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State sabotaging growth of Nyanza, lawmakers claim

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wo MPs from Nyanza have today accused the government of deliberately frustrating the growth of the region.

MPs Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja) (pictured above) and Nyando’s Fred Outta today claimed that the near collapse of the iconic Kisumu mall project owned by the Lake Basin Development Authority is a clear manifestation of the government’s lack of interest in the growth of the region.

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AG calls for change of tact as CJ moves to hasten hearing of corruption cases

Chief Justice david Maraga officially launches the Division of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi today as AG Githu Muigai looks on. On the left is Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko. PHOTO: Gitobu Ikunda/ X NEWS

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CJ moves to hasten graft cases as AG calls for change of tact in tackling vice THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016

Attorney General Githu Muigai has called for a change of tact in handling corruption cases on a day Chief Justice David Maraga moved to ensure a speedy hearing of graft prosecutions.

Justice Maraga also warned investigative agencies that the Judiciary will no longer take the blame for their inefficiencies that may lead to acquittal of suspects.

The Judiciary has often been blamed for issuing injunctions and orders barring arrest of corruption suspects as well as giving them lenient bail terms.

But Mr Maraga today said such orders now be issued sparingly to ensure cases are not delayed as the judiciary moves to reduce backlog.

He warned the Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko that once an economic crime case is heard and the accused acquitted due to lack of evidence resulting from shoddy investigations, the court will not hesitate to reveal the truth to public.

“We shall no longer take blame where it does not belong to us. In case the DPP present a case with shoddy investigation we shall not hesitate to tell the public who always think that we are the failures. We cannot accommodate your failures forever,” Justice Maraga said as he opened the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Division at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi today.

Present during the occasion were the DPP himself Keriako Tobiko, Attorney General Prof Githu Muigai, Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge, EACC chief Executive Halakhe Waqo and Law Society of

Chief Justice David Maraga offcially launches the Anti-Corruption abn Economic Crime Division at the Milimani Law Court in nairobi today. Looking on is Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko and Public Service Commission boss Prof Margaret Kobia.

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Kenya President Isaac Okero.

The CJ expressed concerns that powerful figures in the country were collaborating with their defense counsels to delay cases.

But now, all economic crime cases will be heard daily and determined in less than 30 days, Justice Maraga directed.

He added: “Some lawyers have become witty and lie to our courts that their clients are sick in order to get injunctions and stay orders. This will not happen again. We must work expeditiously.”

The CJ observed that there was need to

designate more magistrates to the new division arguing that economic crimes needed to be handled promptly.

The court will be presided by Lady Justice Hellen Ong’undi.

Maraga added that he will continue to strengthen the High Court special divisions to deal with special cases.

They include the Criminal, Constitutional and Human Rights Division, the Judicial Review, Commercial and Tax Division, the Family Division and the Land and Environment Division.

The CJ remarks comes even as blame

game by independent agencies mandated to fight graft continue with all fingers pointed at the judiciary.

During a State House Governance Summit, Attorney General Githu Muigai accused the judiciary of being the weakest link in Kenya’s fight against corruption.

“Institutional independence has led to a situation where we are being ineffectual.

Independence has created a process that is incompetent. The weakest link in the fight against corruption is in the courts,” Prof Muigai said then.

And yesterday, Prof Muigai called for a

change of tact in dealing with graft.

He said lifestyle audits and wealth declaration by public servants does not add any value to the war on graft since it does not sufficiently seek to establish and unearth the level of corruption among government officers.

“It is very unfortunate we are fighting against those who have the capacity to fight back. We now have to focus on fighting the cartels that run the corruption networks to win the war,” Githu said yesterday during the unveiling of a corruption scorecard report of the Jubilee government in

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“The strategy is to frustrate the final payments due to the contractor and hatch a plot to eventually auction the property to well-connected individuals within the system,” Mr Wandayi said.

He said such a move would deny the local people employment opportunities and

other attendant benefits that come with the development property.

“We demand the immediate intervention of President Uhuru Kenyatta to safeguard public interest in this project,” he said.

His demand came on a day President Kenyatta began his two-day tour of Western region where he is expected to launch various development projects.

And Wandayi swiftly questioned why similar interests have not been given to projects in Nyanza region.

“We note that the President is heading to Webuye to re-open Pan Paper Mills, which is under not so dissimilar circumstances,” he added.

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Students quitting course over GMO ban Majority of students in public Universities are now opting out of Biotechnology related courses due to the ban on Genetically Modified food crops by the government.

The students who are mainly from the University of Nairobi, Kenyatta, Egerton, Moi and Jomo Kenyatta are now accusing the government of putting their careers on the line by playing politics with the matter.

In a statement read on their behalf by University of Nairobi Students Union Chairman Babu Owino, the students said the ban is affecting them due to the uncertainty clouding the course that entails intensive research of the GMO products.

And now, they want the government to lift the ban by end of January next year failure to which they will organize a ‘massive strike’ across all public universities.

“The power of the people is stronger than the people in power. We will give an ultimatum as from January even if it means going to the streets to protect the rights of our students,” Babu Owino said during a press conference at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi.

They questioned why the government was paying lecturers and admitting students to take the course, if it doesn’t recognize its graduates.

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Nairobi University Students Union chairman Babu Owino.

Mr Owino led other university student leaders in demanding the immediate lifting of the ban on GMOs by the government.

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Authority’s (NEMA) was also criticised for declining to issue a permit for GMO field trials to the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO). A research that linked GMO crops to cancer, which Kenya relied on

to announce the ban has since been retracted following concerns that it didn’t adhere to standard procedures and the students say NEMA wants to derail those findings. “We must support institutions ready to locally produce GMO food

crops and reduce the country’s over reliance on imports. This will create jobs and enhance food security,” Owino argued. Other student leaders present during the Press conference included Sam Were (Kenyatta), Towett Ng’etich (Moi), Doreen Mwenda (Kenyatta), Anyungu Wanyungu (JKUAT) and Antony Mumo (Egerton).

This comes barely two weeks after Parliament upheld the ban imposed by the ministry of Health but left a window for its importation in case of food insecurity.

The Agriculture Committee of the National Assembly chaired by Mandera North MP Adan Noor, in its report said no GM product has so far been tested for safety for human consumption by the National Biosafety Authority (NBA).

The MPs said the Biosafety Act that was passed

by Parliament in 2009 has no specific provision for testing GM products for consumption.

The students said the government has been unwilling to lift the ban on importation of GM food crops that has been in force since 2012 following a cabinet decision, yet there are GM products in the market.

The Agriculture committee recommended that a law be put in place to ascertain the safety of the products for human consumption. @sam_x254

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One billion affected by Yahoo hack

Yahoo has said more than one billion user accounts may have been affected in a hacking attack dating back to 2013. The internet giant said it appeared separate from a 2014 breach disclosed in September, when Yahoo revealed 500 million accounts had been accessed.

Yahoo said names, phone numbers, passwords and email addresses were stolen, but not bank and payment data.

The company, which is being taken over by Verizon, said it was working closely with the police and authorities.

Yahoo said it “believes an unauthorised third party, in August 2013, stole data associated with more than one billion user accounts”.

The breach “is likely distinct from the incident the company disclosed on September 22, 2016”.

However, the three-year-old hack was uncovered as part of continuing investigations by authorities and security experts into the 2014 breach, Yahoo said.

Account users were urged to change their passwords and security questions.

The California-based company has more than a billion monthly active users, although many people have multiple accounts. There are also many accounts that are little used or dormant.

Cyber security expert Troy Hunt told the BBC: “This would be far and away the largest data breach we’ve ever seen. Yahoo hasn’t attributed the attack to any state-sponsored activity as they did with the previous incident. They’ve referred to the tampering of cookies, though, which gives us some useful insight into where the vulnerability may have existed in their system.” Yahoo has come under pressure to disclose why it took so long for that breach to be made public. In September, when Yahoo disclosed the 2014 data breach, the company said information had been “stolen by what we believe is a state-sponsored actor”, but it did not say which country it held responsible.

The latest disclosure raises fresh questions about Verizon’s $4.8bn proposed acquisition of Yahoo, and whether the US mobile carrier will try to modify or abandon its bid.

If the hacks cause a user backlash against Yahoo, the company’s services would not be as valuable to Verizon. Verizon said that it would evaluate the situation as Yahoo investigates and would review the “new development before reaching any final conclusions”.

A photograph made available yesterday shows President of Gambia Yahya Jammeh (L) welcoming President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari (R) President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma (3-R) and outgoing President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama (2-R) for talks at the State House in Banjul, Gambia, on Tuesday. The talks came in the wake of Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to accept election results the declared opposition candidate the winner. The High Level UN/AU/ECOWAS Joint Mission on Gambian is aiming at seeking a solution to resolve the political crisis. PHOTO: EPA

Jammeh risks sanctions in Gambia election crisis - UN

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will be “strongly sanctioned” if he tries to stay in power, the UN’s regional envoy, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has said. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, along with the US, also urged the Gambian security forces to leave the country’s electoral commission office, which they seized on Tuesday. The army could compromise “sensitive electoral material”, Mr Ban said. Mr Jammeh initially conceded defeat to Adama Barrow before changing his mind. A visit by the leaders of Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone on Tuesday failed to convince him to hand over power. Mr Ban said taking over the electoral commission building was an “outrageous act of disrespect of the will of the Gambian people and defiance towards the international community at a time when a high-level delegation was in the country to broker a peaceful transfer of power”.

The US embassy in Banjul also demanded that security forces withdraw, saying the “unnecessary and unprovoked show of force is seen as a move to subvert the democratic process”.

Tuesday also saw Mr Jammeh’s party challenge the election in the country’s supreme court.

But Mr Ibn Chambas, who visited The Gambia on Tuesday, said the legal process was separate from Mr Jammeh’s mandate as president and he had to step down when it ends on 19 January.

“For Mr Jammeh, the end is here and under no circumstances can he continue to be president,” he said. It is also unclear how Mr Jammeh’s Supreme Court challenge can proceed because only one of the court’s seven judges are in post.

Even if the court does consider the case, it is unclear whether it will reach a decision before the end of Mr Jammeh’s term in office, a spokesman for The Gambia Bar Association has said.

The head of the Gambian electoral commission, Alieu Momar Njai, has said corrected election results do not change the overall outcome and Mr Barrow was still the winner.

The UN and US interventions follow Tuesday’s visit by the four West African leaders, who met with both Mr Jammeh and Mr Barrow.

Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said a deal was not something that could happen in a day and said a report of their discussions would be made on Saturday to a meeting of the West African grouping Ecowas.

However Mr Ibn Chambas said he did not think military intervention to force Mr Jammeh from power would be necessary, after a senior Ecowas official said that a military option would be “conceivable” if diplomacy failed. “It may not be necessary. Let’s cross that bridge when we get there,” he said.

Aleppo battle: Hopes rise for evacuation of rebel-held areas in Syrian town Hopes have risen that a planned evacuation of rebel-held parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo will now begin soon, after an earlier deal collapsed.

Rebel sources said a new truce had been in effect from 03:00GMT and evacuations would take place early on Thursday.

Sources from the Syrian military, the pro-government Hezbollah and Russian media said preparations were under way.

Rebel fighters and civilians had been due to leave early on Wednesday, but a ceasefire collapsed.

Reuters news agency quoted one Syrian official source on Thursday

morning as saying that the “operation to organise the departure of gunmen from eastern Aleppo has now started”.

A media unit run by Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia Muslim movement backing the Syrian government, said there had been “big complications” but that “intensive contacts between the responsible parties... led to reconsolidating a ceasefire to exit armed fighters from eastern districts in the next few hours”.

Soldiers from Russia - Syria’s ally would lead the rebels out, escorting them on a corridor towards Idlib city on buses and ambulances, with surveillance drones monitoring the

situation, Russian media said.

A statement from the Russian Centre for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, part of Russia’s ministry of defence, said Syrian authorities had guaranteed the safety of all members of the armed groups who decided to leave Aleppo.

Ismail Alabdullah, a volunteer for the White Helmet rescue group, told the BBC that buses had now entered the area in which he was working and that he hoped the evacuation would now take place.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said that the first convoy of wounded

people had now started to move from eastern to western Aleppo.

One rebel source told Reuters that ambulances leaving eastern Aleppo had been shot at by pro-government militias.

BBC Arabic’s Asaf Aboud, in Aleppo, says there was some shelling by rebels and air strikes by government forces overnight.

The new deal should allow the simultaneous evacuation of two villages - Foah and Kefraya - being besieged by rebels in north-western Syria.

Syria’s government and its ally Iran had insisted the evacuation from

eastern Aleppo could happen only when those villages were evacuated.

On Wednesday morning, buses and ambulances had been brought to evacuate rebel fighters and their families - only to be turned away shortly afterwards.

Hours after the first agreement - brokered mainly by Russia and Turkey - collapsed, air strikes resumed over rebel-held territory, where at least 50,000, but possibly as many as 100,000, civilians remain.

The UN said raids by the Syrian government and its allies on an area “packed with civilians” most probably violated international law.

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NEWS PICTORIAL TRUMP AT TECHNO MEET: US President-elect Donald Trump is seen during a meeting

of technology leaders in the Trump Organization conference room at Trump Tower in New York, USA, 14 December 2016. PHOTO: ALBIN LOHR-JONES/EPA

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Monaco’s Princess Charlene arrives with her son Prince Jacques for the official Christmas ceremony at the Royal Palace in Monaco, yesterday.

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PUTIN IN JAPAN: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at Yamaguchiube Airport in Ube, western Japan, earlier today. Mr Putin is in Japan on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with host Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a hot spring resort where they will seek progress on a territorial row that has blocked a peace treaty formally ending World War Two. PHOTO: KOJI SASAHARA/EPA

A relative of one of the victims of the Coptic Christian cathedral complex bomb attack mourn during the burial service in Cairo, Egypt, 12 December 2016. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced that 22-yearold suicide bomber named ‘Mahmoud Shafiq Mohamed Mostafa’ is responsible for the attack that killed 24 people and 35 injured on Sunday at the St. Peter and St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, a small chapel attached to the Coptic Cathedral in the Abbassia neighborhood.

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Counties embezzling taxpayers’ money, new NTA report reveals Counties are using taxpayers’ money on ghost projects, the National Taxpayers Association (NTA) has revealed.

A new follow up report compiled by NTA between October and December 2016 has discovered disparities in the degree of commitment by Counties in taking action to resolve some of the issues identified for correction in a previous report. This has resulted in loss of taxpayer’s money and delays in service delivery in Kwale, Kitui, Kisumu, Nyeri and Busia In all the five counties mapped in the report, taxpayers’ money was used on projects that do not exist while part of the money meant for development projects was being used on abandoned projects.

Speaking during the launch of the report, NTA Coordinator, Mr. Wolde Wesa said all the five Counties were unable to account for over Sh6 million used in the last three months.

Wesa said county officials in the Kwale, Kitui, Kisumu, Nyeri and Busia are colluding with government officials to embezzle money meant for development in various ministries.

Under quoting by contractors, under funding and delays in payments by Counties were ranked among key drivers resulting in the wastage, leading to delays and abandoned projects, he said.

In the five listed counties, a total of 118

National Taxpayers Association (NTA) Chairman Mr.Peter Kubebea,Director of Education,Training and Public Awareness Dr Purity Gitonga and NTA National Cordinator Mr. Wolde Wesa during the launch of Follow-up Citizen Report Card Yesterday.

Photo:Gitobu/X-News projects were identified with issues from the initial assessment, despite the fact that they were allocated huge amounts.

“These projects were either badly implemented, ongoing, abandoned, delayed or ghost project. The average fix rate calculated for this follow-up phase is 55 per cent,” the report said.

The report further found that contractors

Cost of petrol down as diesel, kerosene prices jump - ERC The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has reduced the price of super petrol by a marginal Sh0.47 in its latest review to be applied during this festive season.

ERC attributes the decline in super petrol to improved import costs in the month of November 2016 compared to October.

However, the Commission has increased the retail price of both diesel and kerosene by Sh 5.05 and Sh1.40 respectively.

A litre of super petrol will, for the next one month, retail at Sh94.20 per litre in Nairobi, diesel Sh87.22 while kerosene will retail at Sh63.56 per litre.

The hike in diesel and Kerosene has been attributed to the average costs of the two commodities in the month of October which went up by 9.80 per cent and 4.41 per cent respectively.

In Mombasa, a litre of super petrol will sell at Sh90.80, diesel Sh83.83 and kerosene at Sh60.71 for the next one month.

Nakuru motorists will buy a litre of

super petrol at Sh94.96, diesel Sh88.16 and kerosene at Sh64.43 while in Eldoret, super petrol will retail at Sh96.14 per litre, diesel Sh89.34 and kerosene at Sh65.50.

In Kisumu, a litre of super petrol will sell at Sh96.21, diesel at Sh89.40 and Sh65.50 for a litre of kerosene.

“The Commission wishes to assure the general public of continued commitment to the observance of fair competition and protection of the interest of both consumers and investors in the energy sector,” ERC stated.

The move comes even as oil producing companies decided to cut down production that will see fuel prices continue to surge going forward.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to cut its collective output down to 32.5 million barrels per day, a cut of about 1.2 million barrels from October levels.

The move is seen to negatively impact the economy that has been enjoying the @enock_x254 benefit of low prices.

and County officials were colluding in using low quality materials on major projects, which were relatively cheaper as well as not following the initial requirements and poor workmanship.

The Kitungati Administration Police line in Kitui County, for instance, was awarded Sh597, 365 for its renovation but the building has cracks on the wall

due to poor workmanship and materials used, posing a danger to the occupants.

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National Chamber of Commerce boss resigns as organisation’s new strategy kicks off Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) CEO Matanda Wabuyele who has steered the organization through the first phase of the adoption of its ongoing Strategic Plan has resigned. The Chamber accepted Wabuyele’s resignation just after it passed a number of resolutions aimed at repositioning the Chamber as the apex umbrella body in Kenya and the region.

KNCCI Chairman, Kiprono Kittony said that the resolutions by the National Governing Council (NGC) were in line with the Strategic Plan of KNCCI to be a modern revamped umbrella body for all business organizations in the country.

“The Chamber has a Strategic Plan in place that will see it transform into a modern, efficient, corruption free umbrella body for all business organizations in Kenya. This is already evident from the kind of engagements and the level of professionalism in our undertakings since the re-launch,” said Kittony.Among the resolutions is a decision by the Chamber to be apolitical from now henceforth, measures to stem corruption within its ranks, measures to address members’ welfare through the formation of a SACCO, measures to recover lost assets and measures to address suppliers/ contractors unpaid bills owed by both the national and county governments.

Theme parks diversifying tourism sector, boosting economic growth Kenya has witnessed a rapid transformation of the theme parks and amusement sector, taking them up for value addition, especially in the commercial real estate sector. This is according to a new report that follows a similar analysis by research group, Colliers, which states that the industry is set to be worth an estimated Sh4.5 trillion globally within the next three to four years.

As such, new generation malls like Two Rivers and Garden City Mall have made amusement parks part of their family attraction packages.

The features have continued to draw families to the establishments and growing business for local vendors and businesses. It is also notable that theme and amusement parks in the country keep getting bigger.

Tourism is one of the largest contributors to economy in the global sector, and more regions are looking into ways to diversify the sector and

make it more attractive to both local and international tourists.

Development of theme parks and attractions has become a global trend as regions continue tapping into the sector to create sustainable destinations.

Theme parks are being used to diversify cities attractions for tourists and boost economies. By tapping into family tourism, theme parks are creating opportunities through investments in infrastructure, jobs creation and tax revenues.

Dubai, which has this year deepened its investment ties with Kenya, is the latest region to tap into the trend with a notable boom in the theme parks and amusement park sector. This year, Dubai opened the ‘IMG Worlds of Adventure’ theme park, which is currently the largest indoor theme park in the world.

The park cost $1 billion (Sh102.2 billion) to build and took 3 year to

complete. Built on over 1.5 million square feet, the attraction has been a magnet to tourists from Asia, Africa and the rest of the world.

Dubai has been growing its tourist flow with its family packed entertainment areas, and it currently expects 6.7 million ticketed visits in 2017according to CEO of Arabian Falcon Holidays.

A 2016 report by Colliers International predicted that the UAE will be admitting 19 million people a year into their theme parks by 2020 if current trends persist.

Theme parks in the UAE and other parts of the world have attracted huge investment opportunities from international entities that have continued to grow economies.

The global market is forecast to reach Sh4.5 trillion in 2020 driven by a recovery in leisure spending, rise in international tourism and the continued growth of the middle class.

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Consumers to spend Sh2tn on housing by 2025 as real estate sector expands Consumers in Kenya are set to spend Sh2 trillion on housing alone within the next decade, a new report by McKinsey Global Institute, the research arm of McKinsey & Company, has revealed.

In the report, entitled ‘Lions on the Move II: Realizing the Potential of Africa’s Economies’, analysts find that the recent trend of Africa’s almost 4 per

cent average annual growth is set to continue to 2025, creating opportunities to tap into the corresponding growth in consumer spending.

“The African continent has seen a slowdown in economic activity, as global commodity demand and prices wane. Consumption growth has remained relatively robust, a new report finds – with projections supporting average

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Angola will see some of the strongest overall growth in consumption, at 5.9 per cent annually to 2025. Food and beverages increases the most significantly, followed by housing and consumer goods.

The rest of the continent is projected to see consumption growth at 5.3 per cent over the period.

“The African continent has long been a place of considerable diversity and possibility. Yet political conflicts, both internal and colonial, as well as harsh environmental conditions and epidemic diseases, too have left their mark,” said the data.

McKinsey’s analysis shows that recent decades have seen robust economic growth across Africa as a whole; between 2000 and 2010 compound annual growth across the region stood at 5.4 per cent, somewhat behind Emerging Asia, at 9.1 per cent, but well in advance of the world average of 3 per cent.

Between 2010 and 2015, growth has slowed to 3.3 per cent – in line with a wider global slowdown. Across the continent a range of factors have impacted GDP growth, including lower commodity prices, which in particular affected large oil producers such as Nigeria, as well as China’s slowdown, resulting in lower demands for metals, and a resulting drop in price. One effect from lower tax receipts, on the back of lower commodity prices, has been governments, including Kenya’s, falling into deficit in the most recent period. The research also highlights that FDI investment across the continent too have stagnated at around $50 billion (Sh5.1 trillion), following years of rapid growth in the previous decade – although, recent research notes that opportunities continue to exist in the space.

Consumption growth, across the regions’ households, has seen rapid growth between 2000 and 2010, averaging 5.5 per cent – standing at $910 billion (Sh93 trillion) in 2005.

Between 2010 and 2015, in line with continent’s economic slowdown, growth fell to 3.9 per cent – with total consumption hitting $1.4 trillion in 2015. The

region’s consumption growth rate has, the research notes, outstripped much of that of the rest of the world.

In the period between 2015 and 2025, consumption growth is set to stay steady at a relatively robust 3.8 per cent, pushing total private consumption to nearly $2.1 trillion (Sh214.6 trillion) in real 2015 prices. East Africa, Egypt and Nigeria are to account for almost half of the growth.

The research also considers the drivers of consumption growth across the regions over the most recent decade – finding considerable differences between countries. In Nigeria for instance, 62 per cent of consumption growth between 2005 and 2015 resulted from population growth, while household consumption increases accounted for the remaining 38%; sub-Saharan Africa had a similar profile. East Africa saw 52 per cent of growth stem from growth in household consumption, while in Egypt and South Africa, 57 per cent and 60 per cent respectively came from increases in household consumption. The continent continues to see population growth, and the trend – the firm reports – is likely to continue with as is until 2025.

While consumption growth is projected to increase by $645 billion (Sh65.9 trillion) by 2025, businesses too are set to increase their spending to meet growing demand. For 2015 for most businesses, the largest area of spending remains materials, particularly for agriculture, construction and wholesale and retail. Services spending remains relatively small across most sectors as a proportion of total spending, aside from financial services and ‘other’ businesses.

Total spending by businesses, the analysts’ model projects, will increase by $970 billion (Sh99.1 trillion) across the continent by 2025. Construction, utilities and transportation will see the largest increase, at $215 billion (Sh21.9 trillion), followed by agriculture and agri-processing at $204 billion (Sh20.8 trillion).

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The Project aims at realizing 204 housing units in 5 blocks, supporting infrastructural services that ensure a sustainable living environment and neighborhood. .The completion date will be December 2017 and the construction work is ongoing. The Waiyaki way developers are working out to see change of look of that area by putting down the shanties and putting up modern apartments.

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Tea growers face production crisis as wood trade declines THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016

Tea growers in Kenya may soon face a production crisis as global wood trade declines, a new report from the United Nations has found. The tea sector, which relies on wood for fuel, recently Processing factories in Kenya where tea gets dried can use gas or diesel to run their heaters, which cost four or five times as much as firewood. As such, Kenya has sought foreign assistance as the sector looks for ways to boost production.

Alred Njagi, General Operations Manager of the Kenya Tea Development Agency said during a visit to the University of Montana in the US to find good sources of wood that Kenyan tea farmers need to apply good practices, good sources and proper utilization so the industry may prosper.

His visit comes at a time when only about 6 per cent of Kenya has forest and much of that is protected.

Global production of wood products has been increasing for the past six years, while wood trade has seen a slight decline, new data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed.

“Our data registers a healthy growth in the global production of wood products and a rapid growth in production and trade of relatively new products, indicating that the forest industry is adapting to changes and has huge potential to become a key player in emerging bio-economies,” said Mats Nordberg, FAO Senior Forestry Officer.

A Finland Business Delegation which visited Kenya in May 2016, led by the Finnish Minister of Agriculture and Environment Mr. Kimmo Tiilikainen, found that the demand for furniture has been growing some 10 per cent per year. The visit focused on forestry and wood industry, and it was highlighted by the 25th Anniversary Seminar on the Kenyan-Finnish Forestry cooperation.

Until now, a large share of the furniture has been imported from China. Both the government and the Kenyan private

Girls haul wood on land that was once part of the Mau forest on the outskirts of Olenguruone. sector intend to shift significant part of the demand for furniture from the Chinese suppliers to Kenyan producers.

The Kenyan furniture industry is still at a very modest stage, and requires significant investments. Kenya also needs to produce and import goodquality timber for the furniture industry.

The Kenyan government is addressing this issue with an objective of increasing the forest cover by 10 per cent and improving economic conditions for investors.

Presently, the total forest plantation area is 220 000 hectares (ha), of which 138 000 ha are public and 90 000 ha private.

The main plantation species are cypress, pines, eucalyptus, and some indigenous species.

UN data suggests that the growth in

the global production volume ranged from between one to eight per cent, and was mainly triggered by the continuous economic development in Asia, a recovering housing market in North America, and expansion of the bioenergy targets.

The wood pellet production in Europe has grown in the last decade, due to a high demand for bioenergy, reaching 28 million tonnes, which represents an eight per cent increase from the previous year, and 47 per cent increase from 2012.

According to the agency, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania produced and exported 3 million tonnes of pellets in 2015, overtaking Germany and Canada. The global markets of wood pellets were dominated by Europe and North America, with the US and Canada accounting for over one-third

of global pellet production, and the UK, Denmark and Italy accounting for some 80 per cent of global pellet imports (UK alone 52 per cent).

FAO has also incorporated global figures on Oriented Strand Board (OSB), a type of wood panel commonly used in construction, in its statistical database.

“Increased use of modern woodbased building materials and energy assortments can contribute to lower net carbon dioxide emissions,” said Mr. Nordberg.

The numbers have also shown a fall in production of graphic paper for publishing and writing from 2.3 per cent or by 3 million tonnes in just one year, reaching its lowest level since 1999.

This decrease reflects a widespread global shift towards electronic media and mobile technology.

City four star hotel appoints celebrity brand ambassador in bid to increase market share A four-star city hotel has embarked on a unique strategy to grow its market share. After 40 Hotel launched its partnership with Jimmy Gait, a local celebrated gospel music artiste, at its Biashara Street premise. Players have in the recent past saturated the local market intensifying competition.

“Even after working in the hospitality industry for over thirty years, I am still learning. Our industry has gone through many changes and I believe we are now standing at the thresh hold of a new era. We are partnering with the Jimmy Gait brand as part of our new strategy to use celebrities to

brand ourselves,” said Samchi Group of Companies CEO, Mrs. Esther Muchemi.

Under the new deal, the hotel will seek to grow their brand equity by leveraging on the popularity of the star.

Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, General Manager, Mr. Peter Mbogaine revealed that the Samchi Group of Companies, which is led by group CEO Mrs. Muchemi who doubles up as the chairlady of the Safaricom Dealers Association own the After 40 Hotel.

One of its subsidiaries, Samchi Telco, is an award-winning Safaricom dealer.

“All of us need to take a moral position

on how people make their wealth. Why would we glorify wealth made through corruption? As Samchi we support the principles of hard work, determination, and focus, these are the true ingredients of success,” said Mrs. Mucheru at the event.

Also present at the event was Samantha Muna, Managing Director of Trianum Hospitality and Joseph Waroi CEO of Global Tech Communication. During the event, the brand ambassador Jimmy Gait, made two key announcements concerning his new venture.

“It is such an honor to be the brand ambassador of After 40, a brand I have

come to love and respect,” he revealed.

“I first discovered this hotel by accident as I was passing by and I have been a frequent client since then. For my first project with the hotel, I am giving 2 talented artistes a chance to win a“collabo” with me. I am also giving my fans a chance to win a hang out with me at After 40.”

With the hospitality industry taking shape as more Kenyans continuously embrace domestic tourism, After 40 Hotel hopes that the popularity of the music icon will further grow its customer base and revenue. @kevin_x254

Liquid Telecom obtains regulatory approval for acquisition of Tanzania’s leading ISP Liquid Telecom, an internet service provider with operations in Kenya, has received the final regulatory approval to close its latest transaction in Tanzania and has become the majority stakeholder of Raha, Tanzania’s leading Internet Service Provider.

Raha today serves over 1,500 businesses as well as a growing number of retail customers with a range of connectivity solutions, including fibre, satellite, WiMAX and Wi-Fi. The acquisition provides Liquid Telecom’s enterprise and wholesale customers with direct and faster access to Tanzania and to all of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa.

Tanzania will become the latest market to be added to Liquid Telecom’s extensive fibre network, which is the largest of its kind serving Eastern, Central and Southern Africa, spanning over 40,000km across 12 countries.

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) approved the agreement on December 8, 2016.

“We are very pleased to announce that this transaction has received its final approval. The agreement enables Liquid Telecom to expand its footprint into Tanzania, a growing and dynamic African country,” said Nic Rudnick, CEO, and Liquid Telecom.

“We are thrilled with this approval and look forward to being part of a pan-African connectivity movement,” said Raha CEO, Aashiq Shariff.

Raha operates a metro network throughout the Central Business District (CBD) of Dar es Salaam as well as other areas of the Tanzanian capital. It also operates WiMax and Wi-Fi hotspots in over 150 locations across the country, including the cities of Arusha, Moshi, Mwanza, Mbeya and Tanga.

Relaunching as Raha 2.0, the company has built a dynamic and innovative reputation amongst Tanzania consumers and businesses, and last year collected the prestigious Brand of the Year Award (Africa) at the Social Media Awards Africa (SMAA).

Internet penetration in Tanzania has increased rapidly in recent years reaching 34 per cent in 2015.

Mobile subscriptions increased by more than 24 per cent in 2015 to 39.8 million, while the number of internet users rose 52 per cent yearon-year to reach 17.26 million last year, according to TRCA. @enock_x254

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AT HOME IN KENYA WE ARE NOT IMMUNE TO THE CHARMS OF A RIDICULOUS-SOUNDING CHURCH NAME.

overwhelmed with weird church names There are so many questions that come to mind looking at this church’s unbelievable name, for one what does it even mean?

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explain the bizarre names that they sometimes select for their ministries.

Ghana Web did run down of some of the most

vision though, ‘Raising & establishing men in God’s Will,’ But what about the ladies?

Of all the outlandish names to hit the streets the longest and strangest belongs to the ‘Mountain of Swallowing Problems Interdenomination

the church has also been known to live a lavish lifestyle with pictures of his mansion circulating online and according to reports has been known to “check your name in the Book of Life,” for a small fee of course.

‘Jet Fighter Ministries’ reportedly located in Embakasi, Nairobi carries on the trend

and they are all incredibly telling of our current For Your Life Ministry’ which has a no-bones about-it approach and simply does not care to coddle the congregation. What’s stranger the designated ‘Weak Persons Day’ which we can only speculate is to strengthen the ‘weak’ people while Sunday is the

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ohn Legend and Kanye West go way back, but he’s not with his friend on this one.

The ‘Darkness and Light’ singer expressed disappointment with the Life of Pablo rapper’s Tuesday meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump. “I won’t be used as a publicity stunt,” the 37-year-old singer said. “I think Kanye was a publicity stunt. I’m pretty disappointed with Kanye that he says he would have voted for Trump, the things he’s promised to do have b e e n very concerning for a lot of people, and for Kanye to support that message is very disappointing.”

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ith churches coming up every day it only makes sense that they should be subjected to the scrutiny that regular non-religious businesses are exposed to. African pastors are some of the most

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that come to mind looking at this church’s unbelievable name, for one what does it even mean? ‘Interdenomination Prayer Ministry’ makes sense if you dissect it deeply enough but ‘Mountain of Swallowing Problems’ is a problem in and of itself. How did the people in charge come up with this name?

At home in Kenya we are not immune to the charms of a ridiculous-sounding church name.

‘Jet Fighter Ministries’ is quite the actionable name though, it must be church.

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ast Africa’s emerging dancehall and reggae duo MusikMaestro have released their hit single SUPREME GYAL, the first single off their newly released debut EP NUGENATION (Kings Among Men). The 4-track EP is a culmination of an experiment with dancehall, reggae and electronic music.

The guaranteed club banger is dedicated to all the girls from all over the world. “We are thrilled to be representing East Africa internationally and promise our fans, especially in Kenya and Uganda more epic music. Already the duo famed for working with Africa’s hottest stars like Fuse ODG, WizKid, 2 Face Idibia and Sarkodie, will be headlining the December 30 party dubbed RedCup in Uganda.

The duo has released the single at a time when they are re-introducing themselves to their fans after their stay in the UK where they were studying and making big strides in the music scene.

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olonel Mustapha’s ex girlfriend and Singer Marya is looking forward to being a mummy. “I was in total disbelief when I found out I was pregnant. To date, I am still in shock,” Marya revealed.

“I was scared, nervous, surprised, but overall, very happy,” said Kevin, the baby daddy. Marya is gearing up for a pretty busy 2017 as she has a number of music projects coming up and a reality TV show in which she is one of the lead stars.

“I am not ready for motherhood but one thing for sure I know is, I will be a good mother and Kevin will be the best dad to our child.”

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@christine_x254 ducation CS Fred Matiang’i has been hard at work. After releasing the KCPE results earlier than expected he has announced that KCSE results might be out before Christmas.

“I will say Merry Christmas or sign off before my work is done and that means that until the KSCE are finally out,” he said. The move is an effort to curb tampering with examination results which might happen with a prolonged marking schedule.

“Those of you who come from marking centres in Nairobi you have seen me in your centres and I am going to spend more time hanging around and working with everyone to ensure credible results.” He spoke during the unveiling of Form One selections at the Kenya Institute of curriculum Development (KICD).

Numbers of candidates keeps growing in the country as reports state that a total of 577, 253 students sat for the exams this year compared to 522,870 candidates last year, which translates to more competition for limited spaces in public universities.

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wo students identified as Levis Oduor and Edwin Ogolla have been charged with the kidnapping of 12-year-old Wallace Hassana Rabudi. The students also attempted to extort Sh.500, 000 from the child’s mother as ransom money. It has been reported that after kidnapping the boy, the duo tried to murder the child by strangulation. Even more shocking was that the students tried to push the child into a tank of water after noticing the police presence before their arrest.

It was also revealed that Levis Odour

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reated by Slate, it is described as ‘a new tool for internet users to identify, debunk, and— most importantly—combat the proliferation of bogus stories.’

During the landmark 2016 US elections fake news on Facebook propagated not only ridiculous headlines but some observers argue that it contributed to the overall slant of the election results. From the declaration that former Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton had an extra-marital affair with artist Yoko

is related to the victim. The situation was increasingly confusing to Wallace Hassana Rabudi due to that fact.

Nairobi DCI boss Nicholas Kamwende in a statement to a local daily mentioned as much, “Unfortunately the boy knew the kidnappers and wondered why they were beating him while giving him a phone to communicate with the parents.”

Nation reports that they had detained the boy for 10 days at Edwin Ogolla’s place of residence before being discovered.

Ono to another one in big bold letters announcing ‘Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President, Releases Statement.’ So how does this news end up getting more hits than updates from real sites?

Kate Bevan, technology writer and broadcaster, in a statement to BBC says, “Facebook’s algorithm prioritises the popular, it doesn’t know how to distinguish between real and not real.”

She adds, “It doesn’t care about the quality of a page - if something looks convincing and people are sharing it, that gets prioritised.” This means that even the most sensational of headlines might end up trending on Facebook as long as it is popular enough.

Facebook officials on the

other hand have taken a noncommittal approach to the situation. On NBC’s Today show a week ago, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said that Facebook does not believe it had any contribution in the outcome of the election, “There’ve been claims that it swayed the election, and we don’t think it swayed the election.”

Slate’s new Chrome extension ‘This Is Fake’ addresses the problem by quickly exposing fake news with a red flag. The process is described in this way, ‘the [red] banner links directly to an article from a reputable source that debunks the story in question, and it prompts the user to share the debunking as a comment on the offending post.’ Although the number of users of the extension are still low ‘This Is Fake’ shows great promise.

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Ugandan coach Tamale replaces Ogolla again THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016

For the second time in two separate clubs, Ugandan Richard Tamale Pinto has replaced John ‘Bobby’ Ogolla as Muhoroni Youth FC. The merry-go-round last happened when the Ugandan replaced the Kenyan at the now relagehated Nairobi City Stars last season. Ogolla parted ways with the millers in the latter stages of their 2016 campaign Tamale led relegated Nairobi City Stars through their last four months in the top-flight having been appointed in July but the team nonetheless went down owing to the gripping financial crisis at the side.

The former Gor Mahia assistant coach moved to Muhoroni during the June mi-season transfer window.

Ogolla’s predecessor at Muhoroni, James ‘Odijo’ Omondi, has been reunited with the club where he will serve as Tamale’s assistant.

“We are happy to have roped Tamale. We believe he is the guy to take us to the next level. We brought back Odijo to help Tamale with the acclimatization and we’re happy to have him back home. We want to thank Tom Juma and Ogolla for the exemplary work they did here.

“They gave us our first major trophy and their output is out there for all to see. We wish them all the best in their next steps,” club Chairman Moses Adagala said.

Tamale who was on a six-month deal with City Stars has been handed a two-year contract by the Awendobased club where his immediate task will to bring stability back to the dressing room.

In what was a decent season for Muhoroni, the club stunned 15time KPL winners Gor to clinch the KPL Top 8 title but inconsistency and indiscipline took a toll on them in the latter stages of the league.

They went on to finish 10th and in the process falling off the qualification cut off to defend their title next year.

Along with AFC Leopards, Muhoroni were mocked for their now notorious hiring and firing of coaches at Tu e s d a y ’s K P L Footballer of the Year gala but Tamale believes he is the man to steer them to calmer waters.

DR Congo postpone football league until further notice The government in DR Congo has told the country’s football association to suspend league competition from Thursday until further notice.

The move comes amidst fears that the end of President Joseph Kabila’s mandate next week will spark violence.

“This general situation in the country risks spilling into the stadiums,” Barthelemy Okito, secretary-general of the sports ministry, said.

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December but he has said he plans to say on until at least April 2018, the earliest the government says an election originally planned for last month can be organised.

His opponents accuse him of deliberately delaying the vote to cling to power - a charge he denies - and have vowed street protests to force him from office.

More than 50 people died in demonstrations in September over election delays and there are fears protests this month could spark widespread violence.

Players of a DR Congo football side pose in a past event. The league has been postponed until further notice with fears that there could be wide spread violence.

Lallana scores twice as Liverpool move second

Adam Lallana scored twice and created another goal to give Liverpool their most emphatic away Premier League win of the season in a dominant display at Middlesbrough.

The Reds arrived at the Riverside Stadium having taken just one point from their past two matches and manager Jurgen Klopp chose to drop goalkeeper Loris Karius.

However, his replacement Simon Mignolet had little to do after Lallana headed home Nathaniel Clyne’s cross before the break as Liverpool seized complete control.

Sadio Mane wasted several opportunities but Lallana was clinical, first crossing slickly for Divock Origi to prod home a fine team goal, then side-footing in a pass from the Belgium striker for the third.

The three-goal margin was enough to move Liverpool second, while Boro - competitive in the first half but abject after the break drop to 17th.

The gulf in class between these two teams was clear. Often keeping possession with 10 home shirts behind the ball, Liverpool waited for key moments to inject pace into attacks with devastating effect.

Klopp’s decision to replace Karius drew focus before kick-off, but that will switch to

Midfielder Adama Lallana scored a brace as Liverpool moved second in the English Premier League with a convincing 3-0 win over Middlesbrough, last night

his side’s qualities after this display.

Lallana was at the centre of everything they did well. Shortly after arriving at the back post to head home the opener, he slid in to block a stinging Adam Forshaw shot at the other end.

Mane struck the woodwork, giving the

hosts hope in the second half, but a onetouch interchange involving the Senegal international, Georginio Wijnaldum, Lallana and Origi for the second goal epitomised all that was good about the classy visitors.

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Chapecoense’s first game date set Chapecoense’s first game since the majority of their squad died in a plane crash will be played on 29 January.

An official at the Brazilian club told AFP the team are scheduled to play International de Lage at home in a state championship game.

The team’s plane ran out of fuel and crashed crashed Medellin, Colombia on 28 November, killing 71 people, including most of the players and management.

Three players were among the six survivors, while nine did not travel.

Chapecoense were travelling to Medellin to play the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional, the biggest game in the club’s history.

They have since been awarded the title by South American football confederation Conmebol.

Two of the players who survived, defender Alan Ruschel and goalkeeper Jakson Follmann, who has had his leg amputated, returned to Brazil on Tuesday. The third, Neto, remains in hospital in Colombia.

Vagner Mancini has been appointed manager to rebuild the team, based in Chapeco, in southern Brazil.

Brazil’s leading football clubs have pledged to loan players to Chapecoense for free and asked for them to be safeguarded from relegation from the top flight for the next three seasons.

Former Brazil and Barcelona forward Ronaldinho and exArgentina international Juan Roman Riquelme have reportedly offered to play for the club, while another former Barca player, Eidur Gudjohnsen, has offered his services.

The team’s last match was the day before the crash and their final game of this season was cancelled by the Brazilian federation.

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Manchester City’s Pablo Zabaleta celebrates scoring during the English Premier League match against Watford at the Etihad Stadium, last night. City won 2-0. PHOTO: NIGEL RODIS/EPA

Eriksen on the double as Spurs put three past Hull

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hristian Eriksen scored twice as Tottenham proved far too strong for spirited Hull City at White Hart Lane.

The Denmark international struck in either half as Spurs consolidated their grip on fifth place in the Premier League with their eighth win of the season.

Danny Rose laid Eriksen’s first on a plate inside 15 minutes after good work down the left, and Kyle Walker did likewise from the right to snuff out any hope of a Hull comeback after the break.

Eriksen was desperately unlucky not to claim the match ball after seeing a superb free-kick tipped on to the post by Hull goalkeeper David Marshall, allowing Victor Wanyama to mop up the rebound from a couple of yards out.

Hull can have no complaints about the defeat but the one-sided final score was a tad unfair on the Tigers after they matched their hosts for long spells.

Spurs dominated possession and chances having 27 shots in all - but clear-cut openings were at a premium. Wing-backs Rose and Walker were a constant menace, however, and it was through them that Spurs had the most joy.

With 14 minutes gone, Rose sprinted down the wing to latch on to Jan Vertonghen’s long ball, advanced and cut inside his marker before laying off for Eriksen to thump the ball high into the net.

With Spurs deploying Eric Dier alongside Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld in a threeman defence, Spurs’ wing-backs enjoyed greater licence to get forward and their second goal bore similarities to the first. This time it was Dier with a ball over the top for Walker to collect and advance into the area, and when he crossed low across the face of goal it was an easy task for Eriksen to tuck home his second at the back post - his fifth goal in his last four League games.

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helsea moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League as Cesc Fabregas’ first-half goal beat a stubborn Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Meanwhile, Manchester City earned their first home win in the league in almost three months as they battled past Watford at Etihad Stadium. The fourth-placed Blues, looking to avoid a third top-flight defeat in a row, led when an unmarked Pablo Zabaleta calmly side-footed in Kevin de Bruyne’s deep cross.

Raheem Sterling clipped the Watford bar after the break, before Odion Ighalo poked over the away team’s best chance.

And the Hornets, who drop to 11th, were punished when David Silva tucked in a late second on his 200th league appearance after a swift City break.

Back at the Stadium of Light, Fabregas steered into the far corner from the edge of the box as the Blues recorded a 10th consecutive league victory.

Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford saved from former Black Cat Marcos Alonso and Willian to prevent Chelsea from winning by a bigger margin. The hosts, who had set up to try to nullify their opponent’s attacking strength, had few chances although they could have snatched

a point in injury time but Thibaut Courtois superbly denied Patrick van Aanholt.

It was a hard-fought and important win for Chelsea after Arsenal slipped up against Everton on Tuesday and means Antonio Conte’s side will be top of the table at Christmas.

A key element of Chelsea’s run of recent victories has been consistency with Conte having named an unchanged side in eight of the nine games prior to the trip to Sunderland.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had recently suggested that Chelsea’s good run could falter when either Eden Hazard or Diego Costa picked up an injury, and Wednesday’s game provided an opportunity to see whether that would be the case. Hazard did not travel after picking up a knock in Chelsea’s 1-0 win over West Brom at the weekend, so he was replaced by Willian. Conte also took the opportunity to rest Nemanja Matic as Fabregas made his first start since 3 December.

Initially, Chelsea appeared to miss Hazard’s creativity as they struggled to find a way to break down a packed Sunderland defence, but Fabregas highlighted the Blues’ strength in depth.

As Sunderland’s seven-man defence frustrated the visitors, Fabregas somehow managed to find

the gap to sneak a shot into the far corner and ultimately give Chelsea victory.

Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in five of their previous seven games but their inability to put the game out of Sunderland’s reach was a cause for concern for Conte.

For the third time in four games, they won by a single goal margin and Conte is now keen to see his side improve their finishing.

“When you have the possibility to kill the game you must kill the game,” he said. “We had this possibility but we didn’t and at the end Courtois made a good save. I hope in the future we can improve. Three points for Sunderland would have moved them off the bottom of the table but against the league’s in-form side it was always going to be a tough ask. While chances of their own were in short supply, the hosts showed plenty of spirit and determination and Diego Costa, the joint-top scorer in the Premier League, was kept largely quiet by a well-organised and disciplined defence.

On the occasions Chelsea did manage to break through the Sunderland back line, Pickford once again highlighted why he is one of the most exciting young English goalkeepers around.

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