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Im too expensive
to be bought
by Jubilee, says
Governor Joho
IGAD SUMMIT
Uhuru first
Kenyan
president to
visit Somalia
in 30 years
Mombasa boss says people

should not compare him with
defectors who ditched ODM
for gifts PG 2
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Pastor candidate
for CJ says shes
David who will
slay graft Goliath
CBK tells banks

to use CBR, not
KBBR, to price
loans, mortgages
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The development to get part of

bait is a trap for
PNU properties
gullible politicians after wind-up
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Mombasa
Governor Hassan
Joho, his Nairobi
counterpart
Evans Kidero
and Tanzanian
musician Ali Kiba
at Tamarind Hotel
in Mombasa
yesterday/
COURTESY
I AM ON ANOTHER LEVEL
I am way too expensive to be

bought by Jubilee, says Joho
Mombasa governor says people should not compare him with defectors who ditched
ODM for Jubilee Party after receiving small gifts and promises of development
MALEMBA MKONGO
@malemba_mkongo
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho,

sometimes called ODM superman,
has said he cannot be bought by Jubilee.
I am on another level. Do not compare me with people who can be
easily swayed with small amounts of
money, he said in a radio interview
yesterday.
The governor said he is too expensive to be tempted by Jubilee Partys
goodies.
He said Allah has blessed him so
much that he is not willing to sell
his freedom in exchange for loyalty
STAR SURVEY
TODAYS QUESTION
to President Uhuru Kenyatta. I live

a comfortable life and I have everything I wished for when I was growing up. I need nothing more, Joho
said.
He said people should not compare him with defectors who
ditched ODM for Jubilee Party after
receiving small gifts and promises
of development.
On Saturday, during the launch
of Jubilee Party, at least 10 Coast
leaders announced their defection,
including Kwale Governor Salim
Mvurya and his Lamu counterpart
Issa Timamy.
Joho urged people to stop being
fooled with promises of development, as every citizen has that right
as stipulated in the Constitution.
He said that the Constitution

clearly outlines the co-existence
between counties and the national
government, which has little to do
with political affiliations.
He said his duty is to work towards development, not belong in
the same party as the President.
Joho urged Deputy President William Ruto to stop dreaming about
taking over Statehouse in 2022.
The Muslim community will back
him for President in 2022. Suna East
MP Junet Mohamed said, Joho is
the undisputed Muslim leader and
has shown the leadership, determination and courage to snatch the
most coveted seat away from Jubilee.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has al-
ready assured the DP of his support

in his 2022 bid for President.
And to secure the seat Uhuru and
Ruto have already declared that JP,
unveiled at the weekend, is their
2017 reelectio vehicle.
Analysts say Joho is beginning to
be the superman of ODM.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga
will take over next year. In 2022, I
will be taking over, the Mombasa
governor said.
Joho said he will be part of Railas
presidential campaign.
He has told Jubilee to stop imagining they can win Coast voters. The
governor said Coast people are firmly in ODM and no amount of persuasion and bribery by the Jubilee
brigade will break their resolve.
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JOHN SERUT
Kiambu Governor
Nyeri Governor
Mt Elgon MP
He said residents have suffered for a

long time because the few boreholes
that exist produce salty water. But
the water shortage in Githurai 45 will
soon end, following the commissioning
of a Sh6 million water project by the
Kiambu government to serve 300,000
residents. The county chief said the
county will help residents instal pipes
to ease access. See Page 29
He pleaded with senators to dismiss

a proposal for his removal from office,
terming the charges against him a
big joke. The embattled county chief
denied the charges at the Senate after
MCAs passed the motion to impeach
him. Gachagua accused former Mathira
MP Ephraim Maina of being behind the
impeachment.
See Page 10
The Mt Elgon parliamentary seat has

attracted nine aspirants against the incumbent John Serut. Businessman Peter Sirai said the incumbent leadership
should not be reelected if controversial
problems are to be addressed. Serut
and former MP Fred Kapondi have
criticised each other on who abetted
the rise of SLDF that led to the deaths
of 1,200 people. See Page 37
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A DAY IN POLITICS
CORRIDORS OF POWER
POLITICAL
GOSSIP
Who is doing what
and where in the
world of politics
1. Nyamira Senator Kennedy Mongare and nominated Senator Martha Wangare chat before Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua appeared before
the Senate yesterday/HEZRON NJOROGE 2. Leaders at the All Saints Cathedral during the requiem mass for former Cabinet minister William ole
Ntimama yesterday/COLLINS KWEYU 3. Nyeri MCAs arrive in Parliament, where Governor Nderitu Gachagua appeared before the Senate /HEZRON
NJOROGE 4. Nairobi MCAs Ruth Njeri, Celestine Owino and Leah Mumo follow proceedings during a workshop on analysis of bills and motions at the
Voyager Hotel, Mombasa, yesterday/ JOHN CHESOLI
CARTOON
CORRIDORS has it on good authority

that Kenyas third President, Mwai Kibaki,
(pictured) returned to the country looking
much better on Saturday night. We are
told the former Othaya MP landed at 10pm
aboard a Kenya Airways Dreamliner and
was received by family members and close
confidants. Kibakis handlers, working with
national security teams, the presidency
and the Foreign Affairs ministry, ensured
that his return was executed with perfect
and discreet coordination to guarantee the
retired President and his familys privacy.
Talk of managing media to zero leakage
levels!
THAT you saw Nyali MP Cyprian Awiti
with President Uhuru Kenyatta in Mombasa
was no accident. We are told that ODM
rebels, led by Kilifi North MP Gideon
Mungaro, are fronting the first-time MP to
replace flamboyant Mombasa Governor Ali
Hassan Joho. We are told Mungaro and his
team settled on Awiti because some area
church leaders back him and they believe
he can get both the indigenous and the Bara
(upcountry) vote. The team is now looking
for Awitis running mate, whom they will
present to Uhuru.
ONE of Nairobis governor hopefuls
was on Saturday shocked when his paid
supporters turned up and started chanting
his opponents name during the launch
of the Jubilee Party. We hear the aspirant
had ferried at least 1,000 of his supposed
supporters, who are said to be members of
the Mungiki sect, into the Kasarani Stadium.
The aspirants plan was to show that he has
a mass following, little knowing that one
of his rivals was also working on a similar
plan - with the same group. The man was
overheard quarrelling with his personal
assistant on why his supporters were
shouting his rivals name while wearing the
T-shirts he had sponsored.
WHAT plan does the Jubilee Party have
in Kwale? We are told the party has a big
headache over what to do with its longserving member Chirau Ali Mwakere, who
is interested in becoming governor. The
complication has risen following the entry
of ODM defector Kwale Governor Salim
Mvurya, who ditched the Orange party,
hoping to defend his seat on the Jubilee
Party ticket.
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IEBC delays threaten

2017 poll timeline
Notice of general election can only be signed by the chairman. Election materials
cannot be procured until new commissioners are sworn in
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Beleaguered IEBC commissioners

whose swift removal was demanded
by a broad public consensus will
remain in office beyond September
30, jeopardising the electoral timeline.
This despite the recommendation
of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament on electoral reform.
Time is of the essence.
The length of the delay is not
known but slippage of the electoral
timeline can delay policy decisions
for the August 8, 2017, general election. September 30 is recommended,
however, not mandated.
New commissioners are to be in
place as soon as possible to prepare
for the polls, though the secretariat
remains.
A long delay could require changes
in the electoral calendar, if not necessarily the date.
However, on June 20, Attorney

General Githu Muigai asked Parliament to consider delaying the election to allow proper reconstitution of
the IEBC.
Key policy decisions can only be
made and key procurement contracts
signed by the new IEBC chairman.
Notice of the election date must
be signed by the chairman. Procurement of strategic election equipment
and materials must be approved by
the commission. Appointment of
election officers and presiding officers, publication of party lists and
organisation of diaspora voting can
only be decided by the commissioners. The chairman must sign off.
The opposition says the nine commissioners are biased in favour of
Jubilee, helped rig the last last elections and cannot be trusted. They are
blamed for the failure of technology
and collapse of the results transmission system in 2013.
The parliamentary committee had
proposed commissioners be replaced
by the end of this month. However,
that is impossible because a series of

necessary steps has not been undertaken.
Political leaders yesterday said
given the mandated timelines, a September exit is inconceivable.
The recommended September 30
timeline cannot work, it will have
to be extended and the [implementing] Bills dont talk about timelines.
Therefore, there will be no legal difficulty or crisis, Senate Majority
Leader Kindiki Kithure told the Star
yesterday.
Some leaders say the commissioners must continue working to ensure
the electoral calendar is not altered.
This despite Issack Hassans team
having a poisonous relationship with

the opposition.
Some ODM leaders have raised
doubts about the propriety and integrity of multi-billion procurement
of key electoral materials, including
ballot papers, before a new commission is installed. Some tenders
have been advertised, none has been
awarded.
The opposition led by Cord chief
Raila Odinga staged mass protests in
April, May and June to force out the
commissioners.
However, Jubilee Deputy Majority
Leader Naomi Shaban told the Star
the commissioners had promised the
parliamentary committee on elec-
SEVEN COMMISSIONERS, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN, WILL BE

APPOINTED BY UHURU. HE WILL BE GIVEN NINE NAMES FROM
WHICH TO CHOOSE SIX COMMISSIONERS AND TWO NAMES FROM
WHICH TO PICK THE CHAIR
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JUNET MOHAMED
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IEBC reform
ball is in
President
Kenyattas
court
PRESENT TWO BILLS
Speaker of National
Assembly should present the
two Bills - the Elections
Amendment Bill 2016 and The
Election Offences Bill, 2016 to
the President for assent.
ASSEMBLE PANEL
After the assent, a
selection panel is
assembled.
ADVERTISE JOBS
toral reforms they would continue
working as if they are the ones going
to oversee the general elections.
To implement the committee report, the Senate only last Thursday
passed the Elections Amendment Bill
and The Election Offenses Bill.
However,
National
Assembly
Speaker Justin Muturi is yet to forward the Bill to President Uhuru
Kenyatta for assent.
Cord leaders have warned of unspecified consequences if he does not
sign the bills into law. He is expected to sign. Cord chairman Johnson
Muthama told the Star yesterday the
ball was in the Presidents court and
we are watching.
After the Bill is signed, a selection
panel will be put in place and advertise for the vacant positions.
Seven commissioners, including
the chairman, will be appointed by
Uhuru. He will be given nine names
from which to choose six commissioners and two names from which
to pick the chair.
Before appointments, he will forward the names to Parliament for
vetting.
The President shall, within seven
days of receipt of the names under
sub-paragraph (4), forward the list of
nominees to the National Assembly
for approval in accordance with the
Public Appointments (Parliamentary
Approval) Act, the Bill states.
After the vetting, Uhuru is required
to appoint the commissioners within
seven days of receiving the names of
vetted nominees.
Already, IEBC has advertised for
the supply of 2017 ballot papers and
other sensitive electoral materials.
This has created a storm within the
opposition.
We demand IEBC suspends all
non-emergency procurements until

the new commissioners are sworn
in. Any IEBC officer involving themselves in such suspect transaction
during this transition period should
be warned they will be held to account individually in the fullness of
time, warned ODM Secretary of Political Affairs Opiyo Wandayi.
One tender closed on September 7,
meaning lucrative printing contracts
could be awarded by the current
commission. The tender evaluation
committee will assess tenders within 30 days of the validity period from
the date of tender opening.
Hassan has said, however, procurement is a secretariat function.
The commission has advertised
tenders to supply ballot papers, election results declaration forms and
poll registers.
Declaration forms include the infamous Form 34 used for declaration
of presidential results at polling stations, and Form 35 used by IEBC for
declaration of all other results.
The opposition claims Form 34 was
tampered with to give Uhuru victory
in 2013.
The electoral agency has also embarked on ambitious improvement of
electoral infrastructure.
In June, IEBC advertised tenders
to re-engineer IT infrastructures,
including the results transmission
system that collapsed in the March 4,
2013, election
The commission is seeking bids to
supply, instal and maintain the IEBC
data centre and disaster recovery
centre, as well as an IT service management system.
This month, the IEBC is to open the
voter register for public inspection
and in December launch mass voter
registration.
The selection panel

would then advertise the
IEBC jobs.
CONDUCT INTERVIEWS
After the applications and
shortlisting of candidates,
interviews would then be
conducted.
FORWARD NAMES
The selection panel would

then forward 11 names to
President Uhuru Kenyatta.
VET NAMES
Uhuru then forwards

the names to
Parliament for vetting.
MAKE APPOINTMENTS
After the vetting, the names
are again taken back to Uhuru,
for appointment.
FINALISE
Uhuru would appoint 7

Commissioners, including the
chairman, from list of 11
IT IS POSSIBLE
THAT IF THE
PRESIDENT
SIGNS THE
BILLS TODAY,
THE PANEL
COULD BE UP
AND RUNNING
BY THE END OF
THIS WEEK
HE Joint Parliamentary Select

Committee on the IEBC did its
work in utmost good faith. From
the word go it was a race against
time. We did not have the luxury
of time, bearing in mind that the
elections are less than a year away.
I must say the timelines the
committee developed were realistic
and everything would fall in place
if there were compliance.
There must be strict adherence
with compliance. The committee
presented its final report and two
Bills to Parliament: The Elections
Offences Bill 2016 and the IEBC
(Amendment) Bill 2016. These have
since been approved by the House
and await Presidential assent.
It is important to note that
everything depends on the President.
If he assents to the two Bills today,
that will trigger the process of
replacing the commissioners, and
thus set the stage for the hiring of
new commissioners.
His signature will kick-start the
process; by opening the way for the
formation of the Selection Panel. At
this point, the only thing we can do
is to ask the President to expedite the
signing of the two Bills.
It is possible that if the President
signs the Bills today, the panel could
be up and running by the end of this
week. An advert for applicants could
be ready by the end of next week
and interviews for the successful
applicants done at the end of this
month. Yes, it is possible that even
though the Bills have not been
signed, we still have the time to get
the new commissioners by the end
of the month. It is possible, but only
if the status of the two Bills is treated
with utmost urgency.
By the same token, it is our view
that the Treasury, the Salaries
Commission and the Attorney
General must by this time have
opened up negotiations and
given their exit package to the
commissioners to create common
ground ahead of their impending
exit.
There are claims of sabotage. Much
as everything in Kenya is possible,
I choose to give those in power
the benefit of the doubt. There has
been no indication to suggest that
somebody somewhere is planning
anything untoward. All of us are
agreed on the need for the election
date remaining the same, i.e. August
8, 2017.
Time is fast running out. But
the ball is rightly in the Presidents
corner.
Junet Mohamed is the Suna East
Member of Parliament
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800 PEOPLE CHARGED
County officials
lead the pack in
graft cases EACC
Most of the 800 people charged with
graft are county officials, EACC deputy
secretary Michael Mubea has said.
We need to fight this negative vice
for Kenyans not to continue losing
funds, he said.
Mubea spoke in Homa Bay town
yesterday when the commission
launched the Corruption Risk
Assessment for the county.
He expressed concern over the
huge loss of funds in the counties.
Mubea said the procurement
department has the highest incidence
of corruption, followed by the county
Public Service boards, then the
salaries department.
Some officials inflate prices of
items then place orders, while some
demand bribes to offer applicants
jobs, he said.
I hope the newly launched
assessment programme will help
address these issues.
CRISIS MEETING
I will stay in Ford

Kenya, says county
chief Khaemba
Trans Nzoia Governor Patrick Khaemba has announced he will defend his
seat through the Ford Kenya party.
He said he has resolved differences
with Ford Kenya MPs opposed to his
reelection.
Khaemba attended a crisis meeting
by party leader Moses Wetangula on
Saturday to reconcile MPs in Trans
Nzoia and Bungoma after the two
clashed over the management of party
affairs.
Other party delegates met separately and declared support for Khaemba
as the branch chairman.
The delegates also installed Senate
hopeful Ken Wafula as the branch
secretary.
Khaemba did not confirm whether
he would take over the position.
STAR COLUMNIST LIKELY TO RUN
13 people, including
journo, to run for
Karachuonyo MP
Businessman and former Standard
newspaper journalist Anderson
Ojwang has announced he will run
for Karachuonyo MP.
Veteran journalist and Star columnist Okech Kendo has also expressed
his interest in the seat, though he
is yet to officially announce his bid.
Other hopefuls include businessmen
Adipo Okuome, Tom Dola, Dony
Opar and Biko Odidi. Evance Asiyo,
George Rachuonyo, Dave Arunga,
Seth Okuthe, Boaz Waruku, Obel
Nyanja and Odondi Kodo have also
declared interest in the seat.
They want to replace incumbent
James Rege, who defected to the
Jubilee Party.
FEARLESS
Ntimama eulogised for

defending Maasai rights
You taught us self-reliance and gave us the courage to stand on our own
two feet in this challenging world. Papa, you were larger than life
JULIUS OTIENO AND IMMACULATE MAINA
@TheStarKenya
Calls for protection of Masaai land rights

dominated yesterdays requiem service
for veteran politician and former minister
William ole Ntimama.
The mass, held at the All Saints Cathedral,
was attended by close family members
including Ntimamas wife Dorcas Pedelai,
senior government officials led by Interior
CS Joseph Nkaissery and dignitaries.
Others present were Cord leader Raila
Odinga, DPP Keriako Tobiko, NCICs Francis
ole Kaparo, former Tanzanian presidential
candidate Edward Lowassa, governors
Samuel Tunai (Narok) and Moses Lenolkulal
(Samburu), Narok Senator Stephen Ntutu
and MPs.
President Uhuru Kenyatta was expected
at the service but he traveled to Mogadishu
for an IGAD meeting.
He is expected to attend Ntimamas burial
today. Ntimama died in his sleep at his Melili
home in Narok on September 1. He will be
buried at his Motonyi home in Narok town.
Mourners described Ntimama as a
visionary, a consistent and determined
mentor and a human rights defender,
especially of the Masaai.
His daughter Debra Sanaipei read a
tribute on behalf of the family. She described
Ntimama as an icon, mentor, great man and
a fearless leader who fought for the Maasai.
You taught us self-reliance and gave
us the courage to stand on our own two
feet in this challenging world. Papa, you
were larger than life - one could feel your
presence as you walked into the room,
Sanaipei said.
Nkaissery described Ntimama as a
mentor and teacher who introduced him to
politics when he retired as an army general
in 2002.
Mzee did not only fight for Maasai land,
but for the rights of all Kenyans who were
oppressed. I personally benefited a great
deal from him, he said.
Nkaissery said he will today at the
burial announce to the Masaai community
the political path Ntimama wanted the
community to follow.
Raila said Ntimama was one of the heroes
of the nation and a personal friend who
was consistent and who stood by his word.
We are today celebrating a life that was
well lived. Mzee was fearless, compassionate
and generous. He was a friend you could
rely and depend on 24 hours a day, he said.
Raila urged the government to implement
the Truth, Justice and Reconcilliation
Commission report in honour of Ntimama,
who tirelessly fought for human rights.
Lowassa said Ntimama had two months
ago called on all Masaai leaders from Kenya
and Tanzania to aggressively protect their
land.
I want to ask Nkaissery to lead this fight
and call all of us to protect our land, he
said.
Nairobi assembly speaker Alex Magelo
said the Maasai leaders will advance
Ntimamas legacy and ensure the
communitys land is protected.
Maasai elders slaughtered a special bull
on Sunday in honour of Ntimama.
This was in line with the communitys
tradition to symbolise the start of the burial
ceremony to climax today. If Ntimama was

not a born-again Christian, the elders said
fat from the bull would have been applied on
his body by his first born.
The elders of the Ilnyangusi age set
performed the ceremony at Ntimamas
Motonyi home in what they hailed as an act
befitting their peer.
Ntimama belongs to the age group and
only people of his calibre have had such a
special bull slaughtered in their memory.
(+) ELDERS SLAUGHTER

BULL AHEAD OF BURIAL
Lekwale ole Sadera, who led the slaughter
ceremony, said, A respected leader like
Ntimama, who owned large herds of cattle,
family and who lived an honourable life
is supposed to be celebrated in a special
ceremony. Ntimama died in his sleep at his
Melili home in Narok county on September 1.
Sadera said such a ceremony is only performed
for community elders 70 years old and above.
Normally the sacred bull is picked from the
family and slaughtered as an indicator that the
head of the family has died, he said. The fat
to be applied on his body by his son will not be
performed in this case as the former Narok
North MPs burial will be a Christian affair, the
elder said. Parsakei Ngoshosh, another elder,
said the slaughter of the special bull is mainly
for the late former Heritage ministers age-set.
A cleansing ceremony for the family will be
done. Any person attending the ceremony will
have a piece of the meat, he said.
Pallbearers
push William
ole Ntimamas
casket after the
requiem Mass
at the All Saints
Cathedral church
yesterday
/COLLINS KWEYU
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DECISIONS MUST INVOLVE ALL
DEFECTED TO JUBILEE PARTY
HOSTILITY ON THE GROUND
Weve resolved most LSK issues raised

by members, says president Okero
Police officers guard MP Reges home

as fears emerge it could be burned
Most of the issues that divided lawyers

ahead of the last Law Society of Kenyas
elections have been resolved, president
Isaac Okero has said.
Okero took over from LSK boss Eric
Mutua when lawyers were highly divided
over the societys management.
At the centre of controversy was the
construction of a Sh1.2 billion arbitration
centre in Nairobi. Some lawyers vehemently opposed it. More than 1,000 law-
Police officers have been deployed at

the home of Karachuonyo MP James
Rege (pictured) following fears it could
be torched.
Homa Bay police commander John
Omusanga said his officers are guarding
Reges home after reports emerged that
some people planned
to burn it. The legislator attended the
launch of the Jubilee Party in Kasarani,
Nairobi, on Saturday and announced he
Leaders plan to
snub Jubilee Party
primaries in 2017
yers moved to court to stop the project.

Okero yesterday said disunity and
resentment grew because members felt
they were not consulted.
We cannot proceed with an issue
that divides the society. Decisions must
involve all members, he told the Star on
the phone.
The society is now united. We have
opened up the process of governance
and lawyers now participate.
had defected from ODM.

I took precautionary measures and
acted swiftly by sending my officers to
protect the home, Omusanga said.
He spoke to the Star in Homa Bay
town yesterday. Omusanga said the
police officers will stay in the home until
there will be calm. The police boss said
the home is under 24 hours guard. But
Rege denied the presence of police
officers in his home.
JUDGE ONYANCHA WITHDREW
Some legislators whose parties joined

the Jubilee Party plan to snub it next
year.
They told the Star they face hostility
on the ground and they do not have the
powers they enjoyed in the previous
parties. I cannot join the Jubilee Party
and will never work for them. They
have ruined the country and messed
everyone in Kenya, Vihiga Senator
George Khaniri said.
The Political Parties Amendment Act
demands that elected officials who are
uncomfortable with the party after the
merger write to the Registrar of Political
Parties within 30 days and say if they
want to join another party or remain
independent. Khaniri said Kenyans
should not support JP, since it has
perfected the art of lying to wananchi.
Some of the politicians say they will
write to the Registrar of Political Parties
to request to be independent.
CORRUPTION INDEX
Majority of graft
reports in counties,
EACCs Mubea says
Chris Murungaru and his lawyer Kioko Kilukumi at the High Court for the hearing of his case against former PS John Githongo on March 23 last year / PHILIP KAMAKYA
Sergon takes over Murungaru

slander case against Githongo
Murungarus lawyer Kioko Kilukumi said Onyancha has a duty to disclose
why he left the case or else he is part of the interference
PETER NGETICH
@petkich
Former Cabinet minister Chris Murungarus defamation case against anti-graft czar John Githongo
has been assigned a new judge.
Justice Joseph Sergon will now take over from
judge David Onyancha. The case will be concluded
in December, when hearings will take place for
two consecutive days. Onyancha retired last year.
Murungaru and Githongo wanted Onyancha
to explain why he pulled out, hence stalling the
hearings.
Murungarus lawyer Kioko Kilukumi said Onyancha has a duty to disclose why he left the case
or else he is part of the interference.
My client filed the suit nine years ago. He has
given evidence, called his witnesses and closed his

case. My client wonders if he will get justice before
the next judge without full disclosure, he said.
Githongos lawyer Andrew Wandabwa said he
was equally baffled with the new development, as
his client had cut short a visit to the US to attend
the hearing. The file should be returned to the
judge to state to us the reasons why he withdrew
from the case, Wandabwa said.
But Justice Mbogholi Msagha, who is the head
of the Civil Division, said he will not compel Onyancha to comply.
He said returning the file to Onyancha will not
alter his decision to withdraw. Im of the view
that the disclosure of the reasons the learned
judge has recused may be served through other
means, Msagha said.
I shall, therefore, not return the file to Onyancha as requested by Murungarus counsel. I order
that the proceedings be typed and allocated to

another judge.
Recusing himself, Onyancha said there was an
attempt by some people he did not name to interfere with his work in the case, and he had decided
to protect his reputation.
He said he had discussed the issue with Justice
Mbogholi for the purpose of assigning the case to
another judge.
An attempt to interfere with my judicial discretion and independence has been made. After
giving the issue sufficient consideration, I have
decided to cease from presiding in further proceedings of the suit, he said.
He said he had discussed the issue with the
head of civil division, Justice Msagha Mbogholi
for the purpose of relocating the case to another
judge to its completion. The case will be heard on
December 7.
Most county government officials are

growing more corrupt by the day, the
anti-graft agency has said.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption
Commission deputy secretary Michael
Mubea yesterday said most of the 800
individuals arrested over corruption are
county government officials. We need
to fight this negative vice to avoid losing
funds, Mubea said. The commission
launched the Corruption Risk Assessment for Homa Bay county yesterday.
Mubea (pictured) said Kenyans lose
a lot of funds through graft. He said
the Procurement departments lead
in corruption, followed by the County
Public Service Boards and the Finance
departments.
Some officials inflate prices, while
some demand bribes to offer jobs,
Mubea said. The officer said he hopes
the new programme will identify areas
prone to corruption. This exercise will
examine the systems to curb corruption, Mubea said. Governor Cyprian
Awiti said the assessment will help his
county officials learn how to eradicate
corruption. Awiti said his officers free
will share information with the EACC to
end graft.
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MANAGING TRUSTEE
The Board of Trustees, National Social Security Fund (NSSF) one of the largest public funds in
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@TheStarKenya
Narc Kenya has moved to court to

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COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF BUNGOMA

PUBLIC HEARINGS ON FINANCE BILL 2016/2017
The Bungoma County Finance Bill 2016/2017 has been tabled in the County
Assembly and committed to the Committee on Finance and Economic
Planning:
Article 196(1) (b) of the Constitution of Kenya, Section 87 of the County
Government Act, Section 133 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012,
and Interim County Assembly Standing Order No. 179, provides for Public
participation and involvement in the legislative and other business of the
Assembly and its Committees.
In compliance with the above laws, the Committee on Finance and Economic
Planning invites members of the Public for Public hearings in all Sub-Counties
as per the schedule available on our website: www.bungomaassembly.go.ke.
Members of the public can make their submissions at the venues indicated on
the schedule or written memoranda can be send to:
The Clerk to County Assembly,
P.O Box 1886-50200
BUNGOMA.
OR
Copies of the memoranda can be hand delivered to the Office of the Clerk,
County Assembly of Bungoma or emailed to info@bungomaassembly.go.ke
or bungomacountyassembly@gmail.com to be received on or before Friday,
September 23rd, 2016 at 4pm.
Copies of the bills are available on our website: www.bungomaassembly.go.ke.
J. K. O. MOSONGO
CLERK TO COUNTY ASSEMBLY
COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF BUNGOMA
among PNU members, which could

lead to the partys dissolution and
merging with a new party.
Court documents say Narc Kenya
is a fully registered political party and
through its coalition partner PNU,
it is eligible and qualified for its share
of money from the Political Parties
Fund.
Narc-K says PNU has kept all its
benefits, including money. It said this
is unjust and discriminatory. The party believes PNU may close its offices
and interfere with its movable and
immovable property, in particular LR
No 5/24 in Nairobi, which is the only
property known to Narc-K.
The party argues it has invested
heavily and its business of developing and training members to compete
politically was substantially impaired.
It said it has lost a large membership and will continue to suffer irreparable damage and financial ruin yet
to be ascertained if there are no orders
to safeguard the land, pending hearing and determination of the petition.
An affidavit sworn by Dr Ambrose
Nzomo says there are several reports
in print and electronic media of ongoing disputes among members of
PNUs National Executive Council.
One group wants dissolution, coalition or merger with another party
in the next seven days. There are fears
if this happens, PNU could alienate
Narc-Kenya or take its assets.
Nzomo said PNU was stopped by
the High Court from taking undue
advantage and receiving Narc Kenyas
money.
Narc-K says it needs court orders
to protect itself, the integrity of the
petition and any eventual decree that
may be given restraining PNU from
transferring or interfering with the
moveable and immoveable properties, including the land.
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SECOND TERM
Ruto attends swearing in of Zambian

President Lungu in capital Lusaka
Deputy President William Ruto yesterday represented Kenya at the inauguration of Zambian President Edgar Chagwa
Lungu.
The ceremony was held at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka.
Free and fair elections are an integral
component of our democracy in Africa.
We celebrate the peaceful elections
held in Zambia that saw President Edgar
Lungu elected, Ruto said.

Lungu, of the ruling Patriotic Front,
was sworn in for a second term following
the August 11 polls in which he emerged
winner with 50.35 per cent of the votes
cast.
His challenger from the United Party
for National Development, Hakainde
Hichilema, garnered 47.35 per cent of
the votes.
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EAC leaders
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for peace talks
President
Uhuru Kenyatta
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President
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Mohamoud
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28th Igad ExtraOrdinary Summit
of Heads of state
and Government
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yesterday
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They discussed security and stability in

South Sudan and in the Horn of Africa
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OLIVER MATHENGE
@OliverMathenge
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday

made the first visit to Somalia by a
Kenyan head of state in three decades.
Uhuru flew into the Somali capital, Mogadishu, to attend a special
Inter-Governmental Authority on
Development Summit.
The meeting was called to discuss
the regions peace, security and stability, and especially the ongoing crises in Somalia and South Sudan.
The President will continue to
play his role in securing our region
and in so doing, ensuring the peace
and security of our nation, State
House spokesman Manoah Esipisu
said.
Uhuru was received by his host
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud.
The two presidents later held brief
bilateral talks at a hotel near the airport ahead of the special Igad Summit.
Their talks come only days after
Somalia banned the entry of miraa

from Kenya into the Horn of Africa
country.
Somalias Ambassador to Kenya
Gamal Hassan said Meru Governor
Peter Munyas visit to Hargeisa in July
had ignited political pressure in his
country, leading to the ban.
Munya had travelled to Hargeisa,
the capital of Somalias breakaway
region of Somaliland, in a move Mogadishu interpreted to mean Kenya
supports the rebel side.
The Igad Summit yesterday was
also attend by Ugandan President
Yoweri Museveni and Ethiopian
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
The East African leaders discussed
the progress Somalia has made towards entrenching security and stability and evaluated the situation in
South Sudan.
Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya, who
are Igad members, provide the majority of troops to the African Union
Mission in Somalia, in supporting the
countrys government in efforts to
combat al Shabaab.
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FARMERS COUNT LOSSES
Discuss miraa ban

while in Somalia,
Uhuru urged
Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua and his deputy Samuel Wamathai (L) at Parliament Buildings yesterday/HEZRON NJOROGE
TERMS CHARGES DEFECTIVE
Bid to sack me is a big joke,

embattled Gachagua says
He criticises the evidence from MCAs, telling senators the impeachmet was
orchestrated by his rivals and county leaders who want to misuse public funds
JAMES MBAKA
@onchirimbaka
Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua

yesterday pleaded with senators to
dismiss a proposal for his removal from office, terming the charges
against him a big joke.
The embattled county chief denied
the charges before the Senate after
MCAs passed a motion to impeach
him.
He is accused of gross violation
of the constitution, failure to comply with the law and abuse of office,
leading to Sh1.7 billion losses. I
have a reputation to protect and that
is why I have come before this House,
which believes in and respects the
[rule of] law and principle of fair justice, Gachagua said.
He said the charges have no basis
or merit.
The threshold for removal has not
been reached as there has been no
public participation. This is a joke. As
we go through it we will know what

it is, Gachagua said. He criticised
the evidence from MCAs, saying the
impeachmet was orchestrated by his
rivals and county leaders who want
to misuse public funds.
Gachagua accused former Mathira MP and Nyeri governor aspirant
Ephraim Maina of being behind the
impeachment. He said the politician
has four times hosted MCAs in Nyeri
to plot his removal.
He accused MCAs of ganging up
with his political nemesis to end his
long political career through a baseless and premature impeachment.
MCA John Wambugu has sworn
an affidavit that he attended all the
meetings where a scheme to lock
him out of the Jubilee Party nominations was hatched, the governor told
the senators.
Gachagua said he is a victim of political machinations steered by local
MPs keen on removing him.
He said the MCAs took advantage
of his hospitalisation from mid 2015
to April this year. The governor said
while he was abroad for treatment,

the MCAs intimidated and harassed
his staff.
He said Sh6 million worth of tenders were authorised against the law.
Some contracts were cancelled when
he came back, leading to a fallout
with the assembly, Gachagua said.
I stopped the projects because
they were contrary to the law. Later
a campaign against me started, as
MCAs accused me of interfering with
their campaigns, he said.
His lawyer Peter Wanyama termed
the charges defective, politically motivated and lacking sufficient ground
to warrant removal of a governor
from office.
Wanyama accused the assembly
of failing to exhaust dispute resolution mechanisms at the county level,
including summoning the governor,
before resorting to impeachment.
What is it that the governor did to
warrant culpability? he said.
The lawyer said the charges are
inadmissible and irregular. There is
no definition of law cited as having
been violated and there is no charge

known as failure to comply with the
law, Wanyama said.
But lawyers representing the county assembly said Gachagua should be
ready to take political responsibility.
The state of affairs at Nyeri county are no longer tenable. We ask for
intervention to look at the political
governance which has collapsed,
counsel Charles Njenga said.
(+) ETHURO GAGS

SENATORS OVER
GACHAGUA CASE
Speaker Ekwee Ethuro has ordered
senators to refrain from discussing
Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachaguas
impeachment motion outside the
August House. Siaya Senator James
Orengo had said the matter needed to be
discussed in camera, and debated in face
of the evidence provided. The Senate
earlier rejected a bid for Gachagua to
face an 11-member committee over his
impeachment.
Some Meru leaders yesterday urged

President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss
the recent Somalia miraa ban with his
counterpart Hassan Mohamud.
Four MPs and Senator Kiraitu Murungi
said the ban has hurt miraa farmers. In
2014, the UK also banned miraa. This
is a serious problem, since the ban has
affected 50 per cent of the market,
Kiraitu said. We plead with Uhuru to take
advantage of the ongoing Igad meeting
in Somalia for our traders to resume
selling miraa.
MPs at the press conference at Parliament Buildings were Mithika Linturi
(Igembe South), Kubai Iringo (Igembe
Central) and Joseph Meruaki (Igembe
North).
Linturi said, We will continue to talk to
Somalia leaders until our people have a
market to sell their miraa.
Iringo said miraa farmers and traders
have lost millions of shillings since the
ban was imposed a week ago.
Miraa markets have significantly
reduced and continue to shrink after
England, The Netherlands and now
Somalia imposed a ban on the product.
Iringo said,We dont want too lead poor
people. We want our people to continue
doing their business. Kiraitu criticised
Meru Governor Peter Munya for politicising the ban at the expense of miraa
farmers. It is so unfortunate that the
governor has claimed Meru leaders have
conspired to finish him politically. How
we can conspire to affect the economy
of our own people? he said.
DISHONOURING SUMMONS
Munya could
appear before
Senate in cuffs
Meru Governor Peter Munya (pictured)
could face a key public watchdog
committee in handcuffs and under police
escort to answer audit queries.
This follows an arrest request by the
Senate to Inspector General of Police
Joseph Boinnet to have the dodgy
governor produced before the Public
Accounts and Investments Committee
on September 27. The letter dated September 6 is signed by Senate clerk and
secretary to the Parliamentary Service
Commission Jeremiah Nyagenye. It is
copied to Speaker Ekwee Ethuro and
DPP Keriako Tobiko. The request was
made after Munya failed to show up
before the committee on September 5.
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POLITICS PROFILE
IDEALISTIC,YOUNG GIANT-KILLER
STEPHEN SANG, NANDI SENATOR / After the constitution was adopted, communities in Nandi prevailed on
him to vie for a political seat to get a position where he would ensure the new constitution was implemented.
He was elected Senator in 2013 after defeating veteran politician Henry Kosgey.
MATHEWS NDANYI
@ndanyi_mathews
Stephen Arap Sang once resigned

from a lucrative job with a salary of
more than Sh 50,000 at the Credit
Reference Bureau to be a volunteer
with a community organisation.
This is because he always wanted
to pursue his dream in community
work.
He had just graduated from law
school and got the CRB job where
he worked for two days in 2008
before quitting to volunteer at EMO
Community Development Society.
The pay was good at that time,
but my assignment to collect debts
was not in line with my dream
of engaging in community work
and fighting for the rights of every
one,says Sang, the senator of Nandi
county.
He had developed interest in
community work while in secondary
school. Before joining university he
had taught at Kemeloi Girls School
where he earned Sh 2,100 per month.
But he felt more gratified because he
helped students from poor families
and girls. Some of them were
resuming education after dropping
out due to early pregnancies.
He read widely about former
Tinderet MP Jean-Marie Seroney
whose fight against community
injustices was, in his view, worth
emulating.
Initially I wanted to be a pilot or
an engineer but later I changed my
mind. I settled for the law to fight for
the interests of the less fortunate.
Sang is among the lawyers who
worked behind the scenes for the
Serena mediation team and later
they came up with the EMO peace
and justice committee where he was
appointed coordinator. They went
out to tell the position of the Kalenjin
community during hearings of the
Waki Commission, the Kriegler
Commission and the Truth Justice
and Reconciliation Commission.
The senator also played a role for
his community during the writing
of the new constitution.Later on he
teamed up with others to educate
the masses, especially in Rift Valley,
about the constitution before it was
approved through a referendum.
Its during the public meetings
on the constitution that I also came
to understand what they were going
through in terms of development,
injustices, and human rights and
other issues, he says.
After the constitution was adopted,
communities in Nandi prevailed on
him to go ahead and vie for a political
seat to get a position where he would
ensure the new constitution was
implemented.
He was elected Senator in 2013
after defeating veteran politician
Henry Kosgey.
INITIALLY I
WANTED TO
BE A PILOT OR
AN ENGINEER
BUT LATER
I CHANGED
MY MIND.
I SETTLED
FOR LAW TO
FIGHT FOR THE
INTERESTS
OF THE LESS
FORTUNATE.
IN FIVE MINUTES
His passion for
activism paid great
dividends
1985: Born at Chepkitemon in Aldai
Nandi county.
1991: started formal education at
Kobujoi Primary School. He did his
KCPE in 1998.
1999: Kapsabet Boys High School,
KCSE class of 2002.
2004: Taught at Kemeloi Girls School,
Nandi.
2004: University of Nairobi Bachelor
of law degree, graduated in 2008.
2009: EMO Justice Peace and
Reconciliation Committee,
Coordinator
2013: Elected Senator for Nandi .
quotes
2013: The Senate should be able to
create some synergy between the
national government institutions
operating within the counties and
the county governments. Right now,
we have serious programmes at the
national level with regard to massive
irrigation projects, but some of these
projects are being implemented
within the counties when the county
governments are not aware. We
need to develop or instill the culture
of consultation and co-operation
between the national government and
county governments at that level.
2014: An issue was raised within our
counties that the MCAs are unable to
develop legislation and Bills within
their counties. We need to build the
capacity of county assemblies within
our counties. I know that this is not
just with regard to Mombasa county,
but something that is replicated across
this country. My own MCAs in Nandi
have the same challenge in terms of
processing Bills within our county
assemblies.
2016: Even as we move forward, we
will have many situations where Bills
will be referred to mediation because
of the various perspectives that we
have in terms of looking at Bills. I
want to encourage that once we have
a Bill of this nature that is referred
to a mediation process, the space for
public participation is critical.
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financial crisis
EQUAL SHARE OF FUNDS
THE DATA
Naivasha leaders accuse Nakuru county

of failing to allocate funds to subcounty
Equitable development law has spurred

growth in Elgeyo Marakwet Kochei
Leaders in Naivasha have accused the Nakuru government of failing to allocate funds
to the subcounty offices. They say this has led to a financial crisis and some services
have been disrupted and stalled. County assembly implementation committee
chairman Simon Wanyoike said Naivasha subcounty leads in revenue collection. The
Lakeview MCA said the town has, however, not benefited from the revenue it collects.
Garbage trucks do not have fuel to run them. This has been going on for two weeks,
which is very shameful, Wanyoike said. Nominated MCA Esther Njeri asked what
criteria the county uses to allocate cash. Its time some of the funds are devolved to
the subcounty, she said. Naivasha Professionals Association CEO Absolom Mukuusi
said the subcounty faces many financial problems. A couple of months ago, the offices were left in darkness after the electricity supply was disconnected, he said.
Elgeyo Marakwet speaker Albert Kochei has said the equitable development law has
spurred development. He said the Equitable Development Act, passed in 2014, was
the first equity law in Kenya. Kochei said the law has earned the assembly recognition
in the country and beyond. Kaptarakwa MCA Thomas Kigen sponsored the Bill
together with our clerk Jane Mutai. I thank them for the wonderful work that has led
to our county assembly being invited to devolution summits, he said. Kochei spoke a
week ahead of an Equity Week summit in Nairobi, where he and Kigen are expected to
highlight the successes of the law. The law, which borrowed the CDF model, came into
force in the 2015-16 financial year. Kigen said the law was passed after realising some
wards were allocated more development funds than others. Governor Alex Tolgos
recently said the wards now control development funds.
17
Number of Sustainable
Development Goals
Devolution CS Mwangi Kiunjuri has
said the Sustainable Development Goals
framework has 17 goals, 169 targets and
230 indicators that will be implemented
and monitored.
UNLAWFUL CONSTRUCTION
Lands ministry
fights defiant
developers building
on riparian areas
Devolution CS Mwangi Kiunjuri chats with Planning PS Torome Saitoti and Kenya Editors Guild Linus Kaikai yesterday/PATRICK VIDIJA
ROADMAP
State, counties to partner in

pushing global goals Kiunjuri
The launch of this roadmap is a milestone, as it is among the major accomplishment by
President Kenyatta. It will be presented to the United Nations General Assembly
PATRICK VIDIJA
@vidijapatrick
The
government
wants
to
integrate county governments into
implementation of the Sustainable
Development Goals.
Devolution CS Mwangi Kiunjuri
said the government has started a
journey to achieve the SDGs.
He said his ministry has developed
a roadmap to guide in the process.
Kiunjuri said the guidelines will
be launched today at the Kasarani
Indoor Arena.
The guidelines are expected to
stimulate development and action for
the next 15 years in the critical areas

of prosperity, peace and partnerships.
Key focus is integrating the SDGs
into our country level development
frameworks
and
identifying
resources to deliver the goals,
Kiunjuri said.
Also important are mapping
and including all stakeholders and
partners, developing frameworks for
monitoring, tracking and reporting
progress and building capacity
within public institutions.
Kiunjuri said at the county level,
the SDGs will be aligned with their
integrated development plans.
The launch of this roadmap is a
milestone, as it is among the major
accomplishment by President Uhuru
Kenyatta. It will be presented to the

United Nations General Assembly,
he said.
Kiunjuri said the SDGs framework
has 17 goals, 169 targets and 230
indicators that will be implemented
and monitored. He dismissed claims
the government is locking out NGOs
in its development agenda.
We do not hate NGOs. In our new
framework, as we bring everyone on
board, we all need them and civil
society to critique, question and hold
the government accountable if we
falter in delivering the goals, he said.
The SDGs are supposed to steer
money and government policy
towards areas where they can do the
most good.
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FIVE KEY GOALS
LAST YEAR
Last year, Kenya picked five key areas
from the SDGs to guide its development
for the next 15 years. They are
health, agriculture and food security,
employment and enterprise, universal
education and gender and environment.
The SDGs are the successors to the
Millennium Development Goals, the eight
goals with 21 targets that governments
around the world signed up to in 2000
and had promised to reach by 2015.
Donor funds play a huge role in Kenyas
development.
The Lands ministry is grappling with defiant private developers trying to rebuild
houses in riparian areas.
Urban Development director of
administration Mohamed Hussein
(pictured) yesterday said two developers
started reconstructing as soon as their
unsafe buildings were demolished. The
houses had been built on a riparian land.
We are facing a serious problem where
developers get approval from unknown
people to construct at the exact areas
where we demolished buildings, he said.
Hussein said the ministry has set up the
Directorate of Building Inspectorate to
assess unfit buildings. The directorate is
inspecting buildings to determine their
structural status.
Most of these buildings plans have
not been approved. Others have been
built on unsafe grounds, Hussein said.
He said the ministry is assessing the
houses to save those that can be corrected to meet structural standards.
Our intention is not to demolish
houses. We are looking at ensuring the
safety of the buildings. We are trying to
salvage where possible by reinforcing
the structures to meet the standards.
Demolition is our last option, Hussein
said. He said the public and county governments have helped identify buildings
that need to be inspected.
Hussein spoke at a city hotel during
the opening of the National Construction
week. He said theres ongoing research
to establish the capacity of Kenyan
contractors, standardise construction
materials and technology. Revision of
the building the Code is ongoing.
The research will be the key output
during this years Annual Construction
Conference and Exhibition, he said.
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THE DATA
38BN
Amount state spent to

supply equipment to
hospitals countrywide
The Jubilee government invested
Sh38 billion in providing diagnostic
equipment to two hospitals in each
county. During the Health Summit at
State House yesterday, Health CS
Cleopa Mailu praised the state.
RAISING CHILDREN THE RIGHT WAY
WATER CONFERENCE
Take your kids to Sunday School or we

will summon you, Tetu parents told
Women play key role in realisation of

Sustainable Development Goals lobby
A county administrator has started a

drive to encourage children to attend
Sunday School.
Tetu deputy commissioner Herman
Shambi said the Church has the
responsibility to bring up children in the
right way. Speaking in his Tetu office on
Monday, he directed administrators to
ensure Christian children attend Sunday
School or Sabbath Schools for Seventh
Day Adventists.
Women should get involved in the

management of water and sanitation
projects to ensure the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals are achieved.
Women in Water and Sanitation
Association secretary general Elizabeth
Mwangi yesterday said women have
been given a raw deal, yet they have a
critical role to play.
Water and sanitation are at the
centre of womens lives. They struggle
Attendance forms are being

distributed to all churches. After
a month, we will take the forms
to all primary schools to compare
attendance, Shambi said.
He said parents who dont support
the initiative will be summoned. Those
missing from the Sunday School list
will have their parents summoned by
assistant chiefs or Nyumba Kumi,
Shambi said.
most from lack of water and sanitation,

she said. She addressed the press ahead
of todays first Women in Water and
Sanitation Association Conference In
Naivasha.
The conference will be opened by
Water CS Eugene Wamalwa. It will
address womens interest in sanitation.
Mwangi said women should be involved
in decisionmaking backed up by
legislation.
WATER SHORTAGE
Godoma, Mitangani,
Bandari and Shaka
Hola secondary
schools in Kilifi
county risk closure
due to an acute
water shortage.
The principals met
in Bamba town
yesterday and
resolved to close
the institutions if
the state doesnt
send tankers by
Friday.
PAINT COUNTY IN BAD LIGHT
Participants during the Health Summit at State House, Nairobi, yesterday. Doctors and nurses say their grievances have not been addressed /PSCU
NURSES THREATEN TO STRIKE
Address our demands or well

paralyse services, say medics
Nurses and doctors say state has focussed on provision of Sh38 billion equipment to
hospitals rather than improving working conditions and increasing their salaries
Tharaka Nithi
politicians incite
nurses to strike
The frequent nurses strikes in Tharaka
Nithi are politically instigated, Deputy
Governor Mati Murithi (pictured) has
said. He said some prominent leaders
incite medical workers to go on strike
to paint the county in a bad light. He
spoke yesterday during an interview
with Meru FM. How can nurses go on
strike demanding their previous months
salary on the 5th and yet all other
workers, including the governor, have
not been paid? There is a plot by some
leaders who use the union, he said.
JOHN MUCHANGI
@jomunji
Doctors and nurses issued strike

threats at State House yesterday during
the first Health Summit.
They accused the government of
focussing on medical equipment provision and neglecting them. Advancements in healthcare, including equipping hospitals and building schools to
train medics was discussed.
Kenya National Union of Nurses
secretary general Seth Panyako said
health workers have been neglected.
He said nurses will strike in November
if their grievances are not addressed.
We will paralyse health services

across the country, Panyako said. The
Health ministry and Council of Governors said they have formed a team to
discuss medics grievances to avert the
strike.
Health CS Cleopa Mailu highlighted
the governments successes. A Kenyan born today has a higher chance
of living longer than three years ago,
he said. Mailu quoted the 2015 World
Health Organisation data that showed
the life expectancy for men has improved to 61, while women can expect
to live to at least 66 years.
The Managed Equipment Scheme, a
partnership between the national and
county governments to supply hospitals with diagnostic equipment, was
highlighted. The Jubilee government

has invested Sh38 billion in providing
diagnostic equipment to two hospitals
in each county, Mailu said.
President Uhuru Kenyatta did not
attend yesterdays summit.
Mailu said free maternity services
have reduced maternal and child
deaths. WHO country representative
Rudi Eggers praised Kenyas healthcare system, saying it is among the best
in Africa.
Kenya is becoming the poster child
for Africa on how to improve health
systems, he said. The county governments also highlighted the gains
made. Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma said the counties are responsible
for most of the successes in healthcare.
The counties invest huge amounts in

the health budget between 25 and 35
per cent of their budgets, he said.
Health PS Nicholas Muraguri said
the government will invest about Sh2
billion to provide 800,000 poor Kenyans with NHIF cover.
(+) MEDICS HIRED

BASED ON TRIBE
During the State House Health
Summit, Kenya Medical Practitioners,
Pharmacists and Dentists Union
secretary general Ouma Oluga said
hiring has been tribalised and youre
looked at based on your name.
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PAY SLASHED TO SH123,750
THE DATA
38BN
Review our salaries based on previous

terms, eight court clerks tell JSC
Eight court clerks have moved to the
Employment and Labour Relations
Court in Nakuru to stop the reduction of
their salaries based on a review done by
the Judicial Service Commission on their
contracts.
The eight served as Supreme Court
clerks for four years. They want the
court to issue retention of service under
the terms of remuneration until June
30. Under the new terms, they have
been re-designated from legal court

researchers to law court clerks and their
salaries slashed.
The applicants claimed respondents
violated the contract they signed when
they were employed in 2012, and which
was in force until June 30. On November
22, 2012, they received letters that
showed their salaries had been reduced
to Sh 123,750. This was effected from
July.
The cost in shillings

of building the
disputed Itare Dam
The JSC Committee addresses the Media on February 3 /PHILIP KAMAKYA
The Kipsigis Council of Elders has moved

to the High Court in Nakuru to stop the
construction of the dam. The council
wants the government stopped from
diverting waters from the Ndoinet Forest
to Nakuru.
ARSONIST CHARGED
Judiciary chief
registrar Anne
Amadi before
the PAC ladt
year
/FILE
GROSS MISCONDUCT
Man wants Amadi kicked out

for false claim against judge
Petitions Judicial Service Commission to form a diciplinary panel to look into her
conduct, says she violated the law and lacks integrity to continue holding positions
CAROLE MAINA
@MainaCarole
A petition has been filed at the Judicial

Service Commission for the removal
of Anne Amadi as the chief registrar of
the Judiciary.
Petitioner JosephNjuguna has accused her of incompetence, misbehaviour, lack of integrity and poor
judgment when performing her duties.
He accuses the chief registrar of
using her office to advance personal
interests.
Njuguna wants a disciplinary panel to investigate her for fundamental
breach of the Constitution, the Judicial

Service Act, the Leadership Integrity
Act and the Judicial Service Code of
Conduct and Ethics.
She has consistently acted with
scant regard to the rule of law, bringing
disrepute not just to herself but also to
the entire judiciary, he said.
I humbly pray a disciplinary panel
be initiated to remove her.
Njuguna says Amadi knowingly and
willingly made a false allegation under
oath against a Supreme Court judge.
He says this amounts to gross misconduct, misbehaviour and dishonesty.
She sent to the government printer and caused to be printed a special
gazette notice, purporting it had been
signed by the former Chief Justice, he

adds
Amadi serves as the chief registrar of
the judiciary and the secretary to the
JSC.
She is said to have sworn an affidavit that allegedly implicated Supreme
Court judge Njoki Ndungu in the case
in which Justice Kalpana Rawal and
Philip Tunoi were challenging their
retirement age.
The JSC withdrew two paragraphs
of an alleged affidavit. Njuguna alleges the affidavit was false and blames
Amadi for sending it for filing.
Njuguna says it showed her inability
to perform the functions of her office
with honesty and integrity.
She has failed to promote justice,
fairness and, in fact, she attempted to

undermine meritocratic principles,
he says.
Njuguna says Amadis actions are a
disgrace to her oath of office. He wants
the JSC to determine whether it is
proper to have in office a holder who
has breached the code of conduct and
ethics for judicial officers.
Amadi was appointed in 2014. She
replaced Gladys Boss Shollei, who was
sacked by the Judicial Service Commission, following corruption allegations.
Before her appointment, Amadi served as an advocate of the High
Court since 1989. She practised law
privately between 1997 and 2003 and
served as a magistrate for six years.
A casual labourer
who set his house
on fire after a
fight with his wife
was yesterday
charged with arson.
The fire spread
to neighbouring
houses. The court
heard that on
Saturday, Kennedy
Kaunda allegedly
razed five houses
worth Sh330,000
in Kawangware.
CALLED HER A PROSTITUTE
Man pleads guilty

to insulting his
granny, 101
A man yesterday pleaded guilty before a
Makadara court to creating disturbance
by calling his 101-year-old grandmother
a prostitute.
Simon Kamau, 36, admitted to banging
the door of Margaret Wamaitha on
Sunday and calling her a useless person
while armed with a stone.
The court was told Wamaitha was asleep
in her Dandora house, when she heard
Kamau shouting and hurling insults at
around 3am.
Kamau picked a stone and threatened
to hit her. Other tenants informed the
police, leading to his arrest.
Kamau told the court he was upset
because his grandmother would not to
let him have his own house.
My grandmother is very old and she
has refused to let me take charge of the
plot, he said.
Kamau pleaded with the court for forgiveness, saying he was drunk.
Principal magistrate Everline Olwande
requested that his probation report be
provided, before sentencing, scheduled
for September 27.
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Lucy Wanja
prepares to be
interviewed for
Chief Justice in
the Supreme
Court building
yesterday
/JACK OWUOR
DREAMT AT 10
JSC interviews the David

who would kill Judiciarys
Goliath of corruption
Pastor and lawyer says if she becomes Chief Justice, she would bar
the media from the courts to protect the independence of the judges
JILLO KADIDA
@jkadida
A pastor who applied to become Chief

Justice had a dream at 10 that she
would be the Biblical David to slay the
judiciarys Goliath of corruption.
Lucy Wanja told the Judicial Service
Commission, I am your David, the
stone builders rejected, but on which
the hall of justice will be built...I will
kill your Goliath.
Wanja said she is like King David,
(+) SECOND WOMAN TO APPLY

FOR CHIEF JUSTICE POSITION
Wanja, a former chief executive officer of Narc-Kenya and
a campaign director for the Kibaki Tena team, hinted at
knowing politicians secrets. She said this would help her
determine election petitions. But when questioned further
about the secrets, she withdrew her statement. Wanja
giggled and said, I dont have political secrets, neither
do I have secrets of politicians. I didnt put it that way. I
withdraw for my own safety. Wanja, who boasts 20 years
of experience as a lawyer, is the second woman to apply for
the job. The first one is appellate judge Roselyne Nambuye,
who was interviewed last week.
who was an underdog but chosen by

God to triumph over Goliath. She said
the dream inspired her to apply for the
job.
But Wanja did not make the decision
until a day to the expiry of application
deadline, when she woke up and felt
she had a revelation and put in her
papers.
Her application was incomplete,
lacking a wealth declaration and clearance from the Kenya Revenue Authority. Wanja said these were minor things
and blamed it on her last-minute decision to apply.
When asked by commissioner Emily Ominde where the Goliath she intended to slay was, Wanja said the judiciary needs her to take further what
former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga
started.
Given a chance to lead the judiciary,
she said, she will ensure lower cadre
judicial staff, such as court clerks and
secretaries, are vetted to deal with corruption.
Wanja said she was never asked for
bribe by judges or magistrates, neither
has she offered any. She said if successful, she will bar the media from
accessing the courts to protect judges
independence.
Wanja said she would seek permission from accused persons before
allowing the media to cover any case,
even those that draw public interest.
The media has in some instances
overemphasised cases and tried people in the public court, which in turn
interferes with the judges thinking. I
would ensure I ask litigants if or not
they want the media in their case, she
said.
When asked by judge Aggrey
Muchelule if as a judicial officer one
is seen as accountable when he or she
locks media out of high profile corruption cases, she answered in the affirmative.
SHE SAYS
SHE WOULD
ENSURE
LOWER CADRE
JUDICIARY
STAFF ARE
VETTED
OUT ON BOND
LAND FRAUD
Househelp denies burning employers

baby with iron box, breastfeeding her
Former Mungiki coordinators

case postponed to next week
A housegirl who allegedly burnt an

11-month-old with an iron box and
breastfed her was yesterday charged
in a Kibera court with assaulting a child
and cruelty. Peninah Wanjugu, 19, denied
the charges before principal magistrate
Barbara Ojoo. The court heard that she
committed the offences on September
2 at White Star apartments in Langata.
Wanjugu was charged with breastfeeding the child on August 7. She denied
the charges. The court heard that the
childs mother came back home on September 2 and realised she was crying
The trial of Mungiki former national coordinator Ezekiel

Waruinge (pictured), alias Ndura Wairunge, was yesterday
postponed after the prosecution failed to present witnesses.
Ngong senior principal magistrate Stephen Mbugi set the hearing for next Tuesday, when the prosecution will present its witnesses. Waruinge was charged with land fraud, an offence he
is alleged to have committed on April 12, 2013. He is accused of
claiming land in Rangau, Ongata Rongai, Kajiado county. The land
belonged to Kirumba Mwaura and Jane Waweru. The prosecution said Waruinge had possessed the Kajiado/Kitengela/190
plot. It said this was likely to cause a breach of the peace or
reasonable apprehension of a breach of the peace against the
owners of the property. Waruinge is out on Sh20,000 bail. He
left Mungiki in 2004, saying he had been born again.
hysterically and nothing could calm her

down. When she checked, she found
an iron box burn on the babys right
hand. When she asked Wanjugu what
happened, she said she was sorry. The
woman and her husband released her to
go back to Nyeri, her home. It is alleged
that a few days later, the woman found
pictures of the housegirl breastfeeding
her baby. The pictures were in a phone
Wanjugu had been given to use. She
was released on Sh100,000 bond or
Sh50,000 bail. The case will be heard on
December 15.
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NEWS GENERAL
NEW DAWN
OFFICES NOT ON FIRE
TRAGEDY
Cops burn brew

Bomet University
College admits first drums, residents
mistake it for blaze
batch of students
Boy, 6, drowns
in dam as friends
scream for help
The new Bomet University College is admitting its first batch of 200 students in
the Business and Economics, Education
and Human Resource schools. Campus
coordinator Dr Kipngetich Kirui said the
students will be taught in the former
Bomet Training Institute lecture halls as
new ones are still under construction.
A swimming expedition by a group of

boys in Kinangop ended tragically when
a six-year-old slipped into a dam in
Haraka village and drowned. Resident
Ephantus Muriuki said the other boys
screamed for help, but help took too long
to arrive. He was pronounced dead at a
nearby dispensary.
Kisii town residents yesterday rushed to

the county commissioners office thinking it was on fire, only to find that police
were burning several containers used in
the production of illicit alcohol. They had
seen a huge cloud of dark smoke. Police
confiscated the containers three months
ago from brewers.
THEY LIED THEY WERE IN CHURCH

ALLOW US TO WEAR TURBAN
Allowing hijab will

stop discrimination,
say Akorinos
Apostles Christian Church of Africa
Archbishop John Njiru (pictured) yesterday praised a Court of Appeal ruling
allowing Muslim students to wear hijabs
in school uniform. He said it will stop
discrimination against Akorino students
wearing turbans. In a ruling early this
month, three judges directed Education
CS Fred Matiangi to ensure rules on
school uniform do not discriminate
against students based on their religion.
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Students found having

sex, drinking alcohol and
smoking bhang
The students, including two girls in
primary school, had rented a house in
Naivasha for a party at the weekend, but
were busted by police officers.
14 teens arrested after

bhang-fuelled sex orgy
The students and two primary schoolgirls are in counselling after
they were busted drunk and high on bhang
GEORGE MURAGE
@TheStarKenya
Police in Naivasha are holding 12 secondary school students and two primary schoolgirls found having sex,
smoking bhang and drinking alcohol.
The secondary school students had
rented a house in Kabati estate for a
party over the long weekend.
Twelve of the students are from
Naivasha Day Secondary School,
while the rest are from Magereza and
Highway secondary schools. The two
girls are from Naivasha Central Primary School.
Shocked parents and teachers

milled around the police station after
the arrest. Several rolls of bhang and
condoms were recovered.
When we moved in after a tipoff, some of the students were very
drunk, while others were high on
bhang, an officer said.
A teacher said the students are being counselled.
A parent said the students lied that
they were going to a nearby church to
prepare for a music competition.
The majority of us are still in
shock because our children told us
that they were going to church only
to be informed that they had been arrested, the parent said.

Naivasha subcounty commissioner Isaac Masinde said, Officers from
the education office and the security
officers are currently handling the issue by speaking to the students and
the parents.
Last term, the commissioner ordered illegal structures near schools
demolished, saying they are the main
source of drugs.
Masinde further directed that all
bars near learning institutions be
closed, as use of drugs and alcohol
had contributed to student unrest.
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Three businessmen accused of conspiring to defraud a city firm of Sh19.7

million were released on Sh5 million
bond each by a Nairobi court yesterday.
Betty Wangui, Felix Kipyegon and Martin Mwangi were given an alternative of
Sh1 million bail.
Appearing before Milimani chief magistrate Daniel Ogembo, they denied
conspiring to defraud Capital Airtime
Limited and unlawfully obtaining 200
phones by lying they had won a tender
from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
They are alleged to have committed
the offences between June 17 and
August 20.
They also denied making a tender document without authority with intent to
defraud the company.
They are accused of forging a purchase
order dated August 3 for 200 iPhones
and forging two Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade letters
between July 28 and August 3.
Wangui separately faced a count of
handling stolen goods and dishonestly
receiving and retaining 40 iPhones
knowing that they were stolen.
A matatu wrecked in an accident at Free Area trading centre on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway yesterday. Witnesses said a
lorry rammed into the matatu. The injured were rushed to Nakuru Level 5 Hospital /BEN NDONGA
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IGAD
MASTERMIND?
ECONOMIC SITUATION
Historic summit
due to take place
in Somali capital
Turkey requests
US arrest of cleric
after failed coup
Zimbabwe police
reimpose ban amid
wave of protests
Heads of state from the East African

regional group Igad yesterday met in the
Somali capital, Mogadishu. It will be the
first time since the grouping was founded 30 years ago that such a summit will
take place there. Most of the members
provide troops to the AU force in the fight
against al Shabaab.
Turkey has made a formal request to the

US for the arrest of US-based Turkish
cleric Fethullah Gulen on charges of
orchestrating an attempted military
coup on July 15. Turkey blames members
of Gulens religious movement for the
failed putsch. US has said the issue is a
legal one, not political.
Zimbabwes police have reintroduced a

ban on protests a week after the High
Court suspended an earlier ban as the
police had not followed correct procedures. The country has been hit by a wave
of street protests, some of which have
turned violent, as people complain about
the economic and political situation.
ISIS-LINKED
UNWELL
US presidential
candidate Hillary
Clinton
Reports said she kept her pneumonia
diagnosis from most of her staff. Clinton
was reportedly concerned that news
of the illness would be exploited by her
opponents. Her team was forced to go
public with the diagnosis on Sunday
when she left a 9/11 memorial early,
appearing weak.
FLASHES
Geneva/A yellow fever
outbreak in Angola
and Congo has been
brought under control
by a major vaccination
campaign, the head of
pandemic and epidemic
diseases at the World
Health Organization
said yesterday. Berlin/
Three Syrian men were
yesterday arrested in
Germany on suspicion of
being sent by IS. Dar es
Salaam/ The Tanzanian
government and aid
agencies have dispatched
medical workers, food
and shelter materials to
the northwest region
where an earthquake at
the weekend killed 16.
3 French women probed

in failed terror attack
One had a relationship with jihadists, one of the men who killed a priest in July
EDGAR LUNGU
Zambia President
A capacity crowd of 60,000 people

turned up for his inauguration yesterday
at the National Heroes Stadium in
Zambias capital, Lusaka.
JACOB ZUMA
South Africas President

BBC/French prosecutors have placed
three young women under formal investigation over a foiled attack near
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Ines Madani, 19, Sara Hervouet, 23,
and Amel Sakaou, 39, were brought
before anti-terrorism judges on Monday.
The women are suspected of plotting to blow up a car packed with gas
canisters last week, and of having ties
to so-called Islamic State.
Another woman, Ornella G, 29, is
already being investigated. The car
with its licence plates removed and
hazard lights on was found on Sep-
tember 4, prompting an urgent police search. The three women were

remanded in custody after being interviewed on Monday and placed under investigation for involvement in a
terrorist conspiracy.
French authorities believe they
also planned to strike a train station
in the Paris area or to target police,
AFP news agency reported.
Investigators say the women were
directed by IS handlers in Syria, Le
Parisien newspaper reported.
The three were arrested last Thursday in the Essonne area south of Paris.
During the raid, Hervouet stabbed

a police officer with a knife while
Madani was shot in the leg while
charging another, local media reported.
Police said they found a handwritten pledge of allegiance to IS
leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi inside
Madanis purse.
French media said Hervouet had
also had relationships with French jihadists Larossi Abballa, who killed an
officer and his wife near Paris in June,
and Adel Kermiche, one of two men
who murdered an elderly Catholic
priest in a church in northern France.
He has taken out a home loan to repay

state money spent on non-security
upgrades to his private residence after a
scandal over lavish improvements.
WOLFGANG SOBOTKA
Austrias interior minister
He blames yet another delay to the

presidential election on the company
that made the postal ballots, many of
which fell apart due to faulty adhesive.
LIBYA ATTACKS CONDEMNED
THE DATA
30
People arrested in a
Serbian and German
cops swoop on a drug ring
They seized narcotics worth around
20 million euros. Serbia has stepped up
efforts to combat organised crime and
corruption to fulfil conditions for joining
the EU.
THE NAMES
French President Francois Hollande delivers his speech on democracy and terrorism in Paris on September 8/REUTERS
The United States

and five European
powers have called
on all military forces
that have moved
into one of Libyas
main oil-producing
areas to withdraw
immediately. The
joint US-European
statement
condemned the
attacks on the
ports of Zueitina,
Ras Lanuf and Sidra.
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RECOGNITION
RMA Motors named super brand after three years in market
BRANDS AND CULTURE

CHRIS HARRISON
Listen and
learn
I saw a good meme the other day. It said
Never stop learning, because life never
stops teaching. This struck home with
me after two months of unexpected
loss, with an unwelcome number of
friends and acquaintances passing on
before their time. It also resonated last
Friday when I went to listen to a man
who isnt dead yet. A blessed relief as
he is a friend of longstanding, and someone who has demonstrated exceptional
ability in his successful business life. The
name of the man will be familiar. Roger
Steadman has built a business that
spanned Africa, first in media monitoring,
then in consumer research. So an encouraging number of young marketers
had gathered last Friday to attend a
fireside chat with Roger. Im sure that
if they were listening carefully they will
have learnt a great deal from the conversation, expertly facilitated by Dr Wale
Akinyeme. Not least that you always
get more out of a networking event if
you switch off your mobile phone, and
give the speakers the courtesy of your
attention. So Roger spoke, and Dr Wale
drew out the most important insights,
and most of us listened. The objective
was to understand what behaviours
drive long-term business success. We
live in a world that seems to admire
building an enterprise quickly before
flipping it for loads of money and moving on. The entrepreneurial equivalent of
the sound bite. So it is refreshing to listen
to someone who can hold a conversation let alone a business endeavour
on course for longer.
Roger Steadman has always been an
innovator. He has noticed gaps (primarily
in access to information) and moved to
fill them. He has been driven by, in his
words wanting to find out why. Along
the way he has helped marketers to ensure that the advertising space they buy
is delivered. He has helped media professionals understand which audiences
are captured by individual newspapers,
magazines and broadcast stations. In
my personal experience, he has clearly
identified media properties that deliver
very little beyond an ego boost for their
proprietors. I cant say he has managed
to make the selling of advertising space
any more professional, but that was
probably beyond his remit. Commercial
change doesnt happen unless the principals see a need. And in the case of East
African media, there are none so blind
Roger Steadmans innovations have
often proved unpopular by changing the
status quo. So another behaviour that
has clearly contributed to his success is
moral courage. His anecdotes were peppered with stories of business problems
that gave him sleepness nights, and
in every case he decided to take them
head on. Appearing among his detractors to make unexpected presentations
of rational arguments that confounded
prejudice. Doing so without delay, and
with the courage of his convictions. That
to me was truly admirable.
Chris leads the Brand Insides African
operations. chris@thebrandinside.co.ke
CYNTHIA ILAKO/ RMA Motors Kenya has been named one of

East Africas 53 heavyweight brands as it approaches its third
year operating in the region. We have the leading premium
brand in the country. One out of every three luxury cars on
the road is ours, RMA Motors Kenya CEO Sanjiv Shah said.
The Superbrands rankings will feature the First Ladys Beyond
Zero foundation for its exceptional work in reducing maternal
and child mortality rates. Superbrands is the worlds largest
independent arbiter of branding. It strengthens brands through

market positioning, setting them apart from competitors by
adding prestige. Superbrands has seen M-Pesa, a local brand,
receive high recognition from world-renowned business mogul
Bill Gates, praising the innovation of the mobile transfer service
and urging developed countries to embrace it, project director
Jawed Jafar said. East Africas strongest brands will be unveiled
at a VIP tribute award ceremony on November 4.
BOOSTING LOCAL PRODUCTS
AKS East Africa managing director Amos Siwoi, Kenya Power project manager David Mwaniki and managing director Ben
Chumo in Nairobi yesterday/ENOS TECHE
KPLC asks suppliers to

woo global producers
Our intention, going forward, is to see Kenyans being able to
manufacture products locally, says Kenya Power chief executive
CONSTANT MUNDA
@mundaconstant
Kenya Power, the near-monopoly

electricity distributor, wants suppliers
of materials to negotiate with global
manufacturers to set up plants locally
through joint ventures.
Chief executive Ben Chumo yesterday said local plants will create job opportunities, increase power sales and
spur growth in Kenyas wealth.
The company targets to connect at
least 70 per cent of the households at
the end of Jubilee administrations first
term in August next year.
When we import, for example
transformers from China, they dont
consume our products, neither do
they employ our people, Chumo told
reporters in Nairobi. Since we are in
business already with countries like
India and China, why dont they come
and manufacture those transformers locally here so that we can benefit

mutually? Thats our intention and we
want, going forward, to see Kenyans
gathering courage and being able to
manufacture these products locally.
Hundreds of billions of shillings will
be invested in electricity connectivity,
infrastructure expansion, and maintenance projects by 2020, the time the
country targets to have achieved a 100
per cent power coverage.
The three-phase low-cost Last Mile
Electricity Connectivity project for
households, is expected to gobble up
about Sh44 billion by end of next year.
The Sh13.5 billion first phase targeting 314,200 homes kicked off in April,
while the Sh15.20 billion ($150 million) second phase targeting 312,500
households, and the third phase,
which will cost the same amount, will
begin concurrently.
Electricity network and upgrade
is set to cost Sh109 billion in the next
three years, while system maintenance is estimated at Sh10 billion over

the period.
The company yesterday said it will
prioritise local products. Some of the
materials in demand include cables,
meters, transformers, surge arrestors, conductors, construction adaptors, fuse carriers and cut-outs, break
switches and insulators among others.
Kenya Power started the process of
buying 195,299 treated wooden poles
on July 14 for the second phase of Last
Mile project, largely funded by the
African Development Bank and the
World Bank.
If a contractor wins contracts and
doesnt deliver it, when we go to tendering next round we will not give you
additional work, Chumo warned.
We will only give you additional work
subject to you completing what you
have. If you have work that you have
not completed, dont come back for
more.
Njoroge loses bid

to become ISO
President
STAR REPORTER
@StarKenya
Former Nairobi Securities Exchange

chairman has lost his bid to become
International Standards Organisation
president to Canadian John Walter.
This is the first time a candidate from a
developing nation has contested.
Eddy Njoroge (pictured), who was
nominated by the Kenya Bureau of
Standards for the prestigious post, was
endorsed by members of the African
Organisation for Standardisation.
He narrowly missed the top seat in a
tight contest garnering 52 votes against
the winners 53. All but one African
member states of the organisation
voted for Kenya. South Africa voted
against Njoroge despite the stakes being
high for African nations, as international
standards determine access to global
markets by defining the characteristics
that products and services have to
meet to qualify for export. Twenty three
African nations are members of ISO.
Chinas Zhang Xiaogang is the current
ISO president.
Njoroge got major support from Arabspeaking countries, according to Kebs
managing director Charles Ongwae, who
participated in the voting exercise held in
Beijing, China.
Prior to the vote, Ongwae said he
was confident Njoroge would win. This
is after Kenyas aggressive campaign
spearheaded by high-level diplomatic
officials led by Kenyan ambassador to
China Michael Kinyanjui, and Kenyas
Permanent Representative to UN
Offices in Geneva, Stephen Karau.
When the opportunity to field
a candidate for this top post came
knocking for Kenya, we looked hard and
found Mr Njoroge, backed by his huge
experience in the industry, as the best
bet to head the global organisation,
Kebs chairman Lucas Maitha said.
ISO was formed in 1947 as an
independent, non-governmental
international organisation bringing
together experts to share knowledge
and develop voluntary, consensusbased and market-relevant international
standards. Countries are represented
through national standards bodies.
ISO has published more than 21,000
global standards and related documents,
covering almost every industry, from
technology, to food safety, to agriculture
and healthcare.
In his pitch for the job, Njoroge had
promised to boost ISOs governance
standards if elected, besides working
with SMEs to boost their conformity to
global standards.
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THE DATA
10.5%
Garden City trains tenants

on customer service skills
EXPERT COMMENT
ALY KHAN SATCHU
EABL is badly
oversold
he Central Bank of Kenya has

set the CBR (10.5 per cent) as
the base rate for loan charges
rather than the KBRR rate (8.9 per
cent). It said lenders should peg their
loans to its Central Bank Rate in line
with a new law capping costs, as the
International Monetary Fund warned
against legislation limiting how much
lenders charge for credit risks impeding
access to loans. Linking deposit and
lending rates to the central banks policy
rate may compromise the independence
of the central bank, and hamper its
ability to enact monetary policy towards
achieving its main objectives; that is
to maintain price and financial stability
and to support the economy, IMFs
Mitsuhiro Furusawa told Bloomberg in
Nairobi during a ceremony to mark the
CBKs 50th anniversary.
The Nairobi All Share firmed 0.09 points
to close at 131.58. The Nairobi NSE20
Index firmed 15.55 points to close at
3223.80. Equity turnover was 372.808
million. Safaricom was the most actively
traded share at the exchange. Safaricom
closed unchanged at 19.00 and traded
8.092 million shares. News reports
during the trading session that Visa had
introduced a mobile-money product
called the mVisa app, which will initially
facilitate transactions for people with
accounts in four banks, including KCB
Group and Co-operative Bank, led to
some softness into the closing bell,
with Safaricom trading 18.65 losing 1.64
per cent at the finish. Kenya Airways
had 1,162 per cent more buyers than
sellers, and the share price rallied 6.84
per cent to close at 3.90. KQ traded
43,800 shares. Price moves often are
strong signals in the noise. TPS Serena
firmed 3.49 per cent to close at 17.75,
and was trading at 18.35, 7.00 per cent
higher at the finale. Equity Group eased
0.95 per cent to close at 26.00 and
traded 3.286 million shares. KCB Group
ticked 2.65 per cent lower to close at
27.50 and traded 441,000 shares. EABL
rebounded by 2.54 per cent to close
at 242.00 and was trading at session
highs of 250, up 5.93 per cent at the
finish. EABLs bullish thrust was on
good volume of 274,100 shares worth
66.375 million. EABL had become badly
oversold and caught up in the market
sell-off. A return to equilibrium should
signal a meaningful rally. TransCentury
rallied a further 5.13 per cent to close at
10.25, and like a phoenix rising from the
ashes, TransCentury, an eye-popping,
is 127.77 per cent up since August 26.
Kenyan firmed 0.75 per cent to close at
6.65 and traded 764,200 shares. Flame
Tree Group Holdings announced the
opening of its new plastic water tank
facility, a branch of Rino Tansies Lda,
in Nampula, Mozambique. FTG closed
unchanged at 4.70. Atlas Africa has
halted the construction of its Chancho
bottling plant in Ethiopia. Atlas closed
unchanged at 1.05.
The author is a financial analyst
Deacons CEO Muchiri Wahome (in specs), and staff receive

cupcakes from an employee of Garden City Mall /COURTESY
Garden City Mall has rolled out a programme to train tenants on

best business practices that will enable them to attract more
customers and increase sales as new malls put pressure on
customer traffic. The malls marketing manager Ruth Wako
said the move is aimed at helping the traders to maximise
sales to increase profits. We have organised to have a retail
specialist train our tenants on best practice in regards to
retailing. This includes training on customer service, window
display, social media and so on, Wako said. She was speaking
on Sunday at the mall along Nairobis Thika Road.
The Central Bank Rate

Banks are from today required to
charge a maximum interest of four
percentage points above the CBR ( 14.5
per cent) and pay at least 70 per cent
of the CBR ( 7.35 per cent) on term
deposits.
financial market
F O R E X E X C H A N G E R AT E S
Currency
Buy
Sell
Mean
US DOLLAR
101.2044
101.1044
101.3044
IND RUPEE
1.5141
1.5124
1.5159
CHINESE YUAN 15.1515
15.1354
15.1676
JPY (100)
99.2931
99.1803
99.4058
STG POUND
134.5581
134.4094
134.7067
EURO
113.5681
113.4428
113.6933
SA RAND
7.0779
7.0684
7.0873
KES / USHS
33.4275
33.3450
33.5099
KES / TSHS
21.5900
21.5193
21.6608
AE DIRHAM
27.5532
27.5256
27.5808
NSE B IG G E ST MOVE RS
Price
Change (%)
Express
3.40
+9.68
National Bank
6.85
+7.03
KQ
3.90
+6.85
Transcentury
10.25
+5.13
Scangroup
17.80
+4.71
N S E B I G G E ST LOS E R S
Uchumi
CBK governor Patrick Njoroge, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and CBK chairman Mohamed Nyaoga at the
International Symposium for Central Bankers at Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi yesterday /COURTESY
Price
Change (%)
3.55
-6.58
Standard chartered 179.00
-5.79
KenolKobil
11.15
-3.46
Williamson Tea
175.00
-3.31
Housing Finance
15.90
-3.05
TOUGH LAW
Banks told to use CBR,

file monthly reports
The CBK will put in place measures to enhance the cost of
credit, disclosures and strengthen credit information sharing
CONSTANT MUNDA
@mundaconstant
The Central Bank yesterday directed

commercial banks to apply the 10.5
per cent Central Bank Rate as base
in pricing loans, clearing confusion
among lenders.
Banks are from today required to
charge a maximum interest of four
percentage points above the CBR ( 14.5
per cent ) and pay at least 70 per cent
of the CBR ( 7.35 per cent) on term deposits. This is in line with the lapse of
14 days grace period from the publication of the Banking (Amendment) Act
2016 on August 31.
For purposes of Section 33B of the
Act, the base rate is the Central Bank
Rate (CBR), CBK governor Patrick
Njoroge said in a circular. He cited Section 36( 4 ) of the Central Bank of Kenya Act which provides for setting and
publication of the CBR the lowest
charge by the CBK on loans to banks
and microfinance institutions.
The confusion on the deposit accounts, which qualify for the 7.35 per
cent interest, however, persists after
the regulator remained silent.
All lenders, except one, which had
complied with the law prior to todays
deadline had applied the CBR. Only
President Kenyattas family-owned
Commercial Bank of Africa had used
the 8.9 per cent Kenya Banks Reference
Rate, which was prior to the amended
law applied as an industry-wide base
rate, although it is not anchored in law.
Banks which charge interest rate
in excess of that prescribed by law in
contravention of Section 2 of the law
will be fined not less than Sh1 million

or on default, the chief executive will
be jailed for not less than a year under
Section 3.
Njoroge directed banks to continually file with the CBK for scrutiny,
their interest charges reports within
five working days from the end of the
month.
Accordingly, the first returns for
end of September 2016, should be submitted to CBK by October 7, 2016, the
CBK boss said. Banks must also submit
to the CBK copies of their policies to
ensure all loan charges are disclosed to
the borrowers in line with Section 31A
of the Act.
The CBK will put in place additional measures to enhance the cost
of credit, disclosures and strengthen
the credit information sharing mechanism, it said.
WHEN EXPRESSING
GRATITUDE, DONT
FOCUS ON YOURSELF
Practising gratitude making a
deliberate point of being thankful for
the positive things in your life is
good for your happiness and wellbeing. But when we express our
gratitude to others, we tend to talk
about ourselves when we should be
thinking about them.
Often when we get help and support,
we want to talk about how the favour
made us feel: it let me relax or it
makes me happy. But expressing
gratitude shouldnt be all about you.
Helpers want to see themselves
positively and to feel understood and
cared for.
So the next time you thank someone,
try other-praising instead.
Acknowledge and validate your
benefactors actions: You go out of
your way or youre really good
at. Doing so will strengthen your
relationship with that person.
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NEWS BUSINESS
PHOTO STORY
Visa Sub Saharan
Africa Group
country manager
Andrew Torre
(centre), shows
KCB Group head
of channels, retail
banking, Dennis
Njau (right)
how the MVisa
app works as
Humphrey Maina,
a newspaper
vendor looks on
/COURTESY
THE DATA
FETE
Proctor & Gamble named

best employer in East Africa
CYNTHIA ILAKO / Proctor & Gamble was named overall winner at
the inaugural East Africa Employer of Choice 2016 Awards. The
firm was feted for creating a stimulating working environment
for its staff. The study conducted by Global Career Company
recognises best employers based on the results of a 90-question survey. P&G scooped three awards, and was second in the
development employer and local attractiveness categories.
We believe that the interests of the individual and the interests
of the company must be inseparable. People deliver the best for
their company if they follow their passion, said P&G managing
director Vivek Sunder.
13.2BN
The amount in shillings

Kenya Power
underground cabling
project will cost
It will comprise 30.71 kilometres of
220/66 kiloVolts of underground
transmission lines.
IMPROVED NETWORK
Underground
lines to reduce
power blackouts
CONSTANT MUNDA
@mundaconstant
Mombasa residents wait to be served at a Huduma centre last year /FILE
SERVICE INTEGRATION
Huduma Centres have helped

investors in counties report
Although counties have made an improvement to ease registration processes
and issuance of permits, investors still grapple with multiplication of taxes
RICHARD MUNGAI
@Richiymungai
Nairobi and Mombasa counties have

improved in property registration but
still lag behind in issuance of construction permits in good time, a new
World Bank report shows.
The Sub-National Ease of Doing
Business report launched yesterday
indicates that Huduma Centres in
most counties have benefited businesses.
The World Bank report, which surveyed 11 counties, shows the counties which host the countrys major
towns and cities have undertaken

major reforms to boost the business
environment.
The 11 counties are Busia, Isiolo,
Kakamega, Kiambu, Kisumu, Machakos, Mombasa, Nairobi, Narok, Nyeri
and Uasin Gishu.
World Bank states in the report
that Huduma Centres have helped
in facilitating business start-up and
property transfers.
All counties have improved in at
least one regulatory area between
2012 and 2016. Ten counties implemented local reforms in starting a
business, dealing with construction
permits and registering property,
states the report.
This is the third subnational report

studying business regulations affecting small to mid-size firms in Kenya.
The report measured ease of doing
business based on parameters such
as the time and processes it takes to
start a business, register property,
getting a construction permit and
enforcing contracts.
The report indicates none of the
counties performed well on all four
indicators though they made an improvement in at least one regulatory
area in the last four years.
Busia, a smaller county compared
to Nairobi and Mombasa, was ranked
first on enforcing contacts, but last on
starting a business.
Kenyan entrepreneurs face different regulatory hurdles depending on

where they do business. It is easier to
start a business in Uasin Gishu, deal
with construction permits in Kisumu,
register a property in Nairobi and enforce a contract in Busia, the report
states.
Such uneven performances across
indicators reveal opportunities for
policy-makers to share their good
practices in some areas, while learning from others how to improve in
other areas.
Although counties have made an
improvement to ease registration
processes, investors still grapple with
multiplication of taxes.
Electricity supply in Nairobi and its

environs will be more stable and reliable
in a year, upon completion of an underground cabling project, Kenya Power said
yesterday.
The project will cost Sh13.2 billion,
and will comprise 30.71 kilometres
of 220/66 kiloVolts of underground
transmission lines. The lines are being
connected to the new substation in the
City Centre near Laico Hotel from the six
66kV-line substations around Nairobi.
This will create a redundant network
which will be switched on in case of an
electricity interruption on the overhead
lines.
Managing director Ben Chumo said
the underground cabling project, funded
by Chinas Exim Bank, will cut way leave
costs, vandalism, and other forms of
interference on the overhead lines.
We are focused on bringing down
system losses in our network from the
current 19 per cent to single-digit figures
in the medium term, Chumo said.
Chinas TBEA is the main contractor,
with AKS East Africa, Voacom Networks
and HK Builders as subcontractors.
The project, which was to initially start
in July, was delayed by lengthy way leave
negotiations with public institutions,
Chumo said, adding that a deal with the
Kenya Wildlife Services is still on the
table.
I want to request for solutions particularly for those institutions so that they
appreciate and recognise that these
projects belong to the country, he said.
The earlier we agree to have these way
leaves available to KPLC, the better for
the entire country including them.
The second phase of the project,
Chumo said, will be implemented in
other parts of the country on business
case basis.
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VICTORS WORLD
WITH REUBEN GITHINJI
Do you believe Joho

is running mate
material in 2017 and
2022?
Yes: He has a huge following

especially in the Coast
region. He can deliver to any
presidential candidate.
JOSEPH NGUU
Embu
More arrested
in connection
to the botched
Mombasa terror
attack.
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Draw lessons from

disgraced leaders
and say no to graft
Outlawing daytime
smoking laudable
but hard to enforce
The Higher Education Loans Board has

over the years helped many students,
especially from poor backgrounds, to
enrol in higher institutions of learning.
But not all poor students access these
loans. This is a fund that should benefit
only the poor. Those who cant afford
to pay for their education. First, most of
us fail the integrity test by giving false
information when filling out the forms.
These lies are usually made so that one
can be considered. My plea is this; if you
can raise your tuition fee, you dont have
to apply for this loan. If you have to, give
the correct information.
Pope Francis during his maiden visit to

Kenya counselled that you cannot justify
corruption simply because everybody
was doing it. Even though the majority
speak against corruption, given a
chance, many Kenyans will not not
hesitate to use positions of influence to
gain unfair wealth in properties and cash.
However this mindset should change.
People must learn from corrupt leaders
who are now spending their old age
in courts. Most with them, politicians,
have been charged with abuse of
office; plundering public resources for
self enrichment at the expense of all.
Wouldnt it be better for them to exit
public office and retire in dignity? Some
former Cabinet ministers are not able
to appear before the courts due to poor
health. But this is the price for plundering
public resources and ruining the
countrys economy. People need to learn
lessons from these embarrassing cases
and keep off graft.
The new attempt to curb smoking

during the day is laudable and could
help cigarette smokers. If the bill goes
through, it will bring in sanity and
discipline. It particularly will protect
innocent passive smokers whose heath
is put at risk by those who smoke in
public. The proposed law by Uriri MP John
Kobando will limit smoking between 6pm
and 6am. Those who break the law will
be fined Sh100, 000. This comes at a
time when prohibition of public smoking
in Nairobi and other towns is not being
enforced. Enforcement will be key.
PETTERSON GACHUGU
Via email
PBO Act welcome,

NGOs should now be
more active, diligent
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We would like to commend Devolution

CS Mwangi Kiunjuris intention to
operationalise the Public Benefits
Organisations Act (2013) without
Amendments. The act allows for a
single framework for all public benefit
organisations, raises accountability
standards in the sector and provides
greater legal certainty for stakeholders.
This is a step in the right direction for
the sector. It will provide an enabling
environment for the NGOs and other
CBOs and complement government
efforts in providing services to the
people. These services include
agriculture, civic education, health,
water, education, environmental
conservation and climate change,
human rights protections, gender
balance,development and poverty
eradication, among others. With this
progress, I call upon NGOs and other
CBOs to be more active , diligent and
conduct themselves with dedication.
STEPHEN CHEBOI
NGOs Council of Kenya.
ONWONGA YABESH
Track record not

bribing delegates
will win elections
FELIX OYIEGO
With the ongoing political realignments

in the country, every politician is trying
his or her best to survive in 2017. This
was evident during the Jubilee Party
launch and ODMs 10th anniversary at
the weekend. Politicians spent large
amounts of money to ferry and pay
delegates to show their influence. But
the question that comes up. Is there any
need to pay or bribe delegates to attend
party functions? This shows they have
Gospel musician Bahati did nothing wrong not done what they were expected to
by seating in President Uhuru Kenyattas
do to earn that support and following. As
seat during the launch of the Jubilee Party. it turns out, governor and MCA positions
In my opinion, the President was wearing
are the ones that have attracted many
just one of his many hats. In this case,
hopefuls because of access to devolved
he was the leader of the new party. The
funds. Leaders must understand that
artists were invited to entertain. So when
their constituents elected them to be
Bahati performed his hit song Mama, he
attended to, not for their selfish gains.
did it in a unique way. He chose to sit near
During this campaign period, it shouldnt
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, as popularly matter how many followers a politician
known, Mama wa Taifa. His actions did
has paid or the promises he or she will
not in any way put the presidency or the
make. It is what they have done since
Presidents security at risk.
2013 that matters.
Bahati did nothing

wrong by sitting in
Presidents seat
BRIAN MUTORO
NJIRU NJOKA
Embu
Via email
Kisii
Via email
No: He is not fit to be

a running mate. In his
speeches, he sounds
and appears to be very
combativeand violent.Such
character traits dont have a
place in modern politics.
EDWIN OTIENO
Maseno University
No: Although Joho is

popular in the Coast, this
popularity is not spread
acrosss the country. He
cannot therefore play a
unifying factor. He needs to
market himself beyond his
region.
TIMOTHY MUCHANGI
Embu
No: He appears and seems

to be very biased and
selfish. He is always on the
opposition side no
matter what the
government has done
whether good or bad. He
should be objective.
MERCY MUSYOKA
Embu
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Neglect of medical staff

in the counties appalling
Communications consultant and university lecturer
Its a trap for gullible politicians, rekindling the politics of patronage and handouts perfected during the 24 years of Nyayo rule.
It is a throwback to the Kanu years of weakening the opposition
ne thing that emerged from yesterdays

State House Summit on Health is that
while public hospitals have received state
of the art equipment, medical staff remain
neglected.
While the Ministry of Health had a lot to
say about newly acquired cancer machines,
doctors, nurses and clinical officers narrated
experiences at the hands of authorities that
do not seem to care.
Doctors arrive at a station willing and ready
to serve but are disillusioned two years later
when their salaries are delayed by several
months and governors, who now oversee
health management in the counties, are
dismissive of their grievances.
This has resulted in many strikes to demand
better pay and working conditions. There is
a strike currently going on at the Kakamega
Hospital and, instead of listening to their
grievances, the county government has
declared the staff sacked and ordered them
to reapply for their jobs.
As much as it is important to have hospitals
well-equiped, personnel remuneration,
training and development are crucial.
THE DEVELOPMENT BAIT
HISTORICAL QUOTE
Whenever you are asked if you can

do a job, tell em, Certainly I can!
Then get busy and find out how to do
it.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The youngest man to serve as US President, he was

sworn in on September 14, 1901, after William McKinley
succumbed to gunshot wounds inflicted by an anarchist in
Buffalo.
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overnor Alfred Mutua of the Maendeleo Chap

Chap Movement is yet to board the Jubilee
development juggernaut, even as politicians who
think like him scramble for the carrot. Budalangi
MP Ababu Namwamba is yet to find landing space,
even as Jubilee makes a pitch for politicians who
crave development.
Jubilee wants these development-conscious MPs to
board the wagon when there is still time and space. A
number of the party-hopping MPs, some with records
of misusing the National Government Constituencies
Development Fund, scrambled for space in the Jubilee
house of development. The MPs claim Jubilee holds the key
to their constituencies development. Never mind their
legislative role in approval of the national budget.
Defecting governors have also fallen for the Jubilee
development bait, even though they control billions of
shillings annually from the National Treasury. Kwales
Salim Mvurya quit ODM to seek development in Jubilee.
Marsabits Ukur Yatani and Bungomas Kenneth Lusaka
have discovered the highway to development.
The development-conscious governors control about
Sh7 billion, allocated directly as counties annual share
of the national revenue. This money is defined by the
constitution and is party-blind. The devolved governments
also retain local revenues.
The defectors spokesman Kilifi North MP Gideon
Mungaro confessed during the Saturday parade at Kasarani,
I used to be on the other side, but we have seen what the
President and his deputy have done for this country in
terms of development. We do not want to be left behind.
Namwamba hopped out of ODM, where he was
secretary general, in July but he is yet to find his bearings
in the confused political landscape. He left for want of
love. The man wanted recognition beyond what he had.
He is still stranded, apparently running out of choices that
could guarantee him anything close to the visibility he once
enjoyed in ODM as a top party official.
The choices include the freedom to return to ODM, after
discovering he is now a general without troops as well.
Namwambas fellow voyeurs have since made up their
minds, after weeks of wandering and wondering.
Funyula MP Paul Otuoma, Namwambas temporary

co-driver while the defection limelight lasted, has since
changed his mind. The former ODM Busia county chairman
has retreated into eloquent silence. Otuma has declared he
will not follow a general without direction, a strategy and
bullets. He knows he is safer guarding his political career in
ODM - the dominant party in Busia.
The Third Force, which Namwamba peddles to spite
ODM, is booked and locked. Ekuro Aukot, former secretary
of the defunct Committee of Experts that worked on the
final draft of the 2010 constitution, is flying the Third-way
Alliance Kenya banner. For now, anything third is out of
reach for the lonely Namwamba.
After luring the Budalangi MP out of ODM as DP
William Ruto claimed, Jubilee does not seem to have room
in its party development budget for sulky party hoppers.
The grinning man has since slowed down on his idea of
Mulembe Consciousness as well.
Sirisia MP John Waluke did
not want to wait for the elusive
Mulembe Consciousness or
the troubled Third Force to
land and provide opportunity
S
for development. Waluke has
jumped on the Jubilee wagon,
which is said to be headed
in the general direction of
development.
While defecting MPs are
citing development and
marginalisation of their people
to justify their defection, the
opposition has a different
narrative. The opposition
maintains its devolution,
which is working. This Jubilee
development is a trap for gullible politicians.
The bait rekindles the politics of patronage and handouts,
perfected during the 24 years of the Nyayo rule. This
other development is a throwback to the Kanu years of
weakening the opposition. These MPs have fallen for the
politics of brown envelopes.
JUBILEE WANTS
DEVELOPMENT
-CONSCIOUS MP TO
BOARD THE WAGON
WHEN THERE IS STILL TIME AND SPACE.
SOME WITH RECORDS
OF MISUSING CDF
HAVE SCRAMBLED
FOR SPACE
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AGNES ZANI
DAUDI MWENDA
Acting ODM secretary general
Political commentator
The ground is shifting in

Ukambani and hes in danger
of being politically isolated
ODM has been consistent in its stand for positive change.

That is why we are not tempted to completely rebrand. Our
political ideals and the desires of Kenyans converge
KALONZOS DILEMMA
he ostentatious launch of the Jubilee Party

reeled in a rich harvest of defectors. At least 40
opposition legislators jumped ship in one day in
perhaps the largest-ever political defection event
in Kenya. The bulk of the defectors came from
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyokas Lower Eastern.
They are Rachael Nyamai (Kitui South), Regina
Ndambuki (Kilome),Victor Munyaka (Machakos Town),
Kisoi Munyao (Mbooni), Joe Mutambu (Mwingi Central),
Richard Makenga (Kaiti), John Munuve (Mwingi North),
Charles Nyamai (Kitui West), Francis Mwangangi (Yatta),
Vincent Musyoka (Mwala) and Itwiku Mbai (Masinga). This
is a devastating blow to Kalonzos political fortunes. He is
now facing a massive mutiny in his Ukambani backyard.
The day has, however, been a long time coming.
Indecision on whether to quit or remain in Cord has fuelled
impatience, restiveness and anxiety amongst followers
in his backyard. Kalonzo has been in a quandary on
whether to remain and enforce an MoU with obstinate and
intransigent ODM leader Raila Odinga, or throw in the
towel. Best practices instruct him to soldier on, whilst a
gut instinct instructs him to shift alliance. The former Vice
President is a deeply tormented and conflicted man and
this state of inaction is costing him big time.
Reports that he planned to defect to Jubilee did not
come to pass. Word on the political grapevine indicated
that Jubilee had offered Wiper some political goodies in
exchange for it dumping Cord.
They are the post of National Assembly Speaker, three
Principal Secretaries and two Cabinet Secretaries positions.
Wiper would also be allocated five ambassadorial positions
and a number of parastatal appointments. Jubilee would
also fast-track key infrastructure projects, especially
dilapidated roads in Ukambani.
Recent reports attributed to Kigumo MP Jamleck Kamau
that there were talks between Kalonzo and Ford Kenyas
Moses Wetangula to defect to Jubilee are unconfirmed.
Jubilees offers are tantalising and may be difficult to resist
under the current prevailing circumstances. The ground is
shifting in Ukambani politics and unless the Wiper leader
swiftly changes political tack, he is in danger of being
politically isolated.
Despite putting on a brave face, Kalonzo must be a very
worried man. Like a duck in water he is displaying a calm
mien while paddling furiously underwater. The cause
of his discomfort is none other than the emergence of a
rejuvenated and re-energised
Deputy President William Ruto,
who has trained his eyes and
indefatigable energy on his
home turf with alarming results.
Kalonzo has limited options.
He can stubbornly hang on to
Cord and watch Jubilee cause
tectonic shifts in his backyard,
or join it. The latter is more
likely as his troops have already preceded him. The prospect
of being abandoned and left stranded in a political Siberia
is every politicians worst nightmare.
It has dawned on Kalonzo that whilst ODM/Cord leaders
were busy sitting on the tarmac in Nairobi, blowing
whistles, wearing school uniforms in public, engaging in
water fights and dancing and laughing at funerals, Jubilee
was busy in a sustained campaign in opposition strongholds
that has paid off. A harvest of 40 opposition legislators is
unprecedented anywhere in the world.
Cord has been caught flat-footed and all its leaders are
furiously fighting for their political survival with a general
election just 10 months away. If Jubilee maintains the
status quo for six months, then the ODM/Cord goose will
be cooked. It will be politically and practically impossible
for them to create an agenda and a platform on which to
launch a credible campaign.
ODM WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME
THE BULK OF
DEFECTORS TO
JUBILEE CAME
FROM HIS LOWER
EASTERN TURF
uture generations who will read Kenyas political

history during the first two decades of the 21st
century will wonder at the leaders forming and
dissolving political parties, either for capturing
or maintaining power. They will wonder whether
these politicians were ever concerned about the
issues that confronted the society and whether
the formation and disbanding of political parties were in
themselves the issues to sell to the electorate.
There is no doubt that parties are formed as vehicles for
capturing political power, but future students of Kenyan
politics will not understand why not a single ruling political
party between 2003 and 2017 lasted a full election cycle.
They will, however, have the opportunity
to examine a party that stood the test of
time ODM.
ODM this month is standing and
walking tall. We are proud to celebrate
its 10th birthday. Only the Independence
party Kanu, albeit with challenges, can
boast of a longer shelf life. Although ODM
has had several hiccups, it is proud to have
97 members in the National Assembly
and five governors, the largest bloc for any
individual party in the two coalitions that
control the house.
ODM is celebrating 10 years of existence buoyed by an
irresistible renewal to consolidate past achievements with
the principal aim of winning the 2017 general election.
We believe that the pillars upon which ODM is anchored
define Kenyans agenda. ODM is the party for Kenyans,
and Kenyans are ODM. The people of Kenya have identified
with ODM because of our consistency, certainty, and the
understanding that the party has faith in the country.
ODM has been consistent in its stand for positive change
to transform this country to one that every Kenyan can take
pride in. Our 2007 and 2013 elections manifestos testify
to our stand on education, employment, health, social

welfare, security, human rights and a host of political and
economic statements that can deliver this country.
That is why we are not tempted to completely rebrand
because we are certain that our political ideals and the
desire of the Kenyan population converge. Ten years ago,
when we launched ODM, we proposed that the future of
the nation lay with devolution.
During the 2007 campaigns, party flagbearer Raila
Odinga pledged he would allocate 60 per cent of the
national budget to grassroots development if elected. Our
opponents, and the real beneficiaries of the old order,
labelled us socialists, yet their approach had not only
failed to liberate Kenyans, but it had also
contributed to the neglect of large parts of
Kenya.
Our vision has been vindicated by the
establishment of the county governments.
Kenyans have seen devolution at work. They
have watched ugatuzi bring forth leadership
talents that could not be expressed within a
centralised system. They have seen projects
implemented in the counties, bringing many
people to the marketplace, which was a
mirage in the old system. They can now easily
access government services.
Kenyans support ODM today because of our longheld conviction that devolution is workable. Even those
politicians who have abandoned us can bear testimony to
the fact that ODM has the best intentions for this country.
ODM has always been committed to laying the ground
that would help unlock the potential of every citizen so that
everyone can meaningfully participate in the development
of the land. We shall not waver until Kenyans unleash their
creative energies for their well-being. We shall move with
the Kenyan people in this journey. Ten years later, ODMs
achievements speak for themselves.
ODM IS THE PARTY FOR

KENYANS, AND KENYANS
ARE ODM. THE PEOPLE
IDENTIFY WITH IT
BECAUSE OF OUR
CONSISTENCY AND
FAITH IN THE COUNTRY
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SEEKING A CLEAN BILL OF HEAL

Its been over 200 days since the Rapid Results Initiative was launched, but only a fraction of what was promised has been delivered
BY DIANA WANGARI
@diana1wangari
On February 19, the Ministry of

Health held a consultative forum with
the National Assembly committee, in
which the ministry sought to embark
on a Rapid Results Initiative in the
next 100 days, promising to deliver
key services to Kenyans.
These promises included:
To increase access to social health
insurance, NHIF plans to register 500
households per county. This will see
117,500 poor people registered and
189,370 elderly and persons living
with severe disabilities.
To increase critical care services
in the country, the Kenyatta National
Hospital will set up two critical care
units; each with five beds. This will
help reduce death among patients
with critical ailments. We will also
distribute 100 ICU beds across the
country.
To increase student enrollment at
the Kenya Medical Teaching College,
to open four new colleges in the next
100 days in Iten, Rachuonyo, Molo and
Othaya.
Kemsa Logistics Management
Information System will be rolled out
in 20 counties to enable them order
health commodities online. This has
already been done in 27 counties.
To enhance consumer protection,
the Kenya Medical Practitioners
Board and the Pharmacy and Poisons
Board will come up with an SMS code
that will enable the public to know
whether their healthcare service
providers are duly registered.
To further protect the gains in
the reduction of HIV and reduce the
current burden, the ministry will test
750,000 clients and put 25,000 people
on anti-retrovirals (ARVs).
To enable people living with
disabilities to access benefits such as
tax exemptions, and NHIF cover, the
ministry will register 30,000 people
with disabilities in the next 100 days.
To improve access to health
services in the slums, the ministry
shall establish portable clinics in
100 identified sites in Nairobi, Nyeri,
Thika, Kisumu, Mombasa, Kilifi,
Eldoret, Nakuru, Nanyuki, Kitale,
Nyahururu, Machakos and Kericho.
To reduce malaria morbidity and
mortality, the ministry will distribute
six million mosquito nets in malaria
prone regions. In addition, the
ministry shall distribute 11 million
doses of antimalarial drugs and train
6,000 health workers on malaria case
management.
To reduce the TB burden, the ministry shall put 20,000 patients on TB
treatment in the next 100 days.
To deal with the current burden of
cancer, the ministry shall set up five
cancer centers in Nakuru, Kisumu,
Nyeri, Mombasa and Kisii and expand
the Cancer treatment Centre at the
Moi Teaching and Referral hospital as
well as Kenyatta National Hospital in
the next 18 months.
To enhance coordination between
the National and County governments

the ministry shall hold quarterly intergovernmental forums
Many were skeptical to say the least,
as this was an ambitious plan especially if one was to consider the 100
day period in which they were to be
executed.
Were these actually practical? Were
the targets realistic? What would be
the impact? Others would have argued
that it might have been better to pace
this plans, not only for the sake of implementation but to ensure efficiency
and sustainability. After all, what was
the point of having of having portable clinics, if there was no supporting
plan to fuel them? What was the use
of putting TB patients on treatment if
there was no follow up to ensure that
they were actually taking their medication? Would it make sense to have
critical care units or cancer centres, if
there was recurrent shortage of drugs,
broken down equipment and with the
doctors striking for what appeared to
be every other month and the nurses
right in tow on alternate months?
All the same, the Ministry of Health,
through the Kenya Health Policy
20142030 and the Kenya Health
Sector Strategic and Investment Plan
July 2014June 2018, laid out elaborate plans towards the commitment
to providing equitable, affordable

and quality health care of the highest
standard to all Kenyans through the
Constitution 2010 under the Bill of
Rights. And according to the Ministerial Strategic plan, it aims to support
the achievement of the objectives of
the Vision 2030 of transforming the
country into a globally competitive
and prosperous middle-income nation with a high quality of life by 2030.
Its been over 200 days since the
consultative forum, and one has to
wonder how many of the above laid
out plans have been achieved? And
if not, what were the challenges or,
as some might preferentially state,
stumbling blocks?
One challenge and certainly, a
thought that might have gone unstated
amongst skeptics, would have been
that of resources. More specifically, the
RESOURCE ALLOCATION IS
NOT AS STRAIGHTFORWARD
AS MANY WOULD LIKE TO
THINK... AS WE LAY OUT PLANS,
ACCOUNTABILITY IS ALSO A
CRITICAL STEP.
cost of providing health care services

with so many competing programs, all
under one roof health.
Taking a more general view of the
Kenya Health Sector Strategic Plan
(KHSSP) III which utilised the One
Health Model tool for the medium
term to long term ( 3-10 years)
strategic planning in the health sector
at national level. It estimates the
costs of health service delivery and
health systems as related to the public
sector. The health sector is projected
to cost US$13,142 million (Sh1,103
billion) over the period from fiscal
year 2013/14 to 2017/18. During the
years KHSSP III is to be implemented,
the annual cost of the health sector is
projected to increase by 33 per cent.
This year, Cabinet approved a Sh2
trillion, 2016- 2017 budget plan of
which the health sector will receive
Sh60.269 billion, compared to Sh59
billion in the 2015/2016 budget. This
was certainly a welcome increase with
Health Permanent Secretary Nicholas
Muraguri saying that it would cater
for a number of strategic health
interventions that the ministry is
implementing.
Why then would anyone argue that
financial resources would be an issue?
Simply because, despite it all, they
continue to argue that there might not
be enough left if one was to consider

the breakdown.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry
Rotich said of the Sh60 billion this
year that Sh29.09 billion would go to
recurrent expenditure and Sh31.18billion to development expenditure.
Sh4.29 billion will go to the
free maternity programme while
Sh4.50 billion will cater for medical
equipment for 98 hospitals. Sh8.8
billion will go to Kenyatta National
Hospital, Sh4.8 billion to the Moi
Teaching and Referral Hospital and
Sh1.7 billion to the Kenya Medical
Research Institute.
A further Sh2.74 billion will cater
for the allowances of intern doctors,
degree nurses and clinical officers.
In addition, Sh1.39 billion was
earmarked for the universal health
care coverage in addition to Sh900
million for free primary health care;
Sh500 million will go towards social
health protection for the old and
physically disabled and Sh500 million
will go towards establishing clinics in
low income and hard to reach areas.
The truth of the matter is that
resource allocation is not as
straightforward as many would like
to think and as a reformed skeptic
might argue that as we lay out plans,
accountability is also a critical step.
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CHILDRENS WELFARE
Has funding for health increased?
The plight of the intersex child
BY LEO MUTUKU
@C_Leo_patra
In the past couple of weeks, Kenyas

spending on health has come into focus through media coverage of newly launched initiatives, such as the
transfer of the free maternal healthcare project to NHIF, and the Universal Health Coverage in Africa side
event at the Ticad conference.
Many facts and figures have been
cited as proof of progress in meeting
health priorities. CoastWeek.com,
for instance, reported that according to the Treasury CS Henry Rotich,
the government has allocated US$60
million to health in 2016-17. Deputy President William Ruto further
claimed that Kenya has increased
investment in health by 55 per cent.
PesaCheck has researched the
issue, with input from the International Budget Partnership in Kenya,
and finds that both claims made on
Kenyas investment in healthcare are
FALSE for the following reasons:
The media coverage on CS Rotichs
remarks is FALSE. In fact, the budget documents reveal that actually
Sh60.3 billion shillings, or approximately USD600 million at prevailing
exchange rates, has been allocated to
health. We attribute this erroneous
reporting either to a typo or a miscalculation in converting to foreign

currency.
The DPs claim is also FALSE.
Scrutiny of different budgetary documents reveals that in fact, the 201617 health allocation of Sh60.3 billion
when compared to the allocation
made by the Jubilee government in
2013-14 is actually a 61 per cent increase from Sh37.5 billion.
When further compared to the
2014-15 budget, the Sh60.3bn represents a 27 per cent increase from
Sh47.4 billion. Finally, when this
years allocation is compared to
last years budget, (Sh59.18 bn), the
amount represents only a 2 per cent
increase.
Given the ambiguity on what the
increase in investment was pegged
on, and depending on the baseline
year given, this claim is not true, as
proven by the figures. Assuming a
baseline year of 2013-14, the DPs
claim represents an underestimate
by 6 per cent.
This report was written by PesaCheck Fellow Leo Mutuku, who is
co-founder and chief executive at
a data-science consultancy in Nairobi. PesaCheck is East Africas first
fact-checking initiative.
BY JOHN CHIGITTI
@chigiti1
Kenya is ahead of many African

countries after South Africa when it
comes to opening up the conversation
around the intersex, and we must all
protect and promote the rights of the
intersex under Article 3 and 20 of the
constitution.
Whenever an intersex child is born,
the whole family is obviously troubled
and affected. A host of legal and social
issues arise. The parents have to
grapple with questions like the name,
the sex, the future, etc., of the intersex
child. Some parents accept the child as
they are. Others treat these children as
a curse or a taboo baby, and abandon
or kill them. Others keep them in hiding,
while many opt to take them to hospital,
where they undergo surgeries to make
them conform to either male or female
gender.
All this time, the innocent child does
not have the capacity to appreciate
whats happening. It is a very difficult
time for the family.
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The Persons Deprived of Liberty Act
2014 provides that an intersex means
a person certified by a competent
medical practitioner to have both
male and female reproductive organs.
Although this definition is extremely
shallow, it offers legal recognition of
the intersex members our society,
irrespective of whether they are
citizens or not.
However, The Children Act does not
define the intersex child. It, however
defines a child and what amounts to
parental responsibility.
Luckily, the Act does not make
any distinction when it comes to the
children. All children are equal. We must
then consider the intersex child to be
part of the children who must benefit
from the provisions of the Act, since
they are human beings.
Section 4 of the Act provides for the
best interest of the child principle. This,
no doubt, includes the intersex child.
The constitution has provided, in
Article 53, for the best interest of the
child principle, and specifically offers
insulation for all children. This must be
read to include intersex children.
Children have a host of rights, which
include the right to privacy and bodily
integrity and autonomy. On the other
hand, the parents have rights over the
children and they are supposed to make
decisions for the child.
Where do the two competing rights
meet? How are the parents and the
guardians of intersex children supposed
to exercise parental responsibility? How
SOME PARENTS ACCEPT THE

CHILD AS THEY ARE. OTHERS
TREAT THESE CHILDREN AS
A CURSE OR A TABOO BABY,
AND ABANDON OR KILL THEM.
OTHERS KEEP THEM IN HIDING,
WHILE MANY OPT TO TAKE
THEM TO HOSPITAL, WHERE
THEY UNDERGO SURGERIES.
far can they stretch so as not to violate

the rights of their intersex children? The
approach to the legal dynamics is very
different when dealing with children of
a category like the intersex.
We must start interrogating
questions like:
1. Whether or not intersex children
are entitled to special protection.
2. Whether or not there is a need for
data to be collected on intersex children.
3. Whether or not there is a need to
carry out the corrective surgeries.
4. Whether or not we need
special guidelines to govern medical
procedures performed on intersex
children whenever there is a medical
emergency.
CORRECTIVE SURGERY
We have no idea how many intersex
children there are in Kenya. We need
data so as to offer protection them.
Children who are born intersex are
exposed to unnecessary corrective
surgeries in the name of correcting
their genitalia. Do we need to subject
them to the surgical knives?
The society, parents and doctors
must understand the implications and
consequences of the operations. Are
the religious leaders addressing the
issue of the intersex child? Information
will be the power that will help us
protect and promote the rights of these
children. We need data and legislation.
I believe we need a legislative
structure that will insulate and protect
the intersex children from unwanted,
painful and irreversible surgeries,
which, are otherwise nothing less
than intersex genital mutilation. Such
legislation will go a long way in ensuring
there are no illegal surgeries carried
out on the innocent children. The law
must ensure that these children enjoy
equal benefit of the law, as guaranteed
under the constitution at Article 27. The
parents and the guardians will then
be in a position to exercise parental
responsibility in a manner that does not
expose them to future lawsuits.
The UN has tightened its noose
on the countries subjecting innocent
children to these operations. The
Chilean and French governments were
recently under the radar over the issue
at the UN.
In appreciating the need to protect
intersex children, the Kenyan courts
have embraced the plight of the
intersex child. In a judgment delivered
on December 5 last year by Justice
Isaac Lenaola (in Petition No.266 of
2013, Baby A Vs Then AG and otherswww.kenyalaw.org), the judge issued
the following directions, among others:
1. The AG shall submit to this court
within 90 days of this judgment
information related to the organ, agency
or institution responsible for collecting
and keeping data related to intersex
children and persons, generally.
2. The AG shall also file a report
to this court within 90 days on the
status of a statute regulating the place
of intersexual as a sexual category
and guidelines and regulations for
corrective surgery for intersex persons.
The Registration of Births and Deaths
Act has no room for the intersex. I
believe Parliament has also opened up
the conversation on the rights of the
intersex.
Let us engage in the conversation as
we create room for these children under
Article 10 and 260 of the constitution.
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AGRA@10 PHOTO EXHIBITION T
(+) MISS WORLD KENYA

2016 COCKTAIL LAUNCH
he
Rockefeller
Foundation
launched a photo exhibition to
honour the Alliance for a Green
Revolution in Africa (Agra) as it
marked its 10 year anniversary.
The exhibition Shared Success: An
Agriculture Transformation @10
was
officially opened by David Rockefeller Jr at
the National Museum of Kenya on Tuesday
evening. The exhibition showcases the
journey of African agriculture in the last ten

years through photographs that share the
stories of smallholder farmers.
In attendance were dignitaries including
Rockefeller Foundation Africa MD Mamadou
Biteye, AU Commissioner, Rural Economy and
Agriculture, Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, former
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, former
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and
Agra board chair Strive Masiyiwa.
1. Former Nigerian
President Olusegun
Obasanjo. 2. AU
Commissioner Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, The Rockefeller
Foundation president Dr Judith Rodin
and Agra president
Dr Agnes Kalibata.
3. USAid chief team
leader, Office of
Economic Growth,
Mark Carrato, The
Rockefeller Foundation YieldWise
director Rafael Flor
and his wife Inclusive finance consultant Ezgi Ucaner.
4. Susan Rockefeller and David
Rockefeller Jr with
Dr Judith Rodin and
former TZ President
Jakaya Kikwete.
5. Photographers
Mwangi Kirubi of
Click and Kate Holt
of Arete. 6. Rockefeller Foundation
Africa MD Mamadou
Biteye, Kikwete and
Agra board chair
Strive Masiwe.
he Miss World Kenya 2017

search was launched on
Saturday evening at the
Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel
in Nairobi.
Sponsored by gaming platform
mCHEZA, this years theme was Going
Digital.
Among the notable guests present
during the event were Gender Affairs

PS Zeinab Hussein, Kiambu county
first lady Philomena Kabogo, Keroche
Foundation CEO Njoki Karuoya,
mCHEZA chief executive officer
Peter Karimi, businesswoman Esther
Passaris and Miss World Kenya
Franchise director and Ashleys CEO
Terry Mungai.
/Courtesy
1. mCHEZA spokesperson Julie Gichuru with Ashleys Kenya CEO Terry Mungai.
2. Keroche Foundation CEO Njoki Karuoya with Passionprofit Limited founder
Frida Owinga. 3. Sports, Culture and Arts Ministrys Saima Ondimu with mCHEZA
CEO Peter Karimi. 4. Kiambu county first lady Philomena Kabogo and executive
commitee member Esther Wanjiru. 5. Gender PS Zeinab Hussein with UN
Resident Coordinator Siddharth Chatterjee. / MOSES MWANGI
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COUNTIES
COUNTIES NAIROBI
WE NOW EARN INCOME
Youth praise legislator for

helping them in business
Some youth living with disability in Westlands have
praised area MP Timothy Wanyonyi for helping jobless
youth start businesses. Speaking in Kangemi during a
youth meeting, they said the legislators Mradi Mtaani
Initiative gave them equipment they are using to earn
a living. They were led by youth leaders Livingstone
Sande and Evans Ochieng. His Mradi Mtaani Initiative
that involved giving youth motorcycles, shoe shine
stalls, and car wash machines has helped us get
money. We are happy with this initiative and we will
vote in young leaders to work with him, Ochieng said.
REVENUE COLLECTION
BRACE FOR DRY TAPS
Residents to lack water

for two days water firm
Without e-pay, county

would have lost millions
City residents should brace themselves for water

shortage after the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage
Company announced it will shut down Ngethu water
treatment plant on Thursday at 6am to Friday 6pm.
MD Philip Gichuki said the firm wants to instal the Gigiri
reservoirs outlet valve, which was under repair. This
will be coupled with scheduled annual maintenance
works at Ngethu treatment plant, he said in a
statement yesterday. We request all customers in
the affected areas to use their stored water sparingly
during the period of interruption, he said.
The Nairobi government has collected Sh12 billion

through the electronic payments system since it was
launched in 2014. In a statement, City Hall said the
county would have lost a lot of cash if it did not use the
electronic system. Electronic payment was introduced to
reduce human handling of cash. The system run by JamboPay and commonly known as eJijiPay has collected
parking fees, business licence fees and land rates. Other
fees paid through the system are construction permits,
rentals, market cess, health licenses, regularisation and
liquor fee.
Kileleshwa MCA
Elias Okumu,
Nairobi Governor
Evans Kidero
and Waithaka
MCA Anthony
Kiragu during
a workshop
on county bills
and motions at
Voyager Hotel
in Mombasa
yesterday
/ JOHN CHESOLI
CLAMP BUILDINGS, FORCE THEM TO PAY
State owes city Sh62 billion,

Kidero demands payment
When counties owe the national government, the state uses unorthodox tactics to get
paid. But it is not paying its arrears in devolved units, the governor says
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The national government owes City

Hall Sh62 billion from land rates,
parking fees and operating licences.
Governor Evans Kidero yesterday
said the state does not intend to pay up,
but the city will force it to clear debt.
The City Hall Committee on Implementation will come up with stringent
measures to compel the national government to pay the debt, he said.
The national government doesnt
pay for revenues, havent been, will

not pay. They dont pay for car parking
and land they have grabbed from us,
Kidero said.
He spoke as he officially opened the
Select Committee on Implementation
workshop in Mombasa. It is attended
by executive members in charge of departments.
We want to put up a legal mechanism to force them to pay, Kidero
said.
They are not paying but when counties owe them, the national government has often used unorthodox tactics to force counties to pay up, he said.
When they want to force us to pay,

they go and close our accounts. If we
have not paid our electricity bills, they
just switch us off. We cannot do that to
them, we cannot close their Treasury
accounts, the governor said.
The states debt has hampered services, he said.
City Hall will not beg for the money
contrary to a proposal by an MCA to
petition the government to pay. Kidero
added.
The Nairobi chief said they want to
clamp buildings to force institution to
clear their debts.
Kidero also said Nairobi has 6,000
dormant workers whom its struggling to lay off. The county has a total
13,000 workers.
The dormant workers, Kidero said,
lost their jobs with the inception of
county governments.
On examination, we found more
than half of them we dont know
where they are but they are on our
payroll. They dont have a job to do
because jobs have changed over the
years, he said.
A formula must be derived to get rid
of floating workers, Kidero said.
Seventy-eight per cent of Sh1.4 billion monthly income pays salaries.
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PHOTO STORY
ARRESTED
Woman accused of
stabbing husband
to death over SMS
Nyandarua
woman
representative
Wanjiku Muhia
(C) is rewarded
with a lamb
and a cockerel
by residents
of Gathundia
village,Tumaini.
She was
rewarded
for good
representation
in the National
Assembly and
development
Police in Ol Kalou are holding a

mother of one who allegedly stabbed
her husband to death. Rachael
Mugure, a teacher who operates a
grocery in Bankers estate, is said to
have stabbed the 35-year-old man
on Sunday night after they quarreled
over SMSs. Nyandarua Central OCPD
Wilson Kosgei said the deceased,
whose name was not given, was
reading messages on his phone. This
made Mugure jittery and a quarrel
ensued. She walked out of the house
and returned a few minutes later, then
took a kitchen knife. An exchange
ensued and Mugure allegedly stabbed
her husband in the chest. Neighbours
took the man to the JM Memorial
Hospital, where he was pronounced
dead on arrival.
NAMES MIX-UP
/ JOHN WAINAINA
KIAMBU GOVERNOR RACE
Kabogo does projects as rivals

go to grassroots, door-to-door
Those in the race include incumbent Kabogo, Kabete MP Waititu, John Mugwe and
former National Bank manager Gakuru Kanyanja. Nyoro is also expected to vie
STANLEY NJENGA
@TheStarKenya
Campaigns in Kiambu county are

shaping up and gathering pace. Governor William Kabogo faces strong
opposition from Kabete MP Ferdinard
Waititu.
Former National Bank manager Gakuru Kanyanja, who vied for the seat
in 2013, and John Mugwe have also
expressed interest in the seat. Mugwe
is the underdog in the race due to his
political inexperience.
James Nyoro, Kabogos strongest
competitor who emerged second in
2013, is expected to join the race. Some
residents say they prefer a technocrat
like him running for the seat.
The aspirants are employing different strategies to woo voters. Kabogo
has launched several infrastructure
projects and is tackling youth unemployment. He is wealthy and has the
advantage of incumbency.
Most of his efforts have been di-
rected towards improving the health

sector. Several hospitals have been upgraded and equipped. Kabogo has also
rehabilitated most county roads.
Another of his biggest achievements
is the Youth, Women and Persons with
Disability Fund, popularly known as
the Biashara Fund. Thousands have
taken loans to start small businesses.
Kabogos archrival, Waititus strategy is to interact with the residents at
the grassroots.
He has attended numerous church
services and burials, where he urges
residents to vote for him. Waititu stops
to converse with groups of youth by
the roadside.
He has declared himself the peoples champion and the voice of the
helpless.
In August, a poll conducted by Tifa
Research showed 49 per cent of Kiambu residents said they would vote for
Waititu and 22 per cent for Kabogo.
Eight per cent would vote for Nyoro.
The poll showed 44 per cent of youth
aged 18-30 support Waititu, compared
to Kabogos 25 per cent.
The two have been embroiled in a

war of words, questioning each others
academic credentials.
Kanyanja has started a door-to-door
campaign to convince voters. He has
started campaigns in Gatundu, from
where he plans to expand to the rest of
the county. He targets different groups
to push his manifesto.
Mugwe, a trained electrical engineer and a former UN employee, has
also been visiting churches, asking for
votes.
He is working with various public
forums agitating for a change in governance.
Waititus endorsement of Water CS
Eugene Wamalwa to run for Nairobi
governor gave Kabogo a chance to fight
him.
The governor mobilised his allies in
Nairobi, led by Senator Mike Sonko,
and urged Kiambu residents not to
vote for Waititu.
During a political rally in Ruiru,
they branded him a political opportunist. Waititu has, however, an upper
hand because of his closeness with the
Jubilee Party.
It is said President Uhuru Kenyatta has a soft spot for him. Waititu has
been a frequent guest at the Presidents functions.
Some Kiambu residents say neither
Kabogo nor Waititu is best suited to
lead the county. They say a formidable third force would likely be a better
choice.
(+) NO FAVOURED
CANDIDATES
In June, Deputy President William Ruto
denied claims he and the President
are favouring candidates for Kiambu
governor. He said there is no bad
blood between him and Kabogo,
despite the governor saying he will
not automatically receive support
from Mt Kenya in 2022. You have the
votes, therefore, you have the power
to choose your leader, Ruto said. He
said Kabogo meant he has to look for
the votes.
Soldier retires to
chisel and hammer
after 26 years of
service
A 45-year-old former military officer
wants the government to help him
access his retirement benefits, 10 years
after he quit. Macharia Nyingi (pictured)
said after serving for 26 years, he is
destitute and is unable to support his
family. Speaking to the Star on Monday,
he said he works at a quarry to feed his
family. Nyingi said his problems started
when he changed the names on his ID
from Jackson Thuo to Macharia Nyingi.
He said the changes were not updated.
The father of four says when he left, he
was told he could not get his benefits
because the names did not match.
Nyingi said he tried in vain to have the
Registrar of Persons rectify the mistake.
In 2013, the Registrar of Persons in
Muranga asked me for Sh40,000 to
help me change the names but I was
helpless, he said. After working at a
quarry for eight years, Nyingi said he is
optimistic the government will give him
his dues to retire from the tedious work
and comfortably support his family. It
has been difficult for me to raise school
fees for my children because what I earn
from this job is too meager, he said.
Macharias wife Julia Muthoni said she
hoped her husbands retirement benefits
would help them start a business, but
the wait continues. She said she started
making illicit brew, for which she was
arrested several times.
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COUNTIES CENTRAL
declare assets and liabilities
Bill to help voters vet

governors senator
Wamatangi says it will bar abuse of office
GEORGE MUGO
@geomugoh
SH6M PROJECT
Githurai water
shortage ends,
borehole sunk
Kizito resident
draws water at
the Sh6 million
water project
commissioned
on Friday by
Governor
William Kabogo.
The borehole
will serve
over 300,000
residents from
Githurai and
environs
/ JOHN KAMAU
Governor Kabogo says two more will be

launched, county to instal pipes to homes
The water shortage in Githurai 45 will

soon end, following the commissioning on Friday of a Sh6 million water
project by the Kiambu government to
serve 300,000 residents.
The project, in Kizito in Mwihoko
ward, will also serve Kahawa Sukari,
Kahawa Wendani and Mwihoko.
Governor William Kabogo said residents have suffered for a long time
because the few boreholes that exist
produce salty water.
I pledged to relieve mothers of the
burden of walking for long distances
in search of clean water, Kabogo said.
This is the first project in this area.
Two more are on the way.
The county chief said the county
will help residents instal pipes to their
homes to ease distribution and access.
He said his administration has made
clean water accessible to most households.
Ninety per cent of Kiambu resi-
dents enjoy access to clean drinking

water. Before devolution, it was at 45
per cent, Kabogo said. The remaining
10 per cent are mainly from semi-arid
areas and we are working round the
clock to ensure they, too, get water.
He said semi-arid areas include
parts of Ruiru, Juja, Thika and Lari.
Kabogo said the county has been
distributing water tanks there through
the Kiambu Biashara Fund. Plans to
drill them water is on course.
Water executive Esther Njuguna said
the borehole in Mwihoko can produce
30 cubic metres of water per hour. He
said Githurai has been under the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company,
hence the crisis it is facing.
Njuguna said the county has met
with Nawasco, the Athi Water Services
Board and Ruiru-Juja Water and Sewerage Company to provide water to
Githurai residents, through Rujwasco.
Soon, we will have the go-ahead.
We will drill more boreholes to ensure
every household has enough water for
domestic use, he said. The sewerage
project is almost complete and we expect it to be commissioned soon.
LEFT FOR DEAD
BEST RESOURCE
Thugs terrorise
locals of Jujas
Witeithie Estate
Support learning
of rural children,
urges educationist
Thugs armed with crude weapons

continue to terrorise residents of
Witeithie Estate in Juja, Kiambu. On
Monday night, John Waweru, 35, was
seriously injured after he was attacked
at 10pm on his way home. Waweru
suffered multiple injuries to his face and
forehead. He was also robbed Sh700.
Educationist Njuguna Burugu has

urged parents to support efforts by
well-wishers to educate rural children
in Central. He said education is the
best resource parents can give to their
children. He said on Monday in Kimende
town that motivation can help children
know the benefits of going to school.
JOHN KAMAU
@jaykayGM
Governors will be required to document all county assets and liabilities

before an election, if a bill sponsored
by Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi
goes through.
The bill will help incoming county
chiefs know the financial status of their
counties. It aims to prevent theft and
misuse of public assets and resources
during campaigns.
The Assumption of the Office of
the Governor 2016 Bill, in its second
reading, will ensure counties operate
seamlessly without hitches caused by
exit of the incumbents.
Campaigns make individuals misuse public resource and abuse their
offices and resources. This bill seeks to
provide legal protection, Wamatangi
said yesterday.
All governors will document all liabilities, assets and anything else that a
county has. The bill proposes a special

committee be formed to cross check
the list. The committee will be comprised of representatives of the county
government, MCAs, the National Assembly and officers from the Devolution ministry.
He said the documentation will be
done 90 days before the general election. This will avoid cases in which
governors allege they cannot deliver
because they are clearing debts inherited from past governments.
We want people to know the truth
when they are told there are debts. We
want to know how much and what
happened. Once we know that, we can
bear with the government that finds so
much debts and a strategy of clearing
them can be developed, he said.
Wamatangi spoke in Limuru town.
He urged senators to support the bill.
The senator said it will give residents
the opportunity to scrutinise their
county bosses.
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MODERN EQUIPMENT
CPGH to resume
open heart surgery
after lab is built
Open heart surgery at the Coast
Provincial General Hospital will resume
after a laboratory is completed, the
Mombasa government has said.
County Health director Shem Patta
on Saturday said the catheterisation lab
will have diagnostic imaging equipment
to visualise arteries and chambers of the
heart and treat abnormalities.
Last year, the hospital stopped
performing open heart surgery for lack
of enough staff and equipment.
We want to come up with a modern
cardiac centre before we resume the
surgeries, Patta said.
He spoke to the press on the sidelines
of the county public participation
forum to discuss the Finance Bill at the
Tononoka Social Hall. Patta said staff
will undergo training. Eight open heart
surgeries were performed at CPGH
last year with the help of doctors from
Kenyatta National Hospital.
SIX CANDIDATES
Two Mombasa
county officials to
run for senator
Mombasa Youth executive Mohammed
Abbas has announced he will run for
senator.
He becomes the second executive
after Tendai Mtana (Education) to
declare interest in the seat.
More than six candidates have
announced their Senate bid. Incumbent
Hassan Omar said he will run for
governor.
Abbas on Saturday said, When
the right time comes, I will make my
bid public. For now, let me serve my
people.
Governor Hassan Joho is said to be
grooming Mtana.
Mtana said he will settle for nothing
less than the Senate. Joho ally and
lawyer Mohammed Faki has declared
interest in running for senator.
NO PLEA TAKEN
3 Somali refugees in
station attack charged
Two of the three women attackers killed in foiled raid were
sisters. Their father says they left home to go shopping
CALVIN ONSARIGO AND MALEMBA MKONGO
@TheStarKenya
Two of the three women involved in

Sundays foiled attack on the Mombasa Central police station were sisters, it
has emerged.
The three were killed attempting to
storm the station. Lead investigators
termed the failed attack complex, with
the possibility of Islamic State involvement.
The sisters father said they left their
Kibokoni home on Sunday and told
him they were going to shop for Eid
Ul-Adha celebrations.
Investigators say Tasnim Fara and
Fatuma Omar changed their names
in an apparent effort to conceal their
identities.
Fara changed her name to Ramla
Hussein, while Omar changed hers to
Meimuna Abdulrahman.
The two were students at Iqra Academy but Fara transferred to Qubaa
Muslim School and sat her KCSE exam
from home last year.
She was to join the Technical University of Mombasa this year. Investigators said Omar completed her high
school studies in 2013.

Their father said the two didnt like
having their photographs taken. Police said that despite the house being a
family residence, the father did not live
with his daughters.
Meanwhile, three Somali refugees
were found at the house and arrested.
Saida Haji, Naema Ahmed and Shukri
Haji were yesterday charged with harbouring terror suspects, but they did
not take pleas for lack of a translator.
State counsel Erick Masila said one
of the refugees is deaf and needs a sign
language interpreter. Resident magistrate Emmanuel Mutunga ordered the
court to provide an interpreter and
translator.
The case will be mentioned today. It
is believed the sisters met their third
accomplice, only identified as Mariam,
in Kibokoni.
They are thereafter believed to have
assembled a petrol bomb and gone to
the police station. Mariam lived in Majengo.
The refugees were arrested in Kibokoni on Sunday.
Detectives said they are reviewing
CCTV footage of shops in the area to
find out details of what happened before the attack.

The police station does not have security cameras.
We are also going to talk to senior administrators at Qubaa Muslim
school to check if there are any vulnerable students and how well they knew
the suspects, an officer said.
The police are expected to file a
miscellaneous application asking the
court to allow them to detain the refugees for 30 days as they complete investigations.
Detectives are probing whether the
suspects were involved in planning the
terror attack. Fara was said to be the
leader of the gang.
Police said the women might have
been radicalised and helped by a local
terror cell to carry out the attack.
NGO Haki Africa yesterday urged
the families of the three slain women
to claim the bodies. Muslims have
raised concerns about the burial. According to Islam, this should be done
as soon as possible. If the families are
afraid to pick the bodies, they should
approach Haki Africa for help, executive director Khalid Hussein said.
Women killed in foiled

attack on Mombasa
Central police station
Two of three women sat their KCSE
exam recently. Investigators have
termed the attack complex, with the
possibility of Islamic State involvement.
REGULATION
State to secure
borders to stop
illegal fishing
The government is building structures
to secure borders and reduce illegal,
unregulated and unreported fishing,
Agriculture ministry director of Fisheries
Harrison Karisa (in spectacles) has said.
He said shore patrol vessel will be built
in Mombasa to monitor Kenyas territory.
Karisa spoke on Saturday after presiding
over a ceremony where the Kenya
Coastal Development Project presented
Sh2.2 million goats to the Waata
community in Taita Taveta. The project is
funded by the World Bank.
BOAT OWNERS ULTIMATUM
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Decamping to
Jubilee is political
suicide, rebels told
ODM Coast politicians who decamped to
Jubilee have committed political suicide
and will not win in the polls, deputy party
leader Hassan Joho said.
They include Governors Issa Timamy
(Lamu), Hussein Dado (Tana River) and
Salim Mvurya (Kwale) and MPs Khatib
Mwashetani (Lunga Lunga), Gideon
Mungaro (Kilifi North) and Kwale woman
representative Zainab Chidzuga.
Joho hinted he might lead a campaign
against the rebels to ensure their
reelection bids fail. He spoke in Mombasa
on Saturday during the partys 10th
anniversary. Joho said, They are not
the first leaders to decamp to the
government side. We had Najib Balala,
Chirau Mwakwere and Kazungu Kambi.
Where are they now?
THE DATA
Somali refugees Shukri Haji, Saida Haji and Naema Mohammed in a Mombasa court yesterday. The three were arrested on
Sunday in Kibokoni. They failed to take pleas for lack of a translator. The case will be heard today / MKAMBURI MWAWASI
Lamu boat owners

have given the
Kenya Maritime
Authority two
weeks to relax sea
regulations or they
say they will
withdraw their
vessels. Lamu Boat
Owners
Association
chairman Awadh
Hassan yesterday
said operators hold
street protests.
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COUNTIES COAST
THE DATA
STUDENTS UNREST
Malindi High School parents to

pay Sh22m for razed property
I received a text message from the head teacher and its shocking to be told that I
have to raise Sh108,000 for my four children, parent Barawa says
27,000
Amount in Kenya shillings

Malindi High School
parents will pay
The Malindi High School board has
directed that parents pay Sh27,000
for each student to cover the damages
caused after property was destroyed in
a fire in July.
tum students stranded
Kilifi county
commissioner
Joseph Keter
and Malindi
High School
principal Julius
Changawa at
the school in
July. They were
accompanied
by county
security and
education
officers
/ALPHONCE GARI
ALPHONCE GARI
@alphonce2011
The Malindi High School board of

management has directed parents to
pay Sh22 million for the property burnt
during last terms unrest.
The parents of each of the 700 students will have to part with Sh27,000.
The money will be used to rebuild a
dormitory, the library and buy books
that were destroyed.
The board has also said that each
student will have to clear fees and outstanding balances before they are allowed back to school. The students are
required to report back to school today.
The board also requires the students

to have new uniforms, including two
shirts, two pairs of trousers, socks,
shoes, two bedsheets and two bed covers. The decision has not been received
well by parents, who feel the board is
demanding too much money.
Parent Sanga Barawa, who has four
students at the school, said he will be
forced to pay Sh108,000. Speaking to
journalists in Malindi, Barawa, who
says he is an old boy of the school, said
the amount demanded is way too high.
I received a text message from the
head teacher and it was shocking to be
told that I have to raise Sh108,000 for
my four children and buy new items
before they are readmitted, he said.
Barawa said he wants the school to
reduce the amount to Sh10,000 for

each student.
He said he will go to court if the
school fails to listen to their grievances. Its unfortunate the management
has failed to itemise the damage before
arriving at a conclusive figure. Some
of the books the school claims were
destroyed by fire are in the hands of
students, Barawa said. He said some
parents are poor and cannot raise the
amount. He said some students are
sponsored by foreigners and it will be
difficult to explain such a scenario.
Principal Julius Changawa told the
Star on the phone they agreed on the
figure after assessing the damage, especially in the library, where all the
books were destroyed.
(+) THE SCHOOL

WAS RAZED IN JULY
Seventy-two first
year students at
the Technical University of Mombasa
are stranded after
the institution
allegedly failed
to accommodate
them. It will receive
5,000 students. But
TUM public relations officer Philip
Mbaji has denied
they left students
stranded.
WEDDING DESTINATION
Malindi High School was among

more than 100 others that had arson
incidents countrywide last term.
Principal Julius Changawa said the
fire took the institution by surprise as
there was no sign of students unrest.
Some schools were shut before the
term ended, following the destruction
of property worth millions of shillings.
In July, Education CS Fred Matiangi
said causes of school unrest were
disharmony among teachers and the
lack of commitment by managers. He
said people behind school unrest must
face the law.
UNRESOLVED GRIEVANCES
OUT OF SCHOOL
LEARNT FROM PAST MISTAKES
Taita Taveta nurses call for

strike from September 26
Schools in Basuba remain Democratic Party to back

closed for fear of insecurity Uhurus reelection in 2017
Nurses in Taita Taveta have issued a strike notice from

September 26. On Saturday, the nurses said they will go
on strike if the county government fails to address their
grievances. Kenya National Union of Nurses Taita Taveta
branch secretary Boniface Mrashui said their grievances
include pending promotions, escort allowances during
transfer of referral patients, overtime allowances,
employment of more staff, purchase of well-equipped
ambulances, paying salaries on time and transfer
allowances. He said despite several meetings with Health
officials, their grievances have not been resolved.
Schools in Basuba ward, Lamu East, remain closed over

insecurity. They include Basuba, Mangai, Milimani and
Mararani primary schools. The schools have remained
closed for the last two years, following insecurity caused
by frequent terror attacks by al Shabaab militants. At the
peak of the terror attacks in 2014 and 2015, teachers in
Basuba fled and have never returned. Many students are
now forced to trek for kilometres to the Kiunga border
town to school. There are no teachers and the bushes in
the schools are overgrown, Ware Hassan,a parent from
Milimani, said.
The Democratic Party has promised to support President

Uhuru Kenyattas reelection bid. Secretary general Jacob
Haji said the party does not have a presidential candidate.
The decision for the party not to field a presidential
candidate against President Kenyatta was agreed on by
all party members, he said. Haji said the party has learnt
from its past mistakes and they resolved to back Uhuru.
The party is not dead after former President Mwai Kibaki
retired from active politics after serving for two terms,
he said. Haji said Uhuru deserves reelection because his
track record is unquestionable.
South Coast
hotel flies couples
on honeymoon
A hotel on the South Coast is
positioning itself as a wedding
destination. The Swahili Beach Hotel has
started flying couples on honeymoon
from Uganda. General manager Jeff
Mukolwe (above) yesterday said they
have hosted seven weddings of 350
attendees, who stayed for three nights.
The serene white sandy beach is one
of the many wedding locations clients
prefer in our hotel, he said.
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COUNTIES RIFT VALLEY

Church leaders,
William ole
Ntimamas family
and residents
carry the portrait
of the former
minister during
an inter-denominational prayers
at his Motonyi
home in Narok
town on Monday
/ /KIPLANGAT KIRUI
THE DATA
16K
Pupils screened for eye

problems in Trans Nzoia
county
Some 600 of them have been found
to have eye illnesses. The programme
is geared towards early intervention for
children with special needs.Those with
eye problems were referred to Kitale
District Hospital.
READY TO RACE
Wesley Korir jumps

to JP, to face off
with Kutuny
Cherangany MP Wesley Korir has
defected to the Jubilee Party.
Korir was elected as an independent
candidate in 2013.
On Saturday, he was among those
paraded by Jubilee as among key
defectors who joined the new outfit.
The entry of the Boston Marathon
Champion to Jubilee has set the
stage for a major political duel in the
cosmopolitan constituency with State
House Adviser Joshua Kutuny also
announcing he will stand for MP.
Kutuny is a close ally of President Uhuru
Kenyatta and and the front runner in the
contest.
RECOGNISE MAASAI RIGHTS CHAMPION
Rename varsity after

Ntimama, urges MP
Metito proposes Ntimama Maasai Mara University to recognise his efforts

KIPLANGAT KIRUI
@KiplangatKirui
Kajiado South MP Katoo ole Metito has

suggested that Maasai Mara University in Narok be renamed in honour of
former Cabinet minister William ole
Ntimama.
]The proposed name is Ntimama Maasai Mara University.
Metito said this will recognise the
efforts of the former Narok North MP
in fighting for the Maasai community.
Ntimama died on September 1 in his
Melili home and will be buried today.
The MP was responding to the pleas
by leaders who wanted the university
be named after the Maasai kingpin.
He spoke during inter-denomina-
tional prayers for Ntimama at his Motonyi home in Narok town on Monday.
In attendance were Cord leader Raila Odinga, Governors David Nkedianye
(Kajiado) and Samuel Tunai (Narok),
Narok Senator Stephen Ntutu.
Also present were MPs Elijah Memusi (Kajiado Central), Gideon Konchellah (Kilgoris), Ken Kiloku (Narok East),
Korei ole Lemein (Narok South), Moitalel ole Kenta (Narok North), Patrick
Ntutu (Narok West) and Soipan Kudate
(Narok Woman representative).
The locals can petitione the National Assembly and the matter taken
to the Education committee for consideration. They will write a report
before bringing the motion to the floor
of the House. Once adopted and approved, it will be sent to Education CS
for action, Metito said.
NO PAY FOR LAZY CONTACTORS
He said another other option is for the residents to directly petition the Education CS who can issue a directive
for a change of the name. Cord leader Raila Odinga urged
the Narok people to conserve the Mau forest in honour of
Ntimama.
(+) RENAMING INSTITUTIONS

AFTER FAMOUS POLITICIANS
The National Assembly is debating a motion that seeks
to rename the Kitale Technical Training Institute in Trans
Nzoia county to Wamalwa Kijana University of Science and
Technology. The motion is sponsored by Kiminini MP Chris
Wamalwa. Muranga county renamed its new eye and dental
hospital after Kenneth Matiba. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga
University, Kenyatta University, Jomo Kenyatta University
of Science and Technology, Masinde Muliro University of
Science and Technology and Moi University are all named after
politicians.
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SECURITY
FRESH TALKS DEMANDED
State to hire 2,000 reservists in October

to end banditry in North Rift - IG Boinnet
Blow to geothermal energy drilling after

Ngati farmers annul sale of 1,200 acres
More than 2,000 police reservists will be recruited starting in October and they will be
deployed in the North Rift region to fight banditry. Inspector General of Police Joseph
Boinnet said they will be hired under a plan to end cattle rustling once and for all.
Boinnet spoke after an extensive tour of the Kerio Valley at the weekend.
He said the government will also deploy three armoured personnel carriers for the
security personnel working in the area.
We already have two APCs on the ground and we will deploy one more soon,
Boinnet said.
He was accompanied by Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen and
Governor Alex Tolgos. He said banditry was perpetrated by a few individuals and not
communities. Its those few individuals we have to deal with and not communities,
he said.
Efforts to drill more geothermal energy wells in the Narasha area of Naivasha have
suffered a major setbackafter farmers from the Ngati Cooperative in Maella annulled
the sale of their 1,200 acres to KenGen. The members said they will not allow KenGen
to drill on the disputed land saying they were not involved by the previous directors.
They now want the power-generating company to hold fresh talks in purchasing the
land.
This emerged when the new directors of the land-buying company were ushered
into office in a meeting in Maella trading center. Last year, the farmers threw out their
directors for selling their land in a deal shrouded in mystery. Each of the more than
800 members receiving Sh415,000.
Area MCA Kariuki Mujinga said they are ready to renogiate with KenGen over the
parcel of land.
West Pokot
Governor Simon
Kachapin has told
contractors to ensure the projects
are completed in
time. All projects
that have been
prioritised must be
completed within
this year, he said.
He said the county
has set aside funds
for projects and
they did not want
them to be delayed
by lazy contractors.
He spoke at
Bendera Centre
when he laid a
foundation stone of
a Sh12 million
market project.
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TOOK POISON
SECURITY CONCERN
Form four student

commits suicide
over fee arrears
Bahati wrong to sit

on Uhurus chair,
force him to dance
A student in Marakwet East has committed suicide allegedly over school

fees arrears. The 17-year-old form four
student at Sambirir Boys Secondary
School was sent home on Friday. He was
found dead in his parents house in Kapchesek village on Monday morning. Area
police boss Emmanuel Rono said they
suspect he took poison on Sunday night.
Gospel singer Bahati was wrong to sit

in President Uhurus official chair and
force him to dance on Saturday, former
State House Comptroller Franklin Bett
has said. He served in retired President
Daniel Mois administration. Bett said
aside from security concerns posed by
the Bahatis action, the Presidents seat
symbolises power of a head of state.
SHE HAD NOT BEEN CUT
Teen mum, baby die

after alleged FGM
Family accuses attendant of cutting her
MARRYANN CHAI
@ChaiMarryann
A family from Tapach, Pokot South,

want justice for the death of a baby and
her teen mother, who they suspect underwent the female cut during labour.
However, police say investigations
have revealed that the girl was not circumcised as claimed by her family.
In Pokot community, a traditional
birth attendant cannot help a mother
give birth if she has not been circumcised. Some birth attendants cut the
mother before or immediately after
delivery.
Flomena Yarasia, 17, had been taken to Tapach Dispensary, but nurses
called for an ambulance to take her to
Kapenguria County Hospital. As the
family waited for the ambulance, a traditional birth attendant offered to help.
The nurse and the birth attendant
I HAVE VAST EXPERIENCE
Kimaiyo wants
to contest for
Elgeyo senator
Elgeyo Marakwet
Governor Alex
Tolgos, Senator
Kipchumba
Murkomen and
former IG David
Kimaiyo at the
former IGs
thanksgiving in
his Cheranganyi
home on Sunday
/ MATHEWS NDANYI
He said he is not interested in running for

MP, and only wants high county positions
MATHEWS NDANYI
@ndanyi_mathews
Former Inspector General of Police

David Kimaiyo is consulting residents
about joining politics and running for
Elgeyo Marakwet senator against incumbent Kipchumba Murkomen.
I have enough experience in leadership and I will honour calls to join
politics gladly, he said.
Kimaiyo, however, ruled out running for Parliament next year. I can
only go for a higher position at the
county level and not that of MP, he
said.
Members of Parliament approved
my appointment as the first Inspector
General of the Police and I believe that
with my vast experience in politics I
cannot go for a parliamentary position. I can only vie for a county elective
position upwards.
Kimaiyo spoke on Friday in Cherangany constituency, Trans Nzoia county,
during a thanksgiving service to celebrate his graduation with a PhD in So-
ciology from the University of Nairobi.

He thanked former President Mwai
Kibaki and former PM Raila Odinga for appointing him IG during the
Grand Coalition government.
I also thank President Uhuru Kenyatta for appointing me at the Kenya
Airports Authority, Kimaiyo said.
Uhuru revoked Kimaiyos appointment in June this year one year and
six months after he was given the job
on December 31, 2014. Kimaiyo was
replaced by Former Chief of Defence
Forces Maj Gen (Rtd) Julius Karangi.
The thanksgiving service on Friday
was also attended by governors Patrick Khaemba (Trans Nzoia) and Alex
Tolgos (Elgeyo Marakwet), Trans Nzoia
Deputy Governor Stanley Tarus and
senators Kipchumba Murkomen (Elgeyo Marakwet) and Zipporah Kittony
(Nominated).
Others were Marakwet East MP
Kangogo Bowen, IG Joseph Boinnet
and MCAs from Trans Nzoia and Elgeyo Marakwet counties.
Boinnet praised Kimaiyo for helping to make the police service professional.
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did not want any relative to enter the

room where my sister was. After some
time the attendant come out and my
mother went in to check on her. She
found my sister bleeding, the girls
sister said.
The attendant was asked what happened but she did not reply. Yarasias
brother Nicholas said the birth attendant fled when the ambulance arrived.
The family alleges that the girl was
subjected to the cut by the traditional
birth attendant.
Speaking to the Star, Pokot South
police boss Benson Makori said the
birth attendant has been arrested .
I got the report on Wednesday. We
arrested the birth attendant following
the allegation by the family, he said.
A doctor who attended to the girl at
Kapenguria Hospital said she had infected cuts in her birth canal and the
baby died in the womb. I cannot confirm if it was as a result of FGM or birth
complications, the medic said.
TRADITIONAL
POKOT BIRTH
ATTENDANTS
CANNOT HELP
A MOTHER
GIVE BIRTH
IF SHE HAS
NOT BEEN
CIRCUMCISED
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COUNTIES EASTERN
THE DATA
Number of MPs who

have ditched Wiper
for the Jubilee Party
They are Kisoi Munyao (Mbooni), Richard
Makenga (Kaiti), Regina Ndambuki
(Kilome), Joe Mutambu (Mwingi Central)
and John Munuve (Mwingi North).
The party says their exit is
inconsequential.
RESIDENTS TOLD TO GET IDs
Wiper national
organising
secretary and
Kathiani MP
Robert Mbui
at the Kalia
ABC Church on
Sunday
/ANDREW MBUVA
NOTHING NEW
Defectors quit Wiper long ago

and vote bloc is unmoved MP
Kathiani MP Robert Mbui says five MPs decision to join the Jubilee Party will not
affect Wiper and its following in Ukambani because residents still believe in it
ANDREW MBUVA
@andrewsmbuva
A Wiper official has said the defection

of five Ukambani MPs is insignificant.
National organising secretary and
Kathiani MP Robert Mbui said the five
ceased being Wiper members a long
time ago.
Their defection is nothing new to
us because in any case, they associated
themselves with Jubilee almost immediately they were elected, he said.
Mbui said before the MPs publicly
declared they have joined the Jubilee
Party at Kasarani on Saturday, Wiper
had already taken disciplinary mea-
sures against them.

They are Kisoi Munyao (Mbooni),
Richard Makenga (Kaiti), Regina
Ndambuki (Kilome), Joe Mutambu
(Mwingi Central) and John Munuve
(Mwingi North). The party had withdrawn their membership in the National Assembly committees because
they have proved to be disloyal, Mbui
said.
Mbui said the MPs decision will not
in any way affect Wiper and its following in the region because residents still
believe in it. He said the party and the
community as a whole see the MPs
decision as their political death.
We are not bothered at all by their
decision. All we ask of them is to ensure they accumulate good money that
will keep them going in their life out

of politics, Mbui said. The MP accused
the Jubilee government of trying to
take the country back to the old days of
single party rule.
Mbui said coercing people to dissolve their parties and form a single
one is trying to kill democracy, which
Kenyans have fought for for many
years.
If Kenya today had one party, how
would citizens know of the National
Youth Service scandal, the Eurobond
and so forth? We will not be tricked
into this game, he said. He spoke at
Nzaikoni market on Monday when he
met his constituencys Project Management Committee members to disburse Sh7.1 million CDF cash.
(+) MP SAYS MORE

DEFECTONS COMING
SHUN PROPAGANDA
In an interview with Kyeni TV on

Monday night, Kaiti MP Richard
Makenga defended their decision
to decamp to the Jubilee Party,
saying more Ukambani politicians
will defect. It is not us alone, but
we were the first ones bold enough
to lead the way. Others from Wiper
will follow as we approach the
election, he said. President Uhuru
Kenyatta and Deputy President
William Ruto say the Jubilee Party
aims to unite Kenyans.
IMPROVE CURRENT SYSTEM
Embu Knut branch chairman Dickson

Mbarire /REUBEN GITHINJI
Mavoko
trader James
Mwanza has urged
Wiper leader
Kalonzo Musyokas
supporters to
acquire IDs and
vote for the Cord
co-principal so he
gets to State
House. He said only
a few residents are
applying for IDs in
Machakos, Makueni
and Kitui counties.
Government plan to buy textbooks instead of sending money

to schools could fail miserably, says Embu Knut branch chair
Dont listen to my
opponents, Munya
tells residents
The Kenya National Union of Teachers

Embu branch has criticised the
governments plan to centralise
textbook buying. The Education
ministry sends money to schools to
buy books but in the new proposal,
the government will buy the books
and supply them Chairman Dickson
Mbarire (pictured) said the plan to buy
books and other learning materials
for schools and distribute them from a
central point to curb misappropriation
The Council of Governors chairman,

Peter Munya (above), has urged the
electorate to shun propaganda being
spread by his opponents. Speaking at
Mituntu in Tigania West, he said 30 per
cent of the revolving funds allocated
to saccos in Meru will directly be given
to people living with disability. Munya
said Mituntu residents will get seeds
to plant during the short rains. Munya
urged Tigania and Buuri residents to live
peacefully.
of public funds could fail miserably. He

said the new system is cumbersome,
slow and time wasting. Mbarire said
most books will be lost or stolen before
they reach the schools. He said the
system in which schools buy their books
only needs to be improved. Mbarire
said the books are secure in schools
because deputy head teachers act as
storekeepers to ensure they are not
stolen. If you use a lorry from Nairobi
or a plane to take books to Mandera,
how many cartons do you think will be

carried and how many books do you
think will reach the destination? he
said. Mbarire said for the distribution to
be efficient, money should be wired into
school accounts in good time. He said
the centralised system has failed in the
counties. Mbarire said Early Childhood
Development Education books are lost
on the way. He said some head teachers
have been implicated in theft of money
meant for books.
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COUNTIES NORTH EASTERN

LED BY GOVERNORS WIFE
Wajir women fight to

end childbirth deaths
Project aims to give
mums a better
chance to survive
Rukia Abdinassir,
wife of Wajir
Governor Ahmed
Abdullahi /FILE
STEPHEN ASTARIKO
@stephen astariko
POSTPONED UNTIL DECEMBER 5
Two witnesses
absent, Jamas
case delayed
Garissa Governor
Nathif Jama
[C] with his
defence counsels
Amunga Cohen
[R] and Paul
Nyaga during
the hearing
yesterday
/STEPHEN ASTARIKO
Charged with abuse of office and irregular

leasing of ambulances from Red Cross
STEPHEN ASTARIKO
@stephenastariko
Two key witnesses failed to appear

before a Garissa court yesterday for
the hearing of a case against Governor
Nathif Jama. Jama is accused of
failing to comply with procurement
procedures in a contract with the
Kenya Red Cross E-plus to provide
ambulances.
Kenya Red Cross secretary general
Abbas Gulet and general manager
Dr Susan Ngonga were out of the
country on official duty, the court
heard. Principal state counsel Bonny
Okemwa told the court the two, who
were to lay the foundation for the
case, travelled to Sweden.
Jama has been charged together
with Abdi Sahal, Jawahir Keynan,
Mohamed
Hassan
Mohamud,
Mohamed Hassan Mohamed, Rahma
Dekhow and Sofia Muhamed.
Defence lawyer Amunga Cohen and
Paul Nyaga opposed the application
by the prosecution for adjournment,
saying it would infringe on the rights
of the accused.
They argued that the prosecution
had initially told the court it was
ready to proceed with the hearing.

Chief magistrate Margaret Wachira
ruled in favour of the prosecution,
saying this was the first time it sought
a postponement.
The magistrate refused to exempt
Jama from attending the hearing.
She ruled that argument was not
convincing and that the governor
must attend the hearings. The court
would review the request as the case
proceeds, she said.
The hearing will be on December 5
and 6. The prosecution has lined up
14 other witnesses for the two days.
(+) CONTRACT WAS

WORTH SH62.4M
Jama and his co-accused are out
on Sh500,000 bail each. They were
charged in June with abuse of office and
irregular leasing of ambulances from the
Kenya Red Cross Society. The contract
Jama is accused of illegally executing
was worth Sh62.4 million. The seven are
charged with disregarding the law on
management of public funds Article
226 of the constitution and Section 47
of the Anti-Corruption and Economic
Crimes Act 2003.
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Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahis

wife Rukia Abdinassir is leading an
effort by women leaders to improve
maternal health and reduce maternal
deaths.
Rukia said she will personally
advance the project. She said every
mother has a right to give birth in a
well-equipped health facility under
the watch of well-trained medical
personnel.
Rukia spoke on Wednesday last
week in a forum attended by Health
executive Rukia Maalim Kahiye, nominated MCAs and officials from the directorate of gender.
According to the National Council
for Population and Development, one
out every three maternal deaths are
reported in areas facing a humanitarian crisis or in volatile conditions, such

as Northeastern.
Given that one in every 14 children
dies before their first birthday countrywide, we aim to focus on giving
pregnant mothers a chance of surviving childbirth, Rukia said.
The Wajir government, in collaboration with the national government,
has mobilised resources to reach farflung areas to provide pre-natal and
post-natal care to pregnant women.
EVERY
MOTHER HAS
A RIGHT TO
GIVE BIRTH IN
A WELLEQUIPPED
FACILITY
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COUNTIES WESTERN
CHAMPIONS OUR INTERESTS
VOMITED, DEVELOPED HEADACHE
Well back Wetangula for President, he

defends us, say Bungoma teachers
Blogger Kilande admitted to

hospital, collapsed at home
Bungoma teachers have pledged to support Senator Moses Wetangulas presidential

bid. County Knut secretary general Kennedy Nganga said Wetangula is the only
leader who has shown willingness to defend teachers and has their interests at heart.
He said teachers gave up long ago on the Jubilee administration. Nganga accused
Jubilee of letting them down. He said teachers will vote it out of power. Nganga spoke
on Friday at the thanksgiving ceremony of Bungoma East Knut secretary general
Aggrey Namisi in Miendo village, Webuye West constituency. We have a soft spot
for Wetangula. He has been at the forefront championing teachers interests in the
Senate, he said. We will campaign for him. The time is now for teachers to stand and
be counted by having a stand on who becomes the next President.
Blogger Epale Oliver Kilande is admitted at the Lumboka

Hospital in Bungoma town, where he was rushed on Monday
morning after he collapsed at his Amagoro home in Teso
North. Kilande was put under drip. Doctors ruled out fatigue,
ulcers and high blood pressure. Speaking from his hospital
bed, Kilande said he felt dizzy on Sunday night. I vomited and
developed a headache. The condition worsened in the morning,
when I collapsed, he said. Kilande assured his followers on
social media all will be well.
Knut officials at the home of Bungoma East secretary

general Aggrey Namisis in Webuye on Friday / BRIAN OJAMAA
DELAYED PROMOTIONS, POOR WORK CONDITIONS
Nurses strike on, Kakamega

suspends patient admissions
Services paralysed. Health executive wants staff back to work, says 586
workers have been promoted and 180 cases under review
FOR THE SAKE OF THE PARTY
Bunyala North MCA hopefuls

resolve to remain united after
ODM party nomination in 2017
As political parties strategise and put their houses in order to
win the 2017 election, ODM leaders from Bunyala North ward
in Bunyala subcounty have pledged to remain united after the
nominations.
The leaders agreed to support the aspirant who will win
the party ticket. They included Bunyala North ward chairman
Bernard Kayamba and aspirants Mbaga Mukoya, Enestus
Abungu and Tadeyi Mukudi.
They resolved to champion the partys agenda to make it
stronger.
Mbaga said the resolution will ensure the ODM candidate
wins at the August 8, 2017 election. He urged residents aged 18
and above to register as voters so they can participate in next
years election.
Residents should elect leaders of their choices. This will
only happen if they have ID and voters cards. Those without
ID cards should visit the registrar of persons to get the
document, Mbaga said.
He warned residents against falling into the trap set by those
who use money during campaigns to get votes. You will end
up electing unworthy leaders out to satisfy their greed, at the
expense of the much-needed development, Mbaga said.
The four want party supporters to remain steadfast and not
be wooed by individuals keen on creating divisions.
50 PER CLASS
Busia MTC allowed to admit

students, Ojaamong pleased
HILTON OTENYO
@hiltonotenyo
Admission of patients to the

Kakamega County General Hospital
has been suspended indefinitely,
following the nurses strike that
entered the second week.
Health
executive
Peninah
Mukabane yesterday said all
cases requiring admission will be
referred to other hospitals in the
neighbouring counties, until the
strike is stopped.
Patients will be referred to
hospitals of their choice, she
told a press conference yesterday
in Governor Wycliffe Oparanyas
boardroom.
Mukabane was accompanied by
county secretary Beatrice Sabana
and public service executive
Rachel Okumu.
Mukabane said locums and
contract
nurses
have
been
deployed at the hospital to ease the

situation.
She gave the striking nurses
until close of business today to
report back on duty or be sacked.
No striking staff will be paid
salary for the days they never
worked. Were recruiting new
nurses to take up the positions of
those who will not have resumed
duty by today, the CEC said.
The strike has paralysed services
in the hospital and all the level-4
hospitals in the county.
Mukabane said the county
will file a contempt-of-court suit
against Kenya National Union of
Nurses officials and staff who held
demonstrations in Kakamega on
Friday.
She said the demonstrations
violated a court order the county
had obtained against the protests
led by Senator Boni Khalwale
and Knun secretary general Seth
Panyaco.
Mukabane said the strike has
been politicised by the involvement

of Khalwale, who is a governor
hopeful, and Panyaco, who is a
senator aspirant.
The nurses are protesting against
delayed promotions and failure
by the county to improve their
working conditions.
But Mukabane said 586 nurses
have been promoted and 180
are undergoing interviews for
promotions. She said 273 nurses
are on contract and the promotions
do not affect them.
(+) RESIDENTS GO TO
BUNGOMA FOR HELP
Many Kakamega residents cross over
to Bungoma county for treatment
because of the prolonged nurses
strike. A spot check by the Star at the
Webuye County Hospital revealed long
queues of patients. Bungoma medics
are overwhelmed by the large numbers.
In the meantime, residents want
Mukabane to end the stalemate.
The Kakamega
County General
Hospital on
September 7
/HILTON OTENYO
The Kenya Medical Training College Board has authorised

the Busia Medical Training College to admit the first batch of
students, starting this month.
Busia Health executive Maurice Siminyu said the board,
which toured the facility last week, was impressed with the
progress made by the county.
The facility is situated at the Busia County Referral Hospital.
Students will rely on the hospital for their practical lessons.
He said the KMTC Management and the Nursing Council will
be the next to visit the facility this week.
The visit will pave way for the board to send regular
students to the institution. We will start with 100 students, 50
per class, Siminyu said.
He said the minimum entry requirement for those willing to
join the College for diplomas in nursing and clinical medicine
will be C-plain for KCSE.
Siminyu said they have bought furniture, which will be
delivered shortly before opening the college.
Governor Sospeter Ojaamong said the college will help
many secondary school leavers from the county.
He said the completion of the first two phases will be a
landmark because it will help to end the health staff shortage.
Busia is the first county in the country to construct its own
MTC, an achievement, which needs to be emulated by others,
Ojamoong said.
The governor urged parents to take advantage of the college
to improve their childrens education. He said the county will
support it to ensure it to ensure high-quality learning takes
place.
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COUNTIES WESTERN
DISRUPTING BUSINESS
Ojaamong, Joho
criticise bid to open
Naivasha SEZ centre
Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong and
his Mombasa counterpart Hassan Joho
have criticised the national governments move to cripple port and border
operations.
Joho said Jubilee has instead decided
to make Naivasha a special economic
zone. He spoke in Mombasa on Saturday
during ODMs 10th anniversary celebrations.
They want to cripple port operations
that affect the economy of the Coast,
Joho said.
More than 20,000 clearing and
forwarding agents and truck drivers
will lose jobs as a result of the standard
gauge railway and the Naivasha SEZ, the
Mombasa governor said.
On Monday, Ojaamong said Busia
is equally affected by the move to
centralise the clearance of goods in
Mombasa and Naivasha.
Thousands have lost their jobs at
the border points and the national government is doing nothing to salvage the
situation, he said. Trucks destined for
the Great Lakes region cannot stop on
the Kenyan side of the border, the Busia
governor said.
NINE ASPIRANTS
Militia, land top

Mt Elgon seat
rally agenda
Governor
Sospeter
Ojaamong
at the Busia
Polytechnic on
January10
The Mt Elgon parliamentary seat has so

far attracted nine aspirants against the
incumbent John Serut.
Top on the agenda are the atrocities
caused by Sabaot Land Defence Force
militia and land disputes.
The aspirants include businessman
Peter Sirai, former MP Fred Kapondi,
businessman Harry Kimutai and Kenya Civil Aviation Trade unionist Moses
Ndiema.
The others are lawyer Peter Kibarak,
athlete Rose Sowet, Bungoma Public Administration executive Mokin
Ptanguny, Mombasa businessman
Evans Chemwotei and educationist
Geoffrey Cherongis. The aspirants have
been holding funds drives, footing
medical and funeral bills and meeting
teachers in education forums.
Businessman Peter Sirai said the
incumbent leadership should not be
reelected if controversial problems are
to be addressed.
Serut and Kapondi have criticised
each other on who abetted the rise
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of the militia that led to the deaths of

more than 1,200 people and displaced
10,000. The two politicians have been
accused of being behind the rise of the
SLDF. Serut said since he took over, Mt
Elgon has experienced relative calm.
It is clear who was sponsoring the
groups because since we came to power the region has been doing well, he
said. Kimutai said the wrangles between Serut and Kapondi have hurt
development.
(+) CAMPAIGN MOOD

GRIPS MT ELGON
As the campaign mood grips Kenya,
Mt Elgon constituency has not been
left behind. Political analysts predict
stiff competition between Mokin and
Sirai whom they say have laid enough
groundwork. The new entrants are
giving seasoned politicians sleepless
nights. Sirai is using social media to
reach young voters. He also features
prominently on local radio stations,
discussing issues affecting residents.
Residents say, however, they want
fresh leadership at the constituency
level to spur development.
Quality
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Highways, Better Connections
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Incumbent Serut and former MP Kapondi

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PULLING TOGETHER?
Push Omogusii
unity, say locals
in Bomachoge
Residents of Bomachoge Borabu in
Kisii county on Sunday gave the caucus
championing Omogusii unity the goahead to bring the community together.
The residents made the decision during
the burial of MP Joel Onyanchas brother
Charles at Magenche ward.
Do you want us to remain in the
opposition, or do you want us to be in
government? Obure asked the crowd.
Leaders present included Deputy
Governor Joash Maangi, MPs Richard
Onyonka, Simon Ogari, Jimmy Angwenyi,
Zebedeo Opore, Stephen Manoti,
Richard Tongi, nominated Senator
Hosea Ochwangi and Charles Nyachae.
NYAKACH RACE
INTOLERANCE
Political violence flares, as

Midiwo, Rege, Gumbo and
Owuor attacked in 2 days
Wananchi at the
home of Nyakach
MP Aduma
Owuor, where a
vehicle and store
were burnt on
Saturday night
/MAURICE ALAL
In Karachuonyo, youths threatened to torch Reges home after he defected

to Jubilee Party. Gumbo and Midiwo forced to take refuge in Oduols home
defected because ODM will not nominate him in next years election.
MAURICE ALAL
@AlalMaurice
Political intolerance is rising in Nyanza, as four politicians were attacked at

the weekend. The victims are MPs Jakoyo Midiwo (Gem), Nicholas Gumbo
(Rarieda), Aduma Owuor (Nyakach)
and James Rege (Karachuonyo).
In Karachuonyo, Homa Bay county, youths threatened to torch Reges
home after he defected to Jubilee Party
on Saturday. The youths accused Rege
of abandoning ODM, which sponsored
him to Parliament. His rural home is
under 24-hour police watch. County
police boss John Omusanga said the
MP requested protection. Rege said he
ATTACKED BY YOUTHS
MP REGES
HOME PUT
UNDER 24HOUR POLICE
PROTECTION
In Kisumu county, unidentified people

torched Nyakach MP Aduma Owuors
vehicle and a store at his rural home
on Saturday night. Owuor, who was
not at home at the time, said it was politically instigated and called for thorough investigations.
On November 8, 2013, Owuors parents were murdered at their home in
Kabete, Upper Nyakach. Mary Owuor,
68, was hit with a blunt object while
her husband Francis Owuor, 83, was
burnt alive in their house.
On Sunday, youths allegedly allied to
Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga accosted Midiwo and Gumbo at Nyadorera,
Siaya county. They were from a funds

drive at St Peters Cathedral.
The attack came after Midiwo accused Rasanga of pocketing Sh70
million in the Yala Swamp lease deal.
But Rasangas communications director denied any links with the youth.
He said the governor was not around
during the attack and condemned it.
Midiwo was also accompanied by
governor hopeful William Oduol,
Rasangas main challenger in the
March 4, 2013, general election and in
a by-election in October that year.
Gumbo and Midiwo took refuge at
Oduols home after the youths barricaded the road to Sidundo, where they
were headed for a rally. Midiwo finally
made it to the rally in the company of
his supporters. He vowed to revenge.
Tough road ahead

as MP defends
his seat from six
Six hopefuls are eyeing Nyakach
MP Aduma Owuors seat. They
include former MP Pollyns Ochieng,
businessmen Erick Okeyo and Ahmed
Ogola and former Kisumu executive
Vincent Kodera. Others are Captain
Walter Osimbo and Grace Akumu, wife
of the late former MP Dennis Akumu.
Former MP Peter Odoyo is under
pressure from his supporters to run. He
has not made an official announcement,
but some of his supporters said he is
looking to be Senator Anyang Nyongos
running mate. Nyongo will run for
governor.
POOR SERVICES
Rongo traders
complain of filth
and rampant crime
Rongo town market is choking with
filth and has been overrun by criminals,
traders have complained. Garbage
collectors and security men offer poor
services. Our goods are stolen at night,
chairman Joseph Ariwi told the press at
the market on Monday. We ask Nema
to ensure we have a clean market.
The market is manned by Mastone
Security Ltd, whose representative
Sena Otieno denied claims its officers
are behind the rampant crime. We have
not been paid for one year by the county
government... The traders steal among
themselves, he said.
HE BEAT ME LIKE A SNAKE
Nyando man attacks wife for refusing sex

A Nyando man broke his wifes arm and legs because she would not have sex with
him. The woman said her husband came home from Nairobi on Sunday night. She
prepared his food and afterwards he went to their bedroom and demanded sex.
The man had travelled with his second wife from Nairobi. I told him that based on
our medical background we need to know [his other wifes medical status] before
anything else, she said. The mother of seven said her husband was silent for a while
then he got up and went outside. I also went out, where I saw the kitchen door open.
After closing it, I heard something hit me on the head and I fell down, she said. He
beat me like a snake until I passed out. Gender-based violence Georgina Malanga
said the man handed himself in to the police.
The woman assaulted by her husband at her home

in Nyando, Kisumu county /FAITH MATETE
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Agricultural to Industrial subject to approval by the
Machakos County Government.
Individuals, institutions or Organizations with
objections/comments to the above proposal are
requested to forward them in writing within 14 days of
this notice to;
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P.O Box 262
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CAP 286
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10:30am.
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ISAIAH OKEYO JUMA -VS- AQUA PLUMBING LTD
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LANDLORD-VS- SIGNAL TRADING SYSTEM LIMITED
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PUBLIC AUCTION
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UNDER REPOSSESSION ACT
FINANCIER -VS- JESSE GITHUKA KIRUKU
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SPORTS
SPORTS LOCAL
FOOTBALL
Odhiambo finally
confirmed as new
Bandari tactician
TM
DAY
06
Gor Mahias Jacques Tuyisenge (L) and Erick Ouma shield the ball from Hillary Echesa of Chemelil Sugar during their SportPesa Premier
League match last weekend at Nyayo Stadium. /PIC-CENTRE
FOOTBALL
Gor face Ulinzi

KOgalo seek to beat soldiers to cut Tuskers lead to two points
BY FRANCIS WADEGU
@fwadegu198
7-18
september
Two contenders for this years SportPesa Premier League title Gor Mahia
and Ulinzi Stars go head-to-head this
afternoon as they bid to keep pace
with leaders Tusker as the race for
the top flight championship nears
the business end.
The clash at Nyayo, rescheduled
due to Ulinzis participation in the
East African Military Games, will be
the game in hand, the second and
third team in the standings have on
their opponents.
Gor warmed up for the tie with a
resounding 3-1 victory over Chemelil Sugar. Though he has not scored
in the last five matches, the leagues
most expensive player Jacques Tuyisenge was instrumental in their victory as he set up the winning goals that
were dispatched by Amos Nondi and

George Odhiambo.
The pressure is not off yet. We can
afford to smile a little after beating
Chemelil. When you are part of Gor,
there will always be pressure. All the
players did a good job, but Amos Nondi was very impressive. He is a young
player, who still has a lot of maturing
to do but you could still see the great
potential that he has, said Gor coach
Ze Maria after Saturdays triumph.
That performance from Tuyisenge
suggested it could be just a matter
of time before the eight-goal striker
finds his scoring boots again and vie
for the Golden Boot.
The favourite for the top scorers
accolade is of course Ulinzis John
Makwata, who hasnt scored in his
last two outings and will be keen to
put that right against one of the few
sides he is yet to score against since he
first featured in the top flight league
four years ago now.
His dip hasnt been too costly for
the soldiers largely due to the form

of defender Samuel Onyango, who
has hit the back of the net nearly half
a dozen times since the second leg.
Onyango was essentially signed as a
long term replacement to Geoffrey
Kokoyo, whose decade-long distinguished career in the starting eleven,
appear to be coming to an end in the
next couple of years.
However, the former Sony skipper
has been devastating at the opposite
end as his two goals in their victory
over Sofapaka last Sunday indicate.
As it stands, Gor who still harbour
hopes of clinching an unprecedented
fourth league title are five points behind Tusker and a win today will inch
them to within striking distance of
the brewers and effectively turn the
title spring into a two horse race.
That is a situation that Ulinzi, still
without ailing coach Robert Matano, will not countenance. A victory
for the soldiers will pushthem to 40
points and level with the champions.
BY PHILIP ONYANGO / Bandari FC standin coach Kennedy Odhiambo has been

confirmed as the teams head coach
and part of his mandate is to steer the
team through the second leg of the
Sportspesa Premier League.
Technical director, Edward Oduor,
yesterday said Bandari management
had given Odhiambo a thumbs up and
expect him to stay at the helm for a
longer stint.
This follows the teams improvement
in the last few months under his watch.
The team is on course to retaining
the GOtv Shield apart from improving
their position in the Premier League.
There is no possibility of making
changes in the technical bench at
the moment, said Oduor, dismissing
rumours that they are looking for a
foreign coach to replace Twahir Muhidin,
who was sacked.
Oduor said their 2-1 win over AFC in
Mombasa last last weekend had motivated them further ahead of their GOtv
Cup round of 16 tie against Homeboyz
in Nairobi.
RUGBY
Kenya Cup Tier II

league kicks off
on October 29
RAYMOND OTIENO / The newly adopted
Kenya Cup Tier II League is set to kick
off in October 29 with six matches lined
in the first round of the competition.
The league is made up of the 10
Nationwide competition finalists for the
year 2015/2016. Thika Millers and Bungoma Sharks were also relegated into
the league from the Kenya Cup after a
poor run that saw them finish bottom.
Thika Millers will host University of
Eldoret Trojans at Thika Stadium (4pm)
as Bungoma play hosts to Mombasa
RFC at Bungoma High School in the
second match around the same time.
Nationwide champions Catholic University Monks host JKUAT Cougars in the
third match of the day as United States
International University play hosts to
South Coast Pirates.
Kisumu face Kenya Methodist University at Mamboleo ASK Showground
in the fifth match of the day while Kisii
travel to Moi University in what will be
a repeat of Nationwide quarter-final
match derby.
VOLLEYBALL
Kenya U-23 girls resume training at Kasarani
KVF technical
director, David
Lungaho.
/COURTESY
BY AGNES MAKHANDIA/ Kenya Under-23 girls team resume non-residential training today at the Safaricom Indoor Arena, Kasarani ahead of next months Confederation of African Championships between
October 18-28 in Nairobi.
The team has been training at Nyayo Stadium outdoor facility and broke camp last Tuesday to allow
players to feature for their clubs in the national league over the weekend. The team, under the tutelage
of former national team player Catherine Mabwi, Kenya Prisons womens team assistant coach Josp
Barasa and KCB head coach Vernon Kainga are preparing for the event, which is a qualification round for
the FIVB Under-23s World Championships next year in Ljubljana and Maribo in Slovenia.
KVF technical director, David Lungaho, said their move to Kasarani is meant to help players get used
to the indoor facility. We were to begin training today but most players who traveled to Voi arrived
late in Nairobi and are fatigued. That is why decided to move the training sessions to Wednesday, said
Lungaho, who doubles up as the Kenya Prisons womens team head coach.
He added: I had the chance to observe all the players who form the provisional squad of 20 players
and they were impressive with their respective clubs. What they need now is motivation and I believe
when the 10-day event starts, they will be up to the task.
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PARALYMPIC GAMES
Chelagat out
DAILY GUIDE
Mushai and Bii chase second medals in (T.11) 1,500m final
WEDNESDAY
14 SEPT
TODAYS EVENTS
Archery
Athletics
Boccia
Canoe Sprint
Cycling Road
Equestrian
Football (7-a-Side)
Goalball
Powerlifting
Sailing
Shooting
Sitting Volleyball
Swimming
Table Tennis
Wh. Basketball
Wh. Fencing
Wh. Rugby
Wheelchair Tennis
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Wilson BII of Kenya reacts with his guide (L) after finishing third in the mens 5000m T11 final at Olympic Stadium in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. Biii won bronze in the event.
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BY CONSOLATA MAKOKHA
AND AGENCIES /
Nancy Chelagat Koech finished fourth

in her T.11 200m heat and crushed out
of the race to vie for a podium place
at the ongoing Rio Paralympics on
Monday evening.
Even though Chelagat was last, she
clocked 29.88 (her personal best) in
the race that saw heat winners and the
next seven fastest finishers advance
to the semis. Chelagat was guided by
Geoffrey Rotich. She now prepares
for the womens T.11 1,500m heats on
Thursday
Cuiquin Lui guided by Donglin
Xu (China) won the heat, setting her
seasons best in 25.17. Namibias Lahja
Ishitile was second in 25.61 but did not
qualify for the finals while Sol Rojas
(Venezuela) finished third in 25.81.
Those who qualified for the final are
Rodriguez Luna 26.31 (Brazil), Jhulia
Santos 26.59 (Brazil), Jerusa Santos
26.60 (Brazil),), Britains Libby Clegg

25.90, Chinese Guohua Zhou ( 2 5.21
) and Brazilian Terezinha Guilhermina
( 25.07 ).
Samuel Mushai and Wilson Bii will
race this morning in the T.11 1,500m
finals. Mushai will be seeking to reign
supreme over Brazils Odiar Santos
whom he beat in the T.11 5,000m last
Thursday and in the T.11 1,500m finals
in the 2012 London Paralympics.
Mushai is also seeking to defend his
T.11 1,500m world record ( 3:58.37
), which he set in the 2012 London
Paralympics.
Elsewhere, Jon-Allan Butterworth
has become the first British veteran
of the Afghanistan or Iraq wars to
win Paralympic gold. The 30-year-old
cyclist set a world record in the C1-5
mixed team sprint alongside Jody
Cundy and Louis Rolfe, upgrading on
the three silvers he won at London
2012. Butterworth had his left arm
amputated after being injured in a

rocket attack in Iraq in 2007. The
former RAF weapons technician was
identified by a Paralympics GB talent
programme in 2008 and joined the
British Cycling squad two years later,
but missed out on gold in London. I
said before I would trade all my three
silvers at London for one gold, he said.
I get more satisfaction out of a team
event than the individual because
three people have to have a perfect
ride. Theres so much room for error,
when you get it right its amazing.
The trio set a new world-record time
of 48.635 sec to beat the Chinese team
and ensure Great Britain finished top
of the cycling medal table with eight
golds, two silvers and two bronzes.
Rolfe, making his Paralympic debut in
Rio, said: The overriding emotion is
just relief. I believed that I could help
Jon turn that silver in London into
gold here.
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KENYANS
IN ACTION
#UnleashTheKenyans
ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS
Korir out to defend Chemususu Marathon title this weekend

BY MUIGAI KIGURU / Nicholas Korir will be seeking to defend his
title in the third edition of the Chemususu Dam Half Marathon
this Saturday in Eldama Ravine, Baringo County.
The Iten-based Korir said he has prepared well for the race
despite an expected battle with the fellow podium finishers from
last year, Geoffrey Yegon and Peter Some, .
The duo will be out to better their placing from last September in the hunt for the Sh150,000 top prize.
Race ambassador and Cherangany Member of Parliament
Wesley Korir and 1,500m Olympic champion Faith Chepngetich,
both former participants are expected to grace the accassion.
The organisers of the event are targeting 2000 participants
who will be inspired by 1997 Cologne 3000m steeplechase
champion Bernard Barmasai and former Boston Marathon
champion Geoffrey Mutai (Boston). Race director Sammy
Chumba said the event will feature 21km, 10km, 7km and 5km
races. Both men and women winners in the 21km race will go
home with Sh150,000 each while Sh50,000 will be given to
each of the 10km champions, said Chumba.
Eldama Ravine Member of Parliament Moses Lesonet said
there was an improvement in the number of sponsors who have
come on board to support the race this season.
1500 METERS
The event received donations from National Social Security

Fund (Sh1m), Rift Valley Water Services Board (Sh1.5m), Karen
Roses Limited (Sh500, 000), New KCC(Sh250,000), KenGen
(Sh250,000), Kenya Forestry Services(Sh100,000), Water Services and Regulatory Board (Sh100,000), Konza City Metropolis
(Sh100,000) and Kenya Rural Roads Authority (Sh 100,000).
SAMUEL MUSHAI
WILSON BII
ERICK SANG
6.05 AM (Kenya Time)
STANDINGS
FAST FACT
New KCCs Stacy Too (L) hands a cheque to Machakos

Town MP Victor Munyaka (R) as Chemusus race chair
Josphat Kigen (2nd L) and Eldama Ravine MP Moses
Lesonet look on.
UNCOMMON GOLD!
Kenya won Gold in
Swimming (1972), Javelin
(1980, 1992, 1996) and in
Shot Put (1982)!
China
52
Great Britain29
Ukraine
22
USA
18
Brazil
9
Kenya
1
41
16
19
17
18
0
28
19
21
14
10
2
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FOOTBALL
Stimas Muguna is SportPesa August Player of the Month

BY ANGWENYI GICHANA / Teenage midfielder Kenneth
Mugambi Mugunas remarkable journey from

erstwhile unheralded Super League outfit Palos to
the current fourth-placed top tier side Western Stima
has culminated in him winning the August Player of
the Month award.
Muguna will replace the 32 inch television he
recently purchased for his parents with the 43 inch LG
smart television that comes with the award.
His artistry in midfield earned him national team
call up and propelled his side to previously uncharted
areas over the nine years in top flight. Muguna scored
twice for Stima in the month of August against
Ushuru and neighbours Muhoroni Youth in addition
to immense contribution in other matches, emerging
the best out of four shortlisted players.
Madaraka extend
lead in Left Foot
He becomes the seventh recipient of the award

this year, following the likes of Tomothy Otieno
(Posta Rangers), Mohamed Sharif (Bandari), Wycliffe
Ochomo (Muhoroni Youth), Khalid Aucho formerly of
Gor and Hillary Echesa (Chemelil Sugar), who won in
previous months. Muguna will keep Sh100,000 from
sponsors Sportpesa in addition to LG television set.
He prevailed, in a vote conducted by sports
journalists, over Kakamega Homeboyz duo of
Andrew Murunga and Sunday Mutuku with Tuskers
Allan Wanga also in the mix.
Muguna garnered 21 points to edge the free scoring
Tusker forward Wanga by just three points. Sunday
Mutuku was third on 13 points. Muguna is the second
Stima player to bag the gong since its inception last
year after goalkeeper Gabriel Andika.
RUGBY
Simbas chance
Stimas Kenneth
Mugambi
poses with his
Sh100,000
dummy cheque
from SportPesa
and 43-inch LG
smart TV.
/ COURTESY
Kenya 15s team replace Zimbabwe in Hong Kong Cup of Nations rugby tournament
BY STAR CORRESPONDENT/ Madaraka United increased their lead to five

points in the Left Foot Division One
League after they beat GreenZone
Property 2-0 over the weekend.
Peter Noike and Jeff Okoo scored the
goals in either half for the victors. Twotime champions Rapid Communications A thrashed Tintoria Dry Cleaners
5-0 to remain second on the table.
In other matches, Consolidated Bank
beat NIC 2-1, Black Diamond trounced
Hurligham 2-1 and Consolidated Bank
hit Centre Star 2-0.
Schindler Limited won the thrilling
Division 2 fixture after coming from
behind twice to see off Safaricom Limited 3-2. Toyota Kenya edged out All
Saints Cathedral 1-0, ICC beat Astral
Aviation 1-0, Disciples beat Strath 3-1
while Housing Finance Group drew 1-1
with Rapid Communications B.
Samba were huge winners in Division 3, hammering Lavington Church
4-0. Best African Cosmetics beat Parklands Sports Club 2-1, Saad Advocates
beat Young Boys 2-0 and Lavington
United Church recovered to beat Silent
Assassins 2-1.
FOOTBALL
Omoto upbeat over Sharks

chances for SPL promotion
ABOVE
Patillah Omoto
of Kariobangi in
recent action.
/ PICCENTRE
BY WILLIAM NJUGUNA
@mbotesports
Kenya Simbas have replaced Zimbabwe in the Hong Kong Cup of Nations
rugby tournament in November.
The Kenyans are due to face hosts
Hong Kong, Russia and Portugal in
the week-long tournament.
The Zimbabwe team was disbanded, handing Kenya the chance following their impressive display in the
Confederation of African Rugby 1A.
Kenya beat Zimbabwe and Uganda
and finished second to eventual winners Namibia.
They also had wins against Brazil and Hong Kong in international
friendlies this year.
Simbas Team manager Wangila
Simiyu welcomed the opportunity to play more Test matches as this
will help them safeguard their rank-
ing and be competitive ahead of the

World Cup qualifiers in two years
time.
We have made progress in the
past two years, beating higher ranked
teams. The goal is to improve our
ranking and be in the top 20 by the
end of the year, added Simiyu.
Kenya beat Portugal 41-15 at the
RFUEA ground last year and trounced
Hong Kong twice 24-18 and 34-10 last
month. Simiyu said its good opportunity to test themselves.
We know Hong Kong will come
back hard at us after we beat them
twice in Nairobi. Portugal are physically strong side and will tough to
beat while we expect the toughest
game against Russia considering they
were very close to qualifying for the
last World Cup, he added.
Kenya are ranked 22nd in the
worldtheir highest ever position
and Simiyu said it will get tougher to
be in the top 20.
Kenya Simbas
Simon Muniafu
breaks a tackle
during their
match against
Uganda Cranes.
/ ENOS TECHE
The teams around us are very

strong and this calls for concerted
efforts from everyone including sponsors, clubs and management. We are
happy that SportPesa have come on
board and we will have to come up
with a strategy to give the 15s players
contracts for the task ahead, he said.
Elsewhere, Kabras star fullback
Jone Kubu has been ruled out for the
next two months after injuring his
ankle at the Nanyuki Sevens over the
weekend. Kubu got injured while trying to make tackle in the quarter-final
match against Mwamba.
Kubu underwent surgery on Sunday at Nanyuki College Hospital and
was released. He will miss the Christie
Sevens this weekend and the Impala
Floodlight tournament plus the start
of the Kenya Cup in October. He is
scheduled to be back in November.
Kabras assistant team coach Anthony Ogot was optimistic of a quick
recovery.
BY FRANCIS WADEGU/ Fans favourite Patilla Omoto has expressed confidence

that Kariobangi Sharks can finally
clinch the elusive promotion ticket to
the Premier League that has agonisingly eluded them in the last two years.
The midfielder said that the William
Muluya-coached side has added an element of consistency to their play which
if they maintain they would pip league
leaders Nzoia Sugar and Nakumatt to
one of the promotion berths.
Omoto was speaking after Sharks
3-0 win over fellow promotion hopefuls Zoo Kericho, to move into third,
seven points adrift of the top two
teams. Our results in the second leg
have been much better and the confidence in the team is steadily improving
as we showed over the weekend . I am
confident if we continue playing at this
level, we will be in the promotion race
till the very end, said Omoto.
Saturdays one-sided win in Ruaraka over Zoo was made possible by the
goals of Rodgers Omondi, Pascal Ogweno and Matthew Odongo.
Unbeaten Nzoia continue to lead
the standings with 57 points from 23
matches after their narrow 1-0 win
over Ligi Ndogo. Nakumatt, who also
won by a similar margin are four points
behind them in second place.
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BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE

With Chelsea,
the shape is
different but hes
the same. Hes
ready to go up
the table. Hes
ready for this
amazing title
race this year.
Francesco
Guidolin
Swansea boss
Chelsea
manager Antonio
Conte with Eden
Hazard during
their Premier
League match
against Chelsea
at Liberty
Stadium.
/ REUTERS
PREMIERSHIP
Blues on point
With Chelsea, the shape is different but hes the same. Hes ready to
go up the table. Hes ready for this
amazing title race this year. I think
Manchester City, Manchester United,
Chelsea, and maybe Liverpool and
Tottenham It is a very important,
very difficult, very good race.
Meanwhile, Chelsea defender
Gary Cahill is unlikely to face a Football Association charge for his comments about referee Andre Marriner.
Cahill said a foul tackle by Leroy
Fer, not spotted by the official, could
have been seen from the moon.
Meanwhile Chelsea captain John
Terry is set to have a scan on his injured ankle on Tuesday.
The 35-year-old centre back suffered the injury in the final minutes
of his sides 2-2 draw with Swansea
at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday.
Terry provided an injury update
via his Instagram page on Monday.
MACIA IS A FOX
Return to coaching? Not me, says Neville

LONDON / Gary Neville may never return to coaching after being chucked overboard
by England and faring badly in a short spell as Valencia boss, he said on Monday.
The former Manchester United full back left his role as Englands assistant manager
after the teams dismal Euro 2016 showing in June and was sacked after picking up just
three wins in 16 La Liga games in charge of Valencia last season.
I always say never say never because my love of football is too great but I genuinely believe it will be very difficult for me to go back into coaching because of my commitment to so many different things, the 41-year-old Neville told Sky Sports television.
I cant go back into coaching now in the short term, the next five years, and the reality of it is I dont want to. It could be that Im no longer ever a coach in football but
thats not a loss. Neville, who has gone back to his old job as a Sky pundit and is also
a co-owner of minor league side Salford City with his brother Phil and former United
team mates Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt, said he was disappointed to
leave the FA.
The FA and (former England manager) Roy Hodgson invested in me for four years
and Im the most experienced Ive ever been, yet you get chucked overboard, he added. The reality is the investment has to come through defeat and victory. The pathway
for young coaches cannot just be based on a run of defeats or a run of victories .

1 Real Madrid
2 Sevilla FC
3 Sporting Gijn
4 Las Palmas
5 Barcelona
6 Eibar
7 Atletico Madrid
8 Villarreal
9 Alavs
10 Deportivo La Corua
11 Leganes
12
Real Sociedad
13
Real Betis
14
Athletic Bilbao
15 Espanyol
16
Mlaga
17 Granada
18 Osasuna
19
Valencia
20 Celta Vigo
GF W D L F A GD P
3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9
3
2 1
0 8 5 +3 7
3
2 1
0 4 2 +2 7
3 2 0 1 10 5
+5 6
3 2 0 1 8 4
+4 6
3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 1 2 0 5 1
+4 5
3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3
1 1
1 2 2 0 4
3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
3 1 1 1 5 8 -3 4
3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 3
3 0 2 1 7 9 -2 2
3 0 2 1 3 5 -2 2
3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 1
3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 1
3 0 0 3 4 8
-4 0
3
0 0
3
1 7 -6 0
ITALIAN SERIE A
File photo dated

10-09-2013
of England
manager Roy
Hodgson (right)
with coach Gary
Neville .
/ BACKPAGE PIX
ENGLAND
SPANISH PRIMERA DIVISIN

GF W D L F A GD P
1 Bayern Munich
2 2 0 0 8 0
+8 6
2 Hertha Berlin
2
2 0
0 4
1 +3 6
3 VfL Wolfsburg
2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
FC Cologne
2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
5 RB Leipzig
2
1 1
0 3 2 +1 4
6 SC Freiburg
2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
Bayer Leverkusen
2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
8 Borussia Dortmund
2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
9
Eintracht Frankfurt
2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
10
Borussia Monchengladbach 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3
11 FC Augsburg
2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 3
12 SV Darmstadt 98
2
1 0
1
1 2 -1 3
13
TSG Hoffenheim
2 0 2 0 6 6 0 2
14
Mainz
2 0 1 1 5 6 -1 1
15 Hamburg SV
2
0 1
1 2 4 -2
1
16 FC Ingolstadt 04
2
0 1
1
1 3 -2
1
17
Schalke 04
2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 0
18
Werder Bremen
2 0 0 2 1 8 -7 0
(+) SPANIARD
Premier League champions Leicester

City have appointed Eduardo Macia
as head of senior recruitment, filling
the gap left by the departure of Steve
Walsh to Everton. The clubs website
said Spaniard Macia, 42, would begin
the job with immediate effect.
Macia previously worked with
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri in La
Liga at Valencia.
Eduardos appointment follows an
extensive process undertaken by the
football club, Leicesters Director of
Football Jon Rudkin said in a statement.
His expertise and network of
contacts will add considerable strength
to our existing team of recruitment
staff, whose skill and diligence
contributed greatly to a successful
summer transfer window.
GF W D L F A GD P
4 4 0 0 11 4
+7 12
4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10
4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10
4 3 0 1 7 3
+4 9
4
2 2
0 7 2 +5 8
4 2 1 1 9 7
+2 7
4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7
4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
4 1 1 2 7 8 -1 4
4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 4
4
1 1
2 2 3 -1 4
4 1 1 2 4 6 -2 4
4 1 1 2 3 5 -2 4
4 1 1 2 3 5 -2 4
4 1 1 2 4 7 -3 4
4 1 0 3 5 9
-4 3
4 0 2 2 3 6
-3 2
4 0 1 3 3 8 -5 1
4
0 1
3 2 10 -8
1
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
Chelsea beginning to look like Contes all-conquering Juve

BY OLIVER TODD/ Chelsea are already
showing signs of being just like Antonio Contes all-conquering Juventus side, according to Francesco
Guidolin.
The Swansea City manager has
seen first-hand just how powerful
Conte-led sides can be after facing
his triple title-winning Juve in Serie
A with Udinese.
Chelsea drew 2-2 at the Liberty
Stadium on Saturday after failing to
kill off their opponents and lie second in the Premier League table behind Manchester City.
Guidolin, though, can see history
repeating itself. His first contest with
Contes Juventus ended in a draw before five consecutive defeats by the
Old Lady, who won three Serie A
titles back to back.
For character, for intensity, I saw
the Juventus team. I saw his way of
managing the team, Guidolin said.

1 Manchester City
2 Chelsea
3 Everton
4 Manchester United
5 Tottenham Hotspur
6 Liverpool
7 Arsenal
8 Hull City
9 Middlesbrough
10
Watford
11 Crystal Palace
12 West Bromwich Albion
13
Swansea City
14
AFC Bournemouth
15
Burnley
16
Leicester City
17
West Ham United
18
Southampton
19 Sunderland
20 Stoke City

1 Juventus
2 Napoli
3 AS Roma
4 Genoa
5 Sampdoria
6 Udinese
7 Bologna
8 US Pescara
9
Chievo Verona
10
Lazio
11 Internazionale
12
Fiorentina
13
Torino
14
Atalanta
15
AC Milan
16 Empoli
17
Sassuolo
18 Cagliari
19
Palermo
20 Crotone
GF W D L F A GD P
3 3 0 0 6 2
+4 9
3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7
3
2 1
0 9 4 +5 7
2 2 0 0 6 2
+4 6
3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 2 0 1 3 4 -1 6
3 2 0 1 4 6 -2 6
3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3 1 1 1 3 2
+1 4
3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 3
3 1 0 2 6 7 -1 3
3 1 0 2 5 7 -2 3
3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
3 1 0 2 2 6
-4 3
3 0 1 2 4 7 -3 1
3 0 1 2 1 5
-4 1
3 0 0 3 2 6 -4 0
FRENCH LEAGUE 1

1 AS Monaco
2 Nice
3 Metz
4 Bordeaux
5 Guingamp
6 Stade Rennes
7 Paris Saint-Germain
8
Lyon
9 Bastia
10
Caen
11 Toulouse
12
St Etienne
13
Montpellier
14
Marseille
15
Lille
16
Dijon FCO
17
Angers
18
Nantes
19 AS Nancy Lorraine
20
Lorient
GF W D L F A GD P
4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 10
4 3 1 0 6 3
+3 10
4 3 0 1 8 5
+3 9
4 3 0 1 8 7 +1 9
4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 8
4
2 1
1 5 2 +3 7
4
2 1
1 6 4 +2 7
4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 6
4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6
4 2 0 2 5 6 -1 6
4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 5
4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 5
4 1 2 1 4 5 -1 5
4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
4 1 1 2 5 8 -3 4
4 1 0 3 5 7 -2 3
4 1 0 3 3 5 -2 3
4 1 0 3 1 5
-4 3
4
1 0
3 2 7 -5 3
4 0 0 4 2
10
-8 0
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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The Foxes upbeat

ahead of battle
with Club Bruges
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Spurs seek
Wembley lift
Tottenhams
Harry Kane
celebrates
scoring their
fourth goal with
team mates at
Stoke City in
their English
Premier League
/REUTERS
Londoners face Monaco at national stadium

LONDON / Tottenham Hotspur
have bitter recent experiences
at Wembley but will try to
make the stadium a home
from home as they begin their
second
Champions
League
campaign against AS Monaco
on Wednesday a few miles away
from their own ground.
The north London club have
sold 80,000 tickets for their
Group E opener boasting
that the crowd will be the biggest
home attendance for an English
club in the competition.
They moved their Champions
League matches to Wembley
because their atmospheric White
Hart Lane stadium has been
reduced to a 31,000 capacity
for its final season while a
new 60,000-seat arena is built
adjacent to their current ground.
Next season they will use the
national stadium for all their
fixtures as the old ground is
bulldozed.
Whether the vast expanse of
Wembley will inspire Tottenham
any more than the opposition is
the big question, however, and it
has not been a particularly happy
hunting ground.
Of the five matches Spurs have
played at the new Wembley only
once did they triumph, against
Chelsea in the 2008 League Cup
final, with each subsequent visit
ending in disappointment.
The old Wembley was also
used by Arsenal for Champions
League games in 1998 and 1999

and they hardly made it a fortress,
winning twice, losing three
times and drawing once before
abandoning the experiment.
For the past year Mauricio
Pochettinos Tottenham side
have certainly played football
worthy of a big stage.
They qualified automatically
for the group phase of the
Champions
League
after
finishing third in the Premier
League last season, having
pushed title-winning Leicester
City hardest until a buckling
under the pressure at the death.
Early indications are that the
squad will be challenging hard
again at the top of the table with
Saturdays 4-0 win away to Stoke
City their best performance of
the season so far.
Striker Harry Kane ended
his lean spell in that victory,
registering his first goal of the
season while Son Heung-min
scored twice and Dele Alli once.
Kane, who won the Golden
Boot award last season as the
Premier League top scorer, said
the team were relishing playing
at Wembley as they try to lay
down a marker in a competition
in which they reached the
quarter-finals in 2010-11.
Wembley will be amazing. Its
going to be a record crowd for the
club, its at our national stadium
and its going to be an incredible
atmosphere, amazing, he said.
Leicester
Citys Danny
Drinkwater
wrings water
from his shirt
during their
Premier League
match against
Swansea at King
Power Stadium
/REUTERS
BY LAURIE WHITWELL/ Leicester players

believe the team can replicate their
Premier League success in Europe by
sticking to 4-4-2, with Danny Drinkwater setting ambitions high by targeting
silverware again.
Last seasons implausible title-winners take their brand of quick-breaking,
low possession football into the Champions League on Wednesday night with
a debut against Club Bruges in Belgium.
Gary Lineker suggested Claudio Ranieri is likely to depart from his trusted
system after losing NGolo Kante and
suffering two defeats in four games to
date.
But Kasper Schmeichel said: The
success weve had in the years Ive
been here has been through us being
us, playing the way we do. We are a
solid 4-4-2.
It is not for me to say, it is for Claudio when we really start preparing. For
us we try to be ourselves and do what
has got us success.
Drinkwater added: We do what we
have done to get us there. I dont see
why we should change that. I think it is
up to teams to try and cancel out what
we can do
Leicester have the realistic aim of
progressing from the group stage, with
Copenhagen and Porto their other
opponents, but Drinkwater is ultimately
looking further ahead.
He would like to repeat Nottingham
Forests miraculous achievement
of winning the top-flight title then
European Cup victory in consecutive
seasons.
We dont want it to be the first and
last time we are in the Champions
League, he said. We are going to look
to show them what we are made of.
Id be daft if I said we cant win it. I
think everybody would have thought
we couldnt win the Premier League .
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OPINION
MARTIN SAMUEL
From the Heart of the Matter
The loss of Ryans know-how before the season even started is regrettable
WOULD CITY RISK LOSING GIGGS?
f Manchester United had the same

employment options as Manchester
City, where would Ryan Giggs be
now? Not between jobs, that much
is certain.
No matter what this season holds
for United, the loss of Giggs before it even
started was regrettable. All those years of
tutelage wasted. The opportunity to work
with Jose Mourinho, or at the very least to
keep a line of communication open with
one of the finest managers in the game,
surrendered.
Giggs, steeped in the traditions of
modern Manchester United, and with a
desire to coach, should have been a future
manager at Old Trafford. Maybe he still
will be or maybe, like so many others who
were once part of the club, he will be lost
to them.
Now consider the case of Tim Cahill. He
has just signed a three-year contract with
Melbourne City, at the age of 36. Nothing
too unusual in that. The A-League is
not the most exacting standard and
many regard Cahill as Australias
greatest footballer, with 48 goals in 92
international appearances. He could
carry on for several years yet.
What is different about Cahills
arrangement is it covers both playing and
coaching. The first two years, he plays, the
third he joins the coaching staff. Cahill
has told City his ambition is to follow the

same path as Patrick Vieira.
Vieira signed for Manchester City as a
player in January 2010, retired in July 2011
and was given a role on the development
staff. In May 2013 he was appointed
manager of the reserve team and elite
development squad, in November 2015
he became head coach at New York City.
It is impossible to say where he goes from
here, but Pep Guardiola tends to work in
three-year shifts.
What if Vieira has sufficiently
impressed in New York they were top
before Sundays defeat by New England
Revolution to be considered for the role
at the City Football Groups mothership?
Vieira could be brought on to the staff for
Guardiolas final year. He would observe
a brilliant innovator at first hand, the
players would see their future watching
from the sidelines. No slacking off with
that turnaround. None of the drop in form
or commitment that can occur when it is
known the manager is leaving.
And if Vieira is not considered ready?
Well, he can stay where he is or be offered
another challenge within the organisation
until the day comes. China, perhaps.
The succession in New York might then
involve Cahill or, if he wants, another
marquee name such as Frank Lampard.
Whether this was the plan all along does
not matter. The business model is now

generating its own opportunities.
Giggs couldnt stay at Manchester
United. As Mourinho pointed out, the job
he wanted was his. And understandably,
Manchester United couldnt chance that.
After three years of Premier League drift
under David Moyes and Louis van Gaal,
and with Guardiola about to arrive next
door, Manchester United could not risk
putting a relative novice on the job. And
there really was nowhere else for Giggs to
go.
Vieira would quite possibly have been
lost just the same, if City could not offer
the equivalent of academy training for
Premier League coaches. Newcastle had
already sounded him out. Other offers
would surely have come had he remained
frustrated. Managers need pathways no
different to players.
When Claudio Reyna, sporting director
of New York City, speaks to youngsters
and their parents about joining his
academy, he can show them a career
path that ends in the Premier League.
That would certainly appear to be the
trajectory of Aaron Mooy, a Melbourne
City prospect who impressed sufficiently
last season to be signed on a three-year
contract by Manchester City this summer,
and loaned to Huddersfield Town, where
he has starred.
Lukaku powers the Toffees past the Black Cats

SUNDERLAND / Evertons Romelu Lukaku ended his longest
goal drought in English football with an 11-minute hat-trick to
power the visitors to an emphatic 3-0 win over Sunderland on
Monday and third place in the Premier League table.
The Belgian international had not scored a league goal in 13
matches covering more than 15 hours but said he should have
scored more goals at the Stadium of Light as Everton posted
their most impressive start to a season for 10 years.
After four games, they are level on 10 points with second-placed Chelsea and two behind leaders Manchester City.
I could have had five, said Lukaku, who was the focal point
of almost every attack. I have to be more (ruthless) if I want to
help the team fulfill its objectives.
It looked like it might be another night of frustration for
Lukaku as he snatched at a couple of chances but after the break
he proved unstoppable, powering home two far-post headers
from the right and then the left in the 60th and 68th minutes.
Helping his cause were the pinpoint crosses from Idrissa Gueye and Yannick Bolasie, a constant threat all night, as Everton
exploited the full width of the pitch.
The striker scored again in the 71st when he latched on to
Kevin Mirallass through ball to slot the ball past goalkeeper
Jordan Pickford with a cool left-foot finish for his third career
hat-trick, and second in the Premier League.
Evertons Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring the third goal to

complete his hat trick against Sunderland. /REUTERS
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FOOTBALL KENYA GIRLS BOUNCE INTO SEMI-FINALS IN CECAFA SHOWPIECE
Neddy Atieno
of Harambee
Starlets
during their
International
friendly match
at Moi Stadium
Kisumu on July 3.
Atieno strikes
Neddy brace helps Kenya girls sink
Burundians in Cecafa tournament
BY AGNES MAKHANDIA
@dorrytik
/ENOS TECHE
Kenya international Neddy Atieno

scored a brace to help the national womens football team Harambee
Starlets to a glorious 4-0 triumph over
Burundi to bounce into the sem-final
round of the Cecafa womens Championship at the Technical Institute Njeru
in Jinja, Uganda, yesterday.
As a result of the win, Kenya sits top
of pool A with six points. They automatically qualified for the semis set
for this Sunday with a match to spare
against Zanzibar on Thursday.
Team coach David Ouma did not
tinker with the squad that beat Uganda 4-0 in the tournament opener on
Sunday and the Kenyans rose to the
occasion.
Both Kenya and Burundi came
into the fixture bouyed by first game
wins, but it was the Kenyans side who
showed the bigger hunger in the race
to top pool A. It was no surprise when
the first chance fell to the Kenyans in
the fourth minute when Neddy Atieno
received a pass from Esse Akida but
she shot wide.
The super combination of Akida,
Mary Kinuthia and Atieno was evi-
Mwea Classic
half marathon
organiser
Charles Gichobi
with
Radio Africa
Group Chief
Executive
Patrick Quarcoo.
dent as they continued to press their

opponents and their early efforts nearly paid off in the eighth minute but
Kinuthias long range range which
found the net was ruled off side.
Eventually Burundi begun to make
inroads into the Kenyan territory and
in the 11th minute Aziz Misigyimana
escaped the Kenya defence to leave her
with only Kenya goalkeeper Vivian
Akinyi left to beat, but she shot straight
into the waiting hands of Akinyi.
Akida who scored a brace against
Uganda continued to be a threat to the
side coached by Daniella Niyibimenya
but her goal in the 14th minute was
also ruled off side .
After hits and misses in the first 25
minutes of play, Atieno atoned for her
earlier blunders by opening the floodgate of goals. She scored in the 29th
minute, before Kinuthia added another three minutes later.
In the 35 th minute, Notia Saidatte
came in for the limping Drone Irandukunda as Kenya continued to press
and the efforts paid off as Akida scored
in the 45th minute going into the
breather. After the change of ends the
script stayed the same.
Atieno scored barely seconds into
the second half to give Kenya a commanding 4-0 lead they never looked
like surrendering to the Burundians.
/ENOS TECHE
ATHLETICS
Mwea Classic half marathon entries nearing set target

Gichobi expects a big turnout that will
include both local and international athletes. We are still finalising the registration for the event but we have received
a good number of confirmations for the
event. We hope to achieve our target of at
least 1,800 runnners come the end of the
week, Gichobi added.
Winners in the half marathon category will pocket Sh45,000 while the runner
up will pocket Sh22,000. Third place will
be worth Sh16,000 while the fourth place
finisher will go home Sh12,000 richer. Sh
10,000 will go to the fifth place finisher.
In the 10km race, the winners will pocket
Sh15,000 with the runner up going home
with Sh12 ,000. The third place finisher will

earn Sh8,500.
Registration is Sh1,000 but students will
not be charged. b The main objective of the
event is to empower the youth to enable
them contribute their share to society.
Edition 2773
BY WILLIAM NJUGUNA/ So far 1500 participants have confirmed their participation

in the seventh edition of the Mwea Classic
half marathon on Saturday.
The race will start at the Wanguru Stadium, Mwea East sub-county, Kirinyaga
County. Former world marathon record
holder Patrick Makau is the race ambassador and will bring a team of 100 athletes
from the Ngong region.
According to race organiser Charles
Gichobi who visited the Radio Africa Group
premises on Waiyaki Way, Nairobi, yesterday, there will be three race categories
with 21km , 10km and 5km races as well as
a local race for area residents.

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