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Judiciary left headless as both Mutunga, Rawal exit

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Retiring Chief Justice Willy Mutunga

Deputy Chief Justice Kalpana Rawal

Supreme Court Judge Philip Tunoi

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga retires by end of day today, leaving behind a headless judiciary following a Supreme Court ruling that also sent home his deputy Kalpana Rawal.

While Dr Mutunga had already indicated he would retire today, the case of Deputy Chief Justice Rawal remained largely unknown until Tuesday this week when her colleagues at the Supreme Court bench disqualified themselves from hearing an appeal challenging her retirement, to let the decision by the appellate court that she goes home after attaining the age of 70 stand.

That fate has been sealed today after Rawal and fellow Judge Justice Tunoi lost their last ditch attempts to block their exit from the Judiciary.

This is after the Supreme Court declined to reinstate a stay order initially issued by Justice Njoki Ndungu for 21 days, saying there was no bench to handle the matter.

“The matter has ended there,” outgoing CJ Willy Mutunga said in a brief ruling today.

The Supreme Court vacated Justice Ndungu’s stay order and upheld the Court of Appeal decision declaring that Deputy

CJ Rawal and Tunoi should retire since they had attained the age of 70.

That means Dr Mutunga will exit the judiciary today alongside his deputy as well as Justice Tunoi.

With three of the seven Supreme Court Judges going home, and their replacements not yet in place, the judiciary remains without a leader as the CJ is the President of the Supreme Court and head of the organ.

The Ombudsman now says they had foreseen the situation and raised the matter long enough.

situation was foreseeable and something could have been done to avert it instead of waiting to amend the constitution which he says is really a big discussion.

Otiende said with only four judges left at the Supreme Court, the uppermost court can no longer function.

“The constitution requires that for the Supreme Court to act, there has to be 5 judges.”

Under Section five of the Supreme Court Act, the senior Judge or a judges with professional seniority acts as the Presiding judge and takes the judges take precedence after the CJ and the DCJ, according to the dates on which they took office as judges of the Supreme Court.

In this case, justice Tunoi was third in the pecking order and with his exit after yesterday’s Court ruling on his retirement age, Justice Mohammed Ibrahim becomes the presiding judge, having joined the Judiciary before the other three – Jackton Ojwang, Smokin Wanjala and Njoki Ndung’u.

However, for effective management of the affairs of the Supreme Court, Ombudsman underscored the fact that the acting Judge is likely to face myriads of problems since there are roles that only the CJ can perform.

The Commission on Administrative Justice chairman Otiende Amollo said the transition in the Judiciary are among the four issues the commission raised in January but their advisory opinion was ignored.

“We did not need to go there and as a Commission we raised the issues in January this year. It was foreseeable from last year that we would be at this point, even if it was not constituted,” Otiende said on NTV today.

Although the process of judicial transition was not contemplated in the Constitution, Ombudsman says the

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2010 Constitution activist by origin, design and intent, CJ Mutunga says as he retires The new constitution gave the judiciary more powers so that it could it could promote judicial activism particularly during the transition period, outgoing Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has said.

Mutunga who gave a farewell address to the Senate yesterday, said: “Conservative societies don’t vote for such a progressive Constitution, it is only an activist or a progressive society that would have recommended the total disbanding or vetting of the Judiciary.”

“It is only a progressive society that could have provided for an open, competitive recruitment of a Chief Justice in the full glare of the media.

Conservative societies do not do that. It is also a progressive not a conservative society that frowns upon legislative supremacy in favour of constitutional supremacy even while acknowledging the important role played by the people in a democracy,” Dr Mutunga added.

“If by conservatism, they mean what I found in the Judiciary. Then I’m so glad I am not conservative even by unconscious accident,” he went on.

He said the Constitution and the courts have become a symbol of hope for the people of Kenya through its activism.

Dr Mutunga also dismissed critics who have questioned his overtures to the police and Senate saying that it is aimed to foster better and cohesive relationships among the various arms and agencies of the government.

“This alarm that dialogue between two independent organs of State triggers, is grounded on the fundamental understanding of our Constitution and that is why

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga shares a light moment with senators Kiraitu Murungi, Hassan Omar and Amos Wako at parliament buildings yesterday shortly after he delivered a speech to the senate. Dr Mutunga who is retiring today said the current constitution has given the judiciary powers to remain as independent as possible.

I always get amused when some observers, clearly powered by a weak appreciation of the origins, context, content of our Constitution, charge that the Judiciary through its decisions and conduct has become activist. The Constitution 2010 is exactly activist by origin, design, text and intent,” the CJ stated.

At the same time, the CJ listed judicial independence, growing public and staff confidence and integrity in the Judiciary as among key gains realised in his four year tenure at the helm of

the judicial arm of government.

Dr Mutunga who retires from office Thursday, said that he is proud to be the first Chief Justice to oversee the implementation of the 2010 Constitution which among others has granted the Judiciary its own funding and independence.

He also pointed out that the changes were not well received by cartels that had used the Judiciary to advance their interests.

“Kenya’s Judiciary was a corrupt secretive zone before my entry.

I opened it up and we became transparent ignoring the peddled wisdom among government functionaries that their dirty linen should not be washed in public or be swept under the rag so as to project the image of a clean institution.

Instead we have opened ourselves to public scrutiny believing that sunshine is the best disinfectant,” remarked Dr Mutunga.

The outgoing CJ said during his term the Judiciary achieved gender parity, and fought corruption with resolve

and grit.

“You will recall that long before the fight on corruption become vogue, we were the first Arm of Government to take bold action against corruption. in the administrative wing and the cartels and bandits fought us viciously using their beachheads in the National Assembly, Executive and the media, but we prevailed,” said Dr Mutunga.

Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro on his part said African leaders can learn from Mutunga who is retiring a year before end of his term.

“While a considerable number of Kenyans regret your exit at this time, it is useful heed the words of a renowned British author and satirist Malcolm Muggeridge, “Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

I dare say, that this is an audacious example to all our leaders across the board.”

“The culture of extending leadership term limits, be they presidential, institutional or county leadership in our African countries can borrow a life from the humble Dr Willy Mutunga, it is indeed possible to go home and still lead an enriching life,” he said of CJ Mutunga who steps down one year before his term was to end in June 2017.

Mutunga who turns 69 on June 16, 2016 announced he would be leaving early in order to avert a constitutional crisis come 2017, when Kenya holds a General Election.

Mutunga was appointed in June 2011 and has overseen a number of reforms in the Judiciary.

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You must rise above petty political interests, Senators told Retiring Chief Justice Willy Mutunga yesterday challenged Senators to rise above their

party interests and discuss matters of national importance that can lead to economic

growth and national cohesion.

Dr Mutunga who became the first Chief Justice to address

Senators share a light moment with outgoing Chief Justice Willy Mutunga after he addressed them in a historic speech at the senate chambers yesterday afternoon. He urged the members of the Upper House to remain sober and rise above political interests during their debates.

parliament in history said Senators should distinguish themselves from other ‘ordinary legislators’ that Kenyans are used to.

“The place of the Senate in the future of this country will only be secured when senate acts and behaves like the Upper House it was supposed to be, a house eminently capable of rising above narrow partisan politics, a house capable of engaging beyond the ethnic lens of the Kenyan politics, a house capable of debating real issues affecting Kenyans devoid of narrow political interests,” Mutunga said.

Mutunga who awed Senators with his speech, asked the lawmakers not to be absorbed

in the daily politics laced with ethnicity and instead stand up and be counted as real statesmen and women.

“You must take this as the signal from the constitution that you as Senators represent more than just political, regional or even parochial ethnic or religious interests.

Take the history from Senators worldwide and you will understand that a Senator is not merely a politician. Senators are called to be statesmen and women,” Mutunga said.

Mutunga told Senators that they should not just debate on issues everyday normally but also deliberate on issues that are of national importance

and transcend their political affiliation, regional interests and religious interests.

“Senators should ensure that there is less politics among them and more statesman and stateswoman ship in the way they conduct the affairs of the senate. In other words senators are expected to distinguish themselves from the ordinary legislators that Kenyans are used to,” he said.

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Kidero to sue Sonko over ‘murderer’ claims Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has threatened legal action against senator Mike Sonko after the brawl that occurred between the two politicians yesterday.

Dr Kidero has warned that he will sue Sonko over allegations the senator made accusing Kidero of grabbing people’s land and committing murder.

Sonko made the allegations during yesterday’s sitting of the Senate’s Public Accounts Committee where the Nairobi Governor had been summoned to answer audit queries raised by the Auditor General.

“I have never been to prison before while senator Sonko has criminal cases to answer to,” Kidero said as he distanced himself from the accusations.

He further said that murder is a capital offence and a capital crime adding that the claims ought to have been channeled through others avenues and not the PAC session.

Kidero also threw dirt on the senator questioning his deep pockets and

endless generosity that has been the puzzle of many earning him the moniker ‘sonko’ meaning rich in Sheng.

“I made my first million shillings when I was 24 years through my hard work. Let Sonko tell Kenyans where he gets his money,” Kidero said.

He demands an apology from the former makadara MP saying yesterday’s melee was an embarrassment for a county boss of his stature.

“The Nairobi senator owes me, my family, friends and supporters an apology. I am not a murderer and also not a property grabber,” the governor said.

Kidero however denied that Sonko punched him following the altercation.

“I don’t think as leaders we have to fight. We may have differences in opinion but we must express them maturely with dignity and decorum,” he said.

PAC committee chairman Anyang’ Nyong’o had summoned Kidero to

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EVANS KIDERO explain how much the Nairobi county government had collected from land rates for the financial year 2013/2014.

As the governor answered questions raised by the session, Sonko made the sensational claims accusing Kidero of using proxies to grab people’s land of

those who had defaulted on their land rates.

The altercation was brought to an end by senators who created a buffer between the two warring politicians before the Nairobi senator was whisked away by the sergeant-at-arms.

Sonko however says he has no apologies to make over his statements and says he is ready to file an affidavit to back his stand on the murder and land grabbing claims.

Police warn supporters of detained MPs Police have warned a group of activists planning to block a section of Mombasa Road Thursday morning to protest the continued detention of Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama and seven other lawmakers to expect counter measures.

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet said they are privy to information the group will use trucks to block the road between Athi River and Kyumbi and others areas.

Muthama is among eight CORD and Jubilee lawmakers detained since Tuesday over hate speech and have been denied bail.

Boinnet indicated that stern action will be

taken against anyone or a group of people who will “inconvenience motorists by resorting to block roads.”

The High Court will on Thursday morning issue reasons for turning down the bail applications for the eight, from both the Jubilee Alliance and CORD facing hate speech charges.

This is after the court rejected pleas to have them released on bail Wednesday.

The ruling was issued after five CORD lawmakers filed an urgent application in the High Court for release on bail.

The MPs were ordered to be held until June 17 when they are due back in court.

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In their new full time roles, Thomas and Timla will work with Saracen OMD companies in the region across agencies, disciplines and clients.

Police in full-anti riot gear at the Pangani station where seven MPs are being held over hate speech. Inspector General Joseph Boinnet has warned against any protests over the MPs detention.

Bomb scare forces city embassy into lockdown

The Canadian Embassy was earlier today forced into lockdown with an emergency evacuation conducted following a bomb scare that also lead to a temporary closure of Limuru road in Nairobi.

A suspicious parcel delivered to the High Commission in Gigiri caused the scare Bomb Disposal Unit officers arrived at the scene.

The officers later safely opened the parcel,

earlier suspected to contain explosives, and only found visa application forms.

“There is no cause for alarm at all; the parcel has been opened safely and found to have visa forms,” Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet said.

Police later opened the road a few minutes to noon.

Thomas will be responsible for driving wider communication strategy with a specific focus on building the planning capability in the region; whereas Timla will be responsible for building the creative capabilities of Saracen OMD across all its disciplines.

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Why Garissa University attack is back on news Following the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, USA, people have been sharing a BBC news story about last year’s attack at the Garissa University College.

And in just one day, more than 672,000 people have read the story after seeing it on their social media accounts. The shooting at Garissa University by the Somali militant group al-Shabab left 147 people dead. One person later died from their wounds.

But the story was written in April 2015.

“What is happening to this world?

Sending all my love to Kenya right now,” One user @ShabeyDoo tweeted under the hashtag #PrayForKenya.

86% of viewers saw the story on Facebook. The story has even appeared on the BBC news website under current “most read stories”.

But why has it reappeared? Many people seem to think that this is a recent attack, one that happened after the Orlando shootings, and began sharing the story on social media.

“Absolutely horrific. My thoughts and prayers go out to those affect. The

violence has to stop. #Kenya,” another user @PatricksReagan tweeted.

Readers have felt sadness and shock at what they thought was another recent tragic attack based on religious motives. Leon Sousa tweeted the story, writing: “OMG another attack, what is going on in the world, these poor people, my thoughts and prayers with the families.”

Others criticise western media organisations for not covering the attack. Terry Mendez posted the link on Facebook, asking: “Why isn’t this in the news 147 students murdered in a Kenyan university?”

Some social media users began commenting that the story was not appearing in mainstream media because the attack took place in Africa, and the victims were predominantly black.

Kevin Falkenberg wrote on Facebook: “If these kids were gay or white you would be reading this in English and seeing it posted all across your FB”.

One of the earliest mentions of Garissa can be traced to Spanish-speaking

Facebook users. It’s possible that articles raising issues of race were then shared which then highlighted the Garissa attack. Users began sharing an article in Spanish about the difference between the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando targeting gays, and the assault on Garissa University against Christians. They then also started to post links to an old article

from when the attack happened in 2015. But many thought that the attack had taken place after the Orlando shootings.

Sanis Jimenez, from the Dominican Republic, commented on Facebook in Spanish about the lack of coverage on Garissa. He posted that the attack appeared not to seem as important to people because those who died

were mainly poor and black. Leonel’s Lozano-Lmc in Panama echoed his remarks, writing that that black and poor people seemed less important to the world.

Facebook says that one reason for the large number of shares is that Garissa appears on Facebook’s list of trending topics in a person’s newsfeed.

Justin Osofsky from Facebook explains that this list is a way to help people discover major events.

In a blog post detailing how the feature works, he says: “This list is personalised - meaning different people will see different trending topics depending on their location, the pages they have previously liked, feedback provided by the user and what’s trending on Facebook overall”.

This is not the first time the story about the assault on the university in Garissa has had a resurgence. Following the Paris attacks in November 2015 around seven million people clicked on the BBC News website story.

And once again the majority of readers were not in Kenya - or even in Africa.

EgyptAir wreckage found in sea

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Wreckage of the EgyptAir flight that went missing over the Mediterranean last month has been found, Egyptian investigators say.

A statement said “several main locations of the wreckage” had been identified.

A deep sea search vessel had also sent back the first images of the wreckage, the statement added.

There were 66 people on board flight MS804 when it crashed on 19 May while flying from Paris to Cairo.

The Airbus A320 plane vanished from Greek and Egyptian radar screens, apparently without having sent a distress call.

The Egyptian investigation committee said that investigators on board the John Lethbridge search vessel, which has been contracted by the Egyptian government, would now draw up a map of the wreckage distribution.

Earlier this month, search teams said signals from one of the “black box” flight recorders had been detected.

Signals emitted by the recorders are expected to expire by 24 June, experts have warned.

The cause of the crash remains a mystery.

A terror attack has not been ruled out but no extremist group has claimed the downing of the plane.

Analysts say human or technical error is also a possibility. Flight data revealed that smoke detectors went off in the toilet and the aircraft’s electrics, minutes before the plane’s signal was lost.

According to Greek investigators, the plane turned 90 degrees left and then 360 degrees to the right, dropping from 11,300m (37,000ft) to 4,600m (15,000ft) and then 3,000m (10,000ft) before it was lost from radar.

An image of the EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean sea last month. Search teams says they have located the wreckage.

Consolidate gains made in Somalia, Uhuru urges UN

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday held talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon where he urged the United Nations to support the African Mission in Somalia just like it does other peacekeeping missions.

President Kenyatta made the request as he informed Ban Ki-Moon that Kenya’s decision to close the Dadaab refugee camp after hosting people displaced from Somalia for the last quarter century was timely.

The President said the repatriation of the refugees will be done in an orderly and humane manner.

On his part, the Secretary General conveyed to President Kenyatta he United Nation’s concern for a humane process of repatriation.

CS Amina Mohamed later said that Mr Kenyatta managed to convince the UN chief on the need to close the camp.

“He obviously agrees that Dadaab has been in place for a very long time.

The only obviously issue for the UN has been that the repatriation has to be done in a dignified manner and he was given assurances that, that would happen,” the Foreign Affairs minister said.

The President said stability is returning to Somalia even though more work needs to be done including supporting the government of Somalia for more durable solutions.

President Kenyatta said besides humanitarian assistance, the world needs to channel more efforts to support the security forces of Somalia to secure the country for the stability of the region.

President Uhuru Kenyatta shake hands with United Nations Secretary General ban KiMoon when they met in Brussels, Belgium yesterday.

Mr Kenyatta urged the UN to support the sustainability of the gains already made in the efforts to stabilize Somalia and support the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in the war torn horn of Africa nation.

He said the United Nations should take up the role of coordinating efforts from different countries that have offered to support the security forces of Somalia.

The President reiterated the need to reinvigorate AMISOM and the Somalia National Army in accordance with the conclusions of the High Level Conference on Somalia that was held in Istanbul, Turkey, in February 2016.

He also informed the Secretary General that there was an urgent need for the UN to provide AMISOM with force multipliers for better operational capabilities.

“There is an urgent need to ensure predictable, adequate and sustainable funding for AMISOM through UN assessed contributions,” said President Kenyatta.

During the talks held at the sidelines of the European Development Days (EDD), President expressed Kenya’s appreciation for the support the UN has provided to Kenya in the war against terrorism through the Counter Terrorism Committee.

President Kenyatta reiterated Kenya’s commitment in supporting the implementation and review of the UN Global Counter-terrorism Strategy and the UN Secretary

General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism.

The review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy is currently ongoing in the context of the UN General Assembly and it is expected that a new resolution outlining the new strategy will be adopted on 30th June 2016.

The President and the Secretary General also discussed the strengthening of the United Nations Office in Nairobi.

President Kenyatta expressed Kenya’s willingness to continue working closely with the UN in addressing global challenges.

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Trump ready to go it alone

Donald Trump is barreling toward a collision with fellow Republicans, upending recent progress in uniting the party -- and even threatening to go it alone if GOP leaders don’t fall in line.

The presumptive GOP nominee on Wednesday went so far as to tell its elites that he did not need them at all.

And leading Republican fixtures, who just a month ago had been inching slowly yet unmistakably toward the Trump banner, are now pacing the other way, revoking endorsements and even considering ways to throw him overboard at the Republican National Convention. Trump’s unwillingness to wage a traditional campaign is inviting a new round of handwringing from GOP elders, whose worries have only intensified after much-criticized Trump’s reaction to the massacre at an Orlando nightclub this past weekend.

And the hostility is mutual. At the Fox Theater in Atlanta on Wednesday, Trump expressed himself more candidly than he has ever since becoming the presumptive nominee in early May. “We have to have our Republicans either stick together, or let me just do it by myself. I’ll do very well,” Trump told the crowd. “A lot of people thought I should do that anyway, but I’ll just do it very nicely by myself.”

In the six weeks since he cleared the Republican field, he’s done just the opposite: He inked a fundraising deal that tethered himself to the Republican National Committee and made him reliant on its donors to bail him out of his fundraising deficit. He courted prominent conservatives like Paul Ryan and leading financiers like Sheldon Adelson -- and landed them. And a bevy of Republicans, from Capitol Hill insurgents to almost every presidential hopeful that he vanquished in the primary, came to his side, pitching him as a less-than-ideal candidate but one that could win and save the Supreme Court.

That is over now. Some Republicans are distancing themselves completely, like Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who said Wednesday he wouldn’t back Trump. Others, like Mark Kirk of Illinois, backtracked on their initial blessings.

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people on the terror watch list should be barred from buying firearms, putting himself in the center of a gun-control debate in Congress revived by the worst mass shooting in United States history. Mr. Trump’s stance, expressed in a Twitter post, does not necessarily jibe with the positions of the Republican Party and the National Rifle Association, whose endorsement Mr. Trump frequently boasts about on the campaign trail. His tweet could be read to support measures pushed by Democrats and opposed by Republicans in Congress, reflecting the unusual nuances of the issue, which touches on public safety and civil rights beyond the Second Amendment. www.nytimes.com

The leftist government of Nicolás Maduro has neutered the opposition-controlled National Assembly. He refuses to free political prisoners, or contemplate a recall referendum on his presidency this year (as the constitution allows and the opposition demands). And he has traded broadsides with Luis Almagro, the secretary-general of the Organisation of American States, who last month invoked the OAS’s Democratic Charter; that could lead to Venezuela’s suspension from the bloc.

At the OAS meeting in Santo Domingo this week, John Kerry, America’s secretary of state, agreed with his Venezuelan counterpart to start bilateral talks. www.economist.com

Fed pares back 2017 interest rates forecast:

Slower jobs growth and overseas hazards such as a possible UK exit from the European Union prompted the Federal Reserve to keep rates unchanged on Wednesday and trim back its longer-term interest-rate forecasts, in a sign of greater caution at the central bank. The US central bank held the target range for the federal funds rate at 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent, where it has been since the Fed lifted rates by a quarter point from near-zero levels in December, as it assesses a mixed set of economic indicators. The median of Fed forecasts suggests policymakers are still expecting two interest rate increases this year, but rate forecasts for 2017 and 2018 have been pared back, as has the Fed’s estimate of the policy rate. www.ft.com

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Ministry partners with county government to clean up cities The Ministry of Tourism has partnered with county governments to light up towns and clean up cities in a bid to reinvigorate the floundering sector.

Kenya’s tourism industry, according to Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala, needs to be rebranded due to travel advisories that had troubled the sector, as well as recent cases of political unrest in the country ahead of next year’s general election.

“I keep saying that we cannot afford to offer substandard services to domestic tourists, must give value for money,” the CS said yesterday.

“If we do not manage ourselves in 2017 and have a repeat of 2007/2008, we will not recover. We also need to repackage our product, rebrand our country.

Instability of the country is worrying us in the Tourism industry,” Balala added.

The Cabinet Secretary was speaking during a recent address in Nairobi.

He urged the public and the media to work towards promoting the tourism industry.

“What we are experiencing now brings fear. Bad press is also not doing us good.

We cannot control international media, but local print media can do better to manage the situation,” the CS said.

“We are also working with County governments, in lighting towns, cleaning up cities,” Balala added.

The Ministry had earlier announced a deal with Iran aimed at stimulating

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala at a previous media briefing. The CS has urged the public and the media to work towards promoting the tourism industry.

Kenya’s tourism sector. In a statement released on Monday, the CS said that he met with H.E. Dr. Hadi Farajvand Ambassador of Iran to Kenya.

CS Balala and the Ambassador discussed how to promote Kenya as a tourist destination in Iran.

Iran is one of the largest buyers of Kenyan tea. Kenya increased its tea exports to Iran from 2 million kilos to 10 million kilos over a five-year period.

Demand for tea in Iran stands at 116 million kilos, with Iran only producing

20 million kilos. Kenya sells about 20 per cent of its tea to Iran.

According to a report from the Africa Economic Development Institute, the two governments are expected to expand transportation and tourism between the two countries.

The report states that both countries had previously signed important agreements on energy, including possible collaboration in nuclear power projects.

“Kenya’s goal to become a fully industrialized middle-income country

by 2030 is highly dependent on the country’s ability to satisfy the increasing domestic energy demands. Volatile oil prices, along with the country’s lack of abundant natural resources, have made energy security a progressively important issue,” said the report.

“There is hope for tourism with an increase in numbers in the first quarter,” Balala said, noting that staying the course could bode well for the sector and the country at large. @Dennis_x254

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Posta migrates from analog to digital platform

Posta Kenya has migrated from its analog platform for sending and receiving mail to a digital platform, allowing its customers to access convenient services.

The postal service company has achieved this through its new ‘Mpost’ platform, a mobile-based technology that enables customers get their box address by using their mobile phone numbers.

Speaking early today in a Nairobi hotel, Cabinet Secretary for ICT Joe Mucheru said that the launch will help boost the country’s revenue as many people will be able to sign up to the platform “With this platform, we believe that the corporation will be able to compete with other sectors,” said Mucheru.

“Our customers will be able to get their package delivered to their doorstep at a small cost of Sh300 only,” said Enock Kinara, Postmaster General Postal Corporation of Kenya. Kenya has 623 post offices across the country that deliver services to different clients.

Through this new platform, customers will be able to save up to Sh2,000 since the previous cost of owning a postal address required a service fee of Sh2,300.

Kinara said that the corporation has plans to venture into passenger services, “We are also migrating to transportation known as Posta Liner Services. We want to purchase 30 buses as we currently have two as this will provide employment to our people,” added Kinara. @Lenah_x254

Kenya will continue to attract FDI Global anti-corruption conference receives despite recent hurdles - Treasury Kenya’s support as state moves to fight graft Kenya’s strategic significance as a hub for investment into East Africa will ensure that it continues to attract a fair proportion of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, the National Treasury has said.

In a statement released just hours ago, the Treasury noted that FDI into Kenya tends to be more diverse, with a growing emphasis on (less capital intensive) services and manufacturing sectors.

“The continent could attract investment because of higher returns than other regions of the world,” the statement added.

The Treasury was basing its data on a recent survey from research group Ernst & Young, which indicated that Kenya has maintained its position as one of East Africa’s leading economies Earlier this month, World Bank Vice President for Africa Makhtar Diop announced that Kenya will get a World Bank loan of $1.1 billion (Sh111 billion) for infrastructure projects in the country’s arid northern region,.

The loan is the latest in a series of

financing facilities to Kenya, which amount to $5.5 billion (Sh557 biliion), excluding the new package.

“It is an unprecedented financial commitment to this part of Kenya,” Diop told Reuters in Nairobi over the weekend.

The funds will be used to build roads, improve water and energy supplies and support livestock keeping. They will have a maturity of 50 years and an interest rate of less than 1 per cent.

Projects to be funded with the facility include a modern road linking Isiolo with Mandera.

The package was prepared at the request of President Uhuru Kenyatta. Diop said the World Bank expected Kenya’s economy to expand by 5.9 per cent this year, close to the government’s forecast of 6 per cent. It grew 5.6 per cent last year.

The announcement comes just as yhe World Bank cut its average growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa to 2.5 percent this year because of lower commodity prices. @Dennis_x254

This week the World Bank Group is participating in the International AntiCorruption Practitioner Conference as part of a far-reaching initiative to fight global graft that has seen countries like Kenya throw their hats into the ring.

The three-day conference, which ends today, has received support from Kenya-based stakeholders. It comes just as the government has announced renewed efforts at fighting corruption with one of the latest moves being the online registration of motor vehicles.

The move, which has garnered the support of Kenya’s National Transport and Safety Authority, seeks to fight graft by eliminating manual processes that are often tedious and encourage bribery.

The Conference is hosted by the OECD, organised by the French Ministry of Justice, with the support of the World Bank and the United Kingdom. This three-day Conference will bring together representatives from anticorruption authorities worldwide responsible for investigating and

prosecuting corruption.

OECD is an international organisation helping governments tackle the economic, social and governance challenges of a globalised economy.

Drawing on the experience of members the World Bank International Corruption Hunters Alliance (ICHA), the conference is expected to generate new opportunities for engagement with some ICHA members from Africa, Europe and Central Asia to promote information exchange and innovative tools in addressing global challenges such as illicit financial flows, tax evasion, and asset recovery among others.

The World Bank Group has stepped up its efforts to engage with governments, private sector and citizens in managing integrity and governance-related risks with an emphasis on strengthening systems, promoting transparency and a clearly-defined accountability standard as well as mechanisms for reporting fraud and corruption. Recently, a number of World Bank programs have

been designed to support clients in building systems for asset disclosure by public officials and to protect against money laundering. These efforts to build transparency and accountability also aim to ensure that clean public officials and business are recognized, while corrupt and criminal ones are sanctioned.

The Government of Kenya last year committed to implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) domestically and to identifying and enabling an EITI implementation focal point within the government within six months.

EITI is an initiative that is aimed at promoting public awareness about how countries manage their oil, gas and mineral resources. The state also committed to adopt a progressive and transparent policy, including transparency in licensing procedures, publication of contracts, and environmental and labour requirements in line with international standards. @Dennis_x254

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Kenyatta urges Belgium to partner with Kenya’s private sector

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged Belgium to partner with Kenya’s private sector in order to boost bilateral relations between the two countries.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2016 European Development in Brussels, the head of the state confirmed that the outcomes of the B2B meetings will be mutually beneficial to the private sector of both Kenya and Belgium.

“I wish to urge the private sector of both our countries to expand the scope of business engagements since the nature

of business has changed,” President Kenyatta said in a statement yesterday immediately after arriving in Belgium.

During his three day visit in Brussels, Belgium, the president is expected to deliver the keynote address at the European Development Days (EDD) and hold a series of bilateral talks on trade and security.

While in Brussels, President Kenyatta is expected to share Kenya’s experience with the European Union (EU) leaders and other invited Heads of State and

Government as well as laying out Kenya’s perspectives on future partnerships and development cooperation.

The President is scheduled to hold a series of bilateral meetings with senior officials of the EU including the President of the EU Jean Claude Juncker and the President of the European Council Donald Tusk.

President Kenyatta is also expected to hold close door meetings with both Prime Minister Michel and His Majesty King Phillipe.

The President will also lead bilateral discussions with the Belgium Government, address the Belgian Business Community and attend an EU–Africa event. President Kenyatta is also scheduled to meet with the executives of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and to hold meetings with several other corporate leaders.

The president further urged Belgium to help Kenya in its efforts to fight insecurity which has been a major threat hampering tourism sector.

BIZ BRIEFS FLOTUS lauds Kenyan innovator at Goldman Sachs summit US First Lady Michelle Obama gave a special mention to Kenyan entrepreneur Ciiru Waithaka Waweru for her industriousness and innovation in a sector that has traditionally been a preserve of men.

A UK-trained interior architect, Ciiru has been at the forefront of encouraging women to get more involved in the building and construction industry. She started a business called FunKidz to create furniture, accessories and educational tools for children. The First Lady of the United States (Flotus), who was the main speaker at the Goldman Sachs 10,000 women summit, added that through a business loan provided by 10,000 women, Ciiru was able to double her production capacity, and start selling her products around the world.

Muburi Muita appointed Executive Secretary of ICGLR

The President (Left) is scheduled to hold a series of bilateral meetings with senior officials of the EU including the President of the EU, Jean Claude Juncker and the President of the European Council Donald Tusk.

KRA iTax system bags global award as platform nets Sh280 billion in cash transactions

The Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) efforts to transform the national revenue collection system using Information technology (IT) solutions have received a coveted commendation in the global banking arena. The award comes shortly after the Authority announced that it its iTax system has processed over Sh280 billion in transactions to date.

In a rare feat for African public financial sector players, KRA was picked the ‘Highly Commended Winner, Best in Class Treasury Solution In Africa’ award, in the just announced Treasury Today’s Adam Smith Awards 2016.

KRA won the Africa Category title from a wider pool of more than 219 nominations from 19 countries’ across the world, principally for facilitating a tax payment gateway for more than 37 local commercial banks on the iTax and Simba system platforms.

On the winners’ podium, KRA will be

sharing the limelight with global private sector giants such as Etihad Airways, Coca-Cola HBC AG, Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, Microsoft, Volvo Cars, Boeing, Rolls Royce Holdings Plc. and Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC among others.

Now in its ninth year, the Adam Smith Awards, organized by Treasury Today, an authoritative Global Corporate Treasury Information channel, are firmly established as the ultimate industry benchmark for achievement in corporate treasury. The Adam Smith Awards showcase the very best and brightest across the whole industry.

To win the award, KRA submitted a case study on the successful rollout of the iTax Domestic Tax platform citing its Best in Class attributes as relates to Treasury Management in the public sector.

This proved credible evidence on measures taken to streamline domestic

and customs tax collections and the related treasury management solutions in conjunction with leading local Corporate Bankers.

Speaking after receiving a communiqué confirming KRA’s win, KRA Commissioner General John Njiraini noted that the award underlines the Authority’s commitment to global excellence in revenue collection.

The iTax platform, he disclosed, currently features more than 3.5 million active taxpayers.

While paying tribute to KRA employees for a job well done, Njiraini confirmed that the new system has enhanced tax collection efficiencies. For the period ending 1st January to 8th June 2016, the iTax platform’s payment gateway managed to process transactions valued at more than Sh280 billion.

With the integration of the payment gateway, KRA has managed to enjoy greater operating and process

efficiencies while delivering value added services to taxpayers. Through the iTax integration, a key corporate banker such as Citi managed to process more than 20 per cent of KRA’s total tax collection in the last financial year.

Since its original launch in March 2014, the iTax platform hasrevolutionised public service delivery through the complete elimination of manual processes in tax administration. @enock_x254

Kenya’s Ambassador Zachary Muburi Muita has been appointed the Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR). The appointment was unanimously approved by the Heads of State and Government at Tuesday’s session of the 6th ordinary Summit of the ICGLR. This comes after yesterday’s announcement that the Foreign Ministers of the ICGLR had reaffirmed their nomination of the Ambassador.

President Kenyatta thanked the ICGLR member states for supporting Kenya’s candidate, while conveying his confidence that Amb Muita’s experience would steer the Secretariat to greater heights. Muita takes over from the DRC’s Professor Ntumba Luaba who had held the position since 2011.

Regional Green Tourism Summit kicks off today

The second edition of an event dubbed the Regional Green Tourism Summit officially kicked off today.

The Summit will highlight green tourism practices, policy and other regulatory approaches, implementation models, stakeholder engagements, and evaluation approaches, and point to emerging and future trends that the sector should prepare for. All these will be anchored on core elements of green namely inclusivity, resource efficiency, sustainability, competitiveness and environmental friendly. Through discussions and presentations, the summit will provide learning and sharing opportunities, and motivate delegates to pursue the green development agenda while challenging them to innovate to meet the SDGs.

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Agriculture sector suffers as Africa’s rate of productivity slows THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016

Kenya’s agriculture sector has shown what experts call a disappointing performance in recent months just as Africa’s rate of productivity has become sluggish.

Strong GDP growth across the African continent has masked a disappointing productivity growth of 1.7 per cent, the Institute of Chartered Accounts in England and Wales (ICAEW) latest Economic Insight report has revealed.

According to the report, from 2000 to 2015, the average GDP growth across Africa was 4.7 per cent per annum, a full 2.3 per cent points faster than the global average productivity witnessed in 1990s.

However, for the period under review, trade and investment have buffered the continent against a global financial crisis, hiding low productivity figures with Kenya, in particular, recording sluggish numbers, specifically in agriculture sector.

Michael Armstrong, Regional Director at ICAEW Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, said “Matching the performance of some other emerging market regions might, at face value, seem respectable enough. But the truth is that Africa is starting from a much lower level of economic development than these economies.”

The reports suggests that African economics should be in a position to improve productivity in the agriculture sector.

The report notes that the East African region was especially affected by inflation, recent Elnino rains which

caused major fluctuations in food prices especially in southern half of the continent with greater than usual rains in Kenya and Tanzania.

However, Ethiopia has been particularly hard hit by adverse weather conditions, with the worst drought in around 30 years pushing food inflation to a peak of 16.2 per cent year on year in October 2015 and easing only gradually in the first half of 2016.

“Poor agricultural output had an additional inflationary effect in some

Tom Rogers, Associate Director, and Macro Consulting at Oxford Economics, said: “Excluding oilintensive economies such as Angola, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique, average output per worker in sub-Saharan Africa grew by just 1.7 per cent per annum from 2000 to 2015, and in half of sub-Saharan economies by less than 1 per cent per year.” @enock_x254

Trade and investment have buffered the continent against a global financial crisis, hiding low productivity figures with Kenya, in particular, recording sluggish numbers, specifically in agriculture.

Guangzhou International Award offers local groups up to Sh2mn

The Guangzhou International Award, an initiative co-sponsored by the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the World Association of the Major Metropolises (Metropolis) and the City of Guangzhou, has called on local organisations to apply for the chance to win up to Sh2 million in cash, The 2016 edition of the Award seeks to recognize innovation in improving social, economic and environmental sustainability in cities and regions.

The groups are looking for organisations that recognize innovation as a key contributing factor in meeting the social, economic, environmental and governance challenges facing a rapidly changing world. They are also seeking organisations or initiatives that promote the sharing and exchange of lessons learned from successful innovation or provide a platform for the documentation, dissemination and analysis of the local implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Guangzhou Award will be discerned to 5 cities for each award cycle. Each of the winning cities will receive a USD 20,000 cash prize, a trophy and

countries especially as agricultural goods constitute a large proportion of East African exports. This, combined with weaker exports, undermined currencies in the region, further fuelling inflationary pressure,” added Michael.

In an attempt to limit the acceleration in price growth, central banks across the region adopted tighter monetary policies, with some countries such as Kenya and Uganda aggressively raising interest rates.

a commemorative certificate. The winners of the Guangzhou Award are also invited to attend special events including the Guangzhou International Conference on Urban Innovation, an exhibition and the award ceremony.

The Guangzhou Award is open to all cities and regions worldwide, including members of UCLG and Metropolis.

An initiative that is entered for the Guangzhou Award should meet the following criteria: It should be an original undertaking such as a new policy, project, business model or practice that promotes social, economic and/or environmental sustainability in a city or region; It should be an ongoing or recently completed initiative (within the past two years); It should provide evidence and/or indicators of substantial impact and/or success in meeting the initiative’s stated objective(s). Cities and local authorities are encouraged to submit several initiatives that support a given policy including those that are implemented in collaboration with private and civil society partners. @Dennis_x254

Safaricom launches M-PESA ‘Bill Manager’ Service Safaricom has today launched a new service dubbed ‘Bill Manager’ that will enable customers to manage and pay bills via M-PESA. Kenya’s leading telecommunications firm has stated that as the Lipa Na M-PESA ecosystem continues to grow, the new service will allow customers to set automatic reminders and save Paybill numbers in order to streamline the payments process.

“Over Sh20 billion is made in payments on the Lipa Na M-PESA service on a monthly basis. This new service will empower our customers to take control of their bill payments made using the service and is one more benefit that we are able to roll out thanks to the migration of the M-PESA servers back home last year,” said Bob Collymore, Safaricom CEO. Safaricom has rolled out a number of services that enrich the experience on the M-PESA platform including Hakikisha, a service that allows subscribers to check the intended recipient of any funds ahead of making a transaction. Other recent improvements to M-PESA include a new, easy-to-use menu that consolidates M-Shwari and KCB M-PESA, free M-PESA statements, USSD PayBill services and Real Time Settlements for merchants, among others.

“M-PESA’s continued growth has been enabled by our continuous focus and investment that aim to continuously re-engineer the experience of our customers on the platform,” said Mr. Collymore. Safaricom Customers can dial *234*1*3# on their handsets to register to experience the new service. @kevin _x254

The Lenovo Phab pro 2 – built for augmented reality Lenovo has unveiled a smartphone believed to be clever enough to grasp a user’s physical surroundings — such as the room’s size and the presence of other people — and potentially transform how people interact with e-commerce, education and gaming.

The new Phab2 Pro phone will use software and sensors to track motions and map building interiors, including the location of doors and windows.

That’s a crucial step in the promising new frontier in “augmented reality,” or the digital projection of lifelike images and data into a real-life environment.

If Tango fulfills its promise, furniture shoppers will be able use the Phab2 Pro to download digital models of couches, chairs and coffee tables to see how they would look in their actual living rooms.

Kids studying the Mesozoic Era would be able to place a virtual Tyrannosaurus or Velociraptor in their home or classroom — and even take selfies with one. The technology would even know when to display information about an artist or a scene depicted in a painting as you

stroll through a museum.

Tango will be able to create internal maps of homes and offices on the fly.

Google won’t need to build a mapping database ahead of time, as it does with existing services like Google Maps and Street View.

Lenovo says the Phab2 Pro will sell for $500 when it begins shipping in the U.S. in August. The device is expected to be available throughout the world by mid-September, in advance of Apple’s anticipated release of the iPhone 7. But Tango’s room-mapping technology is probably still too abstract to gain mass appeal right away, says Ramon Llamas, an analyst at the IDC research group.

“For most folks, this is still a couple steps ahead of what they can wrap their brains around, so I think there’s going to be a long gestation period,” Llamas says. The Phab2

Pro also looks impressive, with a 6.4inch display screen and four cameras to help perform its wizardry. Lenovo boasts the phone’s sensors can capture about 250,000 measurements per second.

Despite all the fancy hardware, the key to the Tango phone’s success is likely to hinge on the breadth of compelling apps that people find useful in their everyday lives.

Google previously released experimental Tango devices designed for computer programmers, spurring them to build about 100 apps that should work with the Phab2 Pro. Home improvement retailer Lowe’s is releasing an app that enables Phab2 Pro users to measure spaces with the phone and test how digital replicas of appliances and other decor would look around a house.

Both large and small tech companies are betting that augmented reality, or AR , will take off sooner than later.

Microsoft has been selling a $3,000 prototype of its HoloLens AR headset.

Others, such as Facebook’s Oculus and Samsung, are out with virtual reality, or VR, devices. @kevin_x254

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f Kenyan politics as it stands right now was a reality TV show, it would be a big hit. Our politicians might be accused of being many things but the one thing they will never not be is entertaining.

Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and Senator Mike Sonko almost traded blows yesterday morning following an exchange of words. Flamboyant Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko has never been one to backtrack on his words and this might be reason he enjoys such a high level of popularity in the country, and it was not as shocking as it might seem when he called Evans Kidero a murderer.

In a clip currently enjoying massive internet rounds, the build up to the moment occurs when Senator Sonko and Nyamira Senator Kennedy Mong’are are in a disagreement about Governor Kidero illegally acquiring land. During the Senate Public Accounts Committee morning session Kennedy Mong’are refutes Sonko’s claims and basically says they have no basis.

Sonko becomes increasingly incensed and

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Msechu gives up on weight loss bid

Tanzanian artiste and former TPF finalist Peter Msechu has declared that dieting and going to the gym is not working for him as he cannot afford the two.

The talented vocalist said that his only hope of losing weight now lies in finding something or someone to stress him. ‘As at now, I only need to be stressed to lose weight, I can’t afford to buy fruits every day and I don’t have money to pay for gym membership,’ he said. Msechu has been trying to get rid of his belly fat that he says is slowly spiraling into a health risk if not taken care of.

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Bungoma ‘James Bond’ inspires mobile phone game Saleh Wanjala, the man who hang on a chopper in Bungoma last month has inspired the development of a mobile phone based game dubbed ‘Bungoma hangman’. The android powered game’s basic principle is for the player to survive by hanging on the chopper’s skids amid many obstacles in the flight path. Once in the sky, one has to avoid aerial objects that could cause the helicopter to crash. Birds and boosters are some of the obstacles. The developers have placed objects like a plate of ugali and chicken that one runs into to reenergize.Bungoma is special!

says that he has written to the Director of Criminal Investigation about

before and our own Parliament is no exception. In December 2014 an Assembly when a controversial terror bill aiming to crack down on as MPs pushed and pulled, order papers were torn, books were hurled and Deputy Speaker Joyce Laboso was splashed with water. leaders get into. Decorum it seems has been thrown through the window. Where Sonko and Kidero are concerned there is no love lost, their love hate relationship has hit another crescendo. We doubt this beef season will end soon. So much for a better city and a

As usual, Kenyans on social media make fun out of all things trends. Since the arrest and detention of politicians accused of hate speech, the social media space has been abuzz with memes. Photoshop images of the 8 politicians in a cell, sharing a blanket in the infamous Kenyan cells as well as eating cabbage with ugali among others are currently doing rounds on social media. The eight are yet to be arraigned in court.

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Notorious Sonu chairman Babu Owino arrested for incitement The Nairobi university student leader Babu Owino has been arrested for allegedly inciting and making hate speech remarks during a press briefing. While addressing a Cord presser Babu said he would use his men to deal with Gatundu south MP Moses Kuria who had earlier threatened to have Cord leader Raila Odinga assassinated.

Owino was held at Kilimani police station leading to some students from the university demonstrating against his arrest.

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Senior Kabarak University rugby player arrested over alleged link with al-Shabaab

Javan Morton Murai a student at Kabarak University was arrested after they played a rugby match against Strathmore University in the enterprise cup quarter finals. Javan’s arrest came as a shock to the team since he was the senior player in the club and was never seen with any sign of radicalisation.

Kisii University to abstain from kissing

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tudents from Kisii University have been warned not to engage in kissing as a deadly disease called human papilloma virus (HPV) has struck the university. This virus outbreak has already seen many students being admitted at Kisii level 5 hospital. HPV infection occurs when the virus enters the body through a cut, abrasion or small tear in the outer layer of the skin. The virus is transferred primarily by skin-to-skin contact. Genital HPV infections are contracted through sexual intercourse, anal sex and other skin-to-skin contact in the genital region.

The symptoms include sore throat, severe headache, High fever, Vomiting and abdominal pain.

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i Casa is back in town offering their signature deep house, jazzy sound to these streets. Saturday 17, June at the Alchemist Dr. Duda, J’Something and Mo-T will be hypnotising the crowd with their biggest and best hits plus giving the audience a taste of their new singles form their most recent album, Home Sweet Home.

Kenya Nights just came off hosting South African DJ, THIBO TAZZ and are now partnering up with The Alchemist to bring you all the thrills and chills that Mi Casa has to offer plus a special surprise that will be unveiled at the gig.

Advance tickets are Sh 2000 and Sh 3000 at the gate.

Here is what we are likely to binge on according to Netflix

Apparently people like their television the way they like their leftover junk food, cold.

Film and television streaming service, Netflix recently released a binge-scale that shows which shows in particular viewers would rather watch all at once in a single sitting and which shows they are more likely to consume in smaller doses.

Thrillers, horror and Sci-Fi, which would generally be considered weighty viewing by most people, are in fact the genres most subscribers would most likely binge on, watching more than 2 hours of the

shows in a single sitting. Hemlock Grove and American Horror Story, proprietors of all things weird and gory had high scores on the binge scale. So did slow paced thrillers such as The Killing and a lesson in the psychology of a budding serial killer Bates Motel.

Surprisingly enough it was the lightweight shows that viewers grow weary of faster.

Comedies such as animated delight BoJack Horseman and the happy-golucky Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt got the short end of the stick. Viewers might have

become disenchanted with political dramas too because of their oversaturation in the airwaves and competition in the genre from network TV. Cleary it seems we are fascinated by the bizarre and stick around for one more episode when the show scares the wits out of us. As viewership on network TV shrinks and the public moves more toward immediate entertainment offerings it will be interesting to see if the scale remains the same or if we change our tendency towards spooky stuff.

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Estelle: She was dressed to impress.

June Ambrose: Rocking in black.

Alicia Quarles: Dressing up the bump.

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arly this week, Urban Tech held their annual gala to celebrate honorees and innovators who are changing the future for children globally. The elegant dinner was attended by several development oriented celebrities and as is the norm with gala events, dresses worn lived up to the fashion bar.

Take a look. @mercy_x254

SWEETS WE GREW UP WITH This weird white minty, sugar-y sweet holds a very near and dear place in everyone’s childhood. We never really could figure out what exactly the candy was made out of but we still loved it all the same. It disintegrates as soon as you bite into it but that’s the fun part. Although the more recent versions of this sweet have a flavor that is strikingly similar to that of chewable tablets, Actal Tums.

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Remember when these tiny sweets cost 50 cents? Those were the days. They even used to be considerably larger than they are right now. But Koh goes down great no matter the mood you might be in. There was an urban myth that these candies could cure a cold. Due to their minty essence they might alleviate some cold and flu symptoms but cure seems a bit of a stretch.

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Where would we be without tropical mint? These mints are especially good when trying to keep hunger at bay during a commute. Tropical mint has this awesome balance between minty and sweet that none of the individual tastes overpower the senses. Tropical mint has a respectable staying power and they are an easy price. They are also a favourite in some doctors’ waiting rooms to distract patients from an un-ending wait on the line.

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Anti-doping officials ‘threatened’ in Russia Anti-doping officials in Russia are being stopped from testing athletes and are also being threatened by security services, says a new report.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) made its latest claims two days before Russia finds out whether it can send athletes to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

They were banned from international competition after Wada accused Russia of state-sponsored doping.

Athletics chiefs meet tomorrow to decide whether to lift the ban.

The report details the lengths athletes from different sports allegedly went to, both to avoid tests and fool doping control officers (DCOs).

It says one athlete was seen running away from the mixed zone after an event, while another left the stadium during a race and could not be located.

Wada also highlighted the case of an athlete who, it says, used a container - “presumably containing clean urine” - that had been inserted inside her.

When she tried to use the container, it leaked onto the floor.

The athlete is alleged to have tried to bribe the DCO before providing a sample that subsequently returned an adverse finding.

According to the reports, DCOs have been intimidated when accessing military cities, with armed federal security agents threatening them with expulsion from the country.

Wada-accredited laboratories have reported that sample transportation packages have been opened by Russian customs, suggesting

A Russian athlete crosses the finishing line to win a race in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011. A new report claims anti-doping officials were threatened in Russia as they investigated and tested the use of drugs by local athletes.

interference by officials. Also, national championships for Olympic sports, including Olympic qualifiers, have been held in cities with restricted access due to ongoing civil conflicts, resulting in service providers declining test requests.

As a result, tests were not carried out at the national weightlifting and national Greco-Roman wrestling championships.

In some cases, testers were not told

where an event was taking place.

“What really comes through, when you read through it page by page by page, is the number of occasions when there was simply no co-operation given,” former Wada president Dick Pound said.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) voted to suspend Russia’s athletics federation on 13 November after an independent Wada report alleged

“state-sponsored doping”. The report was commissioned to investigate claims made in a documentary shown

by German broadcaster ARD in 2014.

The programme alleged widespread doping in Russian athletics, claiming as many as 99% of athletes had cheated.

The claims were made by whistleblowers, among them Vitaly Stepanov, a former Russian antidoping official, and his wife Yulia, a

former 800m runner who was banned for doping.

Russian athletes, including former London Marathon winner Liliya Shobukhova, also admitted to taking drugs and observing corruption.

The Wada report found evidence of state involvement, as well as evidence that samples had been destroyed, doping controls had been interfered and bribes had been paid to conceal positive tests.

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Hamsik stunner helps Slovakia beat Russia Marek Hamsik scored a stunning goal as Slovakia beat Russia to secure a first win at a European Championship.

The Napoli midfielder’s measured pass set up Vladimir Weiss, who cut inside and side-footed Slovakia ahead.

Hamsik then spectacularly doubled the lead, receiving a short corner out wide before firing a shot in off the post.

Russia face disqualification if their fans misbehave inside stadiums and a flare was seen among their supporters when Denis Glushakov headed in late on.

That appeared to be the only issue for authorities inside Lille’s Stade PierreMauroy, in contrast to last week’s scenes in Marseille’s Stade Velodrome, where Russian fans charged into a section for England supporters after the final whistle in the draw between the two countries.

Russia will now almost certainly need to beat Wales on Monday if they are to stand any chance of progress, while Slovakia know victory over England will see them through.

Slovakia’s defensive effort as Russia applied pressure late on was admirable, but without Hamsik it is hard to see Jan Kozak’s side creating opportunities.

“He has matured as a person and as a player at Napoli - he is ready to play for a very big club,” said Slovakia coach Jan Kozak of Hamsik afterwards.

Hamsik is one of only two players in the Slovakia squad with more than 10 international goals - and just as in their opening defeat by Wales, he had more touches than any of his team-mates.

This time his touches were more telling as he found positions to have five shots, made more passes than any of his teammates and won possession 12 times.

The ball to free Weiss took advantage of Russia’s early positivity. Right-back Igor Smolnikov had continuously joined attacks and his poor positioning saw Hamsik curl a pass into space from deep.

Weiss, who plays for Qatari club AlGharafa, easily evaded two challenges before becoming the first player from a non-European club to score at a European Championship.

If his finish was composed, Hamsik’s was an exhibition of power as his effort flew across goal to cannon off the upright and back across the goalline into the bottom corner.

Slovakia go into their final game with one loss in their past 10 matches, while Russia have had just one win in seven before their meeting with Wales in Toulouse.

Manager Leonid Slutsky - at 45, the youngest at Euro 2016 - looked distraught as he sat on his bench in silence after the final whistle.

The momentum he gave their qualifying campaign after succeeding the sacked Fabio Capello has seemingly been lost, and his double role as CSKA Moscow boss and national manager looks unlikely to continue if Russia exit at the group stage.

“I wouldn’t say that because if the plan we had at the beginning had been executed, and if we had scored the first goal, it would have been a different game. After we went behind, we had to change our plan, especially the system in midfield,” he said.

Though they went close when Fedor Smolov’s long-range shot went inches wide early on, all too often their play looked mechanical and devoid of flair

Marek Hamsik is congratulated by teammates among them captain Martin Skirtel after he scored a stunning goal against Russia yesterday. Slovakia won the match 2-1.

in the final third. Glushakov only came on at the break but the Spartak Moscow player made a difference, completing 97% of his passes and heading in Oleg

Shatov’s pinpoint late cross.

A wayward Glushakov effort from 18 yards - one of 13 Russia attempts to miss the target - proved the final action

and what has already been a difficult tournament for the nation now looks likely to end in disappointment on the pitch..

Payet, Griezmann on target for France as Switzerland hold Romania From Page 16 Griezmann scored 32 goals for Champions League finalists Atletico last season, but rarely

threatened until popping up in space at the right time to break the deadlock.

Deschamps wanted the pair to

give him another tough decision to make before the knockout stage - and France’s 1998 World Cup-winning captain has been Switzerland fullback Admir Mehmedi wheels away in celebration as teammate Granit Xhaka chases after thumping in a ferocious volley to equalise for his team against Albania yesterday.

The teams drew 1-1.

given his wish.

Another selection dilemma might involve Giroud who, despite scoring eight goals in his previous six international starts, still has to convince some critics of his worth.

Deschamps has continually offered public support to the 29-year-old Arsenal striker, but showed his frustration on the touchline after Giroud failed to convert pinpoint a fourthminute cross from Payet and two more from Coman after the break.

Despite their surprise win against Les Bleus last year, Albania were not expected to provide much of a challenge to the tournament favourites on a much bigger stage.

But the Balkan country showed few nerves amid a partisan atmosphere.

They quietened the home crowd with a dogged display, limiting France to only a few openings until the dramatic finish.

Attacks of their own may have

been sporadic - particularly as the game wore on - but they did offer a few warning signs for France.

Pescara midfielder Memushaj nipped in front of the home defence to meet a teasing rightwing cross, only to see the ball come back off the upright before France scrambled clear.

France travel back to the north of the country for their final Group A game, taking on neighbours Switzerland in Lille on Sunday.

Albania face Romania, who have one point from their opening two games, in Lyon.

In the other Group A match, Switzerland secured a vital point against Romania after Admir Mehmedi volleyed in a bouncing ball with an unstoppable firsttime strike from 12 yards out.

The draw left the Swiss closer to securing a spot in the last 16 even as Romania picked up their first point at Euro 2016.

A win would have put Switzerland through to the

knockout stages but they were left with work to do to get out of Group A after failing to take several early chances.

Haris Seferovic was the main culprit, missing two clear-cut opportunities before Bogdan Stancu’s second penalty of the tournament gave Romania an 18th-minute lead.

Russian referee Sergei Karasev pointed to the spot after Stephan Lichsteiner grabbed a handful of Alexandru Chipciu’s shirt inside the box, and Stancu netted despite stumbling as he struck the ball.

With Romania remaining dangerous on the break, Switzerland dominated possession but had to wait until the 57th minute when Mehmedi thumped home the equaliser.

Switzerland brought on highly rated teenager Breel Embolo for the final half hour to try to win the game, but Romania were resolute and kept alive their hopes of automatic qualification with one game to go.

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Gor Mahia midfielder Khalid Aucho poses with the trophy he won for being named Sportpesa Premier League Player of the Month for May yesterday.

approached by Rangers but are yet to finalise the deal.

“Yes, it is true and the progress at the moment is very good. I am just waiting their call, when everything is okay I will make the move.

This is a big thing because it is a chance to grow and progress in my career. I have to work harder even as I concentrate on my time here at Gor Mahia because I know where I am going is tougher,” Aucho said.

The midfielder signed by Gor at the end of the 2014 season from Tusker FC has been an integral figure in K’Ogalo’s squad and despite a slow start to the season hindered by injury, he began to pick up and ultimately put in a better performance in May to earn the reward.

Aucho has not only been important for Gor but the national team as well, where he scored the winner as the Cranes kept up their chances of qualifying to AFCON for the first time in 39 years.

And the midfielder believes Cranes have the ability to break the more than three decades AFCON jinx and have a chance of making it into the 2017 edition as they sit second in Group D on 10 points, only separated from top side Burkina Faso on head to head record.

Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic has urged Gor Mahia midfielder Khalid Aucho to follow in the footsteps of Harambee Stars skipper and Southampton FC midfielder Victor Wanyama as he closes on a move to Scottish Premier League side Rangers FC. Speaking to Capital Sport from Kampala, Uganda, Sredojevic was full of praise for the midfielder who was yesterday named Kenya’s best footballer in the month of May by the Sports Journalists Association of Kenya in partnership with league sponsors SportPesa.

“Being named player of the month is a great step in the right direction and I congratulate him, his coach and his club for achieving that. However, it is a long road to go and Aucho is as good as his next game,” Sredojevic said.

“We appreciate KPL for giving Aucho a chance to grow as a player. I wish now he follows the footsteps of Kenyan great Victor Wanyama and reach heights that he has acquired,” The Uganda Cranes coach stated.

Aucho has been heavily linked with a move to Glasgow Rangers in Scotland and he might follow the footsteps of Wanyama whose breakthrough to English Premier League came from Scottish giants Celtic FC. Aucho, who was part of the Uganda Cranes team that beat Botswana 2-1 away in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) qualifier, has confirmed he has been

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Payet scores again as France qualifies for knockout stage Dimitri Payet was on target for France again in the ongoing Euro championships as the hosts scored two late goals to ease past a hard-fighting Albania to become the first side to reach the knockout stage.

Albania struck the post shortly after half-time when Ledian Memushaj bundled a cross past France keeper Hugo Lloris.

France striker Olivier Giroud also hit the upright before substitute Griezmann ended Albania’s resistance by nodding in Adil Rami’s right-wing cross.

Payet then stroked in with the final kick to give the scoreline a flattering look.

Les Bleus scored with the game’s only two shots on target, struggling to break down a stubborn Albania side as Giroud missed three free headers at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome.

Defeat was harsh on the European Championship debutants, who looked to have done enough to earn their first point.

France needed a late goal from Payet to beat Romania in Friday’s opening game, and another dramatic win means they are assured of a last-16 place before their final Group A match against Switzerland.

Albania, who lost their opening game against the Swiss, must beat Romania on Sunday to stand any chance of qualifying.

Almost a year ago, Didier Deschamps experienced one of his lowest points as France manager as his side lost to Albania in a friendly.

It was their third defeat in four international matches, a performance the French media described as “lacklustre”, “listless” and “worrying”.

For almost 90 minutes here, it looked as though another performance against Giovanni de Biasi’s side would lead to an inquest on the back pages.

Les Bleus were expected to breeze past a side ranked 42nd in the world, a place above Scotland, but lacked invention and creativity until Griezmann’s intervention.

The Atletico Madrid forward’s glancing header brought relief to the majority of the 64,000 crowd, sparking celebrations similar to those that followed Payet’s winner against Romania.

Deschamps made a brave decision to drop Griezmann and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba - two of his potential match-winners - following uninspiring performances against Romania.

Manchester United’s Anthony Martial and Bayern Munich’s Kingsley Coman replaced them - as they did in the Stade de France on Friday - but the two youngsters were unable to make much of an impact.

Pogba came on for Martial at half-time, while Coman - who had teed up two decent chances for Giroud - was replaced by Griezmann after 68 minutes. Pogba’s arrival provided more spark, with the rangy midfielder sliding Payet’s cross over the bar.

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