20160504 xnews

WEDNESday, MAY 4, 2016 | www.x254.co

3

envoys call for dialogue over iebc Eleven diplomats say there is need to build consensus and confidence in both the electoral body and the judiciary to ensure free, fair and credible polls in 2017

NEWS

Huruma building tragedy

3 more bodies recovered as death toll climbs to 26

T

he death toll from the Huruma building tragedy has risen to 26 after three more bodies were pulled out of the rubble early today.

Head of the rescue operation Lieutenant Joseph Maritm said the body of the mother to the sevenmonth old baby rescued alive yesterday was among those retrieved from the rubble.

At least 80 people are still missing according to the KDF man who heads the joint rescue team.

He told reporters that the operation is 60 percent complete and is expected to be concluded by Friday.

Nairobi police boss Japheth Koome said the search is still on albeit going on slowly. “Rescue work is ongoing this morning. Yesterday, we got three more bodies and recovered nine rabbits from the debris. The work is being done by professionals and we will make sure that we get anyone who is alive out,� he stated.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Transition: Leaders eulogise Mama Lucy Kibaki at requiem mass

www.x254.co

Former President Mwai Kibaki holds the hands of his children Judy and Jimmy during a requiem mass for his wife Lucy at the Consolata Shrine in Nairobi earlier today. Leaders including President Uhuru Kenyatta, his deputy William Ruto, Former PM Raila Odinga and former VP Kalonzo Musyoka were among those who attended the prayers.

2

NEWS

State accused of interfering with media freedom as day is marked WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

The government yesterday came under sharp criticism for harassing journalists covering stories deemed to be portraying the state in negative ways.

Kenya Editors Guild chairman Linus Kaikai accused the state of interfering with press freedom in the country and making the work of journalist ‘very hard’ in telling the public the truth.

“We owe the society the truth whether it comes from the government or any other place, journalists must tell it and therefore we urge the government not to interfere with the press freedom which is well anchored in the constition,” Kaikai said.

He said journalists have the cardinal responsibility to tell the truth without interference from government or any other organization.

Mr Kaikai also hit out at journalists who write and broadcast biased stories because of their affiliation or close links with politicians. “I appeal to both the government and the opposition to withdraw all men and women in the newsrooms and deploy them to their secretariats,” he said.

He made the remarks yesterday as Kenya joined the rest of the world in marking world press freedom day.

The Editors Guild chairman noted that press freedom in the country has been diminishing with time and urged the state to respect media freedom as guaranteed in the

Kenya Editors Guild chairman Linus Kaikai (left) with media Council of Kenya chief executive Dr Haron Mwangi (center) and Chief Justice Dr Willy Mutunga at world Press Fredom Day celebrations in Nairobi yesterday.

constitution.

Kaikai pointed out an incident in which Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery ordered the arrest of three parliamentary reporters over a story unearthing corruption in his docket as one of the outright harassment by the government to journalists in pursuit of truth.

Media Council of Kenya chief executive Haron Mwangi decried the fact that many journalists are underpaid thereby making them easy

targets by politicians to manipulate stories in their favor.

“It is a real issue happening in most newsrooms. Journalists are not well remunerated, politicians therefore take advantage of this and use the vulnerable journalists to push their agenda,” Mwangi said. He said such practice deny the society from knowing the truth which journalists are supposed to tell.

The government however through ICT Principal Secretary Samuel

Itemere assured the media fraternity that it will strengthen relevant institutions in order to support press freedom in the country.

He promised members of the fourth estate that the government will not interfere with the freedom that the constitution guarantees them.

This year’s theme was ‘Media in the spotlight: can it be free, independent and professional to spur democracy, transparent and accountable leadership? sam_x254

Governors warned against delayed submission of audit documents

Senators have warned Governors against late submission of crucial documents to Auditor General in a bid to cover up for some misappropriation of public funds.

Senate Public Accounts Committee chairman Anyang’ Nyong’o said governors have a tendency of submitting documents to the Auditor General very late to avoid thorough scrutiny of the documents.

Nyong’o said such practice is replicated in most counties where the county bosses are not making it easy for Auditor General to conduct their financial audit query in time.

“The committee has noted a tendency in most counties where Governors submit reports demanded by Auditor General very late, this practice must stop,” Nyong’o said.

The Kisumu Senator said Governors are doing so deliberately in a bid to stop senators from conducting their oversight role.

“When crucial documents are submitted late it means that even senators will not have time to thoroughly inspect the financial expenditure and write a final report on counties,” said Nyong’o.

He made the remarks yesterday when the Senate PAC committee met West Pokot Governor Simon Kachapin and Kiambu County officials over some audit queries of the 2013/14 financial year.

The committee said both the two counties submitted additional report required by the Auditor General very late thereby hampering proper scrutiny of the documents.

Three more bodies recovered as Huruma death toll hits 26 From Page 1

According to Maritim, the slow pace of the operation is due to the ‘pancake style’ of floors following the collapsed of the building Friday evening which he said is making it more difficult to recover whatever is lying under the rubble.

He also blamed the proximity of the building to the river saying it has rendered accessibility to the area harder.

This is one of the worst buildings to have collapsed in the country. Its pancake style where all floors lie over each other is complicating our mission,” he said.

“It is also delicate as we must secure our officers and those who may be alive under the rubble,” he added.

News of the recovery of the mother to seven-month old Dealeryn Saisi will come as a damper to Mr Ralson Saisi who was overjoyed to be re-united with his baby after being rescued from the rubble four days after the tragedy occurred last Friday evening.

“I do not want to lose hope of finding her alive. I believe in miracles now more than ever,” Saisi told journalists at the Kenyatta National Hospital yesterday when asked his thoughts about the wife. wilson_x254

Rescuers on the site of the collapsed building as the operation entered its fifth day today. The team has blamed the layering of the floors and the area’s proximity to a river as some factors hampering their efforts.

NEWS 3 WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

Kenya records rise in hospital births as total birthrate reduces: survey Kenya has recorded an increase of births in health facilities, but a decrease in the total birth rate coverage for the period of 2014/15, a survey has revealed.

According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics survey released yesterday in Nairobi, the number of births that occurred in health facilities increased by 7.0 per cent in 2015 while the total registered births decreased from 63.4 per cent in 2014 to 60.4 per cent in 2015.

The high birth rate increase in the health facilities was as a result of the free maternal care in all public hospitals introduced in 2013 by the government. According to the survey, total death registration coverage rates also declined from 45.8 per cent in 2014 to 45.2 per cent in 2015, malaria, pneumonia, cancer and HIV/ AIDS being the leading causes of the deaths.

Overall membership of National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) increased by 17.8 per cent to 5.3 million in 2014/15, the formal sector contributing the bulk membership at 3,221,621 million representing 61.1per cent of the total membership collection in the same period.

The number of registered employees by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) also rose from 3,981.0 thousand in 2014 to 3, 981.3 thousand in 2015. The annual contributions of the employees went up by 39.8 per cent to Sh9,209.9 million in 2015. These led to an increase in benefits paid to members rising by 38.8 per cent to Sh3,999.2 million in the same period.

Due to the demand for basic social services by the population, the National government total expenditure on the social sector is expected to increase by 19.8 per cent to Sh430.1 billion in 215/16 with the recurrent expenditure also expected to increase from 309.8 billion in 2014/15 to Kshs 359.4 billion in 2015/16.

Development expenditure on social sector is expected to increase by 44.0 per cent from Kshs 49.1 billion in 2014/15 to Kshs 70.7 billion in 2015/16. Other social areas that have received an increase include; educational institutions which rose by 4.6 per cent from 79,641 in 2014 to 83,336 in 2015. The number of primary and secondary schools each grew by 7.9 per cent, Pre-primary schools increased by 1.4 while the number of primary and secondary schools each grew by 7.9 per cent.

The total enrollment in pre-primary schools increased by 6.7 per cent to 3.2 million while the total enrolment in primary schools grew from 10.0 million in 2014 to 10.1 million in 2015. Total enrolment in secondary schools rose by 13.0 per cent to 2.6 million in 2015. Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions also rose by 15.8 per cent.

Envoys call for dialogue over IEBC Eleven foreign envoys have emphasised the need for dialogue across Kenya’s political divide on the electoral and judicial systems ahead of the 2017 General Election.

In a statement, the envoys indicated that to ensure a credible and peaceful poll, all of Kenya’s leaders and citizens should come together through dialogue to build confidence in the systems in place.

They stated that decisions touching on the future of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s leadership must be broadly acceptable, achieved through dialogue and made in accord with Kenya’s Constitution and laws.

“Kenyans will go to the polls in 15 months to choose the leaders who will take the country forward over the next five years. With the political competition already underway, now is the time for all Kenyans to consider what steps to take to ensure these elections are free, fair, and peaceful,” they said. They described

it as a shared responsibility of the government, the Opposition and the people of Kenya to ensure a free, fair and peaceful election in 2017.

“In recent months, we have discussed the 2017 elections with a broad spectrum of Kenya’s political, religious, civil society and business leaders, and with representatives of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). In all of our meetings, we have reiterated the crucial importance of public

Long rains to Continue, warns Weatherman The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has called on people living in areas characterised by steep slopes to move to higher grounds.

KMD in its seven days forecast ending on Monday next week indicates that heavy rains is expected to continue pounding various parts of the country.

The long rains are expected to continue in places such as the Lake Victoria Basin, Highlands West of the Rift Valley, Central and South Rift Valley counties of Siaya, Kisumu, Homa Bay and Migori.

The others are, Kisii, Nyamira, Transnzoia, Baringo, Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Nandi, Laikipia, Nakuru, Narok, Kajiado, Kericho, Bomet, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma and Busia.

Also expected to continue receiving rainfall include; the Central Highlands including, the counties of Nairobi, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang’a, Kiambu, Meru, Embu, and Tharaka.

“Landslides are likely on steep slopes especially in areas that have been receiving high rainfall amounts in the recent past,” said the Director of Meteorological Services James Kongoti in a statement.

The weatherman further warned motorists that the roads are likely to be slippery and therefore they should drive with caution. There is also warned of likelihood of lightning strikes in the Western parts of the country.

The public have been to avoid sheltering under trees or in open fields.

confidence in the electoral system,” they said. They noted the steps the IEBC and other institutions have taken to prepare for the elections and stated that organising free, fair and peaceful elections is a “whole of society” effort. “Voters must have confidence that institutions such as the IEBC and the Judiciary are impartial, efficient, and operate in accordance with the law. Kenya’s politicians and citizens have a responsibility to build trust in the

democratic system and to find ways to ensure the electoral and judicial institutions are strong and effective,” they said.

They further pointed out that the IEBC and Judiciary must have the resources needed to carry out their responsibilities and stated that everyone must reject rhetoric or actions that incite violence.

They expressed their commitment to support Kenya in this critical election. “Many of us are funding technical assistance, civic education, and conflict mitigation efforts. We will continue to engage with Kenyan leaders, citizens, and organizations across the country in the months ahead.” The statement was signed by the Ambassador of the United States Robert F. Godec, High Commissioner for the United Kingdom Nic Hailey, Ambassador of Germany Jutta Frasch, High Commissioner for Canada David Angell and Ambassador of Switzerland Ralf Heckner. www.capitalfm.co.ke

Now everyone can drive Now you can pay by mpesa securely Hotline: 0704773300 www.rockyschool.co.ke

Hospital ceilings are boring.

Drive Safely!

4

NEWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

MPs approve law requiring Kenya Power to compensate customers Electricity distributer Kenya Power will be required to compensate its customers for any financial losses and physical injuries occasioned by power black outs lasting more than three hours if a bill passed by MPs is assented to by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

The energy bill that now awaits the President’s signature to become law was passed yesterday after MPs voted overwhelmingly to an amendment by Mvita MP Abdulswamad Shariff to have Kenya power held responsible for causing inconveniences to consumers.

The bill provides for the establishment, powers and functions of the energy sector entities; promotion of renewable energy; as well as exploration, recovery and commercial utilisation of coal and geothermal energy. It also provides for the regulation of midstream and downstream petroleum activities, and the production, supply and use of all energy forms.

According the Shariff, the move to surcharge Kenya Power is meant to cushion Kenyans from unnecessary exploitation and embarrassment that has characterised the state owned company. “We want Kenya Power customers to have value for their money devoid of power shortages or outages,” he said. “We want to cushion manufacturers, commercial building owners, warehouses, farmers and other small businesses such as salons and barber shops, which have been suffering whenever there

Ugandans arrested for illegal stay Seven Ugandans were Tuesday night arrested in a house in Kayole for being in Kenya illegally.

According to police, this brings to 29, the total number of those arrested so far in an operation which revealed that the individuals were headed to the Middle East, after being promised jobs.

“The seven were arrested last evening at a house where they had been staying and they did not have any documents identifying them,” Nairobi Police boss Japheth Koome told Capital FM News.

Koome stated that 22 others had earlier been arrested on Tuesday in Kasarani area.

He said they had also arrested a man identified as Mwaura, who is behind the movement of the Ugandans. Koome warned any other Ugandan hiding in Nairobi and ready to travel to the Middle East as promised by their brokers to surrender.

Mvita MP Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir who authored the emendments to force Kenya Power to compensate custoimers for losses occassioned by power outages.

are disruptions in supplies,” he told X-news at Parliament buildings.

Kenya Power owns and operates most of the electricity transmission and distribution system in the country and sells electricity to over 2.6 million

customers according to statistics as of April 2014. The company’s key mandate is to plan for sufficient electricity generation and transmission capacity to meet demand; building and maintaining the power distribution

and transmission network and retailing of electricity to its customers.

The Government has a controlling stake of 50.1% of shareholding with private investors at 49.9%. @hillary_x254

Police foiled ‘Westgate-style’ attack Security agencies foiled a “large-scale” biological attack using anthrax, by a terror group with links to the so-called Islamic State (IS), police announced yesterday.

A man, his wife and another woman have been arrested and rewards offered for two other men.

Although police did not name the network, they said it stretches across the country and outside Kenyan borders, including to Somalia, Libya and Syria.

There was no immediate independent confirmation.

In a statement, the police said Mohammed Abdi Ali, a medical intern at Wote Hospital in Makueni County, was in charge of a “terror network... planning large-scale attacks akin to the Westgate Mall attack” in

which 67 people were killed.

They say he was also “engaged in the active radicalisation” of students and helped recruit Kenyans “to join terror groups in Libya and Syria”.

The statement says Mr Ali’s network included medical

experts who could help organise a biological attack using anthrax.

His wife, Nuseiba Mohammed Haji, a student, was also arrested, in Uganda, as was a friend, Fatuma Mohammed Hanshi.

The police said accomplices

of Mr Ali had gone in to hiding, including Ahmed Hish and Farah Dagane, who are medical interns.

Police described them as “armed and dangerous” and offered Sh2 million for information leading to their apprehension.

Ebola, terrorism blamed for tourism decline in 2015 Frequent incidents of insecurity, terrorism, Ebola scare Africa and restrictive travel advisories by some European nations were yesterday cited as the some key factors that occasioned the decline of Kenya’s tourism sector in the year 2015.

Statistics released by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) indicated that tourism earnings went down to Sh84.6 billion in 2015 compared to Sh87.1 billion in 2014.

Similarly, international visitor arrivals declined by 12.6 per cent from Sh1,350.4 in 2014 to Sh1180.5 in 2015.

Addressing the stakeholders during the official launch of the 2016 Economic Survey in Nairobi yesterday, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) director general Zachariah Mwangi attributed the decline performance of the sector to account of insecurity situations in the country particularly in the coastal region and disturbing travel advisories by source markets.

“Pockets of insecurity, terrorism and travel advisories by some European nations did scare away tourists from vising our country hence the decline in tourism earnings” he said.

Orphans get more funds ahead of international day The government has allocated more funds to cater for the ballooning number of Orphans and Vulnerable children benefiting households, from the current 256,000 to 356,000 by June this year.

A report by Labour and East Africa Affairs ministry indicates that there are 2.8 million orphans and vulnerable children living in Kenya, with the number on the rise over the years since HIV/Aids was declared a national disaster.

There are vulnerable children who live in difficult circumstances whose welfare is threatened as a result of devastating impact of HIV/ Aids coupled with adverse socio-economic effects which continues to erode family resources.

NEWS 5

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

Boost for Trump as rival Ted Cruz bows out of race US Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has received a big boost in his campaign for nomination after his closest challenger Ted Cruz bowed out of the race.

Mr Ted Cruz has announced he is ending his campaign for the US Republican presidential nomination, after losing heavily to Donald Trump in the Indiana primary.

Republican nomination frontrunner Donald Trump salutes supporters in New York. He is now certain to win the GOP nomination. PHOTO/EPA

Mr Trump, a New York businessman who is unpopular with many in his own party, is almost certain to be the nominee.

Earlier, Mr Cruz called Mr Trump a “liar” who was unfit to be president.

In the Democratic battle, Bernie Sanders is projected to beat Hillary Clinton in Indiana.

He trails Mrs Clinton in the allimportant delegate count but after this victory he said the contest was still alive.

“Clinton campaign thinks this campaign is over. They’re wrong,” he said.

Mr Cruz’s advisers had targeted Indiana as the Texas senator’s best hope of halting Mr Trump’s march to the nomination.

“We gave it everything we’ve got, but the voters chose another path,” he told supporters in Indiana.

His departure means Mr Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, sure to reach the 1,237 delegates required to win.

The New York businessman is the first nominee since Dwight Eisenhower in 1952 to lack any previous experience of elected office.

The verbal attacks between him and Mr Trump had reached a new level of intensity on Tuesday.

Mr Cruz attacked the billionaire businessman as “totally amoral”, “a pathological liar” and “a serial philanderer”.

Mr Trump responded by calling Ted Cruz a “desperate candidate trying to save his failing campaign”.

But hours later, after Mr Cruz announced he was quitting the race, Mr Trump praised him as a “tough, smart competitor”.

GOP nomination Ted Cruz speaks at a past campaign rally. He has announced suspension of his campaign after being thrashed by rival Trump in Indiana.

PHOTO/EPA

It is looking increasingly likely that Mr Trump will face Mrs Clinton in the autumn in the battle to succeed President Barack Obama, who will be leaving the White House after two terms.

But Republicans have expressed reservations about Mr Trump’s outspoken remarks, which have

offended women and Hispanics.

There are also concerns about some of his policies on immigration and national security, like building a wall on the southern US border paid for by Mexico, a ban on Muslims coming to the US and the killing of the families of terrorists.

Top stories from X News global partners

Global water shortages It’s Trump’s G.O.P Now as How Leicester City staged to deliver ‘severe hit’ to Cruz Exits: Donald J. Trump became the greatest upset in presumptive Republican presidential sporting history: Anyone who economies, World Bank the nominee on Tuesday with a landslide win in watches sport for long enough will see his warns: Water shortages will deliver a Indiana that drove his principal opponent, share of upsets. Boxing aficionados remember “severe hit” to the economies of the Middle East, central Asia, and Africa by the middle of the century, taking double digits off their GDP, the World Bank warned on Tuesday.

By 2050, growing demand for cities and for agriculture would put water in short supply in regions where it is now plentiful – and worsen shortages across a vast swath of Africa and Asia, spurring conflict and migration, the bank said. Water shortages could strip off 14% of GDP in the Middle East and nearly 12% of GDP in the Sahel – without a radical shift in management, according to the bank’s projections. Central Asia could lose close to 11% of GDP.

www.theguardian.com

Senator Ted Cruz, from the race and cleared the way for the polarizing, populist outsider to take control of the party. After months of sneering dismissals and expensive but impotent attacks from Republicans fearful of his candidacy, Mr. Trump is now positioned to clinch the required number of delegates for the nomination by the last day of voting on June 7. Facing only a feeble challenge from Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, Mr. Trump is all but certain to roll into the Republican convention in July with the party establishment’s official but uneasy embrace. In the Democratic contest, Senator Bernie Sanders rebounded and prevailed in Indiana. www.nytimes.com

Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson at odds of 42 to 1—and occasionally an underdog will keep going for an entire tournament. Greece’s football side were 150 to 1 to win the 2004 European Championship, whereas the Minnesota Twins were 500 to 1 to win baseball’s 1987 World Series. But nothing could have prepared football fans for Leicester’ City’s remarkable run in the 2015-16 EPL. The Foxes were 5,000 to 1 to win the title on the season’s opening day. And yet, after more than three bewildering months in first place, the Foxes clinched the title after Tottenham Hotspur failed to beat Chelsea on May 2nd.

How did they do it? www.economist.com

Donald Trump looks to White House as Ted Cruz quits: Donald Trump has

become the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, setting up a likely battle with Hillary Clinton in November, after a decisive victory in Indiana that forced Ted Cruz to abandon his campaign.

“It is a beautiful thing to watch and a beautiful thing to behold and we are going to make America great again,” Mr Trump said at Trump Tower in Manhattan. “We had a tremendous victory tonight … we’re going after Hillary Clinton.” Mr Cruz suspended his White House campaign after a disastrous performance in the Midwestern ‘Hoosier’ State, which was one of the last opportunities he had to prevent Mr Trump from securing the 1,237 delegates needed to win. www.ft.com

To enquire about digital advertising with these international brands, email julian@x254.co

xnews | WEDNESday, MAY 4, 2016 | www.x254.co

BUSINESS

CBK EXCHANGE RATES

Over 800,000 jobs created in 2015, KNBS survey indicates Kenya’s economy grew slightly by 5.6 per cent in 2015 leading to the creation of 841,600 jobs compared to 799,700 jobs the previous year, the Economic Survey 2016 Report has revealed.

The survey revealed that of the 841,600 jobs created, 128,000 jobs were in the informal sector.

However, during the period under review, the number of self-employed individuals fell slightly by 19.6 per cent compared to 22.9 per cent recorded in 2014.

Speaking during the official launch of the 2016 Economic Survey Report, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) director general Zachary Mwangi attributed the growth to a stable macro-economic environment as well as improved agriculture, construction, real estate and insurance sector.

“Agriculture gross value improved to 6.2 per cent up from 3.5 per cent recorded in 2014 as a result of good climatic conditions and reliable rainfall that led to improved crop and livestock production,” said Mwangi.

“Maize production went up by 9 per cent hitting 42.5 million bags while sugarcane production increase by 4.6 per cent to reach 6.8 million tonnes,” he added.

According to the report, the country’s manufacturing sector grew slightly by 3.5 per cent up from 3.2 per cent attributing the slower growth to reduced production costs driven by low cost of petroleum products.

Transport sector went up by 6.4 per

Devolution and Planning Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri (centre), with his Water and Irrigation counterpart Eugene Wamalwa (second left), Planning Principal Secretary Saitoti Torome (left), Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Director General Zacharia Mwangi and Board Chairman Prof Terry Ryan (right) during the official launch of the 2016 Economic Survey at Kenyatta International Convention Centre on Tuesday. cent to Sh 951.4 billion owing to improvement at the Port of Mombasa as well as the construction of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).

However, Tourism was the greatest hit sector since international visitors sunk by 12.6 per cent to 1.18 million compared to 1.35 million arrivals recorded in 2014.

The diminishing number of tourist’s

ICT sector records growth in 2015, study indicates The value of Information Communication Technology (ICT) output expanded by 8.1 per cent to Sh280 million from Sh259 million posted in 2014, a new analysis has revealed.

The growth, according to the study dubbed ‘the Economic Survey 2016 Report’ was majorly driven by a successful completion of the Digital Migration which further saw the number of TV stations increase to 62 up from 36 the year before.

Meanwhile, mobile telephone subscriptions increased to 37.7 million subscribers, resulting to penetration rate of 85.5 per cent. During the period under review, Internet subscriptions increased significantly to 23.9 million up from 16.4 million recorded in 2014.

The number of licensed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) surged from 177 in 2014 to 221in 2015 whereas data speed for computer modems and transmission

1 US DOLLAR 1 UK POUND 1 EURO 1 S.A RAND 1 KSH/USH 1 KSH/TSH

carriers increased by 66.9 per cent hitting 20,293 bits per second per capita owing to accessibility of fibre optic.

The international telephone traffic increased by 11.4 per cent to 1,173 million minutes according to the report.

Similarly, domestic telephone calls traffic increased by 27.7 per cent to 39.2 billion minutes in 2015.

The number of messages sent via Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) rose by 13.9 per cent to 13.7 million in 2015 while of Short Messaging Services (SMS) increased by 3.3 per cent.

However, the number of international SMS received declined by 19.0 per cent to reach 131.1 million. The number of mobile transfer service subscribers grew to 26.8 million in 2015. Total amount of money transacted through mobile money platform expanded by 18.7 per cent to Sh 2.816 billion over the period. enock_x254

arrival was attributed to insecurity the country witnessed last year, political instability as well as the outbreak of Ebola in Africa continent.

Kenya’s imports reduced by 2.5 per cent to Sh 1.5 trillion whereas exports rose by 8.2 per cent posting Sh 581 billion as the continent remained the leading destination for all exports accounting for 41.7 per cent of the total exports.

Speaking during the launch of the report, Devolution Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri expressed his optimism, saying the inflation is predicted to ease a while key macro-economic indicators are also projected to remain stable once the country stabilises the price for basic commodities. enock_x254

MEAN 101.1108 147.8239 115.6600 7.1346 32.8353 21.6694

BUY SELL 101.0013 101.2082 147.6622 147.9856 115.5350 115.7850 7.1239 7.1453 32.7543 32.9164 21.5990 21.7397

Global youth entrepreneurship meeting to be hosted in Nairobi

Kenya’s US Embassy in partnership with Dahabshiil, an international funds transfer company headquartered in Dubai, UAE will host a youth entrepreneurship forum from May 16-18 to back startups in the field of mobile technology. The event, dubbed ‘+254 Rising’, is an entrepreneurship ‘hackathon’ that seeks to empower young African innovators, allowing them to create a new generation of mobile startups and applications.

Organised by Affinis Labs, a social enterprise that banks on innovators, under the sponsorship of Dahabshiil and US Embassy Nairobi, +254 Rising seeks to bring together local business incubators, community-based organisations, and young entrepreneurs for a three-day intensive hackathon that will highlight the amazing energy and creativity that Africa has to offer.

The fair is the latest installment in a series of hackathons throughout Africa, focused on catalysing youth-led startups with the potential to create jobs. “We started in Kampala in January with +256 Rising, resulting in three startups that will launch in the coming weeks, and we are now working to support youth entrepreneurs in Kenya as well,” a statement by Affinis Labs said. Kenya has emerged as a leader in the African tech movement, with strong opportunities for youth entrepreneurs, according to Affinis Labs. The country has produced a number of platforms and companies, including M-PESA, Ushahidi, and iHub, which a Tech Crunch article credited with giving rise “to Africa’s innovation centre movement.” paul_x254

IMF now calls for Africa policy reset as harsh economic times loom

Sub-Saharan Africa is set to experience a second difficult year as the region is hit by multiple shocks after an extended period of strong economic growth in the region, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced. Kenya has been listed among the countries set to persist through these shocks.

According to a survey dubbed the ‘IMF April 2016 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa- time for a Policy Reset’, growth in the region as a whole is projected to fall to three per cent in 2016, the lowest level in roughly 15 years, with considerable differences across the region.

Speaking at a press conference in Kampala on Tuesday, IMF’s African Department director Antoinette Sayeh said most oil importers such as Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, and Senegal among other low-income countries are

generally faring better with growth in excess of five per cent, adding that in most of these countries, growth is being supported by ongoing infrastructure investment efforts and strong private consumption.

Sayeh said the decline in oil prices has also benefitted many of these countries, though the drop in prices of other commodities that they export, and currency depreciations, have partly offset the gains.

Non-energy commodity exporters, such as Ghana, South Africa and Zambia, have also been hurt by the decline in commodity prices.

Several southern and eastern African countries, including Ethiopia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, are suffering from a severe drought that is putting millions of people at risk of food insecurity.

While the outlook remains favourable,

Sayeh said growth is well below the six per cent that was customary over the last decade, and barely above population growth.

“Africa needs a substantial policy reset to reap the region’s strong potential. This is particularly urgent in commodity exporters and some market access countries, as the policy response to date has generally been insufficient,” she said.

The sharp decline in commodity prices, a shock of unprecedented magnitude, has put many of the largest sub-Saharan African economies under severe strain. As a result, oil exporters, such as Nigeria and Angola but also most countries of the Central African Economic and Monetary Union, continue to face particularly difficult economic conditions. paul_x254

BUSINESS 7

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

Kenya, World Bank in deal to implement business reforms

The government and the World Bank Group will host a Pan African-led forum on business reforms in SubSaharan Africa geared at showcasing Africa’s capacity to transact business while highlighting Kenya’s reforms.

The Ease of Doing Business Initiative Conference 2016, a 3-day event, gathers reformers from more than 15 countries in Africa to share best practice on implementing initiatives to pave the way for bigger and better business and investment flows in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Themed, “Digitising Government Business, Leveraging ICT to enhance the Business Environment”, the peerto-peer learning event was formed at the request of African countries and supported by the World Bank Group.

In a joint media briefing with the Bank Group, Industry, Investment and Trade Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed confirmed that the government is working with World Bank to develop a conducive business environment for investment and trade.

“Kenya highly welcomes the opportunity offered by the Ease of Doing Business Initiative conference to learn from other reforming countries while showcasing our country’s ambitious reform agenda,” said Mohamed, adding that Kenya’s Ease of Doing business 2016 ranking improvement by 22 positions to 108 in the world.

He applauded Kenya’s innovation leadership and doing business reforms as a bridge to accelerate and sustain reforms that improve efficiency in the delivery of government services, “Kenya’s reforms in 2015 were hinged on leveraging digital applications on government regulatory processes which has significantly improved turnaround time for business transactions and improved government service delivery tremendously,” said Adan Kenya Revenue Authority’s i-Tax system, Nairobi County’s e-Construction permit system, integrated with online

Home Afrika to delay publication of its financial results Leading real estate company, Home Afrika has announced a delay in the publication of its financial results.

“Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Home Africa Ltd (the Company) has applied and received approval from the Capital Markets Authority to delay the publication of the Company’s financial results for the period ended 31st December, 2015,” the group’s Managing Director, Dan Awendo said in a recently-released statement. Awendo explained that this is in order to provide additional information to the shareholders and potential investors of the Company for a better assessment of the Company’s performance in light of the changes being made in its corporate governance structures. The financial results will be published by Friday, May 6, 2016.

Vodafone to offer free online school learning materials Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Investment and Trade, Adan Mohamed (Third from left) with representatives at a previous media briefing. payment e-Jijipay, the e-Citizen portal services and decentralisation to the Huduma Centres established around the country ranked among the game changing reforms in 2015. He said the Government will focus on consolidating gains made around the signing into law of Companies, Insolvency and Special Economic Zones Acts.

Catherine Masinde, World Bank Practise Manager, East Africa, Trade & Competitiveness, noted that the conference now in its Seventh Chapter was brought to Kenya as the country displayed tremendous efforts towards implementing business regulatory reforms in the key economic sectors.

“Kenya has shown immense dedication towards improving the business environment through innovative and thought-out reforms evident by their good placing in 2016 doing business ranking. The conference then becomes pertinent to Africa as nations can share their success stories with sectoral reforms to benefit their fellow Africans,” Catherine Masinde Sub-Saharan Africa’s performance in the Doing Business report has been steadily improving. In the Doing Business 2016 report, reforms implemented in SubSaharan Africa accounted for about 30 per cent of the 231 reforms implemented worldwide during the past year.

Of the 32 reforms made globally, 14 were carried out in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Kenya and Uganda making significant progress with the region boasting half of the world’s top 10 improvers - countries that implemented at least three reforms and moved up on the global rankings scale, making it the most reforming region in the world.

The conference has previously been held in African countries that have displayed tremendous efforts towards implementing business regulatory reforms in the key economic sectors. It has been Mauritius, Rwanda, Botswana, South Africa Mozambique and Uganda. enock_x254

Lamudi Kenya, Shaw Academy pen Sh50,000 free online learning courses partnership Real estate firm, Lamudi Kenya has partnered with global education technology company Shaw Academy to give subscribers free access to a live online learning course worth Sh50,000 ($500).

Shaw Academy is one of the largest live online skills educators in the world teaching more than 68,000 new students per month in seven different languages.

Courses include a range of areas including digital marketing, Financial Trading and Investment, a diploma in blogging, and social media marketing among others. There are also a number of wellness focused courses such as nutrition and diet and weight

BIZ BRIEFS

management.

All online interaction now made with Lamudi Kenya will give subscribers an opportunity to develop new practical skills, Lamudi said in a statement viewed just hours ago.

All the subjects are delivered live online, a move that enables students to fully interact with their educator.

Courses on the platform are approved for certification by -- among others -the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) and the International Compliance Association (ICA).

Each Shaw Academy course made

available to customers will contain over ten hours of live learning, giving students a clear understanding of each subject. Courses are aimed to develop and build practical skills and are internationally-accredited.

“The availability of Shaw Academy courses on our Lamudi platform depicts both our versatility and innate desire to give back to the society. With a free course offered to our subscribers, it is one of the little ways we say thank you to our customers” said Lamudi Kenya’s General Manager Cynthia Nyamwathi.

The partnership has been designed to add value to Lamudi Kenya’s customers, and also address an important issue

across Africa, which suffers from a severe shortage of practical skills.

“Kenya is no different to the global problem now associated with skills gaps across industries. Shaw Academy believe that access to education should be made available to all. By delivering practical skills online we can reach a huge audience. Our partnership with Lamudi aims to provide free education to as many Kenyans as possible and open up new opportunities for them in the future,” Shaw Academy director of corporate affairs John White said.

Shaw Academy courses went live on Lamudi Kenya’s website in April.

Dennis_x254

The Vodafone Foundation, a product of Safaricom’s parent company, Vodafone, has announced plans to provide school children with free access to online learning materials in Kenya among other select African countries.

Vodafone said the initiative, dubbed ‘Instant Schools’, will give students access to online learning materials developed with the collaboration of Learning Equality, a non-profit provider of open-source educational technology services, education partners, ministries of education and local education experts in each country. This is in a bid to use digital and mobile technologies to bring critical educational resources to the people who need them most, explained Vodafone Foundation Director Andrew Dunnett in a recent address.

Good rains, higher farm output boost economic growth

Favourable weather patterns, which led to higher farm output, boosted Kenya’s economic growth, causing it to jump by 5.6 per cent last year, slightly faster than the year before.

According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), abundant rains helped boost the production of vital exports such as tea and flowers.

The Bureau added that the agricultural sector, which contributes nearly a quarter of Kenya’s economic output, also grew 5.6 per cent in 2015 from 3.5 per cent the previous year. “This was partly influenced by abundant rainfall characterised by the El Nino weather phenomenon,” the Director General of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Zachary Mwangi told a news briefing on Tuesday.

8

BUSINESS

Nigeria UBA announces plans to inject capital into Kenya WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

Regional lender, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced plans to increase its presence in Africa outside Nigeria to 25 countries up from 18 and inject capital into its subsidiaries in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, its chairman said on Tuesday.

UBA Chairman Tony Elumelu said the bank was gearing up with a view to “harnessing the potential represented by the wider African economy through its expansion plans”.

“Our intention is to be the leader in African financial services,” Elumelu said on the sidelines of a news conference in Lagos late on Tuesday.

UBA, one of Nigeria’s largest banks with more 700 branches, has subsidiaries across Africa in countries such as Ghana and Ivory Coast in the west, Kenya and Uganda in the east and Mozambique and Zambia in the south.

It also has offices in London and New York, Reuters reports.

The bank’s operations in the 18 African countries outside Nigeria now contribute more than 25 per cent to group operating revenue, Elumelu said. Last year, UBA’s pretax profit rose 22 percent from a year earlier to 68.5 billion naira while gross earnings climbed 10 per cent to 315 billion.

The announcement follows an induction ceremony, which was held in Lagos, Nigeria early last month, where Elumelu formally inaugurated a Group Board Meeting as a platform for group integration, bonding and knowledge sharing.

Ninety participants comprising the entire UBA Board, Chairmen and CEOs of UBA subsidiaries in Africa and the United Kingdom, Group Strategic

UBA Bank Chairman Tony Elumelu (Right) at a previous forum aimed at empowering entrepreneurs. He confirmed that plans are underway to enter into Kenya’s finance market.

Business and Support Heads, amongst other special invitees and guest facilitators, were in attendance.

The Group Forum serves as an interactive platform for knowledge sharing on issues ranging from Corporate Governance, Institutional

History, Board Effectiveness, Brand Projection, Empowerment and Accountability amongst others.

“As long term investors and Africa enthusiasts, we are committed to the markets in which we operate and to the wider African economy. We

Severe drought prompts Zimbabwe government to sell its wild animals Zimbabwe’s government has put its wild animals up for sale in a bid to save the beasts from a devastating drought.

The state’s Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said on Tuesday that it needed buyers to step in and rescue the animals.

Members of the public “with the capacity to acquire and manage wildlife” - and enough land to hold the animals - should get in touch to register an interest, the Authority stated.

There were no details on the animals on offer or their cost, but the southern African country’s 10 national parks are famed for their huge populations of elephants, lions, rhinos, leopards and buffaloes, Reuters reports.

A drought across the region has left more than 4 million Zimbabweans

needing aid and hit the crops they rely on for food and export earnings, from maize to tobacco.

It has also exacerbated an economic crisis in the cash-strapped country that has largely been deserted by foreign donors since 1999.

Selling the animals would give some of them a new home and ease financial pressure on the Parks Authority, which says it receives little government funding and struggles to get by on what it earns through hunting and tourism.

“In light of the drought ... Parks and Wildlife Management Authority intends to destock its parks estates through selling some of the wildlife,” the Authority said in a statement.

The government body asked interested Zimbabweans to get in touch and did

not mention foreign buyers.

“We do not have a target. The number of animals depends on the bids we receive,” Parks Authority spokeswoman Caroline WashayaMoyo said.

Last year, wildlife groups protested when Zimbabwe exported 60 elephants, half of them to China, where the animals are prized for their tusks.

About 54,000 of Zimbabwe’s 80,000 elephants live in the western Hwange National Park, more than four times the number it is supposed to hold, the Agency says.

The drought is expected to worsen an already critical water shortage in Hwange, which has no rivers and relies on donors to buy fuel to pump out underground wells.

will continue to work with credible partners and governments across Africa to identify and develop those critical growth poles required for the sustainable development of all African economies,” said Elumelu during the forum.

Avaya, Interdist in digital products marketing deal

Interdist, a leading technology distribution company owned by Computer Information Systems (CIS), has signed an agreement with Avaya, a global leader in business communications, software, systems and services, to market business solutions across Africa. Unveiling the agreement on Tuesday, the two companies said they will focus on driving adoption of Avaya’s innovative technology in 27 countries across the continent.

Interdist, together with Avaya, have affirmed that they will offer the bestin-class Unified Communications and Networking solutions covering Messaging, Platform, Infrastructure, Video Conferencing, Software defined Networking, Ethernet Switches, Access Control, Wireless Networks and Network Management.

Interdist’s main priority is to focus on the solutions that will enable medium-sized businesses to digitally transform, while improving productivity and efficiency.

Interdist holds strong positions in the majority of its markets and is working on establishing its presence in countries such as Kenya, Ghana, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Nigeria, Morocco and Tunisia amongst others.

“By working with Interdist we can add depth and breadth to our reach, enabling us to make our offerings available in new markets, and give our customers greater access to our solutions,” said Avaya Managing Director for Africa Hatem Hariri.

“Our objective is to become the distributor of choice for those markets we operate in for our partners, suppliers and resellers. We are committed to our partnership with Avaya and look forward to exploring further opportunities with them” commented Antoine Kareh, General Manager at CIS Group.

Dennis_x254

Officials stole Sh1.5tn from anti-Boko Haram fight, says Osinbajo About $15 billion (Sh 1.5 trillion) was stolen from the fight against militant Islamists in Nigeria under the previous government, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said.

The money was diverted through fraudulent arms contracts, he added.

Several allies of the country’s exPresident Goodluck Jonathan have been put on trial after being accused of awarding fake arms contracts worth $2 billion (Sh201 billion). They, however, deny any wrongdoing.

President Muhammadu Buhari, who came to office last year, has vowed to fight corruption and recover stolen funds. Those facing charges included former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki, ex-military chiefs and several contractors. They have all pleaded not guilty.

“It is important to send a message that no public officer can steal the resources of this country and expect to escape,” he said.

Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and oil exporter has been hit hard by the global slump in crude prices, BBC reports. It is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, with two-thirds of the country’s 36 states struggling to pay salaries to workers.

The government says it inherited an “empty treasury” when it took office last year. Buhari’s political opponents accuse him of waging a witch-hunt against the previous administration.

During Jonathan’s rule, soldiers complained that despite the military’s huge budget, they were ill-equipped to take on militant Islamist group Boko Haram.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

ACCESS topstory It has been brewing since last July — when the first-time candidate captured a lead in national polls — 10 months later, he has finally consummated it.

Donald Trump the self-made billionaire yesterday (Tuesday) effectively secured the Republican presidential nomination by attrition when his nearest but fading rival, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, suspended his bid after a distant second-place finish in Indiana. Cruz acknowledged in his concession speech that his path forward “had been foreclosed,” and party leaders begrudgingly signaled that the race is, for all practical purposes, over.

Trump himself looked a bit like the dog that caught the car when he stepped up to his podium in the lobby of Trump Tower, the spot where he launched his bid to much establishment incredulity last year, and tried to make sense of what just happened. “It’s been some unbelievable day and evening and year,” he said. “And I never have been through anything like this, but it’s been a beautiful thing to watch and a beautiful thing to behold.”

Despite the call from GOP chief Reince Priebus for swift unity, party regulars — Washington apparatchiks, donors, and elected officials facing tough fights in November — will follow their own course in deciding whether to rally around a figure many detest or view as a major liability to the Republican brand. That process will play out in the weeks ahead.

And it will likely carry into the party’s late July convention.

Trump detractors can’t exactly mitigate the candidate’s worst instincts for hurling divisive invective and tabloid smears. For example, the inclination that led Trump on Tuesday morning to go on national television and promote the ridiculous lie that

@mercy_x254

Trump will be Republican nominee!

Cruz’s father was somehow complicit in the assassination of John F. Kennedy won’t likely change .

But the anti-Trump forces in the party can still use platform debate at the convention to confront his bolder challenges to longheld Republican beliefs on a range of topics.

Following Trump’s Indiana victory yesterday night, two conservative groups aligned against him and released statements indicating they will keep up the fight. “A strong Never Trump movement is critical to protecting Republican incumbents and down-ballot candidates, by distinguishing their values and principles from that of Trump, and protecting them from a wave election,” read a statement from #NeverTrump.

“Never does not mean maybe. Six out of ten Republican primary voters voted for someone other than Trump, and we will continue to identify ways to give them voice.” And Katie Packer, a former Mitt Romney aide who now runs the antiTrump Our Principles PAC, said in a statement that her group will continue making the case that Trump is “simply unfit to be President of the United States.”

Ultimately, the GOP is at war with itself! So it’s perhaps no surprise that, with the exception of one Western New York congressman, no Republicans in competitive elections have endorsed Trump.

But Trump’s rise itself has demonstrated that anything is possible now , he faces an uphill climb to the true prize, will America hire or fire him?

10

ACCESS WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

HEALTH &FITNESS

Fast Food restaurants do an excellent job oF making you believe that their salads are low-calorie

WORKOUT

Q

uick, easy, and usually served fresh out of the package and coated in grease.

Don’t be fooled by some “healthy” sounding meals. The following items are either high in fat, calories, and sodium, or they’re rarely cooked to-order, making them definite fast foods to avoid.

ChiCken nuggets While plenty of fast food restaurants boast that their chicken nuggets contain 100% white meat, a credible study found that meat. While fast food nuggets may contain a surprising amount of protein and a few grams of dietary fiber, the amount of fat and sodium should be enough of a reason to leave these at the takeout window.

Veggie Burgers While veggie burgers seem like they might be your best bet when it comes to a healthy choice for fast food, you may be right — they’re low in calories, saturated fat, and sugar, and they offer a decent amount of protein as well. However, be aware of the add- that offer few nutritional benefits and a boat-load of calories.

Blended and frozen Coffee drinks One of the most sinister fast foods is not necessarily a food item you’ll be chewing at all — blended coffee beverages, whether from Starbucks or McDonald’s, both contain sky-high amounts of sugar and saturated fats, making them no better for you than an ice cream sundae or a burger and fries. salads Containing sugary or Creamy dressings Fast food restaurants do an excellent job of making you believe that their salads are lowcalorie, nutrient dense, and still packed full of flavor, but this is rarely the case. Many of these quick-prepared salads are loaded with cheese, bacon, chili, or guacamole, offering up a meal that is typically higher in fat and calories than a classic burger and fries combo fish sandwiChes Eating a fish sandwich sounds like you’re doing your health a favor when compared to ordering a double cheeseburger, but in some fast food restaurants, the fish is actually

High training tips

FOODS NOT TO ORDER AT

FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS

worse..

While the fried piece of fish itself can hold over 10 grams of fat, the heavy dosage of tartar sauce might help the relatively tasteless fish, but it won’t help your health.

HOME IMPROVEMENT

BUG PROOFING YOUR HOME IN THE RAINY SEASON Let’s face it; it is next bug proofing your home completely is not possible. No matter what you do, there will always be some insects that will find a way into your house. Here are some tips: Install screens on all doors and windows and maintain them. If you don’t have screen doors on your home it is high time, you have to install them now. Fix or improve any torn or broken window screens. Use fine mesh screening to prevent all but the tiniest insects from entering your home.

BarriCade around all doors.

If air and light can pass through, bugs can get in. Set up tight-fitting entrances and door sweeps to the base of exterior doors. Use

door seals to fill the gap around the sides and top of each door, too. shut off around utility lines and applianCe Vents.

All kinds of insects enter your home through tiny gaps around your dryer vent, gas line, or even telephone line. Make sure to caulk crevices on the exterior of your home. do away with Clutter.

A cluttered home is a bug’s paradise, because they need good hiding places. Throw away boxes and newspapers you do not need.

In case you need to deal with a serious flock of pests in your home, it is always advisable to resort to professional pest control services.

(HIIT) isn’t just for weight loss, buddy. This form of training, when properly utilized, can increase strength capacity and endurance.

In short, HIIT alternates bursts of intense anaerobic exercise (think sprinting, jumping and heavy weight lifting) with lessintense recovery periods. Those anaerobic bursts call for movement output to be near a 90% intensity, while the recovery period hovers around a 50% intensity. A HIIT workout can run anywhere from 4 to 30 minutes.

A common formula involves a 2:1 ratio of work to recovery periods. So you’d be looking at 30 to 40 seconds of heavy overhead presses (maybe just 10 reps) alternated with 15 to 20 seconds of overhead medicine ball throws. When placed in a circuit aimed at full body, you might follow those throws up with an anaerobic movement such as by 30 to 40 seconds of loaded back squats alternated with 15 to 20 seconds of bodyweight squats.

All you need is 12 minutes, a few weights, a medicine ball and some real commitment.

time: 10 minutes

Equipment: Timer, Loaded Barbells, Dumbbells, Medicine Ball, Exercise Mat, Open Space This will be a full body workout, enabling you to simultaneously strengthen the upper and lower body, while increasing cardio endurance.

1-minute warm-up

2 Rounds at a moderate pace, just enough to slightly elevate heart rate: 50 jumping jacks 25 side to side twists 25 straight leg kicks 25 side to side twists 50 jumping jacks 25 oblique side stretches 25 squats 25 oblique side stretches 30 multi directional lunges (10 forward, 10 side, 10 reverse)

8 minutes hiit, two rounds 30 – 40 Barbell Chest Press 15 – 20 Bodyweight Push Ups 15 – 20 High Knees 30 – 40 Seconds Kettlebell Swings 15 – 20 Seconds Bodyweight Reverse Lunge 15 – 20 Russian Twists 30 – 40 Barbell Overhead Press 15 – 20 Medicine Ball Overhead Throws 15 – 20 High Knees 30 – 40 Goblet Squats 15 – 20 Bodyweight Squats 15 – 20 Russian Twists

11

ACCESS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

@2016 MeT GaLa worST dreSSed

fasion scoop

Lady Gaga: She is Lady Gaga so…

Madonna: What was going on around her bust area?

Selena Gomez: What’s with the grandma dress and booties?

Katy Perry: Her makeup ruined this potentially explosive look.

Taylor Swift: The black lipstick and blonde wig messed up her entire ensemble.

They missed the MET MEMO!

@mercy_x254

Zoe Kravitz: We are not sure exactly what she had in mind with this attire.

Alex Khayo is top Actor Africa finalist

AlEx KHAYo

Kenyan actor Alex Khayo will battle it out with two other contestants for the title of Africa’s top actor. He is among the three finalists for the coveted title and a prize of Sh. 1 million. His competitors Jesse Suntele and Shamilla Miller, are both from South Africa. This is expected to work to his advantage as Africa continues to vote and hope the title comes home to Kenya.

HOT

TOPICS

AngéliqUE Kidjo

Angélique Kidjo bags Amnesty International human rights award Amnesty International has today given its top 2016 human rights award to Grammy award-winning musician Angélique Kidjo and to three African youth activist movements for their work standing up to injustice. Benin-born Kidjo and groups Y’en a Marre from Senegal, Le Balai Citoyen from Burkina Faso and

Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA) from the Democratic Republic of Congo have shown “exceptional courage,” Amnesty said. Kidjo fled her homeland in the 1980s after being pressured to perform for the country’s repressive regime. In a 30-year career spawning 12 albums, she has been a prominent campaigner for freedom of expression and against female genital mutilation.

Metallic, monochromatic looks and combat boots were the prominent looks at the Fashion in the Age of Technology themed 2016 Met Gala.

While we’re all about stars making bold fashion choices, not everybody’s ensembles caught our attention in a good way, unfortunately.

No laughing matter as Eddie Murphy welcomes 9th Child!

Legendary 55-year-old comedian Eddie Murphy has welcomed his ninth child -- a baby girl -- with his longtime girlfriend, 36-year-old Paige Butcher. The couple named their daughter, Izzy Oona Murphy.

Murphy’s oldest children are Eric, with ex-girlfriend Paulette McNeely, and Christian, with ex-girlfriend Tamara Hood. He has five additional kids with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell -- Bria, Myles, Shayne, Zola, and Bella. His youngest is 9-year-old Angel, with former Spice Girl Melanie “Mel B” Brown.

EddiE MURPHY

12

CLASSIFIED WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

EXCLUSIVE MENSWEAR onwards

onwards

2 T-shirts 2 Casual jackets 2 Kaunda suits 2 Knit wear 2 Accessories 2 Watches 2 Shoes

concrete mixer

PRICEUSD Quantity Conditions

LORDS LIMITED

Capacity

Used

180 litre

3000 USD 10

Brand new

350 litre

5000 USD 10

Brand new

350 litre

500 USD

10

Configuring the vertical lift system. The railway can rise to 10-floor high, 30 meters height.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY

Now From 320/=

onwards

Name Duvet

l School Bags lTraveling & Office Bags l Suit Cases l Document Bags l College Bags l IPad Bags l Umbrellas l Shoes etc.

No. 38, Moi Avenue, 0710 447 639, Mobile: 0727 887 777 Email: info@brandcity.co.ke Website: www.brandcity.co.ke

Mattress UNION TOWERS, Ground Floor, Moi Avenue Nairobi Cell: +254 0722 571 172 info@lordskenya.com

BRANCH: THE GREEN HOUSE Ground Floor, Ngong Road Nairobi Cell: +254 710 270 293 EMAIL: lords.limited@yahoo.com

Price USD

Duvet and mattress Quantity

size

Photos

20 USD

300

2.3m*2.5m

200 USD

200

1.5m * 2m

Do not accept the bargain Retail does not accept

..

double-sided mattress with heating and cooling function, Composite with coconut palm mattress and spring

Contact: Mr. Lin: 0710578076

FIND THE KEYWORD IN RED AND SMS IT TO 22333 RINGTONES: 30 KSHS PER DAY You will receive a sms “2 download. . . ”Go to this link using GPRS or WAP & download your content.

KENYAN HITS! Dumbala Remix Msaidizi Fundamentals Mungu Baba Uwepo Wako Milele Dongo Dongo Ulibeba Sobei Cheiso Worship You Sambaza Defender Tosheka Kereka Ningwendete Queen Ahuirania Ti Mundu Ndirakurekie

KENRAZY Visita, Madtraxx, DNA & Jay A

GLORIA MULIRO KEN WAMARIA RUFFTONE & GSU MERCYLINAH MARION SHAKO GERALDINE ODUOR EUNICE NJERI EMMY KOSGEI BMF FT MERCY WAIREGI ALICE KAMANDE DADDY OWEN MOG DK KWENYE BEAT JOAN WAIRIMU LOISE KIM N.D GITHUKA BETTY BAYO & MR SEED SIMON

KEN4 GM4 KT4 RUFF4 LIN4 SHA4 GER4 EN4 KOS4 BMF4 KAM4 DAD4 MOG4 DK4 VAN4 LK4 GAK4 BET4 SIM4

Kinyukia Kahora

JOAN WAIRIMU

VAN4

Photos

Barua Muganga Nipe Nafasi Glory to Glory Nanena Adonai Zawadi Sitalia Tena Bongo Lala Sitalia Tena Hatarudi Nyuma Mapenzi Solo Penzi Langu Matokeo Born Again Lingala Ya Yesu Fanya Kitendo Muziki Ni Dawa Makeke Kitanzi Miss Hizo Naona Mbali Nime Wasamehe Hakuna Silaha

Ex: HC4 to 22333

BAHATI DJ LAPOZE JEMMO & DENNO BEN GITHAE HADASSAH PAUL EMMA OMONGE MASSMASILYA LAURENT MUGISHO MR. BISCUIT SIMON KIDUM & JULIANI KIDUM NGANGALITO KIDIS GLORIA MULIRO EKO DYDDA PITSON BEN GITHAE RINGTONE JIMMY GAIT GLORIA M & WILLY P ALA C DENNO SOLOMON MUKUBWA SARAH KIARIE

TIB4 HC4 GON4 GIT4 WT4 JC4 HOB4 HOK4 JAG4 SIM4 DUM4 DUM4 LIT4 PIG4 GM4 KEB4 BOM4 GIT4 RING4 JG4 GM4 ALA4 GON4 SOL4 SK4

This is a subscription service. Cost per message is KSH30. Content Delivered daily. A Joining fee of KSH30 applies.

Phone must be WAP/GPRS ENABLED to download ringtones. Errors will be billed. To DEACTIVATE OR UNSUBSCRIBE, SMS STOP followed by the keyword i.e. STOP HC4 to 22333 or *100#.

A deactivation fee of KES 30 will be charged unless passive deactivation is requested.Customer Support: 0711035333 or 0734488668 , SUN - FRI, 8:30AM - 6pm, SAT 9am - 5pm. or email: ke@smshelp.info.

WEATHERFORECAST WEDNESday 4/5/2016

sunny

25

25ºC 59%

Thursday 5/5/2016

More sun than clouds

25 6:28 am 6:31 pm

25ºC 63%

6:27 am 6: 31 pm

FRIday

23

Fill in the blanks with the numbers 1-9. every row, column and 3x3 box must contain all nine digits with no repeated number.

Yesterday’s Solution

Sudoku

Now From 2599/=

Now From 799/=

2 Formal Suits 2 Formal Trousers 2 Formal Shirts 2 Formal Jackets 2 Innerwear 2 Casual Shirts 2 Casual Trousers

Due to the relocation of our warehouse, our company is selling cargos with a surprising price.

Time is limited, first come first served.

SPORT 13 WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

Rugby Sevens aims at more glory in Paris Strathmore Leos scrum half Alex Olaba is the new inclusion as the Kenya Sevens head coach Benjamin Ayimba made two changes from the victorious Singapore 7s squad ahead of the ninth and tenth rounds in Paris and London.

Making a return from injury is Strathmore Leos speedster Billy Odhiambo who missed the Hong Kong and the Singapore tournaments due to an ankle injury.

Olaba, who takes the place of Impala Saracen’s Samuel Motari, becomes the ninth player to be exposed this season as Ayimba looks to form a formidable team that will compete at the Olympic Games slatted for Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in August.

Olaba makes a return to the team after featuring last in 2014 at the Dubai 7s when South African Paul Treu was in charge.

Speaking Wednesday when announcing the travelling party of 12 players led by skipper Andrew Amonde, Ayimba disclosed that the team is under no pressure after their historic first Main Cup win at the last stop in Singapore where the tournament was held for the first time in a decade.

“We know what we are supposed to do when we head for the final two rounds which will be competitive. We are aware of the expectations needed from us after winning the Singapore tournament and we know teams will be coming hard on us but we are equal to the task,” Ayimba said.

Other core players who were injured alongside Odhiambo, Nakuru RFC loose forward Oscar Ouma and fly half Biko Adema are still under rehabilitation but the coach was upbeat they will be ready for the Olympics.

“Oscar is recovering well and we are hopeful he will be in for the Olympics.

Biko will get the cast off his hand next week and he should be ready for the

Kenya Sevens Rugby team for a photo at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi upon arrival from Singapore where they won Kenya’s first ever Series title last month.

The team is eying similar glory in Paris.

PHOTO: DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA

Olympics where I’m confident I have a team that will win gold.”

Ouma, who picked up a knee injury during the second leg in Cape Town but aggravated in Las Vegas, underwent successful surgery last week but the presence of Odhiambo who replaces Alvin Otieno gives Ayimba a boost.

There were concerns that the team was on a go-slow since they are yet to be contracted by the Kenya Rugby Union

as well as receive winning bonuses but Ayimba confirmed that will not distract their ambitions of repeating Singapore Sevens glory.

“We know our sponsor Kenya Airways is going through difficult times and we understand. From the beginning we said we are not playing for money but the contracts issue is something we are working on and will settle soon but it has not affected our training

whosoever,” Ayimba, who became the first ever coach to win a Cup title with Kenya Sevens, declared.

The team that headline Pool A for the penultimate round in Paris will face heavy weights New Zealand, Portugal and Russia next weekend before rounding off the season on the weekend of May 21 in London.

Squad: Andrew Amonde (KCB), Collins

Injera, Humphrey Kayange (Mwamba), Sammy Oliech, Robert Aringo, (Impala), Oscar Ayodi, Augustine Lugonzo (Homeboyz), Alex Olaba, Billy Odhiambo (Strathmore), Frank Wanyama, Willy Ambaka (Harlequins), Nelson Oyoo (Nakuru).

MORE ON THIS STORY www.capitalfm.co.ke

Sauber team to miss first Formula 1 test in Barcelona The financially troubled Sauber team is to miss the first in-season test in Spain later this month.

The Swiss outfit said they did not have a car update at the Spanish Grand Prix - which precedes the test - nor a young driver who meets the requirements.

Teams must use a driver who has raced in no more than two grands prix in two of the four days of in-season testing.

Sauber have lost two senior technicians since March and have admitted salaries have been paid late twice this year.

The team lost technical director Mark Smith in March and head of track engineering Tim Malyon in April.

Both had been in their jobs only for a matter of months and statements from Sauber cited personal reasons for their departure.

Last month, Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn denied speculation within F1 that the outfit might not make it to the end of the season.

At the Russian Grand Prix last weekend, sporting director Beat Zehnder admitted Sauber faced a “really difficult time” as a result of the costs inherent in designing a new car to meet major rule changes for 2017.

“The financial impact is a massive one and for a small team like Sauber it’s really difficult,” Zehnder said.

“It’s not only the cars and not being able to carry over parts from one year to the other, it’s the list of investments you have to make.

“We’re talking about millions and millions here, so for a smaller team it’s really a difficult time.”

14

SPORT

Atletico prevail over marauding Bayern WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

From Page 16

Guardiola is regarded as one of the world’s greatest coaches, having won trophies galore with both Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

But the Spaniard will leave for Manchester City in the summer having failed to deliver the Champions League in his three-year spell in Bavaria.

Guardiola had acknowledged that winning the club’s sixth European crown - or not - would be how his reign at Bayern was judged.

His side lost against Spanish opposition in the semi-finals in each of the past two seasons - to Real Madrid in 2014 and his former club Barcelona last year.

Atletico were well placed to make it an unwanted hat-trick after Saul Niguez’s sublime first-leg goal in Madrid put them in control.

The Spanish title hopefuls rode their luck at times after Alonso’s opener, particularly in the first half when they were outclassed by an aggressive and high-pressing Bayern side.

But they regrouped after the break, keeping their discipline and shape as Bayern’s 12th successive Champions League home win proved meaningless.

“We tried to press them high, have counter-attacks and this was why we got the goal,” said former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Torres.

Muller was named in the Bayern starting line-up after he was surprisingly left on the bench in Madrid last week.

Guardiola was heavily criticised in the German media for that decision, with Muller - who has scored 32 goals in 46 matches this season - so often a matchwinner for club and country.

But the Germany forward’s most decisive contribution in the second leg was failing to convert his first-half spotkick.

That would have put Bayern ahead in the tie for the first time, just as Atletico’s usually unruffled defence started to look rattled.

“The missed penalty gave us life,” said Atletico coach Simeone, who was close to tears after Griezmann’s goal.

2 1

3 1. Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann shoots past Bayern Munich’s goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to score the leveler during the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg match last night.

PHOTO: ANGELIKA WARMUTH/EPA

4

2. Griezmann celebrates scoring his team’s goal with teammate Gabi.

PHOTO: DANIEL KARMANN/EPA 3. Bayern’s Xabi Alonso takes the free kick from which he scored his team’s first goal last night.

PHOTO: ANDREAS GERBERT/ EPA 4. Bayern’s Xabi Alonso (L) and Franck Ribery (R) in action against Madrid’s Gabi during the match.

PHOTO: ANGELIKA WARMUTH/EPA 5. Refereee Cueneyt Cakir of Turkey reacts during the match between Bayern and Atletico last night. He awarded two penalties which were saved by both goalkeepers.

PHOTO: PETER KNEFFEL/EPA

Bayern Munich head coach Pep Guardiola during a press conference after the match last night. The Spanish tactician who is regarded as one of the world’s greatest coaches, having won trophies galore with both Barcelona will leave for Manchester City in the summer having failed to deliver the Champions League in his three-year spell in Bavaria. ABOVE: Thomas Mueller of Bayern Munich reacts as Atletico Madrid players celebrate after their Champions League semi-final at the Allianz Arena in Munich last night.

5

SPORT 15

Ronaldo returns as Real host Man City Real Madrid will tonight welcome star forward Cristiano Ronaldo back to their starting line-up when Zinedine Zidane’s side host Manchester City in the second leg tie of their Champions League semi-final at the Bernabeu in Spain.

Ronaldo who watched last week’s first leg tie in Manchester on the dug-out has been passed fit for the second leg.

The Portuguese playmaker has missed his team’s last three games with a thigh injury but played a full part in training ahead of today’s clash and Zidane says he is ready to return.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini who coached Ronaldo at Real Madrid in 2009 while acknowledging the boost the forward will give to his team, however said the team is more than the Portugal star.

“Cristiano will be always a different player but I don’t think Real Madrid is just Cristiano,” he said in his pre-match conference.

He said his team’s motivation will be to try and reach the final, a feat the Manchester club has never achieved before.

“We must work as a team both in attacking and defending,” added the Chilean tactician who will be replaced

by Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola in the summer.

City also have a boost of their own with the return of influential playmaker Yaya Toure who is expected to start in Madrid.

The Ivorian lynchpin has missed City’s last two games including the 0-0 draw with Real at the Etihad last week.

Several key players like Captain Vincent Kompany and hitman Sergio Aguero are expected to be fresh for the match after being rested during Sunday’s 4-2 loss at Southampton.

David Villa misses out due to injury but there are no further concerns for Pellegrini.

His opposite number Zidane will however ponder on the replacement to anchorman Carlos Casemiro and striker Karim Benzema who are nursing hip and hamstring injuries respectively.

While Lucas Vazquez will obviously partner Ronaldo and Gareth Bale upfront in deputizing for Benzema,

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

Zidane has a dilemma in deciding who and how to replace defensive midfielder Casemiro.

There’s no other defensive midfielder with the Brazilian’s skills in the squad, so if Zidane intends to preserve the current lineup’s design, he might consider using a centre-back in his place.

This was something that both Jose Mourinho did with Pepe and Carlo Ancelotti did with Sergio Ramos before Zidane.

With Casemiro rarely intervening in the buildup of offensive moves, he is able to makes the steal giving both Modric and Kroos to venture forward before going back to his position, something that either Pepe or Ramos could do as well.

Pundits agree that the approach might sound too conservative but they also concur that with Real playing with three forwards in Bale, Ronaldo and Vazquez, there is need for some reinforcement in the middle of the park, especially against a fast, talented team like City, ready to counter as soon as they gain the ball.

Real Madrid’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo (L) warms up during his team’s training session at the Valdebebas sports city near Madrid, Spain on Tuesday ahead of their UEFA Champions League semi-final, second leg match against Manchester City tonight at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.

PHOTO: FERNANDO ALVARADO/EPA

p l ay n o w s m s

this

week's

R E S P O N S I B LY

jackpot

t o

79079

www.sportpesa.com P L A Y

g a m e

s m s

c h a r g e d

a t

2 / =

t o d ay ' s

SEMIFINALS!!

WEDNESDAY 4th MAY 2016 TIME GAME ID

YOU WIN WHEN ALL 13 PREDICTIONS ARE CORRECT. JACKPOT IS EQUALLY SHARED AMONGST ALL WINNERS. SMS TO 79079: JP#XNEWS#13 PREDICTIONS. E.G JP#XNEWS# 1x2x1xx2212x1

DATE 1. 7.05.16 2. 7.05.16 3. 7.05.16 4. 7.05.16 5. 7.05.16 6. 7.05.16 7. 8.05.16 8. 8.05.16 9. 8.05.16 10. 8.05.16 11. 8.05.16 12. 8.05.16 13. 8.05.16

TIME GAME 17:00 Crystal Palace vs Stoke City 17:00 Sunderland vs Chelsea 21:45 Bologna vs AC Milan 22:00 Montpellier vs Rennes 22:00 Nice vs St. Etienne 22:00 Bastia vs Angers Frosinone vs Sassuolo 16:00 16:00 Sampdoria vs Genoa Carpi vs Lazio 16:00 16:00 Atalanta vs Udinese 18:00 Manchester City vs Arsenal Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano 18:00 18:00 Getafe vs Sporting Gijon

TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY

1 2.14 2.87 3.30 2.30 2.35 2.61 3.03 2.34 2.56 2.81 2.30 2.94 2.29

X 3.32 3.40 3.35 3.20 3.21 2.98 3.41 3.30 3.31 3.29 3.37 3.52 3.35

2 3.43 2.39 2.18 3.20 3.10 2.93 2.29 3.03 2.72 2.50 3.05 2.30 3.08

MANCHESTER

REAL MADRID

CITY

SANTIAGO BERNABÉU, MADRID

2145 HRS, 04/05/2016

GAME ID : 1

G239 2

X

2

BCLB 772

PAYBILL: Sportpesa PAYBILL: 955100

@sportpesa

PAYBILL: 079079

Sportpesa

g a m e s

18+

0709-079 079 0755-079 079

18:00 18:00 18:30 18:30 18:30 18:30 18:30 19:00 19:00 20:00 20:00 20:15 20:15 20:45 21:00 21:00 21:30 21:45 21:45 21:45 21:45 21:45 21:45 21:45 23:00

GAME

1

X

FC Minsk vs Torpedo Zh K8276 2.02 3.18 Sepahan vs Al Ittihad Jeddah 3.74 3.29 R8497 K5344 HJK Helsinki vs Ilves Tampere 1.35 4.01 U7259 KuPS Kuopio vs PS Kemi 2.17 2.98 S8952 VPS Vaasa vs Hifk 2.32 2.93 Sparta Prague vs Baumit Jablonec 1.62 3.60 T2363 R6857 IFK Mariehamn vs PK-35 1.86 3.06 V3498 Stjordals-Blink vs Molde 8.83 6.56 G9999 Sandefjord vs Lillestrom 3.49 3.34 Y9237 Rosengard W vs Pitea W 1.19 6.06 P2826 Univ Catolica vs River Ecuador 1.41 3.82 Lekhwiya vs Bunyodkor Y7692 1.57 3.59 V2872 Al Nasr Riyadh vs Zob Ahan 2.32 3.12 Galatasaray vs Caykur Rizespor 1.82 3.39 P9394 A4739 Ismaily SC vs Petrojet FC 2.17 2.93 F6993 Dover vs Forest Green 2.34 3.05 Q7767 Haras El Hodood vs Al Ahly Cairo 7.77 3.96 V9394 Harrogate vs AFC Fylde 2.26 3.26 Real Madrid vs Manchester City 1.54 4.15 G2392 Y3282 Truro City vs Maidstone 2.46 3.17 W5683 Queens Park vs Cowdenbeath 2.34 3.26 D9266 Stranraer vs Livingston 3.26 3.31 X8359 Boston Utd vs North Ferriby Utd 2.36 3.27 W9353 Raith Rovers vs Hibernian 4.07 3.47 T3632 SD Aucas vs Delfin SC 1.76 3.07

2 3.23 1.82 7.53 3.08 2.88 4.41 3.92 1.17 1.87 8.59 6.78 4.91 2.72 3.64 3.13 2.74 1.35 2.71 5.85 2.51 2.59 1.96 2.56 1.71 4.43

*ODDS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CHECK WWW.SPORTPESA.COM FOR LATEST ODDS.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016 | WWW.x254.co

Ronaldo RetuRns foR Real madRid as manchesteR city comes calling

p15

Atletico Madrid players Antoine Griezmann (right), Gabi (center) and Koke after edging out Bayern Munich to the final of the UEFA Champions League last night.

PHOTO: DANIEL KARMANN/EPA

Atletico prevail

Atletico Madrid reached their second Champions League final in three years by edging past Bayern Munich on away goals in a pulsating semi-final.

Trailing 1-0 from the first leg in Spain, Bayern levelled the tie through Xabi Alonso’s deflected free-kick.

Atletico keeper Jan Oblak saved Thomas Muller’s low penalty, before Antoine Griezmann coolly fired in an equaliser.

Robert Lewandowski’s header set up a tense finish, but Atletico held on after Fernando Torres missed a penalty.

Bayern, backed by a vociferous home crowd, desperately pressed for a third goal that would send them through.

However, they could not find a way past Oblak, who blocked David Alaba’s 20-yard volley in injury time and deservedly earned the man of the match accolades.

Atletico, aiming to be crowned European champions for the first time, will meet Manchester City or Real Madrid in the final in Milan on 28 May. City face Atletico’s neighbours at the Santiago Bernabeu tonight after the teams drew 0-0 in last week’s first leg.

There was a tense atmosphere throughout the second leg in Munich, with the tie delicately balanced until the final whistle.

Bayern’s opening goal, Muller’s penalty miss and tempers flaring on the touchline - Pep Guardiola and Diego Simeone animatedly disagreeing over a decision - had already made for an entertaining first half.

Griezmann’s vital away goal and Lewandowski’s close-range finish - nodding in Arturo

Vidal’s headed cross from four yards - pointed towards even more drama in the final 15 minutes. However, the anticipated Bayern onslaught failed to materialise.

Instead, Atletico won a penalty, despite Torres being fouled outside the box, before Simeone lost his cool again when he appeared to strike a member of his own staff.

Still Bayern needed only one goal to progress - and had five minutes of added time to score it. But Atletico survived, sparking wild celebrations among Simeone and his players.

Atletico have lost twice in the final of Europe’s leading club competition - to Bayern in the 1974 European Cup and against neighbours Real two years ago.

Against a team playing in their fifth successive semi-final, they produced another display of remarkable defiance at the Allianz Arena.

German champions Bayern had 33 attempts on goal and 72% of possession - but it still was not enough to beat the gritty Spaniards.

The hallmark of Atletico’s recent success has been their strength in defence, with Simeone’s side developing a reputation as one of the toughest teams in Europe to break down.

However, the quality of their clinical attack should not be overlooked.

Atletico had not even managed a single touch in the Bayern penalty area until Griezmann fired in from the edge of the box.

The France striker marginally beat the Bayern offside trap, latching on to Torres’ through ball before coolly drilling underneath Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

Published By Xtra Publishing Limited, Chancery Building, Valley Road, Nairobi | Printed at The Standard Group Centre, Mombasa Road, Nairobi.

Paul Marshall-CEO, Fred Bunei-Finance Manager, Josiah Musee-Advertising Manager, Peter Obuya-Editor