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OMBUDSMAN WANTS INQUIRY INTO EXTRAAJUDICIAL KILLINGS THE COMMISSION ON ADMINISTRATIVE OF JUSTICE (OMBUDSMAN) HAS URGED PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA TO FORM A COMMISSION OF INQUIRY TO PROBE THE WANTON ABUSE OF POWER BY POLICE.

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Five police officers killed in Kapenguria gun attack

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ive police officers including an OCS have been killed in Kapenguria after a suspected al-Shabaab militant opened fire at a police station in the area early today.

Kapenguria OCS Vitalis Ochido was shot dead alongside four other officers in the 5.30am attack.

Inspector general of Police Joseph Boinnet said an individual who had been arrested for terror links, grabbed a firearm from

an officer on duty and shot at those who were at the station.

“A suspected terror suspect in custody seized a rifle and began shooting,” the IG said. “The station has been surrounded and efforts to subdue him are ongoing.”

The suspect whose name has since been given as Omar Okwaki Eumod had been booked at the police station last evening and was set to appear in court today.

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JSC on the spot over shortlisting criteria for CJ post

General Service Unit officers outside Kapenguria Police Station in West Pokot following an attack by a gunman. The Officer Commanding Police Station was among those killed.

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Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua has questioned the criteria used by the Judicial Service Commission for the shortlisting of candidates for the Chief Justice position.

In particular, Karua questioned why Prof Makau Mutua a respected individual in the legal profession did not make it in the final cut of six.

Karua said the Judicial Service Commission should account to Kenyans in their criteria for shortlisting candidates as the public have a right to know.

“Judicial Service Commission should account to Kenyans on their criteria for shortlisting candidates Public have a right to know. The JSC appears to have relied on extraneous considerations in refusing to shortlist prof Makau Mutua for post of CJ which is unacceptable,” Karua said in his social media twitter account.

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Ombudsman slams Ipoa over increased extrajudicial killings The Commission on Administrative of Justice has slammed the Independent Police Oversight Authority over the rising cases of extrajudicial killings by police.

“We do not understand why IPOA is silent on such matters given that most of these complains we receive are in their knowledge yet we are not seeing any reactions,” said the commission’s chairman Otiende Amollo.

Otiende said IPOA has failed in stemming the growing number of rogue police officers saying that such incidences are happening under their watch.

He said cases of extra judicial killings in country are reportedly on the rise with the brutal murder of human rights lawyer Willie Kimani being the latest to be witnessed.

The Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) has revealed that 14, 235 cases were reported in 2015 up from 10, 312 reported in 2014 and only 2, 340 similar cases in 2013.

The Ombudsman further said that majority of the reported cases involved the Administration Police who are also in the spotlight for killing the Mavoko three.

“The figures are growing each year with most cases involving the AP who have been linked to almost and every case,” CAJ chairman Otiende Amollo revealed during the launch of the Ombusdman 2015 annual report and Case Law in Nairobi.

The watchdog now demands that the president form a commission of enquiry to look into the legal, regulatory, and administrative and policy the police. “ We therefore ask the president to establish an enquiry commission to look into the conduct of the National Police Service with a view of making recommendations that would obviate extra judicial killings,

The Commission on Administrative of Justice has slammed the Independent Police Oversight Authority chair Macgaria Njeru.

promote responsibility and advise on repatriation of victims,” demanded the Ombusdman. Out of the 117936 cases reported, 33053 were related to delays, 28328 accounted for unfair treatment while abuse of power complains were recorded at 22970.

Amollo noted that his team had issued 37 Advisory Opinion and participated in more than 40 matters of public interest before the court with

the aim of promoting transparent gorvanance and protecting human rights.

Meanwhile, Amollo who took office in 2011 announced he will submit his resignation in November this year, 12 months ahead of the end of his tenure.

Senate Speaker Ekwe Ethuro lauded the commission for the key role they played in unmasking the foul fatalities of innocent Kenyans.

“The commission has proofed its mandate by enforcing administrative justice and constitutional values especially those touching on the maladministration of the police service,” said Ethuro.

He urged the commission to continue with their systematic investigations surrounding the extra judicial killings.

OCS among officers killed by gunman

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He had been arrested at Nakwijit area within North Pokot SubCounty on accusations of recruiting young people from the area to join al-Shabaab militant group.

It is believed that he had planned his escape from the cells moments before he seized the rifle and begun shooting indiscriminately.

Reports indicate that the officer whose gun was seized had opened the cells to take in more suspects, when Omar snatched the gun from him and shot him dead before turning to other police officers who responded to the gunshots.

Gun shots were heard from the police station as late as 10am.

Details about the incident remained scanty. However, Mr Boinnet said more information about the number of casualties and their nature would be provided ‘soon.’

Elsewhere in Lamu, a terror suspect was killed and an AK-47 rifle recovered following a terrorist attack at the Mangai Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) camp.

Several al-Shabaab terrorists attacked the camp but were repulsed by officers in a fierce exchange of fire.

Mr Boinnet said several terrorists are believed to have been killed or escaped with serious injuries.

It is during the ensuing pursuit that the firearm and other terrorist paraphernalia were recovered according to the Inspector General. @peter_x254

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JSC on the spot over shortlisting criteria for CJ position From Page 1 Karua said Chief Justice Position is not a job in the presidency but head of an independent institution that serves Kenyans not just the presidency and therefore one should not be victimized for being too critical of the Presidency.

Mutua had at one time penned an article that was deemed to be too critical of President Kenyatta a factor believed to have led him being axed from the final list to be interviewed.

“If applying ones constitutional right of expression denies one an

opportunity -that in itself would be unconstitutional,” Karua said The JSC appears to have relied on extraneous considerations in refusing to shortlist Prof Makau Mutua for post of CJ which is unacceptable.JSCs conduct is worrisome and points to the likelihood of a CJ selected on political considerations,” added the Narc Kenya leader.

Senior counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi said “14 candidates applied for Chief Justice Position and only 6 are shortlisted for interviews. Give me a break. Is this 1988 mololongo

elections rigging of KANU? The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Tuesday shortlisted six names out of 14 applicants for the position of Chief Justice.

The six candidates are Justices Alnashir Visram, Smokin Wanjala, Roselyne N. Nambuye, David Maraga, Mbogholi Msagha, and Nzamba Kitonga.

Eighteen applicants have also made it to the shortlist for Judges of the Supreme Court. They include: Justice Martha Koome, Justice Agnes Murgor, Justice Wanjiru Karanja and

Justice Philomena Mwilu.

The others are Justice Roselyne Nambuye, Justice Fatuma Sichale, Justice Pauline Nyamweya and Justice Alnasir Visram.

The rest include; Justice Isaac Lenaola, Justice Joseph Kiplangat Sergon, Justice Mbogoli Msagha, Justice Erastus Githinji, Justice Luka Kimaru, David Mwaure Waihiga, Dr. John Chebii Kipkoech, Pamela Mwikali Tutui, Dr. Kibaya I. Laibuta and Joyce Miguda Majiwa.

The JSC has also shortlisted 13 applicants for the position of Deputy

Chief Justice, two applicants, Judith Wanjala and David Mwaure Wathiga have been dropped.

The thirteen include: Justice Hannah Okwengu, Justice Abida Ali Aroni, Justice Anges Murgor and Justice Wanjiru Karanja.

Others are Justice Philomena Mwilu, Justice Fatuma Sichale, Justice Lydia Achode, and Justice Pauline Nyamweya. The rest are Justice Martha Koome, Justice Roselyne Nambuye, Surinder Kapila, Pamela Mwikali Tuti and Joyce Miguda Majiwa. @sam_x254

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Ombudsman wants inquiry into police killings The Commission on Administrative of Justice (Ombudsman) has urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to form a commission of inquiry to probe the wanton abuse of power by police.

The Commission’s chairman Otiende Amolo expressed concern that abuse of power and impunity by police has been on the rise.

“We have recommended that President Kenyatta establishes a commission of inquiry to look into the legal, regulatory, and administrative and policy regime and policy regime with a view of making recommendations that would obviate extra-judicial killings, promote accountability and advice on the reparations for victims,” Amolo said.

The move Amolo said will assist in reducing impunity within the police service.

He said the commission of inquiry should be composed of representatives from the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA), National Police Service Commission, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, the Commission on Administrative of Justice and other interest groups.

While releasing its annual report of 2015, Otiende said more Kenyans are dissatisfied with the conduct of police officers. In 2015, Otiende said the commission handled 117,936 of which 14,235 complaints were against police officers representing

13 percent. In 2014, the commission handled 10,312 complaints of which 79,693 cases filed were against the police while in 2013, the complaints stood at 2,340(12.82 percent) of the 18,257 complaints filed.

“Whereas it is imprudent to condemn the entire police service, it would be reckless to overlook these incidents for they point to a much bigger problem,” Amolo said.

Referring to the killing of lawyer Willie Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda (a boda boda operator) and taxi driver Joseph Muiruri, Otiende said the increase of extrajudicial killings by police recently points a problem in the leadership within the police service.

“These and many other incidents of a like nature have occurred in times past clearly speak to administration gone wrong within the police service,” Otiende said Early this week, Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi suggested that police should be vetted at least after every three months as one of the measures to reduce extrajudicial killings in the country. Security expert Simiyu Werunga pointed out to lack of leadership within the police service as the major cause of extrajudicial killings by police officers. “What we are seeing as the rise in the extrajudicial killings in the country especially by the Administration Police

is purely due to lack of proper leadership and on this it’s only the Inspector General that can help,” Werunga said. @sam_x254

The Commission on Administrative of Justice (Ombudsman) chairman Otiende Amolo.

Two House teams clash over right to decide IEBC’s fate

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Confusion, uncertainty and duplication of roles has marred two parliamentary committees looking into the process of reforming the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

Parliamentary Justice and legal committee (JLAC) and joint select committee picked by cord and jubilee to address the IEBC crisis, are embroiled in a supremacy battle of who has the mandate to look into IEBC crisis.

In its first sitting yesterday, members of the select committee co-chaired by Meru senator Kiraitu Murungi and Siaya Senator James Orengo raised substantial queries of the committee exact role given the JLAC had initiated a similar process to determine the fate of the poll team.

Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama, while on a point of order sought to inquire from the session chair Senator James Orengo whether their committee was procedurally correct to duplicate the work handled by Samuel Chepkonga (Ainakmoi) led committee. “Our greatest concern is when this committee sits to deal with the same issues being handled by JLAC,” Senator Muthama said. However, Orengo ruled Muthama out of order saying that that the matter was weighty and was being dealt with by relevant parties. The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee jointly with Constitutional Oversight Implementation Committee have already set in motion a similar process that the select committee is yet to start off. The sibling rivalry between the two committees now threatens to derail the process of key electoral reforms a head of the 2017 polls. While appearing before JLAC on Tuesday, the nine IEBC commissioners led by Chairperson Isaack Hassan indicated

their unwillingness to appear before KiraituOrengo led team saying their right for fair trial would be violated. IEBC Chairperson Issack Hassan said “We would like to get guidance of the committee as to where, whether this committee are not going to duplicate the work, and weather the commissioner will not be subjected to double jeopardy” Ol –jororok MP John Waiganjo told the IEBC commissioners not to allow themselves to be dragged to another committee over the same matter.

“Don’t allow yourselves to be dragged to other committees over the same mandate that JLAC, in my mind that other select committee was supposed to get demonstrators out the streets” he said.

Although the commissioners did not expressly state, there are fears that the commissioner may not appear before the select team. Given it’s the opposition that the commission it has had bad blood with.

Nevertheless, the Legal affairs committee is keen at upstaging the joint select committee picked by cord and jubilee, since it has already started handling a petition by governance expert Barasa Nyukuri seeking the removal of IEBC commissioner on grounds of incompetence and lack of integrity. Article 251 of the constitution outlines the procedures of sending the embattled commissioners home.

On the other hand, the select committee hopes to use its links it has with the Senate and Parliamentary leadership to compel the Chepkonga led committee to shelve its probe on electoral team. @hillary_x254

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I won’t appear before House team, Wandanyi vows Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi has declined to appear before the Parliamentary Committee of Powers and Privileges that had summoned in relation to his suspension from parliament.

Wandayi was this afternoon supposed to appear before the committee to defend himself following his suspension from house sittings over misconduct during the President’s State of the Nation Address.

The Ugunja legislators had threatened to sue Speaker Justin Muturi for not allowing him to resume house sittings despite a court order.

“I am in receipt of your letter. Please note that I do not wish to appear before the said committee,” responded Wandayi in a letter addressed to National Assembly clerk Justin Bundi.

The Mp in his letter did not give any reasons for declining to honor the summons by the House previleges committee.

The letter summoning Wandayi had been signed by National Assembly senior deputy clerk Michael Sialai.

Muturi had referred the matter of the conduct of the Mp to the House committee and therefore refused to allow him back to parliament until a report is presented in parliament and deliberated by Mps. “Pending the conclusion of the matter by the powers and previleges committee, Wandayi is deemed a stranger and shall not be allowed within the precincts of parliament except for the purposes of attending summons of the committee on previleges as and when required by the committee,” Muturi said Through his lawyer Anthony Oluoch,

Ugunja Member of Parliament Opiyo being escorted out by Parliament security officers on March 31 for disrupting President Uhuru Kenyatta’s State of the Nation Adress.The MP has declined to appear before Powers and Previledges Committee.

Wandayi gave the speaker 24 hours to obey the court order failure to which he will sue him. The order had elapsed by yesterday.

“We insist on full compliance of the order within the next 24 hours failing which we shall be left with no option but to institute contempt proceedings against you with risk to yourself, including committal to civil jail for a period not exceeding six months,” Wandayi said. Wandayi has said that in respect of court orders no immunity

can be invoked and the same does not apply so as to allow or permit disobedience of orders of the court.

Muturi directed that Wandayi should not be permitted within the precincts of parliament until his case is determined by the powers and previleges committee and a comprehensive report presented for deliberations.

“However, as you are aware, the court order relates to the of disciplinary proceedings raised by a house of

parliament against its member which is the previleges of the house in terms of article 117(2) of the constitution and therefore direct that the matter be taken up by the committee on powers and previleges and advice the house before Tuesday 19th July, 2016.The committee is also at liberty to re look at the events and make recommendations as may be appropriate,” ruled Muturi.

Wandayi was expelled by Muturi on March 31 for disrupting President Uhuru Kenyatta’s State of the Nation

speech. Muturi said the committee shall then advise the house on the way forward as regards to the court order and issues raised by the Honourable Members in regards to the court order.

Muturi directed that Wandayi should not be permitted within the precincts of parliament until his case is determined by the powers and previleges committee and a comprehensive report presented for deliberations. @wilson_x254

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Meet UK’s most unlikely top diplomat THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016

He’s called foreigners “piccaninnies” and “cannibals,” and once referred to Hillary Clinton as a “sadistic nurse in a mental hospital.”

On a trip to Tokyo in 2015 he wiped out a 10-year-old schoolboy during a game of touch rugby, and in May he won a £1,000 prize for a poem about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan having sex with a goat.

Meet the UK’s new Foreign Secretary, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, also known as “BoJo. Johnson’s career was believed to be largely over in the wake of the extended political bloodletting that followed the UK’s vote to leave the European Union.

He had been seen as the frontrunner to succeed (now former) Prime Minister David Cameron. However, days after Cameron’s resignation, Johnson dramatically dropped out.

Now, just two weeks later, he’s back.

May’s decision to appoint Johnson -who actively campaigned for her rival to the Conservative Party leadership -to the plum role of Foreign Secretary, was greeted with shock, no small amount of amusement and, in some quarters, horror, given Johnson’s history of no-holds-barred criticism of foreign leaders and gaffes during trips abroad.

A lot of Johnson’s most controversial comments have been made in his column for the Daily Telegraph, the UK’s leading right-wing broadsheet.

In a 2002 piece on then PM Tony Blair’s trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Johnson wrote: “No doubt the AK47s will fall silent, and the pangas will stop their hacking of human flesh, and the tribal warriors will all break out in watermelon smiles to see the big white chief touch down in his big white

British taxpayer-funded bird.”

He apologized for that piece, but echoed its racist tone in a 2006 column about Papua New Guinea that described the country’s citizens as prone to “cannibalism and chief-killing.”

World leaders were fair game for Johnson’s pen as well. He compared

Russian President Vladimir Putin to “Dobby the House Elf ” from “Harry Potter,” though he added that Putin, unlike the children’s film character, is also “a ruthless and manipulative tyrant.”

He has also insulted practically every major U.S. politician of the last decade,

UK’s new Foreign Secretary, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson

including President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush, and both presumptive presidential candidates: Clinton and Donald Trump.

While the exact negotiations that led to Johnson’s dramatic return to front line British politics are still unclear,

he does have diplomatic and foreign experience, both in his former career as Brussels correspondent for the Times of London, and as mayor of the UK capital.

His new boss, May, didn’t always seem that impressed with Johnson’s diplomatic skills, however. Last month she was dismissive of his experience “negotiating in Europe.”

“I seem to remember last time he did a deal with the Germans, he came back with three nearly new water cannon,” she told reporters, referring to a deal Johnson made as Mayor of London (the cannon were never used).

Nor did Johnson particularly impress foreign leaders during his tenure at City Hall. Chinese diplomats were reportedly less than impressed when Johnson declared at the 2008 Beijing Olympics that ping pong was “invented on the dining tables of England.”

Chinese commentators were also less than impressed when Johnson appeared on stage at the 2008 closing ceremony with his jacket unbuttoned, stood with his hand in his pockets, and took the Olympic Flag with one hand.

And then of course, there’s Toki Seliguchi.

During a trade visit to Japan, Johnson in a playful touch rugby game - sent the boy crashing to the floor.

“We have just played a game of street rugby with a bunch of kids and I accidentally flattened a 10-year-old, on TV unfortunately,” Johnson said afterward.

“But he bounced back, he put it behind him, the smile returned rapidly to his face.”

It could almost be a metaphor for Johnson’s political career.

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CFC Stanbic Bank now rolls out Yuan trading to facilitate trade Financial services provider CfC Stanbic Bank has become the first lender in the country to avail the Chinese currency - the yuan at its branches to facilitate trade between Kenya and China. The move is in a bid to further facilitate trade between Kenyan and Chinese businesses that are continuously growing regionally. CfC Stanbic Bank plans to expand its services to reach business banking and private-owned Chinese companies operating in Kenya.

Speaking during the launch, CfC Stanbic Chief Executive Officer Phillip Odera said that as the level of Chinese investments continues to rise, there is need to facilitate settling of Yuanbased transactions. The launch of this new product comes just as the bank strives to positions itself to benefit from an increased flow of the Chinese currency following closer trade ties and transactions between Kenya and China.

In this quest, CfC bank has partnered with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to facilitate Yuan based transactions. The bank is a member of the Standard Bank Group which is partly owned by China’s ICBC, the world’s largest bank by assets.

CfC also plans to take advantage of the fact that most traders experience currency losses after being forced to convert money into other currencies to get the Yuan.

“The reason we want to tap into this

Chinese Ambassador to Kenya H.E. Dr Liu Xianfa and CfC Stanbic Bank Chief Executive Philip Odera display printouts of the Kenya Shilling and Yuan currencies after launching the Yuan at the bank’s Chiromo Road branch. market is because you always lose on the exchange rate because you have to go through different currencies. So what we want to do is eliminate that and ensure zero loses,” Mr. Odera said.

Over the years, local exporters to China usually have payments processed

Corporates forced go to drawing board due to poor management A majority of the country’s corporate organizations are in the process of restructuring their management schemes, a new survey has revealed.

The report released by audit firm Deloitte, indicates that far-reaching global forces such as technology, culture and environment are reshaping the workplace, the workforce, and work itself.

The analysis, dubbed the 2016 Global Human Capital Trends, shows that frail leadership and organizational designs are part of a set of challenges facing senior executives in the corporate world.

“More than nine out of ten executives rate organizational design as a top priority while eight out of 10 executives in this year’s survey rated the need to strengthen, re-engineer, and improve organizational leadership as an important priority,” read part of the report.

Currently, nearly half of the 163 companies’ surveyed by Deloitte are in the middle of a restructuring drive.

According to Senior Manager for

Deloitte East Africa, Debbie Hollis, businesses need to up their ante to meet the demands of this rapidly-evolving business ecosystem by creating a new management model, developing a younger and increasingly inclusive leadership structure.

“The days of the top-down hierarchical and functionally driven organisations are slowly coming to an end and it is not just the start-ups and ‘new-age’ companies that are challenging the status quo,” said Hollis.

Changing demographic trends have made the workforce both younger as well as more diverse.

Employees aged below 30 now make up more than half the workforce bringing with them high expectations for a rewarding, constant learning and development opportunities as well as dynamic career progression.

The survey indicates that due to these changing trends, leadership has become a critical component in any organization. @wilson_x254

through a lengthy procedure that involves physically sending Chinese payment cheques back to the country for clearance and payment.

Speaking when he visited China, President Uhuru Kenyatta said that the Kenyan government was working on

setting up a Yuan clearance facility in Nairobi, a move that would ease trade between Kenya and China. With a clearing house set up in Nairobi, traders could, in the future, speed up payments and lower the cost of trade. @kevin_x254

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ACCA, Standard Chartered to boost internal support services The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Kenya in partnership with Deloitte and Standard Chartered Bank Kenya have organized a shared services centre (SSC) forum to drive forward the common SSC agenda in Kenyan organizations. SSC is termed as an approach (operating model) for organizing and delivering internal support services more efficiently and effectively to all organizational functions.

The 4th event of the forum will be held on July 20, 2016 at Norfolk hotel.

The forum is aimed at providing an opportunity for managers of Shared Services Centers in Kenya to share ideas and experiences with regard to the management of their respective centers, as well as address the important subject of simplifying and standardizing complex, non-standard processes in service delivery.

Speaking ahead of the forum, National Sales Manager ACCA Kenya Geoffrey Ochieng said: “The forum will offer an opportunity for participants to share experiences and learn on how Kenyan business services organizations are using shared services to support critical and strategic operations functions. They will also discuss how to drive shared services efficiency and effectiveness through various case studies.” @kevin_x254

Communication authority launches system to monitor quality of service offered to consumers The Communication Authority (CA) has launched a new platform dubbed the Radio-frequency Identification (RFID)-based Mail Quality Measurement System that will enable the organisation to independently determine and verify the quality of service offered to consumers of public postal services.

Speaking yesterday during the launch at the CA headquarters, Joe Mucheru the Cabinet Secretary for Information Communication and Technology (ICT) said that the advanced system has the ability to automatically read and record timestamp movements of test mails across various postal distribution systems across the country.

The technology can also monitor delivery timelines of letters at key points in the mail processing and the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK)’s transmission network, and can also assess the achievement of the set quality of service targets.

“I wish to assure the players in the postal and courier sub-sector of the Government’s support, particularly in undertaking the requisite reviews of the ICT policy to ensure an enabling environment for this sector to continue growing,” said Mucheru.

He noted that there is no doubt that the system will go a long way in ensuring conformity to the license terms and conditions by the operators in the postal and courier sub-sector “This roll out of this system will not only enable our designated operator to scientifically know its current performance but also provide diagnostic results coordinated by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) experts that will inform considered interventions,” he added.

“The Authority sourced the system through the (UPU) who have developed it purposely for deployment and use by the global Postal Administrations.

The tender was awarded to UPU on

8th May 2014 at a cost of $97,237 (Sh9.8 million),” said Francis Wangusi Director General CA. He added that the installation of the RFID system has been accomplished in 21 post offices.

“The system relies on test letters that contain RFID devices (transponders) that are read by RFID antennae installed at operational facilities thereby generating data required to determine quality of service,” he said.

“The data arising is captured at the central database at the UPU to which the authority has a link and analyzed by UPU diagnostic tools based on CA set quality standards.”

“Indeed Kenya is the first country in Africa to use RFID based mail measurement technology for regulatory purposes under the coordination of the UPU,” said Ngene Gituku chairman of the Communication Authority. @Dennis_x254

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Hoteliers expected to reap big from Nairobi UNCTAD conference

THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016

Kenya’s tourism and Hotel industries are set to benefit from the upcoming United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) meeting, which is scheduled to kick off next week.

Speaking yesterday while handing over the Kenya International Convention Centre (KICC) to the UNCTAD secretariat, Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala said that the global meeting will be a key boost to the recovering industry, which has been marred with numerous challenges.

Balala, backed by his Foreign Affairs counterpart Ambassador Amina Mohammed, said they expect some of the delegates to visit other tourist attractions, especially the Maasai Mara National Reserve where the annual historic wildebeest migration has started.

“After the conference, we all migrate to Maasai Mara to enjoy the wildebeest migration. Take advantage of your visit to sample other Kenyan tourism products,” CS Balala said.

The sector has rebounded from a fouryear slump to post a growth of 12.1 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics as of June 30.

Balala has reassured visitors of security and the country’s ability to host global forums under her meetings, incentives, as well as conferencing and events facilities.

UNCTAD Secretary General Mukhisa Kituyi said the forum will be used to address a current global downturn in commodity markets.

It will also be used to review and put across measures that will strengthen commodity production in commoditydependent developing countries, Kituyi

Young population set to contribute to economic growth

Moody’s, a global research and credit ratings company, has stated that Kenya’s strong growth and improving governance is set to help fuel corporate investment and expansion. Based on the data, buoyant economic growth, a stable business environment, and Kenya’s growing middle class demand will drive expansion and investment in non-financial companies. The survey indicates that Kenya’s young population, coupled with its growing middle class, will contribute to growth in agriculture, manufacturing, telecommunications, retail and transport.

The country’s current stable political and legal environment will make it an attractive East African hub.

Kiambu launches free Wi-Fi for Thika, Ruiru and Kiambu

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Amina Mohammed. said.

The move is expected to improve food security and export competitiveness in line withUNCTAD’s post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.

“It is the most serious effort by the international community within the context of the United Nations to address the vulnerability of commoditydependent countries, since the fourth

session of UNCTAD conference in Nairobi which set up the global initiatives for commodities,” Kituyi said.

The conference will also focus on trade and African integration, trade and gender, the role of e-commerce in fighting poverty and seek a way forward for the statements of the World Trade Organisation’s negotiating process.

Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohammed said: “We hope discussions during the

conference will support decisions to promote economic growth.”

The country has, in the past, hosted such global meets including the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) which has boosted the country’s market share confidence rating in the global market.

The tourism sector has also been revamped with international visitors citing Kenya as a leading tourist @wilson_x254 destination.

Kenyan businesses in S.Sudan to resume operations Kenyan firms operating in South Sudan are hopeful their companies will resume operations as soon as possible once the situation in the conflict-ridden country returns to normal.

The unrest, which kicked off towards the end of last week, escalating over the weekend, had negatively-affected their operations, leading to closure of some of the firms as they counted billions in losses.

In a statement to media houses, the Kenya Airways (KQ) had since the war broke deferred its flights to South Sudan saying it will still suspend the flights to Juba over worsening security concerns being witnessed in the country for undisclosed period.

Kenyan businesses operating in South Sudan include Kenya Airways (KQ) UAP Holdings, East African Breweries Limited (EABL), and CFC Stanbic Bank, Equity Bank, Co-operative Bank among others.

Kenya has tens of thousands of both trained and semi-skilled workers in key sectors of the South Sudanese economy such as telecoms, banking, oil and hospitality.

The unrest had not only affected the

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Kenyan Businesses in the country but had also an impact on the South Sudanese economy as workers were leaving in large numbers.

The violence, which began on Friday between government soldiers and former rebels, had at the time, left over 150 soldiers dead on both sides with thousands of civilians homeless.

United Nations (UN) peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said in a recent statement that the intergovernmental organization is concerned that more fighting could break out in South Sudan despite the two-day ceasefire that followed a major flare-up of violence in the capital, Juba, in which almost 300 people were killed.

Ladsous issued the warning on Wednesday as Germany evacuated about 100 of its nationals from the country, where tensions remain high despite a break in fighting.

“We remain very worried about the potential for the resumption of violence and spillover into other parts of the country, as we have seen in the past,” Ladsous told the Security Council in New @enock_x254 York.

United Nations peacekeepers arrive in South Sudan.

Residents of Kiambu County will, in the coming weeks, enjoy free, fast and reliable public Wi-Fi connections to enable access to information, a vital requirement for economic and educational development in the county. The high capacity WiFi networks in Kiambu County will cover 5km radius from the Central Business Districts (CBDs) of each of the county’s four largest towns, with a capacity of 10 Megabytes per second(Mbps).

The county government has decided on the first four hotspots, in each of the towns, to be at the bus stage, main hospital, main market and the county government headquarters.

KQ resumes Juba flights following ceasefire

Kenya Airways (KQ) has today resumed its scheduled flights to the South Sudanese capital of Juba following a ceasefire that seeks to stabilise security in the country. The ceasefire comes after five days of unrest in South Sudan. The airline said it would resume its operation of two daily flights to Juba. The flights depart Nairobi for Juba at 0715 and at 1320 every day, the airline said in a statement.

KQ has planned to make its larger capacity B737-800 aircraft available to accommodate more passengers and clear a backlog that was occasioned by the airline suspending flights from Sunday. The airline plans to clear the backlog by Friday, giving priority to passengers based on their original return dates. KQ suspended flights to Juba, South Sudan after sustained fighting between rival factions that broke out last week.

The national carrier said “the move was necessitated by the uncertain security situation.

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IN MAY THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD BE CLOSING DADAAB BY THE END OF NOVEMBER 2016 Malala addressing refugees at the Dadaab Refugee Camp.

on a mission to free the girl-child

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hile most of us were trying to figure out ways to debase and debauch ourselves on our 19th birthday Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai was still championing the rights of others towards a better world. The youngest ever Nobel Prize winner, on her recent visit to the country, had the Dadaab refugee camp close to her heart.

The world’s largest refugee camp is set to have a large population reduction by the Kenyan government, which seeks to send about half of its more than 300,000 asylum seekers back to Somalia due to increased threats of terrorism.

Malala, who is a survivor of terrorism herself, and a strong campaigner for the education of the girl-child revealed that there were not enough schools in Somalia, which is famously plagued will internal strife. She opined that if refugees were forcefully evicted from the camp, the girls would be married off while they were still very young. The Nobel Laureate admitted that she herself would probably have suffered the same fate, “If they (girls) do not go to school, then they get married at a very early age, and the same would have been my future if I couldn’t go to school,” she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. In May the government announced that it would be closing Dadaab by the end of November 2016. International and public pressure made the government reassess the situation and do an aboutturn.

Dadaab suffers from lack of proper infrastructure, overcrowding, malnutrition and

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Victoria Beckham under Fire for Kiss on the Mouth

The mom shame train rolls on with fashion mogul Victoria Beckham falling victim. A photo posted by Victoria Beckham has sparked mixed reactions online. The photo in which Victoria is seen kissing her daughter on the mouth to celebrate her 5th birthday has been condemned by many a ‘Dads’ and some moms as inappropriate, while some ‘Moms’ defended the photo as ‘Beautiful’. Victoria Beckham celebrated the fifth birthday of her daughter, Harper, with a sweet message -- “Happy Birthday baby girl. We all love you so much X kisses from mummy X” -- and the photo, featuring the kisses. ‘You wouldn’t think this picture could inspire thousands upon thousands of comments, but you would be wrong, because this is the Internet and everything is stupid’, she reacted to the trolls.

widespread infectious diseases, plus the absence of suitable education facilities in the camp also exposes young girls to prostitution and other social vices. But it has turned into a community in and of itself and it seems to be a better option than returning to war-torn Somalia. Malala said that every year during her birthday, she chooses to visit a region where girls’ education is not considered a priority and she has stayed true to her promise. On her 17th birthday she visited the parents of girls abducted by Boko Haram and she spent her 18th birthday with Syrian refugees. Which should be something to commend all on its own. In interview with Associated Press she urged the President to consider the need to provide education to children in the camp.

President Uhuru Kenyatta had announced that the transfers would be made voluntarily but with the ever-looming presence of the Al-Shabaab extremist group this will be one issue that the government will have to play by ear. @christine_x254

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Dancehall stars ALO WALA to perform at UP LIVE 5

Global sensation ALO WALA, named by Vice Magazine as “The New Stars of the Global Club Movement”, Punjabi Indian rapper and a Danish production duo of Copia Doble Systema (Copyflex and Julius Sylvest), have been confirmed for UP LIVE 5. Every year UP magazine brings Nairobi the craziest, most creative party with UP LIVE. This July 16th get ready for the year’s most innovative and inspiring night in the form of film, food, art installations and talent. Alo Wala’s sounds are a wild funk pop house fusion with deep beats and high energy. Alo Wala means ‘Light Vendor’ in a mix of Bengali and Hindi, and they are a fresh ray of crazy light in dark dancehalls across the world.

Jazz Maestro Katumwa set for ‘This is me’ tour

Ugandan jazz musician and saxophonist Isaiah Katumwa is in Kenya to kick start his ‘This is Me’ Album East African tour. The Jazz maestro is popular for his weekly program on Urban TV, called “Jazz with Isaiah”. He is credited for turning many people in Uganda into jazz enthusiasts. ‘Glad to have the young generation embrace jazz music,’ He said this morning at an exclusive Press Conference.

Katumwa will perform this afternoon at DayStar University Auditorium from 2pm. ‘This is Me’ the album is fronted as a collection of his hits thats fitting into the young generation.

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SPORTS HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Andra Day was all checkered and plaid.

Carmelita Jerter showed off her toned body in a flowing maxi.

Cari Champion was angelic in white.

Laila Ali struck the perfect pose.

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MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACHES AT THE COAST Probably one of the most popular beaches in the country. If it wasn’t for the way it gets packed with vacationers during the December holidays this would be number one. Located 30 km south of Mombasa, Diani is beautiful as the sea is blue and the sand is white. Known for its coral reefs and some of the beautiful views of the ocean around Diani has earned its name on this spot whichever way you look at it.

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Vipingo is still a hidden gem in between all of the tourist-y places.

Sort of an intimate getaway, the beaches are much less crowded and the vegetation is much greener than most other coastal destinations.

Vipingo is located halfway between Kilifi and Mombasa and an upcoming destination among vacation home seekers.

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Jessica Mendoza chose simplicity.

The beach situated in Nyali town that has slowly turned into a newmoney haven is also another popular tourist destination. The five star hotels, famed sandy beaches and holiday activities like scuba diving and wind surfing are just some of the things to look forward to at Nyali. Plus, the bridge to Mvita should qualify as a tourist attraction in itself.

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USIU takes to the streets F

ormer president Daniel arap Moi apparently sold land claimed by USIU. The 20 acre piece of property in the swanky Muthaiga North Estate was reportedly purchased by a private developer known as George Kiongera, a Kenyan citizen residing in the United States.

After producing documents showing the acquisition, Kiongera said he does not recognise the claims being made by the university.

Students led by Vice Chancellor Paul Tiyambe and businessman Manu Chandaria took to the streets to peacefully demonstrate the sale of the land after discussions by the institution’s management board with law enforcement at Muthaiga and Kasarani Police stations.

The issue first raised some eyebrows by members of the institution when they noticed people moving in and out of the property. After putting up signs by warning the public that the piece of land was not for sale, they were subsequently torn down on the morning of July 9th by a large group of armed people.

skills every student should pick up at uni Cooking

Have the ability to cook at least one meal from scratch.

It’s all too easy to depend on take-away or just eating unhealthily in campus. Knowing how to cook something will also prepare you for the outside world.

Saving money

This seems innocuous but knowing when to skimp and knowing when to spend is a lifesaver. Pocket money or ‘hustle’ money is supposed to sustain a student for periods at a time so instead of spending on that mzinga save it for a rainy day.

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Tuksys recruitment paints dire picture of employment in the country

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uskys recently got went into recruitment overdrive and launched an internship programme that aimed at 800 applicants. The company received 3000 applications, some of them Master’s degree holders. The initiative aims to alleviate youth unemployment and the positions spread out at 54 branches of the supermarket mainly as cashiers, back office operations, fresh department (bakery and deli), and general workers (shop assistants) were not necessarily geared toward higher degree holders.

Tuskys Chief Executive Dan Githua mentioned the same on the matter, “The fact that even holders of master’s degrees are looking for internship is a pointer that we have a huge role to play in filling in the skills gap.”

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Nairobi set for epic birthday celebration

ucky Birdi, Tetu Shani, Disco Vumbi and Teto Trio are just some of the stellar cast that will take part in this year’s UP LIVE 5! The birthday bash taking place this Saturday, dubbed The Funkadelic Railroad will mark 5 years at the railroad. Inspired by afros and Africa, the ‘Afro Disco Explosion’ is touted as the biggest, baddest, boldest celebration yet incorporating art, music, culture into one experience.

The evening which will be divided into sessions starts at 5:30 pm with a screening by The Nest and live sets begin from 8pm.

Advance tickets go for Sh.2500 while at the gate they cost Sh.3000. Gates at the Nairobi Railway Museum open as from 4pm so show up and revel with the UP Nairobi crew.

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hey are everywhere again. The franchise that was all the rage in the late 90s and early noughties is suffocating the public with its cute amorphous creatures once again.

Pokémon Go is a free mobile phone app available on Android and iOS that magically makes Pokémon or pocket monsters appear on your phone’s screen by using the device’s GPS and clock. It’s as easy as ‘wild’ Pokémon jumping up at you while you try to catch them with a Pokéball.

So why has this suddenly turn into such a huge phenomenon?

With over 150 creatures to add to a digital Pokédex, users have been whipping out their phones at the most inappropriate places just to catch them all. While entering into every new building, while getting busted by the police, while watching their partner giving birth; the opportunities are seemingly endless.

Even though that sounds annoying on its own, the odd effect that Pokémon Go has had has been on that of crime. The Guardian reports that armed robbers used the free to play app to lure victims into secluded places where they would then

steal from them. This isn’t the only strange occurrence that Pokémon fever has caused, players have injured themselves while attempting to catch the imaginary monsters and misidentified homes as public spaces.

Which hasn’t deterred people from downloading the app. The game periodically lags because so many people are playing at the same time and in terms of the number of users, it has overtaken Twitter in America.

Pokémon Go clearly isn’t going anywhere any time soon.

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Injera leading in TheGreatestMoment polls THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016

Kenya Sevens winger Collins Injera is still leading the #TheGreatestMoment polls, an initiative introduced by International World Rugby Board (IRB).

Injera, the Rugby Sevens World Series record leading try scorer on 235, is at the top with a massive 17,616 votes, way ahead of the Japan 15s team who comes second on 2,427.

Throughout this week, Kenyans have rallied rallied behind the winger under the hashtags #VoteForCollinsInjera and #TheGreatestMoment where former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka and businessman Dr. Chris Kirubi was among those who encouraged fellow countrymen to vote for their own.

Injera was nominated after breaking Argentine Santiago Cora Gomez’s alltime top try of 230 at London 7s while the Japan team earned selection after their famous 34-32 victory against power house South Africa during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Other than Injera and the Japan 15s team, the All Blacks team is also in the list for winning a third Rugby World Cup last year as well as the France vs New Zealand match in 1994 where Philippe Saint Andre’s counter attack led to a try that gave France a 2-0 series win down under against the All Blacks.

The late All Blacks great Jonah Lomu’s display of power in the 1995 World Cup, Scotland’s Tony Tanger FiveNations winning try in 1990, Joel Stransky World Cup winning drop goal of 1995, New Zealand’s Women’s team that won the World Cup in 2010 and Johny Wilkinson boots that handed England the 2003 World Cup complete

Rugby Sevens World series (IRB) all-time leading try scorer Collins Injera in a past match.

the entry list of 10 nominees.

According to World rugby, the most popular moments voted by the public will feature in the World Rugby Hall of Fame after IRB announce the winner at

a later date.

Meanwhile, Injera says he is targeting Gold medal in the Rio Olympics Sevens set for August days after the draw was released by World Rugby on Tuesday 28

June, 2016 Kenya Sevens are in pool C alongside Vancouver, Wellington and Sydney Sevens champions New Zealand, Great Britain and new Series core team Japan.

“It’s a tough pool and all round there is no easy one. To win the Gold we have to beat all those teams and we are capable of doing it as you saw in Singapore,” @amos_x254

Korir takes a dig on the government treat of athletes Cheranganyi MP Wesley Korir at the 2012v Boston Marathon. He has criticized the handling of the doping claims in the country.

Marathoner Wesley Korir has taken a dig at the government and precisely the ministry of sports over the treatment of athletes ahead of the forthcoming Rio Olympic Games.

Korir also said increased doping claims are only intended to slow the country down ahead of the games. The Kenyan captain also praised the increased drug testing saying that it will help clear the country’s name and the several hard working athletes.

The Cherangany Member of Parliament and other athletes camping in Eldoret have been subjected to regular tests with samples set to be taken abroad as directed by the International Olympics Committee (IOC) for Kenya’s competitors to be allowed to participate in the Brazil Summer Game.

The 2012 Boston Marathon winner got into a heated exchange with Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Dr. Hassan Wario over the treatment of the athletes by National Olympics Committee-Kenya (Nock) officials.

The legislator threatened to quit his role as skipper if their grievances are not addressed saying those who have

no idea on the sport were running the rule over the athletes who are more informed on what they need to excel at the Olympics.

Korir posted on his Twitter handle he was confident a clean team will be sent to Rio after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said the Kenyan athletes would go through three testing regimes before being cleared to take their place in the Brazil games that run from August 12 to21.

“It is sad to see how Kenyan athltes are being treated. I have had this kind of stories before, but this is the first time to experience it. The country and specfocially the sports ministry has to treat the athltes better. I don’t like what we are going through,” he added.

“Its not realistic to expect good results when you don’t invest in the team. As a leader I won’t shut up I shall speak up and if you and not willing to listen to us we shall get other ways to make you listen us because we have our voice too. So please listen to us listen to the grievances of this people and take them seriously if you want us to perform to the level best, @amos_x254

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AFC new boys to expected to jet into the country AFC Leopards coach Ivan Minnaert is expecting to link up with the clubs’ three June signing in the coming one week as they prepare for an improved second leg of the season.

Mousa Sissoko from AC Djoliba and Ismaila Diarra from Rwandese side Rayon Sport are alongside Rwandese left back Emmanuel Imanishimwe were not expected to be part of the team until finishing their engagements with their previous clubs.

“Sissoko was supposed to arrive on Monday morning but there was some mix up in his travel ticket so we expect him early Wednesday morning. By the end of the week we should have Emmanuel and Diarra because they were supposed to come after finishing their season with Rayon,” Minnaert told Capital Sport.

Diarra and Imanishimwe helped Rayon clinch the Rwandese domestic cup with Diarra scoring a 90th minute winner last week.

They are expected to strengthen the Leopards side which finally found its spot on Saturday with a huge 4-0 win over Thika United, ending their run of seven matches without a win.

“The future it is going to be brighter. Sissoko, Diarra and Emmanuel are all coming in and then we will have a very competitive team. Step by step we will be better. We cannot expect things to work out immediately but we have to work every day,” the coach said.

He however says he is under no pressure

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FKF ordered to pay Michel World football governing body Fifa has ordered Football Kenya Federation (FKF)to pay former Harambee Stars coach Henri Michel Sh4.5 million in salary arrears.

Fifa has also warned that that it will open proceedings against FKF for violation of Article 64 of the Fifa Disciplinary Code (FDC). Part of the letter to FKF reads.

“We refer to the above-mentioned matter, as we have learnt that the Football Kenya Federation has not acted in accordance with the decision (to pay the coach) passed by the Single Judge of the Players’ Status Committee on 25 February 2014. This would appear to be a violation of article 64 of the Fifa Disciplinary Code (FDC), and as such, it will be the subject of an investigation by the Fifa Disciplinary Committee,” “We are therefore opening disciplinary proceedings against the Football Kenya Federation in respect of a violation of article 64 of the FDC.” “With this in mind, we hereby urge the Football Kenya Federation to pay immediately the outstanding amounts due to the coach Mr Henri Michel, namely EUR 40,000 as well as 5percent interest per-year to be calculated in accordance with the decision of the Single Judge of the Players’ Status Committee dated 25 February 2014 until the date of effective payment, and to send us a copy of proof of payment.”

FKF through its General Secretary Robert Muthomi has however said that they do not have the judgment in their possession and have requested for a copy of the decision before commenting on the matter.

The ruling made in February 2014 was communicated to the federation, then, under the leadership of Sam Nyamweya but they failed to act.

Michel was hired as Stars coach in August 2012 but he quit two months later after citing differences with the Federation.

AFC coach Ivan Minnaert

despite a section of Ingwe fans baying for his exit after a spate of unconvincing results.

“I don’t have any pressure. I know we have a good team but we need to work on it and gel it. Saturday was not a perfect result but it was good especially for us to break the bad spell.

We played better, like Kiongera was better compared to his first match because we trained together for longer,” Minnaert added.

The three points in Mumias pulled Leopards two spots up to 11th with 20 points and will hope the new wave does not lose its strength

as they prepare for an acid test against Mathare United in Nairobi on Saturday.

Being 15 points off leaders Tusker and with 13 matches before the end of the season, Ingwe might be re-adjusting their pre-season targets from winning the league to fighting for probably a top five finish.

Minnaert though says the team will fight for every available point in the remaining 13 games and has called on his new look team to pull in one direction.

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JUBILLANT: Manchester United players celebrate defeating Crystal Palace to win the 2016 FA Cup. The football club has been ranked fifth in the forbesmagazine;s list of the world’s most valuable sports teams. PHOTO: C FUSCO/EPA

Man Utd Fifth in Forbes rich list

Manchester United have been ranked fifth in Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s most valuable sports teams. NFL side, the Dallas Cowboys, are top with $4bn (£3.03bn), the first time a non-association football team has headed the business magazine’s list since it began in 2011.

United, who topped the list in 2011 and 2012, are valued at $3.32bn (£2.52bn).

Real Madrid are second with $3.65bn (£2.77bn) and Barcelona third with $3.55bn (£2.69bn).

United - the only English club in the top 20 - saw a 7% increase in their value despite missing out on the Champions League after signing a £750m Adidas kit deal. However, the club have the highest debt load of anyone in the top 25. Arsenal (23), Manchester City (28), Chelsea (36) and Liverpool (41) are the remaining English clubs to make the list.

The Cowboys, who made a record $270m (£205m) operating profit last season, are one of 27 NFL franchises in the list, while the Formula 1 team Ferrari have dropped out of the top 50 completely.

Meanwhile boss Jose Mourinho is considering leaving Zlatan Ibrahimovic behind when they go on their two-game pre-season trip to Chi-

na on Tuesday. United’s England contingent Wayne Rooney, Chris Smalling and Marcus Rashford will be on the tour.

However, Mourinho has said the trio will not play against Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai on 22 July and Manchester City in Beijing on 25 July.

And new signing Ibrahimovic, 34, may not be involved at all.

If he does not go to Asia, it is not known precisely when Ibrahimovic will make his first United appearance.

The striker, who arrived at United on a free transfer after his contract with Paris St-Germain expired, last played in Sweden’s final match at Euro 2016, a 1-0 defeat by Belgium on 22 June.

When it was confirmed on Monday a United XI would play Salford City at Moor Lane on 26 July, the National League North club’s co-owner Gary Neville said on Twitter: “Zlatan first game!!”

United’s first team play Galatasaray in Gothenburg in Ibrahimovic’s native country on 30 July. They play Everton in Wayne Rooney’s testimonial at Old Trafford on 3 August and Premier League champions Leicester City in the Community Shield on 7 August.

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PAYBILL NO. 295525

15,787,011 DATE

TIME

LEAGUE

HOME TEAM

AWAY TEAM

FINAL RESULTS : ODDS 1

X

2

1

17/7/2016

16:00

Sweden

IF ELFSBORG

IFK GOTHENBURG

2.35

3.35

2.80

2

17/7/2016

17:00

Denmark

AALBORG BK

AC HORSENS

1.65

3.55

5.00

3

17/7/2016

18:30

Finland

AC OULU

KPV KOKKOLA

2.15

3.25

3.25

4

17/7/2016

18:30

Sweden

AIK

MALMO FF

2.60

3.25

2.55

5

17/7/2016

18:30

Finland

EIF

FC HAKA VALKEAKOSKI

3.00

3.25

2.20

6

17/7/2016

18:30

Finland

FC ILVES

HJK HELSINKI

2.25

3.30

3.00

7

17/7/2016

18:30

Finland

FC LAHTI

ROVANIEMI PALLOSEURA

2.00

3.30

3.60

8

17/7/2016

18:30

Sweden

OREBRO SK

BK HACKEN

2.05

3.40

3.30

9

17/7/2016

18:30

Finland

TPS TURKU

GRANKULLA IFK

1.85

3.30

4.00

10

17/7/2016

19:00

Norway

BODO/GLIMT

ODDS BK

3.35

3.30

2.10

11

17/7/2016

19:00

Poland

KS CRACOVIA

GKS PIAST GLIWICE

2.20

3.15

3.25

12

17/7/2016

19:00

Norway

STABAEK FOTBALL

SK BRANN

2.35

3.30

2.85

13

17/7/2016

21:00

Norway

SARPSBORG

LILLESTROM SK

1.85

3.40

4.00

DATE

TIME

GAME ID

HOME TEAM

15/7/2016

13:00

5058

NETHERLANDS (U19)

ENGLAND (U19)

3.05

3.05

2.25

15/7/2016

18:30

5357

FC STADLAU

SK STURM GRAZ

11.00

6.80

1.14

15/7/2016

19:00

7174

VIBORG FF

FC NORDSJALLAND

2.25

3.15

3.20

15/7/2016

19:00

5306

WISLA PLOCK SA

KS LECHIA GDANSK

3.20

3.10

2.25

15/7/2016

20:30

5056

CROATIA (U19)

FRANCE (U19)

3.25

3.20

2.05

18+

AWAY TEAM

Terms and conditions apply.

FINAL RESULTS : ODDS 1 X 2

BCLB : 780