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AG lashes out at ngos for ‘misleading Kenyans’

prof muigai also accuses the organisations of seeking mileage in matters of human rights and working in cahoots with foreigners to undermine the government

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Pope Francis: My Africa tour was full of suprises H

is trip to Africa was touted as dangerous, the riskiest ever, but Pope Francis says it was one filled with surprises.

The Pope – who returned to the Vatican on Monday night from the Central African Republic – spoke fondly about the people he met on the continent; the crowds, the joy, the celebrations.

“For me Africa was a surprise. God surprises us sometimes and Africa surprised us too,” Pope Francis said in response to a question by Capital FM News aboard the Papal Flight to Ciampino – Aeroporti di Roma.

He said the people of Africa “felt visited and have a great sense of welcoming.”

“Every nation of course has its own identity; Kenya is more modern, Uganda has its identity with the Martyrs and I went to both shrines – the Anglican and Catholic.”

He also recalled seeing the desire for peace in the Central African Republic, forgiveness and reconciliation. “Today I prayed in the mosque and the Imam rode with me on the popemobile in my tour of the stadium (where he celebrated his last mass on his Africa tour)… those are little treasurers.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Uhuru pressures World leaders on climate deal

Pope Francis on arrival at the Kasarani Stadium where he addressed the youth last Friday. He has described his just concluded maiden tour of Africa as one that was full of surprises.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has put pressure on world leaders, especially those from developed nations, to secure legally binding commitments regarding climate change, at the ongoing global summit in Paris.

The President, in his address to some 150 Heads of State and Government urged developed nations to support developing nations with technology, finance and capacity building to enable them manage climate change. He also wanted them to be fair in the application of rules governing emissions.

“We look forward to an ambitious Paris Climate Change Agreement, in accordance with the objective, principles and provisions of the Convention,” said Uhuru.

President Uhuru also held talks on wildlife conservation with Prince Charles, heir to the British throne.

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Africa’s warm welcome surprised me, says Pope

From Page 1 He said he saw a spirited will to foster peace – not hatred – and hoped the people of CAR will hold elections that can propel the nation to prosperity.

Asked whether he planned to visit Africa again anytime soon, Pope Francis responded by saying he is an old man “and these trips are heavy business.”

He nonetheless indicated that his next overseas trip will be to Mexico.

Pope Francis who responded to a wide range of issues on the flight back to Rome said it was “now or never” for the world community to hammer out a deal on climate change, warning the situation was “borderline suicide”.

“It’s now or never,” the pontiff said even as the heads of more than 150 nations kicked off 12 days of talks in the French capital to negotiate a deal to roll back global warming.

Since the Kyoto Protocol on climate change was adopted in 1997, “little has been accomplished” and “every year the problems get more serious,” he told journalists at a press conference on the papal plane during his return from a trip to Africa.

Sometimes it appears, “to use a strong word, that the situation is borderline suicide”, he said.

“Almost everyone at the Paris

talks wants a deal to be done.

I am confident they will do it,” he said.

The pope is a fierce defender of the environment, publishing a hard-hitting thesis on the topic this year and laying the blame for global warming squarely on man’s shoulders.

Climate change fuels poverty, migration, sickness and war, he says, and fossil fuels should

be abandoned in an energy revolution paid for largely by developed countries.

The Vatican is being represented at the opening of the COP21 talks by its secretary of state Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s number two.

The negotiations, taking place under the banner of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, are due to

wrap up on December 11.

A deal is far from guaranteed: potential stumbling blocks range from providing finance for climate-vulnerable and poor countries to scrutiny of commitments to curb greenhouse gases and even the legal status of the accord.

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KISS OF LIFE: Pope Francis kisses a child at the Saint Sauveur refugee camp in Bangui, Central African Republic as he wound up his visit to Africa yesterday. The Pontiff has described the five-day tour as one that was full of surprises.

EACC raids Waiguru, Mangiti homes The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives today morning raided the homes of several officials of the Devolution and Planning Ministry, including former Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru.

EACC Spokesman Yassin Amaro confirmed that their officers were also searching homes of former Planning Principal Secretary Peter Mangiti, former

National Youth Service (NYS) Director General Nelson Githinji among others.

“It is a wide search targeting all the homes of key individuals in the NYS probe,” Amaro said, “the officers are at the homes of Waiguru, Mangiti, Githinji and the rest.”

He said the officers were looking for vital documents to aid the NYS probe in which hundreds of millions was lost through corruption.

More than 20officials from the Ministry have been charged with corruption and abuse of office, including Mangiti and Githinji while Waiguru was listed as a witness. Waiguru resigned from the Devolution Ministry, citing health concerns following public pressure for her to quit.

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Former National Youth Service Director General Nelson Githinji, former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru and sacked Planning Principal Secretary Peter Mangiti whose homes were raided by detectives today.

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Uhuru pressures World leaders on climate deal From Page 1

The Prince has a great interest in conserving Kenya’s elephants. Uhuru was also due to join French President Francois Hollande and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event showcasing solar technology. France has installed thousands of solar panels around Paris and other cities as it looks to showcase its green credentials.

President Kenyatta was accompanied to the talks by Environment Cabinet Secretary Prof Judi Wakhungu and her Foreign Affairs counterpart Amina Mohamed.

Wakhungu was praised by organisers for Kenya’s commitment to ensuring a successful outcome in Paris, and a campaign that has led to a reduction of elephant poaching.

President Uhuru said Kenya is among the first developing nations to submit an ambitious ‘Intended Nationally Determined Contribution’ (INDC) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, confirming its commitments to emission targets.

He said despite the fact that the country contributed a mere 0.1 per cent of the total global emissions, Kenya had pledged to voluntarily take national measures and actions for emission reduction and for enhancing adaptation to climate change.

“Our Intended Nationally Determined Contribution has both adaptation and mitigation components: a sign of our resolve to address mitigation and adaptation on an equal footing,” said the President.

He said some of the sector-wide voluntary domestic measures and actions, which the government had instituted included expansion in geothermal, solar, wind and other renewable and clean energy options.

“Close to two-thirds of our power at present is green.

Our 310 megawatt Lake Turkana wind farm will be the biggest such project in Africa,” said the President.

Uhuru also spoke about Kenya’s progress towards achieving and maintaining a tree cover of at least 10 per cent of the country’s land area and the introduction and management of low carbon and efficient transportation systems. Currently the country’s tree cover stands at 7.2 per cent.

He said Kenya will continue to be guided by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as the primary forum for intergovernmental negotiations on climate change.

The President said Kenya supported the incoming COP 21 Presidency’s efforts to achieve a balanced, fair and rules-based agreement to guide climate action beyond 2020, adding that the agreement should be aligned to the objective, principles and provisions of the convention, including equity, and common but differentiated responsibilities and capabilities.

The objective of Paris Climate Change Summit is to give a strong political momentum to the climate change negotiations, which include the long-term global goal of stabilising the global temperature increase to below 1.5 degree Celsius.

President Uhuru and other leaders assured President Francois Hollande that they stood with France following recent terror attacks.

“As a nation similarly affected, we know how you feel. Let me reaffirm our view that to combat terrorism, which is a global problem, requires a global concerted approach and effort,” he said.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said time for brinksmanship was over and that they should take advantage of the current political momentum to reach consensus.

“I urge you to choose the path of compromise, and of consensus, and if necessary of flexibility,” he said.

During the summit the United States, Canada and nine European countries pledged nearly $250 million (Sh26 billion) to help the most vulnerable countries adapt to rising seas, droughts and other impacts of climate change.

County ministers threaten to sue over salary row County Executive Committee (CEC) members have threatened to sue the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) over what they termed “unfair discrimination” of rewarding of salaries to public officers.

The CEC members said they will move to the court to seek an interpretation on harmonisation of their salaries and that of other public servants in similar job group.

Speaking during a retreat organised by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa), the county ministers drawn from all the 47 counties said the Sarah Serem-led commission had “blatantly refused” to heed to their call to harmonise their salaries with those of other public servants of similar job group.

Led by the County Executive Committee Council Chairperson Anthony Njaramba, they alleged that the county ministers were earning ‘peanuts’ despite being the ‘most qualified and educated’ public servants working in counties.

“Because the Sarah Serem-led commission has refused to listen to us, we have no other option but to seek justice from the courts,” said Njaramba He regretted that SRC had continuously ignored them as their juniors (Chief staff officers) enjoyed huge perks notwithstanding the fact the (CEC) are their seniors.

“It is common knowledge that bosses should earn more than their juniors but the case is different with CEC members who earn less than their Chief Officers whose salaries have been harmonised as they are in the Public Service Commission,” he said.

Njaramba, who is also the Mombasa County Executive Member for Agriculture, said SRC should move with speed and harmonise their salaries so as to reflect the same as other public officers to enable them drive the devolution agenda without any hiccups.

However, he wondered why an independent commission like SRC was taking almost five years to do a salary review while a private sector takes maximum of three months to do the same salary review of the entire country’s salary structure.

However, Kepsa trustee Dr Joe Wanjui prevailed on the CEC members to stop the clamour for increased salaries at this point when the country was facing financial crisis and instead facilitate investment so that they are able to collect more revenue.

“We must bake the cake first before you start demanding to share the cake which you do not have,” he said.

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NGOs misleading Kenyans: AG Githu Attorney General Githu Muigai has lashed out at Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the country for seeking mileage in matters human rights and working with foreigners to undermine the government.

Speaking at the Eminent Persons Forum on the Kenya’s Human Rights Agenda in Nairobi, where George Kegoro officially took over as the Kenya Human Rights Commission Executive Director, Githu (pictured) asked the NGOs to stop acting as if the corruption problem in the country was unique to the government only.

He said he had sat in many NGO boards and found out that corruption was rife, adding that NGOs should speak against and deal with corruption even in their organisations.

Githu likened the NGOs to teenagers who only like externalising problems, blaming everybody but themselves.

He called for the NGOs to “bebehave maturely and assume responsibility” by accepting what is wrong and calling for collective response to the problem. The AG said some

members of the NGOs were “acting self-righteously” but only out to promote individual interests rather than development in the country.

“It is not true that the more you beat your country and ‘making noise’ about everything the government does the more progressive a country is”, he said.

Githu warned against some statements by human rights activists terming them inflammatory and

Church leaders boycott polio vaccine forum The government proposal to roll out a countrywide polio campaign maybe dealt a blow after a number of religious leaders boycotted an immunisation stakeholder’s forum that had been convened by the Ministry of health at a Nairobi hotel yesterday morning.

The forum, which was convened by ministry officials, was meant to highlight and sensitise the public on the polio campaign but the religious leaders gave the event a wide path despite being invited. Refuting the claims of a backlash from the religious leaders, Dr Jackson Kioko, the head of Preventative and Promotive Health Services said the government is still having a “cordial engagement” with the church leaders and promised to meet them later in the week.

“We would want to allay any fears that there is any misunderstanding with our religious leaders because we are still engaging and consulting with them on various issues on this matter,” said Kioko. The Council of Catholic Bishops mid this year called on the government to probe the safety of the tetanus vaccines after manufacturer failed to provide requested information.

The church had asked for testing of the vaccine to check whether it has any contaminants.

However, Kioko who was representing the Director of Medical services Dr Nicholas Muraguri pleaded with the religious leaders to accept the polio vaccination by rallying their church members to hide to the government call and bring their children for the polio vaccination.

He maintained that the polio vaccine, that is yet to be launched, was free of any contamination.

“As responsible citizens of this country, we need to trust the work of our government agencies because we have invested in them to give us accurate results” he said.

uncalled for. He further cautioned the statements could end up hurting the very ideology they believe in. He called for the rewriting of the Kenyan narrative by Kenyans and not by foreigners giving an example of Wangari Maathai who in her own right did so much for Kenya.

Githu, however, noted that Kenya was on the right track in its reforms movement and the government was in no way curtailing the work

of NGOs in Kenya.

“Reforms agenda in Kenya is still alive. No gloom or doom”, he said.

He further clarified that the legal responses against some NGOs was not to derail their activities, but it was in response to the current struggle against terrorism which is not a unique thing to Kenya.

However, speaking at the same venue, Prof Anyang’ Nyongo drummed up support for the NGOs activities.

He said that the Jubilee government had failed to deal with seasonal injustices in the country a virtue that has robbed Kenyans of rights and freedoms enshrined in the constitution.

“For the rule of law to prevail in the country, Kenya needs to abolish the presidential system which clamours for centralized powers in the presidency which against the spirit of the constitution.” he said.

Nyong’o said reforms in Kenya would only be achieved through enactment of democracy consociation among the human right groups, Non-Governmental Organisations and the government in a resolve to end human right injustices in the country.

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One dead, scores injured as varsity terror drill goes awry

Governors want education system changed The Council of Governors has called for a total overhaul of the current education system, saying it contributes to the higher rate of unemployment among the youth.

Council chairman Peter Munya (pictured above) said there exists gaps between the current education system and the skills required in the job market. “The Council of Governors notes with concern that much has changed in the job market but our education system remains the same. This is directly responsible for the high unemployment rate among our youth,” Munya said in a statement read on his behalf today morning by Judy Ojuma at a Nairobi hotel. He said there is need to change the education system if youth unemployment is to be effectively addressed. The Meru Governor said though education is not devolved, county governments have been involved in vocational training among the youths as part of the measures to address youth unemployment.

“We ask the National government to support us in this noble cause through allocation of funds so that we tackle this problem together,” he said. He said youth unemployment is directly responsible for cases of insecurity.

“Address youth unemployment to solve most cases of insecurity,” he added. He called for more support from development partners to work with County Governments in programmes focusing on youth empowerment, saying most youths in rural areas have been ignored when it comes to employment.

Kenyans urged to take HIV tests Kenyan youths have been urged to go for voluntary testing to know their HIV status in order to help them plan their lives. National Aids Control Council (NACC), Director Eunice Kalonzo speaking on Citizen TV today revealed that a majority of Kenyan youth are afraid of disclosing their HIV status for fear of being stigmatised. “Despite the fact that statistics have told us that 16% of those infected with AIDS in Kenya today are youths, they are not ready to disclose their status or take ARVs because they afraid of stigma” Dr Kilonzo said as the world marks HIV/Aids day.

SCARED: Staff and students of Strathmore university ponder for escape at various floors of the institution’s main building during a mock terror operation at the institution yesterday. A woman who jumped from the third floor following the drill died while several others were admitted in hospital with injuries.

One person died Monday following the terror attack drill that was conducted at the Strathmore University, leaving dozens others wounded.

The University’s Communications Manager Betty Ngala confirmed in a statement that a staff member who had been taken to the institution’s dispensary had succumbed to her injuries.

“We confirm that we have one

fatality, this evening,” she said, “One staff member by name Esther Kidemba, age 33 years, who has died from severe head injuries.”

She said “efforts to resuscitate her failed, and she succumbed to the injuries and the the family has been informed of this.”

At least 20 others—mainly students—were still admitted to hospital with varied injuries

sustained as they tried to flee during the drill, which appear to have been poorly coordinated.

“We were not informed, we were not aware at all,” one student said in hospital, “we just heard gunshots and had to run for our dear lives.”

Most of them were taken to hospital by the Kenya Red Cross personnel who rushed to the university in Madaraka.

When asked about the death and injuries after the drill, Nairobi Police chief Japheth Koome said “please direct all your questions to the university.”

An earlier statement from the university soon after the drill said, “the simulation was aimed at testing the preparedness of the university community and emergency team in the event of an attack.”

Envoy: Unemployed youth a ticking time bomb Development partners have termed the soaring number of unemployed youth in the country a threat to national security. In a joint statement read this morning by French ambassador Jutta Frasch (pictured), the envoys said trained youth, who are not unemployed can easily be radicalised, adding to the high rate of insecurity cases in the country.

“Trained and unemployed youth are likely to get involved in crime, hence the best approach to prevent such a scene is to give youths jobs,” she said.

Frasch said youth unemployment in the country needs serious action as each year the number of youth not engaged in any economic viable activity keeps rising. “In 2009 the number unemployed youth was at 35 per cent and every year this number keep on going high, this calls for serious action from the government,” said Frasch.

She urged the government to devise other strategies, allocate resources towards youth empowerment programmes and provide friendly business environment to encourage

the youth to get into business.

The ambassador said the government should also increase the number of vocational training institutions, adding that degrees and absorption of youth in the white collar jobs will not solve the youth unemployment in the country.

“Combining theoretical knowledge and practical skills is the key to unlock youth unemployment in the country,” said Frasch. Director of youth Affairs Issac Kamanda said currently youth unemployment stands at 35 per cent with female most affected. “We are aware that the young people are most affected as our data shows that only 10 per cent of adults are unemployed,” said Kamanda. The ambassador said the government needs to take Pope Francis message during his visit in the country that to tackle radicalisation in the country, the government need to provide the youth with education and work.

“Young people leave their families, friends and lives behind so that they can learn how to kill, to stop

young people from being recruited, provide them with education and work,” said Pope Francis.

The Pontiff urged the government to constantly engage the youth not to alienate them as doing so dashes the hope and aspiration of the young people. “If a young person has no future or work, what hope do they have? Reach out to these youth invite them to watch football.

Do not alienate them” said Pope Francis. The French ambassador said they will meet Deputy President William Ruto next week to deliberate on practical solutions put in place by the government to address youth unemployment.

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Morning newspaper summaries DP William Ruto gives Leaders in talks to avert Tough questions Big shifts as law requires Sh17m in two months: global doom: World leaders await Uhuru’s Cabinet firms to publish details Deputy President William Ruto has given yesterday met in Paris at the start of two of CEO’s pay: Kenya’s corporate choices: Cabinet nominees could executives out at least Sh17 million in harambees in weeks of a UN sponsored summit to save are headed for a tough period 76 days alone – excluding contributions from his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta.

The Star has monitored Ruto’s fundraisers across the country since September 13, as questions emerge about the DP’s source of funds. According to a March 1, 2013 Kenya Gazette notice, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission pegged the salary of a deputy president at Sh1, 402,500, before tax.

the earth from adverse effects of climate change. President Kenyatta joined other leaders, including US President Barack Obama, during the talks attended by over 150 presidents and heads of governments.

In all, 195 countries are at the talks. The aim is to reach an agreement reducing global carbon emissions and limiting global warning to two degree centigrade.

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government.

With a woman Cabinet Secretary and two women Principal Secretaries, it could also create the most powerful women in government. Uhuru has nominated Sicily Kariuki as CS, Lillian Omollo the PS for Youth and Public Service and Zeinab Hussein the PS for the Department of Gender Affairs.

soda, bottled water and wine. The price of fuel and imported second hand cars and motorcycles has also gone up as the new Excise Duty Act takes effect. A litre of diesel will now cost Sh3.7 more, while that of petrol will go up by Sh10.3. Bottled water will be costlier after an excise tax increase of Sh10 applies. Beer will attract an excise tax of Sh100 a litre.

be confronted with burning questions related to their previous stations as the process of vetting by Parliament gets underway Tuesday.

Prescribed in Chapter Six of the Constitution on leadership and integrity, the vetting is expected to ensure State officers who assume office are beyond reproach. The nominees past conduct will be in focus.

in which their pay, including salaries, stock options and bonuses, will be made public, in line with a new law. The law whose implementation is spread over nine months, require listed public companies to publish an exhaustive account of Directors’ benefits, including that of chief executive officers.

Is Kariuki the new most Petrol, water and beer Wetang’ula named in TransCentury appoints powerful CS? The new Ministry prices up from today: BAT bribery scandal: A ex-KRA boss to its of Public Service, Youth and Gender could Kenyans will from Tuesday pay more BBC investigation has named Moses board: Former taxman Michael be one of the most powerful dockets in for fruit juices, cigarettes, beer, liquor, Wetang’ula in a bribery scandal involving British American Tobacco. Panorama found that BAT illegally paid politicians and civil servants in countries in East Africa. The payments were revealed when a whistleblowers shared hundreds of secret documents. According to documents with BBC, BAT purchased a business class plane ticket for Wetangula when he was Trade minister.

Waweru has been appointed to the board of TransCentury, deepening the role of top shareholders at the NSElisted investment firm. Mr Waweru, who served as commissioner-general of the Kenya Revenue Authority for nearly a decade, begins his term on Tuesday.

The loss-making investment firm has also tapped Dennis Awori to serve as a non-executive director.

MPs want two judges Fund boss ‘to blame for One killed in Strathmore Regulator seizes illegal probed for loss of funds: loss of Sh180m’: Suspended security drill: An employee equipment in raid on The National Assembly is gearing up Youth Enterprise Development Fund of Strathmore University died after 680 Hotel based bureau: for another duel with the Judiciary, if Chief Executive Officer Catherine she jumped from the third floor of a proposed changes to the Public Accounts Committee’s special audit of the Bench are adopted by MPs. According to the changes, on the Order Paper for today, Ainabkoi MP Samuel Chepkonga wants Supreme Court Judge Smokin Wanjala and his Court of Appeal counterpart Mohamed Warsame investigated by the EACC over their roles at the JSC that led to the loss of taxpayers’ billions.

Namuye has been accused of ordering the payment of Sh180.8 million to a firm that did nothing for it. Acting CEO Emmanuel Odero told the National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee (PIC) that Ms Namuye directed Chase Bank to transfer Sh180.8 million to Quorandum Limited, which did not have a contract to offer consultancy services for the fund.

building during a security drill. Esther Rusha Kidambi, 33, who worked at the catering department, died at the university dispensary. Nairobi head of CID Nicholas Kamwende confirmed the death, saying they are investigating the matter. Last night, the university said she died of severe head injuries. “Efforts to resuscitate her failed,” a statement from the institution said.

The communications sector regulator has raided an illegal bureau based at the 680 Hotel, exposing a syndicate that offered international call termination services.

The Communications Authority said operations of the IT firm have cost phone companies hundreds of millions of shillings, while posing a security risk to the country.

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CA now cracks down on telco fraudsters in city The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has launched an operation aimed at cracking down on illegal activities within the telecommunications sector.

CA, the regulatory authority for the communications sector in Kenya, made the announcement yesterday.

The Authority, which is mandated by the law to license all systems, equipment and services in the communications industry, including telecommunications, postal, courier and broadcasting, has reaffirmed its commitment to pursue criminal offenders.

“Our attention has been drawn to suspicious telecommunications operations being undertaken without due consideration of the provisions of the law,” Director General of the Communications Authority of Kenya, Francis Wangusi said in a statement on Monday.

“After our investigations in consultations the Police and relevant players in the telecommunications sector, we

have confirmed that indeed certain individualswerecarrying out illegal activities with regards to international telephone traffic termination using equipment popularly known as SIM box,” he said.

The Director General said that in response, the Authority has taken swift enforcement action against one of these illegal operations in the Nairobi Central Business District. Wangusi told a press briefing yesterday that the Authority had made this important breakthrough in their continuing efforts to eliminate illegal international telephone traffic activities in Kenya.

The Authority said the advancement and rapid adoption of new technologies, particularly the Internet Protocol (IP) technology, has heralded the emergence of alternative communication systems such as Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) which, though not always of good quality, presents an arbitrage opportunity for people to make and receive International calls fairly

cheaply by bypassing the traditional international voice communication systems.

“This kind of communication, often referred to as grey traffic termination, is facilitated through the establishment of illegal equipment setup known as a SIM box. This is the setup we raided in the Nairobi Central Business District and dismantled the illegal equipment,” he said.

Wangusi said that the termination charges for international calls are higher than those for local termination.

He noted that certain unscrupulous persons have been capitalising on these differences by re-routing international calls through the Internet and dumping them on the local networks disguised as local calls and cashing on the termination price margins.

Through these illegal activities legitimate operators have been losing out on income opportunities in respect of international incoming calls.

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Court orders Jade Collection to pay ex-workers Sh2.77m Jade Collections Ltd has been ordered to pay Sh2.77 million as damages to employees it sacked in April, 2013, after they joined a trade union.

Judge Nzioki wa Makau of the Industrial Court, on Monday directed the fashion seller to compensate each of the 12 workers it fired with one month’s salary, halfmonth pay for each year served, and special damages equivalent to 12 months’ pay.

The staff members were suspended and later dismissed for joining the Kenya Union of Commercial, Food and Allied Workers (Kucfaw).

Justice wa Makau held that employees have the right to join a workers’ union and said Jade Collections’ move violated their civil liberties and rights spelt out in the

ILO convection.

“Article 36 and 41 of the Constitution of Kenya make provisions on the freedom of association concomitant with these international labour standards .The termination meted out through suspensions in April 2013 to date is illegal and unfair within the meaning of Employment Act section 45.

The claimants are entitled to receive compensation from the respondent,” read part of the judgement.

Kucfaw is also locked in a court battle with Naivas seeking to compel the retailers to allow their workers to be members of the union, which also represents workers of Nakumatt, Uchumi, Tuskys, Chandarana, Ukwala and Eldomatt.

Central Bank to issue Sh30b 9-year bond in December The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will in December issue a Sh30 billion nine-year Amortised Infrastructure Bond to finance energy, water and transport sector projects.

Sh 9.65 will be injected in energy, Sh10 billion will go into water whereas Sh 10.35 billion will be used for transport.

The bond will, however, be tax free as is the case for all Infrastructure Bonds as provided for under the Income Tax Act with minimum amount at Sh100, 000 and a maximum of Sh20 million per investor.

“This issuing of the long tenured bond is an indicator that the government views the interest rate environment has stabilised and is now ready to issue long tenure bonds,” Cytonn Investment Chief

Executive Edwin Dande said.

He said infrastructure bonds are tax exempt hence they tend to be very attractive to both local and foreign investors.

“Having issued a five-year bond and planning to issue a 9-year Infrastructure Bond in December, the Treasury views that the interest rate environment has stabilised and want to lock in funds for the long term,” said Dande.

However, CBK accepted Sh30.7billion well above what they had offered to the market where the average of the five-year bond stood 14 per cent.

The 5-year bond results were released and the subscription was at 165 per cent as the government got Sh33.billion compared to Sh20 billion they anticipated.

Once the 5-year bond was released,

the subscription hit 165 per cent where the government got Sh33 billion compared to Sh20 billion they were expecting.

“The high subscription on the bond is an indication that investors are seeking for high risk adjusted returns and the high acceptance rate shows that the government remains keen to raise money in the domestic market,” said Dande.

However, the government is on track with its borrowing programme having borrowed Sh135.5 billion for the current fiscal year compared to a target of approximately Sh 91.3 billion.

“We maintain our view that investors should be biased towards short-term fixed income instruments given the uncertainty in the interest rate environment,” he said.

Capital alert Sh3m up for grabs in Sony photo awards The 2016 Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s biggest photography competition, is offering participants up to Sh3 million in prize money. Entries are open for the Award, which invites young people across the globe to compete for the contested prize money. he competition aims to recognise

and reward the best contemporary photography in the world, offering participants up to Sh3 million in prize money. The competition I a free-to-enter affair and photographers of all abilities can submit either their best single shots or a series of their work, Divya Sharma, a spokesperson on behalf of the organisers has said.

The images are judged by the World Photography Organisation and a specially-selected jury from the World Photographic Academy which is made up on the photographic industry’s most esteemed individuals, Sharma added in a recently-released statement.

The annual awards gala and ceremony takes place in London,

welcoming an international attendance of industry leaders to celebrate the recognition of the best in contemporary photography and each year also pays tribute to one of our masters with the Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award.

“The awards have brought untold reward and recognition to those

involved and each year offers an incredible $30,000 (Sh3 million) in cash prizes plus the latest Sony digital imaging equipment,” Sharma said. Exposure is given to not only the winning but also the shortlisted photographers.

Recognised photographers can receive exhibition at Somerset House, London and the chance to work.

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Kenya-highly prone to effects of global warming: Survey Kenya is highly-vulnerable to climate change and is not equipped to deal with it, according to the University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Index, an indicator used to gauge a country’s ability to cope with global warming.

Out of 180 countries, Kenya is ranked 154th in climate change preparedness.

While New Zealand, Denmark, Norway, the UK and Germany round up the top 5 on the scale, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, the Central African Republic, Chad and Eritrea round up the bottom 5.

The Index, also known as, NDGAIN, summarizes a country’s vulnerability to climate change and other global challenges in combination with its readiness to improve resilience. It aims to help businesses and the public sector better prioritize investments for a more efficient response to the immediate global challenges ahead.

It has confirmed that Kenya, despite being East Africa’s industrial powerhouse, has no real contingencies for climate change.

These developments come ahead of this week’s Commonwealth Summit to address climate change across the globe.

Experts have affirmed that

climate change is quite possibly the biggest challenge the world has ever faced since it wreaks havoc on the environment and will lead to catastrophic losses in the field of global agriculture.

Kenya, which is highly dependent on the sector, is ill-prepared to combat its effects.

Negotiations on how to reduce harmful carbon emissions in order to avert a climate catastrophe began on Monday in Paris at a conference called COP21.

Over 150 world leaders have

converged to launch the two-week talks and COP21 Chairperson and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said a deal was within reach.

The meeting was open on Monday by Peruvian Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar Vidal Vidal has argued that strong action on carbon emissions is essential for multiple reasons, adding that a deal would show the world that countries can work together to fight global warming as well as terrorism.

The meeting comes ahead of the

Sustainable Innovation Forum (SIF15), the largest business focused event held during the annual Conference of Parties (COP), taking place between December 7 and December 8 at COP21 at Stade de France in Paris.

The two day forum will convene cross-sector participants from businesses, Governments, the UN, NGOs and the civil society to create an unparalleled opportunity to bolster business innovation and bring scale up the global green economy.

Kenya, despite being East Africa’s industrial powerhouse, has no real contingencies for climate change.

achieved through policy actions.

The facility will measure and pay for emission cuts in large scale programs in areas like renewable energy, transport, energy efficiency, solid waste management, and low carbon cities. For example, it could make payments for emission reductions to countries that remove fossil fuel subsidies or embark on other reforms like simplifying regulations for renewable energy.

“We want to help developing countries find a credible pathway toward low carbon development,” said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim.

“This initiative is one such way because it will help countries create and pay for the next generation of carbon credits.”

This new initiative is planned to start operations in 2016 with an initial expected commitment of more than $250 million (sh.25b) from contributing countries.

The facility will remain open for additional contributions until a target of $500 million is reached. It is expected that the new facility’s support will be provided alongside $2 billion (sh 200b) of investment and policyrelated lending by the World Bank Group and other sources.

“Putting market forces to work

is an efficient way of reducing emissions. We expect to achieve significant impact on the ground through the facility and ensure the sustainability of reducing emissions even beyond the facility’s initial support, for example, through carbon pricing instruments like emissions trading systems and carbon taxes, or stronger lowcarbon policy standards and their enforcement,” said Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway. “We are pleased to support this initiative that will help guide the next generation of carbon market programs.”

Mombasa cargo traffic surges by 10.1 per cent Cargo traffic through Kenya’s biggest port grew by 10.1 per cent in the first nine months of the year after expansion and installation of new cargo-handling facilities, its head said on Monday.

The Indian Ocean port of Mombasa, the biggest in east Africa and the region’s trade gateway, handles fuel and consumer goods imports as well

BIZ BRIEFS Narok Investment Summit kicks off this weekend

Narok County is set to showcase over 50 bankable projects this weekend during the County’s investment summit dubbed investNarok. Narok Governor Samuel Ole Tunai said among the mega projects include a 300-bed private hospital, a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant, milk and meat processing plants, contract farming, and potato processing among others.

The summit is focusing on other sectors that include energy, transport infrastructure and education with Tunai urging investors to set up private schools and universities in Narok County.

He said several investors have already shown keen interest and have gone to the county checking out the projects before the summit that will be held between December 3 and December 4.

He called on the youth to take advantage of this opportunity and come together and undertake the projects as there are prospects for everyone.

States, IMF,WBG agree on plans for global pollution tax

Sh50b initiative to combat climate change Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland have announced a new $500 million (Sh50 billion) initiative that will find new ways to create incentives aimed at large scale cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries to combat climate change.

In conjunction with the World Bank group, the Transformative Carbon Asset Facility will help developing countries implement their plans to cut emissions by working with them to create new classes of carbon assets associated with reduced greenhouse gas emission reductions, including those

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as exports of tea and coffee from landlocked neighbours such as Uganda and South Sudan.

GichiriNdua, the port’s managing director, said total cargo volume rose to 19.87 million tonnes between January and September, from 18.05 million tonnes handled in a similar period last year.

Container traffic increased by

10.8 per cent to 809,984 TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units) during this period from 731,300 TEUs last year.

The volume of goods destined for neighbouring countries also increased, rising by 10.8 per cent to 5.83 million tonnes, from 5.26 million tonnes last year.

“We expect to hit 26.5 million tonnes by end of this year,” Ndua

said. That would represent a 6 per cent total annual growth. The port handled 24.9 million tonnes of cargo in 2014. Kenya is building a Sh30 billion ($300 million) second container terminal at Mombasa to handle increased trade within the region, driven by a sharp growth in construction, vast infrastructure development and an emerging middle class.

Six heads of state and government and the leaders of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund today called on companies and countries to follow up on their ambitions for Paris by putting a price on pollution to drive investment for a cleaner, greener future.

The tax, officially known as Carbon pricing, is a common phenomenon in some western countries. It refers to a cost applied to carbon pollution aimed at encouraging polluters to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas they emit into the atmosphere.

Economists widely agree that introducing a carbon price is the single most effective way for countries to reduce their emissions.

World Bank has termed as remarkable show of unity on the first day of the climate talks in Paris.

Japan to continue outlawed whale fishing despite row

Japan has said that its Antarctic whaling fleet will set sail today (December 1), despite a UN legal decision that its so-called research ships are actually commercial whale hunts.

Whaling, as the practice is commonly known, has been regulated by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) since the 80s in a bid to protect the endangered species. Japan agreed to meet the demands of the IWC in an agreement known as “the moratorium”, but has used an exemption in the deal to continue its whaling expeditions. A statement on Japan’s Fisheries Agency website said whaling will run from late December until March next year, the BBC reports. Japan stopped whaling for one year, but announced last week it would resume. For years the activity has pitted Japan against activists who call it inhumane and unsustainable.

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EU dangles goodies as Turkey to stem flow of migrants Turkey has promised to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash, visas and renewed talks on joining the EU in a deal struck yesterday.

Leaders of the European Union met Turkish premier Ahmet Davutoglu in Brussels to finalise an agreement hammered out by diplomats over the past month, as Europeans struggle to limit the strain on their 28-nation bloc from taking in hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees.

A key element is 3 billion euros (Sh320 billion) in EU aid for the 2.2 million Syrians now in Turkey.

The money is intended to raise their living standards and to persuade more of them to stay put rather than attempt perilous crossings to the EU via the Greek islands.

“As Turkey is making an effort to take in refugees -- who will not come to Europe -- it’s reasonable that Turkey receive help from Europe to accommodate those refugees,” Hollande told reporters. He added that the deal should also make it easier to check migrants arriving and keep out those who pose a threat, like Islamic State militants who struck Paris two weeks ago.

Also on offer to Ankara, which wants to revive relations with its European neighbours after years of coolness as it faces trouble in the Middle East and from Russia, is a “re-energised” negotiating process on Turkish membership of the EU, even if few expect it to join soon.

Insurance fraud jumps to Sh324 million The insurance sector has lost approximately Sh324.7 million to fraudulent claims over the last eleven months, according to the latest report by the Insurance Fraud Investigation Unit (IFIU).

According to the report, this represents a 215 per cent rise compared to Sh 102.7 million under the same period last year.

According to the unit’s head Bridget Kanyai, the IFIU recorded 93 insurance fraud cases from January to November with insurance agents recording the highest number.

“Theft by agents cases were perpetrated by both General Life and Life Insurance agents alleged to have been entrusted with premiums by policy holders yet fail to remit the same to the insurance companies,’’ she said.

However, fraudulent motor accidents claims recorded 17 cases representing Sh50 million loss whereas fake medical claims remained high followed by theft from insurance staffs.

“There is one mastermind whose work is to sell drugs,” she said yesterday.

Rising food prices drive up inflation, CBK still hopeful Kenya’s inflation rose to 7.32 per cent year-on-year in November from 6.72 per cent the previous month, driven by a jump in food prices, the Kenya Bureau Statistics (KNBS) has said.

The rate of inflation, which refers to a general increase in prices and a fall in the purchasing value of

money, however, remains inside the government’s preferred range of 2.5 to 7.5 per cent.

The Bureau reported on Monday that the food and non-alcoholic drinks index also increased by 1.08 per cent between the months of October and November.

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)

Governor Patrick Njoroge said in September that higher interest rates had helped to control inflation.

At the time, he said inflation will likely remain at current levels in the near term.

“We have been pursuing a very tight monetary policy,” Njoroge

told reporters in Nairobi.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the organ of the Central Bank of Kenya responsible for formulating monetary policy has since announced that it is comfortable with the government’s inflation target of 2.5 per cent to 7.5 per cent.

The MPC also hopes that the rate of inflation will fall in the coming months, easing pressure on consumers and the country’s economy at large.

“This is not a battle we can say has been won,” Njoroge said in an earlier statement. However, he has since added that the government is working towards protecting the country from external market shocks and economic instability.

In their report, KNBS also stated that transport costs fell over the review period as fuel prices also declined.

The rate of inflation, which refers to a general increase in prices and a fall in the purchasing value of money, has remained inside the government’s preferred range of 2.5 to 7.5 per cent. INSET: CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge.

Investigations uncover ‘bribery’ at BAT An investigation has uncovered evidence of bribery at one of the UK’s biggest companies, the BBC reports. British American Tobacco is said to have illegally paid politicians and civil servants in countries in East Africa. The payments were revealed when a whistleblower shared hundreds of secret documents.

BAT told the BBC: “The truth is that we do not and will not tolerate corruption, no matter where it takes place.” Paul Hopkins, who worked for BAT, a British company, in Kenya for 13 years, said he had begun paying bribes after being told it was the cost of doing business in Africa.

“BAT is bribing people, and I’m facilitating it,” he said.” The reality is if... they have to break the rules, they will break the rules.”

Emails now shared by Mr Hopkins reveal BAT made illegal payments to two members and one former member of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), a United Nations campaign supported by 180

countries, aimed at reducing deaths from tobacco-related illness.

An FCTC representative from Burundi, Godefroid Kamwenubusa, and a representative from the Comoros Islands, Chaibou BedjaAbdou, were both paid $3,000 (£2,000) (Sh300, 000) A former representative from Rwanda, Bonaventure Nzeyimana, was paid $20,000.( Sh200,000). All three men deny taking bribes from BAT. Dr Vera Da Costa e Silva, from the WHO, said BAT “is irresponsible to say the least”.”It is using bribery to profit at the cost of people’s lives, simple as that,” she said.”BAT should be investigated by the government and should be punished accordingly.”

The secret documents also show the company paid bribes to undermine anti-smoking legislation.In return for the illegal payment to MrKamwenubusa, a Burundian senior civil servant, BAT also wanted a draft copy of the country’s Tobacco Control Bill.And an email from a contractor working for BAT says

MrKamwenubusa would be able to “accommodate any amendments before the president signs”.

Under the UK Bribery Act, British companies can be prosecuted for bribery anywhere in the world if they fail to take steps to prevent it.

BAT could also face prosecution and huge fines in the US. Bribery expert Jeremy Carver said: “It will set inquires in train about their operations globally, so that suddenly everything they’re

doing all over the world is now being scrutinized and not just by prosecutors in this country but in the United States and anywhere they are operating.”

BAT said any company could fall victim to an employee acting inappropriately.”We are rightly proud that any alleged breach of our very high expectations of transparency and honesty is swiftly investigated,” its statement added.”

British American Tobacco is alleged to have illegally paid politicians and civil servants in countries in East Africa, including Kenya.

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There is not a more colorful artist than Binyavanga Wainaina in modern Kenya, when the annals of literature are written, he will without a doubt take center stage. Today he seeks help to regain his pen and maybe write another compelling tale.

hrough his literary work, Binyavanga Wainaina’s path is bright. Nevertheless, as Nelson Mandela once put it “there are always hills to climb in life, and once you are done with one, another one pops up.”

Binyavanga Wainaina, arrived in India yesterday morning, accompanied by a close family member and a doctor in readiness for what we hope will be a successful surgery.

Wainanina, in whose art we delve in to mirror our society as a whole in and around Africa, was admitted one week ago after suffering a stroke.

He would later develop physical difficulties needing urgent care and surgery hence the trip to India. Kenyans, across the divide have expressed their concerns on s o c i a l

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media, after an appeal to help raise funds was communicated.

Knowing Wainaina, it was inevitable that a debate would ensue, with some quarters openly against helping the literature maestro and others taking everything off context. But we sample some of his contemporaries, friends and foes alike.

Jackson Biko As selfless as he can be, Wainaina, the founder of Kwani has done justice by prodding and impressing forth to writers to unite for a common good.

The Caine Prize for African Writing

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Award winner, has also allowed us to sample not only his writing but his orientation of love and literal direction.

Tony Mochama He stood sturdy, in the quest to serve literature by humbly objecting to be a Young Global Leader Award by World Economic Forum noting that “It would be fraudulence to accept the trite idea that I am going to impact World Affairs.”

Adele Onyango Nevetheless, Wainanina has already created an impact to world affairs, given that one of his Granta pieces,

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elf-proclaimed billionaire Steve Mbogo is making headlines once again. The 29 year old who checked in at Abu Dhabi for the formula 1 rich list experience reportedly spent a whopping 1 Million dollars during his stay and hang out with celebrities Akon, Kim Kardashian, Nelly, and French Montana among others. The budding politician is living it large and has no apologies.

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Gikuyu, for Gikuyu, of Gikuyu,” pokes fun at inclination for tribalism.

He uses his own language as an example of how grim tribalism is especially in his home country, and further to this challenging his fellow writers to at least use their tribe as an example to rid off the vice.

Ian Mbugua As a pillar among the society whose highs and lows are in plain view, would it not suffice for the literary world to rally behind him, as he breaks yet another bead of sweat this time under the scalpel of a surgeon?

Love him or hate him Binyavanga’s footprints and words have touched many and the literature world is standing with him. If he wrote one day I will write about this world, we say one day he will tell tales of the knife and a world that stood with him at his darkest moment.

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s her baby bump gets bigger, Kim Kardashian is hitting another bump in the road with regard to her second pregnancy. The 35-year-old reality star posted an Instagram photo with a caption that revealed she’s been under the weather lately. 37 weeks x sinus infection x flu ,” she wrote Her current illness is just the latest setback in her pregnancy. She says she can’t wait to download their second bundle of joy with husband Kanye West.

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ospel rap artiste Eko Dydda is one lucky man today after he left an accident seen unhurt. The early morning incident in which his car overturned severally after he lost control of it, has left the man of God praising his heavenly father. On his social media accounts he updated; ‘Please pray for me I had an accident this morning, I rolled several times with my car but GOD’S GRACE IS SUFFICIENT’. We can all expect a new song from this one, watch this space!

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asK dr X Dear Dr. X,

My girlfriend and I have been dating for almost two years now. At the beginning of our relationship I made it clear to her that honesty should always come first in our relationship. We talked about our partners in the past and she only confessed to having been intimate with one partner. Two weeks ago, we went to her parents’ house and they talked about how she would skip school to go out and do crazy stuff with her friends. When we went back home I asked her about this and she confessed to me that she had eight partners in the past and was afraid to tell me in the beginning .I feel betrayed .Should I leave her? —Marcus.

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Dear Marcus,

Really Marcus? You sound as though you have already left your girlfriend and simply need my support on your decision to leave her. But first you need to ask yourself what is bothering you the most. Is it the lie or the number of partners? Surely no one ever says the truth about the number of partners they have had, of course unless they were legally married then it will be in the public domain.

Your girlfriend may have had a wild past but she is with you now and from all I can gather is committed and loving. What does it matter if her past was colourful?

Has it interfered with your intimacy? Confront the matter soberly and if you love your woman stick by her, the past is as we always say, the past.

DrX.

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This is the month where we rebuke all kinds of abuse, the most subtle one being emotional. How can you tell your significant other is abusing you emotionally?

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any women go through emotional abuse, and here is the kicker, they do not know about it! Because there is no hitting involved. Emotional abuse can simply be defined as behavior and /or language that is designed to degrade or humiliate someone by attacking their self-value or personality. For instance, a normal couple could disagree on how to spend cash, and the man will make comment that leaves the partner feeling too stupid to understand the intricacies of finances, or a man who takes food away from his partner so that she can look as “skinny” as his ex ,this is not right.

Emotional abuse also involves verbal abuse. If your partner yells at you, shames you, calls you names, threatens you, intimidates you and even makes you feel isolated, then he is emotionally abusing you. These behaviors will leave you depressed, anxious, and devastated, with a low self-esteem.

Research shows that two thirds of women in relationships go through emotional abuse.

Most women say that they did not see this character traits in their partners when they began dating.

These abusive men were good with words, they would talk, share ideas and have deep connections. Do not be blind to abuse, anyone who puts you down or uses his power or position to belittle you is an abuser, get out and get help before it is too late.

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The Akamba’s unique cultural skills

The Kamba tribe, also called the Akamba, is a Bantu ethnic group residing in the semi arid Eastern region of Kenya. Their homeland stretches east from Nairobi towards the Tsavo and Northeast to parts of Embu. They are the fifth largest tribe in Kenya as per the latest national census. Kambas were involved in long distance trade during the pre-colonial period. They have always had special skills in woodcarving and basketry. In gift shops, open-air markets and art galleries in the major cities and towns of Kenya, you are bound to find beautiful handcrafts woodcarvings, sisal baskets and well decorated artifacts made by the Kambas from which they earn a living. The men do the carving while the women weave and decorate the fine work in baskets and pottery. They are also involved in other activities such as hunting, farming and pastoralism. Politically they have always been dimed as loyalists and their women famed in the bedroom!

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rt is not only good to look at, it grasps the attention of the audience. It is for this reason Christopher Gilbert, a Belgian artiste has focused on advertising art and photography. His images are beautiful and thought provoking centered on optical illusions. He works with companies like Mercedes, Samsonite, and Volkswagen in a bid to fuse art and advertising.

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e have pitched cam in Aussie and the who’s who of Australian film and television on Monday made their way to the 5th AACTA Awards for a night of celebrating Australia’s top achievements in screen craft excellence from the past year. The Industry Dinner marked the annunciation of the 5th AACTA Awards winner who will be presented with the awards later this month. We are pleasantly surprised by our celebs down under as they are quite the fashionable lot, as demonstrated on the AACTA awards red carpet.

kiTTy FlAnAgAn: She was quite overdressed for the occasion.

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his film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.

genre: Drama, Action, Adventure, Art House rating: R Cast: Peter Firth, Elyes Gabel. runtime: Ihr 44Min.

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MACBETh MI-5 SPOOKS ry disappears one night off a bridge into the Thames...With MI5 on its knees in the wake of the Qasim debacle and facing controversial reform, former agent Will Crombie is brought back to uncover the truth they feared - Harry’s still alive.

genre: Art House, And International Drama rating: Unrated Cast: Michael Fassbender, Jack Reynor runtime: 1Hr 53min.

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acbeth is the story of a fearless warrior and inspiring leader brought low by ambition and desire. A thrilling interpretation of the dramatic realities of the times

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ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 19 Your tendency is to rush headlong into a new project. Not everyone is caught up in your enthusiasm.

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VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 21 You deserve a day off. Why not play hooky from your duties and surround yourself with beautiful works of art? Better yet, try to create some yourself. Admit it, you’ve been hankering to try a creative endeavor. Why not begin today? Your creativity and intuition are at an all-time high.

LIBRA Sep 23 - Oct 22 You have an exciting, intense day in store. Your curiosity is at a peak, and today it combines with a vivid imagination. This makes you ideally suited for medical research projects, as it gives you the ability to make connections among seemingly disparate themes.

SCORPIO Oct 23 - Nov 21 Don’t you think the time has come for a bit of a break? Even if you manage to drag yourself out of bed, you’re unlikely to accomplish much. When your heart isn’t in it, it’s difficult for your mind to work. Perhaps you should take a short jaunt out of town.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 - Dec 21 No more waiting around for events to change of their own accord. You’ve grown up enough to realize that if change is going to happen, you have to make it happen. As a result, today is busier than most as you begin to execute all those ideas you’ve been thinking about.

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YOURSAY Cleaning up cities will address climate change With more than 190 countries gathering in Paris this week, the world still has a chance to avoid dangerous global warming – but only just.

Already more than 160 countries have submitted pledges to reduce or limit their emissions of greenhouse gases by 2025 or 2030.

Collectively these represent a substantial improvement on “business as usual”, but they are some way from a path that offers a reasonable probability of restricting the rise in global average temperature above its pre-industrial level to no more than 2C. There is a serious emissions gap over the next 15 years: under the current pledges, emissions will go on rising until at least 2030. In Paris countries are expected to commit themselves to more ambitious emissions cuts, but there is no room for further delay. Already we are seeing the impact of climate change growing around the world,

with more heatwaves, more record rainfall events and more intense droughts.

Governments around the world now acknowledge these dangers, and have started moving to low-carbon economies. Some have made more progress than others; some are more ambitious. But the direction of travel is clear.

One of the most crucial recent developments is that countries increasingly recognise the compatibility of action to tackle climate change with efforts to overcome poverty and raise living standards. These aims are intertwined and reinforce, rather than compete, with each other.

By mid-century there will be 3 billion more people living in cities – a transformation of huge importance. From the point of view of emissions and the structure of those cities, the next 20 years is of unique importance to world

history. If cities are polluted, congested and inefficient, they will be terrible places to live in, and the most serious threat to managing climate change successfully.

WDesigning our cities to be cleaner, less congested and more efficient will have enormous social and economic benefits, as well as reducing the risks of climate change. Many cities will have representatives in Paris to showcase the progress they are making and to change ideas. They will help create the confidence that existing country pledges can be met and bettered.

Together, governments must send a clear signal from Paris to the entire world that over the next 20 years we can and will start along a path that offers us, our children and future generations real hope.

The prize, still attainable, is a future more sustainable, more secure and more prosperous.

— Nicholas Stern, via email

Motorist doing very little to curb road accidents Motorists should be more careful at this time when Kenyans who leave town are set to travel upcountry to join their families and relatives for the December festivities.

Records indicate that August and December are jinxed months for the country as many people die on our roads due to either reckless driving or disregard to traffic rules. Drivers take advantage of the high number of people traveling upcountry to hike fare and speed to

make more money from several trips. Traffic police tasked with the mandate to man roads should also be extra-vigilant during this time and shun bribery to avert the chaos witnessed on Kenyans roads. However, as the police and drivers and other relevant authorities such as the National Transport Safety Authority are called to stand up and be counted during this time, passengers should also know their rights and speak out.

Ignoring pledge to settle IDPs unfair, inhumane What happened to the pledge by the government to settle all IDPs before the start of El-Nino? It is unfair for the government to make some of these promises if they are not in a position to fulfil them because some of these issues involve the lives of Kenyans. The site of tents sprawled over in some parts of the country as El-Nino continues to wreak havoc in the country. Deputy President William Ruto is on record saying IDPs will be settled before the start of El-Nino, but the pledge has remained a mirage as women and children

continue to suffer in camps. Last week, the government was able to send a large delegation of MPs to Netherlands for the Assembly of State Parties (ASP), it’s therefore no coincidence that IDPs are still not a top priority to this administration. Those still in camps should be settled as soon as possible as we all know that from next year, the 2017 campaigns will take centre stage without anyone mentioning the plights of those suffering in camps.

— Otieno Nyakrathia, Kileleshwa

New CSs must not behave like predecessors Recent Cabinet nominees by President Uhuru Kenyatta now have a chance to get everything right after learning the ropes from their predecessors. For two years, if they have been keen on public service, they have learned one or two lessons about the positions. Kenyans, therefore expect nothing, but servant and excellent leadership from

the new faces. It should also dawn to the nominees that they should not perpetuate the culture of corruption, but inject new ideas that would enhance public service.

While vetting the nominees, Parliament should also shun unnecessary politics and deal with a candidate based on his skills and suitability to the position he has been

nominated in. Kenyans are tired of the Jubilee-Cord antics and only want better services, that’s why even MPs from the defunct Central Province-the backyard of President Kenyatta all chorused that the immediate former Devolution CS Anne Waiguru must resign over corruption allegations. ­—Bukende Steve, Embakasi

Varsity simulated terror attack poorly executed

It is quite unfortunate that one person died and several others were injured as they attempted to flee a simulated terror attack organised by the Administration police unit at the Strathmore University. It is important for institutions to carry out such security drills to gauge the students’ response and how well prepared they are in case of

an emergency or terror attack but these drills should be more organised and should not end up hurting students.

This was a drill that was meant to educate the students and staff, but it has instead failed to educate and has only succeeded in loss of life and instilling fear in the students and staff. Some students will carry the permanent scars

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from injuries sustained from the drill. The organisers should have done better with the preparation as much as it is supposed to be a surprise drill. Security drills are not basic arrangements, but well coordinated with those top be affected informed in advance — Ken Njoroge – Strathmore University

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SPORTS BRIEFS US boxer wants to fight Brit Furry in unity bout American WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder wants to unify the division by fighting new WBA, IBF & WBO champion Tyson Fury. Briton Fury, 27, stunned the sport by beating Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday, ending the Ukrainian’s nine-year undefeated reign.

Immediately after the bout 30-year-old Wilder, who is due to fight in January, tweeted he was “coming” for Fury. “I want that fight to happen as soon as possible,” Wilder said. He told BBC Radio 5 live on Monday: “I have got to fight someone in January and after that fight I would love to have a unification bout and guess what, I wouldn’t mind coming to the UK for that one.” “No matter where it might be, I want to be the undisputed champion of the world.” Wilder said his WBC belt is the “crown jewel” of boxing and is the “most famous, most respected” title, but insisted: “We haven’t had an undisputed champion in I cannot remember how long - and I want to be the first name to bring the belts back together and heavyweight boxing back to its full potential.

Murray slams tennis body after Davis Cup win Andy Murray says talking to the Lawn Tennis Association about the future of British tennis is a waste of his time. The world number two inspired Great Britain to win the Davis Cup for the first time in 79 years with victory over Belgium in Ghent over the weekend. Captain Leon Smith urged the LTA to use that triumph to inspire future players, but Murray, 28, said he “did not know where the next generation are”. “Nothing ever gets done and I don’t like wasting my time,” he said.

The Scot added he has not discussed the lack of young British players competing in Grand Slams with LTA chief executive Michael Downey. “I don’t speak to any of the people who are in a high-up position about that,” he told The Times. “I haven’t really spoken to them about anything. “It’s concerning not to have any juniors in the grand slams because that is something we were always very good at. It’s not ideal.”

Napoli go top of Serie A after victory over Inter Napoli replaced Inter Milan at the top of Serie A after Gonzalo Higuain scored twice to help defeat Roberto Mancini’s side, who finished a man down after Yuto Nagatomo was sent off for two yellow cards. Napoli, chasing their first Serie A title since 1990 opened the scoring after just 64 seconds with a thumping effort through before extending their lead after another fine Higuain finish.

Adem Ljajic pulled one back for Inter before Stevan Jovetic headed against a post. In a dramatic finish, Inter were again denied an equaliser when Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina deflected a header from Miranda onto the post. The win sent Napoli, who started the day second, one point clear of Inter at the top of the table after 14 games. Earlier, Fiorentina missed out on a chance to go top after being held 1-1 away to Sassuolo after Sergio Floccari cancelled out Borja Valero’s opener. Fiorentina are third in the table on 29 points, one behind second-placed Inter.

IAAF cracks whip on Kiplagat, Okeyo in doping crackdown Athletics Kenya (AK) President Isaiah Kiplagat and his vice David Okeyo have been provisionally suspended for 180 days by the ethics commission of the world athletics governing body International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

IAAF is looking into allegations of “subversion” of the anti-doping process in Kenya and “improper diversion” of funds received from US sportswear Company Nike.

AK’s former treasurer Joseph Kinyua has also been provisionally suspended.

Their suspensions begin immediately.

IAAF is also investigating Kiplagat in relation to alleged receipt of an apparent gift of two motor vehicles from the Qatar Association of Athletics Federation in the period 2014-2015.

Okeyo, who is also an IAAF member, was referred to the organisation’s ethics commission after being investigated by police in his native country.

He is alleged to have siphoned off funds from a sponsorship deal between the national association and Nike.

Okeyo has denied any wrongdoing and said all funds had been fully accounted for and audited by Athletics Kenya.

Last week, a group of Kenyan athletes occupied the headquarters of the sport’s national governing body, demanding the officials’ resignation over corruption allegations.

IAAF’s ethics

commission has appointed Sharad Rao, chairman of the Kenya Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board as its investigator.

Earlier in November, the country had been ordered to explain its doping controls by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Kenya was one of several countries under scrutiny over how it conducted its testing, with Russia suspended from competition for serious breaches.

And on Saturday, two-time world cross country champion Emily Chebet was named as one of seven athletes to have been susp ende d b y

Athletics Kenya for failing drugs tests.

The 2010 and 2013 gold medallist was given a four-year ban after testing positive for the diuretic furosemide.

A total of 43 Kenyan athletes have now been banned for doping and all but three of them have tested positive in the last three years, including Rita Jeptoo winner of the Boston and Chicago marathons.

Outgoing Athletics Kenya (AK) president Isaiah Kiplagat and his vice David Okeyo. The two have been provisionally suspended from all athletics activities

by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) over graft allegations.

Moyes relishes chance to manage in Europe despite Sociedad experience David Moyes would be open to managing another club in continental Europe, despite his first experience ending with his sacking from Real Sociedad.

The former Everton manager, 52, was dismissed earlier last month a day short of his one-year anniversary at the Spanish La Liga club.

Asked about coaching in other leagues, he told BBC Radio 5 live: “I’m open minded and Spain whetted my appetite.

“If the right opportunities came up in the major leagues I’d be interested.”

When Moyes (pictured) left Sociedad, the club were 16th and only above the relegation zone on goal difference. Of the 42 games he coached, he won 12 and lost 15.

Despite a disappointing end to his tenure, Moyes said he enjoyed his experience in La Liga, which he believes has superior teams than those in the Premier League.

“I think the experience will help me,” added the ex-Preston boss. “I gained great knowledge from my time there. It was great to experience what I did and I hope that will make me better.

“It’s very difficult to compare the two leagues. The best teams are in Spain and many of the best players are in Spain.”

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PREMIER LEAGUE

LAST RESPECT: All Blacks legends perform an emotional Haka at the public memorial to Jonah Lomu. INSET: A casket bearing Lomu’s remains being carried to Eden Park for the service.

New Zealand remembers rugby great Jonah Lomu A public memorial for New Zealand rugby great Jonah Lomu, who died earlier this month at 40, has been held at Auckland’s Eden Park stadium.

The former All Black was capped 63 times by his country and was considered one of rugby’s first global superstars.

Thousands attended the service, which opened with a traditional Maori haka for Lomu, who was of Tongan descent.

He was diagnosed with a rare kidney condition in 1995, but the exact cause of death has not been established.

Doctors believe he died as a result of a blood clot that developed on the long flight back from the UK where he had recently been watching the Rugby World Cup with his wife and two young boys.

Many of those at the memorial were from New Zealand’s Pacific Island communities. A private family burial service will be held in Auckland later today.

The memorial opened with a haka, and powhiri welcome ritual. Jonah Lomu’s coffin was then carried into the stadium by pallbearers, including several former All Blacks.

Lomu’s wife Nadene followed, wearing a woven skirt - a traditional Tongan symbol of respect and mourning accompanied by her two sons.

In an especially moving moment, pupils of Lomu’s former school in South Auckland, Favona Primary, performed their own tribute song, calling the rugby giant “Number 11, our friend in heaven”.

The tributes were led by World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset, who travelled from Paris for the memorial. He described Lomu as “a giant of a man (who) leaves a giant space in the world of rugby”.

“He will forever be a big part of rugby’s story,” he said.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key recorded a video tribute in Paris, where he is attending the world climate conference.

“He proved that you can come from anywhere in New Zealand, in any background, and make it to the top,’’ he said in the message.

Jonah Lomu fought a nearly two-decade battle with kidney illness, which former All Blacks coach John Hart recounted, saying “he was a fighter until the very end”.

His death did not only touch the rugby world, with footballer David Beckham and Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman also among those paying their condolences.

Lomu scored a record 15 tries at Rugby World Cups, eight of them in 1999 - also a record for most tries at a single tournament. Both records were only matched this year.

Stars take on Rwanda in CECAFA quarters Defending champions Kenya’s Harambee Stars will this afternoon take on Rwanda in the quarter-final of the 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Stars head coach Bobby Williamson said he will field his best squad after a decision to field a ‘weak’ team against Zanzibar in their last group B match almost cost Kenya the quarter-final slot.

Stars face the Amavubi who finished as runners up in group A with a slot in the semi-final at stake; Rwanda won two and lost one of their three group matches while Harambee Stars won one, drew one and lost one of their three matches.

Boniface Oluoch, Michael Olunga, David Owino, Clifton Miheso, Eric Johanna will all return into the starting XI as Williamson look to make amends after his decision to rest key players backfired.

Kenya and Rwanda met in the quarterfinals of the 2013 edition in Nairobi, which host won 1-0 thanks to Joackins Atudo’s 55th minute penalty.

Meanwhile, Uganda Cranes and host Ethiopia book semi-final slots after beating Malawi and Tanzania respectively.

Ethiopia beat Taifa Stars 4-3 in penalty shoot-out after the two teams played 1-1 at the regular time. Abel Mamo, the Ethiopia Walia Antelopes goalkeeper was the hero of the side after saving two penalties as Ethiopia moved closer to their fifth CECAFA title.

Tanzania skipper John Bocco though pulled the rag off Ethiopia’s fee using his height advantage well to head in a short corner swung in by Said Ndemla in the 25th minute. Ethiopia’s hard work and dominance was cut short, but their spirit never died. The host later equalised

through a controversial spot kick after danger man Bereket was brought down in the box.

They will now face off with the Uganda Cranes in the semi-final on Thursday in Addis.

Uganda overcame the guest nation, Malawi 2-0 under very hot conditions on a dry patched National stadium play ground in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa on Monday.

Captain Farouk Miya, who features for Vipers sports club in the Azam Uganda Premier league opened the scoring with a sixth minute powerfully well timed and executed header off left winger, Joseph Ochaya’s cross.

The goal was a dividend of a well worked out move orchestrated by Isaac Muleme, returning to the starting team since match day one.

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World athletics governing body iaaF suspends aK chieFs Kiplagat and oKeyo

EYING TOP HONOURS: From left: Barcelona ace Lionel Messi, Real Madrid forward Christiano Ronaldo and Barcelona attacker Neymar who have all been shorlisted for 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or award.

Who is the best?

Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Neymar will compete with current holder Cristiano Ronaldo for this year’s FIFA Ballon d’Or after the three were shortlisted for the award given to the world footballer of the year.

Real Madrid forward Ronaldo has won the award for the past two years, with Messi winning it for each of the four years previous to that. It is the eighth consecutive year that the two have been on the shortlist.

The winner will be announced at a gala in Zurich on 11 January.

Ronaldo has been named the world’s best footballer for the past two years, ending Messi’s four-year hold on an award regarded as the game’s most prestigious individual accolade. The three contenders were chosen from a 23-man list that also included Barcelona striker Luis Suarez and Wales and Real Madrid attacker Gareth Bale. It is the first time 23-year-

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old Brazilian Neymar, who along with Messi has helped Barcelona to the top of La Liga, has made the final three. All three candidates are among the 50 players to make the team of the year shortlist while 28-year-old Messi is also nominated for the Puskas Award for the year’s best goal.

Messi has scored 48 goals so far in 2015, despite being injured for two months. Portugal captain Ronaldo, 30, has also scored 48 times for club and country, but Real are six points adrift of Barca in La Liga. The other award categories are women’s world player of the year and men’s football world coach of the year. USA’s Carli Lloyd, Japan’s Aya Miyama and Germany’s Celia Sasic will vie to be named women’s world player of the year. Luis Enrique heads the coach of the year shortlist after leading Barcelona to Champions League, La Liga and Spanish Cup triumphs. Others are Pep Guardiola of Bayern Munich and Jorge Sampaoli of the Chilean national team.

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