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Survey shows most Kenyans against gays

we protest: Pro-gay supporters stage demonstrations along streets in Nairobi to protest the anti-homosexuality bill passed by the Ugandan parliament in February this year. A survey by Ipsos Synovate shows that majority of Kenyans are opposed to homosexuality and abortion.

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Most Kenyans are against gays From Page 1 A majority of Kenyans are opposed to homosexuality and abortion and are not ready for the practice.

Findings of a new study by IPSOS Synnovate in conjunction with the Kenya Christian Professional Forum (KCPE) indicate that 87 per cent of Kenyans do not support abortion.

Another 64 per cent of interviewees oppose homosexuality.

The findings will be a frustration to numerous efforts by western nations to have the rights of individuals respected regardless of sexual orientation.

The US recently stopped aid to Uganda and placed sanctions on some officials in what was seen as punishment for the country’s adoption of punitive laws against practicing homosexuals.

And in what may appear like a boost for homosexuals, The Time Magazine named Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainana among the 100 most influential people in the world after he publicly declared he is gay.

But the findings of a study titled “Perceptions Towards Abortion and Homosexuality in Kenya” says a majority of Kenyans do not support

the behaviour despite efforts aimed at changing what is seen as African intolerance towards homosexuality.

“Some 93 per cent of those interviewed across the country said they did not know any gay person and that homosexuality should not be legalised. Those who have come out of the closet should be prosecuted,” Ipsos Managing Director Margaret Ireri told an audience at the All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi where the findings were released on Wednesday.

The study showed that a majority of Kenyans believe homosexuality is an

acquired behaviour and not inborn.

“Sixty-four per cent of Kenyans believe homosexuality is not a natural act but is learned in the growing process,” she said.

IPSOS established that the highest prevalence of homosexuality is in Coast region at 13 per cent compared with the national average of five per cent.

A total of 2, 059 people were interviewed countrywide in the research conducted between April 28 and May7, 2014.

Kenyans aged 18 and above were the targets of the study.

On abortion, the research found out that some women are choosing to terminate pregnancies to pursue careers.

At least 43 per cent of those who support abortion said it is a better option if the woman or the couple were not ready for a child as they pursued careers or other interests.

Ten per cent of those aged between 18 and 24 support abortion.

“This age group is the most vulnerable and most unprepared to become parents and it is not surprising that they support abortion on demand,” Ms Ireri said.

S Africa minister warns over Boko Haram likely risk South Africans should not be surprised if Boko Haram splinter groups are operating in the country, Deputy International Relations Minister Luwellyn Landers said on Wednesday.

While there is no proof of the Islamic militant group’s operations in South Africa, Landers told reporters in Parliament that he was concerned.

“That has to be a concern for anybody and we shouldn’t be surprised if they are here,” Landers said.

“Someone who does a lot of work in Africa said to me it’s very difficult to pinpoint just who belongs to Boko Haram because they have succeeded in integrating in every community they seek to be part of,” he said.

Boko Haram has been blamed for a series of bombings, mainly in north-east Nigeria, its suspected base of operations.

In the latest attack on Tuesday, a truck exploded, killing at least 15 people in

the city of Maiduguri, a city repeatedly hit by the militant members.

The group made headlines after it kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria’s Borno state in April.

Other countries, including Cameroon, have launched a crackdown on suspected Boko Haram splinter groups.

“South Africa will continue to support actions taken by the African Union in support of Nigeria and other countries where the scourge of terrorism and armed groupings impact on the lives of innocent people and impede development,” Landers said.

Boko Haram’s influence in other countries could be more pronounced as its members blend into their surroundings.

“They don’t go around wearing specific colours or overalls or logos, so... you’ll never know that the person sitting next to you is a member of Boko Haram. That’s how effective they’ve become,” Landers said.

TERRORISTS: Boko Haram militants in Nigeria pose for photographs. A South Africa minister has warned of the possibility of the group carrying operations in the Rainbow Nation.

Pistorius suffers from stress disorder, lawyer claims Details emerging from a report submitted by psychiatrists who had been observing South African Paralympic and Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius showed that he suffers from post- traumatic stress disorder. As a result, he faces an increasing risk of committing suicide. news@x-news.co.ke www.x-news.coke facebook.com/XnewsKenya twtter.com/XnewsKenya

Pistorius, is on trial over the death of girlfriend Reeva Steencamp whom he shot and killed in his home in the early morning of Valentine’s Day last year. The athlete claims he allegedly mistook her for an intruder.

Throughout the trial, his defense team led by lawyer Barry Roux has

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portrayed him as a vulnerable individual mostly due to his physical disability because he is a double amputee.

“Should he not receive proper clinical care his condition is likely to worsen and increase the risk for suicide,” defense attorney Barry Roux told the Pretoria court, read-

ing from the psychological analysis submitted by the psychiatrists.

The report said Pistorius would still need psychological treatment since he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder which tends to lead one to suicidal tendencies.

The report also indicated that the athlete does not suffer from a men-

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tal condition when he shot Steencamp and could thus differentiate between right and wrong.

The trial had adjourned for a month following submissions by the prosecution that Pistorius should undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Today marks the fourth day since the trial resumed.

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Rwanda matches Kenya in poverty reduction strategies

Hunt on for gang that robbed man of Sh300,000

Tiny Rwanda is now at par with Kenya in implementation of strategies for speeding up economic growth, a review by the World Bank review has shown.

The two countries scored an average 3.9 out of six in the World Bank’s latest Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) Africa Report. Burkina Faso, Senegal and Tanzania followed close behind, each with a score of 3.8. The CPIA uses a number of indicators to rank countries on a scale of one to six to determine a country’s performance in economic growth strategies. These areas include economic management, structural policies, policies for social inclusion and equity, and public sector management and institutions. The ratings

Police are looking for a gang that attacked an accountant and robbed him of Sh300, 000 along the Southern by-pass in Langata.

The accountant was headed back to his office after withdrawing the cash from a bank when three armed men accosted him at gunpoint, grabbed the money and escaped on foot. Police say they suspect the attackers had prior information on the withdrawal and movement of the cash. They said they investigating the crime but no arrests has been made so far.

4-storey house collapses in Kiambu A building under construction collapsed yesterday evening in Ndenderu, Kiambu.

Police say as all workers had left. The four storey building collapsed and crumbled in ruins and county officials said they are yet to establish what caused the collapse.

Kenya still a top investment destination Kenya is still a leading investment destination in Africa for foreign investors.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) secretary general Dr Mukhisa Kituyi said Kenya is speedily rising as a favoured business hub in the continent. Dr Kituyi was launching the World Investment Report in Nairobi. He said Nigeria and Ethiopia are also among the top three favoured investment destinations.

Cops arrest women over 9 sacks of bhang Two women were last night arrested and nine sacks of bhang seized from their house in Kasarani. The women are said to be known traffickers of the drug and were arrested after police had been tipped off. Police say they are yet to know the value of the narcotics. The two will appear in court tomorrow to face drug trafficking charges.

are based on the progress a country makes in improving the overall quality of government policies and institutions aimed at achieving development outcomes that support economic support growth and reduce poverty. The findings may give Rwanda a competitive advantage over Kenya after the World Bank ranked the country among the top 50 countries in an ‘ease of doing business’ survey. Kenya is ranked 129th out of 189 economies on this roll. “There is still a lot of work to be done in Africa to meet the region’s needs for effective public services, and transparent and efficient government operations,” said Francisco Ferreira, Chief Economist for the World Bank in the African Region.

Victims compensation bill now set for debate Convicts may soon face additional penalties in payments to help their victims. A new Bill being debated in Parliament proposes that convicted criminals be forced to compensate the victims.

The Protection of Victims Bill 2014 sponsored by Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo was tabled Wednesday.

“A victim surcharged levy is to be calculated in accordance with a formula prescribed by the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for finance,” the proposal says.

Currently, victims are not compensated after their offenders are sentenced. Fines goes to the state.

But it will be a huge win for such victims as such compensation could also help in footing the cost of cases.

Such services will be established in all the 47 counties according to the proposals.

Also proposed in the Bill are better living conditions for those serving jail time as most of them have to endure squalor and misery in the cells. Most MPs, including Baringo women representative Grace Kiptui supported the Bill.

AUGUST HOUSE: Parliament is debating a bill to have convicted offenders compensate victims. The bill has was introduced in the House by Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo (Inset).

Sinai fire victims want AG to facilitate quick out-of-court-deal Survivors of the 2011 Sinai fire are now pushing the Attorney General to conclude the out of court settlement of their Sh25 billion compensation.

It emerged yesterday that the victims have written

to Attorney General Githu Muigai proposing that the talks on the out of court deal be more flexible. Their lawyer Lydia Kwamboka told High Court Judge Justice Isaac Lenaola that the proposals are meant

to ensure a deal is reached faster. The two parties were ordered to strike an out of court settlement and were yesterday told to complete the negotiation before July 16 when they will appear in court again. The victims

claimed that failure on the part of Kenya Pipeline Company to replace a Sh1,000 gasket in the a section of the pipeline passing through Sinai was responsible for the fire that swept through the slum in

Nairobi’s Industrial Area on September 12, 2011 killing more than 109 people and leaving scores others severely injured. Hundreds of businesses were also destroyed and many others displaced.

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State paraffin tax hike plan to boost LPG intake A majority of Kenyans who rely on kerosene as the main source of energy face harder economic times ahead as the Government weighs possibilities of imposing heavier tax on the product.

Addressing the First African Summit in Nairobi Wednesday, Mr Joseph Wafula of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, said the increment is meant to deter cartels from mixing kerosene with diesel and super petrol.

“We are thinking of putting tax on kerosene and removing the same from LPG so that we can minimise the element of people doing adulteration,” he said.

Data from the ministry shows that about 22 per cent of Kenyans still rely on petroleum fuel as their source of energy for cooking and lighting.

The economist in the ministry said the move is also meant to discourage people from using kerosene for cooking and adopt Liquefied Petroleum Gas. “We also want to impose tax on kerosene to make it more expensive so that we can deviate the use of kerosene in cooking to LPG,” said Wafula. To encourage consumers

popular option: Consumers queue for paraffin at a filling station. The Ministry of Energy says the Government plans to increase duty on the product as a way of discouraging intake by majority of Kenyans in favour of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

to adopt gas for coking, the economist said the tax levied on kerosene will be lifted for gas. The high cost of acquiring cylinders and cookers has made Kenya’s consumption

to remain at 80, 000 tones per year. Meanwhile, majority of Kenyans can only afford kerosene because they can acquire it in small quantities.

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Official says non-food items not in GMOs products ban list Non-food items are not affected by the ban imposed on genetically modified products, the Government has clarified. Chief Public Health Officer in the Ministry of Health Kepha Ombacho told the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture that the ban imposed in November 2012 does not include non-food items, such as cotton. MPs Ben Washiali (Mumias East) and Fred Outa (Nyando) had sought to know the Government’s view for counties which are keen on introducing genetically modified cotton in their regions. The Government has recently been under pressure to lift the ban on GM products as governors joined scholars and Non-Governmental Organisations in demanding for the lifting of the ban.

nEw OPTiOn? nyanza region MPs want to know if the government plans to introduce GMO cotton.

Former Health minister Beth Mugo announced the ban after a controversial study linked GM products to cancer. The taskforce was immediately formed to investigate the safety of GM crops. The Cabinet is yet to decide on whether the ban should be lifted. The latest development comes

amid claims that GMO products are sneaked into the country despite the ban.

Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has already constituted a team to probe claims that Aromat, a flavor enhancer from Unilever, is being sold to many Kenyans although it is genetically manufactured.

lump-sum amounts required to refill cylinders at once.

The Government projects to raise Sh7billion from duties and taxes to fund development of the LPG sub-sector.

Only about seven per cent of Kenyans use gas, with about nine out of 10 of the consumers residing in urban areas.

“A big percentage of LPG is used for cooking, of which 90

per cent is in urban areas,” he said. The three-day event was organised by the Petroleum Institute of East Africa to discuss how to promote growth in the gas sub-sector.

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NGOs warn of impending famine in South Sudan An estimated four million people in South Sudan are facing starvation, humanitarian agencies have warned.

The warning comes just days after South Sudan President Salva Kiir admitted that the war-torn nation is facing one of the worst famines ever.

More than a million people have fled their homes since fighting erupted between different factions of South Sudan’s ruling party last

December. Thousands have died in the conflict that started as a political dispute between President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, his sacked deputy.

The conflict soon escalated into ethnic violence.

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) - which brings together 13 UK charity organisations that deal with international crises, says it currently has less than half of the money it needs to prevent

the growing food crisis in South Sudan from turning into a catastrophe.

“If the conflict in South Sudan continues, and more aid cannot be delivered, then by August it is likely that some localised areas of South Sudan will slip into famine,” it said in a report, citing international food crisis experts.

The committee says the same experts helped predict the seriousness of the East Africa

food crisis in 2011, which led to the first famine of the 21st Century in Somalia.

It predicts that responsive emergency work will cost Sh16.5 billion but to date they have only received Sh6.44 billion.

“We are very concerned... that despite some excellent news coverage of the situation, public awareness of the crisis remains very low, making a successful appeal extremely

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difficult,” said DEC head Saleh Saeed.

Both Kiir and Machar committed themselves last month to a third ceasefire deal where they agreed to forge a transitional government within 60 days.

Fighting, however, continues and medical charity, Doctors Without Borders, has admitted that the situation in South Sudan is the worst it has seen in years.

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After losing both his parents to cancer, Scot Derk Cullen decided to cycle across Africa to raise money for a children’s cancer charity. He is currently in Kenya, midway through a journey that will take him from one end of Africa to the other.

“I lost both parents to cancer a few years ago, which brought me to fully realise how short life is,” he explained to he Daily Mail. “As a result, I began questioning whether I was actually doing what I wanted in life. The answer to this

question was a very sobering thought. “It got to the point where I was fed up living a life crippled by fear and anxieties.

“But rather than accept it, I decided to do something about it.” A s to why he chose to pedal, Cullen says it was the

only method that would help him see the continent in full detail. “The simplicity of the bicycle appealed the most,” he says. He began his odyssey in Cape Town in November, and has passed through Botswana and Tanzania.

Study urges early tests to reduce heart attacks Scientists have urged people to go for tests in order to reduce their risks of suffering strokes and heart attacks.

They say this will help doctors to detect, at an early stage, individuals likely to suffer from the two conditions.

The call came after researchers from Kings College, London, identified a gene, PIA2, that may put many people at risk.

The researchers say the gene fault may encourage the formation of blood clots - the ultimate cause of most heart attacks and strokes.

But experts say lifestyle factors such as smoking and exercise have the greatest influence on risk.

An estimated one in 10 people in the Caucasian population were found to be carrying this variation of the gene.

The researchers reviewed more than 80 studies involving about 50,000 people - the largest analysis of this genetic fault to date.

They found individuals with PIA2 were more likely to have a stroke - caused by a blood clot blocking blood supply to the brain - than those without the gene.

Scientists calculate the gene increases a person’s risk of having a stroke by 10-15 percent.

But how significant this increase is depends on an individual’s baseline risk influenced by factors such as smoking, diet, weight and exercise, the scientists say.

And for people with two copies of the gene the risk rises by up to 70 percent from this baseline.

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Raila gears up for rally amid tension: Tension was building up in parts of the country yesterday as Monday drew closer.

This is the day set for the Saba Saba rally called by Cord to push the government to accept talks. And in Kisumu, where Cord is to hold a meeting on Saturday, business people were apprehensive and said they would not stock up for the weekend shopping. In Naivasha some families fled their homes fearing for their safety...

Will showdown be averted?: The build-up to Monday, July 7 (Saba Saba) yesterday took the out-line of a potentially explosive clash in Nairobi, as both Cord and Jubilee politicians planned to hold rival rallies on the same venue, Uhuru Park. The Nationbal police Service appeared kin to avert what could turn into an ugly face-off with Inspector General of Police saying only Cord had been licenced to use the venue...

Saba Saba heat: The planned Saba Saba rally continued to generate heat on a day Cord secured a permit for the Monday meeting and a bipartisan effort to broker a truce split Jubilee. President Uhuru Kenyatta met Catholic bishops yesterday and reiterated his Government would only embrace dialogue within constitutional institutions, as the clerics opposed rallies citing rising political temperatures...

Jubilee locks Raila out of Uhuru Park: A showdown is looming between Jubilee and Cord as both coalitions insisted yesterday on holding Saba Saba rallies at the same Uhuru Park venue. At the same, the Catholic Church set a side Sunday July 6 as a day of national prayer. Cord leader Raila Odinga has called for a major rally in Uhuru Park on Monday if he fails to hold dialogue with the opposition...

Graduates lack job skills, says Unilever

Multi-national company Unilever has asked investors to help the youth gain professional skills.

Unilever has urged businesses to set aside resources to train and equip the youth to fit in the current job market.

In a statement dated July 02, 2014, Bruce Odhiambo, the Chairman of Kenya Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF), says the move is likely to enable more youth expand the working skills.

He says economic growth in sub-Sahara Africa is set to speed up in 2014 due to large investments in infrastructure, mining and maturing investments in transport, telecommunications and a rebound in agriculture.

“Kenya and Africa have a large pool of talent which can take the world by storm.To achieve growth, we should ensure we are skilled and ready for rapid expansion,” he said.

The consumer goods company, which employs more than 19,000 staff across the country, says more than half the graduates from Kenyan universities lack basic job market skills.

Kenya produces at least 50,000 graduates every year, more than 25,000 of whom do not know what to expect once they are employed.

Odhiambo was speaking during the launch of the third edition of the Unilever Idea Trophy, an inter-

university competition that focuses on staff development and entrepreneurial skills for first degree students.

“Many young people are prepared to think outside the box and stretch their innovations to limits that will guarantee a safe landing after school,” he said.

He said other firms should copy Unilever’s efforts in ensuring university graduates are well prepared to fit the industry challenges.

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Illegal imports pile up sugar farmers’ woes The sugar sector has taken major blows in the past year as illegal imports, internal disputes and supply problems grind the industry to a pulp.

During the harvest period, small-scale farmers in Western Kenya, who make up the backbone of the Sh47.4 billion industry, have been forced to sell produce by the roadside instead of millers.

More than 2 million Kenyans rely on the industry for employment and income.

Mumias Sugar Company, which is responsible for 60 per cent of the country’s production from more than 100,000 farmers, says

it incurred Sh2.3 billion losses last year due to the imports.

“The official sale price of 50kg bag of sugar from factories is Sh3,600,” says Kisumu Senator, Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o. “The smugglers offload theirs at Sh2,800.”

He says Muhoroni Sugar Company (MUSCO) has not sold products in 10 months. Its stores are full of 72,000 50-kg bags of sugar just waiting to be off loaded.

Kenya’s farmers produce about 550,000 tonnes of sugar a year yet the country still has to import 250,000 tonnes to meet local demand.

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raw talent: University of Nairobi students at an Annual Universities Innovation Boot Camp. Multinational company Unilever has urged businesses to set aside resources for training and equiping youth to fit in the current job market.

India raises minimum onion export price by 67 per cent India has raised the minimum export price (MEP) for onions by 67 per cent amid fears of possible shortage caused by roving global prices. Poor weather conditions have also threatened to wreak havoc on farmers’ earnings.

Effective immediately, onions will be exported at a price of $500 (Sh44,000) a tonne. The price is a 67 per cent jump from the Indian government’s recent pricing policy where only two weeks ago it had set a minimum export price of $300 (Sh26,000) per tonne.

Countries buying onions from the country may be forced to get supplies elsewhere if they are unable to handle the hike.

A recent meeting of India’s interministerial committee has revealed that the wholesale and retail prices of onions (a key ingredient for many Indian dishes) have been going up.

India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who held the meeting on Tuesday,

said the government was keeping close watch on price movements of 22 commodities, including onions.

“Imposition of a minimum export price on onion export is expected to stabilise the prices in the domestic markets and balance the interests of both farmers

and consumers,” the Ministry said in a statement.

The ministry says rainfall in June has been below average across the country.

A poor rainy season leads to a jump in food prices and causes delay in exports of crops and increase in import needs.

sorting out: Farmers sort out onions at a market in India. Exporters in the country have raised the minimum export price of the crop by 67 per cent.

FastJet, an airline company which has offices in Kenya, has cut ties with Fly540, which it had hoped to launch in Kenya. FastJet will now operate low-cost flights independently, sparking competition among other carriers in the region.

“Disposing of our investment in Fly540 Kenya allows us to pursue our priority objective of creating Fastjet Kenya as a new entity which will operate to the same low-cost model,” said FastJet’s CEO Ed Winter in a statement.

As the trend for low cost airfare intensifies, the average price of a ticket for flights

between Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret is Sh3,000, which is half the charge by rival carriers.

National carrier Kenya Airways joined the fray in April to register 8,000 customers before launching a Sh2,850 offer for one-way ticket flights between Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret.

FastJet, which is based in Europe, said it has now signed an agreement to sell its share in Fly 540 Kenya, terming it as a loss maker.

Fly540 Kenya will not be part of the Fastjet Group which also has operations in Tanzania.

Rent in posh city estate houses take 17 pc slide The cost of rental houses and apartments in areas such as Kileleshwa, Kilimani and Lavington have fallen by as much as 17 per cent.

The drop may be a sign that Kenyans are growing tired of posh houses whose charges are unreasonably high.

A report by Goldman Forbes Holdings, a group of locally-based real estate companies, shows that Nairobi’s uptown property market is suffering.

Before the fall, tenants in the areas were paying between Sh100,000 and Sh120,000, a cost that is likely to fall.

Landlords in high end neighbourhoods such as Runda, Gigiri, Rosslyn and Muthaiga, have recorded a fall in monthly rental incomes of up to 10 per cent. Their properties are selling for less than Sh350,000, a price that was once one of the highest in Nairobi.

“Some areas like Parklands and Westlands remain resilient due to their proximity to UN Headquarters.

Majority of foreigners prefer the houses because they are serviced and furnished,” says the report.

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Sh3,000 a day selling fruits is not bad, is it?

Viola Omollo is a fruit vendor in Donholm. She sells all kinds of fruit.

She can make up to Sh1, 500 a day from her sales.

“I buy stock worth Sh2, 000 every day because fruits have to be fresh,” she says. “ I buy them straight from the market and in bulk so I get them cheap

and with a discount.”

For example, she can buy a whole pineapple for Sh100 but she sells it for Sh180. An apple, which she can buy for Sh10, sells at Sh30. On a good day, she can make up to Sh3, 000, if she sells almost all her stock.

“Business is good,” Omollo says, “I

have customers who order home deliveries.”

In a week, she can make an average of Sh7, 000 and in a month up to Sh25, 000, which she says caters for her every need. She admits losses are part of the business. “Some fruits, like avocadoes, go bad really fast.”

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POWER GAMES: Two construction firms plan to build houses that will save water and electricity.

Firms to constuct ‘green’ houses in city ‘Green’ construction firm plans to save tenants 30 per cent in electricity expenses Kenyan tenants may soon have access to cheaper, more efficient sources of water, power and lighting as two organisations partner to create a new set of standards for local property developers.

Mentor Management (MM), and Web Limited have teamed up to design water and energy-efficient commercial buildings.

“The ingenuity in design of the commercial ‘green’ buildings will save tenants up to 30 per cent in electricity costs and 40 per cent in water use, as well as leading to long-term savings of over 20 per cent in maintenance and service charges,” said Elizabeth Chege, CEO of Web Limited.

MM is the largest construction, project and development management firm

in Kenya while Web Limited is a construction consultation company.

“It has been a harsh reality of the Kenyan construction market that buildings are leased out with tenants forever locked into inefficient lighting, heating and power that not only generate charges that stretch for decades ahead, but also contribute to the degradation of our environment,” said James Hoddell, CEO of Mentor Management. “As project managers, this has necessitated innovation on our part to develop environmentally conscious commercial buildings.”

Part of their initiative includes two buildings, the Nairobi Business Park Phase 2 and Garden City Retail, which have both won Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold pre-certification, making them the first commercial buildings in

East Africa to be registered as ‘green’ buildings.

Web Limited is to launch the Kenya Green Building Society (KGBS) later this year. The Society will help create Kenya’s own environmental standards system for property.

While this will lower the cost of electricity for tenants, green buildings may cost them more in terms of rent since they will guarantee efficiency in power. MM says that the lack of green sufficient buildings in Kenya is affecting the cost of doing business.

Inefficient technology and design account for an estimated 20 per cent of energy waste, resulting in high energy costs and consequently higher production costs. This, in turn, lowers Kenya’s profile as an investment destination, as well as driving up the cost of goods and services.

Consumers hate to be overcharged and can boycott a retailer due to unfair prices. As a business owner, it pays to know how to set prices in a way that pleases the customer and maintains a decent level of profit.

A markup formula is a calculation tool that gives businesses a way to find out how much they should charge for something and still make money.

Jack Ingles, the author of ‘Science, Operations and Management’ says, “Markup as the difference between the cost of a good or service and its selling price.”

In which case, a markup is added onto the total cost incurred by the producer of

a good or service in order to create a profit.

A simple approach to the formula doubles the amount a person paid to make or get an item. A Sh5 item can be sold for Sh10, giving a business owner a profit of 50 per cent and a 100 per cent markup.

Customers sometimes use these equations to get a sense of whether something is overpriced by comparing the value of goods in one shop to their value in another.

However, in order to get an accurate picture, one requires information about what a business spent on making a product, information that the average buyer might not have.

infrastructure

Sh40b road works to start this month The government will this month begin construction and upgrading of 10,000 kilometres of road across the country to improve the transport network and create employment.

The roads scheduled for an upgrading in the Sh40 billion project include the Mariakani/Machakos junction, the Nairobi Southern Bypass and the Naivasha/ Lanet roads.

Speaking at an infrastructure development meeting last week at the Panafric Hotel, Transport Public Secretary John Mosonik asked contractors to make sure they do quality work.

He also called on public to capitalise on the business opportunities that will come

from the project.

“We anticipate a lot of business opportunities that will include supplies for the equipment as well as leaseholds,” Mosonik said.

The project is expected to set up the roads based on traffic demand and location.

Unlike previous projects of this size and scope, Mosonik has assured Kenyans that the government will pay its contractors on time to avoid delays in the construction.

In 2012, Sinohydro Corporation, the Chinese company that constructed the Nairobi-Thika highway, protested delay in the payment of Sh2.5 billion by the government.

The delay, along with other technical problems, meant it took longer to finish the job.

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HOROSCOPES capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19

cancer Jun 22 - Jul 22

aquarius Jan 20 - Feb

leo Jul 23 - Aug 22

Your artistic side may want to take to the airwaves in some way today, Capricorn. Perhaps you should consider building your own website or getting a spot on a local radio show. Your dreams need a vehicle for distribution.

Give them the means to be dispersed to others.

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You might experience a great deal of emotional confusion today, Cancer.

There’s a debate brewing inside you.

You’re having a hard time deciding whether to pursue the practical or the fanciful. Looking to others for help could only add to the confusion, so take their advice with a grain of salt.

You could find that what was so light and active yesterday runs into roadblocks today, Aquarius. It might seem as if you’re suddenly heading straight for a brick wall regarding some of your current projects. Suddenly there’s a more reserved tone to things, and you may have lost a bit of your precious momentum.

Keeping things in balance will be a challenge today, Leo. You’re likely to find that there’s conflict brewing that doesn’t seem to want resolution. It’s OK. Don’t press the issue. You may find that the best solution is to escape into the clouds and come back to reality when the storm has settled.

virgo Aug 23 -Sep 22

pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20

Tension is likely to arise in many different areas of your life, Virgo.

It’s possible that you’re either too dreamy or too practical for the issue at hand. It’s important for you to strike a balance. The toughest part will be finding people and situations that agree with you.

The pace of things is likely to slow down a bit compared to what was happening yesterday, Pisces. This is probably for the best. Take this time to do some planning and stabilizing.

You’ve plowed forth into the fields.

Now stop and assess what you’ve accomplished.

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Aries Mar 21 - Apr 19

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You might find that there’s a quality of dreaminess to your emotions today that keeps you from focusing on the task at hand, Aries. People are likely to be stubborn and confused, and you could be one of them.

Yesterday’s trajectory might run into a couple of snags today, Libra. You could find that your dreamy nature conflicts with the planned and steady.

This conflict of interests may be creating some tension that will be difficult to work with.

taurus Apr 20 - May 20

scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 21

gemini May 21 - Jun 21

sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21

Little voices are whispering in your ear today, Taurus. They could be asking you to join them in the clouds. You might get the feeling that there’s a lot of tension between what your heart has to say and what your mind has to say.

Someone could be prodding you to take action today, Gemini. It might be best if you beat them to it and motivate yourself. Stay a step or two ahead of the herd. Lead your own stampede and go wherever you want to go.

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1. Fear is deep within-Maria Sakuda, Kijabe.

2. Jobs to do when you have nothing to live for-Simon Toro, Nairobi.

3. Just me an my homie, on lunch break- Joe Okundi, Eastlands.

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Try to keep yourself in line with your emotions today, Scorpio. It’s possible that a powerful yet subtle force is slowly trying to pull you off track. If so, think about taking a break and doing some physical activity to get your blood pumping.

‘National Dialogue’ The clamour for national dialogue is likely to hurt the strength of the shilling that received a boost after Kenya secured the Euro bond. Interestingly, those calling for or against do not feel the pain when poor economy bites our pockets. All issues raised for the dialogue are not political, but have been politicised to curve a fertile niche for those who want to show their might as they pull for or against.

What do the elites know about high cost of living since they do not shop locally? Dialogue or no dialogue, we need peace to alleviate ourselves, not them.— Mary Kadogo, Nairobi

topblog Keek is a free online social media site where one can upload video status updates called keeks. Users post keeks as friends reply with text or video comments known as keekbacks. Keek was launched in early 2011 to create a more authentic and personal social media.

The keek videos are 36 seconds long. Users upload to the Keek website using a webcam or via the Keek mobile app for iPhone, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Android.

The ‘@mention’ is added to the caption to tag a user and notify them that one posted a

You could find that an emotional issue rubs you the wrong way today, Sagittarius. Your tendency is to want to escape. Try to do so in a healthy manner. Go out and see a movie or read a book.

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Ice Shear — by M P Cooley

June Lyons ditched her job as an FBI agent to work at a hometown police station following the death of her husband.

She drives drunks home and picks up donuts for the office. She and a young daughter live with her father, a retired chief of police.

One day, June discovers the body of the daughter of a local congresswoman impaled on an ice shear in the frozen Mohawk River. Her colleagues from police who have always treated her as an outcast since she first arrived. Now they have

a reason to dislike her more when FBI put her in charge of the case. The agent heading the probe is someone from her past whom she does not trust.

keekback on their keek.

Users have options of sharing videos with other platforms like Facebook, twitter blogs or websites.

Keek has been described as twitter, Facebook and Instagram for videos. The app has an option for instant chat where users can chat using

videos or texts with up to 36 people at a time with Keek Private Messages.

The stream option is where one can see what’s new, view Keek updates and subscriptions.

The filtering option allows users to choose which updates they want to see.

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TRENDING

THURsday, JUly 3, 2014

In your face with Knee-high boots Knee-high boots were meant to be protective clothing but ended up being such endearing fashion items These boots were originally made were made for fishermen to protect their feet from mud.

The boots, typically tight around the calf and ankle, give a fine definition to a woman’s silhouette making her look taller while making the body look

sleek, slim, and sexy.

Women with large calves should opt for boots that have an elastic back to make it easy to slip on and off because they stretch, they will make them look thinner, especially darker coloured ones.

Women with thinner calves, have a variety of choices. The pull-on stretch boots are the best though.

Because they fit snugly around the calves.

To give off a classy business look, they can be paired with a skirt that is above the knee. They will eliminate the gap of skin giving an elegant and sophisticated look.

Wearing knee-high boots over skinny jeans is a great way to look casual yet sexy at the same time. It affords comfort while at the same time, exhibiting flirty demeanor. The jeans are usually tucked in the boots.

For those with a daring fashion sense, they can wear short shorts or a mini skirt with a pair of knee high boots.

This will allow a little skin to show, one can also wear tights under the shorts and knee high boots on top of the tights. It is a fun look.

Be careful not wear kneehigh boots with is baggy or pleated jeans. leggy: Knee-high boots make a bold fashion statement.

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Ear Lobe stretching Ear lobe stretching has been around for decades and was mainly a rite of passage for communities that practised it.

The Mursi in Ethiopia and hill tribes in northern Thailand still practise stretch their

mutilation: Stretching ear lobes is a popular body modification practice.

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lobes.

This is the deliberate expansion of a healed ear lobe piercing to accommodate big

jewellery is called gauging.

It is usually done in small increments at a time to minimize scarring. Stretching is done by a professional body modification artist.

Once a preserve of hippies and rockers, it has lately become a fashion statement.

A stretched ear lobe looks grossly unsightly to some but

there those who are awed by it. The ear lobes can be stretched using tapers - coneshaped jewellery to gradually stretch a piercing.

For people who want an immediate result, dermal punching is the way to go.

This involves a hole being punched to the ear lobe creating an instant gap.

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Ankara Vintage Ankara Vintage is one of the popular emerging fashion houses in in African print clothing. Started in 2011 by Nick Ondu, Ankara has revolutionised African designs and given them a breath of fresh air.

Ankara Vintage designs are dramatic and bold. Ondu creates pieces that push boundaries and make people look at African fashion in a different way. He uses Ankara, Bogolan and Kuba fabrics to make his awe-inspiring designs.

Ondu does both men and women’s wear and his silhouettes are tailored perfectly to fit snug on one’s body.

Vibrant colours and bold prints are his signature. He has cut a niche in the fashion industry by doing bespoke tailoring. His showcase at the FAFA 2014 Fall/ Winter was titled ‘The Quintessential man’ and it received rave reviews from those who attended.

Among the celebrities Ondu has dressed are fashion stylist Annabel Onyango and the music group Sauti sol.

How to spot a fake Chanel wallet

1. Leather Authentic Chanel wallets are made from leather. The best way to tell if it is leather is by touching it. It should have soft texture, without any rough edges or patches. Fake ones are made from cheap material that is not durable and has a rough texture.

2. Stitching Original Chanel wallets are immaculately stitched and the colour of the stitching matches that of the wallet. The stitching on a Chanel wallet is perfect, the colour of the thread matches the colour of the wallet. The counterfeits, on the other hand, have sloppy stitch lines throughout the interior, crooked, uneven and unravelled seams.

3. Mismatched hardware The hardware on an authentic Chanel bag is either silver or gold-coloured but never both at the same time. On the fake ones, most have the logo in silver and the zipper is gold.

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Ibrahim Kanyingi is a PR officer at Pango Technologies. He recently talked to XNews about his work.

Community Dev’t course ideal for project managers Multi-national organisations that initiate and implement life-changing programmes often absorb those with superior management skills to help them achieve their goals.

To be efficient in mobilisation and management of resources, you need fundraising, project initiation and management and entrepreneurial skills, among others. Studying community development will empower you with this skills.

Course category: Diploma in Community Development College: Kenya Institute of Development Studies (Nairobi Central Business District) Duration: One and a half years Entry requirements: A minimum of C- (minus) in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.

It will cost you Sh103,950 to

complete the diploma course.

Fees can be paid in instalments of Sh6, 000 per month after a first instalment of Sh12, 000 on admission.

Entry Requirements Diploma C- (Minus, Certificate D+ (Plus) Certified by the Commission for Higher Education Fee payable to completion including exams—Diploma: Sh103,950, Certificate: Sh71,550 Opportunities: Implementing and managing of Governmental and Non-Governmental Organisations’ projects.

Microfinance management industry, offering services of monitoring and evaluation for projects, leading community development projects and self-employment in the entrepreneurial industry.

XN: What does your job entail?

IK: My job involves reading dailies to see what our competitors are doing, communicating with staff and clients and being the face, ears and image of the company.

XN: How many hours do you work in a day?

IK: Eight XN: How much do you earn?

IK: I earn enough to sustain my simple life XN: What qualifications do you need for your job?

IK: One needs a degree in communications.

You also need to be confident and be able to relate well with others. You also need to be a good team player.

XN: Was this your dream career?

IK: Yes. I’ve always wanted to be in the communication industry.

XN: Does your job interfere with your social life?

IK: Not at all. I always have the whole weekend to socialise and have fun.

XN: Best part of your job?

IK: Producing tangible results and getting the nod from the boss for a job well done.

XN: Worst part of your job?

IK: The worst part is dealing with work that has a deadline attached XN: Advice for people who want to venture into your line of work?

IK: Be persistent, work hard and pray to God.

Top sector performers feted

wEll DOnE: CFC Stanbic CEO Greg Blackenridge with Eunie nyakundi, the winner in the Banking and Financial Services sector during the Rising Star awards.

Mary Waceke Thongo Muia of the Central Bank of Kenya was feted for her influence in service provision in both the public and private sectors during the 2014 Rising Star Awards.

Waceke, who previously worked at the Kenya Electricity Generating Company as a Performance and Change Manager and at Total Kenya Ltd as the HR advisor, HR manager, Quality & Change Manager, joined the Central Bank as the Human Resource Director on June 1, 2013.

In her one year in the position, she has successfully led diverse Business Change Projects and served as HR advisor in a Merger of 2 Multinationals.

Other winners were Austine

Adoyo Odhiambo of Engen Kenya Ltd, who took home the Construction, Energy and Chemicals sector award and Levis Maina of Sullivan Marketing for the Entrepreneur sector.

Daniel Nyange of Deepa Industries topped the Manufacturing, Retail & FMCG sector, as Mahesh Acharya of Kaplan and Stratton Associates bagged the Business Services award.

Resolution Insurance’s head of marketing, Eunie Khimulu Nyakundi, was given the Banking & Financial Services and Anicoh Nathaniel of Best Western Premier, Nairobi went home with the Hospitality and Tourism sector award.

George Namisi Wafula of Airtel and Abdallah Ali Were

of DHL Kenya completed the winners list bagging the ICT sector and Logistics and Supply Chain sector awards, respectively.

For the awards, each of the 43 finalists, professionals under the age of 40 from a range of different professions, was exposed to a vigorous final judging process, which resulted in the identification of the Rising Star for each of the 11 business sectors.

Laura Barker, Managing Director for BlackBark Productions, organisers of the Rising Star Programme, said that the talent demonstrated this year, as well as the diversity, in terms of skills sets and roles, is encouraging as it confirms the existence of talent across Kenya’s business sectors.

online...

Kenyan varsities poorly equipped to offer quality online education Kenyan universities are poorly prepared to offer quality online education due to poor investment in ICT. Full time students in the institutions cannot access internet services. This means those away from the university on distance,

e-learning, and online learning may not even access the services.

A survey by the Kenya Education Network (Kenet) released last month says universities spend about 0.5 per cent of recurring expenditure on internet

bandwidth instead of the one per cent that will improve wireless connectivity.

Expansion of internet facilities will accommodate the many students who are yearning for tertiary education.

If poor internet infrastructure

cannot support students on campus, it will be more hectic for those who want to access e-library, eLearning, distance and online studies from other parts of the country.

The e-readiness survey 2013 says 56 per cent of students polled said campus internet

was unstable, while 52.2 per cent said the speeds are slower than those in handheld devices and cyber cafes.

The report says more than half the students in 30 public and private universities opt for cyber cafés instead of college internet.

The report says because internet connection is slow at the institutions, they prefer pay-as-you surf premises.

Internet has been adopted by developed countries to reduce pressure of physical structures such as computer laboratories.

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FUN

THURsday, JUly 3, 2014

filmmenu What’s in the cinemas Enjoy these films on Thursday evenng after work at the Planet media Prestige Plaza, Imax 20th Century Fox Cineplex Sarit Center and Century Cinemax Junction.

The US-Contra scandal inspires thriller movie

Theatres 2 iMax, Fox Cineplex, Century Ek Villain (2014, India)

When his lover becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, Guru blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge.

Planet Media Prestige Plaza: 8.30 pm

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014, USA) An automobile mechanic and his daughter make a discovery that brings down the Autobots and Decepticons – and a paranoid government official – on them.

Century Cinemax Junction: 6.40pm, 9.40pm Fox Cineplex Sarit Centre: 6.15pm, 9.25pm Imax 20th Century: 6pm, 9pm

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014, USA) As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

Century Cinemax Junction: 7.20pm, 9.40m

Edge of Tomorrow (2014, USA)

A soldier fighting in a war with aliens finds himself caught in a time loop of his last day in the battle, though he becomes better skilled along the way.

Century Cinemax Junction: 7.10pm

tragic: Jeremy Renner, who plays Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Gary Webb in movie Kill The Messenger

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, USA)

When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the centre of a battle to protect the peace.

Century Cinemax Junction: 7pm, 920pm A comedy centered around three people who each have a lookalike of a lookalike, all with the same name.

Fox Cineplex Sarit Centre: 9.05pm

‘Kill the Messenger’ is a dramatic thriller based on the true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb.

The film is based on events in the mid-1990s when Webb uncovered the CIA’s role in importing huge amounts of cocaine into the U.S. that was aggressively sold in ghettos across the Country to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras rebels.

Despite enormous pressure not to, Webb chose to pursue the story and went public with his evidence, publishing the series “Dark Alliance”.

Jeremy Renner, who has starred in The Avengers, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Bourne Legacy, and The Emigrant among other movies, plays Garry Webb’s with silent but unstoppable desire to reveal the true facts of the Contras’ secret but deadly funding.

Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications. His trip takes him from the

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Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey.

Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel’s other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group.

Century Cinemax Junction: 5pm Planet Media Prestige Plaza: 6pm

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, USA)

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Bishop cocktail simply made but heavenly

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The Fault in Our Stars (2014, USA)

The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.

Century Cinemax Junction: 9.20pm Planet Media Prestige Plaza: 5.50pm, 8.30pm

prisons of California to the villages of Nicaragua to the highest corridors of power in Washington, and draws the kind of attention that threatens not just his career, but his family and his life.

The ugly facts of the drug trafficking ran up against a determined US government campaign to protect the Contras’ image.

As a result he experienced a vicious smear campaign fueled by the CIA against Webb ensued. At that point Webb found himself defending his integrity, his family, and his life.

He lost his marriage as a result, and on December 9, 2004, the 49-year-old Webb typed out suicide notes to his ex-wife and his three children; laid out a certificate for his cremation and shot himself in the head. His job lost; his marriage fell apart; he struggled to pay bills; and he was faced with a move out of a modest rental house near Sacramento, California.

Other lead stars in the movie are Ray Liota (John Cullen), Rosemarie DeWitt (Susan Web), and Paz Vega.

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Face your right and lift both of your arms in a rigid motion.

Bend yourself at the waist.

Slowly turn your head forward.

Bend your knees and lift yourself back up. Raise your back and repeat.

With its hallowed name, the Bishop cocktail gives you a pleasant fruity taste that will keep you wanting more. And preparation time is just 10 minutes, nowhere near the time it takes to ordain a Bishop in the clerical world.

Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Yield: 10 Drinks Ingredients: l ¼ litre of rum l ¼ red wine l 1 tea spoon simple syrup

l Juice of ½ a litre of lime Red wine l ¼ Lemon juice l ¼ Orange juice l 1 teaspoon powdered sugar Various fruits for garnish Shake the juices in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

Strain into a highball glass with two ice cubes.

Fill with wine and stir thoroughly.

Garnish with a variety of fruits.

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Ozone Club

Natives Bar

Shebeen Bar

Rhino Club

Magadi Road

Thursday Nite Live featuring Aaron Rimbui

Ravish Rave night

Throwback Thursday with DJ Creepa

Project shame Karaoke hosted by Martin Kariuki

Campus night with shots going for sh 50 and beers at sh 150

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Sport

big buck jersey Lebron James’ finals jersey sold for Sh4million P.15

Ethiopia’s Tsegaye, Kimetto line up as world beaters eye Berlin race crown Dennis Kimetto of Kenya and Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia are the top contenders on the world´s fastest marathon course in Berlin.

Kimetto, 30, was placed second in the 2012 Berlin race after clocking the fastest time ever for a firsttimer at 2:04:16, one behind fellow Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai. Kimetto´s rise to the top came late after he won his first major race at the age of 27, a half marathon in Nairobi.

The same year, he won the RAK Half Marathon (United Arab Emirates) and the Berlin Half Marathon. A few weeks after his Berlin win, he ran a world record 1:11:18 in Berlin to stretch the

mark held by Sammy Kosgei by 32 seconds. In 2013, he won the Tokyo Marathon (2:06:50) and the Bank of America Chicago Marathon (2:03:45). Both victories were course records with the latter the third fastest time ever run on a legitimate course.

Kebede, 27, is one of the most successful marathon runners ever.

He finished 17 marathons and won six and came second three times followed by five third place finishes. These include bronze medals at Olympic marathon 2008 and the World Championships 2009. He attained a personal best of 2:04:38 at the Bank of America

Chicago Marathon in 2012.

Last year, Kebede won the World Marathon Majors´ Series 2012/13 to cash in $500,000 (Sh40million) prize money. The World Marathon Majors consists of six of the largest and most renowned marathons in the world: Tokyo, Boston, Virgin Money London, Berlin-, Bank of America Chicago and TCS New York City. It was founded in 2006 and Kebede is leading in the WMM 2013/14 series.

The 2014 Berlin-Marathon has sold out a field of 40,000 runners since October 2013.

rising star: Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto was placed second in the 2012 Berlin race after clocking the fastest time ever for a first-timer at 2:04:16.

Leopards release Somalia midfielder Sadiq Mohammed AFC Leopards have parted ways with Somalia midfielder Sadiq Abdukadir Mohammed.

The former Bandari FC striker was released moments the June transfer window closed after failing to make the cut in Hendrik Pieter De Jongh’s first team squad.

“We have released him because he could not make the starting team.

He is a good player in his own right and we wish him the best in his endeavors,” de Jong said.

Sadiq, who joined the club in 2013

from Somali side Benadir, is the fourth player to quit AFC after Allan Wanga joined South African league, while Hassan Mohammed rejoined KRA. Their places have been taken up by Humphrey Mieno from Sofapaka, Kenneth Wendo (Mathare) Joseph Wanyonyi (Gor) and Geoffrey Kegode of USIU. The club has also renewed contracts for left back Abdalla Juma (19 months) and striker Micheal Khamati for two years.

Tusker Team Manager resigns Tusker FC team manager Willies Waliaula has resigned, citing frustration by the club’s management.

Waliaula, who was at the Nyayo National Stadium as Tusker played Top Fry AllStars in Nakuru on Wednesday, confirmed that he had informed the relevant authorities of his

decision.

“Yes, I have resigned and have informed the Kenyan Premier League of the same,” he said.

Waliaula joined Tusker in the 2013 season crossing over from Posta Rangers.

He has in the past served as the Team Manager of the Kenya U23 team.

daring dreamer: Susie Wolf, the development driver for the Williams team, says her practice at Silverstone will increase chances of more women taking part in motorsport and getting into F1.

Sue Wolf believes female grand prix winner is near Development driver Susie Wolff says Formula 1 is “close” to the time when a woman will next race in a grand prix.

The 31-year-old Scot will become the first female to take part in a race weekend in 22 years when she drives in British Grand Prix practice on Friday.

“I wouldn’t be doing it if I didn’t think it was possible,” Wolff told BBC Sport.

The last woman to race in a world championship F1 grand prix was

Italian Lella Lombardi in 1976.

“You have to fight hard to get into F1 and be ready when the chance comes but I believe it will happen soon.”

Wolff is the development driver for the Williams team and will drive Valtteri Bottas’s car in first practice at Silverstone this weekend and at the German Grand Prix in two weeks’ time.

“I’m a person who believes a lot in goals,” she said.

“I’m going to give it my absolute

best shot and if it doesn’t happen I can look back and say I gave it everything I had to make it happen.

Fingers crossed that it will happen.”

Wolff said her driving in practice at Silverstone would increase the chances of more women taking part in motorsport and getting into F1.

“If there are just a handful of little girls who are there on Friday and see me driving and suddenly realise they could do the same, that is the biggest positive to come out of it,” she said.

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In the midst of an offensive barrage of attacks by the Belgian side, in their Round of 16 match on Tuesday evening, USA keeper Tim Howard was monolithic between the posts, notching a staggering 16 saves.

While the entire US side seemed gassed and out of sorts, he was nearly invincible. He kept the United States alive.

He did finally let in two goals in extra time to see his side lose 2-1, but his earlier accomplishments made the internet-and the world- fall in love with him to such an extent that a White House petition was launched to rename Washington Reagan National Airport the Tim Howard Airport.

Internet virals Howard’s heroics against Belgium Belgian coach says cliff-hanger with US was bad for his heart Marc Wilmots, the Belgium coach, said the round of 16 match against the United States, which they won 2-1 was a lot of fun for spectators but had been hard on his personal health.

“It was bad for my heart,” he said. “But I am happy now, only concentrating on Argentina in the next round.

“People said we were not a good footballing team, but we created a chance after two minutes and must have had about 20 more. Tim Howard had a fantastic match. I think we saw a lot of football from Belgium tonight, a lot of movement,” he said.

The coach also confirmed that fielding youngster Divock Origi, while benching the experienced Romelu Lukaku was a tough decision for him to make Garbage, total nonsense.

“Playing Divock Origi was a difficult decision for me. People were right to criticise Romelu Lukaku – he hadn’t been producing – but I told him not to worry, the second round might be his time, and so it proved. We deserved the victory, we deserve to be in the quarter-finals “Usually when you miss chances at this level you don’t go forward, you get eliminated.”

RETIRED: Former Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfield.

Hitzfield calls time on illustrious career

As expected, Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld yesterday announced that he was retiring from the game after the Swiss were eliminated World Cup

by Argentina in the round of 16.

“I`d like to congratulate my players for the way they reacted at the end. Today Switzerland earned the recognition of many people around the world and we can walk away with our heads held high,” said the 65-year-old German in the post-match conference, reports Xinhua.

“As for my future, I’m retiring from coaching so I can lead a quieter life.”

Hitzfeld`s side held Argentina 0-0 in 90 minutes but failed to prolong the match to penalty shootout as Angel Di Maria`s winner in the 117th minute sealed

SAVIOUR: Tim Howard’s heroics were not enough to save US from elimination but earned him plaudits from across the the country.

the hard-fought victory.

Hitzfeld admitted their game plan was to strangle Messi with three or four players but it was a mistake to just concentrate on one player.

“It took a great finish to beat (Diego) Benaglio,” said Hitzfeld, hailing the outstanding performance of their goalkeeper from Bundesliga club Wolfsburg.

Hitzfeld took over as coach of the Swiss national team in July 2008.

Switzerland finished top of their qualifying group to reach the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, where they were eliminated after the group stage.

It was the first time for Hitzfeld to guide a team into the knockout round in World Cup. Starting his coaching career in 1983, Hitzfeld has accumulated a total of 18 major club titles, mostly in his tenures with Grasshopper Zurich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.

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LeBron’s NBA Sh4m jersey THURsday, JUly 3, 2014

The jersey that LeBron James wore during the first game of the NBA Finals was auctioned off for $50,020 (Sh4million), reports the Daily Mail.

An air-conditioning failure during game one of the series between Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs in Texas saw the temperatures inside the AT&T Center rise to almost 100 degrees.

And with the game up for grabs in the fourth quarter, James was forced off and carried back to the bench with a cramp.

San Antonio capitalised on James’ absence and pulled away to clinch a 11095 victory and a 1-0 lead in the series.

After Miami won game two 98-96, the Spurs responded with three emphatic victories, all by a margin of more than

17 points, to seal their fifth NBA crown with a resounding 4-1 series victory.

The buyer of the jersey also placed the winning bids for the shirts worn by Tim Duncan ($20,770), Kawhi Leonard ($14,020), Tony Parker ($11,020), Dwyane Wade ($10,770), Ray Allen ($5,770), Chris Bosh ($5,770), Shane Battier ($2,820) and Chris Andersen ($1,851) during game one of the NBA Finals.

James is currently considering his future after opting out of the final two years of his Miami Heat contract to become an unrestricted free agent.

The 29-year-old could leave Miami after a four-year stint in south Florida in a bid to add to the two NBA titles he has already won with the Heat.

taking a bow: LeBron James is expected to leave the Miami Heats after a four-year stint.

Rampaging Kenya 15s rout Madagascar in WC qualifiers

a little bit dodgy: Neil Robertson as been dubbed a rock star of the snooker world but said the sport was “ a little bit dodgy for a number of years.”

The Kenya rugby 15s team (Simba) handed Madagascar a 34-0 beating in their rugby World Cup qualifier on Wednesday evening in Antananaravivo.

The tries were landed by Joshua Chisanga, Ronnie Mwenesi and Humphrey Khayange.

After the match, Kenyan Head Coach Jerome Paarwater

congratulated his players for putting up a tough fight.

“They worked really hard and played well. I am glad that everything worked perfectly,” said Paarwater.

This was the fourth time the two sides were meeting. The Makis won 22-16 during the 1987 All African Games in Nairobi and registered a 24-20 win in

Antananaravivo in October 2001.

The two sides then played out a 24-24 draw in their last meeting on June 11, 2005.

If Simba, who stunned favourites Namibia 29-22 over the weekend, win their next game, against Zimbabwe, they will progress to the world cup for the first time ever.

Younger snooker players on tour motivate Neil Robertson When Neil Robertson decided to leave school and pursue a career in snooker, he had his own doubts, but he chose to push on with his resolve.

“School just wasn’t for me,’’ he said, recalling the decision that changed his life.

He is now 32 and currently ranked No. 3 in the world, after spending much of 2013 as No. 1. ‘’It was a little bit dodgy for quite a number of years there, though,’’ Robertson said. “There were lots of times when I questioned whether leaving school was such a good idea.’’

After ditching the books, he flew to Britain as a shy 16-year-old. He had $500 (Sh42,000) in his pocket, and in one of his first tournaments needed to borrow a pair of shoes from an umpire.

Fast forward to 2013 and in that

year alone, Robertson earned prize money of almost $1 million (Sh85 million).

Maybe snooker wasn’t such a bad choice after all – he certainly has enough money for shoes. ‘’Yeah, it’s going much better now,’’ he said.

With spiky blonde hair he has been dubbed a rock star of the snooker world, or the “Thunder from Down Under’’. ‘“Snooker has got this image of the dingy pool hall, and even on the professional circuit, you used to have a lot of overweight players drinking beer and smoking during matches on TV,’’ he said.

“The sport is just completely different nowadays. There are a lot more younger players on the tour, it’s much more professional.’’

ALMOST THERE: The Kenya 15s team (in green) beat Madagascar 34-0. They now have to win their next match, against Zimbabwe, to qualify for the World Cup, for the first time ever.

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Leopards, Stima all square

AFC Leopards and Western Stima played to a barren draw at the Nyayo National Stadium as the Kenyan Premier League resumed after a two-week break.

The Leopards appeared the stronger of the two sides through the first half with Charles Okwemba and Humphrey Mieno making a number of threatening attempts.

The second half was split between the teams as Stima’s Justin Monda and Collins Neto matched the strength of AFC’s Juma Abdalla and Jacob Keli.

Newly-signed forward Joseph Wanyonyi featured in the match as a substitute but his presence was not felt, perhaps due to new-team jitters.

The draw left the Leopards in 11th place on the KPL table while Stima are seventh.

Elsewhere, Top Fry AllStars settled for a 1-1 draw with Tusker at the Afraha Stadium in Nakuru. Peter Nganga scored for AllStars while Ismail Salim responded for Tusker.

After the match, Tusker boss Francis Kimanzi and his players moved to lodge attacks on the referees accusing them of bias. The three match officials had to be escorted away by armed policemen.

SPRAY: Vanishing foam will be used by referees to map out free-kick positioning.

outnumbered: Western Stima’s Justin Monda (right) tries to find a way past Joseph Wanyonyi (left) and Jacob Keli of AFC Leopards players during a Kenya Premier League match at the Nyayo Stadium last night. The teams drew 0-0.

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FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona “President Bartomeu: “Messi is not for sale. He is very happy at FC Barcelona.”

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fered by African teams at the World Cup.” Manchester United @ManUtd · “Four #mufc players have reached the World Cup quarter-finals: van Persie, Evra, Fellaini and Januzaj. Who’ll go furthest?

Bulgarian Dimitrov ends Andy Murray’s Wimbledon title defence Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov outplayed Andy Murray on Centre Court to end the Briton’s Wimbledon title defence.

Dimitrov, 23, played superbly to win 6-1 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 in two hours and one minute and reach his first Grand Slam semifinal.

Murray had been on a

17-match winning streak at Wimbledon and was looking to reach his sixth consecutive semi-final.

However, Dimitrov’s big serve, variety of shots and athletic defence proved too much for Murray.

“Today was one of those days when I was pretty steady for the whole match and came out the winner,”

said Dimitrov.

“It’s tough when you know the person well outside the court and you have to face them. I have hopefully two more matches left and I am just focusing on that and trying not to get carried away.”

Murray said he was let down by a rather sluggish start.

saviour: Argentina captain Lionel Messi.

Messi feared for Argentina’s WC chances against Swiss Lionel Messi was Afraid Argentina would be knocked out of the World Cup before he set up Angel Di Maria’s late extra-time winner against Switzerland.

Di Maria fired in Messi’s pass to clinch a 1-0 win, ending stubborn Swiss resistance and setting up a quarter-final tie

against Belgium.

“I was nervous towards the end because we couldn’t score and any mistake could have knocked us out,” said Messi.

“The minutes were passing and we didn’t want the match to go to penalties.”

Two-time champions

Argentina dominated possession in Tuesday’s last16 tie against the Swiss but were keptr out until Di Maria scored in the 118th minute.

“We were suffering but had a special play,” added Argentina captain Messi, Barcelona’s four-time World Player of the Year.

champion slayer: Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov during practice.

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