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Kidero orders closure of factory over foul smell Governor says numerous complaints from area residents and subsequent investigations prompted his action to shut down Prosoya limited which is located along enterprise road

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Banks’ reprieve as CBK rolls out fund to cushion liquidity T

he Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has set aside a facility to cushion banks experiencing liquidity pressure in aim to restore depositors’ confidence.

CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge said they are hoping to deal with fear and anxiety that are making depositors act in an irrational way that bring down institutions which are otherwise solvent.

“From Monday, we will avail a facility to any financial bank or micro finance institution that comes under liquidity pressures arising from no fault of their own. We will avail it for as long as necessary to return stability and confidence to the Kenyan financial sector,” Dr Njoroge explained.

“In terms of the amounts, it will be sufficient for the institutions to stand. We don’t have an upper or lower limit,” said the CBK boss when asked about the sum of the facility.

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Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge. He has announced the setting aside of cushion money for banks experiencing liquidity to cushion them from collapse.

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Why doctors are quitting medical service At least 2000 medical doctors have quit public healthcare service over the last three years, the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPPDU) has said.

The union’s national chairman Ouma Oluga has attributed the trend to sidelining by both the county governments and the national government.

According to Dr Oluga, both governments have not reviewed the scheme of service for doctors and that their members have also been locked out of civil servants comprehensive medical scheme.

“KMPDU members do not enjoy emergency allowances, medical schemes, mortgage and car loans as other civil servants do,” Dr Oluga said.

He argued that these grievances and frustrations by the two levels of government are to blame for the resignation of more than 2000 medical doctors as well as strikes by health workers in many counties.

“We are graded in the same job groups like other civil servants. We are paid low salaries just like other civil servants but when it comes to developments that benefits, medics are denied, we are locked out,” he argued.

The union also pointed out on the need to review the doctors’ schemes of service explaining that the document was last revised in 1994.

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CBK rolls out cushion fund for banks experiencing liquidity

From Page 1 The banking sector regulator emphasized that he has confidence in rigor and strength of the sector and will continue to monitor and oversee full compliance of the existing regulations.

The CBK Governor said that he is concerned by the hysteria generated from the speculation and rumours on social media that led to the closure of Chase Bank last Thursday.

He further dismissed a list circulating in the social media naming banks facing eminent closure.

Njoroge also assured Kenyans that CBK is undertaking measures to streamline the financial sector in order to secure investments and create a fair and conducive environment for investment.

“We are trying to improve the tool kit that is available to us. We never had a problem with hysteria but now we are seeing the damaging nature of the negative reports. We are sure once the depositors see this they will be calm. This is not unique to Kenya when it happened to the US they came up with a facility to deal there situation,” he said.

Njoroge further said they were in negotiations with shareholders and other international suitors to ensure that Chase Bank is re-opened as soon

Chase Bank depositors read a notice of closure at the bank’s Mama Ngina branch in Nairobi. CBK has set aside funds to cushion banks with liquidity problems to avoid possible collapse.

as possible.

“Our objective is to open Chase Bank as soon as possible; I can say that the conversation with shareholders and possible suitors are on-going.

CS calls for an end to ICC celebrations Devolution Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has called on Jubilee leaders to end their celebrations following the collapse of the Kenyan cases at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

ICC judges last week declared a mistrial in the last Kenyan case that was facing Deputy President William Ruto and journalist Joshua Sang to formally bring to an end all the crimes against humanity charges that faced the Ocampo six.

Since the ruling that was delivered last Tueday, Jubilee leaders led by President Uhuru Kenyatta have been celebrating while thanking Kenyans for the support they got during the trial.

But Devolution CS Mwangi Kiunjuri feels the celebrations are enough and that the leaders now turn their energies on delivering their pre-election pledges.

Speaking in Laikipia West constituency, the CS noted that though the termination of the two cases was a win to the ruling coalition, the Jubilee legislators should not forget they had pre elections pledges to honour ahead of the 2017 polls.

“It was a win for the coalition after the drop of the two cases. It is now time to end the celebrations and focus on

We can look at the institutions and say it’s about the conclusion to the negotiations. No, no, no… it’s not about the negotiations, it’s about the depositors those that have money

in these institutions. That’s our obligation,” he stressed.

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Why doctors are quitting medical service From Page 1 “The reason why health workers in many counties are going on strike over delayed promotion is because governors have no scheme of services for doctors and other medical practitioners,” he added.

“The scheme of services spells out what qualification one ought to have in order to hold certain positions, but since the counties do not have one, you find less qualified individuals being appointed to supervise health service providers.”

KMPDU National Treasurer Daisy Korir expressed concerns that doctors ironically had no medical schemes.

He noted with concern that some counties deducted medical allowances but failed to remit them to National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) hence blocking the medics from benefitiing from the civil servants’ medical scheme.

“Medical practitioners cannot join other medical schemes because they have no medical allowances and whenever they become sick they cannot be treated under NHIF medical scheme,” he said.

She argued that most counties had shortage of staff, lacked equipment and drugs leading to overworking of the few staff based at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and Kenyatta National Hospital.

“We have ambulances from all the neighbouring counties here in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital because the County Hospitals are too ill equipped to attend to patients,” she said. wilson_x254

Marsabit plane crash heroes remembered

fulfilling the pledges we made to our people,” Kiunjuri said.

Kiunjuri also lashed out at the opposition saying it resorted to frustrating and discrediting the government’s agenda by preaching divisive politics and portraying the government in bad light.

“Opposition leaders should lead by example especially in the process of building our nation, instead of going around engaging in cheap politics.

They should be pushing for tangible development projects,” he said.

A thanks-giving prayer has already been scheduled for Nakuru’s Afraha Stadium this Saturday during which jubilee leaders including President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto will express their gratitude for the collapse of the cases.

President Kenyatta yesterday called on all Kenyans to join the celebrations.

National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale confers with Marsabirt Governor Ukur Yattani during the 10th Anniversary of the Marsabit plane crash which claimed the lives of six MPs who were on a peace mission in the county. Duale urged area residents to embrace peace which the fallen heroes were pursuing for residents.

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Somalia executes killer journalist

Somalia has today executed a journalist who assassinated colleagues for the al-Shabaab group.

Hassan Hanafi (pictured) was executed by firing squad at a police academy in the capital Mogadishu shortly after dawn today. He had been sentenced to death last month after military judges said he had confessed to his role in the killing of five journalists. He had helped alShabaab in masterminding the murder of the five colleagues. “He confessed and was found guilty of masterminding the murder of several Somali journalists... his execution has been carried out,” senior military court official Abdulahi Hussein was quoted by AFP as having said.

Several journalists who watched the execution said Hanafi struggled as he was taken to be killed, with police having to tie him to the firing post, AFP news agency reports.

Hanafi was arrested in August 2014 in Kenya and extradited to Somalia late that year.

Kidero orders factory’s closure over foul smell

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Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has ordered the immediate closure of Prosoya limited, a pet food processing factory along Enterprise Road in Industrial area that has been emitting foul smell.

According to the governor, area residents have complained over the bad smell being emitted from the factory and that his action was in response to the complaints.

“After numerous complaints and subsequent investigations. I have ordered for the immediate closure of Prosoya limited, along Enterprise Road near Shell Petrol Station in industrial area.

It will remain closed until full compliance is achieved,” Dr Kidero said.

Kidero said the Nairobi City County’s public health team had warned the factory management several times of the health hazard posed by the emissions but no action was taken. The factory premises are being used as a slaughter house and the foul smell

emanates from liquids released from the factory. “I have ordered the factory closed on public health grounds until the management resolves the issue of dangerous emission,” he added.

He also directed the factory owners to ensure smelly materials are cleared from its surrounding.

“Prosoya Limited must stop any operations that could be causing the odours and make unspecified changes to mitigate them,” he said.

The factory is also located near a school whose management is said to have complained to the National Environmental Management Authority before. “What is even more disturbing is that there is a primary school next to the premises who confirm having registered concerns to NEMA, but no action had been taken prior to my order,” the governor said, and assured the public of the county government’s resolve to enforce all the by-laws.

Workers to demand 40 percent wage increase at May’s Labour Day fete The Central Organization of Trade Union (COTU) will demand for a 40 per cent wage increase for all workers during this year’s Labour Day celebrations, the union’s boss Francis Atwoli (pictured) has said.

Mr Atwoli said the cost of living has gone up and it is only fair that the workers’ wages are increased accordingly.

“The salary increment is to cushion the Kenyan worker from the skyrocketing commodity prices and decline in economics of scale,” he said as he addressed stewards over the weekend. At the same time, the giant workers union will formally declare their political stands ahead of the 2017 general election. Mr Atwoli said a decision on the matter will be made at a delegates’ conference to be held at Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu on May 21, 2016. He said workers can no longer afford to sit on the fence on political matters which

have serious consequences on their lives. “This will be a clear departure from our traditional practice to always remain neutral on political matters. We will make a political resolution regarding the interest of Kenyan workers a head of the 2017 general election,” he declared.

A tough talking Mr Atwoli warned President Uhuru Kenyatta, his Deputy William Ruto and all other political leaders, that the political landscape will never the same after the ‘ Kisumu Declaration’, adding that the giant union will mobilize workers not to support any politician with a corrupt history.

He called on the President to rein in rampant corruption to save the country from an imminent economic collapse.

He said that prevalent graft in government and private institutions had reached intolerable limits which already poses a danger to the livelihoods of workers. “Corruption in this

country has reached its boiling point, it is now a threat to every sector of the economy; from financial institutions to government offices, and the war against graft should not be left to the government alone but should be now fought from all fronts to save our country” he advised. The workers’ boss lamented that corruption had become rampant in the country, saying that Kenyans should not to allow few individuals to enjoy public resources at the expense of other Kenyans who are subjected to poverty. Atwoli disclosed that COTU will rally and fully support President Uhuru Kenyatta in his efforts to stem out corruption saying that has since proven to be a big challenged concerted efforts needs to be mounted to make sure that it is fully addressed.

“We are calling for the government to put strenuous efforts to fight graft and no one would be spared in this war” he noted, saying that the consequences of those who will be found guilty would be very painful.

He explained that umbrella workers body will continue unearthing and condemning corrupt public officers both within and outside government, as way of guaranteeing not only workers but Kenyans of a just and fair country where government will have every opportunity to deliver to all its citizens.

Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero at a past function. He has ordered the closure of Prosoya Limited due to bad smell amanating from the factory.

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Rwandan charged over Brussels attack Belgian prosecutors say a man arrested on Friday has admitted being the “man in the hat” seen with the bombers who attacked a Brussels airport.

They say Mohamed Abrini told investigators he was at the scene of the 22 March suicide bombings.

Abrini is also wanted in connection with the attacks in Paris that killed 130 people in November.

He is one of six men arrested in Brussels on Friday. Four have been charged with terror offences.

The attacks at Zaventem airport and a metro station in Brussels left 32 people dead.

Officials believe those who carried out the Brussels and Paris attacks were part of the same network backed by so-called Islamic State.

Abrini, a 31-year-old Belgian of Moroccan origin, confessed to being the “man in the hat” after being confronted with the evidence, the federal prosecutor said.

“He said that he threw away his jacket in a rubbish bin and sold his hat after the attack,” the statement added.

There is no word from the suspect himself or his lawyer.

Abrini’s fingerprints and DNA were found in two “safe houses” in Brussels, as well as in a car used during the Paris attacks, investigators said earlier.

The other suspects charged on Saturday were named as Osama K, Herve BN, and Bilal EM. They are all accused of “participating in terrorist acts’’ linked to the Brussels bombings.

Two other people arrested on Friday have been released.

Osama K, identified in media reports as Swedish national Osama Krayem, was the man seen with the suicide bomber at Maelbeek metro station just before the attack on 22 March, investigators say.

They also say that he bought bags used by the two bombers who struck at Zaventem airport on the same day.

Osama K is believed to have entered Greece from Syria with migrants last year, using a fake Syrian passport. Prosecutors believe he was driven from Germany to Belgium by Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam in October.

Herve BM, described as a Rwandan national, and Bilal EM are both suspected of having offered assistance to Abrini and Osama K. Abrini is thought to have been filmed at a petrol station with Abdeslam two days before the attacks in Paris in November.

Sanders and Ted Cruz win again in U.S vote primaries

Bernie Sanders has won the latest stage in the battle for the Democratic nomination in the US presidential poll by securing victory in Wyoming.

The state’s 14 delegates will be awarded proportionally. Mr Sanders has won seven of the latest eight states.

However rival Hillary Clinton maintains a clear lead in the overall race. Both are concentrating their efforts on the key New York primary

later this month. In the Republican race, Ted Cruz won a clean sweep in Colorado.

In state assemblies which culminated on Friday, Mr Cruz won 21 delegates and a further 13 at the Colorado Republican Convention on Saturday.

But Donald Trump still has a comfortable lead in the overall nomination race for the Republicans.

Mr Cruz has 545 Republican delegates

to 743 for Mr Trump. Mr Cruz is hoping to win at least enough votes to block an outright win for Mr Trump and force a decision at the party’s convention in July.

The next big prize for both parties is the New York primaries on 19 April: 291 delegates are at stake for the Democrats and 95 for Republicans.

Despite Saturday’s win in the Wyoming caucuses, Mr Sanders still

has only 1,068 delegates to 1,756 for Mrs Clinton, when the latter’s 469 superdelegates are added to the tally.

To win, a candidate needs 2,383.

The presidential election itself, on 8 November, will see America vote for a successor to Barack Obama, a Democratic president standing down after two terms in office which have seen the Republicans take control of both houses of Congress.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign rally in Saint Mary’s Park in the Bronx in New York on 31 March 2016. Sanders over the weekend secured a vital victory in Wyoming to take his tally to seven out of the last eight states. PHOTO: PETER FOLEY/EPA

Sudan’s Darfur region to vote on political future

The western Sudanese region of Darfur is to vote on its administrative status, 13 years after the start of a conflict which has left 300,000 dead.

The referendum over whether to remain as five states or form a single region runs until Wednesday.

It is being held amid ongoing insecurity and many displaced people have not been registered to vote.

The US has said the vote will not be credible but President Omar al-Bashir insists it will be free and fair.

“If held under current rules and conditions, a referendum on the

status of Darfur cannot be considered a credible expression of the will of the people of Darfur,” said US State Department spokesman Mark Toner.

The referendum is the last step in a peace process negotiated in Doha.

Rebels have long requested more regional powers to end what they see as Khartoum’s interference in land ownership conflicts.

If Darfur chose to form one region, it would carry more weight within Sudan, they believe.

Correpondents who recently visited Darfur with Mr Bashir, say many

of those who initially wanted this referendum will be likely to boycott the vote because they say it will not be fair.

More than 2.5m people remain displaced in Darfur and 130,000 more have fled renewed violence this year, the UN says.

Some 300,000 people have been killed since conflict broke out in the troubled region in 2003.

Janjaweed militiamen riding horses spread terror in a multi-layered conflict after rebels took arms against the central government, feeling

marginalised.

The Janjaweed were used by the government alongside bombing campaigns. Today, many have been integrated into the Rapid Support Forces, currently fighting in the Jebel Marra region.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has indicted President Bashir on counts of genocide and war crimes committed in Darfur.

Mr Bashir - who has told the BBC he will step down as president in 2020 has dismissed the ICC as a “political tribunal”.

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Morning newspaper summaries ODM Trashes 2017 MOU CBK chief rolls out huge You’ll get your cash, says with Kalonzo: Raila Odinga’s ODM fund for banks: Central Bank of Uhuru as CBK moves to has trashed an alleged MoU that blocks him Kenya yesterday announced an emergency save banks: President Uhuru Kenyatta from flying the Cord Presidential flag in 2017, bailout fund for banks in a strong push to

KCB takes pole position in battle to acquire troubled Chase Bank: The Central Bank of

Valley leaders Two faces of justice: How President Uhuru puts Rift rogue banks and directors to continue push for petty offenders get swift, on notice: The law will soon catch withdrawal from ICC: Some punitive rulings: A man is serving

Treasury freezes Uhuru, Ruto pay rise in austerity drive: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s

further widening cracks in the opposition coalition. Even as the squabbles persist and divisions deepen, ODM yesterday disowned the existence of the pact, insisting that Raila is the de facto Cord flagbearer. Kalonzo Musyoka’s Wiper promptly condemned the denial of the MoU between the coalition partners, terming it “political conmanship at its best”.

calm the market and restore confidence in the banking sector. While acknowledging that last week’s closure of Chase Bank had triggered panic withdrawals, especially from small banks, Dr Patrick Njoroge, the CBK governor, said the bailout would help to inject stability in the sector. “From tomorrow, at 11am, we will provide a facility to any bank or microfinance institution that comes under pressure.”

Kenya (CBK) Sunday evening moved to calm nerves in the troubled banking sector with the announcement that it was opening a special window to support small banks in distress because of a confidence crisis arising from last week’s sudden closure of Chase Bank. Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) governor Patrick Njoroge made the announcement at a Press conference.

a two-year jail term for shoplifting a lotion worth Sh780 to please his bride. Another was wrongfully detained for two years for “stealing” a girlfriend’s handbag. Another man was imprisoned for 20 months for being drunk and disorderly. Justice has been swift and punitive for these petty offenders unlike high-profile cases that drag on in courts for years as well-heeled suspects evade justice.

pay rise and that of his deputy, William Ruto, have been frozen for the next two years amid a government push to curb the ballooning Civil Service wage bill. Treasury documents show that the combined annual pay — basic salary and allowances — of Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto will remain unchanged at Sh51.2 million in the two years to June 2018.

Explain every coin, PAC Fresh dispute looms as Leave CORD’s 2017 poll tells county chiefs: The new law council rejects Kinyua ticket to me, Wetang’ula members of the Senate Public Accounts order to leave office: A new tells Raila and Kalonzo : Committee have told governors they must

Centum sets aside Sh390m to buy majority stake in Longhorn: Centum

up with unscrupulous bank managers and directors who have shaken the country’s banking system, President Uhuru Kenyatta said yesterday. He said directors who advanced themselves huge amounts of depositors’ money have their days numbered. Uhuru was speaking during the launch of the Diocesan five-year strategic plan and thanksgiving mass at St Andrew’s Cathedral Thika yesterday.

account for every cent allocated to the devolved units. Committee members have raised the alarm against what they term a tendency by county chiefs to run to court whenever they are asked to explain how they use public resources. “It is not going to be business as usual. They may go to court but they must realise court actions are just painkillers,” Senator Kennedy Okongo said.

Jubilee leaders from Rift Valley have vowed to block the extradition of Kenyans accused of interfering with witnesses in the ICC case against William Ruto and Joshua arap Sang.

The leaders also said they would continue to push for Kenya’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), even after the cases against the six Kenyans collapsed.

has said banks officials found culpable of stealing depositor’s cash will be made to pay.

And the two top managers of the troubled Chase Bank, who were interrogated for almost eight hours on Saturday night, insisted that no money was lost. Yesterday, President Uhuru Kenyatta the government instructed CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge to decisively deal with those involve in the collapse of banks.

confrontation between the Council of Legal Education and State House is brewing after its CEO accused President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Chief of Staff Joseph Kinyua of misinterpreting the law. Mr Kinyua had in February written to the council’s board, reminding it of an amendment that caps its tenure at three years from the previous four. This means the current board’s tenure was to end in February.

Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetang’ula yesterday declared he was best suited candidate to be CORD presidential flag bearer in the 2017 elections. In what could further escalate the fragile peace in the Opposition, Wetang’ula told Coalition for Reforms and Democracy leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka, who are both eyeing the same ticket, to back his bid.

Investment has set aside over Sh390 million as it prepares to take a majority stake in Longhorn Publishers during its upcoming Sh530 million rights issue. The investment firm currently holds a 31.25 per cent stake in Longhorn, having sold some 2.1 million shares in 2014 in a transaction that reduced its equity from 34.9 per cent when the publisher listed in March 2012.

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for the White House battled in Wisconsin last week, Speaker Paul D. Ryan was conspicuously absent from his home state — but he was very much on the political stage. He visited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, where he also met with local reporters and made several statements affirming the United States’ commitment there, before heading to other Middle Eastern nations and Germany to discuss security and intelligence issues.

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crisis management: making embarrassments and other disadvantageous stories go away.

But over the past week, David Cameron— whose antennae often seem as sharp as the best of them—has somehow managed to do the opposite. He has turned a pedestrian story about his personal finances into a rolling scandal. How? The Panama Papers leak revealed that the prime minister’s late father, Ian, had something called a “unit trust” fund, whereby a group of people pool their money (by buying shares, or units, of the total kitty) and use it to invest in a variety of securities, spreading the risk. Its incorporation offshore, initially in Panama, was seemingly motivated by administrative convenience rather than tax-dodging. www.economist.com

Sterling fears mount as EU vote nears: The cost of

buying protection against a plunge in the value of sterling after the EU referendum has soared to levels higher than those seen during the 2008 financial crisis, as fears of Brexit mount in financial markets.

With opinion polls narrowing, the UK government is also joining the clamour for insurance against Britain leaving the EU, telling banks they must more than double the size of their bids for buying government debt in an effort to prevent a failure in gilt auctions. The moves suggest investors and companies are becoming less complacent and beginning to take seriously the prospect that Britain might be on a clear path to leave the EU within three months.

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Banking sector still sound and resilient, CS Rotich confirms

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has assured both investors and depositors that the banking sector is still stable and sound despite the recent events affecting Chase Bank.

Speaking just a day after Chase Bank was put under receivership, CS Rotich called upon the public, depositors and investors to ignore false information across social media regarding the banking sector.

“We want to assure the public that all banks in operations are sound and stable. We confirm to investors and depositors that their money is safe since it’s our mandate to safeguard their money,” Rotich told a press conference in Nairobi.

He confirmed that the lender was put under receivership because it failed to generate enough money to sustain its operations, saying that the remaining banks in operation will follow the same route should they run bankrupt.

“I call upon the other lending institutions not to depend on deposits alone but lay strategies such as looking for massive and long-term investors since those depending on deposits alone are highly prejudiced ta face liquidation,” he said.

He said he will work hand in hand with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to enhance supervision so that the stability of banking sector is maintained.

Speaking at the same forum, CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge ascertained

that the auditors did their work well thus their move to put the lender under receivership was not maliciously driven.

“We were receiving information about the bank. We tried to talk to the management but the more we talked the more the situation worsened forcing us to put the bank on liquidation,” Governor Njoroge said.

He assured all account holders at Chase that they are working to ensure that

justice prevails for both the institution and account holders so that depositors get their investments back as soon as possible.

“I want to assure all depositors at Chase bank that we have already started talks with investors of other banks to ensure they get their money back on time,” he said.

Njoroge cautioned those who are disseminating false information about

institutions that they will be accountable should they be found.

He issued a warning to corrupt bankers, saying they will face justice as the regulator moves to ensure such vices are swept away within the banking sector.

Chase Bank is the third lending institution to be put under receivership in the last nine months following Dubai bank and Imperial bank respectively. enock_x254

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich speaking at a previous event.

BuSINESS DIARY Business meeting with One Coin Germany at the Sankara Hotel Financial services group, One Coin Germany will host an event dubbed The One Coin Business And Investors Summit on Wednesday, April 13 at the Sankara Hotel in Nairobi.

The event, which will be held at 2:00 pm, seeks to bring together

entrepreneurs and businesses that would like to explore different financial opportunities.

The One Coin Summit will play host to a number of industry and financial experts seeking to empower budding and established entrepreneurs.

Venture Capital (VC) organisation, Nest will host the 8th edition of a networking event dubbed ‘Suits and Tech’ on Wednesday, April 13 at the ArtCaffe Oval in Westlands, from 6 to 9 pm. Easy Taxi are offering all attendees a complimentary easy taxi ride (up to Sh1,000) to the venue.

Attendees are invited to ring a plus one (or two) for free during the event’s

Networking Social Happy Hour from 6 to 7 pm and enjoy half price on all cocktails. Participation is exclusive to the first 30 paying attendees (15 suits and 15 tech) and available on a first come, first served basis.Tickets are priced at Sh 1,500 per person, which includes 2 cocktails. Interested parties are advised to email Muthuri at ‘muthuri@nest.vc’ for details.

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KQ named leading airline at Travel Awards Kenya Airways (KQ), the country’s flagship carrier, has been named Africa’s Leading Airline at the 2016 World Travel Awards.

The flier received the award on Saturday night at a gala ceremony held in Zanzibar, Tanzania.

The airline beat other nominees including Egypt Air, Royal Air Maroc, South African Airways and Tunisair to win the coveted trophy voted by customers. KQ also bagged an award for being Africa’s leading airline in the Business class for the fourth consecutive year.

“We are honoured and delighted to accept these very prestigious awards.

These awards reaffirm the trust reposed by our guests who are at the heart of everything we do at Kenya Airways and confirms our undeterred commitment to customer satisfaction,” Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Mbuvi Ngunze said.

“We will continue to listen to our customers and respond to their needs, with a firm commitment to providing improved connectivity, and quality service,” Mbuvi added.

The awards come barely a week after Kenya Airways Simba Lounge and Pride Lounge at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport were rated the second best after Taipei, in Taiwan by SkyTeam passengers in a recent survey.

KQ last year suffered heavy losses but Mbuvi has said the carrier is on the road to recovery.

This is despite a Sh25 billion loss that the firm posted in the last financial year ending March 31, 2015, the flier has said.

Speaking when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Transport, Mbuvi said the carrier will register improved performance when it presents its half year results.

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KEBS impounds substandard steel bars in Meru crackdown

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has impounded substandard steel bars in a crackdown in Meru. KEBS, the statutory body established under the Standards Act (CAP 496) of the laws of Kenya is mandated to provide standardization solutions for sustainable development. In its market surveillance activities, the regulator found substandard steel bars which were to be used in the construction industry.The Standards Act gives KEBS the mandate to take action on manufacturers and retailers of substandard products to ensure consumers are protected from purchasing such goods.

‘KEBS is aware of the important role these distributors play in the economy of this country and has no intention of disrupting genuine businesses apart from protecting the consumers from substandard products that might be injurious to their safety, health and the environment,” said KEBS Managing Director Charles Ongwae The Kenya Bureau of Standards Steel bar standards which were developed in partnership with stakeholders have been put in place to ensure for the safety of Kenyans and also to facilitate export to other countries. All local manufacturers of building and construction materials are subjected to quality assurance processes before they are awarded Standardization marks/Diamond marks.

“We have also received intelligence reports that some manufacturers and distributors of these essential products are inciting genuine businesses to close down their businesses with a view to creating a crisis in the building sector thereby forcing KEBS to abandon the market surveillance exercise,’ added Mr. Ongwae. He however said that KEBS will not relent on its quest to rid the market of substandard products that may be a threat to the safety of Kenyans.

“The market surveillance is expected to be conducted in other towns but further to this, we shall also organize sensitization forums with the business community to educate them on standards and conformity assessment,” noted Mr. Ongwae.

He urged all Kenyans to support the noble exercise saying the aim of this rigorous exercise is not to kick manufacturers, distributors and retailers out of business but to ensure compliance to the relevant specifications. He further called on all manufacturers to adhere to the laid out procedures or have their licenses withdrawn.

The collapsing of buildings attributed to use of substandard building materials has been a major problem in the country.

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China agrees to loan Kenya Sh60 billion MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016

The Chinese government will loan Kenya $600 million (Sh60.6 billion) to help fund a budget deficit in the coming fiscal year.

“We are now in the process of finalizing the financing agreement. We expect very shortly that the funds will be coming in,” announced Kamau Thugge, the Principal Secretary at the Finance Ministry.

Kenya is targeting a budget deficit of 6.9 per cent of GDP in the 2016/17 fiscal year (July-June), compared with a revised 8.1 per cent this year, according to the ministry of finance.

The announcement comes barely two weeks after the government signed a deal with the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) valued at Sh549 billion for the construction of the Naivasha-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway line.

Kenya is constructing a Standard Gauge Railway between Mombasa and Malaba as part of the East African Community protocol for the development of an SGR connecting the port of Mombasa to Kampala, Kigali and Juba.

The entire network is supposed to be in operation by December 2018 and member states are working towards meeting the timelines of the directive. The deal follows the Cabinet’s approved signing of commercial contracts between Kenya Railways and China Communications Construction Company.

The four commercial contracts for the development of the four elements

of the project include NaivashaKisumu, Kisumu-Malaba, Kisumu Port Development and Modernization and expansion of the Inland Container Depot at Embakasi in Nairobi.

The government had factored in external funding when it presented its budget to parliament in June last year.

It borrowed $750 million through a syndicated loan in October. PS Thugge said the loan from China, whose terms will be unveiled at a later date, will help the government reduce local borrowing so as not to crowd private firms.

“That external financing is also part

of us reducing our borrowing in the domestic market. Therefore we expect pressures on domestic interest rates to also come down once we get that money,” he said.

The first phase of the SGR project from Mombasa to Nairobi is 75 per cent complete, and will be finalised in June 2017. The second phase of the project from Nairobi to Naivasha is set to begin in June this year.

China’s Sh60.6 billion facility also follows Beijing-based company, AVIC International Real Estate Kenya Limited and luxury hospitality giant

JW Marriott signing of a partnership deal that will see the two entities build largest hotel in the East Africa region in Nairobi at a cost close to $400 million (Sh40.5 billion).

Speaking during the deal’s signing ceremony late last month, General Manager AVIC International Real Estate Kenya, Wang Long said China has invested in Kenya more than any other country in the region and it will continue to do so. ‘’We have invested close to $400 million (Sh40.5 billion) and as such the complex will serve as AVIC’s

headquarters in Africa integrating a super five-star hotel with a high street shopping experience,’’ said Long.

“The complex seeks to spearhead the entire region in development of commercial complexes as it shapes globalized high value profitable products,” he added.

With a total construction of 270,000 square meters, the complex will comprise six main towers, one of which will be a record-breaker with 42 floors above ground at a height of 173.5 metres, the highest block in the East African region.

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National Bank bosses grilled as authorities begin investigation MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016

National Bank executives will face questioning by police today, as authorities respond to persistent concerns about the state of the country’s banking sector.

The six bosses were sent on leave last month pending an internal audit of the bank.

The board of mid-sized lender sent Chief Executive Munir Ahmed and five others on compulsory leave in late March following concerns over the bank’s 2015 earnings after the institution was found to be plagued by bad loans.

Kenya’s banking sector came under the microscope on Thursday when Chase Bank Kenya Ltd, another midsized lender, was put into receivership for failing to meet its obligations and following a run on deposits, becoming the third bank in nine months to be placed under central bank control, states a report from Reuters.

Central bank governor Patrick Njoroge, who has introduced more stringent reporting requirements for banks since being appointed in June, said on Wednesday there were no systemic problems in the sector.

Police said they took statements on Saturday from Zafrullah Khan and Duncan Kabui, respectively Chase Bank’s former chairman and former group managing director.

Neither man could immediately be reached for comment by Reuters.

“I’m expecting the National Bank people today. The Chase Bank people, we had them on Saturday,” Ndegwa

Muhoro, Director of the police’s Criminal Investigations Department, said on Monday.

He added that detectives were working closely with the central bank.

National Bank said in a statement on Friday it would cooperate with police investigations.

Chase Bank’s Khan and Kabui left their positions last week after a restatement

lender or microfinance institution that was facing liquidity problems through no fault of its own.

The central bank has also said it expects consolidation in Kenya’s banking sector that will lead to stronger institutions.

A number of foreign and local investors were keen on acquiring Chase Bank, Njoroge said on Sunday.

Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge speaking at a previous press briefing.

Daily Mail owner to consider buying Yahoo The owner of the Daily Mail newspaper is considering a bid for the struggling US internet company Yahoo, BBC reports.

A spokesman told the AP news agency that discussions were “at a very early stage” and there was no certainty a deal would take place.

The Wall Street Journal, where it was first reported, said the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) was in talks with private equity firms about an offer.

Activist hedge fund investor Starboard Value recently called for the replacement of the entire board at the loss-making company.

The spokesman for the Daily Mail owner said “it has been in discussions with a number of parties who are potential bidders”.

The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, said that the potential bid could take two forms.

In one scenario, a private-equity partner would acquire Yahoo’s core web business with the Mail taking over the news and media properties.

of results that showed auditors had flagged concerns about loans of 16.6 billion shillings ($164 million).

Meanwhile, Imperial Bank is still in receivership after it was taken over last October, just two months after a smaller one, Dubai Bank, was placed under central bank control.

Njoroge said on Sunday the central bank would provide financing to any

In another scenario, the private-equity firm would acquire Yahoo’s core web business and merge its media and news properties with the Mail’s online operations.

Yahoo has set a deadline for 18 April for interested parties to submit their offers.

Earlier this year, Yahoo said it would cut 15 per cent of its workforce as part of chief executive Marissa Mayer’s “aggressive” plan to return the company to profit.

Richard Dunbar, of Aberdeen Asset Management, told the BBC: “[Yahoo] has struggled against Facebook and Google. Its sales have halved over the past 10 years. In contrast Mail Online has been unbelievably successful, the most visited English language news website in the world.

“It will be interesting to see whether the terms of this deal are acceptable to what have been long suffering shareholders at Yahoo.”

Yahoo’s shares have fallen by about 30 per cent since the end of 2014.

Airtel Kenya records 16.8 pc market share growth

Airtel Kenya has recorded growth of market share by voice traffic to 16.8 per cent from 9.8 per cent in the year ended December.

According to statistics from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), the company saw its 7.1 million customers making calls for 1.7 billion minutes translating to a gain of one billion minutes during the similar period.

Although the shares for SMS dropped by 0.5 per cent to stand at 8.2 per cent during the period under review, the number of texts sent from Airtel’s network increased to 669.4 million messages up from 612.0 million messages sent during the last quarter.

Airtel’s growth of voice traffic, number of SMS and market share could be attributed to the rollout of innovative propositions such as Airtel UnlimiNet that continues to gives its pre-paid customers the freedom and flexibility to choose from a wide range of relatively-affordable daily, weekly and monthly bundles. The product offers free WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter, making it more popular among a host of consumers. In January this year, the company introduced a new “UnlimiNet 20 bundle”, that is the most affordable bundled offer for voice, SMS and data within the Airtel UnlimiNet plan.

The Sh20 bundle which has a 24-hour validity period is packed with 20 MB data, 20 SMSs and 6 minutes of calls to any network. The Company also introduced new weekly and monthly bundles on its UnlimiNet plan.

UG seeks Sh181m as country’s only radiotherapy machine breaks down Uganda’s only radiotherapy machine used for treating cancer has broken down beyond repair, leaving thousands unable to access potential life-saving treatment, the country’s main cancer unit says.

The breaking of the crucial machine has prompted the cancer unit at Mulago Hospital in the capital, Kampala start looking for $1.8m (Sh181 million) to buy a new machine.

The hospital gets 44,000 new referrals

a year from Uganda, as well as from neighbouring countries including Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan.

Around 75 per cent of these may require radiotherapy, the unit’s spokesperson Christine Namulindwa told the BBC. “It’s really, really a hard time,” she added, it’s having an impact on our patients, as the treatment is often required.”

Radiotherapy uses radiation to target

and kill cancerous cells in a specific part of the body. The machine at Mulago Hospital was second hand when it was donated in 1995 and has been repaired several times in the past.

But efforts to fix it this time have failed, Ms Namulindwa said.

The cancer unit is currently talking to the ministry of health to find a way to buy a new machine, but it is not clear when that will happen.

The ministry’s director of cancer treatment, Dr Jackson Oryem, told BBC Focus on Africa radio that a new machine should be delivered within the next year.

He said that funding was not the problem, rather that there were some technical difficulties, such as the need to build new special facilities that were causing a delay.

In the meantime, patients are still able to get other treatments, such as chemotherapy and surgery, but if they need radiotherapy, and they can afford it, they will have to travel to neighbouring Kenya.

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What made American Idol different from all these other singing competitions is that American Idol just gave regular old normal people like me and like Trent a chance.so I really am gonna miss it. It was the Cinderella story, from rags to riches.

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he MTV Movie Awards aired Sunday night (in a break from recent history, they were taped a day prior), with co-hosts Kevin Hart and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

These are our best moments from the telecast.

Ariana Grande Is a Dangerous Woman Grande’s performance of “Dangerous Woman” was a throwback in multiple ways: First of all, she was decked out in diamonds and a pink gown a la a movie star from the twenties.

The best throwback, though, was the fact that Grande was joined on piano by composer Jason Robert Brown, a Broadway phenom who gave her big break way back when with thirteen.

More performances like this, please.

Halsey Performs “Castle” Halsey took to the outdoor stage in a one-piece unitard to sing “Castle,” which will next be heard as part of The Huntsman:

Winter’s War. The moody tune got a whole new life onstage with the captivating singer, with lights and sparklers making the woman at the center of it all seem like a glowing, bewitching, haunting gem.

Lonely Island Honor Will Smith With A Medley Prior to Will Smith getting the Lifetime Achievement honor, the Lonely Island dudes took the stage to give tribute to Smith’s musical career -- from “Fresh Prince” to “Summertime” to “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It.” It was a fun throwback (the guys were wearing some perfect early’90s overalls), and the men -- as well as Smith in the audience -- looked like they were having a total blast.

“Leo Got F--ked By a Bear” So what if it didn’t actually happen? Johnson and Hart’s rap about the “movies you’ve actually seen” got off to a slow start, but by the time they got to the infamous Revenant/ “Leo got f--ked by a bear” part (complete

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Popular comedian of the ‘Ichieni’ and ‘Ujaluo itakuua’ tag lines Byron Otieno aka Owago Onyiro has finally bagged a radio gig. Owago who is part of Kaka Empire has over the years been the only popular comedian who has not been on radio. Last year it was rumoured that he was to join Nation FM, but it never was. Owago now joins KBC radio Taifa every weekday morning for the breakfast show.

with random celebrities in the audience getting in on the fun), it managed a smile from nearly everyone.

Adam Devine & Rebel Wilson Show Why They Should Be the Focus of the Next Pitch Perfect Movie The two won the award for Best Kiss, and while the duo didn’t quite hit Rachel McAdams/Ryan Gosling steam levels, they had some fun (and managed to roll around on the gross stage for a bit). Well played, guys.

Alexander Skarsgaard Forgot His Pants Forgetting a shirt is so 2015.

Full list of winners:

MOVIE OF THE YEAR: Star Wars: The Force Awakens MTV GENERATION AWARD: Will Smith COMEDIC GENIUS AWARD: Melissa McCarthy TRUE STORY: Straight Outta Compton DOCUMENTARY: Amy BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE: Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road BEST MALE PERFORMANCE: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE: Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool BEST ACTION PERFORMANCE: Chris Pratt, Jurassic World BEST HERO: Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2 BEST VILLAIN: Adam Driver, Star Wars: The Force Awakens BEST VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE: Amy Poehler, Inside Out ENSEMBLE CAST: Pitch Perfect 2 BEST KISS: Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine, Pitch Perfect 2 BEST FIGHT: Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein), Deadpool.

Akothee gives fans electrifying performance at birthday party Esther Akoth popularly known as Akothee turned a year older over the weekend and what better way to celebrate her special day than with her fans. The songbird treated her fans to an all-white party in Mombasa. Dubbed the ‘give it to me’ party, the one of a kind birthday bash lit the Volume lounge in Shanzu Mombasa. Known for her dance moves as opposed to her music, the now short haired Akothee dominated the dance floor. The birthday party was hosted by comedian Jalang’o who as usual cunningly held it together with his witty jokes.

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Halle Berry Flaunts Abs in Sheer dress at MTV Movie Awards The Extant actress crushed it on the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards over the weekend, in a rocker-chic black Noam Hanoch dress with a lace panel showing off her toned abs. The 49-year-old actress was at the awards show to present the Generations Award to actor Will Smith. Well, at 49, Halle Berry sure does look too good for her age!

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Pacquiao wins ‘last fight’ of his career MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016

Manny Pacquiao (L) from the Philippines in action against Timothy Bradley (R) of the USA in the third round during their WBO International Welterweight Championship title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on Saturday.

Pacquiao won with a unanimous decision. PHOTO: MIKE NELSON/EPA

Kenyan boxer Okwiri to face Russian opponent next month Kenya’s top boxer Rayton Okwiri will take to the ring on May 21, just three months to the August’s Rio Olympics after landing a Russian opponent in the International Boxing Association bout.

Okwiri who is the African Olympic Qualification gold medalist, booked a place to Rio Games last month in the continental qualifiers held in Cameroon.

But he will now have only three months to recover after he landed another fight with Andrey Zankovoy from Russia, the man he beat in his first season after turning pro, in 2014.

This is the second time that the two boxers will face each other since 2014.

In their last fight, Okwiri won 2:1 in the AIBA Pro Boxing Ranking Round two in the 69Kg held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The Aiba Professional Boxing (APB) bout which is about seven weeks away will take place in the USA. At the same time, Okwiri has been ​ nominated for the April AIBA boxer of the month.

The Kenya Prisons officer will battle it out with two Americans, Carlos Mina and Mandy Bujold for the prize.

The three are their respective continental Olympic qualification gold medalists.

Just like Okwiri who won the Africa gold in the qualifiers held in Cameroon, Mina and Bujold both lifted the American Olympic Qualification Event

gold medals.

The voting process is open to the public through the official IABA twitter account Okwiri has won four of his last seven fights since he turned pro. He won the 69kg AIBA Pro Boxing Pre-Ranking Round One in Baku, Azebaijan against Marcos Nader on knock out in the second round before losing to Turkish Onur Sipal. He would recover from the

defeat to beat Zamkovoy.

Last year was not one of the best season for the Prison warder who lost two of his three Iba fights. Despite losing initial fights, Okwiri rounded off the year with a 2:1 win over Eimantas Stanionis in the AIBA Pro Boxing Cycle I Round after losing 2:0 to Gyula Kate (Hungery) and 3:0 to Onur Sipal from Turkey. @elvince_x254

Boxer Rayton Okwiri in a past training session. He has landed a fight against Russian Andrey Zankovoy whom he beat in their last meeting.

Boxing great Manny Pacquiao emphatically beat Timothy Bradley Jr. in Las Vegas on Saturday, and vowed to hang up his gloves after besting the American for the second time in three meetings.

Following the bout, Manny repeated the fight was his last, saying he made a promise to his family that he would spend more time with them, according to Bleacher Report.

His win underlined his superiority over Bradley following their bout two years ago, when he avenged his shock loss to the American during their first meeting in 2012.

On Saturday, despite showing a comfortable superiority, the welterweight championship fight went the distance.

All four judges unanimously scored the Filipino, known affectionately as “Pacman,” the winner, 116-110.

After an underwhelming megafight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. -- which he lost -- last year, the Filipino boxer said he had decided to hang up his gloves and focus on his political career.

A tweet by his promoter, Top Rank, reaffirmed his decision to retire.

Pacquiao says he made a commitment to retire to good family.

“Pacquiao says he made a commitment to retire to good family,” the message reads.

He reflected on a long and storied career during which he was regarded as the best pound-for-pound boxer of his generation.

“When I started boxing, I never thought that I can accomplish all that I’ve accomplished,” he said.

The eight-division world champion has also made an impact out of the ring, successfully running for his country’s congress in 2010. He is currently running for a seat in the country’s senate, capitalizing on his popularity throughout the Philippines.

He did, however, leave a window open for a return, saying he’s retired now but he’s not at the point of knowing whether he’ll want to come back.

ESPN boxing writer Dan Rafael tweeted that Pacquiao said his “heart is 50-50 about fighting again.”

Before the fight, Pacquiao announced that Bradley would be his final opponent of his career, saying he selected him after seeing his improvements as a fighter since their last foray.

“I chose Bradley because I believe Bradley, he is different than before we had the last fight. He improved a lot and we know that, and we saw that in his last fight with Rios,” explained Pacquiao.

In February, Pacquiao apologized for sparking outrage in the Philippines after saying gay people are “worse than animals.”

Kenya draws SA in Singapore Sevens The Kenya will seek redemption in the eighth round of the HSB world sevens series in Hong Kong where they will tackle South Africa, Scotland and Russia in the group stages.

Benjamin Ayimba and his boys picked ten points from the last leg staged in Hong Kong over the weekend despite winning only one match.

Kenya who started well by beating Samoa in the opening group match embarrassingly lost to England 33-0 in the Plate semis to crash out of the tournament. This followed a 12-10 to Fiji in the main cup quarters to set a date with England.

Despite the poor show, Shujaa is still eighth on the world standings with 63 points after seven rounds. Series leaders Fiji defeated New Zealand 21-7 to retain the Hong Kong crown and go five points ahead of New Zealand on the series log.

The Homeboys have been drawn in Pool C for next weekend’s Singapore Sevens.

Only South Africa are ranked above Kenya with 122 points ahead of Singapore trip. Scotland and Russia occupies 10th and 15th places with 49 and 18 points respectively.

South Africa who edged Australia to finish third are third on the log, six points behind leaders Fiji (128) and

New Zealand who are second with 123 points.

Fiji won the Cathay Pacific/Hong Kong sevens after beating New Zealand for a second year running at the prestigious tournament.

Ben Ryan’s side walked away with the Cup following a bruising 20 minute encounter with the All Blacks Sevens in front of packed out stands in Hong Kong. Pita Ahki got Sir Gordon Tietjens side off to a flying start when he turned Jerry Tuwai inside out and ran in under the posts. However just minutes later Tuwai got his revenge as he sniped over the New Zealand line from three metres away. With the rain starting to fall, handling errors were plentiful from both sides and the first half ended 7-7.

Kitione Taliga scored early on in the second half for Fiji after Semi Kunatani made a striding break through the stretched New Zealand defence. At 14-7, Fiji then turned up the pressure even more as Pio Tuwai turned over possession on Fiji’s 22 and let Amenoni Nasilasila loose, who eventually offloaded to send Semi Kunatani under the posts and secure the victory.

England beat USA to take the plate while Argentina beat Scotland to the bowl and Russia overcame Canada to lift the plate.

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SPORTS BRIEFS Origi scores twice as Reds thrash Stoke

Substitute Divock Origi scored twice as Liverpool made short work of Stoke to leapfrog their opponents and go eighth in the Premier League.

A long-range shot from Alberto Moreno put the Reds ahead before Bojan escaped his marker to nod in Stoke’s equaliser.

Daniel Sturridge put away Sheyi Ojo’s cross to regain the lead and Origi (pictured) then headed in, before his attempted cross drifted in after the break.

Stoke rarely threatened apart from a late run from Mame Biram Diouf.

By making seven changes to his starting line-up, including first Premier League starts for Ojo and Kevin Stewart, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp revealed his priorities for the season’s run-in.

The lure of European silverware - and the resulting Champions League place - means their Europa League quarterfinal second leg against Borussia Dortmund on Thursday now takes precedent over their vanishingly slim chances of gate-crashing the Premier League top four.

Jericho trounce Kiambiu FC in Sportpesa super 8

Goal poacher Victor Walera claimed a hat trick to help Jericho All Stars trounce Kiambiu Youth 4-2 in the 11th round of the Sportpesa Super 8 Premier League (SPS8) tie staged at Camp Toyoyo.

Kelvin Ndubuliwa added a goal for the home side as Kiambiu’s Collins Oduor found the back of the net twice to make sure his side went down with a bit of honour.

The physical match saw both sides end the game with a man less after Jericho’s Moses Ouma and Kiambiu’s Lawrence Musili were handed their marching orders in the 44th and 85th minute respectively after failing to heed earlier warnings by the referee.

It was a nail-biting match under the sun soaked Jericho grounds where the All Stars came oozing with confidence and incision which proved too hot to handle for their east-side neighbours who were missing some of their vital players currently under suspension.

Prolific forward Valdo Madegwa and James Mandela were replaced by Michael Otieno and Oduor Collins.

Kipserem records new personal best Kenya’s Marius Kipserem stopped knocked off three minutes from his previous personal best when he stopped the lock in 2:06:11 to win the men’s Rotterdam marathon yesterday evening.

Letebrhan Haylay Gebreslasea of Ethiopia won the women’s race.

His new time (2:06:11) was more than three minutes from the previous career best of 2:09:21 he set at the Hefei Marathon last October, one of three Chinese marathons he won in 2015.

Joining him on the podium were two runners who made their debuts over the distance in Rotterdam: 22-year-

old Ethiopian Solomon Deksisa, who finished second in 2:06:22, and Kenya’s Geoffrey Kirui, who was third in 2:07:22.

“This is wonderful,” said Kirui, the 2012 world junior 10,000m bronze medallist. “I was expecting a time of 2:09 in my first marathon, not 2:07.

But I was well prepared.” Kirui was quoted on the IAAF official website as having said.

In the early stages, a group of 20 decided to follow the three pacemakers, who left Rotterdam’s renowned Coolsingel thoroughfare on a pace to bring them through the half in 1:02:30. At 14:39,

Marius Kipserem crosses the finish line to win the men’s race of the Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam, Netherlands, yesterday. PHOTO: OLAF KRAAK/EPA

the opening 5km was promising but later the pace dropped, with 10km reached in 29:46.

Two of the faster men in the field, Ethiopia’s Ayele Abshero and John Mwangangi of Kenya, fell back between the 10th and 15th kilometres.

Tsegaye Kebede, however, another prerace favourite, was still faring well.

By 15km, passed in 44:26, the lead group was reduced to 12 plus the trio of pacesetters. They then reached the midway point in 1:02:20, slightly ahead of schedule.

Shortly after the 25km mark, the lead group was down to eight, five Kenyans

and three Ethiopians: Kipserem, Kirui, Vincent Chepkok, Matthew Kisorio, Allan Kiprono, Deksisa, Kebede, and Limenih Getachew.

Kebede started to drift back at the 30km and was some five seconds behind Kipserem, Kirui and Deksisa, who ran together, content with watching one another rather than upping the tempo.

Kipserem made the decisive move with less than five kilometres remaining; Kirui was dropped but Deksisa hung on. Kipserem accelerated again as he passed the 40km marker in 1:59:41, finally leaving Deksisa in his wake. @elvince_x254

Pochettino happy as Spurs thump Manchester United From Page 16 Defeat means the Red Devils face a struggle to finish in the Champions League places at the end of the season, slipping four points behind rivals Manchester City, who currently occupy the crucial fourth place.

Bizarrely, Louis van Gaal decided to substitute young striker Marcus Rashford at half-time and sent on winger Ashley Young, who played as the furthest man forward for the second 45 minutes.

Young made little impression, while 18-year-old right-back Timothy FosuMensah was United’s best player, defending robustly with five tackles, five interceptions and six clearances during his 68 minutes on the pitch.

Just two minutes after the Dutchman was replaced by Matteo Darmian because of injury, Tottenham broke the deadlock in a move that came from his side of the pitch.

The scoreline might have been worse for Van Gaal’s side, as goalkeeper David de Gea saved a deflected Eric Dier shot and tipped over Harry Kane’s looping header.

“Tottenham is a great team and I have said that also in advance of this match.

But, until the first goal, I think we were a good team who were playing good in Tottenham and we also had a big chance for a goal. Yes, 3-0 is a big negative result but the way that we have played until the first goal was good,” Van Gaal said after the match.

Harry Kane shoots past United’s Delay Blind during their match yesterday.

Spurs won 3-0.

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Misfiring Gor drop points against Ushuru MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016

A misfiring Gor Mahia was frustrated to a barren-draw with Ushuru FC in a SportPesa Premier League encounter staged at Nyayo National Stadium last evening.

Out of form striker Jacob Keli who started in the absence of injured Jacques Tuyisenge missed a penalty to ensure coach Jose Narcelo dropped points for the first time since taking charge.

In an earlier match at the same venue, Posta Rangers ended Ulinzi Stars’ unbeaten run when Joseph Mbugi converted from the spot for the match’s only goal at the stroke of half-time.

In Kisumu, Bandari fell 1-0 to hosts Muhoroni Youth while Thika United bagged their first win of the season following their 1-0 win over Chemelil Sugar.

Gor Mahia came into the clash with Ushuru on the back of a fine run of two successive victories and were looking forward to keep the winning streak as they aim at bridging the gap with the top teams.

K’Ogalo had a flurry of chances in the opening half, all coming agonizingly close with the first chance coming after five minutes of play when Karim Nzigiyimana swung in a fine low cross but Jacob Keli missed from close range.

The second opportunity saw Edmond Murai pick up a loose ball but his shot was cleared off the line with Francis Kahata blazing the rebound over the bar. On the other end, a comical error

almost gifted Ushuru the opener when poor communication between Musa Mohammed and his keeper Boniface Oluoch saw Dennis Wafula sneak in between them and poke the ball but Mohammed managed to recover and clear the danger off the line.

In the ninth minute, Keli came close once again, this time lifting the ball over his marker from a Murai pass, but his volley was well saved by Shabaan Odhoji in the Ushuru goal.

Gor’s forays upfront continued with Keli’s flick at the near post from an Innocent Wafula cross being headed away for an unfruitful corner.

Ushuru managed to sustain the early pressure from Gor and they should have picked the opener in the 20th minute when Eric Okoth’s cross was met by Wafula, but his header was well dealt Marcelo was forced to make a substitution, bringing in Ernest Wendo for midfielder Khalid Aucho, who was stretched off to the ambulance after suffering a concussion as he went for an aerial ball from a corner.

Five minutes into the second period, Gor had a chance to open the scores when they were awarded a penalty after Roy Okal hacked down Keli inside the box.

However, Keli could not take advantage of the opportunity from12 yards as Odhoji stretched to save the penalty.

Ushuru FC’s Roosevelt Blaty tussles for the ball with Gor Mahia’s Musa Mohamed during their Sportpesa Premier League match at Nyayo National Stadium last evening. The two teams drew 0-0.

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BIRTHDAY GIFT: Tottenham midfielder Delle Alli celebrates after putting his team ahead in yesterday’s match against Manchester United. Spurs won 3-0.

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Spurs thump devils to keep hopes alive T

ottenham maintained their Premier League title challenge with a thumping victory over Manchester United.

Having seen Leicester beat Sunderland earlier, Tottenham scored three goals in six second-half minutes to stay seven points behind the Foxes.

Dele Alli slotted in from inside the area and Toby Alderweireld headed home, before Erik Lamela’s sweet strike.

Anthony Martial drove straight at Hugo Lloris after a weaving run, to register the away side’s only shot on target.

Kick-off was delayed by half an hour as the United team bus was stuck in London traffic en route to White Hart Lane.

And they barely provided a threat in the match, taking until the 62nd minute to test goalkeeper Lloris and capitulating in the second period.

Spurs had not beaten their opponents at home since 2001, a run of 14 games, while manager Mauricio Pochettino was winless in six previous games against United.

But the home side ended that sequence with a stunning passage of attacking play to stay second in the table and in touch with leaders Leicester.

“I think it’s true we sent a message that we are there, waiting and fighting. If Leicester fail we need to stay there, it’s important. Seven points is a difficult gap to reduce but we need to believe. The performance like today, and the result like today, showed that this team believes,” Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino said after the match.

There was concern among the home fans as the deadlock lasted for 70 minutes, before Alli - who turns 20 today - latched on to Christian Eriksen’s pass for the opener.

Four minutes later, Alderweireld looped in a header to calm the nerves, and Argentine Lamela, who missed a header from six yards out in the first half, stroked in his 10th goal of the season.

Tottenham, who have conceded the fewest goals in the league this season (25), still need help from leaders Leicester if they are to clinch their first league title since 1961, but this deserved victory keeps their title bid alive.

Having turned up to the ground late, United seemed set up to contain the opposition and finished with just five shots in the match.

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