everything wrong with the lifestyle of Kenyans. JAMES MWANGI, Auckland, New Zealand
Sh10 billion rains damage to roads shows work was shoddy

Last weeks revelation by Roads minister Franklin Bett that the ongoing heavy rains have caused Sh10 billion damage on our roads (Nation, May 11) left me asking what our roads are made o, especially those by local contractors. The disclosure came as we boasted of new infrastructure Thika superhighway AND Southern and Northern by-passes. The roads which maintained by the recently ISO certied city council are in a pathetic state. Does it mean local contractors are incompetent or use substandard material to build these roads? NIXON KANALI, Nairobi
YESTERDAYS QUESTION
DEBATE QUESTION
Was President Kibaki right to appoint county commissioners?

SAMWEL MAYAKA: No, it will impede the functions of the county governments. GRACEY MAGU: No. What exactly is their mandate when we know for a fact governors are supposed to be in charge of counties? PHILIP MBINDYO: No. He should have consulted the Prime Minister and considered regional, ethnic and gender balance in the appointments. JAMES NJAU: No. But even if you took President Kibaki to a classroom to teach him our Constitution, he would not comprehend. He is one of the architects of the imperial presidency, and has studied this form of governance having been in government since his youth uninterrupted. He is not alone. Many of our leaders are ignorant of constitutional requirements. Well put them in the straight and narrow through courts and related fora. JAIRUS K. AMBIRA: Yes. President Kibaki was right. This is all politicising issues that a group of leaders in this country are used to. Cant they give us a break?
Should party defectors seek fresh mandate from their constituents?

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Club owner, bouncer deny murdering night reveller

BY NATION REPORTER
A city club owner and a security guard have denied murdering a reveller on Tuesday last week. Mr Jackson Maina Wangui, the owner of Club Click, and Mr Joseph Kirero Sepi, a bouncer at the club, yesterday pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Kevin Oduor Onyango. The two were brought to court last week but did not plead because the identity of the deceased had not been established. Police reports say Mr Onyango was dragged out of the club at 3am on May 7 by a security guard and three other men and fatally shot in the head.
RELIEF FOR MOTORISTS | Bypass to ease trac congestion in town

Sino-Hydro contractors build a culvert on the new Kondele-Bandani road yesterday. The bypass is expected to ease trac congestion in Kisumu town, as heavy commercial vehicles en route other destinations will use it to avoid passing through the towns central business district.
JACOB OWITI | NATION
Creditor picks arbiter in row with Matiba over Sh1bn fee

BY NATION REPORTER
About 40 properties associated with former Cabinet minister Kenneth Matiba are the subject of a dispute between the politician and a creditor. The creditor, Mr Hanif Sheikh, who helped list Mr Matibas Hillcrest Schools out of receivership, is demanding a Sh1 billion fee for his services. He wants the High Court to issue orders stopping any interference with the properties until the dispute is resolved. Mr Sheikh would like the case to go for arbitration and picked retired Court of Appeal judge A.B. Shah to preside over the dispute. His lawyer, Mr Njoroge Regeru, is tomorrow scheduled to complete submissions why the properties should be preserved.
PROBE | Nyongo denies association with businessman
The accused is a husband and father of two infants and a provider for his 70-yearold sickly mother. It is in the interest of justice if he is released on reasonable bail
Defence lawyer Timothy Naeku
No identication documents were found on Mr Onyangos body. Postmortem results and his ngerprints were taken to the National Bureau of Registration which helped in identifying him. Immediately after denying the charge before Mr Justice Nicholas Ombija yesterday, Mr Sepi applied for bail through lawyer Timothy Naeku. He said he had constitutional right to be released on bail. Mr Naeku said his client had been in police custody since May 8, when he was arrested. He presented himself to the police immediately after the incident and has cooperated fully with investigators, he said.
New NHIF board freezes Clinix, Meridian accounts

House team grills two ministers over their role in the scheme that is steeped in controversy
BY CAROLINE WAFULA
cwafula@ke.nationmedia.com he NHIF caretaker board has frozen the accounts of Clinix and Meridian hospitals. The new development came as it emerged that the capitation model adopted by the health insurer does not appear anywhere in the agreement with the government. Clinix Healthcare Ltd was paid Sh202 million and Meridian Medical Group Sh116.9 million in the rst quarter of implementation of the ambitious Sh4.3 billion civil servants medical cover scheme. Yesterday, the new board chief executive Adan A Adan said in total NHIF disbursed Sh2.16 billion. We have frozen the accounts until these issues are resolved, said Mr Adan. The two health providers have been at the centre of a controversy over the implementation of the scheme in which the government contracted the NHIF to provide outpatient medical services to its employees. Separately, Medical Services Minister Anyang Nyongo and his Public Service counterpart Dalmas Otieno BACKGROUND
Denied claims
Clinix Healthcare Ltd and Meridian Medical Group are accused of operating ghost clinics. But they have denied the claims, saying they were not allocated funds per facility but as a lump sum payment. Clinix is registered as an oshore company in British Virgin Islands. The Director of Medical Services, Dr Francis Kimani said he raised a red ag at an NHIF Board meeting in January about 62 outlets of Clinix that had been accredited but were yet to be licensed.
faced the health parliamentary committee yesterday over their roles in the roll out of the scheme. Prof Nyongo was taken to task over his association with the owner of Clinix Healthcare Ltd and Gesto Pharmaceuticals, businessman Jayesh Saini. Prof Nyongo, however, said he has not had any business dealings with Mr Saini who identied himself before the committee on Monday as the Clinix chairman in charge of international business. Yes I know him as a service provider to NHIF. I have met him in the ministry, but as far as discussing any specic business deals, I have not been engaged, he stated. According to Mr Otieno, NHIF had another option apart from the capitation model, which involves advance payment for services over a period of time. The second option would have been capturing details of members and their families and the benets for each through software that would be available in all accredited health providers.
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The number of properties associated with Mr Kenneth Matiba that are at the centre of the dispute
Mr Matibas lawyers will thereafter give their response. Commercial Division presiding judge Daniel Musinga is expected to indicate when the court will make a ruling. Mr Shah and Mr Matiba have failed to agree on how much the former Kiharu MP and businessman, should pay the creditor. The creditor helped Mr Matiba reach a debt servicing deal with Barclays Bank, which had placed Hillcrest Schools under receivership due to indebtness to the nancial institution. The creditor wants the property to be preserved to allow the dispute to go for arbitration. He argues that an agreement between him and Mr Matiba contained an arbitration clause.
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TERRORISM | President Obama authorised deployment of 100 US Special Forces to collate intelligence
Big catch in joint hunt for LRA chiefs

News of the capture commander Maj-Gen Caesar Acellam a heartbreak to LRA rebel leader, since he is likely to spill the beans
LEFT: Maj-Gen Caesar Acellam, a senior member of the Lords Resistance Army, (centre) with his wife Gladys Adongo, 21, holding their one-year-old baby, and a Central African teenager at the Ugandan army base in Djema, DRC shortly after Maj-Gen Acellam, the fourthhighest ranking member of the LRA, was captured at the weekend.
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BELOW: US Army Africa commander, Maj-Gen- David Hogg (left), and the chief of Ugandan Defence Forces, Gen Aronda Nyakairima, on Monday during the opening of the US-sponsored biennial African Land Forces summit in Kampala. Maj-Gen Hogg has described the capture of LRA top commander, Maj-Gen Acellam this weekend as a great success against terrorism in the region. The Ugandan Army is leading a US-backed African Union force tasked with capturing the LRAs leaders, several of whom are wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
CHRONOLOGY
Life of a reluctant rebel commander

BY RISDEL KASASIRA AND TABU BUTAGIRA
Operation Lightning Thunder in December 2008, to capture LRA leader Joseph Kony. President Barack Obama last October authorised deployment of about 100 US Special Forces to collate intelligence using hightech equipment, and act as eld military advisers to the regional armies, to eect the elimination of the LRA. Maj-Gen Acellam, who once held the intelligence brief for the notorious rebel outfit was incidentally not one of the top ve LRA commanders, including Kony, who, although they remain at large, were indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) that issued warrants of arrest in 2005. Nevertheless, the Ugandan military described Maj-Gen Acellam, as a big catch and the highest ranking LRA commander to be held since 1987. According to Col Abdu Rugumayo, the UPDF Intelligence Ocer in charge of the counterLRA operation, Acellam was arrested on the banks of River Mbou in Central African Republic as he crossed with his family from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ugandan military ocials prevented journalists from probing Acellam on grounds they would unravel information likely to undermine the ongoing regional eort to rout Kony, but the capture is already generating debate on whether the rebel commander surrendered or was captured in battle. Maj-Gen Acellam was arrested with his wife Gladys Adongo, 21, their one-year-old baby and a house maid. Analysts point out it would be strange, in fact suicidal, for such an experienced rebel eld commander to walk through an
newsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com he capture of a top Lords Resistance Army eld commander at the weekend is a milestone that could signal they are closing in on notorious rebel leader Joseph Kony. News of the capture of MajGen Caesar Acellam by Ugandan army, must be a heart-break to Kony, since he is likely to spill the beans regarding the insurgent groups formation, recruitment and operation plan, as well as the whereabouts of its senior commanders that the Uganda Peoples Defence Force (UPDF) troops are hunting down in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Central Africa Republic jungles. Analysts say the taking of Maj-Gen Acellam, LRAs de facto Number Four into custody is likely to weaken Konys hand over his ghters, encourage more defections and buoy the regional manhunt for the fugitives who spread their terror simultaneously in three countries. The UPDF is leading a force of regional armies including South Sudan, DRC and CAR forces, who have been working together since the launch of
More defection
1962: Born in Mucwini Village in Chua County, Kitgum District, Northern Uganda. 1988: Enlisted voluntarily into LRA rebel group. He previously was LRA military intelligence chief. 2002: Kony withdrew him after UPDF soldiers injured him in the right leg inside South Sudan during Operation Iron Fist. 2007: His condant and LRA deputy commander, Vincent Otti is executed by Kong following disagreements over the directions of the dialogue as well as allegations of money irregularly exchanging hands during the Juba peace talks. After Ottis alleged killing, MajGen Acellam reportedly tried to escape but failed to beat Konys surveillance. They later made up, and Kony made him a Major General and assigned him as LRA eld commander until Saturday.
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The LRA commander was curiously trekking unguarded. He would later tell journalists that he had left his escorts, about 30, behind in the DRC. They planned to cross to CAR later, he said.
expansive jungle unguarded and only with his family of four, well aware that international troops are on his chase. But the Ugandan military ocers are adamant that they waited for him on target for two weeks, like a cat timing a mouse, and nally captured him. Our forces had been in that ambush for a fortnight; there was something we wanted and we have nally got it, said Col. Rugumayo, unable to hide his satisfaction with Acellams capture. Another Ugandan military commander, who has been involved in operations against the LRA in Sudan but is not part of the current eort told the Nation in a separate interview on Sunday, that
the top LRA commanders moved in such a pattern to avoid being tracked. Even Kony can move a whole month only with a few escorts and his family. That makes it very dicult to track him down, the commander, who could not be quoted on the record because of the military standing orders, said. But Col Rugumayo said there was a brief skirmish, even as he made no mention of any injuries or deaths on either side. The LRA commander was curiously trekking unguarded. He would later tell journalists that he had left his escorts, about 30, behind in the DRC. They planned to cross to CAR later, he said. Maj-Gen Acellam was a confidant of Vincent Otti, then a deputy LRA commander whom Kony ordered executed in October, 2007. Both Otti and Maj-Gen Acellam reportedly favoured the Juba peace talks. On the other hand, Kony, who initially warmed to the dialogue, assigned a team to represent him at the South Sudan capital, and later became distrustful of his emissaries whom he accused of turning money-makers. The disagreement, according to insiders, boiled up at the LRA lairs with Kony accusing Otti of taking money from Uganda government to cause mass defections. In the end, he ordered his execution. The LRA ghters captured in previous UPDF raids said Otti was tied to a tree and shot multiple times, and the body remained unburied for three days ostensibly to strengthen the spirit of the mystical LRA head, Joseph Kony. Maj-Gen Acellam tried to escape, but Kony kept a close watch through intensied surveillance
to restrain him. He, therefore, never got the chance to surrender, a senior government ocial, who was deeply involved in the Juba negotiations, told this newspaper. Maj-Gen Acellam, still fearing he could be eliminated, is said to have telephoned an inuential businessman in the northern Uganda town of Gulu, alleged to have had direct links with Kony, to intervene. Not much is known about what happened thereafter. Eventually, Maj-Gen Acellam made up with Kony who assigned him as LRA eld commander. Col Rugumayo insisted the implementer of the rebels plans sauntered into the ambush, with his family of four. Other security analysts say Maj-Gen Acellam moved lean probably to escape detection. The unnamed housemaid was left in Djema as the UPDF airlifted Maj-Gen Acellam, his wife and child, to their operational base in Nzara, South Sudan. The rebel commander said there is a lot of wild food in the jungles that starvation is not a threat for LRA ghters. Such edibles include wild yams that UPDF soldiers however, spat out when they tried a taste. Another revelation that MajGen Acellam made is that leaets dropped by regional armies, urging rebel ghters to defect, are usually picked up or seized by senior commanders. Thus the information on surrender does not reach the bulk of the targeted ghters. TO COMMENT ON THESE AND OTHER STORIES GO TO www.nation.co.ke
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WORLD
TOUGH | Macky Sall has signed a decree establishing a court to try economic and nancial crimes
BRIEFLY
LUANDA
Senegals new president cuts civil servants and ministers salaries

Leader is expected to try to re-adjust the salaries upwards once ministers complain
BY TAMBA JEAN-MATTHEW
NATION Correspondent and Agencies DAKAR, Tuesday
42 Angolan party members killed

More than 40 Angolan opposition supporters were killed and six injured in a road crash as they returned from a party meeting, police said on Tuesday. The accident happened late Sunday afternoon in Menga, a community in Kwanza Sul province, and killed 42 people and injured six, said provincial police commander Cabinda Daniel. The Unita opposition said the group was returning from a meeting in the community 380 kilometres southeast of the capital Luanda. Their vehicle was hit by a truck speeding from the opposite direction, then crashed on to the shoulder of the road. (AFP)
he government of Senegal has announced that salaries of civil servants will no longer exceed five million francs, approximately two thousand ve hundred dollars (KSh207,500). The Le Quotidien newspaper yesterday reported that the decision was in keeping with President Macky Salls ongoing drive to eradicate corruption. President Sall had during his campaign also promised to attain economic prosperity for all and bridge the gap between the rich and poor. Before the decision to reduce the salaries of some senior civil servants, President Sall last week said he felt scandalised when he discovered that the salaries of some junior civil servants was twice higher than their ministers. Le Quotiden newspaper reported for instance that the monthly salary of the outgoing director of the agency for the regulation of post and telecommunications was 14 million francs, approximately $70,000 (Ksh5.8m). The source also published the ECONOMY
LAGOS
Health workers suspend strike

Health workers in Nigeria on Monday suspended their oneweek nationwide strike with eect from Tuesday. Acting National Chairman for the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) Felix Faniran announced the suspension at a press conference in southwest Nigerias Oyo State. Faniran, who said the decision was to minimize the suerings of ordinary Nigerians, directed members to resume work at 8: a.m, local time on Tuesday. (Xinhua)
Senegalese President Macky Sall (right) shakes hands with Senegalese artist Ismaila Lo during an opening of the 10th Contemporary African Art Biennial, DakArt, in Dakar at the weekend.
monthly salaries of the outgoing directors of the sea port and that of the rural electrication as 11 and nine million francs or $50,000 and $45,000 respectively. The paper drew a ridiculous analogy between the salary of the outgoing director of the sea port at11 million francs and his former boss, the minister of environment and maritime aairs who earned about 3.5 million francs (about $7,000 a month. But analysts are expressing doubts over the duration of the decision by President Sall, arguing that he may have to reconsider his decision and adjust the salaries upwards. President Sall is heading for trouble, Mr Mbaye Fall, an economics professor told Africa Review, adding no minister can survive comfortably on $2;500 (KSh207,500) a month. The newly elected president would perhaps try to re-adjust the salaries, but could not be expected to back out on the fight against financial indiscipline. Last Thursday, President Sall signed a decree establishing a court to try economic and nancial crimes and particularly those civil servants whose assets would rise over their incomes. Several former senior civil servants
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President Sall is heading for trouble, Mr Mbaye Fall, no minister can survive comfortably on $2;500. He may have to reconsider his decision
Mbaye Fall, an economics professor
KHARTOUM
Sudanese activist journalist arrested

Mr Faisal Mohamed Salih, a journalist, academic and human rights activist was arrested yesterday, according to a number of activists. He was arrested from his house and it is yet to be conrmed whether he was taken to the journalists attorney or the state crimes attorney, said Adil Ibrahim, a journalist aliated with the Sudanese Journalists Network. (Reem Abbas, Nation Correspondent)
Country depends heavily on foreign aid

Senegal is a poor, mainly agricultural country that depends heavily on foreign aid. The global nancial crisis curtailed growth by cutting demand for exports (including phosphates, sh and peanuts), dampening tourism and reducing remittances from Senegalese working abroad, which play a big role in the economy. Analysts said the West African state would see growth of 4.3 per cent in 2012, thanks to the positive impact of roadbuilding and other investment schemes. Power cuts triggered street protests last June, and solving the problem has been the top priority of the government ahead of the election.
are expected to be roped in before the court when it goes actionm in the coming weeks or months. Meanwhile, ministers of the new government are still declaring their assets in keeping with the new political dispensation endorsed by President Sall requiring all senior civil servants to declare their assets upon taking oce. Last week, President Sall declared assets worth two million euros ($2.6 million) in a presentation to the countrys highest court.
GABORONE
Botswana to host business summit

Botswana will host a two-day global summit on sustainability in Africa next week. The summit will run on May 24-25. Botswanas president Ian Khama will host several heads of state including Liberias president, Ms Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Mr Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Mr Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon and Mozambiques Prime Minister, Mr Aires Ali. The summit is aimed at initiating dialogue with top businesses as well as institutions. (M. Dube, Correspondent)
Foreign force strikes Somali pirate land base for rst time
BRUSSELS, Tuesday
A helicopter gunship swooped over the Somali coast to strike at a pirate stronghold today in a major escalation of an international eort to protect vital shipping lanes. The helicopter lifted o from one of several ships in an EU armada oshore, blasting a stockpile of pirate skis on a beach in Somalias central Galmudug region in the dead of night, ocials said. It marks the rst time an international naval force sent to protect the approaches to the Red Sea have struck at pirate assets on land after years of trying to prevent attacks at sea. We believe this action by the EU Naval Force will further increase the pressure on, and disrupt pirates eorts to get out to sea to attack merchant shipping and dhows, said the EU forces commander, Rear Admiral Duncan Potts. Nato and European Union warships has battled pirates at sea since 2008, but the EU decided to step up the ght in March by authorising strikes on assets stored on land. They police an area 1.5 times the size of Europe, highlighting the challenge to stop pirates using small fast skis, grappling hooks and rocket-propelled grenades to hijack ships and take hostages for ransom. The new EU mandate allows warships or aircraft to fire at fuel barrels, boats, trucks or other equipment stowed on beaches, but it is not aimed at hitting the pirates themselves. It also bars the deployment of land troops. (AFP)
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Al-Shabaab gives new beard order

BY ABDULKADIR KHALIF
NATION Correspondent MOGADISHU, Tuesday Orders for men to grow their beards and to trim moustaches have been given by militants loyal to Al-Shabaab, the radical Islamist group opposing the Transitional Federal Government in Mudug region in Central Somalia. The fanatical militants also instructed residents to strictly attend prayers at mosques. Following calls by muezzin, all men are ordered to join the prayers at mosques, said a militia leader at Bud-bud area in Mudug region. He added that persons moving around or engaged in businesses would be punished. Usually, failure to comply with Al-Shabaab orders attracts ogging of oenders in public. Other oences such as theft, robbery and adultery may be punishable limb amputations or put to death by stoning. On Sunday, Mr Abshir Dini Awale, the minister of interior and security aairs of Galmudug, a semi autonomous state in Central Somalia, announced the inltration in parts of its territory by militants loyal to Al-Shabaab. He onrmed that heavily armed militants seized some settlements in the eastern side of Mugug region.
PLANS | Devolution of power opposed
HEADING HOME | Refugee agony
Zimbabwean deal struck on constitution

Completing draft of the laws marks a crucial milestone toward elections
HARARE, Tuesday
imbabwes two main political parties have ironed out issues stalling the crafting a new constitution that would pave the way for fresh polls, ocials said today. We are now at the nal, last lap of the drafting process, Jessie Majome, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirais party who sits on the constitutional committee, told AFP. Mr Paul Mangwana, co-chair of the committee, told state media that his committee had agreed on most of the controversial issues that had delayed the completion of the draft charter. We have struck common ground on most of the issues that include the issue of having two
vice presidents and the issue of dual citizenship, Mr Mangwana told The Herald newspaper. The main political parties have been haggling over issues including the devolution of power, dual citizenship and gay rights. But Mr Mangwana was categoric that there will be no devolution of power as some people were advocating. Ms Majome expected a conference to review the draft to take place in the coming months. So in one month or two we must be done, she said. Completing the draft would mark a crucial milestone toward elections to replace a shaky unity government between President Robert Mugabe and Tsvangirai, formed three years ago in to avoid a full-edged conict in the wake of a bloody presidential run-o election. Once the document is out, it will be translated into major local languages before being taken to a public conference for discussion. (AFP)
A Uganda Red Cross aid worker speaks using a megaphone to Congolese refugees in Kisoro at the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Displaced families have begun to return to their homes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during a lull in ghting between the army and mutineers.
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Congo may hand over Ntaganda to ICC

KINSHASA, Tuesday
The Democratic Republic of Congo said yesterday that it did not exclude transferring rebel leader Jean Bosco Ntaganda to the ICC, where he is wanted for alleged war crimes committed in 2006. It is not excluded but it depends on the decision taken by our judges, government spokesman Lambert Mende told AFP. He will be judged according to our laws, and it is our justice that will determine if he should be extradited or not. Ntaganda, dubbed the Terminator, has been sought for years by the International Criminal Court accused of using child soldiers. But Kinshasa has always refused to give him up, countering that Ntaganda had integrated into the national army along with his CNDP rebels under a 2009 peace deal, and that his cooperation was needed to stabilise the war-ravaged east. However, the tone changed when a group of several hundred National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) loyalists defected in April and began attacking army troops in Nord-Kivu. (AFP)
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
MINISTRY OF WATER AND IRRIGATION LAKE VICTORIA SOUTH WATER SERVICES BOARD
Grant No.: 2100155019967
Date: 16th May 2012
MINISTRY OF WATER AND IRRIGATION LAKE VICTORIA SOUTH WATER SERVICES BOARD
Grant No.: 2100155019967
Date: 16th May 2012
International Competitive Bidding

TENDER NO. LVSWSB/T/ 26/2011-2012 Lot 2; SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF 7 No. TRACTORS, 86No. SKIPS AND 7No. TRAILERS (SKIP LOADERS).
1. 2. This Specific Procurement Notice follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in UN Development Business Issue No. 792 of 16 February 2011. The Lake Victoria South Water Services Board (LVSWSB) through the East African Community (EAC) has received a Grant from the African Development Fund in various currencies towards the Lake Victoria Water Supply and Sanitation Program, Phase II (LVWATSAN II), For Kericho, Keroka and Isebania and intends to apply part of the proceeds of the Grant to cover eligible payments under the contracts for Supply and Delivery of 7No. Tractors, 86No. Skips and 7No. Trailers (Skip Loaders). Bidding is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the ADBs Rules and Procedures for procurement of Goods and Works. The Lake Victoria South Water Services Board now invites sealed bids from prospective bidders for Supply and Delivery of 7 No. Tractors, 86No. Skips and 7No. Trailers (Skip Loaders), (Tender No. LVSWSB/T/26/2011 2012 Lot 2). Complete set of bidding documents (and additional copies) may be purchased from LVSWSB Procurement Office, Lavictors House Off Ring Road Milimani, P.O BOX 3325-40100 KISUMU, Tel. No. +254-57-2025128, Fax No. +254-572025127, Email: info@lvswaterboard.go.ke upon payment of a non refundable fee of Kenya Shillings 5,000.00 (Five Thousand Only) for each set in the form of a bankers cheque. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the same address. The Instructions to Bidders and General Conditions of Contract contained in the bidding documents comply with Banks Standard Bidding Documents for procurement of Goods. Bidders are invited for a Pre-Tender Conference for any clarifications before bidding at the Boardroom A of Lake Victoria South Water Services Board, Lavictors House, Off Ring Road Milimani office in Kisumu on Tuesday 29t h May 2012 at 10.00am. Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 days after Bid Opening and must be accompanied by the security deposits of Kenya Shillings Five Hundred Thousand Only (500,000.00) and be delivered to the above office on or before 10.00 am local time on Wednesday, 27 June 2012. They will be opened in the presence of bidders representatives who choose to attend at the Conference Room 1st Floor of LVSWSB offices located at Lavictors House, Off Ring Road, Milimani, Kisumu, Kenya on 27th June 2012 at 10.30 am local time.
International Competitive Bidding

TENDER NO. LVSWSB/T/ 26/2011-2012 Lot 1; SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF 4 No. EXHAUSTERS.
1. 2. This Specific Procurement Notice follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in UN Development Business Issue No. 792 of 16 February 2011. The Lake Victoria South Water Services Board (LVSWSB) through the East African Community (EAC) has received a Grant from the African Development Fund in various currencies towards the Lake Victoria Water Supply and Sanitation Program, Phase Two (LVWATSAN II), for Kericho, Keroka and Isebania/ Sirare (TZ) and intends to apply part of the proceeds of the Grant to cover eligible payments under the contracts for Supply and delivery of 4 No. Exhausters. Bidding is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the ADBs Rules and Procedures for procurement of Goods and Works. The Lake Victoria South Water Services Board now invites sealed bids from prospective bidders for Supply and Delivery of 4No. Exhausters (Tender No. LVSWSB/T/26/2011 2012 Lot 1). Complete set of bidding documents (and additional copies) may be purchased from LVSWSB Procurement Office, Lavictors House Off Ring Road Milimani, P.O BOX 3325-40100 KISUMU, Tel. No. +254-57-2025128, Fax No. +254-572025127, Email: info@lvswaterboard.go.ke upon payment of a non refundable fee of Kenya Shillings 5,000.00 (Five Thousand Only) for each set in the form of a bankers cheque. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the same address. The Instructions to Bidders and General Conditions of Contract contained in the bidding documents comply with Banks Standard Bidding Documents for procurement of Goods. Bidders are invited for a Pre-Tender Conference for any clarifications before bidding at the Boardroom A of Lake Victoria South Water Services Board, Lavictors House, Off Ring Road Milimani office in Kisumu on Tuesday 29th May 2012 at 10.00am. Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 days after Bid Opening and must be accompanied by the security deposits of Kenya Shillings Five Hundred Thousand Only (500,000.00) and be delivered to the above office on or before 10.00 am local time on Wednesday, 27 June 2012. They will be opened in the presence of bidders representatives who choose to attend at the Conference Room 1st Floor of LVSWSB offices located at Lavictors House, Off Ring Road, Milimani, Kisumu, Kenya on 27th June 2012 at 10.30 am local time.
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VERDICT | Many Americans believe gay couples should be allowed to marry
BRIEFLY
MOSCOW
Obama support for gays political

Most of those polled in a New York Times, CBS News survey said decision was for votes
WASHINGTON, Tuesday
Medvedev presents reshue plan to Putin

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday presented nominations to newly-inaugurated President Vladimir Putin for a new Russian cabinet that will reportedly see the exit of two heavyweight ministers. At a tightly-scripted televised meeting with Putin, Medvedev gave no clues over the composition of the new cabinet, merely presenting his successor as president with the papers containing the nominations. Medvedev presented Vladimir Putin with his suggestions on the structure and stang of the government, the Kremlin said in a curt statement on its website. (AFP)
ost Americans believe President Barack Obama came out in favour of gay marriage for political reasons rather than because he thought it was the right thing to do, a poll made public today has found. The New York Times/CBS News poll found that a majority of voters said the issue would not aect the way they vote, but the public remains deeply divided over same sex marriage nonetheless. Mr Obama, who has long maintained he was evolving on the issue, nally came out in support of gay marriage last Wednesday after Vice President Joe Biden did so in a television interview. Asked whether Obama took the step for political reasons or because he thought it was right, 67 per cent said it was for political reasons.
Zoe Smith and Sunni Ryan, both 17 of Raleigh, march in protest of the recently passed Constitutional Amendment One in the North Carolina primary on May 14, 2012 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The activists were asking for a repeal of the Amendment which denes marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman.
Only 24 per cent said he did it because it was the right thing to do. The New York Times said independents were more likely than Democrats to think the president was politically motivated, but nearly half of Democrats agreed. He believes it will help him win the election, Holly Wright, a 67-yearold independent from Virginia, was quoted as saying. In other words, say what the majority of the people want to hear. Still, only 16 per cent of those surveyed said they would be more likely to vote for Obama because of his support for same-sex marriage, and 26 percent said it would be less likely to vote for him on account of it. Only seven per cent said gay marriage was the most important issue to them, ranking way below the economy and jobs (62 per cent), the decit (11 per cent), and health care (9 per cent) as the top issue for voters. The survey found that 38 per cent of Americans believe gay couples should be allowed to marry, and 24 per cent said they should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry. Barack Obamas reelection campaign is increasingly targeting female voters, as polls currently show women prefer the president to Republican
SARA D. DAVIS| AFP
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The percentage who would vote for president because of the move
challenger Mitt Romney. According to the latest USA Today/Gallup swing state poll released May 7, Mr Obama enjoys a 12 percentage-point lead among women, whereas Romney holds an eight percentage-point lead among men. Female voters in 12 battleground states supported Obama over Romney 52 percent to 40 percent, while men supported Romney over Obama 50 percent to 42 percent. That compares to the Obama-Romney matchup of 47 per cent to 45 per cent among registered voters in swing states as a whole, according to the same USA Today poll. (AFP, Xinhua)
Indonesia police deny Lady Gaga permit

Indonesian police said on Tuesday they would not issue a permit for Lady Gagas June 3 concert in the capital, after Islamic hardliners vowed not to let the provocative performer set foot in the country. We will not issue a permit for the Lady Gaga concert in Jakarta, Saud Usman Nasution, a national police spokesman said. The concert will have to be cancelled. Indonesias hardline Islamic Defenders Front has mounted protests in Jakarta against Lady Gaga.(AFP)
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Kenyatta University wishes to inform all Diploma and Postgraduate students who completed their academic year in the first semester of 2011/2012 academic year that the Special/Supplementary examinations will be held between 25th to 31st May, 2012. All the affected students are required to liaise with their departments for further advice on the examinations. For more information contact: Registrar (Academic) P.O. Box 43844 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: 8710901-19 EXT. 57182 Mobile no. 0731008894 Fax: 8711575 E-mail<registrar-acad@k.u.ac.ke>
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WIDE WEB | Former chaueur and aides husband among those charged
Ex-Murdoch aide Brooks among six charged in UK hacking case

Britians spy scandal claims an ocial who was a close ally of rm owner Murdoch
LONDON, Tuesday
x-Rupert Murdoch aide Rebekah Brooks, her husband and four others were charged today with trying to conceal evidence in the rst prosecutions to emerge from Britains phone hacking scandal. The charges are a stunning fall from grace for Ms Brooks, the former chief executive of News International and editor of the News of the World, but are also a political headache for her close friend, Prime Minister David Cameron. Ms Brooks, 43, and her former racehorse trainer husband, 49, said the decision to charge them with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice was weak and unjust. The offence carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Senior prosecutor Alison Levitt said Ms Brooks allegedly
Strauss-Kahn les $1m suit against New York maid

NEW YORK, Tuesday
Disgraced ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has filed a $1million countersuit against the New York hotel maid at the center of last years explosive sexual assault allegations, a report said Tuesday. A year after the scandal broke, the former French Socialist party presidential hopeful accused the maid, Nassatou Diallo, of knowingly and intentionally making a false report to law-enforcement authorities, the New York Post said Tuesday citing court documents. The countersuit lodged on Monday at Bronx Supreme Court claims the maids malicious and wanton false allegation undermined Mr StraussKahns reputation and damaged other professional opportunities, said the ling, without specifying political ambitions that were rocked by the scandal, the Post said. Before the allegations brought down the International Monetary Fund chief in the wake of his arrest last year in New York, Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, was seen as a champion of Frances Socialist Party and expected to beat vulnerable President Nicolas Sarkozy at the polls this year. The Post said Mr Strauss-Kahns suit also charges Ms Diallo with malicious prosecution, abuse of process, false imprisonment, defamation and intentional iniction of emotional distress. His legal team was able to undermine the maids criminal case last year, but the once-high-ying statesman has been helpless against a US judge who rejected his claim to diplomatic immunity and ordered a civil trial to go ahead. (AFP)
The period when crimes were allegedly committed

released without charge. The charges all relate to early July 2011, a frantic period during which Murdoch closed down the News of the World in disgrace after it emerged that it had hacked the phone of Milly Dowler, a schoolgirl who was murdered. Brooks was arrested on charges of phone hacking and bribery days after Britains biggest-selling newspaper shut down and subsequently quit News International, the British newspaper wing of Murdochs US-based News Corp. She remains on police bail on those charges. Her career began on on the bottom rung of Murdochs empire more than two decades ago, but after editing the News of the World from 2000-2003, and later The Sun, she became so close to him that she was dubbed his fth daughter. (AFP)
2011
Rebekah Brooks, former chief executive of News International, leaves Lewisham police station in south London, yesterday accompanied by two unidentifed men.
hid material including computers and other electronic devices from police, but added that there was sucient evidence for there to be a realistic prospect of conviction. The others to be charged are Cheryl Carter, Brookss personal assistant; Mark Hanna, head of security at NI; Ms Brookss chaueur Paul Edwards, who was employed by NI, and Daryl Jorsling, who provided security for Ms Brooks that was supplied by NI. A seventh person arrested was
MIGUEL MEDINA| AFP
Mr Strauss-Kahn. At right is Ms Diallo
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
KENYA UTALII COLLEGE

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT MINISTRY OF STATE FOR PRIVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION & INTERNAL SECURITY
NOTICE ON EXTENSION OF APPLICATION DEADLINE

This is to notify parents, guardians, interested applicants, our stakeholders and the general public that Kenya Utalii College has extended its application deadline for regular courses to Friday, 25th May, 2012. REGULAR COURSES COMMENCING IN SEPTEMBER, 2012 COURSE Diploma in Hotel Management Diploma in Travel & Tourism Management Certificate in Travel Operations Certificate in Tour Guiding Certificate in Front Office Operations Certificate in Food Production Certificate in Housekeeping & Laundry Certificate in Food and Beverage Service and Sales MODE OF STUDY Full time Full time Full time Full time Full time MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS KCSE Aggregate Grade C(plain), or equivalent and C+(plus) in English and C-(minus) in Mathematics KCSE Aggregate Grade C(plain), or equivalent and C+(plus) in English and C-(minus) in Mathematics KCSE Aggregate Grade C-(minus), or equivalent and C-(minus) in English and D+(plus) in Mathematics KCSE Aggregate Grade C-(minus), or equivalent and C-(minus) in English and D+(plus) in Mathematics KCSE Aggregate Grade C-(minus) minus, or equivalent and C-(minus) in English and D+(plus) in Mathematics KCSE Aggregate Grade C-(minus), or equivalent and C-(minus) in English and D+(plus) in Mathematics KCSE Aggregate Grade C-(minus) or equivalent and C-(minus) in English. KCSE Aggregate Grade C-(minus) and C-(minus) in English. DURATION
TENDER NOTICE
The Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security invites tenders from registered contractors for the following works:-
Tender No. KTI/29/2011-2012:Construction of senior officers hostel at Kanyonyoo A.P Training camp
Contractors must be registered in category H and above. Bid bond for the works will be 2% of the tender sum from a reputable bank or approved insurance company. Interested bidders who appear in the current building contractors register (proof of registration required) may obtain tender documents from Kitui Central District Procurement Officer; DCs office, in person or against written application. A non-refundable fee of Kshs 3,000 (Three Thousand) is to be paid in the cash office at the District Treasury before 4:00pm on working days or by bankers cheque payable to the District Commissioner Kitui Central. Interested bidders should note that only those meeting the minimum criteria below, supported by relevant documents at submission will be considered for the award of this tender, i.e. 1. Proof of works of similar magnitude and complexity undertaken in the last five years. 2. Adequate equipment and key personnel for the specified types of works. 3. Sound financial standing and adequate access to bank credit line. 4. Litigation history of the company (both court & arbitration case). 5. Valid Tax compliance certificate. Further, tenders from the following tenderers shall be treated as NON-RESPONSIVE and therefore subject to automatic disqualification:i) A tender from a Tenderer whose on-going project(s) is/are behind schedule and without any approved extension of time ii) A tender from a Tenderer who has been served with a default notice on on-going projects. iii) A tender from a Tenderer with more than four (4) on-going projects regardless of the total value of the outstanding works. iv) A tender from a Tenderer whose tender sum is plus or minus 10% of the official estimates. Tender documents in plain sealed envelopes, clearly marked Tender No. on the right hand side corner and bearing no indication of the tenderer should be addressed and posted to:The SSP, Kitui Administration Police Department, P.O. Box 1, KITUI OR be deposited in the Tender Box located at the Kitui Central District Commissioners office so as to reach not later than 6th June 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Submitted bids will be opened publicly in the institute boardroom soon thereafter in the presence of tenderers or their representatives who choose to attend. Late bids will be returned unopened. J. ONDIEKI Head Supply Chain Management Unit For: District Commissioner KITUI CENTRAL DISTRICT
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TRANSITION | President welcomed to the Elysee Palace by his predecessor who leads him to his oce
Hollande sworn in and leaves for German talks

New leader puts focus on reduction of public debt in a bid to boost growth as lightning hits plane
PARIS, Tuesday
rancois Hollande was sworn in as president of France today with a solemn vow to nd a new growth-led strategy to end the debt crisis threatening to unravel the eurozone. After brief ceremonies and a rainlashed walkabout, the 57-year-old Socialist dashed to Berlin to confront Chancellor Angela Merkel over their very dierent visions as to how to save the single currency bloc. Hollandes plane was hit by lightning shortly after takeo and returned to Paris, but the president left again shortly afterwards in a dierent jet. Power will be exercised at the summit of the state with dignity and simplicity, Mr Hollande declared in an inaugural address to Socialist leaders, trade unionists, military ocers, churchmen and ocials. Europe needs plans. It needs solidarity. It needs growth, he said, renewing his vow to turn the page on
austerity and invest for the future, and implicitly underlining his dierences with Merkel. To our partners I will propose a new pact that links a necessary reduction in public debt with indispensable economic stimulus, he said. And I will tell them of our continents need in such an unstable world to protect not only its values but its interests. Mr Hollande later made the much-anticipated announcement of who will lead his government as prime minister, giving Jean-Marc Ayrault, the head of the Socialists parliamentary bloc the job. The new president was welcomed to the Elysee Palace by his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy, who led him to the presidential oce for a private headto-head and to hand over the codes to Frances nuclear arsenal. Then Hollande ushered Sarkozy to his car for a nal farewell, outgoing first lady Carla Bruni exchanging kisses with successor Hollandes partner Valerie Trierweiler, elegant in a dark dress and vertiginous heels.
Age of Francois Hollande, who takes over as Frances president
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Mr Hollande then signed the notice of formal handover of power becoming the seventh president of the Fifth Republic and only the second Socialist and then headed back in to the palace ballroom. No foreign heads of state were invited to what was a low-key ceremony for a post of such importance, leader of the worlds fth great power. After the swearing in, Mr Hollande rode up the rainswept Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe in a modest open-topped Citroen DS5 hybrid, a symbolic break with the ashy style of his predecessor. Soaked to the skin, Mr Hollande laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and shook hands with veterans before greeting the sparse crowd of wellwishers who braved the bad weather and returning to the Elysee Palace. But the real work was to begin later in the afternoon, when Hollande was to y to Berlin from an airbase north of Paris, for tense talks with Merkel, the leader of Europes biggest economy and Frances key ally. Ms Merkel was a Sarkozy ally and the architect of the European Unions scal austerity drive. Hollande opposed the speed and depth of the cutbacks demanded by Berlin. (AFP)
Frances President Francois Hollande parades in a Citroen DS5 hybrid on the Champs-Elysee avenue after being ocially invested as Frances president, yesterday in Paris.
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NATIONAL BANK OF KENYA LTD NOTICE OF 43RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with Article 47 of the Banks Articles that the Forty Third Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of National Bank of Kenya Limited will be held at the Tsavo Ball Room Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi on Friday 8 June 2012 at 10.00 a.m. to transact the following business:A. ORDINARY BUSINESS 1. To read the Notice convening the Meeting. 2. To receive and consider the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011 together with the directors and auditors reports thereon. 3 To:a) Note payment of a dividend of Sh. 0.15 per share (3%) to Preference Shareholders and also b) Approve payment of first and final dividend of Sh. 0.40 per share to Ordinary and Participating Preference Shareholders. The dividend will be payable to shareholders on register at close of business on 12th April 2012. 4 To elect Directors:a) Mr. M E G Muhindi, who retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for reelection. b) Mr. F L Atwoli, who retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for reelection. c) The Managing Trustee, NSSF, who retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election. 5 To authorise payment of Directors fees. 6 To confirm that the auditors, Messrs. Deloitte & Touche, shall continue in office and to authorize the Directors to fix their remuneration in accordance with Section 159(2) of the Companies Act (Cap. 486). B. To transact any other business of the Annual General Meeting for which notice has been given. By Order of the Board Leonard G Kamweti Company Secretary National Bank Building Harambee Avenue, Nairobi 16 March 2012 NOTES: 1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting may appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of him/her. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. 2. In the case of a member being a limited liability company or corporate body, the form must be completed under its Common Seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised in writing. 3. A Proxy Form is available at:a) The Banks website www.nationalbank.co.ke or b) The Banks Head Office National Bank Building 9th Floor Harambee Avenue Nairobi or c) Any of the Banks branches and agencies countrywide. 4. Shareholders who will not be able to attend the Annual General Meeting are requested to complete and return the proxy form:a) By hand to the Registered Office of the Bank b) By mail to The Shares Registrar, National Bank of Kenya Limited, P.O. Box 72866 - 00200 Nairobi. c) By e-mailing a scanned proxy and copy of national identification card in PDF format to: proxyform@nationalbank.co.ke
5. Proxies must be received by the company not less than 48 hours before the meeting i.e not later than 10.00 a.m. on Wednesday 6 June 2012. 6. In accordance with Article 125 of the Companys Articles of Association a copy of the entire Annual Report and Accounts may be viewed on and obtained from the Companys website www.nationalbank.co.ke or from the Registered Office of the Company. An abridged set of the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Changes in Equity and Cashflow Statement for year ended 31 December 2011 have been published in two daily newspapers with nationwide circulation. 7. Registration of Members and proxies attending the Annual General Meeting will commence at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 11:00 a.m. Production of a national identification card, a passport or other acceptable means of identification and the Members share certificate or current Central Depository Corporation statement of account for their shares in the Company will be required. INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT ON THE SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS To the Members of National Bank of Kenya Limited The accompanying summary financial statements, which comprise the summary statement of financial position as at 31 December 2011, summary statement of comprehensive income, summary statement of changes in equity and condensed statement of cash flows, are derived from the audited financial statements of National Bank of Kenya Limited for the year ended 31 December 2011. We expressed an unqualified audit opinion on those financial statements in our report dated 16 March 2012. The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by International Financial Reporting Standards. Reading the summary financial statements, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements of National Bank of Kenya Limited. Directors Responsibility for the Summary Financial Statements Directors are responsible for the preparation of a summary of the audited financial statements in accordance with Article 125 (b) of the Companys Articles of Association. Auditors Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary financial statements based on our procedures, which were conducted in accordance with International Standard on Auditing (ISA) 810, Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements. Opinion In our opinion, the summary financial statements derived from the audited financial statements of National Bank of Kenya limited for the year ended 31 December 2011 are consistent, in all material respects, with those financial statements and in accordance with Article 125 (b) of the Companys Articles of Association.
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011
2011 Sh000 5,081,110 2,714,029 (4,658,866) (692,423) 2,443,850 (897,737) 1,546,113 1,546,113 3.19 2010 Sh000 4,366,706 2,733,210 (4,039,440) (362,653) 2,697,823 (675,904) 2,021,919 2,021,919 4.18
Net interest income Fee,commission, FX and other income Operating expenses Impairment losses on loans and advances PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION Taxation PROFIT FOR THE YEAR Other comprehensive income TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR Earnings Per Share - basic & diluted
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 31 DECEMBER 2011

2011 Sh000 ASSETS Cash and balances with Central Bank of Kenya Deposits and balances due from banking institutions Kenya Government securities Loans and advances to customers (net) Other assets and investments Investment in subsidiary companies Fixed and intangible assets TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES Customer deposits Deposits and balances due to banking institutions Due to a subsidiary company Other liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES CAPITAL RESOURCES Share capital Revenue reserve Other reserves SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS 5,564,998 3,388,191 26,678,099 28,068,218 1,791,029 19,963 3,154,018 68,664,516 2010 Sh000 4,845,862 1,408,699 29,609,060 20,844,636 848,458 19,963 2,450,016 60,026,694
56,728,163 155,613 21,976 1,302,290 58,208,042
47,804,607 780,203 21,976 1,490,297 50,097,083
7,075,000 2,501,448 880,026 10,456,474 68,664,516
7,075,000 2,006,611 848,000 9,929,611 60,026,694
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011
Share Share Revaluation Revenue Statutory capital premium surplus reserve reserve Sh000 Sh000 Sh000 Sh000 Sh000 At 1 January 2010 6,675,000 370,585 682,641 53,563 125,903 Total comprehensive income for the year 2,021,919 Net movement in reserves during the year (39,541) (39,456) 78,997 Bonus share Issue 400,000 (370,585) (29,415) At 31 December 2010 7,075,000 643,100 2,006,611 204,900 At 1 January 2011 7,075,000 Total comprehensive income for the year Net movement in reserves during the year Dividends declared - year 2010 At 31 December 2011 7,075,000 643,100 2,006,611 1,546,113 (39,541) (32,026) (1,019,250) 603,559 2,501,448 Total Sh000 7,907,692 2,021,919 9,929,611
204,900 9,929,611 1,546,113 71,567 (1,019,250) 276,467 10,456,474
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011
2011 Sh000 4,876,080 (1,056,880) (1,008,037) 2,811,163 3,093,804 5,904,967 2010 Sh000 (5,514,500) (620,627) (9) (6,135,136) 9,228,940 3,093,804
Deloitte & Touche Certified Public Accountants (Kenya) 16 March 2012 Nairobi
Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities Net cash used in investing activities Net cash used in financing activities INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT 1 JANUARY CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT 31 DECEMBER
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BUSINESS
CREDIT | Move might just give borrowers the reprieve they badly need
FACEBOOK: WHAT IPO LISTING REALLY MEANS TO USERS Things could dramatically change for as investors pressure rm. Page 31
Rates set to fall as State seeks to borrow from foreign banks

Money to be issued in hard currency would reduce need for government to get loans from domestic market and create room for lending
BY IMMACULATE KARAMBU
ikarambu@ke.nationmedia.com orrowers could soon get a reprieve from the high interest rates, following the Governments decision to acquire loans from three international banks. In a deal announced yesterday by the Finance minister Njeru Githae, the government will borrow Sh50 billion ($600 million) from Citi, Standard Bank of South Africa and Standard Chartered Bank. Priced at 6.73 per cent in interest rate, the loan will be repayable over the next two years. Mr Githae expressed optimism that the loan, which will DOMESTIC BORROWING be issued in foreign currency, will help ease pressure on government need to borrow from the domestic market. It will ease pressure on domestic interest rates and boost the international reserves of the Central Bank thus stabilising the shilling, Mr Githae said at the loan agreement signing ceremony at the Tresaury. The money will be split between nance, infrastructure, energy, water projects and constitution projects. Commenting on the move on phone to the Nation, Kenya Bankers Association chief executive ocer Mr Habil Olaka said the loan will create room for commercial banks to lend to local borrowers at reduced interest rates. It means that the government will not crowd the local market in search for the same funds as other borrowers. In this case, the cost of loans will come down because commercial banks will have enough money to lend to the private sector, he said. Following last years soaring ination and steep depreciation of the local currency against the dollar, the central banks Monetary Policy Committee adopted strict measures aimed at reducing money in circulation to restore the value of the shilling. Among the measures undertaken was an upward review of the CBK indicative rate to the current 18 per cent. This resulted in high interest rates.
Brookside to pay 33pc more to farmers

Dairy farmers delivering milk to Brookside depots could be a happy lot, following a 33 per cent raise in milk prices by the processor as competition for the produce heats up. While farmers were previously paid Sh30 per litre of milk delivered, the new prices will vary according to the amount of milk each farmer delivers. The highest earning farmer is set to take home Sh40 per litre and must supply more than 1000 litres. In a statement to newsrooms yesterday, Brookside said the incentive is meant to help farmers recover their milk production costs, coming from a low production season and enable them to prepare adequately to grow and conserve feeds to avert a milk shortage as experienced earlier in the year. We are helping farmers bridge the cost of buying fodder and hay for their animals, especially after the dry season which saw most of them spend extra cash on these components due to limited or no pasture across the country, Brooksides general manager, milk procurement extensions Mr John Gethi said yesterday. Last week, the processor said the industry is still experiencing supply chain challenges despite the onset of the rainy season, warning that shelf prices of milk will remain high until July. The increment is seen as a strategy to retain farmers loyalty and woo new suppliers.
UP, UP, UP | Fuel prices being adjusted upwards in Eldoret
Other eorts to ease rates

Sovereign bond: Government set to negotiate on a sovereign bond next year Foreign relations: An agreement signed with Mauritius on avoidance of double taxation and protection of assets and investments that will help boost private sector. Grant: The IMF/World Bank to issue a Sh1 billion grant next week to nance cash transfers to orphans and the elderly.
A petrol station worker in Eldoret town adjusts pump prices yesterday, following the announcement by the Energy Regulatory Commission. Super petrol, which was selling at Sh120 was adjusted to Sh122.70, diesel from Sh110.00 to Sh110.30 while kerosene rose to Sh89.70 from Sh88.00.
JARED NYATAYA | NATION
We are helping farmers bridge the cost of buying fodder and hay for their animals
Mr John Gethi
Sugarcane farmers reluctant to take up new seed varieties

Sugarcane farmers in western Kenya zone are reluctant to take up new seed varieties introduced by Kenya Sugar Research Foundation, due to failures after their introduction. Since 2006, Kesref has introduced 13 new varieties that have qualities such as high sucrose content and early maturity, which are benecial to millers and farmers. Mr Chrispine Omondi, Kesref director, regretted that despite the new inventions 90 per cent of the total area under cane in the western Kenya zone is still under old cane varieties. Most of the old varieties have high-bre content with little sucrose; hence, yielding less sugar. The new varieties will help combat cane shortages to millers as was the case to most millers last year, said Mr Omondi. Muhoroni sugar agriculture manager Joel Wangendo, however, said that economic cane growing requires that farmers harvest more than three crops before they start having any gains from their investments. These are plant cane, rst ratoon and second ratoon. This normally takes three years for the rst cycle. If this happens, then the farmer has regained his crop and prot. In the case of the new varieties, the crop died after rst ratoon and farmers lost the crop and the prot, said Mr Wangendo. He said this made farmers fairly shy to accept the crop, especially those from Nyando zone where cane production has also become very expensive due to black cotton soil which is hard to prepare for meaningful farming. He said the risk has encouraged farmers to stay with the old CO-617, which has proved it can resist even the most severe drought. Farmers who adopted the new cane varieties experienced failed crop during the prolonged drought of 2008. They were forced to plough again before the economic cycle had been completed.
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TAKEOVER | Puma Energy set to compel minority shareholders to sell their shares
Swiss rm plans to buy-out investors

Firm intends to buy 100pc ownership and is also seeking to de-list from the Nairobi Securities Exchange
BY IMMACULATE KARAMBU
ikarambu@ke.nationmedia.com inority shareholders in KenolKobil could be bought out through a mandatory share offer by Switzerland-based Puma Energy, once the current process of buying out the majority shareholders is complete. In a statement released yesterday by KenolKobil chief executive Jacob Segman, the oil marketer said Puma Energy will also be seeking to de-list from the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The companys shares are currently suspended from trading. Following a successful due diligence process that has now kicked o as well as obtaining the required regulatory approvals, Puma Energy intends to pursue a 100 per cent takeover where minority shareholders would have to sell their shares through a mandatory general oer at the same price as the majority shareholders, read the statement from KenolKobil. In a statement dated May 7, 2012 sent to shareholders, the company had indicated that it was contemplating taking over all the shares of the company but
KQ launches ights to New Delhi in India

BY NATION REPORTER
Kenya Airways made its inaugural ight to its second destination in India, New Delhi, yesterday hoping to tap into growing demand for travel on the Indian route. Kenyans are increasingly turning to India for medication, while the Asian country is also emerging as a global economic powerhouse and an important source market for Kenyas tourism market. Besides trade, thousands of Kenyans are studying in India. There also many Indians living in the Kenya. Our decision to y to New Delhi is informed by the growing economic linkages between Asia and Africa, Kenya Airways managing director Titus Naikuni said during the launch on Monday night while hosting the airlines partners and key personalities in business and diplomatic circles. Trade between Kenya and India stands at about Sh200 billion per year. New Delhi is now the airlines 57th destination, the latest since the airline launched ights to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia last October. It is its second destination to India after Mumbai. KQ will be ying to New Delhi four times a week on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
ACQUISITION
What analysts say of the plan

On completing acquisition of majority shareholders, rm intends to take over remaining shares, but analysts see the decision as illegal since it denies hte shareholders their right of ownership as per the Constitution.
Mr Jacob Segman (right), KenolKobil CEO with Mr Pierre Eladari, CEO Puma Energy. The latter is in the process of buying out Kenolkobil starting with its majority shareholders.
had not indicated the conditions under which minority shareholders would exit the oil rm. Analysts view the decision of the company to compel minority shareholders to sell o their stake as illegal and could result in legal implications. The issue goes to the heart
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of the Constitution regarding freedom of ownership. It does not represent a situation where the interests of minority shareholders are being protected, said Mr Johnson Nderi, head of research at Suntra Investment bank.
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NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE
Last 12 Mths High Low Security Yesterday Prices Prev deal Shares traded
58.00 19.00 90.00 63.00 135.00 90.00 400.00 290.00 21.00 13.00 15.05 7.40 315.00 130.00
Agricultural
Eaagads Ord 1.25 Kakuzi Ord.5.00 Kapchorua Tea Co. Ord 5.00 Limuru Tea Co. Ord 20.00 Rea Vipingo Plantations Ord 5.00 Sasini Ltd Ord 1.00 Williamson Tea Kenya Ord 5.00
31.25 81.00 117.00
11.35 265.00
31.75 81.50 120.00 410.00 15.85 11.20 265.00
3,400 2,800 400
155.00 89.00 330.00 166.00 155.00 85.00 217.00 148.00 3.05 1.35 10.20 4.40 12.00 8.20
Manufacturing & Allied
UNIT TRUSTS
110.00 333.00 101.00 218.00 1.65 5.50 11.95 11.10 110.00 333.00 104.00 217.00 1.65 3.00 5.50 12.00 300 2,900 300 134,800 11,900 701,500 19,500 Money Market Funds African Alliance Kenya Shilling Fund Old Mutual Money Market Fund British-American Money Market Fund Stanbic Money Market Fund CBA Market Fund CIC Money Market Fund Amana Money Market Fund Suntra Money Market Fund Zimele Money Market Fund ICEA Money Market Fund Madison Asset Money Market Fund African Alliance Fixed Income Fund CIC Fixed Income Fund Stanbic Fixed Income Fund B1 Stanbic Fixed Income Fund A Standard Investment Income Fund Standard Investment Equity Growth Fund African Alliance Kenya Equity Fund ICEA Equity Fund British-American Equity Fund CBA Equity Fund CIC Equity Fund Dyer and Blair Equity Fund Old Mutual Equity Fund Stanbic Equity Fund Suntra Equity Fund Madison Asset Equity Fund African Alliance Managed Fund British-American Managed Retirement Fund Amana Growth Fund ICEA Growth Fund Amana Balanced Fund British-American Balanced Fund CIC Balanced Fund Old Mutual Balanced Fund/Toboa Suntra Balanced Fund Madison Asset Balanced Fund Zimele Balanced Fund CFC Simba Fund Old Mutual East Africa Fund British American Bond Plus Fund Dyer and Blair Bond Fund ICEA Bond Fund Old Mutual Bond Fund Daily Yield Eective Annual Rate 13.13% 13.95% Kenya Shilling 13.02% 13.83% Kenya Shilling 12.74% 13.58% Kenya Shilling 10.81% 11.36% Kenya Shilling Kenya Shilling 12.95% 13.82% 17.13% 18.55% Kenya Shilling 17..79% 20.40% Kenya Shilling 13.81% 14.80% Kenya Shilling 9.0% 9.31% Kenya Shilling 11.92% 12.66% Kenya Shilling 16.11% 17.35% Kenya Shilling 10.67 10.33 Kenya Shilling 10.30 10.56 Kenya Shilling 102.28 102.28 Kenya Shilling 101.61 101.61 Kenya Shilling 88.93 89.46 Kenya Shilling 65.40 66.15 Kenya Shilling 116.65 109.55 Kenya Shilling Kenya Shilling 86.53 91.08 133.39 142.03 Kenya Shilling 110.66 116.49 Kenya Shilling 11.07 11.66 Kenya Shilling 126.93 133.61 Kenya Shilling 257.38 271.64 Kenya Shilling 106.65 112.56 Kenya Shilling 94.45 99.42 Kenya Shilling 60.03 63.19 Kenya Shilling 16.88 15.89 Kenya Shilling Kenya Shilling 112.58 115.87 84.89 89.36 Kenya Shilling 98.08 103.25 Kenya Shilling 84.05 87.55 Kenya Shilling 148.28 157.47 Kenya Shilling 10.85 11.36 Kenya Shilling 120.10 126.42 Kenya Shilling 86.88 91.46 Kenya Shilling 71.16 74.52 Kenya Shilling 4.07 4.20 Kenya Shilling Kenya Shilling 109.56 115.33 116.49 121.98 Kenya Shilling 154.52 157.68 Kenya Shilling 114.27 116.60 Kenya Shilling Kenya Shilling 91.84 92.77 93.56 95.47 Kenya Shilling
A.Baumann & Co. Ord 5.00 B.O.C Kenya Ord 5.00 BAT Kenya Ltd Ord 10.00 Carbacid Investments Ord 5.00 East African Breweries Ord 2.00 Eveready EA Ord 1.00 Kenya Orchards Ord 5.00 Mumias Sugar Co. Ord 2.00 Unga Group Ord 5.00
22,600 100
68.00 15.00 19.00 8.00
Automobiles & Accessories

19.50 9.25 11.40 3.55 Car & General (K) Ord 5.00 CMC Holdings Ord 0.50 Marshalls (E.A.) Ord 5.00 Sameer Africa Ord 5.00
29.00
4.45
29.00 13.50 12.50 4.30
8,000
14.90 3.50 AccessKenya Group Ord 1.00 4.75 4.70 3.45 4.05 2.70 Safaricom Ltd Ord. 0.05 3.45 NSE All Share Index(NASI)-(1 Jan 2008=100 Up 0.21 points to close at 79.19 points NSE 20 Share Index Up 8.44 points to close at 3637.08 Equity Turnover Close sh481,777,214 Previous sh186,459,699
Telecommunication & Technology
27,700 13,314,300
1,100
Banking
18.00 60.00 160.00 26.00 30.00 27.00 48.00 54.00 253.00 18.00 10.40 38.00 70.00 15.00 12.00 14.75 16.00 22.50 153.00 9.60 Barclays Bank Ord 0.50 CFC Stanbic Holdings Ord.5.00 Diamond Trust Bank Ord 4.00 Equity Bank Ord 0.50 Housing Finance Co Ord 5.00 KCB Ord 1.00 NBK Ord 5.00 NIC Bank Ord 5.00 StandardChartered Ord 5.00 Co-op Bank of Kenya Ord 1.00 13.00 43.00 100.00 20.75 15.55 24.25 20.00 33.00 168.00 14.10 13.00 43.75 99.50 20.50 15.60 24.25 19.95 32.25 169.00 14.00 192,700 3,500 800,200 2,433,200 8,500 1,343,000 9,100 69,200 5,400 1,729,100
BANK RATES
Euro BANK ABC Barclays Co-op Equity NBK KCB CBA CFC Stanbic GulfAfrican FCB Prime buy sell buy sell buy sell buy sell buy sell buy sell buy sell buy sell buy sell buy sell buy sell 108.18 108.48 107.32 108.12 109.36 109.65 107.91 108.54 107.71 108.03 107.65 108.00 107.54 108.49 107.62 107.87 108.24 108.52 108.00 108.20 107.40 107.90
$ 82.20 82.40 83.70 84.20 82.65 82.85 82.75 83.05 83.85 84.10 83.90 84.10 84.00 84.30 83.80 84.00 84.15 84.35 83.20 83.40 83.90 84.20
128.60 128.96 134.62 135.59 131.18 131.52 129.44 130.24 135.04 135.43 134.95 135.25 135.21 135.82 134.91 135.24 135.51 135.85 134.20 134.50 134.40 135.10
C$ 82.98 83.16 83.42 84.09 83.62 83.36 83.33 83.80 83.74 84.00 83.50 83.75 83.16 84.37 83.66 83.86 84.12 84.33 82.90 83.15 83.90 84.40
SF 89.48 90.00 89.33 90.06 90.63 90.86 89.07 89.69 89.64 89.94 89.60 89.85 89.88 90.35 89.59 89.81 90.09 90.35 89.90 90.15 89.35 89.90
IR 1.64 1.65 1.57 1.58 1.64 1.64 1.55 1.56 1.55 1.55 1.56 1.58 1.55 1.55 1.56 1.56 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57
JY 99.82 100.18 104.66 105.55 99.05 99.30 99.89 99.46 104.93 105.28 105.20 105.50 105.07 105.60 104.91 105.16 105.25 105.57 104.60 104.90 105.00 105.50
ZR 10.88 10.97 10.20 10.28 10.78 11.10 10.80 10.84 10.24 10.33 10.20 10.30 10.23 10.38 10.25 10.28 10.28 10.37 10.35 10.40 10.10 10.50
9.00 44.00 190.00 68.00 46.50 69.50 16.00
Commercial & Services

3.50 12.55 130.00 35.00 21.00 42.00 6.50 Express Ord 5.00 Hutchings Biemer Ord 5.00 Kenya Airways Ord 5.00 Nation Media Group Ord. 2.50 ScanGroup Ord. 1.00 Standard Group Ord 5.00 TPS EA (Serena) Ord 1.00 Uchumi Supermarket Ord 5.00
3.70 14.75 171.00 52.00 44.00 16.35
3.80 20.25 14.70 171.00 51.50 24.00 44.25 15.90
2,800 108,400 720,800 4,200 9,600 551,200
206.00 101.00 207.00 125.00 35.25 19.00 21.50 10.00 119.00 51.00
Construction & Allied
Athi River Mining Ord 5.00 BamburiCement Ord 5.00 Crown Berger Ord 5.00 E.A.Cables Ord 0.50 E.A.Portland Cement Ord 5.00
205.00 145.00 26.00 10.90 60.00
201.00 145.00 26.00 10.80 60.00
154,400 70,100 1,200 32,500 200
CBK RATES
1 US Dollar 1 Sterling Pound 1 Euro 1 South African Rand Ksh/Ush 1 Ksh/Tsh 1 Ksh/Rwanda Franc 1 Ksh/Burundi Franc 1 UAE Dirham 1 Canadian Dollar 1 Swiss Franc 100 Japanese Yen 1 Swedish Kroner 1 Norwegian Kroner 1 Danish Kroner 1 Indian Rupee 1 Hong Kong Dollar 1 Singapore Dollar 1 Saudi Riyal 1 Chinese Yuan 1 Australian Dollar
17.50 12.30 25.00 30.00
Energy & Petroleum

6.80 8.90 13.75 13.50 KenGen Ord 2.50 KenolKobil Ltd Ord 0.05 KP&LC Ord 2.50 Total Kenya Ord 5.00
8.60 15.25 15.80
8.65 12.50 15.30 15.35
135,000 191,200 15,600
9.00 3.80 20.00 5.50 225.00 145.00 11.70 6.80 55.00 18.00
Insurance
British American Investments Co.0.10 CFC Insurance Holdings Ord.1.00 Jubilee Holdings Ord 5.00 Kenya Re Corporation Ord 2.50 Pan Africa Insurance Ord 5.00
5.30 7.70 180.00 11.95 26.75
5.30 7.90 180.00 11.35 26.75
137,700 6,400 3,300 1,451,800 3,000
24.25 10.95 280.00 90.00 6.00 3.05 60.00 20.00
Investment
Centum Investment Co Ord 0.50 City Trust Ord 5.00 Olympia Capital Holdings Ord 5.00 Trans-Century Ord 0.50
14.90
14.80 225.00 3.50 24.00
289,000
Mean 83.9469 135.1657 107.8491 10.2781 29.3996 18.8096 7.1774 16.5940 22.8551 83.7825 89.7715 105.0222 11.9200 14.1830 14.5152 1.5583 10.8107 66.8607 22.3841 13.2859 83.9596
Buy 83.8472 134.9881 107.6777 10.2445 29.3051 18.7277 7.1033 16.4551 22.8274 83.6673 89.6457 104.9147 11.8883 14.1631 14.4974 1.5565 10.7975 66.7733 22.3569 13.2699 83.8472
Sell 84.0467 135.3432 108.0205 10.3117 29.4941 18.8915 7.2514 16.7328 22.8829 83.8978 89.8974 105.1297 11.9517 14.2029 14.5329 1.5601 10.8239 66.9481 22.4112 13.3019 84.0719
Algerian Dinar Bahrani Dinar Djibouti Franc Egyptian Pound Jordanian Dinar Kuwait Dinar Lebanese Pound Libyan Dinar Omani Riyal Qatar Riyal Saudi Riyal Syrian Pound Tunisian Dinar UAE Dirham
ARAB CURRENCY/$
73.70 0.377 175.85 6.0353 0.7075 0.27774 1501 1.2406 0.3850 3.6405 3.75 57.3 1.5069 3.6725
Currencies are quoted against the US Dollar
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KENYA ENGINEERS REGISTRATION BOARD
PUBLIC NOTICE INTERNSHIP FOR GRADUATE ENGINEERS

The Kenya Engineers Registration Board is a statutory body established under Section 3 (1) of the Engineers Registration Act to regulate the activities and the practice of engineering in accordance with the powers and functions conferred upon it. The Board intends to carry out professional development for graduate engineers through a structured internship programme. The programme is tenable for three years and it is expected that the general practical training will provide the interns with wide exposure to technical expertise in engineering practice. The primary purpose of the programme is to build the engineering capacity through providing graduate engineers with broad, practical experience in engineering, leading to registration as licensed professional engineers in Kenya. It is envisaged that approximately five hundred (500) graduate engineers will be taken on board annually into this rolling programme. The Board invites graduates engineers who intend to join the programme to submit their applications. Each applicant must meet the following requirements: 1) 2) Possess an engineering degree from a programme accredited/recognized by the Board, Be a Kenyan citizen or a permanent resident.
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given to all Members of the of TSC Staff Superannuation Scheme of the Annual General Meeting to be held on Saturday, 9th day of June 2012 starting at 10.00 a.m. at Kenya Polytechnic University Hall to transact the following business: Agenda: 1. Confirmation of minutes of the year 2011 AGM held on 25th June 2011; 2. Chairmans report; 3. Guest Speaker Presentation on Pension Annuities; 4. Presentation of Financial Statements for the year ending 30th June, 2011; 5. Presentation of Investment report; 6. Presentation of Custody report; 7. Trustees Remuneration; 8. Presentation of Administrators reports, 9. Questions & Answers session. Please attend. J.M. MAUNDU (MRS), SECRETARY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TSC STAFF RETIREMENT PENSION SCHEME
Preference will be given to those who are already registered with the Board as graduate engineers. Eligible candidates are advised to apply online through www.ebk.or.ke or apply to the Registrar, Kenya Engineers Registration Board, P.O.Box 30324-00100, Nairobi using the prescribed application form obtainable from the Boards offices, Transcom House Annex, 1st Floor, Ngong Road, Nairobi. The deadline for submission of the applications will be on Friday, 8th June, 2012. Eng. G. M. Arasa, OGW REGISTRAR KENYA ENGINEERS REGISTRATION BOARD
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INVITATION TO TENDER 01/2012/ITB/PATH/HFG

PATH is an international nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. By collaborating with diverse public- and private-sector partners, PATH helps provide appropriate health technologies and vital strategies that change the way people think and act. PATHs work improves global health and well-being. For more information, please visit www.path.org . In furtherance of its work PATH invites bids for the supply of various goods for the HIV Free Generation, HFG Project as listed below; Item number 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Description of Goods Lot 1. Banners Pop - up banners: Heavy polyester Self standing banners (roll -up); Hevay glossy PVC Tear drops (flag banners) Lot 2. Stickers G-Pange stickers : glossy paper & A4 landscape format - 2 strips Lot 3. Wrist Bands G-jue wrist bands: heavy silicon, embossed print, white with glow in the night, 100000 G-Pange wrist bands: heavy silicon, embossed print, Orange, blue, Luminous 400000 green & black Lot 4. Bags 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Draw string bags: Strong PVC, Black, blue & Luminous green Lap bags : Strong PVC , Black, green & yellow Lot 5. Caps Regular caps: embroidered, heavy cotton 185 gms, black & red all with white lining. Lot 6. T-shirts Polo T-shirts embroidered: Black 100 %, Heavy lacostic 185 gms Spaghetti tops: heavy rib fabric 185 gms, black with red piping unfinished 5,000 3000 4000 13000 4000 50000 25 25 25 Qty
NATIONAL BIOSAFETY AUTHORITY

INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF SUPPLIERS.
The National Biosafety Authority invites applications for Pre- qualification/registration of Suppliers from interested eligible bidders for the supply of one or a combination of the under listed goods and services for the year 2012-2013 financial year.
A) SUPPLY OF GOODS
CATEGORY NO. NBA001/2012-2013 NBA002/2012-2013 NBA003/2012-2013 NBA004/2012-2013 NBA005/2012-2013 NBA006/2012-2013 NBA007/2012-2013 NBA008/2012-2013 NBA009/2012-2013 NBA010/2012-2013 NBA0 11/2012-2013 NBA012/2012-2013 NBA0 13/2012-2013 NBA014/2012-2013 ITEM DESCRIPTION Supply of General Office Stationary. Repair and maintenance of office Furniture, furnishings and fittings. Supply of Computer consumables and accessories , computer stationery, printers,UPS,LCD Projectors, photocopiers and Office Equipment and fitting Supply of Office Furniture, furnishing and fittings. (Agents locally manufactured furniture except for seats) Supply of staff uniforms, footwear and other clothing Provision of courier and mailing services(Firms registered by CCK) Supply of cleaning materials and consumables Supply and installation of fire fighting equipment Supply ,repair &maintenance of electrical appliances Supply of Laboratory equipments and reagents, laboratory consumables. Supply of drinking water and fresh milk Supply and maintenance of cut flower and flower arrangements and in-door potted plants/flowers. Supply and fittings of motor vehicle tyres,tubes &batteries Supply and delivery of Local ,international newspapers magazines and periodicals
Round shaped caps: embroidered heavy cotton 185 gms, black inside out red 3000
CATEGORY NO. NBA015/2012-2013 NBA016/2012-2013 NBA0 17/2012-2013
B) PROVISION OF SERVICES
ITEM DESCRIPTION Provision of Legal services Provision of printing services Provision of design and production of branded and publicity materials(T-shirts,caps,p ens,folders,bronchures,Roll-banners,mugs,key-holders,umbrellas,wheel covers, wall clocks signage and other publicity giveaways. Supply of films, videos, digital camera, Tvs and other audio-visual and photographic materials and equipments. Provision of photographic and video services Provision of conference facilities package for the Authoritys workshops and seminars,3-5 star hotels/Hotel accommodation Provision of outside catering services. Provision of mobile phones and prepaid telephone calling cards, scratch cards and ADSL cards(Agents/Dealers of orange,safaricom,Airtel and YU) Provision of internet services Provision of multimedia services, PR support services and event management including tents, chairs and tables. Provision of web hosting, development and maintenance of website. Provision of fumigation and pest control services(Registered firms by pest and control products Board only) Provision of motor vehicle repairs, servicing and maintenance services Minor construction,partitioning,repairs and painting of buildings, offices and structures ,Minor plumbing, drainage and sewerage services (registered by MOPWS) Provision of Insurance and Brokerage services Provision of repairs and maintenance of Computers, printers and UPS and network equipments. Provision of transport and hire services(Taxis and mini buses, limousine and chauffeur services) Provision of Cleaning, Sanitary and related services Provision of Air Travel Agency services, and travel insurance services.(IATA/KATA registered firms)
Round neck T-shirts: heavy cotton 185 gms, Blue, Orange, Luminous green & black - all with black piping 11,500 Ladies tops: heavy rib fabric 185 gms, luminous green & yellow all with black piping. Lot 7. Shirts HFG/K Branded Office Shirts (men and women) Polo shirts (embroidered logo) Branded male cotton shirts with HFG logo embroidered Branded female blouse with HFG logo embroidered Lot 8. HFG Branded Merchandise Conqueror paper stationary: 300 Pkts each type with each packet holding 100 envelopes a.DL (cheque) envelopes b.A5 Envelopes c.A4 Envelopes 300 300 300 250 250 50 100 250 250 250 250 250 1000 1000 500 5 500 1000 500 500 1000 10 2,500 200 500 100 100
NBA018/2012-2013 NBA019/2012-2013 NBA020/2012-2013 NBA021/2012-2013 NBA022/2012-2013 NBA023/2012-2013 NBA024/2012-2013 NBA025/2012-2013 NBA026/2012-2013 NBA027/2012-2013 NBA028/2012-2013 NBA029/2012-2013 NBA030/2012-2013 NBA031/2012-2013 NBA032/2012-2013 NBA033/2012-2013
15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38.
Mouse pads (rubber none slip underside) Lanyards (broad ribbon) Vehicle wheel covers (Toyota Prado) Vehicle Sun visors (saloon) Large umbrellas Card Holder (metallic and engraved) Mugs Button badges Water bottles (engraved) Pencils (lead tips soft wood or recycled) Greeting cards (recycled paper) Coasters Pull up banners/roll up banners Stickers (2inches by 4inches) CD sleeves (recycled paper and branded) Flash Disk (flip card rapid share 2GB) A5 Media kit on art paper with double flaps branded notepad book (100 sheets) HFG Branded Fine Point Pen (nib 0.5) based on brand guide concept Lot 9 Video Cameras Flipvideo cam (minoHD flip video)
Interested tenderers should obtain Pre-qualification/Registration of suppliers documents from Supply Chain Management Office, National Biosafety Authority, Commission Of Higher Education Campus, Redhill Road (Route 108),off Limuru Road during working hours (8.00am to 4.00pm) upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Kshs. 2,000.00 (Two thousand) per document; per category. Completed pre-qualification documents in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked on the envelope as below. PRE-QUALIFICATION OF SUPPLIERS 2012/2013 CATEGORY NO.. SUPPLY OF . THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NATIONAL BIOSAFETY AUTHORITY P. O. BOX 28251-00100, NAIROBI NAIROBI Should be deposited in the tender box situated at the National Biosafety Authority reception so as to be received on or before.10.30am. Tenders will be opened immediately thereafter, on the same date 31ST May 2012 in the presence of candidates representative, who may choose to attend at 10.30am at the NBA Board Room. The Authority reserves the right to accept or reject application(s) either in whole or part. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information/bidding documents from this link; http://www.path.org/our-work/rfp-index.php. You can also obtain more information by sending an email to procurementkenya@path.org or skienjeku@path.org Bids must be received by 30th May 2012.
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IPO | This Friday rm enters into the stock market in a timeline-shaking event
What Facebook listing means

Going public could make things dramatically dierent for users as rm comes under pressure from investors
WASHINGTON, TUESDAY
f you are one of the almost one billion people who use Facebook, you are unlikely to notice any major changes when you sign in this weekend. Facebooks entry to the stock market expected Friday will be a timeline-shaking corporate event, but users may nd nothing new to like or dislike. Expect the same babbling wall posts, ill-advised photos and links to the weird and wonderful dark corners of the Internet. But a few years from now, the ripple eects of Fridays events could make things look dramatically dierent. From now on, the company will come under relentless pressure from prot-hungry investors to monetize you, the humble Facebook user. Going public could certainly change the user experience within Facebook, said James Lenz a professor of business at Rice University. Lenz and other experts predict Facebook users will have a more business-focused and ad-soaked experience. Meeting quarterly (earnings) expectations will be the most dicult hurdle for Facebook, he said. The stakes will continually become higher as stock price pressures mount. Users who check their news feed on a mobile device will likely see the rst changes.
Meeting quarterly (earnings) expectations will be the most dicult hurdle for Facebook
Mr Jame Lenz, Rice University
The Facebook logo is reected in a young Indian womans sunglasses as she browses on a tablet in Bangalore yesterday.
If you want one concrete change that is going to inuence the user experience look at mobile, said Rebecca Lieb of the Altimeter Group, a new technologies consultancy. You are going to start seeing ads. Amazingly, on the eve of a $77$96 billion IPO, Facebook still makes almost no money from its mobile products, which do not feature ads. In its sales pitch to investors, Facebook said that was something it wanted to rectify quickly. And like mobile users, website users should expect a more business-friendly site, but not necessarily a stream of traditional company advertisements. Facebook needs to maintain the familiar look and feel of its pages while incorporating timeline, social app updates and sponsored ads, said N. Venkat Venkatraman of Boston University. Instead Facebook will likely try to develop a new type of advertising. (AFP)
PHOTO | AFP
337m
Number of shares being oered by Facebook for the IPO. The price of each share is expected between $34 and $38 in a new projection
$10bn
Amount IPO is expected to raise in dollars on higher end.
$100bn
Estimated worth of company in dollars by experts who range it between $75 million to $100 million
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The Multimedia University College of Kenya (MMU) invites sealed Tenders from eligible and competent Security Firms for the Provision of Security Guard Services for the period 2012-2013. Interested eligible candidates may inspect the Tender Documents and obtain further information from Multimedia University College of Kenya, Mbagathi Campus, Procurement Office, during the normal working hours 8 am-5 pm Monday to Friday. A complete Tender Document containing detailed specifications may be obtained by interested candidates upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Ksh.3,000.00 in form of cash or bankers cheque payable to the Multimedia University College of Kenya. Interested firms MUST ensure that they comply with the following Mandatory Requirements and are expected to submit the relevant Documents (THESE DOCUMENTS MUST BE PLACED IN A SEPARATE ENVELOPE MARKED MANDATORY DOCUMENTS. a) Certified Copy of Certificate of Incorporation/Registration. b) Certified Copy of Valid Trade License c) Certified Copy of Valid KRA Tax Compliance Certificate d) Tender Security in form of a Bank Guarantee /Bankers Cheque of Kshs. 100,000.00 from a Reputable Bank and MUST remain valid for a period of 150 days from the date of Tender opening. e) Financial standing (Including audited Accounts for the last three financial years i.e.(2011,2009,2008) Evidence of Membership to Kenya Security Industry Association (KSIA) or f) Protective Security Industry Association (PSIA) g) Certified Copy of Current CCK Radio Communication License. h) Proof of Contracts of similar nature and magnitude undertaken in the last five years. (Provide certified recommendation letters from at least five current clients who have contracted you on similar nature of business (Provision of Security Guard Services to Institutions of Higher Learning) i) Certified Copy of current Public Liability Insurance Cover, Minimum of Kshs. Ten (10) Million. Completed Tenders in plain sealed envelopes, marked with the Tender Number on the right-hand side corner and bearing no indication of the Tenderer should be addressed to: The Principal, Multimedia University College of Kenya P.O Box 15563-00503, NAIROBI. And placed in the Tender Box on the Ground Floor of the Administration Block or sent by post so as to reach the above not later than 6th June, 2012 at 10.00 am. Technical Tender Bids will be opened immediately thereafter in Boardroom II in the presence of Bidders or their Representatives who may choose to attend. Late Bids will be returned un-opened. Multimedia University College of Kenya reserves the right to reject any Tender without giving reasons for the rejection and does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any Tender.
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COUNTY NEWS
PILOT PROJECT | Major milestone in care for patients at health facilities
MPS REJECT KIBAKIS POLICE JOB NOMINEE House team says she is not the appropriate candidate for the post. Page 34
BRIEFLY
MERU
Hospitals score a rst with hi-tech video link system

Patients and doctors do not have to travel for consultation or second opinion from a specialist
BY SANDRA CHAO
schao@ke.nationmedia.com wo Coast Province hospitals have become the rst public health centres in Kenya to be interlinked through technology. Malindi District Hospital and Coast General Hospital today mark a major milestone in synchronising technology and health as the country looks towards integration of electronic health systems. Coast provincial director of medical services Maurice Siminyu said if successful, the pilot project would greatly improve service delivery in the public health sector. We are carrying out a pilot project through a Safaricom agent called Polycom that will see more hospitals in the country link up, he said. Dr Siminyu explained that through a video conferencing system, patients and doctors do not have to travel to the referral hospital in Mombasa for consultation or for a second opinion from a specialist. When a doctor in Malindi wants to consult a specialist in Mombasa, all they have to do is video conference. If the specialist needs to see the symptoms, the camera can zoom into that particular area, he said. Patients only have to travel to the referral hospital when they require treatment, not just consultations. Dr Siminyu said apart from the external link, departments in the referral hospital would also be linked through the same set-up. Inter-departmental linkages will go a long way in improving service delivery at the hospital, which deals with hundreds of patients a day. After a patient is seen by a doctor, they can be seen by a consultant on the same day instead of being booked for an appointment later on, he said. He said Malindi District Hospital had been selected because it was the most progressive facility in the Coast region. Last year, it was voted the best level four hospital in the country and the best maternity facility in the region. Dr Siminyu said the system would be up and running in 90 days. We have set up a team at the Coast General Hospital to prepare the necessary infrastructure, he said. The superintendent at Malindi District Hospital, Dr Morris Buni, said the facility had grown over the last six years, increasing bed capacity from 80 in 2005 to 250. Dr Buni said new departments like casualty, new-born unit, high dependency unit and youth friendly services had been introduced. He said a palliative unit for the northern corridor would be opened as patients in Kili, Tana River and Lamu counties had to travel to the
Soldier arrested over rape of 13-year-old

A soldier was yesterday arrested for allegedly deling a 13-year-old girl in Meru County. The incident took place in Meru town last week as the girl was on her way to school for the second term. Imenti North police boss James Kithuka said the suspect would soon be arraigned in court. The soldier is said to have met the girl in the town, bought her some new clothes and taken her to a room he had booked.
IGEMBE
Give us more police reservists, urges MP

Igembe North MP Ntoitha MMithiaru wants more police reservists hired to minimise rustling incidents in his constituency. Speaking after four herders were killed by raiders in Halati on Monday, the MP accused the government of favouring the pastoralist communities. We only have 15 reservists while other communities like the Borana, Samburu and Turkana have hundreds. We are exposed to raids, he said.
Up and running
SERVICE DELIVERY
Why Malindi District hospital was selected

Coast provincial director of medical services Maurice Siminyu says Malindi District Hospital was selected for the project because it was the most progressive facility in the coast region. Last year the hospital was voted the best level four hospital in the country and the best maternity facility in the coast region through the better birth initiative. Dr Siminyu said it was better placed to counter teething problems.
Relatives and friends of people injured in twin blasts at Mtwapa and Tononoka wait at the Coast General Hospital on April 3. The hospital goes hi-tech today, helping ease congestion.
referral hospital in Mombasa. The superintendent said the hospital, however, had a shortage of 127 nurses. In the general ward, a single nurse cares for 61 patients instead of the six recommended by the World Health Organisation. TO COMMENT ON THIS AND OTHER STORIES GO TO: www.nation.co.ke
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MERU
Pay retired teachers their dues, TSC told

A parents association has called on the government to act on a court order to have teachers who retired between 1997 and 2007 paid their dues. Speaking in Meru, Kenya National Association of Parents deputy chairman John Kireria said despite a court ruling ordering the Teachers Service Commission to settle the matter, the retired sta have not yet received their pensions and retirement benets.
Sh400m road project stalls as contractor goes unpaid

BY NATION CORRESPONDENT Laikipia
A multi-million shilling project to upgrade roads in Nanyuki and Narumoru towns has stalled after the contractor was not paid. About eight kilometres of roads in the towns were expected to be upgraded by November last year at a cost of Sh400 million. But work stalled in February last year after the contractor, Lee Construction, demanded payment from the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura) for the completed parts rst. He had nished several phases without being paid. The problem is not with the contractor but with Kura. It is a new organisation and is still being restructured, resident engineer Luke Mutinda said. He said the contractor had now been paid and would resume work soon. A team will be coming onsite to assess the work and that is when I will be able to say exactly when work will resume, Mr Mutinda said, adding that it would take two more months to complete the project. Most of the sections in Nanyuki town were complete but the Narumoru section is yet to be tarmacked. Nanyuki mayor Isaac Mathenge complained about the delay. The rains have already washed away the unnished sections, which is a major loss for the contractor as he will have to re-do them, the mayor said. In August last year, residents raised questions over the quality of the work in the Narumoru section, saying there was no publicity board at the site or provision for electricity poles which were left hanging precariously after the drainage system was excavated. This prompted the defunct Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the project. The contractor later corrected the anomalies.
KILIFI
Water rm motorcycles to help boost revenue

The Kili and Mariakani Water and Sewerage Company has purchased 15 motorcycles worth Sh2 million to help boost revenue collection. Managing director Makupe Mwamuye said: Our company used to collect little revenue as our workers lacked transport, he said. They will also use the motorcycles for patrols to avert theft of pipes and other equipment.
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CONTROVERSY | Appointment illegal and unconstitutional
Group in court over new anti-graft chief

Activists allege Matemu committed major nancial scams while he worked at State rm
BY WANJIRU MACHARIA
lwmacharia@ke.nationmedia.com human rights group has moved to the High Court seeking orders staying the appointment of the new anti-graft chief. Trusted Society of Human Rights Alliance also claimed that the process of appointing Mr Mumo Matemu as the director of the Ethics and AntiCorruption Commission was illegal and unconstitutional. They alleged that Mr Matemu committed major nancial scams when he served as a legal ocer at a State corporation. The process was a coup of the Constitution as it was devoid of consultations and democracy and therefore a disrespect of the Kenyan people, the human rights group said. The respondents in the matter, which was led under certicate of urgency, are the Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Constitutional Aairs, and the Director of Public Prosecutions. Mr Matemu was listed as an interested party.
Expression of Interest
Background The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) is an independent national institution established by the Media Act 2007 as the leading institution in the regulation of media and the conduct and discipline of journalists. It is mandated amongst others to register and accredit journalists, register media establishments, handle complaints from the public and create and publish a yearly audit on the status of the media in Kenya. MCK invites expression of interest from eligible firms to provide a Broadcast Media Monitoring Module to be used for 24/7 recording and monitoring of broadcast media content from media houses nationwide for regulatory requirements. Required Services supply, installation, configuration, integration, testing and commissioning of a broadcast media monitoring module integration of the broadcast media monitoring module with the existing print and online monitoring module set up of a server-room including racks, control screens, power inverter (to provide stand by power of minimum 3 hours) and a cooling system/air-conditioner supply and configuration of end user interface modules System Requirements The firm is expected to provide a system with a web-based multi-user interface which needs to be customizable, scalable and upgradable. The system incorporates both hardware and software components. Its core features should include: record and save Radio and TV (SD/HD) broadcasts 24/7 start recordings through manual input or predefined scheduler provide multi-user access to all recordings in real time provide multiple channel viewing at the same time create and edit clips from recorded media provide integrated CMS-based templates, which can be configured according to the changing needs of MCK provide input of dynamic searchable customized meta data for in-depth content analysis export material in different formats and quality to integrate into workflow (e.g. upload FTP, attachment e-mail) provide local and remote signal acquisition, transport and distribution for recording (VHF, UHF & FM) ability to administer system remotely ability to handle a minimum of 80 radio channels and 10 TV channels ability to log content from internet streamed radio and TV stations ability to browse recorded content from any mobile devices and applications ability to link to third party software e.g. archival software ability to configure automated secondary storage platform for back-ups automatic system re-start in case of power fluctuation system health monitoring i.e. quality of signal, video black, freeze, loss of signal, low/ high audio alerts The system must include sufficient server space to save 24/7 content of 80 radio stations and 10 TV channels for three years. Continuous technical support and upgrade as well as on the spot repairs and warranty services should be well defined in the proposal alongside in-house-training of Media Council of Kenya staff on use of hardware and software.
They are being sued for ignoring concerns over Mr Matemus integrity during the appointment process. Through lawyer Gordon Ogola, the rights activists asked the court to nd that their petition raised issues requiring an interpretation of the Constitution and refer the case to the Chief Justice to constitute a special Bench to hear it. Rift Valley Agricultural Contractors Limited had in April accused Mr Matemu of approving payment of Sh24 million on the basis of nonexistent security while serving as Agricultural Finance Corporation legal ocer in 1997. Mr Matemu was also accused of fraudulently approving two other loans of Sh18 million and Sh19.2 million using the same piece of land within the same period. The petitioner said these major scams amongst others perpetrated by Matemu have been subject of police investigations and the police les had not been closed. The petition will be heard today.
Non-existent security
LYNCHED PASTORS | Arrest culprits, say churches
Church elders inspect the site yesterday where Pastors Jackson Kioko and Benjamin Juma were lynched last week at Jitoni village in Jomvu, Changamwe, on claims that they were thieves. Five bishops and 10 pastors led church members in prayers at the site. They are demanding the arrest of those who killed the two pastors.
GIDEON MAUNDU | NATION
Mandatory requirements 1) Certificate of Tax Compliance, VAT & PIN Certificate 2) Audited financial statement for at least the last 3 years 3) Certificate of Registration / Certificate of Incorporation and licenses in the line of business in the country of residence The bid documents prepared by the firms, as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the EOI exchange by the firms and the procuring entity shall be written in English language. In case any documents may be written in another language, they must be accompanied by an accurate English translation of the relevant passages. In this case, for purposes of interpretation of the EOI, the English translation shall govern. Complete Expression of Interest documents in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked MCK/ PROC/EOI/MMS/02/2011/2012: SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION, INTEGRATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF BROADCAST MEDIA MONITORING SYSTEM MODULE should be sent to the address below or be deposited in the Tender Box situated at the Media Council of Kenya offices at Britak Centre, Ground floor, Upper Hill on or before 30th May 2012 at 12.30pm. The Executive Director Media Council of Kenya P. O. Box 43132 00100 Nairobi, Kenya MCK may terminate the procurement proceedings prior to entering into a contract and reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, without being bound to give reasons for its decision or incurring any liability. Only shortlisted firms will be invited to submit proposals.
Embassy guards demand equal pay

BY NATION REPORTER
Private security guards working for foreign missions have demanded to be paid the same salaries as other sta. Kenya National Private Security Workers Union secretary-general Isaac Andabwa has written to the missions and Foreign Aairs ministry demanding that the guards pay be raised from the minimum Sh9,000 a month. Mr Andabwa said the missions were reluctant to adjust salaries. The Ministry of Foreign Aairs declined to comment, but instead wrote to the union saying the matter was better handled by the Labour ministry. The ministry cannot impose requirements on foreign missions to employ guards from your union unless a directive from the Ministry of Labour is made, said the letter. Mr Andabwa had also asked that the foreign missions be ordered to employ Kenyan guards. Mr Andabwa also revealed that his union has taken 53 companies to court for not complying with the minimum wage of Sh9,000 a month. Meanwhile, the union has joined the Protective Security Services Wages Council for the rst time. The council will seat periodically to review basic pay for guards. The announcement was made in a gazette notice by Labour minister John Munyes on April 13. This is good for our members because increments will no longer be pegged to what the minister announces annually on Labour Day, said Mr Andabwa.
Ordered to employ
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REFORMS | President told to forward fresh list
PARLIAMENT
MPs reject Kibakis police job nominee

House team says she is not appropriate candidate for post
House team has rejected President Kibakis nominee for chairperson of the National Police Service Commission. MPs have also been asked to trash the names and demand a fresh list from the Head of State. The Committee on Administration and National Security claimed the nominees forwarded to Parliament were picked unconstitutionally. President Kibaki nominated Ms Amina Masoud for chairperson and Ms Esther Chui Colombini, Mr Ronald Musengi, Mr James Atema, Dr Muiu Mutia and Ms Mary Awuor as commissioners in March. But Prime Minister Raila Odinga disowned the list, saying he had not been consulted on some of the individuals. In dismissing the list yesterday, the committee said Articles 246 (2) and 166 WHATS ALLEGED
Githae vows to keep funds looters at bay

Finance minister Njeru Githae has pledged to keep looters away from government coers. No money has been lost and it will not be lost under my watch, Mr Githae told Parliament yesterday. The minister made the remarks amid a barrage of questions on discrepancies in the Treasurys revenue positions to government. Mr John Mbadi (Gwassi) and Mr Martin Ogindo (Rangwe), who are in the Budget Committee, said the Treasury had failed to satisfy the Auditor-General in the 2007-2008 books. Mr Mbadi said while the Treasury had told the Auditor-General that corporate tax collections for the year in question was Sh86 billion, Sh79 billion was declared. He also said the Treasury had not been truthful about domestic borrowing when he told the Auditor-General there was no money yet he told MPs Sh13.8 billion had been borrowed locally. If you borrowed the money, where did you bank it, because the Auditor-General cannot nd it in the Exchequer account? asked Mr Mbadi.
BRIEFLY
FLOUTING RULES
Appointment against law

According to the MPs, the Presidents choice to chair the commission was not qualied as a High Court judge as demanded by the Constitution. In addition, her performance when she appeared before the committee was not satisfactory.
(2) of the Constitution were not followed, rendering their nomination null and void. According to the MPs, the Presidents choice to chair the commission was not qualied as a High Court judge as demanded by the Constitution. In addition, her performance when she appeared before the committee was not satisfactory which led the committee , to conclude that she was not the appropriate candidate to chair the commission tasked with overseeing police reforms.
All the nominees appeared before the MPs after the Selection Panel was found to have been inconsistent in awarding marks to interviewees. The President has been asked to give a dierent set of nominees from among individuals the committee proposed. For chairperson, the MPs told the President to choose from either Ms Jean Kamau, Mr Murshid Mohamed or Mr Johnston Kavuludi. Ms Kamau nds her way back after she was expunged from the former list despite scoring the highest marks and being ranked top among the lawyers interviewed. The committee also proposed the same list of five members. Other than the PMs submissions, the committee chaired by Mt Elgon MP Fred Kapondi, received rejection arguments by Law Society of Kenya, the Women Political Alliance and the general public. By Jeremiah Kiplangat, Alponce Shiundu, Caroline Wafula and Njeri Rugene
Finance minister to cite errant banks in camera

Finance minister Njeru Githae will give answers to questions on violation of banking rules by nancial institutions in camera. Kilome MP Harun Mwau (PICK) had asked him to conrm whether several banks were operating in violation of the Banking Act and the Central Bank of Kenya Prudential Guidelines from January 2007 to February 2012. He also sought naming of the banks. Mr Githae declined to respond to the questions, saying he did not want to give the banks bad publicity.
No money has been lost and it will not be lost under my watch
Finance minister Njeru Githae
DRAFT LAW
Quorum hitch hurts debate on key Bill

Mr Githae said the gures were based on unaudited revenue returns and the discrepancies were due to timing dierences. Mr Mbadi dismissed the ministers explanation, saying if that was the case, then it ought to be systematic and consistent. If you gave me Sh50,000 to bank and I come to you with a deposit slip of Sh35,000, can you really say this is because of timing dierences? Mr Mbadi asked.
A quorum hitch yesterday disrupted debate on a key Bill that seeks to amend several laws. Lands minister James Orengo was shocked when Mr John Mbadi (Gwassi) notied the temporary Deputy Speaker, Dr Joyce Laboso, that there was no quorum in the House. Mr Orengo had stepped into the shoes of Attorney-General Githu Muigai to initiate debate on the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, which is set to bring minor alterations to various pieces of legislation, including a proposal to increase MPs perks.
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF MACHAKOS

P.O. BOX 262 90100 MACHAKOS.
SOUTH EASTERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

A CONSTITUENT COLLEGE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
TENDER NOTICE
Municipal Council of Machakos invites bidders who are technically and financially capable to supply the following items for the financial year 2012 / 2013. TENDER NO: 1. MCM/T1/2012/2013 2. MCM/T2/2012/2013 3. MCM/T3/2012/2013 4. MCM/T4/2012/2013 5. MCM/T5/2012/2013 6. MCM/T6/2012/2013 7. MCM/T7/2012/2013 8. MCM/T8/2012/2013 9. MCM/T9/2012/2013 10.MCM/T10/2012/2013 ITEM SUPPLY OF PLAIN STATIONERY SUPPLY OF COMPUTER STATIONERY AND ACCESSORIES. SUPPLY OF DETERGENTS SUPPLY OF UNIFORMS. SUPPLY OF BUILDING MATERIALS, TIMBER AND HARDWARE. PROVISION OF INSURANCE. SUPPLY OF STREET LIGHTING MATERIALS AND ELECTRICAL FITTINGS. PRINTING OF ACCOUNTABLE DOCUMENTS. SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF PLUMBING MATERIALS. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE MACHINES.
INVITATION TO TENDER
South Eastern University College invites Tenders from interested bidders for the following; TENDER NO SEUCO/PROC/016/2011/2012 SEUCO/PROC/017/2011/2012 DESCRIPTION OF WORKS Proposed Erection and Completion of students Hostel Electrical Works Proposed Erection and Completion of students Hostel Plumbing and Drainage Works CATEGORY E & Above E & Above TENDER FEE 3,000/= 3,000/= CLOSING DATE 06/06/2012 06/06/2012
Interested Contractors Registered with the Ministry of Public Works in Category E and above who appear in the current Register (Proof of registration required) may obtain tender documents from the Procurement Office at South Eastern University College Kitui Main Campus during normal working hours upon payment of nonrefundable tender fee of Ksh. 3,000/= Per set payable in cash or in bankers cheque in SEUCO Finance Office. Interested bidders should note that only those meeting the criteria indicated below as minimum and supported by relevant documents at submission will be considered for further evaluation. 1. Proof of work of similar magnitude and complexity undertaken in the last five years. 2. Bid bond of Ksh. 100,000/- in form of Bank Guarantee from a reputable bank 3. Adequate equipment and key personnel for the specified types of works. 4. Sound financial standing. Litigation History of the company (both Court or Arbitration cases) 5. 6. Confidential Business questionnaire. 7. Tax Compliance Certificate Tenders in plain sealed envelopes, marked tender number on the right hand side corner and bearing no indication of the tenderer should be addressed to: The Principal, South Eastern University College, P. O. Box 170-90200, Tel 0717066706, KITUI And placed in the Tender Box at the Tuition and Office Block, Kitui Main Campus, or sent by post so as to reach the above address not later than 06th JUNE 2012 at 10.00pm. Submitted bids will be opened publicly in the Main Board Room in Tuition and Office Block, soon after the above stated closing date and time in the presence of the tenderers or their representatives who choose to attend. Late bids will be returned unopened. Price quoted must remain valid for one hundred twenty (120) days from the opening date of the tender. Bid bond, which must be from an established bank, shall be valid for One hundred and twenty (120) days from tender opening date. South Eastern University College reserves the right to reject any tender without giving reasons for the rejection and does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
Tenders are open to bidders who are located and operate in Machakos Town except Tender NO. MCM/T8/20122013 and No. MCM/T6/2012/2013 whose participation is not limited. Only firms that demonstrate their previous experience will have their tender(s) considered. Only firms that demonstrate their previous experience will have their tender(s) considered. Interested eligible candidates may obtain further information from Procurement unit and inspect the tender documents at Municipal council of Machakos New Town Hall on Ngei Road Room no.37 during normal working hours. Tenderers are required to provide Kshs. 2,000/= tender security per item in the form of cash, Bankers cheque or Money order made payable to Municipal Council of Machakos. Completed Tender documents in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked with the relevant Tender reference number and description should be addressed to: TOWN CLERK MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF MACHAKOS P.O. BOX 262-90100, MACHAKOS Or be deposited in Tender Box located at the New Town Hall ground floor next to the customer care desk main reception so as to be received on or before 6th June, 2012 Tender will be Opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the candidates representatives who choose to attend at New Town Hall Municipal Chamber. Prices shall be in Kenya Shillings inclusive of taxes and applicable duties, transport and other incidental expenses and MUST remain valid for 90 days from the date of opening. A. S. Abdullahi Town Clerk MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF MACHAKOS
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
Ministr y of Finance
11 May 2012 To: All Suppliers of Mathai Supermarkets Ltd
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REFORM PROGRAMME

REOI NO: MOF/PFMR/01/2011-2012
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REFORMS STRATEGY (2006-2011) 1. Essential Background information The Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Finance has received funds from the group of development partners namely DANIDA, CIDA, and Sweden towards the cost of Public Financial Management Reform Programme. The Government of Kenya intends to use part of these credit/grants to make eligible payments under the contract for consultancy services for Performance Evaluation of the Implementation of the 2006 -2011 public financial management strategy. The PFM 2006-2011 programme activities were estimated to cost US$ 114.5 million. Resources were mobilized from the Government of Kenya while Development Partners availed US$ 38 million. The partners included; the World Bank, the European Commission, the Department for International Development (DFID), Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA), the Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and USAID. The mode of funding was through pooled/basket funding and bilateral arrangement. 2. Objective of the Consultancy The overall purpose of the assignment is to conduct an in depth performance review and evaluation of the PFMR Programme covering the implementation of the 2006-2011 Strategy and the transitory period to June 2012. The objective is to ascertain the actual financial and physical performance of the programme and recommend areas for improvement in implementing similar PFM Reforms. 3. Scope of the Assignment The evaluation shall include all the 17 components that implemented the strategy from June 2006 to 30th June 2012. The assessment shall also cover the compliance by the various actors with the various instruments agreed upon by the Government and Development partners namely the Memorandum of Understanding and the Joint Financing Agreement 4. The specific objectives of the evaluation would be: To provide an analytical view of how the programme planning and implementation were carried out. This includes assessing extent to which organizational structure, managerial support and coordination mechanism were used. To evaluate the actual financial and physical achievement of the programme results as compared to what was envisaged in the Strategy.
RE: FAKE PURCHASE ORDERS

It has come to our attention that fake Mathai orders have been in circulation in the recent past especially immediately after newspaper adverts on new items in the market. You are hereby advised to always confirm your orders from Mathai Supermarkets Ltd (Thika Head Office) in person or on Tel Nos. 0704-017 388 / 0725 083 333 OR 067-31433 / 30860. A genuine L.P.O should always accompany the goods on delivery. Goods with no L.P.Os will not be accepted. PS: New suppliers should always seek approval from the Head Office (in person) before delivery or collection of goods. Mathai Supermarkets Ltd WILL NOT be held responsible for any such fake orders. Kind regards, Viktah Maina DIRECTOR
KENYA SCHOOL OF MONETARY STUDIES

Box 65041 00618, Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: 020-8646000, 0727-600668, 0733-600668; Email: info@ksms.or.ke
TENDER ADDENDUM
1. TENDER NO. KSMS/PROC/23/11-12. SUPPLY AND ASSEMBLY OF FURNITURE FOR THE ACADEMIC WING AND LIBRARY. 2. TENDER NO. KSMS/PROC/30/11-12; SUPPLY, INSTALLATION & COMMISSIONING OF LAN EXTENSION. Following a number of inquiries and clarifications made during the briefing meetings held on the above captioned tenders, it has been deemed necessary to issue an addendum in respect of the issues raised. Details of this are posted on the Schools website www.ksms.or.ke. In this regard the closing/opening date has been extended from 18th May, 2012 to 23nd May, 2012 same time. Other terms and conditions remain the same. Executive Director, KSMS
5. Qualifications and experience of the consulting fir m: The Qualification and experience of the consulting firm is as follows: Relevant experience and Proven track record in programme management, finance , accounting and auditing Evidence of wide knowledge and experience in the evaluation of public sector projects/programmes with bilateral/ multilateral donors Demonstrated knowledge of Public Financial Management issues and reforms in Kenya The consultant firm should have regional/international experience in Public Financial Management programmes and reforms of comparable nature for the last three years Demonstrated ability to assess complex situations in order to succinctly and clearly distil critical issues and draw forward looking conclusions Have proven financial capability by attachment of audited accounts for the past three years Provide evidence of qualified, competent and experienced staff proposed for the assignment by attachment of duly signed Curriculum Vitae Proof of compliance to statutory legal requirement by attaching tax compliance, registration and PIN/VAT Certificates is mandatory.
KISII UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

(OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR ACADEMICS)
(A constituent college of Egerton University)
The PFMR Secretariat now invites eligible consultancy firms to express their interest in providing the Consultancy Services. Interested firms may obtain the full terms of reference from the following websites www.treasury.go.ke/www.ppoa.go.ke or the PFMR monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Bima house,8th floor, Tel:2252299 ext:33910/849 The consultancy firm will be selected using the Quality and Cost best selection method in accordance public procurement procedures and regulations. The Completed Expression of Interest and accompanying documents must be submitted in plain sealed envelopes and clearly marked: REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE PFMR STRATEGY 2006-2011 and addressed to: The Financial Secretary Ministry of Finance P. O. Box 30007-00100 Tel:2252299 ext:33910/849 Nairobi Attn: PFMR Coordinator Email: pfmsecretariat@treasury.go.ke must be sent or deposited in the Tender Box located on the 8th Floor, Bima House, Harambee Avenue, Nairobi at or before 10:00 Local time; on Wednesday, 30th May, 2011 and they will be opened in public immediately thereafter and in the presence of firms representatives who choose to attend in the conference room on 8th floor, Bima House. Late submissions will not be accepted whatsoever. PFMR COORDINATOR FOR: FINANCIAL SECRETARY
OPENING DATES
CONTINUING STUDENTS
Kisii University College wishes to announce to continuing students that opening dates for the 3rd Semester of 2011/2012 Academic Year dates are as follows:
Y1 S2 (2009) Reporting and Registration: 17th May, 2012 Teaching: 21st May, 2012 to 7th August, 2012 Exams: 9th August, 2012 to 17th August, 2012 PROF. PHILLIP O. OWINO- PhD REGISTRAR (ACADEMIC AFFAIRS)
P.O. Box 408-40200 KISII Website: www.kisiiuniversity.ac.ke E-mail: acregistrar@kisiiuniversity.ac.ke Tel. 058-31704 or 0720127094
Groups to Report:
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KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR (ACADEMIC)
INSTITUTION BASED PROGRAMMES - AUGUST 2012 INTAKE

Applications are invited from qualified applicants for the following programmes which will be offered in the academic year 2012/2013 beginning in AUGUST 2012 at the Main, Mombasa, Kitui Campuses and Igoji Centre. The programmes are offered during the school holidays i.e the months of April, August and December.
MAIN CAMPUS
PROGRAMMES Bachelor of Education (Arts) Tuition fees East Africans Kshs. 100,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 140,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Bachelor of Education (Science) Tuition fees East Africans Kshs. 110,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 150,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a
Bachelor of Education (Special Needs Education) Tuition fees East Africans Kshs. 100,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 150,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) Tuition fees East Africans Kshs. 100,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 150,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Bachelor of Library and Information Science Tuition East Africans Kshs. 110,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 150,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Bachelor of Science(Records Management & Information Technology) Tuition East Africans Kshs. 110,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 150,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Bachelor of Education (Physical Education) Tuition East Africans Kshs. 110,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 150,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education. Tuition East Africans Kshs. 72,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 125,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) Tuition East Africans Kshs. 130,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 187,500/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs 21,200/- p.a.
MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (plus) or equivalent in two subjects of career choice OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or Division III at KCE or equivalent or one (1) Principal and one (1) Subsidiary at KACE and be holders of P1, S1, or Diploma in Education from a recognized Institution with at least two (2) years teaching experience after training. Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (plus) or equivalent in two subjects of choice and C (plain) or equivalent in Mathematics OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or Div. III at KCE or equivalent with P1 Certificate or Diploma in Science Education or KACE with two (2) principals and one (1) subsidiary with at least two (2) years teaching experience. In addition, applicants must have obtained Grade C (plain) or equivalent in Mathematics at KCSE. Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (plus) in one of the following subjects, English/Kiswahili, Maths/Biology and any Arts subjects OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or Division III at KCE or equivalent or one (1) Principal and one (1) Subsidiary at KACE and be holders of P1, S1, or Diploma in Special Education from a recognized Institution with at least two (2) years teaching experience after training. Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent OR Mean grade of C (plain) at KCSE or equivalent with ECE Diploma from a recognized institution or P1 certificate and two (2) years relevant experience.
Bachelor of Arts (Theatre Arts and Film Technology) Tuition East Africans Kshs. 100,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 140,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs 21,200/- p.a. Bachelor of Arts (Music) Tuition East Africans Kshs. 100,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 140,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Diploma in Theatre Arts and Film Technology Tuition East Africans Kshs. 72,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 125,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs 21,200/- p.a. Certificate in Film and Theatre Arts Tuition East Africans Kshs. 40,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs 16,500/- p.a.
Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent with proven participation in Theatre Arts or Film or Mass Communication OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or equivalent with a Diploma in Education and proven Theatre Arts experience or Diploma in Theatre Arts or Film Technology. Mean grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (Plus) or equivalent in Music OR Mean grade of C (plain) or equivalent with ABRSM grade 6 theory and grade 5 practical or Diploma in Music or Diploma in Education with Music or P1 certificate with at least ABRSM Theory of Music grade 5. Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or equivalent with proven participation in Theatre Arts or Film or Mass Communication or Certificate in Theatre Arts or Film or Mass Communication or P1 certificate with a minimum of Division III and proven participation in Theatre Arts. Mean grade of C- (Minus) at KCSE or equivalent with proven participation in Theatre Arts or Film or Mass Communication. Mean grade C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least B- (Minus) or equivalent in Biology/Biological Sciences and must have passed any two subjects from the following alternatives:
Bachelor of Science (Biology) Tuition East Africans Kshs. 120,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 175,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a.
SCHOOL OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
Alternative A : Chemistry C+, Physics C+, Maths C+, Geography B+, English B Alternative B : Physical Sciences B-, Maths C+, Geography B+, English B OR at least two (2) Principal passes, one of which must be in Biology at KACE OR Mean grade of C (plain) at KCSE and a Diploma in Forestry, Education (Biology, Agriculture), Applied Biology, Wild life or Wetlands with at least a credit pass from an institution recognized by the University Senate.
Mean grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (Plus) or equivalent in English OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or equivalent with a Diploma in Library Science and/or information Science or Archives Administration. Mean grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or equivalent with a Diploma in Library Science or Records and Archives Management.
Mean grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE or equivalent OR mean grade C (plain) with a Diploma in Education or related field of study from a recognized institution. Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE Or Division III at KCE OR Mean grade of C- (Minus) with either a P1 certificate or an Early Childhood Studies certificate from a recognized Institution.
Bachelor of Science (Fashion Design and Marketing) Tuition East Africans Kshs. 110,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 150,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Bachelor of Science (Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics) Tuition East Africans Kshs. 110,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 150,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a.
SCHOOL OF APPLIED HUMAN SCIENCES
Mean grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (Plus) in Art and Design or Home Science or any one science subject OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or equivalent with a Diploma of at least credit pass in Fashion Design or Clothing from a recognized institution. Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent and at least C+ (plus) or equivalent in two (2) subjects chosen from the following categories: Alternative A : Biology, Chemistry, Home Science
Alternative B: Biological Sciences, Home Science, Agriculture or Geography, Physical Science In addition, the applicant must have obtained grade C (plain) in Mathematics OR Mean grade C (plain) at KCSE or equivalent with a Diploma in Community Nutrition or related field from a recognized institution with at least two (2) years working experience. Mean grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (Plus) in two subjects chosen from the following categories: Alternative A: Biology or Agriculture, Geography or Home Science Alternative B: Business Studies or Commerce or Accounting or any other Art based subjects OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or equivalent with a Diploma of at least credit pass in Community Development or Extension-related work from a recognized institution.
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Bachelor of Arts (Art and Design) Tuition East AfricansKshs. 100,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 140,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs 21,200/- p.a.
SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least B+ (Plus) or equivalent in Mathematics and Physics and C+ (plus) in English OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or equivalent with a Diploma in relevant field of study from a recognized institution. In addition, Diploma applicants must have obtained grade C+ (Plus) or equivalent in Mathematics and Physics at KCSE or equivalent. Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent. In addition, an applicant will present portfolio of art works to the department of Fine Art OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or equivalent with a Diploma in the relevant field of study from a recognized institution OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or equivalent with a P1 certificate and proven experience in Fine Art.
Bachelor of Science (Community Resource Management) Tuition East Africans Kshs. 110,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 150,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a.
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Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or equivalent. In addition, an applicant must have obtained grade C (plain) in two subjects chosen from the following categories: Alternative A : Biology, Home Science, Chemistry, Agriculture Alternative B: Home Science, Biological Sciences, Geography, Agriculture, Physical Science OR Mean grade C- (minus) at KCSE with a certificate in a field related to Nutrition from a recognized institution and two (2) years of relevant experience.
Diploma in Nutrition and Health Tuition East Africans Kshs. 72,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs.125,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs 21,200/- p.a.
MOMBASA CAMPUS
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
PROGRAMMES Bachelor of Education (Arts) Tuition fees East Africans Kshs. 100,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 140,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (plus) or equivalent in two subjects of career choice OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or Division III at KCE or equivalent or one (1) Principal and one (1) Subsidiary at KACE and be holders of P1, S1, or Diploma in Education from a recognized Institution with at least two (2) years teaching experience after training. Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (plus) or equivalent in two subjects of choice and C (plain) or equivalent in Mathematics OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or Div. III at KCE or equivalent with P1 Certificate or Diploma in Science Education or KACE with two (2) principals and one (1) subsidiary with at least two (2) years teaching experience. In addition, applicants must have obtained Grade C (plain) or equivalent in Mathematics at KCSE. Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (plus) in one of the following subjects, English/Kiswahili, Maths/Biology and any Arts subjects OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or Division III at KCE or equivalent or one (1) Principal and one (1) Subsidiary at KACE and be holders of P1, S1, or Diploma in Special Education from a recognized Institution with at least two (2) years teaching experience after training. Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent OR Mean grade of C (plain) at KCSE or equivalent with ECE Diploma from a recognized institution or P1 certificate and two (2) years relevant experience.
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Bachelor of Science (Health Records and Information Management) Tuition East Africans Kshs. 120,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs.175,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Bachelor of Science (Environmental Health) Tuition East Africans Kshs. 120,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 175,000/- p.a .Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (plus) in English/Kiswahili, Biology/Biological Sciences and Mathematics OR Mean grade C (plain) at KCSE or Division III at KCE or equivalent with Diploma in Health Records and Information Technology from a recognized institution. Those with Diploma must have at least 2 years relevant post qualification experience. Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (plus) in the following subjects: Mathematics/Physics, Chemistry/Physical Sciences, Biology/Biological Sciences, English / Kiswahili OR Mean grade of C (plain) at KCSE or Division III with credit pass in the mandatory subjects with at least a Diploma certificate from a recognized institution in a relevant discipline. Applicants must have: Must be Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse (KRCHN)/Registered Nurse Midwife (KRN/ M) from recognized nurse training institution. Must be registered / licensed as a Nurse by Nursing Council of Kenya.. Mean grade of at least C ( Plain) at KCSE Division11 at KCE or its equivalent and passes the subject clusters as indicated below: ( i ) Alternative A KCSE Biology C Chemistry C Mathematics or Physics C English or Kiswahili C (ii) Alternative B KCSE KCE Biological Sciences C Credit Physical Sciences C Credit Mathematics C Credit English or Kiswahili C Credit OR Principle passes in Biology and Chemistry and a subsidiary pass either in Physics or Mathematics. Have at least 2 years post registration working experience. KCE Credit Credit Credit Credit Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) Tuition fees East Africans Kshs. 100,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 150,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education. Tuition fees East Africans Kshs. 72,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 125,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Bachelor of Education (Science) Tuition fees East Africans Kshs. 110,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 150,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a
Upgrading from Diploma in Nursing to Bachelor of Science (Nursing and Public Health) Tuition East Africans Kshs. 220,000/- p.a Non-East Africans Kshs. 275,000/- p.a Statutory fees Kshs. 46,700/- p.a
Bachelor of Education (Special Education) Tuition fees East Africans Kshs. 100,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 150,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a
Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE Or Division III at KCE OR Mean grade of C- (Minus) with either a P1 certificate or an Early Childhood Studies certificate from a recognized Institution.
KITUI CAMPUS
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
PROGRAMMES Bachelor of Education (Arts) Tuition fees East Africans Kshs. 100,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 140,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (plus) or equivalent in two subjects of career choice OR Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or Division III at KCE or equivalent or one (1) Principal and one (1) Subsidiary at KACE and be holders of P1, S1, or Diploma in Education from a recognized Institution with at least two (2) years teaching experience after training. Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE or Division III at KCE OR Mean grade of C- (Minus) with a P1 certificate from a recognized Institution. Mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or equivalent OR Mean grade of C (plain) at KCSE or equivalent with ECE Diploma from a recognized institution or P1 certificate and two (2) years relevant experience. Mean grade of C (Plain) at KCSE Or Division III at KCE OR Mean grade of C- (Minus) with either a P1 certificate or an Early Childhood Studies certificate from a recognized Institution.
SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Bachelor of Science (Hospitality Management) Tuition East Africans Kshs. 120,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 175,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Mean grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ (Plus) or equivalent in any three (3) of the following subjects: English/Kiswahili/Foreign Languages, Biology/Biological Sciences, Chemistry / Physical Sciences ;mathematics; Home Science. OR Mean grade of C (plain) at KCSE or equivalent with a Diploma in hospitality management from a recognized institution and two (2) years work experience in a related field.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE & ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Science (Agribusiness Management and Trade) East Africans Kshs. 120,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans- Kshs. 175,000/-p.a. Statutory fees Kshs 21,200/- p.a Mean grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE or equivalent with at least C+ in Mathematics and in any two (2) subjects chosen from the following alternatives: Alternative A : Biology, Chemistry, Agriculture, Geography Alternative B: Physical sciences, Biology, Agriculture or Geography or Business Studies or Home Science OR KACE or its equivalent with two (2) principal passes and one (1) subsidiary in relevant Science subjects OR Mean grade C (plain) at KCSE or equivalent with a 2 year diploma of at least Credit pass in a relevant field from a recognized institution.
Diploma in Primary Teacher Education Tuition fees East Africans Kshs. 72,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 125,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) Tuition fees East Africans Kshs. 100,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 150,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a. Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education. Tuition fees East Africans Kshs. 72,000/- p.a. Non-East Africans Kshs. 125,000/- p.a. Statutory fees Kshs. 21,200/- p.a.

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