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Education CS Fred Matiang’i says 50 African states have been visited as government lobbies STORY ON PAGE 2 for Ms Mohamed’s candidature

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed at a well-wishing luncheon yesterday at a Nairobi hotel ahead of the vote for the African Union chairperson in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia next week. The government has spent more than Sh300 million campaigning for Ms Mohamed.

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Over Sh300 million spent on Amina’s AU bid The government has spent more than Sh300 million in crisscrossing the continent to campaign for Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed’s bid to become the next chairperson of the African Union.

Ms Mohamed, with the backing of President Kenyatta, his deputy William Ruto and the executive, launched her bid for the coveted AU post last year and has since campaigned for support in more than 50 countries across the continent.

Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i who chairs the Cabinet Committee on the candidature of Amb. Mohamed told a press conference in Nairobi today that the government has already visited 50 African states at an estimated cost of Sh300 million.

Dr Matiang’i said the amount was the original budget for the campaign but admitted that it has since been surpassed.

Benin and Guinea-Bissau are the next stops for the government in her campaigns for Ms Mohamed with visitations scheduled for Wednesday this week.

The vote for the next AU chair takes place at the union’s headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia next Monday.

African heads of state and government are expected to converge in Addis Ababa, where they will elect the next AU chairperson.

“We have at this stage visited more than 50 member states of the African

Deputy President William Ruto is welcomed alongside Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed by South African President Jacob Zuma when they visited him at the presidential villa in Pretoria last week to campaign for Ms Mohamed’s AU bid.

Union, some more than once and we await the results of these successful mission next week,” Dr Matiang’i who was accompanied by Foreign Affairs PS Monicah Juma said.

He expressed optimism that his cabinet colleague will capture the seat arguing that they had conducted a clean campaign in line with AU statutes.

“We are confident that we shall capture

this seat as we are on track to success.

We have lobbied as expected,” he added.

President Uhuru Kenyatta together with his Deputy William Ruto have in the recent past been visiting various countries to lobby for Ambassador Mohammed’s backing.

Kenya is believed to be banking on her experience and knowledge to drive the African agenda forward.

Various countries including the East Africa Community (EAC) have thrown their weight behind the candidature of the Foreign Affairs minister on the premise of mutual benefits among the states.

Only last week, the East African Business Council among various civil societies endorsed Amina’s candidature though they do not have a vote in the

elections.

Ms Mohamed will face Agapito Mba Mokuy of Equatorial Guinea, Abdoulaye Bathily of Senegal and Botswana’s Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi in the vote.

The election of members of the AU Commission held in Kigali, Rwanda, in July 2016 was suspended because, after seven rounds of voting, none of the three contenders for the position of chairman obtained the required twothirds majority.

The post became vacant after the expiry of the term of South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who had been at the commission’s helm since 2012. She did not apply for a second term.

Ms Mohamed has been in public service for 29 years and was once Kenya’s ambassador/permanent representative at the Kenyan Mission to the United Nations in Geneva.

The UN secretary-general then appointed her the body’s assistant secretary-general and deputy executive director at the UN Environment Programme (Unep) in Nairobi.

The minister has led Kenya in organising global conferences, including the Global Entrepreneurship Summit addressed

by US President Barack Obama, the World Trade Organisation’s 14th ministerial conference and recently the 14th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) conference, all in Nairobi. @wilson_x254

Doctors strike: Frantic efforts to secure deal as court deadline nears

Doctors demonstrate on the streets of Nairobi at the commencement of their strike last December. Union officials were due to hold further talks with the government to end the stalemate. PHOTO: G. IKUNDA/X NEWS

Talks to end the doctors’ strike were due to resume today in what appeared to be last frantic efforts to strike a deal as a deadline imposed by the court nears.

The two-week deadline issued by the High Court for the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists (KMPDU) Union to finalise talks with the government and call of their strike lapses on Thursday.

The doctors’ union officials risk going to jail for a month if they fail to call off the strike by Thursday.

Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu says he had called the doctors for talks on their contentious Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) as parties seek to reach a deal.

“If we analyse the situation, the best we can do is to negotiate with the doctors despite their stance though they should respect the court’s decision to call off the strike,” he said.

The Health CS however insisted that the

government cannot pay the high salaries they are demanding hence the need to renegotiate the CBA. “What they are asking for is beyond our reach. They should tone down on their demands so that we can move forward.

Kenyans are suffering because of this strike,” he stated.

But KMPDU Chairman Samuel Oroko stated that the seven officials are ready to be jailed over the CBA which they insist must be implemented.

“We are ready to go to jail if that means fighting for the rights of doctors. The government seems not to be serious in the engagements and we will not relent until the CBA is signed,” he said.

On Sunday, the government stated that it has redoubled efforts to ensure access to health services by members of the public as the industrial action by doctors continues.

Among the measures put in place according to the Ministry of Health

include engaging over 2000 faith based facilities to provide delivery and emergency services, as well as monitoring of the over 6,000 public dispensaries, health centres and outpatient departments in public hospitals.

In a statement, the ministry however insists that the contentious 2013 Collective Bargaining Agreement is not registered in court and as a result cannot be implemented.

The government has since offered a 40 percent increment of doctors’ current remuneration but they remain adamant saying the CBA must be honoured, which will see their salary increased by 300 percent.

In the government offer, an intern doctor will earn a minimum of Sh196,989 or a maximum of Sh208,236 per month, while that of the highest paid doctor at Job Group T is supposed to earn Sh472,060 at the lowest level or a maximum of Sh582,980.

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More women serving robbery with violence prison terms than men, new report says

A majority of Kenyans serving robbery with violence prison sentences are women, a new report states. The report by the National Council on Administrative Justice and other stakeholders released today says more women are in prison for robbery with violence contrary to popular belief that men are common perpetrators of the crime. “Surprisingly more women are in prison for robbery with violence and property compared to men,” Executive director of Legal Resource Foundation Janet Munywoki who presented the key findings of the report said. The report also found out that more women at 49 percent are charged with criminal offences as compared to men at 32 percent. Overall, it found the whole criminal justice system largely skewed against the poor with 70 percent of poor people found to have been arrested and charged in court compared to only 30 percent of rich people.

Most of those arrested and charged were illiterate with majority reaching only class three. They committed minor offences like loitering around, lack of business permit and driving while drunk. The report also

found out that the conditions at the prisons are not conducive for detainees as most of the facilities are in a dilapidated state. “A lot of institutions don’t meet the U.N. standards of holding inmates as the conditions are not favarable for special interests groups like people with disability and women,” Munywoki said.

“On the police cells we visited, women and children are held on the hallways while men are incarcerated inside the cells. This is contrary to U.N. requirements,” she said.

The audit was premised on the need to provide exhaustive overview of human rights standards in the criminal justice system measured against the United Nations standard minimum rules on treatment of prisoners. The survey was conducted in May 2015 across 18 counties with 26 police stations sampled.

The report also found out that 68 per cent percent of people are detained in police stations beyond the required time of 72 hours. Over 45 percent of people are arrested over the weekend with offences such as drunk driving, loitering and causing disturbances.

Chief Justice David Maraga who was present during the release of the findings at the Hilton Hotel in Nairobi said he will form a committee to fully implement and address the concerns raised in the report.

“I want to assure you that this report will fully be implemented and I will form a committee to oversee its implementation,” Maraga said. The CJ added that anyone

who come across the report will not fail to be moved by the sad state of affairs in the criminal justice system in the country.

Attorney General Githu Muigai said the report will help the judiciary and his office to improve on the justice system in the country. @sam_x254

Chief Justice David Maraga (right) and Attorney General Githu Muigai (left) during the release of the report at Hilton hotel in Nairobi today.

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Kenyatta: We expect Trump to strengthen ties with Africa President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed optimism that United States President Donald Trump is going to strengthen his country’s relationship with Kenya and the African continent.

The President yesterday said that the country hopes the new administration will have a favourable foreign policy for the continent, as witnessed during President Barack Obama’s 8-year rule.

“We expect a continuation of the very good and solid relation that has existed between Kenya and the United States of America since our independence,” he stated.

“We expect that to continue but as everyone else, we want to see what policy direction the new administration will take towards Africa,” Mr Kenyatta (pictured below) said.

Among the areas of concern according to the President will be largely on security and trade, US being a major financier in the war of terror especially against the Somalia based al-Shabaab militants.

The Kenya Defence Forces are still fighting under AMISOM which has for sometime been financially strained-and can impact negatively to the security of the region, if its activities are slowed down.

During his inauguration, President Trump categorically stated that it will be America first in what signaled an imminent radical change on the country’s foreign policy.

“I hope whatever it is it will be would a continuation of further trying to consolidate and to strengthen the already good partnership in security and development,” President Kenyatta said yesterday morning during a briefing to journalists at Sagana State Lodge, in Nyeri County.

Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on Friday – capping his rather improbable journey to the White House and beginning a four-year term that promises to shake up Washington and the world.

Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh waves to his countrymen as he boards a plane into exile after accepting to quit. An advisor to incoming President Adamna Barrow claims more than one billion shilling is missing from state coffers after Jammeh fled the country.

Gambia billion missing after Yahya Jammeh flies into exil More than $11m (about Sh1.1 billion) is missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has said.

Mai Ahmad Fatty said financial experts were trying to evaluate the exact loss. Luxury cars and other items were seen being loaded on to a Chadian cargo plane on the night Mr Jammeh left the country.

Mr Jammeh flew into exile on Saturday, ending his 22 years in power.

He had refused to accept election results but finally left after mediation by regional leaders and the threat of military intervention.

President Barrow remains in neighbouring Senegal and it is not clear when he will return.

However, West African troops have entered the

Gambian capital, Banjul, on Sunday to prepare for his arrival.

Cheering crowds gathered outside the State House to watch soldiers secure the building.

The Senegalese general leading the joint force from five African nations said they were controlling “strategic points to ensure the safety of the population and facilitate... Mr Barrow’s assumption of his role”.

Mr Fatty told reporters in the Senegalese capital Dakar that The Gambia was in financial distress.

“The coffers are virtually empty,” he said. “It has been confirmed by technicians in the ministry of finance and the Central Bank of the Gambia.”

He said Mr Jammeh had made off with more than $11m in the past two weeks alone. The BBC is unable to independently verify the claims.

Mr Fatty said officials at The Gambia’s main airport had been told not to let any of Mr Jammeh’s belongings leave the country.

Reports said some of the former leader’s goods were in Guinea where Mr Jammeh had stopped on his journey into exile.

Mr Jammeh is reported to now be in Equatorial Guinea, although authorities there have not confirmed it.

The former leader had initially accepted Mr Barrow’s election win on 1 December, but later alleged “irregularities” and called for a fresh vote.

The move was internationally condemned and the UN-backed Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) issued an ultimatum for him to quit or be removed by force.

Mauritius PM Jugnauth to hand over power to son

Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth says he is stepping down to hand power to his son, Pravind.

The 86-year-old first became prime minister in 1982, beginning a third spell as leader in 2014.

In a televised address Mr Jugnauth (pictured) said he was resigning in favour of a “younger and more dynamic leader”.

His son is currently finance minister.

Opposition parties have criticised the move but in practice there is little they can do to stop it.

The younger Jugnauth is head of the

Militant Socialist Movement, the largest party in the governing coalition.

A former prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, warned that the family was turning Mauritius into a “banana republic”.

Mauritius, an Indian Ocean archipelago, is a former British colony.

In his speech, Mr Jugnauth cited the “Westminster tradition”, referring to the transfer of power from David Cameron to Theresa May in the UK without elections, local media reported.

He was due to hand in his resignation today morning.

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RESIDENTIAL NOTE: US President Donald Trump holds up an envelope that was left for him in the Oval Office by his predecessor President Barack Obama during a swearing in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, yesterday. PHOTO: ANDREW HARRER/EPA

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RESIDENTIAL NOTE: Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa gestures during a press briefing at police headquarters in Quezon City, east of the capital Manila today. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is keeping Dela Rosa as the country’s police chief, reports stated, despite calls for Mr Dela Rosa’s resignation. Various sectors want him out following a criminal case wherein a South Korean national was allegedly abducted from his home north of Manila and then killed at police headquarters hours after the abduction on 18 October 2016. Ranking police officers of an anti-illegal drugs unit are being accused of involvement in the crime. PHOTO: ROLEX DELA/EPA

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ILITARY MIGHT: Senegalese soldiers patrol in Gambia’s capital Banjul, yesterday. Life is returning to normal on the streets of Banjul with the departure of ex-president Yahya Jammeh who was over the weekend flown out of the country to exile in Equatorial Guinea. The soldiers are preparing for the safe arrival of President Adama Barrow who is expected to assume his office after being sworn in at The Gambian embassy in Dakar on Thursday.

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ACE FOR FRENCH TOP JOB: Former French Prime Minister and candidate for the left wing party Parti Socialiste (PS) Manuel Valls delivers a speech after the results of the first round of the party primaries in Paris, France, yesterday. According to the latest reports, Valls is placed second with 31.24 percent of votes behind former minister Benoit Hamon who is first with 36.12 percent of votes. The second round between Manuel Valls and Benoit Hamon will be held on 29 January 2017.

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Tea export earnings fall by Sh4.5bn as local farmers brace for tough year

Tea export earnings dropped by Sh4.5 billion in 2016 from Sh125.5 billion recorded in 2015 to Sh120.6 billion, an analysis dubbed the 2016 tea industry performance report reveals.

During the period under review, Kenya exported 480.3 million kilograms, 36.8 million kilograms higher than what the country exported in 2015.

According to the report, the increase in exports significantly reduced the price of tea leading to a drop in overall earnings of tea in the year 2016.

The report, which was released earlier today, indicates that tea earnings fell despite a favourable exchange rate to the US dollar, which stood at Sh101.24 against Sh98.59 during the previous year.

“Owing to increased supply, Kenya tea auction prices declined significantly from an average of $2.98 per Kg recorded in 2015 to $2.36. Tea from other producers in the region also experienced a significant reduction in auction prices, with most of them recording below an average of $2 per kg,’’ read the report in part.

“Globally, continued pressure of the US dollar against the respective local currencies also affected consumer purchasing power in most markets,” the report noted.

Chairman of the AFA Interim Management committee Mr Raphael Lekolol during the launch of the 2016 tea performance report today. Photo:Gitobu/XNews The report further projects a significant drop in tea production in the first quarter of 2017 attributing the drop to the drought the country experienced in final quarter of 2016.

“Owing to depressed rainfall conditions experienced during the 2016 October/

December short rains and the effects of the current drought situation in the country, tea production volumes for first quarter of 2017 are expected to drop significantly compared to the same period of 2016,” noted the report.

Consequently, total production for 2017

is expected to drop to about 416 million kilograms representing a 12 per cent decrease from 2016.

Speaking during the official launch of the report, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, Willy Bett said his Ministry is in talks with the County Government to form the National Small-holder Tea Growers Association (NSTGA), a move he said will strengthen small holder farmers’ role in the sub-sector.

“This Association will be a national outfit for mobilizing and empowering tea farmers to actively participate in the management of the sub-sector. Meetings will be called to sensitize and incorporate stakeholder views on the operations of the association,” said Bett.

Kenya’s tea sector is the country’s leading foreign exchange earner, accounting for 25 per cent of the nation’s total foreign exchange earnings. It accounts for about 7 per cent of Kenya’s GDP. In 2015, the industry earned the country a total of Sh140 billion out of which, Sh125 billion was from exports while only Sh15 came from local sales.

The Industry supports the livelihoods of over 5 million Kenyans engaged in production, processing and trade value chains in 15 tea growing Counties.

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Internet subscriptions down by 1.2 million Kenya’s total number of internet subscribers has declined by 1.2 million users in the third quarter of 2016 (Q3) as compared to Q2 of the same year, a new report from the Communications Authority (CA) has revealed.

“The total number of data/Internet subscriptions declined from 26.8 million in the last quarter to 25.6 million in the quarter under review representing a drop of 4.5 per cent,” the Authority said in its latest report.

The drop is attributed to the alignment

by Telkom Kenya Limited to the regulatory reporting requirement with respect to active subscribers.

However when compared to the same period the previous year, the number of data subscriptions has grown by 18.5 per cent.

Mobile data subscriptions declined by 4.6 per cent to record 25.5 million subscriptions. On the other hand, terrestrial wireless and fibre optic subscriptions grew by 17.7 and 20.7 per cent to register 15,835 and 33,269 subscriptions respectively.

The estimated number of Internet users during the quarter slightly increased by 2,071 to post 37.7 million users.

Consequently, Internet penetration remained unchanged at 85.3 per cent.

During the period under review, the number of broadband subscriptions increased by 10.2 per cent to reach 11.9 million up from 10.8 million subscriptions registered in the previous quarter.

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BuSINESS DIARY Government vows to create one ‘How to Succeed in the Service Industry’ talk at the Kumon Centre

PassionBiz Academy will on Thursday, January 26, 2017, host a free talk event titled ‘How to Succeed in the Service Industry’ from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM. The session, to be held at Kasuku Center (at the Kumon Centre on the 1st floor) along Migori Road, Nairobi, is specially designed for service providers especially if those that are working, running or starting a business.

The talk will be led by PassionBiz Academy Founder, Mr. James Karundu.

Entrepreneurship workshop at the Strathmore Business School

The Strathmore Institute for Small Business Initiatives (ISBI) will on Friday, January 27, host an entrepreneurship training workshop titled ‘Builsing a Business that Outlasts Tomorrow’.

The affair will be held from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Strathmore Business School along Ole Sangale Road in Nairobi. The Institute for Small Business Initiatives (ISBI) was founded by Strathmore Educational Trust (SET) and an Austrian NGO, ICEP with the goal to promote business and financial literacy among Small Enterprises. The group facilitates graduation of small businesses to higher levels of scale enterprises through teaching, training, individual mentoring and personalized consulting or coaching. It offers comprehensive and innovative programmes for entrepreneurs who wish to expand their business.

million digital jobs for youth in 2017 The government has started a digital skills training programme seeking to provide over one million young Kenyans with employment over the next year in a bid to tackle the country’s acute youth unemployment problem.

ICT Cabinet Secretary, Joe Mucheru says the drive, dubbed the one million digital jobs initiative, aims at boosting job opportunities using a partly government-funded programme called Ajira.

“Companies are actually putting work online because it is cheaper, it is efficient and it is better for them,” Mucheru said in a recent address.

The move comes at a time when Kenya has the highest rate of youth joblessness in East Africa, with 17 per cent of all young people eligible for work, according to a World bank report.

Recent data reveals that approximately 40,000 people have secured jobs online, ranging from transcription services to software development on sites like Amazon’s MTURK and the Kenyan-owned KuHustle platform.

According to the regulator, Kenya’s Internet penetration rate stands at about 85.3 per cent compared with 28.7 per cent for the continent as a whole. However, statistics from the Communications Authority reveal that more than 2.6 million Kenyans do not have access to basic mobile telephone services.

A delegate use the internet on the opening day of the Connect Africa Summit in Kigali. Governments, along with industry, development banks and international organizations gathered in Kigali at a past event to mobilize the human, financial and technical resources required to expand the development of ICT infrastructure and ensure it is used effectively in pursuit of the development goals for Africa.

EPA/ANDREW MCGREGOR Experts say for the programme to succeed and create employment opportunities, the government has to expand IT skills, improve the reliability of electricity supplies, lower the cost of Internet access and boost IT training in the education system.

“When you give young people Internet connectivity and you give them gadgets, they

get creative and they start finding things,” said Sam Gichuru, Co-founder of KuHustle.

The government initiative mirrors one started

by Google, which has trained half a million young Africans with digital skills and aims to create 1 million web-based jobs in the near future.

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Dolphin group seeks Sh10m to help persons with disabilities MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2017

The Dolphin Special Programme, a humanitarian aid organisation is seeking to raise Sh10 million by the end of 2017 to support people living with disabilities.

The organisation has already received over Sh 100,000 from Water Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa who has also pledged another Sh 500, 000 towards the programme.

The cash call comes at a time when there may be as many as 3 million people living with disability in Kenya, according to data from the International Labour Organisation.

Kenya’s 2003 Persons with Disabilities Act requires both public and private firms to reserve 5 per cent of their jobs for disabled employees.

Speaking to the X News Business Desk, Dolphin Special Programme Director Peter Selenyi urged the government to work closely with private organizations to ensure the success of the programme.

“The government alone will never reach out to each and every person living with disabilities to support them. That is why we came up with this initiative to supplement government’s efforts in helping the vulnerable with basic sources of income including job creation, financial support, food materials among others,” said Mr. Selenyi.

He urged the government through the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) to come and give the programme a helping hand at this time when the number of vulnerable people seeking help has superseded the programme’s operational funds.

“Off course we also need financial support from the government. This programme needs over Sh10 million

Dolphin Special Programme Director Peter Selenyi at a past event.

this year alone to ensure almost all people living with disabilities in Kenya are reached, yet we currently have less than half a million. I am urging relevant ministries to come on board and support our programme,” he said.

Data from the programme shows that over 350 persons with disabilities have directly benefited with 1,000 more to be reached in the course of the year should the programme get financial support on time.

Selenyi confirmed that the programme further seeks to help persons with

disabilities secure government tenders as well as supporting those vying for various elective posts in the forthcoming polls.

“Through this programme, we will be supporting those persons with disabilities seeking various electoral seats in the forthcoming election. The programme has committed financial support to Polycarp Mboya, who will be vying for Member of County Assembly in Starehe,” he said.

Everlyne Semo, a beneficiary of the programme says he was given financial support to start her own business.

Another major challenge the programme is facing according to Mr. Selenyi is the fact that Kenyans have not registered with relevant institutions to show that they are persons with disabilities. He said this has seen foreigners come into the country, register and benefit from the initiative while “our own lack support.”

Selenyi noted that Dolphin Special Programme received a major boost from Nairobi County Women Representative, Rachael Shebesh who donated food and wheel chairs among other resources to the organisation. @enock_x254

Wrigleys East Africa to champion oral health agenda at 2017 Nairobi Restaurant Week Wrigley Company East Africa, the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of gum, has partnered with EatOut, for the second time in a row to enlighten the public about oral care practices on-the-go to be showcased at the Nairobi Restaurant Week (NRW).

NRW is a celebration of the city’s culinary scene which brings together over 60 sit-down restaurants across the city offering food and service for 10 days. Several companies have come on board this year to support the initiative

by Kenya’s largest online restaurant guide and booking engine, among them, the Wrigley Company through its East Africa subsidiary.

“We are essentially seeking to create healthy habits and reaching consumers through our oral care brand; Orbit. Through our Eat Drink Chew campaign, we believe that our

partnership with EatOut will go a long way in educating consumers on the benefits of chewing sugar free gum

such as its ability to wash away food debris and demineralize tooth enamel to help strengthen teeth,” said Wrigley

Chefs plating the food for the launch

East Africa Corporate Affairs Head Wanja Mwangi.

Wrigley has been championing the oral health agenda in Kenya, having commissioned and released the first ever national oral health survey through the Ministry of Health and The University of Nairobi in 2015.

They have also been advocating for the inclusion of oral health into the school curriculum during this reform period.

The company partners with dental professionals, supports scientific research and collaborates with governments, organizations and corporate partners to make a difference to oral health worldwide.

In major cities around the world, Restaurant Week has been a proven tradition and has registered success in the country as well. @kevin_x254

Cytonn opens 3 offices in quest to dominate Nairobi real estate space Leading real estate developer, Cytonn has opened an office at The Alma, a comprehensive lifestyle development project in Ruaka, alongside offices in Fedha Plaza (Westlands) and a site office in Karen. Strategically located in the heart of the fast-growing town of Ruaka, The Alma is a comprehensive lifestyle development encompassing 408 modern apartments with impeccable finishing, a commercial and retail facility to provide basic necessities to the residents, a lifestyle clubhouse for residents, high levels of security, a borehole, an elevated playground for children and ample parking.

The office opening is part of an expansion strategy by Cytonn Investments, which brings the total number of offices in Nairobi to five, alongside a diaspora office in the D.C. Metro Area in the United States. In the past one-year, Cytonn has opened offices at the Chancery (Valley Road), Fedha (Westlands), Karen Site Sales Office and Ruaka Site Sales Office, along with the head office at Liaison House, State House Avenue.

Real estate continues to be one of the best returning asset class in the country and Cytonn says this particular development, The Alma, targets a capital appreciation of over 22 per cent per annum during development period, which is estimated to be two and a half years. The development comprises 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments on a 4.2-acre parcel of land. The Alma is located on the main Limuru Road, 100 meters from the junction of the northern bypass, and enjoys close proximity to major retail and commercial facilities such as Two Rivers Mall, Village Market, and the Rosslyn Riviera Mall.

“Our deal pipeline serves the various segments of the market ranging from the high end, such as the Amara Ridge in Karen, which is 100 per cent sold threemonths to completion, to the middle to lower-middle income such as The Alma, which will offer a comprehensive lifestyle and a secure community to future families,” said Cytonn’s Chief Investment Officer, Elizabeth Nkukuu, CFA, at the office opening ceremony.

The opening of the office at The Alma was graced by Kiambu County Deputy Governor, His Excellency Hon. Gerald Gakuha Githinji, as the Chief Guest.

“In addition to creating safe neighbourhoods, these developments are also creating jobs, growing the economy and raising the standards of living in the country. The Alma has created over 350 jobs, mainly for residents of Kiambu County, and we thank the Deputy Governor and the Kiambu County Government, led by His Excellency Governor Kabogo, for supporting such initiatives,” added Elizabeth.

Nkukuu also noted that Cytonn Real Estate is set to partner with the Kiambu County Government to train artisans within the Kiambu County in a bid to improve their skillset to suit the current market needs, and further grow the County. @kevin_x254

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Sanlam Kenya to train business partners on marine cargo insurance MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2017

Local non-bank financial services provider Sanlam Kenya Plc has embarked on a training programme to raise the technical awareness for its marine cargo insurance business partners in Mombasa.

The training programme for more than 100 business partners, follows the recent commencement of local underwriting for maritime cargo destined to and from Kenya.

The training events are part of Sanlam Kenya’s drive to empower marine value chain players with technical skills on marine cargo insurance and is aimed at ensuring that the government directive is implemented successfully.

Speaking in Mombasa, Sanlam General Insurance CEO, Mr. George Kuria, said the training programmes will be delivered to all Sanlam General Insurance business partners seeking marine cargo insurance services, to enable them flawlessly self-manage the underwriting process.

Sanlam Kenya is actively seeking the Sh20 billion Marine Cargo insurance market by providing what the company has termed as excellent service in the marine cargo insurance space.

The new Sanlam Kenya Marine Insurance policy covering a broad range of maritime cargo risks will be delivered from a dedicated web based portal.

The portal allows importers the added convenience of transacting from the comfort of their offices.

“In conjunction with Santam Marine, the largest marine insurer in Africa, at Sanlam Kenya we are very well placed to insure a wide range of marine risks through Sanlam General Insurance, our general insurance subsidiary,” Kuria said. “Our expertise

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East African Portland Cement Limited

East African Portland Cement Co. Ltd was the week’s top gainer for a second consecutive week after edging upwards by 10.6 per cent.

The share price was up to Sh26.00 from the previous week’s close of Sh23.50. The counter only traded 3,100 shares during the week. Yearto-date, its share price has gained 10.6 per cent.

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Liberty Kenya Holdings Ltd

Liberty Kenya Holdings Ltd was the week’s top laggard after declining by 9.3 per cent over the course of the week’s trading.

The share price closed at Sh12.20 from their previous closing price of Sh13.45. With the exception of Kenya-Re, all insurance stocks declined during the week. Year-todate, its share price has shed 7.2 per cent.

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in this unique field provides us with a meticulous understanding of marine and contemporary port operating risks.

From ship, cargo damage, container terminal and maritime construction risks, to natural catastrophes and piracy, all these risks are covered.”

During the training session held at the Royal Court Hotel in Mombasa, the Sanlam business partners were

taken through Sanlam Kenya’s Marine insurance portal which will enable them to offer services to their clients on a real-time basis from the comfort of their offices.

To facilitate stakeholder proficiency, Sanlam Kenya has undertaken to roll out training modules for its business partners such as Clearing and Forwarding agents and Insurance

brokers to enable them navigate through the online underwriting portal.

Sanlam Kenya, Kuria explained is well placed to underwrite maritime risks courtesy of its association with the Sanlam Group- leading Pan African financial services firm.

Through its general insurance subsidiary- Sanlam General Insurance-

the firm has tapped on Sanlam Group’s century old technical and financial muscle to deliver a superior marine insurance cover for its clients.

The firm, Kuria added is well-equipped and up to the technical task of carrying marine cargo insurance including fuel oil, bulk grains and motor vehicles among others. @Dennis_x254

MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2017

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TO BE HONEST SOME OF THE CONTENT I WRITE IS PERSONAL, JUST A LITTLE EXAGGERATED. ell us about yourself I’m a singer and songwriter, I’m also a lawyer.

I don’t like locking myself into any category musically. I just do soul music, relatable and ‘feeling’ music. So if I could classify it somewhere it would be reggae-soul, RnB-soul, Neo-soul; pretty much everything soul.

How did you get your start in the industry?

I started when I was really young, I think 13. But I’ve been singing since I was 6 years old. My mom used to be in the ‘Muungano’ choir and I grew up

seeing her perform. So eventually even I started singing in choirs. When I got a little older, around 16 I decided to get a little more serious with the music and here we are.

What is the message of your music?

I’m naturally a really deep writer so my message tends to handle issues in the same way. If you look up my videos on YouTube you might ask ‘are you sure these songs were written by a teenager?’ I get that a lot. So I talk about what I’m feeling, using love as a medium because I feel like that’s what

The fittingly tunefully named Mumala Maloba deserves her dues.

The singer/ songwriter is as sharp as her voice is powerful. She took a seat with XACCESS on her journey straight to the top of the charts and this is what she had to say.

many people relate to. My latest single ‘Lose Myself ’ is really talking about the fastpaced life of the 21st century.

know about. But it’s just dayto-day life, my surroundings, my friends and the things that people go through.Are there any artistes that you would love so it just talks about losing to work with? yourself along the way.

Who inspires you? my list, when I feature rappers Musically I’d say Chrisette in my songs I look for people Michele, K. Michelle- I love, who have the same ear as I do, love, love her music, I also when we share what we want listen to a lot of Jill Scott, to do it’s easier to make music.

Ledisi. In the Kenyan industry Rabbit and Xtatic are also really I’d say June Gachui, Atemi, good.

Sage and Sara Mitaru.

Do you ever listen to your own Where do you get inspiration music on your playlists?

To be honest some of the content I write is personal, just a little exaggerated. When you are telling a story you might have to embellish it here and there. As a songwriter it’s easy to write things that you already

Mumala Maloba Soulful Stirrings

Some, not all of it. It’s like when you cook food and you are in the kitchen too long then when it’s time to eat you have no appetite, that’s the exact feeling.

Which stage would you love to perform at?

I like live shows because those are the ones I usually do, so Koroga and Safaricom Jazz Festival.

What are the major challenges you’ve faced trying to come up in the industry?

I was once told I should sing in Kiswahili because I’m K e n y a n .

I love my country but if I tried singing in Swahili I would be lying to myself & be giving a wrong representation of who I am. So it’s not that I’m trying to be ‘bougie’ or Westernised it’s just what comes to me easiest. I think Kenyans need to be more open minded and realise that people come Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I can’t even answer that question.

I try to be a well-rounded a mother and someone’s wife.

I’d still want to be doing music, whether it’s me on the stage or song writing. Plus I’d want to be in the corporate world. So in 10 years I’d just want to be happy.

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African comedy queen of the moment Anne Kansiime has rubbished claims that she was inappropriately dressed in a photo she shared with her fans on social media on the weekend. The comedy queen flaunted her attractive thighs in a skimpy outfit and affirmed that she was appropriately dressed for the weather. Anne looked sizzling in the ‘pom-pom’ shorts, however, some social media users went ahead to criticize her for being “too sexy” on social media.

They say she is dressed inappropriately.

In a swift rejoinder, the comedian known for not lacking a comeback defended herself saying ‘its summer in East Africa, let your bodies breathe, lest you get cooked by the hot sun.’ Indecent dressing in Uganda among women is considered disrespectful and a contradiction of the moral values of the entire community.

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BEACHLIFE NY 17 RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR IN STYLE

Fans wilding out during the Beach life NY 17 party with Cîro.

Camille from CHOCHOTE Marketing enjoying a Cîroc Cocktail.

Nairobi diaries goes awry in final episode

Reality TV is catching on fast in Kenya and who better to fuel stars in the reality TV show dubbed Nairobi Diaries which airs on a local TV channel pulled a ‘presidential’ stunt when he almost stripped naked on live national TV. In response to his girlfriend Yola who had claimed that Prezzo was constantly cheating on her, the rapper simply got up from his seat and started unzipping his comedian Dr. Ofweneke is seen in the video that has now gone viral trying to cover Prezzo using a table.

Well, it may have been the diaries but it sure caught the attention of fans and foes alike.

Malia to intern with Weinstein

Midnight Fireworks at the Cîroc VIP4.

Revelers at the Beachlife party presented by 6am and Cîroc Vodka.

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18-year-old Malia Obama is reportedly going to begin interning in

job added to the teen’s resume. In 2015, Malia worked as an intern on Lena Dunham’s HBO series Girls and then worked as a production assistant in Los Angeles set of Halle Berry’s CBS drama series Extant. It’s unclear which department Malia will work in, but a source says it may be in marketing or development.

Although gaining professional experience is a great way to spend a gap year, sources have daughter spent some of her year

Dj John and Dj Hypnotiq getting ready to rock the Hip Hop Stage.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2017

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2017

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The 2017 People’s Choice Awards took place late last week but before awarding of the coveted trophies, there was a bigger matter to be attended to: the red carpet arrivals. Those in attendance seemed to be in a pact of bringing their A-game to this first large scale award show of the 2017 calendar to set the tone for this year’s style trends.

Here are some of our favorite lookers from the event:

While we anticipated Femi One to only release the hardest of bars in the wake of ‘Pilau Njeri’ apparently that is not to be. ‘Tippy Toe’ is not necessarily a song about anything, it’s a club song, it’s a pre-game song, and it’ll hit for about three weeks and be on its way. Produced by Jack on the Beat and directed by Johnson Kyalo, It’s a fun tune, no doubt about that and this collaboration between Femi One and Kristoff should make sense but it feels a tad empty.

MALKIA

AY FT NYASHINSKI

There’s a lot of conflicting feelings that ‘More and More’ rouse. It’s not a sub-par song by any measure, it’s actually quite catchy, but you get the feeling that the song could be a lot better than it is. The beat is great, produced by Beatz Studios & Hermy B at B’Hitz and that might be this song’s saving grace. Lyrically speaking, it’s not the best content that either of the artistes attached to this tune have done, we are waiting on the video still.

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Kenya’s second Chocolate City signee Qritiqal finally releases the visuals to his surprising hit ‘Malkia’. The audio is still as smooth as ever, the video is minimalist but it works, the girl in the song, after all is, “not a hoodrat girl.” Seeing as this is the first release from the artiste we can only imagine what else is in store for the year.

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Barca win at Eibar to keep pressure on Real MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2017

Defending champions Barcelona maintained the pressure on Spanish title rivals Real Madrid and Sevilla with a routine win at mid-table Eibar.

Substitute Denis Suarez, who replaced the injured Sergio Busquets, opened the scoring with a crisp 20-yard drive.

Barca increased the tempo after the break, doubling their lead when Lionel Messi cushioned in Luis Suarez’s pass.

Luis Suarez robbed defender Florian Lejeune to drill in clinically before Neymar converted an injury-time cross.

Victory moved third-placed Barca two points behind leaders Madrid, and a point adrift of Sevilla, at the halfway stage of the Spanish season.

Madrid - who edged past Malaga at the Bernabeu on Saturday - still have a game in hand on their nearest rivals though, after missing a league game in December when they took part in the Club World Cup. While Barcelona coach Luis Enrique will be pleased with his team’s professionalism in seeing off ninthplaced Eibar, he was less than happy at seeing holding midfielder Sergio Busquets taken off on a stretcher inside the opening 10 minutes.

The Spain international, 28, fell to the

crowds of fewer than 6,000 and generate a fraction of Barcelona’s vast income, are one of Spanish football’s remarkable success stories.

They reached the top flight for the first time in 2014, but their promotion was only ratified after they raised 1.7m euros (£1.35m) to meet the league’s demands over the amount of working capital generated by a club.

Eibar narrowly avoided relegation in their debut season, going on to finish a credible 14th last year, and are aiming for an even higher final placing this time.

However, their miserable record continued against Barca as they were condemned to another heavy defeat by the 24-time Spanish champions.

Both teams resume action in midweek in the Copa del Rey where holders Barcelona host Real Sociedad on FC Barcelona’s midfielder Sergio Busquets is carried off on a stretcher after being injured during their Spanish Primera Division match against Eibar at the Ipurua stadium in Eibar, last night. Barcelona won the match 4-0.

PHOTO: JUAN HERRERO/EPA Thursday with a 1-0 lead in their twolegged quarter-final. Eibar, playing ground instantly when an over-the- Barca later confirmed Busquets had of another key member of his midfield in their first quarter-final, will try ball challenge caught him on the right sprained an ankle ligament and trio. to overturn a 3-0 deficit at home to ankle. would have more tests on Monday to “We leave here with one piece of Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.

He received treatment on the field determine the severity of the injury. bad news which is Busquets’s injury In the other two ties, Real Madrid trail before being lifted on to a stretcher by Enrique, who is already without although it’s not as serious as we 2-1 as they visit Celta Vigo and Alaves medical staff and carried off down the skipper Andres Iniesta through injury, thought,” he said. start with a 2-0 lead at home to second tunnel. appeared to be positive about the loss Eibar, a tiny Basque club who attract division Alcorcon.

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12 players axed from AllStars team for Hull City friendly tie MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2017

Arsenal boss Wenger sorry after clash with with match official

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he “regrets everything” after he followed his dismissal by pushing fourth official Anthony Taylor during yesterday’s dramatic victory over Burnley.

Wenger was sent off for reacting angrily to a 93rd-minute penalty given to Burnley, who trailed 1-0.

Andre Gray converted to equalise but Alexis Sanchez then scored another penalty to give Arsenal a 2-1 win.

“I should have shut up - I apologise for not having done that,” said Wenger.

“It was nothing malicious. I should have kept my control, even if it was in a hectic time.”

Wenger could face action from the Football Association over the incident.

The Frenchman was sent to the stands by referee Jon Moss but stood at the tunnel entrance as he tried to watch the remaining few minutes.

Taylor appeared to tell Wenger to go down the tunnel but he refused to move.

“Look, it was nothing bad,” added Wenger.

“I said something that you hear every day in football. Overall, nine times out of 10, you are not sent to the stand for that.

“If I am, I am, and I should have shut up completely. I was quite calm for the whole game, more than usual.”

Twelve players have been axed from the SportPesa AllStars training camp that opened last Monday after visiting Hull City coaches trimmed the team following six days of rigorous training and assessments.

The AllStars squad which initially comprised of 47 players drawn from the SportPesa Premier League teams will be trimmed further, to a team of 18 players who will travel to the UK for a historic friendly match against English Premier League side Hull City on February 27.

The final team is set to be announced this Saturday in Nairobi.

Those dropped from the AllStars team include; Kakamega Homeboyz duo of midfielder Ali Bai and defender Charles Momanyi, Posta players Calvin Odongo (midfielder) and Georson Likono (striker), Chemelil’s Edwin Omondi, AFC Leopard’s Gabriel Andika, Paul Odhiambo of Sofapaka, Ulinzi’s Rodgers Omondi and Michael Otieno; Dennis Monda (Muhoroni) and Brian Marita and Estone Esiye from Western Stima.

“The selection process was based

The AllStars team squad poses for a photo at the Kasarani Training Complex last week. Twelve players have been dropped as the team gets trimmed.

on what we have seen over the week and in November when I was here before,” said Terry Boyle, a professional development phase coach at Hull City.

He added that the cutting process was difficult due to the friendships and bonds created during the week between the players and the coaches.

He was assisted in taking charge of the training and selection by Hull City legend Dean Windas who scored 77 goals for the club.

Joining the remaining players in the second week of training will be their colleagues Daniel O’Keefe and Richard O’Donnell.

“I have enjoyed what we have been

doing together and I believe from here it will not be the last time for players who have been dropped,” said team manager Neville Pudo.

Stanley Okumbi, national team coach who joined the camp on Friday will reinforce coaching of the Kenyan side.

Addressing the players during the team selection on Saturday, Windass who had never visited Kenya before this project said he was pleasantly surprised by the level of talent and skill exhibited by local players during the training sessions.

SportPesa’s CEO Ronald Karauri thanked the players for taking part in the AllStars project assuring them that they will get more chances to exhibit and polish their skills through the company’s various football development initiatives with its EPL partners.

“The training was good both for those who made it to the list and those who didn’t. Even as they leave the camp, as a player I can tell you they have left with a lot of knowledge,” said Muhoroni player Sammy Ndung’u.

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Three consecutive draws in group matches condemn The Panthers to an early exit as Burkina Faso beat debutants GuineaBissau to top table

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abon became only the fourth hosts to exit the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage after a 0-0 draw with Cameroon, who reach the quarterfinals.

Star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (pictured below) missed a great chance for Gabon early on when he bundled the ball wide from two yards.

His team-mate Denis Bouanga brought saves from Fabrice Ondoa as Gabon poured forward in the early stages.

Bouanga was denied a last-gasp winner, that would have put Gabon through, when his shot crashed back off the post.

The rebound sat up perfectly for Didier N’Dong but his shot was pushed over the bar brilliantly by Cameroon goalkeeper Ondoa as he was picking himself up the floor.

Gabon went into the game knowing they had to win to guarantee their qualification from Group A but they go out of the competition after managing only draws from their three group matches.

Burkina Faso are the other quarterfinalists from the group after they beat debutants Guinea-Bissau 2-0, a result which put them top of the table above Cameroon by goal difference.

Borussia Dortmund star Aubameyang, one of the most prolific strikers in world football, will now have another painful memory from the Nations Cup to add to his crucial penalty miss in 2012 that cost his side a place in the semi-finals. He will replay over and over the moment in this match when he somehow got his feet tangled and put the ball wide of

Battling Gabon bundled out a gaping goal when trying to convert Bouanga’s low cross to the back post.

After their fast start did not bring a goal, Gabon’s belief and confidence drained.

They lacked the guile and creativity to break Cameroon down and they created virtually nothing until that late drama.

The Indomitable Lions were little better in what was a poor match and were unable to put Gabon out of their misery earlier, coming closest through an Ambroise Oyongo shot that clipped the post and a first-half header from Adolphe Teikeu that went narrowly wide. But while Cameroon have a chance to improve, G a b o n must face up to their poor performances.

In the other Group A match that was played

concurrently in Franceville, Burkina Faso easily saw off debutants GuineaBissau with a comfortable win.

A defensive mix up gifted Paulo Duarte’s side the lead, as defender Rudinilson Silva headed past onrushing goalkeeper Jonas Mendes and into his own net.

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Ajax forward Bertrand Traore doubled the advantage with a composed left-footed finish after the break.

Guinea-Bissau looked the more likely to open the scoring, before handing Burkina Faso the lead.

Rudinilson’s header looked to have crossed the line, but Prejuce Nakoulma thumped in to make sure after Guinea-Bissau attempted to scramble it away.

The dangerous Piqueti went closest to levelling, but Burkina Faso keeper Koffi Kouakou was able to push the winger’s low strike wide of the far post.

Juary Soares could have equalised in the second half when a corner found the Guinea-Bissau defender unmarked at in the six-yard box, but Abdou Traore threw himself in front of the goalbound shot.

Burkina Faso immediately went down to the other end to increase their lead, with Nakoulma setting up Traore, on loan at Ajax from Chelsea, to slide a finish beyond Mendes.

Lloyd Palun of Gabon (right) and Edgar Salli of Cameroon (left) challenge for the ball during their final Group A match at the 2017 African Cup of Nations at the Libreville Stadium in Gabon last night.

The match ended 0-0.

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