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Raila insists his ďŹ rst petition cannot proceed before his second is dispensed with PM also wants IEBC’s decision to co-host its database with TNA’s interrogated He says results of forensic audit of IEBC IT system was critical to his ďŹ rst petition Six Supreme Court judges who will hear case this morning hold a special session, STORY PAGE 2

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Raila second suit on full audit of IEBC’s IT system

By WAHOME THUKU Prime Minister Raila Odinga is now demanding a forensic audit of the entire electronic system used in the March 4 presidential elections.

In a fresh application filed under a certificate of urgency, Raila argues the information obtained after the audit of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission system is critical to the petition challenging the results of the polls.

He contends his first suit challenging President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory as declared by IEBC cannot be heard before the audit is carried out.

He therefore wants IEBC compelled to produce all its records on the systems to enable the court conduct the audit.

He added: “I am aware that early on the morning of March 5 officials of the commission informed the public through a television broadcast that the transmission system had failed and they had taken various measures to correct the failure.”

Raila says in his affidavit that the explanation given by the IEBC on the failure of the systems had no basis whatsoever.

“The commission in its undertakings to establish and conduct the 2013 elections failed the people of Kenya, failed Kenya in the international arena, failed the statutory and constitutional imperatives that it was obliged to uphold with vigour, transparency,’’ the PM said.

Raila wants the court to interrogate and forensically audit the commission’s decision to co-host its database in the Kencell EPZ with the rival party, Uhuru’s The National Alliance.

Meanwhile, the six Supreme Court judges who will hear the case will hold a special session this morning to discuss the case.

IEBC last evening filed its response

to Raila’s claims the March 4 poll was a sham.

A source at the IEBC legal team said they had prepared a voluminous response. “We might need a room to hold the paperwork since it is a mass of papers,” he said.

A lawyer attached to the CORD legal team said they had served the IEBC, its chairman Ahmed Isaack Hassan, Uhuru and Deputy Presidentelect William Ruto on Saturday the same day they filed the petition.

Raila argues that the commission had an obligation to conduct an electronic electoral system, “to comply with the principle of free and fair elections administered in an impartial, neutral, transparent, efficient, accurate, accountable and verifiable way as per the Constitution.”

MANUAL SYSTEM Raila said IEBC adopted the use of Electronic Voter Identification (EVID), Biometric Voter Registration (BVR), Result Transmission System (RTS) and Result Presentation System (RPS) to replace the manual system.

His lawyer George Oraro says the commission has given conflicting and confusing reasons for the failure of the electronic systems hence there was need for the parties to place empirical forensic evidence to assist the court.

The crucial information sought in

This court ought to be empirically informed of the real reasons for the failure of the IEBC electronic system

WHAT PM WANTS diScloSed To coURT • Raila is asking for all Media Access Control addresses and Internet Protocol addresses for each hand-held electronic device used in voter identification in all 33,400 polling stations • Same addresses for all satellite mobile telephones handsets used in the transmission of the results from the polling stations • The CORD leader wants all SIM cards in each of the handsets, each laptop or computers used in all the polling stations • Raila a disclosure of the servers on which all the systems reside this application is in the control, power and custody of the commission, its chairman, their agents, service providers and contractors.

He says the information would facilitate a forensic audit of the Information Technology systems before the hearing of the petition.

The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy flag-bearer in the March 4 race is asking for all Media Access Control addresses and Internet Protocol addresses, for each of the handheld electronic devices used in the voter identification in all the 33,400

Prime Minister Raila Odinga (right) is handed petition documents to sign in readiness for presentation to the Supreme Court. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD] polling stations. They also want similar addresses for all the satellite mobile telephones handsets used in the transmission of the results from the polling stations.

They also want all SIM cards in each of the handsets, each laptop or computers used in all the polling stations. Raila also wants IEBC to disclose confidentially to the court a catalogue of names of the users, the passwords assigned to each of them for accessing the systems, and place of operation in the polling stations.

He wants a disclosure of the servers on which all the systems reside — that is the physical computer on which the system is stored.

He wants the receipts and invoices for each and every equipment, software and all other items used for the electronic conduct of the elections and similar documents for all the equipment used for purposes of conducting the elections manually if electronic system failed.

The lawyer also wants the audit files and logs for all the databases and servers used in the electronic conduct of the elections.

“This court ought to be empirically informed of the real reasons for the failure of the IEBC electronic system and its impact on the presidential elections to enable the court to reach a just determination of the petition challenging the results of the presidential elections,” Oraro said.

He says given the 14-day timeline within which the petition must be heard and determined, the application was “very urgent”.

He says some of the reasons given by the commission for the failure of the electronic system were low charge in the batteries used in the kits across the country.

He claims the commission says the transmission system failed because of data overload, failure of the server itself, and low battery power.

The failure in the entire electronic system is one of the major grounds upon which Raila wants the presidential elections invalidated.

The system was however intended for use in all other elections and the questions being raised is how such a declaration would affect election of other candidates in the lower seats.

State offices at KICC to be relocated to give room for senators

By MARTIN MUTUA Government offices at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) will host the newly elected Senators and those to be appointed.

Following a meeting between President Kibaki and House Speaker Kenneth Marende on Monday, the two agreed to have the senators housed at KICC. The new Senate consists of 67 members, 47 elected countrywide, 16 women to be nominated by political parties and another four slots reserved for the youth, a woman and two persons with disabilities.

And Head of Civil Service Francis Kimemia yesterday held a meeting with top officials from Parliament on the way forward.

Sources told The Standard Government ministries and departments housed at KICC will get a vacation

Nyegenye.

Nyegenye recently said the Senators would use the 90-seater Shimba Hills hall as their debating chamber.

He said the Senate and its staff had occupied the entire first floor of the building. President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta is, however, using a section of the floor as his temporary office.

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notice to enable the National Assembly to renovate the offices.

OLD CHAMBERS The sources further said apart from the office space, Parliament would be leasing the Shimba room for

the sittings of the Senate for the year the old chambers would be under renovations.

Parliament was represented at the meeting by officials from the National Assembly led by Clerk Justin Bundi and his Senate counterpart Jeremiah

Staff members of the Senate have moved to the facility. Mr Nyegenye said they were ready for the new members and were waiting for the President to convene Parliament.

“We are all set and ready to start.

We are just waiting for the gazettement announcing the convening of the House,” he said.

President Kibaki is supposed to convene the first sitting of Parliament within 30 days after the declaration of election results.

The Old Chamber is being refurbished at a cost of Sh1.2 billion and it is expected that the works would be complete by the end of the year.

But Nyegenye said the Senate could move to County Hall, also under renovation - before the end of the year - to avoid incurring more costs in rent.

The works at the County Hall are expected to be complete by June.

Offices have been set up for the Speaker of the Senate, his Deputy, Leader of Majority, Leader of Minority and the Hansard departments, amongst other key offices.

The Senate Clerk said there may be some challenges in terms of office space but pointed out this would be temporary.

Nyegenye said it would be necessary for the Senate to have rotational sittings across the 47 counties to effectively oversee operations of the devolved units.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / The Standard

Installation ceremony

Pope Francis kisses a child during his inaugural Mass in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican, yesterday. [PHOTOS: AP]

The pope waves to the crowd as he arrives for the Mass.

Pope Francis promises to be light of hope

He says those in power should be protectors of poor, must fight evil and should exercise duties in humility

By Martin Mutua and agencies

St Peter’s Basilica square at the Vatican was filled with a sea of humanity that came to witness the installation of the new Pope Francis I. The new pontiff, formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina, who was elected last week by the 114 cardinals from around the world, succeeds Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Benedict made history by retiring from the position that has seen his predecessors lead the Church to death. The last pope to have retired from the seat did so 600 years ago.

As the Mass began, Francis received two symbolic emblems of his office as the head of Catholic Church – the fisherman’s ring, which is a symbol of how St Peter fished for food and later for souls.

He also received the pallium, a white woolen vestment that symbolises the role of the pope as a good shepherd. The ring was made from gold-plated silver by an Italian jeweler, Enrico Manfrini.

oMens of destruction The pope had also prior to the Mass descended into the St Peter’s tomb, which is below the altar at the St Peter’s Basilica, where he prayed briefly before he emerged to a procession of cardinals that led him to the Basilica Square where the Mass was held.

Had the late Mother Teresa of Calcutta, considered the champion of the poor, been alive yesterday, she would have been the happiest person as Pope Francis made a case for the less fortunate members of the society who happen to be the “poorest, the weakest and the least important”.

In his message, soon after his installation, to the thousands of people who included world leaders, the new pope who took the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi – a champion of the poor – said “offer a passionate pledge to serve the poor who are dis-

regarded in society”. On a raised and canopied throne on a purple platform looking to the huge piazza in front of it, the pope enjoined those in temporal power to protect the world and “not allow omens of destruction and death to accompany the advance of this world”.

“Today, too, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others,” he added to frequent applause from some among the tens of thousands of people cramming the square and the broad avenue leading to it from the River Tiber. The Vatican estimated the number at 150,000 to 200,000.

Clearly defining his vision of his own role, he quoted from scriptural texts to say that as Bishop of Rome, he was endowed with “a certain power”.

But he went on: “Let us never forget that authentic power is service and that the pope too, when exercising power, must enter ever more fully into that service, which has its radiant culmination on the Cross.”

“He must be inspired by the lowly, concrete and faithful service which marked St Joseph and, like him, he must open his arms to protect all of God’s people and embrace with tender affection the whole of humanity, especially the poorest, the weakest, the least important, those whom Matthew lists in the final judgment on love: the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked, the sick and those in prison,” he added.

The inauguration coincided with St Joseph’s day commemorating Joseph, the biblical husband of Mary.

For most of those assembled there, the first glimpse of Francis on Tuesday came when he arrived among them below the soaring facade of St Peter’s, standing in the rear of a white openair vehicle rather than a covered version of the traditional pope mobile protected by bulletproof glass.

He wore simple white robes, halted to kiss a baby in the crowd and walked among the faithful. At one point, he gave supporters a thumbs-up sign, drawing laughter. He stopped to kiss a disabled man on the forehead and people in the square said he seemed informal and relaxed. Many cried Viva il Papa (long live the pope).

Security officers flanked his vehicle and a strong contingent of Italian police mingled with the crowd around

The pallium is fitted on the pope. [PHOTO: RE-

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Francis, an Argentine who is the son of Italian immigrants.

Offering a clear signal of his own ambitions for his papacy, Francis asked: “How does Joseph exercise his role as protector? Discreetly, humbly and silently, but with an unfailing presence and utter fidelity, even when he finds it hard to understand,” the pope said.

defile lives “Please, I would like to ask all those who have positions of responsibility in economic, political and social life, and all men and women of good will: let us be ‘protectors’ of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment.”

“Let us not forget that hatred, envy and pride defile our lives. Being protectors, then, also means keeping watch over our emotions, our hearts, because they are the seat of good and evil intentions: intentions that build up and tear down. We must not be afraid of goodness or even tenderness,” he said.

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe caused a stir at the fete. He is the subject of a travel ban by the European Union because of his country’s human rights record, but

Faithful watch on video monitors as the pope reads the gospel. exemptions allow him to travel to Vatican City, which is encircled by Italian territory, and to UN gatherings.

The Vatican spokesman, the Rev Federico Lombardi, said the Vatican does not issue invitations. “Those who wish to come, can,” he said. “No one is refused. No one is invited. We welcome those who want to come.”

US VP Joseph Biden Jr, who is Catholic, represented the US at the Mass. The delegation also included Gov Susana Martinez of New Mexico, Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the Democratic leader in the House, and John J DeGioia, the president of Georgetown University, a Jesuit institution.

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We won’t sell port, Uhuru tells residents

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / The Standard

Polls: Uhuru faults Raila remarks on results, tells him to await court ruling

By PATRIC BEJA

Continued from P1

President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta has assured Coast residents that the Jubilee Government will not privatise the Port of Mombasa.

Addressing Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) workers yesterday during a tour of the port, Uhuru said his administration’s priority would be to improve the facility’s efficiency.

“We have no plans to privatise this port. It will remain a public facility.

Our priority is to ensure an efficient, working port,” Uhuru declared amid cheers from workers.

Uhuru, who was accompanied by deputy President-elect William Ruto, toured the Sh5 billion berth 19 and Sh28 billion second container terminal projects at the port.

Last December, President Kibaki commissioned the construction of the second container terminal by Japanese experts, which is expected to create 1.2 million Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (Teus) additional capacity for the port.

Uhuru told all port users to ensure prompt collection of cargo, saying it was unacceptable to use the facility as a storage area.

petition because it is a political process. He, however, insisted he would not touch on contents of the case his alliance filed challenging Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s declaration of Uhuru as the winner.

“This is a political process petitioning the presidential election. That is why it is in court. I can’t stop speaking about it. The only thing I cannot do is to talk about the contents of the case,” Raila told CORD leaders at Bomas of Kenya.

Coincidentally Raila’s meeting took place at the place where IEBC had its National Tallying Centre, where the disputed results were received amid rampant complaints of technological failures and collapse of transmission systems.

create jobs He said the port also serves neighbouring countries hence the need for efficiency in its operations. “It is not acceptable for cargo to stay in the port for seven days while in other ports it only takes hours,” Uhuru said.

He said Jubilee government would improve the port efficiency and create more jobs for Kenyans.

Also accompanying the presidentelect were Transport Minister Amos Kimunya, Environment Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere, former Tourism minister Najib Balala, Nairobi Senator-elect Gidion Mbuvi Sonko, Coast PC Samuel Kilele and several local politicians.

He was taken round the port by Mr Kimunya, Kenya Ports Authority board of directors chairman Baramadi Shukri and Managing Director Gichiri Ndua, among other senior managers.

Uhuru and Ruto arrived at the port separately from South Coast where they have been on holiday amid tight security.

three petitions Uhuru had asked Raila to stop stoking tension over the Supreme Court petition challenging his election as the country’s Fourth President.

Uhuru told the Premier to await the ruling on the petition before the Supreme Court, which today is scheduled to mention the three petitions filed.

It was the first time that the President-elect had responded to utterances by Raila who is maintaining IEBC failed the integrity test and did not deliver a credible election process.

Raila filed a petition on Saturday at the highest court in the land seeking to nullify IEBC’s announcement of Uhuru as the winner.

Yesterday, Uhuru accused Raila of politicising the petition claiming the CORD leader had embarked on a public campaign allegedly to influence the outcome of Supreme Court peti-

This is a political process petitioning the presidential election. That is why it is in court. I can’t stop speaking about it.

Prime Minister Raila Odinga addresses the Press after meeting with leaders elected on CORD ticket in Nairobi at Bomas, yesterday. [PHOTOS: JENNIFER WACHIE/STANDARD] tion.

“Let us give the court a chance.

There is no need to discuss the dispute outside the court,” Uhuru said.

He spoke while on a tour of the Port of Mombasa accompanied by Deputy President-elect William Ruto.

Uhuru reiterated his Jubilee alliance would abide by the court verdict and that they expected the PM to do the same. “As we have said before, we will respect the court verdict. If things are good we are ready to work. We are asking Kenyans to uphold peace as we await the court decision,” he said.

Raila filed one of the petitions in which he claims the IEBC oversaw a flawed process based on a tainted voters’ register and inflated figures. IEBC lawyers were due to file the commission’s response last evening.

Three voters associated with the Jubilee Coalition have filed another suit. The petitioners have sought the court’s direction on whether spoilt votes count while calculating the percentage of the final tally garnered by each of the presidential candidates.

Kenya Ports Authority chairman Shukri Baramadi (right) receives President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta at Mombasa Port, yesterday. [PHOTOS: OMONDI ONYANGO/STANDARD]

A civil society group has filed the third petition in which it argues the vote was marred by irregularities. African Centre for Open Governance (Africog) had initially moved to the High Court seeking to block the tallying of presidential votes, but the suit was dismissed on grounds the court did not have jurisdiction over the presidential election petition.

Uhuru’s remarks were prompted

by Raila’s claim on Monday that he won the presidential vote by a margin of 1,000,000.

5.7 million votes Addressing supporters at the coastal town, the CORD leader had alleged the final tally was manipulated after he garnered 5.7 million votes against Uhuru’s 4.5 million.

Raila said his side would present evidence to prove these claims to the Supreme Court. “Uhuru got 4.5 million votes, while I garnered 5.7 million votes. What you saw being remitted from Bomas were dramatised results.

You are going to know what IEBC did,”

Raila claimed.

Uhuru, according to IEBC, secured 50.07 per cent of the vote with over 4,000 votes just over the constitutional threshold to avoid a run-off.

IEBC said Uhuru garnered 6,173,433 votes to beat Raila, who received 5,340,546 votes.

Uhuru yesterday argued Raila should be stopped from talking about the elections because the matter was before the Supreme Court.

Late on Monday night, Raila stepped up his hardline talk, cautioning Government officials against assuming the President-elect had been sworn-in so as to enjoy the same status as President Kibaki.

Raila argued there was only one President because the election of Uhuru is the subject of petitions at the Supreme Court and wondered why Uhuru was being accorded State privileges including presidential outriders.

He asked his supporters to be ready for a fresh election if the court rules the election was a sham.

Marende , Abdikadir set to square off for Speaker’s seat as Wamalwa opts out

By MARTIN MUTUA The battle for National Assembly Speaker has narrowed down to a twohorse race between incumbent Kenneth Marende and former Mandera Central MP Abdikadir Mohammed.

This follows Justice Minister Eugene Wamalwa’s announcement that he was not interested in the seat.

Mr Marende has declared he would be defending his seat under the CORD Coalition led by Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka, while Abdikadir is set to receive blessings from the Jubilee Coalition.

Mr Abdikadir is also enjoying support of an equally sizeable number of MPs from the CORD, following his

Kenneth Marende

Abdikadir Mohammed

neutral stand in spearheading the implementation of the new Constitution. The soft-spoken former Mandera Central MP was the chairman of the Justice and legal Affairs committee as well as the Constitutional Im-

plementation Committee after the promulgation of the Constitution and fought to have it implemented until the time parliament was dissolved.

He was also instrumental in judicial reforms as his committee vetted

the now Chief Justice Willy Mutunga and former deputy Nancy Baraza before they were approved by Parliament.

Marende, on the other hand, has steered the House through turbulent times having taken over from long serving Speaker Francis ole Kaparo in 2008 and oversaw the legislation process that operationalised the new Constitution.

And the race for various seats in the two Houses has intensified with Alliance Party of Kenya leader Kiraitu Murungi touted for the seat of Majority Leader in the Senate. Mr Kaparo is being fronted to take over as first Speaker of the Senate under a Jubilee Coalition arrangement.

Sources within the Uhuru-Ruto led coalition said Kiraitu had been settled upon for the seat following the inability of Narc leader and Water minister Charity Ngilu to win the Kitui County Senate seat that would have placed her in the strategic position.

Ngilu’s Narc also managed one seat as opposed to the requirement of two and above which would have enabled the party to get a nomination slot.

The sources also said Environment minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere, another key ally of Uhuru and Ruto, who was trounced in the Kwale Senatorial race, is being touted for National Assembly Majority Leader’s seat.

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Legislative business

ODM bags two Migori County ward seats

Eleventh Parliament set to open next week

The agenda for the first sitting will be the election of Speaker of National Assembly and of the Senate

By PETER OPIYO

The 11th Parliament is scheduled to convene next Thursday for the first sitting during which newly elected Members of Parliament will be sworn in.

President Kibaki announced the tentative day in accordance with the Constitution, which provides that the first sitting shall not be more than 30 days after the General Election.

The other agenda for the first sitting is the election of the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Speaker of the Senate.

Consequently, the President has directed that all ministers and assistant ministers, who were elected during the recent General Election, should resign with immediate effect so as to qualify to be sworn in by the Clerk of the National Assembly.

This followed the advice of the Speaker and the Attorney General that those elected as senators, governors, members of the National Assembly or women representatives cannot legally hold office as ministers.

Once convened, the Eleventh Parliament will face a long list of important business that needs to be transacted.

MPs will play an active role in the budget-making process as required by the new Constitution

Unlike before, the National Assembly’s role has been enhanced by the new Constitution. The Eleventh Parliament, once convened, will have to approve Cabinet Secretaries nominated by the President.

The current ministers will continue serving but since some have been elected as MPs, they will cease holding their ministerial positions after they are sworn-in as legislators.

The petition at the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the presidential election means the nomination of secretaries would take slightly longer.

The new Constitution caps the number of Cabinet Secretaries at 22 and must come from outside Parliament.

Deputy CJ approval Parliamentary Departmental Committees will play a crucial role in vetting the nominees. These committees would be formed once the Speaker is elected and would take into account political parties’ strength in Parliament.

The committees would also be charged with oversight of Government operations.

Another urgent matter for the National Assembly is the approval of Justice Kalpana Rawal as Deputy Chief Justice. President Kibaki nominated her last month.

She would replace Nancy Baraza who resigned after she was accused of threatening a security guard at Village Market. A tribunal recommended she be removed from office.

Article 166 of the new Constitution requires Parliament to approve the appointments of the Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice.

“The President shall appoint the CJ and the Deputy CJ in accordance with the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, and subject to the approval of the National Assembly,” the provision states.

MPs will play an active role in the budget-making process as required

By NICK OLUOCH and MICHAEL SAITOTI

Unlike before, the National Assembly’s role has been enhanced by the new Constitution. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

MPs’ Wage bill to go up by Sh400m The State would spend at least Sh2.6 billion to pay salaries for Members of Parliament in their first year of service According to the reviewed pay structure, MPs would now be paid a minimum of Sh532,500 per month as gross pay down from Sh851,000 that MPs in the tenth Parliament were paid. But the high number of MPs means the wage bill has increased by about Sh400 million The new Constitution brought about additional number of MPs totaling 418 including the Speakers of Senate and National Assembly. The National Assembly has 349 members while the Senate has 67 members.

The reviewed pay structure would see MPs start with the minimum pay of Sh532,500 per month. However, the pay will increase by Sh44,375 every year for four years to bring the final pay at Sh710,000 per month “MPs and all other Parliamentary State Officers shall enter the remuneration structure at the minimum point and progress to the maximum over the term period,” states the Kenya Gazette published by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) Speakers of the two Houses will earn a minimum of Sh990,000 per month increasing to a maximum of Sh1.32 million while their deputies will earn Sh792,000, which would increase up to a maximum of Sh1 million Unlike former MPs, the new legislators will be paid Sh5,000 per day committee sitting allowances for maximum four times a week

by the new Constitution.

The new Charter-under Article 221 requires the Cabinet Secretary responsible for Finance to submit the national estimates for revenue and

expenditure to the National Assembly for the next financial year, at least two months before the end of the financial year. The financial year ends on June 30.

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) clinched two ward representative seats in Kuria East constituency, Migori County.

In Gokeharaka/Getambwega ward, out of the total 3,474 votes cast, the winner, John Muniko Tibaya, garnered 1,154 against his closest rival Pick Party’s Samuel Maroa Gisunke who got 768 votes.

In Nyabasi West Ward, Paul Mwita Nyangi emerged the winner with 1,504 votes against Lawrence Mogaya of Pick Party, who garnered 949 votes.

Kuria East IEBC Returning Officer Benjamin Njau said the two wards had low voter turnout due to cattle rustling incidents over the weekend.

Mr Njau said the voter turnout was 50 per cent. He said Nyabasi west had 6,644 registered voters while Gokeharaka had 4,610.

ODM has 27 ward representatives out of the 39 in Migori County.

postpone polls The polls were characterised by a mix-up of photographs for contestants. This forced IEBC to postpone the polls for the two areas to March 11.

The national electoral agency’s Commissioner Kule Godana, however, said the exercise had to be postponed yet again due to delays in tallying of the presidential vote.

Meanwhile, United Republic Party candidate for Angatananyokwe ward in Samburu County was yesterday declared winner after garnering 1,230 votes against his closest rival of TNA. John Lemulugo beat Julius Leshimpiro of TNA in the elections that were delayed for a week following anomalies on March 4 that led to their cancellation.

Leshimpiro, who emerged second, got 797 votes while David Lenabaala of Safina party garnered 208 votes.

Narc-K to soldier on despite Karua break

By LONAH KIBET

Narc-Kenya Secretary General Mwanyegela Ngali (right) addresses the Press yesterday accompanied by Mr Augustine Lotodo, Martha Karua’s running mate. [PHOTO: TABITHA OTWORI/STANDARD]

Narc-Kenya has assured supporters it would remain relevant in the political scene even after party leader Martha Karua announced a break from politics.

“The party intends to remain actively involved in fulfilling its mandate in the post-poll period by consistently contributing to the national agenda in the current political dispensation with a view to stay politically relevant,” said Narc-Kenya Secretary General Mwanyegela Ngali.

He added: “We reiterate the need to stay focused and united as a party as we offer selfless leadership to our esteemed members and the nation.”

He said the party also promises to

engage with their members and other stakeholders to deepen democracy.

Mr Ngali, at a press conference in their party headquarters yesterday, appealed to the public to maintain peace as the judicial process at the Supreme Court unfolds. “We plead that we uphold the outcome of the same,” he said.

coalitions He said the party’s national management committee met yesterday morning to set the agenda for their forthcoming NEC meeting, where they will discuss their stand on whether or not to join political coalitions or individuals.

“As a party we will look at the situation and analyse if it is worth joining

any party or individual and we shall have one stand on the matter,” he said.

He was accompanied by the party’s only MP-elect Elijah Mosomi Moindi from Nyaribari Masaba constituency and Karua’s running mate Augustine Lotodo.

“We have an MP and over 18 county representatives,” said Ngali.

A week ago, Karua said she was taking a break from politics following her defeat in the presidential elections but declined to state when or if she would be making a comeback and the activities she would be engaged in during her break.

She also offered words of encouragement to her team and told members they may be down but not out.

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Devolution

County governments get Sh3.5b

Funds will pay staff salaries, refurbish offices and support county operations for the period between March and June

By NICHOLAS WAITATHU

The Government has released Sh3.2 billion to finance operations of county governments for the current financial year.

Transitional Authority (TA) Chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi says the money will be committed to pay workers salaries, refurbish offices, construct new ones and other administration operations for the period between March and June.

“We received Sh3.2 billion from the exchequer to facilitate operationalisation of the county government for the months leading to the end of current financial year,” he said.

Mr Wamwangi added that the money would be allocated based on the needs of a particular county.

For example, to renovate a governor’s office in Murang’a County will cost Sh38 million while in Tharaka Nithi County Sh70 million is needed to put up an office.

In Nyandarua County Ministry of Public Works had proposed Sh80 million to construct an office.

And renovation of Garissa Municipal Council to serve as the county assembly will cost Sh20 million.

There have been wrangles over housing and offices in various counties, including Garissa, Kakamega, Nyandarua, Nyeri, and Machakos.

In some counties premises previously used by municipal and county

PENDING WORK • Renovation of a governor’s office in Murang’a County will cost Sh38 million while in Tharaka Nithi County Sh70 million is needed to put up an office • In Nyandarua County Ministry of Public Works had proposed Sh80 million to construct an office. Renovation of Garissa Municipal Council to serve as the county assembly will cost Sh20 million • Transitional Authority will allocate the Sh3.5 billion based on needs of a county

councils are being refurbished for use by governors and to house county assemblies. However, Wamwangi stated that wrangles being witnessed in some areas over offices have been exaggerated. “Not that there are no premises to be occupied by the governors-elect and their deputies, but some of the latter have apparently refused,” he said.

mANAgemeNT He said placing local authorities under the management of the county governments is being handled by concerned authorities in the national government –Ministry of Internal Security and Transitional Authority.

“TA and other national government institutions, for example, Ministry of Internal Security have employed a national framework to address the issue,” he added.

Governors-elect and their deputies will be sworn-in on March 27 following their gazettement by the

By PATRICK BEJA

Transitional Authority Chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi says the agency will officially hand over local authority assets to governors-elect after an audit is complete. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD] Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission last week.

Wamwangi said no governor-elect can claim to have taken over any assets previously under the management of the local authorities and national government at county government without proper handing over procedure facilitated by the TA. Handing over of all public assets to governors will be carried out by the Authority after validation of all assets through creation of assets and liabili-

ties is complete. He added that the public assets would be shared by the governors-elect and the provincial administrators.

He explained that currently TA is charged with the responsibility of all public assets and current occupants especially the provincial administrators should not be evicted, as this would send wrong signals to Kenyans on the devolved system.

(See related stories on pages 18,19)

A day in Kibaki’s life after March 4 election

By MOSES MICHIRA President Kibaki will continue with his duties as Head of State until a new president is sworn-in.

Head of the Presidential Press Service Isaiah Kabira said the President is still carrying out his day-to-day duties at his Harambee House office, Nairobi.

“President Kibaki continues to undertake his duties as outlined in the Constitution in regard to the incumbency provisions,” said Mr Kabira.

Recently, the focus has shifted to President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta who could be sworn-in on April 4, pending the outcome of a petition challenging his victory.

The President’s routine duties include receiving security and intelligence briefs, meeting representatives from foreign Governments and top civil servants.

Kibaki has taken a low profile since the March 4 General Election, especially after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission declared Uhuru the winner.

However, Prime Minister

President Kibaki signs charter for KCA University at KICC, Nairobi during public and private university charters award ceremony. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD] Raila Odinga’s poll petition at the Supreme Court could see President Kibaki preside over the first seating of the National Assembly on April 4.

Kibaki’s successor will enjoy significantly less power as provided for by the new Constitution.

While Kibaki had a free hand in the appointment of senior Government officials like envoys, ministers and per-

Council suffers over delay to release funds

manent secretaries, the incoming President’s choice for the offices will need the approval of the National Assembly.

Constitutional lawyer Kibe Mungai says the National Assembly will have the final word on senior appointments, raising the possibility of legislators frustrating the President’s choices.

“Senior Government appointees such as envoys and

Cabinet secretaries have to be vetted by the Parliament, which means the President does not enjoy absolute power to pick on his cronies for the top jobs,” says Mr Mungai.

Selection and appointment of top State officials have in the past been highly secretive, involving the President’s inner circle.

Now, the new President’s advisors could be pushed to have multiple candidates for appointment for the different positions as precaution should the National Assembly reject the most preferred persons.

A simple majority among legislators will be sufficient to approve of any appointee, which could lead to intense lobbying as none of the top coalitions have more than half of the 290-elected constituency representatives.

The President-elect’s Jubilee coalition has the highest number of legislators in the National Assembly.

The coalition is, however, 17 seats shy of the 175 halfway mark in the National Assembly after capturing 134 parliamentary seats and 24 county women representative posts.

Mombasa Municipal Council workers are yet to receive their pay a week after they went on strike.

The 2,650 workers are demanding Sh220 million but the council said it was awaiting Sh400 million Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF) cash to offset the two months salary arrears.

Yesterday, outgoing Town Clerk Tubman Otieno met the striking workers and promised to pay them in the next 24 hours as the Treasury was expected to release funds.

But Kenya Local Government Workers Union Mombasa branch secretary Rashid Muteti said they would not resume duty until their salaries are paid in full. “The children of most members have not joined Form One because their parents have not been paid their salaries. This is not fair for the children,” Muteti said.

The union has threatened to institute legal proceedings against the council for failing to honour its obligation of paying workers.

“The council should pay us whether it gets the LATF allocation or not,” Muteti said. Key services including running of the council clinics, garbage collection, revenue collection and fire brigade have been halted following the strike, which started last Thursday.

The workers who gathered outside the council offices yesterday also expressed fears that they might lose their salaries and dues when they are absorbed by the Mombasa county government.

Mr Otieno explained that payment of salaries was delayed after the Treasury failed to disburse LATF cash. He said the council was to get a total of Sh1.2 billion LATF funds.

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Elections

Technology firm denies it supplied faulty voter identification kits

Face Technologies says gadgets were tested by Kenya Bureau of Standards upon manufacturing in a Chinese factory

By PAUL WAFULA

The controversial biometric gadgets that were to be used in March 4 elections were given a clean bill of health by Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) after they were manufactured in China with some components sourced from US. Face Technologies, the South African company that was awarded the contract to supply Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) with 35,000 devices, technically known as poll books or electronic voter identification devices (Evids), maintains it cannot be blamed for a failure by election officers to use the gadgets properly.

“The Evids were assembled in China with components from US and China. They were tested upon manufacturing in the factory by the Kenya Bureau of Standards before issuance of the required certificate of conformity. They were also tested before and during training. No failures were reported,” Mr Ian Minty, the tender office executive manager at Face Technologies told The Standard in an email interview from South Africa.

cleared goods Kebs boss Evah Oduor said the standards body has agents that clear goods on its behalf in foreign countries and would only be in a position to confirm or deny if indeed one of its agents cleared the goods once she knows the company involved.

This means that Kebs doesn’t have records in Nairobi on what goods its agents have cleared across the world.

By the time of going to Press, Face Technologies had not provided this investigation with a copy of the al-

leged certificate of conformity. However, the South African firm has moved to fight off claims that it supplied faulty gadgets, arguing that the failure of some operators to follow correct log in procedures, incorrect operating procedures or failure to properly charge the three batteries supplied per device before voting commenced, does not constitute technical failure of the devices themselves.

“We have not been supplied with any devices that allegedly failed to conduct tests or verify the allegations. All devices used in the repeat elections of March 18 operated flawlessly, utilising the same technology,” Mr Minty added.

According to the contract, Face Technologies was to supply, deliver, install, configure, train, test and commission the devices to be used by election officials. The voters’ data used on the devices was provided by IEBC.

By Steve Mkawale

catastrophic scale “The tender was awarded in November last year and the contract was signed on December 11, 2012. The Evids were delivered in February as agreed with IEBC,” Minty said.

Face Technologies now joins a growing list of companies, including mobile firm Safaricom, that were involved in the Sh9.6 billion election system that collapsed on the actual voting day, which have distanced themselves from the failure whose magnitude Prime Minister Raila Odinga has termed of ‘a catastrophic scale’ in his petition. Raila, who is challenging last week’s victory by President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta at the Supreme Court, is using the failure of the identification system as part of his petition to prove that the manual system exposed the elections process

We have not been supplied with any devices that allegedly failed to conduct tests or verify the allegations

Rift in TNA and URP over Nakuru Speaker’s seat

IEBC official shows participants at an electoral stakeholders forum, which took place last year, how biometric voting kits works. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD] to manipulation. However, the IEBC has indicated that going manual at the tallying stage was never against the law, but rather what the law required. Japak GIS, the firm that was used for visualisation, is also said to be seeking to be exonerated from blame on grounds that it could only visualise data that it had received and that it was not its fault the database crashed. This leaves the database as the remaining cause of the fault.

Jamming of the database server, which was receiving the information from the mobile handsets from the various polling centres, also helped to collapse the project.

On February 21, Safaricom had threatened to withdraw from transmitting the election results over its network, citing concerns on ‘website security and capacity to handle huge traffic.’ The mobile firm had also cautioned over a possible penetration of

external attacks. “We do remain concerned at the general casual nature of some of the partners and some of the institution’s senior officials,” the Safaricom’s letter handed to the media by Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka read in part.

identify voters What further exposed the system is the fact that the technology that was used for voter registration in late 2012 was different and entirely separate from the technology used to identify voters at polling given that several companies were involved along the chain. By the time it crashed, about 16,000 polling stations had reported the presidential race and above 8,000 had also reported results for county assembly representatives, senators, governors, national assembly members and, women representative results.

Lobbying for the inaugural Speaker of the Nakuru County Assembly has intensified with various groups engaging in aggressive campaigns.

The position has caused a major rift between members of The National Alliance (TNA) and United Republican Party (URP) - evoking memories of the pre-election powersharing agreement between the two partners in the Jubilee Coalition.

According to the power-sharing agreement, the Speaker’s seat was reserved for members of Kisii community allied to URP but TNA leaders from Molo and Njoro constituencies are fronting one of their own.

The purported agreement had the Governor’s seat was for the Kikuyu community under TNA while the Kalenjins-under URP party was to get the deputy Governor position.

But newly elected Members of the County Assembly from the TNA side now fronting Kisumu-based lawyer Macharia Mukiri, have complicated matters.

The entry of former nominated councillor Zackary Njeru - a close political ally to Governor-elect Kinuthia Mbugua - in the race has further complicated the issue.

Mukiri hails from Molo constituency, which produced successful candidates for the Governor and County Women Representative seats in the elections.

Yesterday, Molo MP-elect Jacob Macharia said Mukiri, the former MP for the larger Molo constituency, was actually from Njoro, which has no senior county official.

“We have to care for all interest groups and constituencies within Nakuru County. The election of Mukiri as Speaker will come in handy,” said Macharia during a meeting for newly elected leaders yesterday.

Among those who have declared interest for the Speaker’s position is lawyer Njenga Mwangi, who represented President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta at The Hague.

Hospital launches bone treatment wing

By FAITH RONOH

Olympic champion David Rudisha (left) meets a patient at St Lukes Orthopeadic and Trauma Centre Hospital in Eldoret, yesterday. Rudisha officially opened arthroscopy medical camp at the facility. The hospital caters for patients who suffer from bone and joint injuries. [PHOTO: KEVIN TUNOI/STANDARD]

Kenyan athletes suffering from joint and bone injuries will not have to travel abroad for treatment after a hospital in Eldoret introduced arthroscopy treatment targeting athletes.

St Luke Orthopedics and Trauma Hospital yesterday launched an arthroscopy medical camp programme that will see athletes receive treatment for bone fractures and other stress injuries. David Rudisha, 800 metres Olympic and World record holder who officiated the opening of the programme, expressed confidence in the hospital’s services saying athletes who suffer minor and major injuries will be in a position to access treatment without necessarily travelling abroad.

Mr Rudisha said Eldoret being the home of champions, athletes from the region would also get early diagnosis of injuries allowing prompt treatment.

“Athletes suffer from stress injuries during training and most of them have been seeking treatment especially arthroscopy abroad, which is expensive. St Luke O&T hospital has brought us a quicker means of accessing treatment and this will contribute positively to our trainings,” said Rudisha.

The facility’s chairman, Simeon Mining, noted the shortage of orthopedic surgeons in the country as one of the reasons why athletes and other patients seek treatment outside the country. Prof Mining said the country has less than 30 orthopedic surgeons with only two universities offering

training on the same limiting full exploitation and delivery of services to Kenyans.

“We cannot have many orthopedic hospitals in this country because we have a shortage of surgeons and lack necessary facilities and training centres for personnel,” said Mining.

He explained the facility has only six surgeons, five of them being fresh graduates from Moi University saying the six receive support from other surgeons and doctors.

Alfred Kirwa, Rudisha’s close competitor in the 800 metre race congratulated the facility for introducing a programme that targets athletes, saying it will go a long way in promoting athletics. The two-week medical camp also targets patients who will receive screening at Sh500 as opposed to the usual Sh1,500.

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Investigations

Rifles undergo tests in death probe

By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI

KWS claims they were not involved in the killing of a policeman and two civilians, saying they were rescuing the officers from armed bandits

Rifles belonging to Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers at Mosiro in Narok have been taken for ballistic analysis to help unravel the killing of a policeman and two civilians.

On Saturday night, the three were shot dead by people dressed in KWS uniforms.

The development came as KWS denied claims by a section of police and the public that its rangers were involved in the killings.

During the incident, an AK 47 rifle with 30 bullets and G3 rifle with a

complete magazine belonging to the killed corporal and the critically injured constable were stolen.

David Leyado, a constable attached to Ntulele Police station, whose collarbone was shattered is admitted to Narok North District Hospital. He said a land cruiser vehicle blocked their vehicle before they were shot at.

“The cruiser blocked the road and what I heard later was gun shots. The attackers were dressed in KWS uniforms. I tried to cock my G3 rifle but I did not succeed forcing me to abandon it in the vehicle and flee into a

thicket. Several bullets missed me,” said the officer. But KWS Narok deputy Senior Warden Emmanuel Koech said that in fact, the rangers based in Mosiro area, the scene of the attack, were involved in the rescue mission.

“Though the matter is still under investigations, I believe the rangers were not involved. The investigations will vindicate my officers who were involved in the rescue mission in which a police officer and a civilian survived,” said Koech.

The incident happened when police were on a mission to rescue a girl who had earlier been abducted.

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QuickRead KILGORIS: Man jailed for 15 years for burning house A man was jailed for 15 years by a court in Kilgoris for burning down a grass-thatched house in Trans Mara East District. Isaac Cheruiyot admitted committing the offence, claiming he was under the influence of alcohol. He was charged with torching Hassan Kimalel’s house, destroying property worth Sh95,000 over a land dispute.

“This court has therefore found the accused guilty of the crime and sentences him to serve a 15 year jail term for it to serve as a lesson to others,” ruled the magistrate.

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Higher Education

Officers told to be calm over allowances

By JAMES OMORO Police in Nyanza Province have been told to be patient over allowances for their services during the March 4 General Election.

Nyanza PPO Joseph Oletito urged them to maintain calm as the police department waits for money from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

Mr Oletito said his office was preparing lists of police officers who served during the exercise to speed up the payment.

“My office is committed to ensuring that all officers who served during the General Election are paid. Right now my officer in charge of administration is compiling the lists to get the number and particulars of the officers so that their dues can be paid,” Oletito said.

Though he was unsure of the exact amount of money each officer would get, the PPO said it would be given by IEBC through the office of Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo. The allowances will then be channeled to ensure that each police officer gets it through their bank accounts.

Varsities face shortage of academic staff

Dons fear there could be a crisis occasioned by the rapid expansion of these institutions

By WAINAINA NDUNG’U

Universities are facing a shortage of academic staff attributed to the rapid expansion of institutions of higher learning.

Senior managers at the Dedan Kimathi University of Technology said yesterday they were facing difficulties recruiting lecturers for departments such as Information Communication Technology and Engineering.

“We have been advertising recently in the national media but getting few qualified applicants,” a senior department head told the university’s Chancellor Sheremiah Keya during an introductory visit yesterday.

Prof Keya and acting ViceChancellor Ndirangu Kioni admitted the institution was having difficulties recruiting and retaining academic staff especially for its speciality science and technology courses.

But the two said the university, which was the first in a batch of 14 that were awarded charters in the last three months, had put in place elaborate mechanisms to attract and retain academic staff

53 injured in stampede after explosion in garment plant

By LINAH BENYAWA Fifty-three people were injured following a stampede at a garment factory in Mazeras, Kilifi County.

The Monday evening incident occurred after one of the machines developed electrical problems and exploded.

Several people fainted, while others sustained injuries as panic-gripped workers fled for safety.

About a dozen victims remain admitted to various hospitals in Mombasa and Kilifi with broken limbs, burns and fractures after the commotion sparked by an electrical fault.

Confirming the incident yesterday, Mariakani OCPD Beatrice Gachago said six people sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the Coast Provincial General Hospital in Mombasa.

Six others were taken to St Lukes Hospital in Kaloleni where they were also admitted.

“Forty-one workers who sustained minor injuries from the stampede were treated in nearby health centres and discharged. But there were no deaths following the incident,” said Gachago.

The stampede was occasioned by a huge explosion traced to an electrical fault.

Unconfirmed reports said 1,000 workers, mostly women, were at the facility when the incident occurred at 4pm.

Union officials have questioned safety conditions in many export processing zones in Mombasa and its satellite towns.

FULL OPERATION The Standard was unable to contact the ill-fated firm’s management although there were reports that the plant had resumed full operations by yesterday morning.

Investigation has been launched. to determine the cause of the incident.

There was fear from earlier reports that the building was on fire and fire engines and ambulances from Mombasa rushed to the scene.

“But on reaching there, they found quite a number of people injured from the stampede.

Fortunately, nothing had been burnt and neither was the garment company on fire,” she added.

The company houses over 1,000 employees, with majority living in surrounding villages.

from within and outside the country.

“We are facing a similar situation like the country did when it undertook a double intake in 1990 concurrently admitting both the last class of the 7-4-2-3 system and the first class of the 8-4-4 system,” said

Keya who was the founding vice-chancellor of Moi University.

SPONSORED SCHOLARS Kimathi University officials said a batch of 30 scholars it had sponsored for PhD and Master’s programmes would

help address staff shortage.

The university is also considering recruiting internationally including inviting adjutant (assistant) professors and visiting professors to take up short contracts of about three months. It would benefit from an African Development

Bank engineering and technology staff development programme.

“We are looking at the possibility of conference lecturing in collaboration with overseas universities especially in the west, which are facing student shortages,” said Keya.

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New Maasai campus set to create jobs

Jobs up for grabs in new devolved units

Urban Areas and Cities Act provides for establishment of urban areas, cities

By NICHOLAS WAITATHU

Flowing the just concluded elections, new county governments are turning out to be the centre of interest for thousands of Kenyans looking for jobs.

There are a number of positions that will need to be filled as the country goes through the devolved government transition. Thousands of jobs would be created once board of directors to manage new cities, municipalities and towns are constituted.

Under the new urban framework, opportunities for more than 1000 jobs will be up for grabs by Kenyans drawn from different sectors.

Urban Areas and Cities Act 2011 enacted about two years ago provides for classification and establishment of urban areas and cities in the new dispensation.

For example, for an urban centre to qualify to be declared as a city must a minimum of 500,000 residents, for an area to be selected as a municipality must have a population of 250,000 people and for a town must have a mini-

mum of 10,000 residents. The new urban centres to be created are expected not only to generate jobs for directors but also for other cadres outside the internal management of the centres.

Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu the country’s cities their status will not change but other urban centres will be elevated to status of cities.

Transition Authority (TA) Chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi says for anyone to qualify to sit in for any of the board to be created he/she must meet certain qualifications.

The new directors must be from diverse backgrounds such as business, professional, informal sector, and neighborhood associations.

Wamwangi says that a board of a city shall consist of not more than eleven members, six of whom shall be appointed through a competitive process by the county executive committee, with the approval of the county assembly. Assuming every county will a city and municipality more than a 1000 jobs will be created comprising the new directors, and their supporting staff.

Five of the members must be drawn from professional associations operating in the area, association representing the private sector, and a cluster representing registered associations of the informal sec-

By JAMES ANYANZWA

The new directors must be from diverse backgrounds such as business, professional, informal sector, and neighborhood associations.

Number of jobs to be created

1000

City Hall building. Kenyans are angling for various positions to be created in the new county governments. tor. A cluster representing registered neighborhood associations in the area; and an association of urban areas and cities, and appointed by the county executive committee with the approval of the county assembly are other qualifications of the new directors to be appointed.

“The same recruitment procedure will be applied to pick director to manage municipalities except that such board shall comprise nine

members of whom four shall be appointed and five elected in the prescribed manner,” he said adding “A member of a board shall hold office for a term of five years, on a parttime basis.”

Other jobs to be created in the urban framework include secretaries, consultants, drivers, tea girls, messengers, security guards, revenue collectors, city managers, administrators and garbage collectors.

Investment firm seeks graduate trainees to defend turf

By James Anyanzwa Listed firm, Centum has embarked on a major plan to grow its assets under management to over Sh30 billion over the next year.

The investment firm had an asset base valued about Sh19 billion as at September 30, 2012.

To meet the target and realize its vision to be Africa’s foremost investment channel, the firm listed on Nairobi and Uganda Securities exchange is seeking several

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young graduate trainees.

The new recruits would, on completion of training, be expected to take up various leadership roles within the group to help realize its agenda. “We seek to strengthen our leadership bench through recruitment of young leaders who have recently graduated or are in the final year of undergraduate study in universities across East Africa,” the company said.

It said the move is in recogni-

tion of people as the firm’s key strength and the backbone of its success. Centum’s leadership development programme seeks to give beneficiaries opportunities to grow professionally and build lasting relationships with the most brilliant investment and real estate development professionals in the region.

Successful candidates are developed over time to take on leadership roles within Centum as well as in entities in which Cen-

tum has invested across Africa.

“Our vision is to be Africa’s foremost investment channel, and we look to create real, tangible wealth by providing the channel through which investors access and build extraordinary enterprises in Africa,” says Centum. Centum’s investments span across three principal business lines; Private Equity (PE), Real Estate & Infrastructure (REI) and Quoted Private Equity QPE).

If you are creating a significant number of new jobs, or stuck in finding the right skill set, can’t fill a job, or have a great, new way for Kenyans to find work or employment, please email to address at the top of the page.

Barely two months after its inauguration into a fullyfledged institution Maasai Mara University is bubbling with numerous opportunities for the surrounding communities.

The university which was previously known as Narok University College, was awarded a University Charter by President Mwai Kibaki last month (February) And the institution is now set to hugely change the lives of people in the South Rift and particularly in Narok and its environs. It is a major boost to the area that is largely agricultural and business oriented.

Going by the current growth the University has a great potential considering that it has a large catchment area. Top on the list of the goodies is job creation for the locals which include among others teaching positions in the university.

As a matter of urgency the university is looking for professors in various fields such as Education and Administration, Business and Economics.

Narok University College was established as a constituent college of Moi University on 16th July 2008. It was initially founded as a campus of Moi University in February 2007 before its elevation to a university college in July 2008.

The University College is located within Narok County.

It is about 2 km from Narok town and 1 km off Narokbomet road and 150 km north west of Nairobi.

It has modern teaching facilities that support academic programmes.

CLARIFICATION In our story ‘Audit firm aligns strategy to tap into county opportunities’ published yesterday, we misstated certain facts. We have since established the graduate recruitment exercise was not held last week. The Deloitte Career Day will in fact take place at Kenyatta University on Friday, March 22 from 10:00am – 3:00 pm. Application process is ongoing and will close on April 8, 2013. The event is also in no way related to the county government but is geared to hiring fresh graduates across various service lines. We regret the error.

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icised his former office and colleagues and even made a dash for it abroad.

This country does not have a very good record when it comes to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;My life is in dangerâ&#x20AC;? narrative. To make it worse, politics is firmly in the silly season when leaders tend to make a spin on matters for maximum benefit. Their opponents too are in on it from the opposite court ready to reap from othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; misfortunes.

Are we saying Mr Kimaiyo and his officers to blame for this?

Absolutely not!

We are only exhorting them to treat such reports as Ms Leshomoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with the seriousness they deserve. Anything less would be an abdication of duty, admission of defeat and betrayal of Kenyansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; high expectations of the brand new Police Service.

Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; oversight role begins now polls are over

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enyans voted in leaders of their choice for various positions on March 4. But, for the umpteenth time, we revisit the issue of leadership and integrity of the choices Kenyans made.

We remind the good citizens who voted and Wananchi who will be served by the elected leaders that the tough work of vetting these leaders has began. While we urge Kenyans to remain patient and give the Supreme Court a chance to resolve the disputed presidential election we ask them to remain vigilant as we transition into devolution.

Several questions have been asked whether we learnt lessons from the past and or internalised the very Constitution we endorsed in August 2010. Citizens must always remember that the future of this Country is in their hands and keep vetting leaders who will assume elective offices.

We appeal to citizens to continue playing crucial roles in helping enforce Chapter Six of the Constitution on leadership and Integrity even after election.

This Chapter stresses that leadership by way of holding a state office must be exercised in trust for the people.

Holders of State offices must demonstrate respect for the people, bring honour to the nation and promote public confidence.

The Constitution provides guiding principles on what leadership and integrity entails and outlines traits such as personal integrity, competence, objectivity, selfless service solely based on the public interest, accountability and discipline.

It also prescribes the conduct of state officers both in their official life and private life to avoid the office they hold being demeaned. Previously the letter and spirit of Chapter Six of the Constitution has been assaulted, insulted and abused by leaders who have never failed to remind us that they have no intention of implementing it.

Experts from the Commission on Implementation of the Constitution reminded us there is need for civic education on various chapters of the Constitution particularly on devolution and on leadership and integrity. Such calls can never be more timely.

With confusion reigning in the transition to devolution we challenge the Law Society of Kenya to stand up and ensure its members defend the Constitution and offer guidance to the government and the public selflessly.

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OPINION / Page 15

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / The Standard

PRAVIN BOWRY} p rec eden t

Supreme Court to advance legal development

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he filing of the election petition in the Supreme Court, questioning the results of the presidential elections, is in itself a landmark development — not from the political implications — but also from the development of law in the country.

For almost 50 years since independence, the Court of Appeal in its role as the highest court in the region — at one time dealing with appeals from all the East African countries and even Aden, — underperformed, and hardly lived to its aspirations, in particular in protecting human right.

The right to Appeal to the highest court is extremely restrictive and drowned in rules of form and law, both in criminal and civil matters.

Over the years, hundreds of merited appeals were thrown out for technical reasons to boost barometer of statistical performance and on flimsy grounds, for example the decree of the lower court not being certified by the Registrar of the lower court.

Contradictory and slanted decisions, often unresearched, superficial and escapist were indicative that the Court of Appeal was inefficient, partisan and even cases of corruption amongst the Judges of the then highest court in the country were brought into the public domain.

Thus there is a regime of many substantial decisions — or precedents — of the Court of Appeal which

need to be microscopically examined by the Supreme Court and hopefully the injustices of decades put right.

The Supreme Court has a unique jurisdiction to assert the supremacy of the Constitution and the sovereignty of the people of Kenya, provide authoritative and impartial interpretation of the law and Constitution, and develop rich jurisprudence that respects Kenya’s history and traditions and improve access to justice.

But access to the Supreme Court, even now, is very restrictive and proposed appeals always requires leave of the Court.

The law states that the Supreme Court shall not grant leave to appeal directly to it against a decision made, a conviction entered, or a sentence imposed unless necessity of the proposed appeal is determined, it is in the interest of justice and the court is satisfied that there exist exceptional circumstances that justify taking the proposed appeal directly to the Supreme Court. Direct approach to the Supreme Court by a citizen in Kenya is presently a myth.

In dealing with the Presidential election petition — factual matters aside — the Supreme Court is likely to be called upon to rethink on many age-old precedents.

The battle to put the doctrine of precedent in its rightful perspective in the 21st century and giving it a fresh life under the new constitution-

al aspirations will manifest itself, and the law in the country will begin to change and expand.

Precedent is a method of making decisions in individual cases in the light of legal principles exemplified in previous indicial decisions. The Supreme Court thus is mandated to examine all the old precedents in the country, restate and reinforce some, distinguish others, and overrule many, the Supreme Court’s decision being binding on all courts under the Constitution.

modern day thinking Interpreting legislation is a difficult art, indeed a science, which can take judicial officers and lawyers years to refine. Legislation differs from general principles of law or precedent because it contains a specific formulation of a legal rule. The task of the lawyer is to apply the rule to specific interpretation having three elements of compiling, construing and applying.

One example of the intricacies will suffice. What does the simple English term “shall” mean?

Recently, the High Court stated that the word “shall” can mean “may” and vice versa.

It was held that the mere fact that an Act uses the word “may” rather than “shall” does not necessarily connote that the requirements is not mandatory. The intention of the legislation has to be examined before determination is made as to whether

“Direct approach to the Supreme Court by a citizen in Kenya is presently a myth.

In dealing with the Presidential election petition — factual matters aside — the Supreme Court is likely to be called upon to rethink on many ageold precedents.”

the procedure is mandatory or merely directory.

The modern day thinking, in particular in criminal matters, is not to follow precedents of higher courts blindly. The Court of Appeal and even the High Court has already begun to give impetus to distinguishing old cases by saying that the principle enunciated in the new Constitution have changed the law on matters such as liberty of a citizen, sentencing, discovery and self-incrimination.

It would appear that in view of the new Constitution the Court of Appeal, the High Court, and even the subordinate courts when involved with matters involving liberty of citizen can disregard old decisions where the law appears to be either misapplied or misunderstood, or where new rights have been bestowed subsequent to the obsolete decision.

An English court has called this reconsideration of a decision as a “bounden duty of the Court”.

Jurisprudence seems to be emerging, which can be termed as pre and post enactment of the new Constitution and many a lower court judge are reported to disregard precedents of yesteryears.

The development of post independence laws has been a web of intrigue, but in new Kenya the Supreme Court is about to lay an unshakeable foundation where hopefully justice will be the guide.

The writer is a lawyer.

bowryp@hotmail.com

DANN mWANGI} Why CJ should not sit in presidential poll petition

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he just concluded General Election, the first under the new Constitution captured the imagination of the world as Kenyans lined up in droves and stood for hours to cast their votes. A turnout of above 80 per cent was recorded and the process was almost entirely peaceful.

As the final results were announced, celebrations rent the air in several parts of the country after Uhuru Kenyatta was declared President-elect of the Republic of Kenya.

As is the norm in any competition, there will always be losers and winners.

Of the seven presidential candidates who courted Kenyans to elect them as their leader through a peaceful albeit slow process, six conceded defeat; while the runner-up Raila Odinga discredited the integrity of the electoral process and vowed to fight the results in court.

This is well within his constitutional rights and his supporters expected as much from him. Kenyans are now waiting with bated breath as the Supreme Court prepares to hear and determine these disputes as set out in Article 140 of the Constitution.

Expectations are high and both sides of the political divide have pledged to accept the outcome of the poll petition.

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has promised Kenyans that Supreme Court is ready to hear this petition and that it will be guided by fairness to both parties.

In view of the high expectations that Kenyans have of the Supreme Court, it is

“Such statements raise serious conflict of interest and doubts as to his ability to be impartial in hearing and determining the presidential election petitions before the Supreme Court.”

imperative that the judges constituting the Bench to hear and determine any petitions relating to the presidential election be beyond reproach and their impartiality be unimpeachable.

I have recently read Miguna Miguna’s book Kidneys for the King and what he says about Chief Justice Willy Mutunga.

Miguna quotes Mutunga stating as follows, “I have been talking to the old “Young Turks” because if they accept Raila’s leadership [and] the reform forces in civil society and corporate sector, we can build an important movement to capture power in 2012 under Raila’s leadership”.

Kenyans must also have noted that in another book, “Raila Odinga: an Enigma in Kenyan politics by Babafemi A. Badejo”, the author quotes Dr Mutunga stating as follows: “Raila is a lot of things. He is an aggressive and astute politician.

A great mobiliser and organiser…

As a Kenyan leader, he would not just be a spineless sycophant. He would insist on dialogue in the pursuit of Kenyan interest. He also has a vision and roadmap for Kenya unlike other politicians. I am convinced Kenya’s transition needs Raila as President of this country”.

From the statements above, which are in the public domain, it is clear Mutunga has a soft spot for

Raila Odinga and it is highly unlikely that such visibly displayed affections have dissipated.

Such statements raise serious conflict of interest and doubts as to his ability to be impartial in hearing and determining the presidential election petitions before the Supreme Court.

It is clear Mutunga has advanced a cause in which Raila is presented as the best man to be President of Kenya. As lawyers will put it, no man should be a judge in his own cause.

recent developments From the conversation taking place in streets to social media (after you have sifted through the tribal vitriol being spewed there), Kenyans are clear that they want only one thing — justice.

Justice is a cardinal virtue of any emerging democracy and Kenyans want the gains the Judiciary has painstakingly made to be built upon so as to advance our democracy, not watered down.

Jubilee argues that the will of the people was manifestly reflected during the elections while Cord contends the election was bungled.

The Supreme Court is now in the unenviable position of determining where the truth lies.

However, the process through which this is done ought to be

transparent and free from either actual bias or appearance of such.

In light of these facts, wouldn’t it perhaps be prudent that the Chief Justice ought to disqualify himself from participating in hearing the presidential petition?

Statements he has made coupled with recent developments concerning a “threatening letter from Mungiki” and the statement he made in response in which he appeared to be campaigning for one presidential candidate casts doubt on his ability to impartially determine the petition without an appearance that he will favour Raila, who is a party in the case.

In this regard, justice must not only be done but must also be seen to be done. This need has been emphasised by none other but the Chief Justice of Canada who has stated, “Judicial independence is valued, because it serves important society goals.”

“It is a means to secure these goals. One of these goals is the maintenance of public confidence in the impartiality of the Judiciary, which is essential to the effectiveness of the court system. Independence contributes to the perception that justice will be done in individual cases.”

Writer is a Lawyer and Researcher at CPS Research International.

Palaver

Mr no-longer-fugitive Congolese warlord General JeanBosco Ntaganda reminded Palaver of the saying: “There’s nothing wrong with retreat — in fact, it’s one of the easiest and simplest methods of selfpreservation!”

He must have tired of running or maybe feared the imminent arrival of US drones, which have not been known to miss their mark. Picture the shocked guards at the US Embassy in Rwanda who must have been very surprised at the visitor, nicknamed “The Terminator” when they opened the gate.

And he even knew what city he wanted his visa stamped — Den Haag, to visit one Fatou Bensouda! Reason? The small matter of rape, use of child soldiers, murder, ethnic persecution, and sexual slavery in 2002-3 in DR Congo.

Dear Reader (the older ones at least), hearing the National anthem sung so many times this year reminded Palaver of the days we were required to memorise the following pledge: “I pledge my loyalty to the president and the nation of Kenya; my readiness and duty to defend the flag of our republic; my devotion to the words of our national anthem; my life and strength in the task of our nation’s building; in the living spirit embodied in our national motto – Harambee! and perpetuated in the the philosophy of peace, love and unity.”

Even as the Issack Hassanled IEBC was redeeming itself with successful, BVR failure-free repeat elections in Samburu and Kuria East constituencies, President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto appeared to be consolidating their hold on the reins of power. That Ukunda (South Coast) meeting where they arrived in separate Airforce and Police Airwing craft bolsters this view. Their supporters can no longer just pop in and get a hifive greeting any more. Pope Francis never seemed to know this on Saturday when he waded into a crowd to shake hands and chat, leaving his security detail red-faced.

And finally...

With a heavy heart, this column humbly accepts the words of Awuor Wenwa who says: “Please note that the Pope’s name is Pope Francis and not Pope Francis I. He will be referred to as Pope Francis I when in future another Pope picks the name Francis and hence the need to differentiate the two.” editorial@standardmedia co.ke

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Muthaura, Ruto cases wake-up call

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / The Standard

Evidence aside, no party in court case can be sure of win

With the withdrawal of ICC witness number four that led to the withdrawal of former Head of Civil Service Francis Mathura’s case at The Hague and now ‘Witness 8’, which returns William Ruto’s case to the pre-trial chamber at the same court, it’s hard to rule out a shoddy job on the part of ICC prosecution.

The fate of 2007/2008 post-election victims then turns dim considering the cases could be way beyond jurisdiction. These key witnesses are chickening out at a suspect way with queer reasons like having been trained to speak, being bribed at some point to witness or others being killed.

What they are not saying is who bribed them, and none can trust if they weren’t bribed to drop from the cases thanks to their seemingly loose morals.

What we can only hope for a speedy reform of our own courts for the victims of the elections to get a quick justice since signs are the court of last resort could fail on this matter.

While I commend the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy for challenging the results of the March 4 presidential election in the Supreme Court, it is not right way leaders are politicising the issue.

In various occasions, CORD leaders have made serious allegations against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and the Jubilee coalition. Their allegations of ballot rigging are full of cruel deception.

Regrettably, smear and propaganda campaigns called ‘Democracy on Trial’ are meant to polarise public opinion. It is high time peace loving Kenyans shun such political rumour mongering and misinformation, which are likely to jeopardise national peace and stability.

Why politicise a petition already before the Supreme Court? Is this not sub-judice? We don’t have to behave as if the whole country is on trial?

{Robert Amalemba, Kakamega}

{Joseph G Muthama, Thika}

Shut down social sites to save nation Kenyans have been praised for holding a peaceful elections on March 4. But, on the contrary, I think the nation isn’t peaceful after the elections.

Yes, there are no reported cases of killing or attacks related to the justconcluded elections, but unless peace means the absence of war, the elections were not peaceful. A visit to social sites, especially Facebook, would shock you.

Here, Kenyans are trading insults based on political and tribal affiliations. There are even pages created purposely to disregard or defend poll winners and losers as IEBC announced.

It is on this basis that I welcome the threat by the Government to shut down social sites. {Mutai K Eric, Kakamega}

Governors should take or leave offer It is pathetic that even before they are sworn-in, some gorvernors-elect are demanding a review of the recently gazetted salary proposals by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.

One fails to understand how one who is to earn more than Sh600,000 a month plus other allowances should complain yet majority of Kenyans can hardly make ends meet. These figures must have been properly worked out and disgruntled fellows should take or leave what is offered. {Philip Mbindyo, Ukwala}

Since the petition challenging the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta the president-elect is before the Su-

preme Court, political actors ought to be careful to avoid the poisoning the minds of innocent Kenyans.

Publicity shows displayed by some of the frontrunners in CORD may supposedly be a crime in the making that the Judiciary ought to speak about. In one dimension, it might be visualised out as freedom of expression, but the aftermath may yield a scar of hatred to our beloved country.

Kenyans should not allow their support for a given political actor blindfold their steps and choices in life.

Let’s not sow seeds of hatred in this new generation. Kenyans are much more important than individuals. {Namasaka Peter, Maseno}

I do not support Raila idea of thanking supporters and at the same time claiming he won the just-concluded election with whatever margin.

At the same time, the presidentelect and his deputy should stop using State security and resources because their election is disputed.

Again, they are yet to be sworn-in. {Richard K Korir, Mombasa}

The allegations by Premier Raila Odinga during his tour of coastal city of Mombasa on Monday implying he was rigged out of 2007 and 2013 presidential elections don’t sound like they are true. That he made Kriegler commission wait all day for rigging evidence that was never presented is itself proof the 60,000 winning margin in 2007 is not true. And that he won by a million votes but was rigged out in March 4 elections is another example yet to stand the test of veracity in court.

The PM also has, in various occasions – including on Monday – claimed the Supreme Court will make a fair ruling based on facts.

How the court’s decision can be pre-empted, I can’t imagine, although I do not have the evidence he has.

But does Raila know the counter-evidence IEBC has against CORD’s ‘strong evidence’? {Kariuki Muiri, Karatina}

YOUR SAY Muthama faults Uhuru for using presidential jet: CORD

leaders should spare the public these theatrics. For now, and until the Supreme Court rules otherwise, Uhuru Kenyatta is the president-elect and is entitled to use these resources.

Let’s be realistic. Leaders should begin to show concern over what really affects us such as the declining value of shilling and shares at the bourse. Harris Rono

Teacher held for defiling girl, 12:

There exists very beautiful women at all corners in Mombasa and Nairobi streets, which these mannerless adults should negotiate with for cheap sex and save these young and innocent angels the agony and stigma of defilement. Men who commit these crimes should put themselves in the shoes of the affected family members before doing it. Mariora

Team proposes lean Cabinet of 22 ministries: The 22 number is

good for our country. Hope no one will create ministries for his friends.

All the best Uhuru and Ruto. Elinyanje

How Government enforced peace during elections: Let’s

not forget the key reason we stayed united is that many Kenyans fasted and prayed for peace. Prophet David Edward Owuor meeting at Uhuru Park was the icing on the cake. Joseph

Mudavadi free to work with any coalition: By joining either

Feedback Advert on condom use is simply outrageous I strongly support the condemnation of a commercial ‘Weka Condom Mpangoni’ being aired on national TV stations just before prime time news.

I have also been wondering how this kind of commercial found its way into our TV stations when its message is highly

misleading and a threat to our moral fabric.

How can two married women be discussing about how they should use condom just because the husband is on a trip or is perpetually drunk?

It is true we live in a society where faithfulness and trust in relationships has become alien, but condoms have always been the last resort. We cannot encourage people to use them before we tell them about the importance of abstinence for

the unmarried and faithfulness among couples.

The advert is in bad faith and dangerous. Even the developed nations do not condone extramarital affairs. We know of very big names that went under the gutters after being discovered to have engaged in this practice.

As a staunch Catholic, I join the clerics and others for the immediate ban of this TV commercial before it wrecks more havoc. And who regulates what goes into our screens?

Dennis Lumiti, Kakamega

Let Pope Francis deliver church for poor Pope Francis was formally installed at Supreme Pontiff of the billion strong Catholic Church yesterday. So far, in the first few days of his pontificate, this pope has amazed millions of people for his humility and simplicity.

A case in point was when he went back to his Vatican hotel near the Piazza Navona to pay his bills and collect his luggage. Being Vatican owned, Pope Francis could have just sent his orderlies to get his bags and as for the bill, charge it to the account of the Holy See. But he would have none of that.

Later he took a bus with the other cardinals as they moved to another place in the Vatican.

Last Saturday, he met with the international Press at the Vatican Auditorium, which was filled to the brim. I found it a candid, frank and friendly exchange between the new pope and the Press. When he gave them his blessing, he did not bless them with the usual Catholic way, but blessed each one of them in silence. Yes, he even blessed a seeing eye Labrador dog brought in by a blind journalist.

I was watching one of the car-

toons about that meeting with the journalists, with the caption, “Here’s my breaking news! The Vatican just elected a new Pope and guess what he is still Catholic!”

While this maybe a joke, but the truth is, we expect Pope Francis to be a reformer, as he said clearly, “I want a poor Church and a church for the poor.”

For sure, this message has stirred controversy within the clergy that has for many years enjoyed a life of luxury. {Catholic Faithful, Via Email}

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of the coalitions, especially the Jubilee, Mudavadi will be telling his supporters he is not the strong leader they voted for and vindicate his critics who saw him as always a ‘Jubilee mole’. Bahati

How Raila lost the game: This

analysis (Dominic Odipo’s) says it all.

In short, the ‘football game’ for Ralia seems to be over, whichever way the Supreme Court will rule. The ‘lions’ are already with the meat and it will be a miracle to snatch it from them.

Ismail

CORD cautioned against disrupting peace: Which peace?

Again, there is no time limit to politics; it’s life, and to a politician, it’s the daily bread. Let Uhuru relax and wait for the decision of the court.

Donmlecha

Peace during elections: Let’s not forget the key reason we stayed united is that many Kenyans fasted and prayed for peace. Joseph

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Right of Reply Pensions Department waiting for bank to send pensioners details The Pensions Department wishes to respond to an enquiry, which appeared on PointBlank of February 13, titled, Retiree hopeful he will finally get his pension.

The retiree, Moses Kibuye’s (APN/PC 204720) monthly pension was returned to the Department vide cheque number 715144 dated January 22, 2009, along with those of other pensioners whose accounts had been closed as we had earlier stated.

It may be noted that the Department has written to his bank thrice to avail a comprehensive schedule with pension file numbers to enable the Department identify the intended payees of the returned pension.

In his above response, Kibuye confirmed that he had received a call from his bank’s head office to the effect that all details required by the pensions department had been availed.

It may however be noted that the Department is yet to receive a response from his bank to date.

The Department got in touch with Kibuye and explained the matter to him with the understanding that his returned pension will be processed as soon as his bank avails the required information without which the Department is unable to act.

In the meantime the Department has sent a fourth reminder to his bank.

Michael J Obonyo, PRO, For: Pensions Secretary Director of Pension

Point of order Most treacherous bridge in deep valley of death Whenever he crosses the infamous Nithi Bridge in Tharaka Nithi, Justin N Nkaranga always shudders. Since it was constructed, the bridge innumerable lives have been lost at the bridge.

Only recently, Nkaranga reports that four members of one family perished on this black spot when a lorry swept them into the treacherous deep valley.

But why exactly is the bridge so deadly? According to Njagi it is because it is located in a deep valley, it is very narrow and has a very sharp bend such that “one doesn’t see what is oncoming”.

The bridge, suggests Nkaranga, should be relocated or built on a straight line formation and made wider.

“Road engineers should get back to the drawing board. We should not just sit back and watch as Kenyan’s continue losing their lives on this killer bridge like chickens.”

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Kimaiyo should identify, discard all rotten eggs Police reforms

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olice, it was reported yesterday, are holding a Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officer suspected to have been involved in robberies in Nairobi. The officer is suspected to have robbed a man of Sh213,000 and a camera on February 18. In Ruiru, two police officers were arrested early this week in connection with the theft of 20 Biometric Voter Registration kits and are “helping police with investigations”.

Then there was the case recently of a Mr Waiganjo who has never seen the inside of Kiganjo, but who was calling the shots in the police force. And do you remember the enthralling comedy of Artur “brothers”?

URgeNT JOb It is not a secret that there are many rogue police officers in the force – wolves in sheep’s skins who have been entrusted with or have assigned themselves the duty of protecting the public.

Needless to say, the force will continue stinking like a skunk as long as criminals continue masquerading as police officers. The most urgent job for Inspector General David Kimaiyo is to identify and ‘transfer’ such elements to Kamiti Maximum Prison.

Residents of Bomet have been hearing a lot about police reforms and suspect the skewing of this sign post is part the motley changes. [PHOTO: ANDREW MIBEI]

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‘Time to stop burying heads in sand’ Did Sony Sugar, AFC help Last week, notes Vic Chesang, the international media were awash with news about Dutch twin sisters, both aged 70, who hang up their boots after working as prostitutes for 50 years.

Louise and Martine Fokkens confessed to have slept with 355,000 men between them.

Most Kenyans, says Chesang, would be quick to judge and curse these ‘wicked’ Amsterdam women.

But we shouldn’t, he admonishes, as Kenya has a huge log in its eye. He notes that prostitution has reached alarming levels and “it is high time for the Government to do something about it”. If you think that the Chesang

wants the swoops against prostitutes intensified, you are wrong. He wants prostitution legalised.

DaRk alleyS “Commercial sex has been there since the beginning of time and there is nothing much our Government can do to stop it. The Government should bring prostitution out of backstreets and dark alleys.

“It should legalise brothels just the way it’s done in first world,” says Chesang who believes this would “make it safer for both parties” and give the Government extra income.

indebted Migori farmer?

Mr Zaccheaus Muchiri wrote to PointBlank on February 28 worried that his father’s farm in Migori could be auctioned. His father borrowed money from AFC, Migori branch in 2007 to engage in sugarcane farming but Muchiri alleged that Sony Sugar Company had let him down by not helping him harvest the cane. He was consequently forced to sell his first harvest to ‘sukari nguru’ traders and in the process made huge losses.

Recently the firm disappointed him again when it asked him to harvest and transport the cane to the company, although he has no means of doing so. “Can the MD Sony Sugar, Paul Odola, kindly help us harvest the cane so that we can repay the loan? Can AFC give us more time as we are more than willing to clear the debt, but circumstances do not favour us?” he pleaded. Did Sony and AFC listen to this distraught family?

Drivers who care less about law Drivers, reports Mr Prakash Suvarna, are breaking traffic rules with impunity. And it matters less whether they work for big companies such as Lafarge Bamburi Cement.

On March 14 at 5.15pm, Suvarna claims to have come across a lorry belonging to Bamburi (Reg No KBT 509C), which had blocked Tsavo Road, causing a major snarl up all the way to South B. “It was offloading concrete without any warning signs on either side, especially on the sharp corner, posing a great risk to other road users, not to mention the inconvenience and stress caused during a peak hour,” says Suvarna who can be reached through kenfident@yahoo.com.

From Njoro, Mr James Wakibia has also been saddened by some motorists who drive at “speeds you only see during the KCB Safari Rally”.

“They drive fast and carelessly, some of them while under the influence of drugs. They have no regard for any law, thanks to hungry and corrupt police officers who will fall for anything even a Sh50 bribe,” notes Wakibia who has grown tired of seeing preventable road accidents happening on our roads.

Rain-powered blackouts For almost a year now, reports Hannah Wangari, Kileleshwa, especially Kasuku Centre and adjacent areas, has been experiencing frequent power black outs. This, she says, is despite weekly routine maintenance every Thursday.

Wangari is particularly concerned about Sunday evenings when she says blackouts are almost “mandatory” just before the seven o’clock news.

“With the rainy season approaching, I fear that outages will become the order of the day.

Can Kenya Power Managing Director come to the rescue of the residents?”

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Transition headache as new officials PC warns party officials against forceful eviction

Agency seeks to quell raging disputes over office blocks

By GRACE WEKESA

By ROSELYNE OBALA The Transition Authority is struggling to stem conflict between the national and county governments over office blocks.

In some cases the elected county officials have taken over premises presently occupied by regional administrators and government departments, which has threatened central government operations.

The governors-elect insist that the premises given must befit their status as the Chief Executive Officers of the county governments.

The conflict has compelled the TA to spell out procedures for identification and renovation of offices for the devolved units.

TA chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi explained that the decision is based on the negotiated principles as agreed by the Office of the President under the national framework, which recognises the ordinations of all government departments.

“Available and appropriate premises previously belonging to the local authorities have been inspected and transferred to the county governments in some areas,” he said.

He added, “ In the absence of suitable premises in that category, the TA has approached the respective government departments to share space in negotiated basis.”

The chairman also noted that in the event both are unavailable, TA and county governments would identify private premises for lease.

Wamwangi stressed that parties involved in accessing the temporary offices until the governors establish their own permanent ones must strictly adhere to the negotiated principles.

He further warned that TA was the only body mandated to allocate, transfer, assign and recommend on the management of all public assets.

“No other authority can take upon itself to appropriate this role,” he cautioned.

Workers put the final touches inside what was the Kisii Municipal Council hall in preparation for the swearing in of the County Assembly members, yesterday. [PHOTO: ERIC ABUGA/STANDARD] Wamwangi, who spoke to The Standard on phone, acknowledged that this arrangement could only be made on a temporary basis.

Without disclosing the amount set aside for the process, he said each county would get funds depending on needs assessment.

He admitted that the problem is mainly at the provincial and district headquarters where the elected leaders and their supporters have threatened to expel the occupants.

He singled out Kakamega, Garissa, Nyeri among others and called for tolerance.

COuRt pEtItIONS “This is a slow process and the stakeholders should understand that we are doing our best. However, we can not accomplish everything overnight,” he stated. “The elected leaders can not force occupancy, this will be unreasonable.”

Wamwangi reiterated that governors should take into account that government organs occupying the available buildings are the legally assigned owners.

The chairman appealed to both parties to co-operate as things might turn out differently after the transfer of other departments to the county

governments beginning July 1. He said the governor should also not be frustrated.

“Once these functions are transferred, the departments will be under the governor including assets and personnel,” he noted.

He recognised the role played by ministries such as Home Affairs and Housing, which have assisted in the venture in counties like Kitui, Embu and Mombasa.

“We have been able to get offices for governors in Mombasa, Embu and even in Kitui, where there was initially a court case to block the move,” he noted.

The chairman explained that the postponement of swearing in of governors- elect to March 27 was to allow for determination of pending court petitions.

“We are in deliberations with the Public Service Commission and AG Githu Muigai as we wait for the tenday window period to elapse regarding the cases already filed in court,” he said.

Wamwangi also disclosed that they were in consultation with various stakeholders to determine the new vehicle registration for county government. He confirmed that county governments would fly one flag.

A row is brewing in Kakamega County over the location of the governor-elect’s office and residence.

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) officials have planned a demonstration to oust Western PC James ole Seriani from his office in the provincial administration headquarters in order to give way for governor-elect Wycliffe Oparanya.

Seriani has in the meantime issued a strong warning to those who intend to evict him, saying the county government cannot interfere with the central government.

“I’m aware of the planned demonstration to evict me from my office and residence. ODM officials should note that the PCs office and residence are central government properties, which should not be interfered with,’’ noted Seriani.

COmmENdEd pROGRESS He urged ODM officials and supporters of Oparanya to respect the decision of the transition committee headed by the County Commissioner Albert Kobia that placed the governor’s office in Block B. Seriani added that office for the governor elect is not a party issue but

should be left to the Transition Authority and other government staff to handle. He commended the progress made in Vihiga, Bungoma and Busia counties in getting offices for county authority and appealed to Kakamega team to work even harder to catch up with the other counties instead of politicising the matter.

The PC also called on Western leaders to familiarise themselves with all relevant laws on devolved government, for instance, the Constitution, county government Acts, National Administration Coordination Act and Transition Authority Act to enable them get a better understanding of the relationship between the central and county government.

“Leaders from this region should keenly read the Constitution to understand how it operates. The two governments should work closely in the spirit of respect, collaboration, coordination and adhering to all government protocols and procedures,” he affirmed.

Some sources close to Mr Oparanya have indicated that they are opposed to plans to have the governor’s office at the current location and instead want the office occupied by the PC.

Lobby group says plans to shift headquarters illegal

By ERIC WAINAINA A group has contested Kiambu Governor-elect William Kabogo’s proposal to temporarily shift county headquarters from Kiambu to Thika town.

Kiambu Resident Welfare Association yesterday described the move as selfish, saying leaders and residents were not consulted.

Association Secretary Peter Njoroge said they would try all possible ways to reverse the proposal but if they fail, they will move to court.

They dismissed claims by Kabogo

that Kiambu town did not have adequate office space to host the Governor and the county chamber.

“We are baffled by the motive of the governor-elect to shift the offices from Kiambu to Thika because the two councils have enough facilities, which if renovated would work and we feel Kabogo has his own personal interests because no other voices were considered during the proposal,” Njoroge said. Previously, the Transitional Authority had proposed that the governor and his staff would take over Kiambu Municipal and County Council offices.

Nominees’ list biased, say special groups

By SAmmY JAKAA

Kisii County Governor-elect James Ongwae and County Commissioner Lydiah Muriuki when they met with all heads of departments, yesterday. [PHOTO: ERIC ABUGA/STANDARD]

A section of Busia County residents have gone to court seeking to stop the electoral body from gazetting the proposed list of county representative nominees.

The group comprising youths, women and persons living with disabilities said the list of nominees did not conform to the constitutional requirements for representation of special groups.

The petitioners, Stephen Okalebo, Dickson Pekol and Rose Idewa representing the special groups on Monday moved to Busia High Court seeking a court injunction.

Speaking to the Press in Busia, Mr Okalebo said a section of politicians have intentions of rewarding their cronies with the nominations.

AuthOR uNKNOWN “No youths, persons living with disabilities, women or minority groups are represented in the list of nominees presented to the electoral commission. That is why we are seeking a court injunction to stop the gazettement until the list is reviewed,” said Okalebo.

Busia County ODM Executive Officer Inagai Ikaal claimed the list contained names of friends and relatives of some politicians. He added

that the county’s ODM office did not know who authored the list, adding that they only learnt of it after IEBC presented it to them.

“We were shocked to discover that some politicians had hijacked the list of county assembly nominees. I personally do not know where the list originated from,” said Ikaal.

He said main purpose of the nomination was to ensure all groups were represented in the County Assembly.

Meanwhile, preparations to swear in the Governor-elect Sospeter Ojaamong’ are underway as technicians were putting final touches to his office at the former town hall.

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fight for offices with administrators Salaries team gazettes county officials pay as leaders protest

County representatives say that pay should not be trimmed from Sh300,000 to Sh79,200

By MANGOA MOSOTA The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has put up a gazette notice on pay and allowances for officers serving in the county government.

In an advertisement in the local dailies, it stated that governors will from this month receive an inpatient medical cover of up to Sh10 million annually, among other attractive perks.

The amount covers self, one’s family, spouse and four children below 25 years. The deputy governor would be allocated half this amount.

The County Assembly Speaker and county representative would get an inpatient medical cover of Sh1 million. The 47 governors, who are their area’s chief executive officers, will also be entitled to Sh80,000 as additional monthly allowances, with another Sh10,000 for airtime.

Their deputies will be allocated Sh64,000 allowances, and Sh7,500 for airtime. SRC has also indicated that the county State officers will serve on contract.

“A county State officer shall serve on contract and be paid a service gratuity at the end of the term at a rate of 31 per cent of annual basic pay for every year served,” states SRC. The gross monthly pay of governors has been capped at 640,681 while that of their deputies is 461,250.

A number of county representatives have castigated the remuneration body for trimming their pay to

79,200, from a high of Sh300,000.

The governors will be entitled to chauffeur-driven official cars, and the same will be extended to their deputies. Governors will be housed by the State and receive commensurate house utilities and home attendants.

SRC indicated that all allowances have been consolidated and capped at 40 per cent of the total gross remuneration package.

In addition, the body states in the gazette notice that a State officer joining the Public Service at the county government shall adopt the minimum entry point of the respective remuneration scales.

fruSTrATe iNSTiTuTiONS The allowances and benefits have been gazetted under notice number 2888. The remuneration and benefits are made by SRC under powers conferred to it by the Constitution.

The remunerations and benefits of the county officers are effective from March 1.

Meanwhile, Meru County governor-elect Peter Munya has alleged a conspiracy by the central Government to derail operations of the county governments.

Addressing Members of the County Assembly at a Meru hotel, Munya claimed they were deliberately underpaid to frustrate institutions in the county governments.

“County representatives are key pillars in the devolved government. It is therefore unfortunate that they are the lowest paid staff among the elected Members of the County Assembly.

We will agitate for improved salaries and allowances for these members,” he said.

Mwangathia ward County representative-elect Mr Julius Mbijiwe said that the long journey for their improved salary agitation had just began and that SRC should be ready.

Kwale Governor-elect Salim Mvurya, his deputy Fatuma Achani (right) and women representative-elect Zainab Chidzuga during a leaders’ meeting in Matuga, yesterday. [PHOTO: TOBIAS CHANJI/STANDARD]

No official residences for governor, deputy

By OSiNde OBAre Trans-Nzoia County Governorelect Patrick Khaemba and his deputy Stanley Kemei will have to commute from their homes due to lack of official residences in Kitale.

The county’s chief executive officer will also put up in tiny offices at Kitale Town Hall after the Lands department declined to house the Governor.

Khaemba will operate from his Naisambu residence while Dr Kemei will travel over 40km from Kachibora.

Yesterday, Khaemba said it would take long before the new leadership acquires better and spacious offices.

“I have to commute from my home because there is no official residence.

My plan is to construct open and corruption free offices,” he said.

Khaemba, who has promised to tackle corruption and streamline service delivery, argued tiny offices are the recipe of corruption.

The Governor-elect was expected to hold a meeting with various institutions to discuss development agenda for the region.

reSTOre SANiTY “To eradicate corruption within institutions will be my priority and I also aim to have in place a workforce of people with integrity,” he said.

All has not been well at the town hall since the council is crippled financially with workers claiming not to have been paid.

It is also said corruption at the

civic body has seen the town haphazardly planned and it will take a lot of effort from the new Governor to restore sanity in the town, a key food supplier to Turkana County and neighbouring South Sudan.

Kiminini MP Dr Chris Wamalwa and women representative-elect Mrs Janet Nangabo promised despite the challenges, the new county leadership will ensure effective service delivery.

“We know there are challenges to put up structures but we assure residents we will embrace unity and streamline service delivery to reduce the economic burden,” said Dr Wamalwa.

The leaders said that despite the town being endowed with business potential it has not been tapped due to lack of proper leadership.

Residents ask county boss to improve infrastructure in border town

By SAMMY JAKAA

Ojaamong pledged to upgrade town.

Residents of Malaba town in Busia County have challenged their governor-elect Sospeter Ojaamong to end perennial problems at the border point.

Malaba, situated along the Northern corridor, houses about 12,000 residents but lacks basic amenities such as sewerage system, piped water and drainage system.

The town also experiences endless congestion of cargo trucks due to lack of parking space forcing the trucks to park on the main street as they wait to cross the border.

These are said to be some of the challenges that have discouraged investors from the largest inland port in East and Central Africa.

Some traders argued that Malaba had suffered a lot under the management of the former town council, adding that the county government should ensure that it becomes an investor friendly town.

Samira Ayan, a trader in Malaba says they had lacked confidence in the town council and now hope the new government would bring change.

GreAT ASSeT “We had lost hope of getting value for the taxes we pay in this town because the council had completely failed to improve the standards of living. We are appealing to our governor to ensure we get basic infrastructure to make it investor friendly,” said Ayan.

Former Malaba town council senior administrator Roselyn Ashepete said the town management had been taken over by the new government.

The governor-elect said the two border towns of Malaba and Busia were a great asset to the county and pledged to ensure they are upgraded into modern towns.

Ojaamong said the border points collect a lot of revenue, adding that his government would ensure taxpayers get value for their money.

“The two border points are great assets to our county and we shall ensure that they are upgraded to ultramodern business centres in order to attract more investors,” said Ojaamong.

Over 800 cargo trucks cross the Malaba border daily into and out of

the country. Foreign vehicles pay Sh300, Kenyan vehicles Sh250 and unit vehicles pay between Sh100 and Sh200. Since an average of 200 unit vehicles destined for Uganda and other countries use it daily, a minimum of Sh300,000 is collected in the town translating to Sh9 million every month. Ojaamong said revenue collected was enough to make Malaba the best business hub in Africa.

He added that expansion of Webuye-Malaba highway and construction of a 24-hour border point by World Bank is expected to ease congestion in the town.

Meanwhile, preparations to swear in the governor-elect are underway as technicians were putting final touches to his office at the former town hall.

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JKUAT will on Friday 22, March 2013 celebrate ISO 9001:2008 RecertiďŹ cation and Award of Charter.

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JKUAT will on Friday 22, March 2013 celebrate ISO 9001:2008 RecertiďŹ cation and Award of Charter.

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MURANG’A: Ex-hospital official killed in attack

A former committee member of a health centre in Murang’a has been killed in mysterious circumstances. Sources told The Standard the deceased was ousted as the treasurer of Gikono Health Centre after he demanded a probe on alleged misuse of funds allocated by the Ministry of Health. He was rushed to Thika District Hospital after he was attacked at his home where he succumbed to injuries. Murang’a South OCPD Antony Onyango said investigations had been launched into the incident.

KEIYO: Body of soldier who drowned retrieved The body of a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer who drowned on Sunday evening at Kamokio dam in Cheboror location, Keiyo District has been retrieved. Tyson Kilimo Koech based in Gilgil 20 barracks drowned alongside an Administration Police officer, Michael Kipkech. The AP officer’s body had been retrieved earlier.

Both bodies were taken to Iten hospital mortuary. The soldier was among KDF troops in Somali and is believed to have been on sick leave.

NAKURU: Fire destroys property at school Property worth millions of shillings was destroyed by fire in a secondary school in Rongai District, Nakuru County. Two dormitories, a laboratory and staff room were destroyed in the fire that broke out early morning yesterday. The fire gutted one of the dormitories before spreading to adjacent buildings as residents, students and fire brigade fought to put it out.Rongai OCPD Joseph Mwamburi there were no casualties though some students suffered bruises as they tried to salvage property.

UASIN GISHU: Woman, 20, commits suicide A woman was found hanging from a tree after she went missing for two days from her home in Uasin Gishu County. Her relatives, who described her as humble, obedient and respectful girl, said they did not know why she took the drastic action. “We were shocked as a family when her body was reported seen dangling from a tree by neighbours,” said Priscah Khamala, her grandmother. Area deputy OCPD Charles Mutua said the deceased, 20, went missing on March 17 before she was found dead.

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Aids body roots for spare kitty to fight pandemic

Official says donor funding of HIV/Aids programmes has been on the decline in recent years

New frontiers Medical Services Permanent Secretary Mary Ngari (right), Mount Kenya University founder and Chairman Simon Gicharu (third right ) and other officials during the official launch of works for an ultramodern anatomy laboratory and mortuary at Thika Level Five Hospital yesterday.

By EDWIN CHESEREK

Trans-Nzoia County The Government has been advised to prepare for emergency funding to HIV and Aids activities following diminishing support from the donor community.

The National Aids Control Council (NACC) expressed need for sustainable financing to boost responses towards the pandemic across the country.

NACC North Rift field officer Yatich Chebii said donor funding on the HIV and Aids programmes has been on the decline in the past few years.

Speaking in Kitale town during a regional workshop dubbed “Discussing emerging issues in today’s HIV/Aids response,” he said there was need to give the scourge a priority. “HIV is a special condition that needs to be given the necessary attention because donors have already signaled they can pull out at any time,” he said.

Mr Chebii disclosed that the council spends more than Sh40 million annually to support victims of the scourge in the region.

killer disease “Though we have made tremendous progress in the fight against the killer disease, more needs to be done to reduce its prevalence,” he said.

[PHOTO:JOHN MUCHUCHA/ STANDARD]

Chebii, who was accompanied by the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare Programme Coordinator Sylvester Kimaiyo, said the pandemic was still a key health concern. He, however, said that giving HIV and Aids a priority should not preclude other communicable and non-communicable diseases.

“People living with other deadly diseases like cancer should be put under care in order to reduce or-

phanage in the near future,” explained Kimaiyo. He said although some organisations receive funding from other sources, the resources had not been used prudently.

“We need to involve the victims of the disease in the management of the funds to minimise wastages at various stages of implementation,” he suggested.

Kimaiyo lauded development partners for financing the

programmes and advised the Government to set aside adequate funds to support the activities.

Currently, there are over 800,000 people living with HIV and experts have warned that should donors withdraw their support, the lives of the victims would be at stake.

Mr Obwocha Berea, a health expert, pointed out the need to support organisations to scale up the fight against the pandemic.

Police intercept lorry transporting stolen goats

By VINCENT MABATUK

Uasin Gishu County Police in Koibatek District have impounded a lorry ferrying 230 goats suspected to have been stolen from Lokori in Turkana.

The lorry was reportedly coming from Lodwar town and was headed to a slaughterhouse in Mogotio District.

Security officers drawn from Eldama Ravine and Mogotio, who were acting on a tip off, intercepted the

lorry at Esageri centre, about 15 kilometres from the slaughterhouse.

Six suspects, among them a businessman who claimed ownership of the livestock, were arrested.

Area police boss Karisa Mwaringa, who led the operation, said they had launched investigation to establish the origin of the animals.

“We are appealing to anybody who might have lost his animals in Lokori to come and identify them,” said the OCPD. Early last week, police intercepted two lorries ferrying 400 goats and

sheep suspected to have been stolen from cattle rustling-prone areas of Baringo North.

Police later released the animals

to the owners, with five businessmen being arraigned in court in connection to the theft.

Mr Mwaringa told The Standard his officers cornered the suspects along the Eldama Ravine-Nakuru road after they had offloaded the goats from a lorry near Eldama Ravine town.

“We were informed at around 6pm that suspicious characters had been spotted driving hundreds of goats towards Nakuru. We sent our officers there and managed to intercept them,” said Mwaringa.

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Nema warns politicians over campaign posters

By FAitH RonoH

Uasin Gishu County

Campaign posters in Eldoret town.

[PHOTO: KEVIN TUNOI/STANDARD]

Alarm over suspected hepatitis

By Antony GitonGA

Nakuru County The Department of Public Health in Naivasha has embarked on major inspection of all schools in the district after suspected cases of Hepatitis A were reported.

The department said all public and private schools would be inspected, noting that any institution that did not meet standards would be closed down.

According to Naivasha District Public Health Officer Samuel King’ori, samples had been collected and taken to Nairobi for analysis. He declined to name the school for fear of causing panic and anxiety, but was quick to add that symptoms indicated the presence of the disease.

The affected students had yellow eyes, some complained of flu and sore throat while others had nausea. “The disease could have been spread through contaminated water but the situation is under control and all the minors involved have been treated,” he said.

Mr King’ori said they had started inspection of all public and private schools in the district. He noted that initial investigation showed overcrowding in nearly all the public schools with more than 100 students sharing a class.

King’ori pointed to lack of water and inadequate latrines as some of the challenges emerging in the ongoing exercise. “In all the public schools we have inspected, it has emerged that over 60 students share one toilet against the set standards of 30 per latrine,” he said.

He gave an example of Milimani and DEB primary schools, which had 2,500 students with 80 latrines and 1,665 students with 28 latrines. King’ori said they would be meeting all school heads together with officials from the ministries of Education and Public Health next week to address the emerging challenges.

“We have at the same time directed that food handlers in schools get a typhoid vaccine free of charge from our offices,” he said.

The senior officer expressed concern over water-related diseases in Kongoni Division.

Political parties and aspirants in the North Rift are yet to remove their campaign posters despite a law requiring their to do so.

Towns in the region are still an eyesore due to the campaign materials. The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) on Monday asked political parties and candidates to remove all their banners, placards and posters erected during the election period.

Nema had issued a seven-day ultimatum after the close of polls for

concerned parties to remove their posters as provided for in the second schedule, section 5 j (ix) of the Elections Act, 2011 and the Elections Handbook for security personnel by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.

Abel Kamau, a business owner in Eldoret town, complained of inconvenience of clients being unable to locate his business premise owing to the posters that have obscured it.

Mr Kamau said the posters that were placed on his business premise have not been removed two weeks after the General Election.

“Some of my clients call me to inquire if I closed down my shop

because the posters placed on the main entrance has made it impossible for customers to notice that the business is opened,” Kamau said.

He added, “I have tried to remove them but they leave bad marks therefore I would prefer if the municipal council takes action as soon as possible.”

BillBoARDS The posters have also defaced various billboards in the town meant for advertising.

“After being termed as an investment hub, campaign posters should not be used to dirty Eldoret town that is quickly picking up develop-

ment wise,” a resident, Jane Chelagat said.

Nema further advised county governments to work together with IEBC in enforcing the law to ensure a clean and healthy environment for the nation.

“Removal of the campaign posters and material will ensure a clean and healthy environment for the Kenyan people as envisaged in the Constitution,” read the notice by Nema.

Wareng County Council deputy clerk Isaack Kosgei attributed the delay in enforcement of the Nema directive to transition currently going on in the counties.

Crash

Seven people die in separate road accidents

Driver killed on impact as scores injured and rushed to different hospitals in Naivasha after deadly collision

By Antony GitonGA and StAnDARD REPoRtER

Nakuru County Three people died in two separate road accidents along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

Scores of others were injured and rushed to different hospitals in Naivasha after the accidents that

occurred in a span of an hour. In the first incident, two drivers died after their vehicles were involved in a head on collision near Karai. According to a witness, Amos Mureithi, a personal car was trying to overtake a fleet of vehicles when it rammed into an oncoming vehicle.

Confirming the incident, Naivasha OCPD Charles Kortok said one of the drivers died on the spot while the second one died on the way to hospital.

And on the same highway, a granny was knocked down by a speeding vehicle near Kayole estate and died on the spot. The victim was crossing the road at around 8pm when a speeding car hit him.

Meanwhile, three people, among them a driver and his co-driver, were killed in an accident along Mombasa

The public views a truck that overturned along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway near Kirobon after a tyre burst. [PHOTO: BONIFACE THUKU/STANDARD] Road on Monday night. The three, all men, were among three others in the cabin of a Canter lorry that hit a trailer it was attempting to overtake near Mombasa Cement at 8.10pm.

iMPACt According to area Police boss Charles Kirinya, three people died on the spot after the impact while three others were rushed to Shalom Hospital in critical condition.

The canter was reduced into a metal ball after it hit the lorry. Kirinya said it took the efforts of members of the public and other motorists to remove the dead and the three

critically injured men from the wreck.

The stretch between Sabaki estate and Mombasa Cement Company has been marked as a black spot.

Elsewhere, a body of a 19-yearold boy was recovered from Kiserian dam after two days of searching.

Area Police boss Mohammed Farah said the boy had gone swimming at the dam along with others on Sunday afternoon.

Area residents appealed to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation to fence off the dam to stop children from going to swim there.

Initiative funds Sh133 million dam in drought-prone area

By RoBERt KiPlAGAt

Baringo County

Members of Kenyans for Kenya initiate during the launch of Chesirimion dam in East Pokot District, Baringo County. The group is funding the project. [PHOTO:

ROBERT KIPLAGAT/STANDARD]

Residents in the drought-prone East Pokot District in Baringo County are set to benefit from a Sh133 million irrigation dam funded by Kenyans for Kenya initiative.

The Chesirimion mega dam with a capacity of 312 million litres per year can sustain irrigation for eight months and can irrigate over 500 acres of land within the district and ensure food sufficiency.

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore and Red Cross Kenya Society Secretary General Abbas Gullet, who urged the locals to diversify from pastoralism to crop agriculture, officially launched the project.

Kenya Red Cross and Safaricom

Foundation were among the development partners in initiating drought mitigation projects in arid areas.

According to Safaricom Corporate Social Responsibility Head Sanda Ojiambo, the Kenyans for Kenya initiative was focused on Turkana but learnt that other areas such as East Pokot were also affected by food insecurity.

“Through such lasting solutions as irrigation projects, it is possible for the communities to feed themselves and expand their livestock production as well as agriculture instead of depending on relief food,” said Gullet.

He said the Government has got policies of tackling food insecurity in arid and semi-arid areas but lacks goodwill in implementing them.

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Elective politics

A win for disabled, the youth

Twenty-six year-old beats odds to clinch ward representative seat in the March 4 General Election

By LINAH BENYAWA

Lamu County He trounced big guns in the just concluded General Election to become the first Bahari County Ward representative.

Anthony Jomo Maina, 26, beat all odds including disability to venture into politics. And true to his dreams, he triumphed against veterans and moneyed politicians.

Born and bred in Mpeketoni in Lamu West, Maina won the hearts of Bahari residents as he came out to prove disability is not inability. His political dream has taken off and is keen on fighting for residents’ rights.

“I have a dream that one day, people with disabilities will live in a nation in which they will never be judged but be loved with what they can accomplish given equal opportunities in the communities they live in,” said Maina after the win.

He said one of strategies that made him win was using a name, which people easily identified

with. “Jomo ni wetu” was his campaign mantra. As people chanted it, Maina had hopes he would clinch the seat. He dedicated his victory to the people of Bahari ward, who supported his dream despite his status, adding he would remain dedicated by offering best services.

“We recruited a team of volunteers, young and old, men and women. We were represented in every corner and everyday something was happening, despite scarcity of funds.

We got goodwill of the people and the favour of God. Children sang our slogan “Jomo ni Wetu!” without knowing me,” he explained.

best way He said his party and supporters made sure his name was known, and the little known Farmers Party became a household name.

Maina said he joined politics despite his disability since he felt it was time the youth took over leadership, arguing they were the engine of the country.

He added if more youths were elected, the economy would grow immensely. “I joined politics to ensure the resources in Bahari ward will be used in the best way to bring about development. County government is closer to the people. I will ensure people are served well,” he said.

He has been a teacher at a secondary school in Lamu after graduating with a degree in journalism and mass communication from Kampala University.

Anthony Maina (right and inset) meets President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta in Lamu County at a rally before the General Election.

[PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/ STANDARD]

QuickRead TURKANA: Traders count losses as blackouts rise Businessmen in West Pokot County have accused Kenya Power of laxity in attending to blackouts leading to losses.Speaking to The Standard, Evelyne Awuor, a business operator in the town, said power is slowly turning out to be a luxury since they hardly have supply. “Kapenguria and Makutano towns have been rendered ‘powerless’ for the last two months because of frequent interruptions,” she complained. Awuor said they watch helplessly each time they are hit by blackouts as few business owners have generators. Paul Kirui, who works at a pump station at Makutano, said the interruptions have led to artificial challenges. “We are unable to meet and deliver our clients’ expectations some of who do not understand the prevailing situation,” he explained.

He noted generators are a stopgap measure but they are unsustainable due to fuel costs. Operators with power driven enterprises like photocopying services, barber shops and dealers in electronics are the most affected.

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Education Wednesday, March 20, 2013

QuickRead council calls for enhanced funding to research centres Most research institutes in Kenya are in dire straits due to lack of equipment and adequate researchers, experts have said.

Researchers and scientists have expressed the need for the institutions to be more equipped so that they could provide quality and be outstanding globally.

National Council for Science and Technology Commission Secretary Prof Shaukat Abdulrazak expressed concern last week these institutions lacked equipment for sequencing and purification of extracts hence the quality from them is daunting.

“Research institutions in Kenya are not fully equipped as expected and because of this, some samples are always charged when taken for analysis locally or internationally. The research done in these institutions are of good standards but there is room for improvement as far as infrastructure is concerned,” said Abdulrazak in an interview.

And Prof James Kahindi, a commissioner with NCSTI, said some institutions compete for funding from both local and international donors yet very few donors meet costs of salaries for researchers.

Kahindi also said a lot still needed to be done to ensure researchers and faculty train well qualified doctoral students to continue with the research agenda as well as keep abreast with the research needs locally and globally.

Former Daystar students awarded in film festival Former Daystar University students were recently feted in the Filamu Film Festival held at a Nairobi hotel. Their Intercepted film, which they made as a class project in 2011, bagged the categories of the Best Cinematography and the Best Lead Actress award (which went to Anne Marie Kubasu).

Speaking at the event, Kenya Film Commission CEO Peter Mutie assured those in attendance of his support towards the festival and encouraged all film students to get involved in its activities. He further called upon experienced filmmakers to add value to the Kenyan film industry.

“We want Filamu to grow to a formidable festival,” he said.

He challenged stakeholders in the Kenyan film industry to provide quality films that would compete on the international scene.

The producer of “Intercepted” Shedeur Kimutai noted that the film industry as it is today encourages a lot of Kenyan content thus a high demand for it. “Students should not only concentrate on the theoretical aspect of filmmaking but also the practical part of it,” she said.

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It’s what bright futures are made of.

GrOOMING reseArchers

Majaoni Secondary School Patricia Shikari during the presentation of their research project.

[PHOTO: MATILDA NZIOKI/ STANDARD]

Experts seek to mould research icons out of high school learners In phase one of the project, a group of researchers organised students from all provinces, allocated them study topics, evaluated and graded by jury

By MATILDA NZIOKI Our education system is designed in a way that scholars encounter research process for the first time at the university, despite its important role in development.

This has consequently made the process to be viewed as difficult and tiresome. There are firms and groups of individuals that offer to do research papers for varsity and college students at a fee.

Perhaps to curb this, a group of researchers under the umbrella Afraken introduced a national programme that seeks to popularise research among students at early stages of learning. It’s aim was to demystify the dogma that

research projects are complex.

The first phase of the programme that ran for a year has just concluded. The programme introduced science clubs in secondary schools supervised by members of Afraken.

Eight science clubs, with 12 students each were formed. One for each province. Each pursued a scientific research project.

ReseaRch aReas Riara High School from Nairobi worked on the topic ‘A reconstruction of subsistence economies of Chepnyalil archaeological site using bones’. Tumutumu Girls’ High School from Central did an intra-host mathematics model of the HIV virus. Maria Soti Girls’ High School from Rift Valley extracted compounds from the mint plant Tagetes minuta.

Moi Amalo Secondary School from Rift Valley researched on perceived impact and understanding of climate variability in semi-arid Tharaka District, while Ngere High School from Nyanza looked at hatchery operations with an em-

Fields oF study

Riara High School (Nairobi) worked on ‘A reconstruction of subsistence economies of Chepnyalil archaeological site using bones’ Tumutumu Girls’ High School (Central) did an intra-host mathematics model of the HIV virus.

Maria Soti Girls’ High School (Rift Valley) extracted compounds from the mint plant Tagetes minuta. phasis on African catfish seed/ fingerlings production.

Saint John The Baptist Likuyani Secondary School from Western pursued the topic ‘Understanding farmers agro-forestry practices in western Kenya with a case study of Lugari District’.

Of the eight participating schools, Majaoni Secondary in Kilifi, who tried to find out whether brushing with toothbrush and toothpaste reduces oral bacteria

and population growth emerged tops according to the jury at the closing ceremony recently held at the French Ambassador’s residence in Kibera, Nairobi.

In an area where locals would rather spend money on food rather than toothpaste, the students discovered that majority of the people use aloe vera or ash.

Their study concluded that toothpaste was the best in reduction of bacteria and even rated Colgate as the best of the toothpastes available locally for cleaning and reduction of bacteria.

Their study also found that using an expensive or cheap toothbrush made no difference in bacteria reduction.

“I enjoyed the process and learnt a lot including administration and analysis of questionnaires and conducting interviews,” said Elijah Ray of Majaoni Secondary.

The jury comprised of Alain Borgel, regional representative of IRD, Christian Thibon-director of CONTINUED ON PAGE 28

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EMPOWERMENT

Scholarship opens doors for poor boy Bright Maasai boy, who was orphaned early in life, was sponsored for BBIT degree at Strathmore and now banker

By KENNETH KWAMA When Jeremiah Parsinini finished his secondary education at Olkejuado Secondary in 2006, he was not sure whether he will make it to the university despite scoring an impressive A mean grade in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams.

To while away time, Parsinini (pictured, below) took up a job as a part-time teacher at a village school — Enkorika Secondary in Kajiado.

It is while he was teaching here that he saw an advertisement by the East African Breweries Ltd inviting qualified candidates to apply for scholarships.

“I saw the advert in June 2007, but I ignored it because I thought I could not meet some of the requirements. They wanted people who had studied business or computer in secondary, but I didn’t do either

of the two subjects,” he says.

A few days later, John Njoroge, the then headmaster in the secondary asked Parsinini whether he had seen the advert, to which the youngster answered in the affirmative.

Parsinini applied and because he didn’t have a phone, he gave out Njoroge’s number. He got a call a few days later from the advertisers inviting him for an interview.

The bright Maasai boy who was orphaned early in life, having lost his father — his family’s only breadwinner — in 1994, was awarded the scholarship and went on to enrol for a Bachelor in Business Information Technology in July 2007. He finished his course in March 2011 and now works for a local bank.

WHAT IT COVERS EABL Foundation Scholarship programme started in 2001 as Guinness Strathmore Scholarships but — was later expanded to cover the entire East African region to allow more students to apply. Successful applicants in the past few years have been accepted to Strathmore University, University of Nairobi, University

University assures students all is well

By GRACE WEKESA

EABL’s Group Corporate Relations Director Brenda Mbathi signs the scholarship cheque for Jeremiah Parsinini (above).

Dar es Salaam and Makerere University among others.

The scholarship programme is open to bright but needy students across the region wishing to study Business, Information Technology, Engineering and Food Science. Generally, applicants are required to showcase their neediness before being considered for the award.

Parsinini estimates EABL spent more than Sh2 million to see him through his course at

Strathmore.

The award covers books, accommodation and a monthly stipend for those students that are awarded.

“We are very conscious of the essential role education plays in the communities in which we operate. We are not only empowering people but also investing in their future and that of their communities,” said EABL Group Corporate Relations Director Brenda Mbathi.

Students at a public university want immediate response from authorities over their fate on resumption of studies.

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology Second Year students have accused the institution of keeping them at home way too long and the institution’s management remains mum on this.

The students went on vacation in April last year following the introduction of the double intake system by the Ministry of Higher Education and were scheduled to resume classes in August but the dates have since been changed “twice without prior notice”. Some of the students Education managed to talk to have since transferred to other universities due to the woes.

Reacting to the concerns, Asenath Sigot DVC Academic Affairs said the long delay was occasioned by a strain on facilities at the university and urged the students to be patient, adding that they will be recalled to continue with their studies.

“I urge the students to be patient; they have not been forgotten. They will complete their studies in good time because they will be put on accelerated programme.

These are the consequences that show when we overstretch our facilities,’’ appealed Prof Sigot.

Sigot added that facilities to accommodate the students will be completed next month to ease congestion. A female hostel set to host 1,500 students and a new tuition block are among such structures.

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Research: Group takes skills to secondary schools Continued from P26 the French Institute of Research in Africa, Jacques Lançon, regional director of the International Centre of Research in Agronomy for Development and Eric Mwangi from the ministry of Higher Education.

Career opportunities Eastern’s Machakos Girls’ High School French students studied the impact of false cognates on bilingual communication and emerged second best. Their pursuit of a subject in the social science field as opposed to the technical science field gave them an edge.

The jury highlighted that social sciences are always ignored and commended the school on the same.

“I improved in my public speaking skills during presentation of our project to other schools. The experience was fun and I enjoyed seeing what other schools had researched on,” says Rita Wanza of Machakos.

The presentations matched what one goes through when defending a master’s project.

Members of the jury said they were im-

pressed with the quality of presentation.

Fatuma Mohammed, a Form Three student at Tumutumu Girls also noted that partaking in the project made her realise there exists career opportunities for researchers.

Dr Dorothy Wanja Nyingi, a researcher at National Museums of Kenya and the project’s coordinator, urged the schools to carry on with the clubs that AFRAKEN had started.

AFRAKEN is an organisation formed by former Kenyan students who have pursued their doctorate studies in France on themes of sustainable development and who are currently employed at universities or research centres in Kenya.

The project was funded by French Government via its Institut Français organisation that promotes higher education studying in France. The total budget for the eight science clubs amounted Sh3.9 million, with Sh1.1 million coming from Institut Français. Other funds came from Afraken, the Department for Co-operation and Cultural Affairs of the French embassy in Kenya, associated schools, and associated Kenyan universities and research centres.

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QuickStop Rise in asset values lift up at Limuru Tea

Kenyan agricultural firm Limuru Tea said yesterday its pretax profit more than doubled last year to Sh147 million ($1.7 million), thanks to a rise in the valuation of some of its assets and higher turnover. The firm said its underlying assets like the tea planted on its estates nearly doubled in value to Sh187 million after it marked them to market, adding to a 13 per cent gain on turnover, which stood at Sh116 million. The company said the outlook for this year was dependent on stability of prices of tea and good weather. “The dollar tea prices continue to be favourable and the first quarter crop is positive with good rains. If these conditions are sustained, this year should be a normal year,” Limuru said in a statement.

Limuru produced 2.8 million kg of green tea last year, as well as 650.98 kg of black tea.

Its earnings per share rose to Sh84.86 last year from Sh33.74 previously, Limuru said. Limuru declared a total dividend of Sh7.5 per share, unchanged from the previous period. -Reuters

Burundi inflation rises in February Burundi’s inflation rate accelerated to 9.4 per cent year-on-year in February from 7.6 per cent in January as food prices rose faster than a month earlier, official data showed yesterday.

The Institute of Economic Studies and Statistics said food prices rose 11.2 per cent year-on-year in February compared to 7.1 per cent a month earlier. Last week, the Trade and Industry Ministry raised fuel pump prices more than two per cent to mitigate a depreciation in the local currency in February, likely boosting the headline figure for March. The Burundi franc also weakened four per cent in February, the central bank said, meaning prices of imported goods should rise.

The import-dependent east African country is grappling with a trade deficit which narrowed only fractionally last year to $560 million (Sh48 billion), almost a quarter of its gross domestic product. -Reuters

And furthermore

The Central Bank of Kenya sought to mop up Sh10 billion ($116.8 million) from the market yesterday through repurchase agreements. The bank has actively intervened to soak up liquidity since last year to support the shilling by making it slightly more expensive for banks to hold long dollar positions. -Reuters

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Balancing act

State plugs tax leaks as it grapples with revenue deficit Latest tax collection figures show KRA is behind revenue target by more than Sh40 billion, which has prompted the Treasury to raise its borrowing requirements to Sh137.2 billion.

The increase in debt has been occasioned by an increase in recurrent expenditure brought about by salary increments to civil servants last year.

The Office of the Controller of Budget has raised concerns over shortfalls in revenue collection, which has hurt budget implementation process.

Government loses up to Sh30 billion annually through fake and counterfeit goods such as dry cells, ball pens, and cigarettes

By James Anyanzwa Manufacturers are in the spotlight as the Government moves to install quantity detection gadgets in factories to prevent revenue loss brought about by under declaration of industrial output.

The latest is part of efforts to fix tax inefficiencies, which have cost the Government billion of shillings even as the Treasury grapples with limited options of financing growing expenditure needs.

Finance Minister Njeru Githae said the proposed systems would be installed within the next financial year (2013/2014).

“We are working on tax leakages because that is an area that needs urgent redress. We want to seal all tax leakages,” Githae told The Standard.

The Government is losing up to Sh30 billion annually through fake and counterfeit goods such as dry cells, ball pens and cigarettes.

Githae said Government would

Lower than estimates

State officials burning fake Panadol pills. Government will install quantity detection gadgets in factories to plug tax inefficiencies. [PHOTO: FILE] also curb financial hemorrhage on wines and beers and in the motor industry that is brought about by manual payments of road licenses and inspection fees.

Falling revenues The latest comes against the backdrop of falling revenue collections and increased spending demands by the Government to fund, among others, the growing wage bill associated with the recent salary increment to teachers, lecturers, doctors, and nurses.

At the beginning of the financial

year (2012/2013), the Government had planned to borrow Sh105.6 billion from the local market.

But salary increments for civil servants and anticipation of high expenditure events of the first quarter of this year saw the Treasury borrow over Sh88 billion by November (five months into the financial year).

This increased the country’s debt levels by 9.8 per cent to Sh1.8 trillion.

And the Treasury has since raised this year’s borrowing target by Sh31.6 billion due to a decline in tax collections.

According to the second quarter Budget Implementation Review report for the period October to December last year, Budget implementation of the 2012/2013 financial year was challenging, particularly as revenue receipts from tax collections were much lower than projected estimates.

This cripples the Treasury’s ability to fund exchequer requisitions amounting to Sh56.7 billion as at December 31.

During the period July-December last year, the total revenue collection stood at Sh360.3 billion against a target of Sh404.3 billion, representing an under performance of Sh44 billion or a performance rate of 89.1 per cent. However, for the same period in 2011/12, the revenue collected was Sh320.9 billion, reflecting a 12.3 per cent growth in revenue.

CBK moves to secure your bank savings

By Jackson Okoth Depositors may soon laughing all the way to the bank should a law providing that customers are paid up to a maximum of Sh100,000 as compensation if a the bank runs into financial trouble and shuts its door, is amended to increase it.

“We will review the deposit insurance coverage, which has remained constant since it was set in 1989 when the deposit insurance system was established,” said Professor Njuguna Ndung’u, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor.

He made these remarks yesterday at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies during a workshop organised

to draft a legal framework that will be used to operalionalise the Kenya Deposit Insurance Act 2012.

Available figures indicate that while the total deposits held by the entire banking industry stands at an estimated Sh1.7 trillion, only 20 per cent of account holders are covered by the deposit insurance cover. This is against international best practice level of 40 per cent.

Since 1993, some 24 commercial banks have closed their doors. Out of this number, 7 have already been liquidated leaving 17 where the winding up process is ongoing. Two banks are expected to buried this year, leaving 15 still on the chopping board.

Officers at the Deposit Protection

Fund Board (DPFB) blame the slow liquidation to numerous challenges, including delays in the courts and the board’s narrow mandate, which does not allow it to participate in rescue operations, coming in only after the institution has been shutdown.

Tedious process A case in point is the liquidation of Postbank Credit Limited, a tedious process that has been winding through the courts since 1997. The Deposit Protection Fund Board is also faced with sourcing adequate funds to finance and execute its mandate. The Fund can only invest in Government paper, implying that rate of return on its investments is

heavily dependent on the Treasury’s borrowing appetite in the domestic money market.

The Board is also encountering significant challenges in tracing assets of some banks, especially those that were set up purposely to siphon cash out of the country, or enrich its owners through an intricate web of insider lending and deals.

“We intend to have regulations that will enhance governance structures on deposit insurance, as well as move away from merely being liquidators to solving problems that affect financially-distressed institutions,” said Rose Detho, the Director of the Deposit Protection Fund Board.

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CORPORATE Hospitality

Scangroup controls 80 per cent of ad spend The last half of last year saw increased spending in election related advertising

By PaUl waFUla Advertising giant Scangroup and its subsidiary Ogilvy & Mather controlled 80 per of the Sh43.9 billion advertising business in 2012 even as newer players fight to make a mark.

Full-year data from research firm Ipsos Synovate data shows that advertising spend through agencies grew 64 per cent from Sh26.69 billion in 2011 to Sh43.96 billion in 2011.

Scangroup kept its tight grip on the Kenyan market, retaining the 71 per cent share of the market, reaping from its high-spending clients like Safaricom and Coca-Cola.

The Ipsos Synovate data shows that the firm bought advertising

worth Sh31.2 billion last year. This is about seven times more than Ogilvy & Mather, which controlled Sh4 billion worth of advertising.

This represents about 9 per cent of the market, bringing the total of the top two agencies to about 80 per cent.

Saracen came in third with Sh2 billion worth of media booking, while Access Leo and Young and Rubicam came in fourth and fifth after they bought Sh1.7 billion and Sh1.1 billion worth of advertising respectively.

The last half of the year also saw an increased spend in election related advertising as parties and other government agencies opened their advertising budgets in the run up to the March 4th General Election. Transcend Media Group (TMG) was one of the beneficiaries of the advertising windfall after it beat its rivals to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) civic education campaign tender. This helped TMG, which was not in the top 12

Hotel chain now eyes Kenya entry

Bharat Thakrar, CEO, Scangroup agencies in terms of media buying in 2011, gain about 2 per cent of the market share, lifting it to position six. The firm, which is three years old, is also currently handling accounts of Kenya Power,

some brands of PSI and Samsung among several others.

These figures are based on the gross rate card media value of brands monitored by Ipsos –Synovate and do not factor in discounts or incentives offered to advertisers.

They also don’t include direct booking where clients pay for advertising space or time directly to the media houses. Another new entrant, Shekele Communications Ltd, has also gained about 2 per cent of the market, after it bought media space worth Sh850 million in the period. The firm has also grabbed some accounts of some of the top advertisers such as Cooperative Bank and some brands of East African Breweries.

Market share The others who have less than 2 per cent of market share include the advertising company (1 per cent), Brainwave Kenya (1 per cent), Spread marketing (1 per cent) and Express DDB (1 per cent).

The other agencies fighting for a piece of the business include Interactive, Nuturn, Communication Springboard, Promotions Marketing, Communication Ltd, Smart Media Edge and Suave Media. The growth in advertising is set to see media houses report better earnings in the year.

The year under review witnessed cutthroat competition in the industry for client retention in a battle that triggered a talent war.

The push by multinational and local firms that are going regional to demand a uniform communication and marketing strategy also put the local industry under pressure to take the same road, putting a strain on their resources.

The talent hunt also saw some companies lose entire departments, wiping out their ability to compete for new business and effectively locking them out of the market.

By PhiliP Mwakio Spanish hotel and resort group Melia is said to be eyeing an entry in to the Kenyan market to expand their footprint in Africa.

The hotel chain, which already has presence in the region with one property in Zanzibar, is said to be seeking management of existing resorts and hotels in Kenya, according sources familiar with the deals.

Melia is betting on locations in Lamu, Mombasa, Nairobi and the Rift Valley.

Melia founded in 1956 is ranked as the 17th world’s largest hotel chain with 350 hotels under its stable in 35 countries and four continents. Its other presence in Africa includes Egypt where it has two properties and one in Cape Verde.

And reacting to the announcement, the Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers (KAHC) Coast branch Executive officer, Mr Sam Ikwaye said that the latest development attested to Kenya’s bright future as a favourite holiday destination.

“This clearly shows that we are set to benefit from peaceful and calm polls and if we manage the transition period well, we will see much more investments coming our way,’’ Ikwaye said.

Another of international hotel chain making a confirmed entry in Kenya is the Kempinski Group, which will open a new luxury property soon alongside Dusit and Radisson Blue.

Industry analysts say the entries are as a result of investors capitalising on Kenya’s economic strength and ideal geographical location in Eastern Africa, which is also served with dedicated daily air that connects to the outside world.

Recent oil find and major planned infrastructure projects like a new harbour, highways, railways and pipelines are expected to be economic drivers over the next few years.

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AGRICULTURAL Eaagads Ltd Ord 1.25 AIMS 24.50 Kakuzi Ltd Ord.5.00 81.50 Kapchorua Tea Co. Ltd Ord Ord 5.00 AIMS The Limuru Tea Co. Ltd Ord 20.00 AIMS Rea Vipingo Plantations Ltd Ord 5.00 22.00 Sasini Ltd Ord 1.00 12.45 Williamson Tea Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 226.00 AUTOMOBILES & ACCESSORIES Car & General (K) Ltd Ord 5.00 CMC Holdings Ltd Ord 0.50 Marshalls (E.A.) Ltd Ord 5.00 Sameer Africa Ltd Ord 5.00 5.25 BANKING Barclays Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 0.50 16.60 CFC Stanbic of Kenya Holdings Ltd ord.5.00 57.50 Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 4.00 143.00 Equity Bank Ltd Ord 0.50 29.75 Housing Finance Co.Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 22.75 Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd Ord 1.00 38.75 National Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 21.25 NIC Bank Ltd Ord 5.00 48.50 Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00289.00 The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 14.95 COMMERCIAL AND SERVICES Express Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS Hutchings Biemer Ltd Ord 5.00 Kenya Airways Ltd Ord 5.00 11.25 Longhorn Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 AIMS 8.50 Nation Media Group Ltd Ord. 2.50 282.00 Scangroup Ltd Ord 1.00 72.00 Standard Group Ltd Ord 5.00 23.00 TPS Eastern Africa Ltd Ord 1.00 52.00 Uchumi Supermarket Ltd Ord 5.00 20.75 CONSTRUCTION & ALLIED Athi River Mining Ord 1.00 67.00 Bamburi Cement Ltd Ord 5.00 217.00 Crown Paints Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 E.A.Cables Ltd Ord 0.50 15.45 E.A.Portland Cement Co. Ltd Ord 5.00 54.00 ENERGY & PETROLEUM KenGen Co. Ltd Ord. 2.50 13.70 KenolKobil Ltd Ord 0.05 10.80 Kenya Power & Lighting Co Ltd Ord 2.50 18.55 Total Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 14.90 Umeme Ltd Ord 0.50 10.00 INSURANCE British-American Investments Ord 0.10 8.55 CIC Insurance Group Ltd Ord.1.00 5.60 Jubilee Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 210.00 Kenya Re Insurance Corporation Ltd Ord 2.50 14.55 Liberty Kenya Holdings Ltd Ord.1.00 9.15 Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 56.50 INVESTMENT Centum Investment Co Ltd Ord 0.50 16.90 City Trust Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 3.85 Trans-Century Ltd Ord 0.50 AIMS 34.75 MANUFACTURING & ALLIED A.Baumann & Co Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS B.O.C Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 99.50 British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd Ord 10.00 530.00 Carbacid Investments Ltd Ord 5.00 East African Breweries Ltd Ord 2.00 307.00 Eveready East Africa Ltd Ord.1.00 2.00 Kenya Orchards Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd Ord 2.00 4.60 Unga Group Ltd Ord 5.00 14.95 TELECOMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY AccessKenya Group Ltd Ord. 1.00 7.05 Safaricom Ltd Ord 0.05 5.95

24.00 89.00 115.00 470.00 22.00 12.45 229.00

1,900 600 600 25,500 2,900

22.00 13.50 12.40 5.10

78,900

16.35 55.50 144.00 29.00 22.00 38.50 21.00 49.25 291.00 14.85 3.90 20.25 11.25 8.50 283.00 71.50 23.00 52.00 21.25 67.00 215.00 47.50 15.65 53.50

1,584,200 38,400 3,100 6,370,400 68,100 1,208,400 158,600 86,800 167,100 2,607,400 194,300 100 13,100 793,500 700 16,100 135,700 41,800 2,500 780,500 1,300

13.25 455,600 10.85 1,706,200 18.60 253,000 15.40 17,000

8.35 2,473,400 5.25 1,781,400 209.00 2,300 14.35 372,200 8.65 112,500 56.00 34,700 16.15 387,400 448.00 4.00 18,900 35.25 3,890,200 11.10 100.00 530.00 122.00 304.00 2.00 3.00 4.60 15.00

4,000 18,800 90,600 24,300 454,300 10,700

7.00 453,300 6.00 6,547,600

NSE All Share Index. Up 0.64 points to close at 113.20. Previous 112.56.

NSE 20-share Index Down 5.82 points to close at 4,721.23. Previous 4,727.04.

Quickread Shilling steady as it eyes tea export inflows The shilling was steady yesterday but should be strengthened later in the session by inflows of dollars from the country’s weekly tea auction. Tea is Kenya’s leading foreign currency earner and is sold at the port city of Mombasa every Tuesday.

Commercial banks quoted the shilling at Sh85.75/95 per dollar, barely changed from Monday’s close of Sh85.80/90.

“It’s a bit quiet at the moment but tea sales might support later today,” said Julius Kiriinya, a trader at African Banking Corporation.

The shilling weakened steadily through January and February before jumping in the run up to presidential elections in early March which avoided the sort of widespread violence seen after the last polls in 2007. — Reuters

15/03/13 Daily Yield E. A. Rate

Madison Asset Money Market Fund

9.01%

9.39%

British American Money Market Fund

9.35%

9.83%

African Alliance Kenya Shilling Fund

7.34%

7.59%

Suntra Money Market Fund

7.70%

8.00%

Stanbic Money Market Fund

7.99%

8.29%

Old Mutual Money market Fund

8.35%

8.68%

CBA Money Market Fund

7.86%

8.17%

ICEA Money Market Fund

7.66%

7.96%

10.38%

10.58%

8.75%

9.10%

Amana Shilling Fund CIC Money Market Fund OTHER FUNDS Madison Asset balanced Fund Madison Asset Equity Fund Old Mutual Equity Fund

Buy

Sell

69.17

72.43

55.36

58.28

329.74

349.86

Old Mutual balanced Fund

143.94

151.92

African Alliance Kenya Managed Fund

19.3571

18.2306

CFC Simba Fund

114.89

120.93

Stanbic equity Fund

138.95

146.65

British American Equity Fund

170.20

175.61

British American Balanced Fund

174.81

179.92

Dyer and Blair Equity Fund

162.56

171.12

Dyer and Blair Bond Fund

123.73

126.25

ICEA Bond Fund

92.37

93.30

Amana Growth Fund

92.03

96.87

Amana Growth Fund

93.39

97.28

9.72

9.97

CIC Fixed Income Fund

exchange rates

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US DOLLAR

85.8083

STG POUND

129.5573

EURO

111.1270

SA RAND

9.3404

KES / USHS

30.6498

KES / TSHS

18.9376

KES / RWF

7.3886

KES / BIF

18.5184

AE DIRHAM

23.3622

CAN $

83.9471

S FRANC

90.7145

JPY(100)

89.8779

SW KRONER

13.3181

NOR KRONER

14.7815

DAN KRONER

14.8930

IND RUPEE

1.5829

HONGKONG DOLLAR

11.0578

SINGAPORE DOLLAR

68.6659

SAUDI RIYAL

22.8810

CHINESE YUAN

13.8041

AUSTRALIAN $

89.0734

bank rates

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US DOLLAR BUY SELL MARG BUY

ABC 85.70 EQUITY 85.40 I&M 85.70 DIAMOND TRUST 85.75 NIC 85.75 ECOBANK 85.60 1ST COMMUNITY 85.70 PRIME 85.75 MIDDLE EAST 85.75 CFC STANBIC 85.70 CITIBANK 85.75 CBA 85.70 NBK 85.80 BARCLAYS 85.80 STANDARD 85.70 KCB 85.75 BOA 85.65 CO-OP 85.80

85.90 85.70 85.90 85.95 85.95 85.85 85.90 85.95 85.95 85.90 85.95 85.95 85.90 86.00 85.90 85.95 85.85 85.90

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forex bureau

EURO SELL MARG

111.14 111.40 0.26 110.70 111.13 0.43 111.02 111.32 0.30 111.15 111.42 0.27 110.60 110.80 0.20 110.96 111.25 0.29 111.09 111.36 0.27 111.09 111.38 0.29 111.09 111.36 0.27 110.96 111.24 0.28 111.07 111.35 0.28 111.04 111.42 0.38 111.19 111.32 0.13 111.01 111.30 0.29 111.02 111.32 0.30 110.35 111.05 0.70 110.96 111.25 0.29 111.15 111.31 0.16 18/03/13

PER US DOLLAR PER EURO BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG Alpha Forex Bureau Ltd Amal Express Forex Bureau Ltd Amana Forex Bureau Ltd Arcade Forex Bureau Ltd Bay Forex Bureau (NBI) Ltd. Bogani Forex Bureau Limited Cannon Forex Bureau Limited Capital Hill Forex Bureau Ltd. Cashline Forex Bureau Ltd Central Forex Bureau Ltd City Centre Forex Bureau Ltd Classic Forex Bureau Limited Commercial Forex Bureau Continental Forex Bureau Ltd Crater Forex Bureau Ltd Dalmar Exchange Bureau Ltd Downtown Cambio Forex Forex Bureau Afro Ltd Gateway Forex Bureau Ltd Giant Forex Bureau Give and Take Forex Bureau Ltd Glory Forex Bureau Ltd Goldfield Forex Bureau Ltd Hodan Global Forex Bureau Hurlingham Forex Bureau Ltd Island Forex Bureau Ltd Junction Forex Bureau Limited Kenza Exchange Bureau Ltd Lache Forex Bureau Ltd Link Forex Bureau Ltd Metropolitan Bureau Middletown Forex Bureau Ltd Moneypoint Forex Bureau Mustaqbal Forex Bureau Ltd Nairobi Bureau De Change Ltd Net Forex Bureau Ltd Offshore Forex Bureau Limited Pacific Forex Bureau Limited

85.00 85.00 84.50 85.00 85.00 83.70 84.50 83.00 85.00 84.50 85.20 85.00 85.20 85.55 84.40 85.00 85.00 85.20 85.30 84.00 85.00 85.00 85.60 85.30 84.80 85.50 84.80 84.50 85.20 85.20 83.00 84.50 85.00 85.00 84.00 85.00 85.50 85.40

87.00 85.70 86.00 86.50 87.50 87.30 87.00 86.00 86.50 86.00 86.80 87.00 86.00 85.90 87.40 85.50 86.00 86.50 86.00 86.00 85.40 86.20 86.20 86.40 86.30 86.00 86.00 86.50 86.00 86.20 87.00 86.30 86.00 85.50 85.50 85.90 86.00 85.80

2.00 107.50 111.50 4.00 0.70 107.00 111.00 4.00 1.50 108.50 110.60 2.10 1.50 108.00 113.00 5.00 2.50 109.50 117.00 7.50 3.60 108.90 113.30 4.40 2.50 108.50 110.50 2.00 3.00 108.00 113.00 5.00 1.50 108.50 114.00 5.50 1.50 109.00 113.00 4.00 1.60 109.00 113.00 4.00 2.00 108.70 113.00 4.30 0.80 110.00 113.50 3.50 0.35 110.20 112.00 1.80 3.00 109.00 112.00 3.00 0.50 107.00 111.00 4.00 1.00 109.00 111.00 2.00 1.30 109.00 113.00 4.00 0.70 109.00 115.00 6.00 2.00 106.00 114.00 8.00 0.40 109.00 111.00 2.00 1.20 109.00 112.00 3.00 0.60 109.00 111.00 2.00 1.10 109.50 112.00 2.50 1.50 108.90 110.90 2.00 0.50 110.50 111.30 0.80 1.20 109.00 112.00 3.00 2.00 111.00 113.50 2.50 0.80 108.00 111.00 3.00 1.00 110.00 112.50 2.50 4.00 108.00 115.00 7.00 1.80 109.00 115.00 6.00 1.00 108.00 113.00 5.00 0.50 108.50 111.80 3.30 1.50 112.00 115.00 3.00 0.90 109.20 110.70 1.50 0.50 109.00 111.50 2.50 0.40 110.10 113.00 2.90 Source: Central Bank

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KHARTOUM: Amnesty for rebels discussed

The Sudanese parliament has disclosed intensive government consultations over a general conditional amnesty for the rebels, Khartoum’s Al-Intibaha daily reported Monday.

The paper quoted Speaker of the Sudanese National Assembly ( parliament) Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Tahir as saying that there have been intensive consultations with Sudanese president, defense minister, chief of intelligence and security service to issue a general conditional amnesty for the armed rebels.

PARIS: Islamists warn Cameroon

The father of a family of seven French tourists kidnapped by a Nigerian Islamist group read out a threat by them in an audio tape to increase kidnappings and suicide bombings in Cameroon if authorities there detain more of the group’s followers. The authenticity was being checked by the French Foreign Office, but the father appealed to the government of Cameroon, where his family was kidnapped last month, to free prisoners of Islamist sect Boko Haram as a condition of the family’s release.

BEIRUT: ‘Rebels using chemical weapons’

Syria’s state news agency accused rebels yesterday of using chemical weapons in an attack in the northern province of Aleppo which it said killed 15 people. “Terrorists fired a rocket containing chemical substances in the Khan alAssal area of rural Aleppo and initial reports indicate that around 15 people were killed, most of them civilians,” SANA news agency said. It was not immediately possible to verify the report.

CAIRO: Egypt to ration subsidised bread Egypt plans to start rationing subsidised bread, a minister said yesterday, restricting supplies of cheap loaves upon which many Egyptians depend as the cash-strapped state tries to curb spending.

Bassem Ouda, the minister of supply and internal trade, said the government would start implementing the system “after two months”. Trials of the rationing system using electronic smart cards would begin in the cities of Port Fouad and Port Said. Food supply is a politically-sensitive issue in Egypt, where rising prices are being passed on to struggling consumers and shortages have provoked unrest in the past. Curbs on bread subsidies triggered bread riots in 1977. —Agencies

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Rwanda’s ‘terminator’ surrenders after 7 years Bosco Ntaganda was leader of one of the rebels groups fighting in the DR Congo and is wanted by ICC THE HAGUE, Tuesday

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has welcomed Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda’s surrender to stand trial on war crimes charges.

Known as “The Terminator”, General Ntaganda surrendered yesterday to the US embassy in Rwanda after seven years on the run.

The ICC said it was in contact with the relevant authorities to arrange for his immediate transfer to The Hague.

He denies committing atrocities during the long-running conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Arrest warrant The DR Congo government says General Ntaganda crossed into Rwanda on Saturday. “I think justice now has a chance to prevail, now that he has handed himself in,” DR Congo’s ambassador to the UK, Kikaya Bin Karubi said. “The most wanted criminal in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has seen that he has no other option now, and the best option for him is to go and face the music.”

Neither the US nor Rwanda recognise the ICC. However, the US state department said yesterday that it was in contact with the ICC and the Rwandan government to arrange his transfer to The Hague.

“The ICC welcomes news of Bosco [Ntaganda’s] surrender,” the ICC chief

prosecutor’s office said, AFP news agency reports. “This is great news for the people of the DR Congo who had to suffer from the crimes of an ICC fugitive for too long,” it added.

The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Gen Ntaganda in 2006. He faces 10 counts of conscripting child soldiers, murder, terrorising communities and using rape as a weapon of war.

The charges - which he denies relate to his time as the leader of a militia in the north-eastern DR Congo between 2002 and 2003. Since then Gen Ntaganda has fought for other rebel groups in the region, as well as the Congolese army.

rwanda link Most recently he was believed to be one of the leaders of the M23 rebel group, which is fighting government troops in the east of the country. The United Nations believes the M23 group is backed by the government of neighbouring Rwanda, though Rwanda denies this.

On Sunday, the DR Congo government said Gen Ntaganda, who comes from the Tutsi ethnic group, had fled to Rwanda after he and some of his followers were apparently defeated by a rival faction of the M23 group.

BBC East Africa correspondent Gabriel Gatehouse says that if Gen Ntaganda does reach the ICC, many will be hoping he can shed light on the accusations of Rwanda’s involvement in the Congolese conflicts, including the backing of the M23 rebels.

Eastern DR Congo has been riven by conflict since 1994, when some of the ethnic Hutu groups accused of carrying out the genocide in neighbouring Rwanda fled across the border.

—BBC

Bosco Ntaganda, seated centre, with Congo Interior Minister Celestine Mboyo, right, in Goma, Congo, as rebel leader Ntaganda agreed to work with the Congolese government in 2009. Ntaganda has been described as one of the faces of impunity in Africa. [PHOTO: AP]

Zimbabwe police defy order to free lawyer HARARE, Tuesday Zimbabwe police have defied a high court order to release a prominent human rights lawyer, her attorneys said yesterday, prompting accusations of a campaign of intimidation ahead of an election this year.

Police arrested Beatrice Mtetwa and four officials from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in one of the party’s offices in the capital Harare on Sunday.

Tsvangirai accused President Rob-

ert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party and the police of running a campaign of intimidation to ruin the chances of a free and fair vote in the election that is expected at some point this year.

“These are signs of a police force that has become an appendage of a political party, which party is now showing signs of panic and fear in light of the imminent prospects of losing the forthcoming election,” he said.

Former opposition chief Tsvangirai went into government with his rival Mugabe after a violent and disput-

ed vote in 2008. The two have had a stormy relationship and Tsvangirai has accused the veteran leader of using the security services to intimidate his supporters in the past - charges Mugabe denies.

The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights group, which is representing Mtetwa, said it had obtained a high court order for her release at 2 am, but police continued to detain her. She was still in custody by yesterday afternoon. “The police refused to comply with the order,” the group said in a statement, adding it may ask

to have the police declared in contempt of court.

The arrests came a day after Zimbabwe held a referendum on a new constitution to curb the powers of the presidency and pave the way for elections later this year. Backed by both Mugabe and the MDC, the referendum is expected to pass.

The new charter would set a maximum of two five-year terms for the president. The limit will not apply retroactively, so the 89-year-old Mugabe could still rule for another two terms.

—Reuters

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / The Standard

Obama to host four African leaders next week

The US president will meet with leaders of Sierra Leone, Senegal, Malawi, and Cape Verde in Washington WASHINGTON, Tuesday

President Barack Obama is visiting Israel this week. [PHOTO: AP]

US President Barack Obama will meet with leaders of Sierra Leone, Senegal, Malawi and Cape Verde in Washington next week to discuss institutions and democracy building, the White House said yesterday.

Obama is scheduled to host Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma, President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Joyce Banda of Malawi and Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde at the White House on March 28.

“The United States has strong partnerships with these countries based on shared democratic values and shared interests,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said in a statement.

“The five leaders will discuss strengthening democratic institutions across sub-Saharan Africa, and building on Africa’s democratic progress to generate increased economic oppor-

tunities and expanded trade and investment,” Carney said.

“The visit of these four leaders underscores the strategic importance the President places on building partnerships and substantive engagement with sub-Saharan Africa, and our commitment to working with strong and emerging African democracies,” Carney added.

African policy The White House unveiled a new strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa in June last year, as Obama predicted Africa “to be the world’s next major economic success story.”

The strategy sets forth four US objectives in the region: to strengthen democratic institutions, spur economic growth, trade and investment, advance peace and security, and promote opportunity and development.

Meanwhile, Israelis are warming up to Obama, but only slightly, according to a new opinion poll published on the eve of the US president’s visit to Israel.

Obama arrives in the Jewish state on Wednesday for the first time as president, hoping to reassure a wary Israeli public of his oft-stated commitment to its security in the face of fears that arch-enemy Iran intends to develop nuclear weapons. The survey, conducted last week by the Israel De-

mocracy Institute and Tel Aviv University, found 36.5 percent of Jews in Israel view Obama as friendly toward their country compared with 29 percent a year ago.

A majority of the Jewish public - 51 percent - sees the president’s attitude toward Israel as neutral, while 10.5 percent regard him as hostile. However, Israel’s Arab minority, which comprises 20 percent of the population, regards Obama as staunchly proIsrael. During Obama’s tenure, Israeli Arabs’ Palestinian kin have seen Jewish settlements expand steadily in occupied territory and negotiations on a Palestinian state there frozen indefinitely.

Israeli Arab leaders have long seen Washington as taking Israel’s side in its conflict with the Palestinians.

Obama has raised concerns among Israeli Jews with his outreach to Iran - which denies it is seeking nuclear energy for military purposes - in the early days of his first term, a testy relationship with right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a 2009 Middle East visit that skipped Israel.

The poll found that 54 percent of Israeli Jews still do not believe Obama will consider and safeguard Israel’s interests. But it noted that figure topped 66 percent in the past.

—Reuters and AP

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / The Standard

Over 20 people die in Syria after ‘chemical attack’ About 26 people have died and several affected by alleged poisoning in one of the battle fronts in Allepo DAMASCUS, Tuesday

A Syrian, who suffered an alleged chemical attack, receives treatment at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, yesterday . [PHOTO: AP]

Syria’s government and rebels accused each other of launching a deadly chemical attack near the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would, if confirmed, be the first use of such weapons in the two-year-old conflict.

Syria’s information minister said rebels had fired a rocket carrying chemical agents that killed 16 people and wounded 86. State television said later the death toll had risen to 25.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict using a network of contacts in Syria, put the number of dead at 26, including 16 soldiers.

A Reuters photographer said victims he had visited in Aleppo hospitals were suffering breathing problems and that people had said they could smell chlorine after the attack.

“I saw mostly women and chil-

red line crossed?

US President Barack Obama, who has resisted overt military intervention in Syria’s two-yearold civil war, has warned Assad that any use of chemical weapons would be a “red line” Washington has also expressed concern about chemical weapons falling into the hands of militant groups Israel has threatened military action if any chemical weapons were diverted to the Syrian- and Iranian-backed Lebanese Shi’ite dren,” said the photographer, who cannot be named for his own safety.

“They said that people were suffocating in the streets and the air smelt strongly of chlorine.”

The photographer quoted victims he met at the University of Aleppo hospital and the al-Rajaa hospital as saying: “People were dying in the streets and in their houses.”

President Bashar al-Assad, battling a two-year-old uprising against his rule, is widely believed to have a chemical arsenal. Syrian officials have neither confirmed nor denied this, but have said that if it existed it

would be used to defend against foreign aggression, not against Syrians.

There have been no previous reports of chemical weapons in the hands of insurgents. Information Minister Omran al-Zoabi said rebels fired a rocket with chemical weapons at the town of Khan al-Assal, southwest of Aleppo, in what he called a “dangerous escalation”. He said the rocket had been launched from Aleppo’s southeastern district of Nairab, part of which is rebel-held.

Concerns But a senior rebel commander, Qassim Saadeddine, who is also a spokesman for the Higher Military Council in Aleppo, denied this, blaming Assad’s forces for the alleged chemical strike.

“We were hearing reports from early this morning about a regime attack on Khan al-Assal, and we believe they fired a Scud with chemical agents,” he told Reuters by telephone from Aleppo. US President Barack Obama, who has resisted overt military intervention in Syria’s two-yearold civil war, has warned Assad that any use of chemical weapons would be a “red line”. Washington has also expressed concern about chemical weapons falling into the hands of militant groups.

—Reuters

QuickRead Bomb kills 56 people on anniversary of Iraq invasion Car bombs and a suicide blast hit Shi’ite districts of Baghdad and south of Iraq’s capital yesterday, killing at least 56 people on the 10th anniversary of the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. Sunni Islamist insurgents tied to al Qaeda have stepped up attacks on Shi’ite targets since the start of the year in a campaign to stoke sectarian tension and undermine Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s government.

Zimbabweans approve new constitution by landslide Zimbabweans have approved a new constitution that curbs the powers of the presidency and puts the country a step closer to holding national elections in the next few months, the election commission said yesterday.

Nearly 95 per cent of voters in a referendum approved the new charter which was supported by President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, political rivals who were forced into a power-sharing deal after disputed elections in 2008. A new constitution was one of key elements of the power-sharing deal. The official turnout in Saturday’s referendum, at slightly more than half the six million eligible voters, was higher than many analysts had expected. —Agencies

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / The Standard REPUBLIC OF KENYA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Country Project Credit No IFB Title IFB Number

: REPUBLIC OF KENYA : EASTERN AFRICA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY PROJECT : 4568-KE : SUPPLY OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENT : MOA/T-EAAPP/03/2012-2013

1.

The Government of Kenya (GOK) has received a Credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Eastern Africa Agricultural Productivity Project (EAAPP) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the Contract No. MOA/T-EAAPP/03/2012-2013: Supply of Laboratory Equipment

2.

The Ministry of Agriculture now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Supply of various laboratory equipment as follows:

LOT NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ITEM DESCRIPTION Semen Handling and Processing Equipment Embryo Production and Transfer Facilities (Equipment) Laboratory & Environmental Control Equipment Milk Testing and Processing Equipment Laboratory Feed Analysis Equipment Residue Analysis Equipment Weighing Equipment Mineral Analysis Equipment Bidders may bid for one or more lots provided they offer for all items and quantities in a lot. Bidders not offering for all the items and corresponding quantities in a lot will be considered as non-responsive for the respective lot.

Bid evaluation will be on per lot basis and contracts will be awarded on lot-by-lot basis.

3.

Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidder from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines

4.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Agriculture, at the Head, Supply Chain Management, Kilimo House 4th floor, procurement@kilimo.go.ke and/or Eastern Africa Agricultural Productivity Project (EAAPP), Ngong Road, 5th Avenue office Suites, 2nd floor, info@eaapp.org during official working hours, 8.00am– 5.00pm East African Time (except on Saturdays Sundays and public holidays).

5.

Qualifications requirements are as specified in the ITB 19.1 (a), (b) and (c). A margin of preference for certain goods manufactured domestically shall not be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

6.

A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders upon payment of a non refundable fee Kshs 5,000 or equivalent in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be either in cash payable at the cash office located at the basement, Kilimo House or banker’s cheque addressed to; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture.

7.

Completed tender documents are to be enclosed in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked with the tender number, MOA/T-EAAPP/03/2012-2013 and ‘DO NOT OPEN BEFORE 11.00 am on 2nd May, 2013. The completed tender documents must be placed in the Tender Box marked ‘MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE TENDER BOX’ situated at the Main Reception, Kilimo House on or before 11.00 a.m. East African time on 2nd May, 2013. Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at 11.00 a.m.

East African time on 2nd May, 2013 at the Ministry of Agriculture, Conference Room, Kilimo House 7th floor, Cathedral Road, NAIROBI.

8.

Bulky or large bid documents which cannot go through the slot of the Tender Box must be delivered to the Head, Supply Chain Management, Kilimo House, 4th floor on or before 11.00 a.m. East African time on 2nd May, 2013. Electronic bidding will not be permitted

9.

Bids must be accompanied by a bid security denominated in the currency of the bid or in another freely convertible currency, and shall be in a form of a bank guarantee. The bid security should not be less than 2% of the bid price.

Head – Supply Chain Management For: PERMANENT SECRETARY

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WESTLANDS, 2,3,4 bd, furn. 0721635354.

WANTED urgently: a well established school to host a special unit for deaf.

Call 0737 869967 or 0712780961.

WESTLANDS, 3br apt, ens, balcony, s/pool, intercom, parking, 85k inc.

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KILELESHWA, Kili, 3br + sq apt, 15m.

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KITENGELA, ¼, 1.2m, Kbs t/ship.

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KITENGELA, one acre, Kbs Township, prime, ideal reside, 3m. 0729831040.

LENANA RD, 3 bed, fully furnished aptmt on 2nd floor. 0722-513429.

MLANGO Kubwa, 8-room hse, 3m.

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L9/PLOTS/LAND FOR SALE

½ AC, Safari Park, serviced. 0770281469.

¼ AC, Athi River, 2.5m. 0722639804.

SOUTH B, 3br mnet, sq, 9.5m. 0724404043.

FORTCOM: Syokimau, executive 4br maisonettes, asking 12m. 0722876198.

THIKA Ngoigwa, ¼ acre, stone wall, 5m. 0711-752939, owner.

ISINYA, 50 by 100 plots, depo 80k, balance in 6 monthly installments, asking 185k. Owner 0721-736077.

KAREN, ½ ac f/hold, r/soil. 0737393551.

PMK LTD. 2242285, 0733-760515.

PMK: Kakamega, several plots @ 850/=.

I/DAIMA, 2brm, ensuite. 0720290245.

TINGANGA, 0.23ac, 0.66ac. 0723916337.

KAREN, 1br, 20, 2br, 40, 3br @ 60.

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WAGA: Isinya/Kiserian, 20ac touching rd, 2.5m per acre. 0701-340967, 2213022.

hse, 20k. 0724-

KILELESHWA, 4br elegant maiso, ens, s/pool, TV rm, garden, sq, 115k.

0722-600590.

KILIMANI Yaya, 2, 3br, finished, 100150k. 0720-124229.

WAGA: Isinya, 200ac, 700,000 per acre.

WAGA: Kajiado, 20ac behind hospital, 500,000 per acre.

WAGA: Kitengela, 3rd row, 1.8ac, 2.5m per/ac.

WAGA: Nyahururu, 60ac, 300,000 per acre.

WAGA: Runda, 1.3ac + old hse, 75m.

RESIDENTIAL & BUSINESS PROPERTIES L2/PROPERTIES FOR SALE FURAHA: 3 bdrms exctiv bungalow own copd with s/pool 0721 761 344.

FURAHA: 1/4 acr plots Nyali 0721 761 344.

L/KABETE, s/room, lady ref, 6k.

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L10/PREMISES/OFFICES TO LET

FURAHA: 4 brms mansions Nyali own compound 0721 761 344.

LAVI, Kili, 3br + sq apt, 85-90k.

0720-124229.

EQUITY ESTATES: 4445074/5, 0722715492. Westlands & Kijabe Street, immaculate showroom & office spaces – new.

FURAHA: 1/2 and 1/4 acre plots Shanzu Serena 0721-761 344.

LAVINGTON, Valley Arcade, 3br luxurious flat, s/pool, b/hole, lift, intercom, ample parking. 0704-657564.

MBSA Rd/Mlolongo, 3bd/sq, 38k.

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MSA Road, 2br apts, new, 30k. 0724404043.

PARKLANDS, 2b/room executive apartments with garden, internet & 24hr security for Kshs 55,000. Tel. 0722-515000, 555985.

PMK LTD. 2242285, 0733-760515.

VOLKSWAGEN Tiguan, 200 TSI S/wagon, 2010 Kenya Spec, 27000 km, fully loaded, as new, Shs 3.5m, trade-in ok.

0722-227997, 0733-739499.

MITSUBISHI Outlander Station Wagon, 2006, fully loaded, 2400cc petrol, like new, Sh 2.5m, trade-in ok. Tel. 0722-227997, 0733-739499.

PMK: Ngong, ½ acre serviced, 4m.

THIKA sp highway, 1 acre. 0711888848.

KILE, studio 404043.

MERCEDES GL 320, Year 2007, Colour Black, Dec, Sunroof, 8 Seater, Beige Leather Interior.

Trade in acceptable. Call: 0722598277

KITE, Isinya, 1/8ac, 400k. 0727777401.

HARAMBEE, secure, 2br. 0707537670.

KAREN 3br hse + sq+ 2 g/wings near NBI Academy 120k 0720912485.

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3 Reg KBT/KBU, year 2005/06, diesel/petrol, choice of 5 units, blue, black, silver, grey & green. Also available range Rover Sports & Range Rover Vogue, choice of 5 units, trade-in acceptable. Call 0722598277.

EMBAKASI, industrial plot, 50x100, Shs 10m o.n.o. no brokers. 0721928599.

EQUITY ESTATES: 4445074/5, 0722715492. Riverside Drive, .760 acres plot, ideal for multi-dwelling units.

KBU Rd/Thindigwa, 2/3bd/sq, 35/40k. 0721-659142.

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SOUTH B, 2br apts, new, 6.5m. 0724404043.

BURU BURU Ph 5, 3br maiso. 0725874330.

JOBS work at home no CV or experience needed sms ‘JB’ to 5242 @ 10/-

JAPANESE couple req hse. 0733740081.

CLAYWORKS, 40x60, 3.9m. 0723625777.

BURU BURU 5 secure, 2br. 0707537670.

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EMBASSY require hse (cash offer).

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E1/WHERE TO STAY

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SOUTH B, between 400-1000 sq. ft. Tel. 0722-446055/0733446055/020-4441195.

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MERCEDEZ BENZ E240 avantgarde - year 2005 - one owner - price Kshs. 2.5 million excellent condition you must see it to believe it - 30,000 miles only - full service history available contact tel nos. 0734-763-880 or 0731333444 (between 8.00 a.m.

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FURAHA: 2 brms Vescon 0721 761 344.

FURAHA: 2/3/4 brms Nyali 0721761344.

KILIFI Mandarini Creek 3acs, 5acs, 4acs, 6acs, @2m/acre. Tel: 0729 840035.

SUBARU FORESTER s/tr, year 2000, 2000cc, Colour: silver, dark interior Bucket seats good condition ASKING 599K o.n.o CONTACT: 0720779944

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MERCEDES BENZ C240, year 2001, price Shs 1.5 million negotiable, excellent condition, must sell. Contact 0721-419221 or 0734419221.

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PMK: L/ton West, spacious, clean, s/q, 9k.

PMK: Langata, 3br maisonette, comp, 40k.

PMK: Parklands, 3br apt, neat, 85,000.

PMK: State Hse opp Kivi Hotel, s/ q, 18k.

RIDGEWAYS off Kiambu Rd, 2b/r guesthse, m/ens, secure, 45k. 0722853868.

SOUTH C & B, 1 br extn, 20k, 2br flat, master ensuite, 35k. 0724-477906.

FeverPitch Wednesday, March 20, 2013

FeverBriefs STANDARD

OLYMPICS: IOC inspects Blogs, archives, reader Madrid’s 2020 bid plans forums and more: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano www.standardmedia.

Rajoy told IOC inspectors Monday co.ke/feverpitch that much of the infrastructure needed for Madrid’s 2020 Olympic bid is already built, emphasizing a low-cost approach at a time of financial austerity.

Rajoy welcomed the IOC’s evaluation commission at the start of its four-day inspection of Madrid, which is competing against Tokyo and Istanbul.

“Madrid has a great advantage: 80 percent of the sports facilities needed to hold an Olympic Games are already built,” Rajoy said. Spain’s government has thrown its weight behind the bid.

TENNIS: Grand slams the lure for Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova rose to number two in the rankings on Monday after her impressive title run at the BNP Paribas Open but says she is motivated much more by grand slam glory than the prospect of regaining the top spot. “Number one is a great number,” she said after beating Dane Caroline Wozniacki 6-2 6-2 in Sunday’s final of the elite WTA event at Indian Wells to land her 28th title on the circuit. “The more consistent you are and the better results that you have and the more wins that you’re able to get, the better chances you have of getting that spot.”

— AP

CRICKET: Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara struck half centuries as Sri Lanka coasted to a sevenwicket series-clinching victory over Bangladesh on the fourth day of the second and final test on Tuesday. The win had been set up by left-arm spinner Rangana Herath, who celebrated his 35th birthday with career-best figures of seven for 89 and his 200th test wicket as Bangladesh were earlier bowled out for 265 in their second innings. Dilshan hit a brisk 57 off 73 balls that included six fours and Sangakkara continued his amazing form in the series to score 55 from 85 balls with eight fours.

— Reuters

Sheil Kotecha of Kenya returns the ball during the Africa Junior Tennis Championship tie at Nairobi Club. [PHOTO: MARTIN MUKANGU/STANDARD]

6 Pages of sizzling Sports coverage!

Kenyans cede ground to rivals in Africa junior tennis event

By OSCAR PILIPILI Sheil Kotecha won his first round after he defeated Ethiopian Yabsira Kebede in straight sets of 6-4, 6-0 in boys’ singles under-14 category tie during the ongoing African Junior Tennis Championships (AJC).

Aahil Saleh who reached quarters in the warm-up tournament was not lucky on this occasion after he lost 0-6, 0-6 against Jason Chuen of Madagascar in round one.

In other matches of the category played, Benjamin Palm of Ghana was forced to work extra hard before beating M Bellalouna of Tunisia 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(5).

M Rakotondramboa of Madagascar won his opening match after he breezed past sixth seed E Mallya of Tanzania in straight sets of 6-3, 6-3 in one of the upsets witnessed in the tournament.

Seydou Aliyou of Nigeria qualified for the second round following 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 victory over Khetla Khetla of Lesotho during their match at the Nairobi Club.

Eighth seed Nassim Fenjiro of Mauritius also won his first round match after he beat Osama Alashhab of Libya 6-4, 6-2. South African top seed R Thongoana and A Ratsimandresy of Madagascar, who is seeded second in the tournament, were among players who earned bye to second round.

Kenyan girls were not successful in the under-14 category as they lost their opening matches. Faith Nyabera was no match for Nigerian Adetayo Adetundji who beat her 6-2, 6-0 while Mercy Wangui succumbed to 6-1, 6-0 defeat in the hands of

KOTECHA WINS

M Mujawaimana of Burundi.

Tonia Kubai also bowed out of contention after she lost against Kimberley Bhunu of Zimbabwe 6-3, 6-0 in opening round of the juniors’ competition.

In other fixtures of the girls’ under-14, unseeded Danielle Bahoya of Gabon upset Burundi eighth seed S Nahimana 6-4, 7-5 in first round match to advance, Geogina Kaindoa of Tanzania eliminated Kenyan Abigail Tate-Harte 6-3, 6-2, Madagascar’s Sariaka Radilofe beat Anicentte Ahounou of Benin 7-5(5), 6-1 while Diae Eljardi of Morocco overcame Benin’s Pascaline Vitou 6-2, 6-0 to qualify for second round.

Josephat Garo did well in boys’ under-16 category after he beat Ethiopian Mintesinot Margia 6-1, 6-1 in his opening match to advance. Second seed Majed Kilani of Tunisia qualified for the next round without hitting a ball, thanks to a bye he was offered by tournament organizers.

In other under-16 fixtures, Hassan Abougabal beat Julius Mutetwa of Zimbabwe 6-4, 6-1, A Ouattara of Ivory Coast beat Shabani Kabura of Burundi 6-1, 6-3, Simohamed Hirs of Morocco hit Innocent Tidimane of Botswana 6-2, 6-3 while A Ratsimandresy of Madagascar bear Tanzanian T Meshuko 7-5, 6-3 to reach second round.

Stephanie Mbaya who is seeded number eight in the tournament was the only home player to win first round match in girls’ under-16 category.

She defeated Olive Tuyisenge of Burundi in straight sets of 6-1, 6-0 to reach the second round. Sofiya Gulam lost 1-6, 1-6 against Ghita Benhadi of Morocco while Memba Waitherero lost 3-6, 1-6 to Diella Syori of Burundi.

AJC is the biggest juniors’ tournament in Africa. Team winners in under-16 category qualify for Davis Cup while under-14 champions travel to Japan for an international tournament.

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Nairobi picks Metropolitan Games teams

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LAYING STRATEGY

Olympics 10,000m gold medalist Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia (centre), Kenya’s silver medalist Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego, (left) and bronze medalist Vivian Cheruiyot during a medal presentation ceremony, last year. (Inset) PS Ministry of Sports James Waweru.

[PHOTOS:AP]

By OsCaR PIlIPIlI Nairobi County has selected teams that will represent the region in Metropolitan Games on March 28-30.

Metropolitan Games bring together teams from Nairobi, Kajiado, Makueni, and Machakos counties.

Nairobi secretary Moses Mbuthia announced that all finalists in rugby and basketball automatically qualified for Metropolitan Games.

Nairobi championships held at Upper Hill High School saw Parklands Arya beat Buru Buru 48-33 in girls’ final to be crowned queens.

Buru Buru overcame Pangani 64-13, while Arya defeated State House 64-16 in one sided semi-final matches to qualify for the final.

In boys’ category, hosts Upper Hill used well home ground advantage after they beat Malezi 67-37 to lift the trophy.

Malezi had beaten Sunshine 75-45, while Upper Hill trounced Starehe 93-45 in semi-finals to advance.

With new boundaries in place, Upper Hill and Malezi must overcome the challenge of teams like East African champions from Kajiado to earn berth in the term one National Games to be staged at Mang’u Boys next month.

The games are expected to be very competitive with more teams being involved.

Equity Bank rout MTN in Left-Foot tie

By FEVERPITCH REPORTER Equity Bank routed MTN Business 5-1 in a Division One Left Foot league match played at Kilimani grounds over the weekend.

The bankers, who finished sixth in Division Two league last season, scored through Henry Mukuzy (hat-trick) before Patrick Kyalo netted a brace.

The resumption of Left Foot Season 8 leagues also saw NPC Parklands and Rapid Communications Limited win in Division One. NPC Parklands edged out NIC Bank 1-0 while Rapid Communication beat Hurlingham 2-0.

In other Division One matches, Consolidated Bank played to a 2-2 draw against as Black Diamond and Total Touch Cargo were held to a 1-1 draw by Bethel, while Strath beat Vision 2020, 2-0.

In Division Two, Green Zone Property beat Astral Aviation 2-0. Safaricom FC routed Nyayo FC 5-1, Myrobi drew 1-1 with Tri-City, ICC went down 1-4 to All Saints Cathedral and Disciples FC drew 1-1 with South B Mosque.

By FEVERPITCH REPORTER The Government has kick-started planning for Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro in 2016.

As a follow up to the Naivasha Symposium, which was facilitated by British sports experts Bob Reeves and Liz Nicholl last month, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports James Waweru held a consultative meeting with the interim members of the ‘Rio 2016 Think Tank’ last Friday in his office.

The early planning for the Games has been necessitated by Kenya’s dismal performance during the 2012 London Olympics. Kenya left London with a total of 11 medals (two gold, four silver, and five bronze), being the most successful African country in these Olym-

FastTrack SCRABBLE: Litunya claims victory at Braeburn School Machako’s top seed Patrick Litunya posted 16/18 points a point shy of his national record of 17, to clinch the Scrabble Premier event at Braeburn School last weekend. His teammate Manase Otieno of Visa club Nairobi came second on 13 wins. Nicholas Mbugua, also from Visa, was third on 12.5 wins followed by David Kangethe in 11.5 and Willy Mwangi in 11 points.

—Philip Orwa

Government sets up Rio 2016 Olympic Games Think Tank pic games based on the overall medal standings. These medals were awarded to track and field athletes.

The PS, accompanied by Commissioner for Sports, Gordon Oluoch, Head of Administration in the Ministry, Karoli Ooko, National Olympic Committee of Kenya officials, top sports managers, representatives from the Media and the Academia, said the official launch of the Think Tank will be done on a date and venue to be announced soon.

He said more officials from key stakeholders like corporates, sports, and medical organisations are being

identified to be incorporated in the Think Tank.

jOB dEsCRIPTIOn “The Think Tank’s job description will be to formulate a vision and mission for Rio 2016 Olympic Games; set clear goals and targets for success in Rio 2016 and to prepare a standard template of guidelines on performance of elite sports to be presented to Olympic and Paralympic sports federations,” said the PS. The Think Tank will also be tasked to identify Olympic and Paralympic sports

with potential for Rio 2016.

The Think Tank was divided in planning groups and sub-committees that will be expected to make presentations and reports to the Government when called upon. The PS stated that strict timelines will be followed to ensure that no time is wasted in this important exercise.

The PS, meanwhile said the Sports Act has been published by the Government Printer and is ready for distribution to sports federations and other stakeholders. He said that the Ministry will invite federations and other sports stakeholders soon to take them through the Act. He expressed confidence that the Act would streamline the administration of sports in the country.

HANDBALL: Kenya play Djibouti in IHF opener

SCHOOLS: Shimba Hills clinch treble in Kwale

The women’s national Under-20 handball team will start their campaign against the hosts Djibouti on April 7 in the International Handball Federation Trophy championships. The IHF championships, which runs from April 6-12, will see the Kenyans battle it out with Senegal on April 8, before taking on Mozambique. The team qualified for the continental championships last year after winning the Zone Five championships in Nairobi.

—Rebecca Gichana

Shimba Hills High School clinched a treble during the Kwale County Secondary Schools Term One Games.

During the games at Kwale High School, Shimba Hills grabbed the girls’ basketball and netball trophies and the boys’ basketball title. In boys’ basketball, Shimba Hills who are also the Coast regional title holders, won all their matches to be crowned the champions. They beat Taru 68-18, Kinondo 97-2 and Kwale Seminary 45-32.

—Ernest Ndunda

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / The Standard

Sibling rivalry looms as Violet joins her sisters

By OSCAR PILIPILI

Violet Makuto

Makuto sibling rivalry is bound to intensify after the family’s talent production line delivered yet another great star.

Violet, 20, has joined her two sisters in top flight volleyball and thus taken their rivalry in the sport to the next level.

The left-handed antenna player has signed for Kenya Pipeline team where her elder sister, Asha, also plays.

The other Makuto, Everline, is a member of Kenya Prisons women’s team who are reigning African and National champions.

Violet is among Pipeline’s players training for April’s African Club Championships at

Nyayo National Stadium.

In an interview with FeverPitch, Violet clearly stated that her mission was to outdo her sister at Prisons.

“Everline has won so many titles with Prisons and my intent is to defeat her this season,” said Violet.

The hard-hitting player indicated that she was happy to play alongside Asha who actually inspired her to join the sport.

She said: “I feel great to play alongside Asha and I promise to work extra hard and help Pipeline achieve the status of great team in Africa.”

“I also want to use the opportunity at Pipeline to further develop my talent and possibly join Asha and Ever-

line in the National team,” she said yesterday.

Violet captained Malava Girls High School to three successive victories in National Secondary Schools Games from 2010-12.

She also guided the team to three victories in East African Secondary Schools Games over the same period.

The player does not hide her ambition of donning the captain’s arm band at Pipeline and National team in future.

“It was great for me to join Pipeline and I insist to do the best to be the engine of the team in various positions including captaincy,” she stated.

After realising the dream to join one of her dream team,

Violet now looks forward to play at international level as a senior.

“I wish to experience my first international volleyball at senior level by making the final team for African Club Championships,” she said.

“I’m training hard to achieve this goal and show myself as a great player for my team and country,” she explained.

Pipeline’s Coach Japheth Munala who recruited Violet from Malava last January described the player as ‘a star on the horizon.’

“Violet is a talented player and I can assure that it’s just a matter of time before she joins her sisters (Asha and Everline) in the national team,” he said.

‘ FastTrack HANDBALL: Lakeside lift regional tourney cup Kisumu-based Lakeside Club thrashed Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 26-18 in the finals of the Lake Region tournament to emerge the winners in the senior team category. In the junior category, Mukumu Boys High School defeated Mundika Boys 26-17 in the finals to be crowned champions at the weekend. Junior girls’ category finals saw Sega Girls edge Mukumu Girls High School 16-14 in the finals to carry the day during the event graces

by Kenya Handball Federation national officials.

—Philip Orwa

POWERFUL START

Canada achieves 273 runs at stumps in Cup tie with Kenya

By OSCAR PILIPILI and AGENCIES Nitish Kumar scored 89 runs to help Canada to a strong position of 273 for six wickets on opening day of ICC Intercontinental Cup match at Global Cricket Academy in Dubai, UAE. Kumar shared a 92-run third wicket partnership with Raza-ur-Rehman (51) before combining with Damodar Daesrath (27) for the 5th wicket partnership that yielded 74 runs.

Kumar’s inning included eight fours and came from 205 balls.

His inning was brought to a premature end when he edged Nelson Odhiambo to first slip where Tanmay Mishra took a regulation catch.

He rued his mistake that denied him an opportunity to register a first century in his short career.

The 18-year old lanky Canadian started the day slowly after the loss of Hiral Patel, but then built on patiently until he played the one loose shot that saw him give his wicket away.

WON TOSS Kenya who won the toss and batted first must have wished for a better day in the field, but conditions seemed to frustrate the bowlers.

However, a few missed chances cost them in the field and they could have had a few more wickets than the six they have at this stage if they had taken all their chances.

Wickets were shared by the bowlers with Elijah Otieno’s 2 for 42 only bettered by Shem Ngoche who claimed 2 for 28.

Meanwhile, Australia bowler Mitchell Starc will fly home from India to have surgery on his ankle and will miss the fourth and final Test

FOOTBALL: Muhoroni to host AFC at home Kenyan Premier League match pitting AFC Leopards and Muhoroni Youth on March 31 will be played at Muhoroni Stadium contrary to earlier reports that the match would be played elsewhere. Nyanza Kenya Football Federation Nec member Toma Alila said every team has a right to host their matches wherever they want. “Muhoroni have the right to host Leaopards wherever they want and any change of venue rests with the hosts,” said Alila. Meanwhile Muhoroni Sugar Receiver Manager Thomas Makeni has comended Muhoroni Youth for their good performance in the League.

—Erick Ochieng’

in Delhi.

Starc has been affected by bone spurs in his right ankle for some time and the problem was a key factor in him being rested for the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka, and while he was able to continue through the rest of the Australian summer and the Indian tour, the Australians are hoping an early operation will ensure he is fully fit for the Ashes.

STRONGEST PERFORMERS Starc was one of Australia’s strongest performers in the loss in Mohali, where he scored 99 and 35, and collected two wickets during a spell of impressive swing bowling with the second new ball in India’s second innings.

However, with the BorderGavaskar Trophy now in India’s hands, the Australian team management decided that Starc’s injury was best dealt with immediately to give him the best chance of being available for the tour of England.

“Mitch has been experiencing ankle pain related to bone spurs during the India Test series and whilst manageable, this represents an appropriate time for Mitch to have the surgery with a view to having him fully fit for the Ashes in late June,” the team doctor Peter Brukner said.

“Mitch will have surgery later this week and we’ll assess his recovery as he returns to bowling.”

Elsewhere, left-arm spinner Rangana Herath celebrated his 35th birthday with career-best figures of seven for 89 as Sri Lanka inched closer to a series-clinching victory on day four of their second and final test against Bangladesh yesterday after claiming a match haul of 12 wickets for 157.

MOTOCROSS: Maina upsets Vinayak

Kenya’s Elijah Otieno celebrates after bowling out Canada’s Rizwan Cheema during a past international match.

[PHOTO: AP]

Upsets marked the second round of the Kenya National Motocross Championship series which came to a dramatic end at Jamhuri Park racetrack.

Outgoing MX2 champion Tutu Maina rode his KTM contraption to victory in the MX1 Class eclipsing defending champion Shivam Vinayak. Vinayak had a bad start after he fell off his Kawasaki 450 four stroke bike in one of the most competitive podium thrillers of the season.

This was Maina’s first win of the season since graduating from MX2 to MX1 in January.

—Erick Ochieng’

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U FastTrack LONDON: Fans held for racism at Chelsea tie Two fans have been arrested over racially-aggravated public order offences at the Chelsea v West Ham United Premier League match at the weekend, London’s Metropolitan Police said on Monday. A spokeswoman said bail had been granted to the two men with their return dates set for late March. Two further arrests were made at the match for different offences, affray and criminal damage. Earlier on Monday, police said they were investigating missile throwing

by West Ham supporters.

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RIO’S SHOCK EXIT Ferdinand now pulls out of England WC qualifier squad

NEW YORK: US hit by injuries for qualifiers US head coach Juergen Klinsmann’s (top) plans for World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Mexico have been hit by injuries, leaving the German to call in several inexperienced players for the crucial games. The US, who lost to Honduras in their opening game, face Costa Rica in Denver on Friday and Mexico at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on March 26 to battle for a place in next year’s finals in Brazil. Among the eight players missing through injury are top keeper Tim Howard (back), fullbacks Steve Cherundolo (knee) and Fabian Johnson (hip) and midfielder Danny Williams (illness). — Reuters

Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand (right) challenges Reading’s Garath McCleary during their English Premier League match at Old Trafford in Manchester, on Saturday. [PHOTO: REUTERS]

BERNE: Inter face Uefa probe on racism Inter Milan risk disciplinary proceedings after their fans were accused of racist behaviour during the Europa League last 16 clash at home to Tottenham Hotspur, Uefa said on Monday. Uefa said the Serie A club were under investigation for “racist behaviour of supporters, insufficient organisation and the throwing of missiles and/ or fireworks”. Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor (top), who scored his side’s away goal in a 4-1 defeat in Thursday’s second leg, was subjected to monkey chants and plastic bananas were waved in one section of the San Siro. — Reuters

LONDON Defender Rio Ferdinand withdrew from the England squad on Monday for their next two World Cup qualifiers after telling coach Roy Hodgson his pre-planned training regime would prevent him from playing.

Hodgson named Ferdinand in his squad for the first time for the Group H qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro, but said when he announced his squad on Thursday he had not spoken to the player first.

If he had done so, he might have avoided a potentially embarrassing situation following the 34-yearold’s withdrawal.

Hodgson had left the Manchester United centre back out of his Euro 2012 squad for “footballing reasons” amid media speculation it was connected to the John Terry saga.

In a statement on its website, the English FA said the decision to withdraw Ferdinand was taken following a meeting between the player and Hodgson in London on Sunday.

Hodgson said: “I’m disappointed Rio won’t be available. Due to the detailed pre-planned training and medical programme he must follow it’s impossible.

“However, I was pleased that Rio called and asked to meet with me. It was important to hear from him personally about the way he must manage his body between games.

“I was impressed with his commitment to playing for England and I look forward to hopefully selecting him for squads in the future.”

Hodgson had said Ferdinand, who made the last of his 81 appearances for England in a friendly against Switzerland in June 2011,

was now the best man for the job following a series of excellent performances for United over the last few weeks. Ferdinand made clear the withdrawal was not a snub.

“It was important for me to be able to speak with Roy face to face and explain the situation, and one thing I made clear was that my passion and commitment to represent my country is as strong as ever,” he said.

“It is disappointing that I won’t be able to play a part in the upcoming games but I told Roy that I want to continue to be available for England and I look forward to working with him in the future.”

Later he tweeted: “I’m gutted I had to pull out of England squad, but it was the right decision for my intricate pre-planned programme.”

Steven Caulker, who was originally named in Stuart Pearce’s Under-21 squad, will now join the seniors.

Speculation was rife that Ferdinand was left out of Hodgson’s squad for the European championship after his one-time England central defensive partner John Terry of Chelsea was accused of racially abusing Ferdinand’s brother Anton while Anton was at Queens Park Rangers.

Despite Terry now having retired from internationals, meaning Ferdinand would not have to play alongside him, media reports this month suggested he may not accept Hodgson’s callup.

That idea lost credence when his United manager Alex Ferguson said after the match against Reading on Saturday that the veteran would be joining up with the squad, only for it not to transpire.

— Reuters

Deschamps ponders tactical conundrum CLAIREFONTAINE France coach Didier Deschamps faces a tactical conundrum ahead of Friday World Cup qualifier against Georgia as he could be tempted to rest players risking suspension for the potentially decisive clash against Spain four days later.

Midifelders Blaise Matuidi, Yohan Cabaye and Maxime Gonalons, as well as centre back Laurent Koscielny, will miss the Spain game if they are booked on Friday.

Asked if he may decide to do without some of the regu-

lars to protect them from suspension, Deschamps told a news conference: “That is a possibility but that doesn’t mean I will do it.

“The risk of suspension is an extra danger. Freshness is important when you are playing two teams with completely different profiles, and I have to take into consideration that I have four players who could be suspended (for the Spain game) and three of them in midfield.”

Matuidi has been in terrific form with Paris St Germain this season and his omission might be too big a

gamble, but Deschamps could rest Cabaye and give Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba his first cap.

Pogba possesses a powerful shot and is capable of scoring goals from distance which could be a useful asset against a team who will defend deep.

“They will come to the Stade de France with a very defensive mindset,” said Deschamps. “We will need to find solutions.”

Pogba would be happy to provide one.

“If the coach thinks I’m ready, I’m ready,” the 20-

year-old told a news conference.

France are second in their qualifying Group I behind with seven points from three games, behind Spain on goal difference.

Spain are sure to test the French defence and Deschamps may be willing to protect the Mamadou SakhoLaurent Koscielny pairing by resting the Arsenal centre back.

Young Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane could start on Friday.

“There is always a risk,” said Deschamps. — Reuters

France national coach, Didier Deschamps.

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Victor Mugubi Wanyama.

World Cup despite failing to win our two previous matches.

“We must go to Nigeria with an attitude of winning, which will revive our World Cup hopes ahead of the remaining matches,” he said.

Mugabe said he is happy with the positive attitude in the camp, pointing out that all the players are geared up for victory.

“The fact that we are going to play Nigeria after they won the Africa Cup of Nations is a great motivation to

everyone in camp and this will push us to a win,” he told FeverPitch. He also said he is not worried about the fact that Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi may mark him out of Saturday’s match due to his recent form at Celtic.

their best “The fact is football is a team sport and it does not depend on one individual, not even me.

“My goal is just to give my best and hope that, as a team, we can get positive results away,” he said.

Mugabe, who had earlier

been doubtful for this match after sustaining an injury during their Champions League match against Juventus, said he is delighted to have made it for national duty.

“The pitch was not in good condition, which made me to suffer an injury. I was asked to take a scan which showed that there was nothing serious and, after four days, the doctor gave me the go-ahead to accept the national call-up,” he added.

Elsewhere, Harambee Stars coach Adel Amrouche has rued the absence of in-

jured Allan Wanga, Paul Kiongera and Abdalla Juma.

The three players have been ruled out of Saturday’s match after suffering injuries in the last few days.

Wanga, who turns out for AFC Leooards, sustained an ankle injury when his team stopped Western Stima 1-0 on Sunday at Nyayo Stadium while Juma was injured in Monday’s training session.

Kiongera was injured last week forcing him to sit out Gor Mahia’s Confederations Cup match against ENNPI of Egypt which they lost 3-0 on Friday.

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U FastTrack CAMP: Harambee Stars get match allowances All is well in the Harambee Stars camp after players were paid their allowances. FKF executive committee member, Hussein Terry, who is also head of delegation, confirmed that the players have been paid Sh5m being home and overseas allowances. “We have done our part and now it is up to the players to deliver. The federation doesn’t owe anyone money and morale is high in camp,” he said. Apart from Hussein, Tom Alila, another FKF executive committee member, will also accompany the team to Nigeria.

Nigeria call up their foreign legion for Kenya encounter

BY GILBERT WANDERA First choice goalkeeper, Austin Ejide, Michael Babatunde and Fegor Ogude were the first foreign-based stars to join the Super Eagles camp in Calabar on Monday as the team began their final preparation for the Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifier against Kenya on Saturday.

According to Nigerian daily The Guardian, the three were among 12 out of the 23 players expected to feature for Nigeria who resumed training on Monday.

Ogude flew into Calabar with the team from Abuja, while Ejide teamed up with the others at the Transcorp Metropolitan Hotel about an hour after the team’s arrival.

The Super Eagles are holding afternoon training sessions at the Abraham Ordia Sports Complex inside the University of Calabar once a day.

Head Coach, Stephen Keshi says he was expecting a full house by yesterday morning, adding that training will be the same time and all players expected should have been in, as he needs a good number of training sessions for the team to jell against Kenya.

“We would have a full house for Tuesday’s evening training and from there we see how ready the players are for the task at hand,” he declared.

Nations Cup hero The team had a light training session with the UNICAL Football team before it went into its own session that was supervised by Keshi and his assistants.

Keshi has named nine local based players for the match.

These will be joined by 14 foreign-based players. Among the local players in the team include Africa

Cup of Nations hero Sunday Mba who scored Nigeria’s winning goal against Burkina Faso during the Africa Cup of Nations final in South Africa more than one month ago.

Mba was doubtful for Kenya’s match following a transfer row with his local club something that saw Keshi threaten to leave him out of Saturday’s game.

NAIROBI: Origi to join Stars team in Nigeria Norway-based Arnold Origi (above) and Christain Bwamy will link up with Harambee Stars in Nigeria today ahead of the weekend World Cup qualifier. Origi (above), the number one goalkeeper, is crucial for the team. Stars coach Adel Amrouche said they have opted to have the two join the rest in Lagos to save time.

“It would be hectic to have them travel to Nairobi and link up with the team yet we don’t have that time. We believe they are professionals and will be in shape for Saturday’s match,” said Amrouche.

European champions Apart from Mba other local based players in the team are Chigozie Agbim, Godfrey Oboabona, Azubuike Egwueke, Gabriel Reuben, Solomon Kwambe, Benjamin Francis, Obinna Nwachukwu and Gambo Mohammed.

Some of Nigeria’s Super Stars coming for the match at Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel, who both turn out for former England and European champions Chelsea.

Observers have tipped them to win, but Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama says Kenya still have a chance In Stockholm, Blackburn Rovers left back Martin Olsson has withdrawn from the Sweden squad to face Ireland and Slovakia in World Cup Group C qualifiers.

“He has an injury to a ligament in one of his knees after this weekend’s league round in England,” national team doctor Leif Swardh told Swedish television station SVT. Sweden coach Erik Hamren called up Borussia Monchengladbach’s Oscar Wendt as cover for the games against Ireland in Stockholm on Friday and away to Slovakia on Tuesday.

Wendt has not played for Sweden since a poor performance in a 2-1 defeat in Hungary in 2011.

— Additional reporting

by Reuters

NAIROBI: Goalkeeper coach Sunil dropped

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi and his team celebrate after winning the Africa Cup of Nations title in South Africa last month. [PHOTO: FILE / REUTERS]

Concern has been raised in the national team after goalkeeper trainer Sunil Shah was dropped at the last minute ahead of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Nigeria. A senior player, who sought anonymity, said they are disgusted by the move and wondered why the team is dropping a goalkeeper trainer. “This is not right. The goalkeeper trainer plays a critical role and should have been retained,” said the player.

But FKF officials said the decision was made by head coach Adel Amrouche (above) and had nothing to do with FKF. — Reports by Gilbert Wandera

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Police nightmares over political VIPs .

The number of politicians who need VIP protection rises sharply stretching the Police Service to the limit as Kimaiyo vows security of ordinary Kenyans won’t be compromised

BY CYRUS OMBATI

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he just concluded General Election which saw hundreds of politicians join the club of VIPs is presenting a major headache to the country’s security agencies.

Security chiefs are now pondering how to start reviewing the current guarding policies over the increased number of VIPs who need police protection.

The number of people who need Government protection has almost doubled following the conclusion of the General Election.

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The issue has been complicated by the increasing cases of threats to individuals who in turn demand protection from the security agencies.

Cases of insecurity affecting the common man also continue to rise.

Ironically, there has always been a shortage of police officers and resources to ensure all Kenyans remain safe. Indeed, the police to population ratio in Kenya has always been low at one police officer for every 750 people contrary to the UN recommendation of at least one officer for every 450 people.

Police bosses say the demand for VIP protection has stretched police resources to the limit and will lead to a review of existing guarding policies.

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According to Inspector General of Police Mr David Kimaiyo, they are exploring ways of striking a balance between providing security to ordinary citizens and their elected leaders.

“It will not be fair to allocate more officers to provide security to VIPs at the expense of citizens. We may reduce the number of bodyguards but that is a policy issue that we are looking into for now,” said Kimaiyo.

Kimaiyo said he has faith in the officers who have been deployed to work with all elected leaders.

“It is our duty to guard them and Kenyans at large,” said Kimaiyo who is also a former commander of the presidential escort unit.

Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet Mr Francis Kimemia said the policy that is being drafted to guide the deployment of the police will be for the general good of the public.

Kimemia admitted there could

Police officers guard a politician’s home. Police bosses say demand for VIP protection has stretched police resources to the limit and will lead to a review of existing guarding policies. [PHOTOS: FILe/STandaRd]

be a crisis in the number of police officers who will be required to guard the leaders and those to protect the public.

“We will try and ensure we balance the number for the general good of the public. This is an issue we are aware of and working on,” he said.

He said the office of the Inspector General is currently working on a draft policy that will be looked into by all other stakeholders before it is adopted.

The proposals being made, he said, include those of withdrawing all police officers from non-core services and deploying them where they are needed.

“A research has been conducted and found there are several officers who are conducting things that they are not supposed to. We are

looking into the recommendations with a view to fully implementing the same,” he added.

Kimemia is among government officials who enjoy maximum security and who have more than four officers at all times.

He said the police population is still low in relation to the demand in general adding there are future plans to increase the intake to meet

the requirements.

The government, he said, is committed to ensuring the welfare of the officers is looked into.

With the election of governors and their deputies, Senators, Members of Parliament and county representatives, the number of politicians who need police guarding has increased hence the higher demand.

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POlITIcAl vIPS

The number of officers who will guard cabinet secretaries, governors, senators, MPs, women reps, politicians and top Government officials.

3,000

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Presidential candidate Peter Kenneth is followed by his bodyguards during campaign. [PHOTO: FILe/STandaRd]

Presidential candidate Mohammed Abduba Dida with two security officers. [PHOTO: STaFFORd OndegO/STandaRd]

Following the General Election, 290 Members of Parliament, 47 women representatives, 47 governors, 47 deputy governors and 47 senators, who all require police protection were elected. In addition, 12 members of Parliament and 20 senators will be nominated.

They will also be entitled to armed police guarding.

Besides, there will be up to 22 Cabinet Secretaries, formerly known as Ministers, who will be appointed by the President and who will also require armed police protection. The speaker of the National Assembly and Senate Speaker will also be entitled to armed protection. The speakers of the 47 County Assemblies will also required armed police protection.

Some of these officials may need more than one security personnel to guard them.

Apart from these officials, permanent secretaries, judges, some senior police officers and heads of parastatals are also currently accorded up to three police bodyguards.

The Chief Justice, Central Bank Governor, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Inspector General of police and his two deputies and the Chief of Defence Forces are also in the league of those with heavy police protection.

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security agencies to the limit These public officers each have a chase car, at least five guards, and another division protecting their spouses and children.

Senior police officers from the position of OCPD also enjoy armed police protection and a police driver. It is estimated that officers in this rank are over 500.

An unspecified number of influential personalities, former Cabinet members and some retired public servants also have police guards – because of risks posed by decisions they made and information they may have accessed while in office.

Besides, the President with his family and presidential installations alone has a pool of 200-member of the elite squad drawn from the General Service Unit under the Presidential Escort Unit (Prescot).

But whenever he moves, the local Provincial Police Officer (PPO)

It will not be fair to allocate more officers to provide security to VIPs at the expense of the Kenyan citizens.

David Kimaiyo, IGP.

has to ensure the President’s movement is well guarded and where he addresses Kenyans there are more than 200 officers in plain clothes and uniforms deployed.

The deputy President will be having at least 45-member armed guard at his service.

Currently the President Elect, his deputy and members of their families are under protection by the GSU unit.

3,000 OFFICERS The number of policemen assigned on non-core duties has been further stretched by the creation of several constitutional commissions, offices and County Commissioners each of whom is assigned at least one bodyguard and or driver.

Some private institutions such as banks, co-operative societies, private businesses and even private homes have also been provided with policemen for guard duty.

Police sources say about 3,000 police officers – out of the national tally of about 70,000 (some of whom assist traffic movements and hunt for drunken, careless and unlicensed drivers) will now guard cabinet secretaries, governors, senators, MPs, women representatives, politicians and top Government officials.

Government’s VIP guests who

Presidential security guards escort President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta during a trip to Gatundu.. [PHOTOS: JOHn MUCHUCHa/STandaRd]

visit the country are also entitled to protection by the police.

The General Service Unit’s contribution to VIP protection stands at about 1000 officers. The number has been increased because of the high number of elected leaders under the new laws.

According to police official policy, every one of the officials is entitled to armed guards.

For some ministers, four or three officers, including the driver, who is always a police gunman, are always with them in public and social functions, shopping malls and church.

Other police officers are shared out evenly to guard the sentry boxes in their Nairobi home, their rural homes, spouses and children.

Senior police officers claim some politicians, businessmen, and influence peddlers also enjoy the same protection.

“There is nothing you can do sometimes because these people use their connections in Government. They intimidate our bosses to get more security,” said a senior police officer who asked not to be identified.

to personalised security and their level of entitlement.

Plans are underway to withdraw more than 2,000 other armed police guards deployed to protect other VIPs as per a proposal by a committee that spearheaded police reforms.

The team that was headed by Kenya Airways CEO Titus Naikuni proposed that the officers be released to undertake their core responsibilities to avoid situations where many policemen are underutilised by being deployed to work for a few VIPs at the expense of Kenyans.

The team said there lacked a

CLEAR POLICY Police also guard Government buildings and foreign missions, which keep straining deployments to crucial duties at all times.

Officials say the office of the IG is drawing a policy defining and determining a list of people entitled

A minister’s security guard keeping watch over his boss. [PHOTO: FILe/ STandaRd]

clear policy on who was entitled to VIP protection.

It said the level of entitlement had created a situation where a large number of police officers were engaged on “VIP” protection at the expense of core police duties.

Currently, the deployment of police security is haphazard as some ministers or even MPs have more policemen in their entourage than their colleagues.

The team recommended that public and private institutions which are currently using police officers be provided with adequate notice of withdrawal to enable them make alternative arrangements.

It also advised that the Government considers using private security firms and the National Youth Service for non-core police duties.

There are about 40,000 police officers divided into eleven services and one training formation, who work in divisions in each of the eight provinces.

Of these, 8,000 are in the paramilitary General Service Unit (GSU) some of whom are also deployed as security guards for some of the VIPs, their spouses, children, homes and offices.

There are about 32,000 personnel in the Administration Police service. Some of these officers are deployed to guard government buildings and strategic installations.

Politicians to be guarded by armed police 290 Members of Parliament 47 Women Representatives 47 Governors 47 Deputy Governors 47 Senators.

12 Nominated Members of Parliament.

20 Nominated Senators.

22 Cabinet Secretaries The Speaker of the National Assembly Senate Speaker Speakers of the 47 County Assemblies

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Governors key in unlocking potential of county units The new devolved governments lack much significant powers other than those held by the 175 abolished local authorities that existed under the old Constitution

By Stephen MakaBila As the 47 county governments take off with expected swearingin of Governors-elect in less than two weeks, their work is clearly cut out.

Already, the Government has provided Sh9.8 billion for wages and expenses from this month to June, when fresh allocations would be made at the start of the 2013/2014 financial year.

The Transition Authority (TA) has also set aside Sh2.3 billion for the construction or renovation of county headquarters.

“If Governors want to buy other buildings, if they want to build new offices, we have money for that. I do not see any crisis of offices for governors at the moment,” said TA Chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi.

On the other hand, the President has assented to the Transition County Allocation of Revenue Bill and Transition County Appropriation Bill. The former determines what each county will get, while the latter is the legal instrument to allow the Controller of Budget release the money.

For human resource to move the new devolved governments forward, the County Secretaries, equivalent to the Head of Public Service in the current set-up, are expected to recruit and manage staff. Equally, Treasury has appointed county overseers for procurement and others to take charge of internal audit, economic analysis and budget work.

And with all these preparations at hand, anticipation on the D-day for taking oath of office is high.

Last week, Wamwangi indicated that the actual date for the swearing-in of governors and county ward representatives had not yet been set, but consultations with other government depart-

Kakamega County Governor-elect Wycliffe Oparanya addresses a meeting organised by the Transition Authority in Kakamega. LEFT: Kisii Governor-elect James Ongwae and County Commissioner Lydiah Muriuki when they met with all heads of departments in the county. [PHOTOS: ERICK ABUGA and BENJAMIN SAKWA / STANDARD]

ments were on going.

According to the Assumption of the Office of Governor guidelines, High Court judges will administer the oath not earlier than 10am and not later than 2pm.

TA has not given the new devolved governments any significant powers than those held by the 175 abolished local authorities that existed under the old Constitution.

County governments have been established to a carry out exclusive, concurrent and residual functions.

They will be in charge of livestock sale yards and slaughterhouses. However, meat inspection will still be done by the central government to uphold standards.

The county governments will still be in charge of licensing and control of entertainment activities such as betting services, liquor

licensing, video shows as well as sports and cultural activities and facilities.

In transport, the county governments will still oversee construction and maintenance of access roads, street lighting as well as traffic and parking bays in towns.

The Constitution stipulates that phased transfer of power is expected to take not more than three years of the elections of the first county assemblies. In this period, the county governments are expected to have built their capacities to govern effectively and put the necessary structures in place.

Other functions include responsibilities for local markets, local tourism and trade licensing but excluding regulation of professionals. County governments will still be in charge of land survey and mapping as well as county public

DeVOlUtiOn

The amount of money the Government has provided for Governors’ wages and expenses from this month to June.

9.8b

The county governments will be responsibilities for local markets.

works and drainage in urban centres. They will be in charge of preprimary education and childcare facilities.

They will also be responsible for refuse removal, cemeteries and crematoria services, county health facilities and pharmacies as well as ambulance services.

They will be in charge of control of drugs and pornography as well as fire fighting services and disaster management, licensing of dogs and facilities for accommodation, care and burial of animals.

Completion of auditing infrastructures, basically the assets and liabilities of the 175 abolished municipal and city councils in the country by TA could offer a clearer picture of how prepared the county governments are to take up many of the responsibilities granted in the Constitution.

However, even as the swearing in of governors is much awaited, there are challenges facing the establishing and take off of the county governments, key among them being infrastructure.

Wamwangi, for example, has said that his team had identified offices for governors and county assemblies but in some cases like Tharaka Nithi and Isiolo, they had to build new structures.

“The TA will be going to all 47 counties to conduct civic education on how the devolved system works including the County Assemblies and the Executive Commit-

tees. Although most of the elected leaders have managerial skills, the process of decentralising power to the grassroots level requires accuracy and to the satisfaction of the all stakeholders including the local communities,” Wamwangi said.

The expected county governments are shared by at least 12 political parties, with minor parties giving major parties serious competition to also have a slice of the devolution cake. Political parties outside the two blocs following election of non-Cord and Jubilee governors will now control at least nine counties.

ODM, which is a member of CORD won 15 gubernatorial seats, followed by URP with 10 and TNA with 8, while the Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM) had three

They will be in charge of livestock sale yards and slaughterhouses.

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ODM will be in control of Mombasa, Kisumu and Nairobi.

While ODM’s Dr Evans Kidero won in Nairobi, Jack Ranguma won in Kisumu and Ali Hassan Joho carried the day in Mombasa.

Most parties went for experienced candidates with backgrounds in administration and management to run as governor candidates.

The success of county governments could however, partly depend on how the governors and their senators will relate.

Governors and their deputies are expected to be provided with State security and briefed by the heads of national security organs.

These include the Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, an officer designated by the Director-General of the National Intelligence Service and the head of National Police Service.

The governor is the chair of the county executive, which is charged with the responsibility of exercising executive power at the county level, implementing laws for administration of the county as well as carrying out other executive functions of the county.

The county executive gives people an opportunity to be more actively involved in law making.

The appointment of the county executive members is placed under the mandate of the governor, and approval is subject to the county assembly.

Apart from chairing the county executive, the governor also ensures the county executive committee portfolio structure responds to the functions and competencies assigned to and transferred to each county.

The Governor also presents county plans and policies to the county assembly for approval, and at the same time consider, approve and assent to bills passed by the county assembly.

Further, the Governor submits to the county assembly an annual report on the implementation status of the county policies and plans and delivers annual state of the county address.

On the other hand, the roles of the Senator under the new Constitution are to debate and approve county bills, determine the allocation of national revenue to be distributed according to the counties and represent the interests of the counties at the national level.

“If Governors want to buy other buildings, if they want to build new offices, we have money for that. I do not see any crisis of offices for governors at the moment,”

TNA losers in Western seek Uhuru’s attention With political heavyweights seeking post-election power deals with Jubilee, losers are uncertain of their place and relevance in a possible Uhuru government

Amani Coalition leader Musalia Mudavadi and President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta at a recent meeting.

TNA political losers in Western Kenya fear they might be forgotten by the President-elect should he form the next government. [PHOTOs: FiLe/sTANDARD]

By Stephen MakaBila

waMalwa and Mudavadi

The National Alliance (TNA) parliamentary losers in Western are fighting for attention from President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta, amid fears of being overshadowed by political heavyweights seeking post-election power deals.

While TNA fielded 22 parliamentary aspirants in Western and 42 in Nyanza, none won the seats, which went to Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) and Amani coalitions sponsored candidates.

TNA rival parties also won all gubernatorial and senatorial positions.

TNA members and supporters in these two regions are therefore uncertain of their place and relevance in the Uhuru government, if he shakes off the petition filed by the CORD coalition to challenge his win.

The members led by Mr Francis Wabuge who was TNA’s Kanduyi constituency parliamentary candidate in Bungoma County, told The Standard that Uhuru should not forget those who stood with him to the bitter end, even as he builds new alliances for the sake of national healing.

Wabuge who doubles as the TNA coordinator in Bungoma County, noted that while party members and supporters were happy with Uhuru’s win, they feel they should remain an integral part of the expected government formation.

“We are happy our party leader won the presidency but our appeal is that he should remember TNA even in areas where we could not deliver seats due to the strong wave of Amani and Cord,” said Wabuge who is a former Managing Director

Indeed during the campaigns, the Cord brigade in Western led by Trade Minister Moses Wetangula and Federal Party of Kenya leader Cyrus Jirongo persistently claimed that both Mudavadi and Wamalwa were working in Jubilee’s interest to under-cut Cord’s presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

In Bungoma, Cord won the parliamentary seats in Kanduyi, Sirisia, Kabuchai, Kimilili, and Tongaren constituencies.

The Amani coalition claimed Webuye West, Webuye East and Bumula.

But Wabuge argues despite TNA failing to win any seats in the county, Uhuru received some votes for the presidency.

“In Bungoma town, Jubilee supporters took to the streets to celebrate the Uhuru win. This shows that he had support from the region. There were more celebrations in Kimilili, Webuye and Chwele towns,” added Wabuge.

Apart from Kanduyi, TNA had fielded parliamentary candidates in Sirisia, Bumula, Webuye East, Kimilili and Tongaren constituencies.

Wabuge said leaders from Bungoma and other counties in Western will be seeking Uhuru to make a visit to the region.

During his presidential campaigns in Western, Uhuru had

Prof Sammy Kubasu contested the Ikolomani parliamentary seat on a TNA ticket. [PHOTO: FiLe/sTANDARD]

of Nzoia Sugar Company.

Wabuge added: “Since the presidential results were announced, many people have been inquiring on how to work with Uhuru and that shows he enjoys a lot of goodwill in the people even in Western.”

Prof Sammy Kubasu who contested the Ikolomani parliamentary seat on a TNA ticket, said that Uhuru should have an audience with party members from the region once he assumes office.

Already, there is talk that Amani Coalition leaders led by Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi and Justice Minister Eugene Wamalwa have signed a post-election deal with Uhuru.

The signing of the deal paves way for a possibility of the pair working together with the Jubilee government if Uhuru is sworn in as President.

conteSt

The number of parliamentary aspirants forwaded by TNA in both Western and Nyanza.

64

pledged that his government would be an inclusive one, a statement he repeated after being declared president-elect by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.

Residents in the region are hopeful that he will fulfill his promise.

In Kakamega County, TNA had candidates in Malava, Navakholo, Mumias West, Mumias East, Matungu, Khwisero, Shinyalu and Ikolomani.

The party had also targeted Vihiga, Luanda and Hamisi in Vihiga county and Teso North, Nambale, Matayos, Butula and Budalangi in Busia County. kiSii loSerS In Nyanza, TNA had nine candidates in Kisii County, four in Nyamira, seven in Kisumu, eight in HomaBay and eight in Migori County.

High profile losers in Kisii County included former Assistant Minister Jimmy Angwenyi who lost in Kitutu Chache North.

Foreign Minister Prof. Sam Ongeri, a key Uhuru ally, also lost his bid for the Kisii County senator position to Cord’s Chris Obure, the Minister for Public Works.

Ongeri, who is a member of the TNA was Jubilee’s point man in the larger Nyanza region while Obure was CORD’s point man in the same region.

Another loser in the Kisii Senatorial race, former Assistant minister Omingo Magara who is the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is also reported to be gravitating towards Uhuru’s Jubilee Coalition.

Most of Jubilee’s campaigns were concentrated in South Nyanza region, with inroads in Western and Central Nyanza coming late towards the General Election.

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Generational change as youth take power from the old guard They have broken the myth that politics is the preserve of the elderly after retirement

BY VITALIS KIMUTAI

S

ince Kenya attained independence 50 years ago, the old guard have dominated the political scene with an iron-fist hold onto leadership positions.

It was an unwritten rule that politics was the place to retire for those in the public and private sector, with the candidates splashing out huge amounts of money during campaigns to woo voters.

But that record was broken during the March 4 General Election, where the highest number of youths were overwhelmingly voted in to various leadership positions.

In addition, political parties have listed a number of youths as nominees to the Senate, National Assembly and County Assembly.

Still, those who did not make it are reportedly lined up for appointments in Government positions in a clear case of generational shift in leadership and public service.

Some seasoned, old and wealthy politicians underwent baptism by fire literally as they did not only use a lot of money on the campaign trail but were also handed a defeat by the youth who only relied on goodwill from the voters.

YoUngeST LeAder The youngest leader elected is 19-year-old Kibiwott Muge the member of County Assembly in Eldama Ravine who is representing Perkerra ward.

“I have grown admiring politicians and I have always dreamt of becoming one and therefore, this is a dream come true,” said Kibiwott after being declared the winner.

Mr Moses Ogeto, 22, a student at the University of Nairobi was elected Kilimani Ward Representative in Dagoreti Constituency in Nairobi County.

“Leadership is a calling and one has to come out and seek it.

Leadership should not be per-

President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto. Their Jubilee Coalition has the highest number of youthful leaders elected in the recent polls. [PHOTOs: FiLe/sTANDARD] petuated by the elderly,” Ogeto said.

Ogeto said he mobilised resources from fellow youth while many of his fellow students volunteered to campaign for him.

Mr Kipchumba Murkomen, a youthful former Moi University law lecturer floored among others former powerful Cabinet Minister Nicholas Biwott to win the Elgeyo-Marakwet Senate position on a United Republican Party ticket.

“Despite the fact that Biwott

eLecTIonS The age of the youngest leader elected in the recent polls, as member of County Assembly in Eldama Ravine.

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who is the National Vision Party leader is a wealthy politician who pumped millions of shillings into the campaigns, he could not turn the tide around with voters deciding to hand over leadership

to youths,” Mr Kibet Komen, a URP youth leader said.

Alex Tanui Tolgos, the Elgeyo Marakwet Governor is equally a youthful politician who is barely 30 years old.

MArITAL STATUS Priscila Nyokabi Kanyua is another youthful professional who was elected as the Women Representative in Nyeri County.

But the case of Ms Roselina Soipan Tuya who had to overcome cultural barriers to win the Narok County Women Representative seat stands out.

“Despite the fact that Soipan, who is a youth is not married yet, she was able to convince the voters to back her for the seat. Her marital status was an issue that kept cropping up in the campaigns,” Ms Leah Ntimama, a leader from the region said.

And in Nairobi, Mike Mbuvi Sonko, the Nairobi Senator elect became an inspiration to many youths when he was elected as Makadara MP in a by election.

“The best that youths can do is to elect one of their own into leadership positions so as to sort

the problems bedevilling the society. The elderly leaders have done their part and the time to hand over leadership has come,” Sonko said in a recent interview.

In Bomet County, Home Affairs assistant Minister Mrs Beatrice Kones was defeated by Bernard Kipkirui Bett, a 31-year-old Moi University graduate, who was working as a teacher employed by Board of Governors at Kongotik Secondary School in the constituency.

BodA BodA coST “Bett won the seat owing to the support he had from the people. While the other politicians spent a lot of money in the campaigns, the public contributed towards meeting the cost of the boda boda that the MP elect had hired to traverse the area,” Mr Julius Korir, the Kembu ward representative said.

“Many times, Bett relied on hiking lifts so as to reach far flung areas and also conduct house to house campaigns,” said one resident.

It is said that during the launch of the Jubilee manifesto

at Kasarani, Bett was offered a lift to Nairobi by a former competitor Mr Richard Yegon, a manager at Ethiopian Airlines but used a matatu on his way back home.

In Nandi County, a 28-yearold lawyer Stephen Sang won the Senator seat, defeating Industrialisation Minister Henry Kosgey who is also the ODM chairman and one of the longest serving MPs in the country.

Despite him being a wealthy politician with interests in the banking, media, real estate, transport and agricultural sectors, Sang’s win crashed Kosgey’s political career.

Interestingly, Kosgey’s son Alexander Kimutai Kigen, a 31year-old Nairobi based businessman, was elected as the Emgwen MP in Nandi County. While the senior Koskey contested on an ODM ticket, Alex ran on a URP ticket.

Mr Alfred Kiptoo Keter, a youthful Nairobi businessman who is the MP-elect for Nandi Hills said that determination by youths in public and private sector to have one of their own in

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Alex Kimutai Kosgey - Emgwen MP-elect in Nandi County.

Roseline Soipan Tuya - Women Representative-elect in Narok County.

Mike Mbuvi Sonko - Senator-elect for Nairobi County.

Kibiwott Muge - Member of County Assembly in Eldama Ravine.

Priscillah Nyokabi Kanyua- Women Representative-elect in Nyeri County.

Alex Tanui Tolgos - Elgeyo Marakwet Governor-elect.

Stephen Sang - Senator-elect for Nandi County.

Wesley Korir - Cheranganyi constituency MP-elect.

A combination of skills and experience would be an important ingredient in picking candidates for key Government appointments to ensure the development agenda is achieved.— Prof Nyaga Kindiki, lecturer. leadership propelled him to victory. “I did my ground work several months before the election and identified areas which the people wanted addressed. I was already taking part in sorting out some of the issues even before I was elected,” Keter said.

Keter, while thanking the voters in the area for the trust bestowed on him, said that youths had a single resolve of ensuring that there was a generational shift in leadership during the election.

“While the elderly people did their part, it was the youths who held the swing vote in the polls.

We shall ensure that we do not betray their trust on us,” Keter said.

Uasin Gishu County governor-elect Jackson Kiplagat Mandago, a former Teachers Service Commission official beat Higher Education Minister Prof.

Margaret Kamar in the race.

Mandago’s win was interesting in the sense that he defeated his former boss.

MARATHON WINNER Isaac Kipkemboi Melly, the Uasin Gishu Senator-elect who is 29 defeated seasoned politicians including former assistant Minister Jesse Maiz and lawyer Paul Birech.

In Trans Nzoia County, 30year-old Wesley Korir who is the reigning Boston Marathon winner beat Joshua Kutuny in the race for Cheranganyi parliamentary seat.

Kutuny, also a youthful politician, had served one term in the cosmopolitan constituency after ousting veteran politician and former Agriculture Minister Kipruto Kirwa.

Mr Jire Siyat Mohamed, a youthful professional is the Tana River deputy governor having been picked by Governor Hus-

sein Tuneiya Dado who is a former High Commissioner and also a former District Commissioner.

Mohamed, a 25-year-old a former logistics officer at the Kenya Red Cross, holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from the University of Nairobi.

Assistant minister George Khaniri, the Vihiga Senator, Budalangi MP Ababu Namwamba, Mr Ayub Savula the new MP for Lugari constituency and former journalist with The Standard Group also represent the face of youthful leaders.

On the other hand, Augustino Neto, the Ndhiwa MP elect (ODM) is one of the youthful leaders in the larger Nyanza region while Buuri MP Boniface Gatobu Kinoti is the youngest in the Mount Kenya region. Narok East MP Lemankeu Aramat is also among the youthful leaders.

NOMINATION SLOTS A number of other youthful professionals are awaiting nomination to parliament, Senate and County Assembly in a few days.

Mr Johnson Sakaja, the 29year-old TNA national chairman and Machel Waikenda, the Director of Communications in

the party led by President elect Uhuru Kenyatta are in the nomination list and so is Ms Naisula Lesuuda a media practitioner.

The Jubilee Coalition, especially TNA and URP parties led

by President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto, has the highest number of youthful leaders elected in the recent poll.

It was also Uhuru and Ruto who hammered home the point of generational shift in leadership to the voters ahead of the election and went ahead to craft a team of youthful professionals to manage their campaigns.

Indeed, Mr Donald Kipkorir, a Nairobi lawyer wrote on The Standard on Sunday in an article addressed to Deputy President elect William Ruto saying: “In coming to power under Jubilee Coalition, you have been involved in a generational revolution. Leadership has moved to the generation that was born or cut its teeth after independence.”

Professor Nyaga Kindiki, a lecturer of International Educational Management and Policy Analysis at Moi University, noted that the Jubilee Coalition and especially TNA and URP had the

highest number of youthful professionals elected as governors, senators, Members of Parliament, Women Representatives and Members of County Assembly because of the manifesto crafted by the Coalition which resonated well with youths.

BRIDGING THE GAP “The push for a change of guard in the country’s leadership by Uhuru and Ruto saw youths who are the majority of the registered voters going for leadership positions and they used their numerical strength to reject elderly politicians during the elections,” Kindiki said.

Kindiki, however, said that should the Supreme Court reject the Cord petition on validity of the Uhuru-Ruto win, then the Jubilee leaders would also be expected to bend backwards and bridge the gap between the old guard and youths in government appointments.

“A combination of skills and experience would be an important ingredient in picking candidates for key government appointments so as to ensure that the ambitious development agenda is achieved within the set timelines,” he added.

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county watch

Mistrust and early signs o as county governments t After a directive by Head of Public Service Francis Kimemia ordering Governors-elect to sign performance contracts, signs of power conflicts have began to emerge

By KENAN MIRUKA Following the recent General Election, Kenyans are eagerly waiting for the fruits of devolved governance.

But even as the Governors prepare to be sworn-in and operationalise the county governments, Kenyans are beginning to fear that there is likely to be a conflict between the central government and the county governments.

Statements and actions by some senior civil servants have been sending mixed signals raising fears that the central government may undermine the working of the devolved system of government.

Last week, Head of Public Service Francis Kimemia is said to have issued a directive demanding that Governors-elect sign performance contracts eliciting outcry among concerned parties.

Another case in point is the controversy over the Nairobi Governor’s office. While the Transition Authority had said the Nairobi Governor’s office would be at Shell BP House which houses the Prime Minister, the Central Government through the Government Spokesman Muthui Kariuki maintained that the BP Shell offices would host the Deputy President. Nairobi Governor was forced to take the former Mayor’s offices at City Hall.

Despite assurances by the government that the devolved governance structure will take off smoothly, legal experts and governors are warning of possible discord and clashes between the two levels of government.

Performance

Number of months when the electorate have power to remove governors from office should they fail in their duties.

18

County Commissioners countrywide continue to issue statements with regard to the operation of the county governments.

Indeed, the County Commissioners are leading transition committees in all the 47 counties.

They have been tasked to oversee preparation for the swearing in and accommodation of governors and other members of the county governments.

Last week, three commissions charged with overseeing the smooth transition to the devolved governance system raised the red flag over what they termed certain elements in the executive that were out to misuse the legislative and policy formulation process to circumvent constitutional provisions on devolution.

legal conflict The Commission on Implementation of the Constitution (CIC), Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) and the Transition Authority (TA) called for a negotiated framework for cooperation between the national and county governments to be put in place.

In a media briefing in Nairobi, the commissions warned that the country was staring at possible legal conflict between the central and county governments when they start operations.

Signs of potential rifts came to the fore following a directive by head of public service Francis Kimemia ordering governors elect to sign performance contracts, which they vehemently opposed saying they were only answerable to the electorate.

Governors interviewed expressed fears of possible conflict and called for clear and proper delineation of the roles of the county governments.

Migori governor elect Okoth Obado observes that roles of the two tiers of government have not been clearly spelled out to ensure separation of powers.

“It is fairly simple in terms of structures in place. To minimise conflict, the role of the governor

Following a controversy over the Nairobi Governor’s office, Governor-elect Evans Kidero was forced to

Transition Authority Chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi (right) with delegates during a governors’ conference in Naivasha. He says governors should not sign performance contracts. {PhOtO: BONIFacE thUKU/ StaNDaRD]

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county WATCH

of conflict take over

sentatives of the central government on the ground.

“What we need is proper delineation of the county government functions to avoid any conflict because all government functions at local level should fall under the governor,” said Ongwae.

The former PS said there will be challenges in implementing the constitutional provisions on devolution especially delineating the roles of the county and national governments.

INDEPENDENT UNITS Kakamega County governorelect Wycliffe Oparanya said county governments are independent units that should not be controlled by the central government.

“Kenyans wanted a break from the past and expect devolution to be implemented to the letter so they cannot accept to be given directions from the central government as is the case now. The provincial administration does not exist in the law and, therefore, cannot purport to coordinate or direct county governments,” says Oparanya.

Nairobi based lawyer Edward Begi says county commissioners’ roles are not defined in the Constitution and are likely to frustrate the operations of the devolved

Governors have a duty to work and meet the expectations of the electorate and therefore don’t need to sign performance contracts. -Kinuthia

Wamwangi, TA Chairman.

o take the former Mayor’s offices at City Hall. [PHOTOS: FILE/STANDARD] should be clearly defined and not interfered with. The governor should be fully in charge of the county government and no civil servant should arrogate themselves roles they are not assigned,” said Obado.

Bungoma County governorelect Kenneth Lusaka cited Kimemia’s directive as part of the wider scheme to frustrate county governments.

“As elected governors, we are directly accountable to the electorate in our areas and therefore cannot be judged by the central government,” says Lusaka.

Kisii County governor elect James Ongwae expressed similar sentiments but was quick to note that on the outset, there had not been any issues with the repre-

Delegates at a Transition Authority meeting in Kakamega County. [PHOTOS: BENJAMIN SAKWA /STANDARD]

government.

“Under the law, county commissioners don’t exist and the act that is meant to reform the provincial administration to conform to the devolved governance system does not define their role. This is an amorphous arrangement by the powers that be to water down the working of devolution,” said Begi.

He adds: “The Central government is keen to preserve the old order in the guise of putting in place checks. They don’t seem to trust the devolved system and, therefore, will want to create a parallel system. Ultimately, there will be conflicts leading to wrangles.”

Transition Authority Chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi dispelled the fears saying his office was committed to ensure a proper transition to devolved governments.

PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS “Governors have a duty to work and meet the expectations of the electorate to whom they are accountable. They don’t need to sign performance contracts with the central government because there are procedures in the county government act where the electorate have power to remove them from office after 18 months should they fail in their duties,” said Wamwangi.

Commission on Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) boss Charles Nyachae said there was need to implement laws that seek to allocate power to the two levels of government warning that the conflict on their respective mandates would lead to unnecessary discord and possibly derail the take off of devolution.

Kericho based lawyer Geoffrey Korir says county commissioners are there to entrench the role of the central government system.

POWER CONFLICTS “Legally speaking, county commissioners don’t exist and they are not necessary now that we have elected governors. On the flipside, the role of the county commissioner may be a necessary evil as they coordinate such functions as security that is under the central government. Governors should, however, be given overall power over the county,” argues Korir.

Muranga County Commissioner Kura Hache says there won’t be any clashes as the two officers have clear mandates spelled out in the law and are not expected to work at cross purposes.

Speaking during a meeting of departmental heads and the governor elect, Kisii County Commissioner Lydiah Muriuki said there would be no power contests or conflicts in her role and that of the governor since the two tiers of government will complement each other. “We shall work with the county government and there won’t be contests. However, none of the two governments is superior to the other,” she said.

Functions of Governors Under the devolved system of governance as defined in chapter 11 of the Constitution, governors will oversee the functions of the county governments. These include agriculture, fisheries, county health services, cultural activities, public entertainment and public amenities, county transport, trade development and regulation and county public works.

Other functions include overseeing county planning and development, pre-primary education, village polytechnics, home craft centres and childcare facilities and implementation of specific national government policies on natural resources and environmental conservation.

Article 179 of the Constitution indicates that the governor will also chair the county executive committee which comprises of the deputy governor and members appointed by the governor with the approval of the county assembly from among persons who are not members of the assembly.

The county governor and the deputy county governor are the chief executive and deputy chief executive of the county respectively.

The Constitution also states that members of a county executive committee are accountable to the county governor for the performance of their functions and exercise of their powers.

The functions of the county executive committee include: To implement county legislation, implement within the county, national legislation to the extent that the legislation so requires, manage and coordinate the functions of the county administration and its departments, prepare proposed legislation for consideration by the county assembly and provide the county assembly with full and regular reports on matters relating to the county.

A county governor may be removed from office on any of the following grounds: Gross violation of the Constitution or any other law, if there are serious reasons for believing that the county governor has committed a crime under national or international law, abuse of office or gross misconduct and physical or mental incapacity to perform the functions of office of county governor.

Function of County Commissioners Although their role is not defined in the Constitution, they are expected to coordinate security, national government functions and delivery of services at local level.

They will also manage conflicts and promote peace. The County Commissioner is the representative of the central government in every county. Kisii County Commissioner Lydiah Muriuki says the Constitution is very clear about the roles of the national government which are different from the roles of the county government.

“Government structures are drawn from provisions of the Constitution and the chapter on devolution clearly spells out the roles of each level,” she said.Article 186 of the Constitution outlines the functions and powers of national and county governments which are set out in the Fourth Schedule.

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know your governor

Joho vows to end drug menace in Mombasa Governor-elect says he will seek support from police and other stakeholders to eradicate the runaway illicit trade in Kenya’s second biggest city

By PATRICK BEJA

T

he Mombasa County Governor-elect Hassan Ali Joho has embarked on his work with gusto, vowing to give the city a new face.

He has outlined his agenda on how to transform the tourist town, bedevilled with endless challenges ranging from lack of public toilets, drug abuse, mountains of garbage and choking traffic jams along the main highways.

He has promised to change the way things are done in the coastal city to bring prosperity.

He says his first task entails cleaning the city by removing campaign posters that have turned the tourist hub into an eyesore.

He also wants to remove the rot witnessed in areas like Mwembe Tayari market.

But it appears his most daunting task will be eliminating the drug trafficking menace that has been linked to numerous cases of insecurity in Mombasa.

rESTorINg SaNITy Joho plans to immediately restore sanity in the thriving drug trade. Statistics show heroin is used by more than 20,000 local youths spread out in Mombasa.

Other drugs abused by residents include cocaine and marijuana.

“We are going to deal with the drug menace even if it means stationing police officers in the spots where addicts are found. This problem has to be eradicated urgently,” Joho vows.

Considering that war on the menace has not been easy with drug lords even defying concerted efforts by residents, imams and police crackdowns in the past, Joho says he will seek support

Drug trade suspects and addicts nabbed by police. BELOW: Mombasa Governor-elect Hassan Ali Joho (left) and Muzne Abdulatif, the County Interim Secretary during the tour at the new Governor’s office in Mombasa. [photo: kevin odit/ StAndArd]

We are going to deal with the drug menace even if it means stationing police officers in the spots where addicts are found.

— Hassan ali joho.

from other stakeholders.

At one time, former outspoken US ambassador to Kenya Mr Michael Renneberger confronted the drugs problem and mentioned names of suspected drug barons.

The action by police that followed briefly starved the market of drugs.

However, after some time the trade went back to normal.

frESH War The US joined the anti-drugs campaign after local Muslim women threatened to strip naked in public in protest against government inaction.

According to Joho, Mwembe Tayari, Shimanzi godowns on Mombasa Island and Magodoroni in Kisauni host a number of drug addicts who must be flushed out in the fresh war.

In the first days of work, Joho says he will embark on tackling the drug trade menace in the city in collaboration with the police. He says he will seek the co-operation of the Inspector General of Police to eradicate the runaway illicit business in the area.

He promises to ensure improved service delivery in all government departments.

“Residents should expect faster and efficient delivery of services by the county government,” Joho said.

Last week, council workers staged a strike over lack of pay for

the last two months, an indication that Mr Joho has to deal with the question of revenue collection decisively to settle the bills for the county government or face similar trouble from workers.

The other headache in the county has been garbage collection, which has prompted leaders in the tourism industry to raise concern.

Mr Joho has said he will spearhead cleaning of the city and push for the construction of a waste recycling plant in the county to improve the management of garbage.

However, stakeholders have challenged him to also embark on plans to construct a sewerage system to improve the management of liquid wastes.

Currently, most businesses including hotels have their own mechanisms of waste disposal, which is very costly.

“We want the governor to address the lack of a sewerage disposal system in the county as a matter of urgency,” said executive

drug abuSE The number of local youths spread out in Mombasa who use heroin.

20,OO0

officer of the Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caters Coast branch, Mr Sam Ikwaye.

The governor-elect also seeks to fix the traffic congestion by working closely with stakeholders in the logistics sector in the port city.

TraffIc jaMS The mushrooming private container stations in Mombasa west have made it extremely difficult to move on roads during peak hours as turning trucks cause traffic jams even along the main airport road.

The trucks collect goods from the CFSs and warehouses in the area adjacent to the Port of Mombasa.

Mr Joho has pledged to resolve the problem with players in the transport logistics sector.

Joho’s personal assistant Mr Francis Thoya says the governor will push for the improvement of school and health facilities in the county to uplift their standards.

“The governor will work closely with TSC to increase deployment of teachers, which will narrow the teacher-pupil ratio and achieve a vibrant early childhood development education. Early education teachers will also get better pay,” Thoya said.

But the headache for the governor is how to raise revenues to fund programmes in areas where local authorities have had challenges.

In Mombasa, Mr Joho says he wants to seal loopholes blamed for

draining traditional revenues such as licences and rates and expand revenue base.

The county governments wants to explore constitutional provisions so as to get allocation from the proceeds from the Port of Mombasa even after the Mombasa Municipal Council failed to introduce a dollar per tonne levy.

“We want to push for the retention of revenue from Mombasa port at the county level,” Thoya says.

Joho says he also wants to create an enabling environment for establishment of free trade zones at the port of Mombasa. This, he says, will boost trade and investments and enhance revenues to the county.

The envisaged free trade zone is the model of Dubai market that has attracted traders from all parts of the world.

In the long term, the governor would encourage investment in industry and building of infrastructure including roads and bridges such as at the Dongo Kundu and another one to serve as an alternative to the current Nyali Bridge.

A key project seen to have potential in job creation in the county is that of a free port designated for Dongo Kundu area after the construction of a bridge by the government.

INVESTMENTS Joho says he wants to be remembered for playing a leading role in initiating and completing projects and attracting investments in the town.

Joho, who won on an ODM ticket, was born in 1973 in Mombasa County. He was educated at Tom Mboya Primary School and Serani Secondary School in Mombasa.

The ODM national organising secretary went to High Grade College in Mombasa where he pursued business studies and Comprite College for computer studies. He has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of Nairobi. He was elected as Kisauni Member of Parliament in 2007.

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know your governor

Ranguma’s strategy to make Kisumu an economic hub Says he is working towards optimising the exploitation of resources not only to improve food security but also promote value addition and exports

BY MAUREEN ODIWUOR

When people have a sense of identity and self empowerment, they feel recognised. Jack

Ranguma, Governor-elect.

K

isumu Governor-elect Jack Ranguma (pictured) promises to hit the ground running, with his priority being to manage resources well to create wealth in the lakeside county.

He also says he will be keen on bringing about social transformation in the county.

These contributions, he says, must be harnessed through wellmanaged structures and processes.

“When people have a sense of identity and self empowerment, they feel recognised in their contribution towards the growth of their county,” he says.

Ranguma says his short-term action plan is to ensure food security is realised in Kisumu.

“Food security is an issue in this region despite availability of good rain patterns and fertile soils.

Therefore, my immediate plan is to strategise on how our people can get adequate supply of food,” he says.

He says he is working towards optimising the exploitation of resources not only to improve food security but also promote value addition and exports.

This will be achieved by exploiting available resources such as rivers and Lake Victoria, since this would improve food security, he notes.

victoRy The number of votes that Ranguma garnered to trounce his only opponent from TNA.

336,270

He points out his concern about the sugar sector, which he says will soon face challenges when the Common Markets of East and Southern Africa bans importation of cheap sugar next year.

“I also intend to expand the agro-industry through increased production of ethanol, energy, sugar and other related bio products as a way of removing over dependent on sugar production,” Ranguma says.

Ranguma’s long-term agenda seeks to transform Kisumu into the best-managed and economically developed county in the country.

Ranguma intends to take advantage of Lake Victoria to improve food security as well as Kisumu International Airport to ensure Kisumu grows as an economic hub of EAC. [photos: file/stAnDArD] sufficient experience which will be great asset for his position.

Before his election into the gubernatorial position, Ranguma was a senior Adviser of Tax at Justices Network Africa involved in restructuring Rwanda Revenue Authority for revenue effectiveness.

cReatinG Jobs He says he intends to transform the industrial platform upon which Kisumu County will grow as the economic hub of the East Africa Community (EAC) States by strengthening new lines of manufacturing for industrialisation, to create jobs and opportunities for trade.

“I intend to take advantage of the Kisumu International Airport to ensure Kisumu grows as an economic hub of EAC by promoting value addition and exports,” he says.

Ranguma reveals that he will promote value-based tourism in Kisumu County based on its proximity to Maasai Mara and Kogelo, which is the ancestral home of US President Barrack Obama among other factors.

Ranguma notes that unemployment is a major issue of concern, which can be reduced through industrialisation. He believes he is the key to realising development in Kisumu County.

He promises to mobilise investors to take advantage of adequate potential as a way of creating employment opportunities.

“An industrialised Kisumu will play a major role in development of EAC which will make prices of goods cheaper in the region. My office will come up with trade ac-

tivities that will create opportunities for women, youth and other vulnerable members and linking Kisumu County with its neighbours,” he says.

He also plans to turn floodwater that is a menace for people in Kano plains into a blessing.

“It is time we make use of the generous rainfall that causes flooding by thinking of a method of harvesting it for irrigation, feeding of animals and many more projects that we will embrace along the way,” he says.

technical tRaininG Provision of quality post secondary education, he notes, is essential hence his government will ensure there is an increase in polytechnics to help students transiting from primary or secondary schools get technical training.

He says other things he intends to factor in are access to healthcare, provision of quality education and social amenities, optimising the collection of revenue to improve infrastructure and industrial growth and using the Millennium Development Goals as benchmarks of performance.

Ranguma garnered 336,270

votes, trouncing his only opponent from The National Alliance Party Francis Osenya who got 7,300 votes.

Ranguma says the road to clinching the seat has not been a smooth ride.

Early this year, he almost missed an opportunity to be cleared by the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission when he presented his international academic papers without seeking clearance from Commission for Higher Education.

He, however, managed to meet the deadline and submitted the note on time.

Ranguma has a Masters Degree in Accounting and Finance. He also studied Public Finance and Development, Tax Policy and Revenue Forecasting, Restructuring and Reconstruction, Project Management and International Management.

He is also a specialist in International Management and Development Communication from University of Illinois and Centre for Communication Development.

He also boasts of being a tax policy specialist, tax administrator and revenue forecaster, having studied in the Duke University, USA. The governor-elect says he has

This is a pan-African organisation that provides tax expertise on tax evasion, international tax competition, transfer pricing and regressive tax practices.

He was also actively involved in transforming and re-structuring other revenue authorities in Africa.

For over 25 years, he worked as a senior partner and head of consulting practice for an international accounting and consultancy firm.

“During that period, I developed extensive networks as advisor on systems, finance and development, financial, corporate restructuring and reconstruction,” he says.

He also prides in his achievements towards building the community including the revival of Muhoroni Sugar Company Limited after its collapse. “I also helped to restructure and re-establish several private companies that had collapsed or were about to be wound up including banks, financial institutions, development banks and agri-business organisations,” says the Governor-elect.

While he was the Commissioner of Domestic Taxes at the Kenya Revenue Authority in-charge of Inland Revenue functions and revenue reforms, he was instrumental in tax policy formulation.

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economic agenda

Investor confidence:

A catalyst for economic growth democratically elected government that can ensure smooth transition is one of the best ways to build confidence and that is a culture Kenya is building, slowly but surely

In the last 50 years, we have had mixed success in attracting investors. The 1960s and 1970s attracted many foreign investors riding on uhuru optimism. photo: FILe/StandaRd]

By XN Iraki

W

e tend to think of investors as foreign investors forgetting that local investors are equally important if not more important. The changing political climate affects both but in different ways. Foreign investors have flexibility in terms of what and where to invest. They often put their money in regions of the world where the returns are the highest.

If they feel confident enough, based on history and their past experiences together with advice from researchers, they invest long term, putting factories or plantations. If they are not sure, they can invest short term, for example putting money in the stock exchange or Government papers (Treasure Bills and notes) and selling off of when the prices go up — more of speculation.

Most countries prefer long term investors and Kenya is not an exceptional. Investors, whether local or not, have freedom to put their money where they deem safe.

That is why investor confidence, though psychic is so important.

Investor confidence is often a perception. We must ride on successful and peaceful polls to build investor confidence.

UhUrU oPtiMisM In the last 50 years, we have had mixed success in attracting investors. The 1960s and 1970s attracted lots of foreign investors riding on uhuru optimism. The oil shock in the 1970s and the political turmoil starting in death of some politicians and coup attempts

brought down the level of investor confidence.

Some people argue that the involvement of the government in forming state firms to compete with private investors including in some strange areas like taxis, reduced investor confidence.

The command economy liberalised in early 1990s was also a big demotivator to investors who are driven by the profit motive. It is no wonder that investors moved in after the economy was liberalised and the price controls removed.

Some of the firms that left are back like Pepsi Cola. Politics play a big role in investor confidence. No one wants to put his money in a country where chaos can reduce you to a pauper. Democratically elected governments that can ensure smooth transition is one of the best ways to build confidence.

That is a culture we are building, slowly but surely.

To attract investors, we also must make structural changes in the economy to make it more efficient. We ranked very low on ease of doing business (121 out of 185 in 2013). Investors need power, water, highways and other enablers, not mentioning a well disciplined and educated work force and less bureaucracy. We

catalYst Year in which Kenyans were voted as the most optimistic people in the world.

2003

must demystify investment.

What is in store for the next government? Whether you voted for Cord or Jubilee, you had economy in your mind. You wanted a better job for yourself or higher profits if you are an entrepreneur.

Such jobs are created by investors both local and foreign. The government creates very few jobs, and most of them are not usually high end or well paying. The current thinking is that the wage bill should be reduced and the technology for example e-government will reduce the number of state employees. Clearly, most jobs will remain in the private sector. eMotional Peace How can the new government attract investors? It must start by building emotional peace. Although we voted peacefully, there is a lot of emotional animosity, lots of angry people over poll results.

The new government must deflate that emotional instability. The composition of the Cabinet and other big posts will go a long way in deflating that anger, winners and losers must feel they co-own this country. Voters are ahead of the government; they voted Asians as MPs, wapi wazungu?

Investor confidence can be built by the government outlining its agenda to the public and making sure that everyone will benefit from the new policy agendas.

Making devolution work will also create lots of investor confidence particularly for the local ones. Nothing is more satisfying than investors feeling that they can make money even at Mashi-

nani. Very important, let there be seamless movement of goods and labour across the counties and across East African Community.

Roadblocks and toll stations impede trade and investment.

Can we learn from others?

Export processing zones, or special

Politics play a big role in investor confidence. No one wants to put his money in a country where chaos can make you a pauper. economic zones, was a great idea; China used the same idea to become the workshop of the world.

In fact, one way to pacify Kenya‘s coast region is to set EPZs there, its near the port and lots of jobs will be created and uplift the standards of living. sanctions threat Surprisingly, even developed countries like UK and USA are also looking for investors. Have you noted how Russian investors have “invaded” London including buying of football teams? UK for example no longer makes cars, but Nissan and Toyota have plants there. In the USA, lots of firms are given incentives to locate there and create jobs. I witnessed states competing for a new Nissan plant which Mississippi won.

In 2011, USA attracted 234 Billion $(about 20 trillion Kenya Shillings) while China attracted 116 Billion$ of foreign direct investment (FDI). That includes not just new plants but acquisitions too. Incidentally, the leading sources of Kenya FDI are from

the East, China, India and South Korea. South Africa is doing well too. Does this diminish the threat of sanctions?

For UK, the leading FDI sources are USA, France, Japan and Canada according to Delloitte.

Birds of the same feather flock together? essence of Progress There is another attraction for investors, a big market which translates into more profits. Why is everyone investing in China? The major attraction is a huge middle class, about 300million, equivalent to the USA population! The new Kenyan government can expand the market for investors by making East Africa Community our lynch pin and if possible looping in Somali, DRC and South Sudan. My mouth always salivates over the 90 million Ethiopian market.

Investors think long term, so the political class must also think long term. We have made a bad habit of thinking in five year cycles. We tried to break that cycle with Vision 2030 but that is yet to be institutionalised. May be the political class needs to accept their own mortality and learn to enrich their pool by incorporating “outsiders” who bring new ideas and new thinking- the essence of progress.

The reality is that the new government cannot afford to hypnotize the population any more.

It is time to deal with the reality particularly joblessness. Investors are ready and willing to invest, just wake up at 4 am and see how many hard working investors will be at work!

All that investors want is an enabling environment, they will do the rest. Shall we be back to 2003, when Kenyans were voted as the most optimistic people in the world? What followed was a period of economic growth. Investor confidence is one of the catalysts of economic growth. Can the new Government hear that?

The Coca-Cola Company offers thousands of jobs.

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poLItICAL InSIGht with KIBE MUNGAI

The core issues that will determine presidential election petitions

The court would mostly focus on overall picture as opposed to occasional irregularities

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s expected, the declaration by the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission on March 9 that Uhuru Kenyatta won the presidential contest in the first round has been challenged before the Supreme Court. The said challenge was anticipated largely because while the Jubilee Coalition and its supporters expected a first round victory, the CORD alliance, its supporters, some foreign embassies and opinion poll agencies put their money in the inevitability of a run-off to determine Kenya’s Fourth President.

Generally speaking, majority of Kenyans and election observers opine that the General Election was as free, fair and credible as could be possible in the prevailing legal, political and technological circumstances.

By midnight of March 16 being the final day for filing of election petitions under Article 140 of the Constitution in relation to the declaration of Uhuru as President-elect, three petitions had been filed.

cord petition The first petition by three voters led by journalist Dennis Itumbi challenges the inclusion of rejected ballot papers in computation of the 50 per cent plus one vote threshold under Article 138(4) of the Constitution.

The second one is the CORD petition filed by its presidential candidate Raila Odinga. For all intents and purposes, the CORD petition will be the main focus for Kenyans and global community.

This petition challenges the voter registration process and validity of the voter registers, contends that the electronic results transmission system failed miserably thereby compromising the final results, contends that Uhuru’s votes were fraudulently or irregularly increased while Raila’s were suppressed with the consequence that Uhuru did not attain the 50 per cent constitutional threshold.

Finally it contends that in some constituencies the number of votes cast exceeded the number of registered voters.

The third petition, filed by the African Centre for Open Governance basically argues that the

entire electoral process was fundamentally flawed, thus compromising the final results. It wants the Supreme Court to invalidate them so as to pave way for fresh elections.

It cannot be gainsaid that the verdicts of the Supreme Court in these petitions will have farreaching political and legal implications especially because the presidential election results are the most significant factor in the implementation of the new Constitution. There are five things and issues that should be borne in mind as we await the court’s decision in the three petitions.

First, it is important to appreciate the legal consequences of the choice of Constitution makers to provide for pre-swearingin determination of presidential election petitions within 14 days after the filing of such petition.

As the Supreme Court’s Presidential Election Petition Rules clearly

Homa Bay Senator-elect Otieno Kajwang wants the United Nations to supervise such fresh elections.

In short, CORD petition is the ultimate political Pandora’s box. show, the three petitions will be heard through the method of summary procedure in which evidence is contained in affidavits as opposed to a trial where witnesses testify and are cross-examined on their testimony.

valid results The choice of summary procedure has its advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage is that within 21 days after declaration of the presidential election results, the Supreme Court will determine whether the results are valid or invalid.

If valid, the President-elect will be sworn in and Kenya will move on politically. If the results are declared invalid, then a fresh election shall be held within 60 days

President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta admires his certificate of election as President. He received the certificate from IEBC Chairman Issack Hassan after being declared the winner on March 9. Three petitions have been filed following the declaration. [photo: GoVEDI AtSUtSA/StAnDArD] after the decision of the Supreme Court.

In this scenario, Kenyans should gear up for renewed political campaigns and extended stay

by President Kibaki even as devolved governments and the new Parliament assume office.

The main disadvantage of the summary procedure is that unless the petitioners are able to prove through affidavits that the results are so fundamentally compromised, then the Supreme Court is unlikely to invalidate the will of the people as reflected in the declared results on the basis of conflicting affidavit evidence.

first round win In other words, by choosing pre-swearing-in presidential petitions, the makers of the Constitution effectively preferred that declared presidential results must stand in the absence of glaring and fundamental flaws and irregularities.

The second issue to bear in mind relates to the controversy of computing registered ballot papers in the determination of the first round presidential election winner. According to the impugned presidential election results, 108,975 rejected ballot papers were cast. If the Supreme Court holds, as one of the petition seeks, that they should not have been considered, then Uhuru’s victory would be almost unassailable from a vote-numbers standpoint.

Thirdly, in order to invalidate

Uhuru’s election, the Supreme Court would have to be satisfied that the 6,173,433 valid votes he garnered against Raila’s 5,340,546 votes do not reflect the will of the voters to hand him a first round victory in addition to getting over 25 per cent of the total votes cast in 32 out of the 47 counties.

run off scenario This is significant because the Court would have to be satisfied that substantial dispute exists over say 300,000 votes obtained

by Uhuru and not merely about 100,000 votes given that in a runoff, Uhuru would simply need a simple majority win against Raila.

Fourthly, in an election petition the Supreme Court would be more interested in the overall picture as opposed to occasional irregularity here and there which are inevitable in any election. It will not be lost to the court that Uhuru’s Jubilee Coalition garnered more seats in the National Assembly and Senate than Raila’s Cord Alliance. The Court will certainly factor that the greater number of registered voters in Jubilee

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strongholds were always bound to be a massive advantage if they turned out to vote. Now that they did turn up on March 4, the Supreme Court will not ignore the obvious implication of this fact.

Finally, in determining the Cord petition, the court will take into account the principle of proportionality. In practical terms, the Cord petition is contesting barely 100,000 votes garnered by Uhuru but it seeks far-reaching remedies from the court.

The CORD petition challenges the whole electoral process leading to Uhuru’s victory and seeks to effectively set it aside. Thus Raila seeks for a declaration that the March 4 election is invalid and for an order of fresh election in strict compliance with the Constitution.

fresh elections Equally notable the Cord petition seeks declaration that the IEBC and its Chairman’s role contravened the Constitution and they have committed electoral offences. If such orders were to be given, it would be virtually untenable for the IEBC to conduct a fresh election. No wonder Homa Bay Senator-elect Otieno Kajwang wants the United Nations to supervise such fresh election.

In short, the Cord petition is the ultimate political Pandora’s box if ever there was one.

The writer is a constitutional law practitioner based in Nairobi (kibemungai@yahoo.com)

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1. Lands Minister James Orengo addresses a crowd outside the Supreme Court after CORD filed its poll petition.

2. Mvita MP-elect Abdulswamad Nassir officially opens the Sharif Nassir Foundation Istiqama Secondary School in Mombasa.

3. Mwingi Central MP-elect Joe Mutambu (in black) with Kitui County Assembly members-elect after a meeting in Kitui.

4. Jubilee supporters celebrating in Nakuru.

5. Evangelist Teresia Wairimuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s followers remove chairs from Uhuru Park after cancellation of a prayer meeting.

6. Lamu Governor-elect Isa Timamy (centre) acknowledges cheers from the public during his tour of the Island.

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Blowing millions to bribe cynical voters for a lousy low paying job

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e wore it with bubbling pride, which was apt because it was a war trophy.

Barely a fortnight ago, a handful of them were flung out of a campaign truck and a crowd fell upon the loot, snarling and tearing at each other like savages.

When he tore out of the melee, limping as it were, his lips were spread in a fiendish grin, for he had it — that most prized thing: a political party campaign t-shirt valued at the stupefying price of Sh130.

Remember the manufacturer had taken his cut. The transport had chewed his cut. The supplier had munched his cut. And of course the shifty eyed political party operative in charge of logistics had pocked his ten per cent — all from that Sh130.

In short, then, the war trophy that the distinguished Kenyan wore at the bus park yesterday morning with such bubbling pride, that campaign T-shirt emblazoned with a portrait of his tribal chief, was probably not worth more than Sh15.

And one could tell. Barely a week after he wrestled the rug from a pack of hungry wolves, and after just one wash, the colour was gone. The darn rug was misshapen so that he looked like he was adorned in a triangular Joseph’s coat of many colours He didn’t know it but that how’s cheaply his tribal chief regards him — a cheap loser worth Sh15, a few empty slogans and grinding contempt.

POLITICAL SATIRE with Trevor MAkonA

But he is the clever one, this loser. His colleagues, who missed out on the freebie campaign rug of a T-shirt, camped at the poll station from the wee hours of the morning, waiting regally to be bribed to vote.

They had picked a convenient spot, too — shaded, on a bend on the village pathway where they could see the long arm of the law approach. They needn’t have bothered though. The 90,000 police officers, who would otherwise have been chasing chang’aa brewers up and down the village, were keeping guard at polling stations. As if cocked guns could uncork corked-up IEBC campaign gadgets, to keep the peace.

But the main reason it was a fabulous spot was behind the hedge was a sheeben, the sort where you walk in, place an order, gulp it down and exit with immediate effect, lest you fall, face down, at the door.

So campaign teams drove up

and down, dolling out crumbled Sh50 notes, which disappeared in a hut behind the fence before the prospective voters, returned to their post to wait for the new chief to be to pay homage. Talk of devolution and grassroots development.

They needed it, the drink that is, for their nerves, because they had been warned that ballot papers for president, governor, women representative and so forth were an armful. They had been warned that sticking their thumbs on that voter identification kit would render them impotent and a man, even one whose loins are as dry as a stick, shudders at the risk of becoming impotent.

So they sat and waited. Campaign operatives came and went, dolling out Sh50 notes, anything to extoll the bored electorate to turn out in large numbers, which they did, spoiling votes, voting twice, their fumes clogging up a server hundreds of kilometers away.

But a week later, even the faintest whiff of that alcohol is gone, hidden in the numerous aromas of unwashed undies, socks, trousers, hair and teeth.

“Campaign operatives came and went, dolling out Sh50 notes, anything to extoll the bored electorate to turn out in large numbers, which they did. {TREVOR MAKONA, Writer}

But like the man in a weekold tattered T-shirt, at least they got something tangible. Oh yes they did because they knew their covenant with the big man would end with a cast ballot, spoilt or not. It’s over and they know it and they are back to what they do best, which is nothing.

The men and women they voted for are already squabbling for security, offices and official homes, like those who elected them earlier had scrambled for cheap T-shirts, calendars and so on.

But such is life in Kenya, where politicians blow millions on ugly campaign posters and shady giveaways to bribe cynical voters for a lousy low paying job. Why anyone would blow Sh15 million for a job that pays Sh500,000, most of which is given away in alms to hungry voters anywhere is a mystery.

It is equally shocking why highly qualified Kenyans spend years scheming to be governors and senators when they could easily get better paying jobs in the private sector.

Perhaps they know something about working in government that we don’t, like the army of twits on Twitter know of mindboggling schemes, which they are requesting us to ‘share’.

They are lucky they are dealing with brainless educated Kenyans. Rural dwellers would never share a twit’s tweet, unless he the twit bribed them with Sh50 or handed out a cheap campaign T-shirt.

Wife batterer in trouble with the law A prominent media personality was arrested on Monday evening for battering his wife.

The said media personality, who worked in two vernacular radio stations as a presenter and whose life changed for the better immediately he met his wife was accused of inflicting seriously bodily harm on his wife for allegedly misplacing keys to one of the house doors. our mole tells us that it was the house help and the watchman who came to the rescue of the wife before he was later arrested. our mole was reliably informed by some of the police officers closely investigating the case that by the time the wife, who is a successful business executive, was taken to hospital, she was bleeding profusely besides being unconscious.

Those close to the wife further told our mole that the wife bought her troublesome husband a Toyota Harrier, a Mercedes Benz and truck following which the thankless mzee decided to resign from his media job and joined the business world. The wife is expected to take the matter to court any time from now. ***** A prominent managing director of a state parastatal is in trouble with a tenant who used to live in his house for allegedly refusing to refund a deposit of Sh100,000 the tenant paid despite the tenant leaving the house in very good order.

According to the tenancy agreement dated March 1, 2010, the tenant paid Sh100,000 deposit which was to be refunded at the time of exiting the apartment.

However, the said MD no longer picks calls nor responds to text messages from his former tenant.

The last time he spoke, our mole tells us he was directed to only discuss the matter with the caretaker.

The disgruntled tenant is due to hold a press conference to expose what he termed “otherwise uncivil behaviour by my landlord” by close of business this week.

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legal OPINION

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The case for lobbying legislation stronger now with devolution

to prevent graft, the law must clearly define either who qualifies as a lobbyist or what activities constitute “lobbying”

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fter every election, we witness emergence of influence peddlers doing rounds in the capital city making money with a promise that they can fix meetings or obtain certain favours on behalf of their clients from power holders.

These breeds of ‘busy bodies’ pass themselves out as business people since they do not have a defined job description. In the wake of the devolved system of Government ushered in by the March 4, 2013 General Election, if not regulated, these peddlers can cause economic turmoil in a country. In mature democracies,

the sPeCtatOR with Ng’ANg’A gicuMBi

they are known as lobbyists.

A lobbyist is a person communicating with a public power holder with the aim to influence elaboration, presentation, approval, change or amendment of law, bill, policy, program, public procurement etc. A lobbyist includes a person representing interests of a larger group or acting on behalf of a collective interest. Such a complement would distinguish standard lobbying conduct from a communication with citizens.

Lobbyists are frequently characterised as either “contract” hired for a specific project or “in-house” lobbyists. Apart from public procurement procedure, it is especially political lobbying that is associated with non-transparent and potentially corruptive environment. The lobbying is even generally perceived as a synonym to the corruption and bribing.

On the other hand, it is clear that lobbying is legitimate and indivisible part of any political process anywhere in the world

“lobbying”. This is often the most difficult and contentious part of a lobbying law because these terms often determine how broadly, in terms of people affected and/ or activities regulated, the law applies.

There are several ways that a lobbyist might try to directly influence a public official. He or she might hold a formal meeting with one or more officials in which information is shared that supports the position of the lobbyist or interest group. In addition, and in any historical periods. Decia lobbyist might try to befriend sion makers or legislators simply public officials in various ways, do not have all information which such as by taking them out to dinis needed to make a well-balanced ner, throwing parties or providing decision or pass legislation with entertainment. regards to all interest groups which Lobbyists can indirectly influwill be affected. ence public officials as well. One Lobbyists can be employed by way of doing this is to get citizens interest groups that want public to put pressure on the officials. policies to favour them and their For example, a lobbyist might orcauses. Lobbyists typically use ganise a letter-writing campaign, verbal persuasion to try to influence organise a protest or encourage public officials, but some might recitizens to call their government sort to more unethical or even illegal representatives in support of practices, such as bribery. For this or in opposition to a particular reason, lobbying typically is heavily proposal. regulated in mature democracies Lobbyists might purchase and lobbyists are required to register advertisements that are designed with the government to engage in to sway the public opinion or to lobbying on a regular basis. put pressure on officials. They also It is expected that influence ped- might use the media to gain attendlers will infiltrate County Governtion for their causes. ments. In order to prevent corrupt Many types of organisapractices, the first legislation that tions use lobbyists. Businesses, should be considered enacted at the industries and groups in certain national level is a lobbying law. The segments of the economy use lobbying law must attempt to clearly lobbyists to encourage legislation define either who qualifies as a that will benefit them financially. lobbyist or what activities constitute Organisations that represent cer-

Why many Kenyans will never stop crying

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had just been admitted for my “A” levels and was feeling very intellectual.

I was eager to meet other like-minded thinkers who had been admitted with me. Ideas have always fascinated me and I was looking for an opportunity to share when our headmaster punctured my sense of anticipation. During the orientation he asked us, “What is the most difficult human activity?”

Much as we tried, none of us seemed to give the right answer until tired of waiting, one of us demanded an answer. The voice of the headmaster was swift as it was devastating in its effect.

“Thinking is the most difficult human activity. It’s what drives people, their societies and institutions towards freedom and prosperity. Thinking is the tendency to not simply accept things as they are but to want to think about them, to understand them, to turn them over and over again. Because most people are

not eager to seek knowledge, they never stop crying.” As I put down his words in my notepad, I realised I had needed to talk less, read more and think more.

Most politicians and some crude professionals and pollsters have mastered the psychology of luring people into an inaction that is borne of ignorance in order to ride roughshod on them.

In fact, they like it when people remain uninformed. They know that when many individuals show the least interest on tough issues that impact heavily on their lives they are easily manipulable.

That’s why it’s easy to fool the masses through manipulation of figures because many people loathe mathematics.

But our destiny is linked to how best we understand and appreciate the power of numbers to turn around our lives and our communities.

A recent research published in the Journal of Science by a Princeton University-based research

team that was based on group decision-making experiments on fish, as well as mathematical models and computer simulations, can ultimately provide insights into humans’ political behaviour.

The researchers reported that in animal groups, uninformed individuals — as in those with no prior knowledge or strong feelings on a situation’s outcome — tend to side with and embolden the numerical majority.

When the results are related to human political activity, the study challenges the common notion that an outspoken minority can manipulate uncommitted voters. These researchers think the ignorant do not help extreme views to proliferate. They are too apathetic.

Iain Couzin, a Princeton professor of ecology and evolutionary biology noted, “The classic view is that uninformed or uncommitted individuals may allow extreme views to proliferate.

We found that might not be the case…we show that when the uninformed participate, the group can come to a majority decision even in the face of a powerful minority.

They prevent deadlock and fragmentation because the strength of an opinion no longer matters — it comes down to numbers. You can imagine this being a good or bad thing.

Either way, a certain number of uninformed individuals keep that minority from dictating or complicating the behaviour of the group.

When people abdicate their duty to think through issues and to seek after knowledge, there is a proliferation of too many ignorant people and a state of idiocracy is created. When this happens, the society ceases to function coherently and noise dominates because as Couzin and company found out “… there just aren’t enough informed individuals to guide the group.”

Listening to a good number of TV and radio commentators and reading commentaries in our dailies, I formed the opinion that there were so many pseudointellectuals who darkened the election issues with their ignorance. It was not lost on their

tain moral or political issues use lobbyists to support their causes.

Groups of all types that have any concerns or issues that might be affected by public policies can use lobbyists to influence the officials who make those policies.

Sometimes, lobbyists and interest groups will work together to support or to oppose certain issues. These cooperative efforts might be between groups that have similar or related interests, such as one that supports environmental causes and one that supports rights of a marginalised group. At other times, however, seemingly unrelated groups or even groups that are normally opposing might find common ground regarding specific issues that is under consideration and will combine their efforts to influence public officials.

In most jurisdictions including Kenya, it is illegal for public officials to accept money or certain favours in exchange for taking certain actions in their jobs, such as voting for or against a piece of legislation. Small gifts, entertainment, food or other items of a certain monetary value or less might be legal, however, and are quite common. Occasionally, an unscrupulous lobbyist might offer bribes.

In order not to devolve corruption, Kenya must quickly enact a lobbying legislation or else these influence peddlers will run amok in the counties.

The writer is an advocate. mboya@lsk.or.ke

audience that they were bereft of coherence, ample historical antecedents and analytical ability.

Yes, they had a good command of English but that was all. They did not present the picture of knowledge - of a scholar intent on uncompromisingly dispensing truth. These pseudo-intellectuals appeared to be beholden to political personas however hard they tried to mask the fact. For this reason, it was impossible for them to give opinions with predictive value.

Part of the problem was that many of these “experts” were young guys who cared less about Kenya’s history before 2002 and 2007 general elections. I guess there is need for the media houses to invest in some good old hands drawn from the academia and the general society to enrich their in-house think-tank as is the practice with other global media.

For media houses to have pseudo-intellectuals dictate our political narrative by giving armchair opinions that make a mockery of the science of political analysis is to irritate the ears of their audiences.

The writer is a behaviour analyst with Uniglobe Consults ngagich04@gmail.com

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Kenya’s strategiclocation Successful military mission in Somalia has highlighted the important role Kenya plays in the region’s geopolitics

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By PATRICK MATHANGANI an western nations really disregard Kenya as a partner for pursuing their interests in The Horn of Africa and the East African region?

Ever since the US and European nations issued threats of “consequences” should Kenyans vote for leaders indicted by the International Criminal Court, the question has lingered persistently.

Analysts say sanctions could range from light symbolism such as western leaders avoiding direct contact with those charged, to crippling financial restrictions. Others consider a worst-case scenario that would include abandoning Kenya in search of another strategic partner in the region.

Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto, who have been indicted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, were declared victors in the presidential elections held on March 4. As the nation waits for the outcome of a court challenge against their

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SH 41 BILLION

US financial assistance to Kenya in 2011 topped the Sh 41 billion mark

SH 680 MILLION

This amount of money was provided by the United States for counter -terrorism programmes in Kenya in 2011

Ethiopia Uganda

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Kenyan toops in Somalia. Kenya offers a vantage point for the US to keep an eye on Somalia, where al Qaida-linked terror cells pose a threat to world peace.

election, it also holds its breath to see what those consequences would be.

Western nations favour Kenya for its fairly advanced infrastructure, burgeoning democracy and a blossoming economy that makes it a business hub for the region. It plays host to the UN, as well as several multinational firms and organisations.

The country offers a vantage point for the US to keep an eye on Somalia, where al Qaidalinked terror cells pose a threat to world peace.

While opinion is divided on the severity of US action over the matter, several knowledgeable personalities we spoke to mentioned Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda as possible replacements for Kenya.

However, they agree that although Kenya has been preferred for long, “it is not indispensable.”

Jendayi Frazer, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, has said the US needs Kenya more than Kenya needs it. She insists counter-terrorism activities would be severely interrupted if Kenya became unstable, and has criticised the Obama administration for trying to

influence the vote.

“We wouldn’t be making very much advancement if Kenya becomes unstable,” she told journalists last week.

Prof Makau Mutua, a distinguished professor at State University of New York, disagrees with Frazer’s assessment.

“Kenyans shouldn’t kid themselves. The West shunned Kenya under Moi, and can do so again,” he told Standard Xtra in an email message. He was referring to economic sanctions imposed under retired President Moi in the 1990s. Imposed over the push for reforms, the sanctions hit Kenyans hard as the economy nearly collapsed.

“I believe Tanzania is now well placed to challenge Kenya as the pivot of East Africa. It could benefit from Kenya’s isolation,” Prof Mutua added.

With terrorism spreading its tentacles from Somalia to Mali, US interest in Africa is rising. In 2008, the Africa Command, one of six US military’s combatant commands spread around the world, was formed. This highlighted the continent’s rising priority for the US. “The benefit of that is, frankly, there is a group of people who wake up every day thinking about African security matters,” Gen Carter Ham, commander of the

Africa Command, said last month.

While it is also aimed at strengthening military capabilities of Africa’s militaries, “the mission of the command actually is quite simple. It is to protect the national interests of the United States,” Gen Ham said.

Gen Ham added that plans to move the command’s headquarters from Stuttgart, Germany, to Africa have been abandoned.

In the continent, the US has only one permanent military base and this is in Djibouti.

But it also appears keen on increasing its military presence, with reports last month indicating it plans to set up a drone base in northwest Africa. This would help it fight militants in countries such as Mali.

Some of the military’s activities in East Africa include forays into Somalia, where it has targeted suspected al Qaida operatives. They include bombings in 2005, as well as drone strikes last year.

Kenya is a hub for gathering intelligence about activities of al Shabaab, Somalia’s militant group that has been linked to al Qaida.

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would be difficult to overlook To all that are willing to walk this path of progress, you will continue to have a strong friend and partner in the United States of America — US President Barack Obama

Prof Macharia Munene, an international relations lecturer at the United States International University, does not think the US would do anything drastic if Uhuru is sworn in as president.

He cites contradicting statements by President Obama and Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson over the election of ICC suspects, saying the nation needs to clarify its position. While Obama had said Kenyans were free to elect leaders of their choice, it was Carson who spoke of consequences. He has since sought to calm tempers over his statement.

But if the worst were to happen, the US could easily shift its focus to Ethiopia, Prof Munene said. Uganda could also be a candidate, he added.

Kenya’s neighbour to the north has been more proactive in the fight against terror, as witnessed when it sent troops into Somalia in 2006. At the time, Ethiopia was seen as a proxy for the US, and attracted the wrath of al Shabaab.

Terrorists bombed an Ethiopian restaurant in Kampala in 2010, killing more than 70 people.

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By STANDARD REPORTER estern powers will do anything to safeguard their interests in foreign lands, especially where alternatives are not available.

Examples of such situations include the Suez and Panama crisis that brought into play various powers jostling to safeguard their interests.

The Suez crisis erupted when Egypt’s then President Gamal Abdel Nassar decided to nationalise the Suez Canal in 1956. Nassar’s decision followed refusal by the US to fund the Aswan Dam. The canal is of great strategic importance to European nations, as it allows passage of vessels to and from Asian countries without having to navigate around Africa.

There is no alternative to the canal but to go round through the cape in South Africa, which multiplies by many times the distance ships would travel.

After Nassar’s move, Israel invaded Egypt, and Britain and France followed suit by bombarding Cairo. The western nations feared that they would no longer have easy use of the canal, which had operated for decades without political interference. However, it was rumoured that all along, the three nations had planned to invade Egypt.

They also wanted to force a change of power by having Nasser removed from

Former Panama strongman Manuel Noriega was captured by US troops. office. The Soviet Union also threatened to jump into the war on Egypt’s side, which would also have brought in the US as the cold war raged.

However, the three nations withdrew after intervention by the US, the United Nations and the Soviet Union. The

management of the canal therefore remained with Egypt.

On the other side of the globe, the US and the Republic of Panama had been tussling over territorial issues for decades. But this intensified in 1987 when the then leader, Gen Manuel Antonio Noriega, came increasingly under pressure for human rights abuses.

The US was worried that it was only years to the expiry of a treaty that would see it hand over the management of the canal to Panama. The canal, which provides passage to US cargo and naval ships, is of immense importance to the country.

The US had amassed soldiers in the region as political crises became increasingly common in Central America. The American southern command, one of six operated by US military around the globe, was headquartered here. The area also hosted a network of installations for intelligence gathering. It is the US that had propped Noriega in the early days of his rule, using him to pursue its interests against his rivals in Central America.

However, as a standoff ensued in 1989 over a disputed territory and the canal.

The US invaded Panama, captured Noriega and tried him for drug trafficking, money laundering and racketeering.

The UN condemned the invasion, saying it was against international law.

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northwestern Somalia.

The nation is believed to be providing airstrips from which US surveillance drones are launched. It also has a fairly well equipped military, a larger territory than Kenya, and a border with Somalia that stretches for more than 1,600 kilometres. This compares to Kenya’s border with Somalia, which is 680 kilometres long.

But unlike Kenya, Ethiopia lacks a frontage to the sea, an important consideration in trade and military activities.

“Kenya’s relation with the US is one of mutual understanding,” Prof Munene said.

“But Kenyans should not deride themselves by thinking they are indispensable.”

If Obama’s isolation of Kenya were to include a cut in aid, the nation would lose a huge chunk of monies currently going to health, education and counter-terrorism.

US assistance to Kenya has risen in the past decade, surging from just $35 million (Sh2.9 billion) in 2000 to $485 million (Sh41 billion) in 2011.

The figures do not include food aid.

Of the 2011 funds, Sh34 billion went to health, Sh935 million to education, and Sh680 million to counter-ter-

rorism activities. The rest was shared between environment conservation, governance and aid towards activities for promoting economic growth.

The Kenya military has also benefitted from assistance by the US government, which include communication gadgets and hardware used in Kenya Defence Forces’ push into Somalia in 2011.

European Union countries, which have made threats similar to those by Carson, have committed to give Kenya 399 million Euros (Sh43.9 billion) between 2008 and this year.

But according to a country strategy paper signed between former Finance Minister Amos Kimunya and the European Commission, the agreement “does not pre-empt financing decisions by the commission.”

This disclaimer ostensibly gives the commission wriggle room should its relationship with Kenya change.

According to Dr Edward Kisiangani, a political science lecturer at Kenyatta University, donor countries are likely to scale down their activities in Kenya.

“Our problem is that we like to live in a lie,” he said, referring to failure by voters to heed warnings by the US and the EU.

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As the election got underway, some 3,000 British troops arrived in Laikipia, and are expected to train in the region’s rugged terrain and shooting ranges in Isiolo.

Although he believes no other nation could take the country’s place in fulfilling America’s needs for a strategic partner in the region, this would not stop the US from punishing Kenya.

The UK, which was at the centre of warnings of consequences, has had a long-lasting mutual relationship with Kenya. It ranges from trade, bilateral aid to agreements for its military to train in Kenya’s remote northern region.

As the election got underway, some 3,000 British troops arrived in Laikipia, and are expected to train in the region’s rugged terrain and shooting ranges in Isiolo.

These areas are preferred because they simulate desertlike conditions in places like Afghanistan and Iraq.

Kenya gains immensely from these exercises.

For instance, under the current Memorandum of Understanding that allows the UK to bring in its troops, the European nation has an obligation to spend at least Sh3.3 billion. The agreement expires in 2015.

Already, the UK has advertised a two-year tender for supplies relating to this year’s military exercises. The tender is worth Sh270 million.

Other activities by the British military include training Kenyans in conflict prevention and resolution, as well as humanitarian assistance.

However, there have been claims that soldiers have raped Kenyan women in the past.

In 2002, Britain agreed to pay more than $7 million (Sh595 million) to about 200 Kenyans killed or maimed by unexploded munitions left in the training ranges.

Kenya’s importance to the US is demonstrated by its interest in the concluded polls.

The US provided advisory services to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission through the International Foundation of Electoral Systems, which was contracted by USAid. The Carter Centre, set up by former president Jimmy Carter, was the main source of international observers from the US.

Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson .

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PICTURETHIS AGAINST THE GRAIN Scramble for relief food It is quite unusual for Kibera residents to be beneficiaries of relief food donated by the Ministry of Special Programmes

Former NBA star’s new job as crossing guard Former NBA star Adrian Dantley spent years guarding opponents on the court. Now he’s guarding schoolchildren as they cross the street.

Radio station WTOP reports that Dantley, a hallof-famer and former star for the Utah Jazz and Detroit Pistons, started working as a crossing guard in September.

He works an hour a day at Eastern Middle School and New Hampshire Estates Elementary School in Silver Spring, Md. The six-foot-five Dantley grew up in the area and says he took the job for the health care benefits and to have something to do. Montgomery County civil service records show he gets paid $14,685.50 (Sh1.2 million) a year. Dantley says he doesn’t need the money.

He says he enjoys giving the young children high fives and encouragement.

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By PETER ORENGO s the ravaging effects of climate change start hurting poor countries, the UN has set up a centre to aid the transfer of climate-related technology and expertise to developing countries.

Set up in Nairobi, the centre, Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), will work to facilitate adoption of technology to enable developing countries reduce greenhouse gas emission and improve resilience to changing weather patterns, drought, soil erosion, and other impacts of climate change.

This comes as the world appreciates the role technical developments in renewable energy, innovative cropping techniques and the role of technology and research plays in tackling climate change.

The new UN facility comes after last year’s decision at the 2012 UN Climate Change Conference in Doha to set up the centre. Governments meeting recently in Nairobi at the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) confirmed a Unep-led consortium as the hosts of the Climate Technology Centre.

The consortium includes the UN Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) and eleven other international research and development bodies.

The UN conference centre in Nairobi. Nairobi will be home to the new centre.

The 2010 UN Climate Change Conference agreed on a new Technology Mechanism to improve the transfer of climate-related technology, encompassing energy efficiency, renewable energy, early-warning systems, and other fields.

Mobilising necessary funds and eliminating policy and technical barriers to deploying such technologies have traditionally proven difficult.

The CTCN will work to reduce these risks and barriers and support efforts to implement mitigation and adaptation actions that can reduce emissions and ensure progress towards sustainable development goals.

“Already some 1,500 activities related to climate

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technologies are taking place in over 150 countries. Together, this expertise and global reach will deliver scaled-up action on mitigation and adaptation, and support the transition to an inclusive, low-carbon green economy,” said UN Under-SecretaryGeneral and Unep Executive Director Achim Steiner.

Through nationally designated authorities, developing countries will be able to call on the services of the centre and its wider network for technical support and advice.

The centre will build capacity on priority issues, entrepreneurship, and the development of policies and programmes to attract foreign direct investment.

Bedbugs are universal pests of humans and domestic animals. In Kenya, the common place to find bedbugs, as the name implies, is the bed, especially wooden ones.

Bedbugs often hide within seams, tufts, and crevices of the mattress, box spring, bed frame and headboard.

• The sole food of bed bugs is the blood of warm-blooded animals.

• While bed bugs are not known to transmit disease, their presence is unwelcome and has presented difficult challenges and distress to many people.

credit card can harbour bedbugs.

According to he National Pesticide Information Centre (NPIC), bedbugs can be difficult to control, even with trained professionals.

Many insecticides are not effective at killing the eggs, so a repeat treatment is often necessary to kill the juveniles after they hatch. Even worse, some populations of bed bugs have developed resistance to common insecticides, making some sprays ineffective. Alternative methods include heat and steam treatments, structural fumigations and cold treatments.

Characteristics of Bedbugs: Bedbugs have piercing-sucking mouthparts that enable them to pierce the skin and suck blood from their hosts.

Bedbugs are generally active only at night, with a peak attack period about an hour before dawn, though given the opportunity; they may attempt to feed at other times of day.

Attracted by warmth and the presence of carbon dioxide, the bug pierces the skin of its host with two hollow tubes.

With one tube it injects its saliva, which contains anticoagulants and anaesthetics, while with the other it withdraws the blood of its host.

Bedbugs are very flat, allowing them to hide in tiny crevices. A crack wide enough to fit the edge of a

Control Use a protective plastic cover for mattresses and box springs to keep the bugs of the bed.

Tape up any tears or holes that appear in the mattress, box spring, or plastic covering.

Remove excess clutter to reduce the number of places where the bugs can hide.

If you have been away from home travelling, check your luggage and belongings for bedbugs before bringing them into the house.

If you are considering buying any used/second-hand items, check them carefully for bedbugs before buying them, and wash them before bringing them into your home.

— Peter Orengo

Endocrinologists: For healthy hormonal glands An endocrinologist is a specially trained doctor who diagnoses and treats diseases that affect the glands that form what is called endocrine system.

The glands that make up the endocrine system include the thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, ovaries, testes, adrenal, pituitary and hypothalamus.

Glands are organs that produce hormones, which help control activities in the body such as reproduction, food processing, waste elimination and growth and develop-

ment. Because of their developing bodies, children have special requirements from these specialists who are trained in paediatric endocrinology.

Some endocrinologists focus on one or two endocrine system diseases, such as diabetes, pediatric disorders, thyroid, or reproductive and menstrual disorders.

Others work in all areas of endocrinology such as in: Diabetes: Patients with diabetes have too much sugar in their blood.

Thyroid: Patients with thyroid conditions often have problems with their energy levels.

Bone: Rickets, which causes bones to soften, and osteoporosis are bone diseases that endocrinologists diagnose and treat.

Reproduction/Infertility: Help people with problems of siring a child.

Top endocrinologists 1. Kitirda Acharya 2. Doreen Aximba

3. Kimani Gicheru 4. Mary M Kiko 5. Mary S Limbe 6. Nancy Ngugi 7. Lucy Ngunyangi 8. Eva Njenga 9. Fredrick C Otieno 10. Rohit Radia 11. Kibowen Toroitich All operating from Nairobi — Gatonye Gathura

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TECHINNOVATE TECH rEVOluTION

SmArT ClOTHES

Smart jacket to monitor Arctic workers’ health

A Norwegian research organisation, Sintef, is working on a smart cloth line dubbed ColdWear with sensors that can monitor the wearer’s body temperature and other vital signs along with body position and movement.

One of the clothes, a jacket, has a sleeve with a sensor to collect hand temperature, humidity and outside temperature. The jacket also has an accelerometre, a gyroscope and a digital compass to monitor workers activity, body position and movement to show whether they are stationary or active. The data collected in sent via Bluetooth to a computer or smartphone, where a supervisor can use it to determine whether the worker needs to stop for the day. The sensors are designed to work without maintaining direct contact with skin, and they are connected via flexible conductive threads that are sewn into the fabric.

Jacket turns body movement into music

Smart fitness socks

Sensoria, a US computer accessory builder, has come up with smart socks with sensor-equipped textile materials, which can track traditional data about how many steps one has taken, their speed and distance.

The socks also provide data about their running form and technique. The sensors can upload data wirelessly to a PC or smartphone.

You will soon begin dancing to the music of your body movement. A team of designers have developed a jacket with sensors that turn body movement into music. The sensors synchronise to iPhone and Android OSs to produce music. The jacket contains three flexible touch sensors on a front pocket, an accelerometre in one sleeve, and a small joystick with four buttons on the other sleeve. When connected the sensors transform the wearer’s body movements into beats and other audio. Moving an arm at different speeds triggers beats at different tempos, while sliding a few fingers on the touch sensors adds notes like a small synthesiser.

Wearable pain relief patch

Thimble Bioelectronics, a US medical device start-up is set to introduce Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Tens) portable chronic pain relief patches.

Tens uses low voltage electrical stimulation to reduce body pain. The wearable application of the technology designed to adhere to the problem area and provide TENS treatment for the pain. The healing patch which can be put anywhere there is pain has a Bluetooth connected to a smartphone app to pain and manage treatment.

Glove places a keyboard on your fingers

Gauntlet is a new smart glove device with built-in wireless keyboard functionality designed by University of Alabama researchers. The keyboard on your hand glove detects when you tap your thumb on each segment of your fingers and the type is transferred to the screen. And you can do a swiping gesture that would erase it.

Its signals are carried by conductive thread to a small printed circuit board (PCB) where relevant keyboard data is transmitted via Bluetooth to a computer, tablet, cell phone, or any other compatible device. The potential utility of Gauntlet for disabled users is obvious, and can be also used in the military, gaming, and even making music.

i Hub

Even as investors itch to invest their money in technology start-ups, none of them will be willing to inject money in a business idea, especially of a glossy app solving no particular problem in society. No one will be willing to inject money into a business motivated by its spicy name or sophistication.

However, most entrepreneurs decry lack of capital, grants or government support whether running a grocery shop or retailing tech solutions.

However legitimate these concerns are, many potential app end up as dreams never to be developed.

And as dreams are put on the line, problems in society are not solved and unemployment and poverty come calling. Meanwhile, credible investors can’t find lucrative places to put their money.

Determined entrepreneurs on the other hand market their products by the day and burn the

Bracelet displays SMS, Facebook or Twitter messages

The Sh860 LinkMe bracelet connects via Bluetooth to a user’s smartphone to show SMS, Facebook, Twitter or other text messages received on phone. It will be ideal for people in meetings as the bracelet prevents one from succumbing to the temptation of reaching out for their phone when it vibrates alerting one of a message. Apart from showing text messages, the bracelet’s default mode shows time on its LED screen and has a lithium-ion cells with a-two-weeks battery life.

Compiled by Sam Wakoba www.techmoran.com

Tenacity: Time to engage gear, market is ready for apps midnight oil enhancing their products. This is evident with, Nigeria’s Omatek Ventures, which has local manufactures building desktop computers and tablets and producing own versions of iPads. The manufactures didn’t wait for grants and funding, it followed them; the Nigerian Government had to look for more money to invest into them. In a move to promote the venture, the Nigerian Government is encouraging its agencies to buy Nigerian, but these computers have to measure up with international standards, if not better than international devices.

So much has been done here at home too.

There have been grants and early stage funding from various sources. The ICT Board’s Tandaa grants have helped finance several early stage firms. Some start-ups have reported success while others got stuck, gave up their applications and closed shop. Unfortunately some entrepre-

neurs, I’m yet to find out exactly who, could not take up the pressure of a demanding start-up requiring one to input up to 18 hours of work a day. They gave up innovation, bought cars and went back to their 8-5 jobs.

To those who decided to go all the way come will reap great as the third series of Pivot East, a mobile entrepreneur competition has just been announced. It comes with capital up for grabs, working space and proven mentorship to best mobile phone applications developed. It is a fact that there are people who want to help developers build an empire, finance it and help it launch into the market. But this rarely happens.

Corporate firms are not letting anyone’s dream die cheaply. Safaricom is set to introduce affordable smartphones in the market. That will present a market for new games, enterprise, comedy and news, education and health apps we develop.

Google is here and YouTube needs our videos.

Nokia is here, so is Samsung, IBM and LG. The latest entrant is Intel, already selling its Intel powered Yolo, running on Android and in need of local applications.

Intel wants more makers than talkers out of Africa. The global chip maker has partnered with iHub, and will work with hubs and incubators across the continent to build skills of both hardware and software applications through online developer resources, university training programmes, device seeding programs and expansion of technology hubs to accommodate more. Speaking during the launch Intel’s Yolo smartphone, Danie Steyn, general manager of Intel East Africa said: “Our engagement will not only be around educating the developer community, but we’ll also run a series of hackathons across African network in partnership with iHub.”

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The University of Nairobi invites interested and qualified bidders for the following tenders: Tender Number

Tender Name

Tender Fee

Bid Bond

Closing Date

UON/T/34/2012-2013

Proposed Prefabricated classrooms at Lower Kabete Campus

Ksh.3000.00

Kshs.10,000.00

Wednesday 10th April 2013 at 10.30am

UON/T/35/2012-2013

Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Local Area Network Extension to the Alumni office block at Kenya Science Campus

Ksh.3000.00

Kshs.10,000.00

UON/T/36/2012-2013

Supply of 2 No. Bulk Filing Cabinets for the School of Business.

Ksh.3000.00

Kshs.10,000.00

Friday 12th April 2013 at 10.30am

UON/T/37/2012-2013

Provision of Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) System Phase II

Ksh.3000.00

Kshs.10,000.00

Friday 12th April 2013 at 02.30pm

Thursday 11th April 2013 at 10.30am

The tender documents with further detailed information may be obtained from The Procurement Manager University of Nairobi, Main Campus, Administration Block 1st Floor Room A104 during normal working hours from Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 5:00pm, upon payment of a non-refundable cash fee deposit of KShs 3,000.00 (Kenya Shillings three thousand only) at Barclays Bank Ac. No. 094-8245531 Queensway House Branch and thereafter obtaining an official receipt from Gandhi Wing Room G4. Bidders shall be required to submit a copy of the payment receipt with the Tender documents. The Tender documents in plain sealed envelopes and marked with TENDER NAME AND NUMBER should be addressed to: THE PROCUREMENT MANAGER/SECRETARY, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI TENDER COMMITTEE P.O. Box 30197 – 00100 Tel: 020 – 318262 ext 28249 NAIROBI, KENYA Tender documents MUST BE placed inside the tender box at the main campus Main Administration block reception area.

Bulk documents shall be delivered to the office of The Procurement Manager, University of Nairobi, Main Campus, Nairobi, Administration Block 1st Floor Room A104 on or before the closing date.

Tenders will be opened immediately thereafter in the Council Committee Room in the presence of bidders who choose to attend. Late submissions will be rejected and returned unopened.

Bid bond shall be from a commercial bank, in the form of a Banker’s Cheque, Bank Guarantee or Letter of Credit or a Guarantee from an Insurance Company approved by the Public Procurement Oversight Authority (PPOA), which must be attached to the tender document.

The University of Nairobi reserves the right to reject any Tender in whole or in part. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

PROCUREMENT MANAGER

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7:00PM: Upeo Upeo 7:00PM: wa Radio Radio Maisha Maisha wa 8:00PM: Skika Skika 8:00PM: Sasa Sasa

10:00 AM: AM: 10:00 Staarabika Staarabika 1:00PM: Upeo Upeo 1:00PM: wa Radio Radio Maisha Maisha wa 1:30PM: IzIz Vipi Vipi 1:30PM:

9:00PM: Maji Maji 9:00PM: Makuu Makuu 12:00AM: Hakuna Hakuna 12:00AM: Kulala Kulala

ESPN ESPN 07:00 07:00 07:30 07:30 08:00 08:00 09:00 09:00 10:00 10:00 10:30 10:30 11:00 11:00 01:00 01:00 03:00 03:00 03:30 03:30 04:00 04:00 05:00 05:00 05:30 05:30 06:00 06:00 06:30 06:30 07:00 07:00 07:30 07:30 08:30 08:30

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SCREENII “I ME AUR“MURDER3”(18)At MAIN” At 12.00pm,9.00pm.

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“LIFE OFIII PI” (PG) At 11.00am, 1.30pm, 4.00pm, 6.30pm SCREEN “SNITCH” (TBA) 10.30am, 12.40pm, 2.50pm,5.00pm, 7.10pm, 9.20pm.

SCREENIV III“JACK KAI POTHE CHE” (TBA) At 10.20am, 8.50pm.

SCREEN GIANT KILLER” (TBA)12.50pm, 11.40am,3.30pm, 2.00pm,6.10pm, 4.20pm,6.40pm, SCREEN IV “I ME AUR MAIN” (TBA) At 11.40am, 2.00pm, 4.20pm, 6.40pm, 9.05pm.

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(TBA) At 11.30 am, 2.00pm, 4.20pm, 6.45pm, 9.00pm.

SCREEN II HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTER IN 3D (U16) At 11.30 a.m, 2.00pm, 4.00pm, 8.40pm.

STARFLIX –VILLAGE SCREENI“HANSEL&GRETEL” At 12.00pm,2.30pm,4.30pm, 6.30pm, 8.30pm STARFLIX “RISEOFTHEGUARDIANS”At11.30am,2.15pm –VILLAGE SCREENII “NI SISI” At 4.15pm. 6.15pm, “HANSEL&GRETEL” At 12.00pm,2.30pm,4.30pm, 6.30pm, 8.30pm SCREENI“6 8.15pm.

BULLETS” At 6.15pm, 8.15pm.

SCREENII “NISISI”At12.00pm,2.00pm, SCREENIII “WRECKITRALPH”At11.45am, 1.45pm.

“6 BULLETS” At 4.00pm, 6.15pm, 8.15pm.

“JACK REACHER” At 3.45pm, 6.30pm, 9.15pm. SCREENIV“THEHOBBIT”At SCREENIII “WRECKITRALPH”At11.45am, 1.45pm. “JACK REACHER” At 3.45pm, 12.00pm,2.40pm,6.00pm,9.15pm.

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“6 BULLETS” At 2.15pm, 4.30pm, 6.45pm.

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Pis ce s

PUZZLING

yesterday’s solution (Feb 20 - Mar 20)

Sudoku

You may have that nagging feeling that no matter how well you are progressing in the workplace, there is something you have missed.

All rows, columns and 3 by 3 grids (defined by bold lines ) have the numbers 1 to 9 appearing only once.

Some of the numbers have been entered. Complete the whole table by inserting the

Virgo

Aquarius

(Aug 23 - Sept 23) If work seems to monopolize your life, it may be time to stop and take notice. If the changes that you will have to make are too much for now, make some small changes each week.

(Jan 21 - Feb 19) You are just plain witty now and the ideas roll off your tongue. This is a real time for communication-by phone, letter or in person.

Libra

correct numbers.

Codeword Puzzle

By Rosy Russell

Aries

(Sept 24 - Oct 23) Putting aside youthful antics, you are now more intent on the secure, dependable aspects. This may mean that you have settled on a particular major in college or a profession in your community. You will make great headway in your choices.

Aries (March 21 - April 20) Check and recheck your work and the expectations for this day. This is a time when you could make some wrong choices. Knowing this ahead of time, it will be easier for you.

Scorpio

Taurus

(Oct 24 - Nov 22) Unfinished business from the past may weigh on your mind just now. Pace yourself and in surprisingly little time, progress will be recognized. You may be of great help to a business associate today.

(April 21 - May 20) Your highly active mind encourages you to voice your ideas. This makes for a potential in a management position if you are careful. Strive for coordinator or a consulting position within your work.

Sagittarius

Gemini

(Nov 23 - Dec 21) Your heart is as big as all outdoors--not only for those close to you emotionally, but for the general public as well. You just cannot be mad at anybody.

All you want to do is help, protect and nurture.

(May 21 - June 21) Be as realistic as possible when job opportunities come your way. This time is one of hard work and responsibility, both in salvaging some endeavors that appear to be failing.

Capricorn

Cancer

(Dec 22 - Jan 20) Hard work and responsibility, both in salvaging some endeavors that appear to be failing and in branching out in new directions, are evident. You stick to routine tasks and avoid starting new projects for now.

Mental stimulation from others is the key for today.

(June 22 - July 22) This should be a normally active, stimulating day, full of paperwork, conferences and communication. A technical matter may need special attention around noon today. Double-check the facts in front of you-mistakes can be easily made by someone new.

Leo

Horoscopes

(July 23 - Aug 22) This is a go-to-it day, like many of your days this month. You may find that you enjoy your job or the responsibility it entails more than usual. Expect a sense of support and goodwill from those around you.

Courtesy: dailyhoroscopes.com

Using all the letters of the alphabet, fill in the grid. To help you, there are three cryptic crossword-style clues: Top line: He uses Pa Hog to make a food tube. (3,10) Middle line: A union uniform? (1,7,5) Bottom line: Some spirited tale? (3,5,5) To start you off, here is one of the letters.

© NO 4838

DIFFICULT The letters have a distinct value between 0 to 9. The totals vertically and horizontally have been given. Solve all the values.

NO 4837 YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS A B C 4

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2

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS 1 J

2 T

3 O

4 M

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6 H

7 W

8 K

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15 E

16 Z

17 D

18 L

19 Y

20 I

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22 F

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THE STANDARD EXTRA

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / The Standard

puzzling Cryptic Puzzle

Easy Puzzle

Across 1 Heathens (6) 7 Good-looking (8) 8 Sand hill (4) 10 Stopped (6) 11 Concluding part (6) 14 Insect (3) 16 Irritates (5) 17 Girl (4) 19 Rope-making fibre (5) 21 Cant (5) 22 Baa (5) 23 Assist (4) 26 Magic servant (5) 28 Four-poster, say (3) 29 Baffling person (6) 30 Courteous (6)

31 Go out (4) 32 Forefather (8) 33 Imitates (6)

Down 1 Package (6) 2 Maltreats (6) 3 Cast off (4) 4 Naval commander (7) 5 Regal (5) 6 Hereditary units (5) 8 Fingerprints, slang (4) 9 Born as (3) 12 Nothing (3) 13 Horizontal (5) 15 Backless sofa (5) 18 Foreign (5)

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30

Observe (3) Harden (3) Stain (7) Large (3) Balloon gas (6) Revise (4) Bits (6) Gain access to (3,2) Female relative (5) Engage in pugilism (3) Hairstyle (4)

YESTERdaY’S EaSY SoluTIonS ACROSS: 1, Papal 6, Diary 9, Rivulet 10, Broad 11, Peach 12, Besom 13, Divides 15, Sea 17, Otic 18, Tights 19, Greet 20, Glares 22, Ante 24, Eel 25, Dessert 26, Duvet 27, Maori 28, Relay 29, Unravel 30, Verge 31, Plate.

DOWN: 2, Adroit 3, Arabic 4, Lid 5, Dukes 6, Deposit 7, Item 8, Rocket 12, Bears 13, Dodge 14, Vital 15, Shine 16, Asset 18, Tenet 19, Genuine 21, Legate 22, As well 23, Truant 25, Delay 26, Drug 28, Rep.

Thought Today In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

-Thomas Jefferson

ACROSS 1 Furnish with flexibility (6) 7 Organ stops (8) 8 It’s a long story (4) 10 Weapon for which gunners need a landing-place (6) 11 Quietly step up the laudations (6) 14 Only pretend to work? (3) 16 They aren’t all that colourful (5) 17 Sound a thick-headed person (4) 19 Maxim, maybe, of many an American (5) 21 Old Nick was enthroned on one (5) 22 Food the teetotaller has to pay out for (5) 23 Junior boys apt to get lit up?

(4) 26 Flare in wild fashion (5) 28 Figure in the late news (3) 29 Of the type to give a twist to the tail, I see (6) 30 Chiefly macho when getting out of line (6) 31 An afterthought, note, in church (4) 32 Might they possibly restrain racehorses? (8) 33 Doing one’s best to be irksome (6) DOWN

(4) Ancient skill in bridge building (7) 5 I go round the city (5) 6 It’s foolish of them to cut classes (5) 8 Cover for a spell (4) 9 Become a bit fidgety (3) 12 Mark has the article I’m after (3) 13 One injected acidly? (5) 15 Dot it as aforementioned (5) 18 Two quartets don’t necessarily make one (5) 19 Heady reward for a tricky trio? (3) 20 He’s sunny, but not Jim (3) 21 Outstanding stranger in the street (7) 22 Drink up, chum (3) 23 It’s fey, perhaps, that such an excitable woman might be called (6) 24 Daughter of the woman next door? (4) 25 Mentioning an old saw (6) 26 Half a ton (5) 27 Ruler sometimes breathless (5) 28 Obtain a supply with a word of thanks, softly (3) 30 The upright part of a Christmas tree (4) 4

1 Erects constructively under cover (6) 2 Sound position for a swimmer (6) 3 We need a new one annually

YESTERdaY’S CRYPTIC SoluTIonS ACROSS: 1, Black 6, Widow 9, Rotated 10, Scrip 11, Lefty 12, Be-LL-a 13, Cur-Eal-l 15, Jet 17, Opus 18, Pel-O-ta 19, Di-V-es 20, Chaser 22, Site 24, Hal 25, Farmers 26, Fin-al 27, Steam 28, Prime 29, L-add-ies 30, Gr-ill 31, The-SE. DOWN: 2, Lockup 3, C-rises 4, Kop 5, Came-l 6, Wellies 7, I’d-EA 8, Outlet 12, Bl-air 13, C-ouch 14, Rural 15, Jodie 16, Takes 18, Pet-Al 19, Dec.-imal 21, Hal-ter 22, S-MERSH 23, Trumps 25, Fal-do 26, F-all 28, Pet.

12 THE STANDARD EXTRA Wednesday, March 20, 2013/ The Standard Inspirational Tweet: @Raykilimo: Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

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s Pope Francis was being installed at St Peter’s square, Kenyans took part iin n the mass virtually. While mammoth crowds witnessed history in the making at the Vatican, KOT tweeted blessings for the newly installed Pope while others updated tweeters of the happenings.

Timelines were swarmed with inspirational snippets from the pontiff ’s homily, giving a well-deserved break from the negativity that has dogged social media of late.

The exciting mood shift in cyberspace was palpable.

Now, what if churches were to harness the power of social media?

What if instead of demonising worshippers for using their phones in church clerics encouraged them to tweet and Facebook the sermon using their devices?

Churches always try to get more people to attend services and ascribe to their beliefs — but if Moses won’t go to the mountain, then take the mountain to him. There is a vast audience for on social media-it us upon the church to take advantage of it.

— Joy Chelagat {Sub-editor, social media}

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@Kenyanzulu: I am not Catholic but I am a keen listener of what the pope says.

I wish him well in leading the faithful.

@Pnyaikamba: Congratulations Pope Francis. We Kenyans are praying for you and do pray for us too.

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@Mrogerssj: Just watched #PopeFrancis give his first homily as pope. Touching, honest and simple. It’s a brave new world inside the Vatican.