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EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS: PERIODIC POLICE VETTING PROPOSED KIAMBU SENATOR KIMANI WAMATANGI AND HOMABAY TOWN MP PETER KALUMA BOTH SAY THERE IS NEED TO CONTINUOUSLY VET OFFICERS IN NEW BID TO CURB MYSTERIOUS MURDERS LINKED TO THE MEN IN UNIFORM

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South Sudan: How fresh war erupted

Recruitment of new CJ to take longer, says JSC The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has said the process of recruiting a new Chief Justice, Deputy CJ and the Supreme Court Judge might take longer than expected.

The Commission’s acting Chairperson Margaret Kobia said the process might take longer and go beyond August due to through scrutiny of the documents of the applicants.

Kobia explained that JSC will lay more emphasis on the characters of all the applicants. The process will also be subjected to public participation as required by the Constitution.

“The process of getting a new Chief Justice may take longer than expected and it might go beyond August. This is due to the thorough scrutiny of documents presented by applicants, their characters and also the process of public participation,” she said.

“The public participation in conformity with the Constitution cannot be overlooked in this whole process,” Kobia added.

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security peace meeting between South Sudan President Salva Kiir, Vice President Riek Machar and other senior government officials turned bloody after a soldier allied to Machar claimed the VP was

under arrest by the state.

Emerging details indicate that a military officer allied to Machar tried to force his way into the meeting that was taking place at the Presidential Palace but was repulsed by soliders who were manning the area.

After a failed attempt to forcefully gain access to the meeting, it is reported that the soldier allied shot the officer who had blocked him, killing him instantly and then started spreading message among his colleagues that the Vice President had been detained at the President’s palace.

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A file photo dated 25 April 2016 showing a group of the 195 opposition soldiers arriving with General Simon Gatwech Dual, the chief of staff of the South Sudan rebel troops, in Juba, South Sudan.

Fresh war broke out on Friday among rival troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar. PHOTO: PHILLIP DHIL/EPA

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South Sudan: How fresh war erupted From Page 1

Soldiers allied to Machar then mobilized themselves and engaged those allied to President Kiir in a fierce exchange of fire around the palace killing several of their colleagues from both sides.

The war then spread across town with dozens of civilians who were caught in the melee being killed.

While addressing the press today morning in Nairobi, South Sudan Ambassador to Kenya Chol Ajongo put the number of causalities so far at 272.

“President Kiir protected Machar and even personally arranged for armed security to escort him back safely to his residence in Jebel Kujor area. The President also conducted a joint press briefing with Machar to appeal for calm. He has also set up an investigation committee to look into the breaches made by forces of the Machar’s army,” Ajongo said.

“Nobody detained the Vice President, they were having a security meeting with the President and other senior government. The anti-peace soldiers have killed innocent South Sudanese who didn’t deserve to die,” Ajong added.

The ambassador however said relative peace has returned in the capital Juba and assured that Juba International Airport is set to resume commercial flights today.

“As we speak there is peace in South Sudan and we hope that it will last. All the commanders have been instructed by the President and the Vice President to stop any kind of war,” Ajongo said.

Ajongo further said the two leaders are committed to implementing the peace

agreement they signed in order to end the perennial war that has stifled the youngest nation in the world.

He also confirmed that so far no Kenyan has died in the war that erupted on Friday.

“The Embassy has not received any information regarding the death of any Kenyan. The Kenyan government are however at liberty to evacuate its people if they feel they are at risk,” he said.

Some Kenyans in South Sudan yesterday asked the government to evacuate them following the fighting that began on Friday.

Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed said they are monitoring the situation and had demanded end of hostilities between the warring factions to allow peace resume so that those wishing to leave can do so.

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power yesterday said “The U.N. Security Council expressed its readiness to provide more security on the ground, and is calling upon nearby nations to prepare troops for possible deployment.”

However Ajong opposed such attempts saying the government of South Sudan is committed to bring peace and there is no need for the UN troops.

“Unless the United Nations want to interfere with our independence, we don’t need troops to take charge of our airport. The protection of our border is also our responsibility and the UN must tell us why they want to deploy security forces to our border,” Ajong said. @sam_x254

A file photo dated 29 April 2016 shows South Sudan President Salva Kiir (R) shaking hands with former rebel leader and First Vice-President Riek Machar (L) after a new unity government was sworn-in, Juba, South Sudan.

The two have urged for calm following renewed conflict between soldiers loyal to both of them.

PHOTO: PHILLIP DHIL/EPA

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Ceasefire holding in South Sudan A ceasefire appears to be holding in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, after four days of heavy fighting between rival forces left hundreds dead.

The city is quiet, with no reports of helicopter gunships in the sky or tanks on the streets.

President Salva Kiir and his rival, Vice-President Riek Machar, announced a ceasefire which came into force on Monday at 15:00 GMT. Clashes between troops loyal to the two men threatened a recent peace deal.

South Sudan became independent from Sudan in 2011 but its short history has been marred by years of civil war.

Mr Kiir and Mr Machar are under intense diplomatic pressure to end the violence.

The US said anyone impeding efforts to end the fighting would be held fully accountable.

The UN called for an immediate arms embargo, as well as attack helicopters to strengthen its 13,000-strong peacekeeping force.

Two Chinese UN peacekeepers and one South Sudanese UN worker were among the hundreds of dead.

US National Security Adviser Susan Rice said: “This senseless and inexcusable violence - undertaken by those who yet again are putting self-interest above the well-being of their country and people - puts at risk everything the South Sudanese people have aspired to over the past five years.”

MPs propose periodic police vetting to curb rising extrajudicial killings Police should be vetted at least every three months as one of the measures to reduce extrajudicial killings in the country. Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi has said police should be made to account for every bullet spent every three months, adding that this will go a long way in reducing extrajudicial killings by the officers. Speaking during the burial of murdered lawyer Willie Kimani at the weekend, Wamatangi said extrajudicial killings by police must be stopped in the country.

“We must make the police to account for every bullet spent after every three months, something must be done about these killings and we should not be seen as talking but nothing happens,” he said.

“The killings are now becoming too much and we have to act, this should not be allowed to continue anymore,” Wamatangi added.

Speaking separately, Homa Bay Town MP, Peter Kaluma attributed the increase in extrajudicial killings by police in the country to the vetting of police by civilians.

Kaluma said when National Police Service Commission (NPSC) sacks over 300 police officers, they are releasing dangerous and bitter people to the society who can retaliate by any means.

“When you sack more than 300 police officers who are trained, you

Law Society of Kenya President Isaac Okero with members address the press recently over extra-judicial killings.

are releasing to the society people who have no jobs and are bitter, anything can therefore happen,” Kaluma said. “These people are trained and they know all corners of our society and how to do things that other members of the public might know, due to their bitterness they are capable of doing anything,” he said. According to the legislator, police vetting exercise should not be carried out by civilians but rather an internal disciplinary organs needs to be set up within the police service to

deal solely with police cases.

“We need to have strong internal police disciplinary mechanism within the National Police Service to deal with police matters not civilians,” Kaluma said.

Last week, Human Rights activists and members of the Law Society of Kenya staged demonstrations countrywide over the killing of lawyer Willie Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda (a boda boda operator) and taxi driver Joseph Muiruri allegedly by police

The three went missing moments after attending a court session in June 23, at about 4.30pm. Kimani worked for International Justice Mission and was representing Mwenda, a boda boda rider, in a case where he complained of police harassment and attempted murder.

Mwenda’s court case was against the police officer who shot him in the arm in 2015 albeit without provocation. @sam_x254

Two children die in early morning City inferno Two children were this morning burnt to death in a fire in Umoja estate.

The two, aged five and 18 months, were burnt beyond recognition at their Umoja Two estate home in Nairobi.

Neighbours said the mother of the two had left to buy milk for breakfast leaving water to boil on a stove. It is believed that the stove caused an explosion that led to the fire.

Confirming the incident, the mother of the children said the stove exploded after leaving the two to sleep as she went to buy the milk.

The family was living on a four-storey building in a wooden house in the sprawling Eastlands area.

The father of the children who works as a caretaker at the building was away as he had left his family earlier in the morning. The father, Joseph Theuri, said he was called by neighbours informing him of the fire at his house.

The fire was put out by firefighters and neighbours before it could spread to other households. Police say they will begin investigations to ascertain the cause of the fire.

The bodies of the deceased were later taken to the City Mortuary. @harrison_x254

Nairobi governor Evans Kidero with City politician Roy Kivusyi.

Aladwa rubbishes claims Wetang’ula being fronted to unseat Govenor Kidero

Umoja Estate residents in Nairobi’s Eastlands watch as fire fighters put out a fire that killed two children today morning.

The Orange Democratic Movement has dismissed media reports that Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula is being fronted by the party leadership to dislodge Nairobi governor Evans Kidero from City Hall in the forthcoming General Election.

Addressing a press conference earlier today, Nairobi County ODM chairman George Aladwa termed the reports ‘rumors and unfounded remarks by moles within the party.”

Aladwa said the party is satisfied with Kidero’s leadership and does not

require an alternative.

“Nairobi County is satisfied with Dr Evans Kidero and does not require alternative leadership. Those claiming otherwise are moles who have gone to bed with our enemies,” said Aladwa who was flanked by Nairobi ODM leaders majorly drawn from the Luyha community. The leaders observed that even if Dr Kidero opted out of the race, they have enough people within the county who would replace him and thus they would not seek an outsider.

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Beijing South China Sea claims rejected An international tribunal has ruled against Chinese claims to rights in the South China Sea, backing a case brought by the Philippines.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration said there was no evidence that China had historically exercised exclusive control over the waters or resources.

China called the ruling “ill-founded” and says it will not be bound by it.

China claims almost all of the South China Sea, including reefs and islands also claimed by others.

The tribunal in The Hague said China had violated the Philippines’ sovereign rights. It also said China had caused “severe harm to the coral reef environment” by building artificial islands.

The ruling came from an arbitration tribunal under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which both countries have signed.

The ruling is binding but the tribunal, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, has no powers of enforcement.

The US sent an aircraft carrier and fighter jets to the region ahead of the ruling, prompting an angry editorial in the Global Times, a strongly nationalist state-run newspaper, calling for the US to prepare for “military confrontation”.

Meanwhile, the Chinese Navy has been carrying out exercises near the disputed Paracel islands.

Philippe Sands, a lawyer for the Philippines in the case, said it was a “clear and unanimous judgement that upholds the rule of law and the rights claimed by the Philippines”.

He called it a “definitive ruling on which all states can place reliance”.

However, the Chinese state news agency Xinhua said that “as the panel has no jurisdiction, its decision is naturally null and void”.

The tribunal was ruling on seven of 15 points brought by the Philippines. Among the key findings were that fishermen from the Philippines and China both had fishing rights around the disputed Scarborough Shoal area, and China had interfered by restricting access.

It also found that China had “destroyed evidence of the natural condition of features in the South China Sea” that formed part of the dispute.

Transient use of features above water did not constitute inhabitation - one of the key conditions for claiming land rights of 200 nautical miles, rather than the 12 miles granted for reefs, the tribunal said.

The seat of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at the Vredespaleis (Peace Palace), in The Hague, The Netherlands. The PCA has today ruled against Chinese claims to rights in South China Sea, backing a case brought by the Philippines. The Permanent Court of Arbitration said there was no evidence that China had historically exercised exclusive control over the waters or resources. PHOTO: GUUS SHOONEWILLE/EPA

Hiring of new CJ to take longer From page 1

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Candidates will also be this time round allowed to respond to claims that will be made by members of the public that may dent a blow to their suitability to be recruited in the various positions they have applied for.

Kobia (pictured right), made the remarks as the Judicial Service Commission yesterday officially started the verification of applications to fill the various vacant positions at the Supreme Court.

The JSC is now expected within 21 days of the initial review conduct reference checks in an effort to review, verify and supplement information provided by applicants.

The commission will also communicate to all of the applicants’ referees and former employers who shall be asked to comment on the applicant’s candidature under the criteria set out in the law.

Although the Commission has 30 days to conduct the reference checks, the background investigations and verifications may continue until the time the Commission votes on its nominees for the respective positions.

The reference checks will be done in accordance with the Constitutional and statutory requirements.

The Commission also will consider the extent to which the information provided is relevant to the applicant’s candidature.

“The JSC wishes to reiterate that in recruiting the Chief Justice, Deputy

Chief Justice and Supreme Court Judge, the Commission will be strictly guided by constitutional principles and best practices, and shall conduct the exercise in a fair, just and transparent manner,” Kobia said A total of 14 candidates have expressed interest for the post of Chief Justice, 15 for the Deputy Chief Justice and another 21 for the one slot as a judge of the Supreme Court to replace Judge Phillip Tunoi.

Among those that have expressed interest in replacing retired Chief Justice Willy Mutunga include Aaron Ringers, Supreme Court Judges Smokin Wanjala and Jackton Ojwang, Court of Appeal Judges David Maraga, Alnashir Visram and Rosyline Nambuye.

Others are High Court Judge Msagha Mbogoli, Nzamba Kitonga and Makau Mutua.

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Cameron to chair his final cabinet as UK PM David Cameron will chair his final cabinet meeting as prime minister later as Theresa May prepares to take over.

Mrs May had been expecting a nineweek Conservative leadership race, but rival Andrea Leadsom withdrew on Monday.

Mr Cameron will tender his resignation to the Queen on Wednesday, leaving Mrs May, home secretary since 2010, to appoint her own ministerial team.

Mrs May said she was “honoured and humbled” to be taking over and pledged to make a success of the UK’s EU exit.

Mrs Leadsom’s surprise announcement left Mrs May, who had been the front runner, as the only remaining candidate to take over the leadership of the Conservative Party and, therefore, also become prime minister.

Flanked by dozens of Conservative MPs, Mrs May praised Mr Cameron for his stewardship of the party and the country and paid tribute to Mrs Leadsom for her “dignity” in withdrawing her leadership bid.

But senior Labour MP Jon Trickett has joined the Lib Dems and Green Party in calling for a snap general election.

Mr Trickett, Labour’s general election

May was expecting a nine-week leadership contest, giving her plenty of time to think about her new team.

Instead, she’ll have had just 48 hours before having to walk into Downing Street and assemble a government.

As someone who wanted the UK to stay in the EU, there will be pressure to give prominent cabinet roles to those who backed Brexit.

She has promised radical social and economic reform - fuelling speculation over the future of current senior figures.

And with limited time to make delicate political choices, the new prime minister must weigh change versus continuity, while trying to unite the Conservative Party after a bruising EU referendum campaign.

So far, Tory MPs have rallied round their new leader, but rival political parties have questioned her mandate British Prime Minister in waiting Theresa May (C) delivers a statement outside parliament in London, Britain, yesterday. May is expected to become after the leadership contest was cut short.

Britain’s second female Prime Minister tomorrow. PHOTO: ANDY RAIN/EPA Sources close to Mrs May said she’d co-ordinator and an ally of leader Political correspondents said EU been very clear - there would be no Jeremy Corbyn, said it was “crucial” to negotiation, controlling immigration general election. have a “democratically elected prime and managing the economy were Instead, she said her leadership bid had minister” and he was putting the party “huge issues” that would challenge been based on the need for “strong, on “general election footing”.

Mrs May’s desire for a “steady as she proven leadership”, the ability to unite Mrs May has rejected such demands. goes” approach. both party and country and a “positive

vision” for Britain’s future.

And in a message perhaps designed to reassure Brexit-supporting colleagues, Mrs May, a Remain campaigner, said: “Brexit means Brexit and we’re going to make a success of it.”

Mr Cameron, who has been prime minister since 2010, decided to quit after the UK’s Brexit vote, having also campaigned for the UK to remain in the EU. Mr Cameron praised Mrs May as “strong” and “competent” and said she was “more than able to provide the leadership” the UK needs in the coming years.

“She will have my full support,” he added.

Announcing her decision to pull out of the contest, Mrs Leadsom, who was a leading light of the Brexit campaign, said a nine-week leadership campaign at such a “critical time” for the UK would be “highly undesirable”, and she gave her backing to Mrs May. Mrs Leadsom had apologised to Mrs May on Monday after suggesting in a weekend newspaper interview that being a mother made her a better candidate for the job than the home secretary.

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Portugal national team supporters cheer their team at Alameda D. Afonso Henriques in the capital Lisbon upon their arrival after winning the UEFA EURO 2016 in France. They beat hosts France 1-0 in the final on Sunday.

PHOTO: ANTONIO COTRIM/EPA Top of Form Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (R) delivers a license of the decoration of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit to Portugal soccer national team player Cristiano Ronaldo (2R) during a reception given to the members of Portuguese soccer national team at Belem palace in Lisbon, Portugal, 11 July 2016. The Portugal national soccer team on 10 July 2016 had won the UEFA Euro 2016 final against France by 1-0 to win the title for first time. EPA/TIAGO PETINGA

Portugal national soccer team supporters waving Portuguese flags and scarfs at Marquis of Pombal square as the Portuguese Team crosses Lisbon downtown, Portugal upon their arrival from France after winning the UEFA Euro 2016.

PHOTO: NUNO VEIGA/EPA

French President Francois Hollande (C) welcomes French national soccer team prior to their lunch at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France yesterday. The team had lost to Portugal 1-0 in the UEFA Euro 2016 final against played at the Stade de France in Paris a day earlier.

PHOTO: JEREMY LEMPIN/EPA

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Morning newspaper summaries Internal rebellion Modi’s rich bag of goodies Police keep names of killer threatens Raila’s 2017 for Kenya: Kenya is set to construct suspects secret: Police are today top-notch cancer treatment centre at the expected to brief the court on the progress election plan: Instead of aKenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi with of investigations into the killings of lawyer consolidating support as a rallying figure, opposition chief Raila Odinga has become a fireman. Thirteen months to the election, Raila is forced to put out fires of rebellion in his Western, Kisii and Coast strongholds before they turn into bush fires. Fresh rebellions in his once-presumed domains are complicating his strategy to consolidate and expand his base for his 2017 presidential bid.

Kenyan companies count losses from South Sudan war: National carrier

Willie Kimani and two associates. This comes even as authorities declined to divulge the identities of three fugitives, two believed to be police officers, who are being sought over the brutal murders. Media inquiries about the identities of the trio and why police had not issued public notices to help apprehend the fugitives were rebuffed.

Kenya Airways, its rival Fly 540 and KCB Group were among Kenyan companies that were yesterday counting heavy losses following a fresh outbreak of political violence in South Sudanese capital Juba.

The unrest, which started late last week, escalated over the weekend, dealing a blow to a recent resurgence in business confidence.

Modi, Uhuru sign deal Wrangles rock ODM over A hospital, drugs factory to build East Africa’s top Ababu: Internal wrangles yesterday among India’s goodies: to rock the Orange Democratic Kenyatta National Hospital will soon have a cancer hospital: Kenya yesterday continued Movement with the opposition party’s youth state-of-the-art cancer therapy machine from

Matiang’i rules out varsity fee rise in coursebased funding: The Ministry

signed a multi-billion shilling deal with India to build East Africa’s biggest cancer hospital beginning early next year in a move that places healthcare at the centre of diplomatic relations between the two countries. President Uhuru Kenyatta agreed with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fast track construction of the hospital

assistance from India. The Asian country has donated a high caliber radiotherapy machine to the referral hospital, which will radically change the treatment of the killer disease by focusing on the cancerous area. India also gave Kenya a Sh4.5 billion loan to revive the ailing Rift Valley Textile (Rivatex) factory in Eldoret and extend affordable credit to small and medium-scale enterprises.

league calling for rebel member Ababu Namwamba to be expelled.

A declaration by six rebel members of Parliament at the Coast on Sunday that they would start campaigns to shift public support away from party leader Raila Odinga by December sparked a backlash.

India. Kenya will also receive Sh4.5 billion to boost local industries and a fully-fledged cancer hospital following deals between President Kenyatta and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday. Modi and Kenyatta reached a deal that will see the construction of a pharmaceutical company.

Mombasa tycoon faces Judiciary jobs shortlist South Sudan leaders Sh1bn tax evasion charge: to be out in three weeks: warned over bloodbath as Mombasa tycoon Abdalla Brek Said made Shortlisted candidates for top Judiciary war escalates: The international jjobs will be known in three weeks after more than Sh18 billion in five years selling contraband consumer goods and motor vehicles from Somalia, the taxman has said in a court battle with the businessman. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), which is demanding Sh1.1 billion unpaid revenue from Mr Said, claims the businessman has for years been using three trade names interchangeably to avoid detection by government agencies, and that he has been grossly under declaring profits he has made from the business.

the Judicial Service Commission yesterday started scrutinizing the applications. The JSC met yesterday for four hours to open the applications for the post of Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice and Supreme Court judge. The meeting was presided over by JSC vice-chairperson Margaret Kobia. The commission has received 14 applications for the post of CJ, 15 for the DCJ and 21 for that of Supreme Court judge.

community in Nairobi yesterday and issued demands to stem the spiraling war in South Sudan, among them a 12-hour ultimatum to President Salva Kiir and his deputy Riek Machar to recall their troops or face unspecified consequences.

The meeting organised by the Intergovermental Authority on Development, was attended by envoys from the US, UK and EU.

of Education has ruled out increasing university tuition fee under a new funding formula that will make science-based subjects costlier than liberal arts subjects.

The new formula will see universities receive State funding in proportion to the cost of courses being offered, Education CS Fred Matiang’i said Monday.

Firms slow down hiring as demand for local goods falls: International demand for Kenyan goods slumped in June forcing businesses to scale down plans to hire employees. The Standard Chartered business sentiment indicator (BSI), a survey that measures how optimistic businesses feel about current and future economic conditions, dropped to 59.9 from 63.9 points indicating a gloomy market.

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May will become Britain’s second female prime minister, a rapid ascent to the premiership that came after her sole remaining challenger withdrew from the leadership race. The home secretary’s coronation cuts short what was expected to be a bruising nine-week contest with Andrea Leadsom, and will bring an end to David Cameron’s six-year tenure in No 10, when he will offer his resignation to the Queen after this week’s prime minister’s questions.

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will travel to Dallas on Tuesday to mourn the deaths of five white police officers gunned down by a black Army veteran, his latest effort to help bridge one of the starkest divides in American society. He huddled with his speechwriters for much of Monday, hoping to find words that would not only console the officers’ grief-stricken families but also reassure a nation fearful that racial divisions are worsening after the Dallas slaughter and the killing days before of black men by the police in Louisiana and Minnesota. Obama approached the effort with the frustration of a man who has poured his heart and soul into similar speeches, only to later feel that nothing has changed and no one is listening. www.nytimes.com

almost $1.50 to around $1.30 against the dollar; less so against the euro which itself has been dragged down by Brexit worries. The immediate impact for British citizens is a cut in their standard of living; it costs more to buy goods from abroad, whether it be imported commodities or foreign holidays. Of course, currency depreciation can be a very useful tool for countries when they have become locked in to an overvalued exchange rate.

Many people will recall Britain’s departure from the Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1992 when the economy perked up quickly and the inflationary impact was limited. But the circumstances were very different.

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will become Britain’s prime minister on Wednesday, promising to make a success of Brexit after she completed a dramatic rout of the rival Conservatives who led the campaign to take Britain out of the EU. Mrs May, the 59-year-old home secretary, was part of the campaign to keep Britain in the EU, but now finds herself picking up the pieces after the last remaining proBrexit Tory leadership candidate threw in the towel.

Andrea Leadsom, the energy minister, announced at 12.15pm that she could not command the support of the party and abandoned a shortlived campaign that had been dogged by mis-steps and controversy.

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Euro 2016: Tournament unspectacular

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ortugal were the winners best suited to Euro 2016 unspectacular, not easy on the eye, but got the job done.

The final in Paris on Sunday did not provide the happy ending the French wanted as the hosts lost 1-0 in extra time. And the national mood reflected the feeling of many who have followed Euro 2016 around the country over the past month.

Euro 2016 was a tournament that had the odd highlights and big moments, but was one that eventually came up short on what it promised.

Here are some assessment of the Euro 2016 Championship.

Euro 2016 not a classic Euro 2016 got the final many felt it deserved, one that mirrored the tournament.

Portugal’s win over France was mediocre for long periods, enlivened by late drama but rarely sprinkled with the stardust to elevate it above the ordinary.

The brutal truth is this was a Euros that will not be remembered with huge affection by many countries other than winners Portugal and perhaps Wales and Iceland.

The setting was ideal. It was played in front of sell-out crowds in modern stadiums, from the vast expanse of the rebuilt Stade Velodrome in Marseille to the new-age Stade de Bordeaux, highly distinctive because of the 900 exterior stanchions that support the roof.

It made France the perfect environment to stage a classic tournament - but in the end it was a tournament of individual contributions from great players that

fell a long way short of being a great showpiece.

There were 51 matches and 22 were goalless at half-time, although excitement was provided by the trend of late goals, with 20 coming in the 85th minute or later.

Too often caution ruled, apart from the last day of qualifying from the groups, with the chance of a third-placed team finding a way into the last 16.

Did this add to the tone of conservatism in too many games, with teams holding what they had and hoping one win would be enough to see them into the last 16? Or was it a case of too many teams?

There is certainly a case for reverting back to 16 but once these decisions are taken, European football’s governing body Uefa rarely reverses them.

The final round of group games provided genuine thrills, including Portugal’s 3-3 draw with Hungary. This was one of the most exciting matches at Euro 2016, especially as added drama came with Iceland’s last-minute winner against Austria that altered the complexion of the last 16.

It meant England faced Iceland rather than Portugal. The rest is history, as is Roy Hodgson’s tenure as England manager, after they were beaten.

There were still some top-class games and great moments.

The electric, emotional atmosphere inside Marseille’s Stade Velodrome for France’s semi-final win against Germany was a permanent assault on the senses and eardrums.

Wales captured the imagination of France with their run to the last four,

Cristiano Ronaldo issues instructions to his teammates from the touchline during the extra time of play in their 1-0 final win over France on Sunday.

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the good humour and fervent backing of their supporters one of the lasting images.

Iceland’s fans made a permanent impression with their infectious chant and communal clapping that may well be seen and heard on Premier League grounds next season.

Northern Ireland’s win against Ukraine and the Republic of Ireland’s late winner against Italy that sent them into the last 16 provided stories that will be told and retold long after those two vast contingents of support left France.

Sadly, there was also the dark shadow of hooliganism over the opening stages of Euro 2016, with the shameful scenes before, during and after England’s 1-1 draw in their game against Russia in Marseille.

England disappoint again How many more crossroads will England and the Football Association have to reach before they realise they are lost?

England certainly found the route out of France and Euro 2016 swiftly enough, departing the searing heat of Nice humiliated after losing 2-1 to 34th-ranked outsiders Iceland, who fully deserved the win.

So add Euro 2016 to the World Cups in 2010 and 2014 when England arrived, did very little and went out. They reached the last 16 in South Africa (2010) and could not even muster enough to get out of the group stages in Brazil (2014). It is a grim record.

England’s demise in France, however, was a much greater embarrassment and was followed by the immediate resignation of Hodgson.

The whole England campaign was a mess, with Hodgson seemingly unable to locate his best formation or team.

He was also let down badly by a squad that should have performed much better than only winning one game out of four, an injury-time victory against eventual semi-finalists Wales.

It was not even over with that loss to Iceland.

Less than 24 hours later there was a final news conference with a deeply reluctant Hodgson. “I don’t really know what I’m doing here,” he said sitting awkwardly alongside FA chief executive Martin Glenn, sifting through the wreckage.

Once more there was a joyless atmosphere around England. Even attempts from the squad to carry around a stuffed lion seemed forced.

Durable Portugal come good Portugal’s history is littered with worldclass stars going back as far as the great Eusebio in the 1960s - but also with a history of getting close, but not close enough.

Eder’s extra-time goal against France changed all that and Portugal were winners at last. It was a long overdue honour, and elation at the end of the years of frustration was easy to see, not just in the celebrations inside Stade de France but back home, where Lisbon came to a standstill.

Portugal will know how France felt on Sunday night. They were beaten in the final by outsiders Greece at their own

Portugal player Eder (C) holds the UEFA Euro 2016 trophy accompanied by Cristiano Ronaldo (L supporters before leaving Marcoussis near Paris, France yesterday.

Euro 2004. They also lost the World Cup semi-final in 2006, the quarterfinal at Euro 2008 and semi-finals at Euro 2012.

And, of course, they were semi-final losers to eventual winners England at Wembley in the 1966 World Cup. Portugal’s own years of hurt are over.

Fernando Santos’ team were largely solid and pragmatic but so were Greece when they won in Lisbon in 2004.

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is updated, no-one will remember anything other than a historic victory.

Captain Cristiano Ronaldo’s Euro 2016 final went from the despair of being taken off injured on a stretcher to lifting the trophy. He has now added a major honour on the international stage to his Champions League medals, winning it once at Manchester United and twice with Real Madrid.

There were even stories within Portugal’s story.

Antoine Griezmann of France bows to the crowd after starring in their semifinal win over Germany at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, France last Thursday. He won the golden boot after scoring six goals at the tournament. PHOTO: Tolga BOZOGLU/EPA

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Renato Sanches was voted Uefa’s young player of Euro 2016. Surely Manchester United will come to regret losing out to Bayern Munich in the £27.5m transfer battle for this outstanding

18-year-old midfield talent.

And what about Eder? A flop at Swansea City but now a national hero in Portugal. He will be a sporting immortal after his powerful shot flew past France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to win the tournament for Portugal.

Griezmann joins the elite European club football has an elite group of attackers at its pinnacle Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez at Barcelona plus Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale at Real Madrid.

Ronaldo and Bale demonstrated their brilliance in France but the Golden Boot went to France and Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann, who has now moved to the brink of joining that glittering company with his six goals.

The 25-year-old was the face of France’s campaign, the big hope for goals and attacking inspiration with Karim Benzema marginalised. Griezmann used the stage to confirm his stature as a player ready to be ranked in the world-class bracket.

The slight figure belies great strength on the ball, his speed of thought and movement perfect allies to an exquisite first touch.

Griezmann’s greatest quality is the most priceless commodity in football.

He scored goals when the pressure was

on and the occasion demanded, not withstanding a rare fruitless night in the final.

It was Griezmann who dragged France out of a hole with two second-half goals when they trailed 1-0 to the Republic of Ireland in the last 16. He then delivered the goals that knocked out World Cup holders Germany in the semi-final.

He has a special place in French hearts as this tournament helped to unite a nation that was grief-stricken after the attacks on Paris last November which saw 130 die and hundreds wounded.

Griezmann’s sister Maud was in the crowd at Bataclan when gunmen opened fire at an Eagles of Death Metal concert.

Griezmann is popular, personable and the outstanding player at Euro 2016. It has made him box office.

Fans in France a highlight All the matches at Euro 2016 were played in front of fervent fans and, while that trouble in Marseille when England played Russia must not be ignored, this was a tournament in which most supporters mixed on friendly terms.

Iceland’s fans brought their own special brand of backing as they reached the quarter-finals. Such was the impact of their trademark clapping chant that Uefa adopted it and attempted

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If this piece of stage management proved one thing, it is that this is best left to the Icelanders.

Wales received magnificent, colourful support from their fans while followers of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland sent a sea of green surging through France.

France’s own supporters bought into the significance of Euro 2016 as a unifying force after those November attacks.

It was encapsulated in one moment midway through the second half of their 2-0 semi-final win against Germany.

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Memorable moment: The sight of Cristiano Ronaldo effectively taking over as Portugal manager in the closing minutes of their victory over hosts France in the final.

Player of the tournament: Antoine Griezmann (France). An outstanding forward who will now demand wider attention.

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ristiano Ronaldo wept tears of despair then tears of joy as the Euro 2016 final took him on an emotional journey from his lowest low to the high of lifting Portugal’s first major trophy.

The 31-year-old Real Madrid superstar carried his country’s hopes into the final against hosts France in Paris not only as Portugal’s captain but also the player who posed the greatest threat to Didier Deschamps’ side.

It looked like all the aspirations of Ronaldo and Portugal would be shattered when he was taken off on a stretcher after 25 minutes following two attempts to battle through a knee injury sustained in a seventh-minute collision with France’s West Ham United midfielder Dimitri Payet.

And yet, as this long night at Stade de France ended with an ecstatic Ronaldo lifting the Euro 2016 trophy, his earlier heartbreak will surely have been erased.

He may have only played 25 minutes - but such was the pure theatre of his presence on and off the pitch that this was almost ‘The Ronaldo Final’.

Ronaldo’s focus was obvious from the moment he walked out into the warm summer sunshine at Stade de France late on Sunday evening.

He closed his eyes as he sang the national anthem with feeling - although even his normally smooth appearance was disrupted during his pre-match routine when he had to bat away several of the moths that invaded the stadium. He had made a quiet start when the incident that changed his match

Tearful Ronaldo becomes a true great of the game

took place in the 17th minute, Payet getting a touch on the ball before crashing into Ronaldo, catching the Portuguese’s left knee with his right knee. The sight of Ronaldo rolling around while banging the turf did not receive instant or unanimous sympathy given previous histrionics but it quickly became apparent he had sustained a significant problem.

He received lengthy treatment on the pitch and returned to the action, albeit clearly in reduced circumstances. He made one run but not at any pace, waving a hand in the direction of the bench to signal he was struggling.

He came off and went back on again as this player of real physical courage attempted to somehow get through the pain with his knee heavily strapped. It was to no avail as eventually he dropped to the turf once more, one of the thousands of moths swirling around the stadium landing on his face as he waited for the stretcher.

Ronaldo’s exit was given a genuinely sympathetic round of applause by France’s fans, putting partisanship to one side to share in the disappointment of one of the game’s greats being carried away from the biggest international game of his much-decorated career. Ronaldo’s reputation is not that of a selfless personality who puts team before himself - indeed he has often been accused of selfishness and petulance in dealing with his Portugal team-mates.

Euro 2016 has seen him gesturing tetchily at colleagues who have not lived up to his own high standards, but here he took on the role of inspirational leader when it was required.

Ronaldo’s stature and influence, even when out of the action, came into play at the end of 90 minutes.

Footage has emerged of him encouraging a reluctant Joao Moutinho to take a penalty in the quarter-final shootout win against Poland, and here he played the role of inspiration at a crucial time.

Ronaldo marched purposefully out of the tunnel and out on to the pitch, walking among Portugal’s players urging them to one last effort, one that would end with the greatest moment in their country’s football history.

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n remarkable scenes in extra time, Ronaldo appeared to virtually assume the role of Portugal coach.

Ronaldo, it seemed, ordered Raphael Guerreiro on to free-kick duties, a move that almost brought a goal as he rattled the woodwork. Portugal’s disappointment was short-lived as Eder struck a fine winner seconds later, in the 109th minute. It was then the Ronaldo show really got into its stride.

As the seconds ticked away and Portugal’s great moment came within sight amid unbearable tension for their supporters banked in a corner of the stadium, Ronaldo appeared to appoint himself as, at least, joint manager.

He was offering just as many tactical instructions as Fernando Santos, taking up position alongside him in the technical area and beyond. It came mighty close to undermining the coach’s authority but by this stage anyone of a Portuguese persuasion was past caring. Ronaldo, limping heavily,

then indulged in some celebratory bumping into the stone-faced Santos, who was unmoved as he counted down the seconds to the result that guarantees him sporting immortality in Portugal.

While Ronaldo will inevitably claim the headlines and much of the glory, 61-year-old Santos’ contribution must not be under-estimated.

He produced an organised, disciplined side of great resilience and spirit. It would have been easy for Portugal to feel sorry for themselves after Ronaldo’s injury, fearing the fates were against them once more, but not a bit of it.

If anything, they grew once he went off and were duly rewarded. Santos’ side maybe be unspectacular, but he has given them real backbone and deserves huge credit. Having broken down twice as he tried to shake off the injury and when he realised his efforts were in vain, Ronaldo shed tears for a third time when referee Mark Clattenburg blew the final whistle to signify Portugal were European champions.

His journey up the steps should have been painful given his injury but he looked as though he was floating on air as he lifted the trophy amid jubilant scenes and pyrotechnics.

He was then front and centre of the team photos, lying on the floor posing for pictures before leading the Portugal contingent over to celebrate with their fans, giving the impression the silver trophy might have to be surgically removed from his grasp.

Ronaldo has experienced the full range of sport’s emotions in his wonderful career - here he experienced them all in one night.

Ronaldo had a mixed start to Euro 2016, drawing condemnation for criticising Iceland’s attitude in their opening 1-1 draw after refusing to exchange shirts with captain Aron Gunnarsson at the final whistle.

Iceland bore no grudges and their football association’s official Twitter feed not only offered congratulations to Portugal on their triumph but an-

other account @icelandfootball tweeted when he went off injured: “It doesn’t matter what Ronaldo said about Iceland. This is absolutely heartbreaking.

We feel so sorry for him. Devastating for this legend.”

Ronaldo missed a penalty in the goalless draw with Austria but then kicked into gear.

He scored two brilliant goals in the 3-3 draw with Hungary, helped created Ricardo Quaresma’s winner late into extra time in the last-16 win against Croatia, scored in the penalty shootout victory against Poland in the quarter-final then broke the deadlock with a towering header in the 2-0 triumph against Wales that put Portugal in the final. He is the player Portugal looks to and he has led from the front - even when he only watching from the sidelines in Paris. onaldo can now be ranked with the true greats of the game. He has finally added success in the international arena, with a Euro 2016 win to add to his accolades and honours with Manchester United and Real Madrid.

He has won the Champions League once with Manchester United and twice with Real Madrid and victory in Paris closes a big gap in his achievements and enables him to eclipse, in one context at least, his great rival in La Liga at Barcelona, Lionel Messi.

Messi, who has also won the Champions League three times with Barcelona, has struggled to repeat his club successes with Argentina and the 29-year-old recently announced his retirement from international football after a failed Copa America campaign.

Ronaldo might have pondered his own Portugal future and remained similarly unfulfilled had France won Euro 2016 - now he has remedied that on a night of drama on and off the pitch.

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Youth vital resource, State should create jobs: World Economic Forum A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) has cited Kenya’s youth as a vital resource that can add billions of shillings to the country’s economy yearly.

The analysis, which was recently reviewed by the World Bank Group, indicates that if sub-Saharan Africa is able to take advantage and provide adequate education and jobs for its youth, $500 billion (Sh50.7 billion) a year to could be added to its economies for 30 years. This is the equivalent of one-third of Africa’s GDP. However, without jobs and economic opportunities, social stresses such as unemployment could lead to unrest. A 2014 United Nations report highlighted this risk.

“Lack of meaningful work among young people is playing into frustration that has in some instances contributed to social unrest or unmanaged migration,” stated the report.

According to the data, a third of the world’s population is under 20 years old.

But some countries are younger than others. In around 40 African countries, over 50 per cent of the population is under 20. By contrast, in 30 richer countries, less than 20 per cent of the population is under 20.

In Kenya, 52.2 per cent of the population consists of people under the age of 20.

These numbers are somewhat similar across the East African region though Uganda and Somalia, close to 60 per

cent of the population consists of people under the age of 20.

“Africa’s youthful population is often touted as a major advantage for the continent. An increasing working-age population is a major opportunity for economic growth in Africa. The World Bank estimates that this demographic dividend could generate 11 to 15 per cent GDP growth by the year 2030,” states WEF Researcher Joe Myers.

Roughly 80 per cent of unemployed Kenyans are below 35 years of age.

According to an analysis from Building Future Markets, a day-long event that brought together leaders from business, education and government, in order to tackle Kenya’s high youth unemployment, the private sector, academia and government must work together to develop innovative business models, industry-relevant curricula and enabling national policies.

This was the key message during the May 2016 event that was organised by UNDP, Business Call to Action (BCtA),

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Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki presents a Sh11.3 million to women groups in Nyandarua County.

Shoplifting costing Kenya’s retail sector Sh5 bn, Cytonn report reveals

Kenya’s retail sector is losing more than Sh5 billion annually to shoplifting, a new report by financial services group Cytonn Investments has revealed.

The report, dubbed ‘Kenya Retail Sector Analysis 2016’, which was conducted among the CEO’s of major retail chains, revealed that the key challenge facing the industry is pilferage. ‘’Key retailers according to the report are losing Sh3.5 billion annually and the whole sector is losing Sh5 billion every year,’’ states the analysis.

The survey revealed that CEOs believe pilferage is being taken lightly by authorities as the culprits are always set free yet the magnitude of the losses is significant.

Other key challenges in the retail market include political risk -especially with the forthcoming General Election--, inconsistency in supply of products by key importers,

the Kenya Private Sector Alliance and the Global Compact Network Kenya.

“The challenge of youth unemployment is compounded by the fact that 90 per cent of all unemployed young people lack vocational skills, said Sicily Kariuki, Cabinet Secretary for youth and gender affairs in the Ministry of Public Service.

“Addressing youth unemployment therefore calls for innovation, investment and commitment among all stakeholders,” the CS added.

matching international standards locally and devolution that has increased taxes, among others.

The players believe that the retail market is on a high growth trajectory with increasing revenues. The sector expects to grow between 10 and 20 per cent in the next two to five years leading to double revenue. Local retailers will continue to dominate the food sector while facing competition from international retailers on the other sectors especially fashion.

Most retailers are expected to increase investments in the sector and don’t find the entry of international retailers as a challenge pointing out that the market is big enough to accommodate all players.

“Retailers are mainly focusing on client retention through pricing, customer service, and product differentiation in the short term, most of them are focusing on increasing distribution channels through organic

growth, partnerships and franchising in the medium term. Online shopping is also a key target area for developers in the medium term. In the long run, the key retail chains in Kenya plan to increase financing through listing in the Nairobi Securities Exchange and regional expansion,” the report states.

An increase in disposable income among the middle class as well as changing lifestyles and peer pressure were identified as the key drivers pushing up demand for lifestyle products.

On consumer trends, the report indicates that 66 per cent of shoppers prefer doing their regular shopping in supermarkets while 25 per cent prefer shopping malls. According to the report, approximately 66 per cent of shoppers spend between Sh1, 000 and Sh5, 000 on their regular shopping trips, with a majority preferring to shop on a monthly basis. @enock_x254

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KCDP to create employment opportunities in move to alleviate poverty

The Kenya Coastal Development Project (KCDP) has unveiled plans to create job opportunities and eradicate poverty as it supplements the government’s efforts to transform livelihoods of people in the coastal region.

Through its project, KCDP will allow the government to bring key research to communities, provide access to new aquaculture techniques and plant adequate tree species to fit the needs of the most vulnerable and marginalized communities. This comes following a research, which reveals that coastal Kenya is the least-developed region in the country with more than 62 per cent living below the poverty line, and most relying on the coastal ecosystem for employment, livelihood and nutrition.

World Bank Country Director, Diarietou Gaye has said KCDP, which is supported by the World Bank and Global Environment Facility, is helping the government at national, county and local levels take action to sustainably manage the resources and transform the livelihoods of the coastal population.

“The World Bank is delighted to be the key investor in the Kenya Coastal Development Project, and to have helped many of Kenya’s fishermen. This work is ongoing and as it moves forward, it contributes to employment and food security among the communities along the coast. It is also an ingredient in the effort to build resilience against the impacts of climate change on the coastal environment and population,” said Gaye. @lenah_x254

Rivatex and SMEs to benefit from Sh 4.5 billion kitty from India

Rift Valley Textiles (Rivatex), along with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises are the major beneficiaries of the Sh 4.5 billion line of credit from the ExportImport (Exim) Bank of India, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said.

The amount will be shared between the two sectors where Rivatex will get Sh3 billion to revive the factory and bring it back to profitability after it collapsed in 2000 due to mismanagement.

Meanwhile, the Industrial Development Bank of Kenya will receive Sh1.5 billion for the development of SME’s.

This financial support from India follows a recent $60 million (Sh6 billion) loan from the same country to support a power transmission project as the country moves to ensure Kenyans has access green energy by the year 2020.

In total, Kenya and India entered into seven agreements during the talks which their respective Cabinet Secretaries were present.

“Kenya’s highly successful geothermal sector, and energy efficiency projects

such as LED based smart street lighting, are a couple of new areas where we could build our engagement,” India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. They revised the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, MoU on Defense Cooperation, National Housing Policy Development and Management, agreed on the aforementioned LOCs, entered an MoU on standardization, expertise sharing and mutual trade between Bureau of Indian Standards and the Kenya Bureau of Standards and agreed on visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders “India is Kenya’s largest trading partner, and the second largest investor here. But, there is potential to achieve much more if we take steps towards a more diversified trade basket, Modi said.

“We are not only two developing countries but also innovation societies thus the most important part is that our innovations are relevant not just to our societies but also help improve the lives of people es,’’ he added. @enock_x254

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BIZ BRIEFS Kenyan economist joins global poverty committee panel Dr. Germano Mwabu, a Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi will be part of a panel for the Commission on Global Poverty, an organisation that seeks to address problems affecting the world’s poorest people. The Committee will tomorrow lunch an analysis dubbed the ‘Report on Measuring Poverty’.

The launch of the Commission’s interim report and a discussion on its provisional recommendations will feature some the world’s wellknown experts on poverty, including Dr. Mwabu. In June 2015, The World Bank’s Chief Economist convened the Commission on Global Poverty to report on the best ways to measure and monitor poverty around the world and help the World Bank Group achieve its goals

India pledges to support Kenya’s healthcare sector India has pledged to support development of Kenya’s healthcare sector especially the fight against cancer and HIV/Aids. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the pledge yesterday when he met with Preesident Uhuru Kenyatta during bilateral talks in Nairobi.

India is renowned for a relatively well developed healthcare system with many Kenyans flying to New Delhi to seek treatment every year.

In Kenya, about 40,000 new cancer

cases are reported every year, but only few hospitals have the capacity to offer treatment.

“I understand that Kenya would like to replicate the Indian experience in Medicare and become a medical hub in the region, we would be happy to support you in this process” said Modi.

He reiterated that his government would donate equipment used in manufacturing pharmaceuticals like antiretroviral drugs to Kenyan public hospitals.

Modi said India will finance the construction of a cancer facility in Kenya which will offer “affordable” health care.

“India is ready to share its development experiences, expertise and capacities to assist in Kenya,” he said.

The president appreciated the offer

by India to fund the construction and equipping of a cancer hospital in Kenya.

He said the talks with Modi begun the dialogue on knowledge transfers and pharmaceutical technology between

Barclays calls on entrepreneurs to go for Sh30Bn SME loan Barclays Bank of Kenya has set aside Sh30 billion to provide loans to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across the country. The bank’s Head of Retail and Business Banking, Humphrey Muturi has called on entrepreneurs to tap into the fund in order to grow their businesses. Muturi said the bank was keen on uplifting SMEs through the advancing of loans for business expansion purposes.

Speaking in Kisumu at the launch of the Wezesha Biashara na Barclays campaign, Muturi said the bank would increase the Sh30 billion portfolio should it successfully be taken up. The bank plans to train 10,000 entrepreneurs across the country to enable the business owners create and improve professionalism in the way they structure and run their businesses.

CMC Motors gets new Managing Director Former Hino General Manager for Toyota Kenya Wanjohi Kangangi is the new Managing Director for CMC Motors following his appointment by the group’s Board of Directors. Prior to his tenure at Toyota Kenya, Kangangi worked for 16 years at General Motors East Africa in various capacities including Logistics, Imports, Production Control, Marketing and Customer Relations, Sales and After Sales.

Under the company structure, Kangangi will work closely with the company’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Kass.

The move comes at a time when the firm is re-positioning itself in the Kenyan market targeting government business. The firm launched six 2016 Ford models cars in the Kenyan Market in April.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President Uhuru Kenyatta during a previous meeting at State House in Nairobi.

the two nations.

Kenya and India have since signed seven agreements that will see the people of Kenya benefit from Sh 4.5 billion ($ 45 million) in financing.

Among them are a line of credit agreement of Sh 1.5 billion ($ 15 million) for Kenya’s state-run IDB Capital Limited to support the development of small and medium enterprises, and another line of credit agreement of Sh 3.0 billion($ 29.95 million) to upgrade Kenya’s Rift Valley Textiles factory.

In addition, Cooperation agreements on defence, housing policy development and management, and health services, and a deal between the Bureau of India Standards and Kenya Bureau of Standards were also signed.

Others are; the exemption of Visa for diplomatic passports holders, avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

“India is the largest trading partner of Kenya, it is also the second largest investor here, the donation of the pharmaceuticals will make Kenya the regional medical hub,” Modi said.

The PM complimented the people and leadership of Kenya for overall development and stability since independence.

“India also plans to host the Festival of India here in Kenya later this year, and we look forward to supporting that exciting initiative, and to strengthening the people-to-people interactions that are truly the bedrock of our bilateral relationship,” he said. @encok_x254

More than 600 Kibera residents to move into Sh2.9 billion spacious modern housing units More than 600 residents of Soweto in Kibera are set to move into new and modern houses, courtesy of the government through the Kenya Slums Upgrading Programme (Kensup) at a cost of Sh 2.9 billion.

The move is a boon for many of Kibera residents who have lived in poor housing conditions, characterised by overcrowding, abject poverty and unemployment, coupled with high incidences of insecurity, exclusion from planned physical development, inadequate infrastructural services and a squalid environment.

Presiding over the occasion, Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning Prof Jacob Kaimenyi said the programme was a collaborative initiative between the national government and UN-Habitat and it would uplift the image of Kibera as well as impacting positively towards the lives of residents.

“The project comes with multiple benefits including a secure and clean environment, security of tenure in terms of house ownership and access to services

previously missing in the slums,” said the CS. “The in-designed income-generating component such as market stalls and mini-shops, will with no doubt empower residents economically,” he added.

UN-Habitat Executive Director Dr Jon Claus lauded the project as a good example, which can be studied by the rest of the world to improve on lives of those living in slum areas.

“I urge stakeholders and private investors to join hands to upscale provision of affordable houses to curb the problem of growing informal settlement not only in Kenya but across the globe,” said Dr Claus.

Addressing the same function, Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero said 70 per cent of Nairobi residents live in informal settlements due to a housing shortage which currently stands at 500,000 units.

Kidero, however, said he is ready to provide 25,000 acres of land to real estate developers and investors willing to bank on the sector. @enock_x254

New apartment buildings stand next to makeshift housig units in Soweto.

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45 per cent of Greenwood City project booked TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2016

Nakumatt Holdings is the main tenant at Fusion Capital’s Greenwood City shopping mall in Meru town. While revealing this, Fusion Capital said it is confident its real estate investment trust issue will give investors a high return.

Fusion is building Greenwood City in Meru – comprising a shopping mall, office block and apartments – through a development real estate investment trust (D-Reit). The project is 25 per cent done and is scheduled to be completed by Q42017.

Commenting on the project, Mr Daniel Kamau, Fusion real estate director, said 25 per cent of the shopping mall has been booked for leasing. Nakumatt Holdings is the anchor tenant. Other tenants are Momosa Pharmacy, Optica and Lynn Marie (beauty products maker). The mall will have a supermarket and four stories of 150 shops. “There are ongoing negotiations with key retailers such as Java House and Deacons Kenya who are looking into moving in,” Mr Kamau said.

Fusion Capital, the D-Reit promoter, plans to lease the office block and the shopping mall to an investor looking for rental income. Fusion targets local cooperative societies, local fund

Fusion Capital Chief Executive Officer Luke Kinoti.

Farmers in arid areas adopt new strategies as drought crisis bites Farmers in arid and semi arid regions have been forced to adopt new strategies following a cyclical drought that has lessened their output. With help from organisations such as the Africa Sand Dam Foundation (ASDF) local growers are set to receive renewed support in terms of water catchment and conservation.

Since 2010, ASDF, a Kenyan nongovernmental organisation, has worked with villagers in the Makueni area to build rock catchment systems, taking advantage of the local geography to make themselves more water secure. Rock catchment systems use naturally occurring rock outcrops to divert rainwater to a central collection area. A concrete wall is built to direct the water that trickles down the rock surface into a sand and gravel filter, then down pipes into covered storage tanks.

Other arid areas such as Isiolo and Kibwezi have also adopted similar techniques, using make-shift dams to store water.

According to the U.N. World Food Programme, an estimated 1.3 million Kenyans are food insecure and in need of assistance. Water storage projects, their backers say, can help families use the resources available to them to adapt and even thrive in the face of climate change.

“The main idea is to build resilience to climate extremes among the worst-hit areas, using locally

acceptable techniques and making them as sustainable as possible,” ASDF Executive Director, Matheka Cornelius Kyalo told the Thomson Reuters Foundation during a recent exchange.

Data from the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation indicates that annual rainfall in Makueni County ranges between 150mm during a dry spell and 650mm in years of heavy rainfall.

But, even in a good year, Makueni is thirsty compared with regions in western Kenya such as Kitale, which receives an average of 1,260 mm of rainfall annually.

The ASDF project aims to help villagers work together to adapt to the area’s increasingly dry climate. So far, the organisation has built 10 rock catchment units in as many Makueni villages, feeding rainfall runoff from the rocks to a total of 26 concrete tanks. Each tank can hold up to 190,000 litres of water. To construct a catchment as part of the project, residents must form a community group and provide the labour as well as locally available materials, such as sand and pebbles.

The foundation then provides other needed building materials, such as cement and pipes, and experts to help guide the construction. A rock catchment unit with two tanks costs Sh2.5 million to build. @Dennis_x254

managers and pension funds looking for long term yielding vehicle within an environment they understand.

The office block has been booked by lawyers, doctors, architects and other professionals. The office block, which is can be leased or bought, will be six floors, with a gym and a restaurant.

Of the apartments being built for selling, 50 per cent of the housing units have been booked.

Fusion D-Reit is in market selling to raise Sh2.3 billion. There are 100 million units selling at Sh23 each.

Minimum number of units one can buy is 218,000 units at a total price of Sh5,014,000. The sale closes on July 15.

It is expected to start trading on July 28. Retirement Benefits Authority has allowed Reit as new asset class thus allowing retirement benefits schemes to invest in this tradable equity.

Unlike an income-Reit, which invests in already existing development, a D-Reit invests in the construction and allows investors to participate in the development’s returns. Fusion D-Reits targets to give its investors a return of 20.28 per cent plus.

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has confirmed that Fusion D-Reit investors

will not be taxed on their earnings.

While Fusion Investment Management is the D-Reit manager, Cooperative Bank is the trustee to protect the rights unit holders.

Meru Governor Peter Munya said Meru has become a business hub for eastern Mount Kenya covering Embu, Chuka, Tharaka, Maua, Isiolo and Nanyuki. “It’s an ultimate destination for anyone going to Northern Frontier,” he said. “It’s a transit town and a tourist destination in itself.”

Greenwood City will promote Meru tourism being centre of Mt Kenya National Park and Meru National Park, the governor said. The project has also created up to 400 jobs to local people and also a market for construction materials, he said. For young people, Meru is a centre of six institutions of higher learning. It is a place for meeting and entertainment for young people.

“Greenwood City will be to Meru what Garden City and Westgate malls are to Nairobi. Meru Senator Kiraitu Murungi said Greenwood City will also promote agriculture in the area by providing market for produce. @kevin_x254

3G Direct Pay launches application for processing card and mobile payments Leading Pan-African online and mobile payments solution provider, 3G Direct Pay Limited has unveiled a new mobile application that enables merchants to access their card and mobile transactions on their mobile phones anywhere, anytime.

The platform, dubbed ‘the mSWIPE+ mobile app’, enables merchants to process payments through their mobile phone together with a mobile Point of Sale (card reader) that is EMV compliant (pin & chip), in a process known as QuickPay. Alternatively, they can generate a link which is sent to the client to complete the transaction. The application supports all debit, prepaid and credit cards, as well as all mobile money networks in Africa.

Eran Feinstein, Managing Director 3G Direct Pay Group, said the new application is meant to not only enhance convenience for merchants and their

customers by giving them the freedom to launch transactions anywhere, but also enhance the development of the card payments and the e-commerce.

“The mobile phone is at the center of many people’s lives. This app facilitates payments to be made through this growing platform. This is in line with our tradition as a firm, grounded in the belief that anyone should have the freedom to shop, sell, pay, and get paid online, easier, faster and more securely.

The mSWIPE+ is an easy, fast and secure app providing the end customer with the freedom to use any card type, mobile money and to pay instantly,” Mr Feinstein added.

The mSWIPE+ android app, which can only be used by merchants who have signed up to the 3G Direct Pay network, is available for download on the Google Play Store. The development of the iOS version is ongoing. The

application generates confirmation of the transaction in real-time.

The chip and pin card reader that mSwipe+ uses a secure card payment, has chip encryption, requires PIN identification and transaction liability is with the issuer. The app is also Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) secure.

PCIDSS is a proprietary information security standard for organizations that handle branded credit cards from the major card schemes including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB. 3G Direct Pay provides merchant services to thousands of travel related and other businesses, focusing on Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Zanzibar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia & Ethiopia, accepting all major credit cards, mobile money and e-wallets. @kevin_x254

Apollo signs MoU with Airtel to enhance healthcare Apollo Hospitals, India’s largest healthcare group, and Airtel Africa, a leading telecom operator with operations in 16 countries in Africa, have signed a MoU today to enhance healthcare cooperation across Africa.

The agreement is focused on enabling easy access to Apollo specialists. The MoU was signed by Ms. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals Group, who was in Nairobi as a leading member of the Indian Business delegation accompanying the Prime Minister of India to Kenya, and Raghunath Mandava, the Chief Operating Officer for Airtel Africa. The service will enable Airtel Africa subscribers to gain access to personalized advice in real time.

Airtel Africa will provide its customers with discounted consultation and enable easy payment options through Airtel Money or the customers Airtime. India receives a lot of

patients from Africa for medical treatment. Apollo Hospitals has realized that some of the African patients traveling to India remain misguided about their health condition which could instead be treated in Africa. Apollo Hospitals is now partnering with Airtel Africa to enhance access to world-class healthcare services to the people of Africa.

The two organisations will launch “Ask-Apollo”; a service from a professional medical team at Apollo Hospitals.

Ask Apollo is a web and mobile enabled patient-centric service, which combines the expertise of world-renowned Apollo doctors, with the convenience of consulting them at any time, from anywhere around the world.

Apollo Hospitals has been working very closely with Africa in healthcare sector for more than 15 years. @Dennis_x254

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situation is a complex one. Technically there has been unease in the country since 2013 when the enmity between the nation’s most powerful politicians became apparent plunging the country into a civil war.

A relatively secure peace deal was brokered and signed in August 2015 between the President and the rebel forces led by Riek Machar. Hopes were high with the country returning to a fragile ease but fractures within the rebel troops showed a true picture of what was on the horizon.

Is this a country that was just so damaged that it cannot heal its wounds or are Western forces the blame?

It has been said that African countries cannot settle their own problems. Even nations more developed and far older than South Sudan, which happens to hold the third largest oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa, have had to jump through many hurdles on the rocky path to democracy.

Boko Haram in Nigeria, the steady stream of news updates of conflict in Somalia, Libya is still in the midst of a years-long

trathmore University has been trending for over 24hrs now after a photo of an examination question surfaced online. The question that has stirred mixed reactions is from an exam that students in the school of Humanities and Social Sciences sat yesterday morning. The Business Ethics unit question quoted popular American rapper Kendrick Lamar in his hit song Vanity Slave.

In this track, the artiste raps about consumerism in America.

Consumerism is an economic theory

which states that a progressively greater level of consumption is beneficial to the consumers. Since the 1800s and the Industrial Revolution the world has been consuming at a higher rate than ever. It is quite clear that Strathmore University is raising the ‘Cool Varsity’ bar by keeping up with the trends.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir, seated, signs a peace deal, as Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopia PM Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe look on.

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civil war and we can’t forget the clashes that occur in our own country from time to time.

African problems do require African solutions, but the one thing that is apparent in many of these conflicts is that humans have a desperate need to themselves apart.

While Western countries might have more diverse populations than the average African country, Africans have their own divisions that are meant to be celebrated but many times the cause of our downfall.

President Salva Kiir is from the Dinka ethnic community while Riek Machar is a Nuer and it is not a coincidence that battle lines have been drawn following this same template. Competition between rival ethnic groups has been exacerbated by politicians and army officials.

This sounds like an all-too familiar tune in Africa because since many of us are the same race, we have to create a division somewhere. Without remembering at the end of the day we are all just people.

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outh Sudan could soon be plunged into a civil war right at its fifth anniversary as a country if the fighting between those loyal to its President Salva Kiir and rival group devoted to its Vice President Riek Machar continues.

In the past week alone hundreds of people have been killed in skirmishes in the country’s capital, Juba as thousands have sought asylum in churches, schools and UN compounds. With all these locations still facing attack by the warring factions. Even humanitarian workers have experienced violence in their mission to deliver aid that is desperately needed in many parts of the country. The South Sudan Red Cross compound in Wau brims with more displaced people looking to get registered as there is an upsurge in the number of refugees entering into neighbouring Uganda.

The country has had a storied and tumultuous past even as it holds the distinction of being the youngest country in the world. This honour has come with a price. South Sudan’s socio-political

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The flamboyant entrepreneur who accompanied lawyer friend Donald Kipkorir to Croatia and Italy on his birthday was trolled for allegedly posing with the Lawyer

in a ‘suggestive’ manner despite the presence of five females in the group photo. Social media has been abuzz with bloggers and social media users suggesting that the business man may be gay. Gor Semelang’o has however dismissed the claims terming them malicious.

r. Kenya, Kevin Oduor Owiti, is currently in the UK representing Kenya at the Mr. World Contest 2016. Competitors from more than 40 countries have already arrived in Southport to take part in the Mr. World competition.

Contestants battle it out over five heats including an extreme and sports challenge, style and fashion, as well as talent round. Kevin is a Business Management student from Nairobi.

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Kiongera hails perfect start at AFC Leopards Former KCB and Gor Mahia striker Paul Kiongera has hailed his start to life at AFC Leopards after he inspired his new employers to a first league win in eight matches over the weekend.

The forward opened the scoring and also provided an assist in the 4-0 thrashing of Thika United in Mumias.

And the goal came in the first half of his debut when he sent in a piledriver after Alfred Wekesa and John Ndirangu had done the spade work. A delightful Kiongera now says it can only get better for him and the club having shaken off a career threating knee injury. “This was the second game to the second leg and a perfect response after going own 1-0 to Chemelil a week earlier. The team spirit and positive mentality from my teammates was inspiring,” he said. On his move to the den as a free agent a few weeks ago, the forward had this to say: “AFC Leopards is a big club and I know the demands that come with playing here. We didn’t have such a good start in the second leg but I am certain we will bounce back. At the moment, I am working hard to integrate

with the rest of the players and it has been made easy because everyone is welcoming,” the former Simba SC marksman said.

“I wouldn’t want to put up specific targets but what I would want to work on is being at my best, scoring and helping the team perform well,” he added.

Kiongera proved the same during his time at KCB, scoring 11 goals for the Bankers in their relegation season after playing part in 16 matches. However, his return to the Tanzanian capital was not as successful as expected and he ended up being a peripheral figure in the squad, missing out on vital playing minutes. But he is now ready to burry those woes and focus on getting back to top form that saw him being one of the most dreaded forwards in the Kenyan Premier League. “It has been a difficult time in Tanzania but all that is now in the past. For any player, getting playing time is the most important thing and that is why I decided to come back home and look to play more to get back to the top,” Kiongera stated. @amos_x254

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3.55

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17/7/2016

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