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By MWANIKI MUNUHE
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday
came out to defend two highly contro-
versial decisions that saw governors
roundly condemn his government and
the opposition CORD threatening mass
action.
Uhuru, speaking at a press confer-
ence in State House, Nairobi, justied
his decision to pay Sh1.4 billion to shad-
owy gures in the Anglo Leasing scan-
dal. The money is owed to two Anglo
Leasing-type rms, First Mercantile Se-
curities Corporation and Universal
Satspace, following a court judgement
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Some of the hundreds of tourists evacuated from the Coast check in at the Moi International Airport, Mombasa, yesterday
after their governments issued travel advisories for fear of terror attacks. They boarded a chartered ight, Thomas Cook, to
London. [PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]
Security ofcers at the scene of the Gikomba explosions yesterday. [PHOTO: JOHN MUCHUCHA/STANDARD]
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LEFT: A police
ofcer inspects
a matatu
involved in an
explosion at
Nairobis
Gikomba Market
yesterday.
RIGHT: A woman
injured in the
explosion is
assisted by a
medical worker.
[PHOTOS: TABITHA
OTWORI, WILLIS
AWANDU, FIDELIS
KABUNYI,GEORGE
NJUNGE, JOHN
MUCHUCHA AND
BONIFACE OKENDO/
STANDARD]
buses plying routes on the Thika
Super Highway in which four
people died. IEDs had been
planted in both buses.
Nairobi police boss Benson
Kibue said two suspects were ar-
rested at the scene as they tried
to escape after the devices deto-
nated. One was injured and tak-
en to KNH, where he remained
under police watch.
Another one was conned at
the nearby Kamukunji Police
Station but was later whisked
away by anti-terror police for
questioning.
We have two suspects in
custody who will provide crucial
information to help us get to the
bottom of this cowardly and des-
perate act of terrorism, Kibue
said at the scene of the attack op-
posite Pefa Church, nearly 300m
from Equity Banks Gikomba
branch.
sibility for the attacks by the time
of ling this story.
The injured were rushed to
Kenyatta National Hospital with
wounds of varying degrees of se-
riousness. Hospital spokesman
Simon Ithae said the facility re-
ceived eight bodies.
Police initially said three peo-
ple had died, basing the death
toll on the number of bodies
found at the scene at the time.
Most of the injured needed
blood.
We need blood now, said
Ithae. We appeal to Kenyans to
come and help.
The terrorist attack brought
business to a standstill as police
cordoned off the area as traders
watched from a distance.
Witnesses said they heard
two explosions almost simulta-
neously. One witness, who gave
his name only as James, said he
saw the body of a pregnant wom-
an under a car.
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Her body was thrust under
the car that was right behind her
stall, he said.
The attacks happened barely
two weeks after twin attacks on
Cikomba attacks: Police reports indicate scenes ol tvo attacks vere about !00m apart in co-ordinated operation
By JAMES MBAKA
A pregnant woman was
among at least 10 people who
died as more than 70 others were
injured in twin bomb attacks at
Nairobis busy Gikomba Mar-
ket.
The attack happened in the
middle of the crowded market at
around 2.30pm, the busiest time
of day when shoppers swarm the
bazaar situated just outside Nai-
robis CBD.
One improvised explosive de-
vice (IED) was hurled at a 14-
seater matatu, while the other
appeared to have been left
among items for sale in an open
area, according to police.
The scenes of the two attacks
were about 100m apart, which
indicated a well-co-ordinated
operation by suspected Al-Sha-
baab operatives.
The attacks came minutes
before President Uhuru Kenyatta
addressed the nation from State
House, Nairobi, where he ex-
pressed the Governments re-
solve to defeat terrorism.
In his speech, Uhuru con-
soled those injured.
No one had claimed respon-
The hospital said that of the
total number of casualties, 43
were male and 33 female. Seven
of the casualties were transferred
to other hospitals to de-congest
the facility.
Two were transferred to Nai-
robi Hospital, four to Aga Khan
and one to Mater. Many of those
brought to the hospital were
bleeding profusely.
Soon after the explosions,
youths ganged up and tried to
march to Eastleigh Estate to carry
out a retaliatory attack.
However, they were pushed
back by a squad of General Ser-
vice Unit ofcers.
Rescue operations at the scene
were greatly hampered by the
dense population and the crowd
that milled around the area after
the afternoon explosions.
Members of the public at one
point engaged the police in a
scufe, allegedly after a suspect
who had been arrested by wanan-
chi and handed over to the police
managed to slip through and es-
cape. There was a security scare
when police shot in the air to dis-
perse the angry onlookers who
accused police of responding
slowly.
But Kibue said ofcers re-
sponded swiftly and managed to
secure the scene of the crime for
investigations
Our response was swift but I
want to urge members of the
public to leave police to carry out
their work without interference
whenever there is a crime to en-
able faster response and saving of
lives, Kibue said.
Witnesses alleged that four
men threw an object at a matatu
that was dropping and picking
passengers before the explosion.
The men tried to escape but
members of the public managed
to corner two of them who were
saved from lynching when the
police arrived.
Additional reporting by Cyrus
Ombati and Winsley Masese
Her body vas thrust
under the car that vas
right behind her stall. James,
eyewitness in the terrorist attack
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By JAMES MBAKA
and MOSES MICHIRA
Several survivors told of their
lucky escape after two powerful ex-
plosions ripped through the crowd-
ed Gikomba Market yesterday.
They said the attackers either
three or four appeared to have tar-
geted the busy market to cause max-
imum damage.
Peter Ndegwa, who runs a busi-
ness in the bazaar said he saw ve
people knocked to the ground.
I was carrying luggage for a cus-
tomer and I had just exited the
scene, he said.
Other witnesses said one of the
explosives may have been placed in
the stall of an expectant woman who
died in the blast. Her body was
hurled beneath a car.
There were three attackers, wit-
nesses said.
Occupants of a 14-seater matatu
were among those injured in the at-
tacks, with shrapnel severely damag-
ing nearby vehicles.
Blood could be seen on the seats
of the matatu, but some accounts
suggest most passengers were able
to escape through windows and the
back door.
STREET BOYS
Three street boys noticed the
three suspects hurriedly walking
away from the scene of the rst ex-
plosion before raising the alarm.
The attackers panicked and start-
ed running away, taking advantage
of the melee caused by the rst blast
to hurl the second one about 10 me-
tres from the road.
The men were in pairs and
started running away after
throwing something at the
matatu. I then heard a deafening
sound before I saw clothes being
thrown into the air and a lot of
dust billowing, Kamau said.
He added no sooner had he
heard the explosion than he fell
down after another one went off
some 100 metres away.
Traders and other business
people around the scene were ab-
kle to arrest the trio and wanted to
lynch them, before the police ar-
rived and dispersed the angry
crowd. One suspect, however,
slipped away.
John Kamua, who carts luggage
at the busy shopping market said
he saw four men, one of Asian ex-
traction, approaching a matatu
that was dropping passengers at a
nearby stage.
We saw three or
four attackers,
survivors say
TOP: The public view the scene of the blast at Gikomba market,
yesterday. LEFT AND ABOVE: Victims of the explosions are rushed to
the Kenyatta National Hospital.
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War on terror:
30 dark days
In the last 30 days terrorists have
hit Kenyan targets four times,
killing more than 20 people and
injuring many more. Foreign
governments are evacuating their
citizens from the country. In The
Standard on Sunday tomorrow, read
a comprehensive analysis of the
security situation and how effective
the various government initiatives
have been in ensuring your safety.
Syunzi Mathembe walked into a hostile reception when
she returned to the matrimonial home she deserted in
Kaloo Village, Kitui County. Her
daughter, Mwende, who had
been raped by her mothers
lover Peter Nzuka, rejected her
overtures for reconciliation.
Her own husband Zakayo
Muthema, had to be calmed
down from attacking
her, furious that she
dared set foot in the
home. This was in
sharp contrast to the
outpouring of love and
sympathy that Mwende
received from relatives,
friends and strangers.
Return of Mwendes mother
More attacks fuel
insecurity fears TERROR
May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY
Tough times as
UK evacuates
her citizens
By TOBIAS CHANJI
and BENARD SANGA
Kenyas tourism industry took
a beating yesterday as the num-
ber of tourists leaving Mombasa
reached more than 400, follow-
ing travel advisories issued by
the US, Britain, and Australia.
Last evening, a batch of Brit-
ish visitors was evacuated
through Mombasas Moi Interna-
tional Airport to Europe. It
marked one of tourisms darkest
moments, because previous ad-
visories have not sparked off
such widespread exodus of tour-
ists.
By yesterday one private
charter rm had evacuated 447
British nationals in several
planeloads.
Security authorities in Mom-
basa remained mute about the
advisories issued by the United
Kingdom, Australia, France and
the US, which warned of immi-
nent terrorist attacks in areas be-
tween Mtwapa Creek on the
north coast and Tiwi on the
southern coast.
On Wednesday, the Foreign
and Commonwealth Ofce
asked British citizens to remain
in those areas only if it was es-
sential to do so.
If you are currently in an ar-
ea to which we now advise
against all but essential travel
you should consider whether
you have an essential reason to
remain. If not, you should leave
the area. You can still access the
Moi International Airport but we
advise against travelling through
Mombasa Island, it said a press
release updating a previous trav-
el advisory.
President Kenyatta, speaking
at a press conference at State
House, Nairobi, said the adviso-
ries were not ideal to deal with
the terror threat.
He said: Earlier this week,
some of our foreign partners is-
sued travel advisories. These on-
ly cover specic parts of the
country, not the whole of it.
Nonetheless, they give a mis-
leading picture of our security
situation and run the risk of in-
advertently damaging our secu-
rity.
The president added: The
misunderstanding and the risk
could have been avoided if the
governments concerned had
consulted more closely with
us.
Security assured
British High Commission
Head of Communications, John
Bradshaw, told The Standard on
Saturday the British government
was not responsible for any evac-
uations. He said the press release
was based on an analysis of in-
formation from multiple sourc-
es, including recent intelligence
that pointed to a threat. Howev-
er, he said he could not disclose
the specics of the information
that led to the advisory.
In Mombasa, sources within
the intelligence corps told The
Standard on Saturday that West-
ern advisories were based on
new telephone intercepts and
intelligence showing afliates of
Al Shabaab and its Kenyan off-
Tourism hit hard: 400 tourists leave Mombasa after warning by UK government that coastal city faces terrror attacks
These reports suggest that re-
cent attacks could have been di-
versionary or precursors to ma-
jor detonations in the coastal
region.
As Western tourists scram-
bled through the Moi Interna-
tional Airport it emerged that
many hotels in the south coast
were staring at closure while
many in the north were record-
ing falling bookings.
The multiplier effects of the
evacuations were seen in hotels
and also felt in tour rms.
As Diani Sea Resort in the
south coast saw off around 125
British tourists on Thursday eve-
ning, while Baobab Beach resort
let go 90 tourists also from Brit-
ain.
Baobabs General Manager
Sylivester Mbandi said another
batch of 66 British tourists left
yesterday morning.
Those who left on Thursday
had a week to go while those who
were airlifted yesterday had two
weeks to go, said Mbandi in a
British tourists check-in at the Moi International Airport in Mombasa
yesterday. LEFT: A victim of yesterdays Gikomba blast at the Kenyatta
National Hospital. BELOW: The vehicle hit by an explosive device.
[PHOTOS: GIDEON MAUNDU & TABITHA OTWORI/STANDARD]
phone interview.
Meanwhile, following the
blasts in Gikomba, the Ministry
of East African Affairs, Com-
merce and Tourism moved fast
to assure the world that Kenya
remains a top destination for
both tourists and investors.
Mrs Phyllis Kandie, the Cabi-
net Secretary in the docket, said
Kenya remains safe and open for
business.
It is our number one priority
to ensure that the country lever-
ages fully on our rich tourism
product by ensuring that all our
visitors are not only safe but ac-
tually feel at home while in the
country, she stated. We will
work tirelessly with the private
sector and our foreign partners
to ensure that Kenya remains a
recognised commercial hub in
Africa.
In a statement to newsrooms,
the ministrys PS, Dr Ibrahim
Mohamed, urged Kenyans to
continue touring any part of the
country and not to panic.
Uhuru says Kenya committed to ghting terrorism
By MWANIKI MUNUHE
President Uhuru Kenyatta has castigated the
travel advisory sent by the United Kingdom
against Kenya and dismissed it as a mislead-
ing picture of the security situation.
A visibly annoyed Uhuru further said ter-
rorism was not an evil born in Kenya but a
worldwide phenomenon that affects many
countries including those issuing travel ad-
visories.
He said his Government will however not lose
focus on the ght against terrorism and will
work together with friends of Kenya to en-
sure terrorism is defeated.
Earlier this week, some of our foreign part-
ners issued travel advisories. These only cov-
er specic parts of the country, not the whole
of it. Nonetheless, they give a misleading pic-
ture of our security situation, and
they run the risk of inadvertently damaging
our security. The misunderstanding and risk
could have been avoided if the governments
concerned had consulted more closely with
us, he said.
The President without mincing words said
the acts such as issuing travel advisories only
strengthen the will of terrorists as opposed
to ghting terror.
This is an evil that all of us around the world
must unite to ghtwe in Kenya are commit-
ted to the ght against terrorism and I ask
all friends of Kenya to join us in ghting this
evil, he said.
The President further said the Government
will continue to market Kenya to other des-
tinations. The president was, however, quick
to point out that it was not his business to
comment on a decision made by other gov-
ernments.
He was addressing the media at State House,
Nairobi, only minutes after twin explosions
happened in Nairobis Gikomba market kill-
ing at least ten people.
The press brieng was scheduled to kick off
at 2pm but it was delayed as the President
was reportedly getting briefs on the Gikom-
ba explosion before he emerged to address
the media.
Away from the tradition where the President
is normally anked by other senior govern-
ment ofcials, yesterday press brieng was
uniquely prepared in the sense that apart
from State House spokesperson Manoah Es-
ipisu, the Presidents private secretary Jomo
Gecaga and the Presidents security, no other
senior government ofcial was seen within
the premises of state house.
President Kenyatta indicated beyond the
continuation of the security operation that
begun a month ago, that the Government has
taken further steps to tighten the security
around the country.
My Government has entered into a ve-year
contract with Safaricom to provide commu-
nications and surveillance equipment for our
disciplined services. In time, the new security
systems will be in constant communication
with the national command centre that has
already been set up. There will be a continu-
ous interaction and exchange of data be-
tween the command centre and our men and
women on the ground, he said.
The Safaricom agreement, said the presi-
dent, allows the Government to deploy 2,000
CCTV cameras in locations around Nairobi
and Mombasa which have been hardest hit
by the terrorists.
shoot Al Hijra have activated their cells in Mom-
basa and Kwale.
The new intelligence apparently shows that re-
cent terrorist attacks in Mombasa especially were
most likely planned from a local maximum secu-
rity prison and executed by Al Shabaab militants
newly arrived from Somalia.
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Tana: Families ee homes
amid fears of fresh clashes
By FELIX OLICK
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
has offered to defend anyone
whose private motor vehicle is
impounded by the police on
account of tinted windows.
LSK Chairman Eric Mutua
termed the directive by Inspector
General of Police David Kimaiyo
illegal and which cannot be
enforced in any court of law.
According to the LSK boss, Rule
54 A (1) of the Trafc (Amendment)
Rules, 2009 only covers public
service vehicles and taxis.
The Inspector General of Police
is wrong in his interpretation of the
Trafc Act Chapter 403 of the Laws
of Kenya and the Trafc Rules on
tinted car windows, Mutua
declared yesterday.
His decree and declaration that
all vehicles, including private
vehicles, should not be tted with
tinted windows is unlawful and
cannot be enforced in any court of
law.
Mutua hit out at Kimaiyo, saying
a dangerous culture is creeping in
Kenyas institutions where persons
holding public ofce disregard the
law and make illegal public
pronouncements.
This is an affront to the
Constitution and must be arrested
forthwith, he emphasised.
There has been confusion
countrywide as police arrested
several motorists in private cars
over tinted windows.
BY PROTUS ONYANGO
Director of Public Prosecutions
Keriako Tobiko has appointed
Senior Counsel Paul Muite to
review the le on fraud allegations
in the purchase of the 5000-acre
Malili ranch.
In a Press statement, Mr Tobiko
said Muite has also been engaged
to advise whether sufcient
evidence is disclosed to prosecute
the suspects or any other person
named in the present le.
Muite is also to conduct on the
DPPs behalf any prosecution that
may ensue in relation to the matter.
The senior counsel will
represent the DPP/ODPP in any
and all other applications or legal
proceedings that may arise from or
in connection with the said matter.
This includes the High Court
petition led by Senator Johnson
Muthama seeking to stop his arrest
and prosecution, Tobiko said.
He added, In my Press
statement issued on April 26, 2014,
I conrmed that I had received
from the Director, Directorate of
Criminal Investigations (DCI), an
investigations le in which he
recommended that a number of
individuals be charged with fraud
related offences in relation to
alleged misappropriation of Sh1
billion paid by Government for the
purchase of 5,000 acres at Malili
ranch. Tobiko conrmed he had
decided that the probe le be
independently reviewed by a senior
counsel from private practice.
Kimaiyo tint
ban illegal,
LSK claims
DDP appoints
Muite to review
Malili case
Tribal violence: Locals fear after GSU ofcers are pulled out
By PAUL GITAU
Scores of families in Tana River
Countys Tana Delta District are ee-
ing their homes following fears of re-
newed tribal clashes and the sudden
withdrawal of paramilitary forces
deployed there in 2012 to restore
peace.
Several villages belonging to the
warring Pokomo and Orma commu-
nities have been deserted a few days
after the withdrawal of General Ser-
vice Unit (GSU) ofcers.
The Standard on Saturday has
learnt that the exodus began on
Monday when the last GSU forces
left their camps yesterday amid re-
ports that the tribes were rearming
for warfare, following recent killing
of three people, including a pastoral-
ist and farmer.
Kenya Red Cross Coordinator
Hassan Musa who has been charge
of reconstruction of houses dam-
aged in the 2012/2013 violence told
The Standard on Saturday that in
Kilelengwani area of Tana Delta, on-
ly 20 out of 138 villages remain in-
habited.
According to the KRC ofcial, on-
ly men remain in the villages still oc-
cupied in Kilelengwani, which wit-
nessed some of the most gruesome
violence in the past.
Tension was high after leaets
were discovered warning the Orma
community against setting foot in
Wema Division, which is predomi-
nantly occupied by the Pokomo. The
origin and authors of the leaets are
not known.
Yesterday, Tana Delta County
Commissioner Mike Kimoko con-
rmed leaets were recovered in
parts of the delta. He was addressing
residents at Garsen High School.
It is true that we recovered some
leaets in Hewani area directing
members of the Orma community
against stepping into the entire We-
ma division and their children
should not attend school in the ar-
ea, he said, adding that police were
investigating the matter.
Kimoko said there was a mass ex-
odus in the delta at Kilelengwani vil-
lage where 38 people from the Orma
group, including nine police ofcers,
were butchered late 2012.
He said the Pokomo from Semi-
karo area were also eeing their
homes, adding that the state of siege
in the area worsened following the
withdrawal of GSU ofcers and the
distribution of the hate leaets.
Since the killing of three people
last week in what is believed to be re-
newed tribal animosity, the security
situation in the Delta has been frag-
ile and explosive, noted Kimoko.
Those who ed from Kileleng-
wani have moved to Onido village
while those running away from Se-
mikaro area have sought refuge in
neighbouring Malindi and Lamu
districts.
Garsen MP Ibrahim Sane who
addressed the same meeting yester-
day has criticised the move to with-
draw GSU without consulting lead-
ers at a time tension is still high in
the area.
He also conrmed reports of an
exodus. The Cabinet Secretary for
security and his team acted irre-
sponsibly and we want the ofcers
back so that normalcy can be re-
stored, he said.
On Thursday, Tana Delta district
security committee protested the
withdrawal of the GSU.
The team said it ought to have
been consulted before the ofcers
were pulled out.
Hundreds of GSU ofcers de-
ployed in the area were withdrawn
late last week through to Monday.
During the last war between the
two tribes, close to 200 people died
and over 1,000 houses set on re.
Thousands were left homeless.
The ofcers had been deployed
to man Semikaro, Ozi, Kilelengwani
and Chamwanamuma villages.
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By FELIX OLICK
The trial of Deputy President Wil-
liam Ruto at The Hague has been ad-
journed again after only three days of
hearing, even as he started demanding
termination of his case.
Rutos case was pushed to June 16
due to a witness hitch, with the judges
bashing the prosecution for lack of
preparedness.
The chamber expresses very seri-
ous concerns and dissatisfaction that
we only had two days of this session
which was to last for four weeks, said
Presiding judge Chile Eboe-Osiji as he
adjourned the proceedings yesterday.
All available measures must be
employed by the prosecution to en-
sure this is not repeated.
But Rutos Lead Counsel Karim
Khan began calling for a termina-
tion of the case after the prosecu-
tion withdrew a key witness.
The testimony of the witness
only identied by the pseudonym
P-0025, was relied on to conrm
the charges against Ruto and his
co-accused Joshua Sang by the Pre-
Trial Chamber in 2012.
Witness P-0025 was withdrawn by
the prosecution a few hours before
taking to the stand as they also applied
for the adjournment of the case.
However, his evidence was used 25
times during the pre-trial hearing and
about 17 times when the prosecution
briefed the court on the need to com-
mence the case.
He is the witness who, as the link-
person for the prosecution, also pro-
cured about ve other witnesses.
We do not oppose the withdrawal
of the witness. But there is a bigger
question on witness credibility in this
case that must be addressed and we
call upon the prosecution to withdraw
this case, demanded Khan.
Yesterday, it also emerged that
the prosecution could be remain-
ing with only four witnesses to call in
apart from the eight witnesses that the
Chamber has ordered to testify.
However, Ruto, Sang and Attorney
General Githu Muigai have already in-
dicated they intend to appeal the rul-
ing on witness compulsion.
In their decision yesterday, the
three-judge panel ruled that Ruto who
is still at The Hague would be required
in the courtroom for two days when
the trials resume next month.
The session is supposed to last till
July 16.
Senior trial lawyer Anton Steynberg
admitted that during the witnesss
preparation, it became clear that the
witness was unable to accurately re-
call, or give a coherent and consistent
account of critical parts of the evi-
dence the Prosecution had intended
to lead from the witness.
Nearly a half of the witnesses the
prosecution lined up in the two Ke-
nyan cases have withdrawn.
Ruto Hague trial adjourned
as key witness withdrawn
By PSCU
President Uhuru Kenyatta has di-
rected the Ministry of Energy to ac-
celerate measures to bring down the
cost of power.
He gave the directive when he
met with Energy Cabinet Secretary
Davis Chirchir, Principal Secretary
Joseph Njoroge and chief executive
ofcers of nine parastatals in the en-
ergy sector.
He asked the ofcials to fast
track the commissioning of new
power generation projects so as to
bring down the cost.
President Kenyatta gave the di-
rective after he was briefed on the
power supply status and projections
for the period of May to September.
Energy sector ofcials also up-
dated the President on the progress
of the plan to increase the national
power supply by 5,000 megawatts
by 2016.
The ofcials, led by Chirchir, also
briefed Uhuru on projects to improve
access to electricity. Access to power
is set to increase to 75 per cent, up
from 32 per cent in ve years time
after the completion of the Last Line
Connection project, which will be im-
plemented in partnership with the
African Development Bank at the
cost of Sh800 million.
With the current rainfall projec-
tions showing the current shortfall
will continue, the President said the
energy sector should focus on gener-
ating more power from other sources
than water.
Parastatals represented at the
meeting were Kenya Power, KenGen,
Rural Electrication Programme, Ket-
raco, Kenya Pipeline Company, Nucle-
ar Electricity Board, Energy Regula-
tion Commission and the Geothermal
Development Corporation.
(See related story on Page 31)
Bring down the cost of
power, Uhuru orders
The Cabinet Secretary
for security and his
team acted irresponsi-
bly and we want the of-
cers back- Mr Sane
The President asked
Energy ofcials to fast
track the commission-
ing of new power gen-
eration projects
May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY Page 6
NEWS
Uhuru: We had to pay, but well recover it
ried out. We are not ghting for con-
trol, we are not pre-occupied with
control, he said
Asked how he felt now that his
government would have to foot the
Anglo Leasing bill, the president re-
sponded: Terribleterribleterri-
ble.
President Uhuru however said
the government should not lose such
cases in future.
The lawyers must up their game,
we should not lose such cases in fu-
ture and if we do, we must be told
why.
The presidents action follows a
legal opinion by the Attorney Gener-
al Prof Githu Muigai who described
the decision to make the payment as
the easier and safer choice.
The legal opinion dated April 3,
2014, advised the government to set-
tle the negotiated agreement with
companies that obtained a court rul-
ing in their favour in relation to the
Anglo Leasing contracts.
The advice reads in part, The of-
ce of the Attorney General sought
advice from English Solicitors on the
chance of appeal and stay of the ex-
ecution before the English Courts
where the cases are pending. The ad-
vice from English Solicitors, which is
consistent with lead Counsels ad-
vice, is that it would be most unusu-
al for litigation to be disclosed in
bond process and that the GOK
should resolve the two matters with
the judgment creditors for the bond
process to proceed.
According to the AGs advice, the
two litigations have affected Kenyas
attempt to secure the Euro bond.
Upon disclosure of the two cas-
es to the lead counsel and the joint
lead managers in the transaction,
the Republic of Kenya has been ad-
vised that the judgment must be re-
solved before the transaction is
launched, said Prof Githu Muigai.
By FAITH RONOH
Public Service Commission (PSC)
now says the restructuring an-
nounced by President Uhuru Kenyat-
ta is aimed at improving efciency
and reducing wastage.
PSC chair Prof Margaret Kobia
said under the Constitution, some
roles of government had been made
difcult to implement and the Cabi-
net Secretaries needed ofcials on
the ground to coordinate government
activities.
The reduction of ministries, lack
of assistants for Cabinet secretaries
and poor coordination in govern-
ment prompted Uhuru to delegate
powers to county commissioners,
she explained.
She added the County Commis-
sioners would only be responsible for
35 government functions that have
not been devolved under the Consti-
tution. However, they will not be re-
sponsible for 14 decentralised func-
tions.
She defended the re-introduction
of the provincial system of adminis-
tration saying the government is only
implementing the provisions of the
National Government Coordination
Act of 2013.
The President on Thursday,
launched policies on Decentralisa-
tion of Human Resource Manage-
ment in the Civil Service and a Frame-
work for Strengthening the Delivery
of National Government Functions at
the County Level. Uhuru further en-
trusted County Commissioners with
powers to oversee all national func-
tions at county level.
It has been criticised as a means
to kill devolution and sneak the
loathed provincial administration
through the back door.
Kobia, while reacting to the recent
announcement, said the Act tasks na-
tional government with ensuring rea-
PSC now defends new policies
Its corruption: But he says there was no way out but to pay as the amount was standing in the way of the Euro bond
CORD leaders address a press conference castigating the Jubilee government
for authorising payment of Sh 1.4 billion to Anglo Leasing rms in Nairobi,
yesterday. [PHOTO: TABITHA OTWORI/ STANDARD]
against Kenya. The decision by the
president, who had ercely opposed
any payment to the rm in his days
in the opposition, came just hours af-
ter another announcement that
seemed to bring back the unpopular
and loathed provincial administra-
tion.
Uhuru said the government
would recover Sh1.4 billion that he
has authorised to be paid to the two
Anglo Leasing rms.
He said although the circumstanc-
es surrounding the oating of a sov-
ereign bond and the court rulings
have forced the country to make the
payment, the government is in pos-
session of credible evidence that will
facilitate new investigations with an
aim of recovering the money lost and
prosecuting those involved.
We will ensure that the money
paid by the Government of Kenya is
recovered. I ask the Ethics and Anti
Corruption Commission to do every-
thing to ensure that this money is re-
covered, he said.
He said he believed Anglo Leasing
was a scam, which must be investi-
gated to its logical conclusion.
President Uhuru further said Ke-
nya was between a rock and a hard
place given the court ruling, and the
countrys interest to secure the Euro
bond worth Sh174 billion.
Justied action
I found it necessary to make this
payment because it was standing in
the way in regard to the Euro bond.
There is also a court ruling to this ef-
fect. We have shown the world that
we are respecters of the rule of law.
We must look for a way to recover this
money, we cant stop the country
from functioning, he said.
A few hours before he spoke,
CORD leaders, led by former vice
president Kalonzo Musyoka and Prof
Anyang Nyongo, said the presidents
decision marked one of Kenyas low-
est moments in the war on corrup-
tion.
The presidents unilateral decree
for payment of Sh1.4 billion to the ar-
chitects of the Anglo Leasing scandals
is the lowest ebb in our struggle to
combat corruption and endear pru-
dent management of public resourc-
es in this country, the leaders said.
But the president justied his ac-
tion to delegate executive power to
the county commissioners, saying,
Genesis of scandal
Involved the supply of VSAT equipment by
Spacenet to connect post ofces.
First Mercantile Securities guaranteed pay-
ments for the supplied equipment.
On 12th August 2004, Kenya suspended
payments for the project when it was listed
among Anglo-Leasing projects.
In January 2006, First Mercantile Securi-
ties led a claim of $12.7 million plus pen-
alty interest at 8.75 % p.a. against the
Government of Kenya in Geneva Court of
First instance.
On May 14, 2009, the suit was determined
against Government of Kenya for $6.0 mil-
lion (Sh516 million).T he amount due for
payment, including accrued interest and
cost as at 24th March 2014 is $10.7 million
(Sh920 million).
What we have done is no different
from what the county-level govern-
ments have been doing. Governors
have felt that they needed county
administrators in their areas to de-
liver the services which the county
government is mandated to provide.
Consequently, it would be hypocrit-
ical to claim that the national gov-
ernment does not need administra-
tors to ensure that its functions at
the grassroots level are properly car-
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sonable access to its services in all parts of the Republic.
The president has basically delegated his powers as pro-
vided for under Article 132(3) (b) of the Constitution to coun-
ty commissioners. The National Government Coordination
Act, 2013 allows the President to use his own ofce, the cab-
inet ofce or co-ordination of committees to coordinate na-
tional functions, Kobia said in an interview with The Stan-
dard on Saturday.
Decentralisation of human resource, she said, was the
only way to improving service delivery adding that one year
down the line, Kenyans have not felt the impact of devolu-
tion.
Among other top issues that prompted government to re-
structure, according to Kobia, was the need to hold civil ser-
vants responsible for their actions:
it is not right for Kenyans to visit
government ofces and fail to re-
ceive assistance simply because of-
cers are absent or ofces are
closed. These are some of the is-
sues that we want eliminated and
the only way was to have direct
government executives at county
level.
Kobia (pictured) pointed out
that it was challenging for gover-
nors to hold national government
ofcers accountable or even discipline them saying they on-
ly concentrate with their decentralised functions.
Governors have since received the changes with a lot of
pessimism saying giving commissioners extra powers was a
plot by government to frustrate devolution.
Critiques have also differed with government over the
changes especially on possibilities that the restructuring
process would further strain the already unmanageable
wage bill.
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Coalition for Reforms and Democra-
cy (CORD) has sharply criticised Presi-
dent Uhuru Kenyatta and threatened
mass action to protest his decision to
authorise payment of the controversial
Sh1.4 billion owed to Anglo Leasing.
In a strongly worded statement, the
coalition said the move, announced on
Thursday, was a big blow to the coun-
trys effort to combat corruption.
The presidents unilateral decree for
payment of Sh1.4 billion to the archi-
tects of the Anglo Leasing scandals is the
lowest ebb in our struggle to combat
corruption and endear prudent man-
agement of public resources in this
country, the coalition said at press con-
ference in Nairobi, yesterday.
About 30 MPs and Senators were
present at the press conference. CORD
also slammed the presidents decision to
restructure and empower county com-
missioners, terming the move a unilat-
eral action that negates the well-estab-
lished devolved system of government
Peaceful demonstrations are al-
lowed within the Constitution, no one
should feel threatened. What else do you
do when no one else listens to us? Peace-
ful demonstration is an option, former
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka said.
Scare monger
The coalition said the presidents ac-
tions are unconstitutional and amounts
to a violation of the Constitution. CORD
noted that the arguments put forward
by the President while authorising the
controversial payment could not hold
water. The arguments that non-pay-
ment of the debt affects the capacity for
Its an evil deal!: The opposition is of the view that Presidents move is a big
blow in effort to combat corruption
CORD hits at President over
Anglo Leasing pay order
PSCs take on new policies
the country to borrow internationally are
neither here nor there. The bottom line is
that the Anglo leasing contracts were fraud-
ulent and therefore cannot be honoured,
Kisumu Senator Anyang Nyongo said.
CORD observed that the international
community, which they said espouses best
business practices, cannot in any way com-
pel the government to honour contracts
that are tainted with fraud and illegalities.
The opposition dismissed the Presidents
argument that Kenyas embassies would
end up being attached and put up for auc-
tion to repay the debt.
This is a scare monger tactic by the gov-
ernment to coerce the country into honour-
ing evil deals. More signicantly our embas-
sies are fortressed by the Geneva conventions
and cannot be liable to attachment and
auction, the ODM acting party leader
claimed.
The coalition vowed to use all means at
their disposal to defend and secure public
interest.
The County Assembly of Nyamira invites bids from eligible contractors for the following works:
PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI-STORIED OFFICE BLOCK FOR THE NYAMIRA MCAs.
TENDER No. CAN/TRW/002/2014-2015
The contractors must be registered with NCA and be in Category 3 and above for general building works.
Pay a non-refundable fee of Kshs1000/= (Kenya Shillings One Thousand only) for the tender document and a bid security of 2 per cent
of their respective tender sum.
Interested contractors who appear in the current NCAs register (Proof of registration required) may obtain the tender documents from
the Nyamira County Assembly, Procurement Ofce, in person or against written application. The non-refundable fee is to be paid in cash
at the respective Cash Ofce, before 5.00: PM in normal working days or by bankers cheque payable to The Clerk, County Assembly of
Nyamira.
Interested bidders should note that only those meeting the criteria indicated below as a minimum, supported by relevant documents will
be considered for further evaluation.
- Proof of works of similar magnitude and complexity undertaken in the last five years.
- Bid bond must be in form of a Bank Guarantee from a reputable bank or approved insurance company.
- Adequate equipment and key personnel for the specied types of works.
- Sound nancial standing or adequate access to bank credit line.
- Litigation History of the Company (Both court and Arbitration cases).
- Condential Business Questionnaire must be lled.
- Current Tax compliance certicate.
Further, tenders from the following tenders shall be treated as Non- Responsive and therefore subject to automatic disqualication.
A tender from a tenderer whose on-going project (s) is/are behind schedule and without any approved extension of time.
A tender from a tenderer who has been served with a default notice on an on-going project(s).
A tender from a tenderer whose tender sum is plus or minus 10% of the ofcial estimate.
Tenders in plain sealed envelopes marked tender number on the right hand side corner and bearing no indication of the tenderers
particulars and to be addressed to:-
THE CLERK, COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF NYAMIRA
P.O.BOX 590-40500,
NYAMIRA
And placed in the tender box located at the County Assembly of Nyamira or sent by post to reach the above address not later than 11.00
AM ...21 days from advert date. Soon after the stated closing time, submitted tenders will be opened in the presence of tenderers or their
representatives willing to attend at the Nyamira County Assembly Boardroom. Late bids will be returned unopened.
Prices quoted must remain valid for One Hundred and Eighty 120 days from the opening date of the tender. The Bid security must be from
an established bank, or approved insurance company and shall be valid up to 150 days. The County Assembly of Nyamira reserves the
right to reject any tender without giving reasons for the rejection and so it does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
PROCUREMENT OFFICER,
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FOR: THE CLERK, COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF NYAMIRA
REPUBLI C OF KENYA
COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF NYAMI RA
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The Nyamira County Assembly of Service Board(CASB) wishes to recruit competent and qualied persons to ll the
following positions:
1. SPEAKER
(a) Should be a Kenyan citizen.
(b) Holder of a degree from a recognized university.
(c) Have at least 5 years work experience preferably in a legislative body.
(d) Fullls the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution.
2. CLERK OF THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY
(CASB 12 Basic Salary 120,270, House Allowance 60,000, Commuter Allowance 20,000).
Dut i es and r esponsi bi l i t i es
- Accounting ofcer to the county assembly.
- Principal administrative head of assembly proceedings, practices, conventions and advisor to the speaker, deputy
speaker and all honourable MCAs.
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- The chief advisor to the speaker in the exercise of all powers and functions that belong to the speaker and through
the speaker to the assembly.
- Act under authority and take decisions on behalf of the speaker.
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advantage.
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- Having undertaken a strategic leadership development program will be an added advantage.
- Experience as assembly clerk is an added advantage.
In addition, applicants for the two positions should get clearance from:
The Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission(EACC) 1.
The Credit Reference Bureau(CRA) 2.
Higher Educations Loans Board(HELB) 3.
A certicate of good conduct for the CID 4.
The Kenya Revenue Authority 5.
Interested and qualied persons should send their application, CV, copies of academic and professional certicates and
testimonials to reach the undersigned by 23
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May 2014 clearly indicating on the envelop the post applied for.
The Ag. Clerk/Secretary CASB,
County Assembly of Nyamira,
P.O. Box 590-40500,
Nyamira.
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NEWS ANALYSIS
He was overheard
uttering: Hakuna haja
ya kuona yeye katika hii
dunia Dr Oburu Oginga, Nominated MP
By JUMA KWAYERA
jkwayera@standardmedia.
co.ke
Former Prime Minister Raila
Odinga, now on a sabbatical in
the US, was forced to travel by a
chartered ight instead of the
commercial one he had initially
been booked on following a tip
off that unknown people were
monitoring his movements.
His departure had to be re-
scheduled for security reasons
opting for a French airline in-
stead of the British Airways he
had initially been booked on.
In addition, the former PM
ew out of the country three days
earlier than he had been sched-
uled on the night of March 9 en-
route to the US, where he has
been for the past three months
giving lectures on African politics
and key note speeches on de-
mocracy at the invitation of the
African Presidential Centre at
Boston University.
Last minute
Railas ofcial diary keeper, Si-
las Jakakimba would neither de-
ny nor conrm that the former
PM switched ights and resched-
uled his departure to shake off
whoever might have been keep-
ing tabs on his schedule. Howev-
er, the long-time aide leaves no
doubt there was a last minute tin-
kering with his boss itinerary
over security reasons he would
not reveal.
He says: Odinga pays equal
respect to and has condence in
all local and international air-
lines that operate to and from
JKIA. What is important to note is
that he left JKIA for the US in ear-
ly March 2014 according to script
and just as had been planned
well in advance. Imperatively,
and due to security reasons on
the one hand and others not for
disclosure, I would say it would
be most prudent to leave the
matter to rest at that without go-
ing to ner details of itineraries
and attendant ight numbers.
The revelations come barely a
week after Railas elder brother,
Dr Oburu Oginga, sensationally
alleged a plot by some East Afri-
can leaders to assassinate his
brother for allegedly being an im-
pediment to economic lift-off the
ve-member regional bloc.
Raila has been seen as a dar-
ling of the West while East African
Community (EAC) governments
have inclined economically to-
ward China in the East, to the
chagrin of the former bloc.
Dr Oburu later told The Stan-
dard on Saturday that the Orange
Democratic Movement (ODM)
had credible intelligence that
some leaders from the EAC were
uncomfortable with Railas long
sabbatical in the US.
According to Oburu, percep-
tions of lial relationship with US
President Barack Obama, whose
father was Luo, have also worked
against his brother. Asked to
qualify his allegations, the nomi-
nated MP said some regional
leaders fear Railas relations with
the US had the potential to desta-
bilise East Africa.
Contacted by email, upon re-
quest, embassies of accused
countries dismissed the allega-
tions. A senior ofcer at one of
the embassies, who identied
himself as Emmanuel said his
government would investigate
the allegations.
Sometimes it is not neces-
sary to respond to these allega-
tion, he said.
Another High Commissioner,
Claims in the air: Two years ago, Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo claimed a plot was hatched to kill Raila, now Oburu is at it
By JUMA KWAYERA
ODM leader Raila Odinga has
backed embattled Nairobi Governor
even as the former Prime Ministers al-
lies warn of Evans Kideros political
downfall.
Raila, who has had somewhat
chilled relations with the governor in
the recent past, has criticised Court of
Appeals Tuesday verdict, which nulli-
ed Kideros election.
Team CORD unreservedly be-
lieves that the governor was validly
elected on an ODM ticket, and as such
take the greatest exception to the Court
of Appeal ruling against Kideros elec-
tion as governor of Nairobi. It is hoped
that quick recourse sought from the
highest court on the land will do justice
and reinstate Kidero to serve the re-
mainder of his term in ofce, Raila,
who is on a US tour, says in an email to
The Standard on Saturday.
When Raila reaction was bounced
off, his close allies were categorical that
he was just being civil.
Contacted, Homa Bay Senator Otie-
no Kajwang, pointed out that the par-
ty was not happy with Kideros open
support to non-ODM candidates after
the court annulled the election of Mig-
ori Governor Okoth Obado (PDP) and
ousted ODMs Nyando MP Fred Outa.
He supported Outas challenger Fred
Okello of Ford Kenya and Obado in the
event of a by-election.
When Kidero (pictured) an-
nounced he would support Obado and
Okello, if there is a by-election, he was
going against the party. He broke the
law and therefore we cannot support
him if he loses his seat, Kajwang
says.
Kajwang used the analogy of Baby-
lon in the Bible to sum up the ODMs
disenchantment with the governor.
Then say, In the same way, Baby-
lon will sink down, it will never rise
again. That is because I will bring such
horrible trouble on it. And its people
will fall along with it, he quoted Jere-
miah 51:64.
The Orange party thus is prepared
to neutralise Kideros political ambi-
tions for allegedly going to bed with Ju-
bilee.
The Supreme Court has set aside
the verdict of the lower court pending
determination of the petition lodged
by Kidero.
The merits and demerits of the pe-
tition aside, tension has been simmer-
ing in ODM strongholds.
By defying his party and pitching
for development in Nyanza, Kidero
found himself on the wrong end of the
stick politically.
I think Kidero is a poor strategist.
As Nairobi Governor, he controls more
than 60 per cent of the national econ-
omy. He has had a perfect opportunity
to stamp his authority in Nairobi and
by extension the rest of the country,
but his performance is below expecta-
tion, says Rarieda MP Nicholas Gum-
bo.
Raila-Museveni
sour relations
Hostility between Uganda
President Yoweri Museveni and
Raila took a turn for the worse
when the International Crimi-
nal Court indicted six Kenyans
for crimes against humanity.
When Museveni openly casti-
gated Raila as sour loser, Raila
returned the favour by openly
supporting Ugandas main op-
position leader Dr Kiiza Be-
sigye.
in an email response, termed the
allegations as baseless.
Those are imaginary and
manufactured rumors that
should deserve little attention,
said the statement.
The Criminal Investigations
Department (CID) on Wednesday
declined to take a statement from
Dr Oburu, sparking complaints in
ODM that the state either wanted
to belittle Raila by directing the
MP to give the information to ju-
nior ofcers at county or does not
want to leave a trail that would
later prove the allegations.
This is not the rst time alle-
gations of a plot to kill Raila have
been made.
Past instances
In April 2012, Railas rst cous-
in and Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo
sensationally alleged a plot had
been hatched by a minister in the
Kibaki administration to assassi-
nate Raila ahead of the 2013
polls.
Oburu says he had learnt of
the plot during the recent state
visit by Chinese Prime Minister Li
Keqiang. However, he would not
divulge the source of the infor-
mation, but he justied his deci-
sion to go public citing past in-
stances when the likes of Tom
Mboya, JM Kariuki and Robert of
Ouko who had information on
threats to their lives but chose to
keep quiet.
I was informed by people
present when the Chinese leader
was at State House that an EAC
leader wanted Raila not to be al-
lowed back in the country when
his tour of the US ends. He was
agitated when he was here to at-
tend the signing of the agreement
with the China for the construc-
tion of the standard gauge rail-
way. He was overheard uttering:
Hakuna haja ya kuona yeye ka-
tika hii dunia (There is no need
for him to be alive again), Dr Ob-
uru.
Contacted about threats to
his security, Raila would not com-
ment on his brothers allegations,
but Jakakimba told The Standard
on Saturday the former PM heard
of the assassination plot for the
rst time when his elder brother
spoke about it.
Signicantly, Raila has not
disowned his brother statements
that have elicited furious re-
sponses from state functionaries.
Raila has had frosty relations with
some EAC leaders.
In the wake of the 2007-08
post-elections, President Musev-
eni rushed to Nairobi in a botched
attempt to reconcile Raila and
Mwai Kibaki, who had been con-
troversially declared winner of
the polls. When Raila rejected
Museveni as mediator, the latter
would later deride the formers
Raila backs embattled Kidero amid a cold shoulder from ODM
community as mad jaluo who
had reacted to electoral dispute
by uprooting a section of the rail-
way in Kibera.
Mutual suspicion
The railway is a major arterial
transport link between the port
of Mombasa and Uganda.
Against this backdrop, Raila
has had a longstanding mutual
suspicion and aversion for Mu-
seveni and lately Rwandas Paul
Kagame, whom he frequently
chides as impediments to de-
mocracy in Africa.
The US has been critical of
Uganda involvement in the South
Sudan conict that pits President
Salva Kiir against his former dep-
uty Dr Riek Machar.
Museveni is alleged to have
taken sides in the civil war after
he deployed troops to support Ki-
ir, relegating to the periphery
room for impartiality by the In-
ter-Governmental Authority on
Development chaired by Presi-
dent Uhuru Kenyatta.
CORD leader
Raila Odinga
and his aide
Silas
Jakakimba
go through
the former
Prime
Ministers di-
ary on
Monday, May
12, 2014.
[PHOTO:
COURTESY]
Who is after
Railas life?
May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY Page 9
24 MDI Limited Shujaa Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Mountain Potable Spirit with Gin favour.
Total = 02 brands
25 Eagle Classic Eagle Classic Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Eagle Classic Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Romance Moments Potable Spirit with Vodka favour.
Total = 03 brands
26 Mashwa Breweries Masters Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Masters Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Santana Fortifed Wine
Santana Ice
Total = 04 brands
27 Merchant Pinewood
Limited
Royal King Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Royal King Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Santa King Ice Spirit Based ready to drinkAlcoholic Beverage
Total = 03 brands
28 RoskinAgencies Kibuga Opaque Beer
Total = 01brand
29 Stesodor Company
Limited
(former Inter-Global
Products Enterprises)
Lion King Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Pine Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Total = 02 brands
30 Grand Breweries Limited Golden Drops Potable Spirit with Gin Flavour
ALVA Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
ALVA Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Golden Drops ALVA Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Total =04brands
31 Vinepack Limited Fiesta Special Ice-Alcapop (Ice)
Mfalme Original Opaque Beer
Potable Spirit Fiesta Extra (Brandy)
Potable Spirit Fiesta Extra (Gin).
Total =04brands
32 Kenya Breweries Limited Pilsner Ice
Whitecap Light
V&A Cream(Liqueur)
Tusker Malt Lager
Tusker Light
Tusker Lager
Allsopps Lager
Snapp
Balozi
Kane Extra Golden
J ebel Special
Smirnoff Ice
Uganda Waragi
Senator Dark Extra
Richot Brandy
Popov Vodka
Gilbeys Gin
Bond 7 Whisky
Kenya Kane
Guinness Stout
Pilsner Lager
J ebel Gold
Chelsea Gin
Whitecap Lager
Liberty Spirit
Smirnoff Vodka
Senator Lager
Total =27brands
Imported brands
Baileys CreamLiqueur
Captain Morgan Black
Captain Morgan Spiced Gold
Gordons Dry Gin
J &B Rare
J ohnnie Walker Red Label
J ohnnie Walker Black Label
J ohnnie Walker Green Label
J ohnnie Walker Blue Label
Myers Rum
Pimms No.1 Cup
VAT 69
CIROC Vodka
CAOL ILA 12YO Scotch Whisky
Talisker 12YO Scotch Whisky
Bushmills 10YO Whiskey
Bushmills Whiskey
Tanqueray London Dry Gin
Cragganmore 12YO Whisky
Dalwhinnie 15YO Whisky
Dimple 15YO Whisky
Ketel One Vodka
J ohnnie Walker King George V
Sheridans Coffee and CreamLiqueur
J ohnnie Walker PlatinumLabel
J ohnnie Walker Gold Label
J ohnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve
Glenkinchie 12YO Whisky
Oban 14YO Whisky
Lagavulin 16YO Whisky
Singleton Of Dufftown 12YO Whisky
Clynelish14YO Whisky
Tanqueray No.Ten Gin
Cardhu 12YO Scotch Whisky
Ron Zacapa Centenario Rum
Don J ulio Reposado Tequila
Haig Gold Whisky
J ohnnie Walker Double Black Whisky
Smirnoff Vodka Red
Smirnoff Vodka Orange
Smirnoff Vodka Black
Smirnoff Vodka Raspberry
Smirnoff Vodka Citrus
Smirnoff Vodka GreenApple
Smirnoff Vodka Vanilla
Windhoek Lager
Total =48 brands
33 Lakers EastAfrica
Limited
Ivory Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Enigma Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Speed Extra Potable Spirit with Gin favor
Total = 3 brands
34 Tona Miller Limited Vista Spirit Based Liqueur
Zuchi Cereal BasedAlcoholic Drink
Karuba Opaque Beer
Total = 3 brands
35 Marchi EastAfrica
Limited
Chancellor Potable Spirit with Brandy favor
Gold Head Potable Spirit
Swara Potable Spirit
Blue Wave Potable Spirit
Total = 4 brands
36 CrownBeverages Limited Nile Special PremiumLager
Redds Premium
Castle Lager
Castle Lite
Castle Milk Stout
Redds Vodka Lemon
Miller Genuine Draught
Peroni NastroAzzurro
Total = 8 brands
37 Rift Valley Brewing Co. Supa Vodka Potable Spirit
Star Ice
Total = 2 brands
PUBLI C NOTI CE UPDATED LI ST OF VERI FI ED MANUFACTURERS & BRANDS
38 Miti Brewers &Distillers
Ltd
Hawaii Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Hawaii Potable Spirit with Gin favor
Total = 2 brands
39 Grand Beverages Ltd Golden Drops Potable Spirit
ALVA Potable Spirit Brandy favor
ALVA Potable Spirit with Gin favor
Golden Drips Potable Spirit with Brandy favor
Total = 4 brands
40 Tylex E.A. Brewers Ltd Ramos Brandy
Ramos Gin
Ramos Vodka
J iant Brandy
J iant Gin
J iant Vodka
Total = 6 brands
13 London Distillers (K) Ltd Kahawa Gold Liqueur
Old Monk Rum
Meakins Dark Rum
Safari Cocktail Rum
Lem Punch Liqueur
Safari Cane Rum
Safari Brandy
Napoleon Gold Brandy
Kenya King Gin
Napoleon Crown Brandy
Crystal Dry Gin
Safari Rum
Safari Whisky
Safari Vodka
Top Secret Whisky
Safari Dry Gin
Meakins Vodka
Meakins Dry Gin
Kahawa Liqueur
Madafu Liqueurs
Total = 20 Brands
14 Biscept Limited HorizonAlcoholic Beverage Vodka
Towers Potable Spirit with Vodka Flavour
Sky Potable Spirit with Gin Flavour
Fix Potable Spirit with Gin Flavour
Total = 04 Brands
15 Tihan Limited Bubblez Potable Spirit with Vodka Flavour
Total = 01 Brand
16 Kenlab Supplies Limited Shakers Potable Spirit with Gin Flavour
17 Kedsta Investments Euro Potable Spirit with Gin Flavour
Shujaa Potable Spirit with Gin Flavour
Euro Potable Spirit with Brandy Flavour
Shujaa Potable Spirit with Brandy Flavour
Total = 04 Brands
18 Kenya WineAgencies Ltd Altar Wines, Milano White, Viceroy Brandy, Hunters Choice
Whisky, Kibao Vodka, Rocamar MediumDry Wine, Count
Pushkin Vodka, Caprice Vin Rose Wine, Clubman Mint, Yatta
Red Wine and Kingfsher Orange.
Total = 11 brands
19 Continental Beverages
Ltd
Captains Potable Spirit
Moonshine Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Havannah Ice Liqueur
Savannah Liqueur
Total = 04 brands
1 Africa Spirits Limited Blue Moon Vodka
Legend Brandy
Furaha Brandy
Furaha Potable Spirit with Gin
Club 360 Whisky
Gypsy King Gin
Total 06 brands
2 Crywan Enterprises T/A
SAME Limited
Kingston Classic Brandy Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Kingston PremiumGin Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Kingston Master Vodka Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Visa Brandy Potable Spirit with Brandy Flavour
Visa Gin Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Visa Vodka Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Grand Label Whisky Potable Spirit with Whisky favour
Total = 07 brands
3 Crystal WorldAgencies
Limited
Blue Star Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Survivor Liquor
Survivor Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Survivor Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Total = 04 brands
4 Jovin K. Limited NewBalance Gin Potable Spirit (Gin favor)
Astah Potable Spirit (Gin favor)
Total = 02 brands
5 J ulijo Investments Fighter Extra Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Fighter Extra Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Magic Moments Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Magic Moments Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Heroes Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Heroes Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
KingdomPotable Spirit with Vodka favour
KingdomPotable Spirit with Brandy favour
Ferrari movement Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
King Horse Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Total = 10 brands
6 Lumat Company Limited Queens Potable Spirit Brandy favour
Budget Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Queen Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Meridian Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Starlight Potable Spirit Vodka favour
Unique Magic Potable Spirit with Brandy favor
Skannia Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Meridian Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Unique Magic Potable Spirit with Gin favor
Budget portable Spirit with Brandy favour
Total = 10 brands
7 Lyniber Supplies Limited Sun Lemon Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Rangers Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Rangers Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Total = 03 brands
8 Metro Distillers E.A.
Limited
Prof. Agenda Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Pro. Agenda Potable Spirit with Gin favour
County Extra Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
County Extra Potable Spirit with Gin favour
J amii Opaque Beer
Total = 05 brands
9 Moonwalk Investment
Limited
Moonwalker Spirit with Vodka favour
Moonwalker Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Rockstar Potable Spirit with Gin favor
Rockstar Potable Spirit with Brandy favor
Total = 04 brands
10 Sherehe Industries
Limited
Sherehe Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Sherehe Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Total = 02 brands
11 Tana Investments Limited Tana Spirits Gin favor
Tana Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Blue Mountain Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Blue Mountain Potable Spirit with Brandy Flavour
Total = 04 brands
12 Zheng Hong Kenya
Limited
Dallas portable Spirit with Brandy Flavour
Dallas Potable Spirit with Gin Flavour
J ambo Potable Spirit with Vodka Flavour
Total = 03 brands
20 Advance Limited Potable Spirits with Poond Gin favour
Total=1brand
21 Fai Amarillo Limited Klassic Vodka
Amarios Sherry
Poolers Fortifed Wine
Choices Fortifed Wine
Klassic Brandy
Suki Fortifed Wine
Azure Potable Spirit
Total = 07 brands
22 Telleny Beverages
Limited
Golden Queen (Opaque Beer).
Total= 1 brand
23 Cannate Breweries
Limited
Melasun Extra Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Melasun Extra Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Melasun Spirit Based Ready to drinkAlcoholic Beverage.
Total = 03 brands
41 Croton Herbs Co. Limited Croton Herbs Opaque Beer.
Total = 01 brand
42 HakimCommercial
Agencies
Utamaduni Opaque Beer
Total= 01brand
43 Munyiri Special Honey
Limited
Njuki Opaque Beer
Total=01brand
44 Graela Distillers E.A.
Limited
Veteran Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Veteran Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Total=02brands
45 Bay Industries Limited Hornbull Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Devai Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Locks Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Spax Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Fisherman Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Total=05brands
46 Honey Wine Industries Isabella Spirit Based ready to drinkAlcohol
Pollen Extra Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Vector PremiumPotable Spirit with Gin favour
Total=03brands
47 KENNKA E.A Ltd Lock Sea Potable Spirit
KENNKA Gold Potable Spirit.
Total=02brands
48 BMS Industries Limited Eagle Classic Potable Spirit
Brandy favour
Eagle Classic Potable Spirit with Gin favour Romance
Moments Potable Spirit with Vodka favour.
Total= 03brands
49 Chania Prime Mart Ltd Identity Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Identity Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Total=02brands
50 Patialla Distillers Ltd Best Potable Spirit Gin favour
Blue Ice Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Flying Horse Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Flying Horse Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Total=04brands
51 Doru Industries Limited Lafk Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Prince Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Kenyan Brandy Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Total = 03brands
52 Aberdares Beverages Ltd Royal Horse Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Goal Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Kick Potable Spirit with Brandy favour
Total= 03brands
53 Kerugoya Wambo Wines
&Spirits Ltd
Bee Hive Honey Opaque Beer
Total= 01brand
54 Toprank Industries Ltd Senior Lager MediumBeer
Customs Lager MediumBeer
Total=02brands
55 Heritage Distillers Ltd J amba Opaque Beer
Total=01brand
56 Sanjos Industries Ltd Goldstar Vodka Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Total=01brand
57 NIHONSHU E.A. LTD Top Class Potable Spirit with Vodka favour
Total=01brand
58 TerjoAgencies Limited Waka Opaque Beer
Total= 01brand
59 Pernord Ricard Kenya
Limited
J ameson Whisky
Ballantine Whisky
Beefeater Gin
Malibu Liqueur
Kahlua Liqueur
Chivas Regal Whisky
Pass Port Whisky
The Glenlivet Whisky
Royal Salute Whisky
Absolute Vodka
Tequila Olmecas
Martell Brandy
Pernod
Ricard
Havana Rum
Perrier J ouet Champagne
Total=18 brands
60 Wayne Industries Limited Sauna Ice Spirit based ready to drinkAlcoholic Beverage
Total=01brand
61 Wanjau Engineering
Works
Muhia Opaque Beer
Total=01brand
62 Nyati Distillers Limited Miami Potable Spirit with Gin favour
Total=01brand
63 J J ASM Mini Distillery Bull Ring- Rum, African Spar Whisky, Idakho County Liquor-
Gin, Idakho Vodka
Total=04 Brands
64 Daylight Wines &Spirit Smatman Extra Potable Spirit with Vodka Flavour, Noah Extra
Potable Spirit with Vodka Flavour and Star Motley Potable
Spirit.
Total=03 Brands
65 Mountain Slopes
Commercial Services Ltd
KINGMASTER Opaque Beer.
Total = 01 Brand
66 Elle Kenya Ltd Metropolitan Gin, Metropolitan Brandy, Sir Antonio Brandy, Sir
Antonio Gin.
Total = 04 Brands
67 Keroche Breweries Ltd
(NKR)
Viena Ice lemon twist ready to drink alcoholic beverage.
Summit Lager Mediumbeer.
Crescent Brandy potable spirit with brandy favour.
Crescent Gin potable spirit with gin favour.
Crescent Vodka potable spirit with vodka favour
Crescent Whisky potable spirit with whisky favour.
Summit Malt Mediumbeer.
Viena ice spirit based ready to drink alcoholic beverage.
Total = 08 Brands
68 Kapari Limited Konyangi
Valuer Superior Brandy
Regenly Whisky
Dodoma Wines dry red.
Dodoma Wines dry white.
Dodoma Wine natural Sweet
Imagi Wine dry red
Imagi wine dry white
Total = 08 Brands
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Further to our earlier press advertisement publishedonThursday15
th
May2014, the followingmanufacturers andimporters have submittedthe requisite documents andsamples to NACADAfor verifcation andtesting. Anymanufacturer andimporter not listedbelowis PROHIBITED frommanufacturingandsale until further notice.
Similarly, any alcoholic drink brand not listed is prohibited and SHOULD NOT be sold in any outlet.
The list will be revised after qualitative and quantitative analysis that is on-going and the public promptly
notifed.
Hon. John N. Mututho, EBS Mr. Enoch N. Onchwari
Chairman, NACADA Board Ag. CEO, NACADA
Dated at Nairobi this 16th day of May 2014
LI QUOR MANUFACTURERS/I MPORTERS
Applications Verifed as at 15/05/2014
May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY Page 10
NEWS
Leave my wife out of this, Wambora warns
By WILFRED AYAGA
Embu Governor Martin Wambora has hit out at
the Senate committee that impeached him, accusing
it of dragging his wifes name into the political murk.
He said allegations contained in a report by the
Embu County Assembly regarding the irregular al-
location of a county assembly vehicle to his wife, and
which had formed the basis of the Senate team nd-
ings were in bad taste and meant to embarrass his
family.
Let them leave my wife out of this. There are so
many lawyers in the Senate, but they dont read. I
gave them so many documents justifying my inno-
cence, but they read none. Instead, they relied on
a report by the county assembly, which was biased
from the beginning. Mass psychology is the lowest
form of reasoning, he said.
According to the report, Wambora irregularly
purchased the vehicle registration number KBU
683T using county assembly funds, before handing
it over to his wife. The Senate committee report co-
incided with that of the county assembly, noting that
the vehicle had been irregularly acquired and there
was no evidence it had been properly registered.
Wambora has now threatened that his wife would
write a letter to the Senate team protesting the nd-
ing. They will soon receive the letter from my wife
protesting the manner in which her name was men-
tioned , he said.
During the interview, Wambora claimed his polit-
ical enemies were keen to nish him, and the MCAs
who had set in motion the impeachment process
had been bribed.
Those ghting me should wait until 2017. If
you ask the MCAs, they will tell you who has bribed
them, he said.
He spoke about his family and said he had re-
ceived messages of support from a cross-section of
Kenyans.
My daughter even bought me a book on why
good people suffer. My background as a seminarian
cannot allow me to be corrupt. My integrity as a per-
son cannot be compromised, he said.
Among the people he claimed had called him
to offer him support was former Attorney General
James Karuga.
He told me to ght on.
The Senate impeached him on Tuesday this week,
just a day before the Court of Appeal threw out a
challenge he had lodged against the Senate proceed-
ings, arguing that he would not get justice.
The ruling by the court on Friday, however, al-
lowed him breathing space after it blocked the Embu
county government and assembly speaker from tak-
ing any action meant to replace him.
By MOSES NJAGIH
The threshold of removing a gov-
ernor from ofce through impeach-
ment could be raised if a proposed
law by Senate Majority Leader
Kithure Kindiki is enacted.
Yesterday, he disclosed that he
was in the nal stages of drafting the
Impeachment Bill, which could give
the electorate a chance to give their
input in an impeachment process
being carried by their county assem-
bly representatives.
The Tharaka Nithi Senator said
the proposed law would provide
necessary safeguards to ensure that
the impeachment tool is not abused
and that county assembly embraces
other mechanisms to probe and dis-
cipline county chiefs who engage in
improprieties.
This, Prof Kindiki argued, would
ensure county assemblies only ap-
ply the impeachment tool as a last
resort and sparingly to avoid possi-
ble instances where governors are
held at ransom by ward representa-
tives keen on furthering their per-
sonal interests.
He said the sudden wave of im-
peachment could slow down devo-
lution and affect performance of
county bosses.
Kindiki said the constitutional
clause allowing MCAs to impeach
county bosses must be used spar-
ingly and as a last resort to avoid in-
capacitating governors.
Impeachment should not be
used as the weapon of rst resort. It
should be used sparingly and only
when all other avenues have been
exhausted. It should never be that
whenever a governor has done
something wrong then MCAs rush to
bring him down, he said.
Draft law to raise threshold
of sending governors home
Three-year-old girl
dies from snake bite
A three-year-old girl died yesterday af-
ter being bitten by a poisonous snake at
an expansive sisal estate in Taita-Taveta
County. The incident comes at a time the
government is grappling with persistent
human-wildlife conict in the region.
Police said the deceased was playing
with other children outside their home-
stead in the farm when she was attacked
by the venomous snake. County Police
Commander Richard Bitonga said the
girl died while being rushed to Mwatate
Sub-District Hospital. The deceased was
playing with other children when she
was attacked by the poisonous snake
suspected to be a spitting cobra. She
died while being rushed to the hospital
for medical treatment, he said. Bitonga
said the girls parents later learnt some-
thing was wrong.
TB patient jailed for a
year to clear drugs
A Nyeri court yesterday jailed a tu-
berculosis patient for a year to enable
him clear his medication which he had
stopped taking. Anthony Wachira was
convicted after he pleaded guilty to the
charges of absconding on his TB drugs,
thereby putting other people at risk of
infection. Nyeri Resident Magistrate
Catherine Mburu while issuing the ruling,
said the court was assisting him clear
his dosage so that he is released while
cured. Wachira was charged that on
April 2, this year, at Tetu in Nyeri Coun-
ty, he absconded on his three month TB
dosage, hence putting other members
of the public at risk of infection. Pros-
ecutor Stancelous Mwangi told the court
the suspect was arrested by a local chief
and community health workers who had
been tracing him.
Sh8.4m land machines
to ease service delivery
The West Pokot County Government has
unveiled new digital mapping and survey
machines to help ease access to lands
services. Initially, residents sought land
related services from Kitale in Trans Nzo-
ia, Eldoret in Uasin Gishu or Nairobi since
there was no lands ofce in the county.
While unveiling the modern machines
worth Sh8.4 million, Governor Simon
Kachapin noted that the transfer of land
services from the distant regions would
save residents on transportation costs.
Kachapin also opened the block that
will temporarily house the lands ofce,
which was renovated at approximately
Sh1.4 million. Among the equipment are
a plotter for printing maps, pictures, cal-
endars, banners and posters, and a scan-
ner for digitising analogue maps.
County in plan to
decongest Meru town
Meru County Government has embarked
on an infrastructural upgrade to decon-
gest the town. The department of in-
frastructure has developed a road map
that will see the transport sector trans-
formed. Projects in the countys plan
include the construction of ring-roads
and the Eastern and Western bypasses,
a project funded by the national gov-
ernment and the World Bank sched-
uled to kick off in July, this year. The
announcement was made by of Kenya
Urban Roads Authority Director General
Eng Joseph N Nkadayo during the ofcial
commissioning of the Riverland Bus Park
by Governor Peter Munya.
Briefy
Senate Majority Leader Kithure
Kindiki.
Council of Governors chairman
Isaac Ruto.
By MUNENE KAMAU
A three-judge bench has sum-
moned a medical doctor at a private
clinic to testify about an illness that
suddenly aficted an Embu county
assembly ofcial cited for contempt
of court.
Justices Hedwig Ongundi, Ceci-
lia Githua and Boaz Olao, sitting in
Kirinyaga, ordered that the doctor
appear before them to explain the
sudden illness of Embu County As-
sembly clerk Jim Kauma yesterday
morning.
Kauma and Embu Speaker Kari-
uki Mate were expected in court for
sentencing but the clerk failed to
appear and lawyer Charles Njenga
informed the court that Kariukis co-
accused had been taken ill.
Njenga told the judges that
Kauma had suffered a bout of high
blood pressure at about 10am yes-
terday while on his way to the court.
He fell sick while on his way
here and has since been admitted at
the Kagio Nursing Home. I have re-
quested for the medical documents
to that effect be brought here within
the next 15 minutes for this court to
peruse and give further directions,
Njenga submitted.
The court temporarily adjourned
to wait for the documents but
after resumption, the judges said
while giving the benet of doubt to
Kauma, they felt there was need to
summon the doctor who attended
to him after falling ill.
Though we seem not to agree
with this medical report submitted
to us, we are hereby summoning
his doctors to appear before us
and shed more light on the report,
ordered Ongudi.
The court ordered that the
matter be mentioned on May 30 at
11am when Kauma will be expected
to have recovered.
Doctor in
assembly
clerks case
summoned
At a Press conference in Parlia-
ment yesterday, Kindiki said his pro-
posed Bill will ensure other account-
ability mechanisms, such as the
Criminal Investigations Department
and Ethics and Anti-Corruption
Commission, are called in for nan-
cial probe into governors, before the
MCAs can employ the impeachment
tool.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Even at Senate we have formed
a committee for accountability pur-
poses and we expect these mecha-
nisms to be employed instead of
rushing to impeachment, he said.
He said the current wave of im-
peachment has made the position of
governors the most insecure.
He advised that safeguards must
be employed to protect the post as
an elective seat, and thus engage the
electorate in the event of an im-
peachment.
We have received reports of
some county assemblies whose
members are blackmailing gover-
nors requesting foreign trips and
warning they would employ im-
peachment. We will act tough if
these allegations are substantiated,
he said.
He urged the Council of Gover-
nors, under the leadership of Bomet
Governor Isaac Ruto, to report to
Senate whenever their members are
incapacitated by MCAs.
We are in ofce to protect coun-
ty governments, not just the execu-
tive arm of counties. We do not want
to be used as a rubberstamp for im-
peachments founded on frivolous,
vexatious and malicious reasons,
he said.
Impeachment: Kindiki says it will also give voters chance to decide

Those ghting me should wait until 2017.
If you ask the MCAs, they will tell you who
has bribed them. Mr wambora
May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY Page 11
NEWS
What is in the Bill
The Bill requires manufacturers to
secure a performance bond of not
less than Sh100 million before ob-
taining a licence.
The Bill also requires all manufac-
turers to have a technical person
who has a Bachelor of Science de-
gree or at least a diploma in food
technology.
The technician will be required to
obtain a professional indemnity
cover from a reputable insurance
company of not less than Sh50
million.
Tough rules to
brewers in new
Bill to sanitise
liquor industry
BY MWANIKI MUNUHE
The cost of manufacturing
alcoholic products could go up
drastically in a move aimed at
discouraging crooked people
from brewing harmful drinks.
The new Bill comes in the
wake of illicit alcohol-induced
deaths; the alcohol is said to
have contained methanol and
left nearly 100 people dead and
scores more blinded.
The Bill requires manufac-
turers to secure a performance
bond of not less than Sh100
million before obtaining a li-
cence.
It is expected that the new
law, among other stringent re-
quirements, will cut the num-
ber of brewers from hundreds
to about 15.
This would make policing
easier for Government agen-
cies accused of failing to reign
in manufacturers and prevent
deaths of innocent people. The
Bill is crafted by Imenti Central
Member of Parliament Gideon
Mwiti.
The Bill, which is essential-
ly an amendment of the Alco-
holic Drinks Control Act, fur-
ther requires all manufacturers
to have a technical person who
has a Bachelor of Science de-
gree or at least a diploma in
food technology.
Drastic reduction
This Bill seeks to profes-
sionalise the alcoholic bever-
ages industry by ensuring that
various people take full re-
sponsibility for their actions,
or lack of them, at different lev-
els. We must protect out citi-
zens from reckless, selsh and
unprofessional brewers, said
Mwiti.
The technician will be re-
quired to obtain a professional
indemnity cover from a repu-
table insurance company of
not less than Sh50 million.
The certicate is among the
documents investors will be
expected to take to the Regis-
trar of Companies as they in-
corporate their respective
rms.
However, the number of li-
censed manufacturers is ex-
pected to undergo drastic re-
duction when the alcoholic
drinks regulator, National Au-
thority for Campaigns against
Nacada clarifies position on Keroche products
BY ANTONY GITONGA
The National Authority for Campaigns
against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada)
has claried that it has not blocked Kero-
che Breweries products from the market
as alleged by a section of the Press.
The authoritys chairman, John Mu-
tutho, denied that they were targeting the
locally owned brewery in the ongoing war
against illicit liquor.
The move comes a day after Nacada
listed all the approved liquor and brewer-
ies in the country but failed to record those
from Keroche.
In a phone interview, Mututho said the
list published in the dailies was not nal,
adding that vetting of the documents and
products was still going on.
As far as I am concerned, Keroche
products are among the top in the county
in terms of quality and quantity and we
have no reason to ght the company, he
said.
No easy ride: Manufacturers will
have to secure performance bond of not
less than Sh100m before licensing
Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Na-
cada) completes the due dili-
gence tests it is doing.
Nacada chairman John
Mututho told The Standard
on Saturday that the alcohol
manufacturing companies
could reduce from more than
200 to about 15.
You will be surprised to
compare the number of com-
panies that were previously
licensed to operate against
the number that will qualify.
If those that qualify go be-
yond 15, then I will be very
surprised, he said
According to Mr Mututho,
Nacada is not only tightening
the rope for manufacturers
but also for licensed outlets,
which will soon be required
to have a certicate from the
manufacturer showing that
such outlets are authorised to
deal in the products they are
selling.
Majority of the outlets, I
can assure you, will be phased
out, he said.
The latest development
saw at least 56 ofcers from
Government interdicted, in-
cluding former Nacada Chief
Executive William Okedi.
GEMI NI A I NSURANCE COMPANY LI MI TED
6
th
Floor, Geminia Insurance Plaza, Kilimanjaro Avenue - Upperhill
P.O. Box 61316 City Square Nairobi 00200 Kenya
Tel 2782000 Fax: (254 20) 2782100 Email: info@geminia.co.ke
Branches at Mombasa, Eldoret, Kisumu and Kisii
FI NANCI AL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2013
The above Statements of Comprehensive Income and Financial Position are extracts from nancial statements that were audited by Grant Thornton, Certied Public Accountants,
and received an unqualied opinion. The nancial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 2nd April 2014 and signed on behalf of the board by:
GRANT THORNTON Mr. K. S. Sembi Mr. S. M. Githunguri Mr. D. Maina
Certied Public Accountants Principal Ofcer Chairman Director
I NCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2013
Life
assurance business
General insurance
business
Total 2013 Total 2012
Kshs Kshs Kshs Kshs
Gross earned premiums 55,594,211 1,149,087,139 1,204,681,350 1,036,396,214
Less : Reinsurance premiumceded (24,137,035) (321,382,795) (345,519,830) (333,277,671)
Net earned premiums 31,457,176 827,704,344 859,161,520 703,118,543
Investment income 43,291,743 150,558,737 193,850,480 199,869,967
Commissions earned 4,777,241 113,498,594 118,275,835 127,301,063
Other income - 678,048 678,048 16,557
Net income 79,526,160 1,092,439,723 1,171,965,883 1,030,306,130
Claims and policy holder benets payable 9,684,115 509,078,336 518,762,451 399,427,115
Change in actuarial value of policyholder benets 56,844,308 - 56,844,308 59,386,567
Less: amounts (recoverable from)/payable to reinsurers - (130,340,492) (130,340,492) (26,310,692)
Net claims payable 66,528,423 378,737,844 445,266,267 432,502,990
Operating and other expenses 7,037,464 211,953,975 218,991,439 200,707,049
Commissions payable 5,960,273 174,941,604 180,901,877 154,798,144
12,997,737 386,895,579 399,893,316 355,505,193
Prot before tax - 326,806,300 326,806,300 242,297,947
Income tax expense - 97,377,443 97,377,443 73,977,055
Prot for the year after tax - 229,428,857 229,428,857 168,320,892
Other comprehensive income
Changes in fair value of investment property - - - 174,212,123
Change in fair value of available for sale nancial assets - 6,792,924 6,792,924 35,584,193
Fair value reserve realised - 584,651 584,651 -
Other comprehensive income for the year - 7,377,575 7,377,575 209,796,316
Total comprehensive income for the year - 236,806,432 236,806,432 378,117,208
KEY RATIOS
Capital adequacy ratio 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Claims ratio 30.79% 40.92% 40.59% 50.11%
Expense ratio 12.66% 17.88% 17.64% 18.74%
Retention ratio 56.58% 80.54% 79.44% 71.85%
Commission ratio 10.72% 15.22% 15.02% 14.94%
Solvency ratio 134.95% 160.36% 155.63% 157.01%
STATEMENT OF FI NANCI AL POSI TI ON AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2013
Life assurance
business
Kshs
General insurance
business
Kshs
Total
2013
Kshs
Total
2012
Kshs
CAPITAL EMPLOYED
Share capital 150,000,000 300,000,000 450,000,000 450,000,000
Fair value reserve for available-for-sale investments - 64,607,654 64,607,654 57,230,079
Revaluation reserve - 326,991,707 326,991,707 326,991,707
Retained earnings - 409,368,212 409,368,212 279,156,301
Proposed dividends - 67,500,000 67,500,000 22,500,000
Shareholders funds 150,000,000 1,168,467,573 1,318,467,573 1,135,878,087
Liabilities
Insurance contract liabilities 295,395,820 1,628,189,449 1,923,585,269 1,592,984,846
Deferred income tax - 884,727 884,727 632,110
Creditors arising fromreinsurance arrangements 26,808,496 141,583,381 168,391,877 150,488,400
Other payables 15,633,204 42,300,489 57,933,693 42,749,364
Tax liabilities - 14,185,430 14,185,430 25,129,331
Total liabilities 337,837,520 1,827,143,476 2,164,980,996 1,811,984,051
Total shareholders funds and liabilities 487,837,520 2,995,611,049 3,483,448,569 2,947,862,138
REPRESENTED BY:
Assets
Property and equipment - 32,933,583 32,933,583 33,641,987
Prepaid operating lease rentals - 20,039,245 20,039,245 20,316,925
Investment property - 721,000,000 721,000,000 721,000,000
Unquoted shares at directors valuation - 4,927,639 4,927,639 74,991,378
Quoted shares at market value - 170,826,835 170,826,835 94,085,672
Loans receivable 1,104,222 8,654,707 9,758,929 5,166,647
Receivables arising out of reinsurance arrangements 12,506,132 127,654,766 140,160,898 134,155,394
Receivables arising out of direct insurance arrangements - 116,105,924 116,105,924 103,988,954
Amounts due frombodies engaged in insurance business - 31,335,472 31,335,472 10,574,985
Reinsurers share of insurance liabilities 2,367,624 354,339,525 356,707,149 301,198,584
Corporation tax recoverable - 12,802,055 12,802,055 12,802,055
Other receivables 14,945,547 80,454,757 95,400,304 77,724,363
Government securities held to maturity 166,400,000 417,500,000 583,900,000 531,600,000
Corporate bonds 4,500,000 8,500,000 13,000,000 13,750,000
Deposits with nancial institutions 268,663,844 802,412,715 1,071,076,559 767,293,450
Cash and bank balances 17,350,151 86,123,826 103,473,977 45,571,744
Total assets 487,837,520 2,995,611,049 3,483,448,569 2,947,862,138
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Migori to construct
county headquarters

Migori County Government has allocat-
ed Sh170 million for the construction
of two sub-county headquarters and 16
ward ofces.
The county has already identied
Nyarombo in Suna West and Kegonga
in Kuria East as the locations for two
sub-county headquarters.
The headquarters will host all the
county ofces in these sub-counties to
devolve services to the people, said
Governor Zachary Okoth Obado during
the launch of the Nyarombo project.
During the event, Obado urged youth
and women in the county to register
groups to access funds.
The project will see the two sub-county
ofces constructed at a cost of Sh13.3
million per ofce while the 16 ward of-
ces will eachcost Sh9.5 million.
Revenue Bill passed, Senate blames
MPs for reduced county allocation
CORD Senators Moses Wetangu-
la, James Orengo and Johnstone
Muthama argued it was wrong to
base the divisions on the accounts of
2009/2010, when last years alloca-
tion were based on the gures of
2010/2011.
Senator Moi further lobbied for
the revisiting of the formula used to
determine allocations to counties,
saying the same was not fair, even as
he further called for a new census to
By ALEX KIPROTICH
Baringo Senator Gideon Moi has
called on the county government to
take a lead in addressing incidences
of hunger reported in the county.
Gideon said Governor Ben Cheboi
and his team of the executive should
urgently address the situation before
it goes out of hand.
The governor should take charge
and move with speed to address the
hunger situation, said Gideon.
He said those facing starvation
were spread in the vast county.
He said there is a looming hu-
manitarian crisis in the county as
thousands of people face starvation
because of the delay of rains.
We do not want to see a situa-
tion where people die because of
hunger. The county should focus its
priority now on providing food for
the vulnerable, he said.
Reports indicate that over 50,000
residents in the county are in dire
need of emergency relief food. The
hunger has hit areas such as Amaya,
Churo, Silale, Kositei, Akoret, Naudo,
parts of Baringo Central, Baringo
South and Baringo North constitu-
encies, forcing pastoralists to mi-
grate to other regions within the
county in search of water and pas-
ture.
Gideon urges
county to
alleviate hunger
Kisii County Assembly approves
motion to reclaim grabbed land
Blacklist fake
contractors
By ERIC ABUGA
Kisii County Assembly has ap-
proved a motion that allows it to re-
possess land acquired illegally.
The motion has been on the oor
of the Assembly since late last year
and was tabled by Charles Nyagoto
of Bogeka Ward. The assembly rec-
ommends that all land acquired il-
legally should be returned to the
county government immediately.
During the debate, arguments arose
of who between the National Land
Commission (NLC) and the county
government should investigate cas-
es of land grabbing with the speaker
ruling that the county had the right
to know the size of its land to allow
for service delivery and construc-
tion of county government infra-
structure.
Nyamasibi Ward representative,
Samson Nyagaka, who had opposed
the motion, argued that it is the
mandate of the NLC to investigate
and table a report on public land
within the county.
Article 67 of the Constitution es-
tablishes the NLC with clear roles.
This is an emotive issue in the coun-
try and we should be careful when
dealing with it. We will be duplicat-
ing the role of the commission, said
Nyagaka.
Kisii Central Police is facing a se-
rious infrastructure crisis due to a
long-standing land case. Ofcers
lack enough housing space. The
county also lacks space to put up a
re station, cemetery The county
lacks land to put a re station,
dumping site and to expand the
matatu terminus.
Kisii Governor James Ongwae
has already warned individuals re-
siding on public land to return it be-
fore his government forcibly repos-
sesses it.
The county government is yet to
establish a specic area to construct
the governors ofce and residence.
Ongwae has in the past said they will
be forced to buy land to put up oth-
er ofces.
By ALI ABDI
Ofcials of a construction rm
dubbed cowboy contractors were
accosted by angry Isiolo residents
when they visited Gotu Bridge in
the company of government of-
cers.
Residents led by ofcials of
Merti Integrated Development
Programme (Mid-P) and Resource
Advocacy Programme (Rap) told
government ofcials that a rm
that was allocated Sh85 million by
Isiolo North CDF in 2012 to put up
the bridge should be blacklisted,
instead of being allowed to bid for
tender of the same project.
The same project had consumed
Sh40 million given by the national
government in 2011, following
former President Kibakis visit to
Merti.
The residents called on the gov-
ernment to give the tender to a
Chinese rm, saying they have no
condence in local and national
construction companies.
Money matters: Senators accuse MPs of failing to approve audited accounts
Donkey carcasses in Isinya as two nabbed transporting meat
Residents of
Isinya, Kajiado
County and
security ofcers
view carcasses
of donkeys left
by people
suspected to
have slaugh-
tered them. Two
suspects were
arrested in
Kitengela
transporting
donkey meat to
Nairobis Burma
Market.
[PHOTO: PETERSON
GITHAIGA/
STANDARD]
By MOSES NJAGIH
Senators burnt the midnight oil
on Thursday to pass the Division of
Revenue Bill, despite protests from
some of them that the Sh226.66 bil-
lion was little compared to what was
being retained at the national level.
The division of the revenue was
based on the 2009/2010 budget of
Sh529 billion, which are the last au-
dited accounts approved by Parlia-
ment.
The Constitution requires that
the allocation to counties must not
be less than 15 per cent of the last
audited accounts approved by Par-
liament.
The senators accused their coun-
terparts in the National Assembly for
failing to approve the audited ac-
counts, despite the prompt auditing
by the Auditor General, leading to
the low percentage.
As a result, the national govern-
ment will retain Sh799 billion of the
Sh1.026 trillion, which is the expect-
ed revenue in the next nancial
year.
The 43 per cent that we are
claiming is what we are taking to
counties is deceptive. If we are sin-
cerely talking of that per cent in re-
lation to the actual gures of over a
trillion that we are dividing, we
would be giving counties in excess of
Sh300 billion, argued Baringo Sena-
tor Gideon Moi in his contribu-
tions.
Gideon said after going through
the technical aspects of allocations,
the Commission on Revenue Alloca-
tion had recommended that Sh279
billion be sent to counties which we
Briefy
Baringo Coun-
ty Senator
Gideon Moi.
Kisii Governor James Ongwae and his
deputy Joash Maangi.
thought was good for this time.
After consultations with the Ex-
ecutive we accepted, though with a
heavy heart, to have the gures to
counties reduced to Sh238 billion. It
is sad that the gure further came
down to Sh226 billion, said the Bar-
ingo Senator, urging the House to
amend the gures to Sh238 billion.
We should increase the gures
and send the Bill back to the Nation-
al Assembly, he said.
determine the true population per
county.
But Finance Committee chair-
man Mandera Senator Billow Kerrow
said last years allocations were done
on a wrong premise as the gures for
2010/2011 had not been approved
by Parliament, though they had been
audited.
The legislators were recalled from
their recess for the special session.
May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY Page 13
I. Background of the 2014/15 Budget
1) In line with Article 221 of the Constitution, on 30
th
April 2014, the Budgets for the
three arms of Government were submitted to the National Assembly. The overriding
theme of the 2014/15 is Economic Transformation for Shared Prosperity in
Kenya . To achieve this theme, the budget is anchored on 5 key pillars namely:
Creating conducive business environment for employment; Investing in agricultural
transformation and food security; Scaling up investments in key infrastructure, energy
and water; Investing in quality and accessible healthcare services and education
as well as social safety nets; and further entrenching devolution for better service
delivery and enhanced rural economic development.
2) In order to meet the aforementioned pillars, the following are the expected outcomes:
increased investment opportunities; sustained macroeconomic stability; sustained
and broad based economic growth; unlocked potential for agribusiness ;sustained
food suffciency and poverty reduction; reduced cost of living through infrastructure
development; skilled and productive human capital; protected and cushioned
vulnerable categories in society; and accessible and targeted services for rural
development.
3) The budget for 2013/14 and 2014/15 has shifted from the traditional itemised approach
to the Programme Based Approach in line with the PFM Act, 2012. Ministries,
Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) have developed programmes that focus on
outputs. These outputs will form the basis for oversight of allocated resources,
performance review of the spending agencies and future allocation of resources to
the entity.
II. Overall Budget for 2014/2015
4) The total budget for 2014/2015 for the National Government as submitted to the National
Assembly amounts to Kshs.1,496,357,638,277. This includes Kshs.654,079,738,848
for recurrent expenditure and Kshs.476,388,685,948 for Development Expenditure. The
Contingencies fund has been allocated Kshs. 5,000,000,000. Parliamentary Service
Commission and J udiciary, respectively, submitted a budget of Kshs.26,450,000,000
and Kshs.19,155,895,000. On the other hand, the share of National Revenue to
County Government amounts to Kshs.226,660,000,000.
III. Financing the Budget for 2014/15
5) The total revenue for 2014/2015 is estimated to stand AT Kshs.1,180,997,028,089.
This comprises of Kshs.1,050,675,312,931 in in tax revenue, Kshs.36,207,961,623 in
non-tax revenue and Appropriation-in-Aid of Kshs.94,113,753,535. On the other hand,
total grants and loans will amount to Kshs.57,989,025,292 and Kshs.370,522,439,195,
respectively.
IV. Where is the money going?
a) Recurrent Expenditure
6) The budget for 2014/15, as submitted by the National Treasury shows that 35%, 30%,
and 17%, respectively, of recurrent expenditure will go to compensation to employees,
current transfers to government agencies, and interest payments.
REPUBLI C OF KENYA
THE NATI ONAL ASSEMBLY
I n t he Mat t er of Consi der at i on of t he Est i mat es of Revenue and Ex pendi t ur e f or t he
Fi nanc i al Year 2014/2015.
Ar t i cl es 127(6)(c ), 173 (3) and 221(1) of t he Const i t ut i on.
7) Some of the largest recipients of the recurrent budget include: Teachers Service
Commission Kshs. 165.48 billion; Interest Payments Kshs. 147.44 billion; State
Department for Interior Ksh 78.89 billion; Ministry of Defence Kshs. 73.28 billion; State
Department for Education Kshs. 54.12 billion; State Department for Higher Education
Kshs. 53.78 billion; The National Treasury Kshs. 39.62 billion; Ministry of Health Kshs.
26.31 billion; and State Department for Infrastructure Kshs. 25.80 billion.
b) Development Expenditure
8) With regard to development expenditure, bulk of the resources will go to acquisition of
non-fnancial assets (45%) and capital grants to government agencies (41%).
9) Some of the largest recipients of the development budget include: State Department
for Infrastructure Ksh 97.73 billion; Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Ksh 74.92 billion;
State Department for Planning Ksh 51.08 billion; State Department for Transport Ksh
39.80 billion; National Treasury Ksh 33.75 billion; State Department for Water and
Regional Authorities Ksh 26.04 billion; State Department for Education Ksh 22.38
billion; State Department for Agriculture Ksh 21.41 billion; and Ministry of Health Ksh
21.05 billion.
V. Public Hearings/ Receipt of Memoranda
10) In line with Article 221(4) of the Constitution, the Estimates for National Government,
J udiciary, and Parliament were committed to the Budget and Appropriations
Committee.
11) Pursuant to the provisions of Article 221 (5) of the Constitution, the Budget and
Appropriations Committee now invites interested members of the public to submit any
representations that they may have on the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure
for the Financial Year 2014/2015. The representations may be made orally or by
submission of written memoranda in the following manner-
i. Written Memoranda may be forwarded to the Clerk, Kenya National Assembly,
P.O. Box 41842-00100, Nairobi, hand-delivered to the Offce of the Clerk, Main
Parliament Buildings, Nairobi or emailed to pbo@parliament.go.ke, to be
received on or before 27
th
May 2014.
ii. Public Hearings shall be held in the following nine venues on the dates indicated
below from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. :-
City/Town Venues Dates
Bungoma Town Mabanga Farmers Training College Tuesday 20
th
May 2014
Mbita Town ICIPE Guest House Tuesday 20
th
May 2014
Narok Town Maasai Mara University Tuesday 20
th
May 2014
Ol Kalou Town ACK Hall, Ol Kalou Tuesday 20
th
May 2014
Kitui Town Multi-Purpose Hall Tuesday 20
th
May 2014
Wajir Town Wajir Guest House Tuesday 20
th
May 2014
Kwale Town County Headquarters Tuesday 20
th
May 2014
Maralal Town County Headquarters Tuesday 20
th
May 2014
Nairobi City Kenyatta International Conference Centre
(KICC)
Thursday 22
nd
May 2014
JUSTIN BUNDI, CBS
CLERK OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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It isnt enough to talk about
peace. One must believe in it.
And it isnt enough to believe in
it. One must work at it.
{Eleanor Roosevelt}
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Foreigners should back
us in face of terrorism
I
n the face of sporadic terror-
ist attacks, hundreds of tour-
ists have cancelled their trips
to Kenya and scores have hur-
riedly left the country. The US,
UK, France and Australia issued
travel advisories against visit-
ing Kenya, especially the coastal city of
Mombasa.
The Kenya Tourism Federation esti-
mates the tourism sector will lose about
Sh5 billion due to these cancellations.
Coming at a time (mid-July to October)
when Kenya receives the majority of
tourists, the cancellations have hit the
sector and the economy hard.
While we cannot bury our heads in
the sand and pretend that the occasional
fatal explosions are not a security threat,
Kenyans must not give in. We must not
allow those who mean harm for us to win,
by stopping the work of nation building.
Businesses, schools, hospitals and Gov-
ernment operations must go on even as
we step up security surveillance.
It is time for Kenyans to show unity of
purpose and tackle the terror threats. The
recent explosions have demonstrated
a cowardly enemy targeting anyone ir-
respective of age, class, tribe, religion or
geographical area. The masterminds of
terrorism are targeting Kenyans in an ef-
fort to sabotage their daily efforts to win
war against poverty.
To Kenyas foreign partners, this is the
opportune time to stand with the coun-
try. The super powers must support Ke-
nya to defeat Al-Shabaab. Issuing travel
advisories while offering no security sup-
port will not help. Offering intelligence,
resources and personnel to defeat terror-
ism is what Kenya needs right now.
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May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY Page 14
T
he measure of a societys
conscience is often de-
ned by the way it treats
the most vulnerable.
Kenya gets a harsh in-
dictment over how she
cares for vulnerable chil-
dren according to recent statistics. A
damning report carried elsewhere in
this newspaper highlights challenges
facing a call centre designed to help
children in distress.
Established in 2007, Childline Ke-
nya was introduced under the Min-
istry of Gender, Children and Social
Development to help children in
trouble. The toll-free telephone num-
ber 116 was introduced so Kenyans
could use it to report cases of child
neglect, physical or sexual abuse and
child trafcking and help trigger nec-
essary help or intervention.
The response has been over-
whelming. In 2013 alone, the cen-
tre received 656,800 calls. Of these,
281,486 calls were responded to while
over 300,000 calls were terminated
for various reasons including poor
connectivity. Child neglect account-
ed for 33 per cent of the calls, and
physical and sexual abuse registered
23 and 22 per cent respectively.
In most cases, neglect happens
when parents leave minors at home
unattended to look for casual jobs.
In some extreme cases, parents have
been found deserting their children
on the streets.
Some force the minors to beg on
the streets and bring the money back
to them. How dehumanising in a
country that prides itself in protect-
ing childrens rights!
Children are the future of any
country. Stakeholders, beginning
with the parents, relatives, neigh-
bours, the society and the Govern-
ment, must take up their protective
role owed to children.
Turning the other way as any child
suffers only complicates a challenge
already facing the country.
Neglected children become easy
prey for criminals seeking to recruit
them into their heinous activities.
They grow up hating the system and
anyone they deem responsible for
their misfortunes. This eventually
heightens insecurity.
Studies also show that sexually
abused children are likely to become
abusers when they grow up. Abused
children are also likely to end up
abusing drugs as they try to come to
terms with the effects of abuse.
I
t is unfortunate that major-
ity of sexual offenders are
either parents, relatives or
close friends. Besides the
physical and psychological
trauma visited on sexually
abused children, they are al-
so infected with sexually transmitted
diseases including HIV and Aids. Oth-
ers are impregnated, opening another
lifelong chapter of suffering, poverty
and ridicule.
Still others are wasting away by
being forced to work instead of go-
ing to school. They have been de-
nied the chance to be children and
are often sent to farms or animal
grazing grounds. This hardly pre-
pares them for a complex future
where education is the foundation
of success. We must turn around the
aspirations of such children, espe-
cially in poor, remote and nomadic
regions of the country.
The national and county govern-
ments must lead the protection of
children against predators and situ-
ations that threaten to kill their op-
portunities in life.
It is high time Government and in-
dividuals fully supported institutions
that take care of destitute children.
To safeguard our countrys future, all
children must be provided with an en-
abling environment to explore their
talents and abilities.
Adequate funds must also be al-
located to departments such as Child-
line Kenya to increase their capacity
to effectively handle the rising num-
ber of children in distress.
Going by the number of calls re-
ceived by the department, there is
no doubt that this is a critical service
that would go a long way in protect-
ing vulnerable children and deterring
abusers.
Adequately funding the depart-
ment would increase its capacity
so that all distress calls made to the
centre are received and acted upon
promptly.
The onus is on all Kenyans to let
children be and protect them against
all predators.
Neglected
children
become easy
prey for
criminals
seeking to
recruit them.
They grow
up hating
the system
and anyone
they deem
responsible
for their
misfortunes
GLOBAL RELATIONS
often proclaim moralist notions in the
formation of friendships on the
international circuit. However, it is
never a matter of platonic international
friendships and morality. In the end,
politics among nations is a struggle for
power, inuence and self-interest.
This is the message we get from
Morgenthaus evergreen tome, Politics
Among Nations: The Struggle for Power
and Peace. Has the American bubble of
unipolar superpower eventually burst,
as Russia and China begin to stand tall?
While Morgenthaus book was rst
published in 1958, the messaging is as
relevant today as it was in that
post-World War II period.
The war and its aftermath was itself
witness to dramatic formations of
relations and shifts in friendships
among the great powers. On the eve of
the war, there was the building of
alliances among these powers, in the
mould of gathering storms.
Revisionist powers wanted a new
world order, in their favour. Germany,
Italy, Spain and Japan coalesced under
one formation the Axis, in pursuit of
selsh expansionism.
Britain, France and Russia came
together under an opposing alliance
the Allies to resist the activities of the
Axis. This is to say nothing of the fact
that Germany and Russia had been
allies for a while, subduing and dividing
Poland between the two of them.
It is noteworthy that before the
outbreak of the war, tensions existed
between the rest of the Allied powers
on the one hand and Russia on the
other. This was because of Russias own
dream of exporting communism to all
the peoples of the world.
Yet the emerging interests in the late
1930s were such that Russia and her
ideological nemeses were willing to put
their rivalry on hold to sort out the
expansionist Axis rst. Japan was busy
sorting out China in Asia, while
enjoying German support in return for
support of Germany in Europe.
Italy was initially comfortable in the
Axis, but later abdicated to join the
Allies, when it seemed that they were
the better horse to back.
T
he United States, initially
satised to be enjoined in
the conict by proxy, later
became actively enjoined
with the Allies when Japan
bombed Pearl Harbour.
Russia bore the brunt of the
war on behalf of the Allies. Yet the only
glue holding all these nations together
was the self-interest of the moment.
Fast forward, the war ends in 1945
and relations among the great powers
are redened. Where Germany was the
prime enemy to the Allies, Russia
became the new enemy.
Germany, Spain and Italy easily
became members of the new Western
alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation (Nato). Russia, which had
fought so gallantly for the Allies,
became the leader of the new enemy
camp, the Warsaw Pact Nations.
Even before the war was formally
over, Churchill suggested to Truman,
after the bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, that they should drop the
next bomb on Moscow! Fortunately,
there were no more atomic bombs left.
Put very simply, it has always been
about dominating and controlling the
world for selsh reasons. You make
friends when you need them and drop
them as soon as you have no more use
for them.
And Nato and Warsaw were truly
selsh. Warsaw pledged to export
communism and workers revolutions
everywhere. Nato pledged to contain
and roll back communism everywhere,
under the so-called Truman Doctrine of
Containment.
The outcome was that the entire
world came into the rm grip of
dictatorial regimes, under the guard-
ianship of the superpowers that were
the United States and the USSR, the
new nation that coagulated around
Russia.
So long as the need to protect their
selsh interests existed, there was no
need to moralise about lofty things like
democracy, good governance,
accountability and all the jumble. Only
one thing mattered self-interest.
While the Cold War reigned, neither
Warsaw nor Nato bothered about this
kind of loftiness. They were associated
with rotten regimes all over the world
in Zaire, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea,
the Philippines, Guatemala, Honduras,
Chile, Cambodia, Vietnam every-
where.
As soon as their own competition
ended, the West changed its tune. You
either toed the line of democratic
governance or you were cast into the
gutters of diplomacy.
One reason China seems to be
sweeping all the boards is the Wests
insistence on a hollow democratic tune
it does not even believe in. Where it
suits them, they threaten you with
sanctions and abandonment. Where it
does not, they turn a blind eye. In the
processes, they have fallen out with
numerous countries in the world and
now especially in Africa.
So China is shing in the troubled
waters of Western diplomacy. And
Russia, too.
Will the West retune and strum its
diplomatic guitar for a different global
sound and dance? In Kenya, we have
recently heard the head of the
European Union caution his colleagues
against wagging a nger at President
Kenyatta.
He said that Kenya was a sovereign
State that should be respected and
treated as an equal partner. When did
he see this light? Is he seeing it alone, or
was his voice presaging things to come?
A few days later, President Kenyatta
gave a no-nonsense dressing down to
the media on responsible journalism, at
the International Press Freedom Day
celebrations.
His message rang with the weight of
someone who knew something that
other people did not know. Then China
came knocking and bagged just under
20 agreements with Kenya as the West
watched. Something sinister is cooking
in international relations. Is a return to
1945-1989 inevitable?
The writer is a publishing editor, special
consultant and advisor on public relations and
media relations
Is the recent rise of China, Russia a
sign of a new world order?
So long as the need to
protect their selfsh
interests existed, there was
no need to moralise about
lofty things like democracy,
good governance,
accountability and all the
jumble. Only one thing
mattered self-interest.
A few months ago, I warned that the
courts risked being used as a mere politi-
cal tool by our leaders. Now this fear has
become a reality, at least in the court of
public opinion. It appears that the courts
are itching to interfere in just about any
political process. This is a big mistake.
A key marker of judicial indepen-
dence is boundedness. What this
means is that a given countrys
Judiciary is independent if political
currents only minimally affect its
internal operations. Unfortunately, in
our case a clear pattern is emerging in
which the Judiciary is at the centre of a
game of political football featuring well-
connected politicians.
It appears that the fruits of the
radical surgery and subsequent reforms
have soured, and some judges are back
into the deep pockets of the high and
mighty. The quality of the bench has
also been lacking as demonstrated by
the number of clearly partisan and
logically inconsistent opinions that
some of our judges write.
As any political scientist will tell you,
courts are critical for the maintenance
of elite political stability. As the
institution of political last resort, they
should be neutral arbiters and not
place themselves at the helm of
deciding political winners and losers.
When courts try to play the decider of
political contests, judicial indepen-
dence is often the number one casualty.
Instead of focusing too much on
deciding who won which election; how
to use technicalities to favour specic
politicians; or who should be im-
peached or not, the Judiciary should
apply itself to ironing out wrinkles in
the Constitution to help the politicians
arrive at stable arrangements.
P
ut simply, the courts job
should be to set the rules,
and then let the politicians
duke it out on their own to
determine who wins and
who loses. That is the only
way we will ever have a sta-
ble and predictable politico-legal en-
vironment, something that the current
state of affairs is anything but.
At the founding of the Second
Republic in 2010, Kenyans were
hopeful that a more independent
Judiciary would be in the frontlines
ghting Wanjikus ght against high
corruption and ofcial negligence.
Those hopes have now been quashed,
instead replaced by the reality of an
institution only willing to dabble in
judicial activism.
My challenge to Chief Justice Willy
Mutunga is that he should get his
troops in line. Yes, he cannot control
each and every judge in each and every
case, but he must come up with an
incentive structure and guidelines to
ensure that judges perform their duties
in a manner that is favourable to the
advancement of justice.
A possible mechanism would be a
peer review system, led by a special
panel of members of the Law Society of
Kenya. The panel would give quarterly
reviews of judges opinions from a
purely legalist perspective. The reviews
would be open to rebuttals from judges
and other LSK members. This system
would not be designed to second-guess
opinions from the bench but strength-
en Kenyan jurisprudence by allowing
input from the countrys best legal
minds. This way, judges who consis-
tently write poor quality opinions or
who perform legal jujitsu to nd
loopholes to give injunctions on behalf
of political masters will be revealed for
all to see. And the country will be better
for it. There have been mixed reactions
to the Presidents Thursday policy
statement on county commissioners.
Those who agree with his decision to
delegate executive powers to the
commissioners have cited their
important role in maintaining security,
implementing national government
policy, and above all, ensuring national
cohesion. Those opposed have called it
a return to the bad old days of the
Provincial Administration, a system
used by presidents to restrict political
space, terrorise citizens and entrench a
wapende wasipende system of
government. Neither side is completely
off the mark. However, the Kenyan
opposition has given not a credible and
workable alternative but a reactionary
denunciation. As a general rule,
whenever Government comes up with
policies that are poorly thought out, it
would help if the opposition countered
with well-researched and workable
alternatives. Reexive oppositionism
will not get us anywhere.
For justice to prevail courts must stay out of politics
I
s a new order in global rela-
tions in the ofng? What does
the emergence of China mean
for the global community?
What should we make of such
courtships and partnerships
as she is forging with the Third
World?
What does the resuscitation of
Russia mean to the United States and
her allies? In all this, what are the
implications for the democratic
holidays that the Third World has
enjoyed since the end of the Cold War
in 1989? Should we begin bracing
ourselves for the Second Coming of the
Cold War?
Will the Western World throw
overboard 25 years of moralist pretext
for a realist approach to international
relations?
Hans J Morgenthau has taught us
that relations among nations thrive on
the fuel of self-interest. Nations may
W
e have become a
country run under
the shadow of incon-
sistent court injunc-
tions. From the case
involving the Gover-
nor of Central Bank,
to several election petitions, and lately,
impeachment proceedings, the courts
have intervened in ways that cast doubt
on the institutions impartiality. In each
of these cases, the Judiciary haemor-
rhages a fair amount of public support
and trust.
OPINION
May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY
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Will the Western world
throw overboard 25
years of moralist pretext
for a realist approach to
international relations?
Barrack Muluka
okwaromuluka@yahoo.com
Ken Opalo
twitter@kopalo
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The frequent alcohol related
fatal poisoning should be blamed
on policy makers on alcohol manu-
facturing, packaging, distribution
and sale.
They are blind to a simple fact
that both rich and poor alcohol
drinkers are people with the same
need which they, in their own
separate ways, seek to fulll in their
day to day lives. Thus, as the rich
man walks into a licensed pub to
satisfy his thirst with a Tusker going
at Sh150, which he can afford, the
poor man, with the same thirst
but only Sh30 in the pocket, walks
where he can afford a drink at this
cost; the bush.
And it is not that he likes taking
his drink from the bush. He knows
it is dirty, unhygienic and cannot be
trusted. But he has been cast there
through discriminative legislations
and policies, and there is nothing
he can do about it.
It was wrong to ban packag-
ing of alcoholic drinks in sachets
of, say 50ml, 100ml and 150ml
that were affordable to the poor. If
cooking fats, margarines, coffee,
tea etc, have been made available
in sachets costing as little as Sh5,
why not alcohol? Who decreed that
alcohol is the preserve of the rich?
Attempting to ght alcoholism
by alienating the poor through
heavy taxation and packaging,
which increases the cost of the
product, criminalisation and de-
monising of the poor drinker, will
always be counterproductive.
It does not only drive a wedge
between the two classes of people,
it also nurtures an attitude of de-
ance out of the feeling of discrimi-
nation. Just like food, clothing and
shelter, alcohol should be accepted
as a need to those who take it. What
is required is proper regulation to
cater for the rich and the poor.
The success of EABLs Sena-
tor Keg in drawing the poor from
the bush back to the licensed pub
should be rewarded not punished
through heavy taxation.
London Distillers, Keroche
Industries, Kenya Wine Agencies,
UDV etc, who are known to make
safe hard drinks, should be allowed
to distribute them in packages af-
fordable to the poor.
Given a choice of such known
brands against the unknown bush
brands, logic dictates that even the
most seemingly illogical person
will choose the former. Once this
is done, the faceless illicit brewer
will run out of business and the
Government will not have to re
the chief.
But as things are now, it does not
matter who heads Nacada, or how
many chiefs get red, or the num-
ber of deaths reported in the press;
for as long as the poor drinker is
not catered for in the licensed pub,
he will surely seek his drink in the
bush. For isnt it the demand that
drives supply?
John Mukigi, Kiambu
Illicit drinks will stay as long
as poor drinkers not catered for
The impending decision by
Higher Education Loans Board
to reduce the maximum loan
provided to a university student
by Sh25,000 is outrageous and dis-
heartening. Currently, university
students are allowed to receive a
maximum of Sh60,000 during one
year of study.
The Treasury seems to have for-
gotten about the rise in number of
students being enrolled in different
universities across the country. It
has maintained its allocation of
funds without considering this
increase.
With the harsh economy situa-
tion, Sh35,000 is what a university
student needs to survive for a
single semester rather than a full
academic year.
Education is an important pillar
for the success of our nation. It is
the Governments duty to provide
university students with adequate
funding in order to ensure they pay
their fees in time, and meet their
personal needs effectively. In fact,
there is need to raise the maximum
loan from Sh60,000 in tandem with
the economy.

Namasaka Peter, Maseno University
Last week, the Chinese Premier,
Li Keqiang led a 129-member
delegation in his four-nation tour
of Africa. He visited Kenya, Nigeria,
Ethiopia and Angola. As far as
Kenya tour is concerned, China
signed a record 17 agreements with
the government. Although those
agreements have not been made
public, it is easy to see that the
Chinese government is the main
beneciary of this trade deals.
Infrastructure leverages eco-
nomic growth but while Kenya is in
dire need of infrastructural devel-
opment like railway, roads, ports,
hospitals, electricity, among others,
it is worrying that tendering pro-
cess has remained opaque, hence
protracted legal redress. Worse still,
the bilateral trade between Kenya
and China has not been a win-
win scenario rather, it has been a
win-lose situation due to skewed
balance of trade.
Although China does not inter-
fere with politics of the host and
trade country, Chinese are known
for their ethnocentricity looking
for employment for their citizens
in Africa.
The bottom line transparency
in management of public funds is
a spring board to economic growth
and development. This, honesty,
prudent nancial management
and proper dealings with respect to
public money should be adhered to
all the time.
Joseph G Muthama, Thika
It is time to upgrade Utalii College to
Kenya School of Hospitality, Tourism
Kenyas economic master plan
espoused in the vision 2030 will be
realised through strengthening of
technical capacity of her man-
power. The hospitality and tourism
industry, being one of the pillars of
the countrys economy, depends on
highly skilled personnel human
resource component is critical to
industry. Therefore, proper training
is an ingredient in having the high
touch from the service provid-
ers. It is for this reason that the
Government established the Kenya
Utalii College (KUC) to develop the
necessary manpower for the vital
industry.
For many years, Utalii College
has continued to produce high
quality human resource for tourism
industry. Graduates of the hotel
school are highly regarded both
locally and internationally. This is a
testimony to sound training offered
by the institution. In recognition
of the standard of training offered
by the college, the United Na-
tions World Tourism has listed the
institution as one of its 32 centres of
excellence.
In addition, KUC hosts the sec-
retariat of the Association of Hotel
and Tourism Schools in Africa as
well as the centre of excellence for
hospitality and tourism training in
East Africa.
That is what distinguishes its
graduates from the others, and is
the core of hospitality training.
I implore the state to consider
increasing funding to KUC to en-
able it undertake the refurbishment
process to kick off. A modernised
Utalii College will take the quality of
service to a new level.
Bernard Amaya, via email
The establishement of the Ke-
nya Universities and Colleges Cen-
tral Placement Service(KUCCPS)to
oversee the admission of students
into universities and tertiary insti-
tutions is timely.
Admission of students deter-
mines the quality of training at
higher levels of learning since the
nal product from a training insti-
tution is largely dependent on the
entry behaviour of the candidates.
Proper coordination is very
important in ensuring the process
is carried successfully and achieves
its intended objectives.
As we regulate the entry grades
for students proceeding to higher
education, we should spare a
thought for their progression, par-
ticulalry those with diploma and
certicate qualications. Candi-
dates with credible diploma and
certicate qualications should
enjoy credit waivers.The situation
where some universities refuse to
grant credit transfers to students
with other qualications and work
experience is unfair, and against
the principles of knowledge ac-
cummulation.
I salute the local universities,
which recognise diploma and
certicate credentials earned by
candidates interested in pursuing
further education.Univeristies and
colleges in developed countries are
ahead of us, having adopted the
arrangement. By so doing, learning
in their institutions is enriched
since older and experienced
students bring their previous
expertise and knowlegde in the
learning process. Why cant the lo-
cal universities do the same?
My take is that KUCCPS should
expend its scope and also deal with
a universal progression system.
Let students with diplomas and
working exprience benet from
credit transfers.There is no jus-
tication for a student to repeat
the same things they did at a
lower level while pursuing degree
programmes. I hope this anomaly
will be addressed by the KUCCPS.
Bernard Amaya via email
New admissions
body should
correct anomalies
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State will not refund cowboy
contractors
The Government has lost Sh20 billion between
the time just before the 2002 General Election
and now through fraudulent payments to
cowboy contractors, a Cabinet ministers has
said.
LSK to strike out corrupt lawyers
The Law Society of Kenya will start
deregistering its members involved in corrupt
deals and other forms of misconduct.
Nationalists reject Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi met with leftist allies of her
victorious Congress party to hammer out
differences over key economic and foreign
policies and win the backing for her to
become Indias rst foreign-born prime
minister.
Ulinzi in rugby league semis
Ulinzi scrapped through the 2004 Kenya
Cup League while Nondies faltered over the
weekend in crucial matches.
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HaveYourSay
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Integrity needed
in dealing with
China contracts
Given a choice of
known brands
against the un-
known bush
brands, logic dic-
tates that even the
most will choose
known brands.
May 17
Questions Nacada
need to answer
Reference is made to Nacada
adverts following the alcohol cri-
sis. I wish to be enlightened.
From the listed 12 liquor
manufacturers/importers, how
many have quality assurance
control units/departments with
dedicated qualied and licensed
personnel. This should be ac-
companied with their records
of execution and participation
in internal and external quality
assurance processes respectively
as good manufacturing practices
(GMP) dictate.
It would be critical that more
light is shed on whether there
are any chemists in the employ
of these rms. It is a high time
accreditation and not certication
became the hallmark of our safety.
Wakungwi Sakwa, senior medical
laboratory scientist, MMUST
Helb decision to
reduce loan will
punish students
It is important that the Government honours the court awards to forestall attach-
ment of government assets abroad. The claimant has applied to international courts
seeking t o enforce judgement in both cases and attach Government assets abroad
President Uhuru Kenyatta on the need to pay Sh1.4 Anglo Leasing scandal debt.
Let political negotiations be done politically. Women and children should not be used
as weapons of war or bait for negotiations.
Kennedy Otina, director Africa Unite, calling for the release of more than 200 Nigerian
school girls abducted by Islamic militant group Boko Haram.
The challenges arising from terrorism require concerted efforts to ght it and not be-
having in a manner that accelerates it by causing fear and panic.
Dr Karanja Kibicho, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary, after Britain called on its citi-
zens to leave some parts Kenyan Coast.
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Securicom
The e-security system deal for
Nairobi and Momdasa is a deal
between two men President
Kenyatta and Safaricom CEO Bobby
Collymore. And thats the best thing
to happen to us in recent times. Can
work please start yesterday!!!! We
need it. And, oh, Uhuru has saved us
8 billion! No messy, thieving tenders.
P
olice have intermittently
banned tints on vehicle
windows over the past 20 years.
Each time, Government fat bellies refuse
to comply and we all follow suit. When
the GK Passats were delivered, their rst
stop was tint shops. Motorists should
only be obliged to roll down their windows
when stopped by police.
The Government punishes Kenyans for its
own failures. We recommend additional
action against us:
Terrorists have used Proboxes;
Ban Toyota in Kenya!
Some terrorism suspects are Somalis;
Arrest all Somalis on earth.
Terrorists breath the same oxygen as
we do;
Ban breathing...
Dark times
Drink driving is not the
same thing as drinking
and then driving.
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sheepish grin
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lights are to become
effective December 1,
2013. Hurray!
wait 2013? Yes, its
five and half months
down the road and
intersections are still
being run by cops. The
system is overwhelmed
because we all jump
red lights en masse. In
civilized cities, only an
occasional madman
will streak across and
hes easily snapped by
the cams.
Countdown to nowhere
The weekend before the methanol
disasters, we headed into Gatanga for
an event and were astonished when
we stopped to ask for directions
at 10 in the morning!
Morning Parties
Scores of Kenyans on social media and even highly educated
journalists often write this guys When I was pursuing my PHD* at
Kiboswa, our senior lecturer, Davidson, was so exasperated by this that
he wrote two words on the board and picked two Bukusus whom
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Sauti Sols new music video Nishike is quite a bomb.
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their career on that note, but the highly
successful Sol brothers can afford to do so
from their comfortable perch on the charts.
they have however split their previously united
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OPINION
Chinese have embarked on in Africa
hold the key to unlocking Africas
potential. Of course, China is in it for its
own geopolitical and economic
interest. One, China needs energy for
its industries and is racing against the
US for global power.
Africa, with its vast natural
resources like the coal lying beneath
Mui basin in Kitui is a crucial cog in
the wheel that is expected to put the
red dragon on top of the world. For this
reason, China is keen to score high
marks among African leaders by going
easy on lecturing them on internal
affairs. But from where I sit, that is not
a good thing, as it indicates China
would be willing to do business with
African governments irrespective of
how they treat their subjects.
For truth be told, even as we reap
the goodies from the east, we need to
acknowledge that this country has
come this far through a fairly non-
aligned stance in geopolitical affairs of
the type typied by the current
relations between China and the West.
So are we Chinas equal partners?
Not even by a long shot! First, the
Chinese loans have pushed our debt to
more than Sh2.4 trillion, up from Sh1.8
trillion when Jubilee took over last year.
And we wont even go into the scary
loan repayment math!
While Im all for long-term projects
to open up our economy and ght
poverty, we must strategically not shut
out the rest of the world in our
newfound love for things oriental.
W
e just need to con-
sider that Kenya, a
country of only 41
million souls, im-
ports a whopping
Sh274billion worth
of goods from China.
This while Chinas 1.4b population, im-
ports from Kenya goods worth a paltry
Sh342 million. Trade imbalance aside,
China needs to go beyond monetary
support against poaching, as crucial
reports indicate game trophies enjoy
a lucrative market in the East. Thus,
while Sino-African ties may awaken the
west to modern global realities, we need
to borrow a leaf from Kenyas Cold War-
era leadership.
By choosing not to huddle ourselves
into either the pro-communist East or
pro-capitalist West, Kenya benetted
from Russia, mainly through Jaramogi
Odingas ties and from the West
through Tom Mboya.
As the two camps ooded us with
goodies, we became the regional
economic powerhouse we undoubted-
ly are today.
Remember, it is this non-aligned
stance that led to economic game-
changers such as Mboyas airlifts to
Western universities that enabled
Kenya to get an enviable pool of
technocrats that later became like a
whos who in the corridors of power
and business. It is these airlifts that
took US President Obamas father to
the US, and ipso facto made it possible
for us to proudly produce the rst US
President with African ties. So, where
would we be if we had chosen to eat
from one camp, so to speak?
As we seek to craft our foreign
policy in the Look East era, my two
cents worth would be, look both East
and continue West... Actually, look
everywhere! As Hans Morgenthau, the
father of modern International
Relations would have it, modern States
are not dened by permanent
friendships and enmity.
Simply put, a smart country today
must get the maximum interest it can
get from all corners of the world.
Why we must look beyond
China for our interests
We must strategically not
shut out the rest of the
world in our newfound love
for things oriental.
to keep the spirit going, UDF has not
been heard of since the March 4, 2013,
General Election.
It is only until recently that they
started making perfunctory noises
about leaving Jubilee, an alliance they
never seriously belonged to in the rst
place.
Parties that form the Jubilee alliance
include; The National Alliance, National
Rainbow Coalition, United Republican
Party and Republican Congress.
From whichever perspective one
looks at it, Western politics are
intertwined with those of Nyanza and
that is why many Luhya leaders have
been waiting for ODM to falter before
they can muster enough courage to
attempt to go it alone.
Former House Speaker Kenneth
Marende halfheartedly tried to negate
the prophesy by one of the Luhya sages
that the Luhya would get the top
leadership of this country through Luo
Nyanza. The late Elijah Masinde did
not, of necessity, imply it would be
handed over like a baton. The implica-
tion was, perhaps that it would be hard
to beat an organised and combined
Luo and Luhya vote.
TNA and URP have proved that the
tyranny of numbers in a paper
democracy is a lethal weapon.
Amorphous masses can be whipped
into whatever shape astute politicians
want them to take even where no
benets accrue, as long as the numbers
add up. Will the adage once bitten
twice shy have a bearing on the 2017
elections? United by a common
denominator, Uhuru and Ruto pulled a
surprise that surprised even them.
Are they capable of doing it again in
2017, having shown their ace card?
They possibly could.
Luhya unity is a tired perennial
song by the same failed choirmasters. A
feeble attempt by feeble minded
politicians to unite a people driven
apart by vindictive leaders and cultural
difference that mark others as enemies.
But society is rapidly changing and
Luhya unity is not impossible to attain.
It can only remain a far cry if the status
quo in leadership and mindset prevails.
The biggest enemy of Luhya unity is its
crop of leaders who view each other
with suspicion, mistrust and cannot
stand the sight of each other.
In Bungoma and Kakamega, for
instance, senators and governors
cannot be trusted to stay in the same
room without starting a ght.
Members of Parliament not only
speak derogatively, they seriously
undermine each other. Currently, by
virtue of his position, the hopes of the
Luhya lie on Bungoma Senator Moses
Wetangula, one of the co-principals in
CORD, the umbrella party in which
ODM commands the majority.
But there appears to be a problem.
Musikari Kombo is determined to x
Wetangula by hook or by crook.
Luhya leaders should give their
unconditional support to Wetangula to
facilitate the elusive unity of the Luhya
that they have been unsuccessfully
seeking for years. His party commands
majority following in Western. With the
doyen of Luo politics poised to quit,
Wetangula could be elevated to more
prominence. UDF partys Dr Boni
Khalwales sensationalism makes him
popular, almost unbeatable in his
backyard of Ikolomani, but that is just
about it. He does not have the charisma
to rally people around him.
Should Luhya unity be realised and
residents register as voters in great
numbers, it will not be a bed of roses
for Jubilee in 2017 if they face a
combined Luhya-Luo vote. There is no
good reason for us to be bombarded
with cries of stolen elections again.
Luhya unity will only be realised
if we bury our differences
The biggest enemy of
Luhya unity is its crop of
leaders who view each
other with suspicion
and mistrust
DEVELOPMENT
In this Look East era, my
two cents worth would
be, look both East and
continue West... Actually,
look everywhere!
T
he Sh327billion Standard
Gauge Railway deal signed
between Kenya and China
was the greatest highlight
of the last one week. The
loan, signed during Premier
Li Keqiangs visit last week-
end, was part of 17 deals, which included
a Sh850 million package for bolstering
the war against poaching. Coming a year
after China extended another loan of
Sh425billion, the new deals were sure to
set tongues wagging.
First, China seems to be on an
all-out mission to convince the world
they are out to work with Africa as
equal partners and without lecturing
us, to borrow a phrase from Ugandan
President Museveni. I must admit com-
pared to the Bretton-Woods Structural
Adjustment Programmes and other
dipsy-doodle foreign aid myths that
have failed us in the past, huge
infrastructure projects of the type the
O
n April 30, legislators from
the Luhya nation met in
Nairobi to map out their
future political course. It
was not news. Not once,
not twice but on several
occasions have they been
pushing for this elusive unity to no avail.
Prior to the botched ODM February
elections, the so-called Luhya unity
diehards had hoped Mr Ababu
Namwamba would lose in his quest for
the secretary general post so as to
trigger a massive walk out from the
party. It is a wish (the loss) that was
nearly granted and might yet come to
pass. Those wishes were propagated by
adherents of UDF who have remained
loyal to the party, even in the face of
overwhelming evidence that it is a
ramshackle vehicle devoid of resilience.
Whereas we have been reading and
hearing of ODM, TNA and URP, if only
WELFARE
O
n Saturday, April 26,
Mama Ibado Founda-
tion, whose patron is
Foreign Affairs Cabi-
net Secretary Amina
Mohamed, raised
about Sh15 million
towards creating a safety net for the
elderly in Isiolo County.
Truly a philanthropic initiative
which drew names of the who is
who in Kenya to donate for this
worthy course, one wonders why
both the national and county
governments should not build on
such initiatives to support the aged
and the poor.
In Kenya today, the number of
elderly people has increased in
absolute numbers, even though
demographically the percentage of
the elderly above 65 years of age
has reduced slightly since
independence.
Currently, there are more than
1.2 million people in Kenya aged
above 65. These distributed across
the counties will come around to
25,000 elderly people per county.
What really increased for the aged
is the level of poverty.
It would require about Sh100
million per county to support
these people if we go by the
benchmark set by Mama Ibado
Foundation. Nationally, this comes
to Sh4.7 billion, an amount that
the exchequer can easily reduce
from salaries of MPs, senators, and
other State ofcials.
We set precedence in our
region as being the rst welfare
state. The funds can be used to
provide food and basic health
insurance.
A welfare state is a concept of
government in which the state
plays a key role in the protection
and promotion of the economic
and social well-being of its
citizens. It is based on the
principles of equality of opportu-
nity, equitable distribution of
wealth, and public responsibility
for those unable to avail for
themselves the minimal provisions
for a good life. The general term
may cover a variety of forms of
economic and social organisation.
President Uhuru Kenyattas
administration recently launched
this programme but it has been
designed to be a national
government function. The county
governments cannot stay out of it.
Since the structure of the
county governments comes closer
to the people than the national
government, the assistance given
to the elderly in form of welfare
must be aligned to the devolved
units provision of services to old
people.
The role of churches, mosques,
temples and other religious
shrines is therefore, indispensable.
Henry Munene
hmunene@standardmedia.co.ke
The writer is Revise Editor at The Standard
May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY
Alexander Chagema
achagema@standardmedia.co.ke
Luhya unity is not
impossible to attain. It
can only remain a far
cry if the status quo in
leadership and mindset
prevails
Lets make
life good for
the elderly
Mohamed Gulleid
letters@standardmedia.co.ke
The writer is Isiolo County Deputy Governor
The writer is a correspondent for The
Standarrd
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Arts Culture
My parents were
so poor that someone
else put pressure
on my uncle to pay
my school fee
Prof Henry Indangasi.
Time to change: Lecturer says he is disappointed at state of literary scholarship in Kenya
By ABENEA NDAGO
There is a spacious ofce at the Univer-
sity of Nairobis Literature Department, and
entering it means plunging into a forest of
books, the kind that terries Lawino in Okot
pBiteks book.
The owner of the ofce is an unassum-
ing literature scholar who is always reluc-
tant to speak, and difcult to please.
These books represent a lifetimes effort
to cultivate an independent, critical, and
problem- solving mind, Prof Henry Indan-
gasi says cogently. I always wanted to draw
conclusions backed by evidence not ru-
mour and hero-worship.
The professor says he has a humble
background, and had it not been for an un-
cle, his education would never have gone
beyond primary level.
My parents were so poor that someone
else put pressure on my uncle to pay my
school fee, he says. My uncle lived in
Mombasa. I then passed well, but he could
not sponsor me for long. He also had his
family to think about.
Sh10 bus fare
He would then proceed to Friends
School Kamusinga in the 1960s, which was
sponsored by the Quakers. Indangasi re-
members that the Quakers were famous for
their pacist approach to issues, and this
may have inuenced his own approach to
life. He is a quiet scholar who also writes po-
etry and short stories, not to mention the
titles he has authored and co-authored.
My love for books began in primary
school where I read Charles Dickens Oliver
Twist, he recalls. But it was at Kamusinga
where I met Leo Tolstoys War and Peace.
He says he was good in both Biology and
English, and something happened which
shocked him.
My Biology teacher was called Mr.Allan
Pim. At the time there was a belief that
bright students had to specialise in the sci-
ences. When my time came to specialise, I
dumped Biology for English. Mr Allan Pim
was so disappointed that he never spoke to
me again, till he left Kamusinga. He took it
for granted that I should have specialised in
Biology since I was bright.
After his A-Levels, Indangasi came to
Nairobi to look for a job even though he
knew he had qualied to proceed to univer-
sity. He lived with an uncle in Kangemi.
One day my uncle gave me Sh10 as bus
fare. I walked to town, entered a bookshop,
and bought Tolstoys War and Peace. The
rest of the days I just walked till the day my
fare was supposed to have been depleted.
That was when I went and asked for fare
again.
Prof Indangasi:
Let us nurture
independent and
critical thinking
CONTINUED ON PAGE 20
Art is the lie that
enables us to realize
the truth. Pablo Picasso.
May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY Page 20
BOOKS
I shouldnt praise Achebe just because hes African
Thrillers: These books captured ills dogging society, ctionalised to a exhilirating end
What Kenyans
are reading
this week
T h e
Richest Man in Babylon: The Suc-
cess Secrets of the Ancients by
George S Clanson
Written in the early 20th cen-
tury, and set thousands of years
ago, this book has inspired mil-
lions by its simple narrative on -
nancial intelligence. The book ad-
vocates for paying yourself rst,
where you put aside a percentage
of your income. It also advocates
for investments and living within
your means. It remains a favourite
of Kenyans.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19
Bemoaning death of crime genre
Why even
today we have ills
like terrorism and
poaching are we
not seeing writers
bringing the issues
alive in books like
in Gicherus era?
By KIUNDU WAWERU
wkiundu@standardmedia.co.ke
Last week, John Kiriamiti eulo-
gised his fellow author Mwangi Gich-
eru in these pages, effectively elicit-
ing a discourse about a seemingly
dead era of popular narrative and
crime writing in Kenya.
The two friends are authors of ar-
guably the two most beloved crime
books in Kenya, Kiriamiti for his
non-ction autobiographical My
Life in Crime and Gicherus Across
the Bridge, work of ction that held
the imagination of many in the 1980s
and 1990s.
Kiriamitis piece took me back to
December 2012, when I visited him
in his home town of Muranga. At 62
then, he still loved his beer, and sip-
ping cold ones at the Muranga Mu-
kawa he started narrating of the
coming to birth of My Life in Crime.
As a response to the question on
what inspired him, he took out his
cellphone and dialed. He then hand-
ed me the phone without saying who
was on the other end.
I obliged, only to be shocked out
of my seat. On the other end came a
series of expletives in vernacular,
with the light-hearted man obvious-
ly mistaking me for Kiriamiti. With
my belly contorted with controlled
laughter I held the mouth piece and
asked the tipsy Kiriamiti to please
explain who I was talking to.
Mwangi Gicheru.
I gasped. Kiriamiti laughed as he
took the phone from me and asked
Gicheru to explain to me about their
relationship. It turns out Kiriamiti
was inspired by Gicherus Across the
Bridge published in 1976. In the
book, Chuma, a houseboy falls in
love with his employers daughter,
Caroline and impregnates her. Obvi-
ously, her father is not amused and
when Caroline elopes to be with her
poor lover in his village, Chuma is
forced to steal in order to make her
happy. He is dragged to jail.
If this man could write ction so
well, then my life in crime would
make for great reading, said Kiri-
amiti.
(1975) by Mwangi Ruheni and Meja
Mwangis The Bushtrackers (1979).
There was also Paul Kitololos Short-
cut to Hell 1982.
These books captured the ills
dogging society at the time, ction-
alized to a thrilling end. Like coffee
smuggling, as in Black Gold of Chep-
kube (1985) by Wamugunda Geteria
and on bank robberies infamous in
1960s through to 1970s mostly high-
lighted in Kiriamitis My Life in Crime
and John Kiggia Kimanis ctional
Life and Times of a Bank Robber
(1988). Earlier in 1984, Frank Saisi
had released The Bhang Syndicate.
Meja Mwangi credited with more
literary works like Carcass for
Hounds started writing in the 1970s
and is celebrated as one of the pop
writers in Kenya though he was vili-
ed in literary quarters for turning.
The Bushtrackers is about poaching
in Kenyan game parks which is hap-
pening, with a fury even today.
Which brings the question, why
even today we have ills like terror-
ism, crime and poaching are we not
seeing writers bringing the issues
alive in books like in Gicherus era?
Well, with perhaps an exception
in the name of Tony Mochama who
in 2012 released a crime ction with
the bohemian title, Princess Adhis
and the Naija Coca Broda. Set in con-
temporary Kenya, the book explores
the themes of drug trafcking, child
sex, crime and mpango wa kandos
(clandestine affairs).
COMPILED BY KIUNDU WAWERU
How to Write It by Sandra E.
Lamb
Apart from motivational and
self-help books, Kenyans are al-
so interested in DIY- do it your-
self books. Popular in several
book shops is Sandra E. Lambs
How to Write It a guide to writ-
ing anything be it invitation
cards, resumes to press releas-
es.
Money, Real Quick: The sto-
ry of M-PESA By Tonny K Om-
wansa and Nicholas P. Sullivan
M-PESA has revolutionised
banking in Kenya, having been
embraced by both old and
young, rich and poor. The mo-
bile banking from Safaricom has
been a trendsetter in the world,
with the authors saying that one
out of every two people in the
world sending money over a mo-
bile phone is a Kenyan. And the
same Kenyans seem curious
about the workings of this inno-
vative technology and are buying
the recently launched book.
When his circumstances became worse, he
sought an untrained teachers job with the Teachers
Service Commission, which posted him to Musingu
Secondary School in Western. But even there, he did
not stay long.
I did not see their salary for three months, he
says. And I was desperate. So I wrote a letter to the
TSC: I appeal to your moral faculties. They sent me
all the money at once, and sacked me immediately.
That was when I went back to Kamusinga to look for
another teaching job, but the principal told the late
Masinde Muliro about it. Masinde was livid with an-
ger. He asked why I had not been admitted to the
university. He threatened to take the matter to Par-
liament.
The lecturer was eventually admitted to the Uni-
versity of Nairobi in 1970 after a late application.
That was where he met the Irishman, Dr Andrew
Gurr, the person who mentored him throughout his
life in college.
He discovered I had read Tolstoys Anna Kareni-
na when everyone else hadnt, he says. Even more
than that, I often scored highly in his exams.
Indangasi then found himself at the University of
California at Santa Cruz, where he earned his PhD
after writing a thesis on the war between Chinua
Achebe and Joseph Conrad. He was the only black
student in a class of 45. He later returned to lecture
at the University of Nairobi.
Having seen it all, the lecturer says he is disap-
pointed at the state of literary scholarship in the
country. Except in extremely few cases, there is to-
tal lack of independent, critical thinking. Respect-
able scholars steep themselves in too much ethnic
hero-worship. Even in the newspapers, book review-
ers dont tell me why I should, or shouldnt read a
book. They merely re-tell the story. In that case, why
dont you let me nd out for myself?
He says that there is every benet to be had when
intellectuals are honest with their country.
You will agree that Russian Literature was way
ahead of American Literature, he poses. And when
I was at the University of California, American pro-
fessors rst accepted it, and then actively challenged
their students to do more. I do not see that here in
Kenya. Instead, I see even intellectuals misusing the
autobiographical genre to execute an ethnic agenda.
If you read specic autobiographies, there is too
much distortion of objective Kenyan history.
He says intellectuals should rise above ethnicity
and embrace our common humanity. By speaking
out both for and against our communities depend-
ing on the circumstances, a certain sense of ethnic
awareness is likely to grow.
He reiterates: I shouldnt heap praises on Achebe
against Tolstoy simply because the former was an Af-
rican like me. Lack of independent, critical thinking
is what misled some into thinking I criticised
Achebes eating habits, when I indeed admired it.
In 1984, Kiriamitis book edited
by Ngugi wa Thiongo came out and
mesmerized or gripped Kenyans. As
Wa Thiongo puts it, East African Ed-
ucational Publishers maintain its
their bestseller ever.
Back to the phone conversation,
Gicheru speaking from Mtwapa got
passionate about their works. He in-
vited me and Kiriamiti to visit him
down coast for a weekend at his Ho-
tel where we would relax as we talk-
ed about the era gone by. Unfortu-
nately the visit never came and now
he is gone.
So, is his passing an indication of
the death of an era, as he so passion-
ately indicated then that though
there are great contemporary au-
thors, the 1970s and 1980s popular
literature, especially on crime c-
tion, remains unmatched?
We then reminisced on these
works, bestsellers which competed
with the iconic Ian Flemings James
Bond series, Sidney Sheldons sassy
popular novels and of course the
thrilling James Hadley Chases. Of
Kenyan, think the Mystery Smugglers
BOOKS
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Behold, the wind of change is blowing
We need
to recognise
sexism of our laws
against women.
Politics of mini skirt and
textual, sexual tyranny
Double colonisation: Men need to do more to get rid of terrible laws and literature that seek to control women
By JENNIFER MUCHIRI
Inequality in society often resulting from dis-
tribution of resources has for a long time been
cited as a big a major problem aficting the Ke-
nyan society. Inequality is the major concern in
Jeff Mandilas play, Upepo wa Mvua (Jomo Ke-
nyatta Foundation, 2013). That the play is writ-
ten in Kiswahili is very signicant because the
playwright addresses salient issues about the
contemporary Kenyan society in our national
language and therefore, hopefully, making his
writing accessible to the majority of Kenyans. I
say hopefully here because although Kenyans
use Kiswahili every day, in all manner of activi-
ties and places, many of them hardly read cre-
ative works in Kiswahili beyond school exami-
nations, government documents or religious
publications.
Set in the ctional county of Lindi, made up
of two villages, Mlimani and Bondeni, the play
revolves around the problems facing the resi-
dents of Bondeni who have for years been dis-
criminated against by the Chief in favour of Mli-
mani. The people of Bondeni do not have schools
and the few which are there lack qualied teach-
ers; they suffer abject poverty. Their children
drop out of school for lack of fees with some of
them resorting to prostitution; they do not have
sufcient land because it has been appropriated
by powerful people in Mlimani. The residents of
Bondeni suffer from starvation; unemployment
is the order of the day; the youth are alcoholics;
and corruption has robbed them of infrastruc-
ture.
The Chief is corrupt, dictatorial and will go
to any length to silence anyone who questions
his leadership style. Indeed, he is rumoured to
have been behind the murder of one of Bonde-
nis illustrious sons who started speaking against
the Chiefs poor governance. The people of Bon-
deni, led by the deceaseds son, rise against the
Chief and unite to dethrone him so as to ensure
a corruption-free and fair leadership.
Upepo wa Mvua is really about social and po-
litical change that Kenya could do with. The
wind of change blowing in Bondeni reects the
kind of change that needs to and is taking place
in our society, especially as the new Constitution
goes through its early stages of implementation.
There are parts of this country where, for in-
stance, 50 years after independence, children
still learn under trees and their instructors are
volunteer teachers who often do not have any
qualications. How are such children supposed
to compete with children from better-endowed
counties? Isnt this what perpetuates the cycle of
poverty?
The young men in Bondeni who drown them-
selves in illicit liquors due to frustration caused
by unemployment immediately remind one of
the many men and women who lost their lives
or went blind in Embu, Kitui, Muranga, Kiambu
and other parts of the country recently. For how
long will we continue to lose our youth to alco-
hol? We need change but not in the form of in-
terdicting chiefs and police ofcers. Corruption,
which sees the brewers protected by those in po-
sitions of power and responsibility, needs to be
addressed once and for all. Who issued the brew-
ers of the killer brews with KEBS and KRA stick-
ers?
Upepo wa Mvua thus highlights the problems
that corrupt leadership causes and calls on the
people to rise against it. The playwright calls on
citizens to unite in castigating corruption; to put
their differences of tribe, traditions, religion,
clan, gender and culture aside and work towards
building a better nation.
Dr Muchiri teaches Literature at the Univer-
sity of Nairobi. jennifer.muchiri@uonbi.ac.ke
By STEPHEN DERWENT PARTINGTON

East African women cant dress
decently. If left to their own devic-
es, theyd universally wear nothing,
to deliberately make men both phys-
ically ill and rapaciously lustful.
I dont mean in reality; I mean
in the writings of men, whether po-
ets or the drafters of appalling Na-
tional laws in Uganda or of County
laws in Kili. Poetry or legal prose,
a text is, to a great extent, a text, as
surely as an injustice is an injus-
tice.
We all know that certain Ugan-
dan men declare outrage regarding
what their women wear, and that
earlier this year Kampala women
were reportedly stripped en masse
by police in an ironic attempt to en-
force morality following a Decem-
ber 2013 law that banned women
from dressing indecently in a man-
ner to sexually excite.
The word Renaissance is used
often and smugly in East Africa to
suggest that were almost annually
undergoing a rebirth of cultural ex-
cellence, and yet sometimes I feel
that what were really rebirthing is
sexist prejudice. For instance, its
interesting how mens stated mo-
tives for banning miniskirts have
changed in texts over time.
Allow me to quote sections of an
ill-conceived little poem, Miniskirt,
by the multi-talented Ugandan, Sil-
ver Ocitti. Published in an other-
wise wonderful 1974 Chris Wanjala-
edited anthology, Singing with the
Night, the poems use of the motif of
womens clothing is characteristic
of its place and time: Miniskirt,
that modern dress/ Is only t for
white women/ But with our Afri-
can women/ [With big thighs]/ It
makes me feel like vomiting or
something.
Firstly, the moral of this poem
by a then young author owes a debt
of derivative dependency to the
Song School verse of Okot pBitek,
who was mimicked more ferocious-
ly than Gado ever parodies our pol-
iticians. Of course, Okot was sup-
posedly imitated atteringly, not
satirically, but the profusion of
pseudo-Okot writings in the late 60s
to today is a classic and te-
dious example, I suggest, of
what a leading contempo-
rary writer, Binyavanga
Wainaina, has criticised as
our frequent lack of imagi-
nation, our uncreative habit
of photocopy-replicating
rather than innovatively
constructing art. When
Okot arrogantly made his
Lawino criticise another
woman, Clementine, for
wearing Western make-up
and clothes, he was sexistly
ventriloquising, playing the
misogynistic drag queen
and articulating his own pa-
triarchal prejudices. Fur-
ther, he fomented disunity
between women (the c-
tional Lawinos and the Cle-
mentines, falsied as Us/
Them opposites) in the same
way that we presently see
working-class disunity cre-
ated in Kenya between Cotu
and Pusetu.

To the early post-Indepen-
dence chauvinist, mini-
skirts and other supposedly
Western accoutrements
were uglifying; Okot/
Lawino describes Clemen-
tine in all sorts of grotesque
ways, comparing her to re-
pulsive animals when she
dresses Western, and Ocit-
ti is made physically sick by
the sight of Ugandan womens legs.
The offensive sexism here is obvious
and undeniable, and is made all the
worse in the few lines above by Ocit-
tis implication that African wom-
en are all the same (the African
Woman is a Continent syndrome,
perhaps?), the presumption of
male possession (our Afri-
can women, Ocitti says, pre-
sumably writing for sexist men
only), and so on.
n the world of politics and
law, 1967 Kenya reportedly
saw then Attorney General
Charles Njonjo hinting that
hed once planned legislation
banning miniskirts because
they were ugly and accentu-
ated the ugly parts of the
body.
That both the nativist liter-
ary Okotians on the one hand
and the apparently Anglo-
philic Njonjos on the other,
could at the same time and
place in history argue for the
ugliness of miniskirts and of
African womens legs is prob-
ably a sign that the entrenched
hegemony of patriarchy in
East Africa was stronger than
the intellectual pull for any in-
digenous cultural, legal or po-
litical rights. Okot was a
bloody sexist before he was a
defender of cultural values.
And the temporal shift (a cynical
shift in the tactics of male chauvin-
ism) between these early ugliness
complaints to their present-day op-
posite, that miniskirts are somehow
in themselves pornographic, too at-
tractive and therefore a sign of
whorishness, is vilely fascinating.
That something or someone can, ac-
cording to men, be both grotesque-
ly ugly and excessively beautiful,
is the confession of a lie and the rev-
elation of a deeper, more sinister
truth, that in fact the problem is
with confused men throughout
time, with ourrather pitiful and
cruel desire to control women: con-
trol how they are perceived by us
and by themselves; control how
they act in their bodies in society;
control them as creatures there to
serve the tastes of men, who may be
repulsed or excited by them and, be-
cause of these extreme responses
(which the men typically take no re-
sponsibility for), condemned by
men.
What is often missing from the
textual archive is the voice of East
African women who write in sup-
port of the freedom of dress, al-
though such suppressed writings do
exist. Micere Githae-Mugo, for ex-
ample, eloquently articulated how
the oppression of women in East Af-
ricas capitalist societies has much
to do with possessive control by
men, meaning that women in such
postcolonial environments suffer
what brilliant feminist theorists
such as Gayatri Spivak, who recent-
ly visited the University of Nairobi,
have called a double colonization:
by remnant colonialism in the form
of capitalism, and by men.
There are two strong literary so-
lutions to this problem of miniskirt-
control. Firstly, we as men and
women could read the many poems
such as Ocittis against the grain,
radically interpreting them not as
intended (that is, in sycophantic,
grunting agreement), but as they
denitely didnt intend (as hateful,
control-freak sexism).
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EVENTS & MUSIC
Milly Fedha keeps Limpopo re burning
This is about
bringing people
together. Munira Mohamed,
National Museums of Kenya.
Its a fiesta as
world cultures
clash in Nairobi
Multiculturalism: Nairobi festival offers slices of different cultures
By GEORGE ORIDO
Milly Fedha and the Super Lim-
popo International Band are releasing
a new album in praise of the people
and the new development initiatives
in Siaya County.
The new album, Siaya County, is
multi-thematic exploring issues of
love, livelihoods, leadership as well as
general relationships.
We are going to keep the re of
Limpopo burning and this Saturday at
Egesa Inn, Nairobi, we will show our
fans what we have been cooking for
them, said a delightful Milly who took
over Limpopo band after the demise
of his brother Musa Juma.
She sings of the land of Obama the
son of Kogelo, Raila the son of Odinga,
James the son of Orengo and Siaya
Governor Conel Rasanga among oth-
ers.
Milly does not waste time intro-
ducing herfself as the sister of Musa Ju-
ma and Omondi Tony from Alego
Usonga, the pioneers of Limpompo
Orchestra.
Not to be bogged with political af-
liations Milly praises Onyango Oloo,
Raila Odingas nemesis, and urges him
to utilise his position as the managing
director of Lake Basin Development
Authority to raise living standards of
Siaya residents.
In this new album, Siaya the Coun-
ty, Milly proves that she is a woman
who takes the bull by its horns, follow-
ing in the footsteps of another female
benga musician, Princess Jully, who
also took the mantle after the demise
of her husband Prince Jully.
The album that will be launched
tonight at Egesa is composed of ve
tracks which besides Siaya County in-
clude George Ocholla, Riziki, Hera
Neko and George Nyangane.
When Milly sings Riziki she comes
into the core of human adventure try-
ing to nd reasonable livelihoods.
In the song she urges Kenyans to go
slow on the pursuit of money, saying
haraka haraka haina baraka (hurry
hurry has no blessing),
She urges those who attempt enter-
prise never to give up because there
comes the day when the sun will shine
their way.
Milly does not
hide her distaste
for people who
rush for riches in
unethical ways
and losing their
souls along the way.
Of course a benga
or rumba album could
not be complete without a
love song and in this album Hera Neko
does that. Translated as Love Kills the
song is Millys window to vent her frus-
trations as a jilted lover. She says be-
cause of loneness she is having sleep-
less nights she is almost dying for lack
of love.
Milly is promising an action packed
launch where
she will be
a c c o mp a -
nied two oth-
er bands,
Madange Pe-
rimeter and
Igwe Presda
Bandason.
The launch will
also mark the third
anniversary of Musa Jumas death.
The founder and composer of Orches-
tra Limpompo International Musa Ju-
ma died exactly three years ago on
March 15, 2011, and is credited with
hits such as Siaya Kababa, Hera Mud-
ho, Usadi, and the evergreen Mer-
celina.
By ANJELLAH OWINO
Cultures are so different, yet so
similar. Nowhere was this evident
than at the Nairobi Cultural Festival,
held last week under the theme Dif-
ferent Colours, One People.
One would have been forgiven for
mistaking batik, cloth used to make
owing dresses in Indonesia, with
the African kanga.
Visitors were pleasantly surprised
to nd that what the Japanese call
their culinary delights are also in
abundance here in Kenya, thousands
of miles away.
The difference is in names. Take
their tempora, for instance. This
turned out to be bhajia, rst famous
among the coastal peoples of Kenya.
Then there was jakitori, a grilled
chicken speared on a stick, which we
locally call kuku choma, and azuki
(cookies). Their dish is mainly pre-
pared with seafood, like sushi, miso
soup and maki, which were stocked
in a bento (Japanese for lunch box) at
the exhibition.
We want the Kenyan people to
understand what Japanese food is
like. Our concern is freshness on diet
as our foods consist of a fresh healthy
diet. For instance we eat raw sh, ex-
plains Kenji Alzono, a Japanese cul-
tural guide.
Cross over to the Mexico tent. Soft
music is playing and one Diego Oroz-
co says that the music genre is mari-
achi, a folk music originally from
Jalisco, played with string instru-
ments. The musicians are dressed in
white pants and shirts of peasant
farmers.
Like Kenya, the country adores
maize our, and they use it to pre-
pare more than 300 of their dishes.
There is tortilla, their staple food;
chapatti, which is thinner
than ours and buuelo, a sugary fried
dough ball.
Accompanying most of their
meals are pozole, salsa, both soups,
and mole.
The second such festival held at
the National Museums Grounds saw
15 countries across the globe show-
case their cultural heritage.
Kenya, Philippines, Mexico, Ethi-
opia, Switzerland, Germany, Finland,
Mexico, Indonesia, Thailand, Philip-
pines, Japan, Botswana, Ethiopia,
and Somalia showcased their cui-
sine, music, and language.
The event, organised by the Re-
search Institute of Swahili Studies of
Eastern Africa, began in the morning
with the countries taking the attend-
ees through their culture by what is
exhibited including company brands,
food, drinks, and unique pieces in
each of their tents.
Munira Mohamed, personal as-
sistant to the director general of Na-
tional Museums of Kenya, and who
was also part of the organising team,
who later joined other Swahili wom-
en to perform a taarab
song, had this to say.
The festival is
about bringing peo-
ple from different
countries, race, and
culture together with an aim to show
that we can have all these differences
but we share common likings such as
cuisine and music. We are people of
different colours but we are one peo-
ple.
The rst Nairobi Cultural festival
hosted eight countries, but this year
the number has risen.
Mohamed says that they are plan-
ning for a bigger event next year
which will be held at the Uhuru Gar-
dens, and all the 47 counties coun-
trywide will get a chance to showcase
their culture.
Japan promoted Unescos theme,
Intangible Cultural Heritage, fo-
cusing on appreciating intercultural
dialogue and encouraging mutual
respect for other peoples cultures.
It is also part of the 2003 Conven-
tion for the Safeguarding of the In-
tangible Cultural Heritage and Japan
has focused on four pillars that whol-
ly cater for freshness and health in
their washoku, Japanese word for
food.
Kenya displayed the Swahili foods
like samosa, cultesi, kebabs and fried
potatoes among others. A pot, which
men used to drink beer with in wed-
ding ceremonies stood tall. The same
pot, as described, was also used dur-
ing a conict with two warring par-
ties sharing a beer as a way of recon-
cilitiaon.
Germans showcased books pub-
lished by the Goethe Institut based in
Nairobi. Finland had their tables
lled with sweets, company brands
and food. Botswana had African-in-
spired attires, canned and dried
meat, artifacts and a hat-shaped po-
setso, used to decorate homes.
Indonesia, a country whose culi-
nary tastes is inuenced by Malay
cooking, the Middle East, China, and
Europe with rice as their main attrac-
tion. The country has more than 300
ethnic groups, and every ethnic
group has its own cultural heritage
which have evolved in centuries.
It was all about good food and good
cheer at Nairobi Cultural Festival.
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Page 23 May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY
Theatre: Watch Duets at Phoenix Players
ENTERTAINMENT
S
chools celebrate whenever
they graduate, but more of-
ten than not, the merrymak-
ing is not all about the joy of
successfully completing a course that
transformed boneheads into profes-
sionals.
No, sir! Some institutions party be-
cause they nally got rid of characters
that were threatening to bring prema-
ture old age to the professor.
Your mole Timbuktu, in his many
jobs, once served as a cleaner (the
learned friends preferred to call me
cleaner) at the Kenya School of Law
and I can tell you that when the teacher
entered the class, a comedy of errors
played out without fail.
How does a lawyer tell he is los-
ing friends? Teacher one day asked
the class.
Nearly all hands went up and the
teacher picked Mulonzo Kasyoka who
was almost beside himself with anxiety.
Teacher! That one is easy, he an-
nounced. The fool will be practising
under a name like Nyatiti or Nakha-
muna. Who would want to be deal with
a chap whose own name is a betrayal?
he said with a smile.
The teacher tried to hide his em-
barrassment, which was oozing out of
his ears in wisps of smoke.
Mulonzo! You are an embarrass-
ment to the law profession and can
only be admitted to the bar of poli-
tics. However, your bad attitude can
never help you attain State House! the
teacher declared.
The teacher next chose a quiet boy
who went by the name of Roland Kip.
The fellow will receive a thinly veiled
threat from a loyalist on Facebook or
Twitter. It will bear truisms on issues
of ying too close to the sun and a cer-
tain tribe of warriors, answered Ro-
land Kip.
The teacher scratched his thick
moustache and declared that he did
Your mole Timbuktu, in his many jobs, once served as a cleaner (the
learned friends preferred to call me cleaner) at the Kenya School of Law
and I can tell you that when the teacher entered the class, a comedy of er-
rors played out without fail.
WITH MAFTAH YUSUF
The day School of Law students
had professor eeing from class
TimbuktuExpress
ENDLESS LOVE
Director: Shana Feste
Writers: Shana Feste, Joshua Safran
Genre: Drama, Romance
Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde,
Bruce Greenwood, Joely Richardson
Venue: Century Cinemax Junction
Duration: 104 min

Jade Buttereld (Gabriella Wilde)
and David Elliot (Alex Pettyfer) nd
themselves in a love that grows stronger
when the girls parents do everything to
separate them. Jade, who is from a well-
off background, meets David, a valet
at a restaurant, and the two are intro-
duced into a teenage love affair. David
strains to impress Jades parents but it
is the father Hugh (Bruce Greenwood)
who is hard to please and is indifferent
to Davids goal of pursuing love and with
no intention of furthering his educa-
tion. David and Hugh go from one row
to another that ends up testing Davids
love for Jade and questions whether it is
worth ghting for. Catch this movie this
weekend.
GODZILLA
Director: Gareth Edwards
Writers: Max Borenstein, Dave Cal-
laham
Genre: Action Adventure, Science
Fiction
Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-
Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Andy Serkis
Duration: 123 min
This is the 23rd lm in the franchise
and opens with Russia and the US at
naval war with the monster. They drop
nukes on Godzilla, who then sinks in
the waters. That is the 1950s. Nothing
is heard of him again until years later
when the corpse of another Godzilla is
discovered in the Antarctic ice. In this
series, another creature, Mutos, who is
Godzillas predator, makes a debut. The
two come to blows as the military hunts
for Godzilla. Make a date with this action
at Fox Cineplex Sarit Centre this week-
end and throughout the following week.

DUETS
Director: Nick Njache
Writer: Peter Quilter
Cast: Lucy Mwangi, Trizah Wahinya,
Gibson Ndaiga, Martin Kigondu
Venue: Phoenix Players

Described as warm, funny and en-
dearing by Daily Telegraph, this play by
award-winning playwright, Peter Quil-
ter, is in our theatres. The play is based
on the lives of four sets of characters:
Jonathan and Wendy, Shelley and Bobby,
Barrie and Janet, and Angela and Tobby,
all about to make the biggest decisions
of their lives. It examines the aspect of
relationships and the disorderly world of
love. This play will be shown at Phoenix
Players from May 23 to June 8.
Compiled By ANJELLAH OWINO
Doctor in comedy show
for a good cause
The multi-talented doctor, stand-up
comedian, actor and motivational
speaker, David Wasambla, organised
a comedy show for a good cause. The
ordained pastor founded the Cheka
Mtoi Aishi company, which raises
money to buy room heaters for babies
born prematurely. The comedy act
goes down today at the Ridgeways
Boys Academy from 2pm featuring Dt
Qualice, Njugush and Khalid.
European Film Festival
showing at Alliance
The 23rd European Film Festival is back
at the Alliance Francaise from May 13
to June 1. Twenty critically acclaimed
lms from 14 European countries,
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, France, Spain, Sweden,
United Kingdom and Switzerland,
will be showing even as you have an
opportunity to experience Europes
diverse cultures.
Screening of Frankenstein
at the National Museums
CrossCulture XC brings you the second
production in its Theatre Series.
National Theatre Lives broadcast of
Frankenstein is coming to Nairobi.
Frankenstein enjoyed a sell-out run
at the National Theatre, London, and
went on to win awards including the
2012 Olivier Award for Best Actor for
Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee
Miller. Showing today at the National
Museums of Kenya and tomorrow at
Brookhouse School from 3pm.
Paths and Patterns
exhibition ends
Paths and Patterns, an exhibition by
Kuona Trust resident artist Adeola
Olagunju, comes to a close today. The
exhibition is about the feet, which the
artist says are a bodily locomotive
force that takes us through diffrent
paths but retain the memory of our
trails in colour, texture, wrinkle,
bruises and scars.
Finding Voice exhibition
cocktail at Village Market
The Little Art Gallery hosts a cocktail
party on May 23 during the opening
of the exhibition, Finding Voice, with
the tagline Maisha, Mitush, Music and
other Matters, showing recent works
by Michael Musyoka and Boniface
Maina. Going down at the Village
Market from 6pm. The exhibtion will
run until June 4.
Divas Night Sparkle at the
Aqua Blu club
Are you a diva? Or perhaps you are
looking to treat your woman? You are
in for a treat at the Aqua Blu Club and
Lounge Bar, Westlands, from 9pm.
Hosted by Taurus Events, the Divas
Night Sparkle will see DJ Pierra behind
the decks alongside resident DJ Eddie.
Finding Voice: Maisha
music, mitush and others
An art exhibition showing recent works
by Michael Musyoka and Boniface
Maina. Very engaging concepts
Beauty with Brains!
Friday May 23, 6 pm at the Village
Market exhibition hall. The exhibition
will be opened by H.E. the Ambassador
of Venezuela.
Compiled by Kiundu Waweru
wkiundu@standardmedia.co.ke
Weekend Action
not understand what the student was
talking about.
If you continue like that, you will
never make it to senior counsel in this
country, warned the teacher.
The class was then suddenly inter-
rupted by shouts of, Teacher, it is a
threat against someones life!
The teacher turned towards the
boy who had spoken and asked him to
stand up.
A slim guy with bulging eyeballs
designed to intimidate in court slowly
rose to his feet.
Okay, Paulo Mute. Can you sub-
stantiate your wild claims? he was
asked. Paulo Mute explained that Ron-
ald Kip was targeting his friend the
Grand Mulla.
At that point the Grand Mulla him-
self declared that though he was not
afraid, he would record a statement
with the dean, just in case.
That is when Roland Kip said that
the Grand Mulla was a bully who was
trying to intimidate the entire class.
He terried Gladwell Bossman and
she was relieved off her duties as the
head girl. And now he is picking on
someone from my tribe. I cannot allow
this to happen, claimed Roland Kip.
Of course the teacher did not allow
himself to be suckered into these pow-
er struggles among students; instead
he cleverly steered away from the un-
pleasant topic.
Why is the blackboard dirty? he
asked. Where is Amicus Kuria the class
prefect? Amicus, who the other stu-
dents knew to be the teachers pet, said
that it was the duty of Bertha Marua
but the girl had taken a hardline stance
against using students to dust boards.
Bertha Marua, the girl who cannot
take anything lying down, stated cate-
gorically that she would not be ordered
around by a person like Amicus.
Besides, he is destined to lose the
case against Anglo Leasing on behalf
of Kenya in a foreign land, she added
deantly.
Even the teacher had to acknowl-
edge Bertha would make a special at-
torney. A lawyer who can foresee the
future, he wondered just as the Grand
Mulla was saying that Bertha was a liar.
Bertha, if you are so smart, read
my palm and tell me what my future in
the legal fraternity of this country will
be like, the Grand Mulla said, laughing
so hard that his glasses slid down the
bridge of his nose.
Bertha looked at her classmate and
announced, I can tell from right here
that the Yongoleaks will badly affect
your career, she declared.
All this time, the teacher was look-
ing at the time hoping the bell would
come to his rescue. All of a sudden,
someone screamed loudly. Wooooi!
Wooooi! Someone please save me. She is
going to cut off my nose! it was my as-
sistant who had come in to collect the
rubbish.
Apparently, the bin was at the back of
the class and as she was going to retrieve
it, Pancy Bazara pinched her nose.
You are a very insolent girl, com-
ing in here without my permission. You
must know people, she was saying as
she squeezed all the goo from the girls
sneezer.
Just then, the bell rang and the teach-
er ran out of class like a bat out of hell.
Well, that particular class graduated
and they are the people running the le-
gal affairs of this country; what did you
expect?
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Know a child
in trouble?
Dial 116
By LILLIAN ALUANGA-DELVAUX
Over half a million calls. That is the
number of phone calls made, in just one
year, to the countrys national helpline,
for children in distress.
It is a hot afternoon and the incessant
ringing of phones at Childline Kenya of-
ces in Lower Kabete, Nairobi, typies a
normal workday.
In just an hour, 75 calls have gone
through the 24hour hotline, reporting
various cases of neglect, physical and sex-
ual abuse of children. By 3.35pm over
1,500 calls have ltered through the 116
toll free number, peaking to about 2,000
by the end of the day.
Inside the call centre are 20 worksta-
tions, manned by counselors trained to
handle the distress calls streaming
through the helpline.
On one end of a line is a woman call-
ing from Nyandarua County. She is con-
cerned about a 14-year-old girl being sex-
ually abused by the father. The woman
has made the call on behalf of the victims
grandmother who had just discovered the
incestuous relationship.
Highest number
The caller then gives details of the
child and location where the victim now
lives with her siblings and grandmother.
As the caller narrates details of the
case, the counselor on the other end of
the line calmly listens and keys in details
of the case into a computer. She then ad-
vises the caller to report the matter to the
nearest police station, get a P3 form and
ensure the child is taken to hospital. The
matter is to be referred to relevant agen-
cies for further action.
Soon, another call concerning a three-
year-old HIV positive boy neglected by his
siblings after the death of their parents,
lters through.
According to the caller, the boy is
emaciated and was only being fed on tea,
as the siblings wait and hope he dies and
ceases to be a bother.
Another caller from a border town re-
ports that uniformed ofcers have deled
an eight-year-old girl. The incident oc-
curred while the girl, in the company of
two other children who escaped and
alerted the victims mother, were out
herding goats. The call, like many others,
quickly triggers a series of events that lead
to the child being transferred to a hospi-
tal in Nairobi for specialised treatment.
On another line, a 16-year-old boy
calls from Meru County, speaks haltingly
in Kiswahili as he narrates his concerns
over a four-year-old child he says is sick.
Someone gave me this number and
said I could get help for the baby. The ba-
by is my neighbours. He is always sick
and cannot even talk despite his age, but
his mother keeps saying he has malaria,
says the teenage caller. By this time the
call centre is bustling with activity as call-
er after caller gets through to counselors.
This is what we typically go through
everyday, says Mercy Chege, a psycholo-
gist and programmes manager in charge
of the call centre.
She says reports on child neglect and
abandonment account for the highest
number of calls, with those on physical
and sexual abuse following closely.
Childlines Executive Director Grace
Wangechi points to increased cases of
child trafcking and children sexually
abusing other children.
For instance in 2013 alone, at least 25
cases of child trafcking were recorded
from calls made through the helpline.
But it is the volume of calls received at
the centre, paints a picture of the distress-
ing situations children are exposed to.
According to data from Childline Ke-
nya, total contacts made to the helpline in
2013 were 656,800. Of this, 281, 486 calls
were responded to, while another 375,314
were classied as abandoned calls. The
number of calls responded to were 74,190.
Total contacts to the helpline in 2012 was
1,240,657. Of this number, total calls re-
ceived were 607,429.
To address this challenge, the helpline
has come up with a mechanism to iden-
tify frequent callers thus enabling those
manning the lines to return calls.
We receive all manner of calls like
prank calls and silent calls where the call-
er on the other end of the line simply
doesnt talk. Most times such callers are
afraid to speak and have to be persuaded
and assured of condentiality. We also get
callers asking where to access various
childrens services as well as actual inter-
vention calls where a child is lost, abused
or in distress, says Wangechi.
Of all the calls received, those on child
neglect accounted for 33 per cent in 2013,
with physical abuse and sexual abuse reg-
istering 23 per cent and 22 per cent re-
spectively. According to Wangechi many
of the neglect cases arise when parents
leave minors at home, unattended, to go
and look for casual jobs.
We have handled several such cases
and are working with the Judiciary to en-
sure such parents are put under manda-
tory parenting skills training, she says.
Busy line: High volume of calls received at the Child Kenya call centre daily paint a picture of numerous
Female adults or girls, says
Chege, make most calls with boys or
male callers often calling to report a
case on behalf of someone else. Nai-
robi tops the list of counties record-
ing the highest number of calls
through the helpline but this has
been attributed to many factors.
Awareness levels
Among them is technology, prox-
imity to services and higher aware-
ness levels. Child sexual abuse,
however, appears to be particularly
severe in Western and Nyanza re-
gions, with averages of 46 and 41 per
cent respectively.
Just because an area records the
highest number of calls, doesnt
mean it has the highest prevalent
rates. Cases of child abuse are ram-
pant in Kwale, Kili and Turkana, yet the
number of calls received from these areas
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Staff at Childline Kenya answering calls at the ofce
in Kabete. [PHOTOS: BEVERLYNEMUSILI/FILE/STANDARD]
May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY Page 25
distressing situations children are exposed to
Shortage of resources
hampers services
at helpline centre
By LILLIAN ALUANGA-DELVAUX
A teenage girl is sexually abused
by her primary school teacher in
Kathiani constituency, Machakos
County.
Traumatised by the incident, the
girl opens up to her parents who
then confront the teacher, marking
the start of a familys nightmare.
The girls parents were con-
stantly threatened by the abuser
who even compromised some pupils
into saying the girl was lying. At
some point the girl had to leave
school, says Mercy Chege, a psy-
chologist and programmes manager
in charge of the call centre at Child-
line Kenya.
When a social worker in the area
got wind of the story she promptly
made a call to the 116 hotline, set-
ting of a series of events that would
eventually see the abuser interdict-
ed and jailed for 20 years.
We have a Memorandum Of Un-
derstanding (MOU) with the Teach-
ers Service Commission when it
comes to matters of child protection
in schools. In this case, we alerted
TSC to the matter and with help
from the department of gender and
legal aid from the International Jus-
tice Mission, revived the matter,
says Chege.
This is one of many success sto-
ries that Childline Kenya, an NGO
that works in the child protection
centre, and operates the countrys
only 24-hour toll free telephone and
web based helpline for children,
has to tell. Childline Kenya is en-
trusted by the Government through
the Department of Children Servic-
es to run the national child help-
line.
With over one million contacts
made to the hotline in 2012, the
call centre is often abuzz with ac-
tivity, masking the challenges en-
dured by the lean staff.
Presently, the helplines call
centre, located in Kabete, Nairobi,
has only seven counsellors tending
to nearly 2,000 calls received
through the 24-hour toll free line,
daily.
According to the programmes
manager in charge of the call cen-
tre, Mercy Chege, the system can re-
spond to 64 calls through its 116
hotline, simultaneously.
But due to low capacity, the cen-
tre is unable to effect this, prompting
a situation where callers are some-
times put on hold for long periods.
If we were to have at least 50
counsellors at any given time, then
we would greatly reduce response
time to as low as two minutes. But
our capacity right now means a caller
may have to wait for up to 10 min-
utes, she says.
Although the centre welcomes
volunteer counsellors turnover re-
mains high.
We accept volunteers with a
background in social sciences and
even law. But without even offering a
stipend, we are unable to retain them
though they have the best intentions
and want to help.
Despite having three Child ofcers
seconded from the Labour ministry,
the large number of reports received
daily makes it impossible to effective-
ly conduct follow ups on each case.
There are plans to increase the
numbers and ensure at least 15 peo-
ple are on the oor at any time, says
Chege. She cites the example of Ro-
mania, with a population of about 20
million (nearly half that of Kenyas),
where a similar centre has at least 20
counsellors on call.
The difference between us and
most of other countries that are ad-
vanced in providing such services is
that the governments play a much
bigger role. In Romania for instance
when a matter is reported through
the helpline its up to the government
to act but in our case its left to Child-
line and its partners, says Chege.
While appreciating the support of
the Children Services department,
Chege says support from local part-
ners and corporate companies is
needed to enhance operations of
what she says is a national resource.
But what keeps the counsellors
going?
I have been working with chil-
dren for 14 years. I am excited to be
able to reach so many of them in dis-
tress through the helpline and
wouldnt dream of doing anything
else. But the truth is that sometimes
the challenges are overwhelming,
says Chege.
To help cope with the pressures
that come with their work counsellors
often attend debrieng sessions, in
addition to monthly clinical supervi-
sions.
The reports coming daily of chil-
dren in distress are depressing.
Sometimes we have to deal with the
frustration of having a case not fol-
lowed up by the relevant agencies,
and delayed funding because our op-
erations are largely funded by donor
agencies, says Chege.
The Government contributes
Ksh1.5million each year to the centre,
for internet connection. Costs of pay-
ing counsellors, buying equipment
and running all other operations are
largely reliant on donor support.
The lack of adequate funding has
seen the stalling of operations in a
safe house located within the same
compound housing the call centre
that temporarily took in children.
If we were
to have at least 50
counsellors at any
given time, then
we would greatly
reduce response
time to as low as
two minutes. Mercy
Chege, Childline Kenya
programme manager
ing a boy victim reported by the vic-
tims themselves, compared to 13 per
cent of cases involving a girl victim.
But running the helpline has not
been without challenges. Although it
is equipped to handle 60 calls per
minute it lacks the capacity to do so,
thus seeing it respond to 40 per cent
of all calls received.
Following up on a matter once
the caller has been referred to rele-
vant agencies is also difcult and un-
less those agencies share informa-
tion on a case it may be difcult to
know the outcome.
There is no written agreement
that obliges partner organisations to
give feedback on a case, and in cases
where they do it would be based on
goodwill, says Wangechi.
of calls received from these areas is
not representative of the situation
on the ground, says Wangechi.
A 2012 research titled Child Sex-
ual Abuse in Kenya: Occurrence,
Context, Risk factors and Conse-
quences, shows that the National
Child Helpline, receives over 40,000
calls from children and concerned
public every month.
Lacks capacity
Of the thousands of calls
received between 1st Novem-
ber 2010 and 30th November
2011, counselors assigned
826 to one of several
categories that in-
clude attempted
rape, sexual
abuse and
sexual ha-
rassment.
Calls com-
ing through
the hotline
are usually
classied un- d e r
different categories i ncl ud-
ing health, education, sexuality,
abuse, general information, abduc-
tion and forced marriages.
A telephone survey with a ran-
domised number of callers to the
helpline also showed that up to 35
per cent of all interviewees said they
had been subjected to at least one
incident of sexual abuse before they
turned 18.
The abuse rate among boys
stood at 34 per cent, while that of
girls was at 36 per cent, suggesting
that boys are as much at risk of suf-
fering sexual abuse as girls.
This however contrasts with the
comparatively low number of abuse
cases involving boy victims report-
ed to the helpline, which account
for only eight per cent.
It is worth noting, however, that
boys are more likely to self-report
abuse to the helpline than girls;
with 28 per cent of all cases involv-
National helpline
Childline Kenya is entrusted by the
Government through the Depart-
ment of Children Services in the Min-
istry of Gender Children and Social
Development to run the only 24-
hour national child helpline in the
country since 2007. It is estimated
that only about one third of child
sexual abuse victims disclose the
abuse to anyone during childhood.
Sexual abuse of boys has so far been
largely ignored by awareness cam-
paigns and response programmes
and there is need to develop pro-
grammes specically targeted at
boys using language and channels
that appeal to this target group.
Awareness of abuse reporting mech-
anisms is still low. In a number of
occasions, abuses remain unreport-
ed because victims and their fami-
lies fear they are not in control of
the information shared or how con-
cerned authorities will act.
The perpetrator, in two thirds of the
abuse cases, is known to the child.
Neighbours and relatives are often
the most frequently named offend-
ers, particularly in cases involving
younger victims.
Calls through the hotline include
those on questions regarding
academic performance, boy/girl
relationships, bullying, career
development, parent/child rela-
tionships, reproductive health,
stress and depression.
Mercy Chege, programme manager at
Childline Kenya.
CHILD ABUSE
Why many cases
go unreported
Child Sexual Abuse Victims by Perpetrator Relationship.(Source: Childline Kenya)
(Source: Childline Kenya)
May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY Page 26
NEWS FEATURE
Irony of one people, one nation
but contrasting train services
By PETER ODUOR
One group of passengers call it
Train station while another call it
Railway station; no mistake here,
they are referring to one place. It lies
a few metres past the noisy and dusty
Railways-Bus station where Ngong
Road and Rongai buses pick up pas-
sengers.
The train services offered here
are different and believe it or not, the
passengers are different too.
It is some minutes after 7.30am
and out of one building block, two
different crowds of people pour out.
The crowd from the left gate comes
in rst. Their shoes are clean and
most of them are smartly dressed
sporting neat shaves and relaxed
looks. The younger ones are casually
dressed with scarves thrown round
their necks and laptop bags on their
backs. Although they are many, there
is little shoving and jostling. These
are the passengers from the Syoki-
mau train.
Trained divide?: Two trains but their passengers, tell two tales of inequalities
At 7.35 am, there is an inux of
people from the gate on the right
heading left. They move like rocks
rolling out of a truck; raising dust
along the way. Their faces possess
different looks; restless, tired or wor-
ried look for most.
Ill kept
Most of them are dressed in hew-
haw miss-matched pieces of clothes
and not well taken care of jumpers.
These are the passengers from the
Dandora/Ruiru train.
Once the passengers are gone,
the station is quiet except for train
rumblings and the voices of the staff
at each of the stations. The Ruiru
train, just as the ones for Dandora,
Embakasi and Kikuyu, rests at the
tracks. The terminus is ill kept. The
oor is old concrete that has given in
to the pressures of the thousands of
feet that walk over it every day.
It has holes and cracks, the tick-
eting is manual. The stairs into the
Ruiru train is caked and layered with
new and old mud. The colour on the
outside wall is peeling off and the
roof is rusted.
Inside one of the coaches, the
lights do not work and the oor,
which was once ush concrete, has
holes in it. Once painted white/
cream, the roof is rusted, leaks when
it rains and has changed colour to
brownish black. Its windows once
held glass, but got broken, maybe in
1971 and have not been repaired
since. On a good day, this coach can
carry between 100-150 passengers or
more, sitting and standing. It is said,
only its headlight works. The other
trains under this management are
I dont think I qualify as middle
class, but most of the people who
use the Syokimau train are in that
category, some may even be higher.
They are reasonably well dressed,
park their cars at the station parking
lots, most of them carry iPads or
large sleek phones, they are indiffer-
ent to their surrounding and would
rather be silent or plug into their
head phones than engage in conver-
sations, he says.
Should you meet one who is will-
ing to talk, they will talk about real
estate and mortgages, their cars and
land ownership.
Spot oddities
In the evening at the gate into the
Syokimau train terminus in town, a
CCTV camera monitors the activities
around the gate from a high wall.
The train leaves town at 5.50pm.
Ticketing is automated, the entrance
oor is tiled and passengers swipe
their tickets as they walk in.
Inside one coach, the train is
clean, a steel engraved oor and blue
seats still covered in clear polythene.
The lights are bright and each coach
has a CCTV camera in it to enable
monitoring and recording.
As passengers walk in, it is easy to
spot the oddities. The iPads in their
hands, books with titles like The
Guide to Investing, pamphlets of
what look like reports, drinks in
hand, headphones plugged in, lap-
tops for chatting or browsing, phone
calls that are mainly grunts.
The men are dressed in suits or
smart casual while the younger la-
dies are in tights, boots and shades.
At the Syokimau terminus, the same
as Imara Daima, the station oor is
tilled and the walls have artwork.
There is a car park, jammed with
cars, ATM machines and a shoe
shine post. Those who park at Syoki-
mau probably live around Syokimau,
Mlolongo, Machakos or Kitengela.
Back at the Railway station in
Nairobi, two trains lie side by side.
One raving and hooting while the
other is still and silent. One old and
tired the other well kept and lively.
Their passengers too, tell two tales of
same old trains with same old in-
equalities.
on the ground and escort ofcers
who ride in the trains but adds that
those ofcers are not sufcient for
escalated insecurity in the country.
The Syokimau train has better secu-
rity measures in place compared to
the others.
Indifferent to surrounding
Kevin Matoriki started using the
Syokimau train when he got fed up
with the matatu trafc jams that
could keep him sitting on the road
for two hours after paying an over-
priced fare. He gets to the Syokimau
station 6.55 am and by 7.35 am, he is
in town.
They are
reasonably well
dressed, park their
cars at the Syokimau
and Imara Daima
train station parking
lots Kevin Matoriki, commuter
different variations of the Ruiru
train, with varying degrees of un-
pleasantness.
A police ofcer at the station of-
fers some insight on the security sit-
uation inside the trains. He says
some trains dont have lights in the
coaches and in the evenings as peo-
ple come from work, they travel in
darkness. Mugging can occur and
people get pick-pocketed.
His boss, acting Commandant
John Ndiema agrees. The main
problem is inadequate security per-
sonnel. The stages have no ofcers
manning them, he says.
Ndiema says they have ofcers
TOP: Syokimau Railway Station. ABOVE: Nairobi Eastlands residents struggle
to board a train. [PHOTOS: FILE/ STANDARD]
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF TURKANA
Pursuant to Article 196(1) (b) and 221(5) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and Section 207 of the Public Finance
Management Act no. 18 of 2012, The Committee on County Budget & Appropriation of the County Assembly of Turkana will
be conducting Public Consultative forums on the County Budget Estimates for the Financial year 2014/2015 as forwarded
to the County Assembly by the Executive Committee Member for Finance and Planning on the 30
th
April, 2014.
The dates and venues for Public Participation are as indicated below.
DATES SUB - COUNTY TIME AREA/WARDS VENUE RESPONSIBILITY
3
RD
4
TH

JUNE,2014
TURKANA
NORTH
9.00 a.m Lapur, Kaeris,
Lakezone,Nakalale, Kaikor/
Kaaleng, Kibish
Lokitaung
(DC Hall)
Sub County
administrator and
Ward administrators
5
TH
-6
TH
JUNE
2014
TURKANA WEST 9.00 a.m Kakuma, Letea, Kalobeyei,
Lopur, Lokichoggio,Songot,
Nanam
Kakuma
(Kakuma
multipurpose hall)
Sub County
administrator and
Ward administrators
7
TH
- 9
TH

JUNE, 2014
TURKANA
CENTRAL
9.00 a.m Township,Kanamkemer,
Kerio Delta, Kangatotha,
Kalokol
Lodwar Town
(Ceamo hotel)
Sub County
administrator and
Ward administrators
10
TH
11
TH

JUNE,2014
LOIMA 9.00 a.m Turkwel, Loima, Lobei/
Kotaruk, Lokiriam/
Lorengkipi
Lorugum
(DC office hall)
Sub County
administrator and
Ward administrators
12
TH
13
TH

JUNE,2014
TURKANA SOUTH 9.00 a.m Lokichar, Katilu, Lobokat,
Kaputir, Kalapata.
Lokichar
(RCEA hall)
Sub County
administrator and
Ward administrators
14
th
16
th

JUNE,2014
TURKANA EAST 9.00 a.m Lokori, Kapedo, Katilia Lokori
(DC Office)
Sub County
administrator and
Ward administrators
NOTE:
Submission of Memorandum by persons should be done in writing to the Clerk, County assembly of Turkana. Or
send to miinyanl@gmail.com
The ward administrators and the sub county administrators to take lead in Sub County and Ward discussions.
Copies of the Budget estimates can be accessed at the assembly and Ward ofces.
Members of the County Budget & Appropriation committee will guide discussions and presentations during
consultative forums.
Members of County Assembly from various sub counties are encouraged to be present during consultative forums at
sub counties headquarters.
Mr. L.L. Miinyan.
Clerk, County Assembly of Turkana.
PUBLIC NOTICE
May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY Page 28
NEWS FEATURE
Sikhs symbol of
peace at home
away from home
By KIUNDU WAWERU
Kisumu Citys only bragging sym-
bol for public art is a city clock and
perhaps the Sikh Temple both on
Mosque Road.
Incidentally, in February this
year, the Sikh Community erected a
monument that stirred a hornets
nest. The attraction was not what
they expected.
The statue, showing a woman
seated cross-legged, hands folded in
supplication, was seen as an idol.
The residents were furious. They
brought the careful work of art down
with hammer blows. Not even Raila
Odinga, who commands total re-
spect in the shores of the lake could
convince the residents otherwise.
The Sikh community was dis-
traught. The region has about 150
Sikh families, most born here and
whose faith do not advocate worship
or paying homage to objects and
idols. According to Charanjit Singh
Hayer, the Kisumu Sikh Community
chairman, the monument was in
commemoration of 100 years of their
Temple and legacy.
Their sojourn in the country
dates back to 1895, when Alibhai
Mulla Jeevanjee, a rich merchant
who later started a weekly newspa-
per, African Standard, today The
Standard, was contracted by the Im-
perial British East Africa Company to
provide them with labour for the
construction of the Kenya- Uganda
railway. He brought workforce from
India; Hindus, Sikhs, Gujaratis and
Muslims.
Some died in the laying of the
railroad termed as the lunatic ex-
press-mauled by the infamous man-
eaters of Tsavo, others by maladies
like malaria and hostile communi-
ties.
Spiritual food
In December 20, 1901, Florence
Preston, wife of Ronald Preston chief
plate layer of the railway at Kisumu
drove the last peg. The then trading
centre of Port Florence now Kisumu
was named after her. It was only
called Port Florence for a year, and
then it reverted back to its original
Luo name Kisumu, meaning a
place to look for food. The Indians
settled in their adopted home, some,
according to a Sikhs 2014 publica-
tion, Historic Recollections, Centen-
nial Journey of the Siri Guru Singh
Sabha, Kisumu (Sikh Temple in
Kisumu) worked at the Railway Sta-
tion, and others started dukawallas
while others pioneered in engineer-
ing and cane farming.
As the Sikh community pros-
pered, there arose a need for a sanc-
tuary to cater for the social and spir-
itual needs of their people. They
decided to build a Gurudwara; house
of God. The foundation stone was
laid on December 21, 1913. Ofcial-
ly opened on April 12, 1917, the
white-washed Sikh Temple on
Kisumus Mosque Road is architec-
turally aesthetic and for a 100 years
has stood as a landmark in the lake-
side city.
Besides standing out as a symbol
of the turbaned-faithful, fondly
called the Kalasingas, the Temple is
a place of refuge where the Sikhs
supplicate to Waheguru, their God.
Sikhism was founded by Guru
Nanak Devji in the 15th Century. Its
teachings aspire Sikhs to work an
honest living, share with the needy
and meditate on the creator.
Artists sanctuary
It is with this spirit that Sikhs of
Kisumu, in celebrating 100 years of
the Gurudwara decided to share
with Kenyans a symbol of love. A
statue was designed, and Oshoto
Ondula, a Kenyan Sculptor and art-
ist of repute whose work includes the
Tom Mboya monument in Nairobi
and the Lions at the Jaramogi Ogin-
gas mausoleum was commissioned.
Ondula retreated to Hayers, private
garden to curve the statue.
The garden is situated about 15
kilometres from the Temple, at Ki-
sian, Bondo Road. Hayers promi-
nent family has been in the con-
struction business founded by his
father who arrived in Kenya in 1937,
and they own quarries where they
get raw materials, sand, ballast.
Hayers father built the Kisumu
Police Station and after his death in
1976, Hayer with his brothers re-
named the company as Hayer Bis-
han Singh and Sons.
HBS has had a role in building of
the Kisumu International Airport
and Kwale Dam for Base Titanium.
They also pioneered in the mapping
of all-weather roads in South Su-
dan.
At Kisian, they reclaimed an old
quarry in 2000 and planted trees, in-
digenous to Kisumu making an
amazingly cool retreat. Ondula terms
it an artists sanctuary. It is here he
would breathe life into the contro-
Hold it right there!: A section of Kisumu residents think the image is an idol despite being told otherwise
ing the Temple is open to people of
all races, religion or creed). At the
head of the Temple is a throne, a
raised platform where the Guru
Granth Sahib, Sikhs Holy Book is
kept covered with an expensive
cloth.
Apart from this, the Temple is free
of any other decorations and we are
asked to show our reverence at the
Manji Sahib, the throne. The Sikhs
show reverence to the spiritual con-
tent of the book.
Aesthetic quality
After the monument was erected,
says Ondula, a popular charismatic
Christian preacher said that an idol
had been brought in the city and it
would bring bad luck.
Soon, rumours spread that the
monument was a jachien, a demon
or a devil. Not even Raila Odinga,
who is respected by the people could
convince them. They brought it
down with terrible blows.
Hayer adds: The monument rep-
resents peace, humility compassion
and acknowledgement of the essen-
tial divinity within every living be-
ing. It was no idol.
But instead, the people of Kisumu
want Jaramogi Ogingas sculpture to
grace the town.
Ondula is on it and he has already
sculptured a miniature bust and
awaiting for approval from the
Kisumu county government and Og-
ingas family.
In the meantime, the Peace Mon-
ument has been redone and is lying
at the Hayers sanctuary.
We will talk with the people of
Kisumu, informing them about the
symbolism, signicance and also the
aesthetic quality of the monument.
We will nd a way of bringing it
back, says Ondula, as he adds, the
Sikhs are a peaceful community,
which has coexisted with the people
for years. The statue is a symbol of
the peaceful coexistence.
The monument
represents
peace, humility
compassion and
acknowledgement of
the essential divinity
within every living
being. It was no idol.
Oshoto Ondula, Sculptor
as he welcomes us to the Temple one
Sunday morning.
Before entering the Temple our
heads have to be covered. Turbans
are hurriedly brought out. We are
asked to remove our shoes, before
being led to the imposing Temple,
which we approach hesitantly. How-
ever, the white-robe attired Sikhs
with black-turbans nod encourag-
ingly.
We are taken through a back-
door into a peaceful Temple; there
are four doors into a Guradwara,
door of peace, door of livelihood,
door of learning and door of Grace;
they represent the compass, mean-
Views on monument
Pastor Helen Ochieng of Repentance and Holiness Min-
istry in Kisumu: Strange happenings in Kisumu are as a
result of the presence of the monument. Recently we wit-
nessed a stormy rainfall that caused massive destruction.
Charjeet Hayer, Chairman Kisumu Siri Guru Sabha: I ap-
peal to our religious brothers not to view the monument
as idolatry but a sign of peace.
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga: Listen to me, this
monument is for peace and not satanic as some of you
have been saying.
Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma: I want to request our
religious leaders to spearhead the promotion of religious
tolerance among the citizens of Kisumu and Kenya as a
whole.
versial statue. It started as steel,
which soon resembled a woman sit-
ting cross-legged, hands held to-
gether in supplication. The steel was
then lled with cement, then paint-
ed to a golden tan.
The centennial celebrations were
scheduled for February-March and
early February, the monument was
erected at the Mosque Road round-
about, a few metres from the Tem-
ple.
The monument was erected to
mark the centennial celebrations of
laying of the foundation stone of Siri
Guru Singh Sabha and Kenyas 50
years of independence, says Hayer
Kisumu Sikh Community chairman, Charanjit Singh Hayer, and sculptor
Oshoto Ondula who designed the statue. [PHOTOS: KIUNDU WAWERU/STANDARD]
The Sikh monument which has been
redone. It is kept at a sanctuary in Kisumu.
INSET: Where the monument was destroyed.
The Throne at the Kisumu Sikh Temple.
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The energy industry regulator said
Kenyans will beginning end of this
month pay higher power bills in fuel cost
charge. The fuel cost charge will go up
40 per cent to Sh7.22 from the previous
Sh5.19 per unit of electricity con-
sumed.
THERMAL POWER
Masinga Dam, which is the main
reservoir for the Seven Forks cascade, is
only 32.6 per cent full compared to 100
per cent at the same last year. The aver-
age inow into Masinga in April this year
has been 53.6 cubic metres per second
compared to 417.9 cubic metres per sec-
ond in April last year, said ERC in a
statement yesterday.
With reduced hydro power genera-
tion and in order to continue meeting
the national demand, it is imperative
therefore to enhance the level of power
generation from thermal plants with im-
Safaricom could get extra spectrum in State deal
By DUNCAN MIRIRI
Safaricom, Kenyas largest tele-
coms operator, could gain vital addi-
tional spectrum to help improve its
services as a spin-off benet from a
multi-million dollar government con-
tract to build a security and surveil-
lance system, its chief executive
said.
The rm, which is 40 per cent
owned by Britains Vodafone, needs
additional spectrum to improve the
quality of its network and roll out
fourth-generation (4G) broadband
internet services, also known as LTE.
It will solve that but also it will
likely allow us to deploy LTE, CEO
Bob Collymore told Reuters by phone
on Friday, after reports indicated that
the company had won a Sh12.3 bil-
lion ($140.7 million) contract to de-
velop a communication and surveil-
lance system for the Kenyan police.
Safaricoms need for extra band-
width was shown by its joint bid with
Bharti Airtel for the assets of Essars
Yu mobile in April, a deal which would
give Safaricom Yus spectrum but
which has been put in doubt because
it has not yet been fully cleared by
regulators.
Under the terms of the security
mediate effect to replace hydro capaci-
ty.
As a result, the fuel cost charge on in
customers bills will rise from the cur-
rent Sh5.19 to Sh7.22 starting with the
May bills going forward.
The shift to relying on thermal pow-
er producers comes on the background
of delayed commissioning of geother-
mal power plants in Olkaria.
Two plants with a combined capac-
ity of 140 megawatts were expected to
be commissioned by April this year,
which would have reduced overreliance
on hydro and even eliminate the need
to engage power producers in the event
the rains failed.
A new schedule of commissioning
shows that four plants with a com-
bined capacity of 280MW will be
commissioned by September, starting
with a 70MW one that will start feeding
into the national grid on June 24.
contract, Safaricom will spend about
Sh12 billion installing and running a
communication and surveillance sys-
tem to help combat crime.
The deal will not affect Safaricoms
guidance to the market for this year,
which was issued on Monday, the
CEO said.
In Mondays statement, Safaricom
said it expected free cash ow to rise
by between 10 and 17 per cent in its
nancial year through March 2015,
driven by higher usage across its
products and services.
Safaricom shares were up 3.6 per
cent at 13.05 shillings by 1015 GMT.
The stock has risen sharply through
recent months and hit a record
Sh13.40 in April, some four times its
value at the start of 2012.
Additional spectrum remains dif-
cult for telecom operators to come
by in Kenya but Collymore said he ex-
pected to company to win additional
facilities under the contract that
among other things will virtually link
up police stations.
One option for government is to
sell us some spectrum at market val-
ue in order to defray some of the total
cost, he said.
Reuters
KQ named among
safety-conscious
firms
Kenya Airways has won the prestigious
British Safety Council International
Safety Award 2014, which recognises
organisations that excel in Occupational
Safety and health management.
The airline was named amongst 519
organisations globally that were
recognised during the awards gala in
London. The awards are administered
by the British Safety Council. Kenya
Airways Chief Executive Ofcer Titus
Naikuni said that the award was a great
honour to the airline since it recognises
its efforts towards ensuring safety of its
staff and guests. Safety is a key value
for us. We always consider safety as
a number one priority, for our people
and guests, Naikuni added. Kenya
Airways is only one of ve organisations
in the aviation sector, who have been
recognised in the awards.
Syngenta unveils
competition for best
agribusiness ideas
Enactus Kenya and Syngenta have
announced the launch of an Africa
Agribusiness competition that will
see youth in Africa generate creative
business ideas to improve the
agricultural productivity of certain
crop value chains. Through the online
platform www.agribiz4africa.com,
youth between 18-30 years from Sub
Saharan Africa are invited to submit
500 word business ideas that will
be judged by leading agribusiness
academia from East and West Africa.
The best 25 contestants will each
receive a $1,000 grant to test the
viability of their idea. The best three
among them will then be competitively
selected by a panel of agribusiness
leaders and invited to attend a forum
on African agriculture to be held
in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in early
September. Here they will have a
chance to mingle with some of Africas
most inuential thought leaders and
receive due recognition reward for
their effort and ideas.
DHL partners
with local motor
assembler
DHL Supply Chain has kicked off a
partnership with General Motors EA
(GMEA) through an acquisition of Isuzu
eet of trucks as a transport solution.
This engagement, is the rst time the
logistics rm has contracted a local
motor assembler to supply truck units
for specic customer needs.
The deal was cemented by a hand-
ing over ceremony of six Isuzu trucks,
valued at about Sh50 million and will
complement an additional 89 trucks,
owned by DHL, following a relationship
between the rm and Isuzu Japan.
GMEA Chief Finance Ofcer Charles
Kariuki said the partnership is a great
example of successful business-to-
business interaction in the country and
signies the continued growth of the
truck segment in the local auto indus-
try. This is the rst time DHL is buy-
ing a eet from a local assembler and
we are impressed by the delivery and
quality of the vehicles, Ben Clay, man-
aging director, DHL Supply Chain, East
Africa said.
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40 per cent to Sh7.22 from the previous Sh5.19 per unit of electricity con-
sumed. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
By MACHARIA KAMAU
The cost of living is set to go up sub-
stantially as electricity tariffs rises fol-
lowing rain failure over the March-May
long rains season.
The rise in cost of electricity is among
the oncoming shockers that Kenyans
should expect in the coming months,
the dry spell over the traditionally rainy
months between March and May. Poor
weather is also likely to result in a spike
in the prices of food. A March research
by Ipsos Synovate found the rising cost
of living is seen by more than half of Ke-
nyans as the most serious issue of con-
cern.
The Kenya National Bureau of Statis-
tics in April noted that prices of most
food items have been on the rise in the
recent past while the ministry of agricul-
ture already warned that maize produc-
tion might dip this year because of poor
rains.
Energy Regulatory Commission yes-
terday said the fuel cost charge on pow-
er bills would go up beginning this
month as power agencies engage ther-
mal power producers to meet local de-
mand for electricity.
In addition to their own power bills
going up, the rise in cost of electricity is
also likely to see prices of consumer
goods going up. This is also expected to
hit manufacturing rms and other
heavy power users.
The latest surge in power prices is
despite numerous assurances from gov-
ernment agencies that Kenyans will
soon be paying lower rates for power.
ERC said the poor rains would see
power generation shift to a heavy de-
pendence on thermal power producers
that burn diesel to generate electricity.
This is due to decline in the amount of
power generated at the Seven Forks hy-
droelectricity dams, which are low on
water and generation capacity has fallen
by about a half.
Generating electricity using the
more expensive fossil fuels usually has a
result of increasing the power costs as
the cost of fuel is passed to consumers
by the power producers.

Gicharu moved
to Rural
Electrification
By MACHARIA KAMAU
President Uhuru Kenyatta has
moved to quell boardroom wars at
Geothermal Development Company
(GDC) by moving chairman Simon
Gicharu to Rural Electrication Au-
thority (REA).
He swapped roles with Faisal Ab-
bas who has been chairman REA and
who will now chair GDC.
Gicharu has lasted only a few
months into the job, having been ap-
pointed to chair the government-
owned GDC in December 2013. He
has in the ve months been on the
warpath with his chief executive Silas
Simiyu, who he had accused of having
abused his ofce and sought to have
him kicked out.
Among the claims made against
Simiyu include acquisition of drilling
rigs through improper procedures.
GDC had landed a $70 million loan
from one of its lenders to buy two rigs.
After going through a procurement
process to identify a supplier, it turned
out that the money was enough to ac-
quire an extra rig and hence contract-
ed Sichuan Honghua Petroleum
Equipment of China to supply three
rigs instead of two.
The Ministry of Energy and Petro-
leum has in the past tried to mediate
between the two and asked Gicharu to
convene a board meeting to discuss
the allegations he had on Simiyu.
GDC is mandated to derisk areas
with huge potential for geothermal
through drilling of exploratory wells
and inviting private sector to develop
power plants where they nd viable
wells. It has so far done extensive
works at Menengai and is expected to
start developing power plants with pri-
vate sector players.
But speaking to the Standard on
Saturday, Gicharu thanked the Presi-
dent for the new appointment saying
its more relevant to his job.
I am an accomplished education-
ist and the new opportunity enables
me to take a lead role in provision of
infrastructural support in readiness
for the rollout of the laptop project that
is a key agship project of the Jubilee
government, he said.
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Economy could
be in limbo as
tourists fee
The Government should give an
update of what is happening and
what it is doing to tourists and inves-
tors.
Addressing the media in Nairobi
yesterday, Ms Juma said the sector
would be severely hit as it would be
harder to market Kenya as a tourist
destination.
Until the travel advisories are re-
versed, marketing efforts currently
underway in these countries by both
the Government and the private sec-
tor are a waste of resources, she
said.
The federation also hit out at the
Foreign and Commonwealth Ofce
statement discouraging all but essen-
tial travel to certain areas in the coun-
try, including some parts of the Ke-
nyan coast.
Reading a statement on behalf of
KTF members, Juma noted the coun-
try will see a decline in forex income
as well as tax revenues.
Counties that rely on tourism
should factor in a 30 per cent drop in
By STANDARD REPORTER
Farmers have urged the Govern-
ment to waive import duty imposed
on biogas appliances to promote use
of renewable energy and conserve
the environment.
The farmers say reduction of for-
est cover and limited environmental
education threatens sustainable ag-
riculture. Kenya National Farmers
Federation (Kenaff ) Chief Executive
Ofcer John Mutunga asked the Gov-
ernment to address climate change
concerns and develop effective pre-
paredness and early warning sys-
tems like in the case of oods.
He said farmers want more com-
mitment by Government to promote
renewable energy as a step towards
sustainable agriculture.
Farmers have concerns on poor
preservation and protection of river
banks, limited environmental edu-
cation, destruction of water sheds
and catchment areas, and reduction
of pasture land due to invasion by
noxious weeds in pasture land and
along river banks, Dr Mutunga said
in Nairobi yesterday.
He said farmers want the Govern-
ment to remove import duty on bio-
gas appliance to encourage more
uptake, saying over the last four
years, more than 11,000 farmers
have adopted the use of green ener-
gy from biogas plants.
Dont tax biogas
devices, State told
By WINSLEY MASESE
The economy could be hard hit by
the persistent terrorist attacks in Nai-
robi and the Coast region, a tourism
lobby has warned. Kenya could also
miss its revenue targets for the
2014/2015 nancial year if the Gov-
ernment does not move to restore
condence in the tourism industry.
The Kenya Tourism Federation
(KTF) said revenues from the sector
will nosedive as one of the largest
British tour operators has cancelled
chartered ights until October 31.
This coincides with the period when
Kenya receives the highest number of
tourists between mid-July and Oc-
tober.
KTF Chief Executive Agatha Juma
said about 700 guests were waiting to
be evacuated by yesterday.
The sector will lose about Sh5 bil-
lion with these cancellations and
something needs to be done urgent-
ly, she said, and blamed the Govern-
ment for its lacklustre reaction and
sometimes inaction.
out of proportion, the President
should address the nation.
We are going to face massive job
cuts in the tourism and hotel industry
and the situation must be addressed
urgently, he urged.
Kenya Tour Operators Association
chairman Fred Kaigwa said the cur-
rent situation was due to failure to ad-
dress some past issues such as the in-
cursion into Somalia.
This situation needs adequate -
nancial machinery from the Govern-
ment and other stakeholders to re-
verse the trend lest the sector is
brought to its knees, he added.
their projected revenues; even more
than that, she warned.
The US, UK, France and Australia
have issued travel advisories against
their citizens staying at the Coast or
intending to travel to the country.
On Thursday evening, chartered
aircraft arrived from Europe and left
Mombasa International Airport with
hundreds of tourists fearing terrorist
attacks.
Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotel,
Educational Institutions, Hospitals
and Allied Workers (Kudheiha) Secre-
tary General Albert Njeru said al-
though the situation has been blown
Some of the tourists who were evacuated from Mombasa after Britain
issued a travel advisory for fear of terrorist attacks. [PHOTO: GIDEON
MAUNDU/STANDARD].
Notice is hereby given of the intention of The Superbike Association (TSA) to close WORKSHOP ROAD; MACHAKOS
ROAD; ENTERPRISE ROAD; and COMMERCIAL STREET on Sunday 18th May 2014. The roads will be closed to
motorists and pedestrians to facilitate the Superbike Championship practice race from 8am to 5pm. Local access will be
maintained for the duration that the road will be closed.
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INDUSTRIAL AREA
Portland Cement warns
of 25pc proft drop
By JAMES ANYANZWA
Hard hit by stiff competi-
tion, shrinking market share
and high staff and operational
costs, East African Portland Ce-
ment Company (EAPCC) is star-
ing at a major drop in revenues
this year.
The countrys oldest cement
maker whose major share-
holders have been embroiled
in boardroom battles over the
companys management, ex-
pects its prots for the nancial
year ending June 30, 2014 to fall
by more than 25 per cent.
In a media advert yesterday,
the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(NSE) listed company said new
entrants in the cement business
have eroded its market share
while increased competition
has depressed the commoditys
prices in the market.
These challenges have had
an adverse effect on sales rev-
enues while staff and other un-
avoidable costs were incurred to
maintain the companys opera-
tions, said Sheila Kahuki, the
companys secretary.
Ms Kahuki said adverse
macroeconomic factors such as
high interest rates and deprecia-
tion of the shilling against major
world currencies have also im-
pacted negatively on the com-
panys performance.
In addition, unfavourable
developments in the companys
export markets in the East Afri-
can region resulted in a drastic
fall in export sales for the pe-
riod, she said. All these factors
have impacted negatively on the
companys protability for the
year ending June 30, 2014, and
it is projected that the prot for
the year will fall by more than 25
per cent of the prots earned in
the previous year.
EAPCC recorded a net prot
of Sh2.48 billion for the full year
ended June 30, 2013,marking a
major turnaround from the pre-
vious years loss of Sh969.7 mil-
lion. During the period under
review, EAPCC witnessed op-
erational disruptions owing to
boardroom wrangles between
the Government, Lafarge and
existing board of directors.
The rm sits on vast land
that is believed to be at the cen-
tre of the wars that have pit the
Government and NSSF on one
side and Lafarge on the other.
LEAST EFFICIENT
The Government is also try-
ing to regain control of the ce-
ment manufacturers board-
room that is currently indirectly
controlled by Lafarge.
EAPCC is also involved in
the opening of unfair competi-
tion investigations by Competi-
tion Authority due to Lafarges
cross-ownership in EAPCC and
Bamburi,
According to analysts at
Standard Investment Bank
(SIB), the company remains the
least efcient operator among
key industry players in light of
the uncertainty surrounding its
current and future operations.
EAPCC has been struggling
to keep pace with peers Bam-
buri Cement, a subsidiary of
France Lafarge, and ARM Ce-
ment.
Fraudulent trade invoicing in ve African countries cheated taxpay-
ers out of a combined $14.4 billion in revenue in the 10 years to 2011, re-
search showed. The tax authorities in the ve countries studied by Glob-
al Financial Integrity (GFI) Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania and
Uganda lacked the trade, tax and deals data to curb the illicit ows, it
said in a research report. Over- and under-invoicing in the ve countries
facilitated the illegal inows or outows of more than $60 billion dur-
ing that decade, GFI said. Kenya lost an estimated $1 billion each year
through export under-invoicing, where sellers deate the true value of
their exports so they can channel the difference to a foreign account.
Tanzania, on the other hand, lost a similar amount to export over-invoic-
ing, which over-values shipments so parties can collect export credits.
Uganda had $813 million in import over-invoicing, which can lead to low-
er corporate taxes as companies puff up the cost of imports to hide capi-
tal outows. Reuters
Trade mispricing costing Africa billions
Portland Cement warns that its full-year prots for the period
ending June 30, 2014 will drop by more than 25 per cent.
WEEKEND IN BUSINESS
USDOLLAR EURO
BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG
AB C 87.30 87.50 0.20 119.63 119.85 0.22
EQUITY 87.35 87.45 0.10 119.55 119.85 0.30
I & M 87.30 87.40 0.10 119.69 119.84 0.15
DIAMONDTRUST 87.25 87.45 0.20 119.63 119.92 0.29
NI C 87.30 87.50 0.20 119.63 119.85 0.22
ECOBANK 87.30 87.45 0.15 119.74 119.92 0.18
1ST COMMUNITY 87.35 87.55 0.20 119.75 120.06 0.31
PRIME 87.30 87.40 0.10 119.69 119.84 0.15
MIDDLEEAST 87.25 87.45 0.20 119.69 119.84 0.15
CFC STANBIC 87.30 87.50 0.20 119.71 120.01 0.30
CITIBANK 87.35 87.45 0.10 119.55 119.85 0.30
C B A 87.30 87.50 0.20 119.64 120.02 0.38
NB K 87.30 87.50 0.20 119.64 120.02 0.38
BARCLAYS 87.35 87.45 0.10 119.76 119.91 0.15
STANDARD 87.28 87.48 0.20 119.55 119.84 0.29
KC B 87.30 87.50 0.20 119.68 119.99 0.31
BOA 87.30 87.50 0.20 119.68 119.98 0.30
CO-OP 87.30 87.50 0.20 119.69 119.98 0.29
USDOLLAR 87.3892
STGPOUND 146.7620
EURO 119.7915
SARAND 8.4143
KES/ USHS 29.0083
KES/ TSHS 18.8926
KES/ RWF 7.7871
KES/ BIF 17.7370
AEDIRHAM 23.7920
CAN$ 80.3085
SFRANC 98.1045
JPY(100) 85.9792
SW KRONER 13.3745
NOR KRONER 14.6508
DANKRONER 16.0512
IND RUPEE 1.4875
HONGKONGDOLLAR 11.2733
SINGAPOREDOLLAR 69.7997
SAUDI RIYAL 23.3010
CHINESEYUAN 14.0230
AUSTRALIAN$ 81.7395
Source: Central Bank
exchange rates
bank rates
forex bureau
16/5/14
16/5/14
DOLLAR EURO
BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG
ALPHAFOREX BUREAULTD 86.50 88.00 1.50 120.00 122.50 2.50
AMANAFOREX BUREAULTD 86.50 87.90 1.40 119.00 120.80 1.80
ARCADEFOREX BUREAULTD 86.70 87.80 1.10 118.00 120.00 2.00
ARISTOCRATSFOREX BUREAU 86.00 88.00 2.00 118.00 121.00 3.00
BAMBURI FOREX BUREAULTD. 86.00 88.00 2.00 118.00 122.00 4.00
BAYFOREX BUREAU(NBI) LTD. 87.20 87.60 0.40 119.40 121.50 2.10
BOGANI FOREX BUREAU 85.30 89.40 4.10 117.00 122.20 5.20
CASHLINEFOREX BUREAULTD 86.50 88.50 2.00 118.00 123.00 5.00
CENTRAL FOREX BUREAULTD 87.10 88.30 1.20 118.70 120.50 1.80
CITYCENTREFOREX BUREAU 87.00 88.00 1.00 117.70 120.80 3.10
CLASSICFOREX BUREAU 86.50 87.90 1.40 117.30 120.70 3.40
COMMERCIAL FOREX BUREAU 87.00 87.70 0.70 119.00 122.00 3.00
CONTINENTAL FOREX BUREAU 87.25 87.60 0.35 119.40 120.50 1.10
CRATER FOREX BUREAULTD 86.40 88.40 2.00 118.80 121.80 3.00
CROWNBUREAUDECHANGE 86.00 88.00 2.00 118.50 121.00 2.50
DALMAR EXCHANGEBUREAU 87.00 87.50 0.50 117.00 121.00 4.00
FOREX BUREAUAFROLTD 87.00 87.80 0.80 118.50 120.50 2.00
GATEWAYFOREX BUREAULTD 87.20 87.70 0.50 119.30 121.00 1.70
GIANT FOREX BUREAU 85.75 87.60 1.85 115.00 122.00 7.00
GLORYFOREX BUREAULTD 87.20 88.00 0.80 118.50 122.00 3.50
GNK FOREX BUREAULTD 85.50 87.50 2.00 117.00 121.00 4.00
HODANGLOBAL FOREX BUREAU 87.10 87.70 0.60 119.00 121.00 2.00
HURLINGHAMFOREX BUREAU 85.90 87.50 1.60 116.50 120.50 4.00
INDUSTRIAL AREAFOREX 85.00 89.00 4.00 114.00 122.00 8.00
ISLAND FOREX BUREAULTD 87.00 87.50 0.50 118.90 119.80 0.90
JUNCTIONFOREX BUREAU 86.25 87.75 1.50 118.00 121.50 3.50
KENZAEXCHANGEBUREAU 86.00 88.50 2.50 118.50 121.00 2.50
LACHEFOREX BUREAULTD 86.50 88.00 1.50 117.00 121.00 4.00
LEOFOREX BUREAULTD 86.60 87.80 1.20 118.50 120.00 1.50
LINK FOREX BUREAULTD 87.00 87.80 0.80 119.00 121.50 2.50
LOKI FOREX BUREAULTD. 86.50 87.50 1.00 117.00 122.00 5.00
MARITIMEFOREX BUREAULTD 87.00 87.90 0.90 118.40 120.20 1.80
METROPOLITANBUREAU 85.50 89.00 3.50 117.00 123.00 6.00
MIDDLETOWNFOREX BUREAU 87.00 88.00 1.00 119.00 121.50 2.50
MONEYPOINT FOREX BUREAU 86.00 87.00 1.00 116.00 122.00 6.00
MORGANFOREX BUREAU 87.00 87.50 0.50 119.50 120.50 1.00
MUSTAQBAL FOREX BUREAU 87.20 88.00 0.80 119.00 122.00 3.00
NAIROBI BUREAUDECHANGE 86.00 88.00 2.00 119.00 122.00 3.00
NAIROBI FOREX BUREAULTD 87.30 87.50 0.20 119.58 120.14 0.56
NAWAL FOREX BUREAULTD 86.50 88.00 1.50 118.50 122.00 3.50
NET FOREX BUREAULTD 86.80 87.60 0.80 119.00 120.50 1.50
OFFSHOREFOREX BUREAU 87.00 87.60 0.60 119.00 121.50 2.50
PACIFICFOREX BUREAULIMITED 87.10 87.50 0.40 119.30 121.50 2.20
PEAKTOP EXCHANGEBUREAU 87.20 87.60 0.40 119.00 121.50 2.50
PEARL FOREX BUREAULTD 86.50 87.60 1.10 118.30 119.30 1.00
PEL FOREX BUREAULTD 86.50 88.00 1.50 119.00 121.00 2.00
PENGUINFOREX BUREAU LTD 86.80 87.50 0.70 118.20 122.00 3.80
PRINCESSFOREX BUREAU 87.25 87.70 0.45 118.50 121.00 2.50
PWANI FOREX BUREAU 86.60 88.00 1.40 119.00 121.00 2.00
QADISIAFOREX BUREAU 86.70 87.65 0.95 119.20 120.55 1.35
RIFT VALLEYFOREX BUREAU 86.30 87.30 1.00 118.20 120.00 1.80
unit trusts 15/05/14
MONEY FUNDS Daily Yield E. A. Rate
British-American MoneyMarket Fund 9.07% 9.50%
CIC MoneyMarket Fund 9.63% 10.06%
ICEA MONEY MARKETFUND 8.32% 8.68%
Madison Asset MoneyMarket Fund 9.29% 9.70%
GenCapHela Fund 12.20% 12.77%
Old Mutual MoneyMarket Fund 6.34% 6.53%
Commercial Bank of Africa MoneyMarket Fund 5.91% 6.09%
OTHER FUNDS Buy Sell
British-American EquityFund 201.14 207.53
British-American Balanced Fund 191.28 196.87
British-American Bond Plus Fund 145.31 148.28
British-American Managed Retirement Fund 133.86 134.99
CIC Fixed Income Fund 9.19 9.42
CIC EquityFund 13.33 14.04
CIC Balanced Fund 13.06 13.67
ICEA BONDFUND 99.55 100.56
ICEA EQUITY FUND 139.62 146.97
ICEA GROWTH FUND 140.23 147.62
Madison Asset Balanced Fund 69.34 73.16
Madison Asset EquityFund 57.52 61.06
Old Mutual EquityFund 376.93 403.87
Old Mutual Balanced Fund/Toboa 154.78 164.82
Old Mutual East Africa Fund 150.02 158.77
Old Mutual Bond Fund 102.40 104.83
Commercial Bank of Africa EquityFund 155.65 165.24
GenCapEneza Fund 124.10 119.75
GenCapIman Fund 115.80 110.01
GenCapHazina Fund 118.89 114.73
GenCapHisa Fund 125.31 120.93
16/5/14
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LAST12MONTHS SECTOR PRICES PREVIOUS SHARES
MAIN INVESTMENT MARKET
Nairobi Stocks 16/5/2014
NSE All Share Index Up 0.42 points to close at 151.15
NSE 20-Share Index Up 22.24 points to close at 4967.57
31.00 21.00 Eaagads Ltd Ord 1.25 AIMS 29.50 -
132.00 80.00 Kakuzi Ltd Ord.5.00 132.00 132.00 100
167.00 110.00 Kapchorua Tea Co. Ltd Ord Ord 5.00 AIMS 144.00 144.00 200
670.00 450.00 The Limuru Tea Co. Ltd Ord 20.00 AIMS 670.00 -
30.00 19.40 Rea Vipingo Plantations Ltd Ord 5.00 27.50 -
19.95 11.25 Sasini Ltd Ord 1.00 17.00 16.90 5,700
350.00 210.00 Williamson Tea Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 272.00 280.00 200
AUTOMOBILES&ACCESSORIES
50.00 21.00 Car & General (K) Ltd Ord 5.00 33.50 -
- - CMC Holdings Ltd Ord 0.50 13.50 -
13.50 9.00 Marshalls (E.A.) Ltd Ord 5.00 9.30 9.20 700
9.40 4.50 Sameer Africa Ltd Ord 5.00 8.65 8.75 42,700
BANKING
19.15 15.00 Barclays Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 0.50 17.00 17.00 245,500
155.00 54.00 CFC Stanbic of Kenya Holdings Ltd ord.5.00 139.00 142.00 29,800
248.00 141.00 Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 4.00 237.00 236.00 200
42.25 29.50 Equity Bank Ltd Ord 0.50 39.00 39.75 510,100
42.50 22.00 Housing Finance Co.Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 39.25 42.00 89,200
145.00 85.00 I&M Holdings Ltd Ord 1.00 128.00 -
51.00 35.50 Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd Ord 1.00 46.75 47.00 179,700
39.25 18.50 National Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 33.50 32.00 89,800
68.00 48.50 NIC Bank Ltd Ord 5.00 59.50 60.00 19,200
340.00 271.00 Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ord 5.00 309.00 309.00 2,300
25.00 14.50 The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 22.50 22.50 869,100
COMMERCIALANDSERVICES
5.10 3.40 Express Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 5.00 4.80 38,100
- - Hutchings Biemer Ltd Ord 5.00 20.25 -
14.70 8.30 Kenya Airways Ltd Ord 5.00 12.80 12.80 166,500
16.50 5.00 Longhorn Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 AIMS 13.00 13.00 16,500
400.00 271.00 Nation Media Group Ltd Ord. 2.50 322.00 319.00 1,100
247.00 44.00 Scangroup Ltd Ord 1.00 47.00 47.50 2,700
39.00 24.50 Standard Group Ltd Ord 5.00 35.00 35.50 2,900
56.50 40.00 TPS Eastern Africa Ltd Ord 1.00 41.50 40.75 7,400
24.00 13.05 Uchumi Supermarket Ltd Ord 5.00 13.35 13.20 20,500
CONSTRUCTION&ALLIED
98.50 60.00 ARM Cement Ltd Ord 1.00 83.50 83.50 2,700
225.00 170.00 Bamburi Cement Ltd Ord 5.00 175.00 173.00 42,400
97.00 75.00 Crown Paints Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 93.50 95.00 1,300
18.00 13.80 E.A.Cables Ltd Ord 0.50 14.55 14.75 17,300
110.00 56.50 E.A.Portland Cement Co. Ltd Ord 5.00 92.50 92.50 2,400
ENERGY&PETROLEUM
17.90 10.00 KenGen Co. Ltd Ord. 2.50 11.05 11.05 267,000
11.80 7.90 KenolKobil Ltd Ord 0.05 9.15 8.50 4,919,800
20.75 13.50 Kenya Power & Lighting Co Ltd Ord 2.50 14.90 14.85 257,600
- - Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 4% Pref 20.00 8.00
5.50 5.50 Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 7% Pref 20.00 5.50
28.75 12.65 Total Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 26.25 26.00 2,800
13.00 13.00 Umeme Ltd Ord 0.50 13.00
INSURANCE
20.00 7.30 British-American Investments Ltd Ord 0.10 17.70 17.80 386,600
12.20 4.20 CIC Insurance Group Ltd Ord.1.00 11.25 11.15 1,210,700
334.00 217.00 Jubilee Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 328.00 326.00 17,300
21.00 13.10 Kenya Re Insurance Corporation Ltd Ord 2.50 19.90 19.95 213,700
23.00 9.20 Liberty Kenya Holdings Ltd Ord.1.00 21.25 20.00 14,800
145.00 51.50 Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 125.00 126.00 3,500
INVESTMENT
41.00 17.05 Centum Investment Co Ltd Ord 0.50 40.00 40.00 652,500
6.00 3.50 Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 4.80 4.70 9,900
37.75 20.00 Trans-Century Ltd Ord 0.50 AIMS 23.50 22.75 1,300
MANUFACTURING&ALLIED
- - A.Baumann & Co Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 11.10 -
190.00 100.00 B.O.C Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 140.00 139.00 83,700
635.00 521.00 British American Tobacco Kenya Ord 10.00 600.00 600.00 100
67.50 30.50 Carbacid Investments Ltd Ord 1.00 33.50 33.00 37,600
426.00 212.00 East African Breweries Ltd Ord 2.00 297.00 300.00 59,700
4.00 1.90 Eveready East Africa Ltd Ord.1.00 3.60 3.75 92,400
8.60 4.40 Kenya Orchards Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 8.60 -
5.05 2.85 Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd Ord 2.00 3.10 3.10 1,288,800
27.50 14.00 Unga Group Ltd Ord 5.00 26.00 25.50 4,900
TELECOMMUNICATION&TECHNOLOGY
13.40 6.15 Safaricom Ltd Ord 0.05 12.85 12.60 57,811,000
GROWTH ENTERPRISEMARKETSEGMENT(GEMS)
25.00 4.40 Home Afrika Ltd Ord 1.00 5.25 5.20 1,013,700
By NICHOLAS WAITATHU
It will now be more difcult for thousands of
miraa farmers to access the United Kingdom
market. This is after last years ban was this week
cemented further when the House of the Lords
passed a Bill barring its sale.
On May 12, the House of Lords approved a
ban on khat, a stimulant popular among Yemeni
and Somali communities.
The passing of the legislation has elicited
sharp criticism, with Kenyans calling on Presi-
dent Uhuru Kenyatta to act swiftly on the issue
to save miraa farmers from further losses.
The law-making body approved the Misuse of
Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2014,
which will re-grade the drug as a class-C drug.
People caught in possession of a class-C drug
can be sentenced to up to two years in prison and
face an unlimited ne while dealing or supply-
ing can land someone 14 years.
Miraa farmers have been exporting 80 tonnes
of miraa to the UK weekly with an estimated val-
ue of around Sh174 million ($2 million). This is
the same amount the Government wants to raise
through the $2 billion eurobond. When the ban
was announced last year, the UK Government
promised to formulate a legislation to complete-
ly support the sanction on the sale of khat in the
UK market.
Last year, Britains own Parliamentary Home
Affairs Select Committee investigated the ban
and concluded that it was not based on any evi-
dence of medical or social harm. It recommend-
ed instead the licensing of importers of miraa to
regulate the quantity of supply.
Last year, a group of local Members of Parlia-
ment formed an ad hoc committee on miraa, led
by Meru Woman Representative Florence Kajuju,
and met the UK Houses Foreign Relations Com-
mittee, the Committee on Home Affairs and the
ofce of the Department of Commonwealth, un-
der the Home Department, to discuss the ban.
The MPs appealed to the UK not to effect the
ban on the herbal stimulant as it would have far
reaching consequences on local farmers and the
Government as well. During the debate in the
House of Lords, Liberal Democrat peer Baroness
Hamwee warned the government against ban-
ning anything of cultural signicance.
Final blow for farmers as
UK passes Bill to ban miraa
Shareholding
The National Social Security Fund
(NSSF) and the Government hold
a 52.3 per cent share in Portland
while the French industrial com-
pany Lafarge has a 41.7 per cent
stake, leaving the minority share-
holders with 6 per cent.
It is feared that the entry of new
players such as Savannah, Nation-
al Cement and Mombasa Cement
will compound the misery on the
cement makers operations.
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as teen schoolgirl
LONGVIEW - A 31-year-old woman has
been arrested after several months of
posing as a teenage student at a pri-
vate high school in Texas, local media
reported.
Charity Johnson enrolled in October
as a sophomore at New Life Christian
School in Longview under the name
Charite Stevens, with identication
that said she was 15 years old, broad-
cast station KLTV said. Johnson told
school ofcials she had been home-
schooled and had no prior transcripts.
A school district representative could
not immediately be reached for com-
ment.
Tamica Lincoln, a woman who lives
in the area, told KLTV she took John-
son in after she claimed to be a teen-
age orphan from an abusive house-
hold, enrolled her in school and met
with her teachers. I took her in as a
child, did her hair, got her clothes and
shoes, Lincoln said. But Lincoln said
she started to doubt Johnsons story
and alerted police. Johnson was ar-
rested Sunday after identifying herself
to police as the alias she used to enroll
in school, the TV report said. Johnson
was charged with failure to identify
and giving false information, according
to jail records. Reuters
House that melted
cars to be xed
LONDON A London skyscraper that
drew ire for having a glare so strong it
melted nearby cars and shops will get
a permanent x. Developers say the
tower, known as the Walkie-Talkie for
its curved shape, is to have a sunshade
attached to its south-facing facade to
stop it from reecting sun rays and
beaming them in concentrated form to
a nearby street. Last September the 37-
storey building made headlines when
a Jaguar owner who parked his car at
its foot complained that the solar glare
melted part of the vehicle. Locals also
said the heat blistered paintwork and
burnt a hole in a oor mat. Developers
Land Securities and Canary Wharf said
Thursday a permanent sunshade made
of horizontal aluminum ns will
solve the problem by absorbing and
diffusing sunlight. AP
Students return
40K found in couch
NEW PALTZ - Three roommates who
bought a used couch for $20 found
$40,000 in cash stashed inside and
returned the money to the 91-year-old
upstate New York widow who had
hidden it there. WABC-TV in New York
City reports that a State University of
New York at New Paltz student and
his two roommates found the money
stuffed in envelopes hidden in the
couch they bought from the Salvation
Army in early March. Third-year New
Paltz student Reese Werkhoven of New
York City says he found the rst batch
of cash. They searched the couch and
found other envelopes stuffed with
money. One envelope had a womans
name on it. After debating what to do,
the roommates contacted the woman
and delivered the money to her the
next day.
AP
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Briey

How Narendra Modi
stormed Indias top seat
Its hard to see how he can meet all the
pent-up aspirations without re-engi-
neering the system.
The son of a railway station tea-
seller, Modi has humble roots, which
he reminds voters are in contrast to the
privileged upbringing of the Nehru-
Gandhi dynasty and its scion Rahul
Gandhi, who led the campaign for the
ruling Congress party.
Modi left home after school, virtu-
ally cutting off all family ties as he
found his calling in the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh, a right wing or-
ganisation that serves as the ideologi-
cal parent of Hindu groups and the
BJP.
Its members, who hold military-
style drills and indoctrination sessions
at grounds across the country each
morning, seek to make India a great
power, militarily strong and economi-
cally prosperous.
Kishore Makwana, a member of the
RSS who used to ride pillion on Modis
scooter during his days as a RSS pro-
pagandist, said Modi would some-
times sleep on the pavement because
he had arrived too late at a hosts house
and thought it impolite to knock at
that hour.
He hasnt forgotten those days. He
is rmly rooted, Makwana said.
One thing Modi has never talked
about publicly is his failed marriage,
which reportedly took place when he
was in his teens and after the couple
had been spoken for by their parents
in the tradition of that time.
Last month he disclosed for the
rst time that he was married to
Jashodaben in an election declaration
after leaving the form vacant in two
earlier elections he fought.
Modi, according to unofcial biog-
raphies, did not accept the marriage
and may have left his home for that
reason. Jashodaben went back to her
brothers house where she has lived
and hasnt met her husband for more
than 40 years.
Modi, said to be a loner, has kept
away from his immediate family too,
meeting his mother and brothers only
occasionally. In an interview he has
said that his real education took place
in the RSS and that he owed everything
to the organisation.
To some, his background in the
Hindu group and his handling of the
riots in Gujarat remain a cause of con-
cern.
Critics say the RSS is deeply op-
posed to Muslims and that its objective
of a Hindu India was a challenge to In-
dias secular traditions.
Reuters
By SANJEEV MIGLANI
About a year ago Narendra Modi
sat down with some of Indias best and
brightest to mount a shock and awe
election campaign that a strategist lik-
ened to a one-sided US military oper-
ation against Saddam Husseins forces
in the Gulf.
From an unmarked ofce in Gan-
dhinagar, the capital of Modis home
state of Gujarat, the young men and
women, some on sabbaticals from
rms like JP Morgan and Deutsche
Bank, worked on turning a fragmented
parliamentary election involving 543
seats into a presidential-style referen-
dum on candidate Modi.
In doing so, Modi cut loose from
the traditional Delhi-based structure
of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and
its apparatchiks and adopted the lan-
guage of a youthful country eager for
change, using everything from holo-
grams to WhatsApp.
The modern approach worked: just
an hour into the counting of votes on
Friday, it was clear that the 63-year-old
Modi was heading for a stunning vic-
tory with the strongest mandate any
Indian government has enjoyed for 30
years.
By mid-afternoon, the BJP and its
allies were leading the count in 339
parliamentary seats, far ahead of the
272 majority required to rule. Even on
its own, the BJP had crossed the half-
way mark.
So great appears to be the desire for
change, especially among Indias mid-
dle class some 300-million strong, and
so rmly has Modi stayed on message,
that a dark chapter of violence against
Muslims on his watch has mattered
less and less to many voters.
Modi, a Hindu nationalist, has long
faced allegations that he looked the
other way when Hindu mobs went on
a rampage of revenge against Muslims
in Gujarat after a train carrying Hindu
pilgrims was torched in 2002.
He has denied the allegations and
a Supreme Court-ordered inquiry ab-
solved him of responsibility.
Modi has refused calls for remorse
for the lives lost, most of them from the
sizeable Muslim minority of more than
150 million people. Instead he has
donned the mantle of an economic
moderniser, building on Gujarats mer-
cantile traditions.
In recent years, the state Modi has
governed since 2001 has been com-
pared with Guangdong province, the
spearhead of Chinas economic revival.
Since Modi took control, Gujarat has
led the nation in GDP growth. It ac-
Shock and awe: From an unmarked ofce, young men and women, some on sabbaticals
from rms like JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank, worked on turning a fragmented parliamentary
election involving 543 seats into a presidential-style referendum on candidate Modi.
Supporters of Narendra Modi stand in line to get free t-shirts next to a giant
banner showing an image of Modi at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
headquarters in New Delhi yesterday. [PHOTO: AFP]
counts for 16 per cent of industrial
output and 22 per cent of exports, de-
spite having 5 per cent of its popula-
tion.
Under his stewardship, farmers
and industry have been assured unin-
terrupted power, albeit at high rates,
and bureaucratic controls slashed.
A central government-ordered
study last month said it had the best
land acquisition policies in place,
among all of Indias 29 states in terms
of ease of doing business.
Land, by far, has been the single
biggest hurdle around the country,
holding up 90 per cent of infrastruc-
ture projects.
Gujarats highways are Indias fast-
est, a far cry from the potholed roads
in the northern belt, and its ports are
among the busiest.
But repeating that success nation-
ally presents signicant challenges in
a country with a complex federal struc-
ture, a bureaucracy more wedded to
socialist controls than reform and a
growing gap between rich and poor
among its 1.2 billion people.
India must create 10 million jobs a
year, four times the pace of the last ve
years, to absorb youth into the work-
force.
And unlike China, India is not cen-
tralised. Modi will have a ght on his
hands to gain full co-operation from
many State governments, which he
needs to implement his agenda na-
tionwide.
Humble roots
Some have said the pace of devel-
opment in Gujarat has caused envi-
ronmental damage and threatened
small communities, and that crony
capitalism ourished under Modis
unquestioned rule.
Critics also say it lags behind other
states in social indicators such as mor-
tality rates.
But the criticisms have failed to
stick.
Modi has led from the front. None
of this would have been possible, but
for him, said Rajnath Singh, the pres-
ident of the BJP and a close associate.
Modi, with his neatly-trimmed
white beard, was the only face of the
campaign. He has covered 300,000km
since being named the BJPs prime
ministerial candidate in September,
addressing 457 meetings. When he
could not show up, he appeared as a
hologram.
He has become a purveyor of
dreams, said Sanjay Gupta, a former
State bureaucrat who quit to go into
business and start a chain of hotels.
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HANOI/WASHINGTON, FRIDAY
Anti-China violence subsided in Vietnam on
Friday after the prime minister called for calm,
but the United States said Chinas provocative
actions in maritime disputes were dangerous
and had to stop.
Thousands of people attacked businesses
and factories in Vietnams industrial parks ear-
lier in the week, targeting Chinese workers and
Chinese-owned businesses after Beijing parked
an oil rig in a part of the South China Sea claimed
by Hanoi. Many Taiwanese-owned rms bore
the brunt because the crowds believed they were
owned by mainland Chinese.
The riots risk derailing a major driver of the
countrys economic growth industrial parks
account for more than 30 percent of Vietnams
exports and have attracted around $110 billion
in foreign direct investment.
The Vietnamese government has said one
person was killed in the rioting on Tuesday and
Wednesday night, but a doctor at a hospital near
one area of clashes said he had seen 21 dead
bodies and that at least 100 people were wound-
ed. An eyewitness to ghting between Chinese
and Vietnamese workers in an industrial zone in
the same area said she had seen at least 13 bod-
ies.
There were no reports of fresh violence on
Friday. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan
Dung has called on police and state and local au-
thorities to restore order and ensure the safety of
people and property in the affected areas.
Prime Minister asked and called every Viet-
nam citizen to promote patriotism and protect
the fatherlands sacred sovereignty by practical
activities following the law, said a text message
sent to mobile phone subscribers.
Dont allow bad people to instigate extremist
actions that damage the countrys interest and
image.
It is the worst breakdown in ties between
China and Vietnam since the two Communist
neighbors fought a brief but bloody border war
in 1979.
In Washington, a senior U.S. ofcial said Chi-
nas relations with its neighbors were straining
ties with the United States, raising questions over
how the worlds two biggest economies can work
together.
This is raising some fundamental questions
for us about Chinas long-term strategic inten-
tions, the U.S. ofcial told Reuters, speaking on
condition of anonymity.
He said Beijings moves appeared to t a pat-
tern of advancing territorial claims through co-
ercion and intimidation. Reuters
Anti-China violence
subsides in Vietnam
Confict: People attacked businesses and factories
industrial parks targeting Chinese-owned businesses
A car-owner parked his vehicle on ramps for protection in Sarajevos Western suburb of Doglodi,
after River Bosna ooded the surrounding area after heavy rainfall on Thursday. [PHOTO: AFP]
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ACROSS
1 Hide some sticks of wood? (5)
6 Untidy as certain eating places? (5)
9 Such remarks can have a goading effect (7)
10 Run over in a mad caper (5)
11 Revolutionary linen maker (5)
12 Republic, American backed and reor-
ganised (5)
13 Far from detached? (7)
15 Its bad when one has to take a corner
twice! (3)
17 A lot of land (4)
18 Ofcer taking a girl out as a matter of
business (6)
19 A machine to stretch your neck? (5)
20 Stick to business in this place (6)
22 Keep moving, pet (4)
24 Little creatures contribution to beef tea
(3)
25 They usually need one or two players (7)
26 Unconventional person whod like a joint?
(5)
27 A removal sign (5)
28 Lists of bad actors not including Charlie
(5)
29 Is his military career all over? (7)
30 Fathead always in a heated state (5)
31 A bit of a bloomer (5)
DOWN
2 Writing about heists that have gone wrong?
(6)
3 Ancient city or district in South Africa (6)
4 To jump is hot work! (3)
5 A nose for tobacco (5)
6 This mixture gives me a new angle (7)
7 Place of unprecedented pleasure (4)
8 Protection thrown around a novice (6)
12 Sound asleep! (5)
13 Move rhythmically with a chap at half
pace (5)
14 A good deal of sense (5)

15 Not the big picture (5)
16 Water leaks, possibly (5)
18 Some boys, after a girl, cause displea-
sure (5)
19 Vessel right behind Tom (7)
21 Whence the workers get away for refresh-
ment (6)
22 Promise dad a part (6)
23 In Hawaii, he starts as he nishes (6)
25 Salesmen use it in untidy piles (5)
26 A big squeeze, sweetheart! (4)
28 Strike quickly, not idly (3)
ACROSS: 9, Len-D-an-e-ar 10, Heartily 12, A-c-id 13,
Tongue 14, Darning 15, High point 17, Devilment 18,
Dashing 20, Rag-USA 21, Part (rev) 24, Made sure 26,
Pa-the-tic 28, R-ot-a (rev) 29, S-t-ie 31, Charger 34,
Stationer 36, Fore-sight 38, Mulling 39, Olive-R 40,
Fool 41, Run-about 42, Nothing on.
DOWN: 1, Bl-each-ed 2, (t)Ending 3, Be-coming 4, Bright
5, Sheep-dog 6, Paid a visit 7, Sta-Rt-le 8, Pla-I-ce 11,
Ag-it-ate 16, Pa-I-re-d 19, Start 20, Rue 22, A-wing 23,
Rep-ays 25, Up to no good 26, Pie 27, P-resume 30, For-
sooth 31, Corrects 32, Rattling 33, Minim-a-L 35, All out
36, F-riend 37, G-E-orge.
Aries (March 21 - April 20)
Living in the past may be tempting, but it is unpro-
ductive. Come on now move onward and upward.
Love, spontaneous socialising and young peoples
problems will keep you on the go and in the know.
Taurus (April 21 - May 20)
You may enjoy unconventional friends today. There is a
love of communication and connections of all kinds are
available letters, wires, telephones, voice, thoughts,
writing and mental processes in general.
Pisces (Feb 20 - Mar 20)
You may enjoy probing into your inner workings to-
day. You do not mind working through some sensitive
problems. This may even include a self-help lecture
by a known psychiatrist or similar lecture.
Aquarius (Jan 21 - Feb 19)
You draw strength from ideals, friends and a social
involvement. You may feel a need for change, a desire
to break with outmoded patterns from the past.
Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 20)
Social affairs could be fun, but you will probably nd
yourself off to the company of nature and enjoying
creative arts most of this day. You nd yourself ap-
preciating little baby ducks.
Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
Perhaps some gardening work is in order this morn-
ing. There is a golden opportunity to make changes
around the house. It is not a good time to put off till
tomorrow what you can do today.
Cancer (June 22 - July 22)
Some changes around your house may have you feel-
ing like you could let out a yelp or two but you are not
the only one feeling that way. Listen to the questions
others have and hear the answers.
Libra (Sept 24 - Oct 23)
Your friends, partners and relationships mean a lot to
you. They are a primary source of strength and you
often look to them for encouragement. You are indeed
a social being.
Scorpio (Oct 24 - Nov 22)
Your inner resources and emotions are accented. Ex-
pect a sense of good will from those around you. This
is a great day for surrounding yourself with friends and
young people and for having a good time.
Sagittarius (Nov 23 - Dec 21)
You are motivated to work around the house today.
Move yourself out-of-doors for a bit of relaxation in
the sun and perhaps, to visit with neighbours.
You may nd a shift in your routine today. You should
be extremely careful if this shift requires travel. Tend to
your vehicle rst to navigate trafc safely.
Virgo (Aug 23 - Sept 23)
Leo (July 23 - Aug 22)
A picnic or a trip to the zoo or an art show might be en-
joyed this saturday. You tend to be out front and per-
sonable. It is easy for you to express yourself with oth-
ers . . . You are a real smoothie.
May 17, 2014 / STANDARD ON SATURDAY
YESTERDAYS CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS
Using all the letters
of the alphabet, ll in
the grid. To help you,
there are three cryp-
tic crossword-style
clues:
Top line: A golfers
snack?? (1, 4, 8)
Middle line: In this part
of a vessel designed for
jam-making? (3, 10)
Bottom line: This mam-
mal ies at great speed
from a place of evil. (1,
3, 3, 2, 4)
To start you off, here
is one of the letters.
CODEWORD PUZZLE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
M A R T I L E Z O B Q U
N G V W P K Y X
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YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
H D
C
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Across
1 Decree (5)
6 Couples (5)
9 Vacation (7)
10 Heathen (5)
11 Harvests (5)
12 Defeats (5)
13 Crossed out (7)
15 Noise (3)
17 Revise (4)
18 Sedate (6)
19 Painful affliction
(5)
20 Prickly (6)
22 Skin complaint (4)
24 Distress signal (3)
25 Colonist (7)
26 Attest (5)
27 Paddle-boat (5)
28 Chosen (5)
29 Ecstasy (7)
30 Prise (5)
31 Strayed (5)
Down
2 Hung (6)
3 Swiss villa (6)
4 Unit of weight (3)
5 Sacked (5)
6 Companion (7)
7 Affirmative votes
(4)
8 Mend (6)
12 Stomach (5)
13 Hollows (5)
14 Swimming-pools
(5)
15 Fool (5)
16 At no time (5)
18 Jeans material (5)
19 Vague (7)
21 Show of respect (6)
22 Deers horn (6)
23 Snuggle (6)
25 Liquid measures
(5)
26 Centre (4)
28 Before (3)
CRYPTIC PUZZLE
ACROSS: 9, Mainframe 10, Footnote 12, Rare 13, Gemini 14, Exploit 15, Corkscrew
17, Avuncular 18, Decline 20, Spying 21, Mail 24, Transx 26, Airtight 28, Oboe 29,
Almost 31, Freedom 34, Difdent 36, Potpourri 38, Chalice 39, Orange 40, Flat 41,
Sculptor 42, Spectator.
DOWN: 1, Embraced 2, Mirror 3, Carefree 4, Review 5, Efcacy 6, Forerunner 7, In-
spect 8, Stroll 11, Startle 16, Skiing 19, Cargo 20, Sex 22, Aphid 23, Like so 25, False
teeth 26, Ant 27, Conduct 30, Outdoors 31, Fatigued 32, Moisture 33, Visible 35,
Fiasco 36, Praise 37, Relate.
YESTERDAYS EASY SOLUTIONS
Page 38 / COFFEE BREAK
All rows, columns
and 3 by 3 grids (de-
ned by bold lines )
have the numbers 1
to 9 appearing only
once.
Some of the num-
bers have been en-
tered. Complete the
whole table by in-
serting the correct
numbers.
YESTERDAYS SOLUTION
EASY PUZZLE
J F
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H A F G 17
C F J A 20
E H C J 25
26 21 17 21
The letters have a distinct
value between 0 to 9. The to-
tals vertically and horizontally
have been given. Solve all the
values.
YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
5 8 6 9
NO 5192
B D D E 23
A B C D E F G H J
NO 5191

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ATHLETICS: Marathoners
contend in Limuru today
Limuru sub-county in Kiambu will today
host a marathon at raising funds to set
up an athletic centre and rehabilitate
Rironi ground and upgrade it to the
international standards. Dubbed Limuru
half marathon, the race will feature
21km, 14km, 10km, 5km, family run
and 3km for people with disabilities.
The race kicks off and end at Rironi
Primary. County sports secretary Machel
Waikenda lauding the initiative as good
platform for talent development in the
area said: Its a good move because the
race will go along way to promote sports
in Limuru and the county at large.
Paralympics marathoner Henry Wanyoike
will participate in the 3km race that has
attracted 150 people. Erick Wainaina
RACING: Bank of Africa
hosts Gilgil Horse Show
The Bank of Africa will host guests at
the Anti Stock Theft Unit in Gilgil during
the annual Gilgil Horse Show, which
started yesterday. The two-day event
yesterday hosted a combination in
dressage competitions showcasing the
highest expression of horse training
through a series of performance tests.
The cross country competitions today will
demonstrate a blend of speed, endurance
and jumping ability. These will all be
crowned by tomorrow mornings show
jumping. J.C Mills, the Chairman of the
Gilgil Association, promises horse lovers an
adrenalin-high weekend. FP
ATHLETICS: Campbell
makes Diamond return
Veronica Campbell-Brown will take on
world and Olympic 200m champion
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in Shanghai on
Sunday as she returns to the Diamond
League Circuit after her doping
controversy. The Jamaican former
Olympic champion spent ten months on
the sidelines before having a two-year
ban overturned in February, and said
she is still working her way back to full
tness. Im working on getting back
into a competitive spirit and getting
race-sharp again, Campbell-Brown
said, according to the International
Association of Athletics Federations
(IAAF) website.
BRILLIANT
WHO WILL BE CROWNED
KENYA CUP CHAMPS?
By BS MULAVI and
BEN AHENDA
After 13 weeks of crunching rug-
by, the Kenya Cup will nally draw
to a close today, as the defending
champions Nakuru RFC defend their
title against Kenya Commercial Bank
at the RFUEA Grounds.
Both teams are buzzing with ex-
citement in what is expected to deter-
mine who are the kings of rugby in
Kenya.
KCB have already won the Impala
Floodlit tournament, the National
Sevens Circuit and the Great Rift Ten-
a-side tournament.
Nakuru are the defending Kenya
Cup champions, they qualied from
the group stages on top spot, won the
Enterprise Cup, and have had a re-
markable start to the Bamburi Rugby
Super Series with the Ndovu Fran-
chise.
This will denitely be a match be-
tween the two teams that are current-
ly on form and is expected to be ex-
plosive.
Speaking to our sister publication
Game Yetu ahead of the xture, Na-
kuru headcoach Dominique Habima-
na, claimed they are not expecting an
automatic win despite the fact that
they have beaten KCB twice before
this season, both at home and away.
The Kenya Cup is the ultimate
trophy in the region because of the
amount of competition. Straight from
day one, all teams come to the game
expecting to win, he said.
I dont think it will be any differ-
ent when KCB play against us, they
will come hard at us and if we make
many mistakes, we might get pun-
ished for it.
Well play hard and our approach
will be to be faster in defence and at-
tack, he added.
KCB head coach Curtis Olago, on
the other end, has claimed the title
underdog for the xture saying KCB
has already beaten them twice before
and hence, will be the favourites in
the game. He has, however, given a
warning that they (KCB) should not
be underestimated since they have
the capacity to beat Nakuru.
We have a game plan that we
trust will carry us through the day.
The boys have been upbeat and it is
just for us to execute it well, he
said.
The match will be curtain-raised
by the Eric Shirley Shield nal, which
will see KCBs second string side play
against Nakurus second string side.
According to Olago, having both
their teams in the nals of both tour-
naments shows the clubs commit-
ment to the present and the future;
and their commitment to improve
rugby in the country.
Match ofcials: John Bosco
Muamba (referee), Constant Capt,
Anthony Ndong (assistant referees),
Joan Obwaka, Nicholas Gachoya, Ed-
ward Mbugua (4th, 5th, 6th ofcials),
Paul Kilonzo (referee coach)
Clubs history: Nakuru Top Fry
Nakuru, founded in 1933, were rele-
gated to the Eric Shirley Shield at the
close of the 2005 season returned to
the top ight in 2007. They have tast-
ed Enterprise Cup success in 1948,
1962,1963, 2008 and most notably, in
2014 when they pipped KCB 18-15 at
the last minute in a pulsating nal
played at the RFUEA Grounds on
April 5. Success in the Kenya Cup
proved elusive for the Wanyore until
last years 39-3 demolition job on
Strathmore Leos earned them their
maiden title.
KCB: Founded in 1989 and cele-
brating its 25th anniversary, made
their Kenya Cup debut in 1989. Tasted
relegation at the end of the 1994 sea-
son before returning to the top ight
in 1996. They have tasted Enterprise
Cup success in 2004 and 2007, and are
three time Kenya Cup winners, hav-
ing won it in consecutive years be-
tween 2005 and 2007.
Todays xtures: Eric Shirley
Shield Final; KCB II v Nakuru II - 1.30
pm.
Kenya Cup Final; Top Fry Nakuru
v KCB 4.00pm - RFUEA Grounds. En-
try Sh300. Gates open at 12.00pm.
*Live on Zuku Sports Channel
300.
Nakuru ready to defend their title
when they meet bankers today
Mukidza Darwin of KCB (left) moves past
Nakuru player in a past Kenya Cup encounter
played in Nakuru last year.
[PHOTO: BONIFACE THUKU/ STANDARD]
SEAN CARDOVILLIS } S A T U R D A Y D I G E S T
By JONATHAN KOMEN
The rst batch of the national team left yes-
terday to the second Africa Youth Games that
runs in Gaborone, Botswana, from May 22 to
31.
The squad, which comprised 14 players and
14 ofcials, left its residential camp at YMCA in
South C, at 6am for Jomo Kenyatta International
Airport.
They are part of the 128 athletes the National
Olympic Committee of Kenya will present to the
Pan Africa Youth Games.
Pius Ochieng, the National Olympic Com-
mittee Kenya (NOC-K) second vice-chairman,
is the team leader. The team that has four medi-
cal staff from ve sports disciplines, also in-
cluded two table tennis players and one ofcial;
three lawn tennis players and two ofcials; three
badminton players and two ofcials, and three
triathlon players and their two ofcials.
Kenyas overall team manager Anthony Kari-
uki, who will leave today alongside Jaxon Indak-
wa of Sports ministry, said they expect a good
show in Gaborone.
The team is strong and we have high expec-
tations from them. In fact, three disciplines
athletics, swimming and boxing will be seek-
ing qualications to the second Olympic Youth
Games in China in August, he said.
The second batch comprising 25 athletes
and seven ofcials will depart today to Gabo-
rone. They include 12 volleyball girls and three
ofcials; 12 netballers and three ofcials.
Four basketball players and two ofcials,
four judokas and two ofcials and Rugby Sevens
players and their two ofcials will leave tomor-
row alongside the head of delegation Fridah
Shiroya and NOC-K assistant treasurer Stephen
Arap Soi.
Athletics Kenya team leader Japhet Kemei
said the squad is better than the 2010 team. They
will leave either on May 21 or 22.
Roseline Chepngetich and Winfred Mbithe
are medals prospects. The team is double from
the 54 athletes and 18 ofcials that represented
in the inaugural Africa Youth Games in Rabat
The team in which NOC-K treasurer Shiroya
has been named the chief de mission will have
57 ofcials from the 16 multi-sport disciplines.
In 2010, Kenya sent athletes from ten fed-
erations to Morocco and bagged 16 medals.
They included a lone gold medal from William
Mutunga Mbevi in 400m hurdles, and ten silver
medals.
Silver medalists were Alphas Kishoy-
ian (400m), Mutunga Wanguo (110 hurdles),
Josphat Kiptis (3,000m), Kiplagat Cherono (long
jump), Permutia Shekameta (triple jump), Kugo
Kiprotich (javelin), Kimaswai Jeruto (400m),
Mutua Muthee (1000m) Musyoki Nthenya (long
jump) and Kiplagelai Chesir (3,000m).
Bronze medalists were Caroline Kipkirui
(3,000m), Tom Mwenda Muite (3,000m), Joan
Chepkemoi Kipkemoi (2,000m) and a double
from Brunlehner Sylvia Atieno (50-metre back-
stroke.
First batch of Team Kenya departs for Africa Youth Games
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takes a break this weekend to allow fans
and players concentrate on Harambee
Stars African Cup Of Nations pre-quali-
er against Comoros tomorrow.
Supersport commentator Herbert
Mwachiro, has the latest: There are two
legs, the away leg for Stars being in a
fortnight. The team will take positives
from their Cecafa win in December, but
there will be concerns as some of the
players from that tournament are not
enjoying the same form.
Coach Adel Amrouche has, how-
ever, remained loyal to the cup winning
team.
So do we have reason to be scared?
On paper denitely not, and we should
in theory brush off the islanders com-
fortably over both legs and prepare for
the next round.
However, football can be a game
full of surprises judging from the seri-
ousness with which the Comoros have
approached this game by training in
France.
BELGIUM ADVENTURE
This week, there was a blow to Kenya
as Divork Origi of Lille opted to play for
Belgium, the country of his birth.
Kenyas loss is Belgiums gain, so we
will have to console ourselves by watch-
ing a Kenyan player at the World Cup in
Brazil in a few weeks time.
But what did we really expect from a
player who has rarely set foot in Kenya
since he was born; and there was noth-
ing really to motivate him to link up with
Harambee Stars.
Belgium are in Brazil while Kenya
will be watching Brazil.
In the KPL, AFC Leopards were the
disappointment of last weekend as their
fans could not stomach the impending
defeat against Thika United, and decid-
ed to cut short that match by eight min-
utes through acts of hooliganism, which
must not be tolerated.
LEOPARDS SHAME
The Independent Disciplinary Com-
plaints Committee will deliver a ruling
within the next week or so.
The KPL and the Football Kenya Fed-
eration must not tolerate hooliganism,
otherwise, the few loyal sponsors to the
game may decide to walk away.
With Ingwe nally replacing James
Nandwa with Hendrik Peter de Jong, the
players and fans can nally settle down
ahead of the Cecafa Nile Basin Cup,
where they are in Group B with Mereikh
Al Fasher (Sudan), Mbeya FC (Tanzania)
and Elman FC (Somalia).
If they can nd their GoTv form, then
they should make it to the nal.
Well done to Gor fans for leading a
funds drive in aid of long serving player
defender Solomon Nasio, who required
urgent surgery on an injury that threat-
ened to cut short his playing career.
The fans took the initiative after the
club was unable to assist. We look for-
ward to seeing Nasio back on the eld
after a few weeks of recovery.
The fans raised the amount required
by the hospital in less than 24 hours!
After getting a VIP welcome this time
last year after securing their highest n-
ish ever in the IRB sevens series
and racking up a record number of
points, the Kenya national rugby
team arrived to a very muted wel-
come this week after what was per-
ceived to be a disappointing series
under the new technical bench led
by Paul Treu.
RUGBYS POSITIVES
Whilst Ive been quick in criti-
cising the team and also the 15s
squad who recently competed in
South Africa, Im also balanced
enough to give a right of reply to
the Kenya Rugby Union led by
chairman Mwangi Muthee, whom
I met when the team arrived.
Its fair to say that all teams go
through a transition, and the Ke-
nya national sevens team is no dif-
ferent.
With every new coach comes a
new training and tactical regime,
which means changes in the play-
ers bodies and psychological out-
look.
Paul Treu has come from one
of the worlds best technical set
ups in South Africa; and he will
have a philosophy that has taken
the Blitzbokke under his watch to
one IRB series title, and countless
sevens tournament wins around
the globe.
So instead of rushing to call
for his sacking every time Ke-
nya doesnt achieve the sky-high
results of the past, lets encour-
age the team, and realise sacking
doesnt necessarily bring instant
results.
Speaking to stand-in captain Col-
lins Injera, he says the team is moving
in the right direction, adding that box-
es are being ticked.
Treu had earlier said that he pre-
ferred to experiment with player posi-
tions and squad rotations this season
so that he has a good idea about what
his strongest team will be when the
new series starts later this year.
Remember next season will be all-
important for the team to qualify for
the rst-ever Olympics in Rio de Janei-
ro. Treu cannot, therefore, afford to get
the tactics, selections and player posi-
tions wrong!
The writer is a sport journalist
and runs a consulting rm.

sean@seancardovillis.co.ke
AMROUCHES TROOPS SHOULD
TACKLE COMOROS CAREFULLY
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DAYS TO GO
NIGERIA LOOK UP TO OBI FOR W CUP SUCCESS
Chelsea midelder Mikel, Victor Moses
and Emenike central in Super Eagles
World Cup hopes in Brazil
LAGOS
Chelsea midelder John Mikel
Obi, making his debut at the World
Cup nals, will be crucial in deter-
mining how far Nigeria go in Brazil.
According to former Nigeria
coach Samson Siasia, Mikel and for-
wards Victor Moses and Emmanuel
Emenike will be the central players
for the African champions.
Mikel will be key for Nigeria,
having played at the highest level for
a top club like Chelsea for many
years. Such an experience should
count for something, he said.
But Siasia, who featured for Nige-
ria in the 1994 World Cup, said he
was concerned that the 27-year-old
Mikel and some of the Super Eagles
top stars had not been rst-team
regulars at their clubs.
The biggest problem (for the
team) is that most of the players did
not play regularly for their various
clubs and this cannot be good for the
team, he said.
What you can do when the play-
ers come together for the training
camp for the World Cup would be
mostly tactical and so I dont know
how (coach Stephen) Keshi will go
around this problem.
Former Nigeria striker Benedict
Akwuegbu also said he expected
Mikel to play a big role and described
him as the engine room of the Ea-
gles mideld.
VISION AND SKILL
Mikel, who missed the last World
Cup nals because of a knee injury,
is a holding midelder at the English
Premier League side but is given a
freer, more attacking role for his
country as Lazio youngster Ogenyi
Onazi does all the grafting alongside
him.
He started out as an attacking
midelder. It was in that role that he
was voted the second best player at
the 2005 Fifa Under-20 World Cup
behind four-time World Player of the
Year Lionel Messi.
His superb vision and ball skills
prompted Nigerias media to com-
pare him with the legendary Austin
Jay Jay Okocha.
But he was overlooked by Nigeria
for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing,
where the West African giants
reached a second tournament nal.
There was also a time when his
commitment to the national team
was questioned.
But Keshi said he was delighted
the player has shone under him as
the Eagles won a third Africa Cup of
Nations in South Africa last year and
also featured at the 2013 Fifa Con-
federations Cup.
After domestic and Champions
League success with Chelsea, Mikel
is now targeting the biggest stage of
them all.
I missed the 2010 World Cup due
to injury. I am looking forward to
Brazil with great expectations, he
said.
It will be a great and rewarding
tournament for us. Looking at our
team right now we are good enough
to do well in Brazil.
WE ARE GOOD TO GO
The Eagles face Argentina, Bos-
nia and Iran in the rst round Group
F and Mikel said he expected Nigeria
to reach the knock-out stage, as they
did in 1994 and 1998.
It is a good draw for us but not
an easy one. All the teams at the
World Cup have the same dream and
that is to win, he said.
Argentina are the favourites in
our group and to even win the World
Cup but Iran and Bosnia wont be
pushovers.
Argentina are a top side, but they
have been lucky to beat us three
times at the World Cup. We will go for
them this time. This time around
they wont be lucky; we are good to
go. We will take all the games as they
come with all seriousness.
We will go for victory in our
opening game against Iran as the
rst game is always very important
in such a competition, then we do so
for other games. I am sure we will
progress from the group.
AFP
ABOVE: Nigeria and Chelsea midelder John Obi Mikel during the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa; TOP LEFT: Mikel
celebrates with team mates after a crucial win; FAR RIGHT: Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi. [PHOTOS: FILE / STANDARD]
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DAYS TO GO

FastTrack
TEHRAN: Queiroz has
point to prove after op
Carlos Queirozs reputation took
a battering at the last World Cup
but the former Portugal boss can
prove a point when he returns to
the big stage with Iran.
The ex-Manchester United and
Real Madrid coach was axed by
Portugal after South Africa 2010,
when his Cristiano Ronaldo-led
team scored in just one of their
four games and went out in the
round of 16.
A 7-0 hammering of North Korea
was the only win for Queirozs
side. They played out goalless
draws with Ivory Coast and Brazil
before losing 1-0 to eventual
champions Spain in their rst
knock-out game. AFP
BUENOS AIRES: Sabella
aims to conjure up WC
When Alejandro Sabella was
handed the task of reviving
Argentinas fortunes after a
poor campaign at the 2011
Copa America, not everyone in
his homeland was convinced
he was the right man. I dont
know why they chose him, said
the countrys legendary 1978
World Cup-winning coach Cesar
Menotti. I dont know what his
project is. Three years later, and
Sabellas appointment is starting
to look like a stroke of genius by
his bosses at the Argentina FA.
Under Sabella nicknamed El
Mago (the magician) during his
playing days Argentina have
developed into a formidable side
that is again punching its weight.
AFP
LAGOS: Nigeria told to
avoid tantrums
African champions Nigeria have
imposed a World Cup code of
conduct on their players in a bid
to halt the tantrums that saw
them crash out of their last two
nals in the rst round. Wrangling
over win bonuses and team
selection have tainted recent
campaigns but coach Stephen
Keshi wants it to end. And the
Nigerian Football Federation drew
up the code of conduct to forestall
any major row such as last year,
when a pay dispute almost saw
Nigeria miss the Confederations
Cup. Nigeria has budgeted about
$12 million for the World Cup,
with each player guaranteed at
least $100,000 if they win the
competition. AFP
NIGERIA LOOK UP TO OBI FOR W CUP SUCCESS
Edin Dzekos power important for Bosnia
MANCHESTER
Edin Dzeko heads into the World
Cup fresh from nally establishing
himself at Manchester City, where he
played a key role in securing the
English title.
The 28-year-old Bosnian had an
explosive start to a season of two
distinct halves in which he scored 16
goals.
He scored four against Tottenham
Hotspur and two against arch-rivals
Manchester United at the start of the
campaign, suffered a dramatic dip in
form and then made a spectacular
comeback, hitting ve goals in the
crucial three game run in to the title.
The 1.93-metre tall striker has
become a huge favourite wherever he
has played in his rags to riches story.
As a child, Dzeko endured the siege
of Sarajevo and spent three war-strick-
en years living in a one-bedroom
apartment with a dozen relatives.
Having started with FK Zeljeznicar
Sarajevo, Dzeko became a goalscorer
with Czech side Teplice and was
spotted by German side Wolfsburg,
who made him a European star.
Dzekos goals took Wolfsburg to fth
place in the table in his rst season
and in the following campaign his 26
goals in 29 games, alongside the
equally-prolic Grate, brought a
stunning German title and the Bundes-
liga Players Player of the Year award.
Citys cash won over Dzeko in
January 2011 he was signed for
$45 million and at rst he
thought England would be a
perfect theatre for his physical
style and dominating presence.
But the goals did not come and
doubts crept in.
I have to admit it
was very tough for
me in the
opening few
months in
Manchester
because
everything
was so
different and
I wondered
if I could
ever adapt
to what was
expected of
me, he said in one interview later.
Every game in England is a real
battle, the pace of the game is tough to
get used to, and my condence was
not there at the start. I also had to
understand how the referees
worked in this country, as
they allowed much
more physical contact
than I was used to in
Germany, he said.
You feel the need
to prove yourself in a
team full of so many
stars and the attention
is all on Manchester
City right now. We are
the team that everyone
talks about for spending
so much money and you
dont want to be the guy
who falls short in this
story.
The goals came and
Dzeko has been an
integral part of the City
team that won English
titles in 2011-12 and then
this year. He has had to
come through long spells
sitting on the bench for his club, but he
has stuck it out and it wont be the
same playing for Bosnia in Group F at
the World Cup against Argentina, Iran
and Nigeria.
Bosnia-Hercegovina are playing in
their rst World Cup nals and the
nation has sky-high hopes.
Dzeko cried with joy after Bosnia
beat Lithuania in October to seal rst
place in their qualifying group.
To be there the rst time in Brazil
would be amazing for the players, for
the people, for the whole country, he
said after the game.
Off the pitch, Dzeko, a Muslim, has
not forgotten his experiences in
wartime Bosnia. He is an ambassador
for the UN Childrens Fund and talks in
schools in his homeland seeking to
overcome lingering divisions between
the countrys ethnic groups.
Many of the schools are divided.
Its like two schools in one, with the
Bosnians on one side and the Croats
on the other.
I go there to try to persuade them
to come together and mix, because the
war led to mistrust and hate, so things
are difcult. AFP
LAGOS
Stephen Keshi has earned the
right to be considered an icon of Ni-
gerian football after captaining and
coaching the country to Africa Cup of
Nations titles.
He led Nigeria to their rst ever
World Cup nals in 1994 in the Unit-
ed States the same year the team
won a second Africa Cup of Nations
and coached them to last years Af-
rican title before steering them to this
years World Cup nals.
Keshi was Nigerias longest serv-
ing captain, holding the role for 13
years. He is known as Big Boss and
he has certainly stamped his person-
ality on a group of players, whose tal-
ent has never been in doubt, but who
have proved difcult to manage.
A commanding and skillful cen-
tral defender, he was so inuential
that there were claims he and other
senior players often decided the team
for internationals.
Keshi showed he had an indepen-
dent streak when he joined Belgian
giants Anderlecht via Ivorian outt
Stade Abidjan soon after being
banned for refusing to join up with
the national team.
His rst experience with the na-
tional side as a coach was when he
helped Shuaibu Amodu secure a
berth at the 2002 World Cup nals in
South Korea and Japan.
But after the 2002 Nations Cup,
both coaches were sacked following
a row with top ofcials at the tourna-
ment.
Out of favour in his homeland, Ke-
shi took charge of tiny Togo in 2004
and proved his credentials by guiding
the unfancied West African nation to
the 2006 World Cup nals in Germa-
ny.
But history repeated itself and Ke-
shi who had almost come to blows
with Togos star player Emmanuel Ad-
ebayor on the team bus at the Africa
Cup of Nations earlier in the year
was replaced for the tournament.
Keshis combative approach has
continued with his stewardship of
the Super Eagles where he has not
been afraid to upset European-based
stars and introduce home-based tal-
ent, something pretty much unheard
of under previous coaches.
As a result, players such as God-
frey Oboabona, Azubuike Egwuekwe
and Ejike Uzoenyi have blossomed
into full internationals.
He hasnt been afraid either to
take on the Nigeria Football Federa-
tion (NFF) and he even quit immedi-
ately after the country won the 2013
Nations Cup.
The 52-year-old claimed top of-
cials were interfering and he did not
enjoy their full condence. But he re-
turned to the helm.
This has given him some leeway
when it comes to rows with high-pro-
le players such as Stoke Citys Peter
Odemwingie, who he dropped from
the 2013 Nations Cup squad, while he
has overlooked in-form forward Ike-
chukwu Uche, who has scored 12
goals for Spanish side Villarreal this
season.
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
Keshis Nigeria is now a more set-
tled and condent team, who play a
4-4-2 formation that gives Chelsea
midelder Mikel Obi a more attack-
ing role in mideld.
But the coach has refused to com-
mit to a target at the World Cup.
Despite his continued strained
ties with the NFF, he has said he
wants to stay on. The federation has,
however, sacked all four of the coach-
es who took the team to the World
Cup.
If the conditions are good, I will
denitely stay, he said.
I am not in Nigeria (as coach) to
make money, if I wanted to do that, I
would have been in other countries
that offered me more.
But I want to contribute and help
build the Super Eagles, as well as de-
velop football in my country.
AFP
Big Boss Stephen Keshi stamps
his authority on his charges
Edin Dzeko
LONDON
Arsenal have a gilt-edged
opportunity to end their in-
creasingly burdensome nine-
year trophy drought on Satur-
day when the underachieving
English giants meet Hull City
in the FA Cup nal at Wemb-
ley.
Not since 2005, and an FA
Cup nal success on penalties
against Manchester United in
Cardiff, have Arsenal won a
piece of silverware, and the
frustration has become more
pronounced with each pass-
ing season.
Portsmouth, Birmingham
City, Swansea City and Wigan
Athletic are among the teams
to have tasted cup glory since
Arsenal last won something,
while United and Chelsea have
amassed 25 trophies between
them in that period.
We played against a good
team, said the Arsenal man-
ager, whose side have not
played outside London once
during the competition.
In Italy, Champions Juven-
tus take aim at an all-time Se-
rie A points record on Sunday
as a four-horse race which
could see Milan coach Clar-
ence Seedorf relieved of his
duties ensues for the nal Eu-
ropa League place.
In Germany, Thomas Mu-
eller admits Bayern Munich
are aiming to maintain their
status as Germanys top side
when the Bavarian giants clash
with main rivals Borussia
Dortmund in Saturdays Ger-
man Cup nal.
Elsewhere, Barcelona mid-
elder Xavi Hernandez has ad-
mitted he was too quick to
write off his sides La Liga title
chances as they host Atletico
Madrid on Saturday knowing
a win will hand them a fth ti-
tle in six years.
Xavi was among a number
of players who claimed Barce-
lonas chance had gone with a
2-2 draw at home to Getafe
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FOOTBALLROUNDUP
Sunderlands new coach Paolo Di Canio poses for photographs
during a media conference at the football clubs training
academy in Sunderland, northern England April 2, 2013. Di
Canio sought to play down the controversy over his appoint-
ment as Sunderland manager on Tuesday and said he would bet
everything he had on the club staying in the Premier League.
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By GILBERT WANDERA
Retired Kenyan defender
Musa Otieno was the last
captain to guide Harambee
Stars to the Africa Cup of
Nations nals in 2004 when
it was held in Tunisia and
ten years later, the responsi-
bility has fallen on mideld-
er Victor Wanyama.
Kenya begin their quest
for another Nations Cup ap-
pearance when they host
Comoros on at Nyayo Stadi-
um tomorrow.
The Southampton mid-
elder revealed on Thursday
that all the players are high-
ly psyched in anticipation of
qualifying for next years -
nals. As a playing unit, we
believe we can make it to the
Nations Cup nals. We un-
derstand that it will take
hard work and we are ready
to take it game by game,
Wanyama said.
He admitted that over-
coming Comoros on Sunday
remains a priority and it will
be a tough match.
What we need to do is
play a lot of friendly match-
es and have good prepara-
tions in our quest to make it
to Morocco next year.
Wanyamas elder brother
Macdonald Mariga is de-
lighted to be back in the
team and looks forward to
play more games for the
country.
Mariga has not played for
Harambee Stars since 2010
when he picked an injury
but he believes this is now
behind him.
It is awesome to be back
in the team after a long in-
jury and my goal is to be
able to play more matches
going forward, said the In-
ter-Milan midelder.
TICKET SALES BEGIN
Mariga is condent the
new players can pick posi-
tive results against Comoros.
I have been with the team
for three hours and every-
one looks set and excited
about the upcoming xture.
They all want to give their
best and we must strive to
win at home and enhance
our chances of making it to
Morocco, Mariga said.
Comoros coach Amir Ab-
dou said they are in Nairobi
to pick maximum points
and admitted he does not
know much about Kenya.
We dont know anything
about Kenya but we are here
to get positive results in a
bid to enhance our status.
It will be a tough and ex-
citing xture and we look
forward to it. Ticket sales
will start today. VIP tickets
will go for Sh600 with those
sitting on the terraces going
for Sh200.
Meanwhile, former Stars
striker Elijah Onsika has
said Kenyans have con-
dence in national team but
they should play with a lot of
cautious against the visitors,
adds Ernest Ndunda.
I have watched their
system of play in a video be-
fore. They should not be tak-
en lightly, said Onsika in a
statement.
Vic: We are psyched to make 2015 ACN nals
HULL HURDLE AWAITS
ARSENAL IN FA CUP FINAL
Bayern play Dort in German Cup, Atletico meet Barca in decider
two weeks ago, but a remark-
able end to the tightest title
race in years in Spain in which
the top three have failed to win
in their last seven combined
games has gifted the Catalans
a second chance to be champi-
ons.
Factle on Hull City,
Name: Hull City Association
Football Club, Founded: 1904.
Stadium: KC Stadium, Kings-
ton-upon-Hull (capacity:
25,400), Nickname: The Tigers,
Colours: Amber and black
striped shirts, black shorts,
amber and black hooped socks,
Chairman: Assem Allam (EGY),
Vice-chairman: Ehab Allam
(EGY), Manager: Steve Bruce
(ENG), Assistant manager:
Steve Agnew (ENG), Captain:
Robert Koren (SLO).
Arsenal factle Name:
Arsenal Football Club, Found-
ed: 1886 (as Dial Square), Sta-
dium: Emirates Stadium, Lon-
don (capacity: 60,338),
Nickname: The Gunners,
Colours: red shirts with white
sleeves, white shorts, white
socks, Chairman: John Chips
Keswick (ENG), Chief execu-
tive: Ivan Gazidis (RSA), Man-
ager: Arsene Wenger (FRA), As-
sistant manager: Steve Bould
(ENG), Captain: Thomas Ver-
maelen (BEL).
SPANISH LA LIGA FIXTURES: Today;
Madrid v Espanyol (3pm), Barcelona
v Atletico Madrid (5pm), Valencia v
Celta Vigo (7pm). Tomorrow; Real
Sociedad v Villarreal (12pm), Almeria
v Athletic Bilbao (5pm), Valladolid v
Granada (5pm), Osasuna v Real Betis
(5pm), Rayo Vallecano v Getafe (5pm),
Sevilla v Elche Elche (5pm).
SERIE A FIXTURES; Today; Udinese
v Sampdoria (7.45pm),Tomorrow;
Catania v Atalanta, Genoa v Roma,
Juventus v Cagliari (all 2pm), Chievo
v Inter, Fiorentina v Torino, Lazio v
Bologna, Milan v Sassuolo, Napoli v
Verona, Parma v Livorno (all 7.45pm)
Arsenal and Hull City players fight for the ball in a past meet. They play today in FA Cup final. [PHOTO: AFP]
Once upon a time, Kenya kept the
whole of Africa waiting for almost 10
years. And this is a true story.
When the waiting was no longer bear-
able, one very unlikely man rolled his
sleeves up, knuckled down to a daily re-
gime of sweaty work that enabled the All
Africa Games to be held in Nairobi in 1987
a full ve years behind schedule.
It was chiey Charles Rubia who made
sure there was a venue to host the fourth
edition of the pan-African games.
Rubia ensured that the Moi Interna-
tional Sports Centre, its 65,000 seat main
stadium and modern indoor gymnasium
now the Safaricom Stadium Home of
Champions and Safaricom Indoor Arena,
respectively were built.
In Kenyas history, Rubia is known more
as a ery politician, taking on President
Daniel arap Moi over his one-party state
policies. Mois regime famously ultimately
detained Rubia without trial and the result
was Rubia coming off the restriction a sick,
physically-subdued man.
But history will record the story of a
practical man who, bemused by the atti-
tude of sports leaders and ministers in
charge of sport that had caused the delay
of the All Africa Games and failure to take
place after every four years, went to work
in Kasarani and the Games were nally
held in August 1987. That was intolerably
long after the third edition had taken place
in 1978 in Algiers, Algeria.
By 1983, Charles Rubia was Minister for
Public Works and Housing.
He was out at Kasarani daily and akin
to a Nyapara (construction site fore-
man), made sure work by the Chinese
builders was always at full-steam-ahead.
After missing the four-yearly deadline
for the Games in 1982, Kenya had nally
promised Africa that the extravaganza
would take place, rst in 1983 and then
1986.
After missing the 83 deadline, enter
Rubia on the scene.
He had had three years to get the ven-
ues Kasarani, Nyayo National Stadium,
City Park Hockey Stadium, Bomas of Ke-
nya and other smaller venues such as for
tennis, table tennis, boxing and wrestling
ready for the revised 86 date.
Rubia clearly appeared unamused by
the shenanigans involving people who
earlier were closer to sport than himself;
Government, Ministers in charge of Sport
and the then crucial Kenya National Sports
Council, dithered at every turn.
MORE TIME
The Games were then directed by the
Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA)
and whenever its the then iconic Presi-
dent, Chief Abraham Ordia of Nigeria,
came to Nairobi to nd out whether Kenya
was ready, he got the stories; not yet, give
us more time.
The history of the delayed and now al-
most failed Games contained names that
appeared only to have been bungling ever
since 1978. When man-of-action, Rubia
came long, had the construction complet-
ed for the Games to nally take place, he
set a precedent that later saw Ministers
who had a hands-on-approach to manag-
ing sport in this country make positive
contribution that reverberates to this day.
Ironically, another successful Minister
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SATURDAYSPECIAL
By GIShInGA njoRoGE
BY JONATHAN KOMEN
World half-marathon silver medal-
ist Mary Wacera and former world ju-
nior 10,000m champion, Josphat Bett,
won their races as the National Police
Athletics Championships started, yes-
terday.
The duo produced jaw-dropping
performances even as police went on
ferrying in arrested aliens into Safari-
com Sports Centre Kasarani.
Wacera, who won silver medal at
the IAAF World Half Marathon Cham-
pionships in Copenhagen, Denmark,
last March, proved she was no push-
over as she beat Stacy Ndiwa in a con-
test that went down to the wire.
The 25-year-old Wacera stayed
ahead of the leading pack from the
gun, exchanging the lead with Ndiwa,
Ann Wanjiru and Ann Cheptanui.
Wacera, who competed for Nyan-
za, carried the 5,000m title in 16:22.0
beating Ndiwa (16:22.3), a former
Commonwealth Games Youth 1,500m
champion and Wanjiru (16:31.0) Chep-
tanui (16:33.0), Chepngeno Langat
(16:33.5) and Pauline Njeri (16:54.7)
followed as Doreen Kitaka (17:00.0)
and Mary Chepchumba (17:05.8)
wound up seventh and eighth.
With spectators at her feet as the
opening day began, Wacera who n-
ished third at a 10km run New York de-
ployed the afterburners with two laps
left as Ndiwa and Wanjiru responded
to the surge. The race wasnt that
tough since I have recently competed
in road races in USA. After nishing
third in New York, I won a race in
Washington last week. I now concen-
trate on the national trials, said Wac-
era, who is managed by American
agent Owen Anderson.
Ndiwa, who shot to limelight while
a student at Kosirai Girls in Nandi
County in 2008, said: I lost it due to
poor timing. I want to make the team
this year since I havent since 2008.
Bett, who has never made the na-
tional team since winning gold medal
at the IAAF World Juniors in Poland in
2008, shook off her close challengers,
former Africa 10,000m medallist Peter
Kirui and former national cross-coun-
try junior champion, John Kemboi, to
victory in 28:36.2.
Peter Kirui, remembered for pace
setting Patrick Makau to marathon
world record in 2011, checked in sec-
ond in 28:36.5 as John Kemboi (28:40.0)
Silas Kipruto (28:45.0) followed. Jo-
seph Kiptum (28:47.6), Reuben Maiyo
(28:48.1) and former world cross coun-
try silver medallist Titus Mbishei
(28:50.0) followed in that order.
It was particularly sweet victory for
Bett, who started running while his
parents lived in the athletics Kiptere
Village in Kericho County before they
relocated to Nakuru Countys Keringet
Village, another athletics powerhouse
in Rift Valley. I have enjoyed a soft
ride in athletics but havent made the
team since 2008. I want to make it this
year through the Commonwealth
Games 10,000m team, said Bett, a fa-
ther of one.
Wacera and
Bett light up
Police event
in Kasarani
With the diligence at which they set about working for sport, historic movers of Kenya
politics such as Charles Rubia, Kenneth Matiba and Arthur Magugu, played crucial roles
in Kenyas success, writes GISHINGA NJOROGE while emphasising the importance of
Government in the development of sport. Here is tribute to Kenya outstanding...
PRECEDENT SETTERS
for Sport was Kenneth Matiba, a man later
more renowned for his role in Kenyas full
blown national politics; and, like Rubia,
another one detained without trial by Moi
and who came off the incarceration a de-
stroyed man physically.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
Matiba was once the private sector au-
tocrat who efciently ran the Kenya Foot-
ball Federation (KFF)] 1974 to 78 and
had lofty ambitions to make Kenya foot-
ball really world class. Becoming a Mem-
ber of Parliament after the 1983 General
Elections, Matiba became the Minister for
Sport and one of his rst duties was pre-
paring and taking Kenya to the 1984 Olym-
pic Games in Los Angeles, USA.
At KFF and as Minister (Culture and So-
cial Services) in charge of Sport, Matiba ar-
ranged many high-quality international
football friendlies for the national team
Harambee Stars and even brought English
Football League top division clubs to Ke-
nya such Norwich City and Notts County.
Matiba, his personal sports speciality
being serious mountain climbing, includ-
ing on Mt Kenya and Kilimanjaro (Africas
highest peak) loved sport.
He told people he was inspired by his
father, who was a sportsman of repute at
the historic Alliance High School.
Like Rubia, his fellow detainee under
the Moi regime, Matiba took to his roles in
sport with vigour. He was an equally
hands-on man when at the Olympics or
encouraging young sports persons in small
domestic events in the country.
This seemed to have rubbed on to oth-
er big-time politicians who also became
great supporters of Kenyan sport. One of
those was Arthur Magugu, an extremely
powerful young Minister in the adminis-
tration of Jomo Kenyatta and later Moi.
Like Matiba, Magugu also loved sport
and paid it due attention. As Minister of
Finance he attended sports activities
showing solidarity with and encouraging
corporates who invested in sport; an ex-
ample being Colgate Palmolive, who were
the lifeline of youth tennis development
programmes.
Rubias work in supervising the Chinese
to complete facilities for the All Africa
Games was seen an indictment to those
tasked before him. It became an everlast-
ing template of how big assignments need-
ed to be tackled.
After the 1978 All Africa Games in Al-
giers, at which Kenya were very successful,
the country promised the rest of Africa
that they would be welcome in Nairobi, on
schedule four year later (1982) for the
fourth edition.
TRIUMPHANT ATHLETES
In fact, just before Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
died on August 22 1978, almost his last of-
cial function was to receive triumphant
athletes who had attended the All Africa
Games in Algiers (July 13-28) together with
those who had proceeded to the Common-
wealth Games in Edmonton, Canada (Au-
gust 3-12).
Kenyatta famously awarded the Order
of the Burning Spear (OBS) to long dis-
tance great Henry Rono and light yweight
boxer Stephen Muchoki, both of whom
had won gold medals in Algiers and Ed-
monton.
When Moi took over after Kenyattas
death, in giving his consent for the 1982
Games to be held in Kenya, stressed the
need for acceleration of inter-state com-
munication and co-operation.
They were days of passionate pan-Afri-
canism. Moi also said he would have liked
a united Africa sporting team participating
internationally.
Mois consent for hosting the Games,
announced to Chief Ordia personally at
State House Nairobi, was taken in jubila-
tion. The rst Minister in charge of the
project was Housing and Social Services
Minister Dr Zachary Onyonka.
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I
nearly didnt realise last Sunday was Mothers Day
until I watched an interesting clip at our church. It
was short, but powerfully portrayed the sacrices
mothers make for their children.
In the clip, a number of men and women were
asked to apply for a certain lucrative job similar to being
a personal assistant to a very important executive. The de-
tailed job description included being on call 24 hours a day,
for 365 days a year. The PA was supposed to do everything in
his/her power to make the executive happy and satised.
You could see that most of the applicants were by now
hesitant in spite of the promise of good returns. As if that
was not too much to expect, the job was to pay nothing,
except for occasional kisses and hugs from the execute! Of
course, no sane person would have agreed to take such a
job.
It was only after it was disclosed that the job description
was a mothers that the video made sense.
So why become a mother if all you do is sacrice for your
child? I used to also wonder and think Wahus song Its a
feeling in my heart sio kama mapenzi ya kawaida was
just another well-thought out piece. Not anymore. I have
also since realised all the sacrices you make are totally
worth it isnt a clich.
Enjoy the inspiring and informative stories plus your
favourite columns in this weeks Eve Woman.
Cheers.
Sheila Amiso: I nearly cracked a rib as I read
your article-rebuking Beryl about the kusema
na kutenda T-shirt. You are absolutely on point
because, of course, my guy will not give me a
second look if I am in a sengenge ni ngombe
T-shirt. I love this article!
Smart@30: You are truly funny. Great piece
here. Nice reading as I turn 30 leo... lol.
Eva Lamba: I dont think many Kenyan men
like make-up, but they love a woman to look
good. A little touch-ups here and there aint bad,
but you cant do full make-up (madhiega) on a
daily basis to work, church, chama.....,
Jayne Doe: Mmm hii reply haijanibamba.
Boring and lacks humour. Writing thoughts of
a man when he gets home at 21.00 would have
been better. Kwani he thought this was serious.
Anne Gumbe: No, no Beryl Wanga Itindi is
now in the business. The guy is well known and
well read by many. She must do an exquisite
hilarious rebuttal that will propel her higher.
Big things await you girl. Your publicist would
agree.
Shaznay Sciuto: Ignore. How can he take a
joke that personally, plus what he is trying to
put across isnt understandable. Its more of a
composition from a pupil.
Anne Gumbe: And this is why Beryls
hilarious, witty play of words in response will
make her a sought out writer on the map! Am
terribly excited. I am a closet writer:)
Harriet Nasra: Had he played out a real
home situation like Beryl did, he would have
made for perfect read. He can keep his valid
fantasies of meals served in heels and going to
bed in heels and make-up in his head. Is he 25
years old?
Betty Otigo: Yes Tony is Smitta and yes Beryl
Wanga Itindi, you need to do a hilarious reply.
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STELLA
MWANGI, A
NORWEGIAN-
KENYAN
ARTISTE.
What do you think
denes a womans
beauty?
Being comfortable in
your skin.
Describe the kind of a
woman you are.
Im determined and fo-
cused, and very much of
a go-getter. My strongest
trait is the artistry in me.
I love putting on make-up,
dressing up, shopping, and
doing my manicure and pedi-
cure, all that and more. My per-
sonal trademark is my natural
accent. I get inspired when I see
other people who are determined in
whatever they are doing. People who
do them.
What gender mentalities would you
wish away if you could?
For women, expecting that a man is key to
all doors. People say women are their own
worst enemies, but does this only affect wom-
en? Anyway, women automatically compete with
other women. Its natural. I dont believe in shar-
ing bills when you are on a date.
What do you feel about love and relationships?
I am not dating, and I am a believer in getting to
know someone before you love them. Some of the
qualities that never fail to impress in a guy include:
A man who takes care of himself, a dreamer with
goals that he actually achieves, one who knows
that romance is and a gentleman.
How do you feel about having your dream man
bringing a second wife?
(Laughs) I would just leave; I would not even try to
t into whatever sick thought he has. I dont be-
lieve in sharing a man.
What simple things make you happy?
Family and kids, especially kids. I like spending a
lot of time with my nephews. Everything they do is
honest and natural; they dont pretend. They put
you in a happy mood. The knowledge that I am in
control of myself. There is nothing I nd hard to
resist. I get urges but I am always in full control of
my emotions and thoughts. I also like planning my
life but in my career, you will have to be ready to
take risks and still plan on how to execute.
What would you acknowledge makes you stand
out as a musician?
Being an artiste is all about having a story to tell,
and my story is denitely very unique. I would love
to do song collaboration with a number of musi-
cians, but I really like Major Lazer, the electronic
music group.
What two greatest and lowest points speak a
lot about your life?
To be honest, my greatest achievement is happi-
ness! Im a very happy person and I love life as it
is. My lowest point was the passing of my father. I
overcame it by realising that death is not the end
of the connection you have with someone. Its the
end of the physical, but not the spiritual.
What plans do have for yourself in the next ve
years?
Creating jobs from what I do and opening my own
food chain restaurant in the Scandinavian region.
What advice would you give to fellow women?
Being complete as a woman doesnt mean you
have to have money, the best man, the best family
and allit just means that you are comfortable in
your own skin.
Feisty Ten By ANJELLAH OWINO
TRENDS
Get comfortable in your skin Get comfortable in your skin
Page 4 /eveWoman May 17, 2014 / Standard on Saturday
RELATIONSHIPS
Betweenthesheets
with JENNIFER KARINA
Love is not about feelings
By Pastor M
REFLECTIONS
How to adjust in
a step family
i
To commemorate 20 great years since I
married my college sweetheart, I took some
time this week to think through some of
the lessons that Ive learnt about marriage.
The biggest one is that love is not what we
thought it was! Let me explain.
More than 20 years ago, like any typical
dating couple, we did some rather non-
conventional things. Have you ever seen a
guy outside a dress shop carrying a ladies
handbag as the girl he loves looks at and
even tries out different outts? That was
me. Little did she know then that I hated
window-shopping. She was no different;
she sat with my friends and watched the
rugby games I played in. Little did I know
that watching sports was not on her top 100
favourite things.
A big complaint in marriages today is
that people no longer feel the same way
about each other as they did when dating.
The problem, however, is in our deni-
tion of love. If you ask people what love is,
youll get denitions like love is holding her
hand and feeling your heart skip a beat, or
love is gazing tenderly into his eyes. Or as
one person put it, love is a feeling you feel
when you feel that you are about to feel a
feeling that youve never felt before!
But the Bibles denition is radically
different! 1 Corinthians 13 says: Love is
patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does
not boast, it is not proud. It does not dish-
onour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not
easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices
with the truth. It always protects, always
trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love
never fails.
DRAMATIC
Have you noticed none of these things
are fun or romantic? Love is a dramatic
action of giving despite my feelings. And the
only way I can offer such unconditional love
is because I have experienced the same love
from my heavenly father.
The interesting thing is that as we begin
to embrace Gods denition of love, some-
thing begins to happen in our marriage. We
stop trying to turn the other person into
something theyre not. We accept them
as awed people who have been loved by
God. And they accept us too in the same
fashion. And true love begins to ourish, in
an atmosphere of kindness, forgiveness and
acceptance.
You need to determine even before you
begin the journey together that divorce is
not an option. I like a bumper sticker I once
saw that read, Be patient with me, God is
not nished with me yet! Dont be fooled;
every marriage faces problems. But the para-
dox is that as we allow God to use us to bless
the other person regardless of how we feel,
we eventually nd fullment, joint purpose
and true intimacy with our partner.
Pastor M is a leadership coach, author and
the senior pastor at Mavuno Church. Follow him
on twitter @muriithiw or like his Facebook page,
Pastor_ M
m
My mother passed away when
I was ten years old. I idealised her
memory by having her photograph
in my wallet and told every friend
about her. Immediately after mums
death, my father started cohabiting
with her close friend whom I had
always known as auntie. She was
always in charge of my birthday par-
ties and even helped me cut the cake
every year.
Even though my father loved her,
I didnt think she was good enough
for him. First, I was angry that she
violated my mothers trust by moving
in with father and second, I felt she
did not deserve him. Finally, I did not
want another mother. It took me a
long time to accept her as part of the
family. Looking back, I realise this
still affects my relationships to date.
Stepfamiies have some sobering
realities.
Compared to the structure of the
rst marriage family, stepfamilies are
dynamic and complex. Stepfamilies
are steadily growing and more people
are involved in such interactions.
Generally, not much informa-
tion is given concerning stepfamilies
because the ideal situation is the
original marital relationship. There
are guidelines that can help the
dynamic families t in better in their
respective roles, particularly in the
early stages of the stepfamily union.
GRIEF
It is important to note that a step
family is usually formed as a result
of another failed relationship, either
through separation, divorce or death.
This leads to a loss and therefore,
important to give the individu-
als time to mourn and heal. Every
individuals relationship in the loss is
different and, therefore, the intensity
of the grief is also different. Many
times, assumptions are generalised
about this and it has drastic effects
on the individuals. As a matter of
fact, both adults and children in
successful step families acknowledge
these losses, have dealt with them
and are ready to move on. They are
looking to the future with hope and
anticipation.
It is important to hold realistic
expectations on step family life. You
have to understand the dynamics,
accept its realities, adjust and move
on.
It is also helpful to acknowledge
the myths. Here are some of them:
1. A step family has the same
dynamics as the rst marriage
family.
2. Love occurs instantly.
3. Stepmother/fathers are wicked.
4. Children/spouses of those that
are deceased coupe better than
those from a divorced back-
ground.
5. It helps children cope better and
forget their biological parent
faster.
6. Bonding of step families hap-
pens easily and fast.
7. Step families blend easily as they
are more adoptable.
Investing in relationships is worth
it take nothing for granted and give
it your best! Live love and thrive
because you desire it.
The writer is a relationship coach
and author of Marriage Built to Last.
You can reach her on: www.jennieka-
rina.co.ke
May 17, 2014 / Standard on Saturday eveWoman / Page 5
MAINMAN CONFESSIONS
family&law/
By HAROLD AYODO
This weeks topic
Your take
My mum is having an affair behind dads back
My mum is having an affair. I was
taking some photos using her phone
and when I went to the gallery I found
pictures of her in bed with another
man. I became curious and on check-
ing her WhatsApp, I realised that the
guy (she introduced him to me as a
workmate) is saved as a lady but with
very funny messages to her. My dad is
born again and I am so hurt by this.
She knows that I found out, but she
has not raised it with me. I am only 22
and I am confused and hurt. I think
dad deserves to know the truth. What
should I do?
Miriam}
Counsellors take
Miriam, you are trying hard to be
fair to both your parents, and are
obviously feeling caught up in
between them. This is a dif cult
situation and you may even be
wishing you had not found out
about this.
However, you are not an investi-
gator, neither a judge nor a coun-
sellor and as such, it is not your
responsibility to tell your dad
about what is going on.
If you feel compelled to act, you
may start by telling your mother
that you know the truth and she
ought to come clean and change
her ways.
But the best thing is to leave
this matter to them. While this
is most probably a dif cult time
for your family, with time every-
thing will be well. This is the kind
of trouble that snooping gets you
into, therefore, I encourage you
to stop getting into other peoples
business it always gives you a
peace of mind. Nonetheless, you
are very intelligent and I com-
mend you for handling this mat-
ter in a mature and considerate
way.
{Taurus}
Miriam, these are your parents and I advice you to handle this issue carefully. Talk to
her and get her to end this affair that could lead to divorce if your father found out.
{Pastor, Ben Shikuku}

You are justi ed to feel offended, but you cannot approach and talk to your mother
about such issues. The best you can do is to talk to a relative or friend of hers to talk to her.
It was reckless of her to take photos of her promiscuity, but do not use this to blackmail
her. Remember she is still your mother.
{Ouma Ragumo, Sifuyo School}

Drop the bombshell in front of your father. This is actually the cause of his suffering.
Suppose she infects him with HIV? This would haunt you for the rest of your life. You can
stop this immorality. Your mom has betrayed her matrimonial vows and since you know
about this, the ball is in your court now.
{Onyango Outha, Jauduny}

Since you dont know what led her to this, try and involve a friend of hers, a relative or
your pastor. If she confronts you about this, share your feelings about it and if she does not
change, tell your father because a lot is at stake.
{Tasma Charles}

This is a tricky situation for you. However, take a step back and think about it. Your
mother is mature enough to know that he could stumble upon the photos so there could
be very many angles to this. Avoid creating chaos and confront her about this before tak-
ing any other action. Actually there may not be an affair at all.
{Sheila Amiso}

This is painful and confusing for you but I advise that you keep it to yourself. If she is
cheating on him, he will somehow nd out about it one way or the other. He may even
have more access to her phone than you do, so leave it to them to sort their problems.
{Silessie Maina}

For the sake of peace, do not utter a word about this to anyone. She can even deny the
allegations then it all turns on you. Some things are too sensitive to handle.
{Gilbert Tangatt}

Sorry about the situation, but do not rush to tell your dad about this as it could bring
tension in the family. Talk to your mum secretly and tactfully, and I am sure she will see
the sense.
{Erickson Were}

Tell your dad about this then talk to your mum and tell her you are not happy. You will
have done your part, then leave it to them to deal with it.
{Joshua Obino}
I am 19 years and have a step brother who is 12. We live with mum and step dad. Even though we all love each other, I
have come to learn that my mum loves my brother more than she loves me. In fact, I think she hates me. She is always
nice to him but many time mean to me, and ignores me most times. My step dad is a good man and he loves us equally,
but I dont understand why she always treats me badly. I want to tell my dad about this, but dont know what will happen
after that. Please advise me. {Daniel}
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I had a vasectomy, but my wife is pregnant
Dear Joseph,
Family disputes do not have to be taken to court. Family
lawyers encourage spouses to settle disputes out of court,
which is a faster alternative dispute resolution mechanism. It
may also not be right to accuse your wife of having an affair
that has led to her pregnancy unless there is a medical report
from a doctor. There could be chances of a slight medical error
during the vasectomy.
Another challenge is to prove adultery in court. Many
divorce cases have been dismissed after the alleging spouse
failed to prove their assertions. In many cases, courts rely on
circumstantial evidence. For instance, when a child is born
out of the normal nine months and there was no opportunity
for spouses to have sexual intercourse, then adultery may be
inferred. Another presumption of adultery is when a husband
or wife is infected with a sexually transmitted infection
married spouses who are faithful should not suffer from a
venereal disease. Another assumption of adultery is in the
case of a come-we-stay relationship because it is assumed that
it gives either of the partners a chance to the act.
family&law/
By HAROLD AYODO
Dear Harold,
I am sure my wife is having an affair because she recently got pregnant,
yet I have no ability to sire. I did a vasectomy three months ago after we
settled on it as a family planning measure. I resolved to undergo vasec-
tomy because my wife was reacting to many modern family planning
methods, including implants. I feel betrayed and I am contemplating my
next legal action as I seek an exit strategy in this untrustworthy marriage.
I am even more disgusted that my wife insists that she is not having an
affair.
Joseph, Nairobi.
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GIRLS, CARS & GADGETS WITH ROSE KWAMBOKA
PERSONAL ALCOHOL BREATH TESTER
GADGETS
REMOTE CONTROL ORGANISER
A remote control organiser caddy organises all of your
TV related handheld controls and keeps them within
arms reach. Its convenient tabletop holder features
a stylish curved stair step shape that keeps up to four
remote controls in view and easily accessible. No more
lost or misplaced remotes, which can so irritating more
so on those long lazy days when all you want to do is be
a couch potato!
You can also have your mobile charger running so it
safely charges there overnight. It is available in black
and is made of sturdy, stainless steel and plastic. This
organiser is a great space saver and with its clean sleek
lines, it is perfect for bedside or small table. It ensures
your remote control devices are organised and away
from pets who may damage them. This gadget is
available at Rupu. By Faith Nyangi
Have you spent the night out with your friends
having a few drinks and you want to drive home?
Worry no more because you dont have to face
the dreaded alcoblow. A Personal alcohol breath
tester is your best friend. The keychain gadget
determines how much alcohol is in your blood by
measuring the amount of alcohol in the air you
breathe out. Once you see red, that is an alert that
you are in no state to drive.
If you live in Nairobi, love partying and want to
avoid the infamous alcoblow operations with
attendant high court fees, then this gadget is a
necessity. It alerts you that you cant drive and
need to call a cab or a friend to drive you home.
Get it from Rupu.com
VIP treatment?
Not my thing
What type of car do you drive?
A Mercedes C 200.
Where did you buy it?
It was a gift from my husband.
What make was your rst car?
A Mitsubishi Lancer followed by a ML
450 Mercedes.
What modications have you
made to your car to give it a personal
touch?
None. I love it the way it is.
What girly stuff do you carry in
your ride?
I always carry a suit to change into
when I go on air and a few pairs of at
shoes just in case a story develops and
I need to be on the run.
What do you love about your car?
Inasmuch as it is expensive to buy,
it is cheaper to maintain compared to
a Toyota, and draws a lot of respect
on the road.
Which animal are you
on the road?
Im a cheetah
because it is a
comfortable and
safe car to speed
in. Even at high
speed it remains
stable and its
engine capacity
is reliable.
If you were
stranded on a
highway with a
at tyre, what
would you do?
I am lucky
because I have never
been caught in such a situation.
But if need arises, I would probably call some-
one to change it for me.
If you had the privilege of a siren on your
car, what outrageous thing would you do?
I would not need one since the car I drive
commands a lot of respect on the road. Then
again, I have mastered the art of avoiding traf-
c and my husband has always been accorded
that VIP treatment, hence I do not fancy it.
What do you do to kill time while in traf-
c?
I keep tuning to different stations since I am
easily bored.
What music gets you carried away while
in trafc?
Depends on my mood. I listen to all genres
of music.
What habit would you not tolerate from
people you carry in your car?
I hate it when someone bangs the car door.
My policy is, be gentle to the car and it will
serve you well.
What bad experience have you had with
your car?
I was once hit by a bus on my side at Nyayo
Stadium. It was pretty scary as I was just a new
driver.
What advice would you give to a lady
looking to buy a car?
Research on what car you want to buy. In
this case, Google is your best friend.
Get a car that serves you and not you serv-
ing it. Compare prices and seek advice from
someone who has been there.
Buy a car that you can afford. Last, do not be
a know-it-all.
When you do this and you are in a car yard
or show room, the sales people will notice this
attitude and try to rip you off.
MWANAISHA CHIDZUGA,
KTN SWAHILI NEWS ANCHOR
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Everyone wants
something special
that will add personal
meaning to his or her
dcor.
Newspaper fabric is
unique and works
beautifully on furniture.
The fabric comes in
varying colours.
STYLE
Doquesdecorden
with Dorcas Muga-Odumbe
dmuga@standardmedia.co.ke dmuga@standardmedia.co.ke
NOTABLE IN THE HOME
When you enter this house, you eyes rst land on a
solid wood dining table that takes you to the beach
next is a Lamu style sofa, with a coastal old town-
inspired wall hanging above it.
Furniture: Bettys furniture is a mix of coastal and
modern. Her Lamu sofa brings out the mid-century
look, and adds interest to the decor. It is solid wood
and hand crafted with soft coloured throws placed on
it. An L-shaped sofa on the opposite side offers the
modern look and keeps everything bright and airy.
The simplicity of the seats shows that you dont have
to spend a fortune on furniture for your home to look
good. The dining table has some recessed portions on
the surface with sand and seashells placed on them
that takes you right to the beach.
Walls: The walls are painted in soft shades of orange
and green that trigger a soothing effect, relieving
stress and offering a relaxing feel. The statement
coastal old town-inspired wall hanging that hangs
above the Lamu sofa, offers you an opportunity to
enjoy the beauty of a Coastal theme.
Do you want to introduce a relaxed holiday feel in
your living room? Go for coastal inspired furniture
I recently visited a friend, Betty, and
was wowed by her simple, yet unique
dcor. Her home is designed to evoke
a coastal feeling while maintaining a
modern style. The dcor is a combination
of coastal and modern what we would
call a contemporary coastal style. This
style is bold but sticks to simple lines
and basic nishes.
To enjoy the beauty of a coastal theme,
just a few pieces of coastal inspired
accents and furniture is all you need; and
that is what is in this home.
With todays fast paced world where
one has to juggle between children,
personal life and work; one is left with
little time to relax. How about capturing
the essence of relaxing right in your
home with a coastal feel? To achieve the
relaxing and serene feel, coastal inspired
furniture and dcor is the best way to go.
MY FAVOURITE AND TRENDING
The newspaper print furniture: The ability
to customise affects every aspect of society.
Homeowners too, love to have a signature touch
to their interiors. Upholstery is one way to offer
this. Everyone wants something special that
will add personal meaning to his or her dcor.
Bettys signature is her furniture upholstered in
newspaper print fabric. This offers the home the
trendy look.
I never thought newspaper fabric could work
beautifully on furniture, but this home has
some furniture upholstered with this fabric.
The one-seater sofa and a pouf made from the
vintage fabric look awesome . Some of the throw
cushions too, are made from the fabric.
The fabric looks like a newspaper and is quite
distinguishable from those widely available in
the market. Fortunately, it is locally available
and is ideal for residential and commercial
upholstery. If you want some statement
furniture, go for the gazeti fabric.
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ABOVE: The L-shaped
sofa introduces a
modern twist into the
room.
LEFT: The solid wood
dining table with
sand and sea shells
on either sides.
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MAINMAN
FEATURE
Autism has no cure, but new research shows
that computers and smartphones can improve
their communication, social skills and enhance
their ability to learn. SYLVIA WAKHISI spoke
to parents exploring this route
Autistic
kids bank on
technology
Autism continues to affect many children
worldwide. It is a brain disorder characterised
by difculties in social interaction, verbal and
non-verbal communication and repetitive
behaviours.
While there is no cure for the condition,
there is new evidence that the use of
technology improves their communication,
assists in the development of social skills and
enhances their ability to learn.
Researchers from Canada recently studied
children with non-verbal autism, stock image
pictured, who were each Apple iPads for a six-
month trial at school.
Following the experiment, nine of the
students showed a statistical improvement
ranging from mild to signicant in their
overall communication skills.
Two mothers offer an intimate and
personal look into the day-to-day life of
raising children with autism and how
technology has helped improve their way of
life.
Jane Maina is a mother to nine-year-old
Immanuel Njau who is autistic. For her,
raising Immanuel has been very challenging
but she is not about to give up on him
because she believes he is an extraordinary
child.
Jane, a mother of three, says the journey
to discovering that her rstborn was autistic
began when she was living in the US.
Immanuel had hit 18 months and was non-
vocal. This sent a chill to his parents who
could not understand what was wrong with
him.
Children at that age utter some sounds
but Immanuel could not. At some point, he
developed some speech but he later lost it.
Thats when we took him to a paediatrician
who after examining him suggested that he
was autistic, says Jane.
The paediatrician referred us to a
neurologist and psychologist for further
evaluation and the psychologist equally found
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that our son had autistic spectrum, she adds.
As parents, the news hit them hard but
they decided to search and give the best care
to their son.
We took him for speech therapy until
he was six years old. We started doing online
research and discovered that the climate
in Kenya was more favourable for autistic
children and thats when we decided to come
back home, says Jane.
After a short while in Kenya, they started
noticing a big improvement. Immanuel
became more social and could communicate
better than before.
According to Jane, her son, who is in grade
four has become a die-hard fan of computers.
She offers: He loves using computers and
is familiar even with the software. Some of the
applications have really helped to improve his
communication and writing skills. He even
prefers doing mathematics with the help of
a computer. It helps him grasp the concepts
easily.
Since the challenge in Kenya is school
placement for autistic children, Jane says they
opted for the Accelerated Christian Education
system for their son because it is soft and
easier compared to 8-4-4.
In this system, one studies at their pace
and Immanuel is doing very well. He is an
A-student and since he loves computers, we
are encouraging him to have computer time,
she says.
Jane is equally grateful to her husband who
she says is very supportive.
He has been there all through, seeing to
it that Immanuel tries different therapies.
He has kept us going even when we wanted
to give up. My sons paternal grandparents
have also been very supportive nancially,
considering that raising a child with autism is
very expensive, she says.
For Esther Wairimu, a mother of two, the
script is almost similar. Her rstborn son,
Trevor, was only three when it was discovered
that he was autistic.
When he was growing up right from birth,
he was a normal child. However, he couldnt
make simple sounds that kids make, says
Wairimu.
The mistake we made is that we didnt
seek medical intervention early. People kept
assuring us that there was no cause for alarm
and it was just delayed milestones, she says.
Trevor had to attend several clinic sessions.
At the age of four, his parents took him to a
special boarding school.
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TECHNOLOGY FOR
AUTISTIC CHILDREN
Though technology cant provide a cure for autistic
children, it motivates them and increases their
attention span and ability to interact socially.
According to Nancy Muya, an occupational
therapist at Therapies for Kids, the development
of gadgets such as computers, laptops and
smartphones is a plus for autistic children.
But the challenge is how many children can access
them.
Most autistic children exhibit signs such as lack
of communication, poor direct eye contact and
lack of social skills. But they have an attachment
to a particular object, either a toy, piece of cloth,
computer or any other object, says Muya.
Autistic children have different characteristics
hence, when deciding on technology options, it
is important to consider the individual needs of
a child and the ability of the gadget to meet their
needs, she adds.
For gadgets such as ipads, she adds that you must
include the features that you want the child to
learn.
If you are teaching a child on toileting, you must
put a picture of the toilet, similar to the one you
have at home for them to get used to the pattern.
If you dont have a computer, you can use charts. If
its bedtime, show them the bed. As they continue
to do that, then the skill is learnt and mastered.
James Karanja, the chairman of Autism Support
Centre and a teacher at Kenya Community Centre
for Learning says children with autism are visual
learners hence, they do better with use of visual
senses in learning.
They want to see the actual object and are
keen to detail. They want to see number 1; they
want to touch and manipulate it and also hear
people mention it. This provides a better learning
environment than a classroom, says Karanja.
Sometimes they have issues with motor skills but
nd it easier to type on a computer.
According to Karanja, technology gives autistic
children a variety of different learning styles.
We are working on a handbook to be used by
teachers to teach these children using computers.
Countries like the US have incorporated the use of
technology for autistic children.
Muya further adds that if the government rolls out
the laptop programme for class one pupils, then
they should also do the same for children with
autism.
This will greatly help develop their
communication among other skills, says Muya.
He recorded some improvement. He
became much calmer unlike before when he
was very hyperactive. After seven months in
boarding school, we decided to take him to a
normal school, says Wairimu.
Upon discovering Therapies for Kids,
Wairimu says they have achieved a lot as far as
the development of their son is concerned.
He is now eight years and in Class One.
He can write well, his concentration is good
and he can even initiate a conversation, she
says. I have also discovered that my son loves
music so much. He will listen to a particular
song today and tomorrow you will hear him
singing the same song. On the other hand,
he also loves using a computer and we are
planning to buy him one for use at home
We are planning to enroll him into another
normal school with a computer programme
to boost his abilities, says Wairimu.
Just like Esther, Wairimu says it has not
been easy bringing up Trevor.
There is the stigma that comes with it.
People think he is bewitched or insane, but
we love him, she says. My husband has been
very supportive and I thank him for that. Most
of the times, you nd it is women running
around with these children. Fathers, too, need
to be there for them.
Nancy Muya, occupational therapist at Therapies for
Kids.
James Karanja, Chairman of Autism Support Centre
and a teacher at Kenya Community Centre for
Learning.
Immanuel Njau (centre) with his
siblings. [PHOTOS: COURTESY]
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MAINMAN SPOT ON
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Open letter to Baba Watoto
Why many women will never move on

MenOnly By TONY MOCHAMA
Today its not all about Beryl, although
like a cup of cornucopia, the rowdy new
tenant upstairs overows so that her wash-
ing drips onto my lines.
Before she moved in, I never realised I
lived somewhere in the Komayole area.
Put this paper down for a second, lady,
and look around you. Look at the furniture.
Chances are this is the way your life will
look for a very long time (unless, of course,
you religiously read Dorcas Dcor.). And
you are never moving out of that (neigh-
bour) hood.
Even as Ms Wanga writes about forward
travelling, many women think the only way
to move forward in life is to get hitched to a
rich man, or hook him as the second wife,
trap him into being the baby daddy, or at
worst move halfway between Kayole and
Kitusuru by becoming his ofcial mpango
wa kando. Talk about trying to be caught
between Komarock and a soft place.
Ill take the gag off and speak truth to
powerlessness. The reason why too many
women are not forward travellers in their
lives starts on Saturdays with their chamas.
Yes.
You invite your gang of chama members
to your house on Saturday afternoon for
a meeting, yet your chama is premised
on the merry-go-round system like a
kindergarten, just like the venues of your
meetings.
What that means is that if you are six
members, and it is your turn to eat this
month, you will eat again in November, and
then, nito! What you have is a mere six
month saving scheme to be spend on buy-
ing some major household item (like a new
fridge in May) and in December, going for
a holiday somewhere or taking gifts to the
boondocks.That is not forward movement,
signorita.
Then on Sunday you go to church and
sing, and a crazy pastor screams himself
hoarse showering you with blessings;
and you cry and tithe, showering him with
blessings (note the lack of quotation marks
in Second, Blessings).
Let me tell you a little something about
blessings. They can be counted in a bank
account! What you actually pay these men
of the cloth for is hope and psyche. But
faith, without works, is not forward travel-
ling.
Monday comes and you decide to start
the day with Command Your Monday
on television. Okay. But what too many
would-be Forward Traveller Ladies fail to
do is command their lives (they just want to
command their husband).
It is Mid-May today, and soon half the
year will be gone. How far along are you,
me lady, with the New Year resolutions you
made 137 days ago? Do you even remember
those resolutions? If you dont, dont worry.
Mko wengi.
Many forward travellers want to move
forward, but dont plan their path, or if they
do, lack the will and drive to move. That
is like being stuck in a big bus minus the
driver. Self-help books are the most bogus
of this forward travel mentality. As a reader
and writer, I daresay we should read to
be learned, entertained and heartbroken.
To become philosophers! Not to prosper
because life does not come with a manual.
Self Help seminars are okay, except most
sisters soar only when they are sitting on
those hotel seats, listening to the speakers.
In short, too many forward travellers
have a mob mentality to success. Women
want to sit together, and plot for success,
and combine resources, and work with
faith.
Yet, mostly, forward travelling is a deso-
late path, and success a lonely art.
girlcode BERYL WANGA ITINDI
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All protocols observed, on the stage is Beryl Wanga
Itindi from Attention Seekers Group of Schools ready to
present to you a poem entitled, Why did you answer me?
My man, my husband, my sweetheart, your
memory must be limited. How could you even send
your representative (Tony M) to talk about my Kusema
na Kutenda T-shirt without mentioning its origin? You
loved every bit of it when we were campaigning for your
uncle in the village. You said it looked nice on me and
could earn him some votes. When he won, you gave me
a pat on my back and said Si unaona hiyo shati iko na
kissmart, trust it for any good results. Why do you now
talk about it with so much negative energy? Is it the rea-
son your uncle stopped picking your calls? I trust it for
any good results. That is why I have it on most evenings,
but looks like it doesnt have the kissmart anymore, no
wonder #TeamBeryl gets a walkover every time we have
a football match off the pitch.
Did you just say I ooze mafuta after taking off my
gure belt? Whoever is shipping in the Class One laptops
should include one strong external memory disk while
writing the budget. When is Fathers Day again? Some-
one needs to jog your memory, I just hate that it has to
be me. Do you realise that if we were to part ways and
give back to each other anything we did not come with
to this union; I would walk out of this place sexier than
you? The mafuta you say oozes from my tummy was
brought about by you! Yes, through the baby I carried
for you. When you took me from my parents, my boobs
were gorgeous gadgets and not a fridge for the babys
food. You are the reason I have that gure belt on every
day, you are the reason I put on that wig because my hair
falls off after breastfeeding, you are the reason I have to
buy push up bras! What did you think I was? A photo-
copy machine that remains intact even after producing a
million copies? Go back and think again before you put
the word mafuta and my name in the same sentence.
DINNER IN HEELS!
So now you seriously want me to serve you dinner
in heels? Fine, I have no problem with that. I will do it
as long as you also eat it in your tie, shoes and watch
intact. Oops, before I forget, your shirt should be tucked
in and coat on, do not dare loosen your belt. Do we have
a deal or should we wait for Arsenal to win the league?
I will also invest in a gym and a lingerie if you promise
to be home every night on time to study your opponent
do a warm up before the off the pitch football match
kicks off. It is always unfair to keep your opponents in
the pitch armed with everything then fail to show up on
time. Then after your opponents are given a walk over
and they down their tools, you make a grand entrance
into the pitch carrying your balls and thinking the oppo-
nents goalkeeper is ready to catch them! Sorry darling,
not even a friendly match will do!
You want me to have my make-up on till you fall
asleep? Baba watoto, go buy yourself some six-pack and
never remove them until I die! Meanwhile, never answer
a whining woman!
PS: If I there was a way I could give you back all the
mafuta you have put in me, your role model would
change to Yokozuna. Thank you!
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FASHION FASHION
trends
with Wambui Thimba
Even though Mothers Day
has passed, we will always cel-
ebrate our mothers. A mother
is the director of operations
and a certied boss whether
she is a city, country, sporty,
artsy or any other type of
mum. Life after motherhood,
though, comes with many chal-
lenges, especially if you want
to still keep looking fabulous.
Here are a few tips.
Everyday
mums
Bring back your sexy
with this leopard
print.
Have more lasting
high quality items
in your wardrobe. A
long coat (could be a
trench coat).
A well tted blazer.
Add a pop of colour
with a blazer that is
sure to make you look
fabulous.
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FASHION
FASHION
Hair needs tender, loving care, whether it is a
mans or a womans. You may have noticed that
some mens hair always looks neat, shiny and
healthy. It takes a bit of nurturing for one to pull
off such a look. Like their cars, mens hair needs
maintenance to stay healthy. This is how:
Shampoo and conditioner: Most men will wash
their hair with their normal bathing soap; how
about you get him a soothing aromatic sham-
poo that appeals to his taste? While washing the
hair, he should gently massage his scalp with
the shampoo using his ngertips. A good sham-
poo and moisturising conditioner cleanse the
hair, add moisture, smoothen the cuticle and
add shine. It also reduces frizz, which is caused
by low moisture and protein in the hair.
Pat dry: Most damage on mens hair is caused
by towel drying. Wet hair is susceptible to dam-
age and when it is it is rubbed with a towel, it
tangles. This damages the cuticle, causing frizz
and split ends. So, what is the best way to towel-
dry the hair? Shake off any excess water and
stroke the hair in the direction it grows instead
of rubbing it with the towel. Of course, it will
take longer drying but the patience is worth it.
Cool off: A piping hot, shower, to many people,
offers a great feeling. It can, however, wreak
havoc on your hair and scalp. When the water is
very hot, it strips the essential oil from your hair
and scalp, leading to dryness.
Chemical treatments: Some men love chemi-
calising their hair. While that is their choice, re-
peated colouring and chemicalising of the hair
will leave the hair damaged, dull and dry. If he
must chemicalise his hair, he should seek the
help of a professional hairdresser.
Right tools: Avoid using a brush on wet hair, as
it is most vulnerable in this state. If you must
comb it wet, use a wide-toothed comb.
Diet: Like we have seen before, the look of
ones hair reects their general body health. He
should eat a balanced diet, exercise, drink a lot
of water, get enough sleep, and reduce stress to
get a healthier scalp and great hair.
Tight hats: Men should avoid tight hats as they
can lead to traction alopecia, a condition in
which hair is pulled out of the scalp. The dam-
age can become permanent if tight hats become
habitual.
Keep it trimmed: Trimming hair on a regular
basis eliminates split ends. Even for the men
growing an afro, it would be wise to trim the
ends every six weeks to eliminate any damage.
Healthy scalp: Take great care of the scalp since
this is where healthy hair starts from.
Hair care tips for your man
Haircare
with RENEE WESONGA
Lupita
How to grow
your eyebrows
Beauty
with NAOMI MRUTTU
When your eyebrows are expertly done, they make you look young-
er. However, the opposite rings true when you become a victim of a
botched job.
Here is a guide on how to get it right with your eyebrows :
Stop plucking/tweezing/waxing
Inform your eyebrow technician that your brows are going on vaca-
tion. One upside to this is that you will save money and probably time
as well. Do everything in your power to resist the temptation to tweeze
or pluck. It will be worth it. And dont worry even though youll feel a
little unkempt due to the growth, its unlikely anyone else will notice.
Use concealers and pencils
After a few more weeks, you may feel uncomfortable with all the hair.
Fill in your brows with powder and a good quality pencil. When you
have achieved the right shape, you can hide stray hairs with a good
quality concealer.
Thinning
As we age, many of us start to lose some of our brow hair, resulting in
thinning. If you are experiencing thinness, use a special brow serum
to encourage growth. Alternatively, you may use castor oil, which is
readily available at the supermarket.
Dont be a perfectionist!
Over-plucking is usually a result of striving for impossibly uniform
brows. Remember these quotes by famous aestheticians: Brows
arent twins, they are sisters. Therefore, they shouldnt be identical as
eyes are different and need to frame those properly. When growing
them out, keep this in mind. In fact, Growing brows for a year with-
out touching them is what will allow you to get your them in optimal
shape.
Another way of encouraging rapid eyebrow growth is ensuring you
have a balanced diet. Your diet should have many fruits, vegetable as
well as lean protein.
Castor, coconut and olive oil
Before you go to bed, cover your eyebrows with castor, olive or coco-
nut oil. These oils are known to help in eyebrow hair growth and they
will be a good natural way to grow eyebrows. Evening primrose oil has
also been found to be very effective stopping eyebrow hair loss.
Finally once your eyebrows are properly grown in, nd a well-qualied
skilled technician to shape them.
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MAINMAN PROFILE
I remember
when I was a small
girl, I used to sing and
dance in school and
church.
Fashion-
forward
actress
She plays her roles with such ease,
passion and nesse, she stands out. With
numerous accolades coming her way,
RUTH MAINGI, who stars in Mama Duka
and Lies that Bind, is just getting started,
writes WANGECI KANYEKI
She made her debut on TV playing the role
of Salome in KTNs riveting soap Lies That Bind.
Ruth Maingi plays her roles with such ease, pas-
sion and nesse, she stands out.
I enjoy what I do. This is what I was born
to do. Acting comes naturally for me, I do
not struggle, says the 30-year-old actress.
Just recently, Ruth was honoured
at the 2014 Africa Magic View-
ers Choice Awards for
her impressive role in
her latest series
Mama
Duka
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MAINMAN PROFILE
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THE OTHER SIDE
OF RUTH MAINGI
Ruth was born and raised in Machakos County and
is the fourth born among six siblings. She nurtured
her acting career while at Kathiani High School and
Township Muslim Primary School in Machakos. Owing
to her demanding job, she says she has no social life.
I am not dating and have no kids yet. My work takes all
my time, but I would love a responsible man who rst
of all takes charge of his life, she says.
Ruth loves travelling and can comfortably live out of
her suitcase for ve months.
Her future plans?
I want to establish myself at home and then go
international and eventually become a producer.
Her message to upcoming artistes: Do not give
up. Stick to your course. You never know when the
breakthrough is coming.
An impulsive shopaholic, with more than 50 pairs of
shoes, Ruth confesses that she has clothes overowing
in her cabinet.
Her favourite local actress and mentor is Lydia Gitachu.
Internationally, Ruth admires Meryl Streep and Angela
Basset. Her fashion tip for women, Do not follow
fashion trends blindly. Dress according to your body
size and shape and learn to hide aws.
written and produced by Njoki Muhoho.
In the series that airs on KTN, Ruth acts
as an approachable Swahili shopkeeper who
offers solace to troubled souls. Her warm and
friendly demeanour allows her to offer wise
counsel.
How did Ruth land in the acting world?
I have always loved performing in front
of people ever since I was a child. I remember
when I was a small girl, I used to sing and
dance in school and church, she recalls.
Even though she pursued a diploma in
insurance after high school, she was so im-
mersed in the performing arts that she ended
up in theatre.
At some point, I was dealing with policies,
premiums and compensations. But I was so
unhappy, stressed and feeling misplaced. I
quit after a short while, says Ruth.
After quitting, she joined Kenya National
Theatre Performing Arts School for two years.
This was the beginning of her success as
an actress. In 2007, she joined Kigezi Ndoto
Musical Theatre Performances.
She travelled to India in 2008 when casting
in Sauti Kimya and Githaa. She transitioned
into screen when she landed a major role as
a coach in The Team, a TV series with Media
Focus on Africa produced by Dreamcatcher.
She also acted a featured support role
in Wash and Set and in Saints by Spielworks
Media.
This year, Ruth has managed to get a role
in ve movies produced by Zamaradi where
she acts a lead role in two of the movies The
Next East African Film Maker and Orphan.
Though she appears like she has arrived,
Ruth confesses that the journey has not been
easy. It has taken hard work, persistence and
passion for me to be here. Before I got my
breakthrough, I hustled like all other actors,
she says nostalgically.
Apart from her prowess on stage, Ruth also
has an eye for fashion.
I can combine colours, fabrics and jewel-
lery with natural ease, says Ruth.
She was the stylist in TV series Lies that
Bind and was a nominee for Best Costume
Designer in Africa Magic Viewers Choice
Awards 2014.
When not busy mastering her script lines,
she is behind the scenes mixing and matching
wardrobe attire for the cast.
What does it take to be stylist?
I have to understand the characters of
the entire cast and dress them in a fashion
that is consistent with their role. I am also
tasked with shopping for the outts of the
cast, she says.
Ruth has also done styling for talk show
Ladies First and Jane & Abel on Africa Magic,
Sumu la Penzi, How to nd a husband and
Rush. She also does her own styling and ties
her own characteristic head wrap. Other than
that, Ruth is also a professional dancer.
I perform contemporary and Afro fusion
dancing to express myself and relief stress.
I blend in Congo, South Africa and ethnic
dance moves and liberally swing my dread-
locks to give me character. I have also incor-
porated salsa and jazz dancing and learned
basics in ballet, says Ruth.
Ruth has come this far because she is
diligent and loves her work.
I give my best to the job at hand. I do
what I am expected to do when am expected
to do it. I execute with diligence because I
love what I do and it gives me fulllment and
satisfaction, says the versatile actress.
And how does she balance it all?
It is tasking. Perhaps that is why I have
not settled or started a family, chuckles Ruth.
Ruth says it is a misconception that acting
doesnt pay.
People always ask me what I do apart
from acting. Or they ask me why I dont work.
What people do not know is that acting is
now paying well in Kenya. In a month, a good
acting job or single commercial can earn you
about Sh250,000. An MC job for a single night
is worth Sh150,000 Sh300,000 if one is good
at it. While a six-month movie can pay Sh3
million, which will compensate for the subse-
quent months before the next assignment. Its
time Kenyans respected the arts, says Ruth
Her parting shot: Artistes should respect
themselves and their professions. Come to set
on time with your lines prepared. Be physi-
cally, emotionally and psychologically pre-
pared. Coming drunk on set is unacceptable.
Be humble when you make it and give back to
society by passing on your skill to others.
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MAINMAN MAINMAN MAINMAN
Meet the
TV boss
In most TV shows, WILLIAM JUMA plays the role of a ashy, mean
and authoritative boss. Could this be his character in real life?
NANJINIA WAMUSWA unveils the talented actor.
y
You are an interesting character we see on TV. Please
introduce to us Juma Anderson
I am an actor. I also do commercials, direct plays and
documentaries, and write scripts for movies and plays. I am
a board member in a stakeholders committee involved with
youth funds meant for the entertainment and lm indus-
try.
When did you realise you could act?
I got interested in acting after Dr Opiyo Omumo and
University of Nairobi theatre students came to Kamukunji
High School and staged plays for set books. I knew I could
act because l was a good debater and spoke good English. I
got in touch with the late Dr Omumo and in 1998, cast in a
play titled The Marriage by Nicolai Gogol.
What was your dream career?
I admired my uncle who was a pugilist. I also wanted to
be a boxer like him. But he wanted me to join armed forces,
which wasnt my interest. However, arts won my heart and
I dont regret. I enjoy what l do.
What dened your role as boss in Papa Shirandula?
It was accidental. I was called and told to carry my suit.
During the shoot, l was told to put on the suit, given a car
and told to act like a boss. That was in 2006. The director
liked it and since then, l have been the boss.
Can you play another role, say a mugger, pickpocket or
a poor person in tattered clothes?
Yes, but it has to be gradual because people are so used
to me in my current role. As an artiste, you need to challenge
yourself with various roles. I have acted in a Russian movie
as a thug. However, after the directors learned that I act well
as boss in local movies, they made me boss of the thugs.
How hard is it to live a normal life, away from your boss
role?
It is hard because people expect you to live the charac-
ters life. My family and some elite people can draw the line,
but others cant differentiate. There are, therefore, shocked
when they see me walk, board a matatu or drive a small car.
And when they see me in a big car, they think I am acting.
What is the biggest misconception about you?
I have been mistaken for a policeman a thousand times,
by both members of the public and police themselves. I
think it is because of my mean, authoritative and serious
character. Also, because of my boss role, people think I am
rich. They invite me for many
harambees and expect me to give
out millions of shillings.
Did you have a challenge
breaking into entertainment in-
dustry?
Yes. I had many auditions
without success. At that time,
producers were looking for ar-
tistes who were already estab-
lished and those with faces that
could sell you couldnt blame
them. My effort paid off when l rst
cast in The Marriage play, followed
by acting in various set books such as
Siku Njema. I was also cast in Radio
Theatre, a programme aired then on
KBC, where l was paid Sh300 per epi-
sode.
Have you faced unwanted female at-
tention, and how do you deal with it?
My authoritative, serious and mean char-
acter keeps many ladies away. But the bold
ones come. I am polite and listen to them.
Some just want to associate with fame, and
nothing more.
What dont people know about you?
I dont take alcohol. I am very shy. I am
not the tribe people think I am, and want
them to keep guessing. I am easily acces-
sible.
Tell us about your family background and
education.
I qualify to be an East African person. I was
born in Tanzania 37 years ago where my father
worked. I have lived in Uganda where my mother
works to date. I have lived with my aunt in Thika,
Nairobi in South B estate, and Busia. I am married
with a family. I have a degree in Literature from the
University of Nairobi.
What is the highlight of your career?
I have raised and nurtured many artistes who are
now big shots in the entertainment scene.
May 17, 2014 / Standard on Saturday
MAINMAN
eveWoman / Page 17
l
Bad Boy
By SILAS NYANCHWANI
When he is boring
on the rst date
Last weeks piece provoked many men and
women who have gone through a boring date and
lived to tell. Many women accused me (rightfully)
of bias. In the piece, I only made a case for boring
women and overlooked the fact that sometimes
the man can be just as boring as a cold jail wall.
Today, let me call out on boring men. I know
them. Every night you see them in a club drinking
what are regarded as female drinks. Personally, if I
ever saw a man drink a Kingsher, Smirnoff Black
or Red Ice, Reds, Snapp or wine in the bar, that
man is a plain bore. I always want to punch them
in the face. So, ladies, if man goes for any drink
that is classied as feminine, run for your dear life.
MENTAL ANGUISH
I know the kind of mental anguish women
go through if they end up with a boring man on
a date. Women have the natural responsibility to
nurture any mans ego. They come tted with the
software that ensures they never offend a man. At
least not on the rst date when they are eating his
food. Even in bed, men who are less endowed of-
ten get a self-esteem boost when a woman makes
a little necessary noise. But on a hopeless date, a
woman can do so much.
The most appalling thing about dull people
is their self-unconsciousness of the very fact that
they are wee bit creepy and scare all the wits out of
a woman. Boring men are mostly quiet on the rst
day, and expect things to work themselves out.
Easy-does-it. Like they will buy the food and alco-
hol and hooray! Life does not work that way. You
have seen the type of man with his phone logged
into social media in a restaurant. The woman takes
the clue and too logs into social media.
Boring men brag about their material things
on the rst day. There is nothing else they will talk
about other than their car, their house, their gad-
gets and what they do for their siblings. Everything
but anything sensible towards their date.
This mostly can attract gold diggers and
women mostly desperate for marriage, especially
to a well-heeled man. Such men scarcely know the
right topics to drive the woman into his box. They
never know the rst date is to get to know each
other better and the woman should do more of the
talking, as he encourages her to open. Boring men
want to take a woman to bed as soon as the rst
lunch is done. Any sensible woman hates being
taken so cheaply and being seen as loose. That is
the very reason no self-respecting woman can tell
you the number of men she has had in her life,
what we often call body count.
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I will urge men to be thoughtful on the
rst date. Stop using the phone too much.
Some calls can wait. Show some respect and
log out of the social media. Attempt humour
but dont force it. If you are not a humorous
person, share the best anecdotes in your life,
from school or the work place. Nudge her to
talk she should do at least 60 per cent of
the talking. Be a good listener, dropping a
compliment where necessary. And go slow
on the liquor on the rst day. I think I should
start a dating academy to teach these young
men how to live and date outside social
media.
@nyanchwani
snyanchwani@standardmedia.co.ke
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Career mum tales
WITH MUM-IN-CHIEF
Of dot.com kids who know their rights
PARENTING
Helping baby
develop social skills
It is important for parents to instill these values in a child
for them to cope well with others, writes JOHN MUTURI
a
A sociable child is a darling of many. She also has
greater self-condence and enjoys a more fullling life.
There are, of course, children who deliberately choose to
be solitary, and they appear to be content. But in most in-
stances, an isolated child is an unhappy individual.
Despite having inherent tendencies towards social
involvement, your child still needs to learn social skills
such as ability to communicate her feelings accurately.
A child who learns to say, its me next will be more
socially acceptable than a child who simply grabs a toy
without any explanation.
Even a two-year-old can be encouraged to do this. An-
other important social skill is knowing what to say in the
rst few moments when meeting someone for the rst
time.
Teach your child what to say and do in such new en-
vironments. For instance, if she is at a friends party, she
could mingle by sharing her toys.
Encourage her to think about the way she behaves
towards other children and about the gestures she uses.
Some gestures are aggressive such as shouting, scowling,
clenching sts and swearing, while others are pacifying
such as smiling, showing approval, holding out a hand.
Children who mix well are usually those who use more
pacifying gestures than aggressive ones.
The three most important social skills that will help
your child get on with others of her own age are the abili-
ties to share, to take turns, and to follow rules.
SHARE HER TOYS
A child who does not have these skills will have social
difculties. Explain to your child why they are important,
for instance, because others will like her, and give her
plenty of opportunities to practice them at home.
Teach her the importance of sharing sweets with her
friend, waiting her turn to have a glass of lemonade and
playing games with rules.
A good level of hygiene is also necessary. Life is unfair,
and although it is not your childs fault if she has dirty
clothes or is unwashed (this is your responsibility), this
gives her an uphill struggle when it comes to mixing with
others. Encourage her to take an interest in her appear-
ance, in her clothes, and in her personal cleanliness. Good
eating habits also help.
Your childs social development in the early
years occurs in stages:
For instance, at three months,
she will have already shown her rst
smile (usually around six weeks),
and she clearly enjoys the company
of familiar people. She will prob-
ably watch you closely as you move
around the room.
And by two and a half years, she
likes being with other children, although she wont actu-
ally play with them yet.
She is still cautious about sharing her toys, and isnt
ready yet for cooperative play. By ve years, she will have
developed social competence and will be able to join the
company of others of her own age, with ease. Of course,
she may be shy and withdrawn, but she can cope without
adult supervision.
h
Have you by any chance watched the clip
of a three-year-old boy arguing with his moth-
er over cup cakes? One word for it. Hilarious.
Whenever I am having a bad day at work, I log
onto it. This little boy just cracks me up. Cel-
ebrated TV host Ellen DeGeneres discovered
the video clip and posted it on her Facebook
page. The video has since gone viral. Apart
from being comical, the clip is illuminating for
parents.
It shows how things have changed and the
way our kids are exposed. Todays youngsters
are so opinionated and empowered that you
cannot punish them without them venting
their side of the story.
These kids have rights and they are not
afraid to air views.
They are anything but timid. That three-
year-old is arguing with the mum like he
would do with his age mate. And his mother
Linda allows it. Thats a scandal.
I remember when we were growing up, the
rule of the house was when mother or fa-
ther is speaking, you cannot respond back and
their word is nal. Answering back at them
was suicidal.
When you were being disciplined, there
was no room for explaining yourself. You
could not dare argue with your parents, es-
pecially your father. Back then, we kids were
there to be seen and not heard. But now things
have changed.
I cannot discipline Tasha without her
jumping in to defend herself.
I am spanking you because you disobeyed
auntie.
But she also refused to do what I told her
so even auntie should receive a spanking, my
daughter jibed at me recently.
This is the dot.com generation we are
raising. You cannot pin them down on imsy
grounds. They are so exposed; they can make
a compelling argument that can make any
right-thinking adult look like a fool.
Tasha is so good at making her case, espe-
cially when she needs a favour in form of an
ice cream or a chocolate bar.
So polished is she in her arguments that
I have to resort to bullying to get her to keep
quite when she starts getting on my nerves.
Keep quiet or I will throw you out of the
supermarket, that is always my nal defense.
May 17, 2014 / Standard on Saturday eveWoman / Page 19
MAINMAN THE CLINIC
WITH DR OMBEVA MALANDE thepaediatrician
Vaccination solution to new threat
the gynaecologist
/ WITH DR ALFRED MURAGE
QUICK FACTS
Be ready to express dissatisfac-
tion with healthcare.
Be vigilant, you deserve the
highest quality of healthcare.
Dealing with
dissatisfaction
in healthcare
l
Last week, a World Health Or-
ganisation (WHO) report warns
that we imminently face a crisis
in treatment of common infec-
tions.
In a report titled The era of
safe medicine is coming to an
end, WHO notes that most com-
mon bacterial infections no lon-
ger respond to easily available
antibiotics. Indeed, an infected
scratch could become an every-
day killer as antibiotics become
increasingly useless. The report
warns that the situation would
be more deadly than the 80s Aids
epidemic. The WHO Europe an-
timicrobial resistance adviser Dr
Lo Fo Wong warns: Everyone is
potentially in danger.
The report warns of growing
antibiotic resistance in seven
bacteria linked to diseases such
as sepsis, diarrhoea, pneumo-
nia, urinary tract infections and
gonorrhea. These unfortunately
are the diseases that contribute
to most infections among chil-
dren in our setting, and espe-
cially among those below ve
years. Pneumonia and diarrheal
diseases are the rst and second
commonest killer and illness
causing diseases among children
in our setting. Without urgent
action, the world is headed for a
post-antibiotic era in which com-
mon infections, which have been
treatable for decades, can once
again kill. Several specialists have
called for restrictions on prescrib-
ing antibiotics for mild infections
and incentives for drugs rms to
produce new medicines.
It is true that to a large extent,
resistance has been spread be-
cause drugs are being unneces-
sarily used for mild infections.
Patients who do not adhere to
prescribed antibiotics, or do
not complete their treatment or
share leftover prescriptions con-
tribute to this increasing resis-
tance. Countries need to respond
even more aggressively than they
have done to the HIV/AIDS cri-
sis. Research money needs to be
set aside towards a better un-
derstanding of resistance, devel-
opment of new antibiotics and
vaccines. We need to ensure each
of our children get vaccinated
against rotavirus, pneumonia
and other infections currently
covered in the routine immuni-
zation schedule. The government
should provide these vaccines
free to all children under one
year, especially for pneumonia
and diarrhoea.
r
Reproductive healthcare is akin to any other
service provision industry. There are quality stan-
dards to be met, equally balanced by service provi-
sion targets. Sometimes things fall short, and you
may nd yourself on the aggrieved end.
Dealing with human life demands much more
than a casual approach to service delivery. There
is so much potential for things to go wrong in re-
productive healthcare. And this happens now and
again. It may be a delay in getting your results,
an unexpected complication or rarely a fatality.
Whatever it is, a measure of dissatisfaction arises.
Cracks begin to emerge between you and your
care providers. How do you deal with this?
COMMUNICATION GAPS
If you get dissatised with any aspect of your
reproductive healthcare, you must always nd a
way of getting things redressed. Seek out a mem-
ber of your healthcare team and discuss your
concerns with them. A face-to-face discussion
may all that might be required to iron out the is-
sues at hand. Spell out your grievances clearly, and
be upfront about what your expectations are. No
point raising your temperatures to near physical
confrontation. Most issues arise due to poor com-
munication between patients and their carers,
and matters get easier once communication gaps
are sorted out.
A verbal response may not always satisfy your
grievances. This opens up the avenue for a writ-
ten complaint. Each healthcare provider should
have clear guidelines on how to do this. Again be
very explicit about what the matter is. You should
expect a rapid response. An apology should come
your way pretty quick, without necessarily being
an admission of liability. You also want to hear
about new measures that will be put in place to
minimise the chance of a similar event happening
again. You should expect a relatively senior person
to be part of the team responding to you.
VIGILANT
You may feel that you are owed some form
of compensation depending on what may have
transpired. Some cases are pretty obvious, and a
mutually agreed compensation package may be
easy to come up with.
That may help deal with some of the conse-
quences resulting from the service provision gaps.
It is not unusual sometimes to feel the need for
legal redress. But dont head to the courts for the
sake of it. What you want is a timely redress to
wanting service, not a prolongation of your agony
with unending legal hurdles.
Raising issues about dissatisfaction with
healthcare is aimed at improving subsequent ser-
vice, and not merely a pursuit of blame and com-
pensation. Once matters are resolved, you should
expect subsequent care to be a notch higher. But
continue being vigilant, you deserve the highest
quality of healthcare.
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MAINMAN
TRENDS
FITNESS
recipe with WAMBUI KURIA
Dry chilli chicken
Reach Wambui on: chef@ucreations.co.ke www.ucreations.co.ke Tel: 0722 489 419
shapeup
with Bob Otieno
How to achieve your
optimal workout
SERVES: 6
Prep time: 2 hours
Cook time: 20 minutes
Ready in: 2hours 20minutes
INGREDIENTS:
500g boneless chicken, cubed
6-8 green chillies, slit length wise
2 spring onion sticks, cut into inch
pieces
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
MARINADE:
2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste
4 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
1 teaspoon sugar
teaspoon ajinamoto
teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sherry (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
1.In a glass bowl, combine all the mari-
nade ingredients and mix well.
2.Put the chicken pieces into the mari-
nade and let seat for at least two hours
or overnight in the fridge.
3.In a shallow frying pan, heat the oil
over medium heat. Fry the green chilies
lightly, then remove from the heat.
4.In the same pan, add the marinated
chicken, let it fry until dry.
5.Add the fried green chillies toss, and
then serve sprinkled with the spring
onion.
t
The human body operates most efciently when
it is in balance or has achieved a state known as
homeostasis.
As such, optimal recovery means that all body
systems have returned to the state they were in before
exercise (homeostasis). However, for most avid exer-
cisers, recovery is a limiting factor. The better you can
recover, the sooner and better you can train.
The process of recovery (regeneration) gets less
attention than it should. Every woman should have a
systematic plan that includes recovery activities.
The following are simple tools you can implement
to help your body recover better between exercises.
COOL-DOWN
After exhaustive exercise, dont stop and rest
immediately. You can speed up the removal of
lactic acid from your muscles by continuing to
exercise at a low intensity for 10 to 20 minutes.
Cooling down can help reduce the feeling of
stiffness that often occurs after a workout. This
is especially important if your next training
session is due or you have an event sched-
uled a few hours later.
STRETCH
Stretching before
exercise puts you at risk of
damaging the very tissues
you are trying to protect
and as such should be
avoided. Research has
shown that stretching
causes lengthening of the muscle bres within the
muscle-tendon unit. Such lengthening causes the
tendon to lose much of its shock absorbency, thus
increasing risk of trauma. However, stretching after
exercise may help minimise muscle soreness and may
even help prevent future soft tissue injuries. It will also
allow the muscles to relax and return to their resting
lengths.
FUEL MEALS
The muscles are primed for quick restoration of
their fuel reserves immediately after exercise. Thus
dont wait too long to start eating foods and drinking
nutritious uids, eating carbohy-
drates and protein, which help
the muscle tissues grow more
stronger. Fruits, energy bars,
and sports drinks all contain
large amounts of carbohy-
drate. Replacing lost uid is
crucial to the recovery pro-
cess. Having adequate
uids within your
body promotes
the removal of
toxins and
waste from your muscles. Top off your supply of uids
by drinking water before exercise. Continue to hydrate
every 15 or 20 minutes during a workout. Ideally,
these fuels should be consumed as quickly as
possible upon nishing your session.
SLEEP
There is plenty of evidence to
show that lack of sleep can have an
adverse affect on training. Estab-
lish a routine that will allow you
get what you need to perform
well. In sum, there are several
measures you can take to bet-
ter your recovery between
exercise sessions. A combina-
tion these tools will guarantee
best results.
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CAREER
familiar with the concept of not being
present. The average individual is over
connected to their smart phone. We
are constantly switched on, checking
our emails, responding to messages,
getting distracted by news alerts, the
list goes on. And when we are this
connected to technology, then we are
less in touch and present with the here
and now.
STRIVING
Being in the rat race, continuously
struggling to get this and that project
out of the way, the desire to get to the
next place of our lives all these have
become the norm in how we live our
lives. There is nothing wrong with am-
bition, but there is something wrong
with the constant urge to be a step
ahead of the place we are now. When
we are not present in the now, we
enjoy progress less, we are chronically
dissatised and we are more likely
to burn out. Thriving becomes, not
foregoing money and power but tun-
ing into our health and happiness to
be in sync with attracting more wealth
and power.
LOOKING INWARD
Wellness, the third metric advo-
cated for in Thrive, asks us to look
inward for more holistic solutions.
Multitasking, which has been getting
a lot of ak lately for being less, as op-
posed to more efcient, is touted as an
exhausting way of life. Because when
we concentrate on three different tasks
at the same time requires an increased
shift in brain power, we get more
chronically exhausted, faster. Cultivat-
ing relationships, friendships and net-
works, ofine, away from social media
and more in person contribute to the
endeavor to be, and stay present.
TIPS
Multitasking is touted as an
exhausting way of life.
Unitasking allows us to be 100
per cent effective while opening
us up less to exhaustion.
Most people are caught in the rat race,
continuously struggling to get this and that
project out of the way, writes TANIA NGIMA
To thrive,
avoid strive
i
In her book, Thrive: The Third Met-
ric to Redening Success and Creating
a Life of Well Being, Wisdom and Won-
der , Arianna Hufngton seeks to rede-
ne success beyond the usual metrics
of power and money. Arianna had her
dening moment when she woke up
in a pool of blood at the ofce.
If you have had a moment that
shook you to your core a near ac-
cident while you were driving and
on the phone, almost dropping your
months old child because you were
too distracted multitasking or even
something as simple as realising that
you have to ask the person sitting right
across you to repeat everything they
said in the last two minutes because
you had zoned out, then you are
BE BOLD
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WEDDINGS: THE GLAM & THE DRAMA
BRIDE: EMMY CHIRCHIR
GROOM: DR JOSEA RONO
WEDDING DATE: DECEMBER 24, 2013
NUMBER OF GUESTS: 350 TO 400
CEREMONY AND RECEPTION VENUE: DINHAM
GARDENS, TIGONI.
BUDGET: SH1 MILLION
FIRST DATE
EMMY: We met in the lobby of a hotel in Germany. I
was attending a conference and he was on vacation.
Our rst date was along the River Rhine in Germany
on a cool summer evening as we soaked up the sun
and licked on our dollops of ice-cream.
THE PROPOSAL
EMMY: It was in an up-market restaurant where we
had a lovely dinner although the rain was pounding
heavily that night (probably a sign of blessings). He
was overly excited and I suspected something, but I
did not think it would be the proposal. Nevertheless,
I was ecstatic when he asked and managed to blurt
out a yes!
THE STORY BEHIND THE WEDDING
We were keen to invest more in pictures and video,
which we felt were more long lasting and we would
keep as memories. We organised to have a day
before photo shoot so that we would not have to rush
through our wedding pictures on the actual wedding,
thereby, breaking some wedding traditions, which
dictate that a bride is not supposed to be seen in
the wedding gown before the wedding. This meant
spending a little more on photography and video as
compared to hiring glamorous cars or a band.
IN HINDSIGHT
EMMY: It is important to save and plan early to avoid
stressing family and friends with fundraising. We
opted to print the programme on one A2 paper and
positioned at the entrance to the wedding venue
instead of printing a one for each guest. Similarly, we
designed our own wedding cards, did more online
invitations and only printed cards for our parents and
people who we gured were not online. All this saved
us about Sh80,000. In short, be practical! Most impor-
tantly, commit your plans and your suppliers to God.
JOSEA: There is not much we could have changed.
We both had our dreams of the wedding fullled.
We probably would have loved to do more DIY stuff
and create more unique stuff that would have better
dened us.
MEMORABLE MOMENTS
JOSEA: When Emmy walked down the aisle. She
looked stunning and beautiful even though I had
already seen her in the dress.
EMMY: For me it was exchanging the vows! Never
have words rang so loudly in my head and so deeply
in my heart. The weight of the words and the joy of -
nally marrying the perfect one for me had me in tears.
It was a really emotional affair. For the rst time in my
life, I saw my parents dance together.
INTERVIEW BY MAUREEN AKINYI
We broke all
the rules
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To keep a lasting memory of
their wedding, Emmy and Josea
invested in good photography
and even took the pictures on
the eve of the wedding.
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EVENTS & CLICKS
WestAfricanLaunch
CEO Melvins Tea Flora Mutahi (right) was one of the speakers
at the event. She receives a token of appreciation.
Sally Mahihu receives gifts fromone of the Eve Sisters.
Abby Abuya (left) and Michelle Abuya. West African Women Trust
Fund a charitable group of women fromall West Africa held a
gala night at Intercontinental Hotel to raise funds for charity.
d
AwardingTrendsetters
FROM LEFT: Pauline Mugera, Claire Muthoni and Stella Ndunge.
[PHOTOS: JENIFFER WACHIE/STANDARD]
FROM LEFT: Paulina George, Nonso and Beatrice Green.
MothersTreat
FROM LEFT: Zippy Wandia, Marjorie Maimba and Rowena Barassa. Mothers Treat is an event that was
organised by Intercontinental Hotel on Mothers Day Hotel to celebrate mums.
Wambui Kibui (left) and Wangui Maina. [PHOTOS:
WILBERFORCE OKWIRI]
Victoria Munywoki (left) and Karen Mbugua.
The trendsetters who were honoured, Ory Okolloh (left) and captain Koki Mutungi.
[PHOTOS: BEVERYLY MUSILI/STANDARD]
FROM LEFT: Zahra Moi, Lorna Irungu and
Gladys Shollei. The ladies organised a
dinner to honour Ory Okolloh and Captain
Koki Mutungi at Lord Errol Hotel in Runda.
Koki is the rst female in Africa to captain
a dreamliner and Ory was named among
the worlds most inuential people by
Time Magazine.
FROM LEFT: Koki Mutungi, IreneLempaka, Somoina Kimojino and Zippie
Caroline Waiyaki (left) and Sally Mahihu.

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