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A 23-year-old woman from

Kirinyaga county has been charged
with the murder of her husband.
Appearing before Baricho
Principal Magistrate Evans Hezekiah
Keago, Sabina Njeri is accused of
killing James Kibui by stabbing him
on the neck for allegedly refusing to
buy her shoes worth Sh1,000.
Chief Inspector Rose Roheya
urged the court to remand the
accused in police custody for the
next 14 days for investigations to be
completed.
Njeri was therefore not required
to plead to the murder charge, and
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case be brought for mention on
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NAIROBI COUNTY
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Demonstrators says
authorities have failed
to contain runaway
crime in the region
Kenyas Bold Newspaper
By PHARES MUTEMBEI
Activities came to a standstill in

Meru town and its environs yesterday
when hundreds of residents demonstrated on the streets against insecurity they said had spiraled out of control in the area.
The protests came in the wake of
the killing of a watchman in the town
on Sunday night. His body was discovered on Monday morning and he
is believed to have been killed by robbers.
Yesterday, almost all shops and offices closed doors, with residents and
business community led by Chamber of Commerce boss Gabriel Miungi, marching through the streets
to the District Commissioners office,
which also houses the County Commissioner.
Raila reduces referendum

items to three hot issues
Nairobi Governor rejects
0.5 per cent housing levy
imposed on contractors
Nairobi County has objected to the

national governments 0.5 per cent
charge levied on construction.
Instead, Governor Evans Kidero
wants the Government to revoke
the imposition of the construction
levy as contained in the National
Construction Authority Act, 2014.
The fee, he said, would adversely
affect investor enthusiasm and deny
residents the right to adequate
and affordable housing and
infrastructure.
Dr Kidero argued that the levy if
imposed would impact heavily on
housing, and push high the cost of
providing urban technical services
and the ability to expand the county
infrastructure.
This levy is bound to impact
heavily on housing as well as
push the cost of providing urban
technical services, which would
in turn impact negatively on the
ability of my government to expand
infrastructure services, said Kidero.
ROADS BARRICADED
Carrying twigs and placards, the

demonstrators blamed the police
and the countys administrators for
the wave of killings, carjackings and
robberies in the area. They later barricaded major roads with boulders and
logs after camping outside the DCs
office, demanding that he address
them without success.
Police moved in to disperse the rioters, but were outnumbered and had
to call reinforcements. Private motorists and matatu drivers had to look for
alternative routes to access the central business district and roads leading out of the town.
The police have let Meru down
because they have failed to protect
us our and our property. We are at
the mercy of killers on the loose and
we dont want know what to do, said
Kevin Muregi, who owns a fleet of taxis in the town.
He added: Taxi drivers are being carjacked every day and usually they are either robbed or killed.
The demonstrators were later addressed by Meru Governor Peter Munya, County Commissioner Wilfred
CORD shrinks items it wants Kenyans

to vote on to three; disbandment of
IEBC, more cash for counties, and rising
insecurity. Vows the process is unstoppable
ALSO INSIDE
MPs halt police

recruitment to
await probe by
Parliament
THEIR GRIEVANCES
The region has witnessed increased cases of carjackings,

robberies and killings in the recent past
Police and county administrators had failed to contain crime
in the area and officers who
had overstayed in their stations
should be moved in the next
three weeks
They also threatened to push
for transfer of county commissioner and county commander if
the situation is not arrested
Nyangwanga, County Commander

Samson Kinne and CID boss Joseph
Koini.
We want police officers, who
have served in Meru for years to be
deployed to other parts because they
have failed to deal with the runaway
crime in Meru, said Mike Makarena,
a businessman.
Munya called for a mop-up of
Demonstrators barricade the road outside the County Commissioners office

in in Meru Town yesterday. [PHOTO: PHARES MUTEMBEI/STANDARD]
guns, which he said were partly to

blame for the worsening security situation.
ILLEGAL GUNS
There is a lot of illegal guns in

the hands of criminals. I join residents to demand that senior police
officers who have overstayed in Meru
be transferred, said Munya.
He added: The situation would
have been worse had it not been for
Flying Squad officers based at Mikinduri. We demand an overhaul of police force here. We want any criminal
networks existing in Meru dismantled.
Imenti North MP Rahim Dawood
By James Mbaka
and the business leaders handed the

commissioner a petition demanding
action.
We dont have faith in people in
charge of security. We are giving the
County Commissioner and County Commander three days to bring
the situation under control, failure
to which we will demand that they be
moved, said Dawood.
Nyagwanga, who was recently
posted to the area, called for patience
as they addressed the situation.
We are new in Meru so please give
us two weeks and I assure you will see
change. We had a shortage of personnel, but we have just received more
officers, he said.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has declared that the push

for a referendum is unstoppable as the Coalition for Reforms
and Democracy (CORD) narrows down to three the issues it
wants put to public vote.
Raila laughed off the perception that Jubilee may unleash its tyranny of numbers to scuttle the process in Parliament, saying the crusade to change the Constitution is
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
Raila Odinga
Kenyas paper billionaire Somaia jailed in UK over fraud
SEE STORY ON PAGE 12
Ketan Somaia (left) in court and, above, at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in
2004. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
Knut demands
medical scheme
for teachers
SEE STORY ON PAGE 6
When I met Mr Somaia, I trusted

him implicitly. He seemed to
me to be a very successful and
wealthy businessman and I thought that
I could benefit from doing business with
him. I now bitterly regret my misplaced
trust, Mr Mirchandani
By Paul Wafula
Ketan Somaia lived and dined like a

king, globetrotted in private jets, struck
deals in the skies as he popped expensive champagne and dazzled even Kenyas rich club with his billionaire tastes,
looks and exhibitionism.
But he will now face his 50s behind
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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Thursday, July 24, 2014 / The Standard
Fall of high-flying billionaire Somaia as UK

Continued from P1
bars alongside some of the worlds
deadliest criminals. The fall of Somaia
from a high-flying and smooth-talking billionaire, who lured his pawns
with luxury trips, generous gifts and
fabulous parties where he only served
them the luxurious Dom Perignon
1984 Champagne before swindling
them, to an eight-year prison sentence alongside Britains most dangerous criminals is as epic as it is
thrilling.
On Tuesday, a judge in London
handed Somaia the jail time, effectively dishonouring, punishing and
caging a paper billionaire who
skimmed millions of pounds from unsuspecting friends. The controversial
businessman was also at the centre of
one of Kenyas biggest financial
crimes - the Goldenberg fake gold exports compensation scandal.
As prison gates were locked in the
faraway land, the story of Somaias
false billions resonated with many Kenyans who remember his jailing at
Kamiti Maximum Prison for another
case of fraud, something that has
brought to dishonour a man hitherto
perceived as a suave businessman
with the correct political connections.
The footprints of his pretencto the
life of billionaire playboy are to be
found not just in Kenya but in India,
South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and Britain. For decades, Somaia
easily charmed himself into the hearts
of senior politicians and wealthy
businessmen wherever he went. His
business connections and jet-setting
lifestyle saw him sponsor the Miss
World Competition twice. But he has
not had time to fully enjoy his fortune,
trotting from jails to courtrooms and
to hospitals, before going back to jail.
Somaia, who has acquired a reputation of a King Con, a confidence
trickster on a grand scale and almost

shameless in his exploitation of his
victims, was brought down by a private prosecution in UK. But this time
round, he will be facing the walls at
the high security Belmarsh prison in
south east London till he is 60.
Though it is by far a better prison
than most of Kenyas jails, including
Kamiti, his new prison is described as
the British version of Americas Guantanamo Bay due to its reputation to
hold exceptional risk category A prisoners and it is said to have a prison
within the prison for the most dangerous criminals.
Some of the inmates of Her Majestys Prison Belmarsh where Somaia is
jailed have included Al-Qaeda preacher Abu Qatada before he was deported, and fundamentalist Abu Hamza,
who was extradited to the US.
The court in London found that
Somaia, a former Kenya resident who
moved to the UK, duped investors into handing over their money with
false promises of huge profits. He lavished his would-be victims with luxury gifts, champagne and trips around
the world.
Somaia gave the impression of being a successful businessman;
smooth, charming, impressive and
persuasive. He posed as a friend of the
billionaire Hinduja brothers and
claimed to own assets worth
Sh42.5billion (US$500million) in
banking and hotels.
He goes to jail almost a month after he was convicted of swindling
wealthy investors in the UK out of
Sh1.6 billion following the largest private prosecution in British legal history, after delaying his sentencing
over medical reasons.
In the early stages of the investigations into the Goldenberg scandal, he
Ketan Somaia (centre).

was described as having struck some
of the deals in the skies with businessman Kamlesh Pattni. Somaia, a Kenyan of Asian origin, ran away to London in the mid-1990s after being
implicated in a five million sterlingpound (Sh439 million) scandal in
which he was to supply the Kenya Police with communications equipment
that he allegedly failed to deliver.
At one point, he wanted the South
African Government to sell him
Mpumalanga National Park to run it
the way Maasai Mara National Park is
managed. Somaia also owned Delphis
Bank (later Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI)), Block
Hotels and casinos, and the United
Touring Company (UTC), among others. He was at one point a partner with
Pattni in Marshalls East Africa Limit-
ed. He and Pattni joined up in eight

companies then later collapsed the
empire when they fell apart.
In 1994, the sworn enemies were
in Kamiti Maximum Security Prison,
where they would both return from
time to time and also spend stints at
Kenyatta National Hospitals private
wings to nurse some ailments.
Somaias health complications
took him to India, even as the scandals piled up, where he ended up under arrest. In 1990, Somaia was given
Sh112 million to import 500 Londonlook taxis but only about 200 got
home. His troubles worsened in August 2004 when he was jailed for corruption.
As he shuffled between jail-rooms,
his financial empire suffered, companies grew thin, and banks like BCCI
just collapsed. But this did not stop

him from continuing his scams until
one infuriated investor, Mr Murli
Mirchandani, filed UKs largest private prosecutions after he was swindled.
Between 1999 and 2000 when he
was president and chief executive of
the Dolphin Group of Companies, Somaia passed for a very wealthy businessman with business operations in
Dubai and Africa, as well as an interest in the Delphis Bank, Mauritius.
The prosecution argued he used
his wealth and status within the Indian community to persuade Mr
Mirchandani (the primary complainant) to make payments of Sh1.6 billion ($19.5 million) after promising
him high returns.
Mirchandani, who claims to be
worth more than Sh10 billion ($120
million), pursued Somaia in the civil
court before finally launching a private prosecution.
He owned an office in Mayfair and
a palatial home in the exclusive North
London suburb of Hadley Wood - favoured by Arsenal and Spurs footballers. Mirchandani said he was persuaded by Somaia to hand over
millions of dollars in a series of 10
business transactions and loans.
Fourteen years ago, I was a selfmade businessman with a thriving
business to hand over to my children.
When I met Mr Somaia, I trusted him
implicitly. He seemed to me to be a
very successful and wealthy businessman and I thought that I could benefit from doing business with him. I
now bitterly regret my misplaced
trust, Mr Mirchandan said in statement after the ruling.
Mirchandani received regular interest payments but never saw the
loans returned or the paperwork confirming his investments.
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hands eight-year jail term for fraud

But even after his arrest, Somaia
continued to live a luxurious lifestyle,
dining at five-star hotels in Mayfair
and the exclusive East India Mens
Club, and sending his teenage daughter to a finishing school in Switzerland.
On June 23, he was found guilty by
a 12-man jury of nine counts of obtaining money transfers by deception
at Londons Old Bailey criminal
courts. But he moved to court in the
week to his sentencing and temporarily won the courts reprieve in handing him the jail sentence after arguing
that sending him to jail would infringe
on his human rights.
His lawyer James Woods QC argued that Somaia needed regular dialysis treatment and his life would be
risked if the normal prison entry procedures were applied to the fraudster.
Somaia asked the court to establish whether the prison is prepared to
cater for his health needs before sending him to serve his sentence. But
while delivering the sentence on
Tuesday evening, judge Richard Hone
told Somaia that he was a fundamentally dishonest person.
Loans you took were never invested as you said they would be.
They were used by you for your own
purposes or to prop up your business.
There is no evidence of where the
money ended up. Not one of the loans
was repaid in part, said the judge.
However, I think some allowance
should be made, though in my judgment you are your own worst enemy
in that respect, having failed to take
medication and failed to adhere to
your doctors advice. The prison will
be taking Somaia to a hospital for his
dialysis sessions.
How businessman conned UK investor

By PAUL WAFULA
On or about June 23, 1999, Somaia
deceived billionaire Murli Mirchandani to wire him US$865,000, the first
in a series of transfers that would end
in a Sh1.6 billion scam.
Somaia was found guilty of falsely
representing the extent of his personal wealth and that of his companies;
that his intention was to use the sum
advanced to purchase shares in the
Delphis Bank Mauritius.
To get the first transfer, he also lied
that any appreciation in the value of
the investment in purchasing shares
in Delphis Bank Mauritius would be
paid to Mr Mirchandani, in addition
to the interest payable.
On or about June 25, 1999, he dishonestly obtained another money
transfer in the sum of US$7.5 million
by deception from the same victim.
He was convicted of falsely representing that a true valuation of the
Delphis Bank Mauritius was US$75
million; that the investment of US$7.5
million would be used to purchase a
10 per cent stake in the Delphis Bank
Mauritius and that he would issue
shares in the name of Mirchandani
and prepare the necessary paperwork
shortly after June 25, 1999.
Somaia, between the 15th day of
August 1999 and the 16th day of September 1999, dishonestly obtained
money transfers worth US$2,775,000,
lying that the funds would be applied

towards the purchase of a 50 per cent
interest in the Diamond Mining Corporation of Liberia.
He also lied that he believed the
Diamond Mining Corporations value
would treble within six to nine
months.
Further, between September 29,
1999 and October 22, 1999, he dishonestly obtained US$3 million by deception, by falsely representing that the
total investment from Mirchandani of
US$3 million would be combined
with US$3 million of his own, and the
total used to purchase a bank in Tanzania.
He also lied that he intended to sell
such bank to companies controlled by
him with a guaranteed profit of 20 per
cent and that the loan would be repaid within 120 days with interest at
15 per cent per annum paid monthly
(US$37,500 per month).
He also dishonestly obtained
US$1,850,000 by falsely representing
that the value of Block Hotels was
US$3.7million; and that the funds advanced would be used to acquire for
Mr Mirchandani a 50 per cent interest
in Block Hotels.
Somaia received US$1,500,000 also by deception, by falsely representing that he intended to use the funds
to purchase shares in the Delphis
Bank Mauritius; that the shares purchased in the Delphis Bank Mauritius
would, when issued, be provided as
Inside HM Prison Belmarsh where convicted Somaia was jailed by a UK

court.
collateral for the loan; and that a return at a total rate of 18 per cent per
annum would be paid during the period of the loan.
In March 2000, he received another US$1 million by deception, saying
the loan would be repaid within 30
days and that the repayment of the
loan was personally guaranteed by
him. In May 2000, Somaia obtained
another US$1 million by deception,
saying that all of the outstanding obligations of Ketan Somaia to Murli
Mirchandani would be repaid by midSeptember 2000; and that an interest
of US$67,500 per month would be
paid.
Lastly, in August 2000, he managed
to get another US$200,000 also by deception, when he said he would use

the funds to purchase shares in the
Delphis Bank Mauritius. He further
said the loan would be repaid on or
before the 90th day from August 10,
2000, and that an interest would be
paid at a minimum rate of 25 per cent
per annum.
He said that a share certificate no
1822 would provide a security for the
loan. After failing on all these promises, Mirchandani decided to go to
court.
Mirchandani filed 11 charges of
fraud, but two were dropped by the
jury and Somaia was found guilty of
the remaining nine counts.
Tyranny of numbers wont stop people

driven referendum, Raila declares
Continued from P1
people-driven and funded by Kenyans of goodwill.

When the full face of the movement is unveiled, then Kenyans shall
know and those dismissive of our efforts shall be shocked at the depth
and width of the feeling that the country needs an urgent rescue, Raila said
yesterday when he unveiled the coalitions Committee of Experts (CoE) to
spearhead the referendum bid.
A referendum belongs to Kenyans, those of goodwill will contribute to fund the process, Raila said.
Reports suggested that a key focus
for CORD is the welfare of counties to
broaden support.
It is said CORD could frame its referendum crusade around protection
of devolution by pushing for increment of counties share of national
revenue from the current minimum
of 15 per cent to 40 per cent.
Also floated is a proposal to devolve some of the security apparatus
of the state to the counties. The two
proposals would resonate with governors and generally the devolved governments are instrumental in the process, as a draft Bill should garner the
backing of 24 counties to make it to
Parliament.
CORD wants governors to have a
say on security matters in their respective counties and supervise recruitment of security officers.
The Opposition wants new commissioners to head the Independent
Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), accusing the current
team of bungling the 2013 General
Election.
We do not want to pre-empt what
the CoE will come up with but certainly not everything will be in the
referendum question. The committee
will do its work to condense the issues
to avoid ambiguity that may confuse
Kenyans, Suna East MP Junet Mohammed said as he hinted that CORD
may push for the removal of IEBC before the referendum.
The referendum agenda will be
driven by the Okoa Kenya movement unveiled by CORD with eight
CORDS GAME PLAN TO

ENSURE SUCCESS
Reports suggest that a key
focus for CORD in the push for
a referendum is the welfare of
counties to broaden support
It is said CORD could push
for increment of counties
share of national revenue
from the current 15 per cent
minimum to 40 per cent
Coalition wants some security apparatus devolved to the
counties so that governors
have a say on security matters
in their respective counties
and supervise recruitment of
security officers
structured organs, which will work interdependently to champion the referendum.
Yesterday, Raila said Okoa Kenya was a convention of like-minded
Kenyans from all walks of life representing various sectors who are convinced that the country is at a critical
turning point in its history.
Railas former legal aide, Paul
Mwangi ,who will chair the CoE, said
the organ will be guided by the 13 resolutions CORD unveiled during the
Saba Saba rally, and which he said
were informed by challenges Kenyans are facing.
We shall collect information by
way of memorandum from Kenyans,
analyse them and see how the issues
can be framed. This will be a process that will ensure high level public participation and inclusivity, said
Mwangi who was the former Prime
Ministers legal advisor in the Grand
Coalition Government.
Other members of the committee
at the briefing were former Labour
Permanent Secretary Beatrice Kituyi
and Mombasa-based human rights
lawyer Khelef Khalifa, while lawyer
Kethi Kilonzo was reported to be ap-
From left: Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, member of CORD committee of experts Paul Mwangi, ODM leader Raila
Odinga, CoE member Beatrice Kituyi, Bugoma Senator Moses Wetangula and CoE member Khelef Khalifa at a press
conference in a Nairobi hotel yesterday. [PHOTO: BEVERLYNE MUSILI/STANDARD]
pearing for a client in court.
Wiper leader and former Vice
President Kalonzo Musyoka, who
alongside Ford-Kenya leader Moses
Wetangula showed solidarity with
Raila, said at some point the Government will have to fund the referendum.
Once Kenyans agree of the need
for a referendum then the funding
must come from the Consolidated
Fund as provided for in the Constitution, Kalonzo said.
CORD, which has been opposed
to the current presidential system,
would seek the decision of Kenyans
on their preference on the kind of
governance they want with an aim
of adopting a parliamentary system
which they argue would end the no-
tion that only big tribes can rule Kenya.

Raila said the referendum lobbying will be people-driven and inclusive.
Mahali Kenya inaenda inaweza
ikazama. Ndio maana tumeanzisha
Okoa Kenya. (Kenya might sink if it
continues in the direction it has taken. That is why we have started Okoa
Kenya,) Raila said.
Neither the National Assembly
nor the Senate have the constitutional mandate to block Kenyans from
making a decision on key issues affecting them.
The issues we are raising are not
about Parliament or CORD.They are
issues affecting Kenyans and will be
decided by Kenyans themselves. Par-
liament has no powers or tyranny of

numbers to prevent the issues from
going to Kenyans, Raila said as he
warned that no one should attempt
to think that he can scuttle the referendum.
One million signatures cannot be
watered down by some three hundred
MPs. The referendum is inevitable for
Kenyans to decide...It is unstoppable, Raila declared yesterday.
The Opposition has already unveiled its eight-structure framework
for the referendum including the national council of advisers which will
be the supreme organ.
Jubilee dismissed calls disbandment of IEBC, saying it is inappropriate as CORD candidates were declared election winners by IEBC.
Mungaro turns to Jubilee in attempt to fight ouster

by Geoffrey Mosoku
Some Coast MPs rejected the planned
removal of Kilifi North MP Gideon
Mungaro as National Assembly Minority Whip, even as it emerged that a CORD
parliamentary group meeting had on
Tuesday sealed his fate.
A day after reports indicated the group
had passed a vote of no confidence against
Mungaro for rebelling against the coalition, yesterday the latter backed by some
Coast MPs turned to rivals Jubilee for help
in protesting his removal.
MPs Abdulswamad Sharif (Mvita),
Mwalimu Mwahima (Likoni), Isha Katana
(Women Rep), Mustapha Idi (Kilifi South),
Dan Kazungu (Malindi Town) and Senator Steward Madzayo told a press conference at Parliament Buildings yesterday
that Mungaro was unfairly targeted.
Mungaro should have been given a
fair hearing under the rules of natural justice. Dictating his removal is not only unlawful but also discriminatory, said Abdulswamad who read the statement.
The MPs met under

the Coast Parliamentary Group caucus,
which Mungaro chairs
to reject the ouster,
and which brings together MPs from various parties.
Six Jubilee MPs led
by Majority Deputy
Leader Naomi Shaban
were present at the
meeting, which demanded Mungaros
reinstatement although the decision is
within CORDs purview.
Garsen MP Ibrahim Sane and his Bura counterpart Ali Wario both from Jubilee said they had attended the meeting in
solidarity with their chairman.Other Jubilee MPs in the meeting were Peter Shehe (Ganze), Hassan Dukicha (Galole),
Harrison Kombe (Magarini) and Sharrif
Ali (Lamu East). Mungaro was effectively
dropped as the Opposition chief whip after CORD unanimously passed a resolu-
tion to censure him.Wundanyi

MP Thomas Mwadeghu is earmarked to succeed Mungaro.
The position of Mungaro
was on the agenda list at the
parliamentary group meeting, with several MPs especially those from Coast,
pushing for his ouster for
openly defying the party.
An earlier lunch hour meeting held at Parliament Buildings turned stormy with MPs
Hezron Awiti (Nyali), Andrew
Mwadime (Mwatate) and Mishi Mbogho
(Mombasa Woman Representatives) being thrown out. Taita Taveta Woman Representative Joyce Lay entered the meeting
briefly before walking out.
During the Tuesday meeting, parliamentary group co-chaired by CORD
Principals Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Muysoka and Moses Wetangula, Coast MPs were
asked to nominate another person to replace the ousted whip. The Kilifi North MP
was accused of failing in his duties.
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Terror suspects in the dock
17 torture
victims seek State
compensation
They were arrested
on suspicion of being
members of the
February Eighteen
Revolutionary Army
BBy Caroline Rwenji
Muslim cleric Hassan Mahati Omar with his wife Fardosa Mohamed Abdi at the Milimani Law Courts yesterday. The two
were charged with possessing two hand grenades in April. Chief Magistrate Hannah Ndungu summoned former Starehe DCIO Ndumba Thangarani to testify in the case. [PHOTO: FIDELIS KABUNYI/STANDARD]
Court issues arrest warrant against kidnap suspect

BBy Faith Karanja
A Nairobi court has issued a warrant of arrest against one of the six
people accused of kidnapping a girl
at Mavuno Church, Nairobi.
Nairobi Chief magistrate Helena
Ndungu ordered the arrest of Alice
Gitonga after she failed to appear in
court yesterday.
The six Charity Gathigi, Judy Wambui, Anne Njeri, Purity Muthoni and
Alice Gitonga alongside Raphael
Nderitu Maina a convict at Kamiti
Prisons had denied demanded a Sh5

million ransom from the girls parents.
They are alleged to have committed the act in South C estate on September 30, 2012. On July 13, 2014 they
were ordered by the court to prepare
their defence after they were found
with the case to answer.
After the investigations officer
John Shegu wound up his evidence,
it was clear the prosecutions account
of events had merit, and the suspects
had a case to answer the magistrate
said.
Mr Shegu said police nabbed the

suspects after monitoring their mobile conversations with the childs
parents.
Shegu, who is attached to CID
Makadara in Nairobi, told the court
that the data print out shows the cellphone numbers used during the kidnapping. He said the suspects demanded the money, which was sent to
them through mobile money transfer.
He said they arrested a convict, Raphael Maina alias Ali Maina in Kamiti
Maximum Security Prison.
Torture survivors said to belong

to the February Eighteen Revolutionary Army (Fera) are now seeking compensation of an unspecified amount from the Government
almost two decades later.
The 17 people claim they were
wrongfully arrested and incarcerated on suspicion of being members
of the Fera movement which was
formed by the late Brigadier John
Odongo and Joseph Wangamati.
One of the petitioners, Job
Wanyanja, 49, told the court that
his rights were grossly violated by
the special branch police officers
and prison warders, adding that he
was arrested at his home in Bungoma town on February 25, 1995 and
taken to Bungoma Police Station.
He said they were blind folded,
bundled into a waiting police car
and driven to Kakamega Police Station where they were kept in underground police cells for three days
without food or any contact with
their families.
Wanyanja said he was held in a
FERA SUSPECTS SUE

GOVERNMENT
Seventeen people accused of

being members of the February
Eighteen Revolutionary Army
(Fera) are now seeking compensation from the Government,
claiming they were tortured when
they were detained almost two
decades ago
One of the petitioners, Job
Wanyanja, 49, told the court that
his rights were grossly violated by
the special branch police officers
and prison warders and forced to
sign a confession, saying he was a
Fera member
solitary cell where he was tortured to
force him to confess he belonged to
Fera, adding that he was later taken to
Naivasha GK Prison detention block,
while blindfolded, where he was further tortured.
He underwent intensive torture
for 40 days by being put in a cell full
of mosquitoes, immersed in cold water and made to stand for days, subjected to electric shocks and loud fan
sound, mock shooting, making him
watch others being tortured, stripped
naked, subjected to beatings and being denied food, his lawyer Gitau
Mwara said.
He said he was forced to sign a
confession stating that he was a member of Fera and had taken an oath to
overthrow theGovernment.
CCTV footage played at

Mercy Keino inquest
BBy Caroline Rwenji
Closed-circuit
televisionfootage detailing the final movements of Mercy Keinos life has been sent back to
the Cyber crime Headquarters
for review.
Principal Magistrate Peter
Ndwiga ordered the footage
reviewed and further directed
the police to single out critical
points of the footage in a separate DVD.
As the footage is reviewed,
make extracts of the chaotic
moments at the gate, terrace
and bar, Ndiga said.
The footage was presented to the court by Inspector
Edward Kiptum of the CID
Scenes of Crime department.
He was, however, stood
down from the dock after a
discrepancy between his certificate of authentication and
the actual footage was realised. The footage that was
aired in court was to have
covered between 7.30pm to
3.30am on the fateful night.

Inspector Kiptum said the
only footage available was
from two cameras that were
located at the Wasini Apartments gate.
The footage aired showed
vehicles and people going in
and out of the apartments
compound with six girls who
were dropped off at the apartments being among them.
On further probing, it
emerged that there were other clips that had not been
aired that he seemed not to
be aware of.
In one of the footages that
were not included in the Inspectors certificate of authentication showed a lady
suspected to be the late Keino being handled roughly by
two men.
Deputy Director of Public
Prosecutions Moses OMirera applied to have the footages reviewed due to the sensitivity of the matter. Kenio was
found dead on Waiyaki Way.
NATIONAL NEWS / Page 7
10th Parliament spent CDF

cash on campaigns - audit
Auditor General
reveals part of the
Sh17 billion was used
to finance political
activities when MPs
were in their final year
BBy Patrick Kibet
Members of the last Parliament
squandered some of the Sh17 billion
from the Constituency Development
Fund kitty through fraudulent deals,
including political campaigns in their
final year in office, the Auditor General has revealed.
An audit of the CDF for the
2012/2013 financial year shows how
the kitty, shared among constituencies for grassroots development, was
looted through irregular dealings.
The report says several projects
under the fund in various constituencies stalled despite full payment
of contracts while others had been
awarded in violation of procurement
laws. Other issues raised include unauthorised expenditure by various
CDF committees, hence the auditor
could not authoritatively ascertain if

the funds were prudently spent.
But in some instances, the report,
which was tabled in the National Assembly last week, singled out blatant
cases of wasteful spending of public
funds.
In Tigania East constituency, the
Auditor General cited the use of the
cash for apparent political campaign
activities among serious accountability and breach of regulations. The report says Sh1.55 million withdrawn
from the CDF account was used to
procure services of preparing a documentary in form of DVDs and magazines. Clearly, the message in the
magazine was a campaign tool, implying CDF funds were utilised to
fund political activities, the report
concludes especially since it was an
election year.
Sh44million spent by Kiharu CDF
team on various projects could not be
established after it failed to avail payment vouchers, bank statements, invoices and procurement documents
for audit.
The report also flagged allocation
of Sh2 million for completion of unoccupied CDF offices after rent had
been paid for an office in Muranga town. Questions have been raised
over Sh1.9 million from Kisumu Town
East project paid to Wandiege Dispen-
sary through Kuoyo Unit Development Group. The funds were meant
for construction of a septic tank, a
soak pit and finishing works.
Instances of poor planning led to
the loss of Sh2 million in Kuria West
after the CDF committee contracted
purchase of X-ray facilities despite the
unsuitability of the building to host
the facilities.
The auditor also raises doubts over
Sh52 million disbursed to community-based organisations (CBOs) in
Starehe Constituency to implement
development projects. According to
the report, the CBOs were being managed by project management committee members who are in charge of
approving CDF funds use
CONSTITUENCIES WASTE CASH ON STALLED PROJECTS

In Rongai, spending of
Sh7,535,582 on expansion of two
health centres at Nyamamithi
and Banita questioned
Gitura and Munanda dispensaries in Subukia found idle despite Sh3,225,000 boost
Single sourcing and poor workmanship in two dispensaries
funded under Laikipia East CDF

Kirinyaga Centrals four heath
projects worth Sh10.9 million
completed in December 2012
were not in use
Poor planning led to loss of
Sh2 million in Kuria West and
Sh11 million projects in Kisumu
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Government told to pay fees arrears
Kuppet has warned

of dire consequences
if the State fails to
honour its promise and
disburse Sh14 billion
BBy Augustine Oduor and
Rawlings Otieno
Secondary school principals have

asked the Government to make good
their promise to send money to
schools as they release academic certificates being withheld because of
fees arrears.
Kenya Secondary School Heads
Association (Kessha) officials yesterday said the Government should at
least disburse half of the money owed
to schools.
We are facing serious crisis in
schools and soon we shall see some
of our colleagues taken to courts and
school property attached by auctioneers, said Kessha national chairman
John Awiti.
He said the schools capitation has
also not been disbursed, complicating an already awkward situation. He,
however, said school heads cannot ignore the directive and asked them to
comply.
They have already received letters
to that effect but we ask the State to
release the money, he said.
The total amount owed to schools
has been put at Sh14 billion but secondary school heads are yet to con-
duct an audit of all the schools to ascertain the exact figure.

Kessha officials yesterday said
there are certificates held in schools
dating back to the 60s.
Let them tell us how far back we
should go because they date back into time, said Awiti.
He said the money owed to schools
is not exclusively for school fees, adding that there are other factors that led
to withholding of certificates.
Some of the students stole books
in the library, others also broke certain items in schools and others were
also unruly and destroyed several
things, he said.
Meanwhile, the Kenya Union of
Post Primary Education Teachers
(Kuppet) has warned of dire consequences if the Government fails to
clear the debt owed to schools, saying the Government gave a raw directive with no clear direction on
how non-payment of school fees can
be addressed by the heads of institutions.
Kuppet Secretary General Akello Misori said the directive to release
certificates is likely to cripple schools
administration.
The circular issued by the Government has no reference to who
should be responsible for the payment of school fees. It has no rider to
cushion school heads. Let Education
Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi call
a stakeholders forum where we can
discuss the way forward, said Misori.
The union, while addressing the
Press at its headquarters in Nairobi, said it was irregular to transform
thedirective to a policy statement.
RoundUp
Kemri, ministry in bid to
combat Hepatitis B
Kenya Medical Research Institute
(Kemri) is partnering with the Ministry
of Health and other stakeholders in
awareness campaigns to combat the
prevalence of Viral Hepatitis B (HBV).
The drives are part of programmes to
commemorate this years Hepatitis B
day to be marked next Monday.
The initiative is aimed at preventing
HBV, whose prevalence among blood
donors has been rising over the last
two years, surpassing that of HIV/Aids
by three fold.
Uhuru seeks to deepen

trade ties with Spain
Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association chairman John Awiti addresses

the Press at KESSHA offices in Nairobi yesterday where he told the Government to pay at least half of fees arrears. [PHOTO: GOVEDI ASUTSA/STANDARD]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has

rooted for closer trade ties between
Kenya and Spain and Australia.
Speaking during a farewell meeting
with Spanish Ambassador Javier
Herrera at State House, the President
welcomed Spanish investors in the
countrys infrastructure projects,
citing the 2,000km road construction
programme as open to investment.
Bidding farewell to Austrian envoy
Christian Hasenbichler, he reiterated
Kenyas commitment to increase
its cooperation with the country at
bilateral and multi-lateral levels. He
said recent discovery of oil, gas and
other minerals heralded new areas of
investment for Australia.
Family Bank unveils new EMV

compliant cards
BY NORMAN MUDIBO & ROSEMARY NJERI
amily Bank has embraced the

new chip and PIN technology
cards, commonly referred to as
EMV compliant cards. This is in
line with the industry move to roll out the
new chip-based cards, driven by the Kenya
Bankers Association.
The new cards have an implanted
Secure memory chip that holds the users
information instead of the more fraud-prone
magnetic strip.
Family Bank customers are also enjoying
double benefit of the switch over. In addition
to the EMV switch, the bank is issuing Visa
branded debit cards thus joining the vast Visa
Network ATMs and Point of sale - a move that
has opened a new world of experience to its
customers.
Family Bank started the process of
adopting the new EMV compliant cards in the
first quarter of the year. The new Family Bank
Visa card has a chip that contains encrypted
financial data about the customer.
These new cards require the use of a
personal identification number (PIN) when
transacting with the card at all point of sales
terminals as well as the ATMs.
The bank is replacing all the magnetic strip
cards with the new VISA Chip & PIN debit
cards. The new VISA cards are now being
issued to the customers at the branches.
Previously, the bank was issuing its
customers with the proprietary magnetic
strip cards. Unlike the old magnetic strip
cards, the new Family Bank Visa chip and Pin
card gives more access, more security and
greater convenience to the customers. They
can be used in all visa branded ATMs and
Point of sales (POS).
They have enhanced security features that

make it difficult for anyone to skim, clone
or duplicate and this will help the bank in
eliminating opportunities for fraud involving
ATM cards.
It is an important shift for the banking
industry and certainly critical for the Bank.
Our customers need to know that the new
visa debit card is for everyday use in major
supermarket chains, hospitals, petrol
stations, hotels and other outlets. The card
makes payments safe and easy with no
extra charges, these cards are also usable
globally wherever our customers travel says
Mr. Peter Munyiri - Family Bank Managing
Director and CEO.
Family Bank customers can now enjoy
more benefits with their Visa Debit Cards
as opposed to the past when the card was
just an ATM card. The Chip and Pin cards
are compatible with terminals of merchants
who accept and have Visa branded Point of
Sale (POS) systems. Customers will be able
to shop locally and abroad with their new
cards.
The bank has been using SMS texts,
telephone contacts, word of mouth and
messages displayed on ATM screens to urge
those who have not collected their cards
to visit their branches. The bank has also
embarked on an elaborate media campaign
to rally the customers.
The customers are being encouraged to
collect their new cards from their branches
and use their new Visa cards to shop, fuel,
pay for bills at all Visa branded terminals.
The bank will also be rolling out the Visa
credit cards to all customers who qualify a
move that will further endear them and make
Family Bank their bank of choice.
Three billion litres of milk wasted annually
Agriculture CS
attributes loss to poor
storage and hawking,
says country produces
eight billion litres
he handed farmers milk processing

machinery donated by Eastern Africa Agricultural Productivity Project
(EAAPP).
And in a bid to increase livestock
production, the CS said the Government had set aside Sh200 million towards the construction of a bull semen station in Kitale. On completion,
Kosgey noted it would increase semen
BBy ANTONY GITONGA

Close to three billion litres of
milk go to waste annually in the
country, according to latest statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture.
Cabinet Secretary Felix Kosgey said
the country produces over eight billion litres of milk and not 5.2 billion
litres as recorded.
Kosgey blamed the high wastage on poor storage methods and increased hawking mainly in rural areas.
For years, we have recorded milk
production at 5.2 billion litres but I
believe that we have hit the eight billion mark with the difference either
being wasted or going to hawkers,
he said.
He said the Government was committed to making the country a milk
exporting nation by 2017, adding that
this could be achieved by doubling
the number of livestock from the current 21 million.
Kosgey identified the livestock
sector as one of the most lucrative.
He noted that it was worth between
Sh800 billion and Sh1.2 trillion and
contributed 12 per cent to the GDP.
The biggest challenge facing the
sector is the high cost of animal feed
and this can be solved by addressing
the high cost of production, he said.
The CS was speaking at the Dairy
Training Institute in Naivasha when
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Kenya to host Africas
9th Cancer Conference
The Forum of African First
Ladies against Breast, Cervical
and Prostate Cancer (SCCA)
has chosen Kenya to host the
9th Conference next year. Cofounder and Director General of
Nikky Breast & Cervical Cancer
Foundation Princess Nikky
Onyeri made the announcement
at the close of the 8th Cancer
Conference in Windhoek,
Namibia. Five countries had bid
to host the conference. Cheers
from participants met the announcement as First Lady
Margaret Kenyatta (right) was decorated as the next SCCA
conference host. She accepted the hosting rights on behalf
of the Government and the people of Kenya, saying it is an
honour to host the SCCA Conference in Nairobi from July 19
to 22, next year.
Nigerian seized as drugs burst in stomach

A Nigerian was arrested in Nairobi after narcotics burst
in his belly. The suspect had been taken ill at Kenyatta
National Hospital (KNH) yesterday. The middle-aged man
had arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
in Nairobi from Lagos while on transit when the incident
happened. The airline that was to fly him out with other
passengers to an Asian country booked him at the Laico
Regency yesterday morning. Minutes after his arrival at the
hotel, he fell sick prompting officials to rush him to KNH.
The officials first called the Tourist Police Unit who oversaw
his transfer to hospital. Head of Anti-Narcotics Unit Hamis
Masa said as doctors struggled to attend to him, they
realised he had inserted several pellets of drugs into his
anal system that had burst.
production from the current 600,000

to one million straws annually.
NEW VACCINE
He was quick to note that the ministry had moved to upgrade the Kenya
Veterinary Vaccines production centre. The centre will introduce a new
foot and mouth vaccine which will be
carried out once a year, and not thrice
as has been the case and this will reduce cost by 70 per cent, he said.
EAAPP project co-ordinator Dr
Joseph Karanja said four countries:
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia had benefited from the five-year
project.
Karanja said each of the countries had received $30 million, with
Kenya benefiting in the dairy sec-
tor, Uganda in Cassava, Tanzania in rice and Ethiopia in wheat.

He noted that Kenya was the leading
country in terms of dairy production
but noted that there was poor utilisation of milk. Through the dairy project we have seen an increase in milk
production and the milk machines
will go a long way in assisting farmers preserve their produce, he said.
Sh34b boost for medical referrals
State unveils five-year

strategy to address
logistical hurdles faced
by Kenyans seeking
specialised treatment
by Lonah Kibet
The Government will spend Sh34

billion over the next five years to boost
the referral system in healthcare services.
Yesterday, authorities unveiled
two policy guidelines to enhance referral across the four levels of medical
services, namely community health,
primary care, county referral and national referral.
Implementation of the Kenya Health Sector Referral Strategy andKenya Health Sector Referral
Guidelines is expected to improve access to hospital services.
Health Cabinet Secretary James
Macharia said the two documents
seek to address challenges experienced in the health sector, especially among rural and poor populations.
The delivery of healthcare services was found to have operational challenges that have caused inadequate linkages and continuum of
care right from the community level
to the national referral facilities, said
Macharia in a speech read by Health
Principal Secretary Fred Sigor at a
Nairobi hotel yesterday.

He said referral strategy will specifically focus on client, expertise and
specimen movements and movement
of client parameters.
Macharia said the strategy would
promote and strengthen partnerships
between public and private sectors,
hence address logistical challenges
facing the government.
An effective referral strategy will
ensure close relationships between
all levels of care and ensure clients receive the best possible care through
rational use of health services and
provide equitable specialised services
to the populations that need it, said
Macharia.
Implementation of the documents
will be done by both the national and
county governments being led by the
Health ministry.
United States Agency for International Development (USAid) Kenya
HIV and Aids team leader Rene Berger said the initiative would give health
officials valuable information to ensure processes function properly and
providers link clients with the services
they need.
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Country Representative Custodia
Mandlhate applauded the countrys
effort in strengthening the referral
system.
According to the existing WHO
guidance, a good referral approach
provides for a comprehensive set of
services to ensure clients are able to
access the best possible services available for their needs, said Dr Mandlhate.
Overload risk
IEBC wont pay

Sh107m for
lanterns: Court
by Kurian Musa
A dealer transports charcoal from Mogotio to Nakuru, yesterday. Traders often carry excess charcoal to take advantage of the high cost of the commodity
that goes for Sh1,200 per bag. But the excess load endangers their lives on the
road. [PHOTO: BONIFACE THUKU/STANDARD]
The Independent Electoral and

Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will
not be compelled to pay Sh107.8 million for 28,000 branded solar lanterns
that were intended for use during last
years elections, the court has ruled.
The poll agency successfully argued it could not be forced to receive the lanterns because the supplier, Konnexion Systems Limited,
delivered them three months after
the agreed date.
Commercial Court Judge Fred
Ochieng yesterday ruled that Konnexion Systems should have supplied the
lanterns by February 20, last year.
He made a finding that the firm
wrote to IEBC on June 5, last year,
claiming the consignment was ready.
The three-month delay was inexcusable, the judge ruled.
He disallowed a submission by
lawyer C N Kihara to consider circumstances surrounding the case
that Konnexion would be bankrupt
if IEBC was not compelled to receive
the lanterns.
The firm, the judge said, did not
comply with strict timelines for delivery of the lanterns, and in case IEBC
was to accept them now that may be
deemed to constitute an abuse of resources.
Gichangi to face MPs over Bill on spy

agencys direct access to phone calls
BBy Geoffrey Mosoku
National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director General Michael Gichangi is expected to
face MPs this morning to defend proposed amendments to
give his agency more powers to
trawl private communication.
Gichangi will appear before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations to
explain, among other things,
why he wants unrestricted access to your cellphone messages, calls and emails without a
court warrant.
Committee Chairman Ndungu Gethinji confirmed the
NIS boss will appear before his
team this morning.
Gichangi will further seek
to convince legislators to support the amendments into
sections of the NIS Act which
tends to consolidate powers
within the Director Generals
office instead of the spy agencys council.
The new powers to the spy
agency are contained in the
Statute Law Miscellaneous
(Amendment) Bill 2014 which
proposes the deletion of Section 36 (2) of the current Act on
limitation to right to privacy as
enshrined in Article 31 of the
Constitution, that provides for
the courts participation.
This section provides that
the right to privacy may be lim-
ited in respect of a person suspected to have committed an

offence to the extent that the
privacy of a persons communications may be investigated,
monitored or otherwise interfered with.
This can only be done in
line with if and when NIS -prior
to taking any action under this
section, obtain a warrant under Section 42 of the same Act
that requires the spies to apply
for the document to the High
Court in writing, stating among
others, the type of information,
material, record, document or
thing proposed to be obtained.
If Parliament approves the
amendments, the spies will
now have powers to eavesdrop
on your phone conversations,
intercept your mails without
the Judiciary performing any
role as security agencies seek
to tighten their powers in light
of deteriorating security in the
country.
Yesterday, a senior intelligence officer told The Standard the amendments were
necessitated by the prevailing security situation. As it is,
the NIS argues it becomes tedious to secure a court warrant in emergency cases where
a suspect may escape a security dragnet, when spies rush to
court to apply for the order.
The Bill proposes to give
Gichangi powers to hire, fire,
propose, transfer and deploy
officers, including appoint-
ment of senior officers of the

service.
Currently, the powers are
vested with the five-member
National Intelligence Service
Council chaired by the Interior
Cabinet secretary. Other members are Cabinet secretaries for
Treasury and Foreign Affairs,
the Attorney General and the
Director General.
This, NIS says, will allow
the NIS chief make decisions
on operation since he is in
charge of the day-to-day running of the agency as opposed
to the CS who may be pre-occupied with other State functions during emergencies and
other pressing situations that
seek immediate intervention.
The current law states the
NIS Council may make regulations providing for the terms
and conditions of service of the
members of the service subject
to the appointment, seniority
in rank or grade, posting, transfer and promotion of members.
However, the proposed law
seeks to amend the Act by deleting council and replacing it
with director general.
The Bill also seeks to strip
the agencys council of powers
to discipline spy officers and
instead transferring them to
the Director General who will
now have powers to issue and
maintain a disciplinary code
for the service in consultation
with the Public Service Commission.
Police accused of choking war on

HIV/Aids by destroying condoms
Aromat is
safe for use,
court hears
BBy Kamau Muthoni
They routinely collect

them from distributors
and users in the guise
of fighting prostitution
which is illegal in the
country
The debate on whether Aromat is safe for human consumption has continued to rage. Yesterday, the High Court heard that no
one has complained of any negative Aromat effect on human or
environment for the 13 years the
product has been on sale in the
country.
In a response to the application by the National Bio-Safety Authority that sought to have
the product taken out from the
supermarkets and its importation stopped, Unilever Company Secretary Inviolata Oriwo told
High Court Judge Isaac Lenaola
that no cases have been reported
to the company or any authority
relating to Aromats effect to humans or nature.
Oriwo in her replying affidavit said the product, which is imported from South Africa by Unilever Kenya Limited had been
confirmed by Kenya Bureau of
Standards to be safe despite having some of the ingredients being
genetically grown. I confirm that
one of the ingredients of Aromat,
that is, processed maize flour,
which accounts for approximately
20 to 40 per cent of the product is
derived from genetically modified
maize sourced from South Africa.
It is for this reason that Aromat is
labelled as containing genetically modified material, Oriwo said.
She argued that there is a distinct difference between the organisms (GMOs) and their products, saying the former are capable
of multiplying and spreading but
their products are not alive thus
harmless.Aromat is not likely to
affect fauna and flora, she said.
BBy Gathura Gatonye

The Kenya police and others from
five countries were the subject of
some very unkind words at the ongoing international Aids conference in
Melbourne, Australia.
Kenyas Ministry of Health through
several outreach groups distributes
condoms to sex workers mainly in urban areas, but a Federation of Women Lawyers (Fida) study presented at
the forum says policemen trail these
workers harass them, arrest their clients and destroy the products since
prostitution is illegal.
The 20th International Aids Conference was told how corrupt police
officers in Mombasa and Nairobi trail
social workers distributing condoms
to prostitutes and pounce on both to
demand bribes, sex or threaten them
with arrest.
Fida and the Bar Hostess Empowerment and Support Programme accused the police of routinely collecting and destroying condoms from
distributors and users hence seriously hurting the fight against HIV/Aids.
While one arm of Government is
working to get condoms into peoples
hands, another is taking them away,
Megan McLemore of the international Human Rights Watch told the meet-
ing yesterday.
The study, Criminalising Condoms, was carried out in Kenya, Namibia, Russia, South Africa, the US
and Zimbabwe. Locally, it was done by Fida and the Bar Hostess Empowerment and Support Programme
through an international NGO, Open
Society Foundations.
The delegates heard of how police
routinely destroy condoms confiscated from sex workers by burning them,
stepping on them, driving over them
with cars, tearing or cutting them up,
and throwing them in the gutter.
Police find themselves in a dilemma because prostitution is illegal and
there is no way they can officially justify helping sex workers break the law.
Two months ago, the Nairobi
County government passed a law that
plans to drive out all sex workers from
the Central Business District, a move
that is seen by health authorities as
retrogressive in the fight against HIV/
Aids.
take notice
While it was not the first time the
same study has been presented at an
International Aids forum, the Melbourne meeting was categorical that
it is not a crime for anybody to carry a condom anywhere and at whatever time.
Police and prosecutors in the five
countries, the forum heard, cite condom possession as evidence of a persons engagement in sex work, to justify an arrest and as a basis for securing
a conviction on prostitution-related
charges.
Sex workers express fear about
being caught with condoms by police
and the risk that police will use their
possession of condoms as a pretext to
take them into custody or demand a
Commercial sex workers cover their faces from the cameras after they were
arrested by law enforcers for engaging in the illicit trade. [PHOTO: KABERIA
KALUNGE/STANDARD]
bribe, McLemore told the meeting.

Corresponding guidelines should
be issued to judges and magistrates
instructing them to stop accepting the
possession of condoms as evidence
that one is a prostitute, he added.
The meeting recommended that
lawmakers start a process of legalising
commercial sex work with the Ministry of Health presenting a draft law
to Parliament explaining that making prostitution legal is crucial in the
fight against HIV/Aids.
On Monday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that the
progress made in the fight against
TRANSFER OF BUSINESSES ACT (CAP. 500, LAWS OF

KENYA) (THE ACT)
GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 3841 of 6th June, 2014
OL-KALOU CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUND
TENDER NOTICE
The Ol-Kalou CDF invites bids for:-The construction of the proposed CDF offices at Ol-Kalou
Constituency- Nyandarua Central sub-county as indicated below.
Tender No.
Works Description
Category
Tender fee
(Kshs)
Bid
bond
(Kshs)
OLK/CDF/T/1/2014-2015
Construction o f
proposed CDF
offices at Ol-Kalou
Constituency
NCA7 and
above
1,000 (Kshs)
200,000
(Kshs)
Interested bidders should meet the following requirements :1. An attached copy of :
(a) Certificate of incorporation

(b) Valid tax compliance certificate

(c) PIN and VAT certificate

(d) Certificate of registration with National Construction Authority

(e) Audited financial statements for the last three years.
2.

They should also provide:a) Proof of similar works undertaken

b) Valid bid security in form of bank guarantee or bid from an insurance company

approved by the public procurement oversight authority [PPOA]

c) Dully filled confidential business Questionnaire

d) Litigation history of the company
Interested bidders may obtain bid documents from the current Ol-kalou CDF Office upon
payment of a non refundable fee of Kshs 1000 per set during normal working hours in cash
or bankers cheque.
Tenders shall be submitted in plain wax sealed envelop marked with the tender no
and should be deposited in the tender box at the entrance of the Ol-kalou CDF Office or
sent to :Fund account manager
Ol-Kalou CDF
PO BOX 407-20302, Ol-Kalou
THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 3 AND 4

OF THE ACT
DOVE CHEMIST LIMITED carries on the business of operating chemists
and dealing in the retail and wholesale of medicines and other
pharmaceutical products (the Business) from the premises situate at
Kenol Bamburi Service station, Kenol Langata Service Station, Total
Service Station Ngong Road and Argwings Total Service Station (the
Business Locations).
GOODLIFE PHARMACY LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as the
Transferee) has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the
Agreement) with the Transferor pursuant to which the Transferee
has agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of the Business
undertaken by the Transferor. In the event that the Agreement is duly
completed, the Transferee intends to carry on the Business from the
Business Locations.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Transferee shall not and shall not be
deemed to assume any of the debts or liabilities incurred by or on
behalf of the Transferor in connection with or relating to the Business.
All creditors are hereby advised to forthwith notify the Transferor in
writing of any claims in respect of debts and liabilities incurred by
or on behalf of the Transferor in connection with or relating to the
Business:
So as to reach him on or before 7th of August 2014 at 10:00 am.received bids will be opened
immediately there after at the Ol-Kalou CDF boardroom in the presence of the bidders or their
representative (who may choose to attend)
The Address of the Transferee is P.O. Box 5212300100, Nairobi.

The Address of the Transferor is P.O. Box Number 1423100100,
Nairobi.
Ludorvick Ngera
Fund account manager- CDF Ol-Kalou constituency
Dated the 24th day of July, 2014
HIV/Aids may suffer unless special

efforts are made to reach gays, drug
injectors, sex workers, transgender
people and people in prison and other closed settings.
WHO said transgender women and
drug users are almost 50 times more
likely to have HIV than the general
population, while sex workers are up
to 12-15 times more likely to have HIV.
However, because of stigma and discrimination, laws that penalise their
behaviour, and their exclusion from
national HIV response plans, these
groups are least likely to seek care and
treatment.
Senate now wants Mombasa Tea Auction investigated over shady deals
BBy Moses Njagih
Kiraitu Murungi
Senate has recommended investigations into operations at the Mombasa Tea Auction following allegations of malpractices, which have
greatly hurt the multi-billion sector
and threatened to cripple top export
earner.
The probe was recommended
even as it emerged that senior management officials at the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) have been
Team queries
Muthama link
to CJs house
BBy Faith Ronoh
A commercial property company linked to Machakos Senator
Johnstone Muthama yesterday confirmed that it received Sh310 million from the sale of the now official residence of Chief justice Willy
Mutunga.
The premises have been under
investigations, with Auditor General Edward Ouko in an audit report
questioning the validity of a valuation report for the residence.
Appearing before Parliaments
Public Accounts Committee, Johnson Nduya Muthama holdings advocate Andrew Karami said the
firm met the tendering requirements and subsequently engaged
in sale agreements with the Judiciary. The company, he said, had
initially quoted Sh425 million for
the building before it entered into negotiations with Judiciary and
reduced the price to Sh310 million. He further added the audit report did not fault award of tender,
choice of residence or validity of the
sale transaction.
The committee that was chaired
by Runyenjes MP Cecily Mbarire
questioned why the company had
quoted Sh425 million when other properties within the same area
costs much less. We are wondering
why your company was awarded
yet it was the highest bidder. We also would like to know what prompted you to reduce the price by over
100 million, James Bett (Kesses)
said. Karami said the Sh310 million
did not include furniture, electronics and other fixtures.
>>
House
Diary
National Assembly
The Kenya
National Aids
Authority Bill 2014
(Second Reading)
The Order of
Precedence Bill 2014
(Second Reading)
Senate
House to vote
on proposed
amendments to the
Public Procurement
and Disposal
amendment Bill
Intergovernmental
Relations
(Amendment) Bill
(Second Reading)
Education
Committee to meet
Council of governors
over hiring of ECD
teachers
irregularly importing low quality tea

for blending purposes, a move that
causes an artificial glut, making tea
farmers earn reduced prices for their
produce.
Despite defences by KTDA and
East Africa Tea Traders Association
(EATTA) the body that runs the tea
auction, the Committee asked the
Government to put up a major probe
into the operations at the market to
check on possible underhand deals.
The Government must investi-
gate the operations at the Auction,

with a view of enhancing transparency and addressing genuine concerns
on alleged malpractices and to discourage dumping of low quality tea in
the market, says the committee report signed by Chairman, Meru Senator Kiraitu Murungi.
Meanwhile, Agriculture Cabinet
Secretary Felix Koskei admitted to the
committee that KTDA imports lower
quality tea to blend with local tea.
In a move that hurts local tea, KT-
DA imports low quality tea and uses

it to blend with locally high quality
tea, which is sold in the market. The
blended tea denies our tea the chance
to express itself in the global market,
stated the CS in a report he sent to the
committee. Kiraitu noted the committee suspects that this underhand
deal is being carried out by big-shots
at the tea agency for their selfish interests at the expense of small-scale
tea farmers who are the shareholders
of KTDA.
House suspends training of new

police recruits pending probe
Fate of recruits hangs

in the balance as
MPs furious over
corruption, nepotism,
regional imbalances
and bias allegations
The National Assembly has ordered that reporting date for new police recruits be postponed, pending a
House probe on alleged recruitment
malpractices.
Deputy Speaker Joyce Laboso allowed demands by MPs that the reporting of the recruits for training be
put on hold until the House investigates the matter, which has generated heat over claims that it was marred
by several vices.
Members demanded that issues of
corruption, nepotism, regional imbalances and discrimination be investigated by the House committee on
Administration and National Security, and a report be tabled before the
House. I will make the order that
the reporting date be postponed until the matter is concluded, ruled Laboso, while asking the committee that
it moves with speed.
Members have queried the procedure that was used to pick the recruits,
with allegations of open corruption
being raised. John Mbadi (Suba) said
the House had an oversight role and
asked the Chair to pronounce herself
on the matter. Article 95 of the Con-
IN THEIR OWN WORDS...

Deputy Speaker Joyce Laboso said: I
will make the order that the reporting
date be postponed until the matter is
concluded. She asked the probing committee to move with speed
John Mbadi (Suba) said that the House
had an oversight role and asked the Chair
to pronounce herself on the matter. The
reporting date must be pushed forward,
urged Mbadi
Samuel Gichigi (Kipipiri) wondered how
the NPSC could conduct an audit yet it
was at the centre of the recruitment fiasco. How can the Kavuludi commission
investigate itself? he asked
Makali Mulu (Kitui Central) said that MPs
should have been involved in the exercise
stitution gives the Parliament

an oversight role. The reporting date must be pushed forward, urged Mbadi.
Chris Wamalwa (Kiminini)
claimed that families had been
left in agony after they sold
their property to have their kin
join the police service.
The heat generated by the
fiasco led the National Police
Service Commission (NPSC) to
declare that it would conduct
and audit the exercise. The
commission noted it would
annul the exercise in places
where malpractices would be
unearthed.
But Samuel Gichigi (Kipipiri) wondered how the NPSC
could conduct an audit yet it
was at the centre of the debacle. The House moved to stamp
its authority even as the Chair
of the Security Committee Asman Kamama confirmed that
his team wants Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku to appear before it and shed
light on complaints. Give instructions that Lenku should
appear before the committee
on Monday, Kamama asked
the Chair.
It further emerged that other agencies, including the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC), Independent
Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) and the Directorate
of Criminal Investigation had
been summoned by the committee on Thursday last week
but failed. IPOA is also said
to have boycotted a joint investigation team formed by
the NPSC and the EACC. The
agencies, according to Kamama will appear on Monday, on
the same day the Lenku is also
expected to appear.
Kenya has borrowed Sh829 billion from China, says Treasury PS

BBy Roselyne Ndisi Obala
The Chinese Government has given Kenya loans and grants worth over
Sh829 billion since 2008 for various
projects, the Senate heard yesterday.
National Treasury Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge said Sh509.576
billion was given to the last government, with projects worth over Sh40
billion already completed while others worth over Sh469 billion are ongoing.
He also revealed that funds for infrastructure under recently signed agreements amounts to Sh319.2 billion.
Thugge said two new projects un-
der the Jubilee government include

the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)
project costing Sh309.9 billion and
Nairobi City Centre E.H.V Network
and 66kv Network at Sh9.3 billion.
Sh4.7billion constitutes Interest Free
loans and grants, he said.
Senator Boni Khalwale (Kakamega) sought a statement from the Senate Finance Committee on how much
money the Government has borrowed
from China and the development
projects funded.
Committee chairman Billow Kerrow (Mandera) informed the House
that Chinese Government gave Kenya
Sh509.576 billion in the last government while the Jubilee government
has borrowed 319.2 billion so far.

Khalwale expressed concern that
most funds had gone to Central and
Rift Valley regions, while the rest of
the country stands disadvantaged. He
cited Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Uasin Ngishu and Nyeri General Hospital as having received cash
as opposed to other needy regions.
However, Khalwales utterance angered Senator Mutahi Kagwe (Nyeri)
who differed and accused him of
making statements that portray him
as discriminating against Central
Kenya.
The senator is obsessed with
Central Kenya. I have not seen these
funds in Nyeri Hospital yet I know the

facility is in dire need, said Kagwe.
Khalwale immediately asked the
Nyeri Senator to apologise but he
declined. Senator Majority whip Beatrice Elachi was also irked by Khalwales assertions and urged him to focus on projects that the Government
intends to have in the coming years.
If we continue naming projects and
where they are situated and yet we
know some of them are national especially the SGR, we would be putting
the country on the wrong footing,
she said. Senator Anyang Nyongo
asked the Government not to focus
on urban areas and instead prioritise
projects at the grassroots.
Kamau Thugge
Likoni residents in panic after wave of attacks
Police reports say

locals have fled their
homes as others claim
to have spotted armed
militia in their estates
men invaded a bar in Majengo area.

Yesterday, police admitted no one
had been arrested over Sundays attack, contrary to claims by Mombasa
County Commissioner Nelson Marwa
and police commander Robert Kitur
that eight suspects were detained over
the murders.
Schools in Likoni remained closed
yesterday over fear of more attacks,
BBy Benard Sanga

Panic swept Likoni in Mombasa yesterday morning after reports
emerged that armed militiamen had
invaded the area.
Police officials denied reports of
a militia invasion but still deployed
dozens of armed General Service
Unit, regular and Administration Police officers to patrol streets as anxious residents closed down shops and
withdrew children from school fearing violence.
Tension was heightened by the
discovery of a hand grenade outside
a block of flats. It was detonated by a
bomb disposal squad from the nearby
Kenya Navy base at Mtongwe. Independent reports suggest the grenade
was hurled by unknown attackers
mid-morning yesterday.
Police said the grenade was a M77
and was recovered outside bloc LF5.
Likoni has been on edge since
Sundays killing of four people, including 11-year-old Diana Achieng,
by armed men who walked into Soweto area, a kilometre from Likoni police
station, and walked away towards the
flat where the grenade was discovered
yesterday.
Twelve people were shot and injured in Sundays attack. On Monday,
two people were shot dead when gun-
We have not
arrested
anyone in
connection
with the
attacks but
we have good
leads.
Likoni OCPD
Robert Murithi
QuickReads
Transgenders allowed
to enlist lobby group
Audrey Mbugua (pictured),
a transgender woman, was
a happy person yesterday
after the High Court ordered
the Non-Governmental
Organisations (NGOs) Council to
register her lobby group. High
Court Judge George Odunga
ordered the council to enlist
the Transgender Education
and Advocacy group, saying
the NGO body lacked legal
basis. Mbugua sued the NGOs
Council for failing to register the transgender organisation
despite having fulfilled the necessary requirements. Justice
Odunga pointed out the grounds the council used to deny
registration were not grounded in law. Power abused is
power unlawfully exercised, said the judge.
Police gun down suspects in theft cases

Police gunned down two suspects and recovered two
pistols in Nairobis Githurai 44. One of the suspects was
killed in a botched robbery. Police say he was in the
company of three others and had snatched a mobile
phone from a female pedestrian when an alarm was raised
alerting officers on patrol. Nairobi police boss Benson
Kibue said he was shot dead and a pair of handcuffs, the
stolen mobile phone and other valuables recovered. The
second suspect was shot dead along Enterprise Road and
two pistols found after a foiled robbery. This brings to
almost 15 the number of suspects killed in Nairobi in one
week. Four were Monday afternoon shot dead by police
after a chase in Parklands.
with parents scrambling to pick their

children from institutions that were
still operational.
Naval soldiers from the Mtongwe base were in full gear and patrolled the area as tension went to fever pitch. Some residents are reported
to have fled to safer estates.
We have not arrested anyone in
connection with the attacks but we
have good leads, area OCPD Robert

Murithi told The Standard.
On Monday, many residents from
Soweto moved to Likoni Flats, a relatively open and safe area, for fear of
attacks or harassment from security
agents who have since launched an
operation to flush out assailants believed to have melted into the general population after Sunday nights at-
tack.
Murithi said residents claimed to
have seen armed people roaming
the area whom they claimed were
involved in Sundays attacks.
Mary Okello, a resident, said her
neighbour accidentally stumbled on
the grenade, which was placed outside the entrance but thank God it
did not detonate.
Page 14 / EDITORIALS
Nullify police recruitment, it is a small price to pay

Parliaments decision to suspend the reporting date for the new police recruits pending investigations into allegations of corruption during the recent recruitment exercise is
laudable.
There has been a national hue and cry that
the exercise was marred by corruption, discrimination, nepotism and other forms of bias
that run counter to our national values.
When the media highlighted initial reports
of malpractices in the exercise, the National
Police Service Commission(NPSC) chairman
Johnstone Kavuludi was quick to assure the
public that everything was above board.
Concerted pressure however, saw him
change his stand and request anybody with a
complaint against the exercise to register it to
facilitate investigations, with the promise that
the results would be nullified in areas where
corruption would be found to have occurred.
This was not reassuring because there was
no guarantee investigations would actually

take place, given the lackadaisical attitude of
the police.
Fear of victimisation is also not misplaced,
for the police, perhaps by virtue of their training, are generally not considered people-friendly.
Besides, promises of action against culprits
in many past cases have never borne fruit.
Underhand deals in police recruitment exercises have over the years become the norm
rather than the exception.
If the allegations of graft are true, it may not
be easy to arrest the culprits, as they are most
likely be officers in the senior ranks working in
cahoots with civilians with the latter collecting
and remitting the cash to top officers once the
exercise is over.
Calls for the nullification of the whole recruitment exercise from the public, church
leaders, political leaders, the opposition, the
Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission and

the Independent Policing Oversight Authority
cannot be swept under the carpet so that a few
individuals are absolved of culpability.
Allegations that money exchanged hands to
allow some recruits easy passage must be investigated.
Reports appearing in the media have indicated an old man died of shock after paying
more than Sh300,000, only to realise his daughter had been left out.
This might not be an isolated case and serious investigations may reveal many more.
Other reports indicate an individual has already been taken to court over bribery claims.
Discrimination along tribal lines was widely reported and in one case, only members of
a particular community were allowed to participate.
Disqualifying some candidates on the basis
of the colour of their teeth was insensitive be-
cause colour does not necessarily denote good

health or the lack of it. Further, the Constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds over
which one has no control.
The most sensible thing for the NPSC to do
is to nullify the results and call for a fresh exercise, with enough safeguards.
This would not only restore public confidence, but also forestall any legal battles that,
as indicated in some quarters, may be taken to
the courts and cause further delays in enhancing an understaffed department in dire need
of support especially now that parts of the
country are under siege and police presence is
required.
Yet despite that, there may be cases where
the process was fair, but like Caesars wife, the
process must be deemed to be beyond reproach.
It is a small price to pay to redeem the image of a much-maligned police force.
Safer footbridges sure

way to minimise carnage
Goaded by the increasing number of people losing their
lives in road accidents, the Government has undertaken
some positive measures aimed at saving pedestrians precious life and limb.
These include a ban on night travel, mandatory use of
seat belts and installation of speed governors on all public
service vehicles.
Still, more needs to be done. In Nairobi, the authorities
have arrested pedestrians who prefer making acrobatic manoeuvres weaving between speeding vehicles and cyclists,
than use footbridges. Fines amounting to Sh500 have even
been imposed for these misdemeanours. While the intention is good, the enforcement was rash.
The Government should consider erecting more footbridges at other places that are even more dangerous than
the Nyayo stadium roundabout. For instance, sections of
Mombasa road are potential death traps. The construction
of new ones at South B junction and at the junction of Enterprise and Mombasa Road opposite GM, has taken long to
complete.
Another pertinent issue is the safety of the pedestrians
using footbridges to cross busy sections. While the bridges
are supposed to offer a clear view on both sides, billboards
advertising all sorts of merchandise and services have converted the bridges into dangerous enclosed places that are
slowly becoming favourite hunting grounds for muggers and
pickpockets. Thus it is possible for people to be accosted in
broad daylight without anyone realising it, even from a few
metres away.
Besides the muggers, there are street families and other
people who, rather than use a commercial public toilet, have
no qualms relieving themselves on the bill-board-covered
bridges. At night, some of these bridges serve as lodgings for
criminals and street families. Fear of being mugged, the fetid smell of human waste and other muck on the footbridges
compel pedestrians to avoid using them.
Therefore, before rushing to punish pedestrians for
avoiding the bridges, it is incumbent upon the authorities
to remove all the offending boards that turn the bridges into dark tunnels and clear the muck and illegal encroachment
by street families and criminals. For while footbridges are
safer when crossing the highways, safety on top of the footbridges is of paramount importance.
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Games highlight valuable ties
Obamas fundraising Scandal
What is the point of the Commonwealth?

Sadly, that is not a question that gets posed
very often, even among its 2.3 billion citizens.
The organisation has a second-best air;
the start of the Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow reminds us that this is the secondlargest global sports gathering, after the
Olympics. The Commonwealth itself is the
second-largest international grouping, after
the UN. Its peoples are also second-class
when it comes to the former imperial parent,
whose trading and political links are firmly, if
unenthusiastically, with the EU. It is hard to
believe that, until 1962, every Commonwealth
citizen had an unfettered right of abode in
Britain. Today it is far easier for a German to
settle here than a Trinidadian.
In exchange for a check of up to $32,400,

Hollywood Democrats will be able to hear
President Obama speak later today at the Los
Angeles home of Shonda Rhimes, the producer
of the ABC show Scandal. For Republicans,
that constitutes an actual scandal. How dare
he raise money instead of projecting American
strength to Vladimir Putin? The last thing
Americans want, with all that is going on in the
world, is a president whose priority seems to
be political fundraising, said Kirsten Kukowski,
the press secretary for the Republican National
Committee. As usual, though, theyve latched
on to the wrong scandal. The problem isnt that
the president is neglecting his duties, any more
than are the many Republicans who spend
every night courting big givers over cabernet
and steak.
US, Germany rebuilding spying

Given recent German indignation about the
National Security Agency, it has been easy to
overlook the fact that for decades the German
government has cooperated extensively with
the NSA on surveillance activities. But after
a high-level meeting in Berlin this week, this
long-standing but veiled cooperation may
have a firmer legal and political base. The
two countries past partnership became so
extensive that they even developed a special
logo for their joint signals-intelligence activity,
known by its initials, JSA. It shows an
American bald eagle against the colors of the
German flag, next to the words Der Zeitgeist,
or the spirit of the age.
OPINION / Page 15
ERIC NGENO }
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Palaver
For Cord, youth is in a bottle of hair dye

There is an epic and illuminating document whose authorship
has been debated for decades.
The most popular account was
that it was discovered in the attic
of a medieval church in Britain in
the 18th century, obviously to suggest that it is the work of a gifted
monk, and therefore confer a tremendous literary cachet upon it.
Another theory is that one
Samuel Butler, I believe, wrote it
early in the 20th century.
Before the age of social media,
the work went viral in the English-speaking world.
I refer to The Desiderata
which every sophomore has
printed out in customised font,
enlarged and probably framed it,
but most certainly hung or
mounted it at a prominent part of
their cramped campus quarters.
Generation after generation of
youths has struck upon electrifying epiphanies while mulling over
the sentence-verses of that memorable writing.
Avoid loud and aggressive
persons; for they are a vexation to
the spirit.
Apart from the correct use of
the semi-colon, this part drips
with Mahatma-esque pacifism
and restraint.
If you compare yourself with
others, you will become vain and
bitter, for always there will be
greater and lesser persons than
yourself Germane counsel
against getting consumed by the
rat race, urges fortitude to resist
the pressure to keep up with the
Joneses, and all the angst and vanity this breeds in our souls.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,

be gentle to yourself Do not let
puritan austerity embitter and
damage you. You are supposed to
be the principal beneficiary of
your exertions.
This point is driven home in
the next sentence: You are a child
of the Universe, no less than the
trees and the stars: you have a
right to be here
This one generates such a euphoric sense of belonging, such
assertively egalitarian validation
that defies all xenophobia, cynicism and institutionalized cruelty.
It is something I would tell the
children of Gaza today. It has a
way of directing the moral eye to
the big picture. If I didnt belong, I
wouldnt be: in body, mind or, especially, spirit.
I really do not have to go on
and on about this lyrical compendium of wise counsel. Suffice it to
say that it is influential, and many
people at their most reflective
moments, will reach deep and
pull out one of these lines for good
measure.
The one line we all gloss over
is perhaps the most critical. Take
kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things
of youth.
We have two problems related
to this line. Indeed, this line was
certainly intended to cure two
cardinal instances of mischief.
The first one is denial. As our
heads grey, skins sag and girths
expand, we desperately hold on to
a past self-image and defiantly revert to things representing our
earlier years.
As our eyes
weaken,
teeth loosen, joints
creak, as
our sinews
relent and
hearts
plead for
languor
As our eyes weaken, teeth

loosen, joints creak, as our sinews
relent and hearts plead for languor, we affect the stalwart gait
and bruising exertions of men
younger than us.
This denial rages as we age
apace. And selfishness forces us to
cling to roles when we are well
past our prime. We deceive the
young that they are leaders of tomorrow, and that soon, it will be
their turn.
Then we invent and reinvent
ourselves together with myriad
excuses not to give way in frightening permutations.
Meanwhile, we start to ape
these youth, in a transparent bid
to fool ourselves that we are better than they are, what with our
youthfulness and experience,
and therefore deserve to hold on
a little longer. In short, our defiance is in full flow: we do not take
the counsel of the years, kindly or
otherwise and certainly have no
wish to surrender the things of
youth under any circumstances.
The Opposition, which is led
by men and women who were all
in the last Government, was routed by youthful candidates who
ran an energised campaign that
appealed to the youth throughout
the country.
Subsequently, in the spirit of
licking its wounds, the Opposition was buffeted by internal
grumblings about an overdue
generational succession.
It was felt that the veterans had
nothing useful left to offer except
the memories of battles and victories deeply obscured in the
mists of time. That is what Team

Fresh was all about. Did the leadership give in, gracefully surrendering the things of youth? Most
certainly not! The takeover was
brutally aborted, and the Old Men
went into full retreat.
When, a quarter of a year later,
Raila Odinga (69) returned, it was
to a national-colours-donning,
slim-fit-shirt-wearing, hair-diedjet-black, funky-beat-jigging welcome by Kalonzo Musyoka (61),
Moses Wetangula (58), James
Orengo (63) and Anyang Nyongo
(69).
Ababu Namwamba (39),
Agostinho Neto Oyugi (37) and
Ken Obura (33) looked distinctly
marginalised in the triumphal
homecoming. Just like that, Cord
is youthful. The three principals
hair is black. That is the main
thing: the youthful makeover.
And this has provided the confidence they needed to take
charge of the coalition and dictate
a seat-sharing formula.
Cord is now ready for the next
election. It has confidence and
gravitas: there is nothing like men
well in their sixties spewing forth
fiery threats of revolution and
chaos to inspire a youthful nation.
If you want to fix Kenyas problems, trust our che Guevara wannabes in their dotage. Just make
sure their hair is dyed properly.
Mr Ngeno is the Director of

Messaging at State House
IBRAHIM SHEIKHMOHAMUD Address issues fuelling NEP clan wars

It is highly regrettable that inter-clan wars are still erupting in
parts of Kenya in the 21st century.
In Mandera and Wajir counties,
inter-clan conflagration has become the order of the day. The
economic mainstay of both counties is livestock-rearing, which depends heavily on water and pasture.
The history of the natives and
the land is a simple narrative ignored by successive governments
since independence.
Throughout the colonial history, Wajir was demarcated and
preserved into Wajir West (Ajuran
homeland), which stretches from
Habaswe in Bridge through Wajir
town and Tarbaj up to Takaba via
Mansa,
Wajir East (Degodia homeland), which stretches from Wajir
town along Mandera Road via
Tarbaj and all the land East of the
main road.
There was Wajir South (Ogaden homeland), which stretches
from Habaswe in Bridge through
Wajir Town to Wajir Bor. However,
the Somali-Ethiopian war of 1977
and 1978 (Somali Abo War) dis-
The history of the

natives and
the land is
a simple
narrative
ignored by
successive
governments
since independence
placed local populations who

consequently migrated to join
their relatives in Northern Kenya.
In Wajir County, from 1978, wellarmed deserters from the war
trooped to Wajir West in a conspiracy with their local relatives
who were not Ajuran.
This expansionist agenda was
ruthlessly executed through rape,
massacres, looting, arson, confiscation of livestock and torture to
displace the indigenes of Wajir
West.
Resulting from these dislocation-tactics, political power was
forcefully grabbed from the Ajuran in 1979 when the first
non-Ajuran became MP for Wajir
West since independence.
Similar war-like displacements targeting the Ajuran were
executed in the run-up to the
General Elections of 1983 and
1992 all of which imposed
non-Ajuran MPs in Wajir West.
This expansionist sub-clan
thereafter infiltrated the Provincial Administration to facilitate
access to ID cards and consequent automatic paper-citizenship.
The Mandera conflict is a

Garre-resistance to the displacement tactics executed in Wajir to
dehumanise, displace and alienate the Ajuran from their Wajir
West homeland.
The Ajuran tragedy exploded
when, with the controversial election of the first non-Ajuran MP in
1979, all Ajuran chiefs in major locations of Griftu, Eldas, Arbajahan, Wagalla and Hadado were replaced by non-Ajuran chiefs, to
pave the way for a greater influx
of this expansionist sub-clan into
Kenya.
To date, 2014, there is minimal
Ajuran presence in the Wajir
County Government.
Any Ajuran job seeker in the
county civil service is shortlisted
under Wajir North and thereafter
left out, because of this deliberate
mix-up.
The Constituency Development Fund Committee of Wajir
West has only one Ajuran while
the CDF committee of Eldaas
constituency (which is part of the
original Wajir West) has no Ajuran.
The Immigration department
in Wajir West and Eldaas has no

Ajuran, thus resulting in all the ID
waiting-cards being largely held
by Ajuran youth with no prospect
of ever getting IDs.
While oil prospecting has
reached fever-pitch in Wajir
County, there is a feeling that the
Ajuran and the Ogaden have been
sidelined from the jobs, tenders
and contracts.
In an advert in a local newspaper in 2009, a new scheme was
hatched to grab large tracts of Wajir West Trust Land under the
guise of establishing private
ranches.
To date, the Ajuran-dominated parts of Wajir West have the
poorest infrastructure, pathetic
unemployment levels and humiliating poverty. This deliberate
marginalisation only breeds resentment and breakout of open
inter-clan fights as witnessed in
Mandera recently.
This is the time to address
causes of the crisis.
The writer was TNA candidate
for Wajir West constituency in
2013
The law is an ass, they say. Many

people have exploited weaknesses in legal systems to get away
with crime. One man, Dennis
Hope of America, appears to
have beaten everybody else. A
loophole in the American laws
allowed him to lay stake to the
moon and he is now the proud
owner of at least 600 million
acres of land on the moon. And
because he does not need all
that land, he has been selling it.
It is funny though because the
fellow doesnt even know where
the moon is and has never been
there!
Why do people fight so hard to go
to Parliament, you may ask? To
some, it is for prestige, to make
a name and be part of the countrys history. For others, it is the
allure of money. A
few of them have
the desire to improve the livelihoods
of their constituents.
Not so for Moses
Kuria, an aspirant for
the Gatundu south
seat. His first order of business,
as reported, is to tackle Cord so
that it does not undermine President Uhuru Kenyatta! Ouch!
Arresting people not bothered
with the possibility of committing
suicide by crossing busy roads in
Nairobi is not the solution. That
will not compel people to use
foot bridges. There are issues
those in authority must address.
First, billboards cover both sides
of the bridges making them dark
and dangerous with criminals
lurking in the dark. Whats more,
they have become homes and toilets for street urchins and nobody
wants to walk in that mess!
In The Gambler, Kenny Rodgers
sings; Youve got to know when to
hold em
Know when to fold em, Know
when to walk away, Know when
to run, You never count your
money, When youre sittin at the
table, Therell be
time enough for
countin, When
the dealins done.
The Kazungu Kambi-Francis Atwoli
comedy of errors
continues and certainly the
former does not know when the
time to walk away has come or
when to start counting the money. Well, he has gone to court to
challenge Atwolis reinstatement!
Interesting times lie ahead.
Almost everybody wants the
police recruitment exercise
repeated. Claims of massive
irregularities observed cannot be
discounted. The recruiters were
very particular about fitness.
Aspirants had to run round a field
half-naked. But, wait a minute;
have you noticed that most
police officers are candidates
for obesity, that they can hardly
walk, leave alone. Palaver thinks
anybody exceeding must leave.
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Rein in rogue GoK,

parastatal drivers
This is a passionate appeal to the
Cabinet Secretary Transport and the
National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). Unfortunately, the police, who are supposed to enforce the
law, are unable to do so, do not want
to do so or are condoning the breaking of the law, hence the reason the
appeal is not directed to them.
Government of Kenya registered
vehicles, parastatal vehicles and now
county authority vehicles are breaking nearly every traffic law that exists. From reckless driving, over-lapping in traffic jams, bullying their way
on roads, driving in the wrong lanes,
going against traffic and even behaving as if they are emergency vehicles.
My reading of the law is that it is
only Emergency vehicles (Police,
Fire engines and Ambulances) and
the Presidents escort that have a right
of way. A common feature on these
vehicles is sirens and strobe lights.
The issue of hazards/indicators acting as strobe lights should never arise.
Inspector General, we have a right
to receive quality service from you
and that is why you occupy that office. Let your officers enforce the law
to the latter.
{Maina Roy, via email}
State needs fresh

security ideas
The move by the Government to
ban motor vehicles plying route Garsen-Lamu from operating at night as
a security measure is not in order.
This is a clear indication of a government that is intellectually bankrupt
on ideas on how to restore security in
Lamu and Kenya at large.Terrorists do
not usually care whether its daytime
or night. They strike anytime. For instance, the recent Westgate attack was
carried out during in broad daylight.
Also dusk to dawn curfew will not
solve insecurity. I support the Lamu residents decision to disobey
the move and go about their businesses. Curfews belong to the past.
The Government should come up
with sober ideas on how to curb the
insecurity situation in Lamu because it is a very sophisticated issue.
{Peter Alubala, via email}
Certificates directive
has consequences
Asking headteachers to give students certificates has more consequences than many think. Principals
and headteachers of schools will really feel it. I appreciate the Deputy Presidents idea, it is a very noble one. But
consequences abound.
For one, students are likely not
to pay fees well aware that they will
eventually get their certificates at the
end. Two, it is going to lock out bright
but needy students from sitting exams because principals will want to
ensure all students pay the full fee for
them to sit the exams.
Lets not politicise certificates.
{Daniel Chitaba, Chianda}
Opposition is necessary for

a functional Kenya
Kenyas opposition may be led

by the old guards, but that does
not men their views are old. There
is this constituent of Kenyans who
feel that the Opposition led by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is
old and has run out of ideas.
They go further to decry that
there is need for younger blood
in the opposition, citing that
Raila and his aides have been
in the picture for far too long.
Let me remind such people that an
active opposition is an insurer of
good governance and upholds the
virtues of democracy the world over.
It is a group of people who are always there to keep the government
on check, exposing the rot alongside the media and the civil society.
I am a supporter of CORD, not because I come from the same county
with baba but because I believe that
this county has problems which the
Government is either not interested in solving or it is just not on its
priority list.
I often say I would rather be a
stupid supporter of opposition than
be a blind supporter of a government that continually fails Kenyans
on several fronts including failing to
deliver on its core mandate - ensuring security for its citizens.
Runaway insecurity and terror
attacks have escalated in the recent
past, with no tangible outcomes
from investigations. It has become
Feedback
Are we sliding back to

political harambees?
A trend is slowly but steadily

emerging on the conduct of
harambees by public officers.
Recently, the Deputy President
presided over a funds drive in
aid of a secondary school in
Kiambu.
Prior to that, he had presided
over harambees in several
places including Migori, Rift
almost usual for Kenyans to read

in our dailies that the police arrested a number of suspected terrorists
in a certain place with explosives,
rounds of ammunition, this or that
weapon and so on.
What is most absurd is that an
elected Government has chosen to
play politics with peoples lives.
As a concerned citizen, I a always wait to hear what happens
next. Do they provide information
used to unravel who their sponsors
are, their mission, their base of operations? Unfortunately, this never
or rarely happens.
Another mess is the festering
corruption that continually nibbles
at the public service. It is manifest
from the petty bribes paid by citizens on our roads to mega scandals
like Anglo leasing. The AGs office
has been on the spotlight for failing to facilitate concrete defence by
Kenyan government, a move which
according to LSK chairman Erick
Mutua would have saved the Government billions of shillings.
As if that was not enough, Treasury CS Henry Rotich last week said
that the Government is likely to go
to court over the last Anglo Leasing-related case, and admitted the
chances of winning could not be
guaranteed.
In a country where regulations
infringing on the freedom of the
media are like a homework for pol-
Valley and the Coast regions.

He is not alone in this matter as
several other politicians have
joined the trail.
Much as we may argue that
pooling of resources has enabled
the country to move far over the
years, the system has the effect
of motivating public officers to
misuse their positions to solicit
for funds from those seeking
services hence contributing to
corruption.
May we learn from the
previous mistakes and resist
iticians, where efforts are made to

silence the civil society, where the
rights of citizens to peacefully assemble and to demonstrate, picket
and present petitions to public officers are trodden upon by the police
by denying them permits and deployment of military to intimidate
Kenyans, an active opposition is extremely necessary.
Even with such realities, some
people still feel that the opposition
is busy making noise and has nothing to give to Kenyans. One serious
man is the Deputy President William Ruto, who has now donned the
coats of a chap who is good at making roadside declarations with no
concrete aftermaths. For instance,
he ordered the police to present
within two days either dead or
alive, the perpetrators of the killings
in Lamu, a deadline which passed
without anybody noticing.
Ole Lenku is still the Interior CS and Kimaiyo is still
Police
Inspector
General.
I urge more leaders, including those
in Jubilee to shun sycophancy and
be honest to themselves.
We need more Alfred Keters than
Aden Duales, who seemingly supports everything the Government
does be it wrong or right.
I envisage a Kenya where people
will freely criticize the Government.
{Patrick Marenya, Technical University of Mombasa}
the temptation to govern the

country through provision
of goodies? May we strive to
ensure development reaches

all corners of the country
through prudent management
of public finances that includes
sound planning, budgeting and
allocation of resources.
If there was any regulation
governing the conduct of
harambees then let it be
applied. If there was none, then
this is the right time to enact
one before we slide back to the
dark old days.
{Tom Okello, via email}
For a better Kenya, ban all tribal clubs

The attrocities commited in
2007 after the disputed elections
are still fresh in our minds.We were
divided on tribal lines, killed and
maimed each other.
Over six years down the line,
it seems we arent ready to learn
from the deaths. It starts with Kenyan universities encouraging tribal gatherings. In almost all Kenyan
public universities, you will find
it legal that students are allowed
to form groupings based on their
tribes. This is where they speak
their language discussing issues affecting their tribes.
Analysts argue it is right as it
identifies one with his origin, but
where do I belong considering that

I am born of a Kikuyu mother and
a Luhya father?
Born in Uasin Gishu county,
parents tell me thats my home.
But when the leaders call up barazas in the village to discuss county
development plans, they speak in
their mother-tongue. Am I not supposed to contribute or hear what affects my daily life in the village? Is
that really my home as I am told by
my parents. It is not wrong to use
mother-tongue, but can they also
consider us? Through this, young
Kenyans understand how other
communities - a critical factor to
peaceful co-existance.
Tribal accounts are rife in Facebook. You find a Facebook page

Kikuyus against Luos or Luos against the government. Verbal condemnation of tribalism is
frequent, but tribalism is real and
alive. Have Kenyans forgotten the
nightmares of 2007?
It is time the government intervened to stop use of mother
tongue in public functions, ban
tribal groupings in universities and
find ways to stop tribal gatherings
online. That is the only way to save
wakosa kabila like me and avoid
bloodshed in coming elections.
YOUR SAY
Parliament orders Johnstone
Kavuludi to postpone police
training commencement:
Any recruitment done by
police, we expect that kind
Mwana Kenya
of results.
Even if it is repeated 50 times it will
still be a sham. Let the guys go be
trained ASAP. Rono Cheruiyot
Government allocates Sh40m to

step up fight against female cut
Misplaced priorities. oppose FGM ,
promote MGM. such matters need
sober thinking not western ideologies.
Male and female circumcision are
rich cultural practices and should
not be branded some foolish names
for propaganda reasons. That is
tribalism. All such practices need is
giving them human faces and rights
to choose among the participants.
Ombicha
Waiguru needs to understand that

there is no amount of money and
slogans that will help women in
Kenya until poverty and education is
addressed. It is a shame for Kenyan
women in positions of power and
able to make decisions to help
Kenyan women choose to do nothing
or choose high profile women
projects that attracts donor money
that end up archiving very little.
For Waiguru to want to address the
issue of female circumcision which is
disgusting and humiliating for young
girls without making sure there is
adequate education, food security
and measures to lift young girls from
poverty is laughable. wamusie
CORD drops Mungaro as

Minority Whip
Seems like the party is being
managed by the the rule of the
thumb, tyranny. Party members have
lost their freedom of association or
expressing themselves. They are no
longer at liberty to exercise their
conscience. They have to toe to ideas
of their top man/men even if it is
against their conscience, or else.
Everyone has to be a sycophant, a
yes person just as the dark days of
KANU, mama na baba. A party should
be democratic and allow members to
agree or disagree with floated ideas.
Otherwise the monsters will attack
its own children and the children may
seek refuge at neighbours houses,
now that we have a multiparty
system and the ship may capsize. Do
not force ideas on party members,
dialogue with them. Jeannie
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Embu County Government will
absorb on permanent basis all
health workers previously employed
under the Economic Stimulus
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County Health Executive Johnson
Musomi said the 122 health workers
were devolved much later than
others in the county hence the delay
in absorbing them.
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with the County Assembly over the
budget for the workers and it has
already been approved.
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to permanently employ the workers
who previously were working on
contract, he said.
The workers had congregated
outside the county headquarters
demanding to know their fate.
KISUMU COUNTY
Talk to each other, MP

tells Uhuru, Raila
President Uhuru Kenyatta and
CORD leader Raila Odinga have been
urged to compromise and spare the
country the long route of a national
referendum.
Nyatike MP Omondi Anyanga
said political interests should
not overshadow matters dear
to Kenyans adding the countrys
interest supersedes that of CORD
and Jubilee coalitions.
Whenever there is a crisis, leaders
should sit down and talk to each
other rather than chest thump on
issues that are dear to the hearts of
Kenyans, he said, noting that the
plebiscite could divide Kenyans.
He said Jubilee leaders should not
construe dialogue with CORD to
mean political weakness and the
Opposition should also not seek
to score political goals with the
referendum agenda.
Anyanga blamed the ongoing
standoff on sycophancy, saying
some leaders loyal to President
Uhuru Kenyatta on one hand and
former Prime Minister Raila Odinga
on the other were politicising the
matter.
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bribes from bidders
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By VICTOR NZUMA
Machakos County Assembly has
endorsed the impeachment of the
Deputy Governor Bernard Kiala over
alleged gross misconduct and abuse
of office.
The Motion to impeach Mr Kiala
was brought to the House by Mutituni
Ward Representative Joseph Kalunde.
Forty Members of the County Assembly voted to support his removal
while 19 opposed the Motion.
Moving the Motion, Kalunde accused the deputy governor of nepotism, soliciting bribes from bidders
for contracts in his docket, harassing
senior staff, fueling tribal animosity by discriminating against workers
who do not come from the county and
associating with area governors political detractors.
SKIPPED MEETINGS
Kalunde also accused Kiala of failing to attend County Executive Committee meetings without proper explanation.
During the debate, Minority Leader Thomas Mweu Kasoa said the
deputy governors misdeed were so
grave that he should not only be impeached, but also apologise to residents for exposing the county government to ridicule.
Machakos County Assembly Majority Leader Joshua Mwonga (third right) leads other MCAs in celebrating the impeachment of Deputy Governor Bernard Kiala yesterday. [PHOTO: VICTOR NZUMA/STANDARD]
Instead of wasting this Houses
time, the deputy governor should
have instead tendered his resignation, said Mr Kasoa.
But opposing the Motion, Machakos Town Ward Representative Cornellius Kitheka termed the accusations levelled against the deputy
governor as malicious.
How can you claim to impeach a
deputy governor on the basis of hearsay designed to besmirch his name?
posed Mr Kitheka.
But Majority Leader, who is also
Kangonde Ward Representative, Joshua Mwonga said the deputy governor
acted inappropriately by threatening
officers under his docket when they
refused to give in to his demands to

award tenders to his cronies and also
employ his friends.
Ndalani Ward Representative Stephen Muthuka accused those pushing
for Kialas sack of political witch hunt,
adding that the accusations should
have not been brought to the House.
MARSHALL NUMBERS
Earlier, there was intensive lobbying outside the assembly, with each
side trying to marshal the numbers
required to either pass the Motion or
reject it.
Assembly Clerk Felix Mbiuki oversaw the exercise.
According to the Constitution, on-
ly a two-thirds majority is required to

impeach the governor or his deputy.
After the Speaker announced the
results of the vote, MCAs supporting
the Motion broke into celebrations
and they were later joined by their
supporters who had camped outside
the Chambers.
The pro-Kiala camp, however,
claimed two of their colleagues were
bought at the eleventh hour to betray
them.
Business was temporarily disrupted in Machakos as the MCA and their
supporters celebrated the victory in
the streets.
The proposal will now be forwarded to the Senate for approval.
NAIROBI COUNTY
Nairobi matatu operators protest against county bus plan

By JAMES MWANGI
Investors in Nairobis public transport sector have voiced concerns over some hurdles bogging down the multi-billion industry.
The investors, under the banner of Matatu Welfare
Association, yesterday faulted the Nairobi Bus Rapid
Transport (BRT) system that the citys county government has entered into a pact with Foton East Africa.
Reforming the public service vehicles sector does
not mean displacing the PSV operators and their buses the way the Nairobi County is planning to do pur-
porting to decongest the city centre said the Matatu Welfare Association Chairman Dickson Mbugua.
They faulted the county government for breaching the constitution in doing businesses whereas their mandate should be in facilitating such.
The investors said they would meet Governor Evans Kidero and representatives from Cooperative and Industrialisation ministries separately today to express their concerns regarding the move.
Let the county government pick some Saccos and
put them under one operational management. This
will be a good gesture to promote our PSV investors instead of bringing, from outside, a fleet that
will cause a crisis in this industry Mbugua said.
The association is also developing a single voice system that will lobby and articulate contentious issue affecting it nationally.
The players urged the Government to expedite the
inspection processes by adding three centres.
We express our disappointment with the slow
inspection process. We are losing a lot in our businesses said Mbugua.
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KAKAMEGA COUNTY
LAIKIPIA COUNTY
MOMBASA COUNTY
Pupils killer yet to

tracked, charged
MCAs pass Motion

compelling county
to upgrade towns
BBy Alex Wechuli Wakhisi

More than one month since the
brutal murder of a 12-year-old girl
in Kakamega town, police have not
charged any suspect.
Kakamega Central OCPD Richard
Ngetich has said investigations are
still being carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department.
He said the suspect who was arrested on allegations that he murdered Deborah Achieng could not
be charged in court as there was no
evidence linking him to the killing.
Consequently, most pupils are
worried of their safety and some have
started to skip school.
Since that inhuman murder happened, pupils are still living in great
fear of their lives, said Julius Mutuva, the head teacher of Nabongo Primary School.
BBy Job Weru
Tourists take pictures of two hippos feeding on special pelletes at the Haller Park nature trail. The hippos are
normally fed twice a day and emerge from their pond at exact time. [PHOTO : GIDEON MAUNDU/ STANDARD]
ISIOLOCOUNTY
MARSABIT COUNTY
Women groups
trained, funded
Police arrest 43
Ethiopians in Moyale
BBy Ali Abdi

Women pastoralists in Isiolo have
benefited from training and funding from
the United States Agency for International
Development.
The initiative, implemented by Africa
Development Solutions (Adeso) and its
partners, is aimed at empowering women
pastoralists to boost resilience against
drought and other emergencies like floods.
Thirteen women groups seven from
Chari in Merti and six from Burat in Isiolo
Central benefited from training and
received Sh1.2 million to start
income-generating projects.
Adesos project officer Halkano Mohamed
said 150 women had so far been trained
on record keeping, farming calendar and
business management.
NAKURU COUNTY
Senator tells off CORD

on Somalia operation
BBy LEONARD KULEI
Nakuru Senator James Mungai has hit out at the opposition for
demanding withdrawal of Kenyan
troops from Somalia, saying it would
be an act of cowardice and would only serve to embolden terrorists.
He also scoffed at those opposed
to the night curfew imposed in Lamu
over terror attacks saying the move
was meant to cushion innocent lives
from more attacks.
Mr Mungai was speaking yesterday in his Nakuru office when he
presented driving licences to over 50
youth from Molo sub-county.
He warned leaders against making utterances that would hamper
efforts by the Government to tighten
the runaway insecurity in the country.
Mungai said terrorism was a global menace which could only be won
through concerted efforts.
BBy By Liban Golicha

Ken Lusaka
BUNGOMA COUNTY
Officials to attend
bonding meeting
BBy TITUS OTEBA
Bungoma County is planning yet
another bonding retreat in Eldoret next
week to heal the frosty relationship
between Bungoma Members of County
Assembly (MCAs) and the County
Executive Committee (CEC).
Bungoma County Assembly
Speaker John Makali said the planned
meeting will help review the working
relationship between the two arms of
the county government that have been
at loggerheads.
The bonding meeting to be held at
Boma Hotel in Eldoret on July 31, 2014,
has been sponsored by the National
Democratic Institute to enhance better
understanding of roles between the CEC
and MCAs.
The two arms of government will
be exploring means of minimising
wrangles that continue to derail
development in the county, said Mr
Makali.
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka
(above) will officially open the forum.
Meanwhile, Bungoma County
Assembly Majority Leader Majimbo
Okumu has accused the Council of
Governors of misleading the National
Government on funding requirements
for counties.
He accused the council of misleading
the Commission on Revenue Allocation
and the Salaries and Remuneration
Commission to slash funds meant for
oversight role by MCAs.
Police have arrested 43 Ethiopiansfound in the country illegally.

Police say the Ethiopians, believed to have been destined for
Nairobi, were arrested in a house at
Odda Trading Centre on the outskirt
of Moyale town in Marsabit County
following a tip-off from the public.
Moyale police boss Richard
Ngeno said they will be arraigned in
court to face charges of being in Kenya illegally.
We have put a 24-hour surveillance along the routes believed to be
used by aliens and anyone who tries
to sneak into the country illegally will
be apprehended, said Mr Ngeno.
He called on Ethiopian immigrants to end such illegal movements.
NAKURU COUNTY
Park buys aircraft

to curb poaching
BBy Mercy Kahenda
Lake Nakuru National Park has acquired
an aircraft that will be used for aerial
surveillance to curb poaching.
The aircraft will be used to curb
encroachment and poaching of endangered
rhinos, said Dickson Ritan, the park senior
warden.
He said although the aircraft will be
stationed at the park, it will also provide
surveillance services in Western part of the
country and Narok.
He added that more Kenya Wildlife
Service officers had also been deployed to
the park to beef up security.
This year alone, more than 10 rhinos
have been killed at the park. A poacher was
shot dead in the park while attempting to
kill two rhinos in June, last year.
National Police Service Inspector

General David Kimaiyo
NAROK COUNTY
Kimaiyo transfers
several officers
BBy CHARLES NGENO
Several police officers attached to
Ololulunga and Mulot police stations
have been transferred by Inspector
General of Police David Kimaiyo.
In Ololunga, nine officers,
including OCPD Isaac Meme, have
been transferred to stations in North
Eastern, Moyale, Central and Eastern
regions.
In Mulot, the acting OCS Bernard
Githaiga was among the 10 officers who
were transferred. Only three officers in
Mulot and one atOlolulunga were not
transferred.
Several officers have been moved
to other stations in the county. The
transfer of officers in Narok is normal,
said area County Police Commander
Samuel Mukindia.
Laikipia County Assembly has

passed a Motion that will compel the
county government to develop and
implement a comprehensive policy
on town cleaning, waste and refuse
management.
The Motion, which was moved
by Assembly Deputy Speaker Peter
Kimondo, will also see the county
government upgrade and green all
urban towns.
Kimondo, while moving the Motion,
said Nanyuki and Nyahururu towns had
been neglected and needed an urgent
facelift.
Noting that the two towns are the
face of Laikipia and recognising that
their management determines the
level of attraction to investors and
tourists, this House urges the county
government to develop the necessary
and comprehensive policy to improve
their physical outlook, Kimondo said.
Thingithu Ward Representative
Michael Kinyua decried the poor
infrastructure and influx of street
families in the towns.
Ol Moran MCA Dann Ndegwa said
Nyahururu town was losing revenue
due to potholes as investors prefer
other areas.
KAKAMEGA COUNTY
County gives storm

victims Sh8.1m
BBy Alex Wechuli Wakhisi
Ten schools and 19 families and in
Kakamega County whose houses and
property were destroyed last month
by heavy rains have received support
from the county government.
According to Joshua Kutekha,
who is the secretary of the committee
in charge of the programme, the support worthy Sh8.1 million from disaster fund, will be used to construct the
destroyed property.
Kutekha said the committee will
conduct assessment to ensure funds
are used for the right purpose.
Each family received Sh630,000
while the affected schools will be allocated funds depending on the level of destruction caused.
Those who benefited from the
kitty were from Khwisero, Butere,
Mumias East and Mumias West constituencies.
BARINGO COUNTY
Residents of
Emining in Baringo
County remove
blocks from the
Nakuru-Kabarnet
road after a
six-hour protest
following the
death of a woman
who was hit by a
vehicle. They want
authorities to
erect bumps at the
black spot. [PHOTO:
BONIFACE THUKU/
STANDARD]
COUNTY ROUNDUP / Page 19
NAKURU COUNTY
NAROK COUNTY
EMBU COUNTY
Farmers want their Traffic officer hit by

loans rescheduled speeding motorist
BBy Mercy Kahenda
BBy Kipchumba Kemei

Wheat farmers in Narok want banks
to reschedule their loans, citing low
harvest this year.
They attributed the poor harvest to
poor rains this season.
Unlike the previous years, most
of them are harvesting less than 10
of90kg bag per acre instead of 25 to
30 bags.
Farmers should be given more time
to retire the loans.Agricultural Finance
Corporation (AFC) and other banks
should also waive interests for the
loans, said Hugo Wood, the chairman
of the Cereal Growers Association
Sacco.
The farmers said the meteorological
department did not appropriately
advise them on the weather patterns.
They also want the Government to
suspend imports of wheat.
The farmers spokesperson Musa
Nampaso said imports will depress
prices of their produce and asked
milling companies to increase delivery
prices to make up for the losses.
A traffic police officer was yesterday seriously injured after he was run
over by a motorist at Salgaa along the
Nakuru-Eldoret highway.
The officer, Calib Natan, was
crashed while flagging down a speeding vehicle.
The officer sustained serious injuries on his head, neck and left knee
and was rushed to hospital in Nakuru.
Rongai OCPD Joseph Mwamburi
said the driver was pursued and arrested. The vehicle was towed to Salgaa Police Station.
Police officers are investigating the incident to arraign the owner of the vehicle in court and charge
him with breaking traffic rules, said
Mwamburi.
He urged the public to respect police officers on duty.
ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY
Four charged with

County to sponsor
students for diplomas killing elephant
BBy Joseph Muchiri
Embu County Government has
announced an ambitious plan to
sponsor at least one student in every
home to pursue studies up to diploma level.
The move is expected to raise literacy levels in the region and increase the number of professionals
and trained workforce.
County Education Executive Dr
Jamleck Muturi said the plan would
be realised through an increased allocation for the county bursary kitty.
In the last financial year, the county gave bursaries worth Sh40 million,
where every ward received Sh2 million. The amount was increased to
Sh50 million this fiscal year.
Speaking in Embu town, Muturi
said the county will target bright students from poor backgrounds.
BOMET COUNTY
Drop referendum
push, urges Laboso
BBy Fred Kibor
BBy CHARLES NGENO
Four suspected poachers were

yesterday arraigned at an Iten court
charged with killing an elephant in
Rimoi National Reserve in Elgeyo
Marakwet County.
Abraham Talam, Thomas Cherewa,
Christopher Kipsang and Silas Yego
appeared before Iten acting Senior
Resident Magistrate Rose Ndombi.
They were accused of committing
the offence between July 14 and 16,
this year.
They denied the charge and were
remanded for 14 days after the
prosecution asked the court for more
time to conclude investigations.
The case will come up for mention on
August 6, this year.
National Assembly Deputy Speaker Joyce Laboso has called on governors to drop their push for a referendum that seeks to compel the National
Government to allocate more funds to
the county governments.
Dr Laboso said the governors
should instead push for legislation
that clearly states that 40 per cent of
the total national revenue be sent to
the counties.
A referendum is a very expensive
exercise. Instead of making the country incur such a huge expense, the
governors should approach the two
Houses and convince them so that
their demands be anchored in the
Constitution, she said.
Speaking in her Sotik Constituency yesterday, Laboso said the push by
governors will portray ubilee as being
anti-devolution yet it has fully supported its implementation.
EMBU COUNTY
VIHIGA COUNTY
Body of woman
dumped in forest
THARAKA NITHI COUNTY
BBy Eric lungai
BBy PEACELOISE MBAE
Unions demand
vehicles for DEOs
Teachers unions have hit out at the

Government for neglecting district
education officers in Tharaka Nithi
County.
Speaking during the countys prizegiving day, Knut and Kuppet officials
said it was shameful for education
officers to be hitching rides from other
people.
Kuppet branch chairman Patrick
Gitonga called on the Government
to treat the officials well while Knut
branch Secretary General Albert
Mutani said facilitating them will
increase their productivity.
Emily Wanjiru (in green) with other children at St Petroc Premiere School in Runyenjes, Embu County, after she joined
the school on Tuesday. Wanjiru caught President Uhuru Kenyattas attention when she performed at this years
National Drama Festivals at State House, which thrust her into the spotlight and earned her the scholarship. [PHOTO:
JOSEPH MUCHIRI/STANDARD]
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A mutilated body of a middle-aged

woman was yesterday morning found
dumped in Kaimosi forest, Hamisi
constituency, Vihiga County.
The body had serious injuries
inflicted by crude weapons, some of
which were found at the scene.
According to Mulundu Assistant Chief
Pius Konzalo, the woman could have
been killed elsewhere and her body
dumped in the forest.
The scene does not indicate that
there was any tussle - pointing to the
possibility that the crime may have
been committed elsewhere, said Mr
Konzalo.
A panga and a knife that were
stained with blood were found besides
the body.
The body was taken to Vihiga
Hospital Mortuary in Mbale to await
identification and post-mortem
examination.
Page 20 / NAIROBI/CENTRAL NEWS
MCAs read
mischief in
EACC note
On top of his game
Nairobi County Assembly will today discuss alleged interference in its

affairs by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
While responding to a letter sent
by the EACC to the assembly last Friday, Members of County Assembly
(MCAs) yesterday warned the anti-graft body to steer clear of their
business.
The letter addressed to Assembly
Speaker Alex ole Magelo read in part:
Our attention has been drawn to the
behavioural practices and conduct of
some members of county assemblies,
which falls short of the prescribed
standards of conduct for holders of
public office.
In particular the commission
notes that some MCAs are engaging
in unethical conduct including but
not limited to physical fighting, evicting their colleagues from offices and
name calling, read the letter from
EACC Secretary Halakhe Waqo.
The county assembly yesterday
passed a motion of adjournment to
allow a debate on the letter and EACC
to today afternoon.
The members accused the anti-graft body of working with persons
allegedly intending to cripple the
functions of county assemblies.
Muranga County Assembly Public Investment Committee has recommended that vehicles owned by
the county government be fitted with
tracking devices.
The assembly had been tasked
with formulating a policy to regulate
use of county government vehicles to
enhance service delivery.
It had also been established that
some county officers did not have vehicles to facilitate their movement.
The committee chaired by Kahumbu Ward Representative Erick Kamande also recommended that vehicles
be branded with visible identification
to curb misuse.
In a report tabled in the assembly by nominated MCA James Kagoni, the committee also recommended
that vehicles assigned to County Executive Committee Members should
only be used for official purposes.
After use the vehicles should be
parked at the designated areas or at
the county headquarters and they
must be comprehensively insured,
reads part of the committees report.
County assembly is now being

gagged by National Government bodies, claimed Makongeni representative Peter Imwatok.
Karura Ward representative Kamau Thuo read mischief, alleging the
Executives hand in the move by the
EACC.
I see the hand of the Executive.
No single allegation or member has
been arraigned in the court over corruption. These institutions want to
run the affairs of the county assemblies, he alleged.
SUBMIT REPORT
In the letter, the anti-corruption

body directed the Speaker to immediately institute measures to fight and
prevent unethical conduct and submit a status report to the commission
within 30 days.
Organise
sensitisation
programmes in collaboration with the
commission on Chapter Six (of the
Constitution) and the Leadership and
Integrity Act 2012 for all MCAs, the
letter said.
Deputy Speaker Kennedy Ngondi
said the assembly cannot take directives from elsewhere apart from the
Constitution.
Sarangombe
representative
claimed he was privy to plans by some
forces to disrupt operations of county assemblies.
Assembly
wants county
cars fitted
with GPS
BBy Boniface Gikandi
NAIROBI COUNTY
BBy JAMES MWANGI
MURANGA COUNTY
report rejected
Peter Ndirangu, a stuntman, at Ngong Racecourse in Nairobi recently.

Ndirangu earns a living entertaining the public with his awe-inspiring skits.
[PHOTO: GEORGE NJUNGE/STANDARD]
The session was chaired by temporary Speaker Catherine Wairimu

Mugo.
The committee had also been
tasked with investigating circumstance under which a vehicle assigned to area Governor Mwangi Wa
Iria was involved in an accident and
Sh138,250 used to repair it.
At the same time, Assembly Committee on Youth, Culture and Social
Services was forced to withdraw a
progressive report by the County Executive Committee Member for Youth
Antony Githirwa after members described it as a sham.
Committee chairlady Caroline
Njoroge had moved a Motion seeking
its adoption.
MURANGA COUNTY
MERU COUNTY
NYERI COUNTY
Alarm over spate of robberies in schools
Munya pledges to make

county tourist destination
Sacked county minister to remain in office
Concern has been raised over cartels stealing text books

and computers from learning institutions in Muranga County.
Three primary schools have so far lost text books worth
thousands of shillings in the recent past.
A secondary school in Gatanga Sub-county also lost 20
computers last week.
Muranga County Police Commander Naomi Ichami said
in one of the incidents, a gang raided Gathambara Primary
School in Gatanga Sub-county on Monday night and made
away with books worth thousands of shillings.
The robbers also abducted a guard and later dumped him
at Kabati market in Kandara District.
Ichami warned school heads they risk prosecution for
failing to secure text books stores and computer laboratories
as recommended by the county security committee.
She said secondary schools with computer laboratories
must be fixed with functional security alarms.
Three primary schools have been hit by the theft of text
books. Heads who have ignored the directives will be held
liable for the lost text books and computers, he said.
Meru Governor Peter Munya

has pledged to ensure Nyambene
Conservancy becomes a top tourist
destination.
Speaking in Meru when he received
29 rangers who will be deployed to the
expansive Conservancy, Munya said
the group will not only help guard the
resource-rich area, but also curb cattle
rustling in the region.
The rangers have undergone rigorous training on
wildlife conservation and basic military training and security
operations, Munya said.
He said the creation of the Nyambene Conservancy
is expected to help elevate Meru into a premier tourist
destination.
Nyambene is one of the most scenic areas of Meru county.
Once we develop it into a tourist attraction area, it will create
many employment opportunities for our people, said Munya.
Nyambene Conservancy is located in the Samburu eco-system
in the Northern Tourism Circuit.
A sacked Nyeri County Executive Committee Member will

remain in office until her appeal against dismissal from office
is heard and determined.
Ms Cecilia Ndungu, CEC for Culture, Gender and Social
Development had moved to court to challenge her dismissal
from the countys cabinet.
She accused Governor Nderitu Gachagua of acting in
contravention of the Constitution by sacking her without
giving her an opportunity to defend herself.
Yesterday, Nyeri Indutrial Court Judge Joram Abuodha
extended his orders suspending the dismissal of Ms Ndungu
until her case is concluded.
The case was slated for hearing yesterday, but lawyer
Wahome Gikonyo for the governor and the county
government asked for more time to reply to the petition.
Ndungu, through lawyer Nganga Munene, claims that
Gachagua sacked her arbitrarily and that she only learnt of
her dismissal through media reports. That was not how this
should have been done, Munene told the court.
The case will continue on September 22.
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Page 22 / NAIROBI/CENTRAL NEWS
MCAs back
Motion on
Njuri Ncheke
MERU COUNTY
BBy phares Mutembei
Meru County Assembly has passed
a Motion that seeks to recognise the
role played by the Njuri Ncheke in the
community.
That is one among a raft of proposals contained in a Motion brought
before the House by Gideon Kimathi
Mutwiri, who represents Abogeta East
Ward. He is also the deputy speaker.
Kimathi said Meru has a rich cultural history that is integral to the social welfare agenda of the county government, yet enough has not been
done to preserve the culture. The Motion urges the Meru County Executive
to institutionalise the Njuri Ncheke as
a measure of preserving the communitys cultural heritage.
The Motion urged the executive
to set in motion the construction of
statues and monuments for past renowned Meru personalities, as a
way of honouring their contribution.
From now on the Njuri Nchekes ac-
tivities will be funded by the county

government.
The elders welcomed the development and said it will enhance their
oversight role in the community.
We welcome the news and thank
the Meru County Assembly for passing the Motion. We are elders who
promote equality and equity in society, but we do our work on a voluntary basis, nobody pays us. We make
sure the rights of widows to inherit property is safeguarded and dowry payments do not get too high! We
also preach unity among leaders, and
punish those who flout the rules, said
Phares Ruteere, the Secretary General of the Njuri Ncheke and chairman
of the National Council of Elders of
Kenya.
To become a member of Njuri Ncheke is the highest social rank
which a Meru man can aspire. Those
chosen are mature and incorruptible
members of the community.
The Njuri Ncheke make and execute community laws, settle disputes,
and spread knowledge and norms to
generations.
NYERI COUNTY
Court returns
alienated land
to woman
owner
BBy murimi mwangi
Governor Peter Munya and other county officials launch the County Integrated
Development Plan in Meru town. [PHOTO: PATRICK MUTHURI/STANDARD]
Meru launches its first CIDP

BBy phares Mutembei
Meru County has joined the league
of top five counties to launch their
County Integrated Development Plan
(CIDP).
The launch, by Governor Peter
Munya in Meru town details programmes the county wishes to undertake from 2013 through to 2017.
According to Munya, the county government of Meru has met its

constitutional obligation by preparing the five-year CIDP, 2013-2017,
through what he called a participatory process.
The process was supported from
the grassroots. I wish to thank all
those who have played a part, said
the governor.
An elderly woman got reprieve

yesterday after the High Court sitting
in Nyeri ordered the eviction of a man
who had alienated her from her land.
Margret Njoki regained 0.4 hectares of land which belonged to her
deceased brother whose title had
fraudulently been transferred to the
name of a private developer, Reuben
Mwangi.
Justice Anthony Ombwayo of the
Nyeri Land and Environment Division of the High Court ordered Mwangi and his agents to immediately vacate the land.
Ombwayo further directed that
Njoki be registered immediately as
the administrator of the land situated at Kakuzi area.
The court heard Mwangi registered the land in the name of Njokis
late brother and transferred it to his
name on the same day.
I find the plaintiffs brother was
dead at the time of the two entries.
The transaction in respect to the land
was tainted with fraud and therefore
a nullity, ruled Ombwayo.
NAIROBI/CENTRAL NEWS / Page 23
Nairobi needs
Sh12 billion to
lay off workers
NAIROBI COUNTY
BBy Immaculate Akello
Nairobi County needs Sh12 billion to lay off 9,000 county employees, Governor Evans Kidero has said.
Mr Kidero said Nairobi only needs
6,000 employees out of 15,000 it has
employed currently.
We currently have 15 000 employees but 4,000 have been deployed by
the National Government. We cannot
lay them off because we need Sh12
billion to compensate them, said
Kidero.
The governor said the Sh9.7 billion allocated to Nairobi County last
financial year was used to pay salaries of the 15,000 employees leaving
little to carry out development projects for the county.
GHOST WORKERS
Seventy per cent of the funds allocated to the county have been used
to pay the workers whom we do not
need. Some of them are even ghost
KIRINYAGA COUNTY
Staff threaten
to raid offices
over July pay
BBy By MUNENE KAMAU
workers. If we could lay them off, we

would use the money to improve the
county, said Kidero.
Kidero made the announcement
during a meeting with the County Executive Committee members to
review their performance in the last
financial year and plan for the 20142015 financial year yesterday.
He said the county had registered a
50 per cent revenue collection growth
and was working on raising the figure
this financial year by the same percentage.
LAND RATES
We had a revenue collection

growth target of Sh7 billion but we
raised Sh10 billion. For the 20142015 financial year, we have a target
of Sh16 billion, said the governor.
The
countys
greatest
revenue collection came from rates
which
raised
Sh2.7
billion.
The city chief said Nairobi residents
will receive better services as the
county had made improvements in
allocations to the various sectors.
We have raised the allocations for
Master Warren Sande from Ziwani Day Nursery is congratulated by Nairobi

County Governor Evans Kidero after he recited a poem during the release of
the County Education Task force Report. [PHOTO: GEORGE NJUNGE/STANDARD]
various areas like roads, we have improved it from Sh600 million to Sh1.5
billion, Sh1.2 billion for hospitals and
the same amount for social services to
ensure that Nairobi residents receive
better services, he added.

Kidero said they were also looking
for solutions to the insecurity menace
which he said was a major obstacle to
achieving their goals.
About 2,000 civil servants have

threatened to storm the Kirinyaga
County Assembly Chambers on August 5 if they are not paid their July
salaries following a budget hitch.
The proposal had been rejected by
the Controller of Budget for non-adherence to ceilings set out in a letter
dated June 16.
The irate civil servants led by
their leader Paul Ndungu accused
the MCAs of engaging in a supremacy battle with the Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo instead of solving the issue.
The standoff over the budget started when area Governor Joseph Ndathi
declined to approve it and returned
it to the assembly with a memorandum proposing several changes. The
MCAs, however, passed it in its original form and forwarded it to Ms Odhiambo, who rejected it for non-compliance.
Yesterday, the workers questioned
the logic behind the MCAs allocating
themselves Sh10 million for hospitality. These MCAs are selfish. How can
they allocate themselves a staggering
Sh40 million for domestic travel and
give county executive staff only Sh17
million? posed Ndungu.
Page 24
EASTERN NEWS / Page 25
Leaders
want locals
paid ahead
of mining
Resilient learners
KITUI COUNTY
BBy Paul Mutua
Kitui County leaders want
the national government to resolve compensation and land
evaluation processes before
mining at the Sh3.4 trillion Mui
Coal Basin commences.
The leaders said the signing of a contract for coal mining at the basin in December
last year was done in a hurry
before a number of controversial issues were iron out.
Speaker after speaker at a
leaders consultative meeting
held at the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (Kefri), Kitui,
were united in telling President
Uhuru Kenyattas administration to address issues which
they claim are still clouded in
secrecy and revolve around
displacement of people from
their land near the project.
They also want to know the
amount of money they will receive as compensation once
mining starts.
GOOD FAITH
A resident, Bretta Mutia, said an aura of suspicion,

mistrust and misinformation
has thrived since news of the
coal-mining project first broke.
The residents demand
commitment of good faith to
ensure the project takes off
without undue delays and unnecessary blames. We want
our people to be incorporated
in the ownership of the Great
Lakes Corporation, a partner
company of the Chinese mining firm Fenxi that was awarded concession to extract coal
at the basin. There is also concern over possible health and
environmental effects, Ms
Mutia said.
The forum chaired by Governor Julius Malombe recommended establishment of a
technical team to consolidate
pertinent issues relating to
mineral exploration and mining in the county.
The 10-member team comprising four lawyers, two
representatives from the coal
belt and four county officers will also be mandated to lobby the Senate and the National Assembly to assent to the
pending Mining and Community Land Bills.
Dr Malombe said he convened the forum at a time
when a number of prospective
investors have shown interest
in the exploration and mining
of coal, limestone and iron ore
in the expansive county.
Pupils at Ngemini Primary School in Mwingi Central District of Kitui County take their lessons under a tree. The school is grappling
with an acute shortage of classrooms and other facilities. [PHOTO: PHILIP MUASYA / STANDARD]
Kitui
Governor
Malombe. [PHOTO:
Julius
KABERIA
KALUNGE/STANDARD]
It is important for the leaders of this county to develop a

proactive mechanism on policy and legislation process of
mining in the region. We have a
duty to review the present status of land ownership, lease
compensation and resettlement, the governor said.
Advocates Nyamu Mati, Nzuki Mwinzi, Mike Mulei
and a Mr Nzili took the forum
through various aspects of the
proposed Mining Bill 2013.
Mati said being the first major review of the 1940 Mining
Act, the Mining Bill 2013 was
drafted after months of vicious
behind-the-scenes lobbying,
often pitting local mining interests against foreign mining
companies. It has strict stipulations aimed at safeguarding
the interests of the citizenry
and Kenya.
LAND OWNERSHIP
The meeting which was attended by MCAs, professionals, community leaders, NGOs
and religious leaders further
agreed to constitute a forum
of experts along with stakeholders to technically interrogate the Mining and Community Land Bills for the benefit
of Kitui residents.
Kitui South MP Rachael
Nyamai said local leaders must
be assertive to avoid a situation where county mineral resources were stolen by brokers and imposters.
Nominated MP Bishop
Mutemi said local leaders and
residents should lobby the national government to start development projects like tarmacking Kitui-Kibwezi road
and building mega dams before allowing their resources
to be taken away freely.
MARSABIT COUNTY
MAKUENI OUNTY
Matatu tout nursing injuries after

being shot by a stray police bullet
BBy Onesmus Nzioka
A Matatu tout in Wote town
is nursing bullet wounds after he was shot by an Administration Police officer in
a bribe-soliciting scuffle on
Tuesday evening.
The victim, James Maundu, was shot on the left thigh
by a stray bullet as two AP officers, fleeing from a mob of Boda Boda riders baying for their
blood, shot in the air to scare
the riders.
Speaking to The Standard
from Makueni County Referral
Hospital, Maundu said he was
trying to direct his driver from
a parking slot when he suddenly felt a sharp pain on his
left thigh, and could not immediately tell what had happened
until he was informed that he
had a bullet wound.
Trouble begun when the
two AP officers, who the Boda Boda riders identified as
among four officers accused
of harassing and soliciting fat
bribes from riders and taxi operators, were spotted in a hotel ostensibly in their usual patrols.
The riders immediately
ganged up and tried to rough
up the officers, who in turn
opened fire to scare away the
mob while running for their
lives.
The angry Boda Boda riders
staged a demo demanding to
be addressed by the governor
and county police bosses.

The riders said the AP officers force them to fork out
Sh300 per week, failure to
which they make impromptu arrests, and charge the riders exorbitant fines of up to
Sh4,000 for light traffic offences.
County
Administration
Police Commandant Ali Roba said the four officers will
not be allowed to continue
harrassing residents. He assured the riders that the issue
will be addressed in three days.
Makueni deputy OCPD
John Kamau said the two officers will be arraigned in court
after a report of the ballistic examination of the gun used in
the shooting is ready.
MACHAKOS COUNTY
MP wants a university built in Yatta

BBy Victor Nzuma
Yatta MP Francis Mwangangi has appealed to the national government and Machakos county government to
utilise part of the vast land
owned by the National Youth
Service in his constituency and
build a public university.
Mwangangi said a chunk of
the land was allocated to powerful individuals during the
Kanu regime and it has never

been reclaimed despite pledges by successive regimes.
I therefore urge President Uhurus government, under whom the NYS docket falls
under, to set aside part of the
remaining un-utilised portion
to set up a public university,
he said.
Speaking to the press in
Matuu town after touring and
inspecting on-going projects
in the area, the MP said unlike

other regions, Machakos county only has one university college which cannot adequately
cater to the regions needs.
We need to have more
than one higher learning institution in this region to help us
match other areas in academic excellence, he said.
Mwangangi lauded plans to
set up a Kenya Medical Training School in Matuu town.
Two picked
up over
highway
theft
BBy Liban Golicha
Police in Moyale are holding two suspects in connection with Sunday night highway robbery in which two
Kenya Defence Force soldiers
lost money and property.
Moyale
OCS,
Richard
Ngeno, said the two were arrested yesterday at Butiye village following a tip-off from
residents.
We are currently interrogating the suspects and will
release information immediately we finalise our investigations, he said.
Last Sunday at about
8.30pm, three armed men attacked a private car at Holale some five kilometres from
Moyale town, and robbed the
occupants at gun point.
The occupants, two Kenya Defence Force soldiers attached to Moi Air Base Nairobi and a woman, were on their
way to a relatives funeral in
Moyale.
They took our phones,
some of our personal effects and Sh41,200 we had in
cash, said KDF soldier Hassan Korme who was with his
wife and a colleague when they
were attacked.
Korme said the attackers
were armed with AK47 riffles.
Page 26 / COAST NEWS
Ferry workers issue

strike notice over CBA
MOMBASACOUNTY
BBy Patrick Beja

Likoni ferry services may be
grounded in the next one week following a strike notice issued by the
workers union.
Dock Workers Union (DWU),
which represents both ferry and
Mombasa port workers, has issued
a seven-day strike notice to protest a
stalled Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) after Kenya Ferry Services
(KFS) insisted it has not been allocated funds by the Transport ministry.
In the strike notice dated July 22,
the union claimed the ministry failed
to allocate KFS 65 per cent of the
funds needed to offer the services as
provided for in a memorandum of understanding with the State firm to offer free passenger services.
KFS raises 35 per cent of the funds
to meet operational costs from vehicle toll charges.
Sources said the Government was

supposed to remit an estimated Sh1
billion annually to cater for passenger services but it has not made allocations for the last three years raising
the amount to Sh3 billion.
The firm serves 300,000 passengers and 6,000 units of motor vehicles daily.
DWU General Secretary Simon
Sang said in the notice the stalemate
was over the contentious revenue allocation expected from the Transport
ministry and National Treasury.
We raised a similar issue in
2012 vide our letter Ref: GS/7/
MISCE/60/2012 with the former Ministry of Transport and a discussion
was held in the Ministry of Transport
boardroom in Nairobi and the Ministry made a commitment of following
up. But, to date, nothing has been done, said Sang in the notice.
He added: It is again during the
time of CBA negotiation for 2013/2015
that the same issue has arisen. This
was expected to arise because it has
remained unresolved.
Sang said the way the Transport
ministry has handled the issue of revenue allocation was not acceptable
and it was why the union has resorted to industrial action.
He said 65 per cent of the anticipated revenue from the Ministry of
Transport was the cause of the trade
dispute because the ministry has
failed to remit its share as expected,
rendering KFS financial position untenable.
It is from this understanding that
when we first registered a deadlock, I
made it clear that the dispute is more
of unresolved issue between the Ministry of Transport and the KFS management. Unfortunately the Ministry
of Transport does not appear interested in resolving the issue, the notice says.
Two years ago, Likoni ferry services were paralysed for a day following a similar stand-off.
Schools still not issuing withheld certificates

TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
BBy RENSON MNYAMWEZI
The Governments directive to
principals of public secondary schools
that they should immediately release
all withheld national examination certificates is yet to be implemented in
Taita-Taveta County.
Senior education officials and
school heads interviewed by The Standard said they are still waiting for formal communication from the Ministry of Education headquarters to
release the certificates.
Once we receive formal communication from the ministry, we will release all withheld certificates, one of
the principals in the region said.
Another head teacher said the
school is holding hundreds of thousands of certificates, some dating to
as far back as the 1980s. Former students, she added, owe the school more
than Sh1 million in fee arrears.

It is a good thing for the students
to get their certificates free of charge
but our fear is that the Governments
goodwill might be abused in future,
she said.
She said it is important for everyone to understand that the directive
will only be formal once schools receive a circular from the Government
directing them to release the certificates,.
I told one of the students who
came to collect his certificate that we
are yet to receive written communication from the authorities. The student
had to go back home, she said.
County Director of Education Jonathan Nyamai confirmed that there
are numerous certificates lying in
schools.
Speaking in Wundanyi town, Nyamai said he is aware that scores of students have turned up to collect their
certificates, but said school principals
will only be able to release them once
they receive formal communication

from the Education Ministry.
The director, however, said students who lost school property have
to clear with their respective schools
before they can be given their certificates.
Even when we do receive the
formal directive, it is important to
note that those students who lost
text books, or other school property, will be expected to first clear with
the school administration before they
can be given their certificates, Nyamai clarified.
President Uhuru Kenyatta, while
on tour of the region last week, directed all school heads to honour the
Governments directive and release all
withheld certificates.
Deputy President William Ruto
had previously issued a similar order
and Education Cabinet Secretary Prof
Jacob Kaimenyi was yesterday quoted
in the Press reiterating the same.
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Taita-Taveta County Governor John Mruttu signs a Memorandum of Understanding to pave way for the establishment of Taita-Taveta University College
(JKUAT) at Ngerenyi Farmers Agricultural Training Centre in Mwatate district
yesterday. [PHOTO: RENSON MNYAMWEZI]
Parties sign MoU for varsity

campus to be built at Mwatate
Taita Taveta County government, Taita Taveta University College
(TTUC) and Ngerenyi ward residents
have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pave way for the establishment of a campus at the Agricultural Training Centre (ATC) in
Mwatate district.
Under the MoU, the land in which
the constituent college is to be established has been transferred to TTUC
for development. The MoU seen by
The Standard has been signed by the
Governor John Mruttu, TTUC Principal Prof Hamad Boga, Mwatate MP
Andrew Mwadime and Chawia Ward
Representative Juma Mwamba.
The three parties have agreed to

define the scope and their commitment to the establishment of the university whose doors will open in September this year, read the MoU.
Speaking during the signing ceremony at Ngerenyi yesterday, Mruttu said his administration has granted possession of all the property on
which the centre is situated, to TTUC.
Boga said the constituent college
of TTUC would be offering degree, diploma and certificate courses in horticulture, agriculture education and
extension and animal science among
others. He said the campus would admit 40 students in September.
Mruttu said his administration
would provide all requisite approvals.
COAST NEWS / Page 27
TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
Issuance of schools title re-ignites boundary dispute

The Government has re-ignited a

50-year-old boundary dispute between
Taita Taveta and Kwale counties after issuing a title deed to Mbele Primary School in
MacKinnon Road Township which is built
on the contested area.
Yesterday, Taita Taveta leaders among
them Governor John Mruttu, Woman Representative Joyce Wanjala Lay, Voi MP Jones
Mlolwa and school authorities accused the
Government of complicating the issue by
issuing the title deed without first resolving
Silas Otukes lawyer Gikandi Ngibuini makes his submissions in a

Mombasa court yesterday where he is seeking to have the election of Governor Ali Hassan Joho nullified. [PHOTO: KELVIN KARANI/
STANDARD]
IEBC, AG
want Joho
degree case
struck out
MOMBASA COUNTY
BBy Willis Oketch
Attorney General Githu

Muigai and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) want
a case in which an activist is
challenging the election of
Mombasa Governor Hassan
Ali Joho struck out on grounds
that the constitutional court
has no jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
And IEBC declared that the
activist behind the case was
pursuing a vendetta egged on
by Suleiman Shahbal, the losing candidate at last years gubernatorial election.
IEBC lawyer Sanjeev Kagram told the constitutional
court in Mombasa yesterday
that the petition filed by Silas
Otuke over claims Johos degree is fake should not be entertained by the court as it is
not the right forum.
NO REASON
Kagram told the court

that the issues Otuke had
raised in his petition had already been canvassed and
determined through several courts and in an election
petition filed by Johos main
challenger Suleiman Shahbal
Kagram, who was submitting
before a three-judge Bench
chaired by Justice Christine
Meoli, asked the court to strike
out the petition saying Otuke
had no justifiable reasons to

move to the court.
The lawyer said claims by
Otuke that his rights had been
infringed by Johos election are
misplaced because he had not
demonstrated so.
Kagram asked the court
to strike out Otukes case
to save IEBC money its was
spending defending itself.
The lawyer said Otuke should
lobby the Mombasa County
Assembly to impeach Joho if
he wants to remove him from
office.
OPTIONS ARE OVER
If the petitioner wants to

have the Governor removed
from leadership because he
does not like him over claims
he has no degree, it is for him
to lobby and have him impeached, which is the only option he has.
This is because election petition and pre-election petition
options are over, said Kagram
Otuke has filed documents
from Uganda Criminal Investigation and Council for Higher Education questioning the
degree.
The Attorney General, who
was an interested party in the
suit, also agrees with IEBC that
the matter had already been
dealt with in the election petition and other cases and asked
the court to strike it out. The
AG is also supporting preliminary objection which has been
raised by other parties, said
state counsel Oscar Eredi.
the dispute. This stands on 4.784 hectares

and is administered by Taita Taveta county,
we therefore wonder how its title deed has
been issued in Kwale County, Mlolwa said.
The title deed seen by The Standard
has been signed by Kwale County Land
Registrar G.K Wanjau. The title deed read
in part: This is to inform you that Mbele
Primary School is now registered as the absolute proprietors of the land as set out in
section 28 of the Land Registrations Act No
3 of 2012. Given under my hand and the
seal of the District Land Registry, Kwale.

The Schools Parents Teachers Association chairperson John Kyangangu accused
the county government of doing little to resolve the boundary dispute.
We will mobilise parents to demonstrate over this issue, he warned.
Mruttu, however, pledged to immediately address the matter.
Residents and leaders should be patient as efforts to address this matter are
currently underway, he said
Page 28 / RIFT VALLEY NEWS
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE

INVITATION TO PREQUALIFY FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF 2,000 KM OF ROADS
SUPPORTING PRIMARY GROWTH SECTORS
THROUGH CONTRACTOR FACILITATED
ANNUITY FINANCING MECHANISM
Tender Number:MoTI/I/01//2014-15
TENDER ADDENDUM No. 2
Further to the Tender Addendum No. 1 which was published
in various local daily newspapers on 11th July 2014, the Ministry
of Transport and Infrastructure hereby notifies all prospective
Applicants that the deadline for submission of applications has
been extended from Friday 25th July 2014 to Monday 11th August,
2014.
A further Addendum containing additional information to Applicants,
responses to tender questions and requests for clarification received,
together with the list of roads in various lots and the respective
financial qualification thresholds for each lot shall be placed online
at the respective websites of the Authorities below.
Other requirements for submission of applications remains the
same.
Further enquiries may be directed to the Addresses below:
The Procurement
Manager
Kenya National
Highways Authority
Blue Shield Towers,
Hospital Road,
Upper Hill
P.O. Box 49712 00100
NAIROBI
Tel. 020-8013842
Email;
dg@kenha.co.ke
Website:
www.kenha.co.ke
The Procurement
Manager
Kenya Rural Roads
Authority
Blue Shield Towers,
Hospital Road,
Upper Hill
P.O. Box 48151 - 00100
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES UNIT
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Family seeks
redress for
dead kin
NAKURU COUNTY
WHAT HAPPENED
Mercy Jepkoech, who worked as a waitress at a bar in
Olenguruone, was found dead hours after being arrested
by police over claims that she was found selling alcohol
past the stipulated hours
Her family has dismissed claims made by police that
their daughter died after jumping off a moving police
Landrover while on the way to Kuresoi Police Station
They say an autopsy report has revealed that Jepkoech
died from head injuries
BBy Vincent Mabatuk

The family of a woman
who died moments after she
was arrested by three police
officers a week ago is accusing
police of killing their daughter.
Dismissing police claims
that Mercy Jepkoech, jumped
from a speeding police
Landrover to her death, her father Richard Rono is now demanding for answers.
My daughter did not jump
from that vehicle, how could
she do so without attracting
the attention of the officer
who was allegedly guarding
her and another suspect? This
is purely an attempt to cover up the truth and police are
trying to make it look like suicide, he said.
Rono said the family was
told that their daughter, who
was working as a waitress
at the Wagon Bar in Olenguruone, was arrested over
claims of selling alcohol beyond the stipulated 11pm
closing time.
He said the family is reading foul play because a postmortem report on Jepkoech
indicated that she died after
being hit behind the head.
According to Dr Titus Ngulungu, the pathologist who
examined the body, the deceased had a single 20mm
deep injury between the scalp
and the skull.
I find the cause of death to
be head injury due to a forced
trauma, the pathologist said.
The family is now calling
on Inspector General David
Kimaiyo to intervene since
the arresting officers have expressed disinterest in the case
with Kuresoi OCPD David
Wambua dismissing the autopsy report.

Her file is with the director of public prosecution, the
woman jumped from the vehicle while being brought to the
police station. That chapter is
closed and we have moved on,
waiting for something else to
investigate, the OCPD said.
While it might be over for
the police, a visit to Jepkoechs
home reveals a family still in
mourning unable to come to
terms with what happened to
their loved one.
FRESH GRAVE
Her mother Linah Rono,

who is expecting her ninth
child, stares at the fresh grave
surrounded by bamboo sticks.
She was my first born
child, source of my hope and
inspiration, now gone forever
not because of sickness. Police reports that my daughter
jumped from a speeding vehicle is an insult. We demand
for proper investigations, she
said tears rolling down her
cheeks.
Her family describes the
21-year-old as a hardworking
girl who was determined to
make a difference in her familys life despite the meager
wages she earned.
They said the deceased

worked in hotels and bars
at Olenguruone to help pay
school fees for her siblings as
well as take care of her fiveyear-old son.
The parents and siblings
described her as hardworking and always determined
to make a difference in their
lives regardless of the meager
resources she earned.
Her uncle Joseph Cheruiyot, who viewed the body at
Molo District Hospital mortuary, is the one who noticed the
deep cut behind the head.
He said a muddy, soiled
trouser and jacket Jepkoech
wore on that fateful night, and
which the family succeeded in
recovering, is further evidence
of foul play.
If indeed she was found
selling alcohol, who were her
customers and why were they
also not arrested, he asked.
The bar proprietor Ezekiel Ngeno said they were doing stock taking with Jepkoech
when the officers pounced on
her.
They ordered her to pick
a crate as evidence but she refused and as the bar owner, I
volunteered to be arrested but
they would hear none of that,
he said.
Farmers woes due to long dry spell

BBy Silah Koskei
Residents of Chegilet village in Elgeyo Marakwet County have said the prolonged dry spell in
the region has affected some 400 acres of cash
crops.
Speaking to The Standard, area chief Simeon Komen said the region experienced minimal
rainfall in the past three months and if the situation persists, farmers will not be able to harvest during the usual harvesting months of July and August.
It is unfortunate that the weather patterns
have cast a dark shadow on residents who had
planted sorghum, cow peas and cotton, he said.
Komen said the situation is replicated in Ka-
mogich, Kilos and Aror regions which have in the

past been the regions biggest food producers.
Salome Chebii, a farmer in the region, said
farmers may be forced to default on their loan
payments to various financial institutions.
She said most farmers opted to plant
short-season crops because of the regions arable soils and they did not also expect the weather patterns to change.
We are worried that we may not be able to
repay our loans, and are urging the county government to step in and help us offset them, she
said.
Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries County
Executive Dr Stellah Ronoh said the county has
sent officials to assess the situation.
Once this is done, we shall approach the
lending institutions and request them to increase the repayment period, she said.
Page 29
Page 30 / COUNTY NEWS
Use project to boost food security, residents told

HOMA BAY COUNTY
BBy James Omoro
Homa Bay residents have been told to
maximise use of water from a Sh5 billion
irrigation project.
The programme dubbed Kimira Oluch
Smallholder Farm Improvement Project (KSFIP), whose construction began in
2009, has been in use for about one year.
Even though construction of minor
canals is ongoing, water has been flowing
through the major and a few minor canals
available in the irrigable area of 1,474 hectares.
Rachuonyo North deputy County

Commissioner William Lenaremo has expressed concern that residents are underutilising the project.
Speaking at Osika village during a field
day organised by the Project Management
Committee, Lenaremo said some residents
were using the water for domestic purposes alone instead of crop production.
I am very happy with a few people who
have used the irrigation project to grow
various crops which we buy from the local markets. But there are also others who
only wash their clothes in the water meant
for irrigation, Lenaremo said while challenging residents to maximise utilisation
of the project.
Lenaremo said residents of Homa Bay
and Rachuonyo North sub counties, where
the project is being undertaken, stood
higher chances of exporting a lot of food
than other counties if they utilised the
scheme appropriately.
Central Karachuonyo Ward Representative Julius Gaya told residents to own the
project and desist from the mentality that
it belongs to the Government.
It is unfortunate that only 40 per cent
of the farmers have started effective use of
the project. This is a project we need to regard as a blessing hence we should use it
to transform our lives, Gaya said.
Vihiga Governor Moses Akaranga addresses leaders at the county headquarters, yesterday. Senator George Khaniri, who accompanied him, warned that ousters are a threat to devolution. [PHOTO: ERIC LUNGAI/STANDARD]
MCAs advised
against use of
impeachments
VIHIGA COUNTY
BBy Eric lungai
TICKETS AVAILABLE ON TICKETSASA.
Vihiga Senator George

Khaniri has asked Members of
the County Assembly (MCAs)
not to use impeachments as a
punishment to officers found
with mistakes.
Khaniri said MCAs should
look for alternative measures
and other avenues provided
for in the Constitution to deal
with errant county officers.
I am concerned with the
number of senior officers at
the county who have been impeached by the County Assembly, and others who are
worried of being impeached. I
urge the Assembly not to rush
into impeaching the officers
but explore other provisions
in the Constitution to rectify mistakes committed, said
Khaniri.
The senator was addressing
senior county government officers at the county headquarters yesterday, whereGovernor Moses Akaranga, his
deputy Caleb Amaswache, and
Speaker Daniel Chitwa were also present.
Khaniri noted that impeaching senior officers destabilised the county administration and should be avoided,
as most officers are working in
a tensed environment.
He further said impeached
officers were the most hurt as
the move ruined their careers.

When you impeach an officer, you totally destroy a career he/she has built for long.
Let us be considerate by using
other means other than rushing into cutting short their careers, said Khaniri.
However, MCAs present
among them Nathan Kamidi said they would not relent
in sending errant officers on
forced leave.
We will not spare any officer who will not adhere to the
law while discharging his/her
duties to the residents of this
county. The Assembly will definitely impeach them, said Kamidi.
The County Assembly impeached four members of Akarangas cabinet over alleged
gross misconduct and abuse
of office earlier in the year.
The court has, however,
reinstated County Executive
Committee member in charge
of Public Service and Administration Johnstone Khejeri until his case is determined at the
Kisumu Industrial Courts.
Akaranga said his administration was working well with
the Assembly under Speaker Chitwahs leadership and
asked MCAs to continue according him the necessary
support. He asked those criticising his administration to
give him time to deliver on his
promises.
RIFT VALLEY NEWS / Page 31
Four testify
in Subukia
cannibal case
NAKURU COUNTY
School head in
sex scandal
sent packing
BBy ANTONY GITONGA
Witnesses recount how cooked body parts of

a man suspected to have been killed by his
neighbour were found at suspects house
NAKURU COUNTY
BBy BOAZ KIPNGENOH
More witnesses testified at the Nakuru High Court in a case in a which a
farm hand in Subukia Nakuru County
is accused of killing his neighbour and
eating his flesh.
The four witnesses called by the
prosecution to testify against the suspect, Amos Kimeria, painted gory pictures of the scene where the body was
found dumped.
Isaack Lodoket, a brother of the
deceased, said his brother had gone
missing for a day but he had not
bothered to inquire about his whereabouts because it was not unusual for
him not to return home after drinking sprees.
Loloket testified before Judge Anyara Emukule that on the night of June
26, 2012, he heard screams from his
neighbours farm and rushed there
only to come face to face with his
brothers mutilated body.
On reaching the farm where the
accused, Amos Kimeria Gichuhi, used
to work as a shamba boy, I saw a badly mutilated body and immediately
identified it as my brothers, recounted Lodoket, with tears streaming
down his cheeks.
He said villagers later went to suspects house where they found human
flesh including a liver and private
parts in a sufuria and also recovered
a polythene bag containing the slain
mans intestines from a goat shed.
The flesh was inside a sufuria,
Lodoket testified.
Amos Kimeria, who is accused of killing his neighbour and eating his flesh,
when he appeared before Justice Anyara Emukule in Nakuru yesterday. [PHOTO:
BONIFACE THUKU/STANDARD]
Arachi Area local chief John

Githinji said the scene where the deceaseds body was found had blood
stains and other marks suggesting
that there may have been a struggle
before he was killed.
The local chief said bottles of alcohol, maize flour and torch were also found at the farm belonging to Dr
Karanja Kamotho where Kimeria was
working as a lobourer.
Cannon Asset
Managers Limited
AUDITED
AUDITED FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENTS FOR
FOR THE
THE YEAR
YEAR ENDED
ENDED 31
31 DECEMBER
DECEMBER 2013
2012
A)
OFOF
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
A) STATEMENT
STATEMENT
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
2013
2012
2012
KSHS
KSHS
KSHS
1.0 Income
1.1
Management fees
8,162,682
4,994,812
1.0 Income
1.2 Interest Income
1,309,173
748,715
1.3
Dividend Income
51,756
52,000
1.1 Management
fees
4,994,812
1.4
Other
Income
541,059
1.2 Interest Income
748,715
1.3 Dividend
Income
52,000
1.6
Total income
9,523,611
6,336,586
1.4 Gains/(Loss) on disposal of assets
540,186
1.5
Other
income
873
2.0 Expenses
2.1 Audit fees
204,403
390,626
2.2
Employee
costs
2,872,141
4,677,540
1.6 Total
income
6,336,586
2.3 Operational and Administra972,224
449,981
tive expenses
2.0 Expenses
2.4
Depreciation
expenses
275,645
369,568
2.1 Audit fees
390,626
2.2 Employee costs
4,677,540
2.5 Total Expenses
4,324,413
5,887,715
2.3 Operational and Administrative expenses
449,982
2.4 Depreciation
expenses
369,567
3.0
Operating Profit
5,199,198
448,871
2.5 Total
Expenses
4.0
Finance
Costs
5.0 Profit Before tax
6.0
Income Tax expense
3.0 2)4%6-0+41=6
7.0 Profit after tax
4.0 Finance Costs
8.0 Other comprehensive
5.0 41=6)*14)6%:
income
6.0 Income
Tax expense
9.0
Total comprehensive
income for the year
7.0 41=6%*6)46%:
5,199,198
5,199,198
448,871
(49,720)
448,871
399,151
906,518
100,000
448,871
6,105,716
(49,720)
499,151
399,151
B) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

8.0 6,)4'1/24),)05-8)-0'1/)0)61*6%:
2013
KSHS
9.0 "16%.'1/24),)05-8)-0'1/)*146,)
Assets
1.0 year
Non Current Assets
1.1 Property & equipment
230,626
1.2 Intangible Assets
1,867,558
!"""!"
Total Non Current Assets
2,098,184
2.0 Current Assets
Assets
2.1 Investments - Available
1.0 Non Current Assets
for sale
1.1
& equipment
2.2 Property
Bank deposits
5,887,715
-
3,268,800
100,000
2012
KSHS
499,151
336,493
336,493
2012
KSHS
2,200,000
336,493
10,570,977
-
2.3 Available for sale Corporate

12,328,460
2.0 Current
Assets
bond
2.1 Investments
in Unquoted
Shares 2,276,880
2.4
Trade and other
receivables
2.2 Bank
deposits
2.5
Tax Recoverable
1,044,310
2.6
Cash and other
bank balances
1,030,980
2.3 Trade
receivables
2.4 Tax Recoverable
2.5
Totaland
current
19,949,430
2.5 Cash
bankassets
balances
2,200,000
1,191,484
10,570,977
648,278
561,112
1,191,484
648,278
15,171,851
561,112
3.0 Total Assets

2.6 Total current assets
15,508,344
15,171,851
3.0 Total Assets
22,047,614
15,508,344
4.0 Current
4.0
Current liabilities
liabilities
4.1 Trade
and other payables
4.1
Trade Payables
975,126
541,572
541,572
4.2 Total
4.2
Total current
current liabilities
975,126
541,572
541,572
30,000,000
1,466,518
30,000,000
30,000,000
560,000
560,000
(15,593,228)
(15,593,228)
5.0
Share capital and reserves
reserves
5.0 Share
5.1
Share capital
5.1 Share
5.2
Revaluation reserves
reserves
5.2 Revaluation
5.2
Revenue reserves
reserves
5.3 Revenue
5.4 !,%4),1.()45<*70(5
5.3 Shareholders funds
6.0 "16%.37-6;-%&-.-6-)5
6.0 Total Equity & Liabilities
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C)
DISCLOSURES
1.0 OTHER
Capital Strength
1.0 Capital Strength
a. Paid up capital
a.
b. Minimum
Minimumcapital
capitalrequired
required
b.
Excess/(Deficiency) (a-b)
@,.;; .C,2.6,A*+
(10,394,030)
22,047,614
14,966,772
14,966,772
15,508,344
15,508,344
30,000,000
10,000,000
20,000,000
30,000,000
30,000,000
10,000,000
10,000,000
20,000,000
20,000,000
2.0 Shareholders funds

2.0 !,%4),1.()4<5*70(5
a. Total shareholders funds
21,072,488
a.
shareholders funds
b. Total
Minimum
10,000,000
b.
Minimum
shareholdersfunds
required
shareholdersfunds required
@,.;; .C,2.6,A*+
11,072,488
14,966,772
14,966,772
10,000,000
10,000,000
4,966,772
4,966,772
21,072,488
3.0 -37-(-6;
3.0
Liquidity
a. Working capital
18,974,304
a.
b. Minimum
Minimumworking
workingcapital
capitalrequired
2,000,000
b.
required
@,.;; .C,2.6,A*+
16,974,304
4.0 %6-11*#05)'74)(%(8%0')561
4.0 Ratio of Unsecured
5,%4),1.()45<*70(5
advances
shareholders
a.
Ratio asto
computed
funds
b.
Maximum allowable limit
a. Ratio as computed
0%
b. Maximum allowable limit
10%
5.0 %6-11*&14419-0+5612%-(725,%4)
5.0 capital
Ratio of borrowings to
a.
Ratio
computed
paid
up as
share
capital
b.
allowable limit
a. Maximum
Ratio as computed
0%
b. Maximum allowable limit
20%
6.0 .-)065*70(5
6.0 a.
Clients
funds
Total clientscreditors
including the
a. Total clientscreditors
amounts
payable to stock brokers
including the amounts
payable
to stock brokers
b.
b. Total
Total clients
clients cash
cash and bank balances
including
amounts
due from stockbrokers
including
the amounts
due from stock brokers
@,.;; .C,2.6,A+*
Excess/(Deficiency) (b-a)
14,630,279
14,630,279
2,000,000
2,000,000
12,630,279
12,630,279
0%
10%
0%
10%
0%
20%
0%
20%

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and signed
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V Talwar
Chairman
V Talwar
Chairman
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Director
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Director
Two other brothers of the deceased, Joseph Adome and Simon

Itinga, said they were also horrified
when they saw their brothers disfigured body at the mortuary.
Kimeria is facing charges of killing
a neighbour with a machete and eating his heart, liver, private parts and
intestines before carelessly dumping
the body.
The Ministry of Education has now

suspended a head teacher of a primary school in Naivasha accused of molesting close to 50 pupils.
The teacher was sent home a day
after over 200 irate parents stormed
the institution and threatened to
lynch him.
Naivasha Sub-county Staffing Officer Winnie Strong said the teacher
had been advised to stay away from
the school until investigations into
the matter are over but defied the order. We visited the school last week
and we were already preparing our report, she said.
The education officer said learning
had resumed at the school and a new
head teacher would soon be posted to
the institution.
It also emerged that none of the
victims has reported the alleged sexual molestation to the police.
The issue has not been reported
to any police station but we are ready
to take action once we receive the
complaints, said a senior police officer who declined to be named.
Meanwhile, the head-teacher of
Loldia Primary School in Kasarani
Naivasha where a Class Five student
committed suicide two months ago
has been transferred.
Page 32 / RIFT VALLEY NEWS
Student loses eye to bullies
NANDI COUNTY
BBy Rael Jelimo

A student has lost one eye after he
was injured by school bullies.
Collins Kiprop, 16, was taken to Sabatia Eye Hospital to remove his eyeball that was pierced after a beating
by older students.
The Form One student at Terige
High School suffered irreversible
damage in his left eyeball when older bullies hit him on the head with a
pipe.
Five older students confronted
me and three other Form One friends
during games time. They asked us to
kneel down, we obeyed. One of them
asked us to sing him a lullaby as he
slept, we did, said Kiprop.
They asked us many personal
questions and every time we hesitated to respond, we would get beatings
and that is how one hit me with a plastic pipe on my head which hurt my
eye, he said.
Kiprops incident comes just two
years after another student committed suicide by hanging himself in the
school after he was allegedly bullied.
Kiprops father James Maiyo has
blamed the school for inaction and
the Education Ministry for what he
termed as indifference to my sons
plight.
I have spent over Sh200,000 treating the boy. My son now has a disability that could have been avoided had
the teachers been attentive, he said.
Maiyo is now planning to sue
Terige High School for negligence.
However, Terige High School Principal David Litala said the story had
been blown out of proportion.
The boy was beaten by his colleagues for stealing biscuits from fellow students. While we condemn the
fact the students took disciplinary
measures into their own hands, I reiterate that there is no bullying in
Terige, he said.
But Kiprop vehemently denied
stealing any biscuit and gave a sad

narrative of incessant bullying and
threats to life by older students.
The embittered parent expressed
anger that despite paying school fees
for the whole year, Kiprop is currently languishing in pain at home, partially disabled.
My son now has one eye. This
may affect his studies. He also needs
counselling for bullying and threats
that he underwent, he added.
Kenya National Parents Association chairperson Peter Maiyo termed
Terige notorious in bullying and indiscipline.
Maiyo reported the incident at
Kilibwoni Police Station where police
investigations led to the arrest of five
students.
The case is currently being heard at
the Kapsabet Law Courts where four
students were released on a Sh20,000
bond each while the fifth was released
on an Sh80,000 bond with a surety of
the same amount.
James Maiyo displays a letter from hospital and a phone photo of his son Collins Kiprop, whose eye was allegedly punctured by bullies at Terige Boys High
School in Nandi County. [PHOTOS: KEVIN TUNOI/standard]
Bomet
State accused of reneging on seeds pledge
introduces
performance
contracts
UASIN GISHU COUNTY
BBy Michael Wesonga
BOMET COUNTY
BBy Gilbert Kimutai
Bomet County has introduced
performance contracts for staff
to enhance delivery of services.
The exercise launched yesterday will
see all county staff sign a one-year
performance contract.
County executive officers and directors signed the contracts during
the launch at Brevan Hotel during an
event overseen by Bomet deputy governor Stephen Mutai, County Secretary Jonathan Soi and the Deputy Director, Kenya School of Government,
Kenneth Mulama.
Farmers in the country will have to

spend more in the next planting cycle
after Kenya Seed Company increased
prices seeds.
This even as Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) blamed the increment
on the Governments failure to honour its agreement on the subsidising
the inputs.
But the Company Head of Sales
and Marketing Sammy Chepsiror
said the price change was due to an
increase in operational costs.
Chepsiror also said inflation had
played a role in the price increment,
adding that the prices were last reviewed more than seven years ago.
There has been a slight change in
price but our prices are still the lowest
in the market nationwide and regionally, he explained.
He refused to confirm whether the
Government had pulled out of the
subsidy arrangement, saying the matter is better handled by the Ministry
HAILED MOVE
Mutai, who presided over the

function on behalf of Governor Isaac
Ruto, said the contracts will be cascaded to the lower staff of the county.
Mulama hailed the move saying it
would change the work approach for
the better but warned of challenges
of the new strategy saying the county staff, having come from different
backgrounds, would need integration.
The deputy governor said the
move was a clear message to staff that
it would not be business as usual as
the county would demand results in
various departments.
Mutai also sought to allay fears
among staff that the contracts are a
ploy to target them. No one should
fear as the purpose of the contract is
to enhance service delivery and not to
hunt staff of the county for retrenchment or dismissal, said Mutai.
He at the same time warned departments which will perform poorly that their allocation will be diverted to others to maximise productivity
and achievement of set targets in the
shortest time possible.
of Agriculture.
I cannot comment on that because our core business is production
of the product, he excluded himself.
He, however, noted that production of the seeds had been affected
by outbreak of diseases like the Maize
Lethal Necrosis Disease and declining
soil fertility.
We are also plagued by erratic
weather patterns, counterfeit seeds
and population pressure, Chepsiror
outlined.
KFA North Rift Director Kipkorir
Menjo said they are set to meet the
Agriculture Secretary on Friday to discuss the matter.
Menjo said it was wrong for the
Government to promise to subsidise
the prices only for it to pull out at the
last minute.
The Government has put the
company in an economic quagmire.
It is unfortunate the Governments
words and deeds do not much, he
complained.
Menjo wondered why the Jubilee
administration had failed to allocate
10 per cent of the budget to Agricul-
BBy Gilbert Kimutai
Bomet East MP Bernard Bett and

Woman Representative Cecilia Ngetich at Tegat Catholic Church yesterday. [PHOTO: CHARLES NGENO/STANDARD]
Bomet East MP Bernard Bett has

urged schools to develop and adopt
strategic plans to improve academic
performance.
Bett said schools should bring onboard education stakeholders during
the strategic plans formulation stage
and clearly indicate the objectives
they want to achieve over a given period of time.
Speaking at Kiplabotwa Secondary School when he officially opened
a Sh2 million CDF funded library at
the weekend, Bett said schools that
Students
in court for
setting dorm
on fire
BBy James Munyeki
A maize plantation.
ture despite the country being signatory to the Maputo Declaration and
even acknowledging agriculture as
the countrys economic mainstay.
There is no reason for them to
promise what they cannot deliver,
he said.
MP challenges school to
develop, adopt strategic plans
BOMET COUNTY
LAIKIPIA COUNTY
have strategic plans will receive support from stakeholders during the
implementation stage because they
have been involved during the drafting stage.
Parents, teachers and all other
stakeholders will enthusiastically rally
behind a common cause because they
feel part and parcel of the school.
Strategic plans will guarantee
success for all facets of the school
programme since they can be used to
gauge progress and helpschool managers understand what measures to
put in place if they are not achieving
set targets, Bett said.
The MP also said schools that do
not prudently utilise CDF funds allocated to then risk missing out on future allocations.
Students from Sipili Secondary

School in Laikipia county were yesterday
arraigned before a Nyahururu court for
setting their school dormitory on fire.
The six students now face arson
charges after the school lost property
worth over Sh2 million.
Five of them Kelvin Mwangi, Benson
Njuguna, Joseph Macharia, Moses
Mbugua and Victor Gakure all denied
the charges and were released on a
Sh600,000 bond with surety of a similar
amount.
Douglas Wahinya pleaded guilty and
his case will be determined on July 30
this year.
Appearing before Nyahururu resident
magistrate Peter Muhulo, the school
boys were accused that on July 15 this
year, they sneaked out of their school at
night, went to purchase petrol at Sipili
trading centre, returned to school and
tried to set the dormitory on fire.
The charge sheet read that the school
management got wind of the situation
and prevented the incident from
occurring.
The following day, the school
management called for a meeting with
the board of Governors to discuss the
matter paving way for their suspension.
It was while they were in the meeting
that the six set the dormitory on fire
while the other students were in class.
The magistrate said the charges are
serious and call for harsh penalties.
The six boys are currently locked up at
Ngarua Police Station awaiting mention
of their case.
The school has since been closed.
RIFT VALLEY NEWS / Page 33
Uwezo Fund
to lock out
target group

BBy Fred Kibor
Youths, women and people living
with disabilities from Marakwet East
and Marakwet West constituencies
in Elgeyo Marakwet County risk being locked out of the Uwezo Fund after the groups failed to submit their
bank account details to the National
Treasury for verification.
Uwezo Fund Oversight Board acting chief executive officer Wilfred
Buyema said the county has been allocated Sh70.8 million with Marakwet East getting Sh17.8 million and
Marakwet West Sh18.9 million. Residents will not, however, benefit from
the allocation unless they send in
their bank account details for approval by the National Treasury.
Money allocated to Keiyo North
(Sh15.8 million) and Keiyo South
(Sh18.2 million) constituencies has
already been disbursed because the
requisite documents have already
been certified and approved, Buye-
ma said while addressing wananchi

during an Uwezo Fund consultative
meeting held at Iten playground.
He urged the targeted groups to
ensure they meet the requirements
and submit them, saying this will expedite release of the funds meant to
improve their livelihood.
The CEO dispelled fears that for
a group to receive funding, it should
have been in existence for a period of
six months, saying the time frame is
actually the grace period given before
a group can start repaying the loan.
We are giving these loans on a
first come first served basis and the
more active a group is, the higher
their allocation, he said.
Buyema reminded beneficiaries of
the fund to repay their loans saying
defaulting will lead to disqualification
of access to other funding.
We have a list of those who have
received loans from government
funds such as Youth Fund and the
Women Enterprise Fund but have
failed to repay them. They will now
be blacklisted by the Credit Reference
Bureau (CRB), he warned.
Costly affair
BOMET COUNTY
Sh50m water
project for
Chemaner
BBy Gilbert Kimutai
Firefighters from Nakuru County put out a fire that broke out at Soilo Power
sub-station in Nakuru town yesterday. Kenya Powers acting western regional
manager Rosemary Oduor said the cause of the fire, which damaged a transformer worth Sh70 million, was yet to be established. She said it would take at
least two weeks to replace the transformer. [PHOTO: KIPSANG JOSEPH/STANDARD]
Bomet County government will

partner with a US university to roll
out a Sh50 million water project to be
set up at Chemaner ward.
Governor Isaac Ruto said the
county government has struck a deal
with Milwaukee University to fund
the project which will commence
next month.
The Wisconsin State-based university will fund 50 per cent of the
project and the county government
will fund the remaining 50 per cent.
This project will ensure Chemaner ward residents no longer have to
contend with the biting water shortage, he said.
Ruto, who was on a meet-the-people-tour accompanied by Chemaner
ward rep Sammy Chelule, said the
county government entered into the
agreement with the university during
his recent two week trip to the US.
He said the county has also agreed
with the Wisconsin State to embark
on a benchmarking programme that
will improve the residents living standards.
This deal will help us improve our
agricultural sector and help our farmers realise better crop production and
yields, he said.
Raising the profile of research for

health among young Kenyans
The Fifth National Call for Research Internships - 2014
Site sanitation, solid
wastes, road safetey
The Consortium for National Health Research (CNHR) is a

Kenyan non-governmental organization whose mission is to
contribute to the strengthening of national research for health
in Kenya. This is done by providing support for multidisciplinary
research to individuals and institutions, and engaging policy
makers in formulation of health research policies that are
evidence based. The Consortium also contributes to the
building of networks and communities in research for health.
A documentary on CNHRs achievements in supporting
research for health activities in Kenya can be found at the
following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYsHOuhNb3tfuyFx0dWnIQ.
provides for the right to the highest attainable standard of health.

Numerous challenges are being faced in the realization of health
care delivery to the newly established counties. In response to
this very topical subject, applicants are required to write an
essay of not more than 1200 words on Resolving challenges
of devolving healthcare delivery to ensure reasonable access
and equitable health services in all parts of the Republic. In
developing a convincing position, applicants are encouraged to
acquaint themselves of the provisions of the Kenyan Constitution
(2010), the Vision 2030, as well as numerous government policies
(both National and County) and strategies for the health sector.
The Research Internship Programme
The successful interns must satisfy the following criteria:

Be Kenyan citizens;
Be recent (past three years) first degree graduate from a
recognized university qualified in a medical/biomedical or
social sciences discipline with a minimum of an upper second
(or credit for non-classified first degrees);
Have no previous health research internship experience for a
period greater than 3 months;
Be currently unemployed; and
Applicants from medical and allied health professional
(medical doctors, dentists, pharmacy, nurses etc) should have
completed their respective professional internship
Exposure to risky
equipments
Soil erosion
Create health and safety awareness among all workers.

Provide workers with appropriate working gears.
Control earthworks.
Install drainage structures properly.
Ensure management of extraction activities.
Landscaping.
Air pollution
Stockpiles of earth shall be sprayed with water or

covered during dry seasons.
Provide dust masks for the personnel in dust generation
areas.
Sensitize construction workers.
Sensitize workforce including drivers of construction
vehicles.
Put up signs to indicate construction activities.
Maintain all equipments.
Workers in the vicinity of high level noise to wear safety
and protective gear.
Application procedure:
Dust generation
CNHR sponsors an annual research internship exposure

programme that enables young graduates to make informed
choices of pursuing a life-long careers in research. Through
this Programme, CNHR will offer ten competitive scholarships
for a maximum period of six months (October 2014-April
2015). Successful interns will benefit from close mentorship
and supervision by senior researchers in various institutions
across the country. Some of the selected interns will have
hands-on experience in multidisciplinary settings; others will
work in laboratory/field conditions and be exposed to modern
approaches of research using sophisticated diagnostic or
analytical equipment, health systems research environment etc.
At the end of the internship period, exceptionally performing
candidates may be considered, through a competitive selection
process, for further training scholarships at Masters and
Post-Doctoral levels under CNHRs research capacity

strengthening and training programme.
Applicants invited from medical, biomedical

science and social science disciplines: Recent firstdegree graduates from both public and private universities
are eligible. In addition, recently qualified graduate doctors,
dentists, pharmacists, nurses, biomedical, social sciences, who
have an interest in developing a career in research for health, are
also encouraged to apply.
Thematic Focus of the Competitive Essay

The new constitutional dispensation in Kenya has introduced
a County focus for development. Article 43 of the Constitution
Eligibility
Interested individuals are encouraged to apply online giving

preferred internship possibilities as guided by the form and
prospectus. Application forms and the prospectus are available
at www.cnhrkenya.org.
Submission:
Applications can only be submitted online on the CNHR website
at www.cnhrkenya.org
Applications must be received by 0500 pm Monday 25th
August 2014
Only successful applicants will be contacted. For any clarifications,
please contact info@cnhrkenya.org
Visit www.cnhrkenya.org for details of CNHR and its
programmes
CNHR is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Special attention to sanitary facilities on site.

Garbage shall be disposed off periodically.
Road signs on main roads.
Enforce speed limits for construction vehicles.
Fire risks
Impacts
Mitigation measures
Occupation health and Development of Health and safety plan.
safety risks
Workers to be provided with protective gear.
Noise pollution
Spray stock piles of earth with water.

Avoid pouring dust materials from elevated areas to the
ground.
Cover all trucks hauling soil, sand and other loose
materials.
Provide dust screens where necessary.
Soils and rocks from This will be used in landscaping the disturbed site after
excavation
construction.
Destruction of vegetation.
Clearance of
Plant a diversity of plants (ornamental and indigenous)
vegetation
around the buildings once the project is complete.
Limit vegetation clerance on mandatory areas only
during construction phase.
During construction phase, limit traffic to designated
routes only to avoid unwarranted.
Exhaust emissions
Water sources
Vehicle and machine idling shall be minimized

Alternatively fuelled construction and petrol station and
supermarket machines/equipment shall be used where
feasible.
Equipment shall be properly tuned and maintained.
Carry out initial water quality test.
Management of water usage. Avoid unnecessary wastage
of water.
Install automatic water conserving taps and toilets.
Harvesting of rain water.
Water reccycling.
Connect to the septic tanks to dispose of the waste water.
The proponent shall ensure that the completed petrl

station and supermarket is fitted with safety facilities
including fire fighting equipments and fire exits.
Istall smoke detectors.
Put fire extinguishers at strategic sites during, operation
and decommissioning.
Ensure adequate water stocks and operational pressures
for firefighting during operation.
Post warning NO SMOKING signs at fire prone areas.
Mount safety signs to indicate the emergency exits and
restricted areas.
Increased energy
Pull off electrical machines when not in use.
consumption
Use high energy saving bulbs.
Install a solar power panel.
Influx of people into Screen petrol station and supermarket workers and
the area
suppliers.
Give first priority to the locals in employment
opportunities.
Provide 24-hour security guards.
Traffic alteration and Stictly label drive ways as IN and OUT.
accidents
Indicate speed limit within the premises.
Ensure enough parking space for clients at the petrol
station and supermarket.
Failure to comply
Set up self audits teams.
with environmental
Conduct scheduled self audits and submit report to
requirements
NEMA.
Undertake corrective and preventive actions and
recommended improvements
The full report of the proposed project is available for inspection during
working hours at:
1.

Principal Secretary, .
Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources,
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
3. County Director of Environment

MACHAKOS COUNTY
A copy of the EIA report can be downloaded at www.nema.go.ke
NEMA invites members of the public to submit oral or written comments
within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice to the
Director General, NEMA, to assist the Authority in the decision-making
process for this project. Kindly quote ref. no. NEMA/EIA/5/2/1156.
Comments can also be e-mailed to dgnema@nema.go.ke.
Signature
(Seal)
ZEPHANIAH O. OUMA
For: DIRECTOR GENERAL
This advertisement is sponsored by the proponent.
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OPEN TENDER
SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF SYNTHETIC
TRACK SURFACE TOGETHER WITH FIXED ATHLETICS
EQUIPMENT FOR MOMBASA STADIUM
Sports Kenya (SK) is a body corporate under the Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts
established by the Sports Act 2013 with the mandate of harnessing sports development,
encouraging and promoting drug free sports and recreation, providing for establishment of
sports institutions, facilities, administration and management of sports in the country and for
connected purposes.
Sports Kenya invites sealed tenders from eligible bidders for supply, delivery and installation
of synthetic athletics surface together with fixed athletics equipment for Mombasa Stadium.
Interested and eligible firms may obtain further information and inspect the tender documents
at the Supply Chain Management office located at Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani,
Nairobi during working hours, Monday Friday 8.00 am 5.00 pm or visit our website:
www.stadiumskenya.co.ke .
A complete set of tender documents may be obtained by interested candidates upon payment
of a non refundable fee of Kshs. 1,000.00 (one thousand shillings). Prices quoted should be
inclusive of all taxes and shall remain valid for 90 days from the closing date of the tender.
Completed tender documents in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked SK/001/2014 2015
should be addressed as below and deposited in the tender box situated on the first floor of
the main office so as to be received on or before Friday 15th August 2014 at 10.30 am.
The Supply Chain Management Officer
Sports Kenya
Private Bag Kasarani
Email: info@stadiumskenya.co.ke
Tel: 254-20-2390500/1
Tenders shall be opened immediately thereafter and bidders interested in witnessing the
opening are welcome.
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
MIGORI COUNTY GOVERNMENT

MINISTRY OF TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATIONS
MIGORI COUNTY GOVERNMENT
TEMPORARY VACANCY
JUDGES FOR MISS TOURISM MIGORI COUNTY 2014
EDITIONS 4 POSITIONS
MINISTRY OF TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND

REGULATIONS
ADVERTISEMENT
Miss Tourism Migori County Edition is an annual unique programme organized by the Department of
Tourism. Its aim is to promote Domestic and International Tourism within Migori County by bringing
on board both the state and non state actors in the promotion of the six pillars of Tourism hereby
referred to as Tourist attractions, Peace, Investment, Culture, Hospitality and Environment. This is to
be achieved through a Beauty pageant Queens being the champions spearheading the training of
the youth on health care, county transformation, Empowerment and Talent Management, Advocacy
amongst others.
The Ministry of Trade Development and Regulation is therefore seeking to recruit contestants for this
years Miss Tourism Kenya Migori County Edition.
REQUIREMENTS
Contestants must be female and should meet the following minimum criteria:

Age 21 to 28 years
Must not be married
Must have attained a minimum of grade C in KCSE
Must be a Kenyan Citizen and resident of Migori County either by birth or having lived there for
more than 10 years.
Contestant must not have any exclusive contract with a modeling or advertising company.
Must provide a passport size photo.
Application forms can be picked from any Sub County Headquarter offices in Migori County or the
Ministry of Trade Development and Regulation Head Office in Migori Town. In case of any queries,
Kindly call 0722732319.
Closing date for recruitment is 8th August 2014.
Miss Tourism Migori County Edition is an annual unique programme organized by the Department of
Tourism. Its aim is to promote Domestic and International Tourism within Migori County by bringing on
board both the state and non state actors in the promotion of the six pillars of Tourism hereby referred to
as Tourist attractions, Peace, Investment, Culture, Hospitality and Environment. This is to be achieved
through a Beauty pageant Queens being the champions spearheading the training of the youth on health
care, county transformation, Empowerment and Talent Management, Advocacy amongst others.
The Ministry of Trade Development and Regulation is therefore seeking to recruit 4 experienced
individuals who will assist the Department of Tourism to carry out auditions in the 8 sub Counties in
Migori County for 8 days in the Month of August/September 2014.
Responsibilities
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
He/She will be in control of the tempo of the pageant.

He/She will be responsible to compile results in score sheets.
He/She will tabulate the Score result in a computer.
He/She should be decisive, impartial and consistent.
He/She will ask relevant questions to the contestants during the competition.
Minimum Requirements:

At least a Diploma in any field from a recognized institution.

2 years experience in Beauty Pageant or Fashion Modeling.
Computer literate
Excellent command in written and spoken English.
Good knowledge of pillars of sustainable tourism.
Good knowledge of Beauty pageant contest categories.
Interested persons with the required background and experience are invited to submit their application to
the Chief Officer, Ministry of Trade Development and Regulation, Migori County Government by email to
mtmigori2014@gmail.com or hand delivery on or before 8th August 2014. Please include a cover letter
and curriculum vitae with contacts of three referees.
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UNIVERSITY OF KABIANGA
ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR, (ACADEMIC & STUDENT AFFAIRS)
P.O BOX 2030-20200 KERICHO, KENYA.
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APPLICATION FOR SELF SPONSORED PROGRAMMES FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER,

2014 INTAKE
Applications are invited from qualified candidates for August/September 2014/2015, to pursue Postgraduate, Undergraduate, Diploma and Certificate Programmes
commencing August and September, 2014 in all its Campuses (Main, Kericho, Kapkatet and Sigor campuses) as indicated below:1. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
MODE OF STUDY
1. Master of Education
in Educational
Communication and
Technology
Areas of specialization
(a) Maths Education
(b) English Education
2. Master of Education in
Guidance and Counseling
Regular/School Based
Programme.
Intake: August/September,
2014
Venue: Main campus for
regular Programmes
Kericho Campus for School
based Programmes
Duration: 2 Academic
Years.
A Bachelors Degree from a recognized

University in the relevant area OR its
equivalent with First class honours, OR Second
class honours Upper Division OR Second class
honours-lower division with at least 2 years
teaching experience.
OR
A Bachelor Degree with at least a lower
second class honors with a Post Graduate
Diploma in Education (PGDE) or its equivalent
from recognized University with at least 2
years teaching experience.
3. Master of Education in
Educational Psychology
4. Master of Education in Early

Childhood and Primary
Those applying for Master of Arts in Literature/
Education
Kiswahili must hold a relevant undergraduate
5. Master of Arts in Literature degree or its equivalent with in upper/ second
division.
6. Master of Arts in Kiswahili
7. Master of Education In
Educational Administration
and Planning
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
1. Bachelor of Education
(Arts)
(i) Minimum Mean Grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE

and must have at least a minimum C+ in two
teaching subjects
OR
(ii) A Level: 2 principals and a subsidiary.
OR
Diploma in Education from a recognized
institution (Those with Distinction and credit
may be admitted in the 2nd year of study)
Programme
2014
Venue: Main,KerichoTown&
Sigor Campus
(Science)
(i) Minimum Mean Grade of

C+ (Plus) at KCSE and must have at least a
minimum C+ in two teaching subjects and
C(plain) in maths
OR
(ii)- A Level: 2 principals and a subsidiary
(iii) Diploma in Education from a recognized
institution (Those with Distinction and credit
may be admitted in the 2nd year of study)
Programme
Intake: August/September
2014
Venue: Main Campus&Sigor
Duration: 4 Years
(Early Childhood and
Primary Education)
(i)Minimum Mean Grade of

C+ (Plus) at KCSE
OR
(ii)- A Level: 2 principals and a subsidiary.
OR
(iii) Diploma in ECD from recognized institutions
(Those with Distinction and credit may be
admitted in the 2nd year of study)
Programme
Intake:August/September,
2014
Venue: Main, Kericho Town
&Sigor Campus.
Duration: 4 Years
(i) Minimum Mean Grade of
Programme
Intake:August/September,
2014
Venue: Main,Kericho Campus
and Sigor
Duration: 4 Years
(Guidance and
Counselling)
C+ (Plus) at KCSE
OR
OR
Diploma in Counseling Psychology from recognized
institutions.
6. Bachelor of Science
(Communication & Public
Relations)
(i) Minimum Mean Grade of C+ (PLUS) at KCSE and

C+ in two teaching subjects
(ii) P1 certificate with mean grade C+ or its
equivalent and C+ in two teaching subjects
2. Diploma in Early
Childhood Development
and Primary Education
(i) Minimum Mean Grade of C (Plain) at KCSE OR
3. Diploma in Education
(Science)
(i) Minium Mean Grade of C+ (Plus) with at least

C+ in two teaching subjects
(ii) Must have a (C Plain) in Mathematics
Venue: Main Campus/Town

Campus
Duration: 4 Years
Venue: Main Campus

Town Campus
Duration: 4 Years
Programme
Venue:KerichoTown campus,
2014
Duration: 2 years
School Based Programme

Venue: Main and Sigor
Campus
(iii) A Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Intake: August/ September,
certificate in Early Childhood Education or its 2014
equivalent from a recognized institution.
Duration: 2 years
(ii) P1 Certificate OR
School Based/Regular
Venue: Main and Sigor
Campus
2014/ 2014
Duration: 2 years
2. SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Masters of Science in
Microbiology
(i) B.Sc. in Microbiology, Medical

Microbiology, Biochemistry, Zoology,
Botany, Agriculture with a second class
Honours Upper Division from an
institution recognized by
University of Kabianga Senate
OR
(ii) Holders of second class Honours
Lower division in the above areas with
two years work experience or two
Research publications
Full time
Venue: Main Campus
2014
Duration: Minimum of two
(2) years and maximum of
four (4) years comprising two
(2) semesters course work
and one (1) year thesis
2. Master of Science in
Chemistry
(i) A holder of a Bachelor of Science degree

with at least upper second class Honors in
Chemistry as a single subject or as one of the
main subjects studied at B.Sc. level
Full time
Venue: Main Campus
2014
Duration: Minimum of two
(2) years and maximum of
four (4) years comprising two
(2) semesters course work
and one (1) year thesis
(ii) A holder of a Bachelor of Education degree

who has studied chemistry as a major subject
and has attained at least Upper Second Class
Honors.
(Microbiology)
(Biochemistry)
Regular Programme
Intake: September, 2014
Regular Programme
Intake: September, 2014
DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
1. Diploma in Education
(Arts)
(i) A minimum Mean grade of C+ (plus) in

KCSEwith B- (minus) in Biology/Biological
Sciences, C+ (plus)in Chemistry, Mathematics
and C in Physics or Geography OR
(ii) KNEC Diploma in related disciplineOR its
equivalent from recognized institutions.
(iii) Those with early Childhood Development and

Primary Education or Special needs education
will be admitted to first year of study.
i)Minimum Mean Grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE
OR
OR
(iii) Diploma in Public Administration or related
field from recognized institutions (Those with
Distinction and credit may be admitted in the
2nd year of study
Minimum Mean Grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE

and at least C+(plus) in English and C (plain) in
Mathematics
OR
(ii) Diploma in Public Relations, Journalism, IT
or Human Resource Management or related
field from recognized institutions (Those with
Distinction and credit may be admitted in the
2nd year of study)
(Those with Distinction and credit may be admitted

in the second year of study)
5. Bachelor of Arts in Public

Administration
i)
(i) A minimum Mean grade of C+ (plus) in KCSE

with B- (minus) in Chemistry, Biology C+ (plus),
Mathematics C+(plus) and C (plain) in Physics
or Geography) OR
(ii) A level with 2 principal passes in Chemistry
and Biology; Subsidiary in Mathematics with C
(plain) in physics at O level OR
(iii) KNEC Diploma in Science/Applied Science or
its equivalent form a recognized institution
(those with credit/ Distinction will be admitted
to second year)
Full time
Venue: Main Campus
Intake: August/ September
2014
Duration: 4 Years
Full time
Venue: Main Campus
2014
Duration: 4 Years
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5. Bachelor Science (Applied (i) A minimum Mean grade of C+ (plus) and above
Statistics with Computing)
in KCSE and minimum grade of B- (minus) in
Mathematics OR
(ii) KNEC Diploma in Applied Statistics or
equivalent from recognized Institutions.
(Those with a pass will be admitted to first
year, KNEC (HND) in Applied Statistics or its
equivalent from recognized institutions may be
considered as follows: Credit-3rd year, Pass- 2nd
Full time
Venue: Main Campus
2014
Duration: 4 Years
6. Bachelor of Science in
Mathematics, Botany,
Physics, Zoology, and
Chemistry
(i) A minimum Mean Grade of C+ (plus) in KCSE

and C+ (plus) in any two science subjects
relevant to the area of study, OR
(ii) 2 principals and subsidiary pass at A level in
science subject OR
(iii) KNEC Diploma in Sciences/Applied Sciences or
its equivalent from recognized institutions
Full time
Venue: Main Campus
2014
Duration: 4 Years
(i) Mean Grade C+ (plus) in KCSE with at least

C+ (plus) in Mathematics, Physics or Physical
Science, OR
(ii) 2 Principal passes, one of which must be in A
level Mathematics or Physics OR
(iii) KNEC Diploma in Computer Studies or
Equivalent from recognized Institution
Full time
Venue: Main Campus/Kericho
2014
Duration: 4 Years
(i) A minimum mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE

with at least B- (minus) in mathematics and C+
(plus) in English/Kiswahili
(ii) Be a holder of Kenya Advanced Certificate of
Education (KACE) with two Principal passes
and one Subsidiary in Science subjects (one
principal must be in Mathematics).
(iii) Be holders of Diploma or Higher National
Diploma in Actuarial Science or relevant
disciplines, with a minimum credit pass from
an institution recognized by UOK Senate.
Satisfactory credit transfer to that year will
normally determine the year of entry
Full time
Venue Main Campus/Kericho
Town Campus
Intake:August/September
2014
Duration: 4 Years
(i) KCSE or equivalent certificate with a minimum

of C+ (plus) and grade C (plain) in both
mathematics and English/Kiswahili or similar
grades in an equivalent examination approved
by the University Senate OR
(ii) KACE or equivalent certificate with a minimum
two principal passes in A-level examination in
Mathematics and English
(iii) Diploma in relevant disciplines in the field of
information technology from a recognized
institution by University Senate. Satisfactory
credit transfer to that year of entry.
(iv) Candidates with equivalent qualification as
approved by Senate may be considered
Full time
Venue: Main Campus/Kericho
Town Campus
2014
Duration: 4 years

(Environmental Health
Sciences)

with a minimum C+ in the following subjects:
English/Kiswahili, Mathematics, Physics/
Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Biology/
Biological Sciences
Full time
Venue: Kapkatet
2014
Duration: 4 Years

(Nursing)

with at least C+ (plus) in English/Kiswahili,
Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, OR
(ii) Two Principal passes at A level and two
Subsidiaries
Full time
Venue: Kapkatet
2014
Duration: 4 Years

(Nursing Upgrading)
(i) Mean grade of C (plain) at KCSE or DIV III at

O level OR 2 Principal passes at A level PLUS
KRCHN or KRN/M or KRPHN from a recognized
institution
(ii) At least two (2) years working with a valid
practice license
Full time
Venue: Kapkatet
2014
Duration: 2 Years
(Computer Science)
(Actuarial Science)
(Information Technology)
c. Diploma in Environmental (i) A minimum of C- (minus) at KCSE with at least

Health Sciences
C (plain) in English/Kiswahili and Biology/
Biological Science, A minimum pass of C(minus) in either of the following: Chemistry,
Mathematics, Physics/Physical Sciences and
Building Construction/Technical Drawing
Full time
Venue: Kapkatet
2014
Duration:3 Years
d. Diploma in Clinical
Medicine
Full time
Venue: Kapkatet
2014
Duration: 3Years
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES
1. Certificate in Information
Technology
(i) Mean grade D+ (plus)in KCSE or its equivalent, Full Time

with at least D+ (plus) in both Maths and
Venue:Kapkatet &
English
Kericho Town
2014
Duration:Six (6) months
2. Certificate in Computer
Systems Technology
(i) Mean grade C-(minus) in KCSE with at least D

(plain) in Maths or Physics, or
(ii) KACE Subsidiary Pass in Mathematics or
Physics
b. Diploma in Information
Technology (IT)
(i) Minimum mean grade of C- (minus) in KCSE

with C- (minus) in both Mathematics and
English OR
(ii) Diploma in areas other than Computer Science
orCertificate in Computer Systems Technology
OR
(iii) Certificate in Information Technology and at
least 2 years relevant working experience
(i) Minimum grade of C-(minus) in KCSE with D+
(plus) in both Mathematics and English OR
(ii) Diploma in other areas OR
(iii) Certificate in Information Technology or in
Computer Systems Technology
Full Time
Venue: Kapkatet &
Kericho Town
2014
Duration: Six (6) months
3. Certificate in Computer
Skills
(i) Open to anyone interested in Computers and

Information Technology
Full Time
Venue: Kapkatet &
Kericho Town
2014
Duration: Three (3) months
4.

(i) Minimum mean grade of C+ (plus) and above

in KCSE and a minimum grade D+ (plus) in the
subject to be bridged for those bridging for
degree
(ii) Minimum mean grade of C- (minus) and above
in KCSE and a minimum grade D (plain) in the
subject to be bridged for those wishing to join
tertiary institutions
(iii) Minimum mean grade of D+ (plus) and above
in KCSE and a minimum grade D- (minus) in
the subject to be bridged for those bridging for
certificate course
Full time
Venue: Main Campus &
Kericho Town
2014
Duration: Three (3) months
Bridging in
Mathematics
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
3. SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT
POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES
1. Master of Science (MSc) in

Forestry
Options:
i) Tropical Forest Biology and
Silviculture
2. Master of Science in
Agroforestry
DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
a. Diploma in Computer
Science
(i) A minimum mean grade of C (plain) at KCSE

with at least C (plain) in English/Kiswahili,
Biology/Biological Sciences, Chemistry and a
C- (minus) in Mathematics/Physics/Physical
Sciences
Full Time
Venue: Kericho Town/
Kapkatet Campuses
2014
Duration: 2 Years
Venue: Kericho Town Campus
Mode of Study: Day, full time
Duration: 2 years
(i) Holders of First Class or Upper Second Class

Degree in Forestry or Biological Sciences from
recognized University.
OR
(ii) Holders of First Class or Upper Second Class
Degree in Agriculture and Social Sciences from
recognized University.
OR
(iii) Second Class Honours Lower Division in
relevant fields and with at least two years
relevant working experience.
Venue: University of Kericho
Town Campus
Mode of study: Day, full time
Duration: 2 years
Note: Applicants from fields other than forestry

will be required to satisfy pre-requisites to the
postgraduate courses in forestry.
3. Master of Science (MSc.)
in Environmental Studies
Full time
Venue:Kericho Town/
Kapkatet Campus
2014
Duration: 2 Years

Degree in Forestry or Biological Sciences
from recognized University. Fields other
than forestry will be required to satisfy prerequisites to the postgraduate courses in
forestry.
(ii) Those with Second Class Honours Lower
Division with at least two years relevant
working experience.
Note: Applicants from fields other than forestry
will be required to satisfy pre-requisites to the
postgraduate courses in forestry.
Option:
Environmental Planning and
Management

Degree in Environmental Studies and allied
disciplines from a recognized University.
(ii) Those with Second Class Honours Lower
Division with at least two years relevant
working experience.
Mode of study:Day,Full time
Duration: 2 years
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(i) Mean grade of C+ at KCSE and at least C in

Forestry.
English, Chemistry and Mathematics ,Physics
and Geography
OR
(ii) Two (2) Principal Passes and a Subsidiary at A
Level OR
(iii) Two years ordinary Diploma with a distinction
and credit in Forestry related field from a
recognized Institution will be admitted to
second year of study, those with a pass join
first year of study
(i) Mean grade of C+ at KCSE and at least C in
Agroforestry & Rural
English, Chemistry and Mathematics , Physics/
Development.
Geography
OR
(ii) Two (2) Principal Passes and a Subsidiary at A
Level
OR
(iii) Two years ordinary Diploma with a distinction
and credit in Agroforestry related field from
a recognized Institution will be admitted to
second year of study, those with a pass join
first year of study.
3. Bachelor of Environmental (i) Mean grade of C+ at KCSE and at least C in
Studies (BES) Arts
Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, History,
Agriculture, Business Studies, Religious
Options:
Studies, English or Kiswahili and Geography
i) Environmental Planning &
OR
Management
(ii) Two years ordinary Diploma with a distinction
ii) Environmental Conservation
and credit in Environmental Studies related
and Management
field from a recognized Institution will be
admitted to second year of study, those with a
pass join first year of study.
1. Diploma in Agroforestry
Venue: Main /Kericho Town
Campus
Mode of study: Day, Full
time/weekend/evening
Duration: 4 years
Full time
Venue: Main Campus
2014
Duration: 4 years
KCSE mean grade C+ (Plus) with at least a C

(Plain) in English/Kiswahili and Mathematics/
Physics, B- (Minus) in Biology/Biological
Sciences/Agriculture and C+ (Plus) in
Chemistry/Physical Sciences.OR
ii) Two Principal Passes at A level. OR
(BSc.) in Agricultural
Economics and Resource
Management
iii) A Diploma in Agriculture or related field from a

recognized institution.
i) KCSE mean grade C+ (Plus) with at least a C
(Plain) in English/Kiswahili, Mathematics/
Economics/Commerce/Business Studies,
Biology/Agriculture, Chemistry/Physics.
ii) Two Principal Passes at A level.
iii) A Diploma in Agricultural Economics or related
field from a recognized institution.
5. Bachelor of Science (BSc.) i)

in Horticulture
Full time
Venue:Main Campus
2014
Duration: 4 years
ii)
iii)
in Agricultural Extension
Education
ii)
iii)
DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
i)Minimum Grade of C- (minus) at KCSE with
C- (Minus) in Maths/Physics, C- in any other
two science subjects and C (Plain) in English /
Kiswahili; OR
ii) KCE Div III with Pass in Mathematics or Physics,
pass in any other two science subjects, and
pass in English/Kiswahili ; OR
iii) Holders of Certificate with Distinction, Credit
or their equivalent in Forestry, Agroforestry,
natural resource management, Agriculture,
Horticulture, or in related fields from
recognized institutions; OR
iv) Holders of Certificate with Distinction, Credit
or their equivalent in Farm management and
Community development or in related fields
from recognized institutions and at least 2
years field experiences in relevant fields are
also admissible.
Full time
Venue:Main Campus
2014
Duration: 2 years
At least a BSc. or B.A. Second Class Honours

(Upper Division) degree in Agriculture,
Agricultural Economics, Economics, Commerce
or other related disciplines, from a recognized
University OR
(ii) A relevant BSc. or B.A. Second Class Honours
(Lower Division) degree from a recognized
university with relevant post-graduate
diploma or one relevant publication in a
refereed journal, or 2 published papers in a
workshop proceeding, or 3 years relevant work
experience.
NB: These requirements are specific to the

School of Agriculture and Biotechnology
2. Master of Science (MSc.) in i) At least a BSc. Second Class Honours (Upper
Agricultural Extension
Division) degree or its equivalent in Agricultural
Education and Extension/Extension or other
related disciplines, from recognized universities
OR
(ii) A relevant BSc. or B.A. Second Class Honours
(Lower Division) degree from a recognized
university with relevant post-graduate
diploma or one relevant publication in a
refereed journal, or 2 published papers in a
workshop proceeding, or 3 years relevant work
experience.
NB: These requirements are specific to the
School of Agriculture and Biotechnology
Mode: Regular Programme,

Full time
Venue: Main Campus
Duration: 4 years (8
semesters)
2014
Full time
Venue: Main Campus
semesters)
2014
Full time
Venue: Main Campus
Duration: 4 years
(8 semesters)
2014
DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
a. Diploma in Agricultural
Management
i)
Minimum grade C (Plain) with at least a C(minus) in Biology/ Agriculture, Mathematics/

Economics/Commerce/Business Studies,
Chemistry and in English/Kiswahili OR
ii) Certificate holders with Distinction, Credit
or their equivalents in Farm Management,
Agriculture or other related disciplines from
recognized institutions.

Full time
Venue: Main Campus, Sigor
Duration: 2 years
2014
POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES

i)

Chemistry/Physical Sciences OR
Two Principal Passes at A level OR
A Diploma in Horticulture or related field from
a recognized institution.
Chemistry/Physical Sciences OR
Two Principal Passes at A level OR
A Diploma in Agricultural Education and
Extension/Agricultural Extension or related
field from a recognized institution.

Full time
Venue: Main Campus
semesters)
2014
5. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
4. SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

1. Master of Science
(MSc.) in Agricultural
Management

in Agriculture
Part time, Evenings/

Weekends
Duration: 2 years
2014
Part time,Evenings/Weekends
Duration: 2 years
2014
1. Master of Business
A candidate must satisfy any of the following
Administration.
minimum requirements:
Areas of specialisation:
EITHER
Finance Option
i. Be a holder of a degree at the level of
Strategic Management
bachelors with at least Second Class honours,
Option
Upper division in any discipline from University
Human Resource
of Kabianga or any other institution recognised
Management Option
by the University Senate.
Accounting Option
OR
Marketing Option
ii. Be a holder of a degree at the level of a
Entrepreneurship Option
Bachelors with Second Class honours, Lower
Procurement and Logistics
division in any discipline from University of
Option
Kabianga or any other institution recognized
Management Information
by the University Senate provided the
Systems Option
candidate has two (2) years experience in a
Operations Management
relevant field.
Option
Project Management Option
Evenings/Weekends
Intake:April/May 2014
Venue: Kericho Town
Campus.
Duration: 2 Years
(4 Semesters)
Management
(4 semesters)
Specialization options: Strategic Management
Accounting
Finance
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Operations Management
Holders of First OR second class Honours,

upper division degree in business, Economics,
Administration OR Commerce from University of
Kabianga OR an accredited University Recognized
by University of Kabianga Senate.
Evenings/Weekends
Intake:April/May 2014
Venue: Kericho Town
Campus.
Duration: 2 Years
(4 Semesters)
Administration(Executive)
Specializations Options:- Human resource management
- Strategic Management
- Tourism and Hospitality
- Finance
- Entrepreneurship
(3 Semesters)
(i). Applicants must have a working experience of

at least five (5) years at management level,
PLUS
(ii). A first degree in any discipline from a
recognized University
OR.
(iii). A CPA(K) Certificate OR the equivalent OR
(iv). Higher National Diploma in Business Studies
Evenings/Weekends
Intake: April/May 2014
Duration: 3 Semesters
(Trimester)
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1. Bachelor of Business
Management
2. BSc. Human Resource

Management
3. Bachelor of Hotel and

Hospitality Management
4. Bachelor of Tourism
Management
5. B. A. Economics
(i) Mean grade of C+ and at least C(plain) in

English/Kiswahili and Maths OR Business
Studies OR Commerce at KCSE OR
(ii) Two principal passes and one subsidiary pass
at A - Level plus at least a pass in Maths and
English at O Level.
(iii) Two year ordinary Diploma holders in a
business related discipline from a recognized
institution OR
(iv) CPA/CPS OR HND holders from recognized
institutions may be admitted in 2nd /3rd year of
study.
CPA/CPS PART I YEAR 1
CPA/CPS PART II /TWO YEAR ORDINARY
DIPLOMA(CREDIT/DISTINCTION) YEAR II
CPA/CPS(K)/HND YEAR III
Fulltime/Evenings/ Weekends
2014
(Trimester)
Duration: (4 Academic years
for full time students)
(i) Minimum Mean Grade of C+ at KCSE and at

least C in Mathematics and English/Kiswahili
OR
(ii) A Two Year Ordinary Diploma in Human
Resource Management OR Business related
field with distinction OR credit) OR Diploma
in Human Resource Management from a
recognized institution (may be admitted to 2nd
year of study.
(iii) 2 Principal passes at A level and a subsidiary
Full time/Evenings/Weekends
Candidates must meet Minimum University entry

requirement of University of Kabianga, candidates
must meet the following additional requirements.
1. candidate must have passed KCSE or equivalent
with a minimum grade C in Mathematics,
English or Kiswahili
2. Must have successfully completed a relevant
course recognized by the University of Kabianga
Senate. Such candidates must have passed with
at least a credit and have at least one year
relevant working experience after obtaining a
diploma.
Day
2014
Venue: Main Campus.
Diploma holders with credit and above from

recognized institutions will be admitted into the
second year of study.
i. Mean grade of C+ at KCSE and at least C
in English/Kiswahili and Mathematics OR
Business Studies OR Commerce.
ii. Two principal passes and one subsidiary pass
at A-Level plus at least a pass in Mathematics
and English at O level OR
iii. Two year ordinary Diploma in Tourism
Management from a recognized institution May
be admitted in 2nd year of study.
KCSE Mean grade of C+ and at least C (Plain) in
English/Kiswahili and Mathematics OR Business
Studies OR Commerce OR Two principals passes
at A level OR two year ordinary diploma in an
Economic related field.
2. Diploma in Human
Resource Management
4. Diploma in Tourism
management
Minimum grade of C-(minus) at KCSE level with

at least D+ in English/Kiswahili.
A level qualifications with at least subsidiary
pass. OR
Any other certificate awarded by University of
Kabianga Senate or KNEC.
Minimum grade of C-(minus) at KCSE level with
at least D+ in English/Kiswahili.
A level qualifications with at least subsidiary
pass. OR
Any other certificate awarded by University of
Kabianga Senate or KNEC.
Full time
2014
Duration: 2 Years
Full time
2014
Duration: 2 Years
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES
a. Certificate in Business
Administration
Minimum grade D+ at KCSE level

Any other certificate awarded by an institution
recognized by University of Kabianga Senate
2014
(Trimester)
Duration: (4 years for full
time students)
Full Time
Duration:2 Semesters
6. SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES & KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
1. BSc. (Information
Sciences and Knowledge
Management)
KCSE mean grade of C+ (Plus), with at least a Full time/ part time
C (Plain) in English/Kiswahili and Mathematics/
Intake: August /September
Physics/Computer studies;
2014
OR
A level certificate with two principal passes and main campus
and at least a credit pass in English/Kiswahili
Duration 4 years
and Mathematics/ Physics at O level;
OR

A two-year diploma in any of the information

sciences disciplines, (Archives and Records
management, Library science, Publishing and
Media studies, and Information Technology)
obtained from an institution recognized by
the University of Kabianga senate. Those with
credit or distinction will join in second year.
DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
1. Diploma in Information
Sciences
Day
2014
Venue: Main Campus.
Day
2014
Venue: Main Campus/Town
Campus
DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
1. Diploma in Business
Management
3. Diploma in Hotel and

Restaurant Management
Minimum grade of C- (minus) at KCSE level with at

least C- in English/Kiswahili and D+ in mathematics
or Accounting, Economics, Commerce and Business
Studies.
A bridging certificate with at least C- and D+
in English and mathematics, from University of
Kabianga, KNEC or national polytechnics may
be used to substitute English and mathematics
respectively.
A level qualifications with at least subsidiary pass.
Any Business certificate awarded by University of
Kabianga or KNEC.
Full time
2014
Venue: Kericho Town
Campus, Sigor
Duration: 2 years
Minimum grade of C- (minus) at KCSE level with at

least C- in English/Kiswahili and D+ in mathematics
or Accounting, Economics, Commerce and Business
Studies.
A bridging certificate with at least C- and D+ in
English and mathematics, from University of
Kabianga, KNEC or national polytechnics may
be used to substitute English and mathematics
respectively.
A level qualifications with at least subsidiary pass.
Any Business certificate awarded by University of
Kabianga or KNEC.
Full time
2014
Venue: Kericho Town
Campus, Sigor
Duration: 2 years
KCSE mean grade of C- (minus), with at least a C Full time

in English and Mathematics; OR
Intake; August/ September
OR
Venue: Kericho Town
Campus.
o KCE division III with at least a pass of 8 in Duration: 2 years
English or Kiswahili and Mathematics

A certificate in one of the information sciences

disciplines (Archives and records Management,
Library studies, publishing and media studies
and information technology) with distinction or
credit, obtained from an institution recognized
by University of Kabianga Senate.
Application forms can be obtained from University of Kabianga Admissions Office Main Campus
and Kericho Town Campus, Sigor and Kapkatet Campus or downloaded from the University Website:
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Blow to farmers as
cane delivery prices
fall to an all-time low
KISUMU COUNTY
BBy Hezron Ochiel

Sugarcane price has dropped to
Sh2,859 per tonne of delivery to the
factory.
As at January this year, the price of
cane that fetched Sh3,450 per tonne
has now fallen to its lowest ever, raising fears of illegal sugar importation.
The situation in the market is
dire, forcing us to further reduce our
prices. We will have no choice but to
rely on market forces, said Anderson
Oloo, the General Manger Muhoroni
Sugar Company.
Industry players are now warning
of a long-termdomino effect as farmers are steadily scaling down production and opting to grow other crops.
If the trend continues, we foresee a looming cane shortage beginning January next year. The farmers
cannot sustain production and the vicious cycle will obviously lead to serious shortage, said Mr Oloo.
BBy Eric Abuga

At least 60 per cent of Kisii residents are satisfied with service delivery by their county government in the
past one year, according to a survey.
The survey conductedin June by
Infotrak research company shows
very high expectations from residents
with hopes for better roads, health
care services, provision of electricity
and education.
Speaking yesterday in Kisii County Government headquarters, Infotrak founder and Chief Executive Angela Ambitho said devolution was the
main reason why Kenyans voted for
the new Constitution but they also
must understand the challenges that
came with the new governance system.
We must keep working hard, reduce the noise experienced in the first
year and minimise wrangles. People
want to see change and we dont want
A sugarcane plantation ready for harvest.

Sh170,000.
This will cost as much as Sh1.9
billion to grow and maintain but many millers are not ready to undergo
the cost hence poaching, said Oloo,
adding that if Muhoroni was to maintain its role as a milling company and
survive, the poaching issue should be
addressed.
Sugar sector generates an estimated Sh12 billion annually while providing about 500,000 jobs and supports
livelihood of about six million people.

Currently, total production of sugar stands at approximately 450,000
metric tonnes. The total demand for
sugar in the country is 610,000 tonnes.
The deficit is filled by importing from
the Common Market for Eastern and
Southern Africa.
The window of importation to
meet countrys demand has resulted
into smuggling or illegal importation
of the commodity.
Assembly demands fund to support farming

Kisumu County Assembly now
wants a new fund established to support farming in the region.
The Committee on Agriculture
and Environment, in a report on its
tour of Israel, saysmodern technology should be embraced in Kisumu
County. While the county is a predominantly agriculture-based economy, it
does not produce enough for its growing population.
The committee chairperson Maurice Ondiek said the fund, once in
place, will spur food production in
the county through subsistence and
cash crop agriculture.
This will impact positively on the
economy, stop food importation and
reduce poverty, said Mr Ondiek.
The committee says besides pro-
to create apathy, said Ambitho.

She said lack of co-operation, poor
governance and huge debts carried
forward from the defunct municipal
councils had hindered development
in a number of counties.
On respondents satisfaction with
county ministries, Health services
leads with 66 per cent, Education was
rated at 65 per cent while Finance and
Economic Planning and that of Land,
Housing and Physical Planning were
54.1 and 54.1 per cent respectively.
According to Ambitho, among the
47 counties, Kisii and Machakos top
the list of public participating residents at 6.6 per cent. This includes
budget making process.
Kisii County Governor James Ongwae, who was present during the presentation of the survey report, called
on the residents to be patient as he
rolls out a number of development
projects.
We cant hide this information because it is our mirror, said Ongwae.
BUNGOMA COUNTY
KISUMU COUNTY
BBy RUSHDIE OUDIA and KASSIM

ADINASI
Survey shows 60pc in Kisii

happy with county services
KISII COUNTY
CANE POACHING
Further aggravating the matter

is cane poaching. Contracted farmers are now increasingly selling their
commodity to third parties in disregard of their contractual obligations
with the miller. Muhoroni Sugar Company, which has witnessed its cane
poached by private millers, is incurring losses amounting to millions of
shillings every year.
The farmers are opting to spirit the commodity to other millers to
escape the debts. Since we have no
machinery to force them to pay such
debts, we are losing out on revenue
every year, said Oloo.
Industry experts attribute poaching to high cost of maintaining the
crop as well as insufficient land in
the region.
Oloo said about 70,000 hectares
are needed to sustain the mill, with
investment in one hectare being
James Ongwae
Kisii
Governor
viding credit at affordable rates, farmers should be supported in marketing

their produce.
It recommends that agriculture-based co-operative societies in
all the seven sub-counties be formed
as this will be vital in enhancing productivity by availing farm inputs at
the right time to farmers. The cooperative societies will also help farmers to market their produce locally
and internationally.
FOOD SECURITY
Kajulu MCA Simba Opepo challenged the county government to put

in place other measures to ensure
food security in the county.
Most of the fruits we consume
come from the neighbouring counties, same for vegetable and the other
crops yet we have huge tracts of land
lying fallow, said Mr Opepo.
The report says Kisumu County has huge potential of producing

enough food for the consumption as
well as for commercial purpose.
The House Majority Leader Samuel Ongow accused the National Government of laxity in implementing
some policies.
The Central Government has the
mandate to initiate some projects
like irrigation in different places in
the country, yet this has been implemented selectively with a hidden political agenda, said Mr Ongow.
The county assembly called for
diversification of agriculture by embracing horticulture, green house
farming and root production.
MCAs also called on the county executive to come up with policies on
environmental conservation, energy and water management to control
waste of the natural resource.
KAKAMEGA COUNTY
Angry mob lynches
suspected chicken thief
A man, 28, was yesterday lynched for
attempting to steal from a home in Malava
Sub County.
The man, identified as Malaku Mulupi,
was killed after he reportedly stole 15
chicken and three plastic chairs.
The deceased is said to have been the
leader of a nine-man gang that has been
robbing residents of Malava.
Keya Kwalanda said he raised an alarm
when the gang broke into his house at
around 3am.
Kakamega North Senior Assistant Chief
Daniel Simiyu said neighbours responded to
the distress call and lynched Mulupi.
He was frogmarched to the road side
where he was stoned to death and his body
set ablaze, Simiyu said.
He urged residents to shun mob justice
and report crime incidents to relevant
authorities for action.
The body was taken to Webuye District
Mortuary.
And police have launched a manhunt for
the suspects who escaped.
Four teachers
held for posing
as exam
candidates
BBy TITUS OTEBA
Four teachers of an academy in
Tongaren Constituency were on Tuesday arrested while attempting to sit an
exam on behalf of some candidates of
a private teachers college.
They werearrested by police officers after being caught red-handed in
an examination room by supervisors.
The four were discovered by teachers at Western Teachers Training College in Tongaren Constituency when
they turned up to sit for a national P1
examination on behalf of other candidates.
Confirming the incident, Tongaren
Sub-county Education Officer George
Ogando said that posing as a duly registered candidate and sitting an examination on behalf of another student was an offence.
The education boss cautioned colleges in the region against involving
themselves in national examinations
cheating, adding that those caught
will be punished .
The irregularities attract a jail
term, said Ogando.
The four were later arraigned before a Kitale court charged with impersonation.
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Assign duties to reporters, brief reporters and advise on
angles to take on a story and liaise with Bureau Chiefs
for stories from the regions. Ensure that the station is
not scooped and maintain an up to date dairy of news
contacts;
Draw up news plans include story idea, synopsis and
proposed mode of execution and determine running order
in consultation with other TV Editors;
Assess political, social and economic climate and anticipate
likely developments for coverage
Convene and chair editorial meetings in order to share
plans for the day;
Appraise staff, identify training needs and plan for the
team
Sub-edit scripts to ensure that they conform to journalistic
ethics, editorial objectives and house style and rehearse
the bulletins to ensure proper pronunciations of words and
names of people and places
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Basic University Degree
Diploma in Journalism / Mass Communication
5 - 7 years work experience
Ability to work long odd hours
Editing & people management skills.
Good command of the English language
NEWS EDITOR - KTN

To co-ordinate news gathering operations, obtain well
researched and most up to date news on daily events both
locally & internationally.
In charge of news desk operations, overall administration
of the news desk and enriching the daily news bulletins
with relevant features
Assigns duties to reporters, briefs reporters and advises on
angles to take on a story and liaises with Bureau Chiefs for
stories from the region
Draws up news plans includes story idea, synopsis and
proposed mode of execution and determines running order
in consultation with other editors and news producers
Assesses political, social and economic climate and
anticipates likely developments for coverage
Convenes and chairs editorial meetings in order to share
his plan for the day.
Manages reporters
Ensure that the station is not scooped and maintains an up
to date dairy of news contacts
Diploma in Journalism / Mass Communication
5 years work experience
Ability to work long odd hours
Editing & people management skills.
Good command of the English language
HEAD OF SWAHILI DESK

KTN LEO
The job holder will distribute news coverage assignments
to reporters and writers and oversee the production of the
Kiswahili news bulletin.
Assigns reporters brief reporters and advise on angles to
take on a story
Liaises with the news editor to ensure that the station
is not scooped and maintain an up to date dairy of news
contacts;
Supervises and trains on reporting, intros, adverts, graphics
and captions in Kiswahili
Sub-edits Kiswahili scripts to ensure that they conform to
journalistic ethics, editorial objectives and house style
Rehearses the bulletins to ensure proper pronunciations of
words and names of people and places
Presents news bulletins, commentaries and prepares and
conducts live and or recorded interviews of guests and
reporters
Diploma in Journalism/Mass Communication
5 years work experience
Reporting & presentation skills
Ability to lead a team of reporters
Ability to work long hours
SPORTS ANCHOR
The successful candidate will anchor sports news, ensuring high
quality in presentation in order to maintain KTNs position as the
leading television news channel.
Take instructions and briefs from the News Editor, on sports
stories to be covered and carry out interviews, check out
facts and submit stories within the set deadlines.
Ensure that stories to be aired conform to journalistic
ethics, editorial objectives and house style
To anchor sports news; rehearse the bulletins to ensure
proper pronunciations of words and names of people and
places
Change script as necessary to suit own presentation style
without distorting meaning or flouting in-house style
Present sports bulletins, commentaries and prepare and
conduct live and or recorded interviews of guests and
report
Research stories to ensure that the content is legitimate
and truthful
University Degree in Journalism
3 - 5 years working experience
A love for sports
Ability to work odd hours
Excellent communication and inter personal skills
Courtesy, tact and ability to work effectively in a team
Good command of the English/Kiswahili language
If you possess the above qualifications and have the drive to
meet the challenges, visit our website www.standardmedia.
co.ke/recruitment to browse through the current openings/
vacancies and apply not later than 29th July 2014.
Please note that ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Standard Group is an equal opportunity employer and as such, canvassing of any form will lead to automatic
disqualification.
Garissa Sub County AP Commandant Andrew Ongele peruse documents during the recent police recruitment drive at Garissa Primary School. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]
Recruits
had to pay
Sh100,000
to join
police
NYAMIRA COUNTY
BBy Naftal Makori
Bribery allegations marred
Kenya Police Service recruitment exercise concluded last
week but nowhere have the
claims been more intense than
in Nyamira County.
The Standard has learnt
that some families sold land a
few weeks to the recruitment
exercise in its readiness. The
recruitment was also interfered with by influential businessmen and politicians who
were reportedly canvassing
with senior police officers to
have their candidates get recruited.
Members of the County
Assemblies (MCAs) have also
been accused of interference,
using their power to arm-twist
recruiting officers.
SHAMBOLIC EXERCISE
Richard Mosota, a civil society activist, said the exercise

was shambolic and not even
the observers could detect the
level of corruption that characterised it.
Police were not taking the
bribes directly, they were using
proxies, said Mosota.
Conmen, too, had a field
day as they preyed on unsuspecting parents.
North Mugirango MP
Charles Geni was last weekend
quoted demanding for the nullification of the recruitment re-
sults.
The Standard has established some candidates had
to bribe at least Sh200,000 to
be assured entry into the police service.
Candidates who spoke to
The Standard on what transpired requested not to be
named.
Kelvin, not his real name,
was at Ekerenyo grounds in
Nyamira North sub county
where he reportedly passed
every stage including medical
examination but was not selected.
He witnessed at least two
candidates succeed even after
failing at early stages.
There was a boy from
Ikonge area who came last
during the running competition. He failed at that stage
but later he reappeared during
the medical examination and
met somebody who asked
the whereabouts of his father
and whether he could afford
Sh250,000. His father came
and gave the money. He later granted a card and was told
his bid was successful. The exercise was not fair at all, narrated Kelvin.
The Standard is in possession of the name of the proxy
who is alleged to have received
the Sh250,000.
There were also claims candidates were paying at least
Sh10,000 at Nyamira County
Hospital in order to pass the
medical examination.
WESTERN/NYANZA NEWS / Page 41
Team set
up to audit
county funds
KAKAMEGA COUNTY
BBy Alex Wakhisi
Kakamega County Government
has set up a team toaudit all its activities and facilities.
This comes weeks after the Auditor-Generals report revealed massive
anomalies in county expenditures.
According to the county auditor
Charles Tunga, the team will oversee
all operations in the county to ensure
all officials are held accountable and
funds are not misused.
We have started project monitoring before we officially start off auditing all public institutions in the county where each person shall be held
responsible and accountable for everything under their watch, he said.
MrTunga said the county had
not done an audit of the health sector which, however,had carried out its
own internal routine support supervision to establish its performance and
stocking of drugs in 135 public health
centres.
We have not yet started audit-
rsday...
What is the time?
Three held
over killing
of widow
BBy Jane Cherotich
ing in any sector. Instead, each sector has its own internal supervision
to ensure they effectively deliver to
residents. The health sector has been
the first one to conduct this to establish its performance and supplies of
drugs, he said.
His sentiments were echoed by
County Director of Health Brenda Makokha who said they have done general supervision of their medical centres to ensure the allocated funds are
managed well.
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
She said any official who will be

found to have been involved in fraud
would face disciplinary action.
The county audit team will be in
charge of ensuring funds are used for
the right purpose, offer internal control systems and also offer assurance
to residents that their resources are
being utilised in proper manner.
They will monitor and ensure correct management of county resources
from ward level to the county level to
avoid misappropriation of public resources and fraud.
BUNGOMA COUNTY
It must be difficult for the judges and their clients at the Nakuru High Court to
tell the time as the two wall clocks at the premises are not in sync. [PHOTO:BONI-
FACE THUKU/STANDARD]
Police in Teso North are holding

three suspects in connection with the
mysterious death of a widow.
Those arrested include the deceaseds relative and two youths aged
23 and 25 years.
The body of Leonita Ipoma Ateleng, 57, was found in her bed at Kakurikit village in Angurai location by
relatives.
Confirming the incident, area chief Zakari Olekete said the two
youths had sought accommodation at
the widows home on Tuesday claiming they had missed to get means of
transport.
They were arrested as they tried to
cross into Uganda.
It was not established what transpired at night but the men left very
early in the morning and told one of
the womans grandsons to lock the
door, said Chief Olekete.
He said the womans brother-inlaw was also arrested over claims that
they quarreled on Saturday and that
he was seen together with the alleged
killers on the fateful night.
Teso OCPD Lucas Ogara confirmed
the arrest, saying the three were helping police with investigations.
The body was taken to Frapa Funeral Home in Bungoma.
INVITATION TO TENDER
TENDER REF: KTB/T/05/2014 2015
TENDER FOR EVENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR MAGICAL
KENYA TRAVEL EXPO 2014.
Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) invites sealed tenders from interested eligible service providers
for the provision of event management services for the fourth edition of the annual Magical
Kenya Travel Expo, a high profile international tourism exhibition hosted by KTB.
A complete tender document may be obtained by interested firms upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Kshs.1,000.00 in cash or bankers cheque payable to the cashier on 7th floor
Kenya Re Towers. Bidders who shall download the tender document from our website www.
magicalkenya.com/tenders will not need to pay for the tender document but are required
to submit their contact details to procurement@ktb.go.ke in case of further addendum to
the tender.
One (1) original and one (1) copy of completed tender documents are to be enclosed in a
plain sealed envelope clearly marked Tender Number KTB/T/05/20142015:Tender for
the provision of event management services should be deposited in the Tender Box at
Kenya Re Towers, 7th floor off Ragati road and be addressed to: The Managing Director,
Kenya Tourism Board, P. O. Box 30630 00100 Nairobi.
so as to be received on or before Wednesday 6th August 2014 at 11.00 a.m. Tenders will
be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the candidates representatives who
choose to attend at the Boardroom on 8th floor.
Every Thursday...
All tenders must be accompanied by a tender security of 2% of the contract sum and
attached to the original tender document, clearly marked Tender Security in the form of a
bank guarantee, bankers cheque or from insurance companies authorized to transact in bid
bonds and valid for a period of 120 days from the date of opening of the tender.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
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puzzling
Horoscopes
Sudoku
STANDOKU
Courtesy: dailyhoroscopes.com
Imejin
1890 MEDIUM
3 5
All rows, columns and 3 by 3 grids

(defined by bold lines ) have the
numbers 1 to 9 appearing only once.
Some of the numbers have been entered. Complete the whole table by
inserting the correct numbers.
9 4
3
8 5 9
1
1 9
4 7 8
8
6 9
1 2
2
6 3 2
5
YESTERDAYS SOLUTION
Solution
9
1
7
3
8
2
5
6
4
Codeword Puzzle
Leo
No.
4
2
5
7
6
9
1
3
8
6
3
8
1
5
4
7
9
2
8
7
9
5
3
6
2
4
1
1889
1
5
6
4
2
7
9
8
3
2
4
3
9
1
8
6
5
7
There is a lot of energy available for whatever you decide

want today. The word acCapricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 20) you
complish
is used because that
New energies will boost your morale
is
your
attitude
and disciplined
this morning. Your mind is quick and
work
is
available.
you have insight and you work at beco-
Aquarius (Jan 21 - Feb 19)
This could be a time of change. You

may be playing the waiting game and
find yourself waiting for a big event or
approval of a loan or a job acceptance.
You will be pleased with the end result.
Pisces
(Feb 20 - Mar 20)

Authorities and red tape may stand between you and your goals. You always
seem ready to move forward with the
next project, whether you are in a place
of business, have your own business, attend school or you are raising a family.
Taurus (April 21 - May 20)
Cancer (June 22 - July 22)
Concentration on work is always important; the

plans you have made today will make the day
go smoothly; you are appreciated for the way
you take your co-workers into consideration.
You concentrate on keeping a balance in all your
affairs now.
(Aug 23 - Sept 23)

You find yourself fighting to realise your goals
some long termare within reach today. It may
be difficult to let yourself dream as attention to
some project is necessary. Patience may be uppermost important today.
Libra
You communicate with consummate skill

and it is stimulating just being with you.
Your high degree of mental concentration makes you an excellent student who
is able to excel in speaking and writing.
Aries (Mar 21 - May 20)
Scorpio
(Oct 24 - Nov 22)

Stimulating conversations at coffee
You can really get your thoughts and ideas
breaks bring people together. A sense of nostalgia and domesticity begins, across to others this day. You may enjoy arguemphasising a need for security and a ments that are productive and insightful. You
sense of roots. Family, home, relatives would make a good student if you decided to
and real estate may play on your mind. complete or further your education.
You may spend a great deal of time on

the computer today. Financial savvy is a
quality that takes on greater importance in your life now. A knack for knowing
how to put people, ideas and things together could be quite profitable for you.
7
9
2
8
4
5
3
1
6
Virgo
(Sept 24 - Oct 23)

It is natural for you to put your practical abilities to work; even if you are not asked to do so.
Your keen organisational skills and clear insight
into how things work make you an asset to those
around you.
Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
3
6
4
2
9
1
8
7
5
Using all the letters

of the alphabet,
fill in the grid. To
help you, there are
three cryptic crossword-style clues:
Top line: They travel overseas. (5-4)
Middle line: An animal can polish off
a plant, Ive heard.
(7)
Bottom line: Do visit when conscious.
(4, 5)
To start you off,
here is one of the
letters.
(July 23 - aug 22)
ming aware of the truth in world affairs

and state, city or community changes.
5
8
1
6
7
3
4
2
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
O
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
14
2
S
3
A
4
N
15
X
16
L
17
Y
5
D
18
K
6
I
19
B
7
G
8
R
21
Z
20
H
O
22
P
10
M
11
V
12
E
13
Q
23
24
W
25
J
26
C
NO 5278
Sagittarius
(Nov 23 - Dec 21)

This is a very good time to communicate your
goals and put them into words. You have emotional support and a sense of security from your
friends and loved ones; they are pleased with
your progress!
DIFFICULT
The letters have a distinct
value between 1 to 9. The totals vertically and horizontally
have been given. Solve all the
values.
NO 5277
YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
A B
C D
7 6 4
E F
G H J
24
15
25
22
15
24
22
19
COFFEE BREAK / Page 43
puzzling
Easy Puzzle
Across
4 Nullify (6)
7 Food of the gods (8)
8 Married Spanish woman (6)
10 Noblemen (5)
13 Suspend (4)
14 Satisfy (4)
15 Flash of lightning (4)
16 Jewel (3)
17 Group of three (4)
19 Cupid (4)
21 Flowed windingly (9)
23 Indian dress (4)
24 Girl (4)
26 Faucet (3)
27
29
32
33
34
35
36
Pronounce indistinctly (4)

Eye part (4)
Thailand, formerly (4)
Trap (5)
Study of plants (6)
Alienate (8)
Public speaker (6)
Down
1 Opposite of heads (5)
2 Terminate prematurely (5)
3 Decomposes (4)
4 Of the nose (5)
5 Medal, slang (4)
6 Conservatives (6)
9 Goes in (6)
11
12
13
15
16
18
20
21
22
23
25
28
30
31
32
33
Rowing blade (3)

Discourage (5)
Petty gangster (7)
Put rubbish in this (3)
Deity (3)
Dried grape (6)
Tree sap (5)
Orienteering item (3)
Wheat spike (3)
Relish (6)
Tree type (3)
Stratum (5)
Wet or showery (5)
Main drain (5)
Condiment (4)
Ride on waves (4)
YESTERDAYS EASY solutions

ACROSS: 1, Scampi 7, Corridor 8, Silo 10, Leaden 11, Ankara 14, Get 16, Oiled 17, Soon
19, Debut 21, Bacon 22, Elbow 23, Rasp 26, Adore 28, Tub 29, Solemn 30, Select
31, Heel 32, Envisage 33, Duster.
DOWN: 1, Stilts 2, Maiden 3, Icon 4, Pronoun 5, Ideal 6, Bread 8, Sago 9, Let 12, Kit 13,
Reaps 15, Decoy 18, Outdo 19, Dab 20, Bow 21, Blemish 22, Ere 23, Rulers 24, Abel
25, Putter 26, Ashes 27, Olive 28, Tee 30, Shed.
Cryptic Puzzle
ACROSS
4 Strong? Very much so! (6)
7 Canadas main boat-building
province? (8)
8 What gold neednt be (6)
10 Like the water to jump across?
(5)
13 Stick with James (4)
14 Its possible link is with heat
treatment (4)
15 Vessels for suckers? (4)
16 Young Hawkins is in the gym,
were told (3)
17 Piece of grazing land in
Austria (4)
19 Computerised picture of Silicon Valley (4)
21 Make the coffee cold instantly! (6-3)
23 Hospital for cats? (4)
24 Two-dimensional sphere? (4)
26 Nominal knowledge (3)
27 Become weary of what has
some sort of merit (4)
Catch only in part? (4)

Be inclined to look after
things (4)
River seen meandering
around India (5)
Choose to figure in a dodgy
deed (6)
Baseballers who can give you
tips about an actress (8)
Be very sorry, but its weak
theatre (6)
12
DOWN
1
Strike many as being in the
bag (5)
2
A backer with spirit? (5)
3
Jug of porridge? (4)
4
His partner is less masterly! (5)
5
A lucky strike at archery? (4)
6
Is its function to fix a match?
(6)
9
At heart, Enid is upset (6)
11 A sliding cover? (3)
22
29
32
33
34
35
36
13
15
16
18
20
21
23
25
28
30
31
32
33
Like rebellious young men of

yester year? (5)
Bird whose noise is only
partly heard? (7)
Western girl? (3)
Shes a delight (3)
Lay like a saint amid the wild
deer (6)
Cater for managing a large
box (5)
A noisy French one can be
delightful (3)
Sooner than show a little
reverence? (3)
Where Gene and Virginia get
together (6)
Is she a grandmother? (3)
About due to finish, to spill a
pint is useless (5)
Bolt a plate while its hot (5)
Can be eaten quietly at leisure (5)
A fatherly occasion? (4)
Could it hurt your foot? (4)
YESTERDAYS CRYPTIC solutions

ACROSS: 1, One-off 7, Im-proper 8, Lest 10, A-Z-ores 11, Dilate 14, Vow 16, Layer 17, Even 19, Sated 21,
Wider 22, Titan 23, She-d 26, All-ot 28, W.O.-O 29, F-air-ly 30, Ballet 31, Aged 32, Exposing 33, Settee.
DOWN: 1, Octave 2, OBE-Ron 3, Fits 4, Trailer 5, Spray 6, Trier 8, Love 9, SEW 12, L-AD 13, Tense 15, R-Ada-R
18, Villa 19, Sit 20, Ten(able) 21, Witless 22, Tor 23, Solent 24, H-old 25, Dot-age 26, After 27, LI-MPs
28, Wag 30, Bags.
Thought for Today
The only person who is educated

is the one who has learned how to
learn and change.
Carl Rogers
weird news
Meet Cat Girl with fur-covered body
A six-year-old girl has been
dubbed Cat Girl after soft
black hair started growing all
over her body.
Zhao Xinruis mother
abandoned her when signs of
the bizarre skin condition
emerged last year and the
youngster started sprouting
black fur.
The condition began when
Zhao was aged just five, with
a small patch of discoloured
skin on her back. But it has
since spread to cover her
entire back and buttocks and
is now making its way onto

her face and arms.
According to Zhaos family,
her skin problem has caused
alarm in the Chinese village
of Changshan near Luzhou
City in Sichuan province. But
teachers at the local kindergarten helped her gain
acceptance from the other
children.
Now, the family is appealing
for help with medical treatment to control the rare
condition.
Mirror Online
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Tv guide
Todays Schedule
Pick Of The Day 7.30PM
4:30
4:55
5:00
5:30
8:00
9:00
11:00
11:00
BBC
Morning Prayer
Aerobics
Damka
Good Morning Kenya
Parliament Live
Daytime Movie
KBCc Lunch Time
News
1:30 Moving The Masses
1:30 Grapevine
2:30 Parliament Live
4:30 Spider Riders
In this weeks episode: Ultimate Challenge weight loss edition takes on real life situations and tackles
overweight and obesity problems. Contestants are taken through a series of challenges, exercises, and
real life temptations in their bid to lose excessive weight, develop healthier habits and live better lives.
Every contestant is a winner in this show but ultimately, only one participant will walk away with a big
prize.
5.00 Command Your

Morning
6:00 Morning Express
9.00 Tendereza
10:00 My Eternal
11.00 Jeff Koinange Live
12.00 Drive It
12.30 Property Show
1.00 Newsdesk
1.30 IAAF
2:00 Afri-screen
4.00 Mbiu Ya KTN
4.10 Legend of Zorro
4.30 Spongebob Square
5.00
6.00
7:00
7:30
9.00
10.05
10.30
11.00
12.00
Pants
Baseline
Deal or No Deal
KTN LEO
The Ultimate
Challenge: Weight
Loss Edition
KTN PRIME
Jeff Koinange Live
Prank My Mom
The Diary
CNN
5:00 Pambazuka
6:00 Power
Breakfast
9.00 Afrosinema
11:30 Naswa
12:00 Gabriela
13:00 Live at 1
14.00 African
Leadership Dialogue
14:30 Afosinema
16:00 Citizen Alasiri
16:10 Mseto East
Africa
5:00
6:00
7:00
7:30
8:05
9:00
9:45
10:30
11:30
12:00
12:45
5:00 Password Rpt

6:00 AM Live
9:00 La Patrona
10.00 Maid In
Manhattan
11:15 The Young &
The Restless
12:00 Rhythm City
12:30 Scandal
1:00 NTV at 1
1:30 Backstage
2:00 Together Again
3.00 Password
4:00 NTV at 4
4:15
4.30
5.00
6.00
9.00
10.00
16.10
17.30
18.30
19.00
19.35
20.05
21.00
22.00
1.30
Club 1
Spiders
Darubini Live
Road To Success
The Platform Live
Channel 1 News
National Cohesion
Live
Bold & Beautiful
You Are The One
Club 1
BBC
17:00 Pavitra Rishta

18:00 Forever
Yours
19:00 Citizen Nipashe
19:35 Papa Shirandula
20:05 Wild at Heart
21:00 Citizen At 9
22:00 The Tempest
23.00 Afrosinema
00:00 Citizen Late
Night News
1.00 Afro-sinema
12.00
12.30
13.00
13.30
15.00
16.00
5:00
6:00
7:00
7:30
8:30
9:00
10:00
12.00
12.15
Praize
K24 Alfajiri
It Seems So Beautiful Rpt
Naijasinema
Wednesday Rpt
Al Jazeera News
Almasi Rpt
K24 Newscut
Faraja Rpt
Broken Vow
Mchipuko wa Alasiri
Tanbihi
Password
Reloaded
The Beat
Destiny River
NTV Jioni
Looks and
Essence
Churchill Raw
NTV Tonight
Movie: One
Man Out
Tanbihi
CNN
Team Raha
Beat Box
K24 Mashinani
K24 Saa Moja
Almasi
Faraja
K24 Evening Edition
Naijasinema: Sweet 16
Al Jazeera
DStv Highlights
07:00
07:50
08:45
09:40
10:05
10:30
10:55
11:25
11:50
12:45
01:40
02:35
Myth Busters
Dirty Jobs
Ultimate Survival
Border Security
Auction Hunters
Auction Kings
How Do They Do It?
How Its Made
Dynamo
The Big Brain Theory
MythBusters
Border Security
03:05
03:30
04:00
04:55
05:50
05:45
07:10
07:40
08:35
09:00
09:30
Auction Hunters
Auction Kings
Dirty Jobs
Ultimate Survival
MythBusters
How Do They Do It?
How Its Made
Sons of Guns
Auction Hunters
Storage Hunters
Sons of Guns
TV Quiz
In an isolated mining town, children
are vanishing without a trace abducted, the townsfolk whisper, by a mysterious entity known locally as The
Tall Man.
Town nurse, Julia Denning seems
skeptical... until her young David disappears in the middle of night.
YESTERDAYS TRIVIA: Fire with
Fire
Cinema Guide
Nairobi 102.7 I Nyeri 105.7
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New equity fund
targets SMEs
Ascent, a Kenyan private equity
firm, has raised Sh4.3 billion
($50m) for investment in growth
enterprises across Eastern Africa.
The company management said
the money will be invested in 12
fast-growing small and medium
companies in Kenya, Uganda and
Ethiopia. Ascent capital advisory
services partner, David Owino,
announced during the launch
of the fund that the size of the
investment in the said companies
will be between Sh87 million and
Sh870 million (US$1 million and
US$9 million).Owino lauded the
local pension funds regulatory
body, Retirement Benefit Authority
(RBA), for allowing pension funds
to invest in the private equity
asset class. He said the alternative
asset class presents the pension
funds with exciting investment
options in untapped markets.
Bank opens centre to

better client services
First Community Bank (FCB) has
launched an Asset Based Finance
(ABF) and Mortgage Centre for its
Corporate and Retail customers.
The Shariah-compliant lender has
also relaunched its enhanced asset
finance and mortgage products
to bolster the relevance of the
new centres. The centres, located
in Nairobis Digo Road branch
and Jamia Plaza, are expected
to provide dedicated focus to
customers seeking to acquire
vehicles and other movable assets
both locally and internationally.
We have greatly enhanced our
ABF and mortgage products,
made them customer-friendly and
further augmented them with
two dedicated centres for ease of
accessibility, said Omar Sheikh,
the banks General Manager. Omar
said the centres would provide
personalised attention and further
offer Islamic Insurance.
KMA housing plan gets

Sh740 million facility
Pan African housing and habitat
development financier, Shelter
Afrique, has extended a Sh740
million development loan to Kenya
Medical Association (KMA) Housing
Co-operative for the construction
of 160 housing units in Mtwapa,
Mombasa County. Shelter Afrique
Acting Managing Director Yekini
Olayanju said the funds to be
provided by the financier are
earmarked to co-finance the
development of project. Our
relationship with Kenya Medical
Association dates back to the year
2000 when we first advanced a
facility of $1.5 million. This, he
added, has eventually grown
overtime. The signing of Sh740
million is in itself a milestone
for Shelter Afrique being the
first largest loan facility the
organisation that has advanced
to a co-operative society, said
Olayanju.
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IFC acquires stake, injects

Sh6b in local cement firm
The cash will enable

National Cement
Company expand its
operations and create
over 6,000 jobs
BBy Jackson Okoth
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a private sector lending arm of the World Bank, will inject
Sh5.9 billion ($70m) into National
Cement Company Limited, a member of the Devki Group Of Companies formed in 2008.
The cash injection will enable the
Athi River-based firm expand operations, increase local supply of cement
and promote infrastructure development in Africa.
This is part of the Sh6.4 billion deal
that was agreed upon in February between IFC and the cement firm.
Under the arrangement, IFC will
provide $55 million in debt. In addition, IFC and the IFC African, Latin
American and Caribbean Fund will
inject $15 million in equity into National Cement and will have a seat on
the companys board.
IFC investment will enable the
firm to multiply its production fivefold to 1.7 million metric tonnes per
year. National Cement plans to expand its cement factory in Nairobi,
creating over 6,000 jobs.
Small businesses that transport
the firms raw materials and provide
general services will also benefit economically.
Devki Group Chairman Narendra
Raval said by partnering with IFC,
National Cement looks forward to
combining its experience in Kenyas
building materials sector with IFCs
international expertise in infrastructure and environment management.
As National Cement expands, we
aim to contribute actively to improv-
Cement plant. The investment by IFC will enable National Cement multiply its
production fivefold to 1.7 million metric tonnes per year
ing infrastructure and housing in
Kenya, he said.
Oumar Seydi, IFC director for
Eastern and Southern Africa said
Kenya often imports cement at high
costs, adding, We would like to send
a strong signal of IFCs confidence in a
Kenyan company making a difference
in the local economy.
National Cement Company Limitedwas formed to construct and operate a a cement plant in the heart of
Athi River, about 50 km from Nairobi City.
The New 2,000,000 tonnes per year
dry cement plant incorporates modern control and cutting edge technologies, which include a Vertical Roller
Mill, a Preheater, a Calciner, a Clinker
Cooler and Ball Mill.

This equity injection will see National Cement undergo a two-phase
expansion expected to be completed
by 2016.
The company has acquired 2,200
acres/890 ha of land between Merrueshi and Mbirikani (Kajiado County) with limestone and clay deposits
on which it will build and operate the
clinker production facility.
The area is estimated to have up
to 60 million tonnes of limestone reserves, sufficient reserves for up to 45
years of production.
The clinker plant is planned to
have a capacity of 1.1 metric tonnes
per year when it is finanlly completed in 2016.
NSE price
its shares
at Sh9.50
BBy James Anyanzwa
The much-hyped Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) initial public offering (IPO) kicks off today with the
public expected to subscribe to at
least 500 shares priced at Sh9.50 per
share.
The exchange which demutualised
last month is offloading a total of 66
million shares to the public in a development expected to set the stage
for its eventual self-listing in September 9.
Of this, a total of 63.5 million
shares are up for grabs by the public
while 2.5 million shares have been reserved for the employees of the NSE.
The proceeds of the offer estimated at Sh627 million will be used by the
60-year-old exchange to pay off an
outstanding mortgage loan of Sh160
million secured from KCB to partly finance the purchase of its six-storied Tosica Centre located at 55 Westlands Road.
The funds will also be invested in
new infrastructure to support NSEs
various expansion initiatives and to
provide seed capital towards the settlement guarantee fund for futures.
The offer, which opens today, closes
on August 12, 2014
Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury Henry Rotich said demutualisation and self-listing of the NSE
form part of the governments policies
to enhance governance standards and
facilitate access to our markets by a
wider community of investors.
One of the key objectives of the
Capital Markets Master Plan is to
build on recent market reforms to
address regulatory and institutional constraints in order to strengthen market infrastructure, inter-mediation, oversight and governance
standards, he said during the official launch of the NSEs IPO in Nairobi yesterday.
NSEs Chairman Eddy Njoroge
said the self-listing of the exchange is
a proof that members of the exchange
are committed to transparency and
good corporate governance.
State turns to counties to boost tourist numbers

BBy Winsley Masese
Players in the tourism sector are
working on a framework to devolve
tourism to counties. The framework
seeks to provide an opportunity for
each county to undertake marketing
initiatives to brand their unique local
tourist destinations.
Coming at a time when foreign
tourist arrivals and earnings have
dropped, the strategy will also set in
place boundaries on how to devolve
county tourism.
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of East
African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, Phyllis Kandie underscored the

need to enhance domestic tourism
as an integral process to sustain the
sectors participation in the countrys
economic growth.
We need to tap into this initiative
and push Kenyans to exploit the existing tourist attractions available in
various counties, she said.
The strategy, Kandie said, is part
of the tourism recovery plan, through
which stakeholders will continuously review investment opportunities
available in local tourism.
Local public relations initiatives

such as beauty pageants, safari in the
wild, sports and medical tourism and
other untapped tourist attractions
are key avenues that tourism players
need to take up within the counties,
she said.
Lucy Karume, the chairman of the
Tourism Recovery Task Force said part
of their role is to profile and promote
tourism sites in counties and support them to develop as key economic nodes.
The framework, she noted, would
seek to support County governments
develop products with a nationwide

and international appeal. Part of this
strategy is to ensure that parks within particular counties share the resources generated and we hope this
will move the tourism agenda to the
next level, she said.
Speaking at the same meeting,
Tourism Principal Secretary Mohamed Ibrahim said the Government
will release about Sh900 million to assist tourism recovery efforts.
He said the funding is part of the
national governments plan to revive
the sector.
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Fund seeks to recover Sh1.2 billion

from collapsed banks directors
DPF is seeking orders
to recover the cash
from ex-directors and
immediate family
members
BBy Geoffrey Mosoku
A former director of a collapsed
bank and his wife are fighting a suit
by the Deposit Protection Fund (DPF)
which is seeking to recover Sh1.2 billion from them and companies associated to them.
James Kahumbura and Wilson
Kipkoti who served as executive directors of Prudential Building Society which is under liquidation, are accused of charging a private property
to the bank therefore causing the loss.
Kahumburas wife Lucy Kahumbura,
has been included as a beneficiary of
the money together with eight other
companies associated with the two
ex-directors.
In what may turn out to be a land
mark ruling, DPF is seeking orders
to recover Sh1.2 billion from not
only the ex-directors and immediate family but also from any property associated with them or that is
deemed to have acquired the assets.
The companies include Prudential
Developers, Hazel Promotions, Le
Vogue Hair & Beauty Salon, Brisky
Properties, Interstate Commercial
Agencies, Pacific Holdings, Pelican
Engineering and Construction and
Standard Assurance.
More than 1,000 account holders were affected by the collapse,
with the National Social Security Fund losing close to Sh1 billion.
In the court documents, DPF says
there were irregular dealings such
as unrecorded or deliberate misrepresentation of transactions, unsecured or improperly secured
disbursements and fictitious entries among other malpractices.
However, through lawyer Roger Sagana, Kahumbura and his wife have
objected the suits. In affidavits filed
on Friday, Mrs Kahumbura wants
her name struck out from the suit
I have never
held any
account with
the applicant/
respondent or
taken any facility
from it at all.
The applicant
has absolutely no
claim or evidence
against me.
arguing that DPF is yet to prove that
she benefited from the said money.
Mrs Kahumbura argues that she has
never received any money either from
her husband or Prudential Building Society or neither does she own property
Milimani law courts. {PHOTO: FIDELIS KABUNYI/STANDARD}

that has any connection with the collapsed bank or husband.
I have never held any account
with the applicant/respondent or taken any facility from it at all. The applicant has absolutely no claim or evidence against me, she argues.
Justice Fred Ochieng has directed the parties to return to
court next Tuesday for directions.
On his side, Mr Kahumbura through
lawyer Sagana has raised preliminary
objections to the suit and wants DPF
first to prove the said breach of trust
that resulted to the loss claimed.
Sagana further wants DPF
to the particulars of 1,211,
540,962.95 attributed to his client and the particulars of the various transactions, accounts facilities resulting to the loss by the bank.
Kipkoti, the proprietor of Sirikwa
Hotel in Eldoret is yet to respond to
the suit. The two are accused of having presided over a gradient transaction that saw the liquidated bank lose
over Sh1.2 billion, with DPF seeking
to recover the amount plus interest as
from July 1, 2012.
DPF wants to seize Sh800 million property in Upper Hill which
was owned by Le Vogue Hair and
Beauty Salon which is associated with Kahumbura and his wife.
However, the property has since
been sold to Brisky properties limited which has been enjoined too.
Brisky says in court documents that it
purchased the property registered as
L. R No. 209/4982 from Le Vogue Hair
for good consideration and without
notice of encumbrance or dispute in
relation to the property or any of the
alleged fraud and breach of trust by
Mr Kahumbura and Kipkoti.
Kenya secures Comesa grant to speed integration

BBy Macharia Kamau
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern African has advanced Sh295 million (2.46 million) to Kenya to facilitate the
deepening of regional integration.
The regional body signed the grant
with Kenya to give the country access to 2.46 million from the Comesa
Adjustment Facility (Comesa-CAF).
The funds will be used to support
regional integration programmes.
The facility is expected to tackle various hurdles that have stood in the
way of enhancing trade and other cross border activities within the
Comesa and East African Community blocs, including addressing issues
of tariff barriers along major transport corridors.
The agreement was signed by
Cabinet Secretary National Treasury,
Henry Rotich and Sindiso Ngwenya, Comesa Secretary General.
Under the agreement, 2,469,963

would be available to Kenya to support domestication and implementation of regional commitments at
the national level to enhance integration agenda, indicated a Statement from Comesa secretariat.
The current agreement is an
addendum to a previous one
signed in 2013, which provided 1,764,345, bringing the total
funding
to
4,234,309.
An additional indicative amount of
4,730,805 (Sh554 million) is available
for Kenya under the Adjustment Facility for the next two years and will
be disbursed based on progress under the regional integration framework of the Comesa and EAC region.
The current funding under the
Comesa-CAF is provided under the
9th European Development Fund
Regional Integration Support Mechanism (RISM) programme. Kenyas
Henry Rotich
submission was approved by the
Comesa Fund Ministerial Committee in September 2013.
The support provided to Kenya
has already contributed to eliminating Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) that

hinder trade and to setting up of a
co-ordinating committee and secretariat that deals with regional integration matters at the national level.
In an effort to enhance regional integration, Kenya has restructured
the Government institutional structure pooling together departments
implementing regional integration
programmes and institutionalised
wide stakeholder participation in
policy and implementation of regional commitments.
Going forward, the country expects to improve its business environment by ensuring that the transit transport facilitation instruments
such as vehicle dimensions and axle load limits are configured in line
with Comesa and the East African
Community, said the statement.
Pension
industry eyes
Sh1tr assets
BBy Nicholas Waitathu
The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) targets to grow the pension industry coverage to 20 per cent in the next
five years.
The pension industry regulator also intends to increase assets from the
current Sh696.68 billionto reach Sh1.02
trillion by June 2019. RBA Chief Executive Officer Edward Odundo yesterday
said the ambitious strategy will be fasttracked to encourage high growth as well
as bring on board more contributors.
This will be possible through targeted awareness programs and products designed to reach out to segmented groups.
The authority will also pursue automatic
enrollment, said Odundo. He said RBA
will create a facilitative legal framework
to encourage product diversification
and improve returns on savings. It will
also review the National Pension Policy with a view to encouraging growth.
In the Strategic Plan (2014-2019), Odundo
said that the pension industry has been
facing challenges key among them how
to bring on board the Jua Kali artisans.
A developed pension system will
have secondary effects on mobilisation of long term savings. This will spur
growth of pension assets, he added.
Total industry assets grew by 99 per
cent in the second half of 2013 to stand
at Sh696.68 billion as at December 31,
2013. Odundo said the amount is made
up of Sh564.82 billion held by fund managers and insurance issuers, Sh92.86 billion is internally administered by National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and
an additional Sh39 billion of property investments directly managed by
scheme trustees. The assets under fund
management include Sh43.4 billion of
NSSF funds that are externally managed by the six contracted managers.
To ensure the informal sector joins the
pension industry, RBA launched the
Mbao Pension scheme in 2011. Jua
kali artisans contribute a minimum
Sh20 every day. As at mid of March this
year the scheme had accumulated more
than Sh75.8 million and membership increased to more than 53,230 people.
Interest income
lifts NIC profit
Kenyas NIC Bank Ltd posted a
10.7 per cent jump in pre-tax profit
for the first half of this year to Sh2.91
billion, the bank said yesterday.
The mid-tier lender, which also has operations in Tanzania and
Uganda, attributed the profit rise to
a jump in its net interest income, a
drop in provisions for bad debts and
an increase in fees and commissions.
Net interest income rose 10 per
cent to Sh3.78 billion, while loan loss
provisions dropped 42 per cent to
Sh198.66 million shillings. Operating expenses increased by more than
Sh200 million.
To fund this growth in advances,
the deposit base increased to Sh3.5
billion as at June 2014, reflecting a 17
per cent growth from Sh80 billion recorded in June 2013.
The Groups capital base as at June
2014 stood at Sh19.2 billion, a growth
of Sh2.3 billion over June 2013, with
key banking regulatory requirements
in excess of the minimum thresholds
set by the Central Bank of Kenya.
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COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF LAMU

MINISTRY OF FINANCE & ECONOMIC PLANNING
COUNTY REVENUE DEPARTMENT

Introduction
The County Government of Lamu wishes to automate its revenue collection by installing a fully online integrated electronic
system which is compatible with all electronic payment and cash transfers in various platforms.
Problem statement:
The County Government of Lamu wishes to implement a revenue collection system that stops revenue leakages, ensures
adequate information to the county customers, maximizes on revenue collection system to support the Government developing
agenda and services delivery to her citizens. The proposed solution should ensure transparency of the revenue collection process,
embedded control mechanism data security and reliability.
Objective of the revenue collection system:
The specific objective of the assignment will be to deploy revenue collection solution that meets the following minimal features:
Support collection from multiple streams including single business permits, building approval plans, land rates, royalties,
cess, parking fees, market fees etc.
Must be an all in one enterprise revenue collection and management system with a single secure database.
Must be parameter to allow the county to add additional revenue sources without customization or development
Must have a built in ticketing system.
Works within existing communication infrastructure and does not contravene any existing laws.
Provides real time transactional reports on a secure central server that must be accessible on web and mobile platforms.
Must be able to provide remote/mobile capacities: light weight device with attached printer can enable collection on a
handheld computer and have receipts printed at the scene that are legible, durable water proof and most importantly
accurate.
Integrates with key existing systems including ifmis, ippd.
Maps county revenue sources including single business permits, building plan approvals and rates, royalties etc.
Supports both cash and cashless options including mobile money, credit card etc.
Works in both online and offline modes as safeguard from network failures.
Facilitates supervision, monitoring and enforcement
Must be able to perform bank reconciliation.
Must have a customer portal to allow citizens to interact with the county and pay for services online.
Must have a complete auditing capability to facilitate sound public finance management by automating the entire
process from collection to integration with ifmis to bank account reconciliations.
Must provide information system security.
Scope of Work
The scope of work for the successful services will include:
Implementation of revenue collection system.
Provide an electronic platform for collection of revenue in the entire county.
Must demonstrate various methods of mapping up revenue for the county electronically.
Must have a branch network that is well spread in all the sub counties.
Must demonstrate that they have helped other institutions in the past to achieve revenue targets.
Must clearly show the ability of having the right security levels in revenue collection systems.
Carry out appropriate system integration.
Training of county revenue staff and system administrators.
Clearly indicate timelines in rolling out the operations.
Evaluation Criteria
The firm must meet the below listed among others
Valid Photostat of single business permit
Valid copy of the tax compliance certificate
Valid copy of business registration certificate/incorporation
Valid copy of PIN/VAT certificate
Audited & Signed financial statements for the past 2 financial years.
Engage in provision of services in areas of work relating to software development and financial services for at least 5
years in Kenya.
Must have a minimum of Ksh.50, 000,000 annual turnover for the last 3 years.
Must have internationally recognized quality process certifications and proof of that has to be supported /submitted.
Should at least implement the proposed solution in 2 sites.
Must show evidence of a working GIS integrated system.
Must have evidence of a real time direct bank deposit.
Must support multiple payment channels e.g. cash, e-wallet, mobile money, bank etc.
In case of a joint venture/consortium, the bidding team can collectively/individually fulfill the below eligibility criteria.
However in case of a prime and sub-contractor arrangement prime member should solely fulfill individual eligibility
criteria.
Must show evidence of revenue management solution.
The proposed system should have online/offline capabilities.
Must be able to work with our current revenue account, without having to switch to another bank account [Banks Only]
Comply with all central bank of Kenya CBK, regarding mobile transactions as regulatory framework. as well as
commission on revenue allocation guidelines.
Comply with Communication commissions of Kenya [CCK] regulations regarding communications such as mobile
communications, wireless communication e.t.c.
Demonstrate capacity to financially support the task to the end.
Attach company profile.
Attach dully filled copy of the proposed methodology, plan and schedule of implementation of the Revenue collection
system.
Attach dully filled original and copy of the expression of interest
Technical & Financial bids MUST be submitted on separate envelopes.
Must attach the original tender purchase receipt.
Bid bond of 2%.
Tender documents can be obtained from the County Procurement Office; County Government headquarters upon payment of a
non-refundable fee of Kshs 1000 per set of tender document.
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INSURANCE
24.00
7.30
British-American Investments Co Ord 0.10 22.50
21.75 470,000
12.20
4.20
CIC Insurance Group Ltd Ord.1.00
10.10
10.25 648,700
Jubilee Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00
390.00
424.00 217.00
Kenya Re Insurance Corporation Ord 2.50
18.95
18.75 2,194,900
21.00 13.10
23.00
9.20
Liberty Kenya Holdings Ltd Ord.1.00
17.90
17.90
16,500
Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 129.00
129.00
3,300
145.00 51.50

INVESTMENT
44.00 17.05
Centum Investment Co Ltd Ord 0.50
43.25
43.00 122,800
3.50
Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00
5.45
5.30
7,300
6.40
20.00 Trans-Century Ltd Ord 0.50 AIMS
25.00
24.25
2,300
37.75
MANUFACTURING & ALLIED

-
-
A.Baumann & Co Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS
11.10
B.O.C Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00
148.00
190.00 100.00
699.00 521.00
British American Tobacco Kenya Ord 10.00 699.00
680.00
200
67.50
27.50
Carbacid Investments Ltd Ord 1.00
28.75
29.00
56,200
East African Breweries Ltd Ord 2.00
294.00
295.00 227,500
426.00 212.00
4.00
1.90
Eveready East Africa Ltd Ord.1.00
3.40
3.40
16,800
9.45
4.40
Kenya Orchards Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS
9.45
2.30
Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd Ord 2.00
2.50
2.40 2,147,300
5.05
38.50 14.00
Unga Group Ltd Ord 5.00
34.75
34.75
12,300
TELECOMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY
13.40
6.15
Safaricom Ltd Ord 0.05
12.05
11.95 9,104,000
GROWTH ENTERPRISE MARKET SEGMENT (GEMS)

25.00
3.90
Home Afrika Ltd Ord 1.00
3.95
4.00 126,400
NSE All Share Index. Up 0.76 points to close at 151.53.
NSE 20-share Index. Up 20.95 points to close at 4903.68.
This amount is payable in cash or bankers cheque payable to Lamu County Government .Completed tender documents in
plain sealed envelopes clearly marked:
`` REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ON AUTOMATION OF REVENUE COLLECTION SYSTEM
THE COUNTY PROCUREMENT OFFICE
P.O BOX 74 80500 LAMU
Deposited in the tender box situated at the Procurement Offices, on or before Friday 15th August 2014 at 10.00 AM.
Tender documents will be opened immediately thereafter at the county government headquarters, applicants or their
representative are free to witness the opening if they so wish.
The County government of Lamu reserves the right to accept or reject any application in part or in whole and is not bound to
give reasons for its decision thereof.
HEAD, SUPPLY CHAIN
FOR: COUNTY REVENUE RECEIVER OF REVENUE
22/07/14
unit trusts
Britam partners Rafiki to support youth business

British American Investments Company (Britam) has partnered with
Rafiki Microfinance Bank (RMB) Ltd to provide funding and other services
aimed at supporting and encouraging youth entrepreneurship in the
country. The one-year partnership is also aimed at improving insurance
provision through development of micro-insurance products. Britam
Regional Director Insurance, Stephen Wandera said the partnership is a
significant milestone in the growth and development of the companys
business. We see this partnership as an opportunity to support each
other to grow our economy, he added. RMB Chief Executive Officer Mr
Daniel Mavindu said the partnership would provide a key avenue to
improve the low rate of insurance penetration in the country.
MONEY FUNDS
Daily Yield E. A. Rate
Amana Shilling Fund
9.84%
10.29 %
British-American Money Market Fund
10.51%
11.08%
CIC Money Market Fund
10.05%
10.50%
Madison Asset Money Market Fund
9.96%
10.42%
Old Mutual Money Market Fund
6.96%
7.18%
Commercial Bank of Africa Money Market Fund 6.02%
6.21%
Stanbic Money Market Fund
8.75%
9.75%
ICEA MONEY MARKET FUND
8.22%
8.57%
OTHER FUNDS
Buy
Sell
Stanbic Money Market Fund
8.75%
9.75%
Amana Growth Fund
110.29
110.29
Amana Balanced Fund
112.29
112.29
British-American Equity Fund
202.43
208.86
British-American Balanced Fund
191.19
196.78
British-American Bond Plus Fund
144.42
147.37
British-American Managed Retirement Fund 133.78
134.92
CIC Fixed Income Fund
9.04
9.28
CIC Equity Fund
13.78
14.51
CIC Balanced Fund
13.30
13.93
GenCap Eneza Fund
124.09
119.74
GenCap Iman Fund
113.64
107.95
GenCap Hazina Fund
115.10
111.08
GenCap Hisa Fund
126.90
122.46
ICEA BOND FUND
95.37
96.34
ICEA EQUITY FUND
143.66
151.22
ICEA GROWTH FUND
141.60
149.06
Madison Asset Balanced Fund
66.23
69.87
Madison Asset Equity Fund
52.08
55.29
Old Mutual Equity Fund
380.46
407.65
Old Mutual Balanced Fund/Toboa
155.44
165.52
Old Mutual East Africa Fund
150.66
159.45
Stanbic Equity Fund
171.92
171.92
exchange rates
23/07/14
US DOLLAR
87.8597
STG POUND
149.9685
EURO 118.3181
SA RAND
8.3021
KES / USHS
29.9683
KES / TSHS
18.9166
KES / RWF
7.7738
17.6419
KES / BIF
AE DIRHAM
23.9201
CAN $
81.8736
S FRANC
97.3810
JPY (100)
86.6052
SW KRONER
12.8233
14.1867
NOR KRONER
DAN KRONER
15.8666
1.4597
IND RUPEE
HONGKONG DOLLAR
11.3353
70.9176
SINGAPORE DOLLAR
SAUDI RIYAL
23.4271
CHINESE YUAN
14.1714
AUSTRALIAN $
82.8825
bank rates
23/07/14
US DOLLAR
EURO

BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG
A B C
87.75
EQUITY
87.80
87.70
I & M
DIAMOND TRUST 87.75
N I C
87.80
87.70
ECOBANK
1ST COMMUNITY 87.80
PRIME
87.70
MIDDLE EAST 87.80
CFC STANBIC 87.80
CITIBANK
87.80
87.80
C B A
87.80
N B K
BARCLAYS
87.80
STANDARD
87.75
87.85
K C B
BOA
87.80
CO-OP
87.75
87.95
87.90
87.90
87.95
88.00
87.95
87.90
87.90
87.90
88.00
87.90
88.00
87.90
88.00
87.95
87.95
88.00
87.95
0.20 118.07
0.10 118.22
0.20 118.09
0.20 118.16
0.20 118.16
0.25 118.15
0.10 118.22
0.20 118.10
0.10 118.10
0.20 118.21
0.10 118.22
0.20 118.17
0.10 118.21
0.20 118.22
0.20 118.17
0.10 118.29
0.20 118.19
0.20 118.16
118.36
118.37
118.37
118.44
118.51
118.44
118.37
118.40
118.40
118.66
118.67
118.55
118.37
118.51
118.47
118.44
118.48
118.44
0.29
0.15
0.28
0.28
0.35
0.29
0.15
0.30
0.30
0.45
0.45
0.38
0.16
0.29
0.30
0.15
0.29
0.28
22/07/14
forex bureau
PER US DOLLAR
PER EURO
BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG
Alpha Forex Bureau Ltd 87.60 88.50 0.90 118.30 119.50 1.20
Amana Forex Bureau Ltd 87.30 88.50 1.20 118.00 119.90 1.90
Aristocrats Forex Bureau 87.00 89.00 2.00 117.00 119.00 2.00
Bamburi Forex Bureau Ltd 86.00 89.00 3.00 117.00 120.00 3.00
Bay Forex Bureau (NBI) Ltd 87.70 88.30 0.60 118.20 120.00 1.80
Bogani Forex Bureau Ltd 85.80 89.90 4.10 116.00 121.20 5.20
Cashline Forex Bureau Ltd 86.50 89.00 2.50 117.00 123.00 6.00
City Centre Forex Bureau 87.60 88.50 0.90 117.00 119.50 2.50
Classic Forex Bureau Ltd 87.20 88.60 1.40 116.60 120.40 3.80
Commercial Forex Bureau 87.50 88.30 0.80 117.80 121.00 3.20
Continental Forex Bureau 87.75 88.10 0.35 118.30 119.50 1.20
Cosmos Forex Bureau Ltd 87.80 88.30 0.50 117.80 120.00 2.20
Crater Forex Bureau Ltd 86.90 88.90 2.00 117.80 120.80 3.00
Crossroads Forex Bureau 86.50 89.50 3.00 116.50 120.50 4.00
Crown Bureau De Change 87.00 88.50 1.50 117.00 120.00 3.00
Dalmar Exchange Bureau 87.50 88.00 0.50 116.00 120.00 4.00
Forex Bureau Afro Ltd 87.70 88.30 0.60 117.50 120.50 3.00
Gateway Forex Bureau Ltd 87.70 88.20 0.50 118.20 119.70 1.50
Giant Forex Bureau 86.00 88.50 2.50 114.00 121.00 7.00
Give and Take Forex Bureau 87.50 87.85 0.35 118.00 121.00 3.00
Glory Forex Bureau Ltd 87.75 88.10 0.35 118.30 119.30 1.00
GNK Forex Bureau Ltd 86.50 88.75 2.25 118.66 119.35 0.69
Hodan Global Forex Bureau 87.70 88.30 0.60 118.30 120.50 2.20
Hurlingham Forex Bureau 86.50 88.30 1.80 115.00 120.00 5.00
Industrial Area Forex Ltd 86.00 89.00 3.00 113.00 121.00 8.00
Island Forex Bureau Ltd 87.60 88.00 0.40 118.30 119.10 0.80
Junction Forex Bureau Ltd 87.00 88.50 1.50 116.00 119.50 3.50
Kenza Exchange Bureau Ltd 87.00 89.00 2.00 117.50 120.00 2.50
Lache Forex Bureau Ltd 87.20 88.50 1.30 116.50 120.00 3.50
Leo Forex Bureau Ltd 87.20 88.50 1.30 117.70 119.40 1.70
Link Forex Bureau Ltd 87.70 88.50 0.80 117.50 120.00 2.50
Metropolitan Bureau 7.00 88.00 1.00 117.00 120.00 3.00
Middletown Forex Bureau 87.50 88.00 0.50 118.30 119.50 1.20
Morgan Forex Bureau 87.60 88.00 0.40 119.00 120.00 1.00
Nairobi Bureau De Change 86.00 88.50 2.50 117.00 120.00 3.00
Namanga Forex Bureau Ltd 84.00 88.00 4.00 115.00 125.00 10.00
Nawal Forex Bureau Ltd 87.00 89.00 2.00 118.50 122.00 3.50
Net Forex Bureau Ltd 87.60 88.20 0.60 118.00 119.50 1.50
Offshore Forex Bureau Ltd 87.70 88.30 0.60 117.80 120.00 2.20
Pacific Forex Bureau Ltd 87.70 88.20 0.50 118.00 120.00 2.00
Pearl Forex Bureau Ltd 87.30 87.70 0.40 118.20 119.80 1.60
Pel Forex Bureau Ltd 87.00 89.00 2.00 118.00 120.00 2.00
Penguin Forex Bureau Ltd 87.50 88.30 0.80 117.50 119.50 2.00
Pwani Forex Bureau Ltd 87.00 88.50 1.50 118.00 121.00 3.00
Qadisia Forex Bureau Ltd 87.40 88.30 0.90 118.00 119.20 1.20
Regional Forex Bureau Ltd 87.70 88.50 0.80 118.00 121.50 3.50
Safari Forex Bureau Ltd 86.00 88.00 2.00 116.00 119.00 3.00
Simba Forex Bureau Ltd 84.00 88.00 4.00 114.00 120.00 6.00
Sky Forex Bureau Limited 87.75 88.20 0.45 118.20 119.50 1.30
Source: CBK
World
Sierra Leones chief
RoundUp
Somali lawmaker shot
dead in drive-by shooting
Gunmen killed a Somali lawmaker
in a drive-by shooting in the Somali
capital, Mogadishu. Lawmaker Saado
Ali Warsame, who also was a popular
singer of Somali folk music, was
shot dead by gunmen who pulled up
near her car as she was being driven
to a hotel, said Somali police Capt
Mohamed Hussein. Warsame became
the fourth lawmaker killed this year
in militant attacks that increasingly
target members of Somalias
parliament. Warsames driver was also
killed in the attack which happened in
Mogadishus Hodan district, considered
to be one of the safest places in the
seaside city.
TransAsia plane crashes

in Taiwan killing over 40
A domestic TransAsia Airways plane
crashed on landing on an island off
the west coast of tyhoon-hit Taiwan on
Wednesday, killing 47 people, the Civil
Aeronautics Administration said. The
plane, a 70-seat turboprop ATR Model
72, crashed near the runway with 54
passengers and four crew on board.
Its chaotic on the scene, director
Jean Shen told Reuters. The accident
happened on one of the Penghu
islands, also known as the Pescadores.
No more details were immediately
available. Typhoon Matmo slammed
into Taiwan with heavy rains and
strong winds, shutting financial
markets.
Chinese city sealed after

bubonic plague reported
Parts of a northern Chinese city
have been quarantined after state
media said a man there died of
bubonic plague. Chinas official Xinhua
News Agency said 151 people were
under observation in the city of Yumen
in Gansu province after authorities
determined they had come in contact
with a man who died of the plague
July 16. Investigators believe the man
contracted the bacterial infection after
contact with a marmot. The report said
all the people under quarantine were
in good health, but that 10 checkpoints
were still blocking off parts of the city
of about 180,000. Bubonic plague
killed millions in Europe in the 14th
century.
Agencies
NEWS OF THE
Ebola doctor gets virus
The 39-year-old is
hailed as a national
hero as he leads fight
against the disease
Freetown, Thursday
The head doctor fighting the

deadly tropical virus Ebola in Sierra
Leone has himself caught the disease, the presidents office said.
The 39-year-old Sheik Umar
Khan, hailed as a national hero by
the health ministry, was leading the
fight to control an outbreak that has
killed 206 people in the West African
country.
There is no cure or vaccine for Ebola which can kill up to 90 per cent
of those infected, although the mortality rate of the current outbreak is
lower at around 60 per cent.
always meticulous
Across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra

Leone, 632 people have died from
the illness, according to the latest
World Health Organisation (WHO)
data, putting great strain on the
health systems of some of Africas
poorest countries.
Khan, a Sierra Leonean virologist
credited with treating more than 100
Ebola victims, has been transferred
to a treatment ward run by medical
charity Medecins Sans Frontieres,
according to a statement released
late on Tuesday by the presidents office.
A source at the ward confirmed
The Arwa clinic (top floor) that was closed after the clinics doctor, Sheik Umar Khan (INSET), got infected with the Ebola virus in Freetown, Sierra Leone. [PHOTOS: REUTERS and AP]
that the doctor was alive and receiving treatment, but gave no details of
his condition.
Health Minister Miatta Kargbo
called Khan a national hero and said
she would do anything and everything in my power to ensure he survives.
It was not immediately clear how
Khan had caught the virus. His colleagues told Reuters that he was always meticulous with protection,
wearing overalls, mask, gloves and
S African rhino poacher gets 77 years in jail

JOHANNESBURG, Thursday
A rhino poacher in South Africa
has been sentenced to 77 years in
prison in one of the heaviest penalties aimed at curbing poachers who
target rhinos for their horns, which
fetch a high price on the illegal market in parts of Asia.
The sentencing of Mandla
Chauke, a South African who was arrested in Kruger National Park in
2011, shows that South African
courts are starting to realise the negative impact that poaching has not
only on wildlife but also an economy
heavily dependent on tourism,
South Africas national parks service
said.
We hope that this will be a deterrent to other poachers, parks
spokesman Reynold Thakhuli said.
Earlier this month, a South Afri-

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can court sentenced two Mozambicans to 16 years in prison for killing

a rhino and taking its horn last year
in Kruger park, where many poachers cross from neighbouring Mozambique. In late 2012, a South African court sentenced a Thai national
to 40 years in prison for selling rhino
horns.
status symbol
Kruger park has lost 370 rhinos to

poachers this year and 62 people
have been arrested in connection
with some of the cases, according to
the parks service.
South Africa, which has 70 per
cent of the worlds rhinos, lost a record 1,004 of the animals to poachers in 2013, according to government
figures. Some Vietnamese and Chinese view rhino horn as a status
symbol and a healing agent, despite
a lack of evidence that it can cure.

The horn is made of keratin, a protein also found in human fingernails.
Chauke, the poacher, and two accomplices shot three rhinos after illegally entering Kruger park, then
got into a firefight with patrolling
rangers in which one suspect was
killed and another fled, according to
police.
Chauke was convicted of murder,
illegal hunting of rhinos, rhino horn
theft, illegal possession of firearms
and ammunition, as well as trespassing in a national park. He was sentenced Tuesday in the Nelspruit
Magistrates Court, near Kruger in the
northeastern part of South Africa.
Prosecutors had argued successfully that Chauke should be convicted for the murder of the accomplice
who was killed by rangers.
AP
special footwear.
During a Reuters visit to the Kenema treatment centre in eastern Sierra Leone in late June, Khan said he
had installed a mirror in his office,
which he called his policeman, to
check for holes or exposure before
entering an isolation ward.
Nevertheless, Khan said he was
worried about contracting Ebola. I
am afraid for my life, I must say, because I cherish my life, he said in an
interview, showing no signs of ill
health at the time.

Health workers are prone to the
disease because we are the first port
of call for somebody who is sickened
by disease. Even with the full protective clothing you put on, you are at
risk.
Three days ago, three nurses
working in the same Ebola treatment
centre alongside Khan died from the
disease.
Reuters
Nigeria bomb targeting cleric kills

over 30 as another blast heard
KADUNA, Thursday
A bomb tossed off the back of a
motorcycle at a Nigerian Muslim
cleric killed at least 32 people on a
busy commercial road in the northern city of Kaduna, witnesses said.
At the same time, a second bomb
blast was heard in Kaduna in the
north Nigerian citys crowded Kawo
market. A local Red Cross worker on
the scene told Reuters by telephone
that at least 50 were killed in the second blast. Police were not immediately available for comment.
The first blast scattered debris
and dead bodies on the Alkali Road
in the city centre, but missed Sheikh
Dahiru Bauchi, who was conducting

Muslim prayers in Murtala Muhammed square, according to witnesses. There was no immediate
claim of responsibility, but Islamist
militant group Boko Haram has been
staging attacks, especially with explosives, outside its northeastern
heartlands in the past three months.
The group has often attacked
Muslim leaders and imams who criticise its hardline Salafist ideology.
Witness Yusuf Suleiman, a trader,
said he counted 15 bodies in a police
van after the explosion.
Boko Haram is fighting to carve
out an Islamic state in Nigeria.
Reuters
Page 50 / NEWS OF THE WORLD
A kiss, a prayer: The last hours

of Malaysian flight victims
M17 held promise of
beginnings, adventure
for many on board
MANILA, Thursday
Jakarta, Thursday
In a bedroom in a townhouse
near Amsterdam, Miguel Panduwinata reached out for his mother.
Mama, may I hug you?
Samira Calehr wrapped her arms
around her 11-year-old son, who had
been oddly agitated for days, peppering her with questions about
death, about his soul, about God.
The next morning, she would drop
Miguel and his big brother Shaka at
the airport so they could catch Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the first leg
of their journey to Bali to visit their
grandmother.
Her normally cheerful, well-travelled boy should have been excited.
His silver suitcase sat in the living
room, ready to go. Jetskiing and surfing in paradise awaited. But something was off. A day earlier, while
playing soccer, Miguel had burst out:
How would you choose to die? What
would happen to my body if I was
buried? Would I not feel anything because our souls go back to God?
Irene Gunawan
poses with her
son Darryl at a
resort in her
Philippine
hometown.
INSET: Candles
are lit next to a
portrait of Ms
Gunawan in her
memory.
new adventure
And now, the night before his big

trip, Miguel refused to release his
mother from his grasp.
Hes just going to miss me, Calehr
told herself. So she stretched out beside him and held him all night.
It was 11pm on Wednesday, July
16. Miguel, Shaka and the 296 other
people aboard Flight 17 had around
15 hours left to live.
The Boeing 777 tasked with shepherding its passengers from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
held the promise of beginnings and
endings for many on board: the thrill
of a new adventure or dream vacation for some, and the comfort of going back home for others.
It was love and a fresh start that
had lured Willem Grootscholten
aboard. The burly, 53-year-old divorced former soldier from the Netherlands a gentle giant of a man
had sold his house and was moving
to Bali to build a new life with his
Militants free
aid workers in
Philppines
[PHOTOS: AP]
darling Christine, a guesthouse owner.

In May, Grootscholten returned
to Bali to celebrate Christines birthday and told her he wanted to spend
the rest of his life beside her. She
drove him to the airport on June 3
and kissed him goodbye.
It would be their last kiss.
For 29-year-old New Zealander
Rob Ayley, Flight 17 marked both the
end of a month-long European trip
and the start of a new career.
Life hadnt always been easy for
Ayley. Diagnosed with Aspergers
syndrome as a teen, he had struggled
to understand others emotions. At
16, he dropped out of school and
hopped from job to job.
Finally, it was time to come home.
On Wednesday night, Ayley sent his
mother an email:
Its been a long, long journey.
Weve seen the worlds greatest Rottweilers, we have established contacts, and made life-long friends, but
now Im just ready to come home. I
hope all is well, if we dont talk before
hand, I will see you on Saturday. Lots
of Love Rob.
family reunion
Family was also the reason Irene

Gunawan had booked a seat on
Flight 17.
She was headed to an annual
family reunion in the Philippines: a
major event held at a resort that
would include specially-designed
shirts, drinking, singing and dancing. And 53-year-old Gunawan
would as always be the star.
Gunawan was the light and

laughter of her clan. The fifth of six
children, the bubbly, music-loving
girl had wanted to see the world outside her sleepy rural village. After
high school, she moved to Japan to
sing and drum in a band. There, she
met Budy, a fellow band member.
They toured Europe together,
playing music and eventually falling
in love. They married and settled in
the Netherlands, where she gave
birth to Daryll and Sheryll, now 19
and 14.
delayed trip
This year, the couple and their

two children were flying to Pagbilao,
and Daryll was bringing his DJ
equipment. Theyd planned to leave
earlier, but a typhoon was lashing
the Philippines, so they delayed their
trip until it subsided.
By chance, they nabbed seats on
Flight 17.
The bodies began to fall. The
phones began to ring. The confusion
erupted, the hearts broke. And the
twists of fate or happenstance that
brought these people to this plane
on this day unfurled.
Their families grapple now with
the what-ifs, the astronomical odds,
the realisation that the world they
knew has turned alien in a blink.
Suspected Abu Sayyaf militants

have freed three abducted aid
workers in the southern Philippines after the government withheld anti-poverty funds, prompting an impoverished town to
pressure the rebels to release the
captives.
Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman said the three aid
workers and a companion were
kidnapped Thursday in remote
Talipao town in Sulu province
where they were checking on families who received aid and working
on another anti-poverty project.
Due to the kidnappings, the
government withheld the cash
grants to thousands of poor families to ensure the safety of aid
workers. Talipao officials then exerted pressure on the militants,
who separately freed their hostages this week without ransom payment, Soliman said.
We didnt want to put anyone
else in a very risky situation, Soliman said.
poorest of the poor
Soliman said town officials negotiated with the gunmen to free

the hostages.
A military official said armed
relatives of one of the kidnapped
workers threatened the family of
an Abu Sayyaf militant, helping to
rachet up pressure on the kidnappers. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was
not authorised to talk to reporters.
More than 4 million families
across the Philippines have received cash under a government
programme that requires the
poorest of the poor to get regular
medical check-ups and ensure
their children attend school classes in exchange for financial aid.
Sulu, about 950km south of Manila, is one of the countrys poorest provinces.
The Abu Sayyaf, which has
about 300 armed fighters split into
several factions, was organised in
the early 1990s in the south of
Philippines and vowed to wage jihad, or holy war.
AP
AP
RoundUp
Vehicle bomb kills 2, hurts 8 in
Thailands Islamic insurgency
Police say two people were killed and eight other
civilians wounded by a vehicle bomb in Thailands
violence-plagued south. Police Col Chamlong Suwalak
said suspected Islamic insurgents detonated an
improvised explosive device hidden in a pickup
truck parked near a cockfighting ground in Pattani
provinces Kok Pho district. He said two women, aged
31 and 74, were killed and a 12-year-old girl was among
those severely hurt. Another woman and six men
were the others injured. More than 5,000 people have
been killed in Thailands three Muslim-dominated
southernmost provinces since an Islamic insurgency
erupted in 2004. The insurgents often target soldiers,
police and civil servants.
Wrecked Concordia
cruise liner finally
headed for scrapyard
The rusty hulk of the Costa
Concordia cruise liner began its
journey to the scrapyard after
a two-year salvage operation
off the Italian island where it
capsized two years ago, killing 32
people. Boats sounded horns and
church bells rang as a tug boat slowly pulled the wreck of
the liner, which was around two-and-a half times the size
of the Titanic, away from the island of Giglio, accompanied
by a convoy of 14 vessels. Salvage workers gathered in bars
at the port to celebrate after completing one of the largest
maritime salvage operations in history.
Iraq postpones vote for president

delaying power-sharing deal
School head arrested in India after

rape of pupil, charged with negligence
Iraqs parliament, which had been due to elect

the countrys president on Wednesday, postponed
the vote by a day, delaying the formation of a
power-sharing government urgently needed to
confront a Sunni Muslim uprising. The advance
by Sunni Islamist militants who seized swathes of
northern Iraq last month has put Iraqs survival in
jeopardy. Its politicians have been deadlocked over
forming a new government since an election in April.
Washington has made clear that setting up a more
inclusive government in Baghdad is a requirement for
its military support against the insurgency. The Sunni
insurgency is led by Islamic State, which controls a
swathes of territory.
The head of a school in southern India where a

six-year-old girl was raped earlier this month was
arrested on Wednesday and charged with hindering
the investigation and negligence. M N Reddi, the top
police official in Bangalore city, told reporters that
Rustom Kerawalla, the chairman of VIBGYOR High
school, was charged with negligence for failing to
ensure the students safety. Reddi gave no details on
how Kerawalla hindered the investigation into the July
2 assault. Kerawalla made no statement to media.
Earlier this week police arrested the schools skating
instructor and charged him with attacking the child.
Agencies
NEWS OF THE WORLD / Page 51
Israel pounds Gaza

amid push for truce
US and European
airlines halt flights
to Jewish state over
safety concerns
The Standard Group comprises, The Standard Newspapers, Game Yetu, The Nairobian, KTN, Radio Maisha,
PDS, Standard Digital and Think Outdoor Services. The Group is re-engineering its key business processes
across the organization in order to improve its core operations, achieve better customer service delivery
and to satisfy new demands in the changing business environment. This transformational, multi-year project
is an investment that will deliver long term benefits to The Standard Group such as faster delivery times,
access to better management information and stronger financial control. The Standard Group is committed
to the success of this project and is looking for Change Management skills to manage and support the change
delivered to our people.
CHANGE MANAGER SAP

The successful candidate will be charged with managing and supporting the change delivered to employees as
they go through the business process re-engineering project.
JERUSALEM, Thursday
Israeli forces pounded Gaza, meeting stiff resistance
from Hamas Islamists and
sending thousands of residents fleeing, as US Secretary
of State John Kerry said on a
visit to Israel ceasefire talks
had made some progress.
In a blow to Israels economy and a public relations
coup for Hamas, US and European air carriers halted
flights to the Jewish state citing concern over a militant
rocket from Gaza that hit a
house near Ben Gurion airport. Israel urged a re-think,
saying its air space was safe.
Adding to pressure on Israel, UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights Navi Pillay said
there was a strong possibility it was committing war
crimes in Gaza, where 645
Palestinians have died in the
fighting, mostly civilians.
Israel denied the suggestion, stepping up the war of
words and accusing Hamas of
using fellow Gazans as human
shields.
Making an unannounced,
one-day visit, Kerry was due
to see Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, signalling
an intensification of efforts to
end the bloodshed.
We have certainly made
some steps forward. There is
still work to be done, Kerry
said shortly after arriving.
Israel launched its offensive on July 8 to halt missile
salvoes by Hamas and its al-
Career Opportunity
v Take up the role of the Change Lead
v To plan, manage and deliver the change for the business process re-engineering project
v Be methodical and innovative with approach to Change Management
v Liaise with a range of business stakeholders focused on understanding, managing and delivering the
change.
v Create a change community across the organization that will advocate the new processes and
system within the organization.
v Ensure successful transition of all business units.
Palestinians ride in a vehicle as they flee their houses following

heavy Israeli shelling east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza
Strip, yesterday. [PHOTO: REUTERS]
lies, struggling under the
weight of an Israeli-Egyptian
economic blockade and angered by a crackdown on their
supporters in the nearby occupied West Bank.
After failing to halt the militant barrage through days of
aerial bombardment, Israel
sent ground troops into the
Gaza Strip last Thursday, looking to knock out Hamass missile stores and destroy a vast,
underground network of tunnels.
heightened alert
We are meeting resistance around the tunnels ...

they are constantly trying to
attack us around and in the
tunnels. That is the trend, Israeli military spokesman
Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner said on Wednesday.
Some 29 Israeli soldiers
have been killed so far in the
conflagration, including a
tank officer shot by a Palestinian sniper overnight. Three civilians have died in rocket at-
tacks out of Gaza, including a

foreign labourer hit on
Wednesday.
The military says one of its
soldiers is also missing and
believes he might be dead.
Hamas says it has captured
him, but has not released a
picture of him in their hands.
Already hurt by mass tourist cancellations, Israel faced
increased economic pressure
after the US Federal Aviation
Administration took the rare
step on Tuesday of banning
flights to Tel Aviv for at least 24
hours.
Many other international
airlines, on heightened alert
after a Malaysian airliner was
shot down over an area of
fighting in Ukraine last week,
followed suit, while Israels
own carriers continued to operate.
Clouds of black smoke
hung over Gaza, some 65km
south of Ben Gurion, with the
regular thud of artillery and
tank shells filling the air.
Reuters
Beijing authorities shut big coal-fired

power plant in bid to curb air pollution
BEIJING, Thursday
Beijing has closed the first of four large
coal-fired power plants set to be decommissioned as part of the citys efforts to cut air pollution.
Xinhua news agency said the authorities
had shut down the Gaojing Thermal Power
Plants six 100 megawatt generating units. The
plant is owned by the China Datang Corporation, one of Chinas big five state power firms.
In the face of growing public anger about
persistent smog in the Chinese capital, the government has been under intense pressure to
cut coal use and relocate industry.
Beijings three remaining coal-fired power
plants are all to be closed by the end of 2016.
The city is planning to reduce coal use by
2.6 million tonnes this year and a total of 9.2
million tonnes by the end of 2016, leaving its
annual consumption at less than 10 million
tonnes by 2017. It plans to fill the gap by building new natural gas-fired power stations and
bringing in electricity from other provinces.
The city is also introducing tougher new fuel standards. It said earlier this year it would
draw up new plans to ease traffic, which may
include a congestion charge.
Average readings of tiny airborne particles
that are hazardous to health, called PM2.5,
reached 91.6 micrograms per cubic metre in
the first half of 2014, data from the Ministry of
Environmental Protection showed.
The figure stood at an average of 89.5 mcg
per cubic metre last year, and Beijing plans to
bring it down to 60 mcg by 2017.
The Beijing Municipal Research Institute on
Environmental Protection said earlier this
month Beijing was likely to reach the recommended standard by 2030 at the earliest.

v Basic University Degree in IT related field
v 8 years work experience
v Must have previous experience in the Change Management capacity
v Experience in ERP implementation
v Ability to work independently
v Communication & people management skills.
If you possess the above qualifications and have the drive to meet the challenges, visit our website www.
standardmedia.co.ke/recruitment to browse through the current openings/vacancies and apply not later
than 4th August 2014.
Please note that ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The Standard Group is an equal opportunity employer and as such, canvassing of any form will lead to
automatic disqualification.
SUPPLY & SANITATION COMPANY LIMITED

MIKINDANI ST. OFF NKRUMAH RD
P.O BOX 1100-80100
MOMBASA.
Email: info@mombasawater co.ke
www.mombasawater.co.ke
Telephone: +254 041 2222700

Fax No:
+254 041 2222728
Mobile:
0726313006
0735655650
TENDER & PREQUALIFICATION NOTICE

Mombasa Water Supply & Sanitation Co. Ltd invites eligible, qualified and Registered Firms to bid for Tenders and
participate in the prequalification of suppliers for the Financial year 2014-2015.
CATEGORIES
A. TENDERS
No
Tender No
Description of Tender
1
2
MWSS/021/2014-15
MWSS/022/2014-15
3
4
5
MWSS/023/2014-15
MWSS/024/2014-15
MWSS/025/2014-15
Provision of security services

Provision of General & motor vehicle
cover
Provision of legal services
Provision of Airticketing services
Provision of Cash In transit services
(CIT )
Target
Group
Open
Open
Tender opening date

Wednesday 6th August 2014
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B. PREQUALIFICATIONS OF SUPPLIERS FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2014-15

For prequalification of suppliers details for the 38 categories, kindly visit our website:
www.mombasawater.co.ke
Prequalification documents ARE FREE OF CHARGE.
Tender documents will be charged Ksh1,000.00 Per document. Downloaded tender document from our website
is free of charge
Complete Tender & Prequalification documents with the detailed information may be obtained from the
Procurement Office at our premises, Mikindani Street off Nkrumah Rd during office working hours .
Tender & Prequalification documents in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked with Tender or Category No. and
description should be addressed and be posted to;
The Managing Director,
Mombasa Water Supply & Sanitation Co. Ltd,
P.O Box 1100-80100,
Mombasa.
Or be deposited in the Tender Box located Outside the Managing Directors office, on
1. For Tender document..Wednesday 6th August 2014 on or before 11.00am
2. For prequalification Friday 8th August 2014 on or before 11.00 am
Tenders/prequalification document will be opened immediately thereafter at the Companys Boardroom in
the presence of Tenderers or their representatives who choose to attend. Tender & Prequalification documents
submitted after the closing date & time will be rejected. Mombasa Water reserves the right to accept or reject any
submitted document in whole or part and does not bide itself to give any reason for its action.
Reuters
MANAGING DIRECTOR
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Call 0722-598277.
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@ 2 30 ,00 0 ksh 40 f t low
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located in KAREN near St
Elizabeth boys high school on
Karen dagoretti road Email
Kimscontainerdealers@ gmail.
com Call 0735 939 595 or 0719
409 456 Paul.
LANDCRUISER VX; 2006,

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upholstery, height control,
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light washers, spoiler, roof rails.
0723-683947, 0722810834,
0721353536.
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- 0728-771777
LEXUS RX350 LIMITED

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Toyota Prado 2008

Model Diesel 3000ccAutomatic
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Passenger Model also available.
0701004906/0722609997
THE BEST quality bicyles

and motorbikes including,
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rd kobil petrol station,Bicyles
Fundi required. 0724786526/
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T o y o ta
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petrol 2008 KBZ 1500cc
very clean asking 1.3m o.n.o
0724977675.
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mechanical condition. WELL
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0722808687
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VW PASSAT, 2.0 TDi,

VW PASSAT, 2.0 TDi, new
new import, auto, gov-blue,
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12 airbags, alloys, v/clean,
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0727337656
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Very Low Mileage 12 Air Bags,
Aircon Side & Front Cameras
HDD Navigation System, Price:
KSHS 6.8M Contact us on:
+254719792082
3units of Mitsubishi
Outlanders, 2007 grey and wine
red colours both new arrivals
KBZ, fully loaded with DVD/
TV/HDD, BACK Camera and
rear spoiler. @ 2.1M and 2006
KBY Gold colour @ 1.6M, call
0722-247447
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Avant-garde, 2006 model,
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mileage, serious buyers only,
0722511214, 0733596660.
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diesel Jyde new 22 hp trailer
and all accessories Contact
bhatt electro machinery & tools
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road industrial area, next to
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ACCESSORIES & CAR HIRE
PERSONAL NOTICES
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LANDCRUISER VX V8. Choice of two.
Pearl white 57000kms Year 2008 @
7.5 m; Black 11000kms year 2013 @
12.5m. Viewing by arrangement.
Call 0770721732921.
H11/Exhaust Systems
SETLAK galvanished exhaust 2yrs
written guarantee fitted asuhave
drinks. 552265 072527924
SILENTFLOW. all vehicles. generators. heavy equip. best price.
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I5/General
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phone no. 0711791563
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SHIFT job available 0705904748
POSITIONS WANTED
J4/Domestic
10Hgirls wanted daily 0722702558
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL & BUSINESS

PROPERTIES
L1/Properties for Sale Up
County
OFF Enterprise Rd, godowns. Tel.
0727-300450/0786-300450/0202023255.
APARTMENT 4 sale 3.5m 0726867060
K34/Business for Sale
GIGIRI 5bd mansion in a serene &

secure location on 0.5 acres @
135m. Call Simpsons 0738916716.
HOSTEL business 4sale 0722834679
KAREN Rhino Park Rd 4.5acs @30M

red soil 0722390085 0733991512
M PESA kerosene pump gas seller

spares walk in walk out Kayole.
Call 0725931444 or 0772697831
KILE viraj 3br apt 2ensuite 2nd

floor 16m 0723042098 0733991512
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Death And Funeral Announcement
6TH ANNIVERSARY
IN LOVING MEMORY
SHILELI: Kabiria acre 7m.

0725858063.
SHILELI: Sagana 6 acres 850k per
acre. 0727437410.
SHILELI: Oltepesi 1/8 acre 200k
with title. 0725858063.
TIGONI 2Acre @20m serious buyers
only owner no brokers0722661396
WAGA Nakuru twn nxt to silos 13ac
200m touching Nakuru Ksm road.
0701340967.
WAGA Msa Rd opp Devk 33ac 21m/ac.
0701340967.
WAGA Syokimau 1/4 ac 4.5m.
0701340967.
WAGA Isinya touching Namanga Rd
5ac 6.5m/acre 10ac 6m/acre
0701340967.
SAMUEL OCHIENG ATONGA Senior Principal Magistrate

Sunrise 1961 Sunset 2014
WAGA Kitengela touching Namanga

Road 85ac 15m per acre.
0701340967.
It is with humble acceptance of Gods will that we announce the passing of

Samuel Atonga on 11th July 2014, son of Reuben Atonga and the late Salome
Atonga of Wayando Rusinga, Homa Bay County.
Husband of the late Ruth Atonga. Son in law of the late Fredrick Ogodo Oluoch
and Sara Ogodo. Father of the late Erick Atonga and Jeremy Opis of Maseno
School. Brother of Amos Atonga, USA, Jane Atonga USA, Franklin Ooro, Mbita,
and Richard Oketch Atonga, Advocate, Awendo. Cousin to Dr. James Ouma,
Roseline Odieny, Hon. Millie Odhiambo (MP Mbita), Fred Ochang, Rafael
Ochang, Elvis Kithine and Emily Obilo amongst others. Nephew to the late
Musa, Eunice, Ulda, Oketch, Obilo, Kerryner, Okeyo, Grace Kithine. Uncle to
Alex Misiga, Silas, Mathew, Joyce amongst others.
Brother in law to Rosemary Atonga (USA) Pamela Atonga (Mbita) Angela Misiga
(USA) Margaret Onyango (Kisii), Judith Odhuno. The body leaves The Aga Khan
Mortuary, Kisumu on Thursday 25th July 2014 for viewing at the Kisumu
Law Courts and proceed to Wayando, Rusinga in Homa Bay
County for burial.
(We loved you but the Lord loved you more,

you will always be our guardian angel)
LAVI 6br hs 1acr 195m 0725714438
MOMBASA Nyali 5br townhse All Ensuite 25M 0722390085 0727777401
MUGOYA 3br +sq Ngara 1/4 1/3ac
Chumvi 50 x 100 plots 0734690959
LANGATA 3br new refurbished hse

American kitchen 60k 0722297773
LANGATA Rubia maisonete 3br Sq vacant renovated owner 0722834679
LAVNTON 3br apt furn 0722801486
NGARA 1.2ac near stimaplaza old

hse 280m 0722213883,0722308195
RIDGEWAYS 2br 60k 0722336476
OLD Nyali 1 acre 85M 0727777401

PIPELINE 3 storied 0722732900
RUNDA half acre 35m 0721397417.
SHILELI: Langata 2br ensuite 8.5m.
0725858063.
W/LANDS impressive 4bd hse in a
compound of 4 on Church Rd @ 38m.
Call Simpsons 0738916716.
W/LANDS magnificent 5 room town
hse on Grevellia Grove 5200 sq ft
@ 60m. Call Simpsons 0738916716.
L4/Properties to let Up County

VILLACARE Hurlingham Jabavu Lane
3br master ens maisonette with a
garden @ KShs 110k 0722938873.
3BR Langata NHC owner 0722811989
BREAKTHRU Ngong Rd 2br apt ksh
23000 near Naku Jction 0722523878
CHESKA 4441983/7326/0737908213
Kile 3br apt furn pool R: 80k incl
CHESKA Greenspan 2br apt ens R:
35k 4441983
HIGHRISE 2br flat tel 0720791008
KILELESHWA 4br d/s all ensuit 2sq
e.fence 3/4ac 290k 0725714438
KILELESHWA 3br fuy funished aprt
swingpool vacant 70k 0722297773
TH
Time is flying fast. Today is a day when you left this world for eternal home six years ago.
Though you are physically absent you are ever spiritually present with us. Your wisdom, strength, firmness,
steadfastness, compassion and foresightedness has always been a source of inspiration to us.
The technique of solving complex problems was unique to you. Your love for work was ardent. You tirelessly
worked hard till the end to ensure that your plans and projects are on proper footing.
All your superlative qualities constitute indelible sweet memories which can never be erased.
We had to face many challenges and trying moments but with blessings of LORD SWAMINARAYAN we have
gone through.
The heritage for us you have left behind is indeed a living monument which shall be perfectly preserved not to
obviate its charisma.
Death is not the end of life but a dawn to new life so wherever you may be, may SWAMINARAYAN BHAGWAN
bestow upon you peace and bliss.
Sadly missed by members of Bhudia family, relatives and friends.
RUNDA Mimosa 6br Kshs 300,000 ono.

Tel 0722831093
SIGIMO Kileleshwa Riverside Drive
3br + dsq s/pool gym pent hse apt
@ KShs 200k 0724002605 0722938873.
SIGIMO Kandara Rd Kileleshwa 3br +
4br all ensuite apt, duplex apt
furnished @ KShs 160k @ KShs 220k
respectively
0724002605
0722938873.
SIGIMO Westlands Waiyaki Way 3br
master ens apt s/pool gym club hse
b/ball court @ KShs 90k, furnished
@ 130k 2br apt @ KShs 70k
0722938873 0724002605 0722633057.
V/ARCADE Diani rd 4br 0737393551
VILLACARE Ngong Rd 4br + dsq apt @
KShs 140k 0722512803 0723942944.
VILLACARE Tigoni 4br all ens with
2 guest wings on 1 acre plot Ambassadorial hse @ KShs 250k
0722512803 0714787348 0723942944.
VILLACARE South B Eagle Plains Estate 4 br + dsq maisonette KShs
80k. 0722512803 0714787348
0723942944.
VILLACARE Parklands Furnished Studio apt with gym restaurant @ KShs
6k per day/night 0722512803.
WAGA Athi River 2.5ac 12m.

0701340967.
WAGA Isinya opp Umma 1/8ac 2m.
0701340967.
WAGA Sigona 4ac 2nd row 165m.
2213022 info@wagaholdings.com
WAGA Sagana 70ac touching Sagana
River 1.2m per acre. 0701340967.
WAGA opp Nanyuki Airstrip touching
rd 1.5ac 11m. 0701340967.
L10/Premises/Offices to let
GODOWNS 510000 sq ft 0722204686
OFFICE space to let prime location
Mombasa Road opposite JKIA flyover
ground floor 1500 sq ft. Mob.
0722435333/0722511102. Tel. 020
3521269/92.
OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI
OFFICE units 200 sq ft + parking

slot @Wilson Airport 0722513739
JAY SHREE SWAMINARAYAN
SECURE storage in 20 ft containers

@Wilson Airport 0722513739
LAVI 3br ap sp 80k 0725714438
NAIVASHA Greenpark 3br villa @The

Club 33m 0727777401 0733991512
O/RONGAI 2blocks of 3bed apts,good

investment 0722256107
LATE KANJIBHAI PREMJI PATEL

EXPIRED ON 24 JULY 2008
VILLACARE Lakeview bungalow on

acre land 4br + 2 servant quarters
self contained @ KShs 270k
0722938873 0722512803 0723942944.
VILLACARE Riana Gardens 3br apt
furnished @ KShs 150k V.A.T.
0722512803 0714787348 0723942944.
VILLACARE Parklands 3br master ens
furnished
apts
KShs
100k
0722512803 0723942944.
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FeverBriefs
CRICKET: Afghan chief

promises W Cup upsets
Afghanistans triumph over

Zimbabwe on Tuesday was far
from a surprise to the man who
runs the game in the war-torn
nation and he has warned
crickets establishment to brace
itself for more shocks at the
World Cup next year. The Asian
greenhorns beat Zimbabwe by
two wickets in Bulawayo for their
second win against a test-playing
nation in the 50-over format,
following a 32-run victory over
Bangladesh in the Asia Cup in
March. The victory added to the
festivity for the Afghans during
Ramadan and celebrations had
not stopped.
-Reuters
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RULE
McCallum scores 29 as Sacramento

win summer league basketball title
ATHLETICS: Blake out
for season after surgery
Jamaicas double Olympic
sprint silver medallist Yohan
Blake has been ruled out for
the rest of the 2014 season
after undergoing a surgery on
an injured hamstring, coach
Glen Mills said on Tuesday. The
24-year-old sustained the injury
in the 100 metres at the Glasgow
Grand Prix on July 11. Right now
hes on crutches, he had to have
an operation a couple of days
ago, Mills said. The injury was
quite severe and the original
prognosis was misdiagnosed.
-Reuters
LAS VEGAS
Ray McCallum scored 29 points as
the Sacramento Kings came back from
an eight-point deficit in the final minutes to beat the Houston Rockets 7768 Monday in the NBA Summer League
championship game.
The Kings went 6-1 at Las Vegas, and
McCallum more than saved his best for
last. He scored a total of 55 points in his
first six games in the tournament, then
connected on 9 of 15 shots from the
floor in the title game.
It means a lot, said McCallum, as
he held the tournament Most Valuable
Player trophy. Ive been trying to put in
a lot of hard work this summer.
Rashad Jones scored 12 points and
Nik Stauskas added 10 for Sacramento,
which closed the game on a 27-10 run.
This is a great way to start off an
NBA career, Stauskas said.
Nick Johnson scored 17 for the Rockets, who got 16 from Donatas Motieju-
nas and 15 from Isaiah Canaan.

McCallum who appeared in 45
games for the Kings last season and
made 10 starts late in the year, with
three games of 22 points or better in
the seasons final weeks had just one
point in the first quarter, and the Kings
trailed 17-8 early.
But once he got rolling, the Kings followed suit.
McCallum scored nine in the second,
10 more in the third and nine more in
the fourth including a beat-the-shotclock 3-pointer with about a minute left
to cap an 11-0 run that put the Kings in
control for good.
Guys were laying it on the line,
McCallum said. But its a championship game. Youve got to bring your A
game. We just had to find a way to push
through toward the end and as a collective group we found a way to get it done.
-AP
FOOTBALL: City seeking

to boost defence
English champions Manchester
City are still in the market for
new signings to boost their
title defence, manager Manuel
Pellegrini said on Tuesday.
Pellegrini has already brought
in Brazilian midfielder Fernando
from Porto, French fullback
Bacary Sagna from Arsenal and
goalkeeper Willy Caballero from
former club Malaga but isnt
convinced his impressive pool is
enough. I dont think the squad
is complete yet but we have six
weeks before the transfer window
closes, the Chilean told reporters
in Kansas ahead of their friendly
match against Sporting Kansas
City.
-Reuters
Sacramento Kings Ray McCallum shoots a

three point shot against the Houston Rockets
during the NBA summer league championship basketball game on Monday in Las Vegas. [PHOTO:AP]
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FEVER PITCH / Page 59
DEBUTANTS MISSION
Green Palms
seeking
to extend
fairytale run
in Kakamega
By Ernest Ndunda
Newcomers Green Palms Academy of Mombasa have vowed to
make their presence in the Airtel
Rising Stars National Secondary
Schools Term Two B games felt.
We will be making our debut in
next months national games in Kakamega but not as underdogs, said
the schools coach Swaleh Sunda
Abdalla.
We met tough challenges at the
Mombasa region games and we are
set for the nationals, added Abdalla after guiding the school to win
the Mombasa region football boys
trophy.
The team upset the immediate
former champions Tononoka Secondary School 2-1 in the final last
weekend at Kwale High School.
Coach Abdalla said most of his
players are Muslims and were fasting despite winning the title.
We are happy that the boys
would not be fasting during the period of the national games and I expect them to unleash their winning
formula, said the coach.
This seemed to be a good year
for my team and our focus is to win
the national trophy and qualify for
the East and Central Africa school
games set for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania next month, added Abdalla.
Interestingly, coach Abdalla
handled Tononoka Secondary
School when they won the Mombasa region title three times in a row
before he switched to Green Palms
Academy this year.
On their way to victory with an
unbeaten run, Green Palms Academy drew 1-1 with Kasidi of Kilifi be-
FastTrack
FOOTBALL: Nyawita stop
Real Kisumu in KYFA tie
Nyawita FC beat Real Kisumu Stars
FC 2-0 in an under-12 category of the
Kisumu Youth Football Association
League in a match that was held at
Shaurimoyo Grounds in Kisumu. In
another match at the same venue,
Manyatta United edged Desert Rangers
1-0 as Kaloleni United hit United
Brothers by the same margin. At
Obwolo Grounds, hosts Obwolo beat Ket
Wangi FC 3-0 before Bayern silenced
Kilo United FC 2-0 in a match that was
staged at Joel Omino Grounds. Young
Emirates FC edged Power Boys FC 1-0
in the under-14 category as Kilo United
beat Young Emirates 1-0 before Bayern
and Ring-Road Academy played to a
goalless draw.
-Philip Orwa
TENNIS: Butere Girls team

set for nationals
Patrick Mwakhugu (left) of Mwangea Secondary fights for the ball with Moses Kinyanjui of Green Palms Academy
during the Mombasa Region Airtel Rising Stars Term Two B Games at Kwale High School. [PHOTO:GIDEON MAUNDU/
STANDARD]
fore thrashing Samburu Secondary
School of Kwale 5-0 and hitting
Gadeni 2-0 to qualify for the semi-finals where they edged out Mwangea of Taita Taveta 2-0.
The team boasts of quality players who feature in the Mombasa
County league and tournaments.
Omar Mwinyi, Saad Abubakar, Mohammed Salim, Zuberi Ahmed,
Hassan Idd, Abdalla Hassan and Ian

Mathenge are some of the boys expected to shine at the national
school games.
He said he had started working
on the few mistakes he noticed
during the regional games and
make the team stronger before they
travel to Kakamega.
I want to instil confidence in
the team as the task ahead of them

at the national level is gigantic,
added the coach.
Green Palms Academy has been
pooled in pool B alongside Garissa, Lake and Aberdares region in
boys football.
Butere Girls High School tennis

doubles team is set to feature in
the Airtel Rising Stars national
secondary schools championships.
The event, which is set to be held in
Kakamega County, will see Lindah
Janet and Nicole Adhiambo both
products of Victoria Tennis Academy
respresenting their school. The
team thanked school Principal Dora
Okaalo for the support she has been
giving to them. Our principal and
team of coaches have made us reach
where we are and we would like to
thank them so much, said Janet.
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Oserian thrash Kisumu Leeds in a Womens Premier League tie

BBy PHILIP ORWA
Dorcas Shikove of Oserian

FC (left) battles for the
ball with Gathoni Leah of
Thika Queens during a
national Womens Premier
League tie at Kisumus Moi
Stadium at the weekend.
[PHOTO: PHILLIP ORWA/
STANDARD]
Oserian FC thrashed hosts

Kisumu Leeds FC 4-0 in a National
Womens
Premier
League encounter at the Moi
Stadium, Kisumu, at the weekend.
Evelyn Adhiambo scored
the first goal in the 19th minute before Dorcas Shikove netted their second three minutes
later. Leila Apiyo made it 3-0 in
the 41st minute before Winfred Jacinta made matters beyond the hosts reach in the
56th minute.
In another match at the
same venue, Spedac Ladies silenced Soccer Queens 2-0
through goals from Murral Auma and Jacky Oolo.
Kisumu Leeds were not
lucky either in their second
match, losing 2-0 to Soccer
Sisters. Nyambura Margaret
scored the winners first goal
after 25 minutes before Zainab

Amisi added the second.
At Kisumu Day Secondary
Schools
grounds,
Thika
Queens were held to a two-all
draw by Oserian FC. Winfred
Jacinta was the hero of her side
Oserian again giving the team
the lead in the 12th minute before Faiza Omar equalised two
minutes later.
Jacinta again tapped a volley after getting a cross from
Shikove to give her team the
second goal in the 28th minute
before Catherine Kithae levelled with just a second to the
final whistle.
Kakamega Muslim held
Falcon Eldoret FC to a goalless
draw at the Lions Secondary
School playground before Spedac FC edged Wadadia 2-1.
Spedags Lilian Awuor scored a
brace as Cynthia Suguru netted a consolation for the losers.
In another match OGSY

Kenya and Wadadia FC settled
for a one-all draw. Grace
Nyambura scored for OGSY in
the 22nd minute before Wadadias Irene Nabwire levelled.
During
the
weekend
matches, Football Kenya Federation Competitions chairperson Doris Petra said: We
promised to decentralise
games and bring the games to
the grassroots, thats why we
thought it wise to bring the
game to Kisumu.
Meanwhile, Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma had to fight
off chants of Ranguma must
go from fans on Saturday
during the GOtv Shield match
against Gor Mahia and GFE
105. The fans demanded to
know what he had done to ensure the stadium is completed.
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VOLLEYBALL: Hospital Hill

new team on a mission
Hospital Hill coach Joseph Mwangi
hopes that his new team will overcome
the challenge of stage fright and
win the Airtel Rising Stars National
Secondary School Championships in
Kakamega. Hospital Hill has lost all but
one player from the squad that lifted
both National and East African Games
trophy. Captain Kevin Koech is the only
remnant of the dream team that won
the school the magnificent trophies last
year. Mwangi said: My new team is as
good as last years and I can foresee
them winning in Kakamega. Mwangi
is happy that all the players who left
the team last year have joined National
league clubs namely Administration
Police and Kenya Defence Forces and
Forest Rangers. -Oscar Pilipili
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Thika United
break jinx
as Brewers
narrow gap
Ingwe bounce back
Stephen Odhiambo (left) of Stima

and Simon Mbugua of Thika vie at Ruaraka Grounds. [PHOTO/JONAH ONYANGO]
BBy Erick Ochieng

Thika United has finally broken a
six-year winless jinx against rivals
Western Stima in the KPL courtesy of
Michael Olungas classic tap in the
70th minute at Ruaraka grounds yesterday.
Towering Olunga converted Moses Odhiambos sleazy left pass to
make the score 1-0 for Thika who
had earlier played a more defensive
role in the first half.
Olunga who replaced Suleiman
Ngotho, played well in the initial
stages but this did not yield fruits till
head coach John Kamau brought in
midfielder David Kingatua and Dennis Odhiambo in the defence.
Odhiambo displayed dazzling
skills on left wing - creating a neat
chance for Olunga to net the fine
goal.
It did not matter the way we
played. Whats important here are
the points, Kamau told FeverPitch.
I am glad we were able to get a win
against them after six years without.
Western Stima head coach Henry
Omino said he was glad he lost honourably after giving their opponents
a run for their money.
Earlier at the same venue, Tusker
managed to close the gap between
them and defending champions Gor
Mahia by hitting KCB 2-0.
Jesse Were and Ismael Ndunga
notched a goal each. Were drilled in
a 40-yard shot in the 55th minute
that went past KCB custodian Zachary Onyango. Dunga was able to put
matters beyond the visitors reach by
guiding a weak mid pass into the net
in the 78th minute.
The two sides had a fruitless first
half with the hosts missing crucial
chances. Resurgent KCB had looked
promising in the start of the second
half with Bethwel Warambo hitting
the cross bar in the 46th minute.
Tuskers coach Francis Kimanzi
said: Its a matter of time before we
command the standings again. Soon
we will be on steering wheel again.
KCB coach Rishadi Shedu said he
is hopeful he will steer the team into
winning ways very soon.
Full scores:
Mathare United 0 v Ulinzi Stars 2,
Sofapaka 1 v Chemelil 1 (Machakos),
Thika United 1 v Western Stima 0,
Tusker 2 v KCB 0 (Ruaraka) and
Nairobi Stars 0 v AFC Leopards 2
(Nyayo).
AFC Leopards players celebrate their second goal

against City Stars during
their KPL match at Nyayo
Stadium, yesterday.
[PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/ STANDARD]
BBy Rodgers Eshitemi

Pieter De Jongh registered his first
win in the Kenyan Premier League
(KPL) as AFC Leopards ended their
four-game winless streak with a 2-0
victory over a resilient Nairobi City
Stars, at Nyayo National Stadium, yesterday.
We got chances and exploited
them. The positive thing is that we
bagged the maximum points. Its a
motivating and morale boosting result ahead of the derby against Gor
Mahia, said De Jongh.
Goals from Kenyan international Noah Wafula and Nigerian import
Austine Ikenna in a span of ten minutes is all that a rejuvenated GOtv
Shield champions needed to condemn
their bogey team City Stars to defeat.
AFC end four-game winless streak

with victory against City Stars
It took Leopards only four minutes to
break the deadlock after Wafula, whos
making his first start in the league
since the beginning of the season, exploited the hosts defensive lapse to
beat advancing custodian Fred Majani with a low shot.
In less than two minutes, Kevin
Opiyo had a chance to level the scores
but hes dispossessed by Martin Imbalambala in the area before Ikenna rose
high above his markers to head home
the captains cross.
Leopards continued enjoying possession and they could have extended
the lead in the 18th minute after Humphrey Mieno controlled the ball on his
chest but failed to shoot on target.
Just after the half hour mark, City
Stars Kevin Ochieng received the first
booking for diving before Justus Baswetis feeble shot went directly into
Martin Musalias hands.
With less than five minutes to the
break, wasteful Opiyo headed wide
with Musalia only to beat after a brilliant cross from Nelson Marasowe.
City Stars then brought in Mark
Ongwae for an off colour Oscar Mbugua but the score line remained intact
as both teams went to the lockers.

In the 57th minute, Wafula whos
a thorn in City Stars backline had a
chance to make it 3-0, but instead of
shooting he passed the ball to Mieno
who blasted wide.
Moments later, substitute Victor
Ashianga could have pulled a goal
back for the Kawangware-based side,
but he fluffed his shot before Opiyo
missed another golden opportunity.
Following the victory, Leopards
have moved to tenth place on the log
with 22 points, while Stars are five
points above the relegation zone.
Leopards take on Gor Mahia in
Sundays derby in a match expected
to produce fireworks as KOgalo will
be looking forward to extend the lead
while AFC will be motivated by yesterdays victory.
Ulinzi dismiss Mathare as Chemelil hold Sofapaka

BBy Gilbert Wandera
Ulinzi Stars bounced back
to winning ways after stopping
Mathare United 2-0 at Machakos
Municipal Stadium on Wednesday
- continuing with a good run under
coach Robert Matano.
Goals by Boniface Onyango in
the fifth minute and Eric Apul in
the 61st minute were enough to
give the soldiers all three points
away and Matano declared afterwards that the team is capable of
fighting for the title chase.
We are working very hard in our
matches and the results are there to
see. The consistency is coming back
and we cannot rule out fighting for
the title as long as we continue to
win, he said afterwards.
United should blame themUlinzi players celebrate their goal against
Mathare United at Kenyatta Stadium in Mach- selves for not going ahead early in
akos yesterday. [PHOTO/DENNIS OKEYO/ STANDARD] the match after Noah Abich failed
to convert a second minute penalty.

Ulinzi goalkeeper James Saruni
saved Abichs effort and the miss
seemed to have affected United after that as the team took time to settle and allowed their opponents to
control the proceedings.
United coach Stanley Okumbi said failure to score early and
then conceding afterwards rattled
his boys.
We had a chance to get ahead
but missed it. Then they scored and
it became difficult to come back into the match, said Okumbi.
In the 34th minute, Stephen
Waruru also missed to score on
the turn as his shot flew wide.
Towards the end of the first half,
United looked settled and went
on the offensive but the best they
could get were a couple of corners.
As the second half kicked off,
United rested Vincent Odon-
go for Harrison Mwendwe but

it was the soldiers who had
the first chance to go ahead.
From a free kick at the edge of the
United box, Evans Amuoka headed
just wide.
Then in the 61st minute, Stephen Waruru was brought down by
Edger Ochieng who was cautioned
and from the free kick, Apul found
himself inside the United box to
score the second goal.
United defenders will blame
themselves for allowing the goal as
they stood when the free kick was
taken thinking Apul was in an offside position.
In another encounter at the
same venue, Chemelil Sugar and
Sofapaka drew 1-1.
Hamisi Mwinyi scored first for
Chemelil in the 84th minute before John Barasa equalised in injury time.
Omoregie runs fast time in hurdles

EUGENE, OREGON
Wilhem Belocian competes in the 110m hurdles at the

World Junior Championships in Eugene. [PHOTO: IAAF]
Former European junior

record-holder David Omoregie was slick over the barriers
in the 110m hurdlers heats,
the Briton clocking 13.24, the
third-fastest time ever at the
IAAF World Junior Championships.
The two other expected gold medal contenders,
Frances Wilhem Belocian and
Jamaicas Tyler Mason, were
also comfortable heat winners
in 13.40 and 13.44 respectively, the second and third fastest
times of the morning.
The formbook was followed in the womens hammer
as Ukraines Alona Shamotina
and Hungarys world youth
champion Reka Gyuratz, the
top two juniors in the world
this year, were one and two in

qualification, throwing 64.78m
and 63.73m respectively.
Womens 800m heats saw
all the likely protagonists progress to the semi-finals, with
Icelands Anita Hinriksdottir
the fastest in 2:03.41.
However, there was one notable casualty in the womens
pole vault when Venezuelas
area junior record-holder and
world youth champion Robeilys Peinado crashed out at her
opening height with three failures at 3.75m.
The judges decided to call
a halt to the competition after 4.10m rather than raise the
bar to the automatic qualifying
height of 4.15m and advanced
14 athletes to the final, including three athletes who had
cleared 4.00m at their first at-
tempt but went no higher.

Polands Maria Andrejczyk
led the way in the womens
javelin qualifiers with 56.23m,
with Swedens event favourite
and defending champion Sofi Flink the only other woman
to throw farther than 56 metres
with 56.04m.
There were only six automatic qualifiers who threw
over the qualifying standard
of 53.00m, but both Andrejczyk and Flink made it look
easy, needing only one throw
apiece.
There were eight men under 47 seconds in the mens
400m heats, led by Japans
Nobuya Kato with 46.23. Event
favourites Tyler Brown from
the USA and Machal Cedenio from Trinidad and Tobago.
Both won their heats. IAAF
CHEPTEGEI EXCELS
Kenyans Cheboi, Kosimbei

strike silver and bronze as
Ugandan improves countrys
gold reserves in Eugene
EUGENE, OREGON
Just months after Stephen
Kiprotich conquered Kenyas
egos at the Olympics, his heir
apparent Joshua Cheptegei
rubbed the salt in the wound by
beating Kenyans to gold at the
World Junior Championships,
Oregon on Tuesday in 10,000m.
Im so very happy and elated. My family in Uganda is very
happy. Starting slow and finishing fast is how I usually run.
I didnt give up. I knew things
would change during the race,
said Cheptegei
Cheptegei, the only junior
to run faster than 28 minutes
this year, fulfilled his role as favourite for the mens 10,000m
by triumphing over 25 laps of
the track at Hayward Field in
28:32.86 to take the first gold
medal of the championships.
Cheptegei held off a strong
challenge from the Kenyan duo
Elvis Cheboi and Nicholas Kosimbei in the final two laps, finishing with final 400m of 59.6,
to capture a memorable victory.
Cheboi came home second after being unable to respond to
Cheptegeis final move with 200
metres to go, crossing the line
in 28:35.20, while Kosimbei was
third in 28:38.68.
It was a great feeling to represent my country, especially at
a World event like this. The first
part of the race was a little slow,
but then it caught up near the
end. I am happy with how it
went and to represent my country. We heard the live music, but
we didnt focus on it, it was in
the background, said Cheboi.
However, Kosimbei faulted
Kenyas game plan.
It was a hard race, especially the last two laps. We were
planning to run together with
Elvis, and we were sticking to

our plan. The weather here is
good, comfortable. It is different from Kenya, the altitude is
low, we can feel it. We werent
surprised by the Japanese going
to the lead, just knew we had to
catch them, said Kosimbei.
Kenyas Jonathan Kiplimo
Sawe was impressive in winning the first 1500m heat in
3:41.35, the fastest of the three
heats by far. In fact, all three
non-automatic qualifiers for
the final came from this heat.
Behind Sawe, Slovenias Jan Petrac showed a useful turn of
speed to come home second
in 3:43.15, a national junior record.
After four events in the heptathlon, Great Britains Morgan
Lake leads at the end of the first
day with a total of 3821 points.
Lake topped the lists in the high
jump, in which she jumped a
British junior record of 1.94m
and the best ever mark by a junior heptathlete, and the shot
put to establish her lead. Her
closest pursuer is the Netherlands Nadine Visser, whose
first-day total stands at 3652
points.
Visser won the 100m hurdles
first thing in the morning with
a sizzling 13.24, itself the best
mark in a World Junior Championships heptathlon, and was
second in the 200m to end the
afternoon.
Cubas defending champion from 2012 Yorgelis Rodriguez, a little below-par,
was third with 3561 points.
At the halfway point in the
decathlon, Australias Cedric
Dubler leads with 4329 points.
Dubler set three personal bests,
including an impressive 7.74m
in the long jump.
IAAF
FastTrack
DECATHLONE: World Youth
Champ Warholm takes lead
Norways 2013 world youth champion
Karsten Warholm ran a massive
personal best of 10.55 to move to
the lead with 963 points. His time
is the second fastest ever run by a
decathlete in the history of the IAAF
World Junior Championships and an
improvement of 0.26 on his previous
best. US junior champion Harrison
Williams stands in second place with
917 points thanks to his 10.77 run,
another personal best. Australias
Cedric Dubler also ran a lifetime best
of 10.80 and ranks third with 906
points. Czech Jir Skora, the 2014
world leader, is currently in seventh.
HEPTATHLON: Lakes leap

was the best in high jump
Great Britains Morgan Lake continues
to lead the heptathlon at the end of
the first day, closing out the opening
four events with a total of 3821 points.
Lake topped the lists in the high jump,
in which she jumped a British junior
record of 1.94m for the best ever
mark by a junior heptathlete, and shot
put to establish her lead. Her closest
pursuer is the Netherlands Nadine
Visser, whose first-day total stands
at 3652 points. Visser won the 100m
hurdles first thing in the morning and
was second in the 200m to end the
afternoon. Cubas defending champion
Yorgelis Rodriguez, a little below-par,
was third with 3561 points. Germanys
Celina Leffler ran 23.90 in 200m.
DIACK: Competition crucial

for US Track and Field
Ugandas Joshua Cheptegei wins the 10,000m at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene. He beat Kenyan duo of Elvis Cheboi and Nicholas Kosimbei to silver and
bronze. [PHOTO:COURTESY IAAF]
IAAF President Lamine Diack said this

years World Junior Championships
in Eugene, Oregon are significant
in the development of the sport.
These are the 15th edition of the
IAAF World Junior Championships.
Most significantly, this is the first IAAF
competition in the USA since the 1992
World Cross Country Championships
in Boston, said President Diack. It
has been my dream to have an IAAF
event in the USA. I have been desperate
to have an event here. With the IAAF
World Indoor Championships in
Portland in 2016 and Eugene bidding
for the 2019 World Championships, the
World Junior Championships this week
marks an important moment for the
future of track and field in the USA.
Compiled from IAAF.org
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Bolt fit, ready
Olympic Games
champ will
compete in
Glasgow and
Copacabana
RALEIGH, North Carolina
Six-times Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt says he is ready

to put in a good showing in
the sprint relay at the
Commonwealth Games
after recovering from
foot surgery and a
hamstring injury.
The
Jamaican,
who missed nine
weeks of training after
surgery on his left foot in March,
told Reuters he is back in sub-10
second shape after training twice
a day to get ready for the Glasgow
Games.
Its been rough, but Ive been
through it a couple times so know
what it takes to get back so Im just
pushing on and working towards
whats necessary for this season,
Bolt said on Tuesday morning
during a training session.
Bolt will return to Rio de Janeiro next month to run a special 100
metres on the beach but the Jamaican world record holder is
now unlikely to race against Justin
Gatlin this year.
The six times Olympic gold
medallist added the Aug 17 Mano
a Mano 100m on Copacabana
Beach to three previously announced races in what he said
was his finalised schedule for
2014.
Bolt streaked to victory in a
150m race at the famous beach in
March 2013 on a track specially
built
for
the
event.
He has delayed opening his season this year because of a foot in-
Usain Bolt in makes his trade celebratory gesture after the World Championships in Moscow.
Bolt is expected to run at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland and in Copacabana beach in Brazil. [PHOTO:FILE/STANDARD]
jury and will start with a 4x100
metres relay with his Jamaican team mates at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
on Aug 1-2.
The eight-times world
champion will also run 100m
races in Warsaw, Poland on
Aug 23 and at the Zurich Diamond League meeting on August 28.
The schedule, unless
amended, means Bolt and US
world silver medallist Gatlin,
who is undefeated this year,
are unlikely to meet before
2015.
Gatlin, who returned from
a four-year doping ban in
2010, will not receive an invitation to race against Bolt in

Zurich because of the Swiss
meetings policy to not invite
athletes that have been
banned for two years or
more, meeting director Patrick Magyar told Reuters via
email.
While the 100 metres race
in Zurich is not part of the Diamond League series of
events, the 200 metres race at
the same meeting will be.
Gatlin could therefore still
race in the longer event, because it is governed by Diamond League rules.
If Gatlin is, by the time of
Zurich, in the top three of the

Diamond Race (for the 200),
we will invite him for the
200m, which is our Diamond
Race event, Magyar said.
Gatlin, who has won 11
consecutive 100 metres and
two races at 200m this year, is
currently tied for fourth in the
Diamond League standings
for the 200m despite running
the years fastest time at last
weeks Monaco meeting.
Fellow American Tyson
Gay, who recently completed
a one-year doping ban, already is confirmed for the
200m, Magyar said.
Reuters
Lanoe hunts for Club Games gold

NAIROBI
Kenyan swimmer Talisa Lanoe. [PHOTO: AGENCIES]
Kenyan swimmer Talisa Lanoe is

hopeful of striking a gold medal at the
Commonwealth Games, which started
in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday.
After shrugging off tendonitis and a
shoulder injury, which kept her off the
pool for nine months, Lanoe is back in
shape and has been training in South Africa in preparation for the Club Games.
I am excited to have recovered in
time for the championships. I have been
training hard and my ambition now is to
win gold in Glasgow.
I know it is not going to be easy but
I am confident I can achieve that goal,
said Lanoe, who is already in Glasgow
with the rest of the swimmers.
The injury was very frustrating but
thanks to the medical staff that worked
on it, I am now back to my best shape,
added Lanoe, a full-time student at Florida Atlantic University in the United
States.
Talisa holds six national records all in
her specialty in 50m backstroke and believes she is now ripe to add another international medal to her collection. She
missed the cut for the London Olympics

but she says a good performance in
Glasgow will spur her quest for a maiden
Olympic Games in Rio in 2016.
She is in a strong Kenyan swimming
squad that is led by Jason Dunford. Dunford won the countrys first Commonwealth swimming medal in the 2010
Delhi games and will be seeking a better
performance as he eyes the 2016 Rio
Olympics.
He will lead a team of 11 swimmers
- six men and six women - in a quest for
medals.
Micah Fernandes, Hamdan Bayusuf,
Tony Pragassa, Issa Abdalla and Kimani
Maina together with Dunford make the
mens team.
The womens team suffered a major
setback as the 2013 Sports Personality of
the Year Award (Soya) winner in the
Most Promising Sports Personality category Emily Muteti dropped from the
team due to illness.
However, Martha Opiyo, Talissa Lanoe, Sylivia Brunlenher, Anita Fields,
Danielle Awori and Rebecca Kamau will
fly high the Kenyan flag in Glasgow.
Agencies
THE XX COMMONWEALTH GAMES

GLASGOW,SCOTLAND
JULY 23 AUGUST 3, 2014

REPORTS BY JONATHAN KOMEN
Allowances hitch hits Kenyan camp

BBy JONATHAN KOMEN
Kenyan athletes have not been paid

their overseas allowances amid claims
that the money was deposited into a
Government officials account.
The delay has thrown the team into
confusion and created a bad mood at
the Athletes Village, prolonging the saga that started while the team was at
the residential camp in Kasarani, Nairobi.
A senior team official at the camp
said they were planning to deposit the
remaining part of the athletes allowances into the Kenyan High Commissions account. But reports the money
was remitted to an individuals account
has shocked the Kenyan squad.
We are here to win medals and not
deal with financial matters. The money

was supposed to have been deposited
into the account of the Kenyan High
Commission in London, but by today
(yesterday) it had not, said an official
who requested not to be named.
Fifty per cent of the allowances,
which is $250 per day per athlete for 24
days amounting to Sh500,200, was paid
at Kasarani, while the remaining half
was supposed to be paid in Glasgow.
Team leader Stephen arap Soi said
all kit had arrived in Glasgow. But team
officials who spoke to FeverPitch criticised the arrangement, saying it demoralises athletes ahead of the games.
Why should the kit arrive now and
some events are starting tomorrow (today); athletes are not used to it, said
an official who declined to be named.

Meanwhile, triathlon participants
will test the ground this morning as
they make their debut at the Commonwealth Games here at Strathclyde Triathlon Course in Glasgow.
De Boer Jessie Emma, Swaleh Balala, Vincent Ochieng and Helen Elizabeth Kinuthia will participate.
They are relishing their first international duty when they compete in the
tri-event and will feature in three
events, swimming, (1.5km), cycling
(40km) and running (10km).
It is a dream come true for me to
represent the country here at an international event, said De Boer, a former
hockey player.
Triathletes at the training camp in

Kasarani. [PHOTO: DENNIS OKEYO]
a golden TARGET
Rayton Okwiri sets eyes on

boxing gold as judoka start
Games medal chase today
Continued From P64
said Okwiri. In Sri Lanka,
he triumphed over boxers
from 12 countries to set date
with a Belgian in a thrilling final.
I have enough experience
and preparations have been
okay. I am in good form now
after good performance this
season. I just do a little of
spurring with boxers of less
weight, he said.
Okwiri, who lost to homeboy Brown Aston in India in
12-4, will lead the Kenyan line
up that comprises nine men
and two women tomorrow.
I now the mistakes I made
that time. Will tactically tackle
him well here, said Okwiri.
The eleven boxers include
Nickson Otieno, Alumasa Matayo, Simon Mulinge, Elly Ajowi, Charles Odhiambo, Elizabeth Adhiambo, Christine
Ongare, Dennis Okoth and
Nicholas Okoth.
Okoth lost in the second
round to Sri Lankas Waninchi
in 8-4 while Benson Njagiru
bagged silver in 52kg featherweight category.
The team, populartly
known as the Hit Squad for
their past brilliant shows,
however, had low morale back
home over allowances and
complained that the Government had not cleared unpaid
allowances from three past international competitions.
The boxers told FeverPitch
how they have not been paid
their dues for 2013 Africa
Championships held in Mauritius and the 2013 World
Championships in Ikazakhstan, Sri Lanka.
Eight boxers represented
the country in Mauritius
where Rayton Okwiri (welterweight), Nick Abaka (middleweight), Benson Gicharu
(bantam weight) and Simon

Mulinge (featherweight) got
gold medals in their respective
weights.
Others were Elly Ajowi
(light heavy - silver) John Kariuki (lightweight), Aziz Ali
(heavy weight) and Dennis
Okoth (lightweigt).
The five were also in the
world championships team of
eight which also had Peter
Mungai (light flyweight) and
Daniel Shisia (heavy weight).
Meanwhile, Kenyan judoka
will begin the hunt for medals
at the Exhibition Centre in
Central Glasgow here at midday today.
The Kenya Defence Forces
Alice Chebet and Esther
Akinyi will lead the womens
front in the modern martial
art sport in which physical
strength and tactical positioning are key to success.
Diana Rebah Kano and
Dorine Wanyangu will be in
the reserves in the highly
physical contest driven by
strong ethical code and guiding philosophy.
But the mens line-up, who
are largely from the General
Service Unit, need to be at
their best to re-affirm the GSU
Swahili spirit: Fanya Fujo
Uone losely translated as (riot
and face the consequences).
Corporal Anthony Njagi of
GSU, Evans Ouko Kengara
(GSU), John Muthee Kirimi,
Joshuah
Omondi,
Levy
Kipsang Sang, James Mashobo
and Isaac Mbugua Kinyanjui
will raise the adrenaline in
mens action.
Kenya did not present judo
team at the last Games in New
Delhi and are here eagerly for
the medals.
The squad, which comprises the 13 judoka including
three reserves, will line up at
the Exhibition Centre.
Rayton Okwiri during his Commonwealth Games training at Safaricom Kasarani Gymnasium early
this month. [PHOTO: DENNIS OKEYO]
Team of
disabled
want to
end losing
streak
The parasports athletes
here have one message for
Kenyans: We will reverse the
poor show of the 2010 Delhi
Games.
They said preparations
closed and the stage is set for
the speed and endurance
contest here today.
The team, in which only 13
athletes attained the required
classification, have their
sights on the big prize.
They expect challenge
from Australia, Canada and
hosts United Kingdom, who
will compete as separate
states and not as Team Britain
as in the Olympics.
Caroline Wanjira, a finalist
at the Great Lakes Games,
leads the T54 1,500m wheelchair onslaught as she hopes
to atone for the dismal show
in Delhi where she finished
ninth out of 11.
The training was okay. We
hope these favourable conditions will prevail throughout
the games. We are more experienced, armed with new
skills on how to handle the
chair, said Wanjira, a finalist
also at the All Africa Games.
I want to improve though
the classification appeared
discouraging. We are urging
Kenyans to pray for us to take
medals home, she said.
Samuel Kuria, sixth at the
Delhi Games, said he has had
enough experience to propel
him to victory here.
I have been focusing on
time for the last one year and
I have managed 3:35 mark in
the T54 1,500m wheel chair
category. Thats good improvement compared to the
4:05 I posted in New Delhi,
said Kuria.
The womens line-up has
Rael Akoth, Nelly Nasimiyu,
Ann Ngendo and Eunice Otieno, while mens squad include
Jonathan Kipchumba and Gabriel Wanjiku.
Ann Ngendo, who was
disqualified at the London
Paralympics over false start
and making a debut at the
Commonwealth
Games,
wants to prove critics wrong.
I will surprise people. The
thought has been racing
through my mind since last
year. Let me see if it will come
true,
said
Ngendo.
Rael Okoth, a T54 1,500m silver medalist at the Great
Lakes, eyes the silver having
scooped the wooden spoon in
New Delhi in position 11.
I have learned the sport
well and I can win something
here, said Okoth, who comes
from Siaya.
Samuel Kuria Ngige, sixth
at the Commonwealth Games
in New Delhi, will fly the men
T54 wheelchair mantle alongside Caleb Henry Odiyo.
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Okwiri vows to correct past mistakes

and bring home a Games gold medal
Rayton Okwiri, the Africa welterweight champion, has vowed to win

gold medal when he gets into the ring
at the Commonwealth Games boxing
showdown that start at the Exhibition
Centre in Eastern Glasgow here on
tomorrow.
The 28-year-old is keen to curve a
niche in the under 69kg category,
taking on 31 boxers from 31 countries.
Its the largest participation in the
boxing programme and will run from
tomorrow to the final day on August 2.
Fresh from winning the Lions
International Cup in Sri Lanka last
May, Okwiri longs to take on boxers
here, including UKs Fred Evans, the
2012 London Olympics silver
medallist in the category.
He beat me at the World Championships in Ikazakhstan, Sri Lanka, to
qualify for the quarter finals, but I
know how I will handle him here, The
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BBy Peter Muiruri
enya is among nine

African countries earmarked by Lafarge,a
leading building materials company, for the development
of
low-cost
houses.
Francois Perrot from the Lafarges
innovation department said Lafarge
will help improve the housing conditions of the poor by partnering with
local micro-finance companies to
come up with products targeted at
low-income earners.
There is a need for affordable
housing for those in the lower end of
the market who lack the capacity to
secure funding from the mainstream
financial institutions. We will train
the financial institutions so that they
can understand the targeted market,
said Perrot, who was recently in Nairobi to attend a workshop to train micro-finance institutions in Africa.
Living conditions
He said the arrangement would
see at least two million people improve their living conditions by 2020.
In Kenya, the Lafarge programme is
currently in the assessment stage.
There are many institutions in
Kenya willing to work with us. We will
provide technical assistance to the
sector such as low-cost designs and
catalogues, said Perrot.
The firm has success stories

around the continent. In Malawi,
just like Kenya, brick construction
involves heavy wood consumption
due to the firing process, resulting
in deforestation. However, Lafarge
Research Centre has come up with a
product known as Durabric, a binder
that is mixed with soil to make blocks
that do not need firing.
similar innovations
Similar innovations are also being used in other countries around
the world having large informal
populations. The initiative has been
launched in 15 countries, benefitting
120,000 people.
At one slum in Mumbai, India,
the company has developed a slow
setting concrete in 15-litre bags that
can be delivered by motor rickshaws,
enabling people to build more solid
homes that are capable of keeping
the dreaded monsoon rains at bay.
Lafarge is handling this process just
like its other business products. The
African continent has been termed an
emerging market where technological innovations are transforming peoples lives. We want to be part of that
change, said Perrot.
Lafarge has a presence in more
than 60 countries and is the principal shareholder in Bamburi Cement,
Kenyas largest cement manufacturer.
Francois
Perrot, from
Lafarges Innovation Department. [PHOTO:
WILBERFORCE
OKWIRI/STANDARD]
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Manyani West, Lavington
48 Million
Kileleshwa
45 Million
Biashara Street, Kiambu
45 Million
25 Million
18 Million
Runda
Safaripark View Estate, Mirema Rd
Membley, Ruiru
15.5 Million
Sports Road, Westlands
On approx. 0.9661 acres, a 5 bed bungalow with

a DSQ block, car shed and pool. Suitable for
Redevelopment.
A semi-detached 5 bed townhouse with pool and
DSQ
On approx. 0.26 acres, a block of flats having 20
x 2 bedrooms.
On 0.6 acres, a vacant plot.
On 1/8 acre, 4 x 3 bedroom flats.
A 4 bed newly built maisonette with good
finishes plus DSQ
A 2 bedroom apartment with pool and gym.
9 Million
7.5 Million
Hilcrest Park, Mombasa Road

Valley View, off Mbs. Road
3 bedroom maisonette in a gated community

3 bed bungalow with own compound and yard.
PLOT FOR SALE

7 Million
Off Namanga Rd, Kitengela town 0.09 acres Commercial plot.
Offers Invited Vipingo Ridge

Prime vacant 1/2 an acre plot
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TO LET
250,000/200,000/-
Askari Lane, Lower Kabete Road 4 bed, 3 bath double storey house with DSQ.
Gitanga Road, Lavington
Executive town houses with 4 bed (all ensuite),
DSQ and Standby Generator.
200,000/Taj Villas, off Grevellia Grove,
A 4 bedroom townhouse with family room and
Westlands
DSQ.
170,000/SamarHeights, Westlands
A 3 bedroom apartment (2 ensuite) with DSQ
and common pool.
150,000/School Lane, Westlands
Within walking distance of Sarit Centre, fully
furnished 2 bed flat with pool.
135,000/Brookside Gardens, Westlands
A spacious 3 bed, 2 bath flat with pool.
130,000/Lenana Road, Kilimani
Furnished 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom flat.
100,000/- to Arborville Apartments, Royal
Furnished 1 bed, 2 bed and 3 bed apartments
160,000/=
Apartments, Arboretum Drive
with pool, gym and sauna.
90,000/Stands Apartments, Dennis Pritt 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom flat with DSQ.
Road, Kilimani
85,000/Nanu Apartments, Chaka Road
2 bedroom flats with pool and 24 hr. security.
85,000/Parklands
3 bedroom, 2 bathroom partly furnished flat.
80,000/Langata, near Banda School
3 bedroom, 2 bathroom bungalow with
attached 1 bedroom self contained guest wing.
70,000/Riverside
Newly renovated 2 bedroom flat.
55, 000/Kirichwa Road, Kilimani
2 bedroom flat
52,500/- to Bristow Flats, off Gitanga Road
2/3 bedroom, 2 bathroom flats.
60,000/50,000/Ngong, Upper Matasia
On acre, a 4 bedroom bungalow.
45,000/Southlands, Langata
3 bedroom maisonette with DSQ.
45,000/Delta Plains, Mbs. Road
3 bedroom maisonette.
28,500/Hekima Flats, South C
2 bedroom flats.
8,500/- to
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Newly constructed bedsitters and 1 bed flats.
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cubesandcribs
History meets
architecture
BBy Wangeci Kanyeki
he Shaza, located on the

white sandy beaches of
Shanzu in Mombasa, is an
upcoming development
which will have 76 luxury apartments,
with each room having a beachside
view of the turquoise warm waters of
the Indian Ocean.
It bears a Swahili architectural
concept borrowed from the rich historical coastal influences that blend
Arabic, Asian, Hindu, Bantu and Portuguese cultures. We have created
a resort that merges indigenous traditional Swahili craftsmanship with
contemporary functionality, says
Arnold Deche, the architect who designed the project.
The interiors are designed and
sourced by Belgium interior architect,
Sara Van Puyvelde. The tastefully fitted and lavishly furnished materials
and artefacts are from Kenya, Europe
and Morocco and have utilised local
talent to install.
Lamu doors
The Swahili hospitality welcomes
one at the Lamu-made door. The exquisitely crafted door frames command respect and admiration as they
are intricately handcrafted by talented
artisans from the Kenyan Coast. Internal doors are made from solid mahogany wood, with most of the light coming in through the aluminum sliding
doors in the balconies.
The rooms are spacious, with
floors finished using porcelain tiles.
In line with current European trends,
the designer has used a toned down
natural light colour scheme punctuated with stone finishes to create a luxurious contemporary cosmopolitan
ambiance.
Large windows
To allow in maximum light and
ventilation, windows and doors are
floor-to-ceiling. Though made from
aluminum, the windows, which are
either rectangular or dome-shaped
Arabic style, have a high quality wooden-look finish, which gives them a
warm appearance.
To link the exteriors with the interiors, all rooms provide a view to the
sea, with special attention given to the
CREATING THE
ADVANTAGE
master bedroom where one can view

the breathtaking warm waters of the
Indian Ocean from the comfort of a
mosaic tiled hot water jet jacuzzi.
The penthouses have an open-sky
shower cubicle where one can take a
bath while enjoying the weather elements such as coastal sunshine, rainfall and the moon. Hanging on plastic
non-corrosive curtain rails are highend handwoven Moroccan curtains,
which add an exotic Arabic touch to
the rooms. Their semi-light weight
fabric provide privacy when needed
yet are light enough to breath during
the hot coastal climate.
Kitchens
The Shaza apartments are
equipped with contemporary Italian
Snaidero kitchens providing aesthetics, functionality and ergonomics. Built for safety, the cookers only
come on when the pots are placed.
Walls are finished with porcelain wall
tiles while a kitchen island serves as
a breakfast table for quick-on-the-go
meals.
High level and low level cabinets are made from humidity-proof
boards to withstand the coastal humidity and hence will not expand. An
extractor hood ensures the kitchen
scents and food aromas are efficiently absorbed.
Worktops are made from quartz,
which is an easy-to-clean non-porous
hard rock and all taps are non-corrosive chrome coated. The challenge
with coastal construction development is the high corrosion due to the
high salinity and humidity levels. All
interior finishes must therefore be of
high quality to prevent finishes from
rusting,, explains interior architect,
Van Puyvelde.
Bedroom
An arched headboard
catches ones attention
in the master bedrooms. According
to the clerk
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of works, Stanley Theuri, the headboards are masonry plastered and are
made by an artisan from the Kenyan
Coast. A repeat pattern artwork is designed on it and finished off with a
varnish to protect it from scratches.
For storage dressing, mirror cabinets,
wardrobes, desks and a luggage point
help to keep the rooms clutter-free.
Living room
In the living room, a mosaic textured accent wall made from coral
bears a vivid reminder of the surrounding coastal region and visibly
reinforces The Shaza, a Swahili word
for coral. An inbuilt elongated cushioned baraza seat is a replica of typical wooden seats used by the coastal
people where they sit and hold long
communal conversations as they
snack on masala tea with mahamris
on a lazy hot afternoon.
Carefully selected decorative Arab-styled linens, mirrors, paintings
and artefacts are strategically placed
and help to accentuate and hold the
Swahili theme together to create a
holiday luxury home for those with
an eye for finer things.
Contemporary
Swahili craftsmanship at The
Shaza. [PHOTOS:
WANGECI KANYEKI
AND COURTESY/
STANDARD]
storybehind
Mombasa court
where law reports
were birthed
BBy James Wanzala
he Mombasa Old Law Court,

located on the hill between the
Old Town and Treasury Square
on Nkrumah Road, was built by
the British in the 20th century as the new
administrative centre of Mombasa. It was
officially opened on December 31, 1902 by
Sir Charles Eliot, the then commissioner
and governor for British East Africa.
The old law court resemble most of the
surrounding architecture in the Treasury
Square area, including the Old Treasury
Building, Kenya Commercial Bank, the
Old Post Office and the Alien Registration
Building, which were built by the British
in 20th Century. Despite being built by the
British, the old law court took Swahili construction patterns.
The walls are made of coral stones of
different sizes bound together with mortar
consisting of lime plaster and whitewash.
However, the building has also some European elements such as the rustic coloured
tiles. The blending of Swahili elements is
characteristic of colonial architecture of
the town.
The gradual build-up of a legal system
in Mombasa from early IBEA Co period was
as follows:
British Court
In 1890, British Court was instituted by
the IBEA Co in Mombasa, presided over by
an English barrister. In 1896, the government, having taken over the administration
of the country from the company, a legal
vice-consul was appointed to preside over
the court.
In 1899, the judicial officer received the
title of H M Judge.
A second judge was appointed to H M
Judge in 1901 and in 1902, the High Court
for East Africa was created and the two
judges appointed by Royal Commission.

It is interesting to note that a sincere
attempt was made during this early part of
the Portuguese period to understand native
customs and law.
The first law report was compiled by
Justice R W Hamilton, who was the Chief
Justice of East Africa Protectorate and also
a principal judge of the High Court.
The Kenya Law Reports were published
between 1897 and 1905, being the first output of law reports for the East Africa Protectorate. They included the decisions of the
then High Court of East Africa, the Court of
Appeal for Eastern Africa and the Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council on appeal
from the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa.
The early editions were compiled by R W
Hamilton, the principal judge of the High
Court. Later, between 1922 and 1956, some
21 volumes of these reports were published
featuring the decisions of the High Court.
Under the Order in-Council, the pro-
tectorate was formed, presided over by a

judicial officer in 1897.
In 1907, it was decided that there was
no sufficient number of cases in Nairobi to
justify a monthly visit to that city by a High
Court judge. The old law court remained
the legal administrative centre until after the First World War, when it moved to
Nairobi. The capital was transferred from
Mombasa to Nairobi in 1907 and as a buildup, Mombasa receded into second place.
The Old Law Court buildings in Mombasa have changed very little since Sir
Charles opened them at the turn of the
century, but the building is planned for
renovation.
Today, it is sometimes used as court
chambers where sittings from Mombasa
High Court are held. It also has chambers
which hold Department of Coastal Archeology.
specialfeature
Lay tiles yourself

BBy Austine Okande
id you know the interior

of the house describes
the personality of the
homeowner? Whereas
your home is probably the most valuable asset you can ever own, how well
its interior is done speaks volumes
about you. Your personality dictates
the colour texture you deem fit for
your floor and wall, the furniture and
other accessories you choose for your
house.
As the cost of construction hits the
rooftop, those building their homes
are now resorting to different means
of cutting costs, including laying out
their own tiles.
But what does it take? According
to Henry Kunusia, an architect, laying a ceramic or porcelain floor tiles
is a daunting task, which requires
adequate planning and preparation.
Kunusia says that today, many people
building their own homes want to cut
cost and to do that, many opt to do
the interior fitting in their homes by
themselves.
Kunusia, however, cautions that it
is important to consult skilled experts.
He says he has witnessed several instances where homeowners confused
floor tile for wall tiles and vice-versa.
Rajesh Bhabra, Project Manager at

RAK Ceramics Kenya Ltd, says they receive various clients who want to lay
tiles on their own. He, however, says
this can be a double-edged sword.
Whenever we get a client who
wants to lay tiles on their own, our
team of professional tilers give them
the right professional advice, he says,
noting that technological advancement today has seen an increased
number of tilers who lack the necessary skills to lay out modern tiles.
what it takes
What you need: Tiles, tile spacers,
tile adhesive, straightedge level, tape
measure, tile grout, scraper, notched
trowel, a tile cutter, rubber float, pliers and standard screwdriver sponge,
clean clothes for polishing, chalk and
chalk-line, tile sealer and cleaner and
carpenters square.
Step 1: Take the room measurement.
Step 2: Use the room measurement to cut the cement board to size.
Using a razor knife, cut one side of the
cement board and then flip the board
over to finish the cut.
Step 3: Lay out and secure the
cement board on the floor using a
screw-gun.
Step 4: Mark the centre point of

the room by snapping two chalk lines
that intersect at the rooms center
point.
Step 5: Lay out the tile together
in the patterned sheets with spacers
in between to create an even grout
lines. Kunusia says that it is important for the homeowner to note the
size of the floor as larger floor size requires large tiles while smaller space
requires small tiles. He also notes that
the design of the interior dcor would
inform the colour and pattern of the
tile one uses.
Step 6: Using a square-notched
trowel, spread the adhesive evenly in
small sections. It is advisable to lay
the centre section first, followed by
the tricky cuts around the edges of
the room. Check the open time on the
product container to determine how
fast the adhesive dries. This will help
you in spreading a sizeable amount of
adhesive.
Step 7: Set the sheet of tiles in
place and press it firmly into the adhesive. For the second sheet, remember to line up the pattern and check
the spacing and then set it in place.
Step 8: Cover the centre of the
floor. Now cover the perimeter of the
room with trimmed full sheets to fit.
Cut the tile using a wet saw or a tile
cutter.
While laying out the tiles, you
should wear safety gear and follow
the safety precautions outlined in the
mixed packages.
One is advised to wear safety
glasses and rubber gloves when mixing and applying mortar. Also, con-
sider wearing knee pads to evenly

distribute your body weight and save
your knees.
Kunusia advises that one should
use as many full tiles as possible, try
to minimise the number of cut tiles
and try not to cut a tile less than half
its original size, if possible.
Mortars must be allowed to stand
for five to ten minutes after mixing
and do not add water after the thinset begins to harden because this
weakens the cement and severely
affects the bonding between the tile
and the backer board.
Surface preparation: All surfaces
must be structurally sound, dry, clean
and free from movement, oil, grease,
wax, curing compounds and any other loose or contaminating materials.
Additional information from
homedepot.com.
You can get

creative with
your tiles.
[PHOTOS: GILBERT
OTIENO AND FILE /
STANDARD]
propertyspotlight
Citys downtown getting a new look

has one of the highest concentration of shoppers in Nairobi,
perhaps only second to Gikomba market.
The name Fika City Mall is
derived from the idea of having
made it, with the word fika as-
Fika City Mall, located between

Sheikh Karume Lane and Sheikh
Karume Road, has become the
first shopping mall to open its
doors in Nairobis inner-city,
writes PETER KIRAGU
airobi is home to
many shopping
malls. The malls
are, however, located in upmarket areas like
the Junction on Ngong Road,
Sarit Centre in Westlands, the
Village Market in Runda and
Galleria Mall in Karen.
While the malls are flooded by thousands of shoppers
every day, thousands of other
potential shoppers are locked
out of these posh shopping
places because of their locations.
With this in mind, new investors are putting up malls
that are closer to the common shoppers, offering the
much-needed relief to customers who have been locked
out of such classy shopping
facilities.
One way of doing this is
by establishing malls in down
town Nairobi in areas which
have been shunned by developers despite their high
potential because of the large
number of people who work
and pass by there daily.
This is being achieved
through the concept of inner-city regeneration where
old buildings are being
brought down to pave way
for more modern shops and
buildings.
One such development
is the newly established Fika
City Mall located between
Sheikh Karume Lane and
Sheikh Karume Road. Of all
the buildings in that locality, the mall stands out as the
most modern.
We are creating a facility which will offer shoppers
a good shopping experience
right in the middle of town,
says Kanene Kabiru, a director
of Timboroa Hotels Ltd, the
company developing and letting the new mall.
prices
Apart from changing the
face of the area, this new facil-
ity is also likely to drastically

change the rental prices in the
area.
Small shops spaces are going for about Sh10,000 in the
locality. Fika City Mall may
see tenants being asked to pay
more because the mall is likely
to see an influx of customers
in the area to the benefit of
surrounding shops.
Currently, shops at Fika
City Mall are being let out on
a competitive basis where
potential tenants are asked
to quote their price. Kabiru,
however, says that the prices
are fair and competitive given
the nature of the services being offered.
We have been asking people to make offers after which
we give a particular shop to
the highest bidder, he explains.
He says that in the last two
to three weeks, there have
been more than 400 inquiries,
with the number of potential
clients growing by the day.
Some of the shops have already been opened while others are being fitted and being
stocked by their owners.
The mall is suitable for
various types of businesses,
including hardware, electrical shops, electronic goods,
clothes, jewellery, beauty
products, computer accessories, cyber cafes, chemists
and pharmacists, designated
printers and stationers.
Located in one of the busiest areas of the city flooded
with electronic shops, household appliance, hardwares
and tailoring shops, Fika City
Mall gives a new look to Nairobis down town.
busy location
It is also located near one
of the busiest bus stops in the
city and near Ronald Ngala,
one of the busiest streets of
Nairobi and near major picking up points for matatus.
It is estimated that the area
sociated with success in most

cultures in Kenya.
The mall offers about 50
modern shops on two floors.
The shops are connected by
a passage connecting Sheikh
Karume Lane and Sheikh
Karume Road.
The mall has four entrances
and exits, with easy access from
the two roads offering customers a variety of choice and convenience.
With a borehole, the facility
boasts ample washing facilities.

In addition, the security of the
mall has been guaranteed with
a reputable security services
company hired to offer roundthe-clock security.
mainfeature
One year later:

Whats cooking in
the Reits pot?
After successfully gazetting
Reits regulations last year,
the Capital Markets Authority
has managed to license
five managers, but not a
single promoter, raising the
question: Is Reits becoming
another pipe dream? KEVIN
OGUOKO seeks answers
hen Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits) regulations were

finally gazetted last
year, there was excitement across the
country. The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) which crafted the rules described Reits as the exploring of additional channels of raising long-term
capital necessary to fund the scale of
the projects envisaged under Vision
2030.
Mombasa developer and host
of Mombasa Homes Expo Mwenda
Thuranira described it as cheaper
source of funds for real estate development by having investors who will
be shareholders and not debtors.
Under Reits, big real estate projects
can be listed on the stock exchange
where investors buy and sell shares
of listed properties. This means even
ordinary Kenyans wishing to invest in
property have the opportunity to own
a piece of real estate by buying shares.
Kenya became the second country
in Africa after South Africa to adopt
Reits. South Africa was the top performer in the world in terms of total
return at 34 per cent over a three-year
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period as of last year.

It was the hope of every stakeholder that Kenya would achieve such success as its sister country on the continent once the Reits regulations were
gazetted.
REITS MANAGERS
So far, CMA has licensed five Reits
managers. In the first quarter of this
year, CIC Asset Management, Fusion
Investment Management and Stanlib Kenya were issued with licences
by the CMA to be identified as Reits
managers. CMA had in December
2013 licensed Centum Asset Managers and UAP Investments.
Reits managers are to provide real
estate management services to Reits
schemes, but not a single one has applied for a licence to operate a scheme.
A licence for a scheme would allow
the actual investing and putting up of
money for buying of units by the common citizen retail investors.
It is becoming apparent that unless financial regulations, institutional policies and individual perception
are urgently addressed, Reits will be
just another pipe dream in the financial and real estate sectors.
Last year, in a presentation to
stakeholders, CMA said discussions
were underway with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to make changes
to Section 20 of the Income Tax Act to
align Kenyas Reits operations with international practices.
One of the key changes recommended by CMA was that Reits
schemes be non-tax payers except for
withholding obligations on interest,
dividends and other taxable incomes

distributed to shareholders. This is yet
to be effected.
As of now, Section 20 of the Income Tax Act allows for non-double
taxation of collective investment
trusts. The collective investment
trusts does not include Reits, exposing Reits schemes to be subjected to
double-taxation by the KRA.
The major purpose of Reits is being missed because of the significant
changes that are yet to be made to the
Income Tax Act, says Raphael Mwito,
Development Manager at Mentor
Management and immediate former
Investment Manager in Property
Portfolio at Stanlib, one of the first
fund managers to be licensed as Reits
managers.
CLASH
He says they have been trying to
lobby KRA to make the changes to allow Reits schemes to be non-tax payers. That is yet to happen, he says.
According to a research done by
Visa Capital Limited for the CMA - A
Study on the Viability of Real Estate
Investment Trusts in Kenya in order
for Reits to be effective in the country,
CMA must ensure that KRA recognises any fiscal incentives given by the
Government. Without this level of cooperation, Reits will not succeed.
The clash between Reits managers
and KRA does not stop there. The revenue authoritys VAT practices are also
considered unfavourable for business
activities in capital-intensive, liquidi-
ty sensitive sectors such as real estate.

In the construction process, developers incur expenses, which include
professional fees, building materials
and other miscellaneous costs.
VAT
All these costs carry a Value Added Tax (VAT) component, which are
considered business expenses and
are hence deductible and refundable
to the developer once the project is
complete. After producing the receipts and books of accounts showing
the claim, developers are supposed to
be awarded the VAT refund.
A well planned estate in Nairobi. Experts hope that Reits will bring with it more investment grade developments.
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mainfeature
Long procedur
hinders launch
of Reits
VAT is supposed to be paid only

once on sale proceeds or rental income of a property and all other VAT
paid before are considered as deductible expense.
Instead of KRA paying VAT refund
upfront as done by revenue authorities around the world, the claim is instead carried forward to offset future
VAT liabilities. That means Kenyan
developers wont have to pay VAT during the lifetime of their operations
until they have fully been paid the refund owed to them by KRA. This is all
fine, but there is the time factor to be
considered.
For a Sh1 billion office block with
a 10 per cent reclaim, I have to wait
seven to eight years to fully recover
my Sh100 million, says Mwito. This
is outrageous. The developer is not
getting interest during this period.
Basically, we are funding the Government...yet we are already paying
KRA.
The emphasis to have these practices aligned to other revenue systems
in international markets is important
as it is closely monitored by foreign
investors who are accustomed to
these practices back home.
Foreign investment in Kenyas
Reits system will greatly determine
its success, given their larger pool of
funds. According to Mwito, aside from
the financial policies in the country,
foreign investors make informed decisions before investing after doing
adequate analysis of the market and
the trends spectrum.
They (foreign investors) have an
appetite for undervalued stock, they
invest in them more. They want to
get in, make their money through the
returns and get out as quickly as they
can. Unfortunately, in Kenyan real estate scenario, we have an overpricing
problem caused by speculation, says
Mwito. If you have an eighth of an

acre located several kilometres away
from Isinya town, which is already
100km away from Nairobi going for
Sh300,000, you have a speculation
problem, which is not logical. The
10km radius from Nairobi Central
Business District (CBD) is enough to
house most Nairobi residents. So why
would a piece of land so far away have
to cost so much? wonders Mwito.
He says the sad thing is that these
prices will continue rising because of
speculation. They say as long as you
are not the last fool on the chain, you
are safe.
This carries a risk factor to foreign
investors and with fears of a bubble
hanging over their heads from firsthand experience in their own countries, they tend to be wary of such
statistics.
FEARS
Away from the foreign investors,
there are fears that the local retail
investors have been forgotten. After
pyramid schemes that rocked the
Kenyan market in the early years of
the Kibaki administration, Kenyans
became wary of investing in financial
securities.
The uninformed decision to invest
heavily in Safaricom shares only for
it to trade way below the IPO price
weeks later made many Kenyans fear
the stock market.
Real estate is a favourite form
of investment among Kenyans. The
problem is creating awareness of the
Reits opportunities and making them
interested in it. This would help push
Reits to achieve its intended purpose, says Aly Khan Satchu, CEO of
Rich Management.
During the stakeholder presentation last year, the CMA admitted
that creation of public awareness for

investors, potential issuers, and promoter of Reits is a challenge.
They said this challenge would be
addressed through capacity building
and public awareness programmes
for various stakeholders, including
investors, issuers, and professionals. The authority also promised to
participate in forums organised by
potential issuers, professional bodies
and investment groups.
Given its strict rules, Reits managers are also picking a bone with
the CMA on the immense amount of
power given to trustees.
Under the Kenyan Reits system,
the Reits manager shall, at request
of trustee, supply trustee with such
information as trustee reasonably requires, comply with lawful directions
given by trustee and make available
additional information required by
them. Reit managers are also to give
unlimited access to trustee and auditor access to their books of accounts
and records in a timely manner.
The trustee has also the power to
appoint professionals working under
the Reit such as a valuer and others
in consultation with Reit manager,
thereby denying them (Reits managers) autonomy.
Despite causing bureaucracy
problem, trustees limit the operations
of Reits managers and the level of risk
they can undertake to acquire more
profits.
But all is not lost. As Aly Khan
Satchu reiterates, Reits is still an infant that is yet to mature. As the regulations take effect and more fund
managers register as Reits managers,
more changes to make this vital financial system more refined and effective are expected.
koguoko@standardmedia.co.ke
A view of
Johannesburg, South
Africa. South
Africa ws the
first country
in Africa to
embrace
Reits.
By NICHOLAS WAITATHU
mall investors and individuals in real estate

yearning to own shares in huge property developments will have to wait longer as no property
development company has been listed on the
Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).
Analysts and local property companies blame the delay
on the long procedure a player has to go through before
being approved by the Capital Market Authority (CMA) to
list on the bourse.
During an insurance and business seminar in Nairobi
recently, analysts complained that companies are taking
long to list owing to many procedures they have to adhere
to.
Kenneth Kaniu, a chief investment officer with Stanlib
Company, said that for a company to list on the NSE to
raise funds through Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits),
it has to go through a minimum of 10 steps.
A company has to appoint transaction adviser, financial adviser, tax administrator, legal adviser, an accountant,
property professionals valuers, architects and engineers.
It then has to apply to the CMA for approval. This process
is demanding, though the scrutiny is necessary as it guards
against creation of loopholes, said Kaniu.
Early this year, CMA licensed two Reits managers but
no Reits company has been approved so far.
Introduction
The two entities, Centum Asset Managers and UAP Investments Limited, have both indicated their intentions to
introduce Reits products in the market soon. Not long ago,
CMA licensed Housing Finance and Co-operative Bank as
Reits trustees.
The National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich
on June 18, 2013 gazetted the Capital Markets (Real Estate
Investment Trusts) (Collective Investment Scheme) Regulations, 2013 to allow market players with relatively small
savings invest in real estate activities.
Reits are collective investment schemes that invest in
a portfolio of income generating real estate assets such
as shopping malls, offices, hotels or serviced apartments,
usually established with a view to generating income for
unit holders.
Key hindrance to the development of the local property
market has been lack of adequate finances, especially by
the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
In an earlier interview, CMA Acting CEO Paul Muthaura
confirmed that very little is happening after operationalisation of the regulations mid last year. He said interested
companies were yet to carry out proper documentation
and put in place necessary governance structures.
Kaniu, on the other hand, further blamed shortage of
land for sale in the local market. There is a lot of land in
the market but few owners are willing to sell them, making
it difficult for developers to proceed with the Reits listing,
he said.
Home Afrika, a real estate developer, in July 2013 listed
on the NSE and offered 405,255,320 ordinary shares for
sale on the bourses Growth Enterprise Market Segment
(GEMS). The firms officials said the company would exploit Reits as an avenue to raise capital to finance property
development projects.
propertywatch/
WITH FRANCIS AYIEKO
Will new rates

regime change
anything?
S
ince the Central Bank announced the introduction of the

Kenya Bankers Reference Rate
(KBRR), a base rate on which
commercial banks will peg their lending
rates, many have been optimistic that
banks will reduce their rates, thus lowering the cost of borrowing.
The new interest rate regime became
effective on July 8 and will affect all new
loans as from that date. KBRR will be recalculated after six months by getting the
average of the prevailing CBK base lending rate (it stands at 8.5 per cent currently), and the average of 91-day Treasury Bill
rate for the previous six months.
Banks are then supposed to come up
with lending rates by adding a premium
on the KBRR. What they add on the KBRR
depends on their anticipated risk and other costs. The introductory KBRR is 9.13 per
cent.
Despite this move, the reality on the
ground shows that the cost of borrowing
will not come down any time soon. Mort-
gages will therefore continue being expensive.

Last week, Kenyas top mortgage lenders Housing Finance and Kenya Commercial Banks S&L were categorical that
they were not planning to reduce their
lending rates any time soon.
Good idea
Last week, I interviewed KCBs Acting
Mortgage Director Sam Muturi, who told
me that KBRR is a good idea. However, he
said, there are many factors to consider
before they can reduce their lending rates.
KCB is currently marketing their mortgage rate at 12.9 per cent, which seems a
bit reasonable given the average mortgage
currently is about 17 per cent.
Then on Thursday, I was part of a group
of journalists who met Housing Finance
Managing Director Frank Ireri to discuss
various industry issues.
Ireri said the KBRR is a good start because it promotes transparency in lending
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and brings about competition in the banking sector. It is expected that competition
will force banks to bring down lending
rates.(Pundits have also observed that the
recent success of the Eurobond, which
was actually oversubscribed, would lead
to the lowering of lending rates because
the Government would not compete with
individual borrowers for bank loans.)
But will the rates go down tomorrow?
No, said Ireri. Will they go down soon?
That depends on the Treasury Bill rates,
he said, noting that it was curious that immediately the Central Bank announced
the coming into force of the KBRR, the
Treasury Bill rate went up.
Challenges
He said they could not lend mortgages at 10 per cent, for instance, because
their average cost of fund is 7.8 per cent.
Currently, HFs average lending rate is 14
per cent. What does all this mean? I think

it means that lowering lending rates involves working on a combination of related issues. A number of reforms are still
required in the financial sector if the cost
of credit is to go down.
For mortgage borrowers, one of the
reforms that should be speedily effected
is digitising land records. Observers say
that the speed at which a customer can
take advantage of cheaper loans being offered in other banks depends on the turnaround time at the lands offices.
Ireri said that at the current 90 days, it
is not possible to transfer a loan secured
by a property from one bank to another.
However, this should not be a licence for
banks to charge obscenely high rates.
If anything, it should be their responsibility to lobby regulators to create an
environment that will allow them to lower
lending rates.
fayieko@standardmedia.co.ke
secondfeature
Want to have peace of mind?

Insure that property
Industry sources show that demand
for property insurance is pushing up
non-life insurance premiums in Kenya,
a sign that many property owners are
beginning to appreciate the service.
AUSTINE OKANDE takes you through
what to consider when insuring property
ncreased demand for property insurance has seen nonlife insurance premiums rise
steadily in Kenya, according to
various reports and industry experts.
According to an A M Best report
dated March 2014, Kenya, Ghana and
Nigeria have witnessed a rising takeup of life and non-life insurance services. Titled, The Africa Market Review:
Gearing up for Sustained Growth, the
report noted that premiums have
been growing by double digits, fuelled
mainly by the non-life sector.
The report said that insurance premiums in Kenya stood at Sh112 billion
in 2012, a 24.5 per cent growth, with
non-life insurance standing at 65.8
per cent.
why insurance?
Martin Dias, CEO of Financial and
Property Consultants Limited, ob-
serves that today, many homeowners

not only need an insurance policy
that will safeguard their property, but
that will also guarantee them financial protection when purchasing that
dream house or land.
Insurance companies in the country offer a wide range of property coverage: some cover specific perils like
fire, explosion, wind, vandalism and
terrorism, while others cover open
perils.
Experts observe that more comprehensive, open peril coverage tends
to be more expensive.
The insurance can also be structural or content oriented, where the
former covers the building and is
mostly recommended for landlords
while the latter,mostly recommended
for the tenants, covers the property in
the building or your belongings, says
Dias.
He advises that property owners
and those leasing space to other parties need some form of property insurance.
Dias says it is important for a property owner to understand the property
insurance policy before committing
to it. Never sign an insurance policy
blindly or just by trusting the word
of the salesperson. Always seek to understand what the policy covers, and
more importantly, what it does not
cover, he says.
What informs property insurance
premiums? Dias observes that construction material used in a building
is mostly factored in policies covering
against fire.
He says buildings made of potentially combustible materials like
makuti roofing will have higher premiums, while those made of fire-resistant materials could be lower.
Rates for a building whose fittings
and fixtures are imported will also be
higher than those constructed using
locally available material.
Location
The location of the property also
influences the premium rate. Premiums may be higher if the property is
in a high fire risk area, flood-prone or
other natural calamity-prone areas.
If the property is located in a crimeprone area, if the building costs in the
area are high and access to a fire station is far, the premium will be high.
Replacement cost is another factor.
The larger the property and the more
contents it has, the more it will cost to

replace, thus the higher the premium.
Personal insurance also comes in.
Dias says that this is one issue that
most property buyers barely have
knowledge about.
When purchasing a property, especially through mortgage, you are
required to also take a personal life
cover to safeguard your family against
having to bear the burden of repaying
the loan in case of death, Dias notes.
This means if you work in a hazardous environment or have a terminal disease, you might have to pay a
higher premium, he adds.
Other factors that might influence
the premium amount is if the property
is not fitted with a security alarm and
a fire alarm; the proximity of the property to an external fire hazard such as
an oil storage tank.
Remove all possible hazards before applying for coverage. Look at
your business premises or house
and operations carefully to get rid
of anything that could increase the
likelihood of an insurance claim. Improving employee safety, security, and
inventory management might reduce
the amount you pay for property insurance, he says.
Shirish Shah, Managing Director of
Greenspan Investment Limited, says
that property insurance is important,
especially now that many people live
in flats where a building might just
catch fire due to individuals negligence.
specialfeature
Are log homes the next

big thing in Kenya?
The concept of log homes,
while still new in Kenya,
has been around for more
than 200 years, writes
MARTIN DIAS
hen the concept of log

homes was introduced
in Scandinavia and
Eastern Europe over
200 years ago, it was initially viewed
as a stale idea of building dwellings
with rustic back woods.
Over the years, however, and following the process of time that has
transformed the logs from the traditional back woods to fine and sufficiently polished logs, these houses
have risen in popularity and moved
them from the sidelines to centre
stage.
Log houses are simply houses built
from logs. Log construction has been
popular in the United States, Canada
and in the Scandinavian countries,
where straight tall tree trunks (pine
and spruce) are readily available.
Cheryl Carpenter, an associated
content writer for Yahoo, says that
log homes outperform standard built
homes in energy efficiency by up to
more than 15 per cent.
Today, Finland is the leading producer and importer of logs used in
construction of log homes which have
now gained wide acceptance across
the globe.
The logs are delivered in different lengths, with personal choice of
shape, thickness, and double or single
tongue and groove. Each log is finished to a clean, exact size. All necessary cutting to length is done on the
production site.
Not only does this method guarantee tight-fitting joints and precise
cuts, but it also allows maximum con-
trol of log placement and appearance

once the logs are imported and assembled into the final house.
free trunks
One of the reasons log homes
technology has gained so much acceptance in these nations is the generous availability of tree trunks, especially in Finland where by 2013, the
percentage of forested area was 72.9,
according to the World Bank.
n Kenya however, we are not yet
privileged to have as much forested
area with such quality timber products. This means most of our logs will
have to be imported, a very achievable process, especially if developers were to pool their resources and
venture into this lucrative and unique
construction concept.
Challenges of log homes in Kenya
Log homes are relatively a new concept in Kenya and in Africa at large.
Kenyans would have a number of
questions around the idea of building
using the logs concept.

We have tried to provide response
to the frequently asked questions for
the benefit of those keen to know
more about log homes.
Cost
This is probably the biggest challenge and we will not lie by telling
you they are cheap. Cost of the logs,
cost of importing, transporting them
to site and assembling them into the
final home is indeed high. So, no
one should imagine that log homes
will be cheaper than standard stone
houses.
durability
Many would wonder about the
lifespan of log homes and their permanency in a tropical country like
ours. Log homes have survived up to
150 years in European countries and
are known to be durable for many
years to come. Like all normal
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specialfeature
insects will be attracted to the logs

and evour them. Most people are,
however, not aware that wood boring insects are not attracted to large
quantities of wood.
If the logs are constructed of
green, unseasoned logs with the bark
still on the logs, then some wood boring insects can become established
under the bark during the hot seasons and live there for several years.
Once the wood is dry as is usually the
case when they are imported, these
insects are not attracted to the logs.
Rotting
homes, one must take care of them

and maintenance is always essential
in keeping your home to an acceptable standard.
Fire hazard
This is a very common concern to
us. When you start a fire in the fireplace or build a campfire, you start
with small pieces of wood, not large
solid logs. Did you know that many
stone houses that burn down are
largely due to the heat that ignites
flammable materials even before they
come into contact with the actual fire?
A solid log wall is resistant to heat due
to its mass. Logs have the advantage
of resisting heat, ensuring minimal
heat transfer to other rooms in case of
a fire. It was observed in Australia during a fire outbreak that all the homes
the fire came into contact with were
razed down, except for log homes.
Cost of insurance
Insuring a log home is just like
insuring any other ordinary house.
By installing sprinklers, fire sensors
and alarms, fire extinguishers and all
other measures safeguarding a house
against perils that can befall any other
property, you substantially reduce the
premiums to be paid in insuring a log
home.
Pest attack
Many people, even outside Kenya, express their disinterest in the
log homes technology because they
think termites and other wood boring
Yes, wood does rot, but only between the moisture content of 30
per cent to 60 per cent. There is no
such thing as dry rot as wood must
be moist to rot. So a properly designed log home with adequate roof
overhangs, rain gutters, down spouts
and periodic maintenance, which includes wood treatment, will see log
homes last for generations.
Construction
completion period: There are
those that think log homes take
months to complete because of the
complicated nature of assembling
the logs. The log walls go up quickly
by those who are knowledgeable
about log construction.
A professional designer or architect will send all the correct measurements of the logs to the supplying
company who will in turn cut the logs
into different lengths, shapes and
thickness, then have them exported
to the client with each log marked
where it will fit during assembling.
Then with a team on the ground
who have learnt how to assemble
the logs, it will take them almost
half the time it takes to complete a standard stone
house.
Lack of skills and experience

Yes, we do acknowledge that
the log homes technology is a
specialised area in construction.
We are, however, aware of one
developer here in Kenya who has
done an immense and incredible
work in developing log structures
and has brought log specialists
from Finland to assemble the
structures with the help of local
construction workers. With train-
ing and sufficient induction, he has

succeeded in training the workers to
carry out the job independently and
with utmost effectiveness.
Local examples
There are success stories of log
structures right here in Kenya. They
include log office in Lower Kabete. It
was constructed two years ago and
still stands as good as new. Lower

Kabete also has a five-bedroom log
home constructed almost two years
ago.
Plans are also underway to put up
70 log homes in Tigoni, just four kilometres after Nazareth hospital. The
log homes will be within a tea farm
and also have spa resort. A business

centre and a restaurant will also be
within the development. Construction of this development is expected
to kick off in August this year.
Sample log homes have been built
in Lower Kabete in line with the Tigoni project. They comprise one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom show houses. There will also be
four- and five-bedroom homes but
fewer in number.
Down North Coast in Vipingo is
this amazing development of five log
homes built right on the beachfront.
The development is almost complete
and has attracted many.
Nairobi has hosted the first log
school in Kenya. The Brook House
School recently did an extension of
the facility and came up with the
amazing idea of infusing the logs
technology into the new structure.
The development is already complete and I recommend it to anybody
interested in seeing the brilliant and
unique feel it gives to the already astounding castle school.
Apartments have not been sidelined in the concept of log homes.
Coming up on Riverside Drive in Nairobi is an incredible development of
duplex log apartments.
The idea is to have a concrete floor in all rooms and have
a slab delineating between successive
apartments
upwards.
Plans are also in the pipeline to put
up a boutique log style hotel in Nairobi.
The five acre land with a lovely
man-made lake surrounding has already been acquired.
Log homes are already here in Kenya and have the potential to become
the next innovative development.
Kenya with its beautiful natural
settings and greenery becomes an
ideal location for log homes, whether
down at the Coast as holiday homes
or in the city as offices or even as
country homes.
The writer is the CEO of Financial and Property Consultants Ltd.
newsnow
Demand for sauna in homes on the rise
By ELEANOR NANDWA
hogany timber as an additional service to ensure the effective functioning of the sauna.
Musa Ibrahim, a fitness supervisor,
says that saunas have major weightloss benefits, thus increasing demand
among health-conscience individuals
in the country.
We had our sauna equipment
re-fitted to meet the growing demand
in our facility. Were glad to get positive
feedback from customers, who have
expressed increased satisfaction due
to improved physical well-being from
sauna use, said Ibrahim.
tudies show that saunas deliver various health benefits,

including flushing out toxins, improving the circulatory system, aiding in weight loss and
providing the same results as a moderate workout.
According to a study in the Alternative Medicine Review (AMR) Journal, saunas generate persistent heat,
which increases blood flow and thus
boosts the circulatory system. The vapour in the saunas also relieves congestion from colds, sinus infections
and allergies.
Davis and Shirtliff CEO, Alec Davis, says that saunas are gaining popularity in Kenya, especially among
health-conscience individuals and
those with urban sophisticated lifestyles. He adds that home sauna sales
are doubling every year.
FLUSHING TOXINS
Rita Kibet a Nairobi-based executive says she used to visit a sauna every
week to help her cope with high blood
pressure and later decided to install
one in her home for convenience.
The AMR journal also noted that
the deep sweating associated with
sauna use flushes out toxins from the
body absorbed mostly from the pollution in urban environments. Saunas
also help in softening the skin through
sweating at the same time opening up
pores in the skin.
Saunas are able to significantly
lower incidents of colds and minor respiratory diseases by triggering rapid
production of white blood cells, which
then improve the bodys immune system.
GROWTH
We are experiencing growth in
the Kenyan economy and with it a
demand for luxurious living in the
homes of the upper-middle-class and
upper-class. People want to have everything they feel they need right in
their own homes, says Davis.
Davis and Shirtliff supplies saunas to upper-class and upper-middle-class private homes, which account for 80 per cent in areas such
as Kileleshwa, Karen, Lavington,

Muthaiga and Runda. They also
supply Nyeri, Eldoret and Thika.
The firm also supplies commercial
holdings such as gyms and hotels
around the country.
This has seen some 5,000 saunas installed with 4,000 of them in
private homes. The firm insulates
sauna rooms with cedar and ma-
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propertylaw
Recovering loans civilly

the prevailing market price.
Legally, a valuation must be
undertaken to get a valuation
report or else the bank, mortgage firm or financial institution will have contravened the
BBy Harold Ayodo
tandard Chartered
Bank has lowered
its mortgage lending rate to 10.9 per
cent in a grand sale offer that
started on July 15 and will
last 45 days until August 31.
The new rate is 1.77 per cent
above the Kenya Banks Reference Rate (KBRR).
Although the reduced
mortgage rate remains unaffordable to many prospective
home owners, other commercial banks must borrow
a leaf from StanChart and reduce lending rates. The lenders could even encourage
more clients purchase homes
on mortgage by embracing
gentlemanly ways of ensuring defaulters pay up.
Dispute resolution
For instance, there are
forms of Alternate Dispute
Resolution (ADR) entrenched
in the Constitution that
banks can embrace to maintain cordial relationships
with defaulters.
Article 159 (2) (c) of the
Constitution encourages the
use of ADR (reconciliation,
mediation and arbitration)
in dispute resolution, which
could eventually lead to a
significant drop in non-performing loans.
Other legal methods may
include debt rescheduling,
partial discharges and negotiated settlements instead of
rushing to court seeking orders to foreclose and eventually auction property.
The
alternative
way
of settling disputes not
only saves time and money compared to litigation
which drags in courts.
In mediation, both the lender and defaulting client will
be in charge of the outcome
while the mutually settled on
mediator steers the process
as long as parties are committed.
It takes more than six

years for banking related
cases to be heard and determined in court with legal
fees of up to Sh1 million.
Currently, mortgage apathy
is partly attributed to legal
remedies banks employ for
non-payment. For instance,
the basic remedy most lenders opt for is to sue for the
remainder of the debt or to
foreclose obtain a court order to stop the right to complete payment. The bank
or financial institution may
also sell the house under the
statutory power of sale after a
court order.
power of sale
The power of sale arises as soon as the legal date
for repayment of the loan
has elapsed. Legally, three
months must elapse after notice to pay the outstanding debt, interest is
in arrears of two months
or over a breach of a covenant in the mortgage deed.
The lender can also take possession of the property or appoint a receiver to receive all
the income from the house.
But now, commercial
banks, mortgage firms and
other financial institutions
will no longer be on a selling
spree following provisions of
the Land Act (2012).
According to the new
law, commercial banks are
compelled to sell property of a defaulter at the
highest
market
value.
Before the passing of the law,
there were reported cases
of the financial lenders auctioning property below 29 per
cent of their market value.
Presently, property that
fails to register a specific
market value cannot be sold
for a song therefore making it
harder for lenders to recover
debts.
The financial lenders have
been stopped from selling
property below 75 per cent of
law. The intention of the new

law is that the bank sells the
property at the highest market
value to settle outstanding balance and the defaulter pockets
the proceeds. Furthermore,
tenants will also not be waking up to auctioneers on their

doorstep after their landlord
defaulted on loans.
The law requires that banks
involve tenants, spouses and
other guarantors before selling

off property that was used as
security for a loan.
The writer is an advocate

of the High Court.
gardeningandlandscaping
A little effort
can transform
your balcony
from a dead
space into a
worthwhile
breakout
where you can
sit and relax
for hours on
end.
Let your
balcony garden
come alive
BBy Hosea Omole
or many urban dwellers who live

in apartments, the balcony provides the primary space where
you can enjoy the outdoor environment. A little effort can transform your
balcony from a dead space into a worthwhile breakout where you can sit and relax
for hours on end.
The typical balcony has at least some
space for greenery and conditions for a few
plants to thrive. Depending on its orientation, a balcony may be sheltered or exposed
to strong winds and sunshine.
Conditions
In either case, you will want to choose
what you grow in your balcony very carefully. Here are a few tips to help you breathe
some life into your balcony.
Whether you prefer a collection of con-
tainer-grown ornamental for beauty or culinary herbs for your kitchen, you will need
to access the prevailing conditions in your
balcony a little deeper.
Light is very critical. All plants need
light, hence the less light you receive in
your balcony, the more you will need to
narrow your options. The good news, however, is that a good number of indoor plants
will find the conditions in a low-light balcony very liveable.
Exposure to wind is the other important
consideration. Exposed balconies will tend
to dry out very quickly, hence plant selected
must be able to withstand not just the physical turbulence from strong winds but also
drier conditions.
Plant selection
You also need to consider the amount of
space you have at your disposal. A balcony
is never large enough. Think vertical. Hang-
ing planters are often excellent, especially

when planted with vines and selected vegetables. You could also plant in specially
designed shelves, raised beds and handrail
mounted planters.
Go for plants that have multiple functions. A good choice, for instance, will provide beauty, screen for privacy and fill the
balcony with tantalising scents. Also give
priority to tidy, long-blooming plants that
grow to size quickly then stay in scale without constant pruning. Avoid plants that
have a short season of interest, a season of
excess seediness or a coarse appearance.
Design elements
Design elements assume greater importance in the balcony. Colour clashes
you could live with in a border at the back
of your yard will dizzy you in the balcony.
Form and texture, too, are accentuated, especially when the plants are brought clos-
er to eye level in raised beds and hanging

baskets.
Go for cool colours such as blue or violet to create a serene environment. These
colours will also tend to recede from the
viewer and make the space appear larger.
Extensive use of warm colours, on the other hand, will tend to make the space appear smaller since they advance towards
the viewer. Dont hesitate, however, to use
them sparingly as accents.
For a balanced design, combine upright plants with spreading and trailing
ground covers proportionately. Arrange
the plants so that the tallest ones take the
centre positions on the planters, followed
by the shorter ones along the edges.
If the planter is against a wall or at a
corner, work your way from back to front,
starting with the tallest plants at the back
and the shortest in front so that every plant
can be seen and appreciated.
The writer is a landscape architect

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Coast CORD MPs refuse

Extensive County News coverage

Woman in court for killing

PAGES 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 30, 31, 32 & 33

A 23-year-old woman from

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Kenyas Bold Newspaper

Activities came to a standstill in

Raila reduces referendum

Nairobi County has objected to the

Carrying twigs and placards, the

CORD shrinks items it wants Kenyans

MPs halt police

The region has witnessed increased cases of carjackings,

Nyangwanga, County Commander

Demonstrators barricade the road outside the County Commissioners office

guns, which he said were partly to

There is a lot of illegal guns in

and the business leaders handed the

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has declared that the push

Kenyas paper billionaire Somaia jailed in UK over fraud

SEE STORY ON PAGE 12

When I met Mr Somaia, I trusted

Ketan Somaia lived and dined like a

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Thursday, July 24, 2014 / The Standard

Fall of high-flying billionaire Somaia as UK

trickster on a grand scale and almost

Ketan Somaia (centre).

ed. He and Pattni joined up in eight

just collapsed. But this did not stop

Thursday, July 24, 2014 / The Standard

hands eight-year jail term for fraud

How businessman conned UK investor

lying that the funds would be applied

Inside HM Prison Belmarsh where convicted Somaia was jailed by a UK

to get another US$200,000 also by deception, when he said he would use

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Thursday, July 24, 2014 / The Standard

Tyranny of numbers wont stop people

people-driven and funded by Kenyans of goodwill.

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tion that only big tribes can rule Kenya.

liament has no powers or tyranny of

Mungaro turns to Jubilee in attempt to fight ouster

The MPs met under

tion to censure him.Wundanyi

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Terror suspects in the dock

Court issues arrest warrant against kidnap suspect

Prisons had denied demanded a Sh5

Mr Shegu said police nabbed the

Torture survivors said to belong

FERA SUSPECTS SUE

Seventeen people accused of

CCTV footage played at

3.30am on the fateful night.

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Thursday, July 24, 2014 / The Standard