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NEWS Gor seek to wrap up title contest on Ulinzi’s turf DETAINED: Rape suspect Mugo wa Wairimu. A Nairobi court today allowed police to detain him for two weeks pending investigations.

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‘Rape doctor’ to be detained for two weeks J ames Mugo Ndichu alias Mugo wa Wairimu who is accused of raping an unconscious patient will now remain in custody for 14 days as police wrap up investigations into the allegations.

The prosecution had wanted him detained for 30 days pending completion of investigations but Senior Principal Magistrate Charity Oluoch allowed that he remain in custody for two weeks.

He was arraigned before the court early today where prosecutor Jacinta Nyamosi applied for the extended custodial order.

“In-depth investigations which require extraction of mobile phone records, phone details, forensic examination of the various clinics that he operated are incomplete, “the prosecutor said.

She said that owing to the nature of crimes that the medic is alleged to have committed and the “vulnerability of the victim(s), it was in the interest of justice that he remains in custody.

But it was Mr Wairiumu’s security that was of the major concern for both the prosecution and his defence lawyer Peter Macharia.

Both parties concurred that releasing him

immediately may endanger his security.

The members of the have been demanding Mr Wairimu’s arrest and possible prosecution. ‘’For purposes of the respondent’s own security it would be wiser to keep him in the custody of the police who are investigating this case,” Ms Nyamosi said.

Mr Macharia concurred saying that Mr Wairimu had been tried in the court of public opinion and his security cannot be guaranteed.

But he oppose the initial request to have the suspect detained for 30 days as the prosecution had earlier asked.

“We are not opposing the extended detention of the respondent for the sake of his own security, the only opposition we have is the payer for 30 days it is certainly not warranted,” the lawyer said.

He said the police having seized the suspects mobile phone and I-pad for cyber analysis and that his input in the on-going investigations was not required. He is to be detained at an undisclosed police station. The court also heard that Mugo is already the subject of a criminal trail before a Makadara court where he faces the charges of operating a theater illegally.

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Rising cost of living Kenyans biggest concern, survey shows

Ipsos Synovate lead researcher Tom Wolf addresses the media during the release of the firm’s latest opinion poll on Wednesday. They survey indicates that rising cost of living , corruption and unemployment are the major concerns for Kenyans.

High Cost of living, corruption, unemployment and insecurity are the major concerns for Kenyans according to the latest poll survey released by Ipsos Synovate.

The survey conducted between July 30 and August 9, 2015, indicates that Kenyans are becoming more concerned about the cost of living which has soared in the past years even as their income remain the same.

While releasing the survey results on Wednesday morning, Ipsos lead researcher Tom Wolf said contrary to popular belief that majority of Kenyans are more worried about insecurity, those polled said their major concern is the cost of living.

“The immediate thing that comes in the mind of most people is the rising cost of living (23 per cent), corruption (21 per cent), unemployment (17 per cent), insecurity (12 per cent) and drought (7 per cent),” he said.

The survey indicates that many

Cord supporters are concerned with inflation and corruption, while Jubilee supporters mentioned unemployment.

The poll survey also indicated that majority of Kenyans earn their income from agriculture with maize farming being practiced by a majority at 53 per cent, vegetable farming 21 per cent, coffee five percent and tea at three percent.

Of the 2, 002 respondents interviewed during the survey, 43 per cent said they have no confidence in the Independent Boundaries and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in conducting the next General Election.

Wolf said those interviewed wants some changes in the electoral body before presiding over the 2017 elections.

In terms of political parties’ affiliation, 71 per cent of Cord supporters have no confidence in the electoral body while 66 per cent of Jubilee supporters expressed their confidence in the commission.

The poll also indicated that half of all Kenyans either want no changes in the Constitution or do not know whether they do or not (or if they do, which changes they would support) at 24 per cent and 26 per cent respectively.

Only a quarter of Kenyans believe the media is ‘completely free’, with nearly twice as many Jubilee supporters hold the view as opposed to their Cord counterparts at 30 per cent and 18 per cent respectively.

In overall, the perceived decline in the performance of Jubilee government from the previous government are those of terrorism and corruption at 78 per cent and 67 per cent respectively.

A total of 2, 002 respondents aged 18 and above were interviewed during the survey conducted in 41 counties.

The margin-of-error attributed to sampling and other random effects is +/- 2.2 with a 95 per cent confidence level.

Uhuru meets al-Bashir ICC confirms arrest in brief Sudan stopover of two Kenyans over President Uhuru Kenyatta stopped over at Khartoum airport yesterday evening on his way back home from Italy to discusses issues of mutual concern with his Sudanese counterpart Omar Hassan alBashir.

Uhuru was received at the airport by Bashir, ministers and senior government officials before the two leaders held brief talks.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, Uhuru said they discussed bilateral relations

and means of fortifying them for the mutual benefit of the two countries.

He also praised the strong relationship between the two countries, adding that there is need for building solid grounds for cooperation between the two countries on issues of mutual concern.

“Sudan and Kenya are neighbours and have mutual interests that should be protected and promoted,” he said.

He said he had discussed with

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Uhuru promised to visit Sudan shortly for further consultation and exploration of areas of bilateral cooperation. He reaffirmed his Kenya’s resolve to maintain close cooperation with Sudan on bilateral and regional issues.

Meanwhile, South Sudan’s national legislative assembly has ratified the recently signed Igad Plus compromise peace agreement between President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, leader of the armed opposition faction of the governing Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO).

In a special parliamentary session held yesterday, 212 legislators present unanimously endorsed the peace deal which the two parties signed on 17 and 26 August, respectively to end the 20-month long civil war in the country.

witnesses tampering The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday made it public that lawyer Paul Gicheru and Philip Kipkoech Bett were arrested in July “for corruptly influencing ICC witnesses.”

Judges of the Pre-Trial Chamber II unsealed warrants against the two, to reveal that they ordered their arrest on March 10, 2015 to stop them from interfering with witnesses and obstructing court proceedings.

“The Pre-Trial Chamber II found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Philip Kipkoech Bett, also known as “Kipseng’erya” hailing from and residing in Kenya, and Paul Gicheru, a lawyer based in Kenya, are criminally responsible for offences against the administration of justice by influencing prosecution witnesses.”

According to a press release from the court, Gicheru and Bett were arrested by Kenyan police in July 2015 and were presented before a judge of the High Court of Kenya following the warrant of arrest issued by the ICC judges in confidentiality.

The judges issued the warrants of arrest following the prosecution’s application on February 9, 2015 that the two and another individual were interfering with ICC witnesses.

However, the prosecution later withdrew the warrant of arrest against the third individual.

Bensouda said Bett and Gicheru were criminally responsible on six counts for interfering with six witnesses of the court.

She detailed a scheme to demonstrate how the two interfered with the six witnesses and offered

money and also entice them to inform other witnesses of the scheme.

According to the judges, she furnished the court with documentary evidence which included witness statements and correspondence between two and the witnesses.

Bensouda told the court that the two were part of a systematically designed scheme meant to approach and corrupt ICC witnesses by bribing and inducing them using other means to make them recant their evidence.

“The evidence indicates that the said scheme has been run in an organised manner and with a clear distribution of tasks.”

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One-off devolution of health to blame for sector problems Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) chairman Charles Nyachae has blamed failure to devolve health services in phases for woes witnessed in the sector across the counties.

He said devolving health services ought to have been done gradually to allow counties time to put up mechanisms in place. “The National government was in a hurry to devolve the health function even before the County governments were ready. We are now paying the price,” he said. The CIC boss urged both the National and county governments to work together and resolve the outstanding issues. “Reverting the health function to National government is not the solution, instead the issues threatening the sectors can easily be sorted out if both the National government and counties work together,” he said. Both the national and the county governments have traded accusations on who is to blame for the current wave of health workers’ strikes witnessed in some counties.

On Wednesday, Council of Governors chairman Peter Munya said the National government is entirely to blame for the current woes in the health sector. He accused National Treasury and MPs

of attempts to sabotage health operations in counties by denying them funds to pay salaries and finance operations.

Munya claimed the Health ministry is out to portray counties as having failed to provide health care, and thus reverse the function to the National government. He said the Treasury had withheld salaries for doctors in the counties for the last six months, a move that has forced health

workers to go on strike. The Meru governor said the fact that a few counties had their doctors striking does not mean counties are unable to manage and deliver health care to Kenyans. Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia waded into the debate, warning the counties that the national government would not sit back and watch the health sector plunge into crisis and urged the Senate and

the National Assembly to find a solution to the crisis.

Nyachae, however, warned that trading accusations on who is to blame for the problems facing the sector will only negate the gains of the Constitution as far as devolution is concerned.

“We should actually be talking about how to make devolution a success and how it can benefit the people,” said Nyachae.

DEVOLUTION WOES: CIC boss Charles Nyachae at a past function. He urged Health ministry and counties to consult to end perrenial strikes by nurses.

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Governors want Act amended to end strikes

The Public Funds Management Act of 2012 should be amended to end persistent county health workers strikes, governors have said.

Council of Governors chairman Peter Munya urged the Senate to amend the Act to allow counties pay workers on time.

The Meru governor maintained that the delay by National Treasury to release funds to counties is the main reason why the devolved units have been unable to pay medics in time.

Munya told the Senate Health Committee that the challenges facing the health sector will only be solved if the law is amended to allow counties access money from Central Bank at the end of the financial year before the budget process is finalised.

“I believe this is the lasting solution I can propose to end this row which is affecting the health sector,” he said.

Munya, however, maintained that devolution of the health sector has achieved many positives milestones including hiring of additional workers, construction of extra health facilities, and installation of modern equipment and provision of specialized services.

Top stories from X News global partners Hungarian woman Democrats Hand Merkel bold step, Firms shelve Danish apologises for kicking, Victory to Obama on moral concerns behind telecoms merger deal and TeliaSonera have withdrawn tripping refugees Iran nuclear deal refugees influx to Europe Telenor the proposed merger of their Danish The Hungarian camera woman, who was filmed kicking two refugee children and tripping up a man at the border hotspot of Röszke this week has apologised, saying “something snapped in me” and she cannot believe her actions. In a letter to the right-wing daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet, Petra László said she has been in a state of shock since the Tuesday incident, but denied being racist. “The camera was shooting, hundreds of migrants broke through the police cordon, one of them rushed to me and I was scared,” she wrote. “Then something snapped in me … I just thought that I was attacked and I have to protect myself. It’s hard to make good decisions at a time when people are in a panic.”

László said she was willing to take responsibility for her actions, but went on: “I’m not a heartless, racist, children-kicking camerawoman. The woman who worked for Hungarian TV as a camera operator has been fired and could face charges after she was captured in camera committing the offences. www.theguardian.com

Victory: Senate Democrats delivered a major victory to President Obama when they blocked a Republican resolution to reject a six-nation nuclear accord with Iran on Thursday, ensuring the landmark deal will take effect without a veto showdown between Congress and the White House.

A procedural vote fell two short of the 60 needed to break a Democratic filibuster. It culminated into hours of debate in the Senate and capped weeks of discord since the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China announced the agreement with Iran in July. The debate that divided Democrats between their loyalties to the President Obama and their constituents, animated the anti-war movement on the left and exposed the diminishing power of the Israeli lobbying force that spent tens of millions of dollars to prevent the accord. “Regardless of how one feels about the agreement,” … www.nytimes.com

Exodus: For too long Europe has closed its eyes to Syria’s foul and bloody civil war, and tried to keep the suffering multitudes out. Suddenly the continent’s gates have been pushed open by two political forces. One is moral conscience, belatedly wakened by the image of a drowned Syrian child on a Turkish beach. The other is the political courage of Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, who told her people to set aside their fear of immigrants and show compassion to the needy. Tens of thousands of asylum-seekers flowed towards Germany by rail, bus and on foot, chanting “Germany! Germany!”, to be welcomed by cheering crowds. Germany is showing that old Europe, too, can take in the tired, the poor and the huddled masses yearning to breathe free. It says it can absorb not thousands, but hundreds of thousands of refugees. Such numbers will inevitably raise many worries:

telecommunications businesses in a sign of a hardening stance on consolidation in the mobile sector by Brussels’ anti-trust watchdog. The decision becomes the first in recent years that an attempt to reduce the number of telecoms operators in a European country has been prevented by the threat of punitive remedies. Similar deals in Germany, Ireland and Austria were waved through by Joaquín Almunia, the former competition commissioner.

However, the arrival of Margrethe Vestager, the new competition commissioner, has been seen by Brussels officials as marking a change in the position on telecoms mergers amid fears that reducing the number of operators could force higher prices on consumers. The decision by Telenor and TeliaSonera to walk away before Brussels issues its final verdict will bolster the tough reputation of Ms Vestager, who has already issued charges against Google and Gazprom in her short time in office.

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MPs want House recalled to discuss teachers’ strike

Two MPs want the National Assembly recalled from recess to discuss the pay dispute between teachers their employer Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to end the strike which has paralysed learning in public schools for the last two weeks.

Shinyalu MP Silverse Anami and his Magarini counterpart Harrison Kombe who are members of the House Education Committee said they are waiting for TSC to petition the committee over the salary deadlock, adding that they were ready to pass proposals to rescue the education sector which is now in a crisis.

“I would like Parliament to be recalled like yesterday so that we can confront this matter and interrogate it and get our children back to school. If we

wait for the recess to end for us to carry out our oversight role, it will take time,” said Anami.

The MPs also faulted the government for failing to honour the court ruling which awarded teachers a 50-60 per cent pay rise, yet it had effortlessly offered to bail out the national carrier Kenya Airways which recently incurred a Sh26 billion loss and the struggling Mumias Sugar Company which has been run down through corruption.

The government offered a Sh1 billion bailout for Mumias Sugar and Sh4.2 billion for Kenya Airways, but has stated that it does not have the Sh17 billion required to implement the 50-60 per cent teachers’ pay rise. “We have no money for teachers but we have mon-

ey for Kenya Airways and Mumias sugar – this is unfortunate,” said Kombe.

They accused the teachers’ employer of reneging on its word after settling for the 5060 per cent offer to lower the teachers’ earlier demand of 300 per cent.

They urged the National Treasury to come clean on the matter. “We are concerned with the state of affairs in the education sector – for Kenyan children to be out of school for three weeks without an indication of when they will resume is wrong,” asserted Anami. Teachers have maintained that they will not go back to school until they are paid their dues, with the government insisting it does not have the money.

Already, TSC has served 5000

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Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli, Knut officials Wilson Sossion and Mudzo Nzili and Kuppet secretary Akello Misori during a public rally at Uhuru Park, Nairobi. They gave the government a seven-day notice to pay teachers or face countrywide mass protest.

head teachers with warning letters and has issued a notice to teachers who do not report to work that they risk losing their jobs. TSC was scheduled to have a meeting with the

National Assembly education committee, but according to the MPs the commission cancelled the meeting and was yet to set another date for the meeting. President

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Uhuru Kenyatta who jetted back into the country from Italy last night was expected to meet with TSC officials as the government moves to address the crisis.

9/11 anniversary: Us remembers lives lost Bells will toll today and tears will flow as the United States of America marks a dark day in sorrowful yet hopeful ceremonies. Fourteen years ago today, terrorists hijacked passenger planes and rammed two into New York City’s World Trade Center, and a third one into the Pentagon in Washington.

A fourth jetliner crash-landed on an empty field in Pennsylvania. By the time the carnage was over, terrorists had killed 2, 977 people in one of the deadliest attacks on American soil. People, buildings and planes fell from the sky.

Terrified strangers became friends as Americans united on a day that changed the world forever. Today, like every other anniversary after it happened, a resilient

nation will look forward to the future, but remember the past. Here are the main events that will pay tribute to the many lives lost on September 11, 2001: At the World Trade Center, where most victims were, bagpipers and drummers will provide solemn tunes to accompany the ceremony. The names of the dead will echo as those gathered read them out and mark moments of silence at the specific times when the planes struck and the towers tumbled. The first plane hit the north tower at 8:46 a.m.

The second one struck at 9:03 a.m.

In this attack, 2,753 people died when terrorists intentionally crashed American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 in the north and south towers. Of

those who perished in these attacks and the collapse of the towers, more than 300 were firefighters who ran into the building while others rushed out. Dozens more were police officers. Hundreds of miles away, a passenger jetliner crashed near Shanksville at 10:03am. Crowds will mark a moment of silence at that exact time and read out the names of the victims. Forty passengers and crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 93 died when the plane crashed into the field.

It is believed that the hijackers crashed the plane in that location, rather than their unknown target after the passengers and crew attempted to retake control of the flight deck. At sunrise a flag will be unfurled over the side of the Pentagon.

Burundi army chief survives assassination Burundi’s army chief of staff has survived an assassination attempt on a busy road in the capital, Bujumbura.

General Prime Niyongabo was heading to his office in the morning when armed men attacked his motorcade.

Burundi’s deputy police chief

Gen Godefroid Bizimana told the AFP news agency the army chief was unharmed.

Burundi has suffered serious unrest since President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision in April to seek a third term in polls he went on to win in July. In May he survived a

coup attempt. A senior army general was killed last month in similar circumstances.

Earlier this week the spokesman for a party opposed to President Nkurunziza’s third term was shot dead in Bujumbura.

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Kenya ranks low in OBI’s global ratings The fifth edition of the Open Budget Index (OBI) report says Kenya is weak in providing the public with opportunities to engage in budget making process.

The report assessed 102 countries across the globe using internationally recognised criteria to rank on a 100 point scale where Kenya scooped 48 out 100 as far as transparency of budget information is concerned.

“Kenya’s score is however a little higher than the global average score of 45,” said

IMP’s Country Manager Jason Lakin.

Uganda however performed better on being transparent scoring 62 out of 100 considering it substantial as Rwanda scored only 36 out of 100 recording the worst performance.

Kenneth Waithiru an official in the National Treasury acknowledged the challenge of public participation; “Engagement of the public in the budget process is really low, at County and National levels and we are working

towards encouraging more Kenyans to participate in such.”

However Kenya scored well in budget oversight by the Audit scoring 67 out of 100 where the supreme audit institution termed it as adequate.

“The constraints being considered on the ability of the auditor to audit securityrelated expenditure on the new audit bill being discussed in Parliament will restrict the Audit’s freedom and capacity to fulfil its mandate,” Lakin stated.

According to the report, the legislature provides adequate oversight during the planning stage of the budget cycle and no oversight during the implementation stage of the budget cycle.

“We recommend that the executive receive prior approval by the legislature before implementing a supplemental budget,” said John Mutua, Head of Programme on Public Finance Management at the Institute of Economic Affairs.

THIS BUDGET, WEAK: Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich when he presented the budget mid-June this year.

Telecom calls young innovators to apply for Sh50M fund Safaricom’s Corporate Social Investment arm, The Safaricom Foundation launched a multi-millionshilling fund that targets investors in the social innovation field who may need technical and

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and impactful solutions that leverage mobile technologies, the telecommunications company has said.

“Our overall aim is to enable transformational innovation for young developers who may not have access to the

technical support they need to bring their ideas to life.

Successful applicants will have to demonstrate that they have viable and sustainable ideas that are commercially viable for them in the long term,” said Joseph Ogutu, Chairman,

Safaricom Foundation.

The selected projects will be incubated at Strathmore University’s iLab for three months. During incubation, the successful applicants will receive technical support, mentorship and expert

training relevant to the success of their innovation.

After the incubation phase, five innovations will progress to the next phase of the program, which will seek to identify tangible ways that they can be scaled for success.

Local airline begins campaign against ‘flying is for the rich’ Kenyan airline, Jambojet have launched a campaign targeting first time flyers in a bid to highlight the benefits of low cost air travel over other modes of transport.

Dubbed ‘Invitation to Fly’, the campaign will heavily rely on testimonials of first flyers encouraging them to share their personal experience on how flying their lives since a majority of them include traders, students, tourists, government, civil and private employees.

According to Jambojet CEO Willem Hondius, since the airline launched operations in April last year, the number of passengers has been gradually increasing.

“With this campaign, we are aiming to not only demystify flying but also create better understanding of how lost cost flying works,” said Hondius.

Jambojet seeks to eliminate the frills normally offered on

flights such as food and drinks so as to keep the cost of air ticket low.

“The value proposition of low cost flying is there for all to see. Flying cuts travel time especially when one plans their travel in advance.” He explained.

A bus ride between Nairobi and Mombasa normally takes eight hours and costs an average Ksh2500. A flight over the same distance takes one hour with Jambojet charging a minimum fare of Ksh3,450 per ticket one way depending on how early one books their flight.

Since its launch last year, Jambojet now flies to seven destinations; Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, Malindi and Ukunda and has flown over 500,000 passengers, a number which is set to double as more Kenyans appreciate the benefits of low cost flying.

LOW COST: Passengers alight from a Jambojet plane in Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The Airline has introduced a campaign to help locals afford air transport.

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EarliEr this yEar Judith Nyambura popularly kNowN as avril was trollEd for bEiNg impErfEct. but it sEEms that is Exactly what shE NEEdEd to laNd a lucrativE ENdorsEmENt dEal. shE got hEr rEward whEN shE was NamEd kENya’s ambassador of bEauty product liNE oriflamE. this is hEr story years ago but they need to work on their strategic marketing and involve the new generation. Endorsements help an artiste market themselves for sale of music, stage performances, royalties et al. It is thus an important factor in branding and one’s portfolio.

Do you buy oriflame products?

I have used oriflame products for a long time now.

Even before I was its brand ambassador I used oriflame. The only difference now is that I get to sample all the products before they

hit the market. My bathroom is full of oriflame products.

What’s your latest project in music?

I have worked on a project with King Kaka dubbed Ninaweza, it is offering information through the Youth for Youth foundation. We are championing for Agribusiness and green houses and inspiring the youth to take up farming. A number of songs are also coming up from my works at Coke Studio and I am working on something with AY too, watch this space.

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ow did you land this endorsement?

I believe it is all luck. I never lobbied and I did not even know that Oriflame were seeking a brand ambassador for their products in Kenya. Their marketing team called me but I wasn’t available to pick my calls, they then sent a text message asking me to interview for the job.

For how long have you been in this job and are you liking it?

I am in my first year of this endorsement and so far so good. I am liking it so much. I have gotten the opportunity to represent something that directly affects me and other women.

What does your job entail as Oriflame brand ambassador Kenya?

I represent Oriflame fully, I am vocal about its products; when you see me you should see Oriflame.

Back to the products, I represent the true perfection range of products that include the serums, the day and night creams, the eye illuminators as well as other beauty creams by Oriflame.

What have you gained from this endorsement, how much is it worth?

Oriflame is like a family to me, I have learnt a lot from them, they are fantastic people and fun to work with. Obviously I will not tell you how much I was paid but it was a good figure.

How has this affected your music career?

This endorsement has actually broadened my career. I am upping my game in music as well as encouraging the youth to work hard in life so as to achieve their dreams.

Why you and not any other female artistes?

There were four other candidates.

I will not mention their names.

I presented a better pitch and my profile appealed to their target market.

How important is an endorsement to an artiste and are Kenyan corporates doing enough to incorporate celebrities in endorsements?

All I can say is that corporates are doing better than they did five

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For the Full Figured persons, solid colored bags should be a top priority, with a bias For vertical patterns as opposed to horizontal patterns

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For gym and workout purposes, you should opt for duffel bags while hiking back backs are perfect for excursionists.

or the longest time in history, the mention of the word ‘bag’ brought into mind the picture of a woman carrying a handbag, but not anymore.

The world of bags has greatly evolved to incorporate men into the discussion although it took a lot of persuasion from fashionistas for the rest of us to accept the man bag into society without doubting the carrier’s sexual orientation.

Having established the importance of the shoppingfor-bags-conversation, here are some tips to keep in mind the next time you go looking for that Prada or Louis Vuitton master piece you have been eying.

Analyze your body type You didn’t expect this one did you? Your body type actually has a predominant impact in your final appearance when walking around carrying any type of bag. As a basic rule, people with a full upper body

need to pick bags that finish off just below the hip bone, a trick that works in creating the illusion that you have a full lower body as well. It then goes without saying that those with fuller lower bodies should shop for bags that finish off around the bust area so as to add volume to their small upper bodies.

For the full figured persons, solid colored bags should be a top priority, with a bias for vertical patterns as opposed to horizontal patterns which only widen your girth.

If you are petite, settle for a bag with long straps and horizontal patterns, staying away from vertical patterns which elongate your frame even further.

Practicality In other words, how suitable is a bag for your lifestyle? If you are an office person, then a brief case or messenger bag is perfect for you if you are a man, while leather totes are

a bonus for the ladies. For school goers, there is a wide variety of back packs and book bags available, as are satchels and clutch bags for glam occasions. For gym and workout purposes, you should opt for duffel bags while hiking back backs are perfect for excursionists.

Personal style This is the part of your personality that is brought out by what you wear and what you carry around.

For a person who is all things sports, messenger, satchel and canvas bags are the way to go. The free spirited Bohemians have the option of going for large, suede, slouchy and vintage bags while the medium sized leather tailored totes best suit the sophisticated population.

Drama kings and queens on the other hand should pick statement bags with daring decor and eye catching patterns.

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ou can spend a whole day in a mall, ok, some malls and never come across a good lingerie shop. Being conservative it is even harder to start asking random strangers where you can get some briefs! Here are some places where you can visit to get yourself one of these and leisurely so.

Impressions Lingerie located at the second floor of Yaya Centre, they stock an exclusive range of ladies under garments and nightwear.

Their collection ranges from the conventional and practical one to the daring and exotic type. This is definitely the place to go to find a perfect fit.

Secrets Located in Westlands at the Sarit center, Secrets stocks lingerie of all shapes, colors and sizes. Upon entering this shop you are surrounded by all styles of inner wear. For the plus size lady, this is your shop.

Lingerie World Lingerie world is located at the central business district along Moi Avenue. This is the perfect choice for you

Where to shop For Lingerie while in town. They stock the largest variety of undies for all ages.

Online Give it a few more years and everything will be at a click of a button. Some of the sites that one can check out include Jumia, Kaymu and OLX. For those who

are still shy when it comes to bedroom matters but still want to add spice to their love life, try shopping online.

The Sapph Store For the high-end clientele, this is the store of choice as it stocks imported lingerie from top designers from Europe.

This store is located at the Galleria Mall.

Store 66 located at Lornho house and valley arcade, this is another store which stocks high-end lingerie.

Their stock is imported from Europe and it is rumored that they are the best in quality.

Nairobi Downtown The beauty of Nairobi’s downtown is the fact that there are options.

Here one can find that which they are looking for at the budget that they are working with.

Take a walk on river road and I guarantee that you will

not be disappointed.

Toi and Gikomba open markets Yes, we said it! Nothing beats the variety and durability of the underwear sold in the open air markets.

Just be sure to disinfect and iron before wearing.

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ith Nameless and Wahu celebrating their 10th anniversary in marriage yesterday, the duo received best wishes and appreciation for their contribution to the music industry. In a show of appreciation, local radio and TV stations played records by the two all day. The anniversary falling on a Thursday was a blessing in disguise, the #TBT saw hits they recorded in their earlier years get prominence. Here is to the next ten years!

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he two superstars couldn’t have seemed closer until Demi unfollowed Selena on Instagram and Twitter in the summer of 2014. Demi later addressed this on ‘watch what happens live’ where she told host Andy Cohen, “I think it’s just one of those things where people change and people grow apart.”

The former BFFs seemed to keep their distance for over a year until they reconnected in August on social media.

Selena even sent Demi some kind wishes on the “Cool for the summer” singer’s birthday, and today, a selfie of the duo was posted on their Instagram pages.

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omedian Owago Onyiro is in trouble with his girlfriend after she got news of a passionate kiss the comedian received from a fan at his birthday party Wednesday night. Owago Onyiro’s girlfriend who had to leave the party early got wind of the happening and furiously confronted the comedian on phone with some not so very kind words.Owago may soon be single it would appear.

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hat is the most treasured item in your closet?

My most treasured item in my closet... hmmmm believe it or not a bracelet. My late mother’s initials on it is probably the reason why.

What is your fashion lust at the moment?

I consider myself a seasonal dresser. I’m not big on following trends and I don’t have a particular style.

I might be semi casual today, official tomorrow and in a white Tee and sneakers tomorrow. As long as I am comfortable, I’m good.

What is your fashion secret?

I’m one of those guys who choose what to wear just before I head out. I never plan an outfit or anything like that.

Whose style do you admire locally and internationally?

Locally...I don’t think I have any people I look up to. Not that there aren’t stylish people out there, just that I don’t spend so much time looking I guess.

Internationally there was a time when I got a style tip or two from Michael Ealy and Idris Elba Which jewelry are you often wearing?

I’m not a big jewelry fan. Only thing that might count as jewelry is a beaded bracelet I currently have on.

How would you describe your style?

Seasonal. Comfort is key. Trend usually doesn’t count as much.

What is that one thing that you can’t leave the house without?

My phone most probably.

What is your guilty pleasure (fashionwise)?

I am an impulse buyer. Usually I see something I Love and I end up getting it. I am a sucker for good shoes though.

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Colored pants. I’m not that courageous.

Plain dull colors are more my thing.

What fashion advice do you live by?

Style is not bought....it is made.

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Airtel in new satisfaction initiative to boost growth Airtel Kenya has embarked on gauging its customers’ satisfaction in an initiative aimed at driving the company’s growth.

The telecommunications firm has conducted surveys at grassroots levels to determine the needs and preferences of their subscribers.

Company staff from its Nairobi headquarters, led Airtel chief executive Adil El Youssefi, visited various customer segments to gain a better understanding and appreciation for their consumers and retailers in the market.

The fact finding mission covered various places in Nairobi which including Buruburu, Umoja, Pipeline, Kiserian, Ongata Rongai, Gikomba, Kibera among other markets and estates.

Ober 200 Airtel staff had interactions with customers, Airtel Money agents and shop attendants, gaining insights into the key business drivers and opportunities for growth.

“We regularly conduct voice of the customer research visits such as this to hear about the changing

needs of our customers.” Said Youssefi in a recent statement.

“The market visits are part our ongoing efforts to revamp Airtel Kenya’s customer experience strategy. Our focus, as a business, is to anticipate and meet both customer needs and wants,” he added.

The initiative follows an announcement by the firm to pump Sh19 billion into its Kenyan operations over the next three years.

The group had said in an earlier

briefing that the investment seeks to offer the most reliable and quality network, products and services in the market.

Airtel officials confirmed that the investment plan will cover network upgrades for its voice and data services, shops, and brand equity development, customer service quality improvement staff training programs and community development programs across the country.

Kenya, China sign local nuclear power deal Kenya and China have signed a deal as part of plans to have a local nuclear power station by 2025, the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board (KNEB) has said.

The board said Kenya is planning to set up its’ first nuclear power with a capacity of 1000 MW by 2015 with ambitions to boost it to 4000MW by 2033 and to make nuclear electricity ‘a key component of the country’s energy’ production.

The Memorandum of Understanding, signed in China, will enable Kenya to “obtain expertise from China through training and skills development, technical support in areas such as site selection for Kenya’s nuclear power plants and feasibility studies,” the KNEB statement said.

“Already Kenya has signed a nuclear power cooperation agreements with both Slovakia and South Korea with more than 10 students studying nuclear power engineering in South Korea as part of the deals.

The country has recently

BIZ BRIEFS IMF: Low Capital Inflows to Keep Kenyan Shilling Weak Kenya’s shilling will probably remain under pressure as capital inflows into East Africa’s biggest economy slow, the International Monetary Fund’s country representative said. The currency of the world’s biggest exporter of black tea has fallen 14 percent against the dollar this year as earnings from tourism and agriculture slumped and investors offloaded riskier, emerging-market assets in anticipation of a U.S. interest-rate increase, the Bloomberg reports.

“The new reality is that you have inflows that are going to be more conservative, the good news is that they will be more permanent, but the level is probably going to be lower,” Armando Morales said in an interview in the capital, Nairobi, on Thursday. “But, still the level as it is today is pretty much in line with fundamentals,” he said of the exchange rate. Kenya’s central bank has drawn down reserves to stabilise the shilling, a move that has been “prudent and effective,” Morales said. The level of intervention has fallen from a few months ago, he said, without elaborating. The bank will probably curb its intervention once expectations of further shilling depreciation ease, he said.

Sh380m for Nakuru County power supply network

NUCLEAR ENERGY: Arnot Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa. South Africa state is the only country in sub-Saharan Africa with nuclear power plants. Kenya seeks to follow suit with numerous nuclear programme deals in the offings.

focused on boosting power from renewable sources such as geothermal, hydro and power as well as oil-fired stations.

Rapid population growth has seen the demand soars up while the country’s hydro-electric is strained by droughts and impact

of deforestation.

Geothermal power stations are sited on the Rift Valley, the divide of tectonic plates through East Africa.

The World Bank has said three out of 10 Kenyans in urban areas have access to electricity while in

poorest rural areas only two out of 10 access electricity.

At present, South Africa is the only country in sub-Saharan Africa with active nuclear power plants.

BOOST AS New breed of shrubs change EA farmers fortunes East Africa farmers have invested in fodder shrubs to insulate them from the unprecedented hike in prices of commercial feeds that has seen farmers abandon lucrative dairy industry.

According Mary Gikuni who has ventured in calliandra, the crop is not only economical, but has proven to have all nutritional requirements by almost all livestock ranging from birds to animals leading to increased output such as eggs and milk.

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) says overall impact of the trees in terms of additional net income from milk has been a key promoter generating as high as USD 95120 million in Kenya.

She says basic training by the SeedCo Company on how to cultivate and apply the shrub has not only been an important ingredient in their success, but has also tripled milk yields that has high protein and butterfat as well as reducing feed cost to 75 per cent.

When I started I had no passion for it, but since ICRAF introduced the fodder shrub for the second time, I got interest and even showed others the seeds SeedCo had given me,” said Mary.

ICRAF official Esther Karanja said the two shrubs varieties are now available and are being appreciated by poor farmers as they require almost no cash investment though they provide feed throughout helping farmers

to have a stable milk production and take advantage of higher seasonally milk prices.

The shrubs also provide fuel, stakes for supporting tomatoes, bananas and climbing beans while their flowers provide forage to the bees for honey production,’’ Esther said.

The widespread embrace of fodder shrubs has proved that science can turn around the dwindling fortunes of small scale farmers boxed in by the effects of climate change and spiralling input costs.

The major advantage of growing shrubs is that one does not have to stop growing other crops since they are grown in hedges reducing soil erosion as well as improving soil fertility and can take up to 20 years providing fodder.

Bahati substation in Kenya’s Nakuru County was commissioned by state-owned power company, Kenya Power. The $3.6 million (Sh380 million) power project is expected to considerably improve the power supply network, which services the Bahati commercial and social hubs, Kenya Power said in a statement. Kenya Power’s managing director and CEO, Ben Chumo, said that the Bahati substation will improve the quality of power supply to the residents of Wanyororo and Kabatini markets, Murunyu, Ndundori Township and surrounding areas.

Chumo added that the newly commissioned project will provide additional transmission capacity and reduce losses in the line through the reduction of the length of feeder lines, the utility’s statement reported. “We are making steady and sure progress in an effort to accelerate electricity supply to over 70% of the national population by 2017 and universal connectivity by 2020. This new substation is one of the projects we are implementing so as to meet this goal.”

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PISCES Feb 19 - Mar 20 The aspect of the day influences your ability to focus on the necessary steps to achieve what you want. No goal is too big! Each step you take toward it will give you focus and improve your life. As time goes by, you’ll discover that what previously seemed out of reach is now within your grasp.

ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 19 It can be hard to focus on tasks when you’re thinking about relaxing, but do your best. You won’t get through your tasks any faster if you’re unfocused. You might even sabotage what you’re doing if you’re distracted. You don’t want to make more work for yourself than what you started with.

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TAURUS Apr 20 - May 20 If someone you know is going through a rough time, Taurus, they could come to you for support or advice. People see you as genuinely concerned and a good friend, especially when times are tough. You’ve probably earned their respect through your caring and helpfulness.

GEMINI May 21 - Jun 21 Find the courage to examine your attitudes toward adverse situations. Armed with your new knowledge, you might have a new insight that allows you to approach an old problem in a different way. You’ll discover that you have more power than you thought.

CANCER Jun 22 - Jul 21 If you’ve never done this before, why not try expressing yourself through dance? Even if you’re convinced you have two left feet, you might be surprised. Whatever your style, there’s a type of dance you can do, whether it’s as simple as the twist or as flamboyant as flamenco.

LEO Jul 23- Aug 22 If you’re not already so inclined, Leo, why not try expressing yourself through song? Even if you’re convinced you have a tin ear, you might be surprised at what happens if you just let yourself go. Do you feel silly singing out loud? Then be silly. Ham it up and have some fun.

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VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 21 Virgo, you may discover today that you have a talent for something you’ve never even thought about before. If you always stick to what you know, how will you ever experience anything new?

Trying this unexplored area doesn’t mean you have to excel in it. Don’t shy away from this.

LIBRA Sep 23 - Oct 22 Take the time to smile and chat with as many people as you can. They will be drawn to your friendly personality and you’ll all enjoy your time together. If someone is having a rough day, let him or her know you care. Spend a few minutes listening to the problem and show you really understand.

SCORPIO Oct 23 - Nov 21 Today brings the opportunity to see things as they are and not as you’d like them to be. It’s easy to fool yourself sometimes, but you can only get away with that for so long before the truth comes out. There comes a time when you need to face things. Any time is an excellent time to start fresh.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 - Dec 21 You can try and save it for later, but you may not feel the same way then. Try to apply your creativity to a faster or more efficient way to do a particular job or make a dull job more exciting. If you can’t give in to that urge now, write down your ideas and plan to return to them soon.

This is the true story of Peter Godwin who is sent on assignment in Zululand but is summoned by his mother to Zimbabwe, his home country, with the news that his father is seriously ill and Peter’s mother is afraid that he is dying. On arrival, Godwin finds his country, once a blissful success now torn in civil war.

Luckily, his father recovers, but over the next few years Godwin travels regularly between his family life in America and the increasing chaos of Zimbabwe, with its infamous currency inflation and land wars which make the country susceptible to famine. It is against these incidences that Godwin discovers a fifty-year-old family secret, one which changes everything he thought he knew about his father, and his own place in the world.

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CROSSWORD Across 1. Really pound 6. Buttonholed 14. Calais count 15. Flour, to gravy 17. “Don’t shed ___” 18. With full knowledge 19. Usualness 21. Entreated earnestly 22. Set of three 23. Sedative drug 25. European market org. until 1993 26. Part of a square-dancing move 28. One of Santa’s reindeer 29. Nutrition letters 30. Moon of Saturn 32. Cavity specialist’s deg.

33. Dream 34. “Nope” 37. Passionate states 38. Zero, in soccer 41. Ludwig ____ (W. German chancellor) 43. Lyrical poems 45. “___ to a Nightingale” 46. Jots down 47. Elk 49. Rock’s ____ the Hoople

50. Den mothers 52. Way back when 55. Get away 56. Voted in for another term 57. Bobby who sang “Beyond the Sea” 58. Checkers, in Chelsea 59. Signs to heed Down 1. More meager 2. Took a drive 3. Song that begins “My country, ‘tis of thee” 4. Envelope attachment 5. “Hark! The ____ Angels Sing” 6. Befuddled by a problem 7. Chat lead-in 8. ___ Slickers (1991 comedy) 9. Calendar abbr.

10. Slalom 11. Bowling target 12. Part of Great Britain 13. Crossed out 16. Winona, et al.

20. Ballet wear 23. Pertaining to a heroic journey 24. Nosegay 27. “Have your cake and eat ___” 31. Cherry and gum

33. Taxi rider 34. Julie ____ (Catwoman portrayer) 35. Attacked by certain projectiles 36. To which point 38. Iffy 39. “But ___ vain...” (Kid Rock lyric) 40. Lets up 42. Famous Hun 44. Tiny swimsuit 48. Muslim’s faith 50. Latticework element 51. “____ it now!”

53. Romanian coin 54. Heartbeat chart (abbr.)

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SPORT WEEKEND EDITION, SEPTEMBER 11-13, 2015

SPORTS BRIEFS

Kenya win first ever badminton medal in Congo

It seems the diversification of sports is slowly paying off for Kenya at international competitions after the country won its first ever medal in Badminton at the ongoing Africa Games in Congo, Brazzaville.

After Kenya won the first ever gold in field sport through Julius Yego and the first ever gold in men’s 400m hurdles courtesy of Nicholas Bett two weeks ago during the International Association Athletics Federation (IAAF) in China, another first arrived yesterday.Pair Mercy-Joseph Maithya and Lisa Martin, a student of Kisumu Girls Secondary School grabbed a Bronze in the women’s doubles badminton, the country’s best ever performance in the discipline in the game’s history.

With more expectation pegged on Athletics team that left for Congo yesterday ahead of the Athletics calendar on Sunday, the country’s first medal in the 11th edition of the games came from unlikely quarters.

Kenya beat Nigeria at the third and fourth playoffs after they lost to Seychelles in the semis. Even as the Badminton team was writing history, things were not the same for Karate team that lost point ration.

Kenya lost the medal bracket despite beating beat Ghana 5-0. Then against the team was outpointed in a draw and missed out of the medal bracket.

Kiplagat seeks Chicago marathon first medal

World half-marathon record-holder Florence Kiplagat will be seeking her first marathon title majors on October 11 in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon but without elite pace makers.

Kiplagat and Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede who won Olympic (2008) and world (2009) bronze medallist- are the most accomplished and consistent marathon runners of the past decade and will lead a strong field of elite athletes released by the organisers.

The new change has the potential to produce more Olympiclike race c on d it i on s and a more

strategic, tactical competition for runners, although time bonuses still remain intact according to IAAF Kiplagat returns to Chicago after finishing second in 2:25:57 last year. The 2010 world half and two-time Berlin Marathon champion broke her own half marathon world record in February, clocking 1:05:09 in Barcelona, Spain.

She also has a marathon Personal Best (PB) of 2:19:44 and will face Mulu Seboka of Ethiopia who enters Chicago seeking her first big city win.

Over the past decade, she has run more than 35 marathons and is still improving, setting a PB of 2:21:56 in Dubai earlier this year.

Japan’s Kayoko Fukushi will be hoping to prevent an East African sweep. The 2011 Chicago runner-up has a marathon personal best of 2:24:21 and a half marathon PB of 1:07:26. Ireland’s two-time European cross-country champion Fionnuala Britton will be chasing an Olympic qualifying time in the marathon same as Britain’s Susan Partridge.

Half marathon runner Florence Kiplagat ready for Chicago marathon.

US record-holder Deena

Kastor will attempt to break Colleen De Reuck’s national record of 2:28:40 Another Kenyan, Sammy Kitwara, fifth-fastest man in history over the half marathon will toe the line in Chicago for the fourth time after steadily rising in the ranks over the past three years. He finished fourth in 2012, third in 2013 and second in 2014. He set a personal best of 2:04:28 last year in Chicago, making him the fastest man in this year’s elite field. Kebede and Kitwara will be joined by compatriots Dickson Chumba, Wesley Korir, Lucas Rotich and Sammy Ndung’u.

Chumba burst on to the scene in 2014 with a win and course record at the Tokyo Marathon.

He followed that with a third-place finish at the 2014 Chicago Marathon in a personal best of 2:04:32. Korir will make his seventh appearance in Chicago, the most of any elite athlete in the field. Career highlights include his second-place finish at the 2011 Chicago Marathon, followed by his victory in Boston in 2012 and his fifth-place finish and personal best of 2:06:13 in Chicago in 2012.

Ethiopia’s Endeshaw Negesse (2:04:52) has a lot at stake in his Chicago Marathon debut, after winning the 2015 Tokyo Marathon, he is in the running for the World Marathon Majors series title and needs to score in Chicago to have a chance at the Sh50 million prize.

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Gor a point away from bagging record 15th KPL league title Gor Mahia FC will win their 15th Kenyan Premier League title this Sunday if they manage to grab a point from host Ulinzi Stars in Nakuru.

Unbeaten K’Ogalo just need a point against the soldiers, second on the log with 12 points adrift of leaders Gor who has 62 from 24 matches. Ulinzi has played a game more, but they will need to win to put Gor’s title celebration on hold until Wednesday next week when they face resurgent Sony Sugar in a mid-week clash.

Sony which parted ways with former Gor

Mahia and Harambee Stars tactician, Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno after a poor run, is currently 12th on the standing with 28 points and need to win the match to move further away from relegation zone.

Before Wednesday, Sony will host third placed Sofapaka (42) in Awendo while Tusker, fourth on the table with 38 points will travel to Mombasa to play host Bandari who sit seventh, just three points less of the brewers.

While K’Ogalo adherent are expected to paint Afraha stadium green, they will have to wait until the end of the month

to lay their hands on the trophy. Kenya Premier League (KPL) tradition has always been to hand the trophy on the final fixture, therefore Gor will have to wait up to September 31.

Relegation-bound Nakuru All Stars will host Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) who must win to avoid being leap frogged by Nairobi City Stars which has a date with Thika United at City Stadium.

Nakuru are rooted at the bottom of the table with 165 points from 25 matches while KCB are third from bottom with 22, two more than City Stars.

British urges Wada to ‘back’ Radcliffe in doping claims

British distance runner Paula Radcliffe in a foul mood. Her career has been dogged by doping claims with husband-cum-coach calling on Wada to defend her.

British distance runner Paula Radcliffe’s husband wants her backed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) even after British has been strongly implicated in doping allegations.

Radcliffe’s husband and Coach Gary Lough said Wada must “protect clean athletes” after the ex-long distance runner denied cheating after her data was made public by a report on New York Times and German TV. The ‘backing’ claims comes amidst public claim by a British MP during a parliamentary select committee last Tuesday that London Marathon winners and “potentially British athletes” were under suspicion of blood doping.

The 41-year-old Briton has defended three ‘abnormal’ blood results after her data was made public though Lough says he wanted Wada to “come out and state there is no case to answer”.

Radcliffe, who still holds the marathon world record, said she has been “almost abused” by calls for her to release her blood data, following the Sunday Times’ allegation on doping in athletics.

“I am probably not happy with how Wada have handled this situation,” Lough told BBC “I think this is a special circumstance and want them to come out and say this case is under review and there is no case to answer.

“That would definitely help us - that would be the only outcome of the investigation.”

Radcliffe was not specifically named, but issued a statement saying she had been “effectively implicated”.

Asked whether Radcliffe should have come out earlier to defend herself against rumours, Lough said it was “the last thing they wanted to be associated with” and that initially, they “did not know what they were dealing with”.

The new elected president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Sebastian Coe has previously called the Sunday Times investigation a “declaration of war” on athletics. Coe has backed Radcliffe saying he “absolutely believes” she is clean.

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NO WAY: Kenya rugby sevens players in action. INSET: New coach Benjamin Ayimba returns at the helm of KRU as head coach.

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enjamin Ayimba is the new Kenya Rugby 7’s team head coach.

Ayimba, who parted ways with the Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) in 2011 made a return to the technical bench in a one year contract that will see him take over from South African Paul Treu who resigned early this year. Acting coach Felix Ochieng, who finished the season with the squad after True left, was shown the door after a successful selection process of 14 coaches including four foreigners who applied for the job.

Newton Ong’alo will take over as the new team manager from Steven Sewe. The first test for the new technical bench will be to guide Kenya to the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics to be held between November 14 and 15 in South Africa. They walk into an already determined squad released early this week by the union as they plan to take on Zimbabwe and Namibia in a single slot Olympics qualifier.

Ayimba is Kenya’s most successful local coach having guided the national sevens team to the Rugby World Cup Sevens semifinals in Dubai 2009, a season Kenya will be remembered for beating

the then champions Fiji in the quarters.

He also guided Kenya to their first ever World Sevens Series final, when the team lost 26-7 to South Africa on 5 April 2009 in edition to a 6th overall finish in the 2008/2009 series.

Meanwhile, Kenya will only field one team during the 20th edition of Safari Sevens that is slated for October 2 at the Safaricom Stadium, Kasarani.

Kenya Rugby Union chairman Richard Omwela did not give any explanation why the union decided to trim down the number of local teams from three to one only, saying there will be additional team ‘if one of the 16 guest teams fails to travel.’

So far KRU has only Sh30 million to run the event after Safaricom came back to sponsor the event, but Omwela remained optimistic that they will be able to raise the Sh21 million deficit.

It is due to the tight budget that might have forced the union to enter only one local team in the event that has attracted 16 foreign teams. 2016 Olympics host Brazil will be among the 16 foreign team that will converge at Kasarani which will be hosting the event for the third

year running. Participation of Brazil will be precisely to ‘play and learn how to plan for international tournaments’ ahead of them hosting Olympics games according to Omwela. Past winners Welsh Warriors, neighbours Uganda, Namibia, Western Province, Zimbabwe, Portugal, Spain, Canada, England, Tunisia, Australia, Argentina, Italy and Samurai are among other teams expected in Nairobi. Safaricom came back to rugby after they opted out five months ago citing corruption at KRU, but with a myriad of conditions. First Safaricom did not take the title sponsorship despite contributing Sh30 million, more than 70 per cent of the total budget of Sh 51 million needed to run the event.

KRU will have to look for the deficit though Omwela revealed that they are in talks with other co-sponsors ‘who were just waiting for Safaricom to come on board before jumping in.’

In what could only be interpreted as a cautious approach, the Telco Company that lost more than Sh21 million of their last sponsorship of Sh90 million only committed themselves for one year until it is fully satisfied that KRU has transformed and

are ready to handle sponsorship money. “We have been satisfied so far by what the union has done to bring some sanity in governance and administration.

This however does not mean that we will be less vigilant in our demands for proper governance,” said Sylvia Mulinge, Safaricom consumer business director. Some of the directors of the union were accused of embezzling money and awarding supply contracts to questionable companies and individuals after they were bestowed with the responsibility of running the event, something that the chairman who took over from Mwangi Muthee said will not happen again. This year, the event will be run by a committee of 10 members headed by KRU chief executive Ronald Bukusi “Over the years we have closely monitored events at the union and highlighted our growing concerns with the lack of transparency and accountability of certain members of the board whose actions have brought the game into disrepute: a situation which jeopardises the Safaricom brand and which makes our continued sponsorship impossible,” he said.

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