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Uhuru to attend magufuli inauguration in DAr Tanzania authorities say Mr Kenyatta is among eight heads of state expected to grace the swearing in ceremony of president-elect

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DEFENSIVE: Devolution and Planning Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru speaks to the press at the KICC earlier today after the launch of a common program framework for drought initiatives in Kenya. She has denied involvement in the latest procurement queries on her ministry saying those responsible are to blame. She is flanked by her Environment counterpart Prof Judy Wakhungu.

esieged Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru has today termed attacks and calls for her resignation as “calculated evil, vindictive and ill-intentioned.”

In an attempt to respond to new queries on price-inflated purchases amounting to over a billion in her ministry, Waiguru said she does not procure or purchase for the ministry.

A document submitted to a parliamentary team has sent shockwaves across the country with MPs now convinced the Ministry of Devolution has blatantly misappropriated huge amounts of taxpayer‘s monies in extravagant purchases. The list exposes how the ministry acquired goods and services at inflated prices, with one Kaspersky security unit going for Sh973, 780. A photocopier (Kyocera 8001) was bought at Sh1.45 million while a “heavy duty” photocopier cost Sh1.38 million. It also reveals that Waiguru‘s ministry acquired a piano ‘for office use’, 18 ‘tailor-made’ condom dispensers, a fridge and a TV for the CS, cookers, ovens, microwaves and tea urns. The cheapest goods were bought at three times the market price according to the document which Principal Secretary Peter Mangiti admitted having erroneously submitted.

The latest revelations have intensified calls for the CS to resign and be probed. But in her defence today, Waiguru has said people have refused to recognise her role as the CS who does not procure or buy anything for the ministry.

“Both by law and in practice, I do not procure. I do not purchase anything for the ministry. I do not sign or negotiate contracts. The last three months have witnessed incessant media attacks on my character on the issue of corruption in the Ministry of Devolution and its agencies including the NYS. What is shocking is the deliberate refusal to recognise my role as CS,” she posted on her official Facebook and Twitter pages earlier today.

She said no investigative body has pointed to her personal involvement in all the cases since she is the person who has always blown the whistle on any corrupt deals brought to her attention.

Waiguru also drew comparisons with other ministries and government departments which she said have similar cases, but where the Cabinet Secretaries have not been called to resign or step aside.

“At no point has any investigation either by the Ethics and AntiCorruption Commission (EACC), Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) or any other agency pointed to my personal engagement with corrupt deals, yet the vicious unwarranted attacks continue. It is amazing that whereas there are similar and more serious allegations of misuse of funds in many government departments, there is never the personalised level of attack on CSs that has been directed at me,” she said adding “this is no longer about the fight against corruption. It’s calculated evil, vindictive and ill intentioned.”

Waiguru’s ministry has been on the spot for some time now following the disappearance of some Sh791 million in questionable payments to NYS tenders. And while the Waiguru’s woes multiply, she maintains that she will continue to discharge her duties as the CS “as long as I am given the trust to do so”.

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External borrowing will hurt economy, State told

The government has been urged to desist from external borrowing as part of austerity measures to stem the current economic turbulence.

Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA) chairman Micah Cheserem said the continual denial by the government that things are okay will only make things worse and hurt millions of Kenyans economically.

“The country is in economic turbulence and the earlier the government admits this and put austerity measures the better, anybody denying this reality is actually playing with the lives of millions of Kenyans,” warned Cheserem.

Despite the admission by the Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry that the country is in economic turbulence, Cheserem said the problem is much bigger and called on the intervention of the President.

“This matter requires the intervention of the President not the Cabinet Secretary, the President must come out and take charge of the country,” said Cheserem.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has already said there is no cause for alarm and that the country is okay economically.

Cheserem has however said the government should cut down on its spending and avoid wastages especially in the ministries.

He said devolved services such as health ought not to receive

double allocations.

He also called on the President to call governors’ summit and order them to stop recruiting county staff performing the same functions as those in the National government.

“We need quick intervention from the Executive, if it does not come soon, then as a country we are headed to serious economic problems,” Cheserem said this morning on Citizen TV morning show.

Cheserem, a former Central Bank Governor also urged President Uhuru to strengthen oversight institutions such

as the Office of the Auditor General.

“Before going for Eurobond and other financial commitment, we should actively involve the office of the Auditor General to analyse the impact of the borrowing, I am afraid this is not happening,” said Cheserem.

Senate Finance and Budget Committee chairman Billow Kerrow attributed the current woes bedeviling the country’s economy to poor financial management and policies.

Kerrow, who is also the Mandera senator, said the problem with the government

is lack of proper financial policies and lack of priority in their development projects.

“The government wants to undertake too many projects costing millions of shillings at the same time, this is not possible and is the recipe for the current overbrowning,” said Kerrow.

He also said the country’s imports have stagnated for too long while the exports continue to rise a factor which makes the country economically unattractive as compared to other East African Countries.

Erastus Odhiambo in court in a previous session.

Buruburu man to face fresh murder charges The prosecution has opened a new file of illegal gun ownership against a Buruburu bar owner charged with the murder of his wife.

Erastus Odhiambo alias Ediot, who is on trial for the fatal shooting of his wife, Linda Wanjiku, however, asked a trial court to defer the charges until he is represented by an advocate.

“We were in court yesterday for the other matter, but there was no indication as to whether there would be fresh charges,” he told chief magistrate Daniel Ogembo.

He said he has not had a chance to “comprehend” the fresh charges and needed time to consult his lawyer.

Judge Ogembo deferred the plea to Friday November 7.

The offences relate to the forgery of a gun lincence and being in possession of an illegal firearm.

He also faces charge of presenting a falsified document, the alleged forged gun certificate to a senior police officer.

The suspect renewed a request for bail which is pending determination at the High Court.

Odhiambo “allegedly” killed his wife on the night of December 11 last year at Buruburu Estate in Nairobi.

The National Treasury. (Inset) Commission for Revenue Allocation chairman Micah Cheserem who has called on the government to desist from internal borrowing.

Cotu calls for pay review as cost of living skyrockets The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) has directed its affiliated unions to write to employers to review workers’ pay due to what it terms worsening economic times.

In a statement, Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli (pictured) said the harsh economy has hit workers hard and they are now unable to afford essential commodities.

He indicated that the situation is getting worse with the news of an intended increase in taxation.

“Owing to the decision by the government to increase taxes on essential commodities to raise more revenue, workers should brace themselves for even harder times ahead and as the umbrella

workers’ body, Cotu has directed its 42 affiliated trade unions to immediately write to employers with the intent to review the existing Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs),” he said.

He called on the government to support workers and review all existing CBAs before their expiry so that workers can manage the rising cost of living and access their basic needs.

“The current hard economic times have badly hit workers who are now unable to afford essential commodities such as foodstuff, rent, fare, medical cover, fees for their children among others.”

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Murdered university student was raped then killed, court told A university student whose body was found stashed under her bed in a room she rented in a Nairobi estate had been raped before she was killed, a trial court was told yesterday.

Government pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor said he examined Edna Nyachama’s body and found she had been hit with a blunt object that formed a laceration on the left side of her skull.

“My internal findings included acute bleeding in the layers of the brain and her private parts had secretions suggestive of sexual activity having taken place,” the doctor told Justice Stella Mutuku who is trying Elly Waga for the murder of the first year student.

The doctor said he took samples for further analysis which included clippings of the deceased’s nails, clothing and swabs from her private parts.

He said the murdered student’s underwear also had white stains.

The murder suspect has since disowned a “selfincriminating” statement he made after his arrest and stated a police officer John Shegu coerced him to record it. Waga told the trial court that he confessed of killing Edna to save his life.

Ms Nyachama’s decomposed body was found under her bed after she went missing for two days at Mbotela estate in Nairobi on March 25 2012.

Hearing continues on November 30.

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Uhuru, Raila to attend Magufuli inauguration

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition chief Raila Odinga will share the podium tomorrow in Dar es Salam during the swearing in ceremony of John Pombe Magufuli (pictured) as the fifth President of Tanzania.

A statement from the Tanzanian government last evening said President Kenyatta will be among eight regional presidents who will grace the occasion.

Until now, State House remains tight-lipped on the happenings in Tanzania, especially given that the Opposition candidate in last week’s election is yet to concede defeat.

But according to the Tanzanian statement, President Kenyatta will join Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), Paul Kagame (Rwanda), Jacob Zuma (South Africa), Joseph Kabila (DRC), Filipe Nyusi (Mozambique) and Edgar Lungu of Zambia in gracing the celebrations to be held at the Uhuru Grounds

SEE YOU: President Uhuru Kenyatta shares a light moment with his deputy William Ruto shortly before he left the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for New Delhi, India last week. He is set to attend John Magufuli’s inauguration as the fifth President of Tanzania in dar es Salaam tomorrow.

in Dar es Salaam.

Malawi will be represented

by Vice President Saulos Chilima while Namibia will also send Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Other countries that will be represented by either their vice presidents, Prime ministers or the speakers of parliament include Burundi, Comoros, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar and Mauritius.

The US, UK, Norway, Denmark, France, Sweden, Oman, Seychelles, Finland, Egypt, Ethiopia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Benin, Japan, India, Ghana, Swaziland, South Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will all be represented by their ambassadors.

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga will attend the ceremony as a personal friend of the president elect.

But, Magufuli’s close ties with Raila has sent suspicion among the corridors of State House with fears that he would not work closely with the government. Outgoing President Jakaya Kikwete had to assure the government last month during a three-day visit to Kenya that Magufuli who was his preferred successor, would work with the Jubilee administration in spite of being a good

friend of Raila. And since Dr Magufuli was declared winner last Thursday, President Kenyatta is yet to congratulate him, partly because the Opposition has disputed the results. However, a top official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who sought anonymity is reported to have disclosed that arrangements were under way to ensure President Uhuru attends tomorrow’s ceremony.

You are soft on Kabogo, ODM tells State Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has accused the government of selective application of the law on individuals making hate speech remarks. At a press conference at Orange House, the leaders said the government is treating Kiambu Senator William Kabogo (pictured) in a casual manner despite the Governor making inciting remarks against Cord leader Raila Odinga.

The leaders, nominated Senator Elizabeth Ongoro and ODM Embakasi Central chairperson Catherine Yin-

da castigated the governor for failing to provide leadership to the people of Kiambu and is using the name of Odinga to gain political relevance. “The casual manner with which the government is treating Kabogo’s case is wanting. The law must not be applied selectively and with vengeance, everyone violating the law must be treated equally,” said Yinda who read the statement.

“Selective application of law to lawbreakers based on their political affiliation is unacceptable,” she said.

They said the remarks made

by Kabogo that “he can do anything under the sun and spend his money in the corridors of justice to get off the hook” is demeaning to the Judiciary and an indication that the rich can easily buy justice in the corridors of justice.

The Kiambu Governor has already recorded a statement with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for using utterances termed “nflammatory towards Cord leader Raila Odinga and Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama during a rally in Thika Town two weekends ago.

40 more MPs sign up to impeach CS Waiguru At least 40 additional Members of Parliament have appended their signatures to a motion seeking to have Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru impeached.

Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter who is sponsoring the motion today announced that he now has the backing of 141 colleagues and that he is confident the motion could be discussed as

soon as next Tuesday.

Most of those who have added their signatures are from Central and Eastern regions, the MP said.

“I have evidence and documents to back our reasons for impeaching the CS. Waiguru must go home next week,” Keter (pictured right) said at parliament buildings earlier today.

He vowed to ensure the CS who is fac-

ing numerous corruption claims in her ministry is impeached.

“If by next week Waiguru would not have resigned, I will lead thousands of Kenyans to evict her out of office,” he added. Keter has accused the minister of overseeing corruption at the ministry which is in the eye of a new storm following shocking revelations of price-inflated purchases.

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Six GDC staff suspended over corruption Six senior managers of the Geothermal Development Company (GDC) have been sent home for inflating rig moving charges.

A statement released today by GDC board chairman Gershom Otachi said the six have been sent on compulsory leave to pave way for investigations.

“The board has not attributed culpability to the aforementioned staff, but sent them home to facilitate conclusive investigations,” he said adding that “The board is committed to offering leadership and guidance to the management and staff to ensure GDC achieves its mission of delivering reliable and affordable power to Kenyans”.

Acting chief executive Godwin Mwawongo and Secretary Praxidis Saisi are among the six sent home.

Others are tender committee members Nicholas Karume, Abraham Sat, Bruno Mugambi and Peter Ayodo.

The board said its decision was based on a recent finding by the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission(EACC), which recommended surcharging of the six as well as subsequent criminal prosecution of the six together with suspended GDC managing director Dr Silas Simiyu for alleged irregular procurement of rig moving services.

Police arrest UN staff “who beat his wife” The UN employee accused of beating and causing bodily harm to his ex-wife has been arrested by police in Kasarani. Alphonse Kambu was arrested at Garden Estate at 9.30am, moments after he had returned from dropping a child in school, Kasarani OCPD Robinson Mboloi confirmed. Mr Mboloi said Kambu, a Papua New Guinea citizen has been on the police trail since his ex-wife was hospitalised after he allegedly beat her.

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Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and his deputy Jonathan Mueke in a group photo with city county workers during a culture change programme at the Great Rift Valley Hotel in Naivasha last week. Dubbed “Our Culture change, our future”, the training was expected to help the workers upscale their value of excellence to Nairobi residents.

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Ohio rejects marijuana legalisation Voters in the US state of Ohio have rejected proposals to make marijuana legal, according to local media projections. The measure, known as Issue 3, would have amended the state constitution to legalise the personal and medical use of marijuana for anyone over 21. But it was defeated by nearly a two-to-one margin, the projections said. Pro-legalisation campaigners spent about $12m in advertising in the run-up to Tuesday’s vote. Issue 3 would have granted rights for marijuana to be grown commercially at 10 sites across Ohio, which critics said could have created a monopoly.

Go slow on NGOs, state told International partners funding some nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) in the country have called on the government to be fair and reasonable in their quest to regulate them.

In a statement, the ambassadors of the United

States, Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Germany and Denmark along with the High Commissioners for the United Kingdom and Canada called on the government to be just while regulating the NGOs. “As international BE FAIR: NGOs Cordination Board Executive Director Fazul Mohamed. Last week, the board announced it had de-registered 957 nongovernmental organisations.

Ouattara appeals for reconciliation on second term Reconciliation and amending the country’s constitution were the main themes of Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s speech as he was sworn in for a second term at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan this lunchtime. All six losing candidates, excluding the three who dropped out, were there along with the presidents of Senegal and Benin. President Ouattara has been heavily criticised in the past for not doing enough to reconcile the country.

Prioritising reconciliation in his second mandate is what many had hoped for. As for changing the constitution, it’s not so that he can run for a third term like we’ve seen in Burundi and Rwanda. Instead it’s about scrapping a clause which says if you can’t prove your mother and father are also Ivorian then you can’t run for president.

At least 40 feared dead after cargo plane crashes in S. Sudan capital At least 40 people are feared dead after a cargo plane crashed today at a site in South Sudan shortly after take-off from an airport in South Sudan.

Cargo plane heading to Paloch in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State crashed 800 metres from Juba International Airport runway.

Reuter’s reporter, who was at the scene during incident, said the tail fin of the plane and other parts were strewn along the banks of the White Nile River near the airport in Juba, the capital. A police officer

at the scene, who did not give his name, said there were two survivors, including a child, but could not say how many people were on board or give further details.

A local media outlet says the aircraft was a cargo plane with five Russian crew and seven passengers, South Sudan Tribune.

It also said two people survived, one of them a child.

Witness counts more than 40 bodies at South Sudan plane crash site, though it is still unclear how many passengers were on board.

partners we are fully committed to transparency and accountability in regard to NGOs. However, we also believe that regulation must be fair, reasonable and justly administered,” read the statement. The International partners maintained that they have no evidence that NGOs that they fund are supporting or funding terrorism or are engaged in other illegal activity.

While expressing their support on the decision of the NGO coordination board last week that it intends to de-register some NGOs due to noncompliance of submitting their financial reports as required, the partners urged the government to give the NGOs enough time to submit their financial reports as required by the law.

“We firmly believe that a strong civil society is vital for prosperity and ensuring security. NGOs provide a wide range of essential services to Kenyans including healthcare and education,” further read the statement. The International partners want the government to implement as soon as the Public Benefit Organisation Act of 2013 which provides an excellent framework for the regulation of civil society organisations while at the same time ensuring transparency and accountability.

Last week, NGOs Coordination Board announced that it will deregister 957 NGOs they claim have been operating two sets of accounts to hide from the government what they get in donations.

State of emergency in Maldive ahead of anti-government rally The Maldives president has declared a 30-day state of emergency ahead of a planned anti-government rally.

The declaration by President Abdulla Yameen gives security forces sweeping powers to arrest suspects. It comes two days before the planned protest by the country’s main opposition, the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).

MDP leader Mohamed Nasheed was jailed in March after a widely criticised conviction under anti-terror

laws.“President Yameen has declared (a) state of emergency to ensure the safety and security of every citizen,” his spokesman Muaz Ali tweeted. =The Maldives has been rocked by political infighting in recent weeks, with vice-president Ahmed Adeeb arrested in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate the president.

Yameen narrowly escaped injury when a blast struck the boat he was using to return home from the airport last month.

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Morning newspaper summaries Uhuru, Kagame, M7, Debt spree as Kenya Waiguru: The hard NSE investors lose not yet congratulated adds new Sh60bn loan: questions on devolution Sh130bn to bear market National Treasury borrowed a Sh60 Magufuli: The refusal by the The in one month: Stock market billion commercial loan from banks last millions: Top officials of the investors lost Sh130 billion in October Tanzanian opposition to concede defeat in the presidential election is one of the reasons President Uhuru Kenyatta has not congratulated President-elect John Magufuli. CCM candidate Magufuli was declared winner six days ago, but Kenya has yet to publicly endorse the poll and send a congratulatory message. Magufuli will take the oath of office tomorrow at a ceremony at the National Stadium in Dar.

week, only months after floating a bond in Europe to pay a similar loan. Treasury said the money will go to undisclosed infrastructure projects in the roads, energy, and agriculture and water sectors.

This will be even more puzzling to the public, given that the government has not fully explained how it spent Sh250 billion from the Eurobond.

Ministry of Planning and Devolution were yesterday thrown out of a parliamentary committee sitting following revelations of fresh wastage and misuse of public funds at a ministry already gripped by unanswered questions regarding a Sh791 million scandal. Planning PS Peter Mangiti and at least 30 ministry officials were told to leave the committee.

as the Nairobi bourse took in a beating for the 19th month during which only four of the 66 listed companies recorded a price gain. Investor’s wealth, as measured by the markets’ valuation of listed stocks, dropped to Sh1.93 trillion from Sh2.06 trillion at the beginning of October, underlining the extent of value erosion.

Waiguru gets Sh1.7m DPP wants varsity girl’s Fresh hurdle for media Posta targets passenger television for her office: inquest to be reopened: as council faces collapse: bus service to grow The National Assembly yesterday found Crucial evidence relating to the The media industry is staring at a revenue: The Postal Corporation the Devolution and Planning ministry mysterious death of university student challenge which could sound the death bought ballpoint pens for Sh8, 700 each in a flurry of inflated-price purchases. The Public Accounts Committee found the ministry spent Sh174, 000 to buy 20 finetipped ballpoint pens for the Huduma Secretariat. Planning Principal Secretary Peter Mangiti tabled ministry documents during a stormy session of the PAC.

Mercy Keino was tampered with at a police station, a Nairobi court was told yesterday. In light of the new twist in the case, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Keriako Tobiko, now wants an inquest to establish the circumstances under which the student died reopened, said prosecutor Moses Omirera.

knell for the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) thereby throwing registration, regulation and discipline of journalists into disarray. The collapse became imminent when Information Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i warned that he would ask Treasury not to finance the statutory body putting its secretariat at a loss.

of Kenya (PCK) is seeking a licence from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to venture into the passenger transport business to subsidise its courier operations.

The PCK currently operates a fleet of vehicles which transport parcels across the country but its CEO, Enock Kinara, Tuesday said passenger buses will soon be introduced.

Ex-KQ staff ‘had access’ Civil service pay to be Sacked KQ officer had Safaricom eyes SMEs to data: The Senate select committee linked to output: From access to company data in cash transfer deal for probing Kenya Airways yesterday asked April next year, public officers will be for five months: Kenya Lipa na M-Pesa with directors why ex-staff could access paid according to their performance and Airways (KQ) retained the names of the IT system. Audit reports indicated qualification. Salaries and Remuneration former senior staff in its database for 132 8 banks: Safaricom has signed six sacked and former staff were still accessing the IT system months after they left. Senators expressed concerns that crucial information could have been leaked. Committee vice chairman Mutahi Kagwe, who chaired yesterday’s session, said it was a serious problems for the national carrier to expose IT systems.

Commission chairperson Sarah Serem said the commission was carrying out job evaluation to guide the new salaries. “We expect to conclude this by April 2016,” said Ms Serem who spoke in Nairobi on Tuesday. “The commission is aware that part of its critical function is to harmonise salaries of public officers.

days thus compromising the safety of the company’s sensitive data. The airline’s senior managers yesterday owned up to having failed to remove the names from their records even as the Senate committee expressed fears that the anomaly could have been abused by the former employees.

a deal with eight more banks to offer retailers real-time money transfer from the Lipa na M-Pesa tills to their banks accounts, a move aimed at recruiting more merchants to the telco’s mobile payment platform. The move mainly targets small and mid-sized businesses by boosting their cash flows.

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of China and Taiwan will dine together in Singapore on Saturday in what will be the first meeting of its kind since Chairman Mao’s communist troops forced their nationalist enemies from the Chinese mainland in 1949. Chinese president Xi Jinping and his Taiwanese counterpart Ma Ying-jeou will meet to “exchange views on cross-strait issues”, officials in Taipei said. Zhang Zhijun, a Chinese official responsible for Taiwanese affairs, said the two men would “exchange views on promoting the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations”.

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more coal a year than the government previously disclosed, according to newly released data. The finding could complicate the already difficult efforts to limit global warming. Even for a country of China’s size, the scale of the correction is immense. The sharp upward revision in official figures means that China has released much more carbon dioxide — almost a billion more tons a year according to initial calculations — than previously estimated. A meeting is due in Paris over the matter. www.nytimes.com

On October 7th the Iraqi army, local police and some tribal fighters, supported by both coalition and Iraqi air strikes, launched a big push to encircle and eventually retake Ramadi, the capital city of mainly Sunni Anbar province west of Baghdad which fell to IS in May. As The Economist went to press, the effort to cut Ramadi off appeared nearly complete, with the 10,000-strong Iraqi force in control of the critical Albu Farraj bridge over the Euphrates and preparing to take on the 1,000 or so IS fighters still left inside the city.

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CBK EXCHANGE RATES 1 US DOLLAR 1 UK POUND 1 EURO 1 S.A RAND 1 KSH/USH 1 KSH/TSH

MEAN 102.0099 157.6439 112.5483 7.3819 34.7026 21.2921

BUY SELL 101.9139 102.1059 157.4689 157.8189 112.4261 112.6706 7.3736 7.3901 34.6209 34.7843 21.2231 21.3612

Software firm hunts for data analysts, executives in hiring drive Local software company, Kopo Kopo has announced plans to hire data analysts and executives as part of its latest recruitment drive.

Qualified applicants are advised to apply by November 20 and e-mail their CVs and cover letters with the subject line indicating the position they seek to hr@kopokopo.com.

“Kopo Kopo is leveraging the wildly successful mobile money systems in emerging markets like East Africa to

build a merchant services platform that includes mobile payment acceptance, merchant cash advances and other value-added services (VAS),” the group said in a statement.

“The Data Analyst role is critical in strengthening the company’s Business Intelligence and Analytics capabilities,” the tech company added. The primary responsibilities of the role are to ensure the proper monitoring and evaluation of key

financial and performance metrics and to generate actionable insights that lead to significant revenue generation and/or cost reduction.

Those applying for the position must have a quantitative degree in Computer Science, economics, engineering, mathematics, statistics, or an equivalent, 2-plus years experience in an analytical role with increasing levels of responsibility as well as knowledge and working

experience in SQL and Relational Databases.

The group plans to hire a Merchant Engagement Executive, who will work full-time in Nairobi. The Merchant Engagement Executive will be responsible for driving marketing campaigns for existing products, new products that need to be piloted and maintain relationships with existing merchants. As a marketing expert, the Merchant Engagement Executive

will ensure that the company is getting appropriate feedback on products through merchant visits, calls and automated processes.

“As a champion for efficiency, the Merchant Engagement Executive will determine best practices for both communicating to large groups of merchants and getting specific feedback while maintaining a lasting, professional relationship with the merchant,” the group has said.

Despite huge strides in MDGs, poverty, inequality stalks us Kenya has met a few of the Millennium Development Goal (MDGs) targets, including reduced child mortality, near universal primary school enrollment and narrower gender gaps in education, a World Bank report has revealed. Interventions and increased spending on health and education are equally paying dividends.

Kenya has the potential to be one of Africa’s great success stories from its growing and youthful population, a dynamic private sector, a new Constitution and its pivotal role in East Africa. Addressing challenges of poverty, inequality, governance, low investment and low firm productivity to achieve rapid, sustained growth rates that will transform the lives of ordinary citizens, will be a major goal for the country.

Much more work needs to be done to end poverty and close the gap in living standards between those in the bottom 40 per cent and the top 60 per cent of the population around the world, says the Global Monitoring Report 2014/2015, released by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The report details, for the first time, the World Bank Group’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and promoting shared prosperity, measured as income growth of the bottom 40 percent. GMR 2014/2015 continues to monitor progress on

Kenya has met a few of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets, including reduced child mortality, near universal primary school enrollment and narrower gender gaps in education.

the Millennium Development Goals, which inspired the WBG twin goals.

“The world has made great progress in the last quarter-century in reducing extreme poverty–it was cut by a stunning two-thirds–and now we have the opportunity to end poverty in less than a generation,” said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. “But we will not finish the job unless we find ways to reduce inequality, which stubbornly persists all over the world.

This vision of a more equal world means we must find ways to spread

wealth to the billions who have almost nothing.”

Kenya, for one, has made significant structural and economic reforms that have contributed to sustained economic growth in the past decade.

With support of the World Bank Group (WBG), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other development partners.

Development challenges in the country include poverty and inequality and vulnerability of the economy to internal and external

shocks. Devolution is rated the biggest gain from the August 2010 Constitution, which ushered in a new political and economic governance system. It is transformative and has strengthened accountability and public service delivery at local levels.

The government’s agenda is to deepen implementation of devolution and strengthen governance institutions, while addressing other challenges including land reforms and security to improve economic and social outcomes.

Inclusive plan to address city poverty in globe An initiative dubbed The Inclusive Cities Programmatic Approach has been launched in an attempt to address the poverty that plagues urbanites across the globe.

The movement, spearheaded by the World Bank, is a multiyear initiative launched by the lender’s Global Spatial Development of Cities Research Programme.

“With more than 5 million people moving to cities monthly, there is rising disparity and inequality in urban area,” states the report.

It adds that urban trends are making the push for inclusion more than ever before since cities are growing at historic rates, with 90 per cent of urban growth taking place in Africa and Asia.

Studies have shown that while urbanisation has the potential to lift people out of poverty and increase prosperity, rising inequality and exclusion threaten to derail such progress.

The same detriments are evident in cities like Nairobi, where there is an gap between the super wealthy and the extremely poor. It has been revealed that in urban parts of Kenya, many people come from rural areas and end up forming clusters in poor neighbourhoods because of harsh life in the city.

Standard Chartered sacks 15,000 IN RESTRUCTURING DRIVE Standard Chartered, the Asian-focused UK bank has said it would cut 15,000 jobs as part of a restructuring drive, a move that would see the bank raise $5.1 billion (Sh 5.2 trillion).

The job cuts are part of a programme for the next three years but it gave no details since the bank employs 86,000 people across the world of which only about 1,800 are in the UK. Bill Winters announced a strategic review of Standard Chartered when he took

over as chief executive in June putting a new management team in place the following month and eliminating 1,000 senior management roles, BBC reports.

“This is ... an aggressive and decisive set of actions to fundamentally shore up the underpinnings of the bank,” he said on a conference call.

“We’ve tried to achieve a very high level of capitalisation to buffer ourselves against eventualities and we think we are very well

capitalised to deal with any of the challenges that could come our way,” Mr Winters said.

Standard Chartered remains under investigation by US authorities related to transactions involving Iranian clients though the chief executive says, the bank was cooperating fully with two Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) investigations.

Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets, on a Radio programme said banks were being compelled to have

bigger buffers to withstand future fiscal shocks especially in Asia where banks such as Standard Chartered and HSBC were particularly exposed.

The restructuring was announced following a bank reporting a disappointing thirdquarter pre-tax loss of $139 million (Sh1.4 billion) for the three months to September compared to $1.5 billion (Sh 1.5 trillion) same period last year.

AFD, Chase Bank inject Sh 1.2 billion for green energy Agency France Development (AFD) and Chase Bank Kenya yesterday signed a Sh 1.12 billion credit to finance green energy projects in Kenya.

The kitty has been given to Chase Bank for onward lending to businesses that wish to invest in renewable energy technologies projects as well as energy efficiency measures.

The 12-year facility will address long term funding requirements of energy projects such as fighting climate change.

Speaking during the signing of the deal witnessed by French Ambassador to Kenya Remi Marechau, AFD director of East Africa regional Mr Boudot said the money comes with a technical assistance programme managed

by Association of Manufactures to help the bank improve their knowledge of sustainable energy projects.

“This technical and financial offer is, therefore, particularly important to bring additional solutions to achieve the diversification of energy resources in East African region helping the region in transition towards sustainable energy solutions that are technical, economical and financially viable,’’ he said.

He said private sectors should also contribute to fight against nonbiodegradable energy sources to support the government’s vision 2030.

Chase Bank CEO Paul Njaga said that the funds will be available at competitive rates to eligible

customers investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects through all chase bank branches across the country.

“The total committed amount is Sh3.4 billion of which only 1.12 billion are available for immediate lending,’’ Njaga said.

Amethis Finance, a French private financial company specializing in long-term responsible financing in Africa has injected Sh1.1 billion ($10.5 million) as part of its commitment and support one of the most innovative and rapidly growing Kenyan banks.

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BIZ BRIEFS Ex-drug dealers form group to sell seedlings A group of youth who once sold drugs and stole from their neighbours is helping protect trees in central Kenya from illegal loggers. The young adults are now part of a task force that reports suspicious logging to village authorities, Reuters reports.

They are also contributing to an effort to boost Kenya’s forest cover to 10 per cent by the year 2030, from its current cover of 7 per cent. The organisation, dubbed the Muiru Youth Reform Group hails from the village of Weru in the lowlands of Tharaka Nithi County. Group members alert each other to tree-felling activities using a specific ringtone on their mobile phones to notify each other when they are. They have support from number of Muiru youth, who have, for the past three years, run a tree nursery on the banks of the River Naka with guidance from the county government. The Muiru Youth Reform Group can supply seedlings worth up to Sh20,000 a day, sharing the profit among its 10 members.

Entries for 2015 DStv Eutelsat awards extended The 12-year facility will address long term funding requirements of energy projects such as fighting climate change.

ICIPE sets up lab for wild bees to save honey makers In a bid to arrest the growing concern of pollinators’ extinction, some local and global organisations are innovating ways of increasing awareness and supporting the conservation of bees.

The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) has launched the African References Laboratory (ARL) for Bee Health to research and build capacity on the health of wild bees.

Moreover, Koppert, a multinational agricultural-based

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research and solution provision company is breeding and selling pollinators to farmers across the world.

More than 85 per cent of global vegetation requires insects for pollination, something that makes the bugs a key factor for continued crop production.

The initiatives come at a time when the number of bees dying per around the world has increased dramatically due to climate change and human activities according to a recent Global Research dubbed The

Death and Extinction of Bees.

Ironically, the immediate beneficiaries of insect pollination are the greatest contributors to the death of these insects through weird farming practices such as inorganic farming.

The International Pollinators Initiative, a programme by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) and FAO in 2013 conducted a study in seven countries across the globe, including Kenya, which found that farmers had limited knowledge on the

benefits of pollinator insects.

The study revealed that 68 per cent of farmers use fire to harvest honey, killing most of worker and marble bees responsible for pollination while72 per cent of them choosing the use of chemical pesticides as the best in eradicating harmful pests and insects on their farms. The researchers asked governments to innovate well-structured agricultural policies to minimize the use of chemical pest and insecticides by farmers and recommended organic pesticides.

Africa employers set for summit to address unemployment The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) will host the first African Employers Summit focusing on promoting business growth and entrepreneurship for job creation across the continent.

The summit will be held in Diani and will be the first of its kind. It is a product of both the Federation and finance group, business Africa and will focus on sustaining growth and accelerating the pace of job creation in Africa.

Other key issues to be addressed include

how African governments can tap and sustainably exploit the private sector’s ability to address high unemployment levels as well as the strategies needed for countries to embrace labour policies that will promote enterprise growth whilst ensuring a ready market for the youth.

According to the Africa Economic Outlook 2015, Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to strengthen to 4.5 per cent in 2015 and 5 per cent in 2016 after subdued expansion in 2013 (3.5 per

cent) and 2014 (3.9 per cent) respectively.

Already, participants have formed a taskforce of African employers charged with addressing employment and employability, taking into account sectoral as well as other strategies that have proven successful in creating jobs.

In Kenya, the challenge of unemployment still persist with the overall unemployment rate of 12.7per cent with a 35 per cent of youth yet over 67 per cent of them are not employed.

MultiChoice and Eutelsat have announced that entries for the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards have been extended until Friday, November 20, due to popular demand. The competition, which is now in its fifth year, calls on participants to create a poster for the chance to win a number of prizes. The DStv Eutelsat Awards are open to all students from secondary (high) or combined schools in Africa where MultiChoice Africa maintains operations. Entry forms can be obtained from any MultiChoice Resource Centre, the nearest MultiChoice office or copies can be downloaded from dstvstarawards.com.

Entries can be submitted in English, French and Portuguese. The awards collateral is also available in three languages (English, French and Portuguese). Only entries submitted on the prescribed entry form will be eligible.

Participants not only stand a chance to win prizes within their respective countries but overall winners will be rewarded with a trip .

Google unveils e-mail, replies on your behalf

Global powerhouse and leading tech company, Google has unveiled a system that can respond to e-mails on behalf of its Gmail users.

The system, dubbed ‘Smart Reply’, learns to generate appropriate replies by examining pieces of email conversations from across Google’s Gmail service, the world’s most popular internet-based email system.

The system operates using a process known as “deep learning”, which is a form of artificial intelligence that can create appropriate responses to electronic messages sent from other e-mail users.

The move is Google initiative aimed at upgrading its ‘Inbox by Gmail’ app so that it can analyze the contents of an email and then suggest a few brief responses.

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Posta turns to buses to drive its profits up Postal Corporation of Kenya has laid a three-part strategy plan through exploiting e-commerce, money transfer and digital delivery as well as eyeing transport sector in a bid to turn around its diminishing fortunes.

Through the three-year strategy, PCK expects to increase its revenue to Sh14 billion from the current Sh 3.6 billion.

As part of its strategies, the PCK will introduce post liner buses that will serve both passengers and parcel businesses across the country which is a key initiative to scale up its revenue.

Speaking during a media briefing in Nairobi yesterday, PostmasterGeneral Enock Kinara said the bus service is awaiting approval from the National Transport Service Commission of Kenya before it can be launched.

“The bus will have 62-seats for passenger’s occupants and the rest for deliveries of goods and parcels which will be relatively cheaper and easier,’’ said Kinara.

Upon its launch, the bus service will reduce tariffs charged for parcels as well as the cost of letter transportation.

Among other strategies to boom the revenue, PCK has partnered with international e-commerce platforms to use Posta outlets as drop off and pick up points for goods.

Forbes family sues Hong Kong businessmen The family behind advertising giant Forbes Media is suing its Hong Kong investors for an alleged breach of payment on the stake they bought in the media firm last year.

The family has claimed that Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media Investments (IWM) breached its purchase agreement and failed to make payments on time.

IWM borrowed money from Forbes to finance the deal, the family added.

However, IWM has rejected the allegations and told the BBC that they are “completely without merit.”

The Hong Kong-based investment company is registered in the British Virgin Islands, while the Forbes family’s lawsuit has been filed at the US state of Delaware.

Forbes Media publishes Forbes magazine and reaches about 80 million people a month through its various outlets in print, digital and television.

The company was owned by the Forbes family for 97 years until the family sold a controlling stake to IWM for an undisclosed amount in July 2014. It had been looking for a buyer since November 2013. But the Forbes family claims the investment firm has wasted corporate assets and abused its position as the controlling shareholder of Forbes Media.

KenGen’s industrial park to cut energy generation cost Kenya Electricity Company (KenGen) out a strategic plan an industrial park at geothermal plant.

Generating has rolled to develop the Olkaria

The park is designed to host local and international firms as part of a development project to subsidize the cost of energy generation in the country.

The power production plant is also set to produce 511MW of green energy in the next few years to add to the existing megawatts in the national grid. Acting Managing

The Olkaria geothermal plant, one of KenGen’s project has produced more than 280MW of electricity that has helped subsidize the cost of power.

Director, John Modany termed the project “one of its kind in the continent for energy production plants.”

“This project is one of its kind in the continent. We are here to set the record not only in electricity production but also in investment,” said Modany.

KenGen’s market share currently stands at 79 per cent with more than 200,000 shareholders, 70 per cent which are owned by the government.

The Olkaria geothermal plant, one of KenGen’s project has produced more than 280MW of electricity that has helped subsidize the cost of power and lifted Kenya’s global ranking as the eighth largest producer of geothermal energy.

Geothermal power has contributed to lowering the cost of doing business by displacing thermal power and adding to Kenya’s green energy initiatives.

Meanwhile, the regulator and corporate director Dr Simon Ngure elicited a much more productive year of the plant that poised a pretax profit of 11.5 billion.

Ngure said the power plant shall competitively select 300 of its shareholders who shall take part in the launch of the industrial park early next year.

“This kind of a tour is part of our calendar where our shareholders take part in inspecting their assets and the work that is in progress,” he said.

Electronics manufacturer named Brand of the Year in Red Dot award Consumer goods maker LG which specializes in home appliances and electronics has been named the Brand of the Year by the prestigious Red Dot Award, one of the top design award competitions in the world. With this recognition, LG joins the ranks of renowned previous winners such as PepsiCo, Audi AG, and Mercedes-Benz. LG also becomes the third company to win both Brand of the Year and Design Team of the Year, which LG won in 2006.

The title was bestowed on LG for its 13 wins in the Red Dot Award: Communication Design category over the course of the year.

Winning entries this year included the LG G4 and LG Watch Urbane, both embodying the company’s human-centric user experience (UX) design philosophy with a simpler and more intuitive interface to accommodate individual users.

“The brand management of LG Electronics is unparalleled in its skills in this respect. The corporate claim sums it up—Life’s Good,” said Dr Peter Zec, founder and CEO of Red Dot. He said anyone who invests in an LG product

notices immediately that his or her life is a little more attractive because of it, “that is exactly how convincing brand management works.”

“Being honoured by Red Dot Award is humbling and demonstrates LG’s leadership in the field of design by reaffirming our ongoing commitment to both innovative design and intuitive consumer experience,” said Noh Chang-ho, vice president and head of corporate design at LG Electronics. “We will continue to design and develop creative solutions that elicit a positive emotional response and deepen the relationship between our brand and consumers to live up to our motto, Innovations for a Better Life.”

LG will be publicly honoured on November 6 at the annual Red Dot Gala in Berlin.

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J Crème dela Crème also known as George Njuguna according to the film that premiered is the creator, director, camera man and main actor in an intimate telenovela where a damsel in high spirits is riding him like a stolen bike!

The video said to have been recorded in 2011 in a dingy room apparently somewhere in Westlands, had over half a million views just hours after the leak.

A leak that will have DJ Crème feeding on dozens of humble pies, as his ego dusts the floor.

Even as the dust settles and DJ Crème begins praying that another scandal crops to hide him and his ‘EVE’ (thank KOT for other memes) a sneak peek at celebrity world reveals it might just be business as usual to leak a sex tape.

Sex tapes and Hollywood are synonymous with fame. Celebrities have made millions in dollars after their intimate escapades are leaked online. But there is a difference if your tape comes out before you are somebody and if in the case of DJ Crème you are already a celeb.

In addition others are knowingly leaked by the celebrities themselves in search of fame and money.

While some are leaked by haters seeking revenge.

While we are yet to ascertain why DJ Crème’s bedroom antics are making internet rounds, we now know however that he has joined the ranks of dirt and fame all in a world spinning with money, deceit and revenge.

He can now be called out alongside Kim Kardashian, who manufactured a sex tape with the then boyfriend Ray-J in 2007. The leaked tape did not help Ray but rocketed Kim Kardashian into fame. Is DJ Crème trying to pull a Kardashian?

Perhaps he is trying a Kanye West.

There were reports in Hollywood that a sex tape of Kanye West with a female look alike of Kim Kardshian

was doing rounds. According to one of the sex industry insiders in Hollywood, the sex tape was made before Kanye West and Kim Kardashian even got together.

Could the top DJ be macho enough and pull a Hulk Hogan. Hulk had a dirty sex tape leaked. The leaked tape had Hulk and the wife of his best friend being intimate, it saved the aging wrestler’s brand standing…

Given that DJ Crème’s sex tape is recorded in a dingy room, with a high school like blanket, it is certain that he is not trying to pull a Paris Hilton. Paris Hilton Recorded a sex tape in 2003, shot in night vision. It is said to be one of the most well known celebrity sex tapes of all time. It even earned the Top Renting Release of the year award at the 2005 AVN (Adult Video News) Awards!

Finally the DJ Crème dirt tape clearly indicates that, this was not on a honey moon.

A day after the leaking of his tape on DJ Crème has responded to a hate spewing twettarrati by posting an image of him and his family with the tag line “cooling with the squad.”

The girl on the said tape although lauded for above average performance is not married to the leading act. So it is in no way a mimic of Jennifer Lopez. J Lo, the singer and actress made a raunchy honeymoon tape with ex-husband Ojani Noa where she aired her privates in 20 minutes of nudity.

Her video was however prohibited for release after a restraining order. It was too hot to handle or air apparently. A cross the border in Uganda sex tapes have also caused quite a stir. The land of Bananas has seen a female rapper Desire Luzinda crucified over sex erotic sex tape with a Nigeria man identified as Franklin Emuobor.

Whichever way DJ Crème looks, everyone will be reminded of his new role in Celebville, that of a raunchy romper!

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Many flooring styles have sprung over the years, from cementing, polished concrete to tiles and today, laminate flooring is gaining popularity in the real estate sector, especially among environmentalists who believe manufacturing of flooring material like concrete degrades the environment.

Laminate flooring is often mistaken for wooden flooring. This flooring style makes use of technological advancement in the

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They recently changed the shows hashtag from #TeamMaisha” to #AlexNaJalas and have been receiving positive traffic on social media. Earlier in the year the two were said to have been approached by Nation Media Group. However Jalang’o told Access that, “those are just rumors and that “Radio Maisha is the best place to work.”

Chris Brown could be addicted to pain meds RNB Sensation Chris Brown seems to be stirring up worries over a purported addiction behavior. The controversial artiste has had family and friends worried over his latest trend of being in possession of a drinking substance that he is abusing. On numerous occasions Chris has been spotted with Sizzru which is said to contain codeine, a substance used to treat pain. According to TMZ, his family says that the trend has worsened over the last few weeks.

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Comedian turned musician Obinna Ike Igwee and Coast finest voice Sudi Boy are releasing their latest RnB video Ni Wewe tonight.. The song is a love story about a girl who refused to marry a poor man only for her to be surprised later in life after he turned out just right. Ni Wewe has been recorded by High Breed Records and shot by Clip Town Media. This is Obinna’s third collabo after he recently collaborated with another Mombasa based singer Susumilla on Busy Body and Nebulazz on Zambarurera .

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53. With superficial plausibility 57. Cath. fraternal organization 58. “Boy, that was close!”

61. Birthday often celebrated in college 63. Wander 64. Venus de Milo’s lack 65. Walloped, old-style 66. Norse name 67. Methods 68. Brass instruments 69. Fume Down 1. 406, once 2. Conks out 3. Early 20th century Chicago-based sculptor 4. More asinine 5. Dance craze of the 90’s 6. Flower seed bearer 7. Flyer, for short 8. Brick hauler 9. Pick up the phone 10. Nonunion worker 11. Actress Sorvino 12. Shade trees 13. “Gee!” 19. Seen enough 24. Set a price 25. Mild, as weather 26. Alphabet openers 27. Rock’s Van ___ 28. Cutlet sources 29. Woof alternative 30. Eye, i.e.

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Yesterday’s answers

YOURSAY Hefty perks to ex-Presidents hurting economy Does CJ needs civil society to tackle hate speech?

I personally disagree with government’s latest plans to further raid pockets of citizens to raise more funds since Kenyans are already among the highly taxed not only in Africa but in the world.

Furthermore, we expected the Jubilee government to relieve common mwananchi from the tax burden, but instead they have decided to milk Kenyans dry.

However, it is on record that retired presidents Mwai Kibaki and Daniel Moi are still in receipt of hefty monthly allowances in defiance of a High Court judgment that declared the retirement benefits unconstitutional.

The disbursement of the pocket money should have been halted immediately after the High Court’s ruling that declared the Presidential

Retirement Benefits Act 2013 unconstitutional.

The paying of the allowances worth millions of shillings to the two retired president are just but a burden to taxpayers.

The government should stop paying these allowances to curb wastage.

paradise. It is high time President Uhuru Kenyatta legalised corruption, created a docket for it with a Cabinet Secretary and allocated funds so that our greedy leaders can only loot from the allocated cash. The government has lost the war on graft and everyone is on a looting spree.

The whole system is rotten therefore he should break away from independent commissions and political liturgy and stand as a man to tackle graft in his government.

Mega scandals, the latest from the Youth Enterprise Fund, and Devolution ministry are taking place under his watch and the citizenry are getting tired.

More question about the

freedom. The chief Justice has in a number of times said the no organ of the government should interfere with the Judiciary, therefore he should make use of this and ensure everyone faces the law and is accountable for his actions.

— Anonymous

Ministry has taken too much for owners to notice

— Anonymous

Uhuru must be decisive in anti-corruption war If Kenya is to remain is to remain an economic hub especially in the East Africa, President Kenyatta must wake up and report to work.

He is an international hero but a policy beggar back at home.

He must re-look into his advisory team. His stance and that of his adjutant William Ruto, that the economy is on the right track defiles his political future and his legacy.

process against those found liable to any crime, therefore should be the last person to seek the help of the civil society. This is the reason why the politicians are inciting Kenyans against each other knowing too well that no one will hold them accountable and has the cash to ‘buy’ themselves

—Enock ndayala, Nairobi.

Jubilee’s other name is corruption, truth be told While Kenyans were still wrapping their heads around the Sh1 billion lost in National Youth Service (NYS), another Sh8 billion is lost in over quoted supplier Devolution and Planning ministry under Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru’s watch. Yes, a half of what teachers the industrial court awarded teachers and could not be implemented because ‘government had no money’. Kenyans are living in a fools’

It is unfortunate for Chief Justice Willy Mutunga to warn against possible violence in the next elections and even urge the civil society to help reign in hate speech.

Mutunga being the head of the country’s court system has constitutional authority to spearhead the judicial

handling of the cash crunch, the Eurobond, high interest rates, tax evasion are begging for answers and stringent actions.

The president has only given casual response with no action. Kenyans need to see sleeves rolling, people sacked, jailed and stolen money and property returned to the national coffers.

—Anonymous

I have been a great defender of this government, but even to the die-hard adherent the frequency and magnitude of corruption is no longer a thing one can ignore. It is time President Uhuru Kenyatta cracked the whip especially in Devolution ministry or soon he is going to lose his greatest supporters. We all reckon it is a season of eating and every person in a position of ‘eating’ (in all levels

of government institutions including in the Counties) are doing it with abandon and greed. Politicians and government officials, I am beginning to think, are calling for a revolution and this is the time to note all the wrongs and use these to kick them out come the next election.

— Salim Juma

Weak leaders to blame for House ineptness House Speakers Justin Muturi and Ekwe ethuro, National Assembly Leader Majority Aden Duale and Senate Majority Leader Kithure Kindiki are to blame for Parliament incompetence. They have sold the independence and soul of Parliament to the Executive.

They have turned Parliament into puppet of the Executive.

Duale, Muturi and Kindiki behave like marionettes of

the State House rather than leaders of Independent institution of governance.

The constitutional mandate of the Parliament has been reduced to cheering, acclamation and chorusing for the Executive. There is no monitoring, reviewing and interrogating Executive policies happening in both Houses. There is no enforcement of the constitutional requirement on

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public finance management, expenditure and borrowing.

Constitution of Kenya 2010 creates crucial safeguards of public finance but national Parliament is in shambles to enforce. There is serious leadership gap in Parliament.

The financial, debt and economic mess Kenya is in, It is Parliament fully responsible.

— Concerned Kenyan

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SPORTS BRIEFS

World Steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi has challenged local athletes to shun performanceenhancing drugs.

Police raids former German FA home over tax evasion Police in Frankfurt have raided the headquarters of the German Football Association (DFB) over allegations of tax evasion linked to the 2006 Fifa World Cup, prosecutors say. Homes of DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach, his predecessor Theo Zwanziger and former Secretary General Horst Schmid were also searched. It follows reports that a secret Sh4.9 billion fund was set up to secure votes for Germany to host the 2006 World Cup. The DFB denied the claims last month. It said documents were seized during the raid and that it was fully co-operating with the investigation.

About 50 officers and tax inspectors were involved in the swoop on the DFB headquarters and the homes of the three senior officials. The prosecutor’s office said it had opened a probe into claims of serious tax evasion linked to the awarding of the World Cup to Germany in 2006.

Top Indian cricket official resigns over match-fixing scandal Indian Premier League chief operating officer Sundar Raman has resigned amid a corruption investigation, a top cricket official has said. Sundar Raman met Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials in the western city of Nagpur to submit his resignation, reports say. He had been the chief operating officer of the IPL since its inception in 2008; IPL one of richest sports league in the world, but one which has been marred by controversy in recent years over corruption. Raman is being investigated for alleged involvement in the 2013 spot-fixing scandal which he has since denied. In July, the Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings teams were found guilty of illegal betting and match-fixing by a panel appointed by India’s Supreme Court. The Royals’ co-owner Raj Kundra and Gurunath Meiyappan of the Super Kings were also suspended from all cricket-related activities for life.

Kenya land Congo in 2016 women’s Cup of Nations qualifiers

Harambee Starlets will play Congo at home in the first leg of the Africa Women Cup of Nations 2016 qualifiers early March 2016.

Starlets, who were knocked by South Africa in the final round of the women’s World Cup qualifiers, will battle it out in the two-leg fixture for a place among the seven teams who will be fighting for their way out of the group. The lucky seven will join hosts Cameroon for the final tournament scheduled for November 19 to December 3 in 2016. The second leg will be played between March 18 and 20. Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa Equatorial Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire both got a bye into the second round in the draws conducted by the respective Standing Committees CAF Annual Meetings held last month. The winner between Kenya and Congo will meet the winner between Togo and Algeria in the second round set for between April 8 and 10 next year.

Kemboi cautions local runners against use of drugs

Multiple World men steeple-chase champion Ezekiel Kemboi has warned the upcoming runners against the use of drugs, adding that they should be patient with their career to succeed.

He also cautioned athletes against some Europeans, who come in as agents and lure them to take performance-enhancing drugs, saying are cons after money.

“Do not allow a mzungu (white person) to come and just give you medicine to help you to perform. In this industry you need patience. I have been competing for the last 15 years and it has paid me well and I still continue,” he said.

Kemboi said he trains in Italy with planned priorities to achieve later. He was speaking during a recent Jeff Koinange TV. “I do my speed work in Italy and I have travelled to more than 100 countries in the world just because of being patience and refusing to be engaged in doping business,” he said.

Kemboi said he has also remained patriotic to his country Kenya, with spirited attempts to lure him to sell his Kenyan citizenship.

“I am proud of being Kenyan. That is why I dismissed several proposals, yes in fact millions to lure me to change my citizenship which I have dismissed,” he said.

He backed calls by 800m men world record holder David Rudisha, who asked the government not to tax them (runners) because all their proceeds is taxed 30 per cent abroad and also the manager takes a 15 per cent cut, adding that if subjected to another tax, they remain with nothing.

“Kindly tax us from our investments. The money we win from our races abroad we usually bring it and we invest in this country so please tax us from this,” he said.

Rudisha too had indicated in an earlier interview that he had been offered money to change his citizenship but he refused.

The YouTube man and World champion in javelin Julius Yego had also been approached by some agents immediately after winning in Beijing worlds to accept Sh2 billion he refused.

Athletics season kicks off with X-country in Nairobi Preparations for the opening leg of the 2015/16 Athletics Kenya (AK) Cross Country season are complete, with established and upcoming athletes set to battle it out on Saturday in Nairobi.

This will be the time for athletes to shake-off the weight in a virtually small off-season break after Beijing World Championships where Kenya topped the world for the first time. The CrossCountry series will culminate in a national selection later in February ahead of the Africa Cross-Country Championships in Cape Town South Africa.

Kenya’s top athletes will battle it out at Posta Grounds along Nairobi’s Ngong Road in the season-opening event. Elites such as the current World X-Country Champion Geoffrey Kamworor who last Sunday won silver in New York marathon might not be ready for event.

“With the Africa Cross-country Championship due next year in South Africa, a quality field is expected though for obvious reasons we might not see the current champion Kamworor since he just raced in New York,” noted AK-Nairobi region

chairman Barnabas Korir. The first race, the junior women’s 6km race, will start at 8.30am.

Some of the top guns will include World 5,000m bronze medallist Isaiah Koech Kiplangat set to highlight senior men’s 12km race where he will face off with Emmanuel Bett, who is graduating to the senior category after finishing second in the junior race last year.

Also set to battle for top honours is the 2008 World Junior 10,000m champion Josphat Bett while Alfred Lorot, who finished second in junior race at the Africa

Cross-country Championships in Uganda in March, highlights the category. 2006 World Junior 5000m silver medallist Mary Wacera will take on her Countymate and the 2013 World Crosscountry junior women’s silver medallist Agnes Jebet now in the senior level. Moses Mukono, who completed Form Four last year, is set to grace the event and will be on senior level category.

He will clash with among other Nyahururu’s James Mwangi in the series being sponsored by Kenya Commercial Bank.

Arsenal in a must-win clash against Bayern Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger ability to turn around games and bad situations back to good will be tested once again when Arsenal face Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in a Champions League clash tonight.

The Gunners revived hopes of progressing to Uefa Champions League knock-out stage with a crucial 2-0 win against Bayern Munich two weeks ago after a slow start.

Arsenal have avoided defeat in their last two visits, winning 2-0 in the second leg of their last-16 clash in 2012/13 and 1-1 draw at the same stage a season later. This time round, they are cornered. A defeat in Germany and win for Olympiacos in their match against Dinamo Zagreb could leave them on the verge of an early exit from the tournament. A positive

result will see Wenger’s men move joint top with group F leaders, Bayern.

The opening months of the season have been nothing short of sensational for Bayern. Eleven games into the domestic league and they are already five points clear at the top of the Bundesliga, a new record in the German top flight which include 10 wins, 33 goals scored and conceding a meagre four in the process.

This is in addition to a fine start in the Europe, easing to a 3-0 and 5-0 wins over Olympiacos and Dinamo Zagreb respectively.

However, their victorious run finally came to an end last Friday, as they struggled to find a way past Eintracht Frankfurt in a goalless draw at Commerzbank-Arena.

Robert Lewandowski netted a hat-

trick in that triumph over the Croatian champions, bringing his total to 17 goals in his 16 appearances for Bayern this season. But Arsenal will have Olivier Giroud who pounced on a rare mistake from Manuel Neuer and Mesut Ozil who scored the second goal.

The daunting trip to the Allianz Arena could not have come at a better time for joint EPL leaders who warmed up for this match with a 3-0 victory over Swansea City on Saturday.

Arsenal begun their campaign with back-to-back defeats against Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiacos.

In other matches, Chelsea will take on Valencia, Barcelona taking on BATE while AS Roma host Bayer.

Arsenal and Bayern Munich players ply for an aerial ball during last week’s Champions League match at the Emirates Stadium, London.

Arsenal won 2-0. The two teams meet tonight in the second leg of the encounter in Germany.

K’Ogalo to host Tusker in Top 8 thriller Sportpesa Premier League champions Gor Mahia will be back in action in chase of a treble when they face Tusker in a Top 8 semi-final this evening at Nyayo National Stadium.

K’Ogalo who have already won the DSTv Cup and the league are not satisfied with their attention now turned for the Tusker match. Sony Sugar who finished 10th in the league will face Sofapaka in the first semi-final match to be held at the same

venue. The kick offs of both matches were pushed back by at least three hours.

The first semis was initially slated to kick off at 2pm EAT, but will now start at 5pm while host Gor Mahia will take to the pitch at 7.15pm as opposed 4.15pm as was initially planned.

K’Ogalo who surrendered a 2-0 lead at half time break in the first leg will be going for a third straight title and a second Top 8 gong. Tusker on the other

hand are out to defend the title they won last year and are chasing a third title and a first silverware this year.

Just like the Tusker-Gor Match, the clash between Sony and Sofapaka ended in a 2-2 draw and this clash is expected to go down to the wire as they battle for the Sh1 million worth that accompanies the trophy. Sofapaka and the cane cutters are both battling for their maiden appearance in the final.

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Real Madrid players celebrate after taking the lead against PSG through Nacho during their Champions League match at Santiago Bernabeu. Real won 1-0 .

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eal Madrid, Manchester United and Manchester City all recorded massive wins in last night’s group stage Champions’ League matches with Real and City sealing their places in the last 16 stage.

Real recorded a narrow 1-0 home victory over Paris St-Germain while City downed rivals Sevilla 3-1 with a blistering attacking display. Wayne Rooney’s late header secured victory for United over CSKA Moscow in Group B in front of a nervy Old Trafford crowd.

Nacho Fernandez scored just two minutes after coming on for Real to replace the injured Marcelo. Adrien Rabiot struck the post, Edinson Cavani had a shot cleared off the line and Angel Di Maria hit the bar with an 89thminute free-kick as Real hung on.

The win sees Rafael Benitez’s side move seven points clear of third-placed Shakhtar Donetsk with two games left.

The Ukrainians defeated Malmo 4-0 in another Group A match to move level on points with the Swedish side.

Second-placed PSG trail leaders Madrid by three points, and can seal their place in the next round with victory at Malmo on November 25 - a match that will see striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic return to his first club.

Elsewhere, Benfica’s 2-1 win at home to Galatasaray saw them go top of Group C after second-placed Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 against Astana in Kazakhstan.

Portuguese champions Benfica had been pegged back to 1-1 by Lukas Podolski’s strike before captain Luisao sealed the win. In England, Rooney’s scored his first goal for United after 404 minutes drought to help Luis Van Gaal side go top of the group with two games remaining.

An excellent save from David de Gea and Chris Smalling’s last-ditch block on the line had prevented United from

falling behind a few minutes earlier after Seydou Doumbia bursted clear.

Wolfsburg, who had led the standings before kick-off, were beaten 2-0 away to PSV Eindhoven. Raheem Sterling struck from a tight angle for City after eight minutes - and Fernandinho’s header doubled City’s lead just 170 seconds later.

Sevilla hit back through Benoit Tremoulinas’ free header, but Winfried Bony swept in for a 3-1 half-time lead.

City cruised through the second half to progress with two games to spare.

Victory for the Premier League leaders, coupled with Juventus 1-1 draw to Borussia Monchengladbach in the group’s other game, means they have reached the last 16 quicker than in any of their previous campaigns. Sevilla could still finish level on points with City, but the Blues have a superior headto-head record.

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