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OBAMA ‘DEEPLY CONCERNED’ BY EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS IN KENYA VISITING US SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY SAYS THE MATTER IS ONE OF THE ISSUES HE DISCUSSED WITH PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA AT STATE HOUSE NAIROBI, YESTERDAY AND THAT KENYAN AUTHORITIES HAVE ACCEPTED ASSISTANCE FROM AMERICA TO DEAL WITH THE MENACE

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Uhuru, Raila rally for peaceful 2017 polls

President and the Opposition leader vow to never again let Kenyans shed blood over political competition Story on Page 2

America calls for peaceful elections

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) addresses journalists during a joint press conference with Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed in Nairobi yesterday. Mr Kerry who visited Kenya called for credible elections next year urging all political players to ensure violence that rocked the country in the aftermath of the 2007 polls are not witnessed again. See story on Page 2.

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Uhuru, Raila in joint appeal for peaceful 2017 general election TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

President Uhuru Kenyatta and CORD leader Raila Odinga on Monday united in calling for peaceful elections, as the country marked the 38th memorial of Kenya’s founding father Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.

President Kenyatta, urged leaders and other citizens alike to put their political differences aside for the sake of the country’s unity.

“Especially given that this is the last celebration of this day before the next General Election…for those who win and those who lose, we must all at the end of the day join hands and work together for our country and towards that end I am very happy and excited to have my brother Raila with us on this day,” he stated.

“This is because at the end of the day it shows we are all one people of one nation. There is no one who will come out of this country. Where will we go to? So Like I say, even as we compete, let us always remember that is should not be at the detriment of our people,” he said.

President Kenyatta emphasised that Kenyans will at no time again shed blood because of political competition.

He stated the need for Kenyans to embrace the strong legacy left behind by the pioneers and make positive contributions for a better country.

President Kenyatta indicated that as the

President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition chief Raila Odinga share a light moment at the Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi during the memorial for First President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta yesterday.

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country prepares for the next General Election, political competition should be based on programs and ideology not unnecessary issues.

He pointed out that Mzee Kenyatta and other pioneers struggled to liberate the country so as to make it better for all Kenyans.

“We are all Kenyans, we are one people of one nation, political competition

should not divide and create enmity among us,” he said.

The President challenged Kenyans to strive to make positive contribution to the development of the country regardless of their position in life.

“Positions are not permanent, we will at one time all go. What will we be remembered for after we are gone?” he posed.

He urged all Kenyans to carry on with the dream and aspirations of the country’s pioneers by championing good causes.

He then invited Odinga to make a statement and the Opposition leader used the opportunity to remind Kenyans of his family’s ties with that of the late Kenyatta dating back to the 1950’s.

“Indeed Mzee Kenyatta sacrificed a lot for the independence of this country.

They paid a very heavy price for this country to be free and that is why when remembering Mzee, I put off other things so as to come and remember him with you. Kenya is bigger than any one individual,” Mr Odinga stated.

He also echoed President Kenyatta’s peace call saying Kenyans should never again fight because of political competition.

“Political competition should not bring enmity between our people. As we get into campaigning never again should we shed blood because of political competition,” he said.

He narrated his interaction with the founding father since his childhood, saying he paid a heavy price to liberate Kenya.

Earlier, the President led family members and senior government officials in laying wreaths at the mausoleum of the late Mzee Kenyatta.

America calls for credible poll conduct United States Secretary of State John Kerry has urged President Uhuru Kenyatta and other leaders in the country to ensure a credible election is held next year to avoid a similar situation to what was witnessed in 2007.

Kerry lauded the country’s leadership for moving fast to institute electoral reforms which must be accepted by all players.

“Holding a free and fair election next year is a critical step in consolidating Kenya’s democracy and unlocking the full promise of the 2010 Constitution. I am very confident from our conversation with President Kenyatta, he fully understands that; he has made it clear there is no going back,” he said.

Kerry said the United States will offer more funds for women and youth participation in elections.

Kerry says America has set aside some Sh2.5 billion to support women and youth initiatives ahead of next year’s General Election.

“We want to see the full participation of women and youth during the elections and that there are mechanisms to support any kinds of dispute. In the end this is your country, we don’t want to step on any toes, we are not doing anything that your government is not comfortable with,” he stated.

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Kerry: Obama concerned by extra judicial killings in Kenya US President Barack Obama is ‘deeply concerned’ by reports of extra-judicial killings in Kenya, Secretary of State John Kerry has said.

Kerry who spoke in Nairobi while on a visit to the country yesterday said the killings is one of the concerns he raised during talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta whom he met at State House Nairobi on Monday morning. He said President Kenyatta condemned such abuse of police power but had sought to make the point that some disappearances in the Muslim community had nothing to do with the police and were in fact the result of al-Shabaab recruitment efforts. “He is opposed and he has issued instructions and orders to his top people that this is not something that should occur but he also pointed out as others have to me that some of the disappearances, I’m not excusing anything here… are people who are going to fight across the border in Somalia or somewhere and they get killed and they don’t come back and ‘they’ve disappeared’.”

Even so, Kerry said, “if anybody is killed that’s one too many,” explaining that the Kenyan authorities had accepted assistance from the US government to guard against forced disappearances. “We agreed to have a taskforce come together, work on it, do a forum on to try to talk about it and he (President Kenyatta) has agreed to have our folks work with the Inspector General of Police and with your intelligence chief and try to work at this. And we are committed

Nigeria ‘kills Boko Haram’ commanders

Lawyers demonstrate in the streets of Nairobi to protest the murder of their colleague Willie Kimani who was killed alongside his client and their taxi driver.

to doing that. President Obama is deeply concerned about it as am I and I think anybody of conscience.”

Kerry spoke on the subject matter when fielding questions from Young African Leaders Initiative fellows with the particular question on forced disappearances being raised by a man from Mandera.

Kerry’s visit comes just weeks after four Administration Police officers were charged with the brutal murders of Human Rights lawyer Willie Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda and their taxi driver Joseph Murimi and human rights groups had

Nigeria’s army says it has killed several commanders of the Islamist group Boko Haram in an air strike and seriously wounded its disputed leader.

An army spokesman told the BBC’s Hausa service that Abubakar Shekau’s shoulder was badly injured in the strike on Friday in north-eastern Borno state.

There has been no independent confirmation of the strike but the military says it seriously injured the elusive Boko Haram leader and killed three other commanders Abubakar Mubi, Malam Nuhu and Malam Hamman.

Nigeria has repeatedly claimed to have killed Shekau in previous raids only for him to appear shortly afterwards in videos.

Shekau was “fatally wounded in the shoulder” during Friday’s raids, said army spokesman Sani Usman in a statement, without giving further details. Claims by the army that it has killed Shekau have proven to be false on at least five previous occasions and correspondents say these latest reports should therefore be treated with caution.

Boko Haram is fighting to overthrow Nigeria’s government and establish an Islamic State in the north.

The army’s announcement comes on the day of a high-profile visit to Nigeria by US Secretary of State John Kerry.

called on the Secretary of State to tackle the subject with the government on his visit to Kenya. There is also concern over radicalisation within the ranks of Kenya’s disciplined forces given a military man and former military man were on the morning of Kerry’s visit arraigned on suspicion of planning a terror attack after being found in possession of explosives.

A month earlier a police officer believed to be an Al Shabaab sympathiser killed fellow officers in a day-long siege on the Kapenguria Police Station to which he was attached. www.capitalfm.co.ke

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Major Nairobi roads slated for closure as Ticad looms Major roads across Nairobi are expected to be closed as the capital braces itself to host the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (Ticad) which kicks off on August 27.

Some of the roads which will be closed include Parliament Road, Harambee Avenue, Taifa Road, City Hall Way and Standard, Mama Ngina and Wabera Streets.

As a result, Nairobians have been advised to make adequate travel arrangements as the city faces potential gridlocks for the entirety of the seven day conference.

A major terminus, the Kencom bus stop, is also scheduled for temporary closure with commuters intending to use public service vehicles at the ever-busy stage being advised to use the Moi Avenue service lane.

Various locations around the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, the meeting point of the international conference, have been colour-coded in terms of the level of accreditation assigned to delegates.

The roads in an area known as the “red zone”, around Parliament and the Intercontinental Hotel, will be officially closed on August 25 and will not be reopened until midnight on August 29. Red car stickers will be used to allow participants into this area.

Heavy commercial vehicles and trailers destined for the Rift Valley from and to the Mombasa direction have also been advised to use the southern bypass as access to the city will be restricted.

35 Heads of State and Government, including Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, are expected in the country this Friday.

Over 10,000 delegates, including 6000 from the Asian country, are expected to grace the international conference in which Kenya expects to rake in Sh12 billion in agreements ranging from trade, investment and development with Japan and its companies that will showcase at the event. @harrison_x254

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Woman killed, body parts dumped in Umoja estate

Members of the public have been urged to help identify a woman who was killed and her body parts dumped in Umoja Estate in Nairobi.

The woman’s head, hands and legs were found late Monday and taken to the City Mortuary but the torso has not been located.

Police have concluded that the woman was most likely killed in a house within the estate before the body parts were stuffed in a polythene bag and dumped near Fadhili Primary School.

“From the look of things, the killer or killers must have used a hacksaw or a very sharp object,” a senior police officer at the Buruburu Police Station said.

The officer in charge of investigations in Buruburu division Jeremiah Ikiao said no suspect had been arrested and urged the public to also volunteer any information they have to help in the investigations.

“We were called to the scene by residents who discovered the body parts and we took them away,” he said. No suspect has been arrested.

He said they have taken finger prints to help identify the deceased woman from the registration of persons department.

Police were also investigating if the killing is connected to any cult.

Lamu coal project in further woes as top county official resigns Opposition to the controversial Lamu coal power project reached a crescendo yesterday after an official from the county resigned citing its potential harm to the environment.

Lamu County Executive for Trade, Tourism, Culture and Natural Resources Samir Omar called it quits, saying that his role as county official charged with bringing investments into the county conflicted with his dedication to the preservation of the environment.

In a statement to newsrooms, Omar cited his inability to lead both mandates of promoting investor interests and environmental conservation.

“As county executive of both investment and natural resources, my mandate and obligation to the public is conflicted between promoting investment in Lamu and preserving the environment,” Omar opined.

“Having read the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the Lamu coal power plant, I am convinced that the project will have irreversible and profound impacts on Lamu,” he added.

Critics have questioned the Government’s intention to set up the Sh200 billion power plant to be executed by Amu Power Company that has been steeped in controversy ever since its inception.

Environmentalists have been in the forefront calling for the immediate halt of the project saying that coal mining has adverse on the environment and people living around mine environs.

Forcible eviction of communities, coal fires, subsidence, contaminated water supplies, forest and soil destruction are just some in the long list of complaints against the project.

They say the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and WWF were not involved in making decisions on the plant questioning why important agencies could be bypassed in the arrival of the decision.

The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) has already given a 30-day notice for Lamu residents to read through the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (Esia) report released recently and get back to the agency with recommendations or complaints.

Economists have also raised doubts on the job prospects and financial viability of the project arguing that it would be vertically integrated and supply coal for power generation would not add up.

In addition, they argue that coal mining has no place in modern world with the existence of alternative sources of energy such as natural gas and solar power that are deemed to be much cleaner.

The project seeks to inject 1050 megawatts into the national grid and is one of the measures put in place by the Jubilee government to step up power production.

Between 1000 and 2000 jobs are projected to be created as a result of the multi-billion shilling venture.

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Mother’s pay lags far behind that of men, new report shows Women who return to work parttime after having a baby continue to earn less than men for many years afterwards, says a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

The wage gap between men and women becomes steadily wider in the years after babies are born, the IFS says. Women miss out on promotions and accrue less experience than men, which holds back their earning power, it adds. Over the subsequent 12 years, women’s hourly pay rate falls 33% behind men’s.

Robert Joyce, one of the IFS report’s authors, said women did not see an immediate cut in their hourly wages when they reduce their hours.

“Rather, women who work halftime lose out on subsequent wage progression, meaning that the hourly wages of men (and of women in fulltime work) pull further and further ahead.

“In addition, women who take time out of paid work altogether and then return to the labour market miss out on wage growth,” he added.

Men are 40% more likely than women

to be promoted into management roles, separate research showed.

A report by the Chartered Management Institute and XpertHR found that the difference in promotion rates is one of the main causes of the gender pay gap.

Mark Crail, content director at XpertHR, said: “The gender pay gap is not primarily about men and women being paid differently for doing the same job.

“It’s much more about men being present in greater numbers than women the higher up the organisation you go. Our research shows that this gap begins to open up at relatively junior levels and widens - primarily because men are more likely to be promoted.”

On average, women earn 18% less per hour than men, according to the IFS research.

After returning to work following the birth of a first child, that wage difference per hour rises steadily.

The TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said: “It is scandalous that millions of women still suffer a

motherhood pay penalty.” “Many are forced to leave better-paid jobs due to the pressure of caring responsibilities and the lack of flexible working.”

The starting pay gap of 18% between men and women is in fact much smaller than before.

Back in 1993, it was 28% and in 2003 it stood at 23%. Once children are born, many women return to work only part-time or stop working altogether.

The IFS found that in the 20 years following the arrival of a first child, the average woman had worked for four years fewer than men.

And men had spent nine years more than women working for 20 hours a week or more.

“Comparing women who had the same hourly wage before leaving paid work, wages when they return are on average 2% lower for each year spent

An illustration of the pay disparities between men and women. A new study says mothers’ pay lags far behind men. PHOTO: Courtesy

out of paid work in the interim,” the IFS found. “This apparent wage penalty for taking time out of paid work is greater for more highly educated women, at 4% for each year out of paid work.

“The lowest-educated women (who actually take more time out of paid work after childbirth) do not seem to pay this particular penalty, probably because they have less wage progression to miss out on,” the IFS explained.

Earlier this year the government announced plans, to start in 2017, under which 8,000 employers with more than 250 staff will have to reveal the number of men and women in each pay range, and show where the pay gaps are at their widest.

A government spokeswoman said: “The gender pay gap is the lowest on record but we know we need to “That’s why we are pushing ahead with plans to force businesses to publish their gender pay and gender bonus gap - shining a light on the barriers preventing women from reaching the top.”

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GOLDEN JUDOKA: Local judo students celebrate during a parade held in honor of Rio 2016 Olympic gold medalist of judo Rafaela Silva, in Cidade de Deus, ‘City of God’, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday. A day after the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics Games, a parade was held to honor City of God resident and Olympic gold medalist of judo Rafaela Silva. The City of God is community that became famous by a dramatic film of the same name that depicts violence and poverty that is well-known among Rio’s favelas. Rafaela Silva has become a local hero by winning Brazil’s first gold medal of the Rio Olympics. PHOTO: MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (R) is welcomed by French President Francois Hollande upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace for a meeting in Paris, France, earlier today. PHOTO: ETIENNE LAURENT/EPA

People watch as one year old Panda cub Nuan Nuan (L) plays with her mother Liang Liang (2-L) during Liang Liang’s 10th birthday celebration at Malaysian zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, early today. The pandas were loaned to Malaysia for 10 years to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and China since they were initiated by Malaysia’s second Prime Minister, the late Abdul Razak Hussein in 1974. PHOTO: AHMAD YUSNI/EPA

Ukrainian soldiers shout as they stand in line on a central street of Khreshchatyk in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 22 August 2016. Soldiers took part in rehearsal for the military parade which will be held in honour of the Independence Day of Ukraine on 24 August. PHOTO: ROMAN PILIPEY/EPA

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Sign the Banking Amendment Bill 2015, Cofek tells Uhuru The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) has urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to sign the contested Banking Amendment Bill, 2015 into law.

Cofek Secretary General Stephen Mutoro has said this is the time for the government to exercise its rightful mandate on banking regulations.

“Banks cannot have discretion of choosing which laws suit them. Central Bank of Kenya has failed consumers on this front,” he said.

The move comes hours after Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich revealed that commercial banks are making huge profits at the expense of borrowers.

The latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that banks reported more than Sh38 billion in net profits in first quarter of the year.

Mutoro says that should the President reject the bill, then it will create a “winnertakes-it-all” situation for bankers to the chagrin of consumers. The Secretary General argues that banks are overcharging interest to cover for wastage, excessive margins and corruption.

While addressing the public at the Kencom Bus Stop, he confirmed that the recent collapse of several banks indicates a huge rot of insider-trading and outright theft from consumers. He said the fact that the affected bank directors are walking free demonstrates failure to stem the rot in the banking sector.

“Even if banks set aside a reserve fund of whatever magnitude the cost of the same

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Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) Secretary General Stephen Mutoro will be passed onto borrowers in one way or the other because commercial banks are not charitable,” Mutoro said.

The President of the National Civil Society Congress Morris Odhiambo said President Kenyatta should sign the bill in order to cushion Kenyans from the harsh economy.

“Poor Kenyans who take loans to sustain their businesses end up paying almost double the amount … and this is wrong,”

AG urges lawyers to ensure mining sector creates jobs, boosts development Public sector lawyers in East Africa should ensure that resource wealth, especially from the region’s mining industry, brings East Africa longterm and sustainable economic development, Attorney General Prof Githu Muigai has said.

He says this will encourage job creation despite the sector’s capitalintensive nature, by minimising environmental degradation and by allowing for the benefits to accrue even after depletion of resources.

The AG says various governments in the East African region are already putting in place legal and regulatory mechanisms to support the investments in the extractives sector.

This includes reviewing of outdated legislation and the enactment of new laws as well as other mechanisms to improve the investment climate and enhance the ease of doing business.

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“In Kenya we have recently enacted new business laws legislation that improve the environment for doing business; which include the Companies Act, Insolvency Act, Business Registration Service Act, Insolvency Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act. We are also focused on reviewing outdated legislation regulating the extractives sector and enacting legislation that is aligned to the Constitution of Kenya, 2010,” he said.

He noted that Kenya has progressed in formulating laws to ensure natural resources are properly managed.

“The rise of exploration activities has also seen a rise in litigation both before Kenyan courts and internationally.

Most of the African countries are now trying to build their own capacities to handle complex commercial disputes.

he said.

Odhiambo said high interest rates result from a poorly-regulated sector with bankers as kingmakers where government borrows its own funds from commercial banks at exorbitant rates.

Sponsored by Kikuyu Member of Parliament Jude Njomo, the Bill proposes a cap on the ceiling for lending at 4 per cent above the Central Bank base rate and further provides the minimum interest

rate on deposits at 70 per cent of the Central Bank Base Rate.

However, some industry players have urged the Head of State not to ascent to the Bill, saying should it become a law, small and medium borrowers will be locked out from accessing loans.

President Kenyatta has less than two days to decide. He will have to consider both the lending institutions and the interests @enock_x254 of the public.

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We have no quarrel with lowering interest rates, says Equity CEO Equity Group Chief Executive Officer James Mwangi has said that the financial institution has no quarrel with the Central Bank of Kenya’s move to lower interest rates but has argued that it is not the best way to deal with the situation.

Mwangi adds that lowering interest rates is good for income and the banks but is likely to disrupt the Kenyan financial sector and slow down economic growth.

“The Central Bank of Kenya is at a best position to deal with the situation,” he said.

“The current structure is worrying it doesn’t recognise your risks, the Sacco loans effectively are more expensive than bank loans at 19 per cent,” he added.

Mwangi says the government should reduce domestic borrowing, address joblessness and lower the cost of doing business in the country.

This comes as the country awaits President Uhuru Kenyatta’s decision on the interest capping Bill passed by Parliament early this month. Capping interest rates is contained in the Banking Amendment Bill, 2015.

This comes as the country finds itself in deep and divided conversation on whether to put a ceiling on interest rates.

The Banking Act (Amendment) Bill 2015, sponsored by Kiambu Town MP Jude Njomo, dictates that commercial banks which have been at liberty to price their loans cannot exceed four percent of the Central Bank Rate, which currently stands at 10.5 per cent.

Mwangi says the high cost of loans is a sign of an underlying problem within the Kenyan financial sector which cannot be addressed by setting interest rates. @Lenah_x254

Insurance industry to expand by 6pc as sector is buoyed by growing middle-class

Kenya’s insurance sector is set to grow by a marginal 6 per cent as a result of an expanding middle class, anchored by a young population. However, a regulatory overhaul is likely to increase consolidation pressure for the industry in the near term.

This is according to a 2016 report released

by UK-headquartered services firm EY. EY experts have said in their report that prospects for stronger revenue and deeper penetration for insurers in the Kenyan market are positive.

“Kenya’s insurance sector could expand by a 6 per cent compound annual growth rate in premiums through to 2018.

Currently, Kenya’s insurance penetration rate stands at 2.9 per cent of GDP,” the report read in part.

With an expanding middle class, 44.9 per cent of the population is now ranked in the middle-income bracket, defined as those spending between Sh200 and Sh2, 000 a day, according to the African Development Bank. For a total

of nearly 20 million people and rising life expectancy, demand for personal coverage is set to rise.

Along with rising household prosperity, Kenya’s relatively young median age will support growth in the life insurance segment, Ezekiel Macharia Mburu, Chief Actuary at Ken Bright Actuarial and Financial Services has confirmed.

Mburu says younger Kenyans are likely to become more aware of the benefits of personal insurance, with a shift in culture awareness of life insurance products, especially as this cohort is more riskoriented. There is strong potential in the life segment, which currently lags behind other product lines, he noted.

“The life insurance segment in Kenya is small, which is out of line with global trends, which suggests that it will grow,” Mburu told the Oxford Business group (OBG), a business development firm headquartered in London.

Though the life segment is seen as having the strongest growth potential in the

market, as in many African economies, the industry is currently dominated by the non-life component.

Data issued by Kenya’s Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) in June shows that the life segment only accounted for 31.4 per cent of total written premiums valued at Sh55.27 billion during the first quarter of this year, with non-life representing the remainder.

The non-life segment dominates Kenya’s reinsurance sector to even a greater extent, with general business accounting for 81.2 per cent of gross premium income of Sh3.22 billion for reinsurers in the first three months of this year.

The industry saw a slowing of growth, with the value of written premiums expanding by 9.6 per cent during the first quarter of this year, compared to 16.4 per cent year-on-year registered in the first quarter of last year. However, the level of growth was well above the 5.9 per cent of the broader economy. @enock_x254

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Kepsa to host high profile meeting at TICAD (V Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) together with International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group, Africa Development Bank, Japan External Trade Organisation, Government of Kenya and the Africa Union Commission will host a high policy dialogue on the role of the private sector in Africa’s economic transformation through diversification and industrialization.

The high profile event will take place during the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) on Friday 26th August 2016 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).

President Uhuru Kenyatta will preside over the policy dialogue that is expected to host 250 participants drawn from top private sector leadership from Japan and Africa, development finance institutions and the public sector officials. KEPSA CEO Ms. Carole Kariuki says Kenya continues to attract international conferences exposing the country as a global business hub. Noting, that TICAD VI is a good opportunity to showcase Kenya’s potential and discuss business opportunities and gaps with the Japan government and other partners.

“KEPSA will participate actively in the negotiations as it represents the private sector which is the engine of growth

of any country and a key contributor to promoting economic growth and reducing poverty” said Ms. Kariuki.

However, she notes that the sector cannot work in isolation and needs to work with strategic partners to ensure conducive business environment. “The upcoming policy dialogue is one of our most important initiatives to negotiate and exchange ideas with development partners and industry stakeholders on how we can drive economic transformation in Kenya, the East African region and Africa in general” added Ms. Kariuki.

The policy dialogue will mainly focus on Infrastructure Financing for Africa Partnerships and Risk Mitigation to Mobilize Private Sector Investment on a New Scale and Agribusiness and Productivity and the role of Innovation and Technology Kenya has made significant progress in infrastructure development in recent years which can majorly be attributed to budgetary allocation to infrastructure that has progressively increased from less than 1 per cent of GDP a decade ago to over 7 per cent as of 2013.

This increased to 22.6 per cent in the Sh 1.779 trillion 2014/15 budget.

The policy dialogue will explore how Kenya’s infrastructure can be brought up to the level of the region’s middleincome countries to boost the country’s

annual growth as well as overall infrastructure improvement in Africa.

IFC Executive Vice President and CEO Philippe Le Houérou said, “IFC is working with other World Bank Group institutions and with governments and businesses to mobilize additional financing to spur economic development in Kenya and other countries in Africa. Governments play a big role in attracting private investment to infrastructure and other sectors, and we are optimistic that the policy dialogue around the private sector will encourage a way forward that can create jobs and alleviate poverty.”

According to World Bank, Kenya’s agriculture value-add grew 14 per cent per year since 2010 and currently stands at 30 per cent of GDP. McKinney and World Bank indicate that 75 per cent of Kenya’s labor force is employed in agriculture, 75 per cent of agricultural production is from smallholders. Kenya lags behind competitor countries in agro-processing.

Leveraging the capacity of private sector to drive the economic transformation process is paramount to Africa’s industrialization agenda. Countries must create an enabling business environment for private sector to thrive, and can boost productivity through targeted policy reform and investments.

Kenya Private Sector Association CEO Carole Kariuki speaking during the participation towards the upcoming TICAD VI forum.

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Jambojet launches automated pre-departure notification service to enhance operations Low cost carrier Jambojet has launched a new pre-departure notification service to streamline operations within the business and enhance passenger experience following a partnership with 15below, a software technology company specializing in integrated passenger communications and workflows for the travel industry.

Based in Brighton, UK and Sydney, Australia, 15below now serves 45 of the world’s leading air, rail and travel companies.

The automated pre-departure notifications will allow Jambojet to communicate pre-flight information such as online check-in times, crosssell baggage and seat selection options to customers via email and SMS. The launch is part of a five year partnership the low cost carrier signed with 15below to provide a range of passenger notifications modules.

The automated pre-departure notification follows the successful launch of the first model of the automated disruption notification.

“We are investing in personalized passenger communications to ensure we continuously improve our service offering in order to achieve growth in the business as well. The launch of this module is an exciting step forward for Jambojet and which will go a long way in enhancing our customers’

experience,” Jambojet CEO Willem Hondius said.

As well as essential pre-flight information, the personalized emails will also include ancillary offers to drive additional revenue streams, together with destination-specific weather forecasts.

The partnership with 15below is designed to support Jambojet’s ambitious growth plans – by building long-term customer loyalty through enriched experiences, whilst keeping operating costs to a minimum, as is the model of the business.

“Our partnership with Jambojet is

growing from strength to strength and we’re honored to be working with the carrier. The launch of its pre-departure services is sure to raise the benchmark within the African market, illustrating that personalised communication really is key to delivering a great passenger experience and value for business. We look forward to continuing our work with Jambojet, and to be part of their success story,” 15below CEO and Co-Founder Nicholas Key said.

Earlier in the month the low cost carrier launched a fare freezing feature that allows passengers to hold a

booking for up to 24 hours in addition to announcing a code share agreement with Kenya Airways to operate on the Malindi route.

Currently, Jambojet flies to Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, Malindi, Ukunda and Lamu towns. In the two years of operation, the no-frills low cost brand of Kenya Airways has been credited for promoting local tourism as well as enhancing economic growth in business hubs across the counties, recording undeniable business growth, having flown over one million passengers. kevin_x254

The automated pre-departure notifications will allow Jambojet to communicate pre-flight information such as online check-in times

Facebook part She Leads Afri of female entr Facebook has partnered with She Leads Africa, a community that helps young women achieve their professional goals, to support and sponsor African enterprise and support women’s business focused movement.

The initiative is aimed at helping and ensuring female entrepreneurs and professionals across the world unlock their full potential and encourage women across the continent to start their own businesses and help drive prosperity for their countries.

She Leads Africa has built a global community of more than 100,000 members across Africa and the diaspora in just two years.

“Facebook is where African consumers connect with African entrepreneurs, with millions of people across the continent using our platform to communicate with small businesses each month,” said Akua Gyekye, Public Policy Manager for Africa at Facebook.

Over 60 million businesses are using Facebook to help grow their business and connect with customers.

“We are eager to help more African women turn their businesses into realities because we believe that this will help their families, communities and countries to prosper,” said Gyekye.

Gyekye explains that female-owned businesses lift up other women, create jobs and inspire other girls and women to start businesses of their own.

“We want to work with female entrepreneurs to use our mobile tools to communicate with

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“Men dominate the business and corporate landscape in Africa, but we have the opportunity to change things now by nurturing female African entrepreneurs on the continent and in the diaspora. As a company that empowers entrepreneurs with tools to tell their brand stories and grow their businesses, Facebook is a perfect partner for us,” She Leads Africa Co-founder Afua Osei said. @Lenah_x254

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World’s worst currency slump garnering rewards for Nigeria More than two months after Nigeria allowed its currency to devalue, the country is starting to reap some dividends.

In the past two weeks, Exotix Partners LLP and Standard Bank Group Ltd. have told clients, most of whom fled after the country started imposing capital controls from late 2014, that they should start buying naira assets again. The worst-performing currency this year among more than 150 globally has depreciated 38 percent against the dollar since the central bank abandoned its peg on June 20, while bond yields have jumped to more than 20 per cent, Bloomberg reports. The naira strengthened 3.6 percent to 318 per dollar on Tuesday after falling to a record 350.25 on August 19.

“The cheap naira is attracting foreign investors,” said Lutz Roehmeyer, a money manager at Landesbank Berlin Investment, which oversees about $12 billion (Sh1.22 trillion) of assets. “At 325 per dollar, the naira is too weak” and Landesbank anticipates a rebound, he said.

Roehmeyer’s funds have doubled their holdings of naira debt, albeit in the form of bonds issued by the World Bank’s International Finance Corp. rather than the Nigerian government, to the equivalent of around $9.2 million this month, he said.

Nigeria’s central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele fixed the currency in February 2015 at 197-199 per dollar to stop it plunging amid the decline in the price of oil, on which Nigeria depends for 90 percent of exports and the bulk of government revenue.

He relented after 16 months as the country stumbled toward a recession, while foreign reserves fell to their lowest level in 11 years.

The naira has now weakened more than any other major oil currency since mid-2014, when the crude price started retreating. It’s lost almost half its value against the dollar in that period, compared with 46 percent for Kazakhstan’s tenge and 35 percent for the Colombian peso.

That makes it a good time to buy Nigerian one-year Treasury bills with yields of about 22 percent, Stuart Culverhouse, chief economist at Exotix in London, wrote in an August 9 note. The potential return is more than 33 percent if the naira strengthens to its fair value of 290 against the greenback, he said. In April, one-year T-bills yielded just 10 percent.

The trade is not for everyone, given Nigeria’s outlook. The economy will shrink 1.8 percent this year, its first contraction since at least 1991, the International Monetary Fund forecasts.

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Zimbabwe freezes hiring as state struggles to pay wages Zimbabwe’s government has ordered a freeze on hiring of state workers as it struggles to meet a wage bill that accounts for more than 80 per cent of its revenue, a Finance Ministry document shows.

The government this year had to delay payments to workers ranging from teachers to soldiers as revenue plunged and imports rose. Since abandoning its own currency in 2009, Zimbabwe now mainly uses the US dollar. That meant manufacturers from neighboring countries such as South Africa have been able to undercut their Zimbabwean competitors as the national currencies have weakened. The resulting dollar shortage and late salary payments sparked national protests last month, Bloomberg reports.

“The Public Service Commission has frozen the filling of all vacant critical and non-critical entry and promotional posts with immediate effect,” according to the notice signed by the PSC Secretary Pretty Sunguro and obtained

by Bloomberg. Promotions have also been frozen.

Phone calls to the commission weren’t answered outside of normal office hours when Bloomberg sought comment late Sunday.

Paddy Zhanda, Zimbabwe’s agriculture minister, said in a telephone interview from the capital, Harare, that his ministry will be cutting jobs in a “rationalization exercise.” He declined to say how many jobs would be shed.

The move comes just as Zimbabwe has agreed to a $2.7 billion (Sh274 billion) deal with companies from Austria and China to upgrade the country’s

Zimbabwe’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Dr Joram Gumbo. busiest road linking South Africa with countries to the north.

The contract was agreed with closely held Geiger International of Austria and state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd., Transport Minister Joram Gumbo told reporters in capital, Harare, on Monday. The companies will operate a 20-year concession for the stretch of road from Beitbridge on the southern border to Harare, while the renewal of the northern section to Chirundu will be funded with loans from the private

sector, he said.

The highway has fallen into a state of disrepair as heavy-duty trucks use it to transport everything from corn to mining and power-plant equipment from South Africa to other parts of the continent, says Bloomberg. The renewal of the Plumtree-Mutare road that runs from Zimbabwe’s western to eastern borders was completed at a cost of about $3 billion (Sh304 billion) last year by South Africa’s Group Five Ltd. @Dennis_x254

Sugar tax threatens jobs, South Africa Coca-Cola bottler says Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, the bottling joint venture between the U.S. soft-drink maker and brewer SABMiller Plc, may close South African plants and see profit in the country more than halve if the government pushes ahead with a proposed sugar tax.

South Africa’s National Treasury last month recommended a levy on sugar-sweetened beverages that would generate almost 11 billion rand (Sh82.8 billion) in government revenue, based on 2012 consumption data cited in the policy paper, Bloomberg reports.

The charge is aimed at reducing consumption of sugar and encouraging producers and suppliers to cut the sugar content of their drinks, according to the government.

The newly-created bottler’s volumes in South Africa would probably drop by at least 25 per cent if the tax were implemented as proposed, based on calculations using government assumptions, according to Velaphi Ratshefola, the managing director of Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa and

chairman of the Beverage Association of South Africa, an industry lobby group. Smaller producers could shutter operations altogether, he said.

“Our profit will more than half,’’ Ratshefola said in an interview at Bloomberg’s Johannesburg office on Friday. “It will result in us scaling down our operations.”

If the tax goes ahead, CCBA would struggle to keep to an agreement with the government to keep employee levels steady for three years, he said.

Claims of job losses are “mere speculation’’ at this stage of the process, National Treasury spokeswoman Phumza Macanda said in an e-mailed response to questions. The Treasury has set a deadline of Monday for comments on the draft policy paper, after which it will hold a consultation process, she said. The levy is 2.29 South African cents per gram of sugar.

“The industry should not jeopardize constructive engagement on this issue by resorting to scare tactics,” she said.

“It’s universally accepted that sugar

consumption has negative health consequences.”

The industry argues that the tax is discriminatory because sugarsweetened drinks only contribute 3 percent, according to Ratshefola, of South Africans’ daily caloric intake, while total sugar accounts for 10 percent. While obesity and sugar consumption are issues that should be dealt with, the industry could work with government to find other ways to tackle them, he said. The study includes people who don’t drink sugarsweetened beverages. For those who do, the proportion of daily calories could be higher, he said.

Members of the National Union of Food Beverage Wine Spirits and Allied Workers will protest against the proposed tax in Pretoria on Monday, the labour group said in a statement.

Almost 27 percent of South Africans older than 15 are obese, according to data published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Dennis_x254 Development.

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IHRM in Sh2.5M move to weed out bogus HR practitioners The Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) has today inaugurated a new online platform to weed out bogus human resource practitioners who have flooded the HR sector in the country. This forms the second phase of the wider infrastructural strategies the institute has put in place to deal with unqualified HR consultants masquerading as professional to the detriment of unsuspecting Kenyans.

“The Institute condemns in the strongest terms possible bogus recruitment agencies mushrooming in the country who are collaborating with international agencies to perpetrate human trafficking and illegally exporting innocent Kenyans into foreign countries for exploitation and slavers,” said IHRM in a statement.

Elijah Teya National Charman at IHRM states that only 859 HR have practicing certificate with only 5,000 registered with the institute despite the fact that Kenya has over 20,000 HR practitioners. The website, which cost the institute close to Sh2.5 million, will enable employers to hire qualified HR professionals, thereby saving taxpayers from sham practitioners.

“The website would supplement the Ministry of Labour in dealing with rogue recruitment agencies through the recently published regulations aimed at taming these mischievous agencies,” Teya added. The website will allow the public to determine which people are genuine HR before seeking their services.

Teya has urged all job creators and proprietors not to employ any Human Resource practitioner who is not registered with the institute. He said those found practicing human resource services without a registered certificate will lose their jobs, pay a Sh200,000 fine and be jailed for a period not exceeding

Institute of Human Resource Management Chairman Mr.Elijah Teya with Council Member Gilbert Nyadiga during the official launch of IHRM website to we3ed out Bogus Human Resource practitioners at a Nairobi Hotel.

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“Furthermore, the institute has initiated the process of informing all employees through writing to observe provision of the Human Resource Management Professional Act by only engaging the services of those appearing in the

Institute or else they risk prosecution for conspiring to violate section 40 and 41 of the Act,” the institute said in a statement.

The Institute confirmed that it has kick-started audits to determine which practitioners and employers have not

complied with the Act. Those failing to meet these standards are set for possible prosecution as earlier as January 2017.

All registered practitioners will have to be renew their certificates on an annual basis at a cost of S 4,500. @enock_x254

Equitel registers rapid growth in loan disbursements Equity Group’s mobile money platform Equitel has recorded a 6,470 per cent growth in loan disbursements since its launch in July 2015.

Speaking during the release of the 2016 half year financial results, Equity Group Holdings CEO Dr. James Mwangi said Equitel had processed loans worth Sh20.8 billion as at the end of June 30, 2016, a 6,470 per cent increase from sh.0.3 billion recorded when the platform was launched in July 2015.

Additionally, Equitel now processes 82 per cent of the banks loans and the platform is expected to continue reducing the bank’s costs.

“We will not be surprised if in the next three years the bank’s cost-to-income ratio goes below 40 per cent,” said Dr. Mwangi. The bank’s cost-to-income ratio reduced to 43.6 per cent in the first half of the year down from 47.4 per cent aided by the increased use of the Equitel

platform.

Equitel is now poised to capture the market for social collections such as funeral, wedding contributions through the “multiple approval” feature. Equitel has introduced the innovative “multiple approval” feature that eliminates the need for account signatories to physically meet to withdraw cash or cosigning 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 accountholders 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. @kevin_x254

Jubilee Church bike ride to support needy students

he Jubilee Scholarship Fund (JSF) has launched an initiative dubbed ‘the Jubilee Ride’ to raise education funds for bright needy students.

JSF is an initiative of the Nairobi Chapel’s Social Justice Ministry.

The fund offers scholarships to deserving students whose parents or guardians have limited financial resources to help them pursue and successfully complete their secondary education. The Fund was established in the year 2008 following Kenya’s post-election violence to cater for the educational needs of the children whose families were displaced. The fund has since grown to include needy children from different parts of the country.

Through the Jubilee ride initiative, more than 10 riders will travel to Cairo, Egypt to raise funds to support needy and bright students through their education.

The riders will cover a total of 25,000 kilometers as they pass through Ethiopia, Somaliland, Djibouti, Sudan and Egypt. The trip was officially launched at the Nairobi Chapel as the team seeks to raise a total of 150Million shillings which will go into making the fund self-sustainable.

According to Pastor Nick Korir of the Nairobi Chapel, who also doubles up as the team leader, it costs about sh. 75,000 to take a child through high school annually.

“Each Jubilee Scholar needs at least sh. 300,000 to go through four years of high school,” he said.

“Additionally, we provide mentorship for the scholars so that they grow up to be useful members of the society.” In the past 7 years, the Jubilee Fund has so far sponsored 500 students through secondary and tertiary education and has a target of sponsoring 1,000 students by 2020.

The difference between this year’s fundraising efforts is that while in 2013 the riders traveled south to Capetown for the sole purpose of establishing the fund, the main objective of the 2016 ride is to ensure the fund is self-sustaining.

“We also want to empower families of the beneficiaries so that they can also take other family members through education who were not beneficiaries of the fund,” said Pastor Nick Korir. The riders will set off for Cairo, Egypt on 20th November till 31st December, 2016 and have a target of raising at least sh. 150Million.

“We encourage as many people as possible to join us in this initiative to keep a child in school. If we invest in education, we invest in the nation,” Pastor Nick Korir further said. @kevin_x254

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Team Great Britain’s footwear stood out for its light up soles but this was not the only dazzling performance of the night. A veritable carnival was created out of the stadium as a parade of women and dancers led by Brazilian model Izabel Goulart made their way across the

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power multiple times over during the Games and Team USA could not have been more proud.

Music took centre stage at the Closing Ceremony and is still one of Brazil’s biggest exports. Samba music icon Martinho da Vila’s performance kept it all in the family, presenting hit song ‘Carinhoso’ along with his

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igerian singer and rapper Ice Prince has announced that he will soon be releasing a remix of his hit track ‘No Mind Dem’ that will feature Tanzanian songbird Vanessa Mdee. ‘No Mind Dem’ which was first released in February this year, was inspired by controversial stories surrounding the artiste. In the song, Ice Prince affirms and confirms his love for his girlfriend urging her not to mind what she hears other people say. This remix is expected to be a hit with Vanessa putting in her lovely vocals. The single is set to be released soon.

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daughters and granddaughter to the crowd gathered at Maracana Stadium. Singer Julia Michaels and Norwegian DJ Kygo put on an inspired show, performing the song ‘Carry Me’ and a choir of 27 children sang the Brazilian National Anthem.

Tongan taekwondo champion and Opening for being particularly good-looking and his impressive physique made an appearance at the Closing Ceremony. inspiring a spike in coconut oil sales globally,

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honour she said, “Michael Phelps is so much taller and he seemed to carry it so easily, and I’m very short. So I’m a little worried about that part.” Although she looked tiny compared

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unexpectedly emerged from a green tunnel beloved video game character and Nintendo mainstay Super Mario. In his hands was the red ball that serves as the logo of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Another nod to the upcoming Olympic Games was an appearance by Pac-Man, Hello during the show. 2020 here we come! @christine_x254

Timmy Tdat releases new single dubbed Inaweza

immy Tdat has released a new club banger dubbed Inaweza The song was produced by Ngala the Brand and Jack on the Beat and recorded at Boxhouse Media.

Inaweza is a feel good party song that makes you want to get off your seat and dance. “I draw inspiration for my music from what is happening around me day to day. Inaweza is a phrase that never misses in most conversations be it a short or long one.

This particular song is for those people who say I sing nonsense,” says Timmy Tdat. As much as the video and the track are a great combination, more lyrical content would have made this track a bigger monster.

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resident Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday demanded answers from those who were in charge of Team Kenya at the justconcluded Olympic Games in Rio over reports of the team’s mismanagement.

Team Kenya was dogged by a myriad of challenges during the three week event with athletes openly complaining of being sidelined by the officials.

Mr Kenyatta who issued a tough statement last evening such reports erodes Kenya’s international reputation and leaves the athletes at risks of losing out on incentives from abroad.

“The problems which frustrated many sports people on international assignment go a long way to erode incentives for our athletes to proudly turn up in Kenyan colours and win. They should be, and will be a thing of the past very shortly,” he said in a statement.

He added; “We will ensure that lessons are learnt, questions are answered, action is taken and full accountability achieved. Every Kenyan must take their responsibilities seriously and be ready to face the consequences of their actions.”

His warning came even as more athletes jetted back in quiet protest over the treatment they received in Brazil.

There have also been calls for the immediate disbandment of the National Olympics Committee of Kenya which handled the affairs of the athletes.

Kenya was faced with an international farce in Rio. First, Athletics team manager Michael Rotich was asked to return home after an investigation

by British newspaper Sunday Times and German television channel ARD alleged he demanded bribes to give warnings about doping tests.

Sprints coach John Anzrah was then expelled from the Kenyan team in Rio after being found in possession of 800m athlete Ferguson Rotich’s accreditation by anti-doping officials who thought he was the athlete when they pulled him up for a random test.

Sprinter Carvin Nkanata was denied entry into the Olympic village due to lack of an accreditation card as well as a Kenyan passport and had to travel back to his base in the US. However, after appealing, the 200m athlete travelled back to Rio on the day of his race and finished last in his heat.

Athletes have also complained over the inadequacy

of training and racing kits with sponsor Nike saying they had given the National Olympic Committee of Kenya enough for all athletes.

Prior to the team’s travel to Rio, athletes almost refused to board the plane with javelin thrower Julius Yego missing a ticket. Earlier, Yego who went on to win Silver in Rio had also lamented that his coach would be leaving Rio before he competes due to a travel itinerary issued by NOCK. This came even as it was alleged that NOCK officials handed tickets and games accreditation to cronies and relatives at the expense of coaches.

On Sunday evening, marathoner Wesley Korir, also the Cherangany MP expressed his disgust of failing to finish the marathon race due to a stomach problem, saying there was a mix up during the 30km water point when he was handed compatriot Stanley Biwott’s endurance drink instead of his own by Kenyan officials.

But despite the ups and downs surrounding the games, Kenya managed to finish 15th overall and top in Africa with a total of 13 medals, six silver, six gold and one bronze.

President Kenyatta who saw the team off at State House and urged them to do their best in Rio has congratulated them for their performance.

“For a country with a long and distinguished Olympic tradition, this is a truly remarkable feat. Kenya was challenged on many fronts, both on and off the track and field. By winning clean, competing joyfully and being a united national team, Team Kenya represented our uniting values and enabled the world to witness them in action,” he said.

“We appreciate the hard work, commitment, discipline and focus required to qualify for competition at the global elite level. Kenyan youth are not short of worthy role models as long as they watch our Olympians apply their ethics and values in transforming their lives,” he added.

He also congratulated naturalised Kenyans who won medals flying other countries’ flags, the biggest name on that list being Ruth Jebet who won gold for Bahrain in the 3000m steeplechase.

“It is clear that our talent, values and commitment to succeed have made a strong impression beyond our borders. We must congratulate them as well,” he offered. @amos_x254

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Zambia’s Zesco wary of Wydad threat TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016

Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca go into their final Group A match against Zambia’s Zesco United this evening looking for just a point to set up a CAF Champions League semifinal showdown with Zamalek of Egypt.

But if the 1992 African champions lose at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola, they will drop to second spot and face Group B winners Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa instead.

And they carry a huge psychological advantage much to the worry of their Tuesday opponents after they comfortably beat the Zambian club 2-0 in Casablanca two months ago.

Walid El Karty nodded Wydad into an early lead and a second half owngoal by Kenyan defender David Owino sealed the fate of Zesco.

Coached by former Real Madrid manager and Liverpool striker John Toshack, Wydad top the table with 10 points despite a mid-group crisis.

After defeating ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast and Zesco, the 2011 Champions League runners-up took only one point out of a possible six off struggling giants Al Ahly of Egypt.

And they battled to translate dominance over ASEC at home into goals until Congo Brazzaville-born Fabrice Ondama scored in the final minute to deliver a crucial 2-1 win.

That result, and Zesco holding record eight-time African champions Ahly 2-2 away, eliminated the Egyptian and Ivorian clubs from the title contest.

Zesco have exceeded expectations by reaching the semi-finals although Coach George Lwandamina remains worried about concentration lapses in defence.

“Our defence has a tendency to fall asleep after we score and this allows opponents back into matches,” said Lwandamina, who doubles as the caretaker manager of the national side.

What the Zambian outfit do have in abundance, though, is consistent goal scorers with Idris Mbombo from the Democratic Republic of Congo scoring five in this Champions League campaign.

Clatous Chama and Kenyan Jesse Were have notched four each and John Ching’andu three, and Zesco struck six goals in two previous home group games.

Failing to reach the semi-finals cost Ahly coach and former Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Jol his job amid safety concerns.

Netherlands-born Jol was threatened on social media and furious supporters of the Cairo Red Devils reportedly reacted to the African exit by trying to disrupt a training session.

Zesco United player John Ching’andu (R) battles Al Ahly’s Saad Samir during their African Champions League (CAF) group stage at the military Stadium in Suez, Egypt, on 12 August 2016. Zesco coach George Lwandamina is worried about his backline ahead of their clash with Wydad Casablanca of Morocco this evening.

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Assistant coach Ossama Orabi has taken charge for the dead-rubber midweek clash against 1998 champions ASEC at Stade Robert Champroux in

Abidjan.

Another fixture where only pride is at stake involves already-eliminated Enyimba of Nigeria and Sundowns

in Port Harcourt. Zamalek have a bye as Entente Setif of Algeria were disqualified. @amos_x254

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England first choice goalkeeper Joe Hart and Chelsea’s skipper John Terry.

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Hart worries for England John Terry could return

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ngland manager Sam Allardyce has expressed concerns about goalkeeper Joe Hart’s situation at Manchester City.

Hart, 29, is yet to make an appearance for City this season and has been told he can leave the club if he wishes.

And his national side manager is now worried.

“It is a big concern,” said Allardyce, who told the BBC that he will confirm his captain this month.

But the former Sunderland boss said Hart will be in his squad for next month’s World Cup qualifier with Slovakia when it is named on Sunday.

Hart has won 63 caps for England, but had a disappointing Euro 2016, making mistakes against Wales and Iceland as the side was knocked out in the last 16.

With Hart out of favour with new City manager Pep Guardiola, Argentinian Willy Caballero has been an ever-present for the club so far this season. Everton are keen on signing Hart, who is not attracted by the prospect of joining interested parties Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund.

But reports in the UK’s Daily Mail suggested the Merseyside club have put off making a move for Hart because of the combined £7m cost of the loan fee and wages.

Barcelona said on Saturday they had reached the “beginning of an agreement” with City over

the transfer of their goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.

News in Spain indicate that Bravo, 33, is due to finalise the move to Manchester City on Thursday and trigger Joe Hart’s exit from the club.

“We want as many players as possible in their club’s first team that join up with the squad, then go on to play for England and be successful,” said Allardyce.

“It doesn’t happen as much now as it did 20 or 25 years ago because there are a smaller number of English players who play in the Premier League now.”

England’s opening Group F qualifier for the 2018 World Cup will take place in Trnava on 4 September and will be their first game under Allardyce, who was appointed after Roy Hodgson resigned following the defeat to Iceland.

Allardyce is still to decide whether Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney will continue as captain.

“I will reveal the captain by Wednesday at the latest because everyone is asking the question,” he said.

Allardyce is also said to have brought back Chelsea skipper John Terry back to the national frame.

Asked about chances of the center back returning to the fold, the England boss said he has not ruled out a return to international football for Terry, 35.

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