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Schools indefinitely closed as strike bites

A number of schools across the country have now been closed indefinitely following the ongoing teachers strike.

In some schools, however, only the candidates awaiting their national exams were left to continue with preparations.

This follows Education Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi’s statement that no change of schedule on the national exams.

The Kenya National Union of TeachersKnut on its part says it will continue to fight unwaveringly for the rights of teachers as mandated by the law and in pursuit of the indivisible rights of workers.

The teachers’ union reiterated its commitment to abide by the court ruling but, says teachers will not resume duties until the court ruling expected next week.

In a statement sent to newsrooms this morning, Knut stated it will refrain from protests as ordered by Employment and Labour Relations Court Judge Nelson Abuotha. Knut has, however, accused the government of ignoring its members’ plight even as the strike bites.

“Since we called the national teachers’ strike three weeks ago, we have noted with grave concern an orchestrated wave of lies, misinformation, falsehoods and half-truths by the government and its agencies, whose overall intention is to demean teachers and incite the public against them,” said Knut secretary general Wilson Sossion in

HOME BOUND: Students of Upper Hill secondary school walk on a Nairobi street after their school was closed on Monday. Several public schools have now been closed indefinitely.

a statement. President Uhuru Kenyatta last week ruled out implementing the teachers’ salary increase as was awarded by the courts, but Sossion believes the President was wrongly informed.

“We are appalled by the lies and innuendos tabled to the Head of State and which culminated in the unfortunate statement he made on Friday, on September 11,” he added. KNUT says the salary award given by the Industrial Court of between 50 – 60 per cent was based on proposals presented to the Industrial Court by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and was never its creation, adding that the union had asked for a 300 per cent pay rise, but the Industrial

High Court directs merger of Ngilu, Kamau cases The high Court in Nairobi has today directed that the cases challenging the prosecution of suspended Cabinet Secretaries Charity Ngilu (Lands) and Micheal Kamau (Transport) be merged for a hearing and determination.

Both Ngilu and Kamau are challenging their prosecution by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission over allegations of involvement in corruption.

A three judge bench which was formed by Chief Justice Willy Mutunga will sit on October 22, 2015 to hear and determine the application.

Justices George Odunga, Mumbi Ngugi and Joseph Onguto said the two applications “raise similar issues” and it would be appropriate to have the suits heard by the same bench.

“The matters for determination raised in the petitions revolve around ‘the integrity and legality of EACC in prosecuting the cases,” they said.

Following the filing of the case in the High Court by Kamau, the proceedings that were being conducted in the anti-corruption magistrate’s court have since been suspended until the hearing and determination of the application before the High Court.

Ngilu through lawyer Kioko Kilukumi wants the High Court to declare that the Director of Public Prosecutions had abdicated his constitutional duty, which had led to her prosecution

Drop stance on teachers pay, senators tell state

unprocedurally.

If the judges find that constitutional issues raised on the integrity of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) are valid, the cases against the two Cabinet Secretaries could be quashed.

The criminal case against Ngilu was also suspended after she moved to the High Court. She was being prosecuted over her alleged role in blocking investigators in the Sh8 billion Karen land scam.

Suspended Lands CS Charity Ngilu

Suspended Transport CS Michael Kamau

Court was persuaded by the submission by TSC and, ruled that the teachers be given the 50 – 60 per cent.

“In effect, the union only got 16-20 per cent of the request it had submitted to the court.

Clearly, this was massive climb-down, but we accepted it on the spirt of give-and-take that defines industrial relations,” he stated.

“We will not relent in pursuit of what is rightfully ours. The courts spoke when they awarded the 50-60 per cent increase based on proposals by TSC. We will not take the lies kindly. Neither will be intimidated by anyone, in particular, those who disobey court orders.”

Senators have now asked the government to drop its hardline position on the teachers’ strike and instead urged for dialogue to resolve the impasse.

While debating a House Business Adjournment motion filed by Minority Leader Moses Wetang’ula yesterday, the senators told the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to stop issuing threats to the striking tutors, saying it will not solve the matter.

The senators were unanimous that the 50-60 per cent pay increment demanded by teachers is tenable, saying the country has enough resources which can be channeled towards paying teachers.

They urged the government to embrace dialogue and drop their hardline stand on the matter.

“Teachers are right on this matter since it is the court that awarded them the pay increase, the government should therefore not adopt ‘can’t pay, won’t pay attitude,” said Wetang’ula.

The Bungoma senator told TSC to desist from threatening teachers who are only demanding their rights as awarded by the courts.

Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jnr called for the sacking of TSC Chairperson Lydia Nzomo, saying she has failed to advise the President appropriately on the matters of teachers.

TSC had sent “show cause why” letters to 5,000 for failing to manage their teachers during the ongoing strike over pay dispute.

The commission said it had written warning letters to 5,000 head teachers, deputy head teachers and other senior teachers asking them to explain why they had failed to follow its instructions on how to handle the strike.

I have Nothing personal against CS Waiguru: Raila Cord leader Raila Odinga says he has nothing personal against Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru who is at the centre of a scandal at the National Youth Service (NYS).

Speaking during a breakfast meeting with editors on Wednesday morning, Raila said his principal concern was accountability for the public cash lost through the scandal.

He insisted that Waiguru as the CS in charge of the NYS project should take full responsibility in accounting for the money lost.

“The Cabinet Secretary and I have nothing personal. Madam Anne Waiguru was involved in a cover up and conspiracy to subvert the course of justice.

Then she came and stood before the media and said with a straight face that no money was lost. The Director of Criminal Investigations has since confirmed that indeed colossal sum of money was lost,” he said.

The Cord leader dared Waiguru

to sue him, saying it will give her a chance to explain to Kenyans her alleged role in the scandal that has cost tax payers hundreds of millions of shillings.

The question then is, what was her interest in misleading the Kenyan public; What is the relationship between the Cabinet Secretary and these NYS deals? What is her relationship with the culprits?

As the Cabinet Secretary, she appointed Adan Harakhe as NYS deputy director general then took authority to incur expenses from the Director Nelson Githinji,” he stated.

Raila said there is more than meet the eye in the way in which the cash loss is being handled.

“That AIE (Authority to Incur Expenditure) is what was used to steal the money. Is this an innocent coincidence? Look at it this way, she says that she nipped it in the bud, she informed the CID to come and

investigate. The CID have come and investigated. If thieves come into your house and have stolen property and you go to the police and report the theft, the police carry out investigations and arrest the thief,” he stated.

He indicated that once the funds were confirmed to be missing, the police should have taken over by arresting and charging the culprits instead of reporting back to the Devolution CS. “Do the police bring the thief back to you or even the report?

They take the thief to court and charge them. Why did the CID take the report back to Waiguru? Why did they not arrest the culprits and take them to court and charge them?

Ask yourself. It was not the CID reporting the theft. It was the same Waiguru who was calling the media to say these are the steps we have taken at a time when these people should have already been in court,” he stated.

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Survey: Black is colour of confidence People who wear black clothing exhume an air of confidence, according to a study dubbed “The Perception of Colour”. Researchers who carried out the study admitted that the colour black, has often been associated with death, gloom, and sadness. However, they also said it is “a powerful performer in the eyes of the public, who see it as a serious, reliable and solid player, ideal for interviews and first dates.” In a survey that drew conclusions from hundreds of people from different social and economic backgrounds, Buy Shirts Online, a UK –based clothing company discovered that a majority of people believe that black is the colour of confidence.

In fact, 56 per cent of respondents favoured black as a colour of confidence. “Split by gender, 48 per cent of women and 64 per cent of men

favoured it,” said an excerpt from the study. The researchers assert that black is the ideal colour for creating a good first impression in situations where professionalism is mandatory. Separate studies have revealed that different African cultures prefer to have a variety of colours with the most famous tribes opting for colours that tend to clash.

Brown, orange, yellow green and red have been cited as colours prevalent in both West and East Africa.

From the Maasai shuka to the Nigerian and Ghanaian garb, it has been revealed that, though tastes may vary across the continent, Africans are often associated with theatrical and sometimes flamboyant colour choices. Nonetheless, black remains a powerful yet sometimes conservative choice for those in suits and dresses, the study affirms.

Police dismiss report on forced disappearances Police Spokesman Charles Owino has dismissed a report by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights detailing accusations of executions and forced disappearance of terror suspects as “cheap propaganda.”

Owino denies police have executed 25 terror suspects and forced hundreds of others to disappear, saying those reported missing are likely in Somalia where they went to join al Shabaab.

“What surprises me is that the government agents and the general public that are getting killed seem not to get rights on the eyes of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights,” he pointed out.

“The government has all the machinery… it is not real that people would be killed in a military camp and then buried behind the camp in a shallow grave. If truly the military has killed, they have the capacity to hide you (not in a shallow grave)” He termed the accusations as propaganda designed by people who are “agents of the hand grenades, bombing and killings in Nairobi and the country, who has seen it has come down.

They want the security agencies to be under pressure and relax on what they are doing.”

He was responding to accusations contained in a damning report released by the commission on Tuesday, that heavily indicts the police of extra judicial killings, torture and forced disappearance during the renewed war on terrorism launched soon after the 2013 Westgate Shopping Mall attack.

Following the government amnesty on terror suspects, Owino said 200

NOT GUILTY: Police spokesman Charles Owino who has dismissed a report by KNCHR linking police to terror suspects’ disappearances.

youths who had joined al-Shabaab have since returned to the country and are currently undergoing rehabilitation.

He denied allegations that the rights commission had been denied access to some police stations during their investigations saying if true, they should have reported to the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA).

“It also depends on how you went to a police station; there are procedures that should be followed,” he told Capital FM News. “Let them mention the specific station they were denied access to.” According to KNCHR, police were a major barrier during their investigations more so when they wanted to establish the whereabouts of terror suspects

allegedly arrested by the officers.

The report details various counts of alleged victims of police brutality who were either linked to terror or were merely relatives to terror suspects. It points out that some were picked by security officers and their whereabouts is yet to be known.

“The commission is concerned that the ongoing crackdown continues to disproportionately target certain groups of people particularly ethnic Somalis and members of the Muslim faith in the coastal region,” it noted. “The profiling of people along ethnic or religious lines constitute discrimination and is therefore unconstitutional and against international norms.”

The report titled ‘The Error Of Fighting Terror With Terror’ lists

25 extra judicial killings and 81 forced disappearances, various forms police have allegedly used to torture their victims.

It includes water boarding, electric shocks, genital mutilation, exposure to extreme cold or heat, hanging on trees, mock executions and exposure to stinging by ants in the wild. The report that documented 120 cases of alleged abuses states that there exist torture chambers in military camps in Wajir, Mandera and Lamu where most suspects were tortured.

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NEWS BRIEFS Commuters robbed of valuables after gang hijacks matatu on Jogoo Road Police are looking for a gang that hijacked a matatu that was headed for the CBD along Jogoo Road early today and robbed passengers of their valuables and cash. The 30-seater matatu was ferrying commuters to the city centre when some of the passengers turned out to be thugs and drew out a gun and knives. Police say the gang took cash, mobile phones and other valuables from the passengers before they abandoned them at a dark alley off Jogoo Road. No one was injured in the attack. Police have urged matatu operators to remain alert even as they ramp up their operations to curb such incidents. The attackers are said to have escaped to Kiambiu slums.

Police officers seize Sh280,000 heroin at JKIA Police are looking for the owner of a parcel disguised as books that contained 280 grammes of heroin and destined for Canada.

The parcel was intercepted by a team of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

Police have since confirmed the parcel had 280 grammes of heroin valued at Sh280, 000. The officers, attached to the KRA Customs and Border Control division, on a routine screening mission at the DHL JKIA Warehouses, intercepted the parcel destined to Ontario, Canada. Two employees of DHL were interrogated over the incident because they handled the parcel. The carefully concealed package, marked as two Biology book and an Encyclopaedia had been delivered for export to Canada, through the international courier company.

Three arrested on terror suspicion Three women were yesterday arrested in Mtwapa on their way to Garissa with an assortment of gadgets police believe were to aid in a terror attack. Two of the suspects are girls aged between 15 and 18 years and police say were to cross to Somali to join Al Shabaab as “jihadist brides”.

They were arrested in a bus that was destined for Garissa. Their bag which was confiscated by the police contained laptops, a surveillance pen, military boots and satellite phones. Other gadgets the police confiscated from the suspects were a laptop charger, external hard disk and ear phones used by security personnel.

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‘700 million’ malaria cases stopped in Africa Nearly 700 million cases of malaria have been prevented in Africa as a result of concerted efforts to tackle the disease since 2000, a study shows. The report published in the journal Nature showed that overall the number of infections fell by 50 per cent across the continent. Bed nets were responsible for the vast majority of the decrease. There have also been calls to maintain funding to ensure the progress is not undone. Meanwhile, a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the charity Unicef say malaria death rates have fallen 60 per cent globally since 2000 and more than six million lives have been saved. The report said 13 countries that had malaria in the year 2000 reported no cases in 2014 while a further six countries had fewer than ten cases.

Interim leaders detained in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso interim leaders have been detained by guards supporting ousted President Blaise Compaore. President Michel Kafando and Prime Minister Isaac Zida were detained at a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace in the capital, Ouagadougou. The detention comes two days after a commission recommended the disbanding of the presidential guard (RSP). Shots have been fired to disperse hundreds of protesters near the palace, where the detainees remain.

No injuries have been reported, but there is said to be an air of panic in the capital with shops shutting early and many people heading home.

Rising S. Sudan aid workers attack worrying Humanitarian groups say the number of attacks on aid workers in South Sudan is increasing significantly. The NGO Forum said there had been nearly 40 robberies at aid compounds in the past three months. Last week, an aid worker was killed during a robbery in the South Sudanese capital, Juba. Two female aid workers are reported to have been robbed and raped earlier this month. About 30 aid workers are reported to have been killed since civil war broke out in the country nearly two years ago.

Encourage public participation, governors told Constitution Implementation Commission (CIC) chairman Charles Nyachae has urged county governments to encourage public participation in their budget preparations for a successful implementation of devolution.

He said public participation in county budgets is a constitutional right which governors should not deny residents, claiming that some county chiefs do not encourage public partici-

pation during their budget preparations.

“Let county governments empower people first through civic education before allowing them to fully participate in the preparation of county budgets,” said Nyachae.

“People need to own the projects going on in the counties. That is the spirit of devolution. Budget preparation should not be an affair of the governor only,” he added.

Speaking during the congress of constitutional commissions in Uasin Gishu yesterday, Nyachae said devolution has taken off very well despite teething problems.

“We cannot revert devolution to the National government at this time, the current challenges can be surmounted,” he said.

“There are people who have seen a tarmac road for the first time since independence, others have

never been to a wellequipped hospitals which they can now easily access, and these are some of the gains”.

The CIC boss urged leaders to desist from turning to the media to resolve devolution challenges and instead told them to resort to the Constitution.

“The Constitution has all the answers to the problems we are facing, going to the media to make unnecessary remarks will not

help us,” said Nyachae.

He also urged Kenyans to jealously guard devolution and ask their leaders hard questions on issues county expenditure.

“Devolution is for you people, tell your leaders that you demand the best from them in terms of service delivery,” said Nyachae.

Nyachae said the Constitution commissions have performed well in executing their duty and meeting deadlines.

UK troops to be deployed in S. Sudan for peacekeeping The UK is to devote more troops to UN peacekeeping, with personnel being sent to South Sudan, the BBC reports.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron will detail the move at a summit in New York this month.

The extra troops will be deployed to the world’s newest country, where thousands have been killed and millions displaced amid fighting between government troops and rebels. The mission will be “significant” and involve boots on the ground, the BBC further says.

Britain has long been a large financial contributor to UN peacekeeping missions and is the fifth highest provider of funds.

But its troop commitment has been relatively small, focused mainly on 250 soldiers based in Cyprus who wear the distinctive blue berets of the UN. The size of the British contingent in South Sudan is not yet known, but is expected to go beyond offering logistical support and an airlift capability, and will be a much tougher challenge.

Both sides in the South Sudan conflict last month signed a peace deal, which was thought would bring

EYING PEACE: UK troops at a parade in London. The BBC reports that the troops will be deployed for a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

to an end 20 months of conflict, but fighting has continued.

Conflict between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar has forced more than 2.2 million people from their homes in the State, which broke away from Sudan in 2011.

At least seven ceasefires have been signed and broken within days.

Strike could lead to crimes, warns ex-student leader A former student leader has called on the government to seal loopholes for corruption in order to get money to pay teachers.

Former Rongo university student leader Zack Babel (pictured) says the current stalemate on teachers’ strike is negatively impacting on students who are going to sit for the national exams next month.

“There is money in this country that can easily meet the demand of teachers, the problem is

corruption,” he argued. He expressed fear that the continual stay of pupils at home may lure them to criminal activities due to idleness. “The level of crime might just go up in the society because we have many students who have nothing to do,” he told X News.

The US administration has been said for months that one way for European Union nations to address longstanding criticisms from Washington about inadequate defence spending would be to commit to more UN missions.

Meanwhile, Russia and Angola have opposed moves at the UN Security Council to impose

sanctions on a South Sudan general and a rebel commander, diplomats say. The US had proposed a travel ban and asset freeze on army chief Paul Malong and rebel general Johnson Olony for continuing to fuel conflict in South Sudan.

But Russian ambassador to the UN said sanctions might aggravate the situation.

ex-RuaRaka OCS tO be ChaRged with muRdeR The Independent Policing Oversight Authority IPOA has preferred murder charges against former Ruaraka OCS Nahashon Mutua in connection with the death of Martin Koome Manyara. “The authority conducted independent investigations into the death of Manyara and found out that he was allegedly assaulted by the then Ruaraka police boss,” IPOA said in a statement. According to the investigation, the victim was hit several times with a rod and his head immersed in water at Ruaraka Police Station after which he was locked up in the cells overnight despite his injuries. Manyara was later taken to Kenyatta National Hospital the following day from where he died. IPOA it has forwarded the file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions with the recommendation that Mutua be charged with the murder. “The DPP concurred with the Authority’s findings and recommendations and directed that Mutua be arrested and charged with the murder,” IPOA added.

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Morning newspaper summaries Uhuru to cabinet: President

reshuffle Raila, 30 Jubilee MPs Raila: My problem with Banks raise cost of loans Uhuru Kenyatta has in battle over Waiguru: Uhuru government: There for high risks borrowers: forged an elaborate strategy to raid the opposition CORD leader Raila Odinga yesterday challenged Commercial Banks have ramped up the cost of strongholds in a Cabinet reshuffle as he reorganises his government. The Star has established the President will appoint to the Cabinet Charles Nyachae, son of veteran Gusii politician Simeon Nyachae, as well as CORD leader Raila Odinga’s former ally Gideon Mung’aro. Nyachae is chairman of the Commission for Implementation of the Constitution and Mung’aro the Kilifi North MP (ODM). Suspended Cabinet Secretaries, including some allies of Deputy President William Ruto, would eventually be replaced, despite the clamour from some quarters to re-admit them, sources tell the Star. They include CSs Felix Koskei (Agriculture) and Davis Chirchir (Energy)...

Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru to sue him over the National Youth Service (NYS) corruption saga as over 30 MPs came to her defence.

Mr Odinga said he was not afraid of being taken to court and warned that Ms Waiguru would regret such a move. At a breakfast meeting with members of the Editors’ Guild at the Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, Odinga said he has never been afraid of court battles because he stands for the truth. He reiterated that he did not defame her or abuse her, but only talked the truth. However, at Parliament buildings, 20 MPs from across the political divide dismissed those pushing for Ms Waiguru’s resignation in the wake of revelations that Sh791 million...

are mixed signals on the war on corruption, rising public wage, protests, weakening shilling, health sector crisis and insecurity among other “missteps” bedeviling the Government, Opposition leader Raila Odinga has said. Raila said the Government had managed the teachers’ strike, which is in the third week poorly and the labour protests could worsen in coming days should trade unions representing other public servants make good their threat and join in the strike. The Orange Democratic Movement party leader cautioned that chest thumping will not resolve anything and instead asked the Jubilee government to embrace dialogue to resolve the crisis that has shut down the public education system.

loans in the wake of a recent rise in the base lending rate, leaving borrowers with a growing pain that is expected to persist through next year. The average lending rate stood at 15. 75 percent at the end of July compared to 15.26 percent in May, according to newly released Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data.

This means the cost of loans rose by an average of 0.5 percentage points in two months. The lenders said the repricing does not affect all clients, but is mainly targeted at new borrowers as well as risky borrowers who took loans recently on terms that allows variation of interest rates.

Senators furious over Clergy want top leaders Uhuru issues Kihiu Kenya unveils grand Ethuro snub at Sonko to take pay cut: Clerics yesterday Mwiri titles, says no i n d u s t r i a l i s a t i o n politicians to take a 40 per cent pay cut, event: Furious Senators yesterday criticised challenged more land-buying roadmap: Kenya yesterday unveiled a as Senators threw their weight behind a demand by Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua as “arrogant former councillors to be paid large pensions that industrialisation roadmap that seeks to make companies: President Uhuru Kenyatta grand and primitive” for not introducing Senate Speaker could cost taxpayers over Sh18 billion. The clerics Mombasa a food processing hub targeting the export Ekwee Ethuro during the burial of Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko’s father on Tuesday. In a heated debate in the Senate last evening, the senators attacked Mutua for not giving Ethuro a chance to send a message of condolence on behalf of the Senate at the burial attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta in Mua Hills. Majority leader Kindiki Kithure described the episode as unfortunate and primitive and promised that the Senate will make an official public statement on Wednesday next week.

said Members of Parliament, Senators, County Assembly Members and other State officers should not be paid a salary but a modest allowance so as to spare taxpayers the ballooning wage bill caused by hefty salaries and allowances. However, they supported calls for teachers to be paid higher salaries. In a joint statement issued at Ufungamano House, Nairobi, the church leaders said MPs, Senators, MCAs and State officers’ earnings are unjustifiably high and unfair.

yesterday ended a bloody chapter in one of Kenya’s oldest land-buying companies when he issued 43 title deeds to shareholders of Kihiu Mwiri Land Buying Company.The Head of State also banned the registration of any new land-buying companies.

The announcement is likely to bring relief to land owners in Central, Rift Valley and parts of Nairobi who have been preyed on by greedy directors for decades. Following the new directive, all landbuying companies will have to register with the Ministry of Lands.

markets even as it locks in the billions of dollars East African nations spend on imports. Industrialisation minister Adan Mohamed said the plan had identified critical sectors that would drive the sector’s growth through mechanisation. The minister said Kenya would use the plan to earn a significant fraction of the Sh400.4 billion ($3.8 billion) that East Africa spends on processed food imports. Mr Mohamed said during the launch of the blueprint in Nairobi that they want to take advantage...

back ex- State ignored my advice Zuku cuts monthly Wanted Barasa signals Senators on BVR, AG says: Attorney subscription fees in race he may surrender to councillors payout: Former General Githu Muigai yesterday told a councillors are on course to get a gratuity of Sh18 clients with DStv: ICC: A Kenyan journalist wanted by the ICC billion and a monthly stipend of Sh30, 000 after parliamentary watchdog that crucial advice from for Wananchi Group, the owners of pay-TV provider for witness tampering has for the first time signalled that he may surrender to the court. This emerged only days after the court in The Hague issued arrest warrants against two Kenyans alleged to be Barasa’s accomplices in a grand scheme to corrupt witnesses in the case against Deputy President William Ruto.

The ICC on Thursday unsealed warrants of arrest against lawyer Paul Gicheru and Philip Kipkoech Bett as it stamps its judicial authority on Kenya. In his latest application to The Hague judges, Barasa wants Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda compelled to disclose information critical to his case...

senators yesterday approved their retirement package. The lawmakers supported a petition to give the 12,000 retirees the pay that would cost taxpayers a one-off payment of Sh18 billion and the monthly stipend. The senators said most of the former councillors were leading a miserable life despite their service to the people. They said what the former councillors were asking for was not much and they should be given the money to begin living respectable lives. “It is important that we look into the welfare of our past leaders. They must live a decent life that befits their status in the society.

his office was ignored before the controversial biometric voter registration (BVR) kits were acquired by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). He told the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the Government signed the kits supply agreement but there is no evidence his legal opinion was sufficiently considered by the Treasury. A letter from the State Law office addressed to then Treasury Permanent Secretary Joseph Kinyua and IEBC Chairman Isaack Hassan had suggested that the Government performed an integrity check...

Zuku, has cut monthly subscription fees for its Internet, pay television and telephone services

by Sh200. The move raises the competition for customers with DStv, which increased its tariffs recently. Zuku’s price reduction comes on a new service package, dubbed Zuku Infinite, which will see customers either subscribe for Internet and telephone services or Internet and pay television, or take third option that has telephone, Internet and pay television bundled together. Subscribers previously had no option but to pay for all the three...

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into Donald J. Trump on Wednesday night, seeking to elevate themselves as leaders of substance and shake up a race that Mr. Trump has dominated all summer. While moderators at the CNN debate tried repeatedly to pit one Republican after another against Mr. Trump, the candidates fought to break out of that dynamic, with Carly Fiorina emerging as an especially tenacious combatant who provided some of the few moments where Mr. Trump looked uncomfortable. The debate covered a broad range of subjects — immigration, the nuclear deal with Iran, same-sex marriage, federal financing for Planned Parenthood — and was more inclusive than the first debate last month, allowing each of the 11 candidates to engage through a nearly three-hour forum that tested their endurance. www.nytimes.com

declared that an iron curtain had descended across the continent. Over the past few weeks, in the face of an influx of refugees from the Middle East, steel fences and checkpoints have been sprouting up in the continent’s interior. Over the weekend Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and other countries introduced emergency border controls.

The harshest barrier was erected by Hungary, which closed the last crossings through the 170-kilometre razor-wire fence it had completed in August along its border with Serbia, trapping thousands of exhausted asylum seekers on the far side. On Tuesday the country’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, took Hungary’s self-isolation to a new level, saying it may build a fence along its border with Romania if migrants detour to that route. Where the fence with Serbia runs along one of the... www.economist.com

Mapense was founded two years ago in San Francisco by a former engineer at Palantir, the data analytics pioneer that is one of Silicon Valley’s most valuable private companies. “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans,” Apple said in a statement confirming the deal, which was first reported by tech news site Recode. One person close to the deal said Apple paid about $25m for the 12-person company. Apple has made a string of acquisitions in recent years to bolsters its Maps app, including HopStop, a provider of public transport directions that likely contributed to the inclusion of transit navigation in iOS 9, which was released this week. It is also increasing its data analytics...

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HF addresses unemployment, construction sector dilemma

Kenya’s construction industry is suffering from a lack of skilled personnel, recent reports have revealed. Despite an upsurge of development projects including the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway, Konza Tech City and JKIA Terminal 1, youth unemployment is at an all-time high with nearly45 per cent of the population lacking jobs. The construction sector has seen its crises worsen as reports reveal a mismatch between the supply and demand of skilled artisans such as masons, welders, carpenters, electricians, plumbers and painters.

The Foundation has therefore confirmed that it will tackle the problem through an initiative dubbed the“Army of One Million

Artisans” over the coming years.

The group is seeking partners to help reconstitute training courses around a competency-based education and training approach.

“Until this is done, Kenya’s development cannot and will not accelerate to its potential,” the group said in a statement. The integrated property and financial solutions provider, through its subsidiary, HF Development and Investment Limited (HFDI) is also set to construct 1,272 housing units in Nairobi’s Komarock area.

The project christened, Komarock 5C, will consist of 2 and 3 bedroom housing units and will sit on a 23.5 acre piece of land of which 5 acres will be set aside for a public school.

The project will be developed in

three phases and construction of the apartments will take 24 months per phase. Komarock 5C is HF Group’s largest housing project in over 30 years and is the second largest housing project to be undertaken in Nairobi in the last 10 years, after Nyayo estate in Embakasi. HF Group’s Chairman, Mr. Steve Mainda said the Komarock 5C project will create at least 1,500 direct jobs for youth during the development period. “The Komarock 5C project is expected to have a larger impact on the community through job creation and we expect many more youth to benefit from the project indirectly through supply of various products and services,” said Mainda.

LIKE THIS MR PRESIDENT: Mr Kenyatta operates a construction truck during the ground-breaking ceremony of the Komarock Heights Housing Project. PHOTO: PSCU

Coldwell Banker homes into Nairobi as Africa’s entry point Coldwell Banker has opened in Kenya in its first step into the African market. Coldwell Banker, owned by Realogy Holdings Corporation, will be partnering with existing Kenyan real estate agencies to offer them a brand, technological capabilities, and marketing expertise of a new order in the local market.

“We are at a point where people in Kenya know exactly what they want from their homes, and we, at Coldwell Banker, are set to mobilize the local market to ensure that their desires are met,” said Ms. Callaway.

Realogy, a global leader in real estate franchising, brokerage, and relocation services is the only residential real estate franchise or brokerage company on the list, affirming its position as the world leader in its field.

Other Fortune 500 companies that have entered the Kenyan

INDUSTRY Kenya has unveiled its first-ever blueprint to revive the manufacturing and industrial exports sector, which already employs tens of thousands of Kenyans, according to the country’s High Commission. The decade-long plan, dubbed Kenya’s Industrial Transformation Programme (KITP), will look beyond importsubstitution and export-led policy regimes to develop its industries in a

market in the recent past include General Electric, Facebook, Google, American Express and Wal-mart, which came in through its Game franchise.

“The local market has become far richer and more diverse in recent years, making for a different level of service requirement by both buyers and sellers in matching the right consumers and the right properties,” said Ms. Callaway.

According to her, sellers will also gain exposure to worldwide home buyers who are interested in relocation, as well as domestic clients. “Our belief is that the best real estate companies have a culture of collaboration where everybody respects the value each brings to the table in what may be possibly one of the most significant transaction our customers have in their lifetime.”

She concluded.

COLDWELL BANKER: They are set to mobilize the local market in ensuring Kenyans’ housing desires are met.

Tourism board takes Kenya to West Africa, the UAE The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has intensified its marketing efforts in the West African region and parts of United Arabs Emirates as part of boards marketing strategy to focus on Africa and other growing markets.

According to KTB, their officials are in West Africa on a joint programme with Kenya Airways and Wakanow, one of the West Africa’s largest online tour operators in Europe and Middle East.

Ghana Tourism Authority Ag. CEO Charles Bonsu has welcomed the move by both government agencies sighting that Ghana has a lot to learn from Kenya and vice versa as this will create mutual beneficial alliances.

“The shared lessons will see tourism grow in Africa, and we must admit that Kenya has excelled especially in managing their key tourism products like Wildlife as well as service delivery” Bonsu said.

“The ease of travel facilitated by the existing Visa free rule and direct flight by Kenya Airways are already advantages that the two countries can take leverage to increase traffic,” he added. Abieku Santana, a tourism enthusiast and a friend of Kenya recommended Kenya for leading in nurturing tourism as a key economic activity that has improved the living standards of citizens as well as encouraging other African countries to follow the suit.

This is envisaged to both enhance awareness of Kenya as a destination of choice for West Africa as well as growing the partnership between KT, KQ and Wakanow.

Gov’t to create over 400,000 jobs via export sector bid to stimulate Kenya’s ambitions as Africa’s next industrial power. Kenya is already East Africa’s “Silicon Savannah”, leading the region in the tech sector. However, it falls behind several powerhouses in the field of industry. The plan now aims at growing the manufacturing sector to levels above 15 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from the current 11 per cent

over the past decade.

The manufacturing sector already employs an estimated 200,000 people directly. A move like this would see employment numbers rise to unprecedented levels, especially at a time when the demand for skilled labour is on the rise. According to Industrialisation CS Adan Mohamed, Kenya has identified 10 opportunities within

the key strategies that will increase manufacturing sector jobs to an additional 435,000 in the next five years and add Sh200 billion to Sh300 billion to the GDP. “As an emerging economy, moving from agriculture based, low income economy to an industrial, middle income economy, it is paramount that the manufacturing share to GDP increases,” Mohamed said.

Under the plan, Kenya will build and innovate on its export engines and continue to support them.

“To boost production and exports, Kenya will work to ease regulations on the sale of the exports while looking to attract a 50 to 100 per cent price premium by marketing tea and coffee as a ‘Made in Kenya’ brand internationally,” the Cabinet Secretary said.

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EvEry wEEk brings diffErEnt tidings and unlikE last wEEk which was mEssEd up in all dirEctions, this wEEk has sEEn rihanna’s hit song makE somE sEnsE in our scEnEs. hErE is what has bEEn kEEping us busy on thE trEnd(s)

The Devolution Cabinet Secretary Ann Waiguru issued a threat to take Raila Odinga to court.

aROUND aND aROUND aND aROUND We GO

Teachers in public schools are almost three weeks into strike.

Mugo Wa Wairimu is free

So the authorities finally caught up with him last week in limuru but his stay with them was short-lived. This week, the fake gynecologist and alleged rapist had the last laugh when police released him from custody quoting lack of evidence. While the video footage provided as evidence for his rape sessions may not be incriminating enough for the authorities to take action on him, we still wonder why he is not facing other charges such as running unlicensed clinics and practicing medicine without a license. This story is still keeping KOT and other platforms busy.

No cheque no chalk

Meanwhile, teachers in public schools are almost three weeks into their strike demanding for pay increase as per an existing court order, but there seems to be no hope for either teachers or students after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that the government has no money to implement the teacher’s salary increase in compliance with the Industrial Court’s order. Of course everyone from the teaching and opposition fraternity came out guns blazing at the President but not one Caroline Mutoko, who instead, reprimanded Kenyans for directing their wrath towards the President while in her view, the crisis can only be blamed on a failing economy. Today the standoff continues with Senators and Governors finally agreeing to a pay cut. Who will blink first?

hahe aha The former Prime Minister has been given seven days to apologize for his remarks or be sued for damages by Waiguru.

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defamatory remarks linking her to the NYS financial scandal which has seen 700 million Kenya shillings disappear into thin air. The former Prime Minister has been given seven days to apologize for his remarks or be sued for damages by Waiguru. Even as this transpired, a post by an account under the name of Albert Waiganjo has caused ripples on social media owing to its potentially treasonous content suggesting that the President and Waiguru have an unprofessional relationship. Albert definitely has some guts! Seriously though, why can’t everyone fight fair?

Finally, a flashy funeral

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Enter Ann Waiguru

Teachers are not the only ones gracing the corridors of justice. The Devolution Cabinet Secretary issued a threat to take Raila Odinga to court following

Mugo Wa Wairimu: No charges yet.

Mike Sonko’s deceased father coffin, talk of a royal sendoff.

Mike Sonko’s deceased father was laid to rest Tuesday evening. Even with the throng of distinguished dignitaries attending the funeral, the casket where Sonko’s father lay in rest stole the show as it was reportedly encrusted with gold and diamonds…talk about a royal sendoff.

While still on matters Sonko, the Nairobi Senator announced that the Sonko Rescue Team had been disbanded in a bid to create a joint workforce within Nairobi County alongside the City Governor.

All is fair in love and war!

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Facebook to add a button that expresses Feelings other than “like” on a post

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Selena still loves Bieber

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DISLIKE BUTTON

Just hours after Justin Bieber declared that he was over Selena Gomez, single and ready to date again, Selena Gomez has now said that she will forever love Justin Bieber.

Still, despite all the intense drama that came with S e l e n a , she doesn’t quite rule out the possibility of one day rekindling the romance.

“I don’t know!” she laughs, when asked point-blank if she and Justin would ever get back together.

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veryone has at one point or another come across a post on Facebook that got them wishing for a button other than ‘like’ or ‘comment’ on their timeline because they didn’t exactly like what the post was about and no amount of words could really describe how they felt about the post. In this case a dislike button would come in handy right? Well, you asked for it, and you got it!

Okay, not exactly a dislike button but it is still something worth looking forward to.

In response to millions of request for Facebook to add a button that expresses feelings other than “like” on a post, Mark Zuckerberg announced that in fact, his team of geeks has been working towards fulfilling the overwhelming request

by Facebook users, having already developed a button that is currently in the trial stage. Here is the catch; the new button is not meant to dislike posts or comments, but rather to express empathy on sad

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posts such as those about deaths or disasters. There you have it…a solution to the disturbing and annoying trend of people liking posts about deaths which can only be described as creepy.

When asked why Facebook did not develop a simple dislike button instead, Zuckerberg maintains that a dislike button would hold no social value, with the explanation that such a button would most likely be misused to down vote posts leading to a crisis such as the trolling mess undergone recently by Reddit as a result of users having the option of a disdain button. We actually concur with Zuckerberg.

We live in an age marred by global cyber bullying and by introducing a dislike button for posts, Facebook would only be abetting this virtual crime by providing a means of participation in just one click.

Imagine putting up your best photo on your Facebook timeline only to receive notifications that most of your friends dislike the photo!

Needless to say, cases of suicide especially among teenagers who are constantly trying to establish relevance through social media would rocket to the sky and according to the Facebook CEO, this is not the kind of community that Facebook seeks to create.

In terms of implementation, many strategies have been suggested to the social media giant with the ideas of either giving users the option of embedding the sympathy button in sad posts or prompting the button to pop up when keywords denoting tragedy are used standing out.

While at it, the Facebook community has implored Zuckerberg to add several other buttons to the Facebook system such as those telling off the annoying Candy Crush requesters on Facebook, couples addicted to FDA (Facebook Display of Affection) or those who just won’t quit uploading baby photos; babies can only appear cute for so long!

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nlike events that focus on hype and the nightlife, this one focuses on parents and kids whose interests are normally ignored. The inspire kids expo is the first of its kind in Kenya. It’s focus lies primarily on the formative early years of children aged zero to eight. This expo brings together different stakeholders in the early years market education, entertainment, financial services, pre and post natal support services, catering, health care, furniture providers, school equipment suppliers parents and of course the children. This one of a kind event provides a meeting point where parents not only network but also find everything they need for their children. At the Ngong racecourse the gates open from 9am to 6 pm. Charges are Sh350 Advance and Sh 400 at the gate. The children get in free of charge.

LiL WAyNE ANd ChriStiNA MiLiAN

Uncoupling alert: Lil Wayne, Christina Milian call it quits Lil Wayne and Christina Milian have called it quits. The couple has ended their relationship after one year of dating. The rapper and singer, who were first linked in July 2014, reportedly broke things off as ‘it was not working’ Just last month, the couple debuted their new collaboration “Do It” at the Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival in New York. Is there any happily ever after in Hollywood anymore?

Ohanglaman, MCSK face off Yesterday, contemporary musician Ohanglaman Makadem accused the MCSK of playing Diamond Platnumz music at a Swedish conference to demonstrate ‘the taste of Kenya’. Makadem tweeted,‘Why does MCSK go for a conference in Sweden regarding the taste of Kenya but instead uses music tracks of Diamond and Anyango? What is going on? In retaliation Maurice Okoth CEO MCSK responded that the slide was totally taken out of context. ‘I will send you the entire presentation then you will understand, the Conference was on “Culture and democracy “, he said.

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all round news and updates from universities

UoN sUed for wroNg degree classificatioN M

ursar Hajj Ali has gone to court to compel UoN to change his degree classification, which he says is the wrong one. Ali says that having the wrong degree has caused him to lose his job and about ten million shillings in salaries and benefits. Ali said that he suspected that the wrong classification came as a result of blanket grading. High court judge Mumbi Ngugi directed Ali to serve the institution with the suit papers before the case is heard on 28th September.

Maseno University rejects online voting S

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he higher education loans board is at it again.

As most universities report this month with some receiving new students and continuing students, they are yet to release funds. While most of the students say that they are suffering, the HELB officials still insist that they don’t have funds. What gives? SONU has threatened to rally all universities for a grand strike.

bUrUbUrU inStitUte of fine artS are on Strike

Students at the Buruburu institute of Fine Arts took to the streets after a misunderstanding between them and the administration. Apparently the administration put up a notice of students who were not supposed to sit for exams due to their poor class attendance. The students allege that most of those listed had legit reasons for skipping class. They also complained about fee increment and poor service.

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tudents at the Maseno University have rejected the amendment of their university constitution that required them to have online voting for their student leaders. The meeting, which culminated into a heated debate, was attended by both the school officials and the students. According to Mabonga Walter who is one of the presidential candidates, the administration had not conducted satisfactory voter education on the new voting system hence the low voter turn out. The voting was a pre determinant of whether or not the amendment would be passed. Other student leader aspirants argued that it was easy to manipulate results if people voted online. It seems Maseno is still analogue after all.

of the hardeSt CoUrSeS to StUdy in kenya lEconomics and statistics lMedicine lTelecommunication and information engineering lPharmacy lAeronautical engineering, lMathematics and computer science, lActuarial science lAccountancy (CPA and CFA) lArchitecture lDentistry

Lang’at Cheborge Emmanuel 25, is all about championing the youth agenda in Kenya. He currently is the captain for Youth Senate Kericho where he has made youth empowerment his obligation earning him the nickname ‘youth senator’.

What does your job entail?

As executive director of my organization my focus is on ensuring the youth of Kericho County and Kenya at large are enlightened. My inspiration stems from fact that a better youth today is a better and stronger tomorrow.

How many hours do you work in a day?

I am an early bird, usually up by 5 o’clock. I approximately work for about 10 to 11 hours a day.

What qualifications do you need for your job?

I have a background in ICT and currently pursuing an MBA from the Maseno University majoring in Strategic Management, but for this kind of task one will need passion and zeal above all.

Was this your dream career?

Interesting question, I must admit, any way I have always wanted to see a the people of Kenya living to their fullest with equity of resources observed to all, in my capacity as

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a youth I want to see all youth have an equal playing field. So yes, I am in the right place.

How did you start out?

I was recruited by Youth Senate Kenya where we have 47 youth representatives from all the Counties in Kenya and from then it has been mind-blowing championing for my ilk.

What achievements have you had so far?

My greatest achievement so far is being able to guide 30 youths from across the County of Kericho to be able to register companies and successfully bidding for government tenders.

Any challenges you have experienced so far?

Yeees!! From time to time and they come in different designs and shapes, I choose to derive strength from them but not complaining about them and devising different techniques to solve them. Many people still do not believe youth

can but we can and will prove them wrong.

Does your job interfere with your social life?

No it does not, I try to have my Sunday afternoons for family and friends.

What is the best part of your job?

Meeting new people, making new friends and networks and above all seeing the lives of those I have interacted with change.

What is the worst part of your job?

Interacting with unresponsive and violent audiences. Very Bad experience.

Any advice for the youth?

Just like Graca Machel said “power is not given to young people. You need to take it. Find mentors willing to guide you. Make yourself noticed and respected”

Lang’at Cheborge

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@Emmy CrEativE artS awardS

Heidi KluM: then she changed into this one

by Sean Kelly.

Heidi KluM: In Atelier Versace.

Mindy Kaling: In Salvador Perez.

Julianne HougH: Her dress was by Jenney Packham.

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he Emmy’s are upon us and in anticipation for the grand award ceremony slated for 20th September, the Emmy fraternity conducted the Emmy Creative Arts Awards, which are more or less like the Grammy’s with the mission of recognizing and rewarding outstanding behind the scenes acts in the film industry mainly art directors, costumers,

casting directors and sound editors.

This year, the red carpet was on fire with super model Heidi Klum stealing the show in her blue feather dress, but other celebrities also rocked the red carpet in designer dresses to die for.

See who wore who at the 2015 Emmy Creative Arts Awards in Los Angeles.

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or Donatella, being head designer at the legendary Gianni Versace brand is just not enough, and undergoing body modifications seems to be her thing. From fillers to lasers, face lifts to liposuction, Donatella has done it all, which is probably the reason why her face looks thoroughly wrong with a distinctive large upper lip giving her a trout-pout. Naturally, the upper lip is 50% smaller than the lower lip. Suffice to say, her cosmetic surgeon messed her up big time.

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Sabrina Carpenter: In Gemmy Maalouf.

here is so much that is wrong with this Hollywood socialite’s face, you would think she is wearing a Halloween mask. For her, plastic surgery was the only way to win back her estranged husband but how did that work out for her? She now has an unnatural feline look as a result of multiple brow lifts, face lifts, lip botox, chin augmentation, fat grafting, eyelid surgery and canthopexy. Judging

by Jocelyn’s futile attempts to seduce her husband back, there really is no way of pleasing men.

rowan blanCHard: in Paula Ka.

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he deceased fashion cop has to be top of our list, having humorously admitted to procuring over 700 procedures in different forms mainly botox injections, nose jobs, eye tucks, liposuction, face lifts and neck lifts. Her justifications for her passion was that she simply wanted to look good! As a result, her face turned into something close to a clown’s made up face. Rivers who was also a comedian died at 81 years after suffering a cardiac arrest

Joan rivErS while undergoing a surgical procedure for a throat problem although speculations still fly around that she was actually undergoing yet another plastic surgery procedure.

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BizGadget: LG Smartwatches solid but steep in price As the adoption of wearable technology grows, and smart watches gradually climb to become the center of digital universe, LG has made a rapid progress that has made it possible for consumers to experience the next step in technological integration.

Smart watches are fast making wearable technology a mainstream. And so to win over competition, according to experts, LG placed a wellplanned strategy for the delivery of exceptional product quality

and performance as well as the creation of the most delightful user experience Smart watch.

There is no better proof of that than LG’s release of four different smartwatch models in less than 12 months proving to be a consistent innovator in wearable technology, thanks to its Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The LG smart watch family comprise the G watch, G watch R, Watch Urbane and Watch Urbane LTE that brings with them fashion, style, and elegance together in a complete package, making a

must-have for the wearable tech world.

The common features in all the LG Smartwatch line up is their ability to seamlessly provide users with updates and notifications as well as allowing users to perform quick google search.

But what has revolutionized a new era of wearable technology is the LG’s flagship smartwatches – The Watch Urbane and Watch Urbane LTE. The two models featured the world’s first circular P-OLED screens giving them the appearance of a more

traditional wristwatch. The two also incorporate genuine leather straps with polished exteriors that make them indistinguishable from high end luxury wrist watches.

The Watch Urbane LTE being the latest in a series of LG Smartwatches, marks the start of a transformation with wearable technology, The Watch Urbane LTE runs on LG’s own software and is capable of operating without a paired smartphone, giving users unparalleled solutions.

Uchumi will be stable in 100 days, says new CEO “Uchumi will be stable in the next 100 days” the retailer’s new CEO Dr Julius Kipng’etich has assured shareholders and members of the public. Kipng’etich, who has held the position for barely a month, says during this period, his management team will focus on ensuring the business is running well. An ongoing reassessment of its current situation may result in the closure or relocation of some supermarkets. “I know there are places where the shops are not in the right places and those are very easy to correct because we are just moving into new rental places. We are looking at Kisumu, Eldoret, Nakuru and Mombasa,” Kipng’etich announced, implying that Nairobi’ branches would remain untouched. The CEO blamed the retailer’s sub-standard performance on poor governance and inefficient strategies.

“If you look at all the cycles which Uchumi has suffered from, it’s all about governance. I mean, you buy goods, you put a mark up and you sell, as simple as that.

So, a supermarket should never make a loss. The reason it makes losses is either somebody never did the calculations right, poor management skills, or you stole.

BIZ BRIEFS Africa at risk of facing Greece-like crisis, experts warn

Africa is at risk of facing a catastrophe that mirrors the current financial crisis affecting Greece. Money markets analysts have warned that the continent’s varied economies have seen the value of their currencies sink and many African states that have borrowed heavily in dollars may be slipping back into what they are calling the debt trap. Kenya, whose shilling has weakened against foreign currencies like the dollar, may, in the near future, default on its debt, resulting in a financial crisis if something is not done to curb the situation.

Some countries are looking to issue more Eurobonds (loans from Europe) to refinance existing foreign currency loans, Reuters reports. “But with US interest rates set to rise soon, the inevitably higher borrowing costs will do little to alleviate pressure on creaking state budgets,” says Reuters Financial Analyst Edward Cropley.

He notes that at risk countries include Ghana, the first African sovereign after South Africa to go to the international markets when it launched a debut $750 million (Sh79 billion) Eurobond in 2007.

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IN 100 DAYS: Recently appointed Uchumi Supermarkets Chief Executive Officer Julius Kipngetich at a past event with Kenya Power CEO, Ben Chumo. He has promised Uchumi will be back on its feet in 100 days.

It cannot be any other way,” Kipng’etich explained. He told consumer and the public at large that the overhaul will also result in a change of open hours for some stores, a move which will be announced within the next few weeks. “In the next two or three weeks, we are going to announce

new opening hours for Uchumi shops beginning with our store on Monrovia Street which will be the first to open 24 hours.

Ngong Hyper will probably go to midnight among others and so we are working on modalities which we will announce soon,” he said.

His transformational strategy will be implemented in three stages,

which will include stabilising the company to continue running, reorganization and a focus on growth. The Uchumi boss expressed his optimism, stating that Kenyans should expect the company to start recording growth within the next six months to one year.

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ISPs lower prices as demand goes up A growing demand for internet connectivity is prompting service providers to lower prices. A report from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) confirmed that the cost of connectivity has fallen by roughly 90 per cent over the past decade or so. As service providers face stiff competition from rival companies, Kenya’s internet infrastructure appears to be facing a dilemma where current connectivity prices are still prohibitive to low income consumers.

However, some providers are making efforts to woo consumers with subsidized offers.

One of the latest entrants is Wananchi Group’s home entertainment brand, Zuku, which has reduced prices for its triple play platform. The

move is in tandem with the launch of its new product dubbed Zuku Fiber Infinite packages.

Dubbed “Go Infinite Life Got Better”, the new packages will enable customers to access unlimited Internet, TV and talk telephone services with high data speeds of 10Mbps, 20Mbps and 50Mbps at reduced prices of Sh4,099; Sh5,299 and Sh9,799 respectively.

“Zuku recognizes the dynamic and growing needs of our customers and is committed to offering tailor-made products and solutions,” said Wananchi Group CEO Richard Alden.

“The new package has a price reduction of Sh200 across all packages. Existing clients have the option to remain on their current package or upgrade to the Infinite packages.

We are providing fast unlimited residential internet, digital television and phone services at great value,” he added. He noted that with the increasing demand for internet services, the TV product had been packaged separately for customers who would like the option of premium TV or Asian channels. This way, the triple play package will be bundled as Internet, Phone and Edge TV having 61 channels with free-to-air and Zuku channels. “We recognise that the market’s needs are continually evolving. It is essential therefore for Zuku Fiber to innovatively meet those needs and provide customers with quality solutions at a more affordable rate,” Mr Alden said.

Google Street View, the Google Map feature that allows users to view images of locations across the globe, has added Samburu to its list of viewable regions. The platform, which enables users to explore places around the world through a 360 degree, panoramic and street-level imagery, is now featuring Samburu National Reserve with more than 10,000 still photos on its platform. The move is part of a bid to create awareness and applaud efforts geared towards the conservation of elephants in Kenya, Google Kenya Country Marketing Manager Farzana Khubchandani explained. The global tech company has partnered with the Samburu National Reserve, Save the Elephants Foundation, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the Samburu County Government and the people of Samburu to make this happen.

“We hope that by bringing street view to Samburu, we will inspire people around the world to gain a deeper appreciation for elephants and compliment the efforts of organisations such as Save the Elephants,” Khubchandani said.

Oil Company Hass receives KBS Certification Hass Petroleum Limited, a major regional oil marketer, has announced that the Kenya Bureau of Standards has given the firm its seal of approval. The oil company has received certification for Quality Management Systems, Environmental Management Systems and Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. By seeking and achieving ISO certification through rigorous process audits, Hass Petroleum (K) now maintains international world class standards with regard to these systems.

“Achievement of these coveted awards for us is our commitment to our customers and stakeholders, a commitment that our products will always meet the highest level of quality,” said Mr. Issa Mohamed, CEO.

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ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 19 You may find that dreams really can come true. Make sure you stay abreast of communication and periodicals. Let your fingers dip into many different pies and keep a notepad handy. Your brilliant strokes of inspiration may come on a whim, so be ready to receive them. The genius within you yearns to spring forth.

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TAURUS Apr 20 - May 20 Your time will come, but it probably won’t be today. While you may want to sink into tender feelings and sensitivity, others may want to float on the surface and dabble in fantasy worlds. Feel free to escape in your own world for a while, but don’t be surprised if others don’t follow.

GEMINI May 21 - Jun 21 This is an important day to get the word out to people you love. Keep things light and energetic, which you do well anyway. Express your showmanship and make sure your bright presence lights up every room you enter. The world is your stage, so act the role you enjoy the most - your true self.

CANCER Jun 22 - Jul 21 This is a day for light, social activities and fun-loving times with friends. Don’t worry if things don’t seem rational. Sometimes it’s the unlikeliest route that ends up being the best. Don’t discount the fanciful and bizarre. Take a walk on the wild side.

LEO Jul 23- Aug 22 As a result, people will look to you for answers. The good news is that you’ll have them at the ready.

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VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 21 Keep things light and energetic if you can. Ironically, the harder you push to get something done, the more roadblocks you’re apt to encounter. Things will flow easily if you’re willing to let them. Give up some control and let a more whimsical energy lead the way.

LIBRA Sep 23 - Oct 22 This is a good time to embrace and express your dreams. Write them down, talk to others, and say them out load. Communication and information are key elements today. Things may move quickly, so stay alert and tuned into the energy that’s buzzing all around you.

SCORPIO Oct 23 - Nov 21 There may be pressure to leave your normal routine and do something on a whim, Scorpio.

Although this may not be your usual way to do things, it certainly isn’t a reason not to. Feel free to pick up loose pieces of an old dream that you left hanging in midair. Rekindle your passion for life.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 - Dec 21 Explore, reach out, and expand your mind to the far corners of your world and beyond, Sagittarius.

There’s no need to be tied down to reality. Don’t restrict yourself to linear thinking. Information you receive should be extremely helpful in the pursuit of your wildest dreams.

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YOURSAY Arm albinos to ensure their protection Recent attack of an albino man on his way home in Hamisi, Vihiga County was the height of all lows. As human beings we seem to have sunk deep into the bottomless pit where conscience and fear of God no longer count. I refuse to

understand any justification of human organ trafficking as a bridge to riches and opulence. It’s a fallacy that should only be sold in cuckooland. Consequently, civic education is not needed in the society to remove the

cobwebs of ignorance that feed this eternally thirsty ritual and witchcraft industry thriving on Albino parts. It is time we arm this vulnerable group to protect themselves from robbers and burglars.

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All hail Gor Mahia for a job well done!

Gor Mahia football club has against all odds emerged the 2015 Kenya Sportpesa Premier League champions after a 1-0 defeat of Sony sugar FC at Nyayo stadium last night. I take this early opportunity to congratulate the team as well as its management for a job well done. It has to go on record that this team had no

corporate sponsorship and that it depended on handouts from team supporters for its daily running. Despite the financial constraints, the team trudged on and has made history by winning the league title unbeaten. It is my humble appeal to thousands of Gor Mahia FC supporters to shun all acts of hooliganism to

enable the great team secure a sponsor in readiness for next season.

I believe that with a little more financial backing, the team would be better placed and the team motivated to conquer Africa. Once again congratulations!

— K.Mogallo - Nairobi

Teachers reprieve cut short by TSC They say that teaching is a noble profession, but not in Kenya. Just when teachers thought that they had gotten reprieve finally regarding their salaries, their employer, Teachers Service Commission and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission turned against them, asserting that they need to go through a job evaluation process before being awarded any salary increment with the

President asserting that there is no money to implement their salary demands. Meanwhile, as teachers continue to wallow in misery, students in boarding school are slowly having their lazy dreams come true as one by one, public boarding schools send their students back home since their teachers opted out of classrooms for almost a month now.

— Mercy Guthua

Cord, Jubilee unity on teachers is welcome

The unusual unity exhibited by leaders from both the Jubilee Coalition and opposition Cord on the teachers strike is a welcomed move that should be extended to other issues affecting the country. It was unusual when Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetang’ula and Siaya Senator James Orengo publicly agreed that they are ready for a pay cut to pay teachers the 50-60 per cent pay increment as ruled by the Supreme

Court. Leader of Majority in the National Assembly Aden Duale has also proposed that the three arms of government contribute money to assist the government implement the salary increment awarded to teachers. In order to achieve a united country, leaders should always speak in one voice on matters like this.

— Sam Owino, Kariobang’i

Time to seriously address poaching menace

Africa should seek to reconstruct biodiversity conservation activities as a matter of urgency as it stands the most vulnerable to the climate change threats. The rate at which activities such as poaching of wild animals, urbanisation, overexploitation of mining fields, the growing

population, deforestation, unregulated development and anthropological misuse is taking place is alarming and needs to be addressed without delay to avoid further loses.

National biodiversity strategies need to be adhered to by member countries.

Indicators such as global

warming should not be ignored and ecosystem based adaptations need to be to protect the future generations from negative effects of ecosystem integrity. It is time to move from plan to action and from policy to practice.

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SPORTS BRIEFS Kenya seeks more medals as African Games races conclude Kenya’s medal haunt in the African Games will conclude today with Thomas Longosiwa expected to lead the search for gold in men’s 5,000m race.

Participation of Longosiwa, 2012 bronze medallist in the same distance and Purity Rotich who returned bronze for the country despite arriving in Congo from Brussels, just two hours before the race Tuesday were in doubt after the team’s management preferred a direct trip to Brazzaville via Addis Ababa, but which could not work out because of visa issues.

The Management Committee and the LOC sent letters of invitation, which eventually saw them travel through Nairobi. Cherotich ran her race, 3,000m steeplechase, and won a bronze medal only two hours after arrival.

Longosiwa will be gunning for the medal alongside Victor Kimutai and Clement Kemboi, 3,000m steeplechase winner.

Osaka marathon champion Grace Kimanzi will be up in the half marathon race which has also attracted Jane Moraa and Janet Rono

Homa Bay MP seeks to meet four time World champion, Kemboi Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma wants Kenyans to help him trace his idol, Ezekiel Kemboi.

Kaluma confessed he admires the long standing Kemboi, four time 300m steeplechase world champion, the only Kenyan athlete he believes is intelligent on the track and now wants to meet him.

“I want to meet Kemboi because I think he is one intelligent athlete,” admitted the MP. “When you see him, you see inspiration. He makes you envy him whenever he wins the race.

I must meet him, possibly in the next two weeks and shake his hand,” added the ardent admirer of the man whose gold in Beijing two weeks ago put him as the only athlete in the world to have won four successive world championship history.

Kaluma also want to meet Vivian Cheruiyot, world 10,00m champions. The meeting between the two, X-Sport has learnt is expected to install Cheruiyot as the ambassador for a massive walk race to be organised by the MP to promote girl child education.

The Mass Walk on Marathon set to take place

in the second week of November in Homa Bay town is aimed at empowering girl child while at the same time advocating for girl child education.

“I want to create awareness on early marriage and HIV/Aids which is rampant along the lake region.

This is the second time Kemboi is being invited by a prominent person after his Beijing triumph.

Last week, Ida Odinga, wife to Cord leader Raila Odinga said she will be ‘hosting Kemboi and the rest of the team’ for a dinner.

South African boxer die after fight knock out A South African boxer has died after being knocked out in the first round of a bout.

Mzwanele Kompolo died in the hospital in the town of Frere in the Eastern Cape Province.Kompolo, who the South African Sports ministry described as an “up and coming’” fighter, lost by TKO in the first round against Siphenathi Qampi.

Kompolo collapsed in the ring and was taken to Frere hospital, where he went into a coma. He died on Tuesday. The ministry which is still investigating the death of female boxer Phindile Mwelase late last year did not reveal Kompolo age. Mwelase died after being in a coma for two weeks following a fight in the capital, Pretoria.

On Monday, Australian boxer Davey Browne died four days after being knocked unconscious during a regional title fight in Sydney.

Mwombe ruled out of Olympic qualifiers with knee injury

National women’s Volleyball team and Kenya Prisons player Esther Mwombe will be out of action for at least two month after picking a knee injury during the African Gamesin Congo, Brazzaville.

She dislocated her ankle in Kenya’s 3-2 (25-21, 24-26, 24-26, 25-14, 15-11) to qualify to the final where they beat Cameroon 3-1 (15-25, 25-14, 25-15, 2519) to lift their first gold since 1999. Team manager Martin Makokha said the extent of the injury will be determined today by the doctors. “We’ll take her to the hospital tomorrow (today) to determine the extent of the injury, but she is expected to be out for at least two month, said Makokha at the JKIA during the team’s arrival from Congo. This means that Mwombe will miss zonal Olympics qualification between November and December 2015.

ALL SMILES: Kenya volleyball players celebrate after winning against Algeria during their Africa Cup of Nations Championship finals match at Safaricom Indoor Arena in June. Both junior and senior squad will be merged ahead of Olympic qualifications. Photo/PIC CENTER

Kenya to merge senior, junior volleyball teams ahead of Olympic fixtures Kenya Volleyball Federation will merge both junior and senior women’s volleyball teams to come up with a strong squad for the Olympics qualification set to begin in November.

X-Sports exclusively reported last week the impending changes expected within the Malkia squad where a number of senior players are expected to be axed from the squad.

KVF president Waithaka Kioni confirmed on Tuesday evening after landing back with the junior team which won gold in Congo, Brazzaville on Sunday following a 3-1 (15-25, 25-14, 25-15, 25-19) win over Cameroon in the final.

“We will do a combination of both teams to create the best team

possible to ensure we qualify for Olympics,” said Kioni who held his ground when a division arose within the team (s) on which events, between FIVB world cup and African Games the two teams should take part in with the seniors preferring to go to Congo.

They were eventually sent to Japan where they finished 10th out of 12 teams with only two wins out of 11 matches.

The zonal face will take place between November and December this year with the continental phase set for between January and February.

Kenya has laid a bid to host zonal qualification for men and women’s continental games.

Kioni remained philosophical when asked which coach, between David Lung’aho who was with the senior team and Paul Gitau, who despite being out of Volleyball for close to two years after resigning from his position at Kenya Commercial Bank in 2012 came back to win the country’s first continental gold in 24 years will be handed the squad.

“I cannot be able to answer that question particularly because we have the coaches’ commission which will look at all these things and recommend (the best candidate) for the national executive committee,” said Kioni.

Interestingly, the said (coaches’) commission is chaired by Gitau while Lung’aho is the director and

it will be interesting to see how they come up with the ideal candidate to steer Kenya to her first Olympics since losing the single Africans slot to Algeria in 2012.

While Lung’aho, an ardent Arsenal supporter believe in the readymade product (players) to deliver instant result, (Jose) Mourinho style, Gitau has a lot of faith in untested players.

“Personally I just need players, I do not want big names because I believe you can push anybody to become a champion,” said an elated Gitau at the JKIA, the same ground he promised Kenya gold when he flew out with a junior side which most people had lost hopes on to win any medal in Congo.

‘Mighty’ Gor Mahia edge out Sony to win 2015 title Gor Mahia are now the 2015 Kenya Sportpesa Premier League champions, after edging out Sony Sugar 1-0 in a floodlight match at the Nyayo National Stadium on yesterday evening.

Winger Innocent Wafula scored the solitary goal to give Gor Mahia all the three points in the 40th minute, latching on a Godfrey Walusimbi cross after Meddie Kagere had missed the ball.

Walusimbi, who played at the left back following Aboud Sibomana’s injury combined well with Victor “teargas” Abondo before sending the ball in the box. Sony defence was left flat-footed as the unmarked Wafula made a run from the far post.

Gor Frank Nuttal started with George Odhiambo and Khalid manning the midfield as Harun Shakava and Musa Mohammed stood at the back while Boniface Oluoch maintained his position in goal.

The game was however stopped in the 13th minute due to power outage at the stadium amid screams from the ecstatic fans before resuming after 10 minutes.

Gor Mahia move that had been started deep in the midfield ended up with a cross in the dark after the floodlights went off.

The game resumed with Sony defence led by ex-Gor Mahia Charles Bruno and Joseph Omweri standing their ground against danger men Michael “Engineer” Olunga and Kagere, but could not deal with hardworking “Blackbery” Odhiambo and Godfrey Walusimbi who were constant threats on the left flank.

Olunga, however forced a save on the millers’ goalkeeper Allan Owiny on the 30th minute with a header after being picked by Odhiambo. K’Ogalo would take the lead on the 40th minute.

The visitors attacking line that had Ugandan Andrew Sekayombya and Marwa Chamberi did not threaten Oluoch in goal thanks to vigilant defending from Shakava and Captain Musa Mohammed as the first half ended in Gor’s favour.

After the break, Gor came back docile

and were unable to double up their lead.

Sony kept pressing for an equalizer but were unable to break K’Ogalo’s defence.

The millers won several corners bot wasted all of them.

Nuttal dedicated the win to K’Ogalo’s faithful, saying Gor is a family from the technical bench, players to the fans and

that everyone has played a part.

He however urged the Green Army to wait until the final game as the tradition of KPL when the team will be handed the trophy to celebrate.

He said the teams unbeaten run continues and they will defend it in the remaining four matches.

CHAMPIONS AT LAST: Gor Mahia die-hard Jaro Soja celebrates at the Nyayo National Stadium after Gor hit Sony Sugar FC 1-0 yesterday to lift the 2015 Sportpesa premier league title for three times in a row. Gor are yet to lose any match this season.

Roma hold CL holders Barcelona as Messi makes 100th appearance Alessandro Florenzi scored a 60-yard strike to spoil Lionel Messi’s century appearance at the Champions’ League as Roma forced holders Barcelona to their first draw in 13 matches last night.

Luis Suarez gave Baraca the lead after nodding in Ivan Rakatic’s cross, but Florenzi responded with a wonder goal when the full-back collected the ball in his own half, before unleashing an effort which floated over Marc-Andre ter Stegen and into the net.

On his 100th competition appearance, the closest Lionel Messi came to scoring was when he hit the crossbar despite his side having a 76 per cent ball possession

on the night. Barca won the Spanish league, cup and European Cup last season and seemed to be on their way to a comfortable victory, but they were shocked by a stunning strike.

There looked to be no danger when Italy international Florenzi dispossessed Jordi Alba inside his own half, before bursting forward. After looking up and seeing no options ahead of him, Florenzi struck a right-footed shot which caught out goalkeeper ter Stegen and looped into the goal - via the post to spark wild celebrations in the Stadio Olimpico.

Barcelona talisman Messi reached a

century of matches, but endured a frustrating night.

He struck a free-kick over the bar in the opening period, and when he did get his shots on target, the Argentine was not able to find a way past Wojciech Szczesny. After the Polish stopper went off injured, Messi rattled the bar when the ball dropped to him in the box.

After Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday, Messi’s goalless evening leaves him on 77 Champions League strikes, trailing three behind his Real Madrid rival.

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helsea is the only English club that recorded victory in the opening fixtures of the 2015 Champion’s League after Arsenal joined Manchester City, Manchester United in the list losers by going down 2-1 to Dinamo Zegreb last night. The results once against exposed England’s poor show in Europe.

Chelsea responded to their worst league start for nearly 30 years with a comfortable win in their Champions League opener against Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Stamford Bridge, despite fielding an experimental side. Jose Mourinho’s tough start to the season was not helped when Eden Hazard missed an early penalty, but Willian scored a free-kick and Oscar netted a penalty after a foul on Diego Costa, who volleyed the third.

Cesc Fabregas tapped in to complete a successful night for Chelsea ahead of Saturday’s EPL match against Arsenal. Willian’s opener from

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