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Graft suspects to know their fate soon, says EACC About 124 State officers named in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s graft “list of shame” presented to Parliament in March will soon know their fate, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has said.

Speaking to Capital FM EACC deputy secretary Michael Mubea today said the secretariat is finalising investigations into the 124 files involving high profile government officials who appeared in the list and will soon make public its findings.

“Anxiety is not the best of a place to be, but we have to follow the process of investigations. We are hopeful that all the affected persons will know their fate in not so a distant future. I would urge them to keep their calm as we do our best,” he said.

Some of the suspects being investigated have already complained

that the investigations are taking too long even as EACC and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) blame “myriad of impediments” for slow probe.

Though there seems to be headway in tightening the grip on corruption, the investigation and prosecution of high profile individuals has not been painless.

“It’s been many months now, EACC has not yet forwarded my file to the DPP. I thought a decision would be made soon but no, I keep on hoping to see the recommendations made, I do not know up to when,” one of the suspects told Capital FM. President Uhuru while presenting the list before Parliament on March 26, 2015 gave the EACC 60 days to complete their investigations.

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WAITING IN THE COLD: Suspended Labour CS Kazungu Kambi (above) and Transport PS Nduva Muli (also suspended). The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission secretariat says suspects under investigations will soon know their fate.

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Ombudsman wants CIC sent home The Commission on the Administrative of Justice (CAJ) has backed MPs on the fate of the Constitution Implementation Commission (CIC) saying it should wind up.

CIC was created to oversee the implementation of the new constitution promulgated in 2010 and was supposed to be in office for five years, the period stipulated for the full implementation of the Constitution.

However, MPs have since extended time for the implementation of key pieces of legislation by a year although CIC’s term come to an end in three months’ time.

The legislators said the commission should be wound up and their role taken by parliament.

And today, CAJ (also commonly referred to as the Ombudsman) backed the winding up of the commission, saying extending its term will set a bad precedent where constitutional commissions set up with specific mandate become perpetual offices.

CAJ chairman Otiende Amolo who was also one of the drafters of the Constitution said once a commission has reached its term limit, its lifeline should not be

extended.

Speaking today morning on Citizen TV, he said constitutional implementation is a process and not an event and the rest of the work remaining on the implementation of the Constitution can be done by other bodies.

“Even if we extend the term of CIC, there is no day we will have fully implemented the Constitution, it’s a process which requires cooperation of various organs and not CIC alone,” said Amolo.

The CAJ chairman said extending CIC term would require constitutional amendments which at this time is not good.

“If we start amending the Constitution to extend the terms of constitutional commissions, then we will open a gate way to other amendments to the new document which is not good at the moment,” he said.

CIC chairman Charles Nyachae who appeared on the show did not comment on the views to have the commission wound up although he has previously said his commission will not seek for an extension of its term beyond what is stipulated in the law.

Article Seven of the states that

IT’S TIME TO GO: CIC chairman Charles Nyachae (left) and his CAJ counterpart Otiende Amolo during a past meeting of constitutional commissions in Nairobi. Mr Amolo has said CIC’s term should not be extended.

“The Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution shall stand dissolved five years after its establishment or at the full implementation of the Constitution as determined by Parliament, whichever is sooner as determined by the House which can decide to

NGOs now furious over cancelled APRM meet Some Civil Societies are now demanding explanation from the government over the cancellation of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) summit which was slated for this week in Nairobi.

They claim reasons by State House for the cancellation was not compelling and signify there is something the public is not being told.

The group said address by State House spokesperson Manoah Esipisu on the cancellation of the summit did not give details. The summit will now be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Addressing a Press Conference this morning the NGOs said they believe there will be no space more civil society engagement in APRM summit in Addis as could have been the case if the event was held in Nairobi.

African Peer Review Mechanism Support programme manager Grant Masterson said President Uhuru Kenyatta was keen to host the Summit, and they do not understand why it was cancelled at the last minute.

“The civil space in Addis is more closed and we read mischief in taking the summit there,” he said.

“It can’t be that APRM summit was called off so lightly and with so little explanation. All our leaders must be transparent, we need more compelling reasons on the cancellations than whatever State House communicated earlier, “He said.

“Civil society came to Nairobi to

prepare for APRM summit with a lot of optimism, looking forward to cooperation with government. A lot of orgainisations are disappointed at cancellation.”

They added that the APRM has shown usefulness in deepening democracy, but most recent country reviews done in 2013, and no 2nd reviews done.

They have now called on the Forum chairperson (President Kenyatta) to urgently set summit date, fill vacant administration positions, and members pay contributions.

State House spokesman Manoah Esipisu on Sunday said that the decision to postpone the summit was influenced by “the keen interest expressed by member States of the African Union who are not members of the APRM in participating at the event.”

The summit, was set to take place on September, following a call by President Uhuru upon his election as chairperson of the African Peer Review Forum in June this year at the sidelines of the 25th Africa Union (AU) meeting.

The Summit which has now been postponed to January next year was to seek to formulate ways through which the mechanism can revitalise itself to strengthen governance in Africa.

Since the July meeting, the team has held three planning meetings to firm up preparations for the Summit.

extend its life” On the performance of constitutional commissions set up, Amolo said majority of them have delivered on their mandate though he said that a lot still needs to be.

“I can give 75 per cent on the performance of constitutional

commissions, they have performed well though we still have a lot of work to do,” he said.

He cited chapter Six of the Constitution dealing with leadership and integrity as the most violated chapter in the Constitution.

Mugo wa Wairimu ordered to surrender Fake ‘doctor’ Mugo wa Wairimu who is accused of raping his patients at his clinic in Githurai has finally been arrested. Limuru AP boss Stephen Ndegwa confirmed that they had arrested Mugo and that he was being held at the Tigoni police station. He was spotted by members of the public in a hotel at the town when police was alerted. More details on these developments were not yet available by the time we went to press.

His arrested came just hours after Head of Serious Crimes investigations John Kariuki ordered him to immediately surrender himself to the CID headquarters. The suspect had gone into hiding on Monday after Inspector general of Police Joseph Boinnet ordered for his arrest following a TV expose that showed him raping an unconscious patient at his clinic.

The developments came even as four recorded statements with the police. Detectives investigating the matter have appealed for more victims to come out and record statements to press charges against Mugo.

They have assured witnesses and victims of protection if and when needed.

Head of Serious Crime Unit John Kariuki said they expect investigations to be complete

by Monday next week when they shall announce the case’s progress.

“In four or five days we will make an announcement on the way forward, but we need more witnesses and victims because we believe they are out there,” he said.

Kariuki, however, did not reveal the nature of evidence so far recorded, but said a team of officials from the Kenya Medical and Dentist Practitioners Board and that of nurses had joined the probe. The team visited the clinics in Githurai and Zimmerman as part of their probe into the allegations.

Kariuki asked Mugo to surrender himself to the authorities’ failure to which police will arrest him as soon as investigations are complete.

“We will get him at the right time.

Right now we are compiling the required evidence before we go for his statements and later forward the file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for action,” he said early today, just hours before the authorities caught up with the suspect in

Limuru.

The team from DCI took over the file from their Kasarani counterparts and started collecting evidence on the allegations.

Kenyans have expressed frustrations at the police’s failure to arrest Mugo who has since gone into hiding.

But Kariuki assured the public of a thorough and professional investigation into the saga is being undertaken and urged for calm. He said they are investigating several allegations including rape.

The office of the DPP had ordered police to investigate and forward to his office Mugo’s file for action. Detectives have so far obtained a copy of the video that was aired by Citizen TV showing a man believed to be Mugo sedating and raping a woman who was on a bed in his clinic.

Armed police were still manning the clinic after a mob tried to attack and burn it on Monday.

Mugo’s clinics had been closed by the medical board in June and the board’s chief executive Daniel Yumbia they do not know how they got back into operations.

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Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero speaks to senator Mike Sonko when he visited his Runda home yesterday to console him for the loss of his father. Senator Sonko’s father Gideon Kioko Kivanguli died at the Nairobi Hospital early this week. Both Kidero and Sonko have agreed to work together for the sake of Nairobi residents after months of wrangles and differences.

More ICC headache for Sang I nternational Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda now wants the case against radio journalist Joshua arap Sang re-characterised to include individual criminal responsibility for the crimes committed during the 20072008 Post Election Violence.

The prosecution has requested the trial chamber to notify Sang and his defence team that there was possibility of ‘re-characterisation of the mode of the liability of his case’.

“The prosecution requests that the chamber give notice to the parties and participants pursuant to the regulation 55(2) of the court of the possibility that the legal characterisation of the individual criminal responsibility for all counts may be subject to change to include liability under articles 25 (3) (b) or (c) of the statute, and that such notice be given prior to the filing of any ‘no case to-answer’ submissions,” the prosecution requested.

The application is meant to tighten Sang’s charges to allege that he induced or aided commission of the crimes.

According to the Document Containing Charges (DCC) and the pre-trial brief, Sang’s case was that he ‘contributed’ to the crimes committed by a group of persons in a network that had a joint common plan.

The prosecutor argued that though the case was at an advanced stage, re-characterisation of a case is allowed during trial as long as the chamber notified the parties of its intention at trial stage.

“The participants must be given an opportunity to make submissions at an appropri-

Sh10b Africa research fund launched in Nairobi A Sh10.6b fund for scientific research in Africa has been launched today in Nairobi.

The Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) aims to empower African scientists and governments to set their own agenda for research and development. Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (pictured), a biologist herself, said the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa was a wake-up call for Africa, and that African governments should move towards the pledge of 1 per cent of GDP being put into scientific research. The fund has been set up by initial investment from the Wellcome Trust, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK’s Department for International Development.

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FACING MORE CHARGES: ICC suspect Joshua Sang gestures at a cameraman in this photo taken last year at The Hague in the Netherlands. ICC Chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda now wants to press fresh charges against Sang.

ate stage of the proceedings, following notice of a possible re-characterisation, but this does not limit the Trial Chamber’s power to give such notice any time of trial,’ the prosecution argued.

The prosecution argues that it has evidence to show that Sang was aware that the crimes would be committed and that he had a role in it.

It alleged that Sang fanned violence using hate messages intended to dispel Kikuyus from Rift Valley as well as broadcasting propaganda against supporters of the Party of National Unity during and after the disput-

ed 2007 General Election.

Sang is alleged to have made announcements of preparatory meetings and locations where planning events of the attacks would take place.

He is further accused of organising meetings which are said to have been used to raise funds to facilitate the attacks.

Sang who was at the time a presenter at Kass FM radio is said to have informed direct perpetrators to begin attacks after the announcement of the presidential results.

The journalist also faces charges for seeking updates on the progress of the attacks

from perpetrators and also giving them space to speak on his radio show as attacks were being committed.

“There is evidence on record upon which the chamber could hold Mr Sang criminally liable for having induced and or solicited the commission of crimes against humanity,” said Bensouda.

The prosecutions also argued that he encouraged the perpetrators to continue with the attacks by coordinating them and helping in the deployment of resources meant for the attacks.

In 2013, the chamber no-

tified the parties that there could be re-characterisation of the case against Deputy President William Ruto.

However, the current request put forward by the prosecution was not against Ruto but was instead directed at Sang.

Parties in the case are expected to give their views regarding the latest application seeking to amend Sang’s case mid-way the trial stage.

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America’s top diplomat today warned Russia against Moscow’s military buildup of troops in Syria, saying the move could escalate the bloody conflict that has engulfed the region for more than four years. US Secretary of State John Kerry in a called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov today. “Our concern are about reports of Russian military activities, or buildup if you will, in Syria and made very clear our view that, if true and borne out, could lead to greater violence and even more instability in Syria,” State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

Massive floods hit Japan town Widespread flooding and landslides in North-East Japan have forced more than 90,000 people to abandon their homes. The city of Joso, north of the capital, Tokyo, was hit by a wall of water after the Kinugawa River burst its banks. Helicopter rescue teams have been lifting people from rooftops. One person has been reported missing in the region and at least 12 are injured.

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Morning newspaper summaries CORD voters poorer Teachers dig in, TSC Mixed fortunes for MKU’s medical courses than Jubilee’s - Ipsos targets 5,000 heads: Teachers Uhuru, Raila Odinga in on the spot as Rwanda said they will not be intimidated into going poll: CORD supporters have suggested they are have back to work as CORD leaders urged them not to new poll: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s closes campus: The quality of healthpoorer than their Jubilee counterparts, according to related courses offered by Mount Kenya University a poll released yesterday by Ipsos Synovate. CORD backers interviewed in the poll suggest that someone in their household goes to bed hungry or never gets enough to eat. According to the poll conducted a month ago, nearly 46 per cent of CORD partisans said they earn less than Sh10, 000, while only 39 per cent of Jubilee supporters earn less than Sh10, 000 per month. In regional terms, 65 per cent of those in Western and 59 per cent of those in Nyanza say they earn less than Sh10, 000. CORD enjoys a lot of support in the two regions.

relent until their demands are met. And as the strike entered its seventh working day Wednesday, the Teachers Service Commission said it had written warning letters to 5,000 headteachers, deputy headteachers and other senior teachers to explain why they had failed to follow its instructions on how to handle the strike. The senior teachers were given 14 days to respond to disciplinary issues raised against them or face the sack. Yesterday, the striking teachers held demonstrations in various towns, including Nairobi, Nyeri and Nakuru, to pile pressure on the TSC to pay them the new salaries awarded to them by the courts.

approval ratings have risen to 75 per cent over the last three months, according to the latest Ipsos Synovate poll. An overwhelming majority of Jubilee supporters (90 per cent) approve of the President’s performance with 56 per cent of Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) supporters also endorsing his leadership in the last three months.

The findings conducted between July and August further suggest that President Kenyatta’s improved ratings could be partly attributed to his style and image as a “humble president ready to interact with people from all walks of life”.

(MKU) was in the spotlight after the Rwandan Government stopped the institution from offering five medical courses in the country saying they did not meet the set requirements. Rwanda Ministry of Education through the Higher Education Council (HEC)-the country’s tertiary education regulatorhas issued a notice suspending MKU from offering undergraduate courses in nursing, pharmacy and medical laboratory sciences as well as both bachelor’s and master’s degree in public health. HEC said in a notice...

Politicians ranked for Poll: Uhuru, Raila EACC investigates Private Investors set up corruption awareness: backers sharply split; 38 Nyeri County two transformer plants Suspended Lands CS Charity Ngilu, Deputy President Uhuru Kenyatta’s performance rating administrators over fake to tap demand: Two electricity President William Ruto, and Devolution CS Anne has slightly improved across the political divide, Waiguru came out top in a Synovate poll about according to an opinion poll released yesterday. manufacturing plants have been set up certificates: The Ethics and Anti- transformer awareness of corruption scandals. The poll released However, opinion was sharply divided over whether in the country while a third one is under construction yesterday asked some 2, 002 adults which individuals have been mentioned in connection with corruption scandals during the Jubilee period. The poll found out that 50 percent of the respondents mentioned Ngilu, 31 percent Ruto and 28 percent Waiguru.

Top ranked scandals in terms of awareness were 46 percent for Karen land, 38 percent for National Youth Service, 26 percent police recruitment, 20 percent Coast land, 12 percent Chicken Gate, 8 percent Ruto Jet, 7 percent SGR, and then a number of other controversies.

CORD leader Raila Odinga should vie for the presidency in 2017. The poll by Ipsos Synovate indicated that 75 per cent of those interviewed approved of the President’s performance over the last three months. Ninety per cent of those who were satisfied with the President’s performance were said supported Jubilee while 56 per cent said they supported CORD. The survey, conducted between July and August also indicated that 37 per cent of the respondents would want Mr Odinga to neither vie for the presidency...

see the names and images of traffickers displayed in public places. Addressing the public at Shika Adabu, Likoni, on Wednesday, Marwa said the strategy is the same one used in the cases of terror suspects. A tough-talking Marwa said very soon, they will publish the names of drug barons, agents or brokers everywhere and advise them to better surrender early. He added that they are going to do that, whether they like it or not. This was after a request by area MCA Mohamed Madundo, who said publishing the names will expose and embarrass the drug dealers.

wants to bring more charges against former radio journalist Joshua arap Sang. Ms Bensouda has written to the judges urging them to notify the suspect and his defence that the charges could be altered at any time. The former Kass FM Radio journalist is accused alongside Deputy President William Ruto of crimes against humanity in relation to the 2007/8 post-election violence in Eldoret. But Ms Bensouda wants to add another set of charges of ‘soliciting or inducing’ crimes against humanity and with ‘aiding and abetting’ crimes. The notice will not affect Mr Ruto’s case.

Corruption Commission is investigating the hiring of 38 county officials, the Nyeri County Public Service Board yesterday told the local assembly.

Public Account Committee was informed that EACC had requested for documents pertaining to the hiring of the 38 administrators amid claims some used fake certificates. The service board chair Alice Muita was also hard-pressed to explain why they recruited the officials despite the county’s excessive wage bill.

as demand for power distribution equipment continues to rise. Kenya Power announced this to bidders seeking to supply it with up to 38,491 transformers from November. “Bidders were informed that there are already two manufacturers who had set up plants and one more is in the process of setting up a plant,” Bernard Ngugi, acting chief manager in charge of supply at Kenya Power said in a response to bidders on Monday without disclosing the identity of the manufacturing plants.

Mombasa anti-drug Now Bensouda seeks to Unions: Pay up or face Uchumi sub-tenants get halting eviction: mass boycott: Workers’ unions order campaign kicks off: Mombasa slap Sang with further yesterday Sub-tenants in Uchumi Supermarkets have secured united in asking the Government to county commissioner Nelson Marwa has declared charges: ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda honour teachers’ Sh17 billion salary increment a court order delaying their eviction by 14 days from ‘total war’ on drug barons in a new strategy that will as directed by the courts. The unions accused the Government of setting a bad precedent that erodes respect for court verdicts and warned that all civil servants will boycott work next week if teachers are not paid. United under the umbrella workers bodies, Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) asked their members to stay away from schools. The KNUT and KUPPET leadership also instructed their members not to obey orders from their employer, saying they lack legitimacy.

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uncertainty over Fed policy that has pummeled stock markets and currencies in recent weeks. “We think US monetary policymakers have got confused about what to do. The uncertainty has created the turmoil,” said Mirza Adityaswara, senior deputy governor at Indonesia’s central bank. “The situation will recover the sooner the Fed makes a decision and then gives expectation to the market that they [will] increase [rates] one or two times and then stop.” His comments contrast with warnings from the World Bank that a decision by the Fed to raise rates for the first time since 2006 at its policy meeting next week could destabilise emerging markets (EMs).

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Suspects in ‘list of shame’ to know their fate soon FROM PAGE 1 But by September 2, 2015, EACC had completed investigations into just 59 files which it had forwarded to the DPP. The Director of Public Prosecutions acted on 58 files, of which there was recommendation for prosecution in 32 files. The DPP agreed with EACC’s recommendation to close 13 of the files.

And Mubea admits it was the first time that the commission received such a huge chunk of cases at the same time.

“We had 124 cases and that is what we are investigating.

The first challenge was the volume of work, there was a lot of public expectations which sometimes can be unrealistic,” he explained saying investigators, prosecutors and lawyers were over stretched.

“The man hours we had to spend on those investigations

and of course the low numbers of investigators and lawyers within the commission… we were working from Monday to Sunday, there was no break at all,” Mubea said.

The commission was also concerned that the corruption cases had been politicised.

Emily Kamau who heads the Corruption and Economic Crimes unit in the Office of the DPP said the corruption cases are complex because they touch on top office bearers. This, she says, makes it difficult to dig up for evidentiary documents or even record statements from witnesses who are usually juniors or colleagues of the individuals under investigation. “So they are sympathetic to them and they would want to help them get away with it. Some of them again, could even be compromised.” Unfortunately, for the prosecution, the

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EACC chief executive Halakhe Waqo and his deputy Michael Mubea consult at a previous function. EACC will announce the fate of suspects under investigations soon.

standard of proof anchored on solid evidence is critical if it is to win a case in court.

It does not rely on just any documents making allegations but documents that undergo forensic investigation including verification of claims made. “The DPP works on the files submitted by the EACC. We are supposed to take a case to court when we are completely ready to prosecute.

Corruption is not just nam-

ing, we must get reasonable and sufficient evidence,” Kamau explained.

It’s also been an obstacle to put faces behind documented evidence to back claims made especially when the cases move to the court level and witnesses are required. Witnesses who initially record statements refuse to testify or recant their evidence forcing the prosecution to seek warrants of arrest. “When

witnesses are summoned

by EACC to record statements they record very good statements, that time they are very cooperative because they are fearing that they will also be charged, but when you call them to court some of them become hostile, they recant their statements,” Kamau said.

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End ‘unhealthy’ wars; governors, ministry told The Senate Health committee has urged the Ministry of Health and Governors to end their supremacy wars so as to resolve the crisis affecting the sector. Committee Chairperson Zipporah Kittony said the two to embrace dialogue and resolve contentious issues between them and save Kenyans from unnecessary suffering.

“We must engage because we have the interest of the people were serving at heart. The supremacy has to be reduced,” she said. He comments were backed by committee member Mohamed Kuti (Isiolo) who also noted the lack of a clear framework on how the county and national governments interact. Kuti said a forum should be organised bringing together the Senate, Governors and Ministry of Health to develop appropriate rules of engagement.

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BUY SELL 105.3056 105.5059 161.8367 162.1872 117.7250 117.9694 7.6658 7.6860 34.6426 34.8035 20.5676 20.7017

Rotich: Central Bank is on track to strengthen shilling The government is taking deliberate policy measures to support the stability of exchange rates in Kenya, Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich has said.

Speaking at the Annual Barclays Africa Forum in Canary Wharf, London, CS Rotich said initial intervention through the direct sale of foreign exchange to commercial banks in periods of short-term exchange rate had slowed down the speed of depreciation of the exchange rate.

“Kenya Shilling weakened against the Dollar due to global strengthening of the US Dollar on the international market

and high dollar demand by importers in the domestic market to finance imports of capital goods due to ongoing public investments,” explained Rotich.

He said the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) had taken measures to resolve the crisis, including raising the Central Bank Rate (CBR) in June and July by a cumulative 300 basis points to 11.5 per cent.

He also revealed that the government has a $688.3billion (Sh72.5 trillion) precautionary facility with International Monetary Fund (IMF), adding that the proceeds will replenish what CBK has spent as reserves

and support exchange rate stability. Rotich said that Kenya has positioned itself for economic transformation, which he added will be supported by stable, sound economic policies characterised by innovation and regional outreach.

“I wish to reiterate that immense investment opportunities exist in most of the leading sectors such as agriculture, tourism, financial and insurance, wholesale and retail, manufacturing, ICT and business process outsourcing plus the recently discovered oil and minerals sectors,” Rotich told the Forum.

TAKING STEPS: The Central Bank of Kenya. Treasury CS Henry Rotich assured investors the bank was taking measures to end the depreciation crisis.

CS Amina debunks claims of biased Int’l relations Kenya is neither looking east nor west for investors but for opportunities across the world whether in traditional ally markets or in emerging markets, According to Foreign Affairs and International Trade CS Amina Mohamed.

UNBIASED: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Cabinet Secretary, Amb. Amina Mohammed. She said in Kenya is looking to the world and not China alone.

INDUSTRY Kenya and South Sudan will be connected to a high-speed optic fibre within the next two years to enhance communication and interborder trade. The two government have implemented the optic fibre cable system as part of the Eastern Africa Regional Transport, Trade and Development Facilitation project. Speaking during Project Commissioning in Turkana County,

Speaking at the Barclays Africa Forum in Canary Wharf London, the CS denied allegations that Kenya was focussing towards China and other Asian Countries while abandoning her traditional allies saying the information was misleading.

“We are today living in a multi-polar world where all countries benefit from increased foreign investments. Like any other country in the world today, we are looking for opportunities across the world whether in our traditional allies markets or in emerging markets,” she said.

According to her, Barclays Africa was timely since it presented a unique opportunity for investors to acquire insights pertaining trade and investment in Africa.

“I thank Barclays for hosting this event and for continuing to assist not only investors already operating in Africa

but also those looking to expand their operations across the continent,” she said.

She added that clear tax systems have facilitated easier registration of businesses across the continent whereas strong investment protection laws have led to prudent fiscal management.

She also urged UK to be part of this ‘invaluable’ part of unfolding narrative of the African renaissance since Africa’s doing business ranking and transparency indicators have improved tremendously hence increasing the number of companies racing to establish a foothold across Africa.

“You have the resources, the expertise and skills in sectors as diverse as the financial services and the knowledge economy to oil and gas, green energy, agriculture and infrastructure.” She concluded.

Kenya partners with 4 others to crackdown on illegal logging Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Madagascar have agreed to put more pressure on illegal loggers as the nations launch an assault on criminals within the timber industry.

In a bid to combat the rapidly expanding trade in illegal timber under a new deal, the five nations have given various mandates to their respective forest protection agencies. Through the Zanzibar Declaration on Illegal Logging, a bill that was signed on Wednesday at a global gathering in South Africa, the countries’ representatives have vowed to improve communication between customs authorities and collaboration among forest officials from the east and southeast African nations, Reuters reports.

The move is aimed at creating

sustainable employment opportunities for thousands of people across the region, while conserving the environment. Juma S. Mgoo, CEO of Tanzania’s Forest Service said that the illegal timber trade is flourishing at an alarming pace across the region, noting that criminal groups are benefiting from environmental destruction.

“If we continue at the rate which we are going there will be nothing left for our children and their children to enjoy,” he warned. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates that Kenya alone loses around $10 million (Sh105 million) annually due to the illegal wood trade with Tanzania, while Tanzania loses more than $8 million (Sh842 million).

fibre OPTIC to connect Kenya, S.Sudan in 24 months the Shared Services Director at the ICT authority Robert Mugo said the project will build a road linking the two countries from Eldoret to Lodwar and Juba as well as building a common border post at the interconnection of the two states.

“As you are all aware, roads and information are two of the most effective means of realising accelerated development of any

modern economy. Today we are witnessing the implementation of both at the same time in this region,” he said.

The ICT Authority is implementing the Kenyan-side of the project estimated to cost Sh 2.6 billion with the help of a World Bank funding system while the South Sudan is estimated to cost Sh 1.5 billion.

The World Bank will also fund the

construction of the road joining Lokichar and Nepal which will cost over Sh 52.5 billion. Some $1.2 million dollars will fund the road joining the Sudan border and Kenya’s Eldoret town commencing in May 2016 and projected for completion by February 2019.

“This development will increase inter-border trade between Kenya and South Sudan as well as linking

Turkana County to the rest of the country. We see the prices of commodities coming down,” said Turkana County Governor Josphat Nanok. Through the ministry of ICT, Kenya entered into an MoU with South Sudan through the Ministry of Telecommunication and Postal Services in January 2015 in relation to the construction of the optic fibre cable.

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From Fake doctors to running battles there is nothing to smile about this week

A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS… B eing a Kenyan lately is like going through a volcanic mountain characterized by extreme high and low points. Just last week, we were literally on top of the world thanks to our athletics champions who put us on the spot during the Beijing IAAF championships.

Barely a week later, our beloved country is battling with untold chaos.

Fake gynecologist Mugo Wa Wairimu started off the week after it was revealed on Sunday night that the self-proclaimed women reproductive health specialist is actually a quack who instead of helping women visiting his clinics in Zimmerman and Githurai 44, sedates them and rapes them in their

unconscious state. This revelation has caused deep trauma nationwide, with his former patients having to carry around the burden of knowing they might have been defiled by Mugo without having the slightest clue.

This alongside the disturbing evidence video has been the talk of the week, but the rapist doctor not having been arrested for his perverted atrocities yet. The #MugoWairimu still sits pretty.

But Mugo is not the only man in the frying pan.

Former Kenya Airways CEO Titus Naikuni is the latest victim of the Kenyans on Twitter wrath.

Following the 25 billion shilling loss registered by the national courier this year, Kenyans now want Naikuni arrested for running down the airline during his tenure as chief executive.

Even though the rest of Kenya believes these losses were incurred as a result of corruption on his part, Naikuni blames the unrealistic losses made on the Ebola outbreak earlier this year and recurrent travel advisories by foreign nations against Kenya due to the terror susceptibility reputation held by Kenya. He is still trending on #ArrestNaikuni Just when we thought terror has been arrested, Garden City Mall almost suffered the fate of its sister mall Westgate on Tuesday after explosive devices were located hidden away at the mall and a suspected terrorist was arrested while attempting to

bypass security screening at the mall’s gate carrying an improvised explosive in his bag. Thankfully, all bombs were evacuated and destroyed before another bloody mall massacre was executed.

Then the Kitengela Market became a hotbed of riots as police engaged Kitengela residents from different tribes who were disputing over ownership of the market land. There were crude weapons and stone throwing which saw a substantial amount of property damaged and scores of people including a journalist injured.

Even as this transpired, teachers remain adamant in their pay rise demands with their nationwide strike coming close to hitting the half a month mark, despite threats by their employer body to relieve them of their jobs. The

teacher-government standoff hit a peak on Wednesday after the overall trade union body COTU pledged their undivided support to the teachers’ strike, and we all know what happens when Francis Atwoli, COTU Secretary General comes into the picture. It was an epic rally laced with political rhetoric and counter accusations.

Bungoma County seems to be doing extremely well in matters finance, so much that the county government decided to set aside some 1 Million shillings for the purchase of ten wheelbarrows which were allegedly purchased at a whopping Sh 109,000 each!

Meanwhile the president is in Milan where he has signed several agreements but was trolled yesterday for not dressing in a Kenyan attire and eating Lasagna!

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Kitengela land chaos.

Troubled Titus Naikuni.

Police dogs sniff out Garden City explosives.

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ecently, columnist Oyunga Pala offended many Kenyan women in his article that asserted that Kenyan women do not know how to cook. But which Kenyan women was he talking about?

Definitely not the ones on Facebook!

It’s true that our generation did not have the best upbringing and most of our parents did not exactly orient us to matters kitchen, but in the digital age, we actually learn more from the internet than from our parents. Many Facebook pages have been created for gossip, keeping up with each other, spreading hate messages and even stalking, but let’s take a moment to appreciate local Facebook pages built with the intention of introducing women to the art of cooking…After all, the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.

Previously, it was difficult to make an edible meal using recipes from

popular international food sites such as ‘The Food Network’ and ‘All Recipes’ because let’s face it, more than half of the ingredients listed in recipes on these global food sites are items that we have never heard of and even pronouncing them is a challenge.

Even so, Kenyan women (and a few men) have wised up and started local social media pages solely dedicated to catering for cooking related issues such as tantalizing recipes, where to get particular ingredients and advise on where to make changes for a dish gone wrong.

On the two most prominent pages for Kenyan foodies (Cook Eat Kenya and Ideas on Cooking Recipes) you will find thousands of followers, mostly women seeking to acquire skills on how to keep their men hooked to their cooking, and probably surpass the famous ‘mum’s cooking is the best’ stereotype among men.

Unlike other Facebook accounts

set up for the sake of amassing many subscribers so as to earn money out of advertisement and publicity services, ‘Cook Eat Kenya’ and ‘Ideas on Cooking recipes’ are strictly monitored pages, with active admins who filter abusive or non-food related posts ensuring that the pages stay clean. Apart from recipes on indigenous Africa foods, the pages also provide tutorials on making pastries, salads and snacks with a special emphasis on presentation.

Even for food, the first impression matters and most of the posts on these all-things-food accounts are accompanied by impressively garnished servings that more often than not get lazy ladies on their feet and into the kitchen.

Are you tired of feeding your family fries and pizza day in day out? Join these two food pages promptly.

Your family’s taste buds will be utterly grateful.

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t will be a fun filled weekend as the Airtel Sondeka Festival holds its third edition. Sondeka means to create, this is the place to be for every musician, painter, innovator, app developer, poet, and filmmaker or story teller.

Sondeka festival brings together artists from all walks of life as they network and share ideas.

There will be some electric performances from Octopizzo, MDQ, Raoul K from Germany, Fena and Kidum. The festival starts on Friday with the opening night at the Elephant while the weekend shows will be at the Arboretum. Tickets are Sh 500 and 1500.

Mombasa born Kenyan artiste Fredrick Kilonzo, professionally known as Brown Mauzo has signed a record deal with Ogopa Deejays. Known best for his song Natamani produced by his childhood friend Totti of KG Records, Mauzo is seeking new ground in the music industry through Ogopa. It will be interesting to sample a track that he is set to release done by Ogopa Deejays that has been on the downhill with artistes previously signed to the outfit leaving for other recording studios. brown mauzo

Africa magic viewers’ choice awards returns

Africa Magic has called for entries for the fourth edition of the Africa Magic viewers’ choice awards 2016. Regional Director for M-Net (West), Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, said: “We are pleased to announce the call to entry for the 2016 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. At Africa Magic and MultiChoice, we have continued to show our support to the film and television industry across Africa even as we continue to provide world class entertainment for Africa by Africans. The 4th edition of the AMVCAs, invites all entries for film and television works that are produced and broadcast or publicly exhibited from October 1st, 2014 to September 30th, 2015.”

Comedian Owago Onyiro celebrates birthday in style Comedian Owago Onyiro of the ichieni fame last night held a comedy night at a Nairobi club to celebrate his birthday. Bringing together showbiz bigwigs in the music and comedy industry, the birthday party attracted over forty celebrities including Jalang’o, Dr. Ofweneke, Avril, Chipukeezy, King Kaka, Khaligraph Jones, Obinna Ike Igwee, Kristoff, YY, Othuol Othuol among others. The comedy night got a rare support with every known Kenyan comedian showing up to crack up fans and wish Owago a happy Birthday.

The highlight of the party came when Owago Onyiro cut the c a k e in the wee hours of the morning and subsequently being showered with a whole crate of beer. The party however went on and had to be called to a halt early this morning!

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erenial trouble maker Babu Owino is at it again. The SONU chairman through his personal assistant has issued a statement to HELB demanding immediate payment. In his statement, Babu has given HELB 48-hours to give the students their money failure to which they would face their wrath.

Reports show that this is not only a plea from the students at the Nairobi University but from students from other universities countrywide.

It is already chaotic enough when students from UON take to the streets and it would be unimaginable if all the others were to join them. Babu promises, in his words fire.

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A sitting MP is circulating a letter demanding for Babu Owino’s arrest because he was allegedly conducting early campaigns in Westlands constituency. These accusations have not gone down well with Babu’s brother Sammy, a student at Kenyatta University as he says that people are out to tarnish his brother’s good name.

This is not the first time Sammy is coming out in his brother’s defense, he said, ‘Babu is too kind and soft with these people that is why they keep making unwarranted accusations, I will not just stand by and watch”

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t is that time of the year when universities are scheduled to hold their elections, promises are consistent regardless of the positions that are up for grabs. At Maseno University one Mark Wasungu a second year medical student is running for SOMU health & environment and catering director. Wasungu promises to champion for an establishment of a health centre, no wait; a hospital at the main college!

Interestingly students are believing in the budding politician and could vote for him.

hat does your job as a motivational speaker, writer and a life coach entail?

Being a public motivational speaker and life coach, my focus is on inspiring lives and changing organizations through my frequent personal and organizational development programmes.

How many hours do you work in a day?

My working hours change from time to time depending on what each day brings.

But in estimate I work a minimum of five hours a day.

What qualifications do you need for your job?

Hahahaha, I believe passion and being knowledgeable qualifies one to be a motivational speaker and author, but also one needs to be well versed in languages and should be an extrovert.

Was this your dream career?

Proudly yes, speaking is the engine in me.

How did you start out?

During my undergraduate when I was elected a student leader, this exposed me to several forums within student’s activities and university management talks. That is when I started getting speaking engagements here and there… and the rest became a story.

What achievements have you had so far?

Success is never ending but at times

you have to gauge your effect… with confidence I can say I have inspired countless lives and organizations to achieve great results and moving from good to great.

I have written two books but they are yet to be published.

Any challenges you have experienced so far?

Yes I face challenges, but the greatest one has always been changing the world more than it changes me.

But the key to life is accepting challenges because once someone stops doing this, he is as good as dead.

Does your job interfere with your social life?

Mmmmh not really, I guess it’s my social life that interferes with my job.

What is the best part of your job?

Networking, it is priceless.

What is the worst part of your job?

Inspiring and challenging people who later become successful than you are.

Any advice for aspiring motivational speakers?

No profession is better than the other, it’s up to you to bring up the profession that is all that matters… Do you have passion and believe in yourself to being an inspiration through speaking?

Then refer to my third answer on the qualification quiz above to join the inspiration world!

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manda begun acting at the age of 7, appearing in most Disney sitcoms of the 90s until she quit acting in 2012. Amanda has since 2013 been involved in nasty scandals, ranging from hit and runs to marijuana possession. She has served a three year probation sentence for reckless driving. In 2014, she was arrested for starting a fire on a stranger’s driveway and she has since then been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for treatment of alleged psychotic tendencies, especially after she claimed that her father had implanted a microchip in her brain!

Jimmy Page and Noel Gallagher; to Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Caine. The stars hit the red carpet in style. Hosted at the Royal Opera House and by Hollywood legend Samuel L. Jackson, the awards was full of glamour. X-Access samples six of the very best dressed on the red carpet.

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or most people, The Parent Trap was the first movie they ever watched as kids, starring the super talented Lindsay Lohan who played double roles of Hallie Parker and her twin sister who work together to reunite their parents. Well, Lindsay is no longer chubby and adorable. For decades now, she has been a junkie, having attended rehab several times only to relapse. Apart from drug addiction, Lindsay has also been involved in shoplifting and assault scandals involving fellow Hollywood celebrities. She has also been arrested countless times by the authorities mostly for drunk driving.

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e all loved Miley back in her Disney days when she played the sweet mellow voiced Hannah Montana. Miley broke the internet two years ago after the 2013 VMAs where she showed the whole world that she was all grown up during a ratchet performance alongside Robin Thicke.

Before this, she had released a video of herself rigorously shaking her bum, which

Miley cyrus actually got the twerk culture up and going, but this was just the beginning. Soon after, she shot her Wrecking Ball video while she was prominently nude and she is also seen smoking marijuana in the ‘23’ video alongside Wiz Khalifa.

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‘Techworld’ anticipates the new iPad Pro and Apple Pen Apple has announced the launch of the iPad pro, ‘the biggest news in iPad since the original iPad’ in 2010. The iPad Pro comes with a 12.9-inch 2732x2048 pixel display, giving you more than 5.6 million pixels to play with. It will start shipping this November in Silver, Gold, Space Grey colors at a price of $799 for 32GB storage (Wi-Fi only), $949 for 128GB storage (Wi-Fi only), and $1079

for 128GB storage Wi-Fi+LTE variant.

The iPad Pro is powered by a new “desktop class” A9X chip, which is 1.8X times faster than its predecessor in CPU tasks. Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President Worldwide Marketing at Apple claimed the iPad Pro is faster than a majority of the PCs that shipped in the last six months. Apple says the new iPad Pro is powerful

enough to edit three 4K streams at once.

The iPad Pro is 6.9mm thin and comes with the standard 10 hour battery life that we’ve come to expect from iPad models. A magnetic connector for the new Smart Keyboard cover and the Apple Pencil, a stylus for the iPad Pro were also announced.

The Apple Pencil has sensors for force, angle, position, and a

faster digitiser. iOS apps like Mail and Notes have been updated to support the Apple Pencil. The Apple Pencil will cost $99 and the Smart Keyboard will be priced at $169, both will ship November.

The iPad Pro comes with four speakers, and the iPad auto balances left and right, depending upon the way you are holding the iPad.

Coastal hotel to get fresh water from Davis and Shirtfliff Leading water and energy solutions provider, Davis and Shirtliff has commissioned the development of a plant that will turn salty sea water into fresh water, supplying consumers with a basic human need that has often been in scarce supply in some parts of the country.

It will generate up to 3,000 litres an hour of pure water from raw sea water in a move that will likely inspire other regions that suffer from saline conditions across the country to do the same.

The installation of the Sh11.8 million plant has been driven by the need to ensure a reliable water supply for the resort’s 46 luxury apartments in an area where the municipal water supply is irregular.

“After drilling a borehole on the site located on the coastline, we found that it was too saline for human consumption, and the only treatment available was reverse osmosis,” said Stanley Theuri, the CEO of Shanzu Beach Resort.

BIZ BRIEFS Nairobi ranked most expensive city for hotel stay

Nairobi has been rated third most expensive city in Africa in terms of hotel accommodations, according to a new survey produced by hospitality research firm, STR Global. The survey indicates that the average rate for a hotel room in the first six months of 2015 was $144.76 (Sh15, 200).

This compares with $215.75 (Sh22, 700) for a room in Lagos and $231.78 (Sh24, 400) in Addis Ababa which tops the list.

“A great deal of the reason for the difference in rates across African cities is simply supply and demand,” explained STR Global Director of Business Development Thomas Emanuel. “Addis Ababa has a shortage of top quality hotels. However, with the Ethiopian economy growing at a rapid rate of more than 10 percent per annum for the whole of the last decade, with more conferences coming to the city by virtue of its status as the seat of the African Union and with Ethiopian Airways on a similar growth trajectory to the country, thanks to new routes and increased passenger numbers, there is a high demand for premium hotel rooms,” he added.

World Bank recognizes Kenya for championing gender equality

IMPROVISING: A Davis and Shirtliff crew install water trapping equipment at a site in Machakos County. The company has announced plans to set up a plant that will turn salty sea water into fresh water for consumption within Mombasa County. Photo: COURTESY.

Reverse osmosis is a technique that filters solvents, bacteria and viruses out of water. It is a process particularly suitable for treating salinity and is also used in manufacturing in cases where pure water is needed.

Through the partnership with Davis and Shirtliff, Shanzu Beach Resort will provide fresh water to holiday makers at the resort.

“The salinity challenge is considerable at the Coast, with both institutions and home owners constantly searching for solutions that best fit their situation. This has demanded that we develop innovative, tailormade approaches to accessing clean water,” said Alec Davis, CEO of Davis and Shirtliff.

The seawater reverse osmosis

plant at Shanzu Beach Resort is a first-of-its-kind installation by Davis and Shirtliff for a hotel at the Coast.

The commissioning at Shanzu Beach Resort is expected to be the first of many such installations by Davis and Shirtliff at the Coast and in other areas with highly mineralised water sources.

Manual Visa application extended to keep tourist numbers high The government has announced that manual visa application at the port of entries into the country will continue until the newly introduced e-visa is fully operational.

President Uhuru Kenyatta said though the e-visa was already active, manual application at the entry points to the country will continue concurrently so as not to bar last minute visitors coming in to the country.

“We have had a number of challenges on the implementation of the e-visa and I have therefore ordered that application of visa on arrival to the country continues as it were,” the President said.

The President made the remarks yesterday in

Italy during the opening of a Business forum between the Kenyan and Italian business communities.

The forum is among a series of activities the country has lined up in Milan to mark the Kenya week in the ongoing Milan expo that has attracted over 150 countries. The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has said that the resumption of manual visa applications, which had ceased operations from September 1, 2015, bodes well for travel agents and tour operators.

Both parties had raised concerns on the possibility of a drop in tourist numbers as a result of challenges associated to the new system.

At the same time, the President also announced that discussions were at an advanced stage to introduce direct flights from Milan to Kenya.

“Malindi international airport will be able to handle direct flights from Milan and we shall discuss on making this a possibility,” he noted.

Italy is the country’s fourth biggest source market for tourists, bringing in about 50,000 visitors to Kenya every year, the KTB has said.

The President’s visit to Italy has also seen him position Kenya as a key investment, tourism and export destination. He told the Italian business community that his government has put in place relevant infrastructure to spur investment in all sectors of the economy.

The World Bank has recognized Kenya for championing gender equality within its employment sector.

Poor planning and policies evident in many nations are keeping women from working in jobs of their choice while blocking their access to credit or leaving them unprotected against domestic violence, according to a World Bank report released on Wednesday.

Among those facing the most obstacles are women in North Africa and the Middle East, the Thomson Reuters Foundation reports.

The World Bank Group’s report dubbed ‘Women, Business and the Law 2016’, studied laws in 173 economies and confirmed that out of those, 90 per cent have at least one law impeding women’s economic opportunities.

It has been revealed that women are legally barred from certain factory jobs in 41 economies, and in 29 economies they cannot work at night.

In 18 economies, women cannot get a job without permission from their husband, it said.

China faces food crisis as commodity prices rise China, one of Kenya’s biggest trade partners, is experiencing a sharp rise in food prices, which has pushed up inflation in to a oneyear high in the world’s second largest economy.

The crisis has been blame on falling commodity prices and slumping demand.

Economists said the continuing fall in producer prices poses the risk of trickling through to consumer prices, he BBC reports.

One expert described the situation as “very worrying.”

“It could affect corporate profitability, which in turn could affect consumption and the economy,” said Li Huiyong, an Economist at China-based financial services group, Shenyin & Wanguo Securities.

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DAILYHOROSCOPES CAPRICORN Dec 22 - Jan19 It may be important to curb this desire if there are many things that need your attention. If you’re at home, don’t spend all your time on the phone or loafing. Socializing will be far more enjoyable without guilty feelings about what you should be doing.

AQUARIUS Jan 20 - Feb 18 What a great way to start the day. Head out with the confidence that you can easily handle anything that comes your way. Take time to enjoy the company of others as much as possible. If there are meetings on the agenda, handle them right away.

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PISCES Feb 19 - Mar 20 Everyone needs a break from the regular grind and this is a good time to try something new.

Perhaps you feel like varying your routine. If this is your day off, you might spend the day doing whatever strikes your fancy. Try a new wardrobe style. Go to a movie.

ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 19 This provides an avenue to communicate and connect with your inner being. Things you need to do, ambitions, and even challenges can appear while you’re writing, providing a map that you can follow. Even if starting is difficult, stick with it. The words will come if you give it a chance.

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TAURUS Apr 20 - May 20 Taking direction could rub you the wrong way, especially if you’re set on doing something different.

Communicate your ideas and how you want to approach things rather than let irritation get to you.

Your approach will be better received if you leave emotions out of it.

GEMINI May 21 - Jun 21 Helping others will probably suit you, and matters will move along smoothly. If there are outstanding projects from earlier, tackle them first. It’s an opportune time to get caught up on challenges. Don’t hesitate to lend a hand if you’re approached or notice someone in need.

CANCER Jun 22 - Jul 21 Even if it feels painful at first, you’ll feel a lot better once you do. Pick up the phone, write a note, or send an email. Let the person know you miss and care about him or her. Expressing yourself is often far better than stuffing your feelings. The person may be missing you just as much.

LEO Jul 23- Aug 22 What a great way to get things done! Pull out unfinished projects and get going. Tackle issues or problems that have surfaced recently by facing them directly. Make the most of this day’s energy by thinking about ways to do things more efficiently. Be confident that you can handle anything.

VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 21 The day’s energy supports growth and expansion, so why not see about learning about something you’re interested in? Challenge yourself by reading or taking a class. There are plenty of online subjects to engage you. Find something that interests you that you can do in your own time.

LIBRA Sep 23 - Oct 22 This could be great providing you don’t have a heavy workload. See who’s available and go for it.

If you need to get something done, you’ll have to resist the temptation to chat too long. Use breaks for this and keep your focus on getting done what you’ve taken on.

SCORPIO Oct 23 - Nov 21 Don’t be surprised if you getting back into the swing of things more slowly than usual today, Scorpio.

Not every day starts off with a bang, so don’t be too hard on yourself for this. Just take things slow and easy. Pushing yourself to get things accomplished can leave you feeling even less productive.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 - Dec 21 It’s one of those days when daydreaming can happen more readily. Your imagination may also be at a peak. Rather than fighting this so you can be more productive, jot your ideas down. It may be to your advantage, as better and innovative ways of doing things can pop into your mind. Take time to ponder.

MUSTREAD And they didn’t die — by Lauretta Ngcobo

Jezile, is a young wife in the small village of Sigageni in apartheid torn South Africa. Her husband is forced to work a long distance from home which makes it difficult for Jezile to conceive a desired child to complete her role as wife. She takes the situation in her own hands, setting a preference for her behavior that will take her from a rural wife and mother to an unfaithful wife who bears a black American child as a result of her infidelity. The novel is an intrinsic view of the woman’s role in the apartheid and resulting trauma that defined the life of Africans in South Africa for decades.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

CROSSWORD Across 1. Donahue of talk shows 5. Ocean or Wilder 10. GI addresses 14. Anderson of TV and film 15. Glosses over 16. Merry adventure 17. Where UFOs come from 19. 1934 Nobel chemist Harold 20. Lower Manhattan locale 21. Dickinson or Post 22. “You can’t be serious” 26. Be miserly 30. Most difficult to solve 34. Rapids transport 35. Pollution product 36. Nissan sports model 37. Cause affront to 39. Hawk family member 42. Island strings 43. Greek aperitif 47. Famous fountain 48. Sullies 51. Eight-member group 52. Above all others 54. Paint droppings 57. Spoiling 62. Life’s partner 63. Help-line caller’s need 66. Virginia’s Robert ____ 67. Take countermeasures 68. Stroke cause

69. “Inherit the ____” 70. Closet pests 71. Girl Down 1. Secret plan 2. Day division 3. Old Peruvian currency 4. German sweetie 5. Artist Hieronymus 6. Affects 7. Be sick, backwards 8. Rank just above Maj. 9. With “N,” a WSJ subj.

10. College fund-raising targets 11. ____-mutuel betting 12. Former Dodger Hershiser 13. Grey Goose rival 18. Get back in business 21. Many, many years 23. Unit of electrical resistance 24. Bossy’s bellow 25. “Cogito, ___ sum” 26. Advance person 27. “The Trial” author 28. Figure out (from) 29. “The Simpsons” bartender 31. Wetlands wader 32. McQueen or Martin 33. “Taste this!”

38. Verb for thou 40. “Quit that!”

41. Communist country, for short

44. Sound of hesitation 45. Zuider ___ 46. Emu’s cousin 49. Picked up by the cops 50. “____ a Wonderful Life” 53. Throws out 54. Made a mess of 55. Leslie Caron film of 1953 56. Foreshadowing 58. Rock salt, to a chemist 59. “To Live and Die ____” (1985 film) 60. Cpl. and Sgt. 61. Understands 63. Pitcher’s asset 64. Website owner’s concern (abbr.)

65. Was on a jury

Yesterday’s answers

YOURSAY

NEWS

Uhuru must act and avert the looming crisis

Yesterday’s ultimatum issued by workers unions that they will join teachers in a nationwide strike beginning next week if the government fails to implement a salary increase of between 50 and 60 percent for the educationists is very worrying. And in all likelihood, they will join the strike if nothing is done between now and next week. Yesterday’s rally at Uhuru Park brought together all the

unions representing various workers in this country. Should they go on strike, then most operations will be paralysed. This is why the government must do all that it can and avert the looming crisis. President Uhuru Kenyatta must get a though brief from his concerned ministries and act immediately. Otherwise this industrial action could escalate into a bigger crisis.

— Obuya Obuya, Nairobi

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SPORT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

SPORTS BRIEFS

Kenyan athletes jet out to Congo for medals hunt World 400m hurdles champion Nicholas Bett led a strong contingent of Team Kenya athletics unit that jetted out today noon in pursuit for medals in the 11th African Games Athletics competitions which kicks off on Sunday.

The team departed for Congo Brazzaville today to launch the their hunt for glory as they hope to keep up with their Beijing counterparts that won seven gold, six silver and two bronze.

The team’s departure was delayed by a day after national carrier, Kenya Airways, offered to provide a larger aircraft to ferry the runners in one group.

The athletes were initially due to leave in two batches, but after consultation between the Sports Ministry and AK, it was deemed convenient to postpone the departure.

“They will have two and a half days to acclimatise to the conditions in Congo but the Brazzaville weather is not much different from what we have here, therefore, we saw no problem with them going today,” Athletics Kenya vice president David Okeyo told Capital Sport Kenya will be represented in sprints, distance races and field events.

Africa Games squad MEN: 100M: Mike Mokamba; 200m: Mike Mokamba, Carvin Nkanata; 400m: Boniface Mweresa, Raymond Kibet, Alex Sampao; 800m: Jackson Kivuva, Job Kinyor, Jonathan Kitilit; 1500m: Timothy Cheruiyot, Ronald Kwemoi, James Magut; 5000m: Thomas Longosiwa, Joseph Kiplimo; 10,000m: Vincent Yator, Leonard Barsoton, Geoffrey Kirui; 400m Hurdles: Kiprono Kosgei, Willy Mbevi, Geoffrey Kipkoech;3000m steeplechase: Abel Mutai, Clement Kemboi, Hilary Kemboi; Relay 4X100m; Mike Mokamba, Mark Otieno, Tony Chirchir, Gilbert Otieno; Decathlon: Elijah Chesoen, Vincent Tarus, Girlbert Koech; High Jump: Mathew Sawe; Javelin: Alex Kiprotich; 20km Walk: Samuel Kereri, Simon Wachira, David Kimutai.

WOMEN: 100m: Eunice Kadogo; 400m: Jesica Shikanda, Maureen Thomas; 800m: Aneth Mwanzi, Sylvia Chesebe, Winnie Chebet; 1500m: Beatrice Chepkoech, Caroline Chepkemoi, Winfred Mbithe; 5000m: Margaret Jelimo, Alice Aprot; 10000m: Joyce Chepkurui, Gladys Chesri, Agnes Tirop; 4x100m: Kadogo, Millicent Ndoro, Fresher Mwangi, Maureen Thomas; 100m Hurdles: Priscilla Tabuda, Florence Wasike, Caroline Waiganjo; 400m Hurdles: Fransica Koki; 3000m Steeplechase women: Purity Cherotich, Magdalene Masai, Joan Jepkemoi; Heptathlon: Priscilla Tabuda, Jackline Jeruto; Hammer: Rebbeca Kerubo; 20km Walk: Grace Wanjiru, Grace Thoiti, Judith Cherop.

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Jaguars, Simba to face off in Kakamega hockey match Nairobi Simba will travel to Kakamega this weekend to play Western Jaguars in a Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) premier league match.

Simba, who are the 2012 champions know too well what awaits them in the land of Mulembe. A win will push them three places up the log to sixth from their current eighth position, but a win for Jaguars, the team who escaped relegation to the lower tier (national) league last season by KHU constitutional provision that allows equal regional representation will see them move

closely behind Simba on the table standing.

The two teams both have 16 points, but Jaguars who floored 2014 champions and title contenders Kenya Police last June at the same venue have two games in hand.

Simba who lots majority of their players to rivals Chase Sailors and Butali Sugar Warriors have won only five and drawn once in their last 11 outings.

Jaguars registered mixe d result last weekend beating Mombasa Sports Club 4-1 before losing 2-4 to Parkroad but the

self-sponsored ‘stalk-and-ambush’ predators of Kakamega will leave nothing to chance when they host Simba.

Police, second on the log, will also have a chance to cut Butali’s lead to just a point should they beat Parkroad on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Telkom Orange could open a 14-point lead at the top of the women’s’ league should they win their match against Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Agriculture (JKUAT) on Sunday.

Orange returned back from their Coast trip with maximum point

following their 4-0 win over MSC and a win will push them closer to their 18th title which to Orange coach Jos Openda believes is secured.

While Openda will wait for yet another year to realise his close to four years dream of steering Orange to the podium without conceding a single goal, he faces a weaker opponent who are still searching for their first win of the season after six matches.

“We want to finish the season without conceding a goal,” Openda said before the season’s opener.

Inderjit Matharu (left) of Sikh Union outpaces Nelson Ochieng of Kenya Police during their Hockey Premier League match at the City Park Stadium in Nairobi on April 12, 2015. Sikh Union travels to Kakamega for a clash with Jaguars this Saturday. PHOTO/ Pic Centre

Kenya Hockey Union weekend fixtures Saturday: JKUAT DAYSTAR, MKU NYS, JKUAT vs TECHNICAL University, BAY vs MULTIMEDIA, WESTERN JAGUARS vs SUNDAY: BAY vs TECHNICAL University, JKUAT vs ORANGE, KENYA POLICE vs PARKLANDS, KCAU vs USIU.

Wambugu seeks Sh1.5 million compensation from Nock The immediate former national bowling team manager Charles Wambugu was axed from the Team Kenya’s delegation to 2014 Commonwealth on political ground, Sports Dispute Tribunal was told.

Wambugu seeks Sh1.5 million in compensation after being dropped as the team manager with just a week to the Glasgow Games where he was expected to earn Sh60,600 daily for the 24 days he was to stay away with the team had he travelled.

But the internal wrangles at the Kenya Bowling Federation Association pitting Wambugu and

current chairman Paul Wamae played a part in his removal without a formal explanation, the court heard during last Tuesday’s hearing.

The ‘war’ started way back in November 18, 2013 during the federation’s representative elections to which saw Wambugu beat Wamae. Things took a different turn when Wamae ascended to the top seat of KBFA in the February election after beating Wambugu.

The three-judge panel heard that Wamae directed the body which is charged with preparing Team Kenyan for such event to drop Wambugu

from the Committee before being replaced by Michael Ouma. Tribunal chairman John Ohaga challenged Wambugu on why he sued National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) and not Ouma who replaced him, but he maintained that it is the committee that employ team officials.

The court which sits at the NSSF Building in Upper Hill ordered NOC-K lawyer Tengu Madara to serve Wambugu’s defence team within 10 days (from Tuesday) with the complainant lawyers being directed to reply in seven days before the ruling due in October.

SPORT 15 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 Kenya women volleyball team celebrates after winning the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix Group 3 final in Australia last month. Some of the players could be dropped from the team over indiscipline issues.

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Storm as Adagala faces axe over indiscipline claims Captain Praxcides Agala could be axed from the national women’s Volleyball team as storm starts to brew in Malkia Strikers camp ahead of a major shakeup that will see new faces join the team ahead of Olympics qualifiers next year.

The entire team could be disbanded by Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) on disciplinary grounds with some of the squad members that won the FIVB, group three world grand Prix before finishing 10th out of 12 in the just concluded world Cup in Japan maybe shown the door, X Sport has learnt.

According to source privy to the ongoing in the Volleyball circle, KVF will take disciplinary action on some players for allegedly leading a go-slow in Australia during the Grand Prix and the subsequent public protest on the media on which event between All Africa

Games (AAG) and world Cup the team was to attend, The major shakeup is aimed at reconstructing a new squad of young players to be prepared for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio Di Janeiro.

Those facing the axe are senior players led by Agala who led a revolution against the federation in July.

Immediately after winning the Grand Prix, there was a between the Federation and players who made it clear that they wanted to go to Congo for the AAG, arguing that KVF should send a junior side to the World Cup. While a hefty allowances that come with the government sponsored event could have been the main borne of contention, Agala in her address to the media when the team arrived from Australia argued that ‘this is a winning team capable of

winning the African games which ‘we have not won for a long time’ KVF, however, stood their ground and sent the senior team to Japan with a junior side to Congo but it seems the federation now want to crack the whip.

Performance of the junior side currently in Brazzaville will play a big part in determining who will be part of the squad.

“We are still monitoring their (team B) performance and if they get to the finals, we will retain it with a few individuals from team ‘A’ ” said the source.

This is not the first time KVF will be cracking the whip on ‘rogue’ players.

In 2007, ‘old timer’ Dorcas Ndasaba was forced to retire from international competition at the peak of her career when she led a strike after players protested poor remuneration by the federation.

Prince Ali of Jordan launches his second FIFA presidency bid Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan has announced that he is in the race to be Fifa President.

Ali, 39, pushed incumbent president Sepp Blatter to a second round of voting in the previous election, winning 73 votes in first round, before stepping aside in the second round.

He joins Uefa president Michael Platinin as confirmed candidate to replace Blatter and lead football’s world governing body Fifa in the elections slated for February 26 next year.

“This election should be about football, not personal ambitions.

We have come too far to walk away now,” he said.

“We must overcome deep-seated corruption, I was not brought up to walk away from a tough fight. This is about right and wrong.”

Blatter, 79, triggered next year’s election by announcing shortly after winning the last vote that he would resign amid twin criminal investigations into alleged corruption at Fifa.

Seven Fifa officials were arrested in May on charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering.

Former Fifa executive Chung Mong-joon of South Korea has also indicated that he will run in next year’s election, as has Liberian FA president Musa Bility.

Referring to the previous election, Ali added: “I was the only person who dared to challenge Blatter, I ran because I believe that Fifa needs change.

“I had the courage when others feared. They did not have the guts to run, but I did.”

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Roger Federer (right) in action during the US Open quarter-final.

He will face fellow countryman Stan Wawrinka in a Swiss semi-final after the latter also sailed through.

Stan Wawrinka faces Federer in US Open semis read p15 some of malkia senior players could be dropped from team

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oger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will meet in an allSwiss semi-final at the US Open after impressive wins over Richard Gasquet and Kevin Anderson respectively.

Seventeen-time Grand Slam champion Federer did not face a single break point as he beat Frenchman Gasquet 6-3 6-3 6-1 in just 87 minutes.

Wawrinka made almost as short work of Anderson, beating the South African 6-4 6-4 6-0.

Top seed Novak Djokovic will face holder Marin Cilic in the other semi-final Federer has won 16 out of the19 meetings with compatriot Wawrinka, but lost the most recent in this year’s French Open quarter-finals and found his wife’s courtside conduct called into question after a bad-tempered encounter at last year’s

world Tour Finals in London with his compatriot. However, he said he was relishing the chance to meet his friend and Davis Cup team-mate in the last four.

“Stan played a wonderful match against me in Paris.

He can consistently bring the power on forehand, backhand, and serve out almost anybody when he gets hot, it is cool for us to have two Swiss in the semi-finals,” said Federer.

Anderson’s win over British’s Andy Murray last Monday in the previous round was built on relentless aggression off the ground as well as his powerful serve, but he could not replicate similar tactics against Wawrinka.

Anderson hit less than half the number of aces and less than a third of the number of winners that he managed against Murray.

By contrast, Wawrinka put together his most impressive performance of the tournament after making relatively heavy

weather of beating the likes of Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Hyeon Chung in the opening rounds.

“Stan didn’t make it easy,” admitted Anderson. “He was taking time away from me. He was swinging out and I was just a step slow.” While Wawrinka insisted that his relationship with Federer off the court was still good, he claimed his countryman’s demeanour on court had been changed by their increasingly competitive meetings.

“Before it was only me,” said Wawrinka. “I was nervous because I knew I was not at his level, for sure.

“Now I think we can see that he was also nervous every time we play each other the past few years. That is a big difference, because that show how much he knows that I can play at his level.”

“Seeing all those big serves coming down, meant I felt I had more time,” Federer says that everything seems easier on return when compared to playing John Isner in the last round.

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