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task force has recommended the tightening of the non-governmental oraganisations’ registration process in Kenya, with calls for thorough vetting on possible threats to national security. In its report, the team that was monitoring the

legislative process of amending the Public Benefits Organizations Act 2013 also says that a percentage of donations received by NGOs should go to the State. The 11-member task force also proposes auditing of NGOs funds as well as close monitoring of their

financiers. In December last year, the government deregistered 510 NGOs including 15, which were accused of having links with terrorism. Haki Africa and Muslims for Human Rights had their assets frozen.

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RED CARPET AFFAIR: First Lady Margaret Kenyatta walks on the red carpet when she arrived for a State dinner in honour of President Uhuru Kenyatta at the Kampala State House on Saturday. Looking on are Presidents Kenyatta himself and his host President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.

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Bid to change election date runs into more opposition The bid to change the election date from August to December continues to elicit opposition with the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) the latest body to express their reservations. LSK chairman Eric Mutua says December is not an appropriate date for Kenyans to go to polls because there are many activities going on during that time that will bar Kenyans from exercising their democratic right. “In December there are rains in some parts of this country and therefore majority of people will be busy in their farms instead of voting. So should the polls be held in that month then it means many people will be locked out in exercising their democratic

right,” Mutua said. The LSK chairman said that the tourism sector is also likely to be affected if the polls are held in December as potential tourists may not come to the country fearing that the elections might be marred by violence. “Tourism as at its peak in December in this country and having elections in the same month, is likely to affect that” Mutua said. “Many people are in holiday mood in December and therefore likely to participate in their activities and be with family members instead of voting” Mutua added. Mutua said that August remain the ideal date for the polls as

many voters will only have one agenda of exercising their democratic right. “If we can have a day in August whereby the only agenda is election then we are likely to see a high voter turnout than in December whereby people have many activities to attend to before resuming work in January,” Mutua said. The LSK chairman added that the debate on the election date should be championed more by voters rather than the politicians. He faulted politicians saying that should the elections be held in August then they will have served a shorter term as expected by the constitution. “The issue of serving a shorter

NOT IDEAL: LSK chairman Eric Mutua addresses the media at a past even. He has opposed plans to push the election date from August to December. term is neither here nor there, the drafters of the constitution that set the election date in August were of the view that the legislators will have finished their work by then,” Mutua said. Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has also rejected changing the election date from August to December saying that Kenyans rejected the months of major holidays-April catering for

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It also recommends that a representative from the Ministry of Interior be a member of the NGO regulatory authority also known as Public Benefit Organizations Regulatory Authority. The group that was chaired by former nominated MP Sophia Abdi recommended prohibition of registration of any NGO that is involved in advocating for what it terms as “promotion and advocacy of indecent acts”. The section appeared to target homosexual right groups after the High Court in a groundbreaking decision three months ago ruled that such organisations could formally be registered. “PBOs must uphold the security, cultural and religious values of Kenyans, the PBO Act be amended to prohibit registration of any public benefit organisation that is involved in promotion and advocacy of indecent acts,” the report says. The Abdi task force says that NGO’s must not be involved in the promotion of “national interest of another state or in recruitment, training and incitement of persons to undertake terrorist activities”. However, the report makes no mention of the controversial proposal to cap foreign funding to a maximum of 15 per cent of NGO budgets- instead suggesting that a percentage of donation received should be given to the regulatory authority. The proposal to slash funding widened the rift between the civil society and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee administration when the legislation was tabled in Parliament in 2013. Many protested the amendment, which they said, was meant to bring down organisations

AFFECTED: Haki Africa executive director Khalid Hussein addresses a press conference last year after their accounts were frozen. A task force has recommended tough rules for NGOs. that supported the ICC charges against President Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto. However, civil society players who have seen the report says it lacks “intellectual rigour” and should be dropped. “The report, which was supposed to be an authoritative document to guide policy, is lazy and reads like the private notes of an individual rather than a public document issued by the government,” said George Kegoro, Executive Director of International Commission of Jurists. International Center for Policy and Conflict

Executive Director Ndungu Wainaina termed the report “very hopeless”. “That report does not provide any content on what Kenyans said to the task force. Civil society has the detailed report and recodings of what Kenyans told the task force...That report recommendations are strangely coming from nowhere in the report. The recommendations appear clearly to have been manufactured elsewhere and then grafted into the report to justify or give entry point to government to achieve its ill-will motives,” Wainaina said.

Easter holidays and December for Christmas. Odinga over the weekend said based on the views of Kenyans, the rainy seasons of March-April and November-December were the first to be ruled out as election dates to avoid interference with the planting seasons. The Bill drafted by Ugenya MP David Ochieng proposes that the date of the next election be

moved from the second Tuesday of August to the third Monday of December. Ochieng argues that moving the polls to December will ensure national examinations are not interrupted. He has also argued that if elections are held in August, then it will interfere with school calendar and voter turnout is also likely to be low.

WAIGURU: WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ACHIEVE GENDER RULE Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Planning Anne Waiguru has urged Members of parliament to adhere to the constitution and achieve the two-thirds gender rule. Waiguru said the government will officially launch a campaign for the achievement of the gender rule to make sure the gains achieved by the constitution is not watered down. “We can’t go back over this issue, MPs have to adhere to the constitution and implement the two thirds gender rule,” Waiguru said. Waiguru said there are some MPs that have already expressed their support to help push the agenda in the floor of the house. “It is unfortunate that many years after independence and passage of the new constitution in 2010, women STICK TO PLAN: CS Devolution and Planning Anne Waiguru in a previous press address.

still struggle to be recognised,” Waiguru said. Waiguru also challenged women to go for top public service jobs as part of women empowerment in the society. “When young girls see women in top public service jobs, they get encouraged and also work hard to make it” Waiguru said. Debate on the realisation of two-thirds gender principle has elicited mixed reactions as the deadline for attaining it is fast approaching. The Supreme Court in 2012 set August 27, 2015 for the attainment of the gender rule. Already National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale said Parliament will not be able to meet the August 27 timeline and has consequently asked for three months extension to debate on some Bills that were submitted late.

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‘Dirty’ Kenyans cost the country Sh27 billion every year Poor sanitation costs Kenya Sh27 billion each year, the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) reports. The costs are associated with medical care expenses, epidemic outbreaks that cost the government money to curtail and funeral charges for those affected. Other costs include loss of foreign revenue as a result of poor sanitary conditions that make Kenya a less competitive destination and water pollution, which is a cost that the government deals with through expensive development projects. Data from the WSP shows that ss many as 21 million Kenyans use unsanitary latrines while 5.6 million have no latrine at

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all and defecate in the open. The WSP notes that the poorest Kenyans are 270 times more likely to “drop a deuce” than the richest. The sum is equivalent to roughly Sh808 per person. “Open defecation costs Kenya billions every year and yet eliminating the practice would require less than 1.2 million latrines to be built and used,” says a report dubbed Economic Impacts of Poor Sanitation in Kenya. Roughly 20,000 Kenyans, most of whom are children under the age of five, become fatalities due to diarrhea. Close to 9 out of 10 of these cases are as a result of to poor water, sanitation and hygiene.

Kaparo’s bill seeks to rid vernacular in offices

national Cohesion and integration Commission (nCiC) Chairman Francis Ole Kaparo.

National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) Chairman Francis Ole Kaparo and a section of Members of parliament are seeking to criminalize use of vernacular in public offices. The draft bill dubbed ‘Cohesion and Integration Bill 2015’ is aimed at ending ethnicity in public offices and learning institutions. The draft bill proposed by the NCIC and the joint parliamentary committee on national cohesion also seeks to bar one ethnic community to have a high number of staff in universities. “There is a culture in this country that when a university is situated in a particular region, then majority of the staff should also come from the same region, this is wrong and we need to be changed,” Kaparo said. Should the bill go through parliament, then it will be illegal to speak in vernacular in public offices.

Speaking in Mombasa during a stakeholders forum, Kaparo said overstaffing of Universities with members from one ethnic community has been one the recipes for strikes in universities. “We must act now in order to bring sanity in our learning institutions, representations in Universities must be universal just like the name suggests” he said. Chairman of parliamentary committee on cohesion Johnson Sakaja said the bill is also aimed at reducing ethnic tension in the country. “In that Bill we are also seeking that NCIC to be given more powers to deal with leaders and individuals who incite one tribe against the other,” Sakaja said. “We must cure our country from this disease of tribalism which has also affected even our higher learning institution” he added.

WHAT OTHERS SAID TODAY... juDgES TO FigHT COnTrOL SuprEmE COurT: In the event of a disputed result the winner of the next presidential election will likely be determined by the Supreme Court, as was the case in in 2013. Jockeying is underway for the position of Chief Justice as the president of the court, CJ, Willy Mutunga, is to retire before the election. A case filed by one of the Supreme Court judges, Philip Tunoi, challenging the retirment age, will play a crucial role in shaping the composition...

AnOTHEr pASTOr wAS invOLvED in A FATAL ACCiDEnT: A second flamboyant preacher driving a Range Rover was involved in a fatal accident but police terminated the case, the Nation has learnt. Bishop Thomas Wahome Njuguna of Helicopter Ministries, driving vehicle registration number KBX 377D, knocked down Godfrey Mwaniki at about 6pm on June 24. Mr Mwaniki died on the spot in an accident that took place at the top...

SCHOOLS OF DEATH: Just how safe are your children or siblings in schools, especially boarders? Do learning institutions have fire-fighting equipment? Are they well fenced with sufficient security personnel posted at the gates and other strategic areas at night? What safeguards are there to avoid entry of drugs and other illicit substances into the schools? By sparing the rod have we led the children turn into young rogues drawing and living by their rules,....

Some 60,000 teachers have already been trained on the necessary skills required for the roll out of digital learning in primary schools. An Education ministry official told a head-teachers’ conference in Mombasa that another 19, 000 schools have also been connected to electricity by the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) and 605 others, connected to solar power in readiness for the launch of the government’s ambitious plan. “As of May, 2015, 62,500 teachers have been trained in ICT integration in schools,” head of ICT in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology John Temba said.

Stand up against corruption, church tells Kenyans The Methodist Church in Kenya (MCK) presiding bishop Rev. Joseph Ntombura is calling on leaders of all shades to shun corruption. Rev. Ntombura said the country is slowly becoming an ‘openly corrupt state’ and there is need for concerted efforts from all stakeholders including the church to stem the ‘frightening tide’. He was speaking in Mombasa during the annual Methodist Men fellowship at the Shanzu Teachers Training College. He urged leaders to shun the ‘abhorrent culture of diverting the country’s resources for personal use’. Rev. Ntombura said corruption and bribery is a ‘monster eating away the fabric of the society’ and urged religious leaders to stand firm against the vice.

Suspected robbers lynched in Nairobi’s Kayole Two suspects have been lynched in a botched robbery in Kayole. The suspects were accused of attacking and robbing pedestrians before an alarm was raised. Their two accomplices managed to escape on foot. No arrests have been made so far. The lynching is the latest in a series that have been reported in the city in the past weeks. Police have warn mob lynching is criminal and want the public to always surrender suspects to them whenever they are caught in criminal activities. The bodies of the slain suspects were later taken to the mortuary. Last week, an officer with NIS was lynched in Donholm area in a case of mistaken identity.

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Activists in Uganda have held a gay pride rally, a year since a law requiring homosexuals to be jailed for life was overturned. Crowds danced, sang and waved rainbow flags at the event held outside the capital Kampala, the culmination of a week of celebrations. One of those attending hoped it would be a “step forward” for the country. But many people in Uganda strongly oppose gay rights, and homosexuality is punishable with a jail sentence. Anti-gay legislation allowing for life imprisonment for “aggravated homosexuality” and banning the “promotion of homosexuality” was annulled by Uganda’s Supreme Court last year.

Rwandan soldier kills four colleagues A Rwandan soldier serving as a peacekeeper in the Central African Republic (CAR) has shot dead four colleagues before killing himself, the Rwandan Defence Ministry has said. Eight others were wounded in the attack, a statement said. A Rwandan military spokesman called the incident “deplorable”. Those dead served under the UN’s mission in CAR, deployed to support the country’s fragile transitional government. The country descended into sectarian violence in 2013 when the predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, prompting reprisals from Christian militia. An investigation was under way into the incident, which took place in the CAR’s capital Bangui, said Brig-Gen Joseph Nzabamwita. “We suspect terrorism without ruling out mental illness to be the cause,” he said.

Eight family members shot dead in Texas Six children and two adults have been found handcuffed and fatally shot in the head in a Texas home, following the arrest of a man who exchanged gunfire with police. The gunfire broke out when officers who had been called to the Houston-area home late on Saturday spotted the body of a child and tried to enter. A man surrendered about an hour later, after talks with police negotiators. Police said the suspect, David Conley, was later charged with capital murder. The Harris County Sheriff ’s Office said the bodies were found after “a welfare check was conducted on the premises” by deputies. A man inside opened fire when the deputies tried to force their way in. The dead were identified as Dewayne Jackson, 50, his wife Valerie Jackson, 40, and children Nathaniel, 13, Dewayne, 10, Honesty, 11, Caleb, nine, Trinity, seven, and Jonah, six.

Group targets to enlist a million diaspora voters The Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) announced it is targeting one million Kenyans living abroad to register as voter in the 2017 elections. KDA Global Chairperson Shem Ochuodho said the Alliance is in talks with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and other stakeholders on Diaspora voting and the areas of partnership and cooperation. Ochuodho told a news conference that the diaspora is a major national resource that has the right to participate in all affairs of the government. He urged the government to put in more resources with the IEBC that will adequately facilitate the process of ensuring more Kenyans in the diaspora participate in the key vote. “In our talks with IEBC, we have realized that they do not have enough funds to facilitate Kenyans living abroad to vote, we urge Treasury to set aside specific amount for this process as 2017 is not far away,” he told reporters. He revealed that the association is already developing a database on available human capital in knowledge, skills and innovations. This comes after the Supreme Court directed the IEBC to effect

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ONE PEOPLE: Voters at home during the last General Elections. IEBC was directed by the Court of Appeal to setup more registration centres for Kenyans living abroad. (PHOTO: Courtesy)

progressive voter-registration for Kenyans living in the diaspora and file annual reports for review by the National Assembly and the Senate, through the offices of the Speakers of the two Houses. “The IEBC shall put in place an infrastructure for the comprehensive registration of Kenyan citizens in the Diaspora as voters, to the extent that the numbers of such Kenyan citizens

participating in General Elections shall increase progressively over time,” the court directed. The highest court in the land threw out an appeal by the IEBC against the decision made on June 6, last year, by Appellate Judges Roselyne Nambuye, Daniel Musinga and Kathurima M’Inoti, requiring the agency to set up more registration centres for Kenyans living abroad to be registered as voters for all elective

positions. “The Court of Appeal’s directive to the IEBC, to ensure that registration of Diaspora-Kenyans as voters “in all elective positions” is effected progressively, in our view, did no more than express the principle of incremental progress towards a full-scale attainment of the right to vote, locally and in the Diaspora,” the Supreme Court Judges pointed out.

GOVERNMENT TO INVOLVE DIASPORA IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AFFAIRS The government is keen on harnessing resources from Kenya Diaspora for national development, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Cabinet Secretary Amb. Amina Mohamed has said. Speaking during a Diaspora meeting also addressed by President Uhuru kenyatta on Sunday, Amb. Amina said her ministry had— on the instruction of the President – established a Diaspora Policy which was launched early this year. The policy seeks to enhance the welfare of Kenyans living abroad as well as harness their contribution to Kenya’s socio-economic transformation. “In terms of harnessing the contribution of the diaspora to national development, we want our brothers and sisters working abroad to be part of the transformation taking place at home. We are streamlining and simplifying the process of remitting

money. “We are also developing an investment incentive framework which includes lowering the costs of Diaspora transactions as well as aggregate diaspora remittances. Further, we are exploring possibilities of preferential duty waivers and other concessions for Diaspora businesses,” said Amb. Amina. CS Amina told the Kenya Diaspora that efforts were focused on negotiating protocols that simplify immigration procedures and facilitate our nationals in working and residing in their host countries. “Here in Uganda, these efforts have resulted in the waiver of work and resident permits. Moreover, we are targeting to enhance the provision of consular services by strengthening existing missions as well as opening new ones in countries with many Kenyans,” said CS

Amina. She reminded the Diaspora of the President’s directive to allow them to bring in right-hand-drive vehicles duty-free on their return home. Under the program, those who live in countries where vehicles are left-hand are also allowed to import a right-hand vehicle of similar value duty-free. On Diaspora participation in and influencing public policy direction by participating in the electoral process in the country, CS Amina said remarkable progress has been made in this regard and the Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission has launched a web portal for purposes of registration and voting of Kenyan diaspora. “Those of you who may not travel home to vote can participate in this exercise to enable IEBC to determine the distribution of Kenyans for easy registration and eventual voting,” said Amb. Amina.

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High demand causes surplus of low quality office space The demand for Nairobi’s Grade B office spaces has doubled over the past year, outpacing the demand for Grade ‘A’ units, a management group reports. Mentor Management Limited (MML)—East Africa’s largest locally based construction, project and development company— reported that in 2014, 560,000 square feet of office space was sold to tenants. Unveiling its fourth half-yearly office market report, MML’s project and development managers noted that this year,

that figure has almost tripled, to an estimated 1.6 million square feet. The escalating demand for office blocks has therefore led to an oversupply of lower quality Grade B office space. “We are seeing ever more developers looking to finance their schemes through sales of fractions of office blocks, but also a move into fractional ownership by investors and occupiers,” said James Hoddell, CEO of MML. “This opens the door to making smaller investments in the office market, which broadens access

to a wider pool of investors. But, at a time of burgeoning supply, it moves the risk of not finding tenants on to these investors,” he said. Selling of blocks in fractions comes as the amount of new office space continues to gallop upwards. “The higher occupancy levels in the best buildings demonstrate that quality of specification remains the most important factor in successful office development in Nairobi, alongside location,” said Mr Hoddell.

Construction workers in fromnt of an unfinished government building (coutesy of CBC News).

Kenya resolves sugar tiff with Uganda Ugandan business owners and companies will now access permits that will allow the country to export its surplus sugar to the Kenyan market. In March, Uganda had criticised Kenya’s decision to limit sugar imports from the East Africa region and the dispute sparked a diplomatic row between the two states. Speaking in Kampala, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Cabinet Secretary, Amb. Amina Mohammed said: “We have reorganized to merge Kenya Sugar Board with other government parastatals to form Agricultures, Fisheries and Food Authority (AFFA) to curb delays in processing of permits. “There was a technical problem in processing of permits but I would want to assure the government of Uganda and the private sector

that the issue has been dealt with.” She said. During the meeting with Uganda officials and industry players, the two countries considered formation of a joint body to manage the sub sector of sugar since Kenya is a sugar deficient country which imports sugar from other countries including Uganda. Uganda allowed Kenya’s beef and related products to access Uganda market after complaints from Ugandan officials that Kenya was blocking the access to its lucrative sugar market. Speaking during the same forum, Uganda Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde said although there was a piece of legislation required from Kenya on beef and beef products, her government had decided to immediately

open its market to Kenya. “We are going to put in place mechanisms to implement this directive as soon as next week,” said Kyambadde. The two countries will soon hold another forum to address standardization of tea and maize, access to Uganda for Kenya cement and rice, EAC Duty Remission Scheme and Anti-malarial drugs and charges of Plant Import Permit. The commencement of Northern Corridor Integration Project (NCIP), progress has been achieved through enhanced transportation of goods and services from port of Mombasa to Uganda whereas turnaround time has been reduced to 18 days from 21 days. Kenya and Uganda embarked on a raft of other intensive

BuSINESS DIARY Entrepreneur Cafe meeting at Alliance Française The Entrepreneur Cafe will hold its 14th meeting at Alliance Française along the Loita and Monrovia Streets in Nairobi on August 13, 2015. The event is a global movement where entrepreneurs meet to discuss ideas, get feedback or criticism, make friends, build relationships, get

inspired or just have a cup of coffee to share the laugh. The meetings are free. This month, Entrepreneur Cafe is focusing on human resources, self-management, goal setting and accountability. Those planning to attend can find out more by visiting “entrepreneurcafe.org.”

East Africa Leaders Conference in Umoja Church Team Ministries International (CTMI) in collaboration with the Harvesters Christian Church will host an event dubbed East Africa Leaders Conference on Wednesday 19 August, 2015. The event will be held in Umoja Phase 2

from 7:00pm. Registration and entrance is free. Those planning to attend are advised to contact the organizers by calling the numbers 0719 370 386, 0720 681 626 or by sending an e-mail to “eahub@ctmi.org.”

infrastructure development initiatives including power generation and transmission, connectivity, crude and refined petroleum products, pipeline and railway lines. Trade barriers among EAC

member states have been blamed for hampering the free flow of goods and people within the bloc. Trade balance between Kenya and Uganda, is hugely in favour of the former exported

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I dumped real estate investment for pig farming A Kayole agribusiness farmer is making profits in urban farming from a 25 by 60 feet plot after dumping his investments in real estate to pig rearing. Muhoro Mwai delved into pig farming and is earning what no other Entrepreneur within Kayole can rake from the real estate as rent. In a 25 by 60 feet plot, Mwai rears 140 pigs including sows, piglets and boars which he sells them to

butchers and other buyers including farmers who want to venture in the phenomenon. “Most pig farmers complain about the exorbitant price of conventional feeds but what has made my venture successful is that I have minimized expenses because I obtain feeds from the manufacturer.’’ Muhoro said. Muhoro says he usually buys feeds like rice bran from Mwea irrigation scheme for Sh 470 per

70kg bag which costs Sh 1600 in Nairobi and the price can be reduced if purchased in bulk. To keep his flock healthier, Mwai reveals that he mixes the bran with other supplements and minerals together with cabbage waste that he buys from Wakulima Market at Sh 150 per bag. “I feed them once per day and ensure they are well fed and there is constant check from the veterinary officer. With that I

have managed to keep them healthy and attractive to buyers,” he added. To minimize the small space, he has built storey pens for the pigs which sow up to 11 piglets which are sold at between Sh 15,000 and Sh 25,000 just at seven months old. He has also invested in four dairy cows and 30 indigenous chicken which are not for commercial purposes though is aiming at expanding the venture to rake high from the enterprise.

“At 35, I wouldn’t wish for anything else. I have totally enjoyed this kind of farming especially doing it in the urban areas where most of the people believe it is impossible. I have employed two people who have been of great help to me, and most importantly, I have built a business I never thought would give me such huge returns within such a short time. There is money in farming,” he said.

therise Equity Group Holdings Following the recent announcement of positive Half Year earnings for the period ending 30th June 2015, Equity Group Holdings Limited emerged as the week’s top gaining stock. The Group reported an 11.8 per cent increase in after tax profit as compared to the same period in 2014. Following a notable depreciation of the Group’s share price during the recent downturn experienced at the NSE, the announcement supported an increase of 10.19 per cent in the price of Equity shares to Sh43.25 from Sh39.25 previously. Year to date, Equity Group Holdings shares are down by -13.50 per cent. In addition to sustained strong growth in customer loans and deposits, the Group stands to gain from its on-going expansion into new regional markets and drive into the mobile money space.

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Manufacturing and allied sector firm Unga Group Limited took this week’s position of top losing stock after its share price fell -11.11 per cent to close the week at a price of Sh40.00 from its previous week’s closing price of Sh45.00. Unga Group Ltd is a holding company whose subsidiaries are involved in the manufacture and marketing of human nutrition as well as animal nutrition and health products. The Company had recorded a noteworthy 59.4 per cent increase in pre-tax profit in the half year to December 2014 on the back of improved performance attributed to a new wheat mill as well as the sale of its stake in packaging firm Bullpak Limited. However, the recent depreciation of the Kenya and Ugandan currencies against the US Dollar will likely negatively affect the firm’s full year performance. Analysis by Amana Capital info@amanacapital.co.ke

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OMg AllAN WANGA lOSES MUM tO cANcER Allan Wetende Wanga, husband to the television reporter Brenda Wanga and Kenyan striker currently playing for Azam FC in Tanzanian is bereaved. Alan has lost his mother who was diagnosed with intestinal cancer and passed on at the intensive care unit while undergoing treatment. Many celebrities continue offering their condolences to the young couple at this trying time. We continue to keep the family in prayer. May her soul rest in eternal peace.

Who is Nyasanje? I am a woman first before anything else, a sister, a friend, a daughter, a singer and a writer of music lyrics. Tell us about your musical journey? I was exposed to music at a tender age by my late father’s (God rest his soul) collection of Franco, Madilu, Tshala Mwana,Mbilia Bel and the likes but only until my fifth grade in Primary School did I discover I had the ability to write my own music. I have not had any training in music neither have I performed before an audience but I have always known that nothing would give me the satisfaction and fulfillment music would give me. I’ve been writing and singing except only few close friends and family know about it, I have previously recorded a few pieces but wasn’t satisfied with my sound just yet until recently when I felt ready and in my pursuit for a perfect sound for my voice through my producer Brian of ABH sound, I came across the #Kitunikukachora project and did not hesitate when he asked of me to be part of it. How would you describe your genre of music? My debut single ‘Pangri’ is a Luo Rhumba song from its sound and rhythm. What other genres are you interested in doing? Afro-jazz, Afro-pop, I am open to trying a lot more of other genres as long as my music remains relevant. What inspired your debut single? It’s a campaign song I composed for the

‘Kukachora project, but even so every bit of the song is a ridicule, challenge and encouragement more to self than to the listeners in the words of my song. Just general experiences and observations if am to sum it up. What or who is your source of musical inspiration? Music to me is like a safe haven. I feel more alive when I create a piece more than anything I know of, it’s everything to me.... the only one thing I’ve held onto longer even when I thought there was no hope for ever going public with it. Which Kenyan artiste would you like to work with? That may change a lot depending on what my song is about or what genre am doing but strangely as it may sound I’d very much love to work with Collo King wa rap on a track. What challenges have you faced as a new act venturing into the music industry? Maybe I’ve just waited too long for the opportunity to showcase my music. I just overlook what may be considered challenges for I see none. Where do you want to be in the next 3 years? To have my music reach the international community just as much as is locally, perform internationally. Win awards for my work and most importantly have enough earning from it to comfortably sustain self and have something to give back to the community as well.

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‘After one and a half years of being out of touch, we met at a rather somber occasion, my mother’s funeral. We started talking and well, the rest is ‘history’

CECIL AND BENTA SAY ‘I DO’

e who finds a wife finds a good thing, and Cecil chose to look for the love of his life at the place he loves the most; close to God’s heart. From the moment he set his eyes on Benta while serving together in church, Cecil knew that he had found the ‘one’. But it was not all roses and lilies for Cecil who recalls that Benta was on the elusive at the time, as he tells X Access. “I tried asking her out but she declined at first.” So how did the lovely couple get to the point of standing before men and God to declare their unending love? “After one and a half years of being out of touch, we met at a rather somber occasion, my mother’s funeral. We started talking and well, the rest is ‘history’, as they say,” says an openly excited Cecil. There can never be a wedding without a proposal, and Cecil made sure that his was both romantic and memorable. He popped the ring during a bible study session last December, to the delightful surprise of Benta who excitedly affirmed her interest in delving into the forever and always commitment to Cecil with a resounding yes. Eight months later, a breathtaking bride, dressed in a pure white gown with her face covered by a white veil slowly walked down the NPC Valley Road Church after the bridal party, ladies in apple green dresses and the gentlemen in brown suits brightened up by apple green ties, danced their hearts out

towards the altar where prince charming was patiently waiting for his Cinderella. There was a sigh of relief when Cecil, donning a chocolate brown suit and apple green tie, and the congregation finally set their eyes upon the bride. It was on; “not by faith, but by sight” as the presiding priest lightly put it. The church service went on without a hitch, as the couple received advice regarding marriage life even as their parents and other men of God in attendance took some time to dedicate the marriage to God. With no one in attendance speaking out during the tense moment given to anyone with a reason against a marriage, Cecil and Benta exchanged their heartfelt vows and the rings, and finally signed the marriage certificates. They were now bound to one another, both legally and religiously. After a brief general photo session outside the church, the bridal party, led by the newlyweds in a shiny black Mercedes Benz, headed out to a more private photoshoot, as their guests streamed in for lunch at the reception. After capturing the memories of their big day in the form of still photos, the bridal party rejoined the guests at the reception amidst song and dance, followed by short speeches, gift presentation and cake cutting. By 6 o’clock, all had been said and done, and the guests departed for other activities with the couple later leaving for their honeymoon to an undisclosed location. Congratulations to Cecil and Benta.

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review of top weekend gigs.

Octopizzo launches LDPC album in style

Clad in a brown winter hooded trench coat, a red Marvin hat underneath, a grey sweatshirt, a pair of sun glasses, a pair of faded blue jeans and brown Timberland boots, the man of the moment-Octopizzo emerged on stage at 1621hrs on Saturday for his LDPC album launch. ‘Its namba nane baibe’, were his first words as his live band backup put him in the mood with a revised and enhanced play of the vile inafaa in which he featured Muthoni the Drummer queen. Hosted by Code Red’s DJ Stylez, the album unveiling ceremony had been delayed due to bad weather that had earlier in the day hit Nairobi and its environs prompting the Deejays of the day to run the

show with back to back music mixes and simultaneously hype the hundreds of rap music enthusiasts and Octopizzo fans who had braved the bad weather. The K.I.C.C COMESA grounds where MO sound had mounted a stage and provided good sound came alive with Octopizzo’s renditions of his singles introducing the new tracks in his LDPC album and going down memory lane in flashbacks of his previous works. Sponsored by the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK), UNHCR and the British Council, the LDPC album launch attracted an array of dignitaries in the NGO sector as well as comedians Eric Omondi, Owago Onyiro, Oga Obinna, Chipukeezy,DJs

JKG Awards- appreciating and celebrating Kenyan talents The Jumia Kenya Glamour Awards went down on Saturday at the Boma Hotel in Nairobi. The event started fashionably late and it was graced by people from different walks of life in the entertainment, fashion and arts scene in Kenya. The MC was none other than the beautiful actress Shirleen Wangari. Eragon Whisper and Sylvia Shimanyula emerged top in the Upcoming Male and Female Models of the Year Category. Brian Onyango and Anjili Laura took the crowns for Top Male and Female Models of the Year. The award for the Upcoming Photographer of the Year went to Anthony Trivet Photography while the Top Photography award went to Charles Ngomo. Sandra Joan has proven that you don’t have to be a size zero to be

a run way model, she bagged the award for the Plus Size Model of the Year. Phyllgood by Shiro took home the award for the EmergingWomen’s wear of the Year while Shiyenze Fashion won the Emerging- Men’s wear of the Year. Make-up Artist of the Year went to Beauty by Dee. Fashion Forensic is the Blog of the Year and the Stylist of the Year is Beata Otieno. The ever stunning Avril is the Best Dressed Female Artist of the Year and Jay A is the Best Dressed Male Artist of the Year. The beautiful and curvaceous Jumia MD, Parinaz Firozi emerged as the Best Dressed CEO of the Year. KTN’s Jamal Gaddafi is the Best Dressed Media Personality of the Year, Mosound is the Supportive

Company of the Year and Xtiandela is the Corporate Social Media Personality of the Year. There were performances from Royalty Entertainment, Bila Mpaka Band, Jay A and performed Dumbala Avril sung Mimi na Wewe.

Hypnotic, Sadic, Krowbar and Joe Mfalme, H_art the band trio among others. Octopizzo took the opportunity to introduce his family to the fans bringing on stage his two daughters but not his fiancée joking that he was wary of ‘team mafisi’. As scheduled, a show of great talent ensued as a number of rappers battled it out on a freestyle rap game as Octopizzo hyped them on. Having begun his musical journey in Kibera- Africa’s largest slum, Octopizzo easily defines with poverty and suffering and has partnered with UNHCR to mentor young refugees into exploring their talents to achieve in life. Deejays present at the event also got a chance to battle it out in a 2minute each stint that

saw the revelers unanimously agree that Deejay Joe was still king. The interlude was interrupted by Owuor Arunga’s trumpet that announced Octopizzo’s return on stage. The fact that Octopizzo incorporated a live band into his performance was a lovely twist to the gig giving hip hop a lovely rendition. His performance of ivo ivo ivo, SWAG, stay so fly, ‘so fly’, ‘blackstar’ RIP and ‘Could be Us’ received roaring cheers from his fans who demanded more and more even as the clock struck seven prompting a halt to the show. The after party however continued at Skylux lounge thereafter from 9pm till late branding this album launch a Kenyan hip hop success story.

EunICE, LInda and ELaInE arE MISS KEnya 2015! The much awaited 2015 edition of Miss Kenya beauty contest with three crown categories: Miss Kenya Earth, Miss Kenya International and Miss Kenya Grand International was the highlight of the final stretch to stardom for sixteen finalists. The event hosted by Derek Bbanga kicked off quite late but picked on once the beauties hit the runway to showcase

talent, beauty and brains. The glamorous event staged at a Nairobi hotel was fashion studded with a number of designers dressing the contestants. The contestants had perfected the catwalk which in turn paved way for a smooth show, the choreography was great and wellrehearsed. Judges Cheptoek Boyo, Emily Onyango, Cecilia Mailu, Dennis, Virginia, Moraa, Bwire and Ruku G.K after a night long vetting,

crowned Eunice Atieno Onyango Miss Kenya International, Linda Gatere Miss Kenya Earth and Elaine Wairimu Mwangi Miss Kenya Grand International. The special award; Miss Congeniality was awarded to the youngest lady in the contest Sheila Kanini Musyoka. The winners will represent Kenya in the global contests that will be held in Austria, Bangkok and Japan respectively.

Miss Kenya International Eunice Atieno Onyango, Miss Kenya Earth Linda Gatere and Miss Kenya Grand International Elaine Wairimu Mwangi. Derek

Miss Kenya judge drunk on the job HOT DJ Krowbar and DJ Sadic The Miss Kenya 2015 contest went down this past weekend but not without a few hitches. The event that was to begin at 7.30 pm began three and a half hours late kicking off at 2259hrs. All that time as the contestants and the audience waited impatiently, it seems the judges were having a good time on a drinking binge. Judge Moraa, who was representing an online shopping platform dubbed Kaymu must have had one too many. When the MC requested a speech from a representative from Kaymu, Moraa rushed on to the runway but ended up fumbling and embarrassing herself when it dawned on everyone that she couldn’t express herself leaving the audience wondering whether she was qualified to judge in the first place.

DJ Krowbar and DJ Sadic.

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Octopizzo ‘roasts’ Khaligraph

weekend escapades

We all know that gospel and secular music do not see eye to eye, not even the artistes from the two factions hang out together. But what do you do as a gospel music artiste when you find yourself at a secular music album launch? DJ Krowbar and DJ Sadic found themselves between a rock and a hard place when they graced Octopizzo’s LDPC album launch. So as to avoid controversy, the two DJs played smart, DJ Sadic briefly performed pages za Bible then introduced DJ Krowbar who then decided to put Octopizzo and his family before the Lord. Thereafter they both disappeared, having fooled all but not X-ACCESS!

DJ Krowbar

The beef between rap artistes Octopizzo and Khaligraph continue to intensify every day with either artiste finding fault in the others’ music and lifestyle. At his LDPC album launch, Octopizzo performed a song titled R.I.P (Rest in Peace) off the album dedicating it to Khaligraph Jones amidst uproar and cheers from his fans that graced the launch. We are yet to hear from Khaligraph on this latest beef.

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@jumia kenya glamour awards.

no! did you think jkga was mugiithi?

This is how you rock red! kudos dj sadic.

did they MiSS the MeMo?

dang! This dress did justice to avril!

ast Saturday the Boma Hotel was the venue appreciating and celebrating Kenyans from the entertainment, fashion and arts industries. Attended by major big shots like Avril, Jay A, DJ Sadic, Suzie of Suzie Beauty, Wangechi the rapper, Obinna, Owago Nyiro among others, we were bothered by their lack of style, especially for a glamour event. It seems many chose not to adhere to the dress code which was a touch of orange. Some dressed for the Red Carpet while others… maybe just don’t know what a Red Carpet affair is all about. Here are some of Saturday’s looks.

ditch the necklace and you’ll have a perfct red Carpet look.

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Wahu aNd Moti ice

Baraka da PriNce aNd ruBy

simple yet elegant.

kudos for respecting the dress code.

FraSha aNd tiMMy t dat

Nenda

Nivumilie

tJichunge

he Prince who gave us massive hits such as and Siachani nawe has a new hit on the airwaves alongside mellow voiced Ruby, a song which has seen Baraka Da Prince being described as the future of Bongo given the

Nivumilie

quality of music and sound that he has been churning out, as well as his consistency in releasing singles.

ahu has been up to a lot, from giving her first born daughter a surprise birthday party at school to releasing a hot new single with Moti Ice, a new name in the Kenyan music industry. Their song, Nenda, had raised some online controversy after an unknown account messed with the YouTube views and comments, an issue which got Nameless up and defending his wife. Luckily the hacker was blocked and the song continues to garner more views.

Shigidi

rasha has been working with big names in the industry in the past few months such as Kristoff and King Kaka, as has Timmy with Rapdamu and DNA. Their hit together, shigidi, is one of the pioneer collabos of August, with the promise of emerging a master hit given the former success of the artistes and also the enticing HD video.

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DAILYHOROSCOPES CAPRICORN Dec 22 - Jan19 You’re likely to feel a burst of energy encouraging you to engage with others in fun, creative projects, Capricorn. Join a group of musicians and rock the night away. It’s OK to spend a good part of the day up the clouds. This is where you operate best. There’s no need to resist this tendency. AQUARIUS Jan 20 - Feb 18 The thing to be most concerned about today, however, is that you may take an unrealistic approach to current relationships. You might be in a dream world in which you perceive the situation to be quite different from what it actually is. Be careful of this tendency.

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PISCES Feb 19 - Mar 20 When it comes to situations regarding love and romance, it might not be a bad idea to lighten up a bit now, Pisces. You might be taking things way too seriously in this area of your life. Consequently, it’s difficult for others to get close. You may very well intimidate them.

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ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 19 This should be a fun day for you, Aries. You should enjoy a good mood and social times with others. Don’t do anything that requires discipline or realistic thinking. This is a better day to simply have fun and relax. If you must work, do your best to keep your mood up. TAURUS Apr 20 - May 20 Don’t get moody or down in the dumps when things don’t seem to be going your way. It’s up to you to change your attitude. Trust that things will improve when you turn the corners of your mouth up instead of down. Stop worrying about every little issue that comes up. Take it all in stride. GEMINI May 21 - Jun 21 Be careful that your enthusiasm for the object of your desire doesn’t go overboard. It’s possible that you have an unrealistic view of the situation. It also could be that someone is leading you on and making you think something that isn’t completely true. CANCER Jun 22 - Jul 21 Don’t be surprised if your head is in a whirl over recent events involving love and romance. You may feel as if things are happening too quickly for you to really understand them. Try not to be so analytical. You may find that you’re chasing a lost cause while the train is pulling out of the station. LEO Jul 23- Aug 22 Your dreamy nature is going to be sparked today and you may take an idealistic view of the world, Leo. Even though the current situation isn’t exactly how you view it, that doesn’t mean you can’t change the situation to make it more the way you want. Be courageous when it comes to your goals. VIRGO Aug 23- Sep 22 It’s important that your intense emotions don’t bog you down. You may lose sight of important facts. Maintain a healthy relationship between you and reality. You may find that your head is in the clouds and you’re slowly slipping into some netherworld that has nothing to do with you. LIBRA Sep 23 - Oct 22 Be open and social with the people around you. Take off on a wild adventure that quenches your thirst for spontaneity and fun. Stay up late and talk to a friend you haven’t seen for a while. The time to live is now. Make the most of every moment of your life. SCORPIO Oct 23 - Nov 21 The more you relax, the more relaxed people will be around you. It will make for better chemistry in general, regardless of whom you’re with. You need to be a friend if you want to make friends. Don’t turn everyone into your enemy. Take the chance to get to know them. SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 - Dec 21 Your creative nature is at a peak today, Sagittarius, and the artist within you is tempted to come out and play. Indulge in a fantasy world that makes you happiest. Escapism may be a necessary element to the day in order to balance all the hard work you’ve been doing.

MUSTREAD Our Sister Kilijoy — by Ama Ata Aidoo

A young African lady, Sissie, sets out for Europe in a bid to empower herself with education which is scarce in her country Ghana, which is at the time predominated by intellectual neo-colonialism. The main focus of the author is highlighting the issue of Africans idolizing Europeans, a major characteristic of post-colonialism Africa. On arrival in Germany, Sissie is enraged by her African brothers and sisters who have also immigrated to European countries in search of education, but have been derailed from their cause after being assimilated into the materialistic foreign mindset. The author integrates the issue of same gender relationships as Sissie’s first friend in Germany, Marija, starts making passes at her as her stay in Germany draws to a close and she sets out for England where she finds fellow Africans living in wretched conditions.

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Solving students unrest by banning mock exams implausible I find the Education CS’ explanation and diagnosis for the prevalent unrests in high schools quite hollow and ambiguous. Mock exams cannot be an adequate, anterior and

sufficient cause for the frequent student’s strikes we witness in school these days, neither can banning mock be the ideal diagnosis as Mr. Kaimenyi wants us believe. Mr. Kaimenyi seems

to be relying on hypothetical and prima facie evidence verbosely presented to him by his underlings and school managements and not well researched and tested empirical evidence to

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ascertain the primal cause of this anomaly The minister needs more explanation than that which school management and teachers possible give because definitely they will provide

weird and lopsided reasons for their favor. It is rational to try listen to students and work with their explanation too in pursuit of tactical approach that seek to end these strikes once and for all, otherwise

Mr Kaimenyi will run into inconceivable labyrinths and contradictions of his own manufacture. —Phabian Paul Jr, Nairobi

Parents are to blame for unrests in schools, drug addiction and indiscipline The many cases of unrests in schools, indiscipline and instances of drug use among students are a worrying trend and should be dealt with fast and swiftly. I believe most parents in this age and time are to blame for raising up children whose priorities are nowhere near achieving academic excellence only whilst obeying school rules and regulations. Our schools are operating without the goodwill of the parents when it comes to matters discipline. Charity begins at home, but when parents are not keen on punishing

their children for wrongdoing, the teachers’ hands are tied thus they cannot administer punishment to these kids. With time, the children get used to the fact that no one can punish them and end up engaging in acts of drug abuse, indiscipline and other atrocities. As parents, let us all arise and free ourselves from the shackles of blackmail and guilt of disciplining our children and secure a bright future for them. —Suffocate Mkenya, Nairobi

Opposition leaders need to stop politicizing everything for their own personal gain It has emerged that opposition leaders are fighting policies that benefit Kenyans for the sake of furthering their personal goals. This has got to stop! These buggers can politicize anything if they are allowed to roam free. Some of these fools act like they need a shot in the head from a Minnesota Dentist (rest in peace Cecil the lion).

Our MPs and opposition leaders need to understand that getting elected is not about putting down good policies and dog-piling on sustainable initiatives. They need to see that their politics should take a back seat when the needs of the less fortunate are at stake. —Dennis L., Nairobi

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Charged volleyball queens target Peru upset in Japan MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2015

Kenya women’s volleyball team wants to repeat their historic win against Peru when the two sides meet next month at the FIVB world Cup in Japan. Malkia Strikers are expected to depart this Thursday for world games and David Lung’aho charges want to prove that their 3-1 win against Peru wasn’t a fluke as Kenya seek first win in four five attempts at the Japan games. This will be the first time Lung’aho will be in charge of the national team for the first time in these games as head coach and the Kenya Prisons tactician has identified Peru, Argentina and Cuba who are currently enjoying a poor form as the possible targets to writing history where Kenya will be seeking her first win at the world games and possibly better their disappointing 12th position in the 2011 edition. The last time Kenya took part in the World Cup, Paul Bitok was the head coach and Lung’aho as his assistant.

Kenya is yet to win a single match in their last four attempts at the crown but Lung’aho, Kenya’s most successful coach with both the national team and Club believe the players have come of age. “There is a winning mentality that has come in the team. If our opponents are not careful we may surprise them and possibly snatch the trophy,” said a confident Lung’aho of the Kenyan side, still struggling to drop the ‘underdog’ tag at these games where the top three teams will automatically book a ticket to Rio Olympics. “My target will be to be the first (Kenyan) coach to win a match at the world cup and we’re targeting usual suspects, Peru,” added Lung’aho. The team is expected to depart this Thursday for Japan where they will play a number of build up matches organised by Japanese coach Sadatoshi Sugawara before the championship serves off on August 22.

BLOCKED: Kenya blocking agains Peru during the World Grand Prix Group 3 final in canberra, Australia.

Oliech, Mariga to fight for first team spot

FRIENDLY FOES: Midfielder McDonald Mariga (left) celebrates his goal for Kenya against Angola with teammates Dennis Oliech and Bob Mugalia at Nyayo stadium on March 27, 2011.

Dennis Oliech and MacDonald Mariga will have to fight for their places in the Harambee Stars squad that faces Zambia next month in a 2017 AFCON qualifier despite their surprise inclusion in the squad by head coach Bobby Williamson. Stars host 2012 champions, Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets) on September 5 and head coach Williamson has recalled the pair due to their experience in the crunch tie. Oliech, the former Captain Oliech, 30 is struggling to find a new club after leaving relegated side Ajaccio in the French league same as Mariga, 28 whose side Parma FC of Italy were relegated to the Serie D (fourth division) as punishment for bankruptcy. Mariga, the elder brother of captain and Southampton FC’s Victor Wanyama, is the first and only Kenyan to win the UEFA Champions League. “They’re in the squad and will be looked along with the rest,” Williamson told Capital Sport on the pair who were the mainstays of

the national team for almost a decade before a combination of injury and for Oliech, disciplinary issues saw them weaned from national reckoning. Oliech who is credited with 65 international goals moved from France Ligue 2 side AJ Ajaccio in February to return to the Gulf where he made his name and signed for Al Nasr but is yet to feature for them. He was stripped of the captaincy and axed from the team by Williamson’s predecessor, Adel Amrouche, in the run-up to their 2014 World Cup qualifier away to Malawi and he subsequently refused to travel with the side to Blantyre in June 2013. Stars report for residential training next week ahead of the crunch Zambia tie with all team tied at a point a piece in the group following opening round 1-1 draw with Congo in Brazzaville. MORE ON THIS STORY www.capitalfm.co.ke

Gun attack on Hertha Berlin team bus Hertha Berlin’s team bus has been shot at on the eve of a German Cup match against Arminia Bielefeld last night. The Bundesliga club says the bus was fired at by a motorcyclist in

Bielefeld in northwest Germany but added that no one was injured. Hertha are staying near Bielefeld before their first-round tie with German second division side Arminia Bielefeld today night.

Only the driver was on board at the time of the shooting and police are now investigating. The vehicle was travelling from the team hotel to pick the players up from Bielefeld Central Station.

Hertha say the motorcyclist had overtaken the bus and threatened the driver “with his fist”, before turning and pointing a gun at the bus and the driver. Pictures from the club show the

windscreen of the bus with a bullet hole. Hertha chief executive Michael Preetz said: “We are deeply shocked and hope that the perpetrators will be caught. Luckily our bus driver got off with a fright.”

SPORT MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2015

Chatthe two wins away from National Rally title Jaspreet Singh Chatthe and his Mitsubishi Evolution X R4 is just two legs away from winging the Kenya National Rally Championship which enters is seventh leg in Nakuru next month. Chatthe finished fourth overall in the sixth leg of KCB Rally held last weekend in Machakos behind former Britain and Finland champion Tapio Laukkanen, Carl “Flash” Tundo who settled for second ahead of Baldev Chager.

WAY TO GO: Karan Patel (right) and Navigator Tauseef Khan (Left) (Subaru GC8) receive a cheque of Kshs 10,000 worth of V-power fuel from Vivo Energy Marker Analyst Fahad Adil during the prize giving ceremony of the just concluded KCB Machakos rally.

Navigated by Pasi Torma in a Subaru Impreza GVB13, Tapio’s service crew came to his rescue after a mechanical breakdown to restore his gearbox in less than 20 minutes and still went ahead to beat the Kenyan drivers in chilly weather to take the top spot. “My service crew was able change the gearbox in less than 20 minutes after I was forced to use only numbers four and five of the transmission in one stage.

Transmission had given up but we survived to win the rally. It is good feeling,” said Tapio Tundo beat Chager by nine seconds to take the second spot. It was the second loop that proved challenging for the drivers following short drizzle which rendered the roads slippery and tricky to navigate through. This was the third win for Tapio who is tackling the full season of KNRC this and a second successive scalp

after clinching the season-opening rally in Kisumu last month’s round in Eldoret. Ian Duncan in a Xado EVOX finished seventh after encountering a puncher in the day that also saw Rajbir Rai and two times Uganda Champion Jas Mangat bow out of the race. Rajbir who finished second in Eldoret last month retired on CS4 while the Uganda suffered low turbo pressure on CS2. Physically challenged driver Nikhil

Provisional final Results 1. Tapio Laukannen (Subaru R4) 1:28.36 2. Carl “Flash” Tundo (EVOX) 1:30.10 3. Baldev Singh Chager (EVOX) 1:30.19 4. Jaspreet Singh Chatthe 1:30.48 5. Karan Patel (EVOX) 1:33.10 6. Manvir Baryan (Ford Fiesta R5) 1:33.32 7. Ian Duncan (EVOX) 1:34.18 8. Onkar Singh Rai (EVOX) 1:34.38 9. Raaji Bharij (EVOX) 1:35.19 10. Quentin Mitchell Skoda Fabia() 1:36.37 KCB MACHAKOS RALLY 2015: And the winners are:Overall winner: Tapio Laukkanen (1st overall) 2WD: Eric Bengi (18th overall) Group N: Carl Tundo (2nd overall) Classic Class: Tejveer Rai (16th overall) SPV: Kirit Rajput (21st overall) S Class: Taiti Wachira (20th overall) Division 1: Karan Patel (5th overall) Division 2: Eric Bengi (18th overall) Division 3: Jansher Sandhu (15th overall)

Sachania also retired in the 6th KNRC event. “We just lost it at a blind corner where the surface changed suddenly from dry to very wet. Fortunately we are both fine though our car is damaged underneath on the front. We are out of the rally. Evans also hit the same stump and parks next to mine,” said Nikhil who bowed out in on CS5 after his Fiat Grande Punto S2000 slid off the road and hit a tree stump.

IAAF hits back at scientists over doping allegations

DOPING SCAM: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has criticised doping claims made by two scientists Robin Parisotto and Michael Ashenden.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has criticised doping claims made by two scientists. Robin Parisotto and Michael Ashenden analysed blood tests from athletes which were accessed by the Sunday Times and German broadcaster ARD/WDR. Parisotto said he had never seen such an abnormal set of blood values. The IAAF countered: “They do not have access to IAAF testing records and are therefore not able to know if

proper testing follow-up was conducted.” A total of 12,000 blood tests from 5,000 athletes were assessed and the report claims a third of medals (146, including 55 golds) in endurance events at the Olympics and World Championships between 2001 and 2012 were won by athletes who had recorded suspicious tests. Athletes who had dubious test results allegedly won ten medals at London 2012 and a top UK athlete was among

seven Britons with suspicious blood scores. Parisotto said: “So many athletes appear to have doped with impunity, and it is damning that the IAAF appears to have idly sat by and let this happen.” According to Ashenden, the files show athletics is now in the same “diabolical position” as cycling during the Lance Armstrong era. He said it was “a shameful betrayal of [the IAAF’s] primary duty to police their sport and to protect clean athletes”.

Argentine F1 legend Juan Manuel Fangio exhumed The body of 1950s motor-racing legend, Juan Manuel Fangio, has been exhumed on the orders of a judge in Argentina. He ordered samples from Fangio’s body be taken to try to resolve paternity cases brought by two men

in their seventies claiming to be his sons. Fangio won the F1 world championship five times in the 1950s. He never married and did not declare any children, but his

biographers say that he had a twodecade relationship with a woman. Her son, Oscar Espinosa, had a brief spell in Formula 3 and was known by colleagues as “Cancho” Fangio. Another man, Ruben Vazquez,

brought a separate paternity claim. Juan Manuel Fangio was a sporting legend in Argentina by the time he retired. Vazquez said he had no financial interests: “I just want to be recognised for the Fangio surname.”

Juan Manuel Fangio, who died in 1995 aged 84, left his estate to a foundation and a museum, which bears his name. His F1 record stood until Germany’s Michael Schumacher broke it in 2003.

Rampant Gor Mahia empty KCB’s vault Gor Mahia delivered an emphatic reminder to the rest of the SportPesa Premier League of who is the boss when they annihilated hapless KCB FC 6-1 at Nyayo Stadium on Sunday. The champions who are seeking to hold on to their crown for a third successive season returned to domestic top flight action after a three-week absence to attend to Cecafa Kagame Cup duties and by the time they were done, the Banker’s vault had been broken into and robbed dry. Erstwhile title challengers, Ulinzi Stars and Tusker FC failed to close the gap on runaway leaders K’Ogalo after being held to identical 1-1 draws by home-side Sony Sugar and visiting Western Stima in that order as Bandari and Chemelil played out a barren draw in Mombasa. In their first outing after being vanquished 2-0 by Tanzanian giants, Azam FC in the Kagame Cup final in Dar-es-Salaam, Gor did more than reassert themselves as domestic title favourites as they blew away KCB as their rivals stuttered to leave them eight clear at the top on 49 points. A brace from Meddie Kagere and further strikes from star forward, Michael Olunga, an own from Mark Odhiambo, Khalid Aucho and Enock Agwanda drowned KCB who got their consolation from their star attacker, Paul Mungai Kiongera who was once loaned to Gor. The match got off to a brisk start withr Benjamin Chaka stirring the hornet’s nest in the second minute when he worked Boniface Oluoch in K’Ogalo’s goal in the second minute before his opposite number Zachary Onyango brilliantly turned away quick fire efforts from Olunga and Kagere inside the opening 10. After spurning a gilt edged opportunity to open the scoring, Olunga finally bulged the KCB net for the opener after 15 when he headed in a Godfrey Walusimbi cross before Kagere added a fine second on 36 when he fired in a volley from a lofted pass from Innocent Wafula. KCB returned from the break determined to force their way back to the game only for Odhiambo to beat his keeper in the 55th when his effort to stop Kagere from finding Olunga in the box only ended up beating Onyango.

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