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EACC chief executive Halakhe Waqo told the Public Accounts Committee that the country lost Sh1.8 billion and figure could increase as the agency continue to get new information every day.

“The Sh791million is what is known by the public but as EACC the figure as at now stands at Sh1.8 billion and it could even be more as new information continue to trickle into our offices every day,” Waqo said.

“NYS issues have been developing tentacles every day and we continue to receive information about the matter on a daily basis maybe the figure could increase,” he added.

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Pyramid cartels behind shady KRA tender WEEKEND EDITION, SEPT 30-OCT 2, 2016

Pyramid scheme cartels accused of orchestrating a money-minting scandal a more than a decade ago were behind the awarding of a tender worth Sh17.7 billion by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to a Swiss firm, MPs were told yesterday.

Consumer Federation of Kenya Secretary General Stephen Mutoro told the Public Investment Committee that brains behind the 2005 pyramid scheme where Kenyans lost billions were again at work during the awarding of the Excisable Goods Management System tender said to have been approved irregularly.

The committee chaired by Eldas MP Aden Keynan is investigating how KRA awarded the tender without following due procedure.

Mr Mutoro who appeared by the committee as a witness submitted that claimed that KRA procured EGMS system from SICPA Kenya Ltd, a subsidiary of a Swiss firm to print Excise Duty without any due diligence.

He alleged that the deal was a scheme

by KRA officials to defraud the taxpayer.

COFEK now wants Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner-General

John Njiraini to vacate office for failing to carry out due diligence by awarding a tender to a questionable company.

“Mr Njiraini should be held responsible for the contract. In another world, the CommissionerGeneral would have resigned a long time ago because of overseeing this scandal,” he said.

The lobby group said Njiraini abetted corruption by allowing his officials not to consider basis procurement procedures.

“It is sad to note that the directors of the SICPA Kenya Ltd are the same that looted millions of shillings from unsuspecting Kenyans back in 2015, this committee should not allow these to go unpunished,” he pleaded adding that the contract did not represent value for taxpayers’ money.

Keynan confirmed the claims by the witness that the committee too, had evidence that two directors of the Swiss company, SICPA Security Solutions SA Limited were involved in the infamous pyramid scheme.

When he appeared before the committee yesterday, the man who oversaw the negotiations of the award of the contract to SICPA Kenya Ltd, a subsidiary of a Swiss

firm, Caxton Masudi who was the head of delegation, said the firm was represented by two Kenyans.

He however did not reveal their names.

“What I can only remember is that we had two Africans in the team that met us for negotiations,” Masudi said.

“Can you remember their names,” committee Vice Chairman Kimani Ichung’wa asked.

Masudi maintained he could not remember the names.

But when pressed further by Ichung’wa who asked; “Do you remember anyone by the name Brian Lingale and Christopher Esendi?”

“Yes, I can remember the two had our indigenous names,”Masudi responded.

He explained Brian Lingale and Christopher Esendi appeared for SICPA during the negotiations but said he had no prior information about them.

The tender in question revolves around Excise Goods Management System meant to enable KRA monitor output of locally-manufactured goods.

It was awarded a year and a half into an existing contract of Sh2.28 billion.

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He said the commission is at an advanced stage in their investigations over the NYS saga and could not divulge more details so as not to jeopardize ongoing probe.

“We are at an advanced stage of concluding this NYS matter, we have completed collection of information in some cases and we are reviewing information gathered so far in some cases,” Waqo told the committee chaired by Rarieda MP Nicholas Gumbo.

“As at now I cannot tell you more because we are still investigating some cases and I don’t want to interfere with the investigations,” Waqo stated.

He told the MPs that some of the assets acquired through the NYS loot have been frozen, seized and preserved by EACC. The assets Waqo said include luxurious cars, homes, plots and residential houses.

“The recovery of the assets is just part of the effort we are making to ensure that we get back the money lost through NYS,” Waqo said.

Waqo said besides the Sh791 saga, the commission is also investigating 12 other cases in relation to the youth service.

“It is not only the loss Sh791million that we are investigating, we have other 12 cases,” he said.

It also emerged that Sh147 million was lost

during the slum upgrading programme that was conducted by NYS in Korogocho, Kiambio and Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums.

The NYS saga Waqo revealed has roped up many people some of wh are not even in government.

Cabinet Secretaries, Civil servants, current senior and former government officials, MPs and other notable members of the public are some of the people Waqo said have been adversely mentioned in the NYS saga.

“I cannot tell you the names of these people at the moment because investigations are still going on and we don’t want to be sued,”

Waqo said.

Waqo urged the legislators to assist the commission in making sure that those found guilty of corruption are put behind bars.

“I also want to see convictions and people taken to jail but our work is not that easy as people think, I’m also frustrated,” he said.

Waqo said EACC cannot do more once a matter has been taken to court. “It’s the court to decide when to determine a case and prefer the charges we can’t do much as EACC once the matter is out of our hand,” he added. @ sam_x254

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Senators secret plan against Governors in 2017

Senator have hatched a new plot that could see them lock a number of governors out of the 2017 political race.

Members of the Upper House have crafted a Bill that will require all Governors to be cleared of any financial impropriety before they can be allowed to run.

Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi said the senate’s Public Accounts Committee has already drafted the Bill and it is set to be debated when it resumes sittings next month.

The aim of the Bill Wamatangi said is to introduce additional requirement on all accounting officers who are entrusted with public funds for purposes of delivering development to the public to show a clean bill of health on how well they have utilized the fund.

“The funds bestowed on all accounting officers are meant for specific development reasons and not for personal use and therefore we want to ensure that before one gets to hold such an office his previous record on financial management is okay,” Wamatangi said.

Wamatangi downplayed the notion that the senators wants to use the bill to tame Governors who have not been in good books with majority of senators on matters of county management saying the bill targets all accounting officers and not necessarily Governors.

“This Bill applies to all people who are even currently in public offices but have expressed interest in going for a political seat in the next general elections,” Wamatangi added.

He said the bill is currently being scrutinized by their legal department and will be ready soon.

A number of governors are yet to be cleared by the senate on varies audit queries and the propoded law could give senators an upper hand in unseating the county chiefs given that a number of them have declared interest in becoming governors.

But the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Isaack Hassan said the additional requirement can only be added among the requirements through an amendment of the constitution. “This house has the powers to amend the constitution and include the additional requirement but for us as a commissioner we cannot do anything,” Hassan told the senators when he appeared before the senate Public Accounts committee on Tuesday. Kisumu Senators Anyang’ Nyong’o while supporting the

Nairobi county doctors call off 3-week strike Doctors in Nairobi County have called off their strike after a three-week standoff with the county government over delayed salaries and promotions.

The resolve comes after a five hour long meeting held at the county offices earlier today between county officials, Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu and the doctors union.

KMPDU Secretary General Ouma Oluga said they had reached at an amicable return to work formulae after their six month salaries were released.

The county government has also released appointment and promotion letters of the striking doctors, which was also among the contentious issues. “The county government has agreed to honour our issues. Our salaries and appointment letters have been released. I am appealing to all doctors to resume duty immediately,” said Dr Oluga. The county has also agreed to withdraw a case it had lodged against the striking doctors.

Only yesterday, Nairobi County Assembly members fought during a joint committee meeting held to address the strike by the doctors.

County Executive in charge of Health Bernard Muia indicated that the meeting had resolved issues all that the doctors had resolved.

“The Nairobi City County Government on its part has fulfilled most of the demands by the doctors and this has been confirmed today,” Dr Muia noted. @wilson_x254

Kisumu senator Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o chairs the Public Accounts Committee which has crafted the Bill seeking to bar all governors with financial queries from defending their seats.

Bill said lavish spending by some public officers must be accounted for as the money belongs to the people.

Senators want all accounting officers across the country to produce a certificate of compliance on financial management in addition to the normal requirements such as a certificate of good conduct, clearance certificate from Higher Loans Education Board (HELB), Tax compliance certificate from KRA and clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission among others.

The matter has been escalated by Rarieda MP Nicholas Gumbo who has also called on the National Assembly to be given powers to oversight Governors instead of MCAs. Gumbo argued that MCAs have become compromised and are no longer carrying out the oversight role as required by the constitution. “MPs should be given powers to oversight Governors because MCAs have now been compromised and nowadays live a lavish lifestyle,” @sam_x254

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US strike in Somalia ‘killed civilians’

A Somali regional government official has demanded an explanation from the US after 22 civilians and Somali soldiers were reportedly killed in an airstrike. Officials in the semi-autonomous region of Galmudug accused neighbouring Puntland of misleading the US into believing they had targeted extremists. The Somali military confirmed its soldiers were killed in the strike. Washington says the strike killed nine al-Shabab militants, but that it was investigating. Residents in the city of Galkayo in the Galmudug region protested against the strike by burning American flags on Thursday.

“The cabinet requests the US government give a clear explanation about the attack its planes carried out on the Galmudug forces,” a government statement said.

Al-Shabab had said it did not have any of its supporters in the area during the time of the bombing which took place late on Tuesday night. A Somali military general confirmed their statement on Thursday, saying there were no militants in the area.

US sanctions allies of DR Congo’s Kabila The United States has imposed sanctions on two senior security officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo who are allied to President Joseph Kabila.

It accuses army Gen Gabriel Amisi Kumba and John Numbi, an ex-police chief, of threatening the country’s stability by suppressing the opposition. The men, who have not commented on the allegations, have had their assets frozen in the US. There have been recent protests against the postponement of presidential polls. The opposition accuses President Kabila of trying to cling on to power beyond the end of his term, which is due to expire in December. The US treasury said Gen Amisi had commanded units which violently suppressed opposition protests in several provinces, including one last year in which more than 40 people died.

“Soldiers have used excessive force and lethal weapons during demonstrations and political rallies,” the US treasury statement said. Mr Numbi is said to have intimidated voters to secure victories for candidates affiliated to President Kabila in elections in March for governors.

France ‘begins airstrikes against IS’ France has begun air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Iraq from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, reports say. A number of Rafale fighter planes took off from the carrier early on Friday, news agency AFP said. It quoted an officer on board, who said the planes would take part in an attack on Mosul, an IS stronghold in Iraq. The Charles de Gaulle, France’s only aircraft carrier, was sent to the region earlier in September.

French radio station RTL reported that 24 aircraft will take part in today’s operation, with a sortie every three minutes, on average. It also said the fighters were armed with four 250kg laser-guided bombs each. This is the ship’s third mission with the US-led coalition in Iraq and Syria, since February 2015, when France stepped up its military operations following the attacks in Paris.

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Matiang’i wants Chancellors to lead appointment of VCs

Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i says Chancellors should lead the vetting process during appointment of public university Vice Chancellors to enhance transparency.

This is part of the proposals made during the 2nd Round-table Discussion on Policies, regulations and standards for University Education.

“The Chancellors could chair a forum where a section of members of the Senate of the respective University, Student leadership and alumnae could interrogate shortlisted candidates for Vice Chancellors,” he said in the wake of wrangles at Moi University where

local leaders have rejected Prof Laban Ayiro whom he named to be Vice Chancellor in an acting capacity.

Governors Jackson Mandago and his Uasin Gishu counterpart Alex Tolgos are already under an active police investigation for leading a crowd to the university to eject the professor, while demanding that Professor Isaack Kosgey takes over after leading in a recruitment process.

Matiang’i however, insists that he followed the law in appointing an acting Vice Chancellor, and has called for patience until the recruitment process is completed.

In the Friday statement sent to newsrooms,

Matiang’i said politicization and tribalism in universities was undermining their capacities and emphasised the need to establish and strengthen the infrastructure needed for provision of quality higher education.

Matiang’i also asked the chancellors to explore ways of building capacities for University managers on leadership and management with a view to improving their ability to provide effective leadership and management of higher education institutions.

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President: I’ll be happy to slaughter 3 million people When comparing yourself to world leaders or historical figures, there are perhaps less controversial choices than Adolf Hitler.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (pictured) on Friday likened himself to the Nazi leader, saying he wants to kill millions of drug addicts, just as Hitler killed Jews during the Holocaust. “Hitler massacred three million Jews. Now there is three million, what is it, three million drug addicts (in the Philippines), there are,” he said in a speech in his hometown of Davao City.

“I’d be happy to slaughter them. At least if Germany had Hitler, the Philippines would have (me). You know my victims, I would like (them) to be all criminals, to finish the problem of my country and save the next generation from perdition.”

History counts the cost of Hitler’s purges against “undesirables” at six million, the vast majority of whom were Jews.

World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder, in Israel to attend the funeral of former Prime Minister Shimon Peres, condemned the remarks.

“These statements are revolting, and President Duterte must retract them and apologize,” Lauder said. “We just marked the 75th anniversary of Babi Yar, the massacre of more than 33,000 Jews in Ukraine by Nazi Germany... Now, the elected leader of the Philippines openly calls for the mass murder of people who are addicted to drugs.

“Drug abuse is a serious issue. But what President Duterte said is not only profoundly inhumane, but it demonstrates an appalling disrespect for human life.”

The controversial leader campaigned on a hard line against crime, particularly drug offenses, and has in the past uttered statements which have caused many in the international community to recoil.

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Peres legacy hailed as world leaders gather in Jerusalem to mourn former Israeli leader

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orld leaders have hailed the vision of the late Israeli leader, Shimon Peres, as he is laid to rest three days after he died at the age of 93.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described him as “a great man of the world”, as he led the eulogies.

US President Barack Obama said the presence of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas at the funeral was a reminder of the “unfinished business of peace”.

Mr Abbas was among dozens of foreign dignitaries attending in Jerusalem.

Security was intensified ahead of the ceremony, with several people arrested.

Delivering an emotional address, Mr Netanyahu said that while Israel and the world grieves for Mr Peres there was hope in his legacy.

“Shimon lived a life of purpose,” he told the dozens of world leaders and representatives gathered at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl cemetery.

“He soared to incredible heights. He swept so many with his vision and his hope. He was a great man of Israel. He was a great man of the world.” Former US President Bill Clinton, who helped negotiate the Oslo peace accords between Israel and the Palestinians in the 1990s that led to a Nobel Peace Prize for Shimon Peres, said he was Israel’s “biggest dreamer”.

“He imagined all the things the rest of us could do. He started life as Israel’s brightest student, became its best teacher and ended up its biggest dreamer.’’

US President Barack Obama closed the eulogies, comparing Mr Peres to “some of the other giants of the 20th Century that I’ve had the honour to meet, like Nelson Mandela and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth”.

Mr Peres, he said, believed in equality for Palestinians. “Even in the face of terrorist attacks, even after repeated disappointments at the negotiation table, he insisted that as human beings Palestinians must be seen as equal in dignity to Jews and must therefore be equal in self determination.” He also mentioned Mr Abbas, who was seen shaking hands and speaking briefly with Mr Netanyahu. The last substantial public meeting between the two leaders was in 2010, with peace efforts completely suspended since April 2014.

As a negotiator for the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Mr Abbas was one of the people who signed the Oslo peace accords in 1993, for which Mr Peres won a Nobel Peace Prize the year after, along with Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin.

A senior Palestinian official told the Associated Press news agency that Mr Abbas wanted to “send a strong message to Israeli society that the Palestinians are for peace, and appreciate the efforts of peaceful men like Shimon Peres”.

But a spokesman for Hamas, the more hardline Palestinian group which runs Gaza, called on Mr Abbas to “retract his decision to participate in the funeral of the criminal Shimon Peres”.

Mr Peres’ reputation in the region is complicated by the 1996 shelling of Qana in southern Lebanon that killed more than 100 people who were sheltering in a UN compound.

It happened when, as prime minister, he ordered an offensive against a wave of rocket fire by the

US President Barack Obama (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) during the funeral ceremony for Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, Israel, today.

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Prince Charles of Britain also attended Shimon Peres funeral in Jerusalem. PHOTO: JIM HOLLANDER/EPA

militant Hezbollah movement.

He later said it was a “bitter surprise” to find that several hundred people were in the camp at the time. Earlier on Friday, Mr Peres’ coffin was escorted by a military honour guard from the parliament building in Jerusalem to Mount Herzl, Israel’s national cemetery, where he will

Former US president Bill Clinton delivers a speech at the funeral ceremony for Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, Israel, today.

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deployed for the security operation as thousands of people are expected to attend the funeral. Israeli police chief Roni Alsheikh said it was “an operation on an unprecedented scale”.

From the UK, Prince Charles, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and former Prime Minister Tony Blair were in attendance.

Other world dignitaries attending the funeral include Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Canda’s Justin Trudeau, Italy’s Matteo Renzi, Nethreland’s Mark Rutte, Germany President Joachim Gauck, French President Francois Hollande, Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto, King Felipe VI King Felipe VI (right) of Spain and Duke Henri of of Spain, UN Secretary general Ban Ki-moon, Luxembourg shakes hands during the funeral of Donald Tusk, President of the European former Israeli President and Nobel Peace Prize Council, Gen Nakatani, former Defence winner, Shimon Peres, at Mount Herzl National Minister, Japan, Jawad Anani, senior minister, Cemetery, Jerusalem, Israel, today.

PHOTO: FRANCISCO GOMEZ/EPA Jordan, Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary-General, Nato and Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of be laid to rest alongside many of the country’s the upper house of parliament, Russia former leaders. Jordan and Egypt - the only two The funeral is expected to be the largest such Arab countries to have signed peace deals with event in Israel since the funeral of Prime Minister Israel - have both sent official representatives to Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated by a Jewish the ceremony. nationalist in 1995. Mr Peres suffered a stroke The body of Mr Peres has been lying in state two weeks ago and died on Wednesday, aged 93, outside parliament in Jerusalem. in a hospital near Tel Aviv.

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KQ in talks with lenders, seeks funds for turnaround strategy Kenya Airways (KQ), the country’s flagship carrier, is in talks with creditors as the flyer seeks to amend terms of its debt and provide it with sufficient funds for operation in the short term. KQ’s Board of Directors, who held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) yesterday, has discussed the steps taken by Directors with regard to the company’s turnaround strategy in order to address the net assets position of the firm.

The company’s 40th AGM was held at Pride Centre in Nairobi on Thursday September 29, 2016 to - among other things - receive, consider and possibly adopt the Company’s audited Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2016 together with the Directors’ and Auditors’ Reports.

Key among issues discussed was KQ’s ongoingmove to elect Directors as the flyer’s Board Members Dr. Kamau Thugge, Mr. Wilson Irungu Nyakera and Mr. Vincent Rague retire by rotation in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association.

KQ’s Board also discussed approval of the Directors’ remuneration.

The airline’s shareholders have voted to have ex-Safaricom Chief Executive Michael Joseph join the board pending confirmation on October 5, 2016. If voted in, Joseph will replace Vincent Rague who is retiring and did not offer himself for reelection.

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have left the airline. The national carrier has also indicated plans to sell a stake to foreign institutional investors in a bid to raise an undisclosed amount of cash. The government is still examining proposals for recapitalisation.

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be other interested parties,” KQ CEO Mbuvi Ngunze said. KQ posted a Sh26.2 billion net loss in its 2016 full year results impacted by Sh9.7 billion foreign exchange losses. This is compared to Sh25 billion in losses made in 2015.

The losses are also attributed to increased cost of borrowing in the period under review incurring an additional Sh2.3 billion in interest expenses.

Local food manufacturer Unga Group Limited has posted a profit before tax of Sh734.4 million compared to Sh635.7 million a year ago for the financial year (FY) ended June 2016.

The company also reported a FY turnover of Sh19.74 billion versus Sh18.72 billion the previous year .

During the period in review, turnover and profit for the year from continuing operations increased by 5.4 per cent and 18.4 per cent respectively.

Operating profit was impacted by higher distribution and administrative expenses, attributable to the Groups’ strategic investments in ICT system upgrades, human resources and brand equity building. “Increased focus on marketing and advertising is expected to yield positive gains to our market presence across all segments. Production of maize flour and porridge declined compared to the prior year as a result of the shortage of quality maize grain in the second half of the year,” the company Board said in a statement released this morning. Imported wheat prices were favourable, driven by good harvests in Europe. The focal wheat harvest improved compared to prior year, allowing prices to remain stable. Quality finger millet was in short supply throughout the year.

The Board noted in its statement that towards the end of the financial period, there was a welcome exemption of VAT certain materials used in the manufacture of animal feeds in Kenya.

“This has assisted in keeping feed prices stable, despite inflationary pressures,” noted the Board. @Dennis _x254

Kenya to be spared from economic Reduction in excise duty to turmoil as Africa’s GDP slips to 1.6pc ramp up car sales, says KVMA

Kenya is set to be spared from a bout of economic turmoil despite the fact that economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is likely to slip to 1.6 per cent this year, its lowest level in two decades.

The dip is due to continuing woes in South Africa and Nigeria, the continent’s largest economies, a World Bank report has said.

Meanwhile, an analysis, dubbed the October 2015 Kenya Economic Update indicates that Kenya is poised to be among the fastest growing economies in Eastern Africa. Another report titled the 2016 Country Economic Memorandum says that Kenya’s growth prospects will depend a lot on Innovation, Oil, and Urbanization on the long term.

Africa has been one of the world’s fastest growing region’s over the past decade, but a commodities slump has hit its oil and mineral exporters hard, bringing growth down to 3 per cent in 2015.

On the other hand, Kenya’s growth is projected to rise to 5.9 per cent in 2016 and 6.1 per cent in 2017.

Other countries, including Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Tanzania, have continued to record GDP growth above 6 per cent, according to “Africa’s Pulse”, the Bank’s twice-yearly analysis of economic trends.

The report, which was unveiled in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, also singled out Ivory Coast and Senegal as top performers.

“Our analysis shows that the more resilient growth performers tend to have stronger macroeconomic policy frameworks, better business regulatory environment, more diverse structure of exports, and more effective institutions,” said World Bank Chief Economist for Africa, Albert Zeufack.

Established and improved performers made up around a quarter of sub-Saharan Africa’s countries, are home to 42 percent of its people, but account for just 21 percent of economic output.

Meanwhile, it has emerged that 4 out of every 10 of African economies are struggling.

They contain 36 per cent of the continent’s population but contribute 62 percent of economic activity. Nigeria and South Africa alone account for half of output.

Against this backdrop, a modest rebound is forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2017.

Economic activity is expected to rise to 2.9 per cent. @Dennis _x254

The Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers Association (KVMA) has said the government’s move to scrap excise duty has offered an incentive to investors in Kenya while helping drive the demand for vehicles.

The Association has, however, called for more incentives to attract investment within the sector.

KVMA said that Kenya’s removal of excise duty on locally assembled cars will boost the industry, but the government must make power supplies cheaper and address other concerns to draw more investment, the automobile industry association chief said on Thursday.

It has also emerged that the country’s economic growth of 6 per cent a year is helping drive up the demand for cars. And with little growth in mature markets, automakers are looking to tap into emerging African markets, but there is plenty of competition on the continent for where they might invest. Ethiopia, for instance, is building an assembly industry and boasts rapidly improving transport links and plentiful, cheap hydro-electric power. Kenya mostly assembles trucks, pick-ups and buses from kits supplied by

foreign manufacturers. Some 2,258 vehicles were assembled in the first four months of this year, the statistics office said. However Volkswagen said this month it would resume car assembly in Kenya after closing a plant in the 1970s.

“We are anticipating now an increase in purchases of motor vehicles as a result,” said Chairwoman of the Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers Association, Rita Kavashe.

Kavashe noted however that the slow start to the year meant sales of both imported and locally assembled vehicles would be 14,000 units in 2016 compared to 19,500 last year.

The Association has argued that the government has to address other issues that deter manufacturers. KVMA has urged the state to make electricity supplies cheaper and more reliable as well as improve efficiency at Mombasa’s port, which has been suffering from heavy congestion since it is region’s trade gateway.

Sales of locally assembled cars plunged 30 per cent in the first six months of this year, partly due to the excise duty introduced in January at a flat rate of Sh150,000 on each assembled vehicle.

Farmers set to benefit from Sh90m KCB Foundation deal

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Livestock farmers in Marsabit County are set to benefit from a Sh90 million livestock wealth creation programme, following a new deal with the KCB Foundation.

As part of the deal, farmers will be introduced to a livestock tagging system, a process that will help them monitor and keep updated records of their animals.

KCB Foundation Director Jane Mwangi says that the livestock subsector has been coupled by numerous challenges that have adversely affected its contribution to the overall GDP of the county.

“We are targeting to roll out this livestock tagging process with a pilot of 10,000 livestock and envision it will make it easier to keep a database of livestock that can be used to secure credit from financial institutions through livestock banking,” she said.

The deal comes at a time when limited and no access to credit facilities has continued to hamper farmers’ productivity.

As such, the KCB Foundation has been at the forefront of scaling up the agriculture sector. The organisation recently partnered with the MasterCard foundation to promote financial inclusion for at least 2 million small holder farmers in Kenya.

Traditionally, financial institutions in Kenya have failed to appreciate the potential of the agriculture sector and realities related to production, commercial scale, road access and market linkages.

However, the KCB Foundation, through its livestock development programme ‘Mifugo ni Mali’, is determined to change the narrative by making lending

Marsabit County Governor, H.E Amb.Ukur Yatani receives an MoU he signed between KCB Foundation and Marsabit County Government from Group Chairman, Ngeny Biwott. Photo: Gitobu/X-news to livestock farmers a significant and integral part of the company’s strategic agenda.

“Through our Mifugo ni Mali programme, we seek to promote a sustainable public-private partnership by providing livestock farmers with support trough discounted credit across the livestock value chain ensuring livestock farmers achieve optimum results with their trade,” said Ms. Mwangi.

On his part, KCB Group Board Chair, Ngeny Biwott said agriculture is the

pillar of our economic prosperity with livestock sub sector contributing 16.8 per cent of the agricultural GDP and about 5 per cent of the country’s total GDP. He said the collaboration will further tackle the unemployment crisis being witnessed in Marsabit County.

“As a foundation, we aim to positively impact the youth unemployment rate in Marsabit County, which currently stands at 65 per cent, through supporting increased participation from the youth in agriculture by equipping them with

relevant skills,” he said.

Marsabit County Governor, Ukur Yatani lauded the efforts by the Foundation to support the region, pointing out that the initiative would serve to enhance the lives of livestock farmers in the area.

“Livestock plays a significant economic and social-cultural role among many communities in the County as it contributes to food and cash needs of the farmers as well as providing employment opportunities,” he said. @enock_x254

Motorola bounces back, vows to support Kenyan businesses

Motorola Solutions Channels for Africa Sales Director, Mr.Laurent Tribout displays a new digital radio call mobile device during its launch yesterday.

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Motorola solutions, Inc. has bounced back into the Kenyan market with new innovations seeking to scale up Kenyan businesses to new heights.

The new technologies seek to improve security across the region thus helping the country achieve its goal of setting up a 24-hour economy.

Laurent Tribout, Director of Sales Channels for Motorola Solutions Africa says their new technologies comes in different categories to ensure each organization can have one depending on the firm’s network.

“Our best-in-class products and services offered in the Kenyan market as seen here today, consist of a wide range of solutions. Whether you’re a small boutique hotel or a large industrial plant, we have a communication solution that fits your exact needs,” said Tribout.

Some of the new devices launched include the MOTOTRBO digital radio that uses Wi-Fi connectivity and can offer communications of up to 350 people at in a second thus supplementing government’s efforts in fighting insecurity.

“The features and functionality, as well as the scalability of our products, reflect the needs of customers for enhanced productivity, efficiency and worker safety,” said Nicolas Coussinoux, Senior Regional Sales Manager for Motorola Solutions Africa. “For example, worker safety features such as man-down alerts and indoor tracking are crucial for working in hazardous areas,” he added.

Motorola Solutions is generally considered to be the direct successor to Motorola, Inc., a pioneer in mobile phone technology. The company produces public safety and government products. Motorola develops analog and digital two-way radio, voice and data communications products and systems, Wireless LAN security, and mobile computing devices, among others. The tech company has built a name for itself over the years. In 2015 alone, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) contacted Motorola Solutions to develop a radio solution for the police force in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. @enock_x254

Ryce launches Sh10 million service centre as GM eyes regional expansion

Motor vehicle dealer Ryce East Africa has launched a Sh10 million upgraded service centre in Mombasa in line with General Motors (EA) service standards to enhance customer experience through an internal programme called GM Difference.

Ryce East Africa Chairman, Mr. Sameer Merali says the upgraded facility will provide enhanced customer experiences in service support as well as create new business opportunities in the coastal region.

“The facility that we have launched here today is an indication of Ryce East Africa’s strategic growth, as we plan to tap into the various business opportunities within the coastal region and the neighbouring markets,” he said. He added that their new service center is fullyequipped to handle a large number of customer requirements at great convenience, providing enhanced customer experience and superior after sale service support.

The company is planning to open up new service centers in Malindi and Lamu by 2017 in order to increase its service offerings to customers in the coastal regions as part of their strategic business plan.

Mombasa County is important to General Motors East Africa being a strong commercial hub within the coastal region. The County also serves as a gateway to other key markets and will be useful to the company in the long run to cater to these markets.

General Motors East Africa Managing Director, Rita Kavashe pointed out that the company had embarked on a series of partnerships with its dealers in order to enhance the services offered at the dealership outlets.

“All these efforts are in line with GMEA’s commitment to work closely with all its dealers to improve their outlets in order to provide customers with exceptional service support at great convenience,” said Rita.

Rita further added that the launch of the service centre would open up opportunities for the company to market its products to the wider East African region through the Mombasa Port.

“The East African region is currently full of opportunities for growth and development with a rise in the middle class population, fueling the region’s growth and transforming the automotive industry,” she said. @enock_x254

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ospel music artiste and Secretary General of the gospel and secular musician’s body Rufftone has asked the government to cushion artistes from exploitation and swindling. Speaking at the National Creatives Economy Conference staged at the Kenya Cultural Centre, the musician said the music industry had suffered in the hands of cartels and corrupt CMOs and that it was time they got what was truly theirs with the assistance of the government. ‘I don’t know whether it is a curse to be an artiste in Kenya, we don’t reap the fruits of our labour. We are killing art as many artistes are leaving the creative industry because it looks like it doesn’t pay but in real sense we are being milked dry by cartels,’ he said.

artiste has approached you to collaborate but you said ‘no’?

Many times. The thing is, if I don’t feel it, I can’t do it. And if it just so happened that I agreed to work with someone and my heart was not in it, then the product will not be a good one. It can be a negative experience when you decide to work on something just to please somebody and in the end you make something that is not up to your standard.

What other projects do you have lined up?

There’s ‘Perfect Combo’ which I’m excited about, there’s also a collaboration I’ve done with Davido but it’s still in the production process, so get ready!

What can your fans look forward to from you at Coke Studio?

Big things! Big things are coming!

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fter bragging on social media that his US Visa had been processed without having to appear at the US embassy and that it came in a diplomatic passport, the government of Kenya has decided to teach the KFCB boss one important lesson; ‘the government giveth and the government taketh’.

The government has asked Mr. Ezekiel Mutua to surrender his diplomatic passport as he is not entitled to one in his capacity as the KFCB boss. Mr. Mutua got his diplomatic passport during his tenure at the ministry of foreign affairs years back but should have surrendered it on exit from the ministry. And now, after all that hullabaloo and name calling, he has to eat humble pie.

‘Socialite’ Mutua diplomatic passport revoked

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now most paid comedian on earth

erry Seinfeld is no longer the most paid funnyman in the comedy business. Now, that honor belongs to Kevin Hart. The Philadelphia native this week topped Forbes’ list of “Highest-Paid Comedians” for 2016, bringing home a cool $87.5 million for the year. Seinfeld, who has held the list’s top spot since 2006, took home $43.5 million in 2016 and landed at second place on the list.

Forbes calculated the comedians’ totals using data between June 2015 and June 2016. In that time, Hart has starred in films including Ride Along 2, Central Intelligence, and The Secret Life of Pets, and appeared in commercials for H&M, Foot Locker, and Hyundai. The Forbes list this year also saw its first female comedian, with Amy Schumer taking fourth place overall. Earning $17 million for the year, Schumer landed just behind ventriloquist Terry Fator.

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Where do you get inspiration from while crafting music?

My inspiration comes from my life experiences and the life experiences of the people around me.

That’s where I primarily draw inspiration from.

You are known to collaborate with big African artistes, who else is on your list?

In Kenya I would love to work with Khaligraph and Octopizzo.

In Uganda the artistes on my list are Maurice Kirya and Juliana Kanyomozi.

Before you collaborate with an artiste what criteria do you usually look out for?

The important thing is that they are a passionate artiste, whose music I love. Because if I personally don’t enjoy listening to their music then whatever we create will not be enjoyable too. So we must have a mutual love for each other’s music and great music is borne only out of love.

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ow has the Coke Studio experience been so far?

For me it’s a big platform.

I’m looking at it in terms of the grandness of the show and I believe I’m not the only one who feels this way, even the other artistes working on the show have the same opinion.

We’ve received an opportunity to push our music further and that is a great thing.

How has working with Falz the Bahd Guy been like?

It’s been awesome plus we mix well together because he’s a rapper and I’m a rapper. We have built a good chemistry together that we can continue to work with.

Nigerian music and Bongo music have very different sounds, how have you fused the two together?

Yes, the two do have very different sounds but at the end of the day we are all African. There’s a few sounds that we do share in terms of beats and the like, plus we’re both rappers so it hasn’t been that much of a step away from what we usually both do.

I believe in what we are creating and it’s going to be a good collaboration.

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Sunday’s game at Tottenham will be Pep Guardiola’s toughest test so far as Manchester City manager.

Guardiola has already won the Manchester derby at Old Trafford, but he was up against a new manager in Jose Mourinho who did not know his best United XI at the time.

Tottenham, in contrast, are a settled unit who already know how Mauricio Pochettino wants them to play and are very good at implementing it. When I tipped them to finish second before the season started, that played a big part in my thinking.

Pochettino and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp began the new campaign ahead of most of the other title contenders because their teams already had an identity and could hit the ground running.

Over the summer everyone kept saying to me: ‘Why hasn’t Pochettino made more signings?’ But he didn’t have to.

Six games in, Spurs are unbeaten and in second place behind City after making their best start for 51 years, despite blowing hot and cold at times.

The fact Tottenham are picking up points even when they are not playing well is an ominous sign for their rivals, as is the way they improved after making a much slower start last season, when they eventually finished third.

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Tottenham Hostspurs Argentine winger Erik Lamela vies for the ball against Manchester City’s Willy Caballero is a past Premier League match. The two sides clash again at White Hart lane on Sunday in the Premier league.

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If they beat City, it will be the sort of statement that will convince many people they are contenders again this year. For me, they have already shown that they are.

Because of what I have already seen, I think Tottenham will win at White Hart Lane and also go the distance in the title race.Everyone gets overexcited when new managers come to their

club and what they fail to realise is how long it usually takes to implement their styles.

Klopp said almost exactly that on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football this week, when he was talking about how people were expecting Liverpool to immediately start playing like his old team Borussia Dortmund when he took charge at Anfield almost 12 months ago.

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The reality is that it takes a while to evaluate your squad in order to work out who can play the way you want to and adapt your style to the players you have got.

This is Pochettino’s third full season as Spurs boss and it took him time to make this team his own.

The big shock for me is how quickly Guardiola has made that transition at City.

I tipped them to win the league, but at this stage I thought he would be having similar problems to Mourinho or Antonio Conte at Chelsea, who are both still bedding in.

Guardiola’s 100% winning record in the Premier League is obviously extremely impressive, but there have still been signs that City are vulnerable - and not just in Wednesday’s 3-3 draw at Celtic in the Champions League.

City won at Swansea last weekend, but the Welsh side made it difficult for them and had spells where they were on top. I am expecting the same from Tottenham, but to a greater effect.

City have the highest possession rate - 64% - in the Premier League this season, but I don’t think they will have more of the ball at White Hart Lane - and Tottenham will be dangerous whenever they come forward.

Spurs are better known for having a mean defence than scoring freely. They conceded the fewest goals in the top flight last season and have done the same so far in this one -

but they are not a defensive-minded team.

They have actually had more shots, or chances, than any other top-flight side in 2016-17, just as they did in 2015-16. It is only their shot conversion which has been letting them down.

But Son Heung-min has improved that ratio almost single-handedly in their past three games, while also showing that Tottenham do not just rely on the injured Harry Kane to get them goals.

Other players need to do more of the same but it is an example of how this Spurs side is developing.

One of the reasons Spurs have been so solid recently is the experience Pochettino has at the back. Further forward, the regulars have all been younger players like Kane, Lamela and Alli, who was playing his first top-flight season last year, or Son, who was new to English football.

Together, they are gaining the same sort of maturity that the defence already has. With that will come a better understanding of how clinical they have to be to put themselves in positions where they can control games and win them.

I am confident they will do that on Sunday, and they will definitely get chances.

Defensively, City are by no means the finished article and they also take risks at the back. They are also going to be chasing the ball a lot more than they usually would

do, and it could be an uncomfortable game for their defence.

A large portion of the way Spurs play is about winning the ball high up the pitch, which is a good idea against City anyway.

It means you keep the ball away from striker Sergio Aguero, and if you do that you have a much better chance of beating them.

But if Spurs do press high like they usually do, they will have to be careful because of how City use their goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.

As a player there is nothing worse than when you get that press on and feel it building, then the ball goes back to the opposition goalkeeper and you sprint at him expecting him to launch it - but he actually passes it into midfield.

Pochettino will know that is how City like to play and how they gain control of the tempo of the game.

So it would not surprise me if he makes sure Bravo is properly pressed as well, which means doing it every time Spurs go and hunt for the ball.

It will be all or nothing, but I have the feeling Tottenham will go for it. They look at themselves as title contenders too, and they will be saying: ‘We are at home, we will be on the front foot - and we are not letting you dictate the game.’

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anchester United climbed off the bottom of their Europa League group with an uninspiring win over Ukrainian minnows Zorya Luhansk.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the second-half winner with his first goal in five matches, nodding in substitute Wayne Rooney’s mis-hit shot at the far post. It was United’s first effort on target, despite dominating at Old Trafford.

Zorya offered little threat, although Sergio Romero had to be alert to save Paulinho’s shot just before the winner.

The Red Devils are among the favourites to win Europe’s secondary club competition, but started the evening at the bottom of Group A following a 1-0 defeat at Dutch side Feyenoord in their opening match.

And for more than an hour it looked as though Jose Mourinho’s men would stay there.

Despite hogging over 70% of possession, United were slow and ponderous in the final third as Zorya’s well-drilled defence held firm.

But Zorya, making their debut in the Europa League group stage, were undone inside two minutes of Rooney’s introduction.

United move up to third, level on three points with Feyenoord and one adrift of Turkish leaders Fenerbahce, who travel to Old Trafford on 20 October in the next round of games.

“It was not an easy game. We played well, created chances, but this is a typical game.

We could have done much more though, and I expect much more from the team,” match winner Ibrahimovic said.

Rooney had been expected to be restored to

the United starting XI after being dropped for the Premier League win against Leicester last weekend.

But Mourinho’s plan to recall the England skipper was scuppered by a minor back injury.

The United manager decided that continuity was the policy in his absence, sticking with the attacking quartet - Ibrahimovic, Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata - that started Saturday’s 4-1 win.

However, they offered little spark against a visiting side that finished fourth in the Ukrainian Premier League last season.

Rooney was summoned from the bench with 25 minutes left and inadvertently set up the winner, as the ball struck his knee and bounced up off the ground for Ibrahimovic to head in at the far post.

“Wayne gave us different positions and speed when the opposing team was getting tired,” said Mourinho. Mourinho, who replaced Louis van Gaal in the summer, questioned the character of his United side earlier this month after they suffered three straight defeats against Manchester City, Feyenoord and Watford.

But they have bounced back with three successive wins, beating Zorya after victories against Northampton in the EFL Cup and Leicester in the Premier League.

“One week, three defeats. One week, three victories. But I was not depressed by the defeats and I am not over the moon with three wins,” said the 53-year-old Portuguese.

United host Stoke, who are second bottom and winless, in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Tusker anxious to end 23-year Shield Cup wait Kenyan Premier League leaders Tusker FC hope to banish a 23-year wait to lift the GOtv Shield as they prepare to face second tier side KCB FC in the semifinal tomorrow.

Tusker, the 10-time KPL champions last lifted the domestic cup in 1993, when the team was referred as Kenya Breweries and the tournament known as President’s Cup. They have tried in futility in the years that followed to quench that thirst, but this year, there is a feel-good atmosphere at the Ruaraka based club that their wait for a fourth Gotv Shield title may be over.

Tusker beat Posta Rangers 2-1 in the quarter-final of the Shield on Wednesday, a result that lifts them to the last four.

The semifinals will be played at Nakuru’s Afraha stadium on Saturday in a double header with the other clash pitying Ulinzi Stars and Kariobangi Sharks kicking off afterwards. will be the centre of attention as the

semifinals of the 2016 Shield Tourney kick off this Saturday 1 October with a double header.

“We have the right quality; we have the spirit and the drive to do it. It has been a long time since the team won and most of us were very young at that time but I believe this season we can deliver the title. It will be a great honor for us, the fans and the company,” skipper James Situma said.

He urged his team mates to avoid complacency despite facing a second tier side in the semis and believes the Bankers who were relegated from the Kenyan Premier League last season offer a substantive form of opposition.

“They are a very good team. We have watched some of their matches and to be honest, we don’t expect it to be easy. The same seriousness with which we approached Posta is the same we should have when playing against them. Knock-out games are usually very tricky,” Situma noted.

Tusker are in line for a season double,

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Swansea’s guardian angel will have to work overtime tomorrow for the home team to avoid a mauling by visiting red-hot Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp’s side

currently enjoying top spot on the KPL standings on 48 points, four ahead of second placed Gor Mahia.

Achieving success for both competitions is something Situma knows is possible and he dares dream the side can pull success from both directions.

“We have reached a very crucial stage of the season where each match is delicate. We can win both titles, that I am certain. We just need to take each match at a time, work hard and hope for the best,” the utility player who also won the league and domestic cup in two different occasions with Sofapaka said.

The Brewers hope to wrap up their league campaign before their final match against Gor, to reduce pressure on their shoulders.

Situma hopes they maintain, or increase the four point gap and he concedes if they go into the final match with Gor also having a possibility of winning the title, it will be no walk in the park for MORE ON THIS STORY them.

are in scintillating form and should easily win at the Liberty Stadium against a side that are winless in their last four premier League outings.

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Prediction: Tottenham 2-2 Man City

Guardiola must be wondering what all the fuss is about when it comes to the Premier League, with his side purring in the early weeks of the season. The City squad have attuned themselves brilliantly to the style of football Guardiola demands of his players, coasting to six successive wins in the top flight. But Spurs are

not an easy opposition. Despite their current injury problems, Mauricio Pochettino has shown the depth of his squad can help with an impressive 2-1 win up at Middlesbrough last time out. And with what Celtic did against Guardiola on Wednesday, the feeling is that City are beatable.

Hull vs Chelsea

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Prediction: Stoke win 2-1

Chelsea really need to get back to winning ways as fast as possible if they are to put the humiliating 3-0 defeat at Arsenal last weekend. But there will be no surprise if Antonio Conte’s men are held by Hull. Chelsea seem to have a problem at the back where skipper

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John Terry is desperately missed.

David Luiz and Cahill have not struck that much-needed understanding yet and that is where Kante should help.

Still, expect the Blues to come out tops of this duel.

Man United vs Stoke

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Prediction: Man United 3-0 Stoke

I can’t see anything but a Man United win. Stoke are all over the place from set plays, that used to be a strength for them and now they are letting in goals from set pieces like was the case against Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion. On the other hand,

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United scored three goals against Leicester from set pieces, so that tells you everything. They had to put in a performance against Leicester and they did. They were under pressure and they played well. Goals galore in this one.

Burnley vs Arsenal

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Prediction: Burnley 2-1 Arsenal

This is Arsenal. They were irresistible against Chelsea and Basel but this, on a Sunday afternoon in Burnley, will tell you if they have a chance of winning the Premier League.

Arsenal have always been reluctant

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after big wins like has happened in their two last outings. So they should not surprise you with a loss away to Burnley. The host stunned Liverpool earlier on and are so far the giant killers in the League.

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Prediction: Leicester City 2-2 Southampton Only a point separate these two sides in the Premier League standings. As the defeneidng champions, Leicester need the points more than the Saints.

But coach Claude Puel’s decision to rest captain Jose Fonte, fullback

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Ryan Bertrand, Steven Davies and striker Charlie Austin for their midweek Europa League match away in Israel tells you of his desire to win at the King Power Stadium on Sunday.

Expect a tough and tactical encounter.