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Uhuru, Raila allies unite as IEBC report goes to Parliament

Parliamentary Select committee co-chairmen Kiraitu Murungi (second left) and James Orengo (third right) when they handed over their report to House leaders Kithure Kindiki and Moses Wetangula (senate) and Aden Duale and Francis Nyenze (National Assembly) at Parliament buildings yesterday. Photo: Courtesy

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ubilee and Cord coalition leaders from both the senate and the National Assembly yesterday joined forces and asked their members to remain sober and express maturity and adopt a report on electoral reforms.

The Joint Parliamentary Select Committee on matters IEBC yesterday handed over its reports to the leadership of both

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houses ahead of its tabling in Parliament next week.

House leaders including the Senate’s Kithure Kindiki and Moses Wetang’ula and the National Assembly’s Aden Duale and Francis Nyenze all called on their members to show sobriety and maturity as they prepare to consider the report on Tuesday next week.

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Chinese President Xi-Jinping with President Uhuru Kenyatta in Beijing in 2013.

Kenya turns to China for cheap vaccines

Kenya has turned to china for cheap vaccines in a bid to boost its capacity to fight preventable diseases in the country.

The two countries will also collaborate to strengthen bilateral ties and reinforce cooperation in the area of public health systems and policies to achieve the universal health coverage and health security.

Health Cabinet Secretary Dr Cleopa Mailu said the ties were part of the government’s commitment for a healthy nation including cheap and accessible medication. ‘’Kenya is willing to further the good relationship by partnering with China in the health sector particularly in establishing her own drug administration that would ensure public health safety for her citizens more so on vaccines,’’ Dr. Mailu said.

He made the revelation when he received in his office on Thursday, a Chinese delegation led by the Assistant Minister for China Food and Drug Administration, Mr. Guo Wenqi.

Mailu observed the need for vaccines, saying it cuts more than 75 per cent of the cost of medication and disease infection.

Early in May, close to two million children were vaccinated against polio after it emerged that out of 1.5 million children born annually, about 200,000 fail to develop immunity which puts them at risk. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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Uhuru, Raila allies unite as IEBC report is sent to Parliament WEEKEND EDITION, AUGUST 19-21, 2016

From Page 1 Wetang’ula, who is the Senate Minority Leader said both coalitions have ceded ground and compromised on a number of issues as far as the electoral reforms are concerned.

“This is not an ordinary report but a product of a process that has been extensively negotiated. Now that we have the product with us, let us debate soberly and adopt it,” Wetangula said yesterday when they formally received the report from the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee.

“Nobody goes to the negotiating table with a fixed position, it was a give-and -take process and on behalf of my brother Raila Odinga who is out of Nairobi and Kalonzo Musyoka who is out of the country, Cord is satisfied with the report,” Wetangula said.

Majority Leader in the National Assembly Aden Duale said the country has started a new journey that will eventually culminate to a free and fair elections next year.

“I want to assure the country that the Jubilee Coalition entirely supports this report, the committee has demonstrated that we can solve our differences without going to the streets, Now work is on the two houses to validate the work of the committee” Duale said.

Kindiki said the country will not forget the work done by the outgoing

Jubilee members of the joint parliamentary select committee on IEBC reforms submit their report to President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House yesterday. Both Jubilee and Cord have agreed to lobby MPs to adopt the report.

electoral commissioners. “I just want to assure the commissioners that Kenyans will not forget their service to this country,” Minority leader in the National Assembly Francis Nyenze emphasized on the need for the leadership in the country to always solve issues without any form of violence.

“The committee did a good job, let the houses now debate with maturity as we seek to make electoral reforms in the country,” Nyenze said.

The co-chair of the joint select committee Kiraitu Murungi reflected that it has been a learning experience throughout the 30 days they have been working on the report.

“This committee was formed when there was tension in the country whether there was going to be a free and fair elections, but now we can confidently say there will,” Kiraitu said.

“The work now moves from us to the two houses and we urge them to

support out work,” Kiraitu said.

Siaya senator James Orengo said he has no doubt that the country will have a free and fair elections if the report is adopted. “I have no doubt that if the recommendations on this report is approved by parliament, this country will in no doubt have a free and fair elections,” The report has also been presented to both President Uhuru Kenyatta and Odinga. @ sam_x254

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A petition seeking to send Sports and Culture Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario home for poor management of the team representing Kenya at the ongoing Olympics in Brazil has so far been signed by 53 Members of Parliament.

The petition by Homa Town MP Peter Kaluma (pictured) seeks to censure Wario for gross violation of Article 73 of the Constitution, the Leadership and Integrity Act and section 8 of the Public Officers’ Act. Kaluma yesterday confirmed that he is still on course to make his mission accomplished.

“So far, I have 53 MPs who have signed the petition, I’m moving on well,”he said.

Standing Order 66 requires that a motion seeking removal of a Cabinet Secretary to be supported by at least one quarter of the all MPs by appending their signature.

Kaluma will have to marshal 89 MPs to sign the petition before it can be debated in the House. If it makes it to the floor of the House, the impeachment motion needs onethird of the 117 MPs to sail through.

“The Cabinet Secretary through acts of omission or commission has exhibited gross violation of article 73 of the Constitution, the

Leadership and Integrity and Act and section 8 of the Public Officers Ethics Act, concerned that the continued mismanagement of sports at the ministry of sports, culture and arts has brought shame and dishonour to the nation as demonstrated in the current fiasco at the country’s Olympics camp in Rio de Janeiro and the debacle that culminated in the passage of the Anti-Doping Laws, this house resolves that in accordance with the provisions of article 152 of the Constitution, the President should dismiss Hassan Wario from the position of the Cabinet Secretary for gross misconduct and violation of the constitution,” reads the petition by Kaluma.

The petition by Kaluma has been prompted by negative reports emanating from the training camp of team Kenya in Rio de Janeiro with officials coming under sharp criticism for poor handling of the team.

At a press conference yesterday, Government spokesman Eric Kiraithe said investigations will be launched to ascertain claims that majority of those who made it to Brazil are joyriders who do not add value to the team. @ sam_x254

Civil society not happy with House team report on electoral reforms Civil society groups have this morning raised concerns on some of the recommendations made by the report by a Joint Parliamentary Committee on electoral reforms.

The groups, under the banner Kura Yangu Sauti Yangu (KYSY), a citizen movement on matters of electoral governance, say the report handed over to Parliament is not entirely fool- proof in ensuring the credibility of next year’s General Election.

Of foremost concern to the society is the proposal by the committee drawn from the National Assembly and the Senate to compensate commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for the remainder of their terms after they vacate office.

Although they applaud the commissioners’ decision to leave office voluntarily despite them mandate to remain in office until after the elections, the lobby opposes the joint parliamentary committee’s recommendation that they be paid off for breach of their contracts.

“The recommendation by the joint select committee to pay the IEBC commissioners for vacating their stations is unconstitutional and has no legal standing,” Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) Executive Director George Kegoro said.

Kegoro said that their willingness to vacate office should not result in them being paid off for the remainder of their terms as it is an expense that would have to be shouldered by the taxpayer.

Already, it is estimated that the sum required to compensate the nine electoral body’s commissioners is in the region of Sh 180 million to Sh 200 million.

“The commissioners should only be paid for work done until the day they officially hand in their resignations. Any payment in addition to this is in violation of the constitution,” Kegoro added.

Yesterday, President Uhuru Kenyatta also received the report of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee on reforming the electoral commission, calling for the expedition of the swearing in of the new IEBC commissioners.

The civil society lobby also took issue with the proposal to have a forensic audit of the voters register terming it as erroneous as there are more than two registers recognised by the IEBC. Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG) Gladwell Otieno warned that the proposal to vet the existent register is wrong as it is steeped with inconsistencies from the 2013 General Elections.

“We therefore recommend that there should be fresh registration of voters once the new IEBC is established,” Ms Otieno said.

KYSY also expressed its displeasure over the decision to absolve the commissioners from crimes committed under their tenure. They say that immunity should not be granted to the polls’ chiefs if indeed they are found guilty of the said crimes.

“It is not possible for parliament or any other state organ to grant immunity to the commissioners or any other individual,” Kegoro added saying that only the Director of Public Prosecutions has power to prosecute if offences against them are found to be true.

KYSY is also advocating for all-inclusive dialogue mechanism of selecting the commissioners, terming the addition of religious bodies as inadequate.

The civil society lobby also wants a reduction of the electoral body commissioners from the current 9 to 3, the minimum allowed by the Constitution. @harrison_x254

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You must have guarantors to access loans, Fund tells youth Young entrepreneurs who will be interested in seeking loans and grants from the Youth Enterprise Development Fund will now be required to have guarantors for them to access the funds.

The youth board has said that the strategy is aimed at reducing the risks of losing public money to unscrupulous business men and women.

Addressing the media yesterday at a Nairobi Hotel, during the fund’s launch of a 100-day Rapid Response Result Initiative and Website, the board chairman Ronnie Osumba (pictured) said lack of guarantors has hindered a majority of youths from accessing the funds.

“We are in talks with a number of partners whom we want to come on board and guarantee future loans. The talks are at an advanced stage and in a couple of months, we will make an announcement,” said Osumba.

He revealed that requirement for collateral will also be scrapped once guarantors comes on board.

The chairman said currently, the loan repayment rate stands at 60 per cent, implying that 355,452 of the 886,313 youth who have benefited from the Fund since 2006 have defaulted. Osumba held that the 60 per cent repayment rate is very low compared to 95-97 per cent for commercial bank loans. He lamented that the poor rate of repayment indicated that the loans fund are at high risk of getting lost, thus need for

guarantors.

The Fund has given Sh11.7 billion loans to 886,313 youth enterprises across the country since its inception in 2006.

“Currently, two out of five youth know about YEDF. Out of this, only one knows where to get the loan. We will next month launch a massive sensitisation programme to inform the youth about the existence of this fund,” Osumba said.

“Repayment rate for agribusiness people is about 40 per cent, but when we look across

Kenya now turns to China for cheap vaccines Continued from page 1

He made the revelation when he received in his office on Thursday, a Chinese delegation led by the Assistant Minister for China Food and Drug Administration, Mr. Guo Wenqi.

Mailu observed the need for vaccines, saying it cuts more than 75 per cent of the cost of medication and disease infection.

Early in May, close to two million children were vaccinated against polio after it emerged that out of 1.5 million children born annually, about 200,000 fail to develop immunity which puts them at risk. The CS lauded the strong ties between Kenya and China which has enabled the two countries to collaborate in the socioeconomic fields. The Chinese delegation is in the country to discuss issues regarding promotion of trade, technical transfer and local production between China and Africa.

“This visit is important because it is a sign that China has interest in working together with Kenya to establish her own safety systems,’’ Dr. Mailu noted. Mr. Guo Wenqi revealed that China plays a key role in the manufacture of drugs, stressing that the country produces about one billion vaccines every year. @wilson_x254

the board it is about 60 per cent. We absolutely need to improve this to market rate of about 95 per cent,” he added.

On is part, acting chief executive Emmanuel Odero, said the Fund has set up a Loan Recovery Unit and is engaging the Credit Reference Bureau to list defaulters in “extreme cases” in an attempt to improve the rate.

“The recovery unit is engaging the defaulters and talking to them to see if they can renegotiate repayment period.

We are also training applicants, informing them the need to repay their loans,” Odero said. ºThrough the Initiative, the Fund seeks to increase loan uptake from Sh20 million to Sh60 million a month and reduce loan processing period from two months to two weeks in the next 100 days.

The Fund also plans to recover Sh300 million from beneficiaries, facilitate 1,000 youth to take employment opportunities and support 50,000 new entrepreneurs across the country to access new and existing business opportunities.

“We will negotiate with 10 private sector players to reserve contracts for youth and automate processes to enhance efficiency,” he said. Some 364,368 youth have been trained in entrepreneurship since 2006.

Another 5,666 young entrepreneurs have been facilitated to market their products both locally and abroad through trade fairs. @hillary_x254

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Busy city bus park to be closed for trade summit

Kencom bus stop will be closed to the public when key roads are shut starting August 25 to 29, 2016 during the 6th Tokyo International Conference of Africa Development to be held in Nairobi.

The Security Head for the TICAD Conference Amos Gathecha says all roads near the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) – the venue for the conference – will be closed during the period.

“The traffic police officers have already talked to the matatu operators, they will use the service alongside Moi Avenue, to pick and drop passengers,” Gathecha said.

The roads affected during the period include Parliament Road, Taifa Road, Harambee Avenue and City Hall with those attending the event with their vehicles urged to get accreditation for their vehicles at City Hall.

“Accreditations are currently ongoing, we are urging all Kenyans interested in the event to apply for accreditation and also apply for their vehicle accreditation to avoid inconveniencies,” he cautioned.

Gathecha says ample security will be offered in major hotels within the CBD where the delegates will be staying.

“We have already about 60 hotels who have confirmed bookings we are ready to give security in all those hotels, the airport and other avenues where delegates will engage in,” Gathecha said at a news conference Friday.

About 35 African Heads of State have confirmed attendance to the conference with more expected to confirm.

“The security arrangement is different from what we had during the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) due to the number of presidents coming in. We are also working very closely with protocol so that we merge the protocol and the local security officers, the presidential escort unit is working on the details of how the presidents will be handled,” he explained.

Over 100 companies from Japan will be in the country to exhibit as part of the 4,000 delegates from Japan.

Kenya expects TICAD to inject Sh12 billion into the economy. The conference will be held between August 27, 2016 and August 28, 2016. www.capitalfm.co.ke

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Ministry mulls re-employing bursars to manage finances in public schools The government is considering re-introducing bursars in the management of finances in public schools.

While making the revelation, Education CS Fred Matiang’I has said his ministry is working jointly with the Public Service Commission to have the bursars back in schools to streamline finance management in learning institutions.

Matiangi further announced plans of setting up the Kenya School of Education (KSE) that will be mandated to build capacities of principals in their management roles of manning the learning institutions more effectively.

“With the PSC, we are considering the employment and transfers of bursars which will ensure competent and professional staff is entrusted with the handling of school finances,” Dr Matiangi said.

He made the remarks Thursday during a symposium that brought together ministry officials and principals drawn from Catholicsponsored schools at the Catholic University of East Africa (CUEA).

The Principals are undertaking a week-long conference under the auspices of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops for Education and Religious Education.

Mr Matiang’i said the curriculum reform initiative will be competence based, designed to develop specific skills in the learners.

“It will also provide four pathways including academic, talent development such as sports, music, drama, arts, technical and vocational,” Dr Matiang’i noted.

The CS disclosed that the government is seeking to reduce the number of the Board of Management of School from 17 to nine members to make them leaner, efficient and

Education Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i at a past function at the Kenya Curricullum Development Institute. He said the move to hire bursars will help streamline financial managemnet in schools.

more professional.

Reaffirmed the government’s commitment to deliver credible examinations results, he observed his ministry had re-organised the systems and structures at the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), and assured Kenyans that there will be no examinations malpractices.

The Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops for Education and Religious Education, Bishop Father Maurice Muhatia, said

the Catholic Church fully supported the reforms the Ministry of Education was undertaking to improve the quality of education for children.

He particularly asked the Ministry to integrate the teaching of values in the curriculum, saying education is the tool that transforms a people.

“We should place values and character at the centre of the curriculum,” Bishop Muhatia noted.

He said the Ministry was documenting all arson cases that hit school with a view to drawing insights that will help Government to address

the social problem. He, however, reiterated that students implicated in the arson attacks will not be transferred to any school as he has to remain and rebuild the schools they had destroyed.

He said that the Ministry had proposed to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) that teachers who were found inciting students to violence have their registration revoked.

“Such a teacher should never be allowed to teach anywhere,” he said. @wilson_x254

South Sudan’s Machar goes into exile The sacked vice-president of South Sudan has left the country, weeks after deadly clashes between his troops and government forces in the capital.

A spokesperson said Riek Machar was in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa but that he wanted to travel on to Ethiopia.

According to the Associated Press news agency, the UN had indicated Mr Machar was in danger and had assisted him.

He initially fled the capital, Juba, during violence in July.

A UN spokesperson, Farhan Haq, said the UN had learned on Wednesday that Mr Machar was in DR Congo near the South Sudan border South Sudan’s sacked First Vice-President Riek Machar addresses journalists at a news and decided to airlift him to conference held in Khartoum, capital of Sudan on September 18, 2015. Dr Machar has fled Kinshasa.

South Sudan again after returning just in April. PHOTO/EPA The UN official said Mr Machar

needed to be airlifted to safety and that he had been given medical assistance.

Mr Machar demanded a neutral force be deployed in July to keep peace and guarantee his safety after his bodyguards and President Salva Kiir’s presidential guards fought each other, sparking days of violence.

Hundreds of people died and more than 100,000 fled across the border.

The fighting erupted less than a year after a peace deal was signed to form a unity government and end the civil war.

The UN has launched an independent investigation into allegations that its peacekeepers failed to respond when troops loyal to Mr Kiir attacked a residential compound popular with foreign aid workers last month.

During the attack, a local journalist was shot dead at point-blank range and troops reportedly raped several women, among them foreigners working for relief agencies.

Political differences between Mr Machar and Mr Kiir ignited the civil war in December 2013 - and they only agreed to settle their differences under

intense international pressure, signing a peace deal last August.

Mr Machar returned to Juba in April to take up the post of vice-president, but President Kiir dismissed him in the wake of the latest violence.

He has not been seen in public since and his exact whereabouts are unknown.

A member of his opposition SPLA-IO party told the BBC he was en route to Ethiopia, via the Democratic Republic of Congo, but earlier media reports said he was in Tanzania or Chad.

Mr Machar had been “safely evacuated to a safe country in the region” after a “botched attempt to assassinate” him, a statement from the SPLA-IO said. Last week, the UN authorised a 4,000-strong African protection force for Juba with a more robust mandate than the 12,000 UN soldiers already in the country.

But South Sudan’s government said it opposed the deployment and it is not clear how the mission can go ahead without its co-operation.

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Morning newspaper summaries Raila pressured to endorse The mess in Rio: More than 250 Uhuru, Raila close ranks: Ministry fails to account have travelled for the Rio Olympics, President Uhuru Kenyatta has lobbied MPs to Kalonzo, Mudavadi ticket: joyriders for Sh4bn police salaries hogging the resources meant for athletes, their endorse a report detailing a raft of electoral Pressure is mounting on Cord leader Raila cash: The Ministry of Interior has failed Odinga to endorse Musalia Mudavadi as the coaches and managers. Some coaches were reforms before next year’s elections. Uhuru opposition’s presidential flagbearer in 2017.

According the campaign calculus of Raila’s think tanks, if Amani National Congress leader Mudavadi and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka are paired as presidential candidate and running mate, the coalition will defeat Jubilee. The Jubilee Party is said to badly want Raila to run for President, believing President Uhuru Deputy P Ruto will win handily.

not accredited and had no access to training facilities, where their services are required.

Sports kit for athletes have been stolen, allowances have not been paid, Kenya’s worldbeating champions are neglected and officials have complained of shocking incompetence in the management of the team. Despite this, athletes have continued to perform extremely well.

MP Shah hands over Dubai man sues KBC for body of Cholmondeley: Sh49bn in contract row:

yesterday received the report of the joint parliamentary select committee on IEBC, a day after Opposition leader Raila Odinga, too, backed the political settlement reached by both sides after month-long talks. The report was tabled in the National Assembly and Senate yesterday as the leadership of both coalitions rallied for its adoption without amendments.

to account for more than Sh4 billion it was allocated to pay staff salaries, raising the prospect of dead and retired employees remaining on the payroll. Auditor-General Edward Ouko says in his report for the financial year ended June 2015 that the ministry, whose staff mainly consist of police officers, presented records showing it spent Sh54.5 billion on salaries and allowances.

A Dubai-based businessman has sued Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) for Sh49 billion over a failed TV channel and a collapsed digital migration partnership. The suit could bankrupt the state corporation or leave the taxpayer with a huge external bill.

Strangely, some former senior managers at KBC including former company secretary Hezekiel Oira have written witness statements supporting the billionaire’s suit.

London lover who had child with Kenyan stepson quits: A 26-year-old London

gym instructor who was at the centre of a love triangle between a Maasai moran and his son, a 19-year-old Standard Eight boy, has cut ties with her lover. Rebekah O’Brien, who did not reveal the reason behind their break-up with Lawrence Kanare, said he needed a happy and secure environment for his son, named Kito, hence the decision to ‘leave’.

UK’s De La Rue to compete for currency printing contracts: British

Kandara man kills 70-year- Queries raised on Sh1.9bn old dad in fight over wheat NYS deals: Decisions to start National flour: A man yesterday slashed his father’s Youth Service projects amounting to Sh1.9

Runaway S.Sudan VP is injured, in Congo hideout: Details have emerged about

Nairobi falls sharply in global ranking of world’s best cities: Nairobi’s ranking in

MP Shah Hospital has released the body of British aristocrat and wealthy farmer Tom Cholmondeley, who died on Wednesday after a hip replacement surgery went wrong. There were reports Cholmondeley’s family members were initially turned away. But the postmortem was underway at Nairobi Hospital by the time of going to press. Cholmondeley’s friends dismissed rumours he suffered a cardiac arrest because he had been in poor health.

head and put it on a burning jiko in an apparent fight over wheat flour in Mutheru village, Kandara, Murang’a county. John Kamau, 35, cut 70-year-old Peter Kago’s head three times in his [Kamau] house, police said. He then went to Nyumba Kumi official Macharia Karuru’s home and told him his father was in critical condition. Macharia told Kamau to turn himself in at the Kariua police station.

billion were made whimsically, MPs heard yesterday. Public Service Principal Secretary Lillian Omollo, who appeared before the Public Accounts Committee to answer questions on the youth agency’s scandal, said there was no documentation indicating that a tendering process was followed. She said documents indicating that the projects were in the annual work plan and were properly procured, were non-existent.

a mission to evacuate wounded South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar from his reported hideout in a remote town in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Yesterday reports indicated that Sudan President Omar alBashir’s government had dispatchedan aeroplane to rescue Dr Machar. Machar has been stranded in DRC in a place called Dungu after he fled South Sudan.

bank note printer De La Rue will be subject to competitive bidding for the impending multi-billion shilling contract to print new Kenyan currency despite coowning the Nairobi subsidiary with the government. Treasury secretary Henry Rotich said the joint venture agreement that was signed yesterday had no exclusivity clauses for the British firm, which has printed Kenya’s bank notes for decades.

a global survey of living conditions has dropped to the lowest position due to its slower pace of development than other cities. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey, which was released yesterday, ranks Kenya’s capital at position 125 in the list of 140 cities that are pleasant to live in from 120 last year.

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conceded for the first time on Thursday that it delayed making a $400 million payment to Iran for several hours in January “to retain maximum leverage” and ensure that three American prisoners were released the same day. For months the Obama administration had maintained that the payment was part of a settlement over an old dispute and did not amount to a “ransom” for the release of the Americans. Instead, administration officials said, it was the first installment of the $1.7 billion that the United States intends to pay Iran to reimburse it for military equipment it bought before the Iranian revolution that the US never delivered. www.nytimes.com

of the attempted coup in Turkey on July 15th has been fertile ground for conspiracy theories. Pro-government newspapers have alleged that CIA agents directed the coup from an island in the Sea of Marmara; that a retired American general wired billions of dollars to rogue Turkish soldiers; and that the United States directed Turkish forces to kill Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. An Islamist daily called Germany an enemy state, and pictured its chancellor, Angela Merkel, in a Nazi uniform. The surge in anti-Western sentiment is widely shared.

One poll found that 84% of Turks believe that the coup-plotters received help from abroad. www.economist.com

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Foundation will stop receiving foreign and corporate donations if Hillary Clinton becomes president following months of criticism over its donors that has dogged Mrs Clinton’s election campaign. President Bill Clinton, who set up the foundation in 2001, announced the decision to staff on Thursday afternoon and said he would step down from the board if his wife were elected to the White House, a foundation spokesperson said. The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation has come under intense scrutiny since Mrs Clinton launched her White House bid as Republicans criticise its ties to wealthy foreign donors and accuse the Clintons of rewarding money with access. www.ft.com

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NEWS PICTORIAL Locals march through the streets of Westbury, in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday to protest against the lack of policing in their community after recent drug related shootings in the area. The under privileged area of Westbury has a major drug usage issue with warring drug dealers reportedly responsible for many of the shootings in the area. Two people were shot yesterday and one during the march itself at another location.

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A SUPERB MORNING: A spider’s web moistened by morning mist glitters in the light of the rising sun near Lebus, Germany early today. PHOTO: PATRICK PLEUL/EPA

A Deodhai dancer performs the traditional Deodhani dance with a goat during the three day long Deodhani festival at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati city, India yesterday. The Deodhani festival is held in connection with the Manasa Puja (worship of the Serpent Goddess). Goats and Pigeons are offered and sacrificed during the festival. Deodhani dancers also drink raw blood of pigeons offered by the devotees. PHOTO/EPA

HAPPY TIMES: Alison of Brazil celebrates with the crowds after winning the men’s Beach Volleyball Gold Medal match between Nicolai/Lupo of Italy and Alison Cerutti/ Bruno Oscar Schmidt of Brazil of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, today. PHOTO: ALEJANDRO ERNESTO/ EPA

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Capping interest rates could have ‘undesirable’ impact expert warn Capping the interest rates offered by banks could have a detrimental effect on the country’s economy, experts have said.

With less than one week for the President to decide the fate of a new law seeking to lower interest rates, the Banking (Amendment) Bill, 2015 continues to draw divergent opinions from all sector of the economy.

Elizabeth Nkukuu, Chief Investments Officer for Cytonn Investments has warned that capping the interest rates offered by banks would have an undesirable impact on the country’s economy.

In an exclusive interview, Nkukuu said big banks, which have a wider spread in terms of total loans and deposits will avoid lending to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at a lower rate, a move she insists is bad for the economy.

“The consequence of capping interest rates will be dire, especially to Small and Medium Enterprises because banks might be forced to not extend loan facilities to them yet this sector is essential to our economy,” she said.

“We need to separate politics and our economy. The bill might be popular, but it’s not healthy for our economy. We should find other means of ensuring the lower consumer access lower interest rates but not through capping bank rates,” she added.

Nkukuu stated that with the liberalized financial sector, market forces should be allowed to control the industry. The Investments Officer ascertains that liberalization in the banking sector has

Cytonn Investments Chief Investments Officer Ms Elizabeth Nkukuu speaking at a past investors forum. been a success so far and she warned that introducing new laws aimed at capping market rates might at the end erode the benefits of liberalization in the financial sector.

The Bill’s detractors have voiced concerns that capping interest rates would reduce investors’ appetite towards Kenyans banking sector, a move that might negatively impact the economy.

The Bill, sponsored by Kiambu town MP Jude Njomo, proposes a cap on loans at no more than 4 per cent of the Central Bank of Kenya’s recommended rates.

“The Bill proposes to put a cap on the rate of interest charged for loans and to fix the minimum rates of interest that such institutions must pay to deposits held,” reads the Bill by Hon Njomo.

Commercial banks, through the Kenya

Rights issue, innovative learning solutions push Longhorn profit Listed publishing house, Longhorn has recorded Sh139 million profit before tax for the full year ending June 30 2016. This represents a 43 per cent increase as compared to the previous year.

Commenting on the results, Group Managing Director Mr. Simon Ngigi attributed the growth to provision of innovative learning solutions, not only in Kenya but across the continent.

“Our performance over the 12 months to 30th June reflects our focus on being the number one provider of innovative solutions in Africa.

Longhorn Publishers is increasingly pan-African with a presence all over East Africa and now West Africa. We are an Anglophone and Francophone company,” said Ngigi.

During the period under review, net sales for the group rose to Sh1.503 billion up compared to Sh848 million the publisher recorded during the 2014/2015 financial year representing a 77 per cent rise.

This is the highest turnover the company has ever recorded.

The firm further attributes the results to its

successful Rights Issue held in April 2016. The firm says the proceeds were used on acquisition and expansion, deleveraging, provision of working capital as well as development of new products.

The new products were launched during the period under review, which further played a significant role towards the results.

The new line of publications included ‘Kamusi ya Kiswahili’ and ‘Kamusi ya Karne’, 21 Android applications, the Longhorn eBook store and the Longhorn e-learning platform. The publisher confirmed that the four products will, going forward, offer a glimpse of the company s futures where it will provide the high-quality products and services it has been known for since 1965, in the formats and on the devices demanded by its customers.

Piracy, however, continues to be a major threat to the publisher. Longhorn has therefore called on the government to do more to curb the vice, including putting in place tough punitive measures for those caught committing the offence. @enock _x254

Bankers Association, have unanimously objected to the Bill, noting that it will disadvantage the very consumers it seeks to protect.

Recently, banks promised to set aside Sh30 billion for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country as one way of supporting the sector, which the Bill intends to protect. @enock _x254

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Tokyo International Conference to pump Sh12b into economy The Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (TICAD) is set to pump Sh12 billion into Kenya’s economy, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has said.

Mohamed has explained that the conference, to be held on August 27 and 28, will have 73 side events organised by the Japan-Africa Business Summit, the World Bank, the United Nations andthe African Union , as well as regional and international organisations The affair is expected to rake in roughly Sh12 billion, which is double the gains made during the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) that injected Sh6 billion to the economy.

Meanwhile, the government is set to use about Sh500 million for the conference.

As many as 35 African Heads of State have confirmed attendance the conference with more expected to confirm.

“UNCTAD brought about 7, 000 delegates while TICAD is set to bring about 10,000 delegates. The benefits accrued will double those made during UNCTAD,” she explained.

Over 100 companies from Japan will be in the country to exhibit as part of the 4,000 delegates from Japan.

Devolution Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has said the event will see Kenya sell itself as the ‘to go to’ destination for conferences all over the world.

“At the last TICAD in 2013, the government of Japan gave out Sh320 billion to Africa development. Kenya benefited on various projects that include the Olkaria Geothermal, expansion of Mombasa Port among many others,” Kiunjuri stated.

This is the first time the event is happening on African soil.

State signs deal with De La Rue and gets 40pc stake in notemaker firm The Government of Kenya has signed an agreement to commence a joint venture with banknote manufacturer De La Rue. Under the terms of the agreement, the Government of Kenya will take a 40 per cent interest in De La Rue’s wholly owned subsidiary, De La Rue Kenya EPZ Limited for £5 million (Sh665 million).

The transaction is expected to complete by the end of the year. De La Rue will continue to operate and manage the business after the completion.

“De La Rue is delighted to have extended our longstanding relationship with the Government of Kenya into an ever closer partnership,” Chief Executive Officer of De La Rue, Martin Sutherland commented.

“The joint venture will secure our position as a supply hub of currency and security solutions for the largest economy in East Africa and for the region ensuring a continuing and stable supply of technically advanced currency,” he added.

The joint venture’s facility in Nairobi will become one of 3 manufacturing Centres of Excellence for banknote and security printing identified as part of the Group’s recent footprint review. These Centres of Excellence will share up to £15 million (Sh1.996

billion) of investment over the next 2 years.

The Kenya facility will produce for both the domestic and export markets, and directly employs 290 people locally.

The Nairobi factory will produce 1 billion banknotes a year with potential to increase the production output by 50% with the installation of new equipment.

“At De La Rue, we are proud of our 200 years of heritage, but it is our future that excites us. We look forward to working in a thriving East African Community, with Kenya at its centrepiece. We see the potential for Kenya to become a hub for personal identification solutions, passports and security documents. We are proud to be making this commitment to Kenya, by investing in the future, the facility and the Kenyan people,” Mr. Sutherland added.

“These are exciting times for both our countries.

Britain has the fifth largest economy in the world and, as it prepares to leave the EU, is committed to increasing its trade and investment links globally.

Kenya is a regional powerhouse and the gateway to East Africa and beyond. @Dennis_x254

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Up your game, CS Rotich now challenges insurance players WEEKEND EDITION, AUGUST 19-21, 2016

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has challenged local insurance and related financial services firms to improve their market development efforts through the retention of qualified sales agents countrywide.

The CS has expressed concern at the poor uptake of life insurance products, noting that the Kenyan insurance market continues to be largely driven by non-life business unlike in the other well-developed insurance markets.

Furthermore, a lack of qualified agents who can inspire public confidence and unpack the benefits of financial services has contributed to the general apathy and relatively poor insurance penetration rates, said Rotich.

In Kenya, Rotich disclosed, non-life insurance premiums contribute two thirds of the total premiums while life premiums contribute only a third against the global average scenario on life insurance business at 54.8 percent and non-life insurance contributing 45.2 percent. Last year the insurance industry paid out a total of Sh49 billion in claims and gross premiums amounted to Sh174 billion representing an increase by 10.4 per cent from Sh158 billion reported in 2014.

Despite this good performance, insurance penetration stood at only 2.8 per cent of GDP in 2015, way below the worldwide average of 6.5 per cent of GDP and the 5 per cent envisioned in the Vision 2030 National Development plan.

Speaking at a reception to mark the rebranding of Pan Africa Insurance Holdings (PAIHL) to Sanlam Kenya Plc, Rotich underscored the need to expeditiously address the poor image associated with Insurance sales and service delivery.

Though dogged by other challenges including low-income, irregular earning patterns, costs of insurance premiums and general apathy towards

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has challenged local insurance and related financial services firms to improve their market development efforts. insurance as a service and product, lack of agents and marketers with specialised and sophisticated skills in insurance products continues to be a cause for alarm.

“The challenge is on all of us, including Sanlam Kenya, to look into ways of working closely with other stakeholders to address these issues to enable more Kenyans not only appreciate but also access insurance services,” the CS explained.

“In particular, as a service industry, the way in which insurance is perceived is critical to its growth. The poor image of the industry has led to lack of confidence and trust by policy holders and the general public,” he said.

While welcoming the enhanced

partnership between the Sanlam Group and the former Pan African Insurance Holdings, Rotich petitioned the firm to consider forging a closer working relationship with the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) on the technical training front.

The Government, he assured will be at hand to support any linkage considerations by the Sanlam Group, to the IRA and the College of Insurance of Kenya to enhance and deepen insurance capacity.

“Given our bilateral relations with the Republic of South Africa, we welcome further support in raising the profile and skills capacity for our insurance service sector,” he said.

Sanlam Kenya Plc Chairman Dr. John

Simba confirmed that the firm has already embarked on a strategic skills enhancement programme as part of the rebranding project.

Within the scope of the rebranding project, Sanlam Kenya, he noted, will be tapping on the vast technical and intellectual capacity at its disposal from within the firm.

“This rebranding allows us to assume not just a new identity but also a clear promise to all our stakeholders for excellent service delivery,” Dr. Simba said. “This rebrand will allow the Group to fully access and adopt the Sanlam brand, values technical expertise and related benefits that come with being part of Africa’s largest non bank financial services provider,” he added.

Philips’ new innovations to save 3b lives by 2025 Royal Philips, a leading health and technology company has announced plans aimed at saving more than 3 billion people by the year 2015.

The firm yesterday showcased its latest innovations that its supporter say will shape the future of healthcare.

Philips CEO for East Africa Roelof Assies confirmed that the new innovations will mainly benefit patient suffering from cardiovascular diseases across Sub-Saharan Africa.

“Our mission is to improve the lives of 3 billion people by 2015. This is a bold and daring vision. However, looking at the state of the world, it is a path worth taking and we will be offering solutions to heart related diseases not only in Kenya but across the subSaharan Africa,” explained Assies.

The move follows a new report that ranked cardiovascular diseases as the number one cause of death globally, accounting for 17.3 million per year.

This number is expected to grow to more than 23.6 million by 2030.

Philips believes that strengthening of health systems has to start at the primary level. Collaborating with local governments, Philips is developing Community Life Centers (CLC) that will seek to bolster primary healthcare facilities with the aim of not only improving healthcare, but also enabling community development.

In Kiambu for instance, the installation of a CLC saw the number of patients visiting increase to 4,000 from 1,000 patients per month.

Some of the company’s latest technologies that will be available in Kenya before the end of the year include a device dubbed the Allura Xper Biplane system, which will offer support in cardiac and vascular procedures, as well as the Intellispace portal, which will offer solutions providing physicians with sophisticated tools to access analyse and share images and information anytime from virtually anywhere.

Others include the Philips volcano that will aid in physiology and intravascular imaging for coronary and peripheral applications, the Intellivue MX800 Monitor.

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Equity CEO Dr. James Mwangi (Left) at a past event for the Equitel product.

Investment groups, chamas and joint account holders can now withdraw cash from their Equity Bank accounts in a more convenient and secure way through a new feature on the bank’s Equitel mobile money platform.

Equitel has introduced a new “multiple approval” feature that eliminates the need for account signatories to physically meet to withdraw cash or co-signing of cheques by signatories. Through the “multiple approval” feature users first originate a request to withdraw cash on their Equitel menu. The request is then sent to other account signatories who in turn enter their PIN to approve the withdrawal request.

The “multiple approval” feature allows account holders to use their PINs as their account signatures.

Equitel users will have to link their lines to the joint account to be able to use the “multiple approval” feature. The new innovative feature has made it easier for chamas, joint account holders and similar users to transact by replacing signatures with individual Equitel PINs, thus eliminating the need for signatories to physically meet or sending cheques for co-signing by respective signatories.

Equitel has also been rewarding users through the double data promotion that will run up to October 6th 2016. Equitel had over 2 million subscribers as at June

23rd 2016 who transacted sh119.1 Billion, at the same time the value of Equitel loans stood at sh23.1 Billion over the same period.

The latest quarterly statistics report from the Communications Authority shows that the number of transactions processed through Equitel stood at 44.7 million, up from 42.7 million in the first three months of 2016.

Equitel through the “Eazzy Loan Plus” product lends borrowers from Ksh100 to Sh3 million repayable over a 12-month period.

The loan amount is determined by the user’s borrowing history, number of transactions, amount of savings and other variables. @kevin_x254

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CS Balala to support Tharaka Nithi as Ministry continues to develop sector

Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has taken renewed steps to bolster the country’s local tourism sector. The Ministry of Tourism CS has opted to, in particular, support Tharaka Nithi County, which stakeholders have pegged as one of the most promising regions in Kenya.

CS Najib promised to discuss coming up with a Tharaka Nithi Cultural Centre with CS Dr. Hassan Wario, Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts.

The Tourism boss was speaking at an event to commemorate yesterday’s Tharaka Cultural Festival.

“Tharaka Nithi County has so much cultural richness and diversity,” the Ministry said in a statement.

At the Festival, the CS met with Tharaka Nithi County Commissioner, Florence Amoit and Tharaka Nithi County Governor, Hon. Samuel Mbae Ragwa among others.

“I will talk to CS Wario to come up with a Tharaka Nithi Cultural Centre,” Balala said.

The move is part of the Ministry’s ‘Tembea Kenya’ initiative, a drive to promote domestic tourismby highlighting famous as well as less-wellknown hotspots across the country.

Balala’s move comes at a time when Kenya’s tourism sector has the potential to attract at least 5 million visitors annually. This is according to Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) Chairman Jimi Kariuki.

Speaking just days ago, Kariuki said

Senior Warden, for the Meru National Park, Jirmo explaining to the Cabinet Secretary how KWS protects the park at the Tharaka Festival. his first assignment at the board is to spearhead the recovery of tourism through campaigns intended to help the government achieve the 2016 target of 1.6 million international tourist arrivals.

“We have categorised our source markets to make it easier for our marketing team to link up with partners so that we can attract large numbers of tourists to the country this year,” the

State boosts persons with disability with a tune of Sh 1.5 billion

The government has given Sh 1.5 billon to persons with disability through the cash transfer network to help them in purchasing their goods.

Through the Kenya Re’s Social Corporate Responsibility, more than 2,000 persons living with different disabilities across the nation have benefited.

Speaking during the flagging off of the 2016 Niko Fiti na Kenya Re, Henry Rotich the Cabinet Secretary for Treasury said that the government has taken a mandate of empowering people with disabilities with finance.

“We have to empower people with disabilities by providing them with finance, in addition the government has committed Sh 500 million for health insurance program,” said Rotich.

The event held at the Association of Persons with Disabilities of Kenya (APDK) offices along Waiyaki Way saw various stakeholders and dignitaries grace the occasion.

Rotich added that the state will look at the areas with challenges and eliminate if any, “We will eliminate levies incurred while purchasing different goods for persons with disabilities,” said Rotich.

He also added that the 30 per cent government procurement tenders will be separated so that the youth will take 10 per cent, women 10 per cent and persons with disabilities the remaining 10 per cent.

It is estimated that over 1.7 million Kenyans have had various types of disabilities with stigma and sociocultural and economic prejudice being some of the challenges impeding their participation in national building activities.

The 2016 Niko Fiti na Kenya Re campaign will visit three regions across the country. This will include Kisumu region where the distribution will cover Siaya, Kisii, Nyamira, Migori, Vihiga and Bondo counties; Mombasa region covering Kwale and Kilifi counties and Eldoret region which will cover Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot and Kapenguria counties.

“We are going to assist the above areas with devices as we widen the scope to include persons with visual and hearing (sensory) disabilities as well as persons with physiological/ mental disabilities,” said Jadiah Mwarania the managing

Director Kenya Re. The Corporation also offers some form of financial assistance through the provision of mobile vending units that allow the persons living with disability to be financially empowered.

This year’s campaign will also focus on mobile vending units that are pegged on ensuring that the beneficiaries take part in socio-economic activities. Other devices that were distributed include white canes, stylus and diapers.

“It is our great honour to be able to empower the lives of many beneficiaries with this campaign. As a Corporation we are committed to seeing that persons living with disability are endowed in order to not only cater for their needs but to also participate in growing the country’s economy.” He said Timothy Wanyonyi the Member of Parliament Westlands urged the government to include waivers on the disabled’s incomes.

“We would like to get waivers on our incomes since our needs are extra more as compared to the rest, let us look for support and equal opportunities,” said Wanyonyi @Lenah_x254

Chairman explained.

The Board has set aside Sh500 million for tourism recovery marketing in the current financial year.

Marketing campaigns will be carried

out in the United Kingdom, the US and Germany, while a presence will be maintained in the Netherlands, Italy as well as Scandinavian countries. @Dennis_x254

TICAD conference to focus on health, social stability, and industrialisation The government of Kenya through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the TICAD VI conference slated for next week will address trade ties, industrialization, health, social stability, intergovernmental relationships among others. TICAD is a summit on African development co-organized by: the Government of Japan, the United Nations Office of the Special Advisor on Africa (UN-OSAA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), African Union Commission (AUC) and the World Bank. Stakeholders include all African countries and development partners.

“The conference will host events such as Japan- Africa business forum, Africa industrialization event, seminars on Energy, Health, Trade, Environment, women and youth, peace and security, science and technology ,” noted Foreign affairs Cabinet secretary Amina Mohamed at a press briefing Thursday The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, revealed that 35 heads of states and over 10 thousand delegates from Japan and an array of African countries

have confirmed attendance for the summit. TICAD’smain objectives are to promote high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and their partners and to mobilize support for African-owned development initiatives. As such, this high profile conference will see the Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe utilize the opportunity at this summit to meet African leaders and solidify trade and development partnerships among the African states. Further, the summit is expected to facilitate implementation of initiatives for promoting African Development with Japan.

Since its inception, TICAD has provided fundamental and comprehensive policy guidelines on African development. TICAD has evolved into a major global framework to facilitate the implementation of initiatives for promoting African development under the dual principle of African “ownership” and international “partnership”. A central feature of this framework is the cooperation between Asia and Africa in promoting Africa’s development. @kevin_x254

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Season 4 of Coke Studio Africa is in full effect. Kenya’s very own The Kansoul has recently been teamed up with sultry Mozambican songstress Lizha James to create something unforgettable for the show.

XACCESS caught up with super producer, emcee and DJ Madtraxx to get the low down on this super collaboration.

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HAT HAS THE EXPERIENCE BEEN LIKE SO FAR? The process was amazing. We have this awesome producer called Bushington from Uganda, he’s dope. He makes hits and so it was a really cool experience. Working with Lizha James has been great she’s a female and we haven’t actually done a song with a female artiste before as The Kansoul so it’s all been really dope.

HOW DO YOU THINK THIS EXPERIENCE WILL AFFECT YOUR WORK IN THE FUTURE? It’ll definitely make me more aware about what’s happening in Africa. Especially after speaking to so many artistes, I have an idea of what different kinds of markets there are out there and what they respond to. Generally, I just have a more African point of view as opposed to a local one.

WHERE DID YOU DRAW INSPIRATION FROM WHILE CRAFTING THE SONG? From each other, from other music. You know, with music you never know where motivation is going to come from because ultimately music inspires more music. So we just made the type of music we were inspired to do.

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eidi Klum found one very effective way to grab everyone’s attention.

Klum graciously took to Instagram on Thursday to share a series of skin-filled pics of herself swimming, so we could all get a good look at her heart…shaped necklace. The 43-year-old shared a revealing snap of herself wearing just bikini bottoms and and a gold necklace as she swam topless in a pool, using her hands to protect her modesty. Though Heidi had intended to share the image to show off her jewelry, there’s little doubt very few were actually checking out the necklace.

“Love my new necklace,” she posted to Instagram, hands strategically placed in the underwater photograph.

Well, ‘Anything you can do, Klum can do topless!

I don’t want to say too much. It could be. Maybe. Maybe not. Does The Kansoul talk about love? We don’t know!

WHICH ARTISTES WOULD YOU JUST LOVE TO WORK WITH? Right now the artiste we would love to work with would probably be Elton John.

WHAT CAN WE LOOK FORWARD TO FROM THE KANSOUL OUTSIDE OF COKE STUDIO? We are wrapping up our album. We have a new song which came out just last week called ‘Utamu wa Life’ and the response to it from the public has been amazing.

More singles, more hits coming your way. We might not be a group of guys who have a lot of showbiz around us but we really love the music and love to get our message out there.

IS THERE ANY SOLO MATERIAL FROM ANY OF THE KANSOUL MEMEBERS UNDERWAY? Yes definitely, I have solo material in the works so does Mejja and Kid Kora. That aspect of us has not gone away but for now we are just focusing on The Kansoul and just bringing together a super team to LIZHA JAMES represent the 254.

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We don’t know yet it depends on how this goes but we are ready to sign the contract for next season!

ormer Ugandan beauty queen Stella Nantumbwe popularly known as Ellah has denied reports that she was unable to resist Kenyan all-boy band group Sauti Sol and literally begged for a kiss from Bien –Aime Baraza at the ‘Live and Die in Afrika’ Uganda tour concert a few days ago. It is reported that as soon as the boys stepped on stage, Ellah ran through the crowd from the VIP section raising her hands trying to touch the singers like a typical crazy teenager. The all-boy band however reportedly thwarted her efforts by moving away. ‘I am a fan of the band, I may have been a little tipsy but I was in my right senses,’ she said.

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ife-size naked statues of the Republican presidential nominee greeted passers-by in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Cleveland on Thursday. They are the brainchild of an activist collective called INDECLINE, which has spoken out against Trump before. A statue in New York’s Union Square quickly drew the attention of people, many of whom posed for photographs with it, before it was removed by the city’s parks department. In a statement, the collective said the hope is that Trump, the former host of ‘The Apprentice’ reality TV series, “is never installed in the most powerful political and military position in the world.”

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‘My rubber shoes are my favourite piece. They scream comfort and that for me is the first consideration when it comes to choice of what to wear. I am generally jumpy, so I need a companion who goes the extra mile with me!’ She says about her style.

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Sunderland vs MiddlesbroughW L D D D Prediction: Adraw or Sunderland win

The last time these two met was in the 2012/13 league cup where Middlesbrough managed to beat Suderland but that is a long gone and focussig at the recent Sunderland, this match would be more inclined towards them if you compare the kind of game they showed last season to what Middlesbrough put up against Stoke.

Sunderland was one of the teams that was nearly relegated last season and they completed their campaign in the 17th position and now they’ll be seeking a better

result and try to make their effort count this season.

Last season, Sunderland played 17 matches at home where they won 5 of them, drew in 5 and lost 7 and with that kind of performance then middlesbrough could just shine here.

In the pre-season friendly matches, Middlesbrough played 5 games in total winning 1, losing 1 and drawing in the other 3 while Sunderland won 2 and drew in 2. #mCHEZAsupaWikendi

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Prediction: A draw or Sassuolo win

Last season in the Serie A, Palermo completed their campaign in the 16thposition with 39 points while Sassuolo was in the 6th position with 61 points. This is a huge difference and clearly signifies the difference in soccer standard between these two.

When they meet however, things somehow tend to

Prediction: Empoli win or A draw

Last season these two met twice and both matches came out as draws showing clearly that there’s a lot attached to this upcoming game. By the end of last season, Empoli was in the 10th position with 46 points while Sampdoria was in the 15th position with 40

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change and actually last season in the 2 matches they played, Sassuolo won 1 of them with a narrow 0-1 away win while they drew in the other match.

In their pre-season friendlies, Palermo has won 2 matches, drawn in 2 and lost 1 while Sassuolo has won 4 matches and drawn in 1.

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points.

The last 5 matches for each of these two have resulted as 2 wins and 3 losses for Sampdoria and 4 wins and 1 loss for Empoli.

Nottingham vs Wigan

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Prediction: Nottingham Forest win or A draw

Nottingham managed to win their first match this season where they played at home against Burton Albion and later lost their second match while playing away against Brighton which was so much expected.

Wigan ended up losing their first match against Bristol City which they played away and later managed to beat Blackburn at their ground. One thing you’ll notice in

Prediction: Guingamp win

During their first match, Guingamp managed to hold Monaco to a 2-2 draw while playing away which was actually an impressive result for them and was least expected. Marseille did not also manage to secure a goal against Toulouse in a match that ended at 0-0 score.

These two have had plenty of matches together and last season, they met twice where Guingamp managed to beat Marseille in one of the matches played at their

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Prediction: Villarreal win

In the La liga last season, Villarreal showed some nice performance managing to complete in the 4th position after Atletico Madrid while Granada was fighting at the bottom of the table trying to escape relegation at the16th position.

During their 2 meetings in the La liga last season,

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Villarreal won both matches played that season and they still may do it this weekend owing the big difference in the soccer standard of these two teams.

In their recent pre-season friendlies, Villarreal won only 1 of their matches, drew in one and lost 3 while Granada won 2 matches, drew in 2 and lost 1.

Leicester City vs Arsenal

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Prediction: Leicester City win or A draw

Being that Leicester will be playing at home this weekend, much hope would be bestowed on them but with the kid of match they put up against Hull city then it could be tricky for them to win against Arsenal who also showed a great come back in their game last weekend against Liverpool even though they were

beaten after losing a penalty.

Last season, these two met twice and Arsenal managed to disgrace Leicester both home and away beating them 2-5 at the King power stadium and 2-1 at Emirates which still brings in a lot of doubt in Leicester ahead of this weekend’s match.

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ground and they drew at Marseille’s ground. In the seasons before that however, Marseille had managed to beat Guingamp severally but seemingly they are coming up.

In the Ligue 1 last season, Marseille completed their campaign in the 13thposition with 4 points while Guingamp completed in the 16th position with 44 points.

Granada vs Villarreal

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this tournament and especially these two teams is that home ground support matters a lot when it comes to their matches.

The last time these two met was during the 2014/15 championship where Nottingham managed to beat Wigan 3-0 at the same grounds they’ll be playing on this weekend and they drew in the other match.

Guingamp vs Marseille

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FK KRASNODAR

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3.10

2.95

2

21/8/2016

18:00

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SYRIANSKA FC

ASSYRISKA FF

2.50

3.20

2.55

3

21/8/2016

18:30

SWEDEN

FALKENBERGS FF

GEFLE IF

2.35

3.40

2.75

4

21/8/2016

18:30

SWEDEN

OREBRO SK

AIK

2.85

3.30

2.35

5

21/8/2016

19:00

NORWAY

IK START

SOGNDAL IL

3.10

3.30

2.20

6

21/8/2016

19:00

NORWAY

MOLDE FK

ODDS BK

2.35

3.30

2.85

7

21/8/2016

19:00

NORWAY

SK BRANN

ROSENBORG BK

2.60

3.30

2.60

8

21/8/2016

19:30

GERMANY

ERZGEBIRGE AUE

FC INGLOSTADT

2.65

3.25

2.40

9

21/8/2016

19:30

TURKEY

KAYSERISPOR

AKHISAR BLD SPOR

2.20

3.20

3.15

10

21/8/2016

20:00

SPAIN

NUMANCIA CD

LEVANTE UD

2.50

3.05

2.90

11

21/8/2016

21:00

NORWAY

TROMSO IL

VIKING FK

2.70

3.30

2.45

12

21/8/2016

21:45

ITALY

ATALANTA BERGAMASCA

LAZIO

2.95

3.20

2.45

13

21/8/2016

21:45

ITALY

FC EMPOLI

SAMPDORIA

2.30

3.15

3.25

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14:30

20/8/2016

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3.85

1.70

6139

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4.50

7.30

17:00

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3.65

1.70

19:00

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3.30

21/8/2016

21:45

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after winning the men’s 200m final of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Athletics, Track and Field events at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil early today.

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Usain Bolt wins 200m final to keep treble treble dream alive Usain Bolt won the men’s 200m to claim his second Rio 2016 gold, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented ‘treble treble’.

The Jamaican ran 19.78 seconds to come home ahead of Canada’s Andre de Grasse and France’s Christophe Lemaitre.

Britain’s Adam Gemili clocked the same time as Lemaitre, but was denied his first Olympic medal in a photo finish.

Bolt, 29, has already won the 100m in Rio and will run in the 4x100m relay final tomorrow morning.

He is aiming to match his achievement of claiming gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at both Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

The Jamaican, who said in February he would retire after the 2017 World Championships, has won all eight of the Olympic finals in which he has appeared.

“The fact I came here and executed what I wanted to is a brilliant feeling,” he said after winning the 200m final in Rio. “I wasn’t happy with the time when I crossed the line but I’m excited I got the gold medal - that’s

the key thing.”

Only US sprinter and long jumper Carl Lewis and Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi have won more Olympic gold medals in athletics.

Lewis won nine golds between 1984 and 1996, while Nurmi also won nine between 1920 and 1928.

“What else can I do to prove I am the greatest?

I’m trying to be one of the greatest, to be among Ali and Pele,” added Bolt.

“I have made the sport exciting, I have made people want to see the sport. I have put the sport on a different level.”

Bolt believed he could break his world record of 19.19 and even go under 19 seconds in Rio’s Olympic Stadium.

So the slow time - by his standards at least - left the Jamaican gesticulating angrily as he crossed the line more than two tenths of a second ahead of De Grasse.

But Bolt quickly broke into a beaming smile, celebrating with a trademark ‘Lightning Bolt’ as thousands of fans chanted his name.

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Team Kenya is still hopeful of bagging five more gold medals before the curtains come down on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this Sunday.

Kenyans are looking up to Asbel Kiprop in the men’s 1500m final on Sunday while there are also hopes that the trio of Vivian Cheruiyot, Hellen Obiri and Mercy Cherono could win the medals in the 5000m tomorrow morning.

Julius Yego endured nervous moments to qualify for Saturtday’s javelin final and has assured that he is ready for the showdown tomorrow while London marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge is also expecting a win in the 42km event on Sunday.

World Champion Eunice Sum was knocked out of the 800m final after finishing a disappointing seventh leaving Margaret Nyairera with the responsibility of beating inform caster Semenya of South Africa to gold when the race takes place on Sunday.

Sum was a pale shadow of her former self and could not sustain a last gasp surge in pace, fading off to seventh in a time of 2:00:88, in a heat won by Pol Joanna Jozwik.

This was a contrast to her powered run in the Monaco Diamond League that saw her finish in a season best time of 1:57.47.

Kenya’s only hope against on-form South African Semenya now lies on

Team Kenya’s (from left to right) Asbel Kiprop, Eliud Kipchoge, Vivian Cheruiyot, Julius Yego and Margaret Nyairera are all expected to deliver gold medals in their respective competitions tomorrow and Sunday. PHOTOS/EPA

20-year old Nyairera who zoomed to victory in the first semi-final heat in a time of 1:59.21, ahead of world indoor champion Burundian Francine Niyonsaba.

Former double world champion Vivian Cheruiyot, Hellen Obiri and Mercy Cherono all qualified for the 5000m final which takes place early Saturday morning.

The trio will go against Ethiopian’s Almaz Ayana whose smashing pace in the women’s 5000m heats highlighted the early session of the Athletics programme at the Rio stadium on Tuesday’s qualifiers. Obiri and Cherono stayed with the crowded pack, careful not to burn out in already scorching conditions in the day’s opening track event.

But is it is in the men’s 1500 meters final where Kenya is certain to bag gold as

Asbel Kiprop leads compatriot Ronald Kwemoi to do battle against strong challenge from reigning champion Taofik Makhloufi of Algeria.

Kiprop, the triple world champion and 2008 Olympic champion showed a glimpse of what to expect in the early Sunday morning final at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro when he galloped to win his semi-final in a time of 3:39:73 ahead of Kwemoi, a World Junior record holder and commonwealth silver medalist also won his semi-final in 3:39:42 to progress to a final that promises to spark fireworks.

Kenya might have had three men in the semis, but world championship silver medalist Elijah Manang’oi pulled out Thursday afternoon due to injury.

In javelin, Julius Yego will be seeking to add the glamorous Olympic title to

his world and commonwealth honours when the event’s final is held tomorrow.

Yego qualified for the final, but only just after flirting with disaster with his first two rounds.

The Commonwealth champion had a modest first-round throw of just over 78 metres which was followed by a foul, putting him on the daggers of exit ahead of his final throw. The benchmark for qualifying was 83m.

Under pressure, he dug deep and launched a final 83.55m on his final throw to rank him among automatic qualifiers from Group B. Defending champion Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago showed he is ready to put up a determined defence of his Olympic title judging from the 88.68m he threw to lead the qualifying competition from Yego’s group.

Johannes Vetter, making it three

Germans in the final on Saturday night after two of his compatriots qualified in the earlier pool, also came out with all guns blazing and threw 85.96m in the first round while Japan’s Ryohei Arai, opening the throwing in the second pool, reached 84.16m.

And in marathon, Eliud Kipchoge will be on a mission to inscribe his mark on the Rio Games and win gold when he competes in the 42km event.

Kipchoge, who will be making his third appearance at the Olympics, hopes he will have enough strength and tactic to defeat his opponents, led by defending champion Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda.

Kipchoge will be flanked by Wesley Korir (former Boston champion) and Stanley Biwott, the winner in New York in the men’s race on Sunday. @amos_x254

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Paul Pogba (second right) trains with his Manchester United teammates at the Aon Training base in Manchester. He could start for United against Southampton tonight.

Pogba to start for Utd against Saints

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riday night football begins this week as Manchester United host Southampton in the Premier League at Old Trafford.

The clash raises the curtain for what will be more of a permanent slot in the ever-expanding calendar of Premier League fixtures across the 2016-17 campaign and beyond.

And United boss Jose Mourinho has hinted new signing Paul Pogba could start for the hosts. The France international rejoined United for a world record fee of £89m and Mourinho believes he is among the best midfielders in the world ‘but will struggle to win top individual awards’. “He is one of the best midfielders, maybe I could say the best midfield player in the world,” said Mourinho.

But he suggested a lack of goals will count against Pogba winning awards.

The Ballon d’Or, which recognises the world’s best player, has been won by either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi every year since 2008. Messi has scored 374 career goals and Ronaldo 364. Pogba scored 34 goals in four seasons for Juventus, after leaving United in 2012. “First of all, when you speak about the best players in the world you go immediately to the ones that score a lot of goals,” said Mourinho. “You don’t give a gold ball to a goalkeeper. They gave a gold ball to defender Fabio Cannavaro once in 2006 but because in that season he was captain of Italy, they

were world champions, and there were not too many top players. “Paolo Maldini never got a gold ball, Javier Zanetti never got a gold ball, top goalkeepers over history don’t get a gold ball. “Can Paul score Ronaldo and Messi goals? Not even 25%. I believe in a season he cannot score 20 goals. If to be the best player in the world means to score a lot of goals, that’s not the point.”

Pogba, 23, missed the 3-1 victory at Bournemouth on Sunday because of suspension, but Mourinho confirmed the midfielder could make his first Old Trafford appearance since 2012 against Saints tonight.

Mourinho says “the relationship between the team and the fans” is key to reviving a fear factor at Old Trafford.

Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 United have averaged 2.02 points per Premier League home game, compared to 2.63 in the previous three seasons.

“If at Old Trafford, a couple of thousand away fans can be more noisy than 70,000, we are in trouble,” said Mourinho. “It means there is no connection.” Mourinho also revealed 34-year-old Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has an option for a second year on the one-year deal he signed as a free agent in July.

“His motivation is really high,” said the Portuguese. “No doubts he will be here for the next two years.”

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