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Kidero leads the pack in race for City governorship

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overnor Evans Kidero remains the candidate to beat for Nairobi governorship in next year’s elections, a new opinion poll suggest.

The Poll released today by TIFA Research Limited, shows Dr Kidero has a six percent lead over senator Mike Sonko who has declared interest in becoming the next governor of the city.

The African based research company says it asked respondents who their preferred candidates are with 36 percent opting for Kidero while 30 percent favoured Sonko.

MPs Dennis Waweru and Johnson Sakaja both scored just three percent each as did former Starehe legislator Margaret Wanjiru who is also in the race for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat.

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Governor Evans Kidero with his deputy Jonathan Mueke. Kidero leads by

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Kidero most preferred candidate for Nairobi governorship as race hots up MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016

From Page 1 Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero remains the candidate to beat for the Nairobi governorship in next year’s General Elections, a new opinion poll suggests.

The poll released today by TIFA Research Limited, shows Dr Kidero has a six per cent lead over Senator Mike Sonko who has declared interest in becoming the next governor of the city.

The African based research company says it asked respondents who their preferred candidates are with 36 per cent opting for Kidero while 30 per cent preferred Sonko.

Dagoreti MP Dennis Waweru and Nominated Senator Johnson Sakaja scored just three per cent each as did former Starehe legislator Margaret Wanjiru who has also declared that she is in the race for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat.

Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary, the latest entrant to the race, was preferred by just one percent with the rest, 17 per cent undecided.

The poll was conducted July 28 and 30 through face to face interviews and a total of 719 registered voters living in the 17 Nairobi Sub Counties polled.

Executive Director of TIFA Maggie Ireri said although it is early to talk about the polls, the findings indicate a two-horse race between Kidero and Sonko.

“It is clearly a two horse-race. Those new entrants who have thrown their hat into the ring have still not garnered enough support to become the third horse,” Ireri said.

The poll findings shows that the support base of Kidero has increased by eight

TIFA director Maggie Ireri when she released the poll results at offices in Lenana Towers, along Lenana road in Nairobi today. Most Nairobi voters said they would either vote for Kidero or Sonko as Governor.

PHOTO: Gitobu Ikunda/X-News

percent over the last four months whilst Sonko’s support has remained the same over the same period. In April Kidero and Sonko all had 28 percent.

Majority of those supporting Kidero said the governor is good at representing the people in case of a disaster, contributes to the development of churches, has

been able to make Nairobi streets clean and therefore needs another term to complete his development projects.

Those who support Sonko say that the

Senator has helped the youth, has good development track record, he is a man of the people as he goes to the ground and also interacts more with the common mwananchi on the ground.

The findings released this morning also indicate that Kidero is now more appealing to the youth than Sonko.

The results indicate Kidero has the strongest support base among those aged 46 years at 56 per cent against Sonko’s 21 percent.

The Governor also has a larger appeal of those aged 18-30 years where Kidero commands 37 percent against Sonko who got only 31 percent.

“For a long time the youth have been perceived to be under Sonko’s firm grip.

However the poll shows his support is dwindling amongst those aged 18-30,” Ireri said.

Kidero also enjoys more support female voters than Sonko as 37 percent of those polled have confidence in him as compared to Sonko’s 27 percent.

The Governor still enjoys support among the males as 35 percent of those polled expressed their support to him against 32 percent who support Sonko.

The polls finding indicate that Sonko remains the favourite in the senatorial race should he chose to defend it at 39 per cent. Nominated Senator Elizabeth Ongoro comes second at nine percent, Beth Mugo at eight and others at two per cent.

According to the poll findings, Esther Passaris will become the Women Rep if elections are held today as she garners 28 per cent followed by the incumbent Rachael Shebesh at 20 per cent while others have three percent. @sam_x254

Waititu leading Kabogo for Kiambu top seat: Opinion poll Kabete Member of Parliament Ferdinand Waititu is the strongest candidate for the Governor seat in Kiambu County according to findings of a new opinion poll.

The Poll released today by TIFA Research Limited, shows Waititu enjoys a massive support of 42 per cent of Kiambu residents against the incumbent William Kabogo at 22 percent.

A significant number of registered voters in Kiambu at 18 per cent, however, are undecided on whom to vote for with 8 per cent throwing their weight behind James Nyoro.

“Waititu is a new contender for this seat yet he has a strong lead, regardless of this lead, Kabogo will fight to the end to retain his seat and the results could tilt. I foresee a clash of titans and the residents of Kiambu need to brace themselves for this,” said TIFA Executive Director Maggie Ireri .

Ireri, however, pointed out that the public announcement by President

Uhuru Kenyatta that he will not endorse either Kabogo or Waititu for the seat present a real battle for the gubernatorial seat in the County.

“Anyone who will get the Jubilee ticket in Kiambu will have won the race as the party is more popular in the region, however President Kenyatta has said he will not endorse anyone and that present a title for the titans,” Ireri said.

While releasing the poll results this morning, Ireri said that people prefer Waititu due to his combativeness in tackling issues affecting the common mwananchi on the ground.

The residents also believed that Waititu will be able to replicate his good development track record he showed while he was the Embakasi while others said that he can easily be reached in case of a problem and he is a good listener to people’s problems.

“People prefer Waititu because he responds immediately when called and at times even provide instant solution to the problem at hand,” Ireri said.

Those who will vote for Kabogo says the incumbent needs another chance to complete his development projects, that he has changed the lives of many residents through his various projects and he doesn’t fear telling the rich to pay taxes.

The findings also shows that Waititu has stronger support base amongst those aged between 18-30 years at 44 percent as compared to Kabogo’s 25 percent.

The two have been embroiled in a fierce public verbal exchange in the recent

Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu.He is eying the Kiambu governor seat.

past as far the Kiambu gubernatorial race is concerned.

The study was done between 28thand 31 July through face to face with 620 respondents polled. @sam_x254

Kiambu Governor William Kabogo. He will defend his seat in the 2017 General Elections.

Boinnet denies rift with Kavuludi team over list of promoted cops

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet has said there is no differences between him and the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) despite the two offices giving out contradicting lists of officers to be promoted.

The police boss said the list that came from his office was the one agreed during their last meeting. “There is no controversy on the list for promotions. The list released from my office is the true list,” Boinnet said during a Sunday Live interview on Citizen TV. “There was a list that we agreed upon as a commission. Later, another list emerged. We met on June 26 as commissioners, and agreed on individuals to be promoted,” he explained while attributing the other list from an error by the secretariat at the NPSC. Boinnet laughed off purported existence of divisions, saying it was just a creation of the media. He said that if there is any difference between his office and the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) it will be solved amicably.

“I want to insist that we as a commission will solve the issue of promotions,” he assured Kenyans. However, the conflicting lists of Inspector General and NPSC may have created confusion, but the actual enlisting of men and women deemed fit for promotion may be far from mere confusion.

A source has told X-news, the confusion is just but example of a power play between Boinnet and the commission led by Johnstone Kavuludi.

The source said that the IG and his two deputies skipped the meeting that discussed the promotions a fortnight ago. Eventually after the commission deliberations, it included 53 police

US Secretary of State Kerry to visit Kenya

US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected in the country within this month, State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu has announced.

Mr Kerry who visited Kenya last year will hold talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Top on Mr Kerry’s agenda is the conflict in South Sudan and the security situation in Somalia. Mr Esipisu said the exact dates of the visit will be announced in due course.

“Matters we expect to be discussed at his meetings with our President and Foreign Affairs Minister Amina Mohamed will include security, regional and international relations and especially the recent upheaval in South Sudan as well as the developments in Somalia,” he said. Kenya is considered key in the restoration of security in the two neighbouring countries.

Also visiting Kenya later in the month is China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi from August 9 for trade and investment talks.

“As you know China is a big trade partner and has supported a number of significant initiatives in the infrastructure sector,” Esipisu said Sunday during a weekly briefing. www.capitalfm.co.ke

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet. The

police boss has laughed off purported existence of divisions between him and NPSC.

officers in the recent promotions; later Inspector General would skip seven names in his list including that of Kenya Police spokesperson Charles Owino, Mary Wangui Omari, Gitari Njoka, Jebel Munene among others.

It is said bad blood was developed after the commission refused to admit the names proposed by Deputy Inspector General Joseph Kitili for failing to consider regional balance in the promotions.

Six out the 13 police officers earmarked for promotions to the rank of the assistant Inspector General came from the Kenya Police Service and hailed from one ethnic community.

The commission is said to have rejected the list and ordered Boinnet and Kitili to go back and consider the list to reflect the face of Kenya.

Boinnet asked to confirm rejection of the list.

He said, “I know there were certain names of

individuals who had retired in January. It is not true that there was a listed tilted towards a certain community and that we were to rectify it,” he said. To solve the stalemate between the two offices, Cabinet Secretary Interior Joseph Nkaissery has indicated he will engage Boinnet to ensure a solution is reached.

On IPOA alleged sabotage of his office, Boinnet he said he had cooperated fully and would continue to do so in future.

“I know my duties in accordance with the law. I have not, as an officer, refused to cooperate with IPOA. We have given them all they wanted from us to conduct investigations” he said, “We have agreed with IPOA that when they want to visit any of our premises, they let us know in advance so we can facilitate,” he concluded. @hillary_x254

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Kidero urges for public participation in City affairs Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has urged the city’s middle class to actively participate in the management affairs of the county.

Speaking at the Parklands Baptist Church during its 40th Anniversary, Dr Kidero said management of civic affairs calls for everyone’s participation and should not be left in the hands of few individuals. “Managing civic affairs is a very big responsibility that calls for every one’s participation. That is what our Constitution provides and public participation occupies a central place in the management of public affairs.

We should shun considerations other that ability to deliver that most of us resort to when choosing the leadership of this city. Nairobi is in safe hands.

Rally behind us and support my Deputy and I to continue making it a better place,” he said Kidero said his administration deserves a second term in order to continue making Nairobi a better place. Kidero urged Nairobians to stop giving prominence to trivial considerations at the expense of merit when voting for leaders.

He cited recent world trade meetings that has been taking place in Nairobi as a sign of confidence and appreciation that the city has undergone tremendous improvements. “Nairobi is now able to attract international meetings not by default but because the city meets the test of globalization,” Kidero said. The Governor also quoted the latest report by the Independent Magazine of the United Kingdom which placed Nairobi a head of Johannesburg of South Africa as an investment destination.

The governor said three years ago Nairobi was ranked 139 out of 140 cities, beating Tehran as the safest city to live in but due to his effort since he took over the mantle as the Governor, Nairobi is now ranked among the 100 cities in the world in terms of safest place to live in. @sam_x254

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Several ‘killed’ in Ethiopia protests

President boycotts his own run-off vote In an unusual move, the president of the west African state of Sao Tome and Principe has boycotted his own run-off election, handing victory to his rival.

Manuel Pinto da Costa withdrew from Sunday’s poll, alleging fraud in the first round held on 17 July.

His rival Evaristo Carvalho, a former prime minister, is now certain to win the race.

He had won the first round with 49.8% of the vote while Mr Pinto da Costa had taken 24.8%. Ahead of Sunday’s run-off, he had called on his supporters not to vote, and later reports said many of them had stayed away.

Mr Pinto da Costa ruled Sao Tome with an iron fist for the first 15 years after independence from Portugal in 1975. He lost the presidency after introducing reforms in 1990, including multi-party democracy, but in 2011, he Sao Tome and Principe, a former Portuguese colony, consists of two islands of volcanic origin and a number of smaller islets lying off the western coast of Africa.

Sao Tome and Principe President Manuel Pinto.

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Several people are feared dead in clashes in north-western Ethiopia between police and anti-government protesters, amid a wave of unrest.

On Friday police arrested dozens of demonstrators during massive rallies in the capital, Addis Ababa.

The government has been facing protests from the two largest ethnic communities over alleged human rights abuses and other issues.

Authorities have banned demonstrations and blocked social media.

Despite the ban, people took to the streets in several parts of the country for a third consecutive day on Sunday, Emmanuel Igunza reports from Addis Ababa.

The worst violence took place in the northwestern city of Bahir Dar in the Amhara region - the homeland of the Amhara people.

Police used tear gas and fired in the air to

disperse thousands of people who had blocked roads and chanted anti-government slogans.

Unconfirmed reports say several people were killed. One resident told the BBC he had seen a friend being shot in the head by security forces.

Overnight protests continued in the Oromia region, which surrounds Addis Ababa, with police arresting dozens of people.

The unrest was sparked last November by a plan to expand the capital into Oromia.

This led to fears farmers from the Oromo ethnic group, the largest in Ethiopia, would be displaced.

The plan was later dropped but protests continued, highlighting issues such as marginalisation and human rights.

Oromo activists say police have killed hundreds and arrested thousands of people from their community in recent months.

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estival goers take part in The Naked Run, during the 22nd Oppikoppi Music Festival held at Northam, South Africa, 06 August 2016.

The festival is the biggest music festival in the country and was named, ‘For The Lovely Young Taken to the Unsea’. It is held on a farm in the bushveld of the Limpopo province and sees music lovers spending the weekend listening to scores of bands and enjoying the camping and outdoor life. PHOTO?EPA

TURKEY’S ANTI-COUP RALLY People wave Turkish flags during a rally to protest the failed coup attempt at 15th July 2016 and mourn the 240 killed people including civilians, policemen, and soldiers, in Istanbul, yesterday.

Thousands of people attended the massive democracy rally to protest the coup attempt. President Reccep Tayyid Erdogarn, prime minister, main opposition head and the leader of the country’s foremost nationalist party join the rally. PHOTO: SEDAT SUN/EPA

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Morning newspaper summaries Rocky start for Kenya’s CSs want Raila to run Why President Uhuru team to Rio Olympics as against Uhuru: Two Cabinet Kenyatta’s term may last and four Jubilee MPs have asked longer: The haggling over replacement bribery claims emerge: As Secretaries Cord leader Raila Odinga to vie for the

Safaricom head hunts Equity chief in battle for mobile cash: Safaricom has hired

Graft, low staff morale EX-Uchumi bosses face Uhuru Kenyatta’s kin ailing judiciary, new report court suits: The government has said and Peter Kenneth’s wife enough evidence has been gathered to press carjacked: A nephew of President shows: Corruption, drunkenness, that charges against officials of the troubled Uchumi

Low power bills in August as levy charges stay flat: Power consumers are

Sh11bn ministry Eurobond spending raises queries: The Ministry

Kenyans sat back this weekend to enjoy the opening ceremony of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, they hoped to prove the world wrong over the doping allegations levelled at the country in recent times. Kenya’s athletics team manager, Major (Rtd) Michael Rotich, has been sent home from Brazil, following disclosures in the British Sunday Times newspaper that he was caught in a sting operation in January and February soliciting Sh1,325,180 bribe.

presidency and not step down for any other candidate. They spoke as Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetang’ula said that he would appreciate it if Mr Odinga stepped down for him and supported his presidential bid. Led by CSs Mwangi Kiunjuri and his Water and Irrigation counterpart, Mr Eugene Wamalwa, the MPs said they want Mr Odinga to vie so that they can have a repeat of the 2013 election.

incompetence, low staff morale and harassment have been cited as the main problems ailing the judiciary.

In its final report, the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board said half of the cases can be settled through other methods, such as arbitration. “We discovered a half of cases in the courts did not have evidence,” said board vice chairperson Roseline Odede.

Supermarkets who may have mismanaged its cash and assets. In a statement issued by State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu on Sunday, the government said a forensic audit of Uchumi had been conducted on past misdeeds by officials of the supermarket chain. “The money going into Uchumi comes from the hard-earned taxes of Kenyans.

Uhuru Kenyatta and 2013 presidential aspirant Peter Kenneth’s wife separately carjacked and robbed of their cars. The carjackings that happened in Nairobi over the weekend led to a major police operation in the city and its surroundings. Uhuru’s nephew, Njoroge Muigai, his wife and daughter were carjacked from their home in Kyuna estate, driven almost 10km away from home and abandoned unhurt.

Former directors of Jubilee MPs want Uchumi to be prosecuted Wabukala to head IEBC: Jubilee MPs have said the ruling coalition as state gathers enough Five will support retired Anglican Archbishop Eliud evidence: State House yesterday said Wabukala to be the chairman of a new electoral

CS Mwangi Kiunjuri and Eugene Wamalwa run for cover as bees raid public meeting: Two Cabinet secretaries were

enough evidence to prosecute former directors of Uchumi Supermarkets has been gathered.

In a statement to media houses, State House spokesman Manoah Esipisu said the directors found culpable will be held responsible.

He said Industrialisation CS Adan Mohammed will give a presentation on the proposed Sh1.2 billion bailout for the retailer.

commission. The MPs led by Mr Moses Kuria (Gatundu South), said for Kenyans to have confidence in the outcome of next year’s polls, a religious leader with impeccable credentials should be given the job. Mr Kuria is a member of the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on electoral reforms.

of electoral commissioners has raised doubts about the country‘s preparedness to conduct a General Election. This could affect the date of the next poll, meaning that President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto, and all elected officialscould remain in office beyond August 2017. Ideally, a fully composed commission should be in office for two years prior to the conduct of a general or presidential election.

forced to take to their heels after a swarm of bees attacked a public meeting. Devolution CS Mwangi Kiunjuri and his Water counterpart Eugene Wamalwa were about to unveil a plaque to commission Marich Pass Irrigation Scheme in West Pokot County when the bees raided the venue. Wamalwa, who was addressing journalists, was forced to cut short his speech after the bees swarmed around his head.

former Equity Bank Group director of payments Ronald Webb to head its M-Pesa unit, stepping up the mobile money rivalry between the two companies. Mr Webb has been instrumental in driving the growth of Equity Bank’s mobile money payments platform, Equitel, which he has headed for the past one year. His appointment effective August 1 saw him take over from Betty Mwangi, who left the company in March.

set to pay lower bills for the second time this month as charges on fuel, currency fluctuation and water remain flat. The fuel levy has remained unchanged at Sh2.31 per unit since January while that for hydroelectric power has dropped seven per cent to Sh0.0236 per kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity consumed this month.

of Water has failed to account for Sh11.2 billion received from the Eurobond proceeds, deepening a controversy that has rocked the Jubilee administration since late last year. Auditor-General Edward Ouko said the ministry has not provided any list of projects that were funded through the Eurobond funds in the year to June 2015.

Mr Ouko said the State department of Water received Sh11, 170,613,958.

Top stories from X News global partners Iran executes nuclear Reseachers or Business A brief history of the scientist who returned to Allies? Think-Tanks Blur Olympics: The first modern Olympics, 1896, featured just 14 countries and 176 country from US: An Iranian the Line: As Lennar Corporation, one of incompetitors, all of them men. At the opening nuclear scientist, whose disappearance in Saudi Arabia in 2009 and subsequent return to Tehran a year later from Washington was shrouded in mystery, has been executed in his home country. The family of Shahram Amiri, an expert in radioactive isotopes at Tehran’s Malek Ashtar University, told overseas TV networks he had been executed earlier in the week at an unknown location. The spokesman for the Iranian judiciary confirmed on Sunday that Amiri had been hanged, claiming he had given away state secrets. The semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i as saying that Amiri had been convicted of spying and put to death after his sentence was upheld by the supreme court. www.theguardian.com

the largest home builders in the U.S.A, pushed ahead with an $8 billion plan to revitalize a barren swath of San Francisco, it found a trusted voice to vouch for its work: the Brookings Institution, the most prestigious think tank in the world. “This can become a productive, mutually beneficial relationship,” Bruce Katz, a Brookings vice president, wrote to Lennar in July 2010. The ultimate benefit for Brookings: $400,000 in donations from Lennar’s different divisions. The think tank began to aggressively promote the project, San Francisco’s biggest redevelopment effort since its recovery from the 1906 earthquake, and later offered to help Lennar, a publicly traded company, “engage with national media to develop stories that highlight Lennar’s innovative approach.” www.nytimes.com

ceremony in Rio de Janeiro tonight, 204 countries will be represented, more than the United Nations has members, and some 10,000 athletes, nearly half of them women, will compete in Brazil over the next two weeks in 302 separate events. The growth of the games has been far from steady. Many athletes could not afford to travel to America for the 1932 games, during the Great Depression, and the number of countries in attendance dropped.

Political tensions have also played a part. Every Olympics from 1976 to 1988 was affected by boycotts, with a peak of 65 countries staying away in 1980 in an American-led protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. www.economist.com

Trump turns to economy to reboot campaign: Donald

Trump will seek to reorient his campaign this week amid alarm in the Republican party, with a new economic plan which includes claims that he can double US economic growth by imposing fresh tariffs on China and renegotiating global trade rules. In Detroit on Monday, Mr Trump will lay out a proposal to stimulate the country’s recent lacklustre economic growth through trade and tax incentives aimed at pushing American businesses to bring home jobs and overseas profits. It is an attempt by Mr Trump and his staff to refocus their campaign on the economy, one of the few areas where polling had shown the property developer to be stronger than Hillary but one where the Democratic nominee has been gaining ground. www.ft.com

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Nairobi double-decker road to be commissioned in 3 weeks

The long awaited commissioning of the construction of a double-decker road linking Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Rironi through Uhuru Highway could take place in the next one month, Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has said.

The building of the 53 kilometre highway has been delayed for almost a decade since Parliament approved its construction in 2008.

But today, Mr Macharia said the constructed of the road, expected to ease traffioc congestion in Nairobi and its environs, will be commissioned in the next three to four weeks.

“The elevated highway on JKIA to Westlands will be commissioned between three to four weeks from now. The designs and our support are already there,” Mr Macharia told an Infrastructure summit at State House today.

The project to be funded by the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) will be built in three phases.

The first phase will run from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to the Likoni Road turn off on Mombasa Road. Phase two would be implemented on the section between the Likoni Road turn off to Westlands while the last stage would run from Westlands to Rironi.

“We shall not entertain public funds

to be deployed to shoddy contractors,” Mr Macharia warned. Accessing the central business district from the airport has become tedious with heavy traffic snarl-ups of the roads from JKIA. But the CS said once completed, it will take motorists just 20 minutes to get to the city center from the airport.

He said the government is committed to ensuring the country has an effective road network with proper planning, innovative financing and integrated system among sectors to ensure

Leadership summit at the Clarion

Answers for leading in the Real World’ to attending delegates. There will be different key note sessions and workshop sessions facilitated by leaders from both Kenya and the U.S. Charges are Sh100 for a one day ticket to be paid via the Mpesa Paybill number: 210599 and the Paybill Account: INUKA.

Entrepreneurs meeting at the Brew Bistro Rooftop on Ngong Road The Brew Bistro rooftop will on Thursday, August 11 host the second edition of an event dubbed ‘DrinkEntrepreneurs Nairobi Blockchain & Payments’.

DrinkEntrepreneurs Nairobi is a gathering of innovative minds from both Startups and corporate

accommodation and restaurants for motorists who would require a break on the way.

Kenya has so far done 7,000 kilometers of road construction despite a backlog of funding for maintenance.

“The money we collect is insufficient for 160,000 kilometers maintenance, we need an additional of Sh400 billion to maintain our roads,” added Mundinia. @lenah_x254

Transport and Infrastructure cabinet Secretary James Macharia.

BuSINESS DIARY Inuka Leadership Trust, a training and mentorship programme that seeks to empower entrepreneurs, will on Thursday, August 11 host an event titled Raw Leadership Summit at the Clarion Hotel in Nairobi.

The event is a leadership summit, organized by Inuka Leadership and Tin Roof Foundation. The twoday summit seeks to impart ‘Real

efficiency.

Mr Macharia said the construction will majorly be done at night to avoid inconveniencing motorists.

The next phase will kick off in a year’s time, he added. The summit brought together ministry officials, public transport sector stakeholders and Chinese contractors among others.

Engineer Peter Mundinia the Director General Kenya National Highway Authority added that all constructions on the highways will be able to include

institutions. The affair brings together like-minded people from the fields of Startups, Technology, Innovation and Design. The event, which will run from 5:00pm to 8:30pm, will be held at the Brew Bistro Rooftop in Westlands Fortis Tower, along Mpaka Road, Nairobi.

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NSSF asset value grows to Sh172b on sustained economic growth

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF), the largest single Fund in Kenya in terms of asset and membership, has announced that its Fund’s asset value grew to Sh172 billion as at 30th June 2016.

Speaking during the Annual General Meeting, NSSF Chairperson, Hon. Gideon Ndambuki attributed the growth to sustained economic growth and expectations of various legislation and policy initiatives being implemented.

“Higher spending on infrastructure and continuation of reforms are expected to provide further growth and should translate into a healthy growth potential for Fund in terms of membership and assets,” said Ndambuki.

Adding: “As Trustees we will continue to be a force for good, through wise investing and portfolio management.

We will seek to focus on driving up standards of governance, transparency, accountability, integrity and administration at the Fund, so that we invest members’ contributions not only for growth but for good,” He said the Fund is considering application of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to address the stalemate that has led to delays in the implementation of the NSSF Act No. 45 of 2013 that commenced on 10th January 2014. @enock_x254

Reprieve for Uchumi consumers, suppliers as state moves to inject Sh1.2bn into chain

The government has announced plans to revive Uchumi Supermarket but on one condition.

State house spokesman Manoah Esipisu said the government is ready to inject Sh1.2 billion into the troubled retail chain once individuals accused of mismanaging Uchumi Supermarket thereby contributing to its downfall are prosecuted.

He said the state has collected enough evidence to press charges against the culprits that led to the collapse of the chain.

“A forensic audit carried out. Uchumi has provided us with enough evidence to nail those who mismanaged the retail chain,” Esipisu explained yesterday while briefing the press.

He said the funding will be deliberated at the Cabinet level where Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohammed will shed light on full terms of the cash injection proposal on Tuesday.

Esipisu however cautioned the management of Uchumi, stating that the kitty must be used in a wellstructured manner.

“The money going into Uchumi comes from the hard-earned taxes of Kenyans.

They want to satisfy themselves that it will be used properly,” he said.

The move comes after Uchumi Supermarket, through its CEO Julius Kipng’etich, last month had requested a bail out of Sh1.2 billion from the government, saying the amount would be used to settle part of the retailer’s debt.

The reopening of the retail chain set to benefit suppliers, consumers as well as job seekers through creation of employment opportunities.

Kipng’etich has assured his customers that in the next few weeks, the previously empty shelves will be filled up once suppliers resume their deliveries.

On March 21, 2016, Uchumi

Supermarket announced the closure of five outlets, a move that was seeking to help the retail chain concentrate on a leaner structure.

The closure of Taj Mall, Embu, Eldoret, Sugarland, Nakuru and Kisii branches saw over 253 employees fired as their positions were rendered redundant.

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KNBS, Central Bank launch 4th Foreign Investment Survey to boost investment MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), in collaboration with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest), is conducting the fourth edition of its Foreign Investment Survey (FIS) for the year 2016.

The purpose of FIS 2016 is to collect information from resident enterprises on their foreign assets and liabilities. The data collected will be used to improve the quality of data for compilation of Balance of Payments (BOP) and International Investment Position (IIP) statistics. In addition, data collected will be used for Investment Promotion and policy formulation.

The survey will be conducted in 3 months from August to October, 2016.

FIS 2016 is the fourth survey after FIS 2010, FIS 2013 and FIS 2015.

“Our approach to policy is data driven,” CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge said.

He explained that the study’s findings will also be used for policy formulation.

“It is a fact that interconnectedness of the world economy has become an integral part of the policy making today. And the challenges we face in the current economic climate require accurate data for effective policy action and intervention.” The Governor added.

The data will also be used for investment promotion though Njoroge noted that while foreign investments have become

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Uchumi Supermarkets Ltd

Uchumi Supermarkets Limited was the week’s top gainer after edging upwards by 27.6 per cent during the period under review. The share price was up to Sh3.70 from the previous week’s close of Sh2.90. The stock emerged as the best performer due to news of a possible Sh1.2bn Government bailout. Year-to-date, its share price has shed 66.2 per cent of its value.

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Olympia Capital Ltd Olympia Capital Limited was the week’s top losing stock following a 28.3 per cent slide in its share price over the course of the week’s trading. Olympia Capital Ltd shares ended the week at a price of Sh2.15 from their previous closing price of Sh3.00. The stock was the week’s top loser due to local investor selling moving 20,400 shares. Yearto-date, its share price has shed 55.2 per cent of its value.

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increasingly important for developing economies, they are also sources of vulnerabilities to these economies.

“This has called for collection of quality data on foreign assets and liabilities in an effort to establish the type, magnitude and direction of private capital flows as well as investor perceptions on investment climate,” said Njoroge.

Foreign investment surveys are intended to provide information required for compilation the Balance of Payments (BOP), International Investment Position (IIP) statistics and assessment of investors’ perceptions of the investment climate. @Dennis_x254

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Banks to start lowering benchmark rates of Presidential approval of banking bill on MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016

A number of financial institutions have announced plans to start complying with a Bill seeking to lower lending rates even before the President signs the proposal into law.

Already, three banks including Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), I & M, as well as StanChart have announced that they will be cutting their lending rates. However, the lenders have not clarified the specific types of loans that would be slashed.

“We are pleased to advise you that the interest rate charged on your credit facilities with Commercial Bank of Africa Limited that are denominated in Kenya shillings and benchmarked against the KBRR will be adjusted accordingly in line with the change,” said the CBA in a statement.

Other lending institutions, including Family Bank, have supported the move but urged the Treasury Cabinet Secretary to lower the rates in a systematic manner so that the move does not interfere with the market share.

The Banking (Amendment) Bill 2015, sponsored by Kiambu Member

of Parliament Jude Njomo, which received 100 per cent support from National Assembly, met different reactions from stakeholders in the banking sector as well as politicians.

CORD leader Raila Odinga, Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar, Gem Member of Parliament Jakoyo Midiwo and Nyali MP Hezron Awiti have supported the move calling upon the Head of State to sign the Bill without a further delay.

However, the Kenya Bankers Association has criticised the move saying it would only benefit bigger borrowers thus locking out smaller borrowers from accessing loans.

Should the Bill become law, bank lending rates would be capped at 14.5 per cent based on the current CBR of 10.5 per cent, which is just 4 per cent above the current CBR. The Bill, which is expected to be effected on August 24, 2016 further proposes that any CEO who will be found not complying with the new legislation will be imprisoned for over one year. @enock_x254

Central Bank Governor,Patrick Njoroge speaks before a parliamentary committee in Nairobi at a past event.

DStv announces price slash on Explora decoder ahead EPL season MultiChoice Kenya has announced a 60 per cent price drop on its leading high definition PVR decoder - the DStv Explora – from Sh30, 650 to Sh12, 500. The new price is inclusive of the decoder, cabling and installation costs and comes at a time when the 2016 Olympics have just kicked off and the new Football season set to commence this weekend.

“I am happy to announce today that the DStv Explora, the most advanced decoder in the Kenyan market is now available at a more affordable price.The Explora decoder delivers the best television experience in full HD with features such a PVR functions, Video on Demand services and video rental capabilities.

The Explora forms part of the continent’s leading technological innovations in an era of digital TV and offers an unmatched viewing experience,” said Stephen Isaboke, Regional Director, MultiChoice East Africa. The DStv Explora offers more viewing control and a customized viewing experience with a pause, play and rewind feature available for live TV. The PVR functionality of the decoder allows viewers to record shows from the existing programme line up and later access them via a play list stored on a 2TB hard drive within the decoder allowing viewers up to 220 hours of personal recorded content.

The PVR function also allows a viewer to view one programme while recoding another.

Video on demand remains a key feature of the Explora through its DStv Catch

Up service which allows for series stacking meaning that viewers will always be able to catch-up on their favourite TV series even when away from home during the airing time. DStv Catch Up also includes movies on demand, sports, documentaries and kiddie content. DStv Catch Up also offers select series within hours of the US broadcast Express from the US before they are broadcast on any other channel or made available on DVD. The decoder further allows viewers to connect their box to the internet to enjoy additional shows not stored on the Explora decoder through the DStv Catch Up Plus service. Viewers are able to access more sports, kiddie content, series and movies stored on the cloud and stream them through their DStv Explora.

The DStv Box Office allows viewers access to rent some of the latest blockbuster movies at a small fee for 48 hours and watch them straight off the Explora decoder.

“The DStv Explora has an ultra-modern and stylish HD user interface and an ability to meet the most unique viewer needs in the fast changing world, the Explora is an unparalleled technological innovation that provides convenience to meet TV viewing needs as dictated by busy and demanding lives,” added Isaboke. Additionally, the DStv Explora has powerful search features that help subscribers find programmes quicker. @kevin_x254

Sidian Bank denies involvement in NY

Newly rebranded Sidian bank has denied it was involved in the infamous NYS scandal. In a statement, the bank said it has not been implicated or fined in connection with the NYS scandal.

‘The Board and Management of Sidian Bank wishes to address, categorically and with clarity, reports in the media inaccurately linking Sidian Bank to the NYS corruption scandal,’ the statement read in part.

Sidian Bank, formerly K-Rep bank was, on 19th of July 2016, fined Sh.1 million by the Central Bank of Kenya for minor infractions that emerged during a routine audit on the bank’s anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) process.

The bank accepted the report, rectified the infractions and paid the penalty.

The details of the infractions and

resulting penalty are captured in an audit report issued by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). ‘Contrary to reports in the media, in an article on a daily dated 4th August, 2016, the fine had no connection with the NYS scandal and the said scandal is not named anywhere within the report, which is available for scrutiny,’ the statement further states.

From the statement, Sidian Bank has confirmed that, it has been cooperating with investigations in which four employees of the bank were involved in handling funds relating to a land transaction through the client’s account of a legal firm, which is a long-standing customer of the bank. This transaction took place in May of 2015 and the bank has submitted all information pertaining to this transaction.

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CfC Stanbic Holdings shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the name change from CfC Stanbic to Stanbic.

The shareholders unanimously voted in favour of the name change at an Extraordinary General Meeting held in Nairobi.

The move will see both the Holdings company and the bank drop CfC and pave the way for the formal adoption of the Stanbic Bank brand with CfC Stanbic Bank becoming Stanbic Bank

and CfC Stanbic Holdings becoming Stanbic Holdings Plc. Speaking at the EGM held at the National Museums of Kenya on Friday, Louis Leakey Auditorium, Chief Executive of CfC Stanbic Bank Philip Odera said: “We are delighted that the shareholders have given the proposal a thumbsup which means we can now align ourselves from a naming and branding convention to our parent company Standard Bank Group which boasts

of an iconic and recognizable bra equity across the continent.”

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Libya starts work at biggest oil port to increase output as Kenya plan to join league lags behind MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016

Japan’s Emperor signals readiness to step down amid health concerns

Japan’s Emperor Akihito, head of the world’s oldest hereditary monarchy, has said he is concerned that it would become difficult for him to carry out his duties, weeks after reports that he had expressed a desire to step down.

“I am already 80 years old, and fortunately I am now in good health,” the 82-year-old said in a televised broadcast message to the nation. “However, when I consider that my fitness level is gradually declining, I am worried that it may become difficult for me to carry out my duties as the symbol of the state with my whole being as I have done until now.”

Akihito has had health problems.

He underwent almost four hours of surgery for a successful heart bypass in 2012, and was hospitalized for pneumonia the previous year. If he were to step aside, the government would have to discuss how to accommodate his wishes, because the current Imperial House Law does not allow for abdication, Bloomberg reports. In his speech he avoided using the term abdication or giving any indication on a potential timeline to step down. If he were to do so, he would be succeeded by his eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito.

“Under the current system the Emperor is supposed to be scrupulously apolitical,” said Colin Jones, a law professor at Doshisha University in Kyoto. “Abdication would require a change of law so if the Emperor is seen to be openly proposing such a course he would be seen to be advocating legislation, which some might find problematic.”

During his 28-year reign, Akihito has become known for striving to mend ties with countries hurt by Japanese wartime aggression.. @Dennis_x254

Libya has started maintenance work at Es Sider port, the nation’s largest oil export terminal, as part of plans to increase output from Africa’s biggest holder of crude reserves.

Exports should resume in a month once official orders are received to reopen the port, Galal Mohamed, head of operations at Waha Oil Co. , said in a phone interview on Sunday from Libya’s eastern city of Ras Lanuf.

The announcement comes just as Kenya, which also seeks to become a prominent oil exporter, is still fighting to pump out its own reserves with the aim of distributing fuel to foreign markets next year, Bloomberg reports.

Es Sider, operated by Waha Oil, has been closed since December 2014 when armed groups attacked the port. The state National Oil Corp (NOC). has engineers and other workers at the port to evaluate damages and decide when to resume exports, NOC’s Ibrahim AlAwami said.

“We haven’t received official orders to reopen the port and resume exports, but there were intensive meetings with the National Oil Corp. officials last week to discuss this,” Mohamed confirmed. Six of the port’s 19 storage tanks are damaged from fighting over the last two years, he said.

Libya is seeking to boost crude production after rival leaders agreed last month to unify the state NOC under a single management. The bulk of the country’s oil infrastructure is either damaged or straddles disputed territory as armed factions fought for control of producing fields. The nation pumped 300,000 barrels a day of oil in July, compared with as much as 1.78 million a day in 2008, three years before a revolt led to the overthrow of the regime of Moammar al Qaddafi, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Waha Oil will be able to produce 75,000 barrels a day in the first six months after resuming operations, Mohamed

said. Meanwhile, Kenyan officials said in June that oil from the country’s Lokichar Basin will begin reaching foreign markets at a rate of 2,000 barrels of crude per day by July 2017.

Waha fields stopped producing in 2014 after the Es Sider oil port was halted. Es Sider has export capacity of 340,000 barrels a day. Libya’s unity government announced July 28 an agreement to pay salaries to Petroleum Facilities Guard members in exchange for reopening the ports of Es Sider, Ras Lanuf and Zueitina. The NOC said the resumption of exports from the ports and the release of budget money to the company would help boost production by more than 900,000 barrels a day by the end of the year. NOC is working to overcome “difficulties and technical problems in the entire oil fields,” it said in a statement on its website Sunday. @Dennis_x254

A rebel militant stands guard at a Libyan oil refinery.

China-Japan tensions rise around disputed Sea Isles

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CfC Stanbic Bank and CfC Financial Service (now SBG Securities) became subsidiaries of CfC Stanbic Holdings, while the insurance businesses became subsidiaries of Liberty Life. @Dennis_x254

China is stepping up pressure on Japan over disputed islands with hundreds of fishing boats and more than a dozen coastguard vessels spotted in the area, encroaching at times on what Japan sees as its territorial waters.

Japan hit back with formal complaints to China’s ambassador in Tokyo over the incursions in the East China Sea, while the Nikkei newspaper said officials also protested what Japan said was the installation of a military-grade radar on a gas platform near the median line between the two nations in the area.

The latest developments mark an escalation in a long-running dispute between Asia’s two largest economies over the uninhabited islands, and raise the risk of an unintended military clash, Bloomberg reports.

The friction also comes ahead of the September Group of 20 summit in China, where there has been talk of a potential summit between President

Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Ties between the major trading partners suffered a sharp deterioration in 2012 when Japan bought three of the East China Sea islands from a private landlord, but tensions receded several years into Abe and Xi’s administrations.

China had also been focused primarily on separate territorial disputes it has in the South China Sea. Still, military activity near the islands has again picked up, while a bilateral maritime and aerial communications system for the area, which has been under discussion for almost a decade, has yet to come into effect.

Fourteen Chinese coastguard vessels were seen early Monday in the contiguous area that lies just outside what Japan sees as its territorial waters surrounding the islands, which are known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan. A Japanese coastguard spokesman, who asked not to be

identified, citing government policy, said this was a record.

While large flotillas of Chinese fishing boats have been known to gather in the area at this time of year, they do not usually enter territorial waters, which are out of bounds to them under a fishing treaty, the spokesman said.

The operations by Chinese coastguard vessels amounted to the biggest show of strength since 2013, when eight ships entered Japan-administered waters.

“Japan will respond firmly and calmly, in accordance with international and domestic law,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters Monday.

“The coastguard is stepping up its presence in the area.” He said Japan would continue to urge China not to escalate tensions.

China is working to “properly manage the situation,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement on Saturday.

“We strongly hope that the Japanese side will honor its principled agreement with us, deal with the current situation with a cool head instead of taking actions that may raise tension or make things complicated.” The weekend’s events came after Japanese fighter jets scrambled a record 199 times against Chinese aircraft between April and June this year. A Chinese military ship was spotted in the contiguous zone in June for the first time, while China accused Japan of conducting a scramble in an unsafe manner. Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang aired their differences at a meeting last month, including over the South China Sea. While Japan is not a claimant in that case it has pressed China to comply with an international court ruling that denied its claims. Japan has provided equipment and training to Southeast Asian nations in disputes with China.

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Volkhano the Damage might be new to the scene but the up and coming rapper has earned his stripes. The sneaker-junkie and lover all things underground had some details to share with XACCESS in anticipation of the release of his debut album. Here’s what he told us;

Christopher Wallace said ‘no dream is too B.I.G’. I would love to one day perform at the B.E.T AWARDS and also the GRAMMYs. I believe I will, because with God nothing is impossible.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

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society that every kid will wish to be when he/she grows up.

ell us about yourself I’m a young ambitious God-fearing guy, a cool guy, not that talkative. An urban hiphop artiste but I don’t like to limit myself to just that because I can jump on any beat so I am a musician. And I like sneakers. I have nearly 150 pairs How did you get your start in the industry?

I have been doing music since I was twelve years old, but professionally I started

is called ‘Made in 1960’ so I’m really busy in studio. I’m also doing community work initiative.

Are there any artistes, both established and new, that you would love to work with?

Of course yes. I would love to work with Pusha T from Good Music and in terms of underground here in Kenya, though he

single ‘Waiguru Mulla’ and ‘Symbiosis’.

What would you say is the message of your music?

In my music I mainly address political, economic and religious issues that surround’s our society.

Who inspires you?

Basically the dayto-day challenges in life. But more so my 2-year-old daughter whom I have to look motivation What are you working on currently?

I am working on my album which

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Banana Boy. We would make a perfect combo Do you ever listen to your own music on your playlists?

Yes 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.

I realised when I listened to other rappers I end up sounding like them which then ruins my originality but I’m fan of other rappers too.

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a great thing to happen. A new generation of completely uninitiated, Kenyan national anthem has now gained a newer and more diverse audience through the show and the importance of that cannot enthusiasm in their performance although they may be veterans in the Kenyan music scene. ‘Nyambura’ was also a particularly fun song as the crowd danced along. best-known composition ‘Tucheze’ that was real crowd pleaser. It was actually good to see them play a little longer than they usually do giving their fans a treat at the same time.

Kwame was a bright spot of the night. Although he sang most of his songs in vernacular his message never failed to resonate with the crowd. New act Chris Masika was a soulful yet lively addition to the lineup. It was truly a night where history was made as age and experience met youthful exuberance.

Ricky Nanjero of the Ricky na Marafiki band.

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Veteran Congolese musician General Defao, 57 was over the weekend detained in Nyali, Mombasa for unpaid bills amounting to Sh20, 000 for an apartment that he had rented.

The flamboyant, yet broke musician had allegedly exhausted his finances and could no longer pay his bills prompting the apartment management to raise alarm. The musician was however saved the embarrassment by philanthropic Kenyan artiste Jaguar who cleared his bill. Kenyans on social media have however criticized the Congolese artiste for living beyond his means yet he is not currently making much out of his music.

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Justo Otongo of Jabali Afrika.

“Hey, happy birthday!” the “Rack City” rapper called out to his girlfriend in a video as she unsuspectingly walks out to her driveway eating a banana.

“Stop! Tay!” Jenner yelled when she noticed the big red bow on her brand new set of wheels. car while Tyga serenaded her with “Happy Birthday.” A very happy birthday indeed for Kylie Jenner.

BEBE COOL Them Mushrooms Band on stage.

Political persuasion at Love and Light purpose and that was to stand up for the Constitution.

Marking 6 years since its assent, the hashtag NiYetu was the theme of the day. Poet Perlexy was poignant, severe and honest above everything as he stripped down social and political ills that continually tear down our country. Music group Toto Afrique had a clever yet playful set as they covered the late Papa Wemba’s ‘Rail On’ and also a composition of their own that strove to empower the youth. Adhiambo Wameyo had a particularly powerful verse. Although unlike most of her contemporaries who chose to

pass their message in slang, the poet used a distilled version of the English language as she embraced her own blackness and conveyed the message to the

President M7 endorses ‘The Life of Bebe Cool’

that turned out to be a carefully concealed spiritual overtones. Stacy Achieng was a dream to watch as she tap-danced and Capital’s bravado was admirable. It was an evening full of good vibes

Bebe Cool’ a concert organized by Ugandan artiste Bebe Cool. ‘ I want to congratulate my son Bebe Cool on this successful concert, and thank all Ugandan musicians for

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has provided jobs and many youth are now earning a living. Let us keep togetherness and promote our music to the world’, the President said.

Held at Kampala Serena Hotel, the high end concert was

MG Gufy and Teardrops get the crowd going.

Tap-dancer Stacy Achieng with MC Gufy on stage.

Spikes Mshairi of Vijana Barubaru.

Given that Bebe Cool’s was one of the singers of ‘Tubonga Nawe’, the President Museveni campaign song, which came with a lot of hullabaloo and many fans threatening to boycott concerts of artistes who had participated in it, his success on Friday night was shocking to many.

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THE 24TH ANNIVERSARY RED BALL

KERRY ARMSTRONG: Ignore her pose, focus on her lovely shirt.

JENIFER HANSON: Going against the grain in silver.

BRYNNE EDELSTEN: Lovely design and color play.

EMILY SIMMS: Absolute perfection.

@mercy_x254 SIGRID THOMSON: Avant-garde style.

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he month of August comes with a lot of excitement thanks to the fab weather. This means we get to put away the boots and coats and get our groove on with summer fashion. Many red carpet events are also scheduled around August, giving us a fashion treat every other weekend. Last weekend was the 24th Anniversary Red Ball’s turn to awe us.

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his upbeat tune from Wasafi records tells of a jilted former lover whom Chege and Diamond adopt the persona of.

The beat is actually a bit of a step away from the usual Bongo flava dins, incorporating a hard to miss saxophone into the tune.

The video has those signature Diamond Platnumz dance moves although he’s the feature on the track. It’s a sometimes humorous but still moving song.

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ctopizzo’s new jam celebrates Kenyan culture in a new, completely unique way. This song that was ostensibly shot in the aforementioned place shows the ‘bundus’ in a way few artists would dare to attempt.

The cinematography of the song is probably its strongest assest.

It’s beautiful and picturesque but ultimately simple. As Octopizzo finds a new voice in the industry we can only wait and hope for more.

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ant You is a little different from Yemi Alade’s other songs. The video and dancing is just as lively as Yemi’s personality is bright but the sound production is definitely new. The song has an electro touch in its beat which sometimes hits and sometimes misses. The Afrobeats get drowned in the synthesizers which might be great for a Western audience but maybe not for an African one.

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Ibra wins Community Shield for Man Utd MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016

Jose Mourinho began his reign as Manchester United manager with a trophy as Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a late header to beat Leicester in the FA Community Shield at Wembley.

Jesse Lingard, who scored the final goal of the Louis van Gaal era with the winner in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace, put United ahead before half-time when he ran 40 yards and beat four men to slot home.

League champions Leicester replied when Marouane Fellaini’s dreadful back-pass let Jamie Vardy in to round David de Gea and score.

But summer signing Ibrahimovic, 34, typically had the final word with seven minutes to go, rising to meet Antonio Valencia’s cross and beat Kasper Schmeichel via the post.

The outspoken Swede had stated beforehand that the shield would be the first trophy he would be bringing home as a United player, and so it proved for the veteran striker.

Leicester had brought Mourinho’s second stint in charge of Chelsea to an end with a 2-1 defeat at King Power Stadium in December on their way to the title but this was a much happier occasion for the Portuguese.

Mourinho has even more reason to be cheerful ahead of the start of the new Premier League season next week as United announced before the game that Paul Pogba is set to have a medical before a potential return to Old Trafford for what would be a world record fee.

It took less than a minute for the United fans to start chanting their new manager’s name, but it is going to take a lot longer for Mourinho to make this team his own, even with his recent purchases.

The Portuguese warned this week it would take time to change his players’ mentality after two years of former boss Louis van Gaal’s regimented safety-first style, and he was right.

For much of the game they did not look very different to how they did under the Dutchman, with their continuing lack of creativity their most obvious failing, something Lingard’s fine individual effort could not disguise.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic lifts the Community Shield trophy after he fired manchester United to victory over Leicester City at the Wembley Stadium in London yesterday. PHOTO: EPA

Their summer signings so far could not change that, especially midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who only

appeared from the bench in stoppage time. Along with Pogba, he will be expected to create more chances for

United’s strikers than they got on Sunday.

Ibrahimovic saw little of the ball in the

Leicester box until he scored the winner with only his second effort at goal and his partnership with Wayne Rooney is clearly in its early stages.

At the back, Eric Bailly made a solid enough start but is still learning his lines in English football - he was booked for barging over Leicester striker Jamie Vardy and could easily have had a second yellow card for another clumsy challenge.

There was a bizarre moment in injury time when Juan Mata, himself a 63rdminute substitute, was replaced by Mkhitaryan, to the Spaniard’s apparent displeasure.

N’Golo Kante has left for Chelsea but not much else has changed about champions Leicester, or the tactics that brought them their surprise success last season.

Rather than start with any of his six summer signings, Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri brought in longserving Andy King to replace Kante in the heart of his midfield, and his side continued to sit back, absorb the opposition’s possession and threaten on the break through Vardy’s pace.

Like last season, they also threatened from set-pieces, with Shinji Okazaki heading against the bar from an early corner.

It was only at the break, with his side trailing, that Ranieri tried something different, bringing on summer signing Ahmed Musa and Demarai Gray.

Nigeria international Musa, who cost a club record £16m from CSKA Moscow, had already made a splash in pre-season with his performance against Barcelona and he made an instant impact with his part in Leicester’s equaliser.

It was Fellaini who played the final ball but Musa had burst forward to put United on the back foot in the first place.

Two more new faces, midfielder Nampalys Mendy and defender Luis Hernandez, came on for the last half hour without making much of a mark but with the Champions League putting extra demands on Ranieri’s squad, we are sure to see more of them in the weeks to come.

Arsenal beat Man City in friendly Arsenal came from behind to beat Manchester City 3-2 in Gothenburg in their final pre-season friendly.

Raheem Sterling crossed for Sergio Aguero to net home the opener, but Alex Iwobi, Theo Walcott and Chuba Akpom scored for the Gunners before Kelechi Iheanacho’s consolation.

Arsenal defender Gabriel went off on a stretcher with an ankle injury late on.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola experimented with a makeshift central defence that saw midfielder Fernando partnered with fullback Kolarov in the first half.

And they stood out as they finished the half without conceding, limiting Arsenal to very few chances.

Elsewhere, Chelsea lost John Terry to injury in a 4-2 win over Werder Bremen

and Liverpool lost 4-0 to Mainz, a day after beating Barcelona by that score.

The Reds named a slightly weakened team against one of manager Jurgen Klopp’s old clubs, although Emre Can, Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana and Divock Origi all started.

For Chelsea, boss Antonio Conte immediately replaced Terry, who limped off after being caught in the head.

Eden Hazard and Oscar gave Chelsea a 2-0 lead in Bremen before Claudio Pizarro pulled a goal back.

Diego Costa made it 3-1 before half-time only for Lennart Thy to reduce the deficit.

Pedro added a late fourth.

Southampton beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 at St Mary’s, with Shane Long scoring the only goal.

Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi in action against Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling during yesterday’s friendly in Sweden. Iwobi scored as the Gunners won 3-2.

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Tusker stretches league lead as Gor falters Tusker FC have widened the gap at the top of the Sportpesa Premier League after defending champions Gor Mahia dropped vital points following their goalless draw with Bandari at the Moi Stadium in Kisumu last evening.

The brewers beat Mathare United 2-0 on Saturday to move to 40 points before K’Ogalo shared the spoils with the dockers to climb to 36 on second place.

Ulinzi Stars are third with 32 points and a game in hand while Mathare remain perched on fourth place with 31 points.

All of Western Stima, Chemelil Sugar and Kakamega Homeboyz are on 30 points with goal difference separating the sides in fifth, sixth and seventh places respectively.

Gor needed to win to keep pace with the leaders, but the single point gained in Kisumu only reduces the gap to four points with nine matches left before the season ends.

“It is tough dropping points but we need to fight on and ensure we regain our confidence. The gap is not huge and I am confident we can be able to bridge it,” Gor skipper Musa Mohammed said after the match.

Head coach Jose Marcelo Ferreira welcomed back winger Godfrey Walusimbi from injury while for the first time since he returned, Meddie

Gor Mahia’s George Odhiambo controls the ball ahead of Bandari defender Felly Mulumba during their Sportpesa Premier League match in Kisumu yesterday. The match ended in a goalless draw.

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Kagere was relegated to the bench with his place taken by George Odhiambo who partnered Jacques Tuyisenge in attack.

Midfield lynch man Collins Okoth did not make the match day squad and the gap in the middle of the pack played out with Ernest Wendo struggling to

control the game.

K’Ogalo spurned many chances against the visitors, with club top scorer Jacques Tuyisenge twice firing over the bar when he was well sighted on goal.

Bandari’s Dan Sserunkuma also had a big chance to score against his

former club in the second half when he beat his markers but shot across the goalmouth when finding the target looked the likely outcome.

Bottom side Sofapaka surprisingly hammered fellow relegation strugglers City Stars 5-0 in their first win in 11 outings.

Enock Okwil sent them ahead in the 11th minute with a rasping shot before Jafar Salim doubled the scores 26 minutes later from a counter attack.

In the 60th minute, busy Okwil was brought down inside the penalty area, and dead ball specialist Noah Abich stepped up to duly convert the awarded spot kick. Further goals from Moses Odhiambo and Isaac Mutanga put the game well beyond City Stars’ reach.

In other matches played yesterday, Thika United drew 1-1 with Kakamega Homeboyz at Kasarani.

Andrew Murunga handed Kakamega Homebboyz the lead after 23 minutes but they could not hold onto the lead for more than eight minutes as on song Nigerian Onwudi Chibueze levelled matters after receiving a clever back heel from Eugene Mukangula for his second goal in as many matches.

Chemelil Sugar beat Muhoroni Youth 1-0 at the Chemelil Stadium in Kisumu County.

The home team scored in the 90th minute through former Gor Mahia defender Jared Obwoge who pounced on a loose ball in the goalmouth after Farouk Shikalo had parried a dangerous shot from Jeffery Odeny.

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ost nation Brazil are still searching for their opening win of the Rio 2016 men’s football competition after an embarrassing 0-0 draw against Iraq.

Led by Barcelona forward Neymar, Brazil could not find a way past their stubborn Group A rivals in Brasilia.

It is their second goalless draw of the tournament after another blank against South Africa on Thursday.

Elsewhere, Germany drew 3-3 with South Korea thanks to an injury-time free-kick from Arsenal’s Serge Gnabry.

Brazil may have won the World Cup on a record five occasions, but the football-mad nation is desperate to finally claim the one prize that has so far eluded them - Olympic gold.

However, they were jeered by an impatient home crowd after failing to beat Iraq.

Brazil had 20 shots at goal, but only managed six on target as the Asian side held on.

Denmark top the group with four points after Robert Skov’s 69th-minute winner gave them a 1-0 victory over South Africa.

Defending Olympic champions Mexico recorded a 5-1 win over bottom side Fiji, who conceded eight against South Korea in their opening game.

Erick Gutierrez scored four second-half goals as the Mexicans came from behind to beat the minnows in Salvador.

Fiji held a shock half-time lead thanks to Roy Krishna’s header. But Mexico, who drew 2-2 with Germany last time out, were impressive in the second half, particularly Gutierrez.

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Nigeria became the first team to secure a spot in the quarter-finals by beating Sweden 1-0 in Group B. Sadiq Umar scored a first-half winner for the African side, who have six points from two games.

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