The Standard - 2014-07-15

Brew: North Rifts
killer drink
death toll
hits 28, P.3
Will
Britam
take over?
P8,9
STANDARD
THE
Kenyas Bold Newspaper
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
No. 29639
www.standardmedia.co.ke
KSh60/00 TSh1,500/00 USh2,700/00
By AUGUSTINE ODOUR
Secondary schools are facing a
major crisis after Government or-
dered immediate release of all nati-
onal examinations certificates they
are withholding due to fees arrears
approximated at Sh14 billion.
Deputy President William Ruto
issued the directive yesterday and
warned that schools will no longer
be allowed to keep certificates under
the pretext of fees arrears.
We have asked schools retaining
certificates for whatever reason to
release them to the owners and ask
Government to clear what was owed
to the institutions, he said.
He emphasised the Government
was committed to reducing the cost
of education to make it accessible by
all Kenyans.
However, the directive by the De-
puty President is in line with sever-
al Motions that have been sponso-
red by former Mwingi South MP and
now Kitui Senator David Musila bo-
th at the National Assembly and the
Senate.
Musila had during the 10th Parli-
ament when he was Mwingi South
MP moved an amendment Bill to the
Schools stunned by Ruto order to release held certicates
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
State begins potentially
painful process of
cutting down wage bill,
maximising use of civil
servants, and removing
county and national
staf role duplication
Insecurity: Lamu
hit again by night
attacks; houses,
crops destroyed, P.6
Civil Service shake-up
By RAWLINGS OTIENO and ROSELYNE OMBALA
President Uhuru Kenyattas administrati-
on has signalled a shake-up of the civil ser-
vice cutting across the national and county
governments with possible job cuts once
completed by November.
After assuming office last year, the Presi-
dent unveiled a new governance structure
that collapsed the ministries from 44 to 18,
Devolution
Cabinet Secretary
Anne Waiguru
(centre), Gover-
nors Social Wel-
fare Committee
chairman James
Ongwae (left) and
Chairperson of
the Public Service
Commission
Prof Margaret
Kobia address the
Press on capacity
assessment and
rationalisation of
the public service
at Harambeee
House. [PHOTO:
GOVEDI ASUTSA/
STANDARD]
Page 2 / NATIONAL NEWS Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
Deputy President William Ruto holds three-year-old Njambi Tharuma when he
visited Pioneer School in Muranga. He was accompanied by Muranga Governor
Mwangi Wa Iria and Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia. [PHOTO: DPPS]
Secondary school administrators
in Nyeri County have welcomed the
Governments move to release Kenya
Certificate of Secondary Education
certificates for students who are un-
able to clear fees arrears.
Most school heads, however, said
they are yet to receive any official
communication from the Ministry of
Education and were apprehensive as
to how it will be implemented.
There are several former students
School heads happy with fees waiver for ex-students
who are affected by fee balances who
do not collect their certificates. How-
ever at this time I do not know how
many will benefit from the directive,
South Tetu Girls School Principal Ag-
nes Mathenge said.
She said she could not immediate-
ly ascertain how many students had
failed to pick their certificates due to
fees arrears.
We must first receive official
communication from the ministry
and then consolidate our accounts
to identify the students affected, Ms
Mathenge said.
I can confirm there are some stu-
dents who cleared but are affected by
fees arrears, Kagumo High School
Principal Lawrence Kiwara said.
I cannot be specific because we
need to go through our school records
and identify the students affected,
Khe added.
In Kirinyaga County, Kabonge
Mixed Day Secondary School has
been holding certificates of 39 stu-
dents since 2011.
But Kabare Girls High School prin-
Paul Kipngetich, 30, sat the
Kenya Certificate of Secondary
Education (KCSE) exams seven
years ago at a school in Chepalun-
gu, Bomet County. But today, he
is yet to get his certificate because
he has not cleared fees arrears
amounting to Sh35,000.
His attempts to take advantage
of the directive issued by former
President Mwai Kibaki did not
bear much fruit as he was taken
round in circles by the adminis-
tration.
When I visited the school, I
was told the principal who was
supposed to clear me was not
there. The next time they asked
me to produce my clearance form,
which I had left at school, said
Kipngetich, who has since opted
to work as waiter at a hotel in Ker-
icho town.
He said despite attaining a
mean grade of B (minus), he was
unable to enrol for any course
without the certificate.
I have tried in vain to raise the
amount, he said.
For Gladys Yegon from Sogoo,
Narok County, a now-former prin-
cipal adamantly told her the direc-
tive was a political statement and
the school was not going to hon-
our it.
She said she was told to clear
her arrears of Sh27,300 if she real-
ly needed her certificate.
My parents could not raise
the amount as I had other sib-
lings who were still in school. I did
menial jobs with a view to raising
the amount but gave up after un-
successfully doing that for three
years, she said, adding that when
she realised there was no hope of
her furthering her education, she
opted for marriage.
Kipngetich and Yegon arent
sure the latest Government decree
will yield fruit. A few years ago, the
Government had issued a similar
directive to all schools to release
certificates to all Form Four leav-
ers irrespective of whether they
had cleared school fees.
But that was never to be as
head teachers insisted that school
leavers would only be issued with
the documents once they cleared
with their former schools.
Yesterday, school heads con-
tacted by The Standard main-
tained they could not release the
certificates because the school
leavers had fees arrears running
into millions.
A head teacher from Narok
County said if the directive was
implemented, then schools will
collapse.
Schools incurred expenses
as they had to feed the students.
These are bills that, as schools, we
must pay. If the Government is se-
rious about the directive, then it
should have assisted by clearing
the fees arrears, said the princi-
pal.
The data of Form Four leavers
in Kericho who are yet to pick their
KCSE result slips and certificates
is not clear but several principals
told The Standard that they were
holding hundreds of such crucial
documents.
Agony of school
leavers as schools
retain their KCSE
certicates
dents.
We have sundry creditors re-
sulting from sundry debtors. If the
school kept the student for four years
and gave them the services yet they
cannot pay for them, schools incur
debts, he said.
He expressed fears that many
teachers will be taken to court be-
cause they will not have a vote head
to clear sundry creditors.
Yesterday, while officiating the
50th anniversary celebrations for
Muranga High School, Ruto said the
Government will settle fees arrears
and asked secondary school princi-
pals to release the certificates under
their custody immediately.
Kenya Union of Post Education
Teachers (Kuppet), however, dis-
missed the directive as populist even
as the parents association said the
move was long overdue.
These are road show directives
that cannot fit under the current cir-
cumstances. How can a principal re-
lease certificate of a student who ow-
es the school Sh70,000, asked Kuppet
Secretary General Akelo Misori.
He said the school may have also
paid some Sh6,000 examination fees
for same student yet the State only
remits Sh10,265 to schools as capi-
tation.
Let him know how schools are
run first. Let the Government pay the
arrears first then ask students to pick
their papers, advised Misori, adding
that there will be a lot of charity work
in schools.
Ruto said the Government had
taken the responsibility to help pupils
with fees arrears to that they could ac-
cess their certificates.
We are directing all school heads
to release all certificates in their cus-
tody to owners as fees arrears will be
settled, Ruto directed.
The Deputy President said the
Government is committed to reduc-
ing cost of education to make it af-
fordable to all Kenyans.
Within three years, this country
will offer free secondary education to
every young Kenyan of age, prom-
ised Ruto.
Kenya National Union of Teachers
(Knut) said they will issue a compre-
hensive statement today.
We will consult and issue a state-
Ruto order on certicates sparks
row as school heads ask for cash
National Examinations Act seek-
ing to make it illegal for anyone to
withhold both primary and second-
ary schools certificates. The amend-
ment was unanimously passed by the
House then.
Following the move former Presi-
dent Kibakis administration then in
2006 ordered school heads to release
the certificates, a move that saw hun-
dreds of certificates handed to past
candidates. However, after President
Kibaki handed over power to Pres-
ident Uhuru the situation changed
and schools resumed withholding the
certificates.
Two weeks ago, Musila sponsored
another Motion now at the Sen-
ate which required the Government
to follow the law by instructing the
school heads against breaking the
law through withholding school cer-
tificates. It was passed unanimously.
According to Musila Section 10 of
the National Examinations Act pro-
hibits anyone from withholding both
KCPE and KCSE certificates.
And sources at the school fees task
force constituted by Education Cabi-
net secretary Jacob Kaimenyi told The
Standard that the school fees arrears
issue was discussed extensively in one
of the meetings.
This was a major issue and it
was realised that the total amount
of money owed to schools in terms
of school fees arrears is Sh14 billion.
But it was agreed that we shelve it for
now and leave it to schools because
it is so complicated, said a commit-
tee member who attended all the task
force meetings.
Former Education Assistant minis-
ter Kilemi Mwiria chairs the task force
whose proposals the two main teach-
ers unions have already rejected.
Secondary school principals yes-
terday said they will comply with the
directive but noted that it will affect
running of schools.
Teachers cannot ignore a Gov-
ernment directive. In fact, no teach-
er prides in keeping students certif-
icates. But there will be challenges
in implementing this directive, said
Kenya Secondary School Heads As-
sociation (Kessha) national chairman
John Awiti.
He argued that the Government
can do good to schools by releasing
the monies owed by students first to
ensure schools operate normally.
Awiti noted that failure to send the
cash to schools will see some princi-
pals taken to court for failure to set-
tle debts for services rendered to stu-
ment tomorrow (today), said Knut
Secretary General Wilson Sossion.
Kenya National Parents and Teach-
ers Association, however, asked par-
ents to send their children to schools
immediately to pick the certificates.
There are many children who
have been locked out of interviews
and jobs because of fees arrears. This
is good news and they should not de-
lay, said association chairman Na-
than Barasa.
He said the Government will make
education free once the recommen-
dations of the task force are imple-
mented. In his statement, Ruto said
no child will be out of school over fees
irrespective of social status.
The DP said that funds available
for education will be increased sharp-
ly in the coming budgets to enable
students acquire quality education.
We want primary and second-
ary education to be truly free in ev-
ery sense of the word, said the dep-
uty president.
Secondary school teachers, how-
ever, said the Government was pre-
cipitating a huge crisis that it may not
be able to manage.
What message are they sending to
parents who have students in school
now? They may as well not pay fees
because they know the Government
will pay for their childrens certifi-
cates, said Awiti.
cipal Jacinta Ndambiri said the new-
ly elevated national school would not
be affected by the directive because it
was not holding any certificate for its
past students.
MS Ndambiri said the school had
an endowment fund for poor students
funded mainly from the schools in-
come generating farm.
In Muranga County, Kahatia Sec-
ondary School principal James Ka-
mau said they are holding 500 cer-
tificates. Kamau said the school will
readily comply with the directive.
Deputy President William Ruto
has ordered school heads hold-
ing KCPE or KCSE certifcates
due to fees arrears to release
them
Ruto said Government will help
settle arrears as it seeks to make
learning completely free
However, Kenya Secondary
School Heads Association chair-
man John Awiti believes the di-
rective opens room for default-
ers, already in employment, to
abuse the gesture by claiming
their certifcates without having
to pay, despite having fees bal-
ances
ORDER PRONE TO ABUSE
BY CHARLES NGENO AND NIKKO
TANUI
BY LYDIAH NYAWIRA/MUNENE
KAMAU
Continued from P1
Page 3 NATIONAL NEWS / Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
y B MICHAEL OLLINGA AND RAEL
JELIMO
y B LYDIAH NYAWIRA
A patient lies at the
Moi Teaching and
Referral Hospital in
Eldoret after he
allegedly consumed
the adulterated
alcohol that has now
claimed 28 lives.
RIGHT: Sokomoko
Bar and Restaurant
that has been shut
down after it was
suspected of selling
the killer brew.
[PHOTOS: KEVIN TUNOI/
STANDARD]
Governor, county
commissioner
wonder how
approved and
certied drinks can
cause death
Leaders blame Kebs, Nacada as
toll from killer brew reaches 28
The late Edwin Chebutie,
the assistant chief of Kamobo
sub-location, had a busy day last
Wednesday and needed to relax,
and so did village elder and his
close friend Christopher Kirwa.
They decided to unwind at a lo-
cal pub in the evening, unaware
that they had walked straight in-
to a death trap.
They went to Sizzlers Pub
and shared three bottles of
Meakins liquor. As the evening
progressed, the two went home.
Later, both complained of stom-
achache and were rushed to
Kapsabet Hospital, said Kamo-
bo Chief Benjamin Lulei.
The two friends succumbed
in the night to the brew that con-
tinues to consume lives in Nandi
and Uasin Gishu counties.
The deaths from the liquor
that were first reported on Thurs-
day have continued to increase
and by late yesterday, the toll had
hit 28. Three people are in the
Intensive Care Unit and others
in hospital beds across the two
counties.
By yesterday, the alcohol had
in Uasin Gishu alone claimed 13
lives and left more than seven
admitted to Moi Teaching and
Referral Hospital. Fifteen people
have died in Nandi from the li-
quor since last week.
A lecturer from a local uni-
versity who bought the kill-
er brew in Eldoret town died at
home at night. He came home
with two bottles in his coat and
started drinking as he usual-
ly does in the evening. We wish
we knew it was poisoned but
it is now too late, said his wife
who asked not to be named.
The lecturers friend, a teach-
er who shared a drink with him
earlier, also died at home in
Kisumu Ndogo. Another teach-
er who was in their company re-
portedly survived after drinking
five litres of water.
Among the dead is a Form
One student and two college
students. I do not know where
my other two student friends
are, we were drinking togeth-
er at the university, said Paul
Ongesa, a Media studies stu-
dent at Moi University.
He added: We bought three
bottles of Meakins spirit at
Sh70 each on Friday evening in
preparation for a party. It was
more conc and bitter than usu-
al and I woke up in hospital on
Saturday, he explained.
As the death toll rises, the
blame game has begun on just
who might have failed in their
duties.
Uasin Gishu Governor Jack-
son Mandago outrightly blamed
the Kenya Bureau of Standards
(Kebs) for failure to moderate,
certify and inspect all alcoholic
beverages. The drinks have the
Kebs mark of quality which the
consumers trust. People have
ditched changaa and other il-
licit concoctions just to die from
certified liquor. The agency offi-
cials should drink these liquors
themselves to prove that they
are not toxic..., he said.
Uasin Gishu County Com-
missioner Abdi Hassan was puz-
zled that drinks that had been
approved and certified by bod-
ies like Kebs and Nacada could
kill people.
These drinks are not illegal,
they are sold in licensed pubs
and bars and have quality check
marks and the blame cannot be
directed to the consumers but
the agencies that approved their
sale, he said.
He revealed that nine people
suspected to be behind the sale
of the toxic alcohol had been
arrested and are helping them
trace the source of the liquor.
Barnabas Lihema of Kebs
North Rift had a difficult time
explaining why the body had
failed to ensure safety.
The fraudsters are becom-
ing cunning as it seems they
are using containers of our cer-
tified brands to repackage their
sub-standard and toxic brews
thus making it difficult to dis-
tinguish between genuine and
fake brands, he said.
He said the body can only
take responsibility if it is found
that Kebs-approved manufac-
turers have compromised stan-
dards.
Student in
hospital after
drinking toxic
liquor in Nyeri
Two men including a Form
Two student were admitted at
St Mary Immaculate Hospital in
Mweiga town, Nyeri County after
drinking an illicit brew.
The St Thomas Secondary
School student said he was giv-
en the liquor by a friend in Rui-
rii area.
Speaking from his hospital
bed yesterday evening, he said
he drank the brew around 4pm
but moments later he became
unconscious. The 17-year-old
however said when he gained
consciousness, he found him-
self in a hospital bed. A 30-year-
old farmer, who was also in hos-
pital, said he had taken a bottle
worth Sh140 of J Movers brand.
Martin Muthigani said he lat-
er collapsed after suffering from
headache and stomachache.
The farmer said he found
himself in the hospital bed yes-
terday morning and vowed nev-
er to drink alcohol again.
The officer-in-charge of
the hospital, Sister Veronicah
Rukunga, said they two were in
stable condition and might be
discharged after a few days. She
added that their eyesight had not
been affected.
Area deputy commissioner
Ngalia Ndaya said the owner of
the bar had been arrested and
will be arraigned in court for op-
erating a bar without a licence
and for selling alcohol to an un-
der-age person.
Many cases of under-age
drinking, which is illegal, have
been reported. A high school
student is among 28 people who
died after drinking a spirit called
Meakins in Uasin Gishu and
Nandi counties.
See related stories on page7
and 22
Adulterated liquor
wreaks more havoc DEADLY BREWS
y B WILLIS OKETCH
From left seated: SRC Chairperson Sarah Serem, Kisii Governor James Ong-
wae, Devolution CS Anne Waiguru and Public Service Commission Chairperson
Margaret Kobia address the Press at Harambee House, yesterday. [PHOTO: GOVE-
DI ASUTSA/STANDARD]
Looming public service shake-up
between 2008 and 2013. The restruc-
turing could also be informed by the
need to align the bureaucracy to en-
sure the manifesto of the Jubilee co-
alition is achieved. A similar process
is on-going in the State Corporations.
The programme to reform the
public service announced is spear-
headed by the Devolution Minis-
try, Transition Authority and County
governments. Waiguru explained the
programme of rationalisation would
be conducted through an inter-gov-
ernmental framework on the basis
of consultation, collaboration and
co-operation amongst stakeholders
including Union of Kenya Civil Ser-
and yesterday authorities an-
nounced the changes are moving
down to the lower cadres of the bloat-
ed public service. In a move aimed at
reducing the spiraling wage bill and
improving efficiency, officials an-
nounced capacity assessment and
rationalisation programme aims to
assess civil servants competences
and match them with suitable roles
through restructuring, redeployment
and transfers.
Devolution Cabinet Secretary
Anne Waiguru yesterday explained
the process is aimed at restructur-
ing and reforming the public service
to make it more efficient and effec-
tive. The current dispensation has
made it imperative to realign struc-
tures, processes, programmes, insti-
tutions and staffing to core mandates
to ensure a responsive public service
that meets the expectations of Ken-
yans, Ms Waiguru said at her offices
in Nairobi.
She added: The rationalisation
exercise will involve carrying out ca-
pacity assessment, restructuring, un-
dertaking human resource and skills
audit, staff redeployment and trans-
fers, where necessary after capturing
and analysing biometric data.
Although the Government has not
made a direct reference to job losses,
perhaps because of the attendant po-
litical backlash, the justification giv-
en for reforming the bureaucracy,
though mainly to improve service de-
livery, also points to that eventuality.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has em-
phatically stated the size of the pub-
lic sector wage bill is currently unsus-
tainable and unacceptable and even
the government convened a nation-
al wage bill conference to discuss the
crisis.
The President explained in the last
Financial Year that the total remuner-
ation to the public service accounted
for 55 per cent of the tax revenue and
13 per cent of the Gross Domestic In-
come and hence the rise in the pub-
lic sector wage bill was unsustainable.
Officials say the rise in employ-
ment in the public sector over the
past few years, as a result of new con-
stitutional dispensation that ushered
in a Devolved system of government
and established various new institu-
tions, has majorly contributed to the
rising public expenditure, especial-
ly recurrent. Authorities argue new
public sector jobs increased by 58,700
The High Court in Momba-
sa has directed Interior Cabinet
Secretary Joseph ole Lenku to su-
pervise the eviction of 120,000
squatters from the 940-acre Waiti-
ki Farm in Likoni, Mombasa.
The order requires Lenku to
compel Inspector General of Po-
lice David Kimaiyo to evict the
squatters. The order further di-
rects Attorney General Githu Mui-
gai to serve the eviction notice on
Kimaiyo, Lenku and Lands Cabi-
net Secretary Charity to ensure it
is enforced.
The applicant, Gidraf Kamau
Waitiki, who has fought for de-
cades to reclaim his land, had
wanted orders served on Presi-
dent Uhuru Kenyatta, but Justice
Edward Muriithi declined. The
judge said the President enjoyed
immunity and should not be
dragged into the matter because
he has Cabinet secretaries who
can supervise Kimaiyos work.
Waitiki, who has been em-
broiled in a long legal dispute with
the squatters, says he bought the
land from a Kenyan Asian who
was migrating to Canada. The
squatters invaded the land after
the 1997 ethnic violence in Likoni.
Waitiki Farm covers many
prime properties and installa-
tions including police stations,
mosques, churches, hospitals
and private properties and al-
though he won the first legal bat-
tle through a court order in 2001,
he has been unable to evict the
squatters.
Subsequent eviction orders
have either been ignored by po-
lice or overtaken by events. Yes-
terday, fresh orders were issued
by Justice Muriithi after allowing
Waitiki to substitute the title of
Commissioner of Police with In-
spector General in line with the
new Constitution so that Kimai-
yo can effect the eviction orders
issued 13 years ago.
Court orders
120,000
squatters
evicted
vants (UKCS).
Already preliminary activities on
the programme have commenced
including the gazettement of the in-
stitutional framework for the imple-
mentation of the joint programme
and operationalisation of a secretari-
at. Waiguru explained that the objec-
tive of rationalisation programme is
to undertake strategic reviews of the
organisational structure, functions
and staffing of the national and coun-
ty public service against their respec-
tive mandates.
But Public Service Commission
(PSC) Chairperson Margaret Kobia
said the purpose is not retrenchment
but to restructure public service and
populate staff and competencies.
We will ensure that there is optimum
staffing for all ministries and Coun-
ty governments. This will be based on
competences and efficiency of every
civil servant, said Prof Kobia.
Kobia charged that senior offi-
cials would have to follow public ser-
vice code of regulations in the deploy-
ment and transfer of public servants.
The steering committee of the pro-
cess include Waiguru, Kobia, Council
of Governors (CoG) Chair in charge of
Human Resource and Social Welfare
Committee Mr James Ongwae, Sala-
ries and Remuneration Commission
head Mrs Sarah Serem, Transition Au-
thority leader Kinuthia Wa Mwangi,as
well as representatives from Commis-
sion on Revenue Allocation and Com-
mission for the Implementation of the
Constitution (CIC).
Ongwae also downplayed fears by
the Civil Servants that the national
and county governments are planning
to undertake a retrenchment.
The Kisii governor sought to clear
doubts on the planned rationalisation
exercise, explaining that the two lev-
els of governments want to take stock
of all staff in the Public Service. We
want to have a database of all the staff
and establish where there are gaps to
be filled instead of recruiting afresh,
he told The Standard.
Ongwae said the redeployment
would enable counties get the re-
quired skilled staff and avoid dupli-
cation of roles at the two levels of
government. He explained that the
rationalisation exercise will entail
identification of staff by use of bio-
metric features such as eyes or finger
prints. We are going to use the bio-
metric data, which will capture details
of all the public servants. This is a pos-
itive exercise and there is no ill-mo-
tive. There should not be a cause for
alarm. He stated that the stakehold-
ers involved should not demand for
dialogue before the exercise is under-
taken.
The rationalisation process
will involve carrying out ca-
pacity assessment of the civil
servants, restructuring, un-
dertaking human resource
and skills audit, staf redeplo-
yment and transfers where
necessary after capturing and
analysing biometric data
It will entail realigning the
current public service deli-
very models and structure to
meet the constitutional requi-
rements and citizen expecta-
tions for transformed govern-
ment services
WHAT THE RADICAL
SHAKE-UP ENTAILS
Continued from P1
Page 5 Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
A man inspects a food store that attackers broke into before stealing foodstuf
and setting it ablaze. [PHOTO: PAUL GITAU/STANDARD]
the hotel, said Fondo. Lamu Coun-
ty Commissioner Miiri Nenjga con-
firmed the incident and said they have
launched investigations but claimed
the arsonists were not the militiamen
behind recent killings.
Mr Njenga said the burnt hotel had
been closed down for the past 20 years
and they are probing the motive be-
hind the arson. Meanwhile, KDF forc-
es stepped up operation in Boni where
the killer gangs are said to be hiding.
KDF is said to have bombed a section
of the forests to flush out the attack-
ers.
SPOTTED ASSAILANTS
Explosions were heard in the forest
where the KDF officers have been on
an operation since last week and it is
believed they could have spotted the
assailants in their hideouts. Sources
told The Standard that they heard ex-
Homes set ablaze in Lamu attack

Tension is high in Ras Kitau area, La-
mu County, following an arson attack
on homes and business premises on
Sunday night.
This came as the Kenya Defence
Forces intensified strikes inside Boni
forest in search of militiamen behind
recent massacres in the region that
have claimed close to 100 lives.
According to Kenya Red Cross So-
ciety and local administrators, the ar-
son began at around 2am. Ras Kitau
is on Manda Island, northwards from
Lamu Island. However, the arson has
not been confirmed to be the work of
militiamen.
Kenya Red Cross Manager for La-
mu County Mohamed Abdulkadir
told The Standard yesterday that
about ten people attacked Kitau Ho-
tel and set its roof on fire. Two hous-
es were also burnt in the process.
There were no casualties but the ar-
ea is tense, said Mohamed as reports
emerged that besides the hotel, the
assailants also torched houses owned
by settlers at Migoza and Corola.
A witness Julius Fondo said he
saw people torching the hotel and
some houses on the beachfront.
I woke up after hearing my dog bark
and when I looked out, I saw four men
coming towards my house and that is
when I ran out to hide in the bushes
from where I could see them burning
Prosecution and defence
lawyers clashed at Mombasa
High Court yesterday over the
arrest, detention and prosecu-
tion of a 73-year-old business-
man accused of being behind
the Mpeketoni killings.
Ali Said Ahmed Bujra (pic-
tured) is the third suspect to
be detained over the killing of
more than 60 people in Lamu.
He was arrested in Lamu last
week.
The High Court in Momba-
sa denied him bail even as the
defence claimed he was de-
tained for more that 24 hours
without formal charges.
Alis lawyers accused po-
lice of breaching article 49 of
the Constitution which de-
mands that police arraign sus-
pects in court within 24 hours
after arrest.
Appearing before judge
Martin Muya, defence law-
yer Abed Omar said his client
was arrested on July 9 and ar-
raigned in court 48 hours later.
The second lawyer, A B Ola-
Parliament could soon set up
a select committee to probe run-
away insecurity in the country, a
legislator has said.
Tetu MP Ndungu Gethenji,
who chairs the House team on
Defence and Foreign Relations,
said a special committee was
needed to question the discon-
nect between promises and actu-
al delivery of services to Kenyans.
After interrogating the se-
curity machinery, the commitee
will look at all the loopholes that
have allowed criminals to organ-
ise and sporadically kill Kenyans,
including in Lamu and Tana Riv-
er. It will also recommend how the
loopholes can be sealed, he said.
Gethenji said the attack pat-
terns in the two areas had shown
it could have taken up to two
years to organise the bandit-
ry and urged Kenyans not to be
quick to judge those heading se-
curity agencies.
He said House committees
dealing with security feel only a
select committee would be able to
probe the issues, including failure
on the part of the Executive.
Separately, Kiambu Senator
Kimani Wamatangi has defended
Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph
ole Lenku against accusations of
incompetence following the on-
going wave of insecurity.
Wamatangi said though the
situation is worrying, it was wrong
to point accusing fingers at Len-
ku. He asked Kenyans to give the
CS time to fight the menace.
Lawyers clash over
detention of suspect
House mulls
committee on
insecurity
BY PAUL GITAU AND BENARD SANGA
BY WAINAINA NDUNGU AND ERIC
WAINAINA
BY JOACKIM BWANA
Yesterday, Lamu leaders met
with the county commissioner.
The meeting was as a result of
protest from the leaders who
said the security agents had
sidelined them in the ongoing
security operations. They in-
cluded Lamu Governor Issa Ti-
mamy, his deputy Erick Mugo,
Senator Abu Chiaba, Women
Rep Shakilla Abdalla and MP
Athman Sharrif. They said
they were in full support of
the operation to restore peace
LEADERS RALLY BEHIND
SECURITY OPERATION
plosions when KDF struck militia po-
sitions with mortar.
Njenga confirmed that KDF had
launched the attacks. He said forces
deployed in the forests are using all
their machinery to flush out the mil-
itants.
A source from the combined secu-
rity agents conducting the operations
said the military have been surveying
and mapping the forest using drones
but due to the thickness of the forest,
visibility was poor and this necessitat-
ed the use of drones to spot the killers.
Njenga made the remarks at the
Lamu port offices after holding a
meeting with the areas elected lead-
ers.
KDF forces have,
however, stepped up
operation in Boni
where killer gangs in
recent attacks are said
to be hiding
ba, said the respondent was
arrested at his home in Kipi-
ni when eight police officers
searched his home without a
warrant.
However, assistant direc-
tor of public prosecution Vin-
cent Monda said preliminary
investigations brought to the
fore enough evidence linking
Bujra with the killings.
Monda said Ali was arrest-
ed on July 10 and arraigned in
court on July 11. We urge the
court to grant the detention
of the respondent in police
custody for ten days consid-
ering all the charges levelled
against him, said Monda.
y B AUGUSTINE ODUOR
Teachers and their employer have
opposed a proposal by the Ministry of
Education to have secondary school
principals act as the ministrys ac-
counting officers.
At the centre of the controversy
is the proposal by the ministry to is-
sue all secondary school heads with
agency letters under the new opera-
tional guidelines for Boards of Man-
agement (BoM). This means that as
agents of the ministry, school princi-
pals will now be accounting officers
for the Ministry of Education.
President Uhuru Kenyatta, in a
speech read recently on his behalf
by Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazun-
gu Kambi, had said secondary school
principals should take full responsi-
bility for the resources they manage.
Education Principal Secretary Be-
lio Kipsang had also noted that school
heads manage huge resources that
must be accounted for. The princi-
pals, however, rejected the proposal
and termed it unnecessary as they
were already employed by the Teach-
ers Service Commission (TSC).
Kenya Secondary School Heads
Association (Kessha) National Chair-
Teachers oppose ministrys proposal
Kessha also rejects
new push to make
principals accounting
ofcers for school
resources
man John Awiti said the law provides
that all principals become the secre-
tary to the BoM but opposed the move
to make them accounting officers for
the ministry.
We are already employees of
TSC. If the ministry also wants us to
be their accounting officers, then we
are facing a serious conflict, he said.
Awiti said principals are against
the appointments even as Dr Kipsang
said the regulations will be subjected
to discussion by stakeholders before
adoption. We are streamlining man-
agement to ensure resources are tak-
en care of. As at now, that decision has
not been made, said Kipsang.
When contacted, TSC Secretary
Gabriel Lengoiboni declined to com-
ment on the raging controversy.
Kenya National Union of Teach-
ers (Knut) Secretary General Wilson
Sossion said the regulations will on-
ly pass over our dead bodies.
The new regulations under Section
6.1.2 read: The Principal Secretary
shall issue a letter of appointment as
accounting officer of each head of ba-
sic education institution in line with
the Basic Education Act No.14 of 2013
and the Fourth Schedule Section.
Section 6.1.1 also reads: Once the
Cabinet Secretary receives the letter
of confirmation of appointment and
inauguration of the BoM from the
County Education Board, the BoM
shall be issued with a letter of agency
mandating it to manage all financial,
human and physical resources in the
school as a delegated function.
Yesterday, Awiti said the arrange-
ment is a recipe for chaos.
We foresee a situation where
The methanol used to make killer
brews that have claimed lives in East-
ern, Nairobi and Rift Valley regions
could have been purchased from the
Government, the State anti-drugs
agency has said.
Nacada Board Chairman John Mu-
tutho yesterday said he cannot rule
out the possibility that the killer brews
that have killed 29 people in the last
two weeks may be linked to the deadly
methanol auctioned by a Government
agency early this year.
Mututho said that 20,000 litres of
methanol sold off by the Kenya Rev-
enue Authority at Kilindini Port in
Mombasa in March, this year, may be
causing the countrywide havoc.
I have requested KRA and the po-
lice several times to track down and
secure the huge quantities of the
methanol before it causes havoc but
I am yet to see any concrete action,
he said yesterday.
He said enforcement powers
should be given to Nacada to track
down and arrest suspects instead of
relying on police.
Mututhos statement appeared
to contradict that of Internal Secu-
rity Principal Secretary Mutea Irin-
go who was quoted saying that pre-
liminary investigations suggested the
methanol used in the brew was from
Uganda.
See related stories on page 22
Mututho now
links KRA to
killer brews
BY ALLY JAMAH
when the ministry terminates the ser-
vices of a principal but the TSC is not
aware, he may be in charge of a school
but cannot be accountable, he said.
He said it would also be possi-
ble that when the teachers employer
fires a principal and the ministry is not
aware, schools may have accounting
officers who are not employed by TSC.
We want the ministry and TSC to
sit down and agree on how to harmo-
nise these issues to avoid conflicts,
said Awiti. If there is any misunder-
standing between the two offices,
the principals should not be party to
that, he said.
The principals also recommended
that the composition of BoMs be re-
vised to nine, down from 17.
When there are many people in a
committee and decisions have to be
made, they drags for so long. We there-
fore request that these BoM members
be reduced to nine, they said.
That BoM shall consist of 17
members appointed by the Coun-
ty Education Board (CEB) as pro-
vided for in section 56 (1,2 and 3)
of the Basic Education Act
Ministry proposes representa-
tion from parents, one person
nominated by the CEB, another
person representing the teaching
staf, three representatives of
sponsors, and one representative
of special interest groups
The functions of the BoM include
promoting the best interest of the
institution and ensuring develop-
ment, promoting quality educa-
tion and managing institutional
afairs
WHAT REGULATIONS SAY
Kenya Secondary Schools Head
Teachers Association Chairman
John Awiti.
Kenya National Union of Teach-
ers chairman Wilson Sossion.
When you empower a woman you empower a family and a whole nation
We call on Kenyan Women who are yet to consume our interest free loans to TAKE ACTION NOW. To our existing customers, we
urge you to continue servicing your loans on time. Repay on time so that you can graduate to larger amounts.
AHADI YETU NI BILLIONI 1.3 YA MKOPO BILA RIBA. KAZI KWAKO.
CHUKUA HATUA LEO!
CONTACTS:
Women Enterprise Fund | NSSF Building, Block A, Eastern Wing, 11th Floor P.O.
Box 17126-00100 Nairobi
Tel: 020-2727980 / 0714606845-6 Website: www.wef.co.ke
Facebook: Women Enterprise Fund| Twitter: @WEF_Kenya| YouTube: WEF Kenya
On behalf of the Advisory Board, management and staff, we take this opportunity to extend our great
appreciation to our borrowers for their loyalty, commitment and faithfulness in servicing their loans on
timely basis. This has enabled the Fund to disburse Ksh.1.06billion in loans in the 2013/2014 nancial year
beneting 157,485 customers, out of Ksh.133.8million received from the National Treasury. Your faithfulness
and trustworthiness has enabled our governments desire for a sustainable revolving fund to start taking
root. We are proud of you for bursting the myths that government lending programs cant succeed or that
unsecured lending is extremely risky. We also want to recognize the critical support from our Ministry of
Devolution & Planning and the Ministry of Interior and National Coordination ( i.e. DCs, DOs, Chiefs & Sub-
chiefs, & OCSs) and other likeminded stakeholders. In recognition of the good loan repayment of 91% during
2013/2014, the Advisory Board has increased the funds available for lending to chamas to Ksh.1.3billion
in 2014/15 to be nanced from Ksh.153million from the Treasury and the balance from monthly loan
repayments
To serve our customers better, the Fund has introduced the following services:
SMS BANKING: using code 22501 that enables one to track the loan status, get
statements and know their balances
MPESA: for loan repayment using paybill no. 830800
Bid/tender security at Ksh.1000 only
Loan tracker booklet to record loan payments and table banking savings

HONGERA AKINA MAMA WA WEF
Burial date set
for former MP
Former Cabinet minister and
Mbooni MP Fredrick Mulinge
Kalulu who died two weeks ago
will be buried on Friday.
The late Kalulu served as
Mbooni MP for three terms, rising
to the position of assistant minis-
ter in the Office of the President.
The chairman of his burial
committee Joseph Munyao said
arrangements were ongoing and
that there will be a funds drive to-
morrow to offset a Sh700,000 hos-
pital bill.
We have a budget of Sh1.8
million to enable us has pay the
late Kalulus medical bill at Nai-
robi hospital and meet burial ex-
penses, he said.
See what others are saying,
join us Online:
MPs want more
say in removal
of CDF members
Members of Parliament are push-
ing to have a greater say in the remov-
al of members of Constituency Devel-
opment Fund committees and also
close the existing gaps in the current
CDF Act.
The MPs are today expected to
adopt a report of the joint sittings of
the Committee on Delegated Legisla-
They are seeking to
nullify a section of the
CDF Act that excludes
technical persons from
the committee
tion and the Committee on Constit-
uencies Development Fund, which
recommends various changes to CDF
regulations 2014 published by Devo-
lution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waigu-
ru in February.
The regulations proved unpop-
ular with members of the two com-
mittees which in April tabled a report
recommending the annulment of the
offending sections.
Although the new regulations had
been agreed on by MPs, together with
the ministry during a retreat in Naiva-
sha and Mombasa, the ministry went
ahead to publish the new regulations,
which were subsequently rejected.
The joint committee established
that the Cabinet Secretary had not in-
corporated some fundamental pro-
posals contained in the CDF Com-
mittees report on the CDF Funds
Kirinyaga Governor Joseph Ndathi
told a Nairobi court that he could only
take responsibility for letters he draft-
ed, signed and released over the pur-
chase of the Tokyo embassy.
Ndathi, the then director of ad-
ministration alleged that senior Min-
istry of Foreign Affairs officials took
advantage of him as the chairman
of the Ministerial Tender Committee
(MTC) as he was new in the ministry
and went ahead to purchase the To-
kyo property.
I required time to understand
how the ministry operated and by
extension, I needed to acclima-
tise myself with the planned pur-
chase. I even warned my depu-
ty to take caution before signing
any document, the governor said.
Ndathi, who testified at the tri-
al of former Foreign Affairs PS Thui-
ta Mwangi, former ambassador An-
thony Muchiri and Allan Mburu, the
Charge dAffairs at the Tokyo Embas-
sy, informed Senior Principal Magis-
trate Doreen Mulekyo that all deci-
sions of the MTC were forwarded to
the PS for implementation.
Ndathi sought to distance him-
self from allegations by the defence
that the reason he was not privy to
the planned purchase was that he
was transferred from the Ministry of
Immigration on disciplinary grounds
over the Artur brothers saga.
I can confirm to this court that
my transfer was normal and had
nothing to do with the Artur brothers
and in the event that I was implicat-
ed, I was supposed to have been sus-
pended and not transferred, he said.
The governor said he appeared be-
fore a parliamentary committee
that cleared him of any wrong-do-
ing when he served as director
of Immigration at the ministry.
The governor said the former perma-
nent secretary put in place operation-
al systems that ensured all decisions
made by the MTC were forwarded to
his office for approval or disapproval.
The decisions made by the MTC
were final but in a situation where
concurrence of the PS was required
then my hands were tied, Ndathi
said. He said he was informed by
Muchiri that the Treasury had allo-
cated funds for the Tokyo property
in January but a letter confirming the
same was tabled before the MTC in
March 2009.
However, Ndathi was put to task
by Muchiris lawyer Wilfred Nderitu
to explain why he should not take re-
sponsibility since his committee ap-
proved the purchase of the property.
The Judges and Magistrates
Vetting Board (JMVB) yesterday
suspended the release of deter-
minations for more than 60 vet-
ted magistrates following a Court
of Appeal ruling.
The appellate court ruling
gave sacked judges and magis-
trates a lifeline after it upheld a
lower courts decision that the
vetting exercise was a transition-
al process and the board had no
powers to look into complaints
against judicial officers arising
after the promulgation of the
Constitution.
The Kenya Magistrates and
Judges Association (KMJA) had
moved to the High Court seek-
ing to have all judges and mag-
istrates found unsuitable by the
vetting board based on accusa-
tions raised after the enactment
of the Constitution reinstated,
which was granted.
However, JMVB appealed the
decision. KMJA told High Court
judge Mumbi Ngugi that the
board had probed the conduct,
acts, omissions and informa-
tion about judicial officers aris-
ing after August 27, 2010 when
the Constitution became law,
which was contrary to the provi-
sion of law.
Appellate judges Gatembu
Kairu, Kathurima MInoti and
Agnes Murgor upheld the rul-
ing, saying JMVB was restricted
to complaints before promulga-
tion and those after were to be
handled by the Judicial Service
Commission.
Reprieve
for sacked
magistrates
regulations 2014. Further, some of
the regulations presented by the CS
were already contained in the princi-
pal Act, the report read in part.
On the removal of CDF commit-
tee members, the team recommend-
ed that MPs be given powers to re-
move CDF members in consultation
with the officer of the board.
Another section MPs want nulli-
fied is the one that excludes techni-
cal persons from the CDF committee,
and instead recommend that they be
appointed outside the CDF commit-
tees as members of the Inspections
and Acceptance sub-committee to
offer technical expertise.
They also want an additional
member to act as a signatory to CDF
accounts.
It is not necessary to have two
members appointed through a reso-
lution of the CDF Fund committee as
signatories to CDF bank accounts,
the report partly read.
Yesterday, the chairperson of the
House committee on CDF, Moses
Lessonet said the proposed amend-
ments are designed to ensure trans-
parency in the management of the kit-
ty. He however says the Act does not
provide a procedure for removal of a
member of the CDF committee.
Homa Bay Town MP George Kalu-
ma opposed a provision that allows
Deputy County Commissioners to sit
on the CDF Committees but said the
Act will close existing gaps.
Governor put to task over purchase of embassy
BY DANIEL NZIA
BY FRED MAKANA
BY ISAIAH LUCHELI
BY WILFRED AYAGA
An elderly woman yesterday
accused the Nyeri County Gov-
ernment of attempting to grab her
285-acre parcel based on ques-
tionable correspondence from the
Lands office.
Phelis Nduta, through lawyer
Mwangi Kariuki, told Nyeri High
Court Judge Anthony Ombwayo
that her permanent house also sits
on the land.
But lawyer Wahome Gikonyo
for the county government told the
court the contentious tract of land
belonged to the Ministry of Agri-
culture, which had agreed to relin-
quish it for the Nyeri administra-
tion.
Already, the Governor Nderitu
Gachagua-led administration has
earmarked it for the establishment
of an industrial park.
She claims her late husband ac-
quired the land on May 26, 1965
from the independence govern-
ment and later passed it on to her at
his death in 1968, saying there was
a ploy to snatch it from her.
According to court papers, Ndu-
ta had even entered a sale agree-
ment with a prospective land buyer
in 2013 who had expressed interest
in six acres at a cost of Sh8.4 mil-
lion.
But the Nyeri County Govern-
ment claims Ndutas family was
only allowed to occupy the land in
1965 for grazing purposes under
an agreement of temporary occu-
pation with the independence gov-
ernment.
The plaintiffs have no legal
right or otherwise to be on the land
and should vacate the same as the
defendant is vested the land by the
Constitution.
In May, Nyeri Deputy Governor
Samuel Wamaathai said the coun-
ty had identified 285 acres of land
to set up an industrial park with
a value-addition centre. The case
continues on September 18.
Woman says
county wants
to grab land
y B MURIMI MWANGI
LEGISLATORS IN PUSH TO GAIN
MORE CONTROL OF KITTY
MPs are today expected to adopt a report
of the joint sittings of the Committee on
Delegated Legislation and the Committee
on Constituencies Development Fund
On the removal of CDF committee mem-
bers, the team recommended that MPs be
given powers to remove CDF members in
consultation with the ofcer of the board
Homa Bay Town MP George Kaluma (pic-
tured) opposed a provision that allows Dep-
uty County Commissioners to sit on the CDF
Committees but said the Act will close ex-
isting gaps
Former Charge
DAfairs at the
Kenyan embassy
in Tokyo Allan
Waweru Mburu,
former Deputy
Director of
Administration
Anthony Mwaniki
Muchiri and
former Foreign
Afairs Perma-
nent Secretary
Thuita Mwangi at
the Milimani Law
Courts yesterday
during the hearing
of a case in which
they were charged
with fraudulently
approving the
purchase of the
proposed Kenyan
embassy in Japan.
[PHOTO: FIDELIS
KABUNYI/ STANDARD]
y B FRED KIBOR
Bill seeks to
curb waste of
county cash
Stringent financial regu-
lations have been proposed
to curb wasteful spending of
public funds in counties, Na-
tional Treasury Cabinet Secre-
tary Henry Rotich has said.
He said the Treasury has
worked with the Commission
on Revenue Allocation (CRA)
and the Salaries and Remuner-
ation Commission (SRC) to put
in place the tough measures
contained in Financial Man-
agement Bill that is awaiting
parliamentary approval.
This comes against a back-
drop of reports blaming Mem-
bers of County Assemblies
(MCAs) for wasting billions of
taxpayers money on non-es-
sential foreign trips.
POLICIES DRAFTED
Mr Rotich said a raft of fi-
nancial management policies
have been drafted and for-
warded to Parliament for de-
bate to ensure there was no
reckless spending in counties.
Speaking at St Patricks
High School during a ceremo-
ny to honour retired teach-
er Norman Thomson, Rotich
said the officials found flout-
ing the regulation risk being
surcharged by the National
Treasury.
The National Treasury is
not in this alone because the
CRA, SRC and Controller of
Budget have all given their in-
put on this Financial Manage-
ment Bill for public officers.
MCAs should understand that
the money sent to the counties
is meant for development, but
Tough measures
contained in
proposed law
that is awaiting
parliamentary
approval
The National Treasury
is not on this alone
because the CRA,
SRC and Controller of
Budget have all given
their input on this
Financial Management
Bill... MCAs should
understand that the
money sent to the
counties is meant for
development. Henry
Rotich
not for trips, he said
While speaking at the
same function, Elgeyo Marak-
wet Senator Kipchumba Mur-
komen called on MCAs to
make use of the local available
best practices in different sec-
tors as a way of cutting costs
instead of going on foreign
trips that were too costly.
But County Assemblies
Speakers Forum Secretary
General Albert Kochei ac-
cused the National Treasury,
CRA and Controller of Budget
of attempting to weaken the
structures of counties, espe-
cially the county assemblies.
We observe financial pru-
dence because it is the com-
mittee members that travel but
not the whole House, he said.
He said MCAs had pro-
grammes, that included trips,
that have been budgeted for
and consequently approved
by the Treasury and the Con-
troller of Budget.
The committee members
carry the mandate of the whole
House since they present re-
ports after the trips which are
included in formulating devel-
opment policies, said the sec-
retary general.
Others who attended the
ceremony were Keiyo South
MP Jackson Kiptanui and his
Marakwet West counterpart
William Kisang. Both are old
boys of the school.
Suspected police impostor Joshua
Waiganjo has been acquitted in yet
another fraud case he was facing at
the High Court.
Senior Principal Magistrate Lucy
Mbugua freed waiganjo because the
complainant failed to appear in court
ever since the case was instituted last
year.
Waiganjo was charged last year
before Nairobi Chief Magistrate Kia-
rie Waweru Kiarie with obtaining
Sh650,000 from a businessman, Eric
Mokua, by pretending he was capable
of buying him three unregistered ve-
hicles from the Mombasa Port in Ju-
ly 2011.
He had declined to have his fin-
gerprints taken for further investiga-
tions but was overruled and ordered
to report to an investigation officer at
the Milimani law court. Lawyer Cliff
Ombeta had argued the prints may
be used to further incriminate Mr
Waiganjo.
Mr Ombeta hadasked for a free
bond for the suspect, saying the
string of cases springing up against
him had left him poor. And while
Mr Kiarie granted him a cash bail of
Sh100,000, another magistrate, Mr Pe-
ter Ndwiga ruled he be held in custo-
dy until the conclusion of yet anoth-
er case that has been pending since
2010.
On Friday last week he was ac-
quitted in another case where he had
been charged with stealing a matatu
in Nairobi. He was accused of steal-
ing a matatu belonging to Joshua Ko-
gi Wanyeki on March 25, 2010 on De-
sai Road, Nairobi.
Another charge stated he present-
ed himself to Mr Kogi as a police offi-
cer before stealing the motor vehicle.
Nairobi Senior Principal Magis-
trate Ellena Nderitu set Waiganjo free
after the complainant told the court
that he had recovered the lost car.
Waiganjo had been accused
of stealing Wanyekis car worth
Sh550,000 from Pangani in Nairobi in
March 2010.
Reprieve for suspected fake cop as he is acquitted of fraud again
Joshua Waiganjo in court. [PHOTO: FI-
DELIS KABUNYI/STANDARD]
y B FAITH KARANJA
Police in Kitengela, Kajiado County, rescue a man from a lynch mob after he
was allegedly found giving alcohol to a ten-year-old boy. The boy, who was un-
conscious, was admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital. Police said he would
be arraigned in court. [PHOTO: PETERSON GITHAIGA/STANDARD]
The Ethics and Anti-corruption
Commission (EACC) has explained
in the High Court why it issued sum-
mons against Machakos Governor Al-
fred Mutua.
Mutua had moved to court accus-
ing EACC of witch-hunt in the pro-
curement processes for motor vehi-
cles by his government.
I confirm that EACC received
complaints touching on various ir-
regular procurement processes at the
Machakos County Government and
the commission opened various in-
quiry files including procurement of
motor vehicles in April 2013, said in-
vestigator Ignatius Wekesa. Through
an affidavit by Mr Wekesa, EACC re-
sponded to Mutuas case yesterday.
The agency said the investigations are
ongoing with the assistance of three
other investigators into the subject
matter of the application in court.
Wekesa dispelled Mutuas fears that
he can be unjustifiably arrested and
charged in court of law as being
speculative and unwarranted. I am
still in the course of probing the sub-
ject procurement and yet to make any
conclusions and recommendations,
he said.
EACC said Mutua was fully aware
of the ongoing probe as he has been
taking personal charge of documents
being handed over to him.
EACC defends
decision to
summon Mutua
Kambi ordered
to solve NSSF
row in 14 days
Court has also
extended direction
barring scheme
provider from efecting
new deductions
An Industrial court has given La-
bour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu
Kambi 14 days to convene a meeting
with workers and the National Social
Security Fund (NSSF) to resolve the
stand-off over increased deductions.
Justice Byrum Ongaya sitting in Na-
kuru directed that the meeting looks
into ways of reaching an amicable
solution to multiple suits pitting work-
ers and employers against NSSF over
newly increased statutory deductions.
He issued the directions follow-
ing a petition filed by Kenya Planta-
tions and Agricultural Workers Union
(KPAWU) seeking a stay of execution
of the new NSSF Act, saying some of
its provisions offended the Consti-
tution. Proceedings of the tripar-
tite meeting by the Cabinet Secretary
and its resolutions should be filed in
court within the next two weeks, On-
gaya said.
ORDERS EXTENDED
He gave the order after the CS
failed to comply with earlier direc-
tions by the court that he convenes
the meeting aimed at solving the de-
ductions impasse. The court also ex-
tended orders barring NSSF from ef-
fecting the deductions until final
determination of the matter.
Lawyers from all parties who were
present in court agreed that the exe-
cution of the new rates be deferred
until final judgement of the case.
KPAWU averred that among the of-
fending sections is Section 19(1) of
the NSSF 2013 Act, which provides
that every employer with one or more
employees shall register them with
join us Online:
NSSF to enable him/her access pub-
lic services.
KPAWU also contended that it was
wrong for the Government to pres-
sure workers to provide social sup-
port to all Kenyans while it was its
duty to bear the burden. The peti-
tioners feel employers should not be
forced to contribute to the fund as it
should be a voluntary activity. So, they
fear that if allowed, the new scheme
could cripple the old social security
system, said Ongaya.
But NSSF represented by lawyer
Fred Ngatia accepted that the matter
be consolidated with 27 other suits
which have since been transferred to
Nairobi Industrial Court. Ongaya said
that issues raised were of a serious na-
ture that put on focus arguable legal
points on whether the NSSF Act is
constitutional or not, adding that con-
solidating them will ensure the deci-
sion reached is enforceable and does
not raise conflict.
>>
Other
stories
inside
Campaigns
for the
Gatundu
South by-
election
starts
after IEBC
clears two
candidates
p17
A Sunday school teacher has been
sentenced to life imprisonment for
defiling his pupil. A Nakuru court yes-
terday found George Kariuki Muturi
guilty of defiling the 10-year-old girl
on July 10, last year at Maili Tatu vil-
lage in Njoro, Nakuru County.
Resident Magistrate Rita Amwayi
was told that Kariuki called the minor
and took her to his house where he
defiled her and warned her not to tell
anyone. Ms Amwayi ruled that sev-
en witnesses who testified in court
proved the prosecutions case beyond
reasonable doubt.
The accused took advantage of
his position and committed the sex-
ual act with the minor while he is sup-
posed to take care of her, she said.
The minor, who heeded Kariukis
warning, never informed her moth-
er of the act. She also narrated to the
court that the teacher instructed her
to take a shower at home.
However, in her testimony the mi-
nor stated that she told her friends
at school about the act and they in-
formed her mother. She was then tak-
en to Njoro Health Centre where she
was examined.
Sunday school teacher gets life
sentence for deling minor
Close shave
BY KURIAN MUSA
BY BOAZ KIPNGENOH
BY BOAZ KIPNGENOH
Kenya Plantations and Ag-
ricultural Workers Union
(KPAWU) has fled a petition
seeking a stay of execution
of the new NSSF Act, saying
some of its provisions ofend-
ed the Constitution
KPAWU averred that among
the ofending sections is Sec-
tion 19(1) of the NSSF 2013
Act, which provides that every
employer with one or more
employees shall register them
with NSSF to enable him/her
access public services
PETITIONERS BONE OF
CONTENTION
DATE TIME VENUE WARD SUB-COUNTY
24/7/2014 9.00-12.30PM BANGAL PUBLIC BARASA BANGAL TANA-NORTH
25/7/2014 9.00-12.30PM ASAKO PRIMARY SCHOOL MADOGO TANA-NORTH
26/7/2014 9.00-12.30PM CALIFONIA VIDEO HALL SALA TANA-NORTH
27/7/2014 9.00-12.30PM BILBIL PUBLIC BARASA CHEWELE TANA-NORTH
27/7/2014 2.00-4.30 PM BURA MARKET HIRIMANI TANA-NORTH
24/7/2014 9.00-12.30PM CHIFIRI PUBLIC BARASA WAYU TANA-RIVER
25/7/2014 9.00-12.30PM MAJENGO KIKAKOMBA TANA-RIVER
26/7/2014 9.00-12.30PM HANDAMPIA MIKINDUNI TANA-RIVER
27/7/2014 9.00-12.30PM UMOJA CHEWANI TANA-RIVER
24/7/2014 9.00-12.30PM SHIRIKISHO KIPINI WEST TANA-DELTA
24/7/2014 2.00-4.30 PM GALILI GARSEN CENTRAL TANA-DELTA
25/7/2014 9.00-12.30PM MATENGENI PRIMARY KIPINI EAST TANA-DELTA
26/7/2014 9.00-12.30PM GARSEN TOWN GARSEN WEST TANA-DELTA
26/7/2014 2.00-4.30 PM SERA GARSEN NORTH TANA-DELTA
27/7/2014 9.00-12.30PM ODHA GARSEN SOUTH TANA-DELTA
The representations may alternatively be made by submission of written memoranda in the following manner-
Written Memoranda may be forwarded to the Clerk of the County Assembly of Tana River, P.O. Box
113-70101, Hola, Or hand-delivered to the Office of the Clerk, Assembly Building, Hola or emailed
to:dubemohamed@yahoo.com,tanaassembly@gmail.com, to be received on or before 29
th
July 2014.
MOHAMED HASSAN DUBE
AG.COUNTY ASSEMBLY CLERK
TANA-RIVER COUNTY ASSEMBLY.
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
TANA RIVER COUNTY ASSEMBLY
The Constitution of Kenya
Article 196(1) (a) & (b), of the Constitution.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/ RECEIPT OF MEMORANDA
VIKAO VYA BARAZA
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 196(1) (a) & (b), of the Constitution, The Administration and Public Service
Committee invites interested members of the public, civil society organizations, special interest groups and
professionals to attend and or submit representations to the public hearings on Tana-River County Flags and
Emblem Bill 2014, as scheduled below.
Public Hearings Schedule shall be as follows/ Mipangilio za mikutano
A young mans dream of join-
ing the police service turned into a
nightmare when he was arrested and
locked up at Nyeri Police Station.
The aspiring law enforcer, who
was among hundreds of youths who
had turned up at a recruitment centre
in Nyeri, found himself on the wrong
side of the law after the Police Re-
cruitment Committee accused him
of presenting a fake Kenya Certificate
of Secondary Education (KCSE) cer-
tificate.
Attempts by Charles Mwaniki
Ndirangu, 22, to convince the offi-
cers that his document was genuine
fell on deaf ears. I was unaware my
document was not genuine because
it was my mother who collected it for
me. I dont believe it is fake, he said.
Speaking at the recruitment cen-
tre, Nyeri Assistant County Commis-
sioner John Marete said they were
scrutinising the documents to ensure
that only candidates who met all the
requirements would join the service.
The exercise is transparent and
very rigorous because we only want
the best candidates, he said.
More than 300 candidates turned
up during the recruitment exercise.
The drive, that is targeting to en-
list 10,000 recruits, attracted thou-
sands of youths countrywide.
At Chaka playground in Kieni East
District, there was a high turnout with
more than 500 candidates fighting for
22 vacancies. Deputy County Com-
missioner Daniel Ondabu attribut-
ed the high turn out to the lowering
of the minimum required grade from
C+ to D+.
In Nakuru, two men were arrest-
ed for allegedly soliciting money from
unsuspecting youth. Nakuru OCPD
Benard Kioko said James Juma Mwau-
ra and Samwel Njoroge Wambui mas-
queraded as police officers and duped
a woman who had been turned away.
They allegedly took their victim
to a corner at Afraha Stadium and
demanded Sh200,000, promising to
secure her a slot in the service. He
said that police officers witnessed
the suspects negotiating for a bribe.
My officers found them while
still negotiating the bribe. They
Aspiring police ofcer ends up behind bars
22-year-old man
locked up over fake
certicate as police set
out to recruit 10,000
are typical conmen and desper-
ate people seeking employment
should beware of, said Kioko.
The two were taken to Bondeni Police
Station and the OCPD said they would
be arraigned in court today.
In Embu, hundreds of youths were
locked out after they turned up late.
All those who arrived after 8am were
sent back home despite most com-
plaining that they had to travel long
distances to the venue.
Meanwhile, Uasin Gishu Depu-
ty Governor Daniel Chemno alleged
that the criteria for the recruitment of
police officers was unfair and uncon-
stitutional.
Chemno said the use of districts
rather than sub-counties was illegal
given that some of the 289 districts
have not been approved by the Na-
tional Assembly.
In Naivasha, the high levels of
fluoride in water consumed in the
town denied hundreds of youths a
chance to join the police service.
More than half of the youths who ar-
rived for the exercise conducted at Ki-
hoto grounds were turned away due
to either coloured or missing teeth.
Story by Dennis Mbae, Nderitu
Gichure, Leonard Kulei, Antony Gi-
tonga and Joseph Muchiri.
y B DENNIS MBAE, NDERITU GICHURE
AND JOSEPH MUCHIRI
A man aggrieved by the police re-
cruitment in Uasin Gishu moved to
court in a bid to stop the exercise.
However, Justice Isaac Lenaola de-
clined to grant the application.
Charles Kiptarus Chesire had
wanted the recruitment of 10,000 po-
lice constables yesterday stopped, ar-
guing that it was unconstitutional.
Chesire argued that the criteria for
the recruitment by the National Police
Service Commission and the Public
Service Commission was flawed and
outdated.
The process, he claimed, disen-
franchised the people of Uasin Gishu
County, adding that the institutions
did not put into account the popula-
Court rejects attempt to block police recruitment
y B CAROLINE RWENJI tion of Uasin Gishu as compared to
other counties.
Uasin Gishu County, being a cos-
mopolitan county is allocated only
three recruitment venues based on
thee three districts for recruitment
as compared to other counties with
less population but more districts,
he said.
Chesire argued that the process is
biased against the people of Uasin Gi-
shu.
The outcome of the recruitment,
he said, will not enhance national val-
ues and principles of governance as
outlined in Article 10 of the Consti-
tution.
He therefore urged the court to
stop the exercise until the matter is
heard and determined.
He asked that the process be
stopped in the interest of justice and
if conducted, should ensure that the
process meets the requirements of Ar-
ticle 27 of the Constitution.
The system used by the second
National Police Service Commission
is based on districts as opposed to
constituencies that are reflective of
diversity and promote the rights of
Kenyans to equal treatment, includ-
ing the right to equal opportunities in
political, economic, cultural and so-
cial spheres as espoused in the Con-
stitution of Kenya, Chesire said.
The Police Service Commission on
June 30 advertised through the media
the recruitment of the 10,000 police
constables that was conducted yes-
terday.
1 2
3
4
1. A police ofcer checks the teeth of one of
the youths who turned up during the
recruitment exercise at Embu West County
yesterday.
2. A police ofcer tests the physical tness
of a man at Afraha Stadium in Nakuru.
3. Mary Nyagothie Korori (left), James Juma
Mwaura (centre) and Samuel Njoroge
(right) outside Bondeni Police Station,
Nakuru, after Mwaura and Njoroge were
arrested for allegedly soliciting a bribe
from her.
4. Japhet Maiyo (left) and Dickson Korir
display their certicates after they were
turned away in Eldoret. The claimed they
were expelled because they had certicates
from Ugandan institutions. However, they
also had university certicates from Kenya.
[PHOTOS: KIBATA KIHU, KEVIN TUNOI AND KIPSANG
JOSEPH/STANDARD]
Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir joins Guo Jinlong, Secretary of Beijing Municipal CPC com-
mittee and other members during Beijing TV series Broadcasting seasons in Africa and groundbreaking ceremony
for StarTimes African Headquarters in Nairobi yesterday. [PHOTO: WILLIS AWANDU/STANDARD]
StarTimes breaks ground
for Sh6.9b headquarters
Ofces will have
lm and television
dubbing and
training centres and
broadcast station
Digital TV provider StarTimes
Media has launched the construc-
tion of the Groups Sh6.9 billion
Africa headquarters dubbed cen-
tre for film and broadcast televi-
sion in Nairobi.
The group yesterday broke
ground at Karen area for the de-
velopment of the modern com-
plex expected to cover 20,000
square feet and host six units.
The project is estimated to take
two years.
The construction plan has al-
ready been approved by the Gov-
ernment and we are currently
working on the design, said the
groups President Pang Xingxing.
Mr Xingxing said the decision
to set up the African headquarters
in Nairobi was encouraged by a
cordial operating environment
and the massive support from lo-
cal subscribers.
The units will include the Star-
Times African headquarters and Ken-
ya offices, a film and television dub-
bing centre, broadcast station, digital
TV research and development centre
and a training centre.
Deputy President William Ruto,
in a statement read by Sports, Cul-
ture and Arts Cabinet Secretary Has-
san Wario, appreciated the firms con-
tribution to the economy, saying the
Government will continue supporting
foreign direct investment.
The Government will continue to
initiate efforts geared towards ensur-
ing businesses flourish in their oper-
ations through policy and infrastruc-
ture development, said Ruto.
The digital TV provider, which set
up camp in Kenya in 2009, has creat-
ed jobs for more than 300 Kenyans di-
rectly and plans to triple the number
by 2015.
Xingxing said StarTimes will work
closely with the Government and
stakeholders to broaden the broad-
casting sector by employing the lat-
est technologies and airing construc-
tive content.
The ceremony tied with the launch
of Beijing Television Series exhibition
is meant to expose Chinese films and
documentaries to African media to
promote film and increase under-
standing of Chinese culture in the
continent.
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Press,
Publishing, Radio, Film and Television
director general Li Chunliang said Af-
rican culture will also be showcased
in china.
Two international firms have
identified Nyandarua County for a
multi-million-shilling potato proj-
ect that will involve large-scale pro-
duction, processing and marketing of
the crop.
The pilot project will be similar
to a similar one in Nigeria by the In-
ternational Potato Centre (CIP) and
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internatio-
nale (GIZ).
In Kenya, the two organisations
will collaborate with the National Po-
tato Council of Kenya (NPCK) and
other stakeholders.
Nyandarua Governor Daniel
Waithaka, who met the CIP, NPCK
and GIZ officials at his OlKalou of-
fice yesterday said the project could
be the most important undertaking
in poverty eradication among Nyan-
darua farmers.
Although Nyandarua produces 40
per cent of all potatoes in Kenya, our
farmers have nothing to show for it,
owing to exploitation by middlemen
and other players, the Governor said.
In the proposed project, the two
organisations and NPCK will collab-
orate with rural co-operative societies
in financing large-scale production of
potatoes by individual farmers as well
as enter into partnerships with small-
scale farmers through their co-opera-
tive societies.
Sweet news for
potato farmers
in Nyandarua
Youth group
gets backing
A decision by the youth from Nem-
bure in Embu West sub-county to
form a group to advance themselves
economically has paid off after they
got the support of their leaders and
a Sacco.
The 26 young men and women,
majority of who are boda boda rid-
ers, decided to pool their resources
and start income-generating activi-
ties through the Mwangaza Self Help
Group.
It was a moment of joy for the
group after Governor Martin Wambo-
ra and their Ward Representative John
Mwangi each gave them Sh20,000
while Tuungane Tujijenge Sacco do-
nated two motorcycles. Wambora said
the groups drive had impressed him.
Organisations work with State to make Kenya green economy
The Government is drafting a
strategy that will steer the country
towards becoming a green economy.
The drafting of the strategy, ac-
cording to Dickson Khainga, a senior
analyst at Kenya Institute for Public
Policy Research and Analysis (Kip-
pra), the main consultants of the proj-
ect, has already gone through a num-
ber of stages.
Assessments started in 2012 and
the process is participatory as is re-
quired by law, Khainga explained on
the strategy dubbed the Green Econ-
omy Strategy and Implementation
Plan. Dr Khainga pointed out that the
strategy would be ready by August.
Kippra, in association with the En-
vironment ministry, the UN Environ-
ment Programme (Unep), the World
Wildlife Fund and the African De-
velopment Bank, held a consultative
meeting at a Nairobi hotel yesterday
with representatives from the North-
ern Kenya counties.
Dr Alice Kaudia, Environment
ministry secretary said: The ministry
in partnership with Unep launched a
Green Economy Assessment Report
on April 15. The report projects that
transitioning to green economy in
Kenya has important potential ben-
efits.
Some of the objectives of the strat-
egy include sustainable infrastructure
development, natural resource man-
agement and building resilience to
climate change.
BY LONAH KIBET
BY SOPHIAH MUTHONI
BY JOSEPH MUCHIRI
BY JAMES MUNYEKI
FIRM BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF REGIONAL OFFICES
Digital TV provider StarTimes Media has launched the construction
of the Groups Sh6.9 billion Africa headquarters in Nairobi
The modern complex is expected to cover 20,000 square feet and
host six units and is due for completion in two years
Decision to set up the African headquarters in Nairobi was encour-
aged by a cordial operating environment and the massive support
from local subscribers
The digital TV provider has created jobs for over 300 Kenyans di-
rectly and plans to triple the number by 2015
The High Court yesterday
heard that Attorney General Githu
Muigai has been seeking ways
to gag the Law Society of Kenya
(LSK).
LSK also opposed the consti-
tuting of a three-judge Bench by
Chief Justice Willy Mutunga to
hear Prof Githus application seek-
ing to restrain the lawyers body
from summoning him over han-
dling of the Anglo Leasing case.
Through lawyer Ahmednasir
Abdullahi, LSK claimed the mat-
ter did not have any constitution-
al facts and was only meant to gag
LSK hence did not deserve to be
heard by a Bench.
There is no constitution-
al provision that stops LSK from
punishing one of its members
regardless of the office that he
holds, Abdullahi told Justices
Weldon Korir, George Odunga and
Mumbi Ngugi.
LOST FILE
However, the AG through law-
yer Waweru Gatonye opposed the
submissions by the LSK, saying
the matter about the constitution
of a Bench to hear the suit was al-
ready dispensed with.
Gatonye criticised LSK for
writing to the CJ protesting over
the alleged disappearance of the
suit file after the AG had obtained
orders restraining LSK from dis-
cussing him arguing that they
should have done so through their
lawyer.
In the letter, LSK argued that
the disappearance of the file when
the matter was meant to come up
in court was deliberate and aimed
at prolonging the injunction and
to defeat justice.
The court extended the orders
barring LSK from continuing with
the proceeding against the AG and
ordered the society to file their re-
sponses by July 18 and also direct-
ed the AG to file further response
and submissions by July 25.
The suit will be heard on Ju-
ly 30.
Githu seeking
ways to gag
LSK, High
Court told
BY ISAIAH LUCHELI
The Embu County government
is working on an initiative to pro-
vide free sanitary towels to school
girls from poor families.
County Executive Member for
Gender, Children and Social Ser-
vices Development Pamela Rita
said they would identify the most
needy girls and set up a kitty for
buying the items.
Rita was speaking while hand-
ing sanitary towels donated by
Imani Rescue Foundation and In-
dustry Commerce Finance to 500
girls from five schools in Embu.
She said thousands of needy girls
could be missing classes.
Plan to help
needy girls
y B JOSEPH MUCHIRI
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
PUBLIC NOTICE
ISO 9001:2008 Certifed
S/No. File No Applicant Water body Sub-Region L/R No. Permit
Class
Intended Water Use Total Amount
Applied for (m
3
/day)
Nearest
Market centre
Village Location District SW,
GW,
ED
1. WRMA/50/MEA/5FA/10058/G Bogyar Water Users Association Merti (Dadaab)
Aquifer
Mandera Public Land C Domestic 240 Dadaab Bogyar Dadaab Lagdera GW
2 WRMA/50/MEA/5FA/10069/G Direct Aid International Organization El-Wak Wajir Mandera Trust land C Domestic 60 Ogorwein Ogorwein Ogorwein Mandera North GW
3 WRMA/50/NUK/5BE/10239/S Kenya Horticultural Exporters (1977) Ltd. Timau River Nanyuki 5110/2 D Commercial Irrigation 5495 Muramati Muramati Muramati Laikipia East GW
4 WRMA/50/MEA/5HB/10071/G Direct Aid International Organization Mandera Jurassic
Aquifer
Mandera Trust land C Domestic 90 Boji Garse Boji Garse Boji Garse Mandera
Central
GW
5 WRMA/50/MEA/5HA/10073/G Rural Agency For Community
Development and Assistance
Daua Parma Aquifer Mandera Community Land C Domestic 200 Neboi Neboi Neboi Mandera East GW
6 WRMA/50/MEA/5HB/10074/G Rural Agency For Community
Development and Assistance
Daua Parma Aquifer Mandera Trust Land C Domestic 100 Shantoley Shantoley Rhamu Rhamu GW
7 WRMA/50/MEA/5HB/10081/G Northern Water Services Board. Daua Parma Aquifer Mandera Trust Land C Domestic 125 Rhamu Rhamu Rhamu Mandera North GW
8 WRMA/50/MEA/5HB/10083/G Northern Water Services Board Colluvial Mandera Community Land C Domestic 56 Rhamu Dimtu Rhamu Dimtu Rhamu
Dimtu
Mandera North GW
9 WRMA/50/ISL/5DD/10266/G Sirata Lemurit Basement Isiolo Community Land C Domestic 75 Lemurit Ngilai Nairimirimo Samburu East GW
10. WRMA/50/NUK/5BE/161/G Green Lands Agro Producer Ltd. Mt. Kenya Nanyuki 20737/17 C Domestic & Irrigation 460 Ontulili Kiambogo Ontulili Meru Central GW
11. WRMA/50/NUK/5BE/162/G Green Lands Agro Producer Ltd. Mt. Kenya Nanyuki 9957/5 C Irrigation 200 Mukima Mukima Mukima Laikipia East GW
12. WRMA/50/NUK/5BE/195/G Milimani B W/P Timau River Nanyuki Ngusishi C Domestic & Irrigation 600.5 Maritati Mutarakwa
Maritati
Ngusishi Buuri SW
13. WRMA/50/NUK/5BB/192/S Vegpro (K) Kitawi Farm Ewaso Ngiro River Nanyuki 3224/17 C Domestic &
Commercial Irrigation
1015.71 Lamuria Lamuria Lamuria Laikipia Central SW
14. WRMA/30/NRB/3AB/13535/G Elono Estates Ltd Nairobi Suite Nairobi Kajiado/Olchoro
Onyori/4349
D Domestic 800 Birika Olooloitikoshi Keekonyokie Ngong GW
Onyori/4625
Onyori/4625
Onyori/4272
Onyori/4272
19. WRMA/30/NRB/3AB/13483/G Elono Estates Ltd Nairobi Suites Nairobi Kajiado/Olchoro
Onyori/4625
20. WRMA/30/KBZ/3FA/11395/S Kibwezi Integrated Food Security &
Livelihood SHG
Athi Kibwezi Members Holdings D Domestic, Comm.
Irrigation and Fish
Farming
151.25, 1440 and 720 Salama Salama Masongaleni Kibwezi SW
21. WRMA/30/NRB/3BA/1346/D Ikono Investment Ltd Karura Nairobi Nairobi/Block
91/389
D Swamp Drainage Spring Valley Karura Highridge Westlands SW
22. WRMA/30/MSA/3LB/11147/S Mdachi irrigation scheme Ndzovuni Mombasa Members lands D Irrigation 5,419 Sosomarumba Sosomarumba Kauma Kilifi SW
23. WRMA/40/KRG/10272/S Tana water services Board (mwea
makima water supply)
Nyamindi Thiba Ngariama/
thirikwa/961
c Public 14000 Makima Wakaburu Ngariama Kirinyaga east SW
24. WRMA/11/KTL/1DB/10158/S Buchagu hydropower limited Nzoia Elgon cheranganyi Muchi/99 &
Nambacha 402
D Power generation 4,320,000 Buchagu Navendi Nambacha Navakholo SW
25. WRMA/20/NSA/2GA/10618/S Balaji Flowers Ltd Kiriundu Tri Of Gilgil Naivasha Nyandarua/Gigil
West/930
D Domestic, Irrigation 2000 Murungaru Kirima Kirima Nyandarua
South
SW
26. WRMA/20/KAB/2EC/10272/G Baraka Gachorwe Water Project Kabarnet Mau summit/
maublk 2
C Domestic, livestock 99 Mau summit gachorwe Mau summit Molo GW
27. WRMA/20/NSA/2FA/10625/E Cabro East Africa Limited Lake Elementaita Naivasha Gilgil/Gilgil Blk
1/3069
C Effluent Didscharge 5 Gilgil View Point Gilgil Nakuru ED
28. WRMA/20/NSA/2GB/10418/S Kenneth Evans Thiongo Malewa Naivasha Nya/Ndemi/1291 C Irrigation 160 Wanjohi Jilet Rironi Kipipiri SW
29. WRMA/20/NSA/2GB/10627/E Laurel Investments Limited Wanjohi River Naivasha Nya/Kir/4623 D Effluent Discharge 120 Rironi Bomba Rironi Kipipipri ED
30. WRMA/20/NSA/2GB/10635/S Laurel Investments Limited Wanjohi River Naivasha Nya/Kir/4623 C Irrigation 700 Rironi Bomba Rironi Kipipipri SW
31. WRMA/20/NSA/2FC/10488/G Mwihoti Water Project Njoro Aquifer Naivasha Njoro/
Njoroblk2/1134
C Domestic 30 Njoro Njokerio Njokerio Njoro GW
32. WRMA/20/LOD/2BD/10250/G Rift Valley Water Services Board Lodwar Aquifer Lodwar Trust Land D Domestic ,Irrigation 100 Kanamkemer Napuu Kanamkemer Turkana Central GW
33. WRMA/20/LOD/2BD/10251/G Rift Valley Water Services Board Lodwar Aquifer Lodwar Trust Land D Domestic ,Irrigation 100 Kanamkemer Napuu Kanamkemer Turkana Central GW
34. WRMA/20/LOD/2BD/10253/G Rift Valley Water Services Board Lodwar Aquifer Lodwar Trust Land D Domestic , Irrigation 100 Kanamkemer Napuu1 Nawaitorong Turkana Central GW
35. WRMA/20/LOD/2BD/10254/G Rift Valley Water Services Board Lodwar Aquifer Lodwar Trust Land D Domestic , Irrigation 100 Napuu Nawaitorong Kanamkemer Turkana Central GW
36. WRMA/20/NSA/2GD/10645/E Shalimar Flowers K Ltd 2/191 Naivasha Lake Naivasha D Effluent Discharge 10 Kasarani Tarambeta Malewa Naivasha
Central
ED
37. WRMA/20/LOD/2CA/10240/G Tullow Kenya Bv(Ewoi -2) Trust Land Lodwar Turkana Colluvium D Industrial 200 Bh B1 Lokichar Lokichar Turkana South GW
38. WRMA/20/LOD/2CC/10241/G Tullow Kenya Bv(Ewoi-1-) Trust Land Lodwar Turkana Colluvium D Industrial 200 Agete Lokichar Lokichar Turkana North GW
39. WRMA/20/LOD/2CC/10243/G Tullow Kenya Bv(Ewoi-1-) Trust Land Lodwar Turkana Colluvium D Industrial 200 Twiga B Lokichar Lokichar Turkana South GW
40. WRMA/20/LOD/2CA/10244/G Tullow Kenya Bv(Ewoi-1-) Trust Land Lodwar Turkana Colluvium D Industrial 200 Ekales -B Lokichar Lokichar Turkana South GW
41. WRMA/20/LOD/2CA/10245/G Tullow Kenya Bv(Ewoi-1-) Trust Land Lodwar Turkana Colluvium D Industrial 200 Bh-D-1 Lokichar Lokichar Turkana South GW
42. WRMA/20/LOD/2CA/10246/G Tullow Kenya Bv(Ewoi-1-) Trust Land Lodwar Turkana Colluvium D Industrial 200 Wba A-1 Lokichar Lokichar Turkana South GW
43. WRMA/20/LOD/2CA/10247/G Tullow Kenya Bv(Ewoi-1-) Trust Land Lodwar Turkana Colluvium D Industrial 200 Bh C -1 Lokichar Lokichar Tirkana South GW
44. WRMA/50/NUK/5BC/10246/G AAA Growers Ltd Mt. Kenya Aquifer Upper Ewaso
Ngiro
9831 Narumoru C Commercial Irrigation 60 Burguret Burguret Burguret Nyeri North GW
45. WRMA/50/MIT/5EC/10111/G Gulsan ISTNTAS Co.Ltd Logologo Aquifer North Ewaso
Ngiro
Trustland C Road construction. 90 Logologo Logologo Logologo Marsabit South GW
46. WRMA/50/MIT/5EC/10045/S: National Water Conservation & Pipeline
Corporation
Dam on Boji Lagga North Ewaso
Ngiro
Mt. Marsabit
National Reserve
D Public use 7350 (public) 4.25x10
6
(dam storage)
Badasa Badasa/Songa Badasa/
Songa
Marsabit
Central
SW
47. WRMA/50/MEA/5FA/10059/G Norweigian Refugee Council
(HagaderaBH 1):
Merti Aquifer Ewaso Daua Trustland C Domestic 957.7 Hagadera Hagadera Hagadera Fafi GW
48. WRMA/50/MEA/5FA/10061/G Norweigian Refugee Council (Hagadera
BH 4):
Merti (Daadab)
Aquifer
Ewaso Daua Trustland C Domestic 371.78 Hagadera Hagadera Hagadera Fafi GW
49. WRMA/50/MEA/5FA/10062/G Norweigian Refugee Council (Hagadera
BH 8):
Merti (Daadab)
Aquifer
Ewaso Daua Trustland D Domestic 957.7 Hagadera Hagadera Hagadera Fafi GW
50. WRMA/50/MEA/5FA/10063/G Care International Kenya (IFO BH 7): Merti (Daadab)
Aquifer
Ewaso Daua Trustland C Domestic 450 IFO IFO IFO Lagdera GW
51. WRMA/50/MEA/5FA/10064/G Care International Kenya (IFO BH 6): Merti (Daadab)
Aquifer
Ewaso Daua Trustland C Domestic 450 IFO IFO IFO Lagdera GW
52. WRMA/50/MEA/5FA/10084/G Care International Kenya (IFO BH 8) Merti (Daadab)
Aquifer
Ewaso Daua Trustland C Domestic 400 Dagahaley Dagahaley Labasigale Lagdera GW
In accordance with the Water Act 2002 and the WRM Rules (2007) the Water Resources Management Authority (WRMA) has received the following applications for water permit. WRMA invites the public to submit written comments and/or objections to any WRMA offce, with
copies to the local Water Resource Users Association (WRUA) within 30 days of the date of this notice.
Any submission must state:
(i) The reference number of the application to which the comments apply,
(ii) The contact of the person making the comments and
(iii) Grounds for objections, if any.
Detailed designs for works can be viewed at the respective WRMA Sub Regional offce between 8 am and 5pm, Monday to Friday
Issued by;
Chief Executive Officer
Water Resources Management Authority
NHIF Building Wing B, 9
th
Floor
P. O Box 45250-00100
NAIROBI.
Tel. 254 20 2729048/9/273229 Fax +254 20 272995
SW = Surface Water, GW = Groundwater and ED = Effluent Discharge
Page 14 / EDITORIAL Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
End this obsession with
spending public money
The Standard is printed and published by the proprietors,
THE STANDARD GROUP
Newsdesk: 3222111
|
Fax: 2213108
Email: oped@standardmedia.co.ke
Group Managing Editor (Print): Kipkoech Tanui
Registered at the GPO as a newspaper.
Recruitment drive could be used to change face of police
WHAT OTHER MEDIA SAY...
Our legislators have an obsession with being in con-
trol of public money.
Members of County Assemblies (MCAs), women rep-
resentatives and senators have been lobbying for the cre-
ation of special funds under their patronage. The latest
entrant is the call by the senators for the establishment
of a fund similar to CDF to be under their control.
MCAs in various parts of the country also want a sim-
ilar fund to be controlled by themselves.
The reasons given for asking for these funds are coat-
ed in development-speak. Yet in the absence of compel-
ling need, one would be forgiven to speculate that all
these leaders want is to have their noses in the trough.
Or does development hinge on control of funds by these
groups? MPs have the CDF.
Women representatives control a kitty worth Sh2 bil-
lion, while MCAs control bursary funds and millions of
shillings in other votes that they spend on projects of
their choice.
Kenyas is the politics of carrot and stick. As things
stand, senators feel deprived and thus the urge to join
the spenders club, perhaps to build a support base for
the next election or for personal aggrandisement.
What this boils down to is the insatiable appetite to
feather ones nest and the proclivity to punish support-
ers of opponents.
The abandon with which MCAs undertook to spend
on foreign junkets as hunger, poverty and illiteracy bit,
still rankles. The intention could be good, but past expe-
rience has proved otherwise.
Adding a new cadre of leaders on the spending club
is simply unrealistic.The rationale for opposing this is;
why create more funds that will help enrich elected lead-
ers? Why not reinforce the CDF kitty and fix the short-
comings? All what we see are leaders keen on eating the
cake.
None of them seems interested in baking it or help-
ing those baking it, bake a bigger cake. That is poor lead-
ership.
Kenya is a richly endowed country, but failure in po-
litical leadership continues to consign it to penury. And
leaders always keen on legislating how more public mon-
ey should go their way is no way to develop.
The recruitment of 10,000 police constables
yesterday offers the much-maligned Kenya Po-
lice Service a chance to turn a new leaf.
For years, the police have topped the brib-
ery index surveys.
This has dented the image of a rather glam-
orous profession. Yet the public has always giv-
en them a second chance.
Though the 10,000 might seem like a drop
in the ocean, considering that according to In-
spector General of Police David Kimaiyo, the
service needs up to 200,000 new officers in or-
der for it to be more effective in fighting crime,
this will go down as one of the biggest recruit-
ment drive in recent history.
To give the police a new responsive face
could even take a smaller number of officers.
It is the training they receive during training
that matters.
And this is where the police could alter the
approach. In truth, the police have been par-
tially ineffective because their training is not
people-friendly.
Training should centre on winning public
trust and confidence, which would make po-
licing easy. They should see citizens as partners
in their vital work of policing.
A modern police service should be con-
cerned more with detecting and deterring
crime.
What we have at present is a reactionary
force that rushes to a scene of crime after the
criminals have escaped into thin air.
No doubt, for their effective execution of du-
ties, the police service must be provided with
modern equipment.
But the catch remains that humans operate
these machines. And a human in no right
frame of mind will not effectively operate the
machines. The welfare of officers is of para-
mount importance as it would help in boost-
ing morale.
The proposal to give insurance cover to of-
ficers is a move in the right direction. In the
past, families of officers killed in the line of du-
ty have been left on their own.
In addition to insurance, decent housing
that does not rob officers of their dignity is a
must. The condition of the houses the officers
are housed in at police lines is deplorable and
dehumanising.
A review of the salaries of the police officers
should be considered so that they are com-
mensurate with the hard, dangerous and de-
manding work of the policeman.
The need for patrol aircraft to maintain sur-
veillance over high crime areas especially in ur-
ban centres, notably Nairobi, cannot be
over-emphasised. The number of motor vehi-
cles assigned to the police should also be in-
creased to enhance mobility and enough fuel
supplied to allow officers make timely respons-
es to calls for assistance.
Put in place, all these will make policing an
easy and enjoyable endeavour and more
aligned to the needs of the public.
On the recruitment, the National Police Ser-
vice Commission chairman has acknowledged
the existence of bribery and corruption in the
recruitment process and even though he has
given the exercise only one day to minimise
these incidences, corruption still thrives.
Despite all these, it is hoped the NPSC au-
thorities will observe equity in recruitment to
preclude cases where some regions cry foul as
has happened in the past.
Would Scotland be better of as an
independent nation? As we have seen in our
series on the independence referendum this
week, much of the devolution debate seems
to have boiled down to this simple question,
which is strange because, straightforward as
it is, it is impossible to answer. The answer
is indeterminate because it all depends on
what sort of administrations are formed in
Edinburgh after the presumed separation in
2016. It may be that a succession of brilliantly
wise ministries creates an economy that
is the envy of the developed world. On the
other hand, the people of Scotland might
elect a series of incompetents. The decision,
at least, will be in their own hands, but
whether the country would be better or
worse of under such a regime is hard to
judge.
What does a strip club in Harvey have in
common with that awful T-R-U-M-P sign on
Chicagos riverfront? Both were approved by
city of cials who say they would love to have
a do-over. Donald Trump jumped through all
the regulatory hoops before fastening those
ugly stainless steel letters to the face of his
skyscraper. Chicagoans are stuck with them.
And Harvey residents could be stuck with a
strip club that the mayor says was supposed
to be a sports bar. In a lawsuit led last week,
an attorney for the former Club Assets says the
business obtained all the necessary permits
and licenses, and the city has no grounds to
revoke them. Mayor Eric Kellogg ordered the
club closed after a news crew from WGN-TV
went in to see if the Sox game was on and came
out with footage of seminude women pole-
dancing.
At a farewell dinner for Israeli President
Shimon Peres in Washington on Wednesday
night, several of the American guests
appeared to approach him with tears in their
eyes. This emotional display was a sign of
Peress personal impact on the U.S.-Israel
relationship and the way his departure marks
the passing of an era. Peres, at 90, is the last
iconic gure of Israels founding generation.
All the powerful elements of Israels creation
are part of his life story: He emigrated from
Poland in 1934; his family members who
remained behind were killed during the
Holocaust, many burned alive in their local
synagogue. He worked on a kibbutz as a dairy
farmer and shepherd, and at the age of 24 he
became a personal aide to Israels founding
leader, David Ben-Gurion.
Scotlands fate Harvey sports bar is a strip club. Ooops. Shimon Peres, dreamer, doer
Page 15 OPINION / Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
Palaver
When travel advisories started
coming out, thick and fast, we did
not like it, but the tourists left
anyway. That messed our tourism
industry. We had to source for
other destinations. We went
to China, yes. Then we went to
Nigeria. Thereafter, we turned
our sights southwards and settled
on South Africa. But, alas, even
before the ink on the agreement
papers is dry, the South African
government has imposed strict
visa rules on Kenyans visiting
their country!

Where is the world headed to?
Knut now says it will join CORD in
its call for a national referendum
if CORD addresses its concerns.
They feel let down by Jubilee.
Other labour movements might
join in too. Jubilee, beware. It
might not be business as usual -
heard about the donkey getting
tired? They say a journey of a
1,000 miles starts with one step.
Others say Rome was not built
in a day. A walk through social
media might help Jubilee prepare
adequately. Where is the director
of social media?
Its no big deal seeing someone
walk naked on the streets in
Kenya. The assumption is that
they have gone bonkers. Not
so in America where, Reuters
reports, a reveller, Charles Mack,
was spotted naked by the police.
In an efort to nd out what the
problem was, the mischief maker
jumped into his car and sped of
on seeing the police. They were
not amused and so they gave
chase. He rammed several cars
and was nally subdued and
spent a night in a Virginia jail. No
monkey business guys, have a
cheerful day.
oped@standardmedia.co.ke
Hold onto your seat for this
one: Foreign Afairs Principal
Secretary Mutea Iringo has
issued a travel advisory to Ke-
nyans against transiting via the
United Kingdom,
through the
worlds busiest
airport, Heathrow
Airport. No, to be
precise, Britain.
This follows ter-
rorist threats against Europe.
Amazing, really. Here is someone
concerned about peoples safety.
But perhaps he should have
advised Kenyans to vacate Kenya
on grounds of real terrorist
activities!

Some so-called political analysts
have gone mum. Very mum. Well,
in their own wisdom they smugly
stated there would be bloodshed
on Saba Saba day and Baba
would be cast into oblivion.
Their prophesies did not come to
pass. Their analytical faculties
must have malfunctioned when
it mattered most. See, there is a
new people-friendly Constitution
that can bring about change wi-
thout bloodshed. And Baba being
smart, changed tack and the
commentators lost the script.
We Kenyans are an interesting
lot. Despite the fact that we live in
a tropical country, the weather is
one of the most interesting and
captivating topics of our conver-
sations.
It has been colder than usual
in the past few weeks so we can be
forgiven for acting like we live in a
-10 degree climate.
On the two days in the middle
of the biting cold when the sun
came out in full force, we groaned
and whined about how hot and
uncomfortable it was. The weath-
er gods must have decided we are
a hard bunch to please because
winter is back, coffee houses are
operating at full capacity and ven-
dors of all things woollen are smil-
ing all the way to the bank.
Speaking of coffee houses, theres
a particular chain that I tend to
visit, though more for reasons of
locational proximity than actual
affinity.
Sometimes the service is good,
and sometimes it is wanting. But
bad experience or not, we keep
going back because we know what
to expect the menu hardly ever
changes other than the frequent
increases in price, the internet
connection is sort of sporadic and
you will almost always get exas-
perated at the wait to be served or
for your bill.
All great reasons not to go
back, right? Wrong. I will explain
why in a minute. It is hard to talk
about service though, without
telling a story I once heard from a
company executive. A group of
corporate magnates was on a trip
abroad visiting an organisation
they wanted to partner with.
Right from the main entrance
of the world-class high security
offices, they were met by a friend-
ly, very professional gentleman
who observed all protocol, but in
such a courteous manner that it
did not feel like an imposition. As
he ushered them in, he engaged
the guests in tidbits of the compa-
nys heritage, its unique story and
all the innovative ways in which
they were serving the world.
The guests were particularly
impressed and expected the gen-
tleman to be part of the team they
were meeting; he seemed to carry
the values of the organisation per-
fectly. The whole visit was one that
left them with no doubt that if the
deal went through, this was defi-
nitely the firm they wanted to
work with. The last leg of their re-
connaissance was a visit by the
other group to Kenya. A rude
awakening awaited them. Securi-
ty guards stopped them at the en-
trance and kept them standing
outside for almost half an hour in
the way that we are all so accus-
tomed to, almost treating them as
if they were a nuisance. Of course,
the Kenyan team was embar-
Having lived and worked in
Kenya, I have seen and experi-
enced first-hand the strength and
potential of its people and the
countrys leadership role in East
Africa.
The post-Moi years, in partic-
ular, highlighted the countrys re-
silience and ability to grow, de-
spite its difficult past.
But the post-election violence
of 2007 and 2008 shocked every-
body.
It tore apart the nation.
When a power-sharing agree-
ment was finally reached, the gov-
ernment was able to restore hope
by publicly committing to the
need for thorough investigations
in the aftermath of the violence.
Only by establishing the truth,
and delivering justice and repara-
tions to the victims, could Kenya
begin to heal and turn the page.
In the six years that have
passed since then, the extent of
the violence has been widely dis-
cussed, not just in Kenya, but
around the world.
The worlds attention has been
fixed squarely on the govern-
ments political manoeuvrings at
the African Union and elsewhere
in an attempt to avoid prosecu-
tion by the International Criminal
Court of President Uhuru Kenyat-
ta, Deputy President William Ruto
and journalist Joshua arap Sang.
Six years on, PEV victims deserve to be heard
More than
1,100
people
were killed,
660,000
were dis-
placed and
thousands
more were
injured in
beatings,
machete
attacks,
rapes and
police
shootings
This attention has, sadly, done lit-
tle to help victims of the violence.
More than 1,100 people were
killed, 660,000 were displaced
and thousands more were injured
in beatings, machete attacks,
rapes and police shootings.
But beyond these head-
line-grabbing numbers, the world
knows little about the victims and
their current needs.
At Amnesty International, we
have just released a report high-
lighting testimonies of victims of
the violence.
One woman we spoke to from
Nairobis Mathare settlement,
told Amnesty International how
she and her husband had been
attacked by men wielding ma-
chetes.
She was fleeing them when a
police officer on patrol offered to
take her to his home to get assis-
tance from his wife. When they
arrived to an empty house, the
police officer raped her. She is
now living with HIV.
This woman knew the police
officer who had raped herhe is
still working at a nearby police
station. But she gave up on re-
porting the crime to the police
because, whenever she tried, she
was asked to pay bribes or pro-
vide original documents as evi-
dence.
The victims feel disillusioned
and shut out from the justice sys-
tem for a wide range of reasons:
some have been told that they do
not have the right papers, while
others have been turned away
by the police and many more fear
repercussions if they talk.
While it is important to recog-
nise that the government has pro-
vided support for some internally
displaced people, this has been
limited and has reached too few.
Kenyas justice system has cate-
gorically failed to address the
needs of the hundreds of thou-
sands of victims of the post-elec-
tion violence.
Amnesty International is now
urgently calling on the Govern-
ment of Kenya to fulfil its obliga-
tions to provide truth, justice and
reparation, and ensure that all
victims of the violence have their
voices heard.
As a first step, the government
must conduct further investiga-
tions into the 4,000 cases that the
Director of Public Prosecutions
has stated lack sufficient evi-
dence to proceed to trial; priori-
tising investigations into crimes
committed by the police and oth-
er security services.
This would at least help send
a signal to Kenyans that there is a
genuine political will for justice.
Secondly, the government should
act now to set up the Committee
for the Implementation of the
Recommendations of the Truth,
Justice and Reconciliation Com-
mission and implement a nation-
al framework for ensuring victims
of the violence get the reparations
they are entitled to.
It is a travesty that the ap-
proach to reparations has been so
piecemeal to date.
Thirdly, we are calling on the
government to fully cooperate
with the International Criminal
Court. Nearly all of the 49 victims
interviewed by Amnesty Interna-
tional supported the ICCs efforts
to investigate and prosecute the
crimes committed in the
post-election violence. Their
chance to receive justice must not
be obstructed.
Finally, the government must
do everything it can to ensure the
protection of victims, witnesses
and human rights defenders
working on cases of post-election
violence and international jus-
tice.
It is unacceptable that people
are feeling increasingly afraid of
reprisals in todays politicised en-
vironment.
By cont-
inuously
choosing
to frequent
the joint, I
endorse the
bad ser-
vice as I sit
there with
my friends
whining
about the
under-
whelming
treatment
Same old choices beget same old results
SALIL SHETTY }
TANIA NGIMA }
rassed and the bad welcome
tainted the rest of their interac-
tions.
Back to the coffee house. De-
spite three very good reasons why
I should boycott the joint and find
an alternative with better service,
I keep paying patronage for rea-
sons of convenience, mostly be-
cause I do not want to get out of
my comfort zone. So I suppose I
deserve the bad experiences.
An 18th century philosopher
said every nation gets the leader-
ship and government it deserves.
In a perverted kind of way, we
keep doing to our country what I
keep doing to that coffee shop. By
continuously choosing to fre-
quent it, I endorse the bad deliv-
ery and then I sit there with my
friends and whine about under-
whelming service. Sounds famil-
iar?
As long as we continue to go to
the polls and cast our votes for the
leaders who spew rhetoric and
say what we want to hear, but do
not really espouse those values
just because we want to stay in
our comfort zone, then whining
about impunity, corruption and
blatant disregard for Kenyans is
just that - whining.
I would like to think that I deserve
to live in a country where my per-
sonal security, that of my family
and legitimately owned land and
other assets are not under con-
stant threat. Where I can build a
home without fearing an unfortu-
nate turn of events may drive me
into displacement and poverty.
Where the dockets entrusted with
security do not rely on knee-jerk
measures and expending of falla-
cies in a bid to shift responsibility.
A country where avoidable up-
heavals such as famine and un-
scrupulous acquisition of public
resources can be averted before
they happen. One where there is
equal opportunity and not where
the gap between the haves and
the have-nots keeps yawning
wide every day.
I deserve to live in a country
where the ruling class are pre-
dominantly concerned with im-
proving the lives of the citizens,
whether or not they belong to a
favoured community, where the
leaders are not obsessed with en-
riching themselves or protecting
their wide-ranging interests at the
expense of you and me.
As unpredictable, interesting
and ambitious lot that we are,
what do you think you deserve
and what are you going to do
about it? Tell me.
Ms Ngima is a Finance and
Strategy specialist
tania.ngima@gmail.com
Mr Shetty is the Secretary
General of Amnesty Interna-
tional. Twitter; @SalilShetty
RESIGNING TO FATE
Page 16 / READERS DIALOGUE Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
www. facebook.com/
standardmedia
@standardkenya
Follow us!

Uasin Gishu County bans sale
of wines, spirits after death
of seven: Kebs should take the
responsibility of the continuous
distribution of toxic liquor. Ann Jones
Banning everything because of the
mistakes of a few is so simplistic and
juvenile. These drinks had the Kebs
stamp and so the issue should be how
this happened. Also, why punish the
innocent? Kimunyu
No life couldve been lost in Kenya if
the Government allowed consumption
of traditional drinks like Busaa, Kisii,
Changaa, Muratina among others.
Christopher Omoke
Some alcohol dens have been shut
down several times but they always
come back. Denately, they have
the protection of some of cials who
ought to be shamed and named. For
how long are Kenyans going to lose
more lives in the name of corrupt
of cials? Joan Waweru
Ngong Hills takes crown as
worlds most romantic movie
spot: Wow! Kenya is no doubt a
beautiful country. It is no secret that
Kenya boasts some of the worlds
nest tourist attractions. The natural
beauty, undulating hills and serene
nature of her ora and fauna are
legendary. And the world is not
ignorant of her beauty. peelo
It is sad that our countrys scenic
sites lie untapped. Why cant the
Government exploit our strong points
to attract more tourists? James Kipsang
I have been there severally and the
place is stunning and is best for
hiking and provides good exercise.
I am proud of my beautiful country.
binkezzy
Mudavadi: CORD leaders
insincere on referendum:
Since when did politics become
sincere? Its all about outwitting your
opponent. Dorothy Sichangi
Of course they are insincere. All
politicians are insincere. CORD is
playing psychological chess, while
Jubilee is playing tribal checkers with
only two colours. CORD is establishing
that Jubilee never has and never will
support the will of the people, and
reminding Kenyans that it was Raila
who fought KANU.Jubilee on the
other hand is reminding Kenyans that
Jubilee is KANU. Kenyatexas Chamber
Mudavadi should keep of matters he
does not understand. Grace
Why not borrow a leaf from
Israel in matters security?
When three teenagers Yaakov
Naftali, 16, Gilad Michael, 16, and
Eyal Yifrah, 19, were abducted in
Westbank by suspected Hamas mil-
itants recently, Israel Prime minis-
ter Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a
tough response to the kidnap sus-
pects.
And true to his words, Israel
launched operation Brothers
Keeper to bring back the teens.
The Cabinet approved the call of
over 30,000 army reservists to help
in the extensive operation. Days
later, their bodies were found in a
field and it turned out to be a full
scale war against Hamas militants,
with an aim of bringing the perpe-
trators to book.
It is not the first time Israel is
sacrificing for the lives of its citi-
zens. In 2006, it gave away 1,027
Palestinian prisoners in exchange
of Gilad Shalit, a soldier kidnapped
by Hamas militants and held for
five years as hostage after an oper-
ation to get him failed.
One would wonder why Israel
would go to war over three insig-
nificant teens or a mere soldier
who after all signed to put his life
on the line. But this is the way the
Government should react to issues
no matter how insignificant they
seem.
I am not saying the Government
should go to war because people
died in Mpeketoni or in other vil-
lages of Lamu County. We might not
have modern technology weapons
like Israel to track down rockets or
grenades from enemies. But why
cant we equip our police officers
well.
Why is the Cabinet politicising
everything including the use of
Kenya Defence Force? Or are we
waiting for more people to die so as
to act?

ILLEGAL WEAPONS
We do not want heavy police
presence in crime scenes when in-
nocent blood has already been
shed. We do not want our security
chiefs at scenes of crime, reporting
to us what happened and who was
responsible. That is the work of
journalists.
We want those who killed peo-
ple in Lamu and Tana River coun-
ties to be brought to book. We want
illegal weapons in the hands of
Baragoi raiders to be confiscated.
We want lives of every Kenyan in
Garrisa,Turkana, Wajir and Moyale,
among other regions, to be protect-
ed.
Every life in Kenya is precious
and the Government should take
drastic measures to protect its citi-
zens in disregard of their econom-
ic status, age or tribal affiliations.

{Duncan Bwire, via mail}

Fresh attacks in Lamu at Pan-
danguo on Friday night shows Ken-
ya security forces are in deep slum-
ber.
Lamu is a small area for our se-
curity forces to fail to restore secu-
rity.
On Thursday night, Kenya po-
lice reservists lost six guns to the
raiders. That is telling that our forc-
es have raised up their arms in de-
feat and the attackers seem to have
taken control of Lamu.
After the arrest of over 65 people
- following the Deputy Presidents
48-hour ultimatum that those beh-
ing the Lamu killings be arrested
dead or alive - the police boasted
that they had made a major break-
through, yet killings in the county
are continuing unabated.
Heads must start rolling now
and not later.
Proposal on education levies absurd

While I praise the Kilemi-led
task force for coming up with mea-
sures on how to make public sec-
ondary school education afford-
able to Kenyans parents, it is
unalienable fact that some of the
recommendations are outrageous
and absurd.
For instance, the proposal to
impose levies on airtime, fares, and
fuel as part of raising fund and
merging less populous schools
with others has stirred a real hornet
nest. Such recommendations will
definitely be on collision course
with taxpayers and teachers.
The proportion of education
spending in the current expendi-
ture, Sh308.6 billion, reflects the
fact that education is given ade-
quate priority in Jubilee adminis-
tration. Therefore, it high time the
task force ought to go back to the
drawing board. Needless to say, it
is conspicuous that the task force
turned a blind eye on rampant cor-
ruption in secondary schools. It is
apparent that some principals run
their schools like personal busi-
ness. They are unapproachable
and unaccountable to parents and
other stakeholders.
Although the school heads have
apportioned blame to the high in-
flation rates, currency fluctuation
and erratic disbursement of funds,
the fact of the matter is that the
current fees structures in many
secondary schools do not justify
the current exorbitant school fees.
In a nutshell, in order for the
Government to espouse the notion
of equal opportunity for all in edu-
cation, the sector should be di-
vorced from politics. Otherwise, it
will continue to cost the parents an
arm and a leg.
How to write us: Letters should be addressed to: The Editor, Letters, P O Box 30080, Nairobi, Kenya or e-mail letters@standardmedia.co.ke
The views expressed on this page are not those of The Standard. The Editor reserves the right to edit the letters. Correspondents should give their names and
address as a sign of good faith, though not necessarily for publication.
YOUR SAY
It is ironical for a custodian
of the law to be killed by an
adulterated brew which he
is meant to ght against.
The recent death of eight in
Kapsabet town as a result
of consuming killer brew is
disgusting. It is an indication
of gross system failure by
institutions meant to preserve
public interest and safety.
It has become a norm for
relevant authorities to take
instant reactionary steps
whenever such a tragedy
strikes such as closing
pubs, entertainment joints
and conducting swoops
to name but few, but call
them of as soon as the
public forgets.
And the same has
happened in Nandi. The
swoops and closure of alcohol
dispensing outlets in town
following the deaths is like
giving pain killers to a cancer
patient. It is just intended to
reduce tension and accord
some supercial seriousness
to the matter before the usual
business mood sets in.
Consistent impromptu
checks are required. In
a nut shell, my appeal to
the relevant authorities
is to conduct routine
inspections on liquor
dispensing businesses to
ascertain the quality of
their products. Secondly,
our leaders should shape
up or ship out. They have
been entrusted with the
role of leading their ocks to
the right paths.
Walk the talk on
ailing sugar rm
Convert Embobut
forest into tea zone
Probe series of
murders in Coast
On several occasions that Presi-
dent Uhuru Kenyatta has made visits
to western region, one of the main
agendas that has been discussed is
how the Government should move in
to save the ailing Mumias Sugar Com-
pany. In all these instances, the Pres-
ident has promised that the Govern-
ment will save the industry that is
struggling with debts from collaps-
ing. However, little has happened as
the industry s woes appear to be
deepening. While it is true that the
some of the problems killing the in-
dustry are corruption, mismanage-
ment of finances and sugar politics,
it is evident that the biggest hurdle is
illegal importation of sugar.
The Government should deal with
the vice since it has the ability to do
so. If it is committed to reviving the
firm it should move fast to stop illegal
sugar imports and assist the industry
pay off debts. If not, it should off load
its share holding in the firm to the
counties, so that county governments
can look for other interested partners
and investors that could save the
firm.
The recently reclaimed Embobut
Forest is ideal as a tea zone since the
climate is cool and rainy.
I propose to the relevant policy
makers in the Ministry of Environ-
ment as well as the political leader-
ship to convert the reclaimed parts
into tea plantation buffer for the en-
tire stretch from Tirap to Kakisoo.
This is an area of over 40,000 hect-
ares of pristine tea zone. The conver-
sion into a tea zone will not only form
a useful bulwark against any future
encroachment into the upper bam-
boo forest but will also uplift the poor
and grim economic outlook of the
Embobut/Emboolot Ward which has
been left behind economically for too
long, by providing employment and
service income to the locals.
The murderous hitmen roaming
and killing Kenyans at will should be
tracked down and brought to book
since citizens cannot continue to live
in fear. On Friday in yet another mur-
derous attack, a prominent business-
man Mohammed Shahid Butt, was
shot several times and he died on the
spot in Changamwe. While police
have termed the recent series of kill-
ings as normal thuggery, many ques-
tions remain unanswered. It is the
high time State unravelled the mys-
tery. All past murders should be
probed and the culprits arrested.
{Seth Mwangani, Nairobi}
{Justin Nkaranga, via mail}
{Alfred Mosoti, Baraton}
{Joseph Muthama, Thikal}
{maptechgeomatics@gmail.com }
Feedback
Chiefs have let the
society down
{Justin Nkaranga, Mombas}
get jobs for the youth, women and
initiate many development projects
that will be instrumental in enhanc-
ing the economic status of the peo-
ple, Kuria said.
He urged residents to avoid being
hoodwinked by political brokers.
The whole county is watching to
see what transpires in Gatundu South
in the forthcoming by-election since
it is the Presidents constituency. I
therefore call upon you not to em-
barrass him by ensuring you vote for
me who is vying on his partys tick-
et, he said.
Nairobi-based advocate Kiarie
Kamere promised constituents he will
complete projects started by the late
Gatundu South MP Joseph Ngugi and
also start others.
Mr Kamere, who is backed by Mrs
Joyce Wanjiku Ngugi, widow of the
late lawmaker, and John Karingu who
came a distant fourth in the prima-
ries, pledged to lay a strong emphasis
on education, agriculture and unem-
ployment among the youth.
He is confident he will clinch the
seat, saying the people are more fa-
miliar with him unlike his competitor.
I believe I will defeat my rival
hands down. He should expect an
epic battle ahead of the by-election.
Its the people who will say who they
want as their next MP at the ballot
next month and not a party, Kamere
told a campaign rally in Kiganjo town
last week.
President Uhuru
Kenyatta with his
Deputy William
Ruto present the
ISO 22000 Food
Safety Manage-
ment Systems cer-
ticate to Nyayo
Tea Zones
Development
Corporation
Board Chairman
Mathew Iteere
and MD Peter
Korir during the
ofcial opening of
Kipchabo Tea
Factory. [PHOTO:
COURTESY/STANDARD]
Measures put
in place to
curb illegal
sugar imports
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary
Felix Koskei has assured sugar-
cane farmers that the Govern-
ment has put in place measures
to curb illegal sugar imports.
Mr Koskei said police, the Ken-
ya Revenue Authority, the Ken-
ya Bureau of Standards and the
public health department would
jointly work together to seal all
loopholes used by importers.
Unscrupulous sugar barons
are taking advantage of the coun-
trys porous borders to bring in
illegal sugar consignments, but
the Government has put in place
measures to strengthen security
and inspection at the borders,
said Koskei.
He also said the Government
was working closely with stake-
holders in the sugar sector to im-
prove production by adopting
early maturing and high yielding
varieties.
Koskei said the Government
was in the process of complying
with Common Markets for East-
ern and South African states re-
quirements by installing ma-
chines in all its sugar factories
that would ensure cane farmers
are paid for sucrose content of
the crop and not weight.
The new system would en-
sure farmers earn more money
for their crop than when sugar-
cane is weighed using ordinary
weighing machines, said Koskei.
He was speaking at Kapkor-
mom village in Soin/Sigowet
constituency during a tour of the
Sh32 million irrigation project in
the area.
The CS was accompanied by
area MP Justice Kemei and Ker-
icho County Woman Representa-
tive Helen Chepkwony.
Calls to take
fund from MPs
Women and youth groups have
called for the removal of the ad-
ministration of the Uwezo Fund
from Constituency Development
Fund offices, saying it is open to
abuse by politicians.
During the launch of the fund
in Meru, various groups expressed
fears that the fund risks being
politicised.
We dont want Uwezo Fund
managed at CDF offices because
it will be used as a political tool.
While we thank the President and
his Deputy for it, we dont want
politicians or their CDF officials
to be in charge of it, said Samu-
el Iruja.
CDF offices are not political
offices. Do not confuse CDF offic-
es for parliamentary offices, said
Uwezo Fund acting Chief Execu-
tive Officer Wilfred Buyema.
join us Online:
IEBC clears two to
run for Gatundu
South seat
Campaigns have began in ear-
nest in Gatundu South after the elec-
tions agency cleared two candidates
to vie for the parliamentary seat in a
by-election slated for August 7.
Moses Kuria will contest on The
National Alliance (TNA) ticket while
Kiarie Kamere the New Democrats
party.
Kuria will vie on a
TNA ticket while
Kamere the New
Democrats in the
August 7 poll
The duo has begun promising resi-
dents all manner of goodies once they
clinch the National Assembly posi-
tion. Kuria has been riding on the as-
sertion that he is well connected in
Government, which will work to their
advantage.
During one of his campaign ral-
lies in Gatundu town after present-
ing his nomination papers to the In-
dependent Electoral and Boundaries
Commission (IEBC), Kuria told resi-
dents they will reap maximum bene-
fits once they elect him to Parliament
since he will use his links in Govern-
ment to initiate numerous develop-
ment projects.
I can assure you once you elect
me to Parliament, things will never
be the same again here. I am a well
connected individual in Government
and even abroad, which I will use to
The Government will spend Sh1.5
billion to finance conservation of the
Mau and Embobut forests in the Rift
Valley region.
President Uhuru Kenyatta, while
presiding over the opening of Kipcha-
bo Tea Factory in Kapsabet, Nandi
County over the weekend, said resto-
ration of the two forests will boost the
countrys biodiversity.
The programme, which will be
implemented by the Nyayo Tea Zone
Corporation (NTZDC), complements
Government efforts to boost the ag-
riculture sector in a bid to achieve 10
per cent annual growth.
During the event, the President
and his deputy William Ruto handed
over an ISO 22000 Food Safety Man-
agement Systems certificate to the
Nyayo Tea Zones Development Cor-
poration management.
It is important to enhance forest
conservation and protection of the
environment for the agricultural sec-
tor. Kenyas economy derives huge in-
put from the environment, said Pres-
ident Kenyatta.
Kenyas forest cover once dropped
to 1.7 per cent but has gradually risen
to seven per cent though it is still be-
low the minimum of 10 per cent.
NTZDC Managing Director Peter
Korir said his institution has estab-
lished more than 8,500 hectares of tea
and tree buffer belts across the coun-
try to protect the gazetted forests in-
cluding Mt Kenya Forest, the Aberdare
Ranges, Nandi Forest and Kakamega
Equatorial Forest.
He said the establishment of the
additional 700 hectares of conser-
vation buffers will be implemented
alongside a value addition venture by
the corporation to an elaborate strat-
egy of realising its full commercial po-
tential.
The benefits of the project will be
the restoration of vital water catch-
ments and the establishment of pay-
ments for environmental services to
improve the livelihoods of people in
arid and semi-arid areas and involve
the internally displaced persons in
Mau and Embobut forests, said Mr
Korir.
Ruto said the same value addition
activities will foster more growth in
the economy as 80 per cent of Kenyas
tea is exported and imported back in
the country as premium foreign prod-
ucts. NTZDC presented a Sh5 million
interim dividend cheque to the Gov-
ernment.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has
pledged to continue empowering
women to enable them play a big-
ger role in the Governments deci-
sion-making process.
The President also announced
that Maendeleo Ya Wanawake
Organisation (MYWO) will be
strengthened to play a central role
in development, wealth creation
and security.
Uhuru said MYWO will be tasked
with helping women understand
procurement processes so that they
can take advantage of the rule re-
serving 30 per cent of Government
tenders for women, youth and peo-
ple living with disabilities.
He spoke yesterday when he
hosted MYWO leaders at State
House, Nairobi.
Women must be part of any im-
portant decision made by Govern-
ment, he said, adding that MYWO
will be supported so that it can be
in a position where it can play that
role.
We will revive the national ma-
chinery of MYWO and we will play
a role in the Nyumba Kumi security
initiative, said MYWO chairperson
Rehab Mwikali.
Runyenjes MP Cecily Mbarire
thanked the President for appoint-
ing women to powerful positions.
Senator Zipporah Kittony said
women are the largest single con-
stituency and they will contin-
ue supporting the Government.
Kwale Women Rep Zainab Chidzu-
ga said women will support Presi-
dent Kenyatta in 2017.
Uhuru vows
to strengthen
MYWO
State allocates Sh1.5b to conserve water towers
BY NIKKO TANUI
BY PHARES MUTEMBEI
BY NICHOLAS WAITATHU
BY PSCU
BY KAMAU MAICHUHIE
THEIR PROMISES
Kuria says he is well-linked to the State and will therefore use that to
initiate numerous development projects in the constituency to improve
the peoples economic status
Kamere vowed to lay a strong emphasis on education, agriculture and
tackle unemployment among the youth
Kiarie Kamere Moses Kuria
The right to human dignity
was abused for detainees who
were held in dirty police sta-
tions
Poor leadership in the ser-
vice was blamed for the mis-
takes detected in the opera-
tion
The monitoring exercise es-
tablished there was no proper
liaison and co-ordination be-
tween various units of the na-
tional police service
The implementation of the
operation was problematic
and fraught with challenges
WHAT REPORT REVEALED
A police watchdog has faulted the
recent crackdown on refugees and
alleged illegal aliens in Eastleigh and
other parts of Nairobi, citing human
rights violations.
In a report released yesterday
dubbed Monitoring Report on Oper-
ation Sanitisation Eastleigh, the Inde-
pendent Policing Oversight Authori-
ty (IPOA) said the Usalama Watch did
not adhere to laid down statutory re-
quirements, rules and procedural reg-
ulations.
IPOA monitoring teams found
the capacity level of detention facil-
ities was rarely abided to. Most of the
detainees were subjected to congest-
ed cells, the report said.
The study reveals some detainees
spent nights in cells while standing
Report indicates
ofcers mistreated
detainees by holding
them in congested
and dirty cells, and
demanding bribes
due to limited space.
This pointed to a lack of prop-
er planning and coordination that
would have ensured more lock-up
facilities were made available to en-
sure detainees were not subjected to
such congested and inhumane con-
ditions of standing the whole night,
noted the report.
It stated whereas the cell capaci-
ty of Kasarani is approximately 100
detainees, on April 16 there were 214
people while Pangani had 152 instead
of 80.
Police also abused the rights of
children by confining them in the
same cells with adults. The detainees
were held at Kasarani Stadium, and
Kasarani, Pangani, Buru Buru, JKIA,
Industrial Area and Shauri Moyo po-
lice stations.
The report says monitoring teams
received complaints that officers de-
manded bribes from some of those
detained before they got to police sta-
tions. Some officers were not in uni-
form and lacked identification docu-
ments.
IPOA Chairman Macharia Nje-
ru said 29 extortion cases were being
probed.
The detainees and members of
the public complained of harass-
ment, being roughed up, inappropri-
ate touching and demand of receipts
for household items such as electron-
ics. Failure to produce them resulted
in the confiscation of the items or il-
legal arrests or extortion, said Njeru.
The study says rights of arrested
persons - it is required they be pro-
duced before a court within 24 hours
- were violated while others were held
for up to 15 days before being brought
to court. IPOA said it will take criminal
and disciplinary action against those
culpable of the violations.
Police violated rights in
Eastleigh swoop, says IPOA
BY IMMACULATE AKELLO AND CYRUS
OMBATI
Philomena Elimo fetches water for her camels from a waterhole at Kerio in
Turkana County, yesterday. The region has been experiencing a severe drought
as a result of inadequate rainfall. [PHOTO: KEVIN TUNOI/STANDARD]
Raging drought
HEAD OFFICE BOMET OFFICE BURETI BRANCH
MOI HIGHWAY STREET, TEL: 020 2363525 TEL: 0771 018 076
KERICHO/NAKURU ROAD
OPPOSITE KOBIL PETROL STATION
P. O. BOX 682-20200 MULOT BRANCH KERINGET BRANCH
TEL: 254-052-30229 mulot@imarishasacco.co.ke Keringet@imarishasacco.co.ke
KERICHO
MOBILE/NO.: 0720-290 222 Website: www.imarishasacco.co.ke Email: info@imarishasacco.co.ke
IMARISHA SAVINGS AND CREDIT
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD
Imarisha Savings and Credit Co-operative Society Limited hereinafter referred as Procuring entity invites applications for pre-
qualifcation for Supply of Goods and Provision of Services from interested and competent frms in the under listed two categories for
the period 2014-2015.
CATEGORY A: SUPPLY OF GOODS
NO. ITEM REFERENCE ITEM DESCRIPTION
A-1 A-1/IMCS/14/001 Supply and Installation of Servers, Desktop Computers, UPS & Computer Accessories
A-2 A-2/IMCS/14/002 Supply of General Offce Stationery (Consumables)
A-3 A-3/IMCS/14/003 General Printing works
A-4 A-4/IMCS/14/004 Calendars, branding services, Diaries, Fliers & other Promotion materials
A-5 A-5/IMCS/14/005 Supply of Sugar, Tea Leaves, Tissue Papers, Serviettes and Washing detergents
CATEGORY B: PROVISION OF SERVICES
B-1 B-1/IMCS/14/001 Provision of Legal Services
B-2 B-2/IMCS/14/002 Repair, Preventive Maintenance and Service of Computers, Air conditioners and its peripherals
B-3 B-3/IMCS/14/003 Provision of Security
B-4 B-4/IMCS/14/004 Provision of Cash on Transit Services
B-5 B-5/IMCS/14/005 Repair, Maintenance and Service of Generators
B-6 B-6/IMCS/14/006 Repair, Maintenance of Alarm Systems
B-7 B-7/IMCS/14/007 Provision of Cleaning Services
B-8 B-8/IMCS/14/008 Provision and maintenance of frefghting Equipment
B-9 B-9/IMCS/14/009 Provision of Courier Services
B-10 B-10/IMCS-14-010 Repair and periodic maintenance of electrical installations in Societys premises
A complete set of tender documents may be obtained by interested bidders upon cash payment of a non-refundable fee of Ksh. 1,000
(One thousand only). This payment is made at the Cash Offce on the 1
st
foor, at our Head Offce.
Completed tender documents in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked Tender for 2014-2015 indicating the respective item reference
and description. The marked envelope should be enclosed in another plain sealed envelope addressed to
The Chairman,
Imarisha Savings and Credit Co-operative Society Limited
P.O. Box 682-20200 Kericho
and deposited in the Tender Box at the Head offce premises on the ground foor so as to be received on or before Thursday 31
st
July
2014 at 3.00pm. The pre-qualifcation documents will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the Candidates or their
representatives who choose to attend at our Head Offces Board Room.
UNITY IS STRENGTH
INVITATION TO TENDER
ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF GENERAL
SERVICE OFFICER (GSO) CADET AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS
INTO THE KENYA DEFENCE FORCES
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Telegrams: DEFENCE Nairobi
Tel No.: +254-20-2721100
Fax No.: +254-20-2725854
Defence Headquarters
Ulinzi House
P.O. Box 40668
Nairobi 00100
The KDF is pleased to announce to the general public that there will be a recruitment of General Service Offcer (GSO)
Cadets & Specialist Offcers. Prospective candidates wishing to apply must possess the following relevant requirements.
1. Requirements
a. Must be Kenyan citizens.
b. Age: Between 18 and 26 years old for GSO Cadets and
upto 29 years for Specialist Offcers.
c. Be physically and medically ft in accordance with the KDF
standards.
d. Have no criminal record.
e. Minimum Height: 5 ft 3 in. (53).
f. Minimum Weight:
(1) Men 54.55 Kg (120 lb).
(2) Women 50.00 Kg (110 lb).
g. Women candidates must NOT be pregnant at recruitment
and during training.
h. Education:
(1) General Service Offcer (GSO) Cadets
A minimum of mean grade B (Plain) in KCSE upto degree
level with minimum subject grade of C+ (Plus) in English,
Mathematics and in any one of the Pure Sciences (Physics,
Chemistry or Biology).Those aspiring to join KDF as GSO
Cadets should note that the initial training period will cover
three continuous years leading to a BSC in Military Science
on successful completion.
(2) Specialist Offcers
A minimum of mean grade B (Plain) in KCSE and an
undergraduate degree from a recognised University/
Institution. Must be registered with the relevant statutory
body, where applicable.
Experience: Minimum of two (2) years working experience
for Specialist Offcers.
2. Vacancies
a. General Service Offcer (GSO) Cadets
b. Specialist Offcers
(1) Medical Offcers
Must have a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
(MBCh.B) degree and be registered with the Medical
Practitioners and Dentists Board (MPDB).
(2) Dentists
Must have a Bachelor of Dentistry degree and be registered
with the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (MPDB).
(3) Pharmacists
Must have a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree and
be registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB).
(4) Nurses
Must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and be
registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK).
(5) Public Health Offcers
Must have a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health
degree.
(6) Medical Laboratory
Must have a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory
Sciences and Technology degree and be registered with the
Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians & Technology Board
(KMLTTB).
(7) Nutritionists
Must have a Bachelor of Science in nutrition and Dietetics.
(8) Clinical Psychologist
Must have a Bachelor in Psychology.
(9) Lawyers
Must have a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree and a
postgraduate diploma from the Kenya School of Law, must
be admitted as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and
be in possession of a valid current practising certifcate.
(10) Architects

Must have a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) degree and
be registered with the Board of Registration of Architects
and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS).
(11) Quantity Surveyors
Must have a Bachelor of Quantity Surveying degree and be
registered with the Board of Registration of Architects and
Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS).
(12) Electrical Engineers
Must have a BSc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
or Bachelor of Technology degree and be registered with
the Engineers Registration Board (ERB).
(13) Mechanical/Marine Engineers
Must have a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering or BSc. in
Production Engineering degree and be registered with the
Engineers Registration Board (ERB).
(14) Civil and Structural Engineers
Must have a BSc. in Civil and Structural Engineering degree
and be registered with the Engineers Registration Board
(ERB).
(15) Education Offcers
Must have a Bachelor of Education (Bed) degree.
(16) IT Specialists
Must have a BSc. in Computer Science or BSc. in Information
Technology or Bachelor of Computer Technology (BCT)
degree.
(17) Chaplains/Imams
(a) Roman Catholic Chaplains
Must have a professional degree and be an ordained
priest.
(b) Anglican Church Chaplains
Must have a professional degree and be an ordained
priest.
(c) Muslim Imams
Must have a professional degree and be a qualifed
Imam.
(18) Journalists
Must have B A in Mass Communication / Corporate
Communication.

3. The initial military training for Specialist Offcers will take four
months.
4. Clear photocopies of genuine and relevant academic certifcates
and national ID card must be attached to the application and be
addressed to the:
Assistant Chief of the Defence Forces
(Personnel and Logistics)
Ministry of Defence
Defence Headquarters
Ulinzi House
P.O. Box 40668
NAIROBI 00100
so as to reach him on or before 25
th
July 2014.
5. Candidates who will be shortlisted for GSO Cadets / Specialist
Offcers shall be notifed through the print media between 7
th

Sep 14
th
Sep 2014.
y B CYRUS OMBATI
y B RAWLINGS OTIENO
Uasin Gishu County Commissioner Abdi Hassan (left) displays some of the al-
coholic drinks conscated from bars in Eldoret. Looking on is Uasin Gishu Gov-
ernor Jackson Mandago (right). [PHOTO: KEVIN TUNOI/STANDARD]
78 brands of alcohol banned in
States bid to stop more deaths
and use of accredited laboratories to
check before re-introduction to the
market, he said.
He said 12 suspects have been ar-
rested in connection with the sale of
the chemical in Nandi alone and ef-
forts to trace the sellers in Uasin Gi-
shu were underway.
Iringo said the move to gazette
methanol as a dangerous product is
Some 78 brands of alcohol have
been banned by the Government fol-
lowing recent deaths occasioned by
the consumption of drinks laced with
methanol.
Interior Principal Secretary Mu-
tea Iringo said over 3,000 assorted
brands have also been collected for
further testing.
Iringo said all unauthorised opera-
tors would be closed down and stated
that methanol would now be gazett-
ed as a dangerous product to facili-
tate its inclusion in the list of hazard-
ous substances.
He made the remarks following
revelations the drinks have killed 29
more people in the last two weeks
in Nandi, Uasin Gishu, Nairobi and
Narok counties.
The latest deaths were of seven
people in Uasin Gishu on Sunday af-
ter they consumed alcohol laced with
the chemical.
Twelve had died in Nandi last
week, six died in Kayole, Nairobi on
July 5 while four died in Narok two
weeks ago. So far, 51 have been treat-
ed and discharged and there are fears
the toll may go up.
Iringo said preliminary findings
showed the methanol which caused
the deaths originated from Uganda.
He appealed to retailers with
stocks of methanol or alcohol laced
with the chemical to immediately
withdraw them from the shelves as
part of efforts to contain the deaths.
As it stands now we do not know
who has received it for sale to inno-
cent Kenyans. We urge voluntary
withdrawal of all alcoholic products
Iringo warns illegal
outlets will be shut
down and methanol
gazetted as harmful
substance
Former Nairobi Mayor George
Aladwa has vowed to shut down
pubs selling illicit liquor to the
youth in Nairobi.
Aladwa, appointed chairman
to the Nairobi City County Alco-
holic Drinks and Licensing Board
by Governor Evans Kidero, said
he has the responsibility to en-
sure sanity prevails in the sale and
consumption of liquor.
He warned that bar, pub and
restaurant owners within Nairo-
bi have only 20 days to renew li-
quor licences or risk being shut.
We are giving bar owners 20 days
to get liquor licences or risk being
closed. We will crack down on cor-
rupt officials working in cahoots
with some bar owners to deny the
county the revenue it deserves,
said Aladwa.
In a statement sent to the
newsrooms yesterday, Aladwa
warned that bars and pubs oper-
ating within residential areas and
near learning institutions, would
be closed down.
PROTECT MINORS
The former mayor charged
that some drinking dens have
been operating without proper
documents while others are op-
erating near learning institutions,
which is against the law.
I will ensure that we protect
the underage from consuming al-
cohol and that all bars and restau-
rants operate within the confines
of the law, added Aladwa.
The board will be charged
with the responsibility of issuing
licences after vetting the prem-
ises and the drinking outlets at
sub-county level.
The team includes Christo-
pher Muia, John Kaurai, Eliza-
beth Kimkung, Susan Ochieng,
National Authority for the Cam-
paign against Alcohol and Drug
Abuse (Nacada) Chief Executive
William Okedi and Chief Officer in
charge of City Inspectorate Coun-
ty Commissioner Njoroge Ndiran-
gu among others.
Illegal liquor
dealers put
on notice
aimed at keeping track of the import-
ers and its supply chain.
The PS said following the deaths of
more than 100 people in May in vari-
ous counties after consuming drinks
laced with the chemical, the Govern-
ment launched a programme to pro-
file all importers of alcoholic drinks
and so far 200 of them have been
screened.
It has since been established the
methanol behind the May killings was
20,000 litres that had been auctioned
at Kilindini Port on March 18 and col-
lected the following month.
Since the deaths occurred, the
National Authority for the Campaign
against Drug and Alcohol Abuse (Nac-
ada) has paid Sh6.3 million to families
who lost their members.
Iringo said plans are underway to
ban re-filling of alcoholic drinks used
in bottles and put in place a mecha-
nism for re-cycling crashed ones.
He warned retailers would be held
responsible for any further deaths
from the drinks.
In Uasin Gishu, Moi University
students were among those who died
in the latest incident amid claims
there are several litres of the chemi-
cal in the market.
Nacada Chairman John Mututho
has accused the Kenya Revenue Au-
thority (KRA) and the police of not
co-operating in recovery of the killer
methanol said to be mixed with ille-
gal brews.
Mr Mututho said requests by the
authority to KRA and the police to re-
call or track down the methanol have
not been responded to, thereby put-
ting the lives of thousands of Kenyans
at risk.
We suspect the methanol auc-
tioned by KRA is the one being used.
That is why we insist that KRA and the
police should do something, he said.
Over 3,000 assorted brands
have been collected for
further testing
Iringo said fndings showed
the methanol which caused
the deaths originated from
Uganda
He said 12 suspects have
been arrested in connection
with the sale of the chemical
in Nandi alone
Iringo said the move to ga-
zette methanol as a dangerous
product is aimed at keeping
track of the importers and its
supply chain
WHAT PS SAID
For subscriptions call:
Mary: 0727 718 286 | Geraldine: 0738 144 091
Email: pds@standardmedia.co.ke
For online subscription visit: www.pdskenya.co.ke
AVAILABLE IN ALL LEADING STORES AND SUPERMARKETS COUNTRYWIDE.
JULY ISSUE
NOW AVAILABLE
Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana with Mr Yu, the CRBC Voi-Makindu Rail-
way Section project manager. The two met over discontent among locals and
they agreed to form a partnership. [PHOTO: ONESMUS NZIOKA/STANDARD]
Makueni locals unhappy
with SGR contractors
Governor Kibwana
held a meeting with
the project manager to
address various issues
Makueni residents have expressed
their displeasure with the China Roads
and Bridges Corporation (CRBC), the
company contracted to construct the
Standard Gauge Railway, for allegedly
ignoring them in recruitment of man-
power for casual jobs.
They claim majority of those hired
as casuals at the Mtito-Andei camp-
site come from other counties despite
a promise by the company that locals
would be given priority for the less
technical jobs.
Kyalo, a resident of Mtito Andei,
claims locals flock the Chinese con-
tractors gates expecting to get casual
jobs only for them to be turned away
since the said jobs have already been
given to individuals close to the per-
sonal assistants of the Chinese proj-
ect managers.
This is now causing security con-
cerns in the community because we
have an influx of strangers, and some
of those employed at the site cannot
even identify themselves, he said.
RESIDENTS CONCERNS
The residents also claim that a car-
tel of well connected individuals,
has been fleecing residents of thou-
sands of shillings promising to get
them jobs in preparation for actual
commencement of the railway con-
struction in September.
Another issue of concern is the
fear that some names are missing
from the land compensation list for
those affected by the project.
This has caused panic among
small land holders who fear their land
will be acquired without compensa-
tion and now want the National Land
Commission and the county govern-
ment to intervene before names are
gazetted.
These concerns forced Makueni
Governor Kivutha Kibwana to hold
a private meeting with the CRBC
Voi-Makindu Railway Section proj-
ect manager, a Mr Yu, in order to set-
tle the issues and address residents.
Kibwana and Yu agreed that the
county will create a liaison office to
work with the railway contractor in re-
cruitment of personnel.
The two also entered into a part-
nership that will lead to development
that will benefit both parties such as
water projects, good roads and reli-
able electricity connections.
The partnership also includes the
county identifying suppliers of sand
and other raw materials in order to
eradicate brokers who the Chinese
contractors accused of quoting high
prices, claiming the materials came
from Nairobi yet they get them with-
in the county.
BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIP
Kibwana said anyone found har-
vesting sand at the county without
proper authorisation will be arrested.
He told Kenya Railways Corpora-
tion and the National Land Commis-
sion to urgently call for a meeting in
order to address once and for all set-
tle the compensation issues warning
that failure to do so will only delay the
project.
It is our duty as a county govern-
ment to not only facilitate national
and international projects, but also
ensure best practices are observed,
he said.
The governor said without proper
waste disposal mechanisms, such a
project will negatively impact the en-
vironment and warned that the coun-
ty government will not tolerate such,
especially contamination of the al-
ready scarce water sources.
Mr Yu said CRBC will drill bore
holes, build clinics as well as grade
roads near the SGR line.
Page 23
MAKUENI COUNTY
Monday, March 24, 2014
C
oun
cil locks out public
tran
sport from
city C
B
D
Residents received
the move warmly
as matatu operators
protested, but now
council says all is well
By KEPHER OTIENO
The Municipal Council of Kisumu
in conjunction with the trafc police
department has successfully locked
public transport out of the towns
centre.
Thanks to the combined forces,
no 14-seater matatu and boda boda
operates in the central business
district now.
And residents have praised the
effort, arguing sanity has been
restored in the CBD and trafc ow
was now smooth.
No matatus or boda bodas are
allowed to pick or drop passengers
at the CBD. The ban also applies to
tricycles and it has been in effect for
the past one week, though amid
protests.
Distances shortened
The authorities have also blocked
Oginga Odinga Avenue up to
Standard Chartered Bank junction to
ease trafc ow.
Passengers are now being
dropped at Jomo Kenyatta Highway
and trek to town.
The move follows successful
negotiations between the authority
and matatu operators whose
distances have now been cut short.
We are happy because the plans
have reduced our distance by
one-and-a-half kilometres, said a
matatu operator George Onyango.
According to the town authorities
the plan aims to decongest the city
and will remain in force until 2013.
Thereafter the council will
develop fresh plans to accommodate
the increased number of private cars
in town, a source from the council
said.
Already, the number of private
cars streaming in the town has
peaked and the trafc department
anticipates the gure will rise.
The councils enforcement ofcer
in charge of the trafc order Adrian
Ouma said they would not back
down on the move.
WIN-win situation
Eng Ouma said matatu owners
appreciated the directive because
they still charge the same bus fare
despite the distance being short-
ened.
It is a win-win situation, the
matatu operators have all the
reasons to smile same as the
council, he said, as he asked them
to co-operate.
Kisumu Mayor Sam Okello
thanked the residents for allowing
them to bring sanity within the CBD.
There have been complaints of
matatu disorder within the CBD,
which have been disrupting smooth
operations of businesses.
With the new measures in force
people can now go about their
business easily without disruptions
by blaring sounds.
Nyanza PPO Njue Njagi promised
to support the council to restore
sanity and warned that those who
resist change would be arrested and
charged.
Eng Ouma said matatu owners
appreciated the directive because
they still charge the same bus fare
despite the distance being short-
ened.
It is a win-win situation, the
matatu operators have all the
reasons to smile same as the
Trafc Police ofcer redirects a matatu driver at Kisumu Bus Park entry, yes-
terday. Kisumu Municipal Council has re-routed trafc from the central busi-
ness district to de-congest the town. [PHOTO: TITUS MUNALA/STANDARD]
WHAT WAS AT STAKE
When the Council announced
the plan to re-route public
transport from the CBD, it was
received with mixed reactions
Residents welcomed it, say-
ing it would help in planning
the town and reduce matatu
noise
At frst, the public transport
operators complied for hours
before they re-grouped to
protest the directive
However, yesterday the
council said operators and
Page 23
TANZANIA: Two suspects
ashed out of hotel, killed
Two suspected notorious
criminals who have been
terrorising tourists in Masai Mara
have been lynched by a mob
in Musoma, Tanzania. Nelson
Segeria and his accomplice were
ambushed inside a guesthouse in
the town and attacked by an irate
mob, which had identied them
as known gangsters. According
to Mara Triangle Chief Executive
Ofcer Brian Heath, two other
members of the gang escaped, but
security ofcers recovered one
AK-47 rie with 427 bullets.
CORNERED: Two suspects
ashed out of hotel, killed
mob, which had identied them
as known gangsters. According
to Mara Triangle Chief Executive
Ofcer Brian Heath, two other
members of the gang escaped, but
security ofcers recovered one
AK-47 rie with 427 bullets.
Kisumu County
Kisumu County
Kisumu County
The places
where babies
choose their
own names,
PAGE XX
The County News is bigger, Bolder,
Fresh and closer to your region
Coast Edition Western Edition and Nairobi Edition
B
egin
n
in
g Tod
ay...
FROM
FROM THE
y B ONESMU NZIOKA
Ukambani leaders have given the
national government a one month
ultimatum to give a commitment
on tarmacking of the Kitui-Kibwezi
road.
The leaders threatened to turn
the neglected road into a banana
farmstead if President Uhuru
Kenyattas administration fails to
heed their demands.
Kitui leaders led by Senator
David Musila and Governor Julius
Malombe (pictured) said the road
falls under the national government
and has an obligation to tarmack it.
The two who were accompanied
by Makueni Deputy Governor
Adeline Mwau, her Kitui counterpart
Peninah Malonza and Kitui Central
MP Makali Mulu, were speaking
during a funds-drive at Kawelu
Secondary School in Kitui South
Constituency.
They said the Government should
not sideline region simply because
its an opposition zone.
A Machakos High Court yesterday
dismissed a petition seeking
nullication of Maendeleo ya
Wanawake Organisation elections
held in the county last week.
Five petitioners led by Catherine
Ndunge Nzioka had sought stoppage
of the elections and nullication
of the results, arguing that the
exercise was awed.
Earlier orders issued to stop the
elections were served after results
of the election had been announced.
In her ruling, Justice Lilian
Mutende said she could not nullify
the results since those elected had
not been enjoined in the suit.
Doing so will be tantamount to
interfering with their constitutional
rights as they also have not been
accorded a chance to defend
themselves, she said.
Leaders give ultimatum
to State to make road
Court declines to nullify
MYWO elections results
MACHAKOS COUNTY
KITUI COUNTY
Residents say the contractor is
giving casual jobs to outsiders
despite a previous pledge that
locals would have rst priority
for the non-technical jobs
There is uncertainty over who
will be compensated for use of
their land with small land hold-
ers fearing they will not be paid
There is concern of possible
environmental contamination if
proper waste disposal mecha-
nisms are not established
THE CONCERNS ARE...
Page 24 / COAST NEWS Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
Taita Taveta leaders want resi-
dents to be fully compensated for use
of their land for construction of the
Sh320 billion standard gauge railway
line.
Deputy governor Mary Ndigha
and County Executive for Infrastruc-
ture Alexandar Mwangeka expressed
concern that residents are not among
those set to be compensated for use of
their land along the railway line. The
leaders also want the locals hired to
provide labour, among other benefits.
Ndigha was speaking to officials
from the Kenya Railway Corporation
(KRC), National Land Commission
and China Roads and Bridges Compa-
ny (CRBC) when they visited the gov-
ernors office in Wundanyi.
The team, led by KRC chairman
General Jeremiah Kianga and manag-
ing director Atanas Maina, had come
to brief the local administrators on the
railway projects status.
Ndigha urged KRC and the con-
struction firm to involve the county
in subcontracting saying local youth
should be hired during the projects
implementation.
She asked the two firms to initiate
corporate social responsibility initia-
tives.
Help this community by upgrad-
ing and developing schools, setting up
water projects, health facilities and re-
habilitating Kigombo Dam. This will
have a lasting impact on the commu-
nity, he said.
TAP RESOURCE
Kianga said the county stands a
chance of spending 16 per cent of the
Sh320 billion (approximately Sh48 bil-
lion) and urged the leaders to ensure
they tap into this resource by making
quality and efficient labour available
to the contractor.
He said some of the benefits to be
accrued from the project will include
water, electricity and expansion of
towns which will attract more inves-
tors and employ more people.
We will also see development of
new industrial parks and tourism ini-
Kenya Railways chair Jeremiah Kian-
ga (centre) and MD A K Maina (right)
at the Taita-Taveta governors ofce.
[PHOTO: RENSON MNYAMWEZI/STANDARD]
Taita-Taveta Governor John Mruttu test-drives one of the tractors purchased
by the county government to boost agricultural activities in the area yester-
day. The governor has also signed into law a Bill to give disadvantaged groups
in the area loans to start businesses. [PHOTO: RENSON MNYAMWEZI/STANDARD]
Taita-Taveta Governor John Mrut-
tu has signed into law the much
awaited Sawazisha Fund Bill to pro-
vide credit facilities to the youth,
women and the disabled.
Speaking at his Wundanyi office
yesterday after signing the Dawida
Tuweta (Datu) Sawazisha Fund Bill
2014, Mr Mruttu said the county ad-
ministration has set aside Sh60 mil-
lion to enable the youth, women and
people living with disabilities to start
income generating ventures.
According to Mruttu, the re-
volving fund is aimed at promot-
ing enterprise within the county.
The governor signed into law the Bill
after the county assembly approved it
with amendments.
According to the new law seen by
The Standard, the fund will be ad-
ministered by Ward Fund Commit-
Revolving kitty Bill signed into law
tees that will be chaired by ward ad-
ministrators.
I have signed the Bill into law and
now targeted groups can access loans
and start businesses, said the gover-
nor.
The provides for establishment
of 20 Ward Fund Committee, which
will comprise three elected members
from each of the four sub-counties.
Mruttu said delays in enacting rel-
evant legislation had affected imple-
mentation of the revolving fund proj-
ect.
REGISTERED GROUPS
The targeted groups will for the
first time access loans to start income
generating projects to improve their
socio-economic status, said the gov-
ernor.
He said it is only registered groups
that will benefit from the kitty.
Groups will be given up to
Sh200,000 while individuals will ac-
cess a maximum of Sh50,000. The
county administration in conjunc-
tion with United Nations Develop-
ment Programme (UNDP) will train
the targeted groups on how to use the
funds, he said.
We have partnered with UNDP
to not only train the beneficiaries on
how to use loans but also sensitise
them to borrow loans to fight high
poverty levels and unemployment
rate in the marginalised communi-
ty, said Mruttu.
The governor said monitoring of
the use of funds will be done at the
ward level.
The grace period will be flexible
depending on the nature of the busi-
ness. There is huge potential in live-
stock rearing and we are encouraging
the targeted groups to engage in the
venture, said Mruttu.
Sauti Ya Wanawake, Pwani Chap-
ter, Chairperson Dorcus Gibran said
majority of women in the region are
poor and expressed hope that the
fund will help reduce poverty levels
in the county.

Grand rail must benet locals rst, say leaders
TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
y B RENSON MNYAMWEZI
y B PATRICK BEJA
TAITA TAVETA COUNTY
Political leaders in Kili County have
challenged the Jubilee government to
implement the recommendations of
the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation
Commission (TJRC), to end historical
injustices on Kenyas Coast.
Kili Senator Stewart Madzayo and
Deputy Governor Kennedy Kamto claimed
the spiral of violence at the Coast can be
linked to the agitation for land rights,
which they said have been ignored by the
Jubilee government.
For the Jubilee government to be able
to address the violence and other types
of crimes being witnessed in diferent
parts of the country, mostly in coast
region, it has to adopt and implement
in full the recommendations of the TJRC
report, said Madzayo, who also accused
police of committing arrests in Coast
in the pretext of ghting the separatist
Mombasa Republican Council.
They made the remarks at Lutsangani
Secondary School in Chonyi district, Kili
County during the schools prize-giving
ceremony yesterday.
Two governors from the Coast
region will form a joint committee to
foster equitable utilisation of shared
resources, including water.
Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya and
his Mombasa counterpart Hassan Ali
Joho at the weekend said the counties
have common problems and a shared
destiny.
As governors from these counties,
we want to form a joint committee
to oversee the sharing of water
resources, said Mr Mvurya.
Mr Joho observed that all the six
counties in the region need each other
at some level.
It will be prudent to speak with one
voice so that we expedite development
in this region, said Joho.
The governors spoke during the
inauguration of Marere Pipeline
rehabilitation in Kwale. It was presided
over by French Ambassador Remi
Marechaux and Water PS James
Lekolopeyan.
The rehabilitation was funded by the
France Development Agency.
Kili leaders demand
adoption of TJRC report
Kwale, Mombasa counties
plan water sharing board
KILIFI COUNTY KWALE COUNTY
tiatives such as hotels. Capacity build-
ing in the fields of architecture, en-
gineering, surveying and planning
coupled with railway technology
transfer from logistics and transport
colleges, he said.
To get a copy, call:
Geraldine - 0738 144 091
AVAILABLE IN ALL LEADING STORES AND SUPERMARKETS COUNTRYWIDE.
JULY ISSUE
NOW AVAILABLE
A) Statement of Comprehensive Income Period to June 2014 Period to June 2013
(Kshs 000) (Kshs 000)
1.0 Income
1.3 Interest Income 16 14
1.5 Advisory Fees 215,434 111,808
1.7 Exchange gains/(loss) 17 (4,542)
1.10 Gains(loss) on disposal of assets 4 -
1.13 Sitting Allowance - 28
1.13 Insurance Refund - 12
1.14 Total Income 215,471 107,320
2.0 Expenses
2.1 Direct expenses 2,784 1,908
2.2 Professional fees 2,497 562
2.3 Legal fees 135 34
2.4 Employee costs 120,156 84,042
2.5 Directors Emoluments - -
2.6 Operational and Administrative expenses 55,627 9,368
2.8 Depreciation expenses 5,844 2,805
2.11 Total Expenses 187,043 98,719
3.0 Operating Prot 28,428 8,601
4.0 Finance Costs - -
5.0 Prot/loss Before tax 28,428 8,601
6.0 Tax -
7.0 Prot /loss after tax 28,428 8,601
B) Statement of Financial Position
1.0 Non Current Assets
1.1 Property Plant & Equipment 28,389 30,046
1.5 Deferred Tax Asset 4,603 1,243
1.15 Total Non Current Assets 32,992 31,289
2.0 Current Assets
2.3 Other trade receivables 17,428 9,027
2.4 Prepayments 3,736 3,741
2.8 Short term unsecured advances to related parties 83,922 51,763
2.11 Ofce cash and bank balances 4,087 11,888
3.11 Tax - 2,962
2.13 Total Current Assets 109,173 79,381
2.14 TOTAL ASSETS 142,165 110,670
3.0 Share Capital And Reserves
3.1 Paid Up Ordinary Share Capital (16,500) (16,500)
3.4 Revenue reserves (78,221) (45,964)
3.9 Total Shareholders funds (94,721) (62,464)
5.0 Current Liabilities
5.3 Amounts due to related parties (365) (35,781)
5.5 Trade payables (6,596) (10,233)
5.7 Accrued expenses (6,962) (2,192)
5.11 Tax payable (33,521) -
5.13 Total Current Liabilities (47,444) (48,206)
5.14 TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES (142,165) (110,670)
OTHER DISCLOSURES

1. Capital Strength
a. Paid Up Capital 16,500 16,500
b. Minimum Capital Required 10,000 10,000
(a-b) Excess /Deciency 6,500 6,500
2. Shareholders Funds
a. Total Shareholders Funds 94,721 62,464
b. Minimum Shareholders Funds required 10,000 10,000
(a-b) Excess/ Deciency 84,721 52,464
3. Liquid Capital
For Fund Managers
a. Liquid Capital 94,721 62,464
b. Minimum Liquid Capital (the higher of Kshs 5 M and 8% of
liabilities)
5,000 5,000
(a-b) Excess/Deciency 89,721 57,464
UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR SIX MONTHS PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2014
TENDERERS DETAILS
CATEGORY A. SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF GOODS
Iwasco/S01/2014/2015 Supply and delivery of building materials
Iwasco/S02/2014/2015 Supply and delivery 0f stationeries
Iwasco/S03/2014/2015 Supply and delivery of motor vehicle and cycle tyres
Iwasco/S04/2014/2015 Supply and delivery of timbers
Iwasco/S05/2014/2015 Supply and delivery of Fuels and lubricants
Iwasco/S06/2014/2015 Supply and delivery of Staf uniforms
Iwasco/S07/2014/2015 Supply and delivery of printed items
Iwasco/S08/2014/2015 Supply and delivery of water treatment chemicals
Iwasco/S09/2014/2015 Supply and delivery of pipes and ttings
CATEGORY B PROVISION OF SERVICES
Iwasco/P01/2014/2015 Provision of repair and maintenance of machines and plant & equipment
Iwasco/P02/2014/2015 Provision of insurance cover for motor vehicles and cycles.
Iwasco /P03/2014/2015 Provision of repairs/servicing and spare parts of motor vehicles and cycles
Interested candidates may obtain tender document from our ofce during normal working hours,
8.00 am to 5.00 pm upon payment of non refundable fee of Ksh. 1,000 (one thousand) in cash
or Bankers cheque.
Completed tender documents in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked tender Number and the
category applied for should be delivered at the company head ofce situated at Isiolo Town of
Air port road at Ministry of water ofces or sent by post to:
The Managing Director
Isiolo Water & Sewerage Co.LTD
P.O. BOX 491-60300
Isiolo
So as to reach him not later than 28
th
July 2014 at 10.00AM. Tender opening will be on the
same day at 12.00pm at the companys board room in the presence of the bidders or their
representatives who choose to attend.
The company reserves the right to to accept or reject any application in whole or part and is
not bound to give reason to its decision. All goods must meet the standards set by Kenya Bureau
of Standards.
Managing Director
Isiolo Water and Sewerage Company
every
thursday...
For Breaking News Updates
Sms The Word NEWS To 22840
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke
Page 26 / NYANZA/ WESTERN NEWS Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
Kisumus AP boss
cracks whip on illicit
brew sale and use
Kisumu County police have vowed
to implement all alcohol consump-
tion laws in order to prevent any il-
licit brew related deaths in the region.
County Administrative Police
Commandant Gradus Atinda said
they are concerned by deaths occur-
ring in other counties due to alcohol
and are taking preventive measure to
ensure the same does not happen in
Kisumu.
He said security personnel have
now put measures in place such as
checking bars to ensure they are sell-
ing alcohol brands approved by au-
thorities such as Kenya Bureau of
Standards (Kebs) and National Au-
thority for the Campaign Against Al-
cohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada).
He said there has so far been no
incidents warranting arrest and urged
residents to keep off social places that
do not adhere to safety measures tak-
en to curb illicit brew.
The police have also intensi-
fied patrols within the city and all
sub-counties to flush out anyone in-
volved in illicit liquor.
GSAHFDHGSAFHGAHG
We are working closely with the
county government to ensure that in-
cidents happening in other counties
are not replicated here, Atinda said.
The commandant said the county
government occasionally gives them
vehicles which they use to conduct
raids and patrols.
He said police are currently en-
gaging parents and youth leaders in
the county to sensitise young people
on the need to stop drug and alcohol
abuse.
Bar and club owners should
make sure they check all identifica-
tion cards to prevent under-age chil-
dren from accessing social joints,
Atinda said.
This move will complement that
of the national government that has
so far banned 78 brands of alcohol
following recent deaths occasioned
by consumption of drinks laced with
methanol.
Over 3,000 assorted brands have
also been collected for further testing
giving an indication of the high num-
ber of brands in circulation.
Last Friday, seven people among
them two university students died,
with five others being admitted to Moi
Teaching and Referral Hospital in Ua-
sin Gishu county after consuming il-
licit liquor.
The hospitals administration con-
firmed receiving patients with effects
of alcohol intoxication from various
parts of the county.
This came in the wake of more
than eight people losing their lives
from alcohol consumption in Nandi
County. The number had risen to 15
by Sunday morning.
ESSAY COMPETITION
Meanwhile, 30 secondary schools
from across East Africa are set to bat-
tle it out in a competition seeking to
raise awareness on challenges faced
by different households in attaining
food security in the region.
The essay writing competition, or-
ganised by East African Sustainabil-
ity Watch Network (SusWatch), will
be conducted among schools found
within River Nyando Basin in Kenya,
River Simiyu in Tanzania and River
Katonga in Uganda.
KISUMU COUNTY
y B RUSHDIE OUDIA
From left: County Police Commandant David Ngetich, County Commissioner
Erastus Ekidor and County Administration Police Commandant Gradius Atinda
speak to the Press in Kisumu town. Security personnel are working to weed
out illicit brews in the county. [PHOTOS: COLLINS ODUOR/STANDARD]
Workers at Masinde Muliro University
of Science and Technology (MMUST) have
threatened to down their tools owing to
non- payment of salaries and allowances
as agreed in a recent return-to-work
formula.
Prof Sammy Kubasu, national
Chairman of UASU and the MMUST
branch Secretary General said all other
public universities except MMUST have
honoured the return-to-work agreement.
We shall issue a strike notice on
Friday, said Prof Kubasu.
A lobby group wants the Government
to implement the Truth Justice and
Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) report
following reports that the Sabaot Land
Defence Force was re-grouping in Mt Elgon.
Speaking in Bungoma town, Western
Human Rights Watch Director, Job Bwonya
said failure to implement the report was
the reason for the resurgence.
Those who fueled the violence are still
walking scot-free, disclosed Bwonya.
The County Assembly of Trans-Nzoia is
discussing a Bill to regulate exportation
and importation of maize.
The move has been occasioned by
an agreement reached by the Ministry
of Agriculture and the Tanzanian
Government to allow importation of maize
from the neighbouring country.
County Assembly Minority Leader
Hillary Kemei said he has tabled the Bill
that seeks not only to ban importation of
maize but also ensures maize exported by
the county must have added value.
Importation of maize from Uganda
and Tanzania is likely to cause a glut and
destabilise the markets, yet our aim is
to protect farmers by enhancing value
addition, said Kemei.
Tanzania is securing the consignment
for Kenya after the order.
Lake Victoria Environmental
Management Programme phase
two (LVMP II) and Homa Bay county
government have launched a Sh215
million project to repair Homa Bay towns
dilapidated sewerage system.
The sewer system, which was
constructed in 1965, has been a nightmare
for area residents due to its putrid stench
that can be smelled up to 200m away.
Speaking during the projects launch
yesterday, LVMP II national project
co-ordinator Francisca Owuor said the
tender for the projects construction has
been awarded to Blootex Construction
Company and the work is expected to take
ve months.
The sewer system will be constructed
on 3.9 hectares to enhance management
of sewage in Homa Bay town and its
environs.
MMUST workers threaten
to strike over arrears
Rights watch calls for
implementation of TJRC report
Bill to regulate maize imports,
exports in county tabled
Sh215m sewerage system for
Homa Bay town and environs
KAKAMEGA COUNTY BUSIA COUNTY
KAKAMEGA COUNTY
TRANS NZOIA COUNTY
County ofcials at the launch. [PHOTO:
JAMES OMORO/STANDARD]
MCAs want
bursary kitty
up by 400pc
HOMA BAY COUNTY
y B BRYAN TUMWA
Members of the Kakamega County
Assembly (MCAs) want the bursary al-
locations for wards to be increased by
at least 50 per cent this financial year.
The MCAs demanded that the al-
location be raised from the Sh1 mil-
lion allocated in the 2013/ 2014 finan-
cial year in order to help more needy
cases.
Led by Namamali Ward Represen-
tative Kelvin Olengo, the MCAs said
the amount should be increased to
cater for the high number of appli-
cants who genuinely need help to ac-
cess education.
Bursaries sent to wards should be
increased to Sh4 million but that is a
matter that shall be discussed at the
county assembly and a motion will
be prepared, said Mr Olengo, add-
ing that the number of applicants was
very high with many genuine ones
missing out.
Marama West Ward representative
Habil Bushuru also said the Sh1 mil-
lion awarded to each MCA was not
enough to cater for the needs of poor
students seeking funding.
Many children are now out of
school for lack of fees, he said.
Tension was rife in Nyatike, Migori
County after area leaders confronted
the National Irrigation Board (NIB)
officials and contractors to explain
the whereabouts of a Sh5.4 billion ir-
rigation project monies.
Migori Governor Zachary Oba-
do, who led a team of local leaders,
including area MP Omondi Anyanga
wondered why phase one of the proj-
ect had not been completed by early
this year as stated in the project pro-
file.
Why would this project take long
when all the money has been paid?
This project is expected to benefit ma-
ny people and reduce poverty in this
area but it is taking too long, lament-
ed the governor.
FLOODING CHALLENGES
But the contractor, Frabo limit-
ed and GL Williams Joint Venture,
Migori
Governor
Zachary Obado
(in red shirt)
and Agriculture
Cabinet
Secretary Felix
Koskei (right)
during a tour of
the Nyatike
irrigation
scheme project
recently.
[PHOTO: TITUS
MUNALA/
STANDARD]
Board taken to task over
Sh5.4b irrigation project cash
y B NICK OLUOCH
MIGORI COUNTY
maintained that work progress had
reached 95 per cent, against the 113
per cent of the time elapsed.
NIB Project Manager Simon Ka-
mundia said the completion for the
project was extended after they faced
financial constraints and flooding of
River Kuja for several months, among
other challenges.
El Nino floods washed away the
coffer dam and deposited the soil into
the intake structures. There were oth-
er additional works that exceeded the
original estimation, he said.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS)
Felix Koskei who toured the proj-
ect canals said the national govern-
ment would send auditors to review
the work done and table a report over
corruption allegations on the project
that was to be completed by Decem-
ber this year.
The Lower Kuja Irrigation scheme,
which covers about 25,000 hectares of
land in Nyatike started in 2012 and is
expected to benefit more than 2,797
farmers.
Page 27 NYANZA/ WESTERN NEWS / Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
y B TITUS ODIKORO
CORD leader Raila Odinga (left) and his co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka.
CORD: Referendum call unstoppable
Coalition for Reforms and Democ-
racy (CORD) bigwigs have said they
will move around the country to col-
lect a million signatures for a referen-
dum so the Jubilee government can
address issues bedeviling Kenyans.
Former Vice President Kalonzo
Musyoka said it is their democratic
right to lobby Kenyans to participate
in steering the country towards a bet-
ter future.
Kalonzo clarified that the opposi-
tion was not fighting the Government,
but only performing its oversight role
to have problems facing Kenyans ad-
dressed.
Addressing mourners over the
weekend during the burial of Mzee
Isaiah Ludeki, the father to the for-
mer PS in the office of the Vice Pres-
ident Ludeki Chweya in Naitiri, Bun-
goma County, Kalonzo insisted the
opposition was fighting for the inter-
est of mwananchi, who has been over-
burdened by life.
LEADERSHIP STYLE
I and the former PM Raila Odinga
cannot harm this country, but fight-
ing for what is right for Kenyans. We
are fighting vices like nepotism, cor-
ruption and inequitable distribution
of resources, said Kalonzo.
Bungoma Senator Moses
Wetangula said CORD will not re-
lent in its push to have Kenyans lead
a comfortable life. He reminded Jubi-
lee that the Constitution empowers
Kenyans to decide on critical issues
affecting them.
Wetangula asked Kenyans to vol-
unteer by signing the petition to help
push the Government to agree in
changing its leadership style.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
The counties have been allocat-
ed a paltry 40 per cent of the total
Sh1.8 trillion meant for development.
You and I know how insufficient this
amount is, so the Government must
be pushed so that counties imple-
ment their development pledges,
said the senator.
He clarified that they are only in-
terested in making the lives of Ken-
yans better, and not staging a coup to
remove the sitting President, as is al-
leged in some quarters.
When the right time comes, we
will disclose to Kenyans who will be
the coalition presidential candidate
in the 2017 General Election. But this
time, we are just performing our roles
as the opposition to ensure the Pres-
ident and his deputy deliver to Ken-
yans what they pledged during their
campaigns, he said.
PEACE ACCORD
Wetangula also urged the Roads
and Public Works CS Eng Michael
Kamau to provide funds for tarmack-
ing the Sikhendu-Naitiri-Turbo road,
as well as the Misikhu-Tongaren-Ma-
tunda, which are in deplorable state.
Meanwhile, a Ford Kenya nomi-
nated Member of Parliament Patrick
Wangamati has urged leaders from
the Sabaot community in Mt Elgon
not to discriminate other tribes resid-
ing in the sub-county during employ-
ment so as to foster peace and recon-
ciliation.
Speaking in Kanduyi over the
weekend, Wangamati said the peace
accord signed in Mabanga, and wit-
nessed by Kalonzo spelt that there
would be no discrimination in the
employment opportunities in the
county.
Currently, all elected leaders in Mt
Elgon are from one community.
BUNGOMA COUNTY
Grief and agony engulfed
Yenga village, Obambo sub-lo-
cation in Siaya County when a
man and his wife were burnt to
death after their grass-
thatched house caught fire
yesterday morning.
Siaya OCPD Stephen
Cheteka said the couple, Alex
Otieno Akoth, 46, a boda-boda
operator and his wife Beatrice
Jera Utolo, 42, were asleep in
the house when the fire broke
out.
The cause of the fire is yet
to be established.
Mr Cheteka said the fire
was discovered at around 7am
by the couples children who
sleep in a separate house.
CAUSE UNKNOWN
We cannot speculate on
the cause of the fire and the
death of the couple but we
have launched investigations,
said Cheteka.
He said all items in the
house were damaged as the
fire was discovered way too
late.
The couples remains were
later taken to the Siaya County
Referral Hospital mortuary to
await an autopsy.
The area Ward Representa-
tive Leonard Oriaro who visit-
ed the scene together with his
ward administrator Mustapha
passed their message of con-
dolence to the bereaved family.
Poor farming skills causing poverty
Grief as couple dies in morning re
Kakamega County Education task force re-
port has identified poverty as being the result of
poor farming methods, mismanagement of sug-
ar factories and poor infrastructure.
This comes after Kakamega County was
ranked 26 out of 47 counties nationally in the
poverty index.
The task force, which was chaired by Prof La-
ban Ayiro, recommends the county government
invests in economic programmes that will give
people jobs as well as produce goods for both
internal marketing and for export.
The task force further observed the need to
revamp family planning programmes, control
rising population, diversify the agricultural sec-
tor to downplay over-dependence on sugarcane
farming and develop, expand and equip existing
health facilities.
The county government needs to imple-
ment the specified recommendations especially
in the agricultural sector. Yields are reducing be-
cause people have not been taught better farm-
ing methods, the sugar sector is dwindling be-
cause of various challenges and more than 70
per cent of Kakamega county residents depend
on sugarcane farming for their daily income,
Prof Ayiro said.
AFFECTED LEARNING
The report further found that HIV/Aids and
malaria also contribute to poverty as the coun-
tys HIV and Aids prevalence rate stands at 6.6
per cent, which is higher than the national fig-
ure of 5.6 per cent and this has had widespread
effect on childrens learning experiences.
In children, the psycho-socio impact of HIV
and Aids such as stigma affects their learning
and development and most of them eventually
drop out of school, which causes even more pov-
erty, he said.
KAKAMEGA COUNTY
SIAYA COUNTY
y B JACKLINE INYANJI
y B LAWRENCE ALURU
When
the right
time comes, we
will disclose
to Kenyans
who will be
the coalition
presidential
candidate
in the 2017
General
Election
fresh ideas
delivering
every day
SUPPLEMENTS
Call our Supplements Team on
0719 01 2544 0719 01 2508 0719 01 2512
E-mail: supplements@standardmedia.co.ke
Page 29 EASTERN NEWS / Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
y B DANIEL NZIA
Machakos Governor Alfred Mu-
tua during a press conference
in the past.
Machakos Governor Alfred
Mutua has blamed his woes on
leaders opposed to his lead-
ership and who are bent on
bringing him down.
Dr Mutua said he is being
fought due to his outstand-
ing development record, with
some asking where he was get-
ting the money he is using on
various development projects
in the county.
They are simply envious
of my development record and
want to taint me with a view
of bringing me down, said the
governor without naming the
said leaders.
Mutua has been embroiled
in a protracted political battle
with Machakos County Sen-
ator Johnson Muthama and
Deputy Governor Benard Ki-
ala.
The governor was speaking
at Mukuyuni Market in Kai-
ti Constituency of Makueni
County after presiding over a
funds drive in aid of Mukuyuni
ACK Church where he helped
raise over Sh1.7 million which
included his personal do-
nation of Sh500, 000. MPs
Richard Makenga and Kisoi
Munyao gave Sh50,000 each.
BAD POLITICS
Also accompanying the
governor were TIP party lead-
er Kalembe Ndile, Kenya Med-
ical Training College chairman
Philip Kaloki,Makueni County
Speaker Stephen Ngelu among
others.
Mutua reiterated his com-
mitment to serve the people of
Machakos County adding that
he did not have time for rhet-
Mutua accuses envious
leaders of ghting to
bring him down
oric at the expense of develop-
ment.
People dont eat politics.
In Machakos we engage in
development politics in line
with our countys Maendeleo
chap chap slogan and that is
why we are number one in the
country, he said.
He assured Machakos resi-
dents that his government will,
engage an overdrive gear and
ensure no funds allocated to
the county by the Treasury are
returned.
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
Mutua said he is a firm
fighter of corruption adding
those accusing him of the vice
are individuals he has denied
chance to steal public funds.
Corruption is very bad.
Those who steal tax payers
money end up eating the loot
with their wives denying the
common mwananchi essen-
tial services, he said.
MACHAKOS COUNTY
y B VICTOR NZUMA
Clan elders call
for unity among
Kamba leaders
Leaders of the 22 clans of
the Akamba yesterday called
for peace and unity among
the community members.
The leaders expressed
concern over the divisions
among the community lead-
ers and members at large.
During an annual gen-
eral meeting in Machakos
town, the 110 clan represen-
tatives drawn from the entire
Ukambani region resolved
to spearhead a door to door
campaign to bring back what
they termed as the communi-
tys unity and glory that had
been washed away by parti-
san politics.
The leaders said the exer-
cise would be facilitated by
representatives of each clan.
The clans body regional
chairman Wilson Waki, who
is father to Court of Appeal
judge Philip Waki, secretary
Boniface Kilonzo and nation-
al trustee Paul Nyanzi said all
the clans constitutions were
out and should be imple-
mented accordingly.
ATTAIN GROWTH
The leaders said they were
ready to co-ordinate with the
three county governments for
the sake of cultivating unity
in the community.
Our objective is to ensure
unity and safety. No country
can attain growth without
peace, said Mr Waki.
MACHAKOS COUNTY
HOMABAY COUNTY ASSEMBLY
P.O BOX 20-40300
HOMABAY
TENDER NOTICE
PREQUALIFICATION FOR SUPPLIERS F/Y2014-2015
The County Assembly of Homa Bay invites interested and competent potential suppliers of goods, services and works for prequalifcation in the categories as shown
below:-
The successful frms may be invited to bid in the course of 2014/2015 fnancial year as and when goods, Services and works will be required.
The categories is as follows:-
ITEM CODE NO. ITEM DESCRIPTION
SECTION A.
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/01 Supply & delivery of Airtime(Reserved for youth ,women &people with disability)
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/02 Supply & Delivery of water dispensers& water (Reserved for youth ,women &people with disability)
HBCA/prequalifcation/Goods 2014/03 Supply & Delivery of petrol, oils &lubricants
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/04 Supply & delivery of general stationeries(Reserved for youth ,women &people with disability)
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/05 Supply & delivery of printed stationeries
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/06 Supply & delivery of Cleaning materials & detergents(Reserved for youth ,women &people with disability)
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/07 Supply &delivery clothing &uniforms and Protective Uniforms
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/08 Supply & delivery of computer, accessories& telephone headset
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/09 Supply & delivery &maintenance of electrical appliances
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/10 Supply & delivery of fre & safety gadgets
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/11 Supply & delivery of news papers, magazines& periodicals (Reserved for youth ,women &people with disability)
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/12 Supply, Delivery & Installation of servers
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/13 Supply & delivery of tyres, tubes and automotive batteries
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/14 Supply & Delivery of Kitchen & Households Appliances
HBCA/Prequalifcation /Service/2014/15 Provision of Website maintenance
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Service/2014/16 Provision of Consultancy Services
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Services/2014/17 Provision of CC TV Services& installation
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Service/2014/18 Provision of Repair and maintenance of vehicles& equipments.
Must be registered with Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Service 2014/19 Provision of Internet maintenance services
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Services 2014/20 Provision of branding, asset tagging services(Reserved for youth ,women &people with disability)
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Service 2014/21 Provision of transport , Taxi services & Air tickets
HBCA/Prequalifcation/services2014/22 Provision of maintain ace of generators
HBCA/Prequalifcation/services2014/23 Provision of Insurance( WIBA & GPA)
HBCA/prequalifcation/services/2014/24 Provision of Insurance ( medical cover)
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Services/2014/25 Provision of Insurance of property(motor vehicles,money, burglary& fdelity)Cover
SECTION B
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/26 Supply & delivery of heavy duty printers and photocopier
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Goods 2014/27 Supply & delivery of Motor vehicle
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Service/2014/28 Provision of development &design of logo
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Service 2014/29 Provision of catering services(Reserved for youth ,women &people with disability)
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Service 2014/30 Provision of Hospitality services (Events Organizing).
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Services 2014/31 Provision of repair & maintenance of offce Furniture
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Service 2014/32 Provision of fxing curtains, carpets & textiles (Reserved for youth ,women &people with disability)
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Service 2014/33 Provision of Valuation of Assets
HBCA/Prequalifcation/service 2014/34 Provision of cleaning services(Reserved for youth ,women &people with disability)
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Services 2014/35 Provision of legal services
HBCA/prequalifcation/services2014/36 Provision of decoration& Interior design
HBCA/Prequalifcation/Services/2014/37 Provision & installation of Air Conditioners/ACs
WORKS
HBCA/Prequalifcation/works/2014/38 Prequalifcation of Contractors for repair& maintenance of Building
HBCA/Prequalifcation/works/2014/39 Prequalifcation of Contractors for General Building construction
NOTE: For Section A bidders are required to pay a non-refundable fee of Ksh 1000. Receipts are available in the County Assembly Procurement offce. For
Section B the documents will be availed free of charge .
Detailed Pre-qualifcation documents may be obtained from the Homa Bay County Assembly Procurement Offce.
Completed pre-qualifcation documents should be submitted in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked HomaBay County Assembly pre-qualifcation of suppliers
2014/2015 to 2015/2016, indicating Tender Numbers and addressed to:-
The Clerk
Homa Bay County Assembly
P.O. Box 20-40300
HomaBay.
The documents should be deposited in the tender box situated at the entrance of Homa Bay County Assembly headquarters, so as to be received on or before
Tuesday 29
th
July 2014 at 10.00 a.m.
The tender documents will then be opened immediately at the Committee room in the presence of bidders or their representatives who may choose to attend.
NB: People living with Disabilities, youth and Women Enterprises are encouraged to apply and to:-
(i) Attach copy of Business Registration Certifcate, PIN Certifcate & VAT Certifcate.
(ii) Previous Experience is NOT a requirement.
The listed documents below are mandatory for the other categories:
1. Copy of certifcate of incorporation/registration
2. Copy of valid business permit
3. Letters of recommendation from two of major clients
4. Company Profle,
5. Tax Compliance, VAT & PIN
NOTE: Preference and reservation regulations will apply for youth, people with disabilities and women of Kenya. Registration procedure of these groups can be
accessed at www.treasury.go.ke or www.yagpo.co.ke.
The special interest groups may as well participate competitively in other tender categories.
The above document surpasses any previous documentation.
Otieno Bob Kephas
Clerk of the County Assembly
Page 30 / RIFT VALLEY NEWS Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
Baringo County Public Participa-
tion Steering Committee (PPSC) and
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
have raised concern over allocation
of public resources to non-priority
areas at the expense of development
in the 2014/2015 budget.
The Steering Committee Chairman
Kosgey Argut and his CSOs counter-
part Godfrey Kipsoi poked holes in the
recently approved budget, saying the
county failed to effectively disclose to
the public the allocations for recur-
rent expenditures during public par-
ticipation.
The budget was presented to the
public for views in April this year but
only the development estimates of the
executive was availed for scrutiny, ex-
cluding recurrent expenditure, read
the statement.
The watchdog groups argued that
the exclusion of the total figures pre-
sented to the public contravened Ar-
ticle 35 of the Constitution, that guar-
antees access to information.
We note with displeasure that
Members of County Executive and
the County Assembly have embarked
on foreign trips dubbed benchmark-
ing trips and misusing public funds
meant for county development , they
said.
UNSPECIFIED ALLOCATIONS
In a press statement, they cited the
Sh56,548,000 for purchase of vehicles,
Sh6,700,00 to the office of the Gover-
nor for foreign travel and additional
Sh5.5 million for mileage and allow-
ances, which they say is unwarranted.
They claimed the Assembly speak-
ers office was allocated Sh15 million
for foreign travel, Sh30 million domes-
tic travel plus mileage and additional
Sh54 million for county assembly de-
velopment, which were not specified.
They further criticised the alloca-
tion of Sh4.1 million to the office of the
governor for accommodation, domes-
tic travel and motor vehicles.
The County Assembly also was al-
Baringo Governor Benjamin Cheboi
Nominated Sen-
ator Naisula Le-
suuda at a past
press confer-
ence. [PHOTO:
GOVEDI ASUTSA]
Over 14,000 families in Sambu-
ru County have expressed fears that
they may soon become squatters af-
ter it emerged that most of their land
may have been grabbed.
Residents of Tinga B Group Ranch
in Samburu Central said some mem-
bers had colluded with some individ-
uals to illegally allocate themselves
over 99 per cent of the community
land.
They claimed that the grabbers
had excised a huge chunk of the
11,860.73 hectares land, leaving on-
ly 5.36 hectares for the 14000 house-
holds.
During a meeting held last Sat-
urday at Suguta Marmar, the groups
leaders said they realised that the land
had been grabbed after herders found
beacons on the ranch.
Thousands face eviction after land grab
They now want the Lands Adju-
dication Department to put on hold
issuance of title deed to the alleged
grabbers.
In a letter to the Lands Adjudica-
tion Department Director, the ranch-
ers say issuance of title deeds to the
purported new owners of the com-
munity land may jeorpardise peace
in the area.
CONDUCT PROBE
Samburu County Executive Mem-
ber in charge of Lands Grace Lempei
Seneiya said the residents risk be-
ing rendered homeless if the Nation-
al Land Commission and other rele-
vant bodies dont resolve the matter
urgently.
Nominated Senator Naisula Le-
suuda told The Standard area leaders
are investigating the alleged land grab
with a view to take appropriate action
against those found culpable.
Community land has to be pro-
tected and we do not want people to
lose their land, Ms Naisula noted.
County and community leaders,
who met recently, agreed to seek le-
gal intervention in the matter.
Tinga B Community Ranch mem-
bers recently protested over the al-
leged land grab barely three weeks af-
ter hundreds of angry Loosuk Group
Ranch members did the same.
Members of the ranch have ac-
cused the district Lands officials in
Maralal of collaborating with the in-
dividuals, who are said to be influen-
tial, to deprive them of their land.
Tinga B Group Ranch interim
Chairperson Felix Lenamparasho
said he confirmed the alleged land
grab recently while in Ardhi House in
Nairobi.
A few people took advantage of
the stand off between the Pokots and
Samburus in 2002 to subdivide the
community land, he said, adding
that their register at Maralal District
Lands office had been altered.
Baringo County budgetary allocation criticised
SAMBURU COUNTY
y B BOAZ KIPNGENOH AND MICHAEL
SAITOTI
The Government is set to equip at
least two Level Five hospitals in ev-
ery county to improve access to qual-
ity health care services, Deputy Presi-
dent William Ruto has said.
Speaking at the weekend during a
funds-drive at Longisa AGC in Bomet
East, Mr Ruto said the national gov-
ernment would partner with county
governments in the project that will
see the hospitals equipped with renal
units, CT scan units and ultra-mod-
ern intensive care units.
Government to equip 2 Level
Five hospitals in each county
BOMET COUNTY
y B GILBERT KIMUTAI
y B ROBERT KIPLAGAT
BARINGO COUNTY
Samburu County Exec-
utive Member in charge
of Lands Grace Lempei
Seneiya said residents
risk being rendered
homeless if the National
Land Commission and
other relevant bodies
dont resolve the matter
Nominated Senator
Naisula Lesuuda said
Community land has to
be protected
WHAT THEY SAID
A pastor who allegedly deled a
ve-year-old girl at Sholinke village,
Kitengela area of Kajiado County is
being sought by the police.
The nursery school girl is said to
have been waylaid by the middle-
aged widower when she was walking
home from school.
The pastor is alleged to have been
prevailed upon by a witchdoctor
to do it, under the illusion that he
could be cured of HIV if he slept with
a virgin.
Isinya OCPD Stephen Wenda said
his ofcers are pursuing the suspect.
She was taken to Nairobi Womens
Hospital for treatment.

The perennial problem of high
levels of uoride in water consumed
in Naivasha returned to haunt
hundreds of youths who turned up
for recruitment into the National
Police Service.
Some had coloured teeth while
others had several pieces missing,
having been extracted due to the
damage caused by ouride.
Reverend Paul Matheri, an observer,
conrmed that a high number of the
youths had been turned away due to
their teeth.
Naivasha sub-county
commissioner Andrew Kemboi,
who was in charge of the exercise,
termed it as fair and smooth.
West Pokot Governor Simon
Kachapin has threatened to sue the
Kenya National Highways Authority
(KenHA) over delayed rehabilitation
of the dilapidated Kitale Lodwar
highway.
Mr Kachapin said the poor state of
the road that cuts across the semi-
arid county had caused the region
great losses as investors shy away
from doing business there for fear of
making losses.
The county boss said the process
of drafting legal suit papers was
ongoing.
Commissions established under
the new Constitution have been
accused of abetting misuse of funds
by counties.
Nakuru Chamber of Commerce
and Industry Chairman Njuguna
Kamau said the commissions had
failed to formulate strategies to
ensure accountability in the use of
county funds.
It is apparent that county leaders
priorities personal matters at the
expense of development. They should
account for money allocated to
them, said Kamau.
Kitengela pastor on the
run after deling minor
Youth miss police entry
due to damaged teeth
Governor threatens to sue
KenHA for delayed road
Commissions condoning
misuse of county funds
WEST POKOT COUNTY NAKURU COUNTY
KAJIADO COUNTY
NAKURU COUNTY
Ruto was accompanied by sena-
tors Kindiki Kithure, Charles Keter,
Wilfred Lesan and more than 10 MPs
led by Bomet Easts Bernard Bett.
With this project, we hope to see
an end to a trend where people cross
into neighbouring counties for treat-
ment, he said, adding that the initia-
tive would also entail recruitment of
additional health personnel.
NEW HOSPITALS
The DP said the Government will
also set up Level 5 hospitals in coun-
ties that do not have the facilities.
We will not only set up the facili-
ties in areas that do not have them but
also equip them, he said.
located Sh106,818,777 for legislative
services, which is not a priority for the
county that is still grappling with food
insecurity and poor infrastructures.
The 2014/15 wage bill shot up
from Sh1.5 billion to Sh1.7 billion,
overshadowing development alloca-
tion of Sh1.6 billion.
Deputy President William Ruto. The
DP announced a plan to revamp pub-
lic hospitals at the weekend.
Page 31 RIFY VALLEY NEWS / Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
y B PETER OCHIENG
The President with Mosop MP Kirwa Bitok. [PHOTO: PETER ODHIAMBO/STANDARD]
Sh50m to fund Mosop development
The Government has finally allo-
cated Sh40 million for completion of
the Kipkaren Technical and Vocation-
al College in Nandi County.
President Uhuru Kenyatta an-
nounced the allocation during his
tour of Mosop Constituency in Nan-
di North over the weekend after area
MP Stephen Bitok requested him to
intervene.
Bitok had told the President the
institution is facing closure for being
ill-equipped to cater for training of
technical personnel that are in high
demand in the country.
Speaking at Kaiboi Training Tech-
nical Institute during Bitoks thanks-
giving ceremony, President Kenyatta
also pledged a further Sh10 million for
completion of road constructions in
the region that were initiated by for-
mer President Mwai Kibaki.
It is my humble appeal your ex-
cellency that you say something
about completion of the Mosoriot,
Kabiyiet-Kaiboi road that had been
commissioned by the former pres-
ident during his last days in office,
Bitok said.
Bitok said it is unfortunate that
Kipkaren Technical is now a pale
shadow of its former self despite be-
ing one of the institutions that have
moulded qualified personalities in
the country.
The legislator also led the Presi-
dent who was accompanied by Dep-
uty President William Ruto, through
the challenges encountered by farm-
ers as they attempt to take their pro-
duce to the market due to the poor
state of roads in the region.
Your Excellency, we have been
having challenges but since you are
here I believe you will today relieve
me of these problems so that I can
now work for the party just as we
promised during the campaign ral-
lies, Bitok said.
The President, who was touring
the region for the second time after
visiting Trans Nzoia County, told Mo-
sop residents that he is happy with
what the Kalenjin community has
done for him saying he will not for-
get them.
WORK TOGETHER
I humbly came here today to ac-
tually apologise to you for taking too
long to come and say thank you since
you gave me this job. I want to tell the
people of Nandi and Kalenjin at large
that I will not turn my back on you
because you really participated fully
to put me where I am today, he said.
He said time has come for him as
the President of this nation to show
appreciation for all those who partic-
ipated in the last General Electionm
and put his government in office.
I am committed to working with
everyone who is willing to work with
the Jubilee Government, he asserted.
The President caused laughter
when he said he is just like any oth-
er ordinary employee, holding a con-
tract that is set to expire after five
years and can only be renewed by
Kenyans based on his performance.
President Kenyatta thanked Bitok
for inviting him to his constituency
and appealed to the Kalenjin com-
munity to stay firmly in the Jubilee
government.
My brothers, even as I thank you,
it saddens me that there are some in-
dividuals who we work with in the
same party, but they are causing
problems for us. They want to keep
politicking yet that time is now gone,
we now need to focus on building this
nation, he said.
NANDI COUNTY
Members of the Bomet
County Public Service Board
will today know their fate when
a special committee tasked by
the county assembly to inves-
tigate allegedly illegal recruit-
ment tables its report.
The committee chaired by
Sigor Ward Representative Kip-
siele Kirui was constituted af-
ter a Motion seeking the dis-
bandment of the board was
passed by the assembly two
weeks ago.
The members of the board
facing ouster appeared before
the committee last week to de-
fend themselves against accu-
sations of gross violation of the
Constitution and incompe-
tence.
COMMITTEE FINDINGS
We will base our findings
on what the board members
told the committee during the
hearing and what they have
been accused of, said Mr
Kirui.
The board members were
grilled by the committee fol-
lowing claims they hired an ad-
ditional 16 administrators and
drivers without following due
process.
The board has directed the
blame to the executive, saying
they did not take part in the re-
cruitment.
However, County Secretary
Jonathan Soi refuted the
claims, adding that the board
was consulted before the ad-
ministrators were hired.
County sets aside Sh300m for roads
Bomet hiring board to know fate today
Uasin Gishu County has set aside Sh300 mil-
lion for the upgrading its road network, in a bid
to open up the agricultural region.
The County Executive Commissioner of
Roads and Infrastructure Gideon Birir said the
funds will be used for grading, gravelling and
tarmacking of feeder roads in the county.
The county government has already pur-
chased three graders, three water boozers and
other equipments to help them start the road
constructions.
We want to make sure roads that were to be
completed within 2014/2015 financial year are
done to the best of standards, Birir said during
an exclusive interview with The Standard.
He said the acquisition of the equipment by
the county government would cut down on
costs, since the county would not need to hire
contractors for the job.
He revealed plans to tarmack a total of ten ki-
lometres, at Sh1.2 million per kilometre, and a
total of 600 kilometres of graded and graveled
roads.
IMPASSABLE BRIDGES
The Roads CEC assured residents that the
government was aware of their concerns regard-
ing impassable bridges across the county, espe-
cially Moiben Bridge, that is a nightmare for
school-going children.
We are aware of the impassable bridges
across the county and residents should not wor-
ry as we are working around the clock to ensure
they are repaired. I urge them to be patient with
us, he said.
Birir said the county has divided the regions
road into three sections, with each section cov-
ering two constituencies. Ziwa, Tembelion,
Kapseret and Kaptagat are complete.
UASIN GISHU COUNTY
BOMET COUNTY
y B JOAN LETTING
y B GILBERT KIMUATI
I want to
tell you
people of Nandi
and Kalenjin
at large that
I will not turn
my back on
you because
you really
participated
fully to put
me where I am
today
- President
Kenyatta
Page 32 / COFFEE BREAK Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard

B A E G 22
J E F A 18
G D F C 21
21 18 28 17
D C B H 23

Solution

No. 1881

1 4 5 7 9 6 3 8 2

8 6 7 3 5 2 9 4 1

3 2 9 1 4 8 7 5 6

5 8 6 2 3 1 4 7 9

7 3 1 9 8 4 6 2 5

4 9 2 6 7 5 8 1 3

2 1 4 8 6 9 5 3 7

9 5 3 4 2 7 1 6 8

6 7 8 5 1 3 2 9 4

YESTERDAYS SOLUTION

STANDOKU

Imejin 1882 EASY

3 6 2

4
1

9 2 8

2 4 5

5
2
3 7

6 1 3 8

9 7 1 2

3 8 5 1

8 4 6

puzzling
Using all the letters
of the alphabet,
ll in the grid. To
help you, there are
three cryptic cross-
word-style clues:
Top line: Certainly
not under the tab-
le! (5, 5)
Middle line: Such
books are no use in
fact-nding missi-
on. (7)
Bottom line: I de-
nitely belong to
you. (5, 5)
To start you of,
here is one of the
letters.
All rows, columns and 3 by 3 grids
(dened by bold lines ) have the
numbers 1 to 9 appearing only once.
Some of the numbers have been en-
tered. Complete the whole table by
inserting the correct numbers.
Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 20)
You have the mind of a lawyer, always
able to size up a problem and come
up with a solution. Using your mind to
handle dilemmas is a great talent.
Aquarius (Jan 21 - Feb 19)
Perhaps it is time for a well-deserved
vacation. Planning short trips can be
fun too and that may be the topic of
conversation most of this day. Perhaps
you are new in town and others will
point out some great places to visit.
Pisces (Feb 20 - Mar 20)
The word here is accomplishment. If
there is an unfinished job today, you
can lead others to complete it or do it
yourself. A prodigious worker, you pour
yourself into tasks with determination.
Taurus (April 21 - May 20)
This is a great time to work with ano-
ther person or within groups. The exch-
ange of ideas continues through the
afternoon. This may mean lectures, tea-
ching, conference meetings, etc..
Aries (Mar 21 - May 20)
A greater appreciation for things of
value is in order now. This could be a
time in which there are strong desires
for material goods. This may not be the
best time to acquire material items but
a good time to plan.
Gemini
(May 21 - June 21)
Things are happening and your career
and projects that depend upon your
ambition and drive are strong. You are
able to use sound thinking and can feel
the fads and trends and make the right
moves. You get ahead by taking action.
Courtesy: dailyhoroscopes.com
YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
Horoscopes
Sudoku
Codeword Puzzle
(June 22 - July 22)
Put your mind to work and take
care of all details. You usual-
ly display a sharp, nimble mind
with a ready wit and you do not
disappoint anyone today.
DIFFICULT
The letters have a distinct
value between 1 to 9. The to-
tals vertically and horizontally
have been given. Solve all the
values.
NO 5270
NO 5269
A B C D E F G H J
8 4 9 5 2 7 6 1 3
YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
E O N
O
C P L
G Z D
R Q K M S K J H X F
U
T
A
W
B
V
Leo (July 23 - Aug 22)
Your sense of the unity behind things spi-
ritual and psychological is clear and felt by
those around you. You are, no doubt, a ro-
mantic, at home in the world of dreams and
images.
Virgo
(Aug 23 - Sept 23)
Put your mind to work and take care of any
paperwork left undone today. This is a time
of good fortune, things happen mysteriously
and are helpful to your projects. A communi-
ty group appreciates your volunteer time.
Libra
(Sept 24 - Oct 23)
Obtaining and exchanging information takes
on emotional signicance now. Being more
involved with neighbours or siblings satis-
es a deep need to help others in their life
choices. You may proceed with plans regar-
ding your own life situation as well.
Scorpio
(Oct 24 - Nov 22)
You have a natural love of the law and wor-
king things through, and you are usually not
put of by problems or obstacles. You have
the ability to work with others, in particular
regarding vocation or career guidance.
Sagittarius
(Nov 23 - Dec 21)
You tend to carry a lot of mental energy
and this can suddenly erupt when you are
not kept busy. The ways in which you spe-
ak, think and use your mind can bring about
sheer insight and brilliance. At other times
you may have very conventional ideas.
Cancer
I
Page 33 COFFEE BREAK / Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
puzzling
Across
1 Permanently watery land (5)
6 Lift up (5)
9 Childish t of rage (7)
10 Hirsute (5)
11 Imitate (5)
12 Brimless cap (5)
13 Liquidiser (7)
15 Boys name (3)
17 Peruse writing (4)
18 Deal with (6)
19 Old wound marks (5)
20 Spanner (6)
22 Quote (4)
24 And not (3)
25 Lodger (7)
26 Electricity supply (5)
27 Auctioneers hammer (5)
28 Firm supplying milk (5)
29 Welsh rabbit (7)
30 Madagascan primate (5)
31 Oysters gem (5)
Down
2 Suitable for crops (6)
3 Run aground (6)
4 Fodder type (3)
5 Guide (5)
6 Arm bone (7)
7 Leave out (4)
8 Emits light (6)
12 Long seat (5)
13 Colour (5)
14 Keen (5)
15 Furious (5)
16 Absolute (5)
18 Previous (5)
19 Learned person (7)
21 Spin, revolve (6)
22 Invent (6)
23 Great fear (6)
25 Cant (5)
26 Country (4)
28 Slope downwards (3)
ACROSS: 3, Fatal 8, Tenet 10, Sandy 11, Nib 12, Shuts 13, Balance 15, Recur 18, Tor 19,
Harare 21, Bedevil 22, Lays 23, Rend 24, Smother 26, Abates 29, Out 31, Tired 32,
Artisan 34, Pally 35, Nut 36, Admit 37, Tunic 38, Depot.
DOWN: 1, Penal 2, Debates 4, Ache 5, Astral 6, Laser 7, Odour 9, Nil 12, Screams 14,
Nod 16, Cater 17, Ready 19, History 20, Bleat 21, By far 23, Retinue 24, Sedate 25,
Hut 27, Birds 28, Tepid 30, Latin 32, Also 33, Sun.
YESTERDAYS EASY SOLUTIONS
Easy Puzzle
ACROSS
1 More than a little, we gather (5)
6 Burns or rases, possibly (5)
9 Officer and politician work in
agreement (7)
10 Half an hour getting dry out in
the lane (5)
11 Like a poor golfers luck? (5)
12 Of his works, were many in
wrought iron? (5)
13 Bloomer by Albert, a novel
sleuth (7)
15 Smart joint? (3)
17 Neglect to return from Balti-
more (4)
18 She could give a sneer (6)
19 Shortage of nice guys (5)
20 Prevented from being a drift-
er (6)
22 Beaten hollow (4)
24 Where Ray went wrong (3)
25 One drawn to serve appren-
ticeship? (7)
26 Encouragement to listen to
Beethovens fourth (5)
27 One mounted with saintly
mien? (5)
28 Projected productions (5)
29 Guy is light, having nothing
on! (7)
30 Funny feature of bread rolls
(5)
31 Would a miser pinch her? (5)
DOWN
2 Can such grass make one sheep
turn on another? (6)
3 It can be ignored ad lib (6)
4 Such sauce seems soppy but
not very soft (3)
5 A racy egg container (5)
6 Writers using a concealed crib
(7)
7 The very opposite of Wind-
sor? (4)
8 Recover, for instance, in wet
weather (6)
12 How oarsman fell out? (5)
13 It gives one pause (5)
14 Small, but maybe of some
prominence? (5)
15 Female embracing me for
want of butch types? (2-3)
16 Stick to good glass (5)
18 Initial advantage to a flier,
perhaps? (5)
19 He can order everybody about
(7)
21 May come out of bed to rebuild
a storey (6)
22 To dine out with a girl is heav-
enly (6)
23 Replacement cardinal? (6)
25 Catches an unwary sprat? (5)
26 To climb it is hard, being sick
(4)
28 Dandy maybe, but a failure
without money (3)
ACROSS: 3, Chits 8, Get-up 10, Harpy 11, Ta-M 12, S-Eve-N 13, Cob-bled 15, Stars 18, Roc 19, Wealth 21, De-
B-tors 22, Pool 23, Fail 24, Moisten 26, Ch-Op.-in 29, Tom 31, K-ar-en 32, Get-able 34, Lu-CID 35, Lie
36, Scott 37, Metal 38, Seats.
DOWN: 1, L-Et on 2, Tumbrel 4, He-ed 5, Theses 6, Santa 7, Sport 9, Tab 12, Section 14, Lob 16, Al-ban 17,
She-LL 19, W-rested 20, S-peck 21, Do-n-or 23, Fe-males 24, Minute 25, To-t 27, Hatch 28, Pelts 30, Bleak
32, GI-Lt. 33, Bit.
YESTERDAYS CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS
Cryptic Puzzle
WEIRD NEWS
Love is a game that two can play
and both win.
Eva Gabor
Naked vi si tors weari ng j ust
sandal s and backpacks
became t he mai n att racti on
when t hey went to an aquari -
um i n Newquay.
The ten guest s toured t he
Bl ue Reef aquari um as par t
of t he Nudefest nudi st festi -
val .
They watched t he sharks,
sti ngrays and t ur t l es, and
al so took par t i n scuba di vi ng
and f i shi ng duri ng a week
l ong st ay at t he Newperran
Hol i day Park i n Cornwal l .
Andrew Wel ch, of Bri ti sh
Nat uri sm, sai d: Nudefest i s a
wel l - est abl i shed and hugel y
popul ar event i n t he nat uri st
cal endar and we are del i ght-
ed to have ret urned to
Cornwal l t hi s year.
Guest s were ver y exci ted by
t he prospect of a nude t ri p to
one of Cornwal l s most
popul ar touri st desti nati ons.
The aquari um al l ows naked
vi si tors once a year as par t
of t he Nudefest event .
Mirror Online
Naked visitors outshine sharks at aquarium
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Page 34 / TV GUIDE Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
FOX CINEPLEX SARIT CENT RE,
WESTLANDS
SCREEN I HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
2 IN 3D (PG) At 11.00am, 1.45pm, THE
FRUIT IN OUR STARS (U16) At 4.00pm,
HUMSHAKALS (GE) At 6.15pm, EK VILLAIN
(TBA) At 9.00pm
SCREEN II TRANSFORMERS : AGE OF
EXTINCTION IN 3D (TBA) At 11.00am,
2.15pm, 6.00pm, 9.10pm.
PLANET MEDIA CINEMAS - KISUMU
SCREEN I RIO 2 (GE) At 12.30pm,
2.30pm & 4.30pm
SCREEN II GODZILLA (16) At 6.10pm &
8.30pm
NYALI CINEMAX MOMBASA
SCREEN I TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF
EXTINCTION IN 3D, FAULT IN OUR
STARS At 6.30pm HOLIDAY At 9pm,
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION IN
2D At 9.15pm
Cinema Guide
Tv guide
Nairobi 102.7 I Nyeri 105.7
Meru 105.1 I Kericho 90.5
Kisumu 105.3 I Mombasa 105.1
Nakuru 104.5 I Eldoret 91.1 Kitui:
93.8 I Kisii: 91.3
N
o
w

S
h
o
w
i
n
g
07:00 Myth Busters
07:50 Dirty Jobs
08:45 Ultimate Survival
09:40 Border Security
10:05 Auction Hunters
10:30 Auction Kings
10:55 How Do They Do It?
11:25 How Its Made
11:50 Dynamo
12:45 The Big Brain Theory
01:40 MythBusters
02:35 Border Security
A middle schooler who is just trying to have
a fun summer but his plans are diferent
from most others, playing video games all
day. Things get complicated when his dad
disagrees, a dog comes into the family, and
all sorts of trouble breaks loose.
YESTERDAYS TRIVIA: Step Up 4
TV Quiz
03:30 Auction Kings
04:00 Dirty Jobs
04:55 Ultimate Survival
05:50 MythBusters
05:45 How Do They Do It?
07:10 How Its Made
07:40 Sons of Guns
09:00 Storage Hunters
09:30 Sons of Guns
DStv Highlights
Todays Schedule
5 : 00 Pa mba z uk a
6: 00 Powe r
Br e a k f a s t
1 1 : 3 0 Na s wa
1 2: 00 Ga br i e l a
1 3 : 00 L i v e a t 1
1 4: 00 Af r os i ne ma
1 6: 00 Ci t i z e n
Al a s i r i
1 6: 1 0 Ms e t o E a s t
Af r i c a
1 7: 00 Pav i t r a Ri s ht a
1 8: 00 For e v e r Your s
1 9: 00 Ci t i z e n
Ni pa s he
1 9: 3 5 Ta hi di Hi g h
2 0: 05 Wi l d a t He a r t
2 1 : 00 T he Bi g
Que s t i on
2 2: 00 T he Te mpe s t
23 : 00 Af r o- s i ne ma
0: 00 Ci t i z e n L a t e
Ni g ht Ne ws
1 . 00 Af r os i ne ma
4:30 BBC
4:55 Morning Prayer
5:00 Aerobics
5:30 Damka
8:00 Good Morning Kenya
9:00 Parliament Live
11:00 Daytime Movie
11:00 KBCc Lunch Time
News
1:30 Moving The Masses
1:30 Grapevine
2:30 Parliament Live
4:30 Spider Riders
5:00 Club 1
6:00 Spiders
7:00 Darubini Live
7:30 Road To Success
8:05 The Platform Live
9:00 Channel 1 News
9:45 National Cohesion
Live
10:30 Bold & Beautiful
11:30 You Are The One
12:00 Club 1
12:45 BBC
5:00 Password Rpt
6:00 Live
9:00 Irrational Heart
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 Golden Heart
3.00 Password
4:00 NTV at 4
4:15 Password
Reloaded
5:00 The Beat
6:00 Dyesebel
7:00 NTV Jioni
7:30 Tujuane
8:30 Mali
9:00 NTV Tonight
10:00 The Hostel
10:30 Movie
5.00 Command Your
Morning
6:00 Morning Express
9.00 Tendereza
10:00 My Eternal
11.00 National Geographic
12.00 Hapa Kule
12.30 Junior
1.00 Newsdesk
1.30 Samba Buzz
2:00 Afri-screen
4.00 Mbiu Ya KTN
4.10 Legion of Super
heroes
4.30 The Ultimate
Spiderman
5.00 Baseline
6.00 Los Rey
7:00 KTN LEO
7:30 Gavana
8.00 Steve Harvey
9.00 KTN PRIME
10.05 E-Curve
11.00 The Diary
12.00 CNN
5.00 Praiz
6.00 K24 Alfajiri
9.00 It Seems So
Beautiful Rpt
10.00 Naijasinema-
Monday Rpt
12.00 Al Jazeera News
13.00 K24 Newscut
13.30 Kilimo Biashara Rpt
14.00 Young Rich Rpt
15.00 Broken Vow
In this weeks episode: Steve helps a wife whose husband is obsessed with barbie dolls; how one idea
helped a family make millions!
4:00AM Safari na Antony Ndiema
6:00AM Maisha Asubuhi na Alex and Jalas
10:00AM Staarabika na Ann Njogu
1:00PM Konnect na Mwende and Clemo
4:00PM Maisha Jioni na Tina and Zuleka
7:00PM Rhumba Attencion na Mwashumbe
10:00PM Maji Makuu na Ali Hassan and Babu
12:00AM Hakuna Kulala
Pick Of The Day 7.30PM
16.00 Mchipuko wa Alasiri
16.10 Team Raha
17.30 Beat Box
18.30 K24 Mashinani
19.00 K24 Saa Moja
19.35 Almasi
20.05 Young Rich
21.00 K24 Evening Edition
22.00 Naijasinema:
Brazilian Deals
1.00 Al Jazeera
The Energy Regulatory Commis-
sion (ERC) has retained high retail
prices for petroleum products, a move
expected to sustain the high cost of
living in Kenya. The price of petrol
and kerosene will go up by about a
shilling, which has been attributed to
the rise in prices of fuel in the inter-
national markets and a slight weak-
ening of the shilling against the dol-
lar last month.
Diesel will on the other hand re-
duce marginally. ERC in its month-
ly price capping guide increased the
price of super petrol by Sh1.24 and
that of kerosene by a shilling. Die-
sel on the other hand will go down
marginally at 14 cents. Super petrol
will over the next one month retail
at Sh115.86 per litre in Nairobi, while
diesel will be sold at a maximum of
Sh104.67 a litre in the capital.
Kerosene, largely used for lighting
and cooking among many low income
households, will retail at Sh84.12.
Taking into account the weighted
average costs of imported products,
the overall result is that a maximum
allowed prices of diesel decreases by
Sh0.14, that of kerosene increases by
Sh0.99 while that of super petrol in-
creases by Sh1.24 per litre,
The price of crude oil went up
last month to $111.65 (Sh per bar-
rel from $109.15 in May. The shilling
exchanged at a slightly weaker posi-
tion of Sh87.68 on average during the
month of June compared to Sh87.60 in
May. The pricing of petroleum prod-
ucts in the country is to a large extent
determined by the two factors, with a
weakening shilling meaning that im-
porters have to use more of the local
currency to buy the same amount of
products. The implication of the new
prices announced by ERC yesterday
might mean no respite for Kenyans
who have had to put up with a high
cost of living.
Other than the sustained high fuel
prices over the past one year, the cost
of credit still remains high despite
coming down marginally in the re-
cent months while food prices remain
high. Data from statistic bureau show
that inflation rose to 7.39 per cent in
June, due to rising food prices, cost of
energy and transportation.
y B JAMES ANYANZWA
y B MACHARIA KAMAU
y B JAMES ANYANZWA
Kenya Power employees install a power line in Kisumu. New Treasury scheme
will help increase the number of consumers connected to the power grid. [PHO-
TO: RUSHDIE OUDIA]
of connectivity is cheaper and afford-
able such as the last mile connectiv-
ity which is key. In this case we dont
need the subsidy, said Rotich.
The savings from cheaper loans,
he said, would be transferred to elec-
tricity consumers through subsidised
connectivity charges.
The facility will be highly conces-
sional to enable rural people to access
electricity at cheaper and affordable
prices, said Rotich. We will contin-
ue to manage in a way that will ensure
that prices for connectivity to the na-
tional grid dont go up.
The last mile connections are ex-
pected to increase access to electricity
from the current 32 per cent to 75 per
cent of the population. Power proj-
ects will be implemented by the Ru-
ral Electrification Authority and Ken-
ya Electricity Transmission Company.
The Government will continue
an ambitious programme to con-
nect rural households to the nation-
al electricity grid at what it described
as cheaper and affordable prices.
This comes amid concerns that pow-
er connectivity prices could rise after
the National Treasury withdrew its fi-
nancial support that has retained the
cost at about half the market price.
Treasury has for about a year now
partly financed new connections by
Kenya Power through a subsidy.
This has seen new users contin-
ue to pay the old rate of Sh35,000 for
a single phase new power line. The
power utility firm had proposed to
double rates, arguing that they were
unsustainable, and subsidising new
customers was eating into its profit-
ability.
CONNECTIVITY CHARGES
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Hen-
ry Rotich yesterday said the subsidy
will no longer be required once the
last- mile power connection project,
which is scheduled to be completed
in the current (2014/2015) financial,
goes live.
Mr Rotich, however, said the Gov-
ernment remains committed to en-
suring that power connectivity
charges remain within reach of most
Kenyans. We are currently work-
ing on the last mile connectivity pro-
gramme which is expected to be com-
pleted in the current financial year
(2014/2015). The faster it comes on
CS says savings from
cheaper loans will
be transferred to
electricity consumers
through subsidised
connectivity charges
board, then we will not need subsidy,
Rotich told The Standard adding that
the Governments subsidy was tied to
the completion of the last mile con-
nectivity project.
He said the project, whose cost is
estimated at between Sh10 billion and
Sh12 billion will be funded by interna-
tional financiers with a huge propor-
tion of the loans being concessional.
The National Treasury opted to
subsidise the connectivity to the na-
tional electricity grid last year to avert
the planned increase in connectivity
fee by Kenya Power to Sh75,000 from
Sh35,000.
The Sh2.7 billion subsidy was
meant for last year but the power
transmitter and distributing company
issued additional requests for fund-
ing. We are already working on other
mechanisms of ensuring that the cost
Energy
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
Business
Blogs, archives, reader
forums and more:
TODAY IN
Kenya has received a grant of
Sh20.7 billion ($238 million) from the
Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, Tu-
berculosis and Malaria. The funds will
be used to support the fight against
HIV/Aids. Activities to be covered by
the grant include provision of an-
ti-retroviral drugs, CD4 reagents, con-
doms and nutrition supplements.
The funds will also be utilised in
provision of nutrition assessments
and equipment, cotrimoxazole and
HIV/AIDS test kits. The funds will al-
so support the training of service pro-
viders and health workers and volun-
tary male circumcision. We welcome
this funding that is supporting our
objective to scale up the number of
people under anti-retroviral therapy,
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Ro-
tich told a media briefing in Nairobi
yesterday. We will continue our ef-
forts to reduce HIV prevalence in the
country.
Mr Rotich said the grant also tar-
gets sex workers and drug users, add-
ing that the programs would be im-
plemented by Treasury through the
Ministry of Health, non-governmen-
tal organisations and the Kenya Red
Cross. He said the program would be
implemented at the national level,
adding that some interventions will
however be focused on the most af-
fected 26 counties. The Kenya Red
Cross interventions are geographi-
cally focused on the 26 counties on-
ly. Rotich said the programme would
implement an innovative focused
hot spot intervention in two partic-
ular affected counties - Homa Bay and
Mombasa.
Kenya has 39 million people ac-
cording to the Kenya National Bureau
of Statistics (KNBS) 2009 population
census.Two HIV/AIDS indicator sur-
veys conducted in 2007 and 2012 re-
ported prevalence rates of 7.2 per cent
and 5.6 per cent respectively in the
general population.
More pain as petrol, kerosene prices go up
Kenya gets
Sh20.7b to fight
Aids, malaria
Treasury scheme to
cushion new power users
Standard Chartered Bank has
reduced borrowing rates in the
market on three key products. In a
return of its annual campaign dubbed
The Grand Sale, Standard Chartered
Bank is ofering customers mortgages
at 10.9 per cent. This is only 1.77
per cent above the Kenya Banks
Reference Rate (KBRR). Customers
transferring their loans from other
providers will not pay legal and
valuation fees. The margin of 1.77 per
cent on top of KBRR will remain xed
for the duration of the facility for all
loans taken up during the campaign
period. Other products on ofer are
personal loans at a rate of as low
as 14.9 per cent and business loans
against property at 10.9 per cent,
which will also not attract legal or
valuation fees on balance transfers.
Head of Retail Clients Bhartesh Shah
said customers can borrow up to
Sh100 million to purchase homes and
repay in 25 years.
ABC Bank customers living in the
Diaspora can now transfer money
from their bank accounts to any
Mpesa account in Kenya in real time,
following the launch of the Account-
to-Mpesa money transfer service.
The new service, commonly known
as Bank or Business-to-Customer
(B2C) transfer allows customers
to transfer funds using the banks
Internet Banking platform and is
available to both domestic and
Diaspora customers. Customers
have the option to use the internet
banking web platform or the mobile
application to carry out these
transactions. Amounts transferable
are subject to M-Pesa transaction and
daily limits. The service is ofered in
partnership with Safaricom. For one
to use the service, they must have an
account with ABC and be registered
for its Internet Banking service.
Car and General (C&G) engineers
are rebuilding a huge Cummins
30,000cc engine for a power
generation company in Tanzania. The
QST 30 engine drives a generator
set that produces 1,000kVA power.
The rebuild is a major task with
Cummins High Horsepower Workshop
Manager Randall Truter saying this
is the fourth giant engine they are
repairing in the 12 months, adding
that modern diesel engines are
reliable and run for a long time
without needing a major overhaul.
C&G began a business relationship
with Cummins Power Generation in
2003 and the engine rebuild facility
was constructed and equipped at
a cost of Sh50 million at the C&G
premises in Nairobi. This has enabled
the companys staf to rebuild the
complete range of Cummins engines
including high horsepower units
driving generators with an output of
up to 3,300 kVA and engines of up to
2,500 horsepower.
QuickStop
StanChart reduces interest
rates in line with CBK rules
ABC Bank introduces new
money transfer service
Car & General rebuilds
30,000CC Cummins engine
Page 36 / TODAY IN BUSINESS Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
Deputy President William Ruto addresses the media at Jomo Kenyatta Airport
on his arrival from Japan last month. He said the State is looking at ways of
lowering the wage bill. [MOSES OMUSULA]
corruption and unethical practices in
Government. Measures adopted in-
clude removal of all individuals, car-
tels and enablers of corruption. All of-
ficers involved in corruption will be
dismissed and charged in court, the
Cabinet warns.
It will also prepare a Sessional Pa-
per on Devolved Governments, which
provides broad policy strategic frame-
work to guide the devolution process
in Kenya. Already, the IMF has ex-
pressed misgivings over absence of
certain pieces of legislation to enable
devolution work.
The meeting also direct-
ed all Cabinet Secretaries must
work closely with counties in the
ongoing payroll audits in all minis-
tries, departments and government
agencies to clean payrolls and get rid
of ghost workers. A progress report
will be tabled before Cabinet within
one month.
The report is expected to quanti-
fy optimal staffing levels, highlight-
ing deficits and staff surpluses across
cadres and departments. Double-sal-
ary beneficiaries and other irregular
and unethical cases will with immedi-
ate effect be investigated and the cul-
prits charged in court.
Cabinet caps
foreign travel for
State ofcers
Cabinet has limited foreign trav-
el to only the most critical trips. In a
meeting held on Thursday last week,
it was resolved that ambassadors or
county commissioners will represent
Cabinet secretaries where appropri-
ate.
This decision follows an earlier
warning from the Salaries and Re-
muneration Commission (SRC) that
it will scrap certain allowances paid
to Members of the County Assemblies
(MCAs) as a way of curbing the rising
public wage bill.
FOREIGN TRIPS
The Government has already in-
dicated it will issue new guidelines
to regulate foreign travel for officers
of both the national and county gov-
ernments. There is need for prudent
management of public resources and
one of the ways to do so is to regulate
travel to avoid wastage, said the Dep-
uty President after a recent meeting at
his Karen home.
A recent report by the Auditor Gen-
eral shows that MCAs were spending
Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) will leverage on
key international events hosted in the country
as a platform to drive both domestic and inter-
national tourists. This, according to KTB, is one
of the strategies aimed at boosting tourist num-
bers that have recorded a drop as a result of in-
security.
In a press briefing during the sixth edition
of Diani Touch Rugby held over the weekend in
Diani, KTB Managing Director Muriithi Ndegwa
said key annual events held across the country
have the potential to grow tourism. A number
of county governments and private sector have
hosted and continue to host key events that have
the potential to attract international participa-
tion, Mr Ndegwa said. KTB shall continue to
leverage on these avenues to grow the tourism
sector.
This years Diani Beach Touch Rugby attract-
ed representatives from UK, France and Tanza-
nia along with local participation. Kenya Rugby
Union chairman Mwangi Muthee said the beach
rugby tournament is recognised international-
ly and observed that the sport will market Ken-
yas coastal beaches. Touch rugby is no longer
a small event, it is recognition globally. I call for
more focus on marketing to encourage more in-
ternational participation. The union will collab-
orate with organisers to bring more internation-
al participants.
Muthee said the presence of the internation-
al participants in this years edition was an in-
dication and expression of confidence on the
countrys resilience in light of recent travel ad-
visories as a result of insecurity incidents. Nde-
gwa said international events such as the Lake
Turkana Cultural Festival in June, Maralal Camel
Derby in August, and Lamu Cultural Festival in
November have raised Kenyas profile, attracting
international and domestic participation.
TOURISM PRODUCTS
He said KTB will closely work with county
governments in marketing and promoting key
events to domestic and international recogni-
tion. We are certain besides these events going
a long way in opening up respective counties,
they are also in sync with efforts being made to-
wards diversification of tourism products, said
Mr Ndegwa.
This years Diani Touch Rugby happened at
the backdrop of insecurity in the coastal region
that has contributed to the drop of tourist num-
bers to the destination.
Move aims to foster
prudent management
of public resources and
reduce costs
lavishly on unnecessary foreign trips.
The new travel regulations will set the
limit on the amount of money to be
spent by respective counties on for-
eign travel.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is
expected to issue guidelines to reg-
ulate all foreign travel. The Senate is
also expected to pass laws that pro-
vide a clear legal framework to guide
all matters of devolution, including
foreign travel.
In a statement by Secretary to the
Cabinet Francis Kimemia, the Cabinet
also resolved to ruthlessly deal with
Standard & Poors expects to rate
a number of Nigerian banks this year
and is talking to some Kenyan banks
and companies about future credit rat-
ings, its managing director for sub-Sa-
haran Africa said yesterday. Borrowers
across the continent are looking to tap
international capital markets follow-
ing successful bond sales by African
countries. A long-awaited rating for
Tanzania is not likely to be assigned
any time soon, however, S&Ps Kon-
rad Reuss told a news briefing in Lon-
don. More Nigerian bank ratings will
be coming out later this year ... we are
working on a number of corporates in
the region, Reuss said.
Borrowers in frontier markets such
as Africa have turned to capital mar-
kets as aid funding dries up and mon-
etary easing across the western world
keeps interest rates low. A flood of new
issues from sub-Saharan Africa in the
past couple of years includes a recent
debut dollar bond from Nigerian bank
Diamond Bank. First Bank of Nigeria
is holding a bond roadshow this week.
These bonds follow sovereign dol-
lar debt issuance from Nigeria, which
analysts say helped to familiarise in-
vestors with the West African econo-
my. Kenya issued a well-received $2
billion dollar (Sh174 billion) bond last
month. We are reaching out to Ken-
ya, Reuss said, referring to plans to
discuss ratings with local banks and
corporates in Kenya. On the back of
a very successful sovereign bond, a
benchmark has been set.
Tanzania, which has also said it
plans to launch a debut Eurobond,
has not yet gained a rating. S&P offi-
cials said they were watching security
issues in Nigeria and Kenya. -Reuters
S&P sees more
ratings for
Nigeria, Kenya
KTB leverages on global
events to woo tourists
There is
need for prudent
management of
public resources
and one of the
ways to do so is to
regulate travels to
avoid wastage,
-DP William Ruto
y B JACKSON OMONDI OKOTH
y B STANDARD REPORTER
LONDON, UK
High power
Cummins High Horsepower Workshop Manager Randall Truter (left) and Joseph Kibunja, assistant
divisional eld service engineer, repair an engine belonging to a power generation company in
Tanzania. Car and General engineers have a major task of rebuilding a giant Cummins 30,000 cu-
bic capacity engine at the companys High Horsepower Engine Rebuild Centre on Lusaka Road.
[PHOTO: COURTESY]
Page 37 STOCKS / Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
USDOLLAR EURO
BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG
AB C 87.55 87.75 0.20 119.09 119.38 0.29
EQUITY 87.50 87.70 0.20 118.70 119.01 0.31
I & M 87.45 87.65 0.20 118.96 119.25 0.29
DIAMONDTRUST 87.50 87.60 0.10 119.03 119.18 0.15
NI C 87.55 87.75 0.20 119.09 119.38 0.29
ECOBANK 87.50 87.70 0.20 119.47 119.77 0.30
1ST COMMUNITY 87.55 87.65 0.10 119.02 119.16 0.14
PRIME 87.50 87.60 0.10 119.03 119.18 0.15
MIDDLEEAST 87.55 87.75 0.20 119.03 119.18 0.15
CFC STANBIC 87.55 87.75 0.20 119.13 119.45 0.32
CITIBANK 87.60 87.70 0.10 119.16 119.30 0.14
C B A 87.60 87.80 0.20 119.12 119.50 0.38
NB K 87.55 87.75 0.20 119.02 119.31 0.29
BARCLAYS 87.60 87.80 0.20 119.20 119.51 0.31
STANDARD 87.55 87.75 0.20 119.02 119.31 0.29
KC B 87.55 87.75 0.20 119.16 119.30 0.14
BOA 87.55 87.75 0.20 119.09 119.38 0.29
CO-OP 87.55 87.75 0.20 119.09 119.38 0.29
USDOLLAR 87.6306
STGPOUND 149.9820
EURO 119.2109
SARAND 8.1716
KES/ USHS 30.1266
KES/ TSHS 19.0345
KES/ RWF 7.7371
KES/ BIF 17.6882
AEDIRHAM 23.8587
CAN$ 82.0311
SFRANC 98.1478
JPY(100) 86.3588
SW KRONER 13.1754
NOR KRONER 14.2186
DANKRONER 15.9859
IND RUPEE 1.4607
HONGKONGDOLLAR 11.3069
SINGAPOREDOLLAR 70.3295
SAUDI RIYAL 23.3653
CHINESEYUAN 14.1220
AUSTRALIAN$ 82.2501
Source: Central Bank
EXCHANGE RATES
BANK RATES
FOREX BUREAU
LAST12MONTHS SECTOR PRICES PREVIOUS SHARES
MAIN INVESTMENT MARKET
NAIROBI STOCKS
NSE All Share Index.UP 0.07 points to close at 151.19
NSE 20-share Index.Up 0.12 points to close at 4902.30.
14/07/14
14/07/14
14/07/14
PER US DOLLAR PER EURO
BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG
Amana Forex BureauLtd 87.00 88.40 1.40 118.00 120.50 2.50
Aristocrats Forex Bureau 86.00 88.00 2.00 118.00 120.00 2.00
Bay Forex Bureau(NBI) Ltd 87.50 88.40 0.90 118.50 120.00 1.50
Central Forex BureauLtd 87.50 88.80 1.30 118.00 120.00 2.00
City Centre Forex Bureau 87.50 88.50 1.00 117.80 120.50 2.70
Commercial Forex Bureau 87.60 88.30 0.70 118.00 121.00 3.00
Continental Forex Bureau 87.60 88.00 0.40 118.70 120.00 1.30
Cosmos Forex BureauLtd 87.60 87.90 0.30 118.50 120.50 2.00
Crater Forex BureauLtd 86.20 89.20 3.00 117.85 120.85 3.00
Crossroads Forex Bureau 86.50 89.00 2.50 117.50 121.00 3.50
Crown BureauDe Change 86.50 88.30 1.80 118.00 120.50 2.50
Gateway Forex BureauLtd 87.70 88.10 0.40 118.70 120.50 1.80
GNK Forex BureauLtd 86.50 87.60 1.10 115.50 119.00 3.50
Hodan Global Forex Bureau 87.60 88.30 0.70 118.90 120.50 1.60
HurlinghamForex Bureau 86.00 88.00 2.00 115.00 120.50 5.50
IslandForex BureauLtd 87.50 88.00 0.50 119.00 119.80 0.80
Junction Forex BureauLtd 87.00 88.20 1.20 117.00 120.50 3.50
Kenza Exchange Bureau 86.50 89.00 2.50 118.00 120.00 2.00
Lache Forex BureauLtd 87.00 88.70 1.70 117.50 121.00 3.50
LeoForex BureauLtd 87.10 88.30 1.20 118.20 120.00 1.80
Link Forex BureauLtd 87.40 88.50 1.10 118.50 120.50 2.00
Metropolitan BureauLtd 87.00 88.00 1.00 117.00 120.00 3.00
Middletown Forex Bureau 87.50 88.20 0.70 119.00 120.00 1.00
Morgan Forex Bureau 87.60 88.00 0.40 119.00 120.00 1.00
Nairobi BureauLtd 87.00 88.00 1.00 118.00 121.00 3.00
Ofshore Forex BureauLtd 87.60 88.20 0.60 118.50 120.50 2.00
Pacic Forex BureauLtd 87.50 87.90 0.40 118.70 120.00 1.30
Pearl Forex BureauLtd 87.40 87.60 0.20 119.00 119.20 0.20
Pel Forex BureauLtd 87.00 89.00 2.00 119.00 121.00 2.00
Princess Forex BureauLtd 87.50 88.30 0.80 118.00 120.50 2.50
Regional Forex BureauLtd 87.60 88.50 0.90 118.50 121.50 3.00
Satellite Forex BureauLtd 87.60 88.00 0.40 118.70 121.00 2.30
Sky Forex BureauLimited 87.60 88.20 0.60 118.70 120.50 1.80
SterlingForex BureauLtd 86.80 88.60 1.80 118.15 120.55 2.40
Sunny Forex BureauLtd 87.40 88.50 1.10 118.50 123.00 4.50
Warwick Forex BureauLtd 86.70 88.20 1.50 117.00 121.50 4.50
Bakaal Express Forex Ltd 87.20 88.00 0.80 116.00 124.00 8.00
Wanati Forex BureauLtd 86.70 88.50 1.80 117.50 120.00 2.50
CBD Forex BureauLtd 87.60 90.00 2.40 118.00 121.50 3.50
Gala Forex BureauLtd 87.60 88.00 0.40 118.70 120.00 1.30
GrandRoyal Forex Bureau 87.50 88.00 0.50 118.00 121.00 3.00
Ventures Foreign Exchange 86.50 88.90 2.40 118.00 121.00 3.00
UNIT TRUSTS
HIGH LOW AGRICULTURAL
34.00 21.00 Eaagads Ltd Ord 1.25 AIMS 33.50 33.50 2,800
165.00 80.00 Kakuzi Ltd Ord.5.00 164.00 160.00 16,600
167.00 110.00 Kapchorua Tea Co. Ltd Ord Ord 5.00 AIMS 145.00 -
670.00 450.00 The Limuru Tea Co. Ltd Ord 20.00 AIMS 670.00 -
30.00 16.20 Rea Vipingo Plantations Ltd Ord 5.00 27.50 -
19.95 11.25 Sasini Ltd Ord 1.00 16.10 15.95 101,600
350.00 210.00 Williamson Tea Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 287.00 290.00 3,000
AUTOMOBILES&ACCESSORIES
50.00 21.00 Car & General (K) Ltd Ord 5.00 41.50 40.50 8,200
- - CMC Holdings Ltd Ord 0.50 13.50 -
13.50 8.50 Marshalls (E.A.) Ltd Ord 5.00 9.00 -
9.40 4.50 Sameer Africa Ltd Ord 5.00 7.75 7.90 5,100
BANKING
19.15 15.00 Barclays Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 0.50 17.00 17.00 178,700
155.00 62.50 CFC Stanbic of Kenya Holdings Ltd ord.5.00 129.00 129.00 18,700
248.00 141.00 Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 4.00 226.00 227.00 1,600
66.50 30.25 Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd - Rights 55.00 56.50 15,700
50.00 29.50 Equity Bank Ltd Ord 0.50 44.50 43.50 755,100
51.00 22.00 Housing Finance Co.Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 44.00 44.50 37,000
147.00 85.00 I&M Holdings Ltd Ord 1.00 138.00 140.00 4,800
53.00 35.50 Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd Ord 1.00 51.50 51.00 625,600
39.25 18.50 National Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 30.25 30.75 9,400
68.00 48.50 NIC Bank Ltd Ord 5.00 59.50 59.50 15,800
340.00 271.00 Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ord 5.00 312.00 313.00 3,100
25.00 14.50 The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 19.15 19.15 343,500
COMMERCIALANDSERVICES
8.00 3.40 Express Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 7.40 7.30 5,600
- - Hutchings Biemer Ltd Ord 5.00 20.25 -
14.70 8.30 Kenya Airways Ltd Ord 5.00 10.25 10.20 90,800
18.00 5.00 Longhorn Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 AIMS 15.55 15.00 14,700
400.00 271.00 Nation Media Group Ltd Ord. 2.50 306.00 307.00 16,700
247.00 42.50 Scangroup Ltd Ord 1.00 47.75 49.00 5,100
39.00 24.50 Standard Group Ltd Ord 5.00 36.00 35.50 400
56.50 32.00 TPS Eastern Africa Ltd Ord 1.00 37.25 38.00 3,600
24.00 11.65 Uchumi Supermarket Ltd Ord 5.00 12.40 12.50 29,300
CONSTRUCTION&ALLIED
98.50 60.00 ARM Cement Ltd Ord 1.00 82.00 82.50 8,700
225.00 170.00 Bamburi Cement Ltd Ord 5.00 174.00 174.00 900
100.00 75.00 Crown Paints Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 97.50 98.00 1,700
18.00 13.50 E.A.Cables Ltd Ord 0.50 16.20 16.40 4,900
110.00 56.50 E.A.Portland Cement Co. Ltd Ord 5.00 78.50 75.00 1,500
ENERGY&PETROLEUM
17.90 8.70 KenGen Co. Ltd Ord. 2.50 9.95 9.95 213,600
11.80 7.90 KenolKobil Ltd Ord 0.05 8.75 8.65 38,600
20.75 12.85 Kenya Power & Lighting Co Ltd Ord 2.50 13.00 13.00 145,800
- - Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 4% Pref 20.00 8.00
5.50 5.50 Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 7% Pref 20.00 5.50
28.75 12.65 Total Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 24.50 25.00 13,100
13.00 13.00 Umeme Ltd Ord 0.50 13.00
INSURANCE
24.00 7.30 British-American Investments Co Ord 0.10 20.75 21.00 231,300
12.20 4.20 CIC Insurance Group Ltd Ord.1.00 11.05 10.45 661,200
424.00 217.00 Jubilee Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 380.00 374.00 300
21.00 13.10 Kenya Re Insurance Corporation Ltd Ord 2.50 18.80 18.95 98,800
23.00 9.20 Liberty Kenya Holdings Ltd Ord.1.00 18.05 18.20 305,500
145.00 51.50 Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 129.00 128.00 2,300
INVESTMENT
42.00 17.05 Centum Investment Co Ltd Ord 0.50 41.00 41.00 111,600
6.40 3.50 Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 4.95 5.05 1,700
37.75 20.00 Trans-Century Ltd Ord 0.50 AIMS 25.25 25.75 6,400
MANUFACTURING&ALLIED
- - A.Baumann & Co Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 11.10 -
190.00 100.00 B.O.C Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 140.00 145.00 1,200
680.00 521.00 British American Tobacco Keny Ord 10.00 680.00 -
67.50 27.50 Carbacid Investments Ltd Ord 1.00 27.50 27.75 75,900
426.00 212.00 East African Breweries Ltd Ord 2.00 300.00 301.00 65,500
4.00 1.90 Eveready East Africa Ltd Ord.1.00 3.55 3.55 2,600
9.45 4.40 Kenya Orchards Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 9.45 -
5.05 2.70 Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd Ord 2.00 2.70 2.75 768,600
38.50 14.00 Unga Group Ltd Ord 5.00 36.50 36.75 2,900
TELECOMMUNICATION&TECHNOLOGY
13.40 6.15 Safaricom Ltd Ord 0.05 12.35 12.40 11,875,900
GROWTH ENTERPRISEMARKETSEGMENT(GEMS)
25.00 4.20 Home Afrika Ltd Ord 1.00 4.25 4.35 271,700
12/07/14
MONEY FUNDS Daily Yield E. A. Rate
AmanaShillingFund 10.09% 10.57 %
British-AmericanMoney Market Fund 10.43% 10.99%
ICEAMONEYMARKET FUND 8.59% 8.97%
GenCapHelaFund 11.32% 11.80%
MadisonAsset Money Market Fund 9.75% 10.20%
Old Mutual Money Market Fund 6.87% 7.09%
CBAMoney Market Fund 6.08% 6.26%
Stanbic Money Market Fund 7.09% 7.32%
OTHER FUNDS Buy Sell
AmanaGrowth 112.55 112.55
AmanaBalanced 113.89 113.89
British-AmericanEquity Fund 201.29 207.69
British-AmericanBalanced Fund 189.85 195.40
British-AmericanBond Plus Fund 144.56 147.51
British-AmericanManaged Retirement Fund 131.26 1 32.38
ICEABOND FUND 93.29 94.24
ICEAEQUITYFUND 141.27 148.71
ICEAGROWTHFUND 139.64 146.99
GenCapEnezaFund 123.14 118.83
GenCapImanFund 115.24 109.48
GenCapHazinaFund 114.09 110.10
GenCapHisaFund 126.36 121.93
MadisonAsset Balanced Fund 66.81 70.49
MadisonAsset Equity Fund 53.83 57.14
Old Mutual Equity Fund 378.98 406.06
Old Mutual Balanced Fund/Toboa 154.89 164.93
Old Mutual East AfricaFund 150.21 158.97
Old Mutual Bond Fund 100.89 103.29
CBAEquity Fund 156.67 166.32
CFCSimbaFund 127.22 127.22
Stanbic Equity Fund 171.69 171.69
Stanbic Fixed Income Fund B1 100.16 100.16
11/07/14
State banks on PPP nancing for Vision 2030 projects
The Government has presented 45, among them key Vision
2030 projects, to American investors and the Kenya private
sector, seeking nancing under the Public Private Partner-
ship (PPP) model. Following a successful Eurobond issue that
earmarks funds for Vision 2030 agship projects in trans-
port, energy and agriculture, the current move conrms the
Governments eforts to integrate the PPP model as an al-
ternative source of funding for infrastructure investments.
Speaking in Washington DC, Vision 2030 Acting Director Gen-
eral Prof Gituro Wainaina described Kenyas current infra-
structure development eforts as key to the countrys global
competitiveness. He said Kenya is keen to expand and up-
grade infrastructure to achieve efciency.
The Ofce of the Attorney-General and Department of Justice invites applications for tenders and
pre-qualication of suppliers from interested eligible bidders for the nancial years 2014/2015
and 2015/2016 for the following items/services.
1. TENDERS
Tender No. Item Description Eligibility
1. OAG&DOJ/001/2014-2016 Supply of stationery Youth, Women, Persons with
Disability (PWD)
2. OAG&DOJ/002/2014-2016 Supply of Airtime/Calling Cards Youth, Women, Persons with
Disability (PWD)
3. OAG&DOJ/003/2014-2016 Provision of Cleaning services Youth, Women, Persons with
Disability (PWD)
4. OAG&DOJ/004/2014-2016 Provision of Security Services Open to All
2. PRE-QUALIFICATIONS
CATEGORY A: SUPPLY OF GOODS
Pre-qualication Item description Eligibility
A1. OAG&DOJ/001/2014-2016 Supply of Cleaning materials,detergents
and soap
Youth, Women, Persons
with Disability (PWD)
A2. OAG&DOJ/002/2014-2016 Supply of electrical equipments and
ttings
Open to All
A3. OAG&DOJ/003/2014-2016 Supply of telephone equipments and
accessories
Open to All
A4. OAG&DOJ/004/2014-2016 Supply of staf uniform and CMT Charges Open to All
A5. OAG&DOJ/005/2014-2016 Supply of ofce furniture and equipment Open to All
A6. OAG&DOJ/006/2014-2016 Supply of computer accessories, toners
and softwares.
A7. OAG&DOJ/007/2014-2016 Supply of motor vehicles, tyres, tubes and
batteries
Open to All
A8. OAG&DOJ/008/2014-2016 Supply and design of branded
promotional materials T-shirts, banners,
carrier bags, Caps etc
Open to All
A9. OAG&DOJ/009/2014-2016 Supply of hardware/building materials
and paints
Open to All
A10. OAG&DOJ/010/2014-2016 Supply of printers,computers and UPS Open to All
CATEGORYB: PROVISION OF SERVICES
B1. OAG&DOJ/011/2014-2016 Provision of editing, design and printing
services
Yout h,Women, Persons
B2. OAG&DOJ/012/2014-2016 Provision of general survey(work
environment, customer satisfaction,
employee satisfaction and corruption
perception
Open to All
B3. OAG&DOJ/013/2014-2016 Repair and servicing of motor vehicles Open to All
B4. OAG&DOJ/014/2014-2016 Repair and servicing of ofce equipment
(typewriters, calculators, fax and PABX
machine
B5. OAG&DOJ/015/2014-2016 Provision of pest control services Open to All
B6. OAG&DOJ/016/2014-2016 Provision of air travel services Open to All
B7. OAG&DOJ/017/2014-2016 Provision of garbage collection services Open to All
B8. OAG&DOJ/018/2014-2016 Cleaning of curtains and sofa sets Youth, Women, Persons
B9. OAG&DOJ/019/2014-2016 Supply and arrangement of owers Open to All
B10. OAG&DOJ/020/2014-2016 Installation and maintenance of air
conditioners
Open to All
B11. OAG&DOJ/021/2014-2016 Provision of sanitary services and toilet
bins collection
Open to All
Applicants who are interested in the tenders or pre-qualication may apply. Tender documents
may be obtained from Procurement Ofce at Ground Floor Northern wing upon payment of a non-
refundable fee of Kshs. 1000/= at the cash ofce on 4
th
Floor Sheria House. Pre-qualications
documents may be obtained from Procurement Ofce at Ground Floor Northern wing free of
charge and can also be downloaded from the website www.attorney-general.go.ke
Duly Completed tender documents enclosed in plain sealed envelopes, clearly marked with the
tender number on the top left side, should be addressed and posted to:-
SOLICITOR-GENERAL
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL &
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
P.O. BOX 40112-00100
NAIROBI
Or may be deposited in the Tender Box situated at the Ground Floor, Sheria House so as to be
received not later than 10.00am on Wednesday, 30
th
July 2014. Bids will be opened immediately
thereafter in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend.
HEAD, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
FOR: SOLICITOR-GENERAL
A member of the #BringBackOurGirls Abuja campaign group raises her st during a sit-in protest, a day ahead of the
80th day of the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls, at the Unity fountain in Abuja July 2, 2014. The military said on
Tuesday that it had arrested a number of suspected Boko Haram collaborators. [PHOTO: AP]
World
NEWS OF THE
forums and more:
www.standardmedia.
co.ke
Suspected Islamic extremists
bombed a major bridge on a north-
east Nigerian highway, further limit-
ing access to base camps in Sambisa
Forest, where scores of kidnapped
girls are believed to be held captive,
leader of a group fighting Boko Ha-
ram said Monday.
Gunmen destroyed most of the
bridge on the road between Maidu-
guri and Biu on Saturday night, the
spokesman for the Nigerian Vigilan-
te Group, Abbas Gava, told AP.
The bridge has now collapsed
and it is impossible for vehicles to
cross over from either side, he said.
It is the fourth major bridge de-
stroyed in the area in recent months.
The reports come as a new video
shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar
Shekau crowing over recent victories
including two explosions at a fuel de-
pot in Lagos that the government
tried to cover up.
SUICIDE BOMBER
It is the first reported bombing by
Boko Haram in Lagos Nigerias
commercial capital, an Atlantic port
and probably the continents most
populous city with some 20 million
people. At least four people died in
the June 25 blasts, including an al-
leged female suicide bomber, ac-
cording to Western diplomats who
spoke on condition of anonymity be-
cause of the sensitivity of the issue.
Nigerias government, which of-
ten plays down insurgent attacks,
It is the rst such
attack by the Islamist
militants in Africas
commercial hub
Extremist Boko Haram bomb
bridge in Nigerian capital
said there was one explosion caused
by a gas cylinder. But the diplomats
said there is clear evidence of a car
bomb exploding on the crowded
road outside the depot, backed up
with tankers, and of a person at the
entrance gate believed to be a wom-
an wearing a suicide bomb vest.
We were the ones that detonated
the bomb in Abuja, that corrupt city,
Shekau says in the video of the first
June 25 blast at the entrance to the
biggest shopping mall in the capital
in central Nigeria, which killed at
least 21 people. It came hours before
the explosions in Lagos, in the south-
west of the country, that raise fears
that the insurgency is spreading
from its stronghold at the opposite
end of the country in the northeast.
We were responsible for the
bomb in Kano, in Plateau. We were
the ones that sent a female bomber
to the refinery in Lagos, Shekau says
of other recent bombing in the video,
which the AP obtained.
NEGOTIATION EXPERTS
He also repeats his demand that
President Goodluck Jonathan release
detained insurgents in exchange for
more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped
three months ago.
Nigerians are saying BringBack-
OurGirls, and we are telling Jonathan
to bring back our arrested warriors,
our army, he says in the video.
The mass abduction from Chibok
town before dawn on April 15 at-
tracted international outrage and
condemnation and led the United
States and others to send count-
er-terrorism and hostage negotia-
tion experts to Nigeria.
The United States also has been
flying unarmed drones, including
over the Sambisa Forest, to try to
help rescue the girls.
But Boko Haram attacks have in-
creased in numbers and casualties
since the kidnappings, despite Nige-
rian military claims that they have
the situation under control.
AP
Deep in the forests of southern
Guinea, the first victims fell ill with
high fevers.
People assumed it was the peren-
nial killer malaria and had no reason
to fear touching the bodies, as is the
custom in traditional funerals.
Some desperate relatives brought
their loved ones to the distant capital
in search of better medical care, un-
knowingly spreading what ultimate-
ly was discovered to be Ebola, one of
the worlds most deadly diseases.
Ebola, a hemorrhagic fever that
causes bleeding from the ears and
nose, had never before been seen in
this part of West Africa where medi-
cal clinics are few and far between.
The disease has turned up in at
least two other countries Liberia
and Sierra Leone and 539 deaths
have been attributed to the outbreak
that is now the largest on record.
The key to halting Ebola is isolat-
ing the sick, but fear and panic have
sent some patients into hiding, com-
plicating efforts to stop its spread.
Ebola has reached the capitals of
all three countries, and the World
Health Organisation reported 44 new
cases including 21 deaths on Friday.
There has been a gross mis-
judgement across the board in gaug-
ing the severity and scale of damage
the current Ebola outbreak can un-
leash, the aid group Plan Interna-
tional warned earlier this month.
There are no cases from outside
Africa to date. The threat of it spread-
ing though is there, said Dr Unni
Krishnan, head of disaster prepared-
ness and response for the aid group.
Preachers are calling for divine
intervention, and panicked residents
in remote areas have on multiple oc-
casions attacked the very health
workers sent to help them.
In one town in Sierra Leone, resi-
dents burned down a treatment cen-
tre over fears drugs given to victims
were actually causing the disease.
Activists are trying to spread
awareness in the countryside where
literacy is low, even through a song
penned about Ebola.
It has no cure, but it can be pre-
vented; let us fight it together. Lets
protect ourselves, our families and
our nation, sings the chorus.
Do not touch people with the
signs of Ebola, sings musician and
activist Juli Endee. Dont eat bush
meat. Dont play with monkeys and
baboons. Plums that bats have bitten
or half-eaten, dont eat them.
AP
Fear, ignorance and superstition fuel Ebola crisis in West Africa
Zambia released photographs of
President Michael Sata chairing a
cabinet meeting on Monday, allaying
fears the 77-year-old leader was
critically ill. Sata only returned
recently after several weeks in Israel
on medical grounds. Satas aide
emailed the photos to the press. Sata
also posted the same photographs on
his Facebook page. His previous post
had been ve weeks ago, fuelling talk
of his ill health because the page was
updated at least once a week before
then. I am determined to ensure that
our government accelerating rural
developmentto improve the peoples
living standards, Sata said in his
statement on Facebook.
Central African Republics mainly
Muslim Seleka rebel group has
reinstated Michel Djotodia as its leader
months after international pressure
forced him to step aside for failing
to halt violence that erupted after
he seized power last year. Djotodias
reinstatement risks complicating
peace talks due to take place in the
neighbouring Republic of Congo
between Seleka leaders and the anti-
balaka militia that they have been
ghting against for months. Djotodia,
who was briey president of the
former French colony and has been hit
with sanctions by the US government,
went into exile in Benin in January.
South African Nobel Prize-winning
author Nadine Gordimer has died
in Johannesburg aged 90. The
writer, who was one of the literary
worlds most powerful voices against
apartheid - died at her home after a
short illness. She wrote more than 30
books, including the novels My Sons
Story, Burgers Daughter and Julys
People. She won the Booker Prize in
1974 for The Conservationist and was
awarded the Nobel Prize for literature
in 1991 for her magnicent epic
writing which had been of very great
benet to humanity. Writing from an
early age, the author published her
rst story at 15.
Desmond Tutu has said he would
support assisted dying for the
terminally ill. Writing in The Observer
he said he reveres the sanctity of life
but not at any cost. He also suggested
that prolonging the life of Nelson
Mandela had been an afront to his
dignity. His comments follow a U-turn
by former Archbishop of Canterbury
Lord Carey, who also said he would
support assisted dying for the
terminally ill. The Church of England
(CofE) has called for an inquiry into the
issue. I think a lot of people would be
upset if I said I wanted assisted dying.
I would say I wouldnt mind actually,
he said. I have been fortunate to
spend my life working for dignity for
the living. Now I wish to apply my mind
to the issue of dignity for the dying. I
revere the sanctity of life - but not at
any cost.
Zambia releases photos
of Sata chairing cabinet
Seleka rebel group
reinstates ousted leader
Nadine Gordimer, South
African author, dies at 90
Assisted dying: Desmond
Tutu signals support
RoundUp
MAIDUGURI, MONDAY
DAKAR, MONDAY
Page 39 NEWS OF THE WORLD / Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai speaks during a meeting with the leaders of the #BringBackOurGirls Abu-
ja campaign group, in Abuja on Sunday, July 13. [PHOTO: REUTERS]
Pakistani rights activist Malala
Yousafzai, who survived being shot
in the head by the Taliban for cam-
paigning for girls education, pledged
while on a trip to Nigeria to help free
a group of schoolgirls abducted by
Islamist militants.
Malala met parents of the more
than 200 girls who were kidnapped
by the militant group Boko Haram
from a school in the northeastern vil-
lage of Chibok in April.
Boko Haram, inspired by the Tal-
iban, say they are fighting to estab-
lish an Islamic state in religiously
mixed Nigeria. The group, whose
name means Western education is
sinful, has killed thousands and ab-
ducted hundreds since launching an
uprising in 2009.
SAFE RETURN
Some of the parents broke down
in tears as Malala spoke at a hotel in
the capital Abuja on Sunday.
I can see those girls as my sisters
... and Im going to speak up for them
until they are released, said Malala,
who was due to meet President
Goodluck Jonathan on Monday. Her
17th birthday was on Saturday.
I am going to participate in the
Bring back our girls campaign, to
make sure they return safely and
they continue their education.
The girls abduction drew un-
precedented international attention
to the war in Nigerias northeast and
the growing security risk that Boko
Haram poses to Nigeria, Africas
leading energy producer. A #Bring-
She met parents of the
more than 200 girls
kidnapped by Boko
Haram on Sunday
Taliban survivor Malala
pledges to help free girls
BackOurGirls Twitter campaign sup-
ported by Michelle Obama and An-
gelina Jolie piled pressure on
authorities to act, and Jonathan
pledged to intervene, drawing prom-
ises of help from the West.
I can feel ... the circumstances
under which you are suffering,
Malala said. Its quite difficult for a
parent to know that their daughter is
in great danger. My birthday wish
this year is ... bring back our girls
now, and alive.
Several weeks on, the hostages
have not been freed and media inter-
est has waned. Around 200 Nigerians
gathered in the Unity Fountain park
in central Abuja on Sunday to call on
authorities to explain what they are
doing to get the girls out.
Nobody has told us anything
about where the girls could be, what
they are doing to try to rescue them.
In three months, weve heard noth-
ing, said Haruna Fetima, one of the
parents at the gathering.
We live in Chibok, and we hav-
ent seen any soldiers or police in the
area since the attack.
Boko Haram, now considered the
main security threat to Nigeria, is
growing bolder. On Saturday, Police
warned of a plot to bomb the Abuja
transport network using suicide
bombers and devices concealed in
luggage at major bus stations.
SYMBOL OF DEFIANCE
Pakistani Taliban militants shot
Malala for her passionate advocacy
of womens right to education.
She survived after being airlifted
to Britain for treatment, and has
since become a symbol of defiance
against the militants operating in the
tribal areas along the Pakistan-Af-
ghanistan border.
She has won the European
Unions prestigious human rights
award and was nominated for the
Nobel Peace Prize last year.
Some see Nigerias local #Bring-
BackOurGirls campaign as a rare, al-
beit small, piece of civil activism in a
nation famous for its shoul-
der-shrugging indifference in the
face of atrocities or bad governance.
The negative side of our resil-
ience ... is that things that would
compel other citizens to demand ac-
countability, demand answers,
wouldnt move the Nigerian, said
Oby Ezekwesili, a chartered accoun-
tant who has spearheaded the cam-
paign to get the girls freed.
That has been broken ... People
are saying We cant leave 219 girls
and just get on with our lives.
Reuters
US Secretary of State John Kerry
met his Iranian counterpart for a
second day to push for critical
choices on Tehrans nuclear pro-
gramme with both sides complain-
ing that scant progress has been
made ahead of a July 20 deadline.
Kerry and Mohammad Javad Zarif
met for two hours on Sunday on the
sidelines of talks between Iran and
six major negotiating powers - the
United States, Britain, France, Ger-
many, Russia and China - with the
deadline for a deal just a week away.
In his bilateral meetings with
Zarif, Kerry wants to gauge Irans
willingness to make the critical
choices it needs to make, a senior
State Department official said.
The Secretary will take the time
necessary to have that discussion,
and thats why they will be meeting
again today, to see if progress can be
made, the official said.
A State Department official said
Kerry and Zarif were in talks in the
Palais Coburg in the centre of Vienna
and it was unclear how long their
meeting would last.
Kerry said on Sunday there were
still substantial gaps with Iran on
how to reduce its nuclear fuel-mak-
ing capacity, a view that Iranian and
other Western officials echoed.
Earlier, a senior US official said
Iran was sticking to unworkable and
inadequate positions.
LIFTING SANCTIONS
The six powers want Iran to re-
duce its nuclear fuel-making capac-
ity to deny it any means of quickly
producing atom bombs. In ex-
change, sanctions that have crippled
their oil-dependent economy would
gradually be lifted.
Iran says it is enriching uranium
for peaceful energy purposes only
and wants the sanctions removed
swiftly. But a history of hiding sensi-
tive nuclear work from UN inspec-
tors has kept suspicions high and
heightened the risk of a new Middle
East war should diplomacy fail to
yield a long-term settlement.
Zarif said on Sunday after his
meeting with Kerry that our team is
ready to work with full speed during
the seven remaining days in order to
reach a comprehensive deal that can
be acceptable for both sides.
But with the two sides so far
apart, there was little hope an agree-
ment could be signed by next Sun-
day. The thorniest issue, diplomats
close to the talks say, is the size of
Irans future enrichment programme.
It will be difficult to have an
agreement in a week, a senior West-
ern diplomat told reporters. The
Iranians would have to budge on the
key issues and very quickly.
There are a lot of technical as-
pects that would be difficult to com-
plete in a week.
Reuters
A retired female judge whom the
British government appointed last
week to lead an inquiry into allega-
tions that public figures abused chil-
dren in the 1980s has resigned from
her post, a spokesman for Prime
Minister David Cameron said.
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss was meant
to head a wide-ranging inquiry into
whether public bodies, including the
BBC and religious authorities, had
taken their duty of care to protect
children from sexual abuse seriously.
However, the media, some politi-
cians and senior figures in the legal
world, had called on her to step
down over what they said were per-
ceived conflicts of interest, namely
that her brother worked as the gov-
ernments top lawyer at the time of
the allegations.
Claims that politicians were
among those who abused children in
the 1980s have unsettled the current
political elite at a time when Britain
is grappling with revelations that
several nationally beloved television
personalities sexually abused chil-
dren for decades.
Just yesterday, veteran BBC
sportscaster Stuart Hall pleaded
guilty to 14 indecent assaults on un-
derage girls, including one who was
just 9 years old.
The decision to step down was
entirely her decision, Camerons
spokesman said of Butler-Sloss, say-
ing she had taken it after discussing
the matter with Home Secretary The-
resa May at the weekend.
Reuters
Kerry, Irans Zarif meet as nuclear deadline looms UK child abuse inquiry head
resigns after media pressure
Two car bombs struck Baghdad
on Monday, killing six people and
wounding a dozen others, police and
medical sources said. The explosions
occurred as the Shiite-led government
of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki battles
Sunni Islamist insurgents who have
taken over large parts of northern
and western Iraq and threatened the
capital. The rst bomb exploded in
the central district of Alawi, killing
three people and wounding six. The
second struck in the Shiite western
neighbourhood of Bayaa, also killing
three people.
The shipwrecked Costa Concordia
was successfully reoated Monday
in preparation to be towed away for
scrapping, 30 months after it struck
a reef and capsized, killing 32 people.
Authorities said the operation to oat
the Concordia from an underwater
platform had proceeded without a
hitch. Technicians were preparing to
shift it some 30m and then anchor the
massive cruise ship before ending the
days operations. The entire operation
to remove the Concordia from the
reef and oat it to Genova, where it
will be scrapped, will cost $2 billion.
The heavily listing ship was dragged
upright in a daring operation last
September.
Two generals who led the helicopter
unit of Cambodias air force were
killed in a crash Monday, along with
two pilots. Defence Minister Tea Banh
said a fth person on the chopper was
seriously injured. Gen Um Phy, deputy
chief of staf of Cambodias air force,
conrmed the casualty count and said
the aircraft was a Chinese-made Z-9
helicopter. Authorities had previously
said ve people were killed. It was
not immediately clear what caused
the accident, which police said was a
training mission for new pilots.
Two car bombs in
Baghdad kill six
Shipwrecked Concordia
to be towed to Genova
Copter crash kills 2
Cambodia generals
RoundUp
ABUJA, MONDAY
VIENNA, MONDAY
LONDON, MONDAY
Page 40 / NEWS OF THE WORLD Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
An Israeli Merkava tank rolls at an army deployment along the Israels border
with the Gaza Strip on July 14, 2014. Israel kept up its punishing raids on Gaza
but held of from a threatened ground incursion. [PHOTO: REUTERS]
Israel shot down a drone from Ga-
za a week into its offensive, the first
reported deployment of an un-
manned aircraft by Palestinian mili-
tants whose rocket attacks have been
regularly intercepted.
Hamas, the Islamist group which
runs Gaza, said its armed wing had
sent several drones to carry out spe-
cial missions deep inside Israel - a
development which, if confirmed,
would mark a step up in the sophis-
tication of its arsenal.
More than 166 Palestinians, most
of them civilians, have been killed,
Gaza health officials said, in seven
days of fighting that has shown no
sign of ending.
WORST FLARE-UP
Israeli aircraft and naval gun-
boats attacked 204 targets in the Ga-
za Strip overnight, said the army, in
the worst flare-up in Israeli-Palestin-
ian violence in almost two years.
Palestinian militants
red more than 20
rockets into Israel,
causing no casualties
Israel shoots down Gaza
drone as calls for truce mount
The Church of England is set to vote
on whether women should be allowed
to enter its top ranks as bishops. The
Churchs General Synod, is meeting in
York to debate the issue. Archbishop
of Canterbury Justin Welby said he is
hopeful the vote will go through. The
vote comes two years after similar
legislation failed to reach a two-thirds
majority among the General Synods
lay members, despite approval from
bishops and clergy. The Church
of England is part of the Anglican
Communion, which has the largest
Christian denomination in Britain. It
has a presence in 160 countries.
Civil liberties groups have sued
Britains spy agencies in a bid to
limit electronic surveillance, as UK
tries to pass legislation to extend
snooping powers. A special court,
the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, is
hearing a challenge to mass online
snooping from groups including
Amnesty International, Liberty and
the American Civil Liberties Union.
They claim the spies collection of
communications data breaches the
rights to private life and freedom of
expression. Parliament is set to debate
a bill force Internet rms to store call
and search records for a year.
Church of England set to
vote on women bishops
Rights groups challenge
UK cyber-snooping
RoundUp
GAZA, MONDAY
Palestinian militants fired more
than 20 rockets into Israel, causing
no casualties, the military added.
The Israeli military said the drone
was intercepted near the port of Ash-
dod by a US-built Patriot missile,
used by Israel against Iraqi Scud mis-
siles in the 1991 Gulf War.
The force was trying to locate de-
bris in the area about 25km north of
Gaza, and determine whether it had
carried explosives.
SUNDAY WARNING
There was no sign of any sharp
escalation of Israeli attacks in the
northern Gaza Strip, where Israel
threatened to step up strikes against
rocket-launching sites in parts of the
town Beit Lahiya and urged thou-
sands of its residents to leave.
A UN aid agency said around a
quarter of Beit Lahiyas 70,000 resi-
dents have fled deeper into the Gaza
Strip. Al-Mezan, a Gaza-based Pales-
tinian human rights group, said 869
Palestinian homes have been de-
stroyed or damaged in Israeli attacks
over the past week.
US Secretary of State John Kerry,
whose bid to broker a wider Israe-
li-Palestinian peace deal collapsed in
April, offered on Sunday to help se-
cure a Gaza truce.
The call was echoed by France
and by Germany, which will send its
foreign minister to the region on
Monday. But with the United States
and European Union, like Israel,
shunning Hamas as a terrorist
group, Middle Eastern intermediar-
ies were mooted.
An Egyptian-mediated truce
doused the last big Gaza flare-up, an
eight-day war in 2012. Cairo is now
again seeking calm, but its mili-
tary-backed government is at odds
with Islamist Hamas, complicating
any mediation efforts.
Qatar and Turkey have also been
suggested as possible truce brokers.
Gaza health officials said 138 ci-
vilians, including at least 30 children,
were among the dead.
There have been no fatalities in
Israel since border hostilities inten-
sified last Tuesday. Israels Iron Dome
anti-missile system has intercepted
many of the rocket salvoes.
Reuters
Kutana na watangazaji wa
Radio Maisha kila Jumatano
6pm hadi che!
Nairobi102.7 | Nakuru...104.5 | Mombasa105.1 | Eldoret...91.1 | Kisumu105.3
| Kitui93.8 | Kisii91.3 | Meru...105.1 | Kericho...90.5 | Nyeri105.7
AFRICAN
NIGHT
MAISHA
NDANIYA MOJOS
CONCRETE Pole Making
Machine. Contact Person: Mark
Yuan Phone No.:0719845977
Address: Godown No. 5
No.12470,Enterprise Road
( Near Hi l l ocks hot el ) .
Email:nileblock2009@ gmail.
com
CONCRETE Pole Making
Machine. Contact Person: Mark
Yuan Phone No.:0719845977
number 12470 Enterprise Road
Nairobi Email:nileblock2009@
gmail.com
QTJ4-40 Concrete Block
Maki ng machi ne Contact
P e r s o n : Ma r k Yu a n
Phone No. : 0719845977.
No.12470,Enterprise Road
( Near Hi l l ocks hot el ) .
Email:nileblock2009@gmail.
com
SPECIAL OFFER ON
KENDA AUTOMOTIVE
TIRES SINCE 1962: Made
in Taiwan,185/70R13 - 4,785/=,
185/70R14 - 5,104/=,195/65R15
- 5, 742/ =, 205/ 65R15-
6 , 3 80 / =, LT235 / 75 R15
- 12,441/=, LT31*10.5R15-
14,993/=, 205/55R16-7,975/=,
P225/ 70R16- 9, 889/ = P,
265/65R17-14,036/=, free
change, free balancing and
f ree al i gnment. Contact
020-2177244, 0716825276
& 0734347336 Email:info@
soroyamotors.co.ke
SPECIAL OFFER ON
KENDA AUTOMOTIVE
TIRES SINCE 1962: Made
in Taiwan, 245/70R16 - 14,355
/=, 265/70R16 - 12,632/=,
265/ 75R16 - 15, 950/ =,
LT265/75R16 - 17, 312/=,
225/ 45R17 - 12, 122, / =
215/55R17 - 11,803, 225/65R17
- 12,760/=, 265/65R18- 20,416,
LT225/ 75R16- 15, 312/ =,
225/45ZR18-13,717/=, free
change, free balancing and
f ree al i gnment. Contact
020-2177244, 0716825276
& 0734347336 Email:info@
soroyamotors.co.ke

THE BEST quality bicyles
and motorbikes including,
blackmamba, childrens bike,
moutainbikes, all from Japan,
USA, England, etc, spare &
repair available, quality tires
with warrant. Visit us on Juja
Rd Kobil Petrol Station, Bicyles
Fundi required. 0724786526/
0738786786
CONCRETE LIFTING
hoist made in italy, powered
by honda 6. 5 hp petrol
engine. 020-650581, 020-
5 5 1 9 1 3 , 0 7 3 3 7 8 5 1 3 7
& 0706014470. emai l :
bhattelectro@yahoo.com.
Page 42 / CLASSIFIEDS/ MOTOR SHOW Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
WESTLANDS, 1 / 2 bed apartment,
furnished/unfurnished. Tel 0722-
446055, 0733-446055
OFF Enterprise Rd, godowns. Tel.
0727-300450/0786-300450/020-
2023255.
HILLSIDE HOMES LTD. 0712-591890,
020-2060622.
HILLSIDE: Kilimani, 4 br t/h, all
ens, 50m. 0712-591890.
HILLSIDE: Buru Buru Ph3, 3 bed,
own compound, 11m. 0712-591890.
020-2060622.
HILLSIDE: Karen, offices @80 per
sq ft. 0712-591890.
HILLSIDE:Karen, shops @80 per sq
ft. 0712-591890.
HILLSIDE: Kilimani, Kindaruma Rd
@120 per sq ft. 0712-591890.
020-2060622.
HILLSIDE: Westlands, 4br, all ens
+ dsq, 200k. 0712-591890.
HILLSIDE: Kilimani, 3br + dsq,
90k. 0712-591890.
HILLSIDE: Kilimani, 3br near
Yaya, 80k. 0712-591890.
HILLSIDE: Karen, 3br apart, 90k.
0712-591890.
HILLSIDE: Athi River near Senior
Staff Portland, 3br, ens, 30k.
0712-591890.
HILLSIDE: Upperhill, 1br, fur
nished, 145k. 0712-591890.
HILLSIDE: Upperhill, 3br, ens,
140k. 0712-591890.
SETLAK galvanised exhaust, 2 yrs
written guarantee fitted as-u-have
drinks. 552265, 0722-527924.
LAVI off Othaya Rd, self-contained
maisonettes, dsq, 130k. 0722-
730082
NAIROBI brides exclusive wedding
gowns 0722715422 0733715422
020318145 0774037777 0774037772.
SOUTH C 3br apartment @ 57000/=
call : 0721 / 0737 422500 owner.
GODOWNS 510000 sq ft 0722204686
KAREN 4 bedroom executive hse on 1/
2ac many extras 0720961717 owner
KAHAWA Sukari 5br bungalow 1/4acre
q/sale 0724846509 Joevilla
WESTLANDS 3br flat 65,000pm veg on-
ly call 0711492040 0722201919.
WAIYAKI WAY 4br maisonette s/q, m/
ensuite ksh 20m 0723560455
LOSS of t/d Mbeti/Kiamuringa
11063, Job Warimwe ID 1066375
0720995476
KILI 3br new apt 75k. 0703575208
EQUITY ESTATES 4445074/5
0722715492 Kileleshwa 3brms top
class apart with high quality fit-
tings
EQUITY ESTATE 4445074/5 0722715492
Old Muthaiga prime residential
property on 1.7 ac price on re-
quest
KAWANGWARE 1/4 ac with rental hses
bus terminus 30m 0733438297
EQUITY ESTATES 4445074/5
0722715492 Riverside & Loresho ex-
ecutive 5 B/rooms hses on 1ac each
mature garden & highly recomended
LANGATA (Dam) 4br 15m 0736635479
L/TON 5br 1acre 160m 0736635479
SOUTHLANDS 3br 15m 0736635479
UPPERHILL 4br apt 0736635479

BMW 320i, 2007, Bl ack
2000cc, fully loaded, ex Japan,
just imported. View at Silver
Star Motors, Hurlingham 0721
414 675. Price Kes 1.73m ono.
TOYOTA Ractis 1.3l 2007 KBZC red
logbook ready 0727944431
TOYOTA PASSO 2007
KBZ, Just landed. Beautiful
champagne colour, very low
mileage, 530,000 cash today.
0722459383/0724588797
DEDE - Tuk Tuk. New 200cc
Passenger Model also available.
0701004906/0722609997
BMW X3 3.0 sport, petrol
2004, auto, leather, panoramic
glass sunroof, side steps, roof
rails, clean car - 1.8m neg -
0728-771777.
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER
PRADO (lc4), 2009, auto, diesel,
sunroof, 8 seater, leather, new
arrivals. - 0728-771777
TRACK ua partner 0788404275
MEDICAL clinic/lab 4 sale 350000.
Tel 0724686634
NGO urg req. 30 Form 4s n above.
65k p.m. Sms0729140349
SHIFT job available 0705904748
LOST title Kakuzi/Ithanga/Gituamba/
Blk 1/89 Obed J.Nzioka
KAREN 3Br hse + SQ near NBI Acade-
my 120k 0720912485
WAGA Upperhill 3br + sq apt 85k.
2213022 info@wagaholdings.com
WAGA Rhapta Rd 3br furnished apt
180k borehole. 0701340967.
WAGA South B 1br apt 18k vegetrn.
0701340967.
WAGA Kitisuru 4br + 3dsq hse 1.5ac
pool gym electric fence 500k.
0701340967.
WAGA Ngong town 4br mnst 60k.
0701340967.
WAGA Syokimau 2br apt 25k.
0701340967.
KILELESHWA 3br F/furnished apt
swimingpool vacant 70k 0770281469
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE CHIEF MAGISTRATES COURT AT KISUMU
CIVIL SUIT NO. 415 OF 2012
MAURICE OCHIENT MIMBI .. PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT
- V E R SU S-
GEORGE GICHURE NJENGA ......... 1
ST
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT
PETER NJENGA ............ 2
ND
EQUITY BANK LIMITED .......... 3
RD
SUBSTITUTED SERVICE BY ADVERTISEMENT
(Order 5, Rule 17 of the Civil Procedure Rules 2010
(Pursuant to Order of the Court given on 17
th
April, 2014)
TO: George Gichure Njenga (2) Peter Njenga
P. O. Box 75104 00200 P. O. Box 75104 - 00200
NAIROBI NAIROBI
TAKE NOTICE that a plaint and all Relevant documents under Order 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules have been
fled in the Chief Magistrates court at Kisumu in CIVIL SUIT NO. 415 OF 2012 in which you are named
as the Defendants. Service of Summonses on you has been ordered by means of this advertisement by the
Honourable Court.
A copy of the Plaint and the said documents may be obtained from High Courts Civil Registry in KISUMU.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that unless you enter appearance within 15 days from the date of this advertisement,
the matter will be heard your absence notwithstanding.
Dated at Kisumu this 24
th
Day of April 2014.
______________________________
S. M. ONYANGO & ASSOCIATES
(ADVOCATES FOR PLAINTIFF)
DRAWN & FILED BY:-
S. M. ONYANGO & ASSOCIATES
ADVOCATES
RE-INSURANCE PLAZA
JOMO KENYATTA HIGHWAY
ABOVE SHOP
UNIT TWO, BLOCK B
P.O. BOX 2864, KISUMU.
KAREN 2br gusthse 20k 0722297773
URGENT,NGO volunteers(goodpay).SMS
your phone no. 0714202151
BABADOGO Plot 600k 0722297773.
TOYOTA Hilux local 2011
KBP extremely clean as good
as new..also available 4x4 Hilux
single cabin..good price. Call:
0722 149791.
RANGE ROVER SPORTS,
KBX/KBZ, 2006/2007 model,
2.7cc diesel, black, ivory leather
interior, genuine mileage, very
clean, good price. Call: 0722-
149791
SUBARU Outback LL Beam
07 model KBZ triptronic height
control excellent condition,
good price. Call: 0722 149791
UTAWALA Plot 1.4m ono 0735749822
LAVINGTON 23br apt showhse ready
2 parking Sh 12.514m 0708800411.
KAREN behind Ndege Road 2 acres
freehold offers invited
0708800411.
PRIMEZONE LAVI 5bed Villa m/enst
160k 0720650992, 0731414664
10004000 sq ft Kilimani new of-
fice suites borohole CCTV Sh 90 +
20 s/charge per sq ft 0708800411.
PRIMEZONE West 4300 sf office 90p/
sq ft 0720650992, 0731414664
PRIMEZONE Yaya 3br fully furnished
120k 0720650992, 0731414664
PRIMEZONE West Ch Rd 4br t/hse+sq
180k 0720650992, 0731414664
NAIROBI Homes(Msa) Ltd 0722565888,
0412226090. Nyali Links Rd
acre prime residential plot. De-
tails on application.
L A N D R O V E R
DISCOVERY 3, KBY/KBZ,
2007/2006, face lifted to 4,
sunroof, leather, choice of 3
units.Also Available Range Rover
Sports KBY/KBZ, 2007/2006.
Trade-i n-acceptabl e. Cal l
0722-598277.
Under instructions received from our principals the chargees in exercise of their statutory
power of sale,
we shall sell the under mentioned property by public auction.
ON THURSDAY 31ST JULY 2014 AT 11.00 AMIN OUR VIEWPARK TOWERS OFFICES -
NAIROBI.
DOUBLE STOREY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN MILIMANI ESTATE KITENGELA
All that freehold parcel of land known as TITLE NO: KAJIADO/KAPUTIEI-NORTH/19044
(MILIMANI ESTATE) Kitengela, Kajiado County, situate of Namanga road and about 2 kms
from Kitengela Town and in the neighbourhood of Vineyard School, measuring 0.09Ha (0.222
acres) approximately and registered in the name of COLLIN KIPRONO BETT T/a C. K. BETT
TRADERS OF P. O. BOX 203 KITENGELA. The parcel is being developed with a double storey
house, garage, servants quarter, security room, water tank and external toilet block. The
main house comprises on the ground oor entrance lobby, lounge, Dining area, passage,
kitchen, family room, Guest bedroom, cloak room and staircase. On the 1st Floor there are 5
bedrooms and master bedroom ensuite.
Note: The property is newly constructed and some nal nishes are still being under taken.
CONDITIONS OF SALE
1. All interested purchasers are requested to view the property and verify the details for
themselves as the auctioneers or the advocates do not warrant these.
2. A deposit of at least 25 per cent must be paid in CASH OR BANKERS CHEQUE at the fall
of the hammer and the balance to be paid within 30 days to the chargees advocates.
3. Sale is subject to a reserve price, the necessary Land Control Board Consent (if
applicable) and such overriding interests as may exist against the property.
4. Interested purchasers are requested to view the properties between 10.00 a.m. and 5.00
p.m. and our Mr. Macharia 0722-732717 will assist the buyers to point out the property
subject to prior arrangement.
5. Further details and conditions of sale may be obtained from our ofces.
6. Bidders will be required to pay Kshs.500,000/- in bankers cheque or cash in order to
obtain a bid number.
MERCEDES C200, KBZ
2007/8, new shape, leather,
choi ce of 3 Uni ts. Cal l :
0722-598277.
MERCEDES C200, KBY/
KBZ,2007/8,new shape,leather
choice of 3 units. Call 0722-
598277. A3/MARRIAGES
A9/LOST
B32/WEDDINGS
H11/EXHAUST SYSTEMS
H2/FOR SALE PRIVATE
I5/GENERAL
K34/BUSINESS FOR SALE
L10/PREMISES/OFFICES TO LET
L1/PROPERTIES FOR SALE UP
COUNTY
L2/PROPERTIES FOR SALE COAST
L4/PROPERTIES TO LET UP COUNTY
L9/PLOTS/LAND FOR SALE
MOTOR VEHICLES
ACCESSORIES & CAR HIRE
NAIROBI
& UPCOUNTRY
PERSONAL NOTICES
PERSONAL SERVICES
POSITIONS VACANT
RESIDENTIAL & BUSINESS
PROPERTIES
COAST
Page 43 CELEBRATING LIFE / Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
NAIROBI Homes (Msa) Ltd
0722565888, 0412226090 NyalI 3
br maisonette m/ensuite with
sq, garden, secure parking & 24
hrs security @ Kshs 65,000/=
NAIROBI Homes [Msa] Ltd
0722565888, 0786565001. Island 1
br apartment newly built @ Kshs 18,
000/=
0722565888, 0412226090, Nyali 3
br bungalow m/ensuite with secure
parking @ Kshs 35,000/=
0722565888, 0786565001 Nyali 3br
apartment m/ensuite newly with se-
cure parking & 24 hrs security @
Kshs 50,000/=
0722565888, 0786565001. Nyali 3br
apartment all ensuite with sq, s/
pool, gym, secure parking & 24 hrs
security @ Kshs 100,000/=
0722565888, 0412226090. Bamburi
Vescon 3 br bungalow m/ensuite
with secure parking & 24 hrs secu-
rity @ Kshs 35,000/=
0722565888, 0412226090. Tudor 2
br apartment with secure parking @
Kshs 25,000/=
0722565888, 0721307974, 041
2226090. Mtwapa Farm with 3br
bungalow, 2br guest wings, power
three phase, well, perimeter wall
other details on application.
0722565888, 0786565001. Mkomani 1
br apartment fully tiled @ Kshs 12,
000/=
0722565888, 0786565001. Makadara 3
br apartment with parking @ Kshs
50,000/=
NAIROBI Homes [Msa} Ltd
0722565888, 0786565001. Kizingo 3
br apartment m/ensuite with sea
view, s/pool, sq, secure parking &
24 hrs security @ Kshs 120,000/=
NAIROBI Homes {Msa] Ltd
0722565888, 0786565001. Leisure 1
br apartment with secure parking &
24 hrs security @ Kshs 17,000/=
0722565888, 0412226090. Nyali
Off Greenwood Drive 5 br house
with sq, s/pool & ample parking on
2 acres . Details on application
NAIROBI Homes (Msa) Ltd 0722
565888,0412226090. Bamburi near
Braeburn School,1/8 acre prime res-
idential plot @ Ksh. 2.5m.
0722565888, 0412226090 Nyali
3br apartment all ensuite with sq,
s/pool, gym, secure parking, power
backup. Details on application.
0722565888, 0412226090. Bamburi
Vescon 1 3 br bungalow m/ensuite
with secure parking & security @
Kshs 8.5m.
0722565888, 0412226090. Shanzu
acre prime residential plot. De-
tails on application.
L5/PROPERTIES TO LET COAST
FeverPitch
5 Pages of
Sizzling
Sports
Coverage!
STANDARD

FeverBriefs
FOOTBALL:Chevrolet,
Man United enter deal
FOOTBALL: Hamilton
Harrison edge Harleys
HOCKEY: Moi Girls
Nairobi win U-16 title
Chevrolet and Manchester
United fans worldwide are
celebrating Chevrolets debut on
the football clubs 2014-15 season
home shirt; a sponsorship that will
run for seven years. Putting fans at
the centre of the brands debut on
the shirt via a digital experience is
part of Chevrolets What Do You
#PlayFor?, a campaign hoping to
bring football fans closer to the
sport. Fans are invited to upload
photos of themselves wearing a
digital version of the new shirt at
www.chevroletfc.com and share it
via their social channels.
- Erick Ochieng
Hamilton Harrison and Mathews
beat Harleys Limited 3-2 in a
Division Five match of the Left-Foot
league match on Saturday. In the
Division One category, Madaraka
United and Total Touch Cargo
drew 1-1, while Nairobi Pentecostal
Parklands stopped Black Diamond
3-1 as Hurlingham edged Green
Zone Property 1-0. Bethel were the
biggest winners in Division One as
they clobbered Freight in Time 5-2
as Consolidated Bank edged Rapid
Comminications 1-0. Other results:
Bethel 0 ICC 4, Safaricom 1 Nyayo 1,
Astral Aviation 0 All Saints Cathedral
2, Astral Aviation 1, Disciples 1,
Mtandao 1 Young Boys 0 and Jericho
Adventist 1 Emmerdale Limited 0.
-Gilbert Wandera
Moi Girls Nairobi are the winners
of the Nairobi Hockey Association
(NHA) under-16 girls tournament
held at the City Park Stadium
at the weekend. Moi beat Mt
Laverna 1-0 to lift the trophy.
Cassandra Dacha scored the
decisive goal in the 18th minute.
Moi Girls head Coach Olubayi
Amai told FeverPitch he was
impressed with the overall
performance of the girls in the
tournament. Im building the
team for the future all the girls in
the tournament played well, he
said. He also lauded the eforts of
the Kenya Hockey Union and NHA
for organising the tourney whose
objective is to select players for
the development programme.
-Elizabeth Mburugu
forums and more:
www.standardmedia.
co.ke/feverpitch
Nyanza Golf Clubs
Tobby See follows his
tee during a past
tournament.
[PHOTO:PHILIP ORWA/
STANDARD]
SMITH
TRIUMPHS

Jimmy Smith posted 46 stable ford
points to emerge the winner of the Vetlab
Sports Clubs Special Members Golf Day at
the weekend.
Playing off handicap 23, the Interna-
tional Livestock Research Institute Exec-
utive Director, Smith scored 21 points in
the outward nine before returning a fan-
tastic 25 points in the longer inward nine to
beat handicap 14, Emmanuel Ndonga, who
posted 42 points, to second place.
Handicap 20 Brian Njoroge finished
third on 40 points, while Amardeep Su-
ra came home fourth on 38 points ahead
of Sameer Groups Martin Makundi (37
points) who edged out Kavi Khamar (37
points) on count back.
In the ladies category, Jane Mwangi,
playing off handicap 32, beat Kozue Oba
(also handicap 32) to second place after
scoring 34 points against Obas 32 points.
The tournament was held in honour of
new members who joined the club. Over
200 new members were recruited in the
newly refurbished club and were officially
inducted into the club on Saturday night.
In the new members category, Sajjad
Manji took the honours with 34 points
ahead of D. Karuga on 33 points. J.
Mathenge was the lady winner in this cat-
egory with 27 points.
Top amateur Nelson Simwa, playing off
plus-one handicap, took the gross prize
with a score of 71 gross, while handicap 10
Jane Njau was the ladies gross winner with
a score of 86 gross.
The best efforts prize went to handicap
28 NS Ghataura, on eight points.
This is the first time a golf club has
sponsored a tournament to welcome new
members and recognise the support of ex-
isting members. The tournament, which
was sponsored by the clubs board of di-
rectors, culminated in the official induc-
tion of new members to the club.
In Mumias, George Ombito, play-
ing off handicap 10, registered a total
of 168 gross to win the Eagle Africa
Club Championship golf tournament
tat Mumias Club at the weekend.
Ombito carded 89 gross points
in the starting nine and com-
bined this with 79 other gross
points posted in the closing
nine for a total of 168 Gross
points.
Runner up was handicap
13, Mumias Golf Captain
Daniel Tanui who paired an
identical 88 gross points in
the initial and succeeding
nines for a total of 176 gross.
Guest Gross winner was
handicap two Peter Owino
who recorded a total of 157
gross (75+82).
Handicap ten David Kabi-
ti who emerged the nett win-
ner after registering 138
(72+66) nett points.
Runner up was handi-
cap 20 Joseph Obiero who
recorded a total of 143 nett
points (76+67).
Day one winner was
James Mundia who was
playing off handicap 9
and who managed a
total of 72 nett points
while the day two win-
ner was handicap
10 Kakamega Golf
Club Captain Ju-
lius Oketch on
71 Nett Points.

ERICK OCHIENG AND PHILIP ORWA
... as Ombito prevails at Eagle Africa
Club Golf Championship in Mumias
1. Over- all Winner: Jimmy Smith 46 points
2. Men Winner: Emmanuel Ndonga 42
3. Men Runner-up: Brian Njoroge 40
4. Men Third: Amardeep Sura 38
5. Men Fourth: Martin Makundi 37
6. Men Fifth: Kavi Khamar 37
8. Ladies Winner: Jane Mwangi 34
9. Ladies R-Up: Kozue Oba 32
10. Ladies Third: Mary Mugo 33
11. Ladies Forth: Jennifer Karingu 33
12. New Members Winner: Sajjad Manji 34
13. New Members R-Up: D. Karuga 33
14. New Members Third: Godwin Karuga 33
15. New Member Lady Winner: J. Mathenge 27
16. Men Gross Winner: Nelson Simwa 71 Gross
17Ladies Winner: Jane Njau 86 Gross
18. Best Efort: N.S.Ghataura 8
SELECTED RESULTS
Page 45 FEVER PITCH / Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
y B ERIC WAINAINA
Kiambu County to host national boxing tourney
Kiambu County will host
one of the national boxing
tournaments next month.
Boxing Association of Kenya
(BAK) President John Kame-
ta said the county has been
in the forefront in nurtur-
ing sporting talent and the
contest will be a platform to
showcase boxing potential.
Kameta, speaking in Thika
town last weekend when BAK,
Thika United Boxing Club
and the county government
hosted a tournament in the
town, praised the county for
its efforts at reviving sports.
The tournament, which in-
cluded light, middle and
heavyweight categories, at-
tracted 16 profession-
al boxers from within Kiam-
bu and without, including
those from the Police Team.
After thrilling duels, Kame-
ta said: Kiambu has demon-
strated that it has the poten-
tial of being a boxing arena
and we consider bringing
one of the national tourna-
ments here next month.
Machel Waikenda, the Kiambu
County Sports and Youth Sec-
retary said: We will be organ-
ising boxing tournaments in
all towns in the county. From
todays proceedings, its clear
we have many boxing enthu-
siasts and as a county, we will
nurture and polish the talent.
The programme, he said,
will enable Kiambu Coun-
ty to showcase their box-
ing potential, noting that
the collaboration between
BAK and the county gov-
ernment will see local box-
ers scale to greater heights.
Thika town has been host-
ing boxing activities through
the Thika United Box-
ing Club which was estab-
lished in the 1970s, but this
has not been smooth sail-
ing due to various challenges.
The county, he added, has
put several sports activities
in its calendar, which the lo-
cal government will spon-
sor in a bid to engage the
youth actively in sports.
-ewainaina@standardme-
dia.co.ke
Part of action during the Kiambu County boxing tourna-
ment at the weekend.[PHOTO:ERIC WAINAINA/STANDARD]
When this years Airtel Rising Stars
Northern Region games kick off at
Kitui High School this Wednesday,
boys football defending champion,
Kathungi High School will want to be
at their best against formidable op-
ponents.
If anything, the side will want
to pick from where they left in last
years edition that saw them, against
all odds, qualify for the lucrative East
Africa school games held in Lira,
Uganda. At hand to plot for Kathun-
gis downfall will be Isiolo Boys from
Isiolo County and Kibirichia from Me-
ru County.
For Isiolo to conquer the talented
Kathungi at the games, they will need
to be in their best form ever. Buoyed
by past impressive form that has seen
them (Isiolo) play at national finals
as Northern Region representatives
(formerly Eastern Province) on four
successive outings, they surely will
pose great challenge to the defend-
ing champions.
Isiolos team basks in the glory of
having a side with a solid youth foot-
ball development background. For
starters, the town is home to two vi-
brant youth football academies,
which are arguably some of the best
managed academies in the country.
Taqwa Youth Academy and Isio-
lo Youth United have, over the years,
been the talk of town for most foot-
ball enthusiasts from the area. They
have Under-12 and Under-17 teams,
which act as apt feeder sides to their
seniors. Most of these youngsters join
Isiolo and neighbouring Kibirichia
Boys for their secondary school ed-
ucation. This explains why Kibirich-
ia and Isiolo Boys would be the teams
REVENGE LOOMS
to beat, as hundreds of boys and girls
get down for the four-day sporting ex-
travaganza.
Making a comeback to Kitui
School, venue for the games, for
the second time since three years,
Kathungi will want to forget what be-
fell them on that fateful Saturday af-
ternoon. Defying cacophony of noise
from the partisan crowd, Kibirichia
shocked the much-fancied Kathungi
2-0 and qualify for the national games
then held in Mombasa.
Kathungis trainer, Ibrahim Naika,
however, downplayed chances of any
football rivalry with Isiolo and Kibir-
ichia teams, saying that his team is a
young team, who are ready to learn.
We got relatively new players in
our team, but we have a lot of ener-
gy, he said. We are focused and my
young boys will want to prove that
they also be counted.
Kathungi will rely on the confi-
dence and prowess of Ibrahim Shabi,
who was voted best player by former
Harambee Stars Coach Jacob Ghost
Mulee in last years edition. Shabi also
participated in the Manchester Unit-
ed training camp in DR Congo.
Another formidable player in
Kathungis stable is their mercu-
rial goalkeeper, Benjamin Kilonzi
Kingauwi, who represented Kenya at
the 2010 Under-14 Milo tournament.
The schools principal and
coach, Kithuku Malombe, said
his team is in a good shape
both mentally and technically.
Although my team is composed
mostly of relatively new boys, it does
not in any way mean that we are
weak.
In girls football, reigning champi-
ons Chogoria Girls from Tharaka Nithi
County, Thitani Girls of Kitui County
and Ntunene Girls from Meru, will all
be seeking the sole ticket to national
games to be held in Kakamega from
August 5.
Boys volleyball, Nguutani Boys
team, which represented the region
(Eastern Province) at the 2012 nation-
al games in Mombasa, would want to
seek revenge for their loss to Nguun-
gani in last years county finals.
Timothy Luda (left) of Upper Hill and John Otieno of Kathungi Boys struggle for ball possession during the Airtel Rising
Stars National Championships nals at Kangaru Girls in Embu. Upper Hill won 1-0. [PHOTO:JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]
...as Airtel
Rising Stars
Northern
Region games
kick of
y B SAMMY KITULA
Kenya lost two matches and won
one from the three teams sent to
Uganda for the first leg of the annual
Elgon Cup Championships played at
Kyadondo Grounds in Kampala over
the weekend.
First, Uganda defeated Kenyas
senior mens team 21-14, which was
followed by another loss when
Ugandas Under 19-side walloped
Kenya 15-10, only for Kenyas pride
to be restored when the womens
team thrashed Uganda 33-15 in the
last match of the day.
Kenya A gave a good account of
themselves despite losing the match
and are confident of winning when
the two teams meet in the return
match on Saturday in Nairobi.
The Kenyans trailed 8-7 at half time
with the Ugandans scoring three
penalties and a conversion through
Kevin Makmot and Bishop Onen.
Kelvin Omiyo and Nato Simiyu land-
ed two tries for Kenya A with Isaac
Adimo slotting home two conver-
sions.
Team Manager Newton Ongalo,
who was impressed with their per-
formance, expressed optimism that
theyll overturn the defeat come Sat-
urday.
I am proud of the teams perfor-
mance after we gave a good account
of ourselves against Ugandas stron-
gest available side. We restricted
them to a seven point margin but we
are confident of overturning that
deficit in the return match in Nairobi
this weekend, he said.
Kenya post
mixed results in
Elgon Cup
y B BEN AHENDA
A total of 12 players picked slots
to represent the country in the
forth-coming World Youth Chess
Championships in Durban, South
Africa.
This is after they won their cate-
gories during the National Youth
Chess Championships held at Alli-
ance Boys High School over the
weekend.
Aguda Lwanga from Consolata
School will represent the country in
the under-8 category after he
emerged top of his group with max-
imum points.
The girls under-8 category was
won by Jia Hiranandani from Oshwal
Academy. Hiranandani was also one
of the two youngest players in the
event. Another student from Oshwal
Academy Akshat Karani won the un-
der-10 boys category.
The girls category went to Gil-
liane Otieno from Nairobi Pentecos-
tal Academy after wining all her four
matches. Others are Dev Shah from
Kenton College, Reanna Varsani
from Premier School, Raphael Ndon-
ga (St.Marys Boys Nyeri), Girls cate-
gory: Riya Shah (Aga Khan Acade-
my). Under-16: Martin Njoroge (
Baricho High School), Saloni Karania
(Oshwal Academy). Under-18: Ian
Gichuguma (Kirimara High School)
and Rebecca Waweru (Bishop
Gatimu Nganda Girls High School).
12 players
picked for World
Chess meeting
y B FEVERPITCH REPORTER
Page 46 / FEVER PITCH Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
STARS HOST BURUNDI
...as AFC
Leopards nd
themselves
in KPL
relegation
Ahead of this weekends Af-
rica Cup of Nations qualifier
against Lesotho, national team
Harambee Stars take on Bu-
rundi at Nyayo National Stadi-
um today.
The match could not have
come at a better time for the
home side who have been
starved off exposure for a long
time.
Prior to taking on Comoros
in last months Africa Cup of
Nations qualifier, Stars had
stayed for six months without
playing a competitive match
and it showed as they strug-
gled against the Islanders.
A win over Burundi today
will be a big motivation for
Stars coach Adel Amrouche as
he strives to come up with a
winning line-up against Leso-
tho.
A few foreign-based players
have arrived for the match and
are likely to be used in the fix-
ture.
Elsewhere, the fear of rele-
gation has sparked off a fierce
come-back as the second leg
of the Kenyan Premier League
(KPL) entered its second week.
With it came un-expected
results even as GOtv champi-
ons AFC Leopards found
themselves sucked into the
relegation battle after going
down 2-1 to Mathare United.
It all began last Friday
when Nairobi City Stars went
to Awasi and picked maximum
points after stopping Chemel-
il Sugar 1-0.
Before this City Stars had
y B GILBERT WANDERA
Nairobi Aviation shine as Zetech bag four points in UCFL

Nairobi Aviation impressed
this weekend during the Uni-
versities and Colleges Football
League (UCFL).
Aviation beat debutants Ri-
ara University 1-0 in their first
fixture played at Utalii Grounds
thanks to Timothy Umemes
penalty in the 54th minute.
They went ahead to win
their second fixture by the
same margin against Nairobi
Institute of Business Studies
(NIBS) Ruiru Campus.
It was a good outing for the
2009 champions Zetech Nairo-
bi who edged United States In-
ternational University (USIU)
1-0, thanks to Bernard Wekesas
seventh minute strike.
In their second match, Ze-
tech held Technical University
of Kenya, TUK, who had earlier
NIBS Nairobi to a goalless draw,
to a barren draw.
During the weekend meet-
ing, UCFL Secretary General
Maurice Ochieng told Fever-
Pitch: Most of the players in
the newly promoted Kenya
Revenue Authority came from
this league, there are also some
top clubs who have acquired
the services of UCFL league
players. This is a good step as
we are keen on developing
young talents in the country.
In another encounter
played at the National Youth
Service National Holding Unit
(NYS-NHU) grounds, NYS-En-
gineers stunned the hosts 1-0,
thanks to Zackem Lunanis goal
in the ninth minute.
Nibs Nairobi edged USIU
1-0 with Julius Muteti on target
in the 43rd minute.
Utali College had a good
weekend, winning all their fix-
tures. They won their first
match 1-0 against Zetech Thika
Road thanks to Samson Omon-
dis goal in the 67th minute be-
fore beating Riara University
2-1. Moses Biwot opened the
scoreline in the fourth minute
for Utalii, while Moses Odhi-
ambo the winner. Eric Ochieng
scored an own goal in the sixth
minute to give Riara a consola-
tion goal. rgichana@stan-
dardmedia.co.ke
Harambee Stars
captain Victor
Wanyama (right)
dribbles the past
Mnadi Ali of Comoros
during their Africa
Cup of Nations
qualier match at
Nyayo Stadium, in
May. PHOTO:DENNIS
OKEYO/STANDARD]
gone five matches without a
win and were always in danger
of relegation.
The win therefore came at
the right time as it also marked
coach Tim Bryetts first win
since taking over at the club
two months ago.
One of the biggest shocks
was KCBs 3-1 win over Thika
United at City Stadium on
Sunday.
The win was just the sec-
ond for KCB and the first for
coach Rishadi Shedu who was
brought in to try and salvage
the bankers after Abdalla Juma
was fired.
It left Shedu confident that
his side can beat off relega-
tion. This was an important
win for us because finally the
confidence is coming back. It
is likely to inspire other wins
and help us stay in top flight
football next season. This is
our biggest focus at the mo-
ment, he said.
The bankers will however
have to pick wins in their next
three matches against Tusker
and Mathare United to be safe
from relegation.
Nakuru Top Fry is the other
side that eased their relegation
worries following a 1-0 home
win against KRA.
It was just the second win
for the KPL new comers who
still hold the record of never
having won away since the
season started.
Coach Peter Okidi insists
they still need to do more to be
sure of getting off from relega-
tion.
-gwandera@standardme-
dia.co.ke
y B REBECCA GICHANA
Former KCB captain
Benedict Owuor is crying
foul over the clubs decision
to release him on the nal
day of the June transfer
window.
Owour sufered a knee
injury during their 3-2
defeat by Gor Mahia in
April and is expected to
undergo an operation after
an MRI scan conrmed a
torn meniscus on his right
knee.
The manner in which I
was released is very unfair.
Despite serving the club for
all those years, this is how
the management can reward
me. My contract was due
to expire on June 30, but I
was short-changed as both
of us had agreed to renew
it. I was shocked when the
coach informed me about
my sacking on the transfer
deadline day. I understand,
Former KCB captain Owuor cries foul over axing, says its unfair the club is in a critical condition
but that doesnt mean with my
injury I wouldnt be useful to the
team, said Owour.
I sustained this injury in the
line of duty, but the club ofcials
have neglected me as theyve
failed to live up to their medical
assistance promises. Right now
I am a free agent, Im supposed
to undergo a surgery in the next
few weeks, but where will I get
the money for the exercise?
asked the 26-year-old defender.
However, on contacting KCB
team manager Joseph Okal, the
ofcial denied the allegations.
Owours contract had expired
and our agreement was that he
goes back to Posta,, said Okal.
Rodgers Eshitemi
Page 47 FEVER PITCH / Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
the best team, said delighted
Germany captain Philipp Lahm.
Newspapers hailed Super Mario
Goetze as the countrys new football
god and showered praise on the
new national heroes, the first to win
the title for a reunified Germany,
who are due to be welcomed home
Tuesday at Berlins landmark
Brandenburg Gate.
It Is True, headlined Die Welt
daily, with the three words printed in
the national colours of black, red
and gold. What a match, what a
fight, what drama.
Some 34.6 million Germans were
glued to their TV sets to watch the
game, an all-time record. With four
World Cups, the European power-
houses are now just one behind
Brazils record tally of five.
The tournament earlier saw
Germany crush Brazil by a humiliat-
ing 7-1, and the hosts lost Saturdays
game for third place 3-0 to the
Netherlands, sealing the fate of
national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari,
whose contract Brazils football
confederation decided not to renew,
according to local media reports.
Germanys win nonetheless
sparked an explosion of joy in Brazil,
which had been dreading the
prospect of South American rivals
Argentina winning the title on its
territory.
Thank God, thank God that
Germany won, said Caio Ferraz, 45,
a Brazilia n looking up at the stars on
Rios Copacabana beach.
Argentines reacted with tears,
cheers and violence after the dream
of a third World Cup title slipped
through their fingers, as clashes
between hooligans and police ended
a massive Buenos Aires street party.
- Goetze volleys home -
The dramatic finale came after a
month-long footballing carnival
widely regarded as one of the best
World Cups ever.
Goetzes winner equalled the
record tally for goals at a 32-team
World Cup. The 171 goals from 64
games equalled the number set in
France in 1998.
Fittingly, Goetzes strike was
another memorable effort in a
tournament brimming with
spectacular individual goals. A
gripping final before 74,738
spectators, which included German
Chancellor Angela Merkel, had
looked destined for penalties.
AFP
Germans in heaven after 24 years
SCOLARI RESIGNS
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari
has resigned after his countrys fail-
ure to win the 2014 World Cup, re-
ports Brazilian broadcaster Globo
TV.
Scolari, 65, won the tournament
in 2002 but his side could only finish
fourth when hosting this years
event. His team were thrashed 7-1 by
Germany in the World Cup semi-fi-
nal, their joint-heaviest loss ever and
first home competitive defeat for 39
years.
Brazil then lost 3-0 to the Nether-
lands in the third place play-off.
Scolaris contract was set to expire
after the tournament, and Globo TV
- Brazils leading broadcaster - re-
ports that the resignation will be
confirmed on Monday by the CBF,
Brazils football confederation.
UOL News website is also report-
ing the resignation, quoting two
sources in the Brazilian confedera-
tion. During the defeat by the Neth-
erlands, Scolari was booed every
time he appeared on the stadiums
big screen. He originally took over
the Brazilian team in 2001 and guid-
ed them to World Cup success a year
later, beating Germany 2-0 in the
2002 final in Yokohama, Japan.
But after spells in charge of Por-
tugal, Premier League side Chelsea,
Bunyodkor of Uzbekistan and Bra-
zilian club Palmeiras, he returned to
take over the national team in 2012.
They hosted and won the Confeder-
ations Cup in 2013, beating Spain
3-0 in the final, and were favourites
to win a sixth World Cup.
Brazil finished top of their group
after two wins and a draw from their
three matches, before edging past
Chile on penalties in the last 16.
They then beat Colombia 2-1 in the
quarter-finals, but that victory came
at a cost as top goalscorer Neymar
suffered a spine injury and key de-
Continued From P48
Coach walks
out on Brazil
after failure to
win the 2014
Fifa World Cup
Brazils coach Luiz Felipe Scolari reacts as his
team plays against the Netherlands during
their third-place playof at the Brasilia
national stadium in Brasilia on Saturday.
[PHOTO: REUTERS]
Germanys Mario Goetze (19)
celebrates with teammates after
scoring against Argentina at The
Maracana Stadium. [PHOTO:AFP]

BEIJING: China busts W. Cup
gambling rings worth $3bn
RIO: More to come from
champons Germany - Loew
RIO:World Cup subs make
big impact right to the end
Chinese police have uncovered a
series of illegal World Cup betting
cases involving almost $3 billion,
media reported Monday, as authorities
struggle to control the countrys
growing gambling problem. Betting is
banned in China, except where it is run
by the government or the proceeds
donated to charity -- but outlawed
operations, which usually ofer more
favourable odds, spike during the
World Cup. The number of people
arrested (during the tournament) was
108, and the cash involved totalled
18 billion yuan ($2.9 billion), the
Guangming Daily said. AFP
Germany coach Joachim Loew
believes die Mannschafts historic
World Cup win at Brazil 2014 will
be the stepping stone to achieving
further future honours. Mario Goetzes
stunning 113th-minute chest and
volley sealed Sundays 1-0 extra-time
win over Argentina in the nal at
Rio de Janeiros Maracana Stadium.
Loew said there is more to come with
Germany set to have their status on
top of the world conrmed by taking
over Number One spot when the Fifa
rankings are announced on Monday.
The Germans will be the team to beat
when qualication for Euro 2016 in
France begins in September after Loew
again managed to coax eye-catching
performances out of a young side at a
World Cup.
At a World Cup where substitutes
have made more impact than ever, it
was tting that Mario Goetze came
of the bench to win it, and another
replacement supplied the inch-perfect
cross. Goetzes extra-time goal to beat
Argentina and win the cup was the 32nd
scored by a substitute in Brazil. The
previous best, 23 at the 2006 World Cup
in Germany, is not even close. Coming
on in the 88th minute to replace
Miroslav Klose, Goetzes two shots on
target matched teammate Toni Kroos
who played the full two hours. It was
also as many as Argentina managed
all night. Even the cross for Goetzes
beautifully balanced winning strike
came from another substitute, Andre
Shuerrle. AFP
FastTrack
BRASILIA
fender Thiago Silva picked up his sec-
ond booking of the tournament to
miss the Germany game through sus-
pension.
Joachim Lows Germany side
scored five goals in the opening 29
minutes on their way to the semi-fi-
nal victory. Scolari said the defeat
was the worst day of his life and
asked for forgiveness from the Brazil-
ian people.
The president-elect of the CBF,
Marco Polo Del Nero, said on Friday
that Scolari should keep his job be-
cause of the good work he did during
his 19 months in charge.
Scolari said he had no reason to
criticise his players after Saturdays
performance in the third-place play-
off match and there was no need for
them to be mentally scarred by their
experiences over the past week.
Anything other than a sixth World
Cup crown, and a first on home soil,
was always going to be a failure but
the way Brazil capitulated to the Ger-
mans in the semi-final was truly
shocking and their defence again
performed woefully on Saturday.
Losing 7-1 (to Germany) we have
already spoken about this many
times, Scolari told reporters. It was
the worst in history I know that but
we have to see the positive things.
This generation is also going to
be seen as the generation that started
preparations for 2018 as one of the
top four teams in the world.
What am I feeling? I am feeling
sad but I tell the fans that any leader,
or any person leading a group or na-
tion, if they dont convey optimism
then theres nothing we can do.
We have to push the team for-
ward we have to be optimistic Thats
what we have to do if we want to
make it.
After another poor display, the
Brazil players again had to say sorry
to the home supporters.
We need to apologise to the fans,
they booed us at the end, which is
normal, they have feelings too. Its
very tough, captain Thiago Silva said
in a television interview.
After the 7-1 todays game was
very difficult psychologically, he
added. But we need to look at what
we did wrong so we dont make the
same mistakes again.
You need to be calm at moments
like this. We know that not everything
we do is wrong. We were knocked out
and that leaves us frustrated and sad
but I think that life goes on.
Agencies

STANDARD
THE
5 Pages of Sizzling Sports Coverage!
SUPER
MARIO
GOETZE
Airtel Rising Stars Nothern Region games kick-of at Kitui High School, P.45
Harambee Stars to play Burundi in friendly match at Nyayo, P46
Germany basked in the glory of their
fourth World Cup on Monday after a
nail-biting 1-0 victory against Argentina
crowned them the first European team to
win footballs top tournament held in South
America.
Bleary-eyed fans awoke after late-night
street parties, fireworks and honking
motorcades across the country, with ecstatic
fans singing Oh, its beautiful! and chanting
Super Deutschland! into the early hours.
Bayern Munich star Mario Goetze struck
in the 113th minute of a gripping battle at
Rio de Janeiros Maracana Stadium as
Argentina superstar Lionel Messis hopes of
emulating Diego Maradona ended in defeat.
Its unbelievable what we have achieved.
Whether we have the best individual player
doesnt matter at all. You just need to have
RIO DE JANEIRO
CONTINUED ON PAGE 47
Germany bask in World Cup
glory as Goetze sinks Argentina

Download free QR Readers from
the web and scan this QR (Quick
Response) code with your smart
phone for pictures, videos and
more stories.
Germanys Mario Goetze (cen-
tre) and teammates celebrate
with the trophy after the World
Cup nal match between Ger-
many and Argentina at the Ma-
racana Stadium in Rio de Janei-
ro on Sunday. Germany won the
match 1-0. [PHOTO:AP]
Published and printed at The Standard Group Centre, Mombasa Road Nairobi - Kenya, by The Standard Group, P.O. Box 30080, Nairobi 00100, Kenya. Switch Board Tel. 3222111. Fax: 322027, 2229218, 2218965. News Desk Tel: 3222200,
Fax: 0719012027. editorial@standardmedia.co.ke MOMBASA: Tel: 2230884, 2230897, 2228204, 2228098. Fax: 2230814. NAKURU: Tel: 2214289, 2212914. Fax: 2217348. KISUMU: Tel: 2022820, 2021866. Fax: 2023451. ELDORET: 2030482,
2060292, 2060760 Fax: 2033438. NYERI: Tel: 2030068, 2030740. E-mail: ads@standardmedia.co.ke CIRCULATION: Tel: 3222701/03. Registered at the G.P.O as a newspaper.
How young engineer built
poultry empire PAGE 11
Enter ICT, exit 20 years of flm
commentary PAGE 13
Why National Bank may stop
issuing loans PAGE 4
COUNTY WATCH:
Oparanya: Give me
States shares in Mumias
and Ill fx it
PAGES 1415
JULY 15, 2014
Mr Jason Reynard, 45, is CEO of Bollor
Africa Logistics (formerly SDV Transami).
His 20 years work experience has taken
him to ve African countries. He is a rugby
fanatic, a sport that brought him to Kenya
for his rst visit back when he was an
undergraduate student.
Youve lived in quite a number of
countries. Where did you grow up?
I grew up in the Middle East, in Saudi
Arabia. I went there when I was pretty young
and left when I was 12 to go to school in
England. I went to Manchester Polytechnic
and graduated in 1990 with a bachelors
degree in geography and environmental
science.
When did you rst come to Kenya?
In 1986. I was 18 and I came to play rugby.
I spent six weeks in the country and played
in Mombasa, Nairobi and Nakuru, and I
totally loved the country. This was in the
middle of my undergraduate education.
What was your rst job?
I left university when I was 22 and started
to explore what I wanted to do. I had taken
up a summer job as a baggage handler at
Gatwick Airport, UK. I later went to the
ight dispatch department, working about
96 hours a week. I was earning around 500
pounds dont convert that into shillings
since the living standards in London were
high and the interest rates were low.
Around 1993, I went back to the Middle
East and worked for a transport company.
They wanted to open a branch in Kenya
and asked the staf if there was anyone
who had gone to Kenya. I lifted up my hand
and ended up being selected to set up the
transport companys Kenyan branch.
How did you end up with SDV Transami?
I started of in Nairobi and then later
moved to Mombasa. I found the transport
company was in competition with SDV
Transami. SDV Transami approached me to
be their transport manager, and I accepted.
At 25, I was the guy who changed the
colours of the eet to red; it was a bold
move that made the company attract more
attention. I worked in Kenya for four years
and then I moved to Uganda to the clearing
and forwarding division.
At 30, I became the MD, SDV Uganda.
In 2003, I was made MD, SDV Tanzania,
and in 2005, I went to work in Nigeria for
three years as deputy managing director,
SDV Transami Nigeria. I moved to Ghana
after three years and worked as country
managing director for ve years.
I moved back to Kenya a year ago as the
CEO East Africa Region in charge of nine
countries.
What does Bollor deal with?
We are present in 106 countries and
have a very strong investment prole. We
have three business lines: transportation
and logistics; communication and media;
and electricity storage and solutions. We
deal with services such as sea and land
forwarding, road freight, value-added
warehousing and air transit.
What opportunities did you take
advantage of when you were young that
you feel shaped your career?
I was keen to travel at a young age and
when I rst came to Africa, I learnt of the
opportunities that were available and I was,
therefore, willing to take a risk to explore
new territories.
What inspires you to come to work?
I love my job since I am in a dynamic
industry something is always happening
and changing. I love the diversity.
What keeps you up at night?
It used to be the World Cup (laughs). I
also stay up at night anticipating what my
customers want and expect from Bollor,
trying to nd solutions to challenges rocking
the company and my personal life
If you were not at your current job, what
would you be doing?
I would be a ranger. I feel most relaxed
when I am on safari. I would love to travel
and get to explore the world. Maybe I would
get involved in motorbiking.
Family?
I am married with two children. The
youngest is 11 and studies at Banda School
in Karen, while the rstborn is 15 and is
studying in London.
Who do you look up to?
My father. He inuenced me and shaped
my line of thinking and moulded me to
persevere dif cult situations.
What would you like people to
remember you for?
For getting the job done.
bizbeat@standardmedia.co.ke
Business Beat
2
The new source of power is not money
in the hands of a few, but information
in the hands of many,
JohnNaisbitt
Published by: The Standard Group Ltd; Group Managing Editor Print: Kipkoech Tanui; Deputy Managing Editor Daily Editions: Peter Okongo; Production Editor: Richard Kerama; Business Editor: Hussein Mohamed; Weekend Business
Editor: Jevans Nyabiage; Supplements Editor: Julius Mokaya; Senior Sub-Editor: Kagure Gacheche; Sub-Editors: Andrew Watila, John Oyuke; Writers: Jevans Nyabiage, James Anyanzwa, Lillian Kiarie, Macharia Kamau, Frankline Sunday,
Jackson Okoth, Nicholas Waitathu; Manager Print Creative: Dan Weloba; Creative Designer: Kevin Ongany; Photography: Standard Team; Facebook: Biz Beat; E-mail: bizbeat@standardmedia.co.ke; Website: http://www.standardmedia.
co.ke All correspondence to Business Beat is assumed to be intended for publication. Business Beat accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, artworks or photographs. All rights on publication remain with the
publisher.
>> CORPORATE FOCUS
CorporateInterview
The ministry of Industrialisation and Enterprise De-
velopment last week named the team that will for the
next year spearhead the revival of the leather sector.
The sector is thought to have the potential to con-
tribute Sh55.3 billion to the countrys annual gross
national income. The local demand for leather is 28
million units a year against a supply of four million.
The decit is met by imports. The team mandated
to gure out how to develop the leather sector com-
prises industry players such as Bata Shoe Company
CEO Alberto Errico, Leather Technologies and Fashion
Director Samuel Kiruthu and Kenya Leather Develop-
ment Council CEO John Muriuki.
28m
The number of units of
leather items required in
Kenya annually.
YOUR ARTICLE LAST week on how
microlenders are pushing the poor
further into poverty was informative
and reective of the situation on the
ground.
I was privileged to work with a
micronance institution (MFI) for
three years as a senior business
development manager. My experience
with the industry is that the managers
and owners of several of these
institutions are being driven by the
need to make money, not to alleviate
poverty.
In the Bangladesh model, the
borrowers will religiously repay their
loans at designated shops to
shopkeepers who act on behalf of the
lending institution. In our case here in
Kenya, we want to make money and
huge prots at the cost of the
borrower.
Further, most of these MFIs charge
higher interest rates than conventional
banks because they borrow from these
banks to lend.
The most discouraging issue is the
business training part. Most MFIs do
not undertake to train their clients on
issues around business and
investment.
I am aware of an MFI that started
some time ago and began holding
training programmes. For four weeks,
it would train its clients on a weekly
basis, with one huge workshop held at
the end of the programme. During its
rst year, its portfolio quality was very
good and its clients were happy and
doing well.
However, once managers and
shareholders started demanding more
prots, the training stopped and the
MFI degenerated.
Most MFIs require their of cers to
meet certain loan targets and they,
therefore, indulge in unacceptable
ways of doing business. Most of these
of cers work in cahoots with their
counterparts in other institutions to
engage in what I call borrowing to pay
debt. A group will be registered in two
MFIs so that when it defaults in one, it
can borrow from the other to repay the
loan.
For MFIs to meet their intended
goals, four key issues must be
addressed.
1. MFIs must get cash from investors,
not banks, to lower their lending
rates. These investors could include
the women and youth funds, or Kiva,
an organisation that allows people
to lend money over the Internet to
underserved populations.
2. The MFI industry must be regulated.
3. MFIs must form an association
similar to the Credit Reference
Bureau (CRB) to smoke out loan
defaulters
4. MFIs must change their goals from
making prot to poverty alleviation
anyone engaged in enterprise
development will never go wrong.
Erick Kisembe
Feedback: How to reverse ills in micronance industry
NumberoftheWeek
By LILLIAN KIARIE
Bollor Africa Logistics East Africa Region CEO
Jason Reynard. [PHOTO: WILBERFORCE OKWIRI/STANDARD]
Whats your score?
New rating system to
calculate cost of loans
Kenyas youth initiatives capture regional interest
Consumer nance: Starting next month, bank
customers will be able to negotiate cheaper interest
rates and larger credit limits based on their history
K
enyans could begin
accessing financial
services based on a credit
score as early as next month,
signalling a new era in consum-
er finance
This comes as credit bureaus
in Kenya finalise a credit rating
system that will see all Kenyans
receive a score based on their
ability and consistency to
service loans.
According to the Association
of Kenya Credit Providers
(AKCP), this is part of the next
phase of credit information
sharing, which began more
than four years ago and now
goes beyond non-performing
loans (NPLs) to also benefit
consumers who service debts
on time.
When credit information
sharing among financial
institutions began in Kenya, the
aim was to enable financial
providers reduce the level of
NPLs, which had led to the
collapse of several banks, said
Mr Jared Getenga, AKCPs CEO.
CONFERENCE:
JACKSON OKOTH
Kenya will next week host an
International Conference on the
Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on youth
unemployment at the Villa Rosa
Kempinski hotel in Nairobi.
The meeting, which will run
from July 19 to July 22, will feature
representatives from the 12 countries
that comprise the Great Lakes region:
Angola, Tanzania, Democratic Republic
of Congo, Republic of Congo, Zambia,
South Sudan, Sudan, Central African
Republic, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi
and Kenya.
The focus of the conference,
expected to be attended by heads of
state of these nations, will be youth
empowerment and unemployment,
with a case study on Kenya. The
country was chosen as the location for
the conference owing to its eforts to
empower the youth.
At present, the Government has set
up the Youth Enterprise Development
Fund (YEDF) and Uwezo Fund, as well
as deployed the National Youth Service
to create more opportunities for young
people.
We have so far disbursed over
Sh10 billion to over 300 youth-owned
enterprises across the country. Some of
these enterprises have grown and are
now employing many Kenyans as well
as contributing to the Exchequer. These
eforts have resulted in the creation
of about one million jobs, YEDF CEO
Catherine Namuye told Business Beat.
According to its latest report, YEDF
has trained more than 300,000 youth in
entrepreneurship and facilitated their
access to markets. It has also helped
12,000 young people nd employment
outside the country.
Due to its success, the Youth
Enterprise Development Fund has
become a case study in Africa, with
seven countries visiting to benchmark,
said Ms Namuye.
Economies in Africa and the Middle
East are currently not expanding fast
enough to absorb the large number of
students coming out of schools into the
job market.
Although it is only two months old,
having been registered in June this
year, the Uwezo Fund promises to be
a game changer if it can be accessed
by this group of graduates. The fund, a
agship programme for Vision 2030, is
aimed at enabling women, youth and
persons with disability access cash to
fund businesses at the constituency
level.
The fund also provides mentorship
opportunities to enable beneciaries
take advantage of the 30 per cent
Government procurement preference.
The cash is disbursed on a rst-
come-rst-served basis, subject to
assessment and approval of the loan
by a committee. Eligible qualifying
amounts for a group are a minimum
of Sh50,000 and a maximum of
Sh500,000.
jkoth@standardmedia.co.ke
However, we turned our
attention to performing loans,
which are the majority, and also
consumers who regularly
service their loans, with the aim
of giving them credit scores that
should enable them receive
cheaper loans.
RISK PROFILE
The new credit score system,
expected to go live next month,
relies on credit files collected
from commercial banks, credit
card companies and depos-
it-taking microfinance institu-
tions (DTMs) to generate the
creditworthiness of each
individual consumer.
Although banks already have
internal systems that evaluate
the risk of individual clients
before engaging them on
financial products, the new
credit score system will be an
aggregate gathered from across
the industry.
Many consumers in Kenya
have more than one bank
account and a Sacco, so relying
on a risk profile built from only
one of these institutions gives
an incomplete picture of the
creditworthiness of an individu-
al, said Mr Getenga.
The credit score collects
information from all these
providers and computes a figure
that will enable providers
determine more accurately who
qualifies for a loan, at what
interest rate and what credit
limits.
Consumers with good credit
scores will be able to use this
figure as a bargaining chip to
negotiate favourable interest
rates or larger loans.
Although the credit score at
the moment relies on data
collected from banks and
DTMs, there are plans to
include the Higher Education
Loans Board (Helb), Saccos and
utility firms like Kenya Power.
The country had 17.3 million
customer deposit accounts and
2.3 million loan accounts as at
last year. The new rating system
is expected to see the financial
sector grow even more robustly
and join the league of other
countries in Africa with credit
scoring system, such as South
Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and
Morocco.
However, several challenges
still stand in the way and
financial service providers
remain cautious.
We are dealing with a lot of
data, and as is the case when
working on big data projects,
there are challenges of ensuring
the data is complete and the
margin of error is kept as small
as possible, said Getenga.
Also, some data exists only in
manual files and is yet to be
digitised, which will make it
difficult to capture a clients
complete credit history.
At the same time, there is an
element of mistrust as financial
institutions fear their rivals
might poach high-end clients
once they realise they have
good credit scores.
This might be a challenge
on the end of banks, but for
customers, it will mean that the
competition will offer them
more variety and better
services.
AKCP also believes the
pressure on banks to give lower
rates will come from the newly
instituted Kenya Banks
Reference Rate (KBRR),
currently set at 9.13 per cent,
which is to be the basis for
banks to price their commercial
loans.
Another challenge is low
access in rural areas since all
CRBs are located in Nairobi,
making it difficult for clients
outside the city to access credit
reports. However, there is a
proposal to set up agency CRB
facilities in these regions.
The Government and
regulators are currently working
on provisions for an agency
model to make sure people do
not have to travel all the way to
Nairobi to get CRB services,
said Getenga.
fsunday@standardmedia.co.ke
y B FRANKLINE SUNDAY
:HUSTLERS<<
We are dealing with a lot of data, and as is
the case when working on big data projects,
there are challenges of ensuring the data is
complete, JaredGetenga
INDUSTRY NEWS <<
Association of Kenya Credit Providers
CEO Jared Getenga.
3
Business Beat
Deputy President William Ruto, right, poses with a young
entrepreneur.
INTERVIEW:
>> PROFILE
Currently, we have too many people
producing too little. The two ways of tackling
this is to increase productivity and the other is
to reduce costs; we are doing both, Munir Ahmed
M
r Munir Sheikh Ahmed is
fairly content with the
progress he has made in
the about one-and-a-half years
he has been at the helm of
National Bank.
He says he has encountered
challenges, many of them
anticipated and some a
surprise, but feels that the bank
is on track to getting back to its
glory days. Within three years,
he expects it to be on the list of
the top five banks in the
country.
This would be a major
improvement from an unenvi-
able position 13 in 2012.
But he has been thrown a
curve ball that might see the
bank hit a snag in its transfor-
mational journey it is
probably temporary, but it
might have a major impact on
the bank, at least over the
coming months if not the year.
It might, in fact, see the bank
unable to advance loans to its
clients.
CASH CALL
The State-owned institution
has been banking on the
success of a planned Sh10
billion cash call from its existing
shareholders to boost its
business and remain afloat in
the competitive banking
industry.
The rights issue, through
which it will sell an additional
1.12 billion shares, was an-
nounced in May last year, but
has now been delayed for more
than a year due to a mix of
factors.
The bank now says it will not
have money to lend past August
this year, as that would mean
going over the legal limit.
According to Central Bank
regulations, a bank can only
lend up to a certain proportion
of its core capital, beyond which
it has to raise new capital.
The capital we have now
will run out in the course of this
year ... by end of July and at best
early August. We will not have
additional capital to write one
more loan ... we will stagnate at
the level where were are at the
moment, says Mr Ahmed.
The additional capital is
supposed to ensure the
business does not stop at the
end of July, early August. If we
fail to do it before then, we will
just be staying afloat rather
than moving forward.
He said 85 per cent of the
proceeds will be used to grow
the balance sheet, which will
enable it be within legal lending
limits and grow its loan book.
The remainder will be used
in expansion activities, with
plans to have a branch in every
county, as well as venture
outside Kenya.
The bank is waiting for
approval from the Capital
Markets Authority and says the
regulator is taking rather long to
give it an answer.
Our application has been
sitting with the CMA. They have
kept it longer than they ought
to. CMA regulations say they
should have a maximum of two
weeks; our information
memorandum has been with
them for close to two months,
says Ahmed.
We have moved as fast as
we could, but regulatory
approvals have held us back.
There is nothing we know that
is pending from our end.
Ahmed said both Treasury
and the National Social Security
Fund had given the bank their
word that they would partici-
pate in the rights issue. The two
are key shareholders, with a
combined 60.5 per cent stake
NSSF at 48 per cent, Treasury
at 22.5 per cent.
But though it has given its
word it would participate in the
rights issue, Treasury has also
partly played a role in stalling
the cash call.
This much Ahmed concedes,
noting that while he has not
seen the hand of Government in
running the bank in the time he
has been there, the rights issue
has suffered Government
bureaucracy.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
The only time when
Government ownership
becomes relevant is when we
are making capital or structur-
al-related decisions. They
require the shareholders to
come in and will take a bit
longer to get a decision, he
says.
For instance, regarding the
rights issue, I think we an-
nounced our rights issue before
everybody else, but ours is
taking a little longer because it
requires budgetary allocations.
But its the only aspect where
you feel the bureaucracy, but
these are decisions that are only
needed once in a while.
In terms of operational and
business autonomy, there is no
adverse effect at all ... it is not
like the bad old days of getting a
call and being told to give
so-and-so a loan. In terms of
execution of the rest of strategy,
there is zero impact. In fact, we
have an advantage and a leg up
when it comes to Government
business.
Legal limit: Institution says if rights
issue does not happen soon, it wont
be able to give credit after August
Why National Bank may stop giving loans
National Bank has been a
laggard of sorts in terms of
footprint, and up until recently,
it did not have a presence in
more than half the counties and
is yet to open a branch outside
the country.
With the cash call, it is now
eyeing regional countries,
including South Sudan,
Ethiopia, Uganda and Somalia.
Other than in South Sudan, it
plans to get into the countries
through acquiring local banks.
It is, however, venturing into
these markets somewhat late,
given that many of its peers
already have operations
throughout the region and
some have broken even.
Primarily, we will first look
at inorganic growth, meaning
the acquisition of something.
Only where we cant get assets
to acquire will we go organic.
Inorganic is a better way to get
to these markets because it
takes a long gestation period
and is too disruptive to build a
business in a foreign country
from the ground up, said
Ahmed.
He added the bank is waiting
for the guns to go silent in the
South Sudan clashes before it
makes its foray.
Our first market of expan-
sion was South Sudan. Our plan
was to go there this year. This is
still in our plans and as soon as
things normalise, we will be
there within a very short time.
That is the only place we
will go organic because there
are no banks we can acquire.
In getting National Bank
back to what Ahmed calls its
glory days, he is not taking any
chances. He has adopted a very
hands-on leadership style.
In an era when every other
chief executive is taking a
hands-off approach to manag-
ing multi-billion-shilling
enterprises, Ahmed is unapolo-
getic about giving his managers
little or no space to breathe.
However, he says this would
not be his preferred style of
management and that the
approach has been necessitated
by the situation he found the
bank in when he came on board.
CLOSE MONITORING
But perhaps his close
monitoring of the banks human
resources is paying off, given
profits grew 57 per cent in 2013
the first full year since
Ahmed took the reins to
Sh1.81 billion, attributed to a
rise in net interest income.
Close monitoring. Hands-
on stewardship. We meet
monthly, weekly and in some
areas a lot more frequently, he
says. Because we are in the
transformational stage, we meet
frequently. It is something that
we need to do in the next two
years of the transformational
process.
He says the bank had been
underperforming because of a
very dysfunctional structure
Sh10b
The amount National Bank
is hoping to raise by early
August to enable it contin-
ue advancing loans.
that was not responsive to the
market and did not have
strategy ownership at the right
level because none of the
general managers had account-
ability or responsibility for any
business.
He hopes the bank will now
write a new legacy, away from
poor debt recovery, failure to
pay dividends to shareholders,
dipping market share and
declining profitability.
The banks former MD, the
late Reuben Marambii, is
credited with pulling the
institution from the brink of
collapse and resolving some of
its issues.
Ahmed has his eyes set on
effectively dealing with the
issue of toxic debts.
By 2017, the aim is to be a
top-tier bank ... become a mem-
ber of that exclusive club of five
banks. The bank should also be
an aspirational place to work
for, staff say it with pride and
people in the industry want to
work in it, he says.
By then, National Bank will
be a sizeable player in the
economy, funding infrastruc-
ture and doing big private
sector investments. The bank
was not in 23 counties 1.5 years
ago by the end of this year,
we will be in 16. By end of next
year, we will be in all counties.
STAFF LAYOFFS
The bank recently sent home
200 employees through a
voluntary retirement pro-
gramme, reducing the total
number of employees to 1,650.
This might not be over and
more could be headed home as
the bank makes attempts to
bring down costs. It currently
has a cost to income ratio of 75
per cent, which Ahmed said is
not healthy; he aims to bring it
down to 50 per cent.
Currently, we have too
many people producing too
little. The two ways of tackling
this is to increase productivity
and the other is to reduce costs
we are doing both.
Reduction of headcount is
an imperative, not a question of
what do we do to keep people.
The bank offers banking
services in competition with 42
other banks, and one criteria we
are rated on is profits, so we
cant have a cost structure that
is not required by the business
size that you have.
emacharia@standardmedia.co.ke
y B MACHARIA KAMAU
National Bank Managing Director Munir Ahmed. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
Business Beat
4
:HUSTLERS<<
Would Google have made it as BackRub?
The art of choosing a company name
C
hoosing a name for a new
business is perhaps the
first big decision that a
founder has to make. How vital
is it to pick a good one?
When Mr Mikael Cho told
his friends he had moved to
Montreal to start a company,
they would inevitably ask him
what he had called it.
To which he would reply:
Ooomf.
His friends would then say
they loved the name, but few if
any could guess the correct
spelling.
He quickly realised he might
need to rebrand.
Startups are like newborns
and, just like children, the
wrong name can scar for life.
Imagine if Google had been
called BackRub, as it was
dubbed in its first incarnation.
Some words have charac-
teristics that fire the imagina-
tion and generate interest, says
Mr David Placek, who founded
the brand-name consulting firm
Lexicon in 1982.
Dont underestimate the
power of a brand name to
achieve things on its own for
you.
Lexicon, based near San
Francisco in California, has
helped name an assortment of
well-known consumer brands,
including Pentium for chipmak-
er Intel, PowerBook for Apple,
and Dasani for Coca-Cola.
OTHER IDEAS
In 1998, a small Canadian
company went to Lexicon
seeking a name for its new
high-tech mobile phone which
would send emails.
The firm from Ontario was
torn between names such as
MegaMail and ProMail.
Mr Placek and his team had
other ideas.
After free associating words,
someone said strawberry to
convey enjoyment and fresh-
ness. Then someone else
suggested blackberry.
The Canadian executives
from Research in Motion (RIM)
chose the latter, and going with
Placeks suggestion, settled on
adding two capital letters, and
called their device BlackBerry.
RIM itself now known as
BlackBerry has gone on to
sell more than 33 million units
of the BlackBerry in its various
guises, despite being overtaken
in recent years by Apples
iPhone and handsets using the
Android operating system.
Today, Placek says it has
become extraordinarily
difficult to create a new name
for a product or company.
When Lexicon launched 32
years ago, it had just five
Whats in a brand name? Turns out, a lot
Without the name and brand, I honestly
think people would have a hard time
standing behind us so easily,
LloydArmbrust
FEATURE <<
employees, and some freelanc-
ers, brainstorming ideas and
coming up with names.
At the time, there were about
15,000 trademarks and associat-
ed patents relating to US
technology companies.
Now there are almost
700,000 for Lexicon, whose
workforce has grown to more
than 20, to wade through.
And thanks to the increased
globalisation of business, it now
has to employ the services of
linguistic experts around the
world to make sure that a
suggested new name for a
product or company does not
cause a faux pas in a different
country.
REBRAND REQUIRED
Placek adds that he has even
invested $500,000 (Sh43.8
million) on researching how
well each letter of the alphabet
performs in a brand name. He
says that Z is one that
resonates particularly well with
consumers.
Mr Chos business is an
online marketplace, where
designers and developers of
websites and mobile phone
apps can pitch for work.
Setting up the company in
February 2012, he initially chose
the name Ooomf because he
wanted something quirky.
We eventually landed on
Ooomf because we thought it
was catchy and memorable, he
says. It was definitely memora-
ble. But definitely impossible to
spell.
So earlier this year Mr Cho
changed the name of the
company to Crew.
The definition of a crew is a
group of persons involved in a
particular kind of work or
working together, he says.
This is what our company
does connecting people
together to do great work. It was
short and easy to spell. And
represented what our company
stood for.
Mr Lloyd Armbrust is
another boss who ended up
changing his companys name.
He founded his business
Seeing Interactive in 2010 to
help newspapers turn print
adverts into online ones,
without the need for developers
or sales representatives.
Did he think long and hard
about about what the name
would mean to his own sense of
self and his customers? Not
really.
We named ourselves Seeing
Interactive mostly because [the
web name] SeeingInteractive.
com was available, he says.
This proved to be a mistake.
Mr Armbrust says that
because his company was not
selling to consumers, he
thought the name would not
matter, but it turns out that it
did.
It was hard to say, long to
spell, and people had a really
hard time understanding what
we did.
So he and his team asked
family and friends for help
coming up with a new name for
the firm.
In the end Mr Armbrust
decided that the word local
needed to be in the new name,
and that it should sound like a
brand.
So after checking their
options against what was
available in terms of trade-
y B KABIR CHIBBER
marks, patents and domain
names, he and his colleagues
renamed their business
OwnLocal in 2011.
Armbrust says the new name
seems to have made a world of
difference.
Honestly, I think its
everything, he says. We hear
customers and potential
customers saying, OwnLocal is
an industry leader.
Without the name and
brand, I honestly think people
would have a hard time
standing behind us so easily.
PRACTICAL ADVICE
Lexicons Placek has some
practical advice for finding the
perfect company or product
name. He suggests beginning by
looking at the competitive
landscape.
Get all of these names up on
a wall and commit to not
copying them, he says.
Then, Placek says, the
business has to work out what
story it wants to tell and why.
And only then is it time to start
generating names.
Among the recent names
that Lexicon has helped come
up with, Placeks favourites
include FlyWheel, a taxi hire
mobile phone app, and e-book
seller Zola Books, which uses
the supposedly popular Z
letter.
Placek is also a big fan of
mobile messaging service
WhatsApp. He is, unsurprisingly,
also very complimentary of the
names Apple chooses.
Take the iPhone, he says.
They took a household word
and by putting one letter in
front of it, it ends up being
game changing.
BBC
5
Business Beat
Brands and their
former names
Sony Tokyo
Telecommunications
Engineering
Yahoo Jerrys Guide to the
World Wide Web
Nintendo Marafuku
Company
AOL Quantum Computer
Services
IBM Computing Tabulating
Recording Corporation
Pepsi Brads Drink
Snickers Marathon
Facebook TheFacebook
>> OPINIONS
Despite all the talk of facing
East, we are still tied to the
West,
XNIraki
C
onventional wisdom
seems to suggest that
Kenya is economically
facing East. The evidence cited
includes increased imports and
exports from China, and the
increased presence of Chinese
firms in Kenya, mostly in big
projects like road construction
and, more recently, railways.
However, the Chinese had come
to East Africa earlier they
built the 1,860km TAZARA
railway line from Zambia to Dar
es Salaam from 1970 to1975.
The Japanese, Koreans and
Indians had come before the
Chinese, and no one raised the
issue of facing East.
ECONOMIC DOMINANCE
Historically, Kenya has
always looked East or North
East, and the main reason is
geographic. Until the advent of
air travel, water transport was
the preferred mode of transport.
Even today, most of the
worlds leading economies have
a seashore. That is why the
Arabs came to our coast,
enriched our cultural heritage
and bequeathed us Swahili, our
national language. The Portu-
guese came from the West but
through the East, the sea again.
They did not have a lasting
influence like the Arabs.
The Indians followed,
changing our commerce by
building the first railway line
and then settling it seems the
East will always be part of our
railway system.
The Indians have been here
for over 100 years and no one
raised the spectre of facing East
that awaited the Chinese.
Perhaps it is their economic
dominance, both current and
potential, that has spawned this
myth of facing East, which we
can explore empirically.
To do so, we need to look at
Kenyas economic growth and
projections from the Interna-
tional Monetary Fund (IMF) for
the period 1980 to 2019.
We correlate our economic
growth rate with that of Chinas,
UK and USA, and for the sake of
comparison, Uganda and
Tanzania, our nearest neigh-
bours and traditional trading
partners. The data is surprising.
For the sake of those who
slept during statistics classes,
the value of the correlation
coefficient varies from -1 to +1.
A high correlation coefficient
shows the two variables move
together like friends taking a
walk.
Correlation between Kenyas
economic growth rate and other
countries (1980-2019, data
from IMF)
Kenya and USA -0.11
Kenya and China -0.3
Kenya and UK 0.09
Kenya and Uganda 0.13
Kenya and TZ 0.55
Kenya and India 0.4
USA and Canada 0.84
USA and UK 0.71
The correlations are: USA vs
Canada is 0.84, USA vs UK is
0.71, Kenya vs Uganda is 0.13,
Kenya vs TZ is 0.55, Kenya vs
China is -0.3, Kenya vs India is
0.4. Kenya vs USA is -0.11, and
Kenya vs UK is 0.09.
Clearly, this data indicates
we have not been facing East as
much as popular media seems
to indicate. In fact, our econo-
my seems closer to the USA and
UK than China. Also, we are
closer to India than China and
USA. Why do we ignore India in
our economic and political
discourse? Is it because of
familiarity? How do we ignore
India, yet it is more democratic
and speaks more English than
China?
Another curious observation
is that we seem closer to
Tanzania than Uganda. This
could be explained by the
upheavals in Uganda during the
80s; data is very sensitive to
extremes (recall your statistics,
let me stop awakening ghosts).
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
If you analyse more recent
data, from 2000 to 2019, you
find the correlation with China
is -0.02, meaning China is
catching up. India goes up to
0.52 and USA to 0.31. USA has
done much better than China in
this period, yet conventional
wisdom says we are facing East!
The recent headline that
USA has caught up with China
in trading with Kenya seems to
get support from our data.
Despite all the talk of facing
East, we are still tied to the
West. The US overtook China
because of the purchase of
Boeing jets, high-value items.
The West still dominates the
world in hi-tech manufacturing
and, critically, in the thought
process. It influences most of
our thinking on philosophy,
politics and culture. Look at our
Constitution, any Eastern
influence?
Despite Indian presence in
Kenya the last 100 years, Im yet
to meet an indigenous Kenyan
professing Hindu or called
Chandrasekhar Kamau. Im yet
to find a Kenya calling himself
Xi or Chiang. All our intellectual
references are from the West
and we only quote Easterners if
they are in the West.
This big debate about facing
East does not seem to get
support from reality. However, if
we include India as part of the
East, the data seems to show we
are really facing the Near East.
So, should we face East or
West? When the world was
divided between East and West
ideologically while the Cold War
raged, we were non-aligned.
We should do the same
economically; we should simply
diversify our trading partners
without bothering if they are
from the East, West or North.
The obsession with East/
West thinking is denying us
great economic opportunities.
For example, projections
show that by 2050, Nigeria will
have a population of about 390
million, Indonesia 290 million
and Congo 145 million. How
much focus are we putting on
these future markets? Im
surprised we do not have an
embassy in Indonesia where the
latest BlackBerry model was
launched.
In the next few decades, the
East/West divide will get
blurred as more economic
powers rise. We can prepare for
that period by proactively
looking for new trading partners
outside the East/West axis.
We could look even look
upwards and explore the
endless universe with its myriad
galaxies. Who knows, some day
we might discover a habitable
planet or aliens come calling.
Do you think we are the only
intelligent beings in this vast
universe?
The writer is a senior lecturer at
University of Nairobis School of
Business. xniraki@gmail.com
To reclaim our country, lets challenge idea of success
resurrects something that has been
lost over the years by a generation that
has come to glorify Robert Greens The
48 Laws of Power and Sun Tzus The
Art of War as the means to success.
He argues that for generations,
humankind has focused on the
individual drivers of success as
comprising passion, hard work, talent
and luck.
However, in todays dramatically
recongured world, success is
increasingly dependent on how we
interact with others.
THE SECRET
Give and Take is an examination of
whether giving is the secret to getting
ahead, with examples taken from the
corporate world and politics.
Former US President Bill Clinton
once described politics as a getting
business, something our crop of
leaders exemplify in our highly
politicised society that includes the
human rights civil society brigade
and God business religious sects.
Our society is sufering from some
form of collective mental derangement.
A majority are clamouring to join
politics, attach to some corruption
bandwagon, or start an NGO or church
to escape the curse of poverty. And
because not all succeed in this,
everyone has become suspicious of
everyone else.
While conventional wisdom has it
that highly successful people have
three things in common motivation,
ability and opportunity Grant shows
that success depends on how we
approach our interactions with others.
We can learn something from the
Japanese concept of rita no kokoro,
which basically means that it is better
to think more about the needs and
sustainability of your family, your
social group, your community and
society, rather than your own individual
needs and desires.
As a result, Japanese businesses
have successfully developed a
corporate culture where a company
and its employees not only think about
themselves and their prots, but also
act for the benet of their customers,
community, society and even their
competitors.
Grant says there are three ways we
interact with others: as takers, givers
or matchers.
Takers help others strategically,
where benets always outweigh
personal costs; givers benets to
others exceed their personal costs, and
they share time, knowledge, energy,
skills, ideas and connections; matchers
strive to preserve an equal balance of
give and take.
RIPPLE EFFECT
While takers and matchers succeed
in many ways and givers fail in many,
research has shown that people tend
to envy successful takers and look for
ways to knock them down a notch.
In contrast, when givers win, people
are rooting for them, rather than
gunning for them. Givers succeed in a
way that creates a ripple efect,
enhancing the success of people
around them. Youll see the diference
lies in how giver success creates value
instead of just claiming it.
Grant cites a survey that has shown
that salespeople with the highest
annual revenue are those who are most
motivated to help their consumers and
co-workers.
The win-win approach to life he
Have an opinion to share on business issues?
Email bizbeat@standardmedia.co.ke
ECONOMICINSIGHT
with XNIRAKI
NGANGAGICUMBI
I have just nished reading Adam
Grants best-selling book, Give and Take,
which has been listed as a must-read
business book by Fortune, Forbes,
Washington Post, Amazon, Apple, the
Wall Street Journal and Financial Times.
Its simple and penetrating style
makes it a joy to read and one appreci-
ates why business leaders in the US have
termed this little book a masterpiece.
Grants book tears the values our
society has come to cherish as the
pathways to success and ofers a fresh
way of looking at things. He doesnt
develop a brand new model that has
never been thought of before, but he
proposes is what is helping organisa-
tions succeed in their objectives.
A recent Gallup study found that
business unit sales and prots at one
point in time are predicted by
employees feelings about the
organisation at earlier points in time.
If employees feel an organisation
has all along been using them for its
own gain, then they are likely to
sabotage sales. The opposite will
happen if the organisation demon-
strates that it has its employees best
interests at heart.
But when should one start giving?
Instead of aiming to succeed rst
and give later, you might decide that
giving rst is a promising path to
succeed later. And if you currently lean
toward taking, you may just be tempted
to shift in the giver direction, seeking
to master the skills of this growing
breed of people who achieve success by
contributing to others. But if you do it
only to succeed, it probably wont
work.
The writer is a researcher in mental
health.
The
obsession
with East/
West
thinking is
denying us
great
economic
opportuni-
ties.
Business Beat
6
Should Kenya face East or
West? What the data says
7
Business Beat
A comedy sitcom mocking the
political antics of the newly
elected governor. During the
campaign, he made several
promises he cannot keep.
Tuesdays at 7.30pm
I
t is virtually every Kenyans
dream to own a home. But
the reality is that very few of
us are likely to be able to save
enough to pay for one in cash.
The most likely fall-back plan? A
mortgage.
But big changes are afoot in
the industry. A few weeks ago,
Equity Bank announced plans
to sell its shareholding in
Housing Finance (HF) to
fnancial services group Britam.
The bank will be selling its
24.75 per cent (57.27 million
shares) in HF to Britam, subject
to regulatory approvals.
Equity is targeting an ofer
price of Sh41.48 per share, with
hopes of raising an estimated
Sh2.37 billion from the transac-
tion. If the deal goes through, it
will make a Sh1.2 billion return
on its investment in HF.
On the other side of the
transaction, Britam will be
spending Sh2.37 billion to
increase its total shareholding
in HF from the current 21.46
per cent to 46.2 per cent.
This means that with Britam
holding more than a 25 per cent
stake in HF, the insurer is well
positioned to push for a
takeover of the mortgage frm.
But the big question is, will
Britam push for a takeover? And
following the planned exit, what
is Equity boss James Mwangi
planning?
ANNUAL REPORTS
A couple of years back when
Equity Bank increased its stake
in HF, the bank fell short of
increasing its shareholding past
the 25 per cent mark. Then
there was speculation that
Equity would take over Housing
Finance and bring it under its
control. But that did not
happen. Instead, Equity Bank
maintained its stake at 24.75 per
cent.
In this latest deal, with the
three players Equity Bank,
Britam and HF playing their
cards close to their chests and
giving little information on the
transaction, the best analysis
can be drawn by going back and
looking at the plans Britam and
HF have been disclosing in their
annual reports and information
memorandums the last six
years.
In September 2011, Britam
sold its shares at Sh9 each
to the public through an
Initial Public Ofering. The frm
was looking to raise Sh5.8
billion, and the lions share of
this amount, Sh2.5 billion, went
into property development,
according to the IPO prospec-
tus.
Fast forward three years later
to 2014 and Britam is planning
to pay Equity Bank Sh2.3 billion
for its stake in HF. But would
Britam earn better returns if it
took the Sh2.3 billion and
invested it directly in property?
The other question is: how
will Britam fund the acquisition
of the HF shares, especially
since it reportedly plans to also
increase its 10.1 per cent stake
in Equity Bank?
This is where the proposed
deal becomes quite interesting
and complex from a regulatory
point of view.
Dr Mwangi, Mr Benson
Wairegi (Britam Group MD,
Equity Bank non-executive vice
chairman and HF director) and
Mr Peter Munga (Equity Bank
chairman and director at HF
and Britam) are among top
shareholders in the triumvirate
Britam, HF and Equity Bank.
Together with long-serving
HF MD Frank Ireri, they have
done business together for a
long time, they trust each other
and they have probably have
had their fair share of failings
together.
BIGGER GOAL
In business, like it is
generally in life, sometimes one
has to sacrifce something for
the bigger goal. Wairegi, Munga,
Ireri and Mwangi have probably
done this repeatedly, and
therefore understand the small
price to pay right now.
The bigger, more proftable
goal would be for Britam to
become a behemoth in
insurance, and by extension,
property development in East
and Central Africa.
Britam already laid the
ground work with the takeover
of Real Insurance, giving it a
presence in countries like
Malawi. Last year, it also
purchased a 25 per cent stake in
real estate frm Acorn Group,
which has a porfolio of projects
in Kenya, Uganda and South
Sudan.
The East and Central African
region is rapidly urbanising,
meaning there is a growing
need for housing, especially
among the middle and low
income segments.
Britam would need expertise
in property development, which
Housing Finance can provide.
In turn, sooner rather than later,
Corporate de al: If insurers bid
for Equity Banks shares in HF is
approved, it would be in a position
to take full advantage of its
majority shareholder status
SHARE SALE:
Will Britam take over mortgage rm Housing Finance?
>> SPECIAL REPORT
The Equity Board recognised that, while a sale to
Britam could ofer signifcant advantages to HF ...
Britam is a related party of Equity Bank,
MaryWamae
HF will need a partner it can
rely on to ofer it fnancial
muscle and long-term develop-
ment funds.
Britam last month issued a
corporate bond to raise Sh6
billion, and through its asset
management division, it will
have large pool of funds it can
channel towards real estate.
In the medium term, the
Group seeks to provide a full
range of property services,
including development,
consultancy, property manage-
ment and valuation. The
property development will also
complement the planned
development of property funds
by Asset Management taking
advantage of the new proposed
Capital Markets (Real Estate
Investment Trusts) regulations
2009 (that are not yet in force as
of the date of this prospectus),
Britam wrote in its IPO prospec-
tus in 2011.
One of the advantages of
having Equity on board as a
major shareholder was that HF
could access cash at an
afordable rate from the bank.
For instance, in 2010, HF
borrowed Sh1 billion from
Equity Bank at 8.5 per cent on a
reducing balance for three
years. HF used as its security
Sh1.6 billion it had in various
fxed deposit accounts. The
home loans fnancier also
enjoyed the comforts of
quarterly rather than monthly
payments.
The few details that have
been revealed on this latest
deal, such as Equity Bank
targetting Sh41.48 per share
when HF shares closed at
Sh44.50 on Friday, have left
many shareholders asking
questions.
But one suspects the men at
the helm of the three frms
know how to extract full value
from a deal.
MOBILE MONEY
So what is in it for Equity
Bank?
For starters, if this transac-
tion is approved, the bank will
have made Sh1.2 billion in
proft. Equity purchased a 20
per cent stake in the mortgage
fnancier in 2007 and increased
its stake to 24.75 per cent in
2008 by participating in a rights
issue. The total cost of its
investment in HF as at Decem-
ber last year stood at Sh1.15
billion, representing an average
cost of Sh20.18 for each of the
57.27 million shares it owns.
This proft would put it on
course to take on KCB in terms
of full-year profts for 2014.
Moreover, one suspects the
bank may want to focus on
unsettling the dominance of
Safaricom in the mobile money
transaction space. After all,
Equity has been disruptive
before, unseating foreign banks
like Barclays Bank and
StanChart from the top of the
list of most proftable fnancial
institutions.
If Mwangi is able to crack
mobile money transfer and
transaction services in Kenya,
he might want to replicate the
same across the region. With
East Africas borders slowly
being erased when it comes to
doing business, he would be
pursuing the goal of bringing
seamless fnancial services
through the mobile phone,
riding on the Airtel network, to
close to 60 million subscribers.
It would mean being able to
ofer loans and other services to
a very large pool of customers,
and increasing transactional
fees.
And so, on the face of it, this
deal may not appear to be
anything but a savvy corporate
deal. But dig deeper and you
realise the ramifcations are not
minor.
Potential home owners,
market analysts and Govern-
ment agencies might want to
closely monitor the unfolding
developments to see the impact
they would have on property
prices and mortgage rates.
This is especially given that
there are barely 20,000 mort-
gages in the country.
Further, Kenyas mortgage
fnancing sector is still in the
hands of a select few.
HF controls about 25 per
cent of the mortgage market,
while Kenya Commercial Banks
home loans arm S&L has a
market share of 26 per cent. CfC
Stanbic and StanChart hold
eight per cent each, while the
rest is held by the mortage arms
of other institutions.
In its note to shareholders,
HF has indicated is it keen to
y B JAMES ANYANZWA
Business Beat
8
Will Britam take over mortgage rm Housing Finance?
SPECIAL REPORT <<
We are expecting the parties to seek
approval for the transaction prior to
consummation as stipulated under
competition law, Francis Wangombe
When contacted, CMA
Acting Chief Executive Paul
Muthaura refused to respond to
our questions, saying that
given this is an ongoing
application, we cannot com-
ment on the issues under
consideration.
Competition Authority of
Kenya (CAK) Director General
Francis Wangombe said the
authority would carefully review
the share sale proposals by the
two parties (Equity and Britam)
before granting approval.
We are expecting the parties
to seek approval for the
transaction prior to consumma-
tion as stipulated under
competition law, and we shall
analyse the transaction as
provided by the Act.
BEST OFFER
The Equity Bank Board
denied it unilaterally sold its
shares to Britam without
consulting other shareholders.
Once Equity Bank made the
initial decision to consider
selling its stake, several ofers
were received and evaluated.
Britam was one of them.
Transaction advisory was
sought and Britam was recom-
mended as the best ofer, said
Ms Mary Wamae, Equity Banks
company secretary.
The Equity board recog-
nised that, while a sale to
Britam could ofer signifcant
advantages to HF in that Britam
was already a signifcant
shareholder in HF, Britam is a
related party of Equity Bank
through its cross shareholdings
and the fact that the two
entities have directors in
common.
According to Ms Wamae, the
Equity Board was determined to
ensure it put in place appropri-
ate mechanisms to overcome
potential conficts of interest in
terms of evaluating Britams
ofer, and to ensure that any
resulting transaction with
Britam would be completed on
arms-length terms.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
These mechanisms
included seeking legal advice
on this matter, and appointing
an independent fnancial
advisor to help evaluate the
ofers and negotiate the terms,
she said.
Also, all the directors who
faced conficts of interest
declared their interests and did
not participate in the evaluation
and decision-making process as
required by Equity Banks
corporate governance policies.
Instead, a sub-set of the board
strategy sub-committee,
comprising mainly the inde-
pendent directors, took charge
of the evaluation and decision-
making process.
According to Wamae, the
Equity board is satisfed that the
resulting decision represents a
fair deal for all the banks
shareholders.
In particular, the price
to reinvest the proceeds of the
share sale in other areas that
guarantee them high returns,
and they will also be able to
carry out their mortgage
business independently.
Mr Kenneth Kaniu, a chief
investment ofcer at invest-
ment management company
Stanlib Kenya, pointed out that
HF and Britam stand to beneft
from each other in terms of
fnancial support.
I think what happened has
been viewed quite positively.
Obviously Britam is going to
enter the property market and
acquire a fnancial partner who
is able to provide capital when
the need arises, he said.
It is a good opportunity for
Britam in terms of access to
capital and distribution of its
products in the real estate
sector.
PUBLIC CONCERN
According to Mr Francis
Mwangi, head of research at
Standard Investment Bank, the
likely impact of the transaction
can only be evaluated once
Britam outlines its strategies
after the acquisition.
It is important to wait and
hear what Britam will have to
say about the acquisition. So
far, they have not commented,
but I dont believe they would
want to be passive after
acquiring a huge stake in HF.
They would want to do busi-
ness.
The state of Kenyas mort-
gage market has become a
matter of public concern, with
the low uptake of these loans
largely attributed to inadequate
access to fnance for low-cost
housing and lack of appropriate
fnancial solutions.
Further, limited access to
long-term funds has made com-
mercial banks reluctant to
commit huge portions of their
short-term deposits to long-
term mortgage loans.
Other barriers to the
development of a vibrant
increase its market share to 50
per cent, and Britam may be
able to give this goal the
fnancial muscle it requires.
But the deal is now coming
under sharp focus, with fears
that the multi-billion-shilling
transaction could be a slap in
the face of minority sharehold-
ers in HF.
It is argued that the transac-
tion is tantamount to a related-
party transaction, where
shareholders who are under-
stood to own shares in both
Equity and Britam are involved
in the deal.
The trouble with this is that
minority shareholders might
have been denied a chance to
participate in the deal, and it
also raises questions about the
competitiveness of the ofer
price.
A former chairman of the
Capital Markets Authority
(CMA), Mr Kungu Gatabaki, has
added that the deal is tanta-
mount to creating a monopoly
in the mortgage and property
fnancing sector.
According to Mr Gatabaki,
the deal between Equity and
Britam might have denied the
mortgage company an opportu-
nity to look for an anchor
shareholder elsewhere.
The CMA board should take
all these into consideration
before approving the transac-
tion. It is a fact Im concerned
and I believe others are also
concerned even when they are
keeping quiet, he told Business
Beat .
ofered for each share repre-
sents a 10 per cent premium
over the price at which the HF
shares have been trading on the
NSE, and this premium is
higher than that ofered by the
independent bidder, she said.
Wairegi and Ireri refused to
comment on the matter, saying
the transaction is yet to be
concluded. The two also
declined to discuss the impact
of the megatransaction in the
mortgage market.
You have to direct the
questions to Equity, said Ireri.
Britam is not in a position
to give any comments at the
moment as the transaction is
yet to be concluded, said
Wairegi.
Interestingly, however, the
deal might have been crafted
with HFs planned rights issue
in mind. Already, HF is harbour-
ing intentions of raising fresh
capital from existing sharehold-
ers to fund its ambitious growth
and expansion drive.
In April this year, sharehold-
ers approved HFs resolution to
increase its authorised share
capital by an additional 265
million shares. Under the plan
the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(NSE)-listed housing fnanciers
capital will increase to 500
million shares from the current
235 million shares.
Ireri indicated the cash call
could be executed next year,
giving shareholders an opportu-
nity to increase their stake in
the company.
MORTGAGE MARKET
These new shares will not
be used this year. We are just
preparing ourselves so that we
may do a rights issue earliest by
next year (2015) or 2016, said
Ireri
This means Britam might
have another opportunity to
increase its stake in HF, whose
capital base currently stands at
Sh6 billion, including reserves.
But even with the unfolding
corporate realignments in the
mortgage industry, questions
still linger as to whether this
deal could translate to lower
costs of owning a home.
A cross section of analysts
expect the Equity-Britam deal
to beneft the frms, not
necessarily property buyers.
I dont see an immediate
impact on property prices and
lending rates. The industry
already has other players, said
Kingdom Securities CEO
Geofrey Odundo, adding that
the transaction is meant to be a
win-win situation for both
Britam and Equity Bank.
Britam will be able to focus
on strengthening its real estate
business. They will also have a
fnancier who is more likely a
partner. Equity Bank will have
41.48
The amount in shillings
Equity Bank is targetting to
sell each share it holds in
Housing Finance.
mortgage market in Kenya
include complex legal and
regulatory frameworks,
complicated land and property
registration procedures and
volatile infationary pressures.
The high cost of construc-
tion combined with the
difculties in accessing land
have not helped matters.
Kenya has a large housing
defcit, which is widening every
year. Out of a total 150,000
housing units required annually
in urban areas, only 35,000
units are produced. The defcit
is largely flled by slum dwell-
ings and own-construction of
poor quality shelters.
HOUSING GAP
Other impediments to home
ownership cited include limited
research on low-cost building
materials and construction
technologies, and stringent
planning regulations and
standards.
According to the World Bank,
the housing gap can only be
partially fnanced by mortgages.
Lower income groups require
other solutions, such as housing
microfnance.
Among the measures
proposed by commercial banks
to spur growth of the mortgage
sector are Government support
for institutions such as the
National Housing Corporation
(NHC), digitisation of the
ministry of Lands ofce to
reduce the time taken to
process transfer of properties,
and full disclosures of all
charges related to funding of
mortgages to enable buyers
make informed decisions,
Others are Government
initiatives to oversee valuation
to avoid arbitrary pricing of
properties, reduction of stamp
duty as well as taxes levied on
construction materials, and
support of the development of
secondary mortgage markets as
an alternative source of
fnancing.
9
Business Beat
All the
directors
who faced
conicts
of interest
declared
their
interests
and did
not
participa-
te in the
evaluation
and
decisi-
on-making
process as
required
by Equity
Banks
corporate
governan-
ce poli-
cies.
MY BUSINESS TIP for entrepreneurs
is nd a good mentor. It sounds obvious
and is something so many people say,
but few people actually implement this
particular tip. And by the way, your
mentor needs to know that thats what
they are to you dont assume you
can get by with just shadowing their
actions.
A mentor can save you years of losses
by preventing you from making rookie
mistakes.
For instance, when I rst started out
in business, I had my nger in many
pies. I thought that by increasing my
merchandise options, Id appeal to a
wider range of customers. How wrong
I was. But with no one to advise me,
every day for six months, I unlocked the
door to my shop to stare at stock that
just would not move. The trouble was
that with so many goods, no one really
knew what I did, so they avoided me all
together for other shops.
Step in my mentor. He is an older
gentleman who has a shop in the same
building I have my business in, and is in
the used-car business.
Literally at the beginning of my
seventh month in business, he asked me
to step into his shop after I waved my
customary hello in the morning.
He asked how I was doing, and
perhaps because I had such pent-up
frustration looking for an outlet, I
immediately blurted out how badly the
economy was doing and how it was
hurting my business. The cash I had left
would tide my shop over for just three
more months.
He looked at me for a while after I
nished my poor-me spiel and told me
the economy was not the problem, my
business was. Of course I rejected the
idea and gave him the many reasons
his conclusion was wrong. Until he
showed me his receipt book for the
previous month and the sales he had
made. I quickly kept my mouth shut and
prepared to listen to the master.
He told me about the importance of
nding a niche and sticking to it. We
discussed my options and I settled on
selling high-end gadgets. It was risky
because of the capital outlay required,
but because the business is not too
crowded, I stood a higher chance of
making a name for myself. He also told
me not to get greedy.
And it worked. My sales picked up
and I started registering a prot. Now,
two years later, Ive mastered my
products and the business is growing.
Find mentors. The good ones will
save you money.
RDee
Email bizbeat@standardmedia.
co.ke with your tips for young
entrepreneurs.
Thorn melon: The prickly
fruit ofering rich pickings
M
r John Mureithi came across
the thorn melon in his
quest to add to the variety
of nutritious plants in his farm.
The farmer from Guvuri village,
Gatundu South, already had tree
tomatoes, capsicum, parsley,
turmeric, apples and strawberries
in his farm when he heard about
the crops benefits.
Many people told me of the
diverse health benefits the plant
had and kept urging me to supply
them with it. I knew of a farmer in
Thika who grew kiwano [thorn
melon], so I visited him and he told
me about the conditions required
and supplied me with seedlings,
Mr Mureithi says.
That was in 2012, and he is glad
he took the gamble.
FLUCTUATING PRICES
On average, a kiwano sells at
between Sh25 and Sh30. The price
fluctuates according to supply.
When demand is high, Mureithi
sells a kilogramme of the fruit at
Sh90, but when it wanes, he gets
Sh70 for the same portion.
I plant this fruit on a quarter
acre and since it is a climbing plant,
I prefer planting it close to the wall
so it can stretch out, he says.
The kiwano, so named for its
internal similarity to the kiwi fruit,
though there is no relation, is best
known for its ability to lower high
Health elixir: Kiwano is gaining popularity for its rich
nutritional content and ability to ward of disease
INVESTMENT IDEAS:
blood pressure, manage diabetes,
cardiovascular diseases and
obesity, promote healthy eyes and
boost immunity.
The fruit is related to cucum-
bers, pumpkins, courgettes,
butternut squash and watermelons
as it is from the cucurbitaceae
family. It is also known as the jelly
or horned melon, or African
horned cucumber. Locally, it goes
by passion mwitu, parachichi
mwitu or passion lenye tete maji.
MATURITY PERIOD
The thorn melon takes three to
four months to mature, according
to Mureithi.
To plant kiwano, I first ensure I
have good seeds. I plant these in a
seedbed in holes about one foot
deep and one foot wide, ensuring
the roots do not go too deep. I
apply compost manure and the
seeds germinate in seven to 10
days, he says.
Once the crop germinates,
Mureithi transplants it into bags or
larger trays to provide it with more
space and prevent the roots getting
tangled as the seedling grows.
I usually harden the seedlings
before they are transplanted to the
field by leaving them under a shade
for two to three days.
Once the plant begins to form
tendrils, he applies fertilisers,
which help the roots develop.
Farmers can use a compound
fertiliser locally known as 1717.
Mureithi then top dresses the
BUSINESSTIPS:
Send an email
to bizbeat@
standardmedia.
co.ke for contacts
or information
on the companies
proled in this
pullout.
>> WEALTH CREATION
Many people told me of the diverse
health benefits the plant had and
kept urging me to supply them
with it, JohnMureithi
fruit a month after that with
Calcium Ammonium Nitrate
(CAN), and thereafter, the crop
starts flowering.
I then spray the leaves with
folio feed, which contains zinc and
potassium.
According to Mr Gathithu
Moka, a farmer in Thika, it is
important to keep the soil consis-
tently moist down to about one
inch to germinate the crop.
Ensure you water the horned
melon slowly and deeply in the
morning or afternoon once it is
established. Hand pick the weeds
as they appear to prevent diseases
like the cucumber mosaic virus.
THE CHALLENGES
Mureithi points out that the key
challenges facing the growth of the
plant is the uncertainty over
market prices, and, specific to his
farm, a lack of adequate water to
irrigate the plant.
The fruit can be eaten by itself,
though some people sprinkle salt
on the flesh, or as part of a fruit
salad. When grilling meat, you can
add some thorn melon kernels on
top a few minutes before serving it
for a tangy highlight. You can also
use its kernels in place of a slice of
lime in cocktails.
There are communities that boil
thorn melon roots to treat gonor-
rhea, while others boil the leaves
and eat them as one would
spinach.
According to various research-
ers, among them the World Health
Organisation, thorn melon is a good
source of vitamin C, potassium and
iron. It also has magnesium,
phosphorous, zinc, copper, calcium
and sodium, though in smaller
quantities.
The seeds of the fruit contain a
number of fatty acids, including
linoleic acid and oleic acid. Linoleic
acid is one of the omega 6 fatty acids
with diverse health benefits, such as
maintaining brain and nerve
function.
Oleic acid, also found in olive oil,
is thought to be responsible for the
blood pressure-reducing effects of
olive oil.
The plant also has two forms of
antioxidants tocopherol and
y-tocopherol. Both are organic
forms of vitamin E, which aids in
giving you glowing, healthy skin
and increasing red blood cells.
Vitamin E also helps neutralise free
radicals that can cause chronic
diseases such as cancer.
For more information or contacts,
email to bizbeat@standardmedia.
co.ke
y B LILLIAN KIARIE
Business Beat
10
T
hough he is a Government
employee with several years
work experience as an
engineer, Mr Wycliffe Fundi, 31, is
convinced poultry farming is the
business to be in.
He started rearing chicken six
years ago to augment his then low
pay as a fresh and inexperienced
engineer at a private firm, but
today, not even the increase in
salary he has had would make him
abandon the activity.
Over the years, he has increased
the number of birds he rears and is
now in the process of opening a
chain of poultry eateries.
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
He started his business with just
a few thousand shillings. The
process of watching his eggs hatch
into chicks that then mature into
fully grown chicken so awed him
that he decided to soldier on with
poultry farming even when he
incurred losses.
For his resilience and passion,
Mr Fundi is now the owner of
Kirata Poultry Farm in Thigingi
village, Embu East.
The farm rears and sells chicks,
hens, broilers and a kienyenji bird
he has dubbed Taste Yangu (my
taste), which is growing in popular-
ity in Embu and Kirinyaga counties.
It also sells breeding eggs for the
varieties Kenbro, sasso and dorep.
The farm currently has 3,500
birds, and 320 of them are layers.
Fundi also co-runs a butchery
Resilience: Entrepreneur rakes in up
to Sh250,000 a month from farm he
started six years ago with 50 layers
Mr Wyclife Fundi, 31, with some of the birds at his Kirata Poultry Farm in Thigingi village,
Embu East district. He started the business to cushion himself against the high cost of
living when he was in a low-paying job. [PHOTO: JOSEPH MUCHIRI/STANDARD]
Samuel Kantai, 24, had a dif cult
childhood he grew up in a broken
home and spent three years as a street
boy before he was taken to an
orphanage. But these experiences, he
says, have only served to make him
stronger. Today, he works as a
computer programmes assistant and is
also a gospel musician.
Who is Durvinoh Kantai?
I am Durvinoh is the name I use on
stage. Its coined from the words Doing
Very Nice oh! Kantai is my family
name. I chose the name Durvinoh
because I believe I do well in everything
I put my mind to.
What does your 8-to-5 job involve?
I do computer maintenance and
software analysis and testing in
Nairobis Githurai 44 area. I acquired IT
skills from an online course I took with
the global learning community, Alison;
it has really empowered me.
What is your After 5 business?
I am a gospel artiste. I record my
music at Chase Inc, which is located in
Githurai 44. I write my own lyrics. I
have worked with non-prot organisa-
tions at events for underprivileged
individuals to encourage them that
there is more to life and to make them
more productive.
I have been able to make some
money from this, which has kept me
pushing on.
You had a dif cult upbringing, how
did you overcome it to become who
you are today?
I grew up in a broken family. My
parents parted ways when I was ve,
and my ve siblings and I were left
under the care of my mother. After
living for three years with my mother,
who was struggling to feed all of us, the
situation became unbearable and we
were forced to survive on our own.
At eight, I started living in the
streets. After three tough years
roaming on the streets of Kitengela and
being shunned by society, the Lord
smiled on me and I met Jamii Bora
founder Ingrid Munro in 2001. She took
me to the Jamii Bora Boys orphanage in
Kitengela, now in Kisaju.
I started getting an education and
my life began taking shape and
acquiring meaning. I became interested
in music in Class 7 while in the school
choir and did a course in computer
programming after my Form Four
exams.
My advice to someone who is in my
kind of situation? Just because you
cannot see the horizon does not mean
you lost your way; hold on.
Who are your key clients?
Very many individuals have
inadequate skills in using computer
programmes and are unsure of the kind
of equipment to use. I make my money
by educating such people and small
organisations that are computerising
their operations but are not sure what
kind of machines and programmes they
need.
Your biggest challenges?
My greatest challenge has been
nding proper music management.
Also, music is yet to pay me enough to
pay my bills, so I am forced to juggle
several jobs and cannot fully concen-
trate on it.
Where do you see yourself in the next
ve years?
The growth of a business depends
on its networks, and with the networks
Im building and the music Im doing, I
strongly believe that I will go far.
What is your main inspiration?
It is dif cult to catch a break as a
startup artiste in the Kenyan music
industry. However, I am inspired by the
individuals who have made it after a lot
of hustling. I am inspired knowing that
when the time is right, I will shine and
my dreams will come true.
lkiarie@standardmedia.co.ke
From street child to computer guru, gospel artiste
AFTER 5:
By JOSEPH MUCHIRI
By LILLIAN KIARIE
:HUSTLERS<<
Taste Yangu retains most of the qualities of
kienyenji chicken, but it is softer and
sweeter. The bird is good for commercial
purposes, WyclifeFundi
ENTREPRENEURS <<
with his wife, and from it and the
farm, he said he makes between
Sh150,000 to Sh250,000 per month.
The Kenya Polytechnic Universi-
ty-trained civil engineer started
with 50 layers in 2008, a time when
feed was inexpensive and a tray of
unfertilised eggs fetched Sh180;
today he gets an average Sh300.
He ploughed his profits back
into the business and by 2009, his
brood had increased to 2,000 layers.
He also acquired two motorcycles
to deliver eggs to clients.
But even as he embarked on
expansion and modernising his
business, he faced his fair share of
challenges.
My extended family members
and people in the community could
not understand why, as a young
engineer, I was rearing chicken
instead of starting my own con-
struction firm. The opposition was
so stiff that I had to use the excuse
that the venture was for my wife,
Fundi said.
OWN BREED
And then there was the canni-
balism among his birds, which
almost crippled his venture and
halted business for six months.
The layers used to eat the eggs,
and in the process of eating an egg,
they would also eat the hen that
had laid it.
In 2010, he resumed business,
but this time with broilers. Howev-
er, he realised that they were not
that popular.
This sent him back to the
drawing board and he decided to
create his own breed, which he
named Taste Yangu.
It is an inter-breed of kienyeji
and Kenbro or other exotic breeds,
and the final product has found a
receptive market.
Taste Yangu retains most of the
qualities of kienyenji chicken, but it
is softer and sweeter. The bird is
good for commercial purposes as it
gains weight quickly, just like a
broiler, he said.
With proceeds from his Taste
Yangu breed and other birds, he has
built a five-storied poultry house
with modern equipment, which
How young engineer built poultry empire
cost him Sh800,000.
The top storey has four water
drums with a combined capacity of
880 litres, which he uses when taps
run dry. From the top storey, gravity
moves water to the smaller drums
in the lower stories, which elimi-
nates the labour-intensive activity
of manually fetching water and
taking it to the birds.
He has also designed a waste
pipe that directs the birds drop-
pings and other waste to the
ground and then on to a vegetable
garden, which supplies green
vegetables to supplement feed.
One of the major challenges
facing poultry farmers is high cost
of feed, with a 70-kilogramme bag
retailing at Sh4,200.
With each bird consuming
approximately 125g of feed a day,
for his 3,500 birds, Fundi would
have been forced to spend about
Sh26,000 a day if he did not rely on
organic feed for 70 per cent of what
his chicken eat.
For the organic feed, we use
maize, sunflower, soya beans and
groundnuts that have high protein
content. We buy them in bulk
during harvest time when supplies
are cheaper. We spend roughly Sh38
to make a kilogramme of organic
feed.
LOSING CASH
He opened his butchery when
he realised he was losing out on
cash by selling his chicken to hotels
and butcheries. From it, he sells
both cooked and raw chicken to
residents and motorists in transit.
He sells a kilogramme of his
chicken breed at Sh400, which is
about the same price a kilo of beef
retails at, in a bid to change the
mentality that chicken meat is
expensive.
Fundi plans to set up similar
butcheries in Kenol town, Muranga
and Githurai, Nairobi, by Decem-
ber. He also wants to increase his
farms capacity to 12,000 birds.
He warns entrepreneurs hoping
to get into his line of business to
keep in mind that poultry diseases
can easily lay to waste an invest-
ment worth millions of shillings.
Consequently, he vaccinates his
birds weekly.
It is cheaper to vaccinate
chicken than to treat them. Chicken
rarely recover from diseases. We
have a calendar chart that helps a
lot in vaccinating of the birds.
11
Business Beat
Tea rm
embraces
solar power
CUTTING COSTS:
The Government has expressed
concern that many rural areas in the
country are yet to be connected to
the national electricity grid due to the
high costs involved.
Speaking recently in Kericho
County, Deputy President William
Ruto blamed greedy cartels within
Kenya Power for the exorbitant cost
of power connections, saying there
was no other way to explain why the
rm buys electricity poles from tree
farmers at Sh3,000 a piece only to
sell them to customers at Sh20,000.
With the costs of connection
getting out of control and power
supply subject to intermittent
outages, local rms have begun to
seek alternative forms of power, with
solar energy nding particular favour.
Among them is Nairobi Securities
Exchange-listed Williamson Tea
Company recently completed the
installation of 4,000 solar power
panels in its premises at the border
of Kericho and Bomet counties. The
installed capacity of 1 megawatt (MW)
will be used to process green tea for
local use and export.
MOUNTING PANELS
At their peak, the panels are
expected to generate enough power
to meet 30 per cent of the rms
energy needs.
The good thing about solar
energy is that it is passive and quick
to mobilise. Mounting solar panels is
a simple technology, like a childrens
game of building blocks, said East
African Solar Managing Director Guy
Lawrence. His rm developed and
installed the project, which he said
cost between Sh184.2 million and
Sh210.5 million.
According to Mr Lawrence,
Williamsons system is the largest
plant of its type in East Africa.
Rough estimates indicate that
Williamson could be saving at least
Sh2 million a month, he said.
He added that the solar system
installed does not use batteries, so
the energy is supplied directly to the
tea factory installing batteries to
create a storage bank for the energy
created would have increased project
costs by 100 per cent.
It will take Williamson about
seven years to fully pay of the cost
of installing the system. The plant is
expected to generate energy for the
next 25 to 40 years, said Lawrence.
Africas largest operational solar
power facility is a 15MW plant in
Mauritania.
ntanui@standardmedia.co.ke
y B NIKKO TANUI
Mr Robert Njoka is a local entrepreneur
in the multi-billion leather industry in
the country, which is projected to have
the potential to contribute $630 million
(Sh55.3 billion) to the countrys gross
annual income.
He registered Zingo Investments
Company in 2003 and has been exporting
wet-blue or semi-nished skins and hides
to various international markets.
Before 2003, Mr Njoka bought raw
hides and skins from rural farmers and
supplied them to existing tanneries and
leather factories.
But in the decades that he has been
in the business, his desire has been to
venture into value addition to expand his
market and fetch higher prices for his
products both locally and abroad.
To this end, he has invested about Sh1
billion to set up a factory in Ruiru to start
production of shoes by the end of August.
The company is expecting to tap into
the huge local and regional market for
leather products. For instance, local
demand is estimated at 28 million units,
against a supply of four million.
Value addition in the leather industry
has remained low over the years, but
the situation began to be addressed in
2004 when the Government introduced
export taxes on leather products in a
bid to enable the industry earn more
for the country. And early this year,
the ministry of Industrialisation and
Enterprise Development launched a ve-
year strategic plan for the sector, while
the Treasury has allocated Sh3 billion for
the development of leather and textile
industries.
Njoka will compete with Limuru-based
Bata Shoe Company, which is the major
player in shoe production. The Ruiru
plant, which is expected to create jobs
for 500 people, will have the capacity to
produce 2,000 pairs of shoes a day.
According to Vision 2030, leather is
among the sectors thought to be key to
driving Kenyas industrialisation goals.
The industry almost collapsed in the
mid-90s after liberalisation opened the
market to cheaper leather products,
leading to the massive export of raw hides
and skins.
In the last 10 years, however, the
Government has worked jointly with
international organisations to develop the
leather sector value chain from livestock
farmers to tanneries.
This has seen an improvement in
production, and according to the 2014
Economic Survey, the local manufacture
of leather shoes increased by 13.6 per
cent last year.
Further, the Government has said
it would start buying locally produced
leather and textile products for public
institutions such as the disciplined forces,
schools, hospitals and hotels.
This move will be a big boost for
businesses. The leather sector has
the potential to create many jobs and
contribute signicantly to foreign
exchange earnings. However, it will
require heavy investment, which can
be achieved through Public-Private
Partnerships, said Njoka.
nwaitathu@standardmedia.co.ke
Sh1b plant to boost leather revival eforts
INVESTMENT:
y B NICHOLAS WAITATHU
Mr Robert Njoka inside his Sh1 billion
leather factory in Ruiri. [PHOTO: COURTESY]
Though the variety is tolerant to panama disease
and cigar end rot, we still advise farmers to
acquire seedlings from a clean nursery,
Murimi Kagete
>> AGRICULTURE
A
giant banana variety
developed by the Kenya
Agricultural Research
Institute (Kari) has caught the
attention of farmers in central
Kenya.
The FHIA-17 variety
matures in nine to 12 months,
but its most impressive feature
which has seen farmers
literally scramble for plantlets
(seedlings) at Kari centres is
the large number of bananas it
yields, with a bunch weighing
more than 100 kilogrammes.
Traditional varieties yield
bunches that weigh an average
of 40 kilos.
CONVENTIONAL BREEDING
According to Mr Murimi
Kagete, a technical officer with
Karis Embu centre, the variety
was developed and improved
through conventional breeding
two years ago, but the seeds
became available recently.
The FHIA-17 variety is
suitable for coffee zones
stretching to the cotton zones.
One should apply enough
manure and adequate water
80 litres a week for it to
gain its highest weight, he
said.
During last months Embu
Agricultural Society of Kenya
(ASK) Show, hundreds of
farmers thronged the Kari
stand to view a banana bunch
from the new variety that
weighed 128 kilos.
Mr Kagete said all 150
plantlets available for sale were
bought on the morning of the
first day of the show.
Kari is selling an FHIA-17
plantlet at Sh120 in its centres
in Embu and Thika.
For optimum production,
Kagete advises farmers not to
exceed four stems (tubers) of
bananas per stool to avoid
creating competition for
nutrients.
IDEAL SPACING
The ideal spacing in
high-potential areas with
adequate water supplies is 3 by
3 metres, while for areas with
low water supplies, it is 3 by 4
metres.
Kagete notes that with a kilo
of bananas selling at between
Sh10 and Sh15, the giant
banana variety could fetch
farmers between Sh1,280 and
1,920 per bunch.
One can grow about 600
stems in an acre, which means
a farmer who tends his banana
plantation well can achieve an
average of 120kg per bunch,
harvesting 72,000kg. This
would bring in a gross profit of
between Sh720,000 and 1.08
million a year.
As a bonus, the variety is
disease tolerant, but to keep off
disease and pests completely,
Kagete urges farmers to avoid
acquiring seedlings that have
not been certified.
Though the variety is
tolerant to panama disease
and cigar end rot, we still urge
farmers to acquire seedlings
from a clean nursery. The
demand for FHIA-17 is very
high, but we still have it in our
nurseries at Embu and Thika,
said Kagete.
Kenya Agricultural Produc-
tivity and Agribusiness Project
(Kapap) Embu County
Co-ordinator Anthony Gateri
said his association is encour-
aging farmers to discard
late-maturing varieties for
popular propagated varieties
such as grand naine, cavendish
and the FHIA series.
He said marketing quality
bananas in large volumes
through groups has seen the
price of the fruit rise from an
average of Sh3 per kilo to the
current Sh14.
High demand: New variety matures quickly
and produces bunches weighing over 100kg
y B JOSEPH MUCHIRI
Mr Murimi Kagete (left), a technical of cer with the Kenya Agricultural
Research Institute in Embu, shows farmers the FHIA-17 banana variety. The
banana bunch pictured weighs 128 kilos. [PHOTO: JOSEPH MUCHIRI/STANDARD]
Super banana? Demand grows
for disease-resistant Kari crop
Business Beat
12
Enter ICT, exit 20 years
of movie commentary
Salt water could bring the dead back to life
Broken dreams: After decades translating movies
into local languages, entrepreneur faces up to reality
that his business has been overtaken by technology
M
r Samuel Njoroge
Njenga, popularly
known as DJ Bishop,
had such a passion for movies
that it drove him to set up a
unique business: movie
commentary.
But now, 20 years later, the
advancements in telecommuni-
cations are threatening to shut
down his business.
Born 40 years ago in
Nairobis Dagoretti, Mr Njoroge
did not have the privilege of
completing his primary school
education he dropped out in
Standard Five. But his interest
in movies remained intact.
AUDIO TRACK
From an early age, I enjoyed
watching movies. Back then, we
had Fairview Cinema from
Limuru, which projected
movies in schools and in
towns, said Njoroge.
In 1993, he got an opportu-
nity to be a part of Fairview
Cinemas crew, a dream come
true. He was hired to translate
English movies into local
THE FUTURE:
A radical procedure that involves
replacing a patients blood with cold
salt water could retrieve people from
the brink of death.
When you are at 10
o
C, with no
brain activity, no heartbeat, no
blood everyone would agree that
youre dead, says Peter Rhee at the
University of Arizona, US. But we can
still bring you back.
Rhee isnt exaggerating. With
Samuel Tisherman, at the University
of Maryland, he has shown that its
possible to keep bodies in suspended
animation for hours at a time. The
procedure, so far tested on animals,
involves draining the body of its blood
and cooling it more than 20
o
C below
normal body temperatures.
Once the injury is xed, blood is
pumped once again through the veins,
and the body is slowly warmed back
up. At a certain temperature, the heart
ickers into life of its own accord.
Its quite curious, at 30
o
C the heart
will beat once, as if out of nowhere,
then again then as it gets even
warmer it picks up all by itself, says
Rhee. Astonishingly, the animals in their
experiments show very few ill-efects
once theyve woken up.
Theyd be groggy for a little bit but
back to normal the day after, says
Tisherman.
Tisherman made headlines around
the world earlier this year when he
announced that they were ready to
begin human trials on gunshot victims
in Pennsylvania. The rst patients will
have been so badly wounded that their
hearts have stopped beating.
Tisherman, however, is careful not
to oversell his research. Its important
for the public to know its not science
ction its based on experimental
work and is being studied in a
disciplined manner, before we use it to
stop people dying.
His quest to bring people back from
the brink of death began at medical
school, where he studied under Peter
Safar. In the 1960s, Safar pioneered
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),
the now familiar procedure of applying
pressure to the chest cavity to try to
massage the heart back to life.
With the basic discovery of CPR,
weve come to understand that the
cells inside your body dont become
irreversibly dead for hours after
youve died.... Even after youve
become a cadaver, youre still
retrievable, says Sam Parnia, at the
State University of New York.
Kick-starting the heart is only one
half of the doctors battle, however; the
lack of oxygen after a cardiac arrest
can cause serious damage to the bodys
vital organs. Every minute that theres
no oxygen to those organs, they start
dying, says Tisherman.
His mentor Safar came up with a
solution to this problem, too, with
therapeutic hypothermia, a procedure
that involves cooling the body, typically
to around 33
o
C, using ice packs. At
lower temperatures, cells begin to
work in slow motion, reducing their
metabolism and the damage that could
be caused by oxygen starvation.
Combined with machines that can
take over circulation and pump oxygen
into the blood stream while the heart
is being revived, this has helped open
the window between cardiac arrest and
brain death.
Tisherman wants to plunge the body
to around 10-15
o
C, potentially giving
doctors a window of two or more hours
to operate. A saline solution is the
quickest way to cool the patient.
Needless to say, gaining approval for
human trials has been a struggle. But
earlier this year, Tisherman was allowed
to set up a pilot trial in Pittsburgh to
treat patients sufering from gunshot
wounds. Its still too early for him to
speak about the results. BBC
With
the basic
discovery
of CPR,
weve
come to
under-
stand that
the cells
inside
your body
dont
become
irrevers-
ibly dead
for hours
.... Even
after
youve
become a
cadaver,
youre still
retriev-
able.
languages. He would record an
audio track that would play at
the same time as the movie.
Having been brought up in
Dagoretti, he knew most of the
young people around had
dropped out of school to work
in the abattoirs. The same
people enjoyed watching
movies, evidenced by the
crowds that gathered around TV
screens.
However, there was a
language barrier as most of
them did not understand
English, the language used in
most movies. As a result, their
interest would wane after a few
minutes.
People wanted movies that
were not difficult to compre-
hend, said Njoroge. When a
movie was commentated, the
viewers would have the
patience to watch the movie to
the end.
From this, he saw a business
opportunity. He quickly set up a
base and began to commentate
live as a movie played. He found
people all too willing to pay to
listen to him narrate the action
on the screen in a language they
understood. Twenty years later,
he still gets customers who pay
Sh20 per head to listen to him
live.
The DJ said his popularity
grew because of his ability to
localise the plot by giving the
actors indigenous names, such
as Kegotho, Mwangi or Onyan-
go. And as business increased, a
new demand came up.
Some of the customers who
could not afford to come for the
daily live commentaries
suggested that I record the mov-
ies and then sell or rent them
out to them, said Njoroge.
THE CHALLENGES
He did so, and with the
proceeds he was getting from
this new income stream, he was
able to set up two cinema halls
in Dagoretti and one in Rongai.
He still rents out movies with
his commentaries to clients in
Kayole, Kamwangi, Makongeni
(both in Thika and Nairobi),
Dandora, Kayaba and Mukuru
slums.
However, at the moment,
business is not that rosy, and he
is facing a variety of challenges.
The market has been
saturated with many commen-
tators. It is not like those days
when people would have to rely
on me.
Moreover, he said that since
movies started being sold on
DVDs and their prices dropped
to an average of Sh50, most
people have opted to buy the
discs and watch them from the
comfort of their homes.
He still operates video
cassettes, which explains the
huge stockpile of videotapes he
has in one of his cinema halls in
Dagoretti.
Another of his key challenges
is that his customers keep being
targeted by the police.
There is a notion among
law enforcement officers that
moviegoers of the kind that
frequent my business are idle,
and they believe that thugs hide
inside the cinema halls, he
said.
Njoroge added that the
abattoirs in his home area do
not have as many workers as
there used to be. More young
people are pursuing an
education, which has become
easier and cheaper to access,
and do not need his services as
a commentator to understand
English movies.
He said that once his current
crop of customers diminishes,
he will be out of business,
especially since the cost of
technology has gone down.
Most people would rather
buy a DVD player, which costs
around Sh3,500, than pay to
watch movies in my cinema
halls.
The father of two has come
to the painful realisation that in
as much as technology has
changed millions of lives for the
better, for others, it has left a
trail of broken dreams in its
wake.
y B DOMINIC OMONDI
and ALVINE OPICHO
:HUSTLERS<<
Most people would rather buy a DVD
player, which costs around Sh3,500, than
pay to watch movies in my cinema halls,
DJ Bishop
TECHSPHERE <<
DJ Bishop at his shop in Nairobis Dagoretti area.
13
Business Beat
Oparanya: Give me States shares in Mumias
According to the National Poverty
Index (NPI), less than two members
per household in Kakamega County
have an income. You are on record
as having warned that sugarcane
impoverishes your people. What are
the negative efects of sugarcane
farming?
The first thing I did when I
assumed office was form a
taskforce specifically to look at
the sugar industry because we
realised that it was not doing
well. I formed a taskforce which
has given a full report. We have
come up with a Sugar Bill that
will favour the farmers.
At the moment, the miller
dictates the industry. We want a
situation where there is a
balance. We have already
started separating the farmer
from the miller.
When sugarcane was
introduced in 1976, there was a
condition that you could not
grow sugarcane in your own
land, but that was ignored.
We are now emphasising
through the Bill that you leave
at least one third of your land
for food production because
sugar farmers are living hand to
mouth. The cash flow is not
there, so you find that sugar-
cane has brought more poverty
than there was before.
With its high population density,
Kakamega County has a poverty
rate above 50 per cent, with Ileho,
Ikolomani and Shinyalu sub-
counties the poorest, according
to the NPI. Diversication in
agriculture is too low to secure
rural incomes, so what is your
government doing to address this?
Apart from having the
sugarcane taskforce, I have
formed another taskforce to
look into the possibility of
growing horticultural products
and also dairy farming.
At the moment, as a county,
we have started what we call the
One Cow Initiative, where we
are targeting at least one cow
per household. Already, we have
set aside Sh28 million for this
and committees are being
formed at the sub-location level
to identify who will benefit. We
want farmers, as they grow
sugarcane, to have another
income source.
We have also started
constructing markets and they
will have stalls specifically for
horticulture products.
Woes: Governor takes issue with
Government holding on to rms in
agriculture sector even after the
function was devolved to counties
KAKAMEGA COUNTY:
Only 35 per cent of farmers in the
county grow cash crops, a majority
of them grow sugarcane and a
few others tea. Shouldnt your
government be thinking of economic
diversication rather than just
agriculture?
At the moment, this is a free
economy. Someone does what
they know will enable them
make money. As things are, I
cannot tell them en masse to get
out of sugarcane because what
will they survive on?
What I am now telling them
is to diversify so that we can
have some dairy, horticulture
and other ventures so that if
they discover dairy brings more
money than sugarcane, they
can then move to dairy and
forget about sugarcane. What
we are doing as a county
government is giving them
many alternatives.
What other initiatives are you
looking at to increase employment
and income and entrench food
security in Kakamega County?
To empower our people, we
need to invest in value addition.
We are planning to set up a
maize milling plant in Lugari as
well as a tea factory in Shinyalu.
This will create employment
opportunities.
But we must first protect the
existing industries, which is
why we have allocated a
revolving fund to protect the
sugar industry. We have
allocated Sh200 million to the
Mumias Sugar factory with the
approval of the county assem-
bly to enable it pay farmers and
keep operating.
We have no problems with
Butali or West Kenya. What
happened with Mumias is that
they overcommitted themselves
to big projects like ethanol,
co-generation and bottled
water. These projects have not
broken even, so the company at
the moment has serious
financial problems and that is
why we have come in, because
farmers have to live, need to
buy food, need to pay school
fees and they cannot. That is
why we have moved in to help
them.
Suf cient income diversication
depends heavily on human capital,
access to healthcare and education,
infrastructure and nancial capital.
What has your government done in
these key areas?
The health sector is a very
key aspect of developing human
Business Beat
>> COUNTY WATCH
14
The cheapest market now is Sh80
million. How many will I build with
Sh7 billion when salaries take half of
that money? Wyclife Oparanya
capital because you must have a
healthy workforce to achieve
growth. The flagship projects in
this sector include the estab-
lishment of a county medical
school, expansion of existing
medical facilities and the
rehabilitation of Kakamega
Medical Training College.
The Afya kwa Mama na
Watoto Programme has ensured
mothers are able to obtain
money through cash transfers
to take care of their newborns.
This also encourages them to
seek professional services while
giving birth to reduce both
maternal and child mortality.
In the education sector, we
have set out to build ECD [early
childhood development]
centres, county polytechnics
and improve infrastructure in
schools.
We have allocated substan-
tial resources in the budget to
roads, both in the urban and
rural areas, to improve access
and have even rehabilitated the
airstrip in Kakamega. We have
also set up markets in every
sub-county.
Money has also been
allocated to MCAs to conduct
development in their wards.
Each of the 60 wards has
received Sh11 million for
development and bursaries to
promote equitable access to
resources.
In this years budget, we have
set aside Sh70 million for an
enterprise development fund
aimed at providing affordable
loans for business development.
Agricultural extension services to
farmers in Kakamega County are
a major challenge. How will your
government overcome this?
What I discovered when I
became governor is that
multitasking is not existent. You
find that in livestock, veterinary
and horticulture, you need an
extension officer for each.
I think the best sitution
would be having have one
person specialising in all these,
otherwise it becomes expensive
to employ four extension
officers at the sub-location
level.
The Government must
change its curriculum so that
you can be an agriculture fellow
but can do livestock, horticul-
ture and other crops at the
same time. It is a challenge for
us even to employ the number
we need. With the wage bill that
we have right now, we cannot
afford to pay.
We have discussed this and
we want to take them for a
crash programme at the Bukura
Farmers Training Centre so that
at least they have basic skills in
all these, and then maybe we
can also use the private sector
to help us provide extension
services.
Because of their grassroots
presence, county governments are
seen as most ripe for public-private
partnerships. Is your government
pursuing any PPPs?
If you look at the PPP Act the
way it is right now, you find that
for us to undertake any PPP, we
must get approval from the
Treasury. That has become a
bottleneck. So we must come
up with a PPP ourselves that
will help us.
Also, with the funds that we
are getting right now, we cannot
develop the county faster. We
must have the capacity to
borrow. There was to be a
provision in the County Govern-
ments Act spelling out how
counties can borrow. Of course
you would need the national
governments guarantee. That
has not been finalised, but it
needs to be done so that we are
able to borrow.
For instance, there is
someone who is interested in
investing in milk processing,
but the person is saying they
want 50 acres. I cant raise 50
acres now; the person is here,
but I am incapacitated. It will
mean I have to move people,
which takes money.
That is why the national
government should be able to
tell us how much we can
borrow.
Like I want to construct a
road, each kilometre is Sh50
million. I want to construct
200km in four years, which will
cost Sh10 billion. I cannot raise
that from the current allocation
of Sh7 billion. And there are so
many informal businesses
around that collecting revenue
is a challenge.
It is shameful to go out in the
streets to collect money from a
Mama Mboga doing business.
So you must formalise the situa-
tion by building markets. The
cheapest market now is Sh80
million. How many will I build
with Sh7 billion when salaries
take half of that money?
We have a shortage of staff.
For example, in healthcare, we
have a shortage of 900 nurses. I
have 38 health centres that are
complete but not operational
because I cannot employ 900
nurses at a go. Even if I did, I
would not have money to pay
them, and I would also not do
any development in this county.
y B BRYAN TUMWA
Kakamega Governor Wyclife Oparanya at a past function. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
COUNTY WATCH <<
I am like an outsider because I have
no role to play, but because
agriculture is devolved, farmers are
always on me, WyclifeOparanya
and Ill turn it around
What changes are necessary to
ensure State-owned millers become
competitive, given the myriad
problems facing them, including
corruption, heavy debts, cane
poaching and fragmented land
holdings?
I can say clearly that the
national government ran down
the sugar industry and took too
long to intervene. Here I am,
agriculture has been devolved,
but the national government is
still hanging on to the 20 per
cent it holds in Mumias.
A director comes from the
ministry of Agriculture in
Nairobi and the Treasury to
attend a board meeting for
Mumias. I am like an outsider
because I have no role to play,
but because agriculture is
devolved, farmers are always on
me.
I have written to the national
government to empower me to
deal with the issues being
raised, devolve to me the 20 per
cent shareholding in Mumias
Sugar and then I will be able to
enter into Mumias and address
those issues.
But as an outsider, I will just
be a noise maker. How can I tell
Mumias to change their
technology or ask about their
debt level, yet I am not a
shareholder nor do I have a say
in that company?
Sugarcane poaching is one
of the problems and it has been
highlighted in the taskforce
report. The way we are going to
deal with it is through legisla-
tion. We are going to come up
with a standard contract. The
current contract favours the
miller ... the new contracts will
be in the custody of farmers
associations, not millers.
We want to have a strong
farmers association that will be
able to engage the national
government to stop the
importation of contraband
sugar into the country.
As counties growing
sugarcane, like Kakamega,
Kisumu, Bungoma, Siaya and
even Kwale, we want to come
together to form a strong
association at the governors
level so that we can engage the
national government on some
of these issues.
Do you think the creation of the
Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Authority (AFFA) will boost farmers
production and incomes?
You see, the problem I am
seeing is that while the law is
there, it has consolidated
decision making at the centre.
It also interferes with
devolution, and as a council of
governors, we have raised issues
about that particular law. It is
now giving too much power to
that authority to make deci-
sions. If I want to uproot
sugarcane from my farm, I need
permission from them. How do
you devolve and again you want
to control me from Nairobi?
We are coming up with our
own legislation on agriculture.
The Constitution is very clear
that if we are to come up with
legislation to do with our
devolved functions, then it is
superior to the national
governments legislation.
But we have also had a
problem of capacity at the
county assembly level. The
speed of passing laws has been
very slow. But we are hopeful
that since they have had
training on capacity building
this past year, they will expedite.
We have 13 laws pending before
the county assembly.
We are
coming up
with our
own
legislation
on
agricul-
ture. The
Constitu-
tion is
very clear
that if we
are to
come up
with
legislation
to do with
our
devolved
functions,
then it is
superior
to the
national
govern-
ments
legisla-
tion.
15
Business Beat
Mary: 0727 718 286 | Geraldine: 0738 144 091 | Email: pds@standardmedia.co.ke
JULY ISSUE
NOW AVAILABLE
>> NSE COMMENTARY
NSE 20 Share Index 0.3% Dow Jones +28.74 (+0.17%) Nasdaq +19.29 (+0.44%) S&P 500 +2.89 (+0.15%) Oil -2.18% US$ 0.0029%
4,902.18 16,943.81 4,415.49 1,967.57 $98.11 1 EUR = $ 1.3608
Sources: SIB, NSE
An undisclosed lender of Mumias Sugar last
week moved to court seeking orders to wind up
the company over a debt of Sh93 million. The
miller touched a 52-week low of Sh2.75, SIB
Stock Price % week on week % year to date
Safaricom 12.41 -2.3% 14.4%
Equity Bank 43.51 -4.4% 41.5%
EABL 301.75 0.3% 4.1%
KCB 51.03 0.1% 8.0%
Scangroup 49.16 9.8% 1.9%
CIC Insurance 10.48 9.8% 76.2%
Kakuzi 160.00 9.6% 68.4%
TPS East Africa 38.00 8.6% -16.5%

Housing Finance 44.50 -4.9% 41.9%
Equity Bank 43.51 -4.4% 41.5%
EAPC 75.00 -3.8% 8.7%
Kapchorua Tea 145.00 -3.3% 16.0%

Agricultural
companies
Sasini,
Williamson
Tea and
Kapchorua
Tea are set
to gain from
the cold
weather
and pruning
season,
which is
likely to
cause an
uptick in
tea prices
due to low
supply.
The NSE 20 index was up 0.3 per cent while the NASI
was down 0.6 per cent from the previous week. Equity
turnover climbed 12.4 per cent to Sh3.9 billion. Foreign
investors, who turned net sellers, registered a 67.4 per
cent increase in participation.
Last weeks top mover, Safaricom, registered the
highest net outows. The telco, in partnership with
KCB, launched a mobile banking product targeting
SMEs. The product will ofer services such as insurance,
payroll processing, account opening, website domains
as well as talk time and text message services. EABL
unseated KCB to receive the highest net inows.
ScanGroup acquired 80.4 per cent of South
Africa-based Experiential Marketing (Proprietary)
Limited (EMPL) and its subsidiaries. The advertising
and communication company gained 9.8 per cent.
Agricultural companies Sasini and Williamson
Tea notched 7.2 per cent and 4.7 per cent higher,
respectively, while Kapchorua Tea was down 3.3 per
cent. The companies are set to gain from the cold
weather and pruning season, which is likely to cause
an uptick in tea prices due to low supply.
Unga Group touched a 52-week high of Sh38.50.
An undisclosed lender of Mumias Sugar Company last
week moved to court seeking orders to wind up the
company over a debt of Sh93 million. The sugar miller
touched a 52-week low of Sh2.75.
Standard Investment Bank
Top Gainers
Top Movers
Top Losers
NSE All Share Index 151.12
Market capitalisation Sh2.117 trillion
Shares traded 14,490,700
Equity turnover Sh453,404,120
Statistics as at July 11, 2014
Business Beat
16
INSIDE PLUS ANDRE AYEW - 24 WORLD CUP - 3-10 KPL FOCUS 11-13 MASAKU UPDATE - 20 SCHOOLS- 22
www.gameyetu.co.ke
KSHS 30 TZSH 560 UGSH 1000 No. 170 TUESDAY, JULY 15 - FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014
Joachim Lows men
become champions
after years of graft
STORY ON PAGES 3
WHY
GERMANY
ARE IN
HEAVEN
STORY ON PAGES 3
Rudisha picks
up form ahead
of Club Games
PAGE: 18-19
2 GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15 - FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014
ARGENTINA COACH ALEJAN
DRO SABELLA
The Commonwealth Games are set to start in Glasgow,
Scotland on July 23 and just like the Olympics, Kenya will
be hoping to be at the top of the world.
The games will also witness Sevens rugby being competed
in for the rst time and that also provides an opportunity
for Kenya to win a medal in a team sport.
However, while the athletes have been preparing for
the games at Kasarani and other places and others have
already own out, there has been disquiet in camp over
unpaid allowances.
It all started with the boxing team and now it seems to
have afected all athletes as the promise of paying the
money before they travel has not come to pass.
The excuse given by the Sports Commissioner that the
government had failed to secure the release of the funds
in foreign currency in time is just lame.
They knew all this time the athletes had to be paid and
arrangements should have been made early.
The government should move with haste and avert a like-
ly crisis which will denitely afect our show in Scotland.
PLEASE PAY UP GAMES
ALLOWANCES
CARTOONPOWER
KOCHAWETU
When North Korean media said its
team has reached World Cup fnal
When there are
chances in a game that
is so evenly balanced,
you have to take them.
We lacked a bit of
ef ciency.
I told Mario Goetze, go
out and show the world
you are better than
Messi,
GERMANYS COACH JOACHIM
LOEW
TEAMYETU
CAPTAIN: ROBINTOSKIN
STRIKERS: BISMARCKMUTAHI, SAMMYKITULA, JAMESWOKABI,
MUTWIRI MUTUOTA, TONYOWORI
MIDFIELDERS: BSMULAVI, GILBERTWANDERA, RODGERSESHITEMI
DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS: BONIFACEOKENDO, DENNISOKEYO
MANAGERPRINT CREATIVE: DANWELOBA
CREATIVE DESIGNER: ALEXKITHUMBU, JOSECKMUTORO
sendFeedbackto: gameyetu@standardmedia.co.ke
Facebook page: game yetu
# Twitter
# game yetu
A
video has ap-
peared online
apparently
showing North
Koreas state
controlled
media telling
their football fans that the
national team have reached
the World Cup nal in
Brazil...
Weve known for a long time
now that supreme leader
Kim Jong-un controls the
ow of information to his
people, with the television
BY SCOTT ROM
channels only reporting positive
stuff about the country.
But in a brilliant spoof report
posted on YouTube, the media
appears to be caught broadcast-
ing that North Korea are on
course to win the biggest prize
in football, despite not actually
qualifying for the World Cup.
The report says North Koreas
brave side crushed Japan 7-0,
USA 4-0 and China 2-0 in the
group stages, before going on to
reach the nal... against Portu-
gal.
Of course, the real nal, which
took place last Sunday, was be-
B
ism
arck
tween Germany and Argentina.
Included in the coverage were
highlights from the matches,
with the team shown scoring
goals and cheering although
the clips look pretty old...
Meanwhile, one Manchester City
is so incensed about the teams
new 2014/15 kit that they have
launched an online petition to
change the colour of the shorts.
The Premier League champi-
ons unveiled their new Premier
League strip on Thursday with
changes including a new dark
blue v-neck collar and darker
rims around the sleeves.
But it is the light-blue shorts a
change from last seasons white
ones which has seemingly an-
noyed one fan, with the support-
er petitioning to get the colour
changed back to white.
The fan in question, No Blue
Shorts wrote: We believe our
club should continue to wear our
traditional colours, adopted in
1894 along with the club name,
of sky blue shirts with white
shorts.
We appreciate there have been
a small number of examples
where we have worn sky blue
shorts during our history, but we
believe that we should no longer
be at the mercy of kit manu-
facturers and make a stand,
starting now, to only adopt our
traditional, true club colours.
Agencies
WORLDCUPFOCUS
J
ust over a month ago
Joachim Lows team ar-
rived in Brazil with the
mentality of champions.
They bullied and beat
everything in sight.
Ask Per Mertesacker, a
late substitute in the Maracana,
what it takes to be a World Cup
winner and he will tell you.
You think a Mickey Mouse
team reaches the last eight of
the World Cup? he snorted
after they needed extra-time
to beat Algeria 2-1 in Porto
Alegre. On Sunday they hit all
their targets.
Germany know, more than any
other team in the history of the
World Cup, what it takes to go
deep into tournament territory.
So, too, does their coach. He
raised four ngers at Frankfurt
airport to signal their intent to
win a fourth World Cup.
Now he can ick two ngers at
anyone who doubted him.
This has been a Slow Burn for
the David Bowie lookalike, with
near misses in the nal of Euro
2008, the World Cup semi-nal
in 2010 and the last four of
Euro 2012.
Here they have been regarded
as the best prepared team at
the tournament for some time:
Best players, best training
ground, best coach, best every-
thing.
However much they will crow
about the number of coaches
in Germany after their fourth
triumph, it takes a special unit
to be together for seven weeks.
It is far more than tricks and
icks.
This was a target tournament,
something every player in-
volved with the German nation-
RIODI JANEIRO
WHY GERMANY
ARE IN HEAVEN
Its jubliation
time for the
Germans, as
head coach,
Joachim Low
has a talk with
World Cup hero
Mario Gotze and
a proud German
goalkeeper,
Manuel Neuer.
[PHOTOS: AFP]
al team had made abundantly
clear as they criss-crossed their
way around this incredible
country.
If it felt and sounded ballsy,
they backed it up on the biggest
stage of all. They are foot-
balling gods now.
Low, along with some of the
worlds nest footballers - Man-
uel Neuer, Philipp Lahm and,
well, the list is endless - are
staring down from heaven now.
Quite how Argentina, Brazil,
Holland, Italy and others -
yes, even England - retaliate
remains to be seen. It hurts to
even type it.
This team is Lows baby now
and by end the time the nal
whistle went, everyone involved
with the German national team
was blubbing.
Mario Gotze got the goal, beau-
tifully taken on his chest with
the rst touch and ried beyond
Sergio Romero with his second
after 113 minutes.
They had been rough around
the edges until then and yet,
somehow, you always knew
they were going to win it.
No matter how good Germanys
squad is, dealing with an unex-
pected event - an injury to one
of their most inuential players
before kick-off - is never easy.
Whatever happened in those
moments after Sami Khedira
pulled up lame in the warm-up,
it upset Germanys rhythm. It
threw them out of kilter.
Even Khediras replacement
didnt last long, with Christoph
Kramer taken off with a head
injury after just 32 minutes.
Soon enough Chelseas Andre
Schurrle was on.
Still, Germany expects and the
problem, after victories over
Portugal, United States, Alge-
ria, France and that extraordi-
nary win over Brazil, is that so
did everybody else.
After victory here, it doesnt
matter that those powerful
combinations we have become
accustomed to were spluttering.
Philipp Lahm and Thomas
Muller down the right; Toni
Kroos and Bastian Schweinstei-
ger in the centre; Mesut Ozil
and Miroslav Klose through the
middle.
Kroos was unsettled, rufed by
the menacing presence of Javier
Mascherano and Enzo Perez in
the centre of mideld. It was
congested and dirty at times.
The two Argentinians are the
types to wait in dark alleys in
the dead of night and rob you
blind of all your gear. This was
another ambush.
Kroos elementary rst half
mistake, a dopey, looping head-
er over the top of Mats Hum-
mels and his defensive partner
Jerome Boateng gave Gonzalo
Higuain a free run on goal.
Inexplicably he red wide.
Kroos had a couple of chances,
the best of them he sent wide of
Romeros left hand post.
We had come to expect better
from one of the stars of the
tournament, but Low can pick
over the bones of this perfor-
mance at a later date.
All that counts is the fact that
this victory - the rst by a Eu-
ropean team on south American
soil - has been in the calendar
for quite some time.
Agencies
ENTERTAINMENT
BYAGENCIES [PHOTOS: AGENCIES]
GERMAN AND
ARGENTINE
WOMEN WHO
CHEERED ON
THEIR MEN
Germany and Argentina battled for footballs
ultimate prize on Sunday night. In the stands
or supporting back home were a host of glam-
orous wives and girlfriends. As they say, behind
every great man is a great women...
Karina Tejeda
Aguero, left and
Sarah Brandner
Schweisteiger
Fernanda
Mascherano
Ann Kathrin Gotze
Lisa Muller
Evangelina
Anderson
Demichelis
[
P
H
O
T
O
S
:
A
G
E
N
C
I
E
S
]
GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15 - FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014
WITHSHEILAKIMANI [PHOTOS: PIUS CHERUIYOT & FILE] PANGANGA
Comedian Teacher
Wanjiku planning
another comeback
Kenyan comedy has seen talents rise with some even get-
ting better than the veterans. Teacher Wanjiku, is an example
of such talents.
Having seen her career get of on the Churchill show thanks
to her Top notch Kikuyu accent which saw her host random
topics on the show to the audiences delight, Teacher Wanji-
ku seemed to have it all.
A few months down the line, it emerged that this comedian
had issues and was ready to jump of the Laugh Industry
ship ran by Daniel Ndambuki aka Churchill. After moving
on to another local channel where her show did not take
of successfully, she has pulled back to rethink and will soon
be back on television, this time round, with her own sitcom
production which she hopes to sell to the highest bidder.
Whether her new show will be a success is simply a matter
of time.
In an industry where only the infuential survive,
bongos musical bigwig Ali Kiba is ready to help
upcoming artistes to achieve the ever elusive musical
success.
Having started of with great hits that saw him gain
prominence in East Africa, Ali Kiba has been doing
music for quite a while now and his fan base is still in
large numbers.
However, the artist recently established that his
musical journey has never been short of struggles
and that many artistes in Bongo struggle to attain
recognition.
Despite the fact that singer Diamond seems to have
surpassed all the hurdles to become Tanzanias fnest
artiste, Ali Kiba emphasised that artistes should all
help each other.
Narrating how hard it was for him to score collabo-
rations when he started out in the industry, Ali Kiba
said that he was ready to work with any upcoming
artiste who want to grow in the industry.
Ali Kiba helps
upcoming artistes
5
WILLY PAUL AND SIZE 8
DONT KNOW KALONZOS
WIFE?
Tam Tam Remix featuring Size 8
is the latest hit in town. The song
which was initially a love song
audio by Willy Paul was spiced
up to feature top couples whose
love has been going strong for
quite a while now.
In their new video, Willy and Size
8 incorporate all the cool gospel
couples and even go ahead to
drop names of some prominent
couples like Uhuru and Maggie,
Raila and Ida, amongst many
others. However, it seems they
dont know Kalonzo Musyokas
wife by name and even said as
much in the song.
In the verse they sing:
Raila naye Ida Ida...Kalonzo
Musyoka hatujui...
The song also presents an
opportunity for Size 8 to advise
Willy Paul on how to spot a good
wife and urges him to seek Gods
guidance while at it. Well, for the
record, Kalonzo Muyokas wife is
known as Pauline and this may
come in handy the next time the
artistes sing about spouses and
good wives.
Sauti Sol set for Chidinma collabo
After successfully jumping the nudity
hurdle thanks to their last video Ni-
shike, Kenyan boy band Sauti Sol has
since been nominated for top awards
and toured diferent parts of the world.
At the Mtv Africa Awards (MAMAs) the
band got to interact with international
artistes like Trey Songs and French
Montana, and now, they are set for
collaboration with Nigerian singer
Chidinma.
Chidinma who is famous for hits like
Kedikeand was also a winner in the
Project Fame West Africaseries was
recently in Kenya to market her music
and work on the Sauti Sol Collabora-
tion.
Taking to social media, the band said,
Cant wait to share what weve cooked
with @chidinmaekile. People - get
ready!!
Global showpiece in
Brazil has had its ups
and downs and also
strange happenings
BRASILIA
WORLD CUP 2014: A-Z OF A MEM ORABLE TOURNAMENT
13 GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15 - FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014 6 GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15 - FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014
would reconsider.
R
is for rain, especially in Recife
It might not happen all that often,
but when it does it tends to be
spectacular.
The journey to Arena Pernambuco
on June 26 was like none previously
experienced by the BBC team making
its way slowly to the stadium.
The rain started to fall during the night.
By morning, Recifes roads had become
rivers.
S
is for seven, strugglingSpainandspec-
tacular saves
Seven - the number that sent Brazil
into meltdown and despair, hurtling
towards a new low, an entirely new
nightmare.
Forget 1950, the 7-1 semi-fnal humili-
ation against Germany was the lowest
point in their football history. It will
never be forgotten in
Brazil, and for the
most painful of
reasons.
Another team
to be humili-
ated were holders
Spain. They lost 5-1 to
the Netherlands in their
opener - in what looked like it
would be the most shocking
result of the tournament until
Germany met Brazil.
What we also saw during
the World Cup was a host of
spectacular saves.
T
is for tears, in many diferent
places
Brazil set the tone with an emo-
of a World Cup in the home of samba.
Deschamps not only avoided the mu-
tiny that scarred Frances 2010 World
Cup debacle but he also led them to
the last eight.
E
is for England
In World Cup terms, it was a blink
and you missed it campaign from
England. Out after two group defeats
by Italy and Uruguay.
F
is for fans and futsal
They came from all corners of the
globe. They came in all shapes
and sizes. They were not going to miss
footballs biggest festa.
Futsal - the game that made Brazil
great remains as popular and wide-
spread as ever before. They play in
small spaces in Sao Paulo, by the beach
in Salvador and Revife.
G
is for goals, goals and more
goals
There were 136 of them in the 48
group games - an average of 2.83 per
fxture. This was a record for a World
Cup, with six more than 2002.
Since then the goals have slightly dried
up (Brazil v Germany
aside) but we only
came short by a goal away from a
tournament record.
H
is for Howard, the American
hero
Inside Arena Fonte Nova mouths
fell open and even the Belgium players
could only applaud as Tim Howard
produced one of the great individual
performances of the World Cup. The
US goalkeeper was a one-man wall
of steel, as Belgium bombarded the
US goal in Salvador.
Howard made
more
saves
(15) in
a World
Cup match
than anyone
since records
began.
I
is for injuries
Radamel Falcao, Franck
Ribery, Marco Reus and
Rafael van der Vaart were ruled out
before a ball had been kicked,
though their nations still all reached
the quarter-fnals or better. The same
could not be said for
Thiago Alcan-
tara, Riccardo
Montolivo or
Theo Walcott,
whose teams
fell at the
group stage,
while Alex
Oxlade-
Chamberlain
travelled
to Brazil
but
did
not
play.
Dur-
ing
the
com-
petition,
Ney-
mar was
the most
high-profle
casualty, Sergio
Aguero and Angel
Di Maria also sufered
problems, and Cristiano
Ronaldo was not at full ftness.
J
is for Jesus and James Rodriguez
Get there frst thing or be prepared
to queue for hours to visit Christ the
Redeemer, the 36m tall statue of Jesus
that looks down over the Maracana
and the rest of Rio de Janeiro. It has
been throbbing with football fans
throughout the tournament.
Never has there been as much
discussion in Britain about how to
say the word James. But the Colom-
bian, named after James Bond, but
pronounced Ham-ezstole the show
in Brazil.
K
is for Klose and Krul
Miroslav Klose came into the
tournament needing two goals
to become the World Cups all-time
leading scorer. He got them. Tim Krul
did not fgure much but he sure made
a big impression. Brought on with
seconds of extra-time remaining in the
Netherlands quarter-fnal tie against
Costa Rica, he did his best to put his
opponents of, dived the right way all
fve times and saved twice to become
an unlikely hero, and perhaps a little bit
of a villain as well.
L
is for Lapa and David Luiz
Want to fnd the party in Rio on a
Saturday night?
Head down to Lapa in the centre of Rio
and youll have your answer.
A throbbing mass of humanity party-
ing in such great number that cars
can only weave their way down the
road with great dif culty. Make sure
you head to the petrol station in the
centre of Lapa. Theres nowhere else
where you can party and get a litre of
unleaded at the same time.
David Luiz opened the tournament by
leaving Chelsea for Paris St-Germain,
scored a cracking free-kick in the win
over Colombia and ended up in tears
after what Alan Hansen called one of
the worst performances I have ever
seen, skippering his side in the 7-1
semi-fnal defeat by Germany.
tional rendition of their national an-

them before the tournament opener
against Croatia - and for the likes of
Neymar, David Luiz and Julio Cesar it
was not a one-of but a sign of things
to come.
The media and ex-players urged them
to stop crying and this was part of the
reason why coach Luiz Felipe Scolari
called a psychologist into the camp.
Elsewhere, the Chile team - especially
Gary Medel - were in pieces after their
elimination, as were Algeria coach Va-
h i d Halil-
W
is for water and words of
inspiration
The frst cooling break in
World Cup history took place in the
intense heat of Fortaleza when Nether-
lands beat Mexico.
It gave the players the chance to rehy-
drate - and much more besides.
On the feld, the temperature was
recorded at 39C but rather than simply
use the time to rehydrate his play-
ers, Dutch coach Louis Van Gaal later
revealed he used the time to make a
tactical switch that turned the game
Netherlands way in the last 15 minutes.
If the World Cup does to take place in
Qatar in 2022, we may be seeing many
more of these.
X
is for Xherdan Shaqiri and X-Ray
Known as the Alpine Messi, Swit-
zerland striker Xherdan Shaqiri has
been linked with a summer move from
Bayern Munich to Liverpool.
Not long after Neymar was stretchered
of it was an X-ray that confrmed
everyones worst suspicions.
Y
is for yellow (and green)
Everywhere. On the streets, in the
bars, hanging from hangers at
every market stand.
Brazil is a country bathed in the yellow
and green of Brazil.
Z
is for Zamorano
Chile legend Ivan Zamorano was
working in Brazil as a television
pundit.
M
is for mate, Manaus and Messi
No trip to the chilly southern city
of Porto Alegre, which staged
fve matches, was complete without
some mate to warm the cockles.
While the liquid of choice in most other
parts of the country was ice-cold water
or beer, this tea-like drink - served in a
gourd, sipped through a bomba (metal
straw) and a speciality of the gauchos
- was the perfect companion as the
temperatures plummeted. Manaus
was the World Cups most exotic and
unique location.
The man who fnally stepped out of Di-
ego Maradonas shadow, Lionel Messi
was the undisputed star of the show
for Argentina.
N
is for Neymar
The poster boy of this tourna-
ment, the man that all of Brazil
loves and the name on the back of a
million counterfeit shirts - it is hard not
to feel sorry for poor old Neymar.
The 22-year-old carried the hopes
of 200 million people on his young
shoulders and did it with style, grace
and humility.
O
is for organisation
The build-up to the World Cup
was dominated by legitimate fears
over stadiums, infrastructure, safety
and protests, but many of the concerns
failed to materialise.
P
is for people (kind, courteous,
usually smiling, always happy
to help)
Brazil and its people opened their arms
to the world and left a brilliant impres-
sion on most who visited.
Q
is for Queiroz
Iran coach Carlos Queiroz
stepped down after the World
Cup - where they drew with Nigeria
and were seconds away from holding
Argentina.
The Portuguese was not happy with a
lack of government fnancial backing
- which was largely caused by political
restrictions placed on the country.
However after the tournament, the Iran
Football Federation ofered him a new
contract and said it was hopeful he
BBC Sport refects on the tournament -
in alphabetical form.
A
is for Avenida Atlantica andAl-
geria
Avenida Atlantica is the cha-
otic stretch of dual carriageway that
sweeps around the ocean parallel to
Copacabana Beach. It served as the
heartbeat of the Fanfest and tempo-
rary resting place for supporters from
around the world with no permanent
home in Rio. The disappointment of
Cameroon, Ghana and Ivory Coast left
Algeria to fy the African fag - and they
did their continent proud.
B
is for bite
Few inside the Estadio das Dunas
in Natal could believe their eyes
when Luis Suarez committed the most
infamous act of this, or perhaps any
other, World Cup.
C
is for Costa Rica, controversy
and craques
Costa Rica came into the World
Cup, bereft of two of their best players,
and in a World Cup group with three
former world champions (including
England). They left it agonisingly
close to the semi-fnals and to a heros
welcome back home.
Few games passed without moments
of controversy, the biggest coming
when Luis Suarez bit Giorgio Chiellini
(see B).
Algeria were fned for use of lasers by
their supporters, Cameroon embroiled
in match fxing allegations, one Eng-
land fan had a piece of his ear bitten
of by another England fan and Arjen
Robben was accused of diving. This
was the World Cup when the craques
came to the party in a very big way.
The Brazilian term, which originates
from British military parlance, is used
to identify a teams star player, the man
who carries the hopes of a nation.
D
is for dancing and Deschamps
Celebration of the tournament
arguably belonged to the superb
Co- lombians, who showed a
hip-shaking, rhythmic
ability that captured
the sheer joy and fun
WORLDCUPFOCUS WORLDCUPFOCUS
hodzic, Antoine Griezmann of France
and Colombias James Rodriguez.
U
is for underdogs, the USA and
Urca
Costa Rica (see C) were not the
only surprise package in Brazil. Few
tipped Chile to progress at Spains
expense or USA at Portugals
Was this the World Cup that saw foot-
ball break through its fnal frontier?
A friendly time-zone, a successful team
and a travelling support that was big-
ger than any other, all came together
to create a unique blend that led to
record TV audiences and crowds
of tens of thousands watching
on Stateside. Barack Obama
watched from Air Force One
and the White House.
Urca Military Base, a short drive
from Copacabana and in
the shadow of Sugarloaf
mountain, was Englands
training headquarters for
their short stay in Brazil.
V
is for van-
ishing spray
It may
resemble shav-
ing foam and
more than a few
referees may have
sprayed the players
boots, but the spray
that marks 10 yards
the wall must retreat
h a s been a genuine success
story of this World Cup.
Global showpiece in
Brazil has had its ups
and downs and also
strange happenings
BRASILIA
WORLD CUP 2014: A-Z OF A MEM ORABLE TOURNAMENT
13 GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15 - FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014 6 GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15 - FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014
would reconsider.
R
is for rain, especially in Recife
It might not happen all that often,
but when it does it tends to be
spectacular.
The journey to Arena Pernambuco
on June 26 was like none previously
experienced by the BBC team making
its way slowly to the stadium.
The rain started to fall during the night.
By morning, Recifes roads had become
rivers.
S
is for seven, strugglingSpainandspec-
tacular saves
Seven - the number that sent Brazil
into meltdown and despair, hurtling
towards a new low, an entirely new
nightmare.
Forget 1950, the 7-1 semi-fnal humili-
ation against Germany was the lowest
point in their football history. It will
never be forgotten in
Brazil, and for the
most painful of
reasons.
Another team
to be humili-
ated were holders
Spain. They lost 5-1 to
the Netherlands in their
opener - in what looked like it
would be the most shocking
result of the tournament until
Germany met Brazil.
What we also saw during
the World Cup was a host of
spectacular saves.
T
is for tears, in many diferent
places
Brazil set the tone with an emo-
of a World Cup in the home of samba.
Deschamps not only avoided the mu-
tiny that scarred Frances 2010 World
Cup debacle but he also led them to
the last eight.
E
is for England
In World Cup terms, it was a blink
and you missed it campaign from
England. Out after two group defeats
by Italy and Uruguay.
F
is for fans and futsal
They came from all corners of the
globe. They came in all shapes
and sizes. They were not going to miss
footballs biggest festa.
Futsal - the game that made Brazil
great remains as popular and wide-
spread as ever before. They play in
small spaces in Sao Paulo, by the beach
in Salvador and Revife.
G
is for goals, goals and more
goals
There were 136 of them in the 48
group games - an average of 2.83 per
fxture. This was a record for a World
Cup, with six more than 2002.
Since then the goals have slightly dried
up (Brazil v Germany
aside) but we only
came short by a goal away from a
tournament record.
H
is for Howard, the American
hero
Inside Arena Fonte Nova mouths
fell open and even the Belgium players
could only applaud as Tim Howard
produced one of the great individual
performances of the World Cup. The
US goalkeeper was a one-man wall
of steel, as Belgium bombarded the
US goal in Salvador.
Howard made
more
saves
(15) in
a World
Cup match
than anyone
since records
began.
I
is for injuries
Radamel Falcao, Franck
Ribery, Marco Reus and
Rafael van der Vaart were ruled out
before a ball had been kicked,
though their nations still all reached
the quarter-fnals or better. The same
could not be said for
Thiago Alcan-
tara, Riccardo
Montolivo or
Theo Walcott,
whose teams
fell at the
group stage,
while Alex
Oxlade-
Chamberlain
travelled
to Brazil
but
did
not
play.
Dur-
ing
the
com-
petition,
Ney-
mar was
the most
high-profle
casualty, Sergio
Aguero and Angel
Di Maria also sufered
problems, and Cristiano
Ronaldo was not at full ftness.
J
is for Jesus and James Rodriguez
Get there frst thing or be prepared
to queue for hours to visit Christ the
Redeemer, the 36m tall statue of Jesus
that looks down over the Maracana
and the rest of Rio de Janeiro. It has
been throbbing with football fans
throughout the tournament.
Never has there been as much
discussion in Britain about how to
say the word James. But the Colom-
bian, named after James Bond, but
pronounced Ham-ezstole the show
in Brazil.
K
is for Klose and Krul
Miroslav Klose came into the
tournament needing two goals
to become the World Cups all-time
leading scorer. He got them. Tim Krul
did not fgure much but he sure made
a big impression. Brought on with
seconds of extra-time remaining in the
Netherlands quarter-fnal tie against
Costa Rica, he did his best to put his
opponents of, dived the right way all
fve times and saved twice to become
an unlikely hero, and perhaps a little bit
of a villain as well.
L
is for Lapa and David Luiz
Want to fnd the party in Rio on a
Saturday night?
Head down to Lapa in the centre of Rio
and youll have your answer.
A throbbing mass of humanity party-
ing in such great number that cars
can only weave their way down the
road with great dif culty. Make sure
you head to the petrol station in the
centre of Lapa. Theres nowhere else
where you can party and get a litre of
unleaded at the same time.
David Luiz opened the tournament by
leaving Chelsea for Paris St-Germain,
scored a cracking free-kick in the win
over Colombia and ended up in tears
after what Alan Hansen called one of
the worst performances I have ever
seen, skippering his side in the 7-1
semi-fnal defeat by Germany.
tional rendition of their national an-

them before the tournament opener
against Croatia - and for the likes of
Neymar, David Luiz and Julio Cesar it
was not a one-of but a sign of things
to come.
The media and ex-players urged them
to stop crying and this was part of the
reason why coach Luiz Felipe Scolari
called a psychologist into the camp.
Elsewhere, the Chile team - especially
Gary Medel - were in pieces after their
elimination, as were Algeria coach Va-
h i d Halil-
W
is for water and words of
inspiration
The frst cooling break in
World Cup history took place in the
intense heat of Fortaleza when Nether-
lands beat Mexico.
It gave the players the chance to rehy-
drate - and much more besides.
On the feld, the temperature was
recorded at 39C but rather than simply
use the time to rehydrate his play-
ers, Dutch coach Louis Van Gaal later
revealed he used the time to make a
tactical switch that turned the game
Netherlands way in the last 15 minutes.
If the World Cup does to take place in
Qatar in 2022, we may be seeing many
more of these.
X
is for Xherdan Shaqiri and X-Ray
Known as the Alpine Messi, Swit-
zerland striker Xherdan Shaqiri has
been linked with a summer move from
Bayern Munich to Liverpool.
Not long after Neymar was stretchered
of it was an X-ray that confrmed
everyones worst suspicions.
Y
is for yellow (and green)
Everywhere. On the streets, in the
bars, hanging from hangers at
every market stand.
Brazil is a country bathed in the yellow
and green of Brazil.
Z
is for Zamorano
Chile legend Ivan Zamorano was
working in Brazil as a television
pundit.
M
is for mate, Manaus and Messi
No trip to the chilly southern city
of Porto Alegre, which staged
fve matches, was complete without
some mate to warm the cockles.
While the liquid of choice in most other
parts of the country was ice-cold water
or beer, this tea-like drink - served in a
gourd, sipped through a bomba (metal
straw) and a speciality of the gauchos
- was the perfect companion as the
temperatures plummeted. Manaus
was the World Cups most exotic and
unique location.
The man who fnally stepped out of Di-
ego Maradonas shadow, Lionel Messi
was the undisputed star of the show
for Argentina.
N
is for Neymar
The poster boy of this tourna-
ment, the man that all of Brazil
loves and the name on the back of a
million counterfeit shirts - it is hard not
to feel sorry for poor old Neymar.
The 22-year-old carried the hopes
of 200 million people on his young
shoulders and did it with style, grace
and humility.
O
is for organisation
The build-up to the World Cup
was dominated by legitimate fears
over stadiums, infrastructure, safety
and protests, but many of the concerns
failed to materialise.
P
is for people (kind, courteous,
usually smiling, always happy
to help)
Brazil and its people opened their arms
to the world and left a brilliant impres-
sion on most who visited.
Q
is for Queiroz
Iran coach Carlos Queiroz
stepped down after the World
Cup - where they drew with Nigeria
and were seconds away from holding
Argentina.
The Portuguese was not happy with a
lack of government fnancial backing
- which was largely caused by political
restrictions placed on the country.
However after the tournament, the Iran
Football Federation ofered him a new
contract and said it was hopeful he
BBC Sport refects on the tournament -
in alphabetical form.
A
is for Avenida Atlantica andAl-
geria
Avenida Atlantica is the cha-
otic stretch of dual carriageway that
sweeps around the ocean parallel to
Copacabana Beach. It served as the
heartbeat of the Fanfest and tempo-
rary resting place for supporters from
around the world with no permanent
home in Rio. The disappointment of
Cameroon, Ghana and Ivory Coast left
Algeria to fy the African fag - and they
did their continent proud.
B
is for bite
Few inside the Estadio das Dunas
in Natal could believe their eyes
when Luis Suarez committed the most
infamous act of this, or perhaps any
other, World Cup.
C
is for Costa Rica, controversy
and craques
Costa Rica came into the World
Cup, bereft of two of their best players,
and in a World Cup group with three
former world champions (including
England). They left it agonisingly
close to the semi-fnals and to a heros
welcome back home.
Few games passed without moments
of controversy, the biggest coming
when Luis Suarez bit Giorgio Chiellini
(see B).
Algeria were fned for use of lasers by
their supporters, Cameroon embroiled
in match fxing allegations, one Eng-
land fan had a piece of his ear bitten
of by another England fan and Arjen
Robben was accused of diving. This
was the World Cup when the craques
came to the party in a very big way.
The Brazilian term, which originates
from British military parlance, is used
to identify a teams star player, the man
who carries the hopes of a nation.
D
is for dancing and Deschamps
Celebration of the tournament
arguably belonged to the superb
Co- lombians, who showed a
hip-shaking, rhythmic
ability that captured
the sheer joy and fun
WORLDCUPFOCUS WORLDCUPFOCUS
hodzic, Antoine Griezmann of France
and Colombias James Rodriguez.
U
is for underdogs, the USA and
Urca
Costa Rica (see C) were not the
only surprise package in Brazil. Few
tipped Chile to progress at Spains
expense or USA at Portugals
Was this the World Cup that saw foot-
ball break through its fnal frontier?
A friendly time-zone, a successful team
and a travelling support that was big-
ger than any other, all came together
to create a unique blend that led to
record TV audiences and crowds
of tens of thousands watching
on Stateside. Barack Obama
watched from Air Force One
and the White House.
Urca Military Base, a short drive
from Copacabana and in
the shadow of Sugarloaf
mountain, was Englands
training headquarters for
their short stay in Brazil.
V
is for van-
ishing spray
It may
resemble shav-
ing foam and
more than a few
referees may have
sprayed the players
boots, but the spray
that marks 10 yards
the wall must retreat
h a s been a genuine success
story of this World Cup.
EPLFOCUS
H
aving already won
a league title with
every club hes ever
managed, Louis van
Gaal didnt have
much to prove ahead
of this summers
World Cup.
However, after his countrys
press doubted Hollands ability
to even get out of their group,
Van Gaal has worked wonders
in Brazil. In the end, he was just
a penalty shootout away from
taking Holland to the World Cup
nal.
There are just a few days before
Uniteds pre-season American
tour, meaning the Dutch manag-
er has very little time to prepare.
So what are his most pressing is-
sues to deal with in preparation
for the 2014-15 season?
1. Replacing Vidic and Ferdi-
nand
Between them, Rio Ferdinand
and Nemanja Vidic played 755
games for United and won over
20 trophies. When United fans
discuss the greatest-ever defen-
sive partnership, these two are
always mentioned.
In a poll on ManUtd.com at the
end of last season, the pair was
voted ahead of Jaap Stam and
Ronney Johnsen, Steven Bruce
and Gary Pallister, and Martin
Buchan and Gordon McQueen as
the best centre-back pairing the
club has ever had.
Even last season, with their age
and form not what it once was,
they played close to 60 games in
all competitions between them.
Will Van Gaal trust the players
already available to him or bring
in another experienced head to
attempt to ll the shoes of Vidic
and Ferdinand?
2. Giving youth a chance
Ryan Giggs, as interim man-
ager, gave youngsters James
Wilson and Tom Lawrence their
Manchester United debuts. Both
players impressed, and Wilson
even managed to score two goals
in his rst game as United beat
Hull 3-1.
Van Gaal, who gave debuts to
Clarence Seedorf, David Alaba
and Andres Iniesta when they
were teenagers, will be looking
to scour among the youth play-
ers already at United.
3. Getting the most out of
Giggs
There were reports last season of
a breakdown in communication
between Giggs and David Moyes.
Tony Dawber of The Mirror
wrote that Giggs was set to leave
the club at the end of last season
had Moyes stayed in charge.
Giggs has arguably had the
greatest footballing career ever
and knows Manchester United
inside out. Whilst Van Gaal is
obviously better qualied than
Moyes did, he would be wise to
use Giggs in a much more effec-
tive way than Moyes did.
Van Gaal will want Giggs on his
side to help win over any possi-
bility of difculties with certain
players, but he will also want to
use his football brain. You dont
have a career like Giggs has had
without knowing an awful lot
about the game, and Van Gaal
needs to tap into that as much
as he possibly can to complement
his own knowledge and skills.
4. Fixing the mideld
It is as boring to write about this
topic as it must be for Unit-
ed fans to read about it. The
VAN GAALS MOST
PRESSING ISSUES
AT MAN UNITED
Former Manchester
United defender
Nemanja Vidic, left,
new manager, Luis
Van Gaal and below,
James Wilson.
PHOTOS: AFP
mideld problem, which
has been apparent to one
degree or another since the
departure of Roy Keane al-
most 10 years ago, is a great
source of frustration to United
fans.
You could almost blame every
single crushing defeat United
have suffered over the past 10
years on the mideld being total-
ly overrun, depending on which
players were starting.
There has been no strength in
depth at this position. Whilst
Paul Scholes and Michael Car-
rick have thrived and impressed
at times, with Darren Fletcher
also pulling his weight
for a few seasons,
an injury to one
or more mid-
elders has
meant United
have been in trouble.
5. Getting rid of deadwood
Ashley Young, Tom Clever-
ley and Marouane Fellaini
are among those players who
shouldnt have a future at Unit-
ed. Van Gaal might be reluctant
to get rid of too many players
when he is still in the process of
rebuilding, but you imag-
ine time will be
up for these
three
soon.
BY SCOTT ROM
9
EPL FOCUS
GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15- FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014
United close to agree-
ing 32m deal for Vidal
Manchester United are on the cusp of agreeing a deal
with Juventus to sign their powerful midfelder Arturo
Vidal. United have been holding talks with Vidals agent
in the last few days and now Chilean outlet La Tercera
reports an agreement is very close to sign the player.
The newspaper says the deal is worth 32million plus
Patrice Evra to Juventus, and will be fnalised after the
World Cup.
Louis van Gaal made Vidal his number one transfer tar-
get after being appointed United boss and he now looks
like getting his man.
Vidal is currently on holiday but has reportedly set his
heart on a switch to England and is on standby to travel
for a medical.
Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen is reportedly being
tracked by Catalan giants Barcelona.
According to Spanish publication, Mundo Deportivo, the Camp Nou
outft are weighing up a move for Vertonghen to boost their defen-
sive options should they fail to land their number one target, Paris
Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos, this summer.
Vertonghens future at White Hart Lane has been uncertain for some
time with the Belgium internationals agent, Mustapha Nakhli, recently
admitting that several teams had enquired about the 27-year-old.
Vertonghen moved to Spurs from Ajax in the summer of 2012 and
experienced a fne debut season in England.
Tottenhams Vertonghen
being tracked by Barcelona
Arsenal are hoping
of landing Sami
Khedira after entering
advanced negotia-
tions with Real Madrid over
the player.
Khedira, who has already
turned down a new contract
at Madrid, has emerged as a top
transfer target for the Gunners.
A 24million bid has already gone in
and now Spanish reports say the two
clubs are in advanced talks over the
transfer.
The news comes after talkSPORT
broadcaster Stan Collymore
tweeted that hed been told of
the negotiations, before suggest-
ing that a deal was close.
Khedira is said to be interested in a
move to the Emirates Stadium, where
he would link up with close friends
Mesut Ozil and Per Mertesacker.
However, any transfer will depend
on whether Arsenal can match his
150,000-a-week wage demands,
which have previously put other clubs
of trying to sign him.
Roma star Benatia wants
to move to Chelsea and
play for Mourinho
Van Gaal eager to close
Vermaelen deal
Portos Mangala close
to becoming a Man
City player
Roma defender Mehdi Benatia reportedly
wants to move to Chelsea this summer
after having previously snubbed the chance
to sign for the Blues earlier in his career.
The 27-year-old has been linked with several
clubs recently, including Manchester City, who
were believed to want Benatia as a back-up
option for their frst-choice defensive target,
Portos Eliaquim Mangala.
With City now days away from completing
the 32m signing of Mangala, Italian publi-
cation Gazetta dello Sport have reported
that Benatia is keen to join up with Blues
boss Jose Mourinho with the centre-back
believed to be valued at 30m by Roma.
Benatia came close to playing under the
Portuguese tactician earlier in his career
when he rejected a move to Chelsea from
Marseille during Mourinhos frst spell in
charge at Stamford Bridge because of fears
over homesickness.
Benatia went on to play for a number of
diferent French sides before eventually
leaving his country of birth for Italian club
Udinese in 2010.
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is eager to get Arsenal
defender Thomas Vermaelen through the Old Traford door.
Report says Van Gaal will revive Uniteds bid for Arsenals Vermaelen
this week.
Central defender Vermaelen, 28, can also play left-back, and that is
key in Van Gaals long-term plans.
He wants to work with a small squad of 22 players and that means
several of his side will need to be able to play in more than one
position.
Arsenal want 12m for Vermaelen and United have so far ofered
6m.
Manchester City are reportedly in advanced talks
with Porto for the 32m signing of defender
Eliaquim Mangala.
The Premier League champions came close to re-
cruiting the 23-year-old in January but the move
fell through after Porto refused to lower their
50m asking price for Mangala and midfelder
Fernando.
After City tied up a 12m move for Brazilian-born
Fernando last month, the club are now on the
verge of completing the signing of Mangala
with a deal expected to be fnalised by next week,
according to BBC Sport.
Mangala was part of Didier Deschamps France
squad at the World Cup in Brazil but did not
feature in any of Les Bleus fve games at the
tournament.
The 23-year-old started his career with Standard
Liege and won the league in Belgium before
moving to Porto in 2011 and helping the Portu-
guese club secure two domestic titles.
ARSENAL IN
ADVANCED
TALKS TO SIGN
SAMI KHEDIRA
10
KPL FOCUS
The fear of relegation has sparked
off erce come-backs as the second
leg of the Kenyan Premier League
(KPL) entered its second week.
It came with unexpected results
even as GOtv champions AFC
Leopards found themselves sucked
into the relegation battle after going
down 2-1 to Mathare United at the
weekend.
It all began last Friday when Nairobi
City Stars went to Awasi and picked
maximum points after stopping
Chemelil Sugar 1-0.
Before this, City Stars had gone ve
matches without picking a win and
were always staring at relegation.
The win therefore came at the right
time as it also marked coach Tim
Bryetts rst win since taking over at
the club two months ago.
One of the biggest shocks was KCBs
3-1 win over Thika United at City
Stadium on Sunday. The win was
just the second for KCB and the
rst for coach Rishadi Shedu who
was brought in to try and salvage
the bankers after Abdalla Juma was
red.
It left Shedu condent that his side
can beat now breath easy. This was
an important win for us because -
nally, the condence is coming back.
It is likely to inspire other wins and
help us stay in top ight football
next season. This is our biggest focus
at the moment, he said.
The bankers will, however, have to
pick wins in their next three match-
es against Tusker and Mathare
United to have hopes of survival.
Nakuru Top Fry is the other side
that eased off their relegation wor-
ries following a 1-0 home win against
KRA.
It was just the second win for the
KPL new comers who still hold the
record of never having won an away
match since the season started.
Coach Peter
Okidi insists
they still need
to do more to
be sure of getting off the
relegation places. We nally scored
a goal after struggling for it, but we
need to do more on the pitch. There
is still some way to go for us and the
next two matches will be crucial in
helping our cause, he said.
While other teams were busy
ghting off relegation, AFC
Leopards pushed themselves into
the danger zone following a not so
surprising 2-1 loss against Mathare
United.
The loss pushed Leopards to 13th
spot on the log with just 19 points
from 17 xtures and if
this does not raise
danger signs in
the club, then
nothing will.
Teams worry as fears of relegation set in
WHY KPL HAS LONG WAY TO GO
F
or a long time, it has
been assumed that
the Kenyan Premier
League (KPL) is one
of the best in Africa,
but this assumption
is now being put into
doubt as a huge number of play-
ers are back home after failing
to make impact elsewhere.
Last week, former Gor Mahia
striker Edwin Lavatsa made
a quiet return to the country
hardly six months into his
two-year deal at MC Algiers of
Algeria.
Lavatsa was one of the 14 play-
ers who were dropped by the
club after a poor performance.
According to various media
outlets in Algeria, Lavasta had
been a major op at the club
and was beginning to be a target
by the fans following a number
of unimpressive shows on the
pitch.
What is of concern is that before
he left the country, the former
Gor Mahia striker was one of
the top marksmen and his in-
ability to match up in a different
environment raises doubts about
the real standards of KPL.
The same week, reports emerged
that another former Gor Mahia
midelder Rama Salim had been
rejected at Bloemfontein Celtic
where he was attending trials.
The South African club indicat-
ed that he was not good enough
to be signed and this has forced
his handlers to move him to
another South African club,
AmaZulu for further trials.
Yet, this is the same Salim,
who inspired Gor Mahia to
win the 2013 KPL title and
has just picked top form
this season.
Now the player risks
staying out for at least
six months if he does
not get a club as the KPL
transfer window has closed and
he cannot resign for his former
club.
Lavatsa has, however, denied
that he opped at MC Algiers
and insists that an ankle injury
and change in coaching is to
blame for his short stint.
I sprained my ankle four weeks
ago and it became difcult to
train. The club called me and
gave me an ultimatum, either
to take a huge salary cut or
terminate my contract and get
paid half of its remaining value.
I opted for the latter, he said.
He added:Things were made
even more difcult by the fact
that the coach who signed me
was red and the new man in
charge wanted t players.
The former Gor Mahia hit man
also hinted at challenging con-
ditions in Algeria insisting that
it was difcult for him to stay in
the club. Regarding his future,
Lavatsa said he has had contact
with a Belgian club and hotels
to travel there in the next two
weeks.
The Belgian club is aware of
my injury and have accepted to
give me a chance. I hope it goes
well. It is disappointing that it
has come to this.
BY GILBERT WANDERA
BY GILBERT WANDERA
Leagues standards
in question after
hitherto stars fail
to settle in foreign
charts
Former Gor
Mahia forward
Rama Salim in
past KPL action.
His former
clubmate Edwin
Lavatsa tussles
with Abassi
Kiwalabye of
AFC Leopards in
their KPL match
at Nyayo
National
Stadium on
22/09/12.le
FILE PHOTO
KPL TABLE
Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Gor Mahia 17 10 4 3 23 13 10 34
Tusker 17 9 4 4 24 16 8 31
Sofapaka 17 8 5 4 31 15 16 29
CSugar 17 7 7 3 13 8 5 28
KRA 17 8 3 6 13 15 -2 27
Sony Sugar 17 6 8 3 16 10 6 26
Ulinzi Stars 17 4 11 2 15 13 2 23
M United 17 6 5 6 10 12 -2 23
Bandari 17 5 6 6 15 16 -1 21
WStima 17 5 6 6 18 20 -2 21
T United 17 4 8 5 17 18 -1 20
Muhoroni Y 17 5 5 7 10 17 -7 20
AFC Leopards 17 4 7 6 10 12 -2 19
City Stars 17 3 8 6 11 16 -5 17
T F Nakuru 17 2 6 9 9 20 -11 12
KCB 17 2 3 1 2 14 -14 9
CHEMELIL IN NEED OF COMEBACK
KPLFOCUS
W
hen the 2014
Kenyan Pre-
mier League
(KPL) kicked
off months ago,
there was no
guessing who
would do well in what was
expected to be one of the most
competitive seasons.
Half way through the sea-
son though, Chemelil Sugar
emerged as unexpected favou-
rites and went for a 10-match
unbeaten run. Even after they
eventually lost their unbeaten
run to champions Gor Mahia,
they quickly recovered and
stayed on track in their title
ambitions.
However, things are quickly
getting out of hand for Chemelil
Sugar. Two home losses in a row
have left head coach Mike Muru-
ri (pictured) admitting their title
ambitions have suffered a major
set-back.
A third loss to Sofapaka on
Wednesday at Kenyatta Sta-
dium, in Machakos would be cat-
astrophic for the sugar millers
BY GILBERT WANDERA
who unexpectedly went down 2-0
to Bandari and 1-0 to Nairobi
City Stars.
Both losses were unexpected
and we have to admit that our
title ambitions are now under
threat. However, we cannot give
up. We hope to recover against
Sofapaka on Wednesday.
If you look at our record this
season, we have a good away re-
cord and we hope this can inspire
us, he said.
Former Mathare United forward
Meshack Karani has been very
consistent since joining the sugar
milers and will be the obvious
choice for Mururi upfront.
Sofapaka have been very consis-
tent at home and should have
no problem picking maximum
points on Wednesday.
Veteran striker John Barasa and
Enock Agwanda will lead So-
fapakas goal hunt with victory
guaranteed to keep them among
the top three.
Champions Gor Mahia will host
struggling Nakuru Top Fry at
City Stadium. This will be a
grudge match of sorts given that
Top Fry broke Gor Mahias un-
beaten run in the frst leg.
The two teams fnd themselves
in contrasting positions. Gor
Mahia are fghting to defend
their title under unfavourable
circumstances especially after
losing key players.
The team will once again be
without top striker Dan Sse-
runkuma, who is on trials in
Denmark. Sserunkuma missed
last weekends match against
Western Stima. Youngster Tim-
othy Otieno was impressive and
he looks ready to replace the de-
parted Ugandan, should he sign
for the top Danish club. Top Fry
are fghting to survive relegation
and every win counts for them.
Mary: 0727 718 286 | Geraldine: 0738 144 091 | Email: pds@standardmedia.co.ke
JULY ISSUE
NOW AVAILABLE
12 GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15- FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014
WORLDCUPFOCUS
WORLD CUPS AFTERMATH
Colombiansinger Shakira performs at the closing cer-
emony of the World Cup at MaracanaStadium
May we all hail the 2014World champions!
Fireworks are launced over the MaracanaStadiuminRio de
Janeiro, Brazil after Germany wonthe FIFA World Cup
WORLDCUPFOCUS
WORLD CUPS AFTERMATH
look of things, we all know who won the bet.
beauties cared less and had time for a pose.
CONGRATS: German head coach, Joachim Loew has time to smile
following his sides win over Argentina in Brazil
Kisses for the boys of the moment from this beauty served as the
SAFE IN DADS HANDS: Germanys Jerome Boateng
and his daughter after their World Cup win
Oh MY, IS FOOTBALL WORTH ALL THE PAIN?
Argentine fan couldnt hold the tears any longer
PHEW, THAT WAS CLOSE: A German fan relishes
their moment of glory over Argentina
Fireworks are launced over the Maracana Stadium in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil after Germany won the FIFA World Cup
14
WORLDCUP FOCUS
GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15- FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014
Bringing a World Cup tourna-
ment to life requires meticulous
planning and organisation, but
most of all, it requires money.
Brazil put together a quite phe-
nomenal tournament in 2014,
but Russia is determined to go
one better in four years time
and is reportedly ready to spend
$20 billion for 2018, per Alexan-
der Smith of NBC News.
Smith reports that Russian
president Vladimir Putin has
devised a plan that will see
World Cup stadiums and infra-
structure cover an area of 1,500
miles, and its the countrys
wealth that will bring his ambi-
tious plans to life.
When Russia was pushing to
land the bid for the 2018 tour-
nament, the country sold FIFA
with its pitch of a history-mak-
ing tournament.
We can promise you a World
Russia reportedly set to spend $20 Billion on 2018 World Cup
I
t was written, it was
meant to be, it was the
opportunity of a lifetime.
As his rivals tumbled out
of the 2014 FIFA World
Cup one by one, Lionel
Messi saw his chance to
emulate a national hero of years
gone by, captaining his Argenti-
na team to the nal and lifting
the trophy himself.
But Messi missed his chance by
the narrowest of margins with
a defeat to Germany in extra
time in Rio de Janeirothe
heart and homeland of his na-
tions biggest enemiesand
in so doing has also missed
out on a chance to end one of
the biggest debates going:
Does he really deserve to
be considered the great-
est football player of all
time?
Momentary Hero,
Consistently
Peripheral
Moving through
the tournament,
Messi indis-
putably lifted
his side past
three chal-
lenges in
the group
stage.
At no
di Marias strike that sealed
their passage to the last eight.
But the nal against Germany
saw no such moment of magic.
His walking off the ball, his
merely eeting appearances
in matches, the lack of visual
stimulation in dragging his
team-mates along with him...all
that would have been perfectly
acceptable had he managed
another of those moments, those
telling impacts, those decisive
contributions.
Messi couldnt deliver on the
greatest stage of all. Was it
tness, form, mental issues or a
simple lack of support against
good defenders?
Messi was not that; not even in
the top four or ve players con-
tending for the award. And yet,
he did not leave the Maracana
empty-handed.
A FIFA-inspired consolation
prize, or a nod from the sponsor?
A wish to have a present partici-
pant accepting the award at the
appropriate time?
Whatever the reasoning, Messi
won it. Few agreed with the
decision, and it left a slight tinge
of the ridiculous or incredulous
as he stepped up to receive his
award.
-Agencies
point did Argentina look like
the fearsome, all-out-attack
outt that viewers were led to
believe were ready to conquer
the globe.
Behind enemy lines, Gonzalo
Higuain stuttered and faded,
Sergio Aguero picked up a cus-
tomary injury and even Angel
Di Maria was sporadic at best
in his nal-third impact.
It was left to Messi again and
again not to produce sumptu-
ous, virtuoso performances,
but to eke out every possible
instance of momentary quality,
to be a decisive factor and
make sure Argentina pro-
gressed. A captain by example,
not by words, Messi still led
his side through the mire.
He had the winning goal
against Bosnia-Herzegovina,
a last-minute winner against
Iran and two more goals
against Nigeria in a 3-2 win.
Coming out of the group stage,
Messi was troubling the top
scorers, was keeping pace with
Brazilian hope Neymar and
indicated that he was capable
of taking on the burden of
carrying the nation.
Switzerland had him tied down
for almost 120 minutes, but he
still broke free once and pro-
vided the telling ball to Angel
LIONEL MESSI
MISSED HIS OWN
PLACE AMONG LEGENDS
Cup you will never forget,
said Vitaly Mutko, the Russian
sports minister, per Gibson. Let
us make history together.
Russia will have 11 World Cup
host cities in 2018, one fewer
than Brazil had, and each of
them will boast at least one
FIFA-approved stadium.
Each stadium usually costs
between $200 million and $800
million, according to Smith.
Despite these astronomical g-
ures, the real concern is how the
stadiums will be used after the
tournamentnot so much in the
football-mad cities of Moscow
and Saint Petersburg, but in the
east where footballs popularity
is a far cry from Brazils coun-
trywide lust for the game.
Having hosted the Winter
Olympics this year, Russia
has been left with a number of
white elephant buildings from
its reported $51 billion Games,
and the World Cup might be no
different.
Sports economist Andrew Zim-
balist remarked upon just how
devastating an effect the Sochi
Games had on Russias economy,
per Smith.
Sochi was an economic disaster
for Russia. Theyve got a lot of
white elephants on their hands
in Sochi that they dont know
what to do with. All the hotel
rms there are currently trying
to get the state to buy them
out.
The World Cup could be similar-
ly damaging to Russias econ-
omy, though it appears Russia
doesnt need to spend so much
to host a glamorous tournament.
The Brazilians still managed
to put on a show like no other,
so its fair to wonder if Putins
ruthless spending is a little bit
needless.
When it comes to the tour-
nament, though, we wont be
complaining from a fans point
of view, as its bound to be a
spectacular festival of football.
Maybe its the fact that Brazils
installment of the tournament
has arguably been the best ever
thats made Russia so deter-
mined to one-up it, but its a
very expensive statement of
intent. -Agencies
Maisha ni SPOTI
Hassan & Mkangai
Sat, 3pm
Nairobi 102.7 | Nyeri 105.7 | Meru 105.1 | Nakuru 104.5 | Kisumu 105.3 | Mombasa 105.1 | Kericho 90.5 | Eldoret 91.1 | KISII 91.3 | Kitui 93.8
FROMTHE SIDELINES
BY PHIL MCNULTY
Germanys players and supporters could
barely tear themselves away from the
Maracana as Brazils World Cup got the
winners it deserved and the winning
goal it deserved.
The giant fgures of Per Mertesacker and
Benedikt Howedes were the unlikely
leaders of the dance troupe that spread
from the turf in Rio to the fans celebrat-
ing behind the goal to the strains of Daft
Punks disco anthem Get Lucky.
It was a joyous scene and one in which
no luck was involved. This was a World
Cup victory - their fourth - by German
design and years in the making - the
1-0 fnal win over Argentina was merely
confrmation of the success of a strategy
forged on embarrassments at successive
Euros in 2000 and 2004.
When Mario Gotze took Andre Schur-
rles pass on his chest with only seven
minutes of extra time left and volleyed
his fnish past Argentine keeper Sergio
Romero, it was not simply a German win
for now, it could be one that sets the
platform for years of success.
And it was ftting that Joachim Lows
side should lift the golden trophy as fre-
works burst into the night sky over Rio
at the end of a World Cup that can be
rightly regarded as a triumph for Brazil.
World Cup fnal
Jeers flled the stadium when the faces
of Fifa boss Sepp Blatter and Brazil
president Dilma Roussef appeared
on the Maracanas big screens, but this
World Cup has largely been a celebra-
tion on and of the feld, with few of the
mass protests that scarred last summers
Confederations Cup.
It was also right that at the end of a tour-
nament marked out by capacity crowds
and attacking football, for all the steel of
Argentina, the best team were crowned
as winners.
And, as the after-party snaked along
the curve of Avenida Atlantica, the
stretch of carriageway that accompanies
Copacabana, Argentines were drowning
sorrows while Germans were simply
drenched in the success of their frst
World Cup triumph since 1990.
The sorrow, in particular, surrounded
their superstar Lionel Messi, who was
unable to inspire his Argentina team to
the heights of his predecessor Diego
Maradona when they won the World
Cup in Mexico in 1986.
There was almost a poignancy about
the scene played out in the dying sec-
onds as Barcelonas Messi prepared to
take the free-kick that would either send
Argentina into penalties or seal their
fate. The little masters anguished face,
dotted with beads of sweat, appeared
on the giant screens as he made his
preparations.
The honours, instead, went to Germany -
and the buzz of celebration as support-
ers gathered around the beach bars and
in the side roads of Copacabana late on
Sunday was the sound of acclaim for a
job well done.
Mario Gotzes goal for Germany marked perfect World Cup fnale
As the substitutes and coaching staf tore
onto the pitch he lay on the turf bloodied,
battered, barely able to comprehend,
utterly exhausted. But not beaten. No way.
The fnal whistle had gone. Germany had
triumphed and for all the admiring talk of
this vibrant young team, for the brilliance
of Mario Gtzes wonderful volleyed goal
deep into extra-time, this World Cup had
been won by Bastian Schweinsteiger.
On the eve of the fnal he had spoken in
admiration of Argentinas Javier Maschera-
no, the leader of the pack of wolvesSch-
weinsteiger had called him, and this was a
dog-eat-dog encounter which was brutally
attritional from the moment Ezequiel
Garay had left Christoph Kramer dazed
and concussed with a ferce, unpunished
shoulder barge.
Kramer was making his frst competitive
start for Germany in a World Cup fnal
because Sami Khedira was cruelly injured
in the warm-up. With Toni Kroos struggling
disappointingly, it meant that even more
of the responsibility fell on Schweinsteiger.
His performance was extraordinary.
Two Argentina players, Mascherano and
Sergio Agero, could have been sent
of because of their desperate eforts to
stop the 29-year-old who got stronger
and more defant as he drove his team
forward. At that whistle Schweinsteiger,
when he fnally was able to drag himself
up, hugged Lukas Podolski and clenched
his fst. Eyes squeezed tightly shut, deep in
his thoughts.
This meant so much. It was not a classic
fnal, but it was enthralling all the same
because no quarter was given. The out-
standing performers were the defenders
there were epic displays from Garay and
Pablo Zabaleta and for Germany there was
Jrme Boateng and Philipp Lahm as
they thwarted attack after attack. Above
all, there was Schweinsteiger.
No one won the ball more than he did,
no one passed it more successfully, or
more often, as he pushed Germany on
in the face of growing adversity as they
lost Khedira, as they lost Kramer, as Kroos
almost gifted Gonzalo Higuan a goal and
as Mats Hummels cramped up so badly
that he could barely walk. Schweinsteiger
redoubled his eforts.
There were three amazing moments in
extra-time alone. As he ran with the ball
not just Mascherano, but also Lucas Biglia
launched at him, he was double-teamed
and doubled up and Mascherano was
fortunate to survive when he should have
received a second caution. Then Agero,
also on a yellow card, caught him in the
face and with blood streaming from his
head Schweinsteiger was taken to the
touchline, berating the world. He was
again lying down, his legs twitching with
pain as he was stitched up. Finally he des-
perately stopped a last Argentina attack,
limped of, back turned, hands on hips, a
picture of pain, unable to straighten his
body as Lionel Messis free-kick sailed high
over the crossbar.
And all this from a player who has been
hampered by serious injury, who came
into this World Cup struggling for ftness
with damaged knees and with coach
Joachim Lw doubting whether he could
last 90 minutes, interchanging him with
Khedira as he nursed them both back.
This triumph owed much to Lws assured
coaching, his preparation and bold tactics
as well as the innate talent of his squad.
It may not have been an open fnal, a
free-scoring game, but Lw refused to
follow the route taken by Louis Van Gaal
in Hollands semi-fnal against Argentina
when the Dutch coach tried to stop Messi
by man-marking him with Nigel de Jong
and stifing the space. Lw would not be
so negative.
Lw oozed positivity beforehand pre-
dicting that whatever the result Germany
could dominate world football for years to
come and there is a body of evidence to
support that claim in the impressive group
of young players he has helped assemble
with the likes of Manuel Neuer, Boateng,
Kroos, Khedira, Gtze, Thomas Mller,
Andr Schrrle, Julian Draxler, Mesut zil
the list goes on.
But there is also that old warrior Schwein-
steiger. The ultimate midfelder in the
worlds best midfeld, who not only collect-
ed his 107th cap, but also something far
more precious, something that has eluded
him and Germany throughout his career: a
winners medal.
Adorned with his club Bayern Munich,
with Bundesliga and Champions League
titles, he has fallen short with Germany.
Euro 2004, the World Cup in 2006, Euro
2008, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012
Schweinsteiger played in them all and
came so close in them all. This may not be
his last World Cup but it must have felt like
his best opportunity. How he took it.
BY JASON BURT
How Schweinsteiger drove Germany to magic glory
OPINION
Jason Burt is a sports
commentator
No one won
the ball more
than he did,
no one passed
it more suc-
cessfully, or
more often,
as he pushed
Germany on
in the face
of growing
adversity.
Phil McNulty is BBCs Chief
football writer
It was a joyous
scene and one in
which no luck was
involved.
ExtraTime
Word Search
Crossword
StarTracker in5seconds..
SATURDAYS SOLUTIONS
THISWEEK
SATURDAYS STAR
GOODWEEKFOR
BADWEEKFOR
1 2 3 4 5 6
7
8 9
10
11 12
13
14 15
16 17
18 19
20
21
22
By Lenny Ruvaga
ruvagalenny@hotmail.com
Game Yetu Crossword 123
S
E
R
N
E
C H
U
D
S
U
A M A K
A M
A
N
D
E
R U
V
I N D
U A
L
E
X O
D H
I A M
B O
R
A
J
A
B M
O
H
A
M M
A
D
A
A
S I
F S H
E
M
O
B
A
D
O R
A G
E B A G A S A N D E
E
P J
O S
E
P H A
T P
A T
E L O B U
Y
A
By Lenny Ruvaga
By Lenny Ruvaga
SATURDAYS SOLUTIONS
SEND FEEDBACK TO: gameyetu@standardmedia.co.ke
N
A
M
E
:
M
I
R
O
S
L
A
V
K
L
O
S
E
C
O
U
N
T
R
Y
:
G
E
R
M
A
N
Y
P
O
S
I
T
I
O
N
:
S
T
R
I
K
E
R
N
A
M
E
:

T
E
A
M
:

S
P
O
R
T
:

C
O
U
N
T
R
Y
:

ODI CRICKETERS PATH FINDER
The path fnder grid below contains
a selection of Kenya One Day Inter-
national Cricketers, starting with the
highlighted S
The words form a continuous path,
passing through each letter on the
grid once. The path always moves
horizontally or vertically, and never
diagonally.
There are ffteen cricketers to fnd in
total.
ANSWERS
O S B
O R N
E M
A
N
D E
L
A
O R
I
G I
K
I M
A N
I M
C
D O
N
A
L
D
J A M
A L
M O
H A
M M
E D
N Z
O M
O K
E P
H
A H U M P H
R E
Y M
U S
A T
I T
U S
M U L
I N G
E S H I K O T I T I
P
A
U
L
J O
C K
I
N
S
By Lenny Ruvaga
1. What is Brazils rst
World Cup remem-
bered for?
2. Where will the losing
semi-nalists meet?
3. More people could at-
tend the Final in 1950
because there were:
4. For 2014, how many
of the tickets were
allocated to the general
public?
5. The new goal-line
technology will help
referees to:
6. Which was banned
after being thrown
during testing?
7. Who decides what a
tournaments format
will be?
8. Which aspect of a
match is scheduled?
9. Teams that progress
to the next round.
the round.
10. A victorys not le-
gitimate if its been
achieved by:
1 . H u g e c r o w d s
2 . B r a s i l i a
3 . S t a n d i n g r o o m a r e a s
4 . L e s s t h a n h a l f
5 . M a k e b e t t e r d e c i s i o n s
6 . T h e o f c i a l i n s t r u m e n t
7 . T h e o r g a n i z e r s
8 . T h e s t a r t i n g t i m e
9 . G o o n t o
1 0 . C h e a t i n g w e l l
WORLD CUP FOOTBALL QUIZ
BRAZIL
Brazils World Cup campaign
ended in further misery after
they lost 3-0 against the Neth-
erlands in the 2014 World Cup
third-place play-of.
Robin van Persie gave the
Dutch an early lead in Brasilia
from the penalty spot and Da-
ley Blind smashed in a second,
before Georginio Wijnaldum
scored in injury-time to seal
the victory. It completed what
was a hugely disappointing
World Cup for hosts Brazil.
They also lost 7-1 to Germany
in the frst semifnal
MARIO GOETZE
With two quick touches, Mario
Goetze ended Germanys
24-year wait for another World
Cup title.
Goetze scored the winning
goal in extra time to give
Germany a 1-0 victory over
Argentina on Sunday in a tight
and tense World Cup fnal that
came down to one piece of
individual skill.
Goetze controlled a cross with
his chest in the 113th minute
and in one fuid motion vol-
leyed the ball past goalkeeper
Sergio Romero and inside the
far post.
Across
1. Nick __ plays for Wigan
Athletic (6)
5. A championship (4)
7. KOgalo is its nickname (3-5)
8. Football team based in
Fulham, west London (7)
10. Short form of Japan League
(1-6)
11. __ Jerrel Williams plays for
the Bufalo Bills of NFL (6)
13. International Boxing organi-
zation (3)
14. This FC is nicknamed ASFC
(3- 5)
16. A bar lifted for exercise (3-4)
18. Was chairman for Athletics
Kenya,974-1984 (3-6)
20. Kenya Football Federation
(3)
21. David__ is a midfelder for
Arbroath FC (5)
22. Kenyan athlete known as
Wilson Kipsang (9)
Down
2. Kenyan striker for club Ajac-
cio (6)
3. League in Spanish (4)
4. The holder of 2009 Chess
World Cup comes from__
(6)
5. Fellow member of a
team (8)
6. Football club based in
Thika (5-6)
8 __ Mwaba is a Zambian
football midfelder (6)
9. __Spurs are pro basket-
ball team based in Texas
(3-7)
10. Runs at a steady pace (4)
12. Game played to knock
down group of 10 pins
(7)
15. Matt_ was an Ame foot-
ball ofensive lineman in
the NFL (4)
16. A_ rides a bicycle in
completion (5)
17. He was head of Syrian
Football Association 3
times (6)
19. __ Kumar Verma is plays
for Kidderminster Harri-
ersg (4)
ACROSS
1.Mulee 8.Mourinho 9.Teams 10.Walk 11.Arsene 14.Aguero 16.Reem 17.Fit 18.Swish 20.Ulizi Star 23.Ibra-
him 26.Sports 27.Real Madrid 30.FIFA 31.Fast 32.Naikuni
DOWN
1.Mathare United 2.League 3.EMS 4.Ouma 5.Wins 6.Rower 7.Roller skated 12.Rafat 13.EET 15.Riaz 19.
WAKO 21.Samoa 22.Rispah 24.Rostas 25.Haraf28.Lean 29.Ramu
ATHLETICFOCUS ATHLETICSFOCUS
19 GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15- FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014 18 GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15- FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014
most of last season, and months of
training, with a knee injury.
Its a great feeling to come here
and test the eld and the track
ahead of the Commonwealth
Games, it was a great experience,
said Rudisha.
Ayalews performance was less
commanding but no less impres-
sive in its way, as the Ethiopian
took more than a half-a-second
from Soa Assefas world lead,
crossing the line in 9:10.64 after
another last lap battle with Emma
Coburn.
Coburn may have been beaten to
the line, just like she was in Paris
a week ago, but the US athlete
wont be worry too much about
that as she clocked 9:11.42 to
break the North American record
she had threatened in the French
capital.
Indeed, it was a marvellous race
for depth as behind Coburn there
were national records for Swe-
dens Charlotta Fougberg (9:23.96
in fourth), and Finlands Sandra
Eriksson (9:24.70 in sixth), a
world youth best for Ethiopias
17-year-old Tigist Getnet (9:28.36
in seventh), and personal bests for
three other athletes.
Even Kenyas world champion
Milcah Chemos ran her fastest
time of the year, 9:21.91 for third.
It was Ayalews second Diamond
League win of the season, and
puts her level with her Ethiopian
compatriot Assefa at the top of the
standings, but this was by far the
best steeplechase of 2014.
It was Coburn who set out hard
from the start, tucking in behind
By IAAF
World champ sends clear warning to rivals
with world leading time as he prepares for
battle with Bostwanas Nijel Amos
in 1:16.28, a penultimate 200m of
26.34.
Rudisha kicked again around the
bend and entered the straight 20 me-
tres clear before powering down the
home straight and across the line.
I am getting back into shape and
Im happy to run a seasons best time
despite the conditions not being the
best for a perfect time, said Rudi-
sha. Im happy to have done what I
came for.
It was the 15th Diamond League win
of the Olympic champions career
and takes him to the top of the this
years Diamond Race ahead of Olym-
pic silver medallist Nijel Amos.
The Botswanan chose to run the
400m in Glasgow, where he nished
last in 46.34 in the non-Diamond
League event won by his compatriot
Issac Makwala in 44.71, while Andre
Olivier followed Rudisha home over
two laps of Hampden Park.
The South African looks likely to be
Rudishas main rival at Common-
wealth Games here in three weeks
time but he was more than two
seconds back in 1:45.65.
It was a happy return to the UK for
Rudisha nearly two years after his
historic world record in the London
2012 Olympic Games nal, a race he
described this week as the greatest
ever.
This was never going to match that
remarkable performance, or get
even close, but Rudisha was happy
enough to have made his mark in the
stadium where he will bid for a Com-
monwealth title in three weeks time
and proved beyond doubt that he is
getting back to his best after missing
D
avid Rudisha lived
up to his promise
at the Sainsburys
Glasgow Grand Prix
when he moved to
the top of the 800m
world list with a
commanding performance which
was good news to Kenyans just
Games.
There was also a world-leading
run at the IAAF Diamond
League meeting from Hiwot
Ayalew in a record-breaking
womens 3000m steeplechase on
Saturday.
Rudisha predicted at a press
conference in Glasgow two days
ago that he would run close to
1:42, but the cool, grey conditions
and lack of race practice miti-
gated against him, and the world
record holder had to be satised
with 1:43.34, equalling the time
his Kenyan compatriot Asbel
Kiprop ran in Paris a week ago.
It may not have been as quick
as hed hoped, but Rudisha still
delivered a solo sub-53 second
nal lap which left the 15,000
fans gasping after pacemaker
Sammy Tangui had run the rst
400m in 49.94.
At that point, Rudisha was lead-
ing the chase ve metres back
but, once in front, he immediate-
ly opened a gap, stretching his
long legs round the penultimate
bend before sprinting down the
back straight to go through 600m
RUDISHA SLOWLY
GAINING FORM
AHEAD OF
COMMONWEALTH
GAMES
pacemaker Virginia Nyambura as
the rest hung back, her US compa-
triot Stephanie Garcia leading the
hunt.
Nyambura passed 1000m in 3:03.00
and Coburn took over with ve laps
to go, as Ayalew moved up into sec-
ond place but ve metres adrift.
The eld passed 2000m in 6:10.18,
with Kenyas Chemos now 20 metres
back in third. Ayalew timed her -
nal effort superbly, moving onto the
Americans heels at the bell and tak-
ing the lead down the back straight
before pulling away down the home
stretch.
Coburn was beaten, but remained
undaunted.
She clung on over the nal metres
to take more than a second from the
Area record of 9:12.50 set by Jenny
Simpson (then Barringer) in 2009,
and almost three from the personal
best she set in Paris.
I was proud in Paris recently be-
cause I almost made it [the record]
there, she said.
But today the race was exactly the
same and I found myself think-
ing not again, not again. I knew I
would have to dig deep but I did it
and now Im just beside myself with
happiness.
Afterwards, she hugged her boy-
friend Jason Bosshard and her par-
ents in the crowd, and gave thanks
to her dog, Arthur, named after the
great distance coach Arthur Lyd-
iard.
I cant wait to see my coach, she
said. And my puppy called Arthur
back home will also be pleased.

Dawn of a new era for
Harper-Nelson
After nish-
ing out of the
medals at last
years IAAF
World Champion-
ships, US 100m
hurdler Dawn
Harper-Nelson is
on the comeback
trail aided by a new
weightlifting regime
and an eye-catching
Mohawk hairstyle.
Its gotta be the
hair!, the effer-
vescent 30-year-old
tweeted after winning
her third US title in
Sacramento last month
in a time of 12.55.
I think people are lov-
ing the Mohawk. I think
I might keep it for a little
while longer.
Harper-Nelson, 30, who
won the 2008 Olympics
Games gold medal and n-
ished second at the London
2012 Olympic Games, made
a ying start to her IAAF
Diamond League season in
June, nishing 0.01 behind
fellow-Americans Brianna
Rollins and Queen Harrison
respectively in New York and
Rome.
She followed up with a deci-
sive victory on a cool windy
night in Paris just over a week
ago, clocking 12.44 to vault to
the 2014 world lists.
After losing two Diamond
Leagues by 0.01 I reckon I have
got that back now, she said. De-
spite feeling heavy legs after the
U.S. champs I managed one of my
best-ever times. I would credit all
that to my weightlifting coach. I
improved a lot and, despite this not
being a championship year, I am
putting pressure on myself to run
fast. In good weather and when I am
feeling fresh I think I can attack my
personal best this year.
She was not running in Glasgow on
Saturday but lies second eight points
in the Diamond Race, three adrift of
leader Queen Harrison, and there are
still another three races to be run this
season.
Harper-Nelson clocked her personal
best of 12.37 - which currently places
her equal eighth on the world all-time
list and equal third on the US list -
when nishing second to Australias
Sally Pearson at the 2012 London
Olympics.
She has come up the hard way from a
tough East St. Louis neighbourhood.
An early inspiration was Jackie
Joyner-Kersee, another East St. Louis
native and the worlds greatest female
all-round athlete who started her
international competition medal col-
lection when she won a silver medal
in the heptathlon at the 1984 Olym-
pic Games just a few months after
Harper-Nelson was born.
Nowadays, Harper-Nelson is coached
by Joyner-Kersees husband Bob
Kersee.
She came to me and said I believe
you have something special, Harper-
Nelson said last year. If you hold on
to that and believe in yourself the sky
is the limit. And I said, is she talking
to me?. This is Jackie-Joyner Kersee
who is saying this to me? Through
the years we have talked on the
phone. I have called her through the
ups and the downs, she has called to
check on me saying Bobby says youre
looking good in practice, keep it up.
And now, when I go home, for them to
scream my name in the same sen-
tence as Jackie Joyner-Kersee blows
my mind.
In her rst year at high school,
Harper-Nelson defeated the defend-
ing champion at a state meeting and
broke the meeting record.
She won a full scholarship to the
University of California in Los Ange-
les, where she began to be mentored
by Kersee. I didnt have money to
pay him and I worked three jobs and
he still coached me, she said. He
believed in me and told me every day
I believe you have the gift.
ATHLETICFOCUS ATHLETICSFOCUS
19 GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15- FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014 18 GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15- FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014
most of last season, and months of
training, with a knee injury.
Its a great feeling to come here
and test the eld and the track
Games, it was a great experience,
said Rudisha.
Ayalews performance was less
commanding but no less impres-
sive in its way, as the Ethiopian
took more than a half-a-second
from Soa Assefas world lead,
crossing the line in 9:10.64 after
another last lap battle with Emma
Coburn.
Coburn may have been beaten to
the line, just like she was in Paris
a week ago, but the US athlete
wont be worry too much about
that as she clocked 9:11.42 to
break the North American record
she had threatened in the French
capital.
Indeed, it was a marvellous race
for depth as behind Coburn there
were national records for Swe-
dens Charlotta Fougberg (9:23.96
in fourth), and Finlands Sandra
Eriksson (9:24.70 in sixth), a
world youth best for Ethiopias
17-year-old Tigist Getnet (9:28.36
in seventh), and personal bests for
three other athletes.
Even Kenyas world champion
Milcah Chemos ran her fastest
time of the year, 9:21.91 for third.
It was Ayalews second Diamond
League win of the season, and
puts her level with her Ethiopian
compatriot Assefa at the top of the
standings, but this was by far the
best steeplechase of 2014.
It was Coburn who set out hard
from the start, tucking in behind
By IAAF
World champ sends clear warning to rivals
with world leading time as he prepares for
battle with Bostwanas Nijel Amos
in 1:16.28, a penultimate 200m of
26.34.
Rudisha kicked again around the
bend and entered the straight 20 me-
tres clear before powering down the
home straight and across the line.
I am getting back into shape and
Im happy to run a seasons best time
despite the conditions not being the
best for a perfect time, said Rudi-
sha. Im happy to have done what I
came for.
It was the 15th Diamond League win
of the Olympic champions career
and takes him to the top of the this
years Diamond Race ahead of Olym-
pic silver medallist Nijel Amos.
The Botswanan chose to run the
400m in Glasgow, where he nished
last in 46.34 in the non-Diamond
League event won by his compatriot
Issac Makwala in 44.71, while Andre
Olivier followed Rudisha home over
two laps of Hampden Park.
The South African looks likely to be
Rudishas main rival at Common-
wealth Games here in three weeks
time but he was more than two
seconds back in 1:45.65.
It was a happy return to the UK for
Rudisha nearly two years after his
historic world record in the London
2012 Olympic Games nal, a race he
described this week as the greatest
ever.
This was never going to match that
remarkable performance, or get
even close, but Rudisha was happy
enough to have made his mark in the
stadium where he will bid for a Com-
monwealth title in three weeks time
and proved beyond doubt that he is
getting back to his best after missing
D
avid Rudisha lived
up to his promise
at the Sainsburys
Glasgow Grand Prix
when he moved to
the top of the 800m
world list with a
commanding performance which
was good news to Kenyans just
Games.
There was also a world-leading
run at the IAAF Diamond
League meeting from Hiwot
Ayalew in a record-breaking
womens 3000m steeplechase on
Saturday.
Rudisha predicted at a press
conference in Glasgow two days
ago that he would run close to
1:42, but the cool, grey conditions
and lack of race practice miti-
gated against him, and the world
record holder had to be satised
with 1:43.34, equalling the time
his Kenyan compatriot Asbel
Kiprop ran in Paris a week ago.
It may not have been as quick
as hed hoped, but Rudisha still
delivered a solo sub-53 second
nal lap which left the 15,000
fans gasping after pacemaker
Sammy Tangui had run the rst
400m in 49.94.
At that point, Rudisha was lead-
ing the chase ve metres back
but, once in front, he immediate-
ly opened a gap, stretching his
long legs round the penultimate
bend before sprinting down the
back straight to go through 600m
RUDISHA SLOWLY
GAINING FORM
AHEAD OF
COMMONWEALTH
GAMES
pacemaker Virginia Nyambura as
the rest hung back, her US compa-
triot Stephanie Garcia leading the
hunt.
Nyambura passed 1000m in 3:03.00
and Coburn took over with ve laps
to go, as Ayalew moved up into sec-
ond place but ve metres adrift.
The eld passed 2000m in 6:10.18,
with Kenyas Chemos now 20 metres
back in third. Ayalew timed her -
nal effort superbly, moving onto the
Americans heels at the bell and tak-
ing the lead down the back straight
before pulling away down the home
stretch.
Coburn was beaten, but remained
undaunted.
She clung on over the nal metres
to take more than a second from the
Area record of 9:12.50 set by Jenny
Simpson (then Barringer) in 2009,
and almost three from the personal
best she set in Paris.
I was proud in Paris recently be-
cause I almost made it [the record]
there, she said.
But today the race was exactly the
same and I found myself think-
ing not again, not again. I knew I
would have to dig deep but I did it
and now Im just beside myself with
happiness.
Afterwards, she hugged her boy-
friend Jason Bosshard and her par-
ents in the crowd, and gave thanks
to her dog, Arthur, named after the
great distance coach Arthur Lyd-
iard.
I cant wait to see my coach, she
said. And my puppy called Arthur
back home will also be pleased.

Dawn of a new era for
Harper-Nelson
After nish-
ing out of the
medals at last
years IAAF
World Champion-
ships, US 100m
hurdler Dawn
Harper-Nelson is
on the comeback
trail aided by a new
weightlifting regime
and an eye-catching
Mohawk hairstyle.
Its gotta be the
hair!, the effer-
vescent 30-year-old
tweeted after winning
her third US title in
Sacramento last month
in a time of 12.55.
I think people are lov-
ing the Mohawk. I think
I might keep it for a little
while longer.
Harper-Nelson, 30, who
won the 2008 Olympics
Games gold medal and n-
ished second at the London
2012 Olympic Games, made
a ying start to her IAAF
Diamond League season in
June, nishing 0.01 behind
fellow-Americans Brianna
Rollins and Queen Harrison
respectively in New York and
Rome.
She followed up with a deci-
sive victory on a cool windy
night in Paris just over a week
ago, clocking 12.44 to vault to
the 2014 world lists.
After losing two Diamond
Leagues by 0.01 I reckon I have
got that back now, she said. De-
spite feeling heavy legs after the
U.S. champs I managed one of my
best-ever times. I would credit all
that to my weightlifting coach. I
improved a lot and, despite this not
being a championship year, I am
putting pressure on myself to run
fast. In good weather and when I am
feeling fresh I think I can attack my
personal best this year.
She was not running in Glasgow on
Saturday but lies second eight points
in the Diamond Race, three adrift of
leader Queen Harrison, and there are
still another three races to be run this
season.
Harper-Nelson clocked her personal
best of 12.37 - which currently places
her equal eighth on the world all-time
list and equal third on the US list -
when nishing second to Australias
Sally Pearson at the 2012 London
Olympics.
She has come up the hard way from a
tough East St. Louis neighbourhood.
An early inspiration was Jackie
Joyner-Kersee, another East St. Louis
native and the worlds greatest female
all-round athlete who started her
international competition medal col-
lection when she won a silver medal
in the heptathlon at the 1984 Olym-
pic Games just a few months after
Harper-Nelson was born.
Nowadays, Harper-Nelson is coached
by Joyner-Kersees husband Bob
Kersee.
She came to me and said I believe
you have something special, Harper-
Nelson said last year. If you hold on
to that and believe in yourself the sky
is the limit. And I said, is she talking
to me?. This is Jackie-Joyner Kersee
who is saying this to me? Through
the years we have talked on the
phone. I have called her through the
ups and the downs, she has called to
check on me saying Bobby says youre
looking good in practice, keep it up.
And now, when I go home, for them to
scream my name in the same sen-
tence as Jackie Joyner-Kersee blows
my mind.
In her rst year at high school,
Harper-Nelson defeated the defend-
ing champion at a state meeting and
broke the meeting record.
She won a full scholarship to the
University of California in Los Ange-
les, where she began to be mentored
by Kersee. I didnt have money to
pay him and I worked three jobs and
he still coached me, she said. He
believed in me and told me every day
I believe you have the gift.
T
hree-time national
secondary school
champions Malava
High girls vol-
leyball team are
out to regain the
trophy they lost to
Kwanthanze last year.
Coach Barasa Mate said the
team from Kakamega County
has been undergoing inten-
sive training since last year
with the view of returning to
the top of local volleyball.
Morale is very high in the
team ahead of the Nzoia
Region games, Mate told
Game Yetu during the Hon.
Dan Wanyama tournament at
Bungoma High last Sunday.
Nzoia Region has the best
volleyball teams in the coun-
try and what I can say for
sure is that the standards of
the game will be very high in
Kakamega, he predicted.
Mate, who has previously
handled Lugulu and Mukumu
Girls, is convinced the team
that will prevail in Kakame-
ga and advance to the nation-
als games.
He named Malava, Lugulu
and Weaverbird, as teams
to watch in the Kakamega
games. Malava, who won the
2012 Sports Personalities
of the Year Award schools
category, have claimed the
nationals three times, while
Lugulu have won the title for
an impressive 22 times.
Weaverbird are always
perceived as a big threat in
the region, but they are still
seeking for maiden appear-
ance at the national stage.
Matu believes the participa-
tion of his team in the Bungo-
ma tournament has hardened
the girls ahead of the task.
He said: We have played
clubs like Kenya Commercial
Bank and Ulinzi and al-
though they beat us, the girls
gave a good account of them-
selves as some sets stretched
over 30 points.
The girls enjoyed the games
and Im sure they use well
the experience gained here
to deliver in Kakamega, he
said.
Malava Girls go hunting in Nzoia Region games
BY ERNEST NDUNDA
A
IC Kosirai girls vol-
leyball team is trav-
eling to Kakamega
High School for the
Airtel Rising Stars
National Champion-
ships with one aim,
to maintain upward performance
graph.
The team from Nandi County
defeated Kaboson of Bomet 3-0
(25-15, 25-17, 25-17) in Nakuru
Region games held at Kapsa-
bet High to earn a slot for the
national fnals for second year
running. Coach Richard Soi has
openly declared that their aim
is, at worst, fnish second in
Kakamega.
Kosirai stunned school volleyball
arena when they came out from
the blues to fnish in bronze posi-
tion in National and East Africa
Games last year.
Were proud that we managed
to fnish third in National and
East Africa Games on our debut
at these levels, said Soi.
We defed stage fright and by
playing as a team, managed to
beat big names of Kenyan volley-
ball. I want to warn teams were
going to meet in Kakamega that
they have a challenge in Kosi-
rai, he declared.
The team has played several
tournaments and gained good
exposure besides improving their
technical understanding of the
game, Soi said after leading his
team to triumph at Kapsabet.
Kosirai defeated Ulanda of the
SCHOOLSFOCUS
AIC KOSIRAIS MARCH TO GLORY
BY OSCAR PILIPILI
chumba and captain Benedicta
Jepkurui who is libero.
Winnie Tabut who represented
Kenya in the last Africa Youth
Games in Botswana will not play
in Kakamega as she was yet to
attain the 90-day rule. She was
admitted to the school recently.
Soi revealed that Kosirai, with
the maximum support from the
schools administration late last
year, embarked on a major devel-
opment programme for the team.
Their objective was to build a
strong team that was capable of
challenging the best in National
and East Africa Games.
The team participated in several
tournaments for the purpose of
exposing players and won most
of them. Kosirai beat Cheptil
3-1 to lift Aldai Cup tournament
and defeated Tambach Teachers
College to claim the rescheduled
2013 Amaco tournament. Accord-
ing to Soi, Kosirai have won all
matches from zonal to regional
level this year. To those teams
aiming to prevail in Kakamega,
watch out, Kosirai are coming to
the land on omulembe with an
agenda.
20
Malava Girls volleyball team
by predicting that the winners
trophy will be won by one of
these three teams:Kosirai, Na-
tional and East Africa champions
Kwanthanze of Metropolitan and
Nzoia Region representatives.
Metropolitan Region are not
through with their games yet,
but Kwanthanze are the likely
winners, he said.
Any team that qualifes from
Nzoia, be they Malava, Lugulu
or Weaverbird, will be strong,
he said.
Anjeli Jelimo, who is one of
Sois experienced charges, said
Kosirai will build on the previous
performances to record two big
victories this year.
We fnished third last year and
AIC Kosirai
volleyball team
during the
Nakuru Region
games in
Kapsabet.
PHOTOS: OSCAR
PILIPILI
The Nandi County side puts
opponents on notice ahead
of Airtel Rising Stars national
games in Kakamega
we want to improve by going up-
wards and that means fnishing
frst or second, she said, oozing
confdence.
Key players in Kosirai team in-
clude Jelimo, Pamela Jepkurui,
Margie Cherono, Lonah Jepkirui,
Beatrice Jepkurui, Nelly Jep-
NAKURU REGION CHAMPS
Volleyball boys: Cheptil
Volleyball girls: AIC Kosirai
Football boys: Chemase
Football girls: Moi Girls Kapcherop
Lake Region in straight set in
last years national play-off to
fnish third overall. They then
proved that their victory against
Ulanda was no fuke when they
beat Lugulu 3-0 in East Africa
Games play-off to bag bronze.
But Soi is observing cautiousness
21
VOLLEYBALLFOCUS
Lets face ithe was a lousy villain.
A real villain doesnt care what peo-
ple think about him, and while LeB-
ron James improved at hiding just
how much he cared, he never man-
aged to draw the blinds completely.
He cares. Hes always cared. Thats
why hes going back to Cleveland.
Its also why running away to Miami
made him such a polarising gure
whose mere name in a story, no mat-
ter what the subject, could inspire
thousands of comments about who
he was really was. Because there
was Bron Bron, the kid from the
neighborhood with the shy smile who
likes nothing more than to hang with
his lifelong friends, and then there
was King James, the chest-pounding
slayer of legends and hunter of titles
in the glitziest spot in all of Florida.
Bron Bron is a person. King James is
a myth, an image and, lets be hon-
est, not a very apt one. Read a little
medieval history or catch an episode
of Game of Thrones to see how kings
truly behave. Kings dont reach out
to other kings to work on their sword
play.
They dont fret that rulers before
them dont recognize their kingli-
ness. Even the kindliest ones do
what they do to stay in power, not
because they want to spread happi-
ness.
Thats what LeBron James doeshe
tries to take care of those around
him. He wants people to be happy.
Thats also why everything he did
and said over the last four years
didnt seem quite authentic. Dwyane
Wade, aka Flash, aka Wow, is made
for Miami. He mightve come up in
Chicago but, boy, it sure feels as if he
was made for Lambos and models in
bikinis.
Same as Michael Jordan, North
Carolinian, who took on the but-
toned-down, cigar-chomping per-
sona of Chi-town. Or Kobe Bryant,
Philadelphian, whose air for the
dramatic made him synonymous
with LA. Or Tim Duncan, the Virgin
Islander, who now seems to embody
San Antonio.
Are they still known by nicknames
theyve had since their childhood?
Friends they brought with them and
created jobs for just so they could
continue to be together? No.
LeBron James likely to fnd true self again with move back to Cleveland
BY OSCAR PILIPILI
nished third during the 2013
edition in Kisumu.
Volleyball is one of the most
competitive disciplines of Ke-
coso Games but were ready to
regain the title when we travel
to Eldoret, he said.
Masai named Kenya Airways,
Postal Corporation of Kenya,
Kenya Airports Authority and
Ministry of Information and
Communications as some of the
tough teams that participate in
Kecoso Games.
There are four legs to the end
of the league phase of the com-
petition and only time will tell
whether KPA will meet their
goals.
WASHINGTON
I
t is just one year since
the Kenya Ports Au-
thority (KPA) Club was
promoted to the Kenya
Volleyball Federation
(KVF) National Division
One league.
KPA was promoted on the basis
of winning the KVF National
mens second division league,
last year.
But the team from Kenyas Port
City of Mombasa is already
a force to reckon with in the
competition.
KPA has since developed into
a club of great repute to match
the big boys of local volley-
ball like General Service Unit
(GSU), Kenya Defence Forces
(KDF) and Kenya Prisons.
Due to KPA promising per-
formance in the league, head
coach Sammy Masai is already
looking forward to a prosperous
season 2014.
The team occupies fth position
in the National league table
standings on 17 points off nine
matches.
KPA have same number of
points (17) as fourth-placed
Kenya Airways, but KQ team
are placed ahead by virtue of a
better sets ratio of 1.54.
Masai said: KPA is the face
of Mombasa volleyball and we
want to show Kenyans that
teams from the Coast can
compete at par with the rest of
KPA NO PUSHOVERS
IN KVF LEAGUE
Miami Heat forward LeBron James speaks to the media prior
to practice before game four of the 2014 NBA Finals against
the San Antonio Spurs in Miami.
Coast lads banking on attacker Ontere to
push them to play-ofs position
KPAs James
Ontere in action
for the national
team during a
past tourna-
ment at
Kasarani indoor
gymnasium.
[PHOTO/DENNIS
OKEYO]
country.
Our main goal is to qualify for
play-off and thereafter we plan
the next move, he said.
My team has experienced play-
ers who are determined to de-
liver in the league phase of the
competition, he emphasized.
Masai observed that although
they are placed fth in the
leagues table standings, there
was still enough room for im-
provement.
The National league is very
tight at the moment and
anyone of the top seven teams
stand chances of making it to
the last four stage, he said
with a lot of condence.
The latest table standings place
KDF at the top on 21 points off
eight matches in the 14-team
league.
The Laikipia-based airmen
have won seven matches and
dropped just one.
Prisons Kenya are second on 20
points after honouring seven
xtures while defending cham-
pions GSU are third with two
points adrift.
Kenya Airways are fourth on
17 points same as KPA who are
placed fth due to an inferior
sets ratio.
Co-Operative Bank, Forest
Rangers and Finlays are placed
sixth, seventh and eighth on 13
points each but are separated
by sets ratio.
Oserian are ninth on nine
points while Prisons Mombasa
wraps up the top 10 positions
on six points. Masai is banking
his hope to reach the play-off
on experienced national team
spiker James Ontere who is the
driving force behind the current
promising form of the club.
The coach has also signed
upcoming stars Benjamin Yego
and Sammy Ngeny from St
Pauls University in efforts to
inject new blood in the team.
Masais other goal is to reclaim
the Kenya Communication
Sports Organisation (Kecoso)
Games that will be held in El-
doret in August.
KPA have won the Kecoso
title on two occasions and they

Sebastian Vettel admits Red
Bull have found it diffcult to
improve their performance
and bridge the gap to runaway
championship leaders Mercedes
over the frst half of the 2014
season.
The Milton Keynes-based team
have dominated in the construc-
tors standings for the past four
seasons, but over the opening
nine races of the year have
scored just over half the points
total of the Silver Arrows. Both
Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian
Vettel, meanwhile, are more
than 60 points behind Mercedes
pairing of Nico Rosberg and
Lewis Hamilton.
While the Red Bull duo have
enjoyed various successes this
year - most notably Daniel
Ricciardos breakthrough F1
triumph in Canada - Vettel
admits the Milton Keynes-based
team have not made signifcant
inroads into their defcit to
Mercedes.
Right now the gap is very big
and we havent really closed the
gap since race one, Vettel, who
has scored podiums in Malaysia
and Canada, told reporters at
the recent Silverstone test.
It has been up and down this
year. Obviously we have tried
lots of stuff to improve, but they
(Mercedes) are doing the same
thing.
We are waiting for bigger steps
to happen to close the gap even
more which I think at the end
of the season we can judge a lot
better - then we know what we
can do over the winter.
Vettel said a potential ban on
Front-and-Rear Interconnected
Suspension (FRIC) systems
could alter the competitive order
however, adding: Obviously
we know what we are running.
We dont know what they (Red
Bulls rivals) are running, but
it is pretty clear what the FIA
have said, so some teams will
probably be more affected, oth-
ers less.
Asked what he therefore hoped
to achieve next weekend in Ger-
many, Vettel said breaking into
the top three was his chief focus.
Vettel says Mercedes will be hard to catch in 2014
LONDON
A
fter the conclusion
of last months KCB
M-Benki Nanyuki
Rally, focus now
shifts to the 62nd
KCB Safari Rally
on the weekend of
September 12-14.
The event counts towards the
seventh round of the FIA African
Rally Championship and the
sixth of the KCB KNRC 2014.
Nanyuki Rally Group organised
KNRC 5 was laden with drama
and hair-raising thrills. The
closed road private farm gravel
event was largely a familiar
hunting ground for the teams,
MOTORSPORTFOCUS
VARESE PLOTS WIN IN 62ND
EDITION OF KCB SAFARI RALLY
BY GY CORRESPONDENT
mit Thethy on 58, Third in 2WD
Id Mombasa based Nadeem
Kana on 56 (ahead Mwenda on
countback).
SportPesa Administrative Direc-
tor, David Kanyeki applauded
the duos win and congratulated
their team for their good show.
SportPesa would like to congrat-
ulate Leornado and the entire
22
GAMEYETU TUESDAY, JULY 15- MONDAY, JULY 18, 2014
Sebastian Vettet waits for the restart
of the British Grand Prix at the
Silverstone Race circuit.
Leonardo Varese
and his
navigator
Kigondu
Kareithi (Top
and inset)
during the
M-Benki rallying
in Nanyuki in
June, 2014.
SportPesa sponsored team
optimistic of good show after
win in Nanyuki rally
KENYA NATIONAL RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 STANDINGS FOR DRIVERS
KNRC 2WD CLASS
1. Leonardo Varese 71
2. Gurmit Thethy GT 58
3=Nadeem Kana 56
3=Dennis Mwenda 56
5. Eric Bengi 29
6. Nishal Shah 13
7. Sammy Nyorri 9
8=Charan Thethy 7
8=Joan Nesbitt 7
10=Caroline Gatimu 6
10=Alex Lairangi 6
KNRC DIVISION 2
1. Alasdair Keith 275
2. Mahesh Halai 190
3. Tejveer Rai 140
4. Anwar Pandya 100
5. Raaji Bharij 80
6= Naushad Kara 60
6=Issa Amwari 60
KNRC DIVISION 3
1. Karan Patel 180
2. Ronak Shah 160
3. Steven Mwangi 150
4. Don Smith 120
5. Hussein Malik 110
6. Steve Gacheru 105
KNRC CLASSIC CLASS.
1. Jonathan Somen 20
2. Aslam Khan 16
3. Iain Freestone 13
4. Rob Hellier 11
5. Ramesh Vishram 0
KNRC SPV CLASS
DRIVERS
1. Nikhil Sachania 80
2. Charan Chouhan 0
3. Joost Zuurbier 0
KNRC OVERALL
1. Jaspreet Chatthe 210
Baldev Chager 200
3. Carl Tundo 176
4. Rajbir Rai 170
5. Jasmeet Chana 156
6. Ian Duncan 110
7. Azar Anwar 80
8. Alasdair Keith 71
9. Onkar Rai 70
10. Quentin Mitchell 66
having been used in the 2012
NRG edition of the KCB KNRC.
SportPesa rally teams Leonar-
do Varese won the 2WD Class
whilst newcomer Karan Patel
ran away with the S Class
honours in an ex-Baldev Chager
Subaru hatchback. The overall
winner was Jaspreet S. Chatthe
of Kisumu who capitalised on
Carl Tundos fuel pump trouble.
Varese was delighted with the
win and said in a recent inter-
view: Im happy to have won for
the third time this year. It was
a full attack mode on day two.
This win will take us a bit closer
to the championship, though we
have a hard job ahead in last 3
rounds.
After Nanyuki, Chatthe assumes
the main KNRC lead with 210
points whilst Chager dips to
second on 200points. SportPesas
driver Varese who is driving an
ex-David Horsey Toyota Corolla
RSI maintains his Formula 2
lead with 71pts followed by Gur-
Rally Team for their fantastic
display in Nanyuki. Its great to
see the team capture the top step
on the podium. It was a super
performance and SportPesa,
shares in this triumph. We look
forward to seeing our collabora-
tion continue to fourish in the
remaining legs of the KCB rally.
said Kanyeki.
7S TEAM TO USE COMMONWEALTH
AS BUILD UP FOR IRB CIRCUIT
RUGBYFOCUS
Defending champions the
Chiefs will play the ACT
Brumbies and the Durban-
based Sharks will host the
Highlanders in next week-
ends first-round finals in
Super Rugby after the last
regular-season round shuffled
standings and dumped three
teams from the playoffs race.
Seven-time champions the Cru-
saders took a four-try bonus
point from a 34-8 win over the
Dunedin-based Highlanders
to clinch second place and to
follow the New South Wales
Waratahs on the direct path to
the semfinals. The Waratahs,
who had already sealed first
place, beat the Queensland
Reds 34-3 to end the regular
season with 12 wins from 16
matches.
The Chiefs beat the Blues 11-8
in a rain-drenched match to
eliminate the Auckland-based
Blues, and the Brumbies beat
the Western Force 47-25,
ejecting both the Force and the
Hurricanes from the postsea-
son.
The Sharks beat the Stormers
34-10 in the last match of the
regular season to claim third
place after losses to the Storm-
ers and Cheetahs ruined their
chance of a home semifinal.
The Waratahs and Crusaders
now have a week off to prepare
for its semifinals while match-
es at Canberra and Durban on
Saturday will determine who
joins them in the second stage
of the playoffs.
The recent form of the Wara-
tahs who posted a club-record
seventh straight win on Satur-
day, including heavy defeats of
championship contenders the
Highlanders and the Brumbies,
makes them favorites to claim
their first Super Rugby title.
The Crusaders reached the
semifinals for the 13th straight
year, continuing its bid for
an eighth title and first since
2008.- AP
Waratahs on top as nalists found in Super Rugby
SAO PAULO
K
enyan Sevens head
coach Paul Treu
believes the 2014
Commonwealth
Games in Glasgow,
Scotland will give a
good test for his side
ahead of the 2014/15 IRB Series.
The IRB series which kicks-off
in October in Australia will see
the top four qualify for the 2016
Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
Shujaa, who were eliminated by
Australia in the Main Cup quar-
ter-fnals of the 2010 edition, are
in Pool B alongside rivals South
Africa, Cook Islands, Trinidad
and Tobago for the rugby com-
petition that will take place on
the weekend of July 26-27 at the
Ibrox Stadium.
But with the availability of Na-
kuru RFC fanker Oscar Ouma,
who replaced injured Willy Am-
baka, and the recovery of skipper
Andrew Amonde, the South
African is confdent of improving
their 2010 performance.
Glasgow is part of our prepara-
tions for the new IRB season and
2015 Olympics, but also a chance
for us to make Kenya proud after
Simba XV failed to qualify for
the World Cup. Its defnitely
going to be a tough tournament,
but being the frst time for some
of us to participate in a multi-
sport event, we want to leave
a mark, Treu told Game Yetu
before the team left for Scotland
on Sunday.
The availability of Ouma and
BY RODGERS ESHITEMI
Division 1A championship form
in Glasgow.
Owila is a disciplined player
and with a lot of potential to
make to the frst team. He has
worked very hard throughout
the season and I am sure hes
up to the task. With two of key
players injured, its good to give
new players an opportunity to
prove themselves, said True.
Waratahs Adam Ashley-Cooper is
tackled by Brumbies Scott Fardy.
[PHOTO: AP}
National sevens
team captain
Andrew Amonde
in action against
South Africa
during a past
IRB encounter.
INSET: Collins
Injera (left) with
Wily Ambaka.
THE 7S SQUAD
Andrew Amonde (captain), Collins Injera
(vice captain), Oscar Ouma, Martin Owila,
Patrice Agunda, Felix Ayange, Billy
Odhiambo, Humphrey Kayange, Tonny
Owuor, Michael Wanjala, Michael Agevi,
Dennis Ombachi
Management: Paul Treu (Head Coach),
Vuyo Zangqa (Assistant Coach), Felix
Ochieng (Assistant Coach), Graham Bentz
(Strength & Conditioning Coach), Lameck
Bogonko (Physiotherapist), Steve Sewe
(Team Manager)
Amonde is a big boost to the
team. All of them are game
breakers and with the experi-
enced Kayange (Humphrey) and
Injera (Collins) we expect them
to guide the team. Nakuru
RFCs back row Martin Owila
has been handed maiden team
call up and Treu expects him to
replicate his impressive CAR
We want to have enough depth
in the team and its my hope
that after Glasgow we will be
able to scout more players from
the National Sevens circuit.
Kenya face Cook Islands on July
26 before facing Trinidad and
Tobago then wrap up the Group
B fxtures against South Africa.
Team boosted as skipper
Amonde is back after injury
T
U
E
S
D
A
Y
,

J
U
L
Y

1
5

-

F
R
I
D
A
Y
,

J
U
L
Y

1
8
,

2
0
1
4
PUBLISHED AND PRINTED AT THE
STANDARD GROUP CENTRE,
Mombasa Road Nairobi - Kenya, by
The Standard Group,
P.O. Box 30080, Nairobi 00100,
Kenya.
Switch Board Tel. 3222111.
Fax: 322027, 2229218, 2218965.
News Desk Tel: 3222200,
Fax: 0719012027. editorial@
standardmedia.co.ke
MOMBASA: Tel: 2230884, 2230897,
2228204, 2228098.
Fax: 2230814.
NAKURU: Tel: 2214289, 2212914.
Fax: 2217348.
KISUMU: Tel: 2022820, 2021866.
Fax: 2023451.
ELDORET: 2030482, 2060292,
2060760
Fax: 2033438.
NYERI: Tel: 2030068, 2030740.
E-mail: ads@standardmedia.co.ke
CIRCULATION: Tel: 3222701/03.
Registered at the G.P.O as a
newspaper.
PINUP
FACTBOX
DATE OF BIRTH: June 3, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH: Memmingen,
Germany
HEIGHT: 1.76 m
PLAYING POSITION: Attacking
midfelder
CURRENT TEAM: Bayern Munich
NUMBER: 19
Mario Gotze
THE
July 15, 2014
EXCITING CUP:
Wonderful goals,
gripping drama,
shock results
and new heroes
colour Samba
land, Pg 4-5
ANALYSIS:
Facts and
gures about
World Cup
contest since
1930, Pg 4-5
Germanys World Cup victory on
Sunday was not just down to 50 days of
good preparation for the tournament but
was the culmination of a meticulous-
ly-planned long-term project, coach
Joachim Loew said.
Loew, who took over from Juergen
Klinsmann in 2006 after their third-place
finish at the World Cup in Germany, said
were it not for the teams first-round exits
in earlier tournaments their fourth World
Cup win may have been delayed.
I think that we were 50 days together
STORY CONT ON PAGE 2
RIO
Loew says victory
is the result
of a decade of
investment in
countrys youth
development
GERMANY
TRIUMPH FRUIT
OF 10-YEAR PLAN
GERMANY
TRIUMPH FRUIT
OF 10-YEAR PLAN
Page 2 / WORLD CUP SPECIAL Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
4-5
SUCCESS
Africas performance doesnt justify more World Cup places
African hopes of more teams at the next World
Cup were dealt a huge blow by a largely dismal
showing during the 2014 tournament in Brazil.
Algeria and Nigeria bowed out in the rst knock-
out round after Cameroon, Ghana and Ivory Coast
made rst-round exits.
More was expected from a football-obsessed
continent that promises much before each World
Cup only to deliver comparatively little.
When Roger Milla-inspired Cameroon reached
the 1990 quarter-nals, Brazil legend Pele pre-
dicted an African winner of the tournament by the
close of the 20th century.
But the best Africa has managed since is last-
eight appearances from Senegal in 2002 and Gha-
na four years ago.
Many African football of cials believe the odds
are stacked against the continent producing
champions because they have only ve contenders
compared to 13 from Europe.
They argue that Africa and Europe have 54
member nations each of world football governing
body FIFA, so why the large diference in the num-
ber of World Cup qualiers?
What they ignore is World Cup results between Af-
rica and Europe and South America, the strongest
football continents.
There have been 80 match-ups between Africa
and Europe, starting with a 4-2 victory by Hungary
over Egypt at the 1934 World Cup and Africa have
won just 16 games.
Nigeria did defeat Bosnia-Hercegovina in Bra-
zil, Ghana held Germany in a four-goal thriller and
Algeria drew with Russia.
But Cameroon were hammered by Croatia, Ivo-
ry Coast succumbed to Greece, Ghana lost to Por-
tugal, Nigeria fell to France and Algeria were beat-
en by Belgium and Germany.
The statistics against South American sides are
more depressing with just three victories from 25
matches.
We need to have the results to back our
case, admits Confederation of African Football
(CAF) president Issa Hayatou.
Africa has not enjoyed great success against Asian
and CONCACAF (North-Central America) oppo-
nents either.
They won four and lost four of 14 games with
Asia and won three and lost three of eight match-
es against CONCACAF.
Critics of greater African representation at the
2018 nals can point to just 26 African victories in
127 World Cup games.
But Africa and Asia do have powerful backers
with Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Europe foot-
ball supremo Michel Platini saying the 32-team
World Cup could be expanded.
Why did a ve-prong African assault in Brazil
peter out so early? Ghana midelder Kevin-Prince
Boateng says disastrous preparations contributed
greatly.
It was a nightmare from start to nish,
Boateng revealed after being kicked out of camp
before the last group match for allegedly swearing
at coach Kwesi Appiah.
Boateng said the journey from the Netherlands
to the United States took 19 hours, including nine
hanging around an airport.
Boateng said the bonus row, which led to $3
million (2.2 million euros) in cash being airlifted
from Ghana to Brazil, was the smallest problem.
The association gets so much money from spon-
sors and Fifa -- it was certainly not used for ho-
tels, ights, preparations and the team. -AFP
Germany put
development
plan in place
after Euro 2000
failure, now
they are world
champions
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
this is a project we started 10
years ago, the 54-year-old said
after his team Argentina 1-0 in the
final.
We started it with Juergen
Klinsmann (after 2004) and then we
continued it. Our biggest strength is
that we improved throughout the
years even if we missed taking that
last step at tournaments.
Germany made at least the
semi-finals in the last two World
Cups and European Championships
after failing to get past the group stage at
Euro 2000 and 2004.
We knew we would take that last
step and we believed in it and today it
finally worked, he said.
Those setbacks led to the creation of a
national plan to invest in youth centers
for the sport with many players in Loews
current team, including 22-year-old
Mario Goetze who scored the extra-time
winner against Argentina.
We were disappointed at times in the
past but today there was only deserved
SAO PAULO
Partners of
German squad
members
pose after
Germany won
the 2014 Fifa
World Cup
nal match at
the Maracana
Stadium. [PHO-
TO / AFP]
winner. This team. It is a special moment
because it was not just these days here but
the entire 10 years, he said. Loew said
during that time German players had to
learn not to rely only on what he said were
the traditional German virtues of working
hard and battling until the very end. Young
players had to learn more skills to be able to
compete with foreign clubs and national
teams.
The Bundesliga has a big part in this
with its training centres, he said.
In 2000 and 2004, German football was
at the very bottom. But we took action to
invest in training, to become techni-
cally better. The German virtues were
not enough any more and we had to
improve our skills.
The first signs were visible at the
2010 World Cup when Loew fielded
their youngest team in 76 years and
their attractive attacking style won
over many fans.
The clubs also have their share in
this because they got younger and
younger players into the first teams.
They are doing great work and I have
to thank them, he said. -Reuters
Page 3 WORLD CUP SPECIAL / Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
CLOSE: Gillete Ambassador
Messi deserved Golden Ball
award
Brazil event coloured by nice goals, shocks and new heroes
W
onderful goals, gripping drama,
shock results, new heroes, old
villains: the World Cup played out
like the gripping blockbuster tournament its
organisers always dreamed it would be.
Long before the curtain came down on the
month-long footballing carnival with Germa-
nys victory on Sunday, many had already
decided it deserved to be remembered as the
greatest in the events 84-year history.
Others argued that the absence of truly
memorable matches in the knockout rounds
- Germanys astonishing 7-1 semi-final
walloping of Brazil the obvious exception-
should preclude 2014 from greatest ever
status.
But whether the best, or merely one of the
best, what is undeniable is that the 2014 World
Cup saw a dramatic spike in entertainment,
ending a run of four consecutive tournaments
where the goals-per-game average had shrunk.
Mario Goetzes extra-time winner to sink
Argentina in the Maracana on Sunday provided
a glorious, emphatic full-stop to a tournament
punctuated by riveting entertainment -- and
goals.
The tone was set early in the tournament,
with the Netherlands stunning 5-1 thrashing of
defending champions Spain in Salvador
notable for both the quantity and quality of
goals scored.
Dutch striker Robin van Persies lobbed
header was the first of several wonder-goals
that lit up the tournament as teams discarded
conservatism and embraced adventure.
Australias Tim Cahill, Colombias James
Rodriguez and Argentinas Lionel Messi also
chipped in with memorable attacking cameos
as caution was thrown to the wind.
It looks like teams are here to score goals,
observed former France and Liverpool
manager Gerard Houllier midway through the
tournament.
Houllier was among many who wondered
whether the exotic backdrop of the World Cup,
in the spiritual home of the fabled jogo
bonito served to inspire the 32 participating
teams.
I ask myself is there this vibrancy because
the World Cup is in Brazil? said the French-
man, who is part of FIFAs technical study
group.
But it wasnt just goalscorers who hogged
the limelight. It was also a vintage tournament
for the brotherhood of goalkeepers.
Mexicos Guillermo Ochoas remarkable
diving save to deny Brazils Neymar drew
comparisons with Gordon Bankss famous
denial of Pele in 1970.
Ochoas defiant display was matched
elsewhere by Germanys Manuel Neuer, the
United States Tim Howard and Costa Ricas
Keylor Navas.
Spains unexpected demise was the biggest
early shock. The defending champions -- seen
as one of the pre-tournament favourites -- were
ousted after only two games following defeats
by the Netherlands and Chile.
They were soon joined in the departure
lounge by England and Italy, eliminated the
first round after finishing behind minnows
Costa Rica and Uruguay in Group D.
Goal-line technology was also a popular
debutant, being used to award a goal for the
first time in Frances win over Honduras.
As the tournament progressed to the
knockout rounds, the tension increased and
the goals dried up. Four quarter-finals saw only
BEAUTIFUL GAME BLOSSOMS
AT WORLD CUP CARNIVAL
THRILLING PROCEEDINGS
RIO
Argentine riot police red tear gas and
water cannon on Sunday to break up dozens
of rock-hurling youths in central Buenos Ai-
res after the nations hopes of a rst World
Cup win in 28 years were dashed by Germa-
ny in the nal.
Parents clutching their children ran
away from the iconic Obelisk monument
where tens of thousands of people had gath-
ered, as the rowdy youths taunted police of-
cers and tried to kick down the metal grills
on some shop fronts, television pictures
showed.
At least 15 police of cers were wounded
and more than 50 people detained in the
unrest that followed the 1-0 defeat, local
media reported.
Germany forward Mario Goetzes volley
in extra-time stunned local fans into silence
and after the nal minutes ticked down, mil-
lions of disconsolate Argentines were left to
contemplate a defeat that deprived them of
a rst World Cup win since 1986.
Argentine youths riot as
World Cup loss mourned
QuickReads
BUENOS AIRES
five goals. But victory came at a cost for the
hosts, who saw star striker Neymar ruled out of
the tournament with a fractured vertebra, and
captain Thiago Silva picking up a suspension
which kept him out of the semi-finals.
Maracana showpiece on the back of
hard-nosed defensive displays.
But the 100,000 Argentinians who descend-
ed on Rio hoping to see Lionel Messi provide a
career-defining performance were to be
disappointed by Germany -- and Goetze.
-AFP
Gillette Brand Ambassador Lionel Messi
came agonisingly close to winning the Fifa
world cup 2014 in Brazil, but he and his
team will rue missed chances in the game.
But with the young four-time Fifa Balloon
Dior Winner still at his prime, a test of time
is surely going to be his strength. Accolades
for Messi still came trickling through win-
ning the Golden Ball for the Team. As Cap-
tain of the team he will be looked forward to
steer the team to the next level. Gillettes
commitment to stars in sports will surely
continue and Messi will be at the forefront
of the campaign for years to come.
FACTS ABOUT W ORLD CU
FACTS AND FIGURES
RLD CUP TOURNAMENT SINCE1930
FACTS AND FIGURES
ADEUS AMIGO: Keep it The
Standard, Game Yetu and KTN
RUSSIA 2018: See you
Harambee Stars in
Moscow
For a month, our readers and viewers inspired us to hop
from one stadium to another in this expansive country here
people call Brasil to tell the World Cup story. The mere knowl-
edge that back home in Kenya you waited for our oferings in-
stilled in us, together with KTN Senior Reporter Hassan Jumaa
and Cameraman Tony Biwott, the determination to do our ut-
most. We struggled to communicate with the locals for we
know not Portuguese. Gestures came in handy. Some of
course universally interpretable, others ofensive but the
good people of Brasil (not Brazil as we pronounce it) took it in
their stride. Till we meet again, we say adeus amigo.

Vladmir Putin was in Rio de Janeiro for the
handing over ceremony to the next host
country. So, just as a reminder, 31 slots will
be up for grabs with hosts Russia the only
guaranteed side to the next edition. Football
Kenya Federation President Sam Nyamweya
promised our own Harambee Stars will be at
the 2018 World Cup. After this exciting one
month here in Brazil, I cant wait to cover a
third World Cup as I chase the record of Japa-
nese veteran reporters Hiroshi Kagawa, 89,
and Sokichiro Ushiki, 82. Harambee Stars will
hopefully take me there.
THE BIG TALK
Robin Toskin
in Sao Paulo
Joachim Loew delivers Jurgen Klinsmanns
vision in Brazil 10 years after the revolution began
CHAMPIONS GERMANY RISE
FROM ASHES OF PORTUGAL
German Chan-
cellor Angela
Merkel (centre)
and German
President
Joachim Gauck
(Centre left)
celebrate with
German players
and coach Joa-
chim Loew after
Germany won
the 2014 FIFA
World Cup nal
football match
at the Maracana
Stadium in Rio
de Janeiro, Bra-
zil. [PHOTO : AFP]
W
hen Italian referee
Nicola Rizzoli blew
the final whistle after
120 minutes of a closely
contested final, 74,738 fans
inside the iconic Estadio
Maracana stood up to applaud
Germanys 1-0 win over Argenti-
na.
More than anything else, this
applause was for the triumph of
football where on the balance
of play the victors deserved
every ounce of the 6.1kg or 36.8
cm high of pure gold that is the
Fifa World Cup trophy.
And what a better way than
Mario Goetzes crisp volley to
cap a fine performance in the
entire tournament, at times
imposing, by the Germans.
Die Mannschaft have been
consistent on the World Cup
stage, reaching four consecutive
semi-finals but with no gold
medal to show for it.
In 2002, Germany lost the final
2-0 to Brazil and four years later
at their backyard they were
dumped by Italy by the same
score line at the semi final
stage.
Spain did the same with a
1-0 win in Durban, South
Africa. Way back at Portugal
2004 European Championship,
Germany under coach Michael
Skibbe had been humiliated as
they failed to come out of
Group D by collecting only two
points from maximum nine.
They could not even beat
Latvia, who held out for a
precious 0-0 draw. Something
was not right in Rhineland.
Something had to be done.
Enter Klinsmann and
assistant Joachim Jogi Loew,
who had also suffered the
humiliation of being sacked at
Austrian club, FK Austria Wien.
Germany were desperate to
reclaim their glamour that had
continually been chipped away
after winning Euro 96.
While the whole country and
essentially the DFB expected the
2006 World Cup to offer a quick
route back to the top, for Klinsmann
and Loew it only offered the
opportunity to rebuild the squad.
He shook up the way coaching was
conducted at club academies by
holding countrywide seminars with
coaches.
We eventually decided to go
down an attack-minded route,
passing the ball on the ground from
the back to the front line as quickly
as possible using dynamic football,
Klinmann once wrote as he sought
to wean Germany off their defensive
rigidity.
Germany 2006 was so short a
time for Klinsmanns blueprint to
bear fruit. He had to pay the price.
Third place finish as hosts was
considered a failure on the part of
the World Cup winner in 1990 and
therefore he had to go.
To DFBs credit, his disciple
Joachim Loew ascended to the hot
seat. Although Klinsmanns ideas
were frowned upon in some
quarters, most Bundesliga clubs
trudged that path.
From the 2006 squad, Loew took
four of them to South Africa
namely; Phillip Lahm, Per Merte-
sacker, Miroslav Klose and Bastian
Schweinsteiger.
Although Germany lost to
eventual champions Spain, their
robust display was testimony Die
Mannschaft was on the path to
redemption.
By this time an early crop of
players from Klinsmanns revolu-
tion had arrived on the stage.
Lukas Podolski, Jerome Boateng,
Mesut Ozil, Thomas Muller and
Toni Kroos announced their
readiness at South Africa 2010.
Armed with these core players,
QuickReads
Loew trudged on to Brazil while
retaining 2006 remnants Lahm,
Mertesacker and Schweinsteiger as
he considered them good enough to
help blood in products of Klins-
manns vision.
Borussia Dortmund were in the
vanguard of this metamorphosis.
Bayern Munichs Goetze, whose
smashing winner gifted Germany
their fourth World Cup, is a product
of Borussia Dortmund.
It is now even terrifying for Germa-
nys opponents at the next World
Cup in Russia that except for
33-year-old Borussia Dortmund
goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller the
rest of the new players are 26 years
and below.
Far away in the United States of
America, Klinsmann will look back
with pride and even if nobody in
Germany will thank him for his
vision he should not also fail to pat
the back of his disciplined disciple,
Jogi Loew.
EXCITING TALENT FROM
KLINSMANN VISION
NAME POS AGE CLUB
Benedikt Howedes DF 26 Schalke
Mats Hummels DF 25 Borussia
Dortmund
Andre Schurrle MD 23 Chelsea
Mario Gotze MD 22 Bayern Munich
Kevin Grokreutz DF 25 Borussia
Dortmund
Matthias Ginter DF 20 SC Freiburg
Ron-Robert Zieler GK 25 Hannover
Julian Draxler MD 20 Schalke
Erik Durm DF 22 Borussia Dort-
mund
Christoph Kramer MD 23 B.
Monchenglabach
Shkodran Mustafi DF 22 Sampdoria

ARGENTINA: Higuain to live
with shame for four years
Napoli and Argentina striker Gonzalo Hi-
guain must be an inconsolable man after a
horribly miscued shot that saw Germanys To-
ni Kroos draw a huge sigh of relief. Kroos at-
tempt to head back the ball to goalkeeper
Manuel Neuer in the 20th minute kindly fell to
a loitering Higuain. The Argentine, who had
taken the ak for his dip in form until his styl-
ish strike against Belgium, hared into German
territory only to drag wide his shot with only
Neuer to beat. And as sure as the sun rises
and sets the miss returned to haunt Argentina
when Mario Goetze showed him how in the
113th minute.
Page 7 WORLD CUP SPECIAL / Tuesday, July 15, 2014 / The Standard
W
O
R
L
D

C
U
P

2
0
1
4

F
I
N
A
L

C
A
L
E
N
D
A
R

The Standard - 2014-07-15

Caricato da

Informazioni sul documento

Titolo originale

Copyright

Formati disponibili

Condividi questo documento

Condividi o incorpora il documento

Opzioni di condivisione

Hai trovato utile questo documento?

Questo contenuto è inappropriato?

Copyright:

Formati disponibili

The Standard - 2014-07-15

Caricato da

Copyright:

Formati disponibili

Brew: North Rifts

tional rendition of their national an-

tional rendition of their national an-

Potrebbero piacerti anche