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GOVERNOR RUTO ISSUES CONDITIONS ON JOINING NASA BOMET COUNTY CHIEF AND CHAMA CHA MASHINANI PARTY LEADERS SAYS HE IS WILLING TO WORK WITH THE OPPOSITION BUT ONLY IF HE IS ASSURED OF MORE ALLOCATION TO THE DEVOLVED GOVERNMENTS

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IEBC seeks to register six million new voters

The electoral agency’s chief executive says 7,793 BVR kits have been availed while a total of 15,000 officials deployed to ensure target is achieved STROY ON PAGE 2

IEBC chief executive Ezra Chiloba

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Parents and civil society groups continue to raise concerns over schools that have not adhered to the government policy on fee guidelines even as new students began reporting today.

Students who sat last year’s

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) began joining Form 1 across various secondary schools today.

But their parents are concerned some school heads have not lowered their fees to the Sh53,000 per year as was directed by the ministry of Education.

Elimu Yetu Coalition National Coordinator Janet Ouko has told X news that they have continued to receive complaints from concerned parents who are in possession of fee structures that demand hefty amounts way up from the set guidelines.

Ouko revealed that some

institutions that have additional levies that are not reflected on fees structures and are still pushing unsuspecting parents to pay.

“I can confirm that our Toll free line is busy with parents raising concerns about hiked figures in the fees structures.

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IEBC targets up to 6 million new voters in mass registration drive MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is seeking to enlist six million more voters in the mass registration exercise set to begin next week.

A month-long Mass Voter Registration (MVR) is scheduled to starts on January 16, 2017 and run up to February 15, 2017 during which the electoral body targets to register the new voters.

The Commission’s chief Executive Ezra Chiloba told reporters today that they are targeting between four and six million new voters to be enlisted during the exercise.

“We want to register as more Kenyans as possible to participate in this year’s general elections and our target in this coming Mass Voter Registration is six million,” Chiloba said at the Nairobi Safari Club today.

The planned voter enlisting exercise is the last registration of potential voters ahead of the general elections slated for August 8.

Chiloba revealed that so far 15.9 voters have been registered while a total of nine million people have the National Identity cards (IDs) but have not yet been enlisted as voters.

“There are nine million people with IDs who have not registered,” he said.

The commission only managed to register 1.5M voters in the last such exercise last year and the CEO has cited inadequate resources and lack of awareness among Kenyans for the low turn-out of those registering.

There were also few Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits hence most centres were forced to share the few available.

This year, Chiloba said 7,793 BVR kits have been availed with a total of 15,000 officials deployed to ensure that the target is achieved.

“We will also engage with various stakeholders to help us reach as many people as possible to ensure they

The woman who had moved to court seeking to stop the burial of former Nominated MP Mark Too in a paternity dispute will not attend his burial together with her son after she collapsed today morning at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.

Fatuma Ramadhan Hassan was rushed to the Guru Nanak hospital where her Lawyer Danstan Omari said she had regained consciousness and was in a stable condition.

“We were supposed to fly to Eldoret for the final send-off. We did arrive with my client at the airport; as we were waiting for the flight, she fainted and the doctors had to be summoned,” the lawyer told Capital FM News at the hospital.

“We shall not be going for the funeral because it is proper to be with the patient until the doctors clear her.”

Fatuma, who was in the company of her son at the hospital, withdrew her case on Friday after talks with the family.

Too’s body was flown to his Kapseret home in the outskirts of Eldoret Sunday ahead of MORE ON THIS STORY the burial today.

Voters line up for registration during the last exercise condcuted by the Electoral body last year.

come out and register,” Chiloba said.

Those who want to transfer from one voting station to another must go to the constituency office and not ward, he said. During the last voter registration, the CEO said about 700,000 people applied for transfer of voting stations.

Chiloba said all centres and names of registration officers will be gazetted

by Friday this week.

The new voter registration comes amid sharp political differences between the Jubilee coalition and the opposition over the use of manual back up system during elections.

The two coalitions flexed their muscles in both in the National Assembly and the senate over the Electoral (Amendment) Laws with the Jubilee coalition carrying the day

on both occasions.

The Law now awaits Presidential assent before it comes to operation.

Following the events at both the senate and the National Assembly, the opposition has now called for a meeting of all its aspirants on Wednesday this week at Bomas of Kenya to chat a way forward.

The opposition is likely to call for mass action which they had earlier suspended to give senate a chance to deliberate on the matter.

The Electoral commission had also been rocked with controversy following the award of a Sh2.5 billion tender to print ballot papers for next year’s elections to a Dubai-based company.

The Dubai company is to supply and deliver the ballot papers within 21 days after the window for political

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parties to nominate their candidates for various elective positions closes on May 8, next year – three months to the August 8 General Election.

Al Ghurair printing firm must deliver the ballot papers by May 28, next year.

However a losing bidder lodged an appeal at the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board citing irregularities.

The Opposition has called on the commission to halt all procurement matters until new commissioners are in office.

The National Assembly Justice and Legal Affairs begins the vetting of the new commissioners tomorrow with a special sitting scheduled for January 17 to clear the nominees before formal appointment. @sam_x254

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We have raised this with the ministry but very little has been done. We are telling the minister and his team to go beyond issuing threatening circulars and take firm action against any culprits,” said Ms Ouko.

She urged aggrieved parents to continue using the EYC toll free

number, 0800720940, to report cases of hiked school fees, holiday tuition and misappropriation of government resources by persons entrusted to manage them to improve accountability in the management of school resources.

“We want the teachers, parents and concerned members of the public to

call and report the issues for action,” she urged.

She said EYC has made available the toll free number in solidarity with the Government.

Some 942,021 pupils sat last year’s KCPE and 780,000 secured slots in Form One as 220,000 pupils who scored below the 250-mark threshold

Woman in Mark Too burial dispute collapses

may not join secondary school.

According to the ministry of Education, only 23000 students will be joining national schools this year.

Extra-county schools will admit 63,990, county schools 123,435, subcounty schools will take up 481,318 and the private schools will admit @wilson_x254 66,351.

IEBC chiefs to be vetted tomorrow

The vetting of individuals nominated for chairman and commissioners to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries commission will be done tomorrow and Wednesday.

President Uhuru Kenyatta last week nominated lawyer Wafula Chebukati to succeed Isaack Hassan as the new IEBC chairman alongside six others who will serve as commissioners.

But the seven must first be vetted by Parliament. As such, the National Assembly’s Justice and Legal Affairs Committee has today announced that it will conduct the vetting tomorrow and Wednesday in line with Article 118 of the Public Appointments Act. First in line for tomorrow’s vetting which will be conducted at County hall’s minichamber is Mr Chebukati who is scheduled to appear before the Samuel Chepkong’a led team at 10am. He will be followed by Consolata Nkatha Bucha Maina before Boya Molu and Roselyne Kwamboka Akombe take their seats in the afternoon.

Paul Kibiwott Kurgat will open the Wednesday session at 9am followed by Margaret Wanjala Mwachanya and Prof Abdi Giliye later in the day.

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Ruto gives conditions for joining NASA Bomet Governor Issack Ruto has issued a condition which he wants the opposition to meet before he can join the yet to be formed National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition.

Nasa is the alliance opposition leaders hope to use to run against President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee party in their quest to unseat the current administration.

The coalition, it is hoped, will bring together all opposition outfits to one formidable alliance to take on Jubilee.

But Mr Ruto who has since fallen out with the Jubilee ranks says he is willing to join Nasa.

However, the Chama Cha Mashinani party leader wants some assurances from opposition chiefs before he teams up with them.

In a TV interview last night, Ruto said he will join Nasa only if they will allocate 45 percent of the total budget to counties for devolution.

The former Council of Governors chairman said his main concern is to see devolution succeed and he is ready to support any political outfit with good agenda for the devolved system once they are in government.

“If NASA will give us 45 percent of the national budget to support devolution if they form the

election. On the ongoing doctors strike, Ruto said most Doctors have not come to the reality that they are now under the County Governments and not national government.

“The problem we are having is that most Doctors still think and want to be managed by the national government yet health is devolved and things have changed,” Ruto said.

Only Doctors working at Kenyatta National Hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and Mathari Hospital are under the National Government.

He said the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signed by the national government in 2013 doesn’t hold water at the moment as health is now a devolved function hence it should be handled by county governments.

He however admitted that the concerns raised by doctors are genuine and should be looked at.

“Whatever the doctors are demanding cannot be supported by the economy at the moment even Bomet Governor Isaack Ruto with opposition chief Raila Odinga when the latter paid him a though they should be paid reasonably well but we must reason together,” Ruto said. courtesy call at his home in Chepalungu, Bomet County last month.

“We will continue to engage with the Doctors opposition leaders together and front only one government, then why not support it,” he posed during the live interview on Citizen TV last night. candidate with the aim of dislodging the Jubilee and hope that we find a solution to the ongoing The proposed alliance is set to bring all administration from power in the August general strike,” he added. @sam_x254

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Actress goes after Trump in speech Meryl Streep was honored at the Golden Globes for a lifetime of notable work, and she used her moment in the spotlight to make a sustained attack on US President-elect Donald Trump.

In her nearly 6-minute address while accepting the Cecil B. Demille Award, the actress (pictured below) attacked Trump’s campaign rhetoric, without mentioning him by name. And she criticized Trump for mocking a disabled reporter in a campaign speech. Streep highlighted the importance of the “most vilified segments in American society right now” - “Hollywood, foreigners and the press.” In an interview with the The New York Times today morning, Trump said he was “not surprised” by the criticism from “liberal movie people.”

“Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners and if we kick them all out, you’ll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts,” Streep said to huge applause from the room.

She continued: “An actor’s only job is to enter the lives of people who are different from us and let you feel what that feels like. And there were many, many powerful performances this year that did exactly that - breathtaking, compassionate work.”

Streep, however, said there was one “performance” this year that “stunned” her “not because it was good - there was nothing good about it.”

That, she said, was that moment when “the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter, someone he outranked in privilege, power and the capacity to fight back.” “It kind of broke my heart when I saw it and I still can’t get it out of my head because it wasn’t in a movie, it was real life,” Streep said. “This instinct to humiliate when it’s modeled by someone in the public ... by someone powerful, it filters down into everyone’s life because it kind of gives permission for other people to do the same.”

Streep added: “When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose.”

Trump first denied that he mocked New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski in 2015 and reiterated his position while responding to Streep’s speech to the publication following the award show’s conclusion. “I was never mocking anyone,” Trump said.

“People keep saying I that I intended to mock the r e p o r t e r ’s d i s a b i l i t y, as if Meryl Streep and others could read my mind, and I did no such thing.”

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo is sworn in during the official inauguration ceremony for the country’s newly elected president in Accra, Ghana, 07 January 2017. Nana Akufo-Addo was inaugurated as the 5th President of the 4th Republic of Ghana after winning the presidential elections in December 2016. He has since apologized for plagiarism raised in his speech to the nation during his inauguration. PHOTO: CHRISTIAN THOMPSON/EPA

Ghana’s new President Akufo-Addo apologises over speech plagiarism

The office of Nana Akufo-Addo has issued an apology after the new Ghanaian president was accused of lifting passages from speeches by Bill Clinton and George Bush during his inaugural address to the nation on Saturday.

Communication director of the Presidency’s Eugene Arhin acknowledged the plagiarism and offered an apology.

“I unreservedly apologise for the nonacknowledgement of this quote to the original author. It was a complete oversight, and never deliberate,” Arhin said. Social media users started pointing out similarities between the new President’s speech and those delivered by the two ex-US Presidents not long after his swearing in ceremony.

“Though our challenges are fearsome, so are our strengths. Ghanaians have been a restless, questing,

hopeful people. And we must bring to our task today the vision and will of those who came before us,” Akufo-Addo said.

It echoed Clinton’s 1993 inauguration speech: “Though our challenges are fearsome, so are our strengths. And Americans have ever been a restless, questing, hopeful people. We must bring to our task today the vision and will of those who come before us.”

In another instance, Akufo-Addo said: “I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens building your communities and our nation.”

In his 2001 inaugural speech, Bush said: “I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens building communities of service and a nation of character.”

Akufo-Addo, a 72-year-old former human rights

lawyer, defeated then incumbent John Dramani Mahama in elections last month. In September, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari also issued an apology for plagiarizing quotes from US President Barack Obama in a speech promising change in the West African country.

Buhari’s office said at the time a paragraph in the speech urging Nigerians not to fall back “on the same partisanship, pettiness and immaturity that have poisoned our country so long” was copied from Obama’s victory speech after his election in November 2008.

“It was observed that the similarities between a paragraph in President Obama’s 2008 victory speech and what President Buhari read in paragraph nine of the 16-paragraph address ... are too close to be passed as coincidence,” Buhari’s office said in a statement.

Calm returns to Ivory Coast after two-day mutiny

A rebellion in Ivory Coast over soldiers’ pay appears to have passed.

Residents and correspondents in the second city, Bouake, described calm on the streets - a day after troops briefly seized the defence minister.

The rebellion had spread from there to other cities, including the commercial hub, Abidjan, but that city, too, is now quiet.

A deal was struck between the mutinous soldiers and the government on Saturday, though details are scant. A correspondent

for AFP news agency in Bouake said on Sunday that there had been no firing there since Saturday evening.

“Traffic has resumed this morning and the shops have reopened.”

The mutiny began in Bouake early on Friday with soldiers firing rocketlaunchers. On Saturday soldiers took over the army headquarters in Abidjan.

Protests also took place in the cities of Man, Daloa, Daoukro, Odienne and Korhogo.

President Alassane Ouattara went

on national TV on Saturday night to announce a deal.

“I confirm that I have agreed to take into account the demands of the soldiers over bonuses and better working conditions,” he said. At the same time he criticised the rebellion.

Aside from better pay, the agreement is reported to include an amnesty for the mutineers.

Defence Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi - who had gone to Bouake to negotiate with the protesters was held for two hours there late on

Saturday. The mutiny raised fears of a resurgence of the violence seen during Ivory Coast’s 10-year civil war, which ended in 2011.

Some of the mutineers were thought to be former rebels who joined the army after the conflict.

The rebels swept into Abidjan from Bouake in 2011, helping Mr Ouattara take power after his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo - now on trial at the International Criminal Court - refused to accept defeat in elections the previous year.

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NEWS PICTORIAL MIMING AS AN ART: People dressed as mimes participate in the Slow Motion Marathon during the Mime Festival in Lima, Peru, yesterday. EPA/GERMAN FALCON

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aul Verhoeven holds the award for Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language for ‘Elle’ in the press room during the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, USA, 08 January 2017. PHOTO: MIKE NELSON/EPA

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imothy McGuire, Major General and Deputy Commanding General United States Army Europe, gives a statement in Bremerhaven, northern Germany, yesterday. More than 2,500 tanks, trucks and other vehicles of the US Army will be handled in Bremerhaven during what is

the biggest troop transfer from the US to Europe since the end of the Soviet Union. The US equipment will be transported to Poland on some 900 railway wagons for the military exercise Atlantic Resolve.

PHOTO: CARSTEN KOALL/EPA

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he daughter and son of former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Fatemeh (L) and Mehdi (R) grieve beside their father’s coffin during a mourning ceremony at the Jamaran mosque in Tehran, yesterday.

Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjai was taken to hospital in Tehran, early yesterday before being pronounced dead later in the day. He served as President from 1989 to 1997 and died at the age of 82. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led tributes hailing him as a “companion of struggle.”

President Hassan Rouhani praised Mr Rafsanjani as a great man of the Islamic revolution. The government has announced three days of mourning, making Tuesday a public holiday for his funeral in Tehran.

PHOTO: ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH/EPA

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Kenya to receive Sh103m SEFA grant for community-owned power project

The African Development Bank (AfDB)managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a $992,000 (Sh102.9 million) grant to support the development of 7.8-MW hydropower project in Kenya.

To be located in Meru in Central Kenya, the project is based on standard runof-the-river technology featuring an innovative community ownership structure, where financial returns will be accrued by members of the community.

This is mainly due to a shareholding structure where communities actually receive a fixed small share of the project’s profits.

“This additional financial benefit is expected to translate into significant economic and developmental impacts in the project area, particularly in terms of socio-economic empowerment and job creation,” stated Gabriel Negatu, AfDB’s Director-General for East Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office.

“This significant community ownership and support makes it deserving of the SEFA intervention as a model to be considered in future Bank operations,” he added.

SEFA support is instrumental in delivering a bankable project under

Workers pose for a photograph outside a hydro power plant. The project seeks to supplement the government’s objective of expanding Kenya’s on-grid electricity generation capacity.

EPA/AHMED JALLANZO such unique agreements by providing legal support for setting up appropriate community arrangements, offering financial advisory services as well as helping in environmental and social impact assessment and institutional and management capacity building.

The AfDB’s Africa Climate Technology Centre (ACTC) will also contribute to institutional and management capacity building for the community.

It further seeks to supplement the government’s objective of expanding on-

grid generation capacity, in particular through harnessing indigenous renewable capacity.

Patrick Kimathi of the Mutunguru Hydroelectric Company Limited affirmed that the Government of Kenya considers small hydro a top priority given its wide resource availability, base-load properties and ease of integration into the grid.

“Through building capacity of local communities to own and manage commercially viable grid-connected

small hydropower projects, we support implementation of the Feed in Tariff Policy in Kenya to increase access to clean, affordable and sustainable energy,” he said. The Mutunguru HPP will generate new income especially for women out of revenues from a renewable energy infrastructure project, increasing of 115 per cent the farmers’ revenue. It will also enhance job skills among rural women as they take on additional microeconomical activities. @enock_x254

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Over 3,000 ISK members to benefit from Britam insurance deal Members of the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) are set to benefit from discounted insurance rates offered by leading diversified financial services group, Britam.

The two companies have signed a new partnership agreement that will see the over 3,000 members of the Institution access motor private, motor commercial, professional indemnity and domestic insurance covers at discounted rates of up to 10 per cent The deal signed between the two organizations will also see members of the Institution get other discounted rates on Britam’s products across the various business lines in insurance, asset management and property.

ISK is a professional organization of the land sector with membership from Land Surveying; Valuation and Estate Management, Building Surveying, Land Administration Management; Engineering Surveying and Geospatial Information Management Surveyors.

“Britam, with its expansive range of products across its various business lines in Insurance, Asset Management and property is well positioned to add value along the supply chain to members of the Institution by offering them very competitive rates,” said Stephen Wandera, Britam Group Principal Executive Director. @enock_x254

BuSINESS DIARY British travel agency ranks Nairobi Entrepreneurs Day meet at Laiboni Centre

Glass House PR will on Friday, January 13, 2017, host an event dubbed ‘Entrepreneurs Day’ from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. The event, to be held at the Glass House PR Office at Laiboni Centre along Lenana Road Nairobi, is a networking affair for entrepreneurs and like-minded individuals. affair is free to attend and follows the last edition of the event that was held on December 30, 2016.

Glass House PR helps clients communicate, engage and build relationships with their stakeholders. The firm believes that only by harnessing public relations can brands, government and business retain immediacy and transparency to build credibility and trust.

Consultants’ workshop at the Sirona Hotel

Byron Cooper Consulting will on Saturday January 14, 2017, host an event titled ‘Be a Successful Consultant’ from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. The affair, to be held at the Sirona Hotel in Nairobi, seeks to help attendees start a successful consulting business for both lifestyle and profit. The workshop will enable attendees to leverage their expertise.

Byron Cooper has termed the event as a good primer for people already in the consulting business and an excellent educator for those thinking of becoming consultants.

The class eill examine ways of identifying potential clients, what needs to be in a proposal, common terms and conditions that should be included and how to negotiate contracts with one’s clients.

world’s third best city to visit in 2017 Nairobi has been ranked the world’s third best travel destination in 2017.

This is according to a recent report by a United Kingdom (UK) travel publisher, Rough Guides, which states that the city’s potential had been ignored for far too long.

“Nairobi, Africa’s youngest, fastest-growing metropolis and the beating heart of the continent’s largest economy, has for too long been overlooked,” reads the report in part.

The UK travel publisher notes that en-route to Kenya’s national parks and palm-fringed beaches, most visitors only make forays into the city for the traditional art markets, coffee stores and museums.

Paris, the capital of France and Isfahan of Iran scooped the first and second places respectively due to an increasing number of tourists that flock the cities every year.

No other African city emerged in the top ten spots, which were dominated by European cities, including Bristol in England, Antwerp in Belgium, Medellin in Colombia, Atlanta in the United States, Osaka in Japan, Guadalajara in Mexico and Palma, Mallorca.

The report ranked India the world’s best country to visit citing its economic revolution, which has introduced new wealth into booming cities, while technology continues to spread into even the most unlikely corners

of the country.

“Travelling to India in 2017 has also become much easier. The launch of e-Tourist Visas has cut down the red tape for citizens of over 150 countries, and tax exemption on homestays has provided new opportunities for visitors to immerse themselves in Indian life,’’ read the report.

In the category of best countries to visit in 2017, Uganda which was ranked fourth globally and first in Africa, beating majority of developed countries like South Africa

and Nigeria. Dubbed the “pearl of Africa”

by Winston Churchill in 1908, the small but incredibly diverse nation of Uganda remains a fascinating yet vastly underexplored destination, stated the report.

“The country’s commitment to heavy investment in its tourism infrastructure looks set to change this, though, and in 2017 expect Uganda to vie with Kenya and Tanzania for international visitors, drawing more and more travellers with its astonishing wildlife,” noted the report. @enock_x254

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State infrastructure spending to grow 2017 GDP by 5.7 per cent MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017

Kenya’s 2017 GDP will grow by between 5.4 and 5.7 per cent, supported by government expenditure on infrastructure, recovery of the tourism sector and the continued growth of the construction sector, according to a new Cytonn Investments report. The report, which was released today, however states that GDP growth in 2017 is expected to be slower than 2016 given the expectation of slow growth in the agriculture sector due to continued drought, which is expected to persist until mid-2017, as well as the heightened political pressure and the low private sector growth which was at 4.6 per cent in October 2016 from a high of 21 per cent in August 2015.

“We expect strong levels of GDP growth at between 5.4 per cent and 5.7 per cent in 2017, driven by government expenditure and the growth of key sectors such as construction, as Kenya benefits from its diversity in growth sectors. This is despite the challenges we face as an economy with the interest rate cap and slowdown in the agricultural sector”, said Elizabeth Nkukuu, CFA, Cytonn’s Chief Investment Officer.

“On other macroeconomic factors, we expect inflation in 2017 to be higher than the 2016 figures averaging between 6.7 per cent and 7.2 per cent driven by: prolonged dry weather, which will persist until mid-2017 driving food prices up, higher oil prices, depreciation of the currency, and increased money supply due to the campaign money,” added Elizabeth.

Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to grow by 3.0% in 2017, higher than the expected 1.4 per cent in 2016. The higher growth will be brought about by a recovery of

L-R Cytonn investment Manager Maurice Oduor, Market Research Manager Johnston Denge and Financial Controller Shiv Arora. photo by Gitobu Edwin/x-news global commodity prices in 2017 that will benefit some the largest economies in the region like Nigeria and Angola that rely on commodities. The report notes that economic diversification and improved governance are key to the sustenance of the regions’ long term growth.

“We expect initial upward pressure on interest rates in 2017 as the government may look to increase borrowing locally to cater for the deficit that is likely to arise from lower revenue collection and foreign borrowing,” said Maurice Oduor, Investment Manager. “However,

improved liquidity and liquidity distribution by Central Bank of Kenya is set to mitigate the upward pressure exerted on interest rates,” added Maurice.

The Kenya equities market is expected to be flat in 2017, following two consecutive of negative NASI performance of 8.5 per cent and 11 per cent in 2016 and 2015, respectively. As per the report, the market decline so far has made valuations attractive, providing an attractive entry point for long term investors seeking return in the markets.

“In private equity, Kenya remains an

attractive destination for investors, especially in financial services, renewable energy, education and technology.

Consolidation in the banking sector will be the key focus in the financial services sector, with a lot of expected activity as small banks consolidate or get bought out, in a move that will attract global investors. In addition, the renewable energy sector offers a high potential for wind, solar and geothermal energy generation in the country,” added Maurice. @kevin_x254

Vision 2030 development plan to spur private sector growth - KEPSA

By Enock ndayala Kenya’s public-private-partnership (PPP) framework is already beginning to deliver results despite being in its early stages, Carole Kariuki, CEO of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) has said.

Kariuki said in a recent interview that she expects to see PPPs used more widely across the sectors of the economy in time, rather than restricted primarily to the country’s infrastructure projects, as is currently the case.

“We believe that the framework is working very well so far, particularly for large projects,” she said. “In order for it to be improved, Kenya needs to focus on creating bankable projects.”

Speaking to global publishing firm, Oxford Business Group (OBG) she said Kenya’s long-term economic development plan, Vision 2030, is set to provide plenty of opportunities for private-sector expansion, with key segments such as agro processing and manufacturing, ripe for growth.

Turning to the challenges that investors faced, she noted that logistics was the biggest impediment to doing business in Kenya.

“A lot of work has been done on the regulations relating to logistics,” she said. “However, delays in land acquisitions and sales documents, alongside high transport costs, remain an issue.” KEPSA has also signed a third memorandum of understanding (MOU) with OBG for its forthcoming report on Kenya’s economy. The alliance will support OBG’s team as the Group begins its research and analysis for the report. @enock_x254

State House defends ‘exuberant’ government spending at the coast State House has defended the Government’s development record in the coast region by detailing completed and ongoing projects in the region. State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu has said President Uhuru’s administration has invested billions of shillings to significantly improve infrastructure including roads, ports, health and education in the region.

This comes days after Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi accused the Jubilee government of neglecting the region, which statehouse may have referred to as ‘juvenile tantrums’. Among the projects detailed by Esipisu include the equipping of all hospitals with the diagnostic machines such as renal units and radiology equipment under the managed services programme.

“In addition, more than 350,000 households have been connected to the national grid in the region out of which Mombasa has had 263,104 households connected to the national grid, doubling from the 118,000 in 2013,” said Esipisu.

Further, Statehouse says completion

State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu speaking at a past media briefing.

of phase one of the Mombasa Port expansion at a cost of 26.5 billion has lifted the capacity of the port to handle 1.5 million Twenty-foot Equivalent containers from the current 550,000.

“With regards to roads, construction of the access road to Changamwe industrial

area has been completed at the cost of Sh186 million. Work is on-going on the maintenance of the saba-saba-Malindi, Port Reitz-Moi International Airport as well as the construction of the Southern By-pass at a cost of Sh12 billion,” the Spokesman added.

The announcement comes just days after National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich announced new measures to cut back spending. The CS issued the statement in a special memo that signals rising fears over Kenya’s rising wage bill.

In the memo, Rotich said that new

recruitment, except for essential services such as security, health and education, will remain frozen. The memo also stops the upgrading of schemes of service in the public service.

The CS said that recruitment, upgrading of staff and replacement of critical technical staff will be considered on a case by case basis after obtaining the necessary approvals from the Public Service Commission. Public Finance Management Regulations, 2015, demand that the national government expenditure on compensation to employees does not exceed 35 per cent of its equitable share of revenue. The government has struggled to contain the wage bill that takes 11 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) or 52 per cent of domestic revenues. The total public wage bill stood at Sh568 billion in the last financial year well above the 35 per cent threshold.

Just last month, it emerged that Treasury allocated an additional Sh26.5 billion for civil servants’ salaries and house allowances, making them the biggest winners of the 2017/18 budget.

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WildlifeDirect condemns decision to route SGR through Nairobi National Park MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017

WildlifeDirect has condemned a decision by the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) to grant approval for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to pass through the Nairobi National Park despite overwhelming public opposition.

The government has promised that the railway will not impede wildlife migrations and that funds will be made available to improve the status of this and other parks in the country, while protecting the people who live adjacent to the parks.

On December 13, 2016, NEMA issued a license giving Kenya Railways the goahead to construct SGR Phase 2A that will pass through the middle of Nairobi National Park on an elevated bridge.

The Park is Kenya’s oldest protected natural area and the only National Park in the world located within a major city. It contains more biodiversity than many entire countries and is a sanctuary of global significance for some endangered species, notably the black rhinoceros. The Park is also a refuge from city life that provides incalculable benefits for millions of Nairobi residents, as well as for tourists and business visitors from all over the world.

On October 27, 2016 WildlifeDirect’s convened a forum bringing together stakeholders from several sectors, who were unanimous in calling on Kenya Railways to search for an alternative solution that would preserve the integrity of the Park. These efforts have fallen on deaf ears and the Park now faces an uncertain future.

The decision to route the railway through the Park not only goes against public opinion, but also ignores the

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advice of numerous scientific experts who have warned of its irreversible consequences. Moreover it sets a very dangerous precedent for other protected areas in Kenya threatened by infrastructure projects, mining, and unregulated urban and agricultural expansion. It especially undermines the budding conservancy movement

in which hundreds of Kenyans have invested their land in conservation.

To ensure that the railway has minimal impact, WildlifeDirect will be monitoring compliance on all the conditions of the license and laws of Kenya. Speaking on phone from London, Dr. Paula Kahumbu said, “WildlifeDirect is concerned that it

greatly amplifies threats to wildlife.

We commit to supporting the efforts of the Government of Kenya and the Kenya Railways to ensure that they deliver in their promise of ensuring minimal environmental degradation impact of the Park, while improving the conservation status of wildlife across Kenya.” In April 2016, Kenya’s

conservation reputation received a boost when President Uhuru Kenyatta set aflame 105 tonnes of ivory.

The historic event sent out a clear message that protecting Kenya’s national heritage is more important than short-term economic gain. @Dennis_x254

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THE PASSION ITSELF ALSO INSPIRES ME TO KEEP WRITING SONGS. ell us about yourself

How did you get your start in the industry?

I like singing about my experiences, other people’s experiences and speaking out a message that is socially conscious. I take music as a platform to voice my concerns, it’s my avenue for speaking my mind and speaking out for other people too.

What would you say is the message of your music?

I think I have one or two who I’d like to work with.

Wangeci for one, she’s a rapper and she’s female. I like her style and I’ve listened to her album. Her message is deep, she’s creative and she’s poetic plus she thinks

I’m an afropop and RnB artiste. I’ve been signed to Onyx Music since 2014, but professionally I started doing music in 2009.

In 2014 I met my current manager while I was doing a Nakuru anthem. It was a county project and from then I got signed. I started doing my album in 2015 and as I’m speaking the album is out.

Are there any artistes that you would love to collaborate with?

Rosebella Adhiambo Oruko aka Bella Beila is a palpable presence in the Nakuru music scene. With her brand new album termed as HIS, released late last year XACCESS saw it fit to get to know this upstart as she makes her way to the big leagues.

outside of the box.

Who inspires you?

I can say inspires me because so many do. What I’m trying to do is create a sound of my own.

Somebody like Savara from Sauti Sol, he’s great vocally and I can look up to that. I look at or two things from them. If I had to choose one it would be Wizkid, because he’s incredibly talented and stands out in a very competitive market.

Where do you get inspiration from while

Everyday life, my son--most of the songs I’ve written were borne out of the love I have for him--my family and friends. me to keep writing songs.

Which stage would

you just love to perform at?

I would actually want to start

and the like. But also Blankets & Wine, Sportpesa Festival and my actual album launch.

What are you working on currently?

I just recently released my album, it’s called How I See or HIS so I’m just promoting it and doing a media tour. Getting the word out there and for people to know who Bella Beila is.

What are the major challenges you’ve faced trying to make it in the industry?

Distributing the music, getting the music out there is a challenge even with social media. And making actual money from it is a big one. You have to get promoters, book performances and all these other logistics that make it a little hard to earn from making music.

Cutting a niche

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enya should brace itself for a first of its kind TV talk show that has an all-female cast of the country’s hottest entertainment talent. The TV show produced

by Future Pics Studios, owned by Nice Githinji and Janet Kirina is titled The Squad. It boasts of a stellar cast of entertainers who are not afraid of tackling any issue however controversial or taboo it may be. Directed by award winning actress and producer Janet Kirina, the show is inspirational, fun, provocative and educational; it will give you nostalgic moments about hanging out with your favourite girls. The panel of Nice Githinji, Chantelle Blessing, Lucy Muturi and Ella Ciiru tackles day to day issues like weight gain and loss, careers and parenting, cyber bullying and online personas and much more. They speak what you think, but are afraid to say, they aren’t afraid to pull out their wigs and show what lies underneath. The Squad will be airing every Thursday 8pm on newly launched Ace TV.

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enya’s undisputed king of poetic rap King Kaka has teamed up with the talented Redfourth Choir to release his latest single, ‘Senzenina’ a recreation of the famous South African folk tune performed during funerals. ‘Senzenina’ is Xhosa/Zulu meaning “what have we done?” Senzenina is for all the loved behind. “My brother lost his son last year friends and family who were important. to speak to them, where are you?” says the creative Filah Tuju of Redfourth and the video was directed by award winning director J. Blessing of Link Global.

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powerful song dubbed ‘power in the name’. In 2014 she released “Let It Shine” – a declaration in support of all people standing tall and using their talents proudly; “Hubadiliki” – a tribute to God’s reliability and never changing nature; and “I Do Not Fear” – a pledge of dependence on God’s strength and defense, shunning all fears. In 2015 God opened doors that led her to ID Live and Full house Music. Today she has an album and

personal testimony to the goodness of God in her life.

Kaffi Sound releases ‘Power in the name’

Big wins at The Golden Globe Awards: Full Winners list T he 74th Golden Globe Awards took place at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills last Sunday with some surprises in store for everyone.

In attendance was Hollywood elite and it was a couples affair with everyone from Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend with Ryan Gosling dedicating his win for ‘La La Land’ to the late brother of his partner Eva Mendes. The show featured a tribute to mother and daughter acting duo Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, who died within a day of each other. The show was hosted by The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon and actor Sylvester Stallone’s three daughters Sistine (18), Scarlet (14) and Sophia (20) served as Miss Golden Globes 2017. Here is a full list of the winners.

Donald Glover accepting the award for ‘Atlanta.’

FILM:

Best motion picture Drama: ‘Moonlight’ Best motion picture — Musical or Comedy: ‘La La Land’ Best performance by an actress in a motion picture — Drama: Isabelle Huppert, ‘Elle’ Best performance by an actor in a motion picture — Drama: Casey Affleck, ‘Manchester by the Sea’ Best performance by an actress in a motion picture — Musical or Comedy: Emma Stone, ‘La La Land’ Best performance by an actor in a motion picture — Musical or Comedy: Ryan Gosling, ‘La La Land’ Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture: Viola Davis, ‘Fences’ Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in any motion picture: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Best director — Motion Picture: Damien Chazelle, ‘La La Land’ Best screenplay — Motion Picture: Damien Chazelle, ‘La La Land’ Best motion picture — Animated: ‘Zootopia’ Best foreign language film: ‘Elle’ (France) VIOLA DAVIS

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Best original score — Motion Picture: Justin Hurwitz, ‘La La Land’ Best original song — Motion Picture: “City of Stars,” ‘La La Land’

TELEVISION:

Best television series — Drama: ‘The Crown’ Netflix Best television series — Musical or Comedy: ‘Atlanta,’ FX Best television limited series or motion picture made for television: ‘The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story,’ FX TRACEE ELLIS ROSS

Best performance by an actress in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television: Sarah Paulson, ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story’ Best performance by an actor in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television: Tom Hiddleston, ‘The Night Manager’ Best performance by an actress in a television series — Drama: Claire Foy, ‘The Crown’ Best performance by an actor in a television series — Drama: Billy Bob Thornton, ‘Goliath’ Best performance by an actress in a television series — Musical or Comedy: Tracee Ellis Ross, ‘black-ish’ Best performance by an actor in a television series — Musical or Comedy: Donald Glover, ‘Atlanta’ Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television: Olivia Colman, ‘The Night Manager’ Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television: Hugh Laurie, ‘The Night Manager’

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W MAGAZINE CELEBRATES THE BEST PERFORMANCES PORTFOLIO AND THE GOLDEN GLOBES JORDAN DUFFY: showing a little skin in a velvet red catsuit with a matching bralette underneath.

EVAN RACHEAL WOOD: amped up the menswear in a blue patterned pant suit and burgundy heels.

AMY ADAMS: looking edgy in a multitoned pencil skirt with toggle details and a black one-shoulder blouse.

HAILEE STEINFELD: in a formfitting black mini dress with draped silk detail.

ore award season M buzz follows the stars around. W Magazine

recently celebrated what the magazine term to be the best performances of 2016 with a ton of glamour to boot. Sponsored by Audi and Moet & Chandon this little shindig should be an indication of things to come.

LILY COLLINS: dares to bare in a sheer paneled white dress and metallic clutch.

EMMA STONE: radiant in a canary yellow one-shoulder number with a pink clutch and metallic heels.

ATWAL, STEPH KAPELA & UNEEK

US-based Gospel musician Benachi has something on his hands with ‘Zawadi Nono.’ Although making wedding themed songs is nothing new, that fact that it’s his actual wedding and essentially his wedding video is awesome. ‘Zawadi Nono’ is spewing with sentiment and even schmaltzy at times but it’s also hard not to be touched by his dedication to his wife.

The song itself is passable, but when it comes down to it everybody’s here for the video.

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he comedian--plus the shorts--is back with another song that nobody asked for. ‘Unanifuta Kazi’ has one advantage over the rest of the slew or parody tunes that are currently choking up bandwidth, it’s actually rather original. Not in the stunts, or the video or the plotless storytelling but in its unpretentiousness. It’s a terrible song but it’s knows it’s terrible.

For that, it wins. Shot and produced by Big Tyme Entertainment, it’s a fascinating watch.

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‘Work’ is a fun song. If you closed your eyes and had no idea who Atwal and Co. were you wouldn’t even think that this was made in Kenya. It wouldn’t be wrong to say Steph Kapela carries most of the song, and he does it with a natural flair that makes you think ‘he’s used to this.’ Uneek does make a memorably animated appearance in the song but Atwal Adwok’s production is nothing short of sublime.

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Kadenge gets his wish as Uhuru visits with goodies MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017

Football legend Joe Kadenge finally got his wish of meeting and having a chat with President Uhuru Kenyatta, after the Head of State visited him at his South B home last evening.

While speaking to Capital Sport last week, Kadenge who says he has met and talked to all three previous Presidents expressed his desire to meet President Kenyatta before he bids the world goodbye and his wish was granted on a cool Sunday evening.

And the President did not check in empty-handed as the ailing Kadenge was gifted with a comprehensive insurance cover that would see him get treatment in any health institution in the country as well as Sh2 million cash.

Kadenge has been ailing with diabetes since 2006 and has been in and out of

hospital for the last two years.

His condition, worsened by a blood pressure condition, forced him to be hospitalized on Boxing Day and has been recuperating at his home.

“We really thank the President for seeing to it that Mzee’s wishes come to pass. As a family we are thankful and really appreciate the gesture. It is not every day that the President comes to visit your home and for us this is a great honor,” Oscar Kadenge, one of Kadenge’s sons said.

Uhuru was accompanied by Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Arts Hassan Wario, Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko and Nairobi County Public Relations Officer Walter Mong’are who represented Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero.

Football great Joe Kadenge displays a replica AFC leopards jersey bearing his preferred No. Seven which was gifted to him by President Uhuru Kenyatta when the Head of State visited him at his home in South B yesterday.

Former Football Kenya Federation vice president Sammy Shollei who has been spearheading a funds drive to cater for Kadenge’s medical care was an elated man seeing that the drive to get the ailing legend top-notch medical care

was met.

“I am very happy and I want to thank all the Kenyans for heeding to the call and contributing to Mzee’s medical kitty. The President has now come and taken the entire burden and we thank

him a lot for that. Mzee’s wish has also come to pass and I believe that makes him happier,” Shollei said. The fundraiser in aid of offsetting medical expenses managed to raise Sh1.6mn before expenses.

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Defending champions Orange start well in ACC MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017

Defending women’s champions Telkom Orangeare on course for another title after overcoming Kada Queens side from Nigeria 5-2 in the ongoing Africa Cup of Club Championships campaign at the City Park Stadium yesterday.

Kada Queens, formerly El Raufai came into the match after a 2-2 draw with Egypt’s Sharkia in a late night kickoff on Saturday after arriving late for the competition.

However, that did little to deter their fighting spirit against the eight time African champions Telkom Orange who dictated play from the go but could not find the killer passes when it came to the final third due to the firm defending from the Nigerian side.

The first chance fell to Telkom Orange in the 11th minute when a penalty corner delivered by Audrey Omaido fell to Terry Juma but her shot was deflected narrowly wide by a defender.

A minute later Jackline Mwangi created space for herself, shot in anger only for her shot to hit the side board.

Telkom Orange pressed further for an opener and it came in the 23rd minute when towering Rachael Ousa picked up a loose ball in the danger area before rifling an unstoppable shot to settle the nerves.

The Nigerian side quickly quashed that

Sliders of Kenya overcame a nervy start to beat Weatherhead of Uganda 6-3 on Saturday in the ongoing Africa Club Championships in Nairobi.

lead when they equalized from a swift counter attacking move three minutes later. The move saw captain Joan Alfa pass to Roseline Ovoh who in turned tapped into the empty net after Telkom Orange goalkeeper Cynthia Onyango got off her goal line.

A short corner by Omaido in the 31st

minute fell to Betsy Ommala, a late inclusion into the side but Ommala fired wide as the visitors frustrated the Telkom Orange to maintain a 1-1 score line at halftime.

Six minutes into the second half, Telkom Orange broke the deadlock to lead 2-1 courtesy of substitute Irene

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Ofula who had the simplest of tap in after Omaido had rounded Kada Queen’s goalkeeper Mercy Orobosa.

Omaido was again instrumental in their third goal in the 43rd minute when her hard pass from a penalty corner was diverted into the net by Barbara Simiyu from close range.

Faith Ikiriko converted a penalty corner with a powerful drive in the 54th minute to trail 2-3. Mwangi got the goal she chased for all game in the 58th minute to extend their lead.

Juma unselfishly set up Flavia Mutiva for their fifth goal after a clever Simiyu penalty corner to put the result beyond doubt.

On Saturday night, a goal either half

by Amos Kibirir helped Kenya Police to a 4-2 win over Wananchi in a tough encounter.

Moses Cheplaiti sounded the board in the fourth minute before Kibirir converted a penalty corner in the 29th minute for a 2-0 lead in at halftime.

Wananchi captain Innocent Mbabali pulled one back three minutes after the break before Kenyan international striker Calvins Kanu made it 3-1, Both goals came from set pieces.

Wananchi were handed a lifeline when they were awarded penalty in the 66th minute. Kevin Chimwani stepped up and duly converted his stroke by sending Kenya Police keeper James Kayeko the wrong way to set up a tense final minutes.

Kibirir settled matters with a low shot from a penalty corner three minutes from time to secure the win.

MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017

DEFENDING CHAMPS ORANGE BEGIN TITLE DEFENCE ON A GOOD NOTE

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Klopp defends Liverpool FA Cup line-up Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp defended selecting the youngest starting XI in the club’s history for the 0-0 FA Cup draw against League Two side Plymouth.

The Reds now face a trip to Devon for the thirdround replay and have six remaining in January.

Klopp’s side also play Southampton in a twolegged EFL Cup semi-final and Premier League games against Manchester United, Swansea and Chelsea. However, the German boss said: “I don’t think the line-up was a mistake.”

Asked about the long, midweek trip for the FA Cup replay, a 19:45 GMT kick-off on 17 January, Klopp added: “Yippee. I don’t know if at home they can play the same defensive style. We are looking forward to it.” Liverpool’s starting line-up on Sunday had an average age of of 21 years and 296 days.

Forward Ben Woodburn, 17, is the club’s youngest goalscorer after his strike against Leeds in the EFL Cup earlier this season and he was given his first start.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, 18, and 19-year-olds Joe Gomez - making his first appearance since suffering a knee ligament injury in October 2015 - Ovie Ejaria and Sheyi Ojo were also in the side.

At 29, Lucas was the oldest Liverpool player.

“I am responsible if you want to see it in a bad way,” added Klopp.

“I always choose line-ups to win the game. We didn’t think about the age. They are important players in our squad.”

First-team regulars Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana and Roberto Firmino were brought on during the second half, but the hosts - who had enjoyed 80.3% possession in the first period continued to be frustrated.

“We could have done better, 100%,” said the Reds boss. “In the first half we lost patience too early - crossing at the wrong moment, making the wrong pass. “We had the ball all the time. It was boring, not the most exciting game.”

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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo tipped to win Player of The Year award at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards ceremony in Zurich tonight

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ristiano Ronaldo is favourite to be named the world’s best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards ceremony in Zurich today evening.

The Real Madrid forward Ronaldo beat rival Lionel Messi to win the Ballon d’Or award for a fourth time last month and has been tipped to prevailed over the Argentina ace as Fifa’s world best player is named today.

Fifa ended its six-year collaboration with magazine France Football for the Ballon d’Or award last year. Barcelona’s Messi and Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann have also been nominated for the men’s prize.

Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid win the Eufa Champions League last June before captaining Portugal to their maiden Euro Championship glory the following month.

Messi meanwhile won the La Liga with Barcelona ahead of Ronaldo’s Real Madrid before guiding Argentina to the Copa America final where they lost to Chile. Griezmann was instrumental in Atletico Madrids Champions League challenge, scoring crucial goals to help his club reach the finals on the Champions League in Milan. But his team lost to Ronaldo’s Real on post-match penalties. And it was a double-triumph for Ronaldo over the Frenchman as Portugal beat France in the Euros final in Paris.

Fifa will also name the best women’s player, and the best coaches in men’s and women’s football at the ceremony in Zurich.

Claudio Ranieri, who steered Leicester City to the Premier League title, is up for best coach.

His rivals for the award are Portugal’s Euro 2016 winning boss Fernando Santos and Zinedine

Zidane, who masterminded Real Madrid’s Champions League triumph.

Voting is by national team captains and coaches, selected journalists and, for the first time, an online poll of fans.

Each category counts for 25% of the points.

In addition, the Puskas award for best goal will be handed out, as well as a prize for best fans.

Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund, whose fans sang You’ll Never Walk Alone together before last season’s Europa League match at Anfield, have been nominated.

Also up for the award is Dutch club ADO Den Haag, whose supporters brought soft toys for children supporting rival team Feyenoord, and the Iceland fans at Euro 2016 for their inspirational clapping salute to players after games.

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