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Thursday is now declared a public holiday

State House Spokesman manoah Esipisu announced the declaration today saying Kenyans have been given the day off to celebrated a national day of prayer with Pope francis, expected in the country tomorrow, to set the tone

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hen the Pope is in Rome, he holds Papal Audiences on Wednesdays, where he conducts teachings and readings and prays together with those in attendance.

This Wednesday will be one of those days the Papal Audience will not take place, at dawn, he embarks on his maiden five-day trip to Africa that will take him to three countries.

The focus begins with Kenya where he will spend two days with an itinerary that includes meetings with government officials, conducting mass, meeting slum dwellers and interacting with thousands of Kenyan youths.

When he holds mass, it is estimated that there will be one million pilgrims at the University of Nairobi, adjoining streets and adjacent grounds such as Uhuru Park where giant screens will be mounted for people to follow the ceremony.

And the world will be watching too.

A section of the international media has described the trip by the Argentine pontiff as the riskiest of his papacy given that he will be in Bangui, Central Africa Republic on Sunday.

Civil war has left the central African nation on the brink of collapse with the Vatican earlier warning that the trip could be cancelled if security risks increased.

The Pope is scheduled to give 19 speeches on his 11th foreign trip, meet with victims

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President Uhuru Kenyatta when he addressed the nation from State House, Nairobi Yesterday.

Uhuru declares corruption a security threat

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims upon his arrival in Philippines last year. The Pontiff begins his maiden Africa tour tomorrow in Nairobi.

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday declared the runway corruption facing his government threat to national security.

In his State of the Nation address, Uhuru urged all Kenyans and government officials to support his government in the fight against corruption.

“We are declaring corruption a threat to national security with immediate effect,” said the President.

Uhuru announced a raft of measures put in place to curb graft in government, which accounts for 70 per cent of corruption in the country.

He said the Executive had developed an Anti-Corruption Bill that proposes corruption a “sin against God and country.”

“We will now make it expensive for anyone stealing from Kenya and denying Kenyans what they are entitled to,” he said.

“Any individual, corporate figure who aids in corruption shall be liable to every available criminal sanction” he added.

The bill will make it mandatory and compulsory for all senior government officials to undergo continuous and compulsory training on ethics.

In bid to root out rogue companies, the President said any company willing to work with the gov’t must sign a Code of Ethics.

“Any company that will be working with the government must sign a Code of Ethics. Any business that does not comply will be disqualified,” said Uhuru.

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Kenyans given a day off to celebrate Papal mass The government has declared Thursday a public holiday and officially set it aside as a national day for prayer and reflection.

State House Spokesman Manoah in a statement released today said the country is privileged to be hosting Pope Francis hence the need to allow Kenyans to worship and reflect.

“The government of Kenya has declared Thursday a public holiday and a national day of prayer and Reflection.

As we are privileged to be hosting his holiness the Pope at that time, he will set the tone,” Esipisu said.

The confirmation comes as a relief to many Kenyans who are looking forward to the papal visit.

The Pope is expected in the country tomorrow evening and Esipisu said he will set the tone for the day.

Earlier on Sunday, the State House spokesman during a press conference at Harambee house on the update of the Papal visit had ruled out the possibility of having a public holiday “I know the question on everyone’s mind is whether we will have a public holiday

when the Pope visits Kenya.

That is not envisioned,” Esipisu said on Sunday.

He urged employers to come up with flexible working schedules that would ensure their employees are not inconvenienced as they make their way to work since there

will be disruptions on routes leading to the central business district.

“We all know some major roads will be closed, and this means that getting to town will be difficult. Employers will have to be understanding and create a flexible working

schedule. It only makes sense that they do,” Esipisu said then.

However, today’s announcement means employees need not to worry anymore and they shall have the day off.

SECURITY CHECK: Police officers on guard at the University of Nairobi grounds where Pope Francis will lead a mass on Thursday.

Pope Francis begins his maiden African tour with eyes on Kenya From Page 1

of war, child soldiers and Aids sufferers, as well as those who live in extreme poverty.

Vatican sources indicated to AFP that the Pope is keen on the Bangui mission, particularly the planned opening on Sunday of a “Holy Door” in Bangui’s cathedral, 10 days before the start of the Jubilee Year, a period devoted by the Catholic Church to forgiveness and reconciliation.

“If he opens the Holy Door in Bangui, a Jubilee Year will begin for the first time ever in the periphery” rather than the Church’s seat in the Vatican, Giulio Albanese, an African expert with Radio Vatican, told AFP. But there are no big security concerns with Kenya and Uganda which are relatively peaceful.

On Sunday, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet said security agencies are ready for the Pope’s visit to Nairobi.

“We are ready to receive the Pope and his entourage. Security arrangements have been put in place right from his arrival to coverage of all the roads he will be using, the venue, residences including providing security for the visitors who will be coming to this city,” he said.

Major roads that the Pope will use shall remain closed as part of the heightened security measures.

The traffic interruptions announced by Commandant Edward Mwamburi will begin tomorrow afternoon, just hours before the Pope touches down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

The exit of JKIA all the way down through Mombasa Road, Haile Selassie Avenue, Kenyatta Avenue and State House Avenue to State House will be temporarily affected.

“The intention of the traffic management within the county are only geared into facilitate everybody, who wants to attend the occasion to be without any impediments,” said Mwamburi.

Major traffic changes will also be made when the Pope will be conducting Mass at the University of Nairobi grounds, during his visit in Kangemi, the UN headquarters and Kasarani Stadium where he will address youths.

Parking lots for vehicles that will not be able to access the venues have also been set aside and will be secured by armed police officers. Nairobi County Commander Japheth Koome who met senior police officers within the county says all security measures have been put in place to ensure

all goes as planned.

“Everybody, who will access all those venues will be subjected to screening for security reasons,” the police boss cautioned.

He also said police officers “are conscious of the fact that quite a number of the people who will be attending the mass may not have been in Nairobi before. We are ready to assist them.”

The visit by Pope Francis is no doubt a plus for Kenya, whose tourism sector has been weighed down by terrorism – acts that have not escaped the Pope’s concerns.

At a recent mass he regretted that the world had opted for war and hate.

He said the world should ask for the grace to weep “To weep for those who live for war and have the cynicism to deny it.”

But tourism is not the only challenge that Kenya or Africa face as Pope Francis comes to visit.

The Catholic Church is facing challenges of its own, as is religion as a whole, and the issue of extremism.

After his Kenya visit, the 78-year old Pope Francis will go to Uganda before proceeding to the Central African Republic which has seen gruesome scenes of sectarian violence.

Crucia: Pope’s ‘small team’ calling shots at the Vatican When Pope John XXIII was once asked, “How many people work in the Vatican?” he allegedly answered, “About half.” For years this tongue-in-cheek remark has been taken seriously.

But the facts tell another tale.

According to management expert Peter Drucker, the Holy See ranks with General Motors and the Prussian army as history’s most efficiently run organisations. By all accounts the Church’s central bureaucracy, the Roman Curia is a slim operation. With fewer than 3,000 workers, that makes one employee for about every 350,000 Catholics worldwide.

Compared to the ecclesiastic machinery of many dioceses and bishops’ conferences, the Curia is small indeed. Even so, it exerts enormous influence on the Church’s life.

For the Pope to hold the “keys of the kingdom” (Mt 16:19) and to see to the feeding of the Lord’s entire flock (see Jn 21:1517), it is more than an awesome ministry-it is arduous in the extreme. The Pope needs a team that will help him perform the world’s toughest job. According to Pope John Paul II, the Roman Curia is an “indispensable instrument” in carrying out his ministry. How else could he effectively keep in touch with more than 3,000 dioceses throughout the world, let alone with more than a million nuns and priests, and nearly a billion faithful?

The Roman Curia is heir to an administrative apparatus that goes back to the early Church. As the duties assumed by the Bishops of Rome expanded, so too did their need for assistance. The Curia mushroomed but, alas, corruption also grew in its ranks. At the time of the Reformation, many clamored for the reform of the Curia. This reform was effectively implemented by Pope Sixtus V in 1588.

Four hundred years later, Pope John Paul II reorganised the Roman Curia’s structure and procedures in light of the Second Vatican Council’s ecclesiology of communion. Continuing the reforms of Pope Paul VI, the present Pontiff set down precise guidelines. He directed the Curia to respect the authority of bishops in their dioceses, foster the communion of bishops with the Pope, and clearly show itself to be at the service of the local churches. Above all, everything possible should be done so that the Curia in no way blocks or restricts personal dealings between him and his brother bishops.

Sometimes referred to as the Holy Father’s “long arm,” the Curia wields its authority in the pope’s name. It never acts on its own. Whereas bishops enjoy their authority as “vicars of Christ,” Curia officials act as “vicars of the Pope.” They have no more power than what the Pope gives them. The Curia’s task is to carry out the Pope’s will-not its own agenda.

After the Curia is the Secretariat of the State whose offices are located on the third floor, next to the Pope’s private apartment. Every day about 200 men and women-bishops, priests, religious and laity-go in there. They walk along magnificently frescoed corridors to their modest offices, where they discretely collaborate in the Pope’s ministry to the Church and the world.

The Secretariat of State is at the top of the Vatican’s organisational flow chart, just under the Pope. By law, all the various departments, or dicasteries, of the Roman Curiacongregations, pontifical councils, tribunals, administrative offices-are equal. Each one is directly responsible to the Holy Father. But without prejudice to their autonomy, the Secretariat is to coordinate their work.

In practice, however, the Secretariat of State exercises authority over the other dicasteries. At some point, all questions or decisions of major importance are funneled through it to the Pope. It has been remarked that the Secretariat’s task is to be the “eye, the heart and the arm of the Pope.”

At the top rung of the personnel ladder is the cardinal secretary of state. As the chief curial official, he presides over the Secretariat. This position developed in the late Middle Ages from the web of private secretaries used by the popes to control the Vatican bureaucracy and to discharge special, often secret missions.

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Uhuru declaration on corruption FROM PAGE 1 The President warned that any firm that will not adhere to the code will be blacklisted and de-listed from all business associations; its directors will be barred from doing business for a period not less than five years.

He also declared that he will personally lead the war on corruption putting all government officers and agencies on notice that they must stop purchasing goods and services at exorbitant prices. “No public goods and services should be procured at prices above the prevailing market rates,” he warned. President Kenyatta told private sector suppliers that they will be penalised for supplying substandard goods, adding that suppliers who fail to meet deadlines will be barred from future engagement with the government. He cautioned State agencies contemplating raising taxes that they will need to show cause before implementing the increase.

“Any State agency must justify reason for raising their rates and the commensurate benefits,” said the president.

He urged the institutions to utilise available money before calling for

President Uhuru Kenyatta during his State of the Nation address at State House, Nairobi yesterday.

an increase in tax.

“I am of the mind that we as the government should take care of your money before we take your taxes,” he added.

He said the Kenya Revenue Authority employees will be subjected

to lifestyle audits, in view of missed targets in quarter one of 2015.

Uhuru put on notice banks breaking the anti-money laundering laws and regulations, saying they will lose licenses The President called on the Director of Public Prose-

Diaspora now opposes electoral body’s proposals on voting rule Kenyans in Diaspora have opposed a policy by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) which states that they can only vote for a president and in a referendum and not in all elective positions.

Under the banner of Kenya Diaspora Alliance, the Kenyans said that the policy is not consistent with the Supreme Court’s ruling which allows them to vote at all levels. In a statement, they said the rule by the electoral body to limit them from voting at all levels is inconsistent with Kenya’s democratic rules and constitutional requirements.

“We applaud IEBC’s announcement that some election officials may be recruited from the Diaspora to prepare the ground for voting. We, however, disagree with IEBC’s illegal conditions that evidently seek to limit Kenyans in the diaspora from voting at all levels of the process—from the presidency down to the MCA. This rule is not consistent with the Supreme Court’s ruling,” reads the statement.

They said IEBC’s ping-pong game on diaspora voting since the last referendum is a clear manifestation that the

Commission is doing everything to stall the full realisation of Kenyans overseas to exercise their rights.

“It is evident to us that the IEBC’s hesitancy to embrace voting by Kenyans abroad is inexplicable. If IEBC is allowed to formulate policies that are inconsistent with Kenya’s democratic rules and constitutional requirements, the entire exercise will be a mockery of Kenyans’ rights to vote,” they remarked.

Early this month, IEBC released policy for diaspora voter registration and voting. The policy proposed that Kenyans in diaspora will only vote for President and in a referendum, and not in all the elective positions.

According to the policy, the

decision on the number and countries where polling stations will be set up will be based on the number of those who express interest to register as voters.

The policy also sets a minimum of 3,000 registered Kenyan citizens per county and the existence of a Kenyan diplomatic mission or consulate as some of the criteria to be used in determining provision of electoral services.

Diaspora Kenyans will cast their vote individually at the same time as the voters back at home. Kenyans in Diaspora have argued that the rationale on how they should vote in the 2017 elections had been resolved by the Supreme Court and IEBC has not provided any reason for limiting them t voting for only the President “We shall resist through all lawful means attempts to disenfranchise Diaspora once again in 2017, even as we remain open to dialogue and collaboration with the IEBC and any other concerned state and non-state agencies for the full realisation of Diaspora voting and representation come 2017,” the statement further said.

cutions, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Judiciary and Kenyans at large to join hands in the fight against corruption, saying graft corrupt officials must be prosecuted and those found culpable must pay for their sins.

Order on graft just a gimmick: Wiper leader Cord co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka has lashed out at President Uhuru Kenyatta’s renewed efforts of fighting corruption terming them “hollow and pure cosmetics”

by Jubilee ahead of papal visit.

Reacting to President Kenyatta’s address to the nation yesterday, Musyoka said Jubilee administration is abetting and aiding corruption, saying the President has failed to take charge of his government.

He termed the raft of measures spelt out by the Head of State to curb graft as “beautiful flowery language with no political goodwill to implement them.” “The pronouncements by the president are not the first one, we have heard from him before, we had several of them but little or nothing has been done,” said Musyoka in a live interview with NTV. The former Vice President said the President is not interested in fighting corruption but engaging in a public relations exercise.

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New phone app to curb child abuse launched The delay in justice for abused children will soon be a thing of the past with the launch of new mobile phone application known as vurugu mapper.

The initiative mooted to raise the level of reporting and ensure offenders are punish is able to detects, tracks and reports cases of child abuse.

The application has a simpleto-till form with fields that are necessary for reporting any case of child abuse. When a user gets information of a child abuse occurrence, he or she fills the form and sends the form to a central database.

The application is installed on mobile phones held by volunteer children officers, paralegals and community health workers.

The innovation developed by Plan International, in conjunction with the Kilifi County government’s children’s department has so far tracked more than 250 cases of child abuse, including child neglect, physical and sexual violence.

However, more needs to be done with calls by stakeholders to strengthen child protection interventions and the existing structures to eradicate the recurring multiple forms of violence to children across all stages of the National Juvenile Justice System from police custody, through Children’s Courts, statutory institutions, reintegration and aftercare services. “Violence against children is entirely preventable.

As government, we acknowledge the need to double our efforts in protecting child violence to effectively complement the set-up infrastructures and interventions by our development partners”, said Joyce Ngugi, National Council for Children Services chairperson while speaking during the same event. During a public sensitisation programme in Nairobi, Head of Development Cooperation at the European Union Delegation to Kenya Erik Habers a lot has been achieved in child protection, citing the vurugu mapper, Child Helpline 116 and the EU-CESVI Juvenile Justice project currently working to rehabilitate 28 government Statutory Children Institutions in six counties. Habers lauded the government and other players for the child protection systems that are beginning to take shape and respond to child rights violations. He, however, called for the need to accept the reality that there are still major capacity gaps that continue to delay and hinder significant progress in child protection.

Mutunga louded on move to create special graft courts President Uhuru Kenyatta’ adviser on Constitutional affairs Abdikadir Mohammed has lauded chief Justice Dr. Willy Mutunga’s move to create special courts to deal with cases of corruption.

Mohammed said the move is an indication that the fight against corruption is gathering momentum and soon it will be a thing of the past.

Speaking to Citizen Television’s the Big Question last night, Mohammed said the country had now reached consensus among sector players on how to deal with the runway corruption.

“President Uhuru has spelt out rules of engagement in the fight against graft, this makes the other arms of government’s backing essential in the war” he said.

“The Judiciary has played a pivotal role in this war, but now we have to change the manner in which the courts will handle graft cases as clearly spelt out by the Chief Justice himself,” he said.

He said Kenyans will now experience a new breath as the special courts will dedicate more efforts to prosecute all graft suspects regardless of the their status in the society.

In addition, Mohammed, a former chairperson for the selectcommittee on Implementation of the 2010 Constitution in the 10th parliament, said the courts should convict individuals that are found culpable and recover all assets fraudulently acquired as a result of the vice to show how serious the war has developed.

Yesterday, Chief Justice Willy Mutunga was in attendance at State House where President Uhuru in his State of the Nation address declared corruption a

CONSULTING: Attorney General Prof Githu Muigai and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s adviser on constitutional affairs Abdikadir Mohamed at State House yesterday. Mr Abdikadir has lauded the move by Chief Justice Willy Mutunga to create special courts to execute corruption cases.

threat to national security.

Mutunga pledged to set up special courts to help the government fight graft and deal with corruption-related cases.

“The Constitution decrees that the three Arms of Government are robustly independent, but the same Constitution also says there is interdependence. When the country faces a crisis, the three arms collapse into one... we are invoking the Constitution to make sure we fight the disaster,”

he said.

To avoid situations where tainted magistrates and judges end up adjudicating in corruption cases, the Chief Justice said there will be a thorough vetting of those appointed to handle the cases.

He said a new High Court division on anti-corruption and tax fraud will also be activated to handle cases where public money is stolen in dubious deals.

Mutunga revealed that the National taskforce on Council

of Administration of Justice which comprises of investigators, prosecutors and team from the Judiciary was working to ensure the system is efficient and effective when dealing with those engaged in corruption.

“We have been caught up in a lot of blame-game. This is not the time for it.

That chain of administration of justice will be properly oiled and we will identify leaks and plug them,” he said.

Undercover team to monitor drinking formed The National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada) has formed an undercover team to monitor alcohol use during the forthcoming December festivities.

Nacada in collaboration with security agencies have assigned officers to arrest culprits, who will flout the Alcohol Drinks Control Act, 2010 which regulates liquor consumption.

Nacada chairman John Mututho has warned that the undercover team will be conducting surveillance round the clock to monitor the drinking habits associated with the festivities

going onwards to 2016 in a bid to control loss of lives.

“Being a busy holiday, many people like to enjoy themselves by indulging in drinking, which often leads to loss of lives from accidents. This year will be a different case,” said Mututho.

He also said the number of undercover officers to be deployed in various towns would vary, depending on the rate of alcohol abuse as per Nacada statistics.

According to Nacada statistics, Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret have been marked as notorious towns for drunkenness. The Nacada boss

warned travellers and motorists against drunk-driving during the festive season, saying more breathalyzers will be rolled out for regular tests.

“There are people, who pour alcohol in a bottle of mineral water, or in a bottle of soda, then pretend that they are taking a soft drink. If we find you, you should know what the maximum fine for adulterating drinks is,” said Mututho.

Meanwhile, The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) yesterday raised similar concerns, saying the number of road accidents shoot up during December festivities.

NTSA statistics reveal that during last year’s festivities, 2644 cases of motorist driving under the influence of alcohol were recorded. 628 drunk drivers were charged and 306 lives were lost during the period as a result of drunk-driving.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery is also expected to make an announcement on the newly-formed team later this week.

To ensure effectiveness of the special unit, Nacada and the Interior ministry have launched hotline number 1192, which the public can use to report offenders.

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US issues worldwide travel warning TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The US has issued a worldwide travel alert for its citizens in response to “increased terrorist threats”.

The state department said “current information” suggested the Islamic State [IS] group, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and others continued “to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions”.

The alert, it said, will remain in place until February 24 next year.

France, Russia, Mali and several other countries have seen deadly attacks in the past month.

A US state department representative told BBC News there was “currently... no reason to believe that US citizens would be specifically targeted”.

Meanwhile, Belgium announced that its capital city, Brussels would stay at the highest level of alert for another week over fears of militant attacks like those that killed 130 people in Paris on November 13.

The travel alert advises US citizens to “exercise vigilance when in public places or using transportation”.

They are also advised to “be aware of immediate surroundings and avoid large crowds or crowded places”.

“Authorities believe the likelihood of terror attacks will continue as members of ISIL/Da’esh (IS) return from Syria

ON TERROR ALERT: US President Barack Obama. The US has issued fresh travel alerts to all her citizens worldwide.

and Iraq,” the state department said.

Correspondents say a US worldwide travel alert is unusual but not rare. Similar advice, which applies everywhere bar the US itself, was issued twice in 2011 - following the

death of Osama Bin Laden and on the 10th anniversary of the 11 September attacks. There was a further warning in August 2013.

The most recent worldwide alert came last Christmas in response to an attack

in Sydney, Australia, flagging the risk of “lone wolf ” attacks, a warning repeated this time using the less colourful phrase “unaffiliated persons”.

Such broad warnings have been criticised in the past, both for being

vague as to be of little practical use and for doing the terrorists’ job for them by creating a climate of fear in which governments may introduce repressive policies.

But with millions of Americans travelling this week to celebrate Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday, US officials insist the action is a sensible reminder of the global terrorists’ threat.

In Belgium, Prime Minister Charles Michel warned that the threat to his country remained “imminent and serious”.

But he also said authorities were planning to reopen schools and the Brussels metro on Wednesday.

IS is believed to be behind the November 13 Paris attacks.

Co-ordinated assaults using guns and suicide vests were launched on several locations in the French capital.

Belgian prosecutors announced yesterday that a fourth suspect had been charged with terrorism offences related to the Paris attacks.

The unnamed man was one of 21 people detained in raids on Sunday and Monday. 17 have been released without charge.

Scientists develop mutant mosquitoes that can ‘resist malaria’ US scientists say they have bred a genetically modified (GM) mosquito that can resist malaria infection.

If the lab technique works in the field, it could offer a new way of stopping the biting insects from spreading malaria to humans, they say.

The scientists put a new “resistance” gene into the mosquito’s own DNA, using a gene editing method called Crispr.

And when the GM mosquitoes

mated - their offspring inherited the same resistance, PNAS journal reports.

In theory, if these mosquitoes bite people, they should not be able to pass on the parasite that causes malaria.

About 3.2 billion people - almost half of the world’s population - are at risk of malaria.

Bed nets, insecticides and repellents can help stop the insects biting and

drugs can be given to anyone, who catches the infection, but the disease still kills around 580,000 people a year.

Scientists have been searching for new ways to fight malaria.

The University of California team believe their GM mosquito could play a pivotal role - breeding resistant offspring to replace endemic, malaria-carrying mosquitoes.

They took a type of mosquito found

in India - Anopheles stephensi - on which to experiment.

Dr Anthony James and his team showed that they could give the insect new DNA code to make it a poor host for the malaria parasite.

The DNA, which codes for antibodies that combat the parasite, was inherited by almost 100 per cent of the mosquito offspring and across three generations.

The researchers say the findings offer

hope that the same method could also work in other mosquito species.

Although it would not be a sole solution to the malaria problem, it would be a useful additional weapon, they say.

Prof David Conway, UK expert from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: “It’s not the finished product yet but it certainly looks promising. It does look like the genetic editing works.”

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over France, from Toulouse in the south to Paris and beyond, the police have been breaking down doors, conducting searches without warrants, aggressively questioning residents, hauling suspects to police stations and putting others under house arrest. The extraordinary steps are now perfectly legal under the state of emergency decreed by the government after the attacks on Nov. 13 in Paris that left 130 dead — a rare kind of mobilization that will continue. The French Parliament voted last week to extend the emergency for three more months, which means more people placed under house arrest.

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Molenbeek would not be out of place in a multicultural corner of any western European capital. Residents can shop at the Marrakech baker, Islamic butcher, Halal Turkish Pizzas or the King of Saree. A rundown Islamic centre offers classes in rapid memorisation of the Koran around the corner from a main commercial street strung with municipal Christmas lights. In recent days, after the carnage in Paris, Molenbeek has changed in the public imagination from an edgy ethnic corner of Brussels into a nest of European jihadism.

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November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris during a series of raids on Sunday night, the federal prosecutor announced. The prosecutor stated that the man, whom he declined to identify, was charged with “participating in activities of a terrorist group” and with executing the Paris plot. Despite the break, which occurred as Brussels was in the midst of a security lockdown ordered by the Belgian government on Saturday, Charles Michel, the prime minister, said that the city would remain at the highest terrorism alert until Monday.

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Korea, Africa in pact to empower youth through science, technology A range of institutions in Korea have expressed a strong commitment to strengthen PASET, an Africa-led international partnership to build scientific, engineering, and technical skills in Sub-Saharan African countries.

PASET, which stands for ‘Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology’, has announced that goals for the partnership include the development of regional centres for technical and vocational education, regional forums and country action plans.

The move comes at a time when subSaharan countries, including Kenya, are grappling with an unemployment crisis that has only been exacerbated by unskilled youth attempting to join the job market.

During a September visit by PASET’s technical executive committee to Korea,

academic and research institutions vowed to help African countries through a government-to-government programme which would facilitate knowledge exchanges, scholarships and capacity development for institutions.

The visit was built around a workshop to promote knowledge-based development cooperation between Korea and Africa.

Korea has consistently participated in PASET through the initiative’s inception in 2013, especially through Korea Development Institute (KDI) which facilitated the workshop.

Less than a quarter of students in African universities are enrolled today in science, engineering and technology programmes. In order to address this striking gap, the World Bank has said it is crucial for African countries to align with different and new partners around their unique education and

development priorities.

Industrialised nations such as Korea, who are significant investors in African countries, can play a key role to play in advancing these priorities, the bank added in a recently-released statement.

The workshop on knowledge-based cooperation was a follow-up to a regional conference held in July in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, titled ‘Africa’s Transformation: Leveraging Partnership with Korea’.

The workshop launched what participants have termed as “concrete action” to achieve these goals. The participants from PASET’s technical executive committee included representatives of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Senegal, Ministry of Education of Rwanda, Ministry of Education of Ethiopia, Planet Earth Institute, and the World Bank.

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YouTube to defend filmmakers against copyright claims YouTube has announced that it will go to court to defend filmmakers who are wrongly accused of copyright infringement.

YouTube says it will offer legal support to a handful of videos which Google (YouTube’s parent company) believes represents a clear fair uses as well as featuring them in a special section of the site dedicated to showcase strong examples of fair use.

The move will help defend against abuse of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which allows for punitive copyright holders demand a site take down user generated content or face expensive lawsuits. Guardian reports that platform owners, and those uploading new works to sites such as YouTube, frequently abused to demand the takedown of works the

copyright holder has no legal authority over.

If a work that has a fair use defence is subject to a DMCA takedown order, the creator can appeal by filing a “counter notification order”.

But doing so is complex and can open a creator up to further legal penalties, compared with simply acquiescing to the takedown.

YouTube’s copyright legal director Fred Von Lohmann said that the company is acting because creators might be intimidated by the DMCA’s counter notification process and the potential for litigation that comes with it.

“In addition to protecting the individual creator, this programme could, over time, create a ‘demo reel’ that will stakeholders better understand what fair use looks like online.

Kenya among top destinations in Africa for Gulf investors

Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Uganda have attracted the largest number of Gulf investors ranging between 10 and 25 firms each.

Kenya is among the top four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa that have attracted the largest number of investors from the Gulf, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce (DDC) first half of the year report indicates.

Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda are the other countries favoured by foreign direct investment (FDI) from the Gulf region. Such investments range from setting up of green field projects to private equity companies taking up stakes in existing firms.

“Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Uganda have attracted the largest number of Gulf investors ranging between 10 and 25 firms each,” said part of the report.

The new study further reveals that East African countries had the highest appeal in non-commodity investment from the Gulf.

“The East Africa was the most appealing region for non-commodity investment from the Gulf, with retail and hypermarkets, automotive, commercial banking and tourism considered key sectors,” said DCC report.

In the study report, the chamber report showed the Gulf provided Sh277 billion ($2.7 billion) in FDI to SubSaharan Africa in the first half of this year, and Sh953 billion ($9.3 billion) in the 10 years.

The report has further projected an SSA gross domestic product (GDP)

growth of 5.3 per cent between 2017 and 2020.

Kenya has in the recent past held major investment forums including the Global Entrepreneurship summits (GES 2015) a phenomenon that has been cited as another contributory factor to the growing developments.

This has led to demographic growth trends, growing consumer markets, economic stability and an improving business environment, as well as a resilience are among key factors attracting investors in the country.

There has also been call for the need to break cartels in the economy that have scared investors due to the uncompetitive nature of the business industry.

Capital alert Foundation’s Sh5m for youth development The Campbell Collaboration’s Education and Crime & Justice Coordinating Groups and the Jacobs Foundation are offering NGOs up to Sh5 million in funding as part of their latest grants programme.

The groups have announced a call for applications for a grant programme dubbed “Better Evidence for Children and Youth”

to support the development and publication of reviews that address important issues in child and youth development.

The Jacobs Foundation is one of the world’s leading charitable foundations, dedicated to facilitating innovations for children and youth.

The group supports research and intervention that leads to significant

and vital outcomes for children and youth worldwide.

The Foundation is offering organisations based in Kenya and across the globe grants of between $25,000 (Sh2.6 million) and $50,000 (Sh5.1 million), which are available following the foundation’s call.

Those applying for the grantsare advised to visit “jacobsfoundation.

org” for details. The deadline for applications is January 15, 2016.

Interested applicants can apply by uploading the necessary documents at the address mentioned on the website.

Grants will be provided to applicants that focus on key areas of interest including: Learning and academic attainment, Multilingual education,

Early childhood education, Inclusive Education and Treatment of juvenile offenders among others.

Applications are accepted from researchers interested in studying important issues of child and youth development, Rashmi Kant, a spokesperson on behalf of the group has said.

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CA to crack whip on rogue telecommunication firms Telecommunication operators and service providers who flout telco regulations will face stiff penalties including deregistration in a bid to cushion consumers from rogue firms, the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) has said.

CA Director General Dr Francis Wangusi cautioned consumers to beware of the irregular operators who have stormed the Kenyan market, saying they have compromised the quality of service and experience in the industry.

“We have passed a regulation that shall apply a 0.2 per cent of the gross turnover of any regulator or operator who flouts our regulations,” he said.

Wangusi was addressing delegates drawn from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK), JamiiTelcom Kenya (JTL) among others in a multi stakeholder forum to address the quality of service in the telecommunications industry.

The illegal operators are said to have introduced unregistered sim boxes in the market as part of a Voice over Integrated Protocol (VoIP) gateway installation to fraud the unsuspecting consumers.

CAK has, however, declined to

name the particular operators involved in the fraud, saying they are awaiting the conclusion of an ongoing investigation.

I n t e r n a t i o n a l Telecommunication Union (ITU) Programme Director Martin Adolf cited an urgent need for a speedy policy formulation to better regulate the telco industry both locally and internationally.

“Regulators in this field need to formulate formidable policies in the industry so as to have increased quality of service and

experience,” he said.

In their 2015 study report, ITU indicates that’s 74 people out 100 have access to telecommunication information across East Africa.

With the increase in ICT, the body recommends improved indicators in research, more advanced measurements tools in voice and data scrutiny and increased frequency in quality checking to curb information laundering.

Quality of service and experience involves cheap

and equal rights in access of information, information security, transparency and timeliness. It touches on all sub-sectors in the ICT industry including telecommunications, postal and courier, broadcasting and e-commerce.

The forum is also set address issues of importation, supply and use of counterfeit/sub-standard communication equipment, which denies the country huge amounts of tax revenue.

Communications Authority of Kenya Director General Francis Wangusi addressing the Quality of Service and Consumer Experience meeting in Nairobi today.

of the 114 destinations where the airline flies to around the globe.

However, only five successful applicants will have an opportunity to fulfil their aspirations of travelling to the business hubs of their choice.

“We realise that SMEs are the engine room of economic growth and this project is designed to stimulate the sector and enthuse Kenyan companies to look to new markets and compete globally,” said George Mawadri, British Airways commercial manager for East and Central Africa.

In addition, each of the SME’s will get Sh 100,000 airtime from Safaricom to help meet their communication needs.

The initiative will complement the existing business programme which offers travel savings to SME’s based on their loyalty as well as cash discounts on selected flights and bonuses.

Safaricom head of SME and Channels Arjun Dhillon said small business is the driver of the Kenyan economy.

“This initiative will empower our SMEs to get to the next

level by giving them the muchneeded exposure and ability to communicate through affordable voice and data services,” he said.

“Technology has localised the global market and it is necessary for service providers to form strategic partnerships to ensure customers transact business in the most timely and cost effective way,” said Dhillon.

British Airways is a full service global airline with a worldwide route network that covers more than 150 destinations across 75 countries.

Blue chip entities to fuel Africa’s growth

Africa’s blue chip organisations have renewed their commitment to making Africa a better place to work and fuel the continent’s growth over the next decade during the HR Winners Africa Conference.

The announcement to spur the continent’s development was made at a Nairobi hotel

BIZ BRIEFS International investment meet kicks off in Nairobi The second edition of Kenya International Investment Conference (KIICO 2015), which kicked off yesterday, has attracted droves of participants, attendees and would-be entrepreneurs, the Ministry of Tourism has said.

The ongoing affair comes amid security concerns from international investors seeking to invest in the country.

Nonetheless, US Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec has said such perceptions are changing at a steady pace and a number of American companies are already interested in doing business in Kenya.=His statement echoes those of Cabinet Secretary Ministry of East Africa Affairs Commerce and Tourism Phyllis Kandie, who said that the conference is an opportunity to bring foreign investment into the country.

“We want to encourage innovators and entrepreneurs who will be present at the conference to present bankable projects to the local and international investors ” Kandie said in ahead of the Conference.

Airtel continues regional expansion, eyes Meru region

British Airways, Safaricom enter deal to sponsor five local SMEs to trip overseas

British Airways has partnered with telecom service provider Safaricom to launch an initiative that will provide international exposure to five Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) businesses.

The Emerging Enterprise Initiative aims at giving SMEs access to international markets at the most affordable and competitive rates.

Through the initiative, British Airways will invite SME owners to submit a business proposal detailing how their businesses would benefit from a trip to any

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where organisations such as East African Breweries, BAT, Coca-Cola, Standard Chartered Bank, DHL, Airtel Africa, Unilever and General Electric, among others were represented.

Airtel Africa’s Chief Human Resource Officer David Ssegawa said companies need to navigate the increasingly

complex business environment where ambiguity, uncertainties and disruptive innovation are key features in the diverse markets they do business in.

He said there are new emerging trends in the work force; a new war on talent, women in leadership, urbanisation, change of values and multi-

generations which means that HR practitioners need to step up, step out and be bold to remain relevant in the 21st century.

“The HR practitioners of the future will have to develop their business acumen quickly and make their HR agenda core to the business strategy.

Airtel has furthered its plans at regional expansion with the unveiling of a new shop in Meru town. The new facility comes just as Kenya’s telecommunications companies continue their somewhat amicable battle for a larger share of the county’s mobile service subscribers.

The shop opening event was graced by Meru County Minister of Planning, Lands, Housing and ICT Hon. Martin Bikuri and Imenti North MP. Rahim Dawood.

The two leaders commended Airtel for opening its doors to Meru County with the new customer service shop that will bring relevant innovative mobile solutions and devices closer to the people.

In a statement, Airtel Kenya CEO Adil El Youssefi said that the opening of the new shop in Meru town underlines the company’s commitment to providing world- class service experience to customers in the unfolding its promises.

Jumia launches “Black Friday” ahead of holiday season Leading online retailer, Jumia has announced that it will, in the coming weeks, launch the second edition of “Jumia Black Friday” a shopping bonanza that coincides with the famous western practice of shopping sprees that comes ahead of the holiday season.

Jumia will, for the second time, slash the prices of its consumer goods as it sets the pace for flash sales and shopping deals.

This year, the retailer has promised record low prices on smartphones, fashion items, electronics and home appliances.

This is the latest in a series of moves by local retailers to cash in on consumers’ spending trends at what is arguably the most marketable month of the year.

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NETFUND-GIA kicks off Green

Innovations ‘decoration’

The National Environment Trust Fund has today launched the third phase of the Green Innovations Award after the success of the past two phases. Funded by the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development Resources and managed by the National Environment Trust Fund, Green Innovation Award (NETFUND-GIA) was first launched in 2012 to enhance public awareness on green growth initiatives, promote an enabling environment for green growth initiatives and support the development of green enterprises in Kenya.

Winners are awarded up to Sh2 million in funding, spread over two phases. In addition to providing direct financial support for research and training and implementation, the programme offers participants networking and leadership development opportunities.

Last year, the programme attracted over one 1,700 applicants from different regions in Kenya who are working on environmental protection. The judging panel, consisting of representatives of a variety of research institutions, governmental and nongovernmental organisations, selected three (3) winners per category from different parts of Kenya, all of whom showed a unique sense of personal mission and commitment to environment conservation and sustenance.

Dairy Board asked to curb illegal milk powder import Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) has been asked to check the sale of illegally imported milk powder following concerns that some contained dangerous additives.

KDB recently raised concerns of contaminated milk powder in the market imported by unregistered

suppliers which posed health hazards to consumers. The Board had found out from market surveillance that some of the smuggled milk powder contained alloys such as melamine, heavy metal such as lead and radioactive material, which spells

serious health consequences to unsuspecting consumers.

Pearl Dairy Ltd, the largest producer of powdered milk in East Africa, has appealed to KDB, the Department of Veterinary Services and all quality control organisations to step up efforts to

Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) has been asked to check the sale of illegally imported milk powder following concerns that some contained dangerous additives.

Banks to lose licenses for money laundering, says President Uhuru President Uhuru Kenyatta has said banks that break Kenya’s antimoney laundering rules would be shut down.

The president ordered the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to urgently strengthen its supervision capabilities over banks.

“From today, we have agreed that those banks that break our anti-money laundering laws and regulations will at a minimum lose their banking license,” he said yesterday during his State-of-thenation address.

As part of the initiative to eliminate corruption, Uhuru assured a crackdown of all corrupt bank official across the nation saying corruption is a threat to national security.

The Head of State said he would introduce new anti-corruption legislation and blacklist all officials accused of graft and strip banks of licenses if found violating money-

laundering rules.

Uhuru cited theft among government officials as one of the major factors hurting economic development and promised to expedite investigations of corruption cases.

“I will lead a national coordinated effort ... to reverse perverse incentives that lead to corruption, close the loopholes that dishonest officials use to steal and to tighten our legislation work,” Uhuru said.

As part of fighting graft, the president said all businesses would have to sign an ethic code and companies and officials violating the code would be banned for not less than five years.

“The government will not engage in business with companies with blacklisted members,” he said.

According to Reuters, companies and investors cite pervasive graft as the major challenge to doing business in Kenya despite US

President Obama raising the same issue during his July visit to the nation. Kenyatta faces a tough task in winning over sceptics who say corruption has worsened under his watch.

The focus on the banking sector comes after Central Bank of

Kenya took over the management of two banks.

Uhuru conceded his previous anti-graft measures have not been implemented fast enough, citing red tape but promised that he would not raise taxes in the coming financial year.

A section of the private sector at State House Nairobi yesterday where President Uhuru Kenyatta unveiled a raft of measures to fight graft.

root out illegal imports.

Pearl Dairy CEO Atul Chaturvedi estimates that between 8-10 containers packed with tonnes of powder milk are smuggled into the country monthly through Mombasa or Kenya’s porous border with Somalia. The milk is then packaged into smaller packs, branded and sold cheaply through retail outlets.

He said besides the health risks cited by the KDB, the government was losing millions in revenue as the smugglers evade paying taxes.

The illegal trade is also posing unfair competition to companies in genuine business.

Legally imported powder milk from outside the East African Community or Comesa attracts duties of almost 89 per cent a fact which the CEO says leaves companies competitively disadvantaged in product pricing.

Chaturvedi said plans by his company to construct a Sh80 million milk powder packaging plant in Kenya next year will largely depend on whether the market will have been stabilised from the illegal imports.

Pearl Dairy, a subsidiary of the Midcom Group, has its main production line in Uganda with a capacity of 500,000 litres daily and has established a presence in several countries in the region starting with Kenya.

Safaricom, MTN Rwanda in cash transfer deal

Safaricom has partnered with MTN Rwanda to help customers make mobile money transactions between Kenya and Rwanda flexible.

The partnership follows a recent one that Safaricom made with neighbouring Vodacom Tanzania, where it introduced cross-border transactions between customers on the respective network.

Betty Mwangi, Director of Financial Services at Safaricom said the initiative will not only enable customers send money, but will also help them transact business between the two countries.

“This initiative aims at providing a reliable and affordable way for businesses to transact, thereby helping grow the East African economy,” she said. The partnership comes a time when mobile money in Rwanda is accounting for 120 per cent growth in subscribers from 2.5 million last year to about 5.5 million subscribers this year.

MTN Business General Manager Norman Munyampundu said the deal has potential to expand financial inclusion.

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Tomorrow, Nairobi will be the holiest city on Earth. The entire nation has caught the Pope fever, from the pollsters who noted that corruption needs divine intervention to KOT who almost sanctified twitter to saint hood with their #TellThePope.

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he coming of the pontiff is a graceful occasion to all, as final preparations are currently on top gear. And just in case you have been living under a rock, this will include dusting off the altar that was ferried all the way from Nyeri and ensuring no one steps on the Kidero grass, initially meant for POTUS now only for Pontif!

For not all are privileged to have ‘tea’ with the holy Father and perhaps whisper what they need to be prayed for, it was easier to have a charm offensive on twitter of all social ills that have befallen Kenya and need crucial yet divine intervention.

It might take many decades to have the Pope visit Kenya, given that t h e

last visit was in 1995 and the Op to talk to him as Kenyans know best was on Twitter.

To sample some of the concerns, and pressing charms, here are the top tweets. @sikikakanya said #TellThePope to carry his wine from Vatican. We demolished all wines & spirits shops.

This was among the top retweeted and liked tweets. After having a thorough campaign against cheap and illicit liquor, it must have worried this Kenyan that the Pope will have nothing to bless and give as divine intervention.

Another concerned Netizen, noted that there is dire need to pray for fake pastors, and their illusionary intervention @Btdarlines noted #TellThePope That that there are these Pastors who when they

Welcome to the holiest city on earth saying #TellThePope football in this country needs prayers too.

To wrap it all up Machuka Wycliffe must have been overwhelmed by the social ills that graced the country this year with his concern being uploads, and explicit scenario some Kenyans were involved in @Machukah tweeted #TellThePope to pray for Mollis, Mugo wa Wairimu, Bro Ocholla & DJ Creme to be healed.

If indeed these are true concerns of real citizens then #KOT just summed up very dire concerns. However business minded Kenyans have not been left behind with one posting on her whatapp wall for her weave customers, ‘Let’s meet the pope in style, 20pc off all human hairs, hurry when stocks last’!

The fever is real.

pray for deliverance, everybody falls down except the camera men. This may go hand in hand with the Pastor Kanyari saga.

Another KOT @jimmynganga1 most pressing concern that need thorough and dire intervention was the necessity to pray for bus fare. Given that elnino is with us most Nairobians seem to be in a quagmire of fare hikes.

For ‫@‏‬DavidOsiany corruption seemed to catch the better part of his Monday as he posted a photoshop picture of former Devouliton CS noting that #TellThePope we are on light duties. This went hand in hand with a tweet from the Kenyan Football ‫@‏‬KenyaPremierLg calling for prayers of the national football team Harambee Stars with the Tweet

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he Juliani instigated tweef that knocked King Kaka, Octopizzo and Khaligraph Jones against one another, the four has now seen slotted in the same category by Nzumari Awards.

It seems the jury might give its verdict sooner than later as the hip hop Artiste of the Year, 2015 will be announced on the 11th of next month.

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Riri is pulling a new stunt. The artiste is reportedly said to be launching her own Marijuana line called MaRihanna.

According to sources, Rihanna was speaking at a Cannabis convection in Nergil, Jamaica when she made the announcement. Marihanna the brand is to be launched next year and will include Marijuana Flowers, Edibles and concentrates of vaporizers, Karibean Kush, Hatian Haze and Jamaica High Grade. Further report indicates that it would be sold in the states that have legalized the use of pot in the US. However, her publicist has been quick to deny the reports saying “this story is untrue and we might just have to stick to smoking leaves by Snoop. “This is after Snoop Dogg launched his own Mariuajna line which it already in the market.

nameless surprises seattle after canada Nameless seems to be having a time of his life in America. This is after a scheduled number of tours to the US which began on the 14th of November and is scheduled to end on the 28th. The Thanks giving tour has seen him in Calgary, Seattle, Dallas and will finally wind up in Minneapolis.

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Try To bring The sizzle back To The bedroom by Trying a few naughTy Things you haven’T done before

WHY iS SHe RunninG AWAY FROM Me?

Dear Dr. X,

Dear Amos,

I have been dating this girl for a while and we are both in love. Or at least that is what I believed until she texted me last week and said she needed space.

When I asked why she said she just felt she needed some alone time and that I should not rush her. I also asked if we could start afresh and promised I would not disturb her but she just shook me off. I am afraid I might have caused this since I text her regularly even when she says she is busy, I give her so much attention because I love her but it seems I put her off. Please help. — Amos.

As much as this will hurt, I believe that girl is not all that into you. Anyone who is in love with you would not want to stay away from you. If you have been giving her attention why is she running away?

Unless you have wronged her, she needs to explain why she needs space because if you are a couple then you need to work together. Get to the bottom of it and if she no longer loves you then she must not waste your time. True love is never judgmental.

All the best.

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e all agree that all relationships begin with a bang! However the easiest and yet harshest way of losing the spark in that romance is taking each other for granted and basically giving up on trying to impress each other.

One day you wake up and realize, there is no fun or excitement in that relationship but you two are still together, bored! All is not lost, if you still love your partner then try these simple ways to get back on the love train.

First it would be important that you make time for each other. You could be living together or sleeping together at night, it is not enough, it would be good to agree on a day and time when you are both free and do something you both enjoy like watching a movie or visiting places as you will enjoy bonding.

Talk to each other frankly, expressing yourselves, one at a time but in a good way to avoid hurting your partner by your thoughts or comments.

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Enhance your communication, as it is key in a relationship, done well it brings you two closer. Talk to each other frankly, expressing yourselves, one at a time but in a good way to avoid hurting your partner by your thoughts or comments. Do not forget to listen, and take their thoughts into consideration as you expect your partner to do and try to change for each other. Surprising each other works too! You remember how you used to do nice things for each other? Well, make that effort and do something romantic for your partner and they will reciprocate. Something small can mean so much to someone.

Getting intimate and naughty definitely relights a spark, as a happy relationship needs a good dose of love and sex. Try to bring the sizzle back to the bedroom by trying a few naughty things you haven’t done before. Create scenarios where you can turn your lover on. Sex will happen naturally. The best part about a happy relationship is that the effort you take always pays back a hundred fold.

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luhya Marriages Luhya culture is quite similar to those of most Bantu communities’ cultural practices.

Polygamy was a common practice among the Luhya community. About 10 to 15 families usually made up a village.The children in this community were names after grandparents, ancestors, event and the weather. Traditionally they practiced arranged marriages. The boys’ parents would approach the girl’s parents and ask for her hand in marriage. If the girl agreed then negotiations for dowry would begin. Typically this would be about twelve heads of cattle and similar number of goats or sheep paid by the groom’s parents to the bride’s parents.

Once dowry was paid then the groom’s sisters fetched the girl to begin her new life as a wife. There were some instances where a boy and a girl eloped, in such cases the groom paid a fine and dowry.

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hOlly WIllOughby: She opted for an off shoulder mini

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any high-end fashion and charity events have been held this year but the ITV gala last weekend helped shift focus from Hollywood to London, where British stars gathered in anticipation of the 2016 award season while celebrating ITV’S 60th anniversary.

Most of those in attendance were crewmembers of shows airing on ITV alongside other entertainers who were not shy to show their taste in fashion on the red carpet.

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genre: Drama rating: PG 13 cast: Adonis Johnson, runtime: 1hour 35 minutes.

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Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of

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There won’t be any question of putting them off. The planets indicate success at whatever you try.

AQUARIUS Jan 20 - Feb 18 Unknown skills or talents that you didn’t know you had might set you on a course that leads to increased income, if you’re willing to put in some hard work. This will undoubtedly lead to heightened self-image and self-confidence, setting off a domino effect that makes your future brighter.

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PISCES Feb 19 - Mar 20 An unwitting communication from a friend could set you off on a path that changes your life. This could involve business opportunities, or you could discover a new interest or group you’d like to join. Whatever it is, it may capture your attention and keep your energies focused for a long time.

ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 19 Whatever difficulties may have arisen over the past few days, you have the power to overcome them, gain new strength, and move on. Your physical energy is good - you won’t wear out. You’ll probably push on and take care of each chore as it comes up. Obstacles won’t stop you.

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TAURUS Apr 20 - May 20 Look at it as an opportunity to release old traumas that have limited you. Transcending limitations of any kind - emotional, spiritual, or physical - is an especially productive approach. You’ll release a lot and come out of the experience with new focus.

GEMINI May 21 - Jun 21 Money or other resources could be made available to you today so you can increase your career prospects or advance in your occupation. You’ll find this very encouraging, as you’ll throw a lot of energy into this interest. This is the time to be ambitious.

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YOURSAY What Africa can teach Pope Francis during visit This week, Pope Francis will be in Africa, visiting Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic. This will be the first time Pope Francis has ever been to the continent, and it may well be a gamechanger – not for Africa, but for him. Francis has often given the impression that he is something of an evangelical, and he has also written about how the Church needs to be missionary.

He is about to fly into a continent full of Catholic evangelicals, where the Church is truly missionary, where each parish, for example, boasts of a truly energised and involved laity.

This will be apparent in the papal liturgies, but it would be unwise to interpret the enthusiastic congregations that he will meet as an expression of Pope mania – it will be far more than that.

It is hard for the European mind to grasp this, but Africans are largely immune to celebrity mania, reserving their enthusiasm for faith in Christ. The crowds, the singing and the dancing should be read for what they are: the usual liturgical practice, to be found in every church on a Sunday. The Pope will not be long in Kenya and his itinerary reflects this.

He will remain in Nairobi,

and will spend a considerable time on official engagements, meeting the President, the top brass of the Kenyan state, the diplomatic corps and an ecumenical delegation, as well as visiting the United Nations.

There is a meeting with clergy, religious and seminarians, a gathering at a stadium with young people, and Mass on the campus of the university.

The highlight, from a media angle, will probably be his visit, of only about an hour’s duration, to the Kangemi slum. He is in Kenya for less than 48 hours.

— Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith, via email

Corruption war never won through tough talk President Uhuru Kenyatta’s address yesterday that declared corruption as a national security threat and gave a number of frameworks particularly crafted to fight the recurring vice will not yield much if not followed by quick precipitate action. Moving forward, we hope the directives are going to be implemented immediately and that it’s not all tough talk like we have seen in the past. The fight against

corruption has been a song that has been sung by regimes in the last four governments, but has never been fully dealt with. We are now used to promises from elected leaders that they will fight corruption only to end being corrupt.

It is time to act to save the economy of our great nation and ensure service delivery and development projects are top of government’s agenda.

— Kennedy Sunday- Nairobi

Waiguru’s resignation good news for Opposition The resignation of Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru is a clear indication that the Opposition can be effective in pilling pressure on the government to deliver its mandate to the electorate. As much as Waiguru told the country that she resigned because of health issues, Kenyans cannot forget the pressure the Opposition piled on her over allegations of corruption in her ministry. Her

resignation should serve an example for other public officers that they should be willing to take responsibility. The Opposition should not relent in their quest to put the government on its toes and demand accountability on behalf of Kenyans when public resources are not used in the right way. We should see more efforts from the Opposition pushing the government to serve the public without any discrimination.

Ceasfire among Knut leaders good for teachers The decision by Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) secretary general Wilson Sossion to join his colleagues in pushing for the 50-60 per cent pay increase is a good step for teachers to get their rights. Events that unfolded after Sossion boycotted State House meeting was posing a threat to the unity of the giant teachers’ union. Sossion differed with his chair Mudzo Nzili who sneaked to State House and struck a deal with President Uhuru Kenyatta. The meeting was attended by both Knut and TSC officials.

With the vibrant secretary general distancing himself from the deal, it was apparent teachers

were headed for rough times.

The unity displayed last week is the only tool teachers can use to push the government to award them the elusive pay rise. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is yet to pay teachers their September and any kind of crack in the union would have provided another better opportunity for TSC to frustrate tutors.

Sossion has indeed displayed great leadership qualities in championing for teachers rights and he should not allow any kind of pressure or persuasion to dampen his spirit in serving teachers.

—Bukende Steve, Ummoja

State should address Narok, Ahero flooding The perennial flooding problem in Narok town and Ahero in Kano, Kisumu County should now be given special attention by both the National and County governments. It cannot be business as usual when these two places lose lives and property annually while there

are two governments with financial allocation to the disaster.

It does not augur well for the country when citizens suffer every time there is heavy downpour.

Dykes similar to those erected in Budalangi, Busia County should be constructed in

all flood-prone areas across the country to deal with menace. It is high time the government provided a permanent solutions to flooding problems instead of providing temporary stopgap measures.

— Nyakwar Ajiki, Mwiki

Ministry should lead IDPS resettlement plan Eight years since the postelection violence rocked the country claiming more than 1000 lives and displacing hundreds of thousands, some of the Internally Displaced Persona (IDPs) are yet to return to their homes over insecurity issues.

The government pledged

to resettle all the 2007/08 poll victims, but have not managed, citing insecurity in areas where the IDPs were displaced. This is indeed an indictment on the security ministry and confirms the recent report that placed the docket one of the worst performing.

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To prove the report otherwise, the government should immediately resettle all the IDPs. To opt for compensating victims rather than take them back where they lived only qualifies the ministry of security poor rating.

— Enock ndayala, Nairobi.

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SPORT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015

SPORTS BRIEFS Chelsea made loss of Sh23bn despite title

English Premier League defending champions Chelsea made a loss of Sh23 billion despite winning the League last season. According to their annual financial results, the deficit kept them within Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits. “It was a primary aim in the past financial years to be one of the clubs with a continuous record of meeting the regulations,” said Chairman Bruce Buck. The Blues, who made a record Sh18 billion profit last year announced revenues of Sh32.1 billion down on the 2013-14 high of Sh33 billion The club, owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, expect revenues to improve again after a reported Sh4.1 billion-a-season shirt sponsorship deal.

“These will be powered by new commercial deals, including our record-breaking partnership with Yokohama,” added Buck.

“They will also be enhanced by revenues related to this season’s Champions League which improve due to entering as Premier League champions and an increase in TV revenue for English clubs.”

Cheresrek sets record with third consecutive win in US Kenya’s Edward Cheserek created history at the weekend when he became the first man to win the prestigious NCAA Cross Country Championships for three successive years.

On a cloudy day in Louisville’s Tom Sawyer Park, the University of Oregon student surged away from Australia’s Patrick Tiernan on an undulating portion of the course with two kilometres remaining to win his third US collegiate cross-country title.

While distancer u n n i n g legends Steve Prefontaine, Henry Rono and Gerry Lindgren c a n match

Cheserek’s title haul, none of them were able to win their titles in consecutive years.

Cheserek stopped the clock at 28:46, 26 seconds ahead of his closest challenger which is the fifth biggest time in event history.

Tiernan, a student at the University of Villanova came second in 29:12.

Tiernan lost a lot of ground on Cheserek in the closing stages but he was not in any serious danger of losing the runner-up spot.

Pierce Murphy finished third in 29:37 while Canada’s Justyn Knight, a lowly 143rd 12 months ago, finished fourth.

Meanwhile, a handful of familiar names lined up for the Tuskys Wareng Cross Country in Eldoret on Sunday.

In the men’s s enior

Big win for big Sam as Sunderland beat Palace Sunderland claimed their first away win of the season as Jermain Defoe’s goal earned them victory at Crystal Palace. The game seemed to be heading towards a draw, but in the 80th minute Defoe nicked the ball from the indecisive Scott Dann and poked in. Prior to that, Sunderland had the best chances, defender Sebastian Coates going closest when his header was cleared off the line by Yohan Cabaye. Sunderland keeper Costel Pantilimon superbly denied Cabaye after the goal. The win moved the Black Cats up one place to 18th in the Premier League table on nine points, one behind north-east rivals Newcastle. Palace remain 10th on 19 points. The goal eventually came as a result of Yannick Bolasie losing control of the ball in midfield as he tried to perform another trick, and team-mate’s Dann’s ambling at the back. The hardworking Defoe, who fired wide in the first half, chased down the Palace defender, pushed the ball past keeper Wayne Hennessey and slotted in.

Former Liverpool to take managerial job in Qatar

Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is in the Middle East to discuss a lucrative contract with a Qatari club. The 42-year-old has been out of work since he was sacked by Liverpool in October. He was planning on taking a break from the game after his Anfield exit, but has been tempted by an offer overseas in the oilrich country less than two months later.

The talks have been kept a secret and even the particular club is yet to be revealed, but it is understood he will be paid in excess of Sh465 million per year if he accepts a deal.

Rodgers would follow the path of former Swansea manager Michael Laudrup who took charge of Qatar Stars League side Lekhwiya. He won the cup and league double there. Rodgers has had offers to work as a pundit since his dismissal. He spent three years in charge of the Merseyside club and admitted he was ‘extremely disappointed’ after being sacked.

10km, Josphat Bett claimed prize he won seven years ago in 30:29 in a sprint finish ahead of Peter Limo who stopped the timers at 30:31.

A smaller field lined up for the women’s senior 10km which was dominated by the in-form Alice Aprot, the younger sister of 2010 world cross-country champion Joseph Ebuya. Aprot took charge of proceedings from the gun and crossed the finish line in 26:36, some 42 seconds ahead of Pascalia Chepkorir (27:18) with Nancy Chepkwemoi settling for third place in a time of 27:36.

Leading marathon runner Jemima Sumgong placed fifth in 27:54 while 2008 Olympic 800m champion Pamela Jelimo – out of form and never in contention – dropped out after the second lap on her return to competition.

Still a junior until 2017, Sandra Chebet won the girls’ 6km in 20:38 by 37 seconds ahead of Emmy Chebet (no relation) with world junior steeplechase champion Ruth Jebet from Bahrain fourth. In the boys’ 8km, Peter Kipserem prevailed in 24:28 ahead of Anthony Kiptoo in 24:39.

Edward Cheserek celebrayes after winning NCAA cross country in the US.

BAK now urges Nairobi factions to reconcile Boxing Association of Kenya (BAK) has called on the Nairobi region warring factions to put aside their differences to promote the sport.

Power struggle in Nairobi Boxing Associations (NBA) has seen the emergence of two parallel groups, which BAK chairman John Kameta (pictured) said will not help the sport.

Nairobi has failed to hold election since 2009 and an attempt to unite the two sides, Nairobi Boxing Association and the Metropolitan Armature Boxing Association (MABA) has failed.

The confusion has forced BAK to take drastic measure, not to acknowledge any of the two factions.

The now defunct NBA had moved to Sports Dispute Tribunal (SDT) and sued BAK for failing to recognise them following a bungled election at Nyayo National Stadium.

But BAK maintained another election must be

called after the initial attempt to unite the two sides early in the year hit a snag.

“We told the two groups to send five people each for joint election, but that never happened, we therefore have to call a fresh election to have one body in the region,” said Kameta.

BAK is yet to set the election date, but Kameta said it will take place “as soon as we are through with the court processes.”

“Just like in the house, when you see two children fight, you have to come in and separate them because if you don’t, they’ll break your glasses. It’s my wish that they work together,” added Kameta The elections were carried out in Match 2009, but various affiliates contested the outcome, breaking away to for the Metro Association.

BAK will also hold a boxing show during the Kisumu 110 -Years celebration to raise money for the ailing boxer Conjestina Achieng. The event will take place on December 5.

SPORT 15 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015 Barcelona player Neymer and Real Madrid Ronaldo shakes hand on Saturday after El Classico at Bernabeu in Madrid. Barcelona won 4-0. INSET: Real manager Rafa Benitez. He has received the club’s backing after the defeat.

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Benitez assured of Real backing after Barca defeat Real Madrid boss Rafael Benitez has been assured of full backing despite his 4-0 home defeat to Barcelona on Saturday.

There was pressure yesterday after Real hierarchy called a press conference with fears that the 55, Spaniard would be shown the door after fans called for his dismissal after Saturday’s match.

But following a board meeting, club president Florentino Perez said: “He has all our support and confidence.

“Rafa has only just started his job here. Let him keep working and he will achieve his objectives, “said Perez, adding that he could “only talk about this moment”.

“I cannot say what will happen in the future. No-one can say what will happen in six months.”

The 68-year-old rejected suggestions striker Cristiano Ronaldo, the Spanish club’s record goalscorer, had told him he is unhappy playing under Benitez. “Ronaldo has never said anything to me about Benitez,” he said.

Like Ronaldo, fellow forward Gareth Bale has been linked with

Manchester United following a mixed-start to the season.

One consolation for Benitez is that much of the post-match criticism has focused on Perez, who has been accused by fans of meddling in team selection and constructing an imbalanced squad with his ‹Galacticos’ transfer policy.

Perez - who returned to the club in 2009 having resigned as president in 2006 - was also a target for angry fans on Saturday.

He said he understood their disappointment, but asked them to display “more than ever” their “support to the team and to the players”.

Real’s next game is at Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Wednesday, followed by an away game against Eibar in La Liga on Sunday.

Benitez succeeded Carlo Ancelotti in the summer, with Perez describing him as “a man who breathes football, professionalism and the very ethos of our club”.

Saturday’s defeat leaves Real third in La Liga, six points adrift of leaders Barcelona and two behind city rivals Atletico Madrid.

Kenya hunt for second Cecafa win after thrashing Uganda Kenya has only won two of their five meetings with Burundi since 2007 and tomorrow, Harambee Stars will try to better that record when the two teams meet in the second match of the ongoing Cecafa senior challenge cup in Ethiopia.

The last meetings between the two sides ended in identical wins with Kenyan repaying their 2007 lost to Burundi by a solitary goal.

The two teams shares a lot in common in terms of preparation ahead of these game. Harambee Stars did not have much time to prepare for this match due

to what is now becoming a common phenomenon with Football Kenyan Federation (FKF) same as Burundi who are reeling from the unstable political situation back at home.

Kenya is the clear favourite and a win will guarantees Bobby Williamson a place in the second phase.

Kenya begun their campaign on a high following their convincing 2-0 win over Uganda on Sunday, while Burundi forced a slim 1- 0 win over Zanzibar.

A clash between Kilimanajaro Stars of Tanzania and Rwanda’s Amavumbi today evening will determine who seals

early place into the quarter finals.

Tanzania, who lead group ‘A’ on goal difference thrashed Somalia 4-0 while Rwanda beat host nation Ethiopia 1-0 on day one. A win for either side will guarantee them a place into the second round with a game to spare.

Uganda Cranes will seek redemption when they tackle Zanzibar in the other match. Meanwhile, the two Sudanese Nations, Sudan and South Sudan both registered mixed results in the ongoing CECAFA senior challenge cup which is ongoing in Ethiopia.

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REAL MADRID BOSS RAFA BENITEZ GETS CLUB BACKING AFTER BARCELONA DEFEAT

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rsenal are on the brink of being eliminated from the Champions’ League group stages for the first time since 1998 when the European competition returns tonight.

A draw between Bayern Munich and Olympiakos in group F will see Arsenal Wenger’s men crash out at of the race for their maiden European title even if they beat Dinamo Zagreb at home.

Bayern are top of Group F on nine points, level with Olympiakos, after four of the six games, with Arsenal third on three points. However, if Bayern win and Arsenal triumph against Dinamo, then

the Gunners could still progress on the final match day should they beat the reek side.

Arsenal will be without dependable midfielder Francis Coquelin, who has been ruled out for at least two months with knee ligament damage sustained at West Bromwich defeat. That further stretches resources in a squad already missing the long-term injured Jack Wilshere, Danny Welbeck, and Tomas Rosicky, plus Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. While acknowledging the scale of the loss, Wenger rolled out the standard platitudes about opportunity for others.

Hosts Bayern, who have

scored 32 goals and conceding only four in their last eight home games wins, their longest winning run in the Champions League at the Allianz Arena, are likely to be without left-back David Alaba, who has an ankle injury, for a game boss Pep Guardiola calls “a bit like a final for us”. Guardiola has predicted a tough duel against an Olympiakos side that have won their last two away games in the competition, the first time they have ever won back-to-back away matches in this competition.

Arsenal’s Oliever Giroud and Alexis Sanchez during a past match. Arsenal will have to bounce back from shock league defeat to Westbrom as they face Dynamo Zagreb in a must-win tie at the Emirates, Stadium, London tonight.

Will the Gunners exit Champions League?

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