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Wednesday, August 18, 2009 DAILY NATION

PREMIERSHIP CHAT» Alex Ferguson led Aberdeen to glory

Newfound Man-City riches bring spice to the league

Ligue 1

PSG MOVE TO TOP AFTER BIG VICTORY OVER CAEN I have been reading Fatherhood 101 since Pudd’ng was little. My husband introduced it to me but I hated it at first because I did not have children of my own. Now I cannot wait for Wednesdays so I can read the articles. The one titled “Straight out of the mouths of babes” (Living July 22, 2009) made me think of how my ‘triple joy’ (two sons and a daughter who are six months old) is going to make me go insane. Despite that, I am very happy and encouraged. God bless you. The worst thing about the whole story is that it did not only affect her but also her children. What a heart-breaking story!

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JUVE BEATEN AT HOME AS LEADERS ARE HELD I read your article by Millicent Mwololo about Faith Akinyi last week and broke down. How life can change in the span of a second! I kept wondering what this woman ever did to deserve such treatment. The worst thing about the whole story is that it did not only affect her but also her children. The worst thing about the whole story is that it did not only affect her but also her children. EDITORIAL DIRECTOR: Joseph Odindo MANAGING EDITOR: Mutuma Mathiu | EDITOR: Ruth Lubembe WRITERS: Millicent Mwololo CONTRIBUTORS: Dorothy Kweyu | Dr Kamau Kinyenje | Josaya Wasonga | Sona Parmar Mukherjee | Gastrodenome CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Kamau Wanyoike | CHIEF GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Edward Mwasi GRAPHIC DESIGNERS: Elijah Muli | Mejumaa Mbaruku | Nzisa Mulli | Andrew Anini | Dennis Makori PHOTOGRAPHY: Faith Njuguna | Michael Mute | Phoebe Okall | Charles Kamau Is published weekly by Nation Media Group Limited. It is distributed free with every Wednesday’s ‘Daily Nation’. ©Nation Media Group Limited, 2009. All right reserved. Unsolicited manuscripts, artwork, transparencies submitted at sender’s risk and assumed to be for publication. While every care is taken on receipt of such material, Nation Media Group Limited cannot accept responsibility for accidental loss or damage.

Manchester City’s Emmanuel Adebayor (C) challenges Arsenal’s Denilson (L) and Gael Clichy (R) during their English Premier League soccer match in Manchester, northern England September 12, 2009.

COMMENT

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Fergie’s irritation at neighbours’ wealth flaunting turns to concern as Hughes’s men chalk up fifth win on the trot ahead of this weekend’s derby

here’s one derby (a game between two local rivals) that really matters in Britain, and that’s Celtic against Rangers. As often as not, the winners of this game between the two Glasgow sides end up taking home the Scottish league or cup trophy that season. There aren’t normally any challengers from the rest of Scotland, at least since the days in the 1980s when a certain young Alex Ferguson led Aberdeen to glory. South of the border, there are one or two derby games that attract more than just local attention. This is because of a combination of frequency of occurrence (it’s only relevant if two local sides are in the same division of the league) and the chance of the match affecting the destination of silverware. First amongst these is the Merseyside tie between Liverpool and Everton. This has the benefit of being played every year and sometimes being for a trophy. This was particularly true during the mid 1980s, when Liverpool and Everton regularly swapped the league title as well as winning the FA Cup. As added spice, the two teams’ grounds are either end of Stanley Park in Liverpool. Seven Sisters Road Next in line would have to be the North London derby between

Arsenal and Tottenham. There are two notes of caution here. Firstly, although only the Seven Sisters Road in London separates the two, it is a very long road — you’d have to be very fit to want to walk rather than drive or take a bus between the two grounds. Secondly, Arsenal may have twice actually won the English title in games away at White Hart Lane (in 1971 and 2004) but the traffic has all been one way. The last time Tottenham were the English champions was in 1961. This is so long ago that Arsenal fans often taunt, “You won the league in black and white” – that is, before the invention of colour television. These are the only serious competition to the Celtic-Rangers supremacy. That is, until this season, when one derby game may well surpass all others. Next Sunday, the newly-rich

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The year Zainab got married. Amount in shillings she was being paid for working at her brother-in-law’s as house help.

Manchester City get to test their title credentials in the ultimate cauldron. City take their 100 per cent record in the Premiership to Old Trafford Think about it how many times have you left something of yours whether a child or your favourite outfit or even a car with someone else and resisted the urge to cross your fingers or call every five minutes to find out it everything is okay? There’s something about owning something that makes it more valuable to you and hence makes you look after it carefully. Ladies, it is the same with your house. It does not belong to your workers so don’t blame them when they don’t appreciate it quite the same way you do. That is why they won’t see the need to polish the floor every week despite your strict instructions, or wash the windows

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Amount in shillings she was being paid for working at her brotherin-law’s as house help.

DAILY NATION Wednesday, August 18, 2009

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Wenger blasts new Premier league rule ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has slamed the Premier League’s new rules on home-grown players — claiming it will weaken the English game.

By Millicent Mwololo

rom next season all Premier League clubs will be required to have eight homegrown players out of a squad of 25. They do not necessarily have to be British but have trained for three years under the age of 21 in England or Wales. Wenger, whose Gunners side is often criticised for having no English players in it, does not believe introducing such limits would improve the current state of the game.

He said: “I am not in favour of it and I said that many times. “I feel that when you want to see the best players in the best league in the world, you have to be open. “To accept competition — and we live for competition — it is not to accept artificial rules and that is why I am against it.” This is because of a combination of frequency of occurrence (it’s only relevant if two local sides are in the same division of the league) and the chance of the match affecting the destination of silverware. First amongst these is the Merseyside tie between Liverpool and Ever-

ton. This has the benefit of being played every year and sometimes being for a trophy. This was particularly true during the mid 1980s, when Liverpool and Everton regularly swapped the league title as well as winning the FA Cup. As added spice, the two teams’ grounds are either end of Stanley Park in Liverpool. Seven Sisters Road Next in line would have to be the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham. There are two notes of caution here. Firstly, although only the Seven Sisters Road in London separates the two, it is a very long road — you’d have to be very fit to want to walk rather than drive or take a bus between the two grounds. Secondly, Arsenal may have twice actually won the English title in games away at White Hart Lane (in 1971 and 2004) but the traf-

Standard Liege’s Dieudonne Mbokani (L) fights for the ball with Arsenal’s Alexandre Song (R) during their Champions League soccer match at Sclessin stadium in Liege

PREMIERSHIP CHAT» Alex Ferguson led Aberdeen to glory

Premier League in £1billion bonanaza sales barrier THE Premier League has smashed the £1BILLION sales barrier for the first time in its 17-year history.

By Millicent Mwololo

t defied the recession by raking in cash from worldwide TV deals handing windfalls to top clubs. Champions Manchester United alone pocketed a massive £51.5million last year. Second-placed Liverpool trousered £50.3million while even rock bottom West Brom got £31.1million. Clubs were paid a set fee, money each time they were shown on TV plus a payment based on where they finished. The League’s turnover was up six per cent from last year’s £951.6million. Chris Brady, dean of BPP Business school, said: “The Premier League’s not bullet-proof - but it’s not far off it. Where else do you have a billion people watching the same thing for two hours a week, ten months of the year?” The Premier League got £2.7billion by selling TV rights for three seasons from 2007 to 2010. Mr Brady said it was likely to get even Manchester City’s Emmanuel Adebayor (C) challenges Arsenal’s Denilson (L) and Gael Clichy (R) during their English Premier League soccer match in Manchester,

more in future.. This is because of a combination of frequency of occurrence (it’s only relevant if two local sides are in the same division of the league) and the chance of the match affecting the destination of silverware. First amongst these is the Merseyside tie between Liverpool and Everton. This has the benefit of being played every year and sometimes being for a trophy. This was particularly true during the mid 1980s, when Liverpool and Everton regularly swapped the league title as well as winning the FA Cup. As added spice, the two teams’ grounds are either end of Stanley Park in Liverpool. Seven Sisters Road Next in line would have to be the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham. There are two notes of caution here. Firstly, although only the Seven Sisters Road in London separates the two, it is a very long road — you’d have to be very fit to want to walk rather than drive or take a bus between the two grounds. Secondly, Arsenal may have twice actually won the English title in games away at White Hart Lane (in 1971 and 2004) but the traffic has all been one way. The last time Tottenham were the English champions was in 1961. This is so long ago that Arsenal fans often taunt, “You won the league in black and white” – that is,

Theo Walcott is the Premier League’s super sprinter

Broadcast payments 2008-9: Arsenal £46.5million; Aston Villa £44.5m; Blackburn £34.4m; Bolton £35.5m; Chelsea £47.7m; Everton £44.8m; Fulham £40.1m; Hull City £32.5m; Liverpool £50.3m; Man City £40.1m; Man Utd £51.5m; Boro £30.9m;

Manchester United fan Bolt hit a top speed of 24.04mph as he won two golds at the World Championships in Berlin. Arsenal’s Walcott clocked 22.72mph and Sol Campbell took a shock second place in the top-flight race with a 22.50mph top speed. The top speeds have been calculated by Castrol using data captured over two seasons. Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres would be in a photo finish for third with their joint top speed of 22.27mph. Football’s fliers hit incredible speeds and Walcott’s bursts mean he would run 9.9secs for 100m - if he could sustain his top speed of 10.1m per second. Double Olympic champ Bolt ran 9.58secs to break the 100m world record in Berlin.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009 DAILY NATION

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Ali Karimi refuses to go away By DOROTHY KWEYU

s IRANIAN PLAYER: VERSUS INSTRUCTION AND ADVI CE; WCE VERSUS INS TRUC TION AND AD VICE; WCE VERSUS INSTRUCTION

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hould you give a razor blade to the child that cries for it? The Swahili saying, ‘Mtoto akililia wembe mpe’ says you should do just that. But according to psychotherapist John Gaiti, it is possible to warn children of the danger posed by the various gadgets and situations in their environment without putting them through pain. Our homes are full of appliances, chemicals and even cosmetics that could pose a danger to children. There have been many cases of children who are left unattended for just a few minutes and end up tipping boiling pots of water over themselves, resulting in serious injuries. Sometimes, these accidents end in death. All children, from the moment they can crawl, are governed by curiosity and their adventures keep

hospital casualty staff busy. They will put anything in their path into the mouth, or liberally apply on themselves ointments meant to treat medical conditions. The list is endless. So how feasible is it to conceptualise ‘burning’ to a child who has not experienced the searing pain caused by hot water or fire? Would it not help to expose the child to the heat under parental watch rather than leave them to explore on their own, with potentially fatal consequences? I grew up in the village, where light came from lanterns and the koroboi the tin oil lamp and I still remember Mum watching attentively as a child reached for the dancing flame only to cringe as the heat touched the little fingers. The curiosity was sated there and then and the act was never repeated again. Gaiti, a counsellor and trainer at Amani Counselling Centre and Training Institute in Nairobi, frowns on such methods, which go against his professional training. He roots for effective parent-child communi-

PLAYER WATCH

Bolo Zenden snubs Pompey

POOR POMPEY. They can't even get the out-of-contract Bolo Zenden to sign for them, with their owner apparently - according to the Daily Mail at least - baulking at the Dutchman's £20,000-a-week wage demands. Now it's down to a straight shoot-out between Burnley and Hull for his signature. NEILL TO SUNDERLAND All the signs were that the Aussie would join Atletico Madrid because of the lower Spanish taxes but it now looks like Sunderland will offer him £40,000 a week to join Steve Bruce's side. The Black Cats only have Phil Bardsley has a dedicated rightback. With the transfer window now closed, Neill is in a good bargaining position. BORO IN LOAN MARKET That's right - a week after the transfer window closed, Championship clubs can start borrowing players from Premier League clubs desperate to shift a few quid off their wage bill. Wait a minute, he's not in the Premier League...ah, never mind. – Sona Parmar Mukherjee

MICHEL TAKES CHALLENGE

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AFRICAN PLAYERS ABROAD JON OBI MIKEL MAKE CHELSEA VERY HAPPY The USDA has a way of rating foods based on their antioxidant properties. This scale is referred to as ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity). The ORAC scale rates prunes at the top of the list. FREDERIC KANOUTE CORNERSTONE OF ATTACK Prunes are loaded with Vitamin A (beta-carotene) which stimulates the production of collagen in our bodies. Collagen is a protein that connects our body tissues together, and the lack of it shows in our skin in the form of sags and wrinkles. DIDIER DROGBA OVERCOMES INJURIES TO SCORE Prunes are also very high in copper, another anti-aging beneﬁt. Copper maintains the health of our tissue and bones, it aids in the production of collagen and elastin, the two substances that gs that youthful skin. SAMUEL ETO: THE LION NEVER DIES

WORLD RANKINGS CAF Team 1. Cote d’Ivoire 2. Cameroon 3. Egypt 4. Ghana 5. Nigeria 6. Gabon 7. Algeria 8. Tunisia 9. Burkina Faso 10. Mali

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Team Pts 1. USA 974 2. Mexico 835 3. Costa Rica 735 4. Honduras 715 5. Trinidad/Tobago 517 6. Canada 504 7. Jamaica 477 8. Panama 431 9. El Salvador 398 10. Cuba 393

Team 1. Brazil 2. Argentina 3. Chile 4. Paraguay 5. Uruguay 6. Ecuador 7. Colombia 8. Venezuela 9. Bolivia 10. Peru

Team Pts 1. New Zealand 336 2. Fiji 330 3. New Calendonia 199 4. Vanuatu 177 5. Solomon Islands 97 6. Samoa 38 7. Cook Islands 34 8. Tahiti 32 9. Tonga 28 10. American Somoa 0

Team 1. Australia 2. Japan 3. Korea Republic 4. Iran 5. Bahrain 6. Saudi Arabia 7. Oman 8. Qatar 9. Uzbekistan 10. Korea DPR

Pts 1604 1113 846 842 820 749 657 604 547 363

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Team 1. Spain 2. Netherlands 3. Italy 4. Germany 5. Russia 6. England 7. Croatia 8. France 9. Greece 10. Serbia

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009 DAILY NATION

fifa 2010

FIFA! WHO IS ZAKUMI?

Plan to join the biggest gathering o ‘85ers since graduation, and our biggest reunion ever. We will even lead the P-rade! Reunions are fami friendly and include special activiti for kids so brine! Reunions are fam ily friendly and include special activ

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Thrills in qualifying ga WOULD YOU CARE FOR YOUR FRIEND’S CHILDREN TO THE POINT OF WORRYING ABOUT THEIR WELFARE LONG AFTER YOUR FRIEND? By DOROTHY KWEYU dkweyu@ke.nationmedia.com

FIFA COCA-COLA WORLD CUP TROPHY TOUR AT A GLANCE

was busy working in the office 25 years ago when a colleague called me to the reception area of the old Nation House on Tom Mboya Street, saying there was someone who had come to see me. It was not anyone I knew but the impeccably dressed gentleman did not keep me in suspense. He went straight to the point, saying he had read my by-line in the newspaper and wondered if I might be the daughter of his long-lost friend. I asked what his friend’s name was, and he said: “John Kweyu”. He quickly added: “Are you Veronica’s daughter?” He had identified both my parents positively and it was my turn to ask who he was. As he told me his name Nyalo Kitheka I vaguely recalled seeing a picture of him posing with Dad hanging on the wall of the family home in Butere. I was amazed that he could take the trouble to try and trace his friend decades after they had quit the army to become drivers for numerous firms before eventually retiring to their respective rural villages. After chatting for a few more minutes, we parted on the note that I would find time to take him to see Dad, who by then was confined to a wheelchair following a stroke he had suffered. But my work schedule made it impossible for me to reunite the old friends, who had first met in the Kings African Rifles Army as recruits. But if I thought that Dad’s death 15 years ago marked the end of Mzee Nyalo’s interest in me, I was wrong. It quickly became evident that the old man was not about to break the link he had re-established even though his friend was dead. He set about showing me that he belonged to the old school of friendship that prides itself in being ‘my brother’s keeper’ a friendship that does not die simply because the common bond has been cut.

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He made a point of visiting me at home often and these were not just social visits. He wanted to know how I was getting on, how my children were doing and if there was anything he could do to help whenever there was a need. This was a man I knew nothing about in my growing years, but here he was keeping an eye on his friend’s daughter. I became curious to discover why Mzee Nyalo had not given up on me despite the fact that it had taken the better part of 25 years for me to return his many visits to my house. Finally, sitting in his Tumba Village home in Mung’ala Location of Machakos District, the 82-year-old man says: “In the next world, there are only two locations: heaven and hell. If I go to heaven, John is sure to ask me if I looked after the children he left behind. I want to be able to say, ‘Yes!’” I would say yes too, were my father to ask me the same question of his friend. My mind races back to the 2008 post-election mayhem when Mzee Nyalo was among the few people, other than family members, who were constantly on the phone, asking if my family and I were safe. I was touched each time he called, especially because finding airtime at that time was a tall order. I nudge him further about the tremendous affection he obviously has for me the kind of loving care that caused him to visit me in my Nairobi home last year all the way from Machakos carrying a huge bunch of bananas. “I want you to know that we are not starving in Ukambani,” he had joked. The matatu he was on failed to stop at the stage near my house and he had to hire someone to help him carry the bananas to my house. My, was it heavy! But the thought behind the gesture that he merely wanted to ensure my family and I did not lack food, even if it meant us eating bananas for a long time to come, spoke volumes of his commitment to the friendship he once shared with my father. Indeed, what he says in answer

to my prodding defines the basic tenets of true friendship: solidarity and loyalty in times of hardship, sharing in one another’s happiness and shared fun and adventure truly the stuff memories are made of. Mzee Nyalo gives me a little insight into the David-and-Jonathan type of bond he had with Dad. “We were on a mission in Isiolo when I got lost in the forest. It took

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This is the diary of Asunta Wagura, a mother of two who tested positive 23 years ago. She is the executive director of the Kenya Network of Women with Aids

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FIFA QUALIFYING ROUNDUP

HE HAD RE-ESTABLISHED EVEN THOUGH HIS FRIEND WAS DEAD.

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Be some of the tough questions that confronted me when I went to speak about positive living to college youths. I could hardly believe some of the things I was hearing and struggled to keep a straight face becaus and struggled to keep a straight face because that’s what a counsellor is supposed to do. Any show of anger or disgust

Mzee Nyalo Kitheka and his wife, Beatrice Kalondu, at their home in Mung’ala Location Mzee Nyalo Kitheka and his wife, Beatrice Kalondu, at their home in Mung’ala Loca-

Headlinie for the story about the qualifying game Be some of the tough questions that confronted me when I went to speak about positive living to college youths. I could hardly believe some of the things I was hearing and struggled to keep a straight face becaus and struggled to keep a straight face because that’s what a counsellor is supposed to do. Any show of anger or disgust

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me forever to get back to the main oad, by which time our truck was one. It was not until two days later hat, worn out, hungry and frustrated t being left behind, I finally found my way back to camp in Nanyuki,” he ays.“On seeing me, the mzungu team eader said casually, ‘Next time, you will be eaten by hyenas’. I was very urt. Later, John took me aside and hared my hurt, saying he did not un-

derstand how a human being could be so casual about death. “Your father explained that he had to abide by orders, otherwise he would not have left me behind. The team leader had said they should move on and John had no choice but to go along.”Mzee Nyalo knew exactly the kind of predicament my father was in because he knew that in the army, orders were orders no matter

what the circumstances were. He knew his friend was not in a position to argue with the team leader. Had there been anothway “From that day, I knew he was a true friend,” he says. Sometime in 1947, Nyalo boarded the steam train in Nairobi heading for Nanyuki, when he bumped into his friend, who was also travelling back to the camp from leave. “I noticed he was with a beautiful girl, and I asked, ‘Ala, who is this, John?’ ‘I am now married,’ he told me. I was very happy for him,” Mzee Nyalo recalls, his eyes alight from the memory of that encounter. Their friendship took root to the point where it was no wonder when they got fed up with serving in the

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Wanjiru, also the London Marathon champion, is expected to compete at the Chicago marathon in October where he

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 DAILY NATION

HALL OF FAME

It quickly became evident that the old man was not about to break the

Olympic champ with a big dream Olympic champion Samuel Wanjiru is on the threshold of becoming the third Kenyan to win the lucrative World Marathon Majors (WMM) series title

“In the next world, there are only two location: heaven and hell. If I go to , John is sure to ask me if I looked after the children he left behind. I want to be able to say, ‘Yes!’”

By DOROTHY KWEYU

dkweyu@ke.nationmedia.com

ith no change having been reported at the top 10 positions after the Berlin World Championships, Wanjiru is still at the helm of the men’s leader board with 65 points for the 20082009 season. Wanjiru, also the London Marathon champion, is expected to compete at the Chicago marathon in October where he should shake off any pursuant to claim the title first won by Kenyans Robert Cheruiyot then Martin Lel. The WMM series is a competition that overlaps over a two-year period for the top five city marathons in with Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York plus either the World Championships or the Olympics, depending on which lies in between the series’ period. The winners of the WMM series pocket $500,000 (Sh38 million). Although the top five performers in the men’s and women’s marathon races at the World Championships in Berlin scored points towards the WMM, Wanjiru, who is also the defending champion in London, and Irina Mikitenko (Germany) lead the series with 65 and 75 points respectively. On the men’s leaderboard, Tse-

Mzee Nyalo

OF KITH AND KIN

Samuel Kamau Wansiru of Kenya holds his national flag after winning the men’s marathon in the athletics competition at the National Stadium during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 24, 2008

Samuel Kamau Wansiru of Kenya holds his national flag after winning the men’s marathon in the athletics competition at the National Stadium during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 24, 2008 gaye Kebede of Ethiopia, the bronze medallist in Berlin, added 10 points to his initial 25 he acquired in winning the Boston Marathon to get a tally of 35 points and jump to second place in the WMM standings.

TRACK RECORD

Emmanuel Mutai, fourth in London, got an additional 15 points from the Berlin World Championships after finishing second behind gold medallist Abel Kirui and has 26 points. Third is Ethiopian Deriba Merga with 30 points. Mutai and Kedebe are the only ones who improved their standings among the top five.

Kirui entered the WMM with his victory and has 25 points in position seven same as compatriots Daniel Rono and Evans Cheruiyot. Martin Lel and Mikitenko are the reigning WMM champions. The series champions will both be awarded Sh38 million ($500,000) on November 2 a day after the conclusion of the series with the winner of New York City marathon (November 1) known. The WMM series is a competition that overlaps over two year period for the top five city marathons in starting with Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York plus either the World marathon champi-

Man with humble beginnings

The top speeds have been calculated by Castrol using data captured over two seasons. Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres would be in a photo finish for third with their joint top speed of 22.27mph. Football’s fliers hit

incredible speeds and Walcott’s bursts mean he would run 9.9secs for 100m - if he could sustain his top speed of 10.1m per second. Double Olympic champ Bolt ran 9.58secs to break the 100m world record in Berlin.

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FRIENDS FOR LIFE

NUMBER OF years of friendship between John Kweyu and Mzee Nyalo Kitheka. He exemplifies values that may seem old-fashioned now, but which many might do well to learn to live by.

ON THE FENCE

FRIENDS FOR LIFE

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Local football still a mess

Kenya in coaching crisis again as ‘Hey’ issues ultimatum Manchester United fan Bolt hit a top speed of 24.04mph as he won two golds at the World Championships in Berlin.

Samuel Kamau Wansiru of Kenya holds his national flag after winning the men’s marathon in the athletics competition at the National Stadium during

Arsenal’s Walcott clocked 22.72mph and Sol Campbell took a shock second place in the topflight race with a 22.50mph top speed. The top speeds have been calculated by Castrol using data captured over two seasons. Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres would be in a photo finish for third with their joint top speed of 22.27mph. Football’s fliers hit incredible speeds and Walcott’s bursts mean he would run 9.9secs for 100m - if he could sustain his top speed of 10.1m per second. Double Olympic champ Bolt ran 9.58secs to break the 100m world record in Berlin. Campbell’s top speed could see him run 10.1secs for 100m - just a tenth of a second slower than Brit Dwain Chambers ran at the World Championships. Football’s fliers hit incredible speeds and Walcott’s bursts mean he would run 9.9secs for 100m - if he could sustain his top speed of 10.1m per

The lull in the perennial administrative upheavals in the Kenya Football Federation was too good to last. The crippling tug of war has once again

By Charles Nyende

he two factions that have been fighting over the last two years for the right to manage the game in the country are at it, again. First, an annual general meeting that was to be held by the Fifa-recognised KFF sometimes in March was stopped by a high court order obtained by the Government-regis-

tered KFF. The Government-registered KFF, under the chairmanship of Sam Nyamweya, went ahead to call for its own AGM on May 24. Secondly, the Fifa-recognised KFF has been shopping for a contracted coach for Harambee Stars, expected to be announced this week. The Fifa favoured faction have at the same time been desperately looking for the tens of millions of shillings that will allow them put Harambee Stars in

a worthy 2010 World Cup/African Nations Cup campaign. But as they grapple with these problems, the Government-backed KFF this week announced they had appointed a technical bench to manage Stars in the 2010 qualifiers. Stalemate perpetuates Thirdly, none of the factions can access the KFF accounts which were frozen by their bank over ownership. Also, whenever one faction approaches a potential partner, the other follows suit claiming they are the genuine office. Just who is fooling who in this sham that is our national football administration? Whenever one group of football

NUMBER OF years of friendship between John Kweyu and Mzee Nyalo Kitheka. He

LOCAL LEAGUE» Nationwide teams push for promotion

Teams push for promotion to Premier With the soccer season nearing completion, the race is on to find which team will be promoted to the Premier League alongside Sofapaka.

top talented players

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The year Zainab got married. Amount in shillings she was being paid for working at her brother-inlaw’s as house help.

By John Ashihundu

ofapaka complete their league assignments this weekend, according to the KFF secretary general, Sammy Obingo. Sofapaka, initially formed as a church recreation group, have amassed an unassailable 70 points followed by Administration Police (59) and Kenya Revenue Authority (54). KRA are preparing to face Gor Mahia in their KFF Cup semi-finals. Eldoret Mahakama top Zone “A” with 50 points followed by Flouspar

JOHN BARAZA

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(46) while AFC Leopards are third with 43. Several teams, including Leopards, have lodged protests over abandoned matches. Leopards coach, Gilbert Selebwa appealed to KFF to solve the cases early.

MCDONALD MARIGA

Zone A Saturday matches: Strathmore University v Muhoroni Youth (Nairobi School), Kisumu Black Stars v Nairobi Stima (Kisumu Moi), AFC Leopards v St Andrews Turi (Kabete). Sunday: Kisumu

FRANCIS OUMA

Black Stars v Flouspar (Flouspar), Mincuss v Muhoroni Youth (RTI). Zone B tomorrow fixtures: KNH v Magongo Rangers (KNH). Saturday fixtures: Sofapaka v Magongo Rangers

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“IN THE NEXT WORLD, THERE ARE ONLY TWO LOCATIONS: HEAVEN AND HELL. IF I GO TO HEAVEN, JOHN IS SURE TO ASK ME IF I LOOKED AFTER THE CHILDREN HE LEFT BEHIND. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY, ‘YES!’” Mzee Nyalo

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results & fixtures

kenyan players abroad

12 September Gor Mahia

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Sofapaka Mathare Tusker FC Thika United Western Stima

LOCAL LEAGUE» Nationwide teams push for promotion

Rejuvenated brewers buoyant ahead of title Tusker continued to ride on their new vein of form brushing aside Mathare Youth 3-1 at Nyayo National Stadium as Mathare United maintained their lead on By Millicent Mwololo

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t City Stadium, Kenya Commercial Bank outthought Chemelil Sugar to stun them 2-1 while Ulinzi Stars could not reproduce the form of last week at their new Greensteds School home venue going down 1-2 to Agro Chemicals. Tusker opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Justus Anene skipped past one tackle around the area to beat Mathare Youth keeper Evans Adache with a low drive. Striker John Anene doubled the lead for the brewers in the 28th minute pouncing on Edward Kauka’s chest down from a long cross from Joseph Shikokot to drive the ball home. Mathare pulled one back in the 67th after the hard working Francis Oduor had dispossessed Jaffery Oyando to feed Daniel Waweru for a tap in finish. Earlier Oduor had rattled the upright with a headed effort. But the Mathare come back never

19 September 15:00 Ulinzi Stars v 15:00 SonySugar v 15:00 Agrochemicals v 15:00 Mathare United v 17:00 KCB v

26 September 13:00 KCB 15:00 SonySugar 15:00 Gor Mahia 15:00 MathareUnited Samuel Kamau Wansiru of Kenya holds his national flag after winning the men’s marathon in the athletics competition at the National Stadium during

Despite KFF’s endless wrangling, fans show desire for local football

Arsenal’s Walcott : method by which clubs are registered,

AFC Leopards Gor Mahia Bandari Sofapaka Nairobi City Stars

20 September 15:00 Tusker v Western Stima 15:00 Thika United v Chemelil Sugar 15:00 Sher Karuturi v Red Berets

Danger man Francis Ouma took up the role of provider setting up Wellington Okello to give Mathare the lead in the 15th minute. But the home boys showed grit to equalize in the 41st minute through Sebastian Hadiangu from an overhead Ali Breik pass. Chemelil Sugar threw away the chance to take over the leadership of the league table falling 1-2 to KCB. Geoffrey Maina (ninth minute) and Kevin Kimani (76th) where on target for the bankers, their strikes separated by Evans Walekwa’s goal in the 26th

Manchester United: Local football is not as exciting as it was back two decades ago. This is the impression that MERCY GAKII got when she braved the Harambee Stars vs Angola African Na

It is suggested that Mariga’s impressive performances for Kenya in the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup have persuaded Sir Alex Ferguson to make an offer for the 22-year-old, who was instrumental in Parma’s successful bid to return to the top flight last season.

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Talented Kenya midfielder McDonald Mariga could leave Parma for English champions Manchester United this summer, with teen striker Federico Macheda moving in the opposite direction, according to Sportmediaset.it.

The midfielder is also a target for top Serie A clubs, namely Milan, Inter and Fiorentina, but Manchester Utd have reportedly offered the services of promising striker Federico Macheda in part-exchange to persuade the Emiliani to part with their prized asset.

materialized. Tusker finished off the game 10 minutes from time when second half substitute Simon Mburu strolled with the ball into the net after a text book move down the left wing involving John Njoroge and Joseph Waweru split open the Mathare defense. At Mbaraki, home side Bandari fought back from a goal down to draw with league leaders Mathare United.

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for instance, is wanting,” Geoffrey Weru, one of the founders of Karatina Superstars Football Club says. Didier Drogba and Fernando: There were days when any match played by our local teams was a sell-out, and any fan who

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Bandari Chemelil Sugar Red Berets AFC Leopards

LEAGUE STANDINGS Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Team Sofapaka Tusker Mathare United Thika United Gor Mahia Sher Karuturi City Stars Ulinzi Stars Western Stima Chemelil Sugar SonySugar KCB Red Berets Agrochemicals AFC Leopards Bandari

Pld 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23

Won 12 12 11 9 11 7 8 7 7 8 8 7 4 5 4 4

Pts 45 40 40 37 34 33 32 32 31 31 29 28 21 21 20 18

12 monday football

Wednesday, August 18, 2009 DAILY NATION

Eduardo ARSENAL

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