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BY CYRUS OMBATI
A police-vetting panel cited grave
crimes, including rape, human and
drugs trafcking, for the sacking of
12 senior ofcers.
They were in the rank of Assistant
Commissioner of Police and Senior
Assistant Commissioner of Police,
highlighting the rot in the force.
The National Police Service Com-
mission said nine senior ofcers
would be probed further as it cleared
145 others. Commission chairman
Johnston Kavuludi said the accusa-
tions against the ofcers were so seri-
ous that the commission had to sack
them.
Other reasons cited for their sack-
ing were bribery, smuggling of com-
modities such as sugar and illicit
brews, violation of human rights and
nancial impropriety.
BY STANDARD TEAM
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his
deputy William Ruto reportedly inter-
vened to have Inspector General of
Police David Kimaiyo lift a ban he had
imposed on political rallies.
Yesterday, Kimaiyo rescinded his
order and said CORDs Saturday rally
at Uhuru Park, to be addressed by for-
mer Prime Minister Raila Odinga who
has been in the US for close to three
months, can go ahead.
The Standard learnt that Kimaiyo
announced the ban following a rec-
ommendation of the National Security
Advisory Committee (NSAC) that had
met earlier on Tuesday.
The NSAC is chaired by Head of
Public Service Joseph Kinyua and
includes top security chiefs. Its role
under the Constitution, however, is
State House hand
in Kimaiyo retreat
Shocking allegations behind sacking of top cops
Governors meet
UK, US envoys
over advisories
SEE STORY ON PAGE 4
STORY ON PAGE 6
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Uhuru says Raila free to hold rally Uhuru, Ruto aides complained ban gave Jubilee bad publicity
Earlier decision originated from top security talks Uhuru Park cleared for CORD on Saturday
CORD leaders
(from left)
James
Orengo, Farah
Maalim,
Moses
Wetangula,
Gladys Wanga
and Jakoyo
Midiwo after
meeting the
Inspector
General of
Police David
Kimaiyo
in Nairobi
yesterday.
[PHOTO MOSES
OMUSULA/
STANDARD]
Kimaiyo
Families pain over witchcraft lynchings
NSSF: Cotu says Fund should not get extra billions, P.7
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State now allows CORD to hold rally
only advisory, and it has no executive
power over the police.
When Kimaiyo made the an-
nouncement about the ban on rallies,
sources said the President and his
deputy felt it was retrogressive and
unconstitutional.
Their view reportedly was that the
action was drastic yet there was no
justication.
Sources explained the Head of
State was even more concerned that
the ban would cast the Jubilee admin-
istration as intolerant to criticism.
The two leaders were concerned
about the possible backlash from the
public if the Jubilee government was
seen to employ repressive actions.
More importantly, the President
and his deputy were keen to avert im-
minent confrontation between police
and opposition supporters when the
Government is ghting insecurity and
terrorism that has hurt tourism.
The President was concerned
that the ban would be seen as dicta-
torial and obviously many will think
he was behind it. Again the President
understands that the Constitution al-
lows any Kenyan to assemble and
thus will not accept a situation where
these freedoms are curtailed unnec-
essarily, the source said.
Weighing these concerns, sources
said Uhuru called Kimaiyo on Tues-
day evening to understand why he
had taken the decision.
The President reportedly met Ki-
maiyo yesterday morning at State
House before leaving for Eldoret
where he presided over the passing
out of Kenya Defence Forces.
While addressing residents of El-
doret town along Uganda Road yester-
day, President Uhuru said he did not
see any reason why police should ban
the Opposition coalition from holding
their rally on Saturday.
What are rallies? They will be
held, people will attend and go back
home and the following day, they will
be back to their usual chores, Uhuru
said.
The President reminded Eldoret
residents that he too was in the Oppo-
sition one time.
Remember I was in Opposition
By GEOFFREY MOSOKU
Three Members of Parliament al-
lied to President Uhuru Kenyattas
The National Alliance (TNA) now
claim the nationwide rallies by CORD
are meant to create despondency and
bring down the Government.
The MPs, led by nominated sena-
tor Beth Mugo sensationally claimed
that CORD was being used by western
nations to stage an Arab Spring-like
revolution to force Uhuru out of the
Presidency.
She claimed that former Prime
Minister Raila Odinga, who is expect-
ed in the country on Saturday, may
have been receiving tips on the al-
leged plot while he was in the US and
is now returning to actualise the
plan.
We have seen what has happened
in countries like Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
and now Syria. We hope our opposi-
tion leader did not go to the US to
learn these things, she added.
The senator, who is Uhurus rst
cousin, accused Western nations of
sabotaging the Jubilee administration
through mass withdrawal of tourists
as a protest to Kenyas deepening ties
with China.
This, she said, was designed to
precipitate a crisis that will force Ke-
nyans to protest against the Govern-
ment.
Going by their utterances, it is
very clear that CORD is only interest-
ed in ascending to the leadership of
this country through unconstitution-
al means. While CORD leaders have
indicated that Railas homecoming
rally will be peaceful, we all know that
ODM rallies end up in chaos as was
witnessed during the aborted ODM
party elections at Kasarani, she add-
ed.
HATE SPEECH
However, Siaya Senator James
Orengo denied the claims saying that
the Opposition was only resorting to
rallies and street protest to compel
the Government to call for a national
dialogue to discuss a myriad of chal-
lenges facing the country.
Those allegations are baseless
and without basis, Orengo said but
insisted that their push will not stop
until they get the Government to ad-
dress key issues affecting the coun-
try.
At the same time, the MPs who in-
cluded Dennis Waweru (Dagoreti
South) and Njenga Kigo (Gatundu
North) want Director of Public Pros-
ecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko to
prosecute Machakos Senator John-
ston Muthama for making remarks
that they claimed amounted to hate
speech.
one time and you allowed me to talk.
Now I am the President. I should work
and not talk, he added.
Uhuru said he did not care if his
rivals would use the rally to insult
him. Even if they insult me, I will still
sleep. The only things that make it
hard for me to get sleep are terrorism
and unemployment, among other
things, the President said.
ANGRY REACTIONS
Earlier on Tuesday when Kimaiyos
decree prompted angry reactions
from Opposition leaders who had
vowed to defy the ban, the Presidents
inner circle had weighed their op-
tions.
Some of Uhurus aides had wanted
the Presidential Strategic Communi-
cations Unit (PSCU) to release a state-
ment contradicting the IG, but others
argued that it were better if Uhuru
called Kimaiyo to ask him to rescind
the ban.
Apparently by the time National
Assembly Majority Leader Aden Du-
ale issued a statement criticising the
IGs announcement, he was privy to
Uhurus position.
Duale said even though the IG was
within his rights to cancel political
rallies, he owed the political leader-
ship of Jubilee an explanation.
We want to know why he has can-
celled the rallies without giving rea-
sons. As far as we are concerned, our
rally is still on because it cost us time
and money to prepare and put logis-
tics in place, Duale said.
And President Uhurus The Na-
tional Alliance (TNA) party chairman
Johnson Sakaja had also condemned
Kimaiyos ban.
Ban on political rallies is a major
reversal on gains made through our
Constitution. I may not agree with
what you say, but your right to say it
is fundamental in a democracy, Saka-
ja posted on his Facebook page on
Tuesday evening.
Early yesterday morning, Kimaiyo
met CORD leaders Moses Wetangula,
MPs accuse Opposition of plotting to bring down Jubilee Government
Continued from P1
Siaya Senator James Orengo and for-
mer National Assembly Deputy Speak-
er Farah Maalim.
The parties agreed that CORD will
designate the event as a public and
not political rally and police will
provide adequate security.
Addressing the Press outside Par-
liament Buildings after the meeting
with the IG, Wetangula described
their meeting as cordial saying the IG
had given them the nod to hold their
rally, including many other planned
afterwards across the country.
We held fruitful discussions with
the IG on a broad range of issues re-
garding a statement that surrounded
the cancellation of our rallies, but we
are happy to report to our supporters
and Kenyans that we have the assur-
ance that our meetings will take
place, Wetangula said.
Orengo attributed the IGs quick
hasty retreat to the pressure from the
public.
CORD leaders (from left) Jakoyo Midiwo, Moses Wetangula, Farah Maalim and James Orengo after they held a meeting
with Inspector General David Kimaiyo at his ofce in Nairobi. [PHOTO: MOSES OMUSULA/STANDARD]
By ELIZABETH NJAMBI
Kenyans took to twitter with hilar-
ious posts to update former Prime
Minister Raila Odinga, who has been
in the US, about local happenings.
Raila is expected back in the coun-
try on Saturday and the hash tag #Ba-
baWhileYouWereAway trended as Ke-
nyans sought to keep Raila up to
speed. Here are some of their posts.
@itsAmosKimeu: #BabaWhileYou-
WereAway Vera Sidika obeyed the new
law by The IG kimaiyo to remove all
the tints
@Iamfredyismael :#BabaWhileY-
ouWereAway Embu speaker got lost
and found himself
@harry_wambui :#Babawhileyou-
wereaway even Blueband has refused
mkate nusu and moved on to ugali.
@timothymutuake: #BabaWhileY-
ouWereAway somebody said that our
team drowns in a swimming pool.
@GidiOgidi :#BabaWhileYouWere-
Away Uhuru visited Kenya for 11 days
last month
@droid254 : #BabaWhileYouWere-
Away Kidero almost joined the jobless
team
@BeiYangu: #babawhileyouwere-
away National security was left to a
cook
@CarolRadull: #BabaWhileYouW-
ereAway Arsenal won silverware
@fokango: #BabaWhileYouWere-
Away we organized a state function
aka Luo Festival
@bryoob: #BabaWhileYouWere-
Away Aromat iliwekwa kwa kila kitu,
hadi katiba.
SENATOR KAJWANG
@_Ninaz_Antoe_: #BabaWhileY-
ouWereAway They said you would
skip Kenya in your African visit
@oballajohn : #BabaWhileYouW-
ereAway Onyiso took Luoism to a new
whole level he apologized on print
media.
@BriaMas24: #BabaWhileYouW-
ereAway Ole Lenku assured us that
with only 5 armed bodyguards Nairo-
bi is safe
@AdhochDennises:#BabaWhileYo
uWereAway KRA made a lot of noise
about Gor Mahia owing them 118 mil-
lion shillings.
Politicians were not left out of this
topic, with Senator Kajwang com-
menting:
@HonKajwang: #BabaWhileYouW-
ereAway Bado Mapambano song got
reloaded and now am in the studio
doing a remix awaiting your arrival.
@HonKajwang : #BabaWhileYou-
WereAway IG Kimaiyo almost took us
to the dark days but Kenyans said a
big NO.
Kenyans brief
Raila about the
goings-on ahead
of homecoming
By WILLIS OKETCH

A senior civil servant in Lamu
County has been arrested by police
for allegedly insulting President Uhu-
ru Kenyatta during a debate.
The ofcial, who has since been
suspended from the Forest depart-
ment, has been charged in a Lamu
court. However, the wording of the
charge is not clear.
He is accused of uttering the al-
leged insult inside a popular bar in
Lamu West two months ago. The
charges were pressed later.
SCANTY DETAILS
Details of the arrest and charges
remain scanty and it is not clear when
the ofcer was arrested and suspend-
ed, although the Kenya Forest Service
(KFS) has conrmed that Donald
Avude is facing a court charge.
Yesterday, Lamu County Police
Commander Leonard Omolo con-
rmed that the forest ofcial was ar-
rested following the incident.
Mr Avude is the Ecosystems Con-
servator in charge of Lamu County,
Civil servant accused
of uttering alleged
insult inside a popular
bar in Lamu West
two months ago
Senior offcial
suspended,
charged over
slur on Uhuru
By DPPS
The Government will build 10,000
kilometres of roads in the next ve
years through a sustainable alternative
framework of nancing known as an-
nuity concessions.
According to Cabinet Secretary for
Transport and Infrastructure Michael
Kamau, the10,000km are spread out in
three phases, with Phase 1 covering
2,000km of small roads expected to be
completed in 2014/2015.
In Phase 2, which will cover
5,000km, he said 80 per cent would be
small roads, and 20 per cent highways
to be delivered in 2015/2016
Eighty per cent of 3,000km in Phase
3 will be small roads while 20 per cent
will be highways to be delivered by
2016/2017.
He said the new arrangement had
a component of performance con-
tracting in which the Government will
pay for the roads that have been built
as opposed to those that are being
built.
ANNUITY CONCESSIONS
Mr Kamau noted that under annu-
ity concessions, the contractor is re-
munerated through a xed, periodical
payment (annuity) by the Government
rather than through toll proceeds.
The CS was addressing a Press con-
ference at Deputy President William
Rutos ofcial residence in Karen yes-
terday. The Press later received a report
of the joint technical committee of the
Government and the private sector on
implementation of an alternative
framework for nancing road infra-
structure.
Kamau said under the new arrange-
ment, the contractor is responsible for
both the construction of the road and
operating and maintaining it for 10
years.
Noting that under the arrangement,
payment for the services is made
against agreed xed installments that
guarantee predictability in the budget,
Kamau added that the annuity pay-
ments do not begin until the road is
constructed in accordance with quality
standards set out in the contract.
In the report, which was handed
over to Mr Ruto, it was stated that al-
though it was the responsibility of
contractors to borrow funds from
banks, the agreement will be structured
such that the Government provides the
necessary assurance to banks that the
funds will be repaid promptly.
Speaking on behalf of banks, Na-
tional Bank of Kenya Managing Direc-
tor Munir Sheikh Ahmed expressed the
support of banks for the new arrange-
ment, saying it would lower the costs of
road construction and increase the
certainty of banks getting back their
money from contractors.
He also said funding for road con-
struction would be seamlessly done to
deliver the roads in good time.
Government adopts new nancing for road projects
Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau
addresses a Press conference at the
Deputy Presidents ofcial residence
in Karen yesterday.
according to Kenya Forest Services
Information Ofcer Anne Kaari who
told The Standard yesterday evening
that the matter involving the inci-
dent in which he was involved is be-
fore court, and added, we cannot
comment further over a matter that is
before court.
Avude is believed to come from
Busia but it is not clear whether he
was still in Lamu.
Ms Kaari said she was not aware if
he had been suspended, adding that
only KFS directors could disclose the
details.
But others were more forthcoming
about Avudes situation.
We have already taken the man to
court where he has now to ght
against the accusation, Mr Omolo
told The Standard, adding that the
civil servant was reckless after drink-
ing beer and is someone who talks
without respect for his Head of
State.
The Forest ofcer is said to have
uttered the words against President
Kenyatta during a heated debate that
was recorded by a National Intelli-
gence Security ofcer.
The record will be used against
him in court.
The man has appeared before a
magistrate in Mpeketoni, which led
to his suspension from work, said
Omolo.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
Avude was arrested and charged
amid grumbling from civil servants in
the area who said he was only exercis-
ing his fundamental rights as found
in the freedom of speech and his ut-
terances were not offensive.
Some civil servants who spoke to
The Standard said the matter had
been hushed up because Government
ofcials feared a backlash.
The Standard was unable to get
the exact wording of the charge
against Avude due to bureaucracy.
Last month, Kisii County Assem-
bly member Samuel Apoko was
charged with uttering contemptuous
words that demeaned President Ke-
nyatta.
He was accused of saying that
those close to President Uhuru Ke-
nyatta should advise him to stop
smoking bhang.
Apoko, who represents Riogoro
Ward, denied the charges.
According to reports, Apoko ut-
tered the words at Kerera village in
Kisii County on August 28, last year.
According to Section 132 of the
Penal Code, it is illegal to undermine
the authority of a public ofcer.
UNDERMINING A PUBLIC
OFFICER IS PUNISHABLE
According to Section 132 of
the Penal Code, it is illegal to
undermine the authority of a
public offcer.
The Forest offcer is said
to have uttered the words
against President Kenyatta
during a heated debate that
was recorded by a National
Intelligence Security offcer
Last month, Kisii County
Assembly member Samuel
Apoko was charged with ut-
tering contemptuous words
that demeaned President
Kenyatta.
Getting a feel of authority
Six-year-old
Derrick Mwangi
tries on a prison
ofcers cap on
Albinism Day that
was marked
recently in Nairobi
West. [PHOTO:
TABITHA OTWORI/
STANDARD]
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Mbithi (operations Nairobi) and Paul
Onyango (Kakamega AP).
Those whose cases will be probed
further include former police spokes-
man Eric Kiraithe, Washington Ajuon-
ga (Marsabit AP), Pius Barasa of in-
spection section, Vitalis Okumu
(Interpol), David Bunei (GSU Training
School), Pius Macharia (Machakos
County CID), David Cheruiyot
(Kisumu Police), Patrick Ndunda (CID
Headquarters and Francis Kirathe
(Nakuru AP).
Kavuludi said the commission will
continue to receive complaints that
may arise from the public and police
ofcers against the successful ones.
He also announced that a senior
ofcer who had been dismissed in a
past vetting exercise was reinstated
after his case was reviewed by an ap-
peals panel.
FOUND UNSUITABLE
Deputy Commissioner of Police at
police headquarters Philip Tuimur
had been sent packing in January af-
ter he was found unsuitable but ap-
pealed against the decision.
The review of this ofcer was suc-
cessful and I am happy to announce
the decision of the commission that
Tuimur will be retained in the ser-
vice, said Kavuludi.
There was anxiety at the Police Pa-
vilion where the announcement was
being made as NPSC delayed the re-
lease of the results for hours.
A police ambulance was parked
outside the hall with a doctor ready to
attend to anyone who would be ad-
versely affected by the results.
The successful ofcers were
awarded certicates and letters of ap-
pointment.
They all left as soon as they re-
ceived the letters, with some dashing
to toilets, cars and an open eld to
open them there.
Some smiled and hugged on open-
ing the envelopes containing the let-
ters of appointment while those neg-
atively affected dashed to their cars
and drove off.
Those successful will now be given
new ranks of either assistant inspec-
tor of police or commissioner of po-
lice, which have been approved by the
commission in a new ranking sys-
tem.
Some 166 ofcers were vetted in
Kavuludi says some
were fred over bribery,
rape and deflement,
human traffcking and
smuggling of goods
12 top offcers axed as NPSC releases vetting results
NPSC Chairman Johnston Kavuludi hands over a vetting participation certi-
cate to Assistant Commissioner of Police Bunei Rono at the CID Training School
in Nairobis South C during the release of the results of the police vetting, yes-
terday. [PHOTO: COLLINS KWEYU/STANDARD]
President Uhuru Kenyatta presents a trophy to the second best all-round re-
cruit Purity Moraa (Kenya Navy) during the recruits graduation at the Recruits
Training School in Eldoret, yesterday. [PHOTO: PSCU]
By ALLAN KISIA
President Uhuru Kenyatta has
pledged to increase budgetary alloca-
tions to security agencies to counter
the threat of terrorism.
Though he did not give any gures,
the President assured that security
agencies will get more money in the
next nancial year to effectively com-
bat terror.
Terrorism is a new threat, inside
and outside our country. Terrorists
seek to kill innocent civilians for no
reason, he stated.
Uhurus remarks come in the wake
of a tourism crisis following terror at-
tacks. Over 20 hotels at the coast have
since closed following travel adviso-
ries and recent terror attacks, accord-
ing to the Kenya Association of Hotel
Keepers and Caterers (KAHC).
Yesterday, the Head of State said
the additional money to security
agencies will go towards purchase of
technological equipment and training
of ofcers. We want ofcers to have
the best training in anti-terrorism tac-
tics. We also want to improve their
welfare, he said.
Uhuru spoke in Eldoret in Uasin
Gishu County at the Kenya Defence
Forces Recruits Training School dur-
ing a passing-out parade.
With him were Defence Cabinet
Secretary Raychelle Omamo, Chief of
Defence Forces Julius Karangi, and
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) com-
manders J K Kasaon (Kenya Army), J
Otieno (Kenya Air Force) and N Mu-
kala (Kenya Navy).
Over 2,700 new soldiers were suc-
cessfully recruited into KDF.
The President appealed to soldiers
to be committed in the ght against
terrorism, within and outside the bor-
ders.
He said Kenyans are counting on
KDF to protect them from terrorist at-
tacks. Now more than ever, the na-
tion wants you to stand rm, Uhuru
told the new recruits.
The President exuded condence
that the countrys allies will assist in
the war against terror, maintaining
that terrorism is not a problem of Ke-
nya alone but a global threat.
Recently, Uhuru announced a raft
of measures, including tax-free holi-
days, aimed at promoting the tourism
sector, which had been hardest hit by
terrorism.
The President further revoked a di-
rective by the Treasury issued early
this year restricting public institu-
tions from holding conferences and
other meetings in private hotels.
He also, with effect from June 12,
allowed corporate and business enti-
ties to pay vacation trip expenses for
their staff on annual leave in Kenya
and deduct such expenditures from
their taxes.
Tourism players at the coast
praised the new measures to save the
industry.
Ofcials from KAHC and Momba-
sa and Coast Tourist Association said
the new measures will have a signi-
cant impact if the Government imple-
ments them.
Uhuru pledges to increase security cash
By CYRUS OMBATI
Twelve senior police ofcers were
yesterday sacked after they were
found unsuitable in the ongoing vet-
ting.
Nine senior ofcers will be probed
further.
Some 145 ofcers of the ranks of
assistant commissioner of police and
senior assistant commissioner of po-
lice were found suitable and re-
tained.
The National Police Service Com-
mission (NPSC) announced the re-
sults of the 166 ofcers vetted in
March yesterday in Nairobi.
Commission chairman Johnston
Kavuludi explained that those found
unsuitable will have a chance to ap-
peal their cases or move to court to
challenge the decision.
He said the reasons for their dis-
missal included lack of discipline, in-
tegrity, violation of human rights, -
nancial impropriety and engagement
in criminal activities among them
bribery, human trafcking, rape and
delement, as well as smuggling of
commodities such as sugar, illicit
brews and drugs.
Some of their accusations were
very serious that we had to remove
them from service, said Kavuludi.
Among those sacked is the head of
investigations at the Criminal Investi-
gations Department headquarters
Samuel Nyabengi, Kajiado County po-
lice commander Tito Kilonzi, deputy
director of police logistics Stephen
Kemei, head of police operations at
Dadaab refugee camp Roba Kalicha,
David Birechi (police headquarters),
Alexander Munyao (Kenya Police Col-
lege) and Sharif Abdalla (Nyeri).
Others who were sent packing are
Joseph Musyoki of Administration Po-
lice headquarters, Peter Muinde of
CID Training School, Emanuel Kenga
Karisa (Vihiga County Police), Wilfred
the exercise, bringing to 196 the num-
ber of those so far probed since the
exercise began.
Kavuludi said the next group to
undergo the exercise will be more
than 1,168 OCPDs and their deputies
who will be vetted at their stations.
The commission hopes to nish
with this group by the end of August
before it moves to the next one, which
will be that of chief inspectors and in-
spectors.
This development comes as a sur-
vey revealed few Kenyans are satised
police vetting would improve efcien-
cy within the service.
COMPETENCIES
The survey by the Usalama Reform
Forum showed over 27 per cent of
community members were fairly sat-
ised that police vetting would im-
prove competencies within the ser-
vice compared to 39 per cent of police
ofcers interviewed.
But the commission faulted the
study saying it was not a true repre-
sentation of facts.
Vetting is mandatory for all of-
cers before they are promoted to the
next rank, conrmed or posted.
The vetting was meant to clean up
the police, which has been listed as
the most corrupt institution in Kenya
by many surveys.
Vetting of police ofcers was
among the more than 200 proposals
of a commission set up following the
2007-2008 post-election violence.
The overall goal of the National
Task Force on Police Reforms headed
by retired judge Philip Ransley was to
transform the police service into an
efcient, effective, professional and
accountable security agency that Ke-
nyans could trust with their safety
and security.
The need for police reforms was
reinforced by recommendations
made by the Waki Commission of In-
quiry into the 2007 Post-election Vio-
lence. This was after police were large-
ly blamed for the violence the broke
out after the disputed polls that
claimed more than 1,000 lives.
THOSE REMOVED FROM
POLICE SERVICE
Head of investigations at the
Criminal Investigations Depart-
ment headquarters Samuel Ny-
abengi
Kajiado County police com-
mander Tito Kilonzi
Deputy director of police logis-
tics Stephen Kemei
Head of police operations at
Dadaab refugee camp Roba Ka-
licha
David Birechi (police head-
quarters)
Alexander Munyao (Kenya Po-
lice College)
Sharif Abdalla (Nyeri)
Joseph Musyoki of Administra-
tion Police headquarters
Peter Muinde of CID Training
School
Emanuel Kenga Karisa (Vihiga
County Police)
Wilfred Mbithi (operations Nai-
robi)
Paul Onyango (Kakamega AP)
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Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
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Governors from Coast address the Press after a meeting with Western envoys
on curbing terrorism and reviving tourism in Nairobi, yesterday. [PHOTO: JENI-
PHER WACHIE/STANDARD]
By JAMES MBAKA
Six county governments from the
Coast region will collaborate to com-
bat terrorism, which has destroyed
their tourism revenue base, led to
closure of 20 hotels and loss of more
than 5,000 jobs.
The counties that are now feeling
the heat of a slump in the tourism
sector, occasioned by the fragile secu-
rity situation in the country, resolved
to work with development partners,
among them Western nations, to
tackle terrorism and resuscitate tour-
ism.
Yesterday, the six governors; Has-
san Joho (Mombasa), Salim Mvurya
(Kwale), John Mruttu (Taita Taveta),
Issa Timamy (Lamu), Amason Kingi
(Kili) and Hussein Dado (Tana Riv-
er), met envoys from four Western
nations to discuss the impact of
travel advisories largely blamed for
the low number of tourists visiting
the country.
The meeting was held at the resi-
dence of UK Ambassador Christian
Turner, and was attended by three
other envoys, Robert Godec (US),
Remi Marechaux (France) and David
Angell (Canada). The governors
agreed on the need to initiate a con-
sultative process and roll out
programmes to address security con-
cerns fueling the decline in tourism
earnings.
The county bosses said the effect
of a reduction in projected revenue
collection from hotels in the Coast
region, which have recorded a sig-
nicant reduction in bookings, was
real.
This they explained was what had
compelled them to seek the meeting
to convince the Western countries,
which are the source of up to 40 per
cent of the foreign tourists, to lift
travel advisories and ask their citizens
to visit the country.
BUDGET DEFICITS
Particularly, the governors sought
to stop de-radicalisation of youths
from the Coast and to develop both
short and long-term youth empower-
ment and capacity building
programmes to enlighten them on
their true beliefs as anchored in the
Islamic teachings.
In the tourism and related sec-
tors, more than 5,000 people have
already lost their jobs which are their
only source of livelihood. We are not
just losing important revenue for the
country, we are releasing more and
more people to the edge of crime as a
result of idleness and depression,
the governors said in a joint state-
ment.
The governors said they had fac-
tored earnings from the tourism sec-
By JAMES MBAKA
Former South Sudan vice
president and rebel leader Riek
Machar is in the country on the
invitation of President Uhuru
Kenyatta to meet regional
leaders and discuss the peace
process with President Salva
Kiirs administration.
Upon his arrival in Nairobi,
Dr Machar met with the Ke-
nyan envoy to the IGAD-spon-
sored peace talks, Gen Lazarus
Sumbeiyo, and they discussed
the agenda for the expected
meeting between him and
President Kenyatta, Machars
spokesperson, James Gatdet
Dak, said, as quoted by Sudan
Tribune on Tuesday.
Dak said Machar also met
with his ofcials based in Nai-
robi and briefed them on the
roadmap agreement he signed
with President Kiir and the
purpose of his Kenyan visit.
Kenya is playing host to 11
former detainees who were
released by Kiirs government
and handed over to Uhuru.
Those released this month
are General Okiech Pagan
Amum, Ambassador Ezekiel
Gatkuoth Lol, General Ajak
Oyay Deng, and General Dr
Atem.
Others who were released
in January are Deng Alor Kuol,
Gier Chuang, Kosti Manibe,
Chol Tong Mayay, Cirino Hit-
eng, Madut Biar Yel and John
Luk Jok. They were handed
over to the Kenyan authori-
ties.
After his visit to Nairobi,
Machar is expected to y to
Khartoum for talks with Suda-
nese ofcials on the stalled
peace process in Addis Ababa.
Dak said Machars meeting
with the Kenyan top leaders
may take place any time
soon.
By the time of going to
press, Machar was due to meet
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secre-
tary Amina Mohammed and
later hold talks with President
Uhuru.
Earlier this month, Machar
and Riek signed a peace deal in
Ethiopia aimed at ending the
ve-month bloodshed.
Machar jets in to meet
Uhuru over peace process
tor in their budgets but the decline in
the number of tourists in the counties
would mean they would have to nd
alternative sources to x their budget
decits.
We shall review our projections
of the earnings from the tourism sec-
tor downwards and seek alternatives
to cushion our operations from the
adverse effects occasioned by the
downsized revenue from the now
troubled sector, said Timamy.
Addressing the Press at the Gover-
nors Liaison Ofces at Delta House in
Nairobi after a meeting with the en-
voys, the county chiefs said they had
made a raft of proposals on how to
boost tourism in the country and
particularly the Coast, including de-
veloping programmes that would
create income generating projects for
the youth.
We shall ensure that the 30 per
cent tenders-for-the-youth policy by
the Government is actualised and
ensure we bring them on board to be
active drivers of the countrys econo-
my to reduce instances of radicalisa-
tion and crime that are scaring away
tourists, governor Joho said.
The governors are proposing pub-
lic debates, exchange and teaching
programmes for research as prag-
matic solutions to the problems fac-
ing the region in the long-term.
We want to introduce counter
narrative strategies to the thousands
of the brainwashed youths. We want
them to have ideological agenda and
engagement to a strong social fabric
that respects the human dignity and
right to life, Joho added.
The governors lauded the recent
approach by the national government
to cushion the sector by introducing
major incentives to promote local
tourism and urged the local political
class and the media to jealously de-
fend the image of the country by
avoiding sensational statements that
only serve to aggravate the otherwise
fragile situation.
We call upon Kenyans to support
security organs by sharing vital infor-
mation while at the same time urge
our fellow leaders to refrain from
making political rhetoric that may
further aggravate the situation. Secu-
rity is a collective responsibility for all
Kenyans, the governors said.
They said they had put in place
mechanisms to save jobs among
them curio shops attendants at the
Coast by helping them put up small
shops to sell their wares as a way of
keep them busy to stop them from
sliding into crime.
THE MEETING
The governors agreed on
the need to initiate a consul-
tative process and roll out
programmes to address securi-
ty concerns fueling the decline
in tourism earnings
Particularly, the governors
sought to stem and counter
radicalisation of youths
They wanted to convince the
Western countries, which are
the source of up to 40 per cent
of the foreign tourists, to lift
travel advisories
Coast governors
seek help to
revive tourism
County bosses
meet with Western
envoys in bid to curb
terrorism in wake of
travel advisories
Notice is hereby given that the 9
th
Annual General Meeting
of the National Social Security Fund Staff Pension Scheme
will be held on Friday 20
th
June, 2014 starting from 2.00pm
at All Saints Cathedral, Kenyatta Avenue.
AGENDA
1. Chairmans report.
2. To receive report on the changes to the to the benets and
contributions structure by the scheme Administrator.
3. To receive report of the Scheme investments by the fund
managers.
4. To receive report on the Custodian services for the year
ended 30
th
June, 2013.
5. To receive report on the remuneration of Trustees.
6. To receive report on the audited nancial Statements for
the year ended 30
th
June, 2013.
7. Speech by the representative from RBA.
8. Questions and answers.
BY ORDER OF THE SCHEME TRUSTEES.
CAROLYN OKUL (MRS)
SCHEME SECRETARY
NATI ONAL SOCI AL SECURI TY FUND
STAFF PENSI ON SCHEME.
NOTI CE OF THE 9
TH
ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETI NG.
NATIONAL NEWS / Page 7 Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
Dont implement NSSF Act, unions urge
Cotu has moved to court
in a bid to block the new
law from coming into
force, while Pusetu has
threatened mass action
deductions.
We have called on all our mem-
bers and employers not to effect the
new rates until such a time we as so-
cial partners sit and agree on the de-
ductions, said the union.
Cotu said its demand for meaning-
ful reforms at NSSF continue to be ig-
nored.
In the absence of such reforms
and with the expected enhanced con-
tributions from Kenyan workers of six
per cent from the worker and a simi-
lar amount from the employer, we
have no doubt that our funds will con-
tinue to be squandered in unviable
and non-existent projects as the issue
has been previously, Cotu said in a
statement.
Pusetu Secretary General Charles
By RAWLINGS OTIENO
and IMMACULATE AKELLO
Civil servants want the Govern-
ment to suspend implementation of
the new NSSF Act that is set to take ef-
fect on June 1.
The Central Organisation of Trade
Unions (Cotu) is also opposed to the
scheduled implementation of the new
National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
rates and has already moved to court
seeking the orders to stop it.
Besides, the decision has also been
arrived at following the rejection of
the nomination of a Cotu nominee to
join the NSSF board.
With our representation on this
board denied, Cotu has no option but
to call on its members not to pay any
extra cash to NSSF based on the new
NSSF Act, said Cotu
The Federation of Public Servants
Trade Union (Pusetu) warned that
they would resist any move by the
Government to implement the Act
without their input.
In the absence of any upward ad-
justment to the minimum wage this
year, Cotu argues that its workers are
constrained to allow for any further
Mukhwaya said all civil servants, in-
cluding teachers, would oppose the
deduction of six per cent of the gross
salary towards the pension fund.
He said majority of civil servants
were members of superior pension
schemes and subjecting them to an-
other fund without proper structures
was punitive.
The deductions could lead to civ-
il servants earning less than a third of
the gross income, which is unconsti-
tutional. Article 45 of the NSSF Act
2013 does not give a clear indication
of how it will affect the pension
scheme, he said.
The secretary general said the date
set for the implementation of the Act
was too close. Pusetu wondered
whether the Government would remit
the contributions to NSSF since Trea-
sury had not factored the deductions
in its budgetary allocation in the 2014-
2015 nancial year.
We have looked at the budgetary
allocation and we can assure our
members that Treasury has not allo-
cated such deductions. We must be
sure that if our members are going to
contribute, then the Government
must also do so, said Pusetu chair-
man Tom Odege.
He said Sh183 billion would come
from civil servants alone annually and
they must therefore ensure that the
fund was run prudently.
Odege claimed the NSSF Act does
not give clear indications on how it
will affect workers, considering Ke-
nyan workers are among the most
highly taxed people in the world.
The Kenyan worker is already
overburdened by taxes yet his salary
and wages have remained the same
for years. The law says that a person
cannot be taxed beyond one-third of
his salary, said Mr Odege.
MASS ACTION
The union threatened to use all
means, including mass action, if the
Government does not suspend the
new NSSF deductions.
But Mukhwaya urged the Govern-
ment to give them more time to study
the Act before it was implemented.
Civil servants cannot contribute
funds to a board that they are not in-
volved in. The key stakeholders must
be consulted before any decision is
imposed on them otherwise we will
know that they were merely rubber-
stamping what they had already dis-
cussed, said Mukhwaya.
The union also wants the Govern-
ment, through the Ministry of Labour,
to ensure that the NSSF board is re-
constituted.
NSSF has been charged with
many corruption cases since its estab-
lishment so we cannot trust it, he
said.
UNIONS OPPOSE LAW
The new National Social Se-
curity Fund Act is scheduled
to come into force on June 1
Workers will be required
to contribute six per cent of
their basic salary to the NSSF
The Central Organisation of
Trade Unions said its demand
for meaningful reforms at the
NSSF continue to be ignored
The Federation of Public
Servants Trade Union wants
leaders of integrity installed
on the NSSF board
PUSETU Secretary General Charles Mukhwaya (left) with union chairman Tom
Odege address the Press at Knut headquarters in Nairobi yesterday. [PHOTO:
JENIPHER WACHIE/STANDARD]
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard NATIONAL: SPECIAL REPORT / Page 9
EDUCATION
By AUGUSTINE ODUOR
Parents and teachers want
free primary education capita-
tion per child increased to
Sh3,000, a new report shows.
Currently, the Ministry of
Education provides a Sh1,020
subsidy per pupil and plans to
raise it by Sh500, according to
the ministrys budget seen by
The Standard.
This means that each child
will now get Sh1,520.
The document also indi-
cates the ministry has pro-
posed to increase capitation
for day secondary school stu-
dents by some Sh500. The an-
nual capitation for these cadre
of students will increase to
Sh1,520 from the current
Sh1,020. Education Cabinet
Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi said
these increments represent 33
per cent and 39 per cent rise
for primary and secondary
schools respectively.
However, The National Tax-
payers (NTA) report, School Re-
port Card 2013, says a third of
the schools surveyed proposed
that the least a child should get
as capitation is Sh2,000. It says
that parents and teachers pro-
posed the average amount per
child to be capped at Sh3,384.
The highest amount proposed
by some parents and teachers
was Sh15,000.
The report indicates that
Kisumu County had the high-
est proposal of Sh3,712 against
proposals from Baringo Coun-
ty, which stood at Sh2,579.
The NTA national chairman
Peter Kubebea said drastic
Study: More boys dropping out of school than girls
measures must be made to re-
vise the capitation.
ENHANCE QUALITY
The Government must get
money even if it means bor-
rowing, to ensure the sector is
well funded to enhance quality
education, he said.
Kaimenyi, however, said
the proposed increments will
only be effected if the budget is
approved. The ministry has
been allocated Sh13.76 billion
up from the Sh9.9 billion the
ministry had requested. Some
9.4 million pupils in primary
schools will benet.
And for secondary schools,
the ministry has been allocat-
ed Sh27.8 billion against the
Sh22.6 billion it had requested.
This means some two million
secondary school students will
benet from this increment.
Kaimenyi however said a
substantive fees guideline will
be revealed next month after
the Kilemi Mwiria-led task
force presents its ndings.
Pupils playing during break-time. Parents and teachers want
capitation for school children increased to Sh3,000. [PHOTO: FILE/
STANDARD]
By AUGUSTINE ODUOR

Parents want primary
school head teachers who have
been in the same station for
too long transferred to improve
academic performance.
A report by the National
Taxpayers Association (NTA)
released yesterday said parents
were uncomfortable with
school heads who have been in
one station for more than 10
years.
Education Cabinet Secre-
tary Jacob Kaimenyi said the
Teachers Service Commission
(TSC) must listen to the par-
ents plea for the betterment of
education outcomes.
We must listen to these
cries and in fact it does not
make sense to have one head
teacher in a school for so many
years, he said. These are
stakeholders complaining and
we have to listen to them.
The report noted that the
number teachers in public pri-
mary schools have been on the
increase.
The number of male teach-
ers increased from 9,256 in
2010 to 9,855 in 2013, repre-
senting a six per cent increase,
reads the report.
CLASSROOM SIZE
It also said that the number
of female teachers has in-
creased from 9,523 in 2010 to
10,244 in 2013, representing a
seven per cent increase.
The report however says
that even though the ministry
pegged the classroom size at
45, classes are largely bloated.
The majority of classrooms
had over 40 pupils in 2013, says
the report.
It adds that another 41 per
cent had between 20 and 40
pupils and only 14 per cent
had below 20 pupils.
The report further asks the
Government to prioritise
teacher recruitment.
Prof Kaimenyi said some
5,000 teachers will be recruited
in the next nancial year.
Last week, TSC secretary
Gabriel Lengoiboni said Sh2.25
billion had been set aside for
employment of teachers.
He however said that the
amount is not sufcient as the
teacher gap now stands at
74,000.
The teachers employer had
requested to be allocated some
Sh9 billion for recruitment of
new 20,000 teachers.
Parents want head teachers moved
State urged to raise subsidies
to Sh3,000 per student
National Taxpayers
Associations survey
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Staff of merged parastatals will
not lose jobs, CS assures
BY ISAAC MESO
There will be no job losses as a re-
sult of restructuring State rms under
the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock
and Fisheries, Cabinet Secretary Felix
Koskei has assured.
Mr Koskei said once the merger of
eight parastatals and four agricultural
institutes under the ministry was
complete, staff would be redeployed.
Koskei noted that staff under the
affected parastatals would be retained
and absorbed into the new bodies and
there was no need for alarm over pos-
sible job loss once the new bodies
were formed.
There will be no job loss once the
merger is complete. All staff that are
in service will be absorbed and will
work in the same capacity under the
new bodies to be formed, he said.
The CS was speaking yesterday
during a Press brieng at Kilimo
House where he met acting CEOs of
the various parastatals set for merger
ahead of the July 1 deadline.
TWO BODIES
The two bodies that will be formed
once the merger is complete, accord-
ing to Koskei, are the Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food Authority (Affa),
and the Kenya Agricultural and Live-
stock Research Organisation (Kalro)
State corporations that will fall un-
der Affa include the Pyrethrum Board
of Kenya, Cotton Development Au-
thority, Coffee Board of Kenya, Horti-
cultural Crops Development Author-
Kuppet demands teachers allowance
BY RAWLINGS OTIENO
and IMMACULATE AKELLO
A fresh row is brewing between
teachers and the Government over
the implementation of the agreement
to pay tutors commuter allowances.
This comes in the wake of reports
that the Government has only re-
leased Sh3.8 billion instead of Sh5.9
billion to be used to implement the
agreement signed last year.
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary
Education Teachers (Kuppet) wants
the National Treasury to release the
remaining Sh2.1 billion by July 31 or
else teachers will boycott duty.
Kuppet Deputy Secretary General
Moses Nthurima said the issues
touching on commuter, responsibility
and leave allowances were non-nego-
tiable because the Government had
agreed to implement the second
phase at the end of July this year.
Mr Nthurima said there was no
reason or communication given to
them regarding the harmonised com-
muter allowance payment, adding
that the Teachers Service Commission
(TSC) should honour the agreement.
The Salaries and Remuneration
Commission did an analysis and job
Union wants Treasury
to release the remaining
amount by July 31 or
teachers will down tools
chairperson Sabina Chege, Budget
and Appropriation Committee chair-
person Mutava Musyimi, TSC Secre-
tary Gabriel Lengoiboni and National
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry
Rotich, wants the Government to fac-
tor in the remaining Sh2.1 billion for
the implementation of the commuter
and responsibility allowance.
Kuppet had demanded that the
Government should allocate the pro-
posed teachers leave allowance Sh7.4
billion in order to harmonise the al-
lowance with that of other civil ser-
vants.

Kuppet ofcials Moses Nthurima, Julius Korir and Ronald Tonui at a Press conference in Nairobi yesterday. [PHOTO:
TABITHA OTWORI/STANDARD]
ity, Kenya Sugar Board, Kenya Sisal
Board, Kenya Coconut Development
Authority and the Tea Board of Ke-
nya.
Organisations that will fall under
Kalro include the Kenya Agricultural
Research Institute, Coffee Research
Foundation, Tea Research Foundation
and the Sugar Research Foundation.
Koskei urged the acting chief of-
cers to closely work with the county
governments to ensure a smooth
working environment once the new
bodies were up and running.
Mr Koskei wants acting executive of-
cers to co-operate with governors.
evaluation and agreed to the alloca-
tion. We are therefore telling TSC to
fully implement the agreement or it
will leave us with no choice but to
down our tools, Nthurima threat-
ened.
Last July, the Government paid the
rst phase of the commuter allow-
ance and is yet to pay out the second
phase.
According to Kuppet, commuter,
house, responsibility and leave allow-
ances were the main issues that forced
them to boycott classes and they will
not hesitate to use the same weapon
should the Government fail to imple-
ment the second phase of payments.
SIGNED AGREEMENT
What we want is for the Govern-
ment to fulll the promise it made last
year through an agreement signed
with the union that ended the strike,
said Nthurima.
Kuppet, in a letter addressed to the
Parliamentary Education Committee
BY KURIAN MUSA
A Commercial court yesterday lift-
ed a warrant of arrest against Kisumu
East MP Shakeel Shabir after the leg-
islator showed up in court for the
hearing of a civil case.
Mr Shabir has been sued for not
honouring a deal with a farmer, Sam-
uel Ndolo, to whom he had sold a
tractor for Sh528 million before repos-
sessing it.
The farmer, a father of eight, said
his children failed to go to school af-
ter the tractor he hoped to use to fend
for them was repossessed by Shabir.
In mitigation, the MP told the
court that he was not the only direc-
tor of the company that went into liq-
uidation over 10 years ago. The case
has been pending in court for 15
years.
Mr Ndolo had bought the tractor
on hire purchase and had paid
Sh492,000 before it was repossessed.
The court had on one occasion told
Shabir to refund the money.
Ndolo claims that the Kisumu East
MP owes him close to Sh2.7 million
since the court awarded him the sum
he had paid to the selling rm plus ac-
crued interests. Shabir was released
on a cash bond of Sh1.2 million.
However, Shabir told the court that
the rm had wound up with unpaid
claims of over 20 individuals.
The claimant should seek the
money from the company, not from
me as an individual, said Shabir.
Shabir in court
for breach of
contract
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
BY KURIAN MUSA
The Opposition has moved to
court seeking to stop Inspector Gen-
eral of Police David Kimaiyos ban on
a political rally planned for Saturday.
Coalition for Reforms and Democ-
racy (CORD) has led a suit through
its member and rights activist, Japhet
Murori, and claims approximately
Sh1 billion has been spent in planning
the weekend event.
In the suit led before Justice Da-
vid Majanja yesterday, the petitioner
said CORD has spent a huge amount
of money in booking the venue, vehi-
cles, helicopters and accommodation
for the rally.
INTER PARTES HEARING
Justice Majanja declined to issue
immediate orders stopping the IG
from preventing the enjoyment of
rights but directed the petitioner to
serve the respondents pending inter
partes hearing today.
The event, Mr Murori said, was
planned to receive the former Prime
Minister Raila Odinga after his US ac-
ademic tour, where he gave talks and
CORD challenges Kimaiyos order
Petitioner tells court
coalition has spent
around Sh1 billion
in planning rally as
hearing set for today
lectures in various universities.
Raila is expected in the country on
Saturday amid counter-accusations
from the Opposition and the Govern-
ment.
CORD alleged the Government has
failed to address issues of insecurity
leading to travel advisories from Eu-
ropean countries while Jubilee says
CORD is spreading seeds of discord
among Kenyans.
The petitioner through his lawyer
Tom Oluoch, said the IG by purport-
ing to ban or cancel any public rallies
organised by the coalition was incon-
sistent with the tenets of the law.
In a supportive document, Murori
said CORD is not a proscribed organ-
isation and is legally registered.
MADARAKA DAY FETE
He said the rallies would be a plat-
form for the coalition to express legit-
imate criticism on the manner in
which the Government is handling in-
security, corruption and rising cost of
living. The petitioner accuses the IG
of arrogating to himself power he does
not enjoy, denying individuals the
rights to enjoy freedoms provided by
the Constitution.
The case was led in court as re-
ports emerged the IG had okayed the
rallies but cautioned they be conduct-
ed away from Madaraka Day celebra-
tions planned venues on June 1.
The Government and security
agencies have in place robust plans to
commemorate the day which Presi-
dent Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to
ofciate.
Ezekiel Rotich Kiplagat at the Milimani Law Courts yesterday where he denied
stealing motor vehicles. Chief Magistrate Hannah Ndungu denied him bail cit-
ing he was a serial offender as on Monday Kiplagat was before the same court
facing similar charges. [PHOTO: FIDELIS KABUNYI/STANDARD]
Theft charges
NATIONAL: COURT / Page 11
By CAROLINE RWENJI
Two judges due to retire this year
will remain in ofce until a case they
have led contesting the retirement
age is heard and determined.
Supreme Court judge Phillip Tunoi
and High Court judge David Onyan-
cha are due for retirement after at-
taining the age of 70 and want the Ju-
dicial Service Commission (JSC)
stopped from removing them from of-
ce.
Justice George Odunga said their
retirement would pose serious legal
challenges as there lacks a process of
reinstating a retired judge. If stay is
not granted it may pose serious legal
challenges, Justice Odunga said.
The judges argued there are two
circulars; one dated May 24, 2011
from the JSC informing all judges the
retirement age is 74 years. They want
a declaration made the retirement age
of judges, who were in service as at the
promulgation of the Constitution on
August 24, 2010, is 74 years.
Through their lawyer Fred Ngatia
they said another circular dated
March 27, 2014 informed judges that
a JSC meeting put the retirement age
of all judges at 70 years.
They said when the second circu-
lar was released, the previous one was
not annulled. The matter will come up
for hearing on June 9.
Senior judges
retirement age
stirs controversy
Pursuant to article 196(1) b of the Kenya Constitution 2010 and Standing Order No 121(3), the
Assembly Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources and the Assembly
Committee on Planning, Trade, Tourism and Cooperatives invites members of the public to give
their views on the dates, venue and time indicated below.
DATE SUBCOUNTY VENUE TIME
4.6.2014 MATUNGULU KISUKIONI DCS OFFICE 11.00AM
4.6.2014 MASINGA MASINGA DCS OFFICE 11.00AM
5.6.2014 YATTA KITHIMANI AIC SOCIAL HALL 11.00AM
5.6.2014 KANGUNDO ABC KALIMANI 11.00AM
6.6.2014 MWALA MASII SOCIAL HALL 10.00AM
6.6.2014 KATHIANI KATHIANI ABC 10.00AM
7.6.2014 MAVOKO ST JUDE CATHOLIC HALL 10.00AM
7.6.2014 MACHAKOS MACHAKOS SOCIAL HALL 10.00AM
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Page 12 / NATIONAL NEWS Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
Team starts hearings on
Chepkwony impeachment
By WILFRED AYAGA
Senate committee hearings into
the impeachment of Kericho Gover-
nor Paul Chepkwony commenced
yesterday, with the governor claiming
that among those who discussed the
impeachment Motion against him at
the County Assembly was a drunken
Member of County Assembly.
The governor through his lawyers,
Peter Wanyama and Joel Bosek told
the committee that the Speaker of the
Kericho MCA to vote in the impeach-
ment Motion, despite pleas that the
member was incapable of compre-
hending the issues before the Assem-
Ousted Kericho
governors defence says
an MCA was drunk
during debate to oust
the county leader
GOVERNORS FATE LIES WITH SENATE
The Kericho County Assembly claimed Gov-
ernor Paul Chepkwony (pictured) irregularly
signed documents with a UK-based company
for the supply of 100 megawatts of solar pow-
er to the county
Senate committee hearings on the impeach-
ment Motion commenced yesterday
Chepkwony claimed that during debate at
the county assembly, the Speaker allowed an
inebriated and incapable county assembly
member to vote in the impeachment Motion
Hearing continues today
tled governor irregularly signed docu-
ments with a UK-based company,
Blue Techs Group Limited, for the
supply of 100 megawatts of solar pow-
er. The agreement had also committed
the county to a 25-year lease agree-
ment with the British rm.
100 megawatts of power is almost
20 per cent of what KenGen produces.
The Kericho County does not need
such amount of power unless they
were building a nuclear plant or con-
structing a ship manufacturing facto-
ry, said Nganga.
ANGLO LEASING
I hope that the video that the gov-
ernor is going to show us will also in-
clude activities of the company in any
other part of the world.
Chepkwony claimed that no mon-
ey had been lost in the solar power
transaction, prompting the county as-
sembly lawyers to draw a comparison
between the power project and the in-
famous Anglo Leasing scandal.
The county assembly risks paying
the money in future since there was a
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei addresses the Press yesterday af-
ter he met the chief executive ofcers of all regulatory agencies under the ag-
riculture docket. [PHOTO: JEFF OCHIENG/STANDARD]
Kenya to suffer food
shortage starting
July, warns Koskei
The Strategic Grain Reserve is
currently holding 3.1 million bags of
maize against the required threshold
of four million bags. This maize is
stored in the National Cereals and
Produce Board (NCPB) across the
Country, he said.
The CS noted that the current pro-
duction of maize was 33 per cent
short of the forecasted production.
The ministry was targeting to get
47,611,805 bags (90kg) after the long
rains but only managed 37,438,800
bags.
Kosgey pegged this to a number of
reasons, including low rains in the
month of April that caused the crop
to suffer from moisture stress, poor
germination and the spread of Maize
Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND).
ANIMAL FEED
The low forecast is mainly due to
the effects of the dry spell in the main
production areas as well as MLND in
Borabu (Nyamira County), Trans Mara
West, Narok South (Narok County)
and Bomet County, he said.
As immediate interventions to
curb rising food prices and to ensure
food security, Koskei noted that his
Ministry is planning to consider open-
ing up discussions with EAC and
Comesa member state such as Tanza-
nia, Malawi and Zambia to import up
to three million bags cheaply before
August when the harvest from the
South Rift region is expected.
The ministry is also planning to
import three million bags of yellow
maize duty free for animal feed.
By ISAAC MESO
and MAUREEN ABWAO
The country is likely to experience
food shortage by the end of July, Agri-
culture Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei
has warned.
Koskei said going by the current
level of stocks, the country is likely to
experience a decit of 720,000 bags of
maize by the end of July. He, however,
said there is no need for alarm be-
cause measures are being put in place
to mitigate this.
Currently, we are not badly off in
terms of food security. The shortfall in
maize stocks that is expected in late
July should be met through cross bor-
der trade within East Africa, which is
expected to pick up from this month,
said Koskei.
The CS noted that early harvesting
of maize expected by end of June in
parts of South Rift and lower Eastern
regions and harvesting of beans, po-
tatoes and other early maturing crops
by mid June is further expected to im-
prove local food supplies.
bly. The speaker was reluctant to
throw out a member who was clearly
drunk and rowdy. He also allowed the
proceedings to begin outside the
chamber. He was no longer acting as
the speaker, but as a chief whip. We
have video evidence to show that a
Member of the County Assembly was
drunk during the discussion, said
Wanyama.
The claims by the governor attract-
ed the wrath of the county assembly
lawyer, George Nganga, who chal-
lenged him to substantiate the
claims.
I wish the learned counsel had a
way of gauging a persons level of
drunkenness, said Nganga.
The governor is facing charges of
abuse of ofce, including failure to
follow procedure in the procurement
of goods and services. The 11-mem-
ber committee chaired by Kisii Sena-
tor Chris Obure is expected to present
its report to the House on Tuesday
next week.
During the proceedings, the coun-
ty assembly claimed that the embat-
contract. It will be similar to what is
happening in the Anglo Leasing scam.
The obligation to pay does not only
arise when money exchanges hands,
he said.
Wanyama defended the project,
saying that it was intended to supply
excess power to the national grid and
that the county government had only
entered into a memorandum of un-
derstanding with the British rm.
The legal framework on private-
public partnerships has 21 require-
ments and the county is subject to
these obligations. The agreement
with the UK rm was not binding,
said Wanyama.
Recently, some Kericho County
residents started collecting signatures
to petition the Senate to reinstate
Chepkwony.
Speaking to the Press at a Kericho
hotel, the residents led by Joel Kimutai
Soi said 15,000 residents had signed
the petition forms in the campaign
dubbed Operation Stop Governors
Impeachment.
FLIMSY GROUNDS
He added that they target to mar-
shal over 100,000 residents from
across the county to sign the petition
to be presented to the Senate com-
mittee.
As voters who elected Governor
Chepkwony in the last election, we
believe the governor was impeached
on imsy grounds and that is why as
residents we want the Senate to rein-
state him, said Soi.
The hearings continue this morn-
ing.
By KAMAU MUTHONI
and FAITH RONOH
The Judicial Service Commission
(JSC) has sacked more than 70 judi-
ciary ofcers, who were under con-
tracts, in unclear circumstances.
The ofcers who served as ICT of-
cers and student court clerks re-
ceived letters notifying them that
their last working day will be May 31.
In the letter signed by the Chief
Registrar of the Judiciary Ann Amadi,
they are expected to return materials
belonging to the Judiciary. However,
there is no reason given in the letter
for the termination. The letters were
allegedly handed to them on Mon-
day.
The decision to relieve them of
their duties was reached by JSCs hu-
man resource management commit-
tee on March 21, though some of the
ofcers are lamenting that they have
not received two months salary de-
spite reporting on duty every day.
We have not received our pay and
we will challenge the same in court.
They have not given us reasons what-
soever to have us leave the place, said
one of the aggrieved ofcers who de-
clined to be named.
The ofcer said they were am-
bushed with the letters contrary to the
three months provision by employ-
ment law. One of the letters seen by
The Standard is dated May 1 and says
that the clerks have been given a
months notice. But the ofcers allege
that the letters were handed to them
two days ago. ICT ofcers were given
two weeks to return laptops and mo-
dems.
JSC sends home
70 judicial
ofcers
The Strategic Grain
Reserve is currently
holding 3.1 million bags of
maize against the required
threshold of four million
bags
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Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
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Tena toilet paper 10s
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Topex bleach 1lt
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Sta soft fabric
softener 2lt
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Page 14 / EDITORIALS
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
Blowing unspent county
cash on trips deplorable
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State must move fast to avert deaths from hunger
WHAT OTHER MEDIA SAY...
A
s the 2013/2014 financial year draws to a
close, the statutory requirement is that all
unspent money from Government depart-
ments, ministries and counties, be wired back to the
Treasury.
In Vihiga County, MCAs have negated this require-
ment by devising ways of ensuring that the money is
not returned to Treasury. They have chosen to spend
it in ways that are in every way wasteful. This
deliberate wastage mirrors what is happening in
other counties. Reports from the ground indicate
that the members of the County Assembly of Vihiga
have resorted to spending the money on foreign trips
to Israel, Tanzania, Uganda, and Singapore.
These are purely gallivanting trips that add no
value to the lives of citizens who must contend with
a myriad of problems emanating from the countys
inability to offer basic services.
Governors are on record as saying monetary
allocations to counties are meagre and have de-
manded for more in the next financial year.
What therefore is the justification for the surplus.
The itch to blow it all away on foreign junkets?
Unspent money in the counties needs to be
reallocated for other uses. The number of students
from poor families who need assistance to realise
their academic goals is on the increase. Converting
part of the unspent money to cater for bursaries
would be a more sensible option. Many schools are
known to lack basic facilities like desks, books,
adequate classes and even chalk. These are some of
the things that need urgent attention. Hospitals in
counties are in dire need of drugs. Patients going to
Government hospitals often have to buy medicine
from stocking chemists.
Prudent leadership should focus on providing
these services instead of indulging the fancies of a
few misguided elements masquerading as leaders.

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T
he uneasy relationship between
the Tugen and the Pokot is
usually characterised by rampant
cattle rustling and fights over the control
of pastureland and water resources.
Between them, there is no love lost.
Necessity has however seen them close
ranks to fight an enemy that has been
decimating their populations steadily
since the beginning of the year. Baringo
County is in the throes of another debili-
tating famine.
In February, Baringo Senator Gideon
Moi sent an urgent appeal for food
assistance to the national government to
help mitigate the effects of the biting
drought.
Sadly, that request has not, to date,
been considered. Apparently, the national
government is seriously preoccupied with
fighting its political detractors within its
ranks and from the Opposition.
Erratic rains have adversely affected
agricultural production in areas of Uasin
Gishu, the countrys major food basket.
There is crop failure in most parts of
the country on such a large scale that it
should worry the Government that the
country stares at never-seen-before food
shortages across the entire country.
Other than the erratic weather pattern,
farm seeds and fertiliser were provided
late. The general high cost of farm inputs
as a consequence of high taxation restrict-
ed farmers in many ways. In a nutshell,
the country is faced with food shortages in
the foreseeable future.
Are we looking forward to another
Kenyans for Kenya initiative? Even as
many Kenyans face the ravages of famine,
it is prudent to ask: what lessons did those
in Government learn from this undertak-
ing? The questions that come to mind
amidst this shame of hunger are varied. Is
the Government prepared and willing to
come to the rescue of its own people when
need arises? What is the state of the
national food reserves? In the event that
the Government does not have enough
stocks, have there been efforts to procure
food from external sources?
And if the necessity for importing
arises, can the Kenya Bureau of Standards
ensure the safety of the grain to avoid an
incident similar to the one in which
contaminated maize from South Africa
found its way into the country and for
which nobody was willing to take respon-
sibility?
Or have measures been drawn up to
ensure the starving are not left at the
mercy of the often ravenous middleman
out to make a quick shilling?
Measures put in place in Baringo to
increase the acreage for irrigation, while
laudable, are long-term. In the short term,
the Government has no alternative, but to
do the needful and give relief food as it
remedies the situation across the board.
Could the case that pitted the National
Cereals and Produce Board against ERAD
general suppliers, compelling the former
to pay Sh500 million for breach of contract
to ERAD have any bearing on the serous
food situation? The country needs assur-
ance that after this ruling, the National
Cereals and Produce Board, which is our
national silo, was not crippled to the point
of being ineffectual.
The weatherman predicts that in the
coming few months, the country faces El
Nino, a natural phenomenon that can only
compound the drought situation, casting a
gloomier picture.
Yet it could be the silver lining in the
dark clouds as farmers dig deeper into
their pockets to replenish their farms with
new seeds.
Indias strongman
The most important change in the world
over the past 30 years has been the rise of
China. The increase in its average annual GDP
per head from around $300 to $6,750 over
the period has not just brought previously
unimagined prosperity to hundreds of millions
of people, but has also remade the world
economy and geopolitics.Indias GDP per head
was the same as Chinas three decades ago. It
is now less than a quarter of the size. Despite
a couple of bouts of reform and spurts of
growth, Indias economy has never achieved
the momentum that has dragged much of East
Asia out of poverty. The human cost, in terms
of frustrated, underemployed, ill-educated,
unhealthy, hungry people, has been immense.
Sacking Lib Dems leader now would be
immature, foolish and disloyal
Should Nick Clegg quit? Some of his activists
think so, as does the odd Liberal Democrat MP.
Their argument is supercially compelling: that
the party would do better under a new leader.
After last weeks humiliations, you can see their
point. However, the case for change at the top
is intellectually hollow. If the partys claim now
is that it has transformed itself from immature
party of protest to mature party of power, then
ditching the leader when the going gets rough is
hardly a proud emblem of that transformation.
Were he not so naturally polite, Mr Cleggs
reply to his critics should be: Welcome to
government: this is what happens to parties in
power. Get over it. Nor, in fact, would a change
at the top work, even tactically.
Mideast trip shows Popes talent for
diplomacy
Pope Francis was guaranteed to make
headlines on his visit to the Middle East just by
the fact that the head of the Roman Catholic
Church was going to one of the most tense
regions in the world. He did make headlines ...
but he also showed he has a remarkable talent
for diplomacy and a air for the dramatic gesture.
The safest course would have been to script
every moment of his itinerary and reduce the
risk of controversy. So what did he do? Made
an apparently impromptu invitation Sunday to
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli
President Shimon Peres to visit the Vatican to
pray for peace. Both men accepted.

Palaver
What is one expected to
think of a government that
renders its own citizens
homeless through insensi-
tive demolitions? Can one
grab land and build 40
housing units on it over-
night? Who collects the
land rates on these proper-
ties? Why punish people
for something they know
nothing about? Better still,
why should Government
visit its failures on hapless
tax-paying citizens? Oh
my, imagine little children
sleeping out in the cold and
missing school because of
this. Shame!
In reaction
to Palavers
suggestion that
the President
Uhuru Kenyatta
and his Deputy
welcome CORD
leader Raila Odinga at the
airport on Saturday, Kennedy
Njoroge thought of an even
better plot. The prezzo is a big
honcho, you know. How about
Raila and his entourage going
straight to State House from
the airport to appraise the
President of what he was up to
while he was away. Baba, are
you game?
Nowadays, people know
their rights and nobody, not
even powerful chiefs can
just walk into illicit brew
dens to intimidate and even
save people from looming
death. At a place in Rarieda,
revellers demanded to see
a search warrant before a
chief could be allowed to
spoil the party. Spoil he did,
but not before calling in the
riot squad. Haki yetu!
Pooh, Mr Onyiso, look what
you have done to the menfolk.
You were arm-twisted, or were
you not, to offer an apology
in a newspaper and female
masochism has taken over!
Now husbands have no peace,
none at all. If the fancy takes
her, we, the macho men will
have to air adverts of apology
on television or else the ladies
will not talk to us again, ever!
Ouch, that will hurt!
And nally..
The asco that was the
Malawian election shows
they have more political ma-
turity and
patience
than we
Kenyans. The
incumbent
threw in the
towel for the
sake of the
country. The electoral body
ordered for a recount and
all is relatively calm. If IEBC
tried that here, Palaver
fears that the streets would
be full of chants of haki
yetu!
oped@standardmedia co.ke
OPINION / Page 15 Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
Business premises rent tribunal in limbo
stream subordinate court judicia-
ry but with greater responsibili-
ties. In times to come the status of
the Chairman should be raised to
that of a Judge. This is even more
important in view of the docu-
mented history where many a
Chairman of BPRT have fallen
prey to corruption allegations,
criminal investigations, resigna-
tions, and even prosecutions,
thereby eroding the condence in
the Tribunal. County Chairman
and Vice-Chairman, too, should
be considered.
The 16- section statute has re-
sulted in mammoth litigation with
the law reports full of intricate and
complicated interpretation of the
laws. Simplication of the laws
with all the experience of the 48
years of the Tribunals existence
needs urgent re-codication and
rethinking if Kenyans are to instil
local and international condence
in the matters of law relating to
landlord and tenant relations.
It behoves the Parliament to
bring the BPRT under one um-
brella that of the Judicial Service
Commission and to make mean-
ingful changes including giving
right to a second appeal to the
Court of Appeal.
Immediate and long-term
woes of the Tribunal need to be
addressed as usual by the Chief
Justice, the JSC, the Law Reform
Commission and with some inter-
vention in this case from the Cab-
inet Secretary in charge of Com-
merce.
Mr Bowry is an Adovocate of
the High Court of Kenya
bowryp@hotmail.com
T
he 1965 Landlord & Ten-
ant (Shops, Hotels and
Catering Establish-
ments) Act, Chapter 301, the Laws
of Kenya established what has
come to be known as the Business
Premises Rent Tribunal (BPRT)
For over 40 years, BPRT has
served both landlords and tenants
all over the country and the adju-
dicating process of disputes of
controlled tenancies of business
premises falling under the deni-
tion of shop, hotel or catering es-
tablishment has been disposed
by the Tribunal with the High
Court having appellate and nal
say in the matters.
In the laws enacted in the post
-independence era, the BPRT leg-
islation has been hailed as one of
the most effective dispute resolu-
tion mechanisms, though not
without difculties and legal intri-
cacies.
The Tribunal has jurisdiction
in largely commercial tenancies
where the tenancy has not been
reduced into writing by the con-
tracting parties or where the lease
is less than ve years or has a
break clause to terminate a lease
within ve years. The law is inap-
plicable to government tenancies
or premises utilised by re-arm
dealers.
Presently and most regrettably,
the functions of the Tribunal are at
a total standstill all over the coun-
try and thousands of cases are not
being adjudicated upon. The work
of the tribunal has been thrown
into disarray many times before
due to non-appointment of a
chairman.
The reason for the abyss is in
the nalising of the legalities in-
volved. A chairman, Mr Dennis Si-
las Mboroki, was appointed by
Phyllis Kandie, the Tourism Cabi-
net Secretary on July 8, 2013 but
the gazettement apparently was
delayed by the AGs ofce until
February 3, 2014. The reason for
the Chairman not having taken
over is unclear though it is specu-
lated that the Judicial Service
Commission has to formally sanc-
tion the appointment.
To bring a national adjudicat-
ing institute to a standstill is tragic,
unacceptable and tantamount to
belittling the part various tribu-
nals play in maintaining law and
order in the commercial world.
The appointment process of
the Tribunal personnel has always
been a confusing process. The
Chairman must be a lawyer, the
former Ministry of Commerce was
the Ministry under which it func-
tioned with the Chief Justice and
the Attorney General playing a
statutory part in promulgating
rules under the Act.
The Judicial Service Commis-
sion must have a say and just like
the formal non-appointment of
the 28 High Court Judges, the
Chairmans appointment of the
BPRT is most likely caught in the
bureaucratic governmental pro-
cess.
In light of the various changes
in the land laws under three 2013
Acts the Land Act, Land Registra-
tion Act and the National Land
Commission Act the BPRT legis-
lation needs urgent re-examina-
tion and realigning.
Historically, the Tribunal oper-
ated early in its days with a Chair-
man and at least three members.
As the workload of the Tribunal in-
creased, members were appointed
for major town centres such as
Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and
Eldoret.
Somewhere down the line, the
appointment of members was dis-
carded on the basis that the law,
under Section 11 of the Act, al-
lowed the Tribunal to be com-
prised of one person effectively
making the Tribunal a one-man
court without the input of lay
members.
The Tribunal presently has sub
registries all over the country with
the Chairman expected to adjudi-
cate thousands of cases all over
the country. It is virtually humanly
impossible for one Chairman to
effectively deal with cases all over
the country.
The ideal scenario should be to
appoint a Tribunal Chairman for
every county. Of course establish-
ing 47 branches poses logistic
nightmare. There is another school
of thought that in this day and age
there is no need for preferential
treatment of tenants and that the
Tribunal should be abolished to-
tally, leaving the willing parties to
enter into agreements as in other
commercial matters.
Yet another, and perhaps more
plausible option is for the Tribunal
to be integrated into the Environ-
ment and Land Courts established
under Article 162 of the Constitu-
tion.
The Chairman of the Tribunal
is often shed out of the main-
PRAVIN BOWRY }
LEGAL VI EW
T
he Government has
rightfully come out
strongly to quash the
manufacture and sale of illegal
drinks in Kenya.
The vetting anew of all alcohol-
ic beverage manufacturers is an
exercise that will provide the regu-
lators with a list of all approved al-
coholic beverage producers, en-
abling them to eliminate those
who are not compliant with regu-
latory standards.
While this is an important pro-
ling exercise that has assisted the
National Authority for the Cam-
paign Against Alcohol and Drug
Abuse (NACADA) in identifying all
alcoholic drinks that are t for
consumption, it is crucial that the
national and county governments
remain rm in sealing all loop-
holes that could enable the return
of the illicit drinks to the market.
In addition to closing down all
illegal depots and distributors, en-
forcing stiff industry regulatory
measures that will provide the
public with a quality assurance
measure is paramount.
Regulations that I believe the
Government can look into include
convening a task force comprising
ERIC KINITI } Enforce tighter regulations to kick out illicit drinks
In addi-
tion to clos-
ing down all
illegal de-
pots and dis-
tributors, en-
forcing stiff
industry reg-
ulatory mea-
sures that
will provide
the public
with a qual-
ity assurance
measure is
paramount
all agencies involved in the regu-
lation of alcoholic beverages.
This task force would include
NACADA, Kenya Revenue Author-
ity (KRA), Anti-Counterfeit Agency
(ACA), Kenya Bureau of Standards
(KEBS), Weights and Measures
and Ministry of Public Health and
would, in addition to vetting man-
ufacturers, jointly conduct physi-
cal inspection of all their produc-
tion facilities and related business
facilities.
To ensure that the vetting exer-
cise delivers its intended outcome,
it is essential that it be centrally
managed and controlled by the
national government to ensure
consistency both in the applica-
tion of the vetting criteria and in-
terpretation of the ndings from
all manufacturers vetted and in-
spected.
Opening up the process to de-
centralised management could
contaminate it with ambiguity,
which will ultimately defeat the
objective of the process.
This concern is substantiated
by the fact that we see varied alco-
hol regulations being developed at
the county level, each intended to
address the unique social situa-
tion of each county.
While this is driven by the no-
blest of motives, such variety of
application and interpretation, if
applied to the vetting process,
could result in inconsistent stan-
dards of manufacturer compli-
ance in different counties.
While the vetting brings alco-
holic beverage manufacturers un-
der scrutiny, a mechanism is need-
ed to ensure that importers of
nished alcoholic drinks are held
to an equally rigorous standard for
the protection of the consumer.
Similarly, importers of raw ma-
terials that are inputs to the pro-
duction of alcoholic beverages
must be included in the vetting
and inspection process in order to
eliminate any and all risk of con-
tamination along the value chain
of alcoholic drinks production.
I also believe that ensuring all
manufacturers have quality assur-
ance departments and submit
regular reports on their testing
methods and results will go a long
way in ensuring the quality of all
alcohol products remains up to
standard.
This can be supported by a re-
quirement that all manufacturers
have a method of tracing their
products in the market, by pro-
duction line, date and time.
This will ensure that in the
event that consumers are exposed
to any risk due to contamination
of a particular batch, both the gov-
ernment and the manufacturer
can rapidly mobilise resources to
identify and remove all affected
products from the market.
Finally, all enforcement initia-
tives must be supported by regu-
latory agencies, in a unied ap-
proach.
As legally compliant manufac-
turers, we have a responsibility to
work hand-in-hand with the gov-
ernment to ensure that we full
our part in all enforcement initia-
tives.
I believe that enforcement is
critical; if the regulatory bodies do
not apply a strict and uniform en-
forcement approach, then we end
up with tragedies such as the re-
cent spate of preventable deaths.

Mr Kiniti is the Corporate
Relations Director,
East African Breweries Limited
The Tri-
bunal pres-
ently has sub
registries
all over the
country with
the Chairman
expected to
adjudicate
thousands of
cases all over
the country
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Sonko, Shebesh must respect their
positions by being good examples
Last weekends drama by the Nairobi
senator and the woman representative
was a bad example for youths and
leaders in the making. Leadership is
given to serve the people. It is high time
leaders behaved their position if they
can not act their age. We are fed up with
their behaviour and urge the electorate
to shun them for they a disgrace to our
society. Moses Okeyo, Nairobi
Kenya slowly grasping meaning of
choices have consequences
Kenya has now understood what was
meant by Choices have consequences
following her fall-out with Westerners.
The world was waiting to see how
Kenya would conduct her elections last
year after the 2007-2008 post-election
violence. The polls were free, fair and
transparent but the Westerners reacted
by freezing support to Kenya. Kenya
turned to China to prevent a decline
in economic progress. This seemed to
hurt the West who retaliated by issuing
travel advisories to their nationals
touring Kenya. This has left us wondering
whether a real friend walks away when
needed most. The West ought to help us
curb terrorist attacks. Now we know our
friends since a friend in need is a friend
indeed. Jack Mwaniki, Kakamega
Barricades behind matatu front
seats expose them to criminals
The Umoinner Sacco manager should
remove the huge barricades placed
behind the front seats. The block makes
it easy for anybody to commandeer
the vehicle as the passengers cannot
see what happens in the front. The fact
that a passenger cannot see where the
vehicle they are travelling in is headed
dampens their commuting experience.
And as they work on removing the
barriers, Ill be using the Citi Hoppa.
Kennedy Owiti, Tena Estate
Are universities ready to ensure
lecturers attend all their classes?
New university regulations are most
welcome but few universities enforce
internal controls to ensure lecturers
attend classes. The tutors take too many
courses in different universities and skip
some classes, compromising standards.
Students presentations take over 50 per
cent of lecture time. Departmental heads
and deans are clueless. The Commission
for Higher Education should conduct a
survey to get a picture of the content
being passed on to degree students and
make surprise visits to campuses and
assess the teaching. Joseph Musyoki
Expect banks with automatic
pods to deposit, withdraw cash
The last two decades have seen
huge prots and geographical pres-
ence in the banking sector.
These have been driven by the
growth and development of infor-
mation technology locally and
globally, leading to drastic changes
in the processes, operations and
products offered by the banks and
other nancial institutions.
We have moved from the huge
crowds and carelessly maintained
les and data of yesteryears to very
convenient, modern, technologi-
cally enhanced and secure services.
All this, for the last many years, has
been done with the banking halls of
the brick-and-mortar models of
bank branches.
MOBILE BANKING
However, most banks and cus-
tomers have adopted the more con-
venient internet and mobile bank-
ing. This triggers the question,
What is the future of branch bank-
ing? Should we expect more or less
branches? What changes should
the customers and other players in
the industry be prepared for?
Kenya will not see the era of
branchless banking in the near fu-
ture, not in the next 30 years. In
fact, the next decade will see a
sharp increase in the number of
branches. This is because there is
still a huge chunk of the population
that remains unbanked.
What Kenyans should expect is
a transformation of branches by
way of a paradigm shift in functions
and operations.
Branches will no longer carry
out teller functions but focus on
sales, marketing and relationships.
Expect in the next 10 years to
walk in to a banking hall and nd
cool lingala or rock music playing
in the background.
These halls will perhaps have
automatic teller pods that enable
customers deposit and withdraw
their money, deposit cheques, ac-
quire bankers cheques, carry out
intra-bank and interbank money
transfers, get bank statements as
well as order new cheques books
and credit cards.
Indeed, I expect banks to start
delivering money to homes or of-
ces!
The banks of the future will have
smaller call and contact centres be-
cause the next generation is going
to get sorted through social media
which, in the next decade, is going
be the most accepted means of
communication by customers and
their banks.
Customers should brace for a
technology-driven sector. It is ex-
pected that customers will have
their cheques presented through
online platforms.
Paperless bank statements will
replace the current ink-to-paper
norm while mobile and internet
banking will be compulsory for ac-
count opening and credit applica-
tion appraisal processes, which will
be instant and computer-based.
{Dennis Omondi Otieno, Nairobi}
Page 16 / READERS DIALOGUE
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
Politics in Kenya is not played
on level ground as the Govern-
ment and the Opposition plan to
launch parallel showdown ral-
lies.
The current Government has
not made a signicant difference
in peoples lives in line with prom-
ises made to Kenyans during elec-
tion campaigns. Instead of the
leaders working to full their
pledges, they are engaging in a
battle of words.
Doing this will not help Ke-
nyans but build fresh grounds for
hatred and animosity among the
sycophants of Jubilee and CORD.
Why should we suffer from collec-
tive amnesia, forgetting what
heppened after the 2007 presi-
dential elections in Kenya?
It is for the alternative govern-
ment to keep checks and balances
on the operating Government,
which should be done with in-
tense moderation. The trend ad-
opted is suspect.
The cost of living is rising daily,
with a considerable number of
Kenyans struggling to survive.
These two parties should there-
fore reach a convergent ground
where the nations interest comes
rst.
At the Coast, residents con-
tinue to lose jobs owing to insuf-
cient security, which has forced
international communities to ad-
vise their nationals against visit-
ing our country. These are the is-
sues the two lions should be
addressing.
It is painful to see leaders mis-
using supporters loyalty to hold
rallies just to engage in an irre-
sponsible exchange of words that
will not solve any of the problems
we are facing as a nation.
Our leaders should realise that
settling issues diplomatically is
more productive and preferred to
mobilising citizens to participate
in mass action.
{Shadrack Olieng, Maseno}
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Tyranny of numbers
may save Waiguru
Now that the impeachment
process of Devolution Cabinet
Secretary Anne Waiguru is in
motion, daggers have been
drawn and each side is going for
the opponents throats.
Majority Leader in the National
Assembly Aden Duale red
the rst salvo in the onslaught
against those favouring the
impeachment motion. His
opponents have had no kind
words for him, with a cross-
section of MPs from the Rift
Valley demanding an apology
from him for referring to a
legislator from the area as
bubu (dumb).
The Deputy President is also
in the crosshairs and has been
hard pressed to clarify his
stance on the matter as he
appears to support Waiguru
while most of his allies from the
region do not.
The end game in all this remains
to be seen, but previous
experience enables us to get a
rough picture of how this will
turn out.
First, her name is going to
become the subject of a
ridiculous debate. Women MPs
will rally behind her on account
of gender. MPs from her region
will soon join the fray. As the
debate progresses, issues
of constitutionalism will be
tossed through the window
and the individual will remain
in ofce whether or not she
committed an offence.
The tyranny of numbers is
once again going to rear its
ugly head and another chapter
is going to be written in the
book of botched impeachment
attempts. We will wait and see
whether another statistic will be
added to the Nancy Baraza and
Gladys Shollei side of the scales.
{Okora Abnery, Narok}
Were all potential
victims of terror
The wave of terrorist attacks in
Mombasa, Nairobi and North Eastern
is regrettable and worrying. Many lives
have been lost at the hands of insensi-
tive, cruel and barbaric criminals. At
this point, the last thing we should be
doing is pointing ngers, shifting re-
sponsibility or politicising security is-
sues.
The current state of insecurity calls
for a unied and consultative ap-
proach if our security forces are to
avert any threats. It must dawn on all
Kenyans that we are all potential vic-
tims of these atrocities regardless of
our religion, race, gender, age, political
afliation or social standing.
It is therefore incumbent on all of
us to support the Government in the
ght against terror. Political bickering
and name-calling will only work
against us.
In this regard, I appeal to both sides
of the political divide to desist from
making reckless statements that can-
not be substantiated or that could elic-
it unwarranted panic among wananchi.
This is a time for our leaders to redeem
the security situation.
The international community must
also partner with the Government in
this effort. Travel advisories should not
nd space because they will serve on-
ly to escalate the situation. Let the
West not throw stones; we all live glass
houses as far as this menace is con-
cerned.
{Amos Kirong, Eldoret}
Enforce law on
corporal punishment
A photo in this paper this week
showed a teacher in Homa Bay Coun-
ty whipping students. This action was
outlawed in the Basic Education Act
of 2013. Kenyans are used to breaking
the law but when it grossly violates
the basic rights of other individuals, it
is unbearable.
Schools are centres for inculcating
virtues in young people, not rehabili-
tation centres. When corporal punish-
ment is used in schools, it has a nega-
tive spill-over effect; young learners
fear school and stay away from it. This
leads to social crimes like prostitution
and drug abuse. Yet education is sup-
pose to bring good social returns for
the country.
There are many ways of correcting
mistakes. For instance, punishment
can be levelled against a student that
will enhance his academic work. In
this situation, a teacher could admin-
ister a speed test of a dozen sums.
At the same time, the Ministry of
Education should carry out regular
in-service training for teachers to ed-
ucate them on changing trends in ed-
ucation, including new laws passed to
govern the sector.
County governments could also
organise grassroots seminars and
workshops to help teachers under-
stand changing trends.
{Aseri Dickson, Mukumu}
Engage in ghting terror, not showdown rallies
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard NATIONAL NEWS / Page 17
Kenyas Auditor General Edward Ouko (second left) with African Organisation of Supreme Institutions Working Group
on Environmental Audit chairman Henri Eyebe Ayissi (third left), Tanzanias Controller and Auditor General Ludovick
Utouh (second right) and other auditor generals in Mombasa yesterday. [PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]
By BENARD SANGA
Auditor General Edward Ouko has
asked Parliament to implement his
ofces reports to root out increased
corruption that has resulted in non-
compliance of environmental regula-
tion by some industries.
The ofce of the Auditor General
has the mandate to audit compliance
to make sure that projects comply
with environmental standards and in
our audit reports submitted to Parlia-
ment, there is a very big problem with
compliance, said Mr Ouko.
He made the remarks yesterday at
the fourth African Organisation of Su-
preme Audit Institution Working
Group on Environment Audit (Afro-
sal-WGEA) at a Mombasa hotel.
Twelve auditor generals from Afri-
ca are meeting in Mombasa with over
140 delegates from around the world
to chart the way forward in auditing
the environment for the benet of
present and future generations.
This comes as the Climate Adap-
tion Fund Secretariat suspended a de-
cision to channel Sh850 million ($10
million).
This is after Consumer Federation
of Kenya (Cofek) wrote to the secre-
tariat to petition against sending the
money to the National Environmental
Management Authority (Nema).
The decision to give Kenya the
money was supposed to be reached
on March 19 but was put on hold af-
ter the consumer body wrote to the
Adaption Fund in Geneva, Switzer-
land.
Cofek argued that Nema was not
the right agency to receive the money
due to reports of graft involving the
environment watchdog.
DEFERRED DECISION
Cofek Secretary General Stephen
Mutoro told The Standard yesterday
that though the lobby group was not
against Kenya receiving the fund, it
was opposed to Nema receiving the
money, and that he was happy the de-
cision had been deferred.
We are not against Kenya receiv-
ing the fund but we believe that the
way Nema is constituted at the mo-
ment and with claims of corruption at
the agency, it is not the right body to
manage the fund, said Mutoro in a
telephone interview yesterday.
Ouko said yesterday although the
country had enough regimes on con-
servation, some environment ofcials
were colluding with some compa-
nies.
He added that his ofce had sub-
mitted environment audit reports to
Parliament and that it was time the
Legislature helped in the ght against
pollution of the environment.
He said the agency would institute
an audit on illegal logging and poach-
ing.
Ouko added that it was under its
mandate to audit whether natural re-
sources were being used for the ben-
et of Kenyans.
Though he did not name the com-
panies whose projects it has audited
or ofcials involved in the fraudulent
issuing of licences, he said several
people were named in the reports
submitted to the House and urged the
Legislature to make sure that they
Auditor General asks House
to take action on rogue frms
Ouko tells Parliament
to execute his offces
reports on industries
fouting environmental
regulations
OUKOS STAND ON
ENVIRONMENT
He said though the country
had enough regimes on con-
servation, some environment
offcials were colluding with
some companies
He said his offce had sub-
mitted environment audit
reports to Parliament, say-
ing that it was time the Leg-
islature helped in the fght
against pollution of the envi-
ronment.
He said that the agency
would institute an audit on
illegal logging and poaching,
adding it was under its man-
date to audit whether natural
resources were being used for
the beneft of Kenyans
He said several people were
named in the reports submit-
ted to the House
were implemented.
He said the reports have indicated
that many rms have failed to comply
with environmental standards while
others are acquiring licences from
Nema through corrupt means.
CONTAMINATION
Ouko said although recent discov-
eries of oil and minerals in Kenya
were a blessing, they would lead to
environmental degradation in pasto-
ralist communities through contami-
nation if not carefully handled.
Environment Cabinet Secretary
Judy Wakhungu said the State and Na-
tional Assembly had initiated steps to
establish the requisite commission
and to enact the environment-related
laws as provided for in the Constitu-
tion.
In a speech read on her behalf by
a senior deputy secretary in the min-
istry, Ben Mogambi, Wakhungu said
Kenyas economy was highly depen-
dent on the environment but some
activities at the rural levels such as
charcoal burning and over-shing
were a big threat and needed to be
mitigated.
By JECKONIA OTIENO
An MP has urged the National
Land Commission (NLC) to carry out
intensive civic education to sensitise
the public on its mandate.
Nyatike MP Omondi Anyanga said
the Mohamed Swazuri-led commis-
sion and the Lands ministry should
bury their differences for the sake of
speedy land reforms.
He said lack of understanding of
the commissions and ministrys roles
could lead to further frustration
among Kenyans seeking services.
The legislators sentiments come
in the wake of this weeks shocking
revelations by the Land Development
and Governance Institute that more
than 90 per cent of Kenyans have no
knowledge of the commissions man-
date.
A survey by the institute in 27
counties, between April 22 and May 9,
also showed there was a huge knowl-
edge gap on the progress of land re-
forms in Kenya.
Yesterday, Anyanga argued that
through an intensive civic education
programme, the public should be en-
lightened on the separation of roles
between NLC and the ministry.
The ministry has made progres-
sive steps in implementing reforms
under the Constitution and Vision
2030, but lack of knowledge on perti-
nent issues within the two crucial or-
gans is hurting reforms, Anyanga
said.
GOVERNANCE FUNCTIONS
He further said that comprehen-
sive restructuring and redesigning of
land governance functions should
continue.
Article 67 of the Constitution es-
tablishes a National Land Commis-
sion to manage public land on behalf
of the national and county govern-
ments.
The commission, however, takes
away some of the powers that the
President currently holds with regard
to the alienation of Government
land.
He warned that long-drawn differ-
ences between the land agency and
the ministry were not in the best in-
terests of Kenyans and that conten-
tious issues between the two should
be sorted out once and for all.
We need action rather than chest
thumping by those mandated to serve
Kenyans, Anyanga stated.
MP wants Land agency to conduct civic education on its roles
By ERNEST NDUNDA
The Council of Imams and
Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) has ac-
cused the Opposition coalition of
plotting to bring down the Jubilee
government through mass un-
rest.
CORD has unveiled a move to
bring down the Government
through mass movement. As Mus-
lims, we are not going to be part of
the mass action, said the coun-
cils organising secretary Sheikh
Khalifa Mohammed.
Addressing a Press conference
at the council headquarters in
Mombasa yesterday, Sheikh Khal-
ifa said CORD was taking Kenya
into political instability.
The cleric advised the Opposi-
tion to take their grievances over
bad governance to either Parlia-
ment or the Senate, not to the
public, saying politicians should
learn from Somalia, Libya, Egypt,
Syria, Yemen and Ukraine that
have suffered severe political in-
stability.
Sheikh Khalifa said the council
supported Inspector General of
Police David Kimaiyos ban on any
gathering or mass movement
called by several parties.
Kenya is in the process of
healing after the 2007-2008 post-
election violence and Kenyans are
not ready to be taken back to those
dark days, added Khalifa.
He questioned why the Oppo-
sition was calling for a mass move-
ment to impeach the Government
yet they were in power several
years ago and were allowed to
complete their tenure.
These people clamouring for
mass action are frustrated politi-
cians who want to cause political
turmoil or unrest. Kenya is not
ready to lose more lives, said
Khalifa.
CIPK Mombasa County secre-
tary Sheikh Mohamoud Abdullahi
said Kenya was currently experi-
encing insecurity and impeaching
the Government would only cause
more chaos.
The council brings together
imams and Muslim preachers al-
lied to former nominated MP
Sheikh Mohamed Dor. It support-
ed the Jubilee governments elec-
tion.
Islamic lobby
slams CORD
over calls for
mass action
Omondi Anyanga
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
IEBC steers clear
of push to change
elections date
By FELIX OLICK
The Independent Electoral and
Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has
said it will not inuence Parliament re-
garding the planned amendments to
the Constitution seeking to alter the
date of the next polls.
Although the amendments are like-
ly to see the current commissioners
kicked out, IEBC acting Chief Execu-
tive Ofcer Betty Nyabuto maintained
that Parliament should be allowed to
do its work.
We as a commission would allow
Parliament to do its work, Ms Nyabu-
to said regarding the amendment
sponsored by a CORD MP.
The ultimate effect of the change of
the election date, from the second
Tuesday in August to the third Monday
of December, if approved by Parlia-
ment, is that the IEBC commissioners
will technically not oversee the next
polls.
This is because the term of the cur-
rent electoral commissioners, includ-
ing chairman Isaac Hassan, ends in
mid-November 2017, which would be
one month to the General Election.
According to the IEBC ACT 2011,
appointment to the commission is on
a xed term basis, with no reappoint-
ment.
The members of the commission
Polls body will not
infuence Parliament
regarding the planned
amendments, says
acting CEO
shall be appointed for a single term of
six years and shall not be eligible for
reappointment, Section 7 of the Act
reads in part.
But speaking yesterday on a break-
fast show on a local TV Station, the
CEO said the commission had not
started contemplating the impact of
the amendment and insisted that
they would cross the bridge when
they get there.
The Standard has, however, estab-
lished that the Parliamentary Commit-
tee on Justice and Legal Affairs led by
Samuel Chepkonga was planning a
retreat with the commission in August.
Among the issues lined up for discus-
sion is the impact of the amendment
sponsored by Ugenya MP David
Ochieng.
TWO-PRONGED APPROACH
The amendment is believed to be
one of the two-pronged approach by
CORD to kick out the current commis-
sioners which they have accused of
mishandling the March 2013 presi-
dential polls.
Earlier, the coalition had led a pe-
tition in Parliament seeking to disband
the current commission.
Yesterday, Nyabuto strongly de-
fended the IEBC from claims that it
was conducting secret voter registra-
tion and invited all Kenyans to regis-
ter.
She maintained that IEBC had the
mandate to continuously register vot-
ers and announced that plans to cas-
cade the exercise to the ward level was
underway.
Those who registered before have
their names in the voter register, she
said. They do not need to register
again because this is not fresh registra-
tion.
By PAUL GITAU
Eight soldiers who had gone miss-
ing since Sundays attack on a Kenya
Defence Force truck in Lamu have re-
turned to their base in Kiunga on Ke-
nyas border with Somalia, according
to reports quoting local security of-
cials.
The reports also say that a man be-
lieved to have participated in the raid
has been captured.
Sundays attack at Milimani near
Hindi in Lamu, in which two KDF sol-
diers were killed, was blamed on Al-
Shabaab although the Somali militant
group has not claimed responsibility.
Initially, local ofcials had claimed
two soldiers were missing after the
night attack in which KDF claimed to
have killed an insurgent and burnt the
attackers vehicle.
Lamu East OCPD Samuel Obara
yesterday conrmed that eight sol-
diers reported to the Kiunga base on
Tuesday.
Yesterday, ofcials denied the eight
soldiers had been kidnapped but in-
dependent reports show their base
lost contact with them after the at-
tack, which occurred three kilometres
outside Manda naval base.
Obara conrmed Tuesdays arrest
of a man suspected to have participat-
ed in the raid but declined to disclose
the name and other details about
him.
He said the middle-aged man was
arrested inside the forest and looked
suspicious when KDF soldiers stum-
bled on him trying to nd his way out
of the bushes.
He said the arrest was a big break-
through and that police have been
able to get vital information from
him.
We are following crucial leads and
very soon all the terror suspects will
be apprehended, he added and al-
leged that the gang which attacked
KDF was ferrying food to an Al Sha-
baab camp in Somalia.
Eight missing
soldiers report
back to base
of the council.
Moreover, he is accused of single
handedly running the affairs of the
union, which the council says is con-
trary to their constitution.
NEC, through its chairman Josphi-
nus Musundi, say Panyako had con-
travened chapter 7 of the unions con-
stitution.
The court has necessary jurisdic-
Nurses union wrangles spill over to court
as council demands ouster of top ofcial
By KAMAU MUTHONI
A one-year-old nurses union has
been rocked by leadership wrangles
that have spilled over to the courts.
A power struggle has erupted with
the National Executive Council de-
manding Seth Panyako (right), the
secretary general of Kenya National
Union of Nurses, vacates ofce im-
mediately.
In a case led under a certicate
of urgency before Industrial Court
Judge Justice Linnet Ndolo, the eight-
member council wants the court to
compel Panyako to vacate ofce as
spelt out in his suspension letter.
The council served Panyako with
the suspension letter last Thursday
and alleges that he has refused to va-
cate ofce.
He is accused of imposing an af-
liation of the union with Francis At-
wolis Central Organisation of Trade
Union without seeking the mandate
at Sh8 billion at ex-vessel prices.
From the above statistics, its evi-
dent that the sh industry contributes
about 15 per cent of the country GDP
and if well tapped can be a good
source of income, said the CS.
Mr Koskei said his ministry was in
discussion with various foreign inves-
tors to invest in deep sea shing,
which will include empowering local
shermen to acquire sophisticated
shing gear.
By PAUL GITAU

Kenya loses more than Sh200 bil-
lion annually due to illegal shing
mainly in the Indian Ocean, accord-
ing to the Cabinet Secretary for Agri-
culture, Livestock and Fisheries Felix
Koskei (right).
He said yesterday that due to lack
of monitoring along the sea, foreign
shermen have been encroaching in
Kenya waters and harvesting tonnes
of sh illegally.
Mr Koskei said his ministry was
formulating laws to combat the theft,
adding that the recently donated
oceanographic vessel MV Mtati ship
would aid in surveillance of the Ke-
nyan sea.
As a government, we are putting
in place necessary machinery to pro-
tect our sea and its resources, he
said.
Koskei said Kenya harvests 150,000
metric tonnes of sh annually valued
Kenya loses Sh200b over
illegal shing, says CS
tion to issue the reliefs sought by NEC
acting for the Kenya National Union
of Nurses, the council says.
The council members are said to
have discussed the conduct of Panya-
ko and deteriorating management of
the union.
In the documents before the court,
two thirds of the members proposed
Panyakos suspension. They say that
the team found his management style
wanting.
COUNCILS AFFIDAVIT
Actions by the respondent (Pan-
yako) have been wanting, unconstitu-
tional and are meant to derail the ac-
tivities and management of the
union, said Musundi in his afda-
vit.
The executive committee wants
the court to compel Panyako to vacate
the ofce and also have the Registrar
of Trade Unions to conrm the chang-
es made on May 13.
Fanning a risk
This woman in Nairobis Satellite threw caution to the wind by cooking with
rewood ame right beneath a transformer. [PHOTO: GEORGE NJUNGE/STANDARD]
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NOTICES / Page 19
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
ADDENDUM
COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KERI CHO
TENDER NOTI CE
REPUBLI C OF KENYA
The County Government of Kericho posted an advert on The Daily Nation and The Standard
Newspapers of Wednesday 21
st
May 2014 inviting sealed tenders from eligible Bidders for
the prequalication of suppliers of items to various Government Ministries/Departments and
Public Institutions within the County for the Financial Year 2014-2015 with effect from 1
st
July,
2014.
Due to technical issues, this addendum makes the following corrections regarding the advert
as follows:
1. The Prequalication documents can only be obtained free of charge from our website
(www.kericho.go.ke). Therefore prequalication documents will not be issued in our
ofces as earlier mentioned.

2. Open Tenders for the supply of Coolers, Acaricides, and Proposed construction of Pineapple
can only be collected at our ofces upon payment of Kenya shilling one thousand only
(Ksh1,000 only.) per set .
Therefore the Pre-qualification of suppliers and Open Tenders for the supply of Coolers,
Acaricides, and Proposed construction of Pineapples plant at Roret will therefore be closed
and opened on 10
th
June 2014. 10.30 am at County Government of Kericho (County Hall,
Ground floor)

We highly regret the inconvenience caused.
All queries regarding this tender should be directed to the undersigned.

Head, Supply Chain Management Services
COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KERICHO
PREQUALI FI CATI ON OF SUPPLI ERS/OPEN TENDERS
Court to give
verdict on
refugees in June
By CAROLINE RWENJI
The High Court will in June give its
decision on whether 500 refugees
from Nairobi and other urban areas
will be relocated to a refugee camp.
Justice David Majanja said he will
issue his verdict on the matter to-
wards the end of next month.
The 500 refugees from Nairobis
Eastleigh estate were arrested during
a police swoop and were to be relo-
cated to a refugee camp as ordered by
Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole
Lenku.
However, on May 6, Justice Majan-
ja issued orders stopping the reloca-
tion of the refugees as ordered by the
cabinet secretary.
Attorney General Githu Muigai,
through his lawyer, argued that the
petition led was not challenging the
powers conferred on the cabinet sec-
retary or the constitutionality of his
orders.
He maintained that the refugees
are in the country illegally and have
broken Kenyan laws by being away
from the refugee camps.
Under Section 25 of the Refugee
Act, any person illegally in Kenya and
is outside a refugee camp commits an
offence and is liable for a ne of
Sh20,000 or imprisonment for six
months, the court heard.
The AG argued that refugees have
to comply with the law even as they
engage in economic activities, sub-
ject to immigration laws.
They have not demonstrated that
they have complied with the law, he
stated.
The refugees were issued with
alien cards by the Government of Ke-
nya and duly recognised as such
when they sought asylum in Kenya.
They told the court that the Ke-
nyan Government welcomed them in
2006 as asylum seekers and were ad-
vised to invest in the country.
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Media monitor wants probe on Ugandan activist
Team wants Matsanga
and seven bloggers
investigated over hate
speech and incitement
on social media
By ISAAC MESO
The National Steering Committee
on Media Monitoring has called for
the investigation and possible prose-
cution of Uganda peace negotiator
David Matsanga for alleged hate
speech and incitement.
The committee has also recom-
mended the investigations of seven
bloggers by the National Cohesion
and Integration Commission (NCIC)
in connection with extreme hate
speech, incitement and use of ob-
scenities on social media.
The National Steering Committee
on Media Monitoring commends the
measures being taken by NCIC and
the DPP to arrest and investigate per-
petrators of hate speech on social me-
dia. In this connection, the commit-
tee recommends for the investigation
on one David Matsanga for incite-
ment, said committee chairperson
Mary Ombara.
Matsanga is former spokesman of
the Lords Resistance Army rebel lead-
er Joseph Kony.
She further noted that it is only a
matter of time before bloggers of hate
speech and incitement are positively
identied and prosecuted.
The committee cautioned that un-
less drastic steps are taken immedi-
ately, the negative debate on social
media, which focuses on the political
lineation, and relationships of three
main ethnic groups might spark cha-
os in the country.
According to the committee, the
bloggers accused of hate speech and
incitement include John Mutuku, Ab-
dul Majid Mohamed, Joseph Mwangi,
Wycliff Ojijo, Tonny Lijodi, Esther
Wanjala and Simon Mbugua.
POLITICAL UNREST
The committee is engaging with
the administrator of Facebook to pos-
itively identify these bloggers due to
their posts that are deemed criminal
and could stir political unrest, she re-
By MARTIN MUTUA
President Uhuru Kenyatta has ap-
pealed to the youth to take advantage
of the Government procurement quo-
ta allocated to them.
The Head of State expressed disap-
pointment that despite the States
move to empower the youth, women
and people living with disabilities
through the 30 per cent procurement
quota, which translates to Sh200 bil-
lion annually, not many people had
paid heed.
It is unfortunate that you have not
fully taken advantage of the 30 per
cent you have been allocated by Gov-
ernment. You are currently utilising
less than Sh100 billion of the total an-
nual allocation. If we fully utilised the
allocation, we would be able to ad-
dress some of the unemployment
challenges that the country is facing,
he said.
President Kenyatta was speaking
at State House, Nairobi, on Tuesday
where he met members of the Nation-
al Youth Council (NYC).
Saying the Jubilee Government has
placed the youth at the centre of its
development agenda, the Head of
State advised young people to use
Government initiatives, including the
Uwezo Fund, effectively.
You are no longer going to be on
the sidelines. We want you to be at the
centre of the countrys development,
he said.
SELFISH GAINS
He advised young people to avoid
being used by politicians for selsh
gains. We want to set a trend where
young people are not used by politi-
cians, but actually contribute effec-
tively to national development, the
President said.
He asked youth leaders to educate
others on the need to shun destruc-
tive activities and focus on contribut-
ing to national development.
A country is only as progressive as
its youth. Therefore, the key focus
must shift from vices like idleness,
drug abuse and crime to seeking ac-
tivities that promote individual and
national growth, Uhuru said.
He challenged the NYC to play a
proactive role in promoting unity and
national cohesion.
Speaking during the meeting,
members of the NYC led by their
chairman Clement Ayungo, said they
will work closely with the Government
to promote the youth agenda.
They supported the ongoing trans-
formation of the National Youth Ser-
vice (NYS), saying the move would
give the institution the capacity to
equip young people for effective par-
ticipation in national development
through self-employment initiatives.
Responding to issues raised by
NYC, National Treasury Cabinet Sec-
retary Henry Rotich assured them that
all bottlenecks preventing access to
Government procurement allocation
are being removed.
Devolution Cabinet Secretary
Anne Waiguru said Huduma Centres
will have special counters to deal with
issues affecting the youth.
Uhuru calls on youth to
utilise State allocations
iterated. Accompanied by Police
Spokesperson Zipporah Mboroki,
Ombara was speaking yesterday dur-
ing a Press brieng in Nairobi.
Mboroki warned the public against
posting false alerts over imminent ter-
ror threats and that action will be
soon taken against those found doing
so. On the issue of banning political
rallies by the Inspector General of Po-
lice, Mboroki insisted the ban was still
on and that they had been empow-
ered by the Constitution to maintain
law and order at all times.
The ban on all political rallies is
still on and is based on intelligence
that we have received. So we are urg-
ing political leaders to abide by our
call to keep off from holding rallies for
now until the security situation in the
country improves, she advised.
The committee also released new
guidelines that bloggers must observe
when posting information on social
media.
Some guidelines call on bloggers to
desist from posting comments that are
extremely emotive and abusive.
They are also required to conrm
the veracity of their content before go-
ing online in conformity with the
NCIC Act and the Sexual Offences
Act.
The media watchdog has called for
the urgent re-institution of NCIC and
appointment commissioners to man-
age hate speech and incitement.
It has recommended empower-
ment of the cohesion agancy to enable
it undertake national operations and
intervention by the media to help ar-
bitrate in ethnic and political divi-
sions.
WHAT HEAD OF STATE
SAID ON FUNDS
Last year, Uhuru directed that
30 per cent of all Government
procurement should be allo-
cated to the youth, women and
people with disabilities, warn-
ing , which has the potential
of reigniting the acrimony be-
tween Uhurus Jubilee Coalition
and Railas Coalition for Re-
forms and Democracy after last
years disputed election, those
who will fail to effect the direc-
tive will be punished
He advised young people to
avoid being used by politicians
for selfsh gains
National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring Chairperson Mary Ombara
(right) addresses the Press in Nairobi, yesterday.[PHOTO: MBUGUA KIBERA]
Welcome home!
A resident hugs Embu County Assembly Speaker Kariuki Mate on his arrival
in Embu town, yesterday. Mate went missing from Utalii Hotel in Nairobi and
was found alive last week at Limuru where he had been dumped. [PHOTO: KI-
BATA KIHU/STANDARD]
NOTICES / Page 21
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2013
General Life Total Total
business Business 2013 2012
Kshs. 000 Kshs. 000 Kshs. 000 Kshs. 000
INCOME
Gross written premiums 335,353 204,805 540,158 507,492
Outward Reinsurance Premiums (109,184) (2,190) (111,374) (93,283)
Net Written Premium 226,169 202,615 428,784 414,209
Gross Earned Premium 335,809 204,805 540,614 524,165
Net earned premiums 226,625 202,615 429,240 430,882
Investment income 109,123 71,879 181,002 258,312
Commissions earned 28,334 852 29,186 22,512
Total income 364,082 275,346 639,428 711,706
OUTGO
Claims and policyholderbenets payable 94,015 149,388 243,403 229,325
Less: Reinsurers Share of Claims (16,975) (623) (17,598) 17,240
Net Claims and Policyholders benets 77,040 148,765 225,805 246,565
Commissions payable 46,849 65,186 112,035 91,915
Operating expenses 121,436 34,276 155,712 136,522
Total Outgo 245,325 248,227 493,552 475,002
Operating Prot Before Tax 118,757 27,119 145,876 236,704
Taxation credit (charge) (14,503) (873) (15,376) (16,472)
Prot for the year 104,254 26,246 130,500 220,232
STATEMENT OF MOVEMENT IN DEPOSIT ADMINISTRATION
PAYABLE UNDER DEPOSIT ADMINISTRATION CONTRACTS
Total Total
2013 2012
Kshs. 000 Kshs. 000
As at January 1 5,394 4,618
Pension fund deposit received - -
Pension withdrawal and annuities paid - -
Interest payable to policyholders 131 776
As at December 31 5,525 5,394
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER, 2013
General Life Total Total
business Business 2013 2012
Kshs. 000 Kshs. 000 Kshs. 000 Kshs. 000
CAPITAL EMPLOYED
Share capital 300,000 150,000 450,000 450,000
Statutory reserve - 77,623 77,623 51,377
Retained earnings 385,905 - 385,905 331,651
685,905 227,623 913,528 833,028
Assets:
Property and equipment 5,459 544 6,003 6,288
Intangible Assets 107 - 107 161
Investment property 565,000 275,000 840,000 732,500
Investment in Equity 2,649 2,392 5,041 3,121
Mortgage loans/Policy loans - 35,691 35,691 32,658
Receivables arising out of reinsurance arrangements - - - 8,559
Receivables arising out of direct insurance arrangements 182,308 - 182,308 131,813
Due from the Kenya Motor Ins.Pool 22,579 - 22,579 31,584
Reinsurers share Insurance Contract Liabilites and
Reserves
125,883 - 125,883 111,083
Deferred acquisition costs 3,055 - 3,055 7,767
Deferred tax assest 405 - 405 373
Other receivables 11,255 4,250 15,505 7,038
Government securities 106,900 139,500 246,400 224,337
Deposits with nancial institutions 183,138 177,038 360,176 304,091
Cash and bank balances 13,741 14,328 28,069 88,464
Total assets 1,222,479 648,743 1,871,222 1,689,837
Liabilities:
Insurance contract liabilities 265,651 14,142 279,793 282,200
Actuarial value of policyholder liabilities - 388,582 388,582 316,331
Payable under deposit administration contracts - 5,525 5,525 5,394
Provision for unearned premium 174,713 - 174,713 173,160
Payables arising from reinsurance arrangements 72,171 2,279 74,450 48,412
Corporate tax payable - 874 874 2,180
Other payables 24,039 9,718 33,757 28,250
Bank overdraft - - - 882
Total liabilities 536,574 421,120 957,694 856,809
TOTAL NET ASSETS 685,905 227,623 913,528 833,028
KEY RATIOS
Total Total
2013 2012
Capital Adequacy Ratio 100% 100%
Claims Ratio 52% 56%
Expenses Ratio 50% 45%
Solvency Ratio 169% 167%
The above are extracts from the companys nancial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013 which were
audited by PKF Kenya and received an unqualied opinion.
The nancial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 27 March, 2014 and signed on its behalf by:
John V. Ayton Samuel M. Nzioki Mark. J.Obuya
Chairman Director Chief Executive Ofcer
Page 22 / NATIONAL NEWS Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
BY OSINDE OBARE
Kenya Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (KCCI) has part-
nered with Jomo Kenyatta Univer-
sity of Agriculture and Technology
(JKUAT) in research and innova-
tions to promote the local manu-
facturing sector.
KCCI National Chairman Kip-
rono Kittony said already the two
institutions have rolled out an
agribusiness project to help farm-
ers and business people enhance
value addition of products.
KCCI and JKUAT have devel-
oped an agribusiness programme
to strengthen intensive research
and innovation to accelerate tap-
ping of locally available poten-
tials, he said.
Kittony noted the country is
endowed with agribusiness po-
tential that has not been fully
tapped to enable the manufactur-
ing of products locally and stop
unnecessary imports.
He said research is instrumen-
tal in industrialisation and point-
ed out that it is uneconomical for
the country to rely on cheap im-
ports, yet local quality products
can be produced if more focus is
directed on research.
READY MARKETS
Speaking in Kitale, Kittony
warned that Kenya would remain
far from achieving its develop-
ment agenda unless it stops rely-
ing on imports and instead en-
hance the manufacturing sector
to produce goods for export. We
have capacity to produce and ex-
port products and minimise im-
ports but we have not tapped into
existing potential, he said.
The chairman said North Rift
region has potential to enrich the
country through agriculture and
business due to ready markets for
produce in the neighbouring
countries but such opportunities
have not been fully exploited.
During the forum, business
magnate Joshua Chepkwony an-
nounced he would join hands
with Kittony and former Kenya
Seed Company Managing Direc-
tor Nathaniel Tum to set up a
maize milling plant in Trans Nzo-
ia County.
By MARGARET KANINI
Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob
Kaimenyi has asked private corpora-
tions to help the ministry expand the
scholarship base for bright but needy
students.
He said the Government alone
could not facilitate the achievement
of the education for all right as stipu-
lated in the Constitution without sup-
plementary efforts from the public-
Education CS reaches
out to private sector
to help complement
States efforts in
offering scholarships
DEALS ON SCHOLARSHIPS
Kenya Commercial Bank and Western Union
foundations signed a deal to provide full sec-
ondary school scholarships to needy students
Kaimenyi cited success stories of Equity
banks Wings to Fly initiative, which has
grown from over Sh4.3 billion to over Sh5.6
billion since its inception in 2010 and has
supported nearly 7,300 poor but bright stu-
dents access secondary education
The CS also applauded the Jomo Kenyatta
Foundation which since inception 46 years
ago has helped more than 10,000 students
pursue their secondary education
private partnerships.
The Government is currently in-
vesting 6.4 per cent of the Gross Do-
mestic Product annually on educa-
tion, which translates to Sh160 billion
per year. The heavy investment is
borne largely by Government and this
calls for complementary efforts
through public-private partnerships
operationalised through the public
private partnerships Act, he said.
In his speech read by a representa-
tive from the ministry during the sign-
ing of a partnership agreement be-
tween the Kenya Commercial Bank
and Western Union foundations to
provide full secondary school schol-
arships to needy students, Kaimenyi
said his ministry has however been
enjoying close partnerships with
some local corporations to support
this initiative.
He cited success stories such as
By CHARLES NGENO
Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazun-
gu Kambi has directed the Teachers
Service Commission (TSC) to begin
deducting and remitting union dues
to the Kenya Union of Special Needs
Education Teachers (Kusnet).
In Legal Notice no 54, Kambi di-
rected the commission to be deduct-
ing Sh200 per month from the 1,700
union members.
Kusnet Secretary General James
Torome wrote last year in June to the
CS asking him to direct TSC to begin
the deductions saying the unions op-
erations had been hindered by lack of
funds.
We are sure that from now we
shall be better placed and facilitated
to ght for the rights of special needs
education teachers, said Torome on
Tuesday.
This brings to three the number of
unions that the TSC will be remitting
dues to at the end of every month. The
other unions are Kenya National
Union of Teachers and Kenya Union
of Post Primary Education Teachers.
Kenya Union of Pre-Primary Edu-
cation Teachers is yet to be recogn-
ised.
This comes at a time when there is
talk of a merger of all teachers unions
across the country.
Meanwhile, Kusnet has appealed
to TSC to pay teachers working in in-
tegrated schools and Education Assis-
tance Resource Centres a special al-
lowance.
He said as the commission goes
about reviewing the Teachers Code of
Conduct and Ethics, it should consid-
er such teachers because they are
trained in special needs.
SPECIAL ALLOWANCE
The current regulations discrimi-
nate against these teachers because it
only proposes that teachers teaching
special schools and units be paid spe-
cial school allowance, said Torome.
Teachers trained in special needs
education and teaching in special
schools were awarded a special allow-
ance of Sh10,000 last July.
While signing the deal with teach-
ers last July, TSC Secretary Gabriel
Lengoiboni said the total cost of spe-
cial school allowances would increase
from Sh217 million annually to Sh326
million per year.
Last year, Torome had accused
TSC of failure to pay allowances to
some special needs education teach-
ers. He demanded that the teachers
employer honours the pledge. Our
teachers do a lot of work apart from
the usual implementation of the nor-
mal curriculum. As a way of reward-
ing their effort, TSC should pay them,
said Torome.
Remit dues to special needs union, TSC ordered
Ethiopians charged with
illegal entry into country
By PETERSON GITHAIGA
Some 25 Ethiopians have been
charged at the Mavoko Law Courts for
being in the country illegally.
They were arrested on their way to
Tanzania for being in the country
without valid documents, police in
Kitengela, Kajiado County have said.
The men in their early 20s were
found in a house at New Valley estate
on Tuesday night, reportedly waiting
to be ferried to South Africa through
Tanzania.
Police led by Inspector Anthony
Ikunda said they were acting on a tip-
off from residents. Sources revealed
that the immigrants had been dropped
off by a Nairobi-bound bus and were
waiting to be picked up by another ve-
hicle.
Police had to use an interpreter
since the immigrants do not under-
stand English or Kiswahili. Also ar-
rested was an Ethiopian woman,
Maimuna Mohammed, whom police
said is married to a Kenyan and who
was housing the aliens at a fee.
Isinya OCPD Edward Wafula
thanked the ofcers whom he said
were working tirelessly to curb crime
in the area.
The incident comes barely two
weeks after police arrested another 12
illegal immigrants in the same es-
tate.
Recently, the Government repatri-
ated more than 90 illegal aliens to So-
malia after they were found to be in
the country illegally in the ongoing se-
curity operation. The 93 boarded a
plane at JKIA.
Kambi has told TSC to deduct Sh200
per month for each member.
Some of the 25 Ethiopians are driven to court after police arrested them yes-
terday for allegedly being the country illegally. [PHOTO: PETERSON GITHAIGA/STAN-
DARD]
Institutions
effort to boost
research
Catherine Kola
Richard Malcom
Equity banks Wings to Fly initiative,
which has grown from over Sh4.3 bil-
lion to over Sh5.6 billion since its in-
ception in 2010 and has supported
nearly 7,300 poor but bright students
access secondary education.
The CS also applauded the Jomo
Kenyatta Foundation which since in-
ception 46 years ago has helped more
than 10,000 students pursue second-
ary education.
IMPROVE ECONOMIC
The partnership between KCB and
Western Union brings on board a to-
tal of Sh17 million which will be used
to boost secondary school scholar-
ships. Since its start three years ago,
the KCB Foundation has awarded
scholarships and learning materials
to over 800 public schools and stu-
dents across the country.
Twenty more students will be add-
ed to this list in the coming year fol-
lowing the new partnership.
To satisfy demand for scholar-
ships and increase the number of stu-
dents accessing secondary education,
there is need to partner with like-
minded organisations, said KCB
Foundation Chairperson Catherine
Kola. She called on the Government
to put in place measures to ensure
public secondary school fees are with-
in the reach of a larger majority of Ke-
nyans.
She said many children have been
able to access primary school educa-
tion since the introduction of the free
primary education but are unable to
proceed to secondary schools due to
poverty.
Richard Malcom, the vice presi-
dent of Western Union, said educa-
tion is a key pillar in economic devel-
opment of any country.
Calls for joint bid
to help bright but
poor students
NOTICE / Page 23
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
Since sh has become too expensive in Kisumu, residents are turning to chick-
en and business is booming for this vendor who sells local breeds at Sh300
each while sh retails at Sh500 per kilo. [PHOTO: COLLINS ODUOR/STANDARD]
By FRED MAKANA
The State wants the Sh8 million
bail granted to the owner of the car
that exploded at Pangani Police Sta-
tion, killing two policemen, can-
celled.
Prosecutor Duncan Ondimu told
Senior Principal Magistrate Lucy Mbu-
gua to cancel the bond terms because
emerging facts linked Ahmed Dugali
Ali to acts of terrorism.
By the time the accused took his
plea, the Director of Public Prosecu-
tions was not opposed to his release
but after considering the latest intelli-
gence reports that link the accused to
terrorism, he saw it prudent that the
court must not release the accused
pending the hearing and determina-
tion of his case, Mr Ondimu told the
court.
JURISDICTION
A heated exchange ensued be-
tween the prosecutor and defence
lawyer Mbugua Mureithi on whether
the court has jurisdiction to cancel the
bond terms. Mbugua argued that the
DPP Keriako Tobiko should not be al-
lowed to reverse a consent that had
been granted by the court on May 12
when the accused pleaded to the
charges he is facing.
The power to recall bail is based
on the likelihood of the accused per-
son absconding from the jurisdiction
of this court. The allegations that there
is new information is utterly absurd as
the accused cannot plan to execute
terrorist attacks while in prison , said
Mbugua.
He urged the court to ignore the
objections raised by the prosecution
over the courts verdict, saying Ali had
a constitutional right to be released on
bail. He said cancellation of the bond
terms would amount to abuse of the
court process.
He told court that the DPP should
be aware of the circumstances under
which the accused surrendered to the
police after the Pangani incident. Ali
has been in custody since he surren-
dered to the police on April 24, a day
after the explosion.
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By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI
The Court of Appeal yesterday re-
fused to stop the Government from
making any further payments to com-
panies in Anglo Leasing-related con-
tracts.
The Law Society of Kenya wanted
the court to restrain Treasury from re-
leasing a further Sh3 billion but three
judges handling the case said the law-
yers had not tabled any evidence to
prove that the payment was immi-
nent.
Lawyer James Mwamu for LSK said
the lawyers were apprehensive that the
Government was likely to pay Sh3 bil-
lion following recent demands by busi-
nessman Anura Perera whose compa-
ny has already been paid Sh1.4 bil-
lion.
Our fear is that the demand for
Sh3 billion arises out of the 18 Anglo
Leasing types of contracts. The likeli-
hood of Sh3 billion leaving the coffers
of Kenya is very high, said Mwamu.
The society is opposed to the Gov-
ernment making any payments for
reason that the contracts were based
on questionable deals and tainted by
corruption
LSK moved to the Court of Appeal
seeking temporary orders stopping
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rot-
ich and Attorney General Githu Muigai
from paying Sh1.4 billion to First Mer-
cantile Securities Corporation and
DPP urges court
to reverse bail
over terror links
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Court ol Appeal ruled
that the lavyers'
representative body
lailed to prove payment
vas imminent
Universal Satspace [North America]
LLC. But the money was paid out be-
fore the appeal could be heard follow-
ing orders by President Uhuru Ke-
nyatta.
Yesterday, Mwamu told the court
that interim orders should be made
to stop the Government from making
any further payments because the AG
was not ready to proceed with the
hearing. State Counsel Waigi Kamau
told the court that the Deputy Solici-
tor General Ms Muthoni Kimani was
not available to argue the case be-
cause she had been served with the
application by LSK on Monday.
PRIORITY
He requested the court to give the
AG three days to respond to the ap-
peal. LSK opposed the application for
adjournment but the court said the
AG was not given adequate time to re-
spond.
The judges directed that the AG
les the afdavit within three days af-
ter which LSK will respond. The case
will then be allocated hearing dates
on a priority basis.
The Society is appealing against a
ruling by High Court Judge David Ma-
janja declining to stop the Govern-
ment from processing payments to
First Mercantile Securities Corpora-
tion and Universal Satspace (North
America) LLC.
LSK has accused the AG and the
Mr Rotich of failure to appreciate the
existing statutory and constitutional
provisions of law on enforcement of
foreign judgments based on fraudu-
lent and illegal contracts.
LSK has faulted a judgement
against the Government of Kenya is-
sued by a court in London in favour
of First Mercantile Securities Corpo-
ration and Universal Satspace (North
America) LLC.
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Three in court for alleged
fraud of goods worth Sh1.6m
Three people were yesterday
charged at the Makadara Law Courts
for attempting to obtain goods worth
Sh1.6 million by false pretenses.
Justus Alubokho, Rachel Wanjiru and
Joshua Mongari were jointly accused of
fraudulently trying to obtain 500 bags
of maize from Dominic Wainaina by
presenting a fake cheque of Sh845,000.
They allegedly committed the offence
on dates between May 15 and 22 at
the Lunga Lunga National Cereals and
Produce Limited godown in Industrial
Area. The three were also charged that
on dates between May 1 and 22 at an
unknown place they fraudulently forged
a Consolidated Bank and a Chase Bank
bankers cheques.
Doctors to undergo training
in hospital management
The Kenya Medical Association
(KAM) has signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with the
Strathmore Business School to improve
the leadership skills of medical doctors
in the country. KAM National Chairman
Elly Nyaim said the MoU would offer
medical doctors the opportunity
to learn new skills to improve the
management of hospitals and other
health facilities under them. Kenyas
healthcare system has been undergoing
various reforms in the past and this is in
an attempt to improve service delivery
in the healthcare sector, he said. Dr
Nyaim said the partnership would
benet more than 1,000 members.
MPs summon Transport CS
over roads classifcation
tional government undertake the
management of roads under Class A,
B and C, while the counties handle
those classied under D, E and any
other unclassied roads that which
will subsequently be constructed.
Kamanda faults that position say-
ing the committees recommenda-
tion, which appeared to be acceptable
to all parties, was for the national gov-
ernment to handle classes A, B, C, D
and E, while the counties handle the
unclassied roads.
Majority of our roads are the un-
classied. These are the ones that we
want the counties to manage, said
Kamanda.
BY MOSES NJAGIH
Transport Cabinet Secretary Mi-
chael Kamau has been summoned by
a House team over his position on the
classication of roads in the country.
The Parliamentary Committee on
Transport wants Mr Kamau to give his
position on the standstill that has pit-
ted governors against the national
government over the management of
roads in the counties.
Kamau came under re from the
committee yesterday, only a day after
he claimed that the ministry and
county governments had agreed on
which roads should be under the
management of which tier of govern-
ment.
Committee Chairman Maina Ka-
manda said the matter is still under
discussion, accusing Kamau of pre-
empting his position on how the
transfer of the roads should be done.
He said Kamaus position deviated
from the tentative agreement reached
at a meeting held by stakeholders.
Our committee and the ministry
have been discussing this matter for
the past six months and we are yet to
reach an agreement on what roads
should be left to which tier. It is erro-
neous for the CS to now claim there is
an agreement when discussions are
still ongoing, Kamanda said.
STAND-OFF
He revealed that they had sum-
moned Kamau to appear before them
next Tuesday to explain the basis of
his declaration that the matter had
been concluded and the impasse on
roads management resolved.
Kamau had on Tuesday claimed
that they had agreed on re-classifying
of all roads in the country, and that
they further agreed to have the na-
Transport Cabinet secretary Michael
Kamau.
Committee accuses
Kamau of pre-empting
talks on categorisation
of roads into county
and national status
BY FRED MAKANA
A bishop has sued his former
church for wrongful dismissal.
Assistant Bishop Reverend Peter
Mnene has moved to the Industrial
Court seeking over Sh8.4 million in
compensation for services rendered
to the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran
Church.
Rev Mnene says he has not been
allowed by trustees of the church to
resume his work after completing his
masters degree at the Lutheran Sem-
inary in the US.
In the petition led by lawyer Titus
Koceyo, the pastor that he has been
kicked out of the pastoral house at the
Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Nairobi.
Mnene, who was employed by the
church in 1996 then posted to the Nai-
robi Lutheran Parish, says he has de-
livered his duties and obligations as a
pastor with diligence and humility to
the satisfaction of all the Parishes he
was posted to.
He has named the church trustees
Bishop Zachariah Kahuthu, Rev Luke
Mwololo, Rev Catherine Musau and
Lydia Wambui as the respondents in
the case.
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
In response, the respondents have
said Mnene has not been dismissed
but is awaiting disciplinary action
against him by the duly constituted
organs of the church.
The church accuses Mnene of not
being candid and making outright
misrepresentations in his claim.
The claimant has committed
breach of condentiality by commu-
nicating to unauthorised persons of-
cial church matters, which is against
the church rules, say the respon-
dents.
The church further states that it
has not refused to pay him his out-
standing entitlements only that he
prematurely moved to court.
In the case, Mnene says he was en-
couraged to proceed for further stud-
ies in the US, to study for a masters
degree in congregational mission and
leadership, which he successfully
completed in 2007.
Bishop sues
church for
Sh8.4m
GOVERNORS WISH
ON COUNTY ROADS
The county bosses have dif-
fered with the Governments
proposed classication
methodology, which denes
Class A, B and C as national
trunk roads and Class D, E
and others as county govern-
ment roads
That any road starting in one
county and ending in the
middle of another is a county
road
That Class C is a county road
that the Government cannot
upgrade to national status
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Workers will not be
sacked, say hoteliers
Managers are going
to keep their staff on
board and will instead
adopt alternative
measures to cut costs
By RENSON MNYAMWEZI
The chairman of the Kenya
Association of Hotel Keepers in
Tsavo East and West National Parks
and Amboseli, Mr Willy Mwadilo,
has assured hotel workers in the
region that their jobs are still secure.
Despite the fact that tourists
arrivals have reduced in the region,
hotel managements will not sack
workers. They have maintained their
staff and decided to adopt internal
cost-cutting measures to deal with
the worsening situation, Mwadilo
said.
This will no doubt come as good
news to the over 4,500 workers
gainfully employed by Taita-Tavetas
hotel industry since one of the
cost-cutting measures includes
sending workers on leave with full
pay, including leave allowance for
the period they will not be on duty.
TOURISM DAY
Mwadilo made this announce-
ment during a consultative meeting
with tourism stakeholders to plan
this years World Tourism Day
(WTD). The day is marked on
September 27 and county celebra-
tions will be held in Voi town under
the theme Tourism and Community
Development.
Also present at the meeting, held
at the county governors ofce, was
Acting Tourism Director Anne
Musau, Deputy Governor Mary
Ndigha, County Commissioner
Jamleck Baruga, Domestic Tourism
Association National Chairperson
Ambassador Anastanzia Wakesho
and top Ministry of Tourism ofcials.
Mwadilo spoke as the govern-
ment assured tourists visiting the
region of their security.
Our hotels are safe and arrange-
ments have been made to secure
them. Surveillance has also been
intensied and there is no cause for
alarm, Baruga said.
Mwadilo further observed that
the region has suffered from terror
attacks which have negatively
impacted the economy.
REDUCED REVENUE
Some hotels have recorded as
low as ve guests per day while
others none at all. To encourage
domestic tourism, hotel manage-
ments have subsidised their rates to
attract more Kenyans. Some of the
hotels have reduced their charges
from Sh12,000 full board to Sh4,600
per person per night, he said.
The ofcial, who is also the
Sarova Taita Hills and Salt Lick
Lodges General Manager said many
local hotels are depending on
conferences to sustain themselves.
We have a few German and
French tourists in our hotels but it is
conferences that are currently
keeping us aoat as we wait for the
high season, expected at the end of
this month. We are also expecting
tourists from Poland next month,
he said.
Mwadilo also observed that
tourism activities and revenue
collection has been drastically
reduced due to travel advisories
issued by some Western countries.
Musau and Ambassador Wakesho
said this years WTD will provide
wage-earning opportunities in
localities with limited resources.
Wakesho said the day can also be
used to preach peace and unity in
the entire country.
The World Tourism Day will
provide a great opportunity for
locals to showcase their tourism-
related products. The event will
bring Kenyans together and
therefore provides a perfect
opportunity to preach peace among
all communities, she said.
CONSERVE ENVIRONMENT
Musau said the day should also
be used to remind locals the
importance of environmental
conservation.
Let us encourage conservation
of our natural environment on
which virtually the whole of Kenyas
tourism industry depends, she said.
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PLAN: Countys blueprint for
improved education standards
The County Government of Wajir
has launched a radical education
blueprint that will, among other
things, place more emphasis on girl-
child education.
Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdulahi,
who presided over the function,
challenged head teachers to play a
key role in ensuring the blueprint is
fully implemented.
The governor said time had come
to take the regions poor education
standards head-on so as to improve
the welfare of students in the county.
Abdulahi pledged to have
his government implement all
recommendations in the blueprint,
which were arrived at during a recent
education conference held in Wajir.
I like it when head teachers
come out, defend their positions
and say these are the issues we
are dealing with. I pledge my total
support to this plan and will also
request our MPs to each take up
ex-ofcial positions in secondary
schools, he said.
LOSS: Koskei says Kenyas
sh is being taken by foreign
shermen
Kenya loses sh worth Sh200
billion annually from illegal shing,
mainly in the Indian Ocean, according
to Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture,
Livestock and Fisheries Felix Koskei
(pictured above).
Koskei yesterday said lack
of monitoring along the ocean
has allowed foreign shermen to
encroach into Kenyas waters and
harvest tonnes of sh illegally.
He said his ministry is formulating
laws to combat this theft, adding that
the recently donated oceanographic
vessel, MV Mtati, will aid in research
and surveillance of the Kenyan sea.
The CS said Kenya has an annual
sh harvest of about 150,000 tonnes
valued at Sh8 bilion.
These statistics show that the
sh industry contributes to about 15
per cent of the countrys GDP. If well
tapped, it can be a good source of
income, he said.
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TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
WAJIR COUNTY
KAKAMEGA COUNTY
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Counties
FROM THE
Coast & Eastern News
Monday, March 24, 2014
C
oun
cil locks out public
tran
sport from
city C
B
D
Residents received
the move varmly
as matatu operators
protested, but nov
council says all is vell
By KEPHER OTIENO
The Municipal Council of Kisumu
in conjunction with the trafc police
department has successfully locked
public transport out of the towns
centre.
Thanks to the combined forces,
no 14-seater matatu and boda boda
operates in the central business
district now.
And residents have praised the
effort, arguing sanity has been
restored in the CBD and trafc ow
was now smooth.
No matatus or boda bodas are
allowed to pick or drop passengers
at the CBD. The ban also applies to
tricycles and it has been in effect for
the past one week, though amid
protests.
Distances shortened
The authorities have also blocked
Oginga Odinga Avenue up to
Standard Chartered Bank junction to
ease trafc ow.
Passengers are now being
dropped at Jomo Kenyatta Highway
and trek to town.
The move follows successful
negotiations between the authority
and matatu operators whose
distances have now been cut short.
We are happy because the plans
have reduced our distance by
one-and-a-half kilometres, said a
matatu operator George Onyango.
According to the town authorities
the plan aims to decongest the city
and will remain in force until 2013.
Thereafter the council will
develop fresh plans to accommodate
the increased number of private cars
in town, a source from the council
said.
Already, the number of private
cars streaming in the town has
peaked and the trafc department
anticipates the gure will rise.
The councils enforcement ofcer
in charge of the trafc order Adrian
Ouma said they would not back
down on the move.
WIN-win situation
Eng Ouma said matatu owners
appreciated the directive because
they still charge the same bus fare
despite the distance being short-
ened.
It is a win-win situation, the
matatu operators have all the
reasons to smile same as the
council, he said, as he asked them
to co-operate.
Kisumu Mayor Sam Okello
thanked the residents for allowing
them to bring sanity within the CBD.
There have been complaints of
matatu disorder within the CBD,
which have been disrupting smooth
operations of businesses.
With the new measures in force
people can now go about their
business easily without disruptions
by blaring sounds.
Nyanza PPO Njue Njagi promised
to support the council to restore
sanity and warned that those who
resist change would be arrested and
charged.
Eng Ouma said matatu owners
appreciated the directive because
they still charge the same bus fare
despite the distance being short-
ened.
It is a win-win situation, the
matatu operators have all the
reasons to smile same as the
Trafc Police ofcer redirects a matatu driver at Kisumu Bus Park entry, yes-
terday. Kisumu Municipal Council has re-routed trafc from the central busi-
ness district to de-congest the town. [PHOTO: TITUS MUNALA/STANDARD]
WHAT WAS AT STAKE
when the Council announced
the plan to reroute public
transport from the C8u, it was
received with mixed reactions
Pesidents welcomed it, say
ing it would help in planning
the town and reduce matatu
noise
At frst, the public transport
operators complied for hours
before they regrouped to
protest the directive
however, yesterday the
council said operators and
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TANZANIA: Two suspects
ashed out of hotel, killed
Two suspected notorious
criminals who have been
terrorising tourists in Masai Mara
have been lynched by a mob
in Musoma, Tanzania. Nelson
Segeria and his accomplice were
ambushed inside a guesthouse in
the town and attacked by an irate
mob, which had identied them
as known gangsters. According
to Mara Triangle Chief Executive
Ofcer Brian Heath, two other
members of the gang escaped, but
security ofcers recovered one
AK-47 rie with 427 bullets.
Two suspected notorious
criminals who have been
terrorising tourists in Masai Mara
have been lynched by a mob
in Musoma, Tanzania. Nelson
Segeria and his accomplice were
ambushed inside a guesthouse in
the town and attacked by an irate
CORNERED: Two suspects
ashed out of hotel, killed
Two suspected notorious
criminals who have been
terrorising tourists in Masai Mara
have been lynched by a mob
in Musoma, Tanzania. Nelson
Segeria and his accomplice were
ambushed inside a guesthouse in
the town and attacked by an irate
mob, which had identied them
as known gangsters. According
to Mara Triangle Chief Executive
Ofcer Brian Heath, two other
members of the gang escaped, but
security ofcers recovered one
AK-47 rie with 427 bullets.
Two suspected notorious
criminals who have been
terrorising tourists in Masai Mara
have been lynched by a mob
in Musoma, Tanzania. Nelson
Segeria and his accomplice were
Kisumu County
Kisumu County
Kisumu County
The places
vhere babies
choose their
ovn names,
PAGE XX
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Fresh and c|oser to your region
Coast Edition Western Edition and Nairobi Edition
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egin
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ay...
FROM
Jomvu MP Twalib Badi inspects part of the Mukanyani Road at Miritini in Mombasa County last Wednesday. A section
of the road has been in a pathetic state for many years and its rehabilitation is being done at a cost of Sh12.2 million
and should be complete within a month. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]
Let the work begin
Page 28 / COAST & N. EASTERN NEWS Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
Victims of a previous inter-clan
clash in Mandera. [PHOTO: FILE/
STANDARD]
By WILLIS OKETCH
A former naval ofcer in
Mombasa who resigned in October
2007 to train with US security
contractor Black Water will be
court-martialed.
Lieutenant Jeffrey Okurih Pepela,
who took up security duties for the
Americans in Iraq, has now been
arrested and charged with desertion
before a military tribunal at the
Mtongwe Navy Base in Mombasa.
Of all the soldiers who left the
navy between 2007 and 2008, Lt
Pepela is the only commissioned
ofcer to face desertion charges.
Pepela has been held for close to
100 days under open arrest under
which he is not restrained in a prison
cell, and retains his uniform and
insignia but cannot leave the base
where his lawyer, Ben Musundi, says
he was tricked into returning early
this year.
Pepelas trial began on Tuesday
after a lengthy delay. He did not
contest the charges but applied for
bail to the Military Court, which
turned him down.
DENIED BAIL
Appearing before Mombasa
Senior Principal Magistrate, Joyce
Gandani, who was the presiding
judge, Pepela denied that on
October 23, 2007, being an ofcer
with the Kenya Defence Forces, he
absented himself from duty without
leave, and only reported back on
March 14 this year.
Gandani said the lieutenants
application for bail was rejected by a
majority of the tribunal members
who include Lt Col JS Kiswa, Lt Col
GW Ndiga and SL Kipsamu.
The prosecution is being led by
Captain Eunice Mate.
The lieutenant was enlisted by
the Kenya Defence Forces as a cadet
in 2002 and was commissioned on
November 14, 2003 before being
posted to the Kenya Navy. On
completing the naval course in
Janaury 2005, he was categorised as
a seaman ofcer and posted to KNS
Former naval offcer to
appear before court martial
Umoja.
Pepela was later attached to
Ngong Training Camp for six months
and then posted to Kenya Navy
Headquarters as SO III before being
posted to the Maritime Surveillance
Radar Station in Malindi as the
ofcer in charge.
He remained at this station until
October 22, 2007, when he volun-
tarily resigned after getting a
lucrative job offer with Black Water
Security Firm owned by a senior US
politician.
The lieutenant left the country on
October 22, 2007, for a four-month
training course in the US before
being deployed to Iraq where he
worked for two years as a foreman
escorting convoys transporting US
military supplies and other com-
modities.
He returned and stayed for six
months before getting another job in
mander, Lf Col Oguga, who promptly
informed Pepela that he was under
arrest for desertion.
Giving his evidence, Col Gideon
Mbithi, in charge of Human
Resources, said between 2005 and
2008, he was the commanding
ofcer for Administration at the
Kenya Navy Mtongwe Base.
He said during that time, Lt
Pepela appeared before him wanting
to retire from the service and he
instituted the process in line with
the Armed Forces law.
I conducted the relevant process
and recommended him for retire-
ment pending approval from the
Kenya Navy Commander, he said.
Col Mbithi said Pepela was
eventually advised to wait for
approval from KDF headquarters but
he decided to leave with approval
from his seniors at the Mtongwe
base.
Afgahnistan, where he worked for
two years before coming back to
Kenya. He then joined Brinks
Security as a branch manager where
he was working until early this year.
Pepela got into trouble with his
former employer when he got
another plum job that required him
to produce a red book from the
military showing he had been
cleared.
He was arrested on March 14 this
year at the navys Mtongwe base
when he went to ask for clearance.
RED BOOK
The lieutenant made the trip to
Mtongwe after some of his former
colleagues assured him that it would
take only a day to get the red book.
When he arrived at the main gate,
he was ushered in by junior ofcers
who saluted him and gave him a seat
as they waited for the base com-
By RENSON MNYAMWEZI
A man who allegedly deled and
murdered his disabled niece has
been arrested by members of the
public in Taita Taveta County.
Speaking to The Standard, Taveta
OCPD, Simon Gababa, said David
Kitele was identied by residents of
Murabani yesterday as he attempted
to cross into Tanzania through the
porous Kenya-Tanzania border.
He had gone missing since
Thursday last week when he is
alleged to have deled the17-year-
old at their Mutakuja home before
murdering her.
POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED
The suspect has been identied
by relatives and residents of
Mutakuja village as the one who
committed the heinous act. We will
charge him with murder this week,
Gababa said.
The police boss commended the
public for working closely with
police in apprehending the suspect.
The Nyumba Kumi initiative is
already working and we are calling
on the public to continue volunteer-
ing information that could lead to
the arrest of other criminals who
have been terrorising residents with
impunity in the recent past, Gababa
said.
By RENSON MNYAMWEZI
The management team of a water
company in Taita Taveta County has
reported massive loss of water due
to corruption.
Taita Taveta Water and Sewerage
Company (Tavevo) Managing
Director Peter Shwashwa disclosed
that the rm loses about 50 per cent
of water every year due to illegal
connections, leaks and faulty water
meters.
AUDIT REPORT
He said an audit report carried
out between June 2013 to date shows
that the company is losing water
through cartels involving Tavevo
ofcials and powerful individuals.
Shwashwa said a 25 per cent loss
is allowed in law but anything
beyond that is unacceptable.
Illegal water connections are
adversely affecting water production
in the region since the resource ends
up not getting to targeted clientele,
he said.
The managing director spoke as
the region grapples with persistent
water shortages that have residents
up in arms. Local leaders have also
joined the call for the rm to address
the situation immediately.
Locals nab
man who
deled niece
Water scarcity
blamed on
corruption
By ADOW JUBAT
Five people were killed and
three others wounded on Wednes-
day morning in two separate
incidents that occurred in Mandera
East and Takaba sub-counties of
Mandera County.
In the rst incident in Takaba,
three people were killed and
another seriously injured after
armed men, suspected to be from
the Degodia community, invaded a
remote village at dawn.
Speaking to The Standard by
telephone, MCA for Takaba Ward,
Issack Abdi Hassan, said raiders
armed with automatic weapons
red indiscriminately at villagers,
who were at the time just waking
up to their morning chores.
He said more than 17 camels
and an unknown number of sheep
and goats were killed in the raid
that lasted over 20 minutes.
More lives would have been
lost were it not that villagers were
able to use their knowledge of the
area to get away from the attack-
ers, he said.
SAME GANG
The MCA said the injured victim
was rushed to Takaba Sub-county
Hospital, where he is being treated
for gun wounds.
We want the military to be
deployed to all far-ung areas
where inter-communal killings are
occurring unchecked. It is clear that
the other arms of security have
failed in their core mandate of
providing the people of Mandera
County and their property with
security, he said.
The attack occurred between
Dandu and Gofole, which is 30km
from Takaba town, and residents
believe the attackers are the same
ones who killed two people last
week.
In the second incident, one
person was killed and two others
injured after suspected Somali
Islamist militiamen ambushed a
bus heading for Mandera from
Nairobi.
Conrming the incident,
Mandera East OCPD Ekai Maruki
said the assailants are believed to
have sneaked through the Kenya/
Somali border and waylaid the bus.
Five killed, three injured in inter-clan clash
MANDERA COUNTY
TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
MOMBASA COUNTY
Lamu CEC for ICT and Communication Grace Mburu (second right) with other county ofcials and school children walk
along Lamu Island streets during the annual Elephant Walk, held last Thursday, that aims to create awareness on the
need to protect elephants. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]
Walk to save our jumbos
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Documents with detailed information can be obtained from the County Headquarter/Sub county Supply
Chain Management Offices (Awendo, Kuria West, Kuria East, Uriri, Migori, Rongo and Nyatike upon
payment of a Non-refundable fee of Kshs. 1,000/= per set of document.
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and introductory letter from their respective sub-county social service ofcers.
The price quoted where applicable, MUST be inclusive of All Government taxes (VAT AND OTHERS) and shall
remain valid for at least 90 days from closing date of the Tenders.
Complete tender document in plain sealed envelope bearing no identication of the tenderers and clearly
marked tender No..should be deposited in the Tender Box situated at the entrance to the
respective Deputy Commissioner Ofces or sent to:
Interim County Secretary
P.O BOX 195-40400
Suna-Migori
So as to reach him/her on or before Tuesday, 10th June 2014 at 10.00 a.m. The tender will be opened
immediately thereafter and applicants or their representatives who wish to attend are free to witness the
opening.
The Government reserves the right to reject or accept any Tender in whole or in part and it is not bound to
give reasons thereof.
Interim Head, Supply Chain Management Services
For: Governor
MIGORI COUNTY
Tenders are invited from registered and competent contractors for the supply and delivery of Goods, Works and Services to the Migori County Government institutions. AS and WHEN
REQUIRED for the Financial Year ending 30
th
June, 2016
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P.O BOX 195-40400
SUNA-MIGORI, KENYA
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REPUBLI C OF KENYA
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Page 32 / COAST & EASTERN NEWS Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
CEC, Public Works and Infrastructure
Alexander Mwangeka (centre), Public
Works Chief Ofcer Philemon Kachila
(left) and Roads Director Harrison
Mwakulomba at the county assembly
in Wundanyi town. [PHOTO: RENSON
MNYAMWEZI /STANDARD]
KTB regional manager Josephine
Mbela and one of the tourists from
Germany in Voi yesterday. [PHOTO:
PASCAL MWANDAMBO/STANDARD]
WHY THEY WERE GRILLED
Mwangeka, the Public Works
CEC, for poor development proj-
ects implementation and failure
to account for Sh20 million allo-
cated to his docket
Masamo, the Tourism CEC, was
accused of awarding tenders
to outsiders at the expense of
locals, failing to give the assem-
blys tourism committee regular
reports, delaying crucial bills
and concentrating too much on
one aspect of his docket
By RENSON MNYAMWEZI
Two members of the Taita-Taveta
County Executive Committee (CEC)
were yesterday grilled by the county
assembly over their dockets
performance.
The two, Public Works and
Infrastructure member Alexander
Mwangeka and his Tourism, Trade
and Community Affairs counterpart
Stephen Masamo, were taken to task
over allegations that their dockets
had performed dismally despite
being allocated resources.
County Assembly Committee
members of Public Works and
Tourism asked the two to address
allegations that residents had not
fully benetted from tenders in the
two dockets.
There has been growing concern
over your ministrys performance in
as far as project implementation is
concerned. We want to know how
many development projects have so
far been implemented, amounts
used and their impact on the local
community, Godwin Kilele,
chairman of the Public Works
committee, asked Mwangeka.
Mbololo Ward Representative
Godfrey Mwambi said the county
assembly was disappointed that the
Public Works CEC could not fully
explain how Sh20 million allocated
for roads had been spent.
STAFF SHORTAGE
If you cannot accurately account
for the funds already allocated to
you, how can you ask for more
funds? he asked Mwangeka.
The CEC conrmed the depart-
ment received money to rehabilitate
roads but said they faced the
challenge of inadequate staff.
It is a well known fact that the
major challenge to this countys
economic growth is adequate
funding and staff shortage, he said.
Mr Mwangeka told the commit-
tee his department had partnered
with the Kenya Rural Roads
Authority for provision of labour-
Mwangeka, Masamo on the
spot over dismal performance
based technology training of small
scale contractors.
The CEC said during the year
under review, his department
witnessed completion of engineer-
ing designs, procurement and
documentation of all the budgeted
projects of the defunct local
authorities.
Of the 3,000km roads in this
region, the Roads directorate in the
last two months has maintained over
550km of county roads using three
hired graders. This accounts for 50
per cent of the targeted road
maintenance programme in this
nancial year, he said.
BENEFIT LOCALS
Tourism committee chairman
Abraham Juma Mwambonu asked
Mr Masamo to explain why a Sh3.8
million tender to organise the World
War I commemoration ceremony
slated for August 15 this year was
awarded to outsiders, allegedly
leaving out locals who were equally
qualied to do the job.
Why pick an outsider when we
have local people who can effec-
tively organise the event? Money
department, Dawai said.
DELAYED BILLS
The members also accused
Masamo of only concentrating on
tourism activities at the expense of
other departments like Gender,
Community Affairs, Trade and
Co-operatives, which also fall in his
docket.
You have not been taking issues
of gender seriously. Why is it that
Sh60 million allocated to youth,
women and persons living with
disabilities in this nancial year have
not been spent? asked Maghanga
who represents persons living with
disabilities.
The members also accused the
executive of delaying crucial bills
aimed at facilitating government
operations in the region.
allocated to the county must benet
locals rst before it spills over to
others, Mr Mwambonu said.
Mwambonu, his deputy John
Maghanga and Nominated County
Representative Rachael Dawai
accused the CEC member of
ignoring the county assembly
committee by failing to give regular
feedback.
This committee vetted and
approved your appointment but you
have deliberately not furnished it
with regular reports. You have not
even come up with comprehensive
solutions to challenges faced by your
By PHILIP MUASYA
A row over land has led to the
brutal death of a middle-aged man
after he was allegedly stabbed in the
chest by his cousin.
Patrick Mbui alias Kyalo, who
operated a canteen in Kituis
Kavuoni village, died on the spot
following the attack by his rst
cousin, Boniface Ndavi.
According to witnesses, Ndavi
accosted Kyalo in his kiosk on
Tuesday evening and without
provocation, stabbed him in the
chest, killing him instantly.
POLICE RESCUE
The alleged killer then ed
towards the Mwingi-Garissa road
where he boarded a vehicle in a bid
to escape.
However, residents who had been
informed of his heinous act ushed
him out of the vehicle and beat him
senseless.
He was rescued by police ofcers
from Mwingi Police Station who took
him away as they commenced
investigations.
Conrming the incident, Mwingi
OCPD Simon Birir said the suspect is
now in their custody and they have
commenced investigations.
By WILLIS OKETCH
Kenya Union of Savings Credit
and Co-operative Organisation
(Kuscco) national chairman George
Magutu has protested against the
decision by county governments to
have co-operative societies pay
single business permits despite an
existing court order prohibiting the
payment.
Mr Magutu said it was contempt
of court to ask saccos to pay yet the
court had ruled that they should not
pay such levies.
He said saccos were self-help
groups that are non-prot making
organisations hence they should be
protected from such levies.
Magutu said this at Royal Court
Hotel in Mombasa during his
address to Kusccos 27th regional
meeting of all co-operative societies
in the defunct Coast province.
The union has received several
complaints from saccos all over the
country about being harassed by
county governments to pay for single
business permits, he said.
Magutu singled out the Nairobi
County government as one of the
most notorious that had even
arrested Sacco ofcials over the
matter.
We have moved to court to
institute contempt proceedings
against the Nairobi government for
disobeying an existing court order,
he said.
Man killed
over alleged
land row
Saccos wont
pay county
levies: Magutu
By PASCAL MWANDAMBO
A group of German tourists
ignored travel advisories and made
their way to Kenya, visiting the
expansive Tsavo National Park and
sampling wildlife delights and
breathtaking scenery.
And they all had one thing to
say: We feel safe and secure and
just love this marvellous country.
The tourists were making a foray
into the Coast region as another
group of over 200 arrived aboard a
leading leisure airliner, Condor, en
route to Zanzibar.
The tourists were led by the
Kenya Tourism Board (KTB)
assistant regional manager
Josephine Mbela and her German
counterpart, KTB Travel and Trade
Manager Silke Langenkamp.
Talking to The Standard in Voi,
Langekamp said the tourists feel at
home away from home, adding
that it was unfortunate that
terrorists were causing fear in such
a beautiful country.
GLOBAL THREAT
Terrorism is a global threat and
not unique to Kenya. I am sure the
Government is doing everything it
can to change this state of affairs,
Langekamp said.
She said Germany has always
had a cordial relationship with
Kenya and promised to be good
ambassadors of the country back in
Germany.
Ms Mbela said KTB was working
overtime to ensure the tourism
sector, which has taken a heavy
beating due to travel advisories by
mainly Western countries, gets back
on its feet.
She asked the German tourists
to visit historic sites among them
the Salaita and Mwashoti hills
where the First World War, which
involved German and British
soldiers, ended.
The Taita Taveta County
government has already set up a
unique historical tourism package
based on World War I set to be
commemorated in August this year.
It involves a visit to the Com-
monwealth War Graves in Voi and
Taveta and the Salaita and
Mwashoti hills, which still bear
testimony of the bloody encounter
100 years later.
German tourists snub advisory, visit Tsavo
TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
KITUI COUNTY
MOMBASA COUNTY
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard COAST & EASTERN NEWS / Page 33
By PAUL MUTUA
The National Museums of Kenya
in conjunction with the Kitui County
government and the Kalonzo
Musyoka Foundation will establish a
multi-million shilling museum at the
former Vice Presidents rural home
in Kitui County.
The museum will be constructed
in three phrases on two acres
donated by Kalonzo.
The former VP, Kitui Governor
Julius Malombe and National
Museums of Kenya Director General
Ahmed Yassin yesterday toured the
project at Muuna village to assess
progress.
National Museums has nanced
construction of the buildings while
the Kitui government will support
infrastructure development to
enable the museum become a
modern tourist attraction site.
TOURIST ATTRACTION
Kalonzo said his foundation had
initially donated one acre but
increased it to two on the request of
governors from Kitui, Machakos and
Makueni.
The former VP said the buildings
architectural design resembles the
three counties of Lower Eastern
Kenya that form what is popularly
known as Ukambani.
The museums architectural
design is meant to reect the culture
of the people of Ukambani. It will be
a place where our children can learn
about our culture, Kalonzo said.
Kalonzo urged the Kitui govern-
ment, and Tana River and Tharaka
Nithi counties to tap the tourist ow
from Kora and Meru national parks
to help turn the museum into a
major tourist attraction.
Dr Malombe said an inter-
governmental committee compris-
ing the national government through
the National Museums of Kenya and
the Kitui County Ministry of Culture,
Youth and Sports would work
together to guarantee the museums
success as well as oversee conserva-
tion of the Kamba culture.
The governor said the county
ministries of Culture, Youth and
Sports, and Tourism and Natural
Resources would fast-track estab-
lishment of a tourism circuit that
would connect Mombasa and Kitui,
Meru and Kora national parks to the
Mt Kenya region for faster economic
growth.
Kalonzo donates land for establishment of museum
KITUI COUNTY
Governor Hassan Joho (foreground)
unveils a plaque to ofcially open
the Chemotherapy Centre at the Aga
Khan Hospital in Mombasa. [PHOTO:
GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]
Former VP Kalonzo Musyoka, National Museums of Kenya Director General
Ahmed Yassin (left) and Kitui Governor Julius Malombe after inspecting the
construction of a Sh20 million museum. [PHOTO: PAUL MUTUA/STANDARD]
DISEASE STATISTICS
Coast General Hospital
cancer specialist Esther
Gitambu said there have
been 1,000 recorded cancer
cases at the hospital in the
last three years
She said breast cancer is
the most prevalent followed
by cervical cancer and
blood, oesophagus and skin
cancers
By JOACKIM BWANA
Some 1,000 cancer cases have
been detected in Mombasa County
in the last three years, according to a
cancer specialist at the Coast
General Hospital, Esther Gitambu.
Dr Gitambu further revealed that
breast cancer is the leading form of
the disease, with 248 cases diag-
nosed.
She disclosed this during the
inauguration of a newly installed
chemotherapy centre at Aga Khan
Hospital in Mombasa, which is
expected to serve patients in the
region who have previously had to
travel to India and Nairobi for
treatment.
The centre offers a chemotherapy
package at Sh15,000, which includes
medication and uids, consultant
review, discharge medication, one
nutrition and one counselling
session.
The centre, which cost more than
Sh3.5 million to put up, has a bed
capacity that is able to handle 10 to
15 patients depending on the level of
the disease. It has an oncologist, a
nurse, senior house ofcer and a
trained pharmacist.
CANCER CARE
County Governor Hassan Joho
said such a centre was desperately
needed by the people of Mombasa
and could not have come at a better
time.
Joho said the move by Aga Khan
Hospital was a signicant achieve-
ment considering the lack of cancer
facilities and specialists in the entire
Coast region.
He pledged his support for the
hospital in ensuring that cancer
patients in Mombasa received the
best treatment.
Joho said his government would
nd a way to have a fully equipped
radiotherapy and chemotherapy
centre for the Coast General Hospital
(CGH).
Sh3.5 million chemotherapy
centre opened in Mombasa
He said the county government
would set aside Sh10 million out of
the Sh1.2 billion allocated for health
care in the next scal year to ensure
that the county had its own trained
and qualied oncologists.
My mother was a victim of
cancer and Aga Khan took care of
her for three months. However, we
had to take her out of the country or
to Nairobi for specialised treatment
that would have been easier and
cheaper if the facility was here, Joho
said.
Dr Gitambu said that in three
years, the hospital has recorded over
1,000 cancer cases in Mombasa.
She said breast cancer led with
248 cases while cervical cancer stood
at 135, prostrate 32, ovarian 18,
uterine 11, oesophagal 46, stomach
20, skin 40 and blood 45, among
other forms of the disease.
everyone in society was a victim of
cancer and that apart from the shock
and fear of the word cancer, the
disease involves pain, loss and high
expenses.
She said a lack of oncologists was
no excuse to have an increased
number of patients suffering and
dying from cancer-related diseases
because they had been borrowing
oncologists from KNH.
Gitambu said there as a huge
queue of cancer patients lining up
for screening daily at the Coast
General Hospital and the attending
oncologist ended up attending to at
least 56 patients per day.
REFERRED PATIENTS
Gitambu said CGH had partnered
with Kenyatta National Hospital
(KNH) and were referring their
cancer patients for radiotherapy
services there.
She, however, said that with the
opening of the new cancer centre by
Aga Khan, they would work together
to ensure that cancer patients in the
region saved time and money while
seeking treatment.
Gitambu, who has lost eight
family members to cancer, said
By ADOW JUBAT
Two more people were killed and
three others injured in two separate
ambushes in Mandera County on
Wednesday morning.
The incidents occurred between
Arabia town and Omar Jillow village
involving the ambush of a bus and a
trailer.
Conrming the incidents,
Mandera East OCPD Ekai Maruki
said an Easy Coach bus, en-route to
Mandera from Nairobi, was
ambushed by suspected Al-Shabaab
militias, leaving a conductor dead,
and a driver and one passenger with
bullet injuries.
In the second incident, Maruki
said a trailer that was following the
bus was ambushed and the driver
shot dead behind the wheel. The
turnboy was shot in the left leg while
two passengers on board escaped
unhurt.
BULLET WOUNDS
Mandera County Referral
Hospitals acting Nursing Ofcer in
Charge, Arnold Tsui, conrmed that
they had received three people with
bullet wounds.
We have admitted two of them
who will have to have surgery in our
theatre and referred one to a private
hospital, he said.
Speaking from his hospital bed,
Ahmed Abdi, the bus driver, said he
could not ascertain the number of
attackers, but said the bullets rained
on the bus from every angle.
I pulled out my handkerchief,
tied the wound and continued
driving to Mandera just to ensure
that my passengers remained safe. If
I had stopped, many would have
been killed, he said.
The OCPD said the trailer was
carrying food for a feeding pro-
gramme meant for Mandera County
schools and had been escorted by
security ofcers who were on hand
to respond to the incident.

Armed militia
ambush bus
and trailer
MANDERA COUNTY
MOMBASA COUNTY
Page 34 / COAST NEWS
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
By KELVIN KARANI
Lawyers for missing Muslim
militant Salim Hemed Salim who
disappeared from police custody on
February 2 want police ofcers, who
were investigating the disappear-
ance, arrested and charged with
murder.
Hemed was captured by police
when they stormed the controversial
Musa mosque to stop a jihadist
conference but has never been seen
or heard from since.
The court has been listening to
testimonies in order to determine
who is to blame for his disappear-
ance and whether to launch an
inquest into the disappearance.
Speaking during nal submis-
sions in a Mombasa court yesterday
before judge Edward Muriithi, Yusuf
Abubakar, the family lawyer, said
police constables Owino Okuta and
Evans Wesonga should be arrested
for giving wrong information about
Hemeds arrest.
CONSTITUTION BREACH
Okuta was the police ofcer who
arrested Hemed while Wesonga was
captured by cameras leading Hemed
out of the mosque during the Musa
mosque raid.
The lawyer said the two ofcers
have breached the Constitution by
failing to prove whether Hemed is in
their hands or has escaped as they
claimed when testifying.
He said the compact disc
produced in court on the arrest
clearly showed that the police were
the people holding Hemed during
the mosque raid.
Yusuf said police from the
General Service Unit and other
groups were following orders from
their seniors who had instructed
them to follow a key suspect who
was Hemed.
The police knew the plans that
were to take place at Masjid Musa on
February 2, 2014, and even as they
went there, they knew the person
they were going to arrest. The CD
clearly shows police accusing
Hemed of having a G3 rie that was
in the hands of the slain police
ofcer. There is no doubt that
Hemed was the chief suspect and it
was he that was being targeted
during the goings on at Masjid
Musa, Yusuf said.
Arrest police who took Hemed, says family lawyer
MOMBASA COUNTY
Farmer Paul Mwadime Kombo on his vetiver grass farm in Msinga. [PHOTO: PASCAL MWANDAMBO/STANDARD]
Hemed Salims family lawyer, Yusuf Abubakar, presents his case during the
nal submissions heard on Wednesday at the Mombasa Law Courts. [PHOTO:
KELVIN KARANI/STANDARD]
By PASCAL MWANDAMBO
With the passing of each day,
Paul Mwadime Kombos star appears
to be rising as he endeavours to
ensure that environmental issues in
Taita Taveta County and Kenya as a
whole are taken seriously .
The farmer, who has earned a
name for growing and distributing
the world-renowned vetiver grass,
says the economy of the country
hinges on proper environmental
management.
The environment plays a key
role in virtually all agricultural
practices and it is imperative that we
take good care of it, he told The
Standard in a recent interview.
Mr Kombos environmental
efforts earned him a slot to partici-
pate in the individual category of the
Prestigious Green Award last year,
where he showcased an entry titled
Promoting Vetiver Technology for
Soil and Water Conservation.
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
Kombo was one of only two
nominees from Coast region to
participate in the event, which was
formerly known as the Presidential
Green Award, and the only Kenyan
to come up with such a project.
The farmer, who owns 15 acres in
Msinga, Voi, says the vetiver grass
technology system is among the best
for soil conservation.
Our countrys food production
status has gone down drastically and
one of the reasons is loss of soil
fertility due to soil erosion. For
Kenya to be in a position to feed its
people, there is need for more
elaborate and sustainable soil
conservation technologies such as
the vetiver system, the farmer said.
Kombo has received recognition
from far and wide and if compli-
ments from the likes of Dick
Grimshaw and Elise Pinners are
anything to go by, then he deserves
to be heard beyond East Africas
borders.
Voi vetiver grass farmer
makes a name for himself
Grimshaw, chairman of Vetiver
Network International, has referred
to Kombo as being among the
giants of vetiver in Africa.
Pinners, associate director of
Vetiver Network International based
in Nairobi, said Kombos vetiver
grass nursery in Voi was the mother
of vetiver nurseries in Kenya.
The farmer wants road contrac-
tors and designers to adopt vetiver
technology for stabilising road
infrastructure as well as landscaping.
Kombo says he is grateful to
Mzee Esau Mwanganda, 73, from
Sagalla in Voi, who sold him the rst
200 strands of vetiver grass that he
then planted on three-quarters of an
Msinga suffers from a regular
invasion of marauding elephants, he
was not about to be discouraged
and he valiantly went on with his
ambitious project.
I have no intentions of looking
back. My plan is to have the largest
vetiver grass nursery in East and
Central Africa says Kombo, beaming
with condence.
The farmer is also the founder of
Mseto Environmental Agency
Limited based in Voi, and it is
through this outt that he was
declared an Environment Hero
during Mashujaa Day celebrations in
Voi last year.
acre in 2001.
From there he moved to a bigger
portion of land in 2004, in Gimba
village near Voi town, and planted
the grass on ve acres.
ARSON ATTACK
Things were going well until
October 2008, when arsonists, who I
believe were unhappy with my
project, invaded my farm and burnt
down the grass, probably as a way of
forcing me to abandon the project.
Not one to give up easily, Kombo
moved to Msinga near Tsavo East
National Park and began to grow the
grass on the 15 acres.
Even though the area around
By RENSON MNYAMWEZI
Environment, Mining, Wildlife
and Natural Resources dockets in
Taita Taveta County require more
than Sh200 million to fully optimise
natural resource exploitation,
ofcers in charge have reported.
The County Executive Committee
(CEC) member in charge, Elijah
Mwandoe, said the department
required more funding for the
county to realise extra revenue.
The amount allocated for
geological and geophysical activities
is not enough if we are to quickly
change the countys earning capacity
with mining being the prospective
major income earner, he said.
The CEC made the remarks
during a grilling at Wundanyi County
Assembly chambers chaired by
County Assembly Committee on
Environment, Mining, Wildlife and
Natural Resources chairman
Raymond Mwangola.
MORE FUNDS
The total budgetary provision
for the ministry for this nancial
year is Sh21.8 million. The budget
provision for the next nancial year
is Sh66.6 million. We require a total
of Sh225 million to discharge our
mandate, Mwandoe said.
Several CEC members have
appeared before their respective
county assembly committees to
account for funds allocated to their
departments and gauge their
performance.
Yesterday, committee members
accused the mining department of
issuing mining consent without
involving the county assembly.
The CEC should follow the rule
of law in issuing mining consents.
These must be approved by the two
arms of government, said Sagala
Ward Representative Godwin Kilele.
Wumingu Kishushe Ward
Representative Levy Mwazala, whose
area is rich in iron ore, called on the
executive to involve residents and
leaders on all issues surrounding
mining activities.
Sh200m
needed for
mining: CEC
TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
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reenpark Estate is a development
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highway, 5 kilometres from the Athi
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drive from the JKIA junction. Banking on its
landscape-inspired name, Greenpark seeks to
create a homely feel with its ever green gardened
units compound.
Developed by Superior Homes and designed
by top international urban planners and
architects, Greenpark Estate units exterior and
interior designs reveal a model for future gated
communities. The estate maintains a strict
open-living policy that includes, among others,
a restriction against high fences and walls, a ban
on construction of extensions and commercial
units.
Greenpark Estate has been offering varied
housing units; Bungalow, Super Bungalow,
Maisonettes and the Quarter Villa in the rst 3
clusters. All the houses have a spacious sitting
room and dining area, vanity cabinets, enormous
bedrooms, filtering and solar water heating
systems, choice of open or closed kitchen with
high quality tile or parquet ooring. Other distinct
nishes include choice of aluminium framed
windows or steel with burglar bars, patio doors
and dhobi area.
Now, Superior Homes has unveiled Phase
Four of Greenpark estate that will include 62
units similar to those in the earlier clusters and
an introduction of a new unit, the Villa.
This unit will potentially dwarf the other models
though they are modern and conventional.
The Villa is a monstrous 4 bedroom, 2 levels
dwelling unit comprising 330 Square meters of
plinth area. The ground oor of this architectural
marvel consists of a double volume lounge, a
sunken lounge, a large dining room that opens
to a covered patio and a re place. On this oor,
you also nd a covered garage, the garage store
and a laundry chute that opens to a laundry room
and an all ensuite guest room.
The upper oor houses 3 all ensuite bedrooms.
The master bedroom has a walk-in closet with a
dream for ne living being completed by a balcony
in this same room that overlooks the garden. The
level also has a study room.
Each of the Villas is served by a detached self-
contained Servant Quarters.
Buyers from the past indicated that they
would have liked for the 4 bedroom bungalows to
have one level taller with similar features and land
size. We gave them what they want in our phase
four, says Angelica Wambui, Sales Manager at
Superior Homes.
The Villa will include a 10,000 litre underground
water storage tank and a garage. Currently, six
of the units have been released for sale, at an
introductory price of Ksh.31.98 million.
And Ms Wambui says the initial market
response is encouraging as four of the six units
have been booked off plan.
We are in the process of putting up the rst
Villas and will release a second batch for sale to
the market very soon, she says.
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QUARTER VILLA
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fairly priced home but offering an enviable plinth size of over 105 square
metres. The design comprises of four units of 3 bedroom built on a
acre plot. Each QV has a master ensuite with large wardrobes, spacious
open plan kitchen, large sitting & dining area, water lter and solar
heating systems. Living space is all on one level but buyers can choose
either the ground oor where sliding doors open out to the garden or
the rst oor where a balcony opens off to the lounge.
Each Quarter Villa comes with a sizeable large garden area and two
private car parking spaces to the front.
THE 3 BEDROOMED MAISONETTES
This is a semi-detached 3 bedroom house built on approximately a
1/8 acre land plot with a total built up area of 157square metres. It has a
spacious master bedroom with large wardrobes, large ensuite bathroom
with a vanity unit, room for breakfast table, entry hallway with a visitors
toilet and solar water heating. The units have large sitting and dining
room areas as well as a spacious kitchen with a separate pantry.
The house has been designed to offer large rooms and practical
living spaces on 2 levels. The master bedroom has a balcony access to
the garden through sliding doors in the dining area.
Each house comes with a large garden area and a detached self-
contained Servants Quarters to the rear and 2 private car parking
spaces.
THE BUNGALOW & THE SUPER BUNGALOW
THE BUNGALOW:
This is a four bedroom bungalow with two master ensuite bedrooms and built on a
acre plot. Its size is 146 square metre plinth areas and designed to offer large rooms and
practical living spaces all on one level.
The units have an optional open plan kitchen and are all tted with solar water heating
and lter systems.A detached self-contained servants quarter is available as an option.
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THE SUPER BUNGALOW:
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The 194 square meter plinth area masterpiece has been designed for luxurious living within
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Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard Page 38 / RIFT VALLEY NEWS
Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago leads county ofcers in inspecting
structures built on road reserves in Eldoret yesterday. [PHOTO: PETER OCHIENG]
Jubilee coalition leaders Uhuru
Kenyatta and William Ruto during
the 2013 elections campaigns.
By PETER OCHIENG
Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson
Mandago has ordered traders
operating along road reserves to
remove their structures or face
eviction.
Mandago said it was unfortunate
that some residents put up struc-
tures along road reserves even after
they were cautioned against it.
He said his plan is to ensure the
image of Eldoret town is changed
completely to attract investors.
When I became the county
governor, the image of the town was
terrible. That is why I came up with
the idea of scrapping off structures
on road reserves. But some people
incited residents claiming that I was
targeting certain communities, said
Mandago.
The governor also blamed the
trend on some road engineers,
saying they had failed to advice
residents, especially those building
along the roads. He said most
traders or businessmen are innocent
as they do not understand rules and
regulations that cover public roads.
WHICH SCHOOL
I dont know which school you
engineers went to. This is a very
simple arithmetic that does not
require the presence of the governor.
I think if I am not wrong, you would
have been the rst to see this
problem and warn these people
because you know the distance one
is supposed to keep from the road,
the governor said.
Mandago who was accompanied
by his deputy Daniel Chemno, Chep-
tiret/ Kipchamo ward rep Josephine
Tireito and the county executives,
Mandago
orders traders
to vacate road
reserves
made the remarks while inspecting
different roads in the region
yesterday.
The deputy governor said his
county had, from last month, started
improving roads especially the ones
used to transport farm produce.
He singled out roads like Rivatex
Kipkaren- Kipkenyo, Kipchoge-Moi
Girls, Magereza-Action, Kamkunji-
Huruma among others.
POLITICAL SUPPORT
I am condent that in three
years we will be ranked among the
best in terms of new developments
but this can only happen when we
get support from political leaders,
Chemno said.
Meanwhile, the governor has
renounced accusations by the Kenya
Forest Service (KFS) that his
government has encroached on the
institutions land by constructing a
but for the sustainability of the
optional route we should have
engaged to attain a mutual agree-
ment, he said.
The ve kilometre road is part of
the Kapsaret Forest Reserve and
needs to be protected, according to
Mr Karanja.
Mandago, however, said the
construction of the road is a
forward-moving project and will
continue as planned as his govern-
ments analyses do not nd anything
wrong with it.
road within its reserve.
The governor had been accused
by KFS for allowing the construction
of a road across its land in Eldoret.
Uasin Gishu County KFS
Managing Conservator Paul Karanja
said any infrastructural development
that can enhance accessibility routes
is welcome but in-depth consulta-
tions should have been done.
The road in question here is a
timely project that will help
decongest Eldoret town which is
experiencing a swell in trafc jams
By ANTHONY GITONGA
The annual shing ban in Lake
Naivasha, which enters the 14th
year, will be lifted after a major
restocking of the water body.
The three-month ban, which
kicks off this Saturday, has seen the
number of sh catch rise to its
highest.
Nakuru Governor Kinuthia
Mbugua says the department of
sheries was taking stock on the
amount of sh before the ban is
reviewed.
He said the county had allocated
a substantial amount of cash
towards restocking the lake with
ngerlings in the next nancial year.
ILLEGAL FISHING
Plans are underway to lift the
annual ban as it is adversely
affecting the licensed shermen but
we need to rst restock the lake,
said Mbugua.
The governor, however, expressed
concern over the magnitude of
illegal shing in the lake terming it
worrying. He said a new security
team comprising trained marines
would be dispatched to the lake in
the next month to address the high
cases of poaching.
We have already constructed
houses for the ofcers who will be
monitoring the lake, Mbugua said.
KIPCHUMBA KEMEI
A senior Kenya Wildlife Service
(KWS) scientist has been sent on
compulsory leave in unclear
circumstances.
The Standard learnt that Patrick
Omondi, a Senior Assistant Director
in charge of Species who was abroad
when ve senior ofcials were sent
on compulsory leave, was told to
take leave when he returned.
Last month, Environment and
Wildlife Principal Secretary Richard
Lesiyampe sent William Waweru
(Deputy Director Finance and
Administration), Julius Kimani
(Deputy Director in charge of
Security), Tom Sipul (Deputy
Director Corporate Services), Wesley
Isanda (Head of Finance) and
Christopher Oludhe (Head of
Procurement) on leave.
We were surprised when
Omondi, a committed ofcer,
arrived and told to take leave. We
dont know who will be next. There is
panic all over, said a colleague who
asked not to be named. KWS
Corporate Communications
Manager Paul Udoto conrmed that
the ofcer was on leave but could
not give more details.
He is on leave, Udoto said.
Governor to stop
annual shing
ban in Naivasha
KWS staff panic
as a director is
sent on leave
By GILBERT KIMUTAI
A Catholic priest from Bomet
County has accused President
Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy
William Ruto of not living to their
promise of uniting the country.
Sekemik Parish Priest Ambrose
Kimutai said the country was
currently polarised and was slowly
drifting back to violence with
political tension mounting every
day.
Speaking in Bomet Fr Kimutai,
said the failure by the duo to
cement unity among all communi-
ties was to blame for the current
situation.
When they launched their
coalition in Nakuru before the last
General Election, they promised to
bring unity. But when we elected
them they reneged on the promise
and the country is now drifting to
violence as leaders are barred from
exercising their constitutional
rights with threats, said Fr
Kimutai.
DONT SILENCE
He added: The communities
were far apart before the election
pack agreement and now the unity
that we saw during election has
been eroded by mistrust among the
two and no one should turn a blind
eye on what is happening.
The ery priest singled out Rift
Valley, saying suspicion was mount-
ing between the Kalenjin and
Kikuyu in the region as one side of
the coalition was growing cold feet
against the other over unfairness.
We must say the truth. One
side of the coalition is feeling that
they are being treated unfairly
causing mistrust within the
Government and threatening to
tear communities in Rift Valley
apart, he said.
He said the growing revolt
against the Deputy President by
leaders from Rift Valley was a clear
sign that all was not well and
warned that the leaders airing their
concern should not be threatened
or silenced. This, he said, would
only worsen the situation.
Some leaders from Rift Valley
should not be treated as rebels for
speaking out but the two principals
should listen to their concerns for
unity to prevail, the priest said.
By GILBERT KIMUTAI
Kenya Dairy Board has set up a
nine-member stakeholders
committee in Bomet County to
ensure the sectors regulations are
adhered to.
The boards Kericho branch
manager, Henry Pacho ,said the
committees will strengthen the
enforcement and sensitisation of all
actors in the dairy value chain on
the current regulation require-
ments.
Through the committee we are
foreseeing a self-regulatory dairy
sector and production of quality
dairy products that meet interna-
tional standards, said Pacho.
Bomet county is one of the 22
counties perceived as milk produc-
ers, supplying a big percentage of
milk to Kisii, Narok and Kisumu
counties.
Speaking at Agricultural Training
College in Bomet town during a
stakeholders forum, the manager
said the board had set regulation
aimed at ensuring quality milk
products for international markets
is produced in the country.
He said the quality of products
has been hindering the country
from penetrating the world milk
market.
The sector has been struggling
with enforcing its regulations in the
region and I believe the committee
will strike a truce, said Pacho.
Catholic priest warns of growing rift between tribes
Dairy Board sets up committee to run sector
BOMET COUNTY
NAKURU COUNTY
NAROK COUNTY
UASIN GISHU COUNTY
BOMET COUNTY
RIFT VALLEY NEWS / Page 39 Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
Nakuru Governor Kinuthia
Mbugua blamed stalled State
projects for insecurity.
By ANTHONY GITONGA
Nakuru Governor Kinuthia
Mbugua has attributed the
rising insecurity in the
country to stalled Govern-
ment projects.
The governor pointed out
tens of projects under the
Economic Stimulus Project
(ESP) which had stopped,
noting that they had failed to
address their intended
function.
The former AP boss said
that over 50 per cent of the
projects were no longer
operational thus locking out
hundreds of youth from
employment.
STALLED PROJECTS
Mbugua said there was
still confusion on who was
responsible for the revival of
the projects which are spread
across the country.
He challenged the national
Government to revive stalled
industries like Panpaper in
Webuye and Pan African
Vegetables in Naivasha.
Many of the youths are
heading to crime due to lack
of employment and this can
be addressed through reviving
stalled industries, he said.
Mbugua was speaking at
the sidelines of the just ended
forum on crime and violence
prevention at Enashipai
Lodge in Naivasha.
Wajir Governor Ahmed
Abudullahi on his part
challenged the State to
integrate Madaras classes in
the education system.
He admitted that some
forces could be misusing the
classes but was quick to note
that many of them were genu-
KVDA to partner with local counties
Governors share ideas
at conference on
rising insecurity
ine. Migori governor Okoth
Obado expressed concern
over the smuggling of sugar
from a neighbouring country,
noting that this had affected
his countys economy and
security.
This is affecting local
industries and hence the
increased cases of insecurity,
he said.
Kakamega Governor
Moses Akaranga talked of
major differences between
regular police and Adminis-
tration Police ofcers in his
county.
The differences between
the two security forces have
led to an increase in criminal
cases in my county, he said.
Embu Governor Martin
Wambora blamed radicalisa-
tion of youths and prolifera-
tion of small arms for the
rising cases of insecurity in
the country.
He suggested that police
should not destroy nabbed
guns and instead utilise them.
By FRED KIBOR
Kerio Valley Development
Authority (KVDA) will partner with
county governments in the North
Rift to successfully implement its
20-year strategic plan to improve
the socio-economic status of the
region.
To achieve the goals contained in
its master plan, the parastatal seeks
to have a multi-sectoral approach
from the county governments and
other institutions including the
private sector.
Projects in the master plan aimed
at enhancing the socio-economic
status of the region, include
undertaking of massive irrigation in
Kerio Valley region, hydro-power
generation, environmental conser-
vation, horticulture, and livestock
keeping. The regional agency notes
these would remain illusions if it
does not embrace partnership with
county governments and other
sectors to realise it.
Speaking in Iten town after a
courtesy call to the local governor
Alex Tolgos, KVDA chairman Sam
Kona said county governments play
an integral part towards the regional
areas thus impeding development. It
sometimes stalls the economic
ventures, said Kona who was
accompanied by KVDA Managing
Director David Kimosop.
MASTER PLAN
He underscored the importance
of working with the county govern-
ments, saying the partnership would
help in spurring implementation of
ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY
NAKURU COUNTY
the institutions master plan aimed
at alleviating poverty.
Insecurity remains the biggest
obstacle to realising our develop-
ment agendas and scares away
potential investors, said Kona.
Kimosop urged the county
governments to focus on environ-
mental conservation initiatives
since lack of enough water was a
recipe to conicts in Kerio valley.
KVDA is building several dams
in Kerio valley region as a way of
ensuring there is enough water,
said Kimosop.
Governor Tolgos said they would
complement KVDA in developing
the region.
We shall not compete with you
but as governors from this region we
would aid in implementing the
master plan, he said.
development, espe-
cially in environmental
conservation and
fostering peaceful coex-
istence among different
communities. Kona
presented the 20-year
master plan to the
governor.
Majority of our
projects are in conict
and insecurity-prone
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Page 40 / RIFT VALLEY NEWS
A man walks past one of the houses
torched in Mukutani area in Marigat,
Baringo County on Tuesday. [PHOTO:
JOSEPH KIPSANG/STANDARD]
COUNTY BURNING
Two days ago, armed ban-
dits grazing their animals in
the area razed down seven
houses, rendering 326 resi-
dents homeless in what is
believed to be a retaliatory
attack
Members of Ilchamus com-
munity held peaceful demon-
strations in Sirata demanding
that Inspector General David
Kimaiyo should urgently ad-
dress perennial insecurity in
the area
By ROBERT KIPLAGAT and
LEONARD KULEI
Security has been tightened in
Mukutani and Kiserian areas in
Marigat, Baringo County after about
10 houses were torched by bandits.
Two days ago, armed bandits
grazing their animals in the area
razed down seven houses rendering
326 residents homeless in what is
believed to be a retaliatory attack.
Locals held demonstrations to
protest rampant insecurity in the
area following the incident.
Yesterday a security team from
East Pokot and Marigat held an
emergency peace meeting also
attended by leaders from feuding
communities who urged the locals
to be calm.
The security team led by area
County Commissioner Benard
Leparmarai, County Police Com-
mandant Hassan Barua, and two
Deputy Commissioners Saul
Moywaywa (Marigat) and Daniel
Kurui (East Pokot) assured locals of
security.
PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS
At the same time, members of
Ilchamus community, led by local
activist Amos Olempaka, held
peaceful demonstrations in Sirata
demanding Inspector General David
Kimaiyo should urgently address
perennial insecurity in the area.
We rst need all the Pokot
herders grazing their animals within
Marigat to be ejected as they have
become a security threat. Now they
have torched houses, vandalised
schools, the chiefs ofce and
kiosks, said Olempaka.
The activist said should the
Government fail to fully address
insecurity, the community will
Security tight
in Marigat
after revenge
arson attack
organise demonstration to the Ofce
of The President as they, like other
citizens, deserved State protection.
He said in 2005, Rugus and
Noosukro areas were hit by Pokot
bandits and several people were
killed, livestock stolen and there
have been frequent attacks since
then. He cited a recent incident
where over 600 livestock were stolen
from Kiserian.
RETALIATORY ATTACK
According to area chief Benjamin
Lecher, the incident happened
Tuesday night when assailants
suspected to be from the neighbour-
ing East Pokot, within the county,
attacked the village torching the
houses.
It was around 9pm when we
heard screams from the locals. That
is when we realised that houses had
been burnt though no casualties
were reported, Lecher told The
Standard.
The incident is believed to have
been a retaliatory attack by sus-
pected Pokot herders after their
livestock that had crossed to Marigat
in search of water and pasture were
allegedly stolen.
The chief said they suspected
herders from Pokot, who are
currently within the area, and the
battle for grazing land and boundary
issues were behind the arson
incident.
The chief said so far, 326 are
currently residing at nearby
Mukutani primary school which has
since been closed down following
insecurity threats in the area.
Meanwhile, Baringo County
Director of Education (CDE) Daniel
Mosbei has directed the Kabartonjo
to act responsibly.
Baringo TSC County boss John
Kingoo said the allegations levelled
against Kipkemei were grave if they
are indeed proven. He conrmed he
had already instructed the principal
to write to him why he failed to give
direction since 2011.
SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS
These are serious allegations
that raise more questions on the
commitment and conduct of the
principal. The passport mismatch
error is simple and could have been
corrected if the principal was
willing, said Kingoo.
This comes barely three days
after The Standard on Saturday
carried the story on the plight of the
boy, prompting the CDE and other
education stakeholders in Baringo to
take up the matter.
Kenya National Examination
Council (KNEC) regretted the delay
by the school to report the issue to
them saying they want the docu-
ments of the student to reach
Mitihani House as soon as possible
for the anomaly to be corrected to
enable the victim move on.
District Education ofce to recall a
student who had been allegedly
derailed by his high school principal
from obtaining an authentic KCSE
certicate and take up the matter
immediately.
The ofce has been ordered to
recall one Jackson K Kipsang and
offer him the necessary support to
ensure the Kenya National Examina-
tion Council (KNEC) corrects the
anomaly in his certicate.
Mr Mosbei has further ordered
investigations into the accusations
against Kasisit Secondary School
Principal and that he be made to
show cause why he should not be
punished for taking the boy round in
circles for four years and for failing
By RAEL JELIMO
Leaders in Nandi County have
challenged western countries to
assist Kenya in seeking solutions to
the challenges facing the tourism
industry instead of imposing travel
advisories.
The leaders said travel advisories
and recalling citizens from the
country would not solve the
problems the sector is facing.
They sympathised with the large
number of people who had lost jobs
in the tourism sector following the
Western countries travel bans.
Led by Nandi Women Represen-
tative Zipporah Kerring, Dominic
Biwott (Nandi Deputy Governor),
Meshack Kimutai (Tours and Travel
Entrepreneur) Julius Bitok (Advisor
Economic Affairs, Ofce of the
President) and Nixon Korir (Youth
Affairs Advisor, Ofce of the Deputy
President, they expressed concern
that more travel advisories from the
main source markets for Kenyan
tourism may bring the sector to its
knees.
SEEK SOLUTIONS
We call on the international
community to assist Kenya in
seeking solutions to problems in our
tourism sector. Travel advisories are
not a solution because this will lead
to lose of revenue, said Kimutai.
Bitok expressed worry at the
economic implications of travel
advisories.
Our economy will be strained
with increased travel advisories. The
Government is doing its best to get
the tourism sector back to its feet,
said Bitok.
The leaders called on the
Government to create incentives for
domestic tourism which, they said,
would go a long way in cushioning
the industry from further losses.
We call on the Government to
roll out incentives that would
promote domestic tourism, said
Biwott.
Terror attacks at the Kenyan coast
town of Mombasa and the capital
Nairobi are the main reason the
Western is giving travel advisories to
their nationals.
Help us tame
terror, leaders
tell West
By ROBERT KIPLAGAT and
LEONARD KULEI
Tiaty MP Asman Kamama
has given security agencies
in Baringo County a one-
week ultimatum to pursue
and return livestock alleg-
edly stolen from pastoralists
from his constituency by
members of a neighbouring
community.
Kamama, who also chairs
the National Security and
Administration Committee
in Parliament, has called on
the team led by are County
Commissioner Benard
Leparmarai to work round
the clock and return the over
1000 livestock.
The livestock, he said,
had crossed to neighbouring
Marigat area from East Pokot
(Tiaty) in search of water and
pasture when they were
driven away by suspected
Ilchamus community
members.
The more than 1,000
livestock were from 14
manyattas in East Pokot and
we need those livestock
returned to their owners as a
way of bringing the pastoral
communities together, said
Kamama.
RETRAIN YOURSELVES
He has however appealed
for calm among the Pokot
community, adding that they
should restrain from staging
retaliatory attacks over the
stolen animals and instead
wait for the security team to
pursue the matter.
In 2005, livestock were
stolen from Pokot by
Ilchamus and the former
retaliated and led to deaths.
That is what we do not want
to happen again and that is
why we appeal for restraint,
added Kamama.
He also called on the
three warring communities,
Pokot, Tugen and Ilchamus
to accommodate one
another especially during
this dry season as livestock
would be expected to search
for pasture and water
throughput the county.
Kamama gives ultimatum for stolen cows
BARINGO COUNTY
NANDI COUNTY
BARINGO COUNTY
NOTICES / Page 41
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
Telephone: +254 20 344194
Email: info@nairobi.go.ke
Web: www.nairobi.go.ke
City Hall,
P. O. Box 30075-00100,
Nairobi, KENYA.
NAIROBI CITY COUNTY
OFFI CE OF THE GOVERNOR
COUNTY SECRETARY
Customer care contact: 0725-624489, 020-344194,
Email: info@nairobi.go.ke www.nairobi.go.ke
Facebook: NairobiCityCountyOffcial, Twitter@county_nairobi,
Fire and Disaster management contact 02344599.
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TENDER NOTI CE
The Nairobi City County invites sealed tenders from interested frms for the following tender.
NCC/ADMIN/T/386/2013-2014 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR CONSULTANCY
SERVICES TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN 2014-2030
Shortlisted candidates may obtain further information from the offce of the Director of Procurement,
City Hall Annexe, and First Floor Room 105 and inspect the tender documents during normal
working hours (8.00am-5.00pm)
A complete set of tender documents may be obtained by the shortlisted candidates upon payment
of a non-refundable fee of Kshs.1, 000 in cash or bankers cheque payable to the Nairobi City
County.
Prices quoted should be net inclusive of all taxes and delivery costs and must be in Kenya Shillings.
Completed tender documents are to be enclosed in plain sealed envelopes clearly bearing only
the tender number and the title of the tender should be deposited in the Tender Box, outside
Procurement ofce, City Hall Annex 1
st
Floor and if sent by post, be addressed to:-

COUNTY SECRETARY
P.O. Box 30075-00100
NAIROBI.
To reach the addressee on or before 13
th
June, 2014 at 10.00am
The tenders will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the candidates representatives
who choose to attend at the Director of Procurements Board Room.
LILIAN W NDEGWA
COUNTY SECRETARY
NAIROBI CITY COUNTY
Telephone: +254 20 344194
Email:info@nairobi.go.ke
web: www.nairobi.go.ke
City Hall,
P. O. Box 30075-00100,
Nairobi,
KENYA
PUBLIC NOTICE ON FIRE BRIGADE BY-LAWS 17(1.2)
The Nairobi City County Fire Service, pursuant to the Fire Brigade Bylaws paragraph 17(1,2) is
mandated to inspect all buildings, certify and regulate re service provision, inspect inammable
material/substance dealers and transporters and sensitize the public on re management/ emergency
drills.
The re service pursuant of this mandate and in response to the ever increasing number of re and
other emergency incidences wishes to notify premises and business owners that the following need
to be conducted on their premises:
All buildings within the jurisdiction of the Nairobi City County need to be inspected by the re 1.
brigade to ensure they comply with the provisions of the re brigade by-laws, general safety and
obtain current Fire clearance certicate.
All institutions dealing in sales and service of reghting equipment and re disaster and 2.
emergency service provision as per gazette notice 319 of 29-10-1982 have to be certied and
regulated by the City County and Revenue service.
Petrol tankers, fuel depots, petroleum outlets and indeed all dealers in all inammable 3.
substances and cooking gas cylinders must undergo regular inspection by the re brigade to
ascertain their safety and evacuation plans.
The re brigade will conduct regular public sensitization on re, related disasters and 4.
emergencies.
The details of inspection fees are available in the Nairobi County Finance Act 2013 on the Nairobi City
County Website www.nairobi.go.ke by clicking on downloads or from County Deputy Director Fire
and Rescue Services on Tel 234599 for the above to be done in respect of their organizations and/or
premises to forestall re risks and related disasters. Those who fail to adhere to the above directive
by 31/03/14 will cause enforcement of the re brigade by-laws or any other laws governing these
activities to be prepare against them.
LILIAN NDEGWA
COUNTY SECRETARY AND HEAD OF COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE
Customer Care Contact : 020 344194, 0725 624 489
Website: www.nairobi.go.ke Email: info@nairobi.go.ke
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PUBLIC NOTICE
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS FOR
LAMU WATER & SEWERAGE COMPANY
Following the promulgation of the constitution of Kenya, 2010, and subsequent dissolution of the
former Local Authorities, the provision of water services is now a devolved function of the county
Governments. Consequently the county Governments took over the ownership of the water
Service providers (WSPs) within their counties. Subsequently, some of the WSPs have amended
their Memorandum and Articles of Association to reect these changes and hence the need to
implement the same. However, under the provisions of the Water Act, 2002, the Coast Water
Services Board (CWSB) is licensed by the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) to provide
efcient and economical water services within its area of jurisdiction pending the passage of the
proposed Water Bill 2014.
In this regard, the CSWB and the seven county Governments within its area of jurisdiction continue
to collaborate to ensure that the water sector corporate governance guidelines and standards
continue to be implemented and maintained.
Under the corporate governance guidelines, the Water Services Providers (WSPs) are managed
by a Board of Directors whose primary function is oversight- overseeing the Companys business
so that it is efectively managed in the long-term interest of shareholders and stakeholders. The
day to day management of the WSPs is carried out by a management team headed by a Managing
Director.
In this respect, therefore, the respective CWSB and County Governments intend to ll various
vacant positions in the Board of the Lamu Water & Sewerage Companty as indicated below.
BACKGROUND OF THE DIRECTORS
The composition of the directors requires a mix of skills. The mix of skills should be from the
business and manufacturing community, professional bodies, resident organizations, women
organizations and local stakeholder groups such as schools, farmers, youth groups geographical
representation etc. the selection process will be subjected to the constitutional requirement of
gender balance.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be eligible, all the persons appointed to the board must:
1. Be literate and numerate to at least O level
2. Demonstrate experience and acumen in a business or any profession for at least 5 years.
3. Demonstrate participation in local development initiatives.
4. Have experience as change management agent.
5. Not be suppliers or other trading associates of the company.
6. Not be persons in current professional or social relationships with directors of the Company.
7. Be a resident within the area served by the Company.
8. Obtain recommendation from the nominating body where applicable.
9. Fulll conditions of charter 6 of the constitution of Kenya 2010 on leadership and integrity.
Applications are invited from qualied individuals wishing to be considered to serve as directors
of the listed water companies below.
Interested persons should submit their applications and curriculum vitae (CVs) indicating the
local stakeholder group they belong to and the area of residence within the service area of the
Company they are interested in. the application should be sent in a plain and sealed envelope
marked Application for directorship and deposited or sent to the applicable WSP through the
following addresses:-
County Water Company
Lamu County - Lamu Water & Sewerage Company
NB: The applications should reach the ofces on or before 6th June, 2014.
S/No. Name of Water
Company
Vacant
Positions
Description of vacant
positions
Address
1. Lamu Water
& Sewerage
Company
(LAWASCO)
5 I. Two (2) women
representing two
diferent women
organizations.
II. One member representing
the hotel and tourism
industry.
II. One member from the
business community.
IV. One member representing
the shing community.
The Chairperson,
selection Panel,
C/o Managing
Director
Lamu Water &
Sewerage Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 185
LAMU
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard Page 42 / RIFT VALLEY NEWS
Narok Governor Samuel Tunai kicks off building of the 40-kilometre Ntulele-
Mosiro road in the county last week. [PHOTO: CHARLES NGENO/STANDARD]
West Pokot Senator John Lonyan-
gapuo. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
By CHARLES NGENO
For a long time Narok County has
had a poor road network. Though the
county has great agricultural potential
it is the leading wheat producer in
East and central Africa its leadership
had never keenly sought to improve
the roads that link farmers to several
markets.
However this is set to change as
the county government has set aside
Sh1.2 billion to improve roads that
have been described as dilapidated.
Last week, county ofcials led by
Governor Samuel Tunai launched the
construction of three 94-kilometre
roads in Narok South and Narok West
at a cost of Sh115 million.
The roads launched are Mulot-
Segemian, which is 40km, to cost Sh48
million, Ololunga-Olmekenyu, a 24-
kilometre stretch at Sh35 million and
Ololunga-Sogoo that is 30km long and
will cost Sh35 million.
The county has also prioritised
construction of the Narok-Mau-Nak-
uru road, which is impassable in the
rainy season, to ease transportation of
fresh produce from the countys
farms.
The Narok-Sekenani road that
links the country to the famous Maa-
sai Mara Game Reserve is earmarked
for upgrading, with more than Sh50
million being set aside according to
county ofcials.
IMPROVED ECONOMY
Mr Tunai said with an improved
road network, Naroks economy would
denitely improve.
Our agricultural potential has not
been exploited for a long time owing
to poor road infrastructure. We want
our farmers to get maximum returns
through the provision of good roads,
said Tunai.
He said all markets in the neigh-
bouring counties of Nakuru, Bomet,
Migori and Kisii, which depend on
products from Narok, would benet
hugely as farm produce would reach
them in good quantities and time.
The governor said on completion
of the Maasai Mara road, tour opera-
tors would not incur the losses that
Tourism, farming to grow as
county puts Sh1.2b in roads
have been due to frequent mechani-
cal problems with their vehicles.
We are sure also that this will
boost the image of the county and the
country internationally because tour-
ists will be saved a lot of inconve-
initiative was meant to connect the
county with its neighbours so that lo-
cal agricultural produce could be eas-
ily marketed.
He said all roads would be graded
to the required standards and called
on investors of all kinds to partner
with the county government in order
to grow the economy of the entire
region.
FOOD BASKET
Mr Keshei said the county govern-
ment would not tolerate shoddy
building and called on the contractors
to ensure that they maintained qual-
ity.
He expressed optimism that with
the revamped road network, farmers
would recoup their losses.
Keshei said 300 other roads in the
county that need renovation would be
given to the National Youth Service
(NYS) to repair.
Farmers in Olokurto and Mau divi-
sions, who have in the past com-
plained of the poor state of roads,
welcomed the move, saying they ex-
pected to get returns from their farms
once the roads were complete.
This division is one of the major
food baskets but it suffers from poor
roads that often derail farm produce
delivery to markets, said Titus ole
Sururu, a farmer in the area.
niences, he said, adding that tourism
in Maasai Mara rakes in more than
Sh4 billion annually.
Speaking during the launch, Nel-
son Keshei, the executive committee
member in charge of roads, said the
By NIKKO TANUI
Small-scale tea farmers have asked
the Government to intervene and re-
duce the number of directors in Kenya
Tea Development Agency (KTDA)
factories from seven to three in a bid
to reduce the cost of tea production.
Speaking in Kericho town, Rift Val-
ley Kenya Union of Small Scale Tea
Owners (Kussto) chairman Joel Chep-
kwony claimed that each of the direc-
tors earn allowances amounting to
Sh900,000 per year yet KTDA failed to
pay farmers mini bonuses.
We are demanding that the Gov-
ernment intervenes and reduces the
number of directors in KTDA factories
from seven to three because they are
sucking farmers dry for nothing, said
Mr Chepkwony.
MERGE GROUPS
Chepkwony claimed KTDA had
become a cash cow for the directors.
KTDA directors were recently on
a mission to look for land for tea ex-
pansion in Kuresoi, where they spent
around Sh5 million on the simple
trip, said Chepkwony.
Speaking separately, Bomet Cen-
tral MP Ronald Tonui appealed to the
Government to merge the Tea Board
of Kenya and Tea Research Founda-
tion (TFF) as a way to reduce costs.
By JALLY KIHARA
The National Steering Committee
on Media Monitoring has warned that
the country is heading in the wrong
direction considering the raging
tribal discussions on social media.
The committee has requested the
National Cohesion and Integration
Commission (NCIC) to act quickly lest
the intense debate plunged the coun-
try into chaos.
During a media brieng yesterday,
committee secretary Mary Obala ex-
pressed fear that if the situation was
not arrested, the country was likely to
degenerate into civil war.
Unless drastic steps are taken
now, the negative debate on social
media in Kenya, which focuses on the
politics and relationships of three
main ethnic groups, is so volatile that
it could, without further warning,
spark chaos in the country, she said.
Obala said the animosity emanat-
ing from social media has rocked
several countries especially in north-
ern Africa.
The committee named seven blog-
gers who were accused of fanning
animosity among communities as
their posts reeked of extreme hate,
incitement and the use of obsceni-
ties.
Farmers want
number of KTDA
directors reduced
Hate on social
media dangerous,
says committee
By WILBERFORCE NETYA
West Pokot Senator John Lonyan-
gapuo has added his voice in casti-
gating National Assembly Majority
Leader Aden Duale over demeaning
remarks he made against Nandi Hills
MP Alfred Keter recently.
Prof Lonyangapuo joined leaders
from the North Rift region who have
expressed their displeasure with Du-
ales remarks against Mr Keter.
Duale was quoted saying Keter
was bubu (dumb) and seldom
spoke in Parliament, an utterance
that has sparked fury among a num-
ber of MPs from the North Rift re-
gion.
The Garissa Township MP had
claimed that Keter does not contrib-
ute on serious issues in Parliament,
adding that he was being used by
those against the Government to
give the Jubilee administration
trouble.
A tongue is a small organ but its
impact is immense if misused, and
Duale was not fair at all to make such
remarks in reference to a person who
was democratically elected, said
Lonyangapuo.
UTTERANCES IMPACT
He observed that a leader was
supposed to gauge the impact of any
utterances before speaking in public
and noted that the National Assem-
bly majority leader owed the Nandi
Hills legislator an apology.
Lonyangapuo was speaking yes-
terday at Nasokol Girls Secondary
School after visiting chiefs and their
assistants around the county.
The senators sentiments come
after MPs Julius Melly (Tinderet),
Zakayo Cheruiyot (Kuresoi South),
Elijah Lagat (Chesumei), Stephen
Bitok (Mosop), William Kisang
(Marakwet West) and Alex Kosgei
(Emgwen) boldly told Duale off over
the matter.
Meanwhile, Lonyangapuo cau-
tioned senators against making ut-
terances that could inuence the
course of justice for governors facing
impeachment.
The former Industrialisation per-
manent secretary said the law must
be followed to the letter and no one
should seek to inuence such a pro-
cess.
By JAMES MWANGI
The mother of a girl suffering
from a rare condition is appealing for
help to enable the 14-year-old get
treatment.
Nancy Wambui has been living
with the strange condition since
birth. Her mother, Mary Wanjiku,
says no doctor had been able to treat
her despite making several trips to
Kenyatta National Hospital and
spending a lot of money.
I realised she was not normal
nine months after I gave birth to her
at Thika Hospital in 2000. She was
not developing and even after medi-
cal treatment for close to ve years,
she never improved, Wanjiku told
The Standard.
Although Wambuis age-mates
are mature and in secondary school,
her body remains tiny and fragile.
She depends on an adults help to do
everything. She is also partially blind
and deaf while her legs and hands
are so weak she has to be supported
to sit upright.
I have to spoon-feed her on
mashed food, or chew the food my-
self to enable her swallow. I also help
her to relieve herself, said the dis-
traught mother, who is a casual la-
bourer.
Wanjiku added: She cant speak
and when she wants to communi-
cate, she just cries. It is upon me to
gure out whether it is hunger or if
she is feeling unwell.
Lonyangapuo tells Duale to apologise over Keter remark
Mother of girl with strange condition cries for help
WEST POKOT COUNTY
KERICHO COUNTY
NAIROBI COUNTY
NAROK COUNTY
NAIROBI COUNTY
NOTICES / Page 43
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
It is notied for general information that pursuant to Standing Order 25 of the interim Standing Orders, by a resolution
made on 21
th
May, 2014, the County Assembly of Busia approved the calendar of the County Assembly of Busia (Regular
Sessions) for 2014 shall run from 6
th
May to 4
th
December, 2014 at the County Assembly chambers in Busia as set out in
the Schedule:
SCHEDULE
PART ISITTINGS FROM 6
TH
May 2014 - 31
st
July 2014
SHORT RECESS -32 DAYS FROM 1
ST
AUGUST 2014 -1
ST
SEPTEMBER 2014
PART IISITTINGS FROM 2
ND
SEPTEMBER 2014 - 4
TH
DECEMBER 2014
LONG RECESS 68 DAYS FROM 4
TH
DECEMBER 2014 -10
TH
FEBRUARY 2015
Every Tuesday afternoon session starting from 2.30 P.M Precedence for Majority ,Minority and
Committees Business
Every Wednesday morning session starting from 9.00 A.M Precedence for Business not sponsored by
Majority ,Minority parties or Committee
Every Wednesday Afternoon session starting from 2.30
P.M
Precedence for Majority ,Minority and Committee
sponsored Business
Every Thursday Afternoon session starting from 2.30 P.M Precedence for Majority, Minority and Committee
Business Sponsored Business
2. LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS REPORT BY THE BUSIA COUNTY ASSEMBLY
A. BUSIA COUNTY ACTS IN OPERATION
THE BUSIA COUNTY FINANCE ACT, 2013 1.
THE BUSIA COUNTY FINANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013 2.
THE BUSIA COUNTY SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION ACT, 2013 3.
THE BUSIA COUNTY APPROPRIATION BILL, 2013 4.
THE BUSIA COUNTY APPROPRIATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2013 5.
THE BUSIA COUNTY ASSEMBLY REVOLVING FUND ACT, 2013 6.
THE BUSIA COUNTY WARD DEVELOPMENT FUND ACT, 2013 7.
THE BUSIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND ACT, 2014 8.
THE BUSIA COUNTY CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT FUND ACT, 2013 9.
B.BILLS ASSENTED BY GOVERNOR AWAITING PUBLICATION BY GOVERNMENT PRINTERS
THE BUSIA COUNTY ALCOHOLIC DRINKS CONTROL ACT,2013 1.
THE BUSIA COUNTY FLAG, EMBLEMS AND NAMES PROTECTION ACT, 2014 2.
C.BUSIA COUNTY BILLS (BEFORE ASSEMBLY)
THE BUSIA COUNTY TRANSPORT BILL, 2014 at the Public Participation stage 1.
THE BUSIA COUNTY ASSEMBLY SERVICE BILL, 2014 at the Public Participation stage 2.
THE BUSIA COUNTY PUBLICITY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BILL, 2013 - Awaiting the second reading in the 3.
Assembly
THE BUSIA COUNTY ENERGY DEVELOPMENT BILL, 2014 First Reading 4.
THE BUSIA COUNTY ELECTRICITY RETICULATION BILL, 2014 First Reading 5.
D.BUSIA COUNTY BILLS WITH ASSEMBLY COMMITTES FOR PRE-PUBLICATION SCRUTINY
THE BUSIA COUNTY TRADE DEVELOPMENT BILL, 2014 1.
THE BUSIA COUNTY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT BILL,2014 2.
THE BUSIA COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION BILL,2014 3.
THE COUNTY ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, 2014 4.
THE EDUCATION FUND BILL, 2014 5.
THE COUNTY WAREHOUSE RECEIPT SYSTEM BILL, 2014 6.
THE COUNTY ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT BILL, 2014 7.
THE COUNTY ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL BILL, 2014 8.
THE SMALL HOLDER FARMERS FERTILIZER REVOLVING FUND BILL, 2014 9.
THE COUNTY SANITATION AND REGENERATION SERVICES BILL, 2014 10.
THE COUNTY CROP AGRICULTURE BILL, 2014 11.
THE COUNTY LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT BILL, 2014 12.
THE COUNTY HEALTH BILL, 2014 13.
THE COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE SERVICES BILL,2014 14.
THE COUNTY EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES BILL, 2014 15.
THE COUNTY LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE BILL, 2014 16.
NB: Copies of the Acts and Bill are available at the various Ward Offices in the County for perusal at no charge
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN COUNTY ASSEMBLY BUSINESS
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 196(1) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, Members of the public are encouraged to
participate in the business of the County Assembly through the Members of the Assembly (MCAs) on matters affecting
them, attend Public participation fora organized by the County Assembly from time to time, and to submit petitions and
memoranda. Members of the Public are also allowed to follow the proceedings during plenary sittings and committee
sittings.
Dated the 29
th
May, 2014.
CS ALLAN W.MABUKA
CLERK TO THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY

Regular sessions of the County Assembly of Busia
(May 2014 to December 2014)
As considered by the House Business committee on May 20
th
, 2014
As Approved by the County Assembly on May 21
st
2014
Published pursuant to Standing Order 25
COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF BUSI A
OFFI CE OF THE CLERK TO THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY
P.O BOX 1018-50400, BUSI A-KENYA, TEL: +254 721 675217
EMAI L: cl er k @busi aassembl y.go.ke
NOTI CE TO THE PUBLI C
1. LEGI SLATI VE CALENDAR OF THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF BUSI A
COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF BUSI A
I n t he mat t er of c onsi der at i on of t he Busi a Count y Budget est i mat es
F/Y 2014/2015
COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF BUSI A
OFFI CE OF THE CLERK TO THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY
P.O BOX 1018-50400, BUSI A-KENYA, TEL: +254 721 675217
EMAI L: cl er k @busi aassembl y.go.ke
COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF BUSI A
Following the submission of the Busia County Budget estimates for the F/Y 2014/2015 to the County
Assembly on 30
th
April 2014, the Busia County Budget estimates F/Y 2014/2015 was committed to
the special committee of Budget and Appropriation for consideration pursuant to standing order
207.
Pursuant to the provision of Article 196(1) of the constitution of Kenya, 2010 and section 87 of the
County Government Act 2012, the Budget and Appropriations committee now invites interested
members of the public to submit any representations that they may have on the Busia County
Budget estimates F/Y 2014/2015.
The representation may be made orally or by submission of written memoranda in the following
manner:
Written memoranda may be forwarded to the clerk of the county Assembly of Busia, P.O 1.
Box 1018 Busia (K), hand delivered to the ofce of the clerk or to be emailed to clerk@
busiaassembly.go.ke to be received on or before 12
th
June 2014
Public hearings shall be held from 2 2.
nd
June 2014 to 12
th
June 2014 at the following
venues.
DATE TIME WARD VENUE
2/6/2014
2/6/2014
2/6/2014
2/6/2014
9.00 AM
9.00 AM
2.00 PM
2.00 PM
BUNYALA SOUTH
BUNYALA WEST
BUNYALA CENTRAL
BUNYALA NORTH
MAUMAU MARKET
P/VICTORIA TOWN HALL
MUBWAYO MARKET
MURIBIRI
3/6/2014
3/6/2014
3/6/2014
3/6/2014
9.00 A.M
9.00 A.M
2.00 P.M
2.00 PM
BWIRI
NAMBOBOTO/
NAMBUKU
AGENGA NANGUBA
NANGINA
GANGA MARKET
NAMBOBOT MARKET
AGENGA SOCIAL HALL
WAKHUNGU FISHERIES
CENTRE
4/6/2014
4/6/2014
4/6/2014
4/6/2014
9.00 AM
9.00 AM
2.00 P.M
2.00 P.M
MARACHI NORTH
KINGANDOLE
MARACHI WEST
MARACHI CENTRAL
BUTULA FAMILY LIFE
IKONZO CATHOLIC CHURCH
FLORA HOTEL
BUKHALARIRE CHIEFS
CAMP
5/6/2014
5/6/2014
5/6/2014
5/6/2014
9.00 A.M
9.00 AM
2.00 P.M
2.00 PM
MARACHI EAST
CHAKOL SOUTH
ELUGULU
ANGOROM
OGALO MARKET
ADONGOSI CENTRE
BULWANI MARKET
OWASIS DELIVERANCE
CHURCH
6/6/2014
6/6/2014
6/6/2014
6/6/2014
9.00 A.M
9.00 A.M
2.00 P.M
2.00 P.M
AMUKURA EAST
AMUKURA WEST
AMUKURA CENTRAL
CHAKOL NORTH
CHIEFS CAMP
AMAIRO CENTRE
SIMBA CHAI MARKET
ASINGE MARKET
9/6/2014
9/6/2014
9/6/2014
9/6/2014
9.00 A.M
9.00 A.M
2.00 P.M
2.00 P.M
BUKHAYO EAST
BUKHAYO CENTRAL
BUKHAYO NORTH
NAMBALE TOWNSHIP
LWANIKHA MARKET
MALANGA MARKET
LUPIDA MAEKET
D. CS OFFICE
10/6/2014
10/6/2014
10/6/2014
10/6/2014
9.00 A.M
9.00 A.M
2.00 AM
2.00 AM
ANGURAI NORTH
ANGURAI EAST
ANGURAI SOUTH
MALABA SOUTH
ACK CHURCH AKIRIAMET
ACK CHURCH CHAMASIRE
ACK CHURCH KATAKWA
KIRIKO ACK CHURCH
11/6/2014
11/6/2014
11/6/2014
11/6/2014
9.00 A.M
9.00 A.M
2.00 A.M
2.00 A.M
MALABA NORTH
BUSIBWABO
MALABA CETRAL
MATAYOS SOUTH
OKULEU MARKET
CHIEFS CENTRE
MALABA TOWN HALL
WARD OFFICE
12/6/2014
12/6/2014
12/6/2014
9.00 A.M
9.00 A.M
9.00 A.M
BUKHAYO WEST
MAYENJE
BURUMBA
CHIEFS CAMP
MABALE JUNCTION
LUKONYI WARD OFFICE
Dated the 29
th
May, 2014.
CS ALLAN W. MABUKA
CLERK TO THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY
PUBLI C HEARI NG/RECEI PT OF MEMORANDA
Picking up the pieces
after losing loved ones
over witchcraft claims
Page 44 / COUNTY FEATURE
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
mother was a witch, he said amid
sobs.
The soft-spoken Mokua who
completed his secondary education
last year now stays alone and says he
is determined to go to college. To
achieve this, he has planted
vegetables and keeps over 30 hens he
bought recently, including three
cows left behind by his mother. A
church member who went pleading
with the gang to spare Moraas life
was also lynched on allegation that
she was a sympathiser of her fellow
witch.
Fighting back tears, Mokua
blames the security agents for not
responding to the killings quick
enough, saying the chief and his
assistant allegedly switched off their
phones after being alerted. The
villagers are still living in fear, since
they dont know when another witch-
hunt will strike.
Two children of another victim,
Anne Nyamoita, have been forced to
drop out of school due to lack of fees.
The other ve are in school. Her
husband, John Makori, was butch-
ered in January by his brother Peter
Machigwa on allegation that he had
bewitched his mentally ill son.
The late Makori had been tending
to his farm on the fateful day
oblivious of a plan to kill him. Ms
Nyamoita says she had been married
to Makori for 25 years and all this
time, her husband worked as a
mason.
LAND ISSUES
I dont believe my husband was
a witch. He was killed due to land
issues within the family, said the
widow.
Senior Chief Nelson Kibogoto
from Ritembu location says it is
unfortunate that villagers retaliate
after claims of people being
kidnapped mysteriously through
what residents believe to be
witchcraft.
Land issues and poverty has
taken a different twist where even a
20-year-old person can be accused
of being a witch and get killed as
long as he owns land, Mr
Kobogoto said.
Long-standing personal
vendetta among villagers has
greatly contributed to the
execution of the elderly when
they decline to subdivide land
to their children. In most cases,
a book listing the suspected
witches and those targeted by the
said witches or supposed to have
died as a result of being be-
witched is always found at dawn
by the youth.
It is such books that villagers use
in passing verdict upon which the
victims are lynched. One
villager, Wycliffe Mokoro,
said a suspect cannot
escape because even if
BY ERIC ABUGA
In the villages of Nyangiti,
Ritembu, Itibo, and Mogenda in Kisii
County, less than two kilometres a
part, lies ve freshly dug graves
covered with a little ora. Ruins of
torched houses and deserted homes
are what has remained of these
villages following the lynching of
suspected witches.
Many villagers are in panic follow-
ing the mystery surrounding the
death of their loved ones. The ve
graves belong to elderly people who
on different occasions were tortured
and burnt to death, a horric
practice that appears to be on the
increase in Gusii land.
Two months ago, Alice Moraa was
beaten and burnt to death in broad
daylight at Nyangiti village of Bobasi
constituency, Kisii County. Moraa
had just delivered tea to a nearby
buying centre and on her way home,
her friend informed her of a gang
that was looking for her for allegedly
being part of a group of ve women
involved in witchcraft.
The women had allegedly used
charms to take a nine-year-old boy
for a walk at night and later
dumped him on the roadside where
he was found the following morning
dumb.
Village youths who took part in
the lynching decided that the ve
victims had to die because they had
bewitched a young boy. Moraa was
unlucky and was the rst to undergo
the horric killing in the full glare of
her son, Meshack Mokua, 20.
Mokua, an only child, will forever
remember the horric death of his
dear mother. His father died a few
years ago under mysterious circum-
stances.
VIDEO CLIP
It is his mothers video clip that
has been doing rounds on the
Internet for months now. I have
remained disillusioned for the past
three months. I have watched the
video of my mother being burnt and
I pray that God forgives those who
were involved in the act, said
Mokua.
He is, however, optimistic that
one day the authorities will arrest
and prosecute those who continue to
practice such crimes.
I loved my mum as the bread-
winner of our family. It is too painful
to lose a mother. I dont know how
they came to the conclusion that my
20-year-old Meshack
Mokua is determined
to rebuild his life after
painfully losing his
mother to a lynch mob
KISII COUNTY
the affected person cannot speak, a
ritual is performed where villagers
are usually lined up and the elderly
are forced to spit on the victims and
woe unto the villager whose saliva
wakes up an unconscious victim.
The villagers believe that the
ancestral spirits have a stake in this
nerve-racking process that might
eventually make an innocent person
loose his life within minutes.
The lynch mob always threatens
anyone trying to rescue a suspect
with dire consequences if they
intervene, including the family
members. They have no option but to
watch helplessly as one of their own
dies a very painful and tormenting
death, said Mokoro.
Pastor Lawrence Omambia of the
New Beginning Apostolic Ministry
says his church hosts a number of
suspected witches but still, they are
not safe.
Those who have undergone spiri-
tual cleansing fear to come out and
speak openly due to possible discrim-
ination from the society. We will
continue to preach and urge more
people to join the church, said
Omambia.
Nyamache Administration Police
Commander William Ojwang said the
main challenge in containing the
instant justice to the alleged
witches is the failure by witnesses to
appear in court or many of the
villagers do not want to collaborate
with the police for fear of reprisal.
However, critics argue that the
Government needs to urgently
consolidate and amend the law
relating to witchcraft, adding that the
Act is too lenient.
The Witchcraft Act commenced in
November 12, 1925 and its Cap 25 of
1948 was last revised in 1962.
Meshack Mokua removes weeds from his mothers grave in Nyangiti village.
BELOW RIGHT: Anne Nyamoita, whose brother-in-law hacked her husband to
death over witchcraft allegations. [PHOTOS: ERIC ABUGA/STANDARD]
Meshack Mokua
NOTICES / Page 45
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
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Must have over two thousand (2000) hours total fight time.
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call-outs and overtime in varying climatic and weather conditions.
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APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
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professional certifcates, logbook summaries (actual); Six (6) months, twelve (12) months & total
fight hours summary before Thursday 12
th
June, 2014, clearly stating the position in the subject
line to the undersigned. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The Kenya Forest Service
is an equal opportunity employer.
Previous applicants who had applied on or before the previous advertisement's deadline of 19th
November 2013 need not re-apply.
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Kenya Forest Service,
P.O BOX 30513-00100,
Nairobi.
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D B E C 28
A F F J 15
22 19 27 15
E G B A 23
Solution No. 1841
7 9 4 3 6 5 2 8 1
3 8 1 4 2 7 9 5 6
2 5 6 8 9 1 3 4 7
6 7 2 5 3 8 1 9 4
9 4 8 7 1 2 6 3 5
1 3 5 6 4 9 8 7 2
4 1 3 9 5 6 7 2 8
8 6 9 2 7 4 5 1 3
5 2 7 1 8 3 4 6 9
YESTERDAYS SOLUTION
STANDOKU Imejin
1842 MEDIUM
5 1 9 8
4
5
9 2 5 7
7 4 8 3
9
3 6 7
4 3 8
2
1 5 7 6
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
puzzling
46
Using all the letters
of the alphabet,
ll in the grid. To
help you, there are
three cryptic cross-
word-style clues:
Top line: Is tired of
air of wild deer.
(2, 9)
Middle line: Guard
to retain takings
originally with hes-
itation..(1, 10)
Bottom line: A use-
ful kitchen instru-
ment? (1, 10)
To start you off,
here is one of the
letters.
By Rosy Russell
All rows, columns and 3 by 3 grids
(dened by bold lines ) have the
numbers 1 to 9 appearing only once.
Some of the numbers have been en-
tered. Complete the whole table by
inserting the correct numbers.
Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 20)
You seem less critical of others and more
accepting of interruptions. Today seems
more packed than usual. You continue
to amaze others with the things you pull
out of your pocket to keep you occupied
while you do the waiting game.
Aquarius (Jan 21 - Feb 19)
This is a good day to get things done.
Good eye-hand coordination and a sus-
tained effort make almost any task run
well. There may be items to purchase
and a group meeting to attend before
you head back home.
Pisces (Feb 20 - Mar 20)
You may be sought after as just the per-
son for a particular job today. Self-disci-
pline and a sense of self-worth radiate
from your personality. You may be called
upon to persuade some co-workers to
work on a difficult project.
Taurus (April 21 - May 20)
Someone could challenge your ideas. It
may not be easy to find new and suit-
able solutions to problems now. It will
not be the first time you have been chal-
lenged.
Aries (Mar 21 - May 20)
An irresistible force meets an immovable
object. Be wise with your time and your
involvement with a subject of conversa-
tion in which you may not know as much
as you think.
Cancer
(June 22 - July 22)
This could be a difficult time to relax.
You should experience a successful day
with opportunities to give your input and
bring attention to your skills. There could
be surprises when it comes to money.
Courtesy: dailyhoroscopes.com
YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
Horoscopes
Sudoku
Codeword Puzzle
(May 21 - June 21)
You work with real imagination
and understanding of in-depth
psychology. You are like a mid-
wife of the spirit, assisting at
the birth of individuals going
through a rebirth process.
DIFFICULT
The letters have a distinct
value between 1 to 9. The to-
tals vertically and horizontally
have been given. Solve all the
values.
NO 5202
NO 5201
A B C D E F G H J
7 5 2 8 3 1 6 4 9
YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
K
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
H D U L E T
R C I W
Y V O K E Q F S M G
N
J
P
X
A
Z
Leo (July 23 - Aug 22)
You feel the trends and make right moves.
Use this time to help you and your company
to expand. You may be surprised at the sup-
port and recognition you receive as you seek
to nd ways to make new business happen.
Virgo
(Aug 23 - Sept 23)
Your analytical approach to life may cut
through to the heart of things and afford
you intelligent and useful information. You
have real vision with moments of insight and
clear-seeing that allows you to work to the
best of your abilities.
Libra
(Sept 24 - Oct 23)
There is much thinking about the way you ll
your days. Questions of attitude, approach-
es to problem solving and the methods for
handling problems are in focus. Perhaps
you will have many jobs or be forever going
through changes and adjustments.
Scorpio
(Oct 24 - Nov 22)
You love order and an appreciation for re-
sponsibilities and duty. Problems are valued
for the lessons they represent, rather than
obstacles. A drive to probe may nd you
working through serious internal changes.
Sagittarius
(Nov 23 - Dec 21)
You may feel like talking with your co-work-
ers and neighbors a bit more than usual to-
day. Perhaps there is some outdoor activity
in which a plan is evolving and taking shape:
one of competition. You will ofen become
happily lost in fun conversations.
Gemini
47
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
puzzling
Across
4 Country (6)
7 Insinuation (8)
8 Picture house (6)
10 Rigid (5)
13 Trafc marker (4)
14 Row, rank (4)
15 Burden (4)
16 Groove (3)
17 Paradise (4)
19 Mosque prayer leader (4)
21 Ruse (9)
23 Travel permit (4)
24 Tumult (4)
26 Was victorious (3)
27 Poke (4)
29 Housetop (4)
32 Cure (4)
33 Equine mammal (5)
34 Hair colour (6)
35 Criminal underworld (8)
36 Expunge (6)
Down
1 Opposite of last (5)
2 Unfasten (5)
3 Red meat (4)
4 Bedtime drink (5)
5 Not any (4)
6 Expanding bullet (6)
9 Spectral colour (6)
11 Gratuity (3)
12 Worries (5)
13 Regulate (7)
15 Meadow (3)
16 Tup (3)
18 Dealer in fabrics (6)
20 French underground (5)
21 Transgression (3)
22 Help, assist (3)
23 Loudness (6)
25 Lettuce (3)
28 Scope (5)
30 Keyboard instrument
(5)
31 Gives food to (5)
32 Gargantuan (4)
33 Not low (4)
ACROSS: 1, Arabic 7, Oriental 8, Topi 10, Beaten 11, Morose 14, Rep 16, Valet 17, Gene 19,
Bogey 21, Tutor 22, Fated 23, Pest 26, Sneer 28, Tad 29, Advent 30, Karate 31, Exam
32, Buckshee 33, Needle.
DOWN: 1, Air bag 2, Bootee 3, Coin 4, Recover 5, Stool 6, Sleet 8, Tarn 9, Pep 12, Ray 13,
Sends 15, Totem 18, Eland 19, But 20, God 21, Tarnish 22, Fee 23, Parade 24, Edam 25,
Thence 26, Samba 27, Evict 28, Tax 30, Keen.
YESTERDAYS EASY SOLUTIONS
Easy Puzzle
ACROSS
4 Immobilised outright when hit (6)
7 Acts not allowed, as it happens
(5,3)
8 At the end of months, they may
still be hot (6)
10 Quick but sof-hearted attack! (5)
13 Looks back again (4)
14 Well balanced woman with a
motherless man (4)
15 Natural depression (4)
16 Hes plumb suspended! (3)
17 The benet from a gin? (4)
19 Slight, subtle hint (4)
21 Happen to emerge embracing a
sailor (4,5)
23 Is it just too too short for off-stage
wear? (4)
24 Large containers of nuts (4)
26 Silly fellow climbing a tree? (3)
27 With which to open hostilities? (4)
29 Heres a horse, your majesty (4)
32 A person of vision (4)
33 Hardy monster, being difcult to
decapitate? (5)
34 Ruddy wild cries at the end of the
race! (6)
35 Its an inspectors characteristic to
be absent-minded! (8)
36 Differing in tastes, they may still be
united (6)
DOWN

1 Keep to the right in the Kentish
area (5)
2 Rubbish unacceptable to vegetar-
ians (5)
3 Ushered her out? Thats not new!
(4)
4 Theres plenty of iron in it (5)
5 Cage makers? (4)
6 Box with skill in trickery (6)
9 Cloth woven in parts of Burslem,
notably? (6)
11 A short thoroughfare in Leaven-
worth (3)
12 Form taken by some gold alloyed
with tin? (5)
13 There may be no tears for this politi-
cian (7)
15 Dye said to fade (3)
16 The penetrative part? (3)
18Entertains Seamus somehow (6)
20 Can her brazenness make us shy?
(5)
21 What Charlie raised when it was
won? (3)
22 Not the only word of exception (3)
23 Gif of a drink in an explosive case
(6)
25 Stray from the proper road (3)
28 Doesnt ignore a bit of help in build-
ing a shed (5)
30 Suggestions for sorting out Sadie?
(5)
31 Dirty electrical connection? (5)
32 Deposit the revised list (4)
33 With respect, theyre off (4)
ACROSS: 1, Forge-t 7, Indirect 8, Lion 10, Ac-I-D-ly 11, Resu-Lt. 14, Red 16, Rosie 17, Ewer 19, D-I-nah 21,
Basal 22, Gully 23, Mesh 26, Strut 28, Fix 29, Chan-ce 30, Banana 31, Atom 32, Bitterly 33, Sis-kin.
DOWN: 1, Finale 2, Glider 3, (Des)Tiny 4, Liberal 5, Ve-nus 6, State 8, Lire 9, Old 12, Soh 13, LIV-ES 15, Aisle
18, Worth 19, Dal 20, Nay 21, Butcher(s) 22, Gun 23, Minors 24, Exam 25, H-E-aven 26, S-Cuba 27, Ra-TT-y
28, Fat 30, Bays.
YESTERDAYS CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS
Cryptic Puzzle
WEIRD NEWS
A woman is like a tea bag you
cant tell how strong she is until
you put her in hot water.
Eleanor Roosevelt
A motorist was caught at
149mph on a motorway
the highest speed clocked
by police in the last 12
months.
The offence was captured by
a speed camera on the M25
at Swanley, Kent.
The highest speed recorded
on a 30mph road was
96mph, on a 50mph road it
was 119mph and on a 60mph
road it was 127mph.
The Institute of Advanced
Motorists (IAM), a road
safety charity, disclosed the
figures after sending
Freedom of Information Act
requests to 39 police forces.
Simon Best, the IAM chief
executive, said: 149 miles
per hour is nearly two and a
half miles in a minute. If
anything goes wrong at
that speed, youre unlikely
to walk away and you are a
grave danger to the
innocent road users around
you.
Mirror Online
Driver clocked at double motorway speed limit
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
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SCREEN I GODZILLA IN 3D (TBA) At
11.00am, 1.45pm, 6.55pm, AMAZING
SPIDERMAN 2 IN 3D (PG) At 4.10pm, THE
OTHER WOMAN (U16) At 9.00pm.
SCREEN II AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2 IN
3D (PG) At 11.00am, 1.45pm, 6.40pm,
9.15pm, THE OTHER WOMAN (U16) At
4.30pm
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SCREEN I RIO 2 (GE) At 11.30am,
1.30pm. NON STOP (PG 13) At 3.30pm,
THE OTHER WOMAN (16) At 6.00pm,
8.40pm,
SCREEN II THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER
MITTY (PG) At 3.00pm, 6.00pm, 8.30pm
NYALI CINEMAX MOMBASA
SCREEN I THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2 IN
3D At 6.30pm, GODZILLA IN 3D At 6.45
GODZILLA IN 2D At 9.15pm, REVOLVER
RANI At 9.15pm.
Cinema Guide
tv guide
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07:00 Myth Busters
07:50 Dirty Jobs
08:45 Ultimate Survival
09:40 Border Security
10:05 Auction Hunters
10:30 Auction Kings
10:55 How Do They Do It?
11:25 How Its Made
11:50 Dynamo
12:45 The Big Brain Theory
01:40 MythBusters
02:35 Border Security
When you see Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith,
theyre like a really good lm couple. On and
off camera, I was watching how they were
pulling practical jokes on each other and
throwing rocks in the lake, and you just want
to keep looking at them because they have a
great dynamic and great humour.
YESTERDAYS TRIVIA: Jetsons
TV Quiz
03:05 Auction Hunters
03:30 Auction Kings
04:00 Dirty Jobs
04:55 Ultimate Survival
05:50 MythBusters
05:45 How Do They Do It?
07:10 How Its Made
07:40 Sons of Guns
08:35 Auction Hunters
09:00 Storage Hunters
09:30 Sons of Guns
DStv Highlights
Todays Schedule
5:00 Pambazuka
6:00 Powerbreakfast
9:00 Afrosinema
11:30 Naswa
12:00 Gabriela
13:00 Live at 1
14:00 African
leadership dialogue rpt
14:30 Afrosinema
16:00 Citizen alasiri
16:10 Mseto east
africa
17:00 Pavitra Rishta
18:00 Un refugio
19:00 Citizen
nipashe
19:35 Papa
shirandula
20:05 Wild at
heart
21:00 Citizen
news at 9
22:00 The Tempest
23:00 Afrosinema
0.00 Citizen late
night news
1.00 Afro-sinema
4:30 BBC
4:55 Morning Prayer
5:00 Aerobics
5:30 Damka
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4:00AM Safari na Antony Ndiema
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In this weeks episode: Mama Duka brings guidance and messages to various people who come to
her shop often at a crossroads in their lives. She regales all who enter the Duka with moral tales
and stories designed to inspire and motivate them to overcome their present dilemma by making
the moral choice.

The Standard / Thursday, May 29, 2014
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Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
BY WINSLEY MASESE
F
or newly employed persons,
retirement looks like a long way
up the ladder and saving is often
times never given priority.
Indeed, there has been a lot of
discussion about how people can make
better preparation for their retirement;
most of it has focused on the need to
accumulate savings. Retirement saving is
setting some money aside while one has
a regular income so that they may have a
regular income once they are out of gainful
employment.
Retirement is simply withdrawal or
retreat from ones position, occupation or
from active working life to a more restful
one. Retirement normally takes place at
an advanced age. However, inculcating
a saving culture by planning for early
retirement is one critical component that
can cushion employees from falling into
a life of destitute and perpetual nancial
dependence when employment comes to
an end.
As a consequence, it pays handsomely to
plan for your retirement as early as possible,
no matter how much is your monthly
income.
Though, the situation on retirement
benets uptake paints a grim picture of
Kenyas future, with many engaging in the
instant spending culture, the situation can
be reversed and it all starts with you by
taking action now.
The current statistics are depressing
on Kenyas saving culture. A recent survey
released by MasterCard Survey dubbed
Consumer Purchasing Priorities: Money
Management reveals that only one out of
ve Kenyans save for retirement.
The report showed that only 24 per cent
of Kenyans surveyed stated a commitment
to a retirement saving plan.
What this means is that
majority of Kenyans are
overwhelmed by instant
buying and do not
have in mind delayed
gratication. Besides,
this means that they
live beyond their
means.
Having a
retirement plan
should, therefore, be
a matter of necessity
than choice, owing to
the changing societal
roles as well as the
uncertain future we all
face. You are never sure of
tomorrow as an individual or for
your family.
Economists argue that those who save
more become wealthier because foregoing
consumption today allows one to invest in
the future.
Its is through saving that one is able
to accumulate reasonable wealth for use
during retirement.
And for businesses, saving enables them
invest in new equipment and governments
in new and improved roads, schools and
health facilities. All of these investments are
associated with a better economic future.
It has been observed that people and
companies tend to save and invest if they
can trust the institutions that manage their
money and the economy at large.
The government has made
strides in this front and besides,
private pension schemes have
proved effective vehicles to
enable Kenyans put money
aside for the rainy days.
Poorer households
save less than rich ones
because a greater share
of their income goes to
meeting basic needs such
as shelter, clothing, and
food.
Kenyas saving as a
percentage of the national
income stands at about 12
per cent compared to an
average of 17 per cent in
Africa.
Statistics also indicate that nations that
have prospered are the ones that live within
their means and save regularly.
This, can be achieved through increased
awareness campaigns to enable more
Kenyans plan for the future through
pensions schemes.
Some of the pension schemes and other
nancial service providers can guide the
public on know how much they need upon
retirement, for better planning.
CONCERNS OF RETIREMENT
Retirement concerns that should worry
people in gainful employment include:
Lack of income from employment or
gainful activities
Change of lifestyle and even
environment
Risk of self destruction, especially in
cases where time is badly managed or
over-indulging in excessive drinking
Stress brought about by idleness.
JOY OF RETIREMENT
Some would like to ask: Is there any
joy in retiring? With proper planning,
retirement should be an interesting phase
in life that every working person should
look forward to. However, the general
presumption is that in retirement, a retiree:
Becomes his/her own boss
Has acquired considerable knowledge
and experience which can be used to
generate extra income
Can use retirement benets to establish
a business
Has more time at his/her disposal which
can be spent on leisure
WHY PLANNING IS IMPORTANT
There are many reasons why people save,
but the paramount reason is for old age
security. Traditional systems of old-age
security are breaking down.
Why every working kenyan needs to plan for retirement
Its is through
saving that one is
able to accumulate
reasonable wealth
for use during
retirement
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S
ocial security remains a mystery
to many especially in developing
nations due to the lack of awareness
and appreciation of its role in
realizing a secure future for individuals
and their families. At Laptrust, we seek to
demystify social security and make a lifetime
income a reality for any individual who
is engaged in a gainful economic activity.
We strive to offer every East African the
opportunity to secure their future in a way
that is stress free and retains the control
over investments with the individual. Our
exible retirement saving plans guarantee
great value for your savings and provide
benets that can be enjoyed throughout the
journey to retirement.
INDIVIDUAL PENSION PLANS
This is a self-sponsored plan whereby
an Individual account is set up for you
and benets are based on the amounts
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earnings on the money in the account. This
plan offers the Flexibility to choose mode
of contribution as well as payment upon
retirement; a lump sum or monthly benets
(Pension) option.
At Laptrust, we strongly believe that the
future does not have to be uncertain as is
often the case with the working population.
Facing retirement has more often than not
been a nightmare for many due to lack
of proper planning. With an individual
pension plan, you can map out your future
income and work backwards to identify a
comfortable monthly contribution that will
guarantee a lifetime of nancial freedom.
Our Individual Pension Plan is open to;
Self Employed Persons
Employees of Organizations without
an employer-sponsored scheme e.g.
SMEs
Employees/individuals who wish to
enhance their retirement savings
Members transferring from an employer
sponsored pension scheme
There is exibility in terms of the amount
and frequency of contribution as well as
the payment of benets upon retirement.
For more information on this and other
products, visit our website
www.laptrust.or.ke
How to make Social Security a
Reality for you and your Family
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aptrust Administration Services (Laptrust) is a Retirement Benets
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and Laptrust Individual Pension Scheme (LIPs). The Award winning scheme has
branch ofces in Kisumu, Nyeri, Mombasa, Eldoret, Nairobi and Garissa.
As an industry leader, Laptrust has received several awards and certications
for the milestones achieved in the industry. We take pride in our achievement
as;
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1st Runners Up: Overall Company of the Year, Champions of Governance
Awards 2011.
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3. Company of the Year Award; 1st Runners up CEO of the Year 2012
4. East & Central Africa Social Security Association (ECASSA) Leadership
Award; for demonstrating transformative leadership
5. Recognition for Excellence in Innovation; ICT Pinnacle Awards, 2012
6. Company of the Year Award; Runners up CEO of the Year 2013
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he retirement years should be the golden years of
your life a time to take a well earned rest from
working life and do the things that you have always
wanted to do. Statistics, however, suggest that more
than 40% of Kenyans will be forced to continue working while
a similar percentage will be dependent on family support in
their retirement.
Less than 5% are expected to be nancially independent
and an even smaller number will be comfortable in their
retirement.
RETIRE COMFORTABLY
These are depressing statistics, why is the situation so bad?
The bottom-line is that very few people realise how difcult it
is to retire comfortably.
Unfortunately, most people need a wake-up call before they
take saving towards retirement seriously.
So why is it important to save for retirement? Culturally, we
have relied on the traditional forms of old age protection such as
the elderly being taken care of by the young, extended families
and social values and even taboos. With the changing social
fabric in our country, rapid urbanization and a breakdown of
the extended family support, these traditional forms of old age
protection are being stretched to beyond breaking point. Saving
for retirement is fast becoming an important issue.
For many of us especially the young, retirement is in the
distant future. What we dont realize is that we are aging
every day and getting nearer the time when we will no longer
be able to work for a living. Many of us put off thinking about
retirement and cite other more pressing priorities on an already
tight disposable income. Most people would never dream of not
xing their vehicle when it breaks down as they rely on it every
day. Yet it is far more important to be preparing for retirement
now than upgrading your vehicle, mobile phone or buying new
shoes. With most people battling to manage on their existing
salaries, imagine how they will battle on no salary at all! Despite
this, retirement, which is probably more necessary than a private
motor vehicle or the latest mobile phone, seldom features in
most Kenyans monthly budget, until it is too late.
PRIORITY TO YOU
The bottom line is you spend your money on what is a
priority to you. So if savings is not a priority then other things
will be bought before any money is set aside for retirement.
There are many people who have a get round too it attitude
towards savings. Of course without purpose and a strategy,
you never will save.
These comments may sound harsh, but if you think things
are nancially tight now, consider living 25 to 30 years after
retirement with no income to live on other than what you have
saved. Fairly sobering thought isnt it? Whilst you are working,
you have the best opportunity to shape your future. Once you
have retired, your options become limited and the chances
are you have to keep on working or become a burden on your
children.
ENTIRE WORKING LIFE
It isnt enough just to save, but to know how much to save
to meet our retirement objectives. Around the globe - and its
no different in Kenya - people consistently underestimate how
much money they will need for their retirement years. The
importance of saving and investing throughout your entire
working life - ideally for at least 30 years - simply cant be
emphasised enough. Remember, you want your retirement nest
egg to be big enough to keep you comfortable in retirement.
Preferably, you want your pension to be as close to your nal
salary as possible. You also need it to last for the whole of your
retirement. In essence, you need to save quite a lot of money,
for a long time whilst at the same time earning a good return
on your investments.
LENGTH OF TIME
The person who saves, benets from the length of time
invested in the market (compound interest) and shilling cost
averaging if they make regular savings. When they retire, its
amazing how much capital they have accumulated to support
their retirement.
Preparing for your retirement years should take you a life
time! Along the way, there are rules that you should try not to
break (including saving consistently, preserving your savings
and investing wisely).
The more you educate yourself about retirement saving and
general nancial matters, the more you will empower yourself
and the more likely you are to achieve a retirement that is
comfortable, secure and free of money worries.
Simply by reading this article, you have already given yourself
a good start!
The author is Group Chief Executive Ofcer, Alexander
Forbes Group Kenya
Why nancial independence remains
elusive for many
BY SUNDEEP K RAICHURA
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QuickStop
Banks mull over regional
trade expansion
Trade and commodity nance
experts are eyeing infrastructure
and energy projects as well as
structured trade nance and
institutional collaborations to
boost trade in the region. This
emerged when trade analysts
and bankers met in Nairobi for a
regional conference on trade and
commodity nance. The energy
sector was cited as pivotal to
the growth of trade with Kenya
expected to start petroleum
shipments in 2016, eclipsing
neighbouring Uganda, which
is yet start exportation seven
years after striking crude oil.
Speaking on the fringes of the
conference, Edward George, Head
of Soft Commodities Research at
Ecobank said nancial institutions
are currently angling to tap into
Kenyas future oil exports.

Unaitas unveils strategy,
eyes banking status
Unaitas, a Savings and Credit Co-
operative society has embarked
on a four-year expansion strategy
that seeks to enable it become
a fully-edged bank by 2018.
Part of this strategy includes
increasing their branch network
from the current 18 branches to
cover about 90 per cent in each
of the countrys 47 counties. With
a current membership of about
150,000 and a capital base of
about Sh1.3 billion, the institution
seeks to raise that to Sh3.8 billion
before the end of its four-year
strategy. Chief Executive Tony
Mwangi said the institution is
gearing towards growing their
asset base to Sh10 billion from the
current Sh5.6 billion within the
period, to enable the institution
provide more loans to its
customers. These are part of our
efforts to grow by double digits of
about 70 to 80 per cent, besides a
consistent growth of the turnover
of about Sh1.5 billion from about
Sh1 billion, he said.
MARGARET KANINI
Women scoop African
Banker Awards 2014

The Director General of the
East African Development Bank
(EADB), Vivienne Yeda, is the
winner of the coveted African
Banker of the Year Award. Ms
Yeda received the award at the
prestigious Awards ceremony and
gala dinner in Kigali, Rwanda.
She has been Director General of
the Kampala based EADB, which
provides nancial assistance
to promote development in
member states, since 2010.
Kenyas Mary Okelo, who chairs
the Kenya Women Finance Trust,
won the Lifetime Achievement
Award while Linah Kelebogile
Mohohlo, the Governor of the
Bank of Botswana was named
Central Bank Governor of the
Year. The African Banker Awards
is organised by African Banker
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is going to buy a bond of that na-
ture, said Nikhil Hira, Head of Tax
Practice at Deloitte and Touche East
Africa. The question whether we
are going to have a market for that
bond for me to get my cash. The
quicker solution is to offset the un-
paid VAT refunds against other tax-
es.
NATIONAL DISASTER
The development, however,
seems to have gone down well with
manufacturers who have constantly
urged the Government to declare
unpaid VAT refunds a national disas-
ter and consider issuing a special
bond to pay up the multibillion shil-
lings debt.
KRA unable to pay Sh30 billion
in outstanding VAT refunds
By JAMES ANYANZWA
Kenyans owed billions of shil-
lings in unpaid Value Added Tax re-
funds will have to wait longer before
they are paid.
This comes as the State considers
fresh options of dealing with the
outstanding debt that is estimated at
Sh30 billion.
The Kenya Revenue Authority
(KRA) now says it is considering a
proposal to convert the VAT arrears
into a debt instrument such as a
bond that can earn interest and
trade in the market.
KRA Commissioner General John
Njiraini yesterday said if approved,
the proposed securitisation of the
VAT refunds could prove a feasible
option of addressing the persistent
problem of unpaid VAT refunds.
We need a framework for this.
We need a debt instrument such as
a bond that can earn you interest
and which you can trade in the mar-
ket. We are ready for that. We are
waiting for the proposal to be ap-
proved, said Njiraini.
Going forward we will not ex-
pect generation of VAT refunds at
unsustainable level. We are very se-
rious to reduce the backlog of VAT
refunds, he added.
Njiraini was speaking during the
ofcial opening of a forum on Ease
of Doing Business Reforms in Nairo-
The taxman has requested
National Treasury to
convert the age-old debt
into a bond before end of
year
bi yesterday. He said KRA has consti-
tuted a task force to oversee the pro-
cessing of the VAT refund claims that
have become a nightmare to manu-
facturers and the business commu-
nity.
We have formed a taskforce
chaired by myself to oversee the pro-
cessing of these refunds, he said.
But tax experts immediately
questioned the viability of the pro-
posed bond and whether there
would indeed be a ready market for
the debt instrument.
It is very important for them to
resolve the issue of VAT refunds but
we need to understand the details
on how this is going to work. To my
mind there is no doubt that no one

We need a debt
instrument such as a
bond that can earn you
interest and which you
can trade in the market.
We are ready for that.
KRA Commissioner General John Njiraini. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
We are aware of this idea only
that it has not been announced but
most of our members whom we
have spoken to are ok with it. The
idea has been received well, said
Betty Maina, Chief Executive Ofcer,
Kenya Association of Manufacturers
(KAM). The National Treasury re-
cently announced that it had crafted
a Bill to fast-rack settlement of un-
paid VAT refunds.
Justus Nyamunga, director at the
Economic Affairs Department at the
National Treasury said the Tax Pro-
cedure Bill, which will be introduced
this year, would also spell out the
penalties for delayed payment of
VAT refunds.
Mr Nyamunga told the parlia-
mentary Budget and Appropriation
committee in March that the Bill
would streamline operations of VAT
refund system.
The backlog of the VAT refunds
was occasioned by the complexity of
the VAT law. We are now working on
a Tax Procedure Bill which will look
into issues such as how long it will
take to pay and the consequences of
the delayed payment, he said.
BY MARK KAPCHANGA
In MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
More than 300 leading policymak-
ers from Africa converge in Mozam-
bique this morning to take stock of
the continents economic perfor-
mance.
The two-day meeting, dubbed Af-
rica Rising will assess Africas in-
creased resilience to shocks and on-
going economic policy challenges.
According to International Mone-
tary Funds (IMF) Senior Communica-
tions Ofcer in charge of Africa Is-
maila Dieng, the conference will also
focus on how best the continent can
sustain the current growth.
It is intended to follow up on the
2009 Tanzania Conference, which
helped galvanise international sup-
port for Africa after the 2008 nancial
crisis, said Mr Dieng.
Economists forecast that Africa
would record a growth of 4.7 per cent
this year. It will accelerate by 0.3 per-
centage points more to ve per cent
next year. This, they say, would be on
the back of increased investments in
natural resourc-
es, increased
consumption,
appreciation of
foreign invest-
ments and
growth in tele-
communi ca-
tions, nancial
services, trans-
port and con-
struction. The
IMFs latest Regional Economic Out-
look for Sub-Saharan Africa from
April projected economic growth in
Sub-Saharan Africa to pick up to
about 5.4 per cent this year and 5.5
per cent in 2015 from 4.9 per cent in
2013. Despite economic growth, crit-
ics say this has not translated to job
creation, neither has the said growth
helped in tackling poverty nor nar-
rowing the inequality in Africa.
IMF Managing Director Christine
Lagarde (pictured) says there is still a
long way ahead to meet the aspira-
tions of the continent. Now is the
time to look at the policies that will
take the region to the next phase of
economic development, she adds.
IMF Africa Rising conference opens in Maputo
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard Page 54/ TODAY IN BUSINESS
investors despite the reported inse-
curity incidences of terror attacks.
Each day we receive investors inter-
ested in the country. We expect the
country to reach annual targets of
Sh150 billion, said Ikiara.
In 2012/13 scal year, we re-
ceived investment worth Sh105 bil-
lion though it is below our annual
target of Sh150 billion. We expect the
gures to go up due to increasing
goodwill from foreign investors, said
Dr Ikiara.
World Bank senior economist Jane
Kiringai said that the country is still
conducive for investment despite in-
security incidences.
Kenya is still very favourable in-
vestment destination based on its
positive economic fundamentals.
However, there is need to tame soft
issues, for example, easing cost of do-
ing business and ghting corrup-
tion, Ms Kiringai said.
For about two years now, the
country has suffered persistent terror
Multinationals invest Sh310
billion despite political jitters
By NICHOLAS WAITATHU
Kenya received Sh310 billion
($3563.9 million) in new investments
last year compared to Sh82.4 billion
in the previous year. This is despite a
stormy political environment that
characterised last years polls.
Data from the Kenya Investment
Authority (KenInvest) shows that be-
tween January and March this year,
the country received investment val-
ued at Sh30 billion between com-
pared to Sh87 billion the same period
last year.
This means the country received
more investment in 2013 despite the
tension and fear that investors had,
owing to the political campaigns and
wave of insecurity in Nairobi, Mom-
basa and parts of North Eastern.
KenInvest Managing Director Mo-
ses Ikiara said most of the investment
came from Netherlands, Nigeria,
United States of America, Spain, Fin-
land, Japan, United Kingdom Tanza-
nia, Mauritius and Taiwan.
Some of the investments include
Sh8.7 billion ($100 million) by GZ In-
dustries of Nigeria and Sh13 billion
($150 million) from Nippon Tele-
graph and Telephone (NTT) from Ja-
pan that have invested in the Access
Kenya.
Other international companies
that have invested in the country are
Hill International of USA, Volkswa-
gen, FrontEnders of India, and Delta
Group of India, which invested
Sh75.2 billion in real estate.
TE Connectivity (Tyco Electron-
The country received
more investment in
2013 despite tension
and fear that investors
had due to politics and
insecurity in Nairobi
and Mombasa
BY MACHARIA KAMAU
Tobacco company BAT East Afri-
ca is looking at growing cigarette ex-
port to the larger Eastern Africa.
This is to cushion it from what it
says is a signicant decline in ex-
ports to the key market of Egypt due
to the continued political crisis.
Egypt is a crucial market for
BATs cut rag semi-processed to-
bacco that it processes at its factory
in Nairobi but the political crisis
that has rocked the North African
country for more than three years
now has seen a reduction in de-
mand for BATs tobacco among
Egyptian cigarette makers.
Jerry Gilbert head of corporate
and regulatory affairs BAT East and
Central Africa said the rm has been
growing its market in the regional
market where it exports ready made
cigarettes. It is also growing other
North African markets where it is
currently exporting cut rag tobac-
co.
There have been signicant dif-
culties in Egypt in terms of re-
duced demand from that market
but we are bullish about the future
of cut rag tobacco coming out this
market especially to our North Afri-
ca customers, he said
We have been fortunate in that
while there has been decline in de-
mand from Egypt there has been in-
creased export of tailor made ciga-
rettes to other markets in the region
which has resulted in sustained
protability for the company.
TOBACCO LAWS
At the same time, the rm ex-
pects challenging times ahead, with
other countries in the region at dif-
ferent stages of instituting tobacco
control laws that might affect the
businesses of different tobacco
companies.
BAT is also anticipating a revi-
sion of the excise duty imposed on
cigarettes when the National Trea-
sury makes its Budget Statement in
the course of next month, outlining
how it plans to nance the Sh1.8
trillion Budget for 2014/2015 scal
year.
BAT noted that higher taxes do
not in many instances lead to high-
er revenues for Government as peo-
ple look for cheaper alternatives
that deny both government and
manufacturers revenues.
Higher taxation does not neces-
sarily stop people from smoking but
they end up looking for cheaper al-
ternatives. In some instances it
leads to growth in illicit trade, said
Gilbert. Emerging market volumes
for the rm has been increasing.
BAT turns to EAC as unrest continues in Egypt
ics) of Switzerland, ASUStek of Tai-
wan, Unilever of UK, Liquid Telecom
of Mauritius and Dangote Group of
Nigeria also pumped billions into the
country over the past year.
There is still high condence
among the local and international
Most of the
investment came
from Netherlands,
Nigeria, United States
of America, Spain,
Finland, Japan, United
Kingdom, Tanzania,
Mauritius and Taiwan.
Dangote Cement plant in Nigeria. The company, owned by Africas richest man Aliko Dangote is putting up a Sh35
billion cement factory in Kenya. [PHOTO: COURTESY]
By WINSLEY MASESE
Paint manufacturer, Crown Paints
Kenya, has commissioned Sh300 mil-
lion paint factory in Kisumu County,
the rst of its kind outside Nairobi.
The factory, which will be located
in Kisian Junction along Kisumu-
Busia Road, will manufacture various
paint products and its rst produc-
tion of water-based paints is expected
to be ready next year.
Kisumu County Governor Jack
Ranguma lauded the new venture,
saying it is in line with the countys
plan to make Kisumu the city of
choice for investment, holiday and
trade in 10 years.
He noted that Kisumu is among
urban areas that have created the
highest number of jobs in construc-
tion, banking and insurance.
Mr Ranguma, who was speaking
during the groundbreaking ceremony
at the Kisian grounds, said the city is
currently witnessing a boom in the
construction industry.
There are currently new high-rise
buildings and others are under con-
struction in areas which three years
ago were dominated by shrub land
and isolated shanty homesteads.
Crown Paints Chief Executive
Rakesh Rao said Kisumu is a regional
hub with great infrastructure and
proximity to the greater Western and
North Rift regions hence making the
hence making the project viable.
Our business in the region grew
by over 30 per cent in 2013, he ob-
served.
Crown Paints set
to build Sh300m
factory in Kisumu
attacks that has hurt the tourism sec-
tor. Dozens of hotels have closed
shop indenitely.
KenInvest board chairperson Ann
Kirima said most of the investment
has been placed in manufacturing,
agriculture, energy, construction, ICT
and mining.
This has been attributed to
strong macroeconomic growth and
outlook, improved business environ-
ment, rising consumer class, abun-
dant natural resources and infra-
structure development, she said.
To get real time data on foreign di-
rect investment, Kenya has partnered
with Foreign Direct Intelligence Mag-
azine, a division of the Financial
Times Ltd.
Early this month, Industrialisa-
tion Cabinet Secretary Adan Mo-
hamed said the Government is con-
cerned with recent Ease of Doing
Business Report rankings and is
working towards improving the busi-
ness environment in the country.
By WINSLEY MASESE
More than 160,000 dairy farmers
allied to Brookside Dairy Limited are
set to benet from a price increase of
Sh5 per kilo for raw milk delivered at
the farm gate.
The company said the 16 per cent
increase changes, which takes effect
from June 1, is part of its move to ad-
dress the new challenges faced by
dairy farmers.
Part of the changes that have erod-
ed the dairy farmers protability is
VAT 2013 Act, which saw the price of
animal feeds increase.
General Manager John Gethi said
that the adjustment upwards from
the current Sh30 to Sh35 from June
takes into consideration the prevail-
ing environment.
Brookside will continue to review
the prices paid for raw milk delivered,
to suit the prevailing environment,
he explained in a statement.
This is an afrmation of our
commitment to responding to the
many needs of our farmers, Mr Gethi
explained in a statement released
yesterday.
Boost for farmers
as Brookside raises
milk price by Sh5
USDOLLAR EURO
BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG
AB C 87.70 87.90 0.20 119.57 119.74 0.17
EQUITY 87.80 87.90 0.10 119.57 119.74 0.17
I & M 87.70 87.90 0.20 119.44 119.73 0.29
DIAMONDTRUST 87.80 87.90 0.10 119.64 119.81 0.17
NI C 87.70 87.90 0.20 119.57 119.74 0.17
ECOBANK 87.80 88.00 0.20 119.70 120.01 0.31
1ST COMMUNITY 87.70 87.90 0.20 119.59 119.89 0.30
PRIME 87.70 87.90 0.20 119.57 119.74 0.17
MIDDLEEAST 87.80 87.90 0.10 119.57 119.74 0.17
CFC STANBIC 87.75 87.95 0.20 119.64 119.94 0.30
CITIBANK 87.75 87.95 0.20 119.55 119.85 0.30
C B A 87.80 88.00 0.20 119.59 119.98 0.39
NB K 87.80 87.90 0.10 119.64 119.80 0.16
BARCLAYS 87.80 87.90 0.10 119.64 119.80 0.16
STANDARD 87.77 87.97 0.20 119.65 119.94 0.29
KC B 87.70 87.90 0.20 119.52 119.80 0.28
BOA 87.75 87.95 0.20 119.57 119.88 0.31
CO-OP 87.75 87.95 0.20 119.58 119.87 0.29
USDOLLAR 87.8400
STGPOUND 147.6528
EURO 119.7151
SARAND 8.4127
KES/ USHS 28.8935
KES/ TSHS 18.9379
KES/ RWF 7.7300
KES/ BIF 17.6436
AEDIRHAM 23.9147
CAN$ 80.9499
SFRANC 97.9447
JPY(100) 86.1497
SW KRONER 13.4161
NOR KRONER 14.7183
DANKRONER 16.0435
IND RUPEE 1.4906
HONGKONGDOLLAR 11.3300
SINGAPOREDOLLAR 70.0032
SAUDI RIYAL 23.4206
CHINESEYUAN 14.0358
AUSTRALIAN$ 81.3970
Source: Central Bank
EXCHANGE RATES
BANK RATES
FOREX BUREAU
LAST12MONTHS SECTOR PRICES PREVIOUS SHARES
MAIN INVESTMENT MARKET
NAIROBI STOCKS
NSE All Share Index. Down 0.07 points to close at 149.17.
NSE 20-share Index. Down 3.07 points to close at 4885.29.
28/05/14
28/05/14
28/05/14
PER US DOLLAR PER EURO
BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG
Alpha Forex BureauLtd 87.70 89.00 1.30 119.00 121.00 2.00
Amal Express Forex Bureau 87.60 88.00 0.40 116.00 121.00 5.00
Amana Forex BureauLtd 87.00 88.50 1.50 118.50 120.80 2.30
Arcade Forex BureauLtd 87.50 88.30 0.80 119.00 121.00 2.00
Aristocrats Forex Bureau 86.00 89.00 3.00 119.00 121.00 2.00
Bamburi Forex BureauLtd 87.00 89.00 2.00 118.00 121.00 3.00
Bay Forex Bureau(NBI) Ltd 87.80 88.50 0.70 119.60 121.00 1.40
Bogani Forex BureauLtd 86.00 90.00 4.00 117.40 122.50 5.10
Cashline Forex BureauLtd 87.00 89.50 2.50 118.00 123.00 5.00
Central Forex BureauLtd 87.90 89.00 1.10 119.00 120.50 1.50
City Centre Forex Bureau 87.70 88.80 1.10 118.20 122.00 3.80
Classic Forex BureauLtd 87.20 88.70 1.50 118.00 120.80 2.80
Commercial Forex Bureau 87.50 88.50 1.00 118.50 121.00 2.50
Continental Forex Bureau 87.80 88.20 0.40 119.10 121.00 1.90
Cosmos Forex BureauLtd 87.90 88.40 0.50 119.20 121.00 1.80
Crater Forex BureauLtd 87.00 89.00 2.00 119.00 122.00 3.00
Crown BureauDe Change 86.50 89.00 2.50 118.00 121.00 3.00
Dalmar Exchange Bureau 87.50 88.00 0.50 117.00 121.00 4.00
Forex BureauAfroLtd 87.80 88.70 0.90 118.00 121.00 3.00
Gateway Forex BureauLtd 87.80 88.50 0.70 119.00 121.00 2.00
Giant Forex BureauLtd 86.00 88.50 2.50 115.00 122.00 7.00
Give andTake Forex Ltd 87.50 87.90 0.40 118.50 120.50 2.00
Glory Forex BureauLtd 87.80 88.50 0.70 119.00 122.00 3.00
GNK Forex BureauLtd 86.00 88.00 2.00 119.00 122.00 3.00
Hodan Global Forex Ltd 87.80 88.40 0.60 119.00 121.00 2.00
HurlinghamForex Bureau 86.50 88.40 1.90 116.00 121.00 5.00
Industrial Area Forex Ltd 86.00 90.00 4.00 114.00 122.00 8.00
IslandForex BureauLtd 87.70 88.20 0.50 119.50 120.40 0.90
Junction Forex BureauLtd 86.80 88.30 1.50 117.50 121.00 3.50
Kaah Forex BureauLtd 87.60 88.20 0.60 115.00 120.00 5.00
Kenza Exchange Bureau 87.00 89.00 2.00 119.00 121.00 2.00
Lache Forex BureauLtd 87.20 89.00 1.80 118.00 121.00 3.00
Link Forex BureauLtd 87.80 88.80 1.00 119.00 121.00 2.00
Metropolitan Bureau 87.00 89.00 2.00 118.00 124.00 6.00
Middletown Forex Bureau 87.50 88.50 1.00 119.00 121.00 2.00
Mona BureauDe Change 87.50 88.70 1.20 118.00 121.50 3.50
Moneypoint Forex Bureau 87.00 88.00 1.00 116.00 122.00 6.00
Morgan Forex Bureau 87.70 88.20 0.50 120.00 120.50 0.50
Mustaqbal Forex Bureau 87.80 88.50 0.70 120.00 123.00 3.00
Nairobi BureauLtd 86.50 88.00 1.50 117.00 119.50 2.50
Nairobi Forex BureauLtd 87.90 88.10 0.20 119.90 120.35 0.45
Nawal Forex BureauLtd 87.50 89.00 1.50 118.50 122.00 3.50
Net Forex BureauLtd 87.80 88.50 0.70 119.50 120.50 1.00
Offshore Forex BureauLtd 87.70 88.30 0.60 119.00 121.00 2.00
Pacic Forex BureauLtd 87.80 88.40 0.60 119.10 121.00 1.90
Pearl Forex BureauLtd 87.40 88.00 0.60 118.10 119.00 0.90
Pel Forex BureauLtd 87.00 89.00 2.00 119.50 121.00 1.50
Penguin Forex Bureau Ltd 87.50 88.50 1.00 118.00 122.00 4.00
Pwani Forex BureauLtd 87.30 88.50 1.20 119.30 121.00 1.70
UNIT TRUSTS 27/05/14
HIGH LOW AGRICULTURAL
31.00 21.00 Eaagads Ltd Ord 1.25 AIMS 30.00 30.00 1,000
145.00 80.00 Kakuzi Ltd Ord.5.00 145.00 144.00 500
167.00 110.00 Kapchorua Tea Co. Ltd Ord Ord 5.00 AIMS 156.00 -
670.00 450.00 The Limuru Tea Co. Ltd Ord 20.00 AIMS 670.00 -
30.00 19.40 Rea Vipingo Plantations Ltd Ord 5.00 27.50 -
19.95 11.25 Sasini Ltd Ord 1.00 16.35 16.35 7,900
350.00 210.00 Williamson Tea Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 279.00 275.00 1,000
AUTOMOBILES&ACCESSORIES
50.00 21.00 Car & General (K) Ltd Ord 5.00 35.00 35.00 300
- - CMC Holdings Ltd Ord 0.50 13.50 -
13.50 9.00 Marshalls (E.A.) Ltd Ord 5.00 9.40 9.55 200
9.40 4.50 Sameer Africa Ltd Ord 5.00 8.15 7.80 227,900
BANKING
19.15 15.00 Barclays Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 0.50 16.45 16.60 99,400
155.00 54.00 CFC Stanbic of Kenya Holdings Ltd ord.5.00 137.00 139.00 45,000
248.00 141.00 Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 4.00 240.00 238.00 101,500
42.25 29.50 Equity Bank Ltd Ord 0.50 40.25 40.25 2,349,100
42.50 22.00 Housing Finance Co.Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 37.50 36.75 34,500
145.00 85.00 I&M Holdings Ltd Ord 1.00 129.00 129.00 100
51.00 35.50 Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd Ord 1.00 48.50 47.75 318,100
39.25 18.50 National Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 30.00 30.25 24,900
68.00 48.50 NIC Bank Ltd Ord 5.00 59.50 59.50 2,081,500
340.00 271.00 Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ord 5.00 309.00 309.00 3,400
25.00 14.50 The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 21.75 21.75 488,400
COMMERCIALANDSERVICES
6.60 3.40 Express Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 6.30 5.90 8,500
- - Hutchings Biemer Ltd Ord 5.00 20.25 -
14.70 8.30 Kenya Airways Ltd Ord 5.00 11.70 11.80 164,500
16.50 5.00 Longhorn Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 AIMS 14.00 14.00 7,500
400.00 271.00 Nation Media Group Ltd Ord. 2.50 316.00 314.00 91,600
247.00 44.00 Scangroup Ltd Ord 1.00 48.25 48.00 1,010,600
39.00 24.50 Standard Group Ltd Ord 5.00 34.50 34.00 86,700
56.50 39.25 TPS Eastern Africa Ltd Ord 1.00 38.00 38.75 12,000
24.00 12.90 Uchumi Supermarket Ltd Ord 5.00 12.95 13.00 118,000
CONSTRUCTION&ALLIED
98.50 60.00 ARM Cement Ltd Ord 1.00 81.50 81.50 223,600
225.00 170.00 Bamburi Cement Ltd Ord 5.00 173.00 173.00 1,000
98.00 75.00 Crown Paints Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 93.50 93.50 1,500
18.00 13.80 E.A.Cables Ltd Ord 0.50 14.85 14.60 6,400
110.00 56.50 E.A.Portland Cement Co. Ltd Ord 5.00 92.50 -
ENERGY&PETROLEUM
17.90 10.00 KenGen Co. Ltd Ord. 2.50 10.40 10.55 284,400
11.80 7.90 KenolKobil Ltd Ord 0.05 9.00 9.00 2,405,200
20.75 13.50 Kenya Power & Lighting Co Ltd Ord 2.50 14.20 14.30 2,204,700
- - Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 4% Pref 20.00 8.00
5.50 5.50 Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 7% Pref 20.00 5.50
28.75 12.65 Total Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 27.00 27.25 5,900
13.00 13.00 Umeme Ltd Ord 0.50 13.00
INSURANCE
20.00 7.30 British-American Investments Co Ord 0.10 17.50 17.55 97,300
12.20 4.20 CIC Insurance Group Ltd Ord.1.00 10.00 9.95 1,273,600
340.00 217.00 Jubilee Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 338.00 -
21.00 13.10 Kenya Re Insurance Corporation Ord 2.50 19.00 18.70 204,500
23.00 9.20 Liberty Kenya Holdings Ltd Ord.1.00 17.15 18.10 62,900
145.00 51.50 Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 126.00 126.00 300
INVESTMENT
41.00 17.05 Centum Investment Co Ltd Ord 0.50 38.00 38.75 29,700
6.00 3.50 Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 4.75 4.70 1,000
37.75 20.00 Trans-Century Ltd Ord 0.50 AIMS 23.50 23.75 17,100
MANUFACTURING&ALLIED
- - A.Baumann & Co Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 11.10 -
190.00 100.00 B.O.C Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 142.00 -
635.00 521.00 British American Tobacco Kenya Ord 10.00 600.00 -
67.50 30.50 Carbacid Investments Ltd Ord 1.00 33.50 30.75 288,100
426.00 212.00 East African Breweries Ltd Ord 2.00 271.00 271.00 1,636,000
4.00 1.90 Eveready East Africa Ltd Ord.1.00 3.55 3.55 9,200
8.60 4.40 Kenya Orchards Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 8.60 -
5.05 2.85 Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd Ord 2.00 3.00 3.00 689,600
32.50 14.00 Unga Group Ltd Ord 5.00 32.00 30.50 63,900
TELECOMMUNICATION&TECHNOLOGY
13.40 6.15 Safaricom Ltd Ord 0.05 12.95 13.00 23,771,200
GROWTH ENTERPRISEMARKETSEGMENT(GEMS)
25.00 4.40 Home Afrika Ltd Ord 1.00 5.00 5.05 3,488,900
27/05/14
TODAY IN BUSINESS / Page 55
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
MONEY FUNDS Daily Yield E. A. Rate
Amana Shilling Fund 9.88% 10.34%
British-American MoneyMarket Fund 9.38% 9.83%
GenCapHela Fund 11.52% 12.03%
Madison Asset MoneyMarket Fund 9.05% 9.44%
ICEA MONEY MARKETFUND 8.70% 9.09%
STANLIB MoneyMarket Fund 7.49% 7.75%
OTHER FUNDS Buy Sell
Amana Growth Fund 109.66 109.66
Amana Balanced Fund 111.74 111.74
British-American EquityFund 198.80 205.12
British-American Balanced Fund 190.57 196.14
British-American Bond Plus Fund 145.15 148.12
British-American Managed Retirement Fun 133.46 134.59
GenCapEneza Fund 124.25 119.90
GenCapIman Fund 116.30 110.48
GenCapHazina Fund 119.19 115.02
GenCapHisa Fund 126.85 122.41
Madison Asset Balanced Fund 69.05 72.87
Madison Asset EquityFund 56.23 59.70
ICEA BONDFUND 99.12 100.12
ICEA EQUITY FUND 140.09 147.46
ICEA GROWTH FUND 140.64 148.04
STANLIB Balanced fund 129.31 129.31
STANLIB EquityFund 167.23 167.23
STANLIB Bond Fund B1 105.48 105.48
STANLIB Bond Fund A 105.00 105.00
Kenya under pressure to
execute digital migration
ITU, the world body regulating
the telecommunications sector,
wants the Government to
fnalise the exercise before June
17, 2015
By MACHARIA KAMAU
Kenya has no option but to hasten the process
of migrating its broadcasters from the analogue
to digital platform as the June 2015 deadline
draws closer.
The International Telecommunications
Union (ITU) has cautioned it would be near im-
possible to postpone the June 17, 2015 deadline,
which is the switch off date for analogue signals
in over 100 countries.
This means Kenya has just about 12 months
to sort out the analogue to digital migration pro-
cess that has been slowed down by many factors
including little consumer awareness and a push
and pull between the Government and industry
stakeholders.
You should do all that is necessary to ensure
the migration happens there is no choice but
to move, said Francois Rancy, director of ITUs
Bureau of Radio Communications.
An ITU conference held in Geneva in 2006
drew up a digital broadcasting plan where 116
countries mostly in Africa and Europe are re-
quired to migrate their broadcast services from
analogue to digital terrestrial platforms.
Kenya faces many odds in its quest to mi-
grate including a high cost of set top boxes
gadgets that decode digital signals for reception
on a normal TV low coverage of the digital sig-
nal, numerous court cases and many failed mi-
gration attempts in the past.
The country is, however, optimistic about
completing the migration process well ahead of
the ITU deadline. The Government has set an
internal deadline of September 30.
The Ministry of ICT said a Digital Commit-
tee is currently working on growing the geo-
graphical coverage of the digital signal, with
plans in place to have the signal cover all areas
currently covered by analogue TV signals in the
course of this year.
BUILDING CONSENSUS
We are looking at building consensus and
frameworks that will facilitate migration the
Government does not intend to harm private
sector institutions, especially in the broadcast
industry, said Fred Matiangi, the ICT Cabinet
secretary. We cannot afford to lag behind the
digital agenda and need to double our efforts to
do it on time, he added.
Mr Matiangi said there were numerous fac-
tors that had adversely impacted the ability to
execute a smooth migration including misin-
formation, confusion and the supply and cost
of set-top boxes (STBs). He, however, said Gov-
ernment was committed to realising the goal
despite the challenges.
By PHILIP MWAKIO
The International Air Transport Association
(IATA) released data for global air freight mar-
kets in April showing demand (measured in
freight tonne kilometres) was 3.2 per cent above
previous levels.
Demand has not, however, grown in recent
months. Trafc levels in April were slightly be-
low those of January and 1.1 per cent lower
than what was recorded in March.
Latest data show that prior improvements
in the demand environment are experiencing
some reversal. Largely as a result of further
slowdown in the emerging markets, mostly
China, indicators of business condence
slipped further in April.
According to data, levels still point toward
growth, but at the weakest pace for the past ve
months. World trade growth has also slowed
over recent months.
However, IATA states that momentum in ad-
vanced economies remains intact, and export
orders still point to expansion.
This suggests that current sluggishness in
the demand drivers is likely temporary.
According to IATA Director General and
CEO Tony Tyler, trading conditions for air
freight are difcult, noting that overall, busi-
ness activity and trade have shifted down a gear
after a strong end to 2013.
And this is taking its toll on growth in the
air cargo sector. Developed economies are still
maintaining post-recession momentum and
the expectation is for a stronger nish to the
year, he said.
Mr Tyler, however, noted that the air cargo
sector was committed to improving its attrac-
tiveness to shippers through efciency, adding
that the goal was to reduce shipping times by
48 hours before 2020.
A centerpiece of this effort is the e-freight
initiative, which seeks to modernise the air car-
go sector with paperless business processes.
Air cargos sales proposition is speed, and
cumbersome processes are holding us back. In
March we reached a signicant milestone. For
the rst time, the e-Air Waybill (e-AWB) was
used for over 200,000 shipments. Thats good
news but we still have a long way to go, said
Tyler in a statement.
Asia-Pacic carriers saw cargo demand
grow by 5.2 per cent year-on-year. The strength
of this performance is exaggerated by a com-
parison to a particularly weak April 2013.
Ongoing weakness in Chinese manufactur-
ing activity is likely to impact on air freight de-
mand in coming months, and export volumes
in emerging Asian markets have been in con-
tinuous decline throughout 2014.
European airlines saw demand for air cargo
fall by 0.7 per cent compared to April 2013, as
trade activity levelled off. Gross Domestic Prod-
uct (GDP) growth in the Eurozone was just 0.2
per cent in the rst quarter.
However, indicators look positive for a
stronger second quarter. Capacity was up just
0.2 per cent.
IATA reports modest slowdown
of air freight markets in April
Government asked to zero rate VAT on solar panels
Local manufacturers of solar panels want the Government to re-introduce
Value Added Tax (VAT) on imported solar panels to allow them compete
effectively with importers. Ubbink East Africa Managing Director, Haijo
Kuper, said the amended VAT Act that has made imported solar panels
VAT exempt would hurt local manufacturers because the imported devices
would be cheaper than locally assembled ones. Local manufacturers, he
noted, had to pay VAT on all the inputs they use in manufacturing their
panels.It would have been better if the VAT amendment had made solar
products zero rated, not exempt. The difference is that zero rating would
place both local manufacturers and importers at par to be exempt from
VAT, he said. Kuper made the remarks at the Ubbink factory in Naivasha
during an event to celebrate the companys manufacture of the 100,000th
photovoltaic (PV) panel.
31.00 21.00 Eaagads Ltd Ord 1.25 AIMS 30.00 30.00 1,000
145.00 80.00 Kakuzi Ltd Ord.5.00 145.00 144.00 500
167.00 110.00 Kapchorua Tea Co. Ltd Ord Ord 5.00 AIMS 156.00 -
670.00 450.00 The Limuru Tea Co. Ltd Ord 20.00 AIMS 670.00 -
30.00 19.40 Rea Vipingo Plantations Ltd Ord 5.00 27.50 -
19.95 11.25 Sasini Ltd Ord 1.00 16.35 16.35 7,900
350.00 210.00 Williamson Tea Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 279.00 275.00 1,000
AUTOMOBILES&ACCESSORIES
50.00 21.00 Car & General (K) Ltd Ord 5.00 35.00 35.00 300
- - CMC Holdings Ltd Ord 0.50 13.50 -
13.50 9.00 Marshalls (E.A.) Ltd Ord 5.00 9.40 9.55 200
9.40 4.50 Sameer Africa Ltd Ord 5.00 8.15 7.80 227,900
BANKING
19.15 15.00 Barclays Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 0.50 16.45 16.60 99,400
155.00 54.00 CFC Stanbic of Kenya Holdings Ltd ord.5.00 137.00 139.00 45,000
248.00 141.00 Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 4.00 240.00 238.00 101,500
42.25 29.50 Equity Bank Ltd Ord 0.50 40.25 40.25 2,349,100
42.50 22.00 Housing Finance Co.Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 37.50 36.75 34,500
145.00 85.00 I&M Holdings Ltd Ord 1.00 129.00 129.00 100
51.00 35.50 Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd Ord 1.00 48.50 47.75 318,100
39.25 18.50 National Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 30.00 30.25 24,900
68.00 48.50 NIC Bank Ltd Ord 5.00 59.50 59.50 2,081,500
340.00 271.00 Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ord 5.00 309.00 309.00 3,400
25.00 14.50 The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 21.75 21.75 488,400
COMMERCIALANDSERVICES
6.60 3.40 Express Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 6.30 5.90 8,500
- - Hutchings Biemer Ltd Ord 5.00 20.25 -
14.70 8.30 Kenya Airways Ltd Ord 5.00 11.70 11.80 164,500
16.50 5.00 Longhorn Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 AIMS 14.00 14.00 7,500
400.00 271.00 Nation Media Group Ltd Ord. 2.50 316.00 314.00 91,600
247.00 44.00 Scangroup Ltd Ord 1.00 48.25 48.00 1,010,600
39.00 24.50 Standard Group Ltd Ord 5.00 34.50 34.00 86,700
56.50 39.25 TPS Eastern Africa Ltd Ord 1.00 38.00 38.75 12,000
24.00 12.90 Uchumi Supermarket Ltd Ord 5.00 12.95 13.00 118,000
CONSTRUCTION&ALLIED
98.50 60.00 ARM Cement Ltd Ord 1.00 81.50 81.50 223,600
225.00 170.00 Bamburi Cement Ltd Ord 5.00 173.00 173.00 1,000
98.00 75.00 Crown Paints Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 93.50 93.50 1,500
18.00 13.80 E.A.Cables Ltd Ord 0.50 14.85 14.60 6,400
110.00 56.50 E.A.Portland Cement Co. Ltd Ord 5.00 92.50 -
ENERGY&PETROLEUM
17.90 10.00 KenGen Co. Ltd Ord. 2.50 10.40 10.55 284,400
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NEWS OF THE
Voter apathy mars Egyptian
elections, sullies Sisi win
A soldier and policeman wait for voters at an empty polling station in the El Sayda Zeinab area on the third day of
voting in the Egyptian presidential election in Cairo, yesterday. [PHOTO: REUTERS]
CAIRO, Wednesday
Many Egyptians failed to vote in
a presidential election despite of-
cial efforts to boost turnout with an
extra day of polling, raising doubts
about the level of support for the
man still forecast to win, former ar-
my chief Abdel Fattah Sisi.
A low turnout would sound a
warning to Sisi that he had failed to
achieve the resounding mandate he
sought after toppling Egypts rst
freely elected president, Islamist Mo-
hamed Mursi, following street pro-
tests last year.
A tour of Cairo polling stations on
Wednesday suggested authorities
would struggle to get more people to
cast their ballots. The same pattern
emerged in Egypts second city, Alex-
andria, Reuters reporters said.
In a country polarised since a
popular uprising toppled Hosni
Mubarak in 2011, the low turnout is
to political apathy, opposition to an-
other military man becoming presi-
dent, discontent at suppression of
freedoms among liberal youth, and
calls for a boycott by Islamists.
LUKEWORK RESPONSE
After months of adulation by the
media encouraged by his supporters
in government, the security services
and business, many Egyptians were
shocked when the election failed to
produce mass support for Sisi, who
had called for a turnout of 40 million,
or 80 percent of the electorate.
The two-day vote was originally
due to conclude on Tuesday but was
extended until 9pm Wednesday to
allow the greatest number possible
to vote, state media reported.
The state searches for a vote,
WASHINGTON, Wednesday
The US said it does not have in-
formation that would support Nige-
rias claim that it knows the where-
abouts of more than 200 kidnapped
schoolgirls, and US and European
ofcials voiced skepticism about the
statement.
We dont have independent in-
formation from the United States to
support that statement, US State
Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki
told reporters.
We, as a matter of policy and for
the girls safety and wellbeing, would
not discuss publicly this sort of in-
formation regardless.
Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff
Air Marshal Alex Badeh said on Mon-
day that the countrys military knew
the location of the schoolgirls, ab-
ducted by the Boko Haram Islamic
militant group on April 14.
TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE
Five US and European security
ofcials, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, said they had no credible
information on the location of the
girls and were skeptical that the Ni-
gerian government knew where they
were.
The ve ofcials said the United
States and some European allies had
provided technical intelligence, in-
cluding information from spy air-
craft and satellites, to Nigerian au-
thorities, who lack such intelligence
capabilities.
But the ofcials said that as far as
they knew technical intelligence sys-
tems had not produced precise or
credible information establishing
the girls location.
The ve ofcials said that if the
Nigerians had obtained such infor-
mation from informants on the
ground, it has not been shared with
US and allied agencies.
One impediment to nding the
girls, the ofcials said, was that since
their abduction seven weeks ago
they had been divided into small
groups.
DENSE FOREST
Boko Haram is also believed to be
hiding them in densely forested ter-
rain where it would be hard for mod-
ern technical intelligence systems to
gather information.
Reuters
US differs with Nigeria on location of missing girls
Thursday, May 29, 2014
The two-day vote was
due on Tuesday but
was extended until
yesterday at 9pm
said a front-page headline in private-
ly owned Al-Masry Al-Youm paper.
The Democracy International ob-
server mission said the decision to
extend polling raised questions
about the integrity of Egypts elector-
al process.
Last-minute decisions about im-
portant election procedures, such as
a decision to extend polling by an
additional day, should be made only
in extraordinary circumstances,
said Eric Bjornlund, president of De-
mocracy International.
Distancing Sisi from the vote ex-
tension, seen by commentators as an
embarrassing attempt to attract ev-
ery last vote from a reluctant elector-
ate, his campaign announced that he
had objected to the decision.
Sisis campaign posted pictures of
long lines of voters, some waving
Egyptian ags and holding posters of
Sisi. Come out and raise the ag of
your country, it said on Facebook.
A 45-year-old Cairo shopkeeper,
who gave her name as Samaa, said at
a polling station in downtown Cairo
she was supporting Sisi. Our coun-
try can now only be handled by a
military man, we need order.
But voters were scarce. An army
ofcer outside the same polling sta-
tion said: You want to speak with
voters? Do you see any voters? I dont
know why theyre not coming, may-
be they reject politics.
THINLY ATTENDED
Khaled Dawood, a liberal activist,
accused the electoral commission
and the government of running a
chaotic election.
The feeling is that the result is
known in advance and this kind of
festival they were creating for Sisi
backred because people no longer
buy into this propaganda, he said.
People in Mubaraks days did not
participate because they knew their
vote wouldnt make a difference.
That is what is happening now.
Despite an ofcial campaign to
bring out more voters, polling places
were thinly attended.
The Muslim Brotherhood, be-
lieved to have one million members,
has rejected the poll, describing it as
an extension of the army takeover.
The group, loyal to Mursi, was out-
lawed by the military as a terrorist
group and saw around 1,000 mem-
bers killed in a security crackdown.
Holding these elections is null
and void under the military coup... It
cannot be legitimised by elections or
in any other way, said Muslim Broth-
erhood member Mohamed Abdi.
Young secular activists, including
those who backed Mursis ouster,
had become disillusioned with Sisi
after many were rounded up in the
security crackdown that also restrict-
ed protests.
Reuters
RoundUp
LUANDA: Angolan police
detain, beat protesters
Angolan police have beaten and detained
20 people protesting against the killing
of three activists by security forces,
demonstrators said. Neither police and
nor Interior Ministry ofcials responded
to several requests for comment about
Tuesdays incident. Security forces have
in the past denied using violence on
protesters, saying detentions are made
to maintain public order. The youth-
driven Angolan Revolutionary Movement
has staged several protests since 2011,
accusing security forces of murder and
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of
restricting political freedom during his
34 years at the helm of Africas No. 2 oil
producer.
JOHANNESBURG: SA mine
strike talks break down
New South African mining minister
Ngoako Ramatlhodi said talks between
platinum mining companies and the
striking AMCU union had broken down.
It appears the mediation has come
to a stop yesterday, Ramatlhodi, who
was sworn in as minister this week,
told Johannesburgs Talk Radio 702.
Court ofcials could not be reached
for comment. The platinum strike is
now in its fth month and is pushing
Africas most advanced economy towards
recession, but Ramatlhodi said he was
getting involved and was condent
of nding a solution. The economy
is almost knocking at the door of a
recession and we should not allow that to
happen to ourselves, he said.
ROME: Italy ies adopted
Congolese to waiting parents
Thirty-one children who had been
blocked from leaving Congo months with
their adoptive parents have arrived in
Rome for a joyful reunion with their new
families. The children ran excitedly into
their parents arms at Ciampino airport
Wednesday after an overnight ight
from Congo. The Italian government had
worked since late last year to allow them
to reach Italy. Congo had suspended
all international adoptions citing fears
some adopted children might later have
been trafcked. None of the allegations
involved adoptions by Italians. Maria
Elena Boschi, an Italian minister who
ew with the children from Congo, said
they went crazy when, from the planes
windows, they spotted their parents
waiting on the tarmac. Maria Elena
Boschi, an Italian minister who ew with
the children from Congo, said they went
crazy when, from the planes windows,
they spotted their parents.
WASHINGTON: Kerry tells
Snowden to come home
US Secretary of State John Kerry
yesterday called National Security
Agency leaker Edward Snowden a
fugitive and challenged him to man up
and come back to the United States.
Kerry was asked about Snowden in a
nationally broadcast interview in the
wake of an interview in which Snowden
said he never intended to be holed up
in Russia but was forced to go there
because Washington decided to revoke
my passport. Asked about this, Kerry
replied on NBCs Today show: Well, for
a supposedly smart guy, thats a pretty
dumb answer, after all. Snowden, a
former NSA contract analyst, leaked a
massive volume of NSA documents to the
media. Agencies
RoundUp
BANGKOK: Thai military
rulers appoint new advisers
Thailands junta has appointed as
advisers two retired generals with
palace connections, putting powerful
establishment gures hostile towards
former Prime Minister Thaksin
Shinawatra rmly in the ascendant
in the countrys long-running power
struggle. Hoping to show things are
getting back to normal, the military
also relaxed a night-time curfew
brought in after it seized power in a
May 22 coup, and is expected to speed
up efforts to get the economy moving
after months of debilitating political
protests. The advisers included a
former defence minister, General
Prawit Wongsuwan, and former army
chief Anupong Paochinda.
MOSCOW: Putin, Hollande
to discuss Ukraine in Paris
Russian President Vladimir Putin
will discuss the crisis in Ukraine with
French President Francois Hollande
in Paris on June 5, his rst meeting
with a major Western leader since
Moscow annexed Crimea. A Kremlin
foreign policy aide said the talks
would be held in the French leaders
Elysee Palace on the eve of World War
Two anniversary events taking place
in the French city of Deauville. Putin,
US President Barack Obama, British
Prime Minister David Cameron and
German Chancellor Angela Merkel are
all expected to be in Deauville but the
aide, Yuri Ushakov, made no mention
of any other leaders attending the
talks in Paris. He said Putin might
have contact with other leaders while
in Deauville.
HERAT: Two Americans hurt
in Afghanistan attack
Two Americans suffered light injuries
when a US consulate vehicle came
under attack in Afghanistans western
province of Herat. The US embassy
gave scant details of the attack but an
Afghan ofcial in Herat said a rocket-
propelled grenade had been red
at the vehicle. Two men attacked
a foreign vehicle with a RPG and
then ran away, provincial district
chief Haji Bashir Ahmad said. The
US embassy statement said both of
the injured were taken for treatment
at a Spanish-run hospital in Herat.
Hours earlier, President Barack
Obama announced plans to reduce
the number of American troops in
Afghanistan from 32,000 to 9,800 by
the beginning of next year.
WARSAW: Poland mourns
last Communist leader
Polands last Communist leader,
Wojciech Jaruzelski, will be buried
without the usual pomp and ceremony
accorded a former head of state, the
government said, in a nod to the many
Poles who view him as a Kremlin
stooge. Jaruzelskis death aged 90
triggered a erce debate about
his role. In the early 1980s, under
pressure from his Soviet overlords,
he imposed military rule on Poland,
during which dozens of protesters
were killed. He later stepped aside and
allowed democratic rule. The funeral
represented a compromise between
his supporters who argue he should
be buried with full state honours, and
opponents saying he does not deserve
the honour. Agencies
Hundreds of migrants
storm Spanish border
Both Spain and Italy have at-
tempted to persuade their northern
European neighbours to bear a great-
er share of the increasing immigra-
tion burden, but talks on an EU-wide
solution to the problem have made
little progress.
Last October more than 360 peo-
ple drowned within sight of Lampe-
dusa, an Italian island off Tunisia
that has long been a magnet for mi-
grants, and in May a migrant boat
sank in the sea between Libya and
Sicily, causing at least 14 deaths.
In February, the EU asked Spain
to explain why police had red rub-
ber bullets in warning when a group
of African migrants tried to wade and
swim to Ceuta. Fifteen drowned.
Spain has said the migrants were not
targeted by the shots.
Reuters
MADRID, Wednesday
Hundreds of people forced their
way through razor-wire barriers into
Spains North African enclave of Me-
lilla, highlighting increasing pressure
on a rare land-based route into Eu-
rope for illegal migrants.
More than 1,000 stormed fences
into the enclave at around 4.00am
and about 400 had managed to
breach the border, the Spanish citys
mayor Juan Jose Imbroda said in a
radio interview.
Immigrants from all over Africa
regularly attempt to cross the fences
at Melilla and a second Spanish en-
clave along the coast, Ceuta. Both are
surrounded by Moroccan territory
and the Mediterranean sea.
Spain has beefed up security
there in recent months as numbers
have swelled, in part in response to
increased naval patrols that are dis-
couraging attempts to get to Europe
by boat.
There were waves (of people),
they were difcult to stop, Imbroda
told Spanish radio. Moroccan police
collaborated quite a bit, but the pres-
sure was great, a chunk of the exte-
rior fence gave way.
SHARE BURDEN
In March about 500 people forced
their way across the Melilla border,
and around 2,000 have breached the
12-kilometre barriers so far this year,
up from just over 1,000 for the whole
of 2013.
The immigrants who got into Me-
lilla on Wednesday were heading for
the citys temporary migration cen-
tre, where they are usually fed and
given clothes.
The centre is designed to take in
500 people but is already sheltering
about 2,000. Some of those pro-
cessed there make it across to main-
land Spain while others are returned
to Morocco.
A wounded migrant is helped by oth-
ers as they arrive at a makeshift shel-
ter after scaling a metallic fence that
divides Morocco and the Spanish en-
clave of Melilla. [PHOTO: AP]
The European country
has deployed naval
patrols to stop the
surge of migrants
BEIJING, Wednesday
Beijing police have detained a
Chinese news assistant for a Japa-
nese newspaper in the latest in a
string of detentions ahead of the
25th anniversary of the 1989 crack-
down on pro-democracy protests in
Tiananmen Square.
The newspaper said it was look-
ing into the case but declined to pro-
vide further details.
The family of Xin Jian, an employ-
ee in the newspapers bureau in the
southwestern city of Chongqing,
said she was detained on suspicion
of picking quarrels and provoking
troubles. There was no immediate
explanation of the allegations.
The Foreign Correspondents
Club of China expressed alarm over
Xins detention and called for Chi-
nese authorities to release her.
Reports that her detention was
connected with an interview she had
conducted with human rights lawyer
Pu Zhiqiang, himself now under ar-
rest, raise the disturbing possibility
that she is being punished for the
routine discharge of her professional
duty on behalf of her employer, it
said in a statement Wednesday.
Every year, the government at-
tempts to prevent any commemora-
tions or public discussions of the an-
niversary of the June 4, 1989,
crackdown, but activists say this year
has been one of the most severe
clampdowns. Such restrictions usu-
ally are put in place a few days before
the anniversary, but this year many
dissidents say they have been placed
under house arrest months ahead of
the date and have been warned
against talking to the media.
The scope of detentions has been
expanded to more people, and Chi-
nese authorities have warned foreign
journalists of extreme consequenc-
es if they report on sensitive issues
ahead of the fete.
The response by the Chinese au-
thorities to the 25th anniversary has
been harsher than in previous years,
as they persist with trying to wipe the
events of 4 June from memory, Salil
Shetty, secretary general of Amnesty
International, said.
AP
China detains
journalist ahead
of anniversary
JERUSALEM, Wednesday
Masked Palestinian protesters
hurled stones at policemen manning
the gates of a sensitive Jerusalem holy
site on Wednesday, prompting secu-
rity forces to enter the compound and
disperse the demonstrators, Israeli.
The skirmishes came as Israel
marked Jerusalem Day, which com-
memorates the anniversary of Israels
capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967
Mideast war. Israel says the day marks
the unication of the city and it is
celebrated on the events lunar Jewish
calendar date. The day often experi-
ences unrest each year.
Police spokesman Micky Rosen-
feld said rioters caused the distur-
bance on the hilltop compound
known to Muslims as the Noble Sanc-
tuary and to Jews as the Temple
Mount. He said no one was injured.
Azzam Khatib, the director of the
Islamic religious authority said Israe-
li police stormed the area and pre-
vented worshippers from entering the
compound.
The issue of Jerusalem is one of the
most intractable in the Israeli-Pales-
tinian conict. The Palestinians seek
east Jerusalem, home to nearly all of
the citys 300,000 Arabs in addition to
some 200,000 Jews, as the capital of
their hoped-for state. Israel views the
entire city, including the Old City
which lies in the eastern sector, as its
eternal capital.
Reuters
BEIRUT, Wednesday
Lebanese troops moved to subdue
a crowd of frenzied Syrians who tried
to storm their embassy in Beirut to
vote for President Bashar Assad, using
batons and sticks to push back people
on Wednesday as expat balloting
started ahead of Syrias June 3 presi-
dential election.
The chaotic scenes with Leba-
nese troops beating up the Syrians
who scufed back unfolded about
50m (yards) from the embassy build-
ing in the Yarze district southeast of
Beirut.
Thousands of Assad supporters
had ocked to the hilltop embassy
and snarled trafc outside for hours
as of early Wednesday.
With our souls, with our blood,
we will sacrice for you, Bashar,
chanted many in the crowd.
The June 3 vote is highly conten-
tious, coming amid the civil war, and
is widely expected to the Syrian pres-
ident a third seven-year term in ofce.
The Syrian opposition and its Western
allies have denounced the election as
a sham designed to lend Assad a ve-
neer of electoral legitimacy.
The government in Damascus,
meanwhile, has touted the vote as the
political solution to the three-year-
long conict that began as an upris-
ing against the Assad familys more
than 40-year rule.
AP
Israeli police enter holy site
to disperse demonstrators
Lebanese troops beat Syrian
voters outside embassy
58 / NEWS OF THE WORLD Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
FLIGHT TO EUROPE
The frst three months of
this year, the number of mi-
grants making it into Spain
has surpassed the estimated
1,000 who got in last year
On March 18 alone, a re-
cord 500 people made it over,
while weeks before the Mo-
roccans blocked another 700
migrants numbers unheard
of in the past
The increasing pressure of
African immigration is felt
across Europe, with the UN
reporting a 300 per cent rise
in migrants this spring at-
tempting boat crossings to
Lampedusa
Italy picked up 4,000 mi-
grants at sea in the last two
days alone, the government.
This year, 15,000 migrants
have already been rescued by
Italy, with another 300,000
waiting in Libya to board dan-
gerously unsafe smuggling
boats
URUMQI, Wednesday
China launched a security
crackdown in the countrys
Muslim northwest, site of a
deadly bombing that has the
government in far-off Beijing
bracing against violence that
heralds a rise of organised ex-
tremism in the region.
Thursdays bombing at a
morning street market selling
vegetables and other produce
in Urumqi, capital of the Xinji-
ang region, killed at least 43
people and left the regions
ethnic Chinese on edge.
We dont know why there
have been explosions, but we
are denitely worried about
personal safety, said Luo Gui-
you, a member of Chinas Han
ethnic majority who manages
an auto parts store.
Police announced names of
ve people blamed for the at-
tack and said they were part of
a terrorist gang. Based on
their names, all appeared to be
Uighurs, the regions most pop-
ulous Muslim minority. Police
said that four of the assailants
were killed in the bombing and
that the fth was captured
Thursday night.
An anti-terrorism cam-
paign with Xinjiang as the ma-
jor battleeld will target reli-
gious extremist groups,
underground gun workshops
and terrorist training camps,
Xinhua reported. Terrorists
and extremists will be hunted
down and punished.
Beijing blames unrest on
extremists with foreign ties,
but Uighur activists say ten-
sions are fueled by an inux of
migrants from Chinas domi-
nant Han ethnic group and
discriminatory government
policies. Thursdays bombing
has raised questions about
whether Beijings grip might be
feeding anti-China anger and
a rise of organized terrorism in
the country.
The violence is an indica-
tion people will take more
drastic measures to express
their opposition, said David
Brophy, a Xinjiang historian at
the University of Sydney.
A heavy-handed response
might backre by inciting sym-
pathy from Central Asian radi-
cals about the plight of Mus-
lims in Xinjiang, said Ahmed
AS Hashim, a terrorism expert
at Singapores Nanyang Tech-
nical University.
SECURITY CHECKS
In fact, groups like Al-Qae-
da and others are now begin-
ning to think that China could
be a new oppressor of the Mus-
lim world, he said.
In Beijing, police an-
nounced that they were can-
celing vacations for ofcers
and would step up patrols at
train stations, schools, hospi-
tals and markets.
AP
China unveils
anti-terror
offensive
The country has suffered a wave of
terrorist attacks that is increasingly
signalling rise in organised extremism
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
NEWS OF THE WORLD / Page 59
NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday
Maya Angelou, the Ameri-
can poet and author, died at
her home in Winston-Salem,
North Carolina on Wednesday.
She was 86.
Her son Guy B Johnson
conrmed the news in a state-
ment. He said: Her family is
extremely grateful that her as-
cension was not belabored by
a loss of acuity or comprehen-
sion.
She lived a life as a teacher,
activist, artist and human be-
ing. She was a warrior for
equality, tolerance and peace.
The family is appreciative of
the time we had with her and
we know that she is looking
down upon us with love.
Johnson said Angelou
passed quietly in her home
before 8am on Wednesday.
A statement from Wake For-
est University in Winston-Sa-
lem, where she had served as a
professor of American Studies
since 1982, called Angelou a
national treasure whose life
and teachings inspired mil-
lions around the world.
Angelous failing health was
reported as recently as Tues-
day, when she canceled an ap-
pearance honoring her with a
Beacon of Life Award because
of health reasons. The cere-
mony was part of the 2014
MLB Beacon Award Luncheon,
in Houston, Texas, part of Ma-
jor League Baseballs Civil
Rights Games.
Angelou was born Margue-
rite Annie Johnson, in St Louis,
Missouri, in 1928. She is per-
haps best known for her 1969
memoir I Know Why the Caged
Bird Sings.
Agencies
Celebrated US poet,
author dies at 86
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KVDA/T/05/2014-2015 Supply and Delivery of Fuel, Oil and Lubricants at Eldoret and KVDA Regional stations (Elgeyo Marakwet, Baringo, Kapenguria and Turkana
Counties)
KVDA/T/06/2014-2015 Supply and Delivery of Motor Vehicles ,Motor Cycles, Tractors and Earth Movement Machinerys Tyres, Tubes and Batteries
KVDA/T/07/2014-2015 Supply and Delivery of Building Materials, Plumbing and General Hardware
KVDA/T/08/2014-2015 Supply and Delivery of Electrical Items
KVDA/T/09/2014-2015 Supply, Delivery & Installation of CCTV Camera,Biometric attendance system(complete with software) and Biometric door lock at KVDA Plaza.
CATEGORY B - PROVI SI ON OF SERVI CES
KVDA/T/14/2014-2015 Provision of Cleaning Services at KVDA Plaza
KVDA/T/15/2014-2015 Provision of Guarding and Security Services at KVDA Plaza and Turkwel Station
KVDA/T/16/2014-2015 Servicing and Maintenance of Lifts At KVDA Plaza
KVDA/T/17/2014-2015 Provision of Sanitary Services at KVDA Plaza, Eldoret Workshop and Nairobi Liaison Ofce
KVDA/T/18/2014-2015 Provision of Group Personal Accident/Occupational Insurance Covers
KVDA/T/19/2014-2015 Provision of Group Life Insurance Cover for the Staff
KVDA/T/20/2014-2015 Provision of Medical Cover for KVDA Staff (In and out Patient)
KVDA/T/21/2014-2015 Provision of Motor Vehicle& Tractors Insurance Cover
KVDA/T/22/2014-2015 Provision of Fire and other Perils Insurance Cover for The KVDA Buildings and Equipment
KVDA/T/23/2014-2015 Re-Habilitation Works of Loyapat Irrigation Project
CATEGORY C - PREQUALI FI CATI ON OF SUPPLI ERS/SERVI CE PROVI DERS
KVDA/PQ/01/2014-2016 Provision of Hotel Accommodation, Conference Facilities and Catering Services
KVDA/PQ/02/2014-2016 Supply and Delivery of Veterinary Drugs,Farm inputs and Tools
KVDA/PQ/03/2014-2016 Supply and delivery of honey handling and packaging materials
KVDA/PQ/04/2014-2016 Supply and Delivery of Tree Nursery Materials and Tools
KVDA/PQ/05/2014-2016 Repair and Servicing of KVDA Motor Vehicles, Motor cycles, Tractors and Earth Movement Equipment
KVDA/PQ/06/2014-2016 Supply and Delivery of Motor Vehicles, Motor Cycles, & Earth Moving Machines spareparts
KVDA/PQ/07/2014-2016 Provision of Legal Services
KVDA/PQ/08/2014-2016 Contractors for irrigation works, Dams and Building Construction, water supply etc.
KVDA/PQ/09/2014-2016 Consultancy services on irrigation works, Dams and Building Construction , water supply etc.
KVDA/PQ/10/2014-2016 Consultancy services on Human Resources Development
KVDA/PQ/11/2014-2016 Consultancy services on architectural, structural, Civil and Electrical works
CATEGORY D: RESERVED FOR THE YOUTH,WOMEN AND PERSONS WI TH DI SABI LI TI ES
KVDA/PQ/12/2014-2016 Repair and Maintenance of Ofce Equipments e.g. Printers,Computers, Photocopiers and server.
KVDA/T/10/2014-2015 Supply and Delivery of General ofce Stationary.
KVDA/T/11/2014-2015 Supply and Delivery of Airtime Cards(Safaricom, Airtel and Orange)
KVDA/T/12/2014-2015 Supply and Delivery of Foodstuffs such as Pasteurized Milk, sugar, tea leaves and Milo.
KVDA/T/13/2014-2015 Supply and Delivery of Floral arrangements.
CATEGORY E: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/ EXPRESSI ON OF I NTEREST
KVDA/RFP/24/2014-2015 Request for proposal for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and testing of Honey Processing Plant.(RFP) N/B(For complete details of
the Advert please visit our KVDA WEB downloads. www.kvda.go.ke)
KVDA/RFP/25/2014-2015 Request for proposal for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and testing of Mango Fruit Processing plant.(RFP)
N/B(For complete details of the Advert please visit our KVDA WEB downloads. www.kvda.go.ke)
KVDA/EOI/26/2014-2015 Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services on implementation of the Authoritys new approved organizational structure.(EOI)
N/B(Complete details of the Advert please visit our KVDA WEB downloads. www.kvda.go.ke)
Tender documents containing detailed terms and conditions are obtainable for perusal from the Supplies and Procurement Ofce, KVDA Plaza Eldoret,13
th
Floor, during normal
working hours or our website(www.kvda.go.ke) upon payment of non-refundable fee of Kshs 1,000.00 (Kenya Shillings five Thousand only) per set of document, either in cash
or Bankers cheque. Those who choose to down load must pay as above prior to closing date.
Completed Tender Documents enclosed in plain sealed envelopes , clearly indicating the title of the tender, tender number and Category, and marked 2013-2014 or
PREQUALIFICATION OF SUPPLIERS 2014/2015-2015/2016 should be deposited in the Tender Box Marked A, Situated on 13
th
Floor KVDA Plaza, Eldoret or be addressed to
the ;
The Managing Director,
Kerio Valley Development Authority,
P.O. BOX 2660,
ELDORET, 30100
So as to reach him on or before Friday 13
th
June, 2014 at 10.00 a.m.
Tenders will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the candidates or representatives who choose to attend at the KVDA Board room at 14
th
oor.
SUPPLIES AND PROCUREMENT MANAGER
For, MANAGING DIRECTOR
KERIO VALLEY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
PREQUALI FI CATI ON OF SUPPLI ERS/ CONTRACTORS FOR THE
FI NANCI AL YEAR 2013 - 2014 AND 2014 - 2015
KERI O VALLEY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORI TY
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NOTICES / Page 61
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WARD VENUE DATE TI ME
BUNYALA SUB-COUNTY
1 Bunyala West Port Victoria
Town Hall
9-06-2014 10am
2 Bunyala North Budalangi
Market
10-06-2014 10am
3 Bunyala
Central
Magombe
Catholic
Church
11-06-2014 10am
4 Bunyala South Mabinju
Beach
12-06-2014 10am
BUTULA SUB-COUNTY
5 Marachi East Isongo
Market
6-06-2014 10am
6 Lugulu Bulwani
Market
6-06-2014 10am
7 Marachi West Flora Hotel 4-06-2014 10am
8 Kingandole Kingandole
Catholic
Church
6-06-2014 10am
9 Marachi North Family life 12-06-2014 10am
10 Marachi Central Chiefs Camp
Bukhalarie
3-06-2014 10am
FUNYULA SUB-COUNTY
11 Nangina Funyula
Market
5-06-2014 10am
12 Bwiri Ward Ganga
Market
5-06-2014 10am
13 Agenga
Nanguba
Agenga ccs
Centre
5-06-2014 10am
14 Namboboto
Nambuku
Namboboto
Market
5-06-2014 10am
MATAYOS SUB-COUNTY
15 Mayenje Mayenje
Trading
centre
4-06-2014 10am
16 Matayos South D.Os ofce 4-06-2014 10am
17 Busibwabo Chiefs ofce 9-06-2014 10am
18 Bukhayo West ACK church 4-06-2014 10am
19 Burumba Lukonyi
Primary
School
3-06-2014 10am
NAMBALE SUB-COUNTY
20 Bukhayo
Central
Nangeni
Primary
School
5-06-2014 10am
21 Nambale
Township
Sub-county
Ofces
5-06-2014 10am
22 Bukhayo East Elwanikha
Market
5-06-2014 10am
23 Bukhayo North Walatsi Igara
market
5-06-2014 10am
TESO SOUTH SUB-COUNTY
24 Amukura
Central
Simba Chai 30-05-2014 10am
25 Amukura East Kotur Chiefs
camp
30-05-2014 10am
26 Amukura West Amairo
Trading
Centre
30-05-2014 10am
27 Angorom Angorom
Market
30-05-2014 10am
28 Chakol North Asinge
market
30-05-2014 10am
29 Chakol South Adungosi
Market
30-05-2014 10am
TESO NORTH SUB-COUNTY
30 Malaba Central Malaba
Town Hall
3-06-2014 2pm
31 Angurai North D.Os Ofce 4-06-2014 2pm
32 AnguraI East Chamasiri
ACK
5-06-2014 2pm
33 Malaba North Angoget
Obulle
6-06-2014 2pm
34 Malaba South Kiriko ACK 9-06-2014 2pm
35 Angurai South Maembe
Dispensary
10-06-2014 2pm
Those who are unable to attend in person may send their
views before the date of participation to:
The Chief Ofcer,
Public Service, ICT and Intergovernmental Relations
P. O. Box Private Bag 50400,
BUSIA.
THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF BUSI A
PUBLI C PARTI CI PATI ON TO DETERMI NE THE HEAD
QUARTERS OF WARDS
The County Government of Busia acknowledges public participation in decision making processes as envisioned in
the County Government Act. Members of the public are invited to contribute their views on the location of ward head
quarters in the various wards in the county. Members of the public are asked to send memoranda or present their views
in person during the following dates:
I&M Building, Banda Street, Ground oor
Call: 0719-012555
Email: classiedads@standardmedia.co.ke
I&M Building, Banda Street, Ground oor
Call: 0719-012555
Email: classiedads@standardmedia.co.ke
I&M Building, Banda Street, Ground oor
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COAST
ACCOMMODATION
E2/WHERE TO STAY

National Environment Management Authority
Popo Road, off Mombasa Road
P.O. BOX 67839-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (254 020) 6005522, 6001945, Fax: (254 020) 6008997)
E-mail: dgnema@nema.go.ke Website: www.nema.go.ke
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC TO SUBMIT COMMENTS ON AN ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED INFINITY
INDUSTRIAL PARK IN NAIROBI COUNTY
Thefull report of theproposedproject isavailablefor inspectionduringworkinghoursat:
1. Principal Secretary, 3. County Director of Environment
Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, NAIROBI COUNTY
NHIF Building, Community Area,
P.O. BOX 30126-00100, NAIROBI
2. Director General, NEMA
Popo Road, off Mombasa Road,
P.O. BOX 67839-00200, NAIROBI
A copy of theEIA report canbedownloadedat www.nema.go.ke
NEMA invitesmembersof thepublictosubmitoral or writtencommentswithin thirty (30) days fromthedateof publicationof thisnoticetothe
Director General, NEMA, toassisttheAuthorityinthedecision-makingprocessfor thisproject. Kindlyquoteref. no. NEMA/EIA/5/2/1131
Commentscanalsobee-mailedtodgnema@nema.go.ke
Signature....
(Seal)
ZEPHANIAH O. OUMA
For: DIRECTOR GENERAL
This advertisement is sponsored by the proponent.
Pursuant to Regulation 21 of the Environmental Management and Coordination (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations,
2003, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received an Environmental Impact Assessment Study
Report for the above proposed project.
The Proponent (Abacus Property Consultants Limited) is proposing to establish an ultra- modern Industrial Park on LR.
No.11522. in Giathieko area off the Eastern By Pass within Nairobi County. These will include heavy and light industries and
manufacturing plants, wholesale business and distribution outlets. As the commercial area develops, more segments including
banks, shopping centres, retail outlets etc. will then move into the industrial park.
The following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measures:
IMPACT MITIGATION MEASURE
Loss of Environmental
Services
LiaisewiththeNairobi Countysdepartment of Environment onpermissiontofell treesUtilizeopenspaces
maximally
Donot removetreesunnecessarily
Replant treesoncompletionof constructionCarry out landscapingof openspacesConduct landscaping
Participateintreeplantingexercisesoutsidewhenever thereisopportunity
Soil Excavation/ Erosion Sitelevelingandexcavationworkstobeplannedsuchthat asectioniscompletedandrehabilitatedwhile
another sectionbegins.
Apply soil erosioncontrol measuressuchaslevelingof theproject sitetoreducerun-off velocity and
increase infltration oI storm water intothesoil.
Constructionof soil- galleysonsloppy sections.
Excavationmaterial will bereusedtolevel thesiteotherwisebeloadedintotrucksandbetransportedto
designateddisposal sites.
Providefacilitiesfor proper handlingandstorageof constructionmaterialstoreducetheamount of waste
causedby damageor exposuretotheelements
Noise Pollution and
Vibration
Thenoisy constructionworkswill entirely beplannedtobeduringday timewhenmost of theneighbours
will beat work.
Treesaroundthesitewill providesomebuffer against noisepropagation.
Ensurethat all generatorsandheavyduty equipment areinsulatedor placedinenclosurestominimize
ambient noiselevels.
Usewell maintainedmachinery
Ensurenoiseisnot madewhileplayingsquashEnsureadequatesoundproofngof thesquashcourt
Useof hoardingfor dust control. Sprinklingof water ondusty surfaces. AdherencewiththeBuildingCode,
Nairobi County by- lawsandEMCA (NoiseandExcessiveVibrationPollutionControl Regulationsand
other applicablelegislations.
Adequatewarningsandcautionary safety signsProvisionof appropriatepersonal protectiveequipment to
workers
Useof safeworking proceduresCreationof safety awarenesstoworkersAdequatejobsupervision
Air /Dust Pollution Ensurestrict enforcement of on-sitespeedlimit regulations
Avoidexcavationworksinextremely dry weathers
Sprinklewater ongradedaccessrouteswhenever necessary toreducedust generationby construction
vehicles
Solid and Water Wastes Designandimplement anappropriatelandscapingprogrammetohelpinre-vegetationof partsof theproject
areaafter construction
Reuseof thetopsoil inlandscaping.
Air, Land and
Water pollution and
Degradation
Minimizewastethroughaccurateestimationof thesizesandquantitiesof materialsrequired, order materials
inthesizesandquantitiesthey will beneeded, rather thancuttingthemtosize, or havinglargequantitiesof
residual materials.
Provisionof suitablefacilitiesfor wastewater disposal (suchasaconservancy tank )
Ensurethattheminimumstatutory distancebetweenthefacilitiesandtheriver isalwaysmaintained(minimum
of 6metres)
Ensurewastesareproperly disposedof
Water Pollution OpendrainsconnectedtoNairobi County stormwater drainswill beprovidedonsite.
Security Ensurethegeneral safety andsecurity at all timesby providingday andnight security guardsandadequate
lightingwithinandaroundthepremises.
Occupational Health &
Safety
All workersshouldbeprovidewithfull protectivegear likeworkingboots, overalls, helmetsgoggles,
earmuffs, masksandgloves.
Constructioncrewat thesiteshouldbesensitisedonsocial issueslikedrugs, alcohol andother diseases.
A fully equippedandprofessionally managed frst aid kit must be provided within the site at all times
Thecontractor shouldhaveworkmenscompensationcover tocomply withWork Injury Beneft Act, aswell
asappropriateOrdinances, RegulationsandUnionAgreements.
Adequatefacilitiesshouldbeprovidedandstandardcleanlinessmaintained
Foodhandlerspreparingfoodfor theworkersshouldbecontrolledandmonitoredtoensurethat foodis
hygienically prepared.
Water and Electricity
Management
Avoidwastingof water suppliedtothesiteduringconstruction
Roof catchmentsshouldbeprovidedtoharvest rainwater toenhancecollectionandstorageof rainwater
Inorder toencouragewater conservationduringoperationstages, theproponent shouldinstall water
conservingtapsthat turnoff automatically whennot inuse.
Providenoticesandinformationsignsonmeansandneedstoconservewater resourcetoawakencivic
consciousnessregardingwater usageandmanagement
Incorporaterainwater harvestingintheproject design
Water reuseand/or recycling
Installationof water andelectricity meters
Consider solar energy harvestingandoptimizeonnatural lightingintheproject design
Useof energy effcient machines andappliances
Provisionof astandby generator
Human Waste
Management
Provideasuitabletoilet for constructionworkersaway fromtheriver
Ensuresewagedisposal systemiswell maintained
Air Pollution Useof lowsulphur diesel for diesel vehiclesandequipment
Proper maintenanceof vehiclesandmachinery
Fire Risks Provisionof suitablefrefghtingequipment Sensitizeworkersonfresafety
PUBLI C NOTI CE
PHYSI CAL PLANNI NG ACT
(CAP 286)
CHANGE OF USER
The owners of plot Kisumu/Kasule/4023
is proposing to change its use from
Single dwelling units to Multi dwelling
units subject to approval by the City of
Kisumu. Individuals, institutions, etc with
objections/ comments to the approval
are requested to forward them in writing
within fourteen(14) days of this notice
to:-
The City Manager
Kisumu City
P.O. Box 105-40100
KISUMU
REPULI C OF KENYA
I N THE HI GH COURT OF KENYA
AT KI SUMU
CI VI L SUI T NO.67 OF 2009
SAMUEL O. OLUDHE-------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAINTIFF
-VERSUS-
JUBILEE JUMBO HARDWARE LIMITED ---------------------------------------------------- 1
ST
DEFENDANT
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
ND
DEFENDANT
AND
BRUNO PETER AMOKO ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
RD
PARTY
TO BRUNO PETER AMOKO
SUBSTI TUTED SERVI CE BY ADVERTI SEMENT ORDER 5 RULE 17 OF THE CI VI L
PROCEDURE RULES.
TAKE NOTICE that a suit has been led in the High Court Kisumu No.67 of 2009 in which you have been
joined as a 3
rd
party.Service of summons on you has been ordered by means of this advertisement. Copies
of the summons, plaint, 3
rd
party notice and attendant documents may be obtained from the High Court
of Kenya at Kisumu registry, Kisumu or from the defendants advocates Ofces at L.G.M. House, Miriu
Street, Kisumu.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless you enter appearance within 15 days from the date of this
advertisement, appropriate orders will be issued.
DATED at KISUMU this ----22
ND
---- day of ----MAY-----2014
L.G. MENEZES & COMPANY
ADVOCATES FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
DRAWN AND FILLED BY:-
L..G. MENEZES ADVOCATES
L.G.M HOUSE, MIRIU STREET,
P.O BOX 341, KISUMU
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UTHIRU Muthua near PCEA 3br hse,
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VARTUS: 0719-163896/0733-713172
/0727-536798.
VARTUS: 10 g/downs x 9100
s.f. old Msa Rd, 27/= p.s.f + 3/=
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Rd. next to Nice & Lovely, 35/= p.s.f
+ 3/= s/c + VAT.
info@villacarekenya.com 0722-
512803, 0721-635356, 4447444,
0723-942944.
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2br @ KSh 20k. 0727-116712.
VILLACARE: Kiambere Rd, Up-
perhill, 3br, master ensuite, KSh
100k.
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4447444.
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635356.
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635356.
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KSh 6k per day. 0721-635356, 0722-
512803.
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528651.
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+ sq mnst, 100k. 2213022, 0701-
340967, info@wagaholdings.com
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sq, pool, 180k.
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pool, gym, 500k.
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borehole, 200k.
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2No 4br mnst, 1/8 ac, gated, solar,
borehole, electric fence, 60k each.
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etarian).
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apt, 25k.
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ens), 85k.
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apartment, 90k. 0720-716686.
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753670.
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923311.
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0722-597550.
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north of Kampala @ 3m UgShs (100,000
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email mgmuiru@yahoo.co.uk
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ELEMENTAITA, 40ac @ Kshs 5m.
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883388.
KAREN 3br hse+sq+2G/wings near
Nbi Academy 140k 0720912485
KAREN 3br hse + sq near NBI Acad-
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KAREN, Bomas, 2br g/hse, vcnt, 20k.
0770-281469.
LAVI off Othaya Rd, self-contained mai-
sonettes, dsq, 130k. 0722-730082.
LAVINGTON, Hatheru Rd 3br apt,
2ens, 75k. 0722-749799.
NYAYO Highrise 2br secure at, 20k.
0722-749799.
OTIENDE Ph 1, 2br, 20k. 0733-554646.
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apartments with garden, internet &
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110,000, owner. 0751-663312/0733-
757519.
ROSSLYN Lone Tree, 4br, ensuite,
d garage, garden, acre, sq, guest
hse. 0708-558241, 0713-235703.
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& 4br, all ens duplex, furnished apt @
KSh 220k. 0722-938873.
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pool, gym, KSh 200k. 0722-938873.
SIGIMO: Kilimani, D/Pritt Rd, 3br apt
+ dsq, furnished, s/pool, KSh 160k.
SIGIMO: State Hse Avenue, 3br + dsq,
furnished apt, KSh 180k.
SIGIMO: Westlands, Waiyaki Way, 3br
& 2br master ens apt, s/pool, gym, club
hse, b/ball court, KSh 90k & KSh 70k
respectively. 0722-938873.
SOUTH B Balozi, ats, 2br 25k, 1br
18k, 1 bedsitter 13k. 0722-293100.
SOUTH B, 3b/r at on Mwembene
Rd, spacious secure parking, no
agent. 0721-569616.
SOUTH B, 4 br maist, 45k.
0700486927.
SOUTH B, Bank Que villas Est 3br
maiso, sq, 48k. 0722-749799.
SOUTH C, 2br bungalow w/parking @
45k rent pm. Call 020-2518925.
SOUTH C, Sifa Springs Est 5br mai-
son, 55k. 0722-749799.
STATE Hse Rd, an executive 1 b/
roomed and 2 b/roomed, furnished/
unfurnished at, beautiful gardens, s/
pool, 24 hrs security. 0722-301373.
UMOJA II, Kangundo Rd 4br maiso,
35k. 0722-749799.
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14m.
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space for development offers invited
call 0722 512461 no agents.
OFF Enterprise Rd, godowns. Tel.
0727-300450/0786-300450.
RONGAI, 3br hse, plot. 0722-
323941.
VALLEY Arc, 2br, me, 13m. 0720-
935684.
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Call Simpsons 0738-916716.
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60m. Call Simpsons 0738-916716.
L4/PROPERTIES TO LET
BROOKSIDE, 4br m/net + 2 sq, 110k.
0720-892977.
BURU BURU, 1 & 2br, secure. 0707-
537670.
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BASKETBALL: Westbrook,
lifts Thunder over Spurs
Russell Westbrook and Kevin
Durant combined for 71 points
Tuesday to lift Oklahoma City to a
105-92 victory over San Antonio
that knotted their NBA playoff
series at two games each. The
Thunder pulled level in the best-
of-seven Western Conference
nals with their second straight
home win, after the Spurs had
taken a 2-0 lead with two big
victories on their home oor.
San Antonio will try to regain the
advantage when they host game
ve today. The winners of the
series will face either two-time
defending NBA champions Miami
or Indiana in the NBA nals.
AFP
TENNIS: Kenya fall to
hosts Netherlands
The Kenyan trio of Jane Ndenga,
Pheobe Masika and Rahel Akoth
fell 3-0 to hosts Netherlands in
their debut of the BNP Paribas
wheelchair team world cup
currently on at the Niuewe Sloot
tennis centre in Alphens. The
25 times champions were no
match for the Kenyan girls as
they hammered them one by
one to grab their rst victory.
Sharon Walraven was the rst
beating Ndenga 6-0, 6-0, it was
same script different casts as
Masika fell by the same margin to
Marjolein Buis.
Elizabeth Mburugu
TENNIS: Changawa
cruises into semis
Kenyas Ismael Changawa
stormed into the semi-nals of
the boys singles after prevailing
7-6 (4) 4-6, 6-4 over Moroccan
Amine Ahouda in the quarter-
nals of the Africa Youth
Games in Gaberone, Botswana.
Changawa won the rst set on
a tie break 7-6 (4) and then lost
the second set to Ahouda 6-4,
he however, composed himself
in the third set to snatch the
victory by the same margin. In
the mixed doubles Changawa
partnering with Stephanie
Mbaya caused a major upset as
they dismissed second seeds
Nicole Dzenga and Courtney
Lock of Zimbabwe 7-6 (3)
6-4 to cruise to the semis.
Elizabeth Mburugu
SERENA
OUT
Champ crashes, Djokovic
cruises at French Open
PARIS

Defending champion and world
number one Serena Williams was
knocked out of the French Open by
Spains Garbine Muguruza on Wednes-
day as the American star stumbled to
her second worst Grand Slam defeat.
The top seed lost 6-2, 6-2 in the sec-
ond round to the world number 35 with
her defeat coming just an hour after sis-
ter Venus also went out, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to
Slovak teenager Anna Schmiedlova.
It was the earliest exit for a defending
champion at Roland Garros since 2005
when Anastasia Myskina of Russia went
out in the rst round.
With Li Na losing in the rst round
on Tuesday, Serenas defeat marks the
rst time in the Open Era that the top
two seeds had failed to get to the third
round at a major.
Wednesdays defeat was Serenas
worst at a Grand Slam in terms of games
won and was only the second time she
had been beaten at a major in the round
of 64.
The last time that happened was on
her debut at the 1998 Australian
Open.
Nothing worked today, said 17-
time major winner Serena who hit
just eight winners and a huge 29 un-
forced errors with ve double
faults.
I just couldnt serve. But you
cant be on form every day. I hate to
be off at a Grand Slam but it hap-
pens, its not the end of the world.
GREAT DAY
I will have to work ve times as hard
to make sure it doesnt happen again,
added the 32-year-old American who
suffered her only Grand Slam rst round
loss in Paris in 2012.
Muguruza, 20, immediately won
praise for her performance.
Shocker at the French - Serena loses
to Garbine Muguruza. Garbine is here
to stay, thats for sure, quite a talent,
tweeted Martina Navratilova.
The young Spaniard was over-joyed
by her performance.
Todays a great day, she said. I re-
ally didnt expect that but Im really hap-
py. I had to be aggressive and I did it
well.
Serenas defeat was good news for
Maria Sharapova who is now the over-
whelming title favourite with second
seed Li losing 24 hours earlier.
The Wil-
liams sisters
had been
scheduled to
meet in the
third round
but their
b a c k - t o -
back exits
represent-
ed just the
f o u r t h
time they
had lost on the
s a m e day at a
major.
I n - stead the
tourna- ment will get
Mugu- ruza against
Schmi edl ova,
t h e 19-year-old Slovak
who ended 32-year-
old Venuss 17th French
Open with a 2-6, 6-3,
6-4 win.
Schmiedlova was just
a month old when the
American made her pro-
fessional debut back in
1994.
BIGGEST WIN
Its the biggest win of my
career, said world number 56
Schmiedlova who had lost to Ve-
nus in straight sets in Miami this
season.
I have big respect for her. Shes
a great player and I still cannot be-
lieve I won.
Defeat for Venus, the 29th seed,
meant she has now failed to get beyond
the second round in Paris on her last
three visits.
She was undone by 47 unforced er-
rors on a half-full Philippe Chatrier
court and despite saving two match
points it was all too much for mother
Oracene who was caught on TV napping
as Venus slipped to defeat.
I think shes very good already, and
shes going to be even better as she con-
tinues to play. I see wonderful things for
her, said Venus of her opponent.
Second seed Novak Djokovic, the
2012 runner-up who needs a French
Open title to complete a career Grand
Slam, restored order to the tourna-
ment with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Jer-
emy Chardy of France to reach the
last 32.
AFP
USAs Serena Williams reacts
after losing a point against
Spains Garbine Muguruza
during their French tennis
Open second round match at
the Roland Garros stadium in
Paris, yesterday.
[PHOTO:AFP]
SPOILT FOR CHOICE
Formula Gulf 1000 car that Kenyan
Tejas Hirani (inset) will be driving in
the Middle East. PHOTOS: COURTESY]
FEVERPITCH / Page 67 Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
FastTrack
BASKETBALL: Mombasa
league starts Saturday
Mombasa Region Division Two
basketball league begins this
weekend at Kenya Ports Authority
Welfare Centre, Makande and
Buxton Outdoor play courts.
Coast Basketball Association
Secretary Jimnah Kimani said 16
matches are lined up for the rst
weekend of the league where
eight matches will be on Saturday
and the same number on Sunday.
According to the xture, Gorofani
open the league with a match
against Technical University of
Mombasa. Ernest Ndunda
RUGBY: Kenya lose to
S Africa to bag silver
Kenya lost to South Africa 60-0
in the nals of the rugby Sevens
to clinch silver at the Africa Youth
Games in Gaborone, Botswana.
South Africa, who had earlier
beaten Kenya 33-0 in the group
stages, nished the tournament
without conceding a try. Kenyas
coach Paul Murunga, said Kenya
was complacent after beating
Zimbabwe 17-12 in the semi-nal.
I think my players feared the
opponents. Again, we did not
have the mental strength to
play the nal. Zimbabwe beat
Namibia 22-14 to win bronze.
Gilbert Koech
BRAZAVILLE: Scribes
undergo training
The ongoing 30th Africa Handball
Winners Clubs Championships in
Brazzaville, Congo, began with
African Handball Confederation
(CAHB) organising a course
for journalists. The training
that enters the fth day today,
attracted 14 journalist from
Bukina Fasso, Angola, Gabon,
Mali, Kenya and the host nation
Congo. According to CAHB
president Aremou Mounsorou,
the training is aimed at imparting
knowledge to the writers in the
sport. This course will help
journalists understand the
sport well while reporting and
learning the basics and the rules
of the game, Mounsorou told
FeverPitch. Rebecca Gichana
Owuor tops Pan Africa Life Golf
Cancer Challenge at Nyanza Club
By PHILLIP ORWA
Nyanza golfer Sylvester
Owuor posted 39 stableford
points to emerge the overall
winner during the second leg
of the Pan Africa Life Cancer
Challenge played at Nyanza
Club, Kisumu last Saturday.
The handicap 16 golfer
played steadily throughout on
the shores of Lake Victoria to
open the rst nine on 18 stabl-
eford points and maintained
his composure to close the
back nine with 19 to claim the
victory.
I played conservatively,
kept the ball out of trouble
and I am glad to be crowned
the second champion of this
second edition of the Pan Af-
rica Life Cancer Challenge.
Club Chairman Daniel Aju-
lu, playing off handicap 13,
nished second with 36 points
after managing 14 points on
the rst nine and 22 points in
the second nine.
Handicap two Peter Owino
nished third on 35 points af-
ter securing 16-19 points on
both nines.
Lady golfer Rosemary Oba-
ra, playing off handicap 17,
scored an even par 18 points
on the opening nine but was
unable to repeat the feat on
the closing nine where she
posted 16 points for a total of
34 points to claim the best la-
dy trophy.
Muthaigs Paul Gondi n-
ished with an excellent 34
points to emerge the Guest
Winner as Francis Ogwel
emerged the staff winner on
27 points.
General Manager Individu-
al Life, Ezekiel Owuor, con-
gratulated the Club for host-
ing the event and praised the
Course as having magnicent
views of Lake Victoria.
On behalf of Pan Africa
Life, I would like to thank
Nyanza Club for making this
event memorable. To the win-
ners, congratulations and well
done, he added.
Pan Africa Life partners al-
so present were Africa Cancer
Foundation Managing Direc-
tor Dorothy Nyongo and
Philips East Africa Kenya Lim-
ited Business line manager
Danson Taracha among oth-
ers.
The events main focus this
year is to raise cancer aware-
ness and screening across the
country. Africa Cancer Foun-
dation Managing Director
Dorothy Nyongo, said: We
screened over 900 people at
Jomo Kenyatta grounds in
Kisumu town on Friday and all
players also were able to un-
dergo free screening during
the tournament.
From Nyanza, the Chal-
lenge moves to Nakuru Golf
Club, Nyali Golf and Country
Club and Eldoret Club.
Qualiers from all the Pan
Africa Life Cancer Challenge
legs will meet at the Muthaiga
Golf Club to compete for the
ultimate prize, an all-expens-
es-paid trip to participate in
the 2014 Sanlam Cancer Chal-
lenge to be held at the Sun City
Golf Resort, South Africa be-
tween October 20 and 21,
2014. porwa@standardme-
dia.co.ke
Joram Ajulu in action at
Nyanza Club at the weeked.
[PHOTO:PHILIP ORWA]
By OSCAR PILIPILI
Barely 15 months after
starring at the Formula BMW
Academy in Germany, Ke-
nyas best all-round young
driver, Tejas Hirani is at it
again this time in United
Arab Emirates prestigious
Formula Gulf 1000, a junior
single seater series dubbed
The Racers Academy.
However, Hirani, 15, has
tough decisions to make in
his already blossoming racing
career which earned him the
accolade of Kenyas Most
Promising Boys Sports Per-
sonality of the year during the
2013 Safaricom SOYA Awards
and a place representing Ke-
nya at the FIA Academy in
South Africa.
The lure of fast and furi-
ous Formula One, its world-
famous superstars the likes of
Sebastian Vettel and Lewis
Hamilton, as well as the glam-
our of World Rally Champi-
onship cars puts Hirani in a
tight spot on how to decide
whether to go tarmac or grav-
el racing.
To be honest, when you
consider both disciplines of
motor racing, you are com-
pelled to make a big decision
and that ends up being a very
difcult task.
Hirani, who will be attend-
ing trials at the Dubai Auto-
drome circuit in the UAE this
Friday and Saturday, is later
expected to race at the two
world Formula One circuits at
Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi and
Bahrain.
The Formula Gulf 1000
car is more or less the same as
the Formula BMW car which
I drove in Germany.
Unfortunately the For-
mula BMW academy was dis-
banded by BMW in 2014. The
difference being the former
uses a Suzuki engine while
the later is BMW-powered.
The Formula Gulf 1000 is
built by the legendary Ralph
Firman. And from what I have
gathered from friends, some
of who have experience with
the Formula BMW FB02, the
FG11 has superior aero grip,
more power and is very easy
to adapt to, says Hirani.
THREE DISCIPLINES
Prodded to explain how he
landed the opportunity to
grace the FG1000 stable, hi-
rani said: Being a Kenyan
champion in three disciplines
during the 2013 season, grac-
ing the FIA Academy star
search in South Africa and
credentials from the Formula
BMW caught the eye of
FG1000 handlers.
Hiranis sponsor Rob Col-
linge, a legendary rally cham-
pion and motor sportsman-
of-the-year, says: We are
currently lobbying some big
corporates for sponsorship.
Its a project that will costs us
a fortune. We are supposed to
raise (Sh9 million) that will be
spent in phases and this calls
for massive corporate sup-
port.
But Hirani is excited that
he may become the rst Ke-
nyan Formula One driver.
Hirani, who will be turn-
ing 16 in June, hopes to make
his long-awaited debut to the
Kenya National Rally Cham-
pionship in the Robs Magic
2WD Non-Turbo Rage Bug-
gy.
Hirani will continue kart-
ing in the UAE besides under-
going intensive physiological
training at IZONE this sum-
mer on a similator at Silver-
stone, UK, so we have two
more years to shape his fu-
ture to the highest level.
For good physical condi-
tioning, he exercises a lot and
avoids foods and drinks that
could be detrimental to his
tness.
He does all this under the
watchful eye of his mother
Claire Hirani, a former track
and eld athlete and a Physi-
cal Education expert.
Claire comes from a fam-
ily line of athletes. Her father
Malcome Smith was a British
Olympics Coach.
Claire trained to be a high
jumper for Team GB in the
Olympics and is conversant
with what it entails to be a top
competitive sportsperson.
opilipili@standardmedia.
co.ke
Kenyan star to race in Formula
One tracks in the Middle East
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City Stars players boycott
training, demand salary
By RODGERS ESHITEMI
A storm is brewing in the
nancially-stricken Nairobi
City Stars camp, with play-
ers threatening to boycott
next weeks GOtv Shield Cup
and Kenyan Premier League
(KPL) over unpaid wages.
The Kawangware-based
side is expected to take on
Modern Coast Rangers on
Monday (June 2) in a Cup
competition before locking
horns with Thika United on
Saturday in a KPL tie.
But in an interview with
Feverpitch, a senior player
of the 14th placed City Stars
who sought anonymity, said
they will only honour the
matches if their three
months salary arrears will
be paid in full.
Weve not trained since
Monday and weve had a
meeting with the coach to-
day (Wednesday) though
nothing concrete came out
of it. We are meeting the
Chairman tomorrow (Thurs-
day) and its our hope that
he will settle the salary ar-
rears, said the player.
Most of us are sole bread
winners of our families and
weve bills to pay. If we dont
get paid before tomorrow
then it will be difcult to
honour next weeks games.
Head coach Tim Bryett
conrmed the nancial
problems, but denied claims
the players are on a go-
slow.
Its no secret that City
Stars is in a nancial crisis
and since my appointment,
the club has really been
struggling. Its really difcult
to run a club without spon-
sors, he said.
We gave the players a
two-day off and I am not
aware of the boycott. We
met them today (Wednes-
day), discussed the issues
and we are working hard to
resolve them.
City Stars Chairman Pe-
ter Jabuya admitted they
owe the players three
months pay.
EYES ON RHINO CHARGE
Kenya Orient Insurance
Communications Ofcer
Michelle Gatamah hands a
dummy cheque to Team Car
23 members Peter Kinyua
(left to right), John
Macharia and Moses
Nyagah. [PHOTOS: JENNIPHER
WACHIE/STANDARD]
RiverCross Managing Director
David Gachuche (left) with his
team at Rhino Charge
headquarters.
By ELIZABETH MBURUGU
Fans attending this week-
ends Rhino Charge will be
able to watch live updates on
the position of their teams
and the number of check
points cleared, which will be
beamed on a large screen.
RiverCross Tracking Lim-
ited, the rm involved in the
tracking solution for the
teams in the event said it will
t in a Track-A-BuddyCentre,
a tracking station at the event
where spectators will able to
get live positioning of their
teams.
The company, which is
responsible for the time
keeping and safety monitor-
ing, will t each car with a
RFID card at every check-
point. Checkpoint control-
lers will scan the tags and the
satellite-cellular device will
record proofs that the vehi-
cle has made it through that
checkpoint.
The scanning process
automates the check-in to
the various checkpoints,
thereby providing added
real-time visibility to the or-
ganisers back at headquar-
ters and enhancing the secu-
rity of the event, said
RicerCross Tracking founder
and Managing Director Da-
vid Gachuche.
LONG PARTNERSHIP
It will be the seventh year
that RiverCross Tracking
Limited will be supporting
the Rhino Ark Trust in this
venture and the fourth
straight year that the com-
pany has been appointed
the ofcial scorekeeper for
the Rhino Charge.
The company will pro-
vide a control room and a
web-based tracking and
monitoring solution which
will be used to compute
scores based on GPS mile-
age, including regular up-
dates of vehicle positions
and a panic button that will
alert air and ground rescue
crews of the vehicles loca-
tion in the event of an emer-
gency.
Meanwhile, Car No. 23
yesterday received a windfall
following a Sh500, 000 spon-
sorship packages by Kenya
Orient Insurance Limited.
FORMIDABLE TEAM
The crew has Peter Kinyua
as team leader and Robert
Kariuki navigator. The other
team members include John
Macharia, Moses Nyagah
and Tomie Hellersted. They
have been fth overall in
sponsorship money raised
for Rhino Ark. This year, they
will attempt to raise Sh4 mil-
lion for the charitable cause.
Last year, Car no. 5 led the
way as it raised Sh12,098,283
for the Rhino Ark Trust.
Rhino Charge, is one of
the toughest motor rally
event where beastly modi-
ed cars compete in one of
the most treacherous of ter-
rains. Sixty-ve off-road ve-
hicles will battle it out for
this years challenge or-
ganised by Rhino Ark Trust
to raise money for environ-
mental conservation proj-
ects.
The off-road vehicles are
required to visit 13 control
points scattered over ap-
proximately 100 square km
of rough terrain within a 10
hour period. The winner is
the competitor who visits
the most control points in
the shortest distance, as de-
termined by GPS.
The exact location is still
a secretly guarded affair only
known to the organisers but
the check point and registra-
tion is in Nanyuki meaning
the challenge must be within
100km radius of the area.
RiverCross Tracking will
beam live updates to fans
City Stars players put up a wall in the KPL match against
Bandari at Nyayo Stadium. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

FastTrack
BADMINTON: Nairobi to
host Madaraka tourney
Nairobi Badminton Association
(NBA) will host its inaugural
Madaraka Day championships
at the Ruaraka Sports Club
over the weekend. The event
has attracted a high number
of entries from universities,
corporate and clubs. NBA
chairman Peter Muchiri said
the response is impressive with
nine teams already registered.
They are still waiting for more
conrmation. We are a new
association and the response to
our rst ever tournament has
been very impressive, he said.
Badminton is not very popular
in the country and Muchiri said
they are keen to revive the
sport. Elizabeth Mburugu
FOOTBALL: Vimbwanga
target Sofapaka scalp
The GOtv Shield Cup match
between Sofapaka and little
known Vimbwanga of Likoni,
Mombasa County has been
billed as David and Goliath
clash by fans in Mombasa.
The match has fans divided
over the likely result but
whatever happens, there is
little doubt Vimbwanga would
pull any major upset. Newly
promoted FKF Division One
side Vimbwanga clash with
Sofapaka, a Kenya Premier
League is a good show for the
local fans as they see their won
take on the ginats at Mombasa
County Stadium on Sunday
being one of the 20 matches on
the card. Ernest Ndunda
CRICKET: Indias Gambhir
recalled for England test
Indian selectors have named
opener Gautam Gambhir in
an 18-man squad announced
for an upcoming test series
in England. The left-handed
Gambhir, who last played tests
for India during a home series
against England in December
2012, is seen as a back-up for
regular openers Murali Vijay
and Shikhar Dhawan. The
Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led
squad, which will be playing
Indias rst ve-match test
series in England since 1959,
has struggled in tests abroad in
recent years and was blanked
4-0 on its last tour of England
in 2011. AP
FEVERPITCH / Page 69 Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
Im more prepared for this World Cup, says Cesar
FRANCE ROUT NORWAY
Frances forward
Olivier Giroud and
Blaise Matuidi
celebrate a goal
during a friendly
match between
France and Norway
at the Stade de
France in Saint-
Denis near Paris on
Tuesday. [PHOTO:
AFP]
PARIS
Striker Olivier Giroud scored
twice and winger Mathieu Val-
buena set up three goals as
France began its World Cup
preparation in ne style with a
4-0 win against Norway on Tues-
day.
Paul Pogba headed France
into the lead in the 15th minute
and, after Frances performance
had dropped in intensity, Gir-
oud got things going early in the
second half with an expertly-
taken goal.
Substitute Loic Remy scored
shortly after he coming on, and
Giroud rounded off a good night
for coach Didier Deschamps
team with a glancing header.
France plays Paraguay on
Sunday and then takes on Ja-
maica in its nal friendly match
on June 8 before heading to Bra-
zil.
We played with a lot of in-
tensity and determination,
which is very positive, Des-
champs said. Were not ready
(for the World Cup) yet, but you
can sense that there is a collec-
tive determination in this
side.
Les Bleus have been drawn
in Group E and will face Ecua-
dor, Honduras and Switzer-
land.
Its about getting players
used to our system, players who
may play in a slightly different
way for their clubs, Deschamps
said, looking ahead to the next
two matches.
SUBSTITUTION BENCH
Deschamps rested striker
Karim Benzema, winger Franck
Ribery and goalkeeper Hugo
Lloris, with Stephane Rufer
making his second appearance
in goal for France.
Norway goalkeeper Orjan
Haskjold Nyland was busy from
the start.
He tipped over Antoine
Griezmanns header from Val-
buenas freekick and then made
a brilliant point-blank stop from
Girouds header from the result-
ing corner. Griezmanns glanc-
ing header ew past him and
the post moments later.
The fourth headed chance
went in, however, as Pogba
arched backward to guide in
Valbuenas cross from the left.
GOAL OPPORTUNITIES
Griezmann looked lively and
almost created a goal for Giroud
near the end of the rst half,
cutting the ball back a fraction
behind the Arsenal forward, and
Rufer kept out an effort from
right back Tom Hogli as Norway
went close in the 43rd with a
race chance.
Giroud made it 2-0 in the
51st, taking down a high ball
from Valbuena and cutting in-
side defender Martin Linnes in
one smooth movement before
icking a rising shot into the top
corner.
Frances third goal saw right
back Mathieu Debuchy releas-
ing his Newcastle teammate Re-
my with a defense-splitting
pass, and Remy giving Nyland
no chance with a condent low
nish in the 67th.
Two minutes later, Giroud
headed in Valbuenas oating
cross from the left for his sev-
enth international goal.
Valbuena has been very
good for us over the past two
years, Deschamps said. He
plays with a smile on his face.
France could have scored
more, but Nyland denied Remy
three times.
AP
14
DAYS TO GO
Giroud scores twice for Les
Bleus in World Cup friendly
SAO PAULO
Brazil goalkeeper Julio
Cesar said Tuesday he ar-
rives for the World Cup at
home a lot more prepared
than he was four years ago,
when his mistake played a
part in the teams elimina-
tion in South Africa.
Cesar said the difculties
he went through after the
2010 World Cup helped him
become a better profes-
sional and made him more
focused on his career.
He admitted that he took
things for granted before
the World Cup in South
Africa, when he arrived
considered the worlds
top goalkeeper.
The 34-year-old Ce-
sar said he joined Toronto
FC because it was the only
team that wanted him, but
said his preparations were
not affected by playing in a
less-traditional league. He
called his time with Toronto
excellent and said he is
100 percent ready.
I arrive a lot more pre-
pared than I was four years
ago, Cesar said at Brazils
training center in Teresopo-
lis, outside Rio de Janeiro.
During bad times you have
to try to nd some positive
things, and I did. It wasnt
only the elimination against
the Netherlands, I also had
to deal with problems at In-
ter Milan and then at Queens
Park Rangers. I needed to
nd a lot of strength to come
back.
Cesar failed to clear a
cross during Brazils quar-
ternal against the Nether-
lands in 2010. That led to the
equaliser for the Dutch,
which eventually went on to
beat the South Americans
2-1. Cesar said he thought
about quitting football at
the time, and things only got
worse after he faced prob-
lems both at Inter Milan and
then at Queens Park Rang-
ers, where he was sidelined
and played sparingly.
I became a better pro-
fessional after the 2010
World Cup, he said. When
things are going your way,
you end up relaxing a little
bit more.
I was very condent in
2010 because of everything
that had happened until
then, and I think that too
much condence can hurt.
Now I can say that from per-
sonal experience.
Although Brazil coach
Luiz Felipe Scolari named
Cesar the World Cup starter
long time ago, many still
consider the goalkeeper the
weakest link in Brazils
squad, especially because of
his lack of play in recent
months.
I dont think there is
pressure, he said. AFP

FastTrack
BERLIN: German preps
disrupted by car crash
Germanys World Cup
preparations were disrupted
when two members of the
provisional squad were
involved in a car accident on
Tuesday. Defender Benedikt
Hoewedes and his Schalke
teammate Julian Draxler were
passengers in two vehicles
driven by racing driver Pascal
Wehrlein and Formula 1
driver Nico Rosberg when the
accident took place. Two people
were taken to hospital, one
with serious injuries. Wehrlein
and Rosberg were doing laps of
a short circuit in the mountains
near the German teams hotel
in South Tyrol in Italy, when the
accident occurred. AFP
THE HAGUE: Injury rules
Van der Vaart out of WC
Netherlands midelder Rafael
van der Vaart will miss the
World Cup through injury,
Dutch media reported on
Wednesday. Van der Vaart,
who plays his club football
with Bundesliga side Hamburg,
hurt his right calf at the
Netherlands training camp in
Portugal. Following medical
tests Dutch coach Louis van
Gaal conrmed Van der Vaart
would miss the nals in Brazil.
The midelders absence likely
means Wesley Sneijder will be
denitely included in the nal
23-man squad despite Van Gaal
having previously expressed
doubts as to the condition of
the Galatasaray player. AP
SYDNEY: Aussies head
for Brazil, aim for upset
Veteran Mark Bresciano said
Wednesday the Socceroos
plan to shock the world
as they departed for Brazil
to headlines asking: Will
Australia be the worst team
at the World Cup? The
inexperienced Australians,
the lowest ranked team in
the World Cup at 59, face a
daunting task against Spain,
the Netherlands and Chile in
Group B. Bresciano said he was
excited about heading to his
third World Cup and believed
the team could hold its own.
Its always a dream going to
a World Cup, regardless if its
your rst, he said. AP
Brazil goalkeeper
Julio Cesar. [PHOTO:
FILE/STANDARD]
Page 70 /FEVERPITCH Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
By GILBERT WANDERA IN
MORONI, COMOROS
Harambee Stars left for Co-
moros yesterday afternoon
but without top striker Dennis
Oliech who was dropped from
the travelling contingent.
Coach Adel Amrouche
maintained his earlier stance
to leave the player out of his
travelling party after he ac-
cused Oliech of lack of patrio-
tism as he had failed to train
with the team for more than a
week.
In the absence of Oliech
who was in the starting line-
up when Harambee Stars beat
Comoros 1-0 ten days ago,
AFC Leopards forwards Allan
Wanga and Jacob Keli could
start.
The team also has Algeria-
based forward Edwin Lavatsa
who did not feature in the Co-
moros match.
This is not the rst time,
Oliech has fallen out of favour
with Amrouche for missing
training.
ASKED FOR PERMISSION
Last year, he was also
dropped out of the squad
ahead of a World Cup qualier
against Malawi away when he
failed to go for training.
The AC Ajaccio forward re-
mains the teams top striker
since he started playing for
Harambee Stars in 2002.
Oliechs Manager Nixon
Onywanda told FeverPitch: He
(Oliech) asked for permission
to be away but was not grant-
ed. The Harambee Stars tech-
nical bench is playing politics,
they are not saying the truth,
Oliech is ready to represent
the country but does not like
bad publicity.
FK Tirana midelder Fran-
cis Kahata is another player
..as Harambee Stars leave for Comoros
OLIECH MISSING OUT
FROM LEFT: Harambee Stars players Arnold Origi, David Ochieng and McDonald Mariga before the
team left Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for Comoros, yesterday. [PHOTO: GOVEDI ASUTSA/
STANDARD]
Kaya Tiwi on the spot as Mombasa
Region Schools Games begin today
By ERNEST NDUNDA
Fireworks is expected as
the Mombasa Region Sec-
ondary Schools Second Term
A games kick off this morn-
ing at Mpeketoni Secondary
School in Lamu County.
Over 900 students con-
verged at the venue yesterday
ahead of the start of the
games.
In handball boys, defend-
ing champions Shimo La
Tewa of Mombasa County are
expected to face stiff chal-
lenge from newcomers.
Kaya Tiwi Secondary
School of Kwale County will
be the main focus after pull-
ing major upsets during their
county games held at Babla
Diani Secondary School last
weekend.
The school Principal Rob-
ert Aran has vowed to steer
his team to victory and qual-
ify for the national games set
for next month in Kisii.
Kaya Tiwi open their title
quest against former champi-
ons Changamwe of Mombasa
in a pool B match expected
to be tough. The winner will
automatically make it to the
semi-nals. The other team
in the same group is MPeke-
toni.
POOL A MATCH
Title holders Shimo La
Tewa clash with Kenyatta
Mwatate of Taita Taveta in a
pool A match which also has
St Georges of Kili.
In handball girls, champi-
ons Shimba Hills take on Ka-
jembe of Mombasa in a pool
A match. The pool also has
Witu Mjini of Lamu. The oth-
er opening match see Kaya
Tiwi clash with St Johns Kalo-
leni of Kili in a pool B.
Mlamba of Taita Taveta are
also in the same pool.
In netball, champions
Shimba Hills take on Garsen
of Tana River while Mpeke-
toni face Kajembe in pool A
matches. In pool B match-
es, St Franz Joseph of Kwale
play St Johns Kaloleni while
Hongwe of Lamu face Kiwiwi
of Taita Taveta.
The rugby sevens draw
will be done this morning
while athletics where Kili
County will be defending
both boys and girls overall ti-
tles are set to start at 9.30 am.
enzioka@standardmedia.
co.ke
ST Marys Yalas Joab Owalla
in a past action. [PHOTO/
JENNIPHER WACHIE ]
who is available for selection
after he missed the rst leg in
Nairobi as he had lost his pass-
port.
AFC Leopards goalkeeper
Wycliff Kasaya and midelder
Jamal Mohammed did not
travel with the team.
Amrouche and other top
Football Kenya Federation
(FKF) ofcials are expected to
join the team this morning. It
is not yet clear why Amrouche
did not travel with the rest of
the squad.
Tusker defender Jockins
Atudo said before departure
that scoring an early goal away
is key to the team getting a
positive result away.
If we can score an early
goal then it will open up the
game because our opponents
will want to come out and
equalize giving us an opportu-
nity to score even more goals.
There is every possibility that
we can make it to the next
round, he said.
Stars carry a slim advan-
tage to Comoros and will meet
either Liberia or Lesotho in
the next qualication round.
It is only after here that
Stars will make it to the group
stages of the qualiers for a
place in the 2015 Africa Cup of
Nations nals.
Stars have not played in the
nals for more than ten years.
The last time they made an
appearence at this stage was
in 2004 when the competition
was hosted by Tunisia.
gwandera@standardme-
dia.co.ke
TRAVELLING SQUAD
GOALKEEPERS: Arnold Origi, Jerim Onyango,
Wilson Oburu.
DEFENDERS: David Owino, Joackins Atudo,
David Ochieng, Lawrence Olum, Aboud Omar,
Musa Mohammed, James Situma, Clifftone
Miheso.
MIDFIELDERS: Victor Mugubi, Macdonald
Mariga, Johanna Omollo, Ayub Timbe, Godfrey
Kataka, Francis Kahata.
STRIKERS: Allan Wanga, Jacob Keli and Edwin
Lavatsa
FEVERPITCH / Page 71 Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
Team Kenya jets from Nassau to a warm welcome
By GILBERTKOECH
Kenyan athletes have urged the au-
thorities to invest handsomely in sprint
races for the country to compete effec-
tively with the rest of the world.
This was a honest opinion of the
Team Kenya that returned from the
World Relays Championships that end-
ed in Bahamas last Sunday.
They won two gold medals besides
shuttering the world record in the same
events-( 4 x 500m women and 4 x 1,500m
men). They also bagged a silver medal in
women 4 x 800m.
The teams captain Mark Mutai, an
experienced sprinter from the Air Force,
said they had a brilliant and memorable
experience in Nassau. The athlete said
the relay was an eye opener and ap-
pealed to Athletics Kenya (AK), the Gov-
ernment and other stakeholders to in-
vest in sprinters for Kenya to excel.
It was a lifetime experience and I
urge all the stakeholders to invest in
sprints because there is great potential.
They should at least give us more expo-
sure, Mutai told FeverPitch.
Mutai was in 4x00m event with Bon-
iface Mucheru, Solomon Bwoga and Al-
ex Sambao.
The squad that showcased to the
world their supremacy in the sprints
were warmly welcomed at the busy Jo-
mo Kenyatta International Airport by
family members and supporters amid
wild celebrations.
The elated side though looked fa-
tigued from a long ight from Bahamas
through Cuba, Amsterdam to Nairobi;
pulled bright faces for their feat.
Excited Bwoga, a soldier, was re-
ceived by his wife Hellen Maina, a sprint-
er with the KDF and his three-year-old
son Dyson Bwoga.
SUPERB EXPOSURE
Though they didnt make it to the po-
dium, Bwoga praised the outing saying:
It was superb exposure and we sincere-
ly request AK to organise more champi-
onships for us to excel. We are not asking
them to take us far like Europe. No! Even
places like Uganda or South Africa will
help a lot, he said.
Assistant team captain, former World
and Olympic silver medalist Janeth Jep-
kosgei (4x1500m) reiterated Bwogas
sentiments.
She noted that her motivation ema-
nates from seeing her young teammates
taking off the blocks in style for global
laurels.
I am excited with this involvement
and more so when I see my young team-
mates tting in on their bid to be the
world beaters. It is great, she said.
Her team which had World champ
Eunice Sum, Sylvia Chesebe, Agatha
Cheruto and Cherono Koech, narrowly
lost gold to US.
The 4x200m mens team, which was
nearly dropped for Bahamas by AK,
proved wrong the critics that they were
no push-overs in a challenge dominated
by Jamaican and US.
Led by experienced Stephen Barasa
and Tony Chirchir, the duo said it is pos-
sible to reverse the Jamaican and Amer-
icans control.
With 12 years in active athletics
Chirchir, an alumni of Boror High in El-
dama Ravine and coached by Barnabas
Kitilit, said Kenya will rule the roost in
sprints in the near future.
Also in the team is the son to former
sprinter Elkana Nyangau, Walter Moen-
ga, who said its only a matter of time be-
fore Kenya step proper on global map in
sprints. Peter Katana who coached
Moenga also called for exposure.
EXCELLENT RESULT
Head coach Sammy Rono said it was
excellent result, though Americans cap-
italised on Kenya starting line-up where
he started with slightly inexperienced
Agatha and Chesebe before anchoring
on stronger Cherono and wrapping with
Jepkosgei.
Mercy Cherono, Hellen Obiri, Faith
Chepngetich didnt accompany the team
as they proceed to Eugene for the Bow-
man Prefointaine challenge this Satur-
day.
The team receives lucrative prize
awards of Sh5.6 million and similar
amount for world records. Safaricom will
add more beams on winners hearts with
Sh1 million for gold, Sh600,000 for silver
and Sh400,000 for bronze. Apparently,
there was no Government ofcial at the
airport to receive the team.
Kenyan athletes urge authorities to invest
heavily in short, middle distances races
PLATFORM TO EXCEL
By ERICK OCHIENG
Team Kenya jetted back on
Tuesday night to a warm re-
ception following their out-
standing performance in the
championships.
The team was yesterday
hosted to a midmorning
breakfast by Athletics Kenya
(AK) and mobile phone ser-
vice provider Safaricom.
Assistant team captain
Janeth Jepkosgei praised the
troops, saying they showed re-
silience and great potential in
Bahamas where the country
nished third with 35 points
behind Jamaica and US.
Our performance was re-
markable. It was a great
achievement for the country.
Kenya has huge potential in
sprints that needs to be in-
vested in, said Jepkosgei, who
led the womens 4x800m team
into clinching silver and a na-
tional record in 8:04.28 behind
winners US (8:01.58) and
ahead of Russia who came
third in 8:08.19.
While hailing the countrys
performance, team captain
Mark Mutai, who led the coun-
try into an impressive nish
in the 4x400m category, ex-
pressed condence saying:
Kenya has the ability to per-
form even better in future
championships going by the
Bahamas performance.
In the mens 4x1500m nal,
the team led by Olympic and
two-time world champion As-
bel Kiprop, powered Kenya to
victory in 14:22.22, an over 14-
second improvement to the
previous world record.
Hellen Obiri, Faith Kipye-
gon, Mercy
C h e r o n o
and Irene
Chelagat set
a new world
record of
16:33.58 in
Wo m e n s
4x1500m re-
lay.
The
mens 4 x
800m team
also won
gold in a
time of
7 : 0 8 . 4 0 .
Their female
c o u n t e r -
parts, spear-
headed by
World champion Eunice Sum,
nished second to the US.
Head coach Sammy Rono
noted his team performed be-
yond expectations and
thanked his contingent for the
commitment and discipline
they displayed.
I am condent soon we
will be world beaters in the
4x200m and the 4x400m, he
said. We urge the Govern-
ment through the Ministry of
Sports to inject more funds to
support short and middle dis-
tance races. We need more
training camps in sprints,
said the coach.
Safaricom Head of Spon-
sorships and Events, Zaheeda
Suleman-Arain congratulated
the team saying: We are
proud of Team Kenya for not
only winning medals but also
breaking world records, I be-
lieve with the right support,
our athletes can give great re-
sults.
Following the wins, Safari-
com will award a total of Sh5.6
million for the category won
and the records broken.
Kenyan team
departs for
Nigeria for
Milo tourney
By OSCAR PILIPILI
Kenya Under-13 football
team captain Luther Idaya is
hopeful they will post better
results during Milo African
Championships to be played
in Nigeria on May 30-31.
I promise Kenyans were
ready to play well and return
home with winners trophy,
Idaya told FeverPitch during
ag-off of the team yesterday.
We will play teams like Nige-
ria, Ghana and South Africa
that have beaten our senior
teams but we aim to show
them Kenya has young talents
coming up by winning the
Championships.
The team of 16 boys and
four ofcials was agged off at
YMSC South C grounds where
they have been training.
James Kairo, an assistant
director in the Ministry of Edu-
cation, Science and Technol-
ogy, lauded Nestle Kenya for
sponsoring the youngsters.
Kairo was anked by assistant
director Kimathi Inoti, who is
in charge of primary schools
programme.
MAIN SPONSORS
Nestle Kenya, under Milo
brand, are main sponsors for
Kenya Primary School Sports
Association Championships.
According to Nestle Kenya
Managing Director Svetlana
Obruchkova, the company
through its Milo brand has
committed Sh5 million to ca-
ter for the teams participation.
Milo is a leadingsports devel-
opment brand which has con-
sistently provided platforms in
Primary School Ball Games to
nurture talent, she said.
The Milo African Champi-
onships is held once every two
years. The inaugural event was
held in South Africa in 2010
while Ghana staged the next.
Coach Ben Awinda said the
team that was selected during
the last Primary School Ball
Games in Kisumu has been
training for the last one week.
Squad; Nassi Ahmed
(Mombasa region), Waweru
Mbeche Kerry Musyoki, Alex
Mukundi (Aberdare), Ian
Ikonge Nzoia, Isaiah Kapkwe-
si, Luther Idaya, Rodgers Wan-
jala Nakuru (Nzioa), Felix Ki-
bet (Nakuru), Eric Waweru,
Brian Mumo, Charles Ochieng
(Nairobi), Elvis Odhiambo,
Fred Maina, Goeffrey Otieno
Samuel Uhuru (Lake) Ben Aw-
inda (coach), Nzioka Johnson
(ass coach).
JamesKairo(left)Assistant
DirectorQualityAssuranceand
StandardsMinistryofEducation
and SvetlanaObruchkova, MD,
NestleKenya flag-offtheKenyan
team. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO]
SprintersTonyChirchir,StephenBarazaand
WalterMoengaposeforaphotoatAKheadquar-
ters,yesterday. [PHOTO: DENNIS OKEYO / STANDARD]
FEAT TO CHERISH: Some of the Kenyan athletes, who took part
in the World Relays Championships in Bahamas, pose with
their medals upon arrival at the JKIA on Tuesday night. The
games ended on Sunday. [PHOTO: JENNIFER WACHIE/ STANDARD]
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Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard Page 8 / NATIONAL: SPECIAL REPORT
By AUGUSTINE ODUOR
A new report paints a grim picture
of the Free Primary Education (FPE)
with increased dropout rates and a
rising proportion of boys marginali-
sation in education.
Also highlighted are the worrying
trends of absenteeism, decline of par-
ents involvement in their childrens
education and insufcient funding,
all of which threaten the quality of ed-
ucation in public primary schools.
The survey by the National Tax-
payers Association (NTA) reveals that
more than one million pupils are cur-
rently out of school and recommends
efforts to bring them back to class.
The report says the majority of
these are boys and warns over the ris-
ing neglect of the boy child.
The challenge we have now is to
bring all these children to school and
retain them. We need to address child
labour in the various regions where it
is more pronounced, said NTA Na-
tional Chairman Peter Kubebea.
Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob
Kaimenyi said efforts were being
made to ensure all children are en-
rolled and kept in school.
It is now in law that all parents
must enrol their children in schools,
failure to which they can be taken to
court, he said.
He said enrolment in public
schools currently stands at over 10
million, up from 5.9 million in 2003
when FPE was launched.
But the new concern is the in-
creasing marginalisation of the boy
child even as the girl child continues
to get rising support.
The report, School Report Card
2013 records baseline data indicating
a descending trend in dropouts be-
tween 2009 and 2013.
However, the overall drop-out
rate from the school system (from
class one to eight) in 2013 was 3 per
cent and these incidences are higher
National Taxpayers
Associations survey
EDUCATION
amongst boys compared to girls, says
the report.
Prof Kaimenyi termed the ndings
on boy child marginalisation worry-
ing.
Our boys are getting more shy
and inferior because the girls are get-
ting more attention yet the Education
Act requires all children to be treated
equally and enrolled in school, said
the CS while launching the report at a
Nairobi hotel.
EDUCATION BOARDS
The report indicates that the drop-
out rates last year alone in the sam-
pled counties stood at 3.3 per cent
among boys compared to 2.5 per cent
for the girls.
Most children drop out in upper
classes between grade four and sev-
en, reads the report.
Some 2,023 schools were surveyed
in 23 counties. Some 9,844 girls
dropped out last year compared to
13,210 boys in these counties alone.
Kaimenyi said County Education
Boards had been instructed to ensure
all children are in school.
We are also empowering the
school management boards and com-
mittees to play their roles and ensure
that both boys and girls are empow-
ered and none is marginalised, he
said.
Among these counties, Taita -Tav-
eta had the highest rate of drop outs
at 17 per cent. Most of the cases were
reported in Class Eight.
Literature review points at the ro-
bust campaign focusing on girl child
education which as a result pay mini-
mal or no attention to boys, notes the
report. The report also blames the
mining industry and ranches, which
it says lure boys to work as miners and
herdsboys respectively.
Elgeyo Marakwet and Kajiado re-
corded the lowest drop-out ratio for
boys.
Study: More boys dropping out of school than girls
Focus on girl child has
led to marginalisation
of boys in education,
according to National
Taxpayers Association
By AUGUSTINE ODUOR
Parents have been urged to play a
central role in their childrens educa-
tion.
A new report by the National Tax-
payers Association says parents have
neglected their childrens education,
a move education Cabinet Secretary
prof Jacob Kaimenyi termed as unfor-
tunate.
NTAs chairperson Peter Kubebea
notes that parents are not taking re-
sponsibility for their childrens educa-
tion.
The primary sub-sector is con-
tinuing to experience many challeng-
es, including high pupil-teacher ra-
tios, worrying trend in teacher and
pupil absenteeism, reports of high
drop-out rates in some counties and
inadequate infrastructural develop-
ment, he said.
He said the report has demonstrat-
ed the signicance of enhancing the
relationship among pupils, parents
and teachers.
This unison is vital in the success-
ful management and administration
of schools, holistic pupil pefomance
and their well being, reads the report
launched yesterday.
The report reveals a causal rela-
tionship between active parental par-
ticipation and overall outcomes.
According to the report, counties
that recorded high level of parental re-
sponsibility also performed better in
last years KCPE.
Where parental responsibility
was above average there was signi-
cant difference of 11 units out of the
total units possible in the national ex-
ams. The report indicated that Kirin-
yaga County was rated the best with a
cumulative mean of parents partici-
pation of 72.82. It was followed by Ny-
eri County with 67.03 and Makueni
County with 66.65.
Take education
seriously,
parents told
MANY SCHOOLS LACK
ENOUGH TOILETS
Most schools do not have
enough toilets for pupils, the
NTA report has revealed. The
report says that 51 boys share
one toilet instead of 27 as stip-
ulated by the Ministry of Edu-
cation.
It further says 45 girls share
a toilet, instead of the recom-
mended 23. National view-
point reveals that most of
these schools fall short of the
Ministry of Education policy
with just about 38 per cent
of these schools having ad-
equate toilets for both boys
and girls, reads the report. Of
the sampled 23 counties, only
four Nandi, Kirinyaga, Nyeri
and Elgeyo Marakwet met the
recommended ministry guide-
lines for boys.
The report notes that sanita-
tion plays a key role in the re-
tention of children in school.
Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi (left), NTA Eastern Coordinator
Annah Katuki (centre) and NTA chairperson Peter Kubebea during the launch of
the report yesterday. [PHOTO: DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD]
Why this is the
best time to invest
in real estate, P8
Why this is the
best time to invest
in real estate, P8
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SECOND FEATURE
Why Brazil World
Cup ambitions
might not be met
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Timeless beauty of
silver
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NEWSNOW: Kiambu
creates zones to save
agricultural land
According to Governor William
Kabogo, the county has nalised
spatial planning and created
specic economic zones for
different sectors. PAGE 4
TEN QUESTIONS: The
value of a project
manager
A good project manager has to add
value to the client in a number of
ways, including working out how
to actualise the project, saving
money, improving quality and
meeting timescales. PAGE 5
STORY BEHIND: World
War One golf club
When World War One broke out in
August 1914. Muthaiga Golf Club
buildings and the nine-hole golf
course built in 1913 were taken
over by a medical unit. PAGE 11
SECOND FEATURE:
Brazil World Cup green
ambitions might not be
met
Some of the convincing facts
about this particular World Cup
being green has to do special
considerations in the construction
of the stadiums. PAGE 12
SPECIAL FEATURE: Have
you heard of these city
by-laws?
If you decide to wash your car
outside your house you might nd
yourself on the wrong side of the
law. PAGE 13
PROPERTY LAW: Give
more money to land
reforms
Exeprts say realistic allocations
to the land sector will allow for
implementation of the reforms in
line with the Constitution.
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LAND AND OTHER STORIES
L
ast weekend saw the inaugural Kiambu Homes
expo hosted at the Thika Road Mall, better known
as TRM. It was during this expo that Kiambu
County Governor broached the question of land
use in the area, a subject that has been thorny around
the larger Kiambu region, especially in the face of mega
projects in the area eating into agricultural land.
The county now
says the creation of
economic zones
will address this
problem. Home &
Away, the events
media sponsor,
was there and we
tell you what hap-
pened.
E l s e w h e r e
in this issue, we
take a look at the
Brazil World Cup.
Many might won-
der: What has a
property publi-
cation got to do
with football? As it turns out, a lot. With the required
construction projects to enable the hosting of such an
event, questions arise, in this case, the events organisers
sought to play the eco-friendly card, but will this be so?
Away from the World Cup, you might have taken a
look at our cover story, where our writer explores wheth-
er this is the right time to invest in property. Ideally, a lot
of things point in a different direction.
From high interest rates, infrastructure challenges
and regulatory manholes. On the other hand, however,
the sector is bustling and this might just be the time to
get in. Read more in our main feature on Page 8.
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HOME AND AWAY / Page 3 Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
newsfeature
Investors go for land
away from prime areas
By ERIC WAINAINA
R
ising property prices in areas
close to major towns as well as
the opening up of formerly far-
ung areas through infrastructur-
al development have seen middle-income
earners and a good number of low-in-
come earners rush to the suburbs to buy
land at more affordable prices.
Housing co-operatives and land buy-
ing companies have followed suit and
are buying large tracts of land in counties
which were previously unthinkable for
real estate development.
The scramble for land in such areas by
societies, which are putting up mega proj-
ects, has seen property prices shoot up.
For instance, Urithi Housing Co-op-
erative Society has acquired 100 acres in
Kilimambogo near the upcoming East-
ern Bypass, the Metropolis Cities and
Aerotropolis North East of Thika Town in
Kiambu County. It intends to put up its
agship project in the area dubbed Urithi
City Edge Project (UCEP).
The move has seen land prices in the
area go up. Not long ago, an acre of land
in this area was going for Sh350,000. That
gure is now between Sh3 million and Sh5
million.
Samuel Maina, Chairman of Urithi
Co-operative, said the project would com-
prise ten commercial plots, 350 serviced
plots ideal for country homes and 150 af-
fordable housing units. They will sell a 50
by 100 feet plot for Sh355,000.
It is too expensive to buy a plot in
prime area and build a home and since
our objective is to provide decent and af-
fordable housing to our members, we have
to get land where it is affordable, service it
and sell it to members. The infrastructure
bring developed makes it a conducive area
to live in, says Maina.
He adds that land prices in Nairobi
have become unaffordable because every-
one wants to own a piece of the city.
Other investment groups, like Angaza
Real Estate Ltd, are also targeting coun-
ties. Angaza is in the process of venturing
into the housing market, with counties as
its main target.
Angaza Chairman, Martin Kamau, says
they are buying land from owners in areas
that are growing, with the aim of helping
their members own homes.
Kamau said they are targeting counties
because of the promising real estate pros-
pects there, thanks to the infrastructural
developments.
The company recently acquired 60
acres in Nanyuki, which has already been
sub-divided and title deeds issued, with
50 by 100 feet plots going for Sh200,000
around Enaai Golf Course and Sh180,000
in Sweet Waters. The society also bought
100 acres near Enaai Golf Course and sub-
divided it to its members.
PROPERTIES
The company owns properties in Cen-
tral, Rift Valley and Coast regions. We are
targeting other counties where land is
cheap and readily available, says Kamau.
Kamuthi Housing Co-operative Soci-
ety, too, bought and is developing 1,200
acres in Kilimambogo in Thika East. The
Society is putting up the Sh1.8 billion Buf-
fallo Hills and Golf Village, a gated com-
munity, which will have 750 homes stand-
ing on quarter and half acres and covering
a total of 355 acres. They are also putting
up a nine-hole golf course, which covers
an area of 108 acres. Bernard Maina, the
Societys Chairman, says people no longer
seriously consider proximity to cities or
towns when deciding where to live.
What they consider most, he said, is ac-
cessibility. He says the farther away from
the city estates are built, the faster the im-
provement of infrastructure services.
People are not caring where the land
is so long as it is affordable and accessible.
This is why any time a development be-
gins, roads are constructed, and electric-
ity, water and security are provided. This
means latecomers can only get land past
the new estates, Maina says.
Zachary Mburu, a property agent, says
low-income earners are avoiding prime
areas because property prices are very
high.
He gives the example of Nairobi and Ki-
ambu where property prices have shot up
compared to far-ung areas in the same
counties or in other counties where one
can still get an acre plot with less than Sh1
million. Investors prefer going to areas
where they know land is still cheaper so
that they can buy large chunks, sub-divide
and make a good prot, he adds.
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Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
newsnow
Task force to probe land
injustices formed
A 14-member task force has been
formed to look into historical injustices
that have dogged the country for de-
cades.
The task force, gazetted on May 9,
was formed in line with the constitu-
tional requirement that land injustices
are investigated and appropriate action
be recommended by the National Land
Commission.
Headed by Samuel Tororei, the task
force is expected to come up with a draft
Bill and presented to Parliament in eight
months.
Moi University putting up
Sh3.1b ofce complex
Moi University is putting up a Sh3.1
billion complex in Eldoret as part of an
effort to alleviate ofce shortage in the
town.
To be named Moi University Pension
Scheme Plaza, the 26-oor complex will
be ready for occupation by December
2015.
Apart from providing ofce space,
the building, which has attracted in-
terest from medical practitioners and
county executives, will have a restau-
rant, gym, swimming pool and a 600-car
parking space.
It will also have three standby gen-
erators and a borehole. In addition, ev-
ery oor will have internet connectivity,
said Chebutuk Rotich, a trustee.
President Uhuru suspends
demolitions on land
President Uhuru Kenyatta has sus-
pended demolitions of houses said to
be constructed on land belonging to Ag-
riculture, Livestock and Fisheries minis-
try.
The President asked Cabinet Secre-
tary Felix Kosgey to give the investors
and homeowners more time to relocate.
Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko Mbuvi,
who intervened when the demolitions
started last week, said the investors had
not been served with a notice of eviction,
claims that were refuted by Kosgey, who
explained that a notice that had been
served but ignored. Over 20 new houses
had already been demolished.
Compiled by Mkala Mwaghesha
Weekly Roundup
Kiambu creates zones
to save farming land
T
he encroachment of real estate de-
velopment on agricultural land in
Kiambu is now a thing of the past,
thanks to new zoning laws.
According Kiambu County Governor
William Kabogo, the county has nalised
spatial planning and created specic eco-
nomic zones for different sectors.
Late last year, the county froze land
transactions after it became apparent that
most residents were selling their agricul-
tural land to real estate developers, while
others were seeking change of user so as to
develop houses and commercial buildings
on their agricultural land.
As you may all know, we have been los-
ing our key agricultural crops like coffee
and tea to the emerging concrete jungles.
What we are saying now is that there will
be no need for change of user applications
as there will be different economic zones
set aside for agriculture and real estate,
Kabogo said on Friday last week as he of-
cially opened the inaugural Kiambu Homes
Expo at the Thika Road Mall, Nairobi.
Kabogo said that if left unchecked, real
estate developments could turn the fertile
region into a concrete jungle, thus jolt-
ing one of Kenyas chief foreign exchange
earners.
Farmers have in the recent past up-
rooted coffee and sold off the land to pri-
vate developers without due regard to the
future of the countrys main cash crop.
Before coming up with the economic
zones, the county had last year put an em-
bargo on land transactions that mainly tar-
geted change of user applications.
Kiambu is one of the few counties with
some of the biggest real estate develop-
ments in the country. It hosts mega proj-
ects like Migaa, Tatu City, Thika Greens,
Bufallo Hills, Edenville and Sigona Valley.
Hundreds of acres of coffee planta-
tions have had to give way to these mega
projects that incorporate not only luxury
homes but also stately shopping malls and
golf courses.
Last week, Kabogo acknowledged that
there is still a great need for housing in
Kiambu not only to accommodate the
burgeoning Nairobi population but also
to house its own residents. The county is
home to more than 1.6 million people.
WAY FORWARD
We are all aware that there is no more
land in Nairobi for housing the ballooning
population. Kiambu has the land but there
has to be a structured method of construc-
tion. In fact, we are telling developers that
they will be getting their plan approvals
digitally within the same week of applica-
tion, said Kabogo.
The event, dubbed Building For The
Future and Peri-Urban Living, attracted
over 50 real estate rms, including Dunhill
Consulting, AMS Properties, Kings Devel-
opers, Ndatani Enterprises; building ma-
terial suppliers Alibhai Shariff and a num-
ber of nancial institutions.
It gave an opportunity for residents in
TRMs neighbourhood to sample the high-
end property portfolios.
For example, we met Jacob Chacha,
who has attended several such expos in
Nairobi, visiting different real estate stands
at last weeks expo.
Chacha wants to invest in rental prop-
erties but is not sure how to go about it.
After months of land transactions
freeze, the county has come up
with specic economic zones
for different sectors that will go
along way in saving agricultural
land, reports PETER MUIRURI
There are just too many conmen in this
city ready to swindle you of your hard-
earned cash, he told Home and Away.
However, I believe anyone who displays
his property here is genuine and has been
vetted.
Last September, Chacha bought two
plots in Ruai for Sh900,000 after attending
a housing expo.
Also at last weeks expo was Daud
Ahmed, a teacher, who lives in the neigh-
bourhood. Daud, who was shopping for a
house, has been living with her parents but
now wants out.
I need a house in a secure neighbour-
hood where I can raise children in future,
she said. She believes shopping for a house
at the expo is better than dealing with
agents.
According to TRM Director, Bharat
Doshi, holding such exhibitions in the
high-end mall is a seal of approval, espe-
cially in this era of insecurity.
Kenyans have two choices: stay home
due to insecurity and give terrorists an up-
per hand or get out and carry on with their
daily activities, he said.
Early this month, grenades went off
in two public service vehicles plying the
Thika Superhighway, reportedly killing
two people and injuring scores. One of
the blasts went off in a bus that was going
through an underpass that is about 200m
from the Thika Road Mall.
Scenes from
the expo. INSET:
Kiambu Governor
William Kabogo
(centre) accom-
panied by Michael
Waikenda (left),
Kiambu County
executive for
youth affairs and
sports, and Bharat
Doshi, director
Thika Road Mall at
the expo. [PHOTOS:
WILBERFORCE OKWIRI
/STANDARD]
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tenquestionsfor...
By WANGECI KANYEKI
1
What exactly is project management all about in
real estate industry
Project management is a series of
activities designed to produce a unique
development at a dened start and end
time with dened goals and resources. It
starts with a feasibility study, which de-
nes the nature of the project, its costs,
selling price, nancing, timing and prot-
ability. The feasibility study is often rewrit-
ten many times, but the end result is the
nancial template for the project. I saw
a project six years ago that has stalled to-
date because the client had fundamentally
changed the objectives part way through.
Project management is still relatively
new in Kenya. However, the value of a
good project manager is now being rec-
ognised.
2
How is project management different fromthe
workof aquantity surveyor?
A quantity surveyor will determine
how much the building will cost based on
the concept and design. The project man-
ager looks at every single aspect of the
project from conceptualisation to han-
dover. A good project manager has to add
value to the client in a number of ways, in-
cluding working out how to actualise the
project, saving money, improving quality
and meeting timescales.
3
How do project managers assist developers to
get nancing?
A project manager arranges bank
nancing for the developer by rst pre-
senting the feasibility study to the bank.
If the bank approves it, the project man-
ager has to provide a great deal of back-
up information on the project, answering
follow-up questions about any aspect of
the project.
There is a new development whereby
foreign contractors will build and nance
with their own credit from overseas. This is
an attractive option, but the developer will
require a guarantee from a local bank.
4
Whichprojects have youmanaged?
Tamarind Meadows on Mombasa
Road, Tamarind Valley in Utawala,
Fair Acres in Karen, Evergreen Court in
Kileleshwa, among others. At Tamarind
Valley, we intend to treat and reuse the ef-
uent with a solar powered plant.
5
Howdoyoumarket the projects?
The traditional and effective meth-
ods to market are to have open days,
site representatives and newspaper ad-
Why a project
manager is vital
vertisements. Showcasing at exhibitions
seems to have less effect than it used to
have and we are opting more for direct
marketing to corporate clients as well as
utilising the social media.
6
What services canaproject manager offer after
constructionof the property is completed?
We dont consider our job done
until everything has been nalised and the
developer has handed over the property.
So we arrange occupation certicates and
liaise with the banks and lawyers on partial
discharges.
We also manage the process of buyers
completing their payments and taking
possession of their houses. Only when ev-
erything is nalised is our work nished.
7
What are the needs of Kenyas property mar-
ket?
There is demand for high-end
properties. These buyers are very sensitive
to quality. On the other hand, when the
economy grows, a large number of poten-
tial buyers are created. So there is a strong
demand for units under Sh10 million.
We are also seeing a growing demand
for one- and two-bedroom apartments
from younger, single people. Our aim is to
build environments that people enjoy liv-
ing in.
8
What nancing models have you found to be
most effective?
The best model is a development
loan from a bank where the interest is ser-
viced monthly. This tends to decouple the
construction from the selling.
Alternatively, nancing by stage pay-
ments may be used but this is laborious
and if a buyer stops paying, it is difcult to
stop building his unit if it is an apartment.
9
Based on your experience, how can Kenya in-
crease its mortgage uptake?
The biggest single factor is the
interest rate. A reduction in the rate will
make buying houses much more afford-
able. This may be done through a Govern-
ment policy and by having employers offer
subsidised mortgages to their staff. Banks
are already doing this for their staff.
Buying a house is probably the best in-
vestment anyone can make.
10
What challenges do you face as a project
manager?
Most of the challenges are ex-
ternal. Persuading authorities to put up
infrastructure is particularly challenging.
jkanyeki@standardmedia.co.ke
Robert Darby, Project Manager, Tribeka Business Solutions
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Rent (Kshs) Location Description
Rent 120/=. (shops)
80/=. (ofce)
S/C 20/=
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measuring 2645, 3780, & 1600 s. ft. and above
respectively.
Rent Kshs. 80/=.
S/C Kshs. 20/=
AlongGeorgePadmoreRoadnext to its
junctionwithMarcusGarvey Roadinthe
Kilimani area.
Ofce premises measuring approx. 4,275
29,967sq. ft.
Rent Kshs. 65/=.
S/C 27/=.
UngaHouse, Westlands. Ofcesfrom700- 1800sq. ft.
Rent Kshs. 100/=.
S/C Kshs. 30/=.
Embankment Plaza.
Longonot Road, Upper Hill.
Ofce 2,245sq. ft.
B. SHOP PREMISES TO LET / FOR SALE
Rent (Kshs) Location Description
Rent 95/=.
S/C 20/=.
Saleprice: 14,500/=p.s.f.
Real Towers, Hospital Hill Road within
theUpper Hill area.
Shops& Ofcesmeasuringapproximately 3,500
sq. ft. - 7,000sq. ft.
C. GODOWNS / SHOWROOM PREMISES TO LET
Rent (Kshs) Location Description
Rent 37/50/=. MombasaRoad, Apex BusinessPark Godownpremisesmeasuring12,500sq. ft.
Rent 70/=.
(negotiable).
Enterprise Rd / Funzi Rd, junction
(formerly Standard Chartered Bank
KenyaLtd).
2units@ 7500sq. ft.
D. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE
Kenyatta Avenue Mombasa.
A prime commercial plot measuring 0.988 acres within the heart of Mombasa City developed with a petrol station,
but will be offered for sale on vacant possession basis.
Visit our website on www.lloydmasika.co.ke
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TO LET
250,000/- Askari Lane, Lower
Kabete Road
4 bed, 3 bath double storey house with DSQ.
220,000/- Thompson Estate,
Kingara Road
A spacious 5 bedroomtownhouse with DSQ.
200,000/= Gitanga Road, Lavington Executive town houses with 4 bed (all ensuite), DSQ and
Standby Generator.
170,000/- Thome Estate, off
Northern By-pass
On 0.5 acres, a 5 bed (all ensuite) house with family room.
150,000/- School Lane, Westlands Within walking distance of Sarit Centre, fully furnished 2 bed
at with pool.
150,000/- Redhill One, Tigoni On 0.25 acres, a 4 bedroom(2 ensuite) with DSQ
100,000/= to
160,000/=
Arborville Apartments,
Royal Apartments,
Arboretum Drive
Furnished 1 bedroom, 2 bedroomand 3 bedroom
apartments with pool, gymand sauna.
100,000/- Stands Apartments,
Dennis Pritt Road,
Kilimani
3 bedroom, 2 bathroomat with DSQ
75,000/- Riverside Newly renovated, 2 bedroomat.
55,000/- to
60,000/-
Bristow Flats, Hatheru
Road
2/3 bedroomats.
45,000/- Buru Buru 3 bedroomed maisonette
45,000/- Langata 3 bedroomed maisonette
45,000/- Imara Daima, off Mbs.
Road
Furnished 2 bed at with 2 showerrooms.
35,000/- Ngara Heights, Ngara Within short distance to City Centre, newly constructed 1
bed apartments with pool, lift, Gymand 24 hour security.
28,500/- Hekima Flats, South C 2 bedroomats.
5,500/- to 7,500/-
per month
Karatina Municipality, off
Karatina/Nyeri Road
1 bedroomand 2 bedroomunits
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE
90 Million Lower Kabete Road Approx. an acre plot with executive 4 bed house with a
fountain, gazebo and DSQ.
80 Million Nyari Estate, off Ngecha
Road
On 0.5 of an acre, 5 bed (all ensuite) double storey house
with DSQ for two.
45 Million Biashara Street, Kiambu On approx. 0.26 acres, a block of ats having 20 x 2
bedrooms.
30 Million Kamatus Estate, off
Gatanga Road, Thika
A 4 bed bungalow with DSQ in a gated community estate,
500moff Thika Super Highway opposite Blue Post.
16 Million Riara Gardens 3 bedroom, 2 bathroomat with DSQ
14 Million Ruby Estate, South C A lovely 4 bedroom, 2 bathroommaisonette with DSQ.
12 Million Akiba, South C A 3 bedroom, 3 bathroommaisonette with DSQ.
9 Million Parkview, South C Newly constructed 80 x 3 & 4 bedroomapartments with
borehole supply. Only seven, 3 bedrooms remaining.
4 Million Kibera Highrise 2 bedroomat
PLOTS FOR SALE
Offers Invited On Mombasa Rd, next to
Mlolongo
25 acres land suitable for either residential/
industrial developments.
25 Million Ruiru 1.25 acres plot, 1kmoff Thika Super Highway.
25 Million Off Namanga Kajiado 100 acres land situated within Elangata Wuas
Ranch. Ideal for horticulture farming.
15 Million Off Namanga Road, Kitengela 10 acres land suitable for subdivision/
residential developments.
6 Million per acre Kitengela, off Namanga Road 15 acres land suitable for sub-division/
residential developments.
350,000/- each Kisaju, Isinya 1/8 acre residential plots.
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BY STANDARD REPORTER
T
he local real estate is one of
the most vibrant economic
sectors of the country that
has seen the entry of various
players serving all segments of the
society.
Indeed, in comparison with a number
of African nations, outside of South Africa,
Kenya is far ahead in terms of the real
estate and property development that
has attracted a number of multinationals
to seek ofce space in the country and
even develop residential homes in the
country.
The vibrancy is, largely, as result of
the improved infrastructure, especially
the road network and the increasing
middle class.
Besides, a number of Kenyans in the
diaspora are also investing in real estate
after a number of banks partnered with
various land and estate development
agencies to facilitate the diaspora
investors in the sector.
Daykio Bustani
One of such projects is Daykio Bustani
being developed by Daykio Plantations
Ltd. The project is a family oriented
controlled residential development
situated about 25 minutes from Nairobis
Central Business District and only 3.5 Kms
from Thika Super Highway.
The project offers fully serviced
acre plots for sale with a selection of 9
unique architectural house designs to
choose from to build your home. Other
Key features of Daykio Bustani are;
Daykio Bustani will provide urban
living and convenience in a country
setting, Bustani will be regulated and
controlled to ensure that investors and
residents alike are assured that their
investment and family homes are secure
and will appreciate over time.
The firm has identified three
professional architectural rms as the
exclusive architects who have provided
beautiful & unique house designs for the
potential buyers.
The purchase process is simple, once
the customer has identied his/her plot,
they will pay a deposit of 30% of the
purchase price; and the balance within
90days. They will sign a Letter of Offer
& an Agreement for Sale together with a
Deed of covenant to ensure that certain
development & service standards are
Creativity, innovation dehning Kenya`s
rea| estate growth
maintained in the estate. Our Financial Partners
Family Bank Ltd & Cooperative Bank are available
to provide nancing for the purchase of the plot &
the construction of your home.
Established in 1986, Daykio Plantations has been
in the business of buying and selling real estate
for the last 28 years and we are working towards
ensuring that Daykio Bustani becomes the estate
where everyone wants to have a home a raise their
family.
A number of Kenyans in the
diaspora are also investing in
real estate after a number of
banks partnered with various
land and estate development
agencies to facilitate the
diaspora investors in the
sector
Daykio Plantations staff giving a potential home owner details of the Bustani project. PHOTO: Willis Awandu
Home Ownership
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mainfeature mainfeature
Industry gures
show a slowdown
in property
prices, situation
experts say offers
investors cheap
entry into the
market. This even
as there remains
a lot to be done
to make housing
affordable to
many, writes
JACKSON OKOTH
I
t is a beehive of activity as heavy
earthmovers and a group of build-
ers assemble brick and mortar for a
lavish property development taking
shape on an expansive piece of land situ-
ated on the eight-lane Thika superhigh-
way.
When completed, 32-acre Garden
City, nanced by a UK-based private eq-
uity rm, will comprise a 50,000-square
metre retail mall (expected to be the
largest in East Africa), modern commer-
cial premises, 500 homes and a four-acre
central park that will house an outdoor
house arena for staging shows and con-
certs.
Kenyas property market has poten-
tial for higher rates of return compared
to other jurisdictions. It is also relatively
easy for foreign investors to enter Kenyas
real estate sector. While the last four to
ve years has seen turbulence in devel-
oped property markets around the world,
Kenyas situation has remained relatively
stable, says Nathan Luesby, the Manag-
ing Director of Jenga Web Limited and a
former broker at the London Stock Ex-
change.
While markets such as India, Dubai
and China have had a boom over the last
15 to 20 years, these markets have big
bubbles with potential to explode any-
time.
What a foreign investor seeks in Ke-
nyas property market depends on sever-
al factors, including ones risk prole and
what kind of returns they are looking for.
Industry gures show a slowdown
in property prices, a situation experts
say offers the best opportunity to get in.
However, the cost of mortgages is still
high, making many investors hold back
their buying decisions.
But there is no bubble in the prop-
erty market. A rapid population increase
and a rapidly growing economy are still
fuelling demand for property, against
limited supply, says Luesby.
LIMITED SUPPLY
While there is limited supply of hous-
es, prices have remained at and stag-
nated in several places. High mortgage
has hit the middle-class, the main driv-
ers of the property market. The market
has stagnated because many are unable
to buy and are instead renting.
In a bubble situation, prices inate
exponentially on the back of no demand.
People who borrow to nance purchase
of houses panic when the price of the
property dips below the cash borrowed
to nance its construction. In Kenya,
most of the property purchases are cash-
based.
Property development is one of the
most lucrative businesses, with a rate of
return of at least 30 per cent.
For those targeting rental income,
the best option would be to purchase
ready-made houses. Investment in rental
houses has a return of between six and
eight per cent. This compares well with
returns in commercial property where
returns are at 12 per cent.
It all depends on whether one is look-
ing to buy land and construct houses or
buy ready-made units.
Demand is still strong in the middle
to high-income segments of the market.
Why this is the best time to invest in real estate
There is also a lot of land to be purchased
around Ngong, Kitengela, Ongata Ron-
gai, Syokimau as well as urban areas of
Nakuru and Eldoret.
The coastal resort town of Mombasa is
a no-go zone for many foreign investors
due to recent violence involving extrem-
ist Muslim youth groups, says Samwel
Rono of Legend Valuers Limited.
The recent unrest in Mombasa is al-
ready affecting property prices in coastal
regions, driving away buyers and inves-
tors alike.
In areas like Parklands, Nairobi, de-
mand is high.
At the low-income end of the market,
demand is low because most of those re-
siding in this segment do not have spare
cash to invest in property.
In the middle and high-income end
of the property market, demand is still
high, and mortgage companies can still
nd those in need of nance to buy a
house. While there is a severe shortage
of housing for the low-income segment
of the population, high mortgage rates
have made matters worse, says Rono.
While some parts of the property
market are oversupplied, others are un-
dersupplied, especially the lower end.
Some of the factors that discourage
developers from putting low-cost hous-
ing include tax, expensive land prices
and unavailability of cheap, low-cost
HOME AND AWAY / Page 9
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
mainfeature mainfeature
Why this is the best time to invest in real estate
technology, says Sakina Hassanali, the
Head of Research and Marketing at Hass
Consult.
Developers are concerned about
negative effects of this years introduc-
tion of value added tax on building and
construction materials.
INCREASE IN LEVIES
Also raising eyebrows is a move by the
Nairobi County Government to slap a 1.5
per cent levy on all new property devel-
opments within its borders, pushing up
building costs in the capital.
Business permits have also increased
by up to 60 per cent. There are many taxes
coming through, affecting property de-
velopers. A mortgage relief of Sh150,000
has remained at this level for a long time
and has yet to be adjusted.
High (interest rates on) mortgages
have continued to limit the uptake of
home loans, having a prolonged impact
on house prices and returns on property
as an investment. It is vital to understand
that if we continue to step up demand for
housing with an underdeveloped mort-
gage market, the casualty will be Kenyas
property market with possibly an impact
as severe as falling prices, says Caroline
Kariuki, the Managing Director of The
Mortgage Company Limited.
Developers are pushing for a radi-
cal shift to free up long term funding for
mortgages through establishment of a
secondary mortgage market. This, pro-
ponents say, is the only way the country
will see a signicant increase in mort-
gage uptake and home ownership.
At present, lack of credit information
means nanciers are not willing to lend
to individuals and small and medium-
sized enterprises.
While nanciers are excited when re-
ceiving applications, thereafter the cus-
tomer is taken through a protracted pro-
cess to provide documentation, which is
not standard and so is the information
requested. For starters, computerisation
of titles at the Lands ofce needs to be
expedited to facilitate authentic transac-
tions, says Kariuki.
All nanciers use their balance
sheets, hold the mortgage in their books
and use short-term funding to nance
mortgages. Development of a second-
ary mortgage market will reduce the cost
of funding, allowing entry of long term
nanciers such as pension funds and
insurance companies. At present, little
funding from these institutions is chan-
nelled to the real estate sector, apart from
purchase of large commercial buildings
with a rental yield of between four and
six per cent per year.
A secondary mortgage market will
also enable homeowners to access 30-
year xed rate mortgages. It will also
provide liquidity and allow the funding
of more mortgages without the restric-
tions on the nanciers core capital and
reserves.
Different estates in Nairobi. [PHOTOS: JACOB OTIENO AND GILBERT OTIENO/STANDARD]
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propertywatch/WITH FRANCIS AYIEKO
W
hen Lands Cabinet Secretary
Charity Ngilu shut down Ar-
dhi House ofces about three
weeks ago for an audit of the
central lands registry, her critics read mal-
ice. What incensed many most were claims
by National Land Commission (NLC) of-
cials that they were never consulted and
that they could not access their ofces lo-
cated in Ardhi House.
The audit is over and lands ofces have
been reopened, but the tussle between NLC
commissioners and the Lands Ministry are
far from over.
Since the commission came into force
early last year and Ngilu took over as Lands
Cabinet Secretary following Jubilees victory
in the March 2013 polls, there have been
consistent differences over NLCs mandate
and that of the ministry.
According to the Land Development
and Governance Institute (LDGI), it is high
time we had interventions to bring these
turf wars to an end.
In its latest analysis of progress of re-
forms in the land sector, the lands think-
tank attributes the turf wars between NLC
and the Lands ministry to inconsistencies
in land laws the National Land Commis-
sion Act, the Land Registration Act and the
Land Act enacted in 2012.
A careful look at the new land laws,
and in particular the Land Registration Act,
which spells the roles of each of the institu-
tions on matters of land registries and land
Laws to blame for turf wars
registration, over which there has been the
most visible wars, shows obvious conicts
in some of the clauses, the institute says in
its 14th Land Watch Note report released in
Nairobi on Tuesday this week.
It says that the National Land Commis-
sion Act, the Land Act and the Executive
Order No 3 on the Organisation of Govern-
ment, looked at against the Constitution,
also contain inconsistencies that call for
attention.
It warns that until the conicts in the
laws and the Executive Order are ad-
dressed, the current differences between
the National Land Commission and the
Lands Ministry are unlikely to end.
One glaring inconsistency in the laws,
says LDGI, is that the Constitution, in Ar-
ticle 67 (2) (a), requires the land commis-
sion to manage public land on behalf of
the national and county government; it is
expected that all its policy decisions and
any allocation or renewal of leases to public
land should be shared and done in consul-
tation with the national and county govern-
ments, respectively.
In Article 67 (2) (c), the Constitution re-
quires the land commission to advise the
national government on a comprehensive
programme for the registration of title in
land throughout Kenya. But LDGI says sec-
tions of the law that appear to give it or im-
ply its direct role in the registration of title to
land should come under review.
Also in focus are Sections 6 and 7 of the
Land Registration Act, which give the Land
Commission powers to determine the form
of register to be kept in a land registry and
powers to appoint the date for geo-referenc-
ing any plans to be kept in land registries.
But Section 100 of the same Act gives
the Lands Cabinet Secretary the powers to
make regulations to determine the kind of
forms, the manner and form of registries,
the procedures and hours of opening for
business to be observed in land registries.
These two are in direct contravention and
are recipe for conict, says the LDGI re-
port, which has also pointed out ve other
inconsistencies in the law laws.
So what should be done? The institute
recommends that Parliament undertake
a thorough audit of the new land laws and
immediately effect the amendments.
It also wants regulations that will effect
the laws to be formulated soonest to govern
the smooth operation of each of the laws.
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Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
By LYDIA LIMBE
W
hen World War One broke out
in August 1914, most Muth-
aiga Golf Club members
who were mainly from colo-
nial families left.
The club buildings and the nine-hole
golf course built in 1913 were taken over
by a medical unit.
A large eld hospital tent was erected
on the course and the buildings were used
by the medical staff.
In 1919, Captain James Cleland re-
turned from the army and was appointed
secretary to the country club. Golng was
revived after the war, but was always short
on money to maintain the club and the
course.
Major J W Milligan, S A Mortiboys and
Major Dudgeon, who were keen save the
golf course and the country club from col-
lapsing, agreed in 1921 to add nine more
holes, making it a full 18-hole golf course.
However, the actual 18-hole course
construction started in 1926. Additional
175 acres was acquired on a 50-year lease,
and a Gymkhana section for playing rugby,
football, cricket and tennis was formed.
The new clubhouse was opened by
Captain Schwartze, the President, in 1927.
The Gymkhana section functioned well
until the outbreak of World War II, when
most of the younger members joined the
forces. The rugby and cricket sections be-
came defunct, but the tennis section was
still active.
Rugby and cricket sections are now
used as practice grounds. At that time,
the Caledonian Football Club was allowed
to use part of this ground as a temporary
home ground until their own pitch was
completed.
As it stands now, the rst nine holes are
on the right side of Kiambu Road (head-
storybehind...
World War
One golf club
ing to Kiambu), while the other nine are
on the left.
Golfers move to and from these holes
using an overhead footpath that goes over
the road and connects the two sections.
In 1928, the original nine holes were
reversed and remodelled under the di-
rection of the then Captain, Major J W
Milligan, with the assistance of the then
ne golfer, F Gordon Smith KC, (solicitor
general), Messrs WC (now Sir Walter) Hug-
gard, K C (Attorney General), E K Figgis, KC
and HF Eagleton.
The late Lord Delamere was so attract-
ed by the course that he took up golf with
much enthusiasm and was appointed
president.
It was easy to spot him. He was always
followed by his entourage of three boys,
one carrying a box of cigars, another a box
of balls, a third his eld glasses, in addition
to his caddie and forecaddies.
PIONEER
The Muthaiga Golf Club is rightly
counted as one of the pioneer golf clubs
in Kenya.
In 1949, the club captain T S Campbell
decided to revert to the original plan of
having greens instead of browns. J A Kin-
nell was responsible for most of the re-de-
signing of the holes as well as construction
and related work.
The new greens were ofcially opened
by Sir Philip Mitchell, Governor of Kenya,
on November 11, 1950, when the club
played an inaugural match against the
newly formed Senior Golfers Society.
In 1980, a dam was built on the rst
hole. More water features have been in-
stalled at the 13th hole, making it the sig-
nature hole for Muthaiga Golf Club.
Between 2000 and 2004, the golf course
was redesigned and is the rst club in the
country to introduce the use of bent grass
on the greens. The club has many trophies
for competitions such as the Wynne Cup,
which was presented by the late Lord De-
lamere in memory of the great work by W
Wynne. This is a knockout open to both
men and women.
Others are The Morrison Mug, The
Presidents, Captains and Secretarys Priz-
es, Old Members Prize, (open to all male
members).
There is also the Nairobi District Four-
somes, fully reported under Open Events
and the Empire Day Competition.
Apart from these tournaments, Muth-
aiga Golf Club proudly displays the tro-
phies it has won during other tournaments
within the country. Almost every weekend,
there is a sponsored golf tournament held
at the club.
Muthaiga Golf Club today. [PHOTOS: WILBERFORCE OKWIRI/STANDARD]
Until this year when it was number two
in the Easter Tournament dubbed The Ta-
nahill Shield. It has been the club to beat
for the last six years.
It also has a professional golfer, Anil
Shah, the only highly-trained pro-golfer
in the country after completing a two-year
professional training in South Africa.
The Kenya ladies captain, Christina An-
dersen, alongside three other lady golfers,
will be playing for Kenya in the upcoming
All Africa Challenge between June 8 and
June 12 at the golf club.
The clubhouse stands as it was built in
1913, the only addition being on the left
side, which hosts a new sports bar and a
gym.

llimbe@standardmedia.co.ke
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secondfeature
B
razilians love soccer. It is said they
would rather play or watch soccer
than spend time in an inch of the
7,491km of coastline their country
boasts of.
So it was no surprise that their elected
ofcials decided to controversially stretch
out their necks a little more to make it an
experience that will last a lifetime. The Pres-
ident, Dilma Rousseff, excitedly described it
as being the World Cup of World Cups.
As alluded to by numerous sponsored
PR campaigns, what will make this World
Cup different from the rest is the eco-record
that it is going to
set. With
t h e
Brazil World Cup eco-friendly
ambitions might not be met
exception of parties and beach bodies in
Rio de Janeiro, of course.
Professionals, however, raise the ques-
tion of whether the pledged Sh289 billion is
too steep a cost.
Some of the convincing facts about this
particular World Cup being green has to
do with construction activities and special
considerations in the construction of the
stadiums.
One of the most famous soccer stadiums
in the world due to its rich history, Mara-
cana in Rio de Janeiro, has been the subject
of media scrutiny for weeks now with Fifa
all too glad to show its $390 million (Sh33.93
billion) environmental makeover.
SOLAR PANELS
The stadium features a ring of 1,500
gleaming solar panels on the roof, new
eco-lighting systems and rainwater
pitch irrigation. The stadium also has
intelligent bathrooms, which are
basically urinals that only pump
water during match breaks.
In the city of Belo Hori-
zonte, construction recycling
has been taken to a whole new
level with the reusing of all the
debris in the building over-
haul.
All the concrete waste has
Brazil World Cup has been hyped to be the
greenest World Cup ever, saving on gas
emissions. However, KEVIN OGUOKO tells
you why this World Cup is going to be just
like every other owing to planning problems
Maracana Sta-
dium in Rio de
Janeiro.
BOTTOM: Estdio
Nacional that
prides itself on re-
cycling materials.
[PHOTOS: COURTSEY/
STANDARD]
been turned into street paving, seats that
were removed from the stadium have been
donated to smaller stadia. Even the pitch
will be re-used it was meticulously dug
up, transported and re-laid for users of a lo-
cal social project.
The most impressive stadium, however,
has to be Estdio Nacional in the Brazil-
ian capital of Brasilia. The stadium, built
in 1974, had to be demolished and recon-
structed using recycled materials from the
previous stadium.
The roof of the stadium has a retractable
centre, and is semi-transparent, allowing
natural light to lter through and so reduc-
ing lighting costs inside. The stadium will
also harvest rainwater and make use of a
natural ventilation system.
Not only was the stadium designed to
produce all of its own energy; it also has a
mini power station on the roof, made up
of a gigantic ring of solar panels that can
supply electricity to over a 1,000 homes per
day.
It is also equipped with a photo-catalytic
membrane that absorbs air pollution parti-
cles to reduce the presence of greenhouse
gases.
The stadium will have 3,000 seats made
from recycled PET bottles, while 2,000 tones
of leftover metal will be used to build 22
new schools expected to hold an estimated
13,000 children. The 70,000-seater arena
cost about Sh45.6 billion.
We are going beyond what has ever
been done before, said Federico Addiechi,
Fifas head of corporate social responsi-
bility in a press statement. Its our most
comprehensive strategy, our biggest ever
investment because we want to protect our
planet.
But it takes a little more than fancy new
green technology to solve green problems;
it takes the combination of other technolo-
gies and proper practical planning.
Despite the thoughtful technology, it
is predicted by environmentalists that the
tournament will still pump 2.72 million
tonnes of greenhouse gases into the air by
the end of the competition, thus coming
in at a third higher than the last World Cup
held in South Africa in 2010.
Brazil, which is almost the size as the
United States, has no viable mass trans-
port system. Eighty-one per cent of the
carbon gases that will be released into the
atmosphere will be generated by ights for
football fans travelling by planes from one
stadium to another.
As quoted by the Smart Planet website,
Philippe Pernstich, a consultant advisor at
the monitoring group, The Carbon Trust,
says if the organisers were serious about
the environment, then different decisions
would have been made to reduce the travel,
particularly with fans following their na-
tional team between games.
Brazil elected for 12 distant venues,
from a possible minimum of six, and build-
ing six new stadia are far from ideal from an
environmental perspective. The organisers
could have opted to hold all group matches
in a single region, which would have re-
duced fans travel. Commercial factors have
overridden environmental considerations,
says Pernstich.
LEGACY
There is also the question of legacy
once the World Cup is over. The 43,000-seat-
er stadium in the jungle city of Manaus will
only host four matches during the World
Cup. Running over-time and over-budget,
the intricate design, similar to Beijings Bird
Nest stadium, has required 7,400 tonnes of
smelted steel to be imported from Portugal,
and transported through the rainforest.
The extra weight cranes to lift the metal
had to be own in from China and the Unit-
ed States. After the tournament is over, the
local soccer team Nacional will take on the
stadium, a team that usually attracts a mere
600 supporters during matches.
Its the classic white elephant. That sta-
dium will never be full again. How can you
justify it? Weve been saying, You need to
plan to deliver real change. The Brazilian
team is highly intelligent, but there is just
no culture of planning, Dan Epstine, Head
of Sustainability for the London Olympics
and now advisor to the Brazilian govern-
ment, was quoted as saying.
He has run a series of workshops for sta-
dium managers but fears they didnt start
work putting eco-plans into shape in time.
Now, it is a rush job, and construction over-
runs arent helping.
He added: Perhaps it was an unrealistic
expectation in a developing economy, but
there is no way this World Cup is going to be
the greenest anything.
We have learnt lessons, admitted Fed-
erico Addiechi. The sooner you start on
work on these issues, the easier, the cheap-
er, the more impactful they are. We want to
do more, but I am very positive about it we
are on the right track.
HOME AND AWAY / Page 13
Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
By AUSTINE OKANDE
BUILDINGS MUST BE PAINTED AND RENOVATED
ANNUALLY
Are you a property owner within Nairobi
City County? When was the last time you
painted or renovated your house?
A spot check by the writer across city
estates revealed that many of the buildings
within and out of the city are in bad shape,
covered with dust and discoloured. Some
buildings still bear out-dated political cam-
paign posters.
Owners of these buildings are contra-
vening city county bylaw, which stipulates
that every buildings within the county must
be renovated and painted at least once ev-
ery year.
ALL RESIDENTIAL HOUSES MUST BE FENCED
All residential houses and land with the
county must have proper fences, according
to city bylaws.
Although not clearly stipulating what
proper fencing is, the city bylaw goes ahead
and indicates that failure to fence or poorly
done fencing on ones land can land them
Nairobi bylaws
few know about
specialfeature
in jail. The bylaw states that exposing us-
ers to risk through inadequately fenced or
unfenced land is a criminal offence. City
fathers have probably never passed along
Jogo Road where in some residential areas
the idea of a fence is merely a rumour.
CLEANING YOUR GATE AND CAR IS PROHIBITED
If you have a slow Saturday and decide
to ll in the time washing your car outside
your house you might just nd yourself on
the wrong side of the law. Washing, repair-
ing or dismantling any vehicle in a prohib-
ited area, except in the case of emergency,
is illegal, the bylaw reads.
Washing of gates and the consequent
discharge of the water from premises is
prohibited by city bylaws.
Did you know that is against the law to
harvest rainwater from ones own prem-
ises?
THE BYLAW ON LANDSCAPING
For those in love with nature and are in-
trigued by landscaping, the county permits
you to plant trees and owers within your
compound.
However, if your property is close to a
road, there are limitations. The bylaw pro-
hibits one from having an overgrown live
fence; you are not supposed to cut trees un-
less permitted in writing by the City Hall.
The bylaw further states that all hedges
should be trimmed or removed to safe-
guard residents.
Allowing hedges and trees to encroach
and pose a danger to trafc movement is
prohibited, the bylaw reads.
UNBLOCKING YOUR OWN DRAINAGE
Is your toilet clogged up? Banish the
idea of a quick DIY (do-it-yourself) situa-
tion. Unblocking of drainages or leaking
sewer pipe is the sole responsibility of the
City County.
The bylaw further states that disposing
of harmful objects in the streets is against
city laws.
URBAN FARMING
Considering the current situation, a side
hustle is not far from the minds of many.
But before you start shopping for quails you
need to know this. It could land you in jail,
if you are in Nairobi that is, and if you are
practising farming without proper certica-
tion.
For instance, rearing a dog older than
four months without a license is illegal and
attracts a Sh2,000 ne. Rearing more than
four dogs older than four months means
your premise requires a license.
Keeping any animal or poultry which
cause a nuisance to any resident in the
neighbourhood is prohibited, the bylaw
reads.
The bylaws also authorise animal con-
trol ofcers to inspect peoples homes.
GARBAGE COLLECTION
Collecting and burning of garbage with-
in a residential area is prohibited. Of course
the presumption is that the local govern-
ment will handle that for you, but as many
Nairobi residents will tell you, you might
end up living under a mound of rubbish
waiting for collection.
DEMOLITION
Property owner or investor who intends
to demolish a building is required to have
a permit from City Hall. The bylaw also
stipulates that every construction process
should be well covered to prevent dust or
other harmful substance from harming
residents.
WELL-LIT HOMES
Walking around after dusk, especially
in residential estates, you will occasionally
have to peer into the dark, occasioned by
lack of security lights.
But this should not be. The county re-
quires all property owners to ensure the in-
stallation of security lights in front of their
buildings.
A landlord should ensure that the front-
age of a building is kept clean, in a good
condition and well repaired, the bylaw
states.
DEFACING ANY BUILDING BY WRITING SIGNS IS
ALSO PROHIBITED.
Everyone must be thinking it, so Home
& Away will just ask: What then is the story
behind those political posters and grafti
on walls and road overpasses?
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netouch/WITH WANGECI KANYEKI
S
ilverware is a great way to upgrade
your household to timeless, func-
tional and classy accessories.
A little goes a long way and a sin-
gle piece of silver whether in the form
of candlestands, trays, cutlery or vases
will give immediate results.
Silver was used in many cultures as a
sign of royalty, luxury and renements
in palaces and places of worship such
as temples and churches. Purchase new
silver from retail outlets or from antique
shops or use silver coated artefacts for
gifting and accessorising. Here are some
ideas to consider.
SERVING DISHES
Using silverware serving dishes will
make any diner feel like royalty. The re-
ective shine on the utensils will dance
with the light and add to the sophistica-
tion.
Create a table centre-piece of antique
teapots, fruit basket and trophies lled
with owers. Everything looks more
glamorous on a silver tray. Serve tea on a
silver tray with silver setting of teapot and
sugar bowl to send a non-verbal message
of how valuable your guest is.
Place a silver tray on the dressing table
and put make-up pencils and brushes in
matching vases or pedestals.
CUTLERY
Invest in silver cutlery for use on the
dining table. If kept well, silver has a re-
sale value, which could be used to pur-
chase another favourite collection.
Overtime, one may accumulate mis-
matched spoons, folks and knives. A little
creativity will revamp their life for other
purposes.
An inspiring quote can be engraved on
a spoon. In place of owers in a vase, dis-
play the mismatched cutlery in a silver
vase and the decorative ends of the folks
and knives will create a pleasant sight.
COLLECTIONS
Showcase a collection of artwork of sil-
verware on a wall such as trays, mirrors,
or photo-frames. Keeping a theme of
Timeless beauty
of silverware
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STANDARD]
similar items will create a sense of unity.
A group of trays displayed on a corridor
wall can double up as a notice board by
posting notes using magnets.
Adorn bookshelves, coffee table and
hallway tables with elongated tall-
necked silver candlestands, and various-
sized trophies and vases for that striking
charm.
To maintain the glim and glam of silver
will require that you honour it by regu-
larly polishing it to keep it from looking
tarnished.
However, depending on artistic consid-
erations, others prefer to use their silver
with a tarnished look. Either way, do not
hide away your silver for that special day.
Bring it out and display it on shelves,
tables and walls and enjoy it every single
day. After all, life is not a rehearsal; enjoy
the little pleasures of it such as the time-
less beauty of silverware.
jkanyeki@standardmedia.co.ke
HOME AND AWAY / Page 15 Thursday, May 29, 2014 / The Standard
P
layers in the property market are
calling on the national Govern-
ment to allocate enough money
for land reforms in this years
budget. They say realistic allocations
to the land sector will allow for imple-
mentation of the reforms in line with the
Constitution.
The Economic and Social Rights Centre
(ESRC), for instance, has recommended
that the National Assembly Budget and
Appropriation Committee should ensure
funds are allocated for land reforms.
According to a paper by ESRC titled, Se-
curing Land Rights and the Implementa-
tion of Land Reforms, the body calls on
Parliament to allocate funds to the Na-
tional Land Commission (NLC).
The funds to the NLC, it says, should be
used to conduct a national inventory of
the number of genuine squatters coun-
trywide in need of settlement.
A review of the budget for scal year
2014/2015 indicates that resettlement
activities have been completely ignored.
The National Assembly should also cre-
ate a Resettlement Fund for purposes of
buying land for resettlement of squatters
in the country.
In the wake of the devolved system of
government, the ESRC says funds should
also be allocated to establish County
Land Management Boards to guarantee
property law
WITH HAROLD AYODO
Give more money to reforms
land administration and management in
counties.
The National Land Policy proposed a
devolved structure of land administra-
tion in the country which involved the
establishment of local level mechanisms
for sustainable land rights administra-
tion and management
The proposal was captured in the land
legislative framework that was adopted
after the enactment of the Constitution
in 2010.
For instance, the National Land Com-
mission Act mandates the commission
to set up the County Land Management
Boards to carry out physical planning,
land surveying and mapping, land adju-
dication and consolidation, and settle-
ment. However, the boards have yet to
begin operation because of limited fund-
ing provided to the commission.
The absence of devolved structure of
land administration and management
about ve years after the enactment of
the Constitution that entrenched devo-
lution might lead to land governance at
the county level grounding to a halt.
The absence of County Land Manage-
ment Boards means that crucial activi-
ties like physical planning, land survey-
ing and mapping, land adjudication and
consolidation, and settlement at the
counties may remain a pipe dream.
The ESRC paper proposes that Parlia-
ment should seek an explanation from
relevant authorities on their plans for de-
centralisation of land management and
administration services and activities to
counties.
In the wake of new land laws in line
with the Constitution, the budget to be
read on June 12, should allocate funds
for faster development and adoption of
land regulations to ensure a seamless
administration and management of land
countrywide.
The new land laws are yet to be fully
operational. For instance, in spite of the
enactment of the Land Registration Act
in 2012 to repeal the Registered Land Act,
the regulations to operationalise the Act
are yet to be adopted, resulting in regu-
lations for the repealed Act to continue
being applied.
In its paper, the ESRC says that Parlia-
ment should seek an explanation from
authorities on plans for the development
of the land regulations and frameworks
that will operationalise various land leg-
islations.
The National Assembly should also
probe the authorities on the legislations
that the Government intends to enact
this scal year and in the medium term.
The writer is an Advocate of the High
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gardeningandlandscaping
or other ornaments.
Although perfectly at terrain
is not essential, the main com-
ponents of a formal garden are
best appreciated on attish
site where the patterns formed
by the axes and cross axes can
be viewed either from the main
windows of the house or from an
adjacent terrace or porch.
BALANCE
Symmetric balance is essential
in a formal garden to empha-
sise the focus of the garden. It is
typically expressed by a series of
equally matched beds and spac-
es on either side of an axis. These
spaces or beds may be square,
rectangular, curved or a hybrid
of all three.
Walkways with crisp edges typ-
ically thread through the layout
dening the boundaries of spac-
es and forcing planting beds and
lawns into order.
The edges and outlines may be
further emphasised by the ad-
dition of low, clipped evergreen
hedges.
STATUARY AND ORNAMENTS
Matching urns of either solid,
carved forms or open bowl types
lushly lled with plants placed
on pedestals provide interest and
intricacy in a formal garden.
Thematically related statuary
and artistic pieces of appropriate
BY HOSEA OMOLE
I
f you like an orderly, well-
structured and controlled
environment, then you will
fall in love with formal gar-
dens.
They have adorned palaces and
gardens of the high and mighty
for ages, depicting power, domi-
nance and control.
But they can also be modi-
ed to suit small urban gardens
where efcient space use is criti-
cal and low maintenance is not a
luxury.
Here are some tips to get you
started on a formal garden.
AXES
Features and elements (both
manmade and natural) in a for-
mal garden are made to follow
an imposed geometry and strict
symmetry, producing simple
and efcient spaces organised
around axes.
If space allows, cross-axes can
be created; some larger gardens
have multiple axial routes that
create views along and across
the garden.
Axes are terminated at focal
points, usually the main entry of
a house but can also end up at a
statue, a garden fountain or any
other garden objects.
Axes intersections too are treat-
ed as focal points and are en-
hanced with special pavements
Going formal
with gardens
scale are placed at focal points to
dramatise the scene and intro-
duce meaning and symbolism.
Topiary trees or shrubs and
neatly shaped climbing roses or
clematis, supported by sturdy
yet decorative wood or metal
structures are other attractive
details that you can add in a for-
mal garden.
MAINTENANCE
Maintenance costs, unfortu-
nately, are always high with for-
mal gardens since every plant
must receive perfect grooming
throughout and the construction
elements must be kept reason-
ably neat and in a good state of
repair. More often than not, you
will require dedicated gardening
services, especially during the
growing season, just to keep up
with all the trimming, mowing
and edging that this type of gar-
dening requires.
Modications can, however, be
made to the style by introducing
more informal planting, reduc-
ing the variety of plants used
and simplifying the construction
details and materials to make it
more suitable for todays urban
lifestyle. This is, in fact, what has
given rise to the contemporary
style of gardening as we know it.
The writer is a landscape ar-
chitect