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MPs differ with senators on the fate of cic while the senate wants the commission’s term extended by two years, the national assembly insists the nyachae-led team must go at the end of their term

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How ministries shared the Eurobond proceed V arious government departments received allocations from the Sh250 billion Eurobond whose expenditure has now become a controversial issue.

According to a breakdown from the Treasury, Sh25 billion was given to the ministries of Transport, Environment and Agriculture in the financial year 2013/14.

Transport ministry got the lion’s share of Sh14.9 billion allocated to it while Environment ministry and department of livestock was given Sh3.8 billion and Sh2.9 billion respectively with another Sh3.1 billion going to the ministry of Agriculture.

A total of Sh35 billion is said to have been disbursed in the year while the remaining Sh140.5 billion of the initial sovereign bond was spent in the financial year 2014/15.

A statement by Treasury Cabinet Secretary said Sh75 billions raised from the tap sales were also used in the 2014/15 financial year.

“It is clear therefore that the total of these amounts (35+140+75) is the total amount of the bond proceeds. Therefore, there is no missing Sh141 billion,” he said in the statement.

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National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich when he appeared before the Parliamentary Committee on Budget Appropriations in October. He has released a breakdown of how the Eurobond money was disbursed to various government agencies.

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Rotich defends Eurobond expenditure but fails to list specific project funded

From Page 1 Opposition leader Raila Odinga has put pressure on the government to explain how the Eurobond money was spent.

Raila specifically wants Rotich to list specific projects that were funded by the bond proceeds, a query the CS statement did not answer.

In his breakdown, Rotich said some Sh9.1 billion was disbursed to the ministry of Lands and Housing in the financial year 2014/15.

Sh2.9 billion went to the Ministry of Information, Culture (Sh1.2 billion), Energy (Sh18.1 billion), Industrialisation (Sh2.7 billion), Planning (Sh44.5 billion) and Education received Sh6.2 billion.

Other beneficiaries include the department of Science and Technology Sh8.9 billion, Infrastructure Sh49.3 billion, Water Sh11.1 billion. The State department of agriculture received Sh11 billion, Livestock was given Sh2.4 billion, Fisheries received Sh1.2 billion while Tourism received Sh2.6 billion.

This brings the total to Sh196 billion. The remaining Sh50billion remained with the Treasury and was used to repay the syndicated loan, commissions and taxes.

However the information provided still has some gaps as it dwell mostly on generalities and not specifics.

Despite breaking down the allocations to various ministries, the Treasury for instance was not

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich leaves Parliament Buildings in the company of some MPs. He has defended the expenditure of the Eurobond proceed.

able to point out specific projects undertaken by the ministries.

It is for this reason that on Wednesday, ODM Political Affairs secretary Opiyo Wandayi challenged Treasury Cabinet Secretary to point out specific road projects that Sh64 billion from the Eurobond proceeds allocated for infrastructural development has achieved.

“We need accountability of all the

funds appropriated by Parliament for roads since July 2013-including donor funds, proceeds from the Eurobond and any other contribution,” said Wandayi.

So controversial has the Eurobond become that the Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko has ordered for investigations into the matter.

A team of at least 20 detectives have

commenced investigations and are expected to give a preliminary report in eight days.

Tobiko on Wednesday wrote to both Director of Criminal Investigations and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and directed that the Eurobond transactions be probed and file be sent to his office within 10 days for perusal and further action.

“I am informed that your respective agencies have commenced and undertaking investigations into the matter (Eurobond).This is therefore to direct you to interrogate, record statements and obtain evidence from all parties concerned and forward the completed file to my office within ten days,” he directed.

The DPP’s demand of the report came just a day after Opposition led by Raila wrote to the Treasury seeking information on how the Eurobond proceeds were spent.

Through lawyer Paul Mwangi, Odinga wrote to Rotich and Thuge who issued the sovereign bond on behalf of the Republic of Kenya and gave them 14 days to explain how the money was used.

He also wrote to Barclays Bank PLC, J.P Morgan Securities PLC, both of London and QNB Capital LLC of Doha, Qatar, and Standard Bank PLC of London as joint lead managers and joint book runners of the National Treasury.

Opposition leaders want the government to clarify the number of transactions carried out through each of the offshore accounts from the date of opening of the accounts to the date of answering to the inquiry.

They also seek to know details of the expenditure of the proceeds of the Eurobond that were credited to the Consolidated Fund.

Pope Francis irked by Nairobi’s ‘inequality scandal’ NOT IMPRESSED: Pope Francis when he briefed journalists on his flight back to the Vatican from Africa. He has described as a scandal, the existence of opulence and poverty side by side in Nairobi.

Pope Francis has described as a “scandal,” and a “true disgrace to humanity,” the co-existence of opulence and abject poverty in Nairobi.

In his weekly St Peter’s Square address on his return to Rome from Africa, Pope Francis said it was startling to see the haves share a fence with the have-nots in the slums. “Wealth and poverty live side by side,” he said.

He said the stark contrast captured the extent of the inequality in Kenyan society and demonstrated why an economic revolution was necessary.

“The moment I remember?” he had said to Capital FM while on the flight back to Rome from Africa. “The crowds. That joy. That capacity to celebrate on an empty stomach.”

In all fairness he did however acknowledge that it was not a reality unique to Kenya, but mirrored in many developing countries around the world.

“On this problem, I have spoken strongly at least three times. The first time was at the meeting of the popular movements in the Vatican, the second at the meeting of the popular movements in Santa Cruz della Sierra (Bolivia). 80 per cent of the world’s riches are in the hands of 17 per cent of the population,” he said.

An unfortunate reality, he said, in light of the wealth of resources in Africa.

“Africa is a victim,” he told the journalists.

“Africa has always been exploited by other powers. There are powers that only seek to take the great wealth of Africa, possibly the richest continent.

“But, they do not think about helping to grow the nation that they may work, that all may have work. Exploitation. Africa is a martyr, a martyr of exploitation.

Those who say that from Africa come all calamities and all wars perhaps do not understand well the damage that certain forms of development do to humanity,” he added.

It was for this reason and in light of the endemic corruption that haunts many an African country, Pope Francis told those gathered around St Peter’s Square on Wednesday, that he had called on Africa’s leaders to put humanity before the idolatry of money.

“In a world which continues to exploit rather than protect our common home, they must inspire the efforts of national leaders to promote responsible models of economic development,” the Pope said in his inaugural address in Africa when he was hosted to a reception at State House, Nairobi.

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Senators, MPs diasgree on fate of CIC A possible clash is looming between the Senate and the National Assembly over the fate of the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC).

While the National Assembly has expressly indicated that it would not extend the term of CIC, the Senate yesterday passed the Legal Affairs and Human Rights committees report

seeking for an extension of the commission.

The Senate wants the Charles Nyachae-led commission term be extended for two years to oversee the implementation of the pending bills.

During the Senate’s session yesterday afternoon, senators said there are still many pending bills that require the presence of the

Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) chairman Charles Nyachae with his deputy Elizabeth Muli at a past press conference. MPs and senators have differed over the commision’s term, which ends at the end of this month.

Supreme Court ruling could end NLC, ministry wrangles

Protracted wars between the Lands ministry and the National Land Commission (NLC) could finally be over following last Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling that spelt out the two institutions’ roles. Since the creation of the NLC, it has been at loggerhead with the ministry over the issuance of title deeds.

After several failed attempts to broker a deal on peaceful working relationship including a State House meeting with the President, NLC in March last year wrote to the Supreme Court seeking their advisory opinion on the roles of each other.

The six-judge bench led by Chief Justice Willy Mutunga ruled that issuance of land title deeds is a preserve of the ministry.

“NLC has a mandate in

various land registration and management processes but has no mandate to issue land title deeds. Title deeds can only be issued by the Ministry,” Chief Justice Willy Mutunga said.

To end wrangles between NLC and the ministry, Mutunga, his deputy Kalpana Rawal, judges Philip Tunoi, Jackton Ojwang, Mohammed Ibrahim and Njoki Ndung’u directed the AG to come up with new laws to harmonise their operations. “The various statutes relating to land are not in all cases consistent among themselves. We recommend that all landrelated statutes be placed before the AG and the Kenya Law Reform Commission for a detailed professional review,” ruled the judges.

On the functions of NLC, the judges ruled that the commission has a mandate to conduct research on land issues and on natural resources, give recommendations to certain agencies, initiate inquiries into historical land grievances and promote traditional methods of resolving land conflict.

NLC has a mandate in various processes leading

to registration of land, but neither the Constitution nor statute law gives it power to register land titles. That task lies with the National government, and the ministry has authority to issue land titles on behalf of the said government,” ruled the judges.

NLC Chairman Muhammad Swazuri (pictured) said he was satisfied with the ruling. “We are satisfied by the decision as it binds all State organs. We have always consulted with the ministry and all we wanted is not to be barred from processes of doing assessment towards land registration, and now we have been allowed,” he said after the ruling.

“I was shocked to see the media say the ruling was a blow to me because what we wanted was not granted, the verdict is a win-win for the two institutions and the country at large,” said Swazuri.

“We have agreed on a ceasefire and the ruling obligates us to work together and have close consultations.

It also stresses the need for public participation on all our undertakings,” said NLC chief executive Tom Chevangi.

ICC, hence the commission’s term should be extended for two years.

While making his contribution and persuading colleagues to adopt the report, Legal Affairs Committee Chairman Amos Wako said there are still many pending bills that require the input of the commission.

“The mandate of CIC should be extended by a term of not less than two years to ensure the full implementation of the supreme law,” Wako said.

He urged senators to approve the extension, arguing that the commission had informed the committee of pending work that still required its attention.

As the CIC term is set to come to an end by end of this month, Parliament has, however, said it will not extend the term of the commission, arguing that the rest of the remaining implementing process can be done in phases by other organs.

On Tuesday, the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) hinted that it would recommend to Parliament to consider the Kenya Law Review Commission to take over the functions of the CIC. “There is no need to extend the term of CIC, one commission we have in mind that is best suited to replace it is the KLRC,” said the committee’s chairman Njoroge Baiya.

Failure by the two Houses to agree could result in mediation, where speakers Ekwee

Ethuro (Senate) and Justin Muturi (National Assembly), will nominate representatives to the mediation committee.

Members of the National Assembly and the Senate have in the past been embroiled in a heated debate over which of the two Houses is superior to the other.

According to the constitution article 95, the National Assembly is meant to enact legislation, determine the allocation of National Revenue between the different levels of Government.

It is also meant to oversee the National revenue, expenditure and State organs and to approve a declaration of war and extensions of States of Emergency.

The Senate on the other hand according to article 96(1) is meant to be the backbone of the Counties and its actions will determine the effectiveness of the Devolved Units to deliver services to the people. It is meant to protect the interest of the Counties and their governments in parliament.

The Senate will also determine the allocation of National Revenue among the Counties (Article 217).

It will exercise oversight over the National Revenue allocated to the County Governments and participate in the oversight of State Officers by determining resolutions to remove the President or his Deputy from office (Article 145).

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MPs urge women to go for more elective seats Nominated Senator Beatrice Elachi and Thika MP Alice Ng’ang’a have advised women not to shun elective positions if they hope to participate pro-actively in decision making.

The two legislators challenged their folk to take up leadership positions by seeking more elective seats in the next general election in 2017.

Speaking yesterday while presiding over the opening ACK Thika Diocese Mothers’ Union forum, Senator Elachi said there was urgent need for more women participation in leadership to guarantee the attainment of two thirds gender rule. “It is unfortunate that leadership among women has been shunned for a long time owing to the patriarchal nature of our society,’ noted Elachi.

Elachi who is also the Senate majority Whip, asked the women not only go for leadership positions in ‘women’s only’ organisations but venture also in the male dominated political terrain.

“We need to see women seeking elective both in at the grassroots and national level, our presence in political leadership should be felt” she added.

The nominated senator urged women in church leadership to take should take the responsibility of praying for the country as it grapples with corruption.

Thika town MP Alice Ng’ang’a challenged women to join political parties, seek leadership positions within the parties in a bid to become seasoned leaders with a national positions.

Strathmore VC grilled over deadly anti-terror raid drill

QUESTIONED: Strathmore University Vice Chancellor Prof John Odhiambo with a senior university official leaves Langata Police Station yesterday.

Strathmore University Vice Chancellor Prof. John Odhiambo on Thursday recorded a statement with police at Lang’ata Police station over Monday’s failed security drill.

The VC spent more than three hours at the Divisional Criminal Investigations Offices and was accompanied by another senior university official.

Odhiambo, who declined to utter a word to journalists camping outside the station, had said on Wednesday that he was not aware of the drill and even said he used his office escape route, thinking the University was under a terror attack.

“I am speaking very honestly. My office is on the other side of campus.

So, when all this started, I was not aware and I had to use my escape

route,” he stated. All the eight senior management officials are set to record statement with police on how the drill was planned and executed; with indications some of them will be charged. Police say they have already recorded statements from staff and students – including those in hospital – on what they knew or didn’t know about the poorly organized drill. A senior police officer involved in the probe told Capital FM News that the university proceeded with the drill despite being advised to wait for approval from the County Commandant’s office. “They innocently went ahead with the drill but they should have waited,” the officer, who spoke on anonymity grounds, said.

Police headquarters has distanced

itself from the drill, saying higher authorities were not informed even as the university insisted it involved the Lang’ata Police chief.

Police Spokesman Charles Owino has said legal action will be taken against officials at the university who failed to follow proper procedures in conducting the drill.

The top officials will be questioned even as police and pathologists plan to conduct a postmortem on the body of the female university employee who died after jumping off from the fourth floor.

The Vice Chancellor has since handed over the matter to the University Council in a bid to form an all inclusive team to probe what he termed as the’ worst tragedy ever in the history of the prestigious

university.’ “The management has studied this matter and accepted the responsibility of the occurrences.

Since we cannot as management investigate ourselves objectively, we have decided as a way forward to handle this matter, in accordance to the statute, to the university council,” he said. On Wednesday, Odhiambo said several management officials want to resign following the failed terror attack drill. “Many of my colleagues in the management have approached me, expressing their desire to resign to express their concern, strength More on this and the weight of story at the responsibility they feel towards the occurrences,” he stated. www.capitalfm.co.ke

More people suffering from Hypertension, new study reveals There is a high prevalence of hypertension in the country, a new report shows.

A study by the Healthy Heart Africa indicates that at least 47 per cent of adults in Kenya have hypertension while almost 50 per cent suffer from high blood pressure. The report which was released in conjunction with the Ministry of Health further shows that men are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure than women due to lifestyle habits such as taking alcohol and smoking.

The report further indicated the possibility of the disease getting one increases as a person grows older while a number of women get the disease after menopause.

According to the report, the major causes of hypertension include excessive intake of raw salt, obesity caused by large intake of sugar,

lack of exercise, smoking and uncontrolled alcohol intake.

However, the report indicates that only half of the people battling with hypertension have been tested and/ or receiving treatment.

Speaking at a press briefing on the state of hypertension and cardiovascular disease at a Nairobi hotel, Dr. Elijah Ogola from the University of Nairobi said levels of the knowledge around the risk factors and health risks associated with hypertension are low, particularly among rural and lower income populations.

The exercise by Healthy Heart Africa screened one million Kenyans from late last year to date in different parts of Kenya. 150,000 of those screened had hypertension and are already on treatment.

“We plan to expand to different parts

of the country that we are yet to cover and hopefully to other African countries,” Karl Friberg (pictured), AstraZeneca head of business said.

“Hypertension brings about other complications like heart failure whereby the heart fails to pump blood adequately, heart attack, stroke and kidney disease. There is need for

frequent hypertension screening as this will reduce the chance of developing such complications.” Said AMREF Country Director Meshack Ndirangu.

The report further indicated that there was need to increase awareness and substantive knowledge about the condition and its potential health consequences among the population. To this effect, they have trained over 2,500 health workers across 21 counties on how to screen for hypertension are raise awareness.

We have learnt so much about how to reach a significant percentage of low and middle-income Kenyans living with hypertension. We are particularly excited about the data being collected as it will help other stakeholders understand more about the burden of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in Kenya and

how to address it. Karl Friberg, Vice President, Healthy Heart Africa.

To curb the rise of hypertension in Kenya, the Ministry of Health is in the process of ensuring hypertension medication is available in the hospitals all over Kenya. “We are in the process of enlisting hypertension drugs in the ‘Essential Drug list’ by KEPSA for the drugs to be provided in the health facilities,” said Loise Nyanjao, Ministry of Health.

AstraZeneca Company a multinational pharmaceutical and Biologics Company launched the Healthy Heart Africa Programme in Kenya to raise awareness on hypertension and getting those living with the condition on treatment.

The Multinational Company has also put plans in place to provide hypertension drugs at a subsidised price.

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Police tells of ‘carnage’ at scene of US shooting One of the first police officers to respond to deadly shootings at a social service centre in California has spoken of scenes of “unspeakable” carnage.

Lt Mike Madden said he and officers who arrived later saw dead bodies and had to pass injured people as they tried to “engage the shooters” on Wednesday.

Officials say a husband and wife shot dead 14 people and wounded 21 in the city of San Bernardino.

Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, were killed in a shootout.

Bomb equipment, weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition were later found in the attackers’ home.

The authorities have still not found a motive for the attack.

Hundreds of people attended a candlelit vigil at the scene of the shooting, the Inland Regional Center social services agency.

“It was unspeakable, the carnage that we were seeing,” Lt Madden told a news conference. “The number of people who were injured and unfortunately already dead and the pure panic on the face of those individuals that were still in need and needing to be safe.”

He said he and other police officers led about 50 people out of the centre’s conference room.

“Then we went further into the building and that was a difficult choice to have to make as well, passing people that we knew were injured and in need of assistance,” Lt Madden said.

“But our goal at that time had to be trying to locate the shooters and deal with them.”

Police said between 75-80 people were at the centre when the shooting began.

The names of the victims have now been released by San Bernardino’s coroner.

The youngest victim was 26 and the oldest was 60.

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After France, terrorists now set sights on United Kingdom

Intelligence obtained by European security agencies indicates that ISIS is aiming to attack the United Kingdom in a follow-up to its Paris operation, the official said.

The intelligence suggests British ISIS fighters have been tasked by senior ISIS operatives in the socalled caliphate to return home and carry out an attack.

It’s not clear how imminent the threat is nor the specific location.

However, the official said the concerns have been compounded by the vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday to authorize British airstrikes against ISIS in Syria.

The official did not say whether one factor in the intelligence warning was the arrest of a British ISIS operative linked to “Jihadi John” in Turkey in November.

Aine Lesley Davis, a British ISIS operative, was arrested in Istanbul the same day as the Paris attacks as he planned to travel to Europe to deliver orders on planned terror attacks, a Turkish official told CNN last month. The information was first reported by the leading Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, whose account a Turkish official confirmed to CNN. Davis was arrested after Turkish intelligence worked with Britain’s MI6 service to monitor the movements of a messenger linked to Jihadi John inside the Syrian city of Raqqa, Hurriyet said.

Intelligence on possible locations in Syria for Davis’ colleague, ISIS militant Jihadi John, were also shared by Turkish National Intelligence to the CIA and MI6.

The airstrikes in Raqqa that US officials say killed Jihadi John, real name Mohammed Emwazi, on November 12 followed hours later, the paper said.

The senior official also told CNN that intelligence suggests one of the most senior figures in ISIS’s external operations unit is a Tunisian ISIS operative, who is believed to have been one of the brains behind the Paris attacks and continues to be involved in plans to attack the West.

They said Western intelligence agencies are aware of his identity and that the Tunisian was working with several French ISIS fighters

in and around Raqqa, the de facto ISIS capital in Syria.

The official said it was possible the external operations cell reports up to Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, the top ISIS leader in Syria, who has repeatedly issued fatwas calling for attacks against Western countries involved in airstrikes against ISIS. Adnani is the head of ISIS’s external operations, according to U.S. officials.

Meanwhile, the trail for the eighth Paris attacker, Salah Abdeslam has gone cold, a senior European counterterrorism official told CNN late Thursday.

European security agencies have

had no trace of Abdeslam since he was dropped off by a friend in the Brussels district of Schaerbeek on November 14, the day after the attacks. The official said late Thursday investigators now believe he developed cold feet about blowing himself up in Paris.

“He was freaking out, he was scared when he called his friends in Brussels to come and pick him up that night from Paris,” the official told CNN. The official said he believed ISIS might not welcome him back into the fold, even if he was able to reach Syria.

LAST RESPECTS: US President lays a wreath at the Bataclan in Paris to honour victims of the shooting that killed 129 people last month. Intelligence shows the terrorists are now targeting London.

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attack on a community center in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday have been named. The two suspects in the attack who died after a car chase with police have also been identified as Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27. The total number of wounded has risen from 17 to 21. In an extraordinary testimony, Mike Madden, the first officer on the scene on Wednesday, spoke of what he saw: “The situation was surreal.

The sound of fire alarms mixed with the moans and wails of injured people,” to told reporters, adding he could still smell remnants of gunpowder in the air.

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thousands of rounds of ammunition and a dozen homemade pipe bombs in their home, officials said Thursday, a sign that they might have been planning further attacks. The F.B.I. is treating the Wednesday shooting as a potential terrorist act, though the agency is far from concluding that it was, two law enforcement officials said. The suspects’ extensive arsenal, their recent Middle East travel and evidence that one of them had been in touch with people with Islamist extremist views, both in the US and abroad, all contributed to the decision to refocus the investigation.

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Energy Agency’s new report on the past “possible military dimensions” of Iran’s nuclear programme more or less confirms what everyone suspected. Despite these revelations, the agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear programme reached in July will probably survive. A strong impression however emerges from the 16-page document published on December 2nd that the Iranians, true to form, obfuscated wherever possible and provided only the bare minimum of information and access required for compliance. It is likened to the kind of “co-operation” expected of a defendant in a criminal investigation.

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monetary easing prompted a sharp selloff on Thursday in markets that had bet on even more. The European Central Bank pledged to continue its £60bna-month bond buying programme for another six months until March 2017 “or beyond”. Policymakers also cut a key interest rate to a historic low of minus 0.3 per cent and pledged to buy more assets with the proceeds of its existing bond purchases. But these measures, which were supported by a decision to buy municipal bonds, failed to impress investors who had hoped for deeper rate cuts. www.ft.com

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M-KOPA secures Sh1.9b to expand operations

Green energy solutions provider, M-KOPA Solar, has announced the closing of a Sh1.9 billion financing deal led by Generation Investment Management LLP. The new investment will be used to further expand the company’s management team, product range and international operations.

The financing includes new investments by Virgin Group Founder Richard Branson and Steve Case founder of AOL as well as reinvestment by existing shareholders. The company is on track to reach its initial target of one million homes in East Africa by end 2017.

Since its commercial launch three years ago, M-KOPA, the pay-asyou-go energy provider to off-grid

homes, has connected more than 280,000 homes in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda to solar power and is adding over 500 homes each day.

“We’re very pleased to have the world’s leading sustainability investors and entrepreneurs backing us at M-KOPA. We’re proving that solar power for the off-grid world will be transformative for customers good for the planet and profitable for investors,” said Jesse Moore, CEO and Co-Founder, M-KOPA. The organisation makes its solar home systems affordable to lowincome households on a pay-as-yougo installment plan.

Customers pay a deposit of Sh3, 065 followed by 365 daily mobile money payments of Sh50 or less than they would normally spend on kerosene

fuel for lighting. After completing the payment plan, customers own their systems and can also upgrade for more power.

These developments come at a time when 35 million Kenyans or more than 75 per cent of the population is not connected to the national grid and therefore rely on alternative sources of power including kerosene and solar power.

They also follow an announcement from theAfrican Development Bank (AfDB), which states that every household in the country could have full access to electricity by 2025.

AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina said last month that a project dubbed The New Energy Deal for Africa, aims to extend electricity to the entire continent within the next decade.

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700 jobs to be lost after customer online migration Nearly 700 jobs are to be lost at two call centres serving Littlewoods owner Shop Direct in Aintree and Bolton, as most of the operation moves to South Africa.

Union representatives for the workers employed by specialist company Webhelp will handle customer service inquiries for Littlewoods as the move aims to save on costs. According to The Guardian, workers in Webhelp’s South African centre earn just Sh360 (£2.39) an hour compared with more than Sh

1,000 (£6.70) an hour in the UK. Mike Aylward, an Usdaw divisional officer, said: “No British worker can compete with £2.39 per hour and they shouldn’t have to. Companies should have loyalty to the workforce and communities that have made them what they are.”

He challenged Shop Direct to be authentic with clients and asked them whether they would like the call centres to move to South Africa.

However, the Union is planning to ballot its members at the call centres

on industrial action to oppose the closure of the two operations.

Bolton centre will shut in much 2016 while the Aintree one will close in march 2017 moving some of the workers to a call centre in Cardiff but most will go to South Africa.

The said amendments will not affect about 400 staff in Aintree who work directly for Shop Direct handling financial services telephone queries.

Gillian Campbell, the HR director of Webhelp, which took over the running of the call centres from

Europe points Africa to “green cities” in climate change battle Europe’s leading firms have announced the launch of a new initiative aimed at developing environmentally-friendly buildings across the continent by 2020.

The launch of what experts are calling ‘nearly zero energy buildings’ (nZEB), was unveiled on Thursday as the Paris Climate Summit hosted a day dedicated to green buildings. It commits the signatories of the group to supporting the delivery of nZEB new build properties by 2020 and nZEB refurbished buildings by 2030.

The team is led by the Corporate Leaders Group on climate change. It features 16 companies, including Tesco, British Land, Hammerson, Interface, Kingfisher, Land Securities, Lloyd’s Banking Group and Philips, among others.

The announcement follows the unveiling of a new World Bank plan that calls for $16 billion (Sh1.6 trillion) in funding to help African people and countries adapt to climate change and build up the continent’s resilience to climate shocks.

Titled Accelerating Climate-Resilient and

Low-Carbon Development, the Africa Climate Business Plan will be presented at COP21, the global climate talks that are being in Paris, France. It lays out measures to boost the resilience of the continent’s assets – its people, land, water, and cities - as well as other moves including boosting renewable energy and strengthening early warning systems.

“Sub-Saharan Africa is highly vulnerable to climate shocks, and our research shows that could have far-ranging impact -- on everything from child stunting and malaria to food price increases and droughts,” said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. “This plan identifies concrete steps that African governments can take to ensure that their countries will not lose hard-won gains in economic growth and poverty reduction, and they can offer some protection from climate change.”

Per current estimates, the plan says that the region requires up to $10 billion (Sh1 trillion) per year to adapt to global warming.

services company Serco in August this year, conceded that the move would save money.

“There is a need to ensure we can realise cost savings to reinvest in the technology needed to allow us to continue to develop the way we engage with customers,” she said.

According to her, shoppers spent more online hence accumulating in live web chats and contact via mobile apps rather than speaking on the phone and Webhelp needed to research and invest in building

services to handle it.

“Our proposal to Shop Direct was around transforming the business to cope with changing buying patterns,” she said.

Alex Baldock, Shop Direct’s chief executive, said: “Change can be difficult but it is necessary and we are confident that the proposals outlined by Webhelp will ensure we can continue to develop the fantastic digital service our customers are telling us they expect from Shop Direct.”

US judge rejects bid to end faulty airbag lawsuit as firm okay pay

A US judge has rejected a bid by airbags maker Takata and Honda to end a class action lawsuit representing millions of owners of cars with potentially faulty airbags, the BBC reports.

The airbag maker along with other carmakers will continue to face the lawsuit that alleges that they violated anti-racketeering laws, district judge Federico Mareno ruled in Miami. The firms have been moving quickly to settle US death claims. More than 19 million US cars have been recalled since 2008 due to the faulty airbags.

Takata and Honda have, however, agreed to an undisclosed settlement for six of the eight deaths linked to ruptured Takata airbag inflators in Honda vehicles. Takata’s air bag inflators use ammonium nitrate and can deploy with too much force, spraying metal shrapnel which could cause harm to an occupant.

A Honda spokesman told a news agency that

the Japanese auto giant had been working quickly to settle the claims and had worked in good faith to resolve the concerns of the families affected.Despite these developments, the judge ruled mid this week that the lawsuit still stands.

The lawsuit claims that owners overpaid for the cars with the faulty airbags and that the value of those vehicles have been reduced by the recalls.Globally, tens of millions of cars with Takata airbags have been recalled since 2008.But Honda, Japan’s third biggest carmaker, has been the hardest hit with 24.5 million cars recalled - more than half the global total.

Last month, Honda announced that it would no longer use front airbag inflators made by Takata, after the equipment maker was fined $70m (Sh7b) by the US auto safety regulator.

Honda was Takata’s biggest air bag customer and made up about 10 per cent of Takata’s global sales.

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TerrAfrica to restore 100m hectares of degraded land A new initiative, supported by TerrAfrica, to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land in Africa by 2030 is being launched at the UNCCD COP in Paris.

TerrAfrica is a regional initiative to improve land management.

The programme works to improve coordination between the governments of SubSaharan Africa, the international development community and other global and regional stakeholders.

The TerrAfrica Partnership brings together key actors in African countries across sectors, borders and faiths; and development partners, including the World Bank, to address land degradation and build resilient landscapes.

As part of TerrAfrica, the World Bank supports cutting edge analytical work; knowledge sharing and innovation; as well as large scale land restoration that contributes to sustained poverty reduction and economic development. A decade of interventions, supported by the TerrAfrica partnership, has shown that the fight against land degradation is achievable and replicable at scale.

Created in 2005 with the support of the World Bank and other partners, TerrAfrica brings together African countries and partners to share a common vision, exchange knowledge, and scale up investment for transformative results.

The African Union NEPAD, as Secretariat of TerrAfrica, with strong support from the World Bank and partners including the

EU and the Governments of the Netherlands and Norway, used its convening power to bring forward-thinking and innovative approaches to land degradation.

“A colossal amount of human energy is being deployed to overcome the obstacles of land degradation, with the ultimate goal of achieving sustainable development for Africa. The main result has been the generation

of an ambitious agenda to scale up landscape initiatives, by integrating policies and services required from land, biodiversity, water and other resources, while addressing critical issues such as climate change, land degradation, poverty, and resource scarcity,” said Ibrahim Mayaki, Executive Secretary of the Africa Union NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency.

State seeks bidders for five State-owned sugar companies The government has today invited bids for the purchase of stakes in five state-owned sugar companies, seeking to complete reforms aimed at making its ailing sugar industry more competitive.

The State will sell a 51 per cent stake in the five sugar companies to strategic investors and reserve another 24 per cent for farmers and employees.

The government will then sell a remaining 25 percent stake in the Sony, Chemelil, Nzoia, Muhoroni and Miwani milling companies in an initial public offering once the factories are profitable, Reuters reports.

Two of the businesses, Muhoroni and Miwani, are in receivership.

Bidders have until February 26, 2016 to submit proposals, Privatisation Commission chief executive Solomon Kitungu said in a notice.

Telecoms firm offers free Internet for teachers course

A colossal amount of human energy is being deployed to overcome the obstacles of land degradation, with the ultimate goal of achieving sustainable development for Africa.

Safaricom pumps Sh315 billion to economy Safaricom has generated Sh315 billion in revenues to Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product during the 2014/15 fiscal year accounting for 6 per cent of the economy.

According to a report dubbed True Value Report released by KMPG, the firm has remitted Sh54.8 billion in 2014/5 with its corporate taxes and excise duties accounting for 70 per cent of the total revenue submitted to the public. The company’s expenditure, however, increased government revenue by Sh5.7 billion over the year through both the collection of direct and indirect tax revenue

by Safaricom as well as the broader fiscal impacts generated by the infrastructure investment in other economic sector. ‘’The true value report aims to discover an

organisation’s value to both the economy and society beyond traditional financial reporting allowing companies to identify how business leaders can better understand the impact their organisations have on an economy,’’ said Neil Morris, Director, KPMG. Covering Safaricom’s true value during the 2014/5 fiscal year, the report has revealed that the telecommunication giant operations created about 682,000 jobs across the country representing about 4 per cent of the total economically active labour force in Kenya.

Of the total 682, 000 jobs the firm created, 57,000 were direct jobs whereas the remaining are indirect jobs.

Speaking during the release of the report, Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore applauded

the efforts the firm has contributed to the economy, saying Safaricom measures its success not by the profits but by changing the lives of Kenyans. ‘’This tells us that there is a bigger story that has driven the Safaricom narrative over the last 15 years, We now have a picture of our True Value beyond our financial results directly attributed to our deep connection to this market and our continued desire to create solutions for the mobile phones that transform the lives of Kenyans,’’ he said.

Collymore said the good results were mainly driven by M-pesa transactions which has received a fanatical uptake since its launch in 2007 due to reduced transaction rates as well as security of customer’s money.

KTDA, IFC ink 5.5 billion loan agreement

Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has entered into a Sh5. 5 billion loan agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to fund the construction of seven small hydro power projects across tea growing regions.

The funding comes at a time the agency has been hit hard by high costs of tea production affecting the sectors competitive pricing in the global market as a result of high cost of power.

Speaking during the signing ceremony, KTDA chief executive

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officer LerionkaTiampati cited the move as beneficial to the 66 KTDA-managed factories in a bid to revive the sector that has been pressed by global and local challenges.

“The impact of this project is not only beneficial to the factories but also to the social economic activities of the communities living in those areas as they will create approximately 2,100 jobs during construction and 60 following their commissioning,” said Tiampati.

The power plants estimated to

have a capacity of 6.5MW will be constructed in Gura, Chania, Northern Mathioya, Nyambunde, Kiringa, Nyamasege and Kipsonoi within the next three years.

KTDA Power Company (KPTC), a subsidiary of KTDA holdings, will develop the projects in an effort to power the tea factories with renewable energy.

KTDA Holdings Managing DirectorPeter Kanyagosaid the loan will be repaid over a period of 10 years with a grace period of 3 years.

Oumar Seyid, IFC Director for

Eastern and Southern Africa said access to power is key to curbing constraints for commercial agriculture in the continent.

“IFC supports this project for renewable power generation to our tea factories in order to enhance production and increased export income,” added Seyid.

IFCis the lead arranger of the syndicated loan in partnership with the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program and the Netherlands Development Finance Company (NDFC)

The Free Internet for Schools program is offering teachers in Kiambu County training through a workshop aimed at enhancing the quality of education offered in the region.

The training aims to provide teachers with latest e-learning skills and help more schools to embrace ICT integration in learning.

The workshop was designed as an interactive session for teachers to get the relevant training on how they can integrate ICT in classroom activities to develop e-content and access educational information online using Airtel’s free Internet for Schools program.

“This training will provide teachers with latest e-learning skills which they will be able to integrate in their lesson plans and enable students to acquire the latest knowledge and skills that they need to succeed in life,” Airtel Kenya CEO Adil El Youssefi said.

The schools represented at the training workshop received data devices from Airtel, which will be connected to their computer laboratories.

Hackers target LinkedIn users

A growing number of hackers are targeting professionals on LinkedIn, according to security firm Symantec. The firm’s investigation has uncovered dozens of fake accounts on the social network across a variety of industries, Reuters reports.

The fake accounts allow hackers, who pose as recruiters, to map the networks of business professionals and gain the trust of those in them.

Symnatec has worked with LinkedIn to remove all of the fake accounts it identified.

By making these connections, criminals can entice users to give up personal details, direct them to malware-laden websites and, if they can get their email addresses, launch spear-phishing campaigns - targeted emails that aim to steal personal information.

LinkedIn has since encouraged members to utilise the company’s Help Center to report inaccurate profiles and specific profile content that may be deemed suspicious.

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SABMiller recalls 1 million beer bottles due to broken glass An Australian beer company owned by multinational brewing and beverage company SABMiller said today it has recalled more than one million bottles of beer after broken glass was found in the product.

The move has been seen as a setback at the start of the brewer’s traditionally-busy holiday season sales. The recall also presented an unwelcome distraction for SABMiller as it seeks to win over regulators around the world for a proposed $106 billion (Sh10.8 trillion) buyout by rival Anheuser-Busch InBev , Reuters reports.

Melbourne-based Carlton & United Breweries, which SABMiller bought in 2011, said in a statement that it had recalled a batch of its Carlton Dry beer because of an unspecified issue that came “as a result of packaging”.

“This sort of thing is rare but we take the quality of our beers seriously,” the company added.

The batch was made in the Australian state of Queensland in October. A Carlton spokeswoman said the company alerted food safety authorities after customers complained of suspected traces of glass in their beer.

The recall involved 43,000 cases of the beer. The brewer was investigating the cause but did not expect the damage was intentional, the spokeswoman said.

The emergence of new urban locations, the availability of new investment opportunities and access to new technology are set to shake up prospects for Kenya’s real estate sector, new research has revealed.

A recent report released by leading real estate portal Lamudi has found that 2016 will be a year of significant change for the housing industry.

“Migration away from metropolitan areas, infrastructure improvements and increased international interest from investors are just some of the expected developments for real estate markets within emerging nations,” the report which was

released yesterday, stated.

Lamudi’s research shows that Kenya’s housing market is shifting towards a focus on real estate applications (Apps). It indicates that mobile is driving innovation in Kenya since internet users are skipping the traditional desktop usage, and moving straight to mobile.

While 2015 saw more companies focused on emerging market developing their Internet presence, 2016 will see real estate professionals turning their attention to apps, according to the report. In Kenya alone, Mobile penetration stands at 83.9 per cent of the population

while there are 26.1 million internet representing 69 per cent of the total population of Kenya.

Due to the high costs of Internet services in Kenya, apps are increasingly popular when it comes to interacting with online companies. As Internet penetration strengthens in second-tier and suburban areas, reduced mobile connectivity costs, more affordable data packages and the evolution of mobile technology are driving app usage. The next element set to shake up the real estate sector is Secondtier growth. This is because industry professionals have already noted the

While 2015 saw more companies focused on emerging market developing their Internet presence, 2016 will see real estate professionals turning their attention to apps.

increased attraction of commuter towns in emerging urban areas.

Rapid population growth has led to the physical growth of urban areas in towns including Ruaka, Thika, Kitengela, and Ongata Rongai.

As Nairobi become more saturated, real estate developers and investors alike are turning their attention to fast-rising urban areas where property is significantly cheaper as a result of higher land availability and lower building costs.

“In 2016, we will see the development of dormitory towns around Nairobi as both local and International investors strive to improve transport services, water and electricity supplies, and develop their infrastructure. This is essential if these urban centers want to compete with bigger markets, both locally and internationally,” said Dan Karua, Managing Director of Lamudi Kenya.

Commercial property growth is the third element set to reinvigourate the housing market. the research shows that the next 12 months will likely see an increase in commercial property developments across the emerging markets, as the sector must accommodate population and tourist growth, as well as increased interest from international corporations. These projects are not only driving economic growth, they provide employment opportunities, and boost the value of surrounding properties.

Global brands Airtel beeps Safaricom in host ‘athleisure’ new M-Pesa agents’ tussle conference

Ariel and Downy, alongside renowned designer and P&G Fabric Care Global Fashion Consultant, Giles Deacon, have explored the athleisure trend and the fabrics associated with it, in a limited edition washable capsule collection, revealed exclusively at the P&G Future Fabrics event in Barcelona.

By merging style with the comfort and functionality of sports clothes, athleisure is setting new standards for readyto-wear fashion, resulting in clothes that celebrate the best of both worlds: body-aware but not constricting, high stretch and comfort, washable and versatile, stylish and casual. This new trend brings a challenge when it comes to clothing care.

Today, 60 per cent of loads contain laundry garments

other than cotton. Athleisure garments include knitted fabrics, polyester, Lycra™, new wools, and many other fabrics, meaning that laundry loads are now more varied than ever.

People are currently faced with 900+ wash combinations, factoring in the diversity of fibres, fabric construction, load size, soil and staining and water quality. Existing research shows that people perform better when they are wearing clothes that are associated with the important aspects of the task they are performing.

In addition, early experiments suggest that cognitive performance is improved when wearing clean clothing. A massive 70 per cent of people claim wearing fresh, active-inspired clothing can make them feel more energetic.

Airtel Kenya has renewed its battle with Safaricom over the sharing of mobile money agents just a year after the competitions regulator helped the competitor firms reach a discussed settlement.

Airtel, through its lawyers Mukite Musangi Advocates, has written to Safaricom accusing it of coercing its mobile money transfer agents to remove Airtel branding from their shops and stop offering Airtel Money services failure to which they would have their M-Pesa tills disconnected.

The move according to Airtel is against a settlement the two firms had with the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) on July 18, 2014 removing exclusivity of the M-Pesa agents and allowing them to offer rivals’ services.

Airtel claims that despite several assurances from Safaricom that it was investigating the matter, the defacing of Airtel’s branding has continued unabated and restrictions remain on M-Pesa agents offering services for rival firms.

However, Safaricom has denied

the allegation, insisting that it has not instructed any agent to deface Airtel’s logo from any premises.

The negotiated settlement agreement meant that investors could now run M-Pesa services with those of its rivals such as Airtel Money and Orange Money in the same premises.

Airtel said that Safaricom’s removal of Airtel money branding would only serve to aggravate an existing dispute in court and could in fact very well lead to the emergence of additional litigation.”

Opening up of M-Pesa outlets to rival mobile money products was seen as a big win for Airtel, which had been pushing for integration of mobile money services at the distribution and technological level to encourage competition.

Ending the restrictions also meant that agents would earn more in commissions riding on Safaricom’s subscriber base.

The competitive market landscape saw Airtel file a petition with the Competition Authority of Kenya

(CAK) in 2012, asking the regulator to compel Safaricom to open up its agency network.

Airtel also wanted Safaricom’s pricing of its M-Pesa services investigated; arguing that its hire charges for money transfers to and from rival platforms is anti-competitive.

Airtel argues that since Safaricom’s mobile money agents account for about 88 per cent of the entire telecoms industry, most transactions take place on its network denying Kenyans choice by charging those outside its network double the costs.

The push by Airtel comes as the industry regulator is preparing to hire an international firm that will examine Kenya’s telecommunication and broadcasting sectors for market dominance and anti-competitive behaviour.

The CA says the consultant’s report is expected to offer insights into the market status and facilitate decisionmaking in prescribing proportionate and appropriate regulatory actions.

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chieng’ Abura has been off the limelight for some time now, what have you been up to?

I have been doing a few things quietly but not as active in music as I would like to be. I have been working on some projects that I am trying to establish for next year.

Tell us about the Prince Sickle Cell funds drive The Prince Sickle Cell Fund is firstly to support my son who has been chronically ill for a few years. We hope to get improved treatment for him.

The second is to establish The Prince Sickle Cell Foundation to provide information for Sickle Cell Warriors on available treatment, lobby for greater support and establish first line clinics in informal settlements where many suffer without basic painkillers for a very painful disease.

What is the reason behind this funds drive?

Sickle Cell Anemia is truly a difficult disease. It is difficult on the Warriors themselves for it is very painful and limiting, and also difficult for families psychologically and economically.

Sickle Cell Warriors are some of the strongest minded and most intelligent people, held back by a difficult, excruciatingly painful disease. They should not suffer quietly in our midst. We must learn to be a community of people who care and share with each other. We need to ensure that we support those amongst us with sickle cell anemia.

What has your experience been raising a child with Sickle Cell Anemia?

First, Prince is and always will be my wonderful gift from God. He is the strongest minded person I know, extremely intelligent, and also the kindest and most caring. We have walked hand in hand through this journey and I know by faith, we shall overcome. It is a challenge we bear by faith and love.

What will the funds realised from the funds drive be channeled into?

Prince needs specialized treatment that is quite expensive. We are also looking at the possibility of a current new treatment that have realized very positive results in some Warriors, allowing them to be almost pain free like other people.

What is the inspiration behind your latest music release Rebirth?

I have always sang about issues that affect our society such as peace, our environment, the girl child etc.

Rebirth speaks to my inner self. It is an inspiration album. I really enjoyed recording it for it comes from deep within.

What is your connection with the women in music forum?

Christine Kamau is a wonderful artiste and the brain child of Women in Music. It was an honour for me to join Atemi and Fena in sharing our experiences with young amazing up and coming artistes. I loved it and will join them every so often. We have talent in our young female musicians in this country. Very satisfying feeling for we have come a long way.

You have criticized MCSK before, why?

In short, we as artistes need to set up a new society to collect on our behalf.

One that has integrity, transparency and the interests of artistes at heart.

MCSK is simply an unfortunate affair that should not be allowed to continue masquerading as a collection agency!

What is your advice to mothers who are raising children with unique ailments such as Sickle Cell?

Understand them and love them, and allow them to be the best they can be for there is true greatness in special children. They are a true gift from God. A gift God has found you worthy to care for. A true blessing.

You do your best and know that God will do the rest.

What should we expect from you musically in 2016?

I have big surprises coming for you all in 2016. Let us leave it at that. God bless!

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What is your guilty pleasure (fashion wise)?

Shoes…I buy them even if I am broke.

What is your fashion secret?

Wear clothes that I feel sexy and comfortable in.

Whose style do you admire locally and internationally?

Internationally Kylie Jenner, locally Huddah Monroe.

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Thigh high boots because I have sexy legs and like to show them off.

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My lipstick.

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Julianna is Un Ambassador Ugandan song bird Julianna Kanyomozi has accepted an invitation from the United Nations in Uganda to become a Global Goals Ambassador.She will be championing Goal 5 - Gender Equality. ‘I am deeply humbled by the opportunity to serve fellow women and champion their cause at this level’ she said. ‘We cannot succeed if one half of the population is treated better than the other half. Let us be the generation that ensures that boys and girls, women and men have equal rights to meet their needs by 2030. Let us be the generation that achieves Gender Equality and empowers all women and girls by 2030’, she added in her acceptance speech.

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It quite a place given that it is whispered to be christened Roy-Runda.

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While you are it, Persia does offers it signature chef chicken, which is composed of grilled chicken stripes, lettuce, cucumber, parsley served with mustard dressing.

At Persia, the ‘suburbia’ quench is fully settled and paid off like one of those debts you really do not want to have.

Why has Tony Chira left Miss Kenya Pageant?

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41. René’s refusals 44. Division ____ (work related) 46. English odist of note 49. Entreat 50. Of service 51. Deals a heavy blow 55. Like an aborted space mission 56. Like some fast-food orders 58. Incision in an arrow 59. Strong puff 60. Not very busy 61. Cold War broadcaster (abbr.)

62. Not right 63. Op. ___ (bibliography abbr.)

64. Really impress 66. Recipe abbr.

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YOURSAY Anti-climate crusaders winning public opinion war As world leaders meet this week at a historic climate change summit in Paris, a new study

by Michigan State University environmental scientists suggests opponents of climate change appear to be winning the war of words.

The research, funded by the National Science Foundation, finds that climate-change advocates are largely failing to influence public opinion. Climate-change foes, on the other hand, are successfully changing people’s minds, Republicans and Democrats alike, with messages denying the existence of global warming. “This is the first experiment of its kind to examine the influence of the denial messages on American adults,” said Aaron M. McCright, a sociologist and lead investigator on the study. “Until now, most people just assumed climate change deniers were having an influence on public opinion. Our experiment confirms this.” The findings come as leaders from 150 nations attempt to forge a treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. During a speech Monday at the Paris summit, President Barack Obama said the “growing threat of climate change could define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other.” Nearly 1,600 US adults took part in the MSU study. Participants read fabricated news articles about climate change and then

completed a survey gauging their beliefs on the issue. The articles contained either positive or negative real-world messages about climate change, or both. The positive messages framed the topic of climate change around one of four major issues: economic opportunity, national security, Christian stewardship and public health. According to the article addressing public health, for example: “Medical experts argue that dealing with climate change will improve our public health by reducing the likelihood of extreme weather events, reducing air quality and allergen problems, and limiting the spread of pests that carry infectious diseases.” In half of the articles, participants were presented a negative message that read, in part: “However, most conservative leaders and Republican politicians believe that socalled climate change is vastly exaggerated by environmentalists, liberal scientists seeking government funding for their research and Democratic politicians, who want to regulate business.” Surprisingly, none of the four major positive messages changed participants’ core beliefs about climate change. Further, when the negative messages were presented, people were more apt to doubt the existence of climate change -- and this was true of both conservatives and liberals.

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NTSA should do more to curb Nairobi accidents The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) in collaboration with traffic police must enforce traffic laws to stop increasing hit and run accidents on Nairobi roads.

Road carnage is on the rise in the city, yet police are seen to target only the private motorists on flimsy grounds. The real culprits especially the public service vehicles are let to go scot-free after bribing the officers.

The officers must also regulate and restrict carts and tuk tuks and boda boda operators within the Central Business District (CBD) notorious for flouting traffic rules.

Pedestrians too are too blame for ignoring footbridges and pedestrians crossings while crossing even the busy Mombasa road and the Thika Superhighway. Matatus drop and pick passengers in designated bus stops even along the major highways.

NTSA should re-institute the famous Michuki rules especially now that we are headed for the December festivities that are associated with road accidents. They should be more ruthless to traffic offenders to curb the growing menace.

— Nderitu, Starehe

Delegates must vote out Nyamweya in election The forthcoming Football Kenya Federation (FKF) election will confirm one thing, whether our delegates are ready to use their votes to bring changes in the management of soccer or they are part of the challenges ailing the sports.

With all the negativities since the Sam Nyamweya-led team came to office, it would be ridiculous for any sane delegate to vote for Nyamwenya and the current officials who are seeking re-election. Before ink could dry on the bungling of the national team Harambee Stars trip to Cape Verde, which saw Nyamweya being arrested, the team was in the news yesterday for the wrong reason. After exiting the ongoing CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup, the team has been hit by crisis after crisis. After losing to the tournament minnows Zanzibar 3-1 in the group stages, the players were spotted

in various joints clubbing. Goalkeeper trainer Mathews Ottomax defended the players after the federation threatened to take disciplinary action against the players before threatening to quit over frustrations. After being bundled out of the tournament by Rwanda’s Amavubi, the team travelled back to the country with team manager Willis Waliaula who was detained in Ethiopia over unpaid hotel bills. Waliaula has so far resigned accusing the federation of frustration and mishandling of the team.

Kenyans have lost patience with Nyamweya and his team and the election is a blessing in disguise. Delegates must make sure they deliver Kenyans message to Nyamweya by voting him out in the coming polls. Anyone will do for now but not Nyamweya.

— Mbogo Sherryle, Fedha Estate

Future security drills should be conducted with care

Those who organised and coordinated the botched security drill at Strathmore University where an employee died and scores sustained injuries must take responsibility.

The drill though important to gauge preparedness in the learning institutions to deal with terror attacks but the manner in which it was carried out left a lot to be

desired. It is illogical for the institution’s Vice Chancellor to come out and tell Kenyans he was kept in the dark when an exercise of such magnitude was being carried out and still fail to parade those who have been fired for ignoring the VC’s opinion. If indeed he was not informed about the drill then the next question should be who organised the drill?

Why were the top Security

organs snubbed in such an important exercise? Why did they fail to inform students?

The security marshals conducting the drill ought to have first created awareness of the expected eventualities to avoid the mayhem and panic they caused. Future drill should be safely conducted as panic, injuries and deaths of participants beats the purpose of the drill.—Kamotho, Nairobi

Uhuru’s numerous foreign trips burden to taxpayers President Uhuru Kenyatta is busy crisscrossing the world albeit the high wage bill that his government is fighting to contain. The President has been attending the Climate change in Paris, France and made stop over in his own country on his way South Africa the Forum on ChinaAfrica Cooperation (FOCAC), all funded by the already overburdened taxpayers. While travelling to international Heads of State functions isn’t a bad idea, the President should

look at the state of economy of the country and whether the numerous trips he’s making add any economic value to Kenyans. The country has in the recent past witnessed a lot of unnecessary signing of international treaties and Memorandum of Understanding which are yet to impact positively on the lives of Kenyans. Uhuru should stop attending forums that do not add any value to the country.

—Otieno Nyakrathia, South B

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Africa gets more slots in FIVB events as Graca pledges to transform sport WEEKEND EDITION, DECEMBER 4-6, 2015

Africa has been grated four spots at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships and five teams per gender in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires by international Volleyball Federation-FIVB. This was revealed by FIVB President Ary Graca during the Confederation of Africa Volleyball Federation (CAVB) elective congress yesterday in Algeria.

Beside nine spots, the continent will also have five teams per gender in all the age group competitions such as under 201 and under 21 championships.

During his address to the congress, Graca pledged support for African volleyball when presenting his three year of evaluation and achievements since taking over the leadership of world Volleyball body in 2012. The Congress was attended by a record 51 out of a total of 53 Africa National Federation, including Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF).

He said FIVB goal to ensure volleyball move from Group Two to Group One sport in the International Olympics Committee (IOC) Olympics ranking by 2020 games is

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on course.

“The communication with the IOC came back to strong relationship and now we are doing our best to transfer to Category One of the Olympic sports,” added Graca.

“We started one of our most successful plans, which was the beach volleyball Continental Cup with 142 countries taking part in London Olympic Games qualifiers and the number improved to 176 in Rio de Janeiro Olympics. From Africa we had zero participants in Beijing 2008, and we reached 35 in London 2012 and 37 countries in Rio Qualifiers.”

The FIVB President showed the FIVB vision for Africa, especially considering beach Vollryball as a perfect sport for Africa as it is suitable for the nature of African athletes. He also stressed FIVB nine goal strategic plan he put for the future of the sport, which had a sounding effect all over the world.

The first goal is to move volleyball to Group One in IOC ranking and to reach 2 million users on FIVB digital platforms by 2016.

Third goal is to increase the cumulative TV audience by 20 per cent in 2016 and 20 per

cent in 2020.

The other goals is to sign a Sh1 billion a year sponsorship with four new global partners by 2020 which is projected to improve the average FIVB annual income from Sh31 billion to Sh66 Billion by 2020.

Graca also want FIVB to make available TV on Internet feed for FIVB key events to all the 221 national federations by 2016 and to increase the number of licensed players by 2018 through the development plan in and attempt to make volleyball the number one sport that serves the need of humanitarian organisations in their programme.

The other goal is to have a competitive effective and sustainable bi d d i ng process by 2018 for all FIVB m a i n FIVB president Ary Graca has pledged many reforms in volleyball among them moving the sport from Group Two to Group One category before 2020. events.

Kenya moves 27 places up in latest Fifa ranking Kenya is the second most improved nation in the latest Fifa ranking after climbing 27 places to perch at position 98 in the world.

Harambee Stars, who beat Mauritius 5-0 away followed by a 0-0 draw at home and a 1-0 win against Cape Verde in World Cup qualifiers also climbed to 25th in Africa from position 37 in the previous rankings.

A 1-0 win against Cape Verde ranked fourth in Africa, must have played a huge part in their upward movement despite the Blue Sharks winning the return leg 2-0 to end Stars’ 2016 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Kenya, who also jumped Rwanda in the

ranking was the second most improved country in Africa, after Libya who moved up 32 places. Rwanda knocked Stars from the ongoing CECFA Senior challenge Cup quarter-final.

Neigbours Uganda who beat Togo in the FIFA world cup qualifiers jumped four places to 64th in the world and 13th in Africa. Cranes are now ranked above former top Africa number one, Nigeria who dropped seven places down to 66th in the world. Super Eagles are now 14th in Africa, just 11 places above Stars.

Rwanda 27th in Africa and 101 in the world while Tanzania made three steps up to 42nd in Africa and 132nd in the world. CECAFA host Ethiopia are

38th with Sudan and South Sudan (43 and 44 in Africa) and (134 & 138 in the world) respectively.

African Champions, Ivory Coast dislodged Algeria from the continental throne. They are however 19th and Algeria are 28th in the world with 2010 World Cup quarter finalist, Ghana (33), Cape Verde (39) and Tunisia (40) complete the Top 5 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) region.

Belgium maintain their top spot in the world followed by Argentina, Spain, world champions Germany, Copa America champions Chile, Brazil, Portugal, Colombia, England and Austria who close the world’s Top 10.

Harambe Stars squad before an AFCON qualifier match against Zambia in September at the Nyayo National Stadium. Kenya lost 2-1.

Fifa scandal now hits new low as 16 officials face fresh investigation The rot in football continues to emit the foul smell after 16 Fifa officials were put under probe by US officials on corruption allegations.

Fifa officials were indicted by the US Department of Justice in Washington, hours after the arrest of two Fifa vicepresidents in Zurich.

Former Brazil Football Federation chief Ricardo Teixeira was among those accused of being “involved in criminal schemes involving more than Sh13.2 billion in bribes and kickbacks”. Fifa said it would “fully co-operate”.

Current Brazil football President Marco Polo del Nero is also on the new “superseding” 92-count indictment, which alleges “racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies” with “sustained abuse of (the defendants’) positions for financial gain”.

US attorney general Loretta Lynch said: “The betrayal of trust set forth here is outrageous. The scale of corruption alleged herein is unconscionable.

“And the message from this announcement should be clear to every culpable individual who remains

in the shadows, hoping to evade our investigation: you will not wait us out; you will not escape our focus.”

Earlier, Hawit and Napout were held in a dawn raid at the Baur au Lac hotel, Zurich, arrested on suspicion of accepting millions of dollars of bribes, at the request of the US authorities. The US is attempting to extradite them.

The Swiss hotel is the same location where several Fifa officials were arrested in May. Fifa’s executive committee has been meeting in the city, voting on reforms.

In May, nine Fifa officials and five sports and broadcast marketing executives were indicted by US prosecutors on corruption charges as the governing body became engulfed by claims of widespread wrongdoing.

Yesterday, it was announced that one of those defendants - former Concacaf president Jeffrey Webbs has pleaded guilty to money laundering, wire fraud and racketeering and has agreed to forfeit Sh440 billion. He did not contest his extradition to the US. Locally, outgoing Football Kenya

Federation (FKF) President Sam Nyamweya is also under investigation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation.

Nyamweya is on the spot for allegedly forging the signatures of 15 Kenyan Premier League chairmen to secure broadcast rights for the league with a French company MP&Silver despite KPL having a running contract with Supersport.

List Alfredo Hawit - Concacaf president Ariel Alvarado - ex-Panamanian football official Rafael Callejas - former president of Honduras football Brayan Jimenez - Guatemala FA chief Rafael Salguero - Guatemalan Fifa executive committee member Hector Trujillo - general secretary of Guatemala FA Reynaldo Vasquez - former El Salvador FA president Juan Angel Napout - Conmebol president Manuel Burga - former Peru FA president Carlos Chavez - Bolivia football president Luis Chiriboga - Ecuador football president Marco Polo del Nero - Brazil football president Eduardo Deluca - Conmebol general secretary Jose Luis Meiszner - former Conmebol secretary general Romer Osuna - Bolivia football audit and compliance committee chief Ricardo Teixeira - former Brazil FA chief

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Manchester United teenage striker Anthony Martial wheels away in celebration after scoring in a past EPL match. United welcome Westham United on Saturday in tricky match with both teams missing notable names with injuries.

United host giants slayer West Ham

English Premier League leaders Manchester City, defending champion Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool have all lost to West Ham United this season.

The Hammers show of courage against the top English Premier giants is what they will require when they visit Old Traford this Saturday.

The visitors have beaten Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City with identical 2-1 margin while Liverpool sufered a convincing 3-0 loss this season.

United, who are yet to loss a match since their 3-0 defeat against Arsenal in October will face a courageous side ready to keep with the tradition.

United are third a point behind leaders Manchester City head to the match with a number of fitness concerns.

With Antonio Valencia (foot), Marco Roho (Shoulder) and Luke Shaw (leg) ruled out, Cap-

tain Wayne Rooney (foot), Phil Jones (foot), Ander Herrera and Jesse Lingard (both hamstring) are all major doubts.

The United boss could be tempted to go into the transfer market for another left-sided defender next month, although Daley Blind, Matteo Darmian, Ashley Young and Tyler Blackett can all play in that position.

Louis van Gaal’s tactics have come under scrutiny following back-to-back draws with PSV Eindhoven and Leicester City, and a run of results that includes four 0-0 draws in their last eight matches in all competitions. West Ham will be without Diafra Sakho for at least two months after the attacker joined Dimitri Payet and Enner Valencia on their growing injury list.

But, Hammers manager Slaven Bilic will have Andy Carroll, Nikica Jelavic and Michail Antonio to pick to lead his attack with.

But three points for United at home will see them go top of the table once again, should City slip away against a gritty Stoke.

Swansea will host surprise package Leicester City, who need a win to go top of the table.

Chelsea will be at home against Bournemout as injury-hit Arsenal face Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium.

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