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ministry abolishes class one entry tests Cabinet secretary Fred matiang’i launched another assessment tool saying the old one has been commercialised

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embers of Parliament have once again aimed at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), this time seeking to disband its secretariat which they have accused of incompetence and pursuit of personal agenda

against them.

Led by Majority Leader Aden Duale, MPs yesterday castigated the commission saying it has failed in its mandate to fight corruption.

The MPs who were debating the suitability of seven

new nominees to the Cabinet, took the time to focus on EACC with Duale saying its secretariat has failed to live up to its expectation and always relies on hearsays while discharging its mandate.

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Kenya to host another global meeting in 2016

President Uhuru Kenyatta greets his Liberian counterpart Hellen Johnson Sirleaf when he saw her off at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport today. Mrs Johnson has been in the country for the last one week.

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Kenya will host the Second high-level meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced yesterday.

The President made the announcement at State House, Nairobi, when he met members of the steering committee who briefed him on the preparation of the meeting slated for November 23-24, 2016. This will be the first time the meeting is held in Africa.

Kenya will also next year host the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), another high profile development forum that will attract investment and boost tourism.

The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation is a political forum that brings together governments, bilateral and multilateral organisations, civil society and representatives of parliaments, the private sector, financial institutions and trade unions, among other organisations, to discuss development.

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Angry MPs take aim at EACC, want it disbanded

Kenya to host another global meeting in 2016

“The commission has not lived up to its expectation and should be summoned by this house to explain reasons for its failure,” Duale said.

The MPs have been at loggerhead with the commission after the antigraft body released a report exposing the legislators’ abuse of mileage claims and other malpractices within the Parliamentary Service Commission.

Homa Bay Town’s Peter Kaluma said the secretariat is earning salary for doing nothing.

“These people are actually just earning salary, they should be sent home,” Kaluma said.

Kaluma said upon the confirmation of the EACC commissioners who were vetted a fortnight ago, he will implore the Legal Affairs committee to initiate an urgent way of sending the secretariat home.

“All we need is to summon the commissioners and tell them to send the secretariat home,” Kaluma said.

Early this month, the Anti-graft body released a damning report on how MPs are stealing millions of shillings from Parliament.

According to the report, a Sh325 million inflated tender and some Sh25 million lost through unbanked revenue are only two of the shocking examples of looting contained in a 50-page report by the commission.

EACC chief executive Halakhe Waqo while handing the report the speaker of National Assembly Justin Muturi said the financial abuse in parliament

It offers a common approach to development cooperation based on ownership by nations, focus on results, inclusive growth, transparency and accountability.

President Kenyatta expressed optimism that the meeting next year will consolidate global efforts in poverty alleviation.

He called on all those involved to provide the necessary support to ensure the meeting is successful.

“It is important to cultivate this global approach to addressing challenges including climate change, terrorism and poverty alleviation,” President Kenyatta said.

Dutch Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister Lilliane Ploumen – who is the co-chair of the Nairobi meeting – assured President Kenyatta of her team’s support in ensuring the meeting is successful.

At another event at State House, President Kenyatta witnessed the signing of three agreements that will see China extend Sh15.241 billion support to Kenya.

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EACC Chief Executive Halakhe Waqo addresses the press on Monday. MPs are now plotting to disband the secretariat accusing it of failure to fight corruption.

is so serious that even former MPs continue to draw monthly salaries years after being voted out by their constituents.

However on Tuesday, Muturi in a paid up advert in the dailies backtracked and dismissed the report terming it irresponsible, premature and un-unprofessional” publication of the names of MPs before proper investigations had been carried out.

“The position of the Parliamentary Service Commission is that in respect of the Parliamentary Mortgage and Car Loan Schemes, as well as other matters reported on, no evidence of any kind has been put forward in the report linking any Member

of Parliament to any fraudulent, dishonest or improper conduct,” said Mr Muturi.

“The least that the PSC expects is that organs with statutory and constitutional functions will discharge their mandate in good faith and with the requisite diligence and application without recourse to undue sensationalism and unnecessary publicity and fanfare,” he added.

“The report released by the commission was erroneous and misleading since no MP has illegally claimed the allowances or obtained loans without following the right procedures,” he added.

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by National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and Chinese Minister for Commerce Gao Hucheng –were on a Sh10.358 billion Concession Loan for the implementation of the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure Extension Project (NOFBI) Phase Two, Sh4.781 billion grant for the construction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters and a Certificate of Acceptance for a $1 million (Sh102 million) grant to support Kenya in hosting the World Trade Organisation meeting which is ongoing at KICC in Nairobi.

President Kenyatta expressed the need for a Kenya-China joint ministerial mechanism to monitor projects implemented through their cooperation that are in line with President Xi Jinping’s $60 billion 10-point development plan for Africa announced at the Johannesburg Africa-China Summit.

“This will help ensure better implementation of the projects and give meaning to the KenyaChina partnership,” President Kenyatta said.

Surgical Day Care Center to give patients new hope Zarina and Naushad Merali Foundation director Naushad Merali leads Kenyatta National Hospital Chief Executive Lily Koros and other officials during the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a Surgical Day Care Center at the facility. The Center is named in honour of Mrs. Zarina Merali, the wife of Mr. Naushad Merali who has committed to be a principal co-sponsor of the project. The construction and equipping of the facility is set to cost Ksh.317 million. Once completed, the center is expected to facilitate out-patient surgeries or same-day-surgeries.

These are surgeries that do not require hospitalization before and after operation. The purpose of outpatient surgery is intended to offload part of the cost of surgery from the patients, allow more patients to access specialized care while decongesting the hospital and reducing patients waiting time in theatre.

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We’ll take stand on strike: Kuppet The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) delegates will this Saturday meet to decide on whether to call for teachers’ strike next month over salary increment.

The union is set to hold its Annual Delegates Conference beginning tomorrow in Bungoma to review its performance and discuss other issues affecting teachers in the country.

Kuppet secretary general Akelo Misori said issues such as the teachers’ salary and the way forward come January will be extensively discussed by the delegates and a firm position taken.

“I cannot speak for the members, or pre-empt the decision they will make, but definitely the issues of salary and way forward as from January next year will be decided on the card,” Misori told XNews this morning.

“I will deal with the issues as raised by members on Friday and our position will be known,” he added.

His remarks comes just a day after the union’s chairman Omboko Milemba said they will join their primary colleagues in pushing salary review or they will go on strike next month. Milemba said

Kuppet chairman Omboko Milemba and secretary general Akello Misori at a past press conference.

The union will from Saturday hold an Annual Delegates Conference in Bungoma to take stock on its performance. Also to be discussed is the looming teachers’ strike.

they are ready to team up with the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) in a countrywide strike from next year. He maintained they would not give up their campaign to have the 50-60 per cent pay increase sanctioned by the High Court in July. “We are following the agreement with President Uhuru Kenyatta, who decreed that a CBA

be put in place in 30 days guided by Article 41 of the Constitution and the Labour Relations Act. Misori, however, said the union is yet to decide on whether they will call for industrial action from next month. Last month, a meeting between union officials and President Uhuru resolved that a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)

Education ministry launches Class One entry testing tool Children joining Class One will not be subjected to entry interviews following the development of the Kenya School Readiness Assessment Tool (KSRAT) by Education ministry.

Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said academic test being administered by schools has been commercialised thereby diluting the quality of education.

“The quality of education has been compromised by the comercialised tests being conducted in most schools,” he said yesterday at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) headquarters.

Matiang’i said instead, the new tool will be used to assess what learners about to join Primary School are able to do in line with the chronological age and development of the learners.

“This is tantamount to child abuse and defrauding the parents of their hard-earned

money besides the negative impact the practice has on children,” said Matiang’i.

He said the tool will improve educational efficiency and reduce the chances of failure in primary school and beyond.

The Cabinet Secretary appealed to the county governments, partners and other stakeholders to ensure implementation and sustainability of KSRAT in learning institutions “I call upon County governments and development partners to provide financial and material support to ensure continuous printing of the assessment tool for all the children aged between five and six years transiting to primary,” he said.

The County Education Executives Caucus (CEC) national chairman Jamleck Muturi said they will do all they can to implement the tool in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) schools.

TARGETED: Primary school pupils in during a learning lesson. The government has abolished the old Class One entry test and introduced a new method.

be negotiated in 30 days and that all the cases in court regarding the salaries be withdrawn.

On December 9, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) finally released the September pay for teachers after a long protracted battle with the teachers that also saw President Uhuru wade into the matter.

ODM legislator vows to speak out against graft An ODM legislator has said the Opposition is playing its constitutional duty by identifying graft in the Jubilee government.

Speaking to XNews at Parliament Building yesterday, Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma said the government is in a looting spree and if not stopped, the country will go down the drain.

He cited the Eurobond saga, the Galana project and the El-nino funds among others that the government must fully account for.

“There are billions of shillings which were invested in Galana project and El-Nino, the government must account for every coin,” he said. The Galana Kulalu food security project that straddles Tana River and Kilifi counties managed a paltry ten 90kg bags of maize per acre on the 10,000-acre model farm - a far cry from the 40 bags that had been expected from an acre.

A 40-bag harvest of maize from an acre at Galana scheme would have surpassed the national average of 17 bags that farmers in the country’s grain basket of Rift Valley harvest from the same size of land.

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EU discusses migrant crisis amid threat of terrorism Germany and several other nations are to discuss with Turkey ways of settling thousands of Syrian refugees ahead of the final EU summit of the year.

Those attending the meeting will discuss a proposal to resettle Syrians straight from camps in Turkey. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the driving force behind the plans, faces resistance from other EU states.

Thursday’s full EU summit in Brussels is set to focus heavily on the migrant crisis which has divided members. Record numbers of people have arrived in Europe this year, prompting some states to build fences and introduce border controls in defiance of the EU’s border-free Schengen area.

The resettlement proposal would see EU countries accept Syrian refugees directly from Turkey under a voluntary scheme.

It is hoped the plan will stop people making the dangerous sea journey to Greece and will be more palatable for EU members than obligatory quotas.

Turkey and European leaders struck a deal last month in which Ankara tries to prevent migrants leaving in exchange for financial aid and political concessions.

The wider EU summit will discuss European Commission plans to create an EU coast guard, and other ways to strengthen external borders.

The fight against terrorism is also expected to dominate the summit after it emerged that at least two of the Paris attackers used the migrant route to travel to France.

Amnesty warns of brutal crackdown in Ethiopia Anti-terror rhetoric by Ethiopia’s government could escalate into a brutal crackdown on protesters, human rights group Amnesty International has warned. A plan to expand the capital’s administrative control into the Oromia region has sparked deadly protests. The government has accused Oromo protestors of links with terrorist groups and trying to topple the state. Amnesty says the claims aim to justify repression of those protesting against feared land seizures. The Oromo make up Ethiopia’s biggest ethnic group, at about 27 million people. Oromia is the country’s largest region, surrounding the capital Addis Ababa. Authorities say five people have died in protests so far, but opposition parties and human rights groups say the number is closer to 40. Protesters also say they fear cultural persecution if what has been dubbed a “master plan” to integrate parts of Oromia into Addis Ababa go ahead.

Angry South Africans march against President Jacob Zuma Thousands of protesters are marching in South Africa to demand President Jacob Zuma is sacked.

The latest protests are a reaction to him sacking two finance ministers last week, further damaging confidence in the economy.

This comes on top of claims of widespread corruption, recent student protests and a succession battle in the governing African National Congress.

The marchers are using the hasthag #ZumaMustFall on social media.

The #ZumaMustFall hashtag is a modification of #FeesMustFall which was used to organise protests against a rise in university fees.

Before that, #RhodesMustFall was used to demand a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes was removed from the University of Cape Town’s campus.

“It feels like the start of something big,” a woman in her 50s told BBC’s Karen Allen in Johannesburg.

It’s the first protest she has been on since she saw friends and family killed during the 1976 Soweto uprising.

For her it was important to join the demonstrations with her teenage daughters “for the sake of their future”. So along with thousands of others she is protesting to register her displeasure at the ANC leader, who some increasingly see as a political liability.

Protesters march on the streets of Johannesburg yesterday. They want the ruling ANC party to sack President jacob Zuma for incompetence.

But unlike the groundswell of protest that led to the recall of President Thabo Mbeke in 2008, Jacob Zuma still appears to have support within the National Executive Committee of the ANC. Earlier this week, the party’s top brass went on TV to deliver a message to a South African public still reeling from the events of the past week, that they still support their president.

Yet privately there is said to be considerable disquiet within the ANC. “This may not be an Arab Spring but watch this space. The discontent is growing louder,” correspondents say.

The ANC has been in power since the end of apartheid in 1994 and won a landslide in general elections last year.

However, the economy is struggling, unemployment is around

25% and many accuse ANC officials of corruption.

Mr Zuma’s decision to appoint the little known Des van Rooyen as finance minister, before replacing him four days later, was widely condemned.

The appointment led the rand to tumble to record lows, although it rose after he was replaced by the respected Pravin Gordhan on Sunday night.

Cancer is not just ‘bad luck’ but down to environment, new study suggests Cancer is overwhelmingly a result of environmental factors and not largely down to bad luck, a study suggests.

Earlier this year, researchers sparked a debate after suggesting two-thirds of cancer types were down to luck rather than factors such as smoking.

The new study, in the journal Nature, used four approaches to conclude 10-30% of cancers were down to the way the body naturally functions or “luck”. Experts said the analysis was “pretty convincing”.

Cancer is caused by one of the body’s own stem cells going rogue and dividing out of control. That can be caused either by intrinsic factors that are part of the innate way the body operates, such as the mutations that occur every time a cell divides, or extrinsic factors such as smoking, UV radiation and many others that have not been identified.

The argument has been about the relative importance of intrinsic and extrinsic factors.

The team of doctors from the Stony Brook Cancer Centre in New York approached the problem from different angles, including computer modelling, population data and genetic approaches. They said the results

consistently suggested 7090% of the risk was due to extrinsic factors.

Dr Yusuf Hannun, the director of Stony Brook, told the BBC News website: “External factors play a big role, and people cannot hide behind bad luck.

“They can’t smoke and say it’s bad luck if they have cancer.

“It is like a revolver, intrinsic risk is one bullet.

“And if playing Russian roulette, then maybe one in six will get cancer - that’s the intrinsic bad luck.

“Now, what a smoker does is add two or three more bullets to that revolver. And now, they pull the trigger. “There is still an element of luck as not every smoker gets cancer, but they

have stacked the odds against them.

“From a public health point of view, we want to remove as many bullets as possible from the chamber.”

There is still an issue as not all of the extrinsic risk has been identified and not all of it may be avoidable.

Kevin McConway, a professor of applied statistics at the Open University, said: “They do provide pretty convincing evidence that external factors play a major role in many cancers, including some of the most common. “Even if someone is exposed to important external risk factors, of course it isn’t certain that they will develop a cancer - chance is always involved.

“But this study demonstrates again that we have to look well beyond pure chance and luck to understand and protect against cancers.”

Dr Emma Smith, from Cancer Research UK, said: “While healthy habits like not smoking, keeping a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet and cutting back on alcohol are not a guarantee against cancer, they do dramatically reduce the risk of developing the disease.”

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Morning newspaper summaries New CSs reveal their Chinese team ducks New ministers’ Sh2.7b China-US row dashes wealth: The seven new Cabinet talks with US envoy: wealth: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s hope for cut in cost entrants are drawn exclusively from the Drama unfolded at the Jomo Kenyatta seven nominees for Cabinet Secretary of ICT goods: A cloud of financial elite – each has a net worth of International Airport yesterday after are collectively worth Sh2.7 billion as more than Sh100 million, totalling Sh2.6 billion. Mwangi Kiunjuri, a former tout and teacher, leads the pack with a net worth of Sh798 million. According to a wealth declaration report by Parliament’s Committee on Appointments, Kiunjuri declared this was all of his wealth as at December 2015. It is mainly from landholdings and buildings in Nanyuki, Sagana and Nairobi.

Chinese officials ducked out of a meeting with their American counterparts to sign a trade deal. The two countries were to enter into an agreement that would have seen massive reduction in tariffs on information and communications technology products. The meeting was between US top trade representative, Mr Michael Froman and Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng.

per their own disclosure. This emerged as the National Assembly cleared them for the top jobs yesterday, paving the way for their appointment to the Cabinet by the Head of State. The wealthiest among them is Mwangi Kiunjuri, nominee for the Devolution and Planning docket, with richest totaling Sh798 million. Health’s Cleopa Mailu is worth Sh615 million and Joe Mucheru Sh500 million.

uncertainty was yesterday left hanging over the World Trade Organsisation (WTO) plan to strike a deal that would cut the prices of key technology products after China staged a lastminute walkout on US negotiator.

China’s nod is crucial to the conclusion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) being negotiated at the WTO ministerial conference.

How Uhuru saved Burundi on brink of Shocker of public staff How six ethnic groups Muturi: President Uhuru Kenyatta war, says AU team : With with poor papers: Out of have colonised Kenya’s has refused to endorse a plan to kick out the possibility of the violence in Burundi 184, 519 public service workers, only Civil Service: Kenya’s six most National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi.

MPs hatched a plot to remove Muturi after the Speaker invited the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to probe corruption in Parliament. In its probe report, the EACC detailed how MPs abused mileage claims and engaged in other malpractices, a move that annoyed the politicians.

escalating into a civil war, African Union rights investigators are fearing for the worst. A team from the AU-backed African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights that was in Burundi from December 7 to 13 paints a scary picture of the Eastern African state that was ravaged by civil war between 1993 and 2005. “The situation of violence is of great concern.”

55, 355 hold at least a bachelor degree.

The rest have lower qualifications or none at all. This shocking revelation on the level of academic qualification in the government is contained in the Public Service Commission’s Statutory (PSC) Annual Report 2015. The report terms the situation as “worrisome” and “signifies very low qualifications.

populous ethnic groups have colonised the public service to the near exclusion of the remaining 42, a new report on the ethnic composition of government shows. The Public Service Commission (PSC) says in a newly-published report that the six -- Kikuyu, Kalenjin, Luo, Luhya, Kamba and Kisii -- occupy 82.6 per cent of government.

nominated Kazungu Mining CS in a November 24 Cabinet reshuffle. Kazungu and other nominees were vetted by parliament this week. Kilifi ODM vicechairman Teddy Mwambire told the Star on the phone ODM is the party of choice for most aspirants. ODM, which sponsored Kazungu to Parliament, has vowed to retain the seat.

office, after the National Assembly on Wednesday approved their nomination.

Debate was dominated by complaints about the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). MPs are angry with the commission after it highlighted National Assembly loopholes that have enabled them take millions of taxpayers’ money fraudulently.

Sh791 million that authorities say was fraudulently paid out by National Youth Service (NYS) have sought to explain sources of their huge sums of money. The Government has moved to freeze and attach assets belonging to those named in the NYS scandal, setting the stage for a legal battle with the suspects, who insist they never handled dirty cash.

considering selling some or all of its subsidiaries in Africa. The proposed divestitures are being pushed by the multinational’s new CEO Jes Staley, according to a report by the Londonbased newspaper Financial Times.

Both Barclays Kenya and the UK parent declined to comment on the story.

7 ODM aspirants eye parent Malindi MP: Malinda legislator Uhuru nominees get Suspects in NYS scam Barclays’ green light: battle to clear their company could sell Dan Kazungu’s nomination to the cabinet House’s President Uhuru Kenyatta can now names, save assets from has drawn intense interest in the byKenyan unit: Barclays Bank formally appoint seven new Cabinet election, with seven aspirants eyeing the Kenya could be sold by its LondonODM ticket. President Uhuru Kenyatta secretaries, who will then be sworn into seizure: Suspects linked to the based parent Barclays Plc, which is

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borrowing costs that have prevailed since the US was struck by the worst financial crash in modern times. In a landmark step, the US central bank announced a quarter-point increase in the target range for the federal funds rate to 0.25-0.5 per cent, lifting it from the historic lows it has occupied since December 2008, when the US was mired in an economic crisis.

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WTO delegates agree to remove tariffs on IT items Exporters of information technology products under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership yesterday agreed at the WTO’s 10th Ministerial Conference, in Nairobi, on the timetable for implementing a landmark deal to eliminate tariffs on 201 IT products valued at over Sh130 trillion annually.

Negotiations were conducted by 53 WTO members, including both developed and developing countries, which account for approximately 90 per cent of world trade in these products.

However, all 162 WTO members will benefit from the agreement, as they will all enjoy duty-free market access in members States eliminating tariffs on these products. The list of 201 products was originally agreed by the ITA participants in July.

“I am delighted to mark this breakthrough here today at the Ministerial Conference”, said WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo. “This is a significant achievement. Annual trade in these 201 products is valued at Sh130 trillion per year, and account for approximately 10 per cent of total global trade.

Eliminating tariffs on trade of this magnitude will have a huge impact.

It will support lower prices — including in many other sectors that use IT products as inputs —

WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo addresses delegates during the ongoing WTO summit at KICC, Nairobi today morning.

it will create jobs and it will help to boost GDP growth around the world”.

This breakthrough follows months of intensive negotiations among the ITA participants.

Their review of “draft schedules” involved a process whereby each of them indicated over what timeframe and how they intended to implement the elimination of duties on these products.

For every product on the list, ITA participants have negotiated the level of reductions and over how

Energy investments on the rise, World Bank report reveals

Investment in renewable energy projects, mainly solar power-based initiatives, rose to nearly half of the total investment despite a sharp decline in private investment in energy, transport, and water infrastructure in developing countries, an update released by the World Bank Group’s Private Participation in Infrastructure Database has revealed.

Total private infrastructure investments for energy, transport, and water sectors in 139 emerging economies dropped from Sh5.3 trillion in first six months of 2014 to Sh2.5 trillion in the first six months of 2015 due to a decline in the number of projects in Brazil, China, and India. The top countries by private investment totals were South Africa, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil.

These five countries together attracted Sh1.2 trillion, representing 47 per cent of global commitments in the developing world in the first half of 2015. Regionally, Latin America and the Caribbean region led followed by Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and Asia and the Middle East and North Africa.

many years it will fully eliminate the tariffs. As a result of these negotiations, approximately 65 per cent of tariff lines will be fully eliminated by July 1, 2016.

Most of the remaining tariff lines will be completely phased out in four stages over three years. This means that by 2019 almost all imports of the relevant products will be duty free.

“This agreement is the first major tariff-cutting deal at the WTO since 1996 — and it comes fast on the heels of the historic Bali

Package. We now have two deals in two years which deliver real, economically significant results. I hope that this success will serve to inspire progress elsewhere in our work,” said Azevedo.

Among the products covered in this agreement are new-generation semi-conductors, GPS navigation systems, medical products which include magnetic resonance imaging machines, machine tools for manufacturing printed circuits, telecommunications satellites and touch screens.

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Shareholders back KenGen Sh28bn expansion plan Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) shareholders on Wednesday approved the firm’s Sh28 billion rights issue slated for next year to fund the company’s expansion projects.

The shareholders unanimously approved the rights issue during their annual general meeting held in Nairobi and also agreed to the board’s plan to issue up to Sh7.8 billion shares, revoking an earlier decision to issue up to Sh2.2 billion ordinary shares.

KenGen managing director Albert Mugo said the firm will now seek approvals from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) with a view of launching the issue by June next year.

“The government has said we can go ahead.

We are working with the transaction advisers to produce an information memorandum and we are looking at the second quarter of 2016 for the launch,” said Mugo. The firm expects to raise Sh20 billion from the government, its major shareholder with over 70 per cent shares, with the rest of Sh8billion to be collected from the minority shareholders. The power generator appointed Standard Investment Bank, Renaissance Capital, Dyer & Blair and Faida Investment Bank as its transaction adviser.

Also approved in the annual meeting, the firm’s plan to spend Sh166 billion to put up wind and geothermal power plants in the next two years to generate an estimated additional 460 megawatts to the national grid. The funds will be sourced from bilateral lenders in form of loans while a small portion of the funding will come from the company’s internal resources. “The country’s demand for power by 2020 is expected to cross the 3,000 megawatts mark. We do not want to miss future growth opportunities simply because the capital required now seems unaffordable,” said Mugo.

WB okays Sh153bn Indian toilets funding The World Bank has approved a Sh153 billion ($1.5 bn) loan for a state-led sanitation programme in India, where millions of people have no access to toilets, the bank said Wednesday.

The said mortgage will be disbursed over a period of five years and will be used to support government’s efforts of providing toilets in villages ending the practice of open defecation by 2019.

By providing toilets across rural areas, the ‘Clean India Mission’ not only aims to achieve an open free defecation communities, but also to improve the management of both liquid and solid waste.

Reports indicate that 500 million Indians especially in rural areas continue to defecate in the open despite decades-long efforts to encourage people to stop these unhygienic habits.

According to Onno Ruhl, the

World Bank India director, most of the deaths in the country are as a result of poor sanitation geared by low income.

“One in every 10 deaths in India is linked to poor sanitation,” said Onno Ruhl, adding that lowincome households bear the brunt of poor sanitation and the “project would result in significant health benefits for the poor and vulnerable, especially those living in rural areas.”

However, some of the kitty will be used to boost India’s Ministry of Drinking water and sanitation.

According to experts, defecating outdoors increases cases of diarrhoea, parasitic worm infections and other public health scourges that contribute to childhood stunting and malnutrition.

“In rural India, three out of five people suffer the indignity of defecating in the open’’ read

SANITATION PROJECT: India will receive Sh153 billion loan from World Bank to fund its dwindling sanitation sector.

part of the World Bank statement, adding that “Girls and women have to venture out before dawn or after dark leaving them vulnerable to harassment.’’

However, Ruhl is optimistic that the project will result in significant benefits for the vulnerable especially those living in rural areas.

Kenya economic growth slower than expected: IMF The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Kenya’s economic growth for the year 2015/16 is slower than expected.

The Fund trimmed its forecast for Kenya’s economic growth on Wednesday, projecting Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would expand about 6 per cent next year after growing at a seemingly dismal 5.6 per cent in 2015.

The IMF, which has a mission visiting the East African country, had previously estimated that GDP would grow by 6.5 per cent in 2015 and 6.8 per cent next year.

“The growth acceleration in 2015 is slower than projected,” Vitaliy Kramarenko, the IMF head of mission to Kenya, said in a news conference.

He said this was due to delays in planned road infrastructure spending, weaker tourism receipts, and volatile external capital flows.

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Kramarenko, conducted discussions on the authority’s second review on the economic programme and supported under a 12-month precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA)

and a 12-month Standby Credit Facility (SCF) arrangement from December 2 to December 16.

“The economy is projected to continue to expand robustly, although at a slower-thanprojected pace. Real GDP is projected to grow by 5.6 per cent in 2015 driven by public

infrastructure spending, buoyant credit growth, and strong consumer demand,” said Kramarenko in a statement issued during the conclusion of the mission.

“Kenya’s growing integration in global financial markets has created significant opportunities,

Treasury CS Henry Rotich at a past function. The country’s economic growth has slowed down in the financial year 2015/16.

but has also made the country more exposed to global market developments,” he added.

The mission’s discussions were focused on setting up appropriate policies in support of the government’s objective of fostering inclusive, investmentdriven growth.

Moreover, the mission welcomed the state’s plans to accelerate structural reforms to strengthen the efficiency and transparency of public spending, supporting the transition to a modern inflation targeting framework, reinforcing banking supervision and regulation, and improving the quality of macro-economic statistics, including fiscal reporting.

“The staff team will remain in touch with the authorities in the coming weeks with a view to completing the discussions on the second review under the SBA/ SCF. “The team met National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich, Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge, and other senior government officials, as well as representatives of the business community and leaders of youth organisations

Real Estate firm launches WhatsApp service for buyers Buy Rent Kenya has introduced a WhatsApp service as part of the real estate giant’s ongoing efforts to take advantage of the global technological progress to reach out to many property seekers locally and across the world.

The service will be used by property seekers in countries where text messaging is less accessible and more expensive since WhatsApp is one of the preferred methods of communication around the world.

Through the launch of the service, Buy Rent Kenya aims to provide a simpler way to search for properties and information about the real estate industry in Kenya to the public through the creation of new

interactive platforms and customer queries response in real time.

The tool allows users to communicate with Buy Rent Kenya agents by sending a message to +254 738 543 879.

For the time being, the realtor can only respond during working office hours, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5.30pm.

The introduction of the service follows the launch of B. magazine, Buy Rent Kenya’s new flagship bi-monthly publication. The journal seeks to bring a new perspective on property, showcasing luxury living, desirable products and must-have properties.

The magazine is part of Buy Rent Kenya’s vision to walk its customers through Kenya’s

most prestigious houses and apartments.

Buy Rent Kenya has said their publication is “dedicated to gracing coffee tables while offering all a glimpse of a lifestyle to aspire to, with international quality and standards with a global perspective.”

Established in 2012, BuyRentKenya.com is one of the fastest growing companies in the region.

More than 150,000 visitors access comprehensive up-to-date 15,000+ accredited market listings and data, managed by the realtor. Buy Rent Kenya promises maximum transparency to help customers make informed property rental and purchase decisions.

China launches over 10-day battery life smartphone A new smartphone with a battery life of 10 to 15 days will hit the Kenyan market next month, a Chinese firm has announced.

Smartphone users have expressed reservations with the battery life of their devices, leading to the advent of countless battery-s​ aving apps, portable power banks and cases that provide additional battery life -- with Apple’s aforementioned Battery Case being the most high-profile example.

The Oukitel K10000 is crammed with a 10,000mAh battery, which should hold almost four times the charge of a Samsung Galaxy S6, and five and a half times the charge of the iPhone 6. A full charge takes about three and a half hours, according to Oukitel, a Chinese gadget maker.

Smartphone software has gotten better at managing apps and programmes to conserve battery life over the past few years, but not

many manufacturers have upgraded battery capacity itself. Oukitel says it’s doing both.

The K10000 has a “super smart standby” mode, and “intelligent power consumption management,” and is the “world’s largest battery capacity smartphone,” the company claims. The phone can even be used to charge other devices.

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as the company says it is, the rest of the phone’s specs are still stuck in the past -- it’s not an iPhone competitor. At the moment, Gear Best is selling the device for $240 (Sh25,000) and shipping begins in January. The design of the phone is also noteworthy, with it looking more like Acer’s brash Predator 6 gaming phone than Apple›s much-imitated iPhones.

The K10000 is also quite weighty, likely due to the large battery, with a thickness of 1.3 centimetres (0.51 inch), almost double the iPhone 6S Plus’ 0.73-centimetre (0.29 inch) measurement. Oukitel’s K10000 is powered by a 1GHz quad-core MediaTek processor supported by 2GB of RAM. It also features a 5.5-inch display with 720p resolution, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 2-megapixel frontfacing camera, 16GB of storage, microSD support and Android 5.1 Lollipop

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BIZ BRIEFS KQ’s boss appointed to trustees board in continental agency Pan-African marketing organisation Brand Africa has appointed Kenya Airways Marketing Director Chris Diaz as one of its Trustees as it seeks to position Africa as a favourable investment destination. Diaz has been described as a renowned marketer who leads the marketing function at the airline and has been instrumental in its evolution as one of Africa’s leading carriers. Diaz joins the seven-member Board of Trustees, which is led by Brand Africa Founder and Executive chairman Thebe Ikalafeng, of South Africa. The appointment comes two months after Diaz’s reappointment by President Uhuru Kenyatta to the board of Brand Kenya, which is charged with the responsibility of showcasing and promoting Kenya’s image as an investment hub in Africa.

Liberia joins WTO at 10th Ministerial Conference Liberia has joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) becoming the eighth member of the Least Developed Country (LDC) bloc to join the organisation since 1995. The approval of Liberia’s accession marks the WTO’s 35th completed accession process, the organisation said in a statement following the ceremony on Wednesday.

The process was completed at the 10th Ministerial Conference of the WTO taking place in Nairobi, after formal approval by the member ministers. Welcoming the move, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is attending the Nairobi meeting termed the move a great milestone for Liberia, which will open the country to the global trade. “These are very demanding negotiations. The process is complex and includes structural reforms across many areas,” WTO director-general Roberto Azevêdo said in a statement yesterday.

Over 2,600 clients to claim Sh4.5Bn from idle bank accounts The Swiss banking industry has released the names of holders of dormant accounts, in the hope they will come forward to claim over $44 million (Sh4.5 billion).

More than 2,600 names were released on dormantaccounts.ch the site that deals with such cases. New Swiss banking regulations mean that if an account containing more thsn the 500 Swiss Francs (Sh51,000) has been left dormant for 60 years, ownership of the funds reverts to the state, the BBC reports. Roughly 80 safety deposit boxes have also been gathering dust since 1955.

The deadline for submitting a claim is one year from the date of publication of the account holder’s name. Swiss Bankers Association chief executive Claude-Alain Margelisch said the new regulations -which took effect in January -- also create legal clarity about dormant assets.

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KQ inks new six-year deal with Spanish travel firm THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015

Kenya Airways (KQ) has signed a new six-year partnership with Spanish international travel firm, Amadeus, which gives the national carrier access to a global network of travel agents.

The renewed agreement will see the national carrier continue to access the travel agency sales channel to grow its international customer base.

KQ Head of Revenue Management Hellen Mwariri exuded confidence in the move, terming it timely in their effort to grow their shrinking international business.

“This deal demonstrates boost our confidence, Amadeus adds value to our business as a technology partner and distribution channel to the global travel industry. Travel agencies remain an important sales channel for us, particularly as we grow our business,” said Mwariri.

Last year, Amadeus helped the Kenya Airways book more than 1.6 million international customers and are now projecting a 21 per cent increase by mid next year.

“The pact ensures that the airline’s complete product range will be bookable by travel agents

worldwide, allowing both parties to deliver great value to travellers in coming days,” said Amadeus East Africa general manager Juan Torres.

KQ has been on a loss-making streak blamed on a range of issues including an aggressive expansion plan that has left it in losses, massive debt and inflated air ticket pricing.

The carrier posted a record Sh25.7 billion net loss in the

year ended March, sending shareholders’ net worth to a negative Sh33.9 billion.

The costly tickets have been blamed for driving business away to stronger rivals such as Ethiopian Airlines whose charges are lower.

A fare assessment done by the Centre for Aviation showed that the national carrier charged about Sh230,000 on the NairobiLondon route, compared to

Ethiopian Airline’s charge of Sh94,900 and South African Airways’ Sh88,700.

A Senate enquiry has called for the shake-up of the airline’s management in a bid to reverse the record loss and as a condition for the government’s anticipated bailout. The East Africa office is based in Nairobi and serves Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Djibouti, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and Malawi.

NEW PACT: Kenya Airways product range will be bookable by travel agents worldwide after a new deal was signed with a Spanish firm yesterday.

Russia to cancel its trade pact with Ukraine Russia President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that will exclude Ukraine from a free trade zone that includes former Soviet countries fron January 1. Putin cited extraordinary circumstance affecting the interest and economic security of Russia. However, Ukraine is planning to join an EU free zone from January despite the tension between Russia and Ukraine having remained high since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula last year.

The announcement according to the Russian Interfax news agency will annul a Russian deal with Ukraine dating back to 2011.

According to Russia, the Ukraine-EU deal could lead to European imports coming across its own borders, but Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko should expect some economic damages as a result of the verdict.

“Ukraine is aware of these restrictions and the expected damage to the Ukrainian economy. But we are ready to pay this price for our freedom and our European choice,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Ukraine government has warned to ban trade with Crimea in 30 days’ time.

Russian economy minister Alexey Ulyukaev told BBC that Russia was still open to negotiate with both Ukraine and the European Union.

“Negotiations will take place, of course,” Ulyukaev said, adding that Russia had not “closed the door” on a deal if there is “good will” among the participants.

Safaricom in new mCHEZA launches regulated Sh118m Lipa Na football betting in Kenya M-pesa promotion Leading telecommunications operator Safaricom has launched a new customer and merchant promotion worth Sh118 million to increase Lipa Na M-pesa transactions during this Christmas festive season.

The promotion is targeting both subscribers who make their payments using Lipa Na M-pesa as well as merchants who stand to win prizes valued at Sh118 million.

Safaricom director of consumer business Sylvia Mulinge said the growing Lipa Na M-PESA ecosystem is enabling an increasing number of payments across various outlets, promoting aims to reward and appreciate our customers who pay for goods and services using the platform this season.

Speaking during the launch of the promotion, director Safaricom Business Rita Okuthe said the promotion is also expected to recruit more active agents as the cash Lite ecosystem continues to grow.

“We already have more than

31,000 active tills and a similar number of inactive tills. We are therefore taking a two prolonged approach to scale up the number of merchants and bring inactive tills back to life as well as registering more merchants to our network,’’ said Okuthe.

Sh14 million from the Sh118 million promotion would reward three customers whereas the remaining amount will reward 18,000 merchants.

Among the rewards is three bedroom house, airtime and cash on the tills of the merchants and the promotion will remain active till January 25 The promotion comes just two weeks after another successful promotion the telcom operators partnered with Naivas supermarket.

The payment platform has gained a solid footing in the market with transactions values exceeding Sh15 billion every month.

Local gamblers will now have a chance to control how much they want to risk on the not-so-easy to predict results of football leagues across the world with the entry of a new betting firm.

Global gaming company Intralot has announced a partnership with Acumen Communications Limited (ACL) to launch ‘mCHEZA’, a sports gaming platform aimed at enhancing gaming in Kenya. mCHEZA, the latest betting company to open shop in Kenya has come up with a unique way to cub overspending among the gamblers.

The new product, dubbed ‘Responsible Gambling’ will see players commit a limited amount of money for betting for a certain duration.

“While we are here for business, which is gambling, we want to have a responsible game. We will allow our customers a certain limit of cash in your account of which you cannot exceed. This is aimed at controlling addiction and excessive spending,” Peter Karimi, mCheza CEO said during the launch on Wednesday in Nairobi.

Mcheza, which has partnered with Safaricom, who will provided the mobile banking platform for players, will also seek professional counselling to those who are struggling with

betting addiction according to Karimi.

The firm will inject a Sh1.5 billion investment across the East African market in the next three years to raise the profile and impact of sports gaming in the region.

“We want to expand to the entire East Africa, but the technological aspect is a big hindrance because in some markets they don’t understand how a simple message (M-Pesa) can translate to money,” added Karimi.

The group has described mCHEZA as a “simple, fun and interactive platform” on which fans can put their

money on football games across 277 leagues globally.

Registration can be done by sending the word ‘cheza’ to 29888. mCHEZA will leverage the mobile money platform M-PESA which has more than 13.9 million monthly users.

Fans can load their gaming wallet via M-PESA Paybill number 295525, and play as many times as possible by sending a short text message to 29888. The first 10,000 people to sign up to mCHEZA will receive Sh100 credit in their game account.

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Lupita Nyong’o Hollywood Woes After shinning the star bright in Hollywood in the 12 years a slave, Lupita 2015 might have moments to remember. Lupita, had a few hiccups when paparazzi caught a glimpse of her innerwear. The photos did internet rounds and later apologies were sent noting that miniskirts would be a NO. In addition, Lupita was claimed to be difficult to work with while her Kenyan visit also did not illicit very positive vibes.

Revelation that Denno is Still Broke This was a shocker. Social media was a buzz when gospel wonder kid Bahati revealed that Denno Wa Mbona is languishing in poverty.

The twist and turns of the events making Denno to be broke were not revealed given that his collabo, Mbona with Daddy Owen was a hit.

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Owen noted he had no comment, and the intricacies are yet to be revealed.

Vera Sidika and Huddah showdowns Our socialite Vera Sidika and Huddah never cease to amaze. They fought like wild cats earlier in the year with each claiming the other is a hoax. Wel, Vera seems to have the last laugh, she left for Naija, came back and is now hosting a TV show!

Mzee Ojwang’ and Ahmed Darwesh’s passing Nonetheless, there are those low moments in the industry and this year saw the loss of Benson Wanjau aka Mzee Ojwang’. Ojwang’ has been a T.V legend since television was born in Kenya, however, his passing revealed that he was languishing in poverty.

Another low moment was the recent passing of Media personality Ahmed Darwesh. Darwesh was KTN’s Swahili news anchor. All we could wish is for them to rest in eternal peace.

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Raila goes gospel on live TV

Gramps Morgans and the Political crowd picture When Gramps Morgan, the reggae giant came to Kenya, he might not have been aware that KOT is hawk-eyed.

After a stellar performance, Gramps, took to tweeter to thank his fans. He noted the show was dope; however, he uploaded a political crowd instead of that of his performance. This resulted in a trailblazer of tweets and memes. We wonder whether any of his PR managers was fired plus what was with their overstaying like that????

Willy Paul denying his mother and other similar stories Willy Paul Msafi, the controversial gospel artiste shocked Kenyans after denying his mother who is still alive. Willy uploaded a picture of an unidentified woman who he claimed was his mom. However, the truth was brought to light and Willy’s mom, as it was brought to the attention of all lived in Mathare. Later the artiste paraded the Mom for several events, launched great

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CORD Leader Raila Odinga was chief guest at Papa Dennis’ ‘Wonder’ debut album launch at Matunda primary School in Western Kenya. The launch was aired live on Citizen. After a superb performance from Daddy Owen, Esther Wahome and Papa himself, Raila took to the podium to address an eagerly awaiting crowd then officially launched the album

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In a rather rare occurrence, Grace Ogot, Majorie Oludhe MacGoye, Asenath Odaga, John Sibi Okumu and Prof. Chris Wanjala all emerged winners of the Sanaa Theater Award. The awards which were held earlier in the week at Alliance Francaise also had Churchil RAW, beat Churchil Live as the Best comedy recorded before a live audience!

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Keeping up with the Kardashians It is never a dull moment when you keep up with the Kradashians.Bruce made the moment when she became Kaitlyn, front back and centre. Scott did what he does best. Lamar became more famous for Viagra and whores and finally a new tot was born…the saga continues as now even the Beebs is joining in on all the fun!

DJ Crème’s Sex Tape It caused ripples and shockwaves across the entertainment industry. DJ Crème was caught on tape being ridden like a boda boda by a girl identified as Halima. The tape was leaked and word on media corridors is that it was a tip of the iceberg. DJ Crème, who now even our moms can’t listen to, apologized and vowed to correct his mistakes by taking care of an alleged child he had with Halima.His latest PR stunts seem to be paying off but team Mafisi are still unhappy with his performance.

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Papal Visit Away from DJ Crème’s dirt, it was all holly and well when Pope Francis visited the country. Shepherd one landed and took off way ahead of schedule during the Papal’s three day visit.

Kenyans at large received blessings of the year and our cool President even threw in a holiday in the mix.

Obama’s Visit The ‘IT’ moment, was Obama’s visit. The beast landed and it was making rounds in Nairobi including areas like Roysambu to the delight of all. Obama’s visit was quite a thrill and it caused a ripple effect never seen before in the country.

Moreover there were hearty moments that included the Kidero grass saga and opposition dressdown.

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Rufftone now has a Samurai video After his reappointment as the South Korea public ambassador, gospel singer Rufftone seems to be enjoying some Samurai moves. Rufftone shared a Samurai video, where he floats effortlessly. Apart from being air borne without wings, he also spent the best part of this week meeting with the Kenyan Ambassador to South Korea Mohammed Gello and some members of Korean Ministry of Foreign affairs.

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onight, Kabarak University will host its graduation banquet for Class of 2015.

We are informed it is an invite only formal affair and PLO Lumumba, will be the chief speaker.

The banquet will usher in the graduation rehearsals and graduation slated for tomorrow. Meanwhile Moi University Eldoret are graduating today and tomorrow!

PLO Lumumba to headline Kabarak graduation banquet

JKUAT Sparrows have their TV moment JKUAT Sparrows, American Football style, team had a field day at Citizen Power Breakfast studio.

The young boys dapper in colorful muscle shirts were delighted to explain all matters American football, the game was introduced last year and the Sparrows are currently on top of the table.

Babu Owino threatens demo again!

Flamboyant SONU leader Babu Owino has threatened decisive mass action to have intentions of school fee hike dropped. Babu who recently bought a V8, was on Monday a very bitter man after he learnt that Education CS, Dr. Matiangi is planning to hike University fees. He called for the CS not to commit a crime by increasing the fees and to calm down or be shown how university affairs are run.

Kenyatta University arts production will close the year with smiles. This is after their production ‘The Epicene’ emerged tops for this year’s Sanaa Theater Awards.

KU beat Strathmore, who paraded their ac ‘the Devils Space’ and Moi University who had showcased an act of Modern Dance. Kudos KU and keep it up!

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n anticipation of the New Year, what better issue to look back upon than the top internet memes of 2015? #Netflix and Chill This came up when Netflix tried promoting Binge watching of its shows but trust social media to come up with a totally perverted interpretation. This year, “Netflix and Chill” phrases and memes have been used as a subtle invitation for booty calls in the name of watching

a movie. Countries without Netflix have incorporated their own TV networks into the memes such as locally, ‘Bamba TV and chill’ to pass the same message. #Pope Bars The world pays close attention to public figures and as pious as his position may be, twitter fingers did not spare pope Francis during his visit to Africa in November when he was caught in a rather ‘hooded’ pose which led to the rise of #PopeBars

because in the memes, he looks like he is about to drop some major rhymes. This was one of the most circulated memes. #Hello Adele broke the Internet with her hit song ‘Hello’ in terms of both downloads and memes that were developed out of the song’s emotional lyrics and Sepia video. The Hello game also did rounds in social media, where one would text a random ex the Hello lyrics line by line just to

mess with them. #Drake Dance Since he hit the spotlight, Drake has always been the subject of trolling mainly due to his emotional nature and although there have been countless memes about him in 2015, none was bigger than those derived from his recently released “Hotline Bling” music video what with his very interesting dance moves that have been shared widely relating to different comical day to day situations.

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Before we get ahead of ourselves, here is a roundup of the best red carpet looks from 2015.

TV series of 2015

ancy a blind vigilante? That is the plot of the Hell’s Kitchen based Netflix series revolving around Matt Murdock who plays lawyer by day and kicks criminal ass at night. Despite being visually impaired, Matt has the moves of James Bond and the future of his beloved city, marred with drug trafficking and corruption, is solely in his hands.

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Yesterday’s answers

YOURSAY Republican candidates fail to address issues

After more than two-anda-half-hours, the fifth Republican “debate” in five months concluded with the most important moment of the night. Donald Trump committed himself to not running as an independent if he fails to win the nomination.

After a night of clichéd theatrics, Trump’s statement made this debate noteworthy.

Before it, viewers had been subjected to an endless string of half-baked ideas.

The moderators had probed.

Do you really want to close the internet Donald? “I wanted to get our brilliant people from Silicon Valley …and penetrate the internet and find out where Islamic State is. …I certainly don’t want people who want to kill us using our internet.”

The candidates said deranged things that Rand Paul, now

comes across as the man of sense. “Trump says we ought to close ‘that internet thing’… like they do in North Korea?

Rubio says we should collect all Americans’ records, all of the time; the Constitution says otherwise.”

When Christie, who may become the party’s flavour of the week after an assertive performance, talked tough on shooting down Russian planes, Paul piped up: “If you’re in favour of World War Three, you have your candidate.

What we want in a leader is someone with judgement, not someone jumping up and down saying ‘Yes I’ll shoot down planes!’”

It was a night of two-way tussles: Paul vs Christie, Trump vs Bush, Cruz vs Rubio, with Carson, Fiorina and Kasich largely forgotten.

But issues were usually

used as a peg for a character attack. Paul concluded his condemnation with a crack at Christie “…someone who might shut down a bridge because he doesn’t like their friends,” a reference to the furore which derailed his candidacy in 2013.

Trump and Bush surpassed the pair. When Trump attacked CNN, Bush chimed in, “If you think this is tough, try dealing with Putin! This is a tough business.” “Oh yeah, you’re a tough guy Jeb. You’re tough,” goaded Trump.

“You’re never going to insult your way to the Presidency” In these debates candidates are given podium slots based on their polls. It’s a fraught system; fuelled by media coverage, polls could easily be overestimating support for Trump. Polls put Trump centre stage.

—Via email

Solve port crisis to avert loss of revenue Transport and Infrastructure ministry and the Transitional Authority (TA) should act speedily to deal with the controversies surrounding the control of the Port of Mombasa.

The Port that generates billions of shillings in revenue for the National government has been targeted by Mombasa county government.

Just like airports, the port is considered a border point equipped with customs, immigration and security services all which are under the National government. By passing the controversial Mombasa County Port Authority Bill, 2014 authorising the County to collect revenues from the port has

elicited the debate on who between the county and National government should control the port. Putting the port under the County government in my view will interfere with national government functions. Concerned constitutional institution should lay system if any on a ratio of sharing the revenue to ensure, like in the case of the Maasai Mara in Narok County, that the local community benefits from some of these natural resource.

Otherwise, if appropriate actions are not taken to stem the controversy, the country could end up losing revenue.

— Kamotho, Kawangware

Move to recover stolen property long overdue The latest revelation that assets worth millions acquired illegally using the siphoned funds from the National Youth Service (NYS) is being recovered is a boost to the ongoing war against corruption.

This is the kind of news that every patriotic citizen wants to hear apart from the perpetual narratives and rhetoric from President Uhuru and the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commissions (EACC).

During the Jamhuri Day celebration, President Uhuru said there are more than 300 cases

underway and that property worth billions of shillings would be recovered.

Money stolen and hidden in foreign account should also be targeted as a more ruthless measure to tame graft.

If these measures are sustained, then the war on graft will be nearly won.

Hopefully the recovered assets and monies will be accounted for to avoid being embezzled once again.

— Nderitu, Donholm

Africa must push for its agenda at WTO summit There already are signs that the 10th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Interministerial meeting may not have the desired outcome for the African nations. This is after developed countries’ representatives said a deal was likely not to be sealed as a result of conflicting interests between the developed and developing countries. It is said that some developed countries

even sought to change the agenda of the conference to ensure they do not discuss any issues in trade relations affecting the developing countries. In light of this, the developing countries must not compromise on their agenda. They should bargain for what is beneficial to them and give them comparative advantage.

However, if the big nations fail to compromise and

hold on to their imperialist traits, poor countries should abandon the talks and unilaterally resolve to trade among themselves. Statistics even show that there is less trading relations between developing countries. Let these countries invest in south-south trade relations and build each other’s economies.

— Anne, Kangemi

Ban on Alcohol, CD ads not good for country The ban on TV ads on alcohol and condoms by the Kenya Film and Classification Board (KFCB) is insincere and not in the interest of the people. In common knowledge and principle, the now banned ads on alcohol are to encourage responsible drinking and use of branded and safe products. Banning of this ads could welcome back the second generation alcohol the country has been grappling with. Any argument that the ads encourage underage drinking is a misconception that gives room for parents and the society to run

away from their parental role. Again, banning ads on condom could open the floodgates to HIV infections, unwanted pregnancies among other effects amounting to myriad challenges in the war on HIV/Aids in the country.

Banning the ads is pointless and baseless.

KFCB should consider answering the question on the safety of the society other than making hasty decisions. There are terrible foreign movies and comedies on our screens that have more dangerous effects that the board deal with.

— Nderitu, Starehe

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SPORTS BRIEFS Guardiola to clarify plans next week

Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola says he will give “clarity” on his future at the Bundesliga champions next week. The 44-year-old Spaniard, who has been linked with Manchester United has led Bayern to two titles since taking over in 2013, but will be out of contract in June. He would not answer questions about his future on Tuesday, but indicated an announcement would soon follow. Spanish newspaper Marca on Wednesday reported that Guardiola has already told Bayern he will leave the club. The Madrid-based publication claims he believes both he and the club would benefit from a change of scenery because his intense work ethic can wear players down.

Reports in Spain last month claimed the former Barcelona coach had agreed to leave Bayern at the end of the season to take over at Manchester City. The Bavarian giants hold a five-point lead in the German league as they prepare for their final game of 2015.

Tribunal to rule on Ingwe’s wrangles before Christmas

Some of Ingwe fans who attended the tribunal hearing heckle Kenya Referees Association chairman and tribunal member GMT Ottieno at NSSF building yesterday.

Flamingo FC edge out Dortmund in Koth Biro Thika United’s Peter Wainaina free-kick was all that Flamingo FC needed to beat Borussia Dortmund and go top of group H of the ongoing Koth Biro Football tournament yesterday at the Umeme ground. The three vital points pushed Flamingo ahead of the MASA who succumbed to a 2-0 defeat by Nyoi Pawa 254 in the other match. Dandora Indomitable and Kahawa All Stars failed to honour their fixtures. Kiambio will today attempt to get their first win in Group A when they welcome secondplaced and Ziwani’s Flat Tornados for the day’s opener. Shauri Moyo Sportiff who are fourth on the log with five points, will seek to leapfrog visiting Interjinamory, who are closely contending for a spot in the last 16 in a very competitive group. After going down by a lone goal against Interjinamory last week, defending champions 1,000 Street will be going for nothing less than a win when they take on bottom-placed Ngara Youth.

Ex-IAAF chief son in doping charges suit The son of former International Athletics Associations Federation (IAAF) chief Lamine Diack is among four officials set to face a disciplinary hearing this week over an alleged doping cover-up. Papa Massata Diack, a former consultant for the IAAF, and ex-IAAF anti-doping director Gabriel Dolle are charged with breaches of the IAAF’s code of ethics. Former All-Russia Athletic Federation chief Valentin Balakhnichev and coach Alexei Melnikov are also in the dock.

None are expected at the three-day hearing, which starts on Wednesday. The charges relate to the payment of about £435,000 that Russian former London Marathon winner Liliya Shobukhova allegedly made to have her doping violations covered up.

Her 38-month ban from track and field was reduced by seven months after she turned whistle-blower for the World Anti-Doping Agency. A decision from the hearing, which will be held in London, is expected in early January. Russia have been banned from International Athletics competitions after a report by Wada’s independent commission alleged they were guilty of “state sponsored doping”.

Factions accuse sports registrar of ‘sleeping on the job’ after it allowed registrations from two groups Sport Dispute Tribunal has promised to make a ruling before Christmas on a case in which two factions claiming AFC Leopard leadership are locked in wrangles.

Speaking after an appeal hearing yesterday, tribunal vice chair Ellyna Shiveka slammed the Sports Registrar (SR) after the registrar claimed they lack proper legislation to handle the registration process.

Registrar Rose Wasike, through lawyer Ann Kamande failed to convince the tribunal why they accepted two applications from the warring faction claiming ownership of AFC Leopards, one led by Dan Muli and another by Mathew Opwora.

Kamande told the tribunal that the Registrar’s hand ‘were tied’ due to lack of legislations on what should be done in such case after she failed to explain how or what will happen to the two application received by the Registrar’s office and why they received the second application from Opwora’s group despite Muli’s group submitting their application month earlier.

“The orders they are seeking are non-efficacious.

They had time to make their applications, but they did not until after the collapse of the deadline date. They slept on their rights, therefore AFC Leopards is not existent,” argued Kamande in her submission.

“Their applications is ‘just application’ like any other, but my client said her hands are tied due to lack of legislation though she submitted the application to various organs for vetting,” argued Kamande.

“Wouldn’t it be more efficacious to wait for the legislation? Having declared July 31 as the deadline day for submission of application; on what ground therefore did you receive the forms for application if you still have no laws

for direction?” Njeri Onyango, a member of the Tribunal posed a question to Kamande.

“I want you to tell your client (SR) that she has put the cart before the horse by accepting the application” Onyango added.

Morris Osundwa, appearing for Opwora, in his submission raised issue with the legitimacy of the officials who are supposed to run the club.

Osundwa, who wants the tribunal to give direction on the matter based his argument on section 47 of the Sport Act (No sports organisations will be allowed to participated in the local or international competition without dully registering with the Act) adding that the old officials failed to transit the club in line with Sports Act requirement.

In his submission Osundwa quoted a letter dated January 16 by Wasike, which confirmed to them that AFC Leopards was deemed ‘non-existent’ after they failed to beat the July 31 deadline for registration.

But Muli’s advocate, Sylvia Matasi, opposed the appellant submission, arguing that they are not registered members of the club.

“The group did not follow the requisite procedure to call for a SGM,” said Matas​i in her objection further quoting a section of the club’s constitution which requires one calling for such meeting to write to the club Secretary General and half of the members spelling out the reason for such a meeting.

Osundwa, however, argued that they genuinely ascended to power after an SGM held at the Railways Club constituted a caretaker committee to run the club.

Matasi in her defence objected the claims and called on the tribunal to scrutinise the list of members who attended the said meeting to see if they met the quorum.

But Osundwa argued that AFC Leopards ceased to exist after July 31 2014 deadline and that they were rightfully and within the constitution of the club to constitute the caretaker committee, five months after the club failed to register.

“Your honour it is clear that we as a club cannot attract any financial support from any institution or even the government unless we are a legally registered entity. That is the requirement,” Osundwa pleaded.

“AFC Leopards is registered under the Societies and we are illegally engaging in Sports Activities,” said Osundwa, adding that the defendant had not made any application with the Sports Registrar.

This, he said coupled by the fact that Allan Kasavuli and George Aladwa’s group resigned, they are the legally constituted body that owns the club.

But Matasi brought to the attention of the tribunal a meeting held on June 15, (AGM) which she said ratified the members who were co-opted in the club after Kasavuli resigned.

She further submitted that the complainant are running the club with full knowledge that there are officials mandated by the members to do so.

“The respondent applied for application knowing well that another application had been made earlier. This is malicious and the argument that we had not applied for registration does not hold water,” said Matasi.

But even as she was tearing apart Osundwa’s submission in her respnse, Matasi was put to task by the tribunal to explain what happened between the time the registrar notified the club that it will ceases to exist after July 31, 2014 and when they made their application.

Matasi submitted that the club has not ‘died’ before asking the tribunal to rule that new officials be elected to run the club.

SPORT 15 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015

E’to’o lands coaching job with Turkish side Former Cameroon captain Samuel Eto’o has been appointed interim playermanager at Turkish side Antalyaspor.

The 34-year-old striker, who joined the club on a three-year contract in June, has been given three matches to impress at the helm.

He takes over from Yusuf Simsek, whose contract was terminated by mutual consent on December 7.

Antalyaspor will make a decision about whether to give Eto’o the role permanently after the winter break.

Eto’o will be guided and assisted

by Mehmet Ugurlu, who is the club’s technical director, as the Cameroonian takes his first steps into

management.

The move is an unexpected one the former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea player, who has been involved in a number of controversial and damaging disputes with his country’s football federation as well as team-mates.

One of his former international team-mates, Patrick M’boma, admitted he was “surprised Eto’o has gone into management so soon”.

But he revealed Eto’o, who he played alongside in two Africa Cup of

Nations-winning sides, has long-held ambitions in that area.

“I know it was in his plans to be a manager - he told me many years ago,” M’boma told BBC Sport.

“But from what I know he has no experience. I hope he will be a good manager but I do not know.”

“He has the personality and the knowledge, but I am not sure he will have the patience. If he can improve on the areas where he is weak he could be a success.”

Elsewhere, history will be made in Somalia this week when a football match played in the country will be broadcast live on television for the first time.

The General Da’ud Cup final between Somali military club Horseed and Somali police Football Club Heegan FC will be screened on Somali National Television.

Somali Football Federation president Abdiqani Said Arab described the first time live coverage as “a breakthrough”.

The country is recovering from decadeslong unrest and lawlessness.

Said Arab added: “We had long dreamed of getting our matches watched live. This is almost the realisation of our age-old dreams.

“This will be a test, but if we are successful in this endeavour, we will try to get our matches go live in the months to come.”

General Da’ud Cup is the second most watched sporting event in Somalia and it is held annually in the remembrance of the founder of Somalia’s Armed Forces, General Da’ud Abdulle Hersi.

The late General Da’ud died in 1965 and the Somali Football Federation has been organising the annual football event since 1972.

Turkish football side Antalyaspor has named Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o as player coach. Eto’o job begins immediately after the former coach left last week.

New firm mCHEZA to cushion gamblers from cash loss Gambling is taking shape in Kenya.

Young and the old, employed and the jobless are spending thousands of shillings and tones of minutes on their smart Phones to try out their luck on landing the quick cash.

Many people have lost huge sums of money while others have made a kill out of gambling.

But Kenyan gamblers will now have a chance to control how much they want to risk on the bets.

Global Gaming Company Intralot in partnership with Acumen Communications Limited (ACL) on Wednesday launched mCHEZA, the newest sports gaming platform in Kenya. mCHEZA, the latest betting company to open shop in Kenya has come up with

a unique way to curb overspending among the gamblers.

The new product, dubbed “responsible gambling” will see players commit a limited amount of money for betting for a certain duration.

“While we are here for business, which is gambling-we want to have a responsible game. We will allow our customers a certain limit of cash in your account of which you cannot exceed. This is aimed at controlling addiction and excessive spending,” said mCHEZA chief executive Peter Karimi during the launch.

The new online gambling firm will only have football in 144 leagues from around the world in their betting matches for the first six months of operation before moving to other sports such as Athletics,

rugby and volleyball. mCHEZA join the likes of Sportpesa and BetWays in the ever expanding betting Kenyan market.

At the same time, mCHEZA will give the less fortunate budding football talents a chance to show case their talent early next year and possibly attract the eyes of international scouts.

The programme will be between Acumen Communication LimitedACL and Green Sports- a local sports Academy who are also partners with the mCHEZA. PricewaterhouseCoopers estimated that Kenyan gaming industry generated more than Sh1.98 billion in revenue in 2014. By 2018, the report authors, total gaming in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria will be worth Sh37 trillion.

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